The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-15 00:00:00

NEW EXPEDITION TO AVRIdA.

His MAJESTY, who ever holds in Consideration)
and takes every opportunity of promoting the in,
terests of science and of art, expressed his desire)
a short. time since„that an expedition sbould 'be
formed to explore certain parts of Africa, which
border upon Egypt. The idea was suggested in
consequence of the successful researches of M.
BELZONI in the, latter country; but the object of
the present expedition is of. a different character
from the pursuits of that Gentleman, inasmuch
as it is the discovery, not of the ponderous inn-
numents.of Egyptian labour, but of the remains
of Greek and Roman edifices, which it is con-
jectured are scattered in different parts of Lybia,
a country which those; celebrated nations visited,
and in which they established colonies at several
different periods, but which it is supposed no
Europeans have since explored.—The Gentle-
man who has been chosen by Government, with
the approbation of his MAJESTY, to superintend
this expedition, is Mr. BEECIiEY, many years
'Secretary to Mr. SALT, the English Consul to
Egypt, and the constant companion of M. BEL-
Zost in his late indefatigable researches. The
lords of the Admiralty have also afforded
every assistance in their power to advance the
object of
.this expedition by fitting out a small
vessel with a. complement of men, and en-
trusting the command to one of the Lieute-
nants Who-were engaged under Captain 13;...nit- Y
in the last Northern Expedition, and the same
Officer from whose drawings were executed the
engravings that embellish the account of that
voyage of which the public are in possession.--,-
The vessel is intended to sail round the coast
and to wait upon the expedition, which will only
proceed so far in the interior as will be con-
sistent with its safety, or allow an easy return to
the coast. 'flu: expedition will start from Tri-
poli to the Bey, of which a communication has
been dispatched from this Government to request
assistance, which will, no doubt, be afforded as
it has formerly been by that Power upon similar
occasions. Lybia, the country about to be ex-
plored by our adventurous countrymen, is that
which in ancient times contained the two coun-
tries of Cyrenaica and Marmarica. The former
was called Pentapolis, from the five great cities
which it- contained ; one of which was Berenice,
or llesperis, now Bernic, the spot where the ce-
lebrated Gardens of the Hesperides ate generally
slipposed to have existed. Not. far distant was
Barce, or Barca, and Ptolemais, now Tolometa.
To. the east of the extreme northern point of
the coast, called Thycus Promontorium, now
Cape' Rasrit, was Apollonia, now .4farza Su. sa,
or Sosusk, formerly the port of Cyrene, that
city being situated .a little inland : it was
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founded by BATTus, who led thither a La-
cedxmonian -colony from Thera, one of the
Cyclades ; and the kingdom was after-
wards bequeathed to theßomans-by the last of
the PTOLFMIES, surnamed AeloN,. and was
formed by that nation into a province with Crete.
The Expedition will explore the vestiges of it,
which are supposed still to remain under the
name of Gurin; to the east of this stood the fifth
city of ancient Cyrenaica, called Darnis, now
Derne, ,Somili of Marmarica (before mentioned,)
which our countryinrn will visit, and in the midst
of the sands of the Libyan Desert, was. a small
and beautiful spot, refreshed by streams and
luxuriant with verdure, in which stood the Tent_

ple, so celebrated in antiquity, of Jupiter Hammon,
said to have-been founded by Bacchus,. in grati.
tude to his father Jupiter, who appeared to him
when perishing with thirst, in the form of a ratn,
and showed him a .fountain. Here was the Fons
Solis, whose waters were cold at noon'and hot at
Here also the celebrated .ancient Oracle.,
so difficult of access through the Libyan Deserts,
and which was consulted by ALEXANDER the
6‘r REAT after a memorable and dangerous journey,,
the token of which, transmitted to posterity, is -
the ram's horn upon the head of that Conquero.r
on numerous medals. The expedition will in all
probability be
.engaged three'or four 'years.

ARCHERY.--7-The DERBYSHIRE BOWMEN held
their second meeting on Monday last at Edemor.
The ground on which the targets were fixed
commanded a beautiful view of the .park and ma&
nificent mansion of Chatsworth. The Dulie of
DEVONSHIRE and a large party occupied a large
marquee, pitched for their accommodation on
the margin of the river, arid two excellent, bands
of music were stationed near. The costume
of the bowmen. and the Ladies .of the. So-
ciety was in the best taste, and added much
to the effect of the sylvan. scene. The Ladies'
first and second prizes were adjudged tO.
Miss BENT and Miss CRAUEURD. The Gem-
Vernens' to. Colonel CLOwns and the Rev. J.
HUNT. . The weather ,continued favourable the
whole of the afternoon. A sumptuous dinner
was provided after the business of the day, at the
inn at Edensor, to which the Duke of DEVONSHIRE
sent an abundance of venison, game, and fruits
for a desert. After dinner, his Grace presented
a beautiful brooch to the Lady Archers, to be
drawn for: the design of this splendid ornarneat
was a-diamond arrow piercing a heart,,of emerald,
of which Mrs. STOVIN was the fortunate winner.
A correspondent recommends, the following
remedy for violent pains in the bowels,threaten-
ing inflammations, which are prevalent at this'
time.: " A large poultice of bread and milk (quite
warm) should be applied to the part—this usually
gives ease in a few minutes, when the following;
mixture should be taken :—half a drachm of
rheubarb, a tea-spoonful of paregoric elixir, mixed
in a glass of peppermint water, or, gin, if the other
cannot be procured."--.—:(Oxford Journal.)
Yesterday the Grand Jury found a true bill
against some persons for assaulting one of the
Life Guardsmen, a tall, good-looking man, and
for abusing him, .by calling him, among other-
opprobrious names, a " Piccadilly butcher,.".
-Sze.. A true bill has been found against a Man-
ster, who was in the habit of frightening servarit ►
maids and female children, in the RetTent's Far.li 7
.and true bills have also been found.' against te-
yeral notorious characters, for uttering couuter-•
feit sovereigns' and shillings.

THE _LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY ExTrt.vcis FROM Till: 711ORNING
September 15.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
THE FUNDS.-The Funds .continue to vary
;with the alternate changes of the weather. - The
fluctuations of the last few days have clearly
demonstrated that the jobbers "are apprehensive
of the capitalists employing their money in corn
speCulations, which, should the bad weather
Continue, there is too much. reason to fear they
might do with considerable advantage. Consols
opened yesterday at 751 for money, and 754 for
the account. The contradictory reports -relative
to Russia and the Parte, added to the above-
named cause, produced a depression of nearly
a half per cent.. That the rise of grain has a
sensible operation upon the Funds there can be no
doubt, but we do not entirely attribute the present
depression to that account. There is a report in the
City, which obtains credence among the well in-
formed, that should the ports be opened forthe im-
portation of grain, and the demands fo'r specie (as
is likely in such case) increase upon .the Bank to
a large extent, some protecting measure would
be immediately adopted on the part of Govern-
ment-to prevent the money being thus sent out
out of the country. A discovery is said to have
been made within the last few days at. the Mint
relative to the present issue of half sovereigns,
-and the Bank have inconsequence declined to
issue anymore of that coin for the present. The
market recovered a little" At the-close of the day,
and Consols left off at 75f,-. sellers, and 753- for
the account. Considerable sales (compared to
the business of the last-week) were effected.

[MORNING POST.]
The intelligence which arrived yesterday,though
it does not bear in the least on the question of
war between Russia and the Porte, is lessfavour-
able than usual to the prospects of the Grecian
cause. This may to a certain► extent be account-
ed for by the source from whence it proceeds,
'The Austrian Observer, which, since the com-
mencement of the Greek insurrection, has taken
a most decided part with the Turks. After an
ominous silence of three weeks' duration, it has
suddenly sent forth a dispatch from the Turkish
Governor of the Morea, giving an account of the
capture of Livadia and the destruction ot thegreater
part of that town, after a desperate engagement,
i❑ which 3000 Greeks are represented to have
caused themselves to be hacked to pieces, or to
bave been burnt in the houses. Of the loss of the

Turks on this occasion not a word is mentioned ;

but the effect of the victory is said to. have
a been the entire submission of the district.—
Hence the Austrian Observer concludes that the
pacification of the whole of those. Provinces must
necessarily follow. Now the fact is, that this
intelligence is not new, and that accounts of many
subsequent actions have been received, which
prove that the loss of the Greeks at Livadia,
however severe (though no doubt exaggerated),
was not so considerable as to prevent them from
making fresh efforts against their tyrants. By a
reference to the Pacha's dispatch, it will be seen
that the capture of Livadia took place in June.
The advantages gained by the Greeks in the
Peloponnesus are of a later date. They remain,
therefore, still unsubdued, notwithstanding the
ferocity of their assailants and the good wishes
of their Christian friends.

[NEW TIMES.]
The circumstances connected with the change
in the Magistrates of Bow-street have been
grossly misrepresented. We are authorised to
say that the articles in two of the Morning Pa-
pers of yesterday were extremely incorrect, and
that there was, indeed, no truth in either of
, them, except the mere statement of the fact that
Sir Robert Baker did on Wednesday resign his
office. In consequence of this resignation, Lord
Sidmouth, 'on the following day, communicated
to Mr. Birnie his intention of recommending him
to the King as Sir Robert Baker's successor.

The vote of thanks to Mr. Waithman deserves
to be noticed oni!e and again. it fully explains
why that quiet, Modest, unpretending tradesman
haS of late 'rendered himself so conspicuous—why
he coalesced with Thelwall and Watson—why he
wrote to Lord Liverpool and to Lord Bathurst
why he was a queiscent spectator of one riot, and
an active- combatant in another—why he sate in
his carriage -While Honey, was.shOt, and appeared
as Counsel at the Inquest on the body. The rea-
son is,this—and our Readers will remember we
some months ago intimated that such a scheme
was" in agitation—Mr. Waltbman is an Alderman
who does not stand next in rotation for the Civic
Chair. Ile is too diffident a man to aspire to that
honour &fore his turn; but some of his friends
particularly wish that lie should be selected to
entertain the King at Guildhall, next November.
• They think it would highly gratify his Majesty
to be received by so loyal a subject, so eccom-
plished a gentleman, so " true" a" genius." In
the event of Mr. Waithrnan's doing the honours
of the City to its- Sovereign, it is naturally *ex-
pected that the King will be graciously pleased
to bestow a BarOnetage on his worthy host ; and
" Sir Robert Waithman, Baronet, and Co. Linen-
drapers," would of course decorate the shopboard
in Fleet-street, in double gilt letters. All this
• would" no doubt he highly gratifying to Mr:
'%Vaithman's friends ; .but alas ! their number
'• has lamentably decreased of late ; his popularity
" has fallen into the sere, the yellow leaf."
-Something was therefore necessary to be done,
in order to refresh the pattern, as it were ; to
bring out the Alderman new scoured and dyed,
as an elegant fancy article, for Lord Mayor's
Day; and it -was thought that nothing would
answer thiS end so well as a vote of thanks
by the Comnion Council. Unhappily; poor
Mr. Waithman's credit was so low, that his
very thanks were obliged to be smuggled ! It
would have-been trio hazardous to have waited
till.the Common Council knew any thing ofa-
daily of his conaiict.... Lt would have been fatal
to the scheme even to have given a previous
notice that a motion for thanking hiinwas to bcf,
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made; 'nut there ate some fifty Common Coun-
cilmen, or thereabouts, who may be always
relied upon at a pinch. These were let into
the secret ; the rest of the Court were taken by
surprise.; the Motion was carriedand this is
what 7'he Morning Chronicle, with a naivete
really pleasant; calls a" triumphant majority!"—
Mr. Waithman himself knew better. He saw
that thanks, so obtained, were not worth an old
remnant of calico. In a grumbling tone, and with
a bilious look, he told the Court it was the first
time.they had ever thanked him, though (as
she
was modestly pleased to observe) they had often
thanked others Who had deserved it muter less.—
In the main, he was right, as to the benefit to
be expected from his friend. Favell's underhand
management. Even Galloway blushed at the
idea of a vote of thanks without any previous in-
quiry ; -and every one felt, with Mr.Oldham,
that there was bad taste iu bringing forward such
a subject, " when the Court was assembled to
give an unanimous proof of its loyalty."—(lbid.)

[THE TIMEs.I
We shall learn by and by what are to be the
future qualifications of English Magistrates.
The dismissal of Sir Robert Baker adds one more
to the series of events, quick in their succes-
s;on, and uniform in their character, into which
it will be the first duty, and.we doubt not the
most resolute purpose, of Parliament to inquire,
before it enters upon any branch of the ordinary
business bf legislation. We state this, because
it ought to be well understood what is the nature
of that fearful crisis into which the country ap-
pears to be falling; and from which it will rest
with the people and their representatives, whe-
ther they choose to be rescued or not. It is
neither our personal interest nor desire to scare
the public with fictitious apprehensions, nor
would it correspond with our notions of
integrity to impute to any class of men worse
motives than those by which- we really con-
ceive them to be actuated. When it is, there-
fore, given as our fixed opinion, that if the King's
Ministers remain unchecked in their present
course, the whole genius and principle of this
limited monarchy will ere long be 'superseded
by those of a military government, we .state the
impression with heartfelt reluctance, but with a
painful confidence in its truth. The interposi-
tion of soldiers in all arrangements,• whether of
pure ceremony or of acknowledged usefulness
and necessity, is changed from the exception into
the rule of our Executive Government. The
habitual dependence on this novel and irresistible
power leads to a far more frequrent indulgence
of mean caprices and unworthy passions, than
those who entertain them would dare to exhibit
if public feeling were left to its own fair'exercise.
Had there been no squadrons of Life Guards
within reach, and -had 'not the evil expedient of,
calling in the military been matured into a prac-
tice, does any one suppose that the funeral of a
Queen Consort would have been seized on as a
fit opportuniti for setting the people of London
at defiance ? No; but the effect of this system
Must be at last to make a mere cipher of the Eng-
lish nation ; " and their freedom,"—(it is Burke
who speaks)—" cannot long survive their im-
portance." We now see that a conscientious Ma-
gistrate has been dismissed from office for no
other reason than his placing too high a value on
the lives of his Majesty's subjects. It is true
that Sir Robert Baker has by his regard for Eng-
lish blood been a party (though an innocent one)
to the defeat of a scheme which its authors ought
to blush for having projected. He has helped to
make ridiculous those who would rather have
been odious; this is the substance of his transgres-
sion. How can we suppose that he would have been
punished, only because he evinced " forbearance
and humanity,"—those very virtues for which we
are assured the Life Guards are to be rewarded
by a Government, at least a Tory, contribution.?
Let things, then, be called by their true names :
he who spared and saved the people's blood is
discai-rded ; they who spilt that blood are paid
—paid, say the contributors, for their " forbear-
ance !" We wish that these -amateurs of military
law . were content, without being at once both
slaves and hypocrites.

[BE.rnsir p4Ess.]

Sir Robert Baker resigned -his situation as
Chief Magistrate of the Police of the Metropolis
on Wednesday last, and on the following day
Mr. Birnie was appointed by Lord Sidmouth to
succeed him. To those who stave observed the
temper and spirit of the present Ministers, who
have noticed their jealousy of power and the
littleness 'of 'mind with which they have at all
times resented the offence of presuming to
question the infallibility of their judgment,
this piece of intelligence will occasion► no
surprise. Men who could so far forget every
feeling of decency as to deprive Earl Fitz-
william of the Lieutenancy of the West Rid-
ing, for having ventured to doubt the wisdom
of the Magistrates of Manchester ; who were
guilty of a flagrant attempt to undermine the in-
dependence of the House of Commons, by re-
moving the Earl of Fife from the bedchamber,
because he bad the temerity- to vote in favour
of economy; could not be expected to pass over
the conduct of Sir Robert Baker in suffering the
funeral procession of the Queen to pass through
the interdicted route of the City of London.
Lord Sidmouth has often been called a " humane
man;" we will, therefore, put it to his- boasted
humanity, whether an adherence to a certain route
in a matter which to the Government of the
country must have been one of utter indifference,
was to be placed in competition with the life or
limbs of the poorest man in London ? The
experienCe of the combat at 'Cumberland-
gate must have 'impressed Sir Robert Baker
with the firm assurance that perseverance in the
original plan must have been attended with the
loss of many lives ; he saw that the soldiers
Were not competent to resist a mob within nar-
row streets; that they, therefore, must undoubt-
edly have been sacrificed ; that many of the
multitude must have been killed ; that the lives
of all the persons forming the procession, many
of whom were of rank and estimation, were
placed in the utmost danger ; and as a man of
humanity; as a Magistrate bound to protect the

lives and prof)erty of the inhabitants of the
metropolis from the danger of a violent commo-
tion, he yielded to circumstances which, without
the sacrifice of important interests, he could not
controul. Nothing short of the use of artillery
could have cleared the streets of the impediments
raised by the multitude ; and we think that even
Lord Sidmouth or Lord Liverpool would not
desire to purchase the glory of a triumph over
the people of London by the employment of
artillery in their streets.

[MORNING HERALD.]
The Austrian Observer-contains an article, un-
der the head of Constantinople, which professes
to give a despatch from the Turkish Governor of
the Morea to the Grand Vizier, dated the 23d of
July, and relating exploits of so remote's date as
the 23d of June. This despatch would imply
that the insurrection was nearly quelled, in the
Morea, and wholly extinguished in the province
of Livadia, which comprises nearly the whole of
ancient Greece, properly so called. It turns
out, however, to be nothing more than the
taking of Livadia, an inconsiderable town
in the province of that name, situated on
the Gulf of Lepanto, the fortress of which
appears to have surrendered by capitulation.—
The Pacha boasts of 3000 Greeks slain, states
that mercy was shown to all who had laid down
their arms, and quotes a verse of the Koran,'
which recommends mercy to vanquished ene-
mies ! The Greeks have been charged with be-
ing like Young Wilding in the Farce—" too
poetical In their prose." It would appear that
a Turk can also exaggerate on occasion. This
boasted, victory, in the Month of June, was but a
slight momentary check. It was since this event
that the insurgents have formed a co-operative
Government, including the insurgent islanders
and those on Terra Firma.—(See the SUN of
yesterday.) It will be perceived that the'
Turks at Constantinople and their partisans in
London deny the victory gained by the Greek
fleet in the Archipelago. It is probable that the
Greeks have magnified their success. But the
version given in this letter has about it a sim-
plicity of bad faith which betrays itself. The at-
tack of the Greeks, their employment of fire-
ships, and -the burning of the Turkish vessels,
is admitted, but " the vessels were burned by
the. Turks themselves! !" The Greek accounts
are not to be received with implicit faith.—
There is much of the ancient rhetoric in their
style, and a naval advantage naturally and ex-
cusably warms the imagination of the country-
men of Themistocles and Cimon. But the dull
Turks can lie, with a downright audacity, in-
finitely beyond them.

M. STEFA:4O BAREZZI, of Milan, has discover-
ed a process for transposing paintings in fresco
from one wall to another; without injuring their.
lie covers the picture with a prepared canvas,
which detaches the Whole of the painting from
the wall. The canvass is then applied to another
wall, to which the picture attaches without the
least trait being lost. M. BAREZZI is now en-
gaged in removing a large picture of Marco d'Og-
gione, in the Church della Pace, at Rome, and
it is hoped that by his process he will be able to
rescue from, the ravages of time the beautiful
reniains of th 4 Cant; of Leonardo da Vinci.—
(Paris-
-
LATE Frar.4tri PRINCES-STREET, .50110-SQUARE.
—Yesterday morning, whilst the firemen and la-
bourers were employed in digging after the un-
fortunate sufferers who perished in the late de-
structive fire at the house of Mr. MYERS, they
discovered the mutilated remains of two indivi-
duals, and the spectacle NI hich they presented
was truly horrifying ; the heads, arms; and the
whole of the limbs were burnt off, and -nothing
remained but the upper part of the body, which
was, so stuffed with rubbish that it was scarcely
distinguishable whether they were human remains
or rubbish. From the situation in which they
were found, it is very probable that they are the
remains of Mrs. Po and her daughter, echo lodged
in Mr. MYERS'S house, and perished together in
the flames. The bodies were carried on a shell
to the bone-house of St. James's parish, for the
Coroner's Inquest. There are other bodies still
in the ruins, and the labourers are busily employ-
ed in digging after them. Mr. BURNETT, who
%% as an artist, and his child, are not yet found.

DREADFUL SUlClDE.—Thursday evening, be-
tween 7 and S o'clock, a female, about 20 years
of age, very decently attired; was seen on Wa-
terloo Bridge in a very sorrowful mood for a
length of time ; she then left the place; shortly
afterwards she was seen by a waterman at the
Strand side of the bridge, and it was not long
before she, unperceived by, any one, climbed
over the balustrade at this side of the toll-house,l
and precipitated herself into the water ;. a shriek
was heard, and a sound as if she dashed against
the stones prior to her going into the water.—
Several watermen immediately proceeded to her
assistance, but the tide had washed her body',
away ; they cottinued dragging until 11 o'clock
without success, nor did they succeed in finding'
the body yesterday, although every effort was
made. . The same young woman was prevented
at an earlier hour in the evening from putting
her rash design into execution.
ANOTHER SHOCKING SUlClDE.—Between 11
;and 12 o'clock on Thursday, as the Banbury
coach, which sets out from the Bell and Crown
Inn, Holborn, stopped at the house of Mr. Woo-
dward, the White Hart, Southall, for the purpose
of changing horses, the passengers'alighted and
went into the house to take refreshment ; on
their being summoned by the coachman to resume
their places, one of the gentlemen was discovered
to be missing. A. search took place, when he
was found lying in the yard on his back, between
two coaches, with his throat cut in a most shock-
ing manner, and weltering in his blood ; a pen-
knife was lying by his side covered with blood,
aid is supposed to have been the deadly instru-
ment. He was carried into the house and sur-
gical aid procured, but he expired in about ten
minutes. There were no papers found, about him
to lead to a discovery who he was ; fifteen sove-
keigns and a gold watch were found in his pocket.

OLD BAILEY, SEPT. i 4.

IMPORTANT CABE OF FORGERY.

Yesterday, William Pot! and Ahn Tipper,
young men of genteel appearance, were indicted
for forgery and counterfeiting a hill of exchange,
value 26/. 17s. with intent to defraud W. Howell.
This trial excited great interest, and the Court
was very much crowded, _

Wm.:Howell 'deposed, that he is a gun-maker, and resides at
Birmingham. On the 16th July he received a letter signed
" J. Tipper," containing an order for 'a double 'and single
barrelled gun ; witness, at the time the order was sent, was in
London, and it was forwarded to him ; he went to 'Marlborough-
street, which was the address given, in order to inquire for re-
ference ; he saw avoman, who told hini that Tipper waS not
in ; witness called again the same afternoon, when the same
woman told him that Tipper was not in ; witness then left his
card,. with a desire that Tipper should call upon him; he had
not gorfar before both the prisoners joined him; and asked if
his name was Howell; he said that it was, and the prisoner,
Potts, then called himself Tipper ; on Monday, according to
appointment, they met again, and the prisoners then gave him
the order, saying that they would pay lum with a banker's bill;
on witness's return to Birmingham, he sent the guns to Mr.
Skerrington; on the 27th he received a bill from Mr. Skerring-
ton, and on 12th of August another bill of the value of
£26 17s. ; witness sent the latter bill to a'friend in, London, by
whom it was returned.

Cross-examined by :dr. ANMlEws—Did not know the bill
'to be a bad one till it was returned.

Robert Skerrington sworn—Deposal that he keeps a public-
house, called the Two Angels, in Crown-street, Martin's-lane;
knows Mr. Howell, who had delivered to him two guns, with
instructions how to dispose of them; on the 26th July last the
prisoner, Pott, came to witness, and inquired if he had not re-
ceived two guns from Mr. Howell ; witness replied that he had,
and Pott purchased the two guns, and paid for them with a bill
for 171.; witness asked Pott his name, and Pott said that it was
Tipper; Pott came again on the 11th of August, and purchas-
ed some more guns, paying for them with a bill similar to the
former, of the value of 261. 175.; witness said that the bill now
shewn to him was the same that he had received from the pri-
soner Pott ; witness always addressed Pott by the name of Tip-
per, believing that to be his name., and Pott always answered
to the name ; he sent the bill to Mr. Howell the same day.
Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS.—Witness made no in-
quiry about the first bill, that was paid to him, because he knew
the house in Birchin -lane, by which the bill seemed to be ac-
cepted, to be !sgood one ; he learnt Pott's real name from him-
self after his apprehension ; there was no person present when
Pott paid the second bill, except a man who came with him,
and who, at Pott's desire, carried away : the .box containing
the guns.
Geoye Jennings sworn, stated that he was a friend of .Mr.
Howell's. On the 15th of August he received a bill from Mr.
Howell, of the apparent value of 261. 17s. The bill now shewn
to him was the same which he had then received ; he carried the
bill to Messrs. Williams and Co. Birchin-lane, at the desire of
Mr. Howell ; it was to No. 3, Birchin-lane, that he went; when
he got there he saw a person folding up papers; theplace struck
him as a strange one, and he inquired of the person whom
he saw whether that was" Williams and Co. the bankers:" The
person replied, that it was the house of " Williams and Co." but
not the Bankers of that name; a large brass plate was on the
entrance door, bearing the name of Williarns and Co. ; there
was a long dark passage, along which he walked, and turning to
the right saw a woman folding. linen ; there was nothing about
the place that bore, in his opinion, the appearance of a house of
business ; witness knocked at a door on the first landing place,
which he thought was an office ; there was an inscription on the
door, signifying that attendance was given from ten to four
o'clock ; witness then went to Williams and Co. the Bankers,
and chewed them the bill ; he was there told that the acceptance
was not good ; witness then went away, and wrote to Mr.
Howell, informing him of what he had seen • the prisoners
called at witness's lodgings at the Red Lion and Still, Drury-
lane, but witness being then out, they left word that they would
call again; 'on the following Saturday they did call again, and
Pott introduced himself as 'ripper ; Tipper said that he had
called upon witness at the request of Mr. Howell, and that lie
wished to do some business with him ; witness desired the pri-
soner to call again on Monday, alleging that he was not then
prepared to transact business ; in the interim he wrote to Mr.
Howell, desiring him to conic to town by Monday; Mr. H.
did So, and when the prisoners called on that day they were ap-
prehended.
Mary Woodhall lives at No. 3, Birchin-lane. On the Ist of
November last a man who called himself Williams came to her
house, and hired. a counting-house, a diningsroorris and a bed-
room ; the apartinents were hired in the names of "Williams,
Tipper, and Co.;" the counting-house had formerly been oc-
cupied by a ship-broker; one day after the rooms had been hired,
Mr. Williams came to the house, bringing ,with him a man and
woman, whom he called Mr. and Mrs. Germain ;
_Williams
came again on the Saturday, but she never saw him after ; Tip-
per used to sleep constantiv'm the house ; she never saw Putt
there ; she thought that there was sonic banking business car-
ried on there, such as exchanging notes, &c.; the business went
on until Tipper was taken into .suudy ; Germain acted as
clerk ; witness was to receive 801. a-year for the rooms ; she had
received a quarter's payment in advance, but had had nothing
since ; when the seconu quarter was due, she applied for it, and
was told that it would not be paid ; it Was Mr. Germain who
paid the first quarter: • •
Upon cross-examination witness said, that !Birchin-lane was a
place where many persona had counting-houses who did, not re-
side there ; she had occasionally seen notes presented similar to
the one now shewn her.

Ile-examined by the JUDGE—There were several other
clerks besides Germain ; there were books, &c.; and when they
first came they went on very regularly.
3loses Ford sworn—Deposed that on the tld of August he
had taken one of these bills, purporting to be of the value of
301. It was accepted by " Williams and Co." He paid the
bill away.. .
William Salmon was called, but not then examined, as it was
first necessary that some clerk from Williams and Co. should
be examined to prove chat the acceptance was a forgery—a mes-
senger was dispatched for that purpose.
William Hugh Burgess sworn—Mr. A NDREWS objected to
this witness on account of his.being a partner in the banking-
house.

Mr. Justice GRAHAM said that a release might be given. A
considerable time elapsed before this could be prepared, and
Mr. Justice Graham expressed his surprise that, in a case of
such importance an ill-judged economy had prevented the pro-
secutor from engaging legal assistance.
The prosecutor said, that the blame was not his, for that he
had been told at Bow-street, that his case was so clear that there
was no occasion for Counsel, He had given four guineas to
Mr. Stafford for preparing the indictment. •
Mr. Burgess examined—l am a partner in the house of Wil-
liams and Co. bankers. The acceptance now shewn is not the
acceptance of that house ; they occasionally accepted bills in
that manner; he could take upon himself to swear that it is not
the acceptance of the house; one of the partners always writes
the acceptances; the acceptance on the bill shewn him is not in
the hand-writing of any of the clerks ; witness knows of no
banking-house except his own, in London or Westminster, of
the firm of " Williams and Co." The form of their acceptance.
is, " Williams and Co."
Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREIV3.—The mode of accept-
ance on the bill shewn is common in mercantile houses red
ink is also frequently used. The bill now shewn is not at all
the hand-writing of the clerk ; the bill is directed to • Williams
and Co. No. 3,urchin-lane ; witness's house is No. 20 ; there
is a No. 3, in Birchin-line, where witne.ss has seen the name of
Williams and ,Co. ; cannot say whether bills intended for his
tern house have ever goua to No. 3 ; biUs tticrectoi to No. $
have been brought to witness's house, and been sent from there
ts) No. 3 ; that has occurred more than once. •
This was the case on the part of the prosecution.
The prisoners upon being called on for their defence, declared
that they left it to their Counsel..
•
Mr. ANtatEws called •

Teasdale Cockell, of the Licensing Office, Somerset House ;
there was a licence taken out on the 26th of February, 1321, in
the name of William Williams, John Tipper, and John Wil-
liams, all residing at Swansea, to trade as Bankers ; 'no licence
is necessary in London, unless the parties issue their own notes,
payable on demand ; the licence taken out would endtire till the
I2th of October following,. when the licence is taken out, it is
necessary that a copy of the bill which is intended to be issued
should be given in.—[The copy of the bill was put in, and it
appeared that it was made payable at Williams, Tipper, and
shams, 3, Birchin-lane.]
Mts. Woodhall being again examined, said, that she had
sometimes seen similar bills offered at the Counting-house, and
paid.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM summed up the evidence, observing
upon those points which
.affected, or spoke in favour of the
prisoners.
The Jury retired, and after an hour's deliberation, returned
with a verdict of—" Guilty of uttering the note with an intent
to defraud."

Mr. Baron GRAHAM reminded the Jury, that he had in his
charge instructed them, that if they should find a verdict of
uttering only, then only Pott would he guilty, as there was no
evidence to show that Tipper was present when Pott paid away
the note.

The Jury after a short consultation' returned a general ver.
diet of—guilty against Pott, and acquitted-Tipper.
This verdict gave rise to a conversation between the Judge,
Mr. ANDltr.ws, and the Jury, to ascertain whether the verdict

now given against Potts was intended to find him guilty of Ibt'
fiery, or of uttering with intent to defraud.
'Mr. Baron Gitalialt said, that•tbe•question which the 4°l.
had' to con-side'r 'Was, whether the prisoners had, or had not,
sett the bill in question, 'with a vic* to teke-ati-tantage 4ot if
credit of Messrs. Williams, the real 13arikey..s of that name.
the Juit thought That "kith had been.the Intention:then-ill
view, it amounted to forgery.
The .Ttiry again retired to deliberate.
After an absence of half an hour, the Jury again rettirre.`r;
and found Potts GUILTY of tittering 'with intent to (1000
Tipper—NOT GuXt.T.r. •• • ' . . ' • 1.4
Mr. Baron GRAHAM asked if the Jury were or oyinion
the bill was framed for the purpose of assuming the credit,
the good house of Williams, and was answered in the afliro,"
five. t
•Mr.-Baron GRAHAM—Then I think that amounts to ford'
Tipper was' then put to the-bar;. forging an't
tering a bill for .t,17 165., but under the direction of the Lear°
Judge acquitted.
Mr. Baran CLRAHAM regretted that they were obliged tO let
what he considered the principal actor go at large: