The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-06 00:00:00

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and takes what is called the first accountdi
1 sheets are next attached to each other, to the I'',ll
I generally of about 16 yards, forming what is
a piece. This piece is again produced to the 0;
who puts on it " the frame-work stamp."
stamp has five separate compartments: the first
tains a moveable letter, calied a check-letter; the
compartment is made up of moveable nuts'',
denoting the progress of every piece. The',
space is filled with figures shewing the length'. '
piece—the fourth space denotes by decimals
breadth of the print. In the present instance it
58.100ths, which was a little more than half alai
The last mark on the stamp was the year in "74/
it was made, the duty was generally charged o°,ol
paper when the second or framework stamp.
impressed, for it was the custoth with many ,
facturers to put on a small sprig Or figure 010
pattern on the paper before they brought it fat
second stamp, so as that the figure might the
pear, and the duty be charged by the offieff
would appear that the officer entertaining strong
picion that the defendant was practising 50me...21
went to his shop in Regent-street. On eXtinli
the stained paper they immediately perceived i
crepaney between the stamp on several pieced
paper and the genuine or legal one. The diffeSi
was apparent on the first view, but upon measP4
the intervals with a pair of compasses, no doubtr
left on the mind of the officers as to the fraud
had been practised. Whilst the officers weres
ing ;the shop in Regent-street they perceived a
run off in the direction of Smith's yard, ant 4
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going to that place the same boy was met by 2
coming out of the manufactory with a large en°3
of stained paper. The officers, on searching the.
nufuctory found more paper with the connterfj
mark, amounting to about 155 yds. which they sr;
They also seized some of the paper in:Regeit-s°7
In the February following another search was .-
and a discovery of more ,paper having the co
feited mark was the consequence. The Lea_P;6
Solicitor admitted that the numbers on the r
were the same as those given to the defendant
the officer, but it would appear that these nun
were not stamped with the genuine mark, and 9
rherefore a fraud of a most serious character .;
been resorted to.
thentiCallGedo,halenfdl hißird,sdireacnt
eivt,tiSdpeenccteo,r
sooffarexacsishe;4ol
cognizant of the matters in question, corroborr
the statement of the Solicitor-General. Id
Mr. Sergeant ANtinEws appeared for the de.io
ant, but had not cross-examined this witness * ,
our Reporter left the Court.

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the time the prisoner was with us ; I had
It occasion to find fault with him, his conduct
strange and extraordinary that I told him
. no longer put up with it ; he sometime
sked me for the loan of 201. I did not comply
that request, but made him a present of 101.;
bsequenrly made several similar applications,
rich were refused, on one occasion he pulled a
nit of his pocket, and behaved in the most
and abusive manner. I. therefore found it
-nary to discharge him from my employ; a few
afterwards he called and begged that I would
hitTlemployment, I refused, when he asked me
tv I could expect mercy in heaven if I refused
him on earth; he then went to the window
out a pistol, and said, now Mr. Lane, I
.ve, for I can get mothing to do, I will there-
to my brains out. I remonstrated with
I succeeded in getting the pistol from his
said yeti had better be careful for it is loaded
ed, which on examination I found to be the
Teat deal of conversation followed, in which
ler conducted himself in the most wild and
.t manner. This took place at my house,
fore he left I requested him to call at the
:xt morning, and I would consider of the
of again taking him into my service. lie
;ly came about eleven o'clock. I perceived
len.got a pistol, and a sword-stick, which
ided lie should give up before we entered
tversation : to this he agreed. He. then
so hard to be reinstated, that I complied
'equest; on which he said, " I will serve
slave." He had only been in the office a
line about a fortnight before he left his em-
:hout mentioning it to any one, and was not
ird of till his lint examination at Marlbo-
;eet.
Croft deposed that the chepte was not his
ing, and two clerks in the office said they
it was the prisoner's.
:as the case for the prosecution.
prisoner made no defence,
PIM. CLARKSON call several witnesses for the pur-
l!. of showing that the prisoner was not of sound
Id. All of them deposed to acts which never
Id be committed by persons in their proper
Ases, He would frequently jump out of bed at
ght, and appeared to fancy himself some great
Lleic actor, and in the most wild and violent man-
,7 repeat passages from Shakespeare's plays, he
It ",d sometimes to tell his friends that he had wreak-
his vengeance on many, and before he died
do a deed that must astonish the world. The
t°idlord of the public-house, where the prisoner was
4
t.!en into custody, said that on that evening he
r„ 4 tainly behaved like a madman, and on witness re-
g to take a glass of sherry with him, he took a
tol out of his pocket, and threatened to shoot
`1141; he likewise wanted change for a 501. note, as
‘'./4s going to Ireland, and he said Bank of Eng-
, ad n
otes were of no use there—nobody would take
ItZr• Baronllm.i.octi summed up the case with
pet great minuteness, and the Jury returned a ver-
of Guilty.

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to the ofliv7rti ,' Could r
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tamp.
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otter; the ne , t!nbsec
sble numbe 'i 4 iyhich
The Plf ti'itYl out
.11.ength eito' vitAeut an
decimals AI tleeetisary
"stance 4 ;(1,1,1.,!1Ya after
an half a) , 'l,%'e him 4
year in vlbolco Ilto°ll' I 'ei
barged 011,55 eleY to I
rk starriP,"o. '''i pullet
l many 1110 best stall
figure of of 111:1Ye blow
gin it fail; ON and
light then . iiiiid, he a
la offied> ' 411 d et,kik
di ila ' e
ng strong $i ii. -; op.
Ig some 1,1:0 47 Prison,
)n exatilfrjje , eaerent
!reeived Li $ 4,1:1 before
eral pieeesgt °'lte ilex
The ditrere!'a rr.°Pliety 1
,on meaoll4 11,t_'°rdingl
no dotilei) .1., had th,
fraud viliiiiet . demand,
I were se'" ,i'to eons'
-ceived 3 ' P'ealled Si
yard, ands ‘'ith his n
met by tli,i! ),.(141 as a
large qutio`,, 'kettd tin
;king the,Pri 11°Y, with
COUnterfe:l„l, :Lin hear
h they se'';{. °'lgh-stre
tegemt-streje, b Mr. Cr'
ch was lea r h!kl-writi
the coested ''ieved it
The Lea, This wt
on the Pay The pr
defendant dlr. CL,
lest: nutebs ,P°3 e of sll
irk, and 1,,,"j ,'ltid. A
character "1114 be
krises, I
if )1'
excise,' 4 Iglu-
‘,- ti. , aril
far as he to{ ,Iteic actc
corrobele' er repeat