The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-14 00:00:00

standeg—not exactly, but he never pays those
whom he employs in what is called hard cash.
Sir RIcHARD—Then, perhaps, this manuscript
was gotten by hinfainongst the waste paper.used for
the cheesemongery business ? Ferstandeg (langh-
ing)—l really think it was. The chief • stilistance
of it is a refutation and proofs against the right of
Dr. Robert Fellowes's succession to-the property of
the late Cursitor Baron Maseres. •I was engaged by
Wilkes to read over an correct this, for which I
was to receive the sum of one guinea. He, how-
ever; refused me this, and I was compelled, for my
own security, to preserve the manuscript in my own
hands, as it is worth more than 201., • from the im-
portant testimonies contained in it. I will,.hoWeVer,.
not be frightened by him.
Sir RicitAnD—l understand, Mr. Ferstandeg,
that you were exercising your talents, I shall knot
mention particularly what sort, in Scotland. • Sir.
Richard here paused, expecting an answer, but not
receiving one, continued—'Yon preached there, did
you not ? Defendant—No, I did not ; but .1. gave
lectures on the translation of- the Bible from 'the,
Hebrew,and Greek.
Sir Rica/um—But you found the.people of Scot-
land too 'sharp for ycit4. They, you must acknow-.•
ledge, are astonishingly clever.
Ferstandeg—l do not know. exactly to what you
' point, Sir Richard. I can only say that I completely
defeated five -Scottish, collegists. L Ala not know
whether that shows them clever. (Laughter.)
•Sir RICHARD—WeII, well, we will stop, that sort
of conversation, and turn to the business before us.
Will you. return the manuscript ?
Ferstandeg—Ccrtainly not; that is a security_ in
the event of his,not paying me.
Sir RicttAnD—But it is not the law. There are
other means of recovering payment for your trouble.
You bring the manuscript thiS:eyening, and we will
see .what will be dune. then.
Defendant---I have no objection to that, and then
you can see what remuneration is- sufficient for my

trouble.
The parties were here about retiring When.it.was
whispered to.the Magistrates that Mr. Wilkes was
,present, and had been some time in the office.
Mr.MINSHULL consequently desired them to
-come
baelq and Mr. Wilkes to step forward. •
The ,bookseller being sworn deposed, thlt in the
commencement of last December he placed a bill in
his window,' purporting that a boy was wanted.—
/Dile day the prisoner came in and said that he was
'in great distress; and he did not mind-making him-
'self useful. His 'family were without a single loaf,
and he would take that place; lie replied that that
vacancy hadbeen. filled, -but he recollected he had a
:manuscript whiCh he wanted to be • read over -and
corrected. -He would give it to him, that he Might
'read a few pages'and consider of -it. -The prisoner
in a short time left-the shop, but in an hour returned
,saying he wanted some money-. He asked him for
the manuscript again, bUt be. said -he had not got it
with hint. He, out of pure charity, then gave him
a shilling,- and received a'rnemorandurn (*hid' he
held in his hand) from him of the receipt of the
book, and his direction, which he gave as Thurlow-
place, Walworth. Finding he. did not return, he
inquired for him- at that place, but the answer he
received was that nothing was known of him.
George Caen, the boy corroborated the chief part
of. Mr. Wilkes's evidence, except in one instance,
where he stated that his master had- seen -the pri-
soner once after• the first time when he asked for his
money. He had met him himself several times, and
he always declared that unless his :master.paid him
a:guinea he would not give up the manuscript; he
*mild sooner-burn or sell it to Dr. Fillowes.

Sir RICHARD—My. Wilkes you say the man
came accidentally into your shop. You,had no pre-
vious knowledge of him. You affirm these manu-
scripts are of the greatest importance to you, and
yet you trusted them to a man of whom you knew
nothing?
Mr. Wilkes—But, Sir Richard; I did not entrust
them to him ; I gave him no authority to take them.
Sir RICHARD—That, then, alters the case very
greatly,, and places it in a very serious light. Upon
my word, I think the man is guilty of obtaining
goods under false pretences.
Mr. MINSHULL remarked that it would' be better
if,the case stood ovet till'the evening, when further
evidence might be adduced. • -
Prisoner-i--Very ;well, -your worship, do just as
'you like Send •me to, lie tried by twelve jurymen,
Who will acquit Me,,and disgrace you.
Sir RICHARD--,4101d your tongue, Sir; and offi-
cer, convey him to the watch -house till seven
o'clock this evening.;
He was then taken away, and brought up again
at the appointed time in the evening. •
Mr. MINSHULL then inquired if Mr. Wilkes had
been able to produce any further evidence; but he
was answered in the negative.
Sir RICHARD observed, that he thought already
sufficient evidence had been adduced. In his opi-
nion the prisoner had obtained the manuscript under
a false pretext. 'Whatever his intentions were, the
law had no right to notice, and he should therefore
commit him to take his trial for larceny.
Mr. Wood inquired what value he should put
upon the manuscript ?.,—Sir RICHARD—The value
of the paper.. - •
Mr. Wilkes said, that there were two quires of
paper, and that would amount, for waste paper alome,.
to threepente. . •
The prosecutor and his witness Were then bound
over in:the necessary-recognizanees to prosecute the
prisoner at the next Clerkenwell Sessions.--The
prisoner was then rem,:xed.