The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-16 00:00:00

WARWICK, AUCUST 14.

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Antes Wood Wilson, who was charged with
forging a bill of exchange for 200/., and who was
said to have voluntarily surrendered to take his trial
on that and other charges, was called upon his re-
cognizances, but did not appear. We understood
that lie was in the immediate vicinity of the court,
and that it was with great difficulty his friends could
restrain him from encountering the risk of a trial.
Thomas Winkless, who had been admitted a wit-
ness against Wilson at the last assizes, on a charge
of embezzling several large sums from his employers,
Messrs. Wilmot, Goodall, and Co., was now put to
the bar, charged with the like offence himself.
The affidavits on both sides having been read by
the otlicer of the Court,
Mr. DRNMAN applied to the Court for the pri-
soner's discharfe, on the ground that he had been
admitted King s evidence.
Mr. READER was instructed by Mr. Wilmot to
say, that so far from that gentleman's being actuated
by any vindictive feeling towards the prisoner, or by
any other motive than a sense of justice to himself,
his partners, and the public, he was now perfectly
willing, not only that the trial should be postponed
until next assizes, but also that the prisoner should
be discharged upon his own recognizances in the
mean time.

The prisoner accordingly entered into his own re-
cognizances, and was discharged.
John Stanton and John Parker were indicted for
conspiring together to sue out a fraudulent commis-
sion of bankruptcy against one Richard Claridge,
with intent to defeat an execution issued against the
goods of the said Claridge, by Mr. Alderman Phil-
lips, of Coventry.
Claridge kept a public-house at Coventry, and
having become indebted to Mr. Alderman Phillips,
a maltster and brewer, in the sum of 1704, the latter
issued a fi. fa. and seized his goods in execution.
The defendant, Stanton, who is an accountant, and
was in the habit of acting as a messenger under
commissions of bankruptcy, upon hearing of the cir-
cumstance, waited upon Mr. Wright, Claridge's
father-in-law, and proposed to him, as a mode of
relieving his son-in-law from his difficulties, that he
should procure a friend to sue out a commission of
bankruptcy against him. After discussing the sub-
ject some time ,with Mr. Wright to no purpose,
Stanton next called on Claridge, and repeated his
proposition to him. The latter told him the higheSt
sum he owed to any one man, except Alderman Phil-
lips, was 201. Stanton asked him if he could not find
a friend in Coventry who would draw a bill upon him
and date it back, to answer the purpose. Claridge said
he could not ; upon which the other told him that
he would find one in Birmingham. Still, however,
Claridge declined to act upon the suggestion; and
Stanton next sent the defendant Parker, a maltster
and farmer, residing about six miles off, to him to try
to induce him to consent. Parker not succeeding,
Stanton again waited upon him, and represented the
great advantages which he would derive from issu-
ing a commission. Parker, he said, to whom he
owed the 201. could be the petitioning creditor, a
friendly thicket could be struck, it would be only
necessary to put a man in possession for few days as
a mere matter of form, who could live as one of the
family; it would make a gentleman of Claridge, as
he might still continue the tap--(great laughter)—
and the Alderman would be thrown over the bridge.
(Renewed laughter.)—The defendant's eloquence at
length prevailed. Claridge yielded, and Parker and
he immediately concerted the mode of preparing the
feigned debt of 1001. Acting upon Stanton's
suggestions, they agreed that Claridge should tear
the receipts he had formerly received from Parker
for payment of money in former dealings between
them, while the latter was to tear out the leaves
of his book in which they were entered, and insert
fresh ones. This matter having been arranged,
Stanton proposed that he and Parker should set off
that same evening for London to strike the docket,
as no time was to be lost ; and for this purpose he
applied to Claridge for Si. to pay their expellees.=
Claridge procured the Si. from his wife, but putting
51. of it in his breeches pocket, he represented to
Stanton that his wife would only give him 3/.—(A
laugh, one of the Learned Counsel observing that
that was a lucid interval.)—Stanton accepted this
sum, started for London with Parker, who made the
necessary affidavit of a petitioning creditor's debt,
and, Claridge having previously, in obedience to
Stanton's directions, gone from home to avoid his
creditors and thereby committed an act of bank-
ruptcy, obtained a commission.• Claridge and his
family, however, having considered the matter more
maturely, wisely resolved to proceed no farther with
the commission ; and he therefore wrote to the soli-
citor employed on the occasion, who knew nothing
of the real circumstances of the case, informing. him
of them, and directing him to stay all further pro-
ceedings. The facts were also communicated. to
Alderman Phillips, and the present prosecution was
instituted in consequence.
Mr. HILL, for the defendant Parker, urged that
his poor ignorant client, even if the facts sworn to
were true, was evidently only the dupe of Stanton.
The Jury found both prisoners Guilty, but recom-
mended Parker to mercy, on account of his apparent
ignorance.
The Learned JUDGE sentened Stanton to twelve
months', and Parker to six months' imprisonment.
Isaac Parkes, who pleaded guilty yesterday to an
indictment for forging the Birmingham plate mark,
was sentenced to be transported for seven years.
The assizes terminated here to-day: they were
the dullest that have been for many years.

The door of one of the stage-coaches which
runs to and from London and Bath having been neglected
to be fastened at Hungerford, a few days since, a child,
who bad been previously amusing itself by looking out at
the window, soon afterwards fell head foremost to the
ground, and one of the wheels going over it, caused
almost instantaneous death. The feelings of the mother,
who was travelling with it, may be conceived, but we will
not attempt to describe them. What adds to the calamity
is, that considerable property depended on the life of the
ckild.—Devizes Gazette.
'MISTRESS PALMER.—CHARLES 11. sold
Dunkirk to the French for 500,000/. which, according to
Bishop BURN ET, "was all immediately squandered away
among the Mistress's creatures." This was -" Mrs. PA E-
MT R," whom the KING " advanced to the Duchess of
CertvELaNn," and whose husband was content to derive
from such a "fountain of honour" as the Royal Adulterer
his titular dignity of Earl of CASTLEMA INN. It was at
Mistress Paemee's lodgings that the cabal met in 1661,
by whom the KING was determined in the disposal of
offices, with little regard to men's merits or services. This
Peeress, "of the race of VILLIERS, was a woman of
great beauty, but most enormously vicious and ravenous—
foolish but imperious—very uneasy to the KING, and al-
tvays carrying on intrigues with other men, while yet she
pretended she was jealous of un. His passion for her,"
adds. the Bishop, "and her strange behaviour towards him,
did so disorder bins that he was not master of himself, nor
capable of minding business, whi,.h, in so critical a time,
required great app INTARvELL thus
writes
have signed and sealed
10,000/. a-year
thesirteest'o—" They
puchess
of CLEVELAND, who has likewise
near 10,0001. a-year out of the new ferns of the county
excise of the beer and ale, and 5000/. a-year out of the
ss
post-office. All promotions,piritual and temporal, pas
under her cognizanee."--
Well might the candidates for
preferment in Church and State disguise or flatter the vices
of their " Supreme Ikad," and even teach " the right di-
vine of Kings to govern wrong," while Royal favour was
awarded under such a discretion. The betrayed and infa-
tuated people who had invited Calaares STUART to return
were thus "taxed to dower a titled Guctibine,",,,DiurY
riMuta. 11 yrton,

SPORTING--(RECEIVED TrifS DAY).

NOTTINGHAM RACES.

The Marquis of TITCHFIELD, Steward.
WM. LACEY, Clerk of the Race.-3. WOODCOCK, Judge.
THURSDAY, Auc. 34.—A Sweepstakes of 25 guineas

each. Once round and a distance.

Mr. Mytton's br. c. Hedgford, 3 yrs
His-Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, for all ages. Heats,
four miles.

Mr. Dickenson's cb. c. Mr. Watt, 4 yrs 3 2 1 1
Mr. Houldsworth's b. c. Scarborough, 4 yrs 2 1 3
Mr. Platers ch. c. Tantot, 4 yrs 1 3 2 3
We have not seen so severely contested a race over our
ground for many years. In neither of the two first heats
was there a length between the first and last horse, awl in
the third the Magistrate colt won by half a length. All
the three were evidently distressed by the severe running,
and betting was at fault in the fourth heat, which was ul-
timately taken by Mr. Watt by nearly a length.

The County Members' Plate of 60 sovs. for three-yr-olds.
Heats, onemileandst quarter.

Mr. l'atcs's b. f. Grimalkin, by Filho 1 I
Mr. Hickling's h. c. Shadrac, by Cannon Ball 4 2
Mr. Marshall's ch. c. Popanilla, by Phantom
Mr. Heuldsworth's ch. f. Deposit, by Blacklock 3 dr
Grimalkin was the favourite, nd won both heats easy.
A Handicap of 5 guineas each, with 10 sovs. added by the
Nobleman and Gentlemen of the County. Once round
and a distance.

Mr. Houldsworth's ch. c. Talma, 4 yrs
Mr. S. Walker's b. f. Mayflower, 3 yrs
Lord Rancliffe's gr. g. Cognac, 4 yrs

Mr. Charlton's ch. m. Camelia, 4 yrs
• Cogniac and Camelia bolted at the east end of the
course, Talma beating Mayflawer

We understand that Lord Viscount Newark and the
lion. Mr. Monckton are appointed stewards for next
year's races.

GOODWOOD RACES.

W. SCOTT STONIIIEWER, Esq. and GEO. FARIIILL, Esq.
Stewards. —T. GRANT, Clerk of the Course.

THURSDAY, AuG.l4.—The Racing Club Handicap Sweep.
stakes of 5 sous. each, 2 ft. with 30 added. Heats one
mile.
Mr. Cosbv's Logic
Mr. Rush's Rhoda
Celonel Yatc's File de Joie
The Waterloo Plate of i 0 sots. given by the City of Chi-

chester. Heats, once round.
Mr. De Bergh's Sunshine, aged ... 0 1 1
Mr. Coming's cll. In. Aura, 6 yrs 1 2
Colonel Yates's Fille de Joie, aged 2 dr
The Cocked Hat Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added.

Once round.
Mr. Shelly's Charnwood
Mr. Berkeley's Pat tial

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