The Sun.
London, England, 1818-06-18 00:00:00

OLD 11,1 1 LEY.

These Session 3 commtneed yesterday; before
arr. Justice rartic atm rtt, 'There
ate 200 prisoners for trial.
DEFRAUDING BAGNIOS --Wm. Henry. Howard,
commonly called the Sprig of Fashion, stood
in-
dicted for feloniously forging, on the 19th April,
a certain order for the payment-of 101. -milli in-
tent to defraud John George Diaper.
. .
The prosecutor stated he was tv,titer at the Key,
in Chandos-street, .Covent•garden ; it was an
hotel, _ On the night of,,tke 18th of 'April, •ffie
prisoner and another !nal), and, two :women., came.
to the Key ; aftcr therhad- t.aken refrestiment,.
&c. the other pets-on, in the presenee"eit the pri-
soner,offered witness a cheque of 101.atid-he object"-
en to it. The prisoner said,heneed not be afraid,aod
wishedit was for 1,000/. instead of 101. They haft
supper, and desired to have-breakfast at -7 O'clock in
the morning, saying, they belonged to- the,Gnards,
and had to he on duty at the Horse ,Gisudsearly.
Witness did not see the cheque in dr pcisotters
band: On the foLloWing morning the other person
gave his name and'address, " Captain Atinstrong,
Clarendon Hotel; 13°ml-street," and he, gave him
the change.
The porter at the'Key.said, theiasi witness put
the diet-ie produced into his hands,' 'aird 'tong hits
to take it to Sir. Win Lubbock and Co. Mausi•,,n-
bouse.-street, which he• did, and it was refused
payment.
Mr... Justice PARK observed, that there. was no
evidence of the forgery ; the iustroment might be
a valid one; but the hankers' clerks behaved very
improperly in. not coming- forward to give their
evidence.—Not,Guilly.
The prisoner was again indicted for feloniously
forging and -uttering a certain order for the pay-
(tient of 51." ss. with an intent to defraud Elizabeth
Hurst. The prosecute ix keeps the Crown & Anchor
wine-vaults, in King-street, IVe.stminster. This
witness could not speak to the fact, and the wit-
nesses wh0.e0.0,1 were absent ; they were
but did not answer.—Acquitted.
Mr. Justice Paltx addressed him as folloWs i—
" Young man, I ace by the calendar that you are
only 18 years of age ; you have been extremely
fortunate, and I trust the situation in which you
have been placed will induce you to reform your
lite and your conduct in future."
John Hawkins and W. Ball, two very young
boys, were convicted of assaulting Louisa Haynes
on,the King's highway, and forcibly taking front
her persOu a handkerchief, containing .15s. in
silver, the property of her husband. The Jury
recommended them to mercy on account of their
youth, one of them being but 13, and the other
lit years of are.

l'homas Hayes, a soldier, was indicted for a
highway robbery upon the persOn of .Benjamin
Hooker, and stealing from his person a gold watch,
value 501. a gold chain, two gold seals, and .two
Napoleons; his property, near the Pagoda Bridge,
in St. James's Park.—The prisoner did not make
any defence, but instructed his Counsel, both in
their cross-examinations, and in calling e‘i;letice,
to insinuate that the prosecutor had given him the
watch in consideration of his suffering him to take
shocking liberties ;' hut there did not appear any
just grounds for so detestable an insinuation..—
Pollard, the-sentry at the Pagoda, was called, and
said, the reason he would not interfere was, tbrtt
each .charged the other.—Guilly-,--Death.