Star.
London, England, 1802-05-06 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

On Tnefday, 23 prifoners were tried at the Old
Bailey, one of whom was capitally conviiled, viz.
Robert 13.dmit11, lately a clerk in the Bank of
England, and keeper of a coffee-houfe in the
neighbourhood of Drury-lane,_ '
for embezzling
and fecreting certain cancelled Bank-notes, and in
particular a note of the value of Sol. with intent,
by putting them again in circulation, to defraud
the Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng-
land.—lt appeared from the evidence of a number
of clerks ot the Bank that on the 24th of March,
18ot, the note fpecified in the indiament came
into the Bank, and, being paid, was, on the 26th,
iegularly cancelled, (the intervening day being a
holiday), and put on the file where fuch cancelled
notes are placed, to be afterwards depofited in a
place of fecurity. The prifoner, who was then a
krvant of the Bank, had accefs to the file where
the cancelled notes were placed, and was prefent
on the day when the particular note in queflion
was cancelled. The erafure of the entry in the
ledger, by which the note was cancelled, was ad-
mitted to have been made by the prifoner, and it
was proved that the note cancelled in March, 1801,
had been returned to the Bank in February latt.
So far the guilt of the prifoner was made out; but
it was in the fubfiquent part of the evidence that
it was clearly efiablithed. By the tettimony of the
Solicitor of the Bank, an account was given of the
confelEon made by the 'prifoner, that he had taken
off the file notes to a very large amount, which
had been regularly cancelled, with a defign to
put them again in circulation, and that by the
medium of a perfon of the name of Hailing,
they had been circulated to a very confiderable
amount. Ity a receipt from this Hailing, who I
was the prifoner's agent in uttering thee notes,
it was made out that die fpecific note charged
in the indiament had beln fo put again into
circulation. The molt curious part of the proof
of the prifoner's guilt was, however, yet to come.
An agreement was produced betwixt the prifoner
and Hailing, flatin; that the circulation had no
dithonett objea in view, but was defined to prove
to the Bank how very eafy amatter it was to com.
mit inch frauds to the greatcft amount, and the
lefult ot this bona plan was that the Bank was
to.be in due time apprifed of the whole (theme, and
a reward claimed for fo important a difcovery.—
purfuance of this fchenic the prifoner had writ-
ten an anonymous letter to the Governors of the
Bank, offering to make a full difcovery on condi.
Lion that he fhould obtain a free pardon, and re-
ceive a gratuity of ten thoufand pounds! In cafe fo
large a him ()load be objefted to,he medeftly offers
to take five thoufand pounds in ready cafh and an
annuity for life of five hundred pounds a year.—
Such was the priforier's fcheme to prevent future
depredations on the property of the bank.

jedions, that the depnitment in which the prifobei
aged ip the Bank was not that which gave Mai
an opportunity of embe.tzling notes of the rrinc
of 501. and therefore that culla in the indiftment
would not lie.

This obj.:Ction was done away by the teflimon
of a clerk in the ALcountanl's "office, who flat ti
11 that notes of the mutt ditl'cret•t value were placed
on the lame file. The other objeflion relpetßed the
nature of thecote, which being cancelled was no
longer of any value. This point was refo ved for
the opinion of the Judges; and in the mean time,
after an excellent charge front the Recorder, de
priiitner was found gnihy.
Sixteen were conviaed of felony, viz.
Sep; is Groondhie, for Ilealing a coat, and other
articles, the property of Benj. Ames.
Dylei, for Healing ten yards of blue flulhing,
the property of G. Williams.
7. stater, for fleabag a pair of boots, the pro-
perty of W. Payne.
Ann Smith, for Realing a piece of cotton, the
property of J. Jeneway.
of Abney and Rd. Bayley, for ftealing a telv.
fcope, the property of T. Purnell. . _

lien. and J. Lose/I, for flnling a quantity of
carpenter's tools, the property of J. W
Wm. RoZes,for dealing a pair of (hoes and other
articles, the property of D. Thomas.
Day. Dar, for dealing four pair of (hoes, the
property of Cha. Borharn.
Ann Archer, for dealing a pair of blankets and
other articles, the property of \V. P:,.lger.
7. Rolkfin, for dealing a tanned feal•fkin, the
property of J. Dyller.
T. !ration, and S. Rutter, for dealing a quantity
of paper, the property of C. Whittingham.
Boj. &View, for dealing a pocket-book, the pro
perry of J. Barton.
S. Green, for ftealing a quantity of printing types,
the property of S. Hamilton.
And lix were acquitted, viz.
.7. Fcdery, Robinfon, S. fierier, T. Grain, T.
ca;ncl, and Mary Lloyd.
efterday eight pritoners weretried,one of whom
was capitallyconviaecl, viz.

join Famd, for forging and nttering a five pound
Bank note, with intent to defraud the Governor
and Company of the Bank of England.
This trial occupied the attention of the Court the
whole day. We (hall merely Rate the fobilance of
the te a i mony produced ta prove the prifon er's guilt.
The note charged in the indiament was paid
a woman of the town by the principal witnels
againit the prifoner, and who, from be a'. his ac-
complice, had turned evidence agairift him for the
purpofe of laving his own life. The payment was
made under thele cireumftances :—This witnefs
had been at Covent-Garden Theatre, where he
met this woman, and went home with her to her
lodgings, in a difordetly houfe in Denmark-court.
He fent out for a bottle of wine, and gave this five
pound forged note to be changed and pay int. the
wine. The keeper of the wine vaults refufed to
take the note tittles it Ns as indorfed by tome perfon
who might l; relponlible to him in cafe it fhould
tut out to be a bad note. It was accordingly en-
dorfed by the woman keeping the diforderly houfc,
and afterwards being dilcovered to be forged, an
enquiry was let on foot, and the note was traced
to the witnefs, whole nante is Gillington, and who,
from the fubfequent part of the. ev:denre, it ap-
peared, had received it from the prifoner. Thiti
part of the cafe was made out by the tamony of
the perfOns already mentioned. The whole m)f-
tery of the prifoner's tranfaaions was laid open by
the witnefs alluded to, who gave a very long ac-
count of his conneCtion with the prifoner in this
trade of forging Bank notes. He swore pofitively
that he had at various times feen large quantities
of forged 21. and 51. notes in his poi -ration ; that
he had obferved and examined the instruments.
employed in the forgery ; that he had often been
prcfent when the prifoner was at work, filing up
the notes after th,:e were engraved. In Ihort, he
delcribed the whole dealings which for fame years
he had with him in Brißol, in Londah, or in other
places. He had taken notes from him on many
occasions, and had paired them to a large amount.
!The detail he gave, if any credit was at all to be
t given to his teitimony, left no doubt of his gnilt.
I'o convey fomc idea of the extent of their frau-
dulent dealings in the circulation of thefe notes, it
may be inflicient to mention, that in anfwer to a
queftion from the Counfel, he admitted, that
within the laft two or three years, he had pallid
off forged two and five pound notes to the amount
of fix hundred; his teßimony was explicit as to the
note on which the indiamcnt was founded. his
evidence was confirmed in all that related to the
traffic in thefe notes, by two young women, who
lived with the prifoner, and this witnefs, iu Brif-
tol and in London; they had both been prefent
when the prifoner was filling up thefe notes,
and had ken them when filled up in his pad:lion.
The inftruments for making the notes were found
in his poffeffion at the time of his appreheufion,
which took place at Liverpool, and on being pto-
duced in Court, the engraver to the Bank proved
the tire far which they were intended. The pri-
foner's own brother, it appeared, had made a
prefs for the formation of thele notes. In addition
to all this mafs of evidence, the letters'of the pri-
foner nimfelf were read in Court, and ccntained'an
adruiffion of his guilt; they were written in a kyle
very unbecoming the situation of a man in cukody
for lo atrocious an offence. The prifoner's defence
was wholly unfatisfitaory. He.endeavoured to
impeach Gillington's teffimony, by w•itnefles who
(wore that they would not believe him on his oath.
This, however, did not avail him, for after an able
and impartial charge from Mr. Common Serjeant,
the Jury found him Guilty—Death..
Five•were convicted of felony, viz. 7.llant and
E. May, for (Leafing a quantity of Agar-cattily,
the property of J. Champion; Smith, for Rear-
ing a man's !hoe, the property of P. Hall;
Alendur, for Realing a filk bonnet, the property of
W. 'filthy; and jalt Clari, for (tearing four pair►
of filk Rockings and other nrticles, the property of
J. Chriftie : and two were acquitted, vix..7 Gotha,
andNr b Cada.

A few days agn, a dreadful fire brot:e em 7,1 in
nut hoof:: belonging,to Mr. Jacob Taylor, I.!.
I rev, near 1-lawklbead, Lancafhire. it we, .!;.,e.
vered about two o'clock in the mot ning,
lore fir,
-that building, the bat n, ant!
in e; !untie, were entirely confirmed ; aid t‘ 6
w;th great di:liculty that the family, cca:fiaill? ,
ltimfell; his wife, (who had not pt.: ft.e!lly rrc,•.;t-
cd front child-bod), and throe or ltdir
were ftvcd front the flames : the ;mien v h., tf"i.k
out the lull of diem, was feverely fcorcht• 1 ; an 7,
eltnoll immediately eller, the rod' !
poor woman and childi en Were neeellitated t,)
walk hare.font, and Arndt naked, ti.e
o,ld and wet, for a c(aniderable Iva!, a t ;.!1,•
hour's houfe, where they were 1101-pitAbl: tet.c.!•.•co.
Melt pats of the cloathing of the lam; y, Ceeie•
bedding, furniture, and provifions u:ore
Wednelday fennight the family or Mr. 1..),:%ey,
of Weathersfield mills, near Braintree, wtleal,,an.
ed, after having been Come time in bed, by a loud
turif,: in Cie lower part of the houfe ; schen M:-s.
I)avey, on opening her chamber door, perceived
the kitchen was in flames. The noife was occa.
finned by the falling of fome faucepans, the fhelf
on which they were placed being entirely conium.
ed. But for this providential circumaance the fon
of Mr. Davey tuna have inevitably perithed, as the
joiil an.l flooritT immediately under that part of the
room in which tie lay were nearly burnt through.
The £re, wizlt the atlittance of the neighbours, was
loon exinguith7d.
On the f.,th 01% two-thirds of the city of Grcie,
in Voigtland, where his Excellency the Prince of
Rettl..Planenhoids his refidcnce, was de(lroyed by
fi:e. The caflie within the city. tile church, and
the greateti pert of the Prince's buildings, are laid
in So violent and rapid was the progrefs of
the Het/tr.', that ever/ attempt to flop it proved in.
effeettiai. Thi. city poffeffed a very extenfive corn.
an.i a s,,tcat number of manufa&nries :
bet the n,i;..rabsle inhabitants were unable to five
any tl.ia,6 either out of their dwellings CT ware-
bottles. •n.l are me,v reduced to the moll pitiable
(late
On the zd alt. a fire broke out in the city of
Kochlaz ;5 dwelling houfes, the hotel of the
Superirtendant, one of the city gates, and ►l6
oher edifices, and buildings, Ike. were confumed,
in cnnfequenee of which more than zoo families
are reduced to a (late of the greaten diarefs.

There are no claircs of men of grentfy importance to fociety
than thole w:i.eb devote their time and tilt nt. to the pre f „ rya-
tion of tl..:btalth of their fellow creatuitv. blow emincbtly
etisful tote FIt.IIN is SM./MG/WV was in this truly laudable
employment, .s completely evinced by the rapidity of tale which
his cticbrat,:d ,I.NTIACORBUTIC Daoss have invarhbly cowl-
matided. tt !Antler of the blood, rtrierer of the conititn-
tion, nod bracer of the fyiltm, their effeets have been Ilikagib.
ing, as may he fecti by the fa girding cures of rufous who were
afflidcal with Scorbutic and NervousCampints,Gnut, Rhea-
mat i fm. &c. and therefore the detcdlion of chore impoflors,
by nilea,s of forged bills and other pretended credentials, have
y.:l;dcd a tetriaus compornien of L.ll Is truly ere Alen: medicine,
!ma lx 3 1,!!!sf l 11 to •.1t p,rions who have a competent idta
of the i lute tactility .1... rt is in being careful to purchale the
genuine Reriv..dy, as well as of preferving p./rfonsl property
from iiifrir:le meta. tr.::: 'Medicine is diftitiguithtd by the
P-tent, on the botde, bill, and wrapper ; and a fur-
ther by fivuur of his Msjilty's Commilf,eit yrs of the
Stand Off they 11.,ve affixed a !tamp on e .cb bottle, minted
in 1.1a,1, ink. Pr. pared aril 1.1 l at the Difp• rimy, No. is,
Sohn- and by the gm :Jai V..naurs of Pat. at Medicines
T.exti an I C.nsntry, in bu,ttks ss. and IL Is. deny included

1)1F-1,. .
Lail Fr:lay, at Upp rC: y:r i of a tict:iti:, in :he ILth yea!
of kie age, Tho•nas 11 .p. Iva of Mr. ilykinb, at
Mai!, n bt:, Wood ftrect,

Cn \i'm. blot iruod, Ffq. Of Cro;-.lon, many yzars
fith mercer, is Holew.•ll.ltreeti :'trard,
In Watling-Rreet, llvUhn, :Ted tg, MiriNlJrriret bkey.
On 'Ehurfday Taft, in Win:;•pl.•ftre t, in the prime of I.re,
aft an Hint% of a few days, Franch.Conlitt, FA! Sorg:cu.
On the r3th of February 'CobAgo, of th • yellow fever,
Mr. William Mq...eay, commander of the tl.ip 1../i.ins, of Lou-
don, in the 33d year of his age.

TO THOMAS TA' u)a rsq.
No. 9. NEW BRIDG L-S R .0 ,
brar sta,
IFEEL. it a duty incnmbent upon me, to i:,l7r-rrt
you of thc very extraradiaal- errs T .we r Ct-
from you r !.%
About two years ago! War: Alta Ck A V ,11.1 f. f. A
which I treeed rattiN. lik;Ltly fir fame thee, but the
Difeif.:,at le.tgth iprza.itn?; all t.t.r tity•Potly, 1 was ot:iged to
apply to the moft ~..xottent of the Faculty. but C:.:::
afforded oily w%r.tthronzit C..tak
of Salieati-sn, and tican being miler of a corpuk rt I iaLit
reduced to a m.:re 41, that fittead ov.e.
my limbs, rend:red me a complete Object, f; :F4t my
delpaired of my recovrry. Wiwit brour.'"it to this fitictlit.e.. I
cottfiilerod death es inevitable, hitt a relation of mine comment-
ing upon the many Cafes in wtticL your Pills had fu.:ce.:!ei. I
was induced to try a box of them, what I thought rather re-
lieved me, and by perievorarce for two or three months, anti
following yr,ur Direedims,l experienced the rr.oft unaccoeoLti-
We Relaxation from Pain, the Sore. gradually fubtidingt ! to
now, thank Gon, porfedUy recovered, and walking out daily
I doubt not but opt more box, which I think cautioa, to t
will t..tablith ray health ia its criginal Rate. It i, with the fr.tot
heartfelt r-atiNds that I fubferibe m;•felf,ftr, yo.tr tat:ch t.blized
huntb.. frreat.t, IV at. Pixazet:.
Nier.-h,fi CT, Judy I. IMT.
P. S. For the public benefit I tin r ob,cel. to the above to
ing publdhed, Fitt leave you toad as your owit buter
meta dilate.

f.eresred and SIM by the Sole Promietor,Tnos. TATLUR,
Member of the Royal Collage of esinre,ess, Loudon, a; Li;
!kife, Nu. 9, New-Bridge-lin:et: WnsTe, afiter a coat :14
rcti,leTae of snore than Lhitt Hi: yea: a,tit a praet c 0 partienharly
d; rtet..l to the Curt tit-Venereal with ;Ism inv:ola-
Sle which men ut Pt okilion Humid always mik.-ve,
he Batter, hitufelf,the advice and 2MR:slice I.e gra-Mtrinny d-
milliliters to perfons taking this Medicine, svii I lie cectit, ci, t‘,.
difeerning Public. as an advantage fddouc tsbit
void t f ambiguity.
Alfo:;old, hi: Appointment, for the convel.lence of tl;*.c •
living •• a diftance, at tie Perfemer's, No. 35, IT. Al v••
Paill.MAII; tit& Toy -f!top, No. tot, 0):f. rd-41ret • ; :•,
Difhorough's, No. 7, Fiflod•revt-Lill ; Mr. ;Ted's, hada:
No. t, L'aioa-Row, Link l'o,vcr Al.; ,;fun';,
brike, Edinburgh; Mr. Calwill's fir. tirangs..t,
Liverpool; Mr. Atklitfon's. Marche:ler ; and by e,1::
in evety ronfiderable Town in Great-Britain ltel..nd. us
Boxes of only ar. 9d. ear's, (raged up with full and piai, ) :Are:
dons, milereb 7 Perfons of chile r Sex may Curt then:fele., wi it
Eafe, Speca. Secrecy. and Safety.
N. B. Eveiy:Bux raid in Gnat-Britain is fc:.;‘,l op
a Stamp, no oltv.:11, by (whiny of the CottuniMoners. is prn.:
at the Stamp-Office.—X; Taylor, No. 9, New Bc id g,-t!
to imitate which is Felony. and all others are cm:liter:: it

to )4. lUti PMIt.:4I for the i Vol)rietcol, ! ,()ITN
(of Calrflaby-Brut) at the !STA& Parer 11.13-C)."P1e.... No 1,
Carey-!treat; and publifit,al by I.PViti *.; c,f. Cat.-
Krbury-place, !,ftr.goetb), Pt No c. 'arer-fl met, an,!:e e' IC
Sfaa-U►►eß. TPIPtPtt- Z .TO *Lid. 04t1,:r 611 rc.,rwau
wine food* Solaro' ate rigiseticd to be