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London, England, 1812-01-20 00:00:00

N47.1L INTELLIGE,

EAST INDIA SHIPPINk
Private Letters front Bombay, eiia
brought by his Majesty's ship Pilux._
rival of the DunsErstitat: and SCALk3Y CASTC4 at
Bombay, in October last.
The Primal' eft St. Helena the latter end of Noval.
Int., from whence the CA HMAII TI I F:N had sa:lcd the led;
in company with two shins, supposed tube the MARI
armed ship and Got.uxz Cativo.
FALNIOU IINC.IItY U.
The following packets ate now due, and maybe
hourly expected, viz. Arabella and Duke of Yee;,
from Lisbou ; Darlington, from Cadiz ; Adrextre
and Sandwich, from Malta ; Windsor Cale mad
Elizaboth, from the 11; a zils ; Express, from the Wiwi.
ward Llands ; Pripce Ernest, from Jamaica; aid
1 the nobart packet, from New York. The Carteret
packet is the only one in pert, and she sails on the
V2d, wind and weather permitting, with Mails fat
Lisbon and Surinam.

rLymovni, JANUARY ze.
Sailed the ScvLLA slo:T of war, on a croize ; rid
the NEPTUNE (2) tender, for Greenock, in order I.
bring hither new-raised men.—Went out of Harney.
to the Sound, the LYRA, in order for se2.—Artivet-
the ORESTES, IS, front a cruize ; the Sclera; ',V
from Basque Roads ; and the PricEnc frigate, Clic'
HILLIER, in 17 weeks from the Island of .Jaya._
Came in the Foxtrot ND sloop of war.
COK'E'S, JANUARY it.
Sailed the Hornet American frigate, fcr Fiver,
. • PORTSNIOUTh, J'&N. w. • ' •
Arrived his Majesty's ship HYPERION from the'
West Indies. Sailed the VeNE:tABLE, Cit %Ns, and
CAumus on a cruize. Three of the
HErko's convoy have arrived hare this week, namely,
the Woolgar, Diadem, and Sea Nymph°, transports
They now fcrin part of the convoy going out under
the Fustlexsz and ZzNosiA, to convoy arms, amms.
nition, stores, &c. to the Mediterranean, for the tne,
of the patriots cn the coast. The.- lk!,:sters of toe
above ships were w&1 acquainted 'ti., ihe nrog
currents that set in on the coasts of Jutland and Ha
land, and by hauling well off, they saved ih.raselvel
from the destruction that betel di:. unfortunate Hz's.
Wind Northerly.

DEAL, JANUARY 19.
Arrived from the River the Elizabeth and Ma.
garet for Bermuda t and several vessels from Use
Westward, and have sailed for the River, and different
destinations.

YARMOUTH, JANUARY 19.
Arrived from the Baltic the WOODLARK sloop of
Bills of indictment have been found against up- war, Captain Warts, last from Grimsby.-Sailed,ia
wards of 100 Orangemen fora riot and assauit, in the :
consequence of a telegraphic dispatch, tht Raines
county of Fermanagh, in July last, but the trials have :
been put off till next Sessions. (cutter, with two tenders, in quest of the ships forth
NOTTINGHAM, JAN. I 8.-On Monday, about six , Baltic, to order them to return.-Ships with tie
o'clock, eight men entered the house of Mr. Noble, at ; WOODLARK, as ptr last. .
New Radford, in various disguises, and aimed with 1 LEITH, JAN. 16.
different instruments of destruction ; and while one re-
I Sailed from the Roads, on Tuesday. the ZIALOOI,
mained below to take care of Mrs. Noble, the others
76:aainord the Coto sloop of war, with a convoy of oat
proceeded up stairs to demolish four warp lace frames, I
the Nore ; and yesterday the VIINLS bra
because they were making what is called two course ,
`and GALLANT gun brig on a cruize.
hole. In vain Mr. Noble informed them, that he was
receiving Bd. a yard more than the standard price. DISTRIBUTION Of PRIZE-MONEY.
5, Thei
sii!trenwarobuesLanitl
.Poerwaril for the Victoria, eapttued Ara
" It was not the price," they said, " but the sort of net,
.1 1,6 88111 ;nst. at No. V, New &oxidant;
that they objected to;" and he was forced out of his I and dim recaiwill7fac. to mo„th4.
frame with the blow of a sword, which narrowly I 'nit DOW for the LeotoJeu, captured March 26, 1811, WS
missed his hoad, and which cut asunder nearly the I be paid anti ;walled as above.
whole of the threads across his fl times. The screams LA.l.opArx, fur the hliaa, captured February 2, 11108, will be
paid hie stud bast. 00 beard, at :pt head, and recalled at h 0.3,
of his wilt, (which a severe blow
,on the head with the ' iuipowane, Londou.
butt end of a pistol could not still) brought him down 1 The V inory and Gorgon, for the Moppet, recaptured Oct. el,
to 11,:r assistance, where he found, a neighbour, who 1810, will ire paid the 2:41 ma. on board the said ships, cad in-
i
had come in at the back door to their aid, and who, I cord at t.o. is, Cierneates inn.
in conjunction with Mr. Noble, seized the man in the I I.hei/ki'Ja, for '" /1%1'11'411e... "Oure. d,?pteraber 2ds' 1146°7,‘.
i Vial b: paid the money rece.yea from tue us donee
house, and attempted to disarm him ; but he, finding ; Boards on the aBih &again, and recailau at No. la, Lisossati•
himself in danger, called out " Ned Lueld," when : inn, London.
his companions rushes down stairs, before the, had ' 'i he Braedageren, for the Minerva, captured April 15,1411,
demolished the fourth frame, to his rescue ; and in i will be paid and recalled as above.
1 he Military and Naval Forces present at the redmetionoftbe
the scuffle one of them snapped a pistol, which hap.. Colony of bt. Lucia and it, dependencies, on thel..al lkille,l2B/1
pdy missed fire. When their companion was Jibe- I with be paid the such instant, at Nu. 6, biz:Mope-street, Mir
rated, they found the door fast ; but they cut it in • castle-street, Stratd, and ihere recalled.
pieces in a few seconds, and forced their way through Ike Nemes.s, fur the Balder, 'l btu, and
July a; 1510, will be ?aid the aad iustslit, at
a collected crowd, threatening destruction to any one inn, and there recalled.
who should attempt to oppose them. The house of '1 he King George, Le theVelocifrre, captured
Mr. Slater, of New Radford, was alsn enter...nate on will be paid on board, at Leal, the diet inst. '
Tuesday night. The first man presented a drawn cal" as abwve•
sword to his breast, when he opened the door, sus- LIST Or orrice's, StAMEN,.!I/111 MARINES, ,
specting it had been his own apprentice who wanted, trtrosaac.Zistia.arsll6 yr aSt le cutossui
to come to ; but the depredators contented themselves' P. Piaddei, Midshipman, commanded a boat,
with cutting the warp asunder on the beam of the for a Lieutenant ;1. kranklin commualcd another
frame,' and with taking away the wheels which are coins and J. Hymen, Midshipmen
necessary to the formation of the ,two-course hole Feamon--J. krassionison, J. Gouldsoss, 1.1
mesh. The same night, two plain cotton frames were it.lotrpowrl,..lk..ooHlane "I.3l;cioUldr4(Mmt(ke'lli ;.jJoiAleaglie-w.
broken at Sneinten; thc:r holders being charged with C. w„,e,,m.Ly.,',.d,y)c.,ibig.).ycute, a,-
working at an abated price. On Saturday night last, N. Bowie., J. 'ioniiiiison (alias Popplestone'
a hay.stack was burnt at Bulwell ; and we have just Welsh, P. Hoskinson, G. Omen, and A. Barry.
learned, that two frames, belonging to a hosier in Private Marines--11. hillier, J. Greeu. J. Casey.
this town, were last night broken in the parish of Boyle, J. Rafferty, 'F. Furnunger, K. Burgess, P
West-hallam, in Derbyshire. J. Liuver.
Tutal-Pour Midshipmen, one Assistant-Surgeon,
BiaTir.:--Yesterday, at Wiltiam Portah's, Esq. Laverstoke Seamen, and eleven Marines.
Park, Hants, the Lady of Captain Hawker, 14th Light Dragoons, a atsr or 0/IrlettS, StAllg!', AND MARINES, "
01 a SAL
5(1.050180 10 815 MAJESTY.* 5811 CONgOr
CORN MARKET, MAEE-LAN&, JAN. 20.-Tcoday ' the fresh TOR Willi DiCtMlltll, 1811.
arr,vals of NVheat coastwise make a considerable supply, with Lieutenant Edn.oild St:ear:de commanded e
part of last week's foreign, upwards of sot 0 quarters ; sales in T. Caulfield, Midshipman, commanded a boat ;a.
general heavily effected, at a reduction in price of about La. or 3s. Master's Mate (passed fur a Lteuteisant), commanded
par quarter.-11..rley dull in sales, hardly at the late reduction- boat ; George Pv:s J, klidalarnass; D. O'Bryan, s'
Malt somewhat lower-Whitt and Grey Peas, with Brans of
each sort, scarcely at lest pricer-There are but middling sup- Class; Francis Sutherland, Midshipman ;R. Intim
Master ; A. New bury, Gunner's Mate ; J. Wren,
plies of Oats, and this trade quoted at little variation-Flour ls kr., Mate.
also generally named cheaper.
• beanien-J. Durham, G. Miller, F. Eh:pier,
CUIRCHT PIKES or ORAIS• Adamsou, J. Bt sin, Lk ilac:air, 0. Levesuii, 0. CM
Wheat, .562. 755. 1045.. Beans 50s. 565- aril, J. Penney, J, bligi., J. Bushridge J. MiteteU,
Fine ditto, 110 s. 11455. 'lick ditto (new) 40s. 475. J. Levis ,A. Yorkins. 1. '1 urner, It. \Vett, P. 150
Rye 50a. 56a. Ditto (fine Old) 48s. 521. Colbeit, J. Jaskion (a), E. Murphy, J. Pertnan,
Barley, 351.435. Od. Oats 265. 9.11 a. 525.
Clarke (2), J. Welsh, M. Hea L dley, Gough, '1 '
Fine Floor, Ns. 955.-. Seconds, stle. 90s. Williams (i ), W . Thompson, S. Christian, 1
8M rnintLi) MARKET.-January 17. Palmer 'l'. Herbert W. C•arke, J. lAitos,
No variation since last. '1 Ise„Hay Market eel y heavy sakes itichmlud, J. bathes (I), H. ~,,,sx, W.
Beef 5s 6d to es Od Veal 76 Od to Si Od J. Messiuor, Robert *mks, T. Salton, R. b
Mutton Ss 2d to na 24 Park 6s 4d to 7s 44 Marines-J. Brohen, corporai ; .I. Seymour,
READ Or CATTLE nil" DAY. 3. Whitworth, H. Andeisoo, M. Fail, J. 5.1.8
Beasts, about tI2O-Slareep and I.asabs, 11,190. gas, W. Wade, N.Tilsuo i 1, bisckulla, Corporal.
Calves, 100--Pip 2110. • '1 east-hare I.k.utctrant, tae MasteerMaie, '
PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW IN SMITHFIELD. men, we Volunteer ot the First Chu', fitly-ii.ic
Hay 41 411 to St esa New Cloven 51 Os to 4SI 01 e1e,,,,, mastsks..
New Hay el Os to cal Cs Straw 21 us to 41 14s ' • •

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fteture--of cotuntiseration for the situation of per-
sons whie, though perfectly innocent, must be involv-
ed in the same ruin with the prisoner if he, should be
found guilty—there was no one With whom such con-
siderations could operate so powerfully as with tee
very honourable person whose painful duty it was to
be this day the prosecutor. But he could not have
given way to such motives without a very culpable
neglect of his public duty. He (Mr.Garrow) would
not be discharging the duty cast upon him, with sit-.
tisfaction to himself, if he were to enter into a stater
ment of any thing that was not indispensibly neces-
sary to the elucidation of the case—he was quite sure,
however, that if the Jury had read any thing upon
this subject in the variety of articles with which the
public papers had been filled, they would dismiss
from their minds every thing of such a nature, and
attend coolly and dispassionately to such evidence
only as should be now laid before them on the sub-
ject of the prisoner's guilt or innocence. The Learned
Gentleman then entered into a detail of the case, but
as the evidence given by the witnesses may be deemed
ot more importance, we shall abstain from following
him in his detail. Upon the law of the case, he beg-
ged to state his opinion of it to the Jury, subject,
however, to the better judgment of the Learned
Judges. He took it from the oldest authorities in the
law, that the crime of larceny, as it was imputed to
the prisoner, (without any of the considerations, of
whether it was larceny in stealing privately from the
pet son, or stealing in the dwelling-house, or larceny
on the highway, but simply larceny as it was defined
in the oldest law-books) was the felonious taking of
the personal chattel of another man, against the will
and without the consent of the proprietor. Had we
in this case a chattel of which the owner could be
robbed, in the legal acceptation of the word ?
No one could doubt the fact. He should, however,
cite one case which was one of the first, precisely like
the present ; and indeed if there was any thing of
difference between them, it was what pressed harder
on the prisoner. He meant the case of the King v.
Hervey Eccles, a money lender, who proposed to
raise money for a person named Edwards, who ap-
plied to him to discount a bill. He took Mr. Ed-
wards's bill from him, stating that he was going into
the next street, and would immediately bring him
back either the bill or the money, but neither of these
engagements did he comply with. On that occasion
the present Recorder and Mr. Fielding were Counsel
for the prisoner, and they contended that the offence
imputed to him was no telony, but merely a breach
of trust. The real question however to be taken into
consideration was, with what intention did the pri-
soner receive the bill into his possession ? It was
manifest that he had at the time in his own mind, the
felonious purpose of converting it to his own use ;
that the law held to be, felony In that case, as in
the present, there were no previous preparations—no ,
settled plan of operations by which the prisoner hoped
to escape with impunity—there was no purchasing
American stock ; there was no procuration ofdoubloons
to fly with to a foreign country, and there were none
of those other strong circumstances which characte-
rised the case of Mr. Walsh. Eccles simply possessed
himself ot the bill and converted it to his own use.—
There was some difference of opinion as to the law
of the case, but it was afterwards solemnly argued
before the twelve Judges, who pronounced Mr. Ec-
cles's offence to be felony, and he was accordingly
banished the country. The crime however new un-
der consideration, did not involve the life °Lela pri-
soner, it was but a transportable offence. The ques-
tion in this case, if it was a question at all, was, whe-
ther at the time Mr. Walsh received the prosecutor's
bank notes, he intended, in the language of the law,
feloniously to take them against the will and without
the consent of the proprietor, and convert them to his
• own use ? Had the Jury any doubt that he so in-
tended ? Had they any doubt, when he purchased
FRAUD UPON SIR THOMAS PLOAIRR, KNT. the doubloons and the American Stock, when he
Saturday Benjamin Wahh, Esq. M.P. was indicted prepared his linen for travelling from London, when
for feloniously stealing, on the sth of December, he was overtaken at Falmouth, and confessed that he
1811, in the parish of St. Dunstan's in the West, ' intended to go to Portugal, and actually delivered to,
Bank of England notes, for the payment of .€lOO4 the prosecutor's attorney the American debentures
ech, and another note of the same Bank, for the and the doubloons which lie had purchased ; and still
payment of £2OO, the property of hir Thos. Plomer, less could they have any doubt when he candidly, in
int. There were six other counts in the indictment, his letters to his brother (which would be produced in I
riledging the offence in different ways, but without evidence) developed the whole of his plan, and con- I
any very material alteration ; in some places calling I fessed that he designed to run away with the prose-1
the Bank notes, warrants, and tells of exchange. cutor's property, that his intention was felonious ?It
Few trials have excited so much public interest as would be said, that his intention was not felonious,
theme which is the subject of the subsequent detail. because he did not convert the whole of the prosecu-
ei early as eight o'clock the avenues, and vicinity of tor's money to his own use ; that he honest;}' ac-
ee Sessions House, were thronged with people' Of ! counted to him for the £6OOO. That very circum- I
the most respectable appearance, eager to gain ad- stance, in his (Mr. Garrow's) mind, only skewed'
eition to the Court. The judicious arrangements, I that his plan was more cunning and subtle. The ,
hareeer, of the Sheriff, tended very much to remedy accounting honestly for the 4'6000 to the Solicitor-
the inconvenience which an indiscriminate admission i General, was only intended to lull all suspicions of
*leveler one who claimed that right to an open Court ! the intended robbery ; and so high an idea had the
'mid produce, and materially to preserve the good prosecutor of the prisoner's honour, that the detection
order and decorum of the trial. i of the offender was to be attributed to the merest ace;
At a little after ten o'clock, the Judges, Lord Chief cident. The simple addition of one or two words to
Baron Macdonald, Sir Simon Le Blanc, and Sir I the answer of the banker's clerk, when the prosecutor
Chembre, took their seats on the bench, and had asked whether Mr. Walsh had left any money
immediately afterwards the prisoner was called to the along with the Bills of Exchequer, caused the detec-
ler, and the indictment being read to him by Mr. tion of the offender, and prevented the successful :
Sheldon, he joined issue, by pleading Not Guilty, and., completion of his intended robbery. The Learned
Pitting himself upon the country. Gentleman concluded by anticipating such a verdict
• The prisoner walked into the dock with a steady. from the Jury, as would completely answer the object
Pee, arm arm with a friend, apparently, however. of ail* proiecution.
te°,lllieterably dejected, and labouring under the pain- ! Sir Thomas Mom was then examined. He stated, •
4' consideration of eis unfortunate situation. He that for many years past he had employed the priso-
ees dressed in deep mourning, his hair dishevelled, ter as his stock-broker. In the course of last sum-
'3duPPereiered, and his appearance altogether be- mer he made a contract for the purchase of a consi-
ImYine a carelessness and negligence at every thing derable estate, and informed Mr. Walsh of the cir-
ett the unhappy circumstance-s
ender which his con- cumstence, and that he should be obliged to complete
duct became the subect of so grave an investigation. the purchase by Michaelmas. In consequence of
The melancholy appearance of the prisoner, the con- which, be consulted with Mr. Walsh upon the pro-
lideration of his situation and rank in society, the so- priety of selling a large quantity of stock in the funds,
°ton gravity of the bench on which sat the Learned for the purpose of meeting the occasion. Mr. Walsh
ladge4 abovementioned, the Chief Magistrate of the however advised him not to sell so soon, as there
considerable number of Aldermen, all at- was a prospect of a considerable rise in the funds, and
-.let robes, the crowded but respecta- the later the sale was postponed the better. As the
iich filled every part of the Coutt, title to the estate which he. intended to purchase was
tmstances which imposed upon feeling not made out, he wasnoti suchahurry, and there..
es that could only be justly appre- fore waited until Mr. Walsh
. himself,
to sell about
_l
out his
the mid-
who were present on this salemn oc- dye of November, urged hu
as the Jury were charged, the pri- stock, giving him as a eealsrli strongly
on that the funds would
. the indulgence of a chair, with which fall. He complied with his suggestions ; but as
tmediately complied, and of this,conve- the contract for the estate was not sufficiently for-
tiled himself during the whole trial. I ward for completion, he suggestedt.liisee idea
1 nut the money, which would othens
lie. idle, in the
opened the pleadings, and
stated the case to the Jury, and be- purchase of Exchequer Bells. He had given a writ-
1, that if, upon a subject like this, it ten permission to the prisoner, on the 28th of No-
k_
been possible, for feelings of a private vember, to sell out his sten a subsequent. day

im their regiments on actonnt
lwed an addition of ss. per
Ile under the directions of
of his Majesty's•TreAstiry;
ted for two months only st
time, and in to continue for more than
itlVe months.
Lieutenant-Generals Sir CIIARLES ASGILLI
old WIOARD, are to retire from the Staff in d
ibei are to be succeeded by Lieutenant-General!
roofs, BART, and
.DnuN. imoNo. Lord Fottazs to
conalld the Dublui District in the room of Sir
COMA AsOILL.
Wednesday the West York Regiment of English
tiitia marched into Cork from Monkstown, where
..yy bad disembarked.

TRAIT.EROUS CORRESPONDENCE.

URTHER PARTICULARS.
A Geoleman from the Transport Office disco-
teed the traitorous correspondence of General Si-
and surgeon Bc'iron, with the French Govern.
peat respecting the landing of a considerable num. !
ter of troops on the coast of Cornwall. General Si-
lo, it is said, undertook to arrange with the pi-
,,,,ers here to join them. On Wednesday morning, ,
Bing received information that two foreigners an.
i,iesing their description had been seen at Richmond,
officers went there, and on enquiry found that two,
iippi Gentlemen had been there in a post chaise,
were satisfied they were not the men they wan-
• They then went to Hounslow, supposing thetl
geold cross the country there from Odiliam to the
cast of Kent.' There they-heard of Frenchmen in a
Pest chaise to town, who answered the description in
;icy respect. They traced them to the corner of
Domoreet, Piccadilly, where all farther clue was ;
ite. Jr then occurred, that they might have gone to
I french Doctor's in Dover-street, who had been
ps;ccted of corresponding with General Simon.--
Itey had called there, but remairo•cl a short time.—
Tie officers then went to Madame Ginn, (proprietor ;
tithe dlkence which used to run to Paris) in Great
Mein-street, where they found three Frenchmen,
end they concluded one of them was Simon. They
orstained that neither of them was he ; but disco.
and that they were all officers who had broke their
foie, and in consequence took them into custody,
ad lodged them in Tothill-fields.
The officers afterwards went to a house in Pratt-
eat, Camden-town, gave a single knock at the door,
ad were answered by a female servant in the area.
95e officer who knocked at the door told her he wan-
ted m speak to the Gentlemen who lodged there ;
die denied any being there, and refused to open the
bor. The officers surrounded the house ; they got '
upon the garden wall behind, and by the light of some
cradles,SlVl some men in the back parlour, who dis-
Ippeared, and the candies were putout. Lavender•: went
ithort time after, and knocked at the door ; the girl
ansvered him fromthe area ; and he told her Le had
got a letter for the lady of the housz, which he must
deliver to her ; the girl refused ; Lavender then threa-
tened to shoot her, if she did not ; but she was not to
be intimidated, and dared hint to it. Mean time the
oda officers got over the wall behind, and found
the General and his companion Boiron in a dark
titchin. On Saturday the nustresi of the house, who
is a Trench woman, and the servant girl, undetwErif
acumination before Mr. NA RES. In cousequence
of the above discovery, a number of Frenchmen who
corresponded with General Simon, have been lodged
in Tothiil-fields Bridewell, and were on Saturday re-
moved thence to a prison-ship at Chatham.

OLD BAILET.

fixed by Mr. Walsh fur him to attend at his Ace, ' could not be considered as a theft, hoiveher it AP
for the purpose of transferring the stock. He should be as a debt. And as to the second pr inn that
not have sold out so soon, hut for the repeated soli- seeding them Sir Thonsas the treat-notte- obteided
citations of Mr. Walsh, When the stock was Sold from ths banker for this check, is ceulit by no means
out, he received an account of the produce from the be considered as stealing from Sir Thelnas Plemers •
prisoner, which he left him to pay into hissers. Gee for he hid no property nee contred whatever in these
ling and Co.'s (the witness's bankers), and which he identical bank-notes, for he never had any possessied
said he would do. It was the 4th of Decerhber that in them ; any other notes might have been given for
he went into the city to transfer the stock. The Inc- this Check by the Bank, or the priestlier might have
saner said that he would call next morning at his changed the check with his own broker; or parted
chambers in Lincoln's-inn-square, to receive a clock with it for any ether property, in which case it could
for the money, which he did, and witness gave him a rot be ni tine:hied that he had stolen sucls property
check on Messrs. Gosling for £22,000. It was given from Sir 'l' ;one's Pl.;nter. The feet w is; that the
for no other purpose than to purchase Exchequer check could not be asailsble to Sir Thorne' so lrng
bills, which prisoner promised to bring to him at lour es it remained in his own hands, and must Le se to
o'clock on the sth of December. The prisoeer ac- the possession of anothet before it could he s (value.
cordingly called next day, about half past four; and The moment he gs. e it in trust to the prisnner it be-
produced Messrs. Goslings' receipt for £6OOO worth came a debt of civil contracts for Whiffs he expected
of Exchequer bills, stating, that he had contracted ,to receive in return, net Benkeunes, but Exchequers
for the rest, but that they could not be got that day, bills, to be purchased for his aceetint by the prisoner
as they were locked up by the teller, Mr. Trotter, in in a profe,s.onal way. The prisoner therefor; became
a drawer at Messrs. Coutts's, bankers, to which house responsible to him for the check in part; and if he
he was agent ; but adding, that ho had paid the re- failed to perform his instalments, he became answer-
mainder of the money back to Messrs. Gosling, tor able only as for a debt. Eccles's case, cited by his
Sir Thomas's account. Sir Thomas, on his way Learned Friend, Mr. aarrow, was materially dare-
leame, called at Messrs. Goslings, and, on enquiry, rent from this ; for then it appeared that the prose,
found the 4xchequer bills had been there deposited, tutor never entrusted Eccles, but sent his setratet ttl
but no money. This excited his surprise, and indu. watch him, and virtealli never quitted the vissession
cedsome enquiry, hut he saw Mr. Wals no more Of the bill. Here the -cannery was the ease ; for the
until he was in custody at Bow-street. check was actually turned over to the prisoner in must
There were now several letters from the prisoner for art express purp -se. If Sir Thomas Flom r had
produced, in which he acknowledged the whole man- sent his servant to the Bank, exprcs ,ly fi r Baekeiotss,
section. These letters were proved by George Tho. and that he had embezzled them to les-own u:e, the
mas to be in the prisoner's hand-writing. During case would then indeed be quite different. Wit the
the reading of them by the Clerk of the Court, par. yrisoner was not the ssi %suit of Sir Thomas, but
titularly where they mentioned the distress of his musty empowered by him, in the way cf An agree,
wife and children, and the manner in which be was and responsible to Line only in the way of civet cons
forced to abandon them and a country where he could tract debt, for the performance of his commeston.---
no longer bear to live in disgrace, the prisoner ap. For these reasons he contended that the charge of
peered to be convulsed with the deepest anguisheand larceny was not sustained.
frequently burst into tears. Mr. ALLEY was about to collier on the same side,
The next part of the evidence went to prove the but the Loan Cu;u' Berton was quite satisfied that
payment of the check at Messrs. Goslings', to Mr. there were serious and sober doubts as te this point of
Walsh himself, with the numbers of the trank-notee law, and was not for stretching Luther the doctrine of
—lt was next proved by Mr. W. Hannan, that he constructive larceny. All that the prisoner could be
sold the £6OOO Exchequer bills on the morning of convicted of now was, of what he confessed in his la-
the sth December to Mr. Walsh, and £l6OO India tors, and the point of law would he reserved. •
bonds, which were paid for in ten bank-notes ofi Mr. Auer was *weir= that the verdict of Guilt?
£lOOO, tallying with those paid by Messrs. Gosling,. should not go against him, since then he would be a
Mr. Dennis De Berth, partner in thrhouse of Dee. recorded felon, and the attains could only be removed
mall and Co. proved that the prisoner applied :o him by the Royal pardon. If this were in arrest of judg.
on the 19th of November respecting the purchase of ment upon the record, he would not press it; but where
American Stock to the amount of £ll,OOO, and of it was one of feet for She Jury, he was pressed to save
course completed the bargain on the sth December, the conviction of felony.
paying him in bank-notes, the numbers of which core I After some further observations, it was agreed to
responded with those paid at Messrs. Goslings'. I accept a special verdict from the Jury, subject to fu-
Mr. Joseph Walsh, the prisoner's brother, proved lure argument, or the opinion of the twelve Judges..
that his brother, aster repeated application, had paid i Baron MACDONALD then shortly adlressed the Jul,
him a debt of :6'1199, on the sth of December, and a . and told them, that strong doubts had arisen in this
£lOOO note of the sum appeased to be one of those case upon a question of low, whether the crime charged
paid by Mesas. Goslings. against the prisoner was it larceny or only a civil cone
Mr. ream proved that the prisoner applied to him tract? To settle this point ultimately, two modes had
on the 2ti of December for the purchase of £5OO in been proposed. The one, of special argument in a fu.
Poituguese doubloons, but afterwards, on the eth,:ture Perm, which would be attended with much
diminished his order to A:300, which he then took ; greater suspense and embarrassment to the;prisbner.
and paid for in notes, which were proved to have ; Tsee other, to reserve the que.tion for the decision of the
been paid at a banker's in change for one of the ; twelve Judges; if the Jury should convict the prisoners
£lOOO notes before mentioned. I The fact then for them to decide was, whether the
The whole of the notes received by the prisoner for I prisoner, previously to his obtai*ing possession of the
Sir Thomas Plomer's check at Messrs. Goslings', check from Sir T. Plomer, for the professed purpose
having been proved to be thus disposed of by him forlef purchasing Exchequer Bills, had formed in his own
his own purposes, the remainder of the evidence mind the fraudulent project of cmbezzlieg the money
traced him to Falmouth, where he was found by ;to his torn account. The better to enable the Jury to
Mr. Jenkins, Sir T. Plomer's solicitor, and where he make up their minds on this question, he would recae
surrendered to him the American debentures, and the pitulate the'parts of the evidence that bore immediately
bag of doubloons, ackowledging his intention to als-(on the point, if they did not wish to hear the whole
scond from the country. summed up.—The Jury agree.).
The evidence for the Crown being closed, His Lordship then recounted the circumstances of
Mr. Sceeeeer now rose, and was proceeding to , the prisoner having bargained for the purchase of
address the Court upon some points of law in this; £ll,OOO in American stuck, so far back as the 29th
case on behalf of the prisoner; when I of November, and his having agreed for the purchase
Mr. GARROW said, that although he was ready , of AMCIO of Portuguese coin on the 2d of December
now to argue any points that his Learned Friend —and this• while he was a ruined man, and, as he
might offer, yet exhausted as the Court was, after afterwards acknowledged, wholly destitute of pro-
,so many hours of attention, and as it was probable, perty, and while be had in contemplation the obtain-
that if the arguments of his Learned Friend should ing of Sir Thomas Plomer's money. His having
go to any length, it might lead of course to a long ; acknowledged in his letters the intention to dek aid
reply, he thought it would be better, as most pro- I somebody—first, a Mr. o—, and afterwards Sir 'f.
bably the arguments on both sides would ultimately Plomer ; his having come from hishouse in the coun-
lead to a more extended discussion next term, or be try on the very morning of the sth December, with
referred sa the opinion of the twelve Judges, it might baggage for a long voyage ;his subsequent purchase
equally wed answer the purposes of his Learned of stockings and night-caps, for the purpose, before
Friend to state shortly to the Court the leading points he obtained the possession of Sir Thomas Plomer's
of his objections. I money ; and his afterwards acknowledging his settled
To this the Court also acceded, and Mr. Sceeurrellntention for the purpose to have been fixed ; taken
proceeded. He said, that in looking to the objet- together, coup: leave no doubt that the fraudulent
none he was about to offer on behalf of the Prisoner, I project had been formed in his intention long before
no man who knew him could suppose he entertained' he actually received the check. The Jury would,
an opinion diffsrent from that of every honest man therefore, consider their verdict. Without hesitation,
as to the moral turpitude of the prisoner's conduct. I they returned-:-Guilty.
Indeed, the prisoner himself had in his letters acknow. The point of Law, as to whether the offence be
ledged that turpitude to its fullest extent, and, he Felony, or .only a Frail, will be solemnly argued
was convinced, must feel with the utmost compunc- neat Term before the Judges—on whose decision rests
tion the full depth of the disgrace in which an act so LI the fate of Mr. WALED.
frindulent had involved him. But it was not the i The Court was very much crowded, notwithstand-
criminality of his moral conduct that remained at ,in g that the seats in the galleries were disposed of at
this moment to be discussed, but the construction off half a guieel each.
law upon the fact as it stood, and the question, whe. I The Loden MAYOI, in his robes and collar, took
titer the evidence this day- adduced was sufficient w the centre seat on the bench ; and on entering put
sustain the charge of felony, as set out in the indict.; on his hat of ceremony, which he subsequently took
meat ? The indictment consisted of seven counts, off. Chief Baron Meeposeee, Sir ALAN CHAIIBRE,
which, however, resolved into two charges; the one' and Sir StsitseeLe Awn, sat on the bench.
for stealing the check of' Sir T. Plomer upon his The demeanour Of the prisoner wasssuitable to his
banker, and the other for stealing the bank notes distressing situation; be appeared much emaciated,
afterwards, and it was stated in the indictment as the , and the workings of his mind seemed to havesettlod
property of Sir T. Plomer. With respect to the' into a quiet and resigned melancholy. •
former, he should maintain that no such charge as I The follow,ng were convicted of felony s—Ce,
thit of larceny could be sustained by the evidence ; Emanuel, for stealing seven pieces of muslin, Eliza.
for it appeared that the check itself was freely and beth Pepper, for stealing a quantity of wearing ape
voluntarily given to the prisoner by Sir Thomas, and pared ; D. O'Connor, for.coining certain dollars to
applied in part to the uses for which it was given, so resemble the stamped dollars of the Bank ; G. Dae
far as obtaining far it the payment arthe banker's, i vey, fur having in his possession forged bank-notes I
and applying a considerable sum .to purchase Es- and 'l'. Alcock, for steeling two cwt. of rope ; -and
chequer Bills and other stock, as he was directed, two were acquitted, viz. J. Norton, alias NA'arwicks
which were duly deposited fur Sir Thomas's ac.l and W. Jones, aline Price, who were ordered to re.
count. By the Act of the 2d of George 11. cap. i main to be again tried on another indictment.
25, which defines the crime of larceny, it was neces- I
sary to chew that the party charged with the offence ! ;t Altmann
bad, by some previous contrivance or circamventioo, it the rot
obtained the property, from the owner ; whereas it to month
was here in proof that Sir Thomas had given the eosecuti
check to the prisoner of his own accord, and conti- ever wa
dentially in the way of his profession as a stock- 1, and
broker • and consequently that however the prisoner vas lon
might ire afterwards tempted to apply the check to ed to
other purposes, his mode of obtaining the pc. mesiou

Monday last Alexander Caine nr 0' Katie, was triesl
at Edinburgh for the robbery (AA RCIII BA LD STEWART
at Stirling, in the month of October last. The sum
taken from the prosecutor amounted to upwards of
£lOOO. The pi ironer was traced to Dusis!rtes, where
he was apprehended, aid the greatest pact of the, in. o.
ney acovered. He was found guilty upon the clearest
evidessge, and sentenced to be execet,%l at Stirhug on
the 215t.01 February.

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