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London, England, 1804-02-13 00:00:00

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Tut Kiva o. Hum ss.—A Petition was prefented
in the name of John Hedges, fisting that his Brother,
the other Defendant Michael Hedges, was neither
direelly or indiredly concerned in defrauding Go-
vernment, although be was found guilty with the
Petitioner, who was the only perfon who was to
blame in this tranfaftion. That he hoped the in-
nocent might not become a vidim with the guilty ;
and he prayed that the whole of the punilliment,
however revere it might he, might folely attach on
the Petitioner.—The Court having conferred on the
fubjed for a few minutes,
Mr. Jullice GROS, delivered the judgment of the
Court. He Rated the nature of the conviction, upon
information to the Aeroarisr GiostlAL, the objetfts
in the Winds of the Dock Yard, to which the pecu•
Lotion had been direted, between the s odi of March,
atoo, and the t oth of December, tflot, on which
they had procured from Government the turn of
3,411. 175. sod. His Lorsithip then addreffed the
priforters as follows :
" Upon thofe charges you have been tried and
convided, and the trial has expofed a moll enormous
fyfiem of fraud, at the profped of which every man
mttQ fhudder with apprehension ; the continuance of
them would involve the ruin of the country, if ex-
tended to the various objedi to which the public
contraßs are direded. It is evident, that no internal
wealth, no national produce, no degree of commercial
profperity, could refeue this country from defiretion,
under fraudulent prsOices of this nature ; pradices
which are equally alarming, for the magnitude to
which they are diftorted, as well as for the bold and
open defiance of detelion, by which they are dittin-
guilhed. The only ground of mitigation for the
offence, which fuggefied itfelf to the mind of your
Counfel, was, that others attached to the public
works, in the fame concern, negleded their duty, and
that your crime was the confequence of the tempta.
lion to which you were liable from filch negled.—
But the country mull be informed, that fuch a ground
of palliation will never be admitted in a court of
janice, for it would fupply an excufe for robbery,'
rapine, and murder, by the very commitßon of thofe
offences, robbery, rapine, and murder.
44 This offence has become fo frequent, thaz for
the fake of public example, the feverny of the penal
law mull be applied, and if it be perfevered in by the
Officers of Government, as well as by the tradefmen
of the Dock Yards, and other great public institu.
tines, no rank or opulence (ball welter the offender
from condign punithment.
44 We have attended to the petition which you,
Michael Hari, have delivered on behalf of :fain
Holger, the wretched partner in your trade, and in
your delinquency ; unfortunately, it has no founda-
tion in truth; the guilt was brought home to both
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r etelen h;joi3 there refpective tett., ind to a& nibk and march you; delinquency; unfortunately, it has no founds- ment of the rilk. Mr. Parkinfon. a broker, who wag
etr.:l lyen any Nth fuming).* nr rentril drod of alarm " ?ion in truth ; the guilt was brought home to both called as a witnefs for the defendant, depoted, that
t hetfai.l, dull he dtentvel eh knees. and Sall to lobjeA to pordh• The Greenock and Port Glafgow nietoteeve, coin.
of you, on the cleared evidence, to that no pollible at Lloyd's, the predict was never to inferre a Gip
nt SiWeb • and all loch Corr .4 liton-aory end Volminaera,
1 t't 4.4 d and mended by Lieutelandat•Cfoloniel ALLIAIIDIit, received
doubt can trill in the mind of any one on that that required a furvey, efpwially in the Weft Indies,
41 all aliteert and non.cunitniii.
Oren their colours on 11 e e day en.
fubjed. If frauds like this continue, the ruin of on account of the frauds that had been committed ;
mare nun therein, *all, slim and ((OM thc"7:ntenarce
(VII* or of hob pineal fignalsot ahem bone made as otootiltd. Yellerday about :to Germans left London on their the country is complete ; our taxes can never keep ccmfequently, had the owner difelofed the fads in his
ill( tate the enemy be detested and
carol. dand lebakm, way to join the Duke of Cam ammo'''. Regiment hi pace with the rapacity of our fervent& Your punilh. polfetiion relative to the finery that ha.l been meek
infartceison then ranting in the Keehn mall forpeared. Cow
tar at be fulled! to all etc penviftons of the Mutiny Att. the Ilk of Wight.ment mull be exempbry. for oar public duty calls of the (hip Elire, the inference would not have beta •
id
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