Star.
London, England, 1831-05-19 00:00:00

SEWTEXCE&

These sessions having terminated, the Recorder, accompanied by the
Sheriffs and other city authorities. pronounced the sentences upon the
prisoners who had been convicted of the offences upon which they had
been committed. The awful sentence of death was passed upon the
following 21 unhappy individuals, viz.—George Dent, John Smith,
John Langshawe, Thomas Non ington, John Attwick, Francis Clarke,
and Franc& Robinson, for stealing goods and monies to the amount of
51. and upwards in a dwelling house ; Benjamin Grimley, John Hayes,
George Osborne, John Redford, Thomas Chalk, Henry Bradford, Wil.
liarn Tinney, Charles Crockwell, and Edward Brown, alias Rowley, fat
housebreaking; Mary, alias Hannah Kelly, for uttering counterfeit coin,
having already been convicted of a similar offence; William Williams,
and John Handwiek, for robbery from the person; John Anthony
Dobbs aid Samuel Penton, for horse-stealing.
To ne TRANsPORTED TOR large—Charles Jones, alias Siber.
thorn, Pcter Davis, Robert Jones, Benjamin Goddard, Maria
Thomas Haze% Rebecca Edwards, John Clark, Susan Rider, William
Sawyer, John Taylor, and James Budd.
Feu FOURTERN Yzaus.—William Darling, W. Robinson, Chas.
Knight, William Collins, John Dudley, Joseph Young, ldward
Taylor, John Blake, Laura Whittaker, Mary Wright, Charles Christ-
mas, James Crook, Ann Howe, and Ann Fisher.
Fos Szvara Yrames—Edward Burn, Edward Watson, Mary Ann
Bramley, Mary Hodson, and at the expiration of the term, she (Hod-
son) to be further transported for a like term, she having before been
onneteted ; John Higgon, Ellen Hurbey, James Arsandale, William
Elmore, Thomas Brandon, Joseph Bagshaw, William James Freeman,
Daniel Donnell, Mary Tinsley, Mary Haley, William Jones, William
Macheith, Michael O'Farren, John Davis, Mary Abrams Thomas
Evans, Matthew Caplin, Ann Williams, Samuel Morris, Geo. Payne,
James Puwy, James Wm. Rowe, James Simpson, Richard Walker,
Lawrence Shannon, Wm. Tomkins, James Veitch, Geo. Warky, Geo.
Kempson, Ellen Fitzgerald, Thos. Husband, George Messer, Richard
Lake, John Pedro, Wm. Baxter, Thomas Foreman, Thomas Potter,
George Williams, William Rose Dennis Harley alias Collins.
The judgments upon Ann Perkins and William Pearson were re.
spited till next sessions.
To BE mien ISOYED SIX MONTUR—Thomas Cole, WM. Gibson,
John Connerford, John Fuller, Peter William Palmer, James Salmon,
John alias James Mantalet, Margaret Davis, John Primly, Ann liar.
vey, George Purvey, and James Parsons.
Twenty-six were ordered to be imprisoned for three months each, and
twn were sentenced to one year each.
The sessions were then adjourned to Thursday, the 30th of June.
l'OLf t E REPORTS.
lil•werow-Housz.—Yesterday the Justice-room, and the avenues
to It, were crowded whit stock-jobbers, and other persons interested in
the Potosi Peruvian mining speculation, in order that the LORD MAYOR
might enter into an examination of Mr. William Healey, who appeared
in the custody of n Union-Hall officer, charged with having forged
several shares or certificates in the above-named company.
Mr. Samuel Hill, of Somers-town, deposed, that he gave 10s. a share
for 30 shares, which were consolidated into three shares, so that the
price of the whole amounted to 161. Tim prisoner sold them as genuine
shares.

Mr. B. Lusatia, of Bedford.phce, deposed, that he had signed his
name to some of the shares, u a director, and the signature on the
shares was not genuine.
Mr. S. E. Sweziman deposed that he was a stock agent, and had
been concerned in the Potosi as a broker, when the company first came
out. After witness had described the system of obtaining instalments
upon the shares, he stated, that from 70,0001. to 100,0001. had been
paid into the bankers' hands upon the part of the Potosi Mining
Company.
Mr. ALLKY..—Stet/ ! Let me hear that again, for the sake of the
poor shareholders. Prom 70,0001. to 100,0001. in the Bank for this
wretched bubble.

M. S
u such.

is no bubble : I do not by any means consider it

Mr. Bodkin contended, that the evidence proved a felonious forgery, •
within the meaning of the last statute, which made it an act of felony
to forge any " accountable receipt or security for the payment of too.
ney." It did not signify whether the company was a bubble or as
stable u the Bank of England, the offence committed by the pricoort
was precisely the same. The fabrication of the plate had been traced
beyond a question to the prisoner, who had bent fitted himself by the
grate fraud he had committed, what might be the real nature of
the concern. He (Mr. Bodkin) should advise the prosecution to the
fullest extent, a conviction upon which would subject the accused to
transportation for life.
Mr. ALLEY said, that the °Roca with which his client was charged
was of an immoral and illegal character, and would, if satisfactorily
proved, subject him to the penalties of an indictment ; but to call it
felonious forgery was what could not be for a moment admitted into
the vocabulary of the law. He thought It very kind in the directors
to have consolidated the shares, by which they generously determined
that 100,0001. should answer. What I 100,0001. to be advanced five
years ago to work the mine, and note halfpenny to be had for it yet !
" Oh, the Loan deliver me," said Mr. Alley, " from such directors
and such mines, and such shares, genuine and counterfeit; they all de-
save to be thrown into a bag and well shaken togetber.".--(Lowl
L ugh ter.)
The LORD MAYOR, afterconbulting with Mr. Nobles, said be shculd
hold the prisoner to bail for the fraud, himself in 400 L and two our,
ties in 200 L each.

The 18th inst. at the Palace, Fulham, Mrs. Blomfield, of a son.--
The 18th inst. in James-street, Buckinghasn-Oute, the lady of W.
Rothery, Esq. the younger. of a daughter.—At Clapham, on the 17th
inst. the lady of T. Hankey, Esq. of a daugter.—At Birkenhead. Che-
shire, the lady of Alfred Chapman, Esq. of a son.--The 16th to.'. the
lady of the Rey. C. Baring, of a son.

MARRIED.

The 18th inst. at Wall's End, county of Northumberland, Fft CU.
rick Dickens, B.sq. of London, to Anna, fourth daughter of Jora
Wright, Esq. of Wall's End.—The 18th inst. at St. George's, liano•
ver-square William, eldest son of Sir W. Curtis, Bart. to Georgisrt
Mans, eldest daughter of the late John Stratton, Esq. of Port ucal•
street, Grosvenor.square, and of Farthinghae.lodge, Northarnytor

DIED.
The 7th inst. at Welling, in Kent, Lieut.-Colonel Bum, rermerli
of. His Majesty's 14th Regiment of Light Dragoons.—The 17 ninsi.
at Deal, aged 2&, Clam, the wife of (krt. W. Jull, of His :N.je•t!
64th Regiment.—At sea, cep hosed the ship Nancy, bound from (41.
mum to Bordeaux, on the Wilt of Meech, near Bt. Helens, James Ca.
twee, Fag. jun. of the Bast hulk Company's Bengal Civil Service
The 17th inst. John Robins, leg. if 170, Regent-street, and Norwood'
n, MkltUesez..—Tbe 1111 t S. the Rev. H. Alexander De Is Pie.
AJI. Lietegie if St. Paters, Covent-garden, Az.
by JOHN MAYNE. at thi

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