Star.
London, England, 1801-07-21 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COITRT otittyan't ainactLittLY
tent Obis mitailiart *air °foam
This was an information tiled by hie Majefly's
ATTORNFY GENIIItAL, agausft William .}urge, a
andle-maker Anthonyteventon, an attorney;
Jofeph Vicars a bankrupt, and James Goodwin,
clerk to Forge, for confpiring together to induce.
one Peter Foley, by prcenifiog him Sol. and tot.
(to cover a certain penalty) not, to appear to give
evidence artainft his matter, William Forge, who
was to angver before the Commiffioners Excite,
for a violation of .t)* !zcite Laws. Peter Foley
-Was a materiel witnefs on the protected**. of Mr.
Forge, forhaving in his euftody,knowingly.tagalb.
*eight of wet candles,. before the/ had leen
' charged with the duty. For this siWence
fed eration. had been lodged againit him Mate Ex-
cite, +Ali& Rood for mat on the 27th of January
left.' The preeninfonnatitmobe Omelet for
die profectition obferved. had been Ried againft
there Defendants, to prevent the repetition of a
pradice twhith had unforttmately become too Ire.
%Mott or offering comp! indacetnent to perfons
Aso back had, Not to putt that utftlattiny which
the lialrad a eight to exped of them or by tarn-
Insist With trans/et if they made their appleat-
• feSei Node ie(ped to the Mature of the teftimony
be, tetra to jrire. The Oradea of guilt in there
Sorb offentes jii,l not differ very Much in point of
psalignityt The one of thefe offences confifted in'
prnbachtig a' material witnefs, by the promife of a
tororpt c6l4l,ltration, not to appear at all to give
+deuce, 'and trier*, to impede the adminia.
pon nf Theother offence confilied in per.
4•cifing the toorfe of -Jolliet. It was for their&
offence thefe Defendants had been brought Wort
die Court for their tonfideratibu. Forge bad fe..
veal honfes. in town where he kept candles. He
!lad one in.Fadinotton-treat, another in New-best
Square, bhbe-lane ; and he had silo an apartamout
in No. 36; Chandos-ftreet, Covent-Carden, at the
heufe of a Tinakeirr,' of the name of Edward Fee.
thorn, var the Play-hoofes, for which there kin-
dles Wert intended. After a Curio-nom had been
Mired to Foley to appear before theCommitgoners
of Excite, an the 27th of Jatdrarl, to give evi-
dence, thefe Defendants had ufed 211. the Means in
their power to prevent Foley ftom appearing as a
witness againft his mallet. Folge owed him lhme
wages, and the treat?, tegait by . inducing him to
forbear to .ghee Its tellittlOtiY bi pronsifing
to befriend bun; and Mr. Steventon addrefred
an . argument to bim that was rather falla-
cious in point of law, and that was, that the pay.
ment of this penalty of 2.4.. for abfetting. was the
only thing that could affea, Foley; and he was
F:tired to he indetrutiford as to that, ond-farther
orge ;noodled to ivehAis sokats, and et left ro(k
Sol. Foley all along refuted to tab any thing,
and told Forge he Anly wiffied he would pay him
his wages. Forge promifed him if he would con.
tea 'andel& he would provide for him ; and Ste.
venton Offered hint sof.
The Aril witnefs *as William Norman, who was
emanined Mr.-Minbar, and Paid he was an Est
cite Officer. He went to the houfit of Edward
&tabors, a Thrifts, No. sift, Chandoodeett, on
the toth of Odlober !Ana. He &arched for Wax.
candles, and down iii the kstehen, in two ielotets
that were nulled up, he found taspelb. 6f wax-
dandles . which he (cited and took- to the King's
warehoute. Anintormation was exhibited againd
Forge, founded 'en the fadts which be had Rated
to the Cortuaiffitmers. William Pitkington was
,the profectoon and ante date of the infOrmation
was Dec amber aath. x zoo. He was charged with
having knowioolymeeived intohis co ftody I 4.941 b.
of wax,camiles, which had not been charged with
the duty. On the zed of January. he faiJ he ferv-
id a Commons ow P. Foley. That fummons was
utak sad of January. sflot,figned M. W. Mayo,
layman of the Comma otters. When this firm-
was read,it was not even figned by Mr. Mayo,
Solicitor to the Strata, but his name, which Rood
istioswit. was prilvt4
Mr. Ease tea, leading Counfel for Forge sad
his Clerk. Gob/with bombarded, thit the Commit.
flouts, who derived all their power under a par;
ticular AR of Parliament, ought to have Agned
theft fiutonoam
'Lord Kaartur.ahought there was weight in
that objeftion, and promifed to rale:tithe point.
Kr. Mayo was here examined as to the callom
with regard to the fumnsens. He faid he had been
in the habit of ittuing hfirlonfes for there four or
rive and twenty-Fears, and this tumorous bad been
;Lilted according to the common cootie of bufinefs.
It was by the order of the Coihnsigioners,and was.
the univerfal practice, he believed. (ince the fir&
cUablillirnent of the Excite. He found it fo.
On crofs.tramirratioa, by Mr. Elusion', be (aid,
when an officer had laid a ftitement of fads be-
fore the Coattniffionteeothis order came to him. and-
it was his dray to have the Information drawn in
a legal form.
Lord Kewroa Paid, he found no fault with the
%formation. Itwas the Ammons, about the pro-
priety of which he doubted.
Peter Foley was next examined. He (aid, is
December and January lad. he was ia the Saw
Lion of a journeyman whir. Glottis, a Printer.—
lie received a fumrnons on the sad of pommy to
ittend the Excite Office OR the 27th of that mouth.
lie attended accordingly. He had worked for
Withal( Forge before, againft whom an informal-
tion. had been filed. He had worked for him by
limiting wax-candles. There was en ininearrados
agaiiitt him (,oribene fuppofed offence in thee Ina
fillets. He brew A. Steventoo, and Netted hint
the fummons he had received to attend the Emile
Office. Mr. Forge firll told him to keep out of
the way and he woad befriend hies. told
him he wanted nothing but his wages. His bill
amounted to ;71. He Paid he could not think of
Laying him ha wages, becaufe he bad been engag-
ed in illegal radices for him—in removing can.
alas for him—and that he had no legal claim for
wages, but he would befriend him if he would
keep ma of the way. He defined him to go to
h's Attorney, Mr. Stevenwo, in Hama Garden-
i le went to him accordingly, a 4 axes* his the

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trembled,. ss tell I ?nil I Wel he) I ithoiff that
is nothing." He laid, " Foley, you mull keep out
of the way, or elk thy client *ill loft his caufe."
He replied, If he would pay him his wage'--the
. he had tome to him for Ms wages by Mr. Fm-ge's
.
dire-akin. He Paid, he would fee him paid, He
appointed to meet him feeeral times afterviatels.
He met him afterwards, ufitally at night. He went
i lives or eight times to Mr. Steventon's.houre.,-
He was nut twice. I-le raw him on Sunday the
athr.of January. Flrft he Quarrelled with him and
ed him in his own honfe, and laid he was an
informer. 71-hen he brought him round again by
,promifing him 501. and ,eol. to cover the penalty
if he would tint attend to give evidence againft his
meter. Jetfoil Vicars Was there. He could not
tell what connedtion he had. He was there be-
ta* be (Foley) went. Vicars,lead !beefs a bank-,
rapt, 'and..Steventonfisid be would get Forge's
content to Vicars's certificate, if Vice: woollen-,
deavour to keep him (Foley) out of the ways—
orge was a creditor of Vicars, and had refufed to
Whit oertificate. Vitiate did not made any eta'
plicatlon ,to him. On the lelth.ofistnuarY he itt-
itended the Excife Office. There were Tome other
auks beforethe CommifEonerswhen be wasthere.
He fair Janus Goodwin there, whn yds a Clerk to
Mn Fotge. He cattle up to him and ofored Mew
.141..iit •Witknoteseo go out of Courtt -forge
kasew up while Goodwin was (peak' to ~.a,.,,
.told him to go out of Court or elfe wo lute
his trial; atitl he would pay bini 25 . .0 Itin'
and Flee* were both together. • He told forge if
he would give him that money is his wages he
would give him a receipt as loch for it. He faid
he could not do that. but he would give it him if
he would go out of Come. Forge (vent obt in a
,pi Mon, and eatidbin returned and made it up
job, and offend it him. He reefed it unlefs he
'sot it as his wages. Goodwinthen wilptfitet &pie,
and returned witka dreft.ol.Forge'sfOr tol. mak-
ing it up 401. He Alt! refufed it beliefs he got
it as his wages. and Oieredwht and forge gill re--
feed to give it bUt li a bribe to get out 4f,c,oert.
He Paid there was a perfonofthexame Of Wright
:along with him who was an acquaintanite.
Vililialb Wright Paid he was at the Excife Of-
fice on the 2/th of January, with P. Foley. He
taw Goodwin in converfation with Foley I Geod-
win beckoned Foley out of the room into the por-
tage, apd he (the entaefs) went after him, and
laid—" Foley ,what doestius man want with you?"
He anfwered-;." He wants to give me fume too-
'tiey not to appear on Forge's trial." Goodwin was
then by and heard what Foley hid. Goodwin
took tome notes out of hie waißcoat pocket, and
raid they were to the amount of :51. Foley would
not accept of them. He wifired to give them not
to appear on the trial. He Paid fo. Goodwin
went away, and was away fume time, and then he
returned and °f end the motley a fecond time ;
sad then ht acidretred himfeif to him (the wieners)
aid raid, " You are a friend of Foley's I under-
Rand:" The wieners laid he knew the man.—
Goodwin Paid--" Mr. Forge will he glad to fpeak
with you." " Where Is he ?" raid the wieners.—
* is at. the Coffee-bode iuft by, and preffed him
Vigo to him, and he did go. He laid tb Forge,
es Why will you not pay Foley his wages ?' Mr.
?page Paid—",) owe him noehing, but I till give
tom 251. not to appear on the trial; anait he
Wmild not take that he tniglet get and be el-,d, mid
ably shard for any thing that he cared." When
do be heard-him fay fn, the winters went away, and
thought lian=a bad-hearted man. He raid he went
there to prevent Foley from being bribed,
Mr. Steventon was his own Ccankl; and croft.
etalnined theft two strienerfes.
He took an exception to the information, that
the offence was laid in Loudon, and that be lived
ia the county of Middlefex.
F , 4yroitesv GIIZILat. Rated the cafe oflady
' e arena Bowes, where the offence for
Ai y catrytag off her ladyfirip from London to
1 ktorth was laid in the toutity of Middlefex,
1 lonic of the parties who were convicted
hod never been he Middletes, and did not join in
Ite tonlaftion till towards the conClufion of it in
Milted Oaftle..-I.llr. Juliet Buller held that It
Littaa: not necetfitry that all the parties fhould have
lisgep ili the county of Middlefex, provided they
'joined pa the confptracy at an ulterior Rage of it.
Lard Munroe abferved, that notwithstanding
the opihion of Mr. .h Buller' and if there were ten
thotfand other authorities, he was clearly of ano,
ther opinion. He faid his mind nu& be convinced.
rHis Lorcifhip here read over the evidence that had
bten given, and fkid Mr. Steventoa, the attorney,
'bad been guilty of a Very great offence, and was !
illable to a profecution in the county of kiddie*:
l' where it happened. But how he could be e °avid.
on an information Rating the offence is Low,
dint, he did not know.
ett
The Counfel for the prodteatirm raid, he &could
pave that Steventon was at the Etas. Odiee.
Lord kaistpu faid, ifhe could proye him there
taking an aaive part in it, ire weatid do famething.
'But lie hoped a man's patting his head inkier the
roof of that place was no offence. Said his Lord.
(hip, I look on the behaviour of this attorney whb
as much indignation as any mite earl do, and if a
profecutiou had been istlitisted againl him, adapt-
ed to the faits and eireurailaticcs of the cafe, it
would have been a Ihasne to die jurifpreseletica of
the country. if be had am met wish condign
panightrient.
Mr. tasetter In a erg judicious fpeeth for
Forge and Goodwin. oblerved. that if the evidence
that had been given ageinet Mr, Stereptou was
true, he felt as much indignation as iris I.onifhip
could feel at Leith a teal fitaistat gaff if As dad nu;,
he Ihould be unworthy of the nation he held,
inaimach as loch nalf9Andaa ed the acitnini
f
Rration of jollier, and thisugh that,he rafety of
the whole community. The .tali of Mr. Steven
ton appearing to him not to be at all conflated
with the other cafes; under his opinion, and by
his advice, he had appeared by different Counfel,
who, unfortunately could not attend. As to the
evidence *faring the other two, Forge and Good-
wire, he could not aialte any defence for them,
Gave Wright bad confirmed the evidence of Foley.
It bad been a rule with him theib many Tusk as
$ Caudal in a criminal court of Judie% dough

asiniitted his praesiettad been narrow in the cri-
minal la w-s-but,irlieed, been the:soar& of his prae-
tice to chferve this rule, .which appeared to him-
to be a lab: and * deettitrtale--anddiat was never
to take legal objeainns, .ualets he had Tome con-
fidence they were well founded, and ovoid have
Tome effeet. They otherwife cooly inlpired the
Judge and lory with R doubt that the metits lay
in a very narrow, tomcod's. But in this cafe he did
humbly, or Tither confidently, conceive, that the
objeaion taken to the fammons would deferve the
-moll ferrous confideretien of the• Court, and would
ultimately put an evid to this profeoution.
Lord KAN yogi faid, he ilsoold.certainly raferve
that point fee the devifloa of the Gantt of King's
Bench.
Mr. ER$lllll oblation!, Mr..Coodwin was I
uufintunate yettacman, and was'fervant to
'Forge. .
Lord Kt wrote-omi look upon gtertentan't cote
duff with great indivation ; and 4 teems tope
it is confiderably .ft4ticed when j tosifidir him
as belonging to a profellion, and in which.haltad
gong acted, wheite,he ought to Pave known better.
Though this profecition may hate iniftakei
stini with relpeft to him, yet if the his ezift, it
.is very Qt he Rtould be profaned. As to the
other toes, Forge and Gdedwirt, they are beyond
all conmovetfy Bnilcy
'the Jury feiadd Forgeand lama
Goodwin guilty ofthe GonfPinteieloike. with which
they flood charged, and acquitted A. Steventon
and Jofeph Vicars.
There tens antilher infOritratiOn again* Forge,
Steventon, and Vicars, for confpiting to perfuede
EdtVard Beithorn► another material *rimers, by a
corrupt confetietation, not to appear to give evi-
clencs-be(ore tee Cotenniffioners againft Forge.
The evidence of this cafe was prccifely the famel
. with-the lAN accept th*t of Mr. Beethorn, which
was in rdullance as follows t--He faid, H. Forge
kook poreifiosimi the under part of his houfe, en
r..hetclos-ftrset, on the stab of Cia4ber lag. That
in confeonehet of a somber of wee candles that
had been found concealed there, and which he had
never ken, which were felled by an Excite Officer*
he received a funintons,to attend the Excife Office,
to give evidence for the profecution. That was on
the aid or 23d of January- On Sunday the alth
of January, he went to the hoofs of Forge, which
"is in New-lireet-fgoare, Shoe-lane. He foam! Mr.'
Forge himfelf, Mr. Steventon, . and Mr.. Vicars.
When he told them At bad received a lumiorns,
Forge faid * attetitie though he knew )16.
thing of the barmen. Mr. Vicars and Mr. Steveqr
ton had tonic cooverfatlost„abont hi- appearing to
give evidence, and both ofitheni faid he lbuuld
be a material hurt to Fogel And then Mr..Forgb
delircd that he would not attenli. ;11e then looked
at the Commons, atid ilatcd 41t there was a pi.
salty of tol. in cafe of not obeying the fumill6nw
Vase faid he would atonorate Meg !icn tbo 101.
or any thing that 'Might come-Irina him. Both
Steventon and Viessrkflid, shit nothint could al.
fee him hitt the .1 ol...doitterits the only thing that
could come agaittil Mtn. hear. Steve:won repeatedly
raid nothing Could come stgainil him bat the soh.
Upon that he promifed not to attend.
After a few obfervations film Mr. EftSttuk,
Lord Keiwyoa obierved, that in the lekjirofe-
cution he the...atilt ilerventort was delivered front it
becaufe his mind was not convinced, bat this was
a very different cafe e mid be was bound co. late
his fentimens, in faint -ef law, to the Jury, which
wete,stliat he was guilty. Whether this was an
offence or not, no tnan living mold pat*
he' gave an anftver. To keep a witneik awel;rtii
to divert the courfe of Jullice by keeping back
fasts frets a Covet of Criminal Jollies, was car-
*airily it. Very great offence ; end it was very fit to
be known by the Public that fuch an offence mull
meet with an estetnplary parliament. His Lord.
thip, after adverting to the material parts of the
evidence, faid, if it was so be*credited, they west
all guilty. If the Gentleinsn of the Jury believed
the evidence that was given, 'and his Lordthip
faid he could fee no reiefon rot diaselieving it,
,the
public juflice of the Couatry -would not receive
the treatment it was likely to receive from fuch a
ref-pa:table and enlightened Jury as he then had
the honour of adirefling, but by finding all the
three Defendants guilty.
The Jury found them ail Gray.
This anithed the bufineft at GuildhalL

Yefterday at ;stoma waterman's lad is a Stiff,
off Rothethithe, having rowed the boat agairdt the
hawfer of a (hip, Q,e npfet, by which he was drays.
ed among a tier of fhips.
Saturday morning the Hoofs of Mr. Cafeby, at
Newington Mats, was robbed by fome fellons who
left bellind them a bag of implements for honk-
brealtitige
Early oot Sunday morning the houfe of Mr.
Agar, in Broad-greet Buildings, WAS broke open
and n*6o4 of plate and other articles to a con&
olerable amount.
The Poftebny conveying the Mail from Lewis
to kali was flopped on Monday morn-
ing, within shout two man and a quarter of the
hotter place, by two fbotpatle, who robbed kim of
the bags containing the kneisi from Brighten,
Shoreham, Steyning, Levis, and Uchfield, fo;
Loodaa, and five bye bap,
The Affizes for the corny of Northatriptoa
ended on Thatfday, when the following praiser*
were capitally eotnlefted, and received fentese of
death ; viz. W. Walters, fbr bOtilb-Rettlitto
Higginfor, John ("Aeons Jaime Harrold, George
Culffon, Chrifbapher Blades, Mary Blades, l'hebe
scutehocpe, John Clarke, Stephen Honk. and Da.
niel Die, fir cheep healing ; and Richard Binder
and Thaws Doncomb, foriumfceisreakiag. They
were all reprieved before the Judges left the town,
'Sept Walters and Higgio(ba, who are left for
elocution. Oat prifoner was fentsced to be
tranlsoned for .14, and three for 7 years ; 6
were ordered to be impriamed Arid whipped, fawn
wore sequined, sad two aidaarged by proala-
Matio*.
Dame was sonvifted at Abingdon ACzes,
of the Warder of J. Rob'enfaa, a pedlar and was
executed at Leading Ift Thetas), sanitize