Star.
London, England, 1825-04-05 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

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. Bit* death of General the Earl of E.stkaanAs, which took
lihee as the 27th ult. the Colouelcy of the 63d (West Suffolk) Re-
absent of Foot has become vacant.

A detachment belonging to the East India Company's ferric%
proceed yesterday from Westminster to Billingsgate, under the.
command or Serjeanr Auirsoo, for the purpose of embatklog for
Gravesend, on route to the Company's Depot at Chatham.
A detachment belonging to the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabi-
neers), that volunteered for. the 2d (the Queen's Royal) Regiment
of Foot, arrived on Friday last in Westminster, from Glasgow, on
route to the Depot in the Isle of Wight.
Tel linamt.—An Order, we understand, has been issued from
the Horse Guards, intimating that every soldier in his MAJESTY'S
service shall be provided with a Bible, and directing that each man
snail produce the Nook with which he shall be so provided, at every
inspection of the Regiment to which he may belong. We have
reason to believe that 'the much-esteemed General Officer com-
manding the Cork district, Sir J. LAMPERT§ has received a copy
of the order referred to, with instructions that it should be carried
into effect.—Cen* Sottl4;pt Reporter.

TRIAL OF MR. SAVERY. YESTERDAY,
dT BRISTOL

Lbrd GIFFORD (Recorder) entered the Court yesterday
morning, at nine o'clock, to hold the annual Session for
the City of Bristol. •
The Grand Jury having been sworn (J. C. HAuVOID, Esq.
Foreman),
Lord GIFFORD. the Recorder, briefly addressed them,
but in so low a tone, as to be heard very imperfectly in
any part of the Court. Ilk Lordship said, that he had
the satisfaction to state, that the cases on the calendar
were few in number; but that satisfaction was much
diminished, when he referred to the nature of one of
the cases, and the name of the prisoner—a forgery for
5001. by Henry Savery. He would not dwell particu-
larly on the law of the case, or on the prejudicial con-
sequences of the caime of forgery in a commercial
country. As merchants and traders in that commercial
city (Bristol), they could not fail to be deeply im-
pressed with them. As to the peculiar nature of the
case, however, it might be weil for him to observe,
that the forgery was in no degree less cr iwinal because
the: names toiled were those of persons not in exist-
ence ; it as held by the law to be equally criminal and
felonious to forge the Hawes of non-existing persons.—
Exgery was a crime of the highest magnitude; and
though the duty which the Grand Jnry had to per form
was painful, it was of the greate't importance to the
country, and be doubted not that they would discharge
it satisfactorily to their consciences and oath, and to
their country.
The Grand Jury then retire!, and the first indictment
forwarded to them was that against Henry Savery.
Eight witnesses were sworn, and directed to attend the
Grand Jury. At eleven o'clock the Grand Jury re-
turned into Court, and Mr. Harford said that they had
Mood a true bill against Henry Savery for felony.
Two cues of manslaughter, on the Coroner's Inquisitions,
occupied the Court till about twelve o'clock.
Henry Santry was tken directed, by the RECORDER,
to be placed at the bar. Mr. Humphreys, the jailer,
soon appeared with him.
Mr. Savery, who is stated'in the Calendar to be 33
years of age, loaked pale, and was evidently most fe-
verishly agitated. Those who had long been acquainted
vrith him, declared that the prisoner was appallingly
altered since his. imprisonment. He was dressed in
black. He looked at the Bench till the reading of the
indictment was commenced. He then leant over the
bar, and covered his face with his right hand, and be
frequently pressed .his fingers against his eyes.
Henry Savery was committed December 23, 1824. by
T. Hasseil, Esq. the present Mayor of Bristol, for having
feloniously and falsely made, forged,.and counterfeited,
a certain note of hand, dated Birmingham, 7th October,
1824, and purporting to be the note of one William
Pearson, for the sum of £5OO, with intent to defraud
George Smith and his co-partners, trading under the
firm of the " Bristol Copper Company," against the
Statute, &c. The indictment consisted of 19 counts.
The Clerk of the Arraigns then addressed the prisoner : " Henry
Savery, how say you, are you Guilty or Not Guilty r
Prisoner: " Guilty."
This answer was wholly unexpected by the Court,
and it was delivered in a firm and deliberate tone.
Lord GIFFORD paused for some moments, appearing
to be takes more by surprise than anybody else. He
changed colour, and was evidently much affected by the
painful duty he had to perform. His Lordship at last
said, earnestly looking at the prisoner, co Have you well
considered your answer ?"
Prisoner—l have.
Lord Girroao—l trust no false hopes have induced you to give
that answer?
Prisoner replied something about having deliberately pleaded as
he had ; but he was not distinctly heard.
Lord GIFFORD again paused a few minutes, and then said—Pri-
soner, you had better consider a abort time before you resolve to
persevere in pleading Guilty.
The prisoner shook his head, reclined on his hand, and again
covered his face, agitated by grief. It was intimated to the Court,
that the prisoner had no ether answer to give than what he had given.
Clerk of the Arraigns—Shall I enter the verdict, my Lord?
The Recounts—Wait a short time.
The prisoner was taken from the dock, and in about five minutes
be was brought back by direction of the Judge. He appeared to
be much more collected, and looked partially round the Court.
Lord Girroen—l understand, Henry Savery, you persist In
pleading guilty.
Prisoner—l do, my Lord. (He then again looked round the
Court somewhat collectedly, as if be had relieved his mind.)
Lord GIFFORD, having put on the fatal black cap,
then addressed the prisoner : " Henry Savery, you have
pleaded guilty to the crime of forgery charged against
you, the forgery of a bill of exchange for 5001. and put..
Porting to be the note of W. Pearson, of Birmingham,
and with the intent to defraud the prosecutors in this
case. You have, I trust, well considered the conse-
quences of pleading guilty. I trust no false hopes or
expectations, that by so pleading you should avert the
dreadful sentence which it will be my painful duty to
pronounce on you, have induced you to plead gailty.
You were brought up in commercial pursuits, and you
followed them for a considerable period in this respect-
able city, so that you mast have been intimately ac-
quainted with them ; you therefore could not but know
the calamitous consequences to commerce which the
crime of forgery is calculated to produce, as well as the
magnitude of the penal results to yourself. So essential
is it to give security to the circulation of bills of ex-
change, so important is it in this country to give ground
for confidence in such transaction:, that it must have
been impossible for you, in your own experience, not,
to have known and felt the importance of such matters,
and the extent of injury calculated to be produced by
the circulation of forged instruments, whether the names
forged were those of existing or non-existing persons."
Prisoner—My Lord, I was not aware that to forge the names of
persons not in existence was criminal.
Mr. Smith, the prosecutor, who was standing near the witnetes
butmost agitatedly attempted to address theCourt—MyLord ---
hlr. Rause, one of tho. Counsel-443 Lord, I.bileye evidence
tan be adduced of some circumsiZies-
Lord Gin
All these interruptions are really
'try irregular. I must proceed, painful as is the duty.

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It was impossible that you should *tot know you were
circulating fictitious and fraudulent paper, and that the
intention was to deceive and defraud. Y-u could not
be ignorant of those facts. It is melancholy to think
that you should have so destroyed your own character,
and wounded the feelings of others, it is not however,
my wish to add anything to the grief that they must
feel. But let me renew my entreaty that you suffer
not yourself to be led away by any delusive hopes or
expectation,. The scene of this lite must shortly close
upon you. Let me implore you then to endeavour,
not to atone to society, for that I fear is impossible. his.
to secure your peace with your MAIM. And let me
again say to you that this Court can hold out no expec-.
cations that the sentence, which it is now my painful
duty to pronounce on you, will not be carried into
effect :—The sentence is, that you, Henry Savery, be
taken from hence to the place from whence you came,
and thence to the place of execution, and there be hanged
by the neck till you are dead."
The prisoner, on hearing the latter words, seemed to lose an
power of breathing, and dropped down his head.
Mr. Smith, one of the prosecutors, who had before
attempted to address the Court, made way through the
crowd by the witness box towards the Bench, and very
agitatedly exclaimed—
"My Lord, as the prosecutor, I recommend him to mercy. I,
the prosecutor, my Lord, recommend him to mercy, if mercy can
be *hewn. The consequences of his crime were limited, the Public
have suffered nothing—hardly anything."
Lord GUMMI) leant back on his seat, greatly affected; but made
no
T re ply
he prisoner was then r emoved from the dock, amidst
the deathly silence of a crowded Court, many present
well knowing the prisoner, and his father the banker.

.LXHIBITIOkV OF THE FINE ARTS.

16...- -.

While some were yesterday rusticating at Greenwich
and other places in the environs of the metropolis, a
large proportion of intellectual sight-seers amused
themselves with •isiting the various Exhibitions of the
Fine Arts now open. At

TUE EXHIBITION OF THE SOCIETY OF BRITISH
ARTISTS.
There W•s a very strong muster, the splendid gal-
leries being crowded the whole of the day. Among
the visitors, we observed several persons of high rank.
—The Exhibition is extremely rich in landscapes, by
Linton, Holland, Glover, and others. The Vale and
Lakes of Kessvick is a beautiful picture, full of truth
and nature. Noble has also a very clever picture—a
view of Hampstead Heath. The veteran Northcote's
picture of the Emperor of Russia assisting in recovering
the drowned man, is a splendid picture. Blake has
some of the richest groups of game we ever saw. Such
of the visitors as combined a love of the good things of
this life with a taste for the Fine Arts, luxuriated over
the picture of Christmas Fare, which transferred them
at once to a larder like that of the Freemasons Tavern.'

We are happy to find, that, independent of the sup-
port this new Scciety receives as an Exhibition, it has
also been decidedly successful in the sale of the pro-
ductions of the Fine Arts, more pictures having been
soli" in the first three days of this Exhibition, than
(hiring the first three weeks last year, great as the sale
then was.