Star.
London, England, 1809-07-27 00:00:00

SONNET-TO MEMORY.

Sweet solace in aStction thou, whose art
Csn Lill the warri passions to repose !
Oh, sited thy influence o'er my wounded heart,
And soothe, by past enjoyments, present woes !
Ent is it bliss, minutely to retrace
Life's chatidless spring, to misery unknown
Each native scene i—+each mirth-delactedface—
And een 'chi stile that mantled 6n my •wn

Yes ! bliss which MIRANCNOLT loves
:
And jciy that vents its urtatance in tears;
And oft Ids mine, as busy Fancy rotes
Around the Eden of departed years.
eh! come then, Marginal. ! to my prayer incline!
And let me *rave this garland round thy shrine !
St. Ness May 1800.

roRKSNIRE 4SSIZIS.

David itedierson was indicted for uttering, bowing
them to be forged, two notes, purporting to be tank
of England notes, of the value of AEI, with intent to
defraud the Governor and Colupany of the Bank of
England, dta
Mr. PARK, on behalf of the prosecution' stated,
that he had been eight years Counsel for the Bank of
England, in prosecutions of this sort, but this was the
first in which he had been employed within this city ;
the case, when all the circumstances are disclosed,
was such as compelled them to prosecute ; and if it
was brought home to the prisoner, it was much to be
lamented, but the law must take its course, as there is
no doubt the prisoner will fall under the statute which
makes the offence capital. Dent, one of the witnesses
who would be called on behalf of the prosecution, had'
reason to know of the prisoner's coming to York. as
nd doubt he had communicated the intentions of his
journey. If the case bad rested en the evidence of
Dent alone, it would not have been proceeded in; but
his evidence would be suppotted-by other witnessesof
credibility.—After making several other observations,
the Learned Counsel then proceeded to call witnesses.
Robert Dent, miller, Low.Ousegate, York, said he
had known the prisoner before August in the last year;
about a month before the prisoner was taken,he stopped
at the Cross Keys, in Jubbergate : witness was there.
Prisoner told witness that he was coming to York at the
Lent Assizes, and could put ‘lOO a-year in witness's
pocket. Prisoner came the week before the Assizes ;
witness saw him on the 9th March,abbuteleven o'clock
in the forenoon, riding on a little galloway up Ouse-
sate, near t, the Bank. Prisoner stopped the witness
and spoke to him. Prisoner asked the witness if he
would btly any money ? Witness replied he did not
know ; he might come down to his house and let him
see it • and they fixed seven o'clock in the evening
for that purpose. Witness shortly afterwards told
Pardo., the city officer, of the circumstance, who went
to Mr. Alderman Wilson, and, by appointment, met
him and Mr, R. Townend, at Baynes's coffee-house,
where a plan was concerted.. Mr. Townend gave
the w itness some monies that he bad marked, and
amongst the, rest L. in. silver, and some shillings un-
marked. Mr. Townend marked the money in the pre-
sence of the witness. Witness went home to wait until
the Prisoner called, which *as not so somas expected.
Witness went out to look for him, and found him
with one Boocock, whispering together. Prisoner
seeing the witness, said,.. I'll be down at your house
directly." Witness had a silver cup with him ; Pri-
soner knew it. Witness went home, and the Prisoner
came is about five or ten minutes ; Mr. Townend
and P:trdoe were at Mr. Catitley's (opposte to Dent's
hoti,e,) at this time. Prisoner and witness went up
stairs i;Ito the dining-room, which is fronting the
s•ie,t ; witness had a piece of duffel cloth lying upon
the t thle, and told the prisoner he would sell 'him it ;

anl asi:A wiiat he would give ? Prisoner said two one
panid notes, if he would return 43. ; witness agreed
to it, and the prisoner gave him two notes of 41 each,
anal x...itness gave him the 4s. he had from Mr.Town-
end ; prisoner pat t!.t-,m into his pocket, and shortly
affer took CIIt of his pocket to get some
rum v.•;tii. Hannah Grant (Dent's housekeeper) came
up stairs to get a £ bill changed ; the prisoner and
witness were together ; she said she wanted to get
it changed far Mr. Cautley ; the bill was marked in
the presence of the witness, at Baynes's ; the prisoner
gave her 40s. in silver for the note, which she went
out of the room with—as soon as this was done, wit-
ness threw the window up as fixed, to let Mr. Town-
end know, upon which Pardee and Yeornr.n and
others came up stairs—they seized the prisoner di.
rectly and searched him. Witness put his mark en the
two notes he had taken before he delivered them to
Mr. Townend ; had net any other Bank of England
notes. The notes were proved to be the same.
Witness underwent a long cross-examination by
Mr. Sinclair, but did not in any degree alter his tes-
tirnmy. He questioned him respecting being con-
victed of petit larceny, and being confined two years ;
when Mr. Park observed, that having served his sen-
tence, he was a competent witness.
To a question by Mr. TomNo, on behalf of the
prosecution, witness said, when Hannah Grant came
into the room, she said “ Could you," to the witness,
change Mr. Cautley a 21. bill ?" He answered, be
could not, and the prisoner gave change for it.
Richard Townend, Esq. the Town Clerk of York,
said, he marked some monies ; amongst the rest were
2s. with the letter R. upon the head side, which he
delivered to Dent along•with other silver. He de-
livered to Baumbrough a 21. bank note, which he
had also marked first. About seven in the evening of
the 9th March last, he went to Mr. Cautley's, saw
Dent throw up the window, as appointed fora signal.
Witness sent, to. Pardoe and Yeoman, who were sta-
tioned at a publie-house near ; he desired them to take

the prisoner and Dent into custody,. and witness went
to see them. On going into the room, witness saw
the prisoner and Dent, Pardee an Yeoman ;• there
was some cloth lying, and a sih-er cup; Dent was
f 7 uttered ; said « these arc the two notes I received
from Anderson." Witness advised Dent to have the
soner would like silver. Yeo.
prisoner when witness went
saw the 15 bad notes, one of
he Solicitor of the Bank of
up was not 'narked. Baum.
change to Cautley's before
's ; it was afterwards exa-
,arked shillings was amongst

it; the other..ijarkid'ibMing the Vines*. retplow,
'from Mr: nib* this morning, and.iprod*esl
also the one from.Batunbrough ; saw thf nOt4in
the hands of Yemtitn, and•prostaced it., The nate
were marked by Yeoman at the time, and Witheskbe-
heves them to be the same.:
Being questioned by Mr. SINCLAIR, witness says
Dent does not bear a good character • he was not to
be believed 'upon oath. Witness marked the money,
to corroborate Dent's evidence.

Edward Yeoman said, on the 9tli of March last he'
assisted in apprehending the prisoner, he was statinfied
by Mr. Townend at Cantley's shop, along With Par-
doe ; Dent sells flour and meat • about 9 o'clock wit-
ness and Pad,* went into Dent's dining-room, and
two or three .minutes afterwards Mr. Townend came
in ; there was a coat-piece lying on a chair, and it sil-
ver cup was on the table • the cup might
,be put'
under a coat; witness searched the prisoner's left inside
coat-pocket, and in it found 15 bank-notes of £1
each-; witness marked them ; witness had no other ;
on keratin the prisoner's waistcoat-pocket, wimps.
found 12 country notes, of different denominate I,
and a 21. Bank of England note ; witness has had*
note in his possession ever since, it was narked at lhe'
time ; another 11. Bank note was found amongst thel
country notes, and produced and. identified by the
witness ; the other 14, out of the 15 ;rotes round by
the witness were produced and identified by him; the
two notes taken by Dent of the prisonshollisiDent;
delivered to the witness on the 9th of hbee,arid then
Marked by the witness, were also proalbeetrby him
And identified ; witness is confident the 15. notes woe,
taken out of the prisoner's left inside coat pocket.
Mr. PARK called Mr. Townend again, who was
shewn the 21. note, and proved it to be the same
which he gave to Ban mbrough, and which he had
previously marked with a Q ; also the two notes
which were given by Dent to Yeoman, after he had
taken them of the prisoner,- were previously marked
by this witness, and identified.
Joseph Pardee, Police Officer, says, that on the 9th
March last, he was at Cautley's, along with Mr.
Townend and Yeoman • witness went with Yeoman
to Dent's ; they found the prisoner and Dent together
in a room up stairs ; saw a silver cup with two handles,
also some woollen cloth in the room near the'prisoner
witness apprehended him, and: witness and Yeoman
searched him together ; witness found. two watches ;
there was a key at one of them ; the watches now, pro-
duced are in the same state they were then ; went to
Mrs. M'Carty's, and saw het ;• she shewed him a
room, in which he found a pair of saddle-bags and a
great coat; this was in the Far Water-lane—[bags
maw producedj—they were then Incited ; the witness
opened them with the key hanging to one of the
watches ; witness examined the contents of the bags,
and found upwards of one hundred notes, which wit-
ness produced and identified, as iseing marked by him
before he gave them out of his custody ; the notes
being counted, there were l'2B of £1 each, and 13 of
R 2 each ; witness-found a, shilling upon the prisoner;
which had been previously marked by Mr. Townend ;
witness had it till. this morning, and then gape it td
Mr. Townend.
Mr. Townend again called; identified the shilling.
On questions by Mr. Sismain, Joseph Pardee says
he is a public officer; he had Dent in custody once;
he has an indifferent character ; would not in all cases
believe him npon..oath.
Mary MiCarty livres in the Far Water-lane; knows
the prisoner at the bar, whom she identified ; he.
came to her house, and slept one Right, about a quar-
ter of a year previous to the 9th March last, and on
•that day, between ten and eleven.o'clock in the fore-
! noon, he came again; he had it pair of saddle-hags
over his arm, and his top coat on ; he asked fir a
bed ; he placed his ba!,,s upon a chair, took a key
off his watch-chain, and opened the hags to take out
a shirt to wash, and locked the bags -again ;
ness told 1141, t.it:e them 'to his bed•reorn, where
he had slept before, and lie left them there, and hi,
top-coat ; after he had locked the bags, lie put the
key to his watch again ; prisoner went out, and wit-
, ness sat lat. for his return at night ; Pardee came,
and she showed him the morn; Pardee took the bags,
and witness marked them befuie they were taken
away ; (the bags were produccd to this witness, and
identified ;) witness saw Pardue open the bags, she
saw the key open the log, and there were papers
taken out, which appeared like blank bills.

William Smith was ostler at the Fleece ; on the
9th Marck last, the prisoner came there in the tore-
noon upon a little brown galloway, with a pair a
saddle-bags undil him; he took them off, hung them
over his arm ; went away,, leaving the galloway
the witness's care.

Thomas Baumbrough isin the employment of
Cautley, druggist, in 'Low Ousegate, York ; "ruceiv-
' ed a two-pound Bank of England note of Mr. Town-
end, with instructions to go over to R. Dent's about
eight o'clock in the evening to get change ; the note
was marked, and the witness had no other note but
that given him by Mr. Townend ; witness went over
and saw Hannah, and she took the note; went up
stairs, andin a little time brought down '2l. in silver,
which she gave to the witness ; witness coun:ed it
over and objected to some, and one being a very bad
one, he got it changed- .
On a iiticstion by Mr, SINCLAIR, witness said Han-
nah Grant changed the shilling with one out of her
own pocket. •
Hannah Grant, housekeeper to R. Dent, says she
knows the prisoner ; she saw hint there in March,
first in the forenoon, but he did not stop long ; he
came in with Dent between eight and nine in the
evening, and went into the dining-rooM, it is nearly
opposite to Mr. Cautley's ; a little time afterwards
her master called her up stairs, there-was a shilling
lying on the table, she was, desired
.-to fetch some
run) : she met Thomas Baumbrough, who asked her
to give him change : he had, a '2l. note in his hand ;
he asked if Mr. Dent could give Mr. Cautley change?
witness took the note, and went up with it to her
master and the prisoner; and, speaking. to Mr. Dent,
said, Cautley would be obliged if he could
change him a "21.' note." Prisoner took it iii his
hand, and said, 4, it was a good one,l*.woul4 change
it," and gave her four half-crown pier" and the
rest in• shillings ; witness went down. stairs :and laid
the change on the table, and Baumbtnttth• loake4l- it
over, objected to several, but at lost' thefeivas out
he would not take, and she changed it with the slit
ling she had to fetch the rum With : liardoe came
as soon as Baumbrough had got out of the passage;
William Boocock was boot-Catcher at4he
•

fur. with him, as the prise
man was searching the I
into the rcom. Witness s.
which %%:+s sent up to a
England ; the note sent u
bfoogh brought the 40s. c
tke officers went to Dent'
" mined, and one of the ma