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fact. it vial. and not the hankrigit's, that the *Wt.
nees were now contending for, , .•
Lord ELLexnoßotton, m st itmhiti gp, observed,
it was necessary thit the party receiving the money
should have a knowledge of the contemplation of
bankruptcy to render the payment invalid—and,it.
did appear, from the evidence, that ie was made by,
the; bankrupt in contemplation of his bankruPtcy,
and without any urgency on the part of the &fen.
dant. If such payments as this were to be made
legal, there would be an end of the Bankrupt Laws
altogether ; a bankrupt might, on theeve of his bank.
ruptcy, by an act of favouritism, convey away au
his property, and not leave kis creditors sufficient to
pay die expences of the commission. If the Jury
should be of opinion that the payment was made in
contemplation of the bankruptcy, and without pres-
sure, they would find for the Plaintiff's. The Jury,
without 4sit4tiOn, found for the Plaintiff—Damages,
‘2699. I Is. 7d.
THE SA)LE V. ?RT.
Mr. PARER stated, that this was a similar action,
and he mint confess, a very hard one on the de-
fendant, yet it came; as he conceived, within the
' letter of the Bankrupt Laws and must be adhered to.
The defendant was a gentleman, living at Plymouth,
Ind had employed Mr. Walsh as hii broker ; having
occasion for some money, he bad directed Mr. Walsh
to sell out as much stock for him is would produce
£632, and sent him a power of attorney to enable
him to dolt); the stock had accordingly been 144
out, and the 'money remitted to Mr. Fry.
'pected he Should be told that this was a trail's:knot
in the way of busineis, and therefore that Idr. fry
was entitled to hold the. money he had Sariceived.
from the rest of the creditors ; he, however, was in-
strutted that he should prove it wak not a transac-
' tion in the usual course of business, .the stock having
been sold out on-the 2d of December and the remit-
tance not made to Mr. Fry till the sth.
From the evidence.of Mr. Auricle; formerly clerk
to Mr. widoh it appeared, that it was usual to
communicate to the principal the tole of any stock
tea tinder bjs direction the same day, to mention
the hobr at which the transfer took place, and also
to remiqie amount of the sale, unless instructed to
the kilatiriry; .
Lad. E,Liziwaitocon said, the question for the.
Jut'', hire wniild be, to consider Whether this was a
transaction in the usual course of business. Here
tlruis ktransfer of StOck taking place on the 2d of De-
and 'no ietter or name given till the sth ;
this appeared to hitnsas a singularly strange mode of.
tiinsacting business : if, however, it was the usual
mode, the'Jory would. find for the defendant ; but if
they ihOuldire of opinion it was a voluntary payment.
made out of favouritism, then, however bard a case
it might be; they would find for the Plaintiff.—Velo-.
dict for the Plaintiff, ie632.
• THE RAWL V. STOCQUELAR.
This was a similar action to recover 4450 paid un-
der similar circumstances on the sth of December. ,
Mr. Pant stated the case, which wai proved in
evidence.
The Souctxtut-GaitastaL, for the defendant, said,
he trusted he had, =last, got a good case, a case of
urgency, which he would prove by letters that he,
would read. Sir WILLIAI4 then read several letters
written by. Mr. Walsh to Mr. Stocquelar, dated bo.„
tweep ;be 13th of October and the 13th of Novembei,:
aPpiTePtly answers to irtitAs and applications from
the defendant, pressing far. payment of his demand.
Lord Er iabsououon observed, if the. datekof them
letters had come up, to, the ith of DeceMber. they
might have given the transaction a different aspect ;
but they stopped on the 18th of November; and lest
the Jury should be of opinion Mr.. Walsh had acted
under the impression of old importunity, they would
find for the Plaintiff.—Vedict for the Plaintiff, £l5O.
Tana SAIO4I Ir. ATTRIDE.
This Was also an action brought by the, assignees
of litr:.lpiriish, to recover from the. Defendant two
Exchequer Bills, value £3OO. It appeared froin the
statement ot'Mr. Attride, son of the defendant, who
had been cor.fidential cler)c to Mr. Walsh, that his
father, the 'defendant, in Juse 4811, lent Mr. Walsh
1111100, which had been reduced, by various pay-
.menti, to £3OO. .On the 2d of December last, the
.witness, by direction of his father, applied to Mr.
Walh, requesting a settlement of the balance, and
also that Mr. Walsh would sell out £9OO stock be..
longing. to the defendant, who wished to invest his
money in Exchequer Bills. Mr. Walsh said, he could
not settle the balance at that time, but. would on the
Thursday following, which was the sth. On the Sd
Mr. Walsh sold out some stock for the defendant,
and on the sth gave the witness the two Exchequer
Bills in question, as a settlement of the balance of
accounts betlen him and the defendant. The witness
was fully persuaded this was in consequence of the
application made to him on the 2d of .Decensbet—
The witness had no idea at the time that Mr. Wajsh
Was in an insolvent stale?
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL was going to address the
Jury, when '
Lotd it.t.zescatouita observed Tf the Jury
lletieved ttie statement of this witness, the payment
;to the defendant took place in consequence of the
liPPAcetiou on the 2d."—Mr. _ wa—A, My Lord,
bo.ostled Prti
." Plaintiff nonsuited.
OLD BAILEY.
Say the Court met at the usual hour, and
proceeded on the trial of Wittier Allen, Taylor,.
Co aid U. Barris, which had been adjourned

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OM 001EING11 =NCH. I.IctvEMBER a.
THE ICHiCr9. XHITHATCH. ,
was en. indictment- #aiust .the defendant,
64iing Itl,ni With • hie ing assaulted the prosecutor,
tA 'gentleman nained. briant) publicly upon 'Change,
!iv li the intent of provoking him to send a challenge.l
4. Briant, it 2,* Pi:eared... had is *, e
iii;nAttes's to
_set*.
with tbe dekndant,rellitive t 0 `Some accounts, in,
;Ala a person natited Morris was concerned ; and a•
;übject hid taken plate, when a clii i
the defendant and the prosec.utof.•
Id, if the prO*iltOr, did ;tot matter
he would insult him openly pn'
early in the morning, andln.lale
met ukton 'Change, rho' the
....) the Onsecntor, Rol demanded,
The prosecutor •dectining to make.
: adcfresitd some, scurrilous appel-.
the ssM! time thressiiteg down Dia
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cardte him by waY.?f 4'tn et.
• 0/;`Fbe cross-eOnsinipon" of gr. xriiimtr, by kr.
keno, he was asked particularly, Whether the psis).
tipal point in dispute between him and Mr. Mo!ers
Was net &charge of 500 guineas for a licence ?
Mr. Briant said, that neither Mr. Morris 'nor the
'defendant had stated that as the only disputed mat-
ter—many objections were made.
0. I ask 'ou, did not Mr. Morris object partien-
' Tarry to tfifit large of 500 guineas ?
A. I ptodiceirb;s own letter, telling me to debit
him 50G guititas for the license : I have given £lOOO
for a licertre 'Myself.
• orsl‘. Who Orives the benett ?—A. The merchant
Su /lie ben t.
.v; jrho '.his the benefit of the money given for
the licince ?-.-A. The person selling it.
4 Puestasned by Lord ELLENBOROUGIt.
Do fail mean to say that licences are saleable ar-
ticles ?—A. YeN, my Lord ; they are. .
' Leal P.E64OROUGH—Aiii to anslermod, thak
herve,.preeiti* licencei, alid then acilAaft froin•
and to liana? ",
Istr, 41atawro.-44 My Lard, may I implant's this
business? ..7 .
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• • tentEtt.sankmottOlt—js Certainly't Criih 4 to
be itaited:
' Mr. BEiANT-41',411 the ekiiielt} or. ttst 84;e1 ot.
Trade do grantlicellees t. anttiolniti ties, tyhen ,A eel.-
din 'number is gisien; the Tafther tisitp is suspended.
, Ie such a case, a merchant who is fortunate enough
to hold a licence, when the suspension takes' place,
• has an Opporttinity of disposing of it. I hetd the li-
cence in ci.ition the a ship of myirva 1 but as it did
arrive in time, I gave the liceinee.td M. Mnr,ris,
k‘.
imal ship ready, and li* tdd me to debit pith
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~ pintas for it."
Q. by the SOLICITOR.GENERAtig Does any per-
stia in a pablic situation pitticipate in the profit af.i;.
hg from this traffic?=.4.A. Certainly. not. They have
nothing to do with the purchase or sale.
Lord EEL4NBOROVan....." When the statement
ssemed to cast that imputation, 1 wished the exa-*
siltation to go on. But now it appears that the met-
ibknkOdm gains the advantage by disposing of the
lancet."
• k. rAutin addressed the Jury in behalf's:tithe d*
%dant. fn the' course of his speech he designated •
• the traffic In licences as tilbst improper. lie felt
eisifted that die extragidinary.eirtiMastvante that
Air-eloped 'wpftld etiatki. 'Much ih i iser nvistiga-
into insurance '.atises than was formerly usi4.
the Jury found ch.! defendant railty ; and be will
be brought up to red.tive judgment in the ensiting
Term. , •
• ' TATIOIt KIM ANMTICER 4. WALSH.
_ _'llit was an action brought by the assignees of;
Mr. B. Walsh, against his brother, Mr. J. Walsh, to
reeoter back three India bon. s, for £5OO eieh, and
theinth of £'1199 Ils. 7d. Cash paid Over`to him on
the tilt OT,.Thcember last ; on the grounds of. the
' 419neJoharpg; been paid on the ewe of, and in con-
templation of, an act of bankruptcy? which Mr. W.
Pas then about to ea/Mit.-
Mr. PARKE stated the case to the Yury ; and after
detailing the circumstances attached to Mr. Walsh's
bankruptcy (which have already been oca fully before
' the public) • stated that Mr. B. Walsh :jail 'the pre-
sent defendant, Mr. J. Walsh, had be,xii left joint
executors to their deceased father; and the three bonds
in question had been part of the prcipert)l so left.—
The remaining £1199 II s. 7d, WilS a deb tduc front'
B. Walsh to his brother ; and 'OR the .sth (If Decent.
bet last, Mr. B, Walsh, met his brotheria the Tem-
ple, and paid over the £1199. 1 ls. 7d. to 1, int, sogi.'
Cher with the bonds ; he having it (is a.O Oared by'
Li preceding and snbitettutift hiet) pgris..in coil.'
templatisiti to.. quit Lonslon. f evening, ..ana . the
lcingdbm as soon as possible: Under these ciroun-
stances, he contended that the money .was the pro..,
petty Of the t.ssignccs, and could not be held by the,
defendant, Tp prove the fact,of the Meditited sit
of 6ánkruptcy, _ --• ,
. Xs. Fearn, a silversmith, wii.cilltds who proved,
that the hazikrupt called at his shop on the2d of De-
cglll3ee, for the purpose of isurchasitag foreign coins.
It W. as-alsosroved, thit he, on the 4th, engaged a
plape in one ofshe mails to leave town, the following.
eyes ,ing.
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'he Boyellea-GENERAL, for the defendant, con-
teruled that this was a fair tuna jide transaction be.
!i'it en Mr. 3. Walsh and his brother—the fornter of
wirni, when receiving the debt of sell99.due to him,

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;Hari not the most distant idea of his brother's this- _on Satin , night.
tosiduct, as reiited to Sir T. Plomer, or of his inten.l Louise Uhr, a feather maker, in Cannon-street, St.
ded flight and consequent bankruptcy. The £ 1199
,I George's in the East, knowst the'prisoner Cooper, who
as paid ti hiM in consequence of his urgency with lives near her. She went to Cooper three months ago,
0 brother to make the payment, he being. about to ,in consequence of a message, and saw him. He
purchase a house in the city, and wanting that sum 1 spewed her some white .ostrich feathers; he.offered
to complete the payment ; and therefoie, he eonten, i about Slb. at 49s..per lb. and said, that if she liked
Wed, being a payment, made under urgency,. it was " them, perhaps there might be some more. She re-
ti good payment, though made on the eve of bank-' questedbitrt to wait half an hour, end returned with
ruptcy ; 'and even though it should have been made . her partner, Miss Bloomfield, and in a back Too*
by htr..B. Walsh in preference towards his brother, - looked eves the feathers, and afterwards offered hit,'
and in eontettiPlation.of his OM bankruptcy, yet un- -,144 for them : Cobperreltesed to take it, saying, dia:t
less It could be proved that the person receiving the the ftitheri were not his, but thai be would accept
money had it also in contemplation, it would not do —five pounds.
away his dill,* to, hold the Money. With respect to i- Fiend, the officer, produced some feathers found
de bOnds, they Were the joint propertY of the Crean. in die stable hired by Novinan. Mn., Uhr sworit,:ihat
•tor‘ as trustees,. and in this transaction hid merely .-• the feather's 'offered to her were like those :now lira'
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'hailed him4m, incl, passed' from one eresutor to dip ducted, likiktiMmumfactured states
•elier ; they were
at present lying •in Massim. Got- I jarnittbetitie, la the employ of Mr. aim
411mbi. '
ITg's bands, wiser, they' Would rottain till the' e.aro acinfaetircr, wassent in July with silk** Mr. Green,
* Sir. T. ]Posner' wasdecided,' whose isrOperty, is in the same wilder and delivered it just as be lad seasi-

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' Ail It. . aillmqbeiwiwi, he sigt that he had ...Minas Ballard. *new the prisoner' Goner Vier-
.*ja-Oktifiiil:llBols silk. risottho had-not offered ;Cu him any sample • silk in
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•sa she Same silk he hid C.sws-ewarrs;ard biblr.laPAPP.—Saidlie had atrans.
aetion Ike believes with the prisooer Harris) abont
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house of Read, .Bell, silk, in Decembei,lBlo, and bough 4 for another, silk
of,litding, deposed,- that' to the. amonnst of 1500.
. their fiian. W. E. Simm ns Said, that on the 9th 'fJuly, Ban.
house, paid the .duty at ton and Knox were apprehended with Wiliam Allen; •
on the 10th, Winter (the pi isnner) ani litown, were
apprehended ; and on the 11th, William Henry Win.
.ter. The second examination was tm the 17th of
July, when Mr. Samuel Harris attended profession-
ally for the prisoners ; but he does not recollect
whether George Harris. attended. George Hari is
did attend several examinations. Harris was told,
itit he was awkwardly situated : but had, if he
pleased, an opportunity of clearing his character.
Mr. HAItLfElt (the Solicitor for the prosecution),
said, he was present at the examination. • The Ma-
gistrates informed Harris, that as a qu intity of sulk
appeared to be brought to his possession, that he had
now the choice to offer any explana.ion. George
Harris gave no answer tilt be had consulted with his
brother, and Mr. Bellis, the attorney for the other
prisetters ; and after some time (five or ten minutes) '
said he had made op his mind to inform the Magis-
trate.. Mr. Bellis said that the only hesitation which
Mr. George Harris had, was professional etiquette.
No prom se Or threat was used. George Harris then
began his narrative, standing by Simmons, who took
down what he said, and asked him repeatedly if it was
correct !.',

the Magistrates of the
that the examination
is note-book: was not
Augustr
he was present at the
rilohs was there: before
• declared in Gibbs's
to Gibibs_: had often
worth (ia Jaiy Last) 3&s.

sir br•a¢ll% Asneaws.---Did not know
shot d silk had been smuggled lately : saw the
silk for' .tlte ,first time at the Thames Police Office.—
444reeliolvtli:!-•ad that there was no Valencia silk in
the market at ;be time of the robbery.
Thotiam Arnett, a clerk in the house of Read,
flell, surd Co. was Rot to pay the duties on the silk,
Which spounted, in part, to r 6430, paid them.
Thomas Farrow, a silk :broker in Cornhill, sheaved
trunple of silk to Mt. Prater : it was Valencia raw
,544 it had been left at his counting-house in his ab-
fence. George Harris, the prisoner, called upon him
on the 10th of July ; but the sample was left before
that time. Harris said he had leit a sample of silk
some days before. He first told the witness that he
bad I cwt. and afterwards that he had `2.c wt. he asked
for it per lb. ready money, saying he had refused
2.:11.'
or it : recollected the day, from the circumstance of
having, when Harris called on him, written a cheque
aphis banker in payment of two lots of silk at the
dia-honse ; :hewed the sample on the 14th to Mr.
pt
;ter, of Noble-street ; told Mr. Prater Harris's'
[ROM and referred hits to George Harris as the owner
pf bad himself known George Harris about
18,1pontlrs, from his brother Samuel having workedl
cos missipti in which the witness was, creditor;'
itßes!..essotge Harris at clerk to his brother; the lint'
totordest he had with Harris, after the conversatiou
pbout the Wks was on the lath at his brother's office,
mthepreiience of the brother. Witness told George
I,Harris, *.a Mr. Prater would take it fot £6 shillings.
George kiwis agreed to the bargain, but said the •
silk could: no; bat delivered for tarp days. The wit-
ness, on the 17th, attended the delivery (in the pre-
tence of GeorpHarris) to Mr. Prater. It was brought
,by a woman to CQUI sacks, by two conveyances: the
xilkwitaweigbed while Harris was there; it weighed
4lout Ipc4o. Mr. Prater was not at home; his clerk,
Mr. Copy, received it for him. The sacks were pro-
-04904 ; and witness testified that they were similar
theee,in which the silk was brought, on which was
rkatost of, J. end J. Gaunt; this name was on the
islliSSA Imorning the witness saw Mr. Prater,
whored him to tell Harris to fetch back the si4k,
Wm wok have nothing to do with it. The wit-,
iPP944:o4erlgni went to George Harris, whom
he. Omni *this broker's. *Ace and told him Prater's
znewegepat the sons time informing him, that the
si'k to much mfembled this silklying at Union-hall,
; tied that Is.would not Ise-Broker to the transaction.
The robbery excited considerable sensation in the silk
'trade t was. stjgilied tb atter this by Mr. Grant, to
know who was hia, peineipalin this bdsinets, and went
to George Harris to ask his permission to give up tbs.
name t George Harris said he hoped there would be
no necessity for this, as the silk belonged to very he-
noarable people. iv. Grant applied again for the
name, and the witness wentagain three times to Has.
ris, to beg his permission to disclose the name • only'
saw, Samuel Harris once with his brother; George
Rani: the third time consented to give up the name.
Witness did.not give up the name of Harris till ex=.
amined upon oath at the Police-office, where the two.
Harris's were in attendance profersiooally on this bu-
siness: does not know whether they remained after
the name was given up: at this time the examination
of some of theprisoners was in process does not re-
member going to Mr. Prater from Harris; he saw
Valencia silk had been in the market for some months,
(the silk was produced) which witness said wa, si.
milar to that at Uniondiall, and at Mr. Prater's.
Crass-examined by Mr. Ks:Apr.—Said he had been
thirty years in the trade ; had seen a great quantity
of Valencia silk ; silk was sometimes smuggled.
One of the Jury asked why he had not given the
name to Mr. Prater ? he answered, that Pra:er did
not enquire ; asked leave of George Harris, because
Harris had 'said, he should be sorry to expose the
names of some respectable silk houses. The manner
in which the silk was carried to Prater's, altered the
witness's opinion as to the character of the ownership.
William Codd, clerk to Mr. Prater, deposed, that
44r. Farrow called on the day mentioned by him, and
confirmed the testimony of the last witness. He
-stated farther, that Mr. Prater, on his return home,'
sent the witness to Mr. Farrow to apprise him that
.he Would not have the silk. liarris afterwards called
and said the silk must go back, and that it would be
•requisite to leave his signature, so that if a person
bi waght a note corresponding to it, the witness was
to deliver the sak ; thereupon Harris wrote his name
(which signature the witness produced), and went
away ; he did not assign any reason for taking the
silk back. Shartly after, the woman, who had the,
day before, delivered the silk, ;snit and brought an
:order for the delivery, signed by George Harris
-(which was produced in Court) ; the silk was deli-
vered to the wornan, though not in sacks ; the wo-
Man returned, requested that the silk might be put in
sacks—she then took away the silk an the sacks..
Cress-existing,/ Is, Mr. Abotinus.---He had known
Harris for three years, and never knew him in any
!other capacity that: that of an attorney's clerk ; had
no personal knowledge that Silk was smuggled, but
itclieved it. In the silk trade, there is always given
'op-the name of the. broker and priutripaL
William Prate deposed, that he ,evectOd it 4 Wel
*en the bulk 14 the seller's warebOnse.r oa/earnistg
from his clerk; bgird• an 4 by whom it had been ,delt-
.feredr. 41444 his dot, to direct Mr ;Pa;tow to
fetch it back, on.aciount of die.suiseicsousappearance
it( the hulk and. packages, awl Anni the mode of le-
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llvery, and becanse the A* ;:tons Valencia! raw silk
appeared to him to -be irarteif the stolen AWE, .as no
tvech silk had &len in 'the Market for along time. In
consequence of his dieestionthe silk was limbed away.

W. E. Simmons then read the declaration of H;r.

ris, which purport..d, that at the end of June he had
received silk from Cooper to be sold at two and a
half per cent.scommission ; a sample of which he left
at Farrow's, whom he saw some days afterwards;
and asked if he had a customer for it ? He aslied
him ( Harris) the price, which was 265. ; that he saw
hini again a few days after, when be gave the depoa
neat the direction of Mr. Prater, and said that Mr.
Prater would purchase the silk, and that it should be
delivered the next day. The deponent then saw Mr.
Cooper, and gave him Mr. Prater's direction ;—he
understood it was not delivered the ne=t day, and
called on Cooper again. Cooper then said it was
some few miles in the count, y ; that it was smuggled
silk, and he was obliged to bring it as privately as he
could, lest it shoals/ be seized ; that he was certain
that he intimated to Mr. Farrow that the silk being a
few miles up the country, and being smuggled, was
the cause ot
ands
not not being sent in ; that a few moo
nings afterviards the prisoner, Cooper, called at his
brother's office, and told him the silk had been sent
in ; he then went to Mr. Farrow, and told him the
person had sent the silk ; that Farrow told him to go
to hater's, and that he would follow ; he went, and
found that some of the silk had been delivered ; ands
whilst he was there, an Irish woman came in with a
bag of silk ; Mr. Farrow called-on deponent the sawed
afternoon, and told him that Mr. Prater did not apa
prove of the silk, and wished it to be taken away •
that he immediately went to Mr. Pra:er's, saw Mr.
Cedd, and wrote his name, saying, that it was pram
per tp sign 'his name on paper, that, if any person
came with a note from- him, with his name appearlog
like that, the silk might be readelivered ; which note
• deponent. acknowledged ; that*, did aux ace any of
the silk, except the sample, b4wipsagier be save thie
bags at Mr...Prafers's. • -
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William • Freed, the constables' 6444.4kiit th*
silk which Farrow saw at Union-halt araslilletuativa:ia
produced in Court.
William Saunders provedo that the sand. called
Lassell, in the Medway, was In Kenta
Richard De Baufre; a silk broker, proved, that
the importation of Valencia silk was small ; and that
in July last, there was no such silk in the market,
except the present, (the silk was produced, whiCh
the witness stated to be raw Valencia silk, and that
the different parcels were all alike) ; the. silk Was•
wortb about 335. per lb.—Cron examined by Mr. As.
ottEWs—Said that he knew such silk had•lately ban
brought surreptitiously into the country. .
George Gouger, silkman, in Iromnonger-lane,
said, his business was to purchase raw silk : had been
acquainted with that article ten yeats : that there was
no raw Valencia silk in the market in July, and only
four ballots ip the year: looked at the silk, a hi said
that it was raw Valencia silk, and that the parcels
were alike, there being very little difference in their
quality, but less than oftenl appeared iw•the same
package. Its value, in July, was 345, per lb.
The evidence for the prosecution closed.
Winter was asked, what defence he had ? and gave
in a paper, which he desired to be read.
Mr. ALLEY submitted to the Judge, that Knot's
offence, it any, was mot committed in tile place al.
Hedged in the indictment. •
Mr. Pooatv submitted the same for Ivey.
''. Mr. GURNEY argued 2 contra.
• The Judge (Baron THOMPSON)' over-ruled the oh.
jections, and said the matter was for the considers•
lion of the Jury. . .
Mr. Baron CiatailME said the same.
Winter's defence was , read, which submitted this
the witnesses deserved no credit i that he was inns,
cent, and begged for mercy.
• • Allen's 'defence was to the same effect.
Taylor's defence was similar, (both . insisting ois
the infarriy of Brown's Character).
Ivey's defence contained the Lime matter.
Knox said the vine..
• Cover said he bought 10 cwt. of silk, and bought
it as smuggled : sold 6 cwt. to Gibbs, and scald it to
Aim as smuggled : when he wits taken into custody
he, retused to give up the parties from whom he
bought, lest they should be exchequered. He was
taken to Coldbath-Fields,.where Mr: Grant went to
him, and asked him if be had any more such silkii
,he told hint that he had: and was then asked. if tie
was willing to resign it t The prisoner told him that
lie would 'Mem him as soon as he went down tea
to Office; and 'sooner than have his name implicated
`in a felonionktraesacdon, he gave information of the
Itilk; and his wile; by his orders, brought the silk io
'the Thames' Police : said that he ,had two bowies in
jkatcliffe•HrghWay, in which he was turning 40,000
infear • another in Piceadilly, in which he was:turn-
. 411,090; awl, could it be believed that, so sir
orated, he would be concerned in a felonious trans,
fiction ? He has a wife and fiye children ui chr *even
*ars of age: He had another family to support,
Which is destitute, and consisting of 17• children•
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