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London, England, 1826-03-17 00:00:00

LANCASTER, -111Atici

John Quinn, aged 48, was indicted, charged with
having, at Liverpool, forged and countetfeited a certain
certificate, purporting fcfbe signecny the Rev. Thomas
Ridd, in order to receive certain prize-money, due to
one Thomas Baker, for service on board his Majesty's

• ship Dreadnought.
The evidence completely proved the guilt of the pri-
soner, and on his apprehension a paper was found on
`him With his own signature, and several attempts in the
same hand-uvriting; imitating. the signature of Tlwmas
Ridd—Guiley.
• Daniel Malan. and Daniel Logai were indicted,,
charged with having, on the Bth or March last, uttered
at Denton, near Manchestzr, three forged Bank of Eng-
land notesfor the payment of 11. kno*ing the same to
"be forged.
The guilt of the-prisoners was clearly established by the usual
idild of testimony.—Gitihy. •
Daniel Whellari, Daniel Login, James Hare, James.
Simpson, John Smith, and Thomas Martin, were then'
placed at the bar, in order to receive sentence, having
been seitrally convicted of uttering forged Bank of
England notes. .
Mr. Justice BAYLEY adverted to the prisoners having,
at a period of great national distress, taken advantage
to deluge the country with a forged and spurious cur-
rency: a stop must be put to such proceedings. There
was a great difference in the degrees of the several of-
fences. Hare had been strongly recommended to merry,
and it was probable he was an instrument in the hands
of others. The case of 'Whelan and Logan, who were
just convicted,livas confined to a single day ; but they
were acting together on a concerted plan. Simpson's
'ease was not inconsiderable in arpopt, and be had.been
'littering on two different days; but be was a young
Man. and that should betaken into consideration. The.
'rise of Martin and Smith, who had carrier.' their traffic
tou.considerable extent, was a very bad one indeed; it
was exceedingly painful to make a selection. Smith
hid beep previously convicted and punished, and an ex-
ample must now be made, a dreadful example, which
ironld show that this practice- of uttering forged notes
could not be carried on without subjecting the parties to
the severest penalties of the law. The public must be
protected ; and the only punishment which appeared to
extend security to the publtc,. was the punishment of
death. His Lordship then, in drat usual manner pro-
nounced the awful sentence of death.'

Logan (an Irishman) earnestly supplicated for his Ufe, and to be
sent to serve hie Majesty.
Menlo, in intense ageny, exclaimed, " Save as 1 awe us, my
Lord ! Transport us for life."
Mr. Justice Barair...-Yes, but we know that transportation is
thought nothing of.
AU the prisoners, except Logan, raised their clasped bands, and
with tears implored his Lordship to save their lives—" Anything
but death ! Save us! save our lives : we are not fit to die!"
Chars: Woodlaad, aged 44, and Charles Tossers,
aged 22, the latter Of a singularly powerful form, were
capitally indicted for the highway robbery of William
Paige, at King's Stanton, on the 15th of September last.
The prosecutor said, he was, on the Jay in question,
at a public-house at King's Stanton, where he had a
glass of ale, and where it appeared the prisoners had
been in the course of the day. About one o'clock in
the afternoon, be set off on horseback; and shortly
afterwards, on k common, which led to a plantation, he
was stopped by the two prisouers, who were dressed in
smock-frocks, and who demanded his money. They
were armed with bludgeons, and threatened to knock
his brains out if he did not deliver. They took his
watch, a sovereign, some silver, and a pocket-book,
crastaining four Totuess Bank-notes ; but, at his request,
they returned him the pocket-book. They then sent
his horse on, and went into the plantation. Pursuit was
raised, and they were overtaken at some distance the
same evening. They had then taken off their smock.
frocks, which were found in a bundle. They resisted
the country people, who captured them, very stoutly;
but on being secured and searched, the prosecutor's
watch was found upon one of them. together with. two
black crapes, evidently shaped to cover the face. The
singularity of the case was, that the prisoners com-
mitted this robbery in the open day, without using
the crapes.
They made no defence; and the Jury having re-
weed a verdict of Guilty against both of them, they
Were addressed by Mr. Justice GAULRE who (attire
suitable comment on their d 'ring conduct), told them,
that they owed the sparing of their lives to the fortu-
nate circumstance of their not having actually com-
mit t. d any personal violence on the prosecutor; though
there appealed to be little doubt that they were fully
determined on their purpose in case the., had been
resisted. Whenev. r a robbery of this description was
attended by personal cruelty, the law would invariably
take its course; but as the prisoners hid the good for-
tune not to have committed any on this occasion, their
lives would be spared, tl.ough they must prepare them-
selves to leave this country never to return.—The pri-
so• ess seemed to be very well satisfied with the result
of their is ial.

M iTSIER V. JACKSON AND OTa
Mr. Sca atm stated the case to. the Jury. This was
am action brought by the defendant, a widow woman,
with five female children, against the defeadants, to
tecov:r compensation in damages for owe of the liana
unageous acts of oppression ever practised in
this or any other civilised country. him Kobel
was the KAtmisttess at Stayley bridge, near A.ll-
- under Lyre, as well as the keeper of the News.
rooms in that plate; she had lost her husband about
four yegna previous to the occurrence whith led t..)
these proceedings. That she was a—respectable and
ts airworthy woman was clear, from the situations which
she held ; she had five daughtees, the eldest of whom
was fifteen 'years of age,'depea,dent epos !ter for their
surpolt, and up t,, the time of the transaction com-
plained ct, she had supposted them with great re‘pecta-