Star.
London, England, 1828-11-05 00:00:00

'CU).MILES .1 Dieu NED SESSION. •

10I.D COUIIT, N.... 4.
*fors Mr..!astie., panic, and Mr.'llsroa Gamow. ,
• pieced* TRIAL l 6 41UN TON.
This beinethe day ate which tittle Sessions were id-
journed, for the special pug:nide of trying Naito, coo]
the other indictments against him for `forgery, long
before the time appointed by the 'Learned Judges, ten
*clock, the Court was crowded to mess, with•paions:
apparently of the gteatest respectability. The 'public
interest seemed.much gieater than. on the former trial.
'Exactly at ten o'clock Mr.Vulice Posit and Mr. Baron
Cimino* took their . seats in Court. and the prisoner,
was immediately placed at the bar. He walked up to
the dock with a trembling step, and appeared much
dejected.
fhe Clerk of the Arraigns read the ineliiiinent against
the prisoner; it charged him with forging end uttering
as true a bill of exchange for 941. *I Ss. purporting to be
the acceptance of Robert Luck. with intent to defraud
Sir WM. Curtis, Bart. and others.
The Hon. Cnoti.mi LAW stated the case for the pro-
sectition.• He begged of the Jury to forget that the,
rprisoner had on a former o:cosign been found guilty on
a similtr charge, but calmly and deliberately to weigh
argil 'the 'evidence that would this der be laid before
I them, and from that alone judge of his guilt or mono-
eence. The Learned Counsel was much affected during
his address to the Jury; and, in tonclusion, said be was
sure he need not again ask for their most serious lutes-
tioo ; the esti' consequence! of this inquiry to the pri-,
toner would be well considered by them.
4. Robarts, Esq. examined by Mrs CLAIRICROII....I am
goo of the partners in the banking.house of Sir WNW
Curtis and C. the
_orisoner was in partnership with
Gentleman named Raeon I they toriitd on business is
Ironmonget-lane, and -kept an account at our bottle;
the bill now produced wks brought by the prisoner ow
the Ist of September, amongst a great many others, to
discount, which, after making inquiries respecting them,
and being informed by the pristine: that they were all
regular commercial bills, and on responsible houses. I
gave him cash fur them. I was afterwards applied to
n thrisoner to discount other bills, but I declined so
o do.e p A
few days afterwards I received a letter frost
the prisoner, dated Deal, Sept. 27, stating, that' on no.
count of not being able to get his bills discounted he had
looked into hit affairs, and found them very mush em-,
berrassed ; he bad therefore diterissined upon keeping
out of the way for a short time. (The remainder of this
evidence was the same as that Oren on the former trial.)
Mr. Justice Po at—Pi isoner, do you wish to ask Mr.
Roberts any question?
I Prisoner—No, I have nothing to ask.
Taquestions by the Learned Junes. the witness stated
he did not tnow any such person as Robert Luck, whose
acceptance the bill purported to be. The body of the
bill was in the handwriting of the prisoner.
Thomas Bracket and Aletander Chaney, clerks in the
house of Sir William Curtis and do. gave similar oriel
dance respecting the manner, hs which the bills wee,
entered in the discounting books, as on the WOW trial,
A Gentleman in the gallery here addrestradtlltCewet,
and asked permission to make sots* obewiraelena on
the case.
Mr. Justice Patut—if you have ally .khing to OW
anunicete against the prisoner, you must. sake it known
to the Counsel for the prosecution ;01, on the other hand,
any thing to say in his favour, you must come down
and depone to it on oath. .The Court coma titled
any observations of an indifferent person.
Mr. John Dixon examined by Mr. Low.-The body
of the bill now produced is in the hand wsitini.of. the
prisoner. We have a Ge...tleman that does business with
us of the name of Robert Lock. Ido not know his
handwriting l he is Indebted to sis, but not in so large a
sum as the bill isdriewn tar. -The prisoner kept the cash
account, and drew ell bill% • •
Robert Luck examinedl am sparer and draper at
East Peckham; have lived there several years; 1 4o not
know any other person of the same name in that parish.
About two miles from where I live there is a person in
the general line, of the name of Luck ; ! am indebted
to the firm of Dixon and Cos but not to the amount of
this bill, neither is the acceptance in my handwriting,
nor by my authority.
Richard Wells examined—l live at East Peckham.
and am well, acquainted with the handwriting of Robert
Luck. The acceptance to the bill now produced is not
is hishandwritiog. . . .
Joseph Warren examined—l live at Bitty St.
.Ed.
mund's and have known the, prisoner for many years. I
believe the.whole of the bill to be in his handwriting.
" Accepted R. Luck, payable at the Spur Inn, Borough,"
I am confident is in the prisoner's. writing.
Henry Mountain etamined.-I lived with the primmest
for several years as an appi entice ;the acceptance to this
bill I believe to be in his handwriting.
Edward Hunt examined-1 am a police officer eit
Portithouth, and assisted in apprehending the prisoner;
at the time he was taken into custody be was on board
the New Yot k • steam packet ; he had taken his pas-
sage to America, but the vessel was wind bound, off
St. Helen's.; the prisoner was writing at the time, and
the Noma now produced are iris same that were lyisig
before bites
The bill was here pat in and read, likewise the letters
addressed by the prisoner to the Editor of the limes.
The prisoner here wished to look at the letters, whew
after hastily glancing his eyes over them, be returned
them without making any observation.
Tnis was the case for the prosecution.
Mr.JusticePAne—Pa i.onertithe ease against yon
being closed, now is the time to say anything you may
wish in your defence.
Prisoner—lf it is mit !Mandate 't with the rules of the
Court, I should wish to gilt Mr. Rohm is a few questions.
Mr. Justice Poeno-Cettainly tail desired Mr. Rog
baits to go into the witness boa.
• Prisoner—Pray. Mr. Roberts% when you discounted
the bills, was it done on the knowledge and opinion that
.Curtis and Co. had of the acceptors, or of the know•
ledge and opinion you bad of our home?
Mr. Robarts—They were sot • discounted on any
knowledge of the acceptors, but on your assurance that
they ware base gde commercial transactions.
Prisonet+Do you not hold an assignment of lease-
hold property, as a security for any bills that you might
discount ?
.
Mr. Robarts—We certainly have a deed, ptirporting
to be a collateral security for any bills or oath that we
might advance to the house of Jobe Dixon and Co* •
rrisoner—l have no other questions to ask.' •
Mr. Justice Poet-.. Have you any witnesses? '
Plisonet.No, but I will address a few words to the
Jury. He then read from a written paper to the follow-
ing purport:
" You, no doubt' are aware, that on a former occasion
I applied for a postpone:tont of my trial, and likewise
of vie result of that application ; it is iberef ire timing:-
airy for me now to say any thing on that subject. But
I wish to express to the Learned Judge who presided
when I was lotion tried my acknowledgments for
the very impartial and humane omit 'ln which he

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ebevaed the Since the time t 444.. it Is
teen offered an inspection ,of my books aid pipets;
but that offer was made too late to be of any *vice.
Had I had this privilege before I had be, caneicted.
c.,uld have made them .*yailable to.tulUilsce ;
bet 1 Om cotricted; they, therefore, eie,.alasl of
ais use. If o depth* me of them whilst unconvicted. and
now offering diem tti me, is like putting a asap Into a
Kraft waistcoat, ana ifshnOffering him the ftee vse of his
arms. My bankruptcy has deprived see of all means
of supply. althoeth his tree I have many friends lobo
°flea me the means of obtaining legal aisistancel but •
I would nut consei4 to a wasteful ezpenditure,*.and de&
termined to 'throw noystrlf, unprotected, on the mercy
of the Court and Jury, what trust will. in codsidering
my case, remember My distressed wife &adieu inamea
children."

Mr. Susrice Pkak stunwied up, ana aiia chit the
prisoner appeared before under Farb* distressing tirk
cunistanCes, both to the. Court and dury, from the OM. 7
pl iiirts made by him of not having been allowed au
'..pportsi..ity of 'making. an efficient defence. The *n-
otice' coarse that had been t Ikea of putting theprigmer
on hi% trial, aftsh- the trials 0 all the other prisoners had
ban concluded, was taken out of hunianitz to the
iis‘oner to give hitit'forther time to prepare his dais"
"altbaugh blth he .18 his Learned Brother were Of
npi liana did peisfisotier had aaJuced no legalgrosods
f the Cotsrt to post pone his sisal to the welt
Sessions. The Learned Judge then read over thirst.
ciente.
The foreman of the Jury, after five minutes,infiketild
the Conic that they Riund ate Olson's. (Miry his net
with intent to defraud the party wbo bad disafassillthie
bills.
Mr. Justice PARK-1 cannot take that IrtsNrsets-11111
mast Ind the primmer obilty or not Virfiltk. • • • .
Foreffsan-a•Thert, my tnvd, we find him &sift. gilt
recommend him to mercy on the grnend that hO Mg •
lodged security with the banters.
Mr. Justice PARK—Do you Mean to &chide thie is
tension to defraud ?

Foreman—Yes, my Lord.
Mr. Justice Yettl—Then i elninotttle that wfset.
We cin knot, nothing about the deed spoken of. It
may not be worth a farthing. The prisoner iota-have
intended, if he 'tattered tote bills knowing theft to be
forged, to deceive somebody ; and if it was Ms Farmer
it was all the same in the eye of the law.
• Foreman—Then, my Lord, we find the prisoner
guilty of uttering with intent to defraud.
Several Jurymen—No, no.
The Jury then turned rood to deliberate opinion&
finally returned a verdict of Mt GINO on the count of
forgery, but Guilty of taming the bill, knowing k to
be forged, and with intent to defraud the prosecutors,
and recottstbended the prisoner strongly It mercy, on
the ground of hit having lodged a collateral security
with Meas. Roberts, and also In tosubsiseratkes of his
wife abd large family of children.
The Hon. Mr. Le*, as Counsel for the prosecution,
infbrmed the Court, that it was not thought necessary
for the ends of justice to try the prisbnet On the oast
indictments against him ; he was accordingly remomid
from the bar, and the Court adjourned for a short dos.
At half past two o'clock the KIICORDIII took his seat
on the Bench; and-immediately proceeded to pass see.
tence of DeathNspoll the following 25 ptisoners, who
bad been capitally convicted during tne Sessions—
Joseph Hamm, aged m; IMAM WIEN aged is; aad Nana
:2"situ Holisolike, aged 44, for fostety. Jams Abbiat.
1114oad Glow Edwards, for coning and soaladsg, with imam
to molder. !oho smith, Marge Reygoida,iiiies Iffirway, Ma
Moe*, *Maas Lewis Johns*. Richard Jesidas, Thomas alloora.
John Crop. Richard Mansield, Edward Cdokner, Moons Hard.,
Richard Ctasger, Thomas Laptop, George ilwaipees, Ma Jana,
Cbarita Ryan, Charles Lynch, and *Mal Was, fer Inagforp
Robert Ardor, Wadies Leteis Moose George Reprolda, and
William Ford, fir ateadag I. a dwelling-abase; and JoisMases,
eau Wrightson, for reteralog from ttaosportatios.—The Seadirao
*al then tennlissted.%

This being the ans.% air/ of the Goapowder Plot,
the morning was ushered in by a merry peel ftom the
belays of London and Westminster ; and at one o'clock
the Park and Tower guns were fired on the oceasios.
Sunday night. Mr. Dalkon, of Feathers- coort.
Drurplarle, put his Soh. a fine lir tie boy about five yens
of age, to bed, and went out. During his absence the
child got up and went to the window, which was left
open.stad ob leading out be overbalanced himself sad
fell into the yard from the second Boor,* height of
about 40 feet bbt, on Ms being picked up and eza•
mined, it was discovered that he bad received no other
injoey than a slight cut on the neck.
Sunday sight, at about half past eletreit o'clock. thli
chief physician of the Kinds Hoesebold; accompanied
by one of his friends, was reterning to Paris from St.
Osten, in a cabriolet, when he was attacked near the
chateau by two melt in searekfrrcks. imbed with a gen.
They milted the bridle, but.the horse taking fright, set
of at full speed. and dragged with bias the robbers,
whys unable to hold an longer, fired upon the cabala
set. and took to flight. Happily neither of the Gentleman
Were wounded.—Gafigarrees Messettetr.
Yesterday mot mug an awful instance of sudden death
occurred in the family e f Mr. White, plumber, in Eyre.
street. Betboal-green. Several friends sere assembied,
U about half past nine o'clock. to celebrate the Isar-
siege of the eldest daughter ; the party proceeded to
Ithurch, leaving a younger laughter at home, who was
affected with 4 slight cold t and on the return of the
party they found the yonbger sister a corpse, she !teeing
died suddenly a very short time after t ie happy party
had lett the house.
The Interment of a husband and wife in one graves
took place on Sunday se'nnight, at the new
round belonging to the Holy Trinity Churchbrzi
Their names were 7 horns May, aged SS, and Seek
ibis wife, aged 60. They came to this place by the Bat:
tut boat, on Wednesday. On the Thursday, the bow
band, a shoemaker, who, had been some time in a de-
clining state. 'spited at their lodgings in Gardea-street;
and the wife became a corpse on the following day.
Their remains were attended to the grave by a coma-
doable number of sFectators. drawn together by the
novelty of the spectacle.o-Hull Advertiser.
Ecurass‘.—Four Eclipses will happen in the 111,0111 D
*non of nest year. The first will be a partial eclipse of
the Moon, on bridal the 20th March, but invisible in
these parts, in consequence of the Moon being below the
boritoo. The second is a central eclipse of the Seth on
Friday. the Sd of April, bat invisible to all Eerope.
The third will be another partial eclipse of the Moon,
on Sunday. the 13th of Septembers in the nsorniag; a
small portion of whirl will be visible is Great Britain.
la. Ireland it will appear to greater advantage. The
fourth, and last. is a central eclipse of the San, on
Moisday, the 28th Sepseraher, very early its the morn-
ing, and. consequestlb in thole countries.

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dales prices.
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