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constable, and was employed by him to entrap what
men he could.
Thinles Evans, shopman to James Addells, hosier
sad glover, 2, Coventry-street, said the prisoner came
to the shop on the sth of November, and asked the
➢rice of a cravat, which was 4s. and he tendered a
11. note. Mr. Addells came into the shop, but pri-
soner had written his name and address-en the note,
which witness now identified.
James Addells, master of the last witness, remem-
bers the prisoner being in the shop. His nephew
'hewed a note, which he now identifies. He corrobo-
rated last witness. Begged prisoner to wait till he
saw if the address was correct, but prisoner said he
could not wait, but somebody might go with him.
Witness was convinced the note was a bad one. Sent
his nephew with him, but kept the note. Prisoner
never called again at the shop for the note.

John Added', nephew of Mr. Addells, was sent
with the prisoner on the sth of November, to see if
the address was right. Had not pioceeded far with
him when the prisoner ordered him to go back, and
said he would send his master (Mr. Boycer) to-morrow
for the note. Witness went a little farther, and pri-
soner said he would knock him down if he did not go
back. Prisoner then ran off and made his escape.
John Lee has been Inspector of Bank notes for
twenty years. The notes now shewn him are a for-
gery in the paper, plate, water-mat k, and ink. The
signature of the Clerk is also a forgery. Both notes
are from the same plate.
Examined by Mr. Miller, one of the Jury.—The
letters " No." (belonging to the number) are engraved.,
,which is not the case in a genuine note; has no other
marks which he can explain. The water-mut in a
genuine note is in the fabric of the paper. In one
tustance an Inspector was deceived by a note, and
took it for a good one, but then it was mutilated.—
The Bank of England have altered the form of their
notes several times within the last twenty years.
Mr. Charles Tabor, a signing Clerk, declared the
signature, purporting to be his, to be a forgery.
Examined by Mr. Miller, one of the Jury.—The
characters are not like his writing. He may sign
more than one thousand every day, and he never
saw his writing at all so well imitated :.s to occasion
him any difficulty.
This closed the case for-the prosecution.
The prisoner made no defence, but left himself to
the mercy of the Court.
Mr. Baron Woos charged the Jury.—ln this charge
the Learned Baron parucularly commented on the
evidence in support oldie forgery, and added, that
if that evidence which had been adduced was not suf-
ficient to prove the forgery, then there was no such
thing as forgery, and it would be for ever impossible
to convict any man in future of such a crime. What-
ever the public opinion might be relative to the law.
the Court and Jury were bound to abide by it as it
stood at present.
The Jury consulted for five minutes, and found the
prisoner—Guilty. His :bge is '23.

William Davis, 22, was then put to the bar, and
arraigned upon the capital offence of uttering forged
notes, knowing them to have been forged.
Mr. Surjeant BOSANquvr said he should not call
wituessiss upon that plea. The pi isoner was of course
acquitted.
Mr. Justice HOLROYD then told she prisoner he
, stood indicted for the minor offence of having forged,
notes in ll's possession, to which he had pleaded
guilty. 'Me Judge observed that he did not see the
prisoner's name in the petition, and asked whether it.
was his wish to withdraw the plea of guilty?
Prisoner—l do not, my Lord, I confess myself
guilty. He was then removed from the Bar.
Mr. Baron Woon.—Gentlemen of the Jury, you
will easily see that the notes shewn you in the former
case are so extremely well exe• uted, that one finds it
very difficult to discern the difT4Tence. I believe
thousands are deceived by their being so well exe-
cuted in every respect. The public will see from the
verdict you have given,• that the prisoner knew well
his guilt when he originally pleaded to the minor of-
fence. lam glad the evidence has been gone into,
as the public mind will be more at ease thereby.

. .
William Clarher, aged 21,. WAS nest indicted for the
minor offence, to which he pleaded Not-Guilty.
The fallowing witnesses were then called for the
Bank:

Eliz. Macklin, wife of Matthew Macklin, lives in
Baldwin-street, St. Luke's, and the prisoner came
there for some tea and sugar on the 6th of Novem-
ber, saying his wife was put to bed, and he had come
'hoping she would give him change; he gave his
name, Cumings, 2, Baldwin-court ; witness gave him
change, and the note was paid away, but returned to
her in a fortnight, as forged. She identified the pri-
soner, and the note from her husband's initials being
indorsed on it by her. The prisoner was about
ten minutes in the shop, and though she has never
seen him before nor since, except now at the bar, the
has no doubt et his person.
Several witnesses proved that the prisoner gave a
false address. He passed two other El notes, and
gave equally wrong addresses and false names.
In his defence, he declared that all that the wit-
nesses had sworn against him was as false as Got)
was true. He called no witnesses.

Mr. Justice HOLROVD, in charging the Jury; la-
mented he was incapable of suggesting a single doubt
in favour of the prisoner. The fact of the note being
forged was unquestionable, from the structure of the
paper ; for by a special provision made by Parlia-
ment, it was felony for persons to have in their pos-
session the materials used in making Bank paper, and
under tl:at Act it was well known several had been
convicted.

Without a moment's hesitation, the Jury found the
prisor.er Guilty.
In the course of examining the Inspector, Mr. Mil-
ler, one of the Jury, wished to know whether a note
might not be so dirtied or altered by chemical means
as to render it difficult to say whether it was a for-
gery or not ?
Mr. Lee, the Inspector, replied, he had never met
with one note of that kind.
Mr. Miller wished to know whether such a thing
could not be done ?
Mr. Lee.—" I cannot say what it is not possible
for men to do; but I never saw or heard of such an
inetaot:•"

Sagass, 27, James Mailers, 26, John Mor-
ris, 55, and .-.041, Tavasesui, 17, we c scverally