Star.
London, England, 1820-05-23 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

Yesterday, Henry Brown, a young man of very in-
teresting appearance, was capitally indicted for ut-
tering seven £lO and five £5 Bank-notes, with intent
to defraud the Governor and Company of the Bank
of England.
It was proved by the evidence adduced on the part
of the prosecution, that the prisoner had passed the
forged notes mentioned in the indictment, to several
respectable tradesmen in the Metropolis, giving va-
rious feigned names, on passing each note. On one
occasion he gave the name of Lieutenant Crow, of
the Golden Cross, Charing Cross; on others, Lieute-
nant Bligh, Capt. Close Lieut. Webbe, Dawson,
.Esq. Williams, &c. The first charge against the
prisoner was made out by Mr. George Jarrett, a
hatter, living in Piccadilly. On the 27th of February
the prisoner bought two hats of him, and gave a El 0
Bank-note in payment, at the same time stating,that
his name was Lieutenant Bligh, of the Artillery, and
he livedat Woolwich. The rest of the case was proved
by evidence of a similar nature.

The prisoner being called upon forhis defence, said
" My Lord, I am quite unprotected, and was totally ui.abte
to provide Counsel to cross-examine witnesses. I trusted that
the Bank of England would have allowed me the privilege of
pleading guilty to the minor offence, as has often been granted to
others who have passed £lO and e 5 notes. To me, however,
this has been denied, and I have, therefore, no kind of alterna-
tive but that of throwing myself on Toni. Lordship's mercy, and
that of the Jury. Witnesses I have none, for all my friends are
in Ireland."

Mr. Justice DATErr—" Prisoner, hear me. It was my duty in
trying your case to endeavour, as far as I possibly could, to
elicit the truth of the charges against you, and I do most sin-
cerely assure, that nothing would have given me more pleasure
than to have been able to press any doubt in your favour, by-
cause I would most cheertully on your behalf have minutely
cross-examined every witness. I ant willing to do so still it you
chuse it, and I therefore ask you, is there a single point on
which you think you could be benefited by my doing so, or, if
you chuse it, the witnesses shall be called back, and any titu:s-
-• tions put to them that you may think proper ?"
Prisoner—" No, my Lord, I shall say no snore."
Mr. Justice BAILEY then summed up the evidence,
and observed, that with respect to that part of the pa

soner's derence which regarded the Bank of Eng-
land, the Jury had nothing to do. The only ques-
tion now to be considered was, whether, upon a.due
examination of the evidence, the prisoner was guilty
orinnocent of the charge against him?
The-Jury found a verdict of. Guilty, after a very
short e eliberation .

Mr. Jarrett and Mr. Dolman, two tradesmen to
whom the prisoner passed two of the notes in queS-
lion, recommended the prisoner to mercy.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY said, that he should be happy
to communicate the recommendation in the proper
quarter, but requested to know on what particular
ground the recommendation was made ?
Mr. Jarrett and Mr. Dolman then said, that the
grounds upon which they made their recommenda-
tion were, that the prisoner had been induced to pas;
these notes through great distress, and that be had
been probably the instrument of others : they were
led to suppose this from these circumstances—that
when the prisoner was apprehended he was very
shabbily clad, and that only one pound eleven shil-
lings were found in his possession.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY immediately noted down the
recnn'imendation, and said that it slreuld be commit.
nicated in the proper quarter: The prisoner would,
however, act most imprudently, if this recommenda-
tion raised any material degree of hope in his mind.
This was a serious transaction, and whatever might
be the event, the prisoner would act most -wisely in
preparing himself for another and a better world.
• The prisoner was dressed in a blue frock-coat,
black handkerchief, and white trowsers. He is a fine
looking young man, but appeared very pale. Having
requested that the property which had been. taken
from him by the Officer might be restored, he left
the bar with much firmness, and bowed most respect;
fuliy to the Learned Judge who addressed him.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY desired that the property
might be given over to the Under-Sheriff, to be dis-
posed of in the proper way. He himself could make
no order respecting it.
Mr. Uuder- Sheriff TORNEX humanely intimated
that the property should be restored to the prisoner.
Samuel Benjamin Meredith was indicted capitally
for having uttered a forged £1 note, knowing it to
be a forgery, with intent to defraud the Governor
and Company of the Bank of England.
The prisoner went to a house of ill fame, in White
Hart-yard, Drury-lane, to enquire for a woman he
had formerly known. Here he sent for liquor, and
gave a£l note to pay for it. Mr. Poore, the land-
lord of the public-house where the note was taken,
declared it was a forged one, and detained it. The
servant returned to the house in White Hurt-yard,,
and informed the prisoner, who went to the pubiic-
house with the servant, and Mr. Poore sent for a
Constable and had him detained. He denied, when
questioned, that he had any other money about him,
but on searching his pockets the Officer found silver
to the amount of £5. 6s. and soon afterwards five
rdrged £1 notes were found on the spot where the
prisoner was searched.
Mr. Glover, the Bank Inspector, proved that the
notes were forged, and must have been struck from
the same plate.
The prisoner made a long address to the Jury, and
solemnly declared his innocence ; but the Jury found
him Guilty—Death. Aged 18.
When the verdict was returned, the prisoner, whose
previous deportment was all mildness, snatched up
some herbs that were spread in the front of the dock,
and threw them at Mr. Poore, the principal witness,
exclaiming, " You b—y thief, you have hung me,
d—n your eyes."
J. Price, for breaking and entering the dwelliniz-
house of W. Summersby, and stealing two coats, &c.
was capitally convicted.
The following were convicted of felony—T. Gray,
'for stealing a silver watch ; J7Lnek, for stealing a
coat; and W. Mitchell, for stealing 10s. 6d. and a
cotton handkerchief (transported for seven years).
Jane Harrison, an. interesting female, was put to
the bar, charged with having uttered knowingly a
forged Bank-note. She was on Saturday tried and
acquitted of a similar offence; and when she was
placed at the bar, she was informed by Mr. Baron
GARROW, that the Bank bad humanely consented to
take a verdict of acquittal in her case !
G. Ductflekl, proprietor of the Anti-Gallican, in
Shire-lane, was indicted for having a forged £1 Bank-
note in his possession. The trial occupied a consider-
able portion of the time of the Court ; but the evi-
dence was not conclusive, and he was acquitted.

The relatives and friends of Frost, the late turnkey
of the Giltspur-street prison, have instituted, pfoceed-
ings against a man in business in the City, for having
asserted that the unfortunate turnkey received £6OO
for having facilitated the escape of Captain Davis
from prison. Gooding, the Captain's servant, is to
be a witness upon the part of Frost. Gooding now
states, that it was with great difficulty he prevailed
upon Captain Davis to walk out of the prison. As
soon as the,disguise had been completed, he sat down
in a trembling and disconsolate state, and said he
never could go through with the business. Gooding
pulled Rim out of his seat, and told him at least to
make the attempt, as he could not be worse off than
he was at that moment, and might by an effort be
much better. Gooding then forced him to the door.
Thursday last, a cause was tried in the Court of
King's Bench, Dublin, in Which A. STUART, Esq.
was plaintiff, and .1. %V. PARKINS, Ecq. (one of the
present Sheriffs of London and Middlesex), was the
defendant. The cause was tried beforo.Mr. Justice
Joss and a Special Jury, and lasted from 11 o'clock
in the forenoon until eight in the evening. The offi-
cial situation and notoriety of the defendant, added
to other circumstances, gave the case a considerable
degree of importance, and excited an interest seldom
witnessed, for at an fatly hour every avenue to the •
Court was thronged—many Ladies were accommo-
dated with seats on the Bench and among the Bar- •
risters. It was an action of libel brought by the
plaintiff against the defendant for various imputa-
Lions upon his conduct as a Magistrate, with respect
to the escape of a person, who had been apprehended
for robbing the defendant.—The Sonrctrort-LiExn
RAI. stated the plaintiff's case, and Mr. %VaLLact;
that of the defendant. Wr. PARKINS Otrered an ape-
logy before the trial commenced, which was rejected
on the part of Mr. STU-um—The Jury retired for
about ten minutes, and returned a -Verdict of Clow
damages, and Lid. costs.

COAL M ARK la, MAY Q 9.
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A few days since, at a Meeting of the Commi3-
timers of the Uxbridge Turnpike Road, held at
}Lowell, come cf the party hearing an unusual noise.
'ran to the window, and observed two carts laden
with dung, with three fine animals to each cart, gal-
lapping at a furious rate, down the hill, the drivers
• being at some distance behind. On the bridge then
passed a stage coach, crowded with passengers, which
narrowly escaped destruction; and a Gent:eman on
a spirited horse was placed in imminent danger.—
The two carts and horses having continued their
furious pace for a considerable distance, Co!onel
CLITITEROE, (a Magistrate, who was at the Wetiug),
withigreat promptitude directed his horse to Le bad-
dled---mounted him immediately—overtook the of-
fenders—gave the charge of their teams to other
persons, and caused the two culprits to march befaie
him back to the inn where the Meeting was held. lie
then Made information of the offence upon oath, b:-
fore Mr. PURKIS (anotherNlazistratt:), who convicted
them in the penalty of 10s. each. Oite of them tser-
vant to farmer Stone), borrowed the money, and paid
the penalty ; the other t,ervant to farmer I-Herons),
in default of payment, was committed to the }lout::
of Correction for one month.