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London, England, 1811-12-14 00:00:00

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Vesterciay, at one o'clock, the examination of Mr.l
Walsh was resumed, at the Public-Office, Bow-street. '
Mr. Fern, a silversmith in Corehtll, deposed, that
Mr. Walsh called upon him, and informed him, that
he wanted Portuguese gold coin to the amount of
4500. On Monday, the 2d of December, the witness
sent his clerk to Mr. Walsh, to keto w the exact amount
.he wanted in foreign bullion. The clerk brought
back for answer, from 4400 to £5OO. Witness then
sent him with doubloons, &c. to the amount of 4308,
in return for which he brought him Mr. Walsh's
cheque for 4500, on the banking-house of Curtis and
Co. The bullion weighed 60 ounces and S drachms.
On the evening of that day, Mr. Walsh called on
him, and said he had got a sufAcient quantity of bul-
lion, and asked for the difference between what he had
received and his cheque. The witness gave him a
cheque fur the balance.
William Bell, clerk to the last witness, corrobora-
ted his evidence.
Mr. Ewings, cashier to the bank. of Meisrs. Cos-
ling and Sharp.. Fleet-street, stated, that on the 4th
of December Mr. Walsh presented a check of Sir .
Thomas I'shomer's for 022,000, which he paid in 9.2 '
£l,OOO Bank of England notes. On the sth of De-
Cember, in the evening, Mr. Walsh called and lodged
. in their banking-house the sum of 86,645 18s. 6d. in
Exchequer bills, on the account of Sir Thomas Plo-
mer, for which the witness gave him a receipt; he also
left his own check on the banking-house of Sir Wm.
Curtis for 415,000, which he said was to be put also
• to the account cf Sir Thomas Plomer, and asked for
a receipt for it. The witness told him it was not
usual to give receipts for checks so late in the evening,
but if he would call in the morning, he should have a
• receipt. Mr. Walsh's draft was dishonoured.
Mr. Dennis De Burgh, of the house of De Burgh
and Co. Freeman's-form, Comhill, deposed that some
days previous to the 29th of November they had a
conversation relative to American Stock with Mr.
Walsh. On the 29th, he called at his office in Free-
man's-court, and informed the witness that he would
on the Wednesday following want American stock to the
amount of from 10 to 411,000. The witness inquired,
whether it was a resident in the United States, or a
person going out' there. = Mr. Walsh said it was for a
person going out to America. The sum was so large,
that the' witness thought it necessary to have a writ-
ten order from Mr. 'Walsh for the purchase of the
stock, which •he gave him. Here witness produced
the order. Ori- Wednesday, the 4th of December,.
Mr. Walsh called' again on hint, and told hint he.
would not be ready for the stock until the following •
day, and if the witness woullcall at his office, at 12-
o'clock, he would pay him in Bakkof England notes.
Accordingly, on the next day, Thursday, the sth of.
December, the witness waited on Mr. Walsh, and re-
ceived from him eleven 41000 Bank of England
notes; it was about 12 o'clock in the day, and the
witness gave him a check on his banker for the ba-
lance. Mr. Walsh said, 'that any time in the day
would answer him to have the stock, as he was not
going our, and the witness need not hurry. He re-
turned about a quarter after three o'clock, and deli-
vered the Bank stock to Mr. Walsh, and asked him
if he should bring his Notary the next day, to make
' them over to the person going to the United States?
*Mr. Walsh said that he need not, as he was going out
of town for two or three days. The witness said that
it did not make much consequence, as he had pur-
chased the stock of most respectable persons, who
were sufficiently good for the amount of the stock. if
it was burnt. He paid the eleven 41000 notes into
the bank of Masterman's and Co. On Saturday
last he heardon the Stock Exchange that Mr. Walsh
Mad gone off with .422,000, the property of Sir Tho-
Inas Plofner. He took a coach and went to Sir Tho-
mas Plomer's house, and informed him that he need
not be uneasy, as he had seen Mr. Walsh on Thurs-
day, who told hitt that he.was going out of town for
two or three days. Sir Thomakieplied, he had lost
all confidence in Mr. Walsh, Skid would have him'
immediately pursued.
Mr. Fern proved the order given to Mr. De Burgh
for the purchase-of the American stock to be the.
hand-writing of Mr. Walsh.
Mr. De Burgh then proved that the American
Bank Stock then produced was the'same he sold to
Mt. Walsh.

The case Of BLACKER %Perm Lord FFRENCH and
Co. for usury, was tried on the 10th inst. in the Court
of Exchequer, Dublin. There were one hundred and
eighty-two counts in the declaration, ani dama-
ges were laid at £147,000. According to the state-
ment of the Somerrou-Gemm., the crime of usury ,
was committed in discounting certain bills, partly by
cash, and partly by a 31 day-bill, upon Which me re- -
bate of interest was 'allowed. There was besides st
Charge for accepting a commission premium of 14
per cent. which on the whole made an jcess of in-
terest of Ils. 2d. After examining documents,
the Rev. THOMAS RADCLIFF was called to prove the
negociation of a certain-paper.. This gentleaum was
immediately asked severaLquestions, but Serjeant
BALL unexpectedly interrogated him, whether a suit
of Chancery to invalidata'a bond in which he was
concerned, would not in his opinion be affected by
the result of the present action ? He answered in the
affirmative; and after a variety of discussiun by the.
Counsel on both sides, this answer was pronounced
by the Court to be fatal to the plaintiff, and a nonsuit
was accordingly granted.
• The trial of JOHN Mamie, Esq. Proprietor of The
Dublin Evening Post, for an alleged Libel against
the Police Commissioners, was to have come on last
Tuesday, in the Court of King's Bench.—The Jury
appeared in the box, ready to be sworn; when an ap-
plication was made on the part of the prosecutor, to
put off It's trial until treat Tom, upon the grounds
that a witness, whose testimony was very material,
could not be found. This motion was warmly resis-
ted by the Cpunsel for the defendant; but the Chief
Justice was pleased to grant the application, and the
trial was put off accordingly. In the interim, the coots
; ot the defendant are to be paid by the prosecutors.
Miles Grogan, a private in the Wexford Militia, li
who had been lately on furlough, returning to .his,
quarters, was met by two men near Birr, aho Called
! themselves Caravats, and after beating him in a most:
brutal manner, cut off one of his fingers, at the same
time declaring that they would render him unfit for
the King's service. The unfortunate man was con-
veyed to an hospital in Birr, where he yet remains. ;
Thursday night, the 28th ultimo, Mr. B. *Kenna,
of the Royal Oak, Drogheda, was attacked between
the hours tiC nine and tea o'clock by four armed meni:
knocked down, nem. the Rotunda, and robbed of his
watch, &c. One of the gang exclaiming, " Shoot
him I he knows me," they snapped a pistol three or
four times at him, which fortunately missed fire—
they_ Then made off. Notwithstanding that Mr.
1114‘1Ceinst was severely woOnded, he followed the
robberi, callid the watch, and exerted himself until
he came up with them near St. George's Church,
when he knocked one man down, of the name of.)
James Flood. The robber again snapped- hiS' pis.'
tol at Mr. *Kenna, who having fortunately
cured one also, knocked Flood on till head, and
held him by the neck.hindkerchiet till a watchman
came to his relief. The robber snapped his pistol in ti
the watchman's face, and was instantly sent to Si.
George's watch-house. Mr. Farley, with the assis-
tance of a watchman, apprehended another cf the
gang, of the name of James Fitzpatrick, or: Whom
were found Mr. Kenna's watch, and three pistols, all
loaded. 'The other robbers effected thelr escape for
that night. Next day, however, Mr. M'Keitua,-with
the assistance of Mr. D. Dodd, attorney,
hended another fellow maned J. M'Mahon, anal
there was found on him a gild watch, the property
of a gentleman rho was r-bbed a ,fiy( days beton:
The three were Iddged in Neu/gate, andthe fourth
was taken next day, and also cominitteJ.-

• . Mr. Jenkins, the prosecutor's solicitor, who accom.
ponied Adkins, the Bow-street officer, to Falmouth, I
deposed, that Mr. Walsh, on Monday morning, at
the Vine Inn, Falmouth, acknowledged to him, that
he intended to have gone to Lisbon, if he had not
been overtaken, and from thence to America, the
first opportunity.
Mr-John Wilkinson, stock clerk to the banking,'
house of Messrs. Coutts and Co. Strand, deposed there
was no a 'ent Por clerk in tl'e banking-house, of the
name of frotter—one of the partners of the house
was Mr. Trotter—he had not been in town for the.
last month, and was not expected before the 20th of
the present. Mr. Walsh did not apply at their house
to purchase Exchequer he bad the witness
must have known it.
' Mr. Mutts stated, the reason of putting the last
question was, that Mr. Walsh had written to. Sir Tho.
mas Plomer, that he had accomplished a purchase of
Exchequer Ells to the amount of £15,000, from Mr.
Trotter, the agent of Messrs. Coutts and Co. who
would arrive in London on last Monday, when he
would make the transfer.
Mr. Walsh was committed for further examination.
Mr. Rear and Mi. NAnEsboth attended the inves-
tigation: •
The SolicitorGeticral and other witnesses, proved
the ;:bore statement. -
Sir Thomas Plomerproduced, and had read a num-
ber of letters, some of them had been iritetteriteitat
the Post Office. One of his clef ks received a letter
frop him on Saturday morning, confessing to him
that he had made offwith money that did- not belong
to him. Not to say where he was, if he discovered
it by the post-mark, Promised to remit him the
money he owed him—inclosed a letter difected to Sir
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611 between thr,:e and fotir o'clock in the afternoon—'
however, the clerk, finding his master had be. n acting
terms, took it to Sir Thomas in, the morning,. soon
after he received it by the post. it was dated at half
past two o'clock that afterno6n, from his office in An-
gel-r•urt, Thiogmorton-street, stating that Messrs.
Couus' broker being out of town he coultknot procure

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ithe Eachequer Bills a the nett day. His letters to .. rs. altafti' INTELLIGENCE.. . ,y. ~.
his brother-ere of the moseadiettessitag nature, and • •s•
he confesses the-Impropriety of his conduct, says be COURT OF KING'S BENCH, OwnMitaltis%
has gone out of the country, probably never to meet : CARRUTHERS V. GRAY. '1
again. The money he has taken 01 Sir T. Plumes.
'This was an action upon a policy of insurance de-
he promises to repay, should it ever be in his power.. dated to be on. gonads on board the Antoinette ua .
He alludes to his father, at the time of his death not Zabrth, from Laudon to any port or ports in..the
having left him any thing, supposing him to be a Baltic, with leave to carry similated papers, a; i pre.
wealthy man, which would have been the case, but 1 miurn of 35 guineas, to return 15 uaon arrival. TM
every thing he had embanked in had failed, and he i intetest was averred in Messrs. Oppenls inter,. and
had lately lost £2OO by a person be was security for, , the license was granted to them and others. Tha ship
and he now. found it imposible for his commissions. !
tooli.paer:, purporting that she came from the island
as a broker, to be sufficient to meet his expenditure; of Teaeriffee-and was bound for Petersburg!) : she
he therefore could not bear the thought that his be-
- j was captured; However, at Cronstadt, and the reek
loved wife and children should come to want, or po. Were never restored. Mr. St:masses, for the defen-
verty, which bad induced him to commit the act, and dant, fitst• objected on the score of interest, that de
craves their pity and forgiveness. He confesses that : toods were consigned to Myssri. Wolff and Co. ; but
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he is not going to Ireland, as he had told his wife, ELl.P.NpostouGst said, it, did not matter a farthing
but to America, where, as soon as he had got set- : whose name was put in, provided it was proved that
tied, he would send for her and his children. .He Messrs. Oppeabeiener• had actually mid,: the ship.
directs him that to do as to the arrangement of his meat. Tlye,Leatned Counsel next objecto..l that the
affairs—tells kipa the debts he had paid previous to plaintithaci produced no document of confiscation :
his leaving him, &c. The money he had taken of Sir but Lord Eotasu ItOUtallstisi; that the cat go had
Thos. Plomer's, he said, would support his family been proved_ to have been, seized :. and it must be
comfortably in America, and the loss to Sir Thomas soppoteet that it actually got into some fiscus or trea-
could only be imaginary, possessing the large for- sury, and was confiscated.
tune that he did. , , •
' Mr. Se:taut-rt. then addressed the. Jfiry, as being
He vainly flattered himself that Sir Thontas:ik-ould prepared to-prove that 16 bales of the goods on board
not make his conduct public on account of thelargie- were actually smuggled, they forming no part faith.
ness of the sum—if he did, he anticipated that it, Captain's manifest, sworn to by him, and entered at
would make a great noise, particularly When%it got the Cus.om-house. To prove this, be called the oft;
into the newspapers, but which he. calculated:could "ter of the Customs in whose custody that manifest
nut possibly be the case till last Tuesday—in this.
wds : but Lord Etaesaostovou said, that aoeglect of
particular, however, he was mistaken, as it a
PPeilre's!. ..eitity on the part Of the Captain would not make the
on Monday. • vdyayie illegal, quo ad the owners. Although these
i , Mr. Jenkins opened the bag or gold which 'Mr,
oods, tieing British manufactures, paid no duty, yet
Walsh gave him at Falmouth, which contained 7J, 'they weke`' tequired by the Act of Parliatneut to be
. doubloons, worth se3 12s. each, and a half one.. ..,
I 'tattered at the Custom-house, and a drawback cif
He WAS sent to Tuthill Fields, Bridewell. £199 from the excise had been actually obtained upod
Mr. Walsh never spoke during the examination. them. They were actually shipped in open day; and
He bowed respectfully to the aagittrates, as he left
it might as well be said, that one could not recover
the offiGURNEY attended as Counsel for the prosecu- ed in the wwaybill.hiu.
ce. .
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against a carrier, because one's goods were not amp
Mr.
tion Mr. Tits and Mr. JENKINS, Solicitors. 1 Mr. PARK, for the plaintiff', was allowed to call the
Mr. HARMAN Solicitor for Mr. Walsh.
The Office was crowded at an early hour, and no wharfinger who entered the goods at the, Custom-
house ; he produced his books, which contained them,
person was admitted without being passed by a Ma-
and said that the searcher saw them on board from
gistrate. his wharf, and three topics of the rocket were after-
Sir Thomas Plomer did not appear until 4 o'clock,
wards entered in the Long-roOm, and one with the
when he arrived in time to cuter into a recognissuice
Cemptroller. This witness swore 14 did every thing
to prosecute. • to procure the due entry of the goods at the Custom-
A docket had been struck. against Mr. Walsh after
- - house. Lord Eceitssaostotart*put it to the other side,
his departure, and a commission of bankruptcy issued
to prone that these several entries were not made.;
on Wednesday. It is probable, therefore, that a legal
the manifest was only one muniment of this transac.
question may arise whether the property found upon
tion wining others. It the Jury were convinced th:s
him by Adkins shal be considered the property of
was a fair transaction, they would find their—Verdict
Sir Thos. Plomer, or, as in the case of, Daniels, shall
be divided amongst the creditors proving their debts for the Plaiota.
under the Commission? • JEFTERTAND ANOTiIEIt V. TAT& . .
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This was an action of trover for goods which Wen
. pledged to the defendant by Mr. Harsuess, deceased,
who was the ptaituiff'slactor. Mr. GARROW rested
his defence upon the late decisions of the Court of
King's Bench, that,Mr, Hartuess was the buyer of the
wads,- and not the f actor ; or,. if he was only the
factor, that the plaintiff had so masked him, ot, to
use„ Lord Ellenborough's expression, clothed him
With the iadicia of property, that he gave him the
.power to represent himself to the defendant as the
actual owner of the goods. The factor had bees a
bankrupteand was now dead ; and therefore the plain-
tiff came upon the defendant, who ought to have
-known that lie was the mere agent-of the plaintiff;
for the invoice of the aoods to Lisbon was represented
to have been made " by John Hartness, of Londoe 0".
. and not, as it ought to .have been, lied the plaintiffs
meant hind to becunsidered as their mere agent, o. by .
Messrs. Jeffery and Co. who had consigned them for
,safe to Mr..lehq Hotness, their agent at Lisbon;"
and Mr: 1-tartness had swum at the Custom-house .
that Atli were his'own goads, and it was that re. .
. ceived the drawback upon them.
Lord ELLENB tROUGH said, it was quite clear that a
factor could not pleige the goods of his principal ;
but bete there was a liter from Mr. Hartness, agree-
ing to guarantee to the plaintiff the amount of the
goods, provided he was allowed to maiWihe insurance
Itelf. Mr. Hartness had Also sworn himself to be
the owner of the goods, a proceeding not quite honest
on-his part. Had this bill of lading only been before
the defendant when he advanced money on the goads,
Lord ELLENR01101;611 Would have held that the plain-
tiffs could not recover ; .bu; it was proved by a wit-
ness, that before the, defendant acted, he was told
OW the VA werenig kiatckiesa's, but the plaintiffs',
which asi.le all the difference. Verdict for the Plain-
tiffs—Damages a5O. . _ 4Z,

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DEC. is.
OOLE ro. ATKINSCMS.

1 This was an action for the recovery of the value of
' certain goods, hemp and flax, alledged, on the part of
the plaintiff, to have been shipped for him by Schmidt
and Co. of ltiga. The goods carne in the Bremen
tpacket, Captain Haynes, and he • proved that he re-
":creived them on board for the account and risk of John
i Ogle. The clerk to the plaintiff's attorney proved
ithe demand for the goods on the defendants, who
were warehousemen, and who got possession of them
in thri"following manner: When the ship came into
the river, the Captain gave up the goods to Mr. Ogle
—and the latter had them lodged with the Messrs.
Atkinsons, for his account. The Messrs. Atkesons
were aflerwardS applied to by the Messrs. Rickert, to
hold the goods over for them, as the bill of lading
had been tritetfetted to' them by the agent of the
house at Rigt. The 111wri. Atkinsons in conse.
queace kept the goods from Ogle, and afterwards sold
them ; and the present action was for the recovery of
their value, at thti time they arrived in EnLlsnd. The
average price of !wry, in November, !SIN the time
alluded.to, was £7l a two ; and flax 484.
- .-On" rite iiirt.efthedefenchint, Mr. Setjeant Suit-
titan conttn4ed, that ,Mr, Ogle had been guilty of
.a.gnivsileirleag.j.ispecl).am:i.a.r:wv,llteittentiotx,xl4ristitfi
joihc:c:ltahtrgea;buliallnihtieitrl2;,iuti:ri,ncig:l)o,llortid.leutynotli
possession °Ohs goosl4 ItithJigh the bid of lading
was actually in Hits country.
Mr. Serjeatit
.rEST cont.:kW, that the Captain had
no tight tci-sijil a b:fl of I;cnng, which liwl ihe an-
swer of transfaiing Oa cargo to any person. The
bill of lairingthiced was wgned by him.
'the valtio-of the ends whoa they came to EnV
,Verdict fa Plaitt:!l. v