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;ill not be so mita. amused, •but it is probabie the
feelings of the bride will be spared; unless, indeed, as
Mr. Robertson suggests, these Unitarian Ladies "be
Mahometans, and. like other female followers of the
Prophet, constructed without souls, and, of course,
untroubled with feelings. Perhaps this show of mar-
tyrdom is the price at which the holt of the bride is
to be purchased. It may be so ; btli it will never pur-
chase, of assist in purchasing, the Marriage Rill.
• roars, fee.'

bound to presume him innocent un rl the, contrary was
proved. Mr. Ireland never saw Mr. Clarke on the sub-
ject of these shares. He nevtir speculated on the Bull
land Bear account. He was Astonished that the prose-
cutor could bring forward a criminal charge against a
Gentleman. sviihiro evidence ghats Pever to support it.'
But there were men in whom selfishness prevailed to,
an insane degree, duu.seliest they lost morsey,they
*ought they had a right to recover it by any means.
The Jury would recollect the excellent chorister given
Au. Ireland, arid he bad no doubt would with plea.
sure acquit him.
Mr. GVIINST addressed tie Jary as Counsel for Mr.
Stainsby, whom he described as a most respectable
young man, who had been in this banking-house for
fourteen years, with the most itreproachalsle character.
He would not be surprised if Mr. Clarke should indict
any man in that Court, or out of it, if he could get
anything by it. There was no evidence whatever, that
any of the shares alleged to have been over-issued had
come into the hands of Mr. Clarke. The shares on
which deposits were paid at the house of Bosanquet
were less by one hundred than the number allowed to
be issued ; and there was no pretence f)r saying that
Mr. Stainsby knew that more than the proper number
of shares had been issued.
Mr. Hour addressed the Jury for Mr. Mott, and
observed, that if the other two defendants should be
acquitted, his client could not be convicted, as more
than one must be convicted on a charge of conspiracy ;
but, independently of that consideration, there was no
evidence to bring home the charge to, Mr. Mott, who
bad carried on very considerable business as a Ash-.
monger, and bad always borne an unsullied name.
There was, the Learned Counsel contended, no proof
that more than 1,269 shares had been in the market
when the prosecutor bought his shares. there was no
appearance of fraud in any part of Mr. Mott's conduct.
He had sold the shares at- the market price, and the
prosecutor might instantly have resold them for more
than he had given for them.
The LORD JUSTICE, in summing op the evi-
dence, observed, that unless the Jury were satiSed that
at least two of the parties indicted were guilty, they
were bound to bring in a general verdict of acquittal.
as one individualsould not, in point of law, be convicted
of a conspiracy without some accomplice. Accerding
to the prospectus, the Company was to consist of onli
2,000 shares. .More than that number had certainly
been issued; but the evidence, instead of :hewing that
the shares sold to the prosecutor were not part-Of doe
original number, proved, beyond all doubt, that they,
must have been so. On that count which charged the!
defendants with having fabricated the shares in ques-
tion, they ought to be acquitted. His Lordship, after
going through the evidence, also expressed his opinion
that there was not sufficient evidence to bring home a
guilty knowledge of Mott's designs to Ireland and
Stainsby.
The Jury, after consulting a lelithhotes, acquit/II al the de.
fondants.
SHERIFFS COLTET—Es Loa Ss tras&

LAW REPORT.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Januarir IS.
CLUES V I
This was an indictment charging the defendants with
having conspired to defraud the plaintiff, by persuading
him to advance .money for certain fictitious forged
shares jn the Imperial Plate Glass Company.
Mr. DENMAN for the prosecution, stated, that a poor
and humble individual, named Bush, had established
the Company in question, upon a calculation of manu-
facturing plate glass equal to that imported from the
Continent. This Bush had first applied to Ireland, a
looking-glass vendor, and to Mott, a fishmonger, to
establish the Company. The capital was to be two
hundred thousand pounds, to be raised by two thousand
shares, at a hundred pounds each. A man named
Walker was appointed Secretary, and in March, 1825,
the prospectusses were issued, and in the next month
the frauds complained of were committed. Just after
the plaintiff had purchased his shales, on agreement
that the remainder were not to be resold until they had
arrived at a premium of 25 per cent. Mott and Stainsby'
were advising a Mr. Goslett to get rid of all his sharer
as soon as possible. Soon after this conversation a num-
ber of Shares were brought into the Market for sale,
and the premium fell from nine to one and a half per
cent. Ireland then wrote to Messrs. Bosanquet, in
Whose house Stainsby was a clerk, authorising them to
pass such tenders as might come to them with only thit
signature of Mott. In that year, Ireland possessed him-
self of all the papers of the Company,which subsequently
prevented the Directors from proceeding against him.
Mr. Walker deposed, that Mott and Ireland were
present at a Meeting of the Company, held on the 29th
of March, 1825. Mott and Ireland were then appoint
managing Director' to carryon the Company. On the
20th of April, a Meeting of the Directors resolved to
limit the powers of Mott and Ireland, to sell shares after
the 26th of that month. Oo the 3d of August a Coma
mittee was appointed to investigate the conduct of M
and Ireland, relative to their disposing of shares. A pro.
spectus (identified by the witness) directed the mdmtme
of shares to be two thousand, at one hundred pod*
each, with a 'deposit of two pounds to be paid on eat*
share; K also pointed out the great advantages of the
Company. The witness here identified Ireland's lett./
of the 21st April, 1825, authorising the bankers to
scrip receipts for shares, which were signed solely by
Mott; also a letter from Mon, appointing the holder t 4
the right of claiming shares numbered therein. The
witness, upon the persuasion of Mott, put his signature
to tenders of shares that were signed only by Mot
Oath* 20th of April, Mott reported to the Company,'
that the number of tenders was complete. Wins's"
took possession of the tenders. He received a list
shares, made out and signed by Mott, in which. he had
put the wituesis name down for 25 shares, but f
which the witness did not pay any deposit.'
Cenwesamlosd—Two hundred and thirtpels shares
issued above the 9090 mentioned In the.prospeetia,
solved to be purchased for the Company, if they awhile
for a certain price. No deed had been sigboleipehe * a
Dor bad any Act of Parliament been obrolemillielt.. The
property of the Company consisted la the Allepllts, paid. fotAIM4
stores. He hawed Ireland to be an hoseetMeills
Mr. Seaearre objected that the -ladietment ~s ad the no
istence of the Company, whereas. by tjalt MAPCO et Me wsasus
it was dear that it bid no legal existoillo lebelewer. . s
The Jones refused to stop thiceue epos ebistobjeedeM •
W. Clarke deposed, that he purchased 238 shame. be
the Imperial Glass Company fora Mr. Mitchell. He Mt
previously purchased similar shires for the same person.
He saw Stainsby, who represented himself as the owner
of many shares in the Company, and that he would not
part with them until they arrived at 25 per tern. pre-
mium. Mott afterwarda offered witness 238 shares for
sale, at their market value of 8L per share. He. said,
that if Mitchell could not complete his purchase, be,
would throw the 238 shares upon the market, andde-
preciate their value ; but if lie would purchase than), he
would get Stainsby to renew his pledge of not bringing
any shares for sale into the market. -I afterwards made
the purchase of Mott for Mitchell, and paid checks for
the amount to Mr. Clarke, Mott's solicitor. The shares'
fell, by the end of the month, from 9 to 1 premium.
Witness afterwards reproached Stainsby for having
parted with his shares, when be alleged, that S or 400
shares belonged to clerks in the Banking-house, and the
rest to other people, and he had no controul over them,
and was obliged to part with them.
Witness, on 'being cross-examined, said, that he was
to have a fourth of the 238 shares in question, on his
own account. He had bought; as a Broker, about 500
of the shares. He thought it a reproachful thing for
men to purchase what they knew could not be delivered,
in order to affect the market. He had understood that
Staiosby was the bong fide pbssessor of 1,200 shares,
lead that he would not part with them until they rose to
125 per cent. premium The witness underwent a long
cross-examination, without invalidating his original
testimony.
Mr. Lewis, clerk of Messrs. Lubbock and Co. deposed, that he
pad the check for 1.0001. on the 23d April, 1825. He had known
r. Stainsby many years, and had never heard any thing to his.
prejudice.
' Another Clerk for the same house deposed, that be had paid the
odor check of t,•001; ee the 23d of April. He had always known
Stainsby to be a respectable character. The following method of taking the condor is prac-
r Samuel Brown had gone to Mr. Stainsby about the tised in Peru :—The skin of an ox or horse, freshly
shares which he (witness) had purchased of Clarke.— killed, is laid on the ground, under which an Indian
His object was to ascertain it they were valid shares, conceals himself; another remains in ambush at a die-
according to the regulations of the Company. Mr. tance. The bird, attracted by the smell of the skin,
Stainsby acknowledged that he possessed many snares, perches upon it, and is instantly seised by the man,
and that a certain portion of them would not be brought who, being thus protected, holds him down, while his
into the market, but he did not think this amounted to companion sallies out, and dispatchei him with a club.
a positive pledge. • Such are the attractions of a wandering life, that the
Hodson deposed, that Sr Walter Stirling and Co. were poorest of all the Laplanders are those who betake
bankers of the Company. They had received £250 deposits, the themselves to the cultivation of land; a" they
last receipt was on the 25th of April. never
turn farmers until they are completely ruined.
A clerk of Messrs. Bosanquet deposed, that the de-
posits in that house, on account of the Company, were Monday, the Inquest on the body of Edward Smith,
the gamekeeper, whose death we mentioned la.t week
37721. in 1886 shares. On the 20th April, 9261. was paid was resumed, and the Jury, after a patient investigation,
iii on the same account, and to the 21st of April inclu- returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against John
sive, 2,5301. was paid in. Stainsby and Ireland he be-
lieved to be respectable men. Rushy and John Littlewood." Littlewood was tune'
chately committed to York Castle, 'and a 'Most actinGeorge Langley deposed to being a Director of the Company,
and to the ezaruination of Ireland ; as to •the over issue of the Z 36 search is making for Rusby.
shares, he could give no satisfactory account. The German papers state that on the Ist of last month
Mr. Sca nt.k.rr addresked the Jury on behalf of Ire- a firman was published at C abolishinj:
land, and contenjed that there was no evidence-against the penalty of confiscation throughout. the Owsso!.
his client, who had signed the receipts in reliance on the empire.

IAVIIII IP. ?MS RAS& IT NZ.
In this came, which would have excited some interest bad the
particulars been gone into in the superior Court, judgment was al-
lowed toga by default ; and the damageswereassessed on Saturday,
here the Uader Sherif of Middlesex.
Mr. Ramsay* appeared for the plaintiff, and stated it to be . ary
action brought against the Noble defendant fee Indian shawls, fur-
nished to him by the plaintiff; a tradesman in NeW Nos&mrset, to
the amount of.SSII4 Cs. as far back as,the,year 11liel. • • •
G. Dolman, who bad been in die omplopesisis of the plaintiff at
the period in question, proved the delivery of the diode, aod theic
value.
A profeedonal Gentleman wept* on the pall tithe Noble Earl,
bet took no part iw the p
The Jury assessed the ilea tie idnottio claimed.
ld IDDLPEX SESSI9I% 111111.611 T 14-
Henry Folks, the surgeon, who was focind guilty on
Tuesday of presenting a loaded pistol at Taylor, an
officer of tbt Marshalsea Coon, by whom be bad seen
arrested, was brought up. for judgment. ,
Mr. ALL':' who had been Counsel for the defendant,
addressed the Court, and said, he was happy to inform
them that Mr. Fuller bad settled.the matter with the
prosecutor.
The prosecutor's Attorney declared that he eras satisfied.
The Cmazossax said be was very glad the master was settled, and
sentenced the defendant to pay a be of one shilling.
Mr.-Puller paid the hoe, and was discharged.'
Si. persons, men and women of the lowest descrip.
lion, were prosecuted by the Mint, for uttering counter
feit half crowns Ind shillings. They were all severally
convicted, and sentenced to six months' imptisonment,
in the House of Correction.•

Mr. Field, Inspector of the Mint, who proved the coin to
counterfeit. stated, that in all the cues it was made from the d
lately seized on the apprehension of the gang of coiner&

SURREY SESSIONS, J.N. Is.

Sarah aatte was indicted for feloniously stealing a dirt and ether
articles, the property of James Keatch, fanner, qt _Garrett, sear
Wandsworth. There was another indictment against the prisoner,
for unlawfully carrying away the dead body of a female infant child
of the said James Keatch, from the coffin in which it was deposited
for intermenC The particulars of this cue have already appeared.
The evidence against the prisoner was of an nnsatistutory.nanire,
and the Jury found her AoS
Gorse Sunk, an ill-looking fellow, was plead at the bar, indicted
for having feloniously entered the dwelling -house sf Mr. Mark
Featham, proprietor of the Windmill, Onabenvell, and stealing
therefrom two sizpences.—The theft was clearly proved, •
Cumanap—What have you to say, prisoner ?
Prisoner—Vy does Collins get ap so soon is the Morning?
Collins—To go to my business.
Prisoner—Am% you a tinter spier thieves. Atn't you actradelled
rich 'em ?—CoUins. No.

Prisoner—Oh! I have naps mere to say.
Verdict—Guitiy. Sentence—Te be transported for seven ran.
The prisoner, on hearing the sentence, exclaimed " Map, and
walked from the bar with much bravado.