Star.
London, England, 1818-11-03 00:00:00

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Olalr • SESSION'S.
Yesterday Joseph *Davis, aped 60, was indicted for
having a forged 11. note in his possession, he know-
ing the same to be forged
Thomas Grandy, the first witness, stated, that he
was shopman to Messrs. Eigleton and Co. grocers,
in Newgete-street. On the 19th of September, in
the evening, the prisoner came to their shop for the
purpose of purchasing a quarter of a pound of tea.
He offered a U. Bank of England note in payment,
but witness did not altogether like it, and therefore
took it to Mr. Edward Laileton, who then came to
the shop.
Edward Eagleton said the prisoner gave his name
as Mr. Davis, taylor, Bridgewater-square, on which
witness wrote that on the note. At the same time he
asked him where he had got the note? and he re-
plied, from Mr. Silvester, blanket-warehonsemans, in
Osborne-street, Goswell-street. The note was given
back to the prisoner and he left the shop. Witness
followed him down Basinghalstreet, and gave him
in charge to an Officer of the Police whom he hap-
pened to meet by accident on the road. The prisoner
was of course instantly taken into custody.
Henry Honey, constable, took charge of the pri-
soner 9.: the desire of the last witness, and told him
that he must go with him to Mr. Silvester, to sec
whether he had given him the note or not, for he did
not believe there was a blanket • warehouse- in.o3-
borne-street. The prisoner was surprised, and asked
if witness was an officer, for if he was, lie must know
Silvester. They went to Mr. Silvester's house, who
at first said he- did not think the note was'bad. -Se-
veral persons were in the room, and the note was
handed, from erne to the other ; one said he would
wager a bottle of wine that the note was good; ano-
ther wished that he had-a thousand of them. Sil-
rester made no answer to the prisoner, who said he
got the note from him. 'Witness then told Davis he
must go with him, which he refused to dc, and called
for a pint of beer. Witnessput the note in his pocket.
and took the prisoner to lkidgowatemquare, where
he found the prisoner did not live. Told him then
that lie must go to Mr. Eagleton's .shop; prisoner
replied, " I'll be d—d if 1 do;" and on his saying
he could not walk, a coach was called for, and he
endeavoured to go away, by turning into a court,
but he was forced into a coach and carried off to the
Comptcr. On the road the prisoner gave witness a
blow on she breast, and ran oil as held as lie could,
but he was apprehended. - •
Other witnesses proved his offering two other
notes, which were all proved to be bad, and the ad-
dress he gave was also proved to be false, no such
person living there.
Mr. Justice DA LLAS charged the Jury, who found
the prisoner Guilty.
.MreSerjeant Bosaxourr then stated, that it might
be satisfactory for the Jury to know that t:,e prisoner,
notwithstanding his strong asseverations of innocence,
had applied on daturday to be allowed to plead
guilty to the minor offence, and had even done so
that very mornirg. The charge was originally of a
capital nature, lent the Grand Jury had thrown out
the Bill, and the prisoner not knowing that, had so-
licited permission to plead guilty, but he had felt it
his duty to per evere in the prosecution.
Mr. Justice DALLAS said, he could assure some of.
the parties s.-ho had acted in concert with the pri-
soner, that their conduct would certainly be watched
very narrowly in foiure.
• le the case of .7ohn Leonari, tried on Saturday,
orte of the Jery expressed an anxious wish, that the
•Signinte Clerk should be cannel, as. he considered
that vibe the only effectual waj of ',roving the note
to be a forgery : for no person could better dis-1
tinguish genuine signatures than the person who
%trot.: them.

• Mr. Baron GARROW sail, that he was glad thin
question had been put, because it afforded him an
opportunity of stating what he conceived was the law
on the case. The Bank in this and other prosecu-
tions had employed persons as Counsel whose talents,
ingenuity, eloquente, and sound judgmcLt, were fat
beyond any praise that he could attempt to offer. In
the discretion of these Gentlemen the Signing Clerk
had not been called, and he thought vtry properly ;
for, in his opinion, the evidence of the Bank Inspec-
tor was sufficient. He fully believed that the note
was forged; and, in truth, it was utterly impossible
for any man to doubt it, after rho very great expe-
rience and attention of the Bank Inspectors, who
could not possibly be deceived. A most foolish no-
tion had some how or other got possession of the
public mind, that the Bank had a private mark of
their own, which no person but those in the privity
of the Bank knew. That was certainly not only a
foolish but a most absurd notion ; and he would say
more, that it was folly in the extreme (not to use a
stronger term) for persons to say so. The signature
of the Bank Clerk did not require to be proved by
the Clerk. The proof of that Signature was suj/lcicntly
made out by the oath of the Inspector, and not by
the Clerk himself. Ile held it to be perfectly suffi-
cient for all purposes that the word of the Inspector
should be taken, because otherwise the Governor and
Company of the Bank of England would be sub-
jected to an inconvenience which would totally frus-
trate the ends of public justice. The Signing Clerks
at the Bank could not be hie et übique, and the Jury
must therefore see, that the Bank Inspectors were the
only adequate persons to judge of the genuine nature
of notes. Besides, the Signing Clerk could not pus-
silly sign any note except what was given him by
the Bank ; and that Corporation became, therefore,
bound to their Clerk for all the paper they gave him
to sign. On the whole, it was his decided- opinion,
that the oath of an Inspector was most satisfactory,
in every point of view.
The Juryman shook his head ; but sat down, sub-
!flitting to what he conceived to be the law, as laid
clow.a by the Learned Baron.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY IN CAMDEN TOWN.
n Morris was put to the bar, charged un-
dergegileleindictment with having stolen in the dwel-
ling-house of William Clulow, Esq. a silver coffee-
pot value £2O, 30 silver spoons value £7O, a tankard,
and other articles of great value.
-Mrs. Elisabeth Clulow, a very infirm Lady, stated
that she was the wife of the prosecutor, who lived in
Camden-street, Camden Town. The servants of the
family were Emma Owen and Joseph Braid ; the
female servant had been in the service for twelve
months. About ten weeks ago Mr. Cluluw left the