Star.
London, England, 1811-06-03 00:00:00

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LAW IA7'ELLIGENCE.

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'COURT OF Rfilo'S BENCH, JUNE -
TUE KING V. MANNERS.
• Mr. PARK stated this to be an indictment against
G. Manners, Esq. Editor of a periedical publication
called the Satirist, for a published in two /life:
rent numbers of that work, against W. Hallett; Esq.
a gentleman of property, lately residing in the neigh-
bout hcy,d of Southampton, but now of Somersetshire,
of which he was a Magistrate. The publication im-
puted to the prosecutor cruelty to his own slater, who
it was alledgcd, he allowed to remain in prison for a ,
small debt ; injustice to'his creditors; and cowardice.
The publication nt the libel, and also that the defen-
dant was the Editor, bring given in evidence,.
Mr. Gatattow addressed the Jury on the part of the
defendant, whom he represented as a gentleman of
family and education ; who having embarked on that
dangerous sea of political literary discussion in which
' men Were so apt to let their zeal get the better of
their judgment, had so far forgotten himself as to al-
lowa.portion of the same spirit to creep into an it'd.
cle of a more private nature, to which he had been
prevailed on to give . a place in his publication. He
I (Mr. Garrow) could not deny that the articles cons.
plained of partook of the character of libel. When
Mr. Manners applied to him to conduct his defence
in this case, he desirod him to apply elsewhere, al he
was the very worst person to vindicate any thing in
( the shape of a libel. He had declined doing so, and
now he (Mr. Garrow) found it impossible that be.
should succeed in persuading the Jury that the articles
• complained of were not libellous.
Lord EILENBOR,,tIO3I left the case with the Jury,
Who immediately found the defendant guilty.

OLD B4ILEr.

TIMES OF TIfE BASK CLERKS FOR FORGERY.
The Old Bailey Court was taken up on Saturday,
until a Late hour, in the separate trials of Thema: and
Armitage, for forging Bank warrants. Thomas was
first put to the bar on an indictment, charging him
with having forged a receipt for a dividend warrant,
and thereby defrauding the Bank of £3BO.
Mr. GARROW conducted the prosecution ; and it
appeared in evidence that the prisoner was a clerk in
the El and £2 note office ; but previously to this for-
gery had assisted in the Imperial Annuity Office, and
he there assisted in paying dividends, and had access
to the unfilled warrants, books, &c. A Mr. Fraser,
formerly of Apollo-building,, Walworth, died in No-
vember, 1806, and his half yearly dividends had not
been applied for. It was proved that the warrant by
which the money was obtained was a forgery of the
prisoner's manufacture, as well as the receipt ;—and
Mr. Tatham, who' paid the money, proved that eight
dividends, amounting to the sum stated in the indicts
ment, were paid on the 9th of August, 1810. Of
the 24 notes paid fur the warrant, 20 were traced to
the prisoner, and indorsed with different names of his
hand-writing.
Judge Griner observed to the Jury, that a case
more complete was never made out, and he would not
srecapitulate the evidence, unless they requested it.
Guilty—Death-e (29 years of age
R. Armitage was indicted for having forged, and
disposed of forged, dividend warrants, and thereby
defrauding the B ink of 5f12430. There were several
other counts in the indictthent.
Mr. Geitaow.stated this to somewhat resemble the
last case, but the matter did not lie in such a nareow
and certain compass. There had been some 'alarm
with the piopi ietors of Benk•stock, and, it was neces-
sary fur the Bank and the country, that this case
should be paid particular attention to. It was next
to an, impossibility for persons unconnected with the
Bank, to have carritti on these forgeries without a
confederacy within ; as these aividend wail rants were
useless withoet a clerk's sanction. A person applying
for his dividend, gives his name ; and, by reference
to the dividend book, the name is found, the money
paid, and the clerk takes a receipt. If a stranger,
without the assistance of a confederate, was to call
fraudulently for a dividend, he must he detected.—
.The Learned Counsel continued, that the prisoner,
together with Roberts and one Hudson, had frequently
met to commit a forgery of magnitude on the Bank :
and after serious censaltation, the plan was hit upon.
The prisoner agreed to fuiniela his confederates with
six blank dividend warrants, which Robertslilled with
the Bank ink, in order. th,at the appearance might be
quite correct, and Hodson undercook to get the mo-
ney by the following stratagem :—Havingcen a
newspaper advertisement a a clerk wanting. -sittta-
tion, Hodson, who had turned stock broker, cite-Agee
him, and this youth was sent to claim the dividends,
whilst Roberts wes in attendance to Inok after the
money. The prisoner, knew who was coming for the
money, and was present at getting the business done;
but when ascribing payment to the Bank, he forgot
who paid it. A Mr. Mills had Lately come into the-
Bank, and the prisoner was superintendent, so that
the money was obtained :10 the dividend of one who
hail me stock. Mr. Mills was a- novice in the office,
but he had Armitage on his right hand. The sum
obtained was In large notes, which Roberts got ex.:
charged ; and, atter gtsing Hudson £3 X), the, re-
mainder was to be shared %between' the prisoner and
Roberts, who altered ,the numbers of the notes, by
making the 0 into a 9, and the 1 into a The fe-
male associate of Roberts, K. Willis, assisted in cir-
culating the notes, but on her -perambur being taken,
she .was alarmed, and made a confession. Fol.
kard informed Armitage
,of this confession, and
the prisuaer, who was a Clerk at a good salary,
of unimpeachable character, and of good connec-
BIRT tions, fled. The principal witness was Roberts.
At East Bourn,"on the stet ult. Mrs. Cslonel Watson, of the. accomplice, who came before the Jury laden with
boy and a girl guilt, and he would wish to redeem himself by char-
DIEO. ying the prisoner ; and Mr. Garrow cantiowd the
. .
On the itotet ult. Mary Anne, daughter of J. Y. Formes, EN: ury not to give credit to one word, which was n co..
Soutitamptencays, Russell-squares firmed by Odra. Mr. G. adJed, that he, h ,wever,
Qwtte yinb qtr. at his lather's house, near liaverfordwest,
Charles Bowen 'Mends, kvi. Royal Narf. had a strong coefiimation, which must be credited.
Tueiaiy. it b.ousl In Upper Grosrenor•street, Sir lames ....Armitage had informed Roherts that Mills, the
liamlyn, iseCloveily Court, Devon, Bait, she clerk, had 'two notes of £lOOO each- in his posses-
-At liamposead.Park Pee in sr. , Janalee, on • •
won,: for payment of divisions& on a certain day ;
nth thredaste hit, sincerely regretted by those who were ae- k
•.- • curium itakmani tfie but the bad-not been required, and he had ?monied
gummed whis bee Inee7 tie"l"4 them, btu-they would probably be re-issued to- hien.
"'debt Alestithiler ohttintan,tin. Esq. Printer his ihttjttity.anli
thr Hem lionseof As titbit Wind; ghtdanbl ths4 Tellowing.day.. This Tact was the.case, as.pretted
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Oirona, Jona I.—.Tboreday, Mr. H. Atkinson, of cjueen's
roller, was chosen *fellow, of that society, on Mr. :Nichell's
ioslifdation

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Tb.-names of those eaudidates, who, at the close of tote Public
Examination this term, were admitted by the Public Examiners
into the First and Second Cla-ts of Literse litnatiiiir..is and Dis.•
eiplins Mathematics et Phyilez respectively, according to the
alphabetical 'arraogement in each Class prescribed by the Statute,
stand at follow :
In the First Class of the Liters Humaniores. •
May/tins, Edward,'Si. John's College.
Martin, John Joseph, Christ Church.
Mayo . Thomas, Oriel College.
Richards, Robert Vaughan, Christ Church.
Spurway, John, Exeter College
Tyndall, Onesiphorus, Chris Church.
In the First Class of the Disciplinz Mathematics et Physic:.
Dalby, William, Exeter College.
Glyn, fbontas Christopher, Christ ChnrCh. •
Hawkins, Edward, st. Coprge. •
Richards, Robert Vaughn, Christ Church.
' In the Stroud Ciao of Liters Humanlores.
Campbell, Hun. Frederick John, Christ Church.
Crawley, Charles, Univerity College.
Creighton, Archibald, Lincoln College.
Dalby, William, Exeter College.
Eliot, Edward, Faster College. • • •
Macfarlane, Robert, Balllol College.
Nichol, Alexander, Bald College.
Phillips, William Thomas, Magdalen College.
Wblte, George, St. John's
College.
in the Semnd Class of the Discipltnz Mathematics et Physiez.
Mccfarlane, Robert, Baniul College.
Finehillaniel, Christ Church.
Austin, Isaac, Wadliam College.
Relgravet Charles, Lincoln College.
Emilgtr, John, Christ Church.
lieultbve, Joseph, Oriel CoUeg?.
Carpenter, John, Oriel College.
Cole, Nathaniel, Exeter College.
• Clil, Samuel, Uuiversi:y College.
Eden, Henley, Christ Church. •
Glyn, Thomas Christopher, Christ Church.
Hall, Robert, Queen's College.
Hawtayne, John, 'Exeter College.
Hurlock. Joseph, Wadham Colege.
Hutchinson, Henry Matthew, University College.
James, James William!, College.
Johnsoo,George,,Oriel College.
• Leman, George Orgy I, University College. •
telatthews,R.chird Miles, Lincoln College.
• Molesworth, Edward John Nassau, Triniiy College.
Oliver, William Trevearnoe, Brasenose College.
Patteson, William, Bathed College.
Perry, Septimut, Magdalen Hai.
Read, William, St. Edmund liall.
Salter, Thomas, Chiist.Church.
• .Whistanley, George,.Etasenose College.
R. D:son,
' ' T. Ga".°"r' Public Examiners.
G Itowit y,
D. Hughes,
The 'number. of Candidates approved by the Publ c Examiners,
and not admitted into tither of tort, above Classes ainouuu to
thirty-eight. -

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ECCCEVASTICAI: PRMInTIONS.
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Rev. Gilbert Hrathciae, M.A. late Fellow of -New College, in
this University, presmed to the vicarage of Andover, Hamp.
shire, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Dr. Howley, Canon
of Christ Church. •
Rcv.'l'. 1.. Steong,'of .Oriel College, in this University, to the
Rectory of Titwy, Surrey, vacant by the resignation of the Rev.
William Moreton.
Rev. R. Pickering, B.D. Fellow of Lincoln College, in this
University, to the Rectory of Winierbourne Abbas, with Steeple- I
too, Doreirhire, vacant by the tlec.ase of the Rev. John "Sown.
Rev. W. Ward, IS D. to the prebendal stall of Wilstord and
Woodford, in the Cathedral Church of Serino, vacua by the de-
erase of the Rev. J. Brereton. •
it or. H. C. °rite, to the Rectory of Wheathamstead, Herts.
His Royal I Ugliness the Duke of Cambridge has been graciously
plear4l to appowt t Rev. Charles Trevanion Kempe, Rector
• of Carsayes, in the County of Cornwall, one of his Royal High-
ness's Domestic Chaplains.
Aleiltider Hamilton, E'tq of Grew, has presented the Rev.
David Landishorouc,h to the &lurch and parish of Stsvenston, va-
cant by she death of toe late Rev. Dr. Woodrow.