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sponsibility of law, and avoid the penalties of preinunue
by a dastardly subterfuge; but they are-as morally 're-
sponsible to GLid 'and to their country as though they had,
in the eye of the law, performed an act of veriest treason
against the majesty of the throne, always held sacred. We
Will nut enlarge Much upon this disgirStin,Ysubject.; nor
pollute our ink further with the self-degradation in which
these heroes of liberal rule—these twigs of easy virtue
have placed themselves, as the living records of their own
shame, before a loyal and offended nation. Their jaco-
binical attempt to lessen the popularity of him, who has
been the theuoe of our rejoicing, as identified with our
holy cause, is like the " whisper of another faction," now
pressing as an incubus on the vitals of the state, but
which we are preparing to throw off by every honourable
and every moral means within our power, and the thun-
dering echo of ".Church and King," sent forth by twice
eight thousand voices from our constititutional borough
will silence the croaking of these worthless frogs, who are
only fit to be dev ouredby the stork, or swallowed by the
kites and ravens of their own creation. To Mr. Pa-
kington
and his independent band of conservative allies
in Worcestershire, every commendation is due for their
having so boldly .separated themselves from the branny
offal of social disorganization—the democratical misrule.
attempted to be set up so near them ; and that its advo-
cates, as long as they possess a local habitation or a name,
may be avoided as common pests, by the wortl4y and the
good; and the contamination of their disloyalty exposed
to their own families, neighbours, and friends. We ,re,
gret the impossibility of dilating upon the excellent
speeches delivered by Lord Redesdale, by Mr. Packing-
ton, Major Bond, and other gentlemen belonging to the
county; but the grand marob of conservatism has rushed
forward so strongly spun us, that we can now only assure
them of our warm and cordial reciprocity of intitresc.und
bid them God's speed !

The triumphant exposition of popery which has taken
place at Hereford, before an orthodox and learned body,
and before an assemb-!y of educated and intelligent
minds, competent to form a correct estimate of its ini-
quity, is conclusiVe. All the refined sophistry—all the
deep toned jesuitry—all the crafty subterfuge of Dr.
Dens Murray,, improved upon as they have been by the
finishing counsel of the holy Father himself, in his pa-
ternal love fur his Irish subjects, have crumbled into
dust ! , Let the speeches delivered at Hereford be placed
in juxta-position with Dr. Murray's recently published
pastoral letter, and let every man capable of exercising
the powers of ratiocination—of thought—of reflection,
and divested as much as possible of religious prejudice,
on the score of 'religious feeling, form his own judgment
of the religion of Dr. Murray, supported by his admitted
protege, Peter Dens, compared with the religion of the
reformed Protestant Church of England, built upon the
unmutilated .gospels of our blessed Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ, and we dread not the result. Popery has
its fair as well as its dark side, a fact which is known to
every man who has properly become acquainted with its
system of refined mystification. A more richly illustra-
tive speciMen of the truth and justice of this assertion
could not Well be adduced, than that furnished by Dr.
Murray, in his pastoral letter; it' is. altogether one of
the most plausible and artfully written compositions we
have have ready well calculated to disarm the prejudices
of
,superficial thinkers or readers, and like Challmer's
" Garden of the Lord,- to make yomanism appear mild,
meek, tolerant, and fair to the eye---in fact the persecuted
instead of the persecuting church ; but the veil is too
flimsy, and erelong we purpose tearing it to pieces.
With regard to Protestantism, and its happy progress
amongst 'ourselves, our columns bear sufficient witness,
that the assaults of its enemies have but redoubled the
exertions—aroused the honest zeal ()Nis friends; and it
were easy for us to dilate upon the last week's scene,
and fill the whole of our space with a commentary upon
the two events which have drawn the .attention of the
whole kingdom to our patriotic town, and which will
henceforth, and without any reservation, stand forward as
CONSTITUTIONAL LIVERPOOL; but we must claim the
indulgence of our readers, and wait for time and space,
to do further justice to the late splendid gatherings;
whilst we will not entirely neglect the interesting mat-
ters pressed on our attention, by our distant friends, for
whose warm interest and accumulating correspondence
we feel particularly grateful.

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.—On Tuesday next the
different wards will be called upon to fill up the vacancies
occasioned by the retirement of sixteen of the town-
councillors and the death of another. We need not
urge upon our readers the notorious fact that the tyrant
majority, which has introduced such fearful changes into
our system of municipal government, is no credit to the
town. Every one, possessed of a grain of common sense,
considers our, Aown council, as at present constituted, to
be a stigma upon the Name of Liverpool—a nuisance of
a more disgusting nature, and of a more formidable cha-
racter, than any about which they have been recently
legislating at the council-board. We repeat, it is
is a nuisance which must positively be abated. The
people of Liverpool must not 'rest 'satisfied until they
have completely purged the Town-hall of all the radical
leaven which is now -deposited there. This, however,
will be no very easy task. These radical locusts will
cling with the utmost tenacity of grasp to the sweets of
office. They will never yield until compelled to do so
by an irresistible popular movement. But they must
give way before the spirit which they ha':e themselves
aroused in Liverpool by their unreasonable proceedings.
Out they must go—we must give them no quarter—we
must allow them no further oppCrtunities for working
mischief—they must no longer be permitted to outrage
the feelings of this protestant_comniunity.
Protestants of Liverpool ! be careful in withholding
your votes'from men who are prepared to convert your
scriptural Schools into nurseries of popery. Whether
episcopalianos or dissenters, if you value the word of God
as the securest basis on which a system of education for
the poor can be built, we fervently urge you to require a
pledge from the candidate that clainis'your suffrages, that
Ire will strenuously exert himself to accomplish the re-in-
troduction of the Bible into the corporation schools. 'Be
contented with nothing short of this. Our radical con-
temporaries complain that we are not sufficiently explicit
in speciiying wh:at alterations we wish to be made in the
policy of the town-council. Let us be understood, then,
when we say that the corporation schools must be rescued
from their present management. They must not be given
up to the control of the popish priests. The great charter
of our salvation must be opened before the pupils, with-
out reserve—without mutilathn. The poor infants who
are provided, by the munificent bounty of this opulent
town, with gratuitous instruction in these schools, must
be permitted to raise their voices•in the accents of prayer
and praise to their Maker at the comthenceinent and the
close of their daily avocations. Habits of early piety Must
be inculcated, and correct views of the sublime verities
of the christian religion must be imparted. Public mo-
rality,--reverence for truth—and an absorbing anxiety
for the welfare of immortal souls, imperatively demand
that the schools should be' once more placed under the
unfettered control of orthodox ministers of the gospel
We call upon our townsmen to unite fur the contsumma.

lion of this object—so praiseworthy in itself—so honour-
able to the christian feeling of the people of Liverpool—
and so materially affecting the eternal destinies of thou-
sands of our population. Three years will suffice for in-
fusing patriotism enough into the council to overrule
the nefarious projects of its destructive majority. Let
the conservatives of Liverpool bear this in mind—three
years from the date of the last election will enable them
to obtain a practicable majority in the town Council; We
may, in the natural course of things, anticipate eighteen
or twenty vacancies annually, and at the expiration of
the third year eight of the aldermen will have to resign
those honotirs to which they have so few pretensions.
Thus a number of vacancies equal to the whole batch of
radicals who were promoted last December will occur in
the course of three years; and will not our conservative
ft iends endeavour to profit by this circumstance ? Wiil

not the reaction, now so undeniably in progress, cause a
decided preponderance of cons4rvative candidates to be
elected each successive year—sufficient, in the aggre-

at• -

gate, to outnumber their opponents.? Tuesday next will
furnish'an'answer to this question. We liear the most
favourable accounts from all the wards ; but let not our
friends be over confident of susses:;—let them not rest
upon their oars—let them continue with unabated zeal
and energy in the prosecution of their plans.
We have hitherto abstained from publishing any list
of the candidates for the respective wards; but now that
the lists have been filled up on bOth sides, we are the
better prepared to enter upon their examination. We
candidly acknowledge that it would have been far more
consonant to our feelings to have abstained from any
animadversion upon the pretensions of some of the radi-
cal candidates. There are among them many respectable
individuals—several churchmen—and a few of whom we
had fondly hoped better things. But while they consent
to have their names linked with papists and unitarians—
while they consent to act in concert with avowed repub-
licans in politics and sceptics in religion—while they
condescend to pledge themselves to a line of policy which
we are compelled to condemn as destructive to all 'the
venerated institutions of our native land, as well as ma-
nifestly injurious to our local interests—while they thus
degrade themselves, they must not expect any exemption
from our criticism: 'Our opposition to the present town
council and their proceedings is one of principle. Per.
sonally we respect many of their number who are opposed
to us in politics; but there are many of them who have
rendered themselves extremely disagreeable by their ha-
bitual petulance; whilst there are others whom we value
just as highly as we would Daniel O'Connell.
The following are the candidates, whom we shall de-
scribe currente calamo as we go through the different
wards in rotation :-
1. Everton end Kirkdale Ward. Mr. Chas. Hotsfall
goes out, and declines standing again. The present can-
didates are Mr. James Heywort3i, on the conservative
interest;and Mr. George Quayle, on the radical. The
former we know to be a gentleman of great abilities—
possessed of every qualification ftir the office—and a
sound protestant. But who is Mr. George Quayle ? Ii
we may be excused a pun, we "sincerely hope he will
quail before his antagonist.
2., Scotland Ward. Mr. Richard Shiel retires, and
stands again -on the radical side. Opposed to him we
have Mr. Richard Houghton, a gentleman sprung from
one of the oldest and most respectable families in Liver-
pool—a kind landlord—a most benevolent neighbour, to
whom the poor in the district are under numberless obli-
gations—a resident in the ward on his own property,
which is very considerable—and also a true churchman.
And who is Mr. Shiel ?—an Irish importation of concei',
arrogance, and mock patriotism. Eleotors of Scotland
ward ! do, by all means, choose your estimable neigh-
bour, and place )4r. Mahogany Shiel upon the shelf.
3. Vauxhall Ward. Mr. J. D. Tliornley retires; and
Mr. William Shand, a good protestant, is proposed by
the conservatives, and Mr. James Muspratt, the owner
of one of the greatest nuisances in town, stands on the
radical side. We greatly admire this gentleman's
modesty in aspiring for the office of a local legislator, in
which capacity he would be called upon to give his sanc-
tion to laws which are expressly framed for abating and
abolishing nuisances. We hope this pragmatical re-
former's blustering pretensions will end like his long
chimney—in smoke. •
4. St. Paul's. Mr. John Barton stands again on the
conservative interest, and there is very little doubt of his
return. He has always voted consistently since his in-
troduction to the council-chamber; and merits a conti-
nued expreSsion of confidence from the electors of the
ward. He is opposed by Mr. Stitt, of the firm of 4cra-
man and Stitt, of whom we know—nothing. He is, of
course, an untried man—Mr. Barton has been tried, and
has not been fOund wanting.
5. Exchange Ward. Mr. Thomas Sands is brought
forward in this ward on the conservative interest. He
is well known in town as a respectable merchant, and a
leading member of that loyal body—the Wesleyan
methodists. We are sure that every true church Man
and every consistent dissenter in the ward will give him
a vote, if he happens to be an elector. His known libe-
rality of sentiment must necessarily render him popular.
His principles are strictly conservative, which those of
his opponent, Mr. James Mellor, are not. He has
uniformly voted on the radical side while in'council—
that is his condemnation.
6. Castle-street Ward. Mr. Thomas Grindstone
Bolton stands again on the radical interest. We must
by all means get rid of this gentleman, who has rendered
himself so very conspicuous as the enemy of the esta-
blished church. So inveterate has been his spleen
against the church; that he has, Quixote-like, proclaimed
war against the organ-blowers, sextons, and music-
books. He cannot be better. superseded than by Mr.
John Wilkinson, the vice-president of the tradesmen's
conservative association, who sustains one of the most
honourable Characters which can grace an'Englishman—
that of an honest, straightforward, loyal tradesman. The
electors of this ward can have no hesitation in making
their choice.
7. St. Peter's. Mr. Nathan. Litherland, of the old and
respectable firm of Heyes and Litherland, stands on the
conservative interest. Those whoknoW Mr. Litherland
appreciate the happy union in his person of the perfect
gentleman—the kind friend—the true patriot—and the
strict rectitude of the British merchant. He is opposed
by Mr. Bright, who stands again. . Mr. Blight has voted
with the radical tail—his further services must therefore
be declined.
8. Pitt-street Ward. Mr. R. W. Preston, another of
the radical tail, claims a renewal of theit'itiffrakes frOM
the electors of this ward: We are.ltapPy to hear, how-
ever, that Mr. John Bibby is to displace him. Mm. Bibby
is too well known as. a respectable merchant and a strenu-
ous supporter of the constitution to need any further
remark.

• 9. Great George's Ward. Our highly-esteemed
• townsman Mr. Charles Lawrence stands for this ward,
with every prospect of success. He is opposed by Mr.
Henry Ripley.
10. Rodney-street Ward. Mr. John Nelson Wood,
one of the present auditors of the borough, and an un-
flinching conservative, is Opposed by. Mr. Thomas Holt,
the radical representative. The latter gentleman must
be laid aside7--like a
.broken teapot.
11. Abercromby Ward. This ward will be contested
by Mr. Thomas Brocklebank, «ho has condemned him-
self by his votes in the council, and Mr. Thomas Kaye, of
the Liverpool Courier, an old and truly respectable
tradesman. We bear that his canvass has been very
successful. If elected, theehoice will reflect honour upon
the ward.
12: Lime-street Ward. Mr. Ambrose Lace, a gentle-
man universally known, and respected by all parties,
stands on the conservative interest, and is opposed by a
Mr. Vincent Scroggins, Muggins, Higgins, or some such
outlandish name, of whom we have never heard before.
13. St. Ann's Ward. Mr. John Naylor Wright—than
whom no ban in Liverpool is more entitled to a seat in
the town 'council—is here opposed by a Mr. Mason.
Who is he ? and what are his pretensions ?
14. West Derby Ward. Mr. John Smith, conserva-
tive, is here opposed by Mr. R. W. Wood, radical.

15. South Toxteth Ward. There are two vacancies
here—one occasioned by the death of Mr. Sharpies. The
conservative candidates are Mr. Thomas Murray Glad-
stone, and Mr. Alexander Smith, son of Mr. Smith, of
Fulwood. The radical candidates are Mr. Francis Jor-
dan, and Mr. Jonathan Platt.

16. North l'oxteth Ward. Mr. John Sheppard is sup-
ported by the conservatives. His address proves him to
be a man of correct political principles, and of cultivated
mind. His opponent is Mr. George Ramsden.
Now, let us again urge the merchants, the 'tradesmen,
the publicans—and, in short, /every class of our tow•ns-
men, to.unite in one strong and vigorous effOrt for :the
expulsion of the radical faction from the town council.
Up, and at them, like men !

. .
CORONER'S INQUEST.—An inquest was held on Wednesday,
before I'. F. Curry, Esq., coroner; touching the" death of Wm,
u young miii who, in crossing the Ilaymarket on the 9th
instant, was knocked down by a horse and cart, and rec,ived
thereby a see sere injury on the h.'ad, flow the etiects
lie flieltiki.the itifilmary, oil the 17th instant. Verdict --" Ac-
cidental death."

T 28, ,15:36.

LITEI?POOL MICHAELMAS Sk.',SSIONS.

CROWN COURT—TUESDAY.
UTTERING BASIS COIN.
John Dockerty, an old offender, pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment charging him with h iviog feloniously put off to one titin
Howard a counterfeit shilling. It was stated that the priAlkier
had been frequently in custody, and convicted on similar
charges. The court benteuced him to seven yeah' transpor-
tation.

-Arthur Gore was charged with having stolen a watch, the pro-
perty of Lewis Wootf Levien, one watch the property of Wm.
John Burgess, and one wateh the property of Lesser 13utch It
appeared that the habit of the prisoner had been to g,o to the
shops of different watchmakers and request to loek at some par-
ticular watch which he pointed out in the window. While he pre-
tended to be deeply engaged iu the examination of the watch, a
colleague 'of his would enter and occupy the attention of the
proprietor in searching for certain small articles from the win-
dow, which he would point out. The prisoner then tan out of
the shop with the watch which had been giVen him to examine.
The charges were fully made out, and the jury found the pri-
soner guilty ou all of them: The learned teuordcr passed sen-
tence of transportation fur seven years.
• ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON.
Sarah Eccleston was indicted for having feloniously stolen one
purse, containing 16 sovereigns, from the person of Maurice.
Jones. The prosecutor, it appears, was a stranger in Liver-
pool. Ile was imprudent enough to accompany the prisoner to
a house of ill fame, where she robbed him' of his purse and the
sum of money above-nieutioned. The jury found the prisoner
guilty, and the court sentenced her to imprisonment for• twelve
calendar months. •

ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON.
William Price was indicted for having stolen a silver watch,
the property of John 'Kelly, from his person. The.prosecutur stated that, having taken a great quantity of beer, he went out
of town in the:direction of the Zoolorgical Gardens., Here by
laid himself down and fell asleep. After some time a policeman
aroused him and 'he went away, but he went to an old building
and again fell asleep. When he- awoke; he. found that he had
been, by some means or other;•deprived of his watch. He gave
immediate information to the police of the circumstance. :The
prisoner stated in• his defence that he had found the watch in
the street about a fortnight
.before he pawned it. The jury
found him guilty. Thnprisoner stated that he had been em-
ployed by Mr. Samuel Holiee, whom he doubted not would
give him a good. character. The learned recorder said that
even if his story were true that he had found the watch, yet he
had acted with dishonesty, as he had appropriated it to his own
use. He should give him an opportunity Of brining the testi-
mony of Mr. Holme before he disposed of him. At six o'clock
the pm isoner was again brought up. Mr. Holme did not make
his appearance, but a witness who had known the prisoner in
Mr. 11°41:le's service gave hint a general good character. As
he had already' been imprisoned for a month, t'he recorder
passed sentence that he should be imprisoned for one month
longer.

STREET ROBBERY.
George Meredith, a genteel-looking young man, was chaved
with having stolen fourteen shillings, the property of Ellis Fern-
worth, from the person of Jane Farnworth, his aife; Mrs.
Farnworth gave testimony that on the night of the fancy ball
she stood with her husbanu amongst The crowd at the top of
Water-street looking at the parties who were entering the
Town-halt- on that occasion. Suddenly she felt the baud of
some person in her pocket. She turned and saw the prisoner,
who bad lifted her cloak and had his hand in her pocket. He
instantly withdrew it and darted of The attention of her hus-
band had been attracted, and he pursued the prisoner, whom he
overtook in the Goree without having lost sight of him. The
money was found in his possession. It appeared that the pri-
soner borea very bad character, having been frequently before
in custody. The prisoner begged for mercy on account of his
father, whose heart, he said, would be broken if he were sent
out of the country. The learned recorder animadverted severely
On the incorrigible wickedness of the prisoner,. and stated that
he thought it would be au act of mercy to his family to send him
out of the country.' The prisoner was sentenced to transporta-
tion for seven years.

BURGLARY,
John Owens was indicted for having stolen seventeen papers
of copper, containing five shillings each, the property of Ken-
neth M`Keown. The latter stated that he was a baker, and hie
shop was in Whitechapel. The prisoner had been in his ser-
viceovhich he had left about a week before the loss took place.
He had beau in his employ ten weeks. The police-otlicer of the
district saw the prisoner on the night of the rubbery, near the
premises, and had spoken to him several times, when he stated
that he wak wanted at an early hour in the bakehouse, and was
waiting for some person to come with the keys. On the' follows
ing morning, Mr. M'Keown found that his shop had been
brokeu into, and the money abovementioned stolen. Mr.
Adamson, of Vaiiihall-road, proved, that the prisoner had
taken ty his shop a quantity of copper, folded in paper, similar
to that described by the prosecutor, with a request to have it
exchanged for silver or gold. The jury pronounced the pri-
soner guilty. He pleaded hard for mercy, and the Recorder or-
dered him to be put down till he should consider of the sentence.
At six o',clock he was again placed at the bar, when the Re-
corder, after expatiating ou the enormity oftbe crime; pasied
sentence of transportation for seven years.
POCKET PICKING.
James Taylor, aged 17, and Philip Sweeny, 19, were indicted
under a charge of having feloniously stolen a silk handkerchief
from the person of Mr. James. Abbot. The case against the
prisoner was clearly proved, and the jury immediately-returned
a verdict or guilty.
The learned Recorder passed against both prisoners, sen-
tence of/transportation for seven years. •
ROBBERY.
Thomas Regan, aged 28, Sarah Haggett, 40. and Mary English,
aged 25, were indicted for havingleloniously stolen I:4 17i. 6d.
the property of Patrick Higgins. The jury found all the pri-
soners guilty. Sarah Haggett was sentenced to transportation
for seven years; Thomas Regan and Mary English were or-
dered lobe imprisoned for twelve months each. ' •
IMPUDENT R.oBBEH Y.
William Crawford, aged 18; was indicted for having feloni-
ously stolen a silver coffee pot, value -1.:18; 'from the shop of
Louis Samuel, silversmith, Lord-street. Mr. Alaunsell LeVris
Samuel, son of the prosecutor, stated that on the 9th of July,
at a little before ten o'clock. he placed the coffee-I)CA produced
on the counter of his father's shop, slain after which the pri-
soner rushed in, seized it and ran away. The shopinan, who•
happened to be on the other side of the counter, pursued hien
and took him into custody. The jury found the prisoner guilty.
A previouS conviction for felony was read and proved, and the
court passed sentence of tratispertation for life.
eIIIGLA RV.
Robert Welsh was indicted under a charge of having stolen a
watch, 'a chain, and two keys, and a pocket handkerchief, from
the house of Thomas Rees. The latter stated that he was a
boatman, of Flintshire. On the 14th of August last, he left the
articles in question at his house. -He went out. of WW) for 'the
day. When he returned he round that a pane of glass had been
cut out of the window, through which an entrance had been ef-
fected into the house, and the property abovementioned stolen.
The prisoner was taken into custody at Liverpool, by officer
Thonius Ainsworth. The prisoner had been previously con-
victed under the name of Threginortou. He was Sentencedio
transportation fur 14 years.
ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON.
Mary Ann Jenkins was indicted for having stolen some sove-
reigns from the person of Josiah Stokes. The jury found her
guilty, and she was sentenced to seven years' transportation.
WEDNESDAY.
EXCENSIVE FORGERY ON THE BANK OF IRELAND.—Geowe
Jackson, a middle aged man, was charged on three' indictments
charging him with forging thirty shilling notes of the bank Of
Ireland. The first indictment was for using two plates, on one
of which was engraved a certain part of a promissory note, pur-
porting to be a promissory note of the governor and company
of the bank of Ireland, and on the other of which was engraved -
a promissory note of the said'governor and company. , The in-
dictment further alleged, that he used the said plates by deliver-
ing them to one Edward Thompson, to the intent that he night
print them as part of such promissory notes. The other counts
laid the offence in different ways.
M LD conducted the prosecution, and Mr.VENA BEES.
appeared for the defence. •
. Edward Thompson deposed that he was a copper plate printer,
working at No. 8, Goree Piazzas.' About a month since the
prisoner called upon him at his shop, and repeated his visits on
six different days, coming twice a-day on some occasions. When
the priSorier first came to witness, he brought nothing with him,
but asked if he would work for him for over time. • He afterwards
brought' two plates for witness to work. (The plates were here
preduced and indentified.) The prisoner then produced an
agreement wrote out on a piece of paper which witness signeu.
The prisoner retained the agreement in his possession, and pro-
duced a bible, upon which the witness was to swear that be
would nut divulge the nature of the work to any man living.
Witness refused to swear. It was then agreed that witness
should produce 550 impressions from the two plates. This oc-
curred on the third day. Prisoner did not leave the
his
in
possession of witness, but merely tpok them out of his pocket
and shea ed theta to witness. He brought the plates on the second
day, when witness said he must have an impression from one of
them, so as to be able to print the others exact. This was On Saturday evening about 6 o'clock. He (witness) then got a
plate and struck et? an impression in the presence of the pri-
saner. The prisoner came to witness again on Monday, bring-
ing with him the plates, and 'about 200 piecesuf paper to print
the notes upon. Witness then struck off three impressions, of
which the prisoner took up two and the witness kept a third.
On Tuesday the prisoner again called, when witness informed
him he could not print any more that (lay. On Wednesday he
was again importuned by prisoner to print the notes, but witness
made an excuse that he was going to Cheshire, and put the pri-
soner off until 12 o'clock, at which hour he again called, bring-
ing with him both the plates. Witness then struck off twelve
impressions in the prisoner's presence, and he put them one by .
one into his hat. Witness Eknd.the prisoner then went oat to-
gether, and were walking altng, Brunswick-street, when Ains-
worth the officer came and took the prisoner into custody. Ains-
worth tote open the prisoner's waistcoat, and took the plates
from him. [ The witness pioduced thenote he had detained.
It was evidently a beautifully executed forgery. Theillates were
said to have been engraved in Frauce.]
On being cross-examined, he said he had lived two years in
Liverpool, before that he worked in Edinburgh. •He had not
been en aged there as a nose in the police. Witness wrote to
the bank of Irelasid, and informed them of the application the
prisoner had made to him. Witness read the inscription on
the plate. .He conk(' not see the word " not" between those
" I promise" and " to pay." ' There was sonsething, but it was
so small as nut to be discernable with. the naked eve on.the
plate.
- -
James Ainsworth, a constable, deposed to his having taken
the prisoner into custody on Wednesday the '6th instant, at a
quarter past one o'clock in the day. Witness found the two
plates produced upon hiM.
,Prisoner said they were Rot his
property, but belonged to another individual. At the Bride-
well he found twelve copies of Irish thirty-thilling notes on the
prisoner. • •
Cross-examined.—The prisoner did not tell witness,
that the
plates belonged to a coMpany of players at Mancheiter.
Mr. George Sutton, clerk in the bank of lielaud, deposed
that the engraving produced was an imitation of the bank of
Ireland thirty-shilling note. 'The're was no 'signature to it. The
genuine notes of the bank of Ireland are printed from one plate.
The number of the note and the place where the note was made
payable was afterwards added with type aideeby complicated
machinery. There was a word in the plate' Produced, not upon.
the plates from which the bank Of Ireland notes were printed.
The note produced was an imitatiodorthe notes of the bank of
Ireland,-and was a forgery. ••
Cross-examined.—The additional word on the false plate was
" Dublin." Witness did nut see any other additional word
upon the plate. He would not swear that no one else could, he
would only answer for his own eves. The plate would not strike
off an imitation of the note of the bank 'of Ireland if the v °id
" not" trias upon it. The Irish people wouid not take a note
which had upon the face of it "1 proinise'not to pay."
The prisoner's counsel submitted several technical objectiotss
to the indictment. Ile contended that a nole,Cnuld stet- be
.sarts •
to be part of a note that bad one word there in it than there' was
in the original note.
The Remmers said he would reserve that point for the con--
.
,ideration of the judges in the event of a conviction. ,
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prisoner. addressed'ihe jury on behalf of the