The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-01-11 00:00:00

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i Thursday night the Duchess of Kent and Prince
)ria honoured Covent-garden theatre with a visit, to s
,allet of ltrisaniello, and the new Christmas pantomime
in Boots.

sr Majesty has been graciously pleased to appoint the Earl
enbigh as her chamberlain, in the place of Lord Howe.
Ird Adolphus Fitzclarence is to succeed Lord. Denbigh 84
)f the Lords of the Bedchamber.
e believe there is now no doubt of the re election of bp
ners Sutton to the Speaker's chair.
LIGHTON, JAN. 6.—Their Majesties the Princess Auguso'
ce George, and the royal suite and household, heard diviae
ce this morning in the Palace Chapel. The Lord Chaol
in, the Master of the Horse, and the Earl of Munster
present. Prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Wager'i
Dr. Eyerarcl officiated at the communion table. The i 1
Anderson preached a most eloquent sermon, takinc, fork
the 3d chapter of St. Peter's epistle, 3d verse. As' usu
ody of the chapel was crowded with persons of distinctio
arday their Majesties took a carriage airing to Stanmoro
and back to the Palace.—The Princess Augusta took a
g, aecompanied by Lady Mary Taylor, through vario •
of the town.—Prince George walked out, accompanied b
utor and the Rey. Mr. Hervey.—Vice-Admiral Sir 11
Dtway, Major-General Sir Howard Douglas, and Lieut.
ael Drummond, had audience of the King. •

ere has been for some days a rumour, originating proball
in the wishes than in the expectations of those who pit,
it, that the present Ministers, after all, will not me
ament ; that there is especially a great want of cordialiti
3cn Lord Brougham and his colleagues. We give tbed
ur as part of the talk of the day, without professing!
whether any credit ought to be attached to A.—Moroi,
ld.
e heir apparent of the Austrian monarchy, we understai
ely to follow his unfortunate nephew, the Duke de Reich'
Prince Metternich, it must be owned, was born unclef
4 star. The complaint which threatens to cut short pre.'
rely the days of this unfortunate Prince is said to be of
.—Globe.

NFERENCE AT ASHBURNHAM HOUSE.—On Thursday,
e o'clock, Dover-street was in a bustle. The Austri3l3;l
Sian, Dutch, and Neapolitan Ministers met the Prince Pool
,rgo. The Princess Lieven arrived from Pansanger aboti'
tme hour. It is said that his Excellency will remain her,.
nth. This is his third visit ; we recollect his being here ,
ear 1810.—Standard.

OND DINNER TO MR. SADLER.—In consequence of -he
e,l
osition of Mr. Sadler, and the New-year's Day eng:*4
3 of several gentlemen who were desirous of being prese"p
Le occasion, the second public dinner intended to be
r. Sadler in the Music Hall, has been postponed fr°,
lay to Friday next, when it will take place at five o'clocr_,
; intelligencer.
LT CONSUMPTION.—The quantity of malt consumed by tY
;rs of London and its vicinity, from the 10th of October'
to the same period, 1832, amounts to 604,477 quarters
Barclay and Co., porter brewers, and Goding
lwood, ale brewers, were the greatest consumers.
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STAMPED PUBLldATlO:%rS.—According 'to 'the stateUi e
fined in our paper of yesterday, of the intention of -;,
ibers, the police magistrate, to represent to the comn
rs of stamps the conduct of Colley and Currie, regardive
vo boys, Cowper arid Brown, that gentleman, as we
ned, attended yesterday at the Stamp-office, as did ve
sses Kinsey, Agar, and Hows, whose depositions "ti' y
by the Solicitor of stamps with a view to indict Coilbeet
!urrie for a conspiracy. It appeared on the inquiry, t,4
persons, who have always represented themselves as beley
lyed by the Stamp-office, were not so in reality,—that ?op,
plied' to the commissioners of stamps for a deputati,oo
bad been refused them, and that the only remuneralif
.eceived from the revenue was the sum of h for each e°i,
n, which sum, by the 16th Geo. 11. cap. 26, the coreo:te
s arc bound to pay to every person producing a certifies
magistrate that he has, on the information of such v.,
onvicted a party charged with selling unstamped
—Times.
:GED STAMPS.—Mr. John Wm. Baird, a stationer
in Bishopsgate-street, was tried at the Old Bailey, P,dp;
al Monday, for selling stamps for bills of exchange, S'lf
vowing them to be forged. Lord LYNDHURST, aCC°#,
I by Mr. Justice ALDERSON, carne down to try the cap:
was considered the most important that has occurredo."
rears past. The Solicitor General, Mr. Scarlett, and f,
conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Adolphus and.
illips the defence. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated lb
3 the jury. The prisoner kept a stationer's shop Ay,
?sgate-street. On the 24th of December Mr. Bouv,d
i,
:o the Solicitor of Stamps, called at the prisoner's
,ked for a 3s. 6cl. a 2s. 6d. and a Is. 6d. bill stamp. `of
er said he only had the two former, and gave him 013;et
Mr. Bouvine, before leaving the shop, told the vrise,,e
were several forged stamps about, and inquired If tlly
prisoner were genuine. He replied he might dell,eet,
them being so, as he had them direct from Sornelif
The Stamps, on examination, proved to be ford
eu6d
. Pressley, Secretary to the Board of Stamps, dep°
went to the prisoner's shop early in November, ill Slt. •
ice of information he had received while he was at 4,1
s, a stationer, in Coruhill; the prisoner was not at h0T.,1
left word for him to call at the Stam office : next
call ;be (the witness) said he had a fop- stamp itSrged.
.
pion, which had been purchased at the prisoner's 's
sho
'ought to the Stamp-oifice by a person named Burriu
I purchased several stamps—the first from Mr. Deacf.,c
;rge-yard, Lombard-street. He inquired of him 101,y
e discount he had allowed him. Prisoner. said no
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was allowed on bill stamps. He inquired of whon3Y
archased stamps besides Mr. Deacon. The prisoner 50,
tat he had bought some from Mr. Lett, Royal ExchtlYot,
r. Somers, who allowed him a discount of 5 per ceo
ss said he had no doubt the stamps purchased trona filie
s were forged, in consequence of the discount. ',,ot
er said he had several bill stamps, and that the diseo;ot
cent. was not unusal, but 9 per cent. was the regt!o,
nt on receiptstamps.—Several gentlemen from the Stdp
sere also called, who stated that a great number of forifi,
; were in circulation during December, and that the Yo,
immediately delivered, up all the stamps in his possestff
the trial had proceeded for some hours, Lord LYNDHIP
g consulted Mr. Justice: Alderson) stopped the case. 1,0
hip, addressing the jury, said that before they could ret,o,
ict of guilty, they must be perfectly satisfied that the Yoe
at the time he sold them, well knew that they %lid
. In his Lordship's and his learned brother's oPit'itliat
[deuce did not amount to any thing like proof of ero
It was proved that a vast quantity of forged stamps scot
circulation, and that they were so well executed, 1„0,
eceived the best of judges. Now this individual, it dOl
got hold of some of these forgeries, which he disposetel,
usual way of business. It ought also to be recollec „J
had been in the trade only nine months, and they fotTe
uch older and more experienced persons had been
~4
There was no attempt at concealment, nor any ttliPil
the slightest .degree showed a conscious
.guiltiness•
utlemen of the jury w ere of the same opinion, the Co
was entitled to an acuittal; but if they had any dotil;io
se must proceed. The Solicitor General said that
in bo
s to the jury, he had laid particular stress upon the
of their being convinced that the prisoner at the tirn,,t,
ing of these stamps well knew that they were forge ~l
y were of opinion that that had not been proved, he' et,
hto press the case further. Government, in this 1011
ily acted for the public benefit, and could not have '`'ar
towards the individual at the bar. The jury iallicielo
'awned a verdict of—Not Guilty. Mr; Baird,
y congratulated by his friends, was instantly discharc