The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-15 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, J 4171. 14.
SELLING GUINEAS.

William Fisher and William Granger, were in-
dicted for unlawfully paying to John Williams, late
a baker in St. James's Market, 31. 17s. 3d. in ex-
change for three guineas, being at the rate of 11. 55.9 d.
for each guinea.
John Williams stated, that on the Ist of Novem-
ber last, he went to the tap of the Angel Inn, in St.
Clement's, which was kept by Fisher, who he then
saw for the first time—he called again the next day,
and Fisher and another man was conversing on ,the
subject of the scarcity of gold, when Fisher said
gold was not so scarce as it was represented to be,
and that a few days ago he had seen 100 guineas
upon that table, pointing to a table in the tap-room,
and said he knew a man who dealt in guineas, and
would give 11. ss. 9d. each for them. Williams con-
tinued going there till the Bth of November, and
upon that day he mentioned what he had heard Fisher
say\ Diokons upon this marked three guineas, and
gave them to Williams, who went the next day, the
9th of November, to the Angel, accompanied by
Dickons and another person, who stopt at 'the door
whilst lie went in, but in such a position that they
could see what passed. On speaking to Fisher, he
told Williams the man who would buy his guineas
was then in the house, and pointed out Granger as
the man, Williams accordingly delivered the three
marked guineas to Clanger, and received in return
three one pound Bank-notes, a Bank dollar, three
half-crown pieces, and four shillings and sixpence,
making tog4er 31. his. 6d. and Williams returned
him three-pOtte in halfpence. Upon seeing this
transaction, bickons the Officer entered the room,
and took Fisher and Granger into custody. Dickons,
the Officer, proved that he found the three marked
guineas in Granger's pocket, together with twenty-
six other guineas, and several half-guineas and seven-
shilling-pieces. Mr. Powell, from the Mint, proved
that the dollar was of the current coin ; he also
thought the four shillings and sixpence were so like-
wise, though very much worn ; whether the Bank•
notes were genuine or not he could not say.
Mr. GURNEY and Mr. ATAXY, for the Prisoners,
submitted to the Court that this was a contract, and
it was necessary the means by which it was carried
into effect should be proved ; this in the present case
had not been done, inasmuch as there was no (mi.
deuce to prove that the notes were Bank of England
notes—and therefore, in the absence of such evi-
dence, the Prisoners must be acquitted. In the Re-
cord also the dollar was called a Bank token—this
was a misdescription, it was a Bank dollar, the word
token applying only to the 3s. and Is. 6d. pieces,
which had the word token on them.
Mr. WATSON, the Chairman, overruled the ob-
jections, and directed the Jury to find their verdict
on the evidence.
The Jury consulted for near twenty minutes,
during which time Mr. Main waring entered tke Court
and one of the Jury desiring to know if they could
acquit the Prisoners, on the ground of the notes
not being proved to be good Bank of England
notes ?
Mr. MAINWARING replied, that they must be sa-
tisfied the evidence was good before they convicted
the Prisoners.
The Jury immediately acquitted both the Pri-
soners.

The house of a hosier, newly set up, a few doors
from St. George's Market, Oxford-street, was beset
with thieves on Monday night, but they were routed
by a watchman, after having got down one of the
sh op shutters.
The house of Mr. M'Can, apothecary, of Parlia-
ment-street, has been attempted to be broke open
by some villains, three several times within the last
three weeks : the purpose of the villains has, how-
ever, fortunately been defeated hitherto.
A few mornings since, the house of Mr. Theobald,
of Wilstrop, was broke open about half-put two
o'clock, by three men armed with pistols, who
stole Bank-notes to the amount of 451. plate, linen,
wearing apparel, a cheese, aad other property, to a
considerable amount.
There have been many extraordinary reports in
the public prints respecting a young female who had
been suddenly missed in the regions of fashion.—
After all, it appears that Miss C----, a natural
, daughter of a Noble Earl, has eloped with Mr.
L---n, a young man of fashion and of great for-
tune, to be honourably rivetted in wedlock by the
Hymeneal Smith of Gretna Green.
On Sunday evening, about half past six o'clock,
the Cumberland head public-house, in the City-road,
was robbed of a large japanned tobacco-box, full of
tobacco, and half-pence to the amount of two shillings
and sixpence, which had been dropped in by an aper-
ture at the top, by an halfpenny at a time, when per-
sons fill their pipes from the Dos, Is is Customary at'
-such houses ; the Sunday Newspaper was stolen at
the same time. The servant recollected a man going
into the parlour, ordering a pint of porter, and mak-
ing the uncommon observation, that he was not in a
hurry for it. When the porter was taken in, the man
was not there, nor were the tobacco-box and News-
paper. A party of the Bow-street patrole being on
duty near the spot, and observing a man passing with
something concealed under his coat, which they sus-
pected was a lanthorn, for house-breaking, stopped
him, and found the tobacco-box on him ; they also
found Bank notes, bills, and Stock receipts, to the
amount of 5001.
BOXING.—A pitched battle for 100 guineas aside,
and which had excited considerable anxiety, was
fought nn Mill Hill Common, Hants, on Monday,
between Anthony Jones, a butcher, and Peter Smith,
a navigator. The parties were matched a month since,
half forfeit; and our correspondent states that the
contest was doubtfully maintained two hours and ten
minutes. It was a stand up fight without science,
and the combatants were considered the hardiest men
in the country. Jones at length .*on the fight by
giving his adversary a hard fall.
Ballard and Smith, pugilists of note, will fight, in
the course of a fortnight, for 50 guineas.
Wednesday seinnight, Archerstown mills, county
of Tipperary, the property of Messrs. Knaggs and
Lawless, accidentally, took fire, and were burnt to
the ground before any exertions could possibly be
made to save them.

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