The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-01 00:00:00

POLICIA
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emit or ►RANKLIN alias strreNSK,

BOW-RTIMET.--YertPlll3V ere Ping Mr. Pearson ap-
peared bef►re Sir Hobert liaker, in reference to the
rd!.. against Fletcher, alias Franklin, when the fol-
lowing dialogue took plare
111 r. PFARSON.—Hare you heard any thing of Mr.
Flwteber ?
Sir R. 8AK11t...-.NO, nothing, Sir.
Mr. PlAusom.—Are you sure, Sir, that you hare
beard nothing ?

Sir It. HAI-Ml.—Quite sure,
Mr. PEARRON.-110, Sir, you bars had letters?
Sir R. Dastas.—Yes, Sir; what is that to you ?
Mr. Pa.tasox.—Did you not say, that the last let-
ter-but two which you have received from Fletcher
arknowledged his guilt, asNigned his rea.vous, and was
tea, rrole to you fur the pm, pose of puldicatioa P
Slr R. liaasa.—Yes, I did.

Mr. Pitansox.---Then, Sir, I now dare you to pub-
lish those letters ; and I charge you With haring got
them up to soarer your own purposes.
Sir Bonaire BAKEN.-Sir. I cannot keep my pro-
mise ; they are in the hands of his 31ajcsty's Law
/threes.

Mr. Paaaaos.—Sir, the Law Officer to whom you
have given the letter. I know is as intimate fricad wail
a reklives of Ile•telseea.

Sir RONIENT filF no more. Officer,,
remove Mr. Pearson.

Mr. PEARMIN.-1 will give your officers no such !
trouble. You ought to know then the ntan who al-
ways questions your ref:knee; would never deny your
parer. Mr. Pearson then left the office.
Upon this mystetrions correspondence between Met.;
cher and Sir Itnimert Baker, more, we are told, is to I
come out hereafter.
M 'a/AWN-11011'Sr.— frac/minted Dieitlende.—Within
these few days, a system of fraud, of a nov:tl &scrip.;
tiatm, has been developed at this office in a series of
charges preferred against a person of respectable ap-
p anne" and address, who stated himself to belong to ,
the.tdoeiety of Friends or Quakers, for having obtained ,
money under false pretences. The first rimer pre-
(erred against the defew!ant was made by a poor wo-
man residing at Clapham. She stated, that she had
formerly posaessell sieve money In the Funds, hut
o bleb she hail long since sold out. A few days ago,
she refaced a letter, stating, that the writer could in-
form her of something to her advantage, if she would
call at his office. Site went to the place appointed,
where she saw the defendant who told her, that if
•he would give him five shillings, be Would inform her
of something which would produce her a great deal of
money ; be did not know how much. She, at first,
objected to part with her money for the promise of
this indefinite sum, when be told her, that upon the
information which he should give, she would obtain at
least two or three pounds at all events, more than
would recover the expellees of her journey to town.
She gave hint the slim mirmauded, when he informed
her, that she was entitled to an unclaimed dividend at
the Bank, the amount of which he did nut know, but
had so doubt but that it was something great. Big
with expectation, the *complainant and Jot husband
left their labour for several days to attend a train.of
investigation which they boa caused to be cismamenced
at the Bank, when after a world of research anticlabo-
rate inquiry, she found that there was dne toislomr !Ala
sum of three shillings and threepence. Se'that in-;
stead of receiving a large multi u she had been le4 to
expert, she found herself minus to the arfrottneof aura
days' labour, which she and her husband list yry at-)
tending to the business of the investigation, antiebich
to their family was by no means a trilling I
Mr. Hitt, a gentleman belonging to the sank of
England, stated in explanation that a list bf uncials.-
ed dividends, with the names and ad-lresses of those
to whom the,' were true was published at certain!
periods by the Bank. '1 his list contained many
trade
I
sands of names, and the defendant made a trade of 1.
writing to the persons included in the list in time manes
net described by the complainant, and so druid 1w
made it a most lucrative trade, if he extorted the same
from every one whom he had sent to the Bank. Some
persons he had drawn as far as from Scotland Ind
Yorkshire upon this errand, who, up in going to time
Bank perhaps found that the dividend had been re-
ceived, or that it was a mere trill', which would. not
pay a tithe of their expenses. These were cases of
daily orenrrence, and the gentlemen at time Bank Wert
continually annoyed by applicants of the dilendadt's
tending. All that a person had to do who found Isis
natne on tim list of unclaimed dividends, was to go
to the Bank, and write his name on a piece of parer,
if the Acconntant-Beneral found the signature su etre-
respond with the signaturcof the transfer, thesathount
w.ts paid withont hesitation. • `.
The defendant contended, that the jollity's' ifois
which lie gave w at( such as any man might hopestly
expect to be paid for. lie denied hating obtained
tile money under false pretences, for he had merely
told the complainant what he supposed she would re-
ceive, and,in fact, the whole was a f tie bargain. He
has, in some instances, obtained, by the i:mformation
Whielt be rave; large sums of Money for intli'icinals.
Frooi this information, he stated, that the old Cur-
sitor Baron Jlaseres, had obtained a dividend of
3,041/.

. • The Loan Malost was of opinion, that the eases'
preached a i nearly as possible to a ease of obtaiiii '
money under false pretences, and had it been a slis 5 e
stronger, he certainly should Save thought it his duty
to have committed the defendant to the Old Bailey,
4kat a.jory.utialit determine upon his guilt. As it
u-as, the hest tlos defendant could do was to oink► re-
paration to the 'wit. Woman for thf loss which she had
stMaineil. • "
This the defendant readily performed, ellen he was'
discho • tad, after.w severe reprimand from the Lord
Abler. • r • •
The fullouiet I. the form of the -Circular whiehi
has been r-civeal by many individuals :----Sir, the na-1
dersigned ram ioforuo you of soasetlaing to .your ad-i
va,nsace, provided yuoi agree to give him aite.foarth of
what I•ou,rareived for.bis traria*. . ..No personal appli-'
eatioli 'oilfield to." - • -....-- -
ilstv•kr• esTr—On Monihic tvest,:lic btm,ixick Sof-
eitiotleafaa loya!Oot to this oitAer., tipsier a wirrant , for
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