The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-03-08 00:00:00

feedlot a barott.dealer in Orford, but well knee n it
the neighhourliond by the appellation of I.auler
Smith. The at lion was brought upon a rh.que for
48:. draw,, by the iJef.ndant upon Messrs.
and Salt, bankers. I.t.:tdon, dates! the 15• A of Avg.
1817; mad Mr. Dauncry observed, that he should
prove to the Jury that this !Jeremiad, K. Smith, le
the month of May, 1816. tame to the honk of
Messrs. Stevenson and Aslt, acenmpanied by a
person calling himself Matthias Parkes, sad bale
ing represented himself to the bankers to be a
tattle-dreier, and very well known to some of their
friends, they mete induced to open sn account
with him; that the Defendant then paid into their
bands Iwo smell sumo, which mere drawn out in
lees then a onorath sfieroards, 'scold 20s. which was
stain the bankers' beads, and was all that was left
to 2111111 Pf lb. present cheque of 481. as well as about
12 or 14 onsets, drown by she Defendant, which
bad been presented to the bankers' for payment, sob.
sapiently to the time he hail removed sit effects est
of their bands, save the 20s. Mr. Dastmey thee
proceeded to stele the particular circeentances ender
which the cheque in questiow bad been ashed by the
Plaintiff, which pretty plainly bespoke the mature
of the tramection on Ike part of the Defesdast
awl witnesses baying been called fe prove the pre.
ennead and dish of the &toque, Mr. Teentee,
Inue of the Plaintiff's Counsel, ceastmeed the
lesamination of Mr. Hoare, a Greediness from the
bankieg.hrese ef Stevenson and Salt, end wise
fully plowed the fart stated by Mr. Daencey, le hie
opening to the Jury, which gave such an oafs.
veteran@ appearance to the Defendeet's mem, that
the Learned Judge, having irst esquired of the De.
fendent's Counsel if be was stabled to adorer it, aid
the Defendant not having any 'lineages to produce,
his Lordship stated shortly to the Jury the evidence
adduced, and directed them to Awl a verdict foe the
Mastiff for the anoint of the cheque, cowponies ie.
Wrest ; and the Jury immediately retaseed a verdict
—Damages 511.

The defence attempted to be established by tbe
cross.esamittation of the Plaiatirs witnesses was,first,
that the cheque, although dated " Lyndon," was is
fact drawn in the country, and therefore said for
went of the cognised stamp ; and secondly, that the
sigytture to the cheque was net the bead-wades
lof the Defendant. The latter fact ass meat sods.
factorily prow!, end the Plaintiff's Coven' sited
to t►e Court, that they we,. even prepared with she
evidence of eight other witnesses to the same Feist,
if required. _ _ _

Ou the Ciown Side. S. Stringer, the elder, aged
62 years, and S. Stringer, the younger, aged 11
years, were convicted of stealing one sheep, the pro•
ray of T. C...aens, at Folbrook ; and were sen-
tenced, the former to I 4 years' transportation, sod
the letter to stiffer death.

The following .ere also capitally sentenced,
Oz. Seyaseer, I. Hoye, W. (;arger,
Pritchett, R. piakes, and T Wilson, for sheep.
stooling ; W. Raisin, for stealing two geese ; G. J.
and T. Irby. and 7. Parana, for higbasy robberies;
W. Dana, J. Binge, W.Colisaa,J. Bolles, and J.
Bekker, for thefts in dwelling.boeses.—Elisoietb
Moore, alias Coder, for rectiriag stoke prepay*
was seiateocod to 14 years' transportation.