The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-27 00:00:00

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i•i. ' • • •itetwannee. i
Art 'thou, too, the victim of courtly intrigning, ..--•
Where ruin awaits in the feeds' last mends ?
Bert fear not thei• basetheir esettemptitce !.•tegairrot.
• For Britain's thy eoustry—the people thy friethls
Let us think on the glory tiehieed by thy hand.
When the Gauls had made captive Fond Austria )
lard,
How the armorer afforded by thee furl thy bnni,
The monarch to freedom and safety rertuett.•
Or how Lusitatga, by thee taught to war
With courage new nerv'd sought the battle's alarms,
•Iu danger and slaughter determiu'd to sha:e,
And rirall'd tl' exploits of the Britons ir. arms.'
Or how, as thy conduct and valour prevaii'd.
British soldiers were sav'd in that critical hour,
When the skill of theq much-vaunted lender had laird
To rescue his host from the enemy's pow'r.t •
So widely acknowledg'd thy virtues and fame. •
That scarcely in Europe exists there a thrnne4
Whose prince is not honor'd by hon'ring thy name,
Which heeds not, brave chief, the caprice of thite

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own.
Though deck'd with those honours unsullied, unstain'd,
Thy name shall all-glorious descend t,l thy race,
Thy worth a yet prouder distinclen has rain'd,
In that which thy foes have design'd a disgrace.
Their censure and hate is the hrig'stest reward,
That tyrannous courtiers conitt ever bestow
On him, whose brave spirit coned never regard
In a peaceable brother the face of a foe.
• Sir R. W—n in the year Mk, with a smell handful of
men. rescued the Emperor of Germany from the hands of vet
French; after that monarch had been taken prisoner by them.
It was for this gallant actioit that he received the order of
Maria Theresa.
+ Sir Robert organized the Portuguese army is the pen-
insular war.
It will easily be perceived, that an allusion is made to
Sir R.'s preserving the British army after the battle of Tea-
vera bet thereare services which ensure any thing b:t!!.
gratitiale.
Sir it —t has rereived orders an I marks of personal
respect trom all the principal Sovertigns in Europe.

OLD 11.11LE1'.—Tms Mun.vzNa.

On the opening of the Court, a' young man, of the
name of Sowerty, was placed at the liar, on a charge of
passing forged W. notes. When called on to plead, he
persisted in pleading guilty.
Mr. ARAMS asked if he was aware that he was ramie
ing guihy to the capital offence, and urged 141 u to re. .
trier his..tlea. and take his trial ; butt' to the astonish.
went of the 'Ciftet:lfe' peree itehis'plet of guilty.'
Mr. CLARK, the MOtity' rk itttlite.Ainsiges, then
went to the bar, and endeavotuted to retail- on the pH--
soner to take Isis trial, and pointed entity bids the dan-
ger of his situation; but, notwithstandiug, he stitlrefused
to retract his plea.
Mr. ARAKIN then informeillsini, that as an art of hit-
°sanity to the prisoner, he would put him back till the
arrival of the Judge, who, perhaps, might sucteed its
convincing him oldie danger of his situation, sad re.
vail on him to take his trial. ie
At ten o'clock Mr. Justice PARK entered the .Coliet,
and the prisoner was again placed at the bar, when
the Learned Judge. addressing him, observed, that ho
was pleading guilty to a capital offeuce, and he was
bound, by every principle of humanity; to advise him to
retract MS plea and take his trial, as sotnething might
transpire, in the event of Isis conviction, to lessen his
moral if not his legal guilt, and claim the merciful con.
sideration of the Court; but if he persisted ia his plea
of guilty, he should be compelled to feeonl ,such plen,
and hand him over for execution. The prisoner octtn.;
under the impression of this address, immediately frith-
diew lois former plea, and pleaded Not Ouitty:
J. South, an interesting youth, about 16 years of age,
was indicted for uttering a forged 10/. note, with intent
defraud the Dovernor and company of the Bark of
England.
Mr. REYNOLDS stated the case for the prosecution. •
John liritfin, is a shopinau to Richard Tucker, stn-
dotter, of Budge-row. On the 13th August last, h...
tween four and five in the evening, prisoner came to his
master's shop and asked for a ream of elephent paper.
IVitness asked who it was for; he replied for Isaac
Lyons, of the Kent-road. A person of the name of ,
Moss Lyons had dealt with his master. Witness said
Lyons never used paper at that price; he tvplied it was
to hang in single sheets and nut for staining. Witness
then gent into the counting-house, wrote a bill of par-
cels in the name of Isaac Lyons and also a receipt. His
tendered a 10/. Bank note ; witness said he should write
the names of Isaac and Mess Lyons. and his own nom".
when be directly said Joseph South, a paper-hanger.—
Waters% gave him fin change a check f0r,71. 54. drawn by
W. Davis on Sykes and Co. a sovereign, and a dollar;
he took the paper and left the warehouse. Witness im-
mediately went through the warehouse Ina Clout:-lane,
and was surprised to find the prisoner without tbe paper.
Prisoner endeavoured to shun him, and ran sally. He
sent to Sykes, the banker's, and stopped the elm*. The
note was identified by witness.
Thomas.Tocker, son of Mr. R. Tricker, was seat by

last witness to stop payment, but the amount of the
check had been paid. Moss Lyon is a paper manufac-
turer, in the Keut-road. Knows the prisoner at the bar;
did not live with him in August last; had not sent him
to Mr. Tucker for paper. He had been in witoess's service
about two months ; did not send him with a ten pound
note; witness had dealt with Mr. Tucker; therewas no
other of the same name in that place.
Charles Duplock is Collector of the Taxes in the
Kent-road. Knows no person of the Dann of Lyon in
the Kent-road but the last witness.
Wm. %Ward, is a grocer, on Fish-street•hill ; recolleets

the prisoner calling at his shop on the morning of the
Itttli of September to purchase 121bs of tea and a loaf of
sugar for a person of the name of Riley, Pinsbory-square,
who is a customer. It was to be carefully packed to go
in the country, and he was to pay for it. He then ten-
dered a 101. note, which he immediately snociocted was
forged. and stet it to a neighbour to take his opinion.
The note was returned to him by hissblipmean as forg..d.
He then asked prisoner particularly if it was foe Mr.
Riley, and if his story was true : he sai4, yes. He then
returned the note to the prisoner, and setmelohn Malard,
his shopmin, with the prisoner to Mr. Riley.
John Malard, shopmsn to Mr. Waed,earroboessol the
above, and further deposed, that bring afterwards mot
with the prisoner to Mr. Riley. Qo his way the prisoner
wished to leave him, but be would not allow him, aisd
told him he should go on ; Mr. Riley was at home, and
declared he knew co:bing of the prisoner, or the trans.
action
John Riley, is a sadler, and resides at No. 15, Pins.
bury-place ; believes the prisoner lived with him about
four years since as an errand-boy ; did sot wend hiss on
the 111th of September last for any ten Oir
Several other persons were called Ailkiradence was
merely confirmatory of that adduced ,lly tl!e previous
witnesses.
Mr. Glover, Inspector of the ask. priniti that the
-note was a forgery in every regret
A former master of the primmer, sad two IS t 'ser-
ious, gave him a good character.
At, half-past twelve Mr. Judie* has began to,Stme
. The Jury retired, and at two o'clock rrturaell a ver-
dict of Guilty, bet recommended him to mercy on ac-
, coast of his youth and former good character. •
Mr. Justice PARK said, he would take cue ihd for-
ward their resemmeadatioa with his ma.