Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-05

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fenced them Ia 1t years transportation.
Ann Bamforj was next tried, and con
| vicied for uttering forged notes.
John Williams, Frances Kitchens, Viii
Fam Stewart, aud Ann Dickens, were
nest capiiaily indicted, and convicted OF
uttering forged notes.
Mr.. Baron GaTrow, IN passing Sentence
! of death upon William GRAY, Ann Bam-
/ ford, Wiliiam Stewart, and Ann Dickens,
/ observed ina, their crimes we're OF such
! a nature as - place them beyond the
reach,nt mercy OH this side ol the grave
The offence of forgery. particularly as il
regards Bank oi EnSiand Notes, had en-
| creased 10 a most alarming degree IN this
| part of the country. The pertinacious-
| n,ss 81 the crime Was almost incOnceiv-
.cie; for not only VAS ii calculated TO i'm
| pose On the lower classes al society, but
to Interrupt aud inquire the trade and CON
| merce oithc country, which AT the present
moment mainly eAi,tedNpon the. not. s
| ul the Bank oi England as ID circulating
medium. 70 you, (said the learned
Judge ;.Ic guilty dealers in this hor.id
| system, no mer. can tie extend a.
Al Carmarihcn Great Sessions, on
| "Wednesday, William BaineS and Andrew
! Johnson were Tried for forging amt utter
! ing Back OF England Notes. In his de-
fence. or rather confession, Baines adj
| miiied his making the notes, To which, he
sad, he Wa induced lii consequence of
having burned Il quantity OF genuine notes,
and therefore fabricated others of the
same numbers AMI dates, bat had no in
ten'ion OF dcirauding the Bank, OF any
IN ;!vi'iual. Three witnesses we're exd-
mined for the prisoners, one OF whom
stated, 'lla Johnson bad succeeded 10 an
estate OF 100 pev anuum, on the death
/ oi his father IN 1916; AMI that his family
AMI CONNEXIONS were respectable. naiues
was found guilty, and Johnson not guilty.
l'he learned Judge, in passing sentence
oI death on the former, gave hun no hope
Of mercy, and implorpd him 10 make the
best use OF the very short time allotted
him on this side OF the grave.
Among The PRISONERS capitally convict
ed AT The Somerset As,iZeS was Mark
Sheppard, for the murder of William Cor
nish. lie received sentence of death on
Saturday se'nuishi. The Bristol Mercu-
~ observes, that there never WAS vii
liam who Stood before Judge with such
hardiuood. Even when tie witnesses
were giving their evlden against him,
he was frequently seen 10 smile: and
when Judge Abbot was passing sen
icncc, lie did not appear the least affected,
and he toll the Judge, he bad nothing 10
repent o! us lie WAS innocent
LONDON, April 9.-The TOWN of Bon
tngne-sur- AIer. That fiVoriie retreat of
i5r fish emigrants on the French coast, is
TN Al state of uproar and confusion. in
consequence OF Il satirica poem publish
ed, and widely circulated there, with great
industry, on the lst Of April A friend
has favored us WITH Il copy Of this prcci-
b,,t
sons, we decline 10 publish. Itis address
eel To The Virgins IF the san. abiding. i
Is Supposed, 80 lady aud her three
daughters. who lately appeared at mas
qucrade IN the costume Of these heaven
" HseiS.-'Fhese 1t represents as ar-
lively employed III search of husbands.
ana II also embraces a great number of
military characters, including some otii-
GERS OF the 18Th huSsars, aud several 9th
crS, amounting III all, male and female.
married and single, To 81 persons.
i'e Poet concludes lis piece with a
! promise 10 renew his song on the first of
| May, a promise that has materially in
creased the effect of The present produc-
ton.
Lord Greenock. son Of Earl Cathcart.
| feeling himself alluded to in the Poem,
immediately published the following no
| lice:
q seose ROyaie de ifufaemat:que, Boulogne,
Ay,it 1, 1918.
Lord (freenock's name having been
made use OF IN gross aud scurrious Lii
bel, which was circulated This morning III
Bpuiogne, wherein the regulations ofseve-
raj highly respectable families were al
, lacked III most cOlOardy manner, Lord
| Greenocll takes this public Opportunity
OF declaring, that The Author, whoever he
may he, Is cOlCar6, d liar and a Sc0mi-
drei"
This notice was posted up in the Sub
scrlpilon Reading room-and severa! 9th :
or gentlemen, who feel affected by the
lampOon, have, in aid OF il. threatened 10
put all the horsewhips of the place in re-
QUESTION for the use Of The offenders
back, whether male or female but we
consider these threats more likely 10 pro-
mote cOnccalmcnt than discovery.
A letter from Sierra Leone, dated ia.
nuary %, Informs us, that the expedition
| for The discovery Of the interior OF Africa
| was then IN the river Gambia, and was
| not likely tOsail, this season, as the rains
| would soon commence. The command
| had deYoived upon Lieut.. GRAY, Of the
| Royal African Corps. Forty thousand
| pounds are supposed 10 have been evpcn-
| ded upon this hitherto irniiIess, though
| nrrltnriOus expedition. Captain Hogan,
OF The CoIonill brig, has sent in two yes
sells, found with slaves on board. He had
| also captured two other vessels, enc
| French, the other American-ihe latter
iof end ayorlng TO Struggle tobacco into
| the colony.
We have already inserted an account of
| The quantity Of milIed woolIcn cloths
manufactured in the West Riding Of Y ork-
! Shire, by which 1t appeared, that an