Mr. Savery.
The Times, 1824-12-20T00:00:00

Mr. Henry Snvery, whose apprehension on a charge of forgery has been already.mentioned by us, is the third son of Mr. Savery, the principal in the bankinghouse of Savery, Towgood, and Co. It appeare thit lr. Henry Savery haa latterly carried on business in Brintol, asan sa.baker- mc-njunction with a gentleman named LSavwrd, r. H, . ;ary liudfalled ip 1$19, owing at that time a lr dm-d?n ci! rne;.and te carptal brought; into the business by 'Mr. Sa's2aid not bellng ual tp tfe extent to which Air. Savery sub- leqqehtlg pushedtheif btk ness,hesttppliedthelr-deflcieaeybymeans of bills vith fictitious addregse& Theae be has hRen negotiating for narly three years, and the pnnetuality with trhzch they were disn ehaited, gbve hima 1hciay of ralidng funds to any amoents The execyion oft Mrh. Fauaitoery had, it is cupeosed made a dewp im- pressibn o-n hia nihd t for it fo nolt sscertaincd; tht taboyt.thaf pe. riodhe mnsc prephratn te r hisb ofht to anotherri antry nnd Tro- ceededto1f2ndon with that fntellifou n few weeas ainee. When th';ere, ia ciretinstance occurredt, which induced him to aceelerate his d.eparture, befoj he had completed hin, arranagerneens, which ul- tImtmaelt led t*o the discovery of his practices. He had always made these bills inyidle at the banidt f Sirohn Perrnngand Co. Thcte rras oneofl,Sfi01., v/hlel-fell dueon the day after his arrival iR London, for the paymentof which he had provided by a check, but in thatintended payment tlhere was softie delay oi irre4plarity; and, though ultimately taken up and paid, it vas b6t paid in time to pre- vent the bill being.noted and returned to Bristol. The absence of Air. H. Savery, and the discovery that this bill was a forgery4 in- duced his partner, DMr. Saward, to proceed to lIondon, in search of 4iE3. At-Bath he nietMrs. Savery, who, haying, as she supposed. left her husband fairly beyond the reach of pursuit, at once disclosed his destindtdh id be Ameriea. Alr. Saward, however, proceeded on his journey, and in Ioiiddh received such information, as led to thzeapprehension of' lt. HM Saiert at Cowes, as already stated. The vessel was actually under vWeigh at the time- of Mr. Saward's rrivalt and had he. been half an hitbt latef he cquld not have reacheA the ship. The conduact of Sir. E{. SaVery after his ap- p rehension, we have already detailed. When the charges against hint rere nmwade !tnrcivm in Bristol, nothing could exceed the gene. ral constetnatien they craated. l r. Savery, the banker. had, un- fortunately, on other occasions before this, experienced the painful feelings which arose from filial misconduct. The rumoured magni- -tpde'oi'bthese iUcgal transactions, and the recent fate of Mir. Faunt- !roy,jprdiuced, as may be supposed, the most poignant feel. ing8. If any consolation coald be given to a father havitig a son under such circumstances, it was to be found in the geneda syrn. athy 'shownr on this melancholy occasion by the inhabitants of W3ristoL Thtprincipal creditorg of the firm are Alr. Protheroe, fot between 8, Col. and 10,0001, and AM'r. Alderman Campbell, for bet*een 9,0O1. and 4 0001 At a meeting held on thc occasion, it was understoad that lhe total of the debts did not exceed 30,0001. towarda which there were assets for 23,0001. The high respect in 'whfch Mir. Saleri+; the elder, was held, joined to the dis- like now, generally entertzined to prosecute in cases of forgery, induced the holdera of the Bills to pause before they would de- cide on the aopliton of such a measure. Idr. H. Savery, how- ever, as It is now generally understood, took up an impressian, that as the bills he had uttered are only what are called " kites,"O with fictitious names and addresses, he could not be convicted of forgery, and with an obstinacy bordering on madness, he refised to give up, or account for funds, known to be under his control. Thus, in spite of the late awfal warning presented by the fate of Illr. Henry Fauntleroy, he has thrown awey the chance afforded him by the humane forbearance of his creditors, and tempted his own fate. The holders of the bile at length laid informations against him, and a warrant being issued, he was on Wednesday brought into Bristol, in custody of an officer, by the Portsmouth mall, and con. veyed at two o'clock before the Magistrate sitdng at the Guildhahl, for examination. He appeared very faint and exhausted, looked wildly at the crowd assembled to witness his arrival, and sup. ported himself on the arm of the officer, He answerbd the few questions put to him by the Mlagistrate so incoherently, that they directed him to be conveyed to Brdewell, and to be brought up again en Saturday for re-examination. Since his apprehension he has exhibited great despondency, and frequently committed various acts bordering on insanity. When the coach arrived within half a mile of Bristol, he appeared totally unconderned as to his fate, showing his indifference by singing several light songs. The moment he perceived the crowd assembled to wit- ness his examninationt, lie became as much depressed as he had been previouily elated. The anount of the bills turns out to be of rmuch greater extent than was originally stpposed, being nearly 4010001. The banking-house is not in the slightest degree affectea by the circumstance. in fact, it is very well known that the balances in the several ban!te throu gout the kingdom have been greatly reduced since the failare of Marshf Stracey, and Co.; for the public have not yet recovered the panic infused by the circumstances of that failure. * There haa been already a conviction on bills of thls deseriptioii. A Mr. Nash, a rmerchant, was tried and convicted for uttering a bill drawn by a fictitious person, but was afterwvards pardoned. 2X. SAPEA9Y PAnTICUILAfg AV TIr. rliC!PVT VORGEnIZB.