See Holmes's that cafe made and provided. (5th and 6th Counts the fame as Cafe, Fofter's the 3d and fourth, only ftating it to be the house of Andrew Broome Crown Law, himself, who was tenant for the remainder of the term for three years under leffee for ninety-nine.) 113 to 116. The jury found a special verdict on the following facts: That the prifoner wilfully and maliciously fet on fire and burned the houfe mentioned in the indictment; that the house was on leafe to him from the faid Stone Tupped for the term of three years, who was poffelfed of it for a term of ninety-nine years under William Butler. Indictment against a calico printer. and forging a REX FORGERY. LANCASHIRE. The jurors of our lord the against king upon their oath prefent, that David RichRICHARDSON.Jardíon, late of the parish of Radcliffe, in the county 1st Count, for of Lancaster, calico-printer, not having the fear of God before counterfeiting his eyes, but being moved and feduced by the inftigation of the stamp on linen. devil, and contriving and wickedly intending our faid lord the king craftily, falfely, deceitfully and feloniously, to deceive and defraud of the duties payable to and for the use of our faid lord the king, by the ftatute in that cafe made and provided, for and upon pieces of printed linen, ftained, painted, and dyed in Great Britain, on the tenth day of September, in the twenty-third year of the reign of our fovereign lord George, the now king of Great Britain, &c. with force and arms, at the parifh of R. aforefaid, in the county aforefaid, upon each of the faid pieces of linen, fuch linen being then and there linens chargeable by the ftatute in that cafe made and provided with duties payable for the fame, and for the ufe of our faid lord the king, falfely, deceitfully, and feloniously, did counterfeit and forge a certain ftamp to resemble a certain ftamp then and there provided by the commiffioners of excife for the time being, appointed for the management of duties pursuant to the ftatute in that cafe made and provided, to denote the charging of the feveral duties by the ftatutes in that cafe made and provided, chargeable upon linens printed, painted, ftained, or dyed, in Great Britain as aforefaid, and payable to and for the ufe of our faid lord the king, thereby to defraud our faid lord the king for and upon the faid pieces of linen fo printed, ftained, painted, and dyed, in Great Britain aforefaid, against the form of the ftatute in that cafe made and provided, and against the peace of our faid lord the 2d Count, for king, his crown aad dignity. And the jurors aforefaid upon their counterfeiting oath aforefaid further prefent, that the faid D. R. not having the and refembling fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and feduced by the the impreffions. instigation of the devil, and contriving and wickedly intending our C 3 faid faid lord the king craftily, falfely, deceitfully, and feloniously to , in the year REX MIDDLESEX, to wit. The jurors of our lord Indictment aagainst the king upon their oaths prefent, that Philip Weldon, gainst an attorney for forgery, WELDON. late of the faid county of Middlefex, gentleman, on the in altering the day of of the reign of figures on counour fovereign lord George the Third, king of Great Britain, &c. fel's brief, in a with force and arms, at the parish of did forge and coun- caufe before the terfeit, and cause and procure to be falfely made, forged, and coun- lord chancellor. terfeited, a certain receipt and acquittance for money, purporting to be a receipt and acquittance from and under the hand of James Mansfield, efquire, counfellor at law, for a fee and fum of three guineas of lawful money of Great Britain, paid by the faid P. to the faid J. M. with a certain brief, upon a certain petition to the right honourable the lord high chancellor of Great Britain, in the matter of Robert Welgrove a bankrupt, on the part and behalf of Henry Tipping and Robert Heapy; which faid receipt and acquittance, fo talfely made, forged, and counterfeited, is in the words and figures following, viz. (tate the indorsement on the back of the brief as altered), with intention to defraud the faid H. T. and R. H. to the evil example of all others in the like cafe offending, and against the peace of our faid lord the king, his crown and dignity, and against the form of the ftatute in such case made and provided. And the jurors aforefaid upon their oath aforefaid fur- 2d Count. ther prefent, that the faid P. W. on the faid C 4 day of in the 3d Count. the faid year of the reign of our faid lord the king, at the parish I am inclined to think, that the for. gery in the indictment mentioned is not a capital crime within any of the acts of forgery; if it is within either of them, it must be that of the 2. Geo. 2. cap. 25. as an acquittance or receipt for money; and therefore as the indictment is adapted to that act, there is no occafion for any Counts for altering, as the word is not ufed in that act; and besides, altering is forging It is not right to infert two diftinct forgeries in one indictment; and I have heard judges decree, that they would quafh fuch an indictment; and therefore I think there must be a distinct indict ment for the forgery upon Mr. Walker's brief, which will run the fame as this, changing the name and figures. Being of opinion that this will not be deemed a capital forgery, I think it would be advifable, if this profecution fails, to indict as for a misdemeanor, which it certainly is, and in that indictment to lay Counts for forging and uttering a receipt purporting to be a receipt fubfcribed with the hand and name of J. M. counsellor at law, for a fee given to the faid J. M. upon, &c. defcribing fo as to bring it within the 3. Jac. 1. cap. 7. GEO. WOOD. REX REX } rating the letters was Governor the Bank of MIDDLESEX. The jurors of Indictment a. against our fovereign lord the king upon gainst JohnGraham and Jane GRAHAM AND HIS WIFE. their oath prefent, that John Grahis wife for forham, late of the parish of St. Margaret, in the county of Middle- gery. The t fex, labourer, and Jane Graham his wife, on the eighth day of June, Count charges, in the twenty-fecond year of the reign, &c. having in their poffef- that defendants fon a certain Bank note marked No. K. 87, bearing date at London, having in their custody and pof. the twenty-ninth day of January 1782, figned and fubfcribed John feffion a Bank Boult, for the governor and company of the Bank of England, did promife to pay to Alexander Cowper or bearer, on demand, pounds did felothe fum of fifteen pounds, which faid Bank note was then, to wit, niously alter the on the faid eighth day of June, in the twenty-fecond year aforefaid, fame, by oblitein the words, letters, and figures following, that is to fay (here in the word infert the original fifteen pounds Bank note), they the faid J. G. fifteen, and forgand J. G. afterwards, that is to fay, on the eighth day of June, in ing thereon the the twenty-fecond year aforefaid, with force and arms, at the parish lettery,bywhich aforefaid, in the county aforefaid, feloniously did alter the faid Bank the note made to purport note, by then and there falfely obliterating and defacing the letters a fifty pounds EEN, before printed in the word fifteen in white letters on a black Bank note, in ground underneath the faid Bank note, by then and there falfely order to defraud making, forging, and counterfeiting upon the faid first letters EEN the before printed in the faid word "fifteen" in the faid Bank note the and Company of letter Y, and alfo by then and there falfely making, forging, and England. counterfeiting upon the faid letters "een" before printed in the faid word "fifteen," in white letters on a black ground, underneath the faid Bank note, another letter, "y," by reafon and means of which faid obliterating and defacing of the said letters "een" before printed in the faid word "fifteen," in white letters on a black ground, underneath the said Bank note, and of falfely making, forging, and counterfeiting upon the faid letters "een," before printed in the faid word " fifteen," in the faid Bank note, the faid firft letter "y," and alfo of falfely making, forging, and counterfeiting upon the faid letters "een," before printed in the faid word "fifteen," in white letters on a black ground, underneath the faid black ground, the faid other letter "y," the letters "fift." fo remaining of the faid word "fifteen," before printed in the faid Bank-note, with the faid firft letter "y" fo falfely made, forged, and counterfeited as aforesaid, did become, import, and fignify "fitfy;" and the letters fift." fo remaining of the faid word "fifteen," before printed in white letters on a black ground, underneath the faid Bank note, with the faid other letter "y" fo falfely made, forged, and counterfeited as aforefaid, did become, import, and fignify fifty," which faid altered Bank note is now in the words and figures following, that is to fay (here infert a correct copy of the note as altered, and purporting to be a fifty pound Bank note) with intent to defraud the governor and company of the Bank of England, and against the form of the ftatute in fuch cafe made and provided, and against the peace of our faid lord the king, his crown and dignity, And the firit only by defraud C. Bou derson. 22 2d Count dif- the jurors aforefaid upon their oath aforefaid further prefent, that fers from the the faid J. G. and J. G. afterwards, that is to fay, on the faid charging the of eighth day of June, in the twenty fecond year aforefaid, having in fence to have their cuftody and poffeffion a certain other Bank note, marked been committed No. K. 87, bearing date at London, the twenty-ninth day of with intent to January 1782, figned and fubfcribed John Boult, for the governor chen and Cal. and company of the Bank of England, did promife to pay to Abraham Cowper or bearer, on demand, the fum of fifteen pounds, which faid laft-mentioned Bank note was then, to wit, on the faid eighth day of June, in the twenty-fecond year aforefaid, in the words, letters, and figures following, that is to fay (here infert the original fifteen pounds Bank note), they the faid J. G. and J. G. afterwards, that is to fay, on the eighth day of June, in the twentyfecond year aforefaid, with force and arms, at the parifn aforesaid, in the county aforefaid, felonioufly did alter the faid laft-mentioned Bank note, by then and there falfely obliterating and defacing the letters "een," before printed in the word "fifteen" in the faid laft-mentioned Bank note, and alfo the letters "een," before printed in the word "fifteen," in white letters on a black ground, underneath the faid Bank note, by then and there falfely making, forging, and counterfeiting upon the faid first letters "een, before printed in the word "fifteen" in the faid Bank note, the lettery," and alfo by then and there falfely making, forging, and counterfeiting upon the faid letters "een," before printed in the word "fifteen," in white letters on a black ground, underneath the faid Bank note, another letter "y" by reason and means of which faid obliterating and defacing, the faid letters "een," being before printed in the faid word "fifteen," on the faid Bank note, and alfo the letters "een," being before printed in the faid word "fifteen," in white letters on a black ground, underneath the faid Bank note, and of falfely making, forging, and counterfeiting upon the faid letters "een," before printed in the faid word "fifteen," in white letters on a black ground, underneath the faid laft-mentioned Bank note, the faid other letter "y," the letters "fift." fo remaining of the faid word " fifteen," before printed in the faid laft-mentioned Bank note, with the said first letter "y," fo falfely made, forged, and counterfeited as aforefaid, did become, import, and fignify "fifty," and the letters "fift." fo remaining of the faid "fifteen," before printed in white on a black ground, underneath the faid laft-mentioned Bank note, with the faid other "y" fo falfely made, forged, and counterfeited as aforefaid, did become, import, and fignify "fifty;" which faid altered Bank note is in the words, letters, and figures following, that is to fay (here infert a correct copy of the note as altered, and purporting to be for fifty pounds) with intent to defraud C. B. and C. A. against the form of the ftatute, &c. and against the peace of, &c. 3d Count, for And the jurors aforefaid upon their oath aforefaid fay, that the said felonioufly and J. G. and J. G. afterwards, that is to fay, on the faid eighth day of pofing of and June, in the twenty-second year aforefaid, having in their cuftody knowingly dif. putting away an altered Bank note as a true one, to defraud the Bank. and |