6 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1815. : 
sum than twenty shillings, or on 
which less than twenty shillings 
shall be due, and which shall be 
in any wise negotiable, or shall 
negotiate the same, every such 
person shall forfeit for every such 
offence not exceeding 20/. nor less 
than 5/.”—N. B. The 15G. 3, 
c. 51, was to continue for five 
years only; but by 17 Geo. 3,c. 3, 
the same was continued for five 
years more; and by 27 G. 3, c. 16, 
is made perpetual. The Act above 
referred to, does not apply toa 
cheque for any sum drawn by a 
tradesman on his banker.—-Salop 
Journal. 
15.—On Sunday, in St. Wer- 
burgh’s church Dublin, the right 
hon. lord Kingsland renounced 
the doctrines of the Church of 
Rome, and embraced the reform- 
ed Christian Religion. 
17.—Anexamination took place 
before the Magistrates of Can- 
terbury, of six soldiers of the 
86th regiment, charged with rob- 
bing two Frenchmen on the pre- 
ceding evening, between Can- 
terbury and the village of Sturry. 
It appeared in evidence, that the 
Frenchmen, Pierce Jutelet and 
Pierre Deplanque, both fisher- 
men, the former residing at Bou- 
logne, the latter in the suburbs of 
that place, after having disposed 
of their goods to Mr. Southee, 
about 8 im the evening set out 
on their return to Ramsgate, 
accompanied by James Hooker, a 
waggoner, who had brought their 
goods in his cart, and also by 
Nicholas Nolan, one of the sol- 
diers who had acted as their in- 
terpreter in disposing of their 
goods, had counted the money 
(90. 4s. 6d. in silver), which was 
paid for them, and had afterwards 
given it to Deplanque; when hav- 
ing nearly reached the turnpike 
at Vauxhall, Nolan, under pre- 
tence of speaking to a person, . 
suddenly left them, and they ac- 
cordingly proceeded on_ their 
journey, walking a short distance 
behind the cart, and Jutelet some 
few paces before his companion ; 
till about a quarter of a mile from 
the turnpike, Jutelet was suddenly 
stopped by four soldiers with 
drawn bayonets,who, after search- 
ing his person, and finding no 
money, pushed him forward on 
the road, and desired him to go 
on. Deplanque was then sur- 
rounded by the whole, with their 
bayonets pointed to his breast, 
and Nolan seizing him by the col- 
lar, ina mixture of French and 
English demanded his money, 
upon which he gave him eighteen 
pence, which not being satis- 
factory, Nolan repeated his de- 
mand, adding that he knew he 
had more money, for he had seen 
it paid to him. Deplanque ac- 
cordingly delivered up the whole 
of the silver which he had received 
for his goods. He was then or- 
dered to proceed, and threatened. 
that if he attempted to return to 
Canterbury he would bemurdered. 
They accordingly, after passing 
the waggoner in great agitation, 
crying “ thief,” ran on to Sturry, 
from whence, after procuring as- 
sistance, they returned with the 
waggoner about midnight to Can- 
terbury, and gave information of 
the robbery to Mr. Southee, who, 
with an indefatigable perseve- 
rance, immediately proceeded in 
search of the thieves, and suc- 
ceeded in discovering the whole 
of them in a state of intoxication 
at the Golden Lion public-house, 
