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lignity. It was nothing more than 
what was a cause with some minds, 
namely, that the bankers had pre- 
sumed to ask for their own ; they 
had discounted a bill of 50/. for 
Mr. Howell, which lay over due 
for twoyears, and when atlast pay- 
ment was enforced, Mr. Howell 
declared, unless half of it was re- 
‘turned, he would carry on eternal 
war, and, as a prelude to hostili- 
ties, he said, he demanded a Bank 
of England note for a Brighton 
- note, which he produced. From 
that time forward the system was 
pursued which he had stated, and 
the jury would say, whether they 
would suffer a respectable person 
to be ruined by so foul a conspi- 
racy. 
Mr. Wigney, the senior master 
of the Brighton Old Bank, stated, 
that they had discounted a bill for 
50/. for Howell, which lay at their 
house for two years. He had ac- 
commodated Howell from time to 
time ;:and at last, in February, 
1814, he told him his partners 
complained, that at every settle- 
ment of accounts they found that 
bill unpaid, and that payment 
must be enforced; in fact, the 
bill was paid by Izard two days 
afterwards; from that time their 
notes came pouring in daily.— 
Howell, and three persons em- 
ployed by him, brought in to the 
amount of 1000/. in the first ten 
days, and shortly to the amount 
of 10,0001. He once saw Howell 
‘in the bank, after the 14th of Feb. 
and had some conversation with 
him on the subject; Howell 
said, ifhe gave him back half 
the 50/. it should be peace, if not, 
war ; but he left the bank before 
the witness gave him any answer. 
The clerks then produced the se- 
veral packets of notes brought in 
299° 
by Howell, Izard,’ and ‘persons 
employed by them, some of which 
were cut, others torn, others dir- 
tied and defaced, so as not to be 
re-issuable ; others again had 
writing upon them injurious to 
the credit of the bank ; and it also 
being proved that the defendants 
had declared they would so act 
in concert, the jury found them 
guilty. 
M‘ Kellar v. Bellamy.—This was 
a bill filed against the defen- 
dant to recover from him 4,900/. 
‘which he had invested in the 
Bank in his own name, though 
the plaintiff claimed it as his pro- 
perty. de 
Mr. Clarke stated theparticulars 
of the case to their Lordships, and 
said, that the plaintiffwas-a gentle- 
man who had considerable pro+ 
perty in India, and when he came 
to England from his estate, he was 
recommended to the friendship of 
the defendant, Mr. Bellamy, who 
rendered him many services, such 
as looking after his business oc+ 
casionally, and once or ‘twice as- 
sisted him in furnishing a house, 
whereby he saved a considerable © 
sum of money ; for all these ser- 
vices, Mr. M‘Kellar expressed 
many thanks, and one day as they 
were going together through 
Cheapside, the plaintiff went into 
a Lottery-office, and there pur- 
chased a 4th of a ticket, declaring 
at the same time that if it turned 
out a prize worth dividing, the 
defendant should have half, as 
some recompense for the many 
obligations under which he lay to 
him. ‘This share, however, turn- 
ed out a blank, and Mr. M‘Kellar 
declared it his intention to go oh 
purchasing shares, until he should 
get some prize worth their divid- 
