182 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1818. [Dec. 



It will be recollected that this 

 prisoner was tried on Saturday 

 last, upon an indictment charg- 

 ing him with having sold several 

 forged Bank-notes to a person of 

 the name of Underwood. The 

 jury upon that occasion refused 

 to convict the prisoner, upon 

 two grounds — 1st, the disbelief 

 of the testimony of the principal 

 witness. Underwood ; and 2ndly, 

 the deficiency of proof that the 

 notes thus sold by the prisoner 

 were actually forgeries. 



INIr. Sergeant Bosanquet, on 

 the part of the prosecutioh, now 

 addressed the jury, and observed, 

 that it was determined not to 

 adduce any evidence against the 

 prisoner on this charge. The 

 testimony which could be brought 

 forward was so mingled with that 

 which on a former occasion the 

 jury had declared their unwilling- 

 ness to believe, that he would not 

 now trespass upon their time in 

 detailing the facts of the case. 

 The legal advisers of the Bank 

 had been consulted upon this 

 occasion, and the ultimate deter- 

 mination was to relinquish the 

 prosecution. 



No evidence having been ad- 

 duced, the prisoner was of course 

 acquitted. 



This is the fourth prosecution 

 of the Bank for uttering forged 

 notes, all of which have failed. 



10. Paris. — His Majesty on 

 the 5tli instant addressed to the 

 Vicars- general of the metropolitan 

 chapter of Paris, the following 

 letter : — " It having pleased 

 Divine Providence this year to 

 fulfil the desires which we have 

 never ceased to offer up, to the 

 end that He would vouchsafe to 

 second our constant efforts to 



augment the happiness and pros- 

 perity of our faithful subjects, 

 you will feel with us that our 

 renewed benedictions are due to 

 Him who directs the actions of 

 kings, and who causes them to 

 find a recompense for their 

 labours in the attachment and 

 love of their people. We have 

 therefore resolved, at the opening 

 of the two Chambers, to unite 

 our prayers with those of all 

 France, in order to obtain the 

 gracious help of God, and that 

 wisdom and modei'ation may 

 preside during the important 

 deliberations which are on the 

 eve of commencing. 



" By virtue of these causes, 

 our intention therefore is, that 

 on receipt of these presents, you 

 should ordain public prayers, and 

 that on the eve of the opening of 

 the session you would cause a 

 solemn Mass of the Holy Ghost 

 to be celebrated, at which we 

 propose to be present, accompa- 

 nied by the Princes of our family, 

 the Peers of the kingdom, and 

 the Deputies of the Departments. 



" This letter having no other 

 end, we pray God, gentlemen 

 Vicars-general, that he will have 

 you in his holy keeping. 



" Louis. 

 " Paris, Dec. 5, 1818." 



The following is a copy of the 

 King of France's speech, deli- 

 vered at the opening of the 

 Chambers, on the 10th. 



" Gentlemen ; — At the com- 

 mencement of the last Session, 

 at the same time that I deplored 

 the evils which afflicted our 

 country, I had the satisfaction of 

 pointing out to your view their 

 approaching termination. A 

 generous effort, and one of which 



I have 



