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fendants after this have supposed that the letter would have been denied, unless the lady was the basest of womankind. Chief-Justice ABBOTT—You express yourself some what too strongly, Mr. Scarlett. Mr. Scaauttr.—Perhaps I might, my Lord; but it was necessary for me to express myself strongly, in order to pave the way to Affidavits of the most com petent and respectable persons in the Post-office, Bank, and other Public Offices, who all state that the hand-writing of thiletters is not a feigned hand, and that they have no doubt of their being the same hand. I am aware that such evidence could not have been given at the trial. Chief-Justice Assurr.—Then how can we receive %t here ? Mr. SCA ALIT? —My Lord, the Court often re ceives evidence that could not be admitted before a Jury. As, for instance, Affidavits made by the de fendant himself. . Mr. Justice BAYLIY.—That is to remove a wrong impression that the Court might otherwise form. Mr. SCARLETT then contended, that when the rule of evidence, rejecting the opinions of competent per sons concerning hand-writing, was laid down, it was thought that all men were equally competent to form a judgment on the subject ; but now, since the esta blishment of the Post-of f ice, and other Public Offices, whicb did not then exist, it is known that persons concerned in those Offices are more skilled in judging of hand-writing than others ; he hoped, however, that part of their Affidavits might be received which stated that - the hands were not counterfeit. Mr. Justice IltyLEy.—Was Kingslade called ? SCARLETT.—No. Mr. Justice BAYLEY.—You did not expect his pre sence would be necessary ? Mr. SCARLETT then stated, that Oxenham swore, that before the occasion mentioned at the trial, he had never set his eyes on Miss Glenn. She swore that . she met him in the street; and there arc affidavits to shew that he ha 4 never quitted his office till the night of the day on the morning of which she swore she met him. There was a good deal of theatrical effect in the description she gave of Oxenham's person—his having a sweaty face, &c. and this was not without its effect on the Court and Jury. Here there was one material contradiction of the Lady's evidence.— He should no mention another: she was present at the christening of Mrs. Mulraine's child; hut all the others who were present were among the defendants, except the Parson and Clerk. She denied having been there. Could the defendant have anticipated ttis? ' There were now fourteen witnesses who s..vore to facts which could not have existed unless she had been present. If these were all perjured, the conspi racy was broad indeed. They swore that she desired! to be godmother, and V1241t into patticulars of her dress: when she first went to Mrs. Bowditch's, she wore a very plain dress; but she went to the chtisten ing in Mrs. Bowditch's gown, and with a spencer and parasol of Miss Susan Bowditch's. In this dress she net an acquaintance of her's, named Goldsworthy, and afterwards stated that she was so well disguised he did not know her. Ile had also the evidence of a mu. ic-master, who attended at Mrs. Bowditch's on the evening of the christening. Ile stated, that she played on the harp, and he accompanied her on the' piano ; that she said she had been present at the chris tening that morning; that it was usual to kiss the godmother on such occasions, amt propowd he shoulki kiss her; that James Bowditch looking displeased at this, she said it was only nonsense, and went imme diatelrto stand by him. It was ttue, the Clerk, who was present at the christening, was called, and said he could not swear she was there. Bat the Cler gyman, who Ives unfortunately now dead, had pre pared instructions for an affidavit, which instructions could be produced, and his hand-writing proved.— The Learned Counsel, however, expressed his fears that these instructions could not, consistently with the rules of evidence, be introduced into the affidavit. The Counr.—You may make affidavit of the Cler gyman's death. Mr. SCAULF.TT.—It could be proved that this cler gyman, Mr. Clapp, was too ill to attend at the trial. He should now proceed to that part of the case which rqwected Miss Glenn's familiarity with James Bow d& h, and be should divide this into two parts—the familiarities which took place when Miss Glenn mel ded with Mrs. Bowditch, and those that occurred du ring the elopement. lie should shew she familiari ties that took place at the farm by twenty witnesses. if they were not all perjured, she must be so. But their evidence proved the defendant's case completely. She appeared publicly, walked out repeatedly with James Bowditch, boasted of her intimacy with him, said that in her country young women mere married very early, and was surprised that was not the case Lem She wished of all things to be a farmer's wife, and longed to make the butter and attend to *the poultry ; as she had no certain expectations, she said that a farmer would by any means be a bad match for her. Ile (Mr. Scarlett) was sorry for the young Lady ; but justice must be done, and the origin of all the business had proceeded from her. He should now speak of the familiarities that took place during the elopement: lie had thirty .eight witnesses to speak to these ; that she had several times left her uncle's houSe by assignation.; that she had been seen often walking in the town with James Bowditch ; and fre quently at the house of William Bowditch. These were strong facts ; but he had to explain the evidence of Sarah Northam, who said that on one occasion she saw Miss Glenn walking with James Bowditch, mad on looking at her in Court, stated that the Lady there was not the same person : now he bad to pro duce three persons who were present on the occasion in question, who swore that the person with James Bowditch was Miss Glean, and that Sarah Northam bad said so herself to them. This was the case of the defendants. There was no reason , 7hy the Pauls should have been joinedin the indictment, except to eeclude their evidence. _ _ . Mr. Justice BAYLEY.—But for their concurrence, there would have been no evidence of any conspiracy in - the county of Dorset. Mr.'ScaaLarr.—That was true. • It was of inftnite importance to public justice, that a numerous and re spectable.family should be cleared of the stigma that unjustly rest on them in consequence of this ver dict. If thelffidavits on which he rested were all false, he must have brought with him a volume of perjury, such as never before disgraced a Court. He had also anlobjection in poiat of law. The indict went was preferred in Dorsetshire ; but the conspi racy, if any, took place in Somersetshire. All that occurred in Dorsetshire was the reception given the parties by Mr. Paul ; and there should be at least some evidence to spew that he knew of a criminal design. If a young Lady, who had every appear ance of being of full age, chose to elope, it was very hard that a friend who received the parties, knowing nothing of the circumstances, should also be impli cated. An affidavit of William Bowditch stated that he and all his family believed, from Miss Glenn's re peated assertions, that die was twenty-one years old ; and that when t hey arrifed at Mr. P.aufs, and she denied her being of age, he advised his brother to give the thing up, and prevented the marriage. Mr. Justice DAYLZL—She stated at the trill, that an elderly gentleman at Mr. Paul's had asked her age, and upon its being stated, said the marriage would not do. _ Mr. Scxxx-ETT said, he had several witnesses to contradict her statement of what passed at Mr. Paul's. At the late trial Mr. Templar had stated, that she eat her dinner as usual, and exhibited no signs of distress ; and two more witnesses now stated, that she was sitting on James Bo*ditch's knee, playing at dominos, with her arm round his tuck. The pro., secutors did not call Mr. Lee (Mr.Tuckeit's solicitor), who had fetched Miss Glenn back from Paul's, though he was in Court all the time, against the will of the defendants, all the witnesses having been or dered out of Court during the trial. Mr.GasEtte stated, that Lee was subpcenaed, and that it was put to the prosecutor's election whether they would return him is a witness, or send him out of Court. No objection was made to his staying in 1 1 Court. The C/lIEF JUSTICE said the case was one of great importance to all the parties concerned. The Court would therefore grant the rule to chew cause, to afford, an opportunity of sifting the fac:9 to the bottom. It would, therefore, perhaps, be as well to say, the fur ther hearing of the cause would not come on till some day next Term. One of the female defendants wept during the whole time she was in Court; as did James Bow ditch, when Mr. Scarlett read that par: of the evi dence at the trial which mentioned Miss Glenn's ap parent regr.rd for him. OLD BAILEY, NOVEMBER to. The whole of the trials having been gone through, sentence of Death was passed upon the following prisoners : Gilbert Warren ' John Leonard, Susannah Leonard, and Su sannah Earrnillo, for uttering forged Bank Notes; William Kinky, alias Cripps, for stealing three heifers; John Brans, for privately stealing in a shop ; William Bull, for stealing in a dwelling house; Patrick Leeson, for highway robbery; Thomas Herbert, for stealing in a dwelling house; John Burgess, for ditto; Ralph Hodgson, for privately stealing in a shop; George hick, for ret..rning from transportation; John Fress, for rob bery ; Jame ILAN for highway robbery ; Barnard James, for horse stealing; John Franks, for stealing in a dwelling house; Ann Bates ' for privately stealing hi a shop ; Peter Iligan, for burglary ; William Knight, for highway robbery; Fdsv. Evans, for ditto i Atkins, for stealing in a dwelling house; William Parsons, Stephen Morris, James Dennis, and Mary Hall; for the like offence. When Mary Hall was asked what she had to say why the Court should not sentence her to die ac cording to law, she pleaded that she was with quick child. A Jury of Matrons was accordingly impan nelled to enquire whetter the statement of the pri soner was true; and after retiring and examining the prisoner, they returned with a verdict, that Mary Hell was with quick child. The following persons were sentenced to trans portation for life : John Ray. John Edwards, Thomas Bickhurst, William Bing ley, John Deacon, Mary Browne, George Brook, Edward Farren, M. Browne, H. Hawkins, Wm. Clarke, Hugh Corry, and John Carter. _ fohn Lecaurt and Cathe- For fourteen years rine Bryant. For seven years transportation—Charles Ryan, John Newton, Thomas Ryley, Francis Rhodes, William Smith, J. Woodhouse, M. Harrington, Elizabeth Wilson, Sarah Moore, Mary villa, John Roberts, Thomas Johnstone, William Rice, David Layton, John Carter, Thomas Baker, Thomas Stone, John 3laiwell, John Young, Thomas Williams, Wm. Onyer, George Blake, Sullivan, Mary Taylor, Thomas Howard, James Kelly, Thomas Williams Thomas Russell, Margaret Peed, Thomas Smith, George M ayton,f John 'Pyke, Lawrence Henley, and Thomas Bruce. Rachael Mitchell, Sarah Barry, William Stanhope, James rale, Mary Cooke, John Davies, Lydia Field, John Russell, John Moore, and several other Fsisoners, were sentenced to different periods of imprisonment in the Douse of Correction and Nt.wgate. • John Daly, who was found guilty of manslaughter, by killing the tailor in the Fleet Prison, was sentenc ed to one year's imprisonment in Ncwgate. Eleanor Bryan, also found guilty of manslaughter, (by giving a child a quantity of gin, &c. in conse quence of which she died) was ordered to be kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for three months. The Sessions were then adjourned until Wednes day, the '2d of December. Nothing could exceed the audacity of behaviour of some of the convicts while the sentence of trans portation was passing upon them. Many of them cried—i , Won't you add another week to the sen tence ?"—others, Can't you make it a day longer ?" Where an assemblage of talent and experience is concentrated in one line of practice, a success must attend their application, not to be found elsewhere. This has been evinced in the Establishment of the Medical Board at Charlotte-House, Blackfriars-road, and at Woodstock-House, Woodstock -street, Oxford street, where cures are every day performed in cases which have baffled the skill of eminent professors, and excited their astonishment.—The Medical Board ha'e particularly attended to those consequences of a certain disease, which entails the most distressing de bilities, and unhinges the constitution of both sexes. They also remove tl.e effects of those symptoms aris ing from juvenile indiscretion, from irregular living, and from a long residence in warm climates—of this description they beg particularly to notice obstinate eruptions in the skin, sore throat, pains in the head and limbs, frequently mistaken for rheumatism, strictures, fistulas, scrophula, &c.—Messrs. COOPER and 00. after forty years practice in various Hospitals, are consulted at Woodstock -street, Oxford -street, daily, from eight till eight; and at the Medical Board, Charlotte-House, Great Charlotte -street, Blac kfriars road, precisely from twelve until eight in the evening. —Mechanics, and persons of moderate income, have advice, gratis, if they attend at certain hours, namely, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday mornings, until one o'clock, and from six to eight every evening. A side door, and private rooms tor females. • . . i ,‘ 1 ) ) : p 1 ! PI - .I 1 ; r 1 , ! - 1 i • i . . i 1 A ) 1 . I i 7 I \ i ij , i • , . . . .. r 1 :f i . ... \ ' ! . • 1 ' t . . I , 1 • 1 A 4 • • 4 i . f i 11 , y 1 ' 1 k ( II w : 1 p , f 1 i., , . . . ~ . , LONDON MARKETS, 7:OFEMBERIO. CoTroN.—The Cotton market continues in a very depressed state ; the only purchasers are the export houses, and they buy on a very limited scale. The purchases since Tuesday last consist only cf 450 bags-140 Pernambuco 2s. Id. inferior 2s. 30 very ordinary and stained Bahia 21d. 20 West India 201 d. 20 Orleans 211 d. a few Boweds 211 d. and in the house, 200 Bengals Bid. to 101 d. LIVERPOOL, NOVEMBER 7.—The demand for most descriptions of Cotton has continued rather languid, and prices may be considered about id. per pound lower. For Bengals, however, there has been more enquiry—on Monday 1200 bales of fair quality, were sold in one lot at bid. and yesterday 641 bales of rather better quality, went off pretty steadily at tild. to 9d. the other Cottons offered yesterday went heavily. The Boweds and Orleans went id. the Su rats fully Id. and the Tenessees nearly Id. below last week's prices. About 4000 hhds. of Muscovades have been sold this week ; prices unvaried. SUOAR.—The demand for Muscovades continued limited last week, and, towards the close of the mar ket,' the purchases made were at prices a shade lower, though no general depression could be stated. This _ forenoon the market continues heavy, which may in some measure be attributed to the buyers at tending the extensive India sale; no variation in the prices can be stated. The business done in refined goods last week was very limited, and generally at a small reduction ; the market is better supplied than for some time past, and a.: the wholesale grocers are the only purchasers, the market may be stated heavy; the shippers continue to make enquiries as to con tracts for parcels deliverable in the spring, but there was no business of consequence done. : Molasses are heavy. There was a public sale of Foreign Sugars last week, consisting of 633 chests 2(X) tierces HA.. vannah, and 17 chests Brazil ; the whole was washed or in very had condition, and cannot be given as a fair ,criterion of the market ; the 63G chests l-favan nab went off heavily about 4s. to ss. under what might be considered the market prices—middling whi:e EGs. to 60s. 6d. yellow Gd. to 1.35. brown .41t. to 41s. 6d. The 200 tierces Muscovades were withdrawn ; no offers at 445. The Brazil was also in bad condition—middling white sold at 565. 6d.— yellow 5 ts. CorreE.—The depression in the prices of Coffee, and the continuance of the heavy market for such a ;cries of months, has at length attracted the attention of buyers, in anticipation of an advance in the prices towards the spring ; last week several extensive par cels were taken on speculation. On Wednesday and Thursday the Coffee market was heavy, and the prices obtained on Tuesday last were not supported. The public sales of Friday went off however with much briskncss, and higher rates were realizd than an , day previously. This forenoon there is little or no business doing, yet the holders do not seem anxi ous to press sales as formerly. The deliveries from the warehouse are extensive, and generally there is a greater con fi dence amongst the holders that the prices will not materially decline ; it is however to be observed that it is chiefly speculation that causes the prewar prices to he supported, and occasions the probability of a further advance. The ('ontinental ma: k :ts are generally 10 to 15 per cent. under the' London prices, and have continued in that proportion :Or some time past. Lusa Pnovlstoss.—There is little variation in the prices of Beef and Pork ; the market remains heavy. Bacon unvaried, The Butter market was in a very depressed state towards the close of last week, and lower prices were submitted to ; there is now some appearance of a revival. The public sales expected to be brought forward are looked for with much in terest ; the trade fully anticipating a further depres sion of the prices ; the holders as confidently look for a revival both in the dethand and price. TosAcco.—The prices of Tobacco are entirely no; minal ; the stock, particularly of Virginia, is now very large, greatly beyond the quantity anticipated, amounting to 5006 hhds. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLT. A Nos.—The demand for Rum was very limited all last week, and it was reported several of the holders became alarmed at the heavy state of the market, and sold privately on very low terms. Brandy is entirely nominal. In Ge neva there is little variation. The sale of Rum this forenoon consisted of 323 puncheons Jamaica, of a middling quality and fair description, affording a criterion of the market prices, which are 3d. to 6d. per gallon under what had previously been conside red the nominal prices—l'2 to 16,35. 3d. and 3s. 4d. The greater proportion of these descriptions-23 to 25, 3s. Bd. 3s. 9d. 28 to 30, 4s. to 4s. 2d. Ort..—The demand for Whale Oil continues very languid ; little variation in the prices can be stated. A further arrival of Sperm was yesterday reported, which has damped the request. In the other descrip tions there is little variation ;—generally the market , is heavy. Fiturr.--The arrivals of Fruit continue extensive, and as the buyers evince no inclination to make early purchases, the market is rather heavy ; the quality of the Fruit is expected to be very good. The new Cur• rants arrived are of a fine description. By public aak on Friday-90 brls Carabourna Raisins 90s. to 955. 96 do. Red Smyrna Raisins 85s. 70 do. Black Smyrna Raisins, 755. 1675 chests GOO quarter chests Turkey Figs withdrawn, no buyers;--6541 small drums, a few sold 70s. NAVAL Sroess.—The demand and the prices of Rough Turpentine are improving. Spirits are con siderably higher, and in improving request. Tar is it-. steady demand; the quantity of Stockholm at mar ket is very limited. In Pitch or Rosin there is little alteration. Hasip, FLAX, AND Teixosv.—The demand for Tailew continues limited ; the prices cannot be stated at much variation, yet the market is heavy. Hemp and Flax are still in limited request. The letters from St. Petersburgh state the Exchange at 121 d. Mcn.—There is little business doing in Rice ; theeprices are nearly nominal. Pitt cc or BULL loN.—Portugal cold , in coin, el. 2s. New doubloons I:4.2s.—New dollars ss. sd. GLASGOW MARKETS, NOVEMBER 7. Corros.—Tbe sales of the week amount to about 783 packases; Sex Island 7, at 39. 3d. to 3s. 9d.—Boweds 45, at 22d.-1)o. 128, at 19d. to told.--Orleans 61, 20bd. to '2l44.—Pernams 88, 29. 1 ed. to 29. 9d.—Demerara and Berbite 41, at 224. to 2s. I }d..—Trinidad 16, at '1100..-22 Berbice, by Sectioo, at MO. to 2101. POLICE. Ma euON-Ilotitle.—The mew Loan Mane took day at an early hour in the Justice-Room and number of cases, usually attendant upon L or d and in which pickpockets generally form the psi! Ilia Lordship was subsequently addressed by Canonßury-latve, who entreated his advice respi probable means of recovering the lost child of Cationbury-lane, as stated in our Paper of r eel said, that of the little boy no tidings h3d, sip to been received. The little girl, when found nea and carried to the Hercules, was quite cokl and fa young men of Islington, who heard of a child the Hercules, went there instantly, and wer e for t back to its parents. The landlady, however, w up, unless to the father and mother ; and the lac !ugly sent for. Upon her arrival she wa, enal little vent to her feelings of joy, and only etch:• my boy?" Mr. Horoeley and hi. fi ends, in dhe search, obtained some important ir.tt Uigence. saw the children,' chaise at seven i a the eveniu saw a man go up to it and take the boy oat I man u far as London Bridge, wince he entered lie asked him why he left the other child? a. " The servant-girl wi:l take are of that." li e . he was going to do with the one is his arms? t , plied, in a surly tone, " Whaes•that to your al the house. Use followed hint to fartker. ki r that all the houses of ill.fame in the neighbourbt lum had been inquired at, and that the Ger.*: a admi•ted that a man and a girl, such is the n scribed, were at his house on Sunday eyetting • hat was learned ; and handsbilL were circulated, t.. Elizabeth liolbrook,thetervant,if she resumes Jlie lAnto MAYOR approved of tLis, aid ask. inquiry had been made at the public-how,. n , nr L It was answered, that, the person who followe t haatie ; u f t vn o h an l ei L an ivelin s i' y u n e was ts t:K ;:p s he m : he : t u ba . ac n wt i b hg c h l a e e7 Per i t o u n a Gtedr a e c n bill t hw t : ei e - thc s n t hi ls . Was of opinion, that the first thing which 61•6 to find out the public-house into which the E,,n: the child. It seetned he had walked ba , witko, that he was watched, and in all probability ter house, where no doubt they would f..t all eh : their power. Mr. Smith said, the friend, of in search of the house. Bow , Turrr.--Therwas rib** was chargsd edit George. who keeps the Globe tavern, at him of sixpence and half-a-crown, and xl,o wiJ bruising hint in a most barbarous and eroel mar secutor is so much disabled from the injury he wounds, dcc. that he was obliged to be id iLzu supported by two men.—The prisoner Wl3 COI: ther examination, when it is expecusl that a c charges will be exhibited against him. A man in tattered garments, named Af` rw , w repeatedly annoying Messrs. Greenwood, Cox. Igsnts, and refusing to leave the house when dc fortunate man had been an (Aker in the 77th fancies that he has some demand upon the horae for which there is no foundation. He has been! in the emigrant habit of going to the office, to language, and otherwise misconducti% want of sureties. Ilarrox-GicncN.—Yesterday a man cf the Cooper Wlll brought up for esamMation, ehatged stealing one hundred bottles of wine (runt Oa Trelford, of Colebrook -terrace, Islington. Tb found between two and three o'clock in the !nor drunk on Clerkenwell-Grern ; near Lim were fo bottles with the necks off, which cantata/4 the &c. It aneared that on the same night Mr. had been entered' by means of breaking a hole th wall near the door, and one huldred botriM of that the seals found on the corks of the broken bo ded with those stolen from Mr. Treiforl-11 committed for a further examination. Ustow Halt..--Wituara Rusk and James West, terday brought before the Nlagistratc, charged s of a gang of robbers in Essen, whose dari:•7 def spread terror through that county.—Rtmaded TO THE EDfTOK OF THE Si Sot—Tn your Paper of this day I obseved timed as one of the Professional liier.tletren pt ball, yesterday. Allow me to correct this state! ing you that I was not there, but where i till al unfortunate daughter and son-in-law, the parent who were taken from their home, at Canonbur) by the servant-maid, en Sunday afternoon.—l a Canoubury-lane, Nov. 10, [stn. TO-MORROW! 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