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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MAIDSTONE, Accost ter. John Rofe, aged tssenty-one, was indicted for steal ing. in the dwelling house of Harry Pegg, jewellery to the value of 401. at Speldhurst, the ptopetty of Lady Maria Grey Egerton, widow. Lady Egerton deposed, that she was, on the 25th June, residing at the Sussex Hotel, Tunbridge Wells. S' , e had a lox. containing watches and other articles; saw it on the 25th June last, and then locked it op ; she missed it on the following morning ; saw the property $ 1 kw days afterwards. Vizer lived chambermaid at the Sussex Hotel, Lady Falkener resided there in June last. The prisoner was her servant. Rrmembered the loss of the box on Tuesday the 26th of June last. Saw the prisoner on that day with a bundle in his hind ; it was tied up in a blue spotted handkerchief; saw him in his bed-room when he was apprehended on the following Thursday ; several persons were then present ; she asked him how he came to take the box? He replied that he thought the devil was in him, for he got up in the night to do it. Cackshead was there. Nothing wits said to him about epriessing before that he said that lie went into four sitting rooms. the last of which was Lady Egerton's. John Mercer, a tailor, of Tunbridge-Wells, and his soa, deposed that the prisoner left the box secretly in the house of the former, without their having any knowledge of its contents. When, however, they heard of the loss, and found the box, they gave it up, and told all they knew. John Cockshead was handcuffed to the prisoner by Houk, the constable; the prisoner told him that on Tuesday morning something came and nearly threw him from his bed, arid he awoke with the impression that be must commit a robbery; he went to several rooms before he could see any thing which would suit him. He, however, at last found the box, and took it to his own room, where it took him some time to open it, which he at length accomplished with a koife. Harry Pegg. landlord of the Sussex Hotel, deposed that some of his apartments were in the County of Sussex, and some in the parish of Speldhursr, Kent.— The robbery aas committed in the County of Kent.— Produced the property, consisting of a five pound Dank note, three gold watches, and appendages. to a gr at value. They were all identified by Lady Egerton. The prisoner, on being c died on for his defence, re plied, that the constable had given him to understand that if he confessed, and restored the property, her Lad) , hip would say nothing further about it. Tie constable was called, but was not in attendance. Mr. Pollock here stated, from Lady Giey Egerton, that she had intimated to the constable that if the pro. petty was restored she had no wish to prosecute; but this prosecution was at the instance of Mr. Pegg, the landlord of the Sussex Hotel, the robbery having taken place in his house. The prisoner called several witnesses to character.— The Jury returned a verdict of Gs illy, and the Learned Judge ordered sentence of death to be recorded. AUGUST 20. CIVIL BIDR---(IIPECIAL JIM). TIM KM W. einammrsos, COCK, MTN, ♦ID ORATORS. This was an indictment charging the defendants with a riot and assault. Plea, Not Guilty. Mr. Sergeant O,•sLow (with whom were the rest of the King's Counsel, and Mr: Kum) stated the case. This was a prosecution instituted by the Admiralty against the defendants, for obstructing some of the Officers of the Preventive Service in the performance of the duty. The delendants are men of some respectability in life: Quihampton was a farmer, Cock was I mariner, Smith was a butcher, and Drayner was the.mate of an East Indiaman—and they all lived in or near Hythe. In February last, the Officers of the Preventive Service be longing to his Majesty's ship Ramiliet, and stationed on shore near Hythe, for the prevention of smuggling, cap to►ed two smuggling vessels, with their crews. On the 22d of that month, the Officers, with a proper es cort of seamen, took the craw of one of the vessels, five in number, and one of them was the brother of the de- fendant Coca, before two Magistrates, at the Swan inn, at Hythe, by whom they were convicted of smug gling, and sentenced to serve five years in the Navy. There was a mob of nearly five hundred persons collected in and about the house, and as soon as the sentence was heard, a rescue was attempted, and a scene of confusion ensued, in which Cock contri►ed to make his escape.-- They proceeded to take the four other prisoners down to the fort, in order to send them on board the Rawl lies, when they were assailed with the most insolent abuse ; showers of stones, brickbats, and all kinds of missiles, were hurled at them ; and it was with much difficulty that they-kept possession of their prisoners. - la this rig and assault all the defendants were active. Upon their return with the crew of the second vessel, and in their progress to conduct them to the fort, after their conviction, a similar outrage was committed, in which also the defendants took a part. Quihampton has tepeatedly heard encouraging the mob to acts of violence, by crying out, " Death or Liberty— go it again —have at them." Cock was then heard to say to the mob, " This is worse than the Slave Trade--1 vrbh th e ._ country was in flames—if you were all of roy mind, we would set fire to it, and send it to h—." The other defendants were seen among the mob, ex citing them to illegal acts, and acting in violation of the lee, and in opposition :o the administration of justice. These facts west substantially proved by Lieutenants Reiland and Johnson, by Mr. Need, a master's mate, Me. Glasgow, a surgeon, and a great many seamen, all belonging t‘i the Preventive Service, and all present at the transaction in question. It did not, however, ap pear that any of the Officers or seamen had been injured in the affray, or that any serious impediment had been effected, except the escape of one Of the smugglers. Noneof the witnesses succeeded in proving the defendant :bee to have taken any pat t in the transaction, and , as admitted therefore that he must be acquitted. Mr. ADOLPHUS (with whom were Mr. LAM, Mr. 'antrum and Mr. PLATT ' ) was about to address the ' for the defendants, when the Learned Judge in ,posed, and suggested the propriety of the defendants taboaltting to a verdict of Guilty, and being discharged their own recognitances to keep the peace, and be food behaviour. This course, after some contuita leas adopted. Drayner was acquitted, and the defendants were found Guilty; and having en into recognizances in the sum of 1001. each to 'PPear when call.ll for, and to keep the peace, Weir, era suitable admonition from the Learned Judge, BRIDGEWATER, Aucart te. The Commission WAS opened' here by Lord Chief imce BEST on Saturday night. The eAlettclat is very ~ erous: but, except in two cases, does not contain charges for •ery Agi s ravated &nets. The LORD lur Justus preticled in the Crown Com, whcte Grand Jury, composed of twenty Gentlemin of the that Cade large preserves of game contribute largely to tenerit County, with the Honourable Mr. Waldeerave at the lur g aols with anntinals* Tbat, however. Is an evil which can be met without an alteration of the laws; and unless it head, baying been sworn, the King's " Proclamation is put down, we cannot but expect poaching will continue.— against trite, profaneness, and immorality" was read in It has been supposed by some that a remedy would be afforded by the usual manner. making the game private property. Let those who hold that mi nion try the experiment. Let them put their poultry into the woods, The LOOO Cuter JUSTICZ BesT then delivered instead of protecting them in houses, and see whether their pro. charge to the Grand Jpry to the following cif. ct perty would be respected, The other remedy seems to me much Gentlemen of the Grand Jury—There never was a time when more likely to be effectual, as certainly it is much more .asy. It is the administration of justice more required the assistance of the In the hands.of the Country Gentlemen themselves. It is in their ablest and the best men, than at the present moment. It Is, there- power at nnce,and without any aid from the Legislature ' to put en fore, with great pleasure, that I have now to mect, in the discharge end to the kilos. They must, Indeed, be content with a smaller of my duties, with twenty Gentlemen of such ability and quantity of game; but lam convinced they will readily make that gence in this great and fertile county. Unhappily the calendar con- sacrifice, if they think it will be beneficial; and it - ICCIEIIto me that taloa a longer catalogue of prisoners than usual. I ant sorry, Si- it cannot Sail to be in,, as I should say that, by so doing, the tempt ceedingly sorry, that an Increase of crime (one of the greatest of ation to which I have alluded, will be taken away ; and, that gene, national calamities) seems to have visited thie country. Although the evil be at an end. Besides the general causes of the increase of the cases are numerous, they are yet of that ordinary description, crime, there are some circumstances peculiar to this County, which that I think you will be able dispose of them without say assistance produce a must enormous increase in the amount of offences ; and from me. Unhappily you have had too much experience in the those causes are chiefly found to exist in two places, in the City of administration of justice to need much of that assistance at any Backend in the town of Fromm. I will state some circumstances time; but although it is now less tkosty than ever that you will re- which account for this increase, and which have been furnished quire it, I cannot forbear saying a few words on two cases men- to me by a person to whom the country is much indebted for tioned In the Calendar—they are both charges of manslaughter.— his services—l mean she Keeper of llchester Gaol—and who The first of those cases is that of a man charged with manslaughter has furnished me with a return which I will now lay before you. on the oaths of the Coroner's Jury, and that charge has arisen out In the year 1824, the number of prisoners committed to of circumstances where a man was killed in a fight. I have before cheater Gaol from thew two places was, for the Lent Anises, had occasion to make some observations upon the practice of fight- 29; for the Lammas Assizes, 19. In 1828, the numbers were, ing: and I have seen, without pain, the remarks on what was nip- for the first 50; and for the second, 17. In 1828, dl, and lg ; posed to have fallen from me on that subject.—GOo forbid, and in 1827, for the Lent Assizes, 74 ; and for the present As- Gentlemen, that I should be considered to have encouraged sizes, 41 ; to which last number 10, who had just come in, niust the horrid practice of prize-fighting; but, although I consider be added from Rome alone. Gentlemen, if you loch at this boxing to be an evil, I look upon it as a smaller evil, and return, you will perceive that this number constitutes half of as a less degrading practice, than that which prevails in those the cases that you will have to dispose of. This is an evil that countries where it is not to be found. If we could entirely requires the best exertions of all men to pat a stop to. With subdue human passions, it would. indeed, be desirable that respect to Frame, the amount of crime there is most probably we should do so; but as I fear that would be impossible, we the consequence of the distressed state to which unhappily that are reduced to a state in which we must take the choice of two town has been reduced. I hope that their distresses will each evils. It is for that reason, therefore, that I have said, and I now be relieved, and that they will then be restored to those virtuous repeat it, that the practice of boxing is a law of peace. It encourages practices and habits which I am •willing to believe they Lave habits that prevent the gratification of a malignant spirit by the ale quitted but for a time. I cannot assign the same cause for the of knives, or other deadly instruments, which are employed by one increase of crime at Bath. The evil there is not owing to any man with a view to obtain an unfair advantage over another. • In- want of attention on the part of the Magistrates, for Mere are stead, therefore, of tending to destroy, I think it tends to the pre- not any where men mote excellent or more anxious to discharge emotion of human life. It keeps alive, too, that truly British with benefit to their country the duties they have undertaken. spirit, to which have been owing those brilliant victories that have They de all they can ; but the fault Is, tbat though there are raised us to the pinnacle of glory, and that have insured our success many thief-takers, or persons whose office and object it is to in defending ourselves and in protecting the interests of civil order. bring offenders to punishment, there are not sufficient means I might allude to the evils which arise in other countries from a dif. employed to prevent crime. In other words, the Preventive. &rent mode of terminating quarrels, but I will content myself with Police is not as efficient as it should be. That defect the City remarking upon the result of personal contens,when differently con. of Bath is called upon to supply. Let them look to London ducted as they are in other parts of this country itself. In the North for an example, and they will see the absolute necessity for of England, especially where the practice of what is called up-and. employing a Preventive Police, and the good that may be down fighting prevails, and where there is a great want of the fan expected to result from it. We all remember the dine when rules of combat that are practised in these parts, I have seen no a person who left London in the evening and bad occasion to pass less than twenty indictments for manslaughter, arising out of son- over Hounslow Hest, was almost in as much danger of robbers tests that had terminated fatally—indictments, too, where the man. as if he were in the deserts of Tartary. Now that the Police has slaughter unhappily exhibited much of the complexion of murder, been improved, the change is most remarkable ; and any one may marked as the cases were by a spirit of malignity and cruelty, which in perfect security pass through any part of London or of its erivi it is the practice of boxing to prevent. Though, however, lam far runs at any hour of th e ni g ht. I hat change, Gentlemen, is only from wishing to put down the practice (when an English man feels to be attributed to the effect, of the establishment of a Preventive thesself offended) of fairly vindicating himself, lam yet most de- Police in the Horse Patrol, by whom the roads in the neighbourhood dross to prevent the abuse of that practice. I cannot bear the idea of the metropolis are guarded, and to a patrol who parade London of an Englishman standing by to ropy a danger be does not endure, itself at all hours of the day and night. I recommend that system and setting men to fight for the vilest of all purposes, for that of to be pursued at Bath ; and I advise, that instead of those watch. gambling, in order that bets may be made upon the result of a ton- men who not only cannot protect others, but who have not strength test that may terminate fatally for one of the parties engaged In it. sufficient fug the protection of themselves (for such is the case in If, therefore, you find that any one, no matter what his rank or most towns where watchmen ate generally decrepit old men), they station, his stood by on any occasion, encouraging a brutal fight should appoint efficient men, and keep those men to their duty, not for the purposes I have already mentioned, present an indictment only till three or four o'clock in the morning, but till the servants of against him, and I will teach him what are the consequences he the inhabitants are up and at work, and in a state prepared to pro bes to expect when be thus basely encourages an unfortunate man tect the familia of their masters. I think the country has a right to the commission of a fatal deed. Instead of encouraging, I will to call on Bath to do this; but this is MX all. There are in do my utmost to discourage such practices. In the present case, Bath notorious houses, that are the receptacles of thieves and vase- Gentlemen, I think it will be impossible for you to find an indict. boods of every description. The country has a right io call upon meat for tourder.The contest seems, by the depositions, to have been Bath to put down these houses. In them thioves assemble together, marked with too much heat of blood, to bear the inference of and means' are held for the purpose of play—a purpose which is that malicious motive which constitutes the crime of murder.— an offence against the law, and for which, if you have sufficient eel- Me crime of manslaughter, when committed in the course of an dente, you will present indictments against them. I know that all Regal contest, is one which not only renders the person who cons- this cannot be done without the cordial co-operation of the Magi*. wits it, but all those who stand by and encourage him, equally re- trates of Bath; but that co-operation you will have—they will imessible for the consequences. They are all guilty in law to the spare no expense to establish such a police as shall effectually pat Nail degree, and, infer* eesseseraria. to a much greater extent than down the evils to which I have alluded. Its that labour they will die unfortunate man who has been instigated by them to the corn- derive the greatest assistance _ from the Acts introdeced into mission of the offence. The next ease is a charge agalust a man Parliament by Mr. Peel, who has done more good to the coon for killing hie wife ! I hope to Goo, Gentlemen, you will be able try than any individual ever did before. I am sorry that I to my that his offence only amounts to manslaughter; but I must have not now time sufficient to point out to you the debt of remind you, that only a very thin lino separates manslaughter from gratitude which we all owe to that most eminent Statesman. murder. I shall, therefore, direct the ofScer to prepare an indict. 'to one of the benefits which his Reform of the Criminal Code has went for the higher offence, and both the charges shall then be laid conferred upon the country, I must for one whiesom before you. If you shall be of opinion that the crime amounts Betere his Bills were introduced into Parliament, if any officer only to manslaughter, then throw out the bill for the capital charge; stopped on the highway a person whom be bad reason to suspect, but if you think that the offence is that of murder, both the laws and it afterwards proved that his suspicious were ill•founded, of Goo and man require that the criminal should suffer. I will some low attorney (tor thoegh the body of attorneys is undoubt. not now go further into the circumstances of the case, as, when edly respectable, there are low men Basest them, who will stoop to laid before you, they may differ materially from those mated In the any unworthy action) eustlel bring an action against the officer, and depositions. 1 will only say, that by law, if one man strikes ano- a verdict for any damages would secure Ma coots. Now this is not titer with a deadly instrument, without the provocation of a blow the case, for unless the Judge shall certify that the name did nut (for no provocation of words is suffident fur such a purpose), and act fairly in the discharge of his duty, no coos will follow such a death ensues, be will be guilty of murder. If be strikes only with verdict. I mention tbls, deadeasea, became I think it necessary his fist, the rime amounts but to manslaughter, at least if he strike that the mitiotry should know the state oldie law upon this subject, led once ; for if the blows are repeated, and followed up in such a and that those who are employed foe the prevention of thieving, Maser as to shew a ferocity of disposition and purpose, and to should be aware of the extent of protection which the law allows perm that he is totally regardless of those feelings which, under them in the fair and proper discharge of their duty. At the same di dicomstances. - abould bind man to man, his offence will time tbat Mr. Peel made the alteration to which I have jest alluded, amount to murder. You will, therefore, Gentlemen, take what he brought is another excellent Statute which, instead of follow. I have just stated, as the rule to govern you in this proceeding. Mg the old practice of giving rewards In all cases to those who Although I have now disposed of those came in the calendar detect crimes, vests in the breasts of the Judges a discretionary which alone can call for any particular remark, I feel that I should power to give 'such a reward as they may think will, under all the be wanting in my duty to you, and to the country, if I did not circumstances, afford a sufficient remuneration to these who pursue mil your attention to the alarming increase of crime. I whit, and apprehend piscine', and bring them to justice. In the mote Gentlemen, that you had had the opportunity of hearing the Statute a provision is also made in favour of the families of those excellent discourse which I had the good fortune to hear 'ester- whose death may be occasioned by their performance of that great day upon this subject. I cannot repeat in equally eloquent terms public duty. Permit me now, Gentlemen, to say a few words to the idea of the. preacher, but that idea is most deeply impressed you upon another "abject. here are two descriptions of criminals. upon my mind. I will not attempt to imitate the admirable The first is composed of old, notorious. and incorrigible offenders; language in which what I allude to was conveyed, because I the second of a clam of unfortunate persons, who skives by the am usable to do so; but in my own less forcible expression pressure of the timesto the commission of crime. These two classes I will communicate to you his idea, that as crime is increasing in require to be dealt with in a vtry different way. With respect to this country, it behoves every man in every station of society to the first class, 1 should say, that he is indeed a unpin, man who exert all the authority and influence which belong to that station to expects to reclaim them from the path of vice. The present law put a stop to it. Gentlemen, I am now addressing those who not gives the Judge the power of transporting such offenders fur only possess that influence and authority from the power of the im- life ; they are unworthy of their country, and do not deserve portant omce they are, at this moment, called oo to dischuge, but longer to enjoy its comforts. There is no hope that they who possess it in a still greater degree from the respectability of can be amended here; and they are therefore to be sent their character, and front their station in society. lam sure, Gen- to a place where estrangement from their old companions and denten, that ytu will willingly lend your best assistance to put a their being thrown into a new state of societylimong others, wits, by stop to so alarming an evil; that you will stand, as it were, between their own labours, have seised themselves from the same degraded the dead and the living, and stay the progress of this plague. At state, may operate such a change upon them as to render them no the Assizes lately held at Salisbury, I v e ntured to state to the longer a burden and a pest to the country in which they live. It Grand Jury of that County two causes which I considered trait is my intention, Gentlemen, to act on that Hill of Sir. Peel which powerful in creasing an increase of :rime. The first of these was the gives the Judge the power of transporting mew who have been, twice lose rate of wageo—and the second the abuse of the Poor Laws. In convicted. but whatever I or others may do in this respect will that charge I expressed my own opinion without knowledge of that be useless, unless we are assisted by you at the Sessions. The of others, bet I ant happy to find (what was then unknown to Learned Judge here explained to the Grand Jury that the sentence me), that the Legislature have taken op the same subject, and of transportation could not be given but upon evidence fit a former put the increre of crime on the same grounds. In their heads conviction, which evidence mast be afforded by a certificate from I shall leave it, and shall abstain from repeating that which other- the proper officer, who would be most materially assisted by the wise I should have thought it necessary to state, in order to call committing Magistr?te's always noticing that face, and making your attention to the matter. 1 will only add, that the experience a regular return to the officers of the county. His Lordship which, in the progress of this circuit, has been afforded to me, then resumed. The other class of prisoners are persons with convince, me of the justice of the views I then entertained, and whom a very different kind of treatment must be permed.— satisfies me of the propriety of those opinions which I find the I have found by experience that the gaol, instead of amend- Legislature have confirmed ; and experience justifies me in ing, serves only to corrupt them; at all events. it destroys that asserting, that wages are the barometer by which we may ascertain, self-respect which is the best security for their future good with considerable accuracy, the state of crime in a county.— conduct. They may be sent to prison for a crime which only Wherever wages have been high, I have found the amount of the most urgent distress could have made them commit ; but the crime comparatively small; wherever they have been low, I hay danger is, that, in their turn, they may become corrupted by those observed with pain that the labourer has resorted to the law of with whom they are surrounded. By having been imprisoned they nature, and has supported himself by plunder. The Legislature, I may have become despised; and if they should be hardened in find, have. adverted to another cause of the increase of evil—l mean t h e i r gu il t b y t h e i r assoc i ates , t h e y ma y come to despis e the despisers, the great quantity of preserved game which is to be found in many a nd may detiote themselves to rapine and plunder, in order to take parts of this country. Gentlemen, I have always been—although, revenge on society, from whose bosom they have been estranged.— through the afflictions with which it hash pleased Goa to visit me, I have, before now, recommended the use of a Refuge for the Des. I Could derive but little personal enjoyment from the sport—yet I tituce, but I fear that will not answer the intended purpose. The say 1 have always been a friend to the Game Laws, because I thitik unfurtunate'criminal must be subjected to some, but it should tie a that, without them, you could not have that which I consider one slight punishment, and to that nothing should be added that will the greatest blessings of this country—a blessing which but one disgrace him in the eye-a of himself and of others. I mean logging other country enjoys—l mean the existence and presence of a body should not be resorted to. Seery thing should be dome that would of intelligent and respectable individuals, who are willing to take leave hint in such a situation that when he returns to the place from wan themselves the duties of the Magistracy of the County to whence be came be may be received kindly, and not with contempt which they reside. I am of opinion that you will not find men and that the conduct of his former Mends may be suck as will willing to attend to those duties, without y ou g i ve th e m, by the smooth iiis way back to a virtuous life. Wherever, Gentle meami of the Game Laws ' something which affords them an agree- tutors's@ Nonce of Brunswick governs, I am happy and proud able relaxation from the labours they undertake as Alagistrates. to say, that the best and most virtuous principles of Government But, while I say this, I beg most distinctly to state, that I fully art adopted. lii the domioions of the Duke of Brunswick, these agree with the Committee as to the impropriety of thusd extensive principles have Wm 'acted on; and in a Proclamation issued by and thick preserves of game which are now spread over the country. the Duke, all severe punishments in the first instance are depre- Where such pleurae* exist, Ido think that they hold out to the cated, as are.also all those punishments that may have a tendency starving labourer who is pet haps returning home, after earning n . :0 degrade a noviciate in crime. latrot already alluded to low es more than one shilling a day, the means rat supplying, with greaten, cause o f t h e t eems , of cr i mes There are two other tiiuseslr ease, the locoing wants of himself and family. I ant of opinion, a bi c o I wit now refer. The first i s the excessive numb., of pub. lk how" nil is A on which I have *hen bestowed N. Minkel t I have t ' it In my walks and In my bed. I h a i s ban itet often asked, "what d oe does the number of public Wong make in this respect: - I thought none; but lam now convinced I was in error. The consequence of this great number of public houses is to create a rivalship, in which neither can acquire a She . peirlority without having recourse to means that most injorleoefi affect society. They allure customers by procuring deleterious cordials, and by encouraging gambling. I would, therefore, hove you diminish, as muck as you can, the Number of public bows. Under the late Act, a license already in existence, camtot be suspended during the year, bet after three convictions for fretfu -1 larity. After the year has expired, you may, however ' exercise that discretion which, long since, Lord Mansfield, in the Court of King's Ikea, declared to belong to you; and I would recommend you to use that discretion in refusing licenses, except to mesa who not only possess character, but substance. While on this subject, I cianuot but advert to the horrid monopoly of brewers, which I can. not help thinking more tends to increase the somber of bad piddle. houses, and to encourage vice than most other circumstances.-- ' Upon this subject permit me to refer, for a moment, to a return made by the Committee of the House of Comnions in the pee. sent year. From that return it appears that there are 85,733 licensed victuallers in this country. Of these only one. I third, or 23,197 brew their own beer, all the rest are sup. plied by the great public brewers. From the same enure, it seems that the lira t brewers brew in the time from the kb of January to thietsth of April, in the premise year, 2,117,141 barrels of strong beer, and 454,4115 barrels of table beer; sod that, he Idle same time, thotia who brew their own beer, brewed 057,71 S barrels of strong beer, and 154,614 barrels of sable beer—a statement from which the re•ult is, that within the same space of time, those parsons who are but 000lthird of the class of brewers, have brewed more than one.balf as much as the other two thirds have done-s. Can we want any other fact to spew that the beer brewed by these two-thirds is adulterated, and that by deleterious materials the or. title produced I. impoverished and injured ? The poor man karma doubly robbed ; be loses his money • and, *bat it worse, be inn his health. The badness of the Deer he drink', drives blot to the distiller, who furnishes hint with an excitement, the me of which often stimulates him to the commission of the wont asd most aggravated crimes. It Is, therefore, an injit) to agriculture, and to the health, the morals, and the interests of (hie:sentry. Look at those foreign countries where the use of smirks retail, and set whether this be not true. I recommend you, therefore ; net that you should put down the public-houses now io existence, but that you 'Gould never license a brewer's house where a free public house is to be found. His Lordship then recommended the mote nein ob. servaace of religious duties, to the inattention to which he attributed much of the present amount of crime. In observing on this subs jest, be said Education has not produced the effects whkb wens anticipated. We once fondly imagined, that if we educated the poor in the principles of religion, we should prevent crime. The Report of a Committee of the House of Commons Mews that we hove hems mistaken. The scheme of public edutation has now bean etif years in operation. la that period our population has increased one-third, while the increase of crime is fourfold. In saying this, I would not be thought to discourage the educatiort of the poor—fat from it. Yet the effects of education are various. Education maim the mind of man mere susceptible to impressions both of a bed and a good notate. If, when a boy has been educated, he nuns forth under proper care and attention, the experience of life may produce good impressions, that will keep him virtuous; but if be is coo. I alemned from his youth to struggle with poverty, and meet with diSculties of every hind, lhe impressions produced may be bad, and their consequences disastrous. In the Return . of the liducated and Uneducated Convicts, it appears 'et the proportion of literate to I& literate Convicts is as Soto 40. That is a fact for which i an vouch, His Lordship again adverted to the necessity of a more strict ob. servanee of religious duties on the part of the people, which he eves hinted should be'enforeed by the persqlty for moo-attendance. He said panaceas should be allured to go to etturcia s or to some sectarian place of worship, not to be taught merely the Mysteries of faith, bat the true knowledge of Goo, which will teach tbtm, thin to de serve his favour they most serve him well and truly. One of the most beautiful of our poets has said, " And they who went to scoff remained to priy;7 a consequence which I think would be the result of a frequent at.. tendance at s place of public worship. 1 know no eril in a country so great as that of possessing • criminal population: We Nay have oar Wellingtons and our Nelsons, but if sue peasantry are enervated by crime, or debilitated by disease, which is its consequence, we shall have neither soldiers nor sails:. whitlow up die grant undertakings which the talents of those got men may plan, The Goa of armies would not go forth in Ids strength with a criminal population. lf, therefore, we regard on 'initial order at hamle t et our defence abroad-41 we feel as we ought fur me mangey ) let us do as much as possible to oven such consequent**. Gem.. men, I ought to apologise for having detained you so long, bet I feel much, not only tot my country, but for this county ill wander, It was in this county 1 had the honour of being born ; here was ll educated—here I formed my first friendships) and though I hey, been separated from k by the eitatices of life, any eapising wish fat les prosperity will be" ostoperprins." is Drayi it Mat If a ß ary : ti or i In a thi of go flee, ether r a tend if a PPea 411 301 sita Th Junk butte • ;any c luta ~.‘ IlioliirAt lIBISZOT. John Burton, a tinker, was indicted for a highway robbery on a poor man named James Belden. at a fair in this county. The evidence was very strong. and it appeared that the prisoner was at the bead of a des. perate gang of robbers, who always chose the public fairs as the scenes of their depredations.—The Jury found the prisoner Guilty. The LOUD CHIMPJUSTICE, in passing sentence on thy ' prisoner, s :id it was necessary to make an example, in order to wain similar marauders from following such a course of crime; and then passed the awful seutence of the law, which he assured the defendant, would be carried into execution. Charles Williams was convicted upon very strong evidence, of receiving a large qtranti:y of plate s well knowing it to have been stolen. The plate was valued at 2001. and 'as described as the property 9f thieve ' maiden Ladies, named Mason, residing ,at Bath. The Cum Jusxrce said, that severity was actually necessary in the cases of receivers, who were, probably, the instigators of the robbery, from wbis h they expected to derive benefit. His Lordship senteaced him to four teen years tran.portation. The principals in this rob. berg had, he believed, this "day eapiated their crime by the forfeit of their lives in a neighbouring county. CIVIL SIDEPOINTINO V. PICKWICK. This was an action on the case brought to recover damages for an injury which the plaintiff's son bad sustained from the driving of the defendant's cart. The young man had been spending the thy at Kingsd iwn fait, and on his return in the e•ening, while riding gently through the streets of Bath, he was met by a baggage waggon belonging to the defendant, by which he was knocked off his hone and his leg was, broken. He was taken up and conveyed to an hospital, where he was confined tour months. The evidence was, as usual, very contradictory upon the question, whether the defendant's servant was in fault ? But the Jury finally believed the evidence on the Nit of the plaintiff, and gave a - verdict is his favour with one hundred pounds damages. which, on account of the special form of the action, were restricted to the injury which the father had bustaiacd in the loss of the services of his son, and in the necessary expenses attend ing Lis illness. WARWICK. Aaiun 20. CROW* COURT. John Henshatr, aged 87, was indicted for feloniously violating the person of C.toline Smith, on the morning of the Ist of August, at Birmingham. • The prosecution was conducted by Mr. N. CLARKS, and the defence by Mr. HILL. The trial lasted from nine o'clock in the morning, until a quarter past nine at night, at which hour the Jury retired to consider of their verdict. The following are the material faess detailed in evidence.-- Caroline Smith, a dericatwlooking girl fee one is her station of lilt, and, wilhout being handsome, of rather interesting appearance, stated that she was abase 18 years of age, and lived wiOt her mother at Hale: Owen, in Shropshire, about seven utiles and a half from Birmingham. Fier mother. 1_ I ir e wbo is a widow, sot ' ; fr