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lock her in i but when she found that she was gokg . to be locked in. she resisted, and went hastily to the, door, sad pulled at it with both her ha n ds. They prisoner endeavoured to pull the door from her, and with a knife that he had in his hand when she enter ed the room, he cut both her hands across near the wrists, in order to make her let go the door.—(Wit ness here shrived her wounds on her hands to the Court). —The cuts were deep, and were across both hands. She was about a fortnight under the care of a surgeon. Having received these cuts, she then ,passed the prisoner, and went nut of the room. She proceeded to the drawing -room window, threw the sash up, and screamed " Murder ;" crying " There is a fellow in the house who will murder me." A Gentleman then came in of the name of Holliday, and a Mr. Bloyer followed afterwards. Mr. Holli day secured the prisoner. The prisoner, she swore positively, purposely cut her hands in order to make her let, go her hold, and it was not by accident. Cross-examined by the prisoner.—Saw his back first, and when she accosted him, he stood facing her. Mr. Holliday. a Clerk in one of his Majesty's offices, deposed, that a little before one o'clock of the Sunday, as he was passing:Mr-lamb's house, and when opposite the street door. he suddenly heard a window open, and a female voice calling out 4. Murder, there is a villain in the house I" Oa hearing the cry, he, in company with his friend, endeavoured to force the street door, but could not get it open. He then got over an iron grating, broke a pane of glass, pulled r back a fastening, pushed t.p a window, and entered the room. He proceeded towards the stairs, and on the first landing place he saw the'prisoner at the bar without his shoes. Witness secured him, and desired him to put on his shoes, and the prisoner called for his hat, which he had left down stairs. He then c irricel him to Knightsbridge Watch-house, and on his way thither he ,voluntarily acknowledged that he intended to rob the house. Witness asked him where the knife was ? He said, behind the drawers, in the dressing-room. The knife was discovered there. On coming back to the house, he four.d the girl's hands had been bound up by a surgeon. Mr. Bloyer was in company with the last witness on the day mentioned, and on passing Mr. Jacob's house heard the cry of a female voice. He got in at the window, and saw the prisoner on the landing place, without shoes or hat. He told witness that the girl's hands had been accidentally cut in the struggle. Witness saw bosh the hands of the maid servant bleeding, and observed some blood on the Yesterday Jame, Kelly, 37, and John Thomson, 26, door, and some on the girl's apron. were indicted for assaulting George Curtis on the George Hull, a constable of the parish of Kensing highway, and rot.bing him of ten al notes. The ton, took charge of the prisoner at the watcb-house. prosecutor is a seater:lre man, arid had been for two Mr. Holliday was apes' e.lllO, and stated that years with the prisoners in the :ante ship. On the the prisoner made uo tesistance when he was appre. 14th of October he was in comp-1y with them in hended. Kasematy-lane, when they complained they were The prisoner bring celled upon by the Court made badly off, on which he said, " Come along with n.e, a long defence. He confessed that he had entered a4d l'il give you meat arid drink." They accord- the house, but did not break a lock or a paling in so ingly went to a public-house, where he gave them doing. While lie was in the dressing-room, the fe some beef steaks and eight pots of porter. They male sei vent came in, and cried out, e You rogue, went with him after this under the pretext of seeing you villain, how came yen here r"ro this he an him !eerie, and on Cie road they kaocked him down, sewed. " If you do not desist, if lam either. I will beat Lim, and robbed him of the money. He pro- send you jumping into anceer world." He then ea cured a Constable, who in two hours• after found pressed a wish to go, but she changed colour, and Thomson, on whom were. several of the notes, a prevented him from going out, by holding the edge handkerchief and sante papers, which were the Fro- of the door in her hand. In the struggle, she had perty of the prosecutor. On Kelly there was found her hands scratched by a pocket-knife which be hap-' also some of the property. The description of the paned to have in his hand. Ile meant to put her to two men given by the prosecutor was so accurate, no bodily fear. but treated her with kindness and that the Heed-borough had no difficulty in tracing gentleness. He suffered himself to betaken into cut them out, and Keil) made a desperate resistance.-- tody willingly, being coriaciuus of his innocence. The prosecutor was extremely Burt by them. Maria ITtrn being again called, persisted that the In defence they aUedged. that he had given them prisoner wilfully cut her hands with the knife. the money ; but of this they had no evidence, nor Mr. Justice DALLAS, in summing up the evidence any to character. to the Jury, observed that the prisoner had been in- The Jury were charged by Mr. Justice DALLAS, dieted under a statute passed, in the present reign, who considered the conduct of the prisoners one of commonly called the Cutting and Maiming Act. In the most brutal and inhuman in every point of dew. order to render the offence capital, it was necessary He particularly commented on the circumstance of to be proved that the case was such as if death bad their treating him so cruelly, after the humane man- ensued from the wounds inflicted, the crime of mut.- ner its which he had relieved them, complaining to der would have been committed. And the material him as an old friend that they were in deep distress. question to be considered, therefore, with whether the No doubt whatever appeared to him which be could prisoner had wilfully done this act, or whether it was possibly suggest in their favour ; and he was afraid merely the result of accident ? He commended the the Jury must find them guilty. conduct of the female servant, who had conducted The Jury considered the case very clear, and in- herself with a degree of courage and fidelity which :tautly found them--Guilty, Death. did her honour, and particularly called the attention efelaaw Edgar, 19, and Joseph Weet, 18, were in- of the Jury to the circumstance, which in his opinion dictedier assaulting George Saunders, and robbiag was extremely strong, that the prisoner had an open Him of if% in notes. From the prevaricating man- knife in his hand when the servant gill entered the net in which the prosecutor detailed the case, Mr. room. For what purpose had he thus armed him dustice PARK stopped the prosecution, and refused self, but to defend himself against the attacks of those Saunders his execuses. The pr'seners were of course who might interrupt, him in his plunder _? With me discharged. )spect to the motive which the prisoner had for enter friff.am Ray was indicted capitally, fie wilfully, ing the house, it bad been proved by evidence which and maliciously cuttiais and maiming Maria Hens, he could see no reason to doubt, that his intention with intent to dither some bodily harm. was to rob the house. He then recapitulated the evi . Joseph Jacobs was a gentlemen living in St. Mi. dence to the Jury, and told them, that if they had cbael's•row, Brompton, and Maria Hens w a s hi s any reasonable doubt upon the question, to give the maid-servant. On Sunday, the 28th of September, prisoner the full benefit of that coubt. be left his house at about a quarter before eleven The Jury, having considered for a few minutes— o'cleck, to go to church. and on his return he found The Learned Junta, (at the suggestion of Mr. Iris female servant with both hands cut, and some Marsham, a Barrister,) remarked, that the circom• blood about the house. A surgeon in The neighbour. stance of the prisoner having an open knife in his hood was sent for, and attended her for a fortnight. hand might be accou ited for in some degree under The wounds were ion dangerous, but they were deep, the supposition that he had opened i for the purpose particularly upon one hand. Witness left his house of ripping the trunk open to get at the property con. ja charge of his maid-servant. tamed in it. This remark had molt occurred to hilll Maria Hern was next called, and proved, that on before, and be expressed his obligation for die sug the 88th of September last she lived in the service of gestion. the last witness, and remembered his going with his After having retired for about a quarter of en family to church on that day. She was left alone in Goer, the Jury found a verdict—Guilty. charge of the house. While the family were absent, ' The prosecutor recommended the prisoner to mercy, and she was in the second floor bed.roum, she heard as he had no implements of house-breaking about 1 a noise, which seemed to proceed from the lower him, and it might reasonably, be supposed that he part of the house. She went down in consequence was not an old offender. towards her master's dressing-rootn, which was on The prisoner was extremely attentive dun ug the tile one pair of stag. On entering the room, she whole of the trial ; and when the verdict of the Jury sa w she primmer stooping et her master's Forman. was announced, his countenance did not alter, but he teau. She started back, screamed out, and then seemed to expect his fate. He was dressed in black, w e nt up to him, fitting, it You vill a in, h o w ca m e his age was thirty-six, and his features were rather you here, how came you in the house ?" The pi- hard and rugged. usenet:4)d still for a minute or two and said nothing. The following were capitally convicted : He then took bold of her arms; witness screamed Tborruss WelcA l for smelting Elisabeth Green ors Me bles. out el Murder," and cried out, " Spare my life, waleobeaardatenkingy, for bus' person a w w : e • awls N spare my life, what is it you want ?" The prisonq an d " k i n from , his m . o . aim ... h. said, It By Gon, If you make an y more alarm I wi ll Georp Keoolwell, for stealing a ASO Bank-Dote, sad o th er kill you ;" he added, 4. If you will stop in that room ' shonhasolnitheaa Casilasie MI dwellingeenue. (pointing to the dressing-moth). I will spue your Williams, fiaewall, aged twenty, was indicted for Ile ei but be said, with an oath, 't If you move, I stealing a 410 bank note, the property of Joseph .will kill you." Witness said she would submit to fAndrews,in his dwelling house. sto p in that room if he would ware Isere life. The Tile prosecutor is a silver polisher by trade, and fr a me r west out of the nob and catleavoired to g the prisoohr his apprentice.. Oa the Bth of Qfrtober MARGARET M,FARLANE.* MARGARET ! thy name VU swell on high And twine it wi' the Heath-dowers gaudy; I loe thee for thy bonny eye, Say wilt thou tat a Highland Laddie Aft at the foot o'Craigniore steep, L Summer's mild and pleasant weather, We Alva ba'e tented flocks o' sheep And happy were we baith tbegither. Lt years ha'e come and years ha'e past Since first I sw thee on Trombuie; But tang win the impression last, Aid a' .he homage that is due thee, The Heath Cuck wakening in the morn, Wi' diamon.l dew-drape on ilk feather, Appears when on his kinions borne, The Moorland King. the God of Heather! I've seen him on t i e dark-brown heath. And is Craigoghty heard him crying, Beheld bins in the throes o' death, And view'd hie eyes and plumage dying; I've mark'd him as the death-shot flew, When faded life and sighs befure Wm, His jetty wing the brightelt hue, ills se's last glance, a Cairngorum! MARGARRT! thy ringlets (levering cling, An'Ver thy bonny temples gather, They're blacker than the Heath Cock wing When May dew sits on every feather; And then thy ee, thy bonny et, Is like the Heath Cock's while bu d s deeing, Whim shot upon the Moorland; he The Sweetest brightest ray Is seeing ! The Lowland plains, the Saxon's pride, Will never match our naive mountains, And, MA 1 will the dark brows Clyde Compare wi'limpid Highland fountains 0! leave that Vales where Pause joys smile. Say in our Stroh ance male I'll view thee, To rove thro' lovely Aberfoyle, And youth's sweet haunts on high Trombnie ! Glasgow, 1817. w. o. • Prom a MSS. collection el Lyrical Poems, written cbittly in the Hisblabils of Pt rthsbira OLD BAILEY .SESSIONS. Mr. Andrews missed a aro note, and charged the' prisoner with the theft, but be repeatedly denied it. A constable was sent for, and Haswell then acknow ledged the theft, and :hewed the officer where the note was concealed. It was hidden between tl e cieling of the tiling and the cock-loft. Several witnesses gave the prisoner a good charac ter. A verdict of Guilty was returned, but he was recommended to mercy, both by the Jury and prose cutor, on account of his youth, and the good charac ter he received. The prisoner was of a genteel appearance, an' during the whole of his trial scarcely ever lifted up his head, so much ashamed did he seen of the unfor tunate situation in which he was placed. Robert Spencer, Witfirrn Wells, and Henry Rue!lng ham, three boys, were indicted for stealing a pocket handkerchief from the person of Mr. 'William Web ster. The prosecutor is a solicitor, residing in the City. On the 24th of October last he was proceed. ing with a friend along Fleet-street to Temple Bar, when he was informed by an officer that he had had his pocket picked of a handkerchief. He followed the °Meat. up Red Lion-court, and there saw three boys, the prisoners at the bar, dancing and singine at the top of the court. The officer took the boys into custody, and the handkerchief was found where the boys had been playing, after they were taken' into custody. Two ether boys were looking at the place when witness picked it up. Samuel Carlisle, the patrole of the night, stated that he was in Fleet street on the night in qnestion, and suspecting Wells and Buckingham, lie watched them. Both these boys proceeded up Fleet.street, and at the corner of SAltsbory•court they joioest Spencer. They all three conversed tr.e.-ther for about five tniautes, and by that time Mr. Webster came up ; they all three followed him. Wells Orst went up to this Gentleman's pocket, and pulled a handkerchief partly nut of lit! pocket. Just ...pposite Red Lion-court, Buckingham pulled the handker chief quite out of Mr. Vebster's pocket, and they :-.11 ran up the court with the booty. Witness troll in form.d the prosecutor cf the circumstance, and de sired him to follow. He proceeded up Red Lion. court, and then took op all three of the prisoners. The prisoner Spencer received a good character from two witnesses, who, however, could not speak as to his employment for the last year.—The Jury found all three of the prisoners Guilty. The C.)SIM , `N SEILJEAT observed, that the young lad Buckingham had been in custody before. The fact was, that the old offenders employed these juve. nile depredators, in hopes that the Court would n .t punish them to the full extent. The only mode to, prevent this was to send these lath out of the coun try, to put thzm out of the reach of their employers. By this means he was in great hopes of dirpinhhing the numbers of the immense gangs of young thieve, who now invested the streets. • MANSION Hnosr...—Wat. Buonaparre Order, charged with robbing his employer, Mr. Kedge'', of Smit►i &id, of .C 628. 17s. was yesterday finally committed for trial. GUILDHALL.— Richard Whits, a lad about 15 years of age, was charged by Mrs. Barton, bookbinder, of LnvelPs.court, Paternoster-row (he being her ap prentice), with absconding from her service.— The complainant stated that the defendant was a most industrious lad till lately. He had unfortu nately gut connected with persons who performed at a Private Theatre, since which time he had neglected all business, and upon being urged to forsake his dra matic friends, he decamped. The complainant then ' handed to the Alderman a theatrical journal kept by the defendant. It contained entries of the different characters he had performed. The following are some of the items, viz. The Woodman's Hid, Oct. 6, Count ironing:berg, by Mr. White, con Bs. Richard the Third, the Duke of Gloucester, by the lam!, cost 3s. A New Way to Pay Old Dells, Sir Giles Overreach, by the same, cost 2s. 6J. Iron Cheri, Sir Edward Iffor-1 rimer, by the same, 3s. Front the several entries it did not appear_ that the defendant was afraid of emu lating Kean himself, as it appeared he had gone through the whole range of his characters.—The de fendant said, that blame could not be attached to him for rread.ng the stage; many who had been as humble in life as him, had risen to be characters of great note. He acknowledged that, on the mornings after he had performed, his mind was rather estranged from bookbinding, and that was all the complainant could find fault with.—The Sitting Magistrate (Sir Criant.za Pince) ordered him to return to his ea.,' plOyment of bockbinding, and conduct himself as a faithful apprentice ; for it he did not, an'd was again brought before a Magistrate, he shculd make his' debut on the Bridewell boards. Delei.dant di! eta, ged. UNION HA L...•.• EXTRAORDINARV —Margaret Joga i a pretty looking woman, about 24 years of age, was charged by a young Officer, named ti me d B Ar p, b l e y, of t h e Royal Navy, with unlaw• fully pawning a pa:r of sheets and two pillow-cases, Lis property. 'l ae prisoner was supported against the cherpe of the prosecutor by the prosecutor's fa. tl.er (an elderly Gentleman between 60 and 70 years of age, one of the oldest Lieutenants in the navy), who said that a conspiracy was formed against the, girl by the prosecutor, his mother (the old gentle. man's wife), two other sons, and a daughter; they did not bring the charge for the sake of justice, but they had other motives which would appear in the sequel. The prosecutor declared that his first object was to punish, the prisoner for robbing him, and he should have charged her before had not his father concealed her from the officers of justice when they came to apprehend her; but he certainly bad other motlyes in preferring this charge, and those were of the highest importance to the happiness and honour' of their family. His father (he stated) had an inde pendent property; he bad turned him out of his , house, treated all the children with contempt, and had taken the prisoner into keeping. and he wished to put a stop to the illicit cognation. Darawley the elder.—l told your Worship that else truth would ammo out; you„see it Is a conspiracy among those four persons , (kis wife, a respeetabk•s oo ki na o ld L a d y • his daLghter, a band: ' I semi girl about 37 years of age , an d t h e prow otor and his bro diets); but, abash Goo, this is a free country. 'flit girl has lived doves Teen with me; alas is honest, and batter than they are, sad Z Mks bar better than than. hiaileirate.—lt is shocking when afamily are so at variance ; -tea certalely dim:eating to his re lianwseley the tridero—Why. my wife k out et her salad, she imbue In a place et enalipment several Wm. The primer achmiledged pledging the property, as 4 said that she %mut e d to have redeemed and replaced it, t 4 • e , Barnesley came home 1d found the property misa Pto , ecutor.=-Yes; and when I threatened to iaroge er ,, my father turned me out of the house. Baffle,ley the elder.—You have robbed me, end i ch-• with a felony. -a Nie g ieteetr.....Thepriloner ie cos.vkti d of T the .urn of 20s. the costs, and the value 4 the go”Js The elder Banesley intmediitely paid E. e mot, and persisted in charging his son and insisted that the M..gistrate should take charge.—The Magistrat, said, that he th.a., „; stifficient of the family actos had bee., a wO ,• appeared to be latilts on both s'de, ; t a ,, f enter into the charge against ti.e floor Manic/ to id tiered, one of the night conoal.: c ef c, George's, was charged by Eliza Page, a a, whom he had colt:at:toed with, for beating l er inns! brutal and sh- citing mann, r. Ta a 4. man's appearance was uottessing *rind d. —one of ter arms was broken, and her ±, a dreadful state. The Mag scree said, scarcely ever heard of conduct more iet: female. He ordered the ptisotter to find to answer the complaint at t:•e Se , .sions. NIAItLIVAtII'6II-sIItEET.--Yestra.. 4 dy cro Priece Itegvn.'s dorte,tics was brouglt up Jam:s's watch.ttouse, chat fled with Iwo g disorderly in the streets. tVednei.day a, i l l softer was seut upon special business front mase, .inel en going up Prince s-street a nun stoppeA him, and pointed out to him aW( was tuak:ng a great el , sturhance, aid &Fir! charge the watch with her. He man had not offended hint. lie neveethelet to hoer what the wernan was skiing, ac wards that saluted his ear a ere, d—n at .i.e Prince I gent, and all tali b —.y Royal He remonstrated with the ‘t •ses eta , b ut she 1 ing:.age st.ll niJrc and unbeciruing, man aimed by, a wi;aess of the whole II 441 :le eii:4l not attempt to intettere, but at the rt. quest, he took her into custody. Anotl m en soon al:tr came vp, and'a wrangi: to the vvatchrren asseitmg, that the unman and cculd not he charged, without his g• watch-house to lay the charge. The pri contended, that it w.is the dozy of his Nl.jl jects to i.u;press such abtarinable langu: public streets, and as one of the watchmtli the whole of it, he could charge her as du well as taking him out of his business, who the utmost conseveoce, observing, do it I shall take care you don't wear that longer." The watchman got enraged at tl and immediately dragged him to the veal. well as the woman ; the latter was disc(); tie wis kept in custody, and was only li leaving a Banknote for his appetrarice.— tier was immediateiy 6ischArl , •cl COnONCL g 3 Iscr:esr.—An Inquisitien Tuesday, at the XVII me Hart, Temple Mills, on the body of Mr. Gamine WILLIAM! Church-street, Limehouse, brother of the WILLIAMS, of St. Georgee,Hanover-squa. Filby, the landlord of the public house, staff en Monday last, about two o'clock, du called at Isis house, and complained of a chest, requesting to be permitted to lay bed. Hearing a noise up stairs shottly witness went up and found Mr. %%Titoism: violently. Deceased asked for som e bt water, and afterwards walked in the gal came into the bar, and inq..ited for a Mil Walthamstow ; went out of the house, and returned, and requested to have a post convey him to Limehouse. being again violent fit of sickness, witness became and sent for Mr. Dallaway, a surgeon of but before the surgeon's arrival, Mr. Wt, expired. Deceased had considerable proper him.— the Rev. Mr. Midge, of Lintel posed, that he had known Mr. Williame years, and had always ranch est;emed warm and active tritudahip. A few day: deceased expressed a stioag desire to see verse with the Reverend Gentleman on matters ; he consequently called upon hat the course of that conversation, Mr. Rudge to a conclusion, from the occasional incult the deceased's expressions, and the general sioe of his spirits, that he was labourter , temporary aberration of mind. The den planted roues; of a constant pain in his chat here stated to the inquest, that Mr. Da !I occupied at home in an analysis of ttse the stomach ; and the Jury expressing :he Melted that the deceased, at the tittle of in a state of mental derangement, return:l to that effect. About ten in the eseaing received the following cettiEcate from Mr. D. " l have this day examined the body to ti; George Williams, and from the most ace spection, I ant decidedly of opinion he died damnation of the stomach and bowels." Monday se'nnight, about eleven at night destructive fire broke ont in the extensive leather stores of Messrs. J. and A. F. tY John's -street, Limerick, occasioned by Of a candle amongst some flax or leathers. raises were entirely dssuoyed. At Thurso, on the "40th ilillt: W.H. Torrence, eldest daughter of William Naitn, Esq. Captain in 46th regiment of foot. DIED. At Dundee, on the 4th Inst. James Steele, Esq. late Surgeon of his Majesty's 584 regiment of foot. 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