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110 Zatig gintellistnce. SURREY. THE MOM v. PAWNER AND ANOTHER. KING.TON, Arai. g. —This waft an in.l.clalepa against Henry Palmer nod Thomas Joshua Park, for a conspiracy to defraud Sir Thnmas Swimmer Champneys, Bart. of Bills of Exchange, to the amount of MO!. and of warrants of attorney to a like amount, by means af false pretences, im porting in substance, that tlwy vrere monied persons, and in a csuidition to advance money to the prosecutor upon such securities. Mr. Watford and Mr. Adolphus conducted the prosecution, Mr. Gurney nod Mr. Kann lys conducted the defence of 'Parker, and Palmer appeared in person. The trial lasted from tell in the ttttt mina until half•past five y - eueiday evening. n lieu it was adj.outiavtl until tititi morn ing by mat ual consent, and occupied the court tilt past thice o'clock. Mr. Baron Gotham summed up the ease with strict impar tiality, and the Jury, sifter a short deliberatitio, found bath the delentlants KINGSTON, APRIL 4.—Cisitt. Stns.. XERXES V. THE SOUTH LONDON wATEN-WORAS COMPANY. This was an action to rec ver a compensation for an injury sustained by the plaintiff iu coostmience of the negligence of the defendants. l'ise declaritiott stated, that the plaintiff was the diver of the Godalming stage coach, and was driving the sante in a public highway, in the parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, and that the (Vett dant,e, by their servants, excavated a part of such high way for the 111111)0C of repa;ring the water-works of the company, and that it was the defendants' duty to guard such exeavation, so that the pithite might safely travel along the said road with their carriages; hot that the deleittlatits neglecting their ditty, so improperly filled tip such CXCJvaticm, that the road became tosecure att.l dan s/cram, and in consequence, on the sth of June, 18'..!0, the wheels of the coach which the plaintiff drove souk into such excavations, and thereby the plaintiff was thrown front the coach, and hail one of his thighs bro ken. None of the passengers were hurt. The plaintiff was for seven weeks tinder the care of a snrgeon, and is lame to this day, notwithstanding die skill of his surgeon. recover a compensatiou fur his sufferings, his ex• pences, and loss of employment during his illness, the resent action was brought. It was proved that he was its the habit of earning from los. to 155. per day, that he had suffered a erect deal of pails, that he was now a crip ple, and that the surgeon's bill amounted w 'Jul. odd.— fhe damages were laid at 1,0001. Mr. Baron Graham charged the Jury, that the defen dants were responsible for all the consequences of their servants misconduct. 'file plaintiff, who had so lie red severely, was entitled to a lib.rnl, but at the same time a temperate compensation for the grievous injury he had sustained. The Jury retired for about 20 minutes, and returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 5001. CKOWN AIDE. MANSLAUGHTER.--John Lambert was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying James Allinghaiii, on the 3J of September, tti the parish of Lambeth. It appeared in evidence, that the prisoner was son-itis law to the deceased. Olt the day mentioned in the in dictment the deceased was intoxicated at the Three Tuns imblie house, where he met the prisoner, whom he struck several times, and insulted with the most pro voking language, but the prisoner forbore every thing like violenee. The deceased went itt and out of the horse once or twice, and was very quarrelsome. At the time Use titinintinate accident occurresl,w Inch occasioned the death of the deceased, the prisoner was standing at tiie dJor of the linl,be house, when the deceased came tip to bin, with some violence of gesture; the prisoner g Ire him a gentle push with Its hand to keep hint off; tier deceased fell num, his back, became senseless, and never recovered. It was proved that tIIC deceased was habit' to 1115, and it was doubtful whether he died of the fall or iti a tit. The -Jury, muter the learned Judge's directions, found the prisoner Nut Guilty. John Marcy was indicted for the wiUsil murder of Jas. -Harris, on the Bth of September last, by driving over him wish a stage coach. It appeared in evidence, that the prisoner was driver of the Paris mail coach, and in the evening of die above day was tlriv tig through Lombard-street, at the tate of about eight miles an hour. The Dover mail set tiff at the saute time, and boils coaches were racing. 'Fite Dn. ver mail threw up at the corner of Lombard street, and the Paris mail beina obliged to make a sweep round the former, in get into Gracechurch street, deceased crossed the way at die instant, from Fenchtirch-street, and was knocked down by the horses, a aid bush 11.5 legs gilt un der the wheels, and were fractured. lie was taken to Guy's Hospital, where he died in a few days afterwards of a mortification. Bartei Wood left it to the Jury to say, whether the mist - a:tune had occurred from mere accident or gross sir :seouitluct on the part of the prisoner. If the latter, the prisoner ought to be found guilty of Manslaughter; but if the former, he was entitled to an acquittal. The July found the prisoner Not Gmlty. William Salmon was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying John Roe, on the 6th of Febru try last, by driving a curt against a ladder, on which the deceased wit standing, in the palish of Christchurch. The deceased was a bricklayer's labourer, and the prisoner was a carter. Ott the 6th of February the tie ceased was ascending a ladder to repair the roof ofis a house its the Borough, when the prisoner's cart drove against the ladder, knocked it down, threw the deceased off upon the pavement, and occasioned a compound fracture of one of his legs, which was immediately taken off at Guy's hospital ; but his frame had received such a shock that he died in a few days after. The prisoner, it appeared, was taking, no care of Isis horse at the time t he aces :cm happened, but let the animal take, its own course. When the accident did happen the prisoner Gels iced with the most greatest insolence and itidifferance, u:sett the by-slant:us tudeavoured to take hi; Lim:siker. The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to twelve mouths' imprisonment in the house of correction. ASSAULT' WITH INTIINT TO NIURDER.—WiIIiam Bailey, who was tried on Tuesday, but acquitted, on an indictment liar assaulting Sarah Cavey, at Ewell, in November last, and robbing her of k's. (id, was again indicted for assaulting with intent to murder her. — There was a second count charging hint with a common assault. The Jury, under the learned Judge's directions, found the prisoner guilty on the second count only, and he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in the house of correct ion. Thomas Birch, alias flirt, was indicted for feloniously stabbing lianualt Roberts, at Farnham, on the 9th of September last, with Muni to molder or do her some bodily harm. Mr. TO( ion com'ucted the prosecution. The prisoner was without counsel. The prisoner and the prosecutrix were both paupers of Basingstoke workhouse. In September last they were sent to work at hop-picking in the neighbourhood of Farnham. They boarded in the same house at the latter place. The prisoner had repeatedly 111311 e improper overtures to the prosecutrix (who was the wife of a soldier), but she resisted his object. Ou the 9.1 i of September the prisoner hail knocked down a child of the prosecutrix, which conduct she resented with warmth, and he knocked her down also, :mil treated her with great violence. Ile then proceeded to eat some bread and Meal, and nsed a farce ciasp pocket knife. The prosecutrix went to work at sonic washing, and in two or three hours afterwards the prisoner came up to her, and putting his arm round her neck, used some expressions of kindness, importing his sorrow for having previously struck her. She wished hint to let her alone and went to complain to the mistress of the house in which they lived. The mistress remonstrated with him for his conduct, and desired him to leave the young woman alone. She returned to her washing, and when she was in the act of putting her hand into a pail, the prisoner came up to her and thrust his knife into her hotly in the upper part of the abdomen. near the groin. She fell with the pain, and was carried to a neighbouring house, and was confined for nearly a month before she recovered. When the prisoner was taken into custody he expressed his sorrow for what had happened, and said it would be the happiest day of his life if the young woman recovered and did well, for that he was out of his mind when he did the sanguinary act, and !stunned under the influence of drink, wlitch hail an ffect upon his head, which had been fractured in the sea service. The prisoner now said, in hisdefence, that he did not know what he was about, and expressed great contrition for what had happened. The Jury, under the learned Judge's directions, found the prisoner guilty, but recommended hint to mercy, which recommendation was seconded by the prosecutrix. Thirteen capital convicts received sentence of death to day. The further business of the assizes was adjourned till Saturday. EXECUTION. —Tuesday morning Edward Cochrane, for a burglary in the house of Mrs. Maria Kelly, at arrow, was executed, pursuant to his sentence, in front of the Debtors' door, at Netegate. unfortu nate young man lieeti in the service of :\lrs. Kelly, and during the time he was in 11,1 - C 101, 1 ,1.6 connected him self to her satisfaction. About August last, he quitted her service, and came to London, where he scion be came connected with persons of depraved habits, and gave himself tip to tweiy speci:•s of dissipation. His conduct from the time of his conviction had been marked with a just sense of the enormity of his offence. While his irons were being knocked off, in the press ii he exhibited a firm and calm demeanour, seldom witnessed, and frequently expressed himself in terms of gratitude to Mr. Brown, the governor, and Mr. Under Sheriff Smith, fur their kind and humane intention to him. The Rev. Mr Cotton and :Or. B. then enForzed in prayer, in which he joined with much fervonr. This being concluded, he was asked if he was ready; and replied, " perfectly so, I am quite prepared." His hands were then tied, and he walked forward with a firm step. On reaching the fatal platform he cast his eyes on the beam, and viewed the awful preparation without emo tion. After remaining a short tittle in prayer, the signal was given. and the world closed on the unfortunate youth for ever. Su IC IDE.—On Friday morning, Mr. Nix, a boot and shoemaker, residing at the corner of White Hart-yard, Drury-lane, in a fit of delirium, put an end to his ex istence, by elating his throat with a razor. His wi:e was in bed with hint at the time he perpetrated the deed, and was awoke by the noise of the blood issuing from the wound. He divided the jugular vein nod the wind pipe, and, in fact, nearly severed the head from the hotly at one stroke. He had been for stone months subject to rheumatic pains in the limbs, which recently affected his head. Excessive pain, it is believed, produced tent porary derangement, and in that state of mind lie com mitted the lamentable act. A Madagascar youth, of about fourteen years of age, died out Thursday on board the Andromache, at Ports mouth. Ile was sent to this country by the King of Madagascar, with others, to be instructed in the prin ciples of the Christian Religion, and knowledge of some useful art, but the change of climate produced a consumption of which he died, ere he could be con veyed haek to his native country. His remains were landed on Saturday last, to be interred in the garrison chapel. Mr. William Smith, of Erith, Kent, butcher, has at this time a ewe of the Wiltshire breed, who on the 22d of March yeaned five lambs, who with their dam, are alise and healthy. Among the lambs are four ewes and ore ram. lambs were got by a two-took Liu. Lulu ran.. • 1 - -- A massive and curious piece of antiquity wag lately discovered at Water-Fryston, near Ferry bridge. As two labourers were digging ground for liquorice, in a field called the Paper Mill-field, on the Fryston-hall estate, near the boundary between the parishes of Pontefract and Fryston, they pene trated to a mass of stone, only about eleven inches below the surface, which, on being cleared, proved to be an ancient coffin of undressed stone, without inscription. The lid, which was bevelled, but without harrige, projected over the sides about two inches, and on being raised in the centre, presented a complete skeleton of large dimensions, in a high state of preservation. The skull was plead be tween the thigh bones, and the occupant of this narrow mansion, who had probably in his day filled a considerable space in society, bad evidently suf fered decapitation. In the place where the head should have lain in an unmutilated body was a stone. The teeth were all perfect, both in the up per and lower jaw, and the bones arc those of a strong athletic man, cut off apparently in the me ridian of life, and when the coffin was opened they were all entire ; but immediately on being exposed to the air of the atmosphere, the ribs fell in. No thing remains of' the flesh ; but some hard white chalky substances were found, which appear to be a mixture of earthy matter of the bones with the muscular part of the body, the latter convene I into a fatty substance. The coffin is of the dimensions of 6 feet inches in length, and 19 inches width within, with sides about 4 inches thick ; it has been cut out of the solid stone, and is suppesed to weigh about a ton and a half. The place where these relics were found is about a mile and a half from Ferrybridge, in a valley near the road leading to Castleford. Many coojectures are of course afloat as to the identity of this man of other time ; but the prevailing, and we think the most probable opi nion is, that these arc the remains of Thomas Earl of Lancaster, the unfortunate leader of the insur gent barons in the battle of Borough-bridge, finight in the year ISi2l, and who was beheaded at Pon tefract, 500 years luso, by order of his nephew, Edward 111 —(See History and Directory of York shire, pp. 145 and 239.) --The coffin and remains, which have attracted a great deal of public atten tion, are now removed to Fryston-hall. A FOSSIL Slue !—A very extraordinary discovery has just been made at Capelle, in the Canton of Wualwyk, in the Province of North Brabant. — While digging the foundation of a building, the workmen fiund the hull of a ship, the prow of which was the first part they met with; the poop appears to be buried a great depth in the ground. Much time and expence will be necessary to recover it entirely, and the more so, as it is completely filled with mud, and the vessel is about GO feet hug. It is very difficult to determine the time when this vessel was buried in the middle of the land, unhes it may have been in consequence of' the inundation of the 13th of Nov. 1421 , in which case it would have been four centuries under ground. MAUNDY THU RSDAY.TitUrtiaay last being M eerily Thursday, the annual royal gifts were pre sented to 60 poor men, and as many women, being as many as his present Majesty is years old. Soon after eleven o'clock the applicants were adiniutil, and the poor people took their seats at the table ; piece of beef and half a quartern loaf ref bread were then placed before them, which earls put into a basket with which they were provided. Shortly after they were served with a second course, which consisted of a large wooden bowl, filled with the following articles of food ; thirty-six red and pickled herrings, two salt cod, and two small salmon ; these were garnished with parsley. At the top of this provisions were four b f-qu artern loaves. This quantum Was also presented to each. After this distribution Dr. Goodenough . repeated an occasional prayer, in which he was joined by the poor people with apparent fervour Each individual was after. wards presented with a can of excellent ale, in which they drank the health of the Royal donor. After which the thankful visitors packed up their provision, and went home tottering under their load. At three o'clock they assembled again in Whitehall Chapel, the men on one side, and the women on the other. A procession then entered of those concerned in the ceremony. Dr. Goodenough, in his clerical robes, Mr. Handby, the almoner , Mr. Junes, etc. with white sashes round their shoulders, and a party of y eo men, one of them carryings large gold dish on his head, containing 120 purses, with the amount of ss. in each, being as many pence as the King is iv yeays old : consisting of one silver fourpenny coin, to threepenny, and three twopenny, and the rest in s ilver pennies. Then followe d the boys, two and two. The evening service was then performe d, a ft er which the purses containin in g the silver coin we!o distributed amongst the WO individuals iece ; in adi tion to which, the men we re presented with a p of cloth, a piece oflinen, shoes and stockings, mid a glass of wine. The resolution of the government to have three assizes yearly in the home circuit offurds saustactup. -~ THE NATIONAL REGISTER