The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-12-26 00:00:00

re*Ai- ar4 y . . SUSSEX ASSIZES. Iletoiris DAT,. Dee. 11, . hobStet' ete Tile nantisicis sans POTItt. Desie, aged 27, charged as suspicion of having, en the 6thr if September, 'broken open the hen chest in a terrier's waggon. at Battle. and feloniously stolen there 'll.* 3001. it stied cola, 2,3001. to protnissery notes of the Hastings Belk, illikktwe bills of excitant* for 1001. and • isirWerai. the prepay of Tilden Smith, William Gill, sod MU Inkier. The trial excited Entail rest, and no less thin twenty. sae whereat.' were examined for the prosecution. Josses Gilbert, clerk to Messrs. Everett end Ce.bankers, lo tendon, befog swore, said the notes of Messrs. Tilden. Nupith. and Co., bankers. of Hastings *remade payable at ihebsouse of Messrs. Everett, a ft er which they . are returned lellastings by waggon. Oo the 3d of September remem bered to bays given the netei in question in a parcel, and the silver in three bags, containing 1001. each to Joseph 10111reet. -Joseph Gilbert, remembered receiving the notes 11114 silver from James Gilbert, which he took to the memos io the Spar Inn yard, Borough, and locked them Su ea iron chest which is made for that perpole, in the 4 had of the waggon, near the'fore part, under four locks, of which he tool* the keys haekto the bankhig hone. ---- Freed', the waggoner, awore.--On the Mho( Miguel 'W was goins to London with his waggon; saw the prlsolter smSiWer bill, end another person with him, seven mihesfreshi We; they asked him several questleee as to whetalte. eftpped ; be told themat'Lembechurst, eight miles farther seek where he arrived; but In consequence of his suspicion awakened, he resolved to watch his waggon that night, a l :21 be did, In company with some otbers ; and about one o'clockle the morning the prisoner nod others came 'boa the weggoia one to the part wherllebe chest was. and then away'for a sheet time. When they returned, the party watching rushed out an 3 *caned Davis, who was conlined in the cage, but soon after. wards liberated. Ott Friday, the sth of September, get back from London to Hastings; there were three large bales of batmen the chest in the weeps°. which would require several persons to more them. The yard where the waggon stood was seelosed on all sides by a wall or buildings, and the gates were leaed at 12 o'clock. Island sworn.—liebelonged to the yard ; when helot op about eve o'clock on the morning after the robbery, be found thebeles thrown from the wegeon, -end the tilt of the wimp cut away, and the chest uncovered, the upper co•ering Grease of it being taken away, but the chest was locked again after the contents had been stolen. He found In the waggon a snow wrench ands loek which had been broken from the chest. The ioeki were hampered, so that the proper keys would not Mach them. S I keepers of the turnpike gates were sworn and exa mined, wipes evideoce tended to show that about the time of the robbily, four men, two on horseback, and two in gigs, drove to Battle in great haste, 'and afterwards on the morning of ti.e robbery, returned towards London. None of the wit nesses, however, were able to. identify the pelican'. John Cat, landlord of the White Hart at Busted, said, the prisoner came to his house on the 4th of September, with thaw others, who asked him to take can of their great coats • teoprisoner had none; saw them on the morning of the of September, they went on towards Battle; the prisoner re tinned to his house at half past three o'clock on the follow. og roomier, the Oth : thinks the coat which the prisoner now has on; is one of the great coats be had the care of, bet cannot swear to it. Sherwood lives et the White liert saw a man, but -cusses ewer it was the prisoner, mime about four tielotk, and Maid for *atheist ; he inquired for the Landon coach; be looked fatigued and dirty. •----Thoessu saw the prisoner in custody on the former 'oecasiou ; overtook him on the coach; on accosting him the .paieener said, " he coold not want bias." Tama* Alderton sworn. !mid he found a seal which he Oro *aced, and tried a foot mark is the garden bnitlnd the yard, which corresponded alth the prisoner's boot."' Ber.ry Fennel said, he est op iviih the prisoner when in VtlerodY the frac tiger ; he (the prisoner) hue a watch ana a seal mblebv - esembied that now prodamegi, The prisoner's conned , M r . it om observed that vague wwweee the circunistsects producediu evidence, he did stet necessary to reply. Mkt Lordship, in summing up, said that nothing had been peeducad suflcient to convict tne prisoner; but hiehly corn 'deeded thettlastinps Bankers for the spt wit h which they l - Mantis,uid conduct d. the prosecution, as nothing I commercial safe transfer of pro• prisoner mart day V•lIl 64.11.../.. . • ..- -- - • . - . ' twastatey was of greater Importance than the se t• ;rainier sot . , I i,pretperty. - itiallwjiliortvood, aged fifteen, charged on suspicion of . the 6th of Oztober. it the par ish of St. George, to 1 4:tiltiof iklaucrster, feloniously stolen a brown stallion, the property of Robert Clemente, and sold the same in the o parish af ht. Penns, Chlorgar - , to one Joseph Licht: • • I li' , • The Jury found the prised.' entity. tart sentence of death t ergartemedad, but hopes of mercy wog, held out, in coots- -q ueerer the youth of the prisoner. W I !I THIRD DAY, Dec. Dee. 24 . ; oki t , . • „ MURDER, i . been, Mitchell *as indisted for Chet wilful murder of a T. Fenner, her son, aged abouto years, by • fernier blobs gling• hire with a pioceer ferret, 'Xibilvidentivers a 19th inst. Wiwi& g imlet , ation. The prisoner was mildllbse.Oremel, inn Yr. TIJOIII'S and Mr. Awnstawa b, . sisebr send° • the way of suggesting i a "liiikOrsalShtile for her defence daring 1 thetrisl. :• • • ..• • • . The rpm against time pri this—She had formerly : • e been married to a min named Penner, by whom she had foe, children, the youngest of whom wo the the •e the teeth of her , husband. rid the children 'were removed! from Soles to the f his residence in Wiltshire. Being deektps of going ce, tbe prisoner's =ether, who lived nne Chid) ' to take her : exert child anflopAer semoud cordiogly.— r than Wisorelniii est o afterwards eremodrillsiblud:ll9oooll., Met mother then, ' • itt • Otl Asa aims provided with noirille, determined to . *end t eqt late her, suggest's tiratehellfras now the pro. pet person to take Care a it. the prisoner went to her mothu s e bier*. about` th of August last, to brieg away the child. In" ***log otthat day . • she was sue with her cloiklait 'a OW' house, buts oon -- -. _ . .;JafterwaditriaalaitAir*,...aedttir4if= time to this had 1 • never been . bit•last,i.sssoisaa • osteneittlideit staritebigfrom I tillailyealted Taftsvell to 1 , v . . Chieletperrosed taller Wel that' Eg its Sleadoerbine, her iitseellenwer attruSed % dew the 'aria 111111 hand of a •--. _ •seldle Is ndlanh. She • __ _., more ciosely,•lnd fork ..46 4 • ' , .0,4,04 pratrid,,remainsof st Mid, apparently about two years . *IX Gael toe arid; and the head werE*parated Iron twig, .. b ody was so putrid that It was impossi i . i • . to- dtsd kite sex. According to the best jade I lion whiCh could be formed, the body tai remained than - • ,about six weeks or two Mintbs. 1 his discovery excited i great sensation in the reighbourbood, and ft was sospecte . that the reatlial were thos e of tire prisoner's child. No ter frons;the.heed was found a piece of ferret tied in • • noose, with a hard knot. The prisoner was taken up 01 1 snepiciou, and chargeduitis the murder ot her child. Sh d w•is then advanced in pr e gn anc y by het present husban and from what was supposed to be a confession of th /nattier sha was vointuitted for tri.l. Since her confinemel sly had been deliveredof a child, and she now stood at tb .I.ot w jai, her infant in her arms. 'the evidence had pri t ruled the length of proving that ths‘reinains of a chili , • hull beef folod to 'hove mentiuned;lortien —Mr. Justic Para called apon the Coansel for the prin.-emir* to procee . 11 • at onee.to that part of his use which Imputed gailt to th ti '' 'I prisoner, sn .. Mr. LoNa then called a outitly nurse who had her calledin to sit up with the prisoper during the first itigl 4 after she was apprehended, she being extremely ill, at hourly expectieg her•accoachement. This woman's es • dense was olfrred for the purpose of 'proving a salamis *tribe porter siiiptfseeier shit aite••straolital the chihl,lb• it appearing on the voir dire that she told the prison , `that she mut tell tAc whale truth to the Magistrates, at 1 TIM STATESMAN pocket, which be bad Whored walk. The prisoner kept walking along after laim, and threatening him Witness said," Sorely, Mr. B. you !chow better than to shoot." The prisoner kept presenting his gun at him in the way already mentioned, and at last be discharged hie gun at him close behind his back, and thee jammed the mutsle into his back. The contents of the gun "tbok effect immediately abbe the right hip, and cerise Out On the other'side, carrying away the skin and integuments. with oift touchiog any Mortal part.. The prosecutor immediately seised the prisoner by the Millar; • scuffle castled ; they fell on the gronnd, mad struggled for a considerable time, each being alternately above the other. At last the prosecutor get the better of the prisoner, add seizing the gun of the latter, was about to strike him with 1 , , when Smirk cried for mercy. The prosecutor forbore striking ; a fresh straggle then ensued ; the prisoner held the prosecutor with a firm gripe. At length the proseen• for begged to be lobsened, as he found his c lothes on fire which had ignited in consequence of the gun having been discharged so near his person ; at this time Coomber, the prisoner's companion, came up. and he was about to strike the prosecutor, when the prisoner requested him to desist, as the man, he said, was wounded ; the prosecutor was then raised from the ground, and his horning clothes taken off his back, and the flames extinguished. The, prosecutor then found his way to a shepherd's hut. and was from thence taken to the workhouse, and there lay dangerously ill for several weeks, but had since recovered from his wound, although his health was considerably impaired. This was the promeater's statement of the case. He underwent • rigid cross-examination, bat did not materially differ in his statement. He denied that the two men seen with him on the downs were companions or friends of his. He denied that be had been seen in company with them the day before. tie had offered a reward of five guineas for the apprehension of Bourke and Coomber. He had no money of his Own, but a friend of his, named Walker, formerly gamekeeper to Lord Warwick, bad come to him from Salisbury on purpose, and offered to advance the money. He was examined to other particulars, with a view to subsequent contradiction. He denied that Mr. Bourke had first spoken to the two men above mentioned, before Mr. B. bad spoken to him. He bad indicted both Bourke and Coomber, but the Grand Jury had thrown out the bill against the latter.— The Surgeon who attended the prosocutor tiering his illness. described the wound as having been about six inches In length and three in breadth, in a transverse direction, from the top of the hip upwards, a little above the navel. in bis judgment, the wound could not have been indicted by a person presenting the gun at the prisoner; the gun must have been held down in a position below the prisoner's waist; in that part of the Downs where theaceldent was described to bate taken place, there were several high bushes, amongst which the trigger of the gun might have got entangled. The Jury withdrew to examine the prosecutor's wound in the presence of the surgeon. These were the leading circumstances of the case for the prosecetion. The prisoner, who had voluntarily surrendered to take his trial, put in a written paper, in wh;chlhitt ted sbor ly that his gun went off accidentally ; that he had no inten tion of firing at the prosecutor ; and tbat he would have paid the prosecutor's bill for surgical attendance, and have made him a liberal compensation; but as the pro. motor had determined to prwecute him to the death, he was resolved that the case should take its course. Mr. Coomber was then examined. He saw nothing of the commencement of the transaction. After it was over, the prisoner seemed concerned for what had happened, which be said was merely an accident, and urged the pro' secittor to go along with him immediately to get surgical aid, bat the prosecutor positively refused. Several wit. 'lessee weeccalled to contradict the prosecutor in collateral particulars. It was proved the in his original deposition. be had deposed that Mr. Bourke first spoke to the two men above mentioned ; that he then described those men as his companions; and that he had been seen in their com pany the day before. Dr. Bisir, of Brighton, deposed, that he had examined the proseentor'swound, and in hit opinion it could not have been inflicted by a gun being presented in the ordinary way, by planing the butt-end against the fleshy part of the shoulder, but mast have been held lower down, as if carried in the band. A great many witnesses were in attendance to give the prisoner the highest possible character, for humanity and kindness of disposition, when The Counsel for the prosecution interposed, and said be was instructed not to press the case (nether. The Jury were therefore directed to acquit the prisoner, and a verdict of Not Guilty was accordingly recorded. James Bennett, the younger, aged IS, charged with having, on the 12th day of December instant. feloniously assaulted Richard Page, on the King's highway, in the parish of Hellingly, and stealing from his person one sovereign, thirteen shillings, and a checqne on a Banker, of the value of 164 the p:operty of him the said Richard Page. It appeared in evidence, that the prosecutor had been at a merry making at a public house in the neighbourhood, and on his return home was brutally attacked by the prisoner, who struck him to the ground with a large blud• geon or stick; after which he committed the robbery, and went to his father's house. Witnesses were called to prove his having the stick,) which was produced in Court, previous to the! robbery, which he endeavoured to conceal beneath his frock, and that ha had followed Mr. Page out of the public house. Footsteps also were discovered across a ploughed field to the ho use where the p risoner' lived, which exactly corresponded with the prisoner's nailed boots. It was also proved that the prisoner had been so abandoned a character, that his own father was afraid to live with him. His Lordship summed up the evicence with the utmost impartiallity. and pointed out certain discrepencies which' t appeared in favour of the prisoner. The Jary, after consulting sane titre, returned a verdict of Guilty. but recommended him to mercy on ammo% of 'bis extreme youth. The "ptoseentor also joined in this reconsmendatioe. His Lordship immediately proceeded in the most solemn and impressive terms to pointont the enormous guilt of the prisoner, and pronounced the awful sentence of death. The prison* appeared greatly affected, and was removed from the hie absorbed in tears. The Assizes for this County ended this evening at a late hour. In consequence of the indisposition of Mr. Justice Iloiroyd in the early part of the week, it was expected that the gaol could not be cleared before Saturday; but his Lordship's health being considerably amended on Tuesday morning, he was enabled to assist his Learned Brother, ,Mir. Justice Park. A true bill has been found against William Fleet, pro prietor' and printer of the Brighton Herald, for libel on Mr. B. Gregory. The salesmen and drovers who attend Smithfield market, having felt the powers of Mr. Alartin's Act, and already submitted tolerasly quietly to the surveillance of Mr. Martin himself, insy very probably respect the person and office of his new Representative; but the Whitechapel market folks having as yet acknowledged no such allegi ance, to the peat professor of humanity himself, received the visit of his substitute in a very different spirit ; and instead of permitting him quietly to inspect their condut t, the only act of wanton cruelty. thry allowed `him to witness, was committed upon himself ; for as soon as the) understood his oliect, anti lie nature or hit office, they discharged a whole pailful oLblood over him, • which cons riled - his Inspectorsltip24 , retire altogether crane time market, with more than ordinary celerity. A M3APPOINTBD LOVER. - • (Taos' rift BRISTOL. MILR6UST) A person &dna the neighbourhood of Ldanarthney. tire& Of the monotony bf h state Of single . blessedesss s deter missed upon seeking a partner is:4 his Joys and woes. nor had he. sought long ere he previAed upon a bloomint fair in his neighbourhood to consent to unite her fortunes with bis, in the silken bands of Hymen. Whether. mistrusting the itabilit . y of his own resolve—the constinek • of the fair one—or impatient Of the delay necessarily attendant bpon the publicatiOn of banns, we are not • inforrned"; bet certain ft is, that oti obtaiitieg the wished-for cement, he decided up m marrying, by license, forthwith, as the most expeditious mode of ternsinittidg all misgivings—and of consummating the fondest wish of his heart. Aware that delays are din gerotts in love, the amorous swain, accompanied by hii blushing (laicism lost no time in reparing to Carmarthen. to procure that sine qua eon—a license. Hither to all was lanshine and harmony; bat upon their way to the Surrogate, the fickle fair one evinced some reluctance, which soon settled into a fixed determination to procee d no further, and to authorise no further proceedings in the business. Poor Romeo was petrified at hir baseness ; for it was evi. dent that she was attenipting, literally, to back out of her engagement. What was to be done under these circum stances ? What 'could be dose but to adjourn W a public bonse to diseins the matter in private? lint here again all the rhetoric of her dismayed 'swain was as ineffectual in moving her to his purpose les were the expostulations sad 'entreaties of her Meads, I. deavouring to extract from her an explanation of eanductseena loglyso iaconsietent. Stang with disappoit•tmeut—asortificitioo —and rege—st having the cup of happiness dashed, asst were, from Ms very lips, by caprice ea ulacconntable, the love kin swain hied hilo homewardsonesing,probably,on the uncertainty of sublunary enjoyments, and leaving the perfliioas fair one to her owe cogitations.---Under the influence of feelings thus strongly excited, he conceived the unholy project of terminating as existence which the cruelty of love bad rendered a bOrden to him. The vicinity of the Tony to the road—Which it lives, — afforded every fasility for the execution of his purpose, and frenzied with despair. he rushed into the lima—of to his knees. This was a very critical mernent--:-this w e, the time for a little cool reflection—the weer was told, and his courage, at first excessively ardent, became SS I • deftly depressed, below freezing point, and there was no other alternative than to regain terra Arvin with the least delay. What would he not have given at this junctnr4 to any charitable hand that woul.i drag him out of the water, and thus save appearances; hut no such aid being within reach, he was obliged to rush out with as much precipitation as be rushed an. Thus terminated, yoe will say. his mail project. Oh. no He was firm of purpoie still, but wanted a more comfortable mode of effecting it ; for immediately npon coming oat of the de. rMs went to the Star, a public house a mile distant from this town, and paid his devotions to Sir John Barleycorn, until he screwed bis courage up to the sticking place. This dew, be drew out a pocket knife—brandiahed it bared his neck, and cut —what ? bis throat? on, no l—thd skin : fur upon the first appearance of blood his courage tory 3lt him a second time. he replaced the knife in his packet—mused the fi ••kleness of the sex—and retained home soliloquizing in nearly the same spirit as our immor tal bard,.when he wrote the following lines : f earl not for ber.—l ; • I hold him but a fool that will endanger His body for a girl tbst loves him aot. BLIAIDIMAST. Mr. Matches, late mat ter of the brig isabelb, has arrived at Carmarthen, after a series of entrain', owing to a violent storm in October last, raioly pars!.. ►eled. Wh lst the brig was on h r passage from North America to Carmarthen, laden with timber, she encountered a tremendous gale, the a a running moun tains high, which carried away both the masts, boats, ind every atticle above deck, with two of tha crew. leaving the survivors on the water-logged half, with out provisions of any kind, and the raging sea con stantly washing over them. Three of the crew soon died from exhaustion, and the master and three others remained to endure the horrors of cold and famine. They *ere reduced to the horrid necessity of nebsist log upon the dead bodies o'f their comrades for five ?lays, till fortunately they were perceived by a vessel, and taken to St. John's, Newfoundland, where they recovered their fatigues; and the Captain of the French war brig, La Nantrie, gave them it passage to St. Ma loes, from whence they p. (weeded to Guernsey and Southampton. The master speaks in the highest Pra:s of the humane and generous treatment they exper:enc^d from the French.--(lie relent Journal.) Two rabbits were this week killed by the footman of --Norris, Esq. of Bromham, - weighing 151bs. A calf was killed on Tuesday, by Mr. Cull:ns, butcher, of Devizes, with nearly 71b. of fat On cue kidney, whilst on the other there was scarcely en ounce. A small lot of three year old wethers were "ell at Salisbury market, on the 23J inst. on the estraord- nary price of six guineas each. Thry were c' Ile old Somerset breed, and cut ten pounds of wool to the fleece last year ; they mere mode up with second yjWs seed and turnips, with half a peck of white pesspeeday. SAIVOOLINCI.—A smuggling cutter (the Dart) was Mks off Robin Hood's Bay. on Tuesday morning, by H. M. revenue cutter, the Lapwing. The latter came up to her without colours, and then hoisted them, with an order ti surrender, which she refused : a fire was ope ned epos Ler with blank cartridge to no purpose, till at last recourse Co. bad to musket shot, when one of the smuggler's received a wound and fell. She then surrendered i—ler crew were pot on board the Lapwing ; and some of ti 4 • AfkJesty's seamen sack pasaessien of the twist sad r- , • ended with her to Hull, as-she could not be taken in Scarbro' harbour. Lieut. Fagen immediately sent for a surgeon to the wounded man, who, at a considerable r it ventured out in an open boar, and encountered a heavy squall. The ball, it is stated, entered his left side ahem the ninth rib, and proceeded in an horizontal line.' brt we understand the wound is not likely to prove moral.- - Lieut. F. displayed the greatest humanity in his eothive towards the unfortunate fellow. The p rise is a /pit value, consisting of brandy, genera, tea, tObaCco.CarJs. and is estimated at between 40001. and 5000 l.; a handso me reward is also given for each prisoner, and the whole of dir crew, consisting of 12 mrn, (principally Englishmen, ire believe,) have been committed to the county gaol. To smugglers did not return the fire of the cutter. On Saturday morning, while Thomas u s t s oe. Esq. Of H aw kesdale, near Carlisle, was walking (app t' arsatly Po feet health), along the High Bridge, to take his seat lathe Casuals coach on his return home, he su4denly fell down, I st in a few moments afterwards expired. Mr. W. was 11 4. 09th year, and was much and des erv e dl y res p ected. • 'Toner's Inquest returned a verdict of Died by the MAP"' of GOD."—(Tyne Mercury.) .- M A nal wed 'mdse. the Seth fan. at at. Asti% T. Hutton, Liverpool, to Eleanorßetsey. second ( hued*/ et NTI til).--OnTIIIIO4I 2 V, 23th Instant, st bony Limvlwine . itt itt after • lingettar ill nesi. George Barley. Req. in the eevesty INA Ter age 10• 4 Oa Tuesday hot, at L'oson grove :tir. II . 80w1.% tutt•olle POO — G. DOWICY, Esq. London Y Prlated find PublisbeiVetho Offier, No. z.:17. iitrartAs by R. WARDELL, L1..0. Proprietfq, f _ t►at Mist followed. was in concision of titis peremptory intimation Mr. Justice Patti interposed, and said be could pot, se der seek circumstances waive the supposed confessios. In the WM in which the prisooer then was, be considered that the language of the nurse was tantamount to a threat, or such an undue influences. negatived the idea of a Vl topiary confession. His Lordship said, that he was always jealous of receiving confessions in inch cites ; but it was a can in which the greatest caution ought to be observed. Here the corps delicti was pot proved. There was no evidence that a merder had in fact been committed, or that the mutilated remains of the child found were those of the prisoner's child. For any tbiog that appeared in legal proof, the prisoner's child might now be alive and well. It was impossible to distinguish tine sex of the child found Wei. ditch ; and'therefore, unless it was distinctly proved that that child was the prisoner's, he thought he ought not, under any circumstances, to receive a confession. Lord Hite bad held out k warning to all future judges never to convict in a case of murder unless the fact be proved that a murder bad been committed and the body found. — Here no body was found; for, Its fact, the putrid remains discovered in the ditch were • nonentity. He recollected a case from Liverpool, where a man was seen to throw an other into the dock, and the body not having been found, 'tbe J edges held thatthey would intend that the man was stillalive. Mr. Lowy said, he Was In a condition to prove, that*, pritoner's child was seen alive in her arms on the lath Aug. in the evening. and that next thy she was at her own house witkoefthe child, and in possession of the child's clothes. Mr. Justice Prase said, 'lbis would make no differeoce, unless it coulerbe distinctly proved, that the remains of the child found were thoseof the prisoner's child. Mr. Loma said, he certainly could give no distinct proof of this, but from the prisoner's supposed confession, which his Lordship bad excluded. Mr. Justice Pasta then directed the Jury to acquit the prisoner. Verdict—Not Guilty. ARSON. William Edwards was indicted for feloniously setting Ere to and burning a barn and part of a bay stack, the property of Edward Cranston, Esq. at East Grinstead, the 9th April last. Mr. CEURTROPE and Mr. Loxo conducted the proseco tion, and Mr. ANDREWS the defence. —lt appeared in evil, dente that the prisoner had been employed by his parish as a billeted man on the roads at 8d per day. Not being satisfied with these wages, he applied to Mr. Cranston, a Magistrate at Ault Griostead, for further relief. Mr. Cranston told him that. as a single Magistrate, he could make no order unless the perish vestry t h ough t proper to increase the wages. After be let Mr. Creneto'a's house, the prisoner was heard to say, that some one of them would have their heads knocked about before long. About eight "o'clock in the evening of the same day. a barn belonging to Mr. Cranston - was burnt down. A Bow Street officer was sent for, and suspicion falling on the prisoner, he am apprehended and examined, but there being no 'slimiest evidence against him, he was discharged. Upon fresh I I evidence being discovered, he was taken u p a g ain. The, 4 strength of the case against him now was, (coin the evi• dence of a man named Jame, Rockland, who deposed Haat after the prisoner was discharged as above mentioned, be declared to witness that they had taken the right loan at , (lasi. but that be would take care tbey should net catch him again. It was also proved that within a short time before the fire broke out, the prisoner was seen at a little distance from the prosecutor's house.—ln cross-examining Buckland, some doubt tens throws upon the accuracy of 1 his evidence. Mr. Justice PARK told the dory, that in a case of this I description the evidence of gnil ought to be most clear and I satisfactory. If a conviction took place, the lase must I I infallibly take its course, and therefore, if there was any I doubt Atilt the case, the scales ought t• weigh in favour Of the prisoner. The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty. MAIACIOCS THIFEAT. ' Daniel Harman was indicted for feloniously threatening ib accuse Henry Philips of nu attempt of a certain abo. 'elslnstlle nature, at Brighton, with intent to extort money, .fronibim. The prosecutor was a respectable inhabitant of Brighton, tieing in R egency Square,West Cliff. On the evening ofthe day mentioned trithe indictment,lre bad just left his hewn upon a visit to a feeod in the neighbourhood when he was accosted by the prisoner, who demanded m one y of him in charity. The pros-tutor said he had no money ; the pri goner then beiame insolent, and said he woold follow the , prosecutor ; he accordingly followed him at a considerable distance, threatening him with violence if he did not com• .ply with his demands. The prosecutor becoming alarmed turned short round, and returned to his Imam ; be im mediately got out at the balcony, and went in at the window Of his nest door neighbour's house to consult him what be aeght to do. It was resolved to send for a constable. in .tbe interval the prisoner remained at the dose, and tell into A eonversation with a young man who was passing by, and asked him wholived in the house which the prosecutor had entered. The young man told him ; upon which the pri soner stated that he had been ill used in a tertian manner by a man in a 'field near the East t tiff, and that be had reason to suspect that the prosecutor was the man. The constable having arrived, the prisoner was taken into custody. He was then asked liy the prosecutor's neighbour whet be wanted with Mr. Philips ? The prisoner desired to-seak with the neihbour tn private. and lie said he did not wish to expose t he prosecutor ; but that be would explain in private what he wonted. This request was not complied with, and the prisoner was sent to the watch house. These facts were proved in evidence. The prisoner entered into a long defence, in which he gave a disgusting narrative of something supposed to have happened to him in the east part of the town of • Brighton sotbe evening in question. He called no witnesses. The case went to the Jury, ander the directions of the learned Judge. He was found guilty, and sentenced to be Jgprpotted for_ pie. • • Before Mr. Justice HOLEOTD. ALMOUS SUROTING.--Rdmund Bowrk, Esq. Captain and Adjutant of the Sussex Local Militia, was indicted for felenottsly and maliciously shooting a t and woundin g William Robins, at Lewes, on the 3.1 October last. with intent to kill and murder, or do hits some grievous bodily harm. 'This case excited considerable local interest. The pro. secutian was conducted by Mr. ANDREWS end Mr. BRODERICK, and the defence by Mr. ADOL.PIJUS and Mr. LAW. The prosecutor was a labourer in husbandry, and the prisoner eat a resident at Lewes, on half pay. Between Wknown! sin o'clock in the evening of the third of October, prisroner, in comp my with a man named Phili pComulter was looking after some rabbits on Lewes race course ; the preserator hail gone from Brighton to Lumpton, and on his way from the latter plate to Lewes, was coming across the Downs. He deposed that on his way' he fell iu with two men whom he slid not know, and spoke to them a few words in general conversation. They had gone a head of him, about twenty yards, when lie saw the prisoner start up from among some bushes. Theitrisoner came to him, and said " Wit re are you going, you rascall' Witness toll him lie was going to Lewes. 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