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eh rd kr" ^ . F tb, ttgl r,tiggg ag g WV -1 rit' 4 l HOME CIRCI-IT. KENT ASSIILES, 31Alosruxr, Avovst CIS IL SIDE. TUT NINO v. stAY AND avotnen. Thi. was an indictment attai:•at ,ror Alqf and Rickard !Far, for assaulting Chalk% Hawes Jac. a Lieutenant of the employed in the imite4gling prerentive senire, at Deal. ict the !Vt..: of November btu, with intent to murder hitu. There were o:hcr counts for an assault, without alledging the special in.. tot. 111 r. Sergeant ONst.ow, Mr. (11 - ONE sr, and Mr. Faox, .asn• ducted the yornseention„ at the instance of the Admiralty. I. anpeared from the evidence of Lieutenant Jay, that after rig; las usual tounds to see that the men belonging p. the Band. be. were doing their duty on their different stations at Deal. in the evening of the 19th of November. he was miming to his quarte.s, in co:ll , mq with a seaman ranted tideway 'Willi:tete, when he saw the d e temlante, and another man minted John May. %.4:Aling in a sese i,aotis manner in the street. Ile crow", to the other side of the wee oppesite than, in onto to watch their 'novelle nit. The ddendants aed John May ran firms. the war, and doe latter fol ioed I,!nt, and made use of violent and nbit.ive language. Wit nee, d, , ,ired him to let him go. on which he began abusing him in more sialent language, when the Lieutenant postured his pistol and threatened to shoot him. lire of his c ompanion , then beettueht the Lieutenant not to lire his pistol. as the man was drunk, thee dragged him away. The Lieutenant had not proceeded far, whet he turned round and saw the defendants attacking his covet. pardon iViltiams. Returning to his as,i.tanee. he with some dip . t-c.ty peteituled the defendants to let Williants go. The Litmus mot and he then pursued their way ; but they had not proceeded abase a hundred yards, when they were overtaken by the defend. ante. who attatketi them with large pieces of wood, and swore they would murder them. A tremendous blow was aimrd at the Lieu. l tenant's head. which. had it taken effect. Into' hare killed him OA the scoot; btu fortunately it was broken by coming in contact with a es!l close to which he had placed himself. Both the Lieutenant and Williams were repeatedly knocked down. The former drew' his cutlass to defend himself. but it hroke in the attempt to use it. He then tired his pistol as • signal, which brought sonic of the pre ventive men to his assistance; but the defendants sareeedaa in ef. fecing their escape. In a few dnys afterwards they were secured, and the Lieutenant nos positively swore to their ietentity. B-fore the race for the prosecution closed, Mr. A DOI. PH IN, who was fur the defendants. conferred with his clients t and at his suggestion th 7 romented to lothirit to a Ter. diet on the cart non counts, although it wee intended to set up an alibi in answer to the indictment. The Counsel foe the Crown consented to take a conviction on the common corona, and a verdict of I:silty on those counts was ac coringly recorded. CROWN FIDE. ...... hi e pref., was Maim .ed for feltmiousir killing aril slaying I ZachsSah nyder, at Charing. on the 2 6 th 31.9 . Ivo. It towered in evidence. that the prisoner. a lad about lfi years ciao, was the driver of a waggon. The decoased was an infant of the tetrder aoe of fourteen months. On the day in question, about nine in the morning, two waggon. parted through 'haring, the drivers of both heirg seated on the front of the carriage.. The first pored by the house in which the mother of the deceased re. tidd, and jest before the acrottil come tip, the child ron from the louse into the road, and was standinre amusing hims,lf there, when the imam which was driv n by the prisoner came up and knocked the eaild down, and the hinder wheel palming over his head, he was killed an the spot. Two children, who were witnesses to the trans action, deposed, that in tile situation in which the prisoner too t, h e enild not possibly have seen thedmeosed. and they believed that he was not guilty of any wilful neglect or mioranduet, but they stated that there was nobody on font to take care of the horses, which had thie been, the misfortune could not have happened. Several witatoses gave the prisoner an excellent diameter for humanity and tenderness of disposition. Me. Justire ISIIIINOUGH charged the Jury, that in point of law the prisoner was guilty of the offence imputed in the indictment. It was his ditty to walk by the side of his team, and, had he done SO. the fital accident in question could not have happened. It was he that persons in the prisoner's situation should he taught that they woe bound so to conduct themselves and the carriages entrusted to their manimgerr.en., as to prevent injure to the public. To. prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to three months imprisonment in the county gaol. lIIPIIWA V RORIWRY. Jeers Lokc wan indicted foe smashing Anne Berney, on the King's highway, at I'aleithridge„ putting leer in fine, and taking from her pooon two Ititightmi one pound bank notes, 13s. in silver, sal other articles, her property. The prerecutrix stated, that herself and husband were itinerant tinkers so/ brasiers, having a dwelling at Stafford's Wood. in the emote of Surrey. On the day in question they had travelled to Edeabrilre, a distance of only titre, miles front home, intending to return in the evening. Her husband having gut firm, at a public house at Edenbridge, it was arranged, in the hearing of the pt isoner, that he should 'then there that night, and that she should morn to Stafford's Wood alone. She accordingly set out about nine in the ermine, and hail got half way when the primmer overtook her. She trod tj'hin)--.. I wish you a very good night, young man." lie replied..." I wish poi a very good night, ma'am; Um going a little way your way." Witness was alarmed at his wanner, and honed forward, but was pursued by the prisoner, who, in a loud voice, cried " Stop !" :she said, " What is it you mean, young rose. he desiring tile to stop ?" The ',Monet very coolly replied, " I reran to rib and mord, you., and lesee yon in this place. She then herrn for mercy, for the sake of her young famtly of wren ehthlten, and ambit beveled on, when the ortarmeroagain.avestook lice, arty a large bludgeon front under his Mick, and wrack her a tremendous blow on the back of the head, which felled her to the ground. Ile Inked at her fur a mom tit. then gave her three kicks in he side. and proceeded to rifle lin pockets : from which he took the property mentioned in the indictment, with which he ironed'. ately ran away. The prooecutria having recovered a little from the effects of the blow and ill.unage she hail received, contrived to get back to Edenbridge, where she informed lice husband what had happened. flaring seen the prisoner for a full hour at the public house, and the night being uncontuionly moonlight, she had a good opportunity of remarking his features, and was quite sure she was not mistaken in the prisoner's person. Other witnesses were called, who proved that the prisoner being apprehended the next day, a pair of the prosortitrix a seioars were Lund upon hint, which she recognised as her own. also appetred, that in the interval he had passed a one.pound Artgliton bank-note to a puldican at lirasted, natural Lacy, in whose house lie was apprehended. The prisoner said nothing in his defence. Ile was found Guilty, ablientence of death was passed upon him. SIDE, FRIDAY. Aro. 13. Pr.i. Mies was inflicted for the violation of a young woman amid Mary Howl!, on the 11th April, at Benham. The of the cane were of such a nature as to forbid de. ttil. The prisoner was a young man of respectable appearance r sod the poseeutrix a young woman, who, it was admitted, had beim !Nth, of a lapue front virtue, anti was the mother of a child three years old. According to her statement, the p.looner overtook her on tile road, and perpetrated the offence, under circumstances of tioience; but on her cross-re &mutation, site admitted that she fl:-; net scream, or call fur assistance. fhe Learned JUDGE here interposed, and said he thought the ewe too weak to go to the Jury ; and therefore directed an acquittal. Verdict-71 Fri Guilty. Mem Pie*, and George nrxes were indicted for burelorionslv breaking and entering the dwelling-house of ilimtrge hooch, ill the right of the 20th March, at 3laidstone, and stealing thertin several watches, his property. The utor was a dealer in watches at Maidstone, and on the tight in question his house was broken open, and the property mettioned in the indictment stolen. It was proved that the prisoners, who were lads of too town, were teen near tie prosecutor's house on the night in question, and ns Isitsrepteu.-. of a suspicion entertained of them. they were sp ftelterided, and recording to the testimony of a man named Chand ler to whom the prisoner had strewn some watches, they were efeatitted for trial. A port of the property was also found in a noble. where it was hid by the prisoners. „Thl Jury, upon the evidence adduced, found the prisoners "" 41 11, sail seertcnce of death was recorded. CIVIL SIPE. P)IIt.LPOT PUIL. nil GNI VI anion foe a libel u on the plaintiff in his character ° D tbe pow of the parish of St. Mary the Virgin, at v "..7 ll .th?l`oli-`tt to him fraud and malvenation in his office. There 'lead pleas of justification oar the record, alledging the truth of the iblikav matter. Th!trial of thi n cane commenced veniality afternoon, and is Idea r e lloc•-'ne the whore of this da ruralrural part of to-morrow. r • u die trial i s end e d t h e ease cannot b reported. _ Joan Hi neon *ten CAEKON.—This match will err -14'317 be mole on Tu es day n e xt, at Toni ('rib's. Josh :"!Y wi t h h a 200/., as his first depubit of the 300!. Setetpx.--It is truly lamentable that v e a'Tit • nett paws that we are spared the painful duty of re 3.hoLon.ren cements! aberration, which nominate the exist. ' i re off On Monday last a most distressing occurrence' toe„,it n, ; ;am 11e4 took at place iti write Covent the ry. A younge, ro about th r an, nam oi ed • u _, e111.14 • rin Excise Officee r Monday afternoon called at the house of a 31r. Morgan ►u u tam wham he was acqu a int e d), a nd t o ld hi nt he was hurt to Mr. Morgan loosing freqnently heard make expressions, made answer, that those who talked of ~„e ' .l l ri!lter. were. in his opini on , o f a ll peso's the least likely to mert m .., Arrant exertition. Sherrington soon afterwards left, bps way to the Excise Office called at a Mr. Ilollin's, where ` Mask two Oates of ale, l'pon eai ing the filet glows to his ti. he eidohaal ", ~ I t will he tliedeirh of ma" Mr in. rent trite meant the ale to which he answered , . " * No ; I will t : tbeft itt a nter . manner." Haying eubsrtmently been informed Ri a u , wer e three grocer waiting at the office for permits, ha h but they will wait a lung time before I write them." nington 1' w:en rit to the office, where he had been but a few b et , L mr t h o ren loud report of a pistol was beard by the neigh omcd. ino , , from whom the. unfortunate youth had but Just :UM°w ately ran to the office, and finding the door fastened, b,,,ZlTltened to the window, where he beheld a sight appalling sQu i l'l"Sdeseriplion. Sherrington was sated on a stool. with his blown to atoms, of of which were scattered in _"!mochan upon the their of tio apartment il'he door hoeing the miserable man was found qui; acad. ar:d ow"' ;d o 7.1 100 1. with which he bad mrnmitted the resit act, lying be. i '''''...-Bfienkoheroe °vomit*. NORTITER.V CIRCUIT. YORK► SUMMER ASSIZES, AUGUST IL. NISI PRIUS. (/k Are Sir Jimix llttxxoca, fat) RCHOLETIEI.II T. WRIGHT. Mr. CI ARSE opened the pleadings, and stated that this was an action on the case for wilfully shooting the plaintit's pointer dog, which wanton act was done by ono of the defendant's servants, and by hi. order. Alter several witnesses had been examined on both sides, amongst whom were two daughters of the defendant, the Judge teem:. mended that a Juror shout.! I;e withdrawn. This suggestbm was immediately complied with. A Jetor being withdrawn, each party pays his own costs. SLANDER AGAINST AN ATTORNEY. Rflallcsux t•. Poi. opened Idle pleadings of this rase, aid 31r. ConT x.sw stated the nature tif the action to :he Jory. It was an te n on of shueder for words made use of in order to .r..itire the plaintiff's fair fame as • solicitor, and to bring him into con tempt among all lib. 3laiesty's civil aubj«ls. The words he should thew were highly calculated to firing the plaintiff into that con. team:. and It would he fee the flentlemen of tlie.lury to say wh..t Rum in damegos could cotrmeneate for the slanderous words ehich were spoken against the plair.tiff. The witreataes he should call in support of the action, the beamed Gentleman said, would prove his case. The plaintiff, it appeared, had had ocrainia to levy • distress, in his prefessional capacity. on certain goals, a:ul it vas owing to that eimmistanee that die following words were ut tered against the pistil:Un—'. That he smearing the plaintiff) had been guilty of murder, and ought to have been hang e d seven years ago ;" which slanderous leorila the defendant hart more than o ;ce repeated in the presence of certain persons; and the plaintiff brought this action in order to defend his character. No joetttication had been put br the defendant upon the reveal. If this action had not been brought, the discourse, or words imputed to the plaintiff, would have been again and aga i n repeated, arse! "with a greedy ear;' and persons might have tall away with the notion that the pLiintiff was guilt, of whin had been laid to hit charge, whereas he was innocent of it altogether. Mr. I:Lamar then proceeded to call— Jane Fatty she lived servant Last year with Mr. Waterinwth. She knows Ilse plaintiff' Robinson, and Fox the defendant. She heard Fox speaking of the plaintiff last year. lie said that Robinson was one of the biggest villains he had ever heard or known of ; that he ought to have been hung seven years ago, anti that he could bring forward a man who cool(' prove it. This was not the first time she had heard the defendant speak disreapectfully of the plain tiff. The ituartel Nose respecting a Mr. 1% bite, but what that quarrel was about she could nut tell, but 31r. Foa was concerned tie the Weiner. ('ross-exantined by Mr. At:tin:sox- 4 411e could not say when it was; it we. not quite a twelvemonth ago; she told Mr. Rubin. son of it ; she had lived with him as servant about a year ago she told him of the wonls in 3lareh. She did not think proper to tell him of them when in his wirier.. She w.is out of place first. and then it 11:1 , she told him; she had something else to do when in service. Slie was at the ha: of • public house when the words were' spoken eguinst Mr. Robinson ; don't know all that was said.— The plaintiff never read the deelar.tion over when he read the words site had Pepe/tied si:out fire w.rks ago. and asked her if they were true. She never knew that Mr. Robinson had committed murder. Mr. ALTIMOV—Irhy, is it an unlikely thing for an attor ney to commit murder ? Dues he not often murder his poor clients? Robert Noble examined by Mr. exalt tr—lle is a fnrmer. I There was a town meeting respecting an appeal ; the plaintiff and the defendant were both there ; it war agreed to try the appeal. Mr. Robinson ha 4 been engaged in the cause before. Fut wanted some other person to conduct the appeal. Ile said, the plaintiff was not fit to be employed as an attorney ; that be was a black leg; had committed murder, and ought to lose been hung seven years ago ; there were the greatest part of 100 persons present when he', said these words. Mr. A it.nritsox—Mr. Robinson lost the Mr. I . I.AIIIE—No. _ _ - - Mr. ALDERSON then aililmsed the Jury . In mitigation of damagey, and said it was absurd to talk about serious ones ; a small coin was sufficient to satisfy the nature of the action, and he trussed the Jury would give no more. It was ridiculous to sunpose. that if tho plaintiff hod not brought this cause into Court—and it would have iieen more wise of hint not to have done so—that he multi hare been .opposed to have committed murder; his character had not *Ailed, nor could it suffer any thing by the words made use of. A dispute had arisen respecting au appeal which might have occasioned sonic unpleasant observations, but what damages the plaintiff had sustained he was at a loss to guess, or how he had been injured in his good name by the defet.dant was equally as mystertous, and altogether incomprehensible. The Learned Counsel concluded his address by calling on the Jury to give the ! least coin of the realm. The Learned ltanux charzeil the Jun. The plaintiff, he said, was clearly entitled to their verdict; and notwithstanding that the plaintiff might have sustained no damage/we land, nor his good name been injured by the words ►poken by the defendant, yet still it was highly neerwary that every man land particularly a member of the profession of the law) %tam Id staud well in the esti mation of his neighbours. The words had been proved, and it was for the Jury to consider what damages he was entitled to, under all the circumstances of the case. l'he./ury consulted a short time, and brought in their verdict for the plaiutitf—thimages 10l.; costs ma_ TIIE ricumarst. Mr. CLARKE stated the C39C, and said, these were the parties alluded to in the former trial, sail that Mr. Fox was the same de fendant as in the cause decided. The action was brought to recover certain premises, which the defendant, in his character of executor, refused to yield up. The plaintiff, however, failed to establish his use, and was, by the direction of the !seamed Judge, accotilingly nonsuited. It was a singular occurrence, that when the plaintiff was " call. ed," as it is termed in law, " to come :orth, or lie would lose his writ of Nisi Peisi," that the plaintiff in this action, %Mite, on hearing his nanie, absolutely came into the witness's box, to the iunusemeut of t . .e tieudemen of the liar. EJ Ef - 111 E DOC 11. DARLET, req. •1$0111:T.--1X Till siNn's DCYCII. Blr. VERNON opened the pleadings, and Mr. Wit.t.tasts stated the case to the Joy. It was an action in ejectment, brought to re cover certain lime-kilns at Spornton, in this county. The Learned ('Hansel (Mr. Vernon) called Wm. it'ear-•11e if the land agent; was so !n 1319. Ile drew the agreement between the ' ,llama and the defendant t it was drawn up by himself, and lie witnmed the signatures of the par. ties; It was signed in his presence. in December in tint; year. The defendant had Riven up all the property except the lime-kilns.— , (Agruement pat in and read, dated December 10, 13194—Agree. went for one year, rent '2OOl. per annum. Cross-examined by Mr. 110LT.-116 has seen the lime-kilns, but does not know who made them ; lie has been land-agent to the Darnley family six or seven years; he can't say if the,. were !malt by the freeholders ; there may be fifty little-kilns on tho waste or manor of Spornton the agreement specified that there was to be another lease granted; knows Mr. retch, saw him at Kerbymoor side; Goodwin paid him rent in April, 1020 ; Mr. Abbrey paid rent about the same time ; has heard him say he built the lime kilns. Mr. Saint examined.--Ile served a notice on the defendant, which was signed by the plaintiff, 3lr. It otnley ; it was signed on the Ist of October, to quit the f,th of April following. Ma !lovr addreyscal the Jury, and contended that the defendant had a right to erect lime-kilns by custom of the manor, and that the plaintiff rested lie title on the agreement. The freeholders had a right to erect lime kilns, and the delendtmt wax one of the freeholders ; not so with those who were tot, for they paid a fine to the lonl of the manor in lieu thereof. Jrno E—i mu not sit;ii:.11;;;: .- the custom. Ilis dime acted unwisely in taking them under the demise. The question solely was, did the lime.kilrs pass under that demise ? There was a written contract. Mr. 110 Le contended the defendant had a presumptive right, and had paid a valuable consideration for the premixes. A reference was suggested by his Lordship, which the ranks areal to, it being undentood that the plaintifishould have judg. meat and execution for such pastas could be prised he was entitled to by the award of Mr. Near, the land.stewart, Mr. Williams agreeing to take nothing by the demise. Mr. 'love said, if be did, it would be the subject of another SO ion. Joni:a—No ; the party might apply to the Court on an affida vit of the facts. Verdict or irsubj to t , subj ect the award ef Mr. Near. TIMIFDAIT. ADOUST PRIUS. I Before Ilfr.Justice ItarLietr and a Special Joey.l _ TICIIPZIT v. ILITCWIXti. I T v' r n at. ani opened the pleadings; and Atr. Ttabal.t. rated the saw to the Jury. Mr. Sc and Mr. STAIIIIIr conducted the defence. To sup(+ort the else of trespass laniorgst other wimesees), the Learned toured called the gamekeeper of the p!aintifT, who stated that he had seen the defendant on his master's ground. and lire se. feral times, but miss his birds. That both tired at one partridge at the same time, and killed it. The gamekeeper immedia:ely tired at another partridge, which he killed also. While the game. Itteict was ticking up the bird that was shot between them, the defendant took up the partri.lge shot by the gamekezper,und bagged it. (A laugh.) The defendant, it appotrea, had a certificate, which he produced to the garnekeerer, and persisted in his right of shooting on the rounds ; on whieh the gamekeeper gave the defendant a discharge from shootvig. The defendant, however, mei-wiled to pursue the genie, and fur the trtspas• this a:tion was brought. The plaintif was nonsuibll„ on account of the abeenee of Mr. l'hat!es Brown, Alderman of Leeds, a material witness, who was called on pie subpama, but did not answer. ' The AsSiZef of Maryboro tenninated on Satnniay. Gen. tencv of death having been parsed upon six individuals, one for murder, and fire fur burglery ; of the latter one is MI ry tirrive years age! Jb:At (fray AND Mr ADLl!!—Blittlitrl.ll, Aro. B.—ln the night of the tith, a horrible murder was committed at Antwerp, ob Mt. Lerhtereide, Lieutenant of the 15th diviston. As he ant retiring to hi. apartment he ass stabbed in the side, and seems to have survived only long enough to throw himself Into a ch.tir, j when he expired. Ills wife. thirty-two yeears of ago, Pas been arrested, interrogated. and pla;:s1 under confinement. lie had I been married to her oily Svc CT SIT months, after haring lived with her several years. Tier exerssiv: jealousy excited suspicion *viral ht.r.—l/afraaret Paper. OXFORD CIRCV7T. SHROPSHIRE ASSIZES, AVOUST 12. [rte ore Mr—furrier PAIL.] Richard Reacall and George Ire/lino were placed at the bar. These prisoners had been tried before 111 r. Justice Park. at the Spring Assizes, at this place, for a most extensive embezzlement. The for ner prisoner had been steward to the corporation for the manageinent of the affairs of the poor of the town of Shrewsbury, and the latter was his clerk. It appeared that the prisoners had been for years in the habit of receiving money on account of the corporation, anitfmni time to time appropriating suit's to their o.•'n use. They had continued this nefarious practice for 'some years, and. as was stated, embezylol near three thousand pounds. The corporation prosecuted them on sixteen very long indictments, on two of which they were tried and found guilty on the I clearest evidence; but Mr. ('urwnod and Mr. Carrington, their C' tinsel, took a great number ni legal objections to the framing of these indictments, which objections his hoolship considered of a, much importance. that he posquined giving judge ient till lie had eontimal with his brother Judges. The prisoners were now again brought up, and *ere addressed by his Lordship, who informed them, that the twelve Judges had considered of the points made by their Counsel, and were clearly and unanimously of opinion that they were fatal to the Indictments ; and therefore his Majesty' had granted tile prisoners a pardon. On the other indictments, as they were all equally bad, an acquittal would be taken. Ilia Lordship observed, that a statement had been sent to him, which had appe•-ed in one of the local newspapers, in which it was held out as a matter of triumph, that the !Mainers might be in dicted again, and would lie hied by the same Judge. Certainly, In point of law, the prisoners might be indicted again ; on the pro priety of such further prosecation he could give no opinion, hut he was bound to saw (and he spoke it In the hearing of many Gentlemen who knew hini weili, that die prisoners being again tried before hint, could he no nlat‘er of congratulation eid,er to the prosecutors r or the prisoners. Acquittals were then entered on the fourteen rema/uing indict merits. Mr. CURWOOD—Did I understand your Lordship that the pri. setters are pardoned ? Mr. Justice PAC a—Yes, Sir, they are pardoned each on one in. dictment. ..... Mr. ('ustwoon—That is enough, my Lord. If a person is par doned by the King of one felony, he is. I believe, thereby pardoned j of all elergrable felonies up to the date of such pardon; and it I will. therefore. bar any fiirilitir Indictments. Mr. Jo slier PARC—As a plea of pardon is what I never saw in the whole cause of toy experience, you had better consider how the law stands on this !wont. i t Mr. CchWOOT)....I will look into the antherrities. Here the conyeruition terminated; big we undenttand that • fresh set of indictments are to be •,,refenta,l The isonersappear- ofi to be moat teepee4o.e rues, and Ileaeall, we understand, has been a I)issenting 3/itoster. These abortive prosecutions have already cost the (!orporatfon 35411. liteiard James was indicted for stealing a piece of teak wood, 1 the property of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal Company. jlr. Cif swoon conducted the prosecution. It appeared that the company had a large stock of teak timber, and that information was brought to the company's agent that • plank or teak was standing in the vartl of the prisoner. who was a carpenter ; it was recognised by the wtorktnen of the company by a mark which had been on the wood, and which hadbeen ',awn through, and was partly on the plank found and partly on the cor responding plank which remained in the company's yard. The witnesses stated, that teak-wood was • very unusual sort of wood in th!s country, but admitted that most or the East India ships were built of it, and that canal companies used it to construct locks, bridges, and other works of that sort. as water had very little effect on it, and that it is to be bought at sevt.ial places in Liver. pool. The prisoner said, in his defence, that it had been left with him to make it into a Pencil. and that it was openly in his yard, and that if hr had stolen it he could, as • carpenter. have so al. tered it by planing, or otherwise, as to destroy all traces of its identity. Mr. Justice Pant left it to the Jury to say whether they thought the case sufficiently strong to satisfy them of the prisoner's guilt. Verdict—Nof f; witty. We beard that the prisoner had been acquitted of similar charges three times before. At the end of the daty four very long indictments were found wins' Bearall and ?Fillings, fir embezzltinent. The cases on the Clvil Side were entirely devoid of interest. MISII CIRCUITS. QUEEN'S COUNTY ASSIZCS, MARTIIOIOOON, A vo. S. The usual preliminaries having been gone through at eleven o'clock on Thurmlay, Lord No►bury presiding, the tirand Jury His Lordship complimented the Grand Jury indieWualle and collectively, Ile said it was • most advantageous circumstance that Sir Henry Parnell (who looked so well) was amongst them. He would not waste their precious time by addressin g them. but Gentlemen might charge him with a dereliction of hisduty did he nut do as he had always done. Ile wished to show a regard fur the courtesies of life. On approaching the county, he was highly grs. tilled to observe the wel t-appointed allpearanos of their worthy High Sherilf, and the iligniiied *erect he priddo the King's Corn. mission. It afforded him peculiar ecinifort to Hod that the gentle men had nothing to entertain of that painful nature which hail met)- pied his lion. Friend at the last Assizes it hurt him exceedingly to be prevented front attending as that Anises. Ile had the honour of addressing • Grand Jnry, *ft two AlensPers of Parliatneat amongst them ; one of those Members highly effieient, and an honour to the country z end although he was disposed to give every credit for the utmost vigilance, much inconvenience arose from the manner In which Irish affairs were disposed of, and the late period of the Session at which the questions "-ere generally entertained. But when be ennsidered the time consumed, in necesrary debates. and on domestic as well as foreign relations , he was not surprised at many matters baying passed unnoticed. The Government of both countries were extreintly anxious to preserve the character of the Grand Juries of IrelantL—at present they stood extremely high, and none of them higher than that of the Grand Jury of the (Intsen's county. In its wisdom, when the Legislature had any thing to effect, particularly where taxation was in question, they wen always sure to maks the Grand Juries of Ireland the pack horses to carry the burden ! (much laughter); and he had no doubt but they were right, for so long as the brand Juries of the country maintained their high character, so long would the people continue satisfied to be taxed by them. lie 11CILI touched upon the educes. I thin of Ireland, and the returns which had been ordered by Govern ment, and he (lir:tied the attention of the Gentlemen to the '2llth of lien. VIII , chap. IS, being the standing Act upon which pa. rochinl schools were founded. He was certain that, in their relative capacities as Magistrates and Gentlemen, they would do their duty, and tie would not detain them any longer. CHARGE OF MURDER. An unfortunate young man of the name of John Drop Ay, was indicted for the wilful murder of James Phelan, an independent fanner, on the night of the nth November last, at Mountrath. It appeared by the evidence of Bridget Ke ll y, that the deeeased Came by his death by • blow given - by the prisoner, in company with a man of the name of Fannin. Der testimony was a good deal shaken by the cross-examination of Mr. Berates.. Doctors Jacob and Smith were called to prove that he died by the fracture, and that he had intervals of understanding. Two brothers of the deceased proved to his dying declaration, which brought on an argument by Mr. BETHEL, respecting the admissibility of the evidence. The Jury, under the charge of Lord Nonnv•lt s found a verdict of conviction, after bring in for upwards of an hour. His Losinsuir pronoun-nal sentence of death, but, we under stand, subsequently granted • respite for a week, in order to give an opportunity to discover• some chruisstanees in favour of the prisoner, which will be reported to his Exixilency the Lord Lieu tenant. It was then stated, to the Court, that one of the prisoners about to be put on his trial was ill of fzrcr, and that it would not In safe to remove him. lloctor Jacob reported accordingly. Air. ('ASSAY requested to be allowed to proceed with a traverse presentment ease. his lAnolsltip nodded miens. A DIALOGUE. Mr. I . .a.s9sw proceeded—la this case, my Lonl, I am of N.—flow do you do, Doctor Jacob P I'm glad to see you look so well. -- l)uctor Jacob—l am glad to bare it in my power to return the compliment, my Lord. Mr. CASSAN, still on his legs. and raising his voice—My Lord, in this case I am Counsel for Mr. Joseph tilulhsll— Lord N—Doctor Jacob, I have been very ill sine. I last had the pleasure of seeing you. Porto, Jacob—So have I, too, my Lord. pr. Cas!..as (with stentorian lungs)--.317 Lord, 1 have twice stated that in this ease— ' lord N—Docto , Jacob, I have to congratulate you on the mar ' rive of your son ; he's a young man of high professional talent_ of grent reputation. I/oetor Jacob—l thank you, my Lord. Mr. I'•FSAN (still loud, and with x-at ernphasis)--Illy Lord, I shall occupy the attention of the Court but a short time— Our n:parter left Mr. C4asan stating his case, it being nearly five o'clock in the evening, and the scene of action twenty miles from the Ime .sllornimg Post. The Judges proceeded from this town to Phillipstown, to open the C 0111121621.011, on Monday, the itth instant. ARMAGH ASSIZES. TRIAL FOR MURDER._ On Saturday, soon after nine oelork,Justice Tonaews took hw ont on the Bench, and the Jury panel was called OUT. Jamrs Sprite, r. Jane Splicer. and Anne Spenser were placed at the bar, and arraigned tbr the wilful murder of Thomas Spencir (a elitist of four years of age), at ihillygeglly, LUghgaii, on the :id of .:11lay hut t Janie, Spencer having given the drc.viscd a mortal wound, of which he soon after died, and Jane Spencer and Anne Spencer being prevent aiding and assisting. The first witness produced was Racbael Spencer, who was ' greatly alKeted. and liathisi in tears, nn ascending the table. She I was esaniined by lie. Bet.L, and deposed as follow.:-1 km a married woman t my husband is George Spencer e a lives in laughgall. 1 know Jane Spencer and Anne Sp.nrer, the prisoners; they are sisters to my husband, and live wi:h him in Isom salt. James Spencer is alto related to my husband ; he lives at big Is, ther's in Cushenagh, about a mile from Lneghgall. 1 did not live with my husband In May boa, nut (era long time prctieud7. I reside at Ilallygotly, about half a mile distant from Loughgnli. lived at Ilallygossy on the:3d of May last. I have been niarried George Spencer about six rears, five of which we have lived sepa rately. I have had three children by myhusbsnd George Spencer; . they are all dead; the youn gest _of them was a boy, named Thomas, who was four years old In March last. I re6oltect the night of the 2d of May ; my son Thomas was then alive ; I was in my own ; house on that night ; my son and a servant woman, named Idiza Shields, were in the house with me. I had been in bed for a big time, but had not fallen :Weer, when I heard some noise in the house; It was like the crumbling or moulds. (Hero sheds's-rib d 'the situation of the apartments in the house, which was a single story and thatched. Thin wi.is a small porch at the hall door, which led to the kit-1-n nn the left, and to a sitting-room on the right hand; adjoining this room was the bed-rontii in which the witness slept.) On heating the noise I cnilcd to Eliraheth Shields, who slept in a bed on the opposite end of the room ;my si n s slept in the bed with myself. My servant arose and called out, three times, was there any one there ; bat no answer was given. I then pert...iced there was a light in the kitchen, and I said " They are mostly to murder us this night." The servant came into my bed: I juteked out, ran to the window, and threw myself against it; hut as it was fastened on the outside with a shutter I could not I open it. I saw the light appmarliitig, and threw myself under the servant's bed. The prisoner, James Spencer, came into the bed room ; he had a sword In his right hand, and a candle in the left; he asked, on opening the door, " il'hat's that you're saying?" I slid not speak, but Eliza Shields answered, " James, I'm speak ts. itachael." As she spoke the prisoner struck her with the sword ; on is Bich she " James, for the tender merry of (led, don't murder its." The prisoner made no reply ; and he then ' struck the child, who cried out, " Oh, don't murder us." I ob served that the prisoner. James Spencer, was bitret'osn and bare headed ; he bail a pair of dirty looking trowsers on him. Ile con tinued to strike the child and the servant woman with the sword, they entreating hum to spare them. until the candle went cut. I had a distinct view of his reason until the candle went out ; on which I crept from under the bed and ran towards the kitchen. On going to the hall door, I found it locked and the key gone; I had lea the key in it on going to bed. 1 then went into the kitchen and jumped up on a table which was beside a window. I tried to open the window hitt it was too fast ; in my struggles with the window, • milk cmct, which was on the table, was upset. The noise attracted the prisoner, whom I h ea rd coining from the bed- I. room. I ran towards the door, went into a corner of the porch. and kept in my breath until the prisoner passed. I then went I into the room, and seized a poker which was in the tire-place. with ; which I forced open the shutter of the bethrooni window. Eliza beth Shields, who era sitting at the bed-room table, said, " trees, you'll ewarte.",,,-Without speaking a word, I threw myself oat of the window, and, fell on my hands and face. I immediately got nn my feet, and tanked about to see which Vflt7 I should run, as l wasafraid of meeting sotuebotly. I raw Jane Spencerand Ann ; Spencer. the pismires, beside a tree, about ten or twelve yards Item the window; they were standing together, with their faces towards me. Saw their distinctly, as it was a fine star-light night. Jane Spencer had on a dark cloak, Anne a grey one. still held the poker in niy hand. ()n seeing the women, clapped my hand. anti shouted out, •• Mursler, murder! my child is a-killing !" I then ran past the gable end of to . y holm, to John shout ing •• Murder, murder, murder! 'the whole way. lleitly's horse was but a short distance front mine. I struck the door with the , poker. and called for help. The door was instantly opened by wife, who was followed by her husband. I heard Eliaa beth Shield* screaming wildly outside, and also the sound of the I blows the were given her. Reilly raised the neighbours; and lie sad his wife, with Pat Lennox, John D a ly, a canners (who then came op). a nd another woman, accompanied me back to the house, to save my child. I had been about live minutes from my house; and we ran to tile window from which I had escaped; it was still open. Dearing the weak cries of my child, I entreated some of the men to go in and reach him out, but they were afraid. I asked them to assist me up to the window, and I would myself go in. They slid an, and I tinind my child lying on its face on the floor; it was all Isliatly. (Here the presticutrix was greatly af fected]. Its head was cut dreadfully, as was also its neck and arms. I took my infant in my arms, and went to the kitchen door, which I found unlocked and the key in it. 1 opened the door and let the people in. Eliasthath Shields was not in the house, and James Spencer had escaped. I sent off, one of the :men to Loughgall for Doctor Scott. Ile at tired in about half an hour and dressed the child. Elllabeth shields was found in a ditch beside the house by some of the people I had sent to look for her. She was quite dead. 'The child died about six o'clock. I went to Mr. Ilario, the Magistrate, and told him of the murders, and by whom thirlr were perpetrated. This witness further said, th at the bed-room window looked into an orchard, in which the two women were standing, and added that she had examined the kitehen chimney in the morning, and obsctv ed the marks of some one having come down the chimney. Mrs. Spencer underwent a long cross-examination by Mr.' Scrieen, who failed to elicit anything calculated to shake her direst testimony. Several witnesses were examined, who corroborated the former evidence. The ',mimed Jrnat charged the Jury at greet length. who re. turned a renlict finding darnel Spencer—Gni/4 ; Jane Spencer ' and Anne Speneer—.Vot Gniliy. The convict was then addressed by the Learned Judge in the most idrecting manner. Ile concluded thus-- !laving no doubt whatever on my mind as to your guilt, I now proceed to pronounce the ;mild sentence of the law. You, James Spencer, are to be taken from the place where you now stand (the dock) to the place from ...hence you ean-e (the gaol), and on Monday next you are to be conveyed (min thence to the common piece of exccutrm and there hung by the neck until dead ; and your body to bigiven to the surgeons of the County Infirm:try, and annttnntbed. And may God have mercy on your pout r• nnfortunatc young man (he seemed to he about two or three and twent-i) sat perfectly collected and altogether undismayed dur ing the trial ; tier did his firmness desert him while receiving seatence. Iternard Duffer. who was convicted at Sfonhaghan on Tuesday, of the murder of hit wife, was executed, pursuant to his scntmce, on Thum:ay. FIRE IN GREVILI.E STREET. From the brief notice taken in yesterday's paper, no adequate estimate can be formed of the magnitude of this calamitous occur rence, or the extensive injury likely to accrue to the families or thovr who were employed on the premises. In Mr. 11loyes's este blistiment, there were at least sixty persons regularly engaged, in cluding compositors, pressmen, warehousemen, errand-hoys, he. and in Mr. Wilson's concern there could nut be less than from 2.11 to 2ii ; so that nearly Ilhl persons are thus, in a moment, temporarily &Trisect of employment. 'l'he fire is understood to hare commenced in Mr. Moyes's press room, on the second floor, from whence it communicated to Mr. Wilson's, on the right, but in a ver partial degree ; the names then extended in the dircetiol of Leat her-lane, and soon raged with great fury in the left wing of Mr. Illoyea's concern, the greater part of which was occunied as drying.rooms, and warehouse for books in sheets, of which there was a large number far advanced I towards completion—it is neefiless to add, all those were consumed ; 1 and what enknees the lint it, that there were many autographs, every line of which (the labour of yeast) have suffered the IMMO fate ; amongst the new works were the following Gaelic Dictionary, 2 vols. royal Bro. fine edition. Tasso, a new translation bylViffen, 2 vols, pocket edition, splen ' dilly printed and hotpcsstel. Ilaronetage of the I. rued Kingdom, up to the present period, 1 vol. Bvo. Church Ihstory, 2 vols. Biro. Path Abbey Church (two editions). I vol. royal to. 2 vols. 810. Beauties rf Ilistory, fine edition. 4 vols. Pawns Griminiss Woburnensis, a very splendid work. There were, besides, a vast cumber of„reprints, none of which es caped the conflagration. :rlr. I'lloyes's private liSmry, in which were many very choice works, was also destroyed ; but sonic of the account.books and papers of moment were got out of the counting-house, at vary great penal risk. - .1 he whule stock of typo, standing forms, forty or fifty frames, a number of common hressr:, four hydraulic, and twelve or four_ 1-en Colombian and Stanhope presses, lay buried In the smoking ruins at six o'clock last evextug, when some of the engines were still The want of a speedy supply of water is admitted on all hands to be the reason of the flames taking so wide a ninge. The fire was Gist discuvexed at a quarter past ten o'clock, and no water could be had until within ten mihutes of eleven, when the doors being mk erred by the action of the fire, yielded to the Immense wetglit of type, iron presars, imposing -atones, he. and tumbled with a bor. rible crash into on: incongruous glosing ruin. The intensity of, the heat preventing a near imprimis, the firemen could only M. tempt to save those buildings arour.d, which was e ff ected only by the most unwearied exertion* on their starts. Some idle or ignorant persons insinuated that great pan of the property might have been saved had she firemen born more prompt; in reply to which, we will merely repeat the assertion of a respectable gentleman residing on the spot: " A near: alarming fire (said he) I never beheld and never did I behold anything like th.: exertions of the firemen, Ito which alone may bt , attributed the preservation of the entire neighbourhood." At three o'clock yesterday the following engines were lying about the neighbearhooil:—The British Commercial, l'hundx, Iran of England, t: n, Globe, Hope, Union, Safety, London Assurance, Guardian, Beaton, British, Royal Exchange, Westminster, Albion, Alliance, Band-in-Hand, County, de. There was a considerable sum insured both by Mr. 3loyes and 311. Wilson ; but we regret to learn that it ismuch below the value of the property destroyed which must exceed 3s\oool. at the least. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Sta.—The increasing negligence of the Water Com panies, in providing the constant supply which they under, take to do in cases of fire, is become a most serious public grievance. The fire in ireville-street, last night, raged for an hour and a half before any water could be obtained, while twenty or thirty firc.engints, and some hundred firemen, wtre ita useless attendance. This is not an isolated ease : complaints of the same kind recur con tinuslly,and the AVaterCompaniee, united as they noware, I believe, affect to treat such complaints en randier, saving, thst they are not bound to aftiird such supply at all. I know of no effectual cure fur this grievance, but that of tha I;raverutnent taking the supply of the metropolis with water into its own Inns's. I am, yours, &c. TIIE DIRECTLR or A FIRE 01 NC/. August 13, 14L ROBBERY OF EARL COWPER'S STEWARD. The following circumstances connected with the ease of Harris, one of the party found guilty of being implicated in the burglary at the house of Earl Cowper's steward, will not only be read with interest on account of their probable influence in determining the fate of that unfortunate man, but also as tending to demonstrate the ecreinecireunispecfion with which evidence to personal idently ought always to be received. The story told by the prisoner on his trial. and which was cod.- ro!matest by the evidence of loin daughter, was, that on t!ie night of the robbery be was at Aidley's theatre, which he lett about o ache o'clock at night, utd then went to the public lionise at the Surrey boat of irestminster.bridge (the Red Lion, we believe), where he met a party of three rename, with whom he entered into Callfilifl.. tion. mod in whose compaiiy he left that house, about one o'clock. Ile .li.l not know the 113I1W at residence of the lierlyobelaoll hear ing them say that they were going as far as the 't ortaltire Stang°, Partilimoon. It is well known that the evidence of the child to sustain the alibi at the trial was so discredited by the contradictions and diserepan. ties enc. Jed in cross-examination, as to have no value attached to it. The fiienda of the prisoner, Itow:ver, attributed theme incur.- , ebtencies in the child's testimony to its inexperience and agitation, at the time when giving its testimony, and determined, as a folic'', hope, on calling at all the houses near the Yorkshire Slinger, in th.t hope of finding the residence of the party into whose company th& prisoner wan accidentally thrown on the right of the robbery. and whole testimony to that effect would of course establish an aieo. Four or five days were in this manner fruitlessly employed by a young man of the came or :Simmons, who aria accomponitd in his inquiries by a son of the prisoner, of about nine years of age. The I zeal of the individual was not abated by there repeated disappoint ment*, and on Thursday 'am he determinist on affixing entices at the corners of the dilEctent streets in that neighbourhood - , requesting the party to cme forwrol. While thus euoployed, the prisoner's son etriaimerl to hint, printing to a person who was in the art of j not erg out of a 110t , V2 in Circus.strevt, •• That is the man that can save my father's life, - an I running to him, besought his asistarte, a 'ibis person, wh we name is Maisey, and vrh.t Mr many years ha. ; resided at No. ti, in that street, immediately rerognised the boy ; o and, on an explanation being made to him, egrets! to accompany the party to the Seaciary of State's office. (In their arrival there i they made known their lousiness to Mr. Caliper, who told them theie Interference was tritekst4, at the fate of the man was deter. ruined on. The party, however, were not an to be repulsed, bait ' atill persisted in demanding an interview with the Secretary of State, and were at last told to write down the information they had to communicate, and it should he taken up to Mr. Ilobhouse. They arr.:gratingly ',Fore the folloosiog words :—.' Some persons are waking. ahn ca t g i ve i m p ortant evidence on behalf of Janice Harris." This was taken to Me. thrbhosise, who sent nut word hir them to wait a short time, and he would grant them an interview. About half an hour afterwards they . were ushered into the presence of Matsui . llohitouse and Capper, S ir Richard Hirnie, Mr. Nichol. arm, the Under-Sherii . for Ilertfordahlre, and Mr. It'il.on, thz gaoler. 3lr. Maiitey then stated that on the IVedneoillay in Whitrue week lie went, ao:ompaniel by his wife and daoightrr.iii-law, to Asley's Thoutre ; on looming which they went ma public-house et the foot of Westminster-bridge, to pmeure some refsedimenr, and that while there, a man, a...comp:tined be a female and two chit.. dren, a girl end boy, came and sat down in the Rime box as they trorupital. A conversation ensued, in the course of which it came out that both patties had been to the Theatre, and t le topic of eis. course in consequence became the merits of the piece they had tot. tually witnessed, and whirl' it appears was the spectacle culled " The Battle of IVattrfoo." That in the course of the talk. wit. ness was inbonical that the man's name was Hari is, that the woman was his wife, and doe toy and girl their children. About a quarter to one o'clock they left the house in company, hut almost mine. diately after separated, In contequence of a s'orower of rain coming down, each erodeavouring to make their way home as fast as possible. Witness thought little of the circumstance afteroarib, till the whole was recalled to his mind by the on ireettiol siolor .of the boy that morning, whose perion he fled:zed lie immetis.ate)r rceognistd. lu answer to the inquiries of Mr. f'apper, witness gave a doseri2.. tion of the person of the man, and which was at:mined bs Mr. Nicholson and 31r. Wilson to correspond with that of tha r.. sonar. On the close of the examination, Sir Itrnithn Itinwir: observed, that it was scarcily possiesie that the prisoner, by travelling post, could have reached Ilerfor t in tint: to be present at the berglary; an opinion in which M:. llobli , use and Mr. t'spper expressed their concurrence. A private conversation ensued among these gentlemen, and in the result the party were dismissed, with the assonsoee that. untie: the circumstances, a respite of the sentenec would be grantee. THE STOLEN BIRMINGHAM BANK NOTES. At the Guildhall yesterd interesting and importaet at. gum cat, eclat ye to the offet ee, generally, of receiving stolen brat motes of any description, arose on the re.esamination, More Sir Jan:es Shaw, Bart, yesterday, of Fhtabetli Tarale, in custody I It the tlisrge of passing two of the Binning:lam honk niece, sioleu from the Banton coach, about two years age, as noticed in tree paper of %VednesCay last. The prisoner, who is a very fine yourg woman, it will be re. collected is the sister of Charles Crowd a, who was tried at the OA Bailey, and &mulcted, for this affair, and the wife of Thomas Tuntley, who rood Indicted will him, but &dna appear. It was at first suspected that the lel. Bank of England note, which the prism. er had offered in lieu of the two stolen notes she hot te^- dr , to, was ene or a pacel sihce stolen ; but as the inquiries made had not elicited any thing to establish that fact, the case Caine o-t upon the orig n.I charge only ; Mr. Humphreys. the family soli. citov, al-paring for the prisoner; M %Bromine, of the firm of Bax. ter and ilemmesg, of tfray's Inn. for the prosecution, on the part of the hanker; th: City solicit, r being also In attendance. The previous depositleas being read over. Mr. I lemming applied to the Magistrate for a forth'? adjournment. Ile had eviderer there to prove that the notes the prisoner had tendered sere par: of those sent from hoodoo by the Balloon Binningliam comb, hat the guard, the material evidence to prove the rubbery, would not be in town for some days. Mr. III:141 . 111ETS said he believed it was notorioue that th Balloon 'coach had been robbed. The fact, indeed, was upon rt emd. and one or two p mono had been tried as receivers of tome of fre notes, kr owing them to be stolen but admitting that fact, he had t s coot. n from all the tit u noes that h.ed occurred, the pri soner lad coma ital no otlence in law. In the case of one man, who was tried at the 0 d Batley, and convicted for receiving some of these very notes, knowing them to be stolen, two objections were taken, which were referred for the opinion of the Judges. In the first, it was contended that as the notes had heed paid at the bankers in town, and stolen on their way back to the country, :Ind had consequent ly newer been received, the y were therefore ut no value, and coul d not be the subject of a larceny. This was sup ported on the case of the King against Bakewell, who was convicted in 1803, for having stolen and circulated Bank of England notes, which hail previously been cancelled. It was argued before the Judges, that althomfh these notes might not atrirly come under the term Bank of Englank notes, or securities for ninety, they were certainly within the meaning of the words of the stature '• valuable effects,' and though as cancelled, they might be con. sidered as vaimless in themselves yet the cashing. them made them of value. The Judges, however, sits.ided differen ly, and dPettarged the prisoner. Tne case of the King and Asler, for stealing Es. chequer Bills, without the roper signature to them, was decided on the same princip:e, and the prisoner was pardoned. From tine cases it WAS argued that no felony in his bad beets ammitted with respect to these notes, and consequently the receiving them could be no offence. The oCrobjeetion was, that under the Si i:ute 3 Geo. IV. cap. 24, for exterding the laws against receivers of stolen goods. to receivers of stolen bids, bank notes. lie. from the very ambiguous manner in which it w: worded, no indictment fir felony could he maintained ; end though be:ore that statute the stealing of a Jose is ocao had been made felony, it was only by this tutu' that the receiving &chose is orlion, knowing it to be stolen, was rendered liable to prosecution. Upon both these objections the judges de cided in favour of the pt ironer, and he was discharged. '4 soh re gard to this statute, Mr. !lawn 'hillock, on a late occasion at York, expreutil his opinion that it was so very ambiguously worded, that co indictment for trimly could be framed under it. The law, therefore, with regard to receivers, he (Mr. llumphres) contended, rAnatu ml as it was bet're the passing of the statute, and iiMy as regards stolen gores or chattels eauld a receiver be indicted before the conviction of the principal felon. Sir Jaats SHAW—Have there not been several convictions in the country for passing some of these very notes knowing thew to be stoler 1 - 11r2 - 1 . 1 . 1: st . marra—TN—two at lat• chests, but the stn were both discharged. Mr. Heat KIX° said. as he was not aware that any questions law would be raised, he had certainly not conic prepared to argue them; but he apprehended that though the notes might e.ot 1., o f value in the hands of the persons stealing them. th, y would be of value in the hands of third persons, how holders, like Mr. Steadman, who, as in this case, bad given v:iitie fait it; and asked, as proof of it, whether it would rot be held that such persons tr t4ht maintain an action against the banke-s for the &went. In the case of Ilakewell, quoted, hen. ter had any legal right in the turfs. and consequently in his hands they were ui no value; bet he thenglit they must be considered as of value when received with a guilty knowledge, and not from the littr... , n sliding them. Ur. llcarnarvs begged ta retuind the 31ns:is:rate that the prisoner was a rained %mean, and her hushaeid stood indicted et this v. ry moment for this offence, and she might be considered as acting under his on reion. Sir J. suaw—From the evidence before me, I think tLere is sufficient to warrant nay sending the prisoner to trial. Mr. II t• m rumor:vs—For what offence, Sir? . . CITY SOLlClTOR—Unslerthe last Act of Parliament. hlr.ilaron Ilullock's opinion is only the dictum of a single Judge. and it has in no case bean decide') that an indictment under that statute will not lie. Sir J. SHAW theught the 9ncstion one of great importance. He sh..uld therefore send the rweumer before a Jury, and the Julges would thin give their onirvons, which would lesa to an Avner:Mucci: of the law upon the subject, if it should be found that it •as cot sulkiently clear to meet cases of this description. The rootlet was then remanded, that the guard might at•.eut. so that the necessare evidence as to the fact may be .ompleted. Tumley seemed greatly dis..ppuitited at this decision, and wept bitterly at being sent back to prison. - - --- Yesterday morning, as one of theca:lA-Knots was mtilong under the bridge in the Itaek Road. Kentish Town, the pew", on board discovered something floating on the water, which. on .s. speetion, they found to be the body of • female. It was ronseitd to the shore, and appeared to hate been in the water several &vs. The body was wired in a black dress It was conveyed M. Pancras Workhouse. to await t.tc senliet of a Co:oner's Any. J i t' ~~ ~~ i .' ~. ~~ ~~ Pu , te,