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HEREFORD GEAND MUSIc4L FESTIVAL. The meeting or the three choirs of Worcester, Gloucester, and Hereford, commenced at the latter city last Tuesday, under the direction of Dr. Clarke Whitfield, Professor of Music of the University of Cambridge. It attracted an as of the principal Nobility, Gentry, landed proprietors, and others from all parts of the coon. try, not excepting the metropolis. The perform. once commenced with the Church Service," when excellent sermon was preached at the Cathedral f the Rev. James Gsrbett. Prebendary of Hinton, from the 9th chapter of Lamentations, 9d verse, We are orpigas and fatherless, oar mothers are riders." _ The Rev. Gentleman stated, that this was the 96th trie ;;;; ial meeting, and to the year 1804 the county of Hereford took the lead of Gloucester and Worcester in the amount of the collections fur the benefit of the widows and orphans of clergymen of three dioceses, and he trusted that upon this occasion they would retrieve their character. He urged many forcible and excellent arguments to vioduce • liberal collection, which had the desired , ffect upon one Gentleman, who, we understood, we 501. to the charity. The whole of that day's Ilecta amounted to upwards of 1711. The absence of the worthy Bishop of this Diocese was much regretted, owing to his in disposition from a cold, which his Lordship caught when travelling in Shropahire to perform the cere. mony of confirmation in the different parishes ap pointed for that purpose. The absence of his Lord. ditp was also much lamented on account of his be. ing one of the Stewards ofthe Meeting. and especially A he had very generously anti handsomely volun teered to serve, one being deficient in the usual number of six. The Cathedral was extremely well filled at an early liner, end much confusion arose at the en nese, rot want of previous arrangements. A eery superior hand was engaged for the fes tival, both vocal and instrumental, priocipally from the Italian Opera, the King's Concert, and other pnocipel concerts in London. The mantic commenced with the universally ad mired overture to Esther, followed by the grand Dettingen It Deem. The psalms and service were chsuated by the full band. An anthem, corn pored for these from!. by Dr. Boyce, " Bless ed it he who considereth the poor ad needy," the solo and verse were admirably given by Miss D. Travis, Messrs'. W. Knyvett, Vaughan, Rolle, and Bellamy. The latter was admirably accompa nied in " Thou art the Kiag ttf Glory," by Mr. Harpur on the trumpet, whom duet with Mr. Hyde, jun. for two trumpets was awfully sublime. The performance concluded with the Coronation Anthem, " Zudoek the Priest." The band was ably led by Mr. Cramer. Among the principal instrumental performers were Mr. Marshall (prin cipal second violin) ; Mr. H. Ashley (violin) ; Messrs. Lindley and Crouch (violoncellos) ; Messrs. Anfosai and Taylor (double bass) ; Messrs. Mack. Wash sad Tully (bassoon•) ; Messrs. Griesbach sod Sharp (hautboys); Messrs. Wilman and Mahon (daritimes) ; Messrs. Harpur and Hyde, jun. (trumpets) ; Messrs. Petrides (horns) ; Mr. Mar 'tont (trombone) • Mr. Jenkioson (double drums) ; Mr. Mallow of Glousester presided at the organ ; Mr. Clarke of Worcester at the piano -forte. In Ow evening there was a grand miscellaneous concert at the spacious new Shire Hall, when, in additiow to the above vocal performers, Mrs. Sal. mon and Mats Stephens made their appearance, and were warmly greeted by the audience. The delightful piece of " Adis and Galatea" was most Intrably performed. The choruses were very cor rectly performed by an assemblage of able and effective performers. The Scotch sir " 0 Waly," harmonized by Dr. Clarke Whitfield as a glee on the occasion, was encored. It was sung by Miss D. Trans, Messrs. W. Kuyvett, Vaughan, and Rolle. OLD BAILEY SE§SIONS., iamty, terming' 13. Themes Pries. who hands charged with the wil ful murder of Elizabeth Martio, was placed at the bar. As he approached the bar he waived fiii hands shoot. and in a loud tone of voice uttered some unintelligible sounds. He appeared about 90 years of age. His countenance exhibited all the appear ance of idiotcy. From his infancy he had been con sidered of weak intellects. and the aged female with whose murder he stood charged had had the care of him. Mr. Justice Bssir told the Jury it was their duty on this occasion to inquire not whether th e crime had been committed, but whether the Prisoner was of sane mind at the time. Ann Shelton examined by Mr. ANDRIMS.— Witom lodged with the deceased Elizabeth Mar tin on the Bth of June. the day on which the fatal event occurred. Witness always thonght the Pri soner not in his right mind. Lie would frequently dance about the room and laugh at the pictures. From the whole of his conduct the witness did not think him capable of distinguishing right from wrong. She stated various instances of extrava gance in his conduct on which she founded h•r opinion. Sarah Jackson had known the Prisoner five years. She always thought him a silly, stupid boy, but had not observed any symptoms of insanity till about three weeks before the death of Mrs. Martin, when one day be came to her and told her he had been out all night; she told him to go home; he shook his head, said it would not do, and went away ; on the following morning he came again and looked very wild and dirty; asked him where he had been, he replied he had been sleeping in the fields all night near the Two Sisters (a public house at Islington) ; witness reprimanded him, and he left her in a very wild manner. He afterwards called on her again, and among other extravagan cies he said he had got • prime of 14,0001.. and Ilsat it would not do for him to go home when he might be ■s rich as a King's son; he uttered other extravagancies, and appeared unwilling to go home. He said Mrs. Martin was very cross to him, and if he weut home he heard that he should be tried and hanged. Ur. Cotton, the ordinary of Newgate, stated that in the performance of his duty he had seen the Prisoner three or four times a week, and from whet he had observed of his conduct, he conceived him to be an idiot, and quite incapable of regulating his conduct. J. Pocock Holmes, surgeon of Newgste, stated the Prisoner to be a complete idiot, and incapable of answering to an indictment. Mr. ADOLPHUS said he had other witnesses, but he thought it unnecessary to call them. Mr. Justice BUST summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict, finding the Prisoner home. Mr. Justice BM directed that he should be de. tained till his Majesty's pleasure should be known concerning him. The no g young man was then withdrawn from the bar without uttering a syllable. Th Glow city Clari Unit scab Pr•P' try, g once an ex by th from W OS wi 96th coital Won bent' the occar ergo prods 'tire Kaye colk TI Dios • duly whet mon, polo ship ing• w ht trete own T Irani A tint the pnni T suite Het chat Poe td i the D. and vied Har Hyd T Anti ably tint, eipwl Men AM . ( iutol sod (dal (trui riott Mr. Mr. In cone add+ mon and deli! *din reel! effec horn the Trai whit wail cost man lust siste of t chit iron the will its fc to C tory fate Edo Rob ewe dap It to Jud, who Sir gent wy well and he loom Eim tine • neig for all a Hon T New • wick mum eau* Ilio n to lo • WANSTE4I) HOUSE. Wednesday was the last day of sale of the articles /Inch once adorned this splendid mansion. The walls are nearly bare, sod stripped of their late costly relics. A melancholy gloom pervaded the mansion, and exhibited a striking example of the Mobility of huinan greatness. The company con sisted of about 40 persons, and exhibited very little of the sprit of a public sole. The lots consisted chiefly of china, glass, and painted windows, &c. from the cottage and grotto, with a few vases from the American garden. In a short time the house ill be sold and pulled down, and every vestige of former splendour dispersed, and may be compared Canons (which rose and vanished in the last cen tury), the seat of the first Duke of Chandos, whose tie Pope foretold in his Mural 1 1 .ssays thus— Atwitter age alien see the golden ear laibrenu the slope, and nod on the parterre; Deep Harvest bury all his pilde had plans'it, And laughing Ceres reassutae the load." The ancient manor of Wanstead was granted by Edward VI. to Robert Lord Rich. He sold it to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who in 157$ entertained Queen Elizabeth there for five or siz 'ays. Reverting to the Crowe, King James gave to Sir Henry Mildmey, who having beetles', of the fudges of Charles 1., it was forfeited to Cherie, 11., 'ho gave it to the Duke of York, who sold it to it Robert Brooks. Of the representatives of this gentleman (who had retired insolvent to France) it we purchased by Sir Josiah Child, Burt. a great merchant, author of some valuable commercial tract., and grandfather to the late Earl of Tilney, from Tom it descended to his nephew. It is one of the rst noble houses not only in England but in anope, abd its grand front is supposed to be us ae a piece of architecture as any in Italy. In the neighbourhood are several villas, some distinguished lot eztensive gardens and pleasure grounds, hnt all are eclipsed by the magnificence of Wooster(' House. "fit transit `kris numb." The Marq u i s of HICIMOILD had this year 40 Jew Providence pine apples. at his test in War iickshire, which weighed no Irss than 4solbe. four meet, and some of the others 10Ibs. each. Mr. R. M•IITIN, M.P. whose :senior's in the dab of humanity are well known, has received In illoeyinous letter, threatening his tort or he continues look so sharply after the drivers of cattle. 40. .6te • "AW MURDER. Malawi Caine stidiiomas --- Climes were indicted for aiding and abetting James Gandley in the wilful murder of James Marty, on the 20th July last. Mr. ANDUCWII stated to the Jury the case fur the prosecution, as proved in the following evidence : Michael Herley sworn, and examined by Mr. ANDMIWIL—On the 20th Jolly lint I was at the Cooper.' Arms, in Wes' -street, We.t. Smithfield ; 1 saw Gandley there. Murty and I were *akin a ; rat of beer together ; the Prisoner Cliues came in soon after Gandley ; they sat down together oppo site to where Murty and I were sitting; we fini•hrd the beer, and Muria got up and was gout{ from the house ; as soon as he rose he went towards the psi. sage ; I followed. Grindley walked after us, hut Marty stayed in passing to drink with a man, and Gandley, in the mean time, waited, standing with his back to the bar. As Murty passed him he lifted up his right hand and struck him on the left side of the head, which made him stumble; he then laid hold of Musty by the right arm ; Clines then came out and dragged me away from parting them ; I was induced to attempt to part them, as I sew blood flow from Murty's head ; I saw several other blows inflicted. Murty kept his legs, for he was held up by Gandley, insisted by Chile., who sup ported hint behind with his two hoods, Musty was striving to defend himself es well as he could with his left hand, as the other hand was held by Gandley, who had in his hand an instrument, of which I saw about three-fourths of an inch.— Gandley's fist was not properly clenched : he struck with the bottom of his hand. It was a straight hard instrument, but I did not observe it after the second blow; all the blows produced blood ; not a word passed between Murty and Gatidley before the first blow was struck ; I saw five blows struck before I went to the door to call the watch, and the watchman and I return. ed together, but we could render no assistance. They were still going on. Both the Prisoners were then about the deceased, but 1 did not see Caine lay hands on him at all, but he drove the people back, and said, .‘ Let them have fair play ;" the people were exclaiming, it was a shame to see a Man murdered. Marty was bleeding from the head at this time ; his hands were loosed, but he was weak from loss of blood, and quite unable to offer any effectual resistance; he was leaning against the end of the bar. The watchman went away and got more assistance, but when he came back the rally was nearly ended. It lasted altogether about sit r seven minute,. I ordered the watchmen to se-o cure Goodley, hut he escaped by a side door. Tice two Prisoners were taken out of the tap-room by an officer ; previously to that I went in to them and told them it was a shame to see a man so murdered. Clines told me to mind my own business. No one at that time gave charge of the Prisoners; the watchmen were searching for Gandley. Murty gave charge of them afterwards. About a fortnight previously, on a Saturday night, I was at the same public house, and heard Gandhi challenge Murty to fight ; they tossed up for the choice of ground. and Gandlev won it. I saw them afterwards et handy-rips in the passage, but they were parted by the watchman. Cross-examined by Mr. Bott.xmo.— When . -•-•• Clines came op and dragged me away, crying, " Fair play !" he might suppose I was going to assist Murty. The Prisoners had an opportunity of leaving the house whilst they were searching for Gandley.—[This witness gave his esidenbe with lan guidr clearness and propnety,) Mary Corcoran, a girl of 13 years of age, niece to to the deceased, wM examined by Mr. ANDaaWI. She knew that her uncle was in the habit of going to the Comm.,' Arms. Ott the 201 h July, about ten o'clock, she went there, by desire of her father, to fetch her uncle, and found him Sitting in com pany with Heeley; the last witness, in the tap-room. Gandley and the two ritioners were also i n th e room sitting together. v dues* told Marty that her father wanted him, and she waited for him about a quarter of au liotir; and daring that time nothing pass ed between her uncle and the Prisoners. Wizen her uncle went away he bid good night to • man with whom he had been drinking, and Gandley then said you did not bid me good night, and used a bad word. He then struck her uncle, and blood came over his forehead immediately.—[Witness here described the blows as being given not with the knuckle part of the hand.]—Betty Duoheity. who had been in company with Cline, halloo ed oat that G a ndhi was fighting, and that brought the two Prisoners out of the tap-room into the passage. Witness saw Gandley had some thing i• his hand that looked lake iron, hut his hand was closely shut, so that whatever it was, it was smell. All the blows were struck in the saint manner, and produced blood. Witness acreanied murder, to Mr. Lake. the landlord, who was inside the bar. He dad not come, but said he did not care what Marty got. if he got as much more. 1-11.-r uncle tried to get away, but Coine held him, and Clines prevented him from falling. Clines struck her uncle on the mouth. and he being knocked dawn, Chaco then kicked hint on the side. saying, with a bad word, " Be off you ---." Clines and Coins went into the tap-room, and Gandley went out by the beck door. In about an hour after her uncle was taken is the hospital ; lie appeared much hurt by the blows. Daring the whole time that she was waiting she saw no offence given by her uncle to the Prisoners or Gandley. On her cromexamination by Mr. C. Panties, she said there were not many people there at but at the latter end a good number were lookiug in at the door. Bridget Cahill, examined by Mr. LAw.—She was at the Coopers' Arms on the 20th July, at ten o'clock. The witness confirmed the evidence of the preceding witnesses. James Such, a tradesman living at West -street, West Smithfield, bearing a notee at the Coopers' Arms on the 20th July, went in and saw the decew• ed in the passage surrounded by several persons, and • man was beating him who held him with one hand and struck him with the heel of the other hand, which was closed. The blows were mild' as a per son would strike if his hand were a hatchet. Murty appeared unable to make resistance, but was held up by some one behind him ; his head and face were bleeding so mach, that witness could not dis tinguish his features. The Prisoners were among the crowd, which consisted of 510 or 30 persons ; witness thought Gendloy had something in bis bond front the manner in which he struck. Daniel Mahony, a watchman, heard the cry of " Murder!" from the door of the Coopers' Arms, and tried to get in, hut not being able. he sprung hie rattle for more help. and on obtaining it be re turned to the house. and saw the deceased •tending alone covered with blood. They searched for Gaud. ley about the house, but could not find him. Richard Roland, also ■watchman, confirmed the evidence of the last witness. Archibald Douglass lived in West -street, three doors from the Coopers' Arms; on the 40th July he heard the cry of " Murder !" he went into the house and NM two men fighting ; one was holding the other with the left hand, his other hand was up lifted, and every now and then he struck on the head of the Matt with the fleshy part of his hand, and every time be struck there was • gush of blood. What the witness saw occupied about fi►e or six minutes. The decamped attempted to fall upon the ground to avoid the blows, he was not himself able to strike ; he could not fall, he was prevented by the superior strength of the man who held him. The witness could not speak to the persons of either of the Prisoners. Edward Edwards lodged at the Coopers' Arms. He had been silting in the tap-room on the night of the eeth July. When he heard the noise in the passage, he went out of the tsp-room, and saw the. two men fighting. Blood was flowing from Mur ty's head, cud from Ganslley's nese. He saw the Prisoner Celtic come its just before theatre's,' ended, he said " Make room," or " Give fair play." M tarty was fighting as hard as he could. After he sew the condition of Murty's bead, he was of opinion that Condit" must have had something in his hand wheu he struck. He described the blows to be given in the way all the other witnesses had. Elisabeth Byrne, a niece of the deceased, was standing at the door of Mr. Such's baser, she heard M. Corcoran% voice, and heard Mr. Luke say be did not begrudge Murty what he hod got, and saw him push the child away. When she saw Marty in the hospital he was so disfigured that she did not know whether it was her uncle o► her brother. She .sanded him in the hospital, and heard him ex press his apprehension two days before he died that he should Dever recover._ John Seeley, a labouring man, living in Cloth fair, was coming into the Coopers' Arms on the nightlthis mischief happened. He knows Gondley and the two Prisoners ; he saw the two men fight ing; there was blood upon both of them. John Lake, the landlord of the Coopers' Arms, examined by Mr. C. PISILLIPS, on the part of the Prisoners.--He remembered the night of the 20th July. He first saw Ciandley with his back to the bar, and saw Murty come out of the tap-room in about four or live minutes afterwards, and go to wards the street-door. While witness was drawing a pot of beer the affray commenced. He could mot say if the Prisoners were present at the beginning. saw Coine about a minute after it begun, but be did not see Clines at all. He did not, while the affray was going on, see Clines attempt any thing to injure the deceased. He believes Gandley strock first. He did not observe Mary Corcoran till after the affray was over. He did not say to her that he did nut begrudite Murty had got, or any waists to that egret. as woe equally sure that be bad ~•.!~ • r, rawl6 r~„1 °leo ww•-• adl 1116. • ~.:: ~~:i .+ never pushed the child out of the door doting that night. John Harker, the street-keeper of Smithfield, knew Murty well • he worked for Mr. Crease; and has seen both the Prisoners. Two nights before the 20th July, witness, sk the desire Of Marty% muster, saw hial from his house to his lodgings in West street. They passed the Coopers' Arms, and, op posite the door, he observed there were from 20 to 30 people, but he did not know if the Prisoners were among them. Low Wheeler, house.sorgenn of Bartholomew% Hospital, recollects . deceased being brought to the hospital. Witness examined him, and found the upper part of his body covered with blood, .occe stoned by several wounds on the upper part of him head. There were ten wounds, most of them an inch in length, two of them were an inch and a half in length, and great part about one sixth of an inch in depth, the others were nearly half an inch in depth, going down to the bone. One wound near the forehead, on the left side of the head, was an inch and • half in length, and went to the depth of the bone ; he found hair with in the wound driven into the bone of the skull. The wounds could not have been inflicted by the fiet, but by some instrument. They were incision', not coutusions. He attended the man for some days ; in about 12 days symptoms of injury ap peered within the head. He believed the chief though not the sole cause of the man's death was the injury resulting from the wounds in his head. The wounds in his head were not the proximate cause of death; but as the witness did not see the body opened alter death, he could not say what that cause was. These blows must have seeder-rated hie death. He was convalescent for about 12 days. Henry Earle, assistant-surgeon at St. Bartholo mew's.—He sow the deceased the day after he came into the Hospital ; at that time he did not appear to b. labouring under any very severe in jury from the "rounds on the head. About a fort night after his admission his state altered very ma. terially ; about the Saturday preceding his death witness first saw alarming symptoms, which some times follow from injuries in the head ; the man complained of pain in his head, from one wound oti the left aide of the head, which remained tin. healed; he was trepanned on the Bth, and died on the 9th August. The witness attributed his death to the injuries he had received, he bei n g previous,/ in a bad state of health. In this subject he had no doubt the death was occasioned by the woonds.-• though. had the same wounds been given to a healthy person, he doubtrd if death would ham followed. Witness attended the opening of the body ; there was a disert4e OD the liver, independeBl of what would be induced by the blows; but he might have lived twelve months or longer. The evidence being closed, • The Prisoners, on being asked what they had to say in their defence, declined saying any thong, but left their case entirely in the hauds of their Counsel. Several respectable witnesses were called, who gave both the Prisoners a good character for Ito. inanity. Air. BiTOD GRAHAM summed op the evidence to the Jury, who, after • short cousultatioo, acquitted both the Prisoners. The Court were occupied nearly seven hours to the trial of these P►isoners. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. CLELAUWKLL, FRIDAY, SIPTRIABRIL 13. CONSPIRACY. THR PAWNBROKERS N. THE COMMON INFORMNIM . . _ Thomas Coomhes, Thomas Munn, and k hasheth M•Miehael. were indicted for conspiring together to defraud Jacob Russell, a pawnbroker, residing in Shoreditch, of 31 61. _ Mr. ALLEY stated the case on the part of the prosevution, and said that two of the Defendant, (Coombesand M.Michael) were common informers; and that the Defendant Manse had been • messenger belonging to Worship-street Police.office. The female Defendant was in the habit of going about town and looking into pawnbrokers' shops, to find out those that bad young and inexperienced mew employed in them. Having ascertained that point, she would pledge some trifling article, and on the following Jay redeem it, and if a particle of interest more than that allowed by the Act of Parliament was received, her husband, or the Defendant Coombe*, became the informer, and she supported the information by her evidence. In this ease she fixed on the shop of Mr. Russell (recently opened), in Snoredttch, having another pawnbroker's shop elsewhere. Ou the 1.1 May she pledged a trifling article, and on the following day redeemed it ; the young man in the shop, in the harry of business, charged her a farthing interest more than he was en titled to. On the following evening Mr. Russell was served with a summons to attend at Worthip-street police•office to answer the charge on the following day of having taken more than legal interest. It might be necessary for him to state to the Jury that Magistrates were not in the habit of issuing sum monses for the attendance of pawnbrokers on the day after they were applied for, as they know that it might be often inconvenient for men in business to attend at so short a nutice, for which reason they were generally required to attend on the second day after issuing the summons. He would prove that the Defendant Manse laid the summons, which was not in the usual course, before the Magistrate, and he signed it. No blame could be attached to the Magistrate fur having done so, as he had a right to suppose, it having been handed to him by the mes senger of the office, that it was correct. Mr. Rus sell attended at the office the following day, and complained of the shortness of the notice, particu larly as, if he was to be convicted for the mistake of his servant, he knew the penalty was 104 The Defendant Manse immediately stepped forward, and said, that it wu a mistake, that it was issued for that day, that the informers were lint in attend ance, as the hearing of the information was post poned until the following Saturday. He hoped the Jury would bear this iu their recollection, se it would prove the great interest the Defendant Manse took in the case (ruin its commencement. Common in. formers like the Defriidants, in tote years did their work openly, hut he remembered obeli they were obliged to go shout it more cautiously ; by ilie Act of Elizabeth, if a common inform*: compounded an information under the Act, he was reminded by the pillory and his earl nailt4 to it, ito that every man might shun him, but by a late decision of he ,Court of King's Bench it was decided that that Act only affected informers in the upper ODOM and not to that where he had the honour of addreasiug the Jury: It was not for him loony that tbst decisions was wrung, but this he knew. that 'ter sinte it was made com mon informers bad heehaw emboldened, and they dial not hesitate to give a receipt for the comooundi,ig of an information. which had been done in this cote. On the evening or the day on which Mr. Russell wee at Worship -street. the Defendant Manse called on him, and tokl him he had better settle it than go before the Magistrate; that 755. would accornpliali the business, sod settle every thing fur twelve mouths to come; and that he hod better come to the office on the following day, see the other Defendants, and have an end of it. Mr. Russell did not go, but sent Mr. Killingirorth b snot her pawnbroker. whose. all the Defendants con ferring together. lie spoketo the Defendant Manse, who said it would require 75.. to settle it. Mr. Kul. lingworth said that was toumuch; he had settled that of Stephens, the pawnbroker, fur Qr. On which Manse handed hie, a piece of pew, which con• tained a list of seven informations against Mr. Russell. for Wass illegal interest, by the same parties; but it appeared that two of the articles pretended to be pledged were stated to have been Pledged before Mr. Russell opened his shop in Sherediteh. MOMe told him to take the paper to Mr. Russell on the following day. He took Mr. Bradley. another pawnbroker, with him to the public-house, near Worship...street, and there the) saw the Defendant', Manse and Coombe"; Me. Killingworth said, that 73a. Wes too much to pay, on which Manse wrote on a piece of paper 65.. for and handed it to Coombea, who looked at it, handed it hack, sod nodded &ascot ; Manse then hitioded it to Killingworth, who said he had better take it to Russell himself, on which Mr. Bradley said, that Killingwortb had better take it, and not to give Mr. Russell se much trouble, which Killing. worth did; on which Manse said, if that was paid it would settle all for le months. Ott the evening of the same dry Mr. Killingworth sod Mr. Bradley, accompanied by another person, went to the same public-house and eow the Defendants, Manse and Coombe% Killingworth aid he thought two sorer reigns woe money enough to pay. They said they would sot take leas then was w r itten on the p a w they had given hint. He then offered to pay Coombs the 635. on which he said he could not take money there, meaning before a third person; Manse then *hewed K it li tigworth and Coon, bee into another room, shut the door on them to the exclusion of the other two persons, by standing with his beck against it; short time Activated' K illingwort h stud Coombe. come out of the room together, on which the former said to the latter, " How do you know, old boy, but that you are done now, for two of them sovereigns I gave you • may he had ?" on which Coombe, took the three sovereigns out of his pocket, and sounded them on the table, saying, he was right enough. " Well," ! says Killingworth, " but you know I gave you 31. ss. ;" he answered, to be sure, he knew he did. So, by this little contrivance of Mr. Killingworthi he admitted the feet of having received the money, and the Jury could not doubt but that the other De . fendint was privy to it. The very fact of his having kept the door while the money was paid was sof. &tent evidence of his guilty knowledge. He (the Learned Counsel) did not think that he had rot: 6cient evidence to convict the female Defendant, for which reason the Jury might leave her not of their 1 consideration. The Learned Counsel then called witnesses, who fully proved his statement. The Jury retired for about 40 minutes. sod roa turned a verdict of Gaiityagatust Thomas Coombe; and Thomas Manse. and a verdict of Neilty for Elizabeth M'Michacl. seatence postponed. EVA•ION OF THE Niw M•RZIAGE Act —A couple having. during the week, given notice to the cleric of oae of the chapels in Whitebaven, that the boons of their marriage were to be put up, and un• de/standing that their names must be placed for three successive Sundays on the chapel doors, re. quested that in that ewe they might be fixed bee hind the door, as the Act did not forbid it. Thin is not unlike Lord ROCHisTEA'S evasion of the Lamp Act, who, as directed by that Act, had a lamp placed before hie door, but never lit it, as the Act did not specify that it was necessary to do so. We are happy in being able to state from the very best authority, that an officer's widow, in the neigh. bourhood of Edinburgh, having sent in a memorial to his MAJESTY, of certain pecuniary embarrass. ,meats which she was labouriog under, io conic. (Irene* of the lon of bee husband and one of her children. after a long and expensive illness, his Ma. JISTY immediately transmitted her tool. through Sir Wu. KNIOIATOM. The effect produced by the sudden and almost unexpected arrive! of two SOL notes, at the humble cottage of the distressed widoti and her helpless orphans, may be more easily Coil. ceived (bap described.--( Edusfiargh Paper.) On Monday last the first stone of the new btfild. ing at Norwich Castle. was laid by ti. tvu, Esq. He was accompanied by the Freemasons, in the decorations of their orders. HUMS SAVINGS RAWL—Saturday, September 7- -By cash recrived,96,Bs3l.6a.lod.—Ctuilt returned to depositors, 32,551. I Is. td.—lnvested in the Batik, 63,828/. 19.. 4d.—ln hand, 4501. 16r. 4d,-- Number of depositors, 1,603. The tread mill, for the purpose of affording Is. hour to the prisoners in the Chelmsford House of Correction, was brought into operation on Wednes day Int, in the presence of a Committee of Ma gistrates. Yesterday morning a coocou.rse of opectstoia se. sembled in she Horerferry !toed, to witness a match made for 501. between Caleb Baldwin and John Barton, to drive two buckoey-cunches,drawn by rise•, from Pimlico to Valleyslt Bridge. Each of them was to drive his own coach ; but as Balclwio was a lighter man than the other, bets were in Ina favour. They started at ten o'clock. The scene was both amusing sad lorhcrone. Baldwin bad a whip. thong with a quantity or nails attached to ir. Barton had his reins also curionsly interopers. L l with brads, and each used them dtlttgron►ly. Aftei• much tuition Baldwin arsi:dat greet appleuer. ...••••••I , 1 ~~ I