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the Prisonete were asked what they could urge in '
. the.rekefence 1
Naili,With ire greatest simplicity, and apparert
sincerity, told the Court, that on his return with
Crendi, from the tavern usually frequented by Its-
liara, he and his friend woe followed by A mob al
peretcutors, through Lottg Acre, who beset the sad-
let's shop, where he called to purchase a whip;
seeing Grandi beset by a crowd, he threatened to
• /shoot them, holing out the whip in his hand ; that
immediately he was struck ley deceased, knocked
• into the street. and beaten altleost to death ; both
deceased and his companion railed at him in the
most ailllliVC and indecent language; at length coe•
chiding they would murder him, he said, ha was so
unhappy as to draw Out the knife (the property of a
• ligure•miker, his friend) aiid stab the deceased ;
ett,l pursued by the mob, he fled to a cheese-mon-
..
gee's, who rifitsed to admit him, alleging he had
it- pistols about him ;to convince him of the contrary,
be stripped off his coat, threw it into the shop, and
then flung himself exhausted on a pile of cheeses.
where he was found by the Conitable who arrested
Ilins.
Grandi. in his defence,- corroborated almost
every article of Nardi's statement, by whom he had
been induced to wear a feather. mit carry the &tick
above-Mentioned e he added, they were laden with
I large bundles, and also a small Italian instruntent
s,-
et music, A sort of, organ ; that being noticed as
. Frenchmen, the crowd around the sadler's door
lore all his outside coat to pieces. from the tern-
beers of which he took his pocket•hook. The
'crowd seized him by the threat, and robbed him
of a silver medal, pendant from his button-hole.
Ile added. that the deceased was the most violent
et his end Nercii's persecutors.
The Prisoners produced a number of creditable
*i-nemes to substantiate the several circumstances
te they 'had st ated in thea7 defence; among many
others,
F
William Drew, Duke's-court, deposed, he had
seen the Prisoners peaceably cm-elating themselves,
though strangely equipped with feathers, and on
Naidi's hat was affixed a paper, with Mr. Paull.%
rime in large letters. lVirness saw the disposition
04 the I eeesed, and others, to abuse the Prisoners,
sad stated, that tbe deceased and his companion had
assaulted and severe'y beaten Nardi, as soon •as he
said. '. I will sheet you,"—mithout any other pro-
vocation. Nardi crept out of the crowd, as if
be had been terulded in the mud, and fled to
ebb Cheesemongees ; at which he heard some one
itZttain)" he has got a knife." Witness stated, he
was inenced to relate these faits, from is motive of
• humanity alone, to the Prisane:i's solicitor, who,
consequently, seized him with a subpec la to attend
the tra.l.
In this statement. he was corroborated by Matthew
Chambers, the sadler. and Valentine Costello,
coach-smith. who added, that Nardi bad been
dragged from the steps by the deceased and others
Nardi's lace was bloody, and witness detefled a
man stealleg Nardi's hat ; he further stated, the
deceased and his companion severely beat Grandi,
until be saved himself by flight.
The C'unsel for the Prisoner informed the Court,
that he would confine the evidence he should further
adduce, to prove the insanity of the Prisoner ; the
evidence on this head proved most satisfaetory,
both as to the number acrd respedability of the wit-
MIMS •
Dr. Simmons. of St Luke's Hospital, had known
the Prisoner to be deranged, et different times, with-
is this year and half. hut more particularly so since
the 4,1 of November last. when he requested his
wife to place him In an hospital, which she declines'.
`Mr. Marshall. with whom he lodged two years
sad half, proved, indisputably, his derangement,
fewest various inconsistencies in his coudna, parti-
cularly of late.
Hodgkin's's. Fish, and others, ern ibotated, on
isth, the former 'tatetnen-..
The-Prisoner Grandi was strongly recommended
far hsmanity, benevolence, industry, and ingenuity,
in the different branches of his professioo (colour-
making), and a peculiar simplicity of charatter and
manners. by gentlemen of the first ptofeisional re-
spesffahrlity is this city. Among whim were—Mr.
Hoare, Secretary of the Royal Academy ; Mr.
Northcote. Mr. °pie, and Mr. Lawrence, some of
whom had known him twenty-six years as an arti,t
of ootlemiseel charaCti r.
Aber a shntt charge from the Judge, the Jury,
W:thout hesitatine, found a verdhe against Nardi of
Ise.arte—Grandi, A et Gutlly.
Nardi is a fine looking man, of a tall stater,. and
Roman countenance, apparently between thirty and
forty years of age. Grand' is a respeetatale lucking
nsan, of about fifty, of a mai and placid coun-
tenance.

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POLICE.
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mansion-nom.
COUNTERFEIT SII.VER.
Yesterday, Charles O'Donnel was charged before
the Loan M•Yda, with uttering counterfeit silver,
knowing it to be se. It appeared from several per-
maws, be was a dealer in old clothes, and had been in
the habit of coming from Ireland so purchase old
clothes is great quantities; that oa Wednesday last,
is the course of the purchases made in Rag-Fair,
Pear Houndsditch, he repeatedly paid for his rails
n.counterteit silver, most of which he changed again
when discovered ; but this traffick taking place
amcngst none of the lowest of the tribe of Levi.
they were not to be cheated so easily, sad had the
Prisoner taken up, when a great deal of money was
found upon him, in Bank-notes and silver; amongst
which were found eight shillings and eleven six-
pences, of counterfeit silver; but only one shilling
sod a sixpence was produced-which. had been paid
away as good money. The Prisoner, in his defence,
said, he had lately arrived from Ireland. aiid having
LLo
. changed a five pound note, at Bristol, had received
, in change three pounds in silver, of which this bad
e
was pin.
Tins account being very different from what he
. gave when first apprehended, the Loan Mavon
' *ad.& elicitor of the Mint thought him a proper
peiee fir inquiry, and fully committed him to take
- his trial Mr thi, as a misdemeanour.
~ . The Prisoner was told he might be admitted to
, bap, nn giving twenty-fvut tours notice to the &ch-
kes el the Mint.