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London, England, 1826-10-31 00:00:00

OLD.BAILEr SESSIONS.--MoNDAY, OcT. 30.
OLD COURT.
[ Helene Mr. Sergeant A aan r
Richard Drury, aged 211, stood indicted for moiling. in the
dwelling-house of Hannah Frances, Bdnk notes. valise 751., ten
Oyer spoons, and other articles of plate, her prepay, on the 17th
of August.
On the day named, the Omen went to the house of the prose-
cutrix in the CommerciaLmed, where his brother lodged: the
property was taken from the sleeping-room of the prosecutrix, and
a.ten pound note was traced to his possession. and a miniature.
frame was thrown from the window of his lodgings when the officer
went to take him.
The presecutrix failed in proving the parish, and thereby the
capital charge was get rid ef.—Verdtct—Guiliy of stealing.
(Before Mr. Justice nix.]
POST-OFFICE ROBBERY.
William Carftck. aged 20, was Indicted capitally for stealing a
letter. containing Bank inbees of the value of 1,00 W., which came
into his poesearion in the, of his employment at the General
Post.* on the 7th dey iber last, the property of Sir
Richard Girt Glyn and Co.
There were other cotritliOg peces to he the Property
of Richard Sparrow, nand tog UM prisoner with epaWulittg
theism.. . .1 .
The prisoner objected to siey pisrson connected with the Post.
office, or any other public office, being of the Jury.
Mr. Justice Paint—The proper way was for the prisoner to
challenge; but he would put it to the good sense of the Jury,
If any were connected as the prisoner had named, that they would
retire.
None of the Jury left the box.
hlr. SHEPHERD read the indictment.
The SoLicirroa.GrxEstAt. opened the case at groat length.
The prisoner was indicted under the 52d Geo. 111. The material
evidence would depend upon the statement of an accomplice,
named Callaghan. and the Jury would have to determine whether
they gave full credit to his statement, before they found a verdict
against the prisoner.
Mr. ADOLPHUS, Air. Lam, and 111 r. BRODERICK, were
Counsel for the prisoner.
John Williams, examined by 31r. Mu-trout—He well • Pay-
clerk in the Bank of England on the 7th December. On that day
he exchanged a 1,0001. note fort Sir Richard Can Glyn and Co.,
and gave for it ten 091. notes, one of 3001., and one 2001 The
witness identified the notes.
Cross-examined by Mr. Apommus—He made no mark on the
1,0001. note; it was not customary. The place for keeping it was
in the library at the Bank. He received the note from the Solicitor
to the Pat-office. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Benjamin Lawrence Sowell, clerk in the Bank—ln December,
!Mb, was a clerk at Sir Richard Care Glyn and Co's.; they were
agents to Sparrow and Co., of Newcastle-under-Line. Witness
went to the Bank and exchanged the 1,000/ note. He identified
the notes that he received, and also the LOW note which he took
to the Hank; there was lois own hand-writing on them. When he
returned to the banking-house he put the notes on the desk of Mr.
Drewitt, the corresponding clerk.
John Dennis Daniel, a clerk at Messrs. Glyn and Co.'s.—En-
closed the notes in a letter on the day named. The notes produced
are the same. In the same letter he enclosed a bond and two
bills of exchange. Be had no doubt but that he sealed the fetter
himself, as was his duty. It was the duty of Rains to take the
letter to the Poet-office.
Crow-examined by Mr. Bncneatcx—lle took the notes of
the desk of the corresponding clerk. There was only one of the
50/. notel that was marked. They usually finished all their cor-
respondence before the letters were sealed. He wee very rarely
called away when engaged in that duty. He had no recollection of
that particular letter.
By Mr. Hot. r:Awn—He recollected that letter in particular, on
account of the bond, which he folded to correspood with the
notes.
By Mr. ADOLPHUS—WhiIe the bond was so folded, the letter
had very nearly the same appearance as the other letters.
Robert Rains—lf wet his duty to carry the letters to the Post-
ale,. He always rook them in a bag, and delivered all that he
took. He always carried the letters. He knew nothing of this.
=rletter. He usually went to the Post.ceice about six
and put them in at the usual place.
By Mr. Jusdee !leas—He always shook the bag. No letter
egad be left therein'.
William Rey was clerk in the Liverpool division at the Post-
e/lee. The brig for Newcastle-under-Line was made up, in that
diviena. On the 7th of December the bag was tied and sealed, as
Math before it was put into the sack. The sack was not sealed
they' mike up the bags at about a quarter before eight.
By Mr. Bacitatatex—From tea to fifteen clerks are employed
to son the letters. The letters cannot be considered to be in their
respective divisions until after the first sorting from the general
hear. They are then taken by mersengen to the divisions, where
the clerk of the division takes the letters. There are two persons
thli when health they when at their proper divisions ; In
therowAolc, dirgs=s, Them thin MeV/ !tench.
Elizabeth ' the peetasiones of Newcastle-under-Line,
opened the Lcbddw beg Its of Demeriber ; it was sealed and
tied as usual. On that day en inquiry was made by Messrs. Spar-
row, for a letter; there was not any.
Wm. Tyson, a clerk to Mews. Sparrow, proved that they ex-
pected a letter with LOW. and a bond; he made inquiry at the
postaMce; there was no such letter.
Creee-ezamined by Mr. LAw—He could not say that he received
no inter, but be received none with LOOK ; if there had been such
a one; hi s6sold have seen it opened.
lhedenla Vandergucht president of the Inland Office, proved
Ike he*, of the praoner' in the post-office; his duty was to go
reonithall tbidivisions, and collect the mis-sorted letters, for the
purpose of than re-sorted. Mistakes frequently occur
between the " pon.Tyne and the Nowniale.under-Line
laws. If 'a mistake bad happened that night, the letter
would have cane tanithlpelooner's hands.
Cases examined by lie. ADOLPHUS—He had no knowledge that
there *Leasehet; mis.sorted letter on that night. The prisoner ben
a geed and was universally respected.
Callaghan7f hilksifel called. He appeared in Court, but was or-
dered to withdraw.
Mr. ADOLPHUS and Mr. BRODERICK objected to his comp&
May to give evidence, and called
Mr. Jos. Cowin, who produced the original record of the envie.
tiers of a person named Caldsa.
The Judges observed, that it was improper to bring an original
record of the kingdom at any time; an examined copy was evidence.
The offence et which the intended witness was convicted was that
of uttering counterfeit coin, in the year 1807, when he was sea.
sensed to al months' imprisonment in Clerkenwell Prison, ladle
Ind sureties for his good behaviour for six months.
Cali see was recalled, and Mr. Beeby. keeper of the wham,
identified his person as being the same that was connoted.
Mr. ADOLPHUS SOW contended that Callaghan could not be a
witness, cocain within the rule of law relative to exceptionable
witnesses. •
Mr. BRODERICK and Mr. Law argued on the same side; ail.
it a pardon could Mm ass competent witosse-ahls
was giving

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..er atendeanaa.
=Ta_, pod prayed that ber husband miet be
d be had salind enough for his &Hy in
I'. latinhed at, as she owned he deemed to br.
,at she had had some words with. her husband, and
travation," determined to 110 to the Coburg Theatre
laid eked her Mathias. -Being detsanined to punish
for his adersoduct, she got into the house unobserved
ar return tram the theatre, and went silently to the bed.roorn
of bee eon, 'loathe flirt in a vaunt bed until morning. She
wog Itp surprised at lading her husband had disamiao-W • the
wits "en IMO swentised when she learned that he had been 'taken
Coo eameapuolor saiii.sidisalous dratenstatless.
The lacono Mown* joshed:asest the wife, who was evidently' Itn-
W 4/ INO ow pm
l iii . retained her vivacity, is.wrinkled,
and lea *nor ter teeth, agreed that it was very silly for him to
be *ilea.
Hie Lesdiftlp asked tho husband If he was suladed with his
wifestialiseissiL The hooka rather relostonlytitheined that
issitappesoll ti be in tbsweang.e•w, bathe laelsoldMat jas mil's
amedtatenekessa tiocasims, swim she left hips,ksedied his sus-
Illtlitlag::: that ere so occasion had obi • him the
• fastapileisa. 'Blp had, tobi sate, an ell sweet-
bur inamtinan, who woe now metaled liareelf, and had
eitilleulke and .69011110 as stopped when she thet him in the street,
isedveks to him, mealy as an siassquaintaaarliat less sad took
upon himself to be *lons. He ones beat her,Ood vie left him,
and *int to live with 'a relation, and he then charged her with
litrto live with her old acquaintance.
e Husband—My Lord, I don't we about being liberated,
union you make him come forward and bind himself, either not to
meddle with her, or speak to her, or else let him take her himself,
and keep her, for I don't like it.
The Loan Maros—Nonsense ! nothing can be more,ridienlons
than for ybu, who ban grown-up children by your wife, to water-
min such suspicions. Does she make your home comfortable ?
The husband—Yes, she makes my home comfortable enough, ex-
cept alien she nags me now and then.
The Loan Mason--Is she attentive and affectionate to her
children, and Is she diligent in the performance of her other domes.
tie duties ? The husband—l have nothing to say avian her in
that respect.
The Loan MAY met—Then you may depend upon it you have
no ground to Say any thing against her in any respeqt, except, per-
haps, that she talks a little too much. I discharge you ; go, and do
not make yourself miserable in your comfortable home with un-
founde.l and ridieuk,us suspicions. At the same time I must say,
that it is the wife's duty to abstain from giving tiny cause of un.
easiness by talking or holding any communication, though other-
wise innocent, with her ancient sweetheart.
The case was then dismissed, the knife, at the wife's suggestion,
being retained in the custody of the officer.
MAIL3OIOIIOII-sTlEET.—Yesterday, Mary Street, a mid
dle-aged, sharp-viaaged woman, was examined on a charge of at-
tempting the life of her husband, who is not yet out of danger.
Lewis, one of the Bow-street patrol, stated that on Sunday after-
noon himself: and his companion were passing through Crown-
street, Seven-dials, when their attention was excited by the cry of
murder, from a mob standing round the kitchen of No. 8 ; they
went to the house, when one of the crowd said," send for an officer,
seed far an officer !" He told them he was one. and inquihed the
mmeste they told him the prisoner had murdered her husband with
a quart pot, and that he was lying dead on the floor. Ile went
into theltitchen, where the man was lying on his back, bleeding
from a wound in his head. There was one large fracture of the
mall, and a small wound over the eye; the man was not dead but ,
bie. He sent off directly for a surgeon, whop his
mid desired that he might immediately be taken to the Mid-
.
Hospital, as it was his opinion the man evuld not live half;
an hour. He sent his companion with the man to the hospital, and.
went after the prisoner, who had ran away. He found her at a
neighbour's house, and on apprehending her, she said she was glad
of it, and that it served him right. He had been to the Middlemen
Hospital, and obtained a certificate from the surgeon, stating that
the man was not yet out of danger. He brought sway the quirt
pot, on which, when he first had it, were sticking noir and blood.
The son of the unfortunate man, a little boy about 12 years old,
was examined by Mr. Roe, as to his knowledge of the crania:title '
1 haring been present at the whole. He had evidently been tutor*,
as all the Magistrate could elicit from him was, that his father
struck his mother first, who threw something at him.
Mr. Roe—What was it she threw at him ; was it that quart pot ?
Boy- -No, Sir ; not the pot.
Mr. Box—lf it was not the pot what was it? you saw your iwissita;
throw .something ? Boy—l. don't know what it was ;it was*,
the pot ; that had beer in it. 1
Lewis—Your Wor.hip, the pot was on the table ; there was no;
beer in it.
Mr. Roc *the prisoner—You must be committed for the as-
sault. If the man should die, you must be prodoesd at the ma-
ner's Inquest.
The Prisoner, who appeared in nowise affected ffx the fate of
herhuthand, or the serious nature of the charge, was removed .from
the liar without shedding a tear.
Esther Gardner and Caroline Roberts, two Alla as paw, the
first dressed as a man, in a groat
-out with side pockets, and round
het, the ether in her natural dress. were broue)st from St. Gases
watch-house, for disorderly conduct in Oust Earl.streer.
The watchman stated, that the two girls were swaggering along
at eleven at night, crossing from side to side of the street, insulting
all the women they met; the one dressed like • man pulling the
Women shout in' an indecent way, and the other encouraging her.
Martin, the beadle, sad be had often seen them ip the Dials,
and knew them to be common girls.
Esther, very gallantly, made a defence for her compankm, with
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met hand to the pocket of her "upper Issofismin."'and Olso
IssArding a lOW' hat. looking with prifftisiashsiopidl
posaist a liagh that all present were eiCloyileg. she
lasior that It was merely a frolic ; that a young min ,
pus rid:. for • oke, dressed himself in her clothes. In sun.
lag Ai wanted to go out, and had no clothes to put on ; ashy
Mot herself in his clothes to seek him, when the watchman cep.
plaltalaha her. On ber honour she was very seldom in the Dieing
that be* lived in Westminster, and hoped his Worship wosiM
iferrieliathe affair.
The is. that Esther's address to the Might**as wan in.
Ifs sous Dionne° foe the ponce ; it is the same dress that she lira
figured in at the Argill Rooms on masquerade nights.
Mr. Roe—Let them be committed ferten days eaeh.
" Thank ye,"seid Bather, putting on her Wit with a known*/
cock ; site drew he handkerchief from ha pocket with an air Oka
dependent impudence, took her partner on be arm, and stalked Out
ID a horse lush at the joke.
Proviso, the rival. of " Billy" at the Westminster pit, better
known to the fancy as " Lovely. Wedgebury," a fame reemehably
ugly, was brought up on suspicion of stealing the key of the wow
house of Mr. Walker, 190, Holborn.
Itimnore, Mr. Walker's errand-boy, mid, he was 'Mist black-
lead in the warehouse on Wednesday, when the prisoner came in
for a kettle of water, and took up a leaden weight; on being told to
put it down he did, and said it war only in fun ; he afterwards
took the key from the door, and put it in his bosom; and on tak-
ing him for it he denied taking it, and blacked his face with the lead.
filr. Walker said that there was a great deal of suspicion in the
case ; *boy was positive the prisoner put tat key in his boom
the next day he put a podlock on the door, which was wrencithd off
at night. and his warehouse robbed.
The officer stated that when he went with the warrant the father
of the primmer refused to let it be served, and obstructed him in his
duty.
Old Wedgebury, who was in the office, was put in the dock by
the Magistrate's order.
Mr. Roz—What do • Whin ' 'of ' with
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NEwmAareT HOUCIHT -

MEETING.

NEWMARKET, MONDAT AFTERNOON, FOUR O'CLOCK.
There is every reason to believe that this will be the
most important and most numetotiely attended Meeting of
the year. During yesterday evening and this morning,
carriages and four were pouring in from every quarter—
from London, Norwich, and the roads leading from the
.North. learcely a lodging is unoccupied, and the Rutland
Antos, White Hart, and other inns, are filled to an over..
flaw. To the time of sending off our parcel, the town is
*very hour receiving a greater secession of company.
Notwithstanding the inauspicious state of the weather,
the heath this morning is attended by an almost unpreee.
shultod number of the nobility, including, amongst many
Ages,
, the following highly distinguished names :
Dukgof Grafton, Duke of Richmond, Duke of Portland,
, Ms of Exeter, Marquis Graham, Esrl of Jelin', Earl of Or.
fo • r Sari of Seradbrate, Earl of Clanwilliam, Lent George
Covondish, Lord Wharneliffe„ Lord Konsingion, Lord Fitzroy,
Lard Alvonley, Lord Clinton, Lord Miltown, Lord Lowther, Lord
Oradea Somerset, Hon. C. Petre, Hon. G. Anson, lion. Mr. Di
Roos, Hon. -- Talbot, Sir John Shelley, Sir John Byng,
General Grosvenor, Colonel Udny, Col. Wilson, Col. Anson, Col.
Synge, Major Mundy, Major Home, Capt. Hunter eoi. Russell,
Poyntz. El., M.P., C. Grevil/e, Esq., C. Wilson, Esq..
Irby, Esq.. Holyoake, Esq., Payne, Esq.,
yggiu, Esq., mewl, Esq., --,- Batson, Esq.,
Rush, Esq.. &e.
Some idea may be formed of the importance of the Meet
ing when we state that eleven races were appointed for to-
day. The following are the particulars :
Sweepstakes of 200 son. each, h. ft., list. Slb. T. Y. C.
General Grosvenor's eh. f. Spite, by Tiresias . .
Lord G. Cayssidish's f. by Partisan—Ridicule .
Mr. Grevillea b. f. by Waterloo—Aladdin's dam.
Woe cleverly by a length.

• 1
- 2
pd.

Sweepstakes et IS9 sous. each, h. ft.. for colts and fillies warranted
tot to have bed • sweat before the 29th April, 1826; colts, Bst.
71b. fillies, 80.41 b. T. Y. C.
M r. Hunter's ch. f. by Gustavus, d. by Scud . 1
Mr. H. Srntes eh. f. by Gastavos—Harriet's dam - 2
Mr. Dilly's M. c. by Blackleck—Seaseasaldi . . 3
Mr. Greville's br. c. by Waterloo—Aaroo's dam - 4
Mr. Wilson's b.p. by Fillio—Oonialvi's dam . pd.
Won by half a length.

The Scrub Stakes of 100 move. each ; for colts, Set. 71b. ; fillies,
Set. 41b., not engaged in the Derby, Oaks, or Ruldlesworth.
R. M.
Mr. Theteksfots'eeb. c. by Aladdin—Rantlpole
Duke of c..:.l;usi'm b. c. Wombs. by Merlin
Lord Jersey's c. by Phantom—Biunder's dam
Duke of Portland's e. by Tiresiss—L'Huile de Venus
Duke of Richmond's Almack, by C,ounis
Doke of Rutland's eh. e. by Woful
Woe by half a long*.

Match-209. T. V. C.
Lord Exeter's less.
Mr. Payee's B ct dae, 41b.
Won by a length.

Match—la& T. Y. C.
Duke of Rithmond's Staub. Bst. 71b.
Lord Exeter's' Attleus, Bd. 21b.
Won by three-quarters of a length.

Match-100. T. Y. C. -
The Duke of Oratton's Mantua, flat. received forfeit from Mr.
W. Wyneham'a CoHeger, flat. ilb.
blush -200 son. A. F.
Colonel Wilson's b. c. Lampbghter, by Mediu, received forfeit
feign Laid Word's cb. c. the Rector, by !Risley, h. R.
Match 100. T. Y. C.
Mr. Theenhill's c. by Sean, list. 71b. received 50 love. from Mr.
Greville's c. Monops, by Manfred, Bet. 41b.
Match-200. T. Y. C.
The Duke of Oration's Paul Jones, Bit. 101 b. received forfeit
from Lord Orford's Winkey Boas, Out. 71b.
The dine will not allow us to wait thr result* of the match foe
ermeneigas between the Duke of Oration's Norman and Mr.
Greville's and the subecilption of 25 sovereigns for each
(17 subscribers), and for which Stumps and El Dorado run.
Two new matches are made for to-morrow.—Mr. Wyndham's
Tom Thumb, list. 31b. against Mi. Greville's Maria, flat. T.Y.C.
WO, h. ft., and Duke of Grafton's Chloris, 80. 71b. age. Mr.
Rogers's Borders, 714. 111 b.-from the turn of the Lamle in, 73
sovereigns.

TATTERSALL'S, MosnaY, OCT. 30.
The following is a statement of the odds at St. James's this
evening, nothing being dune at Tattersall'v in consequence of the
absence of the subsaibor s at the Newmarket Houghton Meeting.
DERBY.
13 to 1 agst colt by Phantom, 18 to I agst Tattler
oat of Web 22 to 1 agat colt by Little John
141 to 1 apt Brother to Elfrid No others mentioned.
17 so 1 apt Catherine colt
12 to 1 asst filly by Waterloo-1 13 to I apt any other
&boffins
ST. LEGER.
14 to I on the Add.
Match-000 to GOO on Babelagst. Addias (taken)

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