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swing of the rear—nn her quitting Mr. Sit tote•
service : she would be either revenged
of Sarah l inlapion or Matthew W1111(111."
The next witness Galled was Mary Baty, e
neighbour of Mr. Sintou; who deposed, that the
pr.soner was at her lionse at &trent times in the
spring ; :it one of which times she informed wit-
ness, that she eait with child to Matthew Wilmot,
kind tilat if he did not marry her.tiht would put an
cial to her exi.teliee—that she could not live with-
out hint • but aaiil she would havg satisfaction by
law.
It waft profiedliir Robert Baty, 'of BLlston, that
prisoner was at Wilk house the Sunday preeddirig
the Ititti of May, and owthiaturaday following.
Mr. Iliiiinel;tlraggist, Carlisle, was sworn. On
,the ell./1111g of Toe-wiry, the 22d uf May, -prisoner
called at the shop of witness, and bought a perniy-
wiirth of laudanum ; she then deritandtd a perm).-
worth of amain!, when lie in her, that he
never sol4l areetire, unless in the presence au third
person. Whereupon she turiell about, istytug it
was of no consequence, as she knew there *lie
could get it.
•Williiim Nixon was sworn.—Vas et 'Dolmen
Hull on Wednesday the 24th of May, with his
nifty. On the Saturday fol!owing, lie visited the
Prisoner in the gaol, and said to her, " vela hare
limey done for bur little ones.'." to *hie), she re-
plied. " she wished to be revenged on 3.lattliew.
On behalf of the'Prisburr, Robert Hell, of Whims
now, with whom she lived, after 9uitting liiilstort,
spoke as to her humanity; at did another person,
who had known her r...M years'.
The Learned Judo, its a very impartial mamma,
summed up, in which he eutumenti.J upon the ries
cnmstsnce of the crime with whielyshe was charged,
not hi iug brought house by evidence—it was
merely presumptive:—after which, the Jury re.•
turned a verdict or--Afetaitrai.

Pa LICA.

MA NSION -110 EST, 41:G. 14.
Ilfary Brews,. a market woman, who had been cominiiied
fire re.esamitistion, MI a charge of stealing rifilsoo boos the
rhop of Mr. Kee-risme, in the Po.. try, was again twouglet esp.
Mr. berriessa attended, and identified Isis property. Tim
PVISUZICI was fully cmusaitted fur trail
BEILON•EL. RTC IS.
Mr. /Isde Parker, a gentleman who sesalsolu Paper Build-
ings, in the Ts-aspic. el,e-ed a man, imolai ittresra, with at-
tempting to pick Lis ins-Crt on Saturday ai 1.. Nr statml,
that ise was paVillic along Uridge•strerl. 01.trfliart., w se..
+lay night about feu o'clock, iu eunspieoy with a laity, when
he felt somebody too. h his enat pocket , Ise turned round.
and .ew Use prioneerwith lib isandkei chief its Isis hated, upon
whirl. he struck Aim a blow On the Mead, secured hint, and
• pave him iu Burge of a eusistabk. The Prisoner di nird all
Luca ledge of the trausartioo, rime ',crisis% thu blow. lie
was cot/ultimo] (we tool.
BOW-STREET.
EXTRAORDINARY ROILHEItY.

Twos pennons, tolling 1 ers.lipeeph Ditch and Maria
UNA weie esensistert ;tenet J. Ileata. Esti un chorus at
titration a quantity of fenthers out of the beds at different
Hotels, noel e they went to sleep, aud a holt they etiefttd as
the following way:--The Prtsuhers, oho ate- persons of re,
ssetiottle Sprit armlets, owed to go tot's*: Hotels in the evening,
the WWI marrying a small tomtit, null desire to lure a had,
staling they were just c..itte 1.• t,114,0. hut always trapresilimg
VIA to hose a Liege oust, and each time they went he the
SUSI* house, ruskiu; some totroise 10 hoer a iliri,rent
on Friday night last, they slept at Georges Culfeehosse,
Comentrrstreet, sod were put into a very lour;e bed. hit la
the scream, ow tusking the nest morning, row d hall empty,
wheu she CUliklibu iticatbil her auspicious to for master, mod
recs.lles tetg the :'s isottes shad been there font ur fire tones be.
fore Ili, to estimated the tither beds City hail occupied, mid in
all fore,
which, they found at very considerable deficiency of fea-
thers. its hatirday 111011 i. Perks, true of the Sow street
officers, traced ths Prisoners to thr. Dash Ilutel, the etwier
ofdadiuglon Street, Piccadilly, obi re Le let their relit qaietly
till Swishy ; nod when the man came down Main. with his
trout in his hand, took him into custody, will out a/arching
tin truuk found tin rein !supine's-cast s .d full of fea-
thers, and which appeared is have beet' taken unt of the
bed is whirls they kart slept. ha Ile trunk nese also some
wet raga, used to wipe up. the feathers that might scatter in
the operatiou of hiking them out of the bed ; sod on the
person of the woman wits found a needle and thread, f,r tits
• purpose of sewing op the incision made in the seam of the
brad-lilts; ma so nest and clean load they hiss in their
proceediugs, that nothing but the !sciatica* of the beds, oats r
,they luirthcso 'teeming. in time, coolchhavi led to a discovery
of litt.ir depredations.
• Pt arks learning this, the Prisoners bad aes ally-furnished
lodging in Staves stivlrt;•fleltien.soptare, went there, and
fosnd a counnsleanislespianhty of feathers concealed, in a shirt,
the sleeves said redly trf which were tied up to form a hag,
said tonna. temples of hatters. lime lawillosatof the house
on esurniuing bit Is 4 bolster, awil,vi !lows, discuwei et that the
principal pait of the f after, had !seen taken out suer the
Prisoners bad lorigndtbere, and that two silver spoons were
also mission. The Ittannibtokci's duplicities of two silver
*Fugue were found tin. therl'etstimenti, %shish orosed in hr
those stolen. Ihe l'essolie:b were th• ct: 1 to
oak:- thso trial (co this offeuce, and for stealtio& Um tumbril
from the Bath !luta

At the Derry A-44es, as action was brought
for kirearh of premise of 'Marriage, by a .Nliss
Nl'autsittww. against a 31.n0t JMYFN. The
promise and correspuildence whereon the actioo
. war founded, totals glace several year. op. and
before the Defendant had attained to fur present
rank in the at toy; it was exit, that an other of &OM.
was made the evenmg before the tai ti, and mi that
sum being rejected, ail offer of marriage was also
made and rejected. The Jury found a verdict, fur
the loelv—Darnages 2000.1.
Lust Friday evenly*, at the fair held near Lime-
rick, two formidable factious met for the purpose
of deciding, ate
,old quarrel. A party of dra4nons,
statiouert on the gietu to preserve order, reveille.'
!those sanguinary wretches from comment:tug the
battle there; however, when they arrived at John's.
gate, the conflict furiously began ell Loth sidle, with
sticks, atones, ke.'and continued' for souse tnne, to
the terror the inhabitants of, that part of the
town,. till numbers were sieverely wounded ; they
were then dispersed by the military. Not coutent-
eil with what used( thee that evening, they again
assembled on Sunday morning, in as„Atfd Gar-
ryowini, and r..coininenced the 'tattle; when the
M 4 VOA arrithed.'isiit theta to the rout, and secure.'
eight oldie aingleadisrs, whom his Worship. caul-
, mitted to'priaort. '
flritfimi fair. obit Salisbury, was held on Seth,-
' cloy. The, etmwttot, of 'Veit rind lambs penned
einunnted to go,eoo, anelibi. very few remained
'flat sellers. auticipstNd a brisk side, and
irstilis instance were not disappointed, owing to the
vase pfethiehve Ilrit,loll for turnips, in the upland
crimdries. mires were full 4t. per head dearer
than fast year; sees f. tch, il boon 245. to J 6.. per
head; welters from 350„ to 46.. per heed ; lambi
from Mo. to 235. .per head. 'rt, preference was
Brill slenithol4 in,favour of the South-down stock.
There were but fins gond hoists, and thew sold al
very high prices.