The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-03-14 00:00:00

WINCHESTER, Mace 10.

On Monday the Assizes for the county of Dents
scow mewed at the Castles in this city, before Mr.
Justice Cusissaa and Mr. Baron GRAHAM. The
eahnolar was is beery oar. -isontaiaing4t prisoners,
many of whom were charged with capital °delves.
Junes t.ojjwas tried for the murder of William
Sweattnun, at the parish of Holy Rhood, in the
town and county of Southampton, from whence she
hail been removed by habeas corpus.
This was a most extraordinary cue :—Sweat-
' nun, a shoemaker, in Southampton. was found in
his own bed-room. with his throat cut. and several
wounds in his body ; but there were circumstances
in evidence of a conflicting nature, so as to render
it doubtful whether he had himself inditted these
wounds, in a state of insanity, or had been Mr-
-tiered by another hand. It at length appeared.
either that the Prisoner (a girl of 20, and a stranger
in Southampton) in ti st have committed the murder,
or that Swestruan must have killed himself in her
presence; and, under all the circumstances, the
Jury found her Guilty.
During the whole trial. the Prisoner appeared
firra and undaunted ; when the verdict was given,
she -I not change countenance ; and even when
sentence was passed, she curtsied to the Judge, and
retired from the bar, apparently unagitated. These
circumstances induced several gentlemen of conse-
quence to think of petitioning for a respite of her
sentence; but as she was quitting the Court, a cir-
cumstance occurred, tu 'hew that her presumed for-
titude, sesulting, as was hoped, from conscious isi-
nocence, was in fact hardened depravity. In pass-
ing the widow of the murdered mail. the Prisoner
turned, and deliberately spat in her face. The act
was observed by .me of the gentlemen alluded to,
and, oil his rep ,sting it, they all declined inter-
fering.—The Prisoner was sentenced to be hanged
on Monday, anal her body to be delivered to the
surgeon. for rins4retson.

Rebecca Blmnriell, a woman 40 years old, was
convieted of the murder of her bsattril child, at
Fouls nonage, on else 24th of July last, and was
also sentenced to be executed on Monday.
Forgry 111•Gagin, Rickard Faulkner, and Jane
Curran, were indicted for uttering in iiayment
forged note, purporiniz in he a one podiel note of
the Bank Englivid. M.Gitflin pleaded and
the other two prisoners were convict .d.—rikath.

George Clareher and Jesse Angles were tri..d for
a burglary in the liduse of Henry Flicker, at Port-
sea, stealing table-snon.is. Ice. and also for a bur-
glary in the house of Henry %Vier. in the parish of
Furlingtun. and found guilty on both indictments.
D,ath.

The &Vowing prisoners were also capitally soon-
ricted. mid received sent..nce of death :—Soloinon
Strickland and Jasper Strickland. for steeling s
Limb, in the parisbof Beaulieu; Robert Parker,
fir breeking into • Imp.. in the We of ;
Crorct Chareker and Williams Dacia, for breaking
tido the lion,e sof Mary Troilism. in Milbronkoind
Ftealitig a gold notch, several spoons, &e. ; Ne-
ther° Luke, for burglaries in Gosport and Al‘rr-
stoke ; and Mary Desk, for privately stealing eight
shirts, in s shop at POTllknositli.

Ralpli Bowden, ror having kille4 Mr. J. Pringle.
by btali'iing him With Al knife, wa., found guilty of
and slntriteed to be iinprivuod two