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sisal kr ten it imperatle upon him roe the inlererta of
his elitist to submit to tl., ('unit.
Mr. RAINER followed us the lime bide RI Mr. Wetherell, FRIDAY, DgCEMBER. 13.
and argued at great length MIDDLESEX SRSSIONS,
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The Court pustproffill the farther hearing of the cause. Therese Webb was brought up this day fur judgment
..3....—eii,-- fur a libel on the military.
The COURT—" What have you so say in your defence?"
COURT OF KING'S Betvrtt, Wrwratinsixt, Prisoner—ft That Ido not consider-my conduct int.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER. 13. proper; hut if 1 am guilty, the Court may consider that 1
on abate have years solitary confines:wet ; but it 1 did
Before the Unto Cater items and a Spark! Jar,. nut colander myself justified, mantel, tonlnerneot far life
sow► would nut he too much fur me."
ACIEROYD t. BIRD. The Collar—" Will any one become surety for you r
This was an action brought by the Plaintiff. who is pro. Prisoner—" Nu."
prietnr of several houses to;Clemcat's lon pllllllllge, to re. CotraT—ft The obsorvatiosts yon have made prove your
compeuration is ages from. the Defendant, a tuna of stand, sod Iliad you have been properly charged.
bricklayer, employed by Commiasuntints of Sewers, for Yoo say if it MAO as has bees described, you deserve cowrie.
au joinery aptich it was alleged he had shimmied from the non. The Coo. I thinks so, and that justice requires • severs
uegligence .10 the Defeatism. It appeared that the coin- punishment on you. You have reviled an authority that
TIM sewer, which runs through Clement's Ino.ploisage, and requires respect, and that, too, after it had been proved that
joists 1110 main sewer in Essex-steel, having fallen into de. I your calumnies were unfounded. Fur six years you bate
ray, the Defendant and hi* mew were employed by the Cu... j bent thus shamefully labouring. 1 trust disease of mind is the
missioners of Sewers to repair it. The ground heintoPestell "use of your conduct. You have endeavoured to create
in Clement', lumparrage, Wm. that the foundation of disturbance ringle.handed, in which it was impossible for
• heavy slack of citimaielliMiffiled to the house of Mr. you to succeed; but a mob of madmen may be raised artiste
Collius, who tired next door to the Plaintiff, rested upon the euthorine., and theu it would be difficult to say where
the grown of the and or the sewer. The workmen, in the danger may end. The judgment of the Court upon you
the provers of the sepsis', worked tinder the foundation is, that you be imprisoned for six months, and afterwards
of the chimnies in question, sod they fell In, pulling Mora cuter intro your owu recognisance fur two years to keep the
Collins's house after them, which felling 011 the Plaintiff's peace.
house, crushed that also into ruins. This accident, it loss BUCEICRIDGE 11. FISTELL.
contended on the part of the Plaintiff, occurred is rouses I The Plaintiff, an officer of Mary-le-bone pollee office, in-
fluence of the Defendant basing neglected to shore up the I dieted the Defendant for an ammili loader she follawiegeir-
chimnies in • proper and workmanlike manner. enonstances :—A young witness of the name of tinteacoa was
A great number of witnesses wee called to prove that fact. I is charge of Ilse officer, for having stoles a lable.Ciolb. The
Foe the Defendant is was contended, that no chariot up Defendant being interested io the female, aitesapted to per.
could have been effectual in p Sing the accident which had i sonde She officer to give her no, upou which a stodge en.
happened, in conreptertee of the original fault iu hayiug the h awed, and, according to the officer's story, Pistell gave the
foundation on Ike arch of the Ilt 1. effi and that by law the };art blow.
Plaintiff was obliged to take the ueceasary measures of pre- I The Prosecutor bad no Counsel, bat the Prismser was very
caution for the preservation of his own premises. ably defended by Mr. Aitanin, who proved by hie witnesses
The SOLICITOR GENERAL and Mr. GURNEY conducted that the uffirei struck hest, sod violeutly cuotused Piatell's
the case for the Plaintiff; Mr. SCARLET! and Me. MAR- head. The Lesrued Counsel, is his address to the Jury,
MYATT were for the Defendant. avid he was confident they must be aware, from what
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE was about to MN up the evi- they had set nof this Session, that he was the last man
dente, but the Foreman of the Jury told him it was usnectis- to throw obstacles in the way of officers, but that it was not
sary. Verdict for the Plaiatiff—Damages 3701. to he endured that Englishmen were is be thus abused and
The Court were occupied in trying this cause from ten in I handcuffed (as had been the case I. this iostoref)--kobbred,
the moronic till seveu 111 the cream. as it was iterated by these Jacks fas Ojfee. This appeared to
be • growlag evil, and it was ibis that made the case in

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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Yesterday this Cowl sat at Guildhall, but no case occurred
possessing the least public interest.

WINTER HUMK CIRCUIT.

qu.ntion one avast importance to us all.
We 'egret that our limits will not permit us to give more
than a fatal outline of Mr. Arabia's speech, which was full
of &flesh feeling.
The CHAIRUAN, in his charge to the Jury. told them that
throwing an obstacle in the way of an ',Ricer in she
shwa of hia dirty, although nu assault had been eommitt.d,
is us offerer* of great enormity.
The Jury almost instantly returned a verdict of Acquittal.

POLICE.
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BOW-STREET.
SWINDLING EXTRAORDINARY—SALE OF A GO-
♦eRNMeNT APPOINTMENT--SEAT-SSLLING, &C.
Yesterday Janes Jeremiah Reading. the notorious
swindler, who was examiued o• • former day, charged with
obtaining from Mr. Charles Butler Hall au amigromeist of
certain reversiesary properly, with latest to chest and de-
fraud him thereof, was again brought by Dorriogto• before
Sir Richard Birnie, George Miusbull, T. Beckett, Ears. sod
several county Magistrates.
The office has Not been crowded to each an Mill epos
any recent occasion, our do we recollect wiroesaing such
anxiety as was displayed by the public yesterday to sea this
extrwrdin•ry deliagneat.
The Prisoser,oa being placed at the bar, looked round the
office most noxiously, and very suss .ceogossed missy per.
sons who were pprrr•eot.
Sir Richard Biruie—How bare you spent your tins* wit►in
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allowed is come to the &A. I see Sheri" Patinas
Mg to Sir Richard Burnie. Idu not know what he rap,
ie is right I should kiwi*, for be is a very vhabby tenon.
lived at my house, Cheyse-walk, ebelses, for days and day
mud sever paid a farthing. He :a under üblagatiois tows
nut I to bum, and duet let him ohispre gamut me; hit.
net ray any harm of masted imbed, cam spulk gay pods
him. I say, nu wiiivreetag.—(Laughing.)
Ei•Sheriff-1 was out to be doped by you ?
Sir Richard Ilirunt—l will read about three lines of •
cord that I thee before me :—" Jeremiah. Reviling,
nape goat of moindlvia, was tried at the Old Bailey
forgery, and the Jury fused a verdict upon the mecoud col
Reading—Let that die away, Sir Richard. I stand be,
le meet the present charge.
Sir R. wish it bad died away according to
verdiel....(Laughter.)
Reading—Can I be allowed to put in good aed suflirieul
bail ?

Sir R. Burnie—You are under re-examination, sed St a;
two reaped, and Cannot.
Reading—How °fon am I to he made a show of b., t
Mr. Muosholl— Till you ale fully committed for ti Isl.
Prisoner—. Don't nhiaper, Mr. Shr • iff Mathieu', to the
gistrate ; be is a ea nth-matt ; you area paltry
only the bastard of the late Duke of Norfolk.
Mr. Miosbull-1 will not suffer nay person to be instil
Reading—l suppose I may speak a word or two; not bll
standing the whispering of Mr. Pat kin.?
M►. Parkins-1 did not soffitr myself to be cheated.
Reading—) had properly in an Irt.h Bank, and in li
there wag a general consternation, in constysiente of ;
failure of Irish Ranks, so I io.dt my looney out and placed
to as English Batik, and now that Ike slarm has sub.ie
beer placed my properly in the Irish Rink again. A.
the whispering Ex Sheriff, I told him on Ludeate-hill I
if be offered me an insult I would make him smell port
a cootewsptible fellow; 1 owe Mtn rto obligation; hc.
lived upon me. Pura sad Co. are honourable men.
Newton is ar. honourable man.
Sir Riehird Birnie—A 11, all honourable men (largitinft;
Mr. William Goodwin, a gentler:float, young Man, t
swore.—He is an officer, sad resoles at b, Old Cat
dish-street. He put an advertisement i■ a Motu
Peeper, tarok', a rum of money fur a petrolatum oats-ram
situation, and the Prisoner an.wert d is, and told him"
he could get him into a good situation. They bad tam
interviews, and the Prisoner of -red him a deed to well;
had a view of the ilortimesits, but took little notice of lit
the Prisoner said, localise he refused to give his name
address! Tin Psi.u, er wanted bin to lend biro 2001.
this security, *loch he said was worth 4001. The deed
assieumetit, which the Prtsoner obtained from Mr. Hall,
sheerre to him ; but he could nos Woolf, it as the one
Prim tow wished It/ row 2001. upon.
Mr. John Satitsbuiy, ironmonger, of No. 9, Cowers
Smithfield, totaled, that the Promote offered Mr. De•is;
neighbour of his, ■ deed of assignment for sale, said Mi
Devi' ircummeaded the Prisoner to him, and for • lung lie
they were 'sego is me to.. its sale. The Prisoner offered
let him have it toe 1001. which lie agreed to give, should
attorneys, Messrs. Robinson and Hyde, he of upiniou tbs.
she property was good. A. the Court of Chancery wan nosed,
sad his attorneys could not make the orressacy inquiries, r
delay look place, and liwPrisunel wished to burrow as one li■
301 and at souther iime2o/. upon the deed of assigamerstelot
he deelitteti altogether to hove any thing to do with the pea
perty, as m neighbour of his purchased some such properly
of the value of 1501., and paid coats 3001. odd, its a suit
in Chancery, to make good his claim.—(Laughluq)—T►
deed of assignment which the Prisoner (as is alleged) frait-
lently obtained from Mr. (tall was exhibited to the witness,
and he stated, that that was the property the Mittman,
offered ►im for sale. The Prisoarr told him that the
was all he had got fur 2001 from s man named Hall.
Sir R Biraie—Wbat la the age of your mother,Mc. Hi
Mr. Hall—Fifty-am yearn.
Sir R. Sinitic—Theo you offered full value for the reversion,
Mr. flaiasbery ?
suinuteuey—Reading told me she was fifty.eicht.
4 beg your pardon, it is itearstake. Yea are

the last fouritowej, Me.
bolls ! 1 """—lialu" I:4° ktrwretiobleaegaisg—sure' , Mr. tritusbur.y.—(Littad laughing.)
Reading—l lave lived at Chelsea in great respectability, Ntr. M'n'hull—Don't imerruPl•
as a private gentleman, oo proprrty I possemed, aud I paid
heading-1 am ready to meet the charge, but Mat Sherif
Parkins, his wairyierbeg, I doe's like it. Hy 's lived at
my way Imeestly till within the last three montiss or soy
leaving the place.i house, and slept thireomil s ruder obligations to
Sir Richard Bernie--Yos left the hulks, after serving four I none to him. ,r,
yeeire,on account of having bad eyes; you were trammotted Sir R. Beetle—• r . Reading, poi have got an altar, I
for seven years, 1 Ind by the record ? litre.l• the month of April, 1793, you were tried in
same of lames Reeding alto. Reordau ; you acre t
Reading—l as here to rsoswer any charge that may be
brought against me ? twenty sere. years of age ; so soya the report of your t
Sir Richard Bireie-eDo you know Biddulpb, Cox,aod Co. which stales that you were tried for Avery.
of Charing -cross? Reading-1 was more thee twenty-seven years of age
Reading—Yin, I do. Sir R. Biroiro-No, you Were put ; here is your staterteuu
in the terord of the Sessions.
Sir Richard Biroie..-They know you.
Reading-1 know they do. Sheriff Parklos whiapeccd in a low tone of voice to
Sir R. Riroie—And to their loss; sad I morel them here. IL
Prisoner—Whisperiug again. My wifely signature
Reading—Auld so do I; and have WO to their
coming, not 1! " A— Reading
Sir Richard Biesie—l have received these letters (about (The Ex-Sheii(f handed a letter of the Prisoner's wife
twenty in number), and some others, from differtot prisons tlwf4llgl3. .
inite—Arter this, Mr. Reacting, don't say you 1
wbn unfortunately have beer acquainted with you. 1 have Sir
determined, with the advice of my brother Maoist aaaaa , Hot deaf; you could bur what Mr. Parkins said to me.altboi
to read them iu public,becaum they are not legal evidence
inciter, proved, that the I
against you. hemierbispermaimedjsu(ll,:sacni‘gol:te,
wr.)ntra
Rending—Tell me who they are from, Sir Richard? toner offered him ft deed of assignment for sale fur a cli
Sir Richard—No, I shall not. of his, Mr. 14111 Brows, of Chelsea, fur which be naked I:
Reading—l have three things to say; brat, lam not pre- The Prisoner myths urged the acceptance of bail, I
pared to meet the charge; secondly, 1 shall meet it with eon. afraid be bad offended the hunoorolde bench, ad uteri
fidence on my trial; sod, thirdly, I humbly request of this Sheriff Patinas for living at his house, aud slot payiag hi
worshipful Beach, that I may be allowed to bate my solicitor fmtbine.
'Omitted into the prison, from daylight till dark, to assist Sir R. Biraie—Why, Mr. Readier, you did nut keep
me in prepariug my defeoce. hotel ! •
Mr Richard Bleak—Have you a solicitor? Mr. Parkiii•—i wrest reply to the slanderous imontalt
Reading—No, not at present. of this man; he attempted to rub me of 3,0001., mid wi
Mr. Monition—lt will be quite time enough to sake that frlllll,l him a most exceptionable character lei fused 10
proposition wine you bare • solicitor. any thing more to do with bins. I have beta to New,
Sir Richard Birnie—Do you know Mr. Copper ? and obtateed raid. rice of his roguery.
Reading—Yes, very well. The following is the statement of Mr. Parties, of
Sir Richard Birole—After you left the bulks 1 Sad that connexion with Reading t—
rot went to Mr. Capper, and professed to have so Wong an In the mount of November, WM, an elderly Oestlenasi
diligence with certain electors, that you could get him • seat called revers! times at my residence is my abscises., end '
in Parliament; did you not, Mr. Readier? his card, informing the mermen that be wasted to see
Reading—No, I did not, and he will not say so. en moat particular hotlines"; aud *bee brindled again, a
Sir Richard Biroie--Yes bet he will, Mr. Redding, and I had a first interns w with me, be requested that it might
me have that geollensaa Isere in treaty minutes, who will private, and said be had bees sent by a eertaib Neiblem
snake the statement to your face. tu ask me if I had any objection to go lute Parliament.
Readiest —lf be will say that, he may say, for aught 1 replied that I had an objcetioe. I had six limes steel'
know, that I offered to get Lim a place in h —(4-ood going into that place. anti never would go, unless 1
langbier.) sought for by the people, inetead of seeking them. Me
Sir Richard Birnic-1 have documents before me idled- I was go armed; done weer only seven electors for the
lug you, but I will not read or intimate the conteum of rough, which was in the south ut Ireland, and he' bad'
any but such as are well authenticated. Here are, however, deputed by them to acquaint Inc that they had fixed
documents which might bane deprived us of seeing you here, choice on war, stud that the death of a *ear relative hod
Mr. Reading, on this occasiuu, except for a mere legal oiled the present Member lo the Closer Horse; and
should be returned without even knoe leg the elects,
Mr. William Newton, confideetial clerk in the bank of or incurring a farthing expense; and that he had
Perin and Co., Warwiek•lane, was examined.—He produced much regard fur my personal safety, and adosiratino for r
an abstract of the Prisoner's account with that house, aud iudependeot principles, being no party man, that eihrtie.,
dated that the seeeptanee epos. the bill of 2001., paid by the 1 felt 'echoed tu retire fur a few boors from 'be donator r
'Wieser to Mr. Hall, as a security fur the lodgement, was office as Sheriff, he had very comfnetable gradations win
in the bend-writing of the Prisoner; that the Prisoner bed at nay service, at his residence, Cher,. Waik, Chided
opened au account with Pugin and Cu. ill May, 1520, till where his wife, who had no family, would belled to rem
the present tittle, and there now remained 21.04. in their and pay rte every t met a econant so inquiet w.
bawls, a balance in the Prisoner's favour. It was about the thee be lived these, and what was his character. He reti
month of September that be heard for the first lime that id with inforinaliun that he lived at • eery reepeetelile ho..
which was unfavourable to the Prisoner; and if Mr. Hall and be inquired of a butcher is the iseielitutorberacl, who as
bad called upon him at the bank, and stated that hr hid he was • respectable mats, head steward to a Noblenc,
given a consideration for the bill of 2001. to the Prisoner, be aud agent its the Lord of the Illmor. Readier cane.,
should have informed him, that he thought there was lad times afterwards, with the same story, sod prevailed
likelihood of its bring paid. The greatest balance Ilea Pri- me to /nit him, and sleep at his house, which t did ti
sutler ever had in his favour at the bank was 1501., aud that three times, going in the evening and Worsting in the non
only for a very shoed time. During the period the Prisoner Ilag. One time he told me his iscrime bad beeu attempted
had kept an account at Pugin and Co.'s the soot of 1,8001. be robbed, but he had tired out or the bark window
bad pasted through their hands. I frighten the robbed', when the bull we'd timely 200
Mr. Hall was examined, and stated that be did call at into a window opposite, and nearly tni-std a person
Porto sold Co.'s, at the time be received the bill, and the d room; tad that are had been 1.0.eu sip so one of the OIRCI
list witness told him, in answer to his inquiries conceriong to auewrr for the sans.. lie then took the opportuni..
: the respectability of the Prisoner, '0 that what he could my say that he bail been a doellist iu his lime, and held revel'
was not satisfactory one way or the other." s shot in his hip (pulling down his clothes to slew are
Mr. Miiishull—What first led you to suspect the trammer place), and that lie was not afraid of unplug any marl, ei
lion .en, on the part of the Prisoner was firs d o_o I t M hoe timed life; and should I divolge soy of the pert
Mr. Hall-1 wrot.ro dome of his tradearne., and foetid Man of gibing into Parliament, he would be sure to call roe
I in debt, and swindling every body. sit the same time putting himself into die altitude of
needing—) am very deaf, your Worship', and beg to be Big. I told that I could not well dirtily Ins secrets,

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