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London, England, 1810-11-05 00:00:00

MILSDLESEX sASsMNSt Sus. 3.

• .rinCo (arirosion and Peter Sairissoir. two seamen,
the former a black, were IlitliCtrd Yee fateition.ly
stridulate Mavis, or half-door, from toe prein:se!, of
Loetmi eraucirco. ou Snails). the Inds of Octutrer.
the goods mid chetidls of the said Francisco.
The Pr-seeutosi, it type:iced, kept a ludgim,;-
house for Portnguese tea lien, its the
hood of Wapping ; and, on the day laid its the in-
dictment; his Louse was riditititaly beset lby a great
number of American sailors, who broke his win-
dows; destroyed% hi% doors, wads iu s:iort. mode a
complete wreck of his ; the two Prisoners
were identified as hatring beeps 'wilily employed in
the *ark of dentolitiou ; nod, it was prated; hod
carried away the article laid its the indictment, its
the spoil of their victory.
Mr. CONANT. who presided; Inquired of one of
the witnesses, whether the door which had been
stolen; was hung in such a manner us to be taken
olf at pleasure, or whether the hinges were firmly
screwed to the framl 2 lie was answered, that it
was not moveable.

Mr. Costaia then informed the Jury, that the
indictment was imprOperly laid—they must there.
fore acquit the Prisoners. The Prisoners were
charged with having st‘len the goods end 'chattels of
the Prosecutor, which was not the fact ; as that
which is nut moveable Cal ..... t ISO considared a che-
Id. In the present instances the Prisouers 1141 ta-
ken away a part of tlicleeelcdd itself, ye much foes
the bricks and mortar. Hail the hatch bgtio, move-
able, it would h:we eorne under the denomnratiou
used in the indictment ; hot the law did not recog-
nise thefts sinair to the present, a) a taking of
goods and chattels.
The Priioners were, recourse, acquitted..
They were then tried for the misdemeanour, in
assembling, with divers other persons. crea;ing a
riot and and breaking the doors and
windows of Franciixo's house. Their persona were
po.iiively sworn to by two witnesses, bile of wbous
saw Sampson creaking Friincisco's door, and also
sew Griinstone heavin4 a stone about Itedse pounds
st the lower winduw. The Jury, howevet.
acquitted then
Thomas Hornet seas convicted of an assault, with

intent to commit an unuautral crime, on Ch arks
Pendrell. The evidence was of the most disgusting
nature ; and although the facts were subisantisted
to the toll satisfactiun of the Court and Jury,
the Prisoner had the teen-ray to make a long de-
Pmee, iu which he endeavoured to .flea the whole
infamy on the Prusecuinr. a pang and innocent
country lad.
The Court sentenced him to three years impri-
snnment io Newgate.
Robert ;Burris. who hid been clpitally indicted
• few days ago at the Old Bailey, for cutting and
maiming, with intention to kill and murder,
William., a publican at Oxbridge, was convicted
of a misdemeanour in assaulting hiia. The De-
femlant, it appeuad, was • Welsh drover, and re-
turning through Uxbridge to his own country, with
his comrade, they had drank together at the Crown
inn until nineo'clock ; they were then turned out,
and proceeded to Williams's, and insisted on ad-
mittance. Williams coming up at the moment, at
Brat remonstrated, but finding that ineffectual, be
knocked the Prisoner down. who, on rectiveriti*
himself, drew out a liege pen.koife nod stabbed
him the belly : be has never since recovered from
the effects of the wound, which prevented him from
attending in person to nrosecute. When taken in.
to custody and ch:irged with the Oird•Ce, the Pri-
soner expressed the utmost contrition.
Mr. Con ANT, in charging the Jiary, stated, that
though Mr. Williams struck the first blow, it did
not, in the eye of the law, jutify the using • sharp
rostra {gent.

The Court sentenced him to three months' im-
prisonment in the House of Correction.
Thomas Hatay stud William I{la►tin were con-
victed of a riot in Band-street, on the night of the
25th October (Jubil r), aiding and abetting A large
mob to threw stones, lonic windows, Ste.

Mr. Bray, • respectable linen-draper iii Bond-
street, had observed the Prisoners very busy amongst
the mob. about seven o'clock in the evening ; he
followed the crowd doso St. Janies's.strcet, when
some of them wave the alarm, by crying out " A
spy! a spy! oil! heat ! situ! hist !" and he was
obliged to make lit. escape. The first volley of
stones which he SAW 111 00111 Moo at a tallow-chant&
lees wiudows, which were illuminated. Between
ten and eleven i,*clock lie tmilited out the two Pri-
soners to the Bow-street p.iirwle, who took them
into custody. Wien M mitt was taken. lie dropped
two stones which he was on the point ut throwing.
They were sentiment to six months' imprison-
ment in the "bore of Correct:4"a. 411,1 at the rapier-
of that lime to give security rot' their good be-
haviour fur sin mouths longer, themselves in 201.
and two 'write. in 101. rash.

No trial of puid.c intrrvit tool place at the Old
[Wiry on S.iturday.

P•Lace-Cocae,—ln consequence of the death
of Serjraist Scats...re, no Court has heen held ha
the lost ten territi —Saturday S.r JADIRA BLAND
BURGLAR. Bait. opened the Court, went
through some hale business, and adjourned for 4
week, wheu EDWARD Sustrun Esq. who
is appointed Judge, *ill tll/11 Cl/171111r4Cr bm, tess.
Friday, at noon. the Luau Nl4Tnit receive.l
• communication' from Mr. RIDER. Secretary of
State for the Ifis•ne Department, informing his
Lordship, that. ni consequence of the ,otitinuing
' todotiot.ttouo of Mt AJL•Ttr, nu new Chief M..
gistrate of the City could he sohiatttod fur the
Royal Approbilion ; and that. in consequence, his
leqr./..hIP would be 'slivered to c.nnionr in the
(11.6,erge of the doter., of that high Office ttniil
Ills Aliatare'• 'Armoire could the taken ON the op-
pointioelit of ills Successor.
The LORD Mayon. with 4 tleicscy highly credi-
table to his feelings 44 a loan, anti most in-
sure him the 011..r4b moo 310 aptiltare of every
loyal •Ohjett •••• 111.• letMl, roo.ttieroig that is the
lirr4ellt 1041 C of 1114 14 sircsre's health. as OffirlatlV
antie4l,Ce.l to Perliomenr, the castomsry festival al
G04(111411 on Lord Mayor's--lay •oold l e tortes-a-
rms and improper. has resolved to etitivelie a Court
of Alitrtaarn this 441,.

"To retetAer the peotwiety of w:thh .0 the wtowl
he rollertotawnvot of ttt• timmi..ll.4 thn 0), 'he 9lh
November toot S. %trona the 119tetir.; wto:tt to !e•
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Mr. M.14142.t.* sated use ease e* bight, if Par
.promeutime the Pried's-es. .141 ids Casein
steed eharge.l. that she On the ti h fetEptetab.ri tr
the :17th year Uf the Kiosk slid arevet Me late EMI'
AniresleT, inungh err former hue- '
hand, to her kteseleilge. was titled and still it alive.
He said, that its hit prowess he treed do every
thing within the limit •of hit ditty; that the Pri-
soner bed a right to live it prevuttied that she mat
innocent; and 'hut he would be aintonget thole that
would rejoice if ate estalebhed that iitirocettev...-•
IVI`N ALLY proceeded to bey; that die present
was not s ease without preeedeut ; a lady Or emit
higher rank had been tried for a similar offence—.
he methit the Duchess of Kingscon ; and 1114
though upon the present twee-ran he stood abut,
he yet had the example if Lord *Veiniest, who
condocted the prosecution re:artist the etureuoia of
kitortint, .01 that exeuipie i.e timid midenveur
humbly to imitate. The *offence charged is the
indictment was ineemy, the marryteg* -.emend lime
band while the filet woe elite. An ueti ice ne re
chnigeroes to society or morelity cunl.l not- be
farad. fly a former lc* in this e, entry. this crimr.
was punished with death; bur by the Leh tie
Cie°. 1. the capital part of the puclishro nt wea re.
peeled, and triatemortatiosi was substituted. lu the
course of the trial. if tiny doubt could remain of
the guilt of the Prisoner, Mr. McNally ached atom
the dirty to give the Prisoner the beteg& tt.=e
flu wished to act coedittly nod ntercitiley 1 he
would not stop to advert to minor circumstances ;
he had no inclination to aggravate: on use erietrery
he would eudeavour to reconcile the ferainge of Ms
hart with the ditties of hit profession. lie then
proceeded to state me circumstance-I of the case
as they were to be pureed by ecideeee. The (stet
wirer.% Mrs. hi.Vragn; wets sane en •taeriab and to
be attended to as she would conic before the Court
with evet7 advautage that motel geed couduct
could entitle her to.—illere Mr. ei'oote. Comisel
for the Prisoner, applied to the Court to have all
the witnesses on behalf' of the prosocatom removed
from the hearing of the Advocate, mid they were
removed accordtagly ; after which Mt. APNalls
proceeded as fellows]: Two facie it was tiecessary
to prove ; first, that a marriage totally did like
place between the Prisoner and Mtif.in COSS" ;
are' not only that he, Councr, was alive liken a
rarest erirriage teak place between the Prisoner
and the late ji ash Aurreslay, but that the Priaoner
5'11.6811y knew thut her first ins baud wspi alive when
she permitted the marriage ceremony to Ise per-
forated between her and Lord Auto-shy.
The first witness, Mary M•Verigh, ovoid prove
that the maiden name a the was Sophia
Kelly; she was born in the north of hazed, uric
where Mrs. McVeagli bred. Mrs. MiVregla re-
moved from the place of her birth to Arter.c, near
l~illist. r. wition a few mile. of Dolitin, mid near
the residence of the late Earl Annesley, to whom
Martin Connor was gardener. Kelly. the
Prisoner at the bar, accompanied Mts. MAleogf's
from the north, end was open a vitae with her at
Amine when she became erepeassited with Martin
Connor. who paid his *redeem's to leers and tat to-
posed taarreter. The. Itev. Mr. Leah,. the pariah
truest, was applied to to perform the ceremony ;
lint Miss Kelly being a stranger is the petiole he
decline( to perforce his oiler, until her father.
who lived in the north. wor applied to. to kern if
he had any objection to the match ; sad a fatoitr-
able answer being received, together with a cer-
tificate from the parish priest us the north where
Miss Kelly resided, that lie knew of no iaripedi-
nista to her niarreige, Father Larkin performed the
ceremony el marriage betwreir Miss Sophie Kelly,
the Prisoner at the Bar, and 'Mader Cunnor, the
gardener. in tire prat-sire of five wituemea, of whom
two are dead dud three are alive. At the time or
the marriege, the law dial net permit the Clergy of
the Items.' Catholic religion to keep u iegistry of
marriages. but a memorauduin of it was made by
the clergyman who performed the ceremony. A
supper was given by Mrs. M•Veagh at her house
iu consequence of the marriage, where the new
married couple remained and cohabited for two
or three clays ; alter which Connor took his wife
home to his own habitation. where they heed as
man and wife : bat it unfortunately happened after
someone. diet Lord Anuesley took a liking to Mrs.
Connor, mid his rank in life appears to have made
an impression upon her. Ills Lordship earlied her
off sir lira carriage to I) *litre they bird loge -
ther. Mrs. iMeVeagli found her out st his Lord-
ship's house. She visited the Prisoner, aid gate her
excellent advice. which unfortunately hod no in-
Roence. Lord Annealey made some compensation
ter other to Conner for the lose of his wife. it was to
he presumed, for he brought no memo of Cris.
Cna. against les Lordship ; on the contrary. he
kept himself a icCIII%C. “11,1 gave tire amorous pair 4
sin trouble whatever. Sotnethiug was done to in-
duce l.nrd Amiesley to believe that Connor was
deed. anal a ceremony of 'nattily, was performed.
The Prisoner had two cleldren by les Lontrhip
one of them i• niter. U 1,..,, her marriage she a,-
',lined the name and title of the Coun:ess Antler-
ley ; and time ee tire E eel hel beet, dead for sunse
years that title she still liteitinerl.—Here Mr.
McNally entreated the defy to haiii.h train their
rebels ally ineires,ino wla en twins'. reverie aught
hare made upon Oven, and to form their demema
solely en eriileilee•The flirt nidisiref celled Vino.
Mary 51.V.n4!i...- Wanes, is a side*. did live ens
the eoun.y or Down, where .11- koew the Prisoner ;
I,li the North oboist et v are sere end noloved to
Kali-Jeer, near hearths, where -he rr
ruler. then Mew Kelly, ass vivant. She became site
ouainted Ovine the seine time with Marten Conners
who is living, mid whom WllliC/S sow Within this WIC.
hour. Martine:mew was married to the Present, ld
years ago from last Shrove Curets,. y t ether Ler.
Luc. The PriSeuee, her hasberul Connor, mantel A
WV' ere.. the hitsteind of Wieser*. and Pat a snow,
the eraiher of Martin Connor. were present.
was aft.. .Lasser when the montage erf•inpony yew k
place F whet Larkin, tom pert** sated titters. UM..
try, was the priest of the porish—lie is load—hr
eat s. her at the time. The neweinntrted
slept at Kitlieter„ where they siterwattla Lives
eau mid wife for sin or stereo week.; they aftare