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reaketabersd seeing her ribSOUS r*:, in; My.
liennis's bed-chamber, many 11:11elo b ,we he. .5.,,,
up, she used to be dressed in her bed-gown ; at that
tine her master was from home these visits occurred;
her asistres- was always supposed to sleep alone
when her master was absent, but she observed the
appearance of two persons having slept in her mis-
tress's bed at those times. This she observed fre-
quently wbiletrer master was away : she could not tell
whether Mr. D had slept in his own bed or no, as he
always Lay alma a morass, but there was nobody
else in the house at that time. In her cross-exami-
nation by Mr. Serjearit BEST, she said, she was go-
iog past the door when she saw her mistress go
into. Mr. Dennis's room ; she left the family and join-
ed her husband, before the Colonel went abroad.
She had been a serjeant's wife for many years, and
was quartered at Hythe Barracks, from which place
. thewaslacingHt yesterday morning ins coach and four..
Mr. Grass, in a speech of great length, dwelt
such upon the neglect of the husband, and the
great improbability of such an intercourse having
taken place : he said, he did not stand up to palliate
'the offence, but requested the jury would nut con-
, demo the person, to %hewing their abhorrence of the
offence : lie agreed with his learned and eloquent
t friend, Mr. Stikine, in his detestation of such a
crime, which was repugnant to human nature, and
to all civilise!, countries ; and he further agreed with
his learned friend, that if they found his client guilty,
they could not give too large damages, but before
they, would do so, they required the strictest and
most unequivocal evidence that such a crime did
exist ; and when they should find witnesses brought
to prove a crime so shocking, who themselves might
feel sot entirely (either through prejudice or resent-
ment) impartial, they would weigh well such testi-
mony hefore they would decide. He observed, that
this case WAS proved by persons speaking of facts,
which occurred so long ago as 1797, and not one
spoke of any recent transaction ; according to the ac-
count of Eleanor Brooking, who was better known by
the name of lalelly Murphy, it appeared these parties
made no secret of their actions, expressions were used
of so extraordinary a kind even in her presence. He
thought it ;was um cely credible, even from the
mouth of the most respectable evidence ; but this
tory was told by a person, who, by her own ad-
issicm, had been discharged in disgrace, and had
me enmity to gratify, in giving such an account ;
his part, he could not Se persuaded of it, however
:left it to the Jury to judge whether it were possible
icy could have h. en so blind to their own interest.
s to turn her out in the street, leaving it in her
sr to tail such a story—was it not obvious she
proclaim it wherever she went ? What ap-
also to him somewhat singular, there was no
ion of this given from the return of Colonel
,in 1800 till 1604 This was also as extraor.
as incredible; and, without the fullest and
iocontrovertible testimony, he was confident
would not find a verdia against the Defendant.
this woman came over was obvious ; resent-
' and a late request of her master. ware her
ayes, and it was impossible such a circumstance
she related could pass between any persons of
mown decency. There wag no evidence whatever
any familiarities having passed between these
since that time to the present ; a space of up-
of ten years. The learned Counsel then ex-
himself upon the unpleasant situation in which
was placed, in defending a gentleman accused of
i a crime. There was no doubt many causes of
, nature had been tried, in which his learned friend
t. ESSKIIIE had displayed that eloquence which
I peculiar to him; he had often times described
es as virtuous and beautiful, who were strum-
; and painted the feelings of injured husbands ;
le the only feelings they themselves had upon
subjeet. was to dip deep into their adversary's
eket. They would, therefore, not he biassed by
7 thing that should fall from his learned friend ;
to hi+ unhappy client, he had his most solemn
station of his innocence of the charge. How-
though it was generally expelled of the advo-
, that he should repel those charges by suificient
,once, yet. under the peculiar circumstances of
case, he felt it impossible to adduce any ; he
- --: rested his case upon the observation of his
. friend on the other side, as to the improba-
of such a crime.

.
Lord Et.trit Donovan observed, that, shocking as
offence imputed to the Defendant must be, there
;no reason whatever to discredit the testimony
the witnes:es. He thanked God such a crime
rarely to be heard of. In going through the
ifs, he farther observed, that, from all the cir-
(Anaemia coupled with the antecedent .its of ta-
'-v, little room for doubt remained. Much
ion had been male upon the evidence of
Murphy, and the circumstances as related
her might be open to a more lenient construe-
for, God forbid that persons so nearly related
were, might not go to each other's room,
being set down as having an adulterous
; but the manner of giving her evidence,
was corroborated •by Mary Taylor, left no
to doubt of a criminal intercourse having taken
.As to the damages, he felt himself wholly at
bow to dire/I the Jury ; he, therefore, lett the
leration of that point entirely to themselves.
'Jury, after retirinit for about a quarter of nn
vertliZt of Fire TMOUSAN D POVNDS

THE KING V. enter.
was an indiCtment against Price, otherwise
, for wiffill perjury, in swearing at the late
_ ex EleCtion that he was a freeholder, and
[ a freehold at No. A, Bell-court, Gray's Inn-
.—The charge was proved, and the Defendant
found (iv:lly.
THE KING T. carrot, otherwise JAMKS.
This was an indiCtment for a similar offence, and
verdift was the same.
simisee—ne

OLD !MILEY, SATVROAT.

henry Frailties was inditied for stabbing G. d hr.
a police-oh-iv:l., nit the night of the 22d Novel:s-
-r, with an intent to murder him. The primmer
been stopped with a bag of coals, under suspicion
baying stolen them, and while the Oilicer WAS
.fling bim to the watch-house, he stabbed him
face, leg, and body, in a dreadful manner ;
the assistAnce of Mr. Morgan, a coal-mer-
be was secured. The knife with which the
infli&ed the wounds, was found on the
•I•sd taken place.— Guiltii,Dcatb.

-iitt.r.eiwAlftz: • • -

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Dim. S.
VIOLENT OUTk AGE.
An eminent Attorney and Money Scrivener,
named Jelin Moore, resident in Marlborough-street,
was tried for an assault, with intent to commit a
rape on a widow lady, named Mere. The Prose-
eutrix some time since resided in a house of her own
at Knightsbridge for about four years. But about six
months ago, she went to lodge at Five-fields-row,
Chelsea, and afterwards removed with her landlady
to Grosvenor-place. licr first knowledge of the pri-
soner was through an application to her in July,
803, to receive a half-yearly dividend of an an-
nuity of 401. payable by her to a Mr. Watty, when
she received a letter from the Prisoner, desiring her
to pay it at his house, which was done. In the
month of August last, just before the dividend be-
came doe, Mrs. Mere had lost a beloved child about
seven years old : and wrote to the Prisoner to beg he
would postpone calling for the money until she got
the better or her grief. On the night of the TN
of August, the prisoner came about ten o'clock,
while Mrs. was very much indisposed, and
was preparing to go to bed. Supposing he came
for the money, • she asked him up stairs to the
drawiug-room, and was about to pay him, t hen
he took some very unwarrantable liberties with
her, and was proceeding to vitSence, when she
escaped from him. The prosecutris has been ever
since under the care of a surgeon, in consequence of
the ill treatment she sustained. Mrs. 'r.rdwell corro-
borated great part of this evidence. The Prisoner was
di:quitted of the intent of rape ; but found Gailf.o of
the assault. and fined 501. which he paid, and was
discharged.

POLICE.

anw-sears. r.
Satnrday evening, Mr. T. a young man of gen-
teel appearance, was brought from Covent-Garden
Theatre, charged be several of the box-keepers
with behaving in a .•isorderly manner, and pulling
out a pair of l laded pistols in the lobby. It ap-
peared that Mr. T. having intruded himself into a
box, which was alrea•ly full, a disturbance arose
btl wren him and some ;entiemen in it, the result
of which was his be: g forcibly turned out, when
he drew the pistols from his pocket, and held them
in a menaci❑g way towards those in the box, at the
same time challenging them to come out ; that
upon this, ont of the box-keepers shut the door, and
called for the constables, when Townsend came up,
and took him into custody, and to whom he de-
livered the pistols very quietly. Mr. GRAHAM, the
Magistrate, pointed out ;he great rashness of pro-
ducing loaded pistols in such a place, which no cir-
cumstances whatever could justify, and informed
Mr. T. that unless he Culind very good bail to
answer the complaint, he should be under the ne-
cessity of committing him to prison. Mr. T. ad-
mitted the imr..opriety of his b.•haviour, hut said it
was occasioned by tl.e ill treatment he had received
in the box, added to his having drank rather too
much seine. He is only 1' years of age
The same evening another gentleman was brought
to the above office, charged with forcing himself
into one of the boxes in Covent Cardeo Theatie,
which had been taken, and was kept by a box.
keeper, atter the gentleman had been repeatedly told
that the places were taken. The Magistrate herd
that such conduet tended so immediately to a breach
of the peace, that he required bail of the gentl.•asan
to answer the same at the Sessions. We art
happy to find the Magistrates so firm in their con-
duft, and trust it will in future prevent many of the
disgraceful an 4 riotous outrages which have lately
taken place at the Theatres.

BILL o► INDICTMIINT —The Grand Jury, at
Hicks's Hall on Friday, found a tree nit! against
Mr. BIAGI:10Np as die writer of die libel on the
Earl of St. VINCENT, contained in the suppressed
pamphlet.

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r 1 issicm, had been discharged in disgrace, and bad he drew the p
me enmity to gratify, in giving such an account ; in a menacinp,
for his part, be could nut he persuaded of it, however same time c
he left it to the Jury to judge whether it were possible upon this, on;
;they could have h. en so blind to their own interen. called for the
as to turn her out in the street, leaving it in her and took bin
power to tail such a story—was it not obvious she livered the pia'
would proclaim it wherever she went ? What ap. Magistrate, p
ialso to him somewhat singular, there was no dyeing loader
r.
of this given from the return of Colonel cumstances %
sin 1800 till 1604. This was also as extranr. Mr. T. that
as incredible; and, without the fullest and answer the CI
incontrovertible testimony, he was confident cessity of con
would not find a verdia against the Defendant. mined the ins
Why this woman came over was obvious ; resent. was occasione
trdsanent.. and a late request of her master, w..-re her in the boa, a
rives, and it was impossible such a circumstance much wine.
she related could pass between any persons of The same e
common decency. There wat no evidence whatever to the above
of any familiarities having passed between these into one of ii
ties since that time to the present ; a space of up- which had h
off • , ten years. The learned Counsel then ex- keeper, atter t
. himself upon the unpleasant situation in which that the place
was placed, in defending a gentleman accused of that such con;
a crime. There was no doubt many causes of of the peace, i
's nature had been tried, in which his learned friend to answer tl
r. ESSNINE had displayed that eloquence which happy to find
s peculiar to him; he had often times described duCt, and trot
as virtuous and beautiful, who were strum. disgraceful at
t and painted the feelings of injured husbands ; taken place at
ik the only feelings they themselves had upon
subjeCt. was to dip deep into their adversary's BILL or 1
cket. They would, therefore, not he biassed by Hicks's Hall
y thing that should fall from his learned friend ; Mr. 131. A GDC
to hi% unhappy client, he had his most solemn Earl of Sr. 1
cation of his innocence of the charge. How- pamphlet.
, though it was generally expefted of the advo.
ate, that be should repel those charges by sufficient N.,
'deuce, yet. under the peculiar circumstances of
' case, he felt it impossible to adduce any ;he The hiring
efore rested his case upon the observation of his outward-hum
ned friend on the other side, as to the insproba- Rear-Ada
trilby of such a crime. o'clock this II
:t Lord ELIA:MEDIUM:III observed, that, shocking as guns, Captai
e offence imputed to the Defendant must be, there
no reason whatever to discredit the testimony danger
the winws:es. He thanked God such a crime were
rarely to be heard of. In going through the which
he farther observed, that, from all the sir-
we h
m•tancee, coupled with the antecedent ans of tee- roe Fund
.i h
were p
brough
l e ufwbel
.caope soon
1 • Ity, little room for doubt remained. Much Harrier sloop,
ation had been male upon the evidence of
foreign servit
Murphy, and the circumstances as related
y her might be open to a more lenient construe-
ion, for, God forbid that persons so nearly related
s those were, might not go to each other's room,
Arrived I.
fleet, consist
Cap 0 hire(
without being set down as having an adulterous ana„,„cur, I
ntercourse ; but the manner of giving her evidence, „n, inta,iniii
bich was corroborated •by Mary Taylor, left no phimingenci,
mto doubt of a criminal intercourse having taken under comm.
.As to the damages, he felt himself wholly at weather.
lase bow to dired the Jury ; he, therefore, lett the _ _
• n of that point entirely to themselves.
Jury, after rettrin& for about a quarter of an
cover, returned a verdia of Five THOUSAND POUNDS !I ;.er Cc
r amagec. 4 :4t, C
THE K ING tr. 'atm N per U
ng A'
This was an indiCtment against Price, otherwise Im !wi
perial
Wright. for wi/fill perjury, in swearing at the late Omniur
liddlesex EleCticm that he was a freeholder, and
i
ad a freehold at No. , Bell-court, Gray's Inn-
Comets
ne.—The charge was proved, and the Defendant A Eng La
leas found Gyilty.
THE KIND T. carrot, otherwise J A M E.S. PRI'
This was an indiCtment for a similar offence, and
I ,e verdid was the same. Gowen
P
COURSI
smuite•meria`hlw
OLD BAILEY. Sarver:oa •.
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livery Williams was indilted for stabbing G. !tar-
Amsterdam ...
Ditto at Sight .
Rotterdam C. F
Hamhurgh....
Altnna
i, a phlice-ohicer, on the night of the 22d Novem- Para, I day. es,
r, with an intent to murder him. The prisoner liatti.2 Ca
add
been stopped with a bag of coals, under suspicion n,:::" •• •
Of having stolen them, and while the Otlicer was Ditto
:ODSII/OHIg him to the watch-house, be stabbed him Mad,id
the face, leg, and body, in a dreadful manner ; Rah,
the assistance of Mr. Morgan, a coal-met- aillsos
be was secured. The knife with which the Itfigit"
had inflteted the wounds, was found on the inteitii on 1
wherethe scunithad taken place.—Gaiki, Dcatb. &AGA Dal
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