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bad ben long acquainted, and that after remaining in a public
hew until twelve o'clock on the night of the 27th of February,.
where he had certainly drunk enough to make him a little tipsy,
but not drunk, be on his way home Co the public house where be
lodged met the prisoner in Bow Fair.fields, which he and the pri-
soner were both obliged to cross to reach their respective homes.
The primnier and he joined in conversation; and more angry words
having ensued relative to an old fall-out last summer, the prisoner
challenged him to light. This challenge the prosecutor declined
accptibg r hot, after walking some hundred yards, and when they
had.come to the end of the last field, the prisoner !struck him a blow
with his 't upon souse part of the body, and then they fought two
-rounds. The prosecutor, however, seized the first opportunity to
rim 'way, lensing behind him a bundle he carried, which he had
nocessatily put out of his hand when compelled to defend himself.
When he arrived at the public house where he lodged. and the
• imaitty had opened the door, he recollected this bundle, and,
without enterlne, but merely mentioning to her what had happened,
he returned instantly to search for it. The bundle was not to be
found ; and a cousin of 'his, named Thomas King, who lodged in
the same bona, and who had been sent after him by the imullady,
having. by this time joitied him, they both proceeded, at King
euggsselon, towards the house of the prisoner's mother. King
lanai/err( at the mather's gate, and, upon inquiring for the prisoner,
ravtold by her out of window that he had not yet returned. They
they. attired a short distance, s.rd King, getting up on a bank to
lookshotit, saw a tuan lying down, and cried out—" Here he is."
'llion man, who pored to be the prisoner, then got up and ran
away, soil King oaring by this time got over into the garden
where hem lying, followed him until they were both stopped
by a. hetl;e at the bottom. Some things forming part of the bundle
h I. been thrown over and picked up by the prosecutor, but finding
the t. a silk handkerchief was still missing, he too followed, where
itmg was holding the prisoner at bay, and demanded the handier-
The prisoner made no answer. The prosecutor laid hold of
t..ea, and, after some wrestling, both fell to the ground, without
n.m.ng interchanged any blows ; but, on the prosecutor's rising, lie
telt the blend rousing down his back and small clothes, front two
stabs which he had received on the ground ; one at the left side of
the back, and the other in the upper part of the left arm. He
sailed out to King that be was stabbetn.--that he felt the blood
running ; end, upon King's saying " Are you ?" the prisoner ad-
vanced in a menacing attitude to him, his arm extended, with a
knife visible In his band, and exclaimed—" Yes, and d—n your
eyes I'll stab you too." King parried the intended mischief with
as umbrella, and both effected theft escape over the bank of the
garden. The prosecutor then wear borne, and sent for a doctor,
who dressed the wounds, which proved severe. fie had indeed
been confined to bed for a whole week, and was not yet perfectly
recovered.
The cross-examination by Mr. Law elicited nothing which
cuutj street the credit of the witness's testimony.
Thomas King had been sent by the landlady to look after the
prosecutor, and found him employed as he stated. After corrobo-
eatanc the testimony of the prosecutor, the witness stated in addition
that, he went to a constable the same night, and had the prisoner
prebended, and that upon searching his room they found con-
ecaled between the bed and the sacking the same pruning knife
wtoch the ptisor.er had in his hand when be menaced the witness.
:rte cross-examination of this witness produced nothing favour-
able to the prisoner.
fie constable who accompanied the last witness proved his find-
ing the knife in the manner stated, and that it was stained with
blood on both sides, near the hilt. Ile also secured the prosecutor's
clothes which be wore on the night of the snack.
The knife and clothes were then produced in Court. The knife
was about fire inches long, pointed, and apparently very sharp.
The clothes were covered with blood, and cut widely in the places
where the wounds were sworn to have been inflicted. . .

Jams Yakkad;tiesateaca-- adkd in to attend the
promoter. saw the cut in the middle of the upper arm, and the
stab is the back; the latter wee abouj an inch deep, and three
indite long. The prosecutor bad been in great danger for four or
Hve days. He had attended him regularly ever since, and be was
not yet quite recovered.
The prisoner made no defence, but called some witnesses to
characww. one of whom had employed him, and gave him a good
character foe humanity.
Mt. Justice Pane then summed up at great length, commenting
upon the evidence as be proceeded, and explaining clearly how the
aw applied to the particular case.
The Jury. after a shot, deliberation, found the prisoner Guilty
upon the second end third counts in the indictment—that is, of an
necntlen to do some grievous bodily harm.
Tbe prisoner is a mac of unprepossessing appoint:et, with
ether $ louring expression of coumetetnce; he seemed, however,
o red deeply the awful situation in which he was placed.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Rrcoanza.]
11for4 Simard, was indicted for stetting two cut glass dishes,
walutM. the property of Jas. Towers.
the 16th February last the prisoner called at Mr. Towers'
glass and chins warehouse, Great Titchtleld-sheet, and asked to
look at borne glass dishes. The shopman produced several, stating
thinr.earious prices. The prisoner selected two dishes, and also a
pair Of salt-cellars, which she placed in a small basket that she had
with her when she entered the shop. She then desired the shop-
man to bring with Nos some other articles which she pointed out,
and to follow her to • house in Devonshire-place. On he way to..
wards Devonshire-plate, she observed to the shopenan that she had
nreletted to call upon the butcher, and that if he walked forward
towards Devonshire-place she would quickly follow and overtake
him. The shopman accordingly proceeded to the house to which
he had been directed, and upon inquiry discovered that the Saheb'.
sans' knew nothing of the prisoner, and, in abort, that she was a
sane. impostor.
The prisoner could not be found for several days, bat the articles
were traced to divers pawnbrokers' shops, which led to her subse-
quent apnsioo.
She nothing in her defence, but threw herself entirely
upon the of the Court.
The Jury wfgaet besit•tion returned a verdict of Guilty.
The prima was them pet on her trial, and found guilty of an.
other oases of asimilat character.
Ttilelltcoarsau sold, he understood that the prisoner had been
found guilty of a like offence at a former Sessions, and as she sp.
peered to be an incorrigible offender, he sentenced her to be trans-
ported for seven years.
The prisoner, who was a decent-looking woman, and dressed as a
appeared to be much affected during the trial, and when
the sentence of the Court was pronounced, she fainted away, arid
was conveyed from the duck.
Citierine sandiford was indicted for stealing various articles of
wearing apparel, the property of Rebecca Young.
The nix, a simple, innocent, country girl, arrived in town
from ctunslow, Luse she had been to visit a friend, at a late hour
ott rib night
_in question. Sh• was unacquainted with the streets,
and hindered about for seine time, not well knowing what to do.
By accident she came in company with the prisoner, who offered
her rettftige for the night, which the prosecurrix gladly accepted.
The prisoner then conducted her to her residence in Duke's-court,
and they went to bed. When the prosecutrix arose in the morn-
ing, she discovered thrt several articles of her dress, which were
laid on a chair by the bedside, had been taken sway. The only
apoltigy which the prisoner offered was, that she supposed some
pent= had entered the house during the night and had stolen the
articles in question. The prosecutrix was by no means satisfied
with-thi• excuse, and leaving the prisoner's house, through the in.
ten-position of some benevolent person, she procured the assistance of
an officer, who accompanied her to the prisoner's, where duplicates
of souse of the articles stolen from the prosecutrix were found, and
subsequently some of the articles were found on the prisoner's
person..
The yricona made several contradictory statements, but offered
nothing essiehrtory in her defence.
Tin itscoartra, after summing up the evidence, left the case
to tho Jury, who returned a verdict of Guilty.
It appeared that the prisoner had bees bond guilty of • felony
sonsupeats age, and was then sentenced to be transported for seven
years.
The itsurseistra, after commenting upon the shameless dupli-
city and shessiceef humanity which the prisoner manifested, in her
cooduct towards this simple girl, observed, that he considered her
engem remain in this country, and in conclusion sentenced her to
trusepeded fee life.
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In coneequence of what has appeared in the public
prints, and an order issued by the Magistrates of Queen-
square Office, several respectable licensed victuallers in
Westminster attended the office, for the purpose of deliver-
ing up the eonetablcs' staffs, which they have for many
years been in the habit of having hung up in their respec-
tive -bars, being convinced that it was illegal to have such
an instrutsent in Limit po-,sessicm, at all. Licensed victuallers
are exempt from sorviitg the office of Constable by Act of
,Parliament.
MYSTRAIOUI MURDER recess HANWiLL.—A murder,
was oorrnattred at or sear Haswell, ou the evening of Friday, the
Guth of March, on Robert Chadwell, a wheelwright, of Uxbridge.
It appears that the deemed left Ualnidge wiUt Wietter for Ealing,
hot he drank • geed deal of beer et Hanwell, the intermediate
*ace, and was mueli intoxicated. lie was carried on some men's
Wc.• into The stable of the Green Man, at Hartwell, where he soon
moive:ed, and entered the tap-room. He remained there above five
hottrA, but drank nothing but one pint of beer. At that time the
wsraertier of the Brachley waggon, whose name is Boson, came
tato ths house, and the deceased quarreled with him about a seat.
5. uey, however, became friends, and lit.r.ro consented to allow the
deceased to ride in hit waggon. The waggon had proc.tedcd but a
abort furnace, followed by the Bucks waggon, when the deceased
was festadl lying on tie road quite dead. A medical man merely
pa,eked at the body, and he gave, as his opinion, that the deceased
died of apoplexy ; and, upon an ingtleSt being held, a verdict
pad
than effeet was recorded. Another medical gentleman, a Mr.
OrimAtene,,of Uxbridge, with other persons, were, however, in-
duced to C/Mlllilbe the body, when they found a wound, apparently
snadOby • knife, on the right ride of the lower part of the body,
which was decidedly the cause of the titan's death. Another in.
was therefore held, when it appeared that the seat of the de-
erws:ti's snll.elothes, which had been stained with blood, had
bean +wildly washed, and also the shirt, which Mr. Grimstoue
tared burg out to dry. Tice wound which the deceased bad re-
ceived would have produced instant death, and there was also the
mask of %blow serous the thighs, aparently given by a heavy stick
wu!u, aherwiother on the-left hand, received by the de.
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