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OXFORD CIRCUIT.

STAFFOIID, JULY IL
•
The Assizes commenced here this day. Nothing of much im-
portance presents itself in the appearance of the bustneu.
CIVIL SIDE.

[Before Illr..lusticeiirtnitounit.l
WIGHTWICK v. BREWER.
The Court was occupied nearly all the day in the trial of this
cause. which was an action to try a right to a certain ditch between
the premises oldie plaintiff and the defendant, upon one foot of
which the defendant was supposed to have encroached by building
a small house. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff'.
Three undefended CAPER were then taken ; and the fifth and last
cause tried this day was of no importance.
CROWN SIDE.

Mr. Baron Hannow presided at the Crown aide.
After the (hand Jury were sworn, the proclamation for the sup-
pression of vice was read as usual.
Mr. Baron Gaanow then charged the Grand Jury. After ob-
serving he had so often occasion to address almost all the same
gentlemen, whom he had now the honour of seeing, he felt it quite
unnecessary :to remind them of those high and important duties
which they had so repeatedly performed, with credit to themselves
and benefit to their country. What lie was about to remark on the
present occasion must be considered more as an apology than as
complaint. Ilia Lordship having been detained so late at Worces-
ter as not to allow him to take any refreshment before his depar-
ture hither, nor until his arrival at a very late hour last night,
to hie surprise, found only two depositions had been returned by
the 3lagistrates; and at the moment he was addressing the Grand
Jury, only twenty.eight depositions had been returned out of a
calendar of fifty-six prisoners. Even yet, no depositions had been
received by his Lordship in two most serious cases, namely, charges
of rape. Gross negligence must have existed in some quarter, it
was most manifest. His Lordship had so often addressed threw
who heard hint on this subject, without ary good result. that he
supposed it was quite imp. ssible for the Magistracy of the county
'to consider one moment the importance of this subject. Although
he did rot complain of this neglect. yet it was his duty to remind
them of the penalty about to be enforced for the neglect of the per-
formance of a duty so important as an early return of the deposi-
tions, in all cases, to the Judges of Assize. His lordship here
wok occasion to pass the highest encomiums on the active exertions
of Mr. Peel, the present Secretary for the flume Department, l'or
' his useful and important changes in the criminal code of the nation;
' and hoping that on no future occasion he should be conetraitted to
reiterate his present complaints, he dismiesed the Grand Jury to the
performance of their important labour.
William Steward, aged 38, was indicted for feloniously stealing
nine sheep, the property of George Cooper, of Sutton Culdlield, in
this county.
31r. RYAN stated the case to the Jury, and then adduced evi-
dence, front which it appeared that on the 17th of April last the
prosecutor's flock, consia.ing of more dm a hundred sheep, were
all safe in his field, and on the next day he missed the efieep in
question, which were purchased front the prisoner by a butcher.
Guilty-1 /cat'.
STAFFORD, JULY 15.
MANSLAUGHTER.
Sampson Let was indicted tor feloniously killing and slaying
William, Baddeley, oa tt.e 25th ut' 3181, at the parish of New-
castle, In this county.
Mr. Slate opened the case for the prosecution, and then called
the following witnesses
Joseph Baddeley—l am brother of the deceased. I live at New-
castle, in this county. On the 25th 'of May last, I was drinking
in the Unicorn Inn, at Newcastle, with my brother, who is a
brushmaker. The prisoner is in the same line of business. The
deceased said to the prisoner that he had no right to come and sell
his brushes in Newcastle. The prisoner said lie had ; on which
'the deceased struck him while he was sitting down, and he was
obliged to stand up and defend himself. They then fought ; and
with the second blow the prisoner struck the deceased under tits
ear; he instantly fell dead.
This was all the evidence. . _ _

Mr. Baron (L'.naow charged the Jury, that although the death
of the deceased arose entirely from his own misconduct, still it was
manslaughter.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced to
ten days further imprisonment.
Mary Longrhaw, aged 33, was indicted for feloniously stealing
two pieces of printed calico, the property of Thomas Cox, of
Hanley, in this county.
Mr. C. PHILL rs conducted the prosecution, and stated the facts
of the case ; after which he called witnesses, who proved that the
prisoner having tome into the prosecutor's shop, thrust the two
two pieces of printed cotton in question under her shawl. She
was immediately taken into custody with the property upon her.
The Juty found her Guilty.
Mr. Baron °ARROW then called up Mr. Cox, the prosecutor,
previous to passing sentence, and asked him what he knew concern-
ing the prisoner's character?
Mr. Cox replied that lie knew nothing against her; but added
that he really believed the pangs of hunger, and a mother's soli-
citude to teed her fatherless children. induced her to commit the
act of which site had been now convicted, and for which lie would
not have prosecuted her tiniest' lie had been bound over.
Several witnesses then attested the good character of the prisoner.
Mr. Ctiant.es PHILLIPS said, on the part of the prosecutor,
that lie wished to recommend her to mercy.
Mr. Baron Gminow remarked to the prisoner how truly ad-
vantageous it was to have a good character, because in the time of
distress, and in the exigencies of misery, good reputation always •
was beneficial, and made the lot of the unfortunate much lighter
than it might otherwise deservedly In. Mr. Cox, the prosecutor
upon the present occasion, bad shewn triniself to be a splendid
specimen of the trite Etiglisitnian. He had no doubt correctly
stated, when asked, that he knew nothing formerly disreputable to
the character of the prisoner, but in the disingenuousness of his
heart, he voluntarily added that which his humanity suggested,
and the characteristics of his national character fulfilled, namely,
what he knew creditable, and stated that the prisoner bore an un-
spotted character, and distress alone made her commit the crime.
His Lordship believed he was tiniug justice while lie tempered it'
with the attribute of mercy, and sentenced the prisoner to pay a
tine of a shilling, and then to he discharged.
The unfortunate prisoner, before paralysed with the shame of
being arraigned tor a crime, sunk on a seat when she heard the le-
niency of her sentence ; and Mr. Brutton, the Governor of the
gaol, with that humanity which characterizes his acts towards the
prisoners in his charge, immediately paid her fine. A entail sub-
eription was raised for her, and she was restored to the friends who
had given such good testimonials of her reputation.
William W Cminor was next indicted for shoplifting in the same
prosecutor's warehouse. The case was completely proved against
him.

The only remarkable circumstance in his ease was that on the first
witness being called, and having given his evidence, Mr. Baron
Barrow asked the prisoner whether he had any questions to put.
The prisoner seemed 10 misundengand the question of the
Learned Judge.
Mr. Baron Gannow—Don't you understand me?
Prisoner-:-Oh yes, I untherstand ye very well, but devil a bit did
hear what ye said. (Laughter.)
Every one present irmitediately suspected that the poor prisoner

was an Irishman.
The Jury found him guilty of the offence imputed to him, and
as he was a very old offender, he wu sentenced to transportation
for teen years.

NORTIIERN CIRCUIT.

You l, JULY 14.

CROWN SIDE.
Before Mr. Boron Iltru.oen.]
MURDER.

Leonard Wilkinson was indicted fur the wilful murder of Nicholas
Caner, at Sedate.
Mr. Jos E 8 stated the case to the Jury, and detailed the chain of
circumstantial evidence by which the guilt of the prisoner was sub-
stantiated.

William irate sworn.—l am a clerk in the bank of Messrs. Hut-
ton, at Lcyhurn. I knew the deceased ; he was in the habit of
coming to our hank ow Fridays. On Friday, the 19th of !Hay, he
came about two in the afternoon. Ile wanted a bill of between 201.
and XL 1 save him • hill for '46/. and he gave me country notes.
He exchanged 'some other mites for notes of our bank. He got
three M. notes. He had a great many other notes ; lie had a can-
vas purse with two divisions.
A .n Itnyce proved that on the 19th of May she paid Nicholas
Carter the Num of His. t•he paid it in one half sovereign and two
half crowns. This was at. twenty minutes after four o'clock.
Williain Plews--I live at Criskeliall, and am a corn-dealer. I '
attend Levburn market ; on the 19.11 of May the deceased and I
attended Le yborn market; I left him elate a little after three
o'clock. I know a gate called Dent's Date, and when I went
through it my horse took fright; I then saw .he deceased's horse
grazing iti a lane adjoining, and the deceased lying on the side of
the road ; hat was shout half a yard from his head ; there was
a rail between his legs, with the small end down to the ground; the
rail was broke ; the other piece was about a yard off. I shouted
the name of the deceased several times, and, receiving no answer,
I called nut to Alice Dent for assistance. When Alice came up I
went to Richard Atkinson's for assistance ; Atktnacm's is about a
quarter of a mile from the place. When I returned, I observed
that the right side breeches pocket of the deceased was turned out ;
I found his memorandum-book in his left-hand pocket. He had
two severe cuts on the back part of his head, and was nearly dead
at the time. I went or. to Crakehall. This must have been about
half.gpist four or 29 minutes tollve o'clock.
Af!`ce Dent corroborated the account of the last witness, as to
the manner In which deceased was found. Witness's house is
about two hundred aid forty yards frcm the place where deceased
was found.

...
John hemmer-1 live at Crakehall. On thel9th of May last
I met William Mews, and in consequence of what he told me I
went forward and saw the deceased.' lie then appeared to be dying.
[This witness produced the hat of the deceased, and a part of
the rail found near him. The rail had a little hair upon it.l
Mr. A. Campbell, snrgeon—l examined the head of the de.
ceased. It was wounded in two places. I trepanned the deceased,
and he died a short time afterwards. The whole of the right side
of the head was fractured. The wound was inflicted with a. blunt
instrument. A rail, like that now I reduced, might have caused
the fracture. The wounds on the head were the cause of the de.
ceased's death. They could not have been produced by a fall
from his horse. His horse was a very small one.
John Allen—On the lirth of Nay last I met the prisoner going
toward. beybum. I went on to Burton. and stopped at a public
belie there to take some ale. The deceased came up in the man.

time, and he and I, and another person, went on to Burton Brink.
I then turned 4 to Burton Ball; Robinson, the other person
went on another way, and the deceased went forward alone towards
Crakehall. I think it was about a quarter put three when I met
the prisoner.
1V illiam Cooper—l am a shoemaker residing at Constable Bur-
ton. I saw the last witness. Allen, pant there on the afternoon of
the 19th May. At about ten minutes after four o'clock, I saw the
prisoner pass as if coming from Leyburn. I knew the time,
because a customer had just asked me, and I had looked at my
master's watch.
. _ . .

John lleait;ck—l am a blacksmith at Burton. I saw the pri-
PODer pass toy shop about four o'clock in the afternoon of the 19th
May, as jibe was coming from Leyburn. Ile wore a pepper and
salt coloured coat.
Hannah Bill stated that on the afternoon of elm 19th of May,
she was in the fields near Burton. Saw a man pass between the
place where the body of the deceased was found and the shop of
the last witness. The man was dressed in a mixture coloured coat.
She had known the prisoner when he was a boy, and she believed
him to have been the man.
It was proved by other witnesses that the prisoner was seen near
the same place at the same time.
William Illingworth proved that on the afternoon of the 19th
May lie saw the prisoner pass very quickly over a field near the
place where the body was hiund. Witness afterwards examined
the toot-marks in the field, and found thst the right foot had left
marks of a gaiter-strap, whilst the left had no such mark.
Thomas Scott, the constable of Burton, proved that lie saw the
prisoner fn the field at the tnne mentioned by the last witness.
Christiana Day-1 am the wife of John Day, who keeps a
public-keine at Thornton Simi-aril. About six o'clock in the
evening film day in question, the prisoner came into our house.
Ile was dressed in a mixture-coloured coat. He had two pints of
ale. and then he asked me if he did not owe tne a bill. I told hint
that he owed me 3s. Id. which had been owing since last November.
Ile asked me to change a rote, and 1 did so, retaining 3s. Gd. for
the bill and the ale. The :tote was of the Leyburn Bank.
Robinson Mortor—l am a publican at Michlleham. About
eight o'clock in the evening of 19th May, the prisoner came into
my house and had a pint cf ale and his supper. Ile went out for
a few minutes whilst his sapper was preparing. Ile slept at my
house that night. The following morning he went away after he
hail breakfasted. lie molt a handful of silver out of his pocket and
paid we my bill and Gal. which he had owed me for some time. My
house is about 50 yards from William Clarkson's.
Willsam Clarkson proved that the prisoner came to his shop on
the night in question, and paid for a hat. lie paid three half-crown
pieces.
William Robertson proved that the prisoner came to his shop, at
Leyburo, on the 211th of ay. and bought 2 gold ring for 10s. He
paid for it with a half sovereign. lie also briught some oilier ar-
ticles, for which he paid, besides paying two shillings which he had
owed to witness for some time.

Thomas IVestiartli proredthat, on the 13th of May. prisoner
psi') him a sovereign as part of a bill which he owed. The rest of
the debt lie could nut pay.
Edward Mason stated thst, on the 20th of 31ay, the prisoner
came to him in his master's pluughing-lithl, and paid him 225.
which the prisoner owed to him. Prisoner also gave him Is. 6d.
for the last witness. Prisoner pulled several notes out of his pocket,
and °Ward witness a Leybum note, saying if that would not do he
would give him a Richmond note. Witness took the Leyburn
note.

John Winsley received from the prisoner, on the 20th of May,
the sum of one pound, which prisoner had previously borrowed.
A number of other witnesses proved that the prisoner had paid
them different sums of money which had been owing for some time
previously. on the Jay after the d.'ath of the deceased.
alartnaduke Wyvill; am a Magistrate. I pursued the
prisoner on Sunday, the 21st of Bitty ; alien I had seized him I
searched hint, and found in his pocket a key, which I gave to Jo-
nathan Jacques.
Jonaths(n Jacques—l am a constable at Fingal. I searched the
prisoner, by the order of Mr. Wyvill. 1 found on him a silver
watch, two pound notes, a gold ring, and ten shillings. I received
a key from Mr. Wyvill, and with it I opened the prisoner's box.—
There were several articles of wearing apparel in the box, and there
was a pair of drab cloth gaiters. The right leg gaiter had a strap
on it, the left had none.
Mr. Dimsdale—l am one of the Coroners of this county.
The prisoner was brought before me on the 26th of May, and then,
after a particular'caution from me; he made a statement, which I
reduced to writing, and he signed.
The statement made by the prisoner was then read. It stated
that another man. whose name was not known to him, proposed to
him to waylay and rob the deceased ; that he refused, but said if
the man would do it, lie (prisoner) would meet him ; that the man
did it, and gave him W. and some odd money.
James Lion-1 am a police-officer of Northallerton. I had the
prisoner in my custody. When I brought him to York I told him
that it was my opinion that he had had no accomplice, and that lie
had hid the money. I also told him that he should think of the
children when he had made fatherless and that he should letthem
have what remained. The Prisoner did not answer until we got to
the gates of York Cas le, when he said to me, "James. I had better
tell thee," and he then told me that he lied hid the money in a
place which be described. I went to the plate two days after-
wards, accompanied by another person. We found nine 51. notes ;
they were concealed in a small hollow tree. They were in a purse
witness produced.
Jane Carter, the widow of the deceased. identified the purse pro-
, duced by last witness, as the property of deceased. She had made
time purse herself, and marked it with her husband's initials.
The prisoner, in his defeace; merely asserted his innocence. Two
witnesses In whose service the prisoner had hired for the hest five
years, gave him a good character.
31r. Baron fIuaLOCK carefully summed up the case.
The Jury, after a short deliberation, found the prisoner Guilty.
Mr. Itaron Iluat.oex then proceeded to pass the sentence of the
law. His Lordship was much affected, and earnestly exhorted
the prisoner to lose no time in pursing himself for the important
change which he was about to undergo. The prisoner was then
ordered to be executed on Monday next.
The unfortunate man is only 22 years of age. He is a very
strong and athletic man, and possesses rather a mild countenance.
He preserved a remarkable composure during the trial, nor did he
scent much affected when the verdict was returned.
RIOTING.

lfrillidui Wanda and llortleg Byer-oft were charged with a mis-
. .
demeanor, in having, un the :7th day of April last, with divers
other persons, unlawfully, riotously, and tumultuously a.scntbled
together, at therrish of Addingham, in the West Riding.
The prisoner Vahan refused to plead, and a Jury was impan-
nellcd to try whether he stood mute through malice or the visita-
tion of God.
Mr. Shepherd, the gaoler of York Castle, gave evidence that,
since the prisoner had been under his care, he had been decidedly
insane.

The Jury therefore returned a verdict that the prisoner stood
mute by the visitation of God:
Mr. BLACK elf its then stated the case to the Jury.
E. C. Lester, Esq. stated, that on the 21hh April there had been
a very violent attack on the mills at Addingham. On the following
day, witness and other Magistrates attended at the mill. There
were about a dozen soldiers. The molt assembled early on the
following day. They appeared to witness to march in order. They
were armed with bludgeons and fire arms. A pistol was occasion-
ally tired front the different parties as a signal. They did not,
however, on that day venture to attack the mill.
A Sergeant, who had commanded the cavalry employed in the
defence of die mill, stated that he hat/apprehended the prisoners.
They were in company with a small number more, in a lane.
Witness's party approached them at a sharp canter, and they dis-
persed in various directions. Witness saw the two prisoners get
over a gate. The prisoner Walton dropped a large home pistol,
which witness produced.
In his cross-examination, witness said ihat %he crowd was not
large at first; but it increiesed after the soldiers showed themselves.
Mr. Doses, for thoprisoners, addressed the Jury. Ile observed
that, without wishing to palliate in the slightest degree the guilt of
those who had actually been engaged in rioting, he did think that
this prosecution was carrying the matter a little too far. What had
the prisoner. Rycroft done, for it was to Itycroft alone that they
must now direct their attention. Ile had been in company
with ten or a dozen more. Ile got out of the way when the
soldiers gallopped up to the place where he was standing. How
the Jury would behave on such an occasion he could not tell ; but
he knew that if he were standing in a lane, and saw a body of
cavalry gallopping towaids him, his first itlea would be to get as
fast as posaitle out of their way. It was obvious, too, from the
evidence of the sergeant, that the crowd had collected from
curiosity; for that witness had stated that the crowd hail match
increased after the arrival of the soldiers. Doubtless it had ; every
man, and especially every woman in the neighbourhood, would go
out to see, dressed in militate y attire, twelve such smart fellows as
the witness. The _Learned Counsel concluded by hoping that the
Jury would find the prisoners not guilty.
Mr. Baron lII,LLOCK summed up, and the Jury immediately
acquitted both the prisoners.

JULY Ib.

CROWN SIDE.
SUBORNATION OF PERJURY.
Henry Otley was indicted for maliciously and ittliwfully insti.
gating and procuring one Ann Croft to swear a bastard child to one
John Moat.
• Mr. fiaariv atated the case for the prosecution. Ile admitted
that his principal witness came before them under the imputation
of perjury, but he shush' not ask the Jury to convict on her testi-
mony, unless they found it confirmed in material points by the evi.
dence of others.
Ann Croft sworn.--I became the mother of a child on the 28th
of November last. In the summer before I lived In sertice at Mr.
Haigh's. Mr. Haigh married the mother of the defendant. In
July last I told the deftntlant that I was pregnant. Defendant said
that he knew I was, and that the child was his. Soon after I re-
moved to my prrents' house at Everton, which is eight miles from
Wackstone, %here tbeilefendant lives. In about two months the
defendant fetched me back to Blackstone. I did not go to Mr.
Haigh's, but I lodged with a person of the name of Taylor. The
defends:it paid for mil lodgings, and furnished me with money;
Defendant asked me if I would swear the child to John Moat, a
gamekeeper of Mr. Brodriers. I said I would not, because Moat
was not the father. The defendant said if I would neither I nor
the child should ever want; I then consented. Defendant went
with me to Mr. Wood, the overseer of Blackstone. Mr. Wood
directed me to go to Doncaster. Defendant accompanied me to
Doncaster to a public-house, opposite the Mansion house. When
Mr. Wood came we wcot before the Mayor. Defendant did not go
with us before the Mayor. I then swore the child to John Most.
I then returned to the defendant actin public•htatse. We remained

there about an hour. After the child was born I again went to Mr.
Wood.

Cross•examined—lt was about nine weeks after the child was
born that I said it was not Moat's child. During part of that
time I lived at home. I told niv mother that Most was the father
of the child. It was after I had been at Doncaster that I went to
lodge with Mary Taylor. I left Mrs. 11 tigh's because she found
out that I was pregnant. lI did not tell her that her son was the
father. Moat lived about a piarter of a mile from Mr. Haigh's.
I used to talk with hint sometimes in the milking field. .1 know
Deorge IVilkinaon ;he lived Servant with Mr. Haigh. I never
said to him, before I swore the child. that Moat was the father; I
did after. I know IVilliatn Hutchinson. Before I swore the child
I never told him that I was going to he married to Moat. I know
Matilda 'ryas; she has seen me talking to Moat. I once told her,
in nonsense that I was going to be married to Moat. .1 first told
my sister that Moat was not the Etcher ; it was about twenty weeks
after I swore the child. I have never seen Moat since I swore the
child to him. I was at York last Asaizes; I did not see Moat
there. I never got any money from Moat, nor did I get money
from the parish until after I had been at last York ikssizes.
Mr. John Knowlson' a clerk in the Mayor's office at Doncaster,
proved that on the 12th September, 1825, the last witness swore
her child to John Moat.
Mary Taylor proved that in August, 1825, the defendant took
lodgings at her house for Ann Croft; he brought her there in Sep.
tember. Witness would not allow defendant to visit Ann Croft at
her house.

Matthias Wood stated that he was overseer of Blackstone last
year. Witness sent Ann Croft to Doncastir, and followed her
there. When he got there he thought, from their appearance, that
they had mode a fool of hint, and that they were going to be mar-
ried. Witness told them so, and defendant said it would not be a
marriage that day. Witness had a conversation on this subject
with defendant on Monday last. Defendant wished to make up the
matter, and offered to pay a sum of money for the maintenance of
the child, if the parish would pay their own law expenses. Twenty
pounds was the UM offered. It was refused.
Croas-exainined—The parish offered, before the business came to
York, that if defendant would pay 501. the prosecution should drop.
Mr. Brodrick was not present when the offer was made. Never
heard Mr. Brodrick say that he would spend lOU to punish the
defendant.

This was the case fur the prosecution. •
Mr. Bt.aca Bunt; submitted, on behalf of the defendant, that
it was necessary, in a trial for subornation of perjury, for the
prosecutor to prove the perjury in exactly the same way as if the
defendant hail been indicted for perjury. Now it was necessary, in
every trial for perjury, to prove the offence by two witnesses;
whereas, in this case, the inlputed perjury had only been proved
by one.
Mr. Baron Hu td.ocx said that it was not necessary to have two
witnesses to speak to the precise act of perjury. He thought that
there was a case to go to toe Jury.
Mt. BLACKBURN. then addressed the itiry for the defendant.
He agreed that, if the defendant had actually committed the otfenie
imputed to him, no punishment could be too severe; but be
thought that the Jury would have some difficulty in coining to a
conclusion of guilt, when they found the charge supported solely
on the evidence of a witness who began her story by telling them
that she had committed perjury herself. But even if that witness
had come before them with the fairest character in the world, still
the improbability of her story was such as to entitle him to call
upon them not to entertain it for a moment. The Learned Coun-
sel commented upon the evidence. and concluded by expressing a
confident hope that his client would be acqUitted.
31r. Baron Hnt.t.ocK summed up the case, and observed that
in his opinion it had completely failed. Every part of the evidence
went to edablish a presumption that the female witness had sworn
the truth when she affiliated the child, and that Moat had actually
been the father. It was clearly established that he had had daily
opportunities of indulging in that gm:nes of intercourse which was
likely to lead to such a result.
The Jury immediately returned a verdict of " Not Guilty."

POLICE.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

LIABILITY 0Y A case, of much consequence
to families employing laundresses was heard at this office on Sa-
turday, and was settled in a manner the most satisfactory to the
feelings of those reluctant to prosecute to conviction. It is a well-
known practice with laundresses, when they want to " raise the
wind," to pawn portions of the linen of diarent persons, and
make the excusable apology of unfavoarable weather or the acci
dent of fire or water. The following week the deficiency is made
up, and the family is satisfied ; but to accomplish this end, the
linen of some other family has been pawned for the redemption of
the first, and the excuse transferred I.> the family of the second de-
ficiency. Nor is this practice unknown to the pawnbrokers.—
Laundresses have but the appearance of laundresses, and cannot be
mistaken for servants or tradesmen's wives, nor are the goods, varied
and exchanged as they weekly are, such as the necessitous poor are
accustomed to pawn. Besides the pawnbroker, when pushed to
the answer on his oath, insatiably admits the prisoner is well-
known to him, is a regular pawner at his shop, and that her pawn.
ings consist of linen, with different marks, and of expensive quality.
Can any evidence be more conclusive of the pawnbroker's know-
ledge of an illegal pawning? And, if so, the Pawnbroker's Act
inflicts a heavy penalty on the pawnbroker, and compels his .return
of the property to the person sustaining the loss. Another repre-
hensible practice by pawnbrokers was extiostal on Saturday. the
tendency of which has the artful contrivance of defeating the' ends
of justice, giving trouble and expense to the duped, and putting
money into the till of the pawnbroker. When servants are detected
with pawnbrokers' duplicates, it is impossible for the person to say
whether the tickets have reference to hits goods unless he see the ar-
ticles at the pawnbrokers. The sight is refused the applicant, un-
less he t aya the interest; a fresh ticket is then made out by the
pawnbroker in the name of the applicant. On this new ticket an
action cannot be sustained. The evidence must be the original
ticket given to the original pawner. This trick was exposed on
Saturday, and the pawnbroker's excuse for not prodycing the ori-
ginal ticket was, that lie tiled them to tally with the first entry.
Mr. DYER severely reprehended him.
Lord 3lontford wi s present, and took part in the investigatiot.
Sarah Craddock, a laundress, at Chelsea, was brought up on
Friday and remanded till Saturday, on the charge of illegally pawn-
ing the linen enttuated to her to wash, of 3lr. Nathan Lewis, 33,
St, James's-street. There was another cl.ari e of the erne narure by
a Mr. and Mrs. Sandon, friends of Mr. Lewis. The feelings of
Mrs. S. were so distressed that her husband begged to state the case
for her.

Mrs. Sarah Lewis stated that she employed the prisoner as her
laundress, who, for the tirat few weeks, gave her perfect satisfac-
tion by a regular return of the linen ; but she latterly had been in
the habit of omitting some of the things enumerated in the washing
bill, making excuses in her next appearance, or sending her
sister who professed to know nothing about the deficiency.
Finding the evil getting to an unendurable extent, she mentioned
it to her husband. who determined to put a stop to it. The articles
not returned were three sheets, a large Marseilles counterpane, a
pair of silk stockings, three towels, two napkins, and some other
things, altogether in value 71.
The shopmen of Mr. Duplex, Mr. Kimber, and Mr. Perkins,
pawnbrokers in Cheasea and Knightsbridge, produced various
bags of property belonging to Mr. Lewis and Mr. Sandon, which
was identified by the ladies of the two families. The pawnbrokers
could not swear who pawned the things ; it was either the prisoner
or her sister. The duplicates bore date chiefly about the 6th of
July.
Mr. DYES, to the pawnbroker—Did you ask her whose property
the things were
Pawnbroker—Yes ; they always say it is their own property, of
course. _ _

Mr. Drys—Of course ! You must know that such things
were not likely to be the property of the pri•oner.
Pawnbroker—They are such things as such a person is likely to
possess.
Mr. DYER—There is a special clause In the Act for punishing
pawnbrokers who take in unliniAed work, or articles intrusted to
servants to clean or scour.

Mr. Lewis—All my things are marked, in Roman letters,
"N. L." There is not one or the tickets with a name answering
to the initials.

Pawnbroker—We frequently sell things with marks on them,
which are afterwards brought to us to be pawned; Mr. Kimber hus
a variety of things now for sale with marks upon them.
Lord 31ontford—But you know the profession in life of the
prisoner.
Pawnbroker She did not pawn the things with us.
Mr. Lewis—lf it costs me a hut,dred guineas I am determined
to prosecute the pawnbrokers. I consider them the snore guilty.
They could not take in these pledges without knowing that the
prisoner was pawning the goods of another. I have no wish to
press the case against the prisoner. I have inquired into her cha-
racter, and find it a good one. Her husband is in a gentleman's
family, and she has three children. If my things are restored to
inc without paying for their redemption, I shall drop the prosecu-
tion against the pawnbrokers, on the clause imposing the penalty.
After a little hesitation, the pawnbrokers consented to restore the
things to Mr. Lewis.
Mr. Sandon made his complaint against the prisoner, identified
his property, and threatened a similar procedure to that of Mr.
Lewis, unless the things were restored to him without cost.
This was also acceded to by the pawnbrokers.
Mr. Sandon said he had been refused the inspection of his things
unless the interest was first paid, which he did, but the money
was returned to him in the evening.
The prisoner was convicted in the penalty of it. and fined Ns.,
but was to be liberated.
A»n Davenport, the old woman detected with 19 Britannia
metal spoons, two of Which she was exchanging with a coster-
monger for an apron full of beans, was fully committed for trial
for stealing the spoons and a coat. belonging to a waiter at die
King's Arms, St. James's-street, which she had pawned at 91r.
Rochfort's for 12s. To evade detection, the prisoner gave the
officer an infinity of trouble to trace her residence, to ascertain the
truth of her story as to her having a husband, and that he was an
occasional waiter at the Royal Hotel, in St. James's-street. Sh ;is
an old widow, and well known.

Woor LEN MANUFACTURE.—The manufacture of fine
woollen cloths has been brought to' great perfection in this
neighbourhood. We have seen two pieces, manufactured
at fiaddleworth, by Mess's. Lees, which,. for texture aid
colour are equal to any ever produce 4 in,the West 9f Pig.;
anti.—Manchester Gazette.