The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-01-18 00:00:00

MID DLICS A X SESSIONS.

'CONSPIRACY. •
Tesktday, at eleven o'clock, the Comet met, and pro- .
seeded le beer the indictment against Wm. G. inisnefs
Jos Wint, LfOes Wart, the wife of the latter, sod Mary
roc komptriag to charge Eilimbeth Ober, ski bad
brew tried' at she Old Bailey, with felony. At the oint-
ments...est 0 the haiku it etas Weight ea, hut Hr.
Wart having intimated that his Connect (Mr. Bentierst k) hod
Mos tiegaged at the Si. Albaa's rkcitkr, to accommodate
him it cm postponed till Tairstiay tam, bet then he rag not
provided with Ceseritl, and he madertruk to plead his own
(it firilre.

Mr. Coward was earated fur its* Drfrodsot, Wilmot, sad
Mr. Alley, Me Committal for Ilse prusrcolowsi "iv" ail
proceeding' egoism Mts. Waal awl Hiss Buller, most-
tpteutly they 41141 out appear is Court.
Fugitive witnesses ores examined for the prosecution on
Tuft'lay, the sulistaotti if their evidence he. bees Already
borure ibite public, is die (lift-treat prosecutioes betimes ill.:
parties.

William Dickinson, Esq. who offfdahed rof Mr. Voisrl, I e
Chairman, et the last Seamans, wheir Mr. Wilmot %ars
•s-
-dacted for perjury, as awe readers will devil. rt, he helm g
more in pOSIIIII*IIII. Of all the lads relative to this affair, IV:14
saw soma appuiuted lu hest this case iustrad of Mr. Contd.
Th. Court was crowded to excess, sad the galleries wets
Ailed also wish ladies sad grandam, so math was the is-
serest the ease excited.

Mr. Cowslip called Mn. Fresco! Payee, of Lowetcd,
Norfolk. Site staled that Elise Gaze was in her service
four years ago; she gave her uu boxes or caddies Flintier to
lbws prodliced; could not say whether her father-iu
Puce dead, gave her auy such boxes. Wiliness ass Lent ft
am this occasion, and slept at the house of the Def. whir',
WOW, elute her arrival. She expected that be would pay
her fur her trouble.

The liebbaad °robe preceding alleges sail called, but be
could state no material fact.

Henry Allout took the house and business of the fkfeti•
dant Wilmnl, wbo• was a cheeseasonger, 34, Charlotte.
street, Fastroy-square, in Novembers 1819; beard Wilmot
luau plate; foetid three silver table spoons in • straw basket
belonging to Eliza Gaze, in the hitches, and gave them ta
Mr. Wilmot; could nut identify the spoous wow; tecollect.
she day when Mrs. Want and Miss Both r came to ce Hera 11 e
furniture of Wilmot, vAsich was to be resa‘ved to Want's
horse; saw Gaze's bores brought up; was present whet.
Hwy were overhauled; raw two wooden bores (drawer•) be-
longing to a dressiag case, belonging to M►. Itllllllol, found
in her box; she said they were give.. to her by h. r aunt at
Yarmouth. Some stockings mai bed W. and • piece of bed
curtain, en odd cup sad saucer, • pair of drawers, and a
Saone' waistcoat belooging Is Mr. Wilmot, were also Need
iu her box, as well as a jest book and • book ca/led the
Arts and Sciences. She denied some of them being Mr.
Wilmot's property; said she had the cap and saucer before
slit came to live there. Mr. Waal bad give■ a peer of spurs
to Gaze, to send to her master ; one uftlitsw lad beta found
ix leer box, with the other things. Ste lull Mr. West she
bail sent the spurs.
. .

John Fowler, Srrvaat to Mr. Wilmot at the tient hr ()with .1
the shop in Cha.luite-strrel, 'Tenth curd Mr. Want resowrii<
Mr. Wllanues furniture to his house. He Dieser ilVi al with
Mr. Want, but had been eepratrolly at his house is Huswll.
place, and had been sent for to Ins house is Oki,
sJuu-
sguare, Somers Town, where he caroled on the business of
a surgeon.
. .

011 his cress-examination, he admitted being prtjudicr,l
agaiust Gaze, for her harisic stopped him with his uust..'r
hat after he quitted the place.
Caroline Higgins, scream to Mr. %Vast, stated, that
when Gaze's buxea were loomaht le bee master's horse she
listed !ham tap isi the lumber room, awl lie pi the ke,, au
that no person had an upp..riumity of puitimg the &sticks
found in them there ror any malicious emotive.

Mr. ALLEY called Loddie Hall, who proved ilrit the
caddies, or boxes, alleged to belong to Mr. Wilmot, suit
which had hens found in Gaze's boats', or Wars I CSIIII-
- them, had beer in her pusersaiossoilsee living iii the
country, six years ago.
The Jury retired a short time, aid farad bob ibe De.
&adagio Gritty.
The Chairman sad the beech also retired, sad at their
reins. sentenced 11'olout In fifteen months imps mooniest,
sod Wart to pay • lug 2001. aid In be inquisoueil till the
Gue is paid.