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I,ICK7,IAN V. RODSOS.

This was an ac ion for meat, drink, washing,
lodging, and other necessaries, provided by the
Plaintiff for the Defendant's wife.
Mr. GAkIIOW stated the case of the Plaintiff. He
begged to remind his Lordship of a disturbance
which took place yesterday,and which was materi ill I
conneaed with this cause. It was at firs:
that some person had received personal vio:, ace
sad his Lordship, with his usual human' y, had
stopped the proceedings of the Court, ti'.l assured
thdt it was not sb, but occasioned by a female, who
was carried out in a kind 01 fit. This disturbance
was produced by the brutal conduit of the Defend-
ant towards his wife. Reason and justice, he ob-
Served, required, that if a husband turns his wife
out of doors, or treats her it.humanly, and in sup it
a way as to oblige her to leave him, ha is bound to
pay for her maintenance, and for such other neces-
saries as she may require. In this case, the Plaintiff
WAS a res?eaable single woman, and sister to the
Defendants unfortunate wife, who had been mar-
ried to him at the age of about 27 years. She was
handsome, accomplished, and well.educated—and
had not been two years married to him ; when she
found her health very materially impaired, from
some close unknown to her ; he procured medicin's
for her, which he obliged her to take, persuading
her that the disorder originated from other circum-
stances than those she suspetted; but, when he
could= longer conceal his infamy, insisted that
she should not acquaint her mother, or any other
person, with the cause or nature of her complaint,
and she accordingly kept it a profound secret.
However, a servant of the house, seeing her in a
melancholy, and nearly dying state, and di,Tovering
or suspeaing the real can't., communicated her
conjeaures to her mother, and for this, and this
only, the unfeeling husband turned his unhappy
wife out of his house. Notwithstanding all this, she
was willing to have a reconciliation, and to cast all
past enormities into oblivion, for which purpose she
returned to his house, with the hope of at least a
civil reception ; but, instead of a kind and grateful
welcome, he swore he would blow her brains out,

and aan.illy fired a gun out of the window, as the
walked up the garden W. his door. Finding all at-
tempts towards a reconciliation entirely fruitless, she
applied to him for her wearing apparel ; but he
answered, that he had given them to another per-
son, who had axe been her servant, but was then
his mistress, and then that place in his bed, which
had formerly been hers. He had the audacity to
bring this woman yesterday into Court ; and the un-
happy wife, on seeing them arm in arm, was so
Gverwhelmed with astonishment, that she instantly
fell into violent hysterics, and in that state was car-
ried out. She had, ever since her separation from
her husband, resided with her rister the Plaintiff,
by whom she was dieted and lodged, and pro-
vided with other necessaries, to the amount of 601.
and upwards ; but as she had received some articles
for which they could not give sufficient evidence,
they were therefore content with about 501. which
sum would be proved to be due. It was represented,
that, the Defendant was a corn-faetor, in very good
circumstances, and had acknowledged that his bu-
siness produced I AAA per annum.
Richard Pickman, the brother to the Plaintiff, was
first examined; he said, that he knew of his sister's
leaving her husband for his brutal conduct, and that
she went to the house of her sister, the Plaintiff ; that
he wrote a letter to the Defendant, but having re-
cived no answer,hewent witbhis sister, Mrs. Robson,
to his house in Westmorland-row, Walworth, when
they endeavoured to obtain admission but the De-
fendant flew to the window, and fired a gun at
them.
Upon his cross.examination by Mr. E.t.a ts F., he
saidhe had been a tide-waiter upwards of three years,
aral formerly, resided at Kingston, in Surrey. He
was taken from thence, envier a process by the
Crown, for some duty payable on malt, with which
he had been charged, and which was yet undeter-
mined, to the Sesstons Jail in the Borough, where he
remained for tour years. He could not of his own
kn ,wledge say, • hat particular ails of brutality
the Defendant had been guilty of towards his wite,
but was informed by her mother. His sister, at the
time of these ciicuittstances taking place, lived at
Mr. Lane's, and had unfurnished lodgings in his
house: he knew of no improptiety in her hying there;
and if he did not kin" her to be a woman of Pro-

priety and good Condua:
forward in her behalf.

haVE COME I

Mr. James Lane deposed, that the Plaintiff lodgod
for some tithe in his house, and the Defendant's wire
lived with her for some months. In June 1803, the
Defendant sent to his house for his wife, and as his
message was, that a person at_ the opposite coffee-
house wanted to see her, at her request he went to
him. The Defendaat appeared in a passion ; Wit-
ness endeavoured to pacify him, and to reconcile
matters; asked what he wished to say to his wife ? he
replied, he did not know ; she was sixth a fool he
was mad with her t and it he had her there, he
would :drag her by the hair of the head, till he
would barely leave the life in her. She sat a Is—h,
and had spread a rip injuri et io him in the
neighlamrhood. Ihe Wanes-- ; ir:it a. stated, that
the two sisters always condo:" J themselves with
great propriety ; if they had n. t, ee should not have
allowed his wife to a‘sucitte will them. He had
solicited the Oefendant to take hack his wife; but
he would receive ber I.y. ,n no other footing, but that
of being servant to the person p-h-: had been former-
ly her servant; and upon NiTun,ss's remonstrating
w:th ard requesting her el,,thes, he declared he
would do nothing unless he :s compelled, and he
would k-ep the servant mai,l,ts his mistress, as lung
as he liked. The Witness then stated, that lie had
seen the Defendant came into Court yesterday, with
that woman tinder his Al m, and when the poor wife
saw them, :,he screamed and fainted away.
I;aon his cross-examination by Mr. PARKS, he
said did not know th ,t tile Defendant's wife had
aped from him, but understood she was obliged
to run aw IV funs him. She stayed two nights at
his loose 11, • :first intr she came, and he forced her
to v' h•-,::me, ..rowing any of the circumstances
at '• time

Mar. .3itm.ta, the servant, proved the state of
the lief a.:mit's wife's health, and the circum-
st inces which induced her to make the discovery
to her mother.

•!•• very te,pefiable ladies, Mrs. Payne, and
!. proe, .1 that the Plaintiff and her sister
the r house, and always conducted
thernsel- . with the greatest propriety ; the Plaintiff
maint h,tr sister all the time she was with her
etc.. to Pr y Lour.

. .„
. ;•' ~is :atatd the case of the Defendant.
1i• uta: this was a family party made
....1 , husband, who had the misfortune to
:c such a one. Instead of the Defends
.'s t.,ti • itian of circumstan• es, he was instruded
s a as only wash half a guinea per week,
'tat. Zil Ni!. sd attually injured the health of her
husband, aid that her own bad cousin& had been
the cause of 'lie whole qua, rd.
Matilda Betteridge, the female servant of the De-
fendant, a young comely gill, was examined : she
said that he and his wife would have lived veryhappy
together, only for the interference of het family,
ho could never let them alone ; she used to fight
and scratch him, and tear whole pieces of Seth from
his face; he always behaved very well. Upon
bring cross-ctamiaed by Mr. GARROW, she said
she had a very good place of it, her master slept in
the hack drawing-room, And she slept is the house.
Upon being asked in what part of the house, she
hesitated, looked confounded, and a dead pause en-
sued fur sonic minutes. Mr. Gassow then ob-
served to his Lordship, that he believed he had gone
far enough.
Lord L 1. EN nonotion observed to the Joey, that
he had little to say to them, what they had been
witnesses of was quite sufficient; they would
give f.tr, ample, and liberal damages, such as
would fully compensate the Plaintiff for any ex-
pences she might have been put to.
Verii& fur the Plaintiff LOW. —l-401. more than
the damages laid.

OLD fikii.ET, Juts 6.

BifolT Mr. .1 tiO ICe ROOKIE and Mr. justice L*w.

'LNG E.

FORGERY.

Thomas Burl net was capitally indi&ed for forging
and uttering several ii. bank notes, with intent to
defraud Andrew Peckham, John Nunn, William
Stone, and the Governor and Company of the
Bank.

Mr. Firi.oimo, as Counsel for die Prosecution,
stated the case, which was disclosed in the follow-
ing evidence:
Joseph Timbell said, he lived at the Brill-house,
a public-house, kept by Mr. Peckham, at Sommer's-
town. In May last, the Prisoner, and sevetal COM.
paniims, went there to drink and pass the afternoon,
they drank tea together, and the Prisoner presented
a ti. note to pay the reckoning ; witness carried the
note to his mistress in the bar, who refused to give
change for it, unless the Prisoner wrote his name on
the back : it was therefore taken back to him for
that purpose, and without hesitation, he backed it,
" lYilGtas Humphries, No. 17, Charliou-street." Wit-
necs observed, as soon as he saw the name, " you
are a near neighbour !" (Charlton.street being near
the Brill-house), to which the Prisoner answered,
Yes, I am." Change for the note was then given,
and the Prisoner and his party scent away. The
note being produced, itness knew it to be the same
the Prisoner had formerly given him.
Ssseral witnesses proved the Prisoner never te-
sided in Charlton street, and that he had given a
false address.

Mr. Wii.t.t•in BLISS, inspdtor of bank-notes, ex-
anained the note, and described it to be a forgery,
the signature W. COLIEll," was not that gentle-
Mall% hand.writing.
Oa the 24th of-June, after the note had been
stopped at the Bank, Witness, and a Police officer,
went to the Prisoner's lodgings, No. 14, Queen-
street, Drury-lanr, and took him into custody.

Jacob Thomas White, a publican, saw the Pri-
soner at Brcntford fair, on the 17th of May : he was
buying some dressed ham in the shop of Nunn, a
chees.:monger, and threw down a 11. note in pay-
ment, which Witness looked at, and told Nunn it
was a bad one. The Pi isocer asked—" bow Wit-
ness knew it was a Lad one r' who answered—•• bow
do y•-i I:a.w it is g,,,d r' The Pri•oner made an
excuse t',e.i, that h Lad just t.tk.•:s it of a person at
;s::d non's! go and re:nisi again immedi-
at..l. ; accindi!igly I.e went out, but did not come
h tck• ; W:tifess endeavoured to disc.,ver where the
Prisoncr went to, but lust sight of him therefore

-reared trpme-rmre m paper, :Illerrire—frlVllTlll, TtY
take care of, in case it should be required.
John Nunn cori-oborated the evidence of the last
witness, and had no doubt (.1 the Prisoner being
the min who gave the pot., Which, being pro-
ditcA, was found to be prnted from the same plate
as the one off:red to Peckham.

Mr. Stone, a Biscuit Baker. at Brentford, remem-
bered the Prisoner coming to his shop on the 17th
of May, to busy giogerlsread, in payment for which
he pave a. 11. note, and recetved the change ; witness
soon after discovered he had, two bad notes, and
sent for Mr. miss to inform him of it.

Mr. Bliss acknowledged that two bad notes were
given hime:by List witness on the lath of May, at
litentfoill Fair; ‘4l examination, they proved to be
like the )then, which had been traced to the Pii-
soner, sslin being diligenCy searched after by the
().'ricers, was tams into custody.
'eh; Prisoner made an :mild defence, stating,
that he had taken the notes from a stranger, whom
he had met at a public house, in payment for same
cups an.l a watch which he had to dispose of. He
denied having seers any of the witnesses who re-
ceived the notes.

After a charge from the Judge, the Jury found
the Prisoner Guido of uttering tor notes knowing them
to be forged—thatb.
iriliflm yonev, described as an accomplice with the
last Prisoner, was iodides! for having in his possession
ICO forged Bank Notes, contrary to the statute.
In consequence of information received at the
Bank, Smith, a Police Otriesr, was sent to appre-
hend the Prisoner at his lodgings, in Cumberland-
street, Tottenham Court Road ; and going there,
he found the hitter was out of town, but expened
shortly at home. Having taken the Prisone7-'s wife
into custody, Smith waited in their apartm..:nt dur-
ing the night of the 23.1 of June ; and, on the after-
nos.a hillowing, the Prisoner came home, accom-
panied by sevsral other persons, and made inquiry
for his wife ; Smith said, she had just gone out, and
that he would condua him where: she was : to which
the Prisoner consented, and they all scent into the
street, where some of the company were suspicious,
and refused to proceed further ; in consequence of
which, the Prisoner said, "I'll be d—dif I goeither 1"
The officer said he should, and collated him; a
scuffle then ensued, during which the Prisoner took
a parcel out of his right hand pocket, and threw it
into the street, exclaiming, " For God's sake some-
body run away with that ;" to prevent which, the
officer drew a pistol, and threatened to shoot the i
man who picked it up, if he offered to go away;
the man, intimidated, threw it at the officer's feet,
and a little girl passing by was desired to hold it: in
the mean time the Prisoner was completely over-
come by the officer, who tied his hands, and took
him to Bow-street. On opening the parcel, it was
found to contain five other parcels, each containing
twenty 11. notes all forged, making 100 in the
whole. They appeared to be like those uttered by
the Prisoner last convitted. The fasts necessary to
bring the offence home were clearly made out, and,
after an absurd defence, the Jury found the Prisoner
aiilty--Triontportatifln.
Anna Smith was tried for the wilful murder of her
female bastard infant: The evidence failing to
prove it was alive at its birth, the Jury acquitted her;
but found her Guilty of concealing her delivery ; in
consequence of which, she was sentenced to be im-
priNllta One Year in tie House of Corm-ilium.
The whole circumstances of the case cannot be de-
scibed with delicacy.

MANSION HOUSE.

FORGED DRAFT.

Yesterday a little boy, who underwent a former
examination. and has since been in custody a week,
was reexamined before the LORD MAYOR, on
charge of attempting to utter a forged instrument,
purporting to be a draft for tool. on the Howe rf
Messrs. Thornton and ('a. (II rakers near the Royal
Exchange), drawn and signed by Mr. Adams, a so.
licitor, re.iding in the Old Jewry. 'lle boy, in star-
ing the transadion, described himself to be an er-
rand boy, out of place ; and that going through St.
Paul's Church-yard, he was accosted by a well dress-
ed man, who gave him the draft, with direidiens to
go to Messrs. Ihornton and Co.'s, and procure the
change, promising to give him a shilling, on his re-
turn to the Chapter Coffee-house, with the money.
He accordingly went and presented the draft, which
being examined, although Mr. Adams's signature
was pretty well imitated, was discovered to be a
forgery, and consequently stopped, until the bearer
could produce the person who gave it bins. The
latter. however. as was suspected, could not be
found, nor has he yet been traced. It is presumed,
the offender belongs to a gang who have of late car-
ried on the nefarious pradice of forging names and
indorsements in a style of accuracy hitherto un-
known. Several persons, whom the boy had lived
with, gave him a good charader ; and his Lord-
ship told the father and mother who attended, it
they would find two house-keepers to be answerable
for the lad's appearance when wasted, he would
discharge him.
-

On Wednesday morning at nine o'clock, two of
the mutineers of His Majesty's ship of 7-1
guns, who have been for some sv.:ekx past under
sentence of death, were eseeti.ed in Plymouth har-
bour, one of them on board the Alinotartr, of 71
Funs, in Cawsand Bay, and the other in I lamoare.
wo others, who are tinder sentence of death, are
reserved, as it is said, to Ise executed on board one
of the ships of the fleet off Brest.
By a letter from Colchester, we learn, that the
information received last week, respeCting the duel
that took place between two Officers of the Si West
York, not haring prot t t:rtal, was ,rragrnat. The
affair took place on the I 3th tilt. when, on the first
shot, Lieutenant NV AOct LR received a hall through
his arm, which entered and lodged in his body ; he
was immediately conveyed to his room, where he
fingered in the most excruciating pain till the follow.
ing Sunday. The coroner's Inquest, which sat on
his body, gave a verditc.t of Wilti4l Al order against
some person or persons unknown. Two Captains
and two Lieutenants, seconds and abettors of the
transailion, have absconded.

• Mr. Hourom, a private in the fish Company (.1
the West London Militia, was struck blind by the
lightning, as he stood on guard, in High-street,
Woolwich, on Sunday se'nnight. The firelock is
supposed to hare attratted the elearic

0.1 Friday night last. as Major Sirr and Justice'
Bel; were in pursuit of some persons against whorls
they had information, in their
,search they discover-
ed, in a house in Stoney-hatter, a rolling-press, that
had been recently at work, printing forgeries on the
Malahide bank—of whicl, thry fOtyl.l an incredible
number ; some for 9s. and others Tor. 3c. 9ict. and
a copperplate for forging on the same bank. They
also found an immense number of forgeries .filled
and unfilled on the different banks of Cork, Lime-
rick, Clonmel, 'Futon, Bin' -Tipperary, NewrY•
Galway, Dungarvan, Yough.:l, and Fermor, and an
the banks of Sir Thomas Lighton and Mr. Beres-
ford ; with a quantity of paper, with the v..te, -
marks of the Youglial, Fermoy, and Sir
Lig' ton's banks. Unfortunately before they coull
obtain admittance, the fellows who had been at
work escaped backwards; the wife of one of them,
however, remained ; but all she would admit wasi
that her husband's name was Kenned 7.

It spears that of the twelve Judges who tat oti
the ii;,,l ..f Moa: ..i, foot of them voted for death,
Icor tor acquittal, and four fire two years imprison-
ment. "nit, %jugular circumstance is said to have
produced a debate of six hours, when the majoritl
declared for the latter sentr.ce.
lic rrenci. in I lanover are celebrating, with Om
utmost gai:,t:-, the accessi-n of 800 AAAAA t to the
Imeeria. l':::. )i... All this is done at the expence,
of the iniaoita its, who are obliged, during these
festivities, to give double fdlow:ince to :he offieeri
and soldiers .. it miy happen to br qua, timed with
them. L'iy order of .he, r.:w Commander in Chief,
11,.,:NADOTT F., all thc hinitin:_t .pparatus formerlt
b.. 1 aiging to the Sovt,cign, : tit in requisition, an 4
will immediately be transports.; to Paris. ,
At the Meeting of the Committee for managing
the Patriotic Fund, or. the I,,th lilt. J05i.1.3 ' I•ft-
av a!, Esq. in the Chair (in the absent. ..: Sir
Fsattc— Bylaw:), three swords were v.n.d, 4
honorary marks of distinction, to Capt. A. i;issur,
of the ir :4."0n; Lieut. li-twEtt, of Le /win; ant
Lieut. ‘+',°.TT, of the Vire de Pais. ; the two Limit-
I tenants v •re represented by their respedive fat,
who are both Captains in the service. ..... . .-.
',rife appointment of lloaor BAIRD, - or-
General of Naval Hospitals, &c. while the
JO
high value of his former services, refl cre-
dit no the present Admiralty Board, as ‘tt sloAve,
that, in considering the merits of the man, and the ad-
vantages derived by the public from his exertions,
they were uninfluenced by party prejudice. The vi-
rulent clamour raised against the DoOor, on the
formation of the new Ministry, when he was absent
on an important duty in Adnak....lCOKtiWAttas's
fleet, off Brest, was thought by some of his proud.iin
friends to be well-timed ; but his unexpeffed tclar
to town gave him an opportunity of demonstra-
ting the efficacy of his official conduet, and thaw:Jy
of attaining the support of those with whom it 41441
been endeavoured to injure him.
A material alteration has been made in the ;hie
Signal Stations in Essex, conformably to the follow-
ing Notification :

Colchester, July 3,1 V...
Sir—l have the honour to inform you, by the d.re t:uti of
L:••:tn•naut-general Sir James Craig, that the Prima+ Sigusil
St.ttiqns are now e4tablished throughout the Courtly or Essots
at the fulbwitig places
C .Irtie,ter
Bright;isea
OA=
ti.s:.! Id
End
• l••b:cy
Thax4•J
Harirltl Broad Oak

Mums Hedge
Whim Node,
Onpr Pink
blessing
Rave:mks
Danbury
Lancelon 101
Come Omen.

A White F ag is constantly flying, at the Stations, merely t.
noun it out n.ore clearly to the Centinel. on guard at the Mir.
municating St-tions. The hoisting the Red Flag is in Nana
to he cuus.derol the Signal fur general alarm, and will be J .tif-
ficient authority fur lighting any Keaton alre sdy enablished,
and hoisting the Red Flags that may have bmn ,srosided at the
diff.lrent towns and villages for tie same purpose.
. .

1 lose the honour to 87c. dre.
T. BIRCH,
tient Col. A. Q. M. We. E. Dr.
The military force in the Eastern Distria IRTROURLIR
to 32,1X/0 effe,live men, who are continually on the
alert. The General commanding there has informed
the iris:leetor, that " the hoisting the Red Flag is in
future to be considered the signal for general alarm,
and will be a sufficient authority for lighting any
beacons already established, and hoisting the red
flags that may have been provided at t e different
towns and villages for the same purpose."
The Canadian Fencible Regiment, commanded
by Brigadier-General PETER, are marched into
Glasgow, from Hamilton. They are a body of
uncommonly stout good looking men, in number
about 7(10.

The St. n•lrew's Regiment of Royal Fife Vo-
luitteer, comminded by Lieut. Colonel CUM,
now on permanent duty in Dundee Barracks, was
reviewed on Friday. the 29th of June, by Major
General Isl.Dcm•to. on the exercising ground ad-
joining, who in the strongest terms was pleased to ,
vz, res hi, entire seisfatEtion with the steadiness and
vom Suess with which the movements and tiring
w.re per formed by thc Regiment.
On Wedne,day a number of very respeaable
American Gentlemen met at Grove 11111914 Cam-
berwell, for the purpose of celebrating the an-
niversarY if the independence of the United States.
•.

A grand discharge of cannon took place on the.
occasion, and Mere was, previous to the breakint
tt; of the company, a brillianrdisplay of firework
A number Of appropriate masts were given in the
course of the evening, and among the rest the health
of our illustrious Sovereign was drank with great,
eathusiasm. Among the company present were Mn
Mona°, the Amen. an Minister, and Mr. 'ay's°,
Consul-General for the United States.

PATTON a, the pugilist, who lately fought Pad
dington Joxcs, is matched to fight Wool:), th
coachman, ni.st were, for 50 guineas a-side.
Last week, Lows so TAYLOR, who kept a wr
ting-achool, -at the village of Lqvaton, in the parie
of Ilsington, near Ashburton, was committed to tlt
county high gaol, by W. TICKER, Esq charged s
the oaths of lto BERT PETI4 E all I DEM and .JANE P
Tll tk situ ne. r, of Iditirton, with assaulting the sa.
JANE Pt Tut:kale 'nog fan in:ant about eleven yea
of age), with intent sn commit a rape. She w,
taken away from a he:lt-ding-school at Bovey, and
A pretence of carrying her home to her father's dry
ing the holidays.