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Ots behalf of. Lord George Gordon, when that
Nobleman offered him a flat lull of gold toe hi.
trouble, which he declined ; the application WAS
Op-ewer/Is made, and rested on the ground. dud •
female was the turnkey in the internal peat of die
prison where his Lordship was cobfined, and sbe
being a Rnman Catholic, he
.was afraid she would
some time or other poison hien. The present rno-
me, he considesed, stood tin as trifling grouads as
the Noble Lord's application. Ir Was ever held,
that the gaoler always had a right to manage the
internal regulation of his gaol, as lie should think
proper, and the Court could not interfere ; and
further contended, that, in the present instance, the
Defendant's conduCt was not only not faulty, out
meritorious. At the time the principal treissatflion
occurred, he was absent on an importart and ne-
cessary duty, which required his pers.asal attend-
ance, and if blame w re to be attached to any p .rty,
it was to the turnkey who bad Lolled Sidney to the
gate.
The floalci ro "-Geer a A L, in support of the rule,
shot tly observed, . hat it was easily seen on which
si le the gaoler and his turnkey were inclined, when
Sidney was called to the gate for the purpose of
in-
sulting those persons as they parsed. He abstained
from stating any of the fates ec lot,. g to the trial, as
Mr. GaRROW had set him the example ; but he was
sure the cause was in the ret.ulleiftion of the learned
Judge (G suss) who :ri td it.
Lord Et. Len iintovost observed, that had the
gaoler been at home at the time, instea l of the
turnkey, the Court would have, no doubt on the
enhjeet, but at present they could only attach blame
to him for !lusting the care of the gaol with such a 4
person.
The rtee, therbfore, was ordered to be discharg.
ed, wit:, sag mist the gaoler.
T4E Klan. r. C•P TAU.. Jolla GALLOWAY.
1' le Jr en.lsnt ha.? been cnnviSed of an assault
on one Jolla Ss.heneway, and was this day bronght,
up for judgment.
It appeared t 'at-the Defendant was Captain of the
Ki .g's store ship. and having so:ne
d.spute with the Pro .ectitor relative to ship's iron
stores. an altercation ensued ; the former spit in the
latter's face, called him a scoundrel, and used
other ahitsive epithets, wilhout any provocation, as
sworn by .he Prosecutor, who return 'd the torn-
plimeot, by spitting in the Captain's face.
‘lr. ESSICINE, f 'r the Defendant, was proceeding
to make some observations in mitigation of da-
Mago , when it was pinposed to refer the Case to
the V. ester ; and Mr. Gawaow on the part of the
Prosecuti n assenting, it was accordingly refereed.
THE Riau r. THOMAS WATTS, GENT.
The Defendant had been attached for a contempt
in disobeying a mandentes, and not paying a sum
of 1501. He was this day brought up for judg-
ment. but it appearing that he had been already
two ; ears and an half in confinement for this of-
fence, and was firther unable to pay the turn de-
manded, the Coui wished something might be
done *its the. Prosecutor io his behalf. -
Mr. ERSKINS, On the part of the Prosecutor, his
Gtace the Duke of Richmond. *stared the Court
that his Nv .'e Client wou!sS be perfeilly satisfied
with any order their Lordships should think fit to
make
Lord 14Lesectiovou ,-hserved, that as to the
criminal pais. of .!•s I .• ,Cfion, he thought vies
sufEciror ilready h%te ,Sven in the
'etest:twit', to it etratirweivnt; as to dart:M-1 part
of it, that would -es: with I'.e Duke.
After some lurt''er cr .i•eltation, the Defendant
was dischargied nit his, e.l reeognizionee, to appear
+nest 'term ; and in the meati time make such pecu-
niart ar • :Inge neat as -w. in his power.
A .iine o'clock, Lot I -ELLENII4II.OVGIS sat at
Nisi Pend:.
swiss V. ALLIES".
This was an attain for an assault. The Defend.
ant as a Clerk in the Exchequer Seal Office,
Temple, and' the Plaintiff an Attnroey's Clerk
ippeated, that the parties having some alter-
Cation, the Defendant told the Plaintiff', " he was
at was a sufficient challenge, if he were
;" he then seized him by the cellar,
im violently in the face.
gave the Plaintiff flirty shillings
V. THOMAS WILLt•SI TECN A.
Defendant had been Purser of His Majesty's
Treaty, and was indided for praElising TA.•
dpon the Commissioners for victualling li
N navy ; to which indictment he suffer-
_ to go by d.tfault, and was now
up to receive the judgment of the Court.
—oil, that certain allowances, e.lled ne-
were made by the Navy Board, foe
&c. to the Pursers of ships of war,
presenting a certificate. signed by the
Masser of the respedive ships. There
allowance for savings of bread, &c,
• sort of certificate, and thereupon the
allowed to draw navy bills on these
Ara The Defendant. in this case, had
, names of Argilis and Holliday, the Cap..
Wirer of the Thirty, to several of these
, and thereby fraudulently obtained ve-
er sooner, amounting, in the whole, to
d. At one time, when lie was' sheet
tip, the Captain received a letter fermi the
Board, inelosing some of these bills,
d a suitable minter, denyinl any know-
transaction. This letter the Defendant
J intercept, and answered it in the name
,aptein, saying all was perfectly right. The
e fraud was afterwards discovered.
The Soxicroa-G tt , and Mr. Jeavist,
for the prosecution, observed, that the case was so
enormous in itsmature and effeets, it was not neces-
sary for them to take up the time of the Court.
Mr. Gum e re, on behalf of the Defendant, admit-
ted he had nothing to offer in mitigation of punish-
ment. The sincere contrition, and the involved
pecuniary circumstances of hp itent, at the time,
although he had intended re-balance his accounts,
he knew were not matters of palliation ; but he
hoped the Court would take into their consideration,
the eight months imprisonment he had already suf-
fered, on board ship, and in Dover Castle, as part
of the ponishme..t they intended to inflifl on him.
Mr. Justice Gaosa, in passing the sentence of
the Court,- toy itiated with great force on the enor-
mity of the crime the Defendant had committed,
which was one of the grossest fraud; that ever