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LKEDS

GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS,
T 0 UR MAT, OCTOBER 21.

The first business of the Court was the disposal
of a number of vagratits.
Jane lake, Catharine Dunn. and Margaret
Smith, were charged with obtaining from the eon-
*titbit. of Stanstield, the sum of two pound* three
shillings. The circumstances of this case are some-
what novel. The constable elated that the Prison-
ers came to his house, together with a man not iii
custody, who produced • great number of pussy,.
for men, women, and children, whom they stated
to lie ois the road in waggons, but that being ill of
the small pox, and other infectious disorders, they
had thought it right not to eider the town. The
number of 'truants included in these passes was co
great, that though the constable did not allow them
quite one penny each, it amounted to the into
above stated. When the party had got the money
snit had disappeared, it occurred to the constable
that he had probably been imposed upon, and he
walked out to inspect this caravan of inviskAttr bet
lie could hear no intelligence of them, and after
some inquiry lie traced the female Prisoners to a
lodging home, where lie apprehended them ; upon
• g their persons there was found concealed
on the person of Jane Ridge, about thirty blank
passes, ready to be filled up on a future occasion.
The Prisoners being called upon for their defence,
gave a rambling inconsistent net:tua of their dif-
ferent vocations.

The COURT sentenced them to he imprisoned
and kept to hard I..buur fur the term of three
tbs. in the House of Correction at Wakefield.
The caves of the other vaginas do not deserve any
nAtce.

The Chairman stated, that the Bench had come
to the resolution not to make any allowance to the
Coroners in respect to inquests taken in cases of
death by accidents, where the putty lived some time
after, had medical attendance, and where there were
no circumstances of suspicion as to the death being
occasioned by the misconduct of any person. The
inquest which called for these remarks was held on
the body of an old maim, who had been hurt by fall-
ing from a ladder. mid who died after languishing
for several days, timing which time he had medical
attendance. This was a case in which the Chairman
gave it as his opinion, that no inquest ought to have
barn held.

Application was made to the Court for a license
to Mr. Thomas Manley, to perform plays at flali-
fax ; and for Mr.. Fitzgerald, for the seine purpose
at Sheffield, which were granted.

JADES HORNER. APPELLANT, AND CHARLES
NAYLOR, RESPONDENT. _ _

This was on appeal ;gaunt a conviction under the
G sme Laws. The Respondent nut appearing to
sustain the conviction it was of course quashed. As
the merits of the case were not entered into, we can.
not state ■ny particulars respecting it ; but the
Counsel for the Appellant stated that he had evi-
dence to disprove what had been sworn by the In-
birrner, upon whose oath the Appellant had been
convicted.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22.

This morning a very important appeal came 011
to be heard at the Quarter Sessions held its this
plaice, respecting the seizure of upwards of 2,000
bushels of malt, which had been seized no board a
vessel at Kirkthorp, near Wakefield. This malt
had been condemned at a hearing before two Ma.
gistrates, on the ground of its having been
milled on board of this vessel, with a view to the
evading of the new duty which was to attach to the
stock in baud. Mr. Newstead, the owner of this
malt, a respectable maltster at Latham, in Notting.
liamslure, had shipped it Ull tke 2511 i of
board a sloop, to be conveyed to ISIS agent at Nlaii-
chester ; and on the 16.11 of July the malt and yes.
eel were seized at Kirkthorp; an express was im..
usediately diipatched to Manchester, which arrived
in four hours, and upon the receipt of it Mr.
Nicholson, the agent. itueuediately entered this
malt ut the Excise•uffice, Manchester, as iialtle to
enoscraintent. It ap-
the new duty; timid this was urged as a strung sir-
cumotatice to shear that Mr. Newstencl had been
aware that the malt laid been rioted on board this
vessel for the purposes of :
peered, however, from the evidence of nu officer of
Excise, that the malt was 'hipped openly it► his

pre4eoee, and .hat its destination was to M •
son, of Manchester.
The Cou&'r, without hesitation, gnashed the
convict ion.
The roosivion of the same Magistrates. ma-
d tog the I, was also quashed.
Another appeal agelost a conviction of the same
nature then came on to be heard, in which John
Whiteley, the active constable of Sowerby, wait
the Appellant. In this ease about 70 butliels of
malt hid been found in a cottage of Join, Firth,
who, upon being pressed by the Excise Officer,
admitted that it ass placed there for the we of
John Whiteley ; having previously stated that three
loads of it belonged to himself, and
Nimrod Whitney,l the uncle of the Appellant.
This was denied on the part of John Whiteley,
At produced the daughter of John Firth, who
Phtted thalahe was pree•iit when the conversation
between her father and the officer took place, and

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she denied positively that he made use of any such
expressions.
Mr. Whitaker, maltster, of Wakefield, proved
that he had sold ten loads of malt to Mr. Nimrod
Whiteley, on the 10th of June fast i and Mr.
Nimrod Whiteley stated, that the malt had been
left, by his orders, at the house of John Firth, for
the convenience of having it ground at the hand-
mill of the Appellant.
The COURT, without hearing Mr. Maud in
reply, affirmed the conviction.
Mr. John Whiteley stated, that he had brought
the Appeal to maintain the credit of his character.
CHAIRMAN—" Your character stands just as it
was, and it has not been made worse, in my opi-
nion, by any thing that has passed to-day."
Matthew Webster and William Bennett were
convicted of stealing a quantity of woollen yarn,
the property of Messrs. Halliley. Snits, and Wynne,
carpet.manufacturers of Dewsbury, and sentenced
to be imprisoned until next Wednesday week, and
then to be publicly whipped at Dewsbury. ✓ames
Denton, indicted along with them, was Acquitted.
John Lawton and James Redcough were convict-
ed of stealing a quantity of tobacco out of two
casks which they were conveying, on the Hudders-
field canal, to Manchester. The Prisoners con-
trived, in the absence of the master of the vessel,
to open the casks, and took therefrom about 81bs.
of shag tobacco, ■nd to make op the weight they
poured in a quantity of water.
The Jury found the Prisoners Guilty, but re-
commended them to mercy, nu account of " The
ecidence not being clear against them."
The CHAIRMAN said, if it had not been for this

►ecommendation of ►he Jury, the Court would have
transported them, as depredations of this kind had
reached a most alarming height, and which were
the more nwitchievarts on account of Om means
these depredators used to conceal their pilfering,
which was by adulterating and spoiling the whole
bulk of the article. The Court sentenced them
to be imprisoned four ills.
The above are ail the Puisouers who have hitherto
been tried.

GLOUC EsTERSH I It l
GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS.

The Sessions for this county commenced on
Tuesday las!, and were attended by a full bench
of Magistrate*. Owing to a very c.latary arrange-
ment, by which two Courts were open at the same
time, one for the trial of appeals, &c. in which the
Rev. Dr.. Cooke presided—and the other, of which
Jos. Cripps, E-q. M.P. was elected Chairman, for
the trial of prisoner's—the public business was
brought to • close soon after three o'clock on Fri-
day afternoon. %V cannot help congratulating
the county at large upon the adoption of this plan,
which will cause a very considerable saving of time,
trouble, and expense, to parties who have occasion
to attend the Sessions. The calendar contained
the names of 54 prisoner'', and the following is an
account of the sentence..
sere* roars' Transportation—Joseph White, for steal-
ing four fowls. the properly of H. Gardner, of Stroud ; and
Jonathan Taylor, fur stealing 16 chickens, the property of
T. Martin, of Hardwick.
Ono Tear's insprisonnernt—Elisha Mullett, for stealing Iwo
pieces of worsted serge% from J. Gibbs, of Manzoisfiebl;
Jos. Dangerfirkl, for stealing four fowls from H. Girducr,
of Stroud; Wm. Wilke, for stealing ■ deal pole, the proper-
t uf J. Hawkins, of Minsterrorrh ; Henry Smith, fur steal-
. hien she-ass, the property cf C. Morris, of Rodbormigh;
and Mary Ann Cruder, for stealing two gowns, the property
of H. Johnsom.
sir Afoatkr--Thomas Knight, for • fraud upon Charles
Dallymon; Geroge Williams, for stealing a waistcoat and
two pair of stockings, the property of W. Metre, of Bato•i
and Harriet Aston alias Powell, fur an smolt.
Three Monlks—Rd. Frowns., fur stealing a duck, the pro.
perry of J. Court, jots.; Philip Seple, fur leaving his wife
and family chargeable to the pariah of Cliftou, and Woa.
Wade, for an assault. The latter to be fined
One Month—Geo. Smith, for stealing potatoes, the pro-
perty of E. Barnard, Ike.; Thom. Fox, for leaving his family
chargeable to the parish of Bourton-un-the Water; Simnel
Philips, alias Goat, and Richard Sherrick, fur assaults. The
two latter to be fined 10s. each.
Oars Week—lsaac Hunt, for stealing • reap hook, the
property of J. Nicholls, of Doyotoo; and John Matthews,
fur an assault.
Nls Daps—Rroismia Anton, alias Powell, for an assault.
Five Days—Was. Banning, for stealing lilh. of bacon,
the property of T. Hunt, of Stow.
James Legg, iur a misdemeanor, was fined bf. and or-
dered to be imprisoned till the fine was paid.
George Lippiatt, John Junes, James Gray, John Robert
Armstrong, Juhn Godwin, Win. Ireland, and Jobs
were remanded, until they severally find sureties.
John Scott was acquitted.
Against Betty Turk and Thomas Rawlings, no bills were
found; and James Asbenierd and Ana Eggingto., did uot
appear.
Samuel Stockwell, Thomas Sharp, George Knight, John
Harris, Samuel Harvey, George SOAP, James Osborn, Ed-
ward Norma, Charles Brain, Jobs French, John Praire,
James Pearce, Oliver Richards, Elisabeth Riddle, lotus
Reagan, William Llewellyn, Elisabeth Evans, Williams
Roberts, Manias Pinfohl, and George Long, were dis-
charged.
At these Sessions ankles of the peace were ex-
hibited by Lydia, wife of Mr. Thomas Hughes, of
Cheltenham, and daughter of Mr. Isaac Cooke,
chitia.uiercheut, of tins city, against her husband,

endauperd.
Mr. Ltrett.ow, the Defendant's Counsel,
as a matter of f.vonr eittlesitly with n 1..
prevent a further itivestigaitno of the tomer), that.
the Coors would allriw the Detenttn.i to siit,e into
reeognizipices for keeping the peace Inwards I.
wife, himself ut 5001. awl tan ttiret,et. 01 '159/. each.
This 'the Court rermatett, but gave si.r Dr.
reoutrut a lorrious mai inti•re”tife
hoping, that as many of the cinitge. were of a ve,y
serious stature, the leiiiiy thst I-ad het o .hewn 11101
would operate most fiticil,lv un
Smile day Mr. faire Cooke (die fsiiirr of Mrs.
Fiugiwa). a moat • opectul)k nu mbe r of the So-
ciety ul., Friends, oas taw...ruts d the %;,*nl Mr.
Thos. I • -glies for stealing two f •tiiikleg., of
the valui of 2a . his propertv ! Whrso the came
we, it "titivated thlt the Pinsecutci, lisd beets
so seriously adinouished iu the morning, Mil not at-
tend ; when a verdict of acquittal Immo tl, a. a mat-
ter of course.

Mr. Twisa, in juatification of Mr. Cooke, plated,
that the only cause he could asst;•D for this wit kt d
prosecutitn► was, that Mr. Cooke. ►nitch to hie cre-
dit, had received Ins deugliter Verne, with her
clothes, to protect he► from the it human conduct
of him who did not deserve the Dame of husbetri.
The Learned Counsel, after obtainiog the grant of
a copy of the indictment, with ■ view to fume
proctedingv, begged it to be publicly %mown by
the friends of Mr. Hughes (if soy were then pre-
sent), that if he ever molested hie wife again, the
charges set forth in the articles would most probs.
bly be prefrrred aginsivt him to insothur Cour!.
A number of respectable inhabitants ut the city
were present, reedy to bear testimony to Mr. Cooke's
upright and exemplary character, had at been sit-
cessary to hate called then'.

4"ThienoStneirisogio.ns
irCo'llriTolloYhgusSfh(rtiltiyie°rcoNe Suiv.imreeencleol: "erienillionnal
cases for trial, the Court was occupied toll sir
o'clock in hearing indictments for ofSNllitll and
other matters, sihro an adjournment took place till
next morning. to finish the remaiiider of the bu-
siness. J. Phillpotts, E.q. the or. presided,
and on the first day, in au excellent Charge,
ad-
dressed the Grand Jury to the following purport
" Gentlemen of the Grand Jory—The vely
sruall number of prisoners whose caws are to be
brought before you upon the present occasioii, and
the nature of the offences with which they are
charged. do tint appear to require any observations
from this place; mid I should consider it altogether
superfluous to trespass one moment on the tune of
Gentlemen whose respectability and experietice
afford so satisfactory a pledge for the doe and coil-
sesentieus• diocherge of their duties, did I not le_ I
anxious to avail myself of the present opportunity
to express to you, acid through you to the iithabi-
tants at large, the anxiety of the 3liteirtrates to re-
ceive their general 'option. in enforcing inch iegu.
lotions as may best tend to the improvern -lit of the
police, and to ensure a due regard to good writ
mud regularity within this city.
"These objects. Gentlemen, leave long been Bit
auliject of mature deliberation by the M.igistrates;
and the orders whicn they have recently ite•tied,
were deemed proper to excite general attention t.o
the provisions of our Local Act, which it is nuns -
riots* have fur many yews past not been adequately
attended to. If any further regulations occur to
you. of sufficient importance to be suggested in the
shape of preseatmeuts, it will afford the Magis-
trates particular pleasure to pay attention to,
recommendation of yours. I trust you wilkeheio.)
with them, that the best servite which they
render the city is by enforcing, in every case, a
strict compliance with the salutary provi.totit wluic'i
the wisdom of Parliament has enacted, aud by /coo,-
pelting the public officers to discharge their duties.
Its their endrarours to effect these objects. the Md..
gistrates rely on the cordial assistance of all their
fee low-citizens ; and 1 speak the sentimeior of ev.iy
one of my brethren, when I declare
_ to y.tu„ ttz.it
their highest gratification will be to know, IPA
their exertions for the public good are met hi .t,se
general approbatioti mud cordial co-operation of tie
inhabitants at large.
‘4 Gentlerr.eu, at a time when the distresses of
the manufacturing districts are sit es trit•tvely
it cannot be expected that our city should rif
wlunly exempted from the general piessure. Ti e
poor in our manufactures cannot but suffer under
the existiug stagnation of trade ; and the cabs As
which we are all liable towards the
real distress, must be prupurfiuuably nicreww!..
But it is a source of congraiulaiion to us all, the:,
while other districts of the kingdom have a itilesezd
scenes of tumult and disorder, our strightnniiisp.d
his beeu altogether free from any orrcgtilarito-,
and that we here enjoy, to the fullest extent, ti.,.: •
blessings of social order soil uninterrupted 'roe.- -
quillitv.
" To maintain and preserve those blessings, is
the duty of every member of the COUSlllUlibly ;
whatever dliffrCliCtit may exist among bl• me •vet-t::-
lative or political questions, I trust that, eti.o.lJ
any circumstances ever arise to thieateit the pal's::
pi •ce one sentiment alone will fount' to amusesamuses,
all parties. in the full conviction that. isithoist a •
due observance of the lava, mill a slue rr-,.rat for
pal Atoneethcourritei.es:atdheestla:eivettiesiawiti..,obli.riiii:e
of ir
BritonsM r..
athieeatouilinic i
bled
to enjoy, will have been otitaine.l
vain.
" On the melancholy occurrences which havw
lately agitated the public mind, anti winch 4,11
keep the kingdom in a ferment, it dues nut become
we from this place to hazard on olnuuhu. 1i1.114
ever may have been the canoes whieli Irel to tilt tital
deeply

ever may IHI VC tacc
catestropho, we must all &slily deplore the
event; but as the laws of this country afford en
equal protection to ell, end st sail nu equal de-
gree of punishment for offence*. by whetter' claw
they truly have brtii committed, we may t... 4 v.kik
confidence, that. as it is the object of the
tite Government, on the one baud, to protect the
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