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M•IDST01111. AVIIIUST 8.
CROWN SIDE.
&Are Mr. Jtsatice H!ATM.
Edward Shispsofd was indißed for a burglary in
the house of tdary Knight, and stealing therein 1001.
in money, the r operty of Mrs. Knight ; 1801. the
property of VS illiam But kis, three watches. and
several articles of plate. It was an extraordinary
fad in this case, that the Prisoner was acquitted
against a most didina and circumstantial confession
made by him, as he stated, under commit-it:lion of
mind for the crime which he had committed.
'llse circumstances of the robbery were stated by
Catharine Martin, who deposed that she lived ser-
vant with Mrs. Knight, at the village of Stone,
about two miles from Danford. About half past
nine in the evening of Friday, the '.6th of July last,
she was outside of the house, shutting up the win-
dows, and saw tour men coming down the garden,
towards the door. Being alarmed, she attempted
to get in doors, and fasten it against them. .They
were, however, too quick for her. and rushed into
the house. They immediately threw her down on
the kitchen floor. She screamed murder; upon
which one of them produced a pistol, and swore he
would shout her unless she remained quiet. She ac-
cordingly got up, and sat herself down quietly in a
chair. An the men. except one, then left her, and
cent into the parlour to her mistress. One of them
remained with her all the time they were in the
house Soon after they were gone, one of them came
into the kitchen for a light, which she gave him,
having lighted a candle at the kitchen fire. The
man came up to her, kissed her, and told her not to
be alarmed, for they would not do her the least harm.
The man who was left with her asked her whether there
was not a great deal of money in the house ? she said
she did not think there was so much as people sup-
posed. He asked her whether her mistress had lately
been in London? she replied, that she could not tell
whether she had or not. He asked where old Bur.
kis was ? she answered him that he was in bed. She
heard a sculling up stairs, as though Biirkis had
made a resistance. Soon al terwards they came down
stairs, and midered them all into the parlour, where
they offered her some Hollands, and made her drink
half a glass. It might be two hours that they re-
mained in the house, but she could not say the Pri-
soner was one of them, because she could not see
any of their faces, as they wore handkerchiefs t ,und
their chins.

On Sunday last, she was sent to Kirk's house, at
Dartford, to see the prisoner; another young woman
was with her, and the prisoner said to her, " What
ds you do here you were not in the home when
the robbery was committed—or, if you were, yon
were hid in some corner of a closet, for I never saw
you." He then said, he had been one who com-
mitted the robbery. He asked the witness, "Do you
remember the black thing which I presented to you,
the pistol ?" She said, "Yes." " Ay, then," said
he, my heart failed me. Do you remember one of
them kissing you r She answered, " Yes." He
replied, " I was the man who kissed you. Do you
remember having some liquor ?" She told him, that
she did. He said, " I gave it to you." He added,
that he went up stairs, and waked the old man, who
swang his arms about, and knocked the pistol out of
his hand; that he immediately caught hold of his
finger and thumb, and threatened to blow his brains
out. The girl added, that she was sure she had ne-
ver mentioned the circumstance of the man having
kissed her, to any one—and that the person who kiss-
ed'her, in the house, very much resembled the pri-
soner in his stature.
Mary Knight stated, that she was sitting in the
parlour, on the night of the robbery ; a man burst
into the room, and told her to be silent ; turning be:
head round, she saw a tallish man pointing a pistol,
who called to her, " Be silent, or your life is gone in
a moment. Give me your keys, for money I want,
and money I must have." She gave her keys, a:.d
two of them went up stairs, one staid with the maid
in the kitchen. She said to the man who remained
with her, she hoped they would net hurt the old
man above stairs. The man said, "No, they would
not, for he was a good sort of an old fellow ; they
only wanted his money." The candle they had
above stairs, went out, and they came down to her
for another. She gave them one from her store-room.
One of them called to her, ll—n you, come here,
and open the drawers I do you suppose we were to
stay here all night r She obeyed, and went up
stairs, and one of them, as she Was going up, said, he
would not mind blowing her brains about the floor.
They staid about two hours, and rifled her house of
near 3001. in money, three watches, and some plate.
They locked the door as they went away, and threw
the key into the garden path.
Richard Kirk deposed, that he was an auttioneer,
at Dartford. He saw the prisoner last Sunday, at
the house of one Claxton, who kept a public-house.
He said, that he was the man who had committed the
robbery at Mrs. Knight's, that he had never slept a
wink since, and he was determined to give himself
up to justice.
Gooey Cann, who keeps a public house, where
ire Inioner lodged, was present, and said, he was a
drunken, stupid fellow, that he could not have corn-
;hated the robbery, for he saw him go to bed on the
night of the robber y. The prisoner replied, " You
know nothing abort it, George. I might go to bed,
but I gut up again.'' He was asked, who were Isis
companions, he refused to tell that--but said, they
had divided the booty in Cinquefoil-field, that the
plate was melted at Chatham, and that his com-
panions had two of the watches, and the third was at
Dartford, but he would not say where, that he had
squandered his share of the nosey with women.—
This was the case on the part of the prosecution.
For the prisoner, Mr. PITCAIRN, his Counsel,
called the following witnesses :.
George Cann deposed, that he kept the Black
Boy, at -Dartford, and that the Prisoner lodged with
him ; he was employed at the Powder Mils, and
bore a good charafter. On the Friday night that
the robbery was committed, the Prisoner came
home about ten mi lutes before nine, and asked for
the key of his room; the maid-servant gave it to
him, and he saw hits go to bed. The Prisoner,
when in liquor, was ealy foolish : once he con-
fessed to the Witness that he had robbed him of (SOL
four years ago. The Witness, in fad, had been
robbed at that time, bat he was sure the Prisoner
could not have done it, because he was then at sea,
yet the Prismser insisted that he was tba man who

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44 it. The tint &Naha the robbery he say the
his**TA* out about five o'clock in tht
John Williams deposed, that he loJged in the
tame room with the Pt ismer on the eight of the
2fith-of July, the Witness went to bed at about sine
etioek. The Prisoner was then in bed, and spoke
to the Witness, he desired him to call him the next
morn ps if he was awoke first. The next marring
the Prisoner has gone out at half-past fives when
the Witness got up.
Thomas Pearce. the foreman of Dartford Mills,
stated, that the Pr;soner worked with them t he was
a very industrious fellow, and was always considered
as an honest man. ‘V hen drunk he was, hemmer,
very little better than insane. The Saturda) morn-
ing he came to work as usual, and continued work-
ing until the Friday, when the Witness gave than
all leave to gu to Dartford lair. He there got
drunk, and in his drunken fit accused himself of the

robbery.
The Learned Judge here asked whether there was
any evidence to chew that the Prisoner had spent a
great deal of money about this time ? Mr. GURNEY
said, he had no evidence to that effed.

Mr. Justice Hearn, in summing up to the Jury,
observed, that the circumstances of the prisoner's
detailing the minute particulars of the robbery were
certainly very strong against him, particularly as
the girl had sworn she had never mentioned her hav-
ing been kissed by one of the robbers to any person.
On the other hand, men who went plundering their
neighbours, usually did it to maintain themselves in
idleness, and did not work. Here they bad it in
evidence that the prisoner was industrious, and con-
tinued his work as usual. His share of the booty
must have been considerable, and there was no proof
of his having squandered any money at this period.
Perhaps the girl might have mentioned what passed
in the house, and had since forgotten it.
The Jury, after some hesitation, found the pri-
soner P.ot
George Webb And Ritiordl Ruud, two notorious de-
predators, stood charged with several indiaments
for burglaries in the neighbourhood of Blackheath.
They were both conviZled of breaking into the dwell-
ing house of Thomas Ebenezer Taylor, at New
Cross, and stealing a variety of articles of plate
and furniture.

Sar.th Russel, the wife of George Russel, was tried
with them, and &vowel.
Grin Ihrford was cosz-icted of horse-stealing ;
taking a mare, the property of George Osborne, of
Tunbridge. The Prosecutor missed his mare from a
field on the night of the 2lst of April, and tracked
her as far as Hanwell, in Middlesex, where he took
the prisoner concealed under a heap of straw.
Mr. Justice FIZATII finished on the Crown Side
this morning, and having passed sentence, told Webb
and Russel they must not look for mercy, and inti-
mated the same to Stephen Fagg, Giles Burford,
and Richard Russel.

CIVIL SIDE.-.SPECIAL JURIES.

wet aotreat e. CRETTENDEN.
This was an adion by the Plaintiff, an Excise
Officer, fOr a malicious prosecution. It appeared
by the evidence, that the Plaintiff Welbourne and
another officer of the name of Sheppard had, by
virtue of a warrant from a Justice of the Peace,
seized a quantity of smuggled spirits from the De-
fendastt Cruttenden ; and Mr. Coulson, the Clerk to
the Solicitor of the Excise, produced the record of
condemnation of the spirits ; notwithstanding this,
Cruttenden indided the two Officers of Excise for a
felony, in stealing the spirits. They appeared at
the last Assizes at this place to take their trial, but
no evidence was offered in support of the indictment,
and of course they were acquitted. The Plaintiff
now brought his action to recover damages for the
malicious prosecution.
Verdict for the Plaintiff, damages 201.
The KING F. fie FREE FISHENS aid LIREOGEEIE of
Whitqable.
This cause arose out of a wenaferain from the
Court of King's Bench, direßed to the Defendants,
commanding them to admit one Edward Crundell
a Freeman of the Company, The question at issue
was, whether a person bound to a Freeman, but
not serving his time with him, was entitled to the
Freedom of the Company ? This was the second
time the cause had been tried ; but the issue taken on
the present occasion was found to be indecisive of
the question, and the Defendants had a verdid in
their favour.

WALL O. NIXON.
This cause lasted nearly the whole day. It was
an action by the Vicar of Darend, against the De-
fendant, for crating what is called a Tumbling
Bay, by which the water of the river was impeded.
and rendered the vicarage garden wet and swampy.
It waeproved that the Bay was ereied 28 years ago,
and the only question was, whether it injured the
vicarage garden ? A great number of witnesses
were called to prove this fad ; and Serjeant &sr,
for the Defendant, in his reply, stated, he should call
many more to prove it had not done mischief. But
the Jury interrupted him, and said they were satis-
fied on the part of the Plaintiff, that the adion ought
not to have been brought.
Verdiet for the Defendant.

THE MARKETS.
CORN.FXCHANGE, FRIDAY, Auousr 9.
We have tn•day a few fresh arrivals of Foreign Wheat, with
an animusl dullness in the tradet and almost without buyers,
thnulh at rather less pf,Ct. Barley, Malt, And Peale, like.
wise go off heavily, and hardly support last prices. Beans are
nut cheap-it. Thera are but few Oats on hand to•dar, cud this
article is quoted dearer, and very few hue at our highest cur-
rency. Flour without alteration.

CIIK RENT PRICF. OF GRAIN.
Wheat 624 711.. 955. Bans .46.. M. 04.
Fine. M...... .1024. 1061 0.1. Tick Baran .....444 50.. Od.
Rye... 4ll. 52.. 04. 0 lata 231 30, 34t. 04.
Barley 424. 411. 04. Polam's. ..... ...36.. 97. 6°.
Malt.. ...... —OM 46. 04 Rape 5eed.......461. 401. no.
White Pea. 50.. 550 011 Fine Flout .• .. 83. 90.. 04.
G... P. 44 41. 4i. 04. See.old. SO,. 854. Od
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The Corn lispeftor's Return, ou Thursday, August
Whest, per Wad 2n, Od to ')I Os
Parley, pet qt 40s Od to 46s Od
Oats 52s Od to 96s Od
Deem Cd to 35s Od
relate
O HIP • Sls 041 to b3l 01

.......... OF HOPS.
11140/.
FOCUS'S.
Kent 51 is to 71 0.1 Kent .51 10. to 71 is.
Sussex.... .51 S• to 61 14s, Sawn 51 5. to 61 gia
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ASSOK II Ss to 61 14. FAreIhAM.....7I 0. to 01 Os
Lai Duty 22,0001.

intiCtS Or lIAY AND
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New .Of Os ts' qg O Clover.
ckm.......0f Oa O "Vl' • Straw..
Ss islet ISt Rye air',
rt.DV'*etoat
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Beet. 44 Otl to 5% Od Vral.
Mottos.... 4. 0‘ to 44 $4 1
Lowly ot. 04.
Head of Cattle tlas.
11 asey altSut 108---Sheep

NEWQATE AND LZADINTii
kr the Carcass.
Reef as 4.1 to 44 44 I Vend.
Nfuttan St 44 to 44 4.1 I Prttic
I.,totto 44. to

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PRICE OF TALL
St. Jainees Market., 4s 31 Yeldoe
Clare Market
Whitochapel Market. 4: 2/ Soap dit
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Per Stone of 81b. --. Melting
Ils 94 Ditto ro
Average Price 44 3d Graves,
Town Tallow.-- . 72s ne Goad'
Yellow Soap, 711.--Mc.:-
Price of Candle., per due.

111 lid.

PRICE or LEATINI
Butts, 50 to 561 h. rich
Dine, 64n 651 h. each
Merchants kteck.
Dressing Hides...
Fine Ckic.ll Hides
Crop Hides for cutting
Flat Ordinary
Cal( Skins, .30 sn 40Ib. per Dozen.
Dine, 50 to 7011,...
Dltta, 70 to 8006.
Small Seals (Greenland)
Tanned Horse Hides 21
Large ditto 120 s
Goa Skins SOs
Bark, per load 261

MEETINGS OF CREDITURS
ON MONDAY.
William Girdlier, CoM-cress street, Smithfield,

PRICK or flocks. YESTEI
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3 per Cent. Coned*.
4 per Cent.
5 per Cent. Navy
Long Annuities
Short Annuake
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PRICE OF IRISH SCOCKS--.ltto,
Gov. Sunk .... ,
Got Deb 5 per cent
Grand Cana Ln.rn, 4 per cent.
Royal Camel Lou,a t per cent.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE, Fr .7uti. 6'
Amsterdam 37 0 1 I'. Venice
Ditto at Sight 37 0 Lisbon ,
Rotterdam t f Id II It U. Oporto
Hamburgla l3 3 till DiAlm
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MARRIAGES.
Yemerday,at Nfary.la•lainrie Church,
of I)a&ors' Commons, to Miss Bishop,
Bishop, Esq. of Gloucester-place.
Thursday morning, by the Rev. Dr.
Bloomsbury, 4.lllsiirnhant Hadley, E.
Mi,r Belne, of the British Ma cum.
Saturday lad, at Tiverton, Jaime Coles,
the First Regiment of the So oerset Militia,
Caren Carew, third daughter of the late Sir
Bart. of fl.iccoruue.

DE \ THS.
On the 7th instant, Master Thorns. Swan Waters, aged (AI
years and sesen months, sun oI Edmund Waters, Esq. oi Cuss-

sec, lat. 1.1ACTII•
Thidsday morning, at Keutington Terrace, Dr. John Snnw.
one of the Physicians of the Koyal Naval Hospital at ry-
intiiith, and late Phy.ician to the Fleet under the tommand of
Lord Vikeunt Nelson, in the Mediterranean.
0.1 Monday, at l.ymm Parsons, in the county of Chester,
Bran William Mediums*, Esq 01 Hankies- Hail.
On Tharday se'imight, suddenly, Mr Thomas Kamm,
Sexton of St. Paul's, Liverpool. He had been a faithful ser-
vant in one family, in that team, near!v 60 years.
On Saturday sennight, lamented by his family and tie. ds,
Mr. Gray Lewin, bookseller, Broad street, Worcester, an in.
dosoious and honest man.
o,i Monday last, at Comb., in D:vonshiee, the seat of R.
Putt, ELI. the infant son of Lloyd Baker, kin. of Stows
Gloceatershire

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NEXT and Twe following Days, at Eleren o'Cluck,
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