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aha rld. theft is me ems eai wow le."
Mier s remapitehodas of the evideace by the
Judge. mad some remeerba upon passages where the
nemsemy eminustiee of the eremplimis sestimesy
was given by other witticism. the Jury returned a
verdict of Gaiky. bet recommended the Prisoner
to swim ett amount of his youth.
The Jonas peeled 'Mews of Dead lamas.
lively. He lamented that one so yesag as la years
(" I am only 16," said the Prisoner) should have
forfeited his life to the offended law. The power
of extending aseicy was the high attribute of the
Crown; the recommendation of the Jury should
be made known to the Prince Regent; but that
mercy would be extended in this case was more
than the Judge could give assurance of; sod if it
was extended. it could only be on tint coroditioa
that the culprit should be transported for life.
The Prisoner, though ow young. had shewn fins-
mem approaching to hardiness during his trial, but
was (overcome by the awful sentence. mod burst into
teens. Whet, taken out of Court. he was followed
clove ' Coltman. who sw:eared utiout the same
age. Their situation. sad the distinct emotions
which were depicted in the countenance of each,
were a powerful illustration of the misery which
sooner or 11OVVOi !nuke vicious associate+, render-
lug each a cube to the other.
[The Judge set a but of SL each on several
Jurymen who were not to attendance when called
for. His Lordship 'tweeted lies determination to
return ,tie mon of the parties to the Exchequer;
but, ea the entreaty of the Sheriff. was induced to
forego the intention for this dealers. The tins
which be would impose topom deraulters when be
cam 'gain. he said. should he soil

NISI PRIUS.
PHILLIPS V. MITCURI.L.
The Plaintiff is a brewer at Stamford, Defendant
keeps a public-boom there.
Mr. Clarke (with whom was Mr. Franklin) stated,
that the action was to recover a balance of account
for 6.er sold and delivered.
William Cliffe being sworn, stated. that he was
clerk to Plaintiff at the lime of the dealings out of
which this suit hatlarisen; some error its the state.
mein of account seemed at first to have been made.
but that opinion arose only from the circumstance
of checks not having been given on the delivery of
some of the beer charged • 'which ciicurostasice wit-
ness had pointed out to D'efendatit at his own house,
who thereupon admitted the justice of a charge of
IW. 4s. fora load of beer which fainted the princi-
pal part of the balance sought to be recovered.
Mr. Paiumbs, Counsel for Defendant. admitted
that this evidence must be taken as decisive of the
IW. 44. bat there were items of charge for IL Se.
owl 11. I Is. 6J. of which no proof was ;peen beyocd
volitive its the book of a deceased wean' of the
Plaintiff. named Leach. who oas supposed to have
delivered the beer; slid he submitted that such a
book was nut evidence in this action, 1111 it was pos.
sible that the brewer's man, after taking beer (roils
the brewery, nsight not deliver to the Defentlasit.
although lire might enter it in his book as so de-
livered.
Mr. CLARICV insisted thst in sill similar actions
the cellsiman's or draymati's book was received as
evidence.
The JUDOS thought it admissible, bat would
make a nuteuf Mr. Phillips' objection if he should
choose to found any thing upon it.—Soave little
difference then arose among the Counsel as to a
variance iu respect of two sums of I/. 7s. each. be-
tween the deciaratioo and a paperwinch Mr. Phil-
lips called a bill of particulars. Mr. Clarke soil
the Judge held that it was not a paper entitled to
that character.--Verdict for the Plaiutill for the
sum demanded, 411. o*. 6d.