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lIIDIAN SOCIETY.

This admirable institution, which performs acts of the getalest
charity without noise or ostentation, is compelled to draw thd
operation of its benevolence within very narrow limits, in con-
sequence of the want of public support.
A meeting of both the Ladies and Gentlemen's Committee was
specially convened for the purpose of considering the ewe of thew
funds, and the painful determination to which they were obliged to
come was, that the society would as rapidly as possible reduce the
number of inmates in the asylum until they should not exceca
thirty, and that in future the establishment be limited to that
number, until the annual income, of the society shall admit of au
increase.

The CUrAit MAW most impressively repmettstedthe necessity et,
exertion to keep ha existence an institution, which had done souk
impottant services to society. The society had been instituted l 3 .
years : it had provided an asylum, and received within the wads.
9C' unfortunate and wretched females, some of whom had &am
actually found on the dunghill, in the last contortions of expirtrie
misery. Of the number, 536 had been restored to their friends.
placed out in service, or otherwise provided for, and 54 were SOW
ander the society's care. During the whole period of its exist.
ence the society's stated income had never exceeded half ilas
expenditure, the annual subscriptions hieing never amounted to
5001. while the unavoidable expenses ha, exceeded 1,0001. TIM
deficiency had been hitherto supplied by the collections after ear-
mona, by legacies, donations, and from other casual and unexpected., .
sources. These supplies had recently almost entirely failed, sothag
the institution was now•more than 41101. in debt, without any kV
mediate prospect of payment; unless, therefore., some efficient aid
meld be obtained, its very existence must be endangered, and die,
whole undertaking relinquished. This state of the finances *lm-
pelled the rejection of one half of those unhappy women, idiom
cases appeared otherwise eligible, and the regret at this feet Wm iba
greater, as the society was continually receiving the most sada**.
tory proofs of the beneficial effects produced by the institution. As
no period had its usefulness been more simmers; than dating tOet.
present year, in which it had received a lieger numberodfarettereaans
than in any former.. It had restored to their friends, oat Sri
service, married or otherwise provided for, more of those who had .
been under its tate, and* received the must encouraging testimonies;
of former penitents., The peculiar features of it were, the' it or.
ceived the unhappy objects with the least possible delay, and with.
out any of those discouraging formalities by which many optioning
penitents were deterred ; that it restored them as soon as possible Pe
their friends ; that It employed them in labours especially suited firs
their prospects ; and that it provided moral and religious instruction ,
for all under its care. It was allocceducted with the most rigid
regard to economy ; so that al ugh the number of female*
usually averaged nearly fifty, exclu re of matron, sub.matton, die.
the-annual expense of rent, taxes, maintenance, clothing, salaries Si?
officers, &s. little exceeded one thousand pounds. The ea—.
deavouring to obtain additional annual subscriptions was dwek'
upon in this appeal. The peculiar nature Fir the charity. whul*,
was confined to females who had deviated from the paths of virtue..
end who had either been removed by the operation of the laws Imps
the public streets, or been awakened by conscience to a armee ot ,
their guilt and danger, rendered it expedient that it should be car-,
nod 6n as privately as possible, and considerable diaiculties had in
consequence
urueleccet meetings, experienced
denan
i t was
that
le-
gacies, and such accidental mils, were only calculated to meet ex.. ;
resttct
collections,e charity tydsocnr
traordinaries and contingencies, and could not he dependtd upset .
Par the permanent support of the institution. The compassionate
aTiom"nr, at"
s
beneficence of the public was most earnestly entreated in this the.,
deplorable emergency of the institution. The rectption of every
one of these unhappy objects into the Asylum not only afforded,
her an opportunity—perhaps the only onportrinity--of escapist...
frotn present and etemal misery, but was also the means of tenure.
cast down and destroyed, and which had °Cuts .
ing a powerful and dangerous temptation, by which many prowls- .
ing youths had been c
be..n the prelude to crime, and misery, and disease, and fraud, and
eventually to 101 untimely and disgraceful end.
Several observattont were made upon the excellence of the imaf
tution, and it was determined that the loci Ma or should be
(premed to.preside at a meeting for the benefit of t e establishment,.
the Ctinmittee being convinced that the Chief agiaunte's
memo friends, whose names are to be found amongst this sub-
scribers So all the lies bfeiitalnity, wield' rallfround hiin upon M.
locciaisu.ionL9rdof so
llpirfeunioti b
tanaettitog
re,
applied to, Matantly consented.

OLD BAILEY, TUVILIIIIAT, SETT. 42.

AI loos as Mr, Sergeant Akartix took his .seat on the bench,
llipwseds of thirty, prisoners were brought op and discharged by
prodamation ; .the ()rand Jury having broke up without finding,
binpror them : most of them wets Omelet.
led Jets BA:s, mother and daughter, both married
Idlers, were indicted, the former for stealing, in the dwelling-house
stertitosnaa Dale, sundry articles of table linth, shirts, &c. value
Ift. ; ar.d the latter with receiving the mine, knowing them to
be stoic,.
The prisoner Wilkios, the daughter, had been the servant of
Mr. Rile, the prosecutor, for two years, and trom time to time
took :be various articles in question, and handed them over to the
'limner Bliss, her mother, who pawned them at three different
pawnbrokers.
The defence of Wilkins was, that she merely took the articles
111041 had them pawneti,imentling to redeem them.
. Bites said she pawned them at her daughter's request, believing
that they bad been gives her daughter.
Mr. bargesart ARABI ir charged the Jury. that the capital part of
the indictment could not be sustained, there not being any evidence,
est property to the amount of ttrs. being stolen at any one and the
time time, although the gross amount of property stolen far ex.
seed that sum. It would be for the Jury to say whether the elder
prisorrn received this property with the knowledge that her
stadghter bad stolen it.
'Me Jury found both prisoners Cuing.
Tt.e prosecutor recommended Wilkins to mercy.
%Berme Mr. Justice LIT T L EDALg. Mr. Justice °ASK LI K, sod •
London Joey.)
TRIAL OF LADY LA Al BERT'S CQACH3IAN FOR
MI7RDER.
/sows Collins was put to the bar indicted foe the wilful murder
of Nicholas Dawkins, by knocking him down on the 23d May last,
and driving two horses anti a four-wheeled carriage over him ;
whereby ooe of his legs was crushed, and s compound fracture oc-
casioned, of which he languished and died, after an interval of
three mouths.
The prisoner also stood charged on the Coroner's Inquisition for
alike offence.
Dlr. BRODERICK opened the pleadings.
Mr. BOLLARD stated the case to the Jury as it aforwa.ds ap-
pareled in evidence, and called
Lord Westmorland, who deposed as follows :—On the 23d May
Imo I was at an entertainment given by Lord George Cavendish,
at his house in Piccadilly. About halt past twelve 1 came out of
the house, and went in the direction of the gate. I observed two
Marriages which were jammed together, and several persons were
*bout. 1 called on the police to put a stop to the disorder, and do
theft duty. A police officer, whom I afterwards understood to be
the deceased, came forward at my call. He spoke to the coachman
rim was driving one of the carnage'. One coach then gave way,
and the other rushed forward with very great velocity, but I can't
say I saw the coachman who was driving whip the horses violently.
However, I was so struck by the conduct of the driver, that I went
up to him, followed the carriage, and inquired the name of the
owner. Be told me ft was Lady Lamberts. and that he was her
elliscbrnan. I went into the house, and spoke to Lady Lambert on
toe subject, and on my return I found the police officer against the
wall with his leg broken. I ant satisfied it was the same men
whom I spoke to and called on to do his duty. I have no doubt on
the subject, bat I did not observe him with sufficient accuracy to
swear positively that it was the same person whom I afterwards
10a0d injured. 1 saw him in front of the carriage which was driven
be the prisoner at the bar, but did not hear the expressions he made
gat Of.

by Mr. Law—T:ere were two carriages in the
gateway at the dine, and that which advanced in the manner de-
scribed was on the left side, which was its roper situation on en.
tering. I did not observe the person of the coachman who drove
Lady Lambert's carriage particularly. I did not myself receive
aelEnsjury, but I understand my servant was struck.
$y the Cooler—The gateway was nearly sufficient fin two car-
rtages to have passed through it, but not quhe.
• James Porter —I am servant to Lord Westmorland, and attended
his Lordship on the eight of the 234 May last. When the police.
than was called upon to interfere and do his duty, he took hold of
Ms rains of one of the carriages. Immediately one of the coaches
gave way, and the other passed on at a fast trot. I went back to
the wall. The carriage passed forward, and struck the police
Officer on the side, when he feU. I directly went to his assistance,
231/.ollnd his leg had been broken. He was then placed en a door,
sod takes in that manlier to the hospital.
Cross-examined.—The side on which the carriage driven by the
prisoner came in through the gate was the proper one for entering.
4: was the left side; but I can't tell which coach came in first.
Samuel D. Dance—l was porter at Lord I;eorge Cavendish*
on the 23d May. There were a great many carriages there on that
octesuon, and I saw two coaches attempting to get in at the principal
entrance. They were jammed together, and the coachmen were
whipping their horses. I saw the police officer endeavouring, as I
supposed, to restore outer, and persuade the coachmen to drive in in
line. One of the coachmen drove on. and I observed the police.
mart fall to the !ground. I afterwards saw him removed to the
haserils:examined—l can't say, I particularly observed whether
the inashman could have checked his horses at the moment or not.
The whole transaction was momentary, and appeared to me to be
as aveldent.

By the Cover —I don't know how it was caused, and did not
am the officer forced toward before he fell to the ground. As
the officer passed me, he was in tront of the horses, and at a
Lode *mance farther on, he fell, and the wheels passed over his
y.
badrile Rev. Dr. Godwin—On the 23d May last, I was passing
through Piceadilly, about half-past 12 at night. Near Burlington
House, I observod a number of carriages, which reached all the
yto St. James'isateort. They were not formed in line or order.
When 1 advanced to the west gateway of Burlington House, I oh.
sieved two carriages furiously whipped along, in the direction of the
gateway. They appeared to be striving fur priority of entrance.
-There was not room sufficient for the two to enter, and seeing the
comihmen continue to whip on their horses, I said in a loud tone of
voice, " You ate you can't get in together." Seeing I was not at..
tended to, I exclaimed in a still louder tone, " You scoundrel',
you, will spoilyour masters' hones and carriages too." I was still
disregarded, or perhaps, not beard.by the driven. The by-standers
dusseed slit, and cried out, Well done, Sir I—go on Sir !" I
called out for an officer. One of the carriages drew back, and the
driver of the other continued whipping his horses and drove furl.
misty in. I :media tely afterwards, there was a cry " • man is run
over I" The crowd then closed about the gateway, and further I
depooe not.
Crose-examined—l am • clergyman of the Church of England,
mid • regular Doctor of Divinity. 1 had my degree from Oxford.
Before the Coroner, I was.% volunteer evidence in the present case.
There was a great number of carriages, and I was returning from
dinner at the time. I should suppose there were not less than one
ut two hundred eirriages present. There was no regular line of
arrives near the gate. There were carriages so close behind those
which were in the gateway, that I could not pass between; but
they were not exactly in contact. Prom the gateway to St. James's.
Street there was • continued line of carriages, but no regular line.
1 could not observe which of the two carriages had advanced first
foon the others. They both appeared to drive up together.
lly the Comet—Neither of the carriages could have backed
muds without predating confusion among those behind. If they
the both backed out together, they must have produced much mere
confusion. I could not say which of the two coachmen was the dis.
orderly person. According to my judgment, then one coach gave
ray, the other ought to have driven on.
Samuel Plank—l am chicf.coustable of Marlborough-street. I
1,11% with Deakins, the deceased, at Lord George Cavendish's--I
beard an alarm at the gateway, and on going there I found Dawkins
'big on the inner side of the gate, on the ground, with his leg
broken, and his back to the wall. He was taken to St. George's
Hospital. Next morning I went to Lady Lambert's stable, and
apprehended the prisoner, He said, ' That he did recollect driv-
ing *gluon the man, but did not know that the wheel bed gone
ores him, and that he was very sorry for it." The carriages came
in at the centre gate, and went out at the eastern gate. They were
to come in when call* but not otherwise.
Thomas Dawkins—l am an officer of his Majesty's. The de-
ceased was my brother, and was fifty-tive years of age. 1 visited
dy brother at St, George's 'Hospital every day for two months,
aid was*
roar:. or his danger. fie said to me about the accident,
dist be must go, and on that same night he died. It was about
hhtt.past eight he said, " 1 mast go, Tam, it is all Dicky with
me; lam a murdered man." He said that if tire coachman bail
dlillen properly, he should not have been run over. A fortnight
betoie his death he said that he was dying. He said that he went
loon by Lord Westmorland's orders, and kept the coaches back a
little, but that Lady Lambert's coachman whipped his horses,
aid knocked him down—the wheels went over his leg, and
bake it.
_ _

bross.examined--He was twelve weeks ill, and wu pronounced'
oat of danger ; but he took a fever, and died. I heard him say
diet he bed hopes of getting on.
ff'kinntr, the butler to Lady Lambert, said, that the pri-
soner was a ktimane, careful, and excellent servant, and gave great
salisfr.ctiop to his mistress.
Ifr. Pittman, House.Sargeon to St. George's Hospital, said that
lair. injury on the deceased's right leg went on favourably till the Sd
of done, when be was attacked by erysipelas, in consequence of the
fre•Aure, which terminated In an 'abscess in the upper part of the
girth, from which there wet a treat dischartp, and he died on the
Ittit of August. He yes considered out of danger on the llth of
Jay. The compound fracture was the mien of his death.
Mr. Jeffreya. another torpor, deposed to the same effect,
%item. the butler, reviled.—Ha said that the prisoner
akeitstein when he saw the situation in which the deceased was,
and expressed great regret.
This dosed the case for the prosecution, and the prisoner being
called on for his defence, said, that he was heartily sorry that the'
•ole:tuoate circumstance had happened, but he was not aware of it
sale time. fie had nothing further to say.
The foliating witnesses were called for the defence
R. Pennell, footman fo Lady Lambert, said that he had gone to
dominnan by Lady Lambert's orders,, and told him to drive up
to the gateway.. He found him in ths street. He went a second
• • in '' -

there all the time. I saw the two carriages when jammed togetter.
I saw one of them advance, and I then moved out of the way. 1 ,
saw no man all 1 perceived the mot who was injured lying on the ;
igrotind. . I
lloady Lambert gave her evidence from the Sheriff's box as fol.
lows —The prisoner was in my service in May last; he bore a good
character for humanity and care. He previously Itved with Mr.
Oapp, from whom I received a character of him. I was kept wait.
ing a considerable time, about half an hour, for my carriage, on
the night in .;tiestion. I was anxious to get to my carriage, and
spoke to the footman a second time to bring it up.
Mr. John Oapp—l am a proprietor uf job 'tutees. I have known
the prisoner two years last March. ills character for care and hu-
manity was excellent.
Mr. W. Martin—l am a hartney.man at Cumberland-mews,
and have known prisonta about three years. Ile bore the character
of a steady humane man.
Mr. R. Partridge—l an. a saddler, and have known the prisoner
between two and three ycers. I have always considered him a
steady humane coachman. I never heard anything to the contrary.
Mr. J. blertin—l have known the prisoner about three years.
He lived in my service. lie was a humane steady servant.
The defence being closed,
Mr. Justice IA TT LEI/ALE charged the Jury, anti !alit to them
I to decide on the evident; which had been adduced in support of
the charge, whether they could convict the prisoner at the bar of
murder, manslaughter, or else acquit him altogether, on the!
ground of the transaction coming within the description of homi-
cide by misadventure. With respect to the charge of murder'
brought against the prisoner, it did not appear to hinvon a review
of the evidence that it could be sustained; for, in order to conati.
tote ;he commission of that offence, it was necessary that a mali-
cious motive should be proved, or fairly inferrable, from the facts
of the case. Now it did not appear that any malice existed in
the mind of the prisonef against the unhappy subject of this
inquiry. With regard to what wouil remain for the Jury to
determine, a careful review of the evidence was necessary, in
order to enable them to any whether the fatal occurrence took
place in consequence of rashness and want of the necessary
care on the part of the prisoner, or through unavoidable and
unforeseen accident. If the Jury• should he etf opinion that the!
prisoner's conduct came under the former description, it war,
their duty to find him guilty of manslaughter; but if, on the'.
other hand, they were disposed to consider the whole transaction
as unintentional, and purely accidental, it would then become ne-
cessary for them to acquit the prisoner altogether. A good deal of
131illt1011 existed in the evidence. They would consider whether!
undue violence had been exercised at the time of going in; and
that the deceased had fallen in consequence; or whether the acci-
dent had not been unintentional, in which case they would acquit
the prisoner. There was no doubt that the prisoner was just'.
tied In going In first, according to the regulation agreed. There,
was only one witness, Dr. Goodwin, who said the coachman
had used his whip furiously. He also said that on his reumm.
strating with them on the circumstance, they either did not hear,
or had disregarded him. It was very possible that in such con.
fusion neither of the •toachmen had heard him. But the same
witness said, that when they heard some one inside call nut,
" put back ! stand back!" they both obeyed. The declaration
of the deceased that he was a murdered man must be under.
stood in a general sense, and not as imputing murder to the
prisoner. On the whole, they would say whether the prisoner
was guilty of manslaughter, or whether this was one of those
accidents which arc inseparable from transactions of this nature.
The Jury considered about ten minutes; when they found a
verdict of Not Guilt if, both on the indictment and on the Coroner's
Inquisition.
The prisoner, who is a remarkably mild looking man, then with.
drew from the bar.

The Court was much crowded during the trial, which Appcared
to excite a great deal of interest. Lord' NVestmorland sat on the
bench till the conclusion.

William Leadlcy, aged Si, was put to the bar, charged with kill.
sng and slaying his wife, Jana Leadley, by giving her sundry
blows and bruises with a stick.

Anne Major—l live in Spring-street, Shadwell, which is in the
parish of St. Paul. The deceased and prisoner also lived there.
I recollect seeing prisoner and his wilb (the deceased) together in
the month of July last. It wan on a Sunday morning; but I can't
tell the day of the month. Prisoner mote in, and I heard sonic
words between him and the deceased. I afterwards heard blows.
I went into the room, and saw the prisoner beating his wife with a
*tick. The blows were inflicted on her left amt. Ile told me, "if
I did'nt quit he'd serve me the same." I did not see prisoner do
any thing but beat the deceased. 1 did not see her kicked, but she
complained of being so. Prisoner left off, and dressed himself, end
went about his business. Deceased appeared " fresh" (in liquor).
This is the stick with which he beat Lis wife. (The stick was here
produced; it was thicker than that allowed by Mr. Justice Buller,
and appeared partly broken, and split down the middle.) I know
that the prisoner was ordinarily a good husband, and affectionote
father when his wife was "comfortable" (sober). Deceased died
on the Friday following this ill-treatment, lu her own house.
Cross-examined by Mr. PittrAirs—Deceased was often in the
habit of being " fresh ;" she took refreshment the day before
she died.

What do you mean by refreshment ?—Gin ! (Great laughter,
in which the prisoner joined.)
Mr. Justice GASELEE—This is no laughing matter.
Witness resumed—Deceased often tonic refreshment between the
beating and the day of her death. She was often fresh, and in the
habit of drinking raw gin. When his wife was sober, the prisoner
was affectionate and quiet.
Mr. R. Blake-1 am a surgeon, and on the 12th July 1 attended
the deceased, whom 1 found in a state of intoxication. She was
also in the first stage of a typhus fever. 1 observed some inflan..
mation on the muscles of the fore arm. I desired that she should
get no more spirits. The inflammation of her left arm was like an
erysipelas. It extended upwards. The deceased appeared in a
state of considerable danger. Thai was on the 12th. On the fol-
lowing morning the intoxication had cemed. A dioictarge of,
emus matter came from the fore arm. In the evening she ap-
peared somewhat better. Site afterwards grew worse, and I re-
commended her to be taken to the hospital, as it was impossible
to prevent het from getting liquor while at home. The prisoner
wished every attention to be paid to her. On the 14th there were
spots or pustules on the arm, and on the following 'mating she
died. I am of opinion, that the extreme heat of the weather,
combined with the quantity of spiritous liquors the deceased
drank, brought on an attack of fever. I attribute the woman's
death to this cause, and not to the beating.
Mr. Justice GaseLEE—Then there is an end of the case against
the prisoner, and of coarse, Gentlemen, you will acquit him ; but
I have to complain of the variations which take place between the,
depositions of witnesses at the Police.offices and their evidence
when they come here. The female witness in this case had sworn
very differently before the Magistrates and on the present occasion..
He was glad that the prisoner did not appear to be guilty of the
unmanly conduct. attributed to him on that occasion by the wit.
nesses. It had been stated that the prisoner kicked the deceased,
and made use of other violence beside that of striking his wife with
a stick ; but that statement was not borne out by the testimony of
the witness at present. These variations, which frequently occurred,
were to be deprecated, inasmuch, as by their means, guilty persons
escaped, or innocent individuals were unnecessarily dragged into a
court of justice. Witnesses, when examined before a Police :Ha-
gistrate, should be aware they were as much on their oaths as if
they had been in a court of justice. Proper care ought to be used to
apprise the witnesses of this circumstance, and to guard them
against exaggerating facts in the first instance, or retracting their
statements, supposing them to be correct in the first instance. A
ease had occurred the odier day to which this remark particularly
I applied. He trusted the subject of complaint would be removed,
and that he sh,initi not again have occasion to advert to it. %Vial'
regard to the present case, there was no evidence to substantiate the
charge against the prisoner, and the Jury would therefore acquit
him.

The Jury accordingly returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The prisoner then withdrew from the bar. lie was genteelly
dressed in black, and appeared more indifferent in his manner than
might have been expected.
Mary Coggin was indicted for assaulting! Catherine Bweney,
near the Hing's highway, and stealing from her penmen a ring, a
shawl, and two sovereigns, the property of her husband, John
Sweney.
The prisoner, who appeared about twenty-four years of age, was
meanly dressed, and held an infant in her arms while standing at
the bar.

The prosecutrix (a voluble Irishirotnon) derosed, that the
prisoner prevailed on her to go through some fields, under pre-
tence of showing her a short way home, and in that place, etiolated
by two men, committed the robbery as alleged in the indictment.
A cloud of witnesses of the same description, most of them wo-
men
with children in their arms, were quite willing to prove the'
sad lamentations and descriptions given by the prosecutrix of the
misfortunes that befel her ; but u they could add nothing to the
facts already stated, it is unnecessary to record their several hearsay
declarations.

The prosecutris being recalled, admitted that there might have
been something of love u well as liquor in the case. The prisoner
during the robbery had the infant site now holds in her arms, and
the Magistrates at Lambeth street had dismissed the case, refusing
to issue a warrant for the apprehension of " man, woman, or
child," though all, se:wiling to the prosecutrix's story, were act
and part in the demolition of her purse and person. She had
therefore nothing left for it but to indict Mary Goggen at Hicks'
Hall.

The Learned Judge was proiseedir.g to sum up, when the Jury
intimated that it was unnecessary. and found tho prisoner Not
Guilty, to the great dissatisfaction of Mrs. John Sweney.

NEW COURT.

(Before the COMMON SERCIZANT and the Middlesex Jury.)
William Riirreil was indicted for stealing, on the 19th August,
sixteen pieces of deal boards, the property of Air. Trott.
Lu Jury.
Mr. Anoe ng stated the case to the
Mr. Trott. the prosecutor, is a builder ; employed the prisoner'
in August last as a carpenter, at the New North-road, linatnn,
Prosecutor gave charge el the materials to the prisoner, as a con-
fidential servant: told him not, on any account, to let any thing
go of the premises, as he had been such it loser. Summoned the
prisoner before a Justice for leering his service, after wilt zn circum-
stances occurred to induce suspicion concerning his honesty.
Cross.examined by Mr. C. Pm ettre—The prisoner employed
a person under him ; this person left the employment of Russel.
Does not know whether he went away of his own &mord, or Russel
turned him away. On bringing up Russel to the police.o(ffee,
prosecutor charged him with leasing his work. Does sot recollect
whether Mr. Twyford, the magistrate, said he would thinnest the
charge. Will swear that he did not hear the magistrate say that
" be did not like our conduct in bringing one charge and then
turning round and preferring another." %V hen prosecutor preferred
his first charge for Hussel's leaving his service, did not know any
thing about the second charge. Did not know it the day after
he left him. Did not bay. at the office that he bad been told
Chet Russel bad robbed bou. Could not have said so, fbr co

'one had told him ;it had been hinted to him. Russel cortirmed
in his service three weeks after this was hinted. It was said that I
there was streeneWboat Min whd was robbing hint, and he sus-!
pevted that it was Routh
Re-examined by Mr. Aromeltos—After this was hinted, pro-
' Stall°, set some ore to smelt the prisoner.'
Climpson—Was employed in the buildings carried on about
Hutton ; irasZnit engaged, by Russel on teak work ; after Russel
l.ft Mr. Trott, Trott set him to work. In August saw Russell
!and his apprentices tate away the pieces cut out of the mitre-
: stump of the staircase; cannot swear what day this occurred—
] about, breakfast tine; took no particular notice of it, for he
thought it was only fire-awl Went the day after-to work at
Aldermarbuty, by order of Mr. Trott ; did not tell it to Mr. Trott.
By a Juryman—Are you a carpenter ?—Yes.
Did you ever know an instance in which n carpenter was
prevented taking these away as chips P—l have taken them away
myself.
liy Mr. ADOLPHUS—Did you ever take them away when you
had orders not to thlt so P—No.
Mr. Trott re-examintd by Mr. COMMON SEDOTANT —Know-
ing that these little triangular chips are usually taken away, did
you tell Mr. Russel not to take away these little pieces in parti-
cular told him to let nothing go.
Mr. Climpson cross.examined again by Mr. Punt-um—l would
not give a half-penny for three of these pieces. Russel took them
from under the bench where I was eitting.
By a Juryman—ls it invariably the custom for journeymen to
take these pieces away P—lt is.
Edward Cosney examinett-rHad orders to watch the premises.
By Mr. C. PHILLIPS—I suppose you would not have lighted
your pipe with a chip P—The witness seemed to be puzzled by this
question.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS then called the witnesses to character.
Mr. Arm-Puns was beginning to cross-examine one cf them,
when
Mr. C. PHILLIPS rose with great indignation, and said, I be-
lieve it has been the universal practice of this Court, when a pri-
soner has been merely examined as to character, not to cross-ca-
I amine him without ns,tice. _ .

ADOLPHUS denied that this was the practice of the Court,
and said that it we* a niece matter of courtesy.
Mr. C. Pucci-ire—l say that this is the practice, in the face of
the country.
Mr. ADOLPHUS-4 deny it, in the face of the country.
Mr. C. Putieres—Let the country judge between us.
31r. COMMON SERGEANT summed up the evidence. Be ob-
served that these chips were of very trifling value ; the only ques-
tion was; whether they were taken away feloniously ? It appeared,
hie Lordship said, that it was the usual practice to take these chips
away, and therefore it would require very distinct notice to be.
given to any person to constitute his taking a felony.
Thy Jury, after consulting • short time, acquitted the pri-
soacr. •
Thlettiliig the last sliddlesex case set down for trial, Mr. Con-
mow titscicA,:x dismissed the Middlesex Jury.
' J. Sullivan, Je're Kemp, and R. Butler, were indicted for
stealing nine pair of stocktugs From the shop window of Mr. Kip.
ling, a hosier residing in Cheapside.
It appeared that the two first-named prisoners went into the shop
and engaged the attention of the abopman, whilst theother prisoner
made off with the stockings. All the prisoners were found
ATROCIOUS CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

James Sian- t was indicted for feloniously killing two mares, va-
lue 311 guineas, the property of Mr. Shirtuau, the proprietor of the
Bull and Mouth Inn.

Mr. BRODERICK stated the case for the prosecution. In the
course of his long experience he had never met with a ease accom-
panied with such circumstances of atrocity as the present. Till
lately, to destroy a horse from malicious motives had been consi.
doted os a capital offence ; but by the last Act it had ceased
'to be considered so, and made liable to transportation for life
or a leaser period, whatever might be the motives that caused the
deed. The prosecutor. Mr. Shirman, was the proprietor of the
Bull and Mouth Inn, the prisoner was a butler in his service ; the
duty imposed upon hint was the care of a stable, belonging to the
prosecutor, called the Oxonian Stable, on account of the horses
that drew the Oxonian coach being kept there. This stable was
undo( ground, and was lighted by gratings in different places;
through one of those gratings two boys, in July last, saw the pri.
scoot put the handle of a pitchfork into the body of two mares, anti
work it about. One of the boys went and told his father, who was
working In the yard, being also a servant of the prosecutor's. The
Man paid no attention to the information given him, nut believing
it possible. A farrier, who had occasion to go into the stable about
half an hour afterwards, discovered that ~ere of the horses was
dead, and the other in a dying state, and which also died in
half sn hour afterwards. When the officer took the prisoner into
custody one of Ids shoes was bloody, as was also the handle of the
pitchfork. These were the facts of the case; he should substan-
tiate them by the evidence of the boys, who saw the deed, and by
the farrier who afterwards dissected the bodies, who would tell
them that the appearar.cea he found were such as would be pro.'
duced by such a deed as lie had mentioned. It was a fortunate
circumstance for the prisoner that it was uo longer a capital offence,
for had it been so, and should he now be found guilty, be must
have suffered the sentence of the law, for such atrocious and dis-
gusting conduct he had never heard of.
The following evidence was then called :
J. Windsor having been examined as to his catechism. Ice. was
sworn.—Witness was in the Bull and Mouth-yard in Jul last ;
knew the Oxonian stables, which were under the care of James
Short. The stables are under ground, and are entered by a slope.
He was in that slope in July last, at a quarter to four. Whilst
there he saw the prisoner ill-treat the mare that was second to the
window with the handle of the pitchfork, and afterwards the one
that was near the window.--(The witness here gave the necessary
legal evidence to substantiate the charge.)—Whilst the man was
aping it witness called the boy Regg, who was afterwards called
away. R'itness afterwards saw the prisoner come out of the stables,
went to the privy, and then went home. After the farrier came he
(witness) went to the stable with the farrier. He there saw the
mare that the prisoner first poked lying dead, and the other sweat.
ing very much.
Cross-examined.—Has been forbidden to go into the stables, and
has been scolded for being there. Oa the Sunday before he and
some other boys were in the stables, and were whipptal out by the
prisoner. The whip did not teach him. The prisoner held the
fork by the Iron ; the stable was dark, and he was standing up-
wards of three yards from the prisoner; has never seen candles used
in the stable in the day-time. He did not mention it to any of the
people that were passing. He went to T. Davis and told him whilst
tile prisoner was doing it ; he afterwards went and looked again ;
he was not near enough to see whether blood came from the horse.
Ire merely told T. Davis that James Short was doing something to
the horses. Witness was turned nice years ofage. /lie father has'
nothing to do In the stables.
Re.examined.-IVitness could not, where he was standing, see
people go by in the street.
Examined by the COMMON SERGEANT.—Before he told T.
Davis that Short was doing something to the horses, Regg went
to him.

Charles Regg was next examined.—His father Is a watchmaker.
On the day lii question he went to the cistern that stood in the sta-
ble-yard. Whilst there the boy Windsor called him. The wimess
then corroborated the testimony of the lost witness.
John Davis lumber corrobouded the above testimony.
T. Davis was at work near the Oxonian Stable on the day in
etuesflon. His own son, the preceding witness, came and told him
something. He afterwards sent down into the stable and saw one
thee lying dead, and another in a dangerous state. Ile took it to
the farrierlanuallately. It was light enough in the stable to see
into it. - •

Cross.examined.—Witlsor told him nothing. Regg told him
how Short the prisoner was using the hones, but did not believe

- henry Sermon, a veterinary surgeon, was then called.—Ho had
dissected both the mares. The treatment that had been described
would occasion the appearances be found.
George Thompson, a constable who took the prisoner into cos.
tody, proved that one of his shoes was covered with blood, as was
also the handle of the fork. It had the appearance of having been
wiped.
The prisoner, on being called on for his defence, declared his
innocence of the charge, protesting that the blood came on his shoe
front a kick he gave one of the dead horses, iu order to rouse him,
as he thought.
Sereridr witnesses were called, who gave the prisoner a good cha-
racter for humanity.
The Comstox throoriater. in sotraning up, observed, that
he Lft It entirely to the Jury, as it was a question of fact.
Tue Jury found him Guilty, without hesitation.

title' and found him jammed up in the gateway. He told im
tin her ladyship had been waiting half-an-hour, and told him to
leaks all the haste he could. The carriage. of up about a quarter
us so bout after being jammed. Her Ladyship did not hear of the
wooldent till nest morning. The coach lamps were not lighted.
Moses Holland—l was at Lord George Cavendish's on the night
=bon, and was standirg near the gateway. I observed two
es there. I wee on font, within the gate. At the time one
of the carriages was jammed to I saw no whip used, and must have
man it if it had been seed. I don't know whether a great many
eserhos were outside, Not being there. I saw Lad Weatsnora-
Mal near the gateway, but did not see Itjm' gettiut bf the way. I
&And no diffieulty la getting ont of the Way. If the *hipping bad.
token place while I is there Intuit have east I.
Oresaaaamiaa4-1 Lot swear there was" sm. I was not