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OLD BAILEY, Fes. 23.

11" Atroo Rmrdi and Eaziiarth his wife, were in-
diaed for hig.; treason, in feloniously forging and
coining (10 pieces and upwards, of false and counter-
feit money and coin, of pewter, tin, and other mised
metals, to the likeness of good silver coin of this
realm, called sixpences.
It appeared that, on the information of the Pri-
soner's landlord, the officers went to his horse near
Highgate, about seven o'clock of a dark evening,
and when they knocked at the door, the man made
resistance and fired a p",.;01, which fortunately did
not hit any of the office: s, who immediately sexed
the Prisoner and his wifi . They found in the room the
Jiff. rent instruments for coining and colouring Ole
sixperces, and also a quantity of unfinished piece' ;
and in the Mill's pocket were found five pieces rea
for circulation;

I ie prisoners made no defence. Ther arc ••• v
ir looking young couple; the woma:. .
child about two years old in her lap
Mr. Justice Rime sh.irtly obsetved on the evi-
dence—and informed the Jury, that, in high trea-
son, the woman had not the privilege i f being
thought to aft under the it:A•aence of her liusbAnd,
but was to be considered as a frmair 4vle.
fhe Jury, in ten minute., pronounced them
both The Jury recommended the woman
to mercy.

DUBLIN, Fee. 17.

COMMISSION OF' VYER AND TEILMINER.
Richard &whirr", Esq. was ind:4l •.1 for the
murder ef Richard Cascles, Esc.. on the 19th ef
August, 1789.
Mr. Prue BURROUGHS stated the case on the
part of the prosecution, and informed the Jury,
that the murder with which the Prisoner was
charged, resulted from a duel between him and the
deceased.
The Rev. Josiah Erskine deposed, he was second
to the deceased, and that the duel took place in a
field, near Dublin. Tire Prisoner, ',ten in Trinity
College, was attended' by Mr. P. Smith, as his
friend. It was agreed the combatants should fire by
signal, at thirte.in paces distance, where marks were
set. He made every eff.rt for, an accommodation,
and proposed, if the Prisoner would apolagis: fat
the scutrilons Isrigual4a he used to the deceased.
the latter would anoloi.idse f r the blow he had
given. 'Phis proposal not b. ing accerki to, the
parties t, iok their ground. The Prisoner fired his
pistol before the signal was given ; fire, having ap-
pro tched his antagonist at teal' two y reds ; t re hall
took place above 34. C.'s right eye, and he in-
stantly Previous to the firing. \ Ir. Smith
called out to the Pow:pier nor to leave his place,
and ehc, he saw the deceased 101, h- ex laimed,
" H. cull 6,- ha ~red!" meaning the P.isoner, who
imr.' At.] y fled the country.
James Castles, Esq. brother to the deceased. idtn•
tified the Prisoaer, and said lie tank as spe-ds meats
as pes,ible to institute a prnsecati..n against
whom he had a right to co• trite. a fitAiti-e from
justice. Hs had informatisns preferred against him
ro February, 1790, but could not apprehend him.
In 180 f, he understood-be was hi London, and
made every possible inqa.ry after 'dm, with a vies,
to bring him to justic'. and oinained a Cairo/ Jus-
tice's warrant against him in 1 SGS.
I'. Sn.ith, who was the second to the Pr'snner
in the duel, and against wham thefrien is and relit.
tives of the deceased had never inraituted ariy legal
proc-eiling, cone iving, from the report made -0
them by M'. Erskine, that his condu& was Iwo-
nourable and fair, was pr. duced on the part of the
rris.mer, and contradieted every thing said by Mr.
Erskine, denying that he told the Prisoner to keep
his position, and the exclamation "b-w2u1,141.4,:nr,d.'
He, however, acknowledged the Prisoner had fired
before the signal agreed on was given, and holieved
he did so from perceiving the intention of the de. '.
cc ised not to w iit for the signal, who, h alleged, .„.?;
had 'mapped his pistol, which burned primer, before;
the Prisiner fired. Both witnesses were confronted,
and Mr. Erskine was rehire in asserting he found'
the pistol of the deceased o'n the ground, recta,
primed, and loaded
The Earl of Fingsl deposed, that shoot four years
since he, under strong recommendati =n from Eng-
land, introduced the Prisoner to the Margins Corn-
wallis, then Lord Lieutenant, and that he *es as
public as any other gentleman
Major Darnell and Doiior Ebrinron spr.kz,n Lt.e
gored charaeter of the Prisoner.
Lord NORRUft v recapitulated the evidence .0 'he
Jury, who returned a Verdi ft—Not Gurtry of :War.
but Gadty of MaissiabiThheri

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Letters to the 12th instant were receive! interim
on ~Saturday from Admiral C,ocariamCs sq.latron
off Ferrol. It does not appear tint any sap n, es
have been made for some time by she vessels under
his command. 'this is to be attri mod to the vi-
gil..nce of the. Ntimiral in svetc.ung the harii or,
and to his strianess in tnaintaini%g the hh.ci..i.dc.
All his vess:ds constantly keep as else in • idre Al
possible, in order to watch the :notions of the enemy's
comlibed force in Ferrol.
Statement of the fleet wh ch sailed f.•ons Jan tics
in Dccerher last. under convoy of the Sagrase fri-
gate :-37 aritved, 2 tOui:dered at sea. t lost
the Goodwin Sands, 2 taken and ret.ozei, 6 unac-
counted for, supposed to be taken or Lust,— 48 yrl-
- numbs.
The Jew Zemin:cr. —, from Charante, for
London, is stranded off Beachy.
The Joseph 'sad Labelle, —, that was on the
Goodwin S iniss is got off, and gone to Ramsgate.
On Saturday morning about a:y:lc o'clock • fi.e
broke out at Mr. Ma vu's, house carpenter, in Que-
bec-strett, Oxford-,tieet, which entirely consumed
and were not for the timely assistance if he en-
gine, and watermen, Mr. Bauom's Livery S ables,
full of hcries, must have been desttryed. Pir.
M v o was a widower, and lived alone la the house:
having lighted his fire at sere.. o'clock that !florn-
ing, he went to a neighbouring family, and com-
plained of being much indisposed, arid return a, as
it is supposed, home ; from not having been semi
since. it is feared he is btu ied in the ruins.

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