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OLD gAZLEY, FRIDAY, Jesse.

h bailor keen generally usderdood that the trial of Mr.
Pattemee, who had been mimed in the late fatal duel at
! Gs* Farm, would MUM es this day, the Court was crowded
al ha early hour.
Previous to the arrival of the Judges several persons were
arraigned for altering forged Bask of Beglead soles :
pleaded galley to the minor offeece.
Susannah Hyde was then pal to the bar, charged with the
murder of her infant child.
Mary Taylor deposed that the Prisoner had bees in her
service; that suspecting within about tea days of t►e occur-
rence s►e was with child, she asked her was it the ease, and
she denied it ; that the Prisoner slept is the room next to her;
that on the morning of the 7th April she saw a female child
in the privy, about half-pest Ave eelock ; the legs of the
child only were visible. From the appearances she saw, she
supposed the Prisoner had been delivered in the parlour.
George Watkins, meoucheer, said he had sees the infant
child; he thought if the Priasae► had hem delivered in the
parlour there would have been other appearances besides
what he saw; but, from t►at circumstance, it would have
bee■ difficult to say the Prisoner bad been delivered in the
privy. It might have heels so, bat it was improbable. He
hid oo means of aseertainiogwhether the child was bora alive.
Sarah Bowers, a midwife, saw the Prisoner at eight o'clock
on the morning the circumstance, occurred. When she saw
her her clothes were very wet ; she asked her where she had
been delivered, and she said its the privy. From her know-
ledge of these matters, she woe satisfied is might have been so.
Mr. Justice BAYLSY said, if the Jury wished he should
proceed further, but it appeared so him that it was extiemeir
probable, from all the chauvinistic's, that she might have
bee, delivered is the pet►y.
The Jury expressed themselves satisfied, and wegwilled
the Prisoner.
Mr. Justice BAYLIT said, he could not belle wishing
Coroners would be more attentive is the directions they gave
Juries. There did out appear any evidence to prove the
child was alive.

Mr. Barg. Gmtnoer observed, that, Independent of the
circumstance mentioned by his Learned Brother, there was
the grossest irregularity In the conduct of the Coroner. The
depositions had been seat without any signature, as they
might have come from any chandler's shop. Tbese things
should not pass unnoticed.
Algernon Disney stood Indicted, on the warrant of the
Coroner, for the wilful murder of Ansi Ranting. The Pri-
soner is a tall respectable-looking gentleman ; he was dress-
ed in black, powdered, and appeared to be about 45 years
of age.
Coates, a constable, was the first witness. He had bees
hound over by the parish to prosecute. He bad conveyed
the deceased to Mary-le-Bone InGresary.

Harriet Rose stated, that she cm midwife is the Mary-le- ,
Bose Infirmary. On the morning of the 16th November,
the deceased was conveyed from the sick-house to the lying-
in ward, and was delivered there at a qaarter sfter four the
same morning. 'With respect to the delivery, the deceased
seemed to be perfectly well; she saw her afterwards the
mine afternoon and she was in t pain; she thought they
were after-pains; she ordered the nurse to call the surgeon.
Susaneall Dawson deposed, that she was servant to Mr.
Weeden, in New Churett.street, Paddington; she had bees
in the habit of seeing the deceased; she sow her about a
fortnight before she died; she remembered bearing on • Fri-
day, as she was Welting at the window, the Prisoner
cry, and the noise of a person beating her with a stick; she
did not see the person who was heating her, but she heard
the voice of Captain Disney, and she afterwards told Capt.
Disney it was quite shameful to beat the deceased in that
manner, and he answered she was quite mistaken. She saw
the deceased taken away ea the Monday by as officer; her •
neck and ear were quite Meek, and her shoulders bad the
appearance of being whipped.
Wm. Frederick Goodyer, apothecary to the Infirmary, said
be admitted the deceased to the Infirmary; symptoms of Si.
Anthony'. fire broke out upon her legs, which extesded up
her thighs; the symptom' became alarming, and mortifica-
tion ensued. lie 'itemised her after death, In presence of
Mr. Phillips, hie son, and Mr. Platt, and from all he ob-
served before aad after death, he had no hesitation to say,
under the solessa sanction of an oath, that she came by her
death by erysipelas. The complaint was then an epidemic ;
out of three or four cases then is the hospital, two bad 1144..
Mr. John Phillips, Mr. Charles Phillips, said Mr. Platt,
surgeons, corroborated this testimosy.
Mr. Karoo GAMOW said, that it appeared to him unne-
cessary to sum up the evidence.
The Jury immediately found the Prisoner NW Guilty.
Mr. Baron GARROW said, this ease presented negligence
on the part of the Coroner, similar to the former. The
supposition that the deceased had come by her death by an
external violence, must have originated to prejudice,
strenghtesed by the grossest ignorance.
CHARGE OF MURDER.

Peter Georg* Psliners was mat pet to charged
with the wilful murder of Mr. John Scott. Mr. Pastime*
is a genteel-looking young man, wee dressed in a full suit
of black, and appeared extremely agitated.
The Clerk of the Arraigns hawing read the iedictment—
Mr. WALFORD stated the case to the Jury. He said the
situation in which be was placed most be at all times
painful, but in this iastance it was peculiarly hard, as
the Prisoner at the bar up to that hear had never the
slightest imputation east epee either his character or con-
duct. But it was necessary theta charge of so serious •
nature should meet .a full, fair, and dispassionate inquiry.
It wai I. furtherance of that object he rose to address
them. He appeared an the representative of the late Mr.
Scott's family, and he was requested by them to state they
were actuated by so vindictive motives. He should now
proceed to lay the evidence before them, and had to re-
quest they would dismiss all idle rumours that might have
come to their ears, and he guided alone by the evidence
that should be adduced. The Learned Gentleman then
stated the evidence in support of the charge, with which
our readers are already so familiar.
Mr. Pettigrew, the surgeon, was then called.
Mr. Justice BAY ST told him, if he entertained any sp.
prehension. of a criminal prosecution against himself, be
war not bound to answer say questions.
Mr. Pettigrew declined answering any questions.
Mr. Morris, his pupil, declined answering any questioss
for a similar reams.
The evidence of Dr. Darling was not admitted by the
Court, became it appeared that the conversation be hid with
Mr. Scott occurred at u time when Mr. Scott had loupes of
recovering.
Mr. Watson, the keeper of the tactile at Chalk Farm, and
Thomas Smith, a carpenter, who assisted is carrying Mr.
Scott to the t after he was wounded, were butb exa-
mined, but proved nothing material.
Mr. WALVORD hers closed his case.

No witnesses were called on the part of Mr. Pattemee.
Mr. Justice Barter then told the Jury, that confining
theamelms, as they were hound to do, to the evidence before
One, there was nothing to implicate the Prisoner.
The Jury then returned a verdict of—Not
Mr. Palliator, then left the Dock and jollied his numerous
friends who surrounded him.
Robert Watkins Pas was indicted for stealing 31bs. of
coffee on the 26th of April last, the property of the East
India Dock Company.
The Prisoner was foreman of the labourers in the coffee.
warehouse of the East India Dock, and on the day
mentioned is the indictment, se he was going oat at the
western gate, be was stopped by the constable of the dock,
and on searching him there were found concealed iu Lis hat
about 311,5. of coffee tied up io a silk handkerchief.

Tbe Prouiner io bis deft:see said, the** kad drawn the
collie u samples by way of arcommoiodoo to the miter-
climes sod by order of his clerk.
The Jury found the Prisoner Guilty.

STREET ROBBERS.
Jobs Johasole was indicted for assaulting Frances Yeno
on the highway, sod taking from her person a scarf •alue
twisty *billings, ea the 59th April last.
The Proseculrin was walking in company with her sister
in the flask of &sudsy evening, and as she passed the bottom
of Orchard-street, Westminster, she felt her "car( snatched
from behind; ou tarring round sad calling "Stop thief!" she
was wrack by smother of the gang, whilst the Prisoner ran
of. The Fruseeniria's sister pursued him calling "Stop

thief!" and sever lost sight of him till LE was stopped and
taboo, but the mad had beim passed Isom of blooseponions.
When be was carried to tba public office, Clomes-oquate, he
offered the Prosecutrie to ►estore the seat sod ►emunerate
her for her trouble if she would say nothing further about it.
The Prisoner called two witaessea to his diameter, but
they could hot speak to his pursuits within the last tit
months.
The fact being clearly proved, the Jury itiitoodiateiy fotlnd
the Prisoner Guilty.
Mr. Baron Gmtitose intimated that the Prisoner would be
sent out of the country.
Au officer of Queen-square office informed the Court that
the Prisoner was one of a desperate gang of street robbers.
Mr. Baron GARROW ordered the Proseentrin to have
her expenses paid, and told her the public were much in.
debted to her and her sister for their exertions@ iu bringing
the Prisoner to justice.

p()Llce.
10111.11TIR CWT.
Yesterday evening eight well-known characters were
brought up in custody of several of the dismounted hur,e
patrol who are stationed at Epsom to preserve order slur.
lug the races, charged with playing at various unlawful
games.
Several of the witnesses being absent, their examination
was pustpunea until this morning.

NOCK CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION.
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Edward King, of Chancery-lane, in the County of Midair-
sex, isewsveuder, siaketh bath and saith, that having seen this
day advertised as affidavit purport's* to have been yesterday
sworn by one Horatio Ortoo, be, this deponent, positively
math, that it is sebolly untrue as therein slated, that he, this
deponent, ever exposed to sale any number or ropy of, or
uttered any such expressive in reference to the Political
Dictionary there'll' mentioned, as 4 that it Wain work whirls
contained very correct observations," or any thing to that or
a welder aim, he, this deponent, never having been in pos-
session of any copy of the said work before he obtained
the same fur the said Horatio Orton at leis pressing re.
quest ; for, oe the contrary, be, this deponent punitively
mouth, that when the said Horatio Orton applied to this
deponent to procure him the said work, he, this deponent,
told bins that he had not gut it, was not the publisher, and
directed bum to the Strand, where the publisher lived; but
the said Horatio Orton replied, that he was not going that
way, should be back in an hour, and omiuld be much obliged
by this depnnent's getting it for him; and this deponent
farther saitb, that nothing caa be more false than the
lion that be ever sold, exposed to sale, or commented upon
the said work, es untruly stated in the said advertisement,
and that the assertions are equally untrue, that this depo-
nent, unsolicited by the said Horatio Orton, pressingly 4-
freed to otit•in for him • complete set in one hour ; fur, on
the contrary, this deponent informed the said Horatio Or-
ton who the publisher was, in order that he might obtain it
himself, as he was not in the habit of selling the same.
And this deponent further saith, that having mad iu a
Sunday newspaper that an indictment had been preferred
against this deponent which had been thrown oat by a
Grand Jury, he felt auxins to know of what crime he had
been so falsely accused; and upon consulting with
Mr. Hayward, of Took's-court, how be could obtain such
information, the said Mr. Hayward, at deponent's re-
quest, accompanied him to the Crown-office to inspect the
said indictment, and upon such inspection this deponent
expressed his great surprise at being accused of the sale of
the alleged libel, as the work itself was not aimed IN the
said indictment, and be and the said Mr. Hayward read over
several times the words charged as libellous, is order to dis-
cover what was the work alluded to ; that several works
were named and guessed at by them, till at last, on the said
Mr. Hayward remarking to this deponent that the work
appeared similar to a dictionary or definition of swami% it
immediately oceurred to this deponent that it was a moor
euiios fur the above.lneoilooed only ropy which this dins..
I omit ever sold, and this deponent instantly mentioned all
the above circumstances to the said Mr. Hayward, and the
.

pressing entreaty of the said Horatio Orton to procure the
same as before mentioned; that upon inspecting the back
of the said indictment, the said Mr. Hayward informed this
deponeut, that he understood that a person named Horatio
Orton was a Clerk to the Bridge•street Association; that
he did not know him, but that be would lake deponent
there to eee if be could identify him—that he and the said
Mr. H. called several times at the Mike of said Society; and
on the last of such calls seeing the said Horatio Orton, and
a person with a cast in his eye, this deponent immediately on
entering the said °flee, mid pointing to Orton, exclaimed,
" That's the lad whop got me to buy the Dictionary f' that
Mr. Hayward afterwards interrogated the "aid Horatio
Otto., whether he was the prosecutor of the deponent, when
the said Horatio Orton, shuffled and p icated very much,
and refused to give any answers to the question', saying that
he (Mr. Hayward) could know nothing Atoll a bill haring
been found but through a Gland Juror, who must have
brokea his oath of "mean to which Mr. Hayward re-
plied, that the said Horatio Orton might spare himself the
trouble of makmg false statements about a Grand Juror, or
a bill having been found, for that his information was ob-
tained front a very different source ; that they had seen the
bill itself, nod knew that it had been thrown out; nod were
determined, if possible, to discover the prosecutors; and
this deponent lastly saith, that the said Horatio Orton stre-
nuously denied that he was the prosecutor, but admitted that
the proceedings were instituted by the said Society; sod
added, that they might Sod out who they were, as they could
hereafter, as be certainly would out give them any informa-
tion whatever on the subject. EDWARD KING.
Sworn at the Mansion Horse of the
City of London, this 7th day of

Jutie, 1821,

_
Before me,
JOHN THS. THORP, Mayor.

A violent shock of an earthquake was felt in
various parts of India on the night of December 31.
Persons walking were compelled to stop, and stand
like one in a small boat, or a waggon in rapid mo-
tion. Pictures suspended from the wall by a sin-
gle ring were set in motion like a pendulum, and
birds iu their hcages•were driven from their roosts
and flapped their wings violently, in great ogita.,
lion. The shock was preceded and accompanied
by a noise like the roaring of winds, mingled with
the rattlingoof a heavy-laden cart over a rough pave-
ment. There was nothing remarkable iu the ap-
pearance of the heavens, unless it was the unusual
clearness of the atmosphere and brilliancy of the
stars.
About three o'clock in the afternoon,on Saturday
re'imight, a dreadful storm of thunder and lightning
was exiierienced in the neighbourhood of Ashby.
de-14-Lruch. Coleorton church spire, ou that side
towards Sir G. BILAUSIONT'S adjacent mansion, was
struck with such violence as to create a large fissure,
or rather aperture, about the middle of it, and, in-
deed, it sppears so shattered from top to bottom,
that it is feared it will be necessary to take it down
altogether. •
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions has, in the ten years of its existence, ex-
pended more than 200,000 dollars. It has now
under its direction end dependant upon its funds,
about ninety persons, well qualified for different
'parts in the great work of general instruction, of
whom twenty-five are employed in India, two in
Western Asia, seventeen in the Sandwich Islands,
and forty-four in the Indian nations of their own
borders ; and at its several establishments in these
different parts of the world it has more than fifty
schools, and mare than 3,000 children of Heathen
families under Christian instruction.

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