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!had given authority to Marsh to draw for
for corn and to that annum bills had been accept-
ed. The 144 sued Counsel then called. a uttoollwr
of witnrsoes whisselved the farts.
The Log)? CMs,V Jytrice summed nu the eri-
drnee to the limyr..,rirlwa retired fur an hour, and at
nine• o'clwrk returned a veniiat fur the
Plaintiff, diming:es 6001. on the ground of the deten-
tion of the cargo at Darozic.

OLD BAILEY. JANUARY 12:

FORGED BANK NaTES.
At a quarter pest nine o'clock the following Pri-
sailers were arraigned, for disposing of cod putting
awry forged 1/. Bank notes, with the iiiteot to de-
frond the Governor and Company of the flank of
England ; to which they pleaded not guilty, hut
pleaded guilty fb the minor offence, of having
forged Bank notes in their posses•ion, which sub-
jec's them to transportation fur 14 ye:re:—
George IVriglit, Robert Cohen, William Lewis, Maria
Irtinvie, Thonnts Lewis, WIIIEIIIIB Bell, Santee! Evans,
Chides James, William Roberts, Julio Cooprt Murphy,
Timms, Lloyd, sad Peter Flutebard.
Mr. IteVogoLos. Counsel for the Bank, said it
was not his intention to call evidence in support of
the capitol charge against the Prisoners, its they
had pleaded to the minor offence.
The Jury, tinder the direction of the RECORDER.
returned verdicts of—Net Guilty.
The RECORDER observed to the Prisoner Peter
Butchard, that lie was sorry the punishment he had
undergone in the Penitentiary-house had not the
effect of inducing him to abandon his evil courses.
The Prisoners were then removed from the bit'.

Wei. Beams and 7'hoseas Williams were arraign-
ed for having forged Bank notes in their possession.
they pleaded mei gailiy. and will be tried to-
asbrrow.

SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO KILL.

Robert Bennet, a patrol belonging to Lambeth
policewcrjfice, was capitally indicted wider Lord
Ellenborough's Act, for wilfully and maliciously
firing a gun at Willia►n Squires, with en intent to
kill him or do him some bodily harm.
William Squires, of Mile-end New-road, depos-
ed, that on Sunday morning, the 31st of December,
he left home it eight o'clock, armed with a fowling-
piece, with the intention of shooting birds ; the gun
was loaded with powder and small shot. As he was
returning home about twelve o'clock in a small
lane, between two hedges, at the back of the Three
Colts public-house, in Ford's-field., lie saw the Pri.
souer, who came up to him and said lie was en Offi-
cer, and that he was authorised to take his gull, on
which the witness replied here it is, and rave it
to him; the prisoner then asked him for his name
and address, and he began to give it to him by
saying, William' Squires, when the Prisoner said
lie must go with him to the Three Colts public.
house ; he refused, not wishing to be detained ;
the Prisoner seemed inclined to take his address
the second time, and had hold of him by the arns,
when the witness broke from him and ran away
through a gap in the hedge; the Prisoner called
•ut 66 Stop, or by G—d I will fire ;" witness
answered, "Theis fire away," and kept running ; he
knew the gull was loaded when he called to the
prisoner to fire; he did tire, and he received part
of the contents of the gun in his beck ; he con-
firmed running, although wounded, until he
reached home, which was about three quarters of a
mile from where he met the Prisoner.
On his cross-examination by Mr. A t.LEY, he said
he had tired the gun off just before he saw the Pri-
soner, and he fully forgave the Prisoner for what he
haJ done, as he did not believe he had any intention
of doing him • bodily harm, and he felt now iu as
good health as before the accident happened.
Mr. ALLEY submitted to the Court, that the
indictment could not be supported on this evidence.
The Jury, by the direction of Mr. Justice PARK,
returned a verdict of Not Guilty.