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COUSTRY FAIRS.

On fif 1111 l lay last commenced the annual Fair, on St.
Giles' Hill, near Whichester. The day proving remarkably
fine, much company from the country attended. Cheese
experienced a dull sale, iu prices at 60s. to 70s , g(1041 old at
80s., and a few prime samples at loOs. per cwt. There were
not so many horses as usual—prime ours sold well.
Wilton great Sheep Fair was held on Monday last. There
were about 65,000 penned, ■nd owing to the great and ge-
neral abundance of sheep-food at the present mason, the
prices demanded fur all sorts were very high. There was a
great briskness cf sale of ewes and lambs at the early part
of the day, but slackness prevailed soon afterwards, and
continued so until the conclusion of the fair, and many
were driven away unsold, particularly of the Merino sort.
Prime Southdown ewes fur 46r. a head, and inferior at about
32..; wetbers about 46..; good lambs at 345. a Arad, and
inferior at about 225. There were a great many fatted horn
cattle and young lean stuck, bat there was little demand
fur them. There was also a large number of horses, mostly
of the cart kind, and they sold at declining prices. Mr. S.
Mills, of Elston Farm, sold a pen of Clooth wethers at
the above fair, fur which ►e obtained Sfisi.• head.

A society of German dramatic amateurs. formed
at Per., thought proper a short time since to per-
form KOTZEBUE'S burlexque piece entitled Schuh
Wonspome. Unfortunately, however, during the
representation, some Turks entered the Theatre,
and not feeling sati.fied at seeing their laws, reli-
gion, and usages turned into ridicule by strangers,
and in their own capital, they began to lay about
them to the discomfiture of both audience and
actors. This was a species of practical criticism,
for which probably the facetious Germans were nut
prepared, and will probably teach them, in future,
not to ridicule the laws of a people ender which
they way chance at the time to enjoy protection.

It is said to be the intention of the Earl of Lows-
DALE to dispose of his celebrated hounds and hunt-
ing establishment at Cottestuore.
The Stanybrd Mercury says, several expresses
passed that town on Wednesday night from Don-
caster; for Loudon, to announce the breaking
down of Mr. CROCK FORD'S ,Yakon, the favourite for
the Great St. Leger Stakes.
The seventh annual meeting of the Surrey Auxi-
liary Bible Society, was held at Guildford, on
Tuesday last, when his Royal Highness the Doke
of GLOUCESTER (being Patron of the Society) offi-
ciated as Chairmair. The room was crowded to an
excess with ladies and gentlemen of rank and
the highest respectability. Among the gentlemen
who delivered their sentiments on the occasion, and
proposed and seconded the several resolutions,
were, Earl ONsLOW, ill 7. Serjeant ONSLOW, S.
THORNTON, Esq. the Rev. Mr. OWEN (one of the
Secretaries of the Parent Society), the Rev. D.
IVitsom, and many other Reverend and respect-
able Gentlemen. The collection, we understand,
was large, cud the company departed highly gra-
tified.

At Wynnstay Agricultural Meeting, on Friday
se'imight, several of the principal agriculturiots of
the kingdom were present, as well as the practical
farmers of the adjacent districts. The progress of
practical improvement, by Sir W. W. WYN WE in-
fluence and centuple. was evit.ced to various parties
who rode over Bodylltots and other Grins in the
vi-
cinity ; and the genius of Wynnstiy. si Hospi-
tality," presided at the dinner. Much comers*.
turn on agricultural subjects took place. The
prize for the ploughing match was awarded to Mr.
ISMETLEY, of Aloreton, near ()sweetie.
A new road is proposed by the gentlemen in Cum-
berland, which will shorten the distance between
London and Edinburgh upwards of thirty miler,
by bending the road to Carlisle, at Gretna Bridge,
by Alston Moor, New Costition, and Hetrick, and
which will also produce a saving of tea miles to
Glasgow and Portpetrick. It is supposed this line
will be found the leveller' between the two capital*,
as the road, instead of crossing rivers, is to be car-
ried in a direction with the stream—a method which
experience has *hewn is by far the berr.—(Edim
bargA Paper.)
Au event which might have been fatal, occurred
at Aberystvrith en Thursday: Mies Eowsens, a
Lady from Tewkesbury, was one of the visitors at '
. that place; she had two suitor?, and both fol;owed
bar thither; one of whom war Mr. Pecs. an atter.
ney, who had been rejected, and bound over to keep
the peace ; the other Mr. J. Grrri NS: The Lady,
accompruird by the latter, Will stet by Mr. PACE
upon the Terrace; an altercation ensued ; and Mr.
Pace fired a pistol. which grazed the cheek of his
oppooeut ; o second was presented; when two trades-
men of Shrewsbury, hearing the report of the pistol,
interfered, sod wrested. the second lima his grove
Mr. lace was secured, and taken to Cardigan; Assi.
ogee, wberi he awaits the roma of Ili. trial.

OLD BAILEY.
&TIMMY, SRPTellege le.

BANK FORGERIES.
John Glees.* vs/yoked Ina pleas of Not Gwihy to
the tumor offence of haviog a forged bank note in
Ins pewariasson, and plesededhy. He was then
arraigned On the catpital charge, but Mr. Serjeanit
BUSANQUeF, fur the Rank. *trellised offering any
evnlvoee, and • verdict of Not Guilty was of course
recorded, .

The plea or Guilty to the minor offence subject•
him lu 14 yetis** trasoportstion.

CHARGE OF RAPE.
Captain Mills, who this morning appear.
rd in Court with hi. bail, and surrendered, was
dieted for Will; a rape upon Hannah White.
horn, a gill fifteen rears of age last Christmas, on
tier 4yah July, at
The Canton', who ii a middle-aged man, was
faahionalilv rhelaced in black. . _ .

Hannah N'hitehon► said, that, on the 28th July
last she went to live as servant to the Prtsoner.
Chi the night alter, about twelve o'clock, he came
mud pulled her into the parlour and gave her some
Noyeau, which made her sick and obliged her to
go into the garden. Alter she came in, lie lipids
called her auto the parlour, save her the cansr.e, and
pushed her up stairs, notwithstundn►g all the resist-
ance she could make. He prevented her irons Ito-
ing into her own room, and pulled her into his.
She then described the nature of the outrage which
she charged the Prisoner with having committed,
but frou► her description of it, it appeared she had
transmitted uo communication to her mother of the
treatment she received until the 13th August.
She underwent a long cross-esamination from
Mr. BARRY, la the course of which she said she
was iii the habit of sitting in the parlour with her
master during the time she remained in the house,
sometimes until so late as twelve or one o'clock, and
in conversation Kith him. Fier statements in reply
to Mr. BARRY'S questions were so full of improba-
bilities as to the manner in which the alleged the
outrage to have been committed, that
Mr. Baron GRAHAM ►uterpused, and asked the
Jury whether they could think of going further into
such a cate ? It was however proceeded upon, at
the earned desire of the Prisoner's Counsel, and
in justice to his character, and at length the replies
of the Prosecutrix became glaringly inconsistent,
that the Court said it was impossible to give any
credit to her evidence, and the Jury instautly re-
turned as verdict of Plot Guilty.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM said, the whole statement
of the Prosecutrix appeared to be a foul imputation
on the Prisoner's character. _ . _

An extraordinary scene then took place in Court.
A gentleman, whose name is Mr. Hector Canipbell,
stood on in the witness box, and said he came to
do justice to the character of the Prosecutrix. The
poor girl had, he said, carried a good character
with her to the Prisoner's; she was a virgin when she
went into his service, and she came out polluted.
Mr. ADOLPHUS complained strongly of this gen.
tleman's intrusion alter a verdict was recorded.
Mr. Baron GmARAN then asked the gentleman
who he was ? He wild he was a witness, and that
not a word had been s4id about the pistols that were

lying on the Prisoner's table, and other matters..
He was proceeding with great assignation to address
the Court relative to the conduct of the Prisoner,
against whom he said he was actuated by no per-
sonal feeling. when
Mr. Baron GRAHAM said. what is all this about ?
do you mean to speak as a witness? if so you must
be sworn.

Mr. Campbell—" I am sworn."
Mr. ApoLenus-4' But the trial is now over."
Mr. Campbell—" I moat request a hearing; the
girl has been cruelly treated."
Mr. Baron GILIIIIAM--41 If yon had had any thing
to say, why did you not go before the Magistrate ?
I don't see your lime in the depositions. What is
it you want to talk about ? When you say the girl
suffered the cruel treatment you describe, do you

speak of your own knowledge? W Ivo are you, or
what are you ? Are you a professional man ?"
Mr. Campbell-4' 1 have been in the service of
my country ; 1 have studied and 1 understand sur-
gery and medicine, though I don't practise 1110 a
professional inaii."—He was proceeding, in a very
warm and empas►ioned strain, to advert to the treat-
ment which he alleged the girl had received, when
Mr. ADOLPHIRI and M►. BARRY again interfered,
and protested against the irregularity of this pro-
ceeding. Mr. Campbell still persevered in his at.
tempt. to address the Court relative to the trial,
whets—

Mr. Baron GRAHAM called out for the tipstaff,
and said, " if you don't ■top your speech and go
down out of that. I'll put you in a place where you
will be obliged to keep quiet."
The officers of the Court immediately removed
Mr. Campbell from the witness hos, and he reluc-
tautly yielded to their efforts ►o expel him from
Court ; as he retired near the door, he still kept
exclaiming against the result of the triad.
THE POOR WOMAN FOR STEALING THE BANE
KEYS.

Elisabeth Dunham was then put to the bar, and
arraigned for stealing two keys belonging to the
Bank of England. She seemed about 40 years of
age, and was dressed in ■ plain end neat manner ;
she wore a coloured cotton dress, covered with a
black crape shawl.
After the indictment was read in the usual man-
ner, and on being asked whether she was guilty
or not guilty ?
She replied with great calmness, ,1 If you ask me
whether I am guilty or not guilty, my answer is, I
leave that to you to say ; but let me ask you where
is the guilt of taking away my own property? Ff
that is guilt, theu I ant guilty of taking away the
keys."
The Clerk of Arraigns_" Are you guilty of steel-
ing them as you are charred in tile indichrient ?"
The Prisoner—" Yes, I hove told you I took
them away,"
Mr. Justice RICHARDSOIC-41 But did you steal
Breen ?"
TINS Prisoner—" I took them as I have told you,
because I could not get my own property."
Mr. Justice Rictuansusi—" I ■ta nut inclined
to act set what the Prisoner now surt:. Let the state
of her (Mod be inquired n►ts by re Jail."
The Prsauner, with an air .1 reit Mimeo. laid
" Ve.y well."
Air. Joan RICILISDSOr-d••44 She eleeet'ets•d by

for the present, and empanel a Jury to consicier of
the state of her mind."

TRIAL OF KERRY RUNT.
At half-past elevesi o'clock, limy Steal was put
to the bar. He wee getneelly dressed in r new
brown coat. slide winstcoai, sod Krey pantaloon..
He looked pale, but his cohiluct and if. in.. r
was firm and respectable. 11/Isrii placed .t the bar
he bowed to the Court, soil looked oohs ;war., so stn.

prise at the number of lathes alio filled tne gall. tits.
He terms to he a man of about 30 years of Ade.
As the indictment was read over to him, hr fix.si las
eyes upon the g►ound with ►ather a nielanzindy ex-
pression of couniewince, but did nut display the
slightest want of firmness,. lie occasionally .u•-
veyed the Court with an air of more iu:htlere .ca
than was, we believe, felt by any indistttual
Court who returned his glance.
The indictment charged him with wilfully and
feloniously 'tabbing 31116*, his wife, in dive►.
of her body with a knife, on the sth of August
last, in the parish of 5•. Sepulchre.

He pleaded Isol
No Counsel attended ell the part of the p!,:le.
cation.
The first witness cal:eil was Maria Stew, ti.e w Ir.
She wore • large otio‘w bonnet, which tillito.t
timely covered her lace; ihr iittle ollat Ws? I.ersi or
her feature% purses-rd tt deadly tr.irur. S r nee
a large green ca..imeie .11,0%1, an.l her du,.
generally that of at fraiale w a respectable taut: cf
life. She evidently atrOog rult).4l.
rasainent, and wa, bi.,i•tril by au (Aver of (or Cvti,

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ner treintriour ttluit. to ust end into the ultio,4

box. She then took the book in her Instal, skull
trembled exceeiloozly while she Iwld it to be swot!,
Mr. Justice BEST then aililiessed her At, u
the wife of the prisoner at the bar, usury Steut
Before the witness could return an answer—
Mr. ALLEY, as of Counsel for the Prisoner, rose
and said, that he did not think it was to
call the unfortunate WUMZU as the first witness ;
however, that course was taken, he ruse to ',tannic
that her evidence was inadmissible. No wife couat.
he apprehended, in such a case as this he an evidence
against her husband. The principle was that such
a course would dr,troy the harmony of the mar-
riage state, and that nu wife could be called upon
as this woman now was, to give evidence to atl• ct
her husband; for that, according to law, would tie
to affect herself. He was aware that there ware ex•
ceptions to the general rule—for instance, lie knew
that in treason such evidence hail been received ;
the supreme wifely of the State required u ; but in
no case of felony, except that of Lord Audle-y.
which happened a century ago, had lie ever heaid
of a wilt's evidence against tier husband. There
was no case of the kind in the books except Lurd
Audley's, and he believed that case was tot
considered as having any very great intiuttice.
lie perfectly remembered that I.lr. Justice Buller.
on the Home Circuit, declined receiving that de-
scription of evidence which was now about to toe
offered; and he was rqdally certain, that tine
Learned Judge also adverted lightly to what had
been done in Lord Audley's case.
Mr. Justice LlEstt—., Are not you aware that the
evidence of the wile. in Lord Audley's ease, was
admitted by the House of Lords, the highest Judi.
cial tribunal in the land ?"

Mr. ALLEY replied be was ; but he still contend.
ed, that there was no other case iu the books to
justify it, and that Mr. Justice Buller did not think
that Lord Audley's case had been well considered.
Mr. Baron GaAnA3l—" 1 recollect that 1 ruled
the declaration of a wife given in a:lava() wails,
to be good evidence against her hushatio. I thattk
it was in a case of murder."
Mr. ALLEY—" But there, my Lord, the wife
was is al-lieu/0 North—she %cis ou the eve of
fur ever sepatatitig from the. tot:jogai wive—
she could tiever rejoin her husband, rod therefore
what she said could never affect herself standing in
the situation if a wife, which was what the pno-
elide of the law provided for. Here the case war
different—Mrs. Steat way resume her situation,
and in such a state, he never knew that toe evi-
dence of the wife had been admitted in a case of
felony.
Mr. ADOLPHUS followed at the saute side, and
with similar arguments.
Mr. Justice BE4 said, that it was the identity of
interest which subsisted betwreis the trialions
mail and wife, that as a general principle rendered
the evidence of the latter inadmissible as agsiost
the former. The one Could out &rimy %lie iii-
terest of the other, for both their iuterrata were con-
sidered to be mutually embarked. But the rule
of law could slot iu this nor in any other case he
carried further than was warranted by c
sense. It was like all general rules, °pc!' to the
deviation of some exceptions, for instance, where
a violent and immediate injury (just like in the
present case) had taken place, sad obese the wife
WISP alone present Pt it, or in such a situation as to
be the best evidence of the facts that hail occurred.
Here the ends of public justice require.' ihe ad.
missibility of her evidence, or Low could the
inquiry be adequately prosecuted ? He was clearly
of opinion that. under such circuiLotaloces, the
evidence of the wife was itilinisssible. It was so
held in Lord Aridity's care. and ht titter wit:l this
moment had heard that case called in qui filUlle It
Was a case in which the high tribunal of the I Irii-e
of Lords had admitted the evidence—they
milted it with the aid and presence of the to &ire
Judges, and against so high a sanction of the rib.,
ciple, he could not be much intlueliced by the opt.
won. however respectable, of an nolivaluol Judge.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM ealirely Coneiniell iu Inc
opinion of his brother Judge, arid said, he never
until now had heard the principle of evidence tit
Lord Audley's case disputed. The admissibility
of the wife's evidence was actually necessary to pro-
mote the real legal ends of inquiry invertatu situa.
lions, and to protect wives from injuries and trio-
hence. Though they were not generally admitoilde
evidence against a husband, yet tbere were Cases iii
which they may be the only and the best.
Mr. Justice RICH•RD8011 fully concurred iii
opinion with his bietliten, and said, the aittuissibia
lity of • wile's evidences in certant ems.. had beets
ruled so fur back as time time of /wises I.
The Objection was overruf.4l.
Mr. Justice Best then addressed Mrs. Stent,
and begged her attention to his questions. She
exelatuied iu a rattling toue, bat with great

t

i then siasitutil iu s falttling tuile. but *au gram
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euso(iou—•
" 0,. my LOW. cud Gc'rutlemest, I hope pas

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won't impose upon me the sad task of giving evi.
deuce against the very hest of hush:toils."
Mr. Jtisilee BEST—" 1 feel much, very much.
fur your ilv•trepsing situation, Modern, hut it is
fly duty to eximillie you. and it is yours to answer
the ipteatinie, which I shall put to you—they shall
De vevy frog."
'irs. Stela doped her hands, apparently in
great agil
Mr. Justice BEST—" Is your name Marna

Sir ?"
Witor.s—'. Yes—it is."
Q 1. the Prisoner yuur husband ?—A. Yes he is.
The Learned Judhe then proceeded to examine
the wito,o , and the following were the answers blue

Y:•vr hut, :--
She mid Wel she had separated from him (the Prisoner)
fur tome time sbc left him on the 29th August, 1818, and
welt to France., from which she reterned to London last
Atte art, after bring in the interim in America. She waived
to totem at the Seraer WS Head hot, Stow-hell, on the
'01) Angust last. The Prisoner lived in Pimlico, and
she sent a letter to him on the molting of her ar.
I ival, hut rtccved no answer to it. in the course of
site Jay her husband came to her at the inn, ana from
the toile he entered Ike room she had no reeollectiosi
of cony thing that passed between them, ekcept his corn.
tog into the room. He did nothing to her that site
could at all recoil, re, •nti the first moment she came
in herself was at St. Iltirtlsolontes's dospitid. She then
Coma that she boa been wounded in the neck nod left
hr. ast ; ►he was confined a tuiturght in the nominal.
the was Moue in the room when her husband entered, but
she did not know if any body came with him. She had no
aeoasol before be came in, and the fist time she knew of
horses a wound was at the Hospital.
Cross el-moaned by M►. ALLZY.—His appearance in the
✓oom overpowt red her and took away her recollection. Ile
vow one of the best hotheads—indeed he was.
George King, the wailer of the Saracen's Heath, remem-
bered the arrival of Mts. Stent at the too last Angus', aril
1t5..i0,,;0q her into a room. lie remembered her writing
3 letter, which was sent by the twopeuoy post. In the
aft.r10.,.41 11w Primmer came to the inn, and
inquir-
• f..r the 'fume woman who hail arrived in the livarpaul
cte.ch. Wltuess introduced him iu the room where the was
chive. She came as if to meet him, but witness withdrew,
and h,:iftl eol a word pass from either of them sharing
the iralceat lie was retiring. In about ten minutes
ant odv, witness heard the shriek of • woman from the
loom. Ile went back immediately to the spot,aud on entering
it he futiml a woman lying down un her back, and his two
Leda, servants, as well as the Prisoner, standing close by.
A bloody knife was lying on the flour. He discovered she
as wallet, d, and be then ran for an officer. The woman
re. " 1 hope no harm will happen to him fur what
he 1.1. done. I have been a very base wife, and he has been
par of the hest of hnshands."
Thomas 11..1110%1w, another wailer at the inn, corroborated
the le t witness's statement of the arrival of Mrs. Steal at
tile Wu, and her husband's g there ill the evening,
. after which, ow hearing two shrieks, witness entered the
r nod sate Mrs. Swot lying un the floor, on her back,
a•od the Prisoner apparently kneeling upon her body, or
close tortitle I er, with a knife in his band.—(Here an officer
p: oilseed time knife, and the witness proved it to be the game
which the Prisoner held in hie hands it was still stained
with bloat )—After witness entered be saw Prisoner strike
the WOM3II in the neck with the knife. Witness wrestled
oh lion to get it out of his hand, and it fell on the
ground. The Prisoner then exclaimed, " I have 'lemu-
r:o6rd my purpose, and I wish for :milting more. I know
1 .I'4l teffer for it, ■nd I am ready to suffer." The
woman replied, " You have, you have, Harry, and I freely
tot give you—l hope the law will take nu hold of you,
our any harm route to you." She then implored hint
to kiss her which he slid twice, and she returned them.
She kissed him as be knelt down by her side with great affec-
tion, and exclaimed, " You have been the lest of husbands
to air, Henry, and I have been to you the worst of wives,"
nett .cve►e! times added, " 1 have highly deserved all I had."
Mitoess then look Mrs. Strut to the hospital. Witness on
entering the room stated, that she exclaimed "Take him
•aq, tale him away, he'll murder me." He forget to men-
tion this in the beginuing of his evidence.
Thomas Tenter, another waiter, corroborated the wit-
str.s.a evideoce. Witness went into the room, on Isearitig
the shrieks of a female. He saw Mrs. Stela lying on her
Lacy ; the Prionier was kneeling on her. Witness observed
t.o. Prisoner stab her in the Griot of the neck. He said,
ss•l have accomplished my purpose." Witness desired Pit-
In'•se 001 10 let the Prisoner escape, while he went fur a
a....geon. Prisoner said," I don't wish to escape." As officer
als itainsethaiely sent fur. Before his arrival, witness said
too Petonier—" You're a rash man—you' accomplished your
des ilt * irrnut." PIIMMIeI observed," I have had sufficient
4 4 4.—Ow has behaved basely to me." Mrs. Steal said, " in-
-41,-d, I here been a base woman to the best of hustaands.•-
S thew requested to be raised up, and witness lifted her
between his knees. She requested him to take bee band,
soot kiss Ler, sheet, he did, twice or thrice. She said, ale
fteroy forgave him, and hoped her fate would be a warning
to all ba•l 'styes.
.lAti Halton, •e assistant at the Giltspuroareet Compter,
Was 1.11111 for to apprehend the Prisoner. When he arrived
at the Saracen's Head, be asked, " Which is the person?"
when the Prisouer said, "I am the nom." Witness secured
I•is to anti searchi il him. He found on him a teller from his
fe, anti part of a razor-use. Prisoner said, he had torn off
t tun of the razor rase in order to fit the blade of the knife.
ak liMtsll taw the knife, it was bluody ; witness asked Priso-
ner how he could commit such a rash act be said, " I have
dune it—and I know I shall sutler for it," Wittiest; asked
lour long he had been acquainted with the woman, and be
wed she was his wife.
Charles Iludstelii, • Constable, assisted Hodson to lake
th- Pt nonce to the Compter.
Genry Senwell, Hasse Surgeon to Sr. Bartholomew**
Hospital, recollected Mrs. Shod being brought there ow the
....nig 4.f the 18th of August. She was very cold and
ts...t. She had a wound un the lower part of the neck, which
). ...lotted the wind.ptpe. That wound was dangerous, and
tesght have occasioned tier death. As she was in good health,
tor wound might have dune well even without a Surgeon.
She had auether wound un the frout of We chest. It
oat a superficial tut. She had another on the right breast,
which was also very superficial. She had • wooed
in tier light side, which was of considerable depth, sad had
penetrated the right lung. The instrument had passed be.
%area the raw It was a dangerous wound. She bad lost a
cousiderable quautity of blood. She had a trifling wound
044 'be right un.:. These woundo—particularly that in the
Itose—w. re likely to occasion her death. The smaller
ootat,tlit cettasuly added to the danger which was to
Ise til•prelr'ded front the waled in the neck tied that in
the side. Witilets considered her to be iu danger fur several
dal•'. Wilms* having examined the knife, said it was ex-
actly calculated for the iudieliuu of 'web wounds.
Here the ease for tin• prosecution closed—and the Pri-
soner being called on Mr his defence, said, in a mild and
Smut tune—‘ I leave my case entirely W the hands of my
l'unaitel"

The following witnesses were called to the chm-
rar•r.r of the Prisoner

Charles Edward Clarke, of Arabella-row, had known the
Prisuaer fur eight years. He saw him almost every day.
Hs was a most humane awl excellent character.
Janos toe, of Banelagla.mptxre ; James Thomas Baker,
of Pimlico; Caesar Underwood, of Ratielaglostreet, Pim•
Leo; Thos. Trentham, of Chapel-street, Grosvenor.moire ;
Thomas Mason, of the Feathers, Grosvenor-flume; and
eighteen other respectable witnesses, spoke is the strongest
tunas of the Primoire, as a very humane mats, an excellent
eirighhour, a dutiful son, and a most indulgent husband.
Sosci al of the 'flumes, who were all tradesmen of repute,
k.,ew die Prisoner Gus his infancy—aud tome of them less
than eaght•tears.
Mr. Justice Rase summed up. lie observed,
thst he sod the Jury host ■ must painful duly to
erforni—but, paiuful as it woe, he trusted they
us, d ?Mom it • outicittutiuubly. However they

might lament that the utifortunatt man at the bar, '
who had entitled himself, throegh a long coarse of
years, to the excellent character he had this day
received, should have done an action that placed
him in such an awful situation, still they must
look to the evidence, and to the evidence only.
Whatever weight the goodness of the Prisoner's
character might have elsewhere, in this place he
conceived it could have no effect whatever. This
was one of those melancholy casts in which • Mali,
after sustai ll ill g a humane character for several
years, forfeited it in a moment—and it was for the
Jury to consider whether it was not an act of
ferocity, which fully sustained the indictment
that had been preferred against the Prisoner.
The statute 'miler which the Prisoner was indicted,
was proposed to the Legislature by the late ever-to-
be-lainesited Chief Justice of the King's Bench,
and was adopted by them. By that statute, any
person stabbtrig another, with an intent to kill, or
to do some grievous bodily harm, was subjected to
the penalty of death. Could there be any doubt, that
the Prisoner at the bar had intended to take away the
life of this woman ? It was evident that great bodily
harm hail been rustsined—and, if death had fol-
I this would, to all intents and purposes, have
been u case of murder. The palliation which had
beet' set up en this case arose from the circumstance
of the person injured standing in the relation of wife
to the Prisoner. It appeared that she had misconi-
ductsd herself—and us it appeared that she had se-
p.iroi ed herself fora twelvemonth from her husband,
the Jury might assume that she had eloped from him;
hut that afforded no justification for murder. If a
man surprised his wife in an adulterous act—in fin-
growl delicio—and killed her, on the Mauna, the
law of England did not deem it murder—because
it was supposed, that,.where an individual discovered
himself to be wounded in the tenderest point—
wounded at once in his hoppioess and honour—
the shock might produce temporary insanity; but,
if the shortest time were given for reflection, the
law did not recognize such a plea. In this instance,
the inifortunate woman had repented of her crime—
she sought her husband's forgiveness—but their in-
terview terminated by this desperate assault on her
person. Yet this poor creature, when the dreadful
conflict was over, kissed the hand that had shed her
blood. She acknowledged that she had behaved
ill, and she forgave her husband ; but whatever
her feelings might be—however she might con-
sider this transaction—the Jury had a special duty
to perform—namely, to say whether this act of fe-
rocity w..s not committed, either with a design to
murder the woman, or to do her some grievous
bodily harm ? The Learned Judge then recapitu-
lated the evidence at length.
At twenty minutes before two, the Jury retired
to consider their verdict. They consulted for a
quarter of an hour—And, on their return, pro-
nounced a verdict of Guilty.
The Foreman then recommended the Prisoner to

mercy, on account of his good character.
Mr. Justice BEST-" That recommendation shall
certainly be attended to in the proper quarter."
The Prisoner did not appear to be at all affected
when the verdict was pronounced. He bowed to the
Court as he retired.
Mi.:abet/I Dunham was again put to the bar, and
repeated her former answer; namely, that she was
guilty of taking but not of stealing the Bank keys.
Mr. Serjeaut BOSANQUIT stated the case out the
pail of the Batik ; and said it was with extreme re-
gret the Governors felt themselves imperiously call-
ed on to prosecute the Prisoner at the bar. That
she had taken the keys in question there could be
no doubt : if she had taken them, knowing what
she was doing, then she had been guilty of a theft,
and ought to be punished ; if, on the contrary, she
had acted under the influence of insanity, then, in-
deed, under that severe dispensation of Providence,
she ought not to be punished by a human tribunal;
but still it would be necessary that steps should he
taken to provide for her ufety in futu re, and to protect
the public, generally, from the inconvenience attend-
ing her conduct. He had no wish, nor did his instruc-
tious call on him, to bear hard on this unfortunate
Prisoner. tie could not but consider, that at the
time she took the keys in question she laboured un-
der the influence of insanity; and as persons suf-
fering under that malady were generally known to
have some peculiar propensity, so had Mrs. Dun-
ham: her taste was for keys; and the Jury would
perhaps scarcely credit him, when he stated the ex-
tent to which she had carried her depredations in
this respect. The officer, when he searched her
lodging, found upwards of two thousand key., all
labelled with the names of the places to which they
belonged in her own hand-writing. Some of these
were taken from places worthy of notice ; amongst
them he would enumerate a few. The keys of the
Church Missionaries Society Office. Bell's-build-
ings; of the counting-house of the Duke of York's
School ; of the College of Physicians; of the Royal
Exchange ; of the Temple Steps; of the Comity
Prison ; of the Maidstone Gaol ; of the Judges'
Office, Chancery-lane; of the Council Chamber,
Old Bailey ; the padlock of Greenwich Hospital,
&c. There was also another key of rather a curious
description. She had on one occasion been coati-
ed in the watch-house, and had a clog locked rouud
her leg: by some mesas she coutnved to obtain
this key and that of the watch-house, released her-
self from the encumbrance of the clog, unlocked
the door of the watch-house, and went her way, tak-
ing both keys with her, which were found amongst
her collection, ticketed like the rest. In her hands,
perhaps, they were harmless, but they might fall
into the hands of others, where they would not be
so. The Learned Serjeaut then proceeded to call
witnesses, and to prove the facts of her taking the
Batik keys. The evidence was the same as that we
have formerly given in our police reports.
On the keys being produced in Court, and the
Judge asking if she had any question to put to the

witness,
Prisoner—" I wish to look at these keys. my
Lord, and see if they are the same (the keys were
handed to her by order of the Judge). Now, my
Lord, I hold them for the right owner, for my King
and my country, and on my own account, and have
only to look to the Prince Regent fora free par-
don." She refused to give them up again to the
officer.
On being called on for her defence, she said all
she had done she had done to obtain her rights.
She had labelled the keys. because the consiables
cdnie so frequently and threw them shout, that she
could nut distinguish one key from another. She

had relations, hut no friends, and now came to his
Lordship, as to • just and upright Judge. to do
her right, which had not been dote in this country
for a long time.
Mr. Justice Rlcriaansox summed up to the
Jury, and said, if they should be of opinion the
Prisoner was insane when she took the keys, of
which circumstance he thought there was fall proof,
then they wotld find her not guilty.
The Jury found her Vol Guilty. and the Court
directed she should be detained uutil steps could be
adopted for taking care of her.
Mary Ann Butler was convicted of 'dealing a
gallon of wine in the house of Sir Robert Seppiugs,
on the 3d of June last.
The Prisoner was nbout twenty-five years of age.
of respectable appearance, and appeared much
affected by her situation. She solemnly affirmed
her innocence.