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the eireumttcrees of the ease, hoWever, he put it to
the Learned Counsel-upon the other side, whether
it tumid be necessary to address the Joky is reply
fie the-obset yawns which had been Made t if he
(Mt. Gyrrow) thought he could stilt make out this
3p be.wilful and corrupt perjury, as had been ori-
Finally charged. he should patiently hear him ; but
If he were of-the same opinion with himwlf, it would
only be mispendiog the time of the Jury to enter
farther upOn the sulisia.
Mr. Geasow, in the handsomest mannet, stated,
that were he to advise his clients to persist further
is such a prosecution. or to aim at a different result
from that which seemed to be the inipression of his
Ifirdship, and every one in Court. as well as of him-
Salt, as to what should follow, he should deem him-
eel( unworthy of his profession. and asas.uming more
arrogance and importance than he was capsule of,
even in his official capacity. He was convinced.
and WAS not ashamed to acknowledge his conviaion.
that Mr. Graham's charancr stood high as be.ore,
and perfeSly unimpeachable. notwithstanding the
Is-.lvy charge which had thus been brought againat
Lord ELLENIIOIIOVO '1 then fhoitly addressed the

Jury, and observed upon the enormity of calling a
Gentleman of Mr. Graham's known and respeaable
charaaer, not merely before a Civil Court, but
bringing him. as a criminal, charged with taking a
false oath, for the purpose of covering the conceal-
;petit of certain sums of money, "whica it appeared
cleatly had never been retained by him, but faith-
folly accounted for many years ago t i his eniellyer.
He also adverted to the rastrnets an l inconsiderate-
ness of the Ptosecuti ix and her adviser, Mr Prow.
den, in adopting such a step, wit tout taking the
trouble 4 examining the accounts put into the
hands of her brotriet-in-law ; a thing which
might have been most easily du to ; fur such
a condo& thy could net be justi&d, and
much IP-s for bringing the isecu,atiou. As there
therefore, op necet.il lot rumoring up the
evidence, under such circumstances, he should just
leave the matter t their determination, by merely
observing, 'ha., it. 114 opinion, the ',attendant, Mr.
Graham, had been very h4s.,ly dealt with; and the
nitwit e-p -cially, w hen it app: aced so evident that
he `ad 411 along been the most attentive and anxious
friend of this family, in *atoning over their trans-
waions, mud gust d.ng against dilapidation'.
The Jury, without • motaeut's hesitation, re-
turned a Verdict of drquival.
Three other special Jury causes occupied the
Court till nt•ar live o'clock in the ev"..iag, but our
limits will not, an this occasion, permit oar susering
upon them.

OLD BAILEY, McLain:a 7.

The Conn wins occupied, th;s day, in tri'4ll of en
noioterosting nature ; although a 'somber of persons
aireEi.l...4l, nod r the 'lista/soon of netriog the opi-
nion of the twelve Judges, in the cases of Ballock,
the Balcrupt, and .ot Gann, etrlriSed of kiting
fire to bes own premises, wius intent to defraud the
London Assurance Company.
ftedei ice the son of a German, was con-
eitbd of stealing a saw. It was found cis the par-
ing' of the Psisoncr. The defence was, that he
haC he.N. deaf and dumb since his childhood, and
Wni 4t l'AiiOVS times so mentally affedted, as to be
reduced to a 'tau of appaient cy.
The Witnesses for the prosecution positively
'awe, that he spoke to them at the time he was ap-
prehended t whilst it was deposed by his fat: er and
two othiq per,ons, that they never h-aid him speak
e single word orh:c his childnuo I, and that he was
so deaf as n to hear the Tower guns, thougi
atually taken to the spat, and placed immediately
eontiglous to one of the guns, at aline time of its being
fired cff However, it aas positively sworn en tile
pr Isecuii.m. that he hal spoken, and the canning
of the Prisoner, in liking the saw between his
jacket and hi. shirt, %As 'also 4 strong point in his
_ _ _

T no, women, nlnsed lifelm and 1113 rib. were ire-
rutted of st alirtg several pi•ces of money, and
Dome gold coin, 01 the itfia 03. last, the property
is a Mr. shuter, as WAS John Grey for receiving it,
knlwing it to he stolen. There was no proof ot the
offence, but the confession of the vromaii Llrown,wlce
had lived in the sea vic- ot Mr. S'ietct. and to whom,
on leaving town for Cheshire. he it:l:tasted the care
ot his house end property. This confession the
Court could not receive, it having been obtained
hem the Prisc per under en hope head i-tic to her of
pirdon, on the prosecution of her Acronsolices.—
rlaerefore. as there was no evithnce ot_ the original
theft, it was itnpossible to bring borne tae indift-
mer.t to the receiver, or the aci:easaty after the
fan.

Bridget Corse//y Ivor., capitally indietel for bur.
glanously oxasa,,g several ariscles of svanaing ap-
parel, the property of various persons, in 7he
intr.honse of John KeaninAtt,o, on the 15th of No-
vember last.

Muy Henley deposed, that on the day men-
tioned in see indiCtrnast, she had been engaged in
washing the Amur* at.den, she then gave them to
bee fellow-servant, far the purpose of hanging them
u?rso a line in the bedroom of the %%richest. Wi4n
her fellow set vane took them up, she brought dawn
tt.e key of the door to the Wtu ; about eleven
o'‘.utlt that night, when potting the key unto the
she found it open to her hand, aid that it
had been fenced ; the things were taken away; and
Witeess gave an slat m to her master.
'a her CTOS,-Viarli by Mr. HA SRI', it ap-
peased that this house was let out in vicious trite-
znents, and that the Prisoner at the Bar and her
husband, an industrious hard-working man, resided
in one apartmeot. 'There were a number of per-
sons who had access to the room in which the
clothes Here placed. _

Peggy M Grath corrohorated the statement re-
lative t.• the clothes; but the Rico.Dat reniaiked,
there was a vasiation betwren tier evidence then,
and the statement she made at the time of lodg-
ing her informations before the Jilagistrase.
Several oth4 r witness's wet caned, but siNhing,
was proved, attacl.:ng any criminality to dm Pri-
son-e.

The poor creature denied positively the charge
against tier; raid 46.'110dt-that the wades,. Hadley;
hdd ottnAcealter wt:il this prstsccutic.o. because the
Pl iSUACF had acquatmed a selatioss yfisoua