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newt Warm:tea mejo ifepats en affidavit olojelitt -to bold to bail
Thomas Chicketts, fee 30W. for pods had endue red by him to
the nee of the prisoner ; and *Wolof money lentatid advanced by
the prisoner whim. I ern a Conireilaioner nribli Coon or King*.
Benet for taking affidavits of debt, aid the prisoner swore to the'
stEciavit before me in the uvnal legal manner.
was here put in and read.
-^oer. living at Sclgrave Hail, near helms-
' ycar 1813, he wed en ed.
represented that a gentle.
• acquainted with the
,or this purpose wished
extetwive fernier in that
I be made. The
.rparticulars. The
sought for. wrote to the
after received a

Harvey, of Wharton
that the individual on
inserted was a young
1 who within two
of a large pro-
studying agriculture
bite method with that
Ad visited. His object
age his own estate, on
represented the young
manners, and or an
correspondence this
Julit some to witnema's
, excursion in the $u
. came to reside with bins.
Earl ritzwilliarm and of
intimately connected wit{}
to the possessor orals:ln,
netwas arrested foe sg*
'ante his bad. Sixteen'
that the prisoner tom,
'a proposed that he!
• ansented, and he
whams narking
for tbs
431. Ibr bold
litmus as
the lesiain
preclusion of
prisoner. He bad sold
things belonging to the
cf a debt due to hint
Belgrave Hall he
alto be taken great
Witness afterwards
ist of a quantity of
and other rubbish.
he wanted some
never received a far-
t the prisoner.
deposed, that while
hint respecting some
merchant at Bristol.
witness wanted to get
at the prisoner had
e man in Leicester-
ot, and he asked the
The prisoner said he
that he could not do
, owing him money.

defence, which he pre.
truly ludicrous. Ili.<
ntenance vulgar and
him to belong to a
having lived in the service of
t acquaintance with the names
sufficient
to impose upon the
• thing like a state-
of the vilest non.
topic save that which
In conclusion, he
been appointed for
or witnesses.
i that the prisoner
for the convenience

then called to prr ve that the prosecutor had said
ad left sufficient property with him to defray his
, on cross.examination, proved to have been said
tam this hampers were opened.
Another witness (a prisoner) attempted to prove that there was
SO bellk used when the prisoner made the affidavit.
The JUDGE overruled this evidence.
The prisoner having concluded his defence, 1
The JUDGE told the Jury that the evidence of the perjury was
clearly made out by the prosecutor, and by the witness to whom
the prisoner had confessed that the prosecutor did not owe him a
shilling.
The Jury _immediately returned a verdict of Guilty.
His Lordship, after commenting upon the enormity of his of.
fence, seatenced the prisoner to bl transported for seven years.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.

GLOUCESTER ASSIZES, THURSDAY, Aro 11.

Tbese Assizes commenced this day before Mr. Baron Oration
on the Crown side, and Mr. Justice BURNOUGH at Nisi Prins.,
The Calendar contained the names of 51 prisoners, none of them,
however, being charged with offences of any peculiar enormity.
Op the Civil side 34 Causes were entered for trial, of which four are
to be tried by .•pecial Juries.
CIVIL SIDE.
Before Mr. Justice BURROUGH.
ALWAY ItIII.LY. •

Mr. RUSSELL opened the ftleadings.
,Ur. LUDLOW stated that the plaintiftwaa aged 27. and had been
married several years, and had four children. The defendant had
feat the plaintiff sums of money, but it would be unnecessary for
him to detail the facts ; all that would be material for him to do
weridel be to prove the marriage of the plaintiff, and that the defend-
ant had committed the fact alleged against him. He should' how-
ever, show, that the plaintiff was bringing up his family comfort.
ablz and respectably, but he had since suffered much in his mind
tat consequence of the conduct of the defendant. As soon as the
fact was discovered, he separated himself from his wife, and pro-
ceedings were commenced against the defendant.
/Robert Aiway said, I eon the brother of the plaintiff. I pro-
duce a copy of the registry of the marriage of the plaintiff: (It was
ready I know the defendant ; he is a plumber at Thornbury ;
my brother is a brazier and unman. The defendant is a married
man, and often tame to my brother's. The plaintiff's wife does not
live with him now, but resides in a house belonging to the defend.
ant. Since the separation I met the defendant at the Swan Inn,
at Thornbury. He said, " D—n ye, what did you send your
brother's wite up to me for I will protect her as long as I live."
The plaintiff and his wife had lived happily together.
Groan-examined by Mr. Tanle TON—I never heard them quarrel.
The plaintiff used sometimes to spend his evenings at public.
houses; I don't know that I said it made no difference whether
the plaintiff won or lost the cause, so he was out of the way, and
had no money. Never quarrelled with the defendant. in the
maids of March I took out a warrant against him.
Hwy Taylor said, I am the plaintiff's apprentice; he used to
work out of the house. There is 3 back door to our house, and I
as, die defendant come in at it. There was a counter in the shop.
I saw the defendant and my master's wife there. I saw them
*720 a window. (The witness here stated what he saw.) I
stood on a shelf in the back pantry. 1 got there to see what mistress
wog about. This was between two and three years ago. A few
days after this occurred the defendant gave me two-pence to say
no(iinj about it. I reframther another time—a short time after the
former ; it was then dark . I went into the hack court to get a brush,
teiting a candle with me, and there saw my mistress and the de-
fendant; my mistress threatened to beat me for coming out Into
the bark court. The plaintiff's wife lives in a house of Mr.
Miley now.
Croce-examined by Mr. Twtse—My master and mistress quar-
relled sometimes. I did not tell try master what I had seen. I
told Iris sister ; but that was a year after it happened. I never told
shot defendant that I had never mentioned rho business at all.
Oupii, in tha presence of my master, being asked by the de.
Medina whether./ had ever seen any thing between him and the
.pisiatiff's wife? I said I never had. I was afraid to tell ; my
matter was by. The defendant asked the plaintiff to se the ac-
°Erupt& My master and mistress fell out after this was disco.
'reeds beet they slept in the same room four or five nights after
Oals Otis last)
statement was extracted from the witness with great
Jimmh)
Retniined.--1 knew that my master and mistress slept to.
L uitar et the discovery, because I heard them go up stairs.
11,100_ Away am the tuber of the Maimed: I live
&bent half a mile from Thorrittury. I saw the vlaintul and his
wits. often. They appeared to live happily together. I one day
called at my von's, and found the door fait. I looked in and saw
the defendant come (low:. the stairs. Oa the following Monday I
saw the defendant in the street at T:!01111 my, and I observed him
proce.ing to my son's bottle. I watt after him, and got to the
Leak door, and i through the window saw the defendant and my
bor.** wife in the kitchen. (The witness het: detailed the cireum-
SteasZl he sew, amounting to full pouf of the facts.) I did not
mentien it to n.y son ter ten months atter. My son bas been agi-
tate. and unwell ancir the discovery.
Clues-tutansin.tl by Mr. Tat; am ow.—l was once in prison. It
ose, net for debt. lite window was a rather large one. I never
es vtosy ern ADell his wife quarrel, and they seemed as fond after
*hot 'observe. In the kitchen as before. The window I looked in
ot links Into the market-place.
John Ford said that he beard the defendant say that the plain-
tiff `a wife ahould never want as long as he had a shilling left.
Dacia Pitcher Reid, I arm a saddler at Thornhury. I used to
este the defendant go is and Ode of the plaintiff's house almost
John Sliapherd, the tarn:leer of Thrtenburv, proved that the de-
. f.A.olant's prmerty in land was worth about BOC/f.
Cks•-ertrimitted--1 don't know what incumbranees are on it.
Y.T. TSUNTOW addressed the Jury for the defendant, and eon-
reaCed that the damages should be nominal only.
Mr. Jus:tco Bu manual' said that if the Jury believed the evil.
deem, the plaintiff wan smutted to a verdict, hat that the damages
worwler their consideration.
Vtellidt for the 013intier--aidnages 12111.
yudiet appeared us create universal astonishment.

..
The alidavit wit here put in and read.
Thos. Checketts, a farmer, living at Btlgrave H
ler. stated, that in the beginnlng of the yar 18'3
serteement in a provincial paper, which reprtaeril
CUM INS desirous of becoming practically actin
Leionatenhire system of agriculture. and for this
tole retched into the family of some externi
r=t;e:hich a liberal remuneration would
t referred to the printer for other).
Witbeell being able to give the instruction sought
printorecqaesting further information. He soon
fetter, purporting to be written by a Colonel Har
Lodge, near Lynn, in which it was stated that
whom account the advertisement laid been insert
gentleman of very respectable connexions, and
patter/pan that period would come into possession
plrl In the meantime he was desinnia of star
garacdteity; and of comparing the JAicestershire i
if Tiandrni and ether tbreign countries lie had ;hi
mut nub* to be that he was anxious to manage hit
bridal fit Mold soon reside. The letter repress
rodents° to be a man of peculiarly pleasing mar
amiable disposition. In the comae of further col
Colti,iell H. proposed that the young man should I
house as soon as he returned tram a shooting excites
Witness acceded to this, and prisoner soon came te
He gprebitmelf out to be a nephew of Earl Fit
Illi. NlMlGliarn, of Cork ; that he was intimater
mortal while families, and about to become the pc;
Mite. Soon slier his arrival the prisoner wen
peke of a gold watch, and the witness became It
imam hawing Passed the witness discovered that
fofifffifthitolth ht pretended to be, and witness p
abatill'lnevo 'Weave Hall, to which prisoner a
Met in trance% car to Nuneaton. Instead of w
ielpeiesseesdcbt, the fact was the reverie, for
wad stildle indebted to him to the amount of 451.
=s, out for • balance of a debt paid by who
Wiener afterwards ascertained that the
to be
estlier, wettsoci by iletionel Harvey were the pro
pri .Tbitt irksome wakerosheitaniined by the pristine
s red Italitingteock, a gun, and some other things
rimier, by auction. to defray himself apart of a
bona. From the er. When the prisoner quitted I
loft ' two hampers. Which he rept/islet' t
toe . contained articles of value. MI
Zeaa'Them, and found their contents. to consist
ssurspepers, some brick-bats, broken bottles, ar
libelee, ethernet& applied to the witness when I
make? Co accept a bill for 1701. but witness never
thing for that bill, not in any other way, from the i
Mr. Pokes, an attorney, of Birmingham, dep
tho callow, was In Warwick gaol, he went to hint
wine which the prisoner had obtained train a men
A. put of the wine was returned, and the wiles
meson fur the remainder. He had learnt that
mornmeneed proceedings against some respectable tr
skin (but he did, not then know who) for a debt, i
prissilkt to assign that debt to his client. The
cosset Mr. Checketta, of Gelgrave Hall, but that
asmieness wished, for instead of that Gentleman ow
brines Mr. Chcckatt's debtor.
This was the caw for the prosecution.
The prisoner was now called on for his derma
pond himself to deliver in a style that was truly
peyson wte mean and of short stature—his counter
repulaive--and his whole appearance denoted hi
class of illiterate impostors, who, by haring lived
prontlewsee• families, get a aoperticial acquaintanei
ant affairs of people of quality, just sufficient to
incautious. It would he inoposaible to give any tl
meet of ift.spetth, which was a rhodomontaife o
sense. Ht referred to almost every kind of topic
immediately related to the charge against him. 1
satd that in consequence of his trial having bet
Algot, he was unprepared either with Counsel or
Tao piriaoner's attorney was called, who stated tl
had consented to have his trial brought on now for
of tautatel.
A witness was then called to peeve that the pre
that the prisoner had left sufficient property with h
demand ; hut this, on crosw.esamination, proved tt