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London, England, 1820-10-29 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

and he believed from the voice of Hunt, that it was he
who held the horse.

Chapman, the officer, produced a handkerchief which
he found upon Hunt, aud which was identified by Mr.
Bertin, as the one taken from him on the night in ques-
tion.

The Jury found Hunt Guilty—Death ; and acquitted
Eaton and Hughes.
The three prisoners were again tried for a highway
robbery upon Joel 'Nike.
The evidence was perfectly conclusive, and the Jury
found all the prisoners Guilty—Daath.
Mr. Justice Parke said it was a nos. lorunate circum-
stance for the public that so desjer:.te a gang had been
brought to
BANK Pi.OSECUTZONS.—On the sitting of the Court
on Friaay, twelve hid and four wool ?II q,r Can tig,nefi,
they being cliarp.,td with having their rlsses 1011, and
with tittering, foreed notes of the BJ1:I of Eltgt and, Liacy
well knowing them to be so. They se%:•rally pleaned
Guilty to the minor offence of harm; forged lions in
their possession, which subjects them to be transported
fur fourteen years. Five women and ore man pleaded
Not Guilty generally, and will take their trials for the
capita; oftener.
Mr. Reynolds said, he was instructed on the part of
the Bank, whose wish it was always to take the must
lenient course, not to offer any evidence in support of
the capital ottence against those persons who had pleaded
guilty to the minor charge, and they were consequently
acquitted.
SINGULAR CASE.—Sophia Anderson, a genteel look-
ing young woman, was c pita Ily indicted fur ste-lhig, in
the dwelling house of Francis Bailits, a gold watch,
chain, and seals, his property.
The prosecutor and his wile keeps a brothel near Fins-
bury,squirre, and in September last the prisoner came to
lodge tnere, paying pretty handsomely for her accommo-
dation. Sonic time :vier the prosecutor's wife missed
her watch, &c. and traced it to a pawnbroker's shop,
where the prisoner had pledged it for eight guineas. She
absconded at toe sam a time, and %.'aS traced to N (nabob!,
Hampshire, where she was apprehended, with smite
Bank-notes which she had received for the watch in her
possession.
The prosecutor, on cross-examination, said his wife
often went by differant names.
Mr. Broderick, on behalf of the prisoner, caged John
Narita), uncle to Mrs. 13ai1ias, who swore, that ill smite
cases he would not belies e Mrs. Bailiss on her oath.
Mrs. Norton also swore that she considered Mrs.
Esther Baths, was not to be believed on her oaths.

The Jury found the prison:2r tnti:ty-I)..ath ; hut re-
commended her strongly to mercy, on amount of the
notorious characters of the prosecutors.
Mr. Justice P. said, the recommendation should
certainly be attended to, and refused to allow Mr. and
llrs.Bailiss their expences.
Lewis Lazarus was Capitally convicted of taking, by
force and violence, truu► the person of
watch, &c. his property. Tins robbery was committed
in open day, in a public street, and was attended with
circumstances of great audacity.
• Mary Lennard, alias Hopkins, was capitally indicted
for stealing one MI. and soli) ii. Baok of England
notes, the property of Mary Greets, in her dwoling-
house.

The prosecutrix is a laundress, having a. large family
to support, and tote prisoner occasionally washed for her.
In February last the prisoner went to Mrs. Green to
borrow a 11. note of her, arid the prisoner saw her take
the note from several others which she kept in a stock-
ing placed in a table drawer. The prisoner subserviently
called several times on trifling errands, and at length the
money in question was missed, sod she absconded alto-
gether front the neighbourhood. The notes were clearly
traced to her possession.
Tne Jury found her Guilty—Death, aged 28.

SEDITIOUS PLACARDS.

Mr. Pearson, accompanied by Vickery, returned late
on Solidity night from Frame, after a SIICCtSbICSI pursuit
of Fletcher. Monday Mr. Pearson was 'Misruled by
Mr. Bintie at the office, that a letter had been received
' firma ti:e fugitive, ridiculing all attempts to apprehend
Inns. Mr. Pearson immediately went to. the lloine
Mice, awl requested Sir Robert Baker to spew Inot the
letter, that he might be enabled to ascertain whether it
was in the hand-writing of the accused. Sir
said, that it was in the possession of Mr. liobhouse, the
Under Secretary of State, %vim was izolie with it to Lord
Sidsnouth, to the House of P:ers, amid that the letter in
question contaihed on the part of the accused, a full
confession of hat ing ImldiAleil the it:Jean's, and tittered
very fully into his incites and reastius for their pubLea-
tints. Sir Rubel& Baker itdmitted that the reasons ad-
duced wen: %cry lidietilous, and lintlicr nbstrvcd, !wit
the letter was written and sent by Flea her with a view
to ',indication. Mr. Pearson, then Wa it ell 1111011 Air.
flohhouse, and was treated with a ieW at tilt Sliperxes ip-
Jinn and signature of the letter, which tilled three stiles
of a sheet of paper closely written, and was dated the
loth instant, atad bore tile post mark of Dolikisl,
' There was also produced for the first, note, a !et,fild utter
from Mr. Fletcher to Sir Robert Baker, but whence it
I had been sent, or what were its contents, Mr. Pedrsoll
could not learn. As however, Sir Robert kmdly:
formed that gentleman that the letter was winten by
Mr. Fletcher, and sent with a view t, intltnwiWn.
Fletcher's wish will, al course be gratified ; and the
public may be furnished with some explanatioit of the
"motives and reason*" of Mr. Fletcher, not wily in
publishing the placards, but also iu thus conflibitti..lly
correspond Mg with Sir Robert Baker. If that wormy
a,.,:itstrate shoult; be hereafter called before a Committee
of the Uouse, it would be a little extraordinary if this
letter should contain an entire exculikition of the Mi-
nisters front anw ^uilty participation in the transaction ;
and muse creectady so, if it should tarn utu oat Ilu
lee ter itself was of tome manulatture.
In ono of the inlerview6 which 14. Pearson had with