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drys.. of 44.1nalest mid invalidity that appeared to belong
to the opit.;110•11S-frOlevad that throe Ilita were the 'yolk-
ings mist inallgeald spirit epee Isar daughter ; and in
order toed or break the spell, die applied for
*hid* teed sorcerer, oe conjarer, named Baker,
resltlittlt. and exercising abonliste sway, in a remote part
of Devonabiie. This fellow advised her that ber daughter
was bewitched by • particular person is their neighbours
hood, Mod that to dissipate the charm effeemally. it was
neeemary to draw blood from the witch! The rotten-
t trig was kaatediatOly Stied epos as the witch, and as such
pablished throughout the enlightened town of Wivelis-
emelt*, by the elder prisoner, who positively declared
that bee thinghter bad been bewitched by her for more
than 14 m inth.t The proseentrix, alarmed at the gene-
ral inspressien whirls appeared to be railed against her,
west ms the eight of the 26th of November to the house
Of the older pri s whom she met in the dark passage
of her kola*. and said. In a very simple manner, that she
e4me to know the foundation of the reports which had
been circulated respecting her. The prisoner viewed the
visit as a providential one for executing her purpose of
drawing blood. sad with horrible Inspect/Winn* seised the
old woman. The two daughters. apse heavies Ma make,
re,hed °stand iestaelly tell apowthe prosecutrix, who
was etragged'lO the floor, and one of them fetched a nail
as the Aral thing is the way, and bowie Iw lacerate the
old. tamean's sent in the most hackie.' manner, wlsilat the
other two held tier. w6,..liaeontbe
The apprentice to Mr. North,surgeon •
deposed, that on the night in question the prir.ecuirie
came to hint to dr•sa her arm, which he found dreadfully
lacerated. There were 15 or Is incisions upon it, of
about a quarter of an inch deep, and others an eighth of
an inch. They were from two to three and 31 inches
long. She bled very ly. Witness tkessed her arm,
and as she waovery healthy, it gut well fast. She was ill
or more than ',entomb in consequence a the atlas k. Her

arm was still bound up.
The Jury then found all the prisouere guilty.
Mr. Justice Bneroiteh then addressed the prisoners at
the bar, and said--0 There is little doubt tint if a weapon
had been at the moment within your reach, you would
have acted upon your notion to the extent of committing
reorder upon the poor old woman, for you called out in
your rage' for a knife to cut off the flesh from the ohl
wl:cles-bortes.' As it was, yen and every one of you stood
is peril of your lives for the offence you have committed,
bet that i'considesed it not to have coma within the ea.
sent of the act of Parliament. It Is my doing that you
are pigmented fur this assault, instead of being tried for
your lives, bat you cannot be allowed to escape without
name punishment. Yoe have been guilty of a great, a
rose, and very abominable crime, and though, in rower
teener of the certainty that your mind was at the Ilse
labouring ender a delusion, I shall act in a most lenient
wiener towards you, compared with the &entrees II
.Mould otherwise have passed ; yet it is necessary to Hok
pod wills punishment that will cause you and every body
to remember, that it is at the peril of penlannsent.
If they act epos such ignorance and folly. Tito sentence
which I fret it my duly to pass upon you is, that you be
each farther Imprisoned iu the county gaol for tour talen-
t/dr Mossibs."
George Clerk, the coachman of a Wrists! and Bails
touch, was tried under the new act of Parlisnrentrfor man-
slaughter . itvhaving fn piously driven a coach so that traits
upset, and a person named James Hamlltonitiliert
Thefts' witness called was Mr. Smart, whoorated that
soils* avretdng of the 11th of February lam beatified from
Bristol to pto Seth In the coach of which the prisoner
was driver. The witness described the manlier in which
she prisoner drove on the several parts agile road when
the deceased and his aepbew got up. The prisoner ap-
peared to he in liquor, and as they wait en he whipped
the horses fatioasly. As he drove through the turnpike
eel, near Bristol, ho nearly ran against tbogote. The 1
n' phaw of the deceased told the• primmer he had,
" it wean° Oise of the possengers Mid hies if
he drove so fast he weld upset the' coach ; bus the pH-
/motet kept Inereaohat lois vlolowee on the horses. He in-
oreased.tbospeed very-lissle, for the cootie was going at
such a rats, that to looms* the speed a rest deal woo
impossible. Altos they bed crossed the bridge which
gees over-the Avon, about 100 yards, the coach was upset
by the furious debris'. The coach was not upset, in wit.-
werAropistion, by, noosing against any thing. It wis run-
sng straight whets It was upset. All were thrown Jibe
sop. Wilaswesaw the de d, and thought his shell
wows "frartored: The prisoner requested assistance in
getslog the easels to rights, but witness gave no assistance.
—He was too ante, bruised himself. The deceased was
carried to Haile.• The coach was going at the rata of
shout frAirleen miles sallow when it was upset.
Toe.bary immediately found the prisoner guilty.
Mr.Jestiee littrrongli, sentenced the ptisuuer to be
imprisonest for 12 months its the county gaol, and during
that lime to be kept to bard labour at lite treadmill. There
were many Idler in Court, amongst wirers the convictios
and mortice appeared toeseite • strong sensation.
°WEBSTER.
Tna am V. MA /4 DR.
ARTORDAY, Aran. 5.--Tbe defendant, a gentleman latgaiy.
concerned in the iron works of Shaffonlshire, stood charged,
on two indictments, with enticing artisans, in that branch of
trade to. leave the kingdom for Franca. These indict's,*
were removed by artioari tnto the Court, were sent down feu
tail in this county, im a suggestion that impartial trialsaveld.
not be had in Staffordshire, where the
were said to have arisen.
The first indictment being coaled on fur trial, a fall special
jury appeared, and a verdict of guilty was recorded.
A *Moiler verdict was taken oo the issue upon the other
charge.
It was, we believe, understood that else defendant would cot
be brought op for lodgtnent.
FRIBA Y. APRIL J. Hill, a remarkably stout and thletic
man, and Stephen Sherhorne, • lad of IS, were indicted for a
bighWay robbery on Giles Pitt. Another indictment charged
them with a similar offence sommitted on Themes &Addington.
Hill stood,charged on another indictment, with berghurp
When the prisoners were arraigned roe the robbery 0(1111,
Hill pleaded guilty, and persisted in that plea notwithstanding
the remonstrances of Mr. Sergeant Hosanquet, who presided
es
Judge. Sherhorne pleaded " Not guilty." To the second
indictment for the robbery on !Addington, not guilty," and
this, therefore, was m de the suhject it inquiry.
Tile Jury returned a verdict of guilty against both the pri-
soners.
The learned Sergeant intimated to Mr. Pitt, elan conducted
the prosecutions, that it would be snnrr.scary to proceed on
the other dodges. The prisoners were then removed.

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HMI 'STREET.
Mrs lasassaa, a respeetsble licensed victualler, in Duke's
Court. Dow•street, wade an application oa T;noraday to
Sir R. 1111411 s ea belated two young girls, who he said
bad faliewarsdee bit Wilts In rather a Angular meaner,
mid wham he was essatems to save from the ruin which
WOW agraitilkons, if something were not done to place
them beyead the reacb of berm. He went do to state.
that early that morning, a decently dressed old Irighwo.
man came intb his house, the Queen's Head, aceonspauled
by two remarkably pretty-looltiog girl., one 11, the other
17 years of age, and whilst they were taking some slight
refreshment, he heard the old woman lamenting that she
had it not in her power to do more for these, and weeder-
ing what would become of them in " this large ober;
without money or friend,. The girl* wept, and said they
men beg their way home. This induced him to ask
them some question., and he teamed that the girls were
sister., and natives of Shepton Mallet, Soineraishite, and
that about sit years ago their mother deserted them, and
their &thee, wise had formerly been a seaman, returned
to his old profasion, leaving them almost destitute. By
the kindness of a distant relation, they were apprenticrd
to a silk w t Shepton Mallet, and they resnabseil
there in comfort until Monday last, when they received a
letter from their father, stating that be was just released
from a prosperous some, and wished to see them home-
Isstv • nbtained new, aelScieut to
defray their expenses to tondos from Bath, whither tnef
proceeded on foot, and mantled spelt a stage easels.
Their good old Irish friend happened to be on the sa*e
coach on her way from Ireland to Lowden" and they got
aequitinted. Tirry arrived in tows on Wednesday morn-
ing, and the old woman left them to make their way to
the hones where they were to meet their father, bet In
the evening she met than accitleistally, and the moment
they saw her they burst into tears, and said they bad cost
the letter which they received from their father, !sod were
u‘eitile to find him. They also stated, that hav:rsit„..a
brcit::er in the lot regiment of Onards, they inquired of
soldier Owns they met if be knew him; he said he did,
and ineeip:ed thaw to a house which they had Grilse
enough to diseib.Mef was a very bad oat, and wben they
refused to stay, Its attempted to steal their boodle, but
was presented by tecrowil getting about the door, at-
tracted by their tsrtes. `:hey had but 8.1. in their pocket,
and were wanderiNt they :new tint whither when they
met the old woman. S'lte got them a lodging for the night,
and on Thursday morniti'e happened to fix upon his Muse
to give them some breaktisl•
hlr R. Blvnie said, be was very glad Mr. Bowen bad
male the application, and insins'dintely seat for like girls
end after questioning Bans, gave :*hettl somemoneyfor
present use, and ;imposed that they sNottl remain in bps'
dius fora few daysswhen lee would think' of some arrange-
ment:for their benefit.
Mr. Bowen offered to keep them at his owls hone for a
few days, but the girls expressed a stroNg aus..iwtY to get
home; while the conversation wag esistg on, -Mr. Cor.
bets, one of the overseers of St. Manires,in • shich pa rush she
Queen's Head-is situate, came in, endow Isciel:Naltiteuird in
by the Magistrate, immediately gave them SOs. '1abehalf of
the parish. S I gentlemen maid gave t. sear mites,
and in a few miasma the girls were In permeates, Of a suer
.
amplysuileient- 1•-sonvey. the biome. They I.
their benefectors,with wimple MOMeassess. and sl. E ihn
livialswatsan aro Italy Prevented by tile *Seers from g
es her knees to pray for bleaslags upon " the kind joot.
men," as she called them.


80 R. Rirnieeersgiffiseffeeff.ble MOO. open the eacel.
Tent feeling she hid thaw.
The watt''y bolt a Ott amen% Mend took the girls to
his house, gave Ikea a diroser,and afterwards reported to
the Magistrate that be had seen the. safelruff by a stage
coach to Fronts, within At wiles of SlteptonMallet.

Arne-rum Cute or Su ictna.—On Widnesday last,
Harriet Gough, housekeeper to Mi Roberts, of Kenitra
ton, near Tewkesbury, put a period to her existence,
during the absence from home of her rtstster, by hang-
ing herself to the bedpost with a shawl. Au inquest
Was held on the body on Friday. before J. Cooke, Est
one of our county coroners, and a verdict givers &
Insanity. The peer unfortunare girl was ■ ?lattice of
Newport, bloun►outhabire, and had lived as servant a
great number of yeamitt a family of the highest respect-
ability. in the neighbohrhood whore she c tttttt Mired this
'dreadful act. She had always conducted hersell with
the strictest propriety.
Mg the last winter, with an Irishman, who had lor a
long period hawked liners around the c, ttttt try, and who
under a promise of marriage. induced her clandestinely
to quit a comfortable Silllolloll, in which she was much
esteemed. This unsuspecting creature, it appears. con-
fided in a villain. who, as 541011 as he could obtain irons
'her all her money, and the best of her clothes. abana
dotted her, and kit her even destitute of that good char-
acter which she had justly possessed before she became
acquainted with him. Her ioniser conduct. however,
was a sufficient recontmentlatiou to °main for her toe
situation► she filled at the time of her &Nth ; bun her
I was not strong eimugh to enable het to contend
with.the hitter facetious caused by the error into which
she had wickedly been enticed. Ihe conscience of her
seducer, unfortunately, is the 011ly pll nisi) mein which
awaits hint in this world, though it is •to he regretted
that the weighty 111.111 of the law canton visit him with
a potiishietent adiquate to the tortuous, of his guilt.
ti ranee Cl/AM—A sweepstakes match, of fifteen
sovereigns each, took place 011 Tuesday between G11)14146
arks amt \lents. Hamiltoti and Jeffery of the Snowden
hunt. The start took place Iron Mane-ham Garage.
near South Minims, to go to Hayilon Hill, near P ttttt er,
Middlesex, a distance of slams twelve miles across a
close country. The three, very well mounted.. kept to.
gi titer to Caddicot Hill, leaving Elstree out•the
Here Mr. Hamilton separated brunt his competisors, and
each took a different direction, but they were nearly
tugether again on,Busliy Heath. Captain Maribs took
tire hest road by the. Ilermitags for Punter Park, whilst
Mr. Hamilton pursued a stutter course ill gh East•
end. The- captain woo the match by amt Mg at the
drunter! spot tour minutes before Mr. Ilamilititt. Mr.
ittlery pulled tip a lung way Irma home. It was dune
ill 42 minutes.

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CORONER'S INQvasr.
Aringilrgo ASSAMINATION AND IIUnitQUENT St:ICIDZ
—On Tomday'rtventeig an inonisitiost was taken. at the
woreevire Aemo';assislic Home, Oeorre street, Manche.-
ter.sqoare..before 'Tlavnas Stirling. E.q. Coroner, on the
body of imbue Howland; tile iodividual obis sittenspted
tire amossinatioo of Sir Charles Bampfyide, and who was
the issatrisment of his own death limier Ilse following era
eomstowres.
Lary Stork.. deposed, that her tombola bad-been sers-
waist to Ww Charles Ilavapfylde, and she bed been in the
habli of working as charwoman in Sir Charles's ;
site was in the habit of selling apples, Ike. at the corner
of the square , about half pest four en Monday afternoon
she heard the report of a pidol,anitstrille.person exclaim-
ed. •• Oh s" she almost immediately heard the report of a
second pistol; saw Sir Charles moving quickly inwards
his own house ; heard him exclaim, •• That d—d reseal
has shot me."' The wife of the deceased bad been the
housekeeper to C. Bampfilde•
Wm. Bayles at halt-past four was passing down Moo.
tagne-streetrond Sir C. Batnpfylde and another ban with
their backs reward's him, walking on the other side of the
way—there was a butter-man also walking in the seas •
line, but behind them. Sir Charles was walking from
deceased ; heard ilso reporSa of two pistols ; saw deceased"
fire the seco:td pistol; his arm was lifted, and directed
towards his face.
By a Jarernata—Did he ran away after firing the twat
pistol P—Na he stood with his back to the coach-way, and
MO the Mb 'tom%
?Mar
enAnifitemrieldbeteealattanteinhoatiaorltiti:e&
Ma do as. .?!!erylitTe.tutreildlie auv"ersd
The following statement of the nature of the wooed is
certified by the sionatares of the Medical gentlemen wbo
are attending Sir Charles:—
" Air Charles Bamfylde has been wonnded by a pistol
.bail Is the right side of the chest, which entered below
the stionider near thespirse. and has lodged • Ilia wooed
is not at present attended by any sof his synipteau, •
bet it is still owe of a very dangeroes tentlerey."
fI:itLANCHOLY EFFICTS or PUGILISM--On Wed-
nesday ,"serising„ gd instant, John Roberts and Cfiarlrs
Matthews,Nhe former a tanner's labourer, end the letter
a stocking-maker, both of 'Tewkesbury, met in the
Milieu 14eTs, Glocester, to decide by their fists a
quarrel which origioNt'd in a public-house on the pre-
sled;iig evening; when; after severil rounds -of hard
flahling. a heavy blow fret's Roberta orlon the ear of his
adversary, caused a concussiu," of the-brain,:and killed
him upon the spots—An inquest was held bit the body
nit the following day, below Mr. 8.'4,:0ne of the corn..
triers for Worcestershire, and a verdict .%(.mansl aughter
was returned, not only against Roberts, 04 also against
Samuel Feathers, one of the seconds, and ."Alt, of them
ht
have been committed to Worcester gaol. Robet-sabeiog
a young man of very good character, the inelatinly
situation in which he is now placed has elicited a genetal
feeling of pity among albclassce of his neighbours t mt t.
it will doubtless .veigh much in ,is favour, when brought '
to trial. that it was with very great reluctance he was-
prevailed upon to engage in this afire,. Feathers was
not only one of the seconds in this unfortunate transac-
tion, but laza . foremost in promoting the batik, and •;.
almost dragged Itnisens from iris work to undertake it-
Matthews's course of life for many years has beet. such .•.
as, it is to be dreadedidittle fitted bins for so sodden an
appearance before the tribunal of his Makes; he leas left
a young wife, who is Yery near the Wawa her confine-
ft /tit—and upon this poor •creature's eariseee'y
begeink
•not to persist in his resnhition of fighting. whets he
hiss.
got u. !Ist morning, and Witting her intention of fol.
„ him, in order to endaaroitr to prevent it, he
lawi"g gel to murder he: if she quitted her bed ; and,
threatein dui worth were the last she was destined ever '
time t'rej
to hear him er tt If parental feeling is not Inn much
blunted in ti:ealsel east of the amalgam°, mother of the -
deceasedmogul off's an eye witness to this fatal
and has herse!f u.. V. 'infrequently been a principal actor-
• .o—poignant indeed must be the
its similar rencoutits so' a great measure through her
reflection, that it was •-•kpellruge was given, end that
instrumentality that the
the fight afterwards took pi •
Air. Hughes Ball and Ment "lidotti were married on
Nutt Ott the (motives
Alm Sunday, in the citioch of . • with all convenient
fitting London, they hurried . ceremony was
weed to Edinburgh, where the sole .•ris -voting
ea have been performed) crud where 1 :sti Here 'Mete
-kind postwar was waning to receive them. witted on •
difficulties arose which were not to be sum, osocrasti-
dig instant, and its order to put an coil to all i its
laation. the ardent litters harried 00 to tifL •sa
that church, previous to the ceremoni, the bans ss 4ft
published three tones ii, erne tlw. The parties arrived tt,
1).4 House, the seat of the )burl of Fife, late on the
Friday es c g; soil 011 the Sunday they were married.
by the lies. Mr. Grant, who receit est from the golden •
brides:omits Ittt gnotris fur his troublo.—The bride was
lativeit away by the Earl of Fife, anti the happy de
,41rft Ins nook Mansion soon alteeill• ceremony, accoitt-
panted by the bride's mother..
Out S lay last, abtert two o'clock in the afternoon, •
as a poor woman was cioeshig the Nutthead fields, at
Peckham, site was assaulted by a vaunt its a saildr's .• . •
dress, who robbed her of ii., and altersvarrls eta( her •
throat its a twist dreadful mutter" in attempting to de:
fend herself her snug were also severely cut. She was
found on Monday morning, about five o'clock, by a
watrhusln, almost dead from the effects of the wounds .
and cold, and was conveyed by the beadle of Pickliant
to Camberwell workhouse, where she. received every
possitsle allendiOn, but her recovery it at present very.
doubtlul. We understand it to be the intervtioti of the
parish to offer a reward for the appeehensioe of she ell- '•
lain.
WILLIAM M.NAIIIARA, TNi LittatIMATSO HIMAPAST
Pansaratair.—This matt, what's, been to thestagtice
of carrying-lhe poet bag.foods SAW to Cruntim god
baolt•egaierperformed. on' Saitsedny. the extraordinary
3CiIiCItIIICIII of running to English miles and one-eighth,
in our 11011 f, six minutes. and 20 seconds. He livs ltq
will %lied a b mow 96 tfaileS ill 94 linfirs-adhe sante
nine Russell walked is %hoot arty wen ii,etitsibrailes.

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