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, had borrowed. Witness seised the hoirsee and the pri-
saner was taken eoSt.Oilepa'ssiratch-boust. The prisoner
was taken subsequently fu.Marlhorough-street. and m a
publics! se opposite the seize the prisoner produced a
bill of exchatige. Furman', the officer, was prarent.-.
Witness went user to the ()See, and was 111101Thell that
Amite had hot disposed of the horse, he could not be do
'lord_ for a felony. Witness went back to the prisoner,
who [imposed to pay-Vella was tine. He was asked what
me tut he had to Co so. to which he repaell, that he had
a 101 l which 1% would send to the banking-house of
Messrs. Loyal, and he accordingly produced a piper.—
'rue bill .veat finind.not to he due, but the prisoner ex
pressed a wish to have it presented, for the purpose of
sericite whether they would honwir it. The prisoner in-
dorsed the bill on the back. A person was sent to
Nieves. Jones and Loyd., with the bill, and the prisoner
was detained. The messenger returned with au answer
that Mears. Jones and Loyd knew nothio.; of it, and
that the bill Nt fact was a forgery.
Cross-examined by Mr. Curwoed.—When the pri.•
sinter prothiced the bill he W 36 ill custody, and was
aware that he would be detained until the tatettsenger
returned.
Furman, We officer produced the hill. on which he
saw the prisoner write "Cowles James Kerthot."
The bill was put in and read by Mr. Shelton. and
found to correspond with the indictment.
This closed the ease for-the prosecution, and the Lord
Chief imam informed the Jim that the bill only
charged the prisoner with an intent to defraud James
Mann. Now the fact as borne out by the evidence was,
that if the bill had been • accepted by Messrs. Jones and
Loyd, the prisoner wouid not have paid it to Mr. Maim.
but have raised money on it by other means. He had
conversed with his brother Iltillock whose assistance he
was happy to have on the occasion, and they both con-
curred in thinking that the evidence was slot sufficient
to couviet the prisoner; they therefore directed the Jury
to acquit the prisoner.
CHARGe 07 Curries AND STABllllso.—Milliam
Marshall, aged 49. was put to tile bar on an' intlictotetit„
chanting him with cutting and stabbing -Mercy Hardy,
with intent to kill and minder her, or to do her mine
bodily harm, on the ghat of February last.
It appeared the poottecutrix had accompanied the wife
of due prisoner, who had lived separate for five or six
years, to the house of the 'latter, at ten o'clock at night
when he came down with.a sabre, which he flourished
about. They had previously met him in the street, and
threatened to come house to him. It also appeared that
the prisoner had allowed his wife 85. a week for her
maintenance. 'Li the crosoexaminallowit was admitted
by the prosecunix that she had taken tip the poker.--It
WJS also stated by the watchman, that the wife had
" taken a drop." Ati offer had also been wade to settle
thematter for 11.
iTtie.prorecutor received an excellent character, and
thr4ttry found hint--Not
"Burson.' itosasar.—.Geogge Hipkins, a respect-
able looking ammo, man, was indicted capitally, for steal-
one 1101. and' fifteen tel. Bank' of -Engteed news ; two
Bank post bills for bbl. each, and so sovereigns the pro.
perty of John Ed is, in the dwelling. house of George
Alio Alban Hurlock
It appeared in evidence. that Mr...Edmonds is a stets-
Orman resisting its Gloucestershire, and in the month of
D.:cember. I 821, he came to London with his son, who
Was about to embark fur China, and lodged darina his
stay at the Dundee Arms, Wapping. On the night of the
17th of December the prisol.er; and a man named
Dudes% wale to the Dundee Arans:and slept on the
third floor, immediately over the room occupied by Mr.
Edmunds and his son. The latter were not disturbed
during the night ; but in the morning. Mr Edmunds,
oh. 'hissed his pockehbook containing the property
above mentioned, Irons his coat pocket. He had ()laced
his coat on a chair close to tits bedside. The prisoner
and his companion went away very early In the morning.
The next day the prisoner met with an aoqmintance of
his, named Hillier, to whom he sheered a great deal of
money, and said he had " dune the trick at the Dundee
Arms." and would do the same thing ,again if an oppor-
tunity served. He treated Hillier. and an arrangement
was made for them and'Dorleyto go tom boxing match
at *Nloultey, the next day. They went tbere. and con-
tinued together caroming until the2l, I of Janitor'', whets
the prisoner absconded. His friend Hillier met him
some time ago, and heaving ascertained where he chiefly
spent his time, gave information to :Ur. Evan", the in-
spector of the Thames police, who apprehended him
He said when first accosted that his mute was not Hip-
kins but Taylor.
Mr. Dyer, a clerk in the Bank of England, produced
a WI, note, which a slopaeller, named Howard Lewis,
proved having received from the prisoner a day after the
robbery.
Mr...Eila Is swore. that this note was one of those
stolen 'row hill!.
The rrisoner made no defence.
Me. Prendergast, his Counsel, elicited from one of the
witnesses, that the second name of Mr. Hurlock was
' Abi," and lint " A Ilh," as stated in the indictment.
Mr. Baron Hillock charted the Jury, and said. that
(hie error was fatal to the capital part of the charge, the
stealiog in the dwellnig.house hut the prisoner might
he found guilty of the larceny. 'flee prisoner was found
guilty of the larceny

VDDLESEX SESSIONS.
WaDmititDAT, ARIL it —DgserusTr. ASS/AMT.—Mork
Harwood was indicted for assaulting Edward Hood, a sworn
brisker, in the month ofianuary last. •
The prosecutor was employed by Mr. Collins, the proprietor
of several houses'sn Eagle street. Spitallields, to distrait. be
rent in the house occupied by the defeodasuea husband ; is so
doing, in pursuance of his instructions, he was violently at-
tacked with a puker by the defendant, who laid his head open,
sod was titan threatened if he did not instantly leave the honse;
she would du for Wm, taking up a large knife et the instant.
The Cl.airmau aututued up, and the Jury fossil the defendant
Ceilty.

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Several icapeotsble persona gave
eellent character.
The Chairman having charged the Jury, they oonealted t%-
gather for ball an ha:a, and returned a rerdiot—ant putty.
ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

years ►.
AlPitt. S.—The Witness on the Crown Side finished to-pay
about one o'i look. There was nothing of put lie interest is the
oases tried. Mr. Baron G►abam assisted the Lord Chief Baton
in trying causes,

SOMERSETSHIRE.
DIIIPLORARLR SUP/InSTITIns„-A-The Mgt
riosity was excited on Friday last by the appearance or
the names of three females on the calendar, on a charge,
onder Lot d Ellenborough's act, of maliciously cutting and
stabbing an old woman, a reputed " Witch," with intent
to Murder her. Tiie Grand Jury, however. after eon• sit-
ing the learned Judge upon the singular case, threw out
the bill on the capital charge of maliciously cutting nosier
i rang's% let, and 'rimmed a true bill against
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threeEtl"ptoner‘ for an *swill.
Einsitbetk Bryant, the mother, aged SO, Elisabeth Br)
ant, the Younger. ag.-1 24, and Jane Ili yant, aged Cr, dm
two (laugh. ers, were charged with having maliciously as-
saulted Anne Burgess.
The parties resided at Wireliscombe, in this county,
and the peuseeistiia was a Very aged woman. The ehirr
prisoner was a gnarlier' wunan, residing in the same
neighbourhood. She had three daughters, who lived wilh
her, two of whom fete the prisoners at tint bar. One or
Circe had been a!lliettd by tits, mai the mother, with a

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niiimea, else is OM weed-onitimg -110001 iggigit !, m
libeler, last.
The Jary hood the defendant guilt, ; emd,Abeeemegeglelog
hit, to pay a doe of IL with liberty to speak to the•proisemger.
CfflAllol 00 P021011.Y.--George Steele, a yortag Ana gr
very respectable appearanev, was pat on his trial fee porieryi
The defendant was shoptnon to his brother, who wee a see."
peotable silversmith 400" rd-street, Mr. Philip Lucas, the
prosecutor, was a respectable timber ntereb: et, who had pro. '
mires be' ind the defendant's brother's houseAthe side of
whits!' there was a peasege to which both k claimed , a
right of way, whioli had been the reuse of math • greemout
4EI
between them. The perjury with which the mit w‘s
charged was 4:entailed in articles of the pesos, , ' Isel by
his brother, his brother's servant, sod himself, egged the pea-
waiter, his father, sod two brothers ist which the defendant
amongst other things swore, " that on the night of the 11th 4
January last, he looked over the wall that separated hiv bre;
ther's yard from the prosecutor's, and saw the prosecutor aid
his father, and two brother's, in the yard, armed with stick*,
and with a dark or shaded leathern; ad that they reetvinett
Mere frem half after nine to teno'clezlt at sight, sad that ha
believed they were waiting there forithe purpose of osomainiag
an assault ea some of the exhibilant's family." Oa these
articles of the peace the defendant and his father had been
compelled to Wee it. security, as the law did not permit them
to disprove the facts swore ; but it proved in evidence, that
✓ot say see of the persons who were so charged by thu deafen-
dant, had blunt oa the premises the eight he bad sworn 'they
were there.
the defendant • most es.

SURREY.
NEVI V. AMUR AND °TIARAS.
Kt sos Tom, APRIL 7.—This was an action of replevin, for
wrongfully seizing the plaintiff's goods. The defendants,
M . Meus and Co, avowed the taking, as owners of the
Tumble-down Dick poblic•honse in the Borough, for rent in
'Freer due from the plaintiff'. On the other hand the plaintiff
denied the avowry, and alleged that be held the bottle under
the title of a fatuity named Moodam, who were teniusts for life
of the premises in qnestion. On this latter point the whole
cause turned, and the plaintiff lied • verdict.
CROWN SIDE.
John 5. Hamilton was indicted for forging an aoreptiume 103
a bill of exchange for 201. drawn by himself, on the let day
of October 1822, at three months' date, and purporting to he
accepted by one Jobs Gosling. A second cone( charged him
with uttering the ease to one Thomas Pocock, knowing it to
have been forged. The bill was addressed " Mr. J. Gosling,
No. 11, Baguio Court, Newgate-street."
It appeared in evidence that the primmer was a shoemaker
by trade, and had been in the habit of dealing for many years
with the prosecutor, a leather seller at NeWington Causeway.
In the month of October last the prisoner was indebted to him
in a sum of 20i. for goods sold and delivered, is payment of
which he gave him the hill in question, which he stated he had
received of Mr. Gosling, one of the overseers of the parish of
St. Faith, for work done for the parish. He stated that Mr.
Gosling Seed in the same house with bins, that the parish owed
him 161. for work dose, sod that Mr. Gosling had agreed to
give him-his scoeptanoe for 201. to enable him to get further
credit. Upon this representation the prosecutor took the •
bill, and gave the prisoner hferther credit, anamintiog is the
whole to about 801. When the bill became doe, it ass pre-
sented to No. 16; Baguio Court, bat no gook ppatmwee to be
found residing there, or is any Other hook us the ostort.--
Whc.o the bill wee doe the prisoaer was not ts he teuisd, sad
be was ultimately traced into Northamptonshire. where ha was
apprehended.'
Upon thee.. facts the ease west to the Joey. and they food
the prisoner guilty—death.
The prosecutor and the Jury strongly mmientemoded psi.
tObef to moray, and the learned Judge said he ihookl eariaiao
take these moontineadatione into comideratioo.
Jame. Dodd was rioaviutird of stealing. at Wilworth. on the
29th of Marsh, in the dwelling-fosse of Mazy Hirsh. eleven
sovereigns, and ether marries, the property at Geo. ANsopp.
William Ricketts was coarrieted of stealing, on gin list of
August last, is the dwellingiosso of John Hughes, a watch,
three gold seals. and a shirt, the property of T. Tremor.
Jane Perrot was indicted for reosiviag M laimbah. -•• the
6th of February, bank notes to the Amorist of &MAW property
of Hoary Pail hemp, knowing them to have hamestOlets.
It will be reoolleoted that, at the lent Old Baal iletojeltet
an unfortunate young woman, named Mary As. Alerta, wasters.
pitally convicted of stealing the notes is slanting from Mr.
Kemp, her uncle, of Harp-lane, Tower-street. Ostakat eats'
Mon strong suspicions were entertained that the prosoot pri-
soner, in whose house, No. 8, Hooper-street, Lambeth. the
unfortunate young woman lived in a state of l' .stitetioa, bed
iestigwted the robbery. It was now distinctly proved that the
prisoner had received the votes in question with a knooldge of
the manner in objets Mary Ann Slots had possessed herself of
the money. The prisoner wit proved to be a woo* of oboe.
doted character, keeping a brothel at the place above nee-
Tbs Jury forted her guilty, and she was sealoorsed to 14
a traa•portatioo,

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