The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-15 00:00:00

• •

bread, He compared the slice of bread with ireloaf. Wit-
MISS saw the slice of broad and beef afterwarda, raw morning, m
iu his dressing room ; he unwrapped them, uud said lie hail
been walking in the garden. and in the gardener's tool lionau
he found them there. He said he was sure the garduer could
not get it unless some of the servants gave it him. 'ibis round
had been dressed the day before, on the Sunday. It was a
juicy piece of beef. Witness examined them both ; the differ-
ence was very perceptible—gave her master her opinion at the
time, that one was well boiled, and the other under boiled—
told hint his beef was always kept under lock and key. V. itness
turner gave Sharp auy beef or any person to give to him—no-
thing of the kind—told master so at the time. These slices
be brought down, laid them on a dish in the larder, and ordered
them to be brought out next morning for the servant's break-
fast—on the Tuesday. Witness had lived with parseu Viells
about two monalis.—He has a handsome house—be keeps niuu
termini', a carriage mud four horses, and is a loan of fortune.
Cross-oxvinined by the Solicitor General.—Does hot know
how long he has resided in that neighbourhood ; witness was
not dismissed, but a few daps alter her father sent for her
home. The loaves used by Mr. Viells were peck loaves her
matter compared the bread with the loaf as well as the slice
of beef.
Re-examined.—The reason that her father fetched her borne
immediately, was in consequence of Iris having heard that her
master had accused her of giving away his beef and bread.—
Iler father is a master wheelwright and keeps his own house.—
Is now in another place of service. The Rev. Mr. Viells re-
fused to give her a co:riveter. Her father took her away at her
own wish.
The Lord Chief Justine objected to Mr. Phillips calling the
defendant Parson." It did not become a man of bit taste to
use a term of reproach.
Lord Chief Justice—lt is not polite ; I don't say it is a term
of reproach unless used as such.
Richard Andrews, a working labourer in the service of the
defendant, proved that Sharp, the gardener, usually kept his
dinner in the tool-house, and that slay asked witness who had
taken it.
Wm. Andrews, prior to this affair, was likewise in defen-
dant's service ; cud when witness was succeeded by Sharp, be
gave him up a drawer in the tool-house to keep his provisions in.
Mr. Phillips said he had other witnesses, but did nut think
necessary to call them.
The Solicitor General, as counsel for Mr. Viells, described
him to be a worthy magistrate, and a benevolent man. There
was not the least proof that lie had been iutluerwed by a mali-
cious motive. It was not the value of time article he suspected
to have been stolen which induced him to prosecute. His ob-
ject was to put an end to a species of pilfering, which, to the
defendant's annoyance, as well as other families, was carried on
daily. If the Jury believed that the defendant thought that the
plaintiff bad these provisions from the other servants, then
there was an end to this prosecution.
The Lord Chief Justice in his charge said, there was no evi-
dence that the prosecution was from malice, and the Jury would
consider whether there was such want of probable cause in the
prosecution as would warrant them iu liudiug a verdict fur the
'flue Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 301.
Tim LING V. u14W1.11.
Mr. Seariett moved to put off this trial, oil the absence of a
material wittiest.
'Elia Judge allowed the defendant an opportunity to answer
to the affidavit on which the application was made.

LUI:S V. YAKRow.
This action was brought on a clause of the 90, of Anne, esp.
11. sec. 2. which provides that every person who loses more
than 101. ptaing at cards or dice at one sittin; "hall recover,
by suing within three months after, not only the money lost,
bat treble the amount fur the use of the poor of the parish
where the ganiiii4 occurred.
The plaintiff. who keeps the Rising Sun in Wiudmill-strcet,
In the parish of St. James, nought to recover 191. ltis. which the
defendant won at the game of too, on the 29th of Dec. la2l.
Thildefendant, who is a shoemaker, not satisfied with win-
ning the money, made a boast of his success to the injury of the
plaintilf, who on that account brought the action.
The winning by the defendant at Christmas, 1021, was
proved by several witnesses, and the Jury gave a verdict for the
pluiutilf--Datnages. tir►t, 191. 165.; secondly, treble the above
sum, aiuuunting in all to 191. 4s.

ASSIZE INT EL ii.IG ENC E.

UERTFORD.

During the last Session of Parliament, a third Commission
of gaol delivery for the Home Circuit was determined upon,
as an experiment before the eetairlisliment throughout the
country of Moe, general Assizes annually instead of two.
Mr. Caron Graham and Mr. Justice Bayley, the two Judges
named in the Commission, arrived at Hertford, on aloodey the
Bth inst. and after divine service the former delivered Ilia
charge to the Grand Jury, in which lie kept clear of observa-
tion on the duty they had to perform, and while he eery pa-
thetically lamented the additional trouble entailed upon a
Judge, by so novel ter arrangement, he tressed, utmost
without notice, the benefit arising from the early enlargement
of a person who should be declared by a Jury to be
innocent. In the estimation of Baron Graham, the convenience
of a Judge may be more impertunt than the boleti:4s imps isen
merit of a dozers innocent men for six months, estranged from
their wives and families, rue' forced to aesoeime with the vilest
of their kind. IVe thank God that our feelings are not in is/d-
-iem with those of the learned Baron, and we hope that they
never may he.
lIEKTFORD, Dre. 9.—William Norman, Heater Nash, and
Sarah Wilson. were indicted for having stolen several bank-
notes, amounting to 231. the property of Witham Evans.
On the 2241 of November last the prosecutor, who was a
salesman of Welsh cattle, for his master, Evan Junes, was in
a puhlic•house, in the parish of Colesbill, in this county, which
Ise entered at about six o'clock in the evening. The prisoners
Caine in shortly afterwards, esel, weedier with the prosecutor,
drank a considerable quantity of beer and spirits. The prose-
cutor, becoming intoxicated, fell asleep, when Sarah ‘Vilson,
who sat next to him, took his pocket-hook (in which were the
notes specified in the indiothaent) out of Isis breast coat pocket.
They then left the house ; and, upon tho prosecutor missing
his property, they were apprehended and committed.
The Jury, in about ten minutes, returned a verdict of Guilty
against all the prisoners.
The Learned Judge proceeded to pass sentence of transpor-
tation fur seven years seem Sarah Wilson and Ureter hash ;
and six months imprisoument in the House of Correction upon
NVillesm Norms'.
GA ME LA M Head and Thomas Fowler were
charged with having, on the fleth of November Lust, twos sem
Cur hissing of eleven end twelve in the Mete. unlawfully elo••,eil
into a certaiu wood, called Temple 11 uud, its the parte!' of