The National Register.
London, England, 1819-04-26 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

and honour the witneesea for the crown had borne the most Bat•
tering, testimony ; and upon the judgment of those persons did the
plaintiff's rest their claims. • There was no proof whatever of im-
proper selections being made, and he was sure the Jury would
agree with him in thihking, even if theylaintihk were disposed to
take a etep which want consistent with fair dealing; that Mr.
Robins would not, to answer any mime cad, betray his character
as a man. or warp his judgment, 10 suit the purposes of fraud.
'Those insinuations wore neither fair nor well founded. but
• laying aside sal allusions to *Slavic, bow did the matter really
btami ? What was the essential diforence between the estimates
for the crown and for the claimants? The first person called for
the crown gave his valuation at $0541. The next bidding. at one
ump went up to 5363/.; and then came MT. Williams, who, he
was entitled to call a witness on the same side, and whose esti-
mate reached 53 vs?. He It no hesitation in believing, that if a
fourth had been called, he would have gone still further, and
court at once to -the estimate of Mr. Robins; and, indeed, when
it was recollocted that the persons who had been nailed were the
constant surveyors for the crown, and consequently sin likely to
bear too hard upon their employers, he had no doubt that the duty
would, in a moment, come to the conclusion that the sum claimed
by the defendants was fair and moderate, and su:h as ought not
conscientiously to be disputed: .
Mr. Cumnitus made an ingeninns speech on the same side;
and Nil. Smedley having sunnued up the evidenoe, the Jury
found, by their verdict, the value of tl,e premises to be 'I'IIREP.
THOUSAND miff HUN HARD POU:sIDS.

01.1) BAILEY SESSIONS.
MONDAY, APRIL 26.

EHArmes BENNFTT.—This mos niug, 011111 e dodges en-
tering the Court, thi, poisoner Y'll3 1111( to the Bar, when
an affidavit was presented by him to their Lordships, im-
ploring their arrptiescciice in allowing his Ilia' to stand
soser instil the next So onion, as, in consequence of his very
scrod eio 111 l knurl •u Salon:ay afternoon, lie would not be
utile to weet the charge against him these Sessions, ss Melt
their Lordships ago red to. It wit. then intimated to him
that his %Intl would co 1111 l ',nee the first day next Sessions.
Ills ni. •is seemed perfectly childish. tie wits dressed
ill a genteel suit of black, and grey pantaloons.
Joseph 111111101, vile of the prisunCts who had on Fri-
day last pleaded Not (jollity of hating had in his possession
forged Bank of England notes, knowing them to he
toil get!. was then arraigned, and his plea having been rc-
curded, lie now, in emisequeosee of the Bank of England
having permitted him to retract his plea, pleaded Guilty,
which subjects hit» to 14 years' transportation.
• Thomas Jelient t was then arrailosed on a similar cliargr
to that of whirh lie la as acquitted on Sat urdry,
him with having, nil the I Ids of September last, stolen mat
of L letter, which had come into his 1111,111eibi,111
his Sillti4iioll at the General Post-Office, a lot. Bank of
England note, that had on that day lieu sent by Mr. 'fie-
say, residing in Leiersier-square, to a gentleman living at
Little Stoneham, Sutfoih.

il.onton goartiets.

CORN-EXCHANGE, Monday, April e 6.
We hrve had but few arrivals of Wheat from our coast since
last Monday, but prime samples fully maintained our last pric.
Barley is dull in sale and 24. cheaper. there being but few buyer.;
at market. Oats were brisk, but the price of that article is declin-
ing. Beans and Peas support our last prices. In other articles
slime is no alteration and very Buie business doing.

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lesser Nleasuie
MO NU♦ Y.
C. S.
58 a 61
63 a 68
4J a 461

42 a 46
:12 a 40
113 a 7 6
20 a 28
23 u
48 a 53
30 a 44
42 a 46
40 a 46
42 a 45
42/. a 44i.