The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-29 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

The Jury after deliberating admit half NI hour, attained
the prisoner.
Severs! convictions for petty thefts took Otte dories the
day

ESSEX SESSIONS.
FELONIOUSLY GLEANlNG.—Elizabeth Bradfield and
Elizabeth Ryalt, two young womeu of the labouring
class, were indicted for felodionsly stealiug one peck of
peas in the straw, at Thaxted, on the 29th of August, the
property of Joseph Franklin.
It appeared in evidence that the prosecutor, who is a
farmer at Thaxted, having housed a crop of peas, em-
ployed a woman to glean what remained on the ground,
in order that it might he placed with the rest of the crop.
The prisoners, without the leave of the prosecutor, came
into the fit Id, and tinder pretence of gleaning after the
crop was carried, collected about a bushel of peas,
which they were in the act of carrying oft when they
were detected by the prosecutor, detained, anti now
brought to trial on the charge of feloniously stealing the
same.
The Learned Chairman, in his charge to the Jury, lain
down as a distinct and incontrovertible principle of law, 1,
that to glean corn or other produce from the laud, with-
out
leave or the farmer, was a felonious act. An erro-
lICOIIB 111)11011 he was aware, prevailed amongst the poor,
that after a crop is carried they have a right, by ancient
custom, to come upon the farmer's land and glean what Is
left behind. No such custom existed generally in this
kingdom. It was contrary to every principle of common
sense and reason, and as well might a custom to take any
other part of a inati's property be set up. The practice of
gleaning was frequently allowed by 'farmers by permission,
hut was not rumpled in any Clivaillol whiol, et..lld be sup-
ported in law. Vossilly, in some parts of the kingdom,
Boleti a costues lie supported, by lots; and ancient
iist.tre ; but, as a gimcnil custi..nt thronghout the kingdom,
it a wholly without li tindation.—lf the priscaters in the
pre,. id C.151' 101. t. thr ..ls in dpit,llolll without the farmer's
It Hi a ft ior mds intention, they would be guilty
of the offence charged in tint indictment.
The dairy foam! lonli the piisunera Guilty; and toe
:otirt, taking into their considertni in the probable cir-
eamstame this llr y hatl taken the property under a min
pos•o/ 1011 to glean, st. traced them only to one moult's
iiii;,tittottinent in titt lobsc of Coin:cajun.

Voitte.

LO W.sTL:EET.

Q.. Wednesday al too o'clock, Geoiamin nas
loouJit into this HIM C to intileigo non.iiter exaditination, Oil
the charge of Italia; ultiaii.ed money from several turbo,_
WI.: ea* hike ideteuces.
Mr. C. Phillips attended as Counsel fur the accused.
Si. R. ii iii. aril Mr. Minslitill were the pre!.iclis);, . 700.
.rats.s, cn 1 :IVr defetidiant was brought 10. A letter. signed
.• W.1!,e;„1,.)," %sub j:1(9 the tionds of the klustistiatea,,
ahi :Ai: port of %Mich is as, I lug he had made some oise”set its,
e hit it tio,,red him to t.odieve that he had been on: ,i.d.ess in
Dir. Bluomficld a ith a Iran:talent
that Ililaer the l ircutristane: b In
and lie :1 sO by lite...alike of 'di soli:tun.
lii R. Miruie vskttl theft: nus flu) mune agamst
the del...infant
A k.nii (email, woo a as under:dots:fon ilea split iterisiep,:e4l
forwaid, and tsip, that lie kid to al/ply l':•r the fordier dc-
Imo ))))) of the prialiscr, UM behalf of a )Ir, A:. ;n4ll,
had a charce to pet fer aptinst him of oils— o,d;nueri SOL
mond the pronine of procuring him a ru • ;1•101s iu the
army, rilrott::h the interest or Sir Ikujamiii bloonelield•
Sir R. Birnic asked if the salient:l that any raliwatit or
oiler documout in support of ibis ap,:lit 0110•1?
The solicitor said lie had only : tette' float Mr..Aspin.ol,
slating tin• crcumstanees of lite illeget:
solnuitied to their I,ll+l is the a15..1
wnice lilt 1110.Si:1111A, and is Clst, lee.Ce 5.: n..; kod'
1:10,4 of Mt Aspinall'a I lid is.cosi: I, 01 tw.tlH'•,y 'lLai au, .
other (awe, to :nand to prefer Its charge, lire miser
utylti nut lu be detatiee.l.
Mr. Mix-hull said, Inc gentlemen m:s.ist iced .he t. ter.
The solicitor read a 1151Ition of it, wain e.l, tinit the
rifer being t °lnc time 155 ; ri.Clvre 1. I ..tamosiort,
had been introduced to Mr. Dl'. ~4;:eld. at Ca— ri :sew of Sir
Genjansin, :Led the f niner tilti.ll6gb the interest
of the Litter, to procure him a c 111111iSbiGir/, 1., on his militan-
t tug 20:11. a hicli buns w a, to be de, ii-ited in the hands of Mi.
tiod.:sun, Bluonitiehr. solicitor. That sum was accordingly
ad% ant ed upon the coierition that it would he Jelinn,ed in,
....nth, if the
. ion of Out time he liad ap,die.: iur in: Irian, of his inuiley,
one commission noi hero .11 the meatiti tide I.roethed,
out ire could luta Erases. it.
scummed the soli( it or, that if Use t argai:
nab for a commission to roe arm), the I.lirrila•er was liahle
penal c•si.a..o.•ucer, as adl as the , main selling.
:sit ft, hating loolset. at Mr. A spin ill', iet..vr,
nh-
~rsraviMao Mr. A. blaled that be had taken a Lill of Mr,
•tluulrfield for she nottey.
'the nor said that the had since her oi.hunourtd,
and cc that the givitt.:, die Nit nas a contint,ati ))))
of toe .-1(111• l'o
:"111 it ildoie said many bills we: r ii:shontsure.l, atid
lm is: hl the aceeptioA of tile bill I.) sir. Aspisiall is as I.liii.
salon la as tctura of the Mune:, at least iu dista‘ an ay as
i'se flood.
Sir R. Bintie said the Magistrates eettaiiily could not it •
privy a British sul:j ct of his liberty Noon such ground. :15
I hose .4:111.'d by the solicitor. fir this ophoiou Mr. 'I
coincided.
Sir R. Mimic asked if ally other person had a charge to
',refer, :.ad receiving no answer, iie sat,: the lir:sutler Ito.
disehasged.
Mr. Phillips said, now that the rrisolier was di,elati...cd
.1 nut the pcwil I otist.itic tees ui to. n. ctr.ntion made agdinst
hint, he 1)01 ed the Magisirews would iitd think it ass lot i usbbl
all his pan if :se a.itlttSSe'l 1.. 145'111 Inc or IWO 010.ci sail:Jos
upon the case. The docei: to air drat the Charge was
; ithili.iwn; nioi anxious to ef or his 01811 11;11.1Ciel and
that or others, as names had uri.4 urfairly dragged
heroic fast , relic in the tepwl Is ouch bad linen given of the
ea: • is ii. :1 iru, too, ull,nl ea•purte statements.
Of ue.s, rein:. it his cheat had great reason till t ompls iu ; Mld
ace of the mention therein of certain honourable
lull' :duals, NI,. Bloomfield !lad nun acted him to say a few
st toils in expla.no hot.
Mr. Phillips then Weal on to state, that the defendant
had never represented himself to be the nephew of Sir
Benjamin Bloomfield, though he was relatcd to that ins.

tinguished officer; and that lie never bad made any other
use of that circumstance, than by saying that it gave him
an interest which he thought he po d. it had been
insinuated, that his real name was not Bloomfield, but
that insinuation was false. There was one circumstance,
which be trusted the generosity of the Press would make
known to the world ; it was, that before the bond, alsicb
the defendant had given to Mr. Shearley was done, the
latter called at the defendants chambers, and having de.
mended the fulfilment of the engagement in rather per.
emptory terms. 111 r. Bloomfield went to his desk, took
out 2001. in notes, and offered them to Mr. Shearley, bat
that gentleman not having the bond with him, would not
accept of the payment without cancelling the obligation,
and therefore declined taking the money at that time.....
fiko attempt bail been made to create as impression that
Sir Benjamin BI ,onifield was in SOME way concerned in
the transaction imputed to the defendant ; the ilefendent
had therefore instructed him to say, that it the name of
that honourable individual had been mentioned, it wos
without his (Sir B. B's) sanction or knowledge
Alter some consnhatiiin between the magistrates, Mr.
Minshull said, that under all the circumstances, they
were of opinion that the defendant should tiod good sect,
rity for his appearance at the Sessions, to answer any
charge that might lie preferred against him.
Mr. Phillips submitted, that as there was really no
charge *gaunt the defendant, such a course was Unlit
ecasary.
Mr. Minshull said, the magistrates thought it was eXpe•
client that sonic security should be given for the apper-.
ance of the defendant, it he should be wanted, and he
must therefore give bail, himself in 10.1. and two sureties
in 101. each, before lie was set at liberty.
The defendant was accordingly given once more into
the custody of Westbrook, the gaoler, until he should
give the required sureties.

ACCIDENT AT NEWBOTTLE COLLIERT.SoMC
masons who were employed in repairing or altering 'lie
chimney in the engine in the Tsne conj. •y, at about hell
past ten o'clock on Wednesday night, ct...ipisined of w:t
of air. Curry, one of the water men, in order to remedy
this inconvenience, broke down a stopping, but uncut tr.
natel.., by mistake, broke one that led Ono au old wrste,
the toui air in wine,' Borst into tae nit and ignited, but
being what is celled a s.aiidl•ig tire. soon Vol Id
net.—
Curry was suffocated on the s:iot ; tl.e rest of the wen
escaped (st,,ac of il m throng.' the fire) to the bottom of
the shaft, :"nett burnt. tin the workmen eum'iig
down ..1 14 o'clock kilie hour el the accident
'was ,Iscoveied, a<nJ ere, y (ALI tion made save Curry,
but ssithott eifcct. best 101 mum who sec.,' into the most
Jan.-elm 4 pails of the pi' wei c ovcreoine by the foulls cis
0, in, elr, and wer' oria4l.l I" et tutu. On ea.: arrives! cf
Ai. tile ricwcr ef Ole ,inincd; ite.y descended
e int c. rge Steel, the ovetno,t :tut' aticthee. They were
w1:1-,, ft. Sicel, who was munch weakeite‘l by
i‘• Ins trier Ocoee: c,•11: r. ; ill fell
•-.-aCt/s, a; w.et (ulled out .0 the Lotto nof the slnift by
t''? en: in a Afelims state. He was pat Lao a cal.,
,0,41 e,,, ;tilt se near ; the jolting of the caul re-
store 1 i• I we. a C to say Ise has si •.ce
. el.Yr{ C'. ; • steel e.0.1t1 lie rescued
cro.. int • in.:llion, •;!• . :tt k was Bed. In all, a met.
.ast. - ift!tA, aud too of Otos, Curry mod Steel, have
II Itiverl.pi,ities. _ _ .

f0110v.7,.; a !vertiseinent
••. i •'• !, I:xciar Atired.—" IVhertas Eh!.
.* • ...se Sheri'. of Cohimpton,
• i.!, • j • •
'ay cf Atsost. last (being Cie c h
I;-- . 'her said !sustaind ssith.,ut a ..y other
,• • • . ,a• ..•ao that of her own procuring, atal
•^t :!f: I •.., said In.shant: was would to deserve
(' •• ;r), e;le lost dal resal virtue, as
“1:0 ;Its, •si•he to saawe and isrotalitu, h.r a4viser bad
t net at ! 'lbis is la caution all
,•.--.•.• s ,ioa to tit;:t '•e: oat toy recia,m, as such debt or
• c!.ii will Ombejiail by roe; anal as.tbt said glizabeth
'-',here :nay planks:: sap.ie nib-r tr.et it ta Arri..eer to 01 •
:es re, e•at she is abuts, fit y!.ors of age, in-statnre,
it ;ace, flattish nose, waseiy eyes, bad leash, squints
anti caooot read or sew NTllhatit spectacles; she
co •tiatiet. alanis Cul :Arm until the of Salm avd
then leach- toe. a. 'Winless ha••
Ott Tuesday evening, between five and six o'clock, as
Mr. Iliad:moor, of St. Paul's Churchyard, was iirocreci-
ing to his country-house at Wandsuorth, on foot, bug
too late for the regular stage, near Hyde-park-corner lie
was knocked down and robbed of his valaable gold watch,
chain, and seals, several sovereigns, its fact, every pocket
was emptied except one, and he was so extremely beaten
and ill treated, that he did not recover his recollection
or senses until NVednesilay morning, Isis family nits!).
while remaining ignorant of what had taken place.—
All he remembered of the attack is as follows :--That
after lie had passed the tollgate at Hyde-park-corner,
about !Ira) yards into Knightsbridge, his course was im-
peded by a woman, which he concludes was by clesi4ii,
awl Its she was contseced with the gang of s; at
the sn a time Ise received a violent blow on the rig t
side 4.1 the lace, which kitoeke ! ice down, and which
blow and fall deprived him of his senses, and lie did net
re, over himself till five o'clock on Wednesday morning
aid on coining to himse II he perceived he was its a room
w:th lour met standing by biin, but where is was iie
cannot exactly say, he believes it was in St. George
Hospital, when recollecting what had taken place, and
the distress which his family would experience in conse-
quence of his not arriving at home at his usual time.
and being absent all -night, he proem:A a coach, and
proceeded with all possible speed to his house, where
medical and every other assissatice was procured him by
his afflicted family.
A mot; Iliu •:ariei,c tiiimance icvniceij St .lac house
of Capt. litilLeck, in Middlclireci, firiblituss, on 'rho.-
day afternoon. The !el sant, ;!'arl went up to an attic
taking sviih her a child of Carr. B.'s, a finc boy, beaween
three and row years of :vac, anti while she was engaged
'll putting ois her gown, the little fellow unpereeivet .
..usned sir the sash, and leaning out of the window, lo3t
a is equilibrium,atid fell headlong into the street. '111C:ktill
Of the unfortonate child was so dreadfully (factored by
the tall that he survived only a few minutes. The pa-
rents of the infant have beets almost ever since its a Slate
of distraction.

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OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.
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WEDNisDAY, OCT. 24.—This morning these Scubas
commenced before the 'tight Hon. the Lord Mayer, Chief
Justice Abbott, Mr Justice Park, and Mr. Arabia, who
officiated for the Common Sergeant, he being absent un ac.
eount of indisposition.
William Maynard was indicted for breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of Edward Told, and stealing a variety
of property, consisting of books, money, &c. The case was
made out by several witnesses, and the Chief Justice summed
up, and the Jury, after some short consultatiou, found the
prisoner Guilty—Death.
DARING HIIIIiIPAT ROIIIERT.—. William Grady was I
put to the bar, charged is ith putting in tear and taking from
he person of Mr. James Walden a valuable gold watch, his
property. This case excited much interest, the prisoner being
one of the desperate gang that have been before the public in
the case of the late rescue. It appeared that on the nth
inst. Mr. Walden was passing duwo James-street, Oxford-
road, when the prisoner met him, and striking him a violent
blow, snatched his watch sad ran off. He war soon after
iiken into custody, and the prosecutor bring positive as to
the person of the prisoner, and he having no defence to
make the Jun, under the direction of the Lord Chief Jus-
.ce, found him guilty.
Anne Norris sold Mary Palmer were indicted for assaulting
J. aompsun, and stealing 3s. from his person.
The prosecutor is a printer, residing at Cambridge, and on
the tith instant, as he was walking in Whitechapel, Palmer
came mooing towards him, seemingly in great agitation,
and begged fur God's sake that he would tonne with her to
the assistance of a person who was in great distress, lie
accompanied her to a house near the spot, and went up stairs
into a bed rowel, where Norris made her appearance and
demanded some money a for the room." The prosecutor,
astonished ut this demand, refused to give any, mid was
anxious to make Isis exit; hut the pi isoner placed her buck
against the door, and swore is ith a disgusting oath that she
would have some money, or he should nut go out of the house
olive. Apprehensive of some violence, he gave he, a shil-
ling, but that would nut satisfy them, ant' he gave them two
shillings mole. They still continued in I hreuten him, and
eutleavoured to rite his pockets. lie at length got taut and
%scut done stair,; but they followed and dragged him
tato another room, where it hey got him on the boor, nod
Lanais said several times" Murder the He celled
" murder" several times, but no one came but a set of frt.
loos, i lio got round the door, sand one of them put up the
shutters, w (wig rto favour the object of the prisoners. At
leavh, otter a drapes air it niggle, he succeeded m extricating
himself, and escaped. He gave information at Lambeth
sl reet, where he pi °cured the assisiunee of some officers, who
went to the saute house nod took the prisoners into custody.
It appeared that, in the scuttle, he had ha the finger of one
of them, and on eza iii iii ing the hand uf Palmer, a wound was
found 011 one alter lingers, which appeared ho have been
recently inflicted.
Verdict—Guilty, Death.—Aced 21 and 16.
The Learned Judge, in the caurt :of 116 charge to the Jury,
oh-ersed, that it was lamentable su •11 at scene as had been
described should occur in the heart of the metropolis,
awl almost at noon day ; and he thought it Was a mister
well deserving the attention uf the Magistrates iu whose dis-
tract it happened.
TIMUItbDAV, OcT. 93. RIBINERT aw a SEMPANT.—
Edward Hill, aged It was capitally indicted for stealing a
Al. note, several articles of jewellery of very considerable
value, aid other property, in the duelliii;-liouse of Mr. J.
Bennett Morris.

The prosecutor is a highly respectable sur4eon, residing in
Nary(ebony, and some time ago the prisoner wed bard, into
li.s service, Ile had not been long in the house whoa Mr.
Morris missed several articles of iris ellery, n,l. note, usda
giniatity of runs, broody, Ec. Some suspicion fell up an t lie
prisoner, and he was accused, hut denied all knowledge of
the missing property. An officer searched the house of the
pr,.oner's father, where he found a quantity of ditferent outs
of spoils. Mr. Morris, anxious to recover the more valu-
able pail of the property, made a promise to the prisoner
that he would not take any mew tires against hint if he
would confess what lie had done with the other articles.—
Upon this promise lie confessed that lie had stolen a pair of
♦ti y large gold ear-rings, such as worn in the Eist Indies
by ladies of rank, and some other sulkies. These were
found at the shops where the prisoner had sold them. These
rite prisoner declared were all he had taken, but Mr. Morris,
convinced that he hail robbill him to a numb greater amount,
inane further digniry, and found that the prisoner had sold
a tst i:ted gold chain of considerable IcaAth, a seal, some silk
aro( and other similar articles, his property, at dif-
ferent shops. A more inmate search ails then made at the
f ither's bane, and in a u it underneath the stairs a purse,
containing 11s. if lama. s, and several gold articles, mere
found. The purse and buttons a ere identified by Mr. Morris,
latter, in ci.nsequence ,f these discoveries, caused the
to be apprehended.
Tac prsoner did not deny Ili. 01W11 guilt, but accused a
respectable tradesman of inciting him to rob his master.
The tradesman stepped into the box, and sole ly pro
tested the entire falsehood of the prisoner's accusation.
The Jury found him Guilty—Death; but recommended
Wm to mercy, on account of Ms youth.
Mary Anne Sullivan, Anne Finney, Eliza )telly, and
Illrhoel Simmons were capitally indicted for feloniously
es:quilling Lewis Baptiste, it the lowish of Si. Mary-le-
S!riiid, and taking from has person 144. 6d. his properly.
This is:4OllC or the cases ot outrage and rubbery a hie!)
have lately been so frequent by abandoned women, alio are
constantly tin the watch to entice men iota infamous houses
fur the purpose of plunder. The occurrence took place in
Swan-yard, about live o'clock in the afternoon of VI" edues•
day last, under circumstances of almost unparalleled all 'icily.
The prisoner Simi ..... i.dinitted in het defence, that she
was the mistress of the house a here the rubbery was com-
mitted.

F our men were called on behalf of Simmons, w ho all swore
that she was a very upright woman
Nil. Justice Parke, in summing up, strongly reprobated
the ?Invent attempt to impose upon the wart and jury, by
Mincing loin men to sneer that a woman, who by her own
admission was the keeper of a common brothel, and was
living upon the wages of iniquity, earned by the prostitution
of the unhappy )(sung creatures at the bar, was n woman of
fir character in the world. lle hot ed this would be the last
t'me any thing of this sort would be practised, as it really
l-aded materially to diminish the respect usually paid to
Willies,cl as to character.
The Jury found Tamer and Sullivan Guilty—Denth, aged
each 16, and acquitted the other two. The convicts were
recommended to mercy on account of their youth.
Yaiu.tv, OCT. Z.—Benjamin Abbot was capitally con-
victed for stealing a horse, the property of Samuel Mania.

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Nowell Wilkinson and Joseph Marsden were indicted
for stealing 1,0931b5. of Guinea grain, the property of J.
Marsh, on the Hwy. Thames.
In consequence of the non.appearance of the prosecutor
and several witnesses, whose names were called, and the
deficiency of evidence, Mr. Justice Park directed as
Acquittal, and ordered that the recognizance. of the ab-
sent witnesses to he entreated, and that no expenees should
be allowed, except to those whine who had attended.
There was another indictment against the prisoners for
stealing a quantity of nee 'tnics, in which Mr. Maeda
was also prosecutor, but Mr. Justice Park would not allow
it to he called on, but directed Mr. Marsh, the prosecutor,
should be sent for.
CHARIPI op Muni:rm.—Daniel Harley was charged
with the murder of one Charles Harris.
Ann Ealing statr,d, that on the 17th lust. she, in com-
pany with the deceased, went into the Spread Eagle, in
Shoreditch, where the prisoner was bitting. Witness
placed herself by the side of the table, when the prisoner
came from the tire-place and struck her twice. Harris
was sitting on the other side of the table, mid struck the
prisoner. Prisoner then gave Harris a violent blow on
the ribs, and after wards struck him violently with a whip
lie had in his hand, a hich occasioned him to fall. %Vitoria
then snuck prisoner over the head atilt a pint put. Pi i-
goner then left the room, but shortly after retorned, and
reromminced his Assault on deceased and on witness.
The deceased was rather in liquor. She had known
Harris fur two sir three years; he had always been in good
health.
Mr. Gardiner, the landlord of the Spread Eagle, recol-
lected a dispute, but could not speak to any of the pat ti-
culars.
George Cormick and William Porde° corroborated the
statement of the first witness.

Mr. Parkinson, surgeon, saw the deceased on Saturday ;
lie was in a dangerous state ; on Sunday he died ; on
Monday the body was opened, when lie discovered some
ribs to have been broken, and the appearance 01 a dis-
eased spleen f upon a closer examination, he could not
lake upon himself to say it had occasioned death ; a blow
bad certainly been given, but he again repeated that it
was not certain that death was the effect ot it.
The Chid Justice here interposed, and said it would be
too much to allow the prisoner to remain at the bar alter
this doubt had been expressed, and directed an acquittal.
AIANSLALOHTEM.—Edward Homer was charged with
killing and slaying John NVilson. It will be recollected
that Wibon met his death in a pugilistic rencontre v.ith
the pi isouer at Westminster. The prisoner ‘4 as arraigned
on the Coroner's vet duct; the Coroner's inquisition was
proved to contain some informality, and the (Park)
directed an acquittal.
Mr. Justice I'lU k expressed a wish that better attention
should be given to these matters in tutu e..
James Barran, and Margaret, hiss lie, were indicted
for stealing a quantity of linen, apparel, silver 01114111 CH
,Sec. value 1001., the property of N. M. Rothschild, Esq. ill
his dwelling house.
J. Joss, a Bow-street horse patride, deposed, that in
consequence of ialormation, he searched the house of Bar-
rett, at Highgate, where he found the above properly
concealed asimegst tlw bed clothes. The next day lie told
Barrett he had searched his house, and found a large
quantity of linen, notch finer titan lie thought a Mall in his
condition could attord to wear. Leon this Bs. tall put
his hand upon the shirt lie had on, and said, " I Assays
wear good linen, look at this shirt." I 'it lie 30th August
witness again searched the house, cm' At,,. Barrett was
then present. Ile then found a considerable quantity
more of hue,., books, &c. concealed in a very cations
manlier amongst the bed clothes. While lie was making
the search, Mrs. Barrett said she would give any thing if
lie would desist ; to which he replied, that lie believed her
to be a sery bad woman, and she mast consider herself his
prisoner. lie took her to Mr. Roilischild's house.
Fiances Fazakerly, a housemaid to Mr. Rothschild, de-
posed, that for five weeks before Barrett was apprelienh-
ed, he was constantly at the house, with the permission of
Mr. Rothschild. Mrs. Barrett was the dairymaid in the
family. This witness identified several ot the articles
produced to be the property of Mr. Rothschild. The pri-
soners were left in the care of the house on two occasions,
when the family. Caine to town.
J. Hall, footman to prosecutor, identified sonic plate.
J. Windt put in a written defence, in whirl. lie stated,
that he had lieretufure Inane a goutl character, and re-
quested, it. lie shunld Ire sentenced to transportation, that
ids only child might he allowed to go with I .
Airs. Barrett said, her husband knew nothing of the
matter, and that sonic of the articles produced were gis en
.o her by a lodger of het's, in lieu of a debt.
The Chief Justice, in sinutnieg up, left it to the Jury,
whether they could safely conclude, that property to the
arousal of had been taken away at one time. His
Lordship also thew their attention to the law, with respect
to wail and wile ; telling theta, that if they should be of
opinion Met the robberies were committed by the wite, ill
the presence and under the controtil of the husband, they
would hod hint alone guilty ; if, CIA the other hand, they
should think that she had cot iiiii itleit the It-lonics with
the privity of her husband, they would acquit him, and
convict her. _ .

the Jury tumid James Banat' guilty of stealing to the
amount of 395., and acquitted the wife.
Novi ell Wilkinson and Joseph Marsden were agnie put
to the bar, and charged upon an indictment with steaiiiig
6,6361115. of mix voinica, the propel ty ulJailies Marsh and
others, iu a boat on the liver 'rilelliC3.*
Mr. Law, its stating the circumstances of the case,
said, that he believed the real intention of the prisoners to
have been to defraud the Customs ; hit iii the prosecution
of that fraud, lie should contend, that they hail been guilty
of felony, inasmuch as they had deprived she teal owners
of die 'tux 110111iCil of their 'tropes ty. The leached Coun-
sel then proceeded to call Mr. Marsh, amid a Iltllltht'l tit'
ether witnesses, to prove the case.
The evidence having been gone through,
Mr. Broderick submitted two objections to the form of
the indretinent, but they west civet-titled by the Court.
'floe prisoners ►aid, in their defence, !oat they were
employed by one W. Marsden, and did nut know they
were doing wrong.
On their behalf, Mr. Broderick called Mr. J. Cooper,
who deposed that 3lr. William Marsden applied to Into to
lend his name for the purpose of passing the entry of some
aux 'viatica through the customs for exportation. Wit-
ness consented, and applied to Marsh and Co. upon the
subject, and they precured the necessary warrants front
the Custom-house, for the exportation of the mix vomica.
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the lending his name, and 'storing it lands* usual bond.
Cross-esansioed.—lie did not know was air. W. Mars-
den wanted to use his name, instead of his own. He was
not prepared to say that the whole was a smuggling trans.
action.
Mr. Justice Park, la charging the Jury, said, they
would have the goodness, If they considered the prisoners
guilty, to state to him especially whether they famed the
nue comics to Ise the property of the Willies Marsden •
who had been spoken of, or of Mr. Cover, who had
stated that the goods were entered and passed in his name.
Hie reason for Wishing that from the Jary was, that as it
had been prowled in evidence that William Marsden was
present when the goods were removed from the bags, surd
ashes substituted, Ise (Mr. Justice Park), and his learned
brother were of opinion, that if the Jury thought he was
the bent fide owner of the property, there was great
doubt whether it could be deemed a felony. If thr y
thought William Marsden was the owner, the point would
be reserved for the opinion of the twelve Judges.
The Jury found the prisoners guilty, and that the flux
comics was the property of W. Marsden.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FRIDAF, Oct. 28.
LIABILITV OF OALIIIIIII...,OARNETT V. VILLAS.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who resi tea
at Worcester, against the defendants, who were proprietors
of the Worcester mail, to recover the value of a parcel lost
by the negligence of their servants.
The cause was tried at the Sittings alter Trinity Term,
1820, and a verdict found for the plaintiff. The plaintiff,
on the nib of September, 1819, wrote a letter to his correse
pondents, Messrs. Moore and Stranger, desiring them to
send a quantity of saraeoet„ of the value of 01. The article
was accordingly packed is the form of a parcel, and carried
to the office of the Bull and Mouth lon. It was then con-
veyed by the Worcester mail to the Green Man and Stilt,
Oxford-street, where it was taken out nail left at the defen-
dant's office, to be forwarded by another coach, called the
heavy coach. The parcel was lust out of the said heavy
coach, but it did ant appear by what means. Before it wee
I ked, the defendant eallibited the usual notice, stating
that the coach proprietors would not he answerable fur any
parcel above the value of five pounds unless specially insured;
nod the (medial for the opinion of the Court was, to hethi. r
the plaintiff was eutitled to recover in this action, the parcel
having bee] booked in the usual way, and not paid fur, ;,
being above the value of 51.) If the Court should be of
opinion the plaintiffcould recover, the verdict was to stun.';
but if they decided on the contrary, a nousuit was to be
entered.
'Cite Cow t, having heard Mr. Chitty for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Pollock fur the defendant, gave judgment. They held,
that it was clearly a case of gross negligence on the part of
the defendant's servants. Lill case the parcel had gone by the
mail the loss would not then have happened. It was not to
be considered a loss by accident or mistake. The parcel was
carried to the office sad booked for the mail. It did not
aowever go by the mail, bait was .rot by ■nether coach.—
That was an act Anne by the deli ialmit's servants for ins be-
relit, and the Court would lose si4lit a cominim sense if t.ley
did not consider the plaintiff eutilleti to recover.
Tee verdict, under all the cuenumtances, nits entered for
lie plaintiff.
Several ntner special questions were argued, but none of
public importance.

On Thursday afteinoon last, between four and
five o'clock, all aid I ttttt se, corner of Maddux-stret I, IZe.r.enty
sits eet, which had formerly bee swell kouiv a by the imine of
the S Whew-street eating-house, fell with a toeineitions
crash, by which a wonsaii.named taunt:ale, with her intuit,
u hoe child about IS months old, were killed. 'l'he husband
of Mis. Glanville was a carpenter employed in building the
new houses in Regent-street, and lived with hi- family in tile
house which fell, for convenience. Ile had paid no rent for
some time pastas the house was condeinned.—Some person
had previously told them it would fall in twenty-four hour •,
and they made up their minds to quit it on Thursday morning.
Toe husband was at work, and ut tile time above mentioned
it was observed the walls were giving way. Mrs. Glanville
heard a creak, and her eldest son, 14 sears, instantly ran oa!;
she seised the infant, and another had, two years old, to
follow, hut she only reached the door when the house fell
burying herself and the lanai in the ruins. The other chili
was pitched into the street, rind was taken to '4r. Bo tprite:-.
by Gook, the constable, a hen it ails found lie had receive•.
no se. iou, injury. Gook and Westbrook, and as officer of
liarlborough-srr.•et, procured some men, who dug out the
dead bodies of Mr-. t.lativille mid her infant. While they
were enraged in se doing, at gentleman awned Cassainujor,
who wits accidt ntally 1: a-sing, and otwerving them in a -
rilous sit ual tun, under the pat ty•os all, a hi eh was on the p.oot
of lalliiis, gave the officers a guinea to procure more flu
to prop it up, a hich was immediately dour.

‘Vetlitesday morning an imiiiis,rion was taken irr rite
bed-room of the workinstr..e of the Liberty or the Rolls,
in Breant's-builditr,s, Chancery lane, before T.Stirlint,
El. Coroner, on the body of %V.Ciiiton. a yosiog man,
octweeli ly aid `t:o. it appeared, that on Monday last,
the deceased attended toe ionerJl of a pers./11 who com-
muted suicide in littu4liton-sircet, Clare-market. lie
aticrwartts went amongst his acquaintances, told, shas-
ittg bands with them, took his leave, saying, that he
door so nething, that when they wt re told they wou!d
i.e .t,iirprised at, and they woriliqsce Min no !mar. He
then weta home to his mother, who lives in Swaii.yard,
%V iiite's•alley, Chaucery-lane, where lie W.lll seized with
violent pains and Vollllllll2 ; he laid himself on the bed,
and calling his mother, told her, that un his way' home
coon the funeral he had purchased a penit worm of
arsenic at a chytni.A's shop, which he had eat not or the
paper as he walke I alon;. The deceased assittned no
cause for the rash act, but the Cheuntit,tices or hgviry
attended the itineral above relied, together with the
observations of the persons assembled to witness the
mullein, which had worked Moor his brain, in a moa-
ner lie could not account tor. Mr. O en, a medical
gentleman, in Chancery-lane, attended, and adminis.
tered a strong etnet.c, which although it (Iterated eery
powerfully, had Fa) effect, the (keened expired in great
Jolty about an hour afterwards. Tex J•zry retumeta a
verdict—that the deceased pouolicil himself in a fit of
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LONDON„LONDAY, OCT. 29.
Three o'clock, p.ot
The Paris papers of Thursday last arrived yester-
day. The following are extracts:—
Punts, Ocr 24.—The King transacted business
kith his Ministers, the Duke of Richelieu, and the.
I\l inister of Marine.
The King of Englund is expected at Paris on the
.5.h of November. His Britannic Majesty will alight'
at the Hotel of his Ambassador, Faubourg Saint
I lonore.
The Marquis Latour Maubourg, Ambassador of
France to the Sublime Porte, will leave Paris at the
end of the month for Constantinople.
De Ruault was executed this day upon the Place
(le Greve. He was brought Out this morning, from
the Biectre to the Concie!ierie. A few minutes
after a respectable ecclesiastic attended to afford him
the consolation of religion. De &milli received it
with gratitude and resignation At a quarter before
four o'clock he was led to the Salle of the Concier-
genie, where the last preparations were made to
convey him to the place of execution. De Ruault
Lowed and thanked the keeper of the Conciergerie,
as well as his assistants, the attention they had
shcivi: him. He then mounted the fatal cart. His
h,ok was calm and resigned. Arrived at the foot
of the scaffild, De Ruault fell on his knees upon the
fir-a step, and received the benediction of the con-
t,2ssor. He then mounted the scaffold with a firm
slcp, and died with courage, but without audacity.
NAwithstanding the weal her was wet, an immense
crowd attended the execution.
The last letters from Lisbon announce that M.
Pamplona is no longer Minister of War. They have
given him a successor ad interim.
Several Journals have for some time announced
the death of the fituous Bergami, as having hap-
pened u few days after the death of the Queen of
Laghrod. The Journals of Belgium, upon letters
received from Italy, deny this report, and add, that
the Chamberlain enjoys good health in his chateau.