The National Register.
London, England, 1818-12-14 00:00:00

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emit the one tlisdef tXIIIIIIII.II init.
The Recorder seemed snr„rised nt the Tepees!. He re-
quested to know why the story Mid emetic so •ttoprecedeotrd
ill miplicatioa. He never beard of such a thing before.:
The Foreman said, their application to the same effect the
night before had neen attended to, unit he trusted that no
I.lbjeCliusi ~113 he host ntadß tom regnlation which had
ate lick him mill his fellows **high') here's:try,
The Recorder observed. That it might have been dine the
night beetirei but that wasmot to hr considered a: pert:viten!.
lie did not .re any povsihle purpoie it coedit answer, eserpt
that of thrown% tehinttatiou‘ limo' tradesmen ne tespretable
as the gentlemen of the Jury themselves.
The Fineman of the Jury sated, it had been observed fre•
gauntly 11141 wiineeses seemed to oil mut if Wry thought it in-
dispeosololy uut•es*mry to deviate in no respect from the
e% 'deuce that went before, on the came side ; they paid the
monist attemiou to who' was going forward, and often acted
un the principal of iscipilescenee.•
The Wetted' r said, the applicatftka-was nothing less than
411 insinuation that iespet•l*lii yr' sons Wei le gnat, of per.
.Inn•, itoweves," Aid lie, µ .Gelitiouicia of the Jury (runt
or live of them had risen), if it h your taste, be it so." The
witnesses dui under examination were then cscludtd.

WEI)SENDA-Y.
msubusex 'Dom AND THE Itecnateens
This morning, as soon as the -Middlesex Jury had been
sworn, and she first prisoner (Wet. Munn, ter burial)
was brought to the Isar, an applicollou was matte by tOsk
Foreman, that the witnesses might be seat out of Coati. •it
The Recorder represented to the Jury, that this prom*"
Ing was quite unprecedented. The Jury sworn in to try Ali
London prisoners had made a similar application,. and in'
confessed lie was much surmised as bear it.
The Foreman observed, that he thought it was a necessary
precaution to take; • and be weir of opinion, that were this
step taken the prisoner would have a fairer trios'.
The Recorder repeated what he had stated on a forester •
occasion, that if the witnesses, who were frequently arrest
respectability, were ordered oat of Court, it would be cut.
sag unwind ionx upon their character which were wholly en. •
justifiable. They were, many of them, men as respectable u
the Gentlemen of the Jury themselves.
The witnesses were allowed to remain in Court.
William Cooper was put to the bar, baviog been indieted
for wilfully and maliciously shooting at certain persons, as-
signees in a bankruptcy.
Mr. Alley applied to the Court to postpone the trial until
next Sessions. He made the motion upon hill allidavits,
stating the abseuce of a very material witness on the trial.
The Recorder told the prisoner, that a motion had been
made to postpone his trial, and asked what he had to state in
objection.
Prisoner. -? think, my Lord, it is very hard that I should
be confined until next Sessions for tins offence, the Conn
knowing the respectable rank I till.
Mr. Alley.—My Lord,he is a lawyer's clerk.
Prisour.—l hope your Lordship will allow me talind bail
uutll nextlessionr. My case is a peculiar one,
Recorder.—You, as a lawyer's clerk, ought to knew that
se bail con be received for a capital offence. I cannot Wes* •
the applisatien,end you mash abide the conseqteences.
Charlotte Hill was indicted tor having feloniously poured a
quantity of cold water on Leonora Porta, a chlW ot enlyG
years of age, by which its death was caused.
Mr. Alley, for the prosecution, in stating the ma tia Isla
Jury, observed, that If the present charge against the pri.
sour was not proved, she would still be obliged AI 411144.1.90. •
trial at Clerkenwell for a misdemeanour. "

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The first witness called was Samuel Wahle",4l.dibefeese
who was called in to inspect lite infant. Being esker, whether
he thought the treatment the child had received was the,
cause of its death, he said lie thought it was a likely cause. •
Recorder.—Can you take upon yourself to swear, that the treat,.
ment received by the child was the actual calm of its Oath.? Wea.it'.
sufficient to cause it ?
• Witaess.—l think it was a likely eause of its death.
The Recorder then directed the Jury to acquit-the prieotier, as
there was not sufficient evidence to convict her. The charge, he
said,. was reduced to a common assault, for which she would be tried
in another place.
The jury immediately acquitted the prisoner.
The Recorder ordered her to be detained until next Middles*
Sesaions at Clerkenwell. unless she gave a security tbr her re-appear-
ance, herself in 101. and two ethos of 5!. each.
Sarah Thwaites was convicted a stealing a silver wadi, the pro.
party of Josiah Allen.
The prisoner, during the whole ttiaLlndulged in i ilia" HAslesit
abuse against the prosecutor; and flatly denied the chime& •
There was not any ease of importance on Thursday. •• • ;
On Friday, Joseph Martin, Richard Ilametted, and J. Clark; WOW
convicted of uttering, &c. counterfeit shillings.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER.
Sir.—Perrcit me to cid' the attention of the public to the eaves
the three unfortunate men ordered fir eFecutson next Tuesday' ;
uttering forged.notes:--John Driscoll was indicted for feloniously dip'.
posing of. and Rutting away, on the lltti Jily, at St. James's. Clarlr?'..l
enwell, a certain forged and counter** Bank-seeta. •Na: nosug..
June IStb. Inltt. foe payment of 14 with insist.. hero
&C. Tbs note. it appears by the evict awe puti.byfor
to a Mr. Sprains, a woo!en-drp.r. at his 24 Bedfailektigto •
which is either in the parish of St. Peal, CtrsantiPtiuto er StAllartn
in-the-fields; consequently. as Ise did not utter it in sh,parisb of St. •
James, Clerken well. the allegation in the indietnalitle wit roved:
independent of this circumstance. his &clear ease /gab* Animal
respectable evidence ; but not so against the other two, itastay.
lain Weller and George Cashman, who were indicted, fafthad they'
on the I nth of July. at St James's. Clerkenwell, feloinoudy did &h.-
pme of, and put away. a certain fined and counterfeit Batik amt.
No, 53,926, feel!. May 13, 11118. signed J. Pearson. with intent. Ste.
and well knowing, &c. In this OW the evidence aria man ques-
tionable kind; a woman named Ann Fear, the first witness, whale
husband is on board the hulks for this very offence, sates that she pur-
closed the note in question, among others, of the prisoners in flat.
field street, Golden-lane. which is, I believe. in the parish of St. Luke.
Old Street; aad I believe. though she denies it. that in consequence
of these cons ietions she expects to obtain her husband's pardon ; eon •
sequently she is an interested witness. The second witness isJoseph
Guy, front his own statement a married man, but now cohabiting
with the sister of Ann Fear's husband, and supplied with money by
the father of the noncan he fires with, namely, Fear's father. I think
" he cannot be a disinterested witness, as he is trying to save from trite*
' oportation, or rather obtain • the pardon of the son of the man who
supports him, and the brother of the woman he lives with. The
third witness.* William Sellers, the constable, who, on cro-ii,examins-
tan, said lie knew nothing of the notes in the indictment. The
foul th witness is Charles Christmas. the Bank inspector. cc.
CeIVI.II the notes from Ann Fear, and proses they arc foiged, sotto
says she purchased theist Irvin the poisoners. which to me ha matter
of very great doubt. The fifth and last wittiest Is Joseph l'earson,
the signing clerk to the note, who says it is not his signature. • Vbe
above to all the evidence against darn. bee the Sessions "spasm for
September se-siotiF, pagzs 3.53, .1, 3, ti, and 7. I :411. (fie.
1818. A LAWYLII.

RECORDER'S REPOHT.—M by the Recorder made hitt
report to the Prince Regent in Council, of the vouviru muter
sentence of death in Stiwgate, who were coetiiciett los,t
September Sessions,. when John Drincold, William Welter,
George Cashman, for miming forged notes, and J. T. N.
Williams, for burglary, were urdereJ for execution on Tires.
day next. The rest were respited during plcaso,e.
were eleven reported fur rattling forged notes, and two for
forgery.
Two persons have died within the last week, in the Fleet.
prison, who were pt hotness for rontrotiO of Cvso I. Otte of
them, Robert Newman, bed !teeth confined trine 'ears!

About two o'clock on Saturday se'nnight. a gang of Resurrection
oleo assaulted a watchman, in Shadwell nigh-street, who had for-
merly prevented, their miciations in that church yard. One of them
first An wk htui With a bludgeon on the head sidle is his hex...end •
so his grans out and springing his rattle. they knocked him doe n
and trampled. on hits in a most barbarous manner. The unite.
however. brought some of 1114 COUCilgtlet• to his assistance. when the
fellows took to flight, leaving the victim of their revenge Weeding
from almost every pore. lie was taken to the watch-house. ani we
undc:stand that fears ate entertained that kits life is in denser.

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