The National Register.
London, England, 1823-01-20 00:00:00

Mr. Justice Bur gh, m autnining tip, said, there
was clearly no evidence as to the prisoner's having stoical
the motley.
Verdict—Guilty of stealing to the t aloe of 39. only.
FRIDAY, JAW. 17.—Timoi hy h i n -is emlirted for
the murder of Michael Flood, by striking him a violent
blow on the head with a stump arm.
William Murray, of Brentford, deposed that on Sun-
day, Mean of °ember, he was in the Iligh Street. and
atw a ',Milli he did not hiloW strike Michad
which innle him ssagzer ; the plows were continued,
and the deceased took to his heels and rail off, followed
by White; a woman tatclainied lie will kill him; saw
nothing between them before the blow was struck;
can't say wiwther they Were 1111011.c3tell,

John T. \lroner, suraettn, of St. ()loom?, hospital,
deposed, that the fleet-14rd llnntllit to the a t•ot e
(dare oil the 14th of (It-tither. lie It id a wound 0% er
toe left eye, which was Weeding; !gentling'
the wound, nod found a co:l2olsin of blood ; the honker
e lotion of that fluid was then 4toppcd. In a day or
two lie became rather dele • .. 4, anti a fterwards there was
more hlertlitia. as the 20th his deliritior increased,
and he flizttl the nest flay. Atier his death examined
the wind mionlely, and In I a hone slisitheed ; the
the mentoraties of the brain were inflamed, and there
was a little WIC The infl 111111 l atton was occasioned by
a blow. 'rite vital parts of the bode were quite sound.
The witness In motion lion Said, " I consider ife blow
was the cause of his dratit—if he haul ;filter !medical
ass.stance at the first. l think lie inigat Is tie been
saved."

Aim Woodward saw the prisoner soul deceased meet,
when the privincr struck the latter, and continued strik-
ing. Witness did not see deceased strike White, but
cried nut "lw will kill me." Witness then cried
for Mr. Walker, an I endeavoured to hold the prisoner
and in pinning him into the goner. He hit the dreeawd
after That.
The Jury, arter a short consultation, pronounced the
prisoner trinity of manslaughter.
T. Wail's was indicted for falsely altering a certain
order for the payment of i s. with intent to defraud the
ore . of die poor of the parish of St. Pancras.
Mr. Roe, the nu..tittrate, proved that she order which
be gave the p, ironer was writ►en by him, and was only
fur gs for the two vagrants.
At the time he gave it to the prisoner, there was a
blank after the words " nine shilliiigs," which had since
been filled up the word " catch" having been inserted
soissermently.
Cross-examines'•—He had at first intended to have
shade the order for ten shillings, but the two vagrants
being included iti one warrant, he thought one fee would
do for hot n.

The prisoner in his defence, said believing the order
was Pir its. he got a persmi named Brookes to write a
receipt for that sum ott the buck of the order. as he (the
prisoner) could not white any Mitts except his name.—
As to the insertion of the word " catch," he knew no
more of it 111111 1111t.Ilid eililoll •
Brookes swore that he wrote the receipt, as described
by I he prisoner.
Several other witnesses gave the prisoner an excellent
choracter
Tile Jury acquitted the prisoner.
In the matter of Dune in Ml:unin, art East India
Broker, who stands cliarired with toratitg an Ersi
Warsaw for the delivery of seven bales of cotton, which
had Oren sold at the House, and whose trial had
been pot riff last sessions, on an affidavit that a Mrs.
Stirling, a principal witness, was in Finer.
Mr. Walfortl, Olt the part of the East India Company,
made vesterd ty a fresh applicajon to Inc Conn. Ile
Said they hid all the utter wittiesses present, except
Mrs.Siirlinit,•nd without ber, they mutt go before a
Jury %vithnnt the smallest probability of success.
The Lord Chief Bison-41ot is this trial to stand over
fir ever r
\I r. Walford—That is fur your Lordship's decision.
Mrs. Stirling is in France, and last terns we applied to
have her reetrAnizatice estreated. The obj-ct of the pre-
sent application was mese!), to shew that the E Ist ludic
Commity hail done all it could to bring the 16,1 on.
The Lind Chid Baron—Tina oitp.et is not to coins
into the Exchequer if you C3ll avoid it
Mr. Wahord—lt is my Lord, and to have the other
witness's recognizance respites: until Mrs. Stirling can
he broleaht forward.

Tile Lord Coiet litron—Be it so. This proceeding
took p:.we early in the day. lit the .ifiertioutt
wos brought to the bar, and put w its
:MO it if.

Mr. A•lolpitnt, his counsel, stated, that the affidavit
wniett tlr. M•Cit lurn lead sworn, 'hewed that he had
exercised no influence or coutnitil over Mrs. Sterling,
wt he believed to be still in France, but that he was
ready to take his trful. Upon the ficd application for the
discharge of the prison,r, the answer of Air. Baton
Graham w tv, that such all application on a fits. Sesudon
alter Llte commitment of a primmer would, if grained, be
a geneial discharge of ail prim.. •rs ; but that such all
application tit► a see I S..toiJts would no doubt be
granted. Titey had now atrivef at the• second Se,siuus,
awl hoped their Lat.:slops would grant the plispitei's
discharge...

Al r. liolland, for the Exit ttulia Company, did not
off r any oppribition to the apphcacou, a inch ilie Court
iuunrdiatrly granted, nl;set%l.)./. l'iat Mr .\I•Coll
ormild atilt be 11:11)1e for any mailers that inight be
brought against him.

1)UI6 'Pees'lssureo —A meeting was appointel rn
take place early on Thursday tuerning last, iti the fields
at tnr back or the Red /loose, Battersea, between Mr.
Alm ii and Mr. A—.—r, city gettl lemett, hut
'nation hat ittz tteeit received nu the ',receding evening,
Mr. Al—en's hokum was watched, and on his way to
the intended spot for the duel he was appriwil of tulle
constables being in 4ttendatiee 00 the ground, and the
sU it tt iiii ittattd for this tune.