The National Register.
London, England, 1814-04-24 00:00:00

APRIL 24.

W. Wood, late litlon2ieg to the Post Office; was capitally in•
dieted for embezzling a letter, containing a 'M. note of the New -
bury. Bank, and eleven SI. notes of the Andover Bank, directed to
Dlr. Wheatley, of Gougli-square. After the evidence had been gone
inn", the prisoner's Counsel took an objection to the indictment,
wherein 1n was called a letter sorter, when in point of fact he wa4
2 letter carrier. The ol►jcction being admitted as valid, the prisoner
v+•as acquitted. He was next arraigned for felony, but .not of •a
evital nature, in stealing the notes out of a letter ; and on this
diva( found guilty.
lolm Crawley was on Friday indicled for the wi.ful murder of James
Wrieht, un the sth of March last, by throwing him on the r_round, by
which a cart wheel passed ever. him. Alitr a patient invesugation he
was found—Not Guilty.

SATURDAY, APRIL 't3.

F,Piaabeth Gibbs was capitally indicted f►r lireaking and entering the
dwelling house of Thomas Garrow, at Enfield, during tl►e day time, no
person being therein, Hird stealing several articles of wearing apparel.
I•he -prisoner, it appeared, went into the house of the prosecutor to
boil some potatoes ; on their being cooked, a wooden bowl- was lent her
to carry 'ltem out in. Shortly afterwards the prosecutor went out with
Ins family, and fastened the door after them. In the atterm►on, when
the prosecutor returned home, l►e 4uuud that his door had been forced
and several articles of value had been carried off. On looking into the
cupboard, the wooden bowl which had •been lent to the prisoner was,
found, which led to her apprehension ; and, on her bei►►g taken into
custody, part of the property was found in her possession.--Guilty.
Death. _ _ _ _

Margaret Ryan was also capitally indicted for stealing two 501.
notes in the dwelling house of Michael Brookery, a fishmonger, in Lom-
bard Court, Sevea Dials, with whom she had lived servant. The of=
fence of the prisoner was clearly established, and she was found--
Guilty—Death.
William Featherstone was capitally indicted for assaulting George
Veusey On the King's highway, on the night of the Ibili instant, and
taring from his person five 11. notes and 19s. in silver.
It aprared that, on the night in question, the prosecutor went into
the Swan and Hoop public-house, un the Pavement, in Moor fields,
where he saw the prisoner and three other men. The prisoner entered
into an altercation with the prosecutor, and observed him much. They
all went out of the public-house soon after each other. The prisont r
and his companions taking one direction and the prosecutor another.
The prosecutor had scarcely got into Finsbury square when he was as-
.stiled by three men from behind, and, on tinniug round, he received a
blow on the mouth, which knocked hire down, and as Le lay on the
ground the prisoner and his, companions rifled his pockets. He gave
an'alarm, and the prisoner was stopped mining in Finsbury-square.
Ile seemed much agitated. and his little finger was bleeding. The
prosecutor had no doubt that he was me of the persons that had
rubbed him.

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ra. hese facts were corroborated by other witnesses, and the Jury, with-
out hesitation, found the prisoner—Guilty—Death.

MIDDL.ES EX S ESS lONS,
SATU !WAY.
•shn v uf VICKFRY.

William Mansfield Evans and }Award `miler were yesterday tried
for tins assault, committed on the: nOtb of December last. The facts
of.this case haying been already fully &tailed; it will be unnecessary
to recapitulate them. . . .
Evans was found guilty? and sentenced to two years imprisonment.
Sadler was acquitted.

At the Derby Assizes, a Mi,s Soar obtained 13501. damages
against a Mr. Grant, for a breach of pretni!,e of marriage. This
consolatory verdict is to compensate her, for the loss of a husband.
MunnEtt•—Lait week, at Briston, a man being in a-state of in- •
tosication, ente-ed hi,4 dwelling-hole e, and enquired of a woman
therein after hia wife ; on being told that she was out. he appeared
rather uneasy. and upon litr eomitig home tie produced a knife, say-
ing,4, Mary, this knife shall be the :!eatli of thee and me before
night ;" to which she answered, I hope not,' but he immediately
tan at her, and ,• tabbed her iothe thigh, and wounded au artery : the
poor woman bled to death befote proper assistance could be pro-
cored. The Imo va -secured'and todp,ed in gaol. A Coroner's In-
arrest sat upon the body, and brought in a verdict of Wilful Murder.
Friday se'nuiglqc intesi-t4qt-yvas taken at the parish of Aston-
Northa4iptonSlitre,lefore &Alit oue of his Ml-
jesty's -Coratiers,..nq. vteW of the body of Rachael Morris, who bad
been Most barbarcitisly itnd erni.lly murdered, ou.the .‘Vednestlay
preceding, with a spade. which vac left sticking in her skull. The
Jury after beari u the evidence of several witnesses, rot toned a.