The National Register.
London, England, 1820-01-23 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTEit.

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A most extraordinary case, or rather series of cases,
occupied the time of the Court yesterday for several
man of colour, a very respectable ittdividuai
was tried upon three indicant-ins, 1..0r horse•stealnt_
(hiring horses and riding I,ff with them), and was
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each case positively sworn to by a number of w•ttnasses.
although it appeared leyond all float, f the con-•
earring testimony of several most respectable ',coons,
that it was impossible the pt ironer could be the man
who committed the otieuees iuquited to him. Bt seem
he had the atisfbrione of hi:4lz so much like anotitet
individual, that he might easily be taken for him. tie
was, of course acquitted upon each charge. Tilere was
a antral • indicant:in, but which the 1/10$tiCUlta
declined
going on with.
The Contnion Serjeant it vivas a most unfortu-
nate ClfC1111151:111Ct that the prisont r was so like avert
wicked person; and adding, that he had no doubt
whatever of his innocence, ordered hint instantly to be
discharged. An involuntary burst of applause from all
(planets of a very crttwded Court full-owed the order--
upon which theCusiiinott Serjeatit observed in severe
menus.
Friday, Thgitias Cross, Andrew Stone, and Benjamin
Johnson, -were indicted for stealing, on the Ist Decent-
bet last, two pigs, value 50s. and upwards, the it operty
ofJoilin Jones.
The Jury, smiler the advice of the Court, acquitted
Johnson and Stone, but Cross—t
John Hepworth and Edward Sinclair were indicted,

the runner tor 61‘..11111g, the latter for receit jug. 3 titi4t.-
lily of tessed calf-kito, she properly of Evan. R then,
alit' Jonathan Fussall.—"llle July found 11..i/w.onit
Guilty.
SENIENCE UPON TIIE.PRISONERIi.
Tite.whole of the WA s haring beets cnochije4l. ;,he
Recorder proceeded to pas sell•ellee 1.111011 the Stick/el
ititli‘idual. convicted dump. ttie Se-yams:—
The following emlttern vermin,: receit ed the awful
sentence of I)eat Jon's, for hou.eoreakna-t

Henry Doran. tor norglary—Johot RI(Ile), for inzrowa.v
robbery—Tlioto.t- Brooms Anne. for OXCII--
Gevrge New icy, for niattw.ty roboeit Fr. 411,
for Intrul.ar--I.l•Ary Wicks..l"6 fo John pthot,
for houNobredkno4—WilliJat Paley, fur forzery—Jotto
Lower, for Inalstv.ty robbery—Charles Miles, for bin-
ithry—W illiatut Saul, for forgery—bows Robinson, for
Itot,e stealing—S.sr.th Wicks, for loNery—ltnitard
II 004 for heiler stezhog—Thottias Wool and I.l:ch.ard
lirddley, for lii,thway nthoery—and Junta Grcvn, for
rooming from irtvisourtJ:'
I•nree of the tort-. 0014 per-ons pleaded Guilty, and
were not tried, viz. Wilhdtat Paley mid Henry Wolt,,
for Gtrgery, and John,Green, for .resurning litho trans-
portation.—S.ttah Wicks WWI tonatided In execut ttttt of

herjudgeneest.
The tollowina received sentence of Transpottation
for Life :—William Wheallvy, John Feerzeman. Wm. '
Bond, Joseph Hold:, Francis Wright, William Minim,
William Hid:lsis:urn', William Jones, and William
Clarke.
To be Transported for .Fourteen Years t—James
Alexander Carrel, and Alexander Villamont, for
trafficking in Garret, alias Petty, Mary
Kelly, James Bryant, Catherine Martin, Edward
Welch, James Vs right, Antic Hall, James Conley,
James Carey, William Brown, ‘Villiam,Wood, Henry
•Bucknell, James Melvin, IJeury Johnson, John Wil-
liams, Sarah Paley, John Parsons, John Storey, and
.George Perry.—The lust fifteen pleaded Guilty to
the minor offence of having forged vows in their pos.
session.
To be Transported for Seven Years.—Charles Knight,
Lewis ;Constaili, John Good I, Francis Lord, Robert
alias James Corderoy, Join Brown, Joseph Crag,
Francis Moues, Robert Walters, William Clarke,
Francis Rush, Thomas Bords, Margaret Haes, Jaime
Hayward, Esther Hewitt, Hill, Thomas
Barton, William Brett, William Woodcock, John
Svratt, Duggan D.inialt, Thomas Brown. Edward
'shimmer, Joseph Wood, Dennis NEC:inky, Thomas
Gestello;Williain Hathaway, James Kearticy, James
Maley, Michael Byrne, Antonio Du -Coin, Herhert
Scandret, John Binter, William Bailey, Michael
Mark, William Johnsen, George Wilson, Thomas
Cross, Benjamin Crisp, Ruben Hunt, and Anne
Wells.
he Imprisoned One Year.—,Charles Dothlwell,
Jane Bray, and Joseph Skelton.
Sixteen ware sentenced to imprisonment for six
months—Ten for three months--:our for two months
—two fur six weeks—Ten 14 one month—and one for
fourteen days.
One (William Damis, alias Divis,) was ordered
to be publicly and Fourteen to be privately whipped.
The judgment of four was minted, and several were
discharged by Proclamation.
The Sessions were then adjourned to Wednesday the
16th of February.