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London, England, 1816-06-09 00:00:00

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with him both the gentlemen' proteirstt to toke care of flu
witness and thaslotte as tag o they Ilecd. The witness ap-
pointed 14 nail hint net day' In Purlinttoiteardens
being wet, they could not go. the'defen!nnt,it, common nee,
wrote another letter re-questing the wit's, ss to It Ilse her home
with Catarfot ie. the following day they slid so between 3 and
-1 o'llock on Inesday atletnoun,' and met the defendant and
Steven/tor in Hurlington-gardens. Or some persuasion, they
both e01110.111,..d to 8(6 to Bath with the defoolant and Seymour
but for that night It wt, timed they were to sleep at the
house of a friend. The, accaudingly walked to a house of
ill-time in Lhandos-rtrcti, and the witness there wrote a note
to her sister to inform I.*r that they were many miles distant
wills two 4CtitiCillen. SC) :en s. went away to dine out; and
the witness, her sister Charlotte, and Charltur. dined together
shoot nine at night; heywour returned at about
eleven o'clock, and they mita wards seta .4 to bed in separate
apartments, the witness with Charlton end lU:whine with
Seymour. Nest morning they met at brerds.Cie. the two gen-
tlemen went out, and did not return mitil the et .•oiog. The de-
fendant, and Mr. :ivytiositr, who was in the guis.'l:. esewsed
themselves from leavieg iss*n for Bath, as the lath r 'amid not
obtssin leave Irmo tee Duke of York to be absent for Ns huls
from duty. It was then proposed dint the witness 5h0..141 go
into the emmtry with Charlton, while Charlotte remains
town with Capts:in Se, 1111Ullf ; but it was finally arranged, that
the wittiest and her iister should live together in Seymour-place
nith the Captain, while Charlton went out of town, psi:musing
to return in a week or ten days. The witness vi rote to Mr.
Charlton, and in consequence received the tette' se read by the
Attorney-General, which by consent, Wein directed to Mrs.
Hamilton, the name the witness was to a.-sume. 'I hey re-
mainedin the lodgino three or four months, hut Mr. Sc) tuner
continued his visits to Ch; tlotte only for three weeks. Charl-
ton gave the witness va. the first evening at the Key, and 51.
more the nest morning, bosh sums to buy linen thr their jour-
ney to Bath and 101. were sent when they were in Seymour
place. At the end of three or four months the witness and her
sister returned to their mother, sthu was obliged to pay 171. to
the woman of the house where they had lodged.
To questions from Lord Ellenbororgh, she said, that she halt
no reason to believe that the Key, iss Chansies-street, was a
liouse of ill-fame before she stunt out with her sister to buy
linen for the journey to Bath. They only saw one man there,
and no beds were ord..red ; they were shewn into a sitting
room, and she thought that the brothel was family hotel. -
Mr. Topping addressed the jury on behalf attic defendant,
pressing all the topi -ss in his favour allowed by the ease, and
particularly the facility with whichle bad gained the favour
of the lady.
After a short charge from Lord Ellenloorough, the jury
found a verdict fur the plaintiff—Damages ;loot.

Dixon' T. PELT..

This was an action to recover damages for an Injury sus-
tained by the son of the plaintiff, a boy about N years old, in
consequence of the firing of the defendant's fuvuling-piece.
The defendant had tent a Mulatto girl, 13 years old, for the
gun, ordering that the priming s:lould he taken out before it
was delivered; this precaution was taken, but it was not un-
loaded, and some grains ill powder got into the pan: the girl,
in passing through the kitchen, presented the piece at the
plaintiffs son: it went off, and dreadfully lacerated his face,
being charged with old printing types. The boy lost an eye,
and his month was much injured. The jury gave the plaintiff
1001. damages.
Fninst, Jens T-
BREACII OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
LANCRY 11. HUNTER, 150.
This was an artlou to recover damages for a Breach of Pro-
mise of Marriage.
The Attorney-General stated the ease to the Jury. The
Plaintiff was a young Lady of great accomplishments, the
daughter of Mr. Lancev, a mathematical master, residing at
Greenwich. The defendant was the son of a gentleman long
known in the commercial World, and from his singular gcod
qualities, had acquired the name of Steriirig Meier. On his
death he left the defendant a fortune of near 10,0001. a year,
by which lie supported a very elegant establishment. At the
commencement of his acquaintance with the plaintiff, who was
Governess to his children. he was married and had a large
family. The plaintiff entered his tiimily in February 1810, and
remained until July 1814; when in consequence of ill lit alth,
arising from her close application to her professional duties,
and her attention to Mrs. Hunter during a severe illness, she
returned to her father's house. Some time alter this, she
accompanied her father and sisters to France ; and during her
stay there, she received a letter from one of the Miss Hunters,
announcing tho decease of her mother; upon the plaintiffs
retnrn to England, she went by Invitation from Miss Hunter,
to spend a fortnight at the defendant's house at Kew. During
this visit, the defendant declared his sentiment of affection for
her, and announced his intention to ask her father's consent
to to their union, which he wished to celebrate in the most
public manner; and as a proof of his sincerity, he desired her
to go to Greenwich, and prepare her hither for a visit from
himself and family, where they would dine with him en fantille ;
and he would then take an opportunity of opening the business
to her lather. Mr. Hunter was accordingly apprised by his
dapobter of the defendant's intended visit ; and op the 11th
December, he went to Greenwich in a ba,rnitche and four, ac-
companied by his family ; on this occasion lie declared his par-
tiality for Miss Laucey, and spoke of her as a young person
whose mental accomplishments and virtues could not but make
I • happy. Before ilinner, a private interview took place,
between Mr. Hunter and Mr. Laucey, when the, matter was
finally arranged • Mr. Hunter asked and received the consent
of the father to ;he marriagewith the plaintiff. The intended
nuptials were afterwards spoken of publicly; and an intimate
correspondence took place between the plaintiff and the de-
fendant, in which the latter spoke unequivocally of happi-
ness lie should derive in the approaching consummation of his
wishes. 'The correspondence continued until the 6th July,
DM; when the match was suddenly broken off by the defend-
ant without any assignable cause.
These were the circumstances of the case, and the A Ramey-
General submitted to the Jury, that, considering the situation
of lite parties, it ,was a case iu which exemplary damages ought
to he given.
In suppers of the case, Mr. Lancey, the father of the plain-
• tiff, Was samined at some length, in confirmation of the facts
stated the Attorney-General's opening speech. His &ligh-
ter was turned is years of age, he himself was Mathematical
Mast. r nt Greenwich Hospital School: the defendant had a
house in Cavendish-square, and a seat at Kew. In 1810 his
daughter entered as governess to the defendant's children, at
a saiary of 100 guineas a year: she was originally recommended
by the laity of Ur. Maskelyne to the defendant's family. Ou
the 1 ith of December defendant came to his house, as already
stated; anal while the ladies were gone up to dress befiure (in-
ner, he lucid., emiv ersat ion with witness, and told him that ho
Concluded his daughter had infuriated bins of Ids intention to
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marry her; that lie rattle to dine with Mil solely for iNe ffr
pose cfrisking his Colllol.llt. Witness teas rather
said he hopt d Mr. Hunter had considered the did'cteuet• of
their situations iii life; that lie was a man of large forii.te
and that wit Less, although nut o 11001110111, 101V;I:g 19,04011. ut
the Funds, and a situation of 5410 i. a year, torortlier with soitts
freehold property, was unable tit give lois tl:iglt•er any st•ry
large snot by way of portion. The defendant sa:d he wanted
no mont y ; all lie wanted Was m itnrss's consent. _A er ions*
fiii ilier con% ersation, witness sate his consent, and arrange-
ments were made tiro the marriage. but 00 day named ;air tL•e
eetehralicn ; but he said it should take place as soon ao the 12
months leourhilag tin• his fernier wife should expitc.
The witness was cross-esamined by Mr.Seariett.

'rue letter+ from Ihe defendant to the phtint:il were rat la
and resin, in which be expresged the most rapt stroll, dvelara.
lion of Lis IC.\r• and titter ties sir her. lie described `. the
Heins lie should feel in touching her fair hand, and eateliie4
her breath, as it passed user his Irani), %%hen Le played with
her hwert lips." 1,1 one of the 'tilers, he added, " that be lout
taken the Sacramete, and suw•ed to he faithful to his ever dear,
dear Anne." _ . _

Mr Canvey was again esamitird, touching some of the lot-
miter points of the ease, and flout 146 csainsuaticu a nyptare4i
that the 414 fewl.tot was of the nue of 51. _

Mr. Searlett uddrrssed put Jury at considerable length in
pi titration of damages.
Lord Elieubonaigh summed up the Cali for the Jury, and
sai,ljt was clear that there had beim a promise made le nurrr„
and treat a breach hurl taken place. 'the plaintiff hurl been in.
(Need to rely upon being placed inn moat respectable esta•
blishment ; in this expectation ale had berm (h.:Tirol:tied,
withotit any flutlt of her own; and therefore *Lc was t Miffed
to receive reasonable compensation in damages.
iflw Jury fuutul a verdict fur the plaintiff—Damages lAA
SATURDAY, Jl-1414 M.
RUN ARDS Y. CO %TEI.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff. who is a ITT( cr.
able roit chime ker, to ecover Of the defendant, well Lnowei
Romeo Olatug, alias the Fashionable „Amateur, 5101. for alter-
ations made and affixed to his celebrated ciariele..The eroumt
of defence wits, the exorbitance of the chdr7r, and it erne
agreed to refer die case to the arbitration of w. gentleinau
the bar. _ _

Nu trialatuitiorttutce took place.
C01.7111' OF EXCIIEQUI:II, JuAT: 1.
TIIP AITIMNIIY-GERFRAI. r. DuNN WAL.Pirlt,

The Solicitor-General stated, that this was an inforiwitiog
which the .Ittomey•Gencral had felt it his Ilia) to tile aguil.st
the deftudantsorlio were eiwinistA and druggists. los supplying
deleterious articles to 3 common brewer ; and that this prose.
cation was instituted not more fr,,m a regard to the revolts*
than to the health of his ".`,lajest)'s subjects, particularly of this
lower orders ; to WIN,T3 porter Was the most grateful byserego
when properly wads, and who ought nut to be driven to inc
injurious beverage by such practices RA have lately been re-
sorted to. That it WAS the determination of. the Officers of fir"
vernment to prosecute with the utmost severity every driiggistt
who it was discovered had so offended_

Mr. Scrjeant Pell stated, that it was out of his power to make
a defence; that no one could I.tment the practice more than
himself; and he trusted this proceeding would he attended witlo
its proper effect. Verdict for the King.—Damages Anil.

THE ATTORNEY-GPAERAI. C. RECS.

nig wag an informttion of the same nature, and the defend*
ant submitted to a verdict for 5001. penalty.

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!HEWES' COURT, J(•A, 5.
LIREL.-11Aft0‘ r. (MAC:UM:TON AM) OTITrRII.

This was an action f'.,r a libel, pnlilished in the 3fernisg.
against Lady Hardy, the n ife of Sir T. }lardy. The
defendant. had :.ittlered judgment to go by default; and the
question of the asse:•susent of damages cane before the Sheritts•
Court thi. day.
After hearing Mr. Serjeant Best on the part of the plain.
tiff, and Mr. Copley for the defendant, the limlor Shedd'
charged the Jory, who:returned a signet' of nut,!. damages.
The libel that Lady Hardy had eloped with the
Marquis of Abercorn.
01.1) 11.kILEY.

Tuesday, M'Donald and .1. Carey were indicted foi steal-
ing a quantity of plate, the property of W. Trued, Esq. in 11116
dwelling house.
On the 7th of May, the butler and under butler of Mr. Pram,
saw the plate in eptestinn in the poultry ; but in the course of
that day they were missed. On the /lame day the prisoners
brought the plate in question to a person named Parker, a
doter in plate, living in St. JolueStreet. They asked for
weights aunt scales ; but he, having bought of them a tea service
of plate for )218.35. on the Itth of March, had directed his wife,
if they came again, to get some 01'1hc neighbours to take therts
into custody. She accordingly did send for some neighbours,
and the prisoners were taken into enstotly.
In their defenct they saidohat 'ovum came to Carey, at his
shop in Somers-town, and asked him to carry this bundle to
Parker;s. He agreed to do so, and meeting M•Dimald oo the
road, he asked him to accompany him.
Curey's niece, ind aperson silo callsliimself a half-pay lien.
temmt in the E,.st India ,Company's sees ire, but who now is
haWker of maps, Vroved that he was in Carey's shop on the 7th
of May ; when a genteel man, dressed in black., came in, and
said, " Carey, be so good as to carr:: this bundle where you did
the last." _ _ _

Mr. instice Park mistimed lip the evidence, and the prisoners
were counkl Death. •
F. Fox wits iuilicted for robbing E. Clic rry on the highway
of Ns.

The prosecutor is a watchinaker, residing at No. 9, And. .r-
-son's-buildings City-road. .ou.the• morning of the 7ffleil.
about 10 o'clock, he was near the Renee-fewest:, at 'silo:emu.
when the prisoner anti several others overtook him. One of
t!iem accused bun of slicoting a dog, and wanted him to fight,
but be reftssed. The prosecutor jens:pcd o cr a hedge, and ran
into a lane ; but the pr. nncr pursued him, and ILI vw him into
a ditch. lie got lip ayain, but the prisoner knocked him down,
and held him until several other persons came up. They
robbed hits of ss.which he had in his naistcoat pocket, and also
his watch, w hicli hr knew he. had before he leaved over the
hedge. I% lien he got up and ran away, they did not pursue
Lim. lie inet a few minutes after Jetierson, the Officer, and
they went towards Ilurnsi•v-wood. (ht their way tlifsy met
N'alchan and !tire, other Officers, with whom they retained,
and overtook th:• prisoner, who was taken into custody.
W. JcS, the Office r, wt.; out on the morning of the Ills
.Iprii, aheu 11,- saw a groat number of persons tom thee% nt
saw Clare y oirt•r a hedge, wile) was followed by the
pt i-
_ t,i)111:11111l1 They kuocked Chermy down, and he beat ei

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st:l',ll. one say, "Go it, Frank ;he killed the dog." lie saw
something like a watch token from the'prosecihur.
X atighan and Rice corroborated this evidence.
'lwo persons, %rho were passing, !nosed that they heard a
woman say, "Go it; he killed the dog mid saw the prisoner
put something in his pocket, which lie bad taken trout the pro•
ee 'nor.
The prisoner, in his defence, denied all knowledge of the
robbery.
J. Cherry, father of the prosecutor, deposed, that he did not
know his soil everhad a watch. tioilty.—Death.
J. Had was indicted fiir stealing a watch. a great coat, and
other articles, the property of C. Wells, in the dwelling house
of J. ilewaril.
The prmeentor and the prisoner lodged in the vim! house,
In bong-lane, While the prosecutor was asleep,
the prisoner made off whit tile articles named in the indict-
ment. When he was taken, the duplicates of the property
were found in his possession. Guilty.—Death.
W./ohm:en, aged 18, was indicted for assaulting Ml4ll Sarah
Price, on Cm 2iitit of April last, putting her in tear, anti taking
from her per on a ridicule, a • orse containing smile money,
handkerchief and other propel ty.
The proseentrix deposed, that on the evening of the day
Plated lu the indictment, she was taking a walk at Pentonville,
ammiipunied by a young Lally, when !Inc was met by the pri-
tamer, w Ito suddenly laid hold of her ridicule and endeavoured
to tun off. That article, however, being twisted by strings
round her arm, lie could not immediately effect his purpose.
After considerable struggle and force, however, he succeeded
in wresting it from her and tied. The companion of the pro-
reentrlx by this time had given an alarm, and the prisoner was
parsued and knocked dawn in %I eston-street, l'ontonvilk, when
the ridicule and its contents were found in his hat.
The prisoner threw himself upon the mercy of the Court.
Mr. Justice Abbott summed up the evidence, and the Jury
instantly found the prisonci Guilty.—Deuth.
The prisoner, upon hearing this sentinel', exclaimed in vio-
lent terms to the young Lady, " Now Miss, 1 hope you are sa-
tisfied—now von hose done for me."
The following were also capitally convicted -T. Williams,
alias G. Atkins, fur breaking and entering the house of Messrs.
EVAIIS mid Butterworth, and stealing several pieces of printed
cotton; and T. Brown, ewe assaulting 11. Barnet, on the high.
gray, and stealing from Ms person three gold seals, his

property.
Wednesday, J. Davis was Indicted for robbing W. Stephens
on the highway of two gold seals and a gold key, Isis property.
The prosecutor lives in ilare•street, Bethnal-green, and is a
lookine-gliurs-frame-maker. On the 23d of April he was going
through Church-street, Shoreditch, • little after eight in the
evening; when a young woman came up to him, and said there
were tour men behind that intended to rob him. He thanked
!ter, Mill she passed hum. He then crossed the street ; the pri-
soner came up to him, passed him, drove his head ageing the
prosecutor's chin, and snatched his seais and key from his wands
ribbon. Prisoner ran away, and witness after hint, calling out
" Stop thief." He was suuu after takeu. The prosecutor never
hand his property.
Mary aleran, a woman that lives in Rosemary-lane, appeared
to spews to the prisoner's character ; but on hercioss•esamina-
liou iry the hecoreicr, she admitted that the prisoner had been
before tried at the Old Bailey under the name of Itattray.—
Cutity--Deatli.
J. stay man, for stealing two silver watches and various arti-
cles of ap4arel, value £7, the property of J. Cook, in the
dwelling-house of H. Clark, was also capitualy convicted.
T. Carey was indicted for selling to W. Jefferson six pieces
of counterfeit coin, purporting to be shillings, for halt their
denominated tante.
Jefferson is a Police Officer. De was introilnccd to the pri-
cotter at the White Lon East Smithfield. The Officer was
disguised as a porter. lie asked the prisoner to sell hint some
bob: (bad sittilint:•)- Prisoner let him have six for as. mid then
'eat away to bring more, at the officer's request. Jeff( rson
threw off Ilk diegnise, and followed him to a house in Angel-
ic mat, where he looked through the kev-hole and saw the psi-
'otter and othereengraed in what he hiedno doubt was the ope-
ration of coining. The Officer then Woke open the door, and
found a number of base cants, together with all the imploineuts
of coining. -Guilty.
The celebrated Mary Arm King was lir-mein to the bar,
charged with feloniously obtaining property under false pre-
teneC3.
K. lame deposed, that he lived at No 15, ilishopsgate-ntreet,
and was a shoemaker ; the prisoner Iged with him :on the
Ist of April she obtained front him a iaur of shoes, under the
promise that Mr. 'tliornas would pay for them when he came
to town, which would be on the Monday foMowing: on the
Friday she obtained two pair of shuts, and a p.ir of boots,
under the same false p!Ttenee.
Mr. Common Secji ant here pet an end to the trial, by ob-
serving, that there was not sufficient evidence to convict the
prisoner of felony ; and although she might have used a fa,se
pretence, there was nothing brought lot ward to prove it,
therefore, wider the deficiency of evidence, they muat acquit
the prisoner.
The Jury immedately found a verdict of Not (iuilty.
The prisoner, .ipso entering the thick, appeared to be much
affected, earl called fur a chair and a smelling bottle, both of
which requests were immediately complied with. The remark
of the Common Serjeant to the tory, howesar, seemed to assist
the reet.very of the prisoner; as tile smelling battle innitedi•
mei), disopiteated, and the handkerchief was iustaatly put into
hu r pocket.
Thursday, lirahaton Christian was indicted for grand lar-
ceny, in stealing a large quantity of wearing apparel, the pro-
perty of James Bodnar, n Swiss. The jury I d a verdict of
Gouty ; and upon application being made by the prosecutor for
mercy toward* the prisoner, the Common Setle.lat said, that it
was the didy of the courts of justice to protect foreigners re-
sorting to this country from being injured, especially by Eug
lishomn ; and he considered this comet y would not lie redeem-
ing its pledges of hospitality and kinth.ess towards the-mentos,
were it to suffer such men to remain in the country ; the law
would therefore be strictly euforked,snil the prisuutr would be
transported for seven years.
John Wiiiiains, a boy only 11, was con skied of stealing a
silk hateKerelriel from the pocket of Josaills 11;.11.—The
corder stilted to tile Court, that the prisoner had twen befort
capitally convicted.
Friday, Mary %Whitherrn was convicted of stealiii: a pair of
void ear-rings and finer gull pins, the property of R. Kithod ;
and Ann Wilson, of receiving the same, knowiag them to haste
team stolen.
The we re wholly unimportant and iminterestine.
estertlav Amelia llarsh was in.li troll for s•ealitie an infra
child, ii..med Et:elm:ton, in the parish of St. Cleathitt,ent the 2tl
Of May last. She was th.licted in am the' count, for stealth.:
the clothes of Cie sa.d chill , am!, in a third, fur enticing the
child away by freed, aud not by vaulenee.

Trir NATIONAL /11:GISTER.

nil trial, at its (iltgt.t, pro &eel mule% interest ; bn , it ap.
peal in• that the prison( r was well known to the part ntF of the
01041, :knrl liketrise to the woman (ruin whom she mit:evil it, a
premimption arose that her iicention was not criminal, lia%
4: posed herstlf 'o c iluidetely to deteetinn.—The Recortkr
having charged the.lury, the latter, after a patient investigation,
acquitted the prisoner.
Samuel Davis, a youth, was found guilty of stealing a gold
watch, chain. seals, &c. no the I Ith of May last, trout the per-
son of Robert Rth;kcs, of Whiteehapel.
Elizabeth Anson, a Cyprian, was found guilty of a similar of-
fence, committed upon the person of Mr. Gregory, a medical
gentleman.
Ann Manton was also convicted of stealing from the shop
of Mr. Young, a pawnbroker, of Shoreditch, a quantity of
cotton,

Several other eases were tried ; but they were wholly of an
unintrresting nature.

Nearly fifty other trials remained last ni4lit to be gone
through before the close of the cession; Inch is one of the
heaviest, in point of number and offence, ever li;losvii. Thirty.
two individuals, smile and female, have already been capitally
convicted.

POLICE.

MA N SION-HOUSE.

PRZVAILING ROBXERlES.—Yesterday Thomas and William
Dayton, brothers, were finally examined. charged with rob-
bing a Mr. Hill, of the Commercial Road, of his watch, chain,
&c. a few nights siuce.—This robbery, like those so fee.
quently practised at the present day, was committed by the
prisoner, in conjunction with a few other notorious characters,
by conjointly surrounding and (as it were accidentally) push-
ing the p►osecutor, so as to confine him for a moment, then
seizing kis watch, and running off. This infamous system was
practised by the prisoners towards the prosecutor ; but one
of them, being pursued, was overtaken and secured. The
other was traced to his lodgings. Myth prisoners were fully
committed.

Tuesday, G. Newton, 12 year. of age. was charged under
the following circumstances. J. Brown Deposed, that he was
abopman to Mr. Non, a draper, of Leadenbull-street. On Sa-
turday evening last he observed.the prisoner and another youth
lurking about the shop and at length the prisoner's compa-
nion m.tdc a stulden entry, and cut a string near the door, from
which a quantity of clothes was suspended. He then ran
away, and in a few moments the prisoner rushed in, seized a
dress, and ran away. The witness parsued, and took him Mte
custody, with the property in his possession. At this period
the prisoner's father stated, that his son had been led to his
present abandoned state by the asylum that was afforded him
in a public-house in Skinnersstreet, Bishopagate, which was
the common resort of the worst of characters, men, women,
and children. Here he was frequently found playing at cards
and skittles, and even associating with prostitutes. His mother
and himself had remonstrated with the proprietors, and en-
deavoured to draw him from the house, bat in vain. At length
the father summoned the proprietor before the Lord Mayor.
Several City Officers deposed to the truth of the statement re-
specting the house being the constant rendezvous of the most
abandoned characters. The proprietor (a Mrs. Roper), who
was in attendance upon the summons. acknowledged that the
house had formerly borne a bi.d character, but assured his
Lordship that it by no means deserved such an appellation at
present. As to the prisoner, site, as well as her husband, bad
frequently endeavocired to drive him away, but he persevered
in bus visits. She said, the boy was in t!.e habit of stealing pro-
perty from time to time, which was 14,:eived by his parents.
This charge the parents denied. The Lord Mayor said, that
with the character of the bons, he was well acquainted, and
would undoubtedly stop Its licence. As to the prisoner, the
case of felony being clearly made out, he was compelled to send
Inns le prisou.—He was fully committed.