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Mg a gor:d round sum from Lonsd .le, and he hod '
served Mtn right, fur he was a gormuoulizing f
low, biking great rents, in order to suppress tidier
people.,"
Andrew Ileriderson ileinwed to the mine effect.
-- Smolt, a brick-maker, bail a kiln within .15
feet or E irl llansfield's woods. The ls were
w-II giowii. c plaint 11111111 ever made of any
mischief below door by the ttttt ke.
Cross-exaneinert—Wheu burning tiles at Bar-
nett, lie knew the smoke of tine kas► to destroy a
damson-tree.
H. Laciaiek had placed is brick-kiln near a hrly.
slack. Tile hay received Ito injury from the ~nuke
of the kill'.
• Mr. St:ARTA:TT replied.
Loaf ELLENBOROUGH summed up the evidence,
and the Jury ret 00000 ell a verdict for the Plaintiff—
oti.4e4 156/. 10s.—rovto
"Phis case lasted from ten o'clock till near time.

OLD BeiILEY. WE.DIESDAY, F. 18

Tiii. div the Sessions commenced at the Old
ilsilry, IWfore the Right Him. the Logo MAYOR,
Mr. Joiner Ilot,aosa. Mr. Justice Iluaitnue:ll.
Air. IS iron GRAHAM, the Itscuitutia, and a Bench
of Aldrrinen.
The Cslenclar. we regret to say, is extremely
rim, won inark.il with a few cases of the higher
' classes of crime. The char:4e of der on the
list is that of David Evans, aaaaa turd after the
Grand Jury were discharged, Illit Sto4oll, on the
verdict of the Coroner, for the wilful murder of
his airs*, Elizabeth Evans. Another case far
similar crime is expected, in the event of the
Grand Jury finding the bills.
The Cieriflar for the present Sesssinti ca.itains—
wie trial I.r iniviler, six for burglary, ten fur
forgery. and one fur rape. The other otl.,ticre are
chwlly larcenies. The total isuinher—lli at the
Loudon side, mid 133 at the Middlesex.

STATE OF HIS 1111 AA ESTlel GAOL OF 14 EIVGATE.
Mules. Fenotees.
convicts nonler sentence of dealb 26 7
I.4usportalioto fur life
14 yeses
7 yrare
ilewillil daring plemitire
luipri.".iril for misdemeanors
l'osv let- levileil . 12 2
i', MM. t a for trial .

Tut 31.. .. (435) 319 115

✓ulrn 13. own mug indicted for %tenting w number
t►f awhile dips. and other intiele%, the property of
Aiinins, the keeper pith.- White !tart lon,
let Croolorit Bridge, on the loth December lust.
It wr• proved in evidence that the litisotarr WAS
detected 111 the uct of carryitig oil' the property in
bag. Verdict—Guthy.

John Filsetairrice wit", indicted fur frlimitiri•le
no.solijilg John Taylor Vaughan, Esq. in the parish
of Sl,Jairies, on the 16th February, und stealing from
lion a hat. value I/.
Mr. 141.'1101.03 stated the case to the Jury.
'floe Prosecutor routed, that no the eveiling of the
lfith F, tertiary, at about a (porter past six o'clock,
was goini, to dine with a friend in St. James's-
place, when he audderily received a violent blow on
his forehead, which knocked him down; lie grit up
and cried out Stop him !" when he was knocked
down again. On ant see .. d attack, he called oust
•4 Murder !" and became quite iiiseinable. Ele
hail a perfect recollretion of the person of the man
oho ;14 I d him, nod the Piisoner wall I list Milts—
be was a dischairg.il soldier. door of a Mr.
llobson's house, ii • r the spot, was open, and the
prosecutor begged of the servant to admit I ,us
lie was very much bruised, and hit mole and mouth
bled profusely.
E. S. P. Calvert, Esq. s'it'ed, that on the even-
ing in qiiisi• , lie loves in St. James's-place, when
he observed two permit's ntiparently scuffling, he
advanced towards them, and saw the Prisoner hit
Mr. Vaughan with his (Mr. Vaughait's) hut, which
lie appeateel to have just taken off. Witness pur-
sued the Piisoner, who ran off and threw hack the
hut, whirl' witness picked up and gave to the Pro-
secutor. The prisoner had fallen just as he drop-
ped the tent, and witness rail up arid secured biro.
In answer to a question bons the Prisoner, wit-
stews said that idles, the former fell on the ground,
be pretended to be very drunk, though he hurl not
this appearance before he fell. The reeirilig was
pot quite dark. Prisoner appealed to be about
ten or fifteen yards distant from the Prosecutor
hsin lit threw away the bat.
G. N. Tenant said he was a servant to Mr. Hob-
an'', of St. Jallit ell-place. On the evening in ques-
tion he happened to be opening his unister'a door,
when he saw in the street the Prisoner striking,
with his right hand, at the Prosecutor's face, also
6 'i
ewerereil• and fell. Wittieu threw down the eall
,•••••
die which lie held its his hand, and pursued the
Prisoner towards Lord Spencer's house. His speed
was quick, and lie did not appear intoxicated, lie
fell, and Mr. Calvert got at him before wittiest,.
The Prisoner, on being called upon fur his de-
fence, said, that his witnesses were absent. Major
Kelly, of the Life Guards, and his comrades, could
give him a good character if they were present.—
Ile had been discharged from the army on account
Of his having but an miperfect use of his right aim,
it Wl'4 therefore quite impossible that he could have
struck the Prosecutor in the manner described by
one of the witoesses, for he could not raise his arm
*rice lie rectiied a shot in a gun-boat off Cadiz.—
lle hail also rteeieed a wound in the temple, which
made him occasionally deranged, particularly when
be drank liquor. Now, on this evening, lie had
hilt just returned from the Nlartinis of Lanselown's,
where lie had hero to solicit his Lordship's interest
to get hum some employment. The m"„n, pee
him a pound-note, unit on his way hack lie not
some comrades whom he invited to drink with him ;
they did, mid he Became intoxicated. As lie was
nmi,g home from them, two persons met him near
!se. .1 sines's-plat e, and use of them put his lemil
tot° his pocket sod ran off with some silver ; lie
loom* (I this 'Person, sool ran up against the Prose-
, win. a lima he was charged e,itli arisarilinig, lie
w not what he did alter being robbed, arid in
ono stare of intoxicatunt lie was in at the time.—
11, it ,s <pore road from his being ro!)beti of his
5it,..,•-y,aisd hr thought he struck the tubber.

Mr. Canon GRAHAM summed tip the evidence In
tu.t J art who ittuined a verdict of—Not