The National Register.
London, England, 1819-09-20 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.-ATIIRDAY.

Thiv morning *female servant of Sir Itolicrt ll.eppingi: was
convicted of bteuittig fiur bottles tif sine cchor.

Joan Daymon having pleaded not•gtafty to a charge-of uttering
and holding heged I.lmhk of Englaud mars, Luis
withdrew the plea, awl atiMitteli tie wino, °Mime.

The Lathes soul eltiitiren.were mowed to wittioraw.

Samuel Mills, was charged with violently assaulting.lavish-
ing. and carnally knowing Ilannali %%Int.:Luso, in the palish of
Chelsea. on the 19th July Lel.
Tne Jury being sworn. Mr. &Aland called list:malt Whitehorn,
Her evidence wits of u nature thug is unfit .14ir the columns of
a newspaper. and was st eiriiyocal that Baron Graham ai peal
ed to the Jury, whether it conk' be of any Woe 10 parsec the
exa.uinatio..? If cie Jury thought lit the Court would, proceed
with tlieevidenee, but he thottglit it ridityl?as.
. . .

The jury cuniurred, and raptainls was instantly' ac-
quitted.
kaicaheth Durham w:..s put to the bar foe stealing the Bank
keys. lier answers were so ita.-ohsrent, that it was thought
necessary to remand her.

Henry Meet was pm to the bar, charged under Lord li!len-
borough Act, with *moulting, maiming, anti cutting fionious-
ly, Maria Stunt, hie wife; indlictinent laid in three counts.
Mrs. Stunt was calla!—Sne was dream:ll in a 'Lulu-coloured
stutlgown. drab do h ahaal, and Leghorn

Nrs Seat was anxious to withdraw her evidence.

.lustier Best wab very sorry to press her contrary to her
wishes. but his duty compelled him. He would ask her as few
question* as poaible.
The questions merely led to a disclosure with which the public
are already acquainted.
Tile waiters or the Sairsicen's fiend were next gncstiouul, but
as their evidence agreed so perfectly with their depootions in.
the Justice-Hain of Guildhall, as they have already appeared in
thit_paper we think it unnecessary to repeat it.
The knife was taken ftom a sealed paper and vitiated it t
was the same kind of weavou which but.lltrstneb dras

sheep with, and the gore was crusted round its point. He
kis.ed her twice Bier aahhhi4 her, by her °NIA at..l
Ole declared that he was the best of hu.bands. and 111141 tie
worst of wis.s.

Air. B. novel . House Surgeon of Battliolnearws'a Hospital,
completed hie etridenoe. The round whiea pull:Armed the *tut:
was highly dangerous; but with guito Lu.LL it WAs pro.
b. file that she might have done well, .e sari ha ho sur-
gical ataistance. The wounds on the breast were sui.eo lie.al—
that on t•o• rt.; u side iiaring pierced the right king, eras a
dangerous wound, Clete was a consideraule doenarge of h tie.%
the wound on tne right atm wry. very slight. The wounds Om. •
Kerber were likely to occaiion utaim ; but none ta them w.i
likely to tacit:ion it iepaiately, Lace t that on the rtg.et
Sae was in bagger fur several days tire . (The knue sas pre
gelded to Ititn.)—lt was stica an inst. ument as might have bora
used to inflict the wounds.

Justice blest asked the Prisoner if lie wished to say any
thing.
Scent replied no. that he would leave it entirely to his Counsel.
A 1... Alley guru called upwards of Jib witnesses. all rspectab4
looking wth dr.satal tradesmen. who all agreed in representin:r
;dill 34 haling ben a charitable man, an Istr,artrable and Indus.
trivets trade-man, 16 mild. good tempered companion. an Mind-
_sent and affeciiiiiiate husband and r I.loll* C aististi.
Alf. Justice Best regietted the peinialtiess of his duty in ha.
ving to press me evidence which tat bt.!ll ad.laced ag..inst
person. wilthe character for 111014 IS and kindmis, had been ws.
respersably subseantiated. Bins that circtim dunce comd not bs -
tak.o in reply to .ucvs comprehensive and co..clii dye f.sstimony J •
it would be a coettimaanse tit for consideration in a higher pari-
ty., but should nut ihddence their present verdict. lie ex: LUn-
ed the nature of the Statute, sod Lie ressans which iduuc.
Lord Ellenhorough to bring it in.
'Fite law of England does not call it murder, ifs diu.barui
detecting his wife in the act of adultery kills her on the spot--
the ►LAORAYTE Dri,tvro was supposed to be ..arch an awn-
Tattoo as extermatal the crime of eleying 'Foe Prisohei a c....5a
was not of this thscriifion—his wife ha.: behaved baacly,
came to him twelve months afterwards in a state of monition for
her shame— she ki•sed hint almost as srou as he stabbeillse
dallied the hand and pleaded for its excuse. which a moment be-
fore nail been engaged in desperate locum) to extinguish her ht..
Teicre ne. cr a.., a usury pa,istul duty submitted to a .fury, but h :-
btrringly recunsmens:ed thou to mild it with becoming r :su-•
!wino.

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tic Jury requested pc:mission to retire, which was grant. t
In the mean:hoe Stent :au (loan and began to eat an ap;.le ;
wilpeated at a Ms: glance unmoved ; but there was evil :wily •
strong working in his mind. wnieli was betray td by the rapt)
winkust, and mutton of Ids eyes. urn: an ins else r, hith putially
shook his frame. and could rut be lei feetly eor,troulktl.
The J were als..nt about 57 Mill UtCb..-litelf appearance male
the Court intensely silent and attentive—they took their places--
their names utre apsun calual ts cr.
fhe Foraisan pionounced the I rlsanet Guilty. but strongly
recoil-umiak/I fun to mercy.
JUitlCe 13:41 ai,ure t mem that their wishea should be COMlllie
niesucti to the Wirier Its ant.
SWIlt W 4.4 not particularly moved at the verdict.—lle bowed-
respectfully, mid waa withdrawn by the officer.