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London, England, 1818-12-12 00:00:00

MORK BOXING.

Stepney Fields was the seat of a manly fight on Tbor.dat,
between John Ncren and James Allen, iu consequence ni*
words whit h arose respecting the merits of the pugilists
Randall and Turner, and Allen having thrown out sumo
hints about Irish boxers, not very agreeable to
was one .of the'sister country, he challenged his a.le t.a, y
fur what he termed the nation's sake. A regular rang was
formed, and in the absence of the great Cunha* mail his
Coaseiesary, others of inferior note filled those •tatiuns
The seconds were, Dan WCartlay and Free.• ais, for Neven ;
and George sod Thomas Johnston, fur Alien.
In imitation of the heroes about whom they cpiarielled„
the men made long sparring, with ungraceful attitudes, taw
first hit ; but finding this did not do, they turned to, salad
some wicked hitting (to use our informaiit's words; imk
place The first round lasted seven minutes, the latter part
of which was occupied in some heavy exchanges of Wows,.
one of which floored Allen Thirty-five mimics of hart
fighting followed. The Recond round was manfully con-
tested, and some severe blows were placed, hut Neves' hit his
adversary down again. The following rounds, sixteen
number, were maintained with the same &lemma hest,.,
lily as if the men were fighting for a nation's sidte, null the
bad alternate advantages; butt Seven's blood ut len:ila
brought him through, and Allen acknowledged defeat.

Dan M`Carthy elialleoml to fight any watermaa ',pun tlie
river who would run Ireland down, or any man in the I itig,
but be did uut meet a customer.

The statement in our Paper of Thursday last,
respecting Lord RANELAEH and Mr. Anoi.ettus,
we have authority to say, contain. u gross iiii.reno-
srutation on an important point. The stab tarot
was copied into THE BRITISH PREO from another
11loriiing Paper.
On the 17 Ii ult. as the sexton of GanigillgatP,
village near Alstone, in Cumberland, was open. 4 a
grave iu the church-yard for one of the
he discovered a large coffin at the bottom el tb!
grave, which so affrighted the poor fellow, that i:tt
ran out of the church-yard and t. k refuge in nt,
ale-house adjoining. After his alarm had subsolet!,
he told what he had discovered, when several pe f.
sons through curiocity went to the place, and nl r
clearing the gravel from the top of the coffin, t..ey
took off the lid, and found the rennin', of 41 vr'.;
stout man, who had been buried in his clothe I 1,-
was dressed in a lane cocked hat, will a h0.,,t
ribbaud and buckle around it, suite elittre ; a (Lit k
coat lined with black, and a black silk waisteo
a tartan plaid knotted over his shoulder, and I -
hair clubbed behind in the military fashion. I, is
supposed the hotly intlket have lain there sit,ce I! r
Rebellion of 1745, a. the oldest inhabitant', of ter
place cannot it-member of any such heron bet:•.,;
buried is their time.

• .
00THER MRLANCHOLY MUM:
OF AN OFFICER.

We ham spin the task arms/ding the retelenchisly death
.f a. Hiker its the Spanish service, by his own Isaisii. The
ralastauste maim gentleman was named Cheeks Permit's,
• Satire of Switserlailds be burs a asinrais sit the Spa.
}irk service, and WIN 110iVtlyellgagird is the war in the Pe-
ninsula, prior to the roestablishascat of Ferdinand VII.
on th•Thrune of Spans. At the temainatlois of that war, he
tame to England with a brother wave, with wh • during
she campaign, a mislaid attachment and (teetotal, had been
formed, named G—, who was a Cameln in the slier re.
gsownt. The decrees II was promised a 110.1'111V, ailollooo
in consideration of hi. wo•itea 31550451; hat in that respect
he us. doomed to dissppoilitivient. The (,Send of the sle•
erased, Captain on his arrival in England Mated
his relatives. who reside in the country, and are persons
or great respectability sad properly; he took the de.
ceased with hini, who was received with great respell
and asteatioo, sad met with that kladoess which might
asininity be supposed would be paid to one who had been
the companies of their sow in extreme disinter and adversity,
as will as his friend when disinter had anh.nleel. During this
visit the nufortunal• Penguin was smitten with the beauty
of one of G.'s slaters, a very lovely woman ; his portion f
bee increased, and be took an opportnnity of making a de-
claration to the object of hie fond affection's; she did suit
give much encouragement to his passim', slur discourage
him; bet from his Not laving a fortnise megabit In his mock,
site was averse Is making any rash engagements alum
se impbrtaat a subject. The deceased returned to Londoss
with his friend G. and they toiled together, at she west-rod
of the town; the deceased often spoke with great fellow of
his extreme affection fir C.'s sister. A short time ago the
piling tidy to whom we allude came to London, with n rela-
tive, on a visit to some friends, and the deceased was main
iiiidorril to herby her brother; he pressed upon her his Pasture
• Ilse very first occasion that an opportunity presented
ilss If ; she slid uot discourage him, but only tem-ex:4-d a wish
sisal hie Monomial prospects were Weber. His visits at the
hoisse of she Geutleman where Miss H. G. resided were (re-
quest, and he was received in the character of her liver fool
fattier hsssbesid.• The last time hot oft, that the deceased
rim led M iss G. he pressed ber much to (unseat-to a marriage,
mind en the game time. expressed great nueasinesa that same
of lief frienda opposed rather than encouraged their anion.
the told him that such a step would he Imps wient bet use he
had a suitable eatablishment. He then expressed
that she had formed au attachment to sonse other Gentle.
man, and directly accused her with' it ; she 4 stied it, tool he
then declared that he would do something to make himself
...worthy or her; afire further conversatiou of a friendly na-
ry?, they separated, and the deceased wrist to his lodging..
Oa Medistsciay night last the deceased again paid a visit
to the lady ; he was left alone with bee in a parlour, at the
gentl.maa's house where she resided, near one of the Sq
it. comas rarities fur several hours. again pressed her Su
marry him s be acknowledged that his lure was su great that
his mind was un the rack with jealousy, lest she should
marry Mme oue else.
Mose G. endeavoured to remove his ungrounded jealousy,
but smiting she said would relieve him from his t. mere
upon the 'skier.. unless she would give buts her bead, as
he knew sonic of jeer friends were not (mastoid* to km pre-
tensions. Hr agaiw, to the moat urges' manner, endea-
voured to force from her her croireot to their immediate
union, by p• i.ataaii.na, entreaties, sighs, and teals, slid she
At last said that she timid nut give him a favourable answer
upon the setieet, lint es 'erred him to the gentleman louder
whose prottesion she Own was, and whom she enissidered as
her father, fur as anew. r; he declined, statism, as his
reason, that that 'entente*, noshd out sanction their mars
riser He deed vs quested pen and ink, write a leiter in
a foreign fantasize, and aildr..sed it to a particular (nem!.
It war betwera fear and five o'clock use the afternoon,
he Seal entered she home% and between tight and 0,1111 wbp
he espresso d an intentiott of going • home, Mius G. Mom
wished him to go, she was se greatly distressed at his appa-
rent wisely. A abort time prior la obis, she left the deceased
a few atinii t. a. and told the gentleman of the house the na-
mer of the yroposals made tio her by the &crassest ; she said
rhr;dtfeot k. ow what to say to him, he was in such an ex.
grease state of anguish; he gave her such advice as he
thought proper, and she returned to the deceased la • frt.
unions,. ale came out of the parlour, and gave orders to the
servant to go for a roach for Mr. PeregaoX.
On her return 10 the apartment where she had left the'
deceits. d. She nob ed I. open Ilse dour, but was pre.
vests d by the deceased having fallen against ii. She site.
credets i s optiallag it, so a. to be able so see that the de-
ceased was talsedirg; she renamed very 101 A and mime-
doter niaistance caw; the deceased was raised Anna the
ground : the blood lowed from a number of wounds in his
bteast. and a dagger was found sticking in his side. He was
smalite so sie ak, and seemed fob dying; medical assistance
Was I. at fur immediately: Mr. Vincent, a surgeon, arrived
mad sent off for farther ad; Mr. Hai!, a sturgeon,
cam awl Monied Mr. Lomat. They found those deep
Istituto. is the left aide of the deceased, which appeared to
bar. penetrated the heart. The deceased lived mold one
o'clock on Thursday morning. He his been opened since
death, and the heart was found incised 'is three places. The
dagger *as covered with blood : the blade was shout fire
ioclev is length, and had entered his body to the 'motile.—
Tile letter written by the deceased, about half use hour be-
fore be emainitted the act, was opeord; it referred to Isis
untwists of ending his existence, and lakes leave of all his
friends. An inquest will be held use the body this Joy, or
on Monday next. The 'illation of the yuuus lady say but
better conceived than described.

A requisition, signed by a number of respectable
burgesses who supported Mr. ADZANE, at the late
contest for the borough of Cambridge, was on Fri-
day,the 4th instant, sent to the Deputy Mayor of
that place, to convene s meeting of the Corporation
for the purpose of voting au Address of Condole-Lice
to hie Royal Highness the Pei ace Rat:v.'s?, ors the
Death of her late Majesty. On the following day
the precepts were issued, and the nievtilig took
place on %Vtdoesday last, whets the Address bring
unanimously agreed to, was ordered to be transmit-
ted to the High Steward (his Grace the I)nke 01'
RUTLAND), to be by him presented to the PRIMUS
REGENT.
%Ve here just heard of a truly melancholy seri-
drill, which occurred on Thursday between
B. hur-
b and Killesandra, and which has plunged 4 high-
ly respectable family of this county tutu the most
poignant affliction. The particulars, of related to
rid, state that several gentlemen, who were startiik-
nig in the pleasures of the chase, were in close pur-
suit ;Ater a fox, which took to the war, (a deep
'As), into which the two foremost of the chase, Mr.
I. CS AUZP, jut'. of White field, near Killessndras
and Mr. Vsticis, jun. of Gartinarilresr. were nn-
avoidably precipitated, being unable to check their
horse' speed. Both the horses and their riders ern-
niethairly disappeared ; but in a shot time became
agent vkible, the gentlemen retainiug their place,
"" their horses, from which, however, they were
iesnoved, by the exertions of the animal* in
I 11,:rat.,Iuring to extricate themselves from their
oat gerow situation. Major FARRIS, of Kinross,-
tiro, who was also of the party, perceiving their
alarm s% situation, in the most laudable aild re-
solute manner plunged into the lake, sensed Mr.
VI ITCH, who was nearest to him, and rescued
!vitt from u watery grave; brit he was not equally
Stilt rs,rtil as to Mr. LANAUZZ, who sunk to rise no
wore. Io some hours after, the body of this la-
ills young gentleman was procured and cuilyq.
Id to pus rllltctrd family.--((,ovum Herald.) • •

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, liscours
FRIDAY, DEMISIIII

II

_ _ _ .....
HAXTEft v. THOMAS JONATHAN WOOLER.
Mr. lIART moved for an enjuoction to restrain
the Defendant Lenin using the name of the firm of
Baxter, ‘Vouler, um! Co. and frosts recriviog any
money on account of the firm, or accepting any
Mils for, or in the tissue of the liim, under the fol-
lowing circumstances the year 1816 the Plain-
tiff arrived iis this country from Bombay, and be-
came known to the Defendant, in 'consequence or
having a parcel to deliver to him from his, the De-
fendant's, brother, oho is residing at Bombay.
The Plaintiff on his hist interview with the De-
fentlasit conceived him to be alum' of property, and
he mentioned to him that he, the PI .f, was
gun'', to titter into a specul it ins,, by conmenieing
the 'business of a commission agent for SW,111111.• ill
the Emit Indies. The Defendant approved of the
plan, and after they had mime cooler swim'
relative to bubo, the Delesselaut proposed to
bee a portlier with the Plamilff to the sites
which the latter consented to, and they
*gored to severally produce their .yl4 shale
of money, so as to create is capital to c
suence the business, and that the proliis should be
equally divided hetweeo them. The Klima ay.
cordinely drew up a short tnemoraistlons to th it eff_
feet, which he gave to the Defendant ; hot there
was nu time 'specified in it hi; the d,solutiiiii of the
partnership. The Klima produced his proper-
boss of the capital. The Delentlasit excused him-
self front producing his shore, by saying, that frion
ass unexoected payment be had to make, it would
nut be convenient fur • few days ; hut, in lac', it
never was produced. The only busiiirss, huvreve,,
dour under the partnership did lint amouid to mere
than 611/. The Defendant, niter ....., tioreenes
of the Plaintiff, cousesited to tit,..eiv« the pertiser.
ship; und it was agreed !kilt rw lit should d puuN at
rrfi see to settle the account, liroweelt thew. The
Plaintiff appointed Mr, John Nl•Csillsiin, mid the
Defendant Mr. Lovell, of Salistairy-ceurt, Fl,ll-
- Mr. MiCullum, the Plaiiitiff's ret.erer,
accordingly called on Mr. Lovell, sod dint-gentle-
tnaii refused to act as the referee of the Del-.it! tilt.
The Plaintiff's affidavit, set forth, that the Defeo-
dant had threatened to execute deeds and recent
bills in the statue of the firm of the puitilership,
and that lir (the Platestiff) was fearful 'isat lie would
du so, as lie knew the Defendant wits i's aseceobiluus
circumstances, fie (the Lamed Cusioniel) had no
doubt but lie had staled sufficient to induce the
Court to grant the sojin clas.
The Voce.4llaNeet.Lcitt—'• You have not
obese'', Mr. Hart, that the Derrild.i..t made
use of the name of the partnership hem toilooperly,
the Plaintiff bring fearful that lir sill do so, is not
auffiment for the Court to grant sit Ulletloll.
Can you call ou the Cou't tie hitt-titre, because the
Plailitiff lies made its iint•tsstillclit ilisrgstm •
would be too muds for the Court to presume, that, •
beCiiiiie a luau is in necessitous cirCuaistaticet, that
lie 'hula mullein a fraud."

Mr. HAUT --" The Plaiiitiff swears that the De-
fendant has threateried to do so."
The VICE-CHANCe.l.l.olt—'r I cannot believe
that if a mail intended to con 't a fraud he would
publish it to the world ; I cannot grant au in-
juoction on such indefinite evidence. lir my opi-
nion, much ini•chief his been done by granting
injunctions ma slight tx•purte evidence."
liujunctiun refused.
WALKER V. LASHLEY and ANOTHER.
The SuEicitoß-Gerseast. moved tun un injunc-
tion to resirein the Defendants from committing
waste by digging upwind ma cerium lands and sell-
Mg it. It appeared that the Plaintiti had granted
to the Defendants* lease for 21 years of a certain
number of acres of land iu the county of South-
ampton; there was au express proviso in the lease,
that they should nut cut up the laud or sell any roil
of the Land, but that they might do so for their own
use, as brick-makers, and that they were to cult,.
vote the remainder of the land. But iii face of
this covenant iii the lease they were digging up the
whole of the land and selling the read. Under
these circumstance* lie had no doubt but hie
Honour would grant the motion.
The VICE-CuAwcr,Ll 011.—" According to the
covenant in the lease, I sin obliged to grant the in-
junction. therefore take it. and let notice be served
iniundiately on the Defendants."
CHURCH PRESENTATIONS.

atTuuNE v. Ike I;/./fop of BATH and OTHERS.
Mr. WETHERELL moved that the injunction in
this case ►1 lal be ►lissolved. It laid Loren granted
on the application of the Plaintiff to restrain the
Defendant.. the Bishop, from coutirn►ing the pre-
sentation of the living of IVarigoti. by Mr. fig-
more to Mr. Mitchell. Sis.ce the injunction war
granted. Mr. Higusere haul given up hi■ supposed
right to present, mid Mr. Mitchell to receive the
presentation, acknowliidging the right of the Plitio-
-14 to make the pre►eutstioo. It was necessary
that the Injunction ►huuld he dissolved, to allow
the Bi►hop to act.
'flue VICE-CIIANCeI.I.OR—" Take •our motion."

COURT OF KING'S RENCH, Wammistut,
DECLIIIIER I I.
Silting, after Michaelmas Tem. before Chief
Justice ABBOTT wtil Special Juries.

ATROCIOUS PERJURIES.
THE NINO V. WILLIAM ALCORN.

This war all indictment against the Defendstit
fur wilful and corrupt perjury. The indictment
statrd, that, at the sittings at A isi Pries. held, after
Easier Term, in the Court of Exchespitr, that is
to on the sth of May, 1818, italic was jained on
a certain htfortuation filed by the Attornry•(irorral
against Walter Guy, the eider, Walter Guy, the
younger, and Titania. Bishop, charging them with
aiding and astistiolg its utt.hipping a timoullty 91con-
sr.bass,t1 • spirits, at a place called hlilitide-hridge,
in the comity of tiuw.rx, uu Sunday, the 1411, of
September, 1817 ; nu the trti,l of winch I.,ttr, it
bteame a mates-ail rinrst , whether :oy the tidel-
and youl.ger, and 'l•hotm.ts l'atilop. 11-141 as-weed,
un the 14.11 or September, 11l fist.) t tug stir the forgo
of 4 Certain halt C0144014V. tol 400 (1.1113 f brandy
and gin—and that the Drictitlant positivtly swore

that lie was present *n the aforesaid day, at Mill.
tiole-bridgr, and that be there sew Guy the elder
and younger, end Thomism Bishop. assisting in tak-
ing away the said contraband our. The itiolic:-
mein went fill to opieigii perjury arrive* the Dr-
Godson on this evidence—to which he pleaded that
lie was /tot
NIr.GURNM.Y .14,41, the present indictment im-
puted to the Defetirhint wilful and corrupt per-
jury, committed in the course of proceedings which
took place in the Court of Exchequer. tor the trial
of au infuronatiou exhibited by 0.- Attorney-Gene-
ral against Walter Goy, the el-ler, IValter Guy,
the y ger, mid Thomas Ilississop, which charged
them with having hero engaged in a smuggling
transaction, on the coast of Sussex, in the mouth of
September, 1817. It was necessary to observe, that
'ail illfOrttiallon w the Exchequer dill not point out
the precise matter which a Defentlntit would be
e sled on to answer ; it merely alleged, that.
within a certain period before the information was
filed, contraband goods were landed, and that the
person against whom the information was filed had
assisted its taking them away. If lie were a pithy
mass, lie would easily guess at the tratioaction
chaNed agaisig him ; but, if lie were an innocent
lw would have sin conception of the offence
alluded to, Nod must, therefore, he but ill prepared
lit meet it. He did not mean to compleist of the
law, hut found it tweet-vary to state this fact, which
colds' soon be dented. A person might cools- into
the Court of Exchequer, perfectly unprepared to
re .el a Charge, though falsely brought agsmist hint,
an-I, if it were sworn to, the Jury had no choice
left, they town lied a verdict fur the Crown.
%Viten the witnesses came forward, under such cir.
crown...lees, the 'persists accused, front the nature
of the proceeding, trod no means of impeach-
nog their evidence. They swore at the peril of
helot: indicted for perjury. If what they swore
to-day was they might he culled on to an-
swer for it to-miprrow—hut still, in the first in.
soasice, their eii miser was received against the De.
feit:mt. In cases of felony, the accused was alit.
fere-nil) treated. He was taken bcfme u Magis-
trate—lie was pot in possession of the specific
charge against him—and he Ives thus enabled to
g.ve evidence of his innocence—particularly of that
sinoortaut fact, that, at the time stated, lie Wivi at
a difii-resit place
alleged to have been committed. Haul the two
Gov* sisal Biel; or, %elicit obliged to take their trial
to the Exchequer, been aware of the day and place
fixed ma, and the crime imputed to them, they
would have shewit that the whole shrtement was the
wicked invention of the two witnesses called against
them, tool" that they had mo more to do with the
tratisact ion than tiny of the Geistlemeti no the Jury-
box. Now he would go on to 'thew, th-ot what was
sworn by the . Defeirslant consisted of foul and
wicked perjury in all its ',arta. It was not in the
rover of the Nrosecutors to do this in the Court of
Exeorquer. They were defended by Rotor of Ins
Learned Friends—they could mat then defend
'bestiaries-a by evidence. All they could do wry,
to instruct their Counsel to watch the one nar-
rowly, declaring, that, if any person imputed a
smuggling transaction to them, it was wholly false.
Alcorn, m his evideoce, " that he was at
Alidtide-bridge, at five o'clock in the evening. and
afterwards between ten acid elsveti o'clock at night,
on the 14th of September, and that he there saw
Walter Goy, the elder, Mid his suit, together with
Thomas Bishop, who were assistiog to unloading a
boat. on board ad which there were about 400
tube of wind. liiidger (die Defendant's co-wst-
neat*, who would be tried on the next nitlicimetit)
'Jointed out old Guy to him. Guy had goods to
his hinds. Witness did not speak to him." Oil
this evidence, supported by the testimony of
Bridger. a verdict was returned for the Crown. Tlw
Defendants were astonished at the evidence, and
this day they hail affioroled him all opportunity of
proving. 11,at it was altogether false. So much alp,
that tlw Attorney-General. the 'nutter protector
of his owu witness, would, when lie heard the
statement, leave the Court, and gibe up the coo-
lest, tilled with indignation. The place called
Milltide-bridge lay between Seaford mod Newhaven,
part of it was a beach, covered with shingle. Along
the whole line reveime-officere were stationed—
mini, if dime who instituied the prosecution, had
compared the return of their oast officers with the
evidence. they would have perceived its fallacy.
The witnesses staid, that, between four and tire
o'clock a boat artived at Nllllttile-bridge—end
that, at feu or eleven (o'clock. the parties accused
proceeded to unload the boat, end to take away
the spirits in carts. Now, 110 persons, connected
with omiuggling, would, io the first instance,
take anay cootrab rod goods from the shore
in caris—they moved too slowly. Horses wane
employed to take theist over the shingle, mid
carts were used to convey them through the inte-
✓.
ur. fie would he able to prove distinctly, that
the'stateinent of Alcorn was entirely false, and false
to his knowledge. Ile would 'hew, in the first
place, that Guy, the elder, was not et Milltide-
. bridge, on the night in question. nor for years be-
fore. Guy was a small farmer, and resided ten
miles fruits Milltide-bridge—and circumstances en-
Oiled him to speak cicasly to the manner in which
was tatcoptrd 11111 Sunday. the It b of Septrin-
ber. On the preceding day he had lust a grand.
child—and, after attending church, on the 14111,
he went Min the vestry-room, to request the clergy-
men to appoint a time for the child's burial, and
the fdlowing Tuesday was fixed rm. He then went
home. At nine o'clock he retired to bed, mod
slept till live o'clock Mt the following morning.
Fie wool(' prove the time of his going to bed, by a
male and female setvant who sat up after Imo. He
would call Mr. Goy's( son, who would state, Ilia
he was awaked about two o'clock in the usorsiiisg.
by his father's carter, who was going out with a
load of chalk, nod who desired him to procure Toomey
fur lean to pay turnpike. He, in consequence,
went into his father's room, and got the
. from him. Here were four witnesses, who would
positively swear that the elder Guy tens 111 his house,
and wit ten milts off, at elyvell o'llocit al night, oil
the 14.1tuf September. With respect to Guy, the
yontiger, lie *mild spew, with iwarly the same
strength of proof, that he also nos tiot
hrial r. Ile laved al a consols-tidbit. dust:nice Itoni
the went- 4,1 at hots--antl he *amid plisse that lie wall
its hillOWle 1101lar the whole 4,1 iliat tvrimig and high,.
Ile would next phonily dose, in,. Tonsmas Bishop
was taut present at the smuggling transaction raid

•
to hive taivm piece at Millt;dr-bridge. He
ten miles uff—and, on the evening of the 14111,
visited • 'ming woman, to whom he wa• pay-
ing his addreises, mod, fixed on tlw Friday
following to meet her at the for. He would
call the young svolll4ll, her soother, and Bishop's
servant. to !trove these facts. But perhaps
it would il^ said that Alcorn was mistaken—.
►hat, as it was eleven o'clock at slight, be might
hive taken Conte other Items' for Guy, the elder.
If, however, be were uri•takru with respect to
old Guy, could it be inbigiiied that lie fell iiito
the seine error with respect to Goy, the younger,
and Thomas Bishop ? IVere they to have this
triple mistake put upon them ? IVhere they to he
told, that the transaction really took place, and
that Alcorn was present ? lie would completely
destroy, such a defence—for he would pruve, be-
yond a doubt, that Alcorn was not himself' at
Nlilltide-hridge, on the 14th of September. He
would call witneeses, who would chew, that Al-
corn heed twenty miles off, and was at home the
whole of that reeolot.f. If he should, us he con-
fidently expected, snake out such a case as lie
had tooted. the Jury would, of course, return a ver-
dvm of G•ihy against the Defendant. The Learn-
ed Gentleman nett proceeded to call his evideoce.
Mr. Gude, from tlw Court of Exchequer, pro-
duced the record of the niformation against the
Prosecutors.

Mr. Charles Gwynne was the Attorney for the
Defendant•, Guy and Bishop, in the Court of
Exchequer. Ha knew Alcorn, and heard him give
his evidence. lie wok down iii writing, us it came
from his bps, the material points of his testimony.
He produced his note, which contained the same
statement as that which Mr. Gurney bud read,
-charging the two Guy, and Bishop with removing
contraband spirits on the 14th of September. 1817.
Walter Guy, the elder, stated that he lived at
Cliedingley. leis miles and • half from Willett.-
bridge. He is a brick-maker and small farmer.
He had not stirred from home from nine o'clock on
the night of the 14th of September, 1817. until
Ave the following► morning. He knew Milltidew
bridge. but had not been there for seventeen years,
until idler the trial in the Exchequer.
Thornier Goy, the son of %Vatter, Ann Haywood,
and John White, his servants, Philemon lleplirsi-
den, his sou-in-law, and Frances Guy, his wife,
deposed. that Walter Guy. the elder. was ■t home
during the whole of the evening of the 14111 and the
morning of the 15th of September, 1817.
Thomas Bishop stated, that, in September, 1817,
he lived at Laughter', about twelve miles from
51'116de-bridge. On the evening of the 14th of
September hr went out, and visited a young woman
of the name of Simmons. He returned early, took
some supper and went to bed, where he remained
till ix o'clock next morning. He did not know
Mattitle-bridge,
'Chi' evidence was corroborated by Elizabeth
Simmons, the young woman whom he had visited,
AMU Simmons, her mother, Harry Home, his ser-
vant. and Aim Home.

Walter Guy, the yonriger, deposed that he lived
within half-it-mile of his taker. He Iva, not frotn
home on the 14th of September. On the day pre-
ceding one of hi, children died.

%Vali respect to the abvroce of Alcorn, from
Milltide•bridge, on the noglit of the 14111 of Sew,
telpher, Mary Lawrence (win, re-idea ut Marevfirld,
itt: or Y 3 mile. from Newhaven, clove to which place
Ali Wide-bridge iv bituate4), John Lawrence, John
Wycombe, and Henry Scott, were examined. They
deposed that Alcorn came to the honor of Scott,
after nine o'clock on the night of the 14th of Sep-
tember, where he drunk tea, and remained until
near twelve o'clock.

This was the case for the prosecution.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL adr4►es►ed the Jury
en the part of the Defendant. He .aid he was ex-
tremely anxious to explain to them the situation in
which he stood there. This was an indictment fur
perjury. mud, as one of his Majesty's Law Officers,
it would, perhaps, be thought more natural if he
appeared as prosecutor on this occasion. But,
when information was given of offences against the
law, calling for the interference of the Solicitor for
the Crown—when, during the progress of the in-
quiry into that information, nothing appeared to
°venom the statement originally made—and when,
the cause being brought into the Exchequer, or soy
other Court, nothing in the shape of evidence was
adduced, to support the ides of a guilty contrivance
—if, this being the case, the witnesses who support-
ed the prosecution were, at a subsequent period,
charged with perjury, he felt that it was his duty to
the public at large to come into a Court of Jus-
tice, for the• purpose of seeing that the persona so
charged were duly convicted by law, and according
to evidence, or, if they were entitled to an acquit-
tal, that they received it through the medium of
the honest exertion. and indUstry of the Law Offi-
cers of the Crown, who were called on to take care
that the case was fairly laid before the Jury. He
stood there merely to further the ends of justice;
and, fully impressed with the feeling that the Pro-
secutor ought to receive the benefit of such observa-
tions us could fairly he offered in his behalf, he
begged to state. that it appeared to him most extra-
ordinary, when the information for this smuggling,
or supposed smuggling transaction, came on to be
tried, that M r. Guy, the present Prosecutor, who was
assisted by a skilful and able solicitor. did not bring
forward any one witness, of any sort or kind, to
answer the charge made against hirn. This was
met by the observation. that the Crown was Riot
bound, in Exchequer cases, to point out decisively,
before the trial came on, the particular day on which
the of.•ncr alleged was committed. Certainly this
was Ilie cwt.. But he would take the Minty of
saying, that though Guy might have known
that it was optional with the Crown to take or not
to take, the 410 y mentioned on the record—
)et he surely must have felt that it would
hr very important for bun, if he never bad been
concerned in smuggling timisactionx, to have
had witnesses in readiness, in order to wave how he
was occupied a few cloys heti:ee and eft. r the 1411 i
of September, as well as on that day, which was
mentioned in the record, although the Crown was
not bouild by it. Another point on which be
wished to übsei te was tim:—vdieis individuals meant
to found • chase nl p. gory on evith nee given lay a
witness, the whole 4,110 s G 511151011) should he t.,ken
—because aline judgment could only be foinied by
it alti.geilier. Now, Mr. all/We Baal
but dune this; lie had trot token down a word

of Alcotri's cross.exathination—and, in fief, what
lie did trite down, was not exactly correct. The
Alcorn was, that Alcot did not venture to swear
positively to Mr. Guy sir his son. He merely stated,
that persons were pollard out to hint ht Bridge.,
whom he believed to he Guy, se's. and Goy, jun.
—and this point was virtu:allay adverted to by
Chief &run Richards, sit his summing up. 1f the
case rest d here, he had a complete answer to it—
but. if Alcorn were slot at Milltide-bridge, ns had
bent SWOril, their, of cots, se, all that he had stated
must be false. He would not say, that five or
%Illnesses would dclilirratcly stood forward to pet.
into Iliciorrlves—but lie would pot It to the Jary,
considering the length of tine which had elapsed
since the transaction took place Jt I,dwreoce'i
house, where Alcorn was said to have been late ou
the night of the 14th of September, whether the
witnesses had not deceived themselves, and Otis.
taken the proud ?
The CHIEF JUSTICE briefly summed up—and
the Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of

THE KING r. wII.I.IAM PRIDGFIt.
This was an iiid,ctment for pesjhry, preci•i !y
similar to the former. Brulic-r had !•usorn, hi the
course of the trial in the Exchequer, ti the sth t I
May, that lie saw Guy, s n. Goy, jou. and Thoa.
unloadtiog a Ii at, beightril iitt contr.-
hithd spirits, at Millticle-bridge, on the 14 h i.f
September. 1817.
111 r. GURNEY. in stating the case, observed,
that the present Defendant was far more wicked
than he who hail Jost been found guilty. He sli uld
be able satisfactorily to prove, that lie lia,l endea-
voured to suborn witnesses to aid him in his nefa-
rious design—thut of accus.ng innocent persons,
He would shew that he was not at Milltide.brulge
on the 14th of September, although he had p.sorii
that he was present at a smuggling transaction
there—and his evidence, assisted by 'he testimony
of Alcorn, had occasioned a verdict to In- returned
against the present Prosecutors. He had nits-
lives for this wicked proceeding, bu', iii the end,
he would restive his just reward.
The Clint+ JU3TIcE read his note or the PV,..
dence given in the last case, respecting the absence
of Goy, sen. Guy, jo4'. and Thomas boot
Milltide.bridge, on the 14111 Septemb r, 1817, the
correctness of which was admitted by the wiitl,„e,.
To prove that Bridger himself was not there, at
that time, Mr.Guriity

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Frances and Samuel Boyce who resided within
two miles of Milltide-bridg-, L.cl et who‘e house
Bridger lived. They &woe I, that he was iIl of
ague, on the 14th of September. Ist7—that he
went to bed about nine o'. dud hut leave
the liwube unfit the hallooing morning.
This evidence was con6sioed, in port, by James
DOWlllef, who, together with the Driewlmtit, was,
at the time, in the employ of Mr. Leadbetter, at
Denton.
Thomas Hook deposed that the Defendant had
e:illrd ou him, on Saturday forinitzht, moot a.ke.l
him now lie was? He answered, .4 Pow o, id heart."
Defendant then said, " I will
put money in our
pocket, if you like it." Witness replied. " Tit it
is just the thing, if it is an honest way." They
went down to the Neaelno public-lion-e together,
where the Defendant told him what he *uN to
fur the money. He sail, " You inti,t swear th.t
you were at Milltitle-bridg-, on the night of ilie
14th of September, and that you saw the two Go .s
and Thomas Birlioti there. If you do, 1 wili give
you 4s. u-day until my trial is over--and ht. tor
pocket-money." He arid aka that he would give
witness 254. aewrek, for three years, and they could
" inform against a inan.every }ear."
Thomas Holdins, landlord' of the New Inn, s.tw
the Defendant and the last witness, at his house,
at the time stated.

Win. Christopher was called to prove a ...cowl
attempt at subornation of perjury which the De-
fendant had made, but the CHIEF JUSTICE ex-
pressed an opinion that it was unnecessary.
The Defendant was found—Guilty.
Mr. GURNEY prayed, as the Defendants, in
these ca►es, were in Court, that they .11,,unt he
committed. Alcorn was committed to Newg.ite—
and Biidger, who lies been apprehended on a eilacge
of felony in. Surrey, was remanded fur fintlitr
examinatiots.

Counsel for the' prosecution—Messrs. Gt. UN CT,
DENMAN. and liot.T. Fur the Defrodanii—the
AT I'OEN IiTGENENALp Mr. RAINE, and Alt.
WALTON.

THE KING V. SOUTSR.
This was ao indictment against the Defendant,
for wilful and corrupt perjury, committed 1)y hint
in the progress of a cause tried in the Court of
Exchequer, at the sittings at Nisi Prius, after
Easter Term, on the 14th of May last. ft war sit
issue joined on an information tiled by the Attor-
ney-Gerieral against George Henty, E.q. for the
recovery of certain forfeitures said to have been in..
curred by Jinn, in consequence of his lieving caused
to be removed, at or about six o'clock IA the morn.
ing of the 4th of April, 1817. from a loggeri.:l
off a place called Ferring.erid-lane, in the; county
of Sussex, and secreted in his barns 300 1t..11-ankrti
of getieva. which had not paid the excise
The Defendant, in his evidence, averred that Air.
Henty employed him in removing the said georeu
on which averment the perjury was assigned.
Mr. DENMAN stated the CUP. Mr. Henty, he oh.
served, was a gentleman of great respectability. lie
had a banking-establishment at Arundel rid another
at Worthing, and was, besides, a very -extemilee
landholder. He resided at a place called We 4
Ferring, near which the smugsling transaction im-
puted to him was . said to have occuried. The
Learned Gentlernao then briefly adverted to the
Defendant's evidence—end strongly impressed uu
the Jury. the' turprolktbility of a Grotlelnuo of thy
rank and fortune of Mr. licutt tinbarloug publicly
in a sutuggli.g traosActiou, t:-ad la) mg Innis. If open
to disgrace MIA min. if any of thoee w itii whom he
had associated in such an adventure thought pro.
per to betray Into. He *mild adduce etitltlice to
prove—first, that Mr. Henty was mot at the place
where the trinui:gling vas raid in have hero 'wipe.
hated, oti the illort;iilK of the 4,11 ut Al.rit—sseends
that the Defrmdaci, Singlet, was nut their Naomi,*
—rind lab.ly, that. at the time, 110 lugger UppfelVti
coast—and that, to !volt!), uo such ttatssae.
Uou had happe.r.ll.

The ii•intiproot. of the conviction of Mr. linty.
Court of Exch. qu.r, ...re put in,
Mr. V. G. Uovrinig read, from his short-haul

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