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(ILI) BAILEY, FRIDAY, APRIL 14.

The business of the Court this day wits quite de-
void of interest.

In the course of the (IT • melancholy instance of
depravity on the part of a Prisoner ow! a witness,
was exhibited. A boy 111111/VII James Fluinery,
twelve years of age, was indicted" for stealing
great coat, value 395. and u pocket-book„ contain-
ing a check for 35!. on the Bunk of Messrs,
flookey and-Co.

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Ihe boy seemed to weep bitterly, and he kept
hi• hands before his face during the trial. . _ .

In support of character. a decent dressed female
appeared in the witiles,.. box, and said she was the
ibeisoner's aunt. Ills mother had lately died, and
his hither was at sea, being chief-mine of a relivel
bound to the coast of Gainers. She stated that
since the death of Prisoner's mother. she had the
care of him, that his father was hourly expected
home, and would, she was convinced, take the boy
to fen with him. amid prevent the recurrence of hos
ill behaviour, which only arose, in this solitary
n►-
stance. f the temporary neglect oecas►oned by
the death of his mother.

Mr. JUrtiet PARK, after looking attentively at
the witnesr, asked her whether the lifistiner hticl not
been tried before him at the last Summer Assizes
at Chelmsford, for committing some offence at
13ow whether she had net, on that trial.
told the some story she hail just now detailed. and
also represented herself us, being his mother ? She
replied in the negative, but would nut venture to
assert that the boy had not been tried at Chelan..
ford ; indeed she said son►e of her sine's might
Fare been at Chelmsford. foe they were all much
alike, but she solemnly declared she had never beau
a witetrs, at Cleteluhrord.
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The Jury found the I'risoor►
The Learned JUDGE, who was satisfied in Itii
recollection of the Prisoner and of the aunt by his'
clerk, sent for his note-book, and f 1 the names
of both, as he expected, set down, Ile had no
doubt whatever, that both the woman and the boy
now in Court were the same identical persons he
sow last summe►, at the trial in Chelmsford.

While the Judge% note-book was sent for, the
women left the Court. •

- The Jury afterwards rapressed a wish that she
should be prosecuted for perjury. and Mr. Sheriff
Pao kips observed, that though she 11.4(1 left Court,
lie had taken such steps as, he trusted. would
make her forthcoming to answer for her offence.

So hardened iu crime wrre some of Ole Prisoners
brought to Bury from Ipswich. fur trial at the last
Assizes. that they actually robbed the Bury gaol.
and carried the articles to the other receptacles
where they were found upou

This witness was e►oss-examined by Mr. ALLAY,
but nothing maternal came out.
Airs. Fairbrotlitr, the wife of the last witness,
stated, that on the night in question she inquired
for her husband at the Defendant's house, who was
denied her ; she raid she had • right to see hint ; her
child, who was in her arms, began to cry, and
POMP noise was made ; her husband came out, and
on his asking Ellison what he was about, Elkton
gave bun a blow, and knocked him down ; he bled,
and lav for dead ; the people said he was dead.
The Defendant was taken to the watch-house ;
witness went there and made a complaint against
ham, with the officer Cooke. Examinations were
lodged at Marlborough-street Office against the
Traverser for the assault on her husband, and after
bills were found, the Defendant, Ellison, brought •
charge against her, as well as against Cooke the
officer, for robbery, alleged to have been committed
on him that night. Both of them were tried at the
Old Bailey; they were prosecuted by the Defend-
ant, and honourably acquitted.
Cooke, the officer, was next prmincr& He
stated the fact of the assault ; that the Defendant
was taken to the watch-house ; Feiihrother and hit
Nile were there; the defendant, Ellison, did not
then make any charge of rubbery against Fair.
brother or his wife, or against witi.e.s; it was not
mail some de), after, when the parties lodged exa-
minations, soil a tree bill war found against the
Defendant, that lie for the first time made • charge
of robbery against Mrs. Fairhrother, and he as.
(Ivied witness with Wiling him whilst she robbed
Lint of •1 s. 61. They were tried ; witness was tried
for his life, and acquitted.
The surgeon wh ) impeded the wound and at-
tended Forbrother, stated, that when he saw him
immediately after the wound was given, he (Fair.
brother) was then quite insensible. The cut on the
back of his head was very severe and very deep.
For four or five days alter he was in a very bad and
feverish sloe.

Mr. A PACT then addressed the Jury for the
Defendant. He urged that the house of the De-
fendant was annoyed by the parties ; that Fair-
brother being drunk. he tell with violerice from the
effects of intoxication, and came by the wound in
that way. The case, he said, did not warrant the
Jury in assuming that the Defetidaut acted from
malicious motives. The Learned Gentleman con.
eluded by saying, that he would call witnesses to
prove the-fact he stated.
A person of the name of Nevil was stalled on for
the Defendant, who stated that he was present at
the trausirction ; the wife of Fairbrother made a
noise at The door of the Defendant ; there was
:ninth poise ; the woman attempted to claw him.;
Fambrother came out ; he was Much intoxicated,
and having got a shove froth the Primmer, by the
force of the liquor he fell with violence; the back
:of Ins head came in contact with a large stone, and
that was the cause of the severe wound. Wit-
ness could point out the identical alone Oa which lie
'kW

On his cross-examination he tisk) he did not on
'lliai night hear a word with respect to the Charge of
ro *Awry.
The- wife of thelast witness and another woman
;were celled, who stated, that the wife of lair.
brother suede usigh noise. and disturbed the neigh•
•bourhood.
The.Ctimismart, iu.ddsering the Jury, said,
thinigh imatterwot exactly brimming to the
Mate was inteoduced, yet it went to -*hew. •the COBS.
'diet of the Prisoner. The prosecation he alined'
.to'he instituted against theirife of Fairbrother, and,
noting the officer, who merely discharged his duty,
keg it felony—that prosecution tr!o. instituted after
Vision was iadicted for the brutal assault he had
tinisinitted—that prosecution, an shameful end so
false, must rive to the conduct of the Defendant
the must unfavourable colour. fie then observed
on the evidence of Fairlirother andliis wife' which
he considered on the face of it to bear the-etilisp
of truth. Alter bearing 'their evidence, at well as
the evidence pf the officer, Cooke, there could be
no doubt whatever of-the assault ; that assault, at-
tended with so much violence., and, with regard to
Fetrbrother, with so much injury—with all the eir-
comstonces that attended it, and the shameful pro•
secution which followed—left the present case one
of tlm most aggravated that came before theta
dining one preseiit. Session. The witness Nevil.
produced for the Defendant. gave evidence which
was inconsistent. and unworthy of consideration.—
Indeed. there could be little doubt of the guilt of
the Defendant—for his own conduct, more forcible
thou evidence, established the fact of bib guilt.—s

About 'sister lea smooths since, a merchant of the name
of Weller, who we understood was principally 'imaged iu
the wine trade, and was carrying on a very flourishing trade
in conjunction with' a perkier, at whose death Mr. Weiler
gut the bilk beloaging to the partsetelhip moseers, and con-
verted every thing possible into sisoom and it is supposed,
by these means, collected between cloves and twelve thou-
sand pounds, with which it was ascertained hr left Englead.
—Os his comitict coming to the knitwiedge of the relatives of
the deceased, and the creditors upon Means, it wastletermin_
ed ou issuing a statute of bankruptcy stalest him. lie DOI
appearing to the meeting of the Commissioners, as regularly
notified, the Assigares applied to the Magistrate at the pub-
lic-office, Bow.strert, who agreed to allow the Assignees
the assistaaes of Vickery the officer, who traced nut sad
pursued the fogitive with the interim wealth In Dieppe,
where he was stopped, but he was not side to apprelitud him
without the sanction of the French Government, snd ap-
plicatios was. made for that purpose through Sir Charles
Stewart, the British Ambassador; the proceedings and
reaction were moth retarded by politic °reverences.
The French Government agreed to seed the fugitive eat
of France to the frontiers, and Vickery was apprised the
mule be was lo be sent, su that be contrived to he lying
in wait foe him, and met with him a village on the Dutch
territory, where he received every ministate* from the Go.
versineut Officers and the Pollee Officers, sad on his stop-
ping the fugitive, Vickery obtained permission to search
Isis person and his boxes, when be found about 7,000 i.
kiting considerably above half the property he absconded
with. It is expected, in fact very little doubt is entertained
but that Vickery will be allowed to bring the fugitive and
the property (Quad is his possession to England.

Coreett;LeThe Gtfree market ha■ fluctuated IN ry touch
this week; St. Domingo sold to luw as 1091. sod I ink to-
money, and since 114 s. has been obtained for a fist plied
sold oa the usual terms. Several public sale, have lo eta
le ought forward; early in Out week the peices went high, r,
and Coffee sold with mime briskness : the market has iii.ee
become heavy, and Mitch descriptions, of which the gn at
proportion of the sales have consisted, went off loarity et
• reduction of 24. a 4s. per cwt. The sale Ott.: torrouon
consisted of 157 casks Demerara and Reduce toffee ; the
prices are again 2s. a 3m. lower, making a re. Lochuti of
about 61. per cwt. in Demerara and Berbiee C.ffer Ott.
week : other descriptions are heavy, but the der hue erliics
bas lakeu place is trivial.
190100.—The East India Company's slide of 3,1187 the•ty
of Indigo, which comineueed on Tuesday last, rode,' yr der-
day. The See qualities bare sold at shoot the same prima
as al the Contiemey's sale its October last, hut the good and
middling qualities, including all under 7s. 6.1. pre lb. have
*aid from 6d. a Ad per lb. hither thou that sal.'. The quan-
tity taken ia by the proprietor. does not exceed Vil) cheer,,
and those mostly of the ordinary qualities. The
is a statement of the price. :-212 chess, bon• Si. a P.. thl.
per lb.; 694 cheats, 7s. sea.; 1,2117 chests, Is. a 7,c.; 4 1 t
chests, 5.. a 66.; 347 chests, 4. ■ 55.; 153 devils, 3..3.1. a
44.; 24 hags warehouse sweepings, fruits 2.1.33. a 2a. fl.;
10 hags travh, scratched, no offer*.

Rum, BRANDT, and Htst.t.ssms —Three is no lit. ration
i• Run the market is rather heavy. Brandy mot Geneva
Mete will a iintited demand.

TALI ow.—Foreign Tallowy have become very Leavy. awl
way be goaded Is. lower. The Tows market is to-tlay 65v.
which is Bd. lower thaw lasi week.

Vat of the King'. Mews is to be converted into
• permanent military quarter. /bilk tin there
bas been no depot of troops in the iinnt•diate
vicinity of any of the Royal Palaces of the 31e-
tropolis ; and it has been deemed expedient to own-
ply this deficiency, by converting great part of 'lie
Royal Mews at Charing.croas into a t.,rrat k
for the accommodation of a body of the Life Gourd,,
or such other troops as may at any lime be in im-
mediate attendance upon the Royal l'eirm.
A new alteration is about to take place in the
dress of the three regiments of Foot Guard.. Tiw
jacket now worn is to be dune swot)? with ; and •
long cost, with skirts, turned back with white, i.
be substituted. Tine lacing is to lir fuller and Iwo'.
*Mel' ; the button., instead of Isemg Wind t;
sleeves, are to be straight tip the suns and on the
shoulders are to be neat busies or knots. The
regiment are to mount guard with their oew
On Sunday the 43d.