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THE NATIONAL REGISTER

4SSIIE lA'TELLIGENCE. t
lIERTFORDSHIRF.
The A..i7es for this county finished nn Saturday. In de.
lieeriug the gaol the Lord Chief Baron was assisted by Mr.
Nolan, Mr. Sergeroit Laos, and the Common Sergeant,
ho Furrr.sivrly tried pe isnot.' a as their o% it proie,sional
avnealionv would permit the lender of their respective
services.
I'iie toPoii ing capitol' convictions look place during thr
assizes :—Julin Threader, for a burglaiy in the day time;
John h.ggleton, fur horse-stealing 1 Joseph l'estell for she
vie:ding s tiesiree Smith. for ditto ; John Harris, for big:.
way rotthei% t Wiliam Laurence, John Ambrose, Thou,.
knight, and IVilliant French, four little usehius, the
nut 15 years, for pi titergisry to the tii:lht time at ling Tiro
by breaking the pare of a shop aiuduw after dot k, hull
prukuivr, aid ten 511% Cr tuulhpiek Ca. 1.11, the
pitverty of .1 oho Al organ.
John Hitt riot Otis indicted for le:caviling John Minton, Oil
the hinx•s highway, putting Lim in fear, and takiaz
his petty's iii Over, at tiariittt on the '2Gth ft:bra:try
last.

It appealed in evidence, ilea the prosecutor, It poor
journey nom tai,eis stopped at it:tenet en his a ay to London,
mid weld to a public-home 10 ask fern lodgieg tar the night,
it being then 1(1111'01P k. The prisoner, a 1111 Has pie,,tl.l,
011.1.1 ell his set vice. to take him to a place allele lie could
be conilortably lodged. Ile nano Mutely Ileeerild the pros
weal and eceutnimaiede he priaimer, ne lie supposed, le look
for a liitle,og. The prisuner sins joined by number mail,
and both conduct' d the prosecutor ono 11 and a ithout
any ptevieus lionnatimi of their eviegit, knocked him down
and t died hie pockets of all his n. 'ley, In this d, plurtible
condition the prusecutur rem: tied to the public house and
gave the alarm, describing the ',riffles of the prisout r mat
'lds comp:intim. Neat day the pi isoner %sus apprehended,
and the pres,i titer same positively to his identity. The
prtsoner d. Med haviag t ver seen the prism's r heMie. How-
ever :mother a ithens emanated the st..teaneot the latter.
and eepesed, shut he bad seen him aecumptitty the prisoner
nito the field.
Tile Cabe went to the Jury ander the Learned Judge's
dire, dims, and they found the pi istmer Heath.—
'Flit prose> war, however, commend. J him to nut ry.
None of the abuse- na idieued capital roust, tr, acre left
ref exceation.
Timm:is Allen was indicted for a rape rim the body- of
Aim Joy re, /1.1 iiickntersao.tlt, tin the *a3-I of September
last. Mr. Jessopp mid Mr. Alorsis acre Cotiusel for the
prisoner.
hr proseeutrix (a young and handsome gill of IS) in
giving htr ivldenee, but behoe she hail stotisi tinyUlu;; to
eriniii ate the pi issuer, in the agitation of her feeling- we n
Mut a fit, eil.l till on t!ie liackof tier bead aithgreat violence
upon the floor. She au's carried senseless out of Court, mid
placed liel:tr the care of nurg.,tm. sitter the lapse of t vs 0
Luton the learned Judie s 1,1 tut the surgeon to repent the
state of her health and hated, a hen the latter have it 111, 111 S
decided opinion that the unhappy young a lonian was not in 0
stale to g ve es Metier, and weutil not be is u condalun fur
that ptapeni• heft,' e tan or three Jaya.
The Chief Barrie, under these eirenmstances, cLurgrsd the
Jury to acquit the 'ninon' r fur arm of evidence; and the
Jury at cordingly found him Nut Guilty t however, his
Lot skshiii into tuned flee', allh great Fali•ii1S11011, that had
the case guile through, they s. prot ably have cume to
the same nl.llll* Ile had read the depositions taken betide
the to rate, and in his tipiiiion. there was lawny iullicielit
if made out, to am fact a capitgl conviction. He hoped,
Loa ever, that the prisoner would do the girl that justice
v,ltic Is her titiliappy situation requited.--Vet diet, Nut
Ciutityr
Cl'. IL SIVE.—The only ease North mentioning was
LEAN, qui tarn, U. 111:CR.
This was an act mit under ille Hass ker's and Pedlars Act,
to recover a penalty of SOL forieited by the defendant, for
selling goads a ithout a has ket'alies nee.
The plaint iii', rune ails coedticied by Mr. Nolan, 51r„ An-
dreas, and Mr. A rakein. Mr. Arabia (atilt ahem was
file. Adolphus) Ir.t tke case for the elefenditat.
The deft nilaut wan not upholsterer at Hinhopstortford,
and had [melt a room at the (;corge Inn, tit Buetingferd,
a hither lie had nem some of his good. to he sold by auction,
by an am tient er. The gat sum' intended to be tiled,
emialy, a r the defendant. was a hawker veithin the
mu-tieing of the Han kerb' Act, wider the circumstances,
%%mod have lieu ii extremely important, it the f.ictn
raised it ; but the plaintill Wit, unable, tuake out the feet,
Ow il,fendein had himself, ter by his ugeut, bold the
goods iu go, ioif,
The wits therefore 1111116 tt i tt
NORTH A SI PT() N.
The asaisea for this t•uutity finished on Thurallay last ;
the calendar ales very heavy, and contained 94 prisonets,
many of theta fur capital (Miners. Fent:teem received
sentence of death, four of chumwere lett fur execution,
vie. two for ttttt rder, one for timer), aril one for a rape.
The hill 1/Ilthilip Baynes and ill any Clack, fur murder,
excited a eminiderable degree of interest, nod the roust
was mailed to excess as early as eight o'clock in the
morning.
The pi isoner, Haynes, ma: Indicted fur the murder oI
51r. J. (:laik, a unmet of Chars% ellen, with et ludo lie had
thiteitily lived, by shooting him iu his cutting
some hay at a rick; and the ti male piestmet a us ail'. to
Ille deeell,ed,lllld 111d1Cled 101 111:0;A ileCe/.41) to Ille
nnu-
der. They acts: both limed Guilty uti the clearest Puri
hie evidchee.
It appealed from several li.tlers produced on llic vial,
loom! w itz)ue...,, posseasion, and scut to
Clark, that she had tot settle lime pant been per/mailing
bins to eumenit the batik; devil mill her Imabalid, mid had
promised him marriage if he Was 1101 eled, The
trial lasted sight hums, often they were boil, convicted
and ordered for tint ention SiWoreh 10), al
tarts e O'6A , the budira to bu tssected. The
pii,tiness ieeeis es! the ass Cul sentence without the least
• appatent renotiou„ excepting all, a the Judge ordered
their bodies to be given to the surgeon, whin Nl's. (:lat k
burst into tears,
'rite, were both 'my respectable, well-looking people,
mid deceits's in mouthing. lia)ties was 37
.years of age,
Mrs. Clark 39, and lies tan clrildree liviug, sine about
nine, roe other tiryrn. Mr. Clark ass a man of vely con-
sirtil able properly, ohtch lit hat lilt wholt) to the I:Wi-
dest', a boy and a gill.
• At these assizea a 11.0111 lliletestit•g trial teak place, in
• the rasa tit IV/ Dill!, an ekIiIVII.IIII, 41.0 .11.4111 chat ged
on the nth of keptelliner Is,t, aiardcrt-Li
smocks. r. is:toted William Lout:.iii the lair of Wight. It
appealed is evideoce, that the paltlCi had a •eutite, in

which Long sti (irk • sword-stick nut of Pull's hand, an
polled a Lammer Rom his pocket, which Bull thought was
a pistol; Ball. alio had a loaded pistol. instantly shot the
(muggier through the body, and the latter (lir(' on the
spot. It was proved that Bull was Is Of humane cha-
racter, and that the deceased had Milli SWOIII that ho
would never be taken by an earls. inan. Bull was con-
vict( 41 of manslaughter, and sentenced to one month's
1111 l Ninth was convicted of halfwit( Mg
and iekevint: the above William 8011, atter lie had killed
Loll!, for which Le was sentenced to three months' MTH.
sonnient.—Sartili Wkitbn, who was tried for the guarder of
J. Tilly), at Ringwood, was acquitted, tail the giound of
insanity. The total ileiangeineot of the winched woman's
intellects was (qv:illy proved by s. yeral %illnesses, petit-
etilarly by Mr. Lyford (sili goon). the chaplain of the gaol,
and the gaoler.— It. %Vim!, a ho s iic «inviricil of tittering
foig• notes of the Andover Old Banis, is lift for
eaeen-
tiuu. It VidS clearly proved that la, passed a !Urged M.
1101 e, nut only to J. Wiescom, Of All4lOl/11 also as forged
r:.(.11 Of tour other persosi•, alai( bore testimony
against lino; and his guilty knua ledge was cleat ly npvit•
tout tu the cunt and* y.
tiIIRSHIRB.

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Your:, 'AI Ant It I2.—Alter the usual preliminaries on
01),.1•iug the tour' had been gone tilt ioigh, the grand jury
sawn, and the I. in neil jittlgt. (Mr. Justice Hest) had des
hi eil his chaige, Weil cuutnitxd ;milling of intei est,
Tlivislas rarrimutitl, aged 51, late of Bat nsley, a eaver,
is as placed at the bar, thaiged ihilt high tieason, for
having, (clung with Whets, who acre lately tratispot led
for the °flew..., amongst whom was his sun) traitorously
assembled lugitlic r, iii aims, for the purpose of levying
a ar, and %nil having lei ied aat against our Sovereign
Lord, the now King, within this realm, and of compassing
and tome' • g to depose the King. in order to compel him
to change his measines, indictment was of
grt at letieth, and cuoiseqiiently occupied the cowl a long
time in reading il.
Upon lit lug asi.rd %%hither he was guilt' or not guilty,
the pi 'seiner, very much Acct. if, and in a laultering tone,
replied," I eonless myself ciiiity, from my van frelitigs."
Ile was asked if he a kited the plea of guilty to be re.
carded? alien he said, he vet minty did.
Fariinionil then, in teals, declined, that though lie had
pleaded guilty, yet he never consulted or conspired
against the hie of his Mitjesty,or the life of any oilier man
in his life; that he never wished or imendril to roll any
pet sun. It had been his misfortune, he said, to he sect e.
tars ti the liiiion Society; and it was well known that
he was connected atilt the (Stooge. ntreting ; but lie
hail 'lie happiness to say lie nevt t eoleteil into any secret
cousintaticiii, and could call God to witness that he never
couspiitd against the life of any nian—iigaliad the lowa
of his country, or to tub his iir ighbostr of the smallest
thing; but lie being secietaly to the society, they did
maw things in Ms name, hick lie was totally ignorant of.
He 'then, in the most &alerting firms, beserelled the
learned judge to usei I himself Hi his behalf as h as
was hi his ;miser, fur the sake tit his %site acid poor family.
Ilis wife (added he), :teem ding to what lie had heard on
Thursday lasi, was ill a dying state.-he lied a Soli who
was deptived of his reason, and also tao pour children
imbrought up. He concluded My again coojtaring the
judge to do nil in his power to sale his life.
The prisoner was asked if lie had nay thing to say
why judgment should nut be passed upon I to die,
Elect-rid:lig to law, to %sloth it i j I am within{
to submit to the la's."
After the ciicr of the court had eominandod all pevona
to keep silt lice, on ul JO, iibib ,c1,:e1)C0
tit death win ia:;•,jpg upon the pt i.olicr at the tar,
Mr. Justice first addti ssi d him at drat length, and
concindc.i by 1,,r410g ifs int
manner. The pi isoncr was then taken Irom the bar,
I.Ss I .

CHELM-rali NARClll4.—ilie assizes for this county
cottimei.ccd here to-day, before the Lord Chief Baron
Rich:ads, aho erg ived yemccilay. Ilis Lo- &hip this morns
Ink, after opeoing the cominissiuti. attended divine service,
and then retut tied to the c.ruon Cowl to charge the Craud
Jury. The indisposition of Mr. Burou Wood, a hich is
understood to ben v toleut attack of the goat, having changed
its seat front the hoods to toe vv ill enable t.iiu 11/ reach
this who tuvnight, lit perform his duttes. 11l the Crown
Court the huviness is likely to he considerable, there belpg
tit) prisoners, several of vs bout are charged with
ofleori s, but of on prat emu way. The civil business will
not commence until 10-intorno , iv expected to be unto,
sunny light, the loather of Caine, not rStt ruing thirty.
CHOWN SIDL.—J a youth of seveuterit,
was led fur a:vim:floc Thorp, iu the King.
highway, on the 9th of Noir, sillier, in the pari.h of halloo,
putting hint to fear, and stealing from his pervuu ten shillings
in bitter.
dliam Thorp. the prosecutor, slated, that he wits In tine
habit of aticodiug the night of the link of Nov
vember, bet %ern eleven and twelve o'clock, he on, leturos
lug Irum Epping I.) li iilory 13u.h Fair, where he bad It
booth, tout within tea or la rive yards of his Maud he was
surromilled by about a duxes nom. One of thotu choped lac
Minds iii er him mouth from 1,, riud, a hilst others [telt' his
aims and rifled his pocket: ui all the Immo lie hind, o hick
amounted to tea &MMus. Ile told theta not to Ili Ilse lines
and sa.l they might la LC till he had and a elconve• ThO
r•oticr, oho aro one of thegnutt, caught bold alibi fubt
and sand, •• you ynii have gat a Nil of ironer lucre,'
d hHe the tab no ay, Witness said he was mistaken—.
hiit it as no only memorandums, and snatched the fob hack
Manta taken all he had, rind turn hi. lower
gm merit faitui the wiiiveitoid almost to the knees. one of tiro
Ong gave him a kirk tot the breech. mid trod him lie nii;4l)l
gu about his bur Mee*, and they lett him,-140
wits p,sitive AY In the identity of the prisoner, having fie.
queotly seen him before al tangs and other `rabic places.— •
He should Imre known him by his voice if lic had out seed
his face, but he bud an opportunity of seeing the latter by
the light of a candle, wliirh ii a• houghs oat at the iutrusegt
by a euttager R few yam: distance, whu came to :we A Ina WWI
the !ratter, though he was aft.iid to approach for fear of
being trioidi red, The night was oho light, though co moot.
shone, More than X4l pi rums were rubbed nod ill-used in
the fair the s.,itie night.
'flip prisoner, in his defence, said lie was iphue. Ili of
the charge. lie hail hot Nuct.ed the piosecutur, oar had
he any or his ittithey. The ptu.ren.i.r 11;11./ have known
him hum brill a servant to a person in the habit of al.,
tending fairs. He could put call stimeoris to his characs
I aClrr, as Ilirre vi err :.o prl•olliPlToent at the tiiug else
coultt picoaktiuilisr iclotahr;.irrie;
jy, med
Judge's directipns,
the plisoner (iiritt) —)eath,
bleitCl4 111.-100 fotli,wirg pribouers were *Spindly


convicted to•day Bowlle, Mary Cooke, Thos
Finch, and Thomas Judd, for burglary. Tlie last men-
tioned prisoner hod been a servant to the Rev. J. Deeds's,
of Willingale Due, and had broken Anil entered his
mas-
ter's house after lie had been discharged, and stole therein
eight shirts and other articles.
John Paul Gooch and Joseph Courier were eons ieted of
horse-stealing, and Wm. Carter, of steallog a cow.
There was nothing of public interest in the above men-
tioned cases.
CIVIL SIDE.—The learned Baron Wood arrived here
yesterday evening, and iota itlistanding his severe attack
of the font, was able to preside in the court to-day,
though apparently labouring under considerable infirmity.
case paper 111 this court contains 29 cilia WNW which
too only are special jury causes. Of these, ten mere dis-
posed of this flay, pi ineipally undefended, and several of
them wt ut oil titian refeiruce. The only case worth
mentioning was
•

•
STEADMAN v. oistlELL.
This was an action for slanderolis woi 4/s, importing that
the plaintiff haul sleA-ausled the defendant of a 11. tiole.
Mr. 'Watford (pith whom was Mr. Chitty) staled the
plaintiff's Case. l' hr plaintiff ts Ai 3 young tradesman,
stud on. overseer of the poor of the parish of Lantinach,
where lie resided. the course of his employment as
overseer, he applied to the defendant's father, a millet,
far some pout's rates, amounting to 41.45. The defendant,
a young man under age, paid the plaintiff V. ou behalf of
his (stiller. In urtlet to get smite *diet to pay the remain-
ing Is. he kit the ',tom, and on his return the plaintiff
count, st oust the noles again before him, and said there
was °illy al. upon which the defendant gave I smother
hole. 11 afterwards appeared that the plaintiff hail 1111 S•
C011•11cli the notes, in consetpts nee of two of them having
tout k together, stud lie 1-violated to the (lets tidant the note
which had been overpaid. The defend:tot afterwards
eiteulated a report that he tetily believed the planitill
had intended to cheat him, and publicly spoke ot the mat-
tes in that sense at a CUlllt Baron of the maim. ot Helling.
Several witnesses acre calsesl to plane the words, but
Mr. Baron Wood vngge.ortl Ilie prupticty of withdraw-
ing a juror, his lordship obset vitig, that he never saw
more trumpery action brought in a court of justice.
Mr. Nlarrysit, fur Ilse defendant, said he ball 110 objec-
tion to adopt the learned judge's suggestion, although lie
was prepared to contend, with eonfidenec, the words
set out in the decimation had not been proved toi evidence.

A juror was therefore withdrawn, each patty paying
his own costs.
ucii It —Charles Lingard, William I lambleton, and
William Sans, were indicted for burgh; lonsly breaking
anti entering the dwelling-house of Elizabeth Smith, a
widow lady, residing at Springfield, near Chelmsford, iu
the night of the 4th instant, and stealing a considerable
quantity of silver plate•. and other valuable property. 'lbis
was enliaidered thi MLitt he MOUS case in the calendar.
!'ion, the evidence of about 17 witnesses, the following
circumstances wire disclosed :—Tie prosecuti ix resides
in a detached house close by the road side, with a large
bow window in front on Ilia ground floor, protected at
might by shutters similar to those of a shop window, and
fastened iu the like manner by a bar and pins secured tau
the iiidde. At ten o'clock on Sunday night, the 4th inst.
the family, consisting of females, reined to lest, leaving
the house secured. About half past six oil the following
'nor ' g, when the servant got up, she tumid that one of
the Ando:is ot• the bow window had been forced lions its
fastenings, the room entered, the cupboards broken open,
and r►tled of the articles mentioned in the indictilletit.
The circumstances adduced to affect the prisoners were
these :—About five o'clock of the morning of the at li, after
the robbery was committed, they were MI seen together
in a lane three miles 110111 Springfield, which led towaiiis
Billericay, two of them li tying a whittle each in his hand.
In Italian hour after wards they were seed irgether in the
saine lane without any bundles, and towards six o'clock
they were observed to separate on Galley wood Common,
two of them going the road towards Biiiericay, and the
other in the direction 'fur Slargaretting on the London
road. Tlie alarm occasioned by the discovery o 1• the
renbery was aeon spread in the iirighlworhood, and the
list mentioned cireninstinices excited a feeiang ol•curiustty
to seal eh the lane whet e the pi isoners were seen, fur the
loiniCes observed in their pi...sus:don, and the result was,
that in two dunghills in the lane were found congealed
all the different artiiies sithen from the proseciitria'a
house. lit one of iliein also were found a dark lantern,
a poi of pistols loaded a itli ball, a pig-killea's large kinks
of• uncommon sharpness, a !iickluck key, two large glut.
Weis, a pliZ.ug ci ow-bar, dlid several other insirmuents
of house in caking. It coisegeie•sce Of the information
that two of the inri s I seen had gone towauis little' may,
they %vele followed and traced to Britt town, st het (3 ttre•y
entered a pubhc•linuse, and, with the assistance of a coil•
Statile, Hauibleton and Sella wire taken into eileteily.
About two o'clock the same afternoon, shortly of.er the
auove mentemed artieks arts found in the dunghills, mu•
prisoner, Lugar J, WAS seen IU delve unit the laue ill a
cart, descend, and begin to •ranch one Of the
The pi fauns Milo observed the transaction Caine lip and
▪ him If Lc h 4.1 lust any thing; he I eplied that he
had, and DO ht ing asked what he had Icsl, lie said,• tense.
tinug dial lie could Ilea hull." At nos mo,oeul lie appear
awneMbdt agitaleii, and lie jumped iutii his cart and drove
tuft at a riiiillll, rate on tile road loWaids Bateau:ay. A
MOO MI huirl'Oade followed him in but pursuit, dud with
tile utmost iltrhimlty came up and demi eil hint to smnell•
der, and upon sus lerObillg, the mail thew a double bar-
felled pistol, mid said he would shoot him if lie did Out
141011. 'filly had Ihr desired ti eel, the surren•
nut cil, and lie was Liroll;Ill hack in custoly to Billericay,
where lie was searched. On his person acre found a
silver scoop, to n Inch the pruseentrix swore as bong her
property, some tea mid sugar, mixed together loosely in a
limn:Lei churl, sonic gunpowder mod linnets, a skeiriOn
key, and tau giniblets. The litre.: pi umet* were taaeti
to Clieliusfosti, and coOunitred fur trial.
The Lord Chief lia.mit summed up the case with great
minutti.ess, and fur jos ), alit t a ailed t denueration, lonian
for psi/Wilma % Death.
The 1.. u• ii Oho Baron then pronounced Iba.awfnl seta•
truce of death in a feeling and imps essiiie manner, telling
the prisoners nut to cadet (ain the slightest hopes of iwiey,
but to prepare fur execution, winch would in a few days
i nrvdalily futlow ihrir OelereliCe.
George Soles slid John Biahaw Welt mists convicted of
burglar) ; mid Belay Hula and James Horn were con-
victed of sheep sleaang.
CIVIL SIDE.•••••VetdieIS were obtai;:eil by four Whit-
bitanis of Ilford, fur damage done by a riotous snob, for
telubitig to illuminate oil the 13th Novcruder, IA triumph

THE NATIONAL REGISTE

..•••sarA••• ••• --.••••••4•6

for the rejection of the Bill of Pains and Penalties against
the Queen. All the verdicts put together did not exceed
thirty pounds.
SiAUNDERS V. MARSDEN.--This was an action by a jonr-
neyinan printer against his master, residing in Chelmsford,
fur an assault and false imprisonment.—The jury funutl
for the defendant.
AIAKCH 15 —George Archer was indicted for
felo-
luuiuusly uttering and publishing as true, at Harlow.
on the 9th of Septe:nber, a certain b.ll of exch,lin4e for
the sum of 1751 purporting to be accepted by tile Hight
Hon. Lord Viscount Montague, payable at one month
after date, knowing the same to be. forged, with intent
to defraud one John Hattie. . .

John :lame, the prosecutor, who is a drover in a
large way of business, stated, that lie hail a drove of
cattle with him at the last Harlow fair the tpli of Sept.
The prisoner came to him in the fair, and said he
wanted to purchase a score of beasts for Lard Montague
—he had another person with him. Witness under•
stood that the prisoner was steward to Lotil Mi otagtit:.
lle bouallt of him 20 heads of cattle at 151. each,
ainouniiiig to 3001. Witness agreed to bate 51. for
hick. The prisoner toll Iv in that Lard Mont glue had
sent him a bill, which was tun large enough to pay for
the bt•asts. lle produced a bill fin 1751. anti gave the
itawss 41. in hank notes. I.l'ittiess told him tit it if lie
would pay the remainder of the 'Hooey, amounting to
1161 into banker's in Lorain, in that he could draw
tint the same on Moodily 'Homing following that wouhl
do. 'flue prisoner agreed to do so. 'Witness saw hint
again on the 1.;;11 01 September at Nlahlon, and asked
lino if he bad paid the money in at London for the
lle said he had not, but mat he had brougnt
another aceu.ptatice of his Lordship's to cover the check.
lle produced a bill for iGI. IVitaiess took it to the
bank at Mahlon, and in cousequenee of information he
received there he caused the prisoner to he apprehended.
Prisoner hail told him that Lord Montague had bought
corn of hint, fur which he gave Min the acceptance of
I 751. lie said his Linuship hued at Storritigtomitall,
The bill was 111 tile payable at the Bank oI
England, and witness went limner, and was told that
Ito such peison as Lord Montague kept cash there.
The bill iii question was in the following wort's—
" Loudon, 9th September, ts 4).
" One month after date pay to me or my order the
51101 of one linadied and seventy•five pounds value re-
ceived for emu.
" GEO. ARCHER.
" To the Right Honorablel
Viseontot Montague, f " Accepted, 111ontagne,
Sturrington 11411, Sussex. S payable when tine at
the Bank of England.''

Mr. Samuel Clearson, a Clerk in the Private Account
Office of the Bank of England, deposed, that in the
month of September, and at no miler time had Lord
Viscount Mootagoe kept a cash account at the Bank of
Eogland. No such name was to be found in the books.
Mr. J. Nixon, upholsterer, of Greet Portland-street,
knew a person of the name of John Brown, who, for
the last four or five years, had assumed and passed by
the title of Lord Montague. There was a farm house
In Sussex, called Storrington-house, in which he under-
stood that person had an interest. %Vitness was there
three years ago, and understood that fur the last two
years it had been uninhabited.
Cross.examinetl.—The house was called Storrington-
too-hall, or Storritigton-house. It haul been a ma halm',
and was now, he believed, occupied by tanners. Look-
° at the supposed forgery, he believed the acceptance
to be in the hand-writing of the person styt ng himself
Lord Montague. Unfortunately fur many persons, there
hail been scores of that person's acceptances sent forth
into the world.

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Tllis %Vali iiie case on the part of the prosecution.
Mr. Adolphus J imtitt eil wet there was no case to
go to the juty, fur the supposed forgrry W:l6 proved to be
the accepwuee of the person calling himself L ted
tektite.
Tne Chief Baron was of the same opinion, and di-
rected tile jury to acquit the prisoner.
Verdict—Neu
The prisoner was again put on his trial for uttering,
at Harlow Bush fair, a hill of exchange fur the win of
501. purpor:ing to be accepted by P. 11. Harley, and
to be payable at Messrs. Hankey and Cu.'s, bookers,
Fenclturell-street, London, knowing the sane to be
forged and counterfeited.
It appeared in evidence that Thomas Edwards, a
cattle drover, living in atbiglishire, Wales, had sent
Ills acme ii:J olio bevies. witn 152 siieep, in September
lest, to Harlow Bow fair. A 'arum named Church
drove into the lair in a gig, accompanied by the prisoner.
Church (Jewell led from the gig, augl bargained with
to to for Oki: 152 sheep at 15s. a head, anumiltin4 to 1141.
Ile produced a draft ror 501. dud gate it to witness, and
int II asked Arctter, who reinitiated in the gig, to give
hint the draft its question, which lie had in his pecket•
book. The primmer pulled his pocket-hook out, took
tile hill for 751. 111(111eq1011 (DUI. {VIVs it to Church, and
the latter handed It tO the witness. IViniess said, he
concluded his thirgatii entirely with Ctioich, from
whose hand he received the 751. bill. Toils being the
case against the prisoner,
'ie Chief thought the evidence was not siiffi-
,•irm to curs let the prisoner A* the chew, as la d in the
indictment.

The jury, therefore, under his Lord4hip's directions,
fotsettl the I,ri•o.ter N.h Guilty. He. was then uldered
to be defamed lor the !Nucl.

There were several other indictments against the pri-
,olier, tiihier toe like c:rc ttttt stances. Ilc described
lit the as a stable•kteper.

A few evening.; ago two gentlemen's Lcuse3 were
burnt to CI,: ground ut Clapton-pond, and un 1%. ed-
madly a largo chest, containing 70 guineas, quite
unhurt was found among the ruins. It is supposed
the conflagration to have been vc(•a.,ioncd by the
euxtaius ut• a bed taking fire.

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MANSION HOUSE.
A lad about 17 yeara of ale, hauled Moses Aleitandeq
was ibrouglit before the Lord Mayor, on a champ
having maliciously stablii3l a youvu named Johu Levi,
on Mond iv last.
Sarah Lei i, the mother of the youth who had been
stabbed, said, that her son was declared by a surgeon who
had attended into, to be in a most dangerous state.—
She produced the surgeon's certificate, certifying to the
Itect stated.

Tie friends of Levi r:quested of the Lord Mayor that
the prisoner might be reonanded until the uotortunate
young man should be pronounced out of danger.
The Lord Mayor acceded to the request, and remand.
ed the prisoner uuul the surgeon should speak with SOME
degree of certainty upon the wonted.
BU W STREE
Ou ‘Veduesday Aline IVestun Elizabeth Gordon,
alias " Betty," and James C..rrati, were brought
up, eliarged with a roubery and aftempt at murder.
On Tuesday night it appeared, about twelve o'clock,
a genteel looking young man, of tile name of VIM,
met the prisoner, and was persuaded to accompany her .
iii a house in Long Acre, where she said sloe had a pri-
vate lodging ; but When Ire came Oleic he found it was
a common brothel, and fel-tided to stay. She however,
demanded money, which he reinsed to give, ant she
having first bolted the front door, called out loudly,
" Ned, Collie and see Inc righted," and in a few minutes
the prisoner came from a bed-room, and going up to the
prosecutor, swore he would stop his wind, and gave
him a tremendous blow on the stomach, which knocked
hint against the wall almost senseless. The prisoner
Watson also continued beating him, and swore that sne
would tear his limbs from his body. He called loudly
for help, and endeavoured to get to the front door, but •
" Baby," whip toad meanwhile been called, imerposed
and prevented lion. He continued to call out, upon
which G irratt placed his hand upon his mouth, and
threatened that he would stop his mount effectually
if he did nut hold his tongue. The prosecutor was
their dragged through the passage into a small back
yard by Watson and Garrott, where one of them
took off his hat, and " Betty" having bolted tne
door leading to the yard, oil the inside, they were
e proceedino, to beat him, and would, in all probability,
have soon deprived him of the power of telling the tale,
when fortunately for hint, Mr. Bartlett, the watch.
house-keeper of Covenflolarden, in going his rounds,
heard the cries of toe prosecutor, and having in vain
demanded admission, he and some watchmen burst open
the dour, anti found the parties in the situation desribcd.
Tote prosecutor was nearly insensible, and his hat was
found squeezed undermain a waier-butt in the yard.
The prisoners were all fully coomnitted to :siewgate
for trial, and Mr. Mitislitill took occasion to commend
Mr. Bordat tor his vigilance, telling him he had its all
probability saved the life of a fellow creature.
R chard Ward, Jane Ward (man and wife), and
Charles their son, were brought up on suspicion of
beiog tae receivers of an immense quantity of stolen
property. •
On Tuesday last two women of low character were
brought to tins office on a charge of stealing a counter-
pane, and suspicion tocilog entertained that it had been
sold at the house of the prisoners, who kept an old rag
and clothes shop in Great Si. Andrew's-street, Seven
Dials. Davis, 14e, and Read, were sent on Tuesday
evening with a warrant to search the premises, and they
found an enormous stuck of property. I laving secured •
the prisoners they brought away port of the property, and
took an itiveoitory of tile remainder, among tuner things,
12u dozen of coma plates, all bearing Lute names of
Spode and Copeland, Ili Portugal.streei, Ito silk hand-
kerchiefs, a great number of stiawls of various I ands,
snulf-boxes, superb carpeting, books, elegant foiniture
ornamenta, a dual, several richly framed portraits, and
other property of almost every description that can be •
mentioned.
Toe Coina plates were identified by Spode and Cope-
land's foreman, who said they had been halm flout the
warehouse.
Talc two elder prisoners were ordered to flood bail for
their appearance fur farmer exammation, wheott is
xpected that a great part of the property wool be owned.
The officers were engaged the %mole of IVecluesday its
britigon,° away tile property found on the prisoners's pre.
mises. It was brought away in carts.

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LASSEN rA la L e CATASrsOPIIS.--Osi Sultklay morning,.
Hobert Dalrymple, E.l. a gentleman of liently. and
exteilAve prerrty, wiled in town, at No. 5,
Alaticliester-square, having takttit hrealitast, and dressed
tumid( for the ptlriNise ot gutty; to enured, in a tit of
delirium, with a large pistol, blew out his brains in his
dressing-roons. litiormataini was sent to Mr. Stirling,
the cannier. and tin Monday night a jury was impaii-
Awned at the tlecei.setl's butii...aitd the abate Was Itepi all
'MUM as possibl,.. Alter hearin4 evidence, the jury
touk a view of Lite corre; it w lying In the Setae yaw
slam as when fait seen by the butler; lite pistol-lay cut
the ground by the deceasvti's side, who, Wore he slant
Ii i ttt sell. had attired sell 111 au elegant brill id clutlits.
Some of the jury expressed double 111 inc deceased being
in a state ot itinacy. Ai Cr *NW: tlisCurairti the foliowittg
verdict was rec irtled—" The deceased caused his own
death by simullitis hiatt.ell with a ithttil. being at the
time in a Stilt, 11: witieurary Lurd Hubs.
Seymour, and several itouleitien and gentlemen, were
resent to give evidence ti alibied, but a was thought
untiecessaly to vxmatine them. The deceased lids left
an income of 10,0,0 i. per annum.
Till eight o'clock in the evening the new comet
is now visible-to the naked eye in the IVest. It is
a little to the Westward ot Algenib, anti nearly
the height of Saturn, at a diitatwe to the riipt
of hito.


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