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London, England, 1820-03-24 00:00:00

OXFORD CIRCUIT.

The following cane at the tt'isi Prins excited
coninderable interest :

THE KISH V. PACE.

indictment was brought under very pecu.
liar circu,n•lancro.

Mr. Jeavis stated to the Jury, that Miss Elizo.
bell Edwards, the prosecutrix in the care, was a
Lady of fortune, beauty, and accoinplioliments, re-
siding at Tewkesbury ; and the Defendant was an
attorney, dwelling at the same place. Mr. Pace,
having been employed professionally by the family
of Miss Edwards, was acquainted with that Lady's
fortune, anti had taken upon himself to address
her in the way of inarridge. These addresses,
however, hid not proved agreeable to Musa Ed-
wards, who, in order to avoid the importunities of
the suitor, retired, in September lest, to Atierysts
with. To Aberystwith they were followed by Mr.
Pace, and there those circumstances took piece
which would appear in the evidence.
Mr. Richard Quills said that he was a monster,
residing at Tewkesbury. On the 10th September
saw Mr. Pace, at seven in the morning, standing
near die lodgings of Mrs. Edwards, at Aberyptwith.
Between tight earl nine o'clock he was waking
ui the Marine Parade with Miss E !wards and
11.,‘ Walsh ; Mr. Nest came up and spoke to the
ladle% who made no answer : witness, told the De-
fendant he treated the ladies ill. Defendant left
them, but in a few minutes returned, and again ad.
Mi..s Edwards. Witness kept beiween De-
fendant and the ladies, and said, " the ladies shall
not be insulted." Defendant then fell behind: in
a minute after witness turned him head ruut.d, and
6 tis the Defendant with 111 pistol against Mist, Ed-
v.ards's shoulder ; the ladies ran away ; and witness
attempted to wrest the pistol from the Defendant,
whit tired at him, and missed him. D3felailinit then
produced a second pistol, which was taken from
34. Pace, and which was found to be loaded with
ball.

Miss Elizibeth Edwards proved that she re-
ceived a b'ow on the shoulder from the pistol of
Mr. Nee. On her cross-exa ttt ll ation she admitted,
that the Defendant had paid his addresses to her.
The young lady, whose personal charnel justifird
the account which had been given by her Counsel,
gave her evidence modestly, but wilt firmness.
Mi. TAVNTON, for the defence, took it formal
objection to the description ; it was one Ells ibetli
Edwards; it should have been Eltz.tbetli Edwards,
jussiur. The point was rrstrvrd by the Judge.
The Learned Gentbaton then contended that it
was impassible to believe that the Defendant had
intended to injure Mos Edwards, because if he had
really intended any much purpose, there had been
nothing to prevent him from execiiiiiig it ; the as-
*dolt, if any, had b.en ionunitted against Mr.

Mr. Justice HOLROVD thought that the whole
conduct of the Deli-intent bad been uajubtifillile ;
and that the ravault bad beau fully provrd.—
Verdict—Defendant gwihy.

KENT ASSIZES, Maio' 16.

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Berme Sir WILLIAM CARRON, Knight.

CRQ%th SIDE.
CHATHAM PIKE ROBBERIES.

I.amont Wilms was eimrgrd with having on the
3.1 March stolen a razor rdl4'. d liwkn►g•gla.s. &C.
the propett)• of Jau►rs Best, Erg.
The facts of his having the roverty being proved,
Colonel Christie stated, that the. Prisoner us. a
soldier in his battalion, and had a most excellt ut
character. There was a general order to remove
all goods doting the fire to the guard-room ; and
had the Prisoner removed from the post allotted to
him he would have been subject to a trial by Court
Martial.

Lieut. Laurie mod, that the Prisoner behaved
extremely well at the fire, was most active in saving
the lives of individuals, tenoning property, &c.
and was particularly active et a Jew's house.
Adjutant Satherlend stated, that the Prisoner
was must useful at the lime, his cooduct most chewer,
and he was particularly active in keeping the way
clear fur the engine., &c. especially to the bun
Taiern.
'rile Prisoner, who wore a Waterloo medal, said.
that he took the property in questi wi•li the view
of taking came of it, as osdered. sod droried that
lie ha.l soy entertruta of purloining it.
Brion fla inflow summed up lime rvislrorr, lie
rant, it was ina-t tinfortutrate Mot about the w,
of the 'insulter was found concealed articles slack
bad been 'oaten ; hut if the./ ary limit any doubt,. hey
would give the rummer the benefit of it. It was
mod itaiturtrost, esptaally in cases of such great
calamities as large fires must be deemed, to teach