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notes, the examination. direct and cross, of the
Di resident, Sower, in the Court of Exchequer.
.Phieseits pellelmenhers, Themes Mills, James
Leggett. David Poitou, sod George
hit,handry servants of Mr. Hem'', severally stated,
that they were on his premises, f before live
u'. lock, until half-past 'even in the morning of
the 4.11 of April, 1817, and saw no tubs mused
Mr. Ileety's barns. They utter saw any smug-
gled spirits on his premises. Leggett paid hr Jul
tint know what an emker, a tub, or a smuggler was.
Charles' Hill, who was formerly in the service of
Mr. [Noy, stated, that he had never seru any tulni
in his master's hares. He admitted that be was
prosecuted in the Exchequer fur the transacii 111 l of
the 411. of Aiwa, and pleaded guilty. The smug-
gling to which he pleaded guilty ford; place iii the
. evening, when his inaster was from home. %Vitiiess
helped to put the tubs in a hedge, and did nut see
th-rit afterm•rds. Leggett was present.
Sarah Barnett called up Mr. Remy on the morn-
ing of the 4th of April, at half-past five o'clock.
Ile sour afieiwartis went in his chaise to Offingtom
which is about two miles from %Vest Ferrol*
Thos. %Vi 111 l m stated, that lie was not engaged
in unloading a logger on the morning of the 4th of
April. The.st was no liteger Icing off Ferring-
end-lene. Ile had }pleaded guilty to an ilirormas-
tion filed against bins iu the Exchequer. There
was seine smuggling on the revising of the 4th of
April—hut r)lr. Henry had nothing whatever to
do with it.
James (lent'', the son of the Prosecutor, stated,
that he went to the chaise with his father to Offing-
ton, on the mnnung of the 4th of April, betwei
five and six o'clock. From thence his father pro-
ceeded to London, on his way to Northamptonshire.
George Henty, Esq. deposed, in the first in-
stance, to the same effect as his son had dour, and
further, positively denied that he hail ever placed,
or caused to be placed, • tub of spirits in his barn.
He sever saw the Defendant, Souter, until.lie ap-
peared in the Court of kxchequer. He did out
open his barn on the morning of the 4th of April,
1817, for any petson. Ile did not keep the key—
it was always in the possession of his bailiff'.
James Bias, aJatiatittaub belonging to the Preven-
tive 'miter, 'raised along the shore. on hie way to
Worthing, on the morning of the 4th of Aprili he-
twee.' funr and five o'clock. There was on lugger
off Ferring-end.lane. Had there been one. he
most have seen it. The moroii.g was quite clear.
It would take • loug time to laud suo tubs of
spirits, on such a shore.
Nitthauiel Lover, an officer of the customs.
knew of no smuggling at Ferring..end:dem. on the
morning of the 4th of April. About ten at night
some steugglitig was going on.
Pertington deposed. that an affidavit pot
into his hand was regularly sworn by Sauter. He
said, at the tinses that he knew of no other smug-
gling transaction save What was mentioned in that
affidavit. which was sworn on the 15th of April,
1817. Witness was collector of the customs at
Shoreham. In the affidavit, Souter deposed as to
certain sinugglisig transactions which occurred iu
the mouth of August, 1816, but wholly denied
- that lie was aware of any proceedings of that de-
scription, in the month of Aptil, 1817.
Catherine Hollis resides at Shoreham—Sonter
lodged with her in April, 11117. Souter slept at
home on the night of the 3.1 of April, and she
saw him the next inoruiisg, at six. He breakfasted
ay house. He lived with witness for some time
after.
Samuel Henty is • farmer, and resides at King-
ston. Sauter was in his service at Ii t, 1816—
hut not slice; nor had he since that lived in the
parish of Kingston, although he had sworn that he
did. Shoreham is Mole miles from Ferring.
The case for the prosecution closed here.
Mr. RAiNK ruse and said, a great variety of
proofs appeared iu this case against the Defendant,
which lie found it impossible to contend with. In
saying this, he trusted lie would not be considered
as departing from the duty which, in the absence
of the Atturuey-General, had been intrusted to
. . .

The CHIEF Jtirrica concurred in the propriety
of the Learned Gentleman's deiermination.--and
the Jury itnniedistrly returned a verdict of Guilty.
Mr. DENI4•N prayed that the Defendant. who
was it, Court, be cumatitted—whicli was ordered
accordingly.
THE XING V. SLATEE.
The Defendant iii this case was co.witness with
Souter--ond, in his evidence in the Court of
toclietwer, on the 14th of May last, stated that
Mr. George Henty assisted, on the luoroiug of the
4th of April, 1817, in removing from on hoard a
lugger 300 half-tinker• of spirits, which had lint
paid the regular duties—such &NM ilUll being ut-
terly false.
Mr. Detill•N briefly stated the care. In the
present instroce, the Defendant had a particular
motive for the course he pursued. He had been a
pauper, and conceiving that Mr. flenty had treated
him severely, he took this mode of revenging him-
self. lie had pursued • similar line of conduct
towa►ds two other individual., who hail given I.
a nick-name, against whom he had ulto laid a false
information.

The notes of Defendant's evidence were read by
Mr. V. G. Dowling.
Mr. DENMAN then called several persons, who
hail been prosecuted in the Court of Exchequer,
for the smuggling which took place at ['erring-end-
lane, in the evening of the 4th cf April, who all
ilechreil that thet never saw any tuba of spirits re-
moved ia the presence of Mr. Dewy.
Mr. George Delay deposed that he did not see
Slater. nor any of the persons %slip had just given
their irt.iirituily, 1111 the rimming of the 4th of April:
Partiligtolis simied, that, on the itch of April.
lAI7, Defendant made a communication to liiin of
suaa•g4hoy, mil which took place on she
tin-collo:: tl.at•. Ile s.r.d he knew of 114/ other tram.
aciiiiii of the kind. Deis tle
time, that :Ir. I felity had liorsewhttipeil hint, and
Ise teize tlie li'•t opptrfunity to revenge Mile-
►• If im 1:11N.

C4tlieisue Ito!hs pioreil flint Sister, who :do)
livid to her house, slept lit home on the 'light ut.
the 3.1 or Apia—aid dill 1101 get up till 4Veil
fiehick its the morning of the 41 h.
The Jury returned v,vrliet or Guilty—and, 015
iIIC Ajill'ell Of. Air. DENMAN, the I)elentlaut
us.le.,,iti he enUl unlined,

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