The National Register.
London, England, 1820-12-18 00:00:00

Farrington '5 :tow . and that the p••.son -r amson visited
him. Air. Ue.,tuntont, proved that neither he nor hi
si ti
moter seer win.e letter stati iha . they were read)l
10 :3;Ve iy i-tyv...y ..t quus.l.l.l eo the ini user.
thstri.)2.as I 111 it 11,..1 pr0.,..-cy I I 4.1 • (nods,
lijia will of W. 17 • ao,l it c0;4i...
not a syllable itec.i:.3 the pr;
: Far, itigtini. J.lry tin:tont fots.nl omit
the pouiner: wisirters t..ere again indicted
ypo.l a separate charge in defrotarling Ivlr. Nock, upon
falre pretences, of odic; punt worth „Lout SOI. on the
.22i1 bepteittlwr. tit,. charge ..lso the prisoner"
were "outt.! G•tilty.
The prisoner, diet, received the sentence or the Court
upon the finis iii,heintent—to be puttlicly whipped I
-and upon .he second ut .te transported inr 7 years.
TitiDAY, D.Ctifilgß lb.

The three resnecialtla traiesitieto residing at liensings
too, who were commuted b, P.liteslitil on a charge
of murdering a constable, named John May, were this
morniug tried fur MAO! latoiree.
Twenty witnes,es proved that the death of May was
produced by his own misconduct. Tl,e Jury supped
the case before die Recorder sin 1111 l ed sip, stating that
.ehey were quite satissed of the innocence of the parties.
Thomas OCarthy, a pone ni:ddle.aged African, was
qmitally indicted tine a burglary in the house of Mary
',Topping, and .stealing a chick .pier property.
The prosecuteix <rotted tier house about three o'clock
in the afternoon, ant' tnr her return at origin she found
that her sittingnoodi had been broken open, and the
.goods in question. stolen. The prisoner ,was .stripped
with the property in his; possession the same evening,
but there was no pro-of that the breaking and entering
took place utter rlark.
The prisoner, Untosz appearance was that of exivenie
misery, put irr a•written niefense, stating that he was
driven to the commission of cri.ne I'y the deepest distress,
not having tasted food for severs! days at the 'hue oldie
robbery lie never would have stood in this disgraceful
skint' but lot the cruelty of whi.e men, who dragged
him-loom his home andrfriends in the prime of youth ;
be hoped to find mercy from white men, in return for
the miseries he had endured. Although poor and friend
less he could safely declare, that this was the first act of
••tlialsonesty he had ever been guilty of, and he prayed the
Court to deal mercilully wins him, and to put him in
some place of refuge until he could get into honest
istpfloy ut et t.
he poor fellow was observed to, abed tears while the
clerk was reading his defence.
Mr. Swallow, a respectable hatter, in S. Janie"'
street, stated that lie had known the prisoner tett. ears,
and believed hint to pit perfectly honest. lie was.sou'e
time ago a servant to a " dashing buck" at the W;st end
of the town, who left hint without paying him Its wager
(about 141.) and lie endured the greatest misery in the
last severe winter. Willie's saw him and relie.eil him
several titles, when he hail scarcely a rag to cover
The Recorder.—" Your conduct, Sir, to this unhappy
man, does you infinite honour."
The Jury found the prisoner guiity of the larcery only,
and the Court said, that twang should be taken to get
him into the Refuge fur the Destitute at Huston.

VeitCre
MARLBOROUGH STREET.

The Rescue Gang underwent a third examination on
Friday, before Messrs. Conant and Farrant ; and as the
eridaice adduced upon twiner proceedings is already
before the public, we confine ourselves to the additional
ovitlence.

Illarsden, the gaoler, was in attendance, with Isis head
tied up, and he is much altered. He would not take
upon himself toswear to an of the prisoners, as he was
knocked down instantaneously, and had nu opportunity
of observation.

Jones, who has been identilied as one of the rescuers,
appealed to Kilsby. the keeper of a mike-shop in Great
Sidlialk-street, St. Gauge's Field., to prove his innocence
by alibi ; Inn as Kilsby did not attend Nam the last
examination, a warrant compelled his attendance upon
this occasion, and instead of proving an alibi, be ant.
Brim.' the testim, my of another wuness, who swore to
Junes. Kilsby proved that mimes the rescuer introinced
Jones the burglar (cnvicted at the present Old Bailey
Sessi.sits) to hint out the evening of the rescue, and that
they slept at his house. They made no ncret of the
miscue.

Iwo of them, of the name of Harris, pleaded Mlle'
innocence, ant! appealed to the NLogistrates how hard it
was that they should be kept in confinement. Although
they had been very often charged with 'deny, they hail
always been intincetit, and shell usage was not right
The offence is no more than n mixlemewintsr, for
which bail cannot he refused, and Mr. Taylor, soolicoor,
tendered bail lor IVnialgate, het the Alagisirates repined
48 hours 1100ce, 111 sim f ile* o Sol. ao,I Iwo of 401. each.
—Battwas tendered tier others, and the whole were re-
otanded Ott 'text Friday.