The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-05-08 00:00:00

OLD BdILEY, MAT 7.

Rejig.* Ile. Justice BAIMIN and Mr Baron GonnoW.
H !WM% V RORBFRY.

Chrisloplor Fermandi, alias Richard (Yorke, and livery
Miller, were capitally indicted for nooptultiog Efirabeth
Hancock Rood, un the Eine. highway, ou the 21,1 of
March, puttiug her in bodily fear, and taking from her per.
soot 11)a. in money, her Koff& tv.
The Proseentrix mid her husband on Easter Sunday went
to Finchley to dinner; they retoructi by way of If teignle
Archway, and an they were driving a horse sisal elm ise along
the New Cut about seven o'clock iu the evening, too mess
jumped from the road aide, oue of theta arm to the 'potato's
head, and the other demanded their money or their brains.—
Mrs Rood then gave lion what y she had, flax
to len shillings, and her hot-hand also gave what to yhe
had. One of theta said," His watch, his watch, Of his ',ratio!"
and belt! his hat for the watch, which Mr. Rood rase to
them. The men tamed round the horse's head and told
them to go the Holloway road, but before they quitted them,
each of the men got upon the step of the chaise and torued
Mr. Rooll's pocket* inside out. The Primmest' were tattoo to
Halloo-garden Police.olHee a fortnight afterwards. Mr. nod
Mrs. Rood fully identified fluent.
Foonantli charged Umbria with haying persuaded Mr.
cod Mrs. Rood to swear falsely ay,ainst him. This Lotthriek
positively denied.
In their defence the Prisoners denied any krowledge of the
transaction, and Loth called witnesses to prove an alibi.
Ann Marshall, the daughter.in• law of the Primmer Fer.
naildi, said sloe fired servant with Mrs. Sol ..... u, of No. 19,
Swallow-gardeus, Rnsema►y-lace. On Easter Sunday she
went to her mother's kotne at five o'clock. ;ma staid tittle
until half-past eight o'clock. Fern:molt xal there all the
time, and tlsey drank tea and supped together.

..
lii the course of the laws..hags Mr. Isar GARROW
suet oteted the necessity of sending for Mrs. Sul 1111 l uns. An
Officer Wall accordingly dicpatelicil for Mrs. Suhnllous,
attended, and proved most distinctly anal decidedly that the
witness, Ann Marshall, was at loser (at Mrs Sotoition's; 1111
Easter &mill. honk fire o'clock, and she went to tw,l at
nine o'clock. Upon seeing Mrs. Sokinsinis enter the Court,
the girl, Auu Marshall, wept very munch, and appeared
greatly agitated.
The prisoner Miller, to prose an alihi, called John and
Hester Myers. In their separate ruminations they differed
a little in mimeo( tlw eircutnstai.ces, hilt not very mewl-illy.

Mr. Jostler BAYLEY summed up the evidence, mud the Jury
having retires' for a kw n t sss trim fled and fouud Fcr-
uandi Gut/Jr—Death; and Miller, Ant Guilty.
Aou Marshall, in a paroxysm of grief and oars, ran to the
dock and Prised frroandi by the kind ; and Fernandi, look-
ing steadfastly at Mrs Hood, reproached he r bitterly.

The celebrated LAVALETTE ig snid to hare re-
sided in Scotland fur a consider:llde tune past ; and
it is added that he is now in London.

The celebrated chieftain, Sir GREGOR MACGRE-
GOR, whose exploits it. South America have been
the theme of in much convermition it. England, had
u narrow escape a few days ago, by the aceidetstal
cvertii r ' g. mar Woofer, of a stage coach, in which
lie was a passenger for Edinburgh. A young :tidy
iu the coach had her collar-bone hrnktn, and wig
so much bruised that she was obliged to be left ut
Woofer.

Patersott's Rout Book scarcely contains the
names of more places than are to be round in tl e
list which DISH has pablished of the Prizes he sold last Lid-
tery, and their various destinations. It is to he had gratis at
his Offices in town, and of his Agents in the Country. and is
►ealty (at least to those intere►ted iu L merles) rather an
amusing document.

At a numerous Meeting of the Freeholder. and
Cacomisrioners of Supply of the Comity of Perth,
held ou Thursday se'unight, the Earl of WRAY
in the chair, it t‘a+ agreed t,i, on the
motion of Lord GRAY—

"That this mcetitax, duly ■ppreciatinr the Brent and emi-
watt services rendered to the etilinty of Psi Ih by the meri.
torittus exertions of his Grace the Dultew. Athol% and brine
desirous to express the grattlede they feel for the essential
benefits colder,. d on the county by his invariable •ttention
to its interests, fur slur long periml of rutty years, Minim
which he has never ceased to promote and advance its psu-
perty, do rest). ctftilly ttquest his Grace to sit fur his por-
trait, and allow the same to be placed in the new Comity
Hull, as a monument of their regard fur liis pabhe services,
and a 1.18134144mq ut the esteem they entertain fur his private
virtues."

Sir A. M. NVlCeNzte calle.l t lir attention of the
Meeting to Lots' BINNING'S Lunatic Bill. The
non. Baronet observed, that thr benevolence of the
late Mr. MURRAY Of "fersappir bud rendered any
interference of the Legisbiture tninectssaly as 4 to
the county or Perth, which, thererorr, ought to op-
pose this Bill In all its stago.. A Petition was ac-
cordingly draw II up to that effect. %While thi' ques-
tion ass under discussion, the Duke of ATitutt,
emceed the ball. Ills Grace exp►essed himself de-
Cidedly in favour sif she petitioti slow on the table,
and raid he would feel it his duty to oppose the
Hill now before Parliatnent, in his place.

Some time vince the Magistrates of (:laggow sent
off, in a vevvel I) ing at the Ilruoinielaw, bound for
Ireland, several lrivli beggars, who had long been
n pest to that city, buying been frequently before
them for vurion* inivdenieatiora. One of them
(a woman) wav last week again apprehended and
CWIIIIII3 tell to liridrwrll. On her examination else
admitted, that in the vessel Ut win II she came over,
there were, its passengers, no leas than ItIO men,
women, and children, all of whom lead oo other ob-
ject in view than becoming beggars.—.Adinburgh
piper.)