The National Register.
London, England, 1821-12-16 00:00:00

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11.

William Crichton a man of respectable appearance,
pot to the bar, npon the capital charge of feloni•
onsiy assaulting Charlotte Williams on the highway, and
stealing from her a shawl, her propel ty.
The prosecntrix was a cii I of the town, and of the very
lowest order, residing in Lucas square, W
Her statement %vas, that she met ph isoner ii4out seven
in the evening, of the btli of November, and they went
together to the star public-house, where the% remained In
the Sallie box noti:l one o'clock iu the moruinL, at which
time lie was stupidly 'honk, and she was intoxicated, lint
not much, She asked liiin to go home with her, and he
consented, but she found him so moils in i.rior she endea-
voured to leave him. The prism-yr came after her, in-
sisting on Laing home with her, and when at a shot dis-
tance ft Oil t I.e public-linsise he caught hold ut her shawl,
and it being unpinned it came off. The watchman came
up and took hold of the prisoner, but she gave no eliarge
of bins.

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• The Common Yerjtant.—Gentlemen of Jury, there i►
no pretence for calling this a highway robbery.
In his opinion the Jury agreed.
Mr. Andrews, Counsel for the prisoner, said, the whole
of this prosecution was the getting up of the watchman,
• and the parish ought to know what sort of a guardian of
their lives and property they had.
One of the beadles said said lie should take mire to rae
present the conduct of the watchman to the board.
The watchman who was quite a young fellow, had the
audacity to apply for his expences, although he had heard
the Common Sergeant say, just before, that he should not
be allowed them.
'Pile Common Sergeant indignantly refused, and fold
him his conduct had been infamous to the last degree.
'lnc lioaacav or MR. °ling.—Richard Jago, who was
convicted yesterday of the burglary at Mr. Order's, in
Berkeley-square, was again put to the bar, charged with
stealing a silk pelisse from that gentleman; and Mary
Beck, who was also tried yesterday, ou the charge of
receiving, was indicted fur having received the saute,
knowing it to have been stolen.
The evidence was nearly the same as in the trial of the
former day.
Jago was couvieted, and Mary Beck was found not
guilty.
They were again tried on a similar charge, and the name
verdict returned.
!kis, y Beck was then discharged.
Tile CAS( or MR. SAYELUT6.—In the course of thin
morning, two of the witnesses for the prosecution against
!Mr. Saxelbye, fur the alleged forgery of a will, were in-
troduced by Mr. Ruswerth, the Attorney tor that prose.
cation, and made application to the Common Sergeant to
be allowed their expences from the Court.
The Common Sergeant said, lie could not attend to the
application, for lie did not try the case, and the request
should be made to the Learned Judge who did.
Mr. Itusworth said, he had been with, them before Mr.
Justice Bayley this morning, and that Learned Judge had
referred them here.
Mr. Andrews, the Barrister, thought it proper to inform
the Court, that a similar application had been made be-
fore by the Sante parties, and they had been told that the
expenees would not be allowed unless noon affidavit.
Mr. Bosworth said, they were now prepared with the
necessary affidavits.
Mr. Andrews.—" You ought to know, my Lord, that
these persons were refused their cxpences at the trial at •
Yu; k."
Mr. Itusworth.—" lint there is au answer to that in the
affidavits, which Mr. Jus.ice Bayley has read over this
Morning."
The Common Sergeant.—" I shall not grant the ex-
pellees until 1 have had the opinion of Mr. Justice Bay-
ley front himself."
Mr. Ituswortli.—" Bat are the witnesses to remain in
London until you have decided the point, ray Lord?"
The Common Sergeant.—" I shall certainly take care,
Sir, that the expellees are not paid to any person but the
witnesses."
With this answer the Attorney and his witnesses left'
the Court,