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London, England, 1821-03-18 00:00:00

VHF NATIONAL REGISTER

4 SSIZE INTL' LLIGENC'E.
H ERT FOR DM IR E.
The Assizes for this county finished on Saturday. In de-
livering the gaol the Lord Chief Baron was assisted by Mr.
Nolan, Mr. Sergeant Laws, and the Common Sergeant,
who sucressivtly ii ied prisoners as their own profevaioual
avocations would permit the tender of their respective
services. _ _

The following capital convictions took place during the
assizes :—John Threader, fur a burgling in the day time;
John Egglctini, for horse.steitling ; Joseph Pesten for sheep
stealing; George Smith, for ditto; John Harris, fur high.
Tway rubbery ; William Lawrence, John Ambrose, Timone,
Knight, and William French, four little urchins, the oldess
not 15 years, for a burglary in the night time at llitchen
by breaking the pane of a shop window after dusk, and
stealing 10 penknives and two saver toothpick cases, the
property of John Morgan.
John Harris was indicted for assaulting John Minton, on
the King's highway, putting him in fear, and taking from
his petsun 10s, in silver, at Hamm. on the 46th February
last.

It appeared in eviilenre, that the prosecutor, a poor
journeyman tailors stopped at Barnet on his way to London,
and went to a public-house to ask fora lodging far the night,
it being then tell WOO( k. The prisoner, who was present,
offered his services to take him to a place *bete he (mild
be comfortably lodged. Ile immedintely accepted the pro-
posal and accompanied the prisoner, as he sinipused, to look
fur a lodging. The prisoner was joined by another man,
and both conducted the prosecutor into aGs Id, and vi it bout
any previous intimation of their design, knocked him dun
and I died his pockets: of all his nomey, In this deplorable
condition the prosecutor MIMIC(' to the public house and
gave the alarm, describing the ',einem. of the iirismar and
his companion. /Vest day the prisoner *us apprehended,
and the prosecutor swore positively to his identity. The
prisoner denied having ever seen the prisoner heftier. How-
ever another witness confirmed the statement of the latter,
and deposed, that he had seen him accompuoy the prisoner
ludo the field.

The case bent to the Jury under the Learned Judge's
directions, and they found the prisoner Guilty—lleath.—
The prosecutor, however, commended him to mere).
None of the above•mentioned capital couvicts were left
for execution. . _

Thomas Allen was indicted for a rape on the body of
Arm Joyce, at Ittckmerswmth, on the 23d of September
last. Mr. Jewopp and Mr. Morris were Counsel tor the
prisoner.
The prosecutrix (a young and handsome girl of IS) in
giving her evidence, but before she hail stated any thing to
criminate the prisoner, in the agitation of her feelings we n
join a lit, and till on the back of her head with great violence
upon the floor. She was carried senseless out of Court, and
placed under the rare of a sin-goon. After the lapse of two
hours the learned Judge rot for the surgeon to repot t the
state of her health and mind, w lien the latter gi,ve it us his
decided opinion that the unhappy young woman was not in a
slate to give evidence, mud would not be in a condition for

that purpose hethie two or three s.
The Chief 881011, limier these circumstances, charged the
Jury to acquit the prisoner for want of evidence; aid the
Jury accordingly found him Not Guilty ; however, his
Lordship informed than, with great satisfaction, that had
the case gone through, they would probably hose conic to
the same result. Ile had read the depositions taken before
the magsst rate, and in his opinion. there was hardly sufficient
if made out, to a arrant a capital conviction. He hoped,
hoiiever, that the prisoner would do the girl that justice
which her unhappy situation required..—Verdict, Not j
Guiltyr
CI% IL Slue.—The only case worth mentioning tins
DEAN, qui tani,t). BUCK.
This was an action under the Hawker's and Pedlars' Act,
to recover a penalty of 501. furieited by the delcoclant, for
selling goods without a hawker's licence.
The plaintiff's case ails conducted by Mr. Nolan, Mr. An-
drews, and Mr. Abraham. Mr. Arabin (with whom was
Mr. Adolphus) led the case for the defendant.
The defendant was an upholsterer at Ilishopstortfou <I,
and had hired a room at the George Inn, al Ituntingford,
whither he had sent some of his goods to be sold by auction,
by au auctioneer. The question intended to be tried,
u. , 11 hether the defendant was it hawker within the
meaning of the Haw keis' Act, under the circumstances,
a mild have been extremely important, it the facts 1;141)
raised it ; hut the ',Wail isen unable to mike out the fact,
that the defenti..nt had himself, or by his agent, sold the
goods in question.
The plaintiff was therefore nonsuited.
NORTHAMPTON._ _

The assizes for this ;Loulll)tinislledon Thursday last ;
the calendar was very heavy, sod contained :14 pi isoneis,
many of them for capital offences. Fouricesi received
sentence of death, four of whom were left for execution,
viz. two for murder, one for forgery, and one for a rape.
The trial of Philip Haynes and Mary Chalk, for murder,
exciti il a considerable degree of interest, and the court
was crowded to excess a• early as eight o'clock iu the
mor g. . . .

The prisoner, Haynes, was indicted for the murder of
Mr. J. Clark, a farmer of Charweltun, with whom he had
formerly lived, by shooting him in his bard, whilst cutting
some hay at a rick ; and the female prisoner was wile to
the deceased, and inch led for hying accessary to the mur-
der. They were both found Guilty on the clearest possi•
We evidence. •
It appeared from several letters produced on the Ilia!,
found in Ilaynes's possession, and sent to hint by Mrs.
Clark, that she hail for sonic time past been persuading
hunt to commit the burl id deed upon her husband, and had
promised him marriage if he was 1101 flatworm ed. The
trial lasted r ight hours, when they were both convicted
and ordered for cm:co:ion ou Saturday (March I(,), at
twelve o'clock, and their bodies to be dissected. The
prison( rs received the awful sentence without the least
apparent emotion, excepting whoa the Judge ordered
their bodies to he given to the surgeon, when Mrs. Clark
burst into tears.
They were both very respectable, yell looking people,
and dressed in moon:big. Haynes was 37 years of age,
and Mrs. Clark 3!), and 1110 two children living, one about
nine, flue other 6CVCII. Mr. Clark was a man of very con-
siderable properly, which he has left wholly to the Chil-
dren, a boy and a gill.
HAMPSHIRE.

At these assizes a most interesting trial took place, in
the case of W. Ball, an txcisewau, who stood chat ged
with haring, on the nth of Septtmber last, murdered a
smuggler, named William Long, in the Nt. of Wight. It
appcated ill IL VItICUCC, limit Ott rill (ICS bad a 60.1111 C, iu

which Long struck a sword-stick out of Bull's hand, an
pulled a hammer from his pork , w Welt Bull thought was
a pistol; Bull. alto had a loaded pistol, instantly shot the
smuggler through the body, and the latter died on the
spot. It was proved that 801 l was a man of humane cha-
racter, and that the deceased had often sworn that he
would never be taken by an exciseman. Bull was con-
victed of manslaughter, and sentenced to one month's
imprisonment.—J. North -was convicted of harbouring
and relieving the above William Bull, alter he had killed
Long, for which he was sentenced to three months' impri.
sonment.—Sarah Whiffin, who was tried for the murder of
J. Tilley, at Ringwood, ass acquitted, on the pound of
insanity. The total derangement of the wretched VlOlllllllll,
intellects was cleanly proved by several witnesses, part
cularly by Mr. Ly ford (surgeon), the chaplaittif the gaol,
itpli
and the gaoler.—lt. Wind, a Ito was conv• tWf uttering
ft,' rd notes of the Andover Old Bank, 't for execu-
tion. It was cleanly proved that Inc pass a forged .M.
note, nut only to J. Witiscom, of Andover; but also a forged
1 51. note to each of four other persons, who bore testimony
against I ' ; and his guilty knowledge was clearly appa-
rent to the court and jut y.
YORKSHIRE.

Yonn, MARCH 12.—After the usual preliminaries on
opening the court had been gone through, the grand jury
swoon, and the knitted judge (tlr. Justice Best) had de-
livered his charge, which contained nothing of interest,
'llionnts Faro intone!, aged 57, late of Barnsley, weaver,
was placed at the bar, charged with high treason, for
having, (along with others, who were lately transported
for the offence, amongst whom was his son) traitorously
assembled together, iti arms, fur the purpose of levybig
war, and with basing levied war against our Sovereign
Lord, the now King, within this realm, and of compassing
and imagining to depose the King, in order to compel him
to change his measures, indictment was of
great length, and consequently occupied the court a long
time iii reading it.
Upon being asked whether lie was guilty or not guilty,
the prisoner, very much affected, and in a fatale, ing tone,
replied," I conk is myself Ettilty, front my own feelings."
He was asked if lie wished the plea of guilty to be re-
corded ? when lie said, he certainly did.
Farrimond them iu teals, declined, that though lie had
pleaded guiltyalyet lie never cor..dilted or conspired
against the lifellihis Majesty, or the life of any other man
in his life; that lie never wished or intended to rob any
prison. It had been his misfortune, he said, to be secre-
tary to the Union Society; and it was well known that
lie was connected with the Grange-moor meeting; but lie
had the happiness to say lie never entered into any secret
consultation, and could call God to witness that lie never
conspired against the life of any man—against the laws
of his country, or to rob his neighbour of the smallest
thing; but lie being secretary to the society, they did
many things in his name, which he was totally ignorant of.
He then, in the most affecting terms, beseeched this
learned judge to rich Himself in his behalf as much as
was in his power, for the sake of his a de and poor family.
His wife (added ie), according to what lie had heard on
'Thursday last, wall in a dying state—he had a son who
was deprived of his reason, and also two poor children
unbrought up. He concluded by again coujuring the
judge to do all in his power to save his life.
The prisoner was 'hen asked if lie had any thing to say
why judgment should not be passed upon biut to die,
according to law, to which lie replied," No; I ant willing
to submit to the law." . .

After the co ier of the court bad commanded all persons
to keep silence, on pain of imprisonment, while sentence
of death was passing upon the prisoner at the bar,
Mr. Justice Best addressed him at great length, and
concluded by passing sentence upon him in the usual
manner. The prisoner was then taken from the bar.
ESSEX _

CHELMSFORD, M•RCHii.—ibe assizes for this county
commenced here to-day, before the Lord Chief Huron
Richards, who an iced yesterday. His Lordship 'hit morn-
ing, after opening the commission. attended divine se' vice,
still then retuu d to the Crown Court to charge the Grand
Jury. The indisposition of Mr. Baron Wood, asks i►
understood to be a violent attack of the gout, having changed
its seat from the hands to the feet, a ill , liable Lim to reach
this town to-night, to perform his duties. lu the Crow a
Court the business is likely to he considerable, there bring
90 prisoners, several of w horn ate charged with capital
offences, but of im great enormity. The civil business will
not commence until to-morrow, and is ez peeled to be ono-

wally light, the number of causes not exceeding thirty.
CROWN Binder, a youth of seventeen,
was indi. ie.' fur assaulting William Thorp, in the kin_
highway, on the 9th of November, in the parish ut Litton ,
putting him to fear, and stealing from his person ten skit togs
iq sliver.
Vs illiam Thorp, the prosecutor, stated, that be wu, in the
habit of attenchnx fairs. On the night of the Mit of Nes.
vember, between eleven and twelve o'clock, he was return-
ing flout Epping to Hallow Bush Fair, where Ile had a
booth, and within ten or twelve yards of his stand he was
surrounded by about a dozen urea, One of thorn einsped los
hands user his mouth from behind, ce hilst others held his
arms and rifled his pockets of all the money he had, which
amounted to ten shillings. lie told them not to ill use
amid said they might take all he had and a elrome. The
prisoner, a Ito %%Rs our of the gang, caught hold ut hi. fob,
and said, 4. You b—y b— you have got a roll of notes here,"
and tore the fob away, Witness said he was
mistnken—
that it was only memorandums, and snatched the fob back
again. Maim, taken all lie had, and turn his lower
garment from the waistband almost to the knees, one of the
gale- gave him a kick un the breech, and told him he might
go ;lout his business, and ti i'y accordingly left trim.—lle
was positive pc to the identity of the prisoner, having Ire-
quenily seen lain) before at fairs and other public platys--
He sl Id have known him by his voice if he had nut semi
his fare, but he had tut opportunity of seeing the lanes by
the light of a calidle, whirls was brought out at the moment
by a cottager a few yards distance, who came to see what was
the matter. though he was afraid to approach for fear of
being murdered. The night was also light, though tin moon
shone. More titan 20 persons were rubbed and ill-used in
the fair the same slight.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he was innoc, lit of
the charge. He had not touched the prosecutor, or had
lie any of his money. The prosecutor ttttt st have known
hint from being a servant to a prison in the habit of at-
tending fairs. He could not call witnesses :a his chow-
racier, as there were no persons present at the time alto
could speak to his character.
The Jury, under the trained Judge's directions, found
the prisoner Guitty —Death.
MA RC It 13.—The following ptisouer am capitally

convicted to•dsy:—William Bowtle, Mary Cooke, nos
Finch, and Thomas Judd, for burglary. The last men.
cloned prisoner had been a servant to the Rev. J. Deedes,
of Willingale Doe, and had broken and entered his mas-
ter's house after he had been discharged, and stole therein
eight shirts and other articles.
John Paul Gooch and Joseph Cooper were convicted of
horse-stealing, and Wm. Carter, of stealing a cow.
There was nothing of public interest in the above men-
tioned cases.
Our. Sans.—The learned Baron Wood arrived here

yesterday evening, and notwithstanding his severe attack
of the gout, was able to preside in the court to-day,
though apparently labouring under considerable infirmity.
e cause paper in this court contains 29 entries, of which
TIIo only are special jury causes. Of these, ten were dis-
posed of it' da principally undefended, and several of
them went on reference. The wily case worth
mentioning w