The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-30 00:00:00


argecting the prosecutor, Fleury, to be the eau, of the refit
sad, became greatly enraged against him, and in a eonveraatio
which he hid with Mr. Westover, the aesistant overseer, is
the minis; week, he used the most abusive lemons towards
the character of Mr. Fleury. On Thursday the 7th of Novem-
ber, he was ►eard to say," I wish I knew my friend (weaning,
it is supposed, the prosecutor), d—n iseise my blood, if I
would not do a job for him, and give him the length of my
tongue !" On Saturday, the 9th of November, Weston was at
the house of Mr. Gilbert, one of the select vestrymen, and there
said to a young woman 'tamed Lucy Wood, • servant of Mr.
Gilbert, that " Mr. Fleury was more egainst I than any body
else, that he should not starve, and that be should go abuut to
the dny to see what he could book at night;" and us Lucy
Wood's asking him why lie did not do it iu the day time,
Weston answered, tt because I shall be seen." In the
evening of the same day he said to Westover, " I think
Mr. Fleury is the man who has prevented my being riliesed,"
andgafterwards, " if there is any one of theme great 6—.1
starving the poor, I think they will have a great deal to answer
for ;" and as he wa► leaving the house, lie said, Mr. Fleury i■
my enemy ; d—n his heart." In the afternoon of the Nth of
November (the day the barn wss burned), Weston was again at
Mr. Westov er's house, and when fur the same cause be refused
relief, he said in a very malicious manner, " be d—d to
bell, if I be not a metch for him (meaning the prosecutor)
►efore to-morrow night." It also appeared that on the night
in question be had gone to Eastwood'a house after eight o'clock.
♦ person aimed Clifton, now proved, that on the sth of Nov.
Eastwood had said to him, that if he could get a couple of stout
fellows, he would set lire to the barns of Fleury and Button."
Thomas Humphrey's staled that he was at Baste owl's house on
the 10th of November, %hen Weston came in and said, "he
was come according to his word, to know if Eastwood had
been to Mr. Davenport, the msgistsate." Eastwood said he
!lad, hut could get te.thing from him. Weston replied that he
would have a living by fair means or foul, and that he had
just given till Jack &etch (nesning Westover)si good blowing
ap, and that he should Re to send old Fleury, sod all the rest
of them to bell. Eastwood said if be bad a gun he would go
end shoot twenty of them, It was on these grounds that tae
pri. -era wire both apprehended.
The prisoners made as defence. except declaring their

The levried ‘uclgel:av:n; summed ap thi. evidence, the Jury,
after deliberating tor a vhoit time, returned a verdict of—Nut
Guilty.
Has Lord..7iip tiled erldressed the prisoners in a feeling
ner upon the unjurtiGable expressions they had used towards
those who bad coo'ributed lo 'heir support in times of great
distress.

The J.ire was disebar,;eti at Trout half past three o'clock,
.nd the court Idiournad to the Judge's charnbers.
James P.m:semi as charged with having, en the 16th of
December. iztoniatesly stolen Whs. of pork, value sa. the pro-
perly of M tiara kivrkaliire, of Brighton. Verdict—guilty.
Two months' imp:* oilmen*.
Tuis being the last cue tried before Mr. Baron Graham, his
Lorlttiip proceeded to pus the awful sentence of death
cpmi the follewlig prisoners :—David Eagles, aged 36, for
pug'. ; forged notes ; William Again, aged 23, fur burglary ;
William StubberVd, aged IS, ditto; James Miller, aged 41.
ditto ; Mckv.is Chandler, aged 24, for horse stealing ; James
Cre..inglsiun, aged 24, ditto ; and Daniel Murray, nged 114. for
Woe".
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11'i° these be added the 15 nnfortanate men on whom sen-
tence nr death was passed on Monda► and Tuesday, there will
.iyear to base been convicted at these assizes, for capital
offences, not less then half the prisoners that have been tried ;
the calendar originally contained 50 prisoners, but true
bills were found by the grand jury again►t 43 only, And the
number of those capitally convicted is 22.
The learned Judge having thanked the Jury for their attention
the Court adjourned at two o'clock.

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