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di William Ashford come into Cold, to YS 11011
iise year writ." .1 my Iv,
Mr. GOMIS? mill, the Appellont appeared to
Court. It wet for the considteritlevi or the perti-a
it to c:111 on their Lordships to give jtidginent on that
point of the case which was argued-4ml, es the
Appellant now came foregod to hear whet tient
judgment was, he did not believe that he could lute
etre thing by this proceeding.
Mr. Jostle. lIATIAT-1, Yon are of opinion
*that an Wry should be recorded of ' judgment
stared by consent ?' "
Mr. GURNIIY—'I Yes, my Lord—and that the
Defendant be discharged."
Mr. READIR-.J. I have no objection to that."
Mr. KTCIIARDSON—" The -Appellant heing in
Court. ready to receive any 'judgment the Court
may award, we don't apprehend that be can be
tcenvidered as relinquishing."
Mr. Justice BATI.EIr—" You 'lOB4/311 appear. Mr.
Richardson, to utiderstatid what has passed just
stew. The entry is, by consent, that proceedings
be stayed. and that the Appellee go without a day. '
Lord Er.r.voirououart—" Have You arty objec-
tion to that ?0
Mr. Gueirso—" No. goy Lard."
Mr. RRADER-14 Nor have It"
Mr. Justice BA I believe, Mr. meaner,
the comae is, that the Appellee be arraigned, on
this charge, at the suit of the Crown—and you
then plead, ore tenses. the former acquittal in her.
lifou must send for the Attorney-Getteral, to know
from hint whether he will admit this plea. Accord-
ing to the old precedents, this, I believe, is the re-
gular course—fur. though it stands on record that
there is an acquittal, yet the Court are supposed Cu
*maw asthiug about it."
Lord ELLIIIIIOROUGR-44 The Crown is not a
party to those proceedings, which are merely inter
parses."
Mr. Rearms requested his Learned Friend Mr.
Gurney to apprise the A ttorttee-General of the
proce-dings which were going forward—and the
latter Gentlemen left the Court for that purpose.
Mr. iteauita.--" The Appellee must now, I be-
lieve. be arraigned at the suit of the Crown. Though
foriwttly arraigned and acquitted, that fact dots out
appear judicially."
Lord Er.f.IO4IORoUOH--" Yea, lie must be again
arraigned—and he may then plead his former ac-
quittal."
Mr. Justice BAYLity—i, I suppose you have the
record of his former acquittal here ?"
Mr. READER-1' Have you the record of ac-
quittal, Mr. Austin ?"
Mr. Aurrtx-66 No. I have not."
Mr. Iftwsnes-4. My Lord, I will seed for a
copy of the record of acquittal."
The Prisoner was then arraigned—" Prisoner at
the bar, Abraham Thornton, hold up your hand.
Wu, the Prisoner et the bar. stand appealed by
the come and description of Abraham Thornton.
late of Castle Bromwich" in the county of Warwick.
labourer, for that you, Hot having the fear of God
before your *yes but being moved end instigated
by the devil, did, on the nth of May, in the 67111
year of the reign of his Majesty, in the perish of
Sutton Coldfield, in the county of Warwick, in
and upon the body of Mary Ashford, nuke an
assault. and her, the said Mary Ashford, throw
into a certain pit of water, wherein she was sulfo-
carted and drowned—how say you. are you guilty
of the felony and murder charged on you by the
said appeal, or not guilty ?"
Appellee—" Not guilty."
Mr. READER then read the record of acquit-
tal, which he humbly pleaded iu bar of guy fur-
ther proceeding.
The Arrow:ay-Gamma now entered the
Court.

Lord ELLgNBOROUGH" If the Attorney-Ge-
neral admit the trial mid acquittal, it is unsieces-
sary for the Court to do what they otherwise must,
direct a writ of certiorari to the Judges of Assize to
have the record of acqttittal produced."
The ATTOINEY-GENERAL—" I admit, my
Lords, that there was such au iaidictineut and such
au acquittal."
Lord ELLUIROROUGH—" The judgment of the
Court therefore is, that the Appellee he discharged
of this appeal, and go free thereof without a day."
The Appellee, who had been brought into Court,
by the private entrance at nine o'clock, now retired
—.but, we understand, is likely to be detained in
custody until certain debts incurred during h►s im-
prisonment are liquidated.

The Court was very much crowded, sod • large
hotly of people *crr assembled in Westminster
Mill, who rushed towards the private entrance for
the purpose of seeing Thornton. hut their curiosity
was defeated by the precaution of the officers, who
did not leave the purlieus of the Court until the
crowd had dispersed. •

THE BRITI S H PRES S.

LONDON,

TUESDAY. APRIL 21, 1818.

in the House of Lords, the
drew the attention or the
, of the country, and to the
continuing the Restrietion Oil
the Bank of England. The
very extensive view or the
that exercise an influence
medium of a country, and
Foreign Powers could ripe-
Bank in resuming Casl► Pay-
'rectors and the Government
wishes. The existing ano-
almost exclusively to the Mint
created a difference in the
gold and s►lver coinage ; and
that, until the monetary systvm
payments could never he re-
subject, whether ...the Noble FAH'.
• or not, evidently nirrited in-
House acceded to Lord Lt.

f): Yesterday evening, i
Esti of LAUDERDALE
house to the currency
proposed measure for c
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Noble Lord took a
commercial principles
on the circulating m
denied that loans by I
rite to interrupt the 1
ment., if the Dam
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$ ll
mules he traced alma
• regulations, which ci
I:• actual value of the g
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contended, finally, the
Wks, CUrfeCts d, cash p
slimed. The subject,
opinions were coirect c
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