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London, England, 1818-11-24 00:00:00

JUDGMENTS.

Mr. SciiaLETT prayed Ihe judgment of the
Court upon John Gill and James henry, who had
beekfotiod (trilby for commiring to (I,l•utid %team..
Dottsid otul FlarriN 01111e1:1114. of I'M'', PIMP Of
The•purtira were tried helore.Mr. Justice
•Abbott...at Mr Guildhall aft..r loot Tri-
nity Term. Fleury Old nut alikear, and his reeoga
uitince wag ordered to lie ritroated.,

Mr. Guatinr, on behalf of the whet Oefelailir4
new Moved in . arrest or judgment.. .Fie. founded
Iris application no the. g ~,,, tid ths th*:. turliettnint
was not sufficiently specific to .sepport the verdict
against the Defeeidatit.. The indictment 'set forth
that " the nefruclants had conspired in divers false
pretences and ignbtle devices., to &fried Nleaars.
Didlund and Harris of large sums of money "
the Leariiid Counsel conteiitlerl, %MO
t.tifficient t,pecitication of their offence—and the De-
fendants were not, *III eonsequeoetr, elerblerl to pre-.
pare theiofelves to meet the charge of their iirnre-.
catnr.. -

The CillEF JUSTICE held, that the indictment
was sufficiently ►pecilic. The gra.,-,:eit of the
charge was, au attempt to defraud 11•
and Harrit.t. The iliclictiwritt lut:t• exprt.s.ieti that
—sod was, thelefese, quite •ufhcieot, if the welds
objected to had wit berti coniuitfrd 0. tr.
Several itflidavits were then put tu and read.
The parties sweartit,,-; them deposed to the Previous,
excellent character of the Dtfrotiatit.
Mr. GURNEY addressed the Court in thitigation
of punishment, relyiug tnrinly ou the matters dis-
closed in floe affidavits.
Mr. SCARLEIT war heird in aggravation, lie
insisted that tlits was a moat gross ease of cousin.
racy, and called for severe pninsliment.
Mr. Justice Ifsyi.tx, in pronotiticing the sen-
tenge of the Cov.rt, which was, that she Dcleild.
alit be contiiittl fur put month,. in the
Bench Prison, observed. that, but for the a &id-
vits in favour of the peimulaa, which shrived
that he had hire,, up to The !Jihad wheal the trau►-
actiou for which lie Wiltb indicted 104, place, a mutt
of good character, the Court wou:d have seat hisa
to New gate.

TUE KING C. JOHN COOKF:. NATHANIEL HARRIS,
cood ANOTIILR.

Mr. GAtELEE moved air the joilement of the
Court 011 three [Mention's, $OlO hnd,hen it found
Guilty at the last Assizrs for the comity of Dorset,
of attempting to rescue, from the Costotn-house
Officers, /A quantity of einiugli,ded goods seized by
them. When the Dcfetithoito appeared in Court,
the Learned Gentleman said, he had been instruct-
ed not to press for a heavy judgment sgaiiist them,
on account of their conduct since comiction. They
bad, it atm•rared, a short time since, at the hazard
of their lives, succeeded in preserving several
Custom-house Officers from petishing iu the sex.
He therefore suggested, that they should be per-
mitted to go at large oat mitering tato their own re-
cognixalice.
Mr. Wtt.i.tastS, who appeared for the Defend-
ants, said, it had been communicated to him by
his Learned Friend, that the favour now prayed
for would be extended to his clients. On their
part lie returned thanks to the Court for the Iciiity
that had been chew it to them.

The COURT acceded to the application, and the
Defendants were set at liberty, on enteiing into
their recognizances. .

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, WESTMINSTER,
MONDAY, Neer:mita t 3.
WRIGHT C. BRAIIAM.
This was an action ft:limit the Defendant for cri-
minal with the Plaintiff's wife. It
was used at Guildhall, in August 1811 . befoie the
Late Chief .laqice of the Common flea., and it
erdict given for the Plaintiff with ihittiag.,
1,000/. It happened that the Planitiff had been
then indelpicd to the Defendant io 34 441111 of :Ad.
Lt was agreed that that shook, being, by Way f set.
off, iu part satisfaction of the 448111logra ; and at a
toreteng between the parties and their respective
bobeitorst. the resnairwlea was paid, with the rusts,
and a receipt in full given. The PlitinUrf, how.
ever, neglected tievnig calmed watt-fuctioil of judg-
ment lobe entered on the record—a ctwurni,sioo or
bankrupt, y isimed against the Platotitt„
and the a-moires writ now' proceeding tat law, to
compel Coe Plaiiiiitt to pay the whole damages over
again.
Mr. Fistjemot His r applied to the 'Cutlet for a
role in ,;!ew cause why putisfuetion of joklgth•-ht
should hot be taw 311!owerl to he elitrird 01.

he Cc CRT ►tit/ they ohnithl gran, the rtde to
thus couve, bot Mtlcti cuuse came to be blirt‘td

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