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corn bun. Witnegs did not afterwards stand to
10141 Nlr. Piit said.

Soak (;,inch.—Witness recollects the prosecutor
She omilirsl to him for advice in 18IS re•pectittle
tier property in A rityle-poreet. Prteteetttor atlviled
t. fitness to splily to Mr. Milne to appoint a reference
as to the velar of her house. She accordingly went
to 3lr. tltlur. soil asked kiln !tow she was to pro.
reed to get her claim settled. Mr. Milne told her
to elion.e rif •agr ; the wit's.** asked if Mr.
:Vl•lise had soy el ### i # Mr. Alilne replied, not
any. eiteept Mr. Pitt.
Mr. J Hoeg Watkins.—Witness on the 34 Noe.
1613, appointed the Prosecutor his referee. In
cinsversatinsi which the witness afterwards had
with Slr. Mut", that trentletuan said. Mr. Montague
would suit ousel Mr. Pitt.

Wm. J inis. El. 1815 witness's tither rip-
tainted Mr. Pitt his surveyor. Mr. Thompson said
'ln witness he was very orrery to hear it, as his father
'enulil not have put it in worse hands, as Pitt had
'tendered himself my oboonioss to the Cassis.
Mr. J rho Presslarell.—Mr. Brooks employed the
;Proseentor as witness's surveyor. at the desire of
the witness. After Mr. Pitt was avainted, the
, wit MIN had same conversation with Cornell. erre of
' the Defendants. Cornell said witness better
..Litave employed "area other person. sad witness be-
•)ieires he mentioned Mr. Mootogoe. Witness
:humor Mr. Thompson the alder, who said Mr.
Wash flirt oat like Mr. Pitt.
Mr. /Jewry Rhodes was umpire between Mr.
Wish and Mr. Pitt in twelve coestracts. Witness
was • stranger to Mr. Pitt at the time he was so
osp(tainted.
Mr. Hargrave.—Witness's father employed Mr.
Pitt as his agent end surveyor respecting his pro-
perty in the line of the new street ; but in cam-
einence of what was said by the Thompson', elder
and younger, and Cornell, his father withdrew his
employment from Mr. Pitt.
W. Tooke, E.q. Deputy High Bailiff of West-
minster, recollects the questions of compensation
hick c line before him relative to F. 11. Funche,
on the Mils of September. 11116. Withers had no
recollretson of insinuations being thrown out against
Mr. Pitt, of his having coosistred with others to
erect a Weser. for the purpose of defrinpling the
I'omn•ni%i mers. Witness recollected the awe of
•Alr. Mr. Pitt was not a nitrites on that
ottoman ; he was alluded to. bat the Counsel eat-
.ployed withdrew his allusive.

- trial of Vouch. was fur
croutriematien for a house in Oxford-street. valued
et 10.0001. in consequence of its having been let
for seven years ass blower. at 9991. 104. a year.—
It was titled spas a bazaar in 1816. long after the
Act was pored. The preview' rent of the house
was 75/. and the taxes about 351. Mr. Pitt wa-
ggled the house at 8.3001. It was • coalman shop
Oxfordmttert. The claim before the July was
10.1401. The person to whom the lease at
9964 Ins. was granted, was named Scroeder, who
vas previ.sn.ly clerk to Vouch,. The Jury gave
~400/. 111 x. Mayhew, another surveyor. valued it
t S WO/. but he valuer) it. a a bazaar, at • renrof
9901. 104. The Commisoimsers offered 1.050%;
the Jury gave 1.4001. Mr. Harmer, another star-
valor, mid that, considered as a bazaar, be should
v slur the premises at 4 5001. The insinuation of
the Coulisel, that Mr. Pitt was concerned itt the
bazaar, wet withdrawn as unfounded.
-- Walker proved the having employed Mr.
l'itt as his agent. Cornell called ou witness, and
said Mr. Pitt would lead him in the wrong. and
Mr. Pitt bad better take care of himself, as they
would have nothing to do with him.
The Right Hort. G. Canning.—Witoess received
• leiter from the Prosecutor. dated May 9th, 1817.
Witness acknowledged the receipt of that letter on
the 2241 of May, and stated in his reply, that he
had transmitter' an extract of the Prosecutor', let.
ter to Mr. Hinki.von. Witness hoed no recollection
of having spoken to the Pmsecutor in the lobby of
the House of. Commons, and reconiniesided him to
petition the Lords of the Treasury ; but it was the
answer he would naturally have made. awl proba-
bly diil make, if the Prosecutor applied to him.
Sir F. &warm—Witness was Chairmau of the

Committee of the House of Commas'►, to which the
!petitions of the inhabitants of Market-street, and
Norrro•st►eet. in the Hay-inirket, were referred.
L.rd ELLEPROROVOR Macre. d. he could nut
bear what poised in the House of Commons.
Prosecutor resumed his examination. Witness
received serer:sl letters from the Prosecutor. (here
one was handed up to the witness, and he was asked
who wits the individual alluded to in that letter, as
having mentioned his, the Prosecutor's name.)
The witness said he could not recollect who that

individual was.
• Mr. Vlllitte employed Mr. Pitt as his referee.
but not being able In get his besinese settled, he
vent to Mr. Nlilue himself, and Mr. Whig' thew
mid him the Commissioners would not treat with
Mr. Pitt. This was in July last.
The Prosecutor then proceeded to call several
other witnesses. who stated that they employed him
as their agent. bat in consequence of the delay
which took place in having their business done,
they ultimately took their paper out of his hands.
Sir James Graham was writ ealled.—Sir James

*tided, tlnit bir:Msiltews. au inhabitant of
Al.siket-terrier, Vol applied to him to iutevest
bowel( fur I . Sir Jinn-, did tai; sod
q into . g the toll) prosstion offered to Mr.
Mathews, he considered it as most liberal, Dud
strongly advised Mr. Mathews to accept it. Mr.
M. saki he VIA% ready to accept it, but his papers
weresiot Mr. l'ilt's handsi, sod he feared he airmail
not be able to get them from him. Sir Jenny end'
several other Members of Parliament, interested
themselres fur the persons seektog compeonstioa;
and, in mod instance'. their compensation Was
moat liberal, lie recollected having seen the Pm-
&motor in the lobby of the [louse of Counties's;
and, its mewer to some questions put by Mr. Pitt
to loin. lot recollected having said that some very
extol/staid demands had beets made by individuals.
stud that it was reported. that Mr. Pitt advised
the., exorbitant demands. Mr. Putt complained
of injury he hail received, and asked witness to
speak to Nlr../Inskistiou its his behalf. %Vilma* de.
Clint!.]. Mt. Pitt then observed, that he knew se.
ver.l of Mr. Hu.kispon'a coustitutents. Sir James
replied, " You bad better apply to them." Mr.

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• •
' Pitt afterwards threatened to injure Sir Jima with
his courthouses.
Mr. Pitt—G4 My Lord. IPm eon Se issues
casinos recollect soustrebisor more; bet 1 "tettetet.
force hint to readiest whet he has fargettatn
Lord ELLausesstion.'... Sir Jaisis recollects.
more than is far yoursilsententer
The Hats. Mr. Illiiiittt.-Witness is Member for
Shrewsbury; the family of the IVildings
"7 well ; they ere tenants of the whom'', readier;
reoelleetispristg le Mr. Huskiest on behalf of
John Wilding. aud his claims of compensation;
Mr. H. rapeseed a web speedily se decide Wild-
ing's claim, either by Waxen* or by e trial ; Mr.
fileskisson said, thstegb he was most reedy to con-
tend toe refrionswe, there was • pees= to whom he
abseil shires as • referee ; awl be. at the same
time. sisigued a maws which carried conviction to
his stied es t. lw propriety of that °birdies. Wit.
nessanenraide meet Mr. Pitt in the street, and in •
coseeneties with Wm. said he had found Mr. Hos-
kisses meet wallow to settle the claim of John
Wilding; witensimel we recollection of leaving re-
ceived a limn from Mr. Pitt. requesting he would
become referee between him and the Commis-
sieswes.—(lSere the letter of Mr. Bennett, in answer
to the letter is quertion. was banded up to him.)—
The Has; Asonixer teed his letter, end said the op-
libation 44 certainly been mode, bat be declined
becoming referee for Mr. Init.
Lord Lauderdale hail been is. the bench in at-
teatimes all day, subpatned by the Prosecutor;
who, at this period of tbealais.hisax o'clock. said he
should mot atomism his .p, or would he de-
tain him any looser.
Mr. Phillips. • clerk in the new attest office. was
neat, called. He knew Mr. Pitt, and bed seat him
backwards and forwards at the office for two yeses.
The office was open to the agents of all Claimants
isidiscrintivately, with only one solitary instance—
that instance was Mr. Pitt. The exception of
Mr. Pitt arose from a transaction which took place
iu July, 1816. It was as folows :—A claim was
rent into the office at that period nn behalf of
Mr. White, of the lisyntirket, by Mr. Pitt, of
4.000 guineas. as the ;ince of his business. &c.
It afterwards turned out that Mr. Pitt w is in coo-
tract fur the business of Mr. White at that time,
for a sum under 900 guineas, sod at that ram the
purchase wan afterwards made of Mr. White. Upon
this tran.action it was that the Coutiniimioners de.

tided du►t they would at no future period Great with
him so a referee. _ _ .

Mr. T. Farquharson. in June, t 816. hod an in-
terview with Mr. Matte and Mr. Cornell relative to
the purchase of Mr. White's house. Mr. Milne
thou said that Mr. Pitt was called on to make the
best explanation he could relative to this transaction.
lie declared he had .nn ill will towards Mr. Pitt.
who was flinch deceived if he thought be. Mr.
Aldus. was his enemy. Witness shalom Mr. Hos-
kaftan on the mate *object. who declared he was ea
personal euemy to Mr. Pitt ; ou the contrary, if
Mr. Pitt could justify his conduct, he would du
all in his power to forward his interest with the
Bosrd.
Here the Prosecutor closed his can.

Lord ELLINIOROUGH asked the Attorney-Ge-
neml if he considered it necessary to address the
JurT on this eti•lence
1 he ATronaaT-GENtax t. ntel he d d not. Mr.
Pitt stood to.dmy as a P,nsvcutor, where he ought to
have been upon his trial ; and who, having gone be-
fore a Grand Ju►y and given evidence to find a
bill, then turned himself round, and taking the
place of au advocate, availed himself of that situa-
tion to overturn all the I ins of evidence, and to
calumniate the characters of pprooot so honourable
as ever existed, and whose only fault was, that they
had treated him with too much lenity.
Lord ELLl.NsotouGii summed up, and the Jury
immediately found the Defendants—A.o Glatt,.
The cause occupied the Court from nine in the
morning till seven iu the evening, the whole of
which time, with the exception of a quieter of so
hour, was occupied by the Prosecutor's speech and
evidence.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Wirr seisms,
S►TURD►T, FINISVARY 21.

Wore Mr. Joistice PA 11111 and a Special Jitry.

SMITH, Inv th DARTLEMAN.

This was e cafe winch attracted a very numerous
auditory, end excited a more than usual degree of
interest among the cognoscenti in the musical world.
It was brought to recover 'e compensation its damages
for en iujury sustained by the Plaintiff, in laving
been by violence turned out of the seat he bed taken
at • place of public diversion.
Mr. Sedeaut Bt ST. i.. his natal strain of elo-
quence, stated the case to the Jury. Several wit-
news were examined, including the following :
Mr. Greatorex being called, stated that he
had known the Hanover-iquare Concert Rooms
ever since the Directors lied removed the concerts
there. 11Vheo the Meetlore granted permission to
the performer* to Inure bent tits, they throw open
the whole of the lower floor fir the public; up
stairs there was • boa celled the King's box, and
a smaller box on side ; these were never irown
open for the admission of the public on benefit
nights; they were kept sacred fur the accom-
modation of the Directors and their friends; the
performers whose benefits it might be, were
sometimes allowed, as a favour, by the Directors,
to put • few of their lierticular friends into
the box on the right hand side of the King's
box; but the box on the left bawl side wee inven-
ably reserved fur the Directors mud their
The fervor to the performers was generally grunted
with a view to oblige souse of their aged friends, who
could mot intermix with the general crowd from in-
firmity; the King's box was occatioually used for
the distant chews singers, but for Ira other purpose.
lu erosweitainivatiou, witutss said he never saw
soy pennon in the boxes to which he alluded but
those who had the permission of the Directors, or
who had improperly intruded.
Mr. Vaughan had known the Concert-Rooms for
fifteen years; be bad engaged it from Mr. Birchen
fur a private benefit, when it was expressly stated,
that the lower boxes suly were to be Omelets opea
to the public : spots application to the Director. he
had been allowed to offer some el his fnends ac-
commodation in the box on the right of the King'.
box :—those were Laid Soduitiatli sod family. Lord
and Lady Ihrluwe and family, Mrs. Midmost and

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• • -09 ft .1 .
mid sameollll/ particular tienris. The
Director* issariattly reserved the front box to them-
selves...id their friends : the Directors took tickets
on benefit nights.
In cress-examination. witness said be had never
seen persons in the box in qnestion. except thole
whom he supposed to have been admitted with the
permission of the Directors. Ile knew Mr. Smith,
t never told him the box was open to him.
General Bligh was lastly examined. • lie is
brother to Lord Darnley. who is one of the di-
rectors of the 114iniver-.quare Concert-Item= ;
he was at Mr. Bartlemati s benefit. in May last;
he went into the first box, next the King's box,
with Mrs. Bligh sud her family; Lady Thendosia
Bligh, and Lord Siimerville were there ; he did not
recollect seeing the Emily of any other Director
there. The Archbishop of York was one of the
Directors. He had seen Mr.finsitb two or three times
before the evening in question. He recollected seeing
him in the Director. tax—he was in advance of his
.inter, Lady Theodmis Bligb, and he (witness) said,
loud enough fur him to hair, that he was iu an
improper place. He always understood that that
box was reserved for the Directors and their fami-
lies, when they went, there oo •lieuelit nights. In
cram-examination he said he did - not see a single
Director there on the night alluded tn.
After en absence of two hours, the Jury returned
with • verdict fur the Defeudint.

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
SMITH V. WALKS..

This was an action f.; a- breach of promise of
marriage. The parties were highly respectable ;
but to preveut unnecessary exposure, a verdict was
taken by consent for the Plaintiff. of 3301.

OLD BAILEY. SATURDAY, FRII. 21.

Aka Ward was indicted for forging o Si•
with intent to dtfraud the Governor and Company
of the Bank of England.
J. Marcbent, @harm m to Mr. Francis, a linen-
draper. in Iligh Holborn, proved that the Prisoner
came to his master's shop about half past seven
o'clock in the evening of the. 17th of January,
where he purchased seven yards of Irish linen, and
two pocket handkerchiefs, which came to 19.. Ind.
hot paynitut of which he tendered a 51 note, and on
being asked for his address, he said it was " Mr.
Haddock, Lisson Grove, Paddiugton." Mr. Francis
wrote that address on the note, but suspecting it
was a forgery, Mr. F. sent witness for a eonstable,
who took the Prisoner into custody. But before
the constable came, Mr. Francis told the Prisoner
the 'tote was a forgery, and he must give an ac-
vomit how be came by it ; to which he answered,
he could very easily do that, if Mr. F. would scud
to Mr. Humphries, his solicitor, in Staples lien.
J. Baldock, a baker, at 23, Limon Grove, rod..
diugton, proved, that lie once bought les. worth of
biscuits of the Prisoner, but never gave hits a si.
note, nor ever authorised him to make use of his
name in any way.
Crass exartined.—.ile did not believe that the
Prisoner ever came to bii shop accompanied by
another per.on. IVlien lie bought the biscuits of
the Prisoner, it was a twelvehrotith ago, end he
paid fur them its lialfpetice. The forged note he-
itig &hewn to him, he swore that it hod never been
in his possession. because he always marked his
notes as soon as lie took them.*

George Beldisck, brother to last witness, proved
that he had known the Prisoner tire or six years,
but he never gave him • 5 node that lie reniesuber-
ed. The note its questi.in had never been in his
possession. Ward, when he knew Isiah was • re-
spectable master-baker. Ile bad not seen him since
April, 1816.
A grocer in Gulden-lane proved that the Pri-
soner Cattle to lii. shop on the sth January., and gave
him a it. forged note in payment of two ounces of
tea and a pound of moist sugar; and when asked
to give his address, the Prisoner wrote on the note,
" John North, ‘Varwick-court, Whitecroes-street
but uo such person lived there.
Sarah Hearne lives at the Servants' Register Of-
6ce its Fetter-lane. She knew the Prisoner, whose
'tante was John %Yard, and be lived in Lee-street.
lied Lion-square. About 'a fortnight or three
weeks before Christina. lie Came to leer, and gave
her • one pound note to get !self a pint of gin.
This note also turned out to Ise a bad one.
Mary Winter keeps the Elephant and Castle,
Great Peter-street, Westminster, and has known
die:Prisoner eight years. On the 28th of Decem-
ber the Prinoiwr came to her house, at ten o'clock
et night, with Mrs. Skelton, and had: half a pint of
brandy ; for that also be tendered a one pound
note, which was discovered to be a forgery.
blr. MilNw, sir inspector of notes at the Bank,
proved, that all the notes produced were forgeries
in every respect—iu the plate, paper, ink, and sir
natures.
Several, most respectable witnesses gave the Pri-
soner an eacelleut character.
The Prisoner. isalsis defence, said lie had receiv-
ed the 5/. note from his master ; lie never passed
any of the other sautes.
Mr. Justice llot.aotrn summed up the evidence,
and the Jury, having retired for a quarter of an
hour. returned a verdict, pronouncing the Prisoner
Grilty—Destlt.
At half-past two o'clock the City Grand Jury
entered the Court, and made the following pre-
seutsmut
" &Mous Home, Old Ilsik7, Feb.2l. 11112.
" To Bee Right Hos. the Lord Mayor. and other has Ma-
=Justices presidia% at the Greet of nessiwas now
at the Old Bailey.
" The Grand Jury of the City of Lowden having ammo-
bled for the perfoemance of the duties nasally Intrusted to
throe, awl having exassiard mid reported the various hills
mussed. rived permission. whilst receiving their Ms.
clone. to Mew this their report.
" They have vast pleasure is statiese, that the bills per,
meted have ham lees amsseroos thaw meal, and that there
is WS COOS of the crime of murder assommt them.
" The very tinplsosant report circulated respect*: the
eneestion of the nalhelanate criminal* ow Triesslay test, sp.
reared to the Greed Jury to call fur invostigition, noel ihe
resell of their inquiries has been luta as to satisfy them that

• Whew as elal *Meer of ties Coen was about to adwiiiii-
Mei the oath to Mr. J Seldom* (vrbo is very deaf) to give
his evideoce oat the trial of Wan!. fur &Mtn,* he 'woke!
has Mr. IdMet'• ear, is a tune of the greatest selt.oooll-
- a 1 you dorif hoar what 1 say, tell me so." This
west speciosa of the ligwre of speech, cal( 41 the Risk it
may be easily rimeeived, ball a seusible effcci on the
muscles of every use peacoat.

• v
them was not say wilful atgligeice on diet hot
that what atoned was priacipally the effect of fit;
still, however, they amerive it a duty to stall thelPogkillen,
That the arisagements for these awful OCCaSiCHNI ataetttpile
of hoproveneast.
" A catenates= which unhappily look place at the tool
of Newgate, dodo' the time the Graad Joey were satin,
also prompted s farther iagaity, assay, a Midis coin•
twitted by the asheppy wretch, Woo. Hatch, charged with
murder. The Gravid Jury heat hero lufurasd (sod they
have no reams to doubt She troth of the Ittiteesalet) that
aotwithetaadiog his peruse had beets searched, he was ess.
bled to sedate ea lestroment of deettoctioa, with Thiele he
ellattal Ike fatal porpoise immedialidy previous to his being
hareght out for trial. The Greed Jury therefore submit it
as their *pinkie, that in (store a more rigorous search
should be adopted.
visiting Relegate, the firma Jury were happy le per-
ceive that clesatiosess sod pea order very generally prevail-
ed, sad slat the state of the loarsteary was highly salisfse•
eery, there hriug only Iwo cases of iodispositiono—
The iodiscrintioste matiore of prhioners, bath me the nude
sod female side, is as evil still greatly to be deplored; sod
whilst the Jury are strongly of 'pilaus that • distinct claa
'Niceties us their Gra masses would be of mental hew
it is proemial their health sod Moral inoproversest, they
regret to stew, that the limited eldest of the prima, com-
pared with the member of persons ',refined, realm such an
ineprovemeat at premed impracticable; which became.
mimeos are such iseressed by the want of au earlier re-
moval of the coevals under seoteoce of tronsportatioo, nod
she practice of sendiag personas to this gaol, charged with
to&nees committed in the county of Middlesex, many der,
and sometimes weeks, before their presence is accewary at
the &WOOS Heave.
" They canoe( conclude the Report without 'mortising is
se especial maser the pecaliargratillestrea they rep/viewed
in observing the important services rendered by Mrs Pry 's&
her friends, and the habits of relogisee, order, iadostry, aid
eleasliness, which her homage, beoevolest, soul praise-wor-
thy atertioas have intitral aineog the female prisoners;
and that if the principles which govern her regulations were
aitopted woad' the males as well as the females, it would
be the means of cuovertiog • ;winos into a school of reliant,
and instead of seeding criminals bark into the world (as is
sow too ermerally the use), hardened is vice sod depravity,
they would he restored to it repeataot, sad probably become
loafed members of society."
Signed by Jona Gt.ovas, Foreman, and the rest of
his fellow Jurors.

Upon the Report being read. Mr. Baron GaA-
HAN said to the Gentlemen of the Grand Inquest,
that they must be aware they (die Judges) had very
little or nothing to do with forwanling the impor-
tant regulations and improvements which they had
very properly pointed out in their presentment ; but
as lir as their co-operation and good wishes could
go towards perfecting their laudable objects, they
might depend upon both.
The Foreman then intimated, that they had gone
through all the 'osiness before them.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM-.." Gentlemen. you are
now discharged. with the thanks of your country."
The Jury then bowed and retired.

/'(!LICE.
-.0.-
SOW-STRECT.

G %%IDLING.

M Friday 'meting lead, the landlord of the
Kiang diem public house, the comer of Little Suffolk-street,
Ciamieganoss, appeared to • WHIWIWOOS Iwlure MICHAS.
Fmq. the Sitting Magistrate, in conserinnace of as
iefonnation belay laid against him, charging him with suf.
feria' gunshot is hialmouse.
The Defendant, upon being called upon to plead to the
charge, after some hesitation, pleaded Guilty. However,
that the stature of the ease alight be fatly understood by the
Magistrate, the evidence was gone into, the charge of gam-
Win to a large amount la a lie/tried public horse betty of
a novel *Mere, and is which the landlord was one of the
principal players.
Robert Muss, a gemtleinau'i servant out of employ, stated
That ea Tuesday, the 13th .1 y last, he was at the De-
feedamt's beam. amid was sitting in the parlour taking some
refreshmeet, when playing et cards ass proposed by slime
perms in the room, in a bids he agreed to take a hand, and
funr-banded et ibbage was the game agreed epos to be played
at. The Defendant, Isaac Bateman, sad a man of the manse
of Morgan, iscluding himself, were the four who played.
Batman was his partner, and Morgan was the Defendant's.
They played fur uue guinea, two guineas, and three guineas
a game. Ile left off playing with time loss of tbl. ; he had
bet 111. about bins, which he paid in part of his loss, and
gave a promissory mite fur the rensaittiugl4l. upon which be
had been arrested fur the amount; be bad paid is, and taken
a receipt far the said sum.
The worthy Magistrate needled that the complaint bad
sot hens exhibited against the Defendant withlm six clays
An the transaction had takes place, as be would time
have bees subject to certain severe penalties; however, at
any rate, be bad forfeited his recognisamce, which he es-
tend bolo cm a license being vented to him to keep a pub.
lic-busse„ which prohibited the use of cards in say shape or
seeder say pretence, and which would disqualify him from
keeping a public-horse for three years to come. The seine
reargeMptece upon similar COMM was, was entered into by
every licensed publican amid innkeeper throughout the
country.
The whole of the case was refired to the Sessions, when it
is expected all the parties commented in the transaction will
be indicted by the Promeutur.
Saturday Billion vuot was brought up by Smith, the
Comdectur of the Petroleum the Hanspatearl-rued, charged
with robbing a 'member of public-houses of pots sad other
property—three is Cametleis-Tows and three it St. Pagers.--
all within a abort distance of cads uther,amd about the same
time.
The charges being satisfactorily proved, the Prisoner was
fully committed for trial.
Ake Mak, was charged with stealing a large copper
measere, of the value of two goisteas, from the waggon of
Messes. Hodges, the gin-distillers, in Comptoe-street, Soho.
The Primmer was arms lurking about the waggon by a
constable, who saw him take the measure out of the waggon.
He pursued and took him with the meaner, euecreled
under his spree.—He was committed fur further exami-
nation.

A few days slime, Mr. Pomona, • partner in the humor of
Croft and Panetta, paperbaagers, in the !Woad, proceeded
on • journey of hashiess to CMRealism A young laity, to
whom he was shoot to be married, living in the neighbour-
hood, he bind a hoor, with the iateatian of paying hei a
visit. He hod sot proceeded more than two mites fnim
Cheltenham, when Ilse animal took fright, ran away, sad
48611 y threw hint off. He fell Da his bead, and almost int-
tesediately expired. His corpse was conveyed to the boom
is which Ms internam! resided. Ilex feelings may he ware
easily coaceival than described. The deceased um one of
Matters children by the mass parents, and had he lived,
would have enjoyed a very handsome property. Ha .as
universally respected.
A most distressing accident happened on Sunday
week. at W6itnrll. near Clorlry. lancrishire. Five
girls having gone spun a pit in that solace about
four o'clock iu the afternoon were precipitated into
the osier by the breaking of the ice, and were all
drowned. A Coroner's Inquest was held on Wed-
when the Jury brought in a verdict of Ac-
ademie/ Death.

PRICE OF STOCKS UN SATURDAY.
3 per Ct. KW... 801 1 lottlis Bonds ..99 95 pr.
3 per Ct. Cwua...79 i E. Hills, 18 go pr.
4 prr Ceuta. I Dian, 2 .... et es pr.
5 per Ct. N. Arno. ititilt l Cu.A. fur Air.... 79f if
ii. L.Auu... Sloi 15-16 I

MURDER of s WIFE by Aft HUSBAND.
and his SUBSEQUEN7' SUICIDE.

Friday morning a discovery of a most &radiol
description took place at Tottenham. A man
named John Knighton, sped about twenty-eight,
*years, who resided in d new-built house steer Tot-
tenham chapel, and was Married ou Saturday mouth
to a young woolen *hb lived servant to a gentleman
named Wild. who was about the same age, were
found in their house with their throats cut in a most
effectual :manure. The house, it appears, has beets
shut up ever since Friday week, and it was sup.
posed by the inhabitants. as tit y were a tit W
monied couple, that they had gone from Totten-
ham to spout! • few days. Several of the inha-
bitants called at the house as Monday last, and on
every subsequent day in the week, and still found
it shot up; but they had not the most remote
idea of what had taken place. The young mass
was always remarkable for his sobriety and good
conduct ; his wife bore a good character, and hail
for some years lived in a family at Tottenham.
Some years ago she had a child by a Gentletuati.
Whether her husband was sequsinted wills that
circumstance until after he married, we have riot
been able to learn. The father of the young muss
deceased lives at Mulish, in Devonshire, steer
Eater. Knighton had been in a melancholy state
of mind for near a fortnight before the dreadful ca-
tastrophe took place, and his mental faculties were
very much impaired; he talked incoherently. All4l
could not attend to his business. Ile was foreman to
a master cabinet-maker and carpenter at Tottenham,
and his employer wondered that he did not come to
his work as usual ; but front his being so recently
married, he supposed that he had taken his wife
during the remainder of the honeymoon to relations
whom be had spoken of, and of whom lie said he
expected to have a considerable sum of money, for
the purpose of setting him up in business, and no
suspicion entered his head, of any thing having 04..
carted of so serious a nature. On Friday, about one
o'clock in the day, the proprietor of the next boom to
that in which the deceased resided, was on the roof,
giving instructions to a workman below to repair i .
He observed also, that the house the deceased lived
in was in is bad condition; there was a hole through
the tiler, and the water bad run through the roof ;
he looked through the cavity, and observed some
blood on the top of the staircase; lie immediately
thought of the premises lowing been locked tip in
so extraordinary a tnanner for a week, and he felt
convinced that something of an unusual nature had
occurred. Ou looking again through another part of
the roof be thought he discerned a human form on
the floor, and a quantity of blood on the ground. Hs
went immediately and communicated his suspicions
to some persons in the neighbourhood ; the consta-
bles were sent fur, and Mr. Roberts. the Magistrate
end Vicar of Tottenham, wets informed of what had
beets discovered : they went in a body to Knighton's
house and broke open the door, and went up stairs
into the chamber, where they found Knighton and
Isis wife with their throats dreadfully cut, his head
nearly severed from his bad,. and besides the cut
on her throat, she had is deep one on her face and
chin. She lay on the bed covered with gore ; she
had only her night doilies on. He was in a sitting
posture, his head leaniug against the bedstead, A
bloody razor lay between hien and Isis wife. It
appeared that he had Aired some violence to-
wards his wife; she bud resisted. and Modeled of
his cutting her throat, as he appose-est to have
attempted in the first instance, he cut her wills
a razor across the face. and when he had over-
powered her. effected his purpose and uut her
throat ; after be had perpetrated that horrid cm i 000 r,
he laid violent bands ott himself. and by cue
stroke divided the main arteries of the neck and
windpipe. The blood had flowed from the wife all
over the bed on to the ground. and from his neck
the blood had ruts along the floor to the staircase.
and down the stairs. The sight of the man was
truly terrific: his eyes were wide open; and one of
the constables was so shocked at Ilse sight, lie Wilily
faitited,and was taken touted' the house very unwell.
and has continued so ever since. The officers of
Tottenham sent information itansedietely to the
Coroner. to summon a Jury to hold an loguest on
the bodies.

INQUEST ON JOHN AND JANE KNIGHTON.
Saturday evening au inquisition Watt taken at the
Plough, 'flittenhant, before J. W. (Junin; FA+
Coroner, on the bodies of John and Jane Kuighlon,
who were found with their throats cut ou Friday
hest. Tie case, as above stated, was proved in evv-
deuce.
The Jnry then took a view of the bodies. They
still remained in the situation they were found, fur
their inspection ; a more horrid sight could scarcely
be pictured. The room resembled a butcher's
slaughter-house more than any thing else. The
Jury subsequently returned to the George and
Vulture, and when the Coroner had summed up
the evidence they consulted for a very considerable
time, and could not agree in their verdict. Si* t f
.them_ were of opinion that the deceased, John
Knighton, murdered his wife, 'Jane Knighton, nod
then committed suicide, being at the time in a mute
of complete sanity ; the other six Jurymen were of
opinion—" That the deceased cut his wife's throat
with a razor, which produced her death, and then
cut his own with the were instrument, which WAr
the rause of his own death, and that he was nut
of round mind at the time, but that he laboured
under a temporary fit of itiAtivity."—The Conner
gave the coating vote for the latter verdict, and that
was accordingly recorded.

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