The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-29 00:00:00

suspecting the prosecutor, Fleury, to be the cause of the refu.
sal, hecanie greatly enraged against him, and in a conversation
which he had with Mr. Westover, the assistant overseer, in
the ensuing week, be used the must abusive language towards
the character of Mr. Fleury. On Thursday the 7th of Nevem.
ber, be was heard to say," I wish I knew my friend (meaning,
it is supposed, the prosecutor), d—n seise my blood, if
would nut do a job for him. and give him the length of my
tongue!" On Saturday, the of November, Weston was at
the house of Mr. Gilbert, one of the select vestrymen, and there
said to a yonng woman Denied Lucy Wood, a servant of Mr.
Gilbert, OA l• Mr. Fleury was more against him than any Lady
else, that he should not starve, mid that he should gn about in
the day to see what he could hook at night;" and on Lucy
Wood's asking him why be did oot do it in the day time,
Weston answered, " because I shall be seen." In the
evening of the same day he said to Westover, " I think
iMr. Fleury is the man who has prevented my being 'dieted,"
atidgafterwards, " if there is any one of these great
starving the poor, I think they will have a great deal to answer
fur;' and as he was leaving the house, he said, Mr. Fleury is
my enemy ; d—n his heart." In the afternoon of the Nth of
Nov ember (the day the barn wan burned), ‘Veston was again at
Mr. Westot er's house, and when fur the same cause lie refused
be said in a very malicious manner, " be d—il to
hell, if I be not a match for him (meaning the prosecutor)
befere to-morrow eight." It also appeared that on the eight
iu questimi lie had gone to Eiistwood's house after eight o'clock,
A ',ergot. named Linton, now proved, that un the nth of Nov,
Eastwood beta 6111 d to him, that if he could get a couple of stout
fellows, he would set lire to the barns of Fleury and Button."
Thomas Ilumphrey's stated that he was at Eastwood's house 1.111
the Itith of November, when Weston came in and said, " he
was come according to his word, to know if EsAwoud hod
been to Mr. Davenport, the magistrate." Eastwood said lie
had, but could get 'lolling from him. \% eston replied that he
would have a living by fair means or foul, and that be had
just given old Jack Ketch (metitiing 1,1 estover) a good blowing
up, and that lie should lilt, to send old Fleury, and all the rest
of them to hell. ElPoiNnuAl said if lie had a gun he would go
and shoot twenty of them, It was on these grounds that the
prisoners were both apprehended.
ilia prisoners made no defence, except declaring their
innocence.

The learned Judge hating summed up the evidence, the Jury.
after deliberating tur a shout 11111 C, returned a verdict of—Nut
Guilty.
Ills Lordship tben addressed the prisoners in a feelinz,
ncr upon the unjustifiable espres,iuns they had used towaitis
those who had contributed to their support iu timer of great
distress.

The Jury was discharged at about half past three o'clock,
and the court was adjourned to the Judge's chambers.
James Patterson was charged wish having, en the 16th of
December, telohionsly stoles, 18Ibs. of pork, value ss. the pin.
peity of William Berkshire, of Brighton. lerdict—guilty.
Two months' imprisonment.
This being the last case tried before Mr. Baron Graham, his
Lordship proceeded to pass the aw fat seutunce of death
upon the 1011 owing prisoners:—David Eagles, aged 36, fur
passing forged notes ; William Again, aged 24, for burglary ;
William Stubberlield, aged 18, ditto; Jam v Miller, aged 41,
ditto ; Muses Chandler, aged 21, for horse stealing; James
Cres:•inglietn, aged 24, ditto ; and Daniel Murray, aged 14, for
felony.
If to these be added the 15 nnfortunate men on whom sen-
tence of death was passed on Monday and Tuesday, there will
appear to have been convicted at these assizes, for capital
offences, not less than half the prisoners that have been tried ;
the calendar originally contained 611 prisoners, but true
bills were found by the grand jury against 33 only, and the
number of those capitally convicted is 22.
The learned Judge having thanked the Jury for their attention
the Conrt adjourned at two o'clock.

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