The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-23 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

George Gregory, the boy who was committed for the murder
of his father, was admitted to bail In two sureties of 301. each,
to appear at the next Assizes, In consequence of the absence of
a material witness, who was detained by a dangerous fever.
John Macdonald, aged 24, was found guilty of sacrilegiously
stealing from the Church of St. 'Giles, Camberwell, carpeting,
a plated crown and mitre, &c. on the 23d June.—Death.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.-HEREFORD, FRIDAY.

SLANDICR, AND CAUSING A RUN UPON A BANK.

IittOMAGE ART) BNEID, V.POOSSER.

The action was brought to recover damages for slanderous
words spoken of the plaintiff's, in their business of bankers.—
The defendant had pleaded the general issue.
Mr. CAMPBELL said, that the plaintiffs were bankers; they
had a banking house at Monmouth, and another at Brecon.—
They had for years most honourably and punctually kept their
payments, and lived in the highest credit. It was well known
to the Jury, that imputations against the credit of a bank were
most dangerous, as it spread like wildfire, and caused a run to
be made upon it. The defendant in this case resided at Crick-
bowel, in Breconshire, 'and it would be proved that he tra-
felled from his house at Crickhowell to Brecon, and there he
reported that the plaintiff's house at Monmouth had stopped
payment. As soon as the report became current, the notes of
the plaintiffs were brought in, and the loss and inconve-
nience occasioned to the Plaintiffs were considerable. The
circulation of their notes decreased in a short time to the
amount of some thousands of pounds. In bringing this action,
damages were not the primary object ; but it was brought for
the purpose of restoring the injured reputation of the plaintiffs
by a verdict of a Jury of their country, He proceeded to call
the evidence.

The charge having been proved by evidence, a letter was put
in and read, which had been sent by the plaintiff's to the defen-
dant, asking him to apologise for having given currency to the
report of their bank having been stopped payment, which letter
the defendant treated with silent contempt.
Mr. TAux.rox was heard for the defendant.
The Learned Judge summed up. The Jury retired for an
hour, and then returned a verdict for the defendant.
The Foreman of the Jury said he was requested by his bro-
ther Jurors to say that they disapproved of the conduct of the
defendant, in not making an apology when required.
Mr. TA UN T N said that his client had requested him to say
he was extremely sorry that his language should have been
misconstrued, as he never intended to injure the credit of the

Tilt KING v. THOMAS AND °TITERS.

This was an indictment against the defendant Thomas, and
five others, for a conspiracy and subordination et perjury, to in-
(knee, and inducing witnesses to swear falsely on a trial or
ejectment_" Doe on the demise of Wm. Reese and David
Terry v. one of the Plaintiffs "—which trial was heard at the
Great Sessions, Cardiff, in 1823. This trial was a renzauet
the last Assizes, and as soon as the case was opened,
TausTox, for the defendants took several objections to the
framing of the indictment, which was of such enormous length,
as to reach nearly across the Court.
Counsel on both sides were heard at considerable length, and
Mr. Justice PARK decided that The objections were fatal to the
indictment. The Jury, therefore, by his Lordship's direction,
returned a verdict for the defendants of Nut Guilty.

EXETER, AUGUST 20.
CROWN SlDE.—(iefore Mr. Baron.OAßltow.)
munn Ell.

William Marshall, aged 42, was indicted for the wilful mur.
der of Ann Taylor, at the parish of 13readclist, in this county.
Mr. COLE MIME addressed the Jury on the part of the pro..
secution. From the solemn nature of the charge which it was
his duty to lay before them, he felt satisfied that it was unne.
cessary for him to call their most patient and serious attention
to its investigation. The case was one of the greatest possible
delicacy and difficulty, as they would have to inquire into the
state of the prisoner's mind at the time he committed the act.---
It was a case of far too grave and solemn a nature to allow them
to suffer the feelings of an Advocate to have any operation on
their minds, and in stating it to the Jury he should omit no cir-
cumstance the effect of which might in any degree be favourable
to the prisoner at the bar. William AlFshall was a man rather

advanced beyond the middle period of life, who had for many
years served-his Majesty in the corps of Royal Marines. Ile
left the service about ten years ago • and it was due to the pri-
soner to say, that he believed he left it in consequence of some
affection of the head. He was a married man with children;
and upon quitting the service he settled at a place called Broad-
clist, five miles from Exeter. In the month of June last one of
his children was seized with a dangerous illness; early in the
morning of the 28th ,June the prisoner went to Exeter to pro-
cure adme leeches ets aPply to the child. How he spent the.day
he (Mr. Coleridge) was unable to say; but he din not return
till about five in the afternoon, and he believed it would appear
that he had been drinking, and that he complained of theliquer
in his head to a person who met him on the road. At about nix
in the evening he entered his cottage, and found his child still
alive in the lap of Ann Taylor, the deceased, who had come
from motives of charity to assist its unfortunate mother. lie
t ulanannedr. thitichwe
was
sapd
believed it would appear that the prisoner was in a state ofgreat
ertasullaceLlinb l r agitation,n
to lie down and endeavour to compose his mind; he did so; but
soon after he rose, said he must go out, and ran in a frantic man-
ner down trio stairs. The spectacle which first met his sight Was
undoubtedly one of a most lamentable kind—he saw his chill
by lira
extravagant and inco.
stretched a lifeless corpse upon the table. Ann Taylor, the tin•
fortunate deceased, was in the room, and several other females,
his wife to go upstairs
assisting in performing the last offices-for the child. The pri-
soner seized a shovel; the women ran affrighted from the cot-
tage; the prisoner pursued them; struck the deceased with the
shovel two or three times on the back of the head, and he be.
Hewed site died almost instantly. It was beyond all doubt that
the prisoner inflicted the blows which occasioned the death of
the deceased; and the important question which the Jury.
would have to try was, whether the prisoner was in a sound
state of mind when he inflicted them. If they should 'oeheve
that he was only in a temporary state of insanity, occasioned lit
excessive drinking, it was to be remembered that the Bat;
law, wise as it was merciful, did not exempt a man ueikr
circumstances from responsibility for his acts. It had been u,e;
served with admirable precision by one of the most' eminent
Judges that ever adorned the English Bench (he entitled to
Lord Hale), that most persons who ware felons themselves, (st
others, laboured under a partial degree of insanity at the apes
they committed those offence-a, as it was hard to divide the it'll:
visible line that separated perfect and imperfect sanitk
snd
circumstances of each case, therefore, must beduly weir
ue"
considered by Judges and Juries, lest on the one hand we Cm'
mit a kind of inhumanity
towards the deficiencies of harITI
nature, or, on the other, give too much encouragement to hPe,
commission of great crimes. lie (Mr. C. doubted nct• FYI!
the Jury would ably and impartially administer the beautautt
law in which mercy and truth were blended together; and
while on the one hand they firmly discharged their duty to ti
public, they would extend to the prisoner the benefit of eel
reasonable doubts which might operate in his favour.
The facts stated were proved by witnesses. Several medial
gentlemen gave an opinion that the prisoner was insane; aflll,,
the Jury, under the direction of the Learned Judge, alter a the
minutes minutes consultation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty,
ground of insanity. The prisoner will of course be c'.
for the remainder of his life.

DURHAM, Til trlllSiillY, At n. 19.
[Before. Mr. Banns H trf-Loc K.l
Thomas Atkinson, alias Atchison, late of Clemison's Polo
in this county pitman, charged ban inquision taken hef°l
Michael Hall,, Esq. Coroner of Chester Ward, with the wiln“
murder of Henry Curry, was put to the bar.
stated Mr. WElciuTisiAx opened the case, and Mr. HoiT
the facts as detailed in the evidence.
The circumstances of the case were briefly these :—.Oll the
10th of April last, the prisoner was drinking with deceased
his brother, in Geo. Hepple's public-house, at Dirtley. 11,et;
ceased and prisoner had some dispute about thereekoning: to
was soon afterwards settled, and they because apparently recoil'
ciled to each other. They were, however, turned out of ti°
house on the Sunday morning; the two Currya were at the
door ten minutes before the prisoner ; at last, the constable, wile
had been sent for and the landlord succeeded in getting
soner to the door;--as soon as this was done, he seized a stake,
with which he broke the widow of the front parlour, and 0;1
attempting to get in, when Hepple struck him on the head '11"4,`,
the poker, which made him stagger back. Prisoner 6ecen'i
quite enraged, and going to the other side of the house fond
the deceased there, whom be struck twice with the stake he ha(
in his hand, and knocked him down. The constable heard the
blows, and going out found the deceased lying nearly dotal-.
He was brought into the house, where he shortly afterwardsexpired. The prisoner, when he found what he had done, el:
pressed great sorrow and regret. A surgeon was sent for, bot
deceased died before he arrived.
Guilty ofManslaughter—To be transported for the term of
14 years.
'The Judges, having finished the business for dila count!'
proceeded to Newcastle.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, AUG. 19.
The Judges arrived at this town at 7 o'clock in the etet.lfi'B'
and immediately
.proceeded to the different Court-houses, to
open the commission of Oyer and Terminer for the countYc
Northumberland, and for the town and county of Newcotie"
upon-Tyne.
The calendar for both places is extremely light ; .that for, !!'O,
town containing only five offences of a very trivial nature,
that for the county does not contain more than seven. Of tneZ.,
three are cases of felorious stealing, one of forgery, one of lug
way robbery, one of bigamy, and one of sheep-stealing.

•
I II MAY, AUG. 20.
CRIMINAL COURT.
At 9 o'clock this morning Mr. Baron HuttocX
to the Guildhall, attended by Mr. Jackson, the Sheriff' of rety
castle; and after the usual formalities had been gone troq.'n
swore in the Grand Jury for the Town and County of the °via
of Newcastle. He then p.• iceeded to the Criminal Court
the county of Northumberland, attended by ,
Esq., its present High Sheriff. After various fOTlnulita. 'la
up
been, gone through, the following Gentlemen were 'sworn
the Grand Jury :-- M.P.;
T. W. Beamont, Esq., M.P. ;C. G. Brandling, Es+, P.
Sir C. Monck, But.; Sir M. IV:Ridley, Bart., M.P. ;.1. J.
W. Smith ; T. Clennell, Esq. ; C. W. Bigge, Sil.
Selby, Esq.; R. Riddell, Esq. ; J. B. Coulson, Esq. c,
verlop, Esq. ;S. Ellerton, Esq. ;G. A. Askew, 135%, y.
Leaton, Esq. ; R. Clarke, Esq.; A. J. C. Baker, mg- v.
Clavering, Esq..; E. Cramter, Esq. • G. Anderson, .Esq.;
Browne, Esq.; E. Charlton, 'Esq. ; 'W. Linskcll,
Mr. Baron Hu LLOCK shortly addressed the Grand J,ll"tet
He told them that the offences in their calendar, which tletito
happy to say were very light, did not require any observe
con,
E. Go' llingtoo,ua
from him. He held, however, a letter in his hand,
.viall,eichovs.e,
tamed statements that deserved investigation. Whether
statements were true or false, he had no means of formidit4o
opinion. There were, however, some of the Grand Juirtl7o,,
were acquainted with the part of the county front which
_L 1,;40d.
and who might therefore be able to decide upon it. nis;lo iti
whip then handed up the letter to the Grand Jury; bum.' nigo
contents were not read, cannot pretend to form any
ture regattling the subject upon which it was written. till
Mr. Baron Hummer: then adjourned the County Cou"cit to
nine o'clock to.morrow morning. He then of
1$
the Guildhall, in the city, where he disposed of all tbe crio)
tnal
cases, none of which possessed the slightest interest „riroieel
It is expected that his Lordship will finish in the twist
Court for the county tomorrow; after which he wi".
Mr. Justice BAILEY in disposing of the cases at nisi y,
CIVIL SIDE. 11%
Mr. Justice BAY LEY was engaged in try:nk two
'totalf
this Court during this day. They were bot of thl
devoid of interest, except to the parties concerned in on.

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