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London, England, 1834-03-24 00:00:00

the gentleman alluded to (Mr. Muloch) was as in id as a
man could he, for, du,ing the last assize at S afford, where
he was confined as a lunatic, he had called out that he
would have a writ to remove the learned judges from their
situations. There was, however, in this case no evidence
of insanity, but there was evidence of a great show of
sanctity and piety.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Darnazes 2001.
(Before Mr. Justice PATTESON.)

CHARLTON V. WATTON.
Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD said the plaintiff, Mr. Lech-
more Charlton, was a gentleman whose family had been
settled at Ludford Park for centuries, and he bad to com
plain of a libel published concerning him in the Shrews-
bury Chronicle. The plaintiff was, in 1832, low bailiff
of the borough of Ludlow, and was at present the high
bailiff of that borough. As low bailiff, he had, at the
last general election, to act as returning officer, and it was
of him, as a magistrate and returning officer, that this
libel was published. It charged him with partiality, and
with violent and unbecoming passion, and there were like-
wise charges of pc rsonal corruption, not only as a magis-
trate, but also in appropriating the house of industry to
his own use. The libel was headed, " Mr. Charlton's
Conduct."

Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, One Shilling.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—EXETER, MARCH 21.
The assizes were openi-d at the Castle of Exeter on
Thursday evening. The learned judges, Mr. Justice 80.
sauquet and Mr. Baron Williams, entered the town soon
after six o'clock, and proceeded immediately to the Castle,
to open the commission.
At Nisi Prius there are at present about 30 causes,
and 6 special juries. The calendar contains a list of 58
prisoners, of which 2 are charged with murder; 4 mali-
ciously *hooting and wounding ; 1 manslaughter ; I at-
tempting to poison ; 2 arson; 10 burglary ; 4 highway
robbery ; 3 stealing in dwelling houses ; 2 unnatural
crimes; 1 bigamy ; 3 sheep stealing ; 7 offences under the
game laws; 1 assisting smugglers ; and 17 for other of-
fences.
The chief case of interest in the Civil Court is one of
trim. con., Johnstone v. Franks, the damages of which
ate laid at the trifling amount of 29,0001., for which a
special jury has been summoned.
TRIAL OF SIR. J. JEFFCOT T, FOR THE LATE
FATAL DUEL WITH DR. HENNIS.

Soon after five o'clock Mr. FOLLETT entered the Crimi-
nal Court, and having, in conjunction with Mr. TYRRELL,
consulted with the Learned Judge, the Clerk of Arraigns
directed Mr. Cole to bring up Sir John Jeffcott. Sir
John immediately entered the dock, accompanied by his
brother and another gentleman.
The Clerk of Arraigns—Sir John William Jeffcott,
you are indicted for the wilful murder of Peter Hennis,
Esq., Doctor of Medicine, in the parish of Kennon, on the
10th of May last. Are you guilty or not guilty?
Sir John Jeffcott—Not Guilty.
The Jury were then sworn, and the Clerk of Arraigns
repeated the indictment.
Mr•. BERE then rose and addressed the jury as fol-
lows :—Gentlemen of the Jury, you are all probably aware
of the transaction to which this indictment alludes, which
was a fatal duel which took place in this neighbourhood
in the spring of last year, and you are probably aware
that the circumstances of that transaction underwent a
long examination in this Court in the Assize following.
At that time Sir John Jeffcott bad left this country, in
fact he had left before the death of Dr. Hennis, for the
purpose of fulfilling the duties of his official station, and
that accounts for his not being here then. Since that
period the friends of Dr. Hennis have had an opportunity of
inquiring into all the circumstances of that transaction,
and particularly as to the share which Sir John had in
it ; and the result has been that lam to-day to offer you
no evidence on the part of the prosecution. Gentle-
men, certain expressions were imputed to Dr. Hennis
which led to this unhappy affair ; and I have every reason
to believe that some words were imputed to Dr.
Hennis which he had not used, and which he denied in a
written declaration. But unfortunately, that written
statement was never seen by Sir J. Jeffcott ; for if it had
been most probably none of the fatal circumstances could
have taken place. Under these circumstances the friends
of Dr. Hennis are satisfied, and they believe the justice of
the country is satisfied.
The Learned Judge—Gentlemen of the Jury, there
being no evidence offered to sustain this case, of course
you will return a verdict of not guilty.
Clerk of Arraigns—You say Sir John William Jeffcott
is not guilty ?
Foreman of the Jury—Not Guilty.
The Court was then adjourned till eight o'clock on Sa-
turday morning.
The Court %ten repaired to the Guildhall, where Sir
John Jeffcott having surrendered himself, and a Jury being
empannelled and sworn, was arraigned on the inquisition
of the Coroner's Jury, and pleaded not guilty. No evi-
dence being offered, the Jury, by the direction of the
Learned Judge, returned a verdict of Net Guilty.
SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO MURDER.—Saturday Lie-
wellin Jones was indicted for maliciously shooting at Wm.
Miller, with intent to murder him or to do hits some
grievous bodily harm.
Several wi,nesses were called for the prisoner for the
purpose of showing that his mind had been disordered,
but when they came to give reasons for their opinions it
generally appeared that the circumstances arose from liquor.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, but strongly
recommended him to mercy on account of his wife and
family.
Mr. Baron WILLIAMS immediately passed the awful
sentence of the law upon the prisoner.

EXECUTION OF MARY HOLDEN FOR
THE MURDER OF HER HUSBAND.

On Wednesday morning the last sentence of the law
was carried into execution, at Lancaster, against Mary
Holden. She had suffered severely, as it appeared upon
the trial, from the cruel treatment of her husband, a la-
bouring man, who, either actuated by good grounds of
offence or impelled by jealousy, charged her with infidelity
to him. Before the Court, she foolishly called, on her
own behalf, parties who had known her, and who, in-
stead of offering anything in her vindication, justified the
opinion which her husband was stated to have entertained
towards her. Mary Holden was a young woman of inte
resting but not handsome exterior. She did not manifest
any strong excitement during the progress of the trial;
nor, when the verdict of the jury was pronounced, did she
exhibit much outward emotion. But the quickness of her
breathing and the convulsive rubbing of her hands (which
were also visible upon the scaffola) indicated that she could
not look upon death with the cold indifference which some
of the expressions recorded against her in evidence might
have led a spectator to anticipate. It is said she behaved
with some levity during her confinement in the Castle,
and up to the time of her trial her gayety was unbro-
ken. The scene, however, was changed after her con-
demnation. She was a Roman Catholic, and the care of
her, from trial to execution, was consequently transferred
from the Rev. Mr. Rowley, the chaplain of the gaol, to
the Catholic priest resident in Lancaster; and that gentle-
man continued his attentions to her up to the moment in
which she was banished from life The gallows was
erected upon the accustomed spot without the confines of
the gaol, and it was observed, with some surprise, that
the curtain which has usually enclosed the scaffold, and
which, upon this occasion, was most needed, had not been
affixed to it. Shortly after eight o'clock the under.sheriff,
Mr. Birchall, arrived with the javelin men, who guard
the scaffold, and immedietely afterwards the unfortunate
woman was led on the scaffold by the executioner. She
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the body heaved and quivered, although probably the ac-
tual suffering ceased with the withdrawal of the bolt. The
spectators, generally not very numerous at these exhibitions,
scarcely amounted to 1,000 persons. Of these, it may
safely tie asserted, a m ilority were boys—and boys of
extreme juvenility—who laughed and jeered up to the last
moment of this sorrowful exhibition.

CLERICAL BILLINGSGATE.—On Sunday
week a reverend DIVINE, officiating in a parish church
not far distant from 01tenon, anathematized every imii-
vidual who dissented from the pure doctrinc of the
church, as by law established, as nothing but the " scum
of the earth ! the refuse and filth of every thing tat
was corrupt ! ! !"—Nottingham Review.