The Sun.
London, England, 1817-04-09 00:00:00

LANCASTER ASSIZES;

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At these AsOzes, .einne• Lord, aged '37,. was,
found guilty, on the clearest evidence, by:her'ac-
complice, ofuttering_torged notes al Newchnrch.
!it: is a widow ; her hirsbltyl, it WIAS ascertain-
ed, died wind) 7000/. thotrOt originally IA weaver,
which snot he obtained by his nefarions praole.

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upon dm plibile hi the tittering of forged otges.
, . "lune Lord, aged '28.. ant! gdniortd Lord, tiged
31; were also found guilty cif ',jiving in Their pus-
session, and ottering,f,aged notes. , .". •
These trials'excited,cnniderable intereit,:from

the Magnitude bf the Offence, such a desperate
gang of. wholesale dealers never having been ap-•
prehended in the county.
J, S. C. Mudge 'awl IF Jaikgon, for stetiling
tt horsi and gig, ut IZverpool, were both acquit.
fed. 'lhis trial particultrly exci ed fire curiosity
of.rhe 141-4.01...!.5.nav0rg beet, circulotivl-
- its being met ,:ly a sailor's frolic.' It appeared,
by the. evidence of Mr. Willianis, that the ph-
soners had hired the 'gig and horse from,him.
They' had got- Its far as Bolton on a laud cruise,
ind had fallen out With, sonic perion is tide in ii-
qtt'or; had been charged with an assaidt, mitt is;ere
ectoally confined tor it in the New
Manchester, the day. after they set out from
LiVerpool, v.hich prevented all possibility of re-
turniug with the gig.
On being called upon (Or their defenee,.Mr.
Jackson lett the management of it to Mr. rII "fir,
who Simply begged his LOrdship wimid allaiv their
Counsel to read the journal he had drawn up of
their anise, since they balled fur Liverpool-and
cast anchor in Lancaster Castl2.
On Aaron Woott• observing, if I.e (IT hail - 101 irf..tr ,
to 'Say, it must be done by biniself, be instantly
_My Lord, and Gentlemen of the Jury,—
Thotigh I can Only yet be called a young man, I
have been an Officer in his Majesty's Navy t wenLy-
four years, trio have ever lived itiLgood repute,
and met with every respect end kindness from my
ht other Officers ; even, since my arrival at khis
castle, 1 have received sevekal very kind lett'cts
from my,Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty,
as well as the Commander of the lust ship 1 1V 49
in,soffering,me the first vacancy that occurs ; 'but
to Suppose for a moment that there was any inten-
tion to steal or to.sell the Worse or gig, 1 declare
WOtild sooner by half have bought hint a horSe
than have been guilty of such amid ItS
for riding, try Lord, 1 know as much about that
as your Lot6lllp would know how to comiwold
or, manage a 74-gun ship; nor do 1 suppose I
eoidd sit upon a horse,"
The judge addressed, the Juri in a few Word's,
and they without hesitation am quitted' the Oki'•
sonars utter which the Leaned begged they
would take care stud avoid such eccutretices rtir
the future. • „

Mutlo replied, "'Trust me for that, your Lord-
ship; you shall never hear tell.a toy tiwter.
taking. such 'another Pind • tack ;" at w:lich the
whole Court applauded.— (Lancaster Puper,)

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CAM:OI,,R, APRIL, 4.—Thursday evening, about
seven, o'clock, We Lind a trinini; commotion in ont•
streets, which, upon intiniry, we found to be oe-
easioned by the Lohgto.wit-.band of miliciitus,
Cseorting, widi a ti,;, two of their number whu
were about to set ()tit fol. the Went Indies.
great number of people collected but upon tb4
Niagistrates appeating, and tipeaking to sortie of
the baud, tbcy ceased playing, and the people dis...s
pellet!. Nothing new transpired doting the
part Week relative to the riots and robberies lately
mentioned.

Two ships laden with flaxseed and staves Wye
arrived in the river of Derry, from New-YOrt.;
and marry more arc shortly expected. A, nyriber
of vessels with provisions ',lave also arrived in that
hat bone,