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By virtue of this Writ to me directed, the within-named
Wirliatit Ashford hating fouMt and given sutticient`pledges to
prosecute his within Writ of Appeal, and his 'suit in that be-
half, and which said pledges' iire John Udetnan,-of Langley-
heath, in the parisb of tin ttotf Colfifield, jn my bailiwick. yeo-
'man, and Charles Coleman, i,f Edington, in the' parish of
Aston, near Biriningliam, io , soy said bailiwitlt, labourer, I
have attached the within-named Abraham Thornton, whose
body I bite:in hiS.Pdajesty's gaol its and for the Said county
of Warwick, under my custody, to answer the within-named
Ashford of the death of the within-named Mary Ash.-
ford, whereof be appealed] him as within mentioned.
The answer of HENRY VERNEY, Sheriff.

Mr. CLARKE'rmxt moved; that the defendant be
committed to the custody of the Marshal of the
Marshalsm
Lord. L' him be committed,

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I.LARKE ino\red, that the plaintiff appellant
might count against the defendant, and that-the
defendant be placed at the bAr for that purpose.
Lord ELLENBOROU,GH.-Let it be so.

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Mr. READua inquired if the present proceeding
were ,by bill or -by original ; and Mr. .I.lAitt.ow
answered, by original. . . ' •
The plaintiff then handed his count to his Conn-
:el, Which was inunediately delivered to the oflicer
as the count of the appellant. •• . ..
Lord ELLENBORQVGII (to W. Ashford.)--You
put in this document as your count in the appeal.
W. Adttord.—Yes.
Lord ELLENBOROUGI-I.—Do you desire that it
may be,read. ' - . • . .
W. Ashfurd.-1 do.

The prisoner Wavini been put to the bar in tire
custody of the Tipstaff of the Court, the count
was lead.

In the King's Bench, Michaelmas Term, ZS Geo. 111.

Abraham Thornton was attached to answer William Ash-
ford, who was the eldest brother and is the heir of Mary Ash-
ford, deoeased, of the death of the said Mary Ashford, and
thereupon the said WilliarifAshford in his own prokr person.
instantly appealeth Abraham Thornton, &c. For that he the
said Abraham Thornton, not having the fear of God before
his. eves, but being. moved and seduceAl by the instigation of
the Devil, on the 9.7th.day of May, in the 57th year of the reign,
of oiri'Sovereign Loyd• Georgethe 3d, by the Grace of• God.
&c. with force and arms, at the parish of Sutton Coltitield, in
the county ofWarwick, in and•upon the said Mary Ashford;
spinster, in the peace of God and our said:Lord the King,
then and there being, and-of his malice
aforethought, did make an assault, and that the said Abra-
ham Thornton, then ,and there ' feloniOnsly • and wilfully,
and of his malice Aforethought,. did take the said Mary
Ashfoid into both his hands, and did then and there fe-
loniously, wilfully, violently, and of his malice aforethought,
cast, throw, and push' the said Mary Ashford into a
certain pit of water, wherein there- then was a great' quantity
of water, situate in the parish of Sutton Coldtield aforesaid,
in the county aforesaid ; by Means of which said 'casting,
throwing, and pushing of the said Mary Ashford into the pit
of water aforesaid, by the said Abraham Thornton in form
aforesaid, she, the said Mary Ashford, iu •the pit ..of water
aforesaid, with the water aforesaid, was then and there choak.;
ed, sudocated, and drowned, of which: said:choakiug, suffo-
cating., and drowning she, the said Mary Ashford, then and
there instantly died.' And so the said' Abraham 'Thurntim,

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PRICE SEVENPENCF,..

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her, the said Mary Ashfui'd, in manner and form aftire.aid,
ithiniously and wilfrilly,and alsirethottght, k:4l
Lill and murder, againsDthe.peace of oursaid Lord the
his Crown•and dignity; And if the said Abraham i'ltoroton
will deity the felony and murder aforesaid, as aforesaid charg-
ed upon him, then the said William Ashford, who
eldest brother,•iind is the heir of. the„said Mary Ashford de-
ceased, is ready to prove the said felony and murder ag;Onst

him, the said Afiraluon Thornton, according as the Court here
shall consider thereof, and bath found pledges to prosrcute
his appeal. Witness. - WILLIAM/ AtiIICORI%
his '-ro, mark.
Mr. CLARKE moved that the 'detentlaot be re-
qUired to plead. '
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Mr. ItEADISR (for the
,appellee..)—My'Lords,
the derimlaut 'ha's had no. notice this. proceed-
ing,,angl- certainly, with regard to frlY4elf, as the
papers here only sent to me late last night, I have
had *no u alipdrtunity to look into the sub-
ject. From- the rareness of cases of the kind, it
will not, perlops, be expected that I should be ati
points prepared, and it is a matter requiring
great consideratio-n.
Lord ELLES/301tOUG1-1. —What time do you wish
for?

READER.--I trust that, by appearing now
for, thelni•soner, it will not be. considered _that 1
wave
,any objections I might be entitled to take
in his favour. In- the case of I.3gby2 widow, v.
Mat. and Pat..Xennedy (5 Burr. 2642, and 2
Blarkst. 714.) the Court of its own act adjourned

the proceeding .to a future day„directing that the.
parties accused should in the mean time remain in
the Custody 'of the Marshal. The Contiel- on
both sides declined moving for an adjournment.
hope, the same course will be adopted to day-,
and that the subject will be postponed until some
time in 'the next week. May Ibe permitted to
ask', if in cases of -this- sort, practice of
the-Court, any tiote,be,allawed to tbe.defe,44.4oc
to plead ?
Lord 14LENBonottcn.r.-In
,the case yon have
referred to, fi week's'iiine was a llow'eti to the
fendant to plead: '; • - '
'MI% •BA ttLow infOrfned his Lordship; that the
delay was allowed generally, not for.the purpose
merely of giving the defendant time to plead. .

Mr.Jastice ABBOTT.—The week's time to plead
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was given anotilef case; not in that.
Lord ELLEseoaobou.—Giving
.that time will
not prejudice you when you come up under the ,
rule on the dies data; you will be heard without
any consicleration that you have prayed the de- _
lay-, What time will be convenient 1
Mr. 11.Fabgn.—Monday se'nnight. In the mean
time, it will be necessary for me to Dray. on be.
halrot the prisoner, - over and copies of the origi-
nal writ, the return, and the declaration.

Lord ELLENBOROUGH..-.--You shall have access
to-them at any time for your convenience, for the
purpose of collecting the contents ; but I do not
know that the Court is prepared to say, that co-
pies ought to be delivered 'to you.
Mr. READER.-111 one- of the cases, now in-the
hands of your Lordships, it was permitted.
Mr. CLAR4f..—The case • alluded to by
.Mr.
Reader was long before the authority in Douglas,
where it is said that the Court will not grant oyer ,
.of the original writ.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH.—TiIe last.cese is that of
Bonner ; but the proceedings there were ore tenus,
and the Court did not grant foyer. You may have
it *read, so that you can take clown what is neces-
sary for your purpose.
Mr. READER requested that the officer would
read the dochment slowly, that it might be taken
down in short hand. • .

Lord .I.l.ENBoaot.oll,—This is a ,short pro-
ceeding, and perhaps a copy may be verv_mate-
rial nut it is important that we bhould (ihere to
the established courses or the privilege might be
claimed in all criminal cases.
The original writ of appeal was then react

Court,
aloud by the officer of the Court, as well as the/
return, and the count 'of the plaintiff appellant ;
after this had been concluded, Mr. READER ap-
plied to know if, on a future day, the prisoner
must attend, . r
LordELLENoottouGH.—Let him be committed
,ro the custody of the Marshal of the Marshalsea,
Tnd be brought tip again on Momlay se'nnight.
ut the same day the plaintiff appellant may •ap

pear.
Mr. CLARKI3.--1 m►tst likewise apply to the
Court that the plaintiff may appoint an Attorney,
to prosecute the appeal, and that Mr. 'John D.
Bedford he his Attorney for that purpose.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH.—Is the warrant prepar.
ed and in Court ? _

Mr. CLARKfi replied in the negative; it should
be prepared.
Lord ELLESBOROUGIL—We cannot' act upon
what will be dote, but upou what is before us.
Mr. CLARKE- added, that he could apply on
another day for the appointment of the Attorney.

Mr. Justice must either do it
to-day, or wait until Monday se'nuight.
CLARKS .observed, that if that. were ;he
case, the. plaintiff must remain in town Until the
.day appointed, and" then he would appear with
the warrant for the appointment of his Attorney.
Lord ELLENEOROUGH.—YouwiII produce the
warrant on the dies data. .

The. defendant then Ofitlicirew in custody of the
Marshal of the Marsha!sea.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov. 6.

This being the first day in MiChaelmas Term,
the Lord Chancellor came down in the: usital
state to Westminster Hell, attended by. the Vice,!.
Chancellor, the Master of the Rolls, Sir
Si-
meon, and J. Stephen, E,q.. two Masters in Chan-
cery, and the twelve Judges.. On coming
.into
Court his Lordship heard several causes of no
importance ,Ahatever a. ceps to the pasties;—The
Court sat only a short tithe.

THE LATE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE.

[FURTHER FARTICULARS.]

In consequence of the lamented death of the
Princess CHARLOTTE, dispatches have been sent
off to the QUEEN and thy Princess Euz,taETH at
Bath, whom it is thought the melancholy news
will immediately bring to town.
His Majesty's Ministers arrived in London
about five o'clock yesterday morning ; after which
a note was scut by Lord SIDMOUTH to the LORD
MAYOR, (which appeared in our Paper of yes-
terday). The LORD MAYOR, in consequence,
ordered the great bell of St. Paul's to toll, as is
customary when any of the Royal Family die.
The trades-people of the Royal Family, by a
spontaneous movement, shut up the windows of

their shops.
• Lord SIDMOUTH sent orders to the several
Theatres, commanding them to be shut. They
will continue closed till atter the interment of the
body of the Illustrious PRINCESS, the Orders, for
which were expected to be determined upon this
day. The draw►ng of the Lottery, which was
to have taken place this day, is postponed, in
consequence of a warrant issued by the Lords
Commissioners of the Treasury. When the me-
lancholy intelligence reached the Old Bailey, the
Recorder immediately adjourned the proceed-
ings of the Court, as a tribute of respect to
the memory of her Royal Highness. The LORD
MAYOR took immediate measures for summoning
'an Especial Meeting of the Court of _Aldermen,
which took place yesterday afternoon., It was
attended by his Lordship, the Lord Mayor Elect,
and seventeen Aldermen, with the Recorder, She-
riffs, and City Officers ; when it was unanimous-
ly agreed, that the fitting-up of Guildhall for
Lord Mayor's Day should be immediately dis-
continued, and that the preparations already
made there should be removed, and .public notice
was directed to be given for preventing all shew

and rejoicings on that day.
A Council was held yesterday, to give the ne-
cessary orders for .the Funeral of the lamented
Princess, and for a General Mourning. It will,
s..e have Do doubt, be as general a one as ever
took place in this country.

An Order for -a Court Mourning, which, no
.doubt, will likewise be general, is expected to
appear in to-morrow night's Gazelle. It. will be
as sincere as deep. The duration will be at least
six weeks.

Daring the whole of yesterday afternoon the
Nobility and Gentry continued to call at Carlton
i-louse, to leave their cards of condolence for the
afflicted PRINCE REGENT.

The long protracted time of the PRI:ICM.! Stif-
feriog had induced the Ministers to send an ex-
, press to town for Dr. .1. Sims, of Guildford-
'freer, whose experience and high character as
accoucheur peculiarly recommended him on
'in occasion so important, and he arrived at
-Claremont eat ly on Wednesday morning:. An ex-
' :u'ess was also sent off to his Royal Iligliness the
1311INCEREGENT„ v.lO was at the Mai qui: of Harr-
y ,ED's seat at Sudhourne, in Suffolk, with a letter
'from ¶ir RtcHAnD CEOFT, intimating that the pro-
:dress of I; er Royal Hir.,rliness's delivery was so
slow, that they began to entertain apprehensions
that art might be rendered necessary to assist the
hirth. This intimation alarmed his Royal High-
,iless, and he immediately set off for town.
In what way the PHINcE REGENT received. the
dreadful tidings can only be conceived by those
who have known what it is to lose an only Daugh-
„ter and Child in the bloom of youth and health.
_ Equally impossible would it be to describe tlijel
grief of the Husband, Prince LEOPOLD—for they
• were so admirably matched, their hearts were so
united, their union had presented so uninter-.
rupted a scene of British comfort, their minds
• and tastes were so congenial, it had been such a
home of happiness, and there was so large a pro-
' miss of many years continuance of that happiness,
that the dreadful and sudden event must have
blasted all his fair prospects, and left disease in-
curable in his bosom.

By the lamented death of the Princess CHAR-
LOTTE his Serene Highness the Prince of SAX E-
COBOURG, the melancholy survivor of his better
hopes and brilliant prospects, will enjoy an an-
nuity of 50,0001. a-year, in pursuance of the mar-

riage settlement.
Among the incidents which have been noticed,
relative to the lamented death of the Princess
CHARLOTTE, the extreme degree of feeling for her
loss evinced by her illustrious Uncle the Duke of
YORK does equal honour to her memory and to
his heart. His Royal Highness was greatly at-
tached to the PRINCESS when living, and during
the greater part of yesterday, he colud scarcely
recover the shock of her death.

The French Ambassador sent off an express to
Paris as early as half-past eight o'clock.
The interment of the lamented Princess will, it
is said, be in the Royal Cernetcly, at IVindsor,

the Board of Works, of course, dircetiog ce

remony.

The Princess was in her twenty-second year
She was born on the 7th of January, 1796, and
'married 2tllllav, 1816,