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London, England, 1820-07-28 00:00:00

KENT.-MAIDSTONE, JULY 26.

CROWN :SIDE.
BANK PROSECUTIONS.--Richard Worthing,
Samuel _May, and Thomas Saunders, were seve-
rally indicted for uttering forged Bank of Eng-
land notes, knowing them to be forged ; but
having pleaded Guilty to the minor offence, of
knowingly having forged notes in their posses-
sion, the capital charge. was abandoned. They
were each sentenced to 14 years' transportation,
pursuant to the statute. Thomas Saunders and
Joseph Wilkes were then indicted capitally for
uttering a forged 11. Bank of England note, to
one Philip Chapman, at Chatham, on the 28th
of April last. The prisoner Saunders was joined
with Wilkes in this indictment as a matter of
form, it being a joint offence, with an under-
standing that his plea of Guilty to the minor,
charge as above stated, would exempt him from
capital punishment if convicted.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. GUM..
NEY, Mr., Serjeant 'FADDY, the COMMON Suit..
JEANT, and Mr. BOLLAND. Mr. Serjeant Bo-
SANQUET'S name was also indorsed on the brief,
but he did not appear. The Jury found the
prisoners Guilty—Death.
CUTTING AND MAlMlNG.—Joshzta Ruck was
indicted under the 43d Geo. 111. ch. 58, for ma-
liciously cutting off the left hand of John Cook,
with a sword, on the 17th of June, last, in the
parish of Chatham.
Mr. Bor,Laxn conducted the prosecution, and
Mr. COMMON SEUJEANT and Mr. A.notruus the
defence.
The case was this :—The prosecutor and a
party of young men had been playing a cricket-
match, on the 17th of June. In the evening they
retired to regale themselves at the Artichoke
public house, at Chatham. About twelve o'clock
at night the party were about to return to their
homes, when they saw the prisoner in the tap-
room sitting at- the table. Beino- inclined for
some fun, they began to quiz the prisoner by
saying that 'Squire Ruck's carriage stopped the
way, and was ready to take him up.. A t that
moment a cart came up to the door, and a horn
was blown. The prisoner was then taken out of
the house with some violence and put into the
cart, which was driven away with him towards his
own house. The cart passed through the river
Stour,'and the prisoner, out of a joke, was thrown
into the water, though this fact did not dis-
tinctly appear, and got wet. It was sworn that the
prosecutor took no part in this violent conduct ;
hut the whole transaction was represented to be
a good humoured frolic. All the party sepa-
rated. The prisoner in his way home was over-
taken by a brother of the Prosecutor, to whom
he said, " you are one of the three Cooks, and
I'll do for you all one of these days ; you work
at Sir John Fagg's, but you shall not work
there two months longer." Nothing further
passed, and they separated. About half past
twelve o'clock the Prosecutor, who had occa-
sion to pass the Prisoner's house, was pursuing
his way home, and when he c9.me to the Prisoner's
house, he saw a man standing on the other
side of the hedge ; and presently the Prisoner
said, 4C Is that you, John Cook i" The Pro-
secutor answered in the affirmative, and went
up to the Prisoner, on his saying he wanted to
speak to him. Prisoner then said, ‘‘ I think you
are one of those men who put me into the
cart." The Prosecutor assured him he was not;
when the Prisoner replied, " If I was sure you were
one I would run you through !" The prisoner
had a sword-in his hand, and without any fur-
ther observation, made a push at the prosecutor,
but missed him. He then aimed at his head and
shoulders, and cut him in two places. The pro-
secutor immediately seized a hedge-stake in his
defence, and was making his way towards a wall,
to get over and escaper when he was followed,
and the prisoner aiming a blow at his left arm,
which he held up as a guard, he struck the hand
clean off at the wrist joint. The prisoner still
pursued him, and aimed several blows at the pro-
secutor, who. eventually escaped over the wall,
leaving his hand behind. The prisoner then re-
turned to his house, and went 'to bed. It ap-
peared that when the prisoner had return-
ed home from the Artichoke public-house,
he was in a great passion, and complained
of being very ill used by some people,
and immediately took down a rifleman's sword,
and said he would 'see himself righted. He had
just gone out of his house with this weapon, when
the prosecutor came up as above described. It
was sworn, that when the prosecutor saw the
sword, he said to the prisoner, cc I don't care
for you or your cutlas, and I'll pull you up for
it." In the struggle the 'prosecutor struck the
prisoner in his own defence with the hedge stake,
which was very large, but decayed. These were
the principal circumstances of the case.
The prisoner received a good / character from
several witnesses, who, however, said that his
temper was very hasty. 'When told of the mis-
chief he had done to the prosecutor, he expressed
his sorrow for what had happened, and said he
wished he could restore the hand to its place.
Mr. Baron Woon summed up the. case for the
Jury, and charged them, that they must be sa-
tisfied the prisoner had acted maliciously before
they could find him guilty.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty—Death.

NORWICH, Jun, 2G.
Mr. Justice HOLROYD arrived here late last
night from Bury St. Edmund's, and this morning
sat in the Crown Court at the Castle. Chief
Justice Dallas sits in the Nisi Prius Court ad-

joining.
BANE: PROSECUTIONs.---Jamo Flowerdere,
aged 36, was ludicted 011 the 9gt4 cif John Lies)

one of the inspectors of the Bank of Eng-0 /
with having in his possession certain notes, Pali
porting to be 11. Bank. of England notes, If!
knowing them to be forged and counterfeit.
V.:
,
It appeared by the evidence, that Thoil
Mayers, a constable, went to the prisoner's boos;
on, the 25th of April, in company with anothea
constable, and found him at home : they proddeet,
their warrant, and the prisoner dropped a pock°.
book, containing several forged notes ; the pr''
soner, at that time, disclaimed all knowlede'
but afterwards confessed them to belong to
The evidence of Mayers was corroborated );
several other witnesses. Mr. Lees, the Inspect ~
°
of the Bank of England, proved the notes to be

forgeries.
Mr. Justice HOLROYD summed up the evidence&
with great clearness, and the Jury pronounce,
the prisoner Guilty. Sentence, was immediately
passed upon the prisoner of transportation for

years.
John Blisset, aged 21, for uttering a fo
uiltf
note to Mr. S. Limmer, of Holt, pleaded g hio
to the minor offence of having forged notes in
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possession, which subjects the prisoner t°

years' transportation.

YORKSHIRE, JULY 25.

ALEXANDER v. MILNER, DART. t$
This was an action by an Attorney against
late High Sheriff, for the costs of an action, td
which the plaintiff against Ingham, a Bailiff, ha
been successful.
Mr. SCARLETT led for the plaintiff.--
BROUGHAM led for the defendant.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY said, the Sheriff had beert
originally only a nominal defendant, and mtde
with safety have allowed a verdict to go by
fault. He was, therefore, not liable for costs'
Nonsuit.

THE KING V. BROWN.
Mr. Justice PARK, having delivered the g
tried causes in the Crown Court, and the ab°o
cause came to be tried before him. It wasktie
indictment at the instance of the Justices in `r,j
neighbourhood of Thirsk, for a gross insult offer;3
by the Defendant, saying to them, cc You 'Opt
more for money than for justice ; you If%e
the money to get your dinner, and a bottle of Wir
after
Mr . t i." 1
ci'
BROUGHAM tried to get rid of the in- •
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ment by means-of several technical objectw:eil
but his Lordship overruling them, he apelogiiv
for his client, and allowed a nominal verdict t°
given against the defendant.