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cliaracter?, he replied that he. had. been. a servant in malpractices, to which he (the-Learee..l Judge) wnul ‘1
two or-three families, whose names be rherwirinid, wise storwadvert; •nalert -arise out of such a system. It
would be well, too, that the bills should be s"
aod had sent for the heads of them to speak ill his
behalf.' He did not know whether they. were in at- down as soon as the Grand.Jui y at Clerkenwell
tendance or not.
• and net, as was frequesaly the case now, at nine
• i
The crier called their names, but nobody answered. ten o'clock at night.
Mr. Baron GA a ftoW summed up the case, and the
Jury immediately returned a verdikt of Guilty.
• Mr. Baron GAnaow.—" This is a crying offence,
and one which the Court must take every oppor..'
tuiiity. in its power of punishing severely. A set of
men get acquainted with young women, marry there,
live with them for a short period, and the% ruin+
them and all their prospects by leaving them when
they have a family of young children to support:—
They then pay their addresses again to the first tts-1
gaging young woman they meet, and conclude by I
plunging her into the same distress in which they
have left their former victim. The law upon this
crime has been lately much improved by the wisdom
of the legislature, and we are now empowered to visit
it with the punishment of transportation. I am going
to make a memorandum to inflict it in this case.'
The prisoner in this case was a coarse heavy-look-
ing man. The woman Mahe Lanning, whom he
had trepanned into marriage with him, was crying
bitterly all the time she was giving her evidence.
In the case of Mr. D. M'Cullurn, who is accused
of having forged certain East India warrants for the
receipt of goods,
Mr. BOLLARD moved that the recoguizances of
Mr. T. Sterling be estreated, and all proceedings sus-
pended till the next Sessions, on the ground that Mr.
T. Sterling, who was a material witness on behalf of
the prosecution, wilfully kept himself out of the Way
to avoid being cal:•:.d upon to give evidence before
the Grand Jury. The Learned Gentleman made
this motion upon certain affidavits 'which he read
to the Court.
Mr. Baron GARROW having explained to the pri-
soner that the effect of this motion would be to post-
pone his trial till the next Sessions, asked him whe-
ther he had any objection to urge against its being
so postponed?
Mr. M'Cullum said that it would be a very great
hardship to him to have his trial thus postponed, as
he was in custody. It was not sworn, he observed,
in the affidavits which had been read, that there was
any collusion between him and Mr. Sterling.
Mr. Baton GARROW allowed that it was hard upon
the prisoner that his trial should be postponed, but
justice demanded that the recognizances of Mr. Ster-
ling, who, to say nothing more of it, had strangely
neglected his duty, should be estreated. It would
be to defeat the purposes of justice, to compel the
prosecutor to proceed to trial without his evidence.
The prisoner must be remanded till next Sessions.
Mr. BOLLARD made some observations in a low
tone to the Learned Judge.
Mr. Baron GARROW-••••" The Learned Counsel has
just informed me, that he has made this application
now, because, if Mr. Sterling were not to appear
before to-morrow, the Grand Jury might he dis-
charged, or there might not be time to collect the
other evidence to support the bill to be presented. If
Mr. Sterling should make his appearance in time,
and the bill be found, the case may come on at the
present Sessions; but of that nothing can be said with
- certainty at present."
Mr. M'Cuilum—" Will your Lordship take bail
for my appearance?'
Mr. Baron GAnnow-" Not yet —a time may come
when the propriety of so doing may be argued in the
proper quarter."
John Barton was trie,l for picking the pocket of
Mr. J. Gatton, on London-bridge, about the middle
of the day of the 22d November.
A constable saw the robbery committed ; there was
a second person concerned in it, who escaped.•
The prisoner, in his defence, said that he picked the
handkerchief off the ground, and called several wit-
nesses as to character. These persons spoke well of
his general conduct, and said that he could earn
(though he was only a lad) from 3s. to Ss. 6d. a day,
as a shoemaker.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The RECORDER said that it was scandalous for any
man to steal who could earn 3s. a day ; he might
save money out of it to go into business. Such per-
sons should be made examples ef; and he (the Recor-
der) therefore sentenced the prisoner, on the spot, to
be transported for life.
Richard Thompson was tried for picking the pocket
of Mr. Abraham Van Oven, of a silk handkerchief,
on 'Change. The prisoner was taken in the fact.—
The Jury found him Guilty.
Mr. Van Oven said, that he had felt it his duty to
prosecute the young man; but that he now begged
to say that he had heard much lately in favour of his
character, and that a tradesman of respectability was
ready to take him into his service.
Mr. Jones, optician, of Charing-cross, with whom
Thompson had served his time, spoke to the goodness
of his character, and offered to employ him.
The RECORDER said, that could not be. It was a
terrible thing if merchants were to have their pockets
picked on 'Change.
Mr. Alderman C. SMITH—And a reflection on
our Police too.

An Inquest was held yesterday evening, at tl-e
Sun and Punch Bowl, before TUOUMI
Esq. on the body of Mr. John Franklin, who carve
to his ,death under the folowing ciicurnstanee,,_.
Mary Anne Henders.in sworn.—Witness was scri.4.l
to the deceased, who lived at No. 200, High
born. The deceased had lately been in good Leah.
On Wednesday morning, about one o'clock, a,
broke out within three doors of that house; the da
ceased was in bed, but on the alarm being given, he
got up and looked out of the window ; he afterti aids
'went into the yard, and complained severely of his
stomach, saying he. was in gieat agony. About tine*
or tour o'clock witness went into his room in conk.
quence of hearing him groan. 11itness gave hial
some warn' brandy and water, which he drank, but
be appeared to get worse; be would not have medi-
cal advice, although pressed so to do. About six
o'clock he made a noise as if he was going to s:ecii,
and in consequence no one was willing to disturb
him. About half-past seven witness went to him,
and found he as dead. Witness then sent to a
surgeon. Mr. Henry Turner, surgeon, sworn.-Iti it.
was sent for about eight o'clock to the deceased,
whom he found quite dead. He was near:). NO %Tars
of age, and witness attributes his death to the fear
occasioned by the alarm of five. The Jury, aCter
viewing the body, returned a verdict of, Died by:lle
Vis,itatiog of GOD.

An Inquest was held on Thursday evening at the
Olive Branch, Homer•street, Portman•square, on
view of the body of Joseph Payne, Esq. a Gentleman
possessed of great property, and a resident in the
parish of Mary-la-lionile for many years. His death,
which it was supposed was accompanied with very
mysterious consequences, led the feeling of the pads
in general to conceive that improper meads had been
used, when it was resolved to have the opinion of a
Jury, which was composed of a numerous assmbla:;e
of most respectable inhabitants of the parish, upon
Coroner's inquiry convened for that purpose. A
great number of persons (mostly neighbours) deposed
to many acts of cruelty and ill-treatment exercised
towards the deceased by his wife and daughter,__
The Jury, after consulting together for about half an
hour, returned their verdict s—" That the dece.isea
died of inflammation on the chest, and that he exre-
rienced great neglect from his wife and ditubter,
and want of medical assistance."

PRACTICE OF THE COURT.

The indictments from Clerkenwell having (about
four o'clock) been put into the hands of Mr. Shelton,
Mr. Justice BAYLEY desired to see the person who
had brought them from the Sessions House. A young
man was accordingly put into the witness box.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY.—Did you bring these indict-
ments from Clerkenwell?--I did.

Mr. Justice BAWLEY.—Who gave them to you ?
Mr. Richards, the crier of the Court.

Mr. Justice BAYLEY.—And in this state? (They
were merely tied round with a string.)—Yes.
Mr. Justice BAYLRY.—And you can ied them in
this way through the streets in the dark ?—Yes.
Mr. Justice BArLEY.—Such a practice is a most
improper one, and the Court has frequently here had
reason to complain of it. The bills, when found,
ought to be sent here locked up in a box, and by
some responsible person ; not open, expoied to the
chance of loss or the po-ssibility of alteration.
Mr. Baron GARROW was astonished how such a
practice could be continued after the Cotirt had
spoken of it. Every man acquainted with legal pro-
ceedings must see the great impropriety and the
great danger of suffering the bills of indictment to
be carried about at the leisure and at the mercy of as
ordinary messenger. Interpolations, or molly other

NEWGATE IND LEA DEN lIA LI. MARK ETS, Dgc.6.

(By the Carca,e.)
Beef ls 81 to tt, 8J Veal 24 4d to 4s 4J
Mutton.. ..... .2s od to 2, fid I Pork "s 11 to 53 Stl

COAL MARKET, DEC. 6.

Adair's 43s 9d—Beaumont 421 6d—llebburn Main 44s 3d
Killingworth 43s 9d—Wo.lkend liewicke 441 9d—Wall-seni
Green 40s—Wallsend Russell 45s 3d—Wallstnd Larnbtor. 4is
—Vrallsend Springwell 42s 6d—Hedworth Main 39 6d.
61) Shipc at Market-56 Shies sold-s#, unsold.

COUNTRY :11ARKETS.
Ocrotto, Nov. 30.—Wheat 4s. 81 a bushel. The price of a
half.peck loaf (hous:hold) Is. id.
1388autev, D. s.—Wheat, '2s . 61 to ss. 2d—Beans 2%.
to 3s Bd.—Vetches, Os Od per bushel.—Barley, 168 to 20;.
Oats, 16s Od to 28s Od per quatter—Bicad, i s Od half peek ;
and smaller in proportion. Flour 2.2%. to 38s. per sack.
UXBRIDGE, DEC. s.—New Wheat per load £lO Os to 35.
Wheat, £8 108 to £lO 10s—Barley, per qr. 25s to 328
18s to 28s—Beang, 27$ to 30s.—Peas, 26s to 335.

,NCIIANGE.

Seville 36
Gibraltar 30i
Leghorn 47t
Genoa
Venice Ital. lay '27 SO
Malta

Naples
Palermo llB pet oss
Lisbon 524
ltiojaneiro 46
Dublin. ....... '
C0rk............. 91

AND SILVER.

. ............. 3 17
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0 4 gi
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•RM. DU.,

Fence

I tanthursla
Flanders
Malta

o 2
o 0
O 0

Gottenbursit 0 4

1 Jamaica

0 0

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Morning . • • 44 Sliettitat Liter 9
Attarticrea • • 13 minute, after 10

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