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of the re 1 ; t 1 'y both seemed incapable Of
dr
Jose h Price, hostler at the Cricketers, Hounslow,
deposed, that he remembered deceased and his ben.
titer stopping at the. Cricketers to bait on the night of
the accident; they stooped about an hour, and when
they went away seemed to be both very tipsy, and
bad some difficulty in getting into their cart.
. The evidence being el ,sed,
Mr. Baron Woo o observed to the Jury, that it did
nor appear to him that the offence imputed to the
prisoner, which was a c!.arge of murder, amounted
to th it crime, bec %use there did not appear to be any
malice imputable to him : but on this indictment he
might be found guilty of manslaughter, if it appear.
ed to them, from the evidence adduced, that the pri.
sorer had been careless, negligent, or inattentive in
driving his coach, and particularly if they thought he
was on the wrong side of the road, and thereby occa-
sioned the unfortunate accident in question. His
Lordship then recapitulated the evidence, and the
Jury, having retired for about a quarter of an hour,
returned a verdict of—Not Guilty.
Robert Patton was tried for the wilful murder of
Ann his wife, by giving her divers blows of which
she died. _ _

Eleanor Rourke, the wife of Williani Rourke, said
she knew the prisoner, who lived in Feather-bed-Line,
Fetter-lane. On the evening of the 4th of Decem-
bet last, witness and her husband went to see the prie
Loner. It was on a Sunday evening, and they drank
tea. ‘Vhen to was over, two other persons came in,
and some more tea was made for tlicm. • A dispute i
arose between the min e.nd his wife. Mrs. Penton
had been toastiniT a el umpet, and she took the crum-
pet and knife and threw it at her husband. She af-
terwards took the kettle off the tire, and said she did
wt like ;t. Ske next lifted up her hand, with an in•
tention of breaking all the cups and saucers on the,
zneatie-piece. Mr. Penton then gat up, and went
down stain & witness Lcaged of her not to break' the
thiees, when she seia she would break every thing
in t)ie hause, as nothing would Vex her husband
mere. Her son went down stairs after Mr. Penton
witness filloWed him soon atter, found them at a
•oublic.house, and Penton was very drunk. He was
.Inooglit up stairs; witness came up with him and re-
.quested that his wife would say nothing to him that
•night she also begged et the prisoner not to mind
what. his wife said; he promised he would not, and
witness went home:
- On cross-examination, witness farther declared that'
the woman had said every thing she could to aggra-•
-vete the prisoner.
John Hudson, one of the dressers at St. Bartholo-
mew's Hospital, remembered the deceased being,
brought te. the Hospitarrm Monday, the sth cf De-,
.cember. She bad a fracture on the left arm. She,
complained of a slight pain in her lOft side. When
witness proposed to examine her, she said the pain
was nut very acute, and desired be would examine'
her in the morning. On Tuesday morning he exa-
mined her, and ascertained that there was *frac-
stared rib; she complained very much Es; pain, and
in the evening was considerably worse ; 'her symp•
toms grew worse and worse every day until the Sun-
day night following, when she died. When the body
wAi opet.eJ, several of the ribs were broken, and
411 r-re w;as a great pressure upon the lungs ; .her hips
and thighs ;mere very much bruised. She did not tell
fine witness any thing about her husband's conduct
to her. .
leanor Dale said she visited the deceased in the
Hospital on the 'Thursday; she then said she was
afraid she should die. She told the witness that her
husband and she had had some wards; that she was
sorry for what she had said about her husbanee
breaking her arm, for that it was all her own fault.
The quarrel with her husband, she said, arose from
.jealousy.
A woman who lived in the house said she visited
the deceased in the Hospital, and heard her say it
was all her own fault, as her husband would never do
any thing to her if she had*ndt provoked him. The hes.
band 'was a very quiet indulgent man, and she was
always teasing and tormenting him.
- A constable belonging to fit. Bartholomew's Hos-
pital said, he heard the woman say that a quarrel
.took place between her and her husband owing to
jealousy ; and that the prisoner took up a chair, and
broke her arm.
Mr. ALLEY, for the prisoner, objected to this evi-
.derioe,. on the ground that the prisoner hatt not been
brought before his wife, in order that he might con-
front the evidence she gave; he being in the way,
and there being full oppurtuitity to Ming him forward
on the occasion.
Mr. Baron WOOD said that a person's dying de-
claration was always held to be evidence, and that
it was not necessary in such a case to bring the ac-
cased persbn forward to be confronted. with a dying
111133 D.
Mr. Justice DALLAS was of the same opinion, and
added, that while search was making after the accused
party, the person giving the evidence might die, and
the evidence might be lost. He never heard such an
• objection as this made before.
The constable then proceeded in his evidence—the
woman said she and her husband were intoxicated.
Witness afterwards went to the prisoner, who said he
knew that he was corns to take him into custody.
The prisoner went quietly with him. He said he had
been in liquor, and that jealousy had occasioned it.
Witness had known the deceased for eleven rears, and
she was very much given to drinking. —Verdict—
Manslaughter.
Catherine Towner was next put to the bar, to take,
her trial on an indictment, charging her with the wil-
ful murder of her illegitimate child. The prisoner
is only nineteen years, and of interesting countenance.
She appeared at the bar dressed in deep mourning,
and seemed Much affected with her awful situation.
/Patrick Prendergast, a tailor, deposed that he did
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belong to the 77th regiment.
* last, he lived in Flask.row
Elt. George's s between three
47, be had occasion to go
there pelts another privy belonging,
hig•Boise adjoining that in which
oniwadtby a smell partition.
ihnuthee plane oPens and
• dies beard get *tuning,
Titis.Coptilltled four sr &re
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*Pisan was. He


afterwards beard samadiing drePlatß the cesspool /
which he supposed to-be the child, add then a taint
cry, and a snuffling from its nose, its if struggling for'.,
breath. He went out instantly, and approached a
railing which sepirated the tern yOrde: He looked
over and heard a noise. He then went [nth Ms hind-
lord, Mr. Rhode, to whom he communicated what
had happened, and having learnt to whom the privy
belonged, he went to the house along with Rhode.
He saw there a good many women about a m.orgle ;
asked who was the woman who had just been deli.
vexed of a child in the privy ? He was answered,
by a woman who pointed to the prisoner, and said,
" That is the woman." Witness asked the 'Otisnner
how she came is put the child in die privy ? She de-
ni.ki putting it in the privy, but said it was in the.;
privy. The privy watsearched, and the child wee
found.
James Farrell, who beard of what had occurred
jumped over the folce which separatedthe yard i.
which the prisoner was from him, and caught her
' the privy. He asked her what nrade her throw th •
child into that place ?* and she denied -that she ha
done so. He conducted her to her mother's ,in tb
house : she was then pat to bed. Witness sw tl
Child found.
John Oliver, a surgeon,v was then called: The
tenth of his evidence was, that the prisoner might
h :ve been delivered w ithout previous warning, and
when in the sititation which it was presumed she was
in, at the time her moans were heard.
An officer produced some articles which had been
provided fcr the child by the prisoner.
Several witnesses were called, who proved that
there had been no attempt at concealment of the pri-
soner's pregnancy ; and in other respects the inno-
cence of die poor girl was most clearly proved.
. The Jury, without waiting to hear the case sum-
med up, pronounced her Not Guilty, to the satisfac-
tion of a very crowded Court.
J. Sm;th was indicted for cutting and trfaitning J.
Lloyd, with intent to till him..—Lloyd is a broker in
the Curtain Road, -Shoieditch. On the 31st ultimo,
he went to a house in Witham's.huildings, in conse-
quence of information that it had been broken open.
He found the door bolted, and saw the impression of
a Crow on the side of the door-post. He then desired
a lad, viho was passing at the time, to go to a public.
house to get assistance, but he went the contrary tvay ;
and as he was going himself, be hear dthe dour unbolt.
He then turned hack, and met two men coming out.
He held a lanthorn up to their faces, asked What busir
ness they had there? and seized one of them Zneritlie
prisoner) by the collar. The prisoner rhos *elk off
about two yards, took an iron crow h orn undethis Coat,
(which witness at first took for a pistol) and struck
him over his arm and hand, so as to cut a piece off his
thumb: When he received this blow on his right arm,
he seized the prisoner with his left-hand; .but not be-
ing able to hold them both, the first escaped, lint the
prisoner was secured.
Mr. KsAer, for the prisoner, contended, diet it had
been determined that an iron crow Was Mit a cutting
instrument, within the meaning of the AS ; ImkitarOn
Wain thought it a it cue to go id vilery.
The Jury, without hesitation, acquitted the &Tait',
but he was detained to be trieddor the assault.
MIDDLESLX SESSIONS.
Yesterday J. Judge was indicted for uttering and
selling certain counterfeit Baiik tok•int.—Guilty, and
sentenced to be imprisoned for one year, and to find
sureties fir two years.
D. Connor and M. Staplet9n were indicted for utter-
ing counterfeit sisritces. It appeared that the Beadle
of Hackney pariah saw Connor going into a variety
!of shops, and, upon his return, consulting with Sim-
pleton ; when, upon enquiry, he ascertained that he
had passed several of the.counterfeit coins at baker's
and chandler's shops in the -neighbourhood. The
-Jury found the prisoners. Guilty, and they were sen-
tenced to be imprisoned. each twelve months, add to
find security for two years. •
Francis Iliad was foulad guilty of a similar crime,
and received a :idyllist sentence. •
• W. H. /Thee watindicted for an assault ulion J
Moore, a Headbotough of St. Luke's parish. Moire
stated that he was desired by Mr. Gifford, the Magis.
orate, to look after the defendant's house, (the Swan,
in Whitecross-street) He aecordingly,accOmpanied
by Payne, Davis, and Scott, went there on the 20th
of November, about one in the morning, and found
.15 persons. Moore desired them to disperse, when a
,scufie ensued, and he was assaulted. Payne, one of
the Headborouglis, admitted; ,that when he went
upon this reforming system, he had been Spending
the evening at the Sheari public4eause. Two re-
spectable witnesses contradicted the testimony of those
for the prosecution ; when-the Jury expressed them-
Selves satisfied, and acquitted the deleidant:
J. Davis, a lad; was convicted of being ford on
the premises-of W. France, Esq. at Ttiraliseengreen,
with intent to steal, and sentenced to be iMOisoned
one year.
J. Dajeld was indicted for in assault or I. C.
Taylor. It appeired that there had been some deal-
, lugs between tie parties ; Taylor had brought Ito
action and recovered a judgment against Podfield.•
On the.day alluded to Taylor wasivigkino up, Shire.
, lane wises Duclifeld came out of the 4&tigallicani
and said-44 Young fro*, I shallsert9urindgment
aside."—Taylor replied; " Take Care I Onn'S•set you
aside." Upon Dudield struck hha on the head
With a stick.—Guilty.
Cod. Willaies stful Asa Miller were indictee} for tit- ,
wring counterfeit money to Mr. Stanford, a baker, in
Himover-street, Hanover-square.--Guilty.
Mary Carpenter pleaded guilty to. barge,
And was sentenced to be iihprisonectsia .s, and
to find sureties,
' CORK ASSIZES.
. • RltdoitliiiUNlCAlltll6
The fanner liOn filets Of.- a costae which 'was
tried befoiii ilseHtr. Justice D4y, and a Brie` ial
Jul the COOK Assizes

made op him by,the priest, of 16s. which Donovan
Trellised to comply with. On Donovan's 'gohig: to
mass the following Sunday, he was :.sited by. rise
priest, Whether he would pay the 16;. or not? He
answtred, that he was not able. The prieit -rejoined,
"1 will settle you." Terrified at this observation;
Donovan sent by his wife IGs. to the house orthe
priest, who refused then to takelesrthan two guineas.
On the following Sunday the
,priest cursed from the
altar all those "Who bad not pia their demands to-
wards 'Wadding the chapel. Deincvan wect on the
next holiday to mass, and was formally excommuni-
cated, and the people denounced as cursed and con,
taminated, if they should deal or hold any c•.mmuni.:
cation with him. This threat was so effectual, that
no one of the country people woOd sell a s ‘d of tn: f
to Donovan to heat his oven ; and he could not even
sell, in his oien name, such flaiir or stock as I ry on Lis
hands. Reduced almost to despair, the wen;
in a white sheet to the chapel, as a voluntary palane:,
and asked pardon of GOD and the priest for his diso
bedience ; and was there, by the priest, desiretl to at!
tend him to his house, where he again.demanded fiord
him the two .sjkirstas, whieft DonOTatfanitiresl him list
could not pqsstbli make up. The iiiimisniunicAtimi
was. that& mit noutiiina a Nit iota,. against Mini
and he was consequently obliged to shill Obis house;
The above facts vote incontrovertibly proved by tw
unwilling witnexnegeirarhe Jury, after a very able
charge from this Judge, found a' verdict for
the plaintiff.ot daurAges..

Wonsinr-sratteT.--Yesttirday, H. Penman, J.77,-
nry, mid /I Aare Fm,ioa, were broughi ap for re-ex.o.
mination, before Sir ‘Villiam Parsons, the Sitting
Magistrate, charged with breaking into the house otH
Mr. Jones, of Friars.rnount, Bethnal.green, and steal-
ing' poverty to a considerable amount. Witham,,
Fenton, one of the, prisoner!, was admitted King's
evidence, and stated, that the robbery of Mr. Jones's
house was in contemplation for some time, and at
last the gang fixed upon the 2J of this month, when
they entered by means of breaking the windows on
the ground floor ; one went in and opened the street
door for the others I having loaded themselves with
what valuables they thought proper, and having left
it in a place of safety, they went the same night to a
house in Pope's.court, Bakzr-street, • Spiral-fields,
where they entered and took is lookingglass, a (loan-
'Sky of silk, three pair of new shoes, a silk handler-•
Thief, and other property; a pair of the shoes one of
the prisoners had on when apprehended.. Tae pti-
mitts were fully committed fur trial. . . .
holansiox-Hours.--Yesterday, a number of 'bilkers
were brought Ineole the Lord Mayer, charge] with
buying flour from the millers at an advance A ss.
per sack beyond the ne.rltte price ; and makin a cot.
responding returns to his Lotdship at the rate ul'6ss.
when the price was but 60s. the sack. The- Lord
Mayor-said, it was impossible to regtil4te the price
of bread whilestach a system prevuiled. The'pr'
must be a knofile one, and not conditional. This.
principle lie was determined to act upon, -and punish.
the defaulters to the utmost extent. They were at
present fined joke mitigated penalty irf 20s. each.
• 'Gt:ll.lifeileh ."6eiiiiien Novae.--Yesterday, Wm.
Steamer was :,bieleght before. the Sitting Magistrate
(Sir John Earner)," charged with having in tlis'pos-
session keveral fwged noses, purporting to be notes
of the Bank of England, and with uttering the same,
'knowing them' to be forged. Mr. Kaye, the Sall-
' cur of the Bank, attended the examination. Mr.
Joseph Herbert, of the Plough Tavern, in West
Smithfield, deposed, that on I.riday evening the pri-
soner, in company with ton mita. men, came to his
house, tied had a glass of ram and water. The pri-
soner tendered a one pound note in payMene NVlt-
nen did not like the appearance of the party, and
asked the prisoner to put his name on the note ? He
accordingly took a ern and ink, and wrote upon it
Horse. Witness said, if that was his real "suinanie,
he must also beg him to-add his dilSidiail ent: to it.
He then wrote John, and witness gave him nineteen
shillings in change, part 'of which he marked. '
note he wok from the prii incr he also marked, and
having strong sespicions of its genuineness, he ent-
ployed two or three persons, then in his holm., to
watch the prisoner And 'his comp:aim on their de-
parture; is the mean time he went hints:43nd prc-
cured an officer. The prisoner and the two other
men were chisel; followed, until they arrived at the
Gold H se, Golden-lane. Here they again went in
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to ask I rink. The officer art iving at the moment,
and the` tty recognizing him, two of them contriv-
ed to escape, but the prisoner While in the act of
timmeing some of the notes under a table fn the tap-
fovea was secured. The notes found were immedi-
ately marked, and the Solicitor of the Bank proved
them to be forgeries. The pris roar, iii his defence,
stated, dint he was not the person who passed the
note at the Plough Tavern ; neither were tne notes
found on the ground at the Cold House in his pos-
session. The former fact, however, was fully [tweed
:by Mr. Herbert; and the officer who took the priso.
tsar into custody Was ready to swear to their peeing
thrown by the latter upon the floor, upon his ap-
proach. The Solicitor advised the prisoner, if ht
wished to clear himself, to name ,the men who had
fled. This he declined doing at einesent, but in order,
to afford hint time to mike this known, and to ailloer
furTher investigation en the part of the. rnk, he was
rentancleilifor another examinption.
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CULLA STRAptilih —The child, mentipned in our
Paper of Friday tertnight, to have been stolen cart of
the arms of is girl who was, nurritrg it, in Cii.mdos-
street, hies bete il recovered, but the woman who stole
it, has not yet been apprehended.
Caution inviting Horn-Raddish.—The 'Bert ant of Mr.
and Mrs. Shury, of Bethnal-green, last Sunday served
up a root resembling horse-raddiali, called Pope's root,
which affected them in that way, that a riurdical
dant could not pronounce than out aidlnget on Wed-
nesday night •
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ailor, deposed that he did Jury, at the COtk Assizes : '° ' --I nesday night. . .. . -
Decent-it. On the 4th of Decent- A baker of the uarne of Onfiblia 'bite' tress &. o, Jisararty 7•••,,john Millheator pf Annaup
viw, Robinson's-buildings, action against the Rev. Mr. Wiriest, r.kWiei.` to heady, within three Miles of r this towntthas 4 5m.4.1
re and four o'clock on that Dr. Coppitigee, titular Bishop of *C 'stria .-1R.::21_ fleet or tot, of 4 'ery. aimpk copgruction, for the
Pto the yrivy of the house; Catholic parish priest of Clongitilty. lie•clit purpose of`, fishing o 9 a. neighbourinik lake. Lest
4onging to the next dwell. were taw at mom It appeared on • WALTZ Sunday' motnisig, his three sons fitaby committed
I Which be was--it was sea subscription had bons Mk ositoot by
.th* tiLkatifolk themselves to this treacherous Vehicle, in order to shoot ,
n. Ea heard the door of the purpose. of building a Italian Calltbli, e•chapet. vrilddevid: after they had advanced sufficiently 'near
some person come in f he Donoyetrwas ordered to pay, as hirigied quotatatheir Object, one of them discharged his gun, which
g, as of a person in distress? the stifn of 16s. Sd. whickte accortrqr hi's's, Havhappeced not-to be eksn' ; the shock repelltd him a
t .minutes ibe did not know ems afterwards raged ups* is yoa , shlesaak he little-4ln solidi force was required to destroy the
next heard the cries 4_4 likfflisgveittawielivemd, , • equilibehtfit of the unstable float.; two went to the
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