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London, England, 1812-07-06 00:00:00

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&twisty, Mery Barrows stood capitally indicted
for the wilful murder of her infant illegitimate child-
ik appeared that the prisoner was servant to Mrs.-
Pli,sco, of PaU-Mall, and on the evening of the clay
Charged in the indictment, the nos,. of a child crying
v as heard in the dust-hole, and the infant was then
und, almost lifeless, the nose bl:eeing considerably;
I wry care and attention was paid, but it soon after
d4ecl. It was then discovered that the prisoner was
the mother of the infant.
Upon the evidence of the. Surgeim who examined
the infant, he said it was doubtful whether the death
was occasioned by an injury sustained alter the birth,
o • at the time of the delivery, ,
Upon this.the .Inribrought. in a verdict of Man-
iaughter ; but
.;he Recorder informing them that by
I iw they could not find *what verdict, and that they
must either find the prisoner guilty. or not guilty.
,The Jury
.again conzUlted together, and then re-
t trned a verdict of acquittal. . .
Mikan, Norfpa was capitally indicted for a type on
the body of Elizabeth Kay, onlY t“t yoans of age.—
, He vas acquitted of the capitatpattOf the charge,
bleordered to be detained that its might be tried to
t to assault. 1„
•Ten prisoners were tried, one of whom was capi-
tally convicted, viz :
dintonio Rose, for burglariously breaking and enter-
- ing the dwelling-house of Robot Bolingbroke, and
stealing a wooden drawer, containing is. 6d. in pence
• and halfpence, his property.
Three were convicted of felony, viz :—Luis Thanes,
for stealing three-pieces of ribbon, the property of
Messrs. Green ; Francisco Pernri, for stealing two sil-
ver watches, and other articles, the property of Joseph
Francisco ; Richard.' hoards, for Itenicng two bells,
and a quantity of copper wire, the property of Messrs.
Hetherington.
One was convicted of a misdemeanor, viz.—
..dm/1m li'oolsnassTlaoslason, and five wete acquitted.
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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

' Saturday 7. Mitchel was indicted for obtaining
Money from J. Bates, a publican, in Great Russel-
street, Bloomsbury, upon a sham bill of ex:hange for
£l4 12s. 6d. When the bill was presented where it
was made payable, the prisoner's name s was not
tnewn. He was sentenced to seven years trauspnr-.
tation. He was tried on another indictment, for
swindling a Mr. Deacon, of Ayr-street, of furniturt
' of the value of 4120, but was acquitted in conse-
quence of a flaw in the indictment.
7: Allingham, a Sheriff's officer, was indicted for
an assault on Kearney, the Beadle of the Liberty
of the Rolls. The prosecutor had been employed by
the parish officers to prevent boys from playing in
the Liberty of the Rolls ; and on the day mentioned
.:.•in the indictment, he was disturbed in the execution
of his duty in Bell-yard, by the defendant, and others.
After settle altercation, the defendant inflicted upon
the prosecutor a most violent beating. On the part
of the defendant several Sheriff's officers, attornies'
clerks, and others, were called, who swore positively
that the prosecutor bad exceeded the due execution of
his office ; and that hostilities commenced on his
part, which terminated in a fair td-to, /Pia-Bekker, be-
tween him and the defendant. The Jury, however,
found the defendant Guilty-and the Court sentenced
him to six months imprisonment in the Housa of
Correction.

Bow.sTarrr.—Saturday James Dclett, the owner of
the wherry boat, (411, was charged with refatring to
take Mr. Middleton as a fare in his boat en the 30111!
et June, from Strand lane. • 'I he charge befog fully
proved, he was convicted in the penalty of 10s. and I
costs, which he declined paying ; his commitment I
was in consequence ordered W. be made out ; how-
ever, he their ht proper to pay it afterwards.
Nathaniel Budloa. the owner of the wherty, No.
325, was charged by the same prosecutor, on the
same day, and at the same place. The defendant was
cobs icted in a similar penalty and costs.
Saturday morning, about seven o'clock; one of I.
Mr. Butt's powder mills, at Hounslow, blew up, with
a most.dreadful explosion. Two men who were em-
ployed in it, were at a short distance:A the time; were
knocked down, aid experienced the shocking effects,
but were not killed. Their bodies presented a most
distrait% spectacle ; they were. so much changed
and black, that they could scarcely-le known. -A
• surgeon was _sent fort who advised their being taken
to St. George's. Hospital,: which 'was accordingly
_ done in the afternoon, in a caravan, which is used for
Conveying powder to London. Their groans and
i screams when they were moved, were extremely. dis-
tressing,
Two well-dressed yoonrainmen, of a certain de.
seription, who were in the Pit of the Opera House
on Tuesday last, having quarrelled, high words arose,
and one of them was so affected by something uttered
ty the other, that she fell into strong convulsions,
and actually died btfnre she could be removed from
the Theatre. The other was struck with such horror
by what she had occasioned, that she .also was taken
but in the most alarming state.
A (;p•oner's Inquisition was taken on Monday last
nt -oslSournby, near FalkinFham, on the body of a
man named Thomas Page. The deceased was a pail
per belonging to the parish of Silk Willoughby, but
not chusing to stay in the workhouse, he was in the
habit of sir Iling about from town to town, subsisting
-upon the provision which he begged. It was his cus-
tom to deposit what he procured in this way beyond
the immediate cravings of nature, within his shirt,
ntxt to his body; and having a considerable store of
meat and bread so placed, he, in the early part ufthe
preceding week, it is supposed, feeling unwell, laid
himself down in a field in the parish of Scrediugton,
to sleep. The meat, from die heat of the weather,
and of the man's body, soon became putrid, was
struck by flies; and in a short time the maggots labia
were so occasioned, not only preyed upon the inkni-
mate pieces of flesh, but began literally to consume
the living substance... When discovered on the Thurs-
diy, hundreds of maggots had penetrated deeply into
fill body. He was conveyed to Osboutnby, and
surgeon was immediately procured, Who, dressed the
patts affeeted-; but the. sufferer died in a' few hew
.allerv...The Jury returned a verdict that the cl-
was—Zatta to death Ls maggots.


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