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London, England, 1807-07-25 00:00:00

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SUMMER- ASS•ZES.

CilELMskustu, J.ULY set.
The lodges arrived in ;own latt night, and this
morning proceeded to the Winds of the Affixes fat
this county. Sir J. MANIIIILD *fits on the Crown
Side, and Mr. Plaice lima on the Civil :fide. Tite
I..ter Learned Judge is to ill of the gout, that tie
was this morning carried into Court by-his fermis.
Nothing of importance occurred on the Civil Side ;
on the Criminal Side,
Fares Aloore was indifted for having in his poffef
fino a quantity of cordage, with the King's mark,
anti being the property G f the King.
Caleb Selby depofed, that the prifoner was a Litt-
ler, who lived near South End, in this county ; and
that he came contlantly with eggs nkd butter to
Sheernefs with a boat, which he kept to bring him
from the cppofite coati of Lifex. Having occafion
to nape(' him, his honfe was knelled, and the cor-
dage produced fontid in it.
John Hodgkin, E(q. a Ft incipal officer of the Yard,
proved that it was new, and had the King's mark,
viz. a white thread laid the contrary way.
The Learned Judge (MaabriFLD) told the Juty,
that the were having the King's flores in the poff:f-
finn of any one was an offence by Aft of Parliament.
It did not fignify whether the defendant came ho.
neftly by them or not ; but as the Court had a dir-
cretionaty power of punifbmcnt, they always confi
dered under what- circumitaoces the defendant be-
. cime potTelred of then''.'
:The Jury found the prifoner Guilty,. aad .the
Court fentcnced him to two months imprifontisent.
Nary Fe4arlane was indilled for (leafing a sof.
hank note, the property of John Cameron', a Serjeaut
in the 19th regiment of foot.
Cameron, the profecuter, was the only witnefs ex-
amined. He
.hated, that he Ment to the hottfe of the
prifoner, who kept a (mall hut at the rear of the
b Tracks, and there he loft his bank note. He ad.
ded, that The told him the had bought clothes with
it, and Fare him use change, amounting to ti.
3:. but; upon crofs examination, he admitted that he
could not facer that he did not give it her. The
prifoner was ronfecinently acquitted.
- Con srillACT.--The expelled trials of 26 folders of
the 28th Regiment of Foot for a confpiracy,occafioned
a greater number of vifitors to Chelrasford than is
ufual at the Affixes. The public curiofity, however, I
which ht=cl been excited by the extraordinary offence
of thefe unhappy men, has been altogether difap-
pointed. It was intended to have firft tried Jean
O'Day, at foTdier, 40 years of age, by trade a wea-
ver, charged on the oath of MO. Dandy with filo-
- nioufly adminiPering to one Patrici keen: a-certain
tbat:-, oorporting and intending to bind the Paid fa-
ericle'lliggiat, not to reveal or difeover a certain un-
lawful cotnhination and confederacy, made between
the ftirl 'fobs O'Day, Parisi Ilizzias, and divers
other perfons. The divers other perfons above al-
luded to, whole names, ages, and trade are as fol-
lows (all Addicts belonging to the 28th foot), were
to be tried for having fo taken the oath.
Names. Asa. ?redo. N4V:CI Ages. Trod -s
John Quin 27. pump maker Joini Keating as. labourer
James Kinn3ne 26, labourer Wm Kennelly 46, ditto
Wm. Sullivan 28, ditto D. Jennings 23, ditto
David Neville sy, !haematite Daniel Fagan at, ditto .
James Hammil 23, bricklayer Jubn Hickey 36, ditto
ohn Dwyer 26. fbaemaker T. Canna. 48, weaver
John Deonelly sy, ve aver S Doran
3s, labourer
John Perry 36. din* Join
l Carroll 29, weaver
calm corater so, labourer . Gallagher sy, labourer
fames Conner 83, Lumber ,Wm. Scabill 33, ditto .
Delaney 30, dine T. Jordan 31, Weaver
Taints Lacey 31, weaver L. O'Donnell 14, labourer
Pat. Biala' 39. labourer
But, notwithftanding al the neceffary judicial pre-
parations for trying' the confpirators, an order was
received here from London yellerday morning to
difchatge fuch of them. from the cuftody of the Civil
Power as would engage to be-entered into regiments
on foreign ferric', for life. Nut one refuted ; they
*ere heft night matched from the gaol under a mili-
tary cfcett to the New Garrifon, where they remain
prilinters. —