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COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 15.

The Court was occupied till its rising at one o'clock in hearing
common jury causes of no public interest.
The Witt is adjourned to October 20.

SrlitffEY QUARTER SESSION&

GUILDFORD, JULY 13.
THE KING V. BELASCO.
Mr. COWLEY moved the Court that the trial of Be.
lasco, charged with a misdemeanour committed at the
Epsom Races, be put off till the next Sessions, on the
ground that the defendant was too ill to attend, with-
out endanget ipg his 1 fe. The Learned Counsel put in
a certificate'of Dr. Bree, of George-street, Hanover.
square, which stated that it would be exceedingly dan-
gerous for the defendant to appear in his present state
of health to take his trial. This statement was con-
firmed by the evidence of Mr. Cochrane, an assistant to
Mr. Jones, a surgeon, in Princes-street, Cavendish-
square, who said that the defendant was labouring un-
der an infi 'mutation, produced by a rheumatic attack,
and at that moment his arms and legs were blistered.
Mr. Tinsman, for the prosecution, said, that he
should call evidence to prove that the defendant was
in good health, and he hoped the Court would not
comply with his Learned Friend's motion.
The Rev. Mr. Lee. a Clergyman of the Church of
England, was celled, and he deposed, that he had
seen the defendant, Belasco, within the last few days
come out of the Five: Coon, leaning.on the arm of a
Gentleman, and apparently in good health.
Mr. Cow Lay cross-examined the Reverend Gentle.
man. lie said he knew Belasco, because he had been
pointed out to him some time ago, in the Saloon of
'Drury-Lane Theatre.
Mr. Calmly—You,* •Clergyman of the Church of England, and
frequent the Saloon of Drury-Lane Theatre, and become ac-
quainted with the pugilist, Belasco?
Witness—l did not become acquainted with him; I saw him
there.—Mt. Colour: Were there any other Clergymen there
hesides yourself ?—Witness: I do not know; I saw none ; but
I saw many Noblemen and Gentlemen.
Mr. Cowt.u—So, yen swear that you saw the defendant, a
few days ago, come out of the Fives' Court?—Witness : Yes, I did.
Mr. CCOWLIT-Will you swear it was a. week or a fortnight
ago ?—Witness: I will not.
Mr. Coveter—Will you swear that you were never in the Fives'
Court to witness the science of pugilism yourself ?—Witness ; I
was there once, I own.
The COURT consulted for some time, and as the
witness could not say it was less than a fortnight since
he saw Belasco, the trial was, therefore, put off till
next Seisions.
JOHN DAVIS AND THE PARISH OP BLICHINGLY.
This was an appeal against a poors' rate made and
signed by two Justices of the Peace for the county of
Stirrer, viz.—the Rev. Mr. Kenrick and Mr. Jervis—
upon the defendant. The ground of the objection taken
by the appellant was. that the Rev. Mr. Kenrick, who
had signed the rate upon the parish, had excluded his
ea`le., amounting to one thousand tutee hundred pounds
pev annum, from paying towards the rate in question.
The rate was six shillings and eightpence in the pond,
a^ci one of the parishione-s.deposed, that if the Rev.
I:. Kenrick had paid his quota of the rate, his own
perion would have been one-third less than demanded.
The Counsel for the respondents moved to quash his own order,
on.thit ground that it was tosiernta, when •Mr. Tianstou, for the
appellant, Moved for the costs • which the Court granted, alto
making some observations upon costs;
of the Rev. Magistrate, in
excluding himself from the rate. A new rate was ordered to be made.
ESSEX adARTER SESSIONS, JULY 13.
EXTRAORDINARY 'KM/D.—TIM KING V. CHARLES
BAYLISS.
This was an indictment at. Comm -n Law against the
lEe'endart, for an eztot tion in obtaining from Jame
.4abbs, in the parish cf Great Burstead;.the sum of 121
T. eer a threat of prosecuting • him 'for attempting tr
s.,c he chastil 'et the dettndart% wile.

The prosecutor, an infirm old man, upwards of '''S
ye:us of age, deposed that be was possessed of consi-
derable property at Billericay, and lived on an inde-
,eeedence. The defendant, a bric'klayer's labourer, was
his weekly tenant of a cottage.in :be. same town. On
the 14th of October lssti he called' upon-the defendant
to receive 'some rent which was in arreir.; the ciefen-
(int put Fiim off until the'lBth, and told him if he
called on that day he should have the money. • Ac-
cordingly, he called on the ISth, but found the de-
fend Int from home. The defendant's wife, however,
invited him to sit down in the keeping room, in which
was a bed, and told him he should have his money pie-
sently. The wife quitted the room, and soon after-
wards returned, leaving the door partly open. To his
astonishment she threw herself on the bed, in a most
indecent manner, atizl proposed that he should do some-
thing not to be mentioned. Stocked at her conduct, he
was about to quit the apartment, when she jumped up,
seized him by the arms, aid dragged him on the bed,
and elated him in a posorrz with regard to her person,
which, to a suspicious mind, would be thou ;ht unequi-
vocal.ln this predicament, the defendant, who was sup-
posed to be lurking in the adj.,king apartment, watch-
ing proceedings, thrust his head in at the door, and
observin4 the scene, muttered a curse and withdrew.
Witness having disengaged himself from his position,
quitted the house as soon as he could, overcome with
the violence of the wife, and astounded at her conduct.
Next morning he saw the defendant, who. adverting
to the unpleasant affair lie had witnessed, told him th it
Wire did not give him 201. he would prosecute him for
the attack on his wife's chastity. Witness, dreading
such an exposure, though conscious of his innocence,'
told the defendant he would meet him in the afternoon,
in a neighbouring lane, and speak with him on the
subject. Accordingly he met him, and the d fendant
renewed his demand and threat. Under the influence
of the threat, he paid the defendant 12/. and the latter
gave him a receipt for the money in the evening. In
a day or two afterwards, he got the receipt back again,
under pretence of adding " junior" to lees name, his
father's name being also " Charles." As soon as he got
possession of it, however, he tore it in pieces. Tne
defendant afterwards obtained several sums of money
from witness, under similar threats, amounting in all
to 401. He also obtained from him an acquittance for
rent, and a promise to occupy his cottage for the future
rent free. The defendant having subsequently de-
manded a sum of 501. he thought it right to consult his
attorney, who advised this proceeding. On his cross-
examination by Mr. DOWLING, witness said he was an,
elder of a Dissenting Congregation in Billericay. had
sometimes called at defendant's cottage when he was
from home, but denied any familiarities with his wife.'
Never consulted any of his family, although he had
two grown sons, with one of whom he lived. Dezlared
positively that he gave the defendant the money from
an apptehension of being prosecuted. Nothing was
extracted from the witness to shake his credit.
The constable who took t he defendant to prison, proved
that on the road from the committing Justice's office,
he charged the defendant with having obtained £lO from
a surgeon of Billericay, under a similar threat, which
he did not deny. The wile also, in the defendant's
hearing, reproached him with having received several
sums of money from the prosecutor, without giving her
any part of the amount.
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Strong observations were addressed to the Jury on behalf of the
defendant : first, as to the insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the
charge • and, second, as to the utter improbability of the story, un-
confirtned as it was by disinterested testimony.
Mr. BILAYSTON, the Chairman, summed up the case for the Jury,
who, after some deliberation, found•the defendant Guilty.
The COURT sentenced him to 12 months' Imprisonment.
The defendant's wife was then indicted for assaulting the prose-
cutor in the manner above described; bat the Jury found her
Not Guilty.

SUMMER ASSIZES.

ABINGDON, JULY Is.
PORTER V. JUBB.

This was an action for money lent by the plaintiff to
the defendant. The loan of the money, and the pro.
mise to repay it, were proved by a person of consider-
able provincial celebrity as a man of the fancy, who
was called 4‘ Black Will," from the colour of his com-
plexicin, and of his enormous whiskers, this Gentleman
stating that he was in the shop of the plaintiff, who was
a barber, and to which he went to have his Whiskers
trimmed, at the time of that conversation.

In his cross-examination by Mr. tieRVIS, Black Will
stated that he never knew that the money was lent for
the purpose i f backing the Cheltenham champion
against the Chelses snob, nor had he ever heard of such
A match being made ; he also stated that he did not
stake money on fights; he was not rich enough, but he
admitted that he sometimes sported a pound or two.

Mr. Jaavis admitted that he could not answer the plaintiff's
case, and
Mr. Baron GARRow then directed a verdret for the plaintiff.
William Hills, aged 10, was Indicted for breaking into a granary,
killing a calf with Intent to steal the satne, and stealing two sacks,
the.property of James Lucas.
The prisoner was found Guilty, and the sentence of death.
ordered to be recorded.

James Wrench was indicted for stealing a bay mare, the property
of William Rashbrooke.—Gisilty.
• William Abb. a lad, 17 years of age, was indicted for
feloniously stealing, Gn the 30th of March last, divers
country notes, amounting in all to 301. the property
of John Evans, Esq. a Commoner of Worcester Col-
lege, Oxford.

Guilty —Seven years' transportation.
John Franklin was indicted for having, on the 3d of
March last, made an assault on Ann Clack, an infant
child, under the age of ten years, and violating her.
,Mr. LOCKWA RT conducted the prosecution. He said,
that if his instructions were correct, the prisoner had
clearly committed a capital offence. As this was a
case in which death would inevitably follow a con-
viction, the Learned Counsel would not detail the facts
which be was instructed would be proved, .but would
leave them to be narrated by the witnesses.
The proseentrix, an interesting little girl, was then put into the
box, and stared round the Court iu the most Taoism manner, as if
overcome by a stupor.
Mr. Justice Bunnotycx proceeded to question the
child ; and having ascertained that she was fully aware
of the nature of an oath, her evidence was allowed to
be talc, n. She then stated, that she met the prisoner
at a place called Woo ley's ground, where they were
picking some roots, and that he then treated her
in a very indecent manner.—After tepeAted intemptst
the Learned Counsel could not obtain sufficient evidence
from her to substantiate the charge, and the prisone'
was acquitted.
Mr. Justice Boatman said,* was clear thAt something very
impr•iser had LAM plac'e, and warned• the prisoner in future tt.
conduct himself mote, decently.
wINGUESTER, JULY 14., •
Janes Iralkinso priutie in the marine service, was pu
she bar charged with having On the 6th of Api il, i

the parish of Portsea, Mori' iontly made an assault on John
Prate, put him in bodily fear, and taken from him
three pieces of the cure, tit *coln.or the realm, called pen-
nies, and fix pieces of coin c riled half-pence.
Theprosecutor deposed th;it piisoner stopped him as'
he was returning from Portsea, in the niklit stated in the
indictment, at about half-past eleven oclo„kk, att.! de-
manded 114 money. ft was a clear star-light night, on
that witness evertaine..l no doubt of the identity of the
prisoner. Witness said he had no money, but the pri-
soner persisted in his demand, and said he must have it,
adding he was tired of the service, and wanted to get oat
of it. Prisoner further told witness, in answer to his de-
nial of having any money, that he knew he had, and so
must have money or something else. Fearing the con-
sequence of a refusal, prosecutor gave him some loose
pence, which the prisoner at the bar took, and asked for
more. Witness replied he had nothing more about him
except some papers, which would be of no tr-e to him.
Prisoner said, he knew prosecutor was not without more
money,and turning about,as if addressing hinkelf to sons!
persons,lreex el aimed ..Come on—come oil !" Witness was
led to believe from this that he hid comrades with him,
and he asked prisoner if he was not sensible of what he
was doing ? In answer to this remonstrance he replied,
he a as, and again said, he wanted to get out of the
service, for be was tired of it. Witness sad, rake care
you do net get your neck in o a halter, and priscner
made answer, be did not c'tre whether he was hanged
or transported, so as he got oat of his Majesty's service.
Witness walked on, and ptisoner followeJ. Voices
were heard approaching, and witness imagined they
were those of the prisoner's accomplices. Two men
came up, to whom witness related what had taken
place. Prisoner ttien returned the money he had taken,
and said he was sorry for what he had done. Being
asked what he Iv as? he said he was a private in the ma-
rine service, but gave a name sshich afterwards turned
out not to be his own. Next day witness went to the
barracks, and the prisoner was identified and taken
into custody.
On his

the prosecutor said he thought bins
his manner at first the prisoner was intoxicated. He did not ob.
serve any stick or other weapon about the prisoner; and on the
coming up of the two men on the road, he did not make any at.
tempt to escape. 'Witness recommended prisoner to be more cir-
cumspect in his conduct in future, but there was nothing said about
his forgiving the prisoner.—A witness of the name of Foruer we.
firmed the statement of the prosecutor.
Susan Watkins (prisoner's sister) bore testimony to
the good conduct of the pt ironer previous to the com.
mission of the present offence. lie was a loving bro.
tiler, a good son, and of humane character from his
birth. He had been but twelve months in the regi-
ment, where he bore a most excellent character.

Mr. Justice GASRLER charged the Jury, whe, after
some deliberation, found the prisoner guilty of stealing,
but not guilty of putting the prosecutor in bodily fear.
The COUR? said, if the two Alleptions were .separated
the indictment fell to the ground ; and it was, in law, a
verdict for the prisoner. His I.orjship recommended
them to reconsider their verdict.
After some further consideration the Jury brought in a verdict
of Guilty.
Mr. Missnte submitted he might move an arrest of judgment on
the ground of the special finding of the Jury; but his Lordship
being of a contrary opinion, judgment of death was recorded against
the prisoner.
The prosecutor recommended the prisoner to mercy.
Mr. Justice °Amax addressed the prisoner, and informed him
if he could procure authentic testimony to his former good charac-
ter, it might be allowed to weigh in his favour.
The prisoner, vho is a fine-looking young man, bowed respect.
fully to the Bench and retired.