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the ilandagh mob; the Mary Claim 'of Scots'eeP,; bstrodkerehief to the other, by way of compensation>
and the fly cap. The latter we may suppose was the , for the trouble they had taken on his Account.
most esteemed, as the late Queerveliarlottiv whet' ; The Jury found the prisoners Guilty—Deem,
she landed in England in 1761, was, in compliance 1 Moses Chandler and Jams Crosiingkont *via in.,
with English costume, .habited in I, a gold broceide.. dicted for stealing, on the 26th of November, a mare •
with a white ground ; had a stomacher otnamented smd gelding, the poverty of William Barnes and
with diamonds, and wore a fig cap, with richly Charles Snoad, at Frani.
laced lappets," . . Mr. Snoad, a grazier, at Brookland, had, on the '
Taking the fashions generally within the last forty evening of the 15th of November, turned the two
or fifty yea, s, we find the Ladies head covered with animals into a close near the house. Abutseven •
a cushion, as it was termed, generally formed of horse. o'clock the next morning, having occasion for the
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hair, and something like a porter's knot set upon the mare, he went to the close, and found to his surptils
that the gate had been opened, and both the horses
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stolen. inquiries were immediately tirade as to the
powdered ; diminutive caps Of gause, adorned with probable road the robber had taken. By tins men*
ribbands, and miniature hats, generally of black silk it was discovered that the two prisoners had gone to .•
the Gun public:house, at fridge-green, is 30
tpriiinisr.m.eid‘h,eu‘‘..earie.tsutulctskccovietrieledtboywaerioonfg. h.haoirdAisc•idtlr long
gown,
miles from Brookland, on the morning of the 26th„
da‘; about seven o'clock, with a mare and gelding. When,
thelaced still
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a stays
i sthey bad put the horses into the stable, they weerc-.
dens, alternately small cloaks and cardinals ; the
bell
into the house, and asked for some refreshment. Mr. •
former of muslin and silk, and the latter almost al- Brawn, the keeper of the Gun, having beard that
ways of black silk, richly laced. those two men had come on horseback to the house;
This description of dress altered by degrees to the was rather suspicious that they had obtained the'
present fashion. The head insensibly lowered; the animals in an improper manner. He, therefcte,'
horse-hair first gave place to large natural curls, asked them what brought them out on the mad at
spread over the face and ears; the cap enlarged to an that early hour of the morning, as they certainly
enormous size, and the bonnet swelled in proportion. could not be riding for pleasure? Chandler answered,
Silks became unfashionable, and printed calicoes, and, that they were taking them to a person named White, :
the fraest white muslins, were substituted. 119 Ops near Lewes. Mr. Brown affected to be satisfied with :
were entirely discontinued, except at Court. These this account; but when they went to take the horses
were all improvements; but it is only of late years from the stable, he accompanied them. He. Lbw
that the Ladies, much to their honour, have thrown observed, that the horses were very ditty, in a ctrong ,
aside most of the hateful attempts to supply nature's perspiration, and apparently very much fatigued.
deficiencies, and now appear in that native grace and `'Phis conlirms,d his suspicions, and he told the pri-
proportion which distinguishes an Englishwoman. The 'soners be was very much afraid they had not given
hair, cleansed from -ail extraneous matter, shines in a true account of themselves. Chandler answered,
beautiful lustre carelessly turned round the head, in ~ That he did not care for his suspicions." This
the manner adopted by the most eminent Grecian conduct induced Mr. Brown to detain both the pri-
sculptors ; and the form appears through their snow- soners, and accordingly a constable was sent for, Imo
white draperies in that fascinating manner, which ex- they were take.. into custody. Shortly afterwards,
eludes the least thought of impropriety. Their hats Mr. Snoad, hearing of this occurrence at Eridge.
and bonnets of straw, chip, and beaver, if somewhat green, immediately proceeded to that place, and dis-
less, would be extremely becoming; and their velvet covered the gelding and the mare found in the pri-
pelisses, shawls, and silk spencers, are contrived to soners possession to be those he had lost from his
improve, rather than injure the form. own close. Further inquiries were made at Fi ant,
and it appeared that the two prisoners had been seen
together, near the prosecutor's house, on the evening
of the 15th, the day before the robbery.
The prisoner Chandler, in his defence, said, that a
gentleman had desired him to take the horses to
Lewes for him, and he was proceeding to fulfil that
command, when he was detained at Eridge-green.
The other prisoner said, that he had met Chandler'
on the road, and that the latter had given him a ride
on one of the horses.
The Jury found both the prisoners Guilty—Death-
Edward Davies was indicted for having, on the
26th of September, grossly assaulted Charlotte Mason,
a very interesting little girl, and not more than ten
years of age, with the intention of committing a rape
upon her person.
An indictment had been preferred against the pri-
soner for the capital offence, but it was thrown out
by the Grand Jury,who, however, found a bill against
him for the misdemeanour.
Mr. COURTHOPE addressed the Jury for the pro-
secution, and stated that, on the' day above named,
as the little girl was scowering one of the landing
places on the stairs in her mother's house, the i.ri•oner-,
who lodged in one of the garrets, carte to her, and,
before she could anticipate his intention, threw him-
self upon her, and covering her mouth with his !land,
ctherwise ill used her, so that she fainted, and when
she came to her senses the pi isoner was gone ; font!.
muc', in one respect, lie had failed in his pti.cne,
but he had materially injured the herlth of the child,
who had been ever since miller the hand of a skilful
physician at Brighton ; the Learned Counsel ex-
pressed himself with just indignation at the conduct
of the prisoner, more especially deserviag of rertn-
!Nation from the circumstance of his having upon him
at the time the most loathsome dis_ase. tie then
called Charlotte Mason, who clearly and mo.lestly
established the charge against the prisoner, and her
evidence was confirmed by her mother, and the me-
dical gentleman, Mr. Tilt.
The prisoner, by way of defence, as he called it—
but which would have been more correctly denomi-
nated as an aggravation—stated circumstances with
a view to excuse, or at least palliate, his conduct;
but it was impossible for him to persuade the Judge,
the Jury, or the meanest understanding in the Court,
that an infant should unblushingly resort to conduct
at which the veriest prostitute would hesitate ; and
the behaviour of the prisoner, at this period of his
trial, failed to operate favourably with the Jury,
who found him Guilty.
lie was sentenced to two years bard labour in the
House of Correction for the county.
Monday evening, Mr. Justice BAYLEY passed sen-
tence of death on the six following prisoners:
William Wed, James Johnson, William Pike, and Wiliians
Payne, for burglary ; John Dearing, for cheep-stealing ; ::::d
William Leury, for horse-stealing.
On Tuesday evening, he passed a similar sentence
on nine others, viz.
James Brown, Thomas Sears, John Marks, Edward Hedger,
William Watson, and John Piggott, for burglary ; Thoin....i
Purser, for horse-stealing ; George Cord, and George Sunta,
for highway robbery.

WINTER HO3IE CIRCUIT.

LEWES, DECEMBER 24.
George Cord and George Smith were indicted for
feloniously assaulting John Hawkins, on the 17th of
October, and taking from his person two sovereigns
and other money, at Itotherfield.
The prosecutor, a labouring man, was at a public-
house, in Lewes, on the evening of the 17th of Octo-
ber. There he met the two prisoners, and after drink-
ing together for some time, they asked him which
way he was going ? He answered to Tunbridge
Wells. They said they were going to the same place,
and they might as well go in company together.—
The prosecutor accepted their offer, and they accord-
ingly set out. When they had arrived near Uckfield,
they met a man named Bunker with a returned post-
chaise. One of the prisoners proposed that they
should ride. This was agreed to, and they got into
the chaise. They had ridden three or four miles,
when the two prisoners desired the postillion to stop,
as they wanted to go out for a short time. Their
desire wac complied with. When they had been ab-
sent about two minutes they returned to the chaise
door, and insisted upon having the prosecutor's
money. He replied, he had got none. Smith said,
" If we do not have your money, we will have your
life;" and immediately presented a pistol to his bi east.
Hawkins finding it was useless to resist, delivered all
the money he had to them. Just as the prisoner was
shutting the door, the prosecutor finding himself thus
left pennyless, asked the prisoners for some money to
carry him home? Smith then gave him two shil-
lings, and the chaise proceeded. The prosecutor gave
information of his loss to some police-officers in the
next town, and a pursuit was commenced. By infor-
mation which they received on the road, they were
enabled to trace them to the town of Hatfield. There
they found them drinking together in a public-house.
—They were immediately taken into custody and
searched. In the pocket of Smith they found. a pistol'
loaded with powder only, without any priming, and,
two farthings, which were amongst the money taken
from the prosecutor. On Cord they only found two
pistol flints.
The prisoners, in their defence, merely stated that
they were innocent of the crime, and that the prose-
cutor had wished them to go and steal fowls, and he
would sell them, and allow them a certain sum for
themselves.

The Jury found both the prisoners Guilty—Death.
William Watson and John Piggott were indicted
for burglariously breaking and entering the dwel-
ling-house of Lydia Geer, on the 6th November, and
stealing different articles of linen-drapery, at Fink.
On the night of the .sth of November, the prose-
cutrix,who keeps a linen-draper's shop at Fide, went
to bed about half-past twelve o'clock, leaving the
house perfectly safe. In the morning it was disco-
vered that a hole had been made through the wall
of the shop, and a great quantity of different articles
removed. Inquiries were immediately made in every
direction, and, after a considerable time had elapsed,
she was informed that the two prisoners had gone to
a public-house called the Royal Oak, in Kent-street,
Newington, on the 13th November, with two large
bags. Two Police-officers, suspecting from their ap-
pearance that the property in the bags was stolen,
determined to watch them. They soon after took
them into custody, and on examining the bag% dis-
covered several pieces of cotton, and other articles of
that description in them. When they searched the
prisoners,. they found a pair of gaiters in the hat of
one, and a handkerchief in the pocket of the other.
Mrs. Geer was then informed of the discovery, and
when the property was she wn to her, she immediately
recognized it all to be her own.
When the prisoners were called upon for their de-'
fence, they said they had set out in company for
Portsmouth some days before they were apprehended,
and met a man on the road with a very large bundle
on his back. He proposed to them that, as the night
was approaching, they should retire to a lane which
be knew for the purpose of' skeping. The next morn-
ing the two
.ptisovers divided the bundle between
them to assist the stranger. When they had pro-
, ceeded some distance further, the latter made a pre-
, sent of the gaiters to one of the prisoners, and the

A singular charge of assault was lately brought
before the nrgistrate, at Newcastle. It was a charge
of one man biting another's nose off. It appeals,
however, that the sufferer was willing to set a price
upon his nose, and so the offence was compromised.

BIRTH.
Tuesday, at Brussels, the night lion. Lady Mabella Knox,
wife of the lion. John 'Henry ICI(); of a son and heir.

DI El).

Wednesday, at his house in lh ewer-street, C;olden•sqlhire.
P. flendric, Esq. whose loss is sincerely lamented by his re:. •
lives and acquaintance, to whnns his benevolence of heart .1.4...
warmth of friendship had long and justly endeared him.
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