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GLNLRAL Q!.%-aTIA 51 SSIOSS.

fore prayed the Court to live an order to .Wlr.
Jenkins, the Keeper of the Gaol, to difcharge the
Man from euflody. The order was given, and Mr.
Jenkins attended in Court, but refuted to give up
the man without being indemnified for the film
of the arreft, in cafe he thould be called uporr by
the parties, as he did not conceive -the order of
the Court fufficient to warrant him in giving up
the cultody. .In confequence of this refufal from
the Keeper, the Court ordered him. to be immedi-
ately indi&ed ; the trial of which itidiament will
involve a quettion of much confequence to our
Courts-of Jet (lice.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 9.—At the Q2arier ac-
tions for this borough, which began on Thurfday,
and ended this day, the following perfons were
convhLed of felonies, viz.
John Wood, for ftealing two linen (him and
divers other articles, the property of R. Hayes.
Tranfported for (even years.
&rah Warren, for flealing one black (ilk' cloak,
the property of Robert Knowles. Imprifoned till
the 7th of November next.
Frances Bourne, for ftealing one cotton, hand-
kerchief, the property of W. Norkett. linprifoned
till December 4th, during which time to be once.
privately whipped.
David Williams, for ftealing two (ilk handker-
chiefs, the property of Michael Moore. Imprifoned
till the 4th of January next.
Hugh Singleton, for (leafing one linen (hen, the
property of Thomas Morris. Imprifoned till the
4th of December next, during which time to be
once whipped.
.Edward Colcsau, for flealing two cotton and I
two linen flirts, and one furtout coat, the pro-
perty of John Crawley. To be tranfpoited (even
years.
Banc Summers, for a mifdemeanor, to be impri-

srAISSEX QyAlt TEL SESSIONS.--The Grand. Jury]
for Suirex had, laft week, before them, an unufual
number of inditiments for affaults, fc'me of which
pi dented circumllances of a nature fo feridukand
complicated, that the Grand Inqueft felt an intereft
in inveltigating them with more than ordinary mi-
flute nefs and circumfpeaiou. Thole molt entitled
to notice were preferred as under, viz.
Apia *Ewen and another, for biating
and otherwife ill treating Mrs. M‘Eweii, wife or
the fie ft defendant's brother, in her hufband's
houfe at Brighton. Returned a true bill.
Againft the abovelady, Mrs. M'Ewen (who has:
in her poffeflion a Judge's Warrant for the ap-
prehenflon of her hulband, for affaulting her fome
time since) for forcibly entering her Paid hulband's
houfe at Brighton, alarming the neighbourhood
with her cries of murder, and threatened the faid
M'Ewen and his alociate, with a naked knife.
This bill being rejetled, induced the Complain-
ants to exhibit articles of the peace againft Mrs.
M'Ewen, but on the recommendation of the Court
they withdrew them; and departed • but Mrs.
M'Ewen afterwards obtained of the Bench, a war-
rant to bring her affailabts before fume Magiftrate
to give fectutty for their appearance at the next
General Quarter &Mons, to anfwer her complaint.
And againft Hill. D-rl.y, Efq. of dice box cele-
brity, for having expreffed his difapprobation of
the conduit of a London Conveyancer, who had
won fifty pounds of him and declined play, by dif-
tiiffing him his apartment at Brighton, with a
brace of black eyes, and a bloody fhoulder, in con-
fequence of its being forced into violent contaft
with the glafs of one of the windows.—A true bill.
All the above mentioned indictments (land over
for trial at the next Seffimrs.

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Smarr Sassioms.=--Yefterday Jofeph Eyre was
indiEted for felonionfly Realing feveral feet of ma-
hogany, the property of Mr. Dowfon, from his
Wharf at Dockhcad.
Mr. Winftanley, who was the chief witnefs on
the part of the profecution, depofed, that on the
Bth of Angufi lift the prifoner acquainted hint he
had got Tome mahogany to difpofe Of; that being
a broker, he went to the prifoner's.houfe to look
at it, when, from the circumftance of its being
apparently jn a fecret place, and from the price
which the prifoner afked for it being fo much un
der its real value, he began tb fufpea it was not
honeftly dome ,by; he therefore Metfure4 it, •and
examined it very minutely, and agreed to call 'for
it on the following day. He gave information at
Union-hall, but on going to the prifoner the next ,
day, the mahogany was gone. The prifoner told
him Come officers had been to &arch the pre-
mifes for it, he had therefore removed it to Eaft
Cheap, but would take care • Mr. W. fhould
have it in a Thort time. Mr. Winftanley heard
that a quantity of mahogany had been Rolen from
Mr. Dowan's Wharf ; he therefore went there
and on being {hewn the Jogs from whence the
mahogany fo Rohm *as cut, he was convinced
that the wood fhewn him by the prifoner was cut
from the logs in Mr. Donlon's yard. On his be-
ing crofs-examined he laid, that from the veins of
the mahogany, and from other marks, he was'
pofitive it was the fame wood.
Another witnefs proved tieing a quantity of
mahogany carried from the prifoner's houfe in a
cart, between five and fix o'clock in the morning
of the following day to the one on which Mr. W.
had been with the prifoner.—He „was found
Guilty.
s TRIPPIRCI AND 105131NG OF CHILDREN.

foncd till the Sth of April.
Owes Icegbo, for (leafing two al. and four 11.
Bank of England notes, four (billings, and one
pair of cloth trawfers, the property of John Hall,
'at Portfea. Tranfportcd for feven years.
William Morley, for Reeling two cotton ibirts, the
property of Walter Brookman, was ordered to be
imprifoned one hour.
Thomas Hodgkins, for violently airaulting and
attempting to 'commit a rape on the body of Maria
Sheath, was ordered to be imprifoned twelve
months, and Rand once in the pillory. The pri•
toner appeared t 3 be between so and 6o years of
age, and the child between eight and nine.
The Court was extremely crowded to hear this
extraordinary trial, and no verdid and fentence
ever gave greater fatisfation. Had the depraved
wretch been left to the mercy of thole %ho heard
the MM.:ling details, he would literally have been
torn to pieces.
At thefe feffions came on to be heard the appeal
between Lieutenant-Colonel Tesrot, appellant,
and the Peri& of Portfmouth refpoadent. The
fubjee of the appeal was the afreirment made on
Colonel Terrott to the poor rate for the houfe and
offices occupied by him as Commanding Officer
of the Royal Artillery, to which he objeded on
the ground that he was not foch au occupier as
rendered him liable to be rated, the houfe being
provided as a quarter for a Field Officer of the
Artillery, and he being entitled to it as Com-
manding Officer for the time being only. Connie'
was heard on both tides ; but the Court nut com-
ing to a determination, the point is refcried for
decifiun to the Court of King's Bench.
Hut.t., OCT. I t.-At the general quarter fef-
fions of the peace, held m and for this own and
Thurfd yonathaa Beecroft and James

Mary Robinfon was indicied for dealing a num- county
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Parkin were indited for feloniotaly dealing out
ber of children' frocks, which were laid to be the
of the !hop of Thomas Weedley, butcher, in the
propertf of their refpeCtire parents. •
Market-place in this town, a quantity of beef,
Mary Beaver depofed, that her child was play.
mutton, and lamb, on the evening of the 17th of
ing about her door between fix and (even o'clock
in the evening of the day named in the indid- July lad, during the riots at that time. All "the
witneffes for the profecution, fave one, depofed to
meat, at which time the child'had a new-frock on,
kut on her child's conning home the frock was Deco oft's being prefent and active in the commit:.
lion of the crime ;- but only one of them. lworc . to
gone, and, as the little creature told her, it had
.been taken from her by a woman. She heard no teeing Parkin, and an alibi was firongly eftahlifhed
in his favour, by the concurrent teflim-usies of,
more of it until fhe faw it at the pawnbroker's
feveral witneffes. The jury, after about twenty
who produced it, and !wore to its being pawned
L , minutes confultation, returned a verdid, Beecroft 1,
with him by the prifoner. Mrs. Beaver alfo !wore
Guilty, Parkin . Not Guilty.—They • concluded
to the frock being her property. •
Eleanor Ennis depofed, that her child went with recommending Beecroft to the mercy of the 1
out to play about one o'clock in the day, at which i Court. The Recorder, after expatiating on the
time it was dreffal in a dark cotton frock ; on its i heinoufliefs of the crime of which the prifoner ,
i Beecrad ound guilt, fe him to
return the frock was gone, and the child faid that
! eighteen h
monthsbeen i fMprifonmenyt into
tenced
a cell in the
the woman who 'dripped it 'threatened to cut its
throat if it made any noire. rgaol,'td be kept to hard labour during that time,
Ann. Hansford law the prifoner run acrofs the !and at the expiration thereof, to find two fureties ,
Blackfriars Road with the child, at which time in sol. each, for his good behaviour during two
years ;and to be confined till fuch fureties were
the,frock was on ; fire Ihortly afterwards faw the .
child crying, and without its frock. The fame found. The trial laded about three hours and -a
pawnbroker alto proved-the prifoner pawning the
frock, which was produced and !worn to by Airs. .ihalf, and the Court was uncommonly crowded.a--
Beecroft has a wife and feveral children.
Ennis. • •1 • At the above feißons, William Rogerfani for fleal- i
.
r A number of other women were examined,- and
intc a quantity of drugs, the property of Melts.
!the cloaths of their refpedive children traced to , C iapman and Stephenfon, pleaded guilty, and
, was fentenced to fix months imprifonment in the
the ptifoner. '
The Court feeling themfelves in poked-ton of , Pol.
fudicient evidence, waved examining any more, i yoh. n All Von, charged on two indiemcnts with
'though many attended. With one of the chili- i aealing wearing apparel out of two !hips, pleaded
dren fhe had ufed the dreadful .threat of plucking guilty to both, was fentenced to be confined two
era its eye:, and adually preffed her fingers upon , months in the gaol, and -publicly whipped on the
, Dock fide on Tuelday fe nnight.
the infant's eyes.
The PHAIRMAN laid he would not take up the I cambric mama,
lane I:enbr, for dealing about five yards of
in the !hop of Meiiis. Goodwin
,time of the Court by recapitulating the evidence, !
1 and Davifon, of this town, found Guilty ; to be
, and the Jury in a moment pronounced her Guilty.
She was immediately fentenced to be tranfported : confined to hard labour three months in the gaol.
Rickard refey, for uttering counterfeit money,
for feven.years, and to be confined in the Houle of I
pleaded Guilty; fentenced to confinement in the
Corredlon to hard labour until :he fentence was
gaol for
'carried into offal. fix months.
. . ARALSTINO CON3TAIILI3. At the general quarter feffions of the peace for •
Mr. LAVlCNCE.fubmitted a motion to the Court
which is of cohfiderable import,ind which- occu- Mame .11fdta
the Eall Riding held at Beverley on Tuefday lail,
, of North Dalton, cordwainer,
pied much of the time of the Court.- The teamed
Gentleman hated, that one of the Conflables at
tending his duty at that Court, and who name
found guilty of dealing three geefe, the property
of Robert Todd, of -Kilnwick, was fentenced to
be conflhed in gaol one week, and publicly whip-
as upon the backs of no lets than fix hills of in. ped at Yfiddleton, for the dillance of one hundred
idiament, yet to be tried, had on the preceding, yards; and
evening (Titefday) and within two minutes of the 71somas Hardy, ‘l4 Full Sutton, blackfmith,
Court's breaking up, been arrifled by a Marfhalfen found guilty of a mYdein- amour, was fentenced to
Court Officeroend was now adtiallyin'endody,and cane.lnsatth's myrtronment in the Houfe of Cor-
eotifequitattconld,not come forward to give his tedfitin, :die WI week in a, folitary
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_Wing, Theie want riot any 'l*" i
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