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London, England, 1815-02-16 00:00:00

was:lo.ided, sod tbe:allegailostrin.therndictniesit
having been made out, the prisoner was acquitted.
Wm. I,4eost.ssican his wife, and Sarah Ward, were
indicted for high treason, in feloniously and traitor-
omit colotfring blanks, and thereby makine counter-
feit money. The male prisoner had been detected in
6110144,‘Peittelfelt menet, which eireurnstance
to a knowledge of his iesidente, although he ga'
the officers of Justice a fictitious address. On ill*,
officers entering the house, which they effected by.
scaling' some walls', they found the two priomers
therein, with their hands Mick as if they had lately
been at work. They found the materials for colour.
tog, aqnafortis, cream of tartar, and blacking to
give the base coin the appearance of having been in
circulation, besides shillings, sixpences, &c. in an un-
finished .state. The proof- against Lacon, the man,
.was defective, as he was absent, according to evidence,
when the prisoners were detected, and consequently
could not he Aiding and abetting in the treason. He
was acquitted, but the twO -females were found
Guilty—Death.
Richard Grape was indicted for stealing in the
dwelling-house of Chapman, a. great coat and
an umbrella, the property of Mr. Rickard. -The pro-
perty was proved to be more than the value of 40$.
which makes it a capital offence. Guilty—Death.
Ws. James WAS indicted for ravishing Lydia John-
son, a girl 12 years old. The tale of the prosecutrk
was far from artless, and her own evidence was such
as to prove the act was not of that violence sufficient
to constitute the crime, and the prisoner was acquitted.
Sarah Perry was capitally convicted of stealing
seven yards of 'printed cotton, the property of. John
Clively, privately in his shop.
POLICE. _ _ _

tiATTON Autism—Yesterday MOWS S:f// and
Mary, his mother, the latter 80 years of age, were
brought up on s charge of fortune telling ; the cir-.
cumetances which led to their detection were purely
accidental. On an examination before the Magi'.
crates the preceding day, a woman stated, that she
had been to the wise man, :o know the truth of what
she then stated. Hutt, the officer, picked from the
woman the address of the wi:e was, and sent a wo-
man to have her fortune told, who laid the informa-
tion; and the great Astrologer and his books, cards,
and a number of letters from his correspondents, were
brought to the Office ; amongst his letters are some
from Nutt, the swindler, now in Newgate. There
was also a valuable gold watch, chain, seals, and key,
and five silver watches, found• in his possession. They
were remanded.
THANIESPOLICS —X. Dusman was charged on sus-
picion of enterifig the house of Mrs.Tenant,i.f um-
ley, Middlesex, and robbing Mrs. South well if a watch
and aRI note. Mrs. S. stated, that she was left in
charge of the house, her mistress being in the country;
there were three other female servants, and, during
the night, a watchman, on the premises. On the 4th
instant, about half past nine o'clock at night, while
the watchman was gone to supper, she heard the
sound of footsteps, when she went to the door, where
she saw two men, one of whom approached her with
a pistol in one hand and a bludgeon in the other, de-
manding her money nr Iter lile, when she gave him a
,el note and her watch. .He had a black crape over
his face, but she thought the prisoner very like the
perion. Mr. H. Ashley said, that on the above night
he was returning home about ten. minutes before ten,
when he heard a rattle spring, and a female scream
out. and at the same time he saw-a man at the top r f
a bank near him, who trying to get over, fell into the
ditch ; and, from the view he had c f his person, he,
believed it to be that of *the prisoner.—Committed.
WOrtalliP•STßlSETWilfiantGrinnall was bri.ught op..
and examined on the followingeztiaordinary charge :
!Sarah, Burcion being sworn, said, that she keeps the.
Golden Heart, in Lamb-street, Spitalfields ; that tie .
prisoner, Wm: Gs innall, who k a neighbour of hers,
came to her house about three weeks ago, with a bun-,
die in his hand, and raquested permission of witness
to leave it in her care until his return, which bundle
proved to contain the head of a female, quite fresh,
with a torn cap on it ; and having no smell, she could
not say whether it had been torn or cut off, but it
was clean from blood. Ihe Officers- stated, that since
the prisoner was first examined, they had'made strict
inqeiry into the account the prisoner gave of his hay.
ing the head in his possession, which was that he took
it out of Christ's Church-yard, Spitalfields, for the use
of a surgeon; and that instead of disposing of it, he
took and buried it again in the same Church-yard.--,
The Police and Parish.Otticers attended hins to the
Church-yard, in order that he might point out the
spot., He seemed at a toss ; but at length pointed out
a spot, saying, " that is the place " They dug, and
found uscall which, he said, was it ; but was contra-
dicted by the grave-digger, who said, that scull must
have been buried upwards of 40 years. Mrs.Burdou
and her servant also insisted that it could not be it,
as the one, they had seen had Mesh and hair on, and
looked quite fresh without any smell. However the
Churchwardens declining to prosecute, and no proof
being against the man that he committed murder, he
was discharged.

Tic CsasrrTuenlay aelanight, a • bug Fos was turned oW,
on Walcott Heath, near Stone, and was run in handsome style by
Mr. MlA's hounds, of Stabington, aver a variety of•
Remind took no siventlng range, but doubled tkimsk the ow,
memo enclosures, making his principal rout in the direaloo of
Stafford. After a brisk chase of Afoot 35 minutes, he was killed
at Mr. Locker's barn, at Tilliugton. Another Fox was turned
out uti Wainuday, on nearly the same ground.
Coos stuo.-,Thuisday last, a large party of gentlemen Mid
etbi n, assembled on 9hrrbornWold, in the Last Riding of York-
shire' to winsome a mambo( Moods which bad bens so nut&
talked of there. betwixt Mr. 's black dog Sancho (who
won the Films Cup), and Major Tepbant's white dog Friend,
when Sancho omitting thought he miliairot order to warrant the
Starting bent, the match *as 4erlsield so Major 'Copliam's dog.
• Afttr this the followlogimMilhoilirdre rue's
Major Topham's white b. Lucy beat Mr. Downs?, kin. and
white —A eery fine mune sf as ban killed
by Lucy.
Mr. Midair bl. b. Ply brat Major took/0N foellimtar. Tie
ran was very sear inuiron la fussylMMilammelyiriatbe thee
by the bitch, but die Ham gained her
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Tim igiato wig wopisp
Mr. Tindall's Gipsy. Tb. bare SIM by Moot wears( Lard
ltivrties'breed.
After tbetemdcbas lad beau no up, It was the wish el the
isespearasetaidad4 to an. Prima rue • mums as which his
Awes was _Wiwi AN gad wit
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blue dog Major TaFb2ft!'s. to Riot. The am/ proved
an uncommonly good one, and noised tiroVery Steep hills in bar
Amine which bated neatly the miles, after innuniersbic tenor
wilaitilegest Asolmill, ant Mend to lova billed die bars by
hisoNic 1rw4V00910,11101,11 tbi.ePorar, ibAl ".4
had been laid ibetblideg 'sea syniniitry, speed, sad beux.l/4
° Weierirdlsisbalisid. .11S wwgit sr Mr. polo istlerdroy,
bit Sae of old ittoraball' .1