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thing by way Of OxhininiOn for the trouble he had,
in the Wines.
Lord Ett.vinoßcrucin• facia, he would advife the
defendant not to prefs that point, becaufe if they
did, he (hould fubmit to the Jury the propriety of
allowing intereft on this money ever fince it had,
been in his hands.—Verdid for the plaintiff—Da-
, mages 2241.•

OLD BAILEi.
Yefterday the Seffions commenced before the
Right Hon. CHARLES PRICE, Lord Mayor, Mr.
juitice GROSE, Mr. Baron GRAHAM, Mr. RECOIL.
DER, &c. when fifteen prifoners were tried, three- of
whom were capitally convieted, viz.
Martha Smith, for uttering a bad {haling, know.
ing it to be counterfeited. The circumftances,
as
dirclofed in evidence, were few and tlmple. The
prifoner had, it appeared, gone to the (hop of a
Mr. Cooper, where the purchafed feveral trilling
articles, and prefented the (billing in queftion in
payment. It was inflantly difcovered to be a
co ;nterfeit, and the prifoner being rather a fufpi-
cious looking perfon, it was refolved that her per-
fon thould be fearched. This was done according.
ly, and feven other pieces of a fimilar defcription
were found in her poffeffion. This evidence of
guilt was overwhelming, and the unhappy wretch
did not offer any defence. On a former occafion
the was found guilty .of the fame offence, but the
had the advantage of her Clergy, and the punith-
!pent of death was commuted for a punithment of
an arbitrary nature. On this occafion the has for-
feited her life to her obitinate attachment to fo
frequent and fo infamous a praelice. It is much
to be lamented that in thiS particular the morals,
particularly of the lower orders, are more lax than
on almoil any other fubjetl.
Charles Burn and Thomas White, for affaulting
John Eater on the 21ft of November laft, putting
him in fear of his life, and robbing him of a fin'.
ling, a tobacco box, and other articles, his proel6-t y.
The profecutor Rated, that he had.been drink-
ing on the day when the robbery took place, at a
public houfe in the neighbourhoodof Whitechapel,
with a party of friends. Soon after he left them,
for the purpofe of returning home, ht was met by '
the two prifoners, with whom he entered into ,con•
verfation. As they walked along together, they
became very gracious, and agreed to adjourn
to another public houfe in Red Lion-ftreet. There
they facrificed very freely to Bacchus, and did
not ceafe their libations till the profecutor was
completely intoxicated. In Lemon-ftreet they
patted, and the profecutor thought that they were
going to their refpetftive places of abode. In this,
however, he found himfelf miftaken, for as he
was turning the corner of a court the prifoner
Burn rufhed on him, and knocked him down,
while White thruft a handkerchief into his mouth
to prevent him from giving the alarm. In this
fituation they rifled him of the articles fpecified in
the indittment. The prifoners Were very foon
after fecured, but the booty was fo trifling that it
was impoffible to identify it with certainty.
The defence of the prifoners did noto beyond
a mere denial, to which, of courfe, the Jury could
pay no kind of attention. After mature delibera-
tion they brought in a verdict, finding the prifo-
ners Guilty, but hrongly recommending them to
mercy. The ground of the recommendation was
the intoxication of the profecutor, and the circum-
!lance that the prifoners had not been guilty of
any particular violence. •
Mr. Baron GRAHAM, who tried the prifoners,
allured the jury that their recommendation thould
be attended to.
Six were convi&ed of felony, viz.
H. Michael, for healing a filk handkerchief, the
property of W. M. Evans.
W. Draper, for healing a looking glafs, the pro-
perty of Elizabeth Weft
Anne Blake, for healing a linen gown and other
articles, the property of Ann Fres.
G. Savage, for healing a dozen ink pots, the
property of J. Williams and others.
Goodge, for healing 201 b. weight of leaden
(hot, the property of Meirrs. Addis and Co.
BlGAMY.—lrilliam George Jones was tried upon
an indietment for the crime of bigamy, committed
by marrying Frances Maria Drought, in the
church of Paddington, on the 2d of 06tober lag,
while his lawful wife, Penelope Jones (formerly
Bender) was hill alive.
Richard Halloway, Clerk of the pariffi of St.
Lawrence, Jewry, related in evidence, that he wit-
neffed the marriage of the prifoner on the 15th of
July 1792, to Penelope Bender, fpinfter, the
daughter of a refpettable tradefman refuting in
Coleman-greet. He produced the record of their
marriage, the authenticity of which was eftablith-
ed by Abe fignatures of Dr. Lucas, who performed
the ceremony, and of Mr. Halloway himfelf.
Mrs. Frances Maria Drought, the mother of
Mifs Drought, related, that the prifoner at the 1
bar was introduced to her at Chelfea, in the month
of July latt, as the honourable lover of her daugh-
ter. He fignified his profpeets of happinefs to ref
on the probability of his obtaining the hand of
Mifs Drought in marriage. He earnaly entreated
the content of Mrs. D. to their immediate union.
She did not abfolutely refuge her confent ; but de-
clined to give an explicit anfwer till the should
have confulted a few of her friends. Her daugh-
ter's attachment to the prifoner appeared to cor-
retliond warmly to that which he profeffed for her.'
Mrs. Drought, therefore, upon the advice of Ma- I
jor and Mrs. Armilrong. and others of her confi-
dential friends, contented in a few weeks to tbeir
marriage. On the very eve of the marriage, Mrs.
Drought, upon enquiry, found that Jones, the
prifonti, expelted to earn by his bufinefs, as a
broth-maker, not more than 1501. a year. Mrs.
Drought and her friends) therefore, agreed to of
fig him and her daughter upon their union, -with
an annual allowance of t 001. more. On the ad
of Oaober, after every difficulty had been fur-
mounted, every enquiry made, and every conic-
nience adjufted. the marriage was celebrated be-
tween the prifoner and Mifs Drought at the parith
Church of Paddington, by the Rev. Mr. Pickering,
the prefence of hiss. Drought and Mrs. Major
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