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the Inn in the Icariet jacket Brock him a blow on
the fide of his head, which clored one eye, and beat
out a tooth. His hate Rarted on one fide, on the
ploughed land, another feized the bridle, and, whe-
ther he received another blow, or fell off his honk,
he could not tell, but he fell down, and very much
hurt the vertebra of the back in falling. Before he
fell, one who had hold of the bridle exclaimed " your
;money ;" to which the other added," and loon."
When he fell they came up to him, and one of them,
with great dexterity, put his finger into his fob, and
drew out his watch. He then gave up his purfe,
which contained feveral Sandwich bank notes, hav-
ing received to the amount of one hundred pounds
that day.
Serjeant Rutter, of the 3d battalion of the 64 re-
giment, Rated, that Barton and Moody belonged to
his company, and Kennedy to the fame regiment.—
On Thurfday, the istli of November, he was at a
public bottle at Deal, and Moody came in ; he A-
ed another foldier if he would have any gin ? and of-
fered to treat him with half a pint if be would go
out with him. This led the witnefs to fome degree
of.fufpicion. becaufe he knew that Moody had had
no money the day before, having applied to him to
lend him a fhilling. He faid that he had teen the
hand bills refpeeling the robbery. At eight o'clock
that evening Moody came into the barracks he
aficed if all was well, which the witnefs underßoad
meant, whether he was in time for the roll call ? he
replied, yes. He next Aced what Barton was in cuf-
tody for? he told him as the fall was, that he had
come to the parade drunk, and was therefore in col-
totly. In the courfe of the evening Moody anted the
witnefs if be would let a man. whom he had brought
with him, ling a long, as he was going to bed ? the
Serjeant replied, he had no obje,ftion before nine, but
after that hour every thing muff be quiet. He law
Moody go to bed, and nhferved that, as he undrei
fed, he took the jacket from under his bed fellow's
head, and put his own jacket in the place of it. The
witnefs then went out of the room, and concerted a
plan for feat thing Moody with another Serjeant. The
witnefs then attended the roll call, and form after he
came back, Se/jeant Young, with whom he had con-
tubed, came into the room, and faid, he had orders
to fearch all the men that were drunk. They then
pt oceedcd to fearch Moody', jacket, and between the
cloth and the lining they found the profecutor's
watch and three one pound notes.
Thomas Bunce Sin:mend-, a viflualler at Walmer,
Raid, that the day after the robbery he went to the
guard-room to carry time beer to the Scrjeanr, who
had been up all night with them. Moody ;diced the
ilzrjeant to take off his handcuffs, as he wanted to
lighten hiadelf; the Soajeant faid he could not du
that, but be would unbutton his gaiters for him : as
the Serjeant was unbuttoning his jacket about the
throat, he laid to Moody, 64 why you have no collar
on." Moody anfwered, never mind. we (hall form
get a hempen collar a piece, that will fit us alt."—
Ilarton replied, if you get one; I Ilan have one too,
for I was the EA to hold his horfe, and demand his
money ; Kennedy faid, No, I demanded his money,
which he refilled. and I fetched him a topper rho:
brought him down. He added, I thought that his
bode trampled upon his head. But when he was
down, he robbed him of a handful of notes, a watch,
half-Aguinea, and a crown-piece. Barton faid, I
am furry that you beat him ; before I went out, I
ordered you to rob them, but not to murder any
hotly. Then they continued to relate what they had
done. After the robbery, they went to the barracks
by way of. Deal Cattle, and hid their booty under a
greatlone on the beach for that night. • Moody and
Barton laid they went home to bed, and Kennedy
Paid he went to the Canteen, and got a herring, a
roll, and a pint of porter.
Serjeant 4ylefbury Rated, that he heard this con-
verfation, and that it was publicly delivered before
all the guard, and Teemed to be uttered in bravado,
as if they meant to boat of what they had done.
The Learned Judge having foamed up the evi-
dence, the Jury found them all Guilty.
NOTTINGHAM, MMICH 25.—W. Varley took his
trial for uttering feditinus words. Mr. Serjeant
VAUCH/01 dwelt upon the ufual topics, and Hated
that be thould be able to prove words of the moll in-
flammatory nature, loch as, " Damn Farmer G—,
I with Bonaparte was here, 1 would take up arms
land meet him." The evidence for the Crown being
doled, Mr. Room+ addreffed the Jury with much
feeling, and contended, that it was tmpoffible words
of loch a kind, fo foreign to the minds of Englifh-
men, could have been uttered with the ferious inten-
tion imputed by the indientent the Learned Conn-
ie! was, in many of his iHußrations, very ingenious.
Witnelles to charaffer were alto called. Upon the
foaming up of the Judge, however, the Jury, afterr
forte deliberation, returned a verdial of guilty of ut-
tering the words, Damn Farmer G—," but nega-
tiving the other expreflion laid in the indiAment.-7
Varley was, in the courfe of the day, fentenced to
three months imprifonment.

Monday CANA DELA MOTTE was thrown from his
horfe in the neighbourhood of: Bourton.on-the.hill,
Gloucelterfhire, and flied focal after the accident.
A Bill of Indictment having been found by the
Grand Jury for the Comity of York, at the York Af
fines, on the isth againa Sir Jona Isomer
and others, for being the promoters and infligators
of the riot and dilturbance which took place at the
Elation at Knarefborongb, in July laft, a warrant
for their apprehenfion was granted at Lord ELLLN.
11/01lOtIGII'S Office, on Wednefday. Sir joun and
WILLIAM HAIIIISHAW have, in confequence, been
apprth n led in London, and n Thurfday found bail
for their appearance, to anfwer to the accidations
to be brought againft them.
Yelterday fe'nnight a very ferinus lots was (Whin-
ed by Mr. Giles, of Thrale Farm, Streatham. This
Gentleman has been for many years collating the
molt beautiful of the foreign tong birds, which he
intermixed with the native fongtters of the ifland,
and kept the whole within an aviary (Aimed for that
purpole. This place, however, being oceafionally
warmed by means of flues, whenever any fudden
change from heat to cold took place, the perfon
w hole bufinefs it was to attend to that cirennlttance,
by accident or negligence, left the flues on Friday
fe'nnight unattended, and the whole collation was
fuffocated and deftroyed. It is fuppofed that Tome
choufands have been expended in procuring the birds,
and the collation was considered to be the fin& in
the kingdom.