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London, England, 1805-05-21 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY sB.

The Court was occupied the greater part of this
morning, in pronouncing judgments upon the fol-
lowing perfuns :
Robert Stephens, William Ellis and Wife, and
John Ellis, who were all conviaed the lalt Affixes
for Glonceller of a riot, and forcible entry into cer-
tain premifes, belonging to Mr. Roller. The for-
mer, who was the principal in the riot, was fen-
tenced to fix months imprifonment, and the latter
three, who had affifted him, to three months, in the
gaol of Gloucefter.
Henry Somerfet and S. Edmonds, for obflrufting
and affaulting a Revenue Officer, in the difcharge of
his duty, in the county of Wilts, were ordered to
pay a fine of 301. each, and be imprifoned three
months.

James Philbey, for a fimilar offence, to be impri-
Coned for twelve months, in the gaol of Maid(lone.

William Kingimill, who had been convieled the
Taft aflizes, for Hants, of a fimilar offence, WAS fen-
teneed to pay a fine of 251. and be confined till that
turn fhould be difcharged.
In mitigation of punifhment, his affidavit Rated,
that he was a very young man, with a large family,
and had never before been in the pra4lices of fmug-
gling, and never would again.

William Beaumont, convided of having a large
quantity of naval Bores in his poffeiTmn, belonging
to his Nlajelty's Dock yards at Chatham, was fen-
tenced to pay a fine of 2001. and be imprifoned 12
wont hs in Maidfione gaol.
John Eldon, who had alto been eonvided of a
fimilar offence, at the Lilt allizes for Maiditone, was
brought up. His petition (fated, that he has a large
family, and had fultained very confiderable loffes by
are. _ _ _

Mr inßice GROSE, in palling the judgment of the
Court, expatiated on the enormity of the ctime, of
which he mutt have been perfeltly well aware, from
the perfons from whom he had received the goods,
and the quantity he had poffelred himfelf of, by
which the public had been robbed to a molt extraor-
dinary extent. His Lordfhip then pronounced the
Judgment of the Court, which was, that he fhould be
imprifoned in the gaol of Maid(tone for the term of
fix months, and (land in the pillory before the dock-
gates at Chatham, once within that period.
William Elph, who was tried and convicted before
Mr. JP►aice HEATH, at the hall affixes for Kent, of
receiving Itolen goods, was alto brought up for judg-
ment. _

The goods conftited of a very large quantity of
tope-yarn, belonging to his Majelty's Dock-yards at
Sheernefs, which had been told to him by perfons
employed in thofe yards
Mr. GURNEY, for the Defendant, Rated that upon
the trial, feveral molt refpeaable witneffes appeared
on his behalf, who gave him a molt excellent cha-
raCter, in confequence of which the Ju►y had recom-
mended him ►o mercy, and he was fure that would
have due weight with their Lordthips.
Mr. GAR ROW, for the Crown, conftdered it a moil
important cafe—and, as thofe prallices were daily
entreating, to the great injury of the public, he truit-
ed their Lordthips would pronounce exemplary judg-
ment upon the Defendant, whofe whole defence upon
the trial was,that the witneffes againft him were thieves
themfelves, and therefore not competent.
Their Lordthips, after Tome thort confultation,
ordered him to be committed to liewgate, and
brought up on Saturday next, for Judgment.
William Jenkins, convicted of perjury at the late
Middlefex Eleetion, o; whole cafe we have given a
full report in former Papers, was alfo remanded, and
ordered to he again brought up on the fame day.

Soloman Leni and William Kenter, convieted of
afraulting William Niren, an Excife Officer, in the
difcharge of his duty, at the fittings after laft Term,
at Guildhall, of which we have already given a re-
port, were again brought up, purluant to the order
of the Court, in confequence of the Defendant, Ken-
ter's having, on a former day, declared, that he was
not prefent at the atrault upon the Excife Officer, and
that the Clerk of the Agent for the Crown had ad-
mitted as mach.
Several affidavits were produced, which contra-
ditied that affertion ; but the Defendant perfifted in
his declaration, though he had not ventured to make
an affid.tvit of the fad.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH obferved, that he had great-
ly encreafed his difgrace by his condor& ; and order-
ed both Defendant.' to be remanded, and again
brought up on Saturday next.
Several other perfons, who were out on bail, at
tended to receive the Judgment of the Court, for va-
rious offences. They were ordered to attend again
en next Saturday.
At one o'clock the Court refe, and their Lord-
(hips met the other Judges in the Exchequer Cham-
ber, to deliberate upon the cafe of Holroyd, con-
vieted of the murder of his father, at the laft York
Arlizes.

MONDAY, MAT 20.

THE KING V. PASSINCH•N •ND •NOTHER.
The SOLICITOR GENERAL prayed the Judgment
of the Court on thefe Defendants.
Mr. ERSKINE obferved that Mr. Edwards, one of
the Defendants, wag prepared to go into the circum-
Rance: of his defence, before the Court pronounced
its judgment, but Colonel Paffingham, although he
meant to deliver himfelf up alfo to receive judgment,
was not, at prefent, ready for that purpofe ; and, as
he was not out on bail, the Court would, perhaps,
aot obiett to the cafe liandin3 over to thenext term;
and then Colonel Paffingham would come up to re-
ceive tLe fentence of the Court, when the Lord Chief
_Flake would not have to read the whole of the
Report.
Lord Ect.attIIOROUGH faid,he hoped he lboulti not
be called on to read any of it, for it was, for the moR
part, much too (hocking to be lead in Court. He
lhould communicate again to the Jodges the fub-
Rance of this cafe, but the whole detail he hoped he
Amid never have the pain of giving in any fhape
whatever. The complexion of the cafe and outline
of the fails. mull be Rated to the other Judges, to
wArraut the judgment of the Court. It might now
Rood over total the fifth day of the out Term, and

in the mean time, the 'Defendant Edwards, Ow in
Court, fhould Rand committed.

MT. ERSzINE faid, that he, on the part of the De.
fendants lhould be fatisfied with whatever courfe his
Lordthip would be pleated to take to communicate
the nature of this cafe to the reft of the Bench ; it
could not be expelled, as little was it his with, that to
Blocking a cafe fhould again be detailed.
Ordered to Band over until the fifth day of the
next Term.

THR RING V. JAMES MOORE, ESQ...
This was an indiament for an affault tried before
Mr. Juilice Heath, at the laR Aflizes for Surrey.
The Defendant is a phytic gardener, and carries on
that trade to a vat extent, employing conitantly Bu,
and fometimes t6o men to work in his gardens ;—is
of entirely refpearble charafter, and unblemilhed
conduit, and much beloved by his neighbours. He
is alfo a Major in the Mitcham Volunteer Corps.—
The profecutor is a perfon of the name of Axtovy, a
carpenter in the fame neighbourhood, diftinguithed
for his opulence. His uncle had diitinguifhed the
Defendant, from the Profecutor in a very confidera-
ble manner in his will, and that was fuppofed to have
occasioned great animofity, from the Profecutor to
the Defendant ; at leaft, fo the Defendant Rated in
his affidavit. The Profecutor had, for years toge-
ther, been in the habit of intuiting the Defendant,
wherever he met him, particularly on market days,
and at the head of his regiment, making wry faces at
him, and ufing the moil low and vulgar language to
wards the Defendant as a Volunteer Officer. Once
on a Sunday afternoon he proceeded in this manner,
and provoked the Defendant as much ashe could.—
When the Defendant came up from his regiment,
then under arms, and knocked the Profecutor down
with his fill ; the blow, however, was fo fevere, as to
have been thought by the Defendant to be likely to
caufe the Profecutor's death. Two furgeons were
under the fame apprehenfion for a whole day ;—on
which the Defendant offered to furrender himfelf.—
The Profecntor recovered, however, and commenced
this profecution.
The Court, on a full view of the cafe, and after
hearing Counfel on both fides, fentenced the Defen-
dant to pay a fine of 6s. Bd. and be difcharged.