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time the acciden kappestet II was the usual cup
tom to rake or cover up the ire, and they had done ,
•this as usual, but it had never been broken rap,: and
they particularly reqnested Mr. Grace to give them
notice over-night when they intended to•swee# their
chimney, that they might put their fire oat.
The following witnesses were called on the part of
the defence:
Mr. Edwird Brook stated, that he took an inqui-
sition upon the body of the deceased, and upon that
occasion George Watson was examined berate him,
when he swore—,4 That after the deceased had fallen
'down the chimney, Eyre said to Benjamin Byrom—
What
did you mean by having such a fire in the
range ? and Byrom said he could not help it.; and
the wife called out from the chamber above, and said,
they should, have let us know the night before, that we
might have rut the fire out.
William Kershaw is a master bricklayer, and lives
at Wakefield. Had occasion, in the way of his busi-
ness, to be up early on the morning of the 20d1 of
April, and hiving called up a person, he waited for
him about twenty minutes ; he was ptanding where
he could distinctly see Byrom's door ; five minutes
before five o'clock he saw the sweeps come, who
knocked at Grace's door, but is quite positive they did
not knock or make any noire at Byrom's door .+,— he
continued there until 25 minutes alter five, whicit was
after the time they had gained admission into Mr.
} Grace's house.

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NIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARr. •
EDINBURGH, AUGUST 34.
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Yesterday, came un before this Court the trial of
Askew Harvey, accused of fraud aild wilful imposi-
tion. gibe prisoner pleaded not guilty. Several wit-
nesses were examined. and, on the proof being con-
cluded, the Jury were addressed on the part of the
Crown by the Solicitor-General, and by Mr. J. H.
Mackenzie for the prisoner. The whole was summed
up by the Loan Jusnot CLERK, and the Jury were
immediately inclosed (the Court remaining sitting.)
In a short time the Jul y returned their verdict, nna-
stimously finding the prisoner guilty. Sentence was
afterwards pronounced,. ordaining the prisoner to be
transported beyond seas for seven years.
_ At two o'clock, the court proceeded to the trial of
William Mitchell, accused of theft and forgery.—
Mitchell, it appeared from the evidence, had opened
a chest in the house of Mrs: Duncan, foot of the Back
Stairs, Cowgate, Edinburgh, where he lodged, be-
longing to one John Ferguson, another lodger, from
which he took a silver watch, a considerable sum in
bank notes and cash, together with a bill on the Dun-
dee bank for £4B. Having written a letter in the name
of Ferguson, setting forth that he wad .very ill in his
health, and unable to work, he presented it at the
bank, alorg with the bill, for payment ; but some.
suspicious having arisen, payment was delayed till
further inquiry could be made; in the mean time,
Mitchell received 2as. from the cashier, for which he
granted his receipt, to carry him back again to Edin-
burgh, where he was apprehended a few weeks after.
An attempt to prose an alibi, on the part Of the pri.
• sonerrhaving failed, the SOLICITOR.GDNERAL address-
ed the Jury for the Crown, and Mr. BELL for the
prisoner. •
The LORD JUSTICE CLERK then summed up the
evidence in a most distinct and impartial manner;
after, which the Jury were inclosed, who having de!.
liberated for sonic time, returned a verdict, unani-
mously. finding the prisoner Guilty of the crimes li-
belled, upon irhich his Lordship pronounced the sen-
tence of the law, ordaining the prisoner to he executed
at the. Wert end of the Tolbooth of Edinburgh, on
the 9th October next.

The Jury, after hearing the charge of the Judge,
instantly acquitted both the prisoners.

Lt erect-Goers—Yesterday three men, named Phi-
lips, Davies, and Salmon, were charged at Bow-street,
with carrying on illegal lotteries, called Little-Goes,
at the public-house ceded the Crown and Sceptre, in
Bromptena ow, and also in Yeoman's-row, and in
Knightsbridge. The evidence against the prisoners
was the wife of a gentleman in the army, who ac-
knowledgea that she had been insuring with the pri-
soners fur ten years past, during time she had
not only squandered her husband's money away, but
had pledged their clothes and 'household furniture,
which led to their detection, as her husband, on ells-
covering her conduct, insisted on her bringing the
Iprisoners to punishment, and accordingly applied to
the Solicitor of the•Stamp-Oflice, who attended yes-
-1 terday, and conducted the prosecution. A Solicitor
j attended for Phillips, and made an ingenious defence,
At the Shropshire Assizes, last week, G. Mt/Mr, though withcut success, as the Sitting Magistrate
Baker, Hickman, Turner, and White/owe, were tried for convicted all the prisoners as rogues and vagabonds.
the robbery. of Mr. Norcop's house, at Bitton. S. Meneamioucti-stiteser.—A man of the name of
Sheldon (one of the accomplices) was admitted an evi- Jeffries, a kind of street porter, who resides in Pellew-
dence on the part of the Crown, and by whose testi- street, Madox•street, was charged with wounding his
Twiny of the transaction, it was one of the most daring son, a boy about 12 years old, by fracturing his skull
conspiracies ever recorded. While two of the men, by a blow fiorn a hammer weighing ten pounds. It
armed with pistols, held Mr. Norcop in bed, and appeared in evidence that the prisoner had committed
threitened his life if be made any resistance, the other this monstrous act on his own child, in consequence
prisoners broke open his bureaus, &c. and took a con- of his having found him -fighting with another boy in
sidcrable sum of eioney in cash and large notes. They , the street. A Surgeon described the fracture to be
all' received sentence of death, and the Judge left , of that nature which renders the life of the boy ex.
them for execution on Saturday. • I tremely doubtful, and the prisoner was committed
YOrIK, Aucu6T 17. until the fate of the sufferer be known.
TRIAL OF BEN7ANIIN BYRON% AND HANNAH arnoat Extruenix.—Yesterday morning Joseph Antonio
His IVIFE FOR MURDER. and Joseph King, for various robberies, and Thomas
The prisoners were charged with the wilful mur- : Mann for forgery, were executed at the debtor's-door,
tier of Joseph Fisher, a chimney-sweeper, at Wake. of Newgate, pursuant to their sentence. About eight
field, by maliciously stirring up a fire, whereby the e'clOck they were brought out, and ascended the
!oat in the adjoining chimney was set on fire, and the platform. They met their late with becoinii-Ig fer-
deceased was so dreadfully burnt that he expired in a titude. Antonio and King were attended by a Ca-
few days. tholic Clergyman, and Mann by the Ordinary of
George Eyre, one of the sweeps employed on this Newgate. Soon after they were tied up they were
occasion, stated, that himself, the deceased, and a „•launehed into eternity. John Ft-Inel%, who was also
boy of the name of* Watson, went on the morning of tried with Mann for forgery, received a respite the
the 20th of April, at five o'clock, to sweep the chimney night previous to the execution.
of Mr. Grace, the prisoner's neighbour. They knot-1 Crioxeos, (Sotrettemeros) AUc. 26.—The Annni
ked with their brushes at the house of the prisoners versary of this Town was holden on Saturday, the
for half an hour, calling out sweep ! but could get I 17th instant, on the King's Terrace, under the statue
no answer ; but the witness said he was sure some' of our beloved,Sovereign, which was erected on the
person in the house was up, as, he heard a noise.— day of the Jubilee. Tnastas CRoxroN, Eezn_ was in
Witness said, that the last • time they swept the the Chair.—On this occasion an elegant dinner was
chimney ef Mr. Grace (which was about foer months provided, of which twenty gentlemen partook. 'Fix
before) Mrs. Byrom threatenedaf they did not bring ; King, Prince Rezent, and several other loyal and pe-
a sleet and keep the soot from failing down into their Mimic toasts were given from the Chair. After which,
house, she would set the chimney and the boy on fire. the company gave, Succor to Me Town, and may it
Witness proceeded to state, that he put Joseph Fisher ! ever flourish and be defended ! with three times theee,
in the chimney, and soon after be heard the tire stir- I The Chairman returned thanks, and gave A',s to Win-
red up. Witness went away, leavieg Watson to take ten Hospitel. The company then subscribed £5, as
the bey out of the chimney when lie came down.— I-a further donation, and requested the Chairman would
Witness was seat fur againin consequence of the ac- forward the 'same. It is a singular fact, that in 1737
cident, and again knocked at the doer of the prisoner; , this spot cost only £lOO, a.. 1 will now net the pre-
on its being aliened, be found Benjamin Byrom tying sent Proprietor upwards of 417,000 -
up his stockiew, and Watson told him that the boy ARCHERY.—On the 4th inst. the Mnsselburgh ar-'
had been set on lire ; on which Benjamin Byrom be- i row was shot for, on the new race ground, Mussel.'
Hn to curse and swear, and blaCkguard them, and j burgh, by the royal Company of Archers, and gain-
annah Byrom, who was up stairs, called out, and led by Dr. fel4Kenzie Grieve, being the third time lie
said if he, the witness, did not get away, she would has had that honour. The day was uncommonly
throw some water in his face, and scald his eyes out. ' fine, and the appearance of the Archers in their an-
George Watson, after stating most of what has cient Caledonian garb, guarded by the brave 42J,
been detailed in the evidence of the last witness, said, the pride and the boast of " Old Albien," attracted
George Eyre having put Joseph Fisher in the chimney, lan assemblage of spectators, as numerous and brit-
left to the witness, the can: of taking him down ; he 'Want as was ever witnessed on a similar occasion.—
continued in the chimney about ten minuses, when he Many of the Nobility and Gentry of the neighheto
fell down ; his head came the first ; he was all on . hood were present. The Royal Company afterwards
are. Witness went after the accident to Beroin's ' dined at Mier's Tavern, and spent the evening with
house ; saw Eyre, and Grace, and Benjamin ityrom that harmony which always attends their meetings.
there ; the wife was lip stairs ; did not hear her say, I The ancient.cnstom of presenting to the company a
" you shredd have told us over night, that we might I riddle, or sieve full of claret, and a dozen of rolls with
have put the fire out." the mussel mark upon them, by the Magistrates of Mus-
Mr. Skitter, surgeon, at Wakefield, attended the I selburgh, was not forgotten on this occasion.
deceased, whose death he stated to have been occa- I RIFLE SHOOTING MATCH.—The Nottingham Rifle
sinned by being dreadfully burnt ; he considered him Society, composed of the most respectable men (A-
in extreme danger from the very first, but could not j that county, and who bear an extraordinary high.
state whether the boy was aWare of his danger. But !character as marksmen, having challenged all the
his Lordship thought a declaration in such chem. : Rifle. Corps and Societies in England to bring five of
stances might be received as evidence ; and the wit- their Members to fire against five of their Society, at
ness then stated, that he asked him, if he heard the i 200 yards without a rest, that is from the shoulder,
fire stirred up .whilst he was in the chimney ? To had their challenge accepted by the Hon. Artillery
which lie replied, " Yes, I did ;" the deceased said Company's .Yagers, and by the Duke of CUMBER-
nothing more in his presence. I LAND'S Corps of Sharpshooters, commanded by Lord
Mr. John Grace stated, that he got up in conse- YARIIOL7`..ii. The thatch for 50 guineas a-side took
quence of the noise made by the sweeps. Ile admit- place on Stamford race ground on Monday last. The
ted, that they had given no notice of their intention to Nottingham heroes and the Yagers first entered the
sweep the chimney to the prisoner ; and that on a lists ; the former were beaten by two shots. The
former occasion, when they had given notice, no ac- Duke of Cl' NIRERLAND'S and the Nottingham then
cident ha I happened. • contended for victory, the prize was won by the for-
James Naylor, master of the c1e4.,1!:"..!, stated, that mar by twelve shots. The odds at setting to, and
he once lived in the house occupied by the prisoner ; during the greater part of last week, were six to four
knows the situation of the chinanies, which enmmuni- in favour of the Nottingham Gentlemen, so great is
rate together only a very short distance front the fire- their celebrity in that neighbouehood as certain shots.
plate. A person in the chimney must have heard any The Gentlemen of the Yagers who fired, were Messrs.
breaking up of the fire. BAUNIER, GARTH, DAVIES, WALLER, and BROAD•
Both the prisoners, in their defence, denied all BURST ; and the Members of the Duke of Curaarte.
knowledge of the deceased having been in the elfin-Leoe's Sharpshooters were Messrs. HENDSRSON. BELL,
sey at-all, and farther, that they nett in bed at the CHARLTON, LYNCH, and Fistoet.

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