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London, England, 1827-09-04 00:00:00

ASSIZE 'INTELLIGENCE.

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These Assizes terminated on Saturday, when no less
than seven criminals were left to suffer the last a• ful
punishment of the law, viz.—Richard Lovell, aged 71,
for burglary; Win. Southwood, 3.5. his accomplice;
Wm. Kerslake, SS, for a similar offence; John Bur-
ton, SO, a man professing the trade of a travelling
ticker, bu , in reality; the ringleader of an organised
band nt marauders, for assaulting and robbing J. Bart-
lett; Wrn Latcham, 26, for burglary; and Elizabeth
Dix and Thomas Wiltshire, for robbing the house of
Mr. Jameson, at Larkhall, in whose service Elizabeth
Dix was at the time, of ten sovereigns and other valua,
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ble proper:y. Wiltshire, who paid his addres •s to the
female prisoner, used to. visit at the house, and by this
means they soon contrived to complete the robbery.
The LORD CHM Jimmie, in passing sentence upon
them,, dwelt on the enormity and ingratitude of the
crime, which has lately become too fiequent, of ser-
vants, who could not have want to plead in excuse, rob•
bing their masters of that property which was entrusted
to their care, and which was considered as peculiarly
safe in their hands. In the case of Moses Gay, who
is to be transported for li!e for robbing the house.
Colonel Jackson, and who attempted to 6z the crime
upon the servant girl, his Lord-hip also gave warning)
"that any man who, at the following Assizes, should
be found guilty of perpetrating a robbery at a Gentle
man's house, in concert *pith the servants, should*
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doubtedly be executed."
It is to be hoped, therefore, that the above severe ex-
amples, coupled with the Judge's solemn declaration,
will have the effect of putting an end to this shameful
and most inexcusable species of offence.

GLOUCESTER, Susumu 1.
Joseph Mayo was indicted for having obtaiued from
the shepherd of Thomas Tatting, five fat sheep, under
the pretence that he had bought the same of the said
Thomas Tarling, at Cirencester market.
Mr.Jurrlca conducted the prosecution.
Mr. Thomas Tarling stated, that he lived at Preston,
.near,Cirenerster, and on the 4th of June last. the pri•
sorter called to look at some sheep. The witness was
at that time going to market, and desired the prisoner
to go to his shepherd. who would show bins the sheep,
. and they could settle the terms at market. The prisoner
settsequently came to him the same day in the market,'
and offered him 7d per lb. for 10 cheep. Witness said
he. might have them for SI. a-piece. The prisoner then
said, that if he bought thesis, he must have five first,
and would pay for them when he fetched away the re
=minder. Witness replied, he would not part with th•
sheep without the money, so it was no use to attempt,
to deal that way.
The prosecutor's shepherd proved, that hehad shown
the sheep to the prisoner, and that he came back again
some time after, and said he had bought the sheep. In
going to the field to fetch them, the witness said to the
prisoner, " He hoped he had made a food deal with
his master ;" to deli c h the prisoner replied, " Very dear,
very dear indeed ;N. each." The witness then, by'
desire of the prisoner, selected Sve of the fattest sheep,
and was to put the remainder to fatten till the follow.
ing Monday, when he said he would fetch them. The
witness then assisted the prisoner in driving the sheep
away.

It was al.o proved-that be hid disposed of them, and
had been in the habit of buying sheep and pigs about
the country, although not a regular butcher.
QA being called on for his &fence, the prisoner said
he bad bought the sheep fairly, at SI. each, and meant
to pay for them. He added also, that his sister had
employed an attorney of this town to retain counsel on
his behalf.

Mr. Baron VAUGHAN desired the attorney toll* call-
ed; but no one appearing, it was supposed that some
mistake had occurred ; but the prisoner insisted that an
attorney had been employed, and actually paid SI. He
then called his sister and uncle, who proved that they
bad engaged and paid an attorney to prepare a defence.
Just at this moment the attorney and his clerk having
been sent for, appeared, :and stated to the Court that
they bad been waiting for a witness, and did not know
that a bill had been found against the prisoner.
Ben Baron VAUGHAN.—It is the duty of an attorney,
ewait in court, and ascertain when a bill is found.
witness have you to call?
Arroanmr.—l expect to make out a good defence
fetus the cross-examination of the witnesses for the
prosecution.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN...-Then you could not have
been waiting for any witness, and I hope that the pri-
sesser's money will be returned to him ; such conduct is
very improper. I know that great advantages are
taken of prisoners, which is very cruel, but I shall take
care that in this instance the prisoner shalt not staffer
from the neglect with which he has been treated.
The Attorney professed his readiness to return the
prisoner's money, saying, he neer wished to undertake
his defence.
Mr.Warson,who had been in Court during the whole
of the trial, here undertook to look at the brief for
tie prisoner, and the Learned Judge recalled some of
the witnesses, to examine them on some suggestions
now offered by the prisoner, and by the defence he was
prepared to offer. s s

A witness having given the prisoner a good character,
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN summed up the evidence, and
the Jury found the prisoner Not Gritty.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN.—I hope thiswill be a warning
to you, not to buy any more sheep that way in future.
Edwin Drew and iSamnd Dbmney were indicted fur
having stolen and taken away, trom a waggon passing
along the high road, about lc wt. of coals, the property
of Charles Marklove. The case was proved.
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Mr. Baron VAUGHAN haring summed up, the Jury
found the prisoners (;witty.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN, in addressing the prisoners on
the impropriety of their conduct in robbing their em.
ployers : it was altogether a dark business. The sentence
of the Court was, that they should be imprisoned and
kept to hard labour for one year in the House of Cor-
rection.

LANCASTER, Sm. I.
Cams Sus.--Befure Mr. Justice DATUM.

Three men, Johnson,
were indicted for the commission of a highway robbery
on Joseph Yak, at Liverpool, on the evening of the
12th of Jul) hut.

The two latter prisoners pleaded Guilty, and Clarke
was placed on his trial. The pro?ecutor is a gauger
at Liverpool. On the evening or the 12th of July he
was returning home after dn. k;ng with ►orrie Of hi►
friends, ihrough Byrom-weer. when the prisoner Clarke,
who appeared drunk, asked him the way to Comus-
s.tevt. He told him he was going that way, and should,

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be happy to shew him the roid. They had proceeded
only a shore distance, When the prisoner pretended col
become suddenly sick, and leaned his head against the
wall. The prosecutor stopped to give h•m what as-
asisrance he could, when Sullivan and Johnson ap►
proached, and one of them (the prosecutor could not
swear which) said, " What, Bill, is that you ? Ain't
you well r They were informed by the prosecutor that
he was very unwell, and he• added, " Oh, now you are
with some one who knows you, I dare say you will do
better." These words had. scarcely been spoken by him
when he reee:ved a blow, of a Sit, which felled him to
the ground. The three prisoners instantly stopped his
mouth,and rifi:d his pockets. They took horn him a watch,
a watch chain, and a pencil Vase, which they tore from
him with such, violence as considerably to injure his
clothes. The prosecutor was convinced the prisoner
Clarke was one of the robbers.
A woman, who had seen the prisoners together in
the street near the spot, on.the same evening, said she
had observed :hem in thecom missi on of another robbery.
The prisoner who had wept bitterly throughout the
examination, protested most solemnlytbat he was inno-
cent, and: warmly denounced the witnesses who had
sworn against him.
110-Was found Guilty after a very short consultation
.on tirt part of the Jury. •
•"" Tlik same prisoner WAS convicted on two other charges
of.>t similar character in the streets of Liverpool.

K. Mr. Justice BAYLIT observed, that the evidence ad-
duced clearly 'hewed that the prisoners were a desper•
ate gang, of whom it was indispensably necessary that
some severe exarnplesaphould be made. However, as it
did not appear they had made use of any deadly wea-
pon in the commission of their crimes, their lives would
be spared.

Thomas Whitehead was charged with having, against
the Statote. a forged n-te in his possession, purporting
to be of the valtie of 51. being unable satisfactorily to
account for so having it in his possession. -
At the time cd the last Lancaster Races it was inti-
mated to the Police, that a great nuusber,of the dealers
in forged notes were in the town, and that their house
of call was a low public-house, called the " MakShovel."
Several ullicers therefore went on an appointed night, in
disguise. A constable then entered, in order to seize
one of the persons in the room, to the great alarm of all
the others who were present. The prisoner, who bad-
been sitting near the 6re place. was then observed to
throw a dirty pocket book on the grnand. pOtte of the
officers perceived this, but did not appear tis notice it.
When the alarm, caused by the presence of the con-
stable, had, in some degree. subsided, the prisoner was
seen endeavouring to regain possession of it, by means
of a crooked stick. The prisoner and the pocket book
wee then both seized, and the latter was found to con.
lain the a. note in question, two old Pomfret notes of a
I bank which bad failed, and some flask notes of the
" Bank of Elegance," for 1001. each.

The prisoner cross-axamined,the officers with cond.
derable acuteuess and impudence; and in his defence,
made the usual asseveration, that the witnesses had all
forsworn themselves. He said he was convinced that
every one connected with the proceeding against him
had joined in a conspiracy for his destruction ; except,
indeed his Lord►hip—id My Lo►d," said he, 1.1 will do'
you the justice to say that it is no fault of yours."
Ms Justice BATLZY reproved the conduct of the pri."
saner, in thus imputing such criminal misconduct to
the witnesses who had appeared against him, and who
could have no motive for what they had done but the
desire to perform their duty.
The Jury, without any hesitated.% convicted him,
and he was sentenced to the punishment provided by
the statute, namely, Transportation for 14 years.
James Drgdds, aged 30, was indicted for uttering a
forged 11. and counterfeit Bank of England note, in the
parish of Clithero, in this county. The prisoner, who
is a small farmer, was proved to have discharged a part
of his rent, to have liquidated a public-house score, and
paid a portion of the-price of a pig with three H. Bank
of England notes.

Mr. Joshua Freeman now proved that all these Qom
were forged, and that they were all • struck from the
same plate.
The prisoner, in his defence; stated, tbat be had taken
the notes from a man with whom he was unacquainted,
in pa)ment for some sheep. He was very ill-treated
by the witnesses ; that they had not objected to the
notes at the time they received them from him, as be
might then have prevented the present unfortunate
proceeding.
Some of the witnesses for the prosecution admitted
that the prisoner bad been seen at. the fair, where he
had pared one of the notes, with some cattle in his
possession.

A person who happened accidentally to be in Court,
gave the prisoner a good character for honesty.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY, in stating the evidence to the
Jury, said, it was for them to say whether there was
reasonable evidence here to justify them in saying that
the prisoner's story was correct?
The Jury consulted a few minutes, and acquitted the
prisoner.

John Motley, a military looking old man, aged 51.
was charged with counterfeiting a certain certificate,
purporting to be respectively signed by Robert Hilton,
C. D. Wray, S. Berry, and William Clarke, for the
purpose of Iraudulently receiving certain arrears of a
pension due to William Hankinson, an outpensioner of
Greenwich Hospital, with intent to defraud the Com-
missioners of the said Hospital.
The facts of the case were shortly these :—The pri-
sonet, who was formerly an old soldier, has. been for
some time a waterman at Manchester. Among other
occupations of his-leisure hours, he was' in the habit of
filling up the dr cuments for a number of out-pensioners
of Greenwich H spital. Among others, he became
acquainted with one Hankinson, who died in the month
of June last. His arrears of pension would properly
go to his next of kin. The prisoner, who was in no way
related to the deceased, determined to apply for the
pension. For this purpose he was obliged to commit
a long series of forgeries. It was first necessary fur
him to make a certificate that no wife or family had
been left by the deceased, and that he had been ap
pointed executor; lastly, he forged a certificate, which
formed the subject of the present indictment, of the
birth of a supposed broth. r of the deceased, William
flankinson, and which purported to have been signed
by the Clergymrn of the Collegiate Church at Man-
chester. This certificate, however, being uritten instead
of being contained in a printed form, some suspicion
was excited in the minds of the Commissioner; of the
Hospital. An inquiry was commenced, and the result
was, that the prisoner was apprehended, and on hi,

person was discovered a long and' complicated cot re
spondence, which be had bees forced to carry on in
• order to fulfil his wlshes.
The Rev, Mr. Wray„ the Clergyman of the Collegiate
Church it Manchester, sod Messrs. Berry and Make,
pro7ed that those signatures on the certificate, wit ch
purported to be their's, had not been whiten by them.
The 1 riscne►, in his defence, did not affect to deny
the charge brought against i3llll, but handed in a long
list of the services which he said he had perfotmed
while in the army, during a period of 22 years.
Mr. Justice B A vcal,with great particularity, rammed
asp all the evidence which had been produced against
the prisoner.
The Jury found him Guilty, but recommended him
to the merciful consideration of his Majesty, on account
of his lung services.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

SIARSION 110fMg.

Yesterday a woman named Iresetkor, yd three other Irish-
women, Mule:went another examinadoo, charged with being com-
mon impostors. This was a case of shamming fits in the public
streets, In order to excite compassion; and the four prisoners are as
audacious a set of impostors of that kind as, perhaps, were ever
seen. Their operations were carried on in blooreelds, where they
had gained many a shilling; but they were observed and followed
by a person who had before seen with what ease they made a elm-
fortable livelihood. One of them, in a very miserable dress, lay
down on the broad of her back on the pavement, and frothed at
the mouth, and kicked and gnashed her teeth in a horrible manner,
while another with difficulty held the limbs of the sufferer, and
caned the attention of boniest passengers to her distressed coca.
tion, which she said arose from want of the necessaries of life. A
third, who ress dressed like a decent servant maid, and carried a
key in her hand, was seen rummaging her pockets, with tears ac-
tually In her eyes, while the fourth stood looking on with pity in
her countenance, in order to increase the crowd. Each fit was sure
to produce money. Soon after the fit terminated, the four women
paired off and turned into different public houses, where they
lowed a couple of glasses of gin each, and then returned to their
occupations. After the second fit, they were going to have a little
more comfort, but they were disturbed. It required the exertions
of six officers to convey them to the Compeer. They all looked quite
mild when brought before the Lord Mayor, who ordered them to
prison and good wholesome labour for a month. After they bad
retired foam the bar, and were locked up in the cage, they desired
that his Loldship should be infurmod that t►ey would be d—d if
they would not require a coach and six horses to convey them to
prison. The gaoler, however, altered their opinions upon the sub-
ject, by informing them that if they would not go along quietly,
they should be tied band and foot, ankpleced in a cart.
GUILDHALL.
Cmich Daoretatt —Sarah Slimed was yesterday brought up,
charged with the offence of child dropping. A few days ago she
left by child, a very lively, healthy-looking little girl, about a year
old, In a passage in Golden-lane, and has soon afterwards appro.
headed. She stated, when first bhaught before the Magistrate,
that she had been driven to the act from sheer want—that her bus.
band was on the tramp—and that she bad three other children re-
maining with an acquaintance at Croydon, where she bad iiTtd,—
Mse will remanded till inquiry was made respecting the ether chil-
dren. To-day the Magistrate was informed that the whole of her
story respecting her Croydon connection was an smite fabrication,
and that she had neither child nor acquaintance there.
.Mr. Alderman Amer suspecting that she may have forsaken
last et bet children, remanded her further, seta some additional in-
amides can be obtained respecting her.
Taylor, a pickpocket looking boy, was brought before the
Magistrate, charged with stealing a handkerchief out of the pocket
of one of the ponce-officers at Bartholomew Fair yesterday, at the
very moment at which the Lord Mayor was engaged in proclaiming
It. The officer, finding his pocket was picked, turned round end
saw the prisoner let the handkerchief drop from hint. Another
officer, close by, Saw hint take it out of the packet.—Committed to
Newgate to take his trial.

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BOW-STREET.
James Neil, the proprietor of an infamous brothel in White Hart-
yard, Drury-lane, and one of his hoarders, named Julia IPC/aire
were yesterday charged by Mr. William Ashmore, a Gentleman
who said be belonged to the Army, with a desperate assault upon
his person, end also with robbing hint of a gold eye-glass.
It appeared that on Saturday night the complainant went to the
Haymarket Theatre, and after the performance was over, he was
induced by the female prisoner, and another girl in her company,
to see them home to the respectable establishment abovementimed;
for which purpose the complainant called a coach, and they were
set down accordingly. As a matter of course a bottle of wine was
called for by the ladles, for which when brot:gbt, the very modest
demand of a guinea was made. The complainant, although dia.
posed to be liberal, was DM inclined to submit to such imposition.--
He refused to nay any such price as a twines for a bottle of wine,
awl having signified his determined= to that eject, he was about to
take his departure, whim the female prisoner, sedated by the mistress
atlas house, and the rest of theft* lemmata, attacked him most fm.
and In descending the stain he' was met by Neil, the lad-
lord, who wrack him several blows in his passage to the
street. Finding that he had been robbed of his eye-glass in the
stale, he called upon two of the Bow-street patrol to assist in its
rvcsvety. The patrol accompanied him to the house, but the glass
Gould not be found. He then told the camel to take the female
Omer Into custody, on which Neil swore that the girl should not
be arcked, and struck Canter, oar ache patrol. The assistance of
some vtatchmen being then preettred, the prisoners were, after a
severe struggle, taken fete custody. A watchman, named Cosa.
mins, whose duty it was to have assisted in quelling the riot, was
not on his post, or, as it afterwards appeared, kept purposely out of
the way, and was seen after the fray was over quietly enivAng a
glue of gin at the expense of Mrs. Neil.
' Sir Smosaus Statue having ascertained this fact, Immediately
dismissed the watchman from his situation, and told him he should
never have another opportunity of drinking gin on the same terms.
The female prisoners were then held to bail for assaulting the corn. '
plainant ; and Neil, the landlord, was ordered to find sureties to
answer for three distinct charges of assault, and to give 24 bows'
notice of the same.

H ATTON-G A RDEN.
Yesterday a respectable old Gentleman, who described himself as
I a man of independent property, was placed at the bar with a woman.
A watchman stated that, on Sunday night, about twelve. the
Gentleman and girl were talking together in Middietoo-sqhue.
according to his instmetions, he had taken them into custody.
Mr. Lento, evidently surprised at the charge, asked if they were
acting indecently, or making any disturbance?
Olt no, your -Worship. said Doi,lerry, not in the least.
The Gentleman said, the only offence that be had committed
I was stopping for a moment to answer a question which the female'
had addressed to him.
Mr. Lasso immediately discharged than and, addressing the
watchman, told him that charges of this kind, notwithstanding the
strong manner in which they are reprobated at the offices, appear to
be very much.on she increase, and they must be put a stop to.

MARY-LA-BONN&

lame Casey, an Irishman, was charged with assaulting one qt
the Bow-street Patrol, named Haggit. It seems there was one of
those frightful contests in Cato-street on Saturday which frequently
occur in neighbourhoods where the Irish congregate. Tne pri-

boner alone was secured ; and it was stated that a woman brought
out a poker, with which Haggit was knocked down, and it was
believed the prisoner inflicted the Mow, but it was certain that he
kicked him while upon the ground. He was committed. The
Officer's staff was sung through a window by the rioter. ; but the
owners of the house, nevertheless, seemed much disappointed that
the Magistrates would not repair the mischief.