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London, England, 1827-09-10 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, Sin S.

Corson Woos_—Owing to the prevalence of easterly winds, the
imports of foreign produce is Ent a third week exceedingly light;
that of Cotton being only 7,208 bags. The demand for Cotton has
likewise been limited, the sales not exceeding 9,600 bags, at a dif-
ficult support of last week's rates.
&c.—There has again been a good demand for Sugar, and
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400 casks Carolina Rice at lgs. gd. to 18s. Of Rum the sales are
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Paommoos.—There has been a steady demand for Butter at muck
the same price as last week. In Provisions but little doing, except
, for the supply of the shipping. Bacon rather lower.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE:

LANCASTER, Wars. 7.
Ciant SlDE—Before Jr. Justice BAeLre.

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' Jane Stoic aged 21, was charged with having poison.
ed John Scott, her father.
L The prisoner, 'a short thick-set young woman, rather
good looking, pleaded N Guilty.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY rose with a printed paper in his
hand, and addressing the Jury, said he had received a
letter from Manchester containing the printed bill he
then held, which purported to be the confession of two
prisoners who were to be tried for murder ; the prio3, er
at the bar was one ; he had made the strictest inquiries
as-to the truth of the statement, and he found it was a
fabrication from beginning to end. He understood
these reports had beer, vet y widely circulated; he was
not aware 'hat any of the Jurors had seen one of the
papers; if they had he begged they Would dismiss
from their minds any impression the reading of it might
have made.

The whole of the Jury assured his Lordship they had
not seen the fabrication.

Mr. BRANT stated the case for the prosecution. He
said that the prisoner bad been indicted for petit treason,
which in law is a servant murdering her master or
mistress, but the fact was, that the prisoner was the
daughter of the deceased, with whose murder she stood
charged, and therefore the Jury need not trouble them•
selves in inquiring into the petit treason, if they found
a murder had been committed.

Mr. Brant then called Mrs. Hannah Cragg, who de.
po ed as tollows—l live at Preston, and was acquainted
wall the deceased, John Scott. No person resided in
his house but Mr. Scott, his wife, and Jane, their dough.
ter (the prisoner). I was at Mr. Scott's house on Sun-
day the 13th May ; in the evening Mr. Scott went home
with me. On Monday night about nine o'clock, the
yrisoner came to my house, and said, " Mrs. Cragg,
hae awa to our house, my mother is dead." She ap-
peered very much alarmed. I said, " Jane, I think
your mother is not dead." She replied, "Oh yes, my
father is hold ng her up." I followed her home, and
found the door open. I saw Mrs. Scott. 1 did not see
John Scott then. I saw him afterwards in the yard.—
He was vomiting very much ; he went into the house
with me. Jane Scott was going backwards and fox=
wards, and heard what her lather and mother said to
me. Mrs. Scott said they were poisoned with porridge,
and Mr. Scott said the same, and observed, that it was
a terrible job for them. Jane (the prisoner) said, "
be quit. of the porridge, there shall be no more said
about it." She then went into the pantry and brought
out a basin of porridge. I was holding her mother's
head, and saw the porridge. Mrs. Scott said, " Hold,
Jane, don't take them out." Jane was near enough to
hear, but she did not say any thing, but weht out, tak-
ing the basin with her. Sbe returned, bringing another
w?man with her. She then had the basin, and took it
into the pantry. Mr. Scott desired her to fetch Mr.!
Brown, the poctor. Mr. Brown came immediately,
and asked the prisoner to bring out the porridge pan to
him. He said, let me look at the porridge pan. She
brought it.
Mr. Justice BATLZY—Was it copper or tin ?
Witness—Tin, my Lord.
Examination continued—Mr. Brown told her to lay
it down, and not to wash ,it.

Janos—Did you see if there was anything in the pan?
Witness—l did not, my Lord, I was attending upon
Mrs. Scott. David Graham was sent for; the prisoner
and a Mrs. Bilborough v ent for him. I left the house
between twelve and one o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Scott
were put to bed in a very bad state.

Crbss-examined—On the Sunday evening she ap-
peared on good terms with her father and mother. When
she came for me she appeared very much distressed in-
deed. I have known the prisoner from a child. I be-
lieve she has been subject to fits—saw her once in one.
I cannot say that they affected her mind afterwards.

David Graham,—The deceased, Mary Scott, was my
mother, Mr. Scott was my step-father. I saw them on
Saturday, the 121 h of May, between nine and ten
o'clock ; they were then in very good health. Jane (the
prisoner) was not at home then. Jane lived sometimes
on good terms, and sometimes on bad terms, with her
'father and mother. I know of her being subject to fits
for three years, which were ♦ery violent at times. On
Monday, the 14th of May, Jane Scott came to my
house a little after nine at night. She said, " Oh, Da-
vid, come away as fast as you can, my father and mo-
ther are dying." I went with her. In consequence of
what my mother said, I told Jane I thought she had
poisoned them. She came up stairs after I had put
them to bed, and I said, " Oh, Jane, how can you come
into the room where they are? You see what you have
brought them to." She then leaped at me, and struck
me in the face. I was obliged to put her down stairs.
She was in a great passion at thi, time. I have known
her a long time, and know her to be subject to fits of
passion. She told me at that time, she would poison
my wife before long. I then sent for a constable, and
she was taken up. My mother died, which was about
ten minutes before two o'clock the neat morning. My
father and mother were in the same bed. '
Mr. Brown, the surgeon who attended the deceased, was here
called, and to a question from Isis Lordship, be said he considered
Scott in great danger before his wife died.
Jung—Do you think he expected be should die?
Mr. Brown—l think he did.
Jung—Do you think' he entertained any hope?
Mr. Brown—l think be did not, my Lord.
Graham's examination continued—After I told my father that
my mother was dead, he said, I shall not be long after her ;"
he said he believed Jane had put poison into the porridge she had
made for them.

Mr. ARMSTRONG rose and said, he thought that the phrase " be.
lieved" Jane had done so and so, could not be received in evidence.
His Lordship thought it ought not to be received.
Graham continued—He died about 5 o'clock the same morning.
Cross examined—The prisoner seemed much dis-
tressed when she came to fetch me. Before I went up
stairs, I accused her of putting the poison into the
pot ridge, and she denied it. I again accused her, and
she struck me. She And I had been on good terms
before this. I broke her arm once : that was nine or.
ten years since. I was coming up the street, and caught
her by the arm, threw her aside, and her arm was
broken.

By the JUDGE—(Uanding him one of the printed
confessions he alluded to at the commencement of the
tt ial)—l have never seen any of these papers before.
Margaret Bilborough—l am acquainted with the
prisoner. I remember her coming to my house on the
night of the 14th May, to ask where Dr. Brown lived ?
She said, her father and mother were taken bad since
they got some porridge. She said, " Curse those por•
ridge, I have been throwing them into the Canal." She
had a basin in her hand, and she said, " smell you, and
see if you can smell any thing." There wits nothing in
the basins it appeared clean. I did not smell it. I went

home with the prisoner, and then I went with her to
fetch Dr. Brown.

David Graham maned, and to a question pot from Mr. Arm.
strong, he said, " The fits I think have sometimes affected the pri-.
Boner's mind."
Juoca—H.ve they affected her mind so that she dors not know
right from wrong?
Witness-1 cannot tell that, my Lord; she had a fit on the
Friday before thi4 happened.
Niargiret Bilborough crow-examined—l have known thg pri-
soner three years, and knew her to have Ars. They have been
more frequent latterly.

"Ihomas Emmett—l live in Preston, and am a drug
gist; I have seen the prisoner three times in my shov ;
the first time was about two months before the death of
Mr. and Mrs. Scott; she asked for a quarter a pound of
arsenic; I inquired what she wanted it for? she said
she wanted it to destroy rats, that eat her father's the; sr.
I asked her where she lived? She said heeTather ke,rt
a shop in Bridge-street; she told me her name, but I
forgot it. I let her have the arsenic, and about two
weeks atter she came again, 24 asked for an ounce and
a half, for which she paid threepence. I again asked
her where she I ved? and she said that the ether arsenic
had not quite destroyed the rats, and she warned more.
That brought her to my recollection. She came a third
time, on the 10th or 1 Ith of May, in the afternoon, and
asked for three penny worth of arsenic ; she said she
wanted to put it into whitewash to destroy the bugs. 1
gase it to her, as it is generally used for that purpose. I
wrote arsenic, poison," upon the packer, ard cautioned
her how she used it, as it was a deadly poison. I told
her the first time how to mix it to poison the rats, by
mixing it in Meal and sugar. I did not tell her what
proportiv to put. •
Thomas Walton, constable of Preston—l examined
the house of Scott before he died, minutely, and found
no arenic there. Nu part of the house had the appear.
ance of having been lately whitewasred, and from its
appearance it did not seem to be infested with rats;
there were no rat-hole .

George Richardson—l have known the prisoner for
about two months; I saw her on the Sunday night be.
tween seven and eight o'clock; she wanted me to walk
out with her. I sa'w her on the Thursday night before ;
she was standing at the door, and she called me irr. I
remained there from about half past six till ten ; she
was in the house and another girl also. She wished the
girl to go home, as she had something particular to say
to me. The girl, after a short time, went into the back
yard, and then the prisoner said to me, id When do yru
intend to marry me?' I said, I had told her many
times that I did not intend to be married as yet, as we
had nothing to furnish a house with. She said her fa-
ther had assigned over to her the two houses, and all
the goods were her's, if she had a mind. She fetched
a paper out of the shop.' There was both printing and
writing upon it, and her name was at the bottom. I
did not see her father's name. After I had read aline
or two, I gave it her back. I saw is snuff" mentioned
in it.

Mr. Aaweranyo—lt was her father's snuff and tobacco licence.
Examination continued—l asked her what it was, and she slid
that it was an assignment of all to her. I don't know that she was
subject to fits of my own knowledge.

James Sborrocks—l know Jane Scott very well ; I also
know Richardson; I saw the prisoner between five and
six.dclock on Sunday evening ;she told me her mother
was very badly ;I saw her on the nest night about eight
o'clock; she said I have just seen George go into the
dandy shop (a house where they sell ale without a
licence) ; George thinks of making a fool of me, but
I'll makea bigger fool of him ; she then said, her father
and mother were very bad; she then went in doors and
came out again in about twenty minutes; she then
said, " Oh Jem, my father and mother are sure to
die—are sure to die." I said, " we are all sure to
die." She said. "so we are, but not so sure as them."
She said her father and mother had assigned every
thing over to her, and the three houses, and she would
sell one, and it would set them up in some kind of busi-
ness, and then she would go to her sister at Liverpool.
Cross-ezandned.—l have known the prisoner between four and
five years well; knew she had fits; do not know that they have
weakened her understanding.
(Here the prisoner appeared so &lot she could scarcely stand, and
his Lordship observing it, burgundy ordered her a chair.)
Mr. Robert Brown, surgeon, at Preston, after de.
scribing the condition in which he fiund the deceased,
added, I applied the pump to Mrs. Scott, and took care
of the contents. I used the stomach pump to Mr. Scott
also. They both continued much easier until about one
o'clock, when they both became worse. Mr. Scott was
seised with sickness and complained of pains in his
bowels; and Mrs Scott was very much troubled with
sickness and a cramp in her neck.. She died about
three o'clock. Mr. Scott's sym,ptoms continued until
about two o'clock, with occasional intermissions of
pain. Mr. Scott died about five. Whilst the water
was getting ready, I requested to see the pan in which
the porridge was male. She had told me when she came
forme, that her parents were ill from eating porridge,and
she told me afterwards that she had inn', e it. She
brought it out; there was a little remaining in the pan,
probably from half an ounce to an ounce. I desired
that it might br taken care of. I desired the prisoner
to do so, that I might examine it when I was more at
leisure. I a ked for the meal of which the porridge was
made, and I after wards saw the salt. I esannined both,
and considered them to be quite wholesome. After I
had used the pump I asked for the pan, in order to
send it to my house, and then I observed it had been
washed out. The prisoner said, the water had been
boiled in the pan. I said that could not be, for that I
had superintended the boiling of the water myself, and
that the pan had not been used at all. She made no
reply. 1 then asked for the basin from which Mr. Scott
had taken the poison. She said that she had emptied the
basin into the CanaL I expressd my surprise she should
have carried it se far.

Juntas—How far is the Canal from h r house.
Witite.s—From fifty to one hundred yards, my Lord.
Mr. Brown resumed—She made no reply, but shortly
after she said her father had told her to take it there._
The prisoner a.sisted me in the use of the stomach pump,
and did not at all seem distressed. The next morning I
examined tbe body of John Scott. On laying open the
belly, I found great marks of inflammation on the outer
coats of the intestines and the sumach. S. veral disco-
loured spots were upon the bowels; the other viscera were
not affected. There was nothing remarkable in the exter-
nal appearance of the body. I examined the body of Mary
Scott, externally ; there were marks of discolouration
on the neck, chest, hips, legs, and thighs They were
of a livid colour. A thick mucus escaped from the
mouth and nose. The appearances, internally, were
nearly the same as those of her husband. Vomiting,
purging, and cramp in the legs usually succeed the
taking of arsenic. I certainly attribute their deaths to
arsenic or some mineral poison. I formed that opinion
from the symptoms and appearance, before I made any
Lamination by tests, of the fluids of the stomach, I

have nn doubt the deaths were oceasioneJ by arsenic or
some other mineral poison.
••Cross•examined—When the prisoner came foi me
she appeared to be out of breath, from hurry, and de-
sired me to make haste; she did not appear much dis-
tressed ; she gave every assistance.
Re-examined—My opinion, before the examination
of the contents of the stomach. was, that the death was
occasioned by poison. That opinion was formed with
much confidence._ I had formed an opinion before 1

examined the fluids.
"Mr. Justice BAILER retired from the Court, and in
a short time returned, and on being told that the con-
' stable and Mr. Brown's apprentice were at Preston, he
said that the Jury had not evidence of the result of the
examination of the meal, because the apprentice was
not invltttendance, nor had they any evidence of the
contents of the stomach to enable them to give any de-
cided judgment. The answers of the surgeons 'hewed
the necessity of the evidence of the examination of the
contents of the stomach. There was another charge
against the prisoner witn reference to her mother.
fore that was tried the prosecutors would have an op-
portunity of supplying the defects in the proof of this
case. He had conferred with Mr. Baron Huflock, and
his opinion was the same as his own, that the safer
course would be to give a verdict for the prisoner, as
that full examination the Jury ought to have was not
now forthcoming. It was the fault of the prosecutors
that it was not.
Mr. Brown, the surgeon, bete said, I went home with
the contents of: the stomach myself ; what I sent home
by the'constable was the vomiting, and whit was drawn
up by the pump. I thought the questions referred to that.
Mr. Brown's examination was resumed—l found the
esophagus of Mr. Scott's stomach was very much in-
flamed indeed, as was also the stomach. I also found
some fluids remaining, in which, upon examination, I
found arsenic.
This closed the case for the prosecution, and on the
priloner being called upon for her defence, she said,"l
know nothing at all about it."
The following witnesses were then called for the
defence: _ _ _

Mary Woods—l am sister to the prisoner, and reside
at Liverpool: My father kept a bakehouse at Preston,
and Old cheese. The house was infested with rats, and
Any father used arsenic for the purpose of destroying
them. I have seen him mix arsenic with oatmeal and
soar; I have mixed it myself when I was at home;
in mother has done the same. My sister has been
*dieted with fits between three and four years, and her
mind has been affected by them. I have known her to
have fifty fits in a day, and hir mind would sometimes
be affected for a week after.
'' Alice Birchall had heard Mrs. Scott frequently say
the house was infested with rats and mice - had seen
her mix-stuff with flour and meal; knew the prisoner
was subject to fits; she had been at the Dispensary,
and at the Manchester Infirmary.
The Learned Jones summed up the evidence; at
the close of which the prisoner was seised with a fit in
the dock, and was obliged to be carried away.
The Jury retired for about ten minutes,and then came
into Court with a verdict of Net Guilty.
William Ro6hrsole, aged 34, was brought up and
arraigned upon an indictment, and also on the Coroner's
Inquest, charging him with the murder of Ellen Robin-
son, his wife, at Clanghton, on the 18th of August last.
Mr. BROWN stated the case, and called
Betty Plimley, a young girl, who said—l live near
the prisoner, at Hall Moor end, in Claughton. Mrs.
Robinson, the prisoner's wife, bad been poorly, and was
getting better. I waited on her,because she was poorly.
I rememh.er her husband coming home the day before
she died. They had a violent quarrel at niiht. I
was there at dinner time on the day ihe died. Regent.
rally came home to dinner at twelve o'clock. Mrs.
Robinson went out five minutes before the dinner time.
He came home five minutes afterwards, and asked wisest
she was gone? I said I did not know He stayed in, ate
his dinner, and went out to seek her ; he came back and
told me he could not find her, stopped a little, and then,
went. Half an hour after he was gone, Mrs. Robinson
came in, and went out afterwards. Robinson came home
at half-past four, and she came in about two minutes,
afterwards. He said something to her. I can't say
what it was, but she went out, remained some time, and
be went to seek her, and came back saying he could
not find her. He went out again ; she came in, and
became in about two minutes after her. He asked
her, if " such like carryings on would do?" She never
answered, but went up stairs. I heard her say some-
thing to him when she was up stairs, but I don't
know what it was. He said, "if she said two more
words to him, be would kill her," or " finish her."
I don't know whether he said " kill" or " finish."—
In a minute or two afterwards be went up stairs ;
I heard them both quarrelling, but L could not
tell whsie they said. I heard him strike her; I was
at the stairs' foot; I heard more than one blow,.
She said, " William, bast thou very near dot*
enough ?" He said" No; not yet." I heard him strike
her again more than once; I heard something guttlin
in her throat--I thought it was in her throat. 1 heat
ai
him " side" (shuffling) about very much. He e l
down stairs and walked two or three times over the Soot i
be then went up stairs, and I heard bias drag something
on the Boor ; it seemed as if he were dragging a chairll
which had a ghat weight in it. He then came down
stairs, and went a milking—he had a cow, and took the
pans out. As soon as ever he got out of the house, I went
up,aad sawMrs.Robinson sitting in a cbair,with her head
reared up against the bed-post. I went down again, and
fetched up her son,who is about 12 years old. The son went
to the chair ; I was a yard off; he got hold of her arm,
and said," Mother;" she never answered, and I thought
she was quite dead ; I went down stairs and fetched my
sister Ann, who is older than me; we then went up to-
gether, and my sister went to the chair, put her hand
down her breast, and said "Ellen," but she never an-
swered; we then both came down; the prisoner was
out about half an boor milking ; be asked if 1 had been
uil stairs? I said no; he went up himself; 1 heard him
shove something, but I thought it did not seem a very
great weight; he came down in about a minute, and
said, •' Dear me, Betty, our Ellen has tumbled down
in a fit, she has lamed the side of her eye against
the bed-rail;" he asked me to come up; I went up
stairs with him, and found the chair shifted a little. Her
bead was hanging over the bed.fout rail. We came
down stairs, and he asked me to fetch Almond and
Glace Lambert*. They live a little bit off. Before 1'
went fouthem, he told me not to say any thing.of what
I saw above Stirs. I went nut for them. Grace Lam-
bert cattle up, and Ellen Almond and 1 afterwards. We
all wort up stairs where he was. I came down stair.'
again, and t-ecame down, and said," Oh dear, Betty.l
have a pain at my heart," and he took me to the but-.

tery, and said, Betty, these women say I have killed
our Ellen. Thou know'st whether I have nr not:" and
he asked me if I would be a friend of his, and say nothing
about his abusing Ellen. Almond and Lambert went
away, and I did not stop many minutes.
Ctoss•ezamined by Mr. VINABLES—The prisoner
'appeared very much distressed indeed, and desired one
of them to go for a doctor. I do not know whether
she was addicted to drink. She got some Fqunr that
very day, but I don't think it was very much. He never
offered to run off. He was taken when it got dark at
his own house.

Ann Plimley—l lived next door but one to Mrs.
Robinson. My sister came to me at six o'clock. When
I went up I saw Ellen Robinson sit upon the chair with
her hand against the bed post. I felt her, and she was
dead. She was at my house when the prisoner came
home, at half past four o'clock. She was sick, and•
went to the door. The prisoner asked her what she
was doing, was she frying bacon? He went away, and
she followed in about a minute or two. She had had
some liquor, but not much.

Mrs. Ellen Almond—When I Went up stairs the de.
ceased was sitting in a chair hanging over the rail at
the foot of the bed. Robinson said, she died of a fit. I
went to her, and lifted up her head, and saw the left
temple very ill wounded, and her left arm very black.
I said, 16 I doubt, William, these are your hands." He
said, H Oh, dear me, hear ye that 1"

Davit Bata--I was lodging with the prisoner, and
had been there a fortnight. When the deceased was
up stairs, and. he was below, I heard the prisoner say,
0, that he would make her so, that she should neither
walk nor talk." He did not then appear in a violent
passion. About three minutes after that he went up
stairs. After he had been up some time, I heard a kind
of-shunting noise, as if he was abusing her.
Cross-examined--I don't recollect that I heard them
quarrelling, or that I heard words on both sides wheat
they were up stairs; she appeared to be drunk on Friday
evening ; the former part of the latter week that I was
them they appeared to be comfortable, for, perhaps,
four days.
William Bell, of Garstang, surgeon, was called in on
the Saturday evening by Grace Lambert, and found
the deceased lying on her back in bed, with a bruise
on her left temple, and a bruise on and about the
left eye; I examined the body on the Sunday morn-
ing; there was coagulated blood under the skin on
the left temple, above and below the eye; there
seemed a violent injury to the left arm, and also as if
there bad been a violent kick on the breech, and there
was a bruise on each side. On opening the skull-cap,
the head was distended with blood, and on removing
the membranes of the brain, I found a large quantity
of coagulated Wood. There had been a rupture of
some of the vtssels. There was a large quantity ot•
coagulated blood in the base of the brain. Her death,
in my opinion, arope from blows and strangulation
united. I scarcely-drink the first could have caused the
braises, or that a fall could—kicks might.
Cross-exansined—They cotild not have been occa-
sioned by a fall against the corner of a bedstead; the
bone was not fractured. .

William Smith, of Garstang, surgeon, also viewed the
body, and confirmed the last evidence. The blows and
strangulation were each sufficient to produce death.
Pressure on the throat would prevent crying out. There
were great marks of pressure on each side of the neck.
The prisoner, in his defence, said, "On griday
night my wife was drunk ; we quarrelled exceedingly,
and I took her up to bed, but never struck her. I went
to my work at morning, and when I came home at
dinner time, I could not find her ; she was off; and when
she came home on Saturday night, sbe was intoxicated
again. I asked her if such carryings on would do for'
a family? She went up stairs. When I followed her,
I again asked her if such like doings would do for a
family? She began swearing; said she had done more
for me than my first wife had done, only she bad not
brought four rotten children into the world; and she
rushed at me, and began kicking fie, and I struck her.l
I had no idea she was dead. When I tear back, I saw
she was dead."

William Bell re-called•—l did not examine the pri-
soner whether there were any kicks upon him. He slid
not complain.
Betty Pliraley, Ann Plirnley, and Mrs. Ellen Almond,
were all recalled, and said the prisoner did not ever
tell them that his wife had kicked him.

Mr. Justice BATLEY summed up, and said if it had
appeared that the prisoner's wife had kicked him, the
crime might have been reduced to manslaughter, for
the law in mercy to human nature made allowances
for what was done in the heat and exasperation of the
blood. To constitute the crime of murder, the means
used must be such as are likely to produce death ; for
if the means are not sufficient to render death probable,
and death, ensues, the law does not consider that there
has been malice prepense : but, there was no evidence of
violence by the wife to the husband, and the Jury were
to consider whether the violence he used was such as
was likely to produce death.
The Jury 'immediately found the prisoner Guilty of
murder; and Mr. Justice &may pronounced the sea.
tence of the law upon him, that he should be hung by
the neck on Monday nest (this day) till he was dead,
and that afterwards his body should be dissected and
anatomized. His Lordship admitted,that the prisoner's
wife had not been free from blame, but said that the
crime of which he was guilty,—that of wilfully mur•
dering the wife of his bosom, was as wicked a crime as
could be conceived.

In the year 1530, the wages of husbandmen and full
labourers were Bd. a day each. Comparing the prices
of provisions of that period with those of the present',
the industrious classes seem to have been much better
paid then than now. In the reign of Henry VIII. the
wages of a falconer were generally a groat a day, and
he was allowed one penny a day for the food of each ,
hawk intrusted to his care. A huntsman received 355.
51 a quarter, and, as well as most of the other servants,
he had 4d. a day for his board wages. The allowance
for the board of the buys cf the stable, was Is. 8,1. per:
week each ; and of 44 the King's riding boys," 2s. a
week each. The keeper of the Barbary horse was al.
lowed Is. BJ. per week for his board, his wages being
41. a year ; the hen taker was, however, better paid, as
he received 455. 7d. a quarter. The regular wages of
the King's watermen, were 105. a quarter ; but it woold
appear that they were paid extra upon every occasion
when they were employed. Sexton, the fool's servant's
wages, were 1.55. te quarter. The gardeners of York
Place, and of Baulie, or New Hall, in Suffolk, received
about 121. per annum ; the gardener of Greenwich,2o4.
4 year, and the gardeners of Windsor and Winstead,
41. a year.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
SIANSION-HOUSE.
Saturday Cenegeffeigus, who was, a few days ago, charged with
having forged a cheque upon Comte. bank, in the name of the
Hon. Leicester Stanhope, was brought up for anal ezamin.tioe.—
He bad been remanded from a former day, in order that additional
evidence might be brought forward.
The Hon. Leicester Stanhope did not attend, but the Hon.
coin Stanhope did, and stated, that, to the best of Ws belief. tin
writing in the cheque was not his brother's ; it was not his OWD•
A clerk to Messrs. Greenwood and Cox swore that the signature
to. the cheque was not Mr. Leicester Stanhope's.
The prisoner was then fully committed for trial.
George Tnight was charged with having stolen a watch, the pro-1
party of Mr. Troup, of Cheapdde.
The evidence stated, that the prisaser had acted as traveller for
Mr. Troup'ttouse, and that he received watches and ether valuable
articles to dispose of for the prosecutor; be, however. instead of
selling or returning to the owner a gold watch, foe 101.
The prosecutor stated that be allowed the pr=4 is
1001, a year,
besides his uamelhog events. Folly committed.

GUILDHALL.
Saturday, a decently-dressed yelling man was charged ;kb sur-
reptitiously taking a sovereign from nine oboes laid down by the
complainant, in treating far a Worse in Smithfield. He protested
his innocence, and was about to be remanded, when a esePeetabk
tradesman stepped forward and said he had known him for many
years, and he was a most honest young man : he would be bail for
him ?or Lona—Mr. Alderman Assam said, that on the strength
of this he should take that Gentleman's recognisance. for his ap-
pearance at the Sessions.
_ _ _

There were but nine cases entered fee hearing on Saturday ; ea
every preceding day last week they have ged from 24 to 341,—.
a fan that the sitting Alderman remarked abews that the festivities
of the fair were ended.

tiTsgbs Grainer was charged by Mr. Evans, of Holborn-bill, with
applying la of hts eunployer's money to his own purposes. Mr.
Evans sent himout to remiss on,secosna of about 71. and gave

him change for a till;note. He received the 71. and did not return
with any of it.—The risen'? said, Ise had called to get a glass of
rum. which affected his head; he sat doers oa a step of a door in
the stsert, where he fell asleep, and, on awaking, found his pocket
had been emptied. In several days after be returned to his master,
and requested leave to work out the whole lot—Mr. Evans be:
lieved that the prisoner's wife and himself had been getting Mini-
cated with the money from the moment he had received it till the
whole was expended; moreover, that this was the second or third
trick of the kind that be bad played in other places where be had
been employed.—Mr. Alderman At mee committed hint.

BOW-STREET .

Is was expected that General Sir Gregor hf'Grezor would ►ace
been brought before the Magistrates of this 011ice,on Saturday even-
ing, in consequence of a communication ►aving been made to Mr.
Maur, In the course of the day, from Mr. Nodder, the Governor
of Tuthill fields Prison.

It appears that Sir Gregor M'Gregor, having been unable to pat
in bail to answer the charge prefaval against bhn by Mr. Spec& is
entitledto be removed to the New Prison Clerkenwell, that be
may have the benefit of the delivery of that gaol, which takes place
in the ensuing week. Ford, the gaoler, was directed by Mr. Ha tu
to proceed to Tethill-fields, to inform the General that if be thought
proper be might be brought pp hi the evening and be committed to'
Cktkenwell, but if be preferred remaining at TothiEfields till the
beginning of the week he might de se. On Ford arriving at Tot-
bill-Selds, be found that Sir Gregor M'Greger bad sworn an Aida-
'it before a Conienissioser, fur the purpose of being removed by
habeas corpus ea Tuesday neut. Ford communicated to Sir Grfgor
that he bad the authority of the Magistrate to take him to the
'Mee, from whence be might be comodtted, by which the expense
of a writ of habeas corpse would, be saved.
Sir Gregor M'Gregor said, that he was obliged to Mr. Halle, but
he would avail hinted( d tie indnigenes of Asa Illiagistrate to re-
nags where he was di the boil/saki able week beam be could
not as without first consnltiog Mr. Broderick. kis Counsel.
Jabs Easton, a and a awakes ha rialbera, was charged with stetl .
lag a trunk and its commits, the prepeety of Cunene States. The
driver of the hackney coach was also placed at the bar, and charged
with being perhaps evinsinis is the felony.
It appeared that the prosecturie was a servant at the Tibor Boar
Inn, Holborn, and on Monday night week she left her pies with
two trunks; she called the hackney comb, and directed the drive, to
put her two trunks which were standing in the passsge.into the coach..
The coachman directed Easton to put the trunks into the conk; but
be put only one of them in, and the prosecutris did not discover
that the apex trunk was misaLig till atom abe hadbeen Advisee,*

iteai.-on'ar—rivirg ih-e-Terha-iiis was set ke be fwd. iset dr* snail
had been seen in his possession Fagan, the parole, egigesirmiled 1
Seaton a few days afterwards, and on hie pen= were found several
pawnbrokers' duplicates. His lodiginp were searched and his girl
' was apprehended, and she confessed that the prisoner had esapioped'
her to pawn the stolen property.
Several pawnbrokers produced diferent portions of the property,
and the prosecutrix identiAed the same.
ne driver of the coach way discharged, and Liston Iglu (471
committed.

HATTON- G A UDEN.
Two notorious characters, named Ow and llailasti. were charged
with breaking open the hawse of Mr. Dane, a greenisocer. in Lay-
stall-street, ea.:Fouling a liver watch, ten sovereips, and .flO in
silver and halfpence. The robbery was elected while the prosecu-
tor and his wife were at market on the morning of Saturday, the
lit of September, during which. tilde Ballard was seen at the street
door, which was opened to him by Cane, who lived In the house.—
On the return of Dunn. the robbery was discovered, every box and
drawer being forced, the marks on which corresponded with the.
edge of a hatchet left In the parlour, and which was known to be.
long to Cane's father. The watch was found at a neighbouring
pawnbroker's, where it bad been pledged by a woman, who can be
identified. The primness were remanded until Thured.4.
Saturday morning two miserble-leaking men, named isikand
Lem and Ks* AM Lone, the wife of the latter, with an WWI*
her arms, wen:placed at the bar of this office:
From what wes 'gated, it appeared that LOnlarick and fear Ohm
*Seers proceeded at an early hoar in the morning, to 17, Bucklepi
street, St. Glisee, and proceeded to the front toms on the eramni
floor, rented by Lowe. In this apartment were the three primes
era, who appeared thundentrock at the introalen,aed were Immo.
dime! waxed. The apartment was then searched, and some
cream of tartar, and ether articles med in the process of Woofing.
were discovered, as also some counterfeit shillings, Ike. ready Per
circulation. Tice prlsessais were set at work when jbe Akers
entered ; bat from the Moor of their hands, aid afar drama.
stances, there was every reason to believe that it bad been but ray
recently discontinued. The prisoners were ordered to be remanded
until a future day.
Id A RLBOROU G H-STRRE"r.
Three foreigners, of very respectable appearance, came helm re
Gamma new:, and complained of the conduct of a pawihnokra
itsiding in the neighbourhood of the nice. One adieu asititist.
being unfortunate in businew he had been compelled to raise
money, by pledging two harps for esi. The pawskoltergaes them
no duplicate, which, in Pact, be was not bound to do, at the sum o&
vaned was above 101. but the applicant had paid moot ens ....L
interest, in order that they should not be lost. A sheet time agppll
when he called, the pawnbroker said the harps were safe, and corl&I
be seen, provided the interest, which then amounted to 71. was 01.1
Ifs was not then prepared to pay this sum, and* few days sag,l
whim be called with the money, the pawnbroker said that one of
1
the harps had been sold. He was, therefore, desirous that the
pawnbroker-should be summoned, to give some espknation.
The teat, said, that if the sum advanced had been ender
101. be mulch have granted a stuntman against Abe pawnbroker.
The only remedy the applicant now had to compel the pawnbroker
to account for the harps was, by consateedng an action at law
against him.