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the plaintiff notice not to credit his servant on his'
account. It was proVed,..hevetver, that the defen-
dant admitted a debt as due to the plaintiff contracted
by his servant subseqhently to this notice.
A verdict was returneJ in favour of the plaintiff's
right to recover, after which there was,an award for
Ilia' to the amount of SSO.

BIDDLE v. MILL.
This was action to recover damages for an assault
committed at Sotirabnya, in the Island of Java, by'
the defendant, who was commander of the ship Mi-
nerva, on the plaintiff, the first mate of that ship,
and also for causing he plaintiff to be taken by force
from the Minerva to the Dutch Commodore's vessel,
where be was detained several hours.
On the cause being opened, Mr. Serjeant Lots
addressed the Jury for the defendant, and stated that
the defendant was now sensible of his error, and was
aware he could not, and indeed had not attempted
to justify his conduct, and that therefore under these
circumstances he had only on behalf of his client to
apologise most fully for what passed, and to consent
to a verdict being taken for the plaintiff, with L5O
damages. The Learned Serjeant concluded by ex-
pressing a hope that the proceedings of this day would
have the effect of calming the minds of both parties.
The Cuter James, after Mr. Serjeant COPLEY,
for the plaintiff, had expressed his readiness to accept
'the apology, and disclaimed all vindictive motives
in bringing the action, directed the Jury to find a
verdict for the-plaintiff, and added, that the cause
had been conducted in a most honourable way, end
could not fail of being satisfactory to the plaintiff.—
Damages, 1.:;50.

MUSGRAVE V. RYLES.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, in
order to recover the sum of k.:513 from the defendant,
who is Warden of the Fleet Prison. The ground for
the action was, that the defendant had suffered a
person of the name of Isaac Medal: to go at large
after he had been committed to the Fleet Prison for
a debt due to the plaintiff, to the amount of the sum
now sought to be recovered.
Several witnesses were called on the part of the
plaintiff, one of whom stated, that in the month of
last December he saw I. Medal in Mitre-court, Fleet-
street. Witness .gave notice of this to one of the
Officers at the Fleet Prison.

James Morris, another witness, said that he met
Isaac Medax on Blackfriars' Bridge, the 9th of last
January.
A third witness, who had been employed to paint
Mr. Medax's house, in Adam-street, Adelphi, swore
that he saw him there on the Vlth of last January.
As Mr. Medax was, acccriing to law, in the cis•
tody of the defendant at the different times in which
these witnesses proved that he was at large, and as
the defendant's Counsel did not call witnesses to dis-
prove their statement, a verdict was given in favour
of• the plaintiff for the sum of £515.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, MAY 48.
The following prisoners, being nine in number,
were arraigned, and pleaded Guilty to 'the minor
offence of having Forged Notes in their possession :
Hamilton Ross, George Young, Michael Mulling, John
Martin, Thomas Porter, John Moore, James Shaw,
David Sharp, and Lydia Hogan.
John Martin pleaded Not Guilty generally to the
major and minor offence.
Hannah Dowling was indicted for stealing a ring,
value Bs. 6d. privately, in the shop of J. Brooks.
The prosecutor's wife keeps a jeweller's shop at Ed-
monton. On the 3d ult. the prisoner and a girl about
14, came and asked to look at some rings ; they were
shewn some, and the prisoner asked the girl if she had
the £1 note? The girl said she had not, that the per-
son outside of the window had it ; the prisoner said
they would be back in a few .minutes, and they went
to a third person outside. Mrs. Brooks then pissed
the.ring, and accused the prisoner and the girl with
having stolen it ; they declared they had nut, and
went into the shop to be searched ; but Mrs. Brooks
told them it was unnecessary, as no doubt they had
disposed of it to the third woman, and threatened to
send for a constable. The prisoner then implored
mercy, and told Mrs. Brooks if she would go with
her to her lodgings she would pay her for the ring.
Mrs. Brooks accordingly accompanied her to Kings-
land turnpike (four miles from her house) where a
dray was passing, and the prisoner jumped upon it,
gave the drayman a significant whisper, and he
whipped the horses, which ran away. Mt s. Brooks
got upon a coach and pursued her to town. The pri-
soner then went into a house under pretence of getting
the money for the ring, and escaped, but was appre-
hended some time afterwards.

The prisoner persisted in her innocence, and said
the witness intended to swear het life away.
Mr. Baron GARROW summed up briefly, and the
Jury, without a moment's hesitation, found her—
Guilty—Death.
There mas another indictment against her for steal-
ing a whittle and a shawl, of wisich she was also
found—Guilty.

Wednesday night, near twelve o'clock, Mr. EMMET,
a respectable Solicitor, residing in Southwark, going
with his seri, a boy of about 12. years of age, from a
Erie ad's house towards home, as they passed Upper-
ground-street, Blackfriars-road, Mr. EMMIT was at-
tacked by four desperate robbers, who robbed him
of his watch, gold chain, and seals, value.':SO, and
assaulted Mm in the most brutal manner.

For some time past numerous robberies have been
committed in the neighbourhood of St. George's-
fields, by robbing the out-houses of coppers, &c. On
their attempting a house in the London•road, belong-
ing to Mr. LONG, on Wednesday morning, two men
were perceived getting over the wall at three o'clock,
,one of whom was taken after a desperate resistance.
they had got the copper out of the brick-work.
Friday evening, the 7th instant, as Mr. STEPHSN
RopwaY a respectable salt and coal-merchant, of
Cricklade, Wilts, was returning home from Wootton li
-
Bassett, he was most barbarously shot through the
body and killed on the spot, in the turnpike-road be-
tween Purton-Stoke and Purton, about half-past nine
o'clock (the time being known from the report of a
gun or pistol having been heard at a great distance
by many persons in the neighbourhood), and robbed
of every thing he had about him. Three Bank-notes
(amongst many others which it is known the deceased
had in his possession) have been traced to a person of
the name of Robert Watkins, of Wootton-Bassett, who,
with his brother, stands fully committed to take his
trial for the °gime at the neat Wilts Assizes.