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!with, $ Melt K. Ai, deb.,thicher, at Ilithe, on t'le
16th otAfFit 1818.
The "WM haves charged the Jury, that if ti'e
defendant-fts hotelde acting. under the impression
that the prosecutor was conveying smuggled, spirit:,
it would be their duty to find him not guitty, be-
cause he appeared 'to be a legally authorized Officer
of the Customs. At the same time. however, if they
were of opinion that he had no ground for entertain.
In* dot Impression, they were bound to find him
guilt, r or i 4 supposing he. bad exceeded his duty,
or had dried with mare violence than was justifiable,
though hieconceived himself merely acting in pur-
suance of hit duty, still he would be guilty. Hi,.
Lordship dwelt with considerable emphasis on chow
circumstances of the ease which appeared favourable
to the supposition that the dettirdant acted honestly
in the discharge of his duty, and net from want('
severity towards the proseeutor;
The Jury retired tot about halt an hour, and rt.::
turned a verdict of Guilty.

MANstox-HousE.—A young married *Orient; of
respectable connections, was charged b- Mr. Mott,
jeweller, of Bishopsgate-street, with robbing him of
two gold rings. Mr. Mott staved, that on Th.ltsd,ty.
evening the prisoner asked to see some wedding
He handed her three cards, containing six each.
prisbner put them into her lap and began to exarn;ne
them. The witness looked with some caution, having
observed a gilt ring upon one of her fingers. She
returned the card, after having shuffled them about
and selected a ring, for which she said she would give
the price demanded (10s.) if Mr. Mott %void,: f ake the
money in copper.. Mr. Mott then perceived toia two
of the rings had been removed from the cal d, and
gilt rings substituted. He gave the prisoner to un-
derstand that he guessed at what had taken place,
but she declared her innocence, and called for ao im-
mediate search. The witness had not seen her ex-
change the rings. He would have put up o fth the
loss from compassion ; but he was as blt.o ' .
there was a sun above him that she had e, 4el
the rings. When he desired her to leave hi she
said she never would till she was searched ; bf. iffte
she desired to be searched, he had told her tha . wai
inconvenient to have it done, when she became 0r,.!
violent. Witness then told his servant girl, and as ung
Lady, who was in the stop at the time, to search her.
The rings were not found upon her, but his convic-
ticn was unalterable. Finding that. she prevaricated
very much in the account slie gave of herself, he put
her in the custody of at; Officer, by whops she was
taken to the Compter ; but still he .did slot wish to
prosecute. The LORD MAYOR said, he ;should wil-
lingly second the intentions of Mr. Mott, if any dou:A
was entertained by him as to the lOss of the rings. :‘,lr.
Mott said, it would be false and foolish in him to
question the -manner of the loss. The cards v:e.c
filled with gold rings when he handed them to t:,e
prisoner. An Officer, who took her to the Comore:,
produced a gilt ring, which he. took from her give
in her way to prison. The prisonir declared her in-
nocence, and mentioned as a prod* of it, the natunl
boldness with which she, at the moment, sought to
vindicate herself. Her husband,cross-examined Mr.
Mott. 'He asked him whether is was not possible for his
boy, who remained in the shop in-his absence, to suL-
stitute the gilt rings ? Mr. Mott replied, that his boy
had an unexceptionable character; and if the ririp
were not all gold, he should, upon handing them to
the Lady, have immediately discovered it. The hub-
' band said, the fact was, she had lost her wedding-
ring, and, being afraid to mention the loss to him, rt-
placed it with a gilt one until the could get one le-
sembling that with which be. had_ married her. Un-
der these circumstances she had gone to Mr. Mott's,
and had been accused of the crime of another person.
Prisoner begged that the young Lady, who had be a
present when she was searched, shOuld be sent for.—
She (the prisoner) had taken off all her clothes, which
were closely examined. The LoaD Mayoa imme-
diately sent for the young Lady, who stated, that the
search was by no means a scrutinous one. There vas
no variance between her evidence and that of Mr.
Mott. The husband then begged that the LORD
MAYOR would postpone the case for a few.days. Mr.
Mott had no objection; on the contrary, he wished,
.for the sake of the prisoner's family, who were un-
conscious of her conduct, to have her discharged
but the LORD MAYOR said, the case mast go before
a Jury. The prisoner then fell backward into the
arms of the Officers, and her husband, whose voice
was almost choaked with grief, declared, that he
Would try, in another-Court, upon the acquittal of
his wife, whether satisfaction could not be obtained
for her. She was then fully committed. -
Very awful thunder storms visited Shropshire on
Monday and Tuesday. The wheat crops are. beat
down and inundated is many parts where the- rain
fell in columns. In the vicinity of Shiffhal -the. storm
was very violent. At Harmer-hill the gardens of the
cottagers, as well as much tillage land, are seriously
injured, and the Chester coach with difficulty pro-
ceeded to Shrewsbury.- Near Lea-hall the road was
furrowed half a yard deep, and the banks and fences
are demolished. On Monday - evening, about six
o'clock, the-neighbourhood of Neon Savage, Salop,
was visitecrby a tornado, which proceeded in a north-
west direction from the paper-mill at that place, for
about a mile and a half; and at the distance of every
500 or 400 yards, emitted from the earth, with asto-
niihing rapidity, to all appearance, a flame of fire
enveloped in a thick smoke, and filling the air with
cocks of hay to an amazing height; tearing up trees
of a considerable size by the roots, breaking down
the standing corn, unroofing the buildings which
stood in the way, and causing both man and beast
to flee with fearful aspects.—We have not heard af
any personal injury sustained.

COAL MARKET, JULY- IS.
Ships at Market. Ships Sold. Price.
60 Newcastle 50f 51s 6d to Mt 3tl
13 Svadesiand 10 • 34s Od to 4ls Ed
lithium! Coal 1k 52$ Bd to 00s Od
COUNTRY MARKETS.
Chirotio,-Jetx 27.—The price of a Bushel of Wheat Bs. load.
Tim Balf-peck Loaf, Wheaten, is. 104.—Bousehold, / s.eld.
AMORY, JULY 27.—Wheat Os. Od. to los. Od.—Beans ss. a-
te Is od—Vetches, Os Od per busiteL--Dadey, SU to 38s—
Oats, 24s Od to 20s Od per inartimeralead, 1s 1114 half peck:
Flour 575. per sack.

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