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derei: it. It was said this was #4 a public way,- which
certainly meant that it was open orranibsei mortal ibus
but such was not the case, as it never had. and never
would be used as such. ' The Learned Gentleman on
the other side had made use of some whimsical ar-
guments respecting the danger of the doors being left
open all night. This was just to say that the Wes-
tern proprietors were to forget their property, leav-
ing it open to the depredations of every thief, and
allowing the Arcade to be the chief subject of robbery.
It was ludicrous to dwell upon such an argument.
The LORD CHANCELLOR.-44 Is the Arcade com-
posed of shops and houses, or shops only ?"
Mr. WETHERELL said, of shops only; and there
was theretbre a concurrence of necessity and of inte-
rest, to which he might add, even a concurrence of
motives in both places, to see what parties came
there, and to keep out improper intruders. It was
well known that many would come there not for
buying, but ## ut spectextur ipsi," and therefore it was
not natural to suppose the Western Exchange people
would refuse those whom the Arcadians rejected.
The plaintiffs, besides, knew that this passage would
be made, and he was astonished they could object
now. Mr. Odell, Chairman of the Meeting, stated
that he knew so, and this was known to others, so
that out of four plaintiffs three knew it. He believed
it was known to all in the Arcade, for he had the af-
fidavit of one shopkeeper there, who said he refused
to join this combination against the Western Ex-
change. Besides, there was no proof that the plain-
tiffs repreiented the whole shopkeepers, and their case
was therefore the mere individual case of A, B, C,
and D. The Learned Gentleman was here about to
proceed to some legal observations on the case, and
to quote former decisions, when he was interrupted by
The LORD. CHANCELLOR, who said he was now
obliged to go elsewhere; but as no appeals would be'
beard in she House of Lords tomorrow, he would
`with pleastire hear further argumentewhen he came
in the mooing into Court.
Mr. WETHERELL wished it put off till Saturday,
as he was compelled to be in the Cockpit to-morrow.
The LORD CHANCELLOR.--" I have no objections.
Let it be fixed for Saturday. Before I /cave Court,
let me request the parties in the case of the Duke of
Marlborough to be here to-morrow, as I shall dis-
pose of it in the morning, and also of the case of
Jackson, a bankrupt."

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL 22.
SECURITIES OE COLLECTORS 01 TAXES.

In an action brought against the Sectnities of a
Tar Collector, tried before the CHIEF JUSTICE, two
points had been reserved for the opinion of the Court,
first, Whether the bond in the present case, which
was executed by one surety only, was a valid bond,
and such as the plaintiff could recover upon--the de-
fendant contending, that under the provisions of the
Act, the Commissioners were bound to take two Se-
curities?--Secondly, Whether the bond could be con-
sidered in force, and binding the Securities, beyond
one year?
The Coear, after hearing arguments on both sides,
were of opinion that the defendant could not take ad-
vantage of one person only executing the bond.—
Though the Act of Parliament empowered the Com-
missioners to call on the Collector for two Sureties,
yet there was nothing in it that restrained them from
taking one. With respect to the other question, the
Court was also unanimously of opinion, that the of-
fice of Collector was an annual one—so was the secu-
rity annual, terminating with the year. If the law
was otherwise, a person becoming surety might never
release him from the obligation, whatever circum-
stances might occur. The Court, therefore, ordered
a verdict to be entered for the plaintiff on the first
point, and for the defendant on the second.
OLD BAILEY.

Yesterday, John Harris and aarks Elliott were
capitally indicted for ass inking Robert Rowland Wil-
lan on the King's highway, and taking from his per-
son a watch and a seal, value bis property.
The prosecutor and a man named George Hill,
were returning to town on Sunday, the 4th instant,
about ten o'clock at night, and they went into the
Nag's Head at Islington to get a glass of gin each;
on coming out a gang of men passed, and one of,
them knocked George Hill down ; prosecutor went to
pick him up, when one of them asked him what he
had to do with it ? and at the same time pulled his
watch from his fob, and knocked him down ; he got
up and seized the prisoner Elliott, but others of the
gang hustled him about and knocked him down seve-
ral times. Elliott was finally taken to the watch-
house, and Harris was .apprehended on the following
morning, in consequence of information given to
Lack, an officer. The watch was not fain&

In behalf of the prisoner Harris, two witnesses were
called to prove an alibi, and they swore, that on the,
night in question, some time before and after ten
o'clock, he was at a house, No. 8, Charles-street,
Drury-lane.
Mr. Baron WOOD summed up the facts of the cast
and the Jury found both of them Guilty—Death.--
Aged twenty, and twenty-one.
Carolixe .Imeed and Eliiabeth Edwards were capi-
tally indicted for privately stealing two pairs of iold
ear-rings, in the shop of Samuel Jefferson, a jeweller,
in St. Martin's-court,
The facts of the case were these :—The prisoners,
two very decent-looking married women, went into
the shop, and Edwards asked to look at a drawer of
gold ear-rings, which she pointed out in the window ;
and she selected jewellery to the amount of 43 245.
While she was selecting the articles'the gliss'of,the
show-board 03 the counter was broken (as if by acci-
dent) by the other prisoner, for which she paid -tis.
and shortly after the two pair of ear-rings were missed
from it. Mrs. Jefferson comwittnicated her stripicions,.
and they gave the'additss of One Jones, in thel=
ries, and desired that a person might acCompany
for payment of the articles. A person went ; but, i
stead of going that way, thErwandeted
place to lielace in a contrarY.firettion, unt
dons of the poison began to be ezeiied,-an
back to he prosecutor's shop, and kr

the itispi-
the)i wept

foood.--Goilty of
—fly
shoes in
foetid

pipdicted
idiom Mead,
and fe-

ay s. tg s., pent .....0 pair of
silver buckles, some knives, forks, and other articles,
his property. The prisoner was fout.d Guilty—Death.
Sarah Collins, aged el, was indicted for stealing,
on the 14th of March last, from the person of James
Miami,
.a watch, value 40s. and upwards, his pro-
perty. The prosecutor met the prisoner near Buck-
ingham-Gate, when she endeavoured to draw him
into a conversation, and snatched his watch, and
ran away, but was seon overtaken, but the watch was
not found. The prisoner was found Guilty. Upon
iceg
hearin the verdict pronounced she cried bitterly, and
beg for mercy.
George Henry Watkins was indicted for burglari-
ously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of
William Henry Deakin, of St. Leonard, Shoreditch,
and stealing there'll two muskets, a telescope, a largt
quantity of and divers other articles,
on the 14th of March last.

The Jury acquitted the prisoner of the burglary,
but found him Guilty of the grand larceny.
The following were capitally convicted :
Joseph Edmonds, for stealing 50
„yards of,carpet,
the property of Daniel Edward Colston, in his dwel-
ling-house.
Richard Chapman, for stealing a quantity of plate
and wearing-apparel, the property of Edward Cable,
in the dwelling-house of Robert Chapman.
Daniel Francis Reeves, for a burglary in the dwel-
ling-house of Benjamin Blakesley, and stealing three
pound in monies, &c. and a quantity of regimental
clothing, &c.
CHESTER. APRIL 19.
_ IMPORTANT TRIAL FOR SEDITION. _

John Begueley, John Drummond, and Samuel
Johnson, convicted of Sedition on the 15th instant,
were this day brought up to receive sentence.
The CHIEF-JUSTICE, after having very patiently
heard the prisoners at the Bar make their defence re-
specting any mitigation of punishment, then addressed
them as follows :
" Samuel Johnson, jOhn Drummond, and John
Bagueley, you have been charged, severally aft
jointly, with Sedition, with addressing a large meet-,
ing, and uttering such expressions as to stir up and
incite the people to disrespect and hatred of his Ma-
jesty's Government and his Ministers. You are like-
wise charged in this indictment with a conspiracy
against the Government of this realm, with an inten-
tion to subvert it." His Lordship then observed, that
the prisoners had pleaded not guilty to the indict-
ment, that the case had been patiently heard, that
their Counsel was not interrupted, and that they had
called on their part no witnesses, for they would have
been heard also with the greatest patience. His Lord-
ship likewise observed, that the evidence was so clear,
the witnesses so consistent in every respect as to their
evidence, and that the Jury were so convinced of
their guilt, as appeared from their verdict, to the sa-
tisfaction of himself and all persons present, appeal-I
ing to them, and observing, that if any of them were
not perfectly satisfied, they should state why they
have any doubt on the subject, because he himself was
perfectly satisfied that the case was so clear and con-
vincing as not to be contradicted. His Lordship then
adverted to an opinion of one of the prisoners, who
had been speaking concerning Judges, Juries, &c.
having previous instructions fiom Government how
to act ; remarking that they must be ignorant of the
duty, &c. of a Judge, if they supposed that their
judgment depended' upon any previous arrangement
of Government, or of the Cabinet Ministers ; for he
declared, as he had frequently done before, that the
sentence which would be presently passed upon them,
would chiefly depend upon the evidence of the prose-
cution, and that it would have no relation to any
other circumstance but what was connected with the
present case; that he was biassed by no authority,
but he should pass sentence according to the evidence
he had heard. His Lordship then read some of the
speeches of each prisoner, with suitable comments ;
he adverted to the distress of the time when those
meetings occurred, that the weavers and spinners
were chiefly out of employ, that they paraded the
streets in vast bodies about that period; and then ob-
served, that they took advantage to call a meeting to
incite the people there assembled, by various inflam-
matory and seditious speeches, intended to stir them
up to disaffection to the King and hatred of the Go-
vernment, and so forth, as was expressed in the indict-
ment. He here read a great part of the evidence re-
specting the speeches of the prisoners. He observed
also, that the meeting was called under the pretence
of taking into consideration the distress and grievances
of the people, and imparting that a change of reprt-
sentation was absolutely necessary, with other topics
of the like nature, but that they at this meeting deli-
vered speeches of a seditious tendency, as specified in
the evidence ; that their several speeches were on very
inflammatory subjects, and such as were more calcu-
lated to rouse the feelings of their hearers with re-
spect to their alleged grievances, sufferings, and so
forth ; adding, that in one speech the King is called
a robber ; tha; they have been starved by him ; and
that all thieves are cunning ; .and that their miseries
were painted to them in the strongest colours, and
they were advised to redress them by arms ; that the
National C ion, which they would have estab-
,liihed, thoulcilitpersede the present Constitution, and
the ordinary laws of the country, and the people then
present, together ivith the delegates, should go armed
should there remonstrate about their griev-
ances, and if not immediately redressed, should con-
Send Avid' force for their liberties, " their long-lost
liberties." His Lordship then adverted to Johnson's
!patch, wherein he avowed an intention of assassinat-
.lllS certain individuals therein named, in a, wilful,
owl, and deliberate manner, persons in the Cabinet
of the names of Castlereagh, Sidnxiuth, and Canning,
laid he pointed out such evidence, as to render' tyre'
care clear to all persons, evidence indeed so clear-and
consistent as not to be` contradicted in any, point
whatever. his LorJsbip stated Beguelei's
'tient respecting the petition, &c. What we.s. the
meeting held for? Was it to take into eoasideppaiaa
a redress of the irsievances orthe people?• 4 they
think it lcgal,.%rick they asserted that Ares ttelettici

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was, how persons who irlint-tilere as Wessell could held by Seised the-ear-rims were foeud. —GI
stealing, but no( privately. .
be turned out of the Arcade,. because it irde ilot likely .
the Arcadia' shopkeepersotetid4ke to ask •Thia.gre prisonets were n..:.otilistipd Ca
whether he or she meetlilie .‘‘ Unless earn- iOr POT* stealing three
,p of woynetk's si
tiffs shelved thliethe Noble iimouraged the-de. the shop of T. lir*vell wcre both
..;
Pendants in using thiiiiii a p ' Ira' k, there was tas Ginty—Death.
.1 I.
• , George Ferries, aged on'Py 15;"Was capitallyil
ground of coniplaitti against Nor • .
for breaking theirtiellint-heest of Witham
Mr. WETHEISLL, for thi ime, contended that
jeweller, Great Queen-street, in the day time,
the door never should be shut until the Court 0r-
.1.:_ ...,.. ~ .. „„ ,kt;,. ,_,•whi,h loniously stealing six silver pencil eases, two