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wards to the watch-bouse, pointed out eke prisoneis
as the persons by whom he bad been robbed.
Mrs. Eindun•was again called, -and she declared
that her, child, when- taken oat of bed to go to the
watch-house, was not told for what purpose.
The father of Jams was adduced to the boy's cha-
racter, but he deposed that he could not, for the last
six or nine months, contrive to keep his son out of the
company of the witness, Stephens, and other bad boys.
The prisoners in their defence declared, that the
witness Stephens had stated nothing but falsehoods—
that the bundle was first presented to them by that
witness, by whom Read said he was employed to
pledge the gown. Read added, that the officer took
six shillings from him when he took him into custody.
and that he only returned him four, but this the officer
denied.-LThe prisoners were found Guilty, but re-
commended to mercy in comiderrtion of their youth.
The Judge (15:mer) remarked in impressive terms
111:013 the )ouch, and arts and observations of the pri-
soners, observing they must be sent out of the country.
John Tyro was capitally convicted for stealing a
gelding, price £7, the property of Math. Rutter.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
THIS KING V. J. W. WILKINKIsI.

• This was an indictment aga►nst the Defendant, a
respectable linen•draper at Hull, charging him with
having commi►ted wilfiel and corrupt perjury, in his
answer to a Bill ►n Chancery, filed by the prosecutor,
Cornelius Hewit, formerly a linen draper in the same
town, to compel the specific performance of an al-
' leged agreen►ent on the part of the defendant to take
him into partnership. The defendant in his answer
had sworn, that he had mirer entered into an ,igree-
meta with the prosecutor to take him into partner-
►hip, and he denied that he had ever declared to cer-
tain persont named in the bill, that he had taken the•
prosecutor into partnership. _Upon these last-men-
tioned negations the perjury was assigned.
The case was conducted by Mr. Awn and Mr.
Itsynows for the prosecution, and Mr. ADOLPHUS
and Mr. Dem.!No for the defence. _ _

The case was stated At considerable length by Mr.
Au.av, but before any evidence was adduced,
Mr. ADOLPHUS and Mr. Dowuwo submitted an
objection to the corm of the indictment, contending•
that there was no alleetion as to the materiality of
the supposed perjury, in the snit depending between
the parties in Chancery. They referred to the case
of the King v. M'Keron, tried before Buller, J. in
1792, cited in the case of the King v, Dowlin, .1 T.
lt. 318 ; and also to Mr. Starkie s Treatise on Cri-
minal Pleading, Vol. 1.
Mr. ALLEY and Mr. REYNOLDS were heard in
answer.---Mr. ADOLPHUS was proceeding to reply,
but was stopt by
The CHAIRMAN, who was clearly of opinion, that
the objection taken was fatal, and therefore directed
the Jury to acquit the Defendant. Not Guilty.

• COMMISSION COURT DUBLIN.
MALL ROBSIRS.

Tuesday last Peter *tier and Mathew Kiadsaa were
charged before a Jury up.in a capital indictment, for
committiag a highway/robbery on the 7sh of Nevem-
ber. near Lima-hell, county of Dublin, on Mary
Chafers and George Stephenson-(6,40t the paten-
pers to the Belfast day mail coach)—Jahe Harlot Jand
Mary Harlon, were also given in charge upon indict-
ments for being ateessartee before the fact of the rob-
bery, sod also for being receivers of certain stolen
articles, well knowing the same to have been stolen.
TMs trial occupied the remainder of the day, and
until slate hour in the evening. Angier made an in-
effectual attempt of deftnce, by &Mi. Messrs.
Mthiam.e, Bonnowits, CAMPILLL, Susumu. and Bs-
TRILL, were strenuous and indefatigable in their ex-
ertions for the priboners ; the Jury, however, returned
a verdict—Guilty, against the entire of them. Sen-
tence was not then passed, but the verdict subjects
Angier and /Linehan to punishment by death. Hu
ford and his wife being only indicted for what is
termed a elergyable offence. are liable to transport*.
don for life.

It is rather a singular coincidence, that daring the
paled these unfortunate persons were on trial, three
more of the party (there were eight in all), that at-
tacked the Belfast mail coach, were brought in cus-
tody to the Head Police Office, having been arrested
at Newtown-bloom Kennedy, county of Wicklow.—
The names given as the persons are, John Brennan,
Andrew Cawl,n, and Thomas Kelly.

UNION HALL..4In7aIiPTeD ROSIIERF or LAM.,
srru Cut/sun-Yam—Yesterday, William Marskall,
grave.digger of the parish of Lambeth, and Thomas
Dalai his assistant, were finally examined and fully
committed to the Assizes, on the charge of attempt.
ing to steel dead bodies, and with assaulting Mr.
John Seager, sexton of the parish, and Mr. John
Sharp, of High-street, Lambeth, on the night of Sun-
day, the 30th of November.
Mr. Cuaraaans, one, of the Magistrates, adverted
to a Statute (5 and 6 of Edward Vi.), which states,
" That it any person shall maliciously strike another
%ids a weapon in any church or church.yatd,. tad
shall be convicted thereof, lie shall be adjudged to
have one of his ears cut off; and if he have no ears,
lie shall be burned in the cheek with a hnt iron, haCir-
ing the letter F. burned thereon; and he shall be,
ipso facto. ezcommunicated."
W. Serjeant Sarzou said, that the conduct of the
prisoners was she must atrocious and iniquitous that
could possibly be conceived s they had been guilty of
the most gross deception ; they had been placed in a
confidential situation, they had been specially em-
ployed to protect the burial ground from being plan-1
dered by a gang of lawless villains, and they had
been paid fur their services; but, instead of exercising
a proper vigilance to prevent the dead bodies from
being dragged Isom their graves, they had not only
connived at the crime, but had thcniselves become
the criminals; and when they were discovered, they
aggravated the offence by a violent resistance, and
attempted the lives of their employers with weaponi
of a deadly nature. He should commit them to the
Assists, and the Parish Officers in the mean time
might avail themselves of the best legal advice, and
if it were considered proper, indict them under the
Statute of Lord Ellenborough for the misdemeanours
He should hale committed them specifically under
the Act for cutting end maiming, bad it not been a
novel cases their crime was the tuna atrocious of the
kind tbat had ever come nadir Lis cefniusue..
,Wlw7 were hay committed. _ 1