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London, England, 1816-08-16 00:00:00

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Swill Dewy, untr the fist of 14, was bidtctra for
,havingi on the )10ih day of'Suly fan, wilfully set fits
to the derdingelsonielit Hugb*DalteY; of Halbertois,
laiwiuret.'
' Mr: A. Moos* addressed the JUry. It. observed.'
it was melancholy to see so young a person as tlw
ntkoner standing at the bar to answer for a capital
offence ; and he could not 'detail' to them the circutn-
stances of the. case without considerable pain. Thel
'prisoner
had a father and mother, and a sister ; and
the charge against her was, that on the 11th of Mar
htletwith what mode, could not be imagined—she
j:pes ire to. the dwelling•bouse of her father. The evi-
i tleiks; against her would be something that she said
"ben the circumstance of the fire was mentioned, and
it would then remain for them to see whether •that
were sufficient to find her guilty.
• Mi.-John Webber, a farmer at Halberton, deposed,
that Hugh. Davey rented a cottage of his. which was
burnt down on the llth of May last. Davey had a
wile and four children, of whom the prisoner was one.
She was 4 t home when the fire happened. A day or
Ro after, witness and Mr. Quick, an agent of. the
oyal, Exchange Insurance Company, had an inter:
view with her at the witness's house. They had not
then charged her with any thing, brit Mr. Quick af-
terwards said to her,. H You had better tell the truth
of what you know about the fire." The prisoner
then told what,she knew.
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The Learned Judge here asked, whether there was'
any other evidence ? and being powered in the nega-:
tive, he told the Jury, that as the prisoner had been
influenced to tell what she knew, and there WSW no;
other evidence against her, they must acquit her of,
the charge.—Verdict--Not
Susannah Crook, under the age of 44, was in:
dieted fur having wilfully set fire to the premises of
Thomas Barter, to the parish al Kingskersovell. on '
the Ilth of May-last. between nine and ten o'clock at'
night. She was acquitted on account of an error in
the indictment.
Thomas Fitzgerald was indicted for having, on the
27th of July last, feloniously taken and carried away
a Common Prayer Book, value 2s. the property of
Joanna Mill, of the parish of Holsworthy. The'
charge was. clearly established ; but the prisoner, in
his defence, stated the following estraordinary
cumstancet—He said. that if he weie guilty of thE
offence, he had been already punished for it, as the
Re 4. Mr. Kingdon, the Minister of Holsworthy, ob-
liged hint and his wife to kneel in,the parish church
for two hours before a lalge congregation, and ask
pardon for his sins: he submitted, therefore, that he.
ought Rot to be punished again.. To prove this feet,
he called the clerk of the parish, who I ully confirmed
it. It appearing, however, that the prisoner had
afterwards gone before Richard Kingdon, Esq. a
Magistrate (uncle of the Minister), and made a vo-
luntary confession of the theft, the Learned Judge-
told the Jury, that they could not take the previous
circumstances into consideration. The Jury returned
a verdict—Guilty of stealing to the value of 10d.—
Sentenced to be imprisoned three winch:.
Jaefth Brio and Indians Jones were found guilty of
a misdemeanour, for having with false documents
and false pretences, assuming to be seamen entitled to
ptise-money for. the capture of Java, cbtained goods
and money of Jacob Moses, a navy agent and watch-
maker at Plymouth Dock. They were not indicted
for a capital offence, owing to some inforinality in the,
instrument they had signed.—Sentenced to transpor-
tation for seven Years.

COHOlizit's Isdossrr.—Yeiterday an Inquisition was
held at the Horse and Groom, in Ealing, before Tno.
UM SMILING, Esq. Coroner for Middlesex, on the:
body of Mrs. Ann Pinscent, who alter eating her
dinner on Tuesday last, was :injure* one of dos
window Mats, in her room, tinging a hymn en the
day of judgment, when, she fell-from her seat on die"
floor, in the presence of her husband and some friends,
and expired immediately without speaking or uttering
the smallest complaint. It appeared on examination,
that the deceased was about 35 years of age, and of
a very delicate constitution, and having taken cold in
her last lying in, which was about three months hefore,
she contracted a •complaint that afterwards afflicted
hair till dietime of her death. Tau body was after:
wards opened by a surgeon, and examined, who gave
it as his opinion, that her death was occasioned by a
dropsical complaint in bet chest.—Vesdict—Died by
the visitation of Goo.
Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Turf Tap!
Grosvenor-place before H. Lxvns, Esq. on the body
of Mary M!Claning, who met her death in cons.:
qoence of being accidentally burned.—Margaret,
wife of John Malin, stated, that she lived with the
deceased, at 10, Jews-row, Chelsea ; the latter on
Monday night, about nine o'clock, requested to bite
AL lighted candle; in a few minutes afterwards she
emeamed out fire, which alarmed witness. who id.
'Jointly came to her assistance, and found bey standing
in the middle of the floor, with all her clothes rIV
flames. Not being able to extinguish them, she ran,
to the Duke of- York public house adjoining, where
the fire was extinguished, but she was so shockingly•
burned, that it was found necessary to send her to St:
George's Hospital, where she languished until the
next morning, when she expired—Mr. William Pit-
man, home surgeon at the Hospital, said the decease*
met her death. in consequence of a dreadful burn on
her chest and shoulders, she appeared to be in a state,
of intoxication when she was brought to the Hospital,
and being at that time alone in her apartment. there
was no proof bon the accident happened. The de-
ceased was about' 40 years of age, and much addicted
to drinking..-Verdict—Accidental death.
bloom Bansorr..—Mr. Chu ke of Enfield, and
Mr.. Holt of Edmonton, surgeons, have examined the
body of Draper, and reported to the Coroner, that
they discovered the mark of a violent blow behind the
left ear of the deceased, which, in their opihien, was
the caused his death. The •Jety.who sat on the in-
Twit, have intimated desirsthat a new irquisition
should be taken s Wens the proceedings on the for-
• iand legal, the•verdir% which
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stand, r set
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on' this
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r . 110.41111111'.44ninfraay, two .). !Ai gobieleteil of ha
,b* dietelatilist foe pilliblobt in Outwit °aides Market ;11$
owbig to the Wefts beat Wilma up in various pans, Mr.
Stuns only premed them to pay the costa.
Moss Oki& better known fly the name of n skim,, it. again yeaterday at the Otliett, he eesteequence of his having
Incited ix forged 4f Bank of thoelead nom, to Mr. Norton, a
'Aiken, In the 414gtohOurhood of Denmark•street, St. Giles's,
and not being f•sisse a better aceounfof his 'being possesses,
of the note, than, supposed he task it at gambling, which be
ail
was In the habit ' doing; but the Solicitor to the Bank of Eng-
land we attending; items postponed to a future :lay.
hoar Levy, who has uodergove several examination's. on'
charges of being a tionsmon cheat, by pretending to be a sailor in
very vest dimes% Bs 'oration's humane persons, and prevailing on
them so advance seven peon is on watches, which hr represented
as very valuable, but which were proved to be made up for the
purpose of fraud, sod. ot worth mete than dee, was brought to
the Office, to be admitted to bail, having given due notice. Ano-
ther cha•ge was exhibited of a similar nature; he produced the
watch, (which was a very large bunting watch) and said he had
given his own watch and Ilene guineas and a half, in exclta'tge
far one which was worth. very little more than the ease. The
man who imposed taparsim was bowed is a sailor, and repre-
sented, himself to be let very great distress; he had on recollec-
tion of the prisoner bell* the Man, whether it was owing to an
alteration In dress er net, he could not he certain. After levy
had been bailed, Mr. Rowe, the woollen.draper, in Rupert-
street, entered the Office, who had originally charged him, and
mid, when he imposed upon him, he said his name was Charles
Smithi, and he had other charges to bring forward, bat lie was
told he had Just been bailed. That, however, was of t.O imprir-
Agate, as all the parties could indict him ar the ensuing Sessions.
- Application was made by an attorney to bail the well-known
Niphiszok, Who was congictedatew days since, of being a rozue
and vagabond, for being found in the avenues leading to the I.y.
, mum 'theatre, with an intent to commit felony. Bail was refused.
Mr. Norris, the master tailor, and woollen •draper, vras brought
to the Office again, in consegumce of several pieces of broad
cloth being found in his house at Kingston' which were proved
to be part of the extensive robbery on the premises of Messrs.
' Royd and Broekbank, in Bucklersbury, sonic time since. The
Anomie' for the prosecution sod the prisoner attended, but no
additional evidence was adduced. The prisoner was remanded
fora further examination.

Same important investigations took plate relative to travellers.
A Gentleman attended and stated, that he had within these few
days arrived in Loudon by a stagecoach; during the journey the
coachman who drove them into London behaved extremely ill,
detained them unnecessarily an hour on the road, and when they
got Mat at Islington, be and all the ether passengers, in consequence
of his misconduct, agreed not to give him any 'Wag, when be de-
tabled their luggage, which was considered charging more than
the fare under the Act of Parliament

.ilward Teethes's, the late keeper of the Hammersmith turn-
pike gate, was brought to the Office by a warrant, charged with
aeseasking Captain Nicholas Brown and Arnote, Esq. on
Sunday eennight. On the charge being exhibited at the Office, a
summons was issued against the defendant in the regular way,
*ben. on Its being sent to be served, it was ascertained that he.
bad been removed to Bagshot Gate, a practice which is suspected
to prevail of a gate-keeper getting removed when he ha; tortoni -
tad an 'fence. However, in this case it proved not to be so, as
Mr. Rameden, the lessee of the gate, attended, and said he was
ready to make an Mart to that effect. '1 he warrant brio;
issued, Bacon was dispatched to L'agshor, and brought him to
'Loodoit yesterday morning. It appeared irom the statement of
Captain Brown and Mr. Arnow, that they went out to take a
side' in a single horse-chaise, passed through
.Kensington-gate.
where they paid the toll, and received a tick..t, Nu. 41. When
.they came to the gate at Hammersmith, kept by the defendant
.Titchener, they called out No. 41, and also exhibited the ticket.
;The defendant, in reply. said that would not do for him, and
seised the bridle of the horse, which became very reitivom cot:st-
(pence. They then said, if tier ticket would not piss that gate,
they would return, as they had merely come out for a ride. But
that did nor satisfy the defendant, the chaise having passed the
ems, and hr seivtd an umbrella, and forcibly took it from Captain
Brown, at the same time making use of the most abusive law-
page. calling them thieves, or that their conduct resembled that
of thieves. The Gentlemen then inquired oat and went to one
of the Trustees, who informed them he bed no controul over the
gatekeeper, nor would the Thome, meet till next October, and
advised them to apply to :be above Office. 'this statement was
confirmed by two respectab!e witnesses; one of them has since
been repeatedly insulted at the gate, in consequence of lets having
said he would a:tend to give evidence. Mr. Smith, a Gentleman
who resides close to the Gate, attended, and said he was at his
window,"and saw the chaise come the: the gate without
paying toll, the dispute, and the umbrella' taken. -The defendant
admitted the charge in substance, but the Magistrate regretted
that as no lemma violence bad been used, be maid not interfere,
as the taking of the umbrella was not an assault, although the
Gentleman had tendered 7d. for the toll after they had returned
from the treater, led whits they left no the ground. On a careful
esandnatint of the Act ef Pt:lament, there appeared but one
dame to regulate a sata.keeper, and that was in case he took too
mind talL

Qvani-sgadeter•Nilferi Hurd, a boy only IS years of age,
was charged by Sarah Hanford, a girl only 9 years of age, with
robbing her of live shillings, in a very artful manner.—The gM
said, that she had been seta by her mother, who lives in Davis's-
mart, Vino-street. Chandos street; to a Mr. Wilkes, a shoe-
maker, earner of Sonikampeetrstreet. Strand, for 12s. 6d. which
her mother bad earned at binding shoes ; on her return from his
book to her home, she thought she should have baa iSs. 6d.
and was he king about for a shilling, which she supposed she
(lad lost, and the prisoner tame up to her, and asked her what
she cried fm? She told bins, and he said she bad better count
It aria, which shit was going to dn, and he said if she had lost
It be would give her tee to make up the money; that she bad
hater not count It hp the saver, for some person might knock it
'eat of her band,tbut ge up the court, where it was dark; they
went up into Davis's-alleys and she began to count it from one
hand to the other, and when she bad counted five shillings (two
Is. 6d. pieces and two shillings), be matched them out of her hand
and ran away..—Sarah Carpenter deposed, that she was going
`llitoegli Davis's-alley on the night is question (Saturday week)
Ind the prisoner ran against her; it was a little past nine o'clock ;
she was certain that the prisoner was the, person ; she heard a
'MUM; she wan op to be and she said that the bay who
•ran away bad takes Ss. ant of her hand.—. The father of the pri-
soner, who Is a respectable as.., said that he would bring his
son's master, a baker In Charles-street, Berkeley-square, who
would prove that he was at his badness at aloe o'clock at night,
veal evening the girl was robbed. primula was remanded
tillimurday for that purpose.
Sams Peons was folly committed for trial, charged by Jobe
Rutherford, of King-street, Westodnster„ with ',calm( from 146
penes a one pound nom, Which she threw front her at the time
she was taken into custody.
Garr Cities, a blind taws, landlord el the Butcher's Anne,
Covahrmlerket, was BOW In thealtigated penalty of ens. for
allowing the game of pat, es Sisley errata"' law, co 'w playa 4
ha the club room of his bow, coomory to the %tante. The pt.-
natty waslisitigated on acammit et Ys Itovlng a large family, and
Wag • 7 •

*dram Coward was charged on einpleloo of being concerned
hi robbing the -shop of Ann Lewdly% In St. Martin's lane. on
Saturday last, of goodi to the anima of er3o.--4everal persons
attended, and proved an alibi. The robbery was committed about
seven o'clock its the evening, and they swots positively that they
saw the prisoner at the Elephant and Castle, from half-past six
till half-past seven. The prisoner was discharged.
Will ast Widiaws, a discharged moldier from the Foot Guards,
was rs.ezandued, and committed for trial, upon the horrible
charge of violating the perms of Ids own child, a girl of 10 years
of ago—Mr. Lynn, surgeon, of Parliament-street, gave an opi.
glen that the offence Wiwi beta committed ; but the child spoke
elo positively upon the subject, that the Magistrate thought it Lis
duty t* send the case to a Jury.
Oaten Hatt..—Nine hackney coachmen were fined 10,. each
amitosis, for having left their coaches unattended, at Van:kali-
Gardens, on atwitter evening. One driver was fihed the same
alma, for obstructing the way ; add another driver Xs, fur eater.
sloe to abusive login* to his fare. The last not paying the fine
was tonunitted for a tnonth, or till the foe is paid.
• Mataidwationst4Taaar.—Lswasce &nth was charged with
robblota roe Moyne • Who wee diving under the hay-ricks
Harper • Fla*. , whale et the poor hay-makers there
tglidif6611110401111.:111mt assailed by nine fellows, and their
IMshttakes* trios them, with their shoes, 4nd any other part
Wfilhairtdraw worthies/m*6 away. The prisoner era. lully coot-
*Clot Ida
\ifiast fiduinstmqsams iffelisa irma broodit at on a war-
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Bur one. were legalar• and legal, the verdict, which
has been .opeatded,satist stand, and can 0017 be set Ilitra
Hide by the Cowl at Yin's Bench. The interests roam.'
9( "RAW t tse
.jwill not, however, angtilon. this: twVivo
yeteeer,4 as dteliniceetliansisand.the last cersificate of ftwili
t11t"1NV930409 logn;W::tistose the. Sectiteri. of °t wry
Wiik,;slo64 further, iw.essigeties.will ilsobably be• galigyik
iliiiiloll4 pa plod bd.** a !destitute. KITT
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