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iand.erwha doti.notice had not been given to the
defendants), *as More dangerous than that of the
old Method ?"--LThe Jury retired at a quarter btfore
five, and after being abserit an hour and a quaiter,
returned a special verdict, -finding " that the tibiog of
the new apparatus was not so important as to ; quire
notice to be given to the loser:wee Office," air.: I.4ler)i
fore returned ti verdict for • the plaintiff—DAmazes,
£ls,ooo.—After the verdict hid been given,
Chief Justice DALLAS said, as he was of opinion
that, under the construction of the policy, tie I.la;n-
-tiffs ought to have given the Office notice of the in-
troduction of this apparatus, he should give the de-
fendants leave to move summarily to.have this ver-
dict set aside, and a new verdict entered for the de-
fendants. His Lordship added, that, in his opinion,
the Jury had decided on the safe side. After this de.
cision, both on the tact: and on the law of the cas.N
it would be for the Directors to consider whethertheir
own interest, and their duty to the Public required
them to continue the contest arty longer.

OLD BAILEY SESSION&
The Calendar having been gone through on Mott
day, the Court adjourned at three o'clock, until nine
Tuesday morning, in consequence of the absence of
the Sheriffs. A short time atter nine, the R.F.COADEP.
proceeded to pass the awful sentence of Death oa
the following apersons, capitally convicted during
the Sessions:
James Xdang, Henry Harrod, James Farquhar, Wll'arn 7.7-
len, John Head, and 'William Lawrence, for house-breaking .a
the day du* $ John.Mayle, S. Chandkr, John Davis, 11c1-.:
Write, Oeorga Hejon, John Colville, Joseph Martin, Ikr.:7
Tobin, John Reeves, Joseph White, Matthew Coeper,
Johnson, and James Hunt, for highway robberies; Joseph An-
deroa, Samuel Jones, William Dunn, and William Wall, fcr
burglary; George Allen, Elisabeth Holland, Ann Gibson, Ro-
bert Parker, William Padder, and Catherine :Olacdonale, for
stealing in devilling-houses; Thomas Monday, for horse-steal-
ing; and Abraham Hernmingway, for sacrilege.
The following were ordered to be transported
for life:
James South, J. Hardisty, W. Furbeiy, Robert May, S.
Davis, John Dunn, Isaac Lyon, R. Greenfield, R. Patterson,
C. Johnson, Henry Brooks, William Hall, John Clarke, Pa-
trick Connelly, George Wright, Sarah Myers, E. Lyons, F.
Pavia, 3. Lovell, E. Tremor, William Archer, Charles Roach,
John Saunders,. John Clark, Thomas Joins, Charles Jackso%
and Peter Malchin. -
rie following were sentenced to fourteen year?
transportation for passing forged notes:
H. Herrington, Charles Carnagie, W. Whiteman, M. A.
Platt, M. A. Kelley. William Hudson, Henry Sclitader, ni-
sabeth Denham, George Preston, John Mason, William Faulk-
ner,_ and James Henry.
Fifty-two to be transported for seven years; four
to be imprisoned in Newgate and other jails for two
' years; several to be publicly and others to be pr..
vately whipped, fined Is. and discharged; and four
had their judgments respited. After which the Ses-
sions were adjourned to the 10th of January.

Mr. BnooM, a grazier, after selling tome cattle at
Smithfield-market, on Monday, slept at the Pe.cock,
-at -Islington, that night, and was to return home by
the Oundle.coach next morning. He got up sir
o'clock, and proceeded fur the Holloway • tir
ike-
gate, to pay the turnpike for the beasts he ;la .old.
but he was stopped on the way by three men ~iessTd
in smock frocks, who knocked him down and soobed
him of £2OO in Bank of England notes, with which
they effected their escape.
Tilesday evening, an elderly widow Lady, of the
name of PAYNE, residing in White Lion street, Is-
lington, was stopped in the street, a few d"ors from
her awn house, by two fellows, who robbed her of
her cloak and umbrella. A man of notorious cha-
racter was soon after apprehended, on suspicion of
being one..of the robbers, but MIS. PAYNE being
unable to identify him he was discharged.
Saturday evening, between five and six o'clock.
ai James *Gregor, shopman to a baker in Chain-
alley, Bermondsey-street, was w alking along St.
Thonaits's-rents (near the Hospital), three ruffians
,suddenly tritped.up his heels, and, after giving hint
several blows, -ran off with his watch, an : a loaf
with. which he was *proceeding to the house of one of
Ms Maiter's eitstomeits.f He gave an immediate claim,
and d 'constable who- was near the spot hollowed the
robbers, and apprehended one of them, after some
tesistatice. On searching him, the con:table found
'the Watch up his sleeve; which he accounted tor by
saying -that be had been lucky enough to pick it up,
'and was 4, only seeking for the right ownerl"—He
was brought before Sir JOHN Noma:4, at Union-
Holl,--and identified as a noted member of the Rent-
streergang.—He was remanded.
A short time ago, Mrs. WALTON, of Tylney-street.
Park-lane, having returned from an airing to Chel-
sea,' her coachman conceived the idea of washing his
horses legs and the carriage in the Serpentine River;
and having driven a few paces into the Water, the
horses instantly became out of their depth, and, en-
cumbered with harness, were drowned in a very few
minutes. The carriage was got out with difficulty
the next day; and the coachman was providentially
saved by his criei, having alarmed the life-boat-man,
who put off,' and brought him on shore,-at the mo-
ment when immersed to the chin in water. and in
momentary expectation of perishing. This is the third
instance of a like catastrophe within a.few`yekrs at
-he same place, tho' a caution is placed on the spot.
Tuesday night an Inquest was held at the Stag, in
Castle-lane, Westminster, on the body of W. Jones,
aged 29. He was employed by the Gas Light Com-
pany, in Peter street, where he was at work on the
6th ult. on a plank suspended from the dome of the
retort-house, which was being covered with an iron
roof, the inside of which be was tarring with another
man, who sat upon the other end ; when it overshot,
and both were precipitated to the bottom, a height
of 20 feet. The deceased bad both his arms broken.
and his knee and other *parts of his body much in-
jured • ' the other man was senseless, but has recovered
since. The deceased lingered till Tuesday, when be
expired. Verdict-.-Accidental Death. •
briday last Mr. JOSE* ALLittidow, who died is
the 76th year of -his age, in the Goldsmiths Com•
patty's alms-houses at .Acton, was buried' in Arun
churchoyard: He was followed to Lb* grave by Hs
son and five daughters and their husband,. On their
return home from-the funeral, they found his wits
.obout the same age), who was in good health whi:a
they went out, lying on. her bed. and she dies die
sante night, andis to be buried is the same grave
with her husband to.ntocrow

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