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fendants after this have supposed that the letter
would have been denied, unless the lady was the
basest of womankind.
Chief-Justice ABBOTT—You express yourself some-
what too strongly, Mr. Scarlett.
Mr. Scaauttr.—Perhaps I might, my Lord; but
it was necessary for me to express myself strongly, in
order to pave the way to Affidavits of the most com-
petent and respectable persons in the Post-office,
Bank, and other Public Offices, who all state that
the hand-writing of thiletters is not a feigned hand,
and that they have no doubt of their being the same
hand. I am aware that such evidence could not-
have been given at the trial.
Chief-Justice Assurr.—Then how can we receive
%t here ?
Mr. SCA ALIT? —My Lord, the Court often re-
ceives evidence that could not be admitted before a
Jury. As, for instance, Affidavits made by the de-
fendant himself. .

Mr. Justice BAYLIY.—That is to remove a wrong
impression that the Court might otherwise form.
Mr. SCARLETT then contended, that when the rule
of evidence, rejecting the opinions of competent per-
sons concerning hand-writing, was laid down, it was
thought that all men were equally competent to form
a judgment on the subject ; but now, since the esta-
blishment of the Post-office, and other Public Offices,
whicb did not then exist, it is known that persons
concerned in those Offices are more skilled in judging
of hand-writing than others ; he hoped, however,
that part of their Affidavits might be received which
stated that-the hands were not counterfeit.
Mr. Justice IltyLEy.—Was Kingslade called ?
SCARLETT.—No.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY.—You did not expect his pre-
sence would be necessary ?
Mr. SCARLETT then stated, that Oxenham swore,
that before the occasion mentioned at the trial, he
had never set his eyes on Miss Glenn. She swore that
. she met him in the street; and there arc affidavits to
shew that he ha 4 never quitted his office till the night
of the day on the morning of which she swore she
met him. There was a good deal of theatrical effect
in the description she gave of Oxenham's person—his
having a sweaty face, &c. and this was not without
its effect on the Court and Jury. Here there was
one material contradiction of the Lady's evidence.—
He should no mention another: she was present at
the christening of Mrs. Mulraine's child; hut all the
others who were present were among the defendants,
except the Parson and Clerk. She denied having
been there. Could the defendant have anticipated
ttis? ' There were now fourteen witnesses who s..vore
to facts which could not have existed unless she had
been present. If these were all perjured, the conspi-
racy was broad indeed. They swore that she desired!
to be godmother, and V1241t into patticulars of her
dress: when she first went to Mrs. Bowditch's, she
wore a very plain dress; but she went to the chtisten-
ing in Mrs. Bowditch's gown, and with a spencer and
parasol of Miss Susan Bowditch's. In this dress she
net an acquaintance of her's, named Goldsworthy,
and afterwards stated that she was so well disguised
he did not know her. Ile had also the evidence of
a mu. ic-master, who attended at Mrs. Bowditch's on
the evening of the christening. Ile stated, that she
played on the harp, and he accompanied her on the'
piano ; that she said she had been present at the chris-
tening that morning; that it was usual to kiss the
godmother on such occasions, amt propowd he shoulki
kiss her; that James Bowditch looking displeased at
this, she said it was only nonsense, and went imme-
diatelrto stand by him. It was ttue, the Clerk,
who was present at the christening, was called, and
said he could not swear she was there. Bat the Cler-
gyman, who Ives unfortunately now dead, had pre-
pared instructions for an affidavit, which instructions
could be produced, and his hand-writing proved.—
The Learned Counsel, however, expressed his fears
that these instructions could not, consistently with
the rules of evidence, be introduced into the affidavit.

The Counr.—You may make affidavit of the Cler-
gyman's death.
Mr. SCAULF.TT.—It could be proved that this cler-
gyman, Mr. Clapp, was too ill to attend at the trial.
He should now proceed to that part of the case which
rqwected Miss Glenn's familiarity with James Bow-
d& h, and be should divide this into two parts—the
familiarities which took place when Miss Glenn mel-
ded with Mrs. Bowditch, and those that occurred du-
ring the elopement. lie should shew she familiari-
ties that took place at the farm by twenty witnesses.
if they were not all perjured, she must be so. But
their evidence proved the defendant's case completely.
She appeared publicly, walked out repeatedly with
James Bowditch, boasted of her intimacy with him,
said that in her country young women mere married
very early, and was surprised that was not the case
Lem She wished of all things to be a farmer's wife,
and longed to make the butter and attend to *the
poultry ; as she had no certain expectations, she said
that a farmer would by any means be a bad match
for her. Ile (Mr. Scarlett) was sorry for the young
Lady ; but justice must be done, and the origin of all
the business had proceeded from her. He should
now speak of the familiarities that took place during
the elopement: lie had thirty .eight witnesses to speak
to these ; that she had several times left her uncle's
houSe by assignation.; that she had been seen often
walking in the town with James Bowditch ; and fre-
quently at the house of William Bowditch. These
were strong facts ; but he had to explain the evidence
of Sarah Northam, who said that on one occasion
she saw Miss Glenn walking with James Bowditch,
mad on looking at her in Court, stated that the Lady
there was not the same person : now he bad to pro-
duce three persons who were present on the occasion
in question, who swore that the person with James
Bowditch was Miss Glean, and that Sarah Northam
bad said so herself to them. This was the case of the
defendants. There was no reason ,7hy the Pauls
should have been joinedin the indictment, except to
eeclude their evidence. _ _ .

Mr. Justice BAYLEY.—But for their concurrence,
there would have been no evidence of any conspiracy
in-the county of Dorset.
Mr.'ScaaLarr.—That was true. • It was of inftnite
importance to public justice, that a numerous and re-
spectable.family should be cleared of the stigma that
unjustly rest on them in consequence of this ver-
dict. If thelffidavits on which he rested were all
false, he must have brought with him a volume of
perjury, such as never before disgraced a Court. He
had also anlobjection in poiat of law. The indict-

went was preferred in Dorsetshire ; but the conspi-
racy, if any, took place in Somersetshire. All that
occurred in Dorsetshire was the reception given the
parties by Mr. Paul ; and there should be at least
some evidence to spew that he knew of a criminal
design. If a young Lady, who had every appear-
ance of being of full age, chose to elope, it was very
hard that a friend who received the parties, knowing
nothing of the circumstances, should also be impli-
cated. An affidavit of William Bowditch stated that
he and all his family believed, from Miss Glenn's re-
peated assertions, that die was twenty-one years old ;
and that when they arrifed at Mr. P.aufs, and she
denied her being of age, he advised his brother to
give the thing up, and prevented the marriage.
Mr. Justice DAYLZL—She stated at the trill, that
an elderly gentleman at Mr. Paul's had asked her
age, and upon its being stated, said the marriage
would not do. _

Mr. Scxxx-ETT said, he had several witnesses to
contradict her statement of what passed at Mr. Paul's.
At the late trial Mr. Templar had stated, that she
eat her dinner as usual, and exhibited no signs of
distress ; and two more witnesses now stated, that
she was sitting on James Bo*ditch's knee, playing
at dominos, with her arm round his tuck. The pro.,
secutors did not call Mr. Lee (Mr.Tuckeit's solicitor),
who had fetched Miss Glenn back from Paul's,
though he was in Court all the time, against the will
of the defendants, all the witnesses having been or-
dered out of Court during the trial.
Mr.GasEtte stated, that Lee was subpcenaed, and
that it was put to the prosecutor's election whether
they would return him is a witness, or send him out
of Court. No objection was made to his staying in
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Court.
The C/lIEF JUSTICE said the case was one of great
importance to all the parties concerned. The Court
would therefore grant the rule to chew cause, to afford,
an opportunity of sifting the fac:9 to the bottom. It
would, therefore, perhaps, be as well to say, the fur-
ther hearing of the cause would not come on till some
day next Term.
One of the female defendants wept during the
whole time she was in Court; as did James Bow-
ditch, when Mr. Scarlett read that par: of the evi-
dence at the trial which mentioned Miss Glenn's ap-
parent regr.rd for him.

OLD BAILEY, NOVEMBER to.
The whole of the trials having been gone through,
sentence of Death was passed upon the following
prisoners :
Gilbert Warren' John Leonard, Susannah Leonard, and Su-
sannah Earrnillo, for uttering forged Bank Notes; William
Kinky, alias Cripps, for stealing three heifers; John Brans,
for privately stealing in a shop ; William Bull, for stealing in a
dwelling house; Patrick Leeson, for highway robbery; Thomas
Herbert, for stealing in a dwelling house; John Burgess, for
ditto; Ralph Hodgson, for privately stealing in a shop; George
hick, for ret..rning from transportation; John Fress, for rob-
bery ; Jame ILAN for highway robbery ; Barnard James, for
horse stealing; John Franks, for stealing in a dwelling house;
Ann Bates' for privately stealing hi a shop ; Peter Iligan, for
burglary ; William Knight, for highway robbery; Fdsv. Evans,
for ditto i Atkins, for stealing in a dwelling house;
William Parsons, Stephen Morris, James Dennis, and Mary
Hall; for the like offence.
When Mary Hall was asked what she had to say
why the Court should not sentence her to die ac-
cording to law, she pleaded that she was with quick
child. A Jury of Matrons was accordingly impan-
nelled to enquire whetter the statement of the pri-
soner was true; and after retiring and examining
the prisoner, they returned with a verdict, that Mary
Hell was with quick child.
The following persons were sentenced to trans-
portation for life :
John Ray. John Edwards, Thomas Bickhurst, William Bing
ley, John Deacon, Mary Browne, George Brook, Edward
Farren, M. Browne, H. Hawkins, Wm. Clarke, Hugh Corry,
and John Carter. _

fohn Lecaurt and Cathe-

For fourteen years
rine Bryant.
For seven years transportation—Charles Ryan, John Newton,
Thomas Ryley, Francis Rhodes, William Smith, J. Woodhouse,
M. Harrington, Elizabeth Wilson, Sarah Moore, Mary
villa, John Roberts, Thomas Johnstone, William Rice, David
Layton, John Carter, Thomas Baker, Thomas Stone, John
3laiwell, John Young, Thomas Williams, Wm. Onyer, George
Blake, Sullivan, Mary Taylor, Thomas Howard, James
Kelly, Thomas Williams Thomas Russell, Margaret Peed,
Thomas Smith, George Mayton,f John 'Pyke, Lawrence Henley,
and Thomas Bruce.

Rachael Mitchell, Sarah Barry, William Stanhope, James
rale, Mary Cooke, John Davies, Lydia Field, John Russell,
John Moore, and several other Fsisoners, were sentenced to
different periods of imprisonment in the Douse of Correction
and Nt.wgate.
• John Daly, who was found guilty of manslaughter,
by killing the tailor in the Fleet Prison, was sentenc-
ed to one year's imprisonment in Ncwgate.
Eleanor Bryan, also found guilty of manslaughter,
(by giving a child a quantity of gin, &c. in conse-
quence of which she died) was ordered to be kept to
hard labour in the House of Correction for three
months.

The Sessions were then adjourned until Wednes-
day, the '2d of December.
Nothing could exceed the audacity of behaviour
of some of the convicts while the sentence of trans-
portation was passing upon them. Many of them
cried—i, Won't you add another week to the sen-
tence ?"—others, Can't you make it a day longer ?"

Where an assemblage of talent and experience is
concentrated in one line of practice, a success must
attend their application, not to be found elsewhere.
This has been evinced in the Establishment of the
Medical Board at Charlotte-House, Blackfriars-road,
and at Woodstock-House, Woodstock-street, Oxford-
street, where cures are every day performed in cases
which have baffled the skill of eminent professors,
and excited their astonishment.—The Medical Board
ha'e particularly attended to those consequences of a
certain disease, which entails the most distressing de-
bilities, and unhinges the constitution of both sexes.
They also remove tl.e effects of those symptoms aris-
ing from juvenile indiscretion, from irregular living,
and from a long residence in warm climates—of this
description they beg particularly to notice obstinate
eruptions in the skin, sore throat, pains in the head and
limbs, frequently mistaken for rheumatism, strictures,
fistulas, scrophula, &c.—Messrs. COOPER and 00.
after forty years practice in various Hospitals, are
consulted at Woodstock-street, Oxford-street, daily,
from eight till eight; and at the Medical Board,
Charlotte-House, Great Charlotte-street, Blac kfriars-
road, precisely from twelve until eight in the evening.
—Mechanics, and persons of moderate income, have
advice, gratis, if they attend at certain hours, namely,
Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday mornings, until one
o'clock, and from six to eight every evening.
A side door, and private rooms tor females.

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