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London, England, 1818-04-13 00:00:00

LATE INTELLicEiva.

COURT OF CHANCERY, APRIL 11.
most STRANGE OCCURRENCE.
In the course of the morning, while the LORD
CHANCELLOR was hearing a cause, a woman, de-
cently clad, obtained admittance to the Court, and
seating herself near the register, seized upon the gold
bag containing the seals, and exclaiming that she
came to demand justice, declared that she would not
part with the seals till his Lordship had done her
right. The officers were preparing to turn her out,
but his Lordship desired, that if she conducted her-
self quietly, she might be allowed to remain. She
said no more till. his Lordship rose. The instant he
had quitted the Court, followed by his officers, she
seized the mace and ran off with it. She was promptly
followed, but it was not without a violent struggle
she restored the insignia of his Lordship's authority.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL is.
THE KING V. GENERAL GORE.
The defendant in this case, it will be recollected,
was Governor of Upper Canada. At the Sittings
after last Term, he was found guilty of publishing a
libel reflecting on the character of Dr. 'I horpe, who
was Chief Justice of the Colony. The evidence called
at the trial to prove the libel and its publication, was
Mr. Serjeant Firth, who was the Attorney-General
of the Colony. Mr. Serjeant Firth stated, that he
recollected being at the Government House, in the
apartment where official business was always tran-
sacted ; the Governor and himself only were present;
the Governor then shewed him the pamphlet in ques-
tion, which was of a political nature. He could not
say whether this was an official communication ; he
thought it was not, because he had no orders subse-
quently to proceed upon the pamphlet—he consi-
dered it as a confidential communication—he did
not believe the Governor would have made the com-1
munication had the witness not held the situation of
Attorney General. This was all the evidence of
publication.
Mr. Serjeant FIRTH now applied for a new trial,
on the grounds that there was no evidence of publi-
cation ; the Governor had made a communication to
the Attorney General, it was true, but in doing so
he had. done no more than his duty ; he was bound
to communicate to the first L.vw Officer of the Crown,
just arrived in the Colony, not only all he knew of
the political character of individuals, but also all he
surmised. In this instance it was a confidential, of-
ficial, and privitedged information, and therefore
could not. be made a subject of criminal prosecution.
Mr. SCARLETT, who was .2ounsel for Dr. Thorpe,
said his client had no personal feeling
.towards Gen.
Gore. He had, however, received an impression on
his mind, which he would be most happy to have
removed ; that impression was, that though General
Gore might not himself actually have written the
ipamphlet, yet that he had furnished the materials
which compoAd it to the writer. If General Gore
would make an affidavit denying that tact, and stat-
ing that he knew nothing of the contents till he re-
ceived the pamphlet from Quebec, and that he had
only shewn it to the Attorney General officially, then
he would press the question no further.
Mr. Serjeant COPLEY said, he had no doubt General
Gore would do this.
The Court recommended the defendant to consider
this proposition, and in the mean time granted the
rule to shew cause, which is to remain open to enable
the parties to communicate.
THE KING V. ALEX. MILNE AND OTHERS.
This was an indictment against the ilefendalits, who
were appointed to carry into effect the provisions of
the act for making. a new street from Pall-mall to the
New Road, charging them with a conspiracy to in-
jure Mr. Pitt, the surveyor, of the Adelphi. The
case was tried at the Sittings of the last Term, and the
prosecution was conducted by Mr. Pitt in person. The
defendants were acquitted.
Mr. Pitt appeared in Court again this day, to
move that this verdict of acquittal should be set aside.
He put in a petition and an affidavit, the substance
of which went to state, that a house in the Hay-
market, respecting which it was insinuated on the
trial that he had been guilty of some mal-practices,
did not come Within the New-street Act ; and that,
even if it did, that transaction, whatever it might have
been, had taken place in 1816 ; whereas the conspi-
racy which he imputed to the defendants had taken
place in 1815, and had been so proved by five re-
spectable witnesses. He also urged, that however
questionable the conduct of the defendant might be,
the persons whom he accused of crimes were not the
less culpable. This doctrine, he stated, had been ably
supported iii the cases of Lord Cochrane and others.
The Court was of opinion that there was no ground
whatever for the motion, and ihat the defendants, if
tkey had acted erroneously at all, did so in being
too lenient in their treatment of Mr. Pitt.
THE KING V. CAPLTLE.
The Defendant in this case appeared on the floor,
to move that his recognizances might be discharged,
upon the ground that he had attended to take his
trial in Court during the last Term ; but that his
prosecutors had not thought proper to proceed.
The Court referred to the recognizance of the De-
fendant, which was only personal, and in the usual
form, calling upon him to attend the Court day by
day, and not depart without license. Their Lord-
ships then referred to authorities upon these subjects,
when
Lord ELLENBOROUGH addressed the Defendant as
follows By a rule of this Court, your recogni-
zance remains in force for four Terms at least ; but
one Term has expired since you entered into that re-
cognizance ; therefore, you are not now entitled to a
discharge."
Mr. Carlile—" When I entered into the recogni-
zance, there was no written document produced.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY—" There never is ; but re-
cognizances are always, after they are taken, reduced
to writing."—The Defendant then withdrew.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
BEST V. WILSON.
This was a case in which a rule was moved for to
shew cause why the warrant of attorney granted to
the defendant should not be annulled. The plaintiff,
aged sixty, being at a fashionable watering-place,
formed a connexion with the defendant, who was a
widow, and agreed to give her a large settlement,
which he accordingly did in his will. Understand-
ing, however, that. the provision he had made for

her in his will would not, under the peculiar circum• 1
tances of the case, be considered vali t in a Court of
Law, he revoked that part of the will; and gave her
a deed and warrant of attorney, by which he se-
cured to her an annuity of 400/. for life, and also
1001. to a daughter she had by her firt husband.
Soon after this some quarrel took place, in conse-
quence of which the lover and his mistress separated,
but matters being afterwards arranged, the connexion
was renewed. This happy state of things did not
long continue, and a final separation took place.—
The plaintiff accordingly applied to the Court, pray-
ing that the warrant of attorney granted by him for
these two annuities of 5001. might be annulled. He
had never married the defendant.
' Mr. Justice DALLAS, in strong terms censured the
conduct of the plaintiff in thus forming improper
connections, and then applying to a Court of Law to
give him relief. His conduct most assuredly de-
served the reprobation of every honest man. Had
he been a mere stripling of- sixteen one would have
naturally supposed he bad acted under the dictates
of passion, and in a fatal moment obeyed the calls
of passion rather than the cool arguments of reason ;
but when a man, at the age of sir', (he should rather
call him, by his conduct, a stripling at the age of
sixty) acted so monstrously, how could he expect
that any Court would protect, or could protect him
from the consequences of his base immorality? He
formed a connection with a female, gave her a pro-
vision in his will, revoked that provision, gave her a
• deed securing an annuity of four hundred pounds a
; year, quarrelled with her, left her, repented of his
• leaving Iftr, tomes back, begs to be reconciled, ob-
tains forgiveness, lives on good and amiable terms
for some time, quarrels again with her, leaves her,
and then applies to a Court of Law to relieve him
from the effects of his folly. Did any man conceive
that the Court would do it, or could the plaintiff
himself expect relief? He ought rather to apply to
a Court of Equity for an injunction to prevent judg-
ment on the warrant of attorney, because there
grounds could be shewn why the said warrant should
or should not be annulled. This Court would in the
mean time grant a rule to shew cause for the deed
being annulled, but he (the Learned Judge) could
give not the slightest hope of success to the plaintiff
in the further proceeding of the case. He hoped the
parties would arrange in the meantime, and prevent
the case from again appearing.
Mr. Justice PARKE concurred in the observations
of Mr. Justice DALLAS.—ltule granted.

SURREY ASSIZES.—KINGSTON, APRIL 11.
INFAMOUS ROBBERY.—John Smith was indicted
for stealing, on the 25th of March last, at Rother-
hithe, a pocket-book containing 161. in Bank notes,
a hat, and other articles, from the person of Stephen
Drake, his property.
The Prosecutor was a poor labouring man, and
the prisoner a seaman. On the day stated in the in-
dictment the former went into a public house at Ro-
therhithe, and while sitting there fell asleep. During
the time, the prisoner came in, and not only rifled
his pockets of whatever money he had got, but actu-
ally took from him his hat. Flushed with the pro-
duce of this plunder, he retreated to a tavern at Ber-
mondsey-wall, where he called in a number of friends
and treated them to various kinds of refreshment, at
the same time taking. care to debase himself to =I
excess of eating and intoxication. To'this house he
was traced, and fully recognized by the parties of
the house in which he had committed the robbery.
A great part of the property (namely, the Bank notes)
which he had stolen was delivered up- by the land-
lady of the house, who had taken them from him,
seeing that he was in a state of inebriety. The notes
were identified, and the prisoner made a sort of in-
direct confession that he had committed the robbery,
but pleaded intoxication as an excuse.
He was found guilty ; and Mr. Baron Woon, in
passing sentence upon him, said, that although it
was in his power to transport him for life, he was
willing to believe that it was his first offence, and
would, therefore, give him an opportunity to redeem
his character. His Lordship sentenced him to twelve
months imprisonment.
The Assizes, the heaviest ever known in this
county, concluded this day at noon, when the fol-
lowing persons, capitally convicted, received sentence
of Death :
John Hill, William Lynch, Robert Welling, and John Wel-
ling, for stealing in a dwelling-house John Fullent, Thomas
Siderson, Robert Salmon, Thomas Pilgrim, and Charles Dryx,
for burglary ; George King, Thomas Bishop, Joseph Street, and
George Webb, for house-breaking; Clarissa Longmore, for
privately stealing in a shop ; Charles Martin, Thomas Toplin,
and George Horne, for highway robbery ; John Sadler, James
Houk, Edw. Holmes, James Stevens, John Harcourt, Reuben
Brewer, Wm. Bradford, and Wm. Hogsden, fur horse, sheep,
and cattle stealing ; and Anne Tonnack, for forgery.
Thirteen other individuals, among whom was
David Owen, for cutting and maiming, had been
already sentenced.
At one o'clock the Judges, Barons GRAHAM and
Wow). left Kingston fur town, the latter having re-
spited the execution of all the capital convicts.
MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—WARWICK.
CASE OE ARSON.

Rebecca Hodges, a;ed SS, stood capitally indicted
for having, on the night of the 9th December last,
at the parish of Aston, feloniously, wilfully, and ma-
liciously set fire to, and in part burnt and destroyed
two stacks of wheat in the straw, and one stack of
hay, the property of Samuel Birch.
The Jury, after a very little hesitation, found the
Prisoner Guilty. The Learned Baron immediately
passed the dreadful sentence of Death in the most
impressive manner.
The Prisoner vehemently called upon his Lordship
to spare her life ; but she was told unequivocally,
that there was not the slightest chance of her life
being spared. His Lordship added, that he should
be compromising the duties of the honourable office
which he held, if he were even to suggest that there
was the slightest ground upon which to recommend
an alleviattoa of her fate.—She was taken from the
bar, still exclaiming. " Spare my life !"
The conduct of the Prisoner is supposed to have
arisen from jealousy, the Prosecutor having married,
to the exclusion of her hopes. A former deadly at-
tempt at revenge had very nearly proved fatal. Mr.
Birch was sitting enjoying his afternoon's nap in his
kitchen chair, when she entered the house unperceiv-
ed, and discharged a pistol at his head. Fortunately,
however, his skull was only fractured, and the ope-
ration of trepanning having been performed, his life
• was saved.

IRELAND..

CORK ASSIZES, APRIL IL
James Brien, sen. and Honora Brien his wife, and
James Brien, jun. were this day convicted of• the
murder of Denis Maguire, on the 18th of January,
1811. The particulars of this atrocious murder were
stated by Mr. Pennefather, and are as follows :--
Denis Maguire was a person of some little pr,,peit
and dealt in buying and selling linen, and he was .
the habit of collecting money himself from those
with whom he dealt, and of suing by process such
of them as made defaults in their payments. Among
those who dealt with the deceased was the prisoner
games Brien, the elder, also called " Hunneen."
On the 7th of January, Maguire left his house
the purpose of buying processes at Clonakilty,
serve upon his different debtors. On the Bch he went
to the house of the prisoner ; lie was at his house,
and seen there after nightfall, and was never seen
alive after that. On deceased being missed, inqui.'
were made, and after a diligent search, no traces
could be found of his body—though suspicion light,
'on the prisoner, it then became impossible to ascer-
tain with certainty the agents in this foul trans 4
and accordingly, though the prisoners had been in
tody on the charge, they were discharged at the .
lowing Assizes, by proclamation, no bill of indict-
ment having been' found against them by the Grand
Jury. Fortunately, however, for the administrat
of justice—fortunately for the laws of the land,
the peace of society, a discovery was made of
perpetrators of this murder. Two persons of I.
name of Coghlan, (who were very young at the time,
and appeared to have been seduced into this diaboli-
cal infamous transaction by the elder James Brien)
have lately been touched with compunction, and •
luntaiily came forward, and gave information of
entire transaction to Lord Carberry. By their
cony it appeared that Maguire came to the house
the prisoner on the night of Sowney's wake; that
wept to bed at eleven o'clock—that the Coghlans
were then sent for, and that when they came, •
were placed in an out-house, till the ♦ictim
asleep, and until every body left the house, and.
it appeared that James Brien, the elder, who came
from the, wake, with his wife and son, and the Coe
lans, went into the room armed with pokers, tongs,
and other instruments of destruction, and with whit:
they beat Maguire's head to pieces. The murder
was consummated oh that night ; and the unf
nate man having been heard to moan, after they.
returned from the scene of crime, one of the prisoners
said he should moan no more, and he returned
the room, and with repeated blows finished the
of slaughter. They then carried the body away,
concealed it during the following day in a bol
longing to James Brien ; but thinking the place
secure, they determined removing it during the
lowing night, and to cut it into pieces to avoid
tection ! On the following night they accordingl
met, and with a hatchet severed the head from
body, and the legs from the thighs, buried the :
and legs in one place, and the trunk in another
This statement was clearly and satisfactorily provettl
as also the finding of the head, limbs, and the
of the body, in the different places pointed out
the Coghlans, and that the head had the mar'
severe bloWs inflicted on it, and that the legs
been severed from the body.

A respite was received on Monday night at
stone for George Dunk, convicted at the last A.
of uttering forged Bank of England notes, and
for execution.

Mark Sheppard, convicted for murder at the
ton Assizes, was executed on Monday last. The
vity which he exhibited at his trial disgraced his
duct to the last; he refused to receive the Sacrament,
and could not be brought to acknowledge his (
mission of the murder, observing he would confess
GOD, but not to man. He, however, said, general]
46 I am going to suffer, and I deserve it."
Monday se nnight, at the Quarter-sessions for'
bridgeshire, Willtant Varor, for being found
ton Park wood, in the night time, with a gun .
possession, for the purpose of destroying game,
sentenced to be transported seven years ! ! !
As 1.-sr:AL—Thin sday the State Lottery finished
Drawing, when (as usual) Bras Offices stood
eminent for the Sale of Capital Prize's, havini
Capitals far exceeding,in Number and Amount
sold by all the other Office-keepers put togethr
No. 4,706 - £lO,OllO in Sixteen Shares,

17,595 - £30;500 in Twelve Sham,
1,371 - 45,000 7,143 -- 400 8,419 --
3,107 -- 5,000 11,145 -- 400 9,605 --
1,016 - 1,000 1,443 - 300 10,850 .-
11,138 - 1,600 7,778 -- 360 12,325 .-
11,771 - 1,000 11,778 - 300 15,732
11,836 - 1,000 14,494 - 330 16,334
9,513 - 500 3,002 - 300 1,7;8
15,746 - 5(.0 5,063 - 300 1,879
17,5145 - 500 5,073 - 500 3,523 ,
3,817 -- 500 6,812 - 300 3,709
12,070 500 8,191 - 300 3,995
2,863 - 400 11,605 - 300 7,954
11,308 - 400 12,359 - 300 13,3.54
15,340 - 400 15,',33 - 300 14,648
1,581 -- 400 5,338 -- 900 15,678
Also, Nos. 6,963 and 7,328, each entitled
Pipes of Wine. Almost every one of tll
splendid List of Capitals are Sold in Shares, al
to all parts of the United Kingdom.-In a fi
T. 13IS11 will be able to publish a list of the
and the fortunate holders may receive their
on demand.
CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, APR:
Although we had but a small supply of Whi
morning, yet the arrival of a considerable qi
from abroad, caused heavy Eee at last MI
prkes. ILrley is full Is. per quarter low,
what appeared this morning went off slowl:
reduction. Bonne being in pit mand for shippi
rtaiily at an advance of 2s. ler quarter. Oi
reaiy sale; and fine Corn is is. per quarter
In other articl2s there is little or no alteration.
MIAMI" !MICAS MI UNDZIt :
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Wheat, Kent and Tick ditto
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Suffolk 76. egs - Poland ... -,
Norfolk 7Ol 90s - Feed
Rye__ .. .............. 36s 30s Flour, per Sack
Barley ... ...... . .... ...36s 56s Rapeseed, per Last
Malt 6os 80s FORMIC.
White Peas 44, 411 s Wheat, Dantzic
SMITHFIELD MARKET, APRIL 1.
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Mutton . ..111 6d to 6s 44 I Pork
Lamb - 7.. Od. to es. 01
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