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London, England, 1819-02-06 00:00:00

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY, EDINBURGH.

Monday came on the trial of Frances M'Cay upon
an indictment, charging her with uttering two five
pound Forged Notes of the Bank of England, or (un-
der the Act of the 45th of his present Majesty) with
having the same in her possession, knowing them to
be forged or counterfeited. The prisoner pleaded
Guilty before the Court and Jury, to the statutory
offence of having the two Forged Notes libelled in
her possession, knowing them to be forged. She was
sentenced to be transported beyond seas for fourteen
years, in terms of the Statute. M'Cay is a genteel-
looking young •"man.—The LORD JUSTICE CLERK,
in his charge, observed, with great solemnity, that
the prisoner s appearance on that occasion seemed to
indicate contrition and sorrow for her offence, and
the predicament in which her crime had placed he:.
He trusted she would be a warning to others not to
associate with persons engaged in the manufacture of
Forged Notes, lest temptation, leading to a similar
offence, should involve them in similar sufferings.__
He stated, that he could not give her any prospect
of the mitigation of her punishment, but hoped, if
mercy should be shewn her, she would be cautious
never again to offend, either in this or any other in-
stance, against the laws of her country. The Jury
have humanely sent her a part of the allowance made
for their attendance as Jurymen.

GUILDHALL.—Yarah lbchron, remanded on Tuesday last on a
charge of bigamy, was yesterday brought up for re-examination
before the Sitting Magistrate, Mr. Alderman ANstry On the
prisoner being placed .it the bar, neither John Co'bran the pro-
secutor, who had expressed so much anxiety to get rid of his
wife, nor Wood, the first husband, who had been represented as
eager to give his testimony, in order to punish her for her con-
, duct towards him, nude their appearance. Their absence was
accounted for in the following manner:—The first husband
(Wood) had taken his revenge in his own way, and thereby rol-
-1 dered his appearance as a witness somewhat dangerous ; for he,
it appeared from a certificate produced, had, within seven
months after his marriage with the prisoner, repeated the sante
' ceremony with SopMa Margaret Catharine Colvin, at the parish
church of St. Andrew, Holborn, by whom he has one child, and
they are now living together as man and wife in Hare court,
Aldtrsgate-street. This circumstance, it came out, was well
known both to the prisoner and her second husband, before they
entered into the connubial state, and had been judged by each of
them as a legal absolution of the lady from her former vows, and
a sufficient justification of their marriage. Indeed, th: prisoner
said In Court, that she thought, as her husband had married
again, she had a right to do so too. Under these circumstances,
neither prosecutor nor witnesses appearing when called for, the
prisoner was discharged. ._ _

Ron 'Rev.—About seven o'clock on Wednesday evening, as a I
Gentleman was crossing Smithfield, he was attacked by three
fellows, who collared him and tripped up his heels, and rifled
his pockets of his money and watch; but seeing some persons
advance, they ran off and effected their escape. Thursday morn-
ing the Gentleman called on Baraley, the Constable of Saffron-
hill, to whom he described one of the villains, on which Barns-
ley, accompanied by the Gentleman, repaired to a house fre-
quented by such characters in Field-lane, where the first person
they saw was the very thief they were in search of. lie was im-
mediately secured, and, as the °Mame was committed in the city,
he was taken before the Sitting Alderman at Guildhall.
About seven o'clock, on the night of Thursday
a German Gentleman, proceeding along the New-
cut, near the Coburg Theatre, was beset by five or
six ruffians, one of-whom seized him by the throat,
and held him while the others boat him till he was
insensible. The villains then robbed him of his pocket-
book, containing sixteen pounds in bank notes, and
some memorandums, and afterwards threw his body
down the vaults of one of the old buildings, whete he
remained till between eleven and twelve o'clock, when
his groans attracted the notice of a female who was
pasiing, and she alarmed the watchman, who, with
the assistance of some othbr persons, carried the Gen-
tleman to the Anchor and hope public house, where
he was attended by three surgeons. He yesterday
went to Union Hall, and related the circumstances
of the robbery to the Magistrate, but he could give
no description of the thieves. He had a valuable
watch in his fob at the time, which fortunately esca-
ped their notice.
COIONEICS Innursr.—Wednesday night an Inquest was held
at the Triumphant Chipipt, Pembroke-mews, Grosvenor-place,
on the body of Willtipr Faulkner, who died in consequence of
being rode over by a Tetioti riding rapidly on horaeback.—Vcr-
dirt, Manslaughter against the rider of the horse, who is at pre-
sent not known.

A few evenings hack an Inquest was held in Po-
land-street, St. James's, on view of the body of Mai y
Leggett, aged 72. The deceased resided in a mews
in Wells-street, Cavendish-square, in a garret, for
which she paid Is. 9d. per week. She had no means
of support, being incapacitated from work by old
age, and Is. Gd. which she, received from the parish,
went to pay the rent. She had a daughter, who on
Sunday -sent her some bits of meat, and some tea
and stager; but she was not able to eat it, having
fasted toe lung; and on the evening of the same day,
she was conveyed to the Infirmary in a dying state,
where she soon afterw.uds expired. She had been
repeatedly requested to !lo into the wtn.klinse, but
she most positively refused to du a' Died
by the visitation of Gob."