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London, England, 1826-08-12 00:00:00

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the Met, ezeite4 the epepfillf ereeety pried ta Votitt. lh
pu.a(tetad. eiete. s-bee Omit*ie sly respect *UMW%
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Alekraider AftKehts gad Midied n Wigs kalifs:4
-who stand charged with the wilful murder of El lamb
Bates, at liartrat•tipon-Irwell, were placed at the doek,
Fo'r the...purpose Of Making an application to the Judge.
The objecoof their application was, to obtain restitution
of some property, of which they were possessed at the
Itime of their apprehension. Theyfounded their applita-
tien upon trifidivitet which stated their title to this pro:
party, which had *been.. seized by the officers, and it was
now in•their possession: in consequence of which the
prisoners, i•ho possessed no other property in the world,
were unable to fee Counsel for the defence against the
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coarse one. Which they were confined. They therefore
applied thit this property might be restored to them,
to.enable them to procure .money to prepare for their
'defence, and' that • his Lordship' would order the .poliee
officers-to Alliance money for that purpose. They
valued their property at upwards of 1001. •
Mr. Justice Palm said, bekad no authority to act in this mem
-The property would be restored to them, if they were acquilnalS
:but if therwere convicted, it must go to the King by forfeiture.
Mr. COURTENAY said, that on thi. occasion he wished'
to make a statement :to his Lordship, on the part of
j.ivender, who was-at the he.id of the police of Man-
chester. *The property is cfueiiion was now ill possession
of Lavender, and an 4,plicatiOnhad been tnAtle to him,
by an Attorney, who was ret.rin?d f..r the prisoners, t.,
Moe ttp the:Obsis: IP theo. To*
this applicat.on the
o.lfiCer.thattglit he.harfrairiiht ot stirtbor icy to concede,
but he had, at•the saw dare, tittered to* advance, on
that property, as midi molter- Zs.. would enable the
prisoners to fee Cotraser. fiiiirce that time; however, he
hzd• declinekl_to,maki
,this•altrance, is he had been in-
formed .he Could, riot* do. so
.with security to himselt.
The Officer was willing to attend- Co any suggestion of
his Loidslio's' •' '• • ' •
. rlr 44.11.0ce.ri:OLIC teOli 4d, Wake but no rower to act on this
stabjtkie. ' He could give no directions, bin he had no doubt justice
!Toole be done to them..
iftlic:cOuttrzs,air stated.that he h adjust been informed
baittheinisogets had.errecuted *deed of assignment of
all the property in qu:stion to,a person who had •now
itien Ifti'etintene to 'baled the'liroperty- thus- assigned
ansWir.i,44:fdr theAdsvaiic,e of some money which might
be requiredifor :the -prisonet!s-defence. •
Mr. Justice PARE observed,- that. that 'person appeared to he a
verrhossnase,man..: There could beno.doubt that justice would be
dosteao.the prisoners. - ..:}l* • • •
The ptisonels were then removed front the dock.
'John. Kegy was convicted of high wry robbery, as was
Pori* Theprilonetc,it seems, are part of a
dkerkie gang of higlaWayMen, arid the JOIIGIt left
:them no hope of mercy. • • .. • • •
An action for libel; in reporting a police case, went
against the Proprietor--of the Liverpool, Albion, with Is.
cratdages 'The Jumps certified, and sbi.t out c stn.
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GLOUCBSTER, August. 10.

''.. ,r-tisittase OF TISZ'IDIOT SMITH—THIRD DAY.
• !I Ai iiigning, 'at ate sitting vf, the CottYt, Mr. Justice
Boanotion•pivceeded to charge the Jury. His Lordship
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Micts-014 Whett•iast night he had thought it right to
'itdiourat-fresin-the !lateness .of stile hour,:it was also with
evitautes lonkuver his tuxes and tollect the material
poivoA the case. .!is Lordship believed' lie had saved
the J 9; ,f' iti hVdteilf,44ss.'delay by adopting that
iticto
,guurae,r,tapir ,Ikelseie4,4i.:was
~quite iiiineceisary.-:tti
you, the,. giAt.readieg tbeevidence over. -..T.50
q iiibi,.. ,coassyleration were—first,
~whitheti
utifilefini,nCektriireid•ial.putrlished the lilsels in ques4
ti. • i?, !peon At his,LOrdas.irtadtiti thitibt.: Secondly-1
.- , • ) itollialrigicAelars.Orejilsels,? aM...opari,thathit,
• s.. • 1,
r t'. IW.-Wart.bo9o.lomvatheJ.nry his opinion, vhicti
opasi.riai the.,affitmatives. • •Thirdly; whether therwert
IffiViliff*d.oicatnisrgjiwpiahariff?- As:to that' Hi
isitillshyAgeritrtitAlloU'illizyllikhe thought theft'
could,be Oofintikt.... Ths,Otkliclei4iOnitiat ,wouilit:lhen
arise Wail "beihif.t4l*, jostificarion, had -bins; made out,.
.shdetrpon.thatoarbject•kehad to suite:to the Jury that 'a
proof of the trirth,of part Would'not avail defender'. s.
*hen' ti,Aif 44.44.041 u justify a libel such as this, they
pere isiind JO,ptove ;the truth .of the..wholeof it, in
which they had utterly•failed. Hii lordship then lead
aver the libels, passageby *passage, making. comments
.tel shew that they. Wert riot' true, adding some aniMad-
irersions am the liberty of thepress, and without reading
Ainfof theetridenee either for the plaintiff or for the
lifenflanti iii'et,rptrOrt'of the justification, left it to the
?Jarias a question:Of' dathaet. ' TfieJury consulted in
their box•f or about a quarter of an -hour,* they •then
recited for half an hour, and on coming into Court, at
eleven b'clock, found -a- 'verdict for the plaintiff—,lla-
' maieir 4OQ; .. , . .
•Sh.Orpy. after, the case ores over, the Foreman of the
•Jitiy appeared ju the witness box, to make a complaint
against .one of the. defendants, which. way taker on
datlvoind-liras in•substance this.—As •he-was leaving the
Cbuiti-thedefertdant• mentioned came Up to him, and
than_kedhimfor the verdict he had given, saying he
)1,04,4 was„.a conscientious one. He then asked the
deponent whether be had not been seen walking into
,Court- with Mrs, Flint, the wife of the plaintiff's at-
torney, on hilarrn, which he denied? After that 'he
!proceeded to makeether remarks, and expressed a hope
',that' he would fiad •the form of George Smith, the
ittiOt, at his pillow that night.
....Mr...Natters Ilittassiosia called for the defendant who had thus
slated, highly reprehended his conduct, grid threatened to commit
Aim to gaol unless he apologised to.the Foreman of the Jury.
The defendant instantly complied with the terms his Lordship
imposed on -him, and so the matter dropped.
.• • A new Jury was then impannelled.
• , • . • SMITH v. EDDOwn.
• This was an action by the same plaintiff, as in the
'Timer ease against theEJitor of theShrewsbul Journal,
-fcir siMilar libels relative to the idiot George Smith.
i • The facts• proved were. nearly the same as in the former case,
(Wept that the plaintiff's, Counsel called no witnesses to disprove
site statements af the libel.—The. Jury in this case found a verdict
Ser.the plaintiff—Damages 1054.
-- It was in the Salopinn.Jowntal the libel first appeared; and the
Sitininghans Journal, against which the preceding verdict of sou.
leas liven, merely copied it. The evidence, as we before said, was
.Ikliities the. Mine•in both cases.
. .Mr.-Baron GARROw finished the Criminal business
. yesterday, and has left two culptits for execution; they
are Thomas Gardner and William Mills, who, though
jaunt, were the most active leaders 'of the extensive
gang which has infested a considerably tract of country
ou the road between Glouces..er and Bristol. Sixteen
of this gang were yesterday tried and convicted. Thirty
bills were round by the Grand Jury (chiefly for burglary)
against Gardner, and sixteen against Mills.
The *hoist of the convicts were brought into the dock before the
above—two individuals were 'clammed, to be present at so im-
pteitsive a scene.
Mr. Baron Gannow, after putting on the black cap,
the solemn emblem of his office, proceeded to pass the
awful sentence of the law upon Gardner and Mills.He said
that th'e countless crimes or,which they had been found
silty, atid their leadership .in this desperate gang,

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potnte4 tnetkl Out al 1f ek4elpleeW laws
of their, cothaity; the triyagrar 'vitt;
trust, Kadin-ivy- t thiseisingsStstist4st worsted oitt=the
security of...society. requites*, and.the la* will have its
ascendancy. I Will deitin pail ttb lenget horn that
preparation which. Ls' *6 promptly and dearly tetjuired
of you. but will ptonotinee the dreadful senteace of the
law which will be inevitably done upon t'ath Of .you,
mere the Learned Judie pissed sentence priliiiaeti.pon
the prisoners. who were dreadfully agitated
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' awful ceremony.
the other poisoners 'Were then severely admonished for
transgressions, and urged to profit by the sad example irides had
been just before their eyes, and entreated to establish a Sew mkt a
better character In the different society into whieb they *eke now
now about to N introduced. 'het *ere !hen senten:ed to ei>teress
terms of transportation, souse for life, others for fourteen t Seething
a few for seven years
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