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London, England, 1827-03-31 00:00:00

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Mr. arciaans saisl this was the petition of a creditor,
7p)nyin4 that the certificate of the bankrupt be stayed,and
the petitioner be allowed to prove his debt under the
commission. The petition stated that Jones was de-
dared a bankrupt in the month of May, some time
previously to which s main of cocks, belonging to a man
named Marshall on one side, and Martin on the other,
was fought at the Cock-pit, Westminster, when the
bankrupt and petitioner joined in accepting a wager of
801. on the result. Having lost the wager, the peti-
tioner paid the whole sum, and the bankrupt remained
in his debt for 401. hit share of the loss. Under these
circumstances, 'die Act of Parliament di.qualifying a
bankrupt utirtslislost 201. by gaming in one day, or
2001. within a yearbefore his bankruptcy. or 2001. by
stock-jobbing, from obtaining his certificate, this peti-
tion was filed.
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•Mr. Rai, on behalf of '. bankrupt, admitted the
'above fact:, but contended tld
al, Inasmuch as his client
had accepted a *Agee of 4500 la. EIS the other tosses
cocks, on the :rube ticeation„)rbieh he; of course, won,
he not only lost nothing thatkelq, htitiras a winner u
'the amount of a and, thee e, ant sliiititialifted by t'
Act of Parliament.
t The
pion that the bankrupt ha disentitted himelf to Ms
certificate within the mea pg of the Att. His Honour
thee asked Mr. Rose *hat he bad to say to the other
poierit, as to whether or'not the petitioner was to betel':
to his Miserly by an ittibri at law 'against the baiikr opt?,
Mi. Soils ar4ined that he was, and cited cases in sup-
port of his opinion.
The Vicit-Cisautet.r.on said, that a party was left to
his action only in eases of doubt, but here there was no
doubt whatever, because the facts Were admitteny the
bankrupt himsAf. His Honour, therefore,'grattred the
prayer of the petition.
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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. :
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EXETER, Maacu sa.
Thomas Friend was indicted for the murder of Sarah
'Glass and Edward Glass, near Astibury.ost the 19-b of
March. When called on to plead, the prisoner said Not
'Guilty, in a distinct and tolerable loud yoke; but, after
`ibis, did not speak a %Ord during the trial ; his eyes were
fixed on the ground, and his lip, and whole counte!
Dance, indicated conscious guilt.
Mrs. Glass, the mother of the deceased, being called,
'she appeared so much afflicted that it was with diffi-
culty she was prevailed upon to stand up, and a chair
was alter wards provided for her. She deposed Co the
'following effect : I occupy a farm in the parish of
Bedsworthy, called Hicks-in-the-Moor; my daughter
and nephew lived With me, as did the prisoner; be dl
any work I had for him to do, and lived with me elevae
years. On Monday morning, the 19. h Inst. at &mei,
O'cimk, I left My home to visit my son at South Yeog
I went on horseback, and stayed there till ball-past
in the evening, and from thence I went tomy other mei.
Who lives at North Loo. that is not in the direst'
road home: I came to My son's at half-past seven-;
I waited there half an bout. My son went wit►"!
me as far as. Wadland-yard. I went towards; Sir
oWn-bisate. 'Wadland Down lies In the way: gi
was getting la. The horse started of a hen I eating
to the spot Where the bodies ley ; t know the s
now, but did not then. MY' lon asked me Sf I
afraid? Isaid-no. I littftned home about half-past to
'et night ; neither my' dinghter, the bey.:ftor the ipri-
stmer were at }Tine when I goetirtge. it thought they
were gone s'n th my other ton's. Abraham rinkhotts
wallitre; his wife desired him to gd and 'endeavour to
hear of them. He came back without success; I
wa::ed up till past two o'clock in the morning. Friend
did not come home rill the fullawing day. I heard
tidings of my grandson and daughter the-twit morn
ing. I once hemmed a handketehief for the prisoner
which I hemmed with my left band. Mr. Emanuel
Tucker brought me a handkerchief, it was everything
like that which I hemmed for the prisoner. hlt.Tocker
Alerted me a knife; mine was evict sock a oue as that.
Thomas Friend used to use the knife to tiN pigs and
sheep with, and the like of that.'
Emanuel Tucker examined by Mr. Biithrints—l live
at Wadland Barton, near Asbiey. iradfand Down is
between Mrs. Glass's far= and her sons. I farm Wad-
land Down. Oa Tuesday the 20th March I was there
about seven o'clock in the morning. I was in my wheat
field adjoining Wadland Down: My servant wits with
me. I. went from thence across the Down. I was going
to Oakhampton fair ; my servant alarmed me, and I
went to the spot ; I saw Sarah Glass's body lying on her
back, she was covered with blood, and I saw a large
wound on the right side of her neck. I next saw the
body of Edward Glass, her nephew.
The JUDOI told the witness to confine himself to
Miss Glass.

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I observed by the side of Min Glass a bernritt, cap,
cloak, and comb, and by her left leg a knife ; it was a
butcher's knife, (knife exhibited; it was a large one
marked with blood.) I foetid a lanstoorn and bit on
the path ; I found a handkerchief about sit yards from
Miss Glass; it was cut in two pieces; I saw blood about
two land yards and a half from Eliza Glass; it ap-
peared to me as if she had been dragged: I was present
when Mr. Fisher, the surgeon, came; the body was in
the same state as when I found it; it was then stiff and
cold, (the handkerchief was now produced, it els.
marked with blood, and cut). I know the prisoner, he
has lived in Mrs. Glass's family a long while.
Grace Pincombe examined—l am the wife of Abra-
ham Pincombe; he is a labourer for Mrs. Glass; I
remember seeing Friend at her house at seven o'clock
on the evening of the 19th inst. I saw him change his
clothes; he put on his jacket and bat; took supper, and
went out; he assigned no reason for going out, and did
not say where he was going to; Miss Glass, and Ed-
ward, were at the time in the same room wherein took
his supper; the little boy said he was going a link way
to meet his grandmother; he was IS years old; Miss
Glass heard it. and said nothing; he said he and his
aunt were going. When Friend was gone out, and Miss
Glass and Edward took supper, and she got her cloak
and lanthorn, and they went out to meet Mrs. Glass;
the prisoner was gone before. I lived in the house ad.'
joining; I was in the habit of seeing them often; I
think the prisoner.had an attachment for Miss Glass.
Other witnesses were called, who confirmed this tes-
timony; and the surgeon described the wound as one
which would necessarily occasion instant death. - •
The confession of the prisoner was then put in as taken
before the Magistrate. It waste the effect, that he hac.
endeavoured to resist the temptation ; bu(, at length,