The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-25 00:00:00

!TESMAN.

paved him of hie senses for
.the moment. when be
recovered, he got up and struck the primmer. Tie,
latter tbea went out, and after two or three minutes
'absence, returned, west cep to the wiliest', and ripped
up Isis abdomen with a keit., prodecieg a wound of
sine Inches In length ; and great part of the viscera
obtruded into his bands.
Is his cross-examinatios by Mr. Bnontatca. for
the prisoner. the winless contradicted himself is nosy
*slimier, of the previous transactions which led to
she act of desperation imputed to the prisoner. He
dolled that be had first taken hold of the prisoner by
:the collar, (set afterwards admitted that be had. Be
Iteid admitted thbt there had been an altercation of
fittest two hours between him sod the prisoner. He
slonied that be bad ever sailed the prisoner a d—si
liar, and challeaged him to fight. The original stat►
went of the prosecutor was a good deal shakes.
A ninseas. aimed French, deposed, that the pri-
anew and the prosecutor were very violent with each
*Ye, absolve and prorating language passing es
loth sylne. The altercation lasted for about tan,
Wis. The prisoner offered to fight site' preeetatot;
apes teldth the latter went up to the former and wok
held of hies bf the collar, and an the lestasit the pri.
loner ripped him up with his' heir*. It was a me.
mastary.trane hew. • The prisoner had not left the
room as the pr for had stated. and there was se
time for pre . In this state of tin ease,
Mr. BSODIRICIL submitted this thirst los Ilseegh
spap the evidence for the preeenstiess to *valve
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deunia this' prosivotot; Wllll,llllllo4l6.least *hit
gives Is the depotition* beforiihi comanittleg 'Anis=
trate is some material particulars. His Lordship
apes this stopped the Case, and told the Jury that
they must acquit the prisoner. It was true that the
prisoner had been guilty of most atrwious sad sang.
conduct. but sales& the offence would have amounted
to murder if death had d, the case was sot within
the =oasis( of the statute os which the indictment
was feuded. If death bad caned, the offence could
*sly have amounted to manslaughter, and therefore
the case did sot come *Adds the spirit of the statute.
The Jury. therefore, immediately fluted the prisuser
Not Guilty.

• BANE el INGLAND PIOSIIICUTION.
lag Layslaaw was indicted for uttering a forged
Beak of England note for the payment of 51., at
South Ockendon, in this county, on the 14th et Fa-
bleary last. -
'Mr. BOLLAND and Mr. LAW COIMUCted the proem-
lion. The prisoner was without Counsel.
It appeared in evideace that on the day mentioned
is the incliettneot, the prisoner, a weasels of respect.
able appearance, introduced herself to the notice of a
Mr. Somers, who keeps the Rod Lion Ina, at Octet.
den, by inquiring if he knew of a lady's school in the
neighbourhood. Mr. Somers mentioned a school
kept by a Miss Gray, at North Ockendon. The pri-
soeer said that was the lady she wanted to see,
sad said Miss Gray was her niece. She then desired
tillage of a 5/. Bank of England note, which was it
mediately given, upon the faith of heir respectable ap-
pearance, and the statement as to her relationship
with Miss Gray. She desired a boy should accompany
beryl spew her the way. Her wish was complied with,
eat she gave the boy Is. ad. for hie trouble in show•
lag her the way. It was afterwards discovered that
the note was a forgery, and that the prisoner's story
was without foundation in truth.
To prove the prisoner's guilty knowledge, several
*thee atterings were proved against her; tamely, one
of a 5/. forged note, to &honed Stokes, Cue driver of
the Epping coach, oa the 11th of Jesuitry ; all. Dote
on the lath of March, to Mr. Vreech, the owner of
the Chelmsford coach; and the offer to utter a 5/.
note at the George Inn, Mountnessing, where she was
apprehended. On the prisoner's person was found a
map of the roads; bat there was no forged notes found
upon bei.
.The prisoner, who appeared a good deal affected on
her trial, set up an alibi in defence, and called a Mr.
Edward Turieigb, who swore that the prisoner lodged
11 in his house, and bad not been out for many months,;
except once an Christmas eve, when she went abroad
for the day, bat returned in the evening.
The case went to the Jury upon the credit due to
the many witnesses for the pro•ectition, and they im-
mediately found the prisoner Guilty— Death.