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London, England, 1822-07-04 00:00:00

TFIF, STATFSM,

Cross-examined.-11Viineeswas about twelve year
of age when the marriage tgok place: she boa seen
Mr. Burke about a week before; all her family were

Catholics; she never saw the prisoner at any Catholic.
place of worship before the marriage, *Lich took place:
in her opinion, at nine at night.
Alexander Bruce, Esq. rieposed, that he resided in
Upper Bedford-place, Russell-square. sad that be
knew the prisoner. In consequence of receiving a
letter, evilness met him at Orars-inn Coffee-house;
he then said he wiebed to marry witness's daughter,
and requested consent; witness positively declined,
unless he was infornualthis circumstances, and un-
less he could make an adequate settlement. he never
would give his consent. He did not see the priewter
for fourteen months after. The certificate of the
marriage now produced, witness procured from Dr.
Strachan, Vicar of Islington.
The daughter of the last witness was here called,
when Mr..Apoterws objected to this lady giving evi-
dence against the prisoner. The objection was over-
riled. bliss Mary Ann Bruce merely stated that she
I was married to the prisoner.
This was the ease for the prosecutios.
The prisoner, on being called upon for his defentreo
sai3 l,* was made drunk, and entrapped ism the int
eeseeistfe, and that be sliver claimed Mts. -Butler Sur
his wife. '
Thapailfitir, Moore. Tipperary, farmer, deposed
that he seas .a Catholic, and stood sponsor at the birth
of the prisoner. He was christened by Mr. B. Jor-
dan, Protestant Minister, of Temple Derry:. The pri-
mmer was brought spin the Protestant Church, and
baptised. - • . '
Cross-examined—llid seen persons of the name of
O'Birt at mass. The mother of the prisoner was a
Papist WINO he stood sponsor to him. Witness did
*Olney whether Maynooth was an Irish College, or
that the prisoner's brother was a student there.
Brim Burke stated Mt be Was an elder brother of
the prisoner's, sod lived at Springfield, in the &minty
of Tipperary. The prisoner was brought up is the
principles of the Protestant religion, -and snood his
'apprenticeship in Dublin; whom was at Butler's
house on the day the msniage was saidla have taken
plait. anZ saw his brother the Sunday before; witness
dined at Butler's house ; dined after sight fall; he
was neither drunk nor sober ; heard James Butler say
he wished to give witness's brother one of his daugh-
ters ; witness advised him so the contrary as his bro-
ther was a Protestant; they then drank bard and
played at cards fir abast three Imam when the parish
priest *as sent fir; the primmer was Wei asked to be-
come a Catholic but be said be would sof ; he was sot
saber at the rime; Wright. the priest...after this. came
out and declined• marrying the parties; witness ad-
vised hi; brother to go home to listrtemlisbout 15
miles distant ; Antler immediately got up tied uid no
penes should go till they Were all on good terms ;
they again sat down and got ii, stupidly and danger-
ously drunk ;" witness wee pesitiverDite he was there
no marriage ceremony tear place. .
Clossexasined.—His Itrothe'r Thomas went to
Mayoooth College, bat winless don't know be was
expelled.
Dm*, and J. Burke bills 'wore that the prissier
was brought up as a Protestaat. Reber' alarm Ilse
de rOMI iksr‘gia ?flatter elppys professed the Pretest-
ant religtos.;f,.;‘,4l-...117., ,-. • --: - ~.;,1
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Mr. A votruscrs that the evidence for the
prosecution was _ ttogo to the Jury. is
support of his shift t lhearned Counsel read the
Act of the lath of (iii 11. e. 13, fur annulling all
marriages made between Protestant and Papist, or be-
tweet; Protestant and Protestant by a Popish Priest;
and another passage from the 22d of Deo. 111. c. 31.
Now there was no proof the prisoner was a Catholic,
for the young ladies who had given evidence for the
prosecution bad only known him a week before the
marriage, and therefore could not positively speak to
his faith.
Mr. Justice Houton) said it was for the Jury to do-
termine whether it was proved that the prisoner was a
Catholic or not. His Lordship then proceeded to sum
up the evidence at great length to the Jury, who, after_
retiring for a quarter of an hoar, pronounced the pri-
soner—Guilty. .
This case occupied nearly the whole of the day.
Jay, the King's postillion, was yesterday acquitted
at the Old Bailey. The appearance of the youth is
very prepossessieg. sod it is understood his parentage`
and dons are respectable. The trial for Bigamy
which occupied the greatest part of the forenoon, has
prevented as from giving an unmet of that of Jay.—
It is said however, that circumstances transpired, tend-
ing to chew the necessity of looking sharply after
some of the persons employed in the Police of the
metropolis.

M►i

Vincent. sod among other things a pole for 2001.
open which note the act of perjury was principally
Reed: The learned Counsel stated, that be would
prove that that note, so confidently sworn to by the
defendant, bad been paid by the prosecutor to his fa-
ther, a farmer at Weldtagfield. sear Sudbury, about
two years ago la part of payment of a large debt due
to him, and consequently that the defendant could at
have seen the note banded is the King's Bench seve-
ral months afterwards, to Philip Vincent; indeed. be
would prove that Mrs. Vincent. the mother of the pro-
secutor, had had the sots for 2001. ie her constant pos-
session for the last two years; sod be would acquaint
the Jury of the noses why it remained under her
care instead of that of her husband—it was because
her husband was Mid, sod nearly eighty years of
age, and she therefore took charge of valuable papers
and dale:nests heloagiog to him. The Learned
Counsel said, he irould prove the letters threatening
the prosecutor, to be in the defendant's hand-writing,
including also the one written In • &ivied band, and
subscribed with the name of Hawker; be would prove
that through the false sweatier of the defendant, the
prosecutor was re-examined by the Insolvent Debtors'
Court. recommitted to prison In January last, and sen-
seated te remain therela for three years from that date,
and in doing so. be looked with confidence to the
Jury for a verdict of guilty against the defendant.
The Learned Counsel then called Mr. Yeo, an oth-
leer belonging to the Court for the Reli-f of lasolvent
Debtors, William Hayward Vincent, the prosecutor,
Philip Viaceat. his brother. and Mary -Viocent..his
mother, Daniel Terrell. Jobs Healy, and Albion
Cooper, who completely established his statement.
ATlDauwe, for the defence, made an able appeal
to the Jury in favour of leis client l'insisting, that not-
vritbstaadieg the great length of the affidavit on which
the present prosecution was founded, the indictment
evilest his client mentioned only twenty-four lines
thereof as being false mud untrue. He then called
'George Leader and has Lauder, first cousins to the
defendant. and W. Somerset. a bailiff's follower, but
their evidesee 44 set 4m asy degree disprove that for
the prosiest's'.
Mr. &meek wait ma eloquent speech in reply.
The CliAlltllllll summed up, and the Jury, after
being out of Court tea minutes, returned with a ver.
diet of Guilty.
The trial lasted the whole of the day.

PO bICE.

•Yesterday a young man named

Yellers. was brought before Sir J.Psaittna, who sat
fer the Lord Mayor, oar a charge of havior robbed his
master, Mr. Mitchell, listen-draper, No. 158, Leaden.
hall-street, of property to $ large smonat.
Mr. Mitchell stated that the prisoner bad bees in
his service, as a cooddestial moistest OP abopman, for
&beat fourteen or Attests years, and that *boat &tweet'
or Mesa mouths slam be left hie (Mr. Mitchell's)
service, sad took a steep is Bethnal-green-road, Oars
be went on is great apparent prosperity, and was Ay
by the witness himself. About a month since, .how-
ever, Mr. Mitchell received information that seam of
his property bad bon I
in cossequeace a search
a large quaatity of

Mitchell. who, es a full
bad bees extensively plundered. _ took
plow so the 4th of last month.
Mr. Beaman, who attended on behalf of the pri-
ismer, creasenatioed Mr. Mitchell. who admitted
having received a warrant of attorney from the pri-
'o'er after the dhcovery of the felony, and as assign-
meat of his property which had been pet is execution
eigalest him. Mr. Harmer complained that all this
Arad bees obtained from the prisoner on the faith that
After he bud made the uttuost reparation in his power
Be should be forgiven; and now, after all had been
gine up. be was, a moat after the discovery of the
Om, brought forward for prosecution.
Mr. Mitchell assigned as a reason for the proceeding.
that the prisoner before theabbery owed 11110-1904
which be thought himself 'l;l'itiged in recovering:
Sir J. PERIWIG said, that had Mr. Mitebell
stained from prosecuting, he would have compueded
a felony.
Mr. HAIIISR said, that that offence had hese me
but completed. He did not mean to offer the slaw
quest treatment of the prisoner as an answer to the
felony.
Sir J. Panama disapproved of the conduct of Mr.
Mitchell In holding the case over the teed of the pri,
soar, as it was his duty to have preferred the chaste
,of felony immediately on its discovery. But this wit
not the time or the place where the prosecutor should
be called upon to give his reasons for the conduct he
had pursued.
The prisoner was immediately committed to take his
trial at the Old Bailey.
' Bow-exasus.--On Tuesday John Rein and Charles
Marsh, two notorious pickpockets, were brought in OW
lode of, nooses Wilson, one of the -terse patrols, c.rd
underwent as examination before THOMAS HALta, .414,
the Sitting Magistrate, on suspicion of stealing there
silver alt cellars sad three silver desert spoons, which
articles were- found in, their possession. Yesterday
morning, the owner, Mr. Philip William Thomas, rs
siding in Highbury Green, Islington, attended, who
being of the Society of Friends called Qoakers,declined
tablet au oath, bat fortunately for jnstice, 'be charge
was affwieotly substantated upon oath, by Ann Pitt.
his female servant, who is not of the Society of Friends.
The prisoners were fully committed to Newgate for
trial.
Was. Phillips aid Mo. Henley were charged on sus-
picious of robbing the house of Miss Elisabeth Phelps,
pi Connaught-terrace, Edgeware-road. The prisoner
"%Mips was committed for trial, and Hensley was di"-
*barged, although a companion of Phillips, as then
was ao proof he had any thing to do with the robbery.
MART.I.I-110Nt °rms.—Yesterday Hannah and Eli-
sabeth Miller were brought before the Sitting Magis-
trate, for final exsorinstion, charged with committing a
robbery in the house of Lady Mounteorris, in Orchard-
street, Portman-square.
It appeared in evidence that on the 25th of May last.
the butler of her Ladyship
.having quitted the house-
beeper's-room for a few urinates, leaving some loose
silver plate and table linen about; on hearing a noise,
be sent a yonsg girl to ascertain what wes going for-
ward; who perceived the two prisoners asceadieg the
area steps, with a box containing laces, he. which one
of them asked the girl if she wasted to buy? she re-
plied in the negative, saying to them what were they
doing is the houseke: eper's room. They made a an-
,swer, but retired, sad tas Ws alarm, the bailer sallied

nut in pnrsnit, but the prisoners with considerable doz..
terity. escaped ; they were, bow, ver, apprehended by s
patrole belonging to flow-street, and brought to this
ogee. Now Silver table spoons and a large table-cloth
were stolen, but the articles were not found upon the
prisoners. When taken into custody they gave a false
address.

The prisoners denied the charge. They were fully
committed.
Monday afternoon, the chambers of Mr. a Seannarde
46, Lime-street, were entered during his absence, and
plundered of a treat quantity of wearing apparel/
QUOIN-SQUARE.—Yesterday, J. /L Allen was charged
with assaulting Evans, one of the gaolers of Tothill.
fields, and attempting to ride over him.
Evans stated that on last Sunday eight, he was with
A. Pople taking about 30 prisoners, convicted at the
Westminster Sessions, two of theta for trasspertation,
from the C.ssions.bouse to Todd!, fields prison, wheo at
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the end of the Broadway, the defendant rlrove—upU Ida
chaise, and was (hiving over them on the crossing. till
Evans held his stick np againt the horse. Defendant
then cot him dreadfully for half an hour with his whip.
Pople and another man proved the assault. The defetl-
ant was ordered to find bail.
ryiox Hat.•.—hiATIIIMONT E , INAll7.—Yes•
tertlay. a youth, naused Thomas Henry Warwick, aged
19, was brought up on a t, to answer the com-
plaint of his spouse, on the verge of three score and SIX,
for assaulting and beating her, and breaking his mix-
riere promise.
The powthfel complaisant, " with spectacles on nose."
totteree le-yards the Beach, and, in quiveri scents.
acquaints i Cie Magistrate with the camte other com-
plaint. She said that her first husband was • goodly
man, and had by his industry acciimulated 390 f. soil
odd, which he deposited in the funds, and at his death
left the whole to her, besides an hunionsisy of hnesehold
'furniture, &c. Her present husband after his death,
took • lodging in her house, and was in a most wretclwil
condition, without scarcely a rag to corer him ; she felt
tot his deplorable situation, and entirely.clotiocl
He at length contrived by " wheedling, ' and coaxing
her, to gain her consent to become his wife, and they
were married by banns about fifteen months ago.—
Shortly after she accompanied him to the Bank, and
transferred the whole of the funded property into his
name, which he afterwards mold out without her know-
ledge, and Lad now expended the greater part at it.—
She continued her complaint by stating, that after he
Lad squandered the money, &c. in stopping from his
home all night, and associating with bad women, he
began to look cool on her, and if she expostulated with
Wit en his conduct he answered her with a blow, and
she was now determined upon a restitution of coujngal
rights, or that she would not live with him any longer.
The lagistrate asked the defendant how he came to
enter into wedlock with a woman old enough to be his
grandmother? He answered he mss completely caught
in the net of Hymen, by the good living " the old 1,341 y,"
always provided for him otitis coatis% home from work
at night, such as puddings, pies, sweetmeats, &Y. of
which he was remarkably fond. fly these attentions,
and her daily cowling' him to become her husband, he
at length acceded to her proposal; since which he bail
become the ridicule of his companions, and he was re-
solved to live with her no longer.
The Magistrate said baited taken his wife, aged as
she was, for better for w nil he ought not to ill-use
her. It seemed that both al to live apart, and there-
fore thought the least he amid do would be to allow her
10s. a week for her mitintenance.—The defemilut agreed
to this proposal.

!HESTER

CONFESSION; OR, THE PROGRESS OF ART.
Warn Er. O'LEARY, of tasteful pursuits
With Waxman's Jct Blacking first pasted his Boots,
"By the powers," he cried, "'this all other 'impasses,
"The art that turns Boots into bright looking-glasses.
" Here, Thad,, you s?alpeas, how long must i bawl,
s. Now what are you doing?" Just nothing at all.
" Lave of then, and hop 'cross the bog to NlAcr.usay.
" D'ye *lad; with this Boot and *Was of proof whisker:
" A drop of the cratjere will warm his old heart,
"Bocce's while he drinks to the progress of art."
Now speeding his way, Thad, rais'd to his jowl
The Whiskey; and weiged like a soaking wet soul :
And fillies with water the deficit part,
's Succors." he exclaim'd. "to Use progress of art."
' Twee then that his form first reflected he saw,
W . 'sine Jet of anrivall'd eclat ;
And thinking the vision a demon toeog,
• Ran of—kaving fontanel, sad Boot la the bog.
Oae Boot was at home, where his shade in tcrroreat,
-Implied, that the phantom had got there before him.
0 pardon my sins, and accept my confctsion.
"Then own" cried O'LeAny, " each former transgres-
sion ;"
I do replied Thady.—l waler'd the whiskey,
hit-proof, that was meant sore for Mr. Alaelnsky.
" And stole from my More," said O'LEARY, beside r.
I did!—" Now bad luck to your manners betide !"
O'LBARYeselaiied—'• I've detected a Citif
"So out of my bonne, you base spalpeen, be packing,
" Goosed while I sin with the conscious belief
" That now where a knowledge of knay'ry was lacking.
" The rogue was discover'd by W 's Jet Blacking.
This easy shining and briiliaA Blacking, is prepared by
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CHESTER SCJIMER CIRCUIT, 1822.
Identified at the privateer's, and
The Hon. Came Las Wiliam, sad the Lloa;Sastrtt.
Atsasusw., Salami-at-Law. •
At warrant wis obtaiaed, when
property "ugh", nitel)„, 11 00 Aug.% at Pool.
and ashes diapery. Vas }Beau'
as, ' 4•41/o,Allisa %AI R.
*Wm' 4ssor *lt-14# •er --Teeeday, August 2., at
dl Ibeestigatioa, fawn dad- be ateshlre—Monday, August 26, at the Cutts, at Chester.
pluudered. The seises* tank