The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-28 00:00:00

a rape against him. Sarah Cortefrold a similar tale to
that of her brother, the prosecutor. After which the
Judge asked the Prisoner what he could say for him
self; the prisoner in a composed and respectful manner
said, "I know nothing of this case, my Lord ; but I have
no donbt that before this trial is finished, it will be
proved to the satisfaction of the Court, that the Defend-
ant ought to be the Prosecutor, and the Prosecutor the
Defendant.

Edward Farmer, of Belton, was at Kidderminster
market on the day of the robbery, and on his return
home, found the prisoner (his brother-in-law) at his
house; received from him 121. for sour; and his cash
book, and a receipt were produced to prove this transac-
tion. Mr. Farmer's servant confirmed this evidence.
John Wall, maltsman to Prisoner, lived with him in
September last, and perfectly recollects his master going
out.

Question by Mr. Corbet. " Well, Sir, your master
went out on horseback, did he?" " Na, Sir, be did na,
he went out on his mare."

Well, Sir, you eat op to let him in ?" " Yem, Sir,
I did."

" Play now, how came the girl who you just now told
an was in bed with her mionen, to open the door?"
"Jest because I fell sound asleep."
Well, Sir, and when did you see your master?"—
" Why, I did not see measter at all till I fell plump
against him in the passage as he was coming
" Pray where were the rest of the family at this time
all asleep, 1 suppose ?" " I coons just rightly say if
they won all asleep, they war all a bed.
" Well, Sir, you say the family were all in their beds?"
Whv, I don't tightly know ; I did not go up to see, bat
they were all up stairs." [This man's evidence went to
prove that his master came home at ten o'clock, and that
his horse was quite cool.J—The same witness said benne
Garbet (prosecutor) some time after, and he (6arbet)
promised that be would, the next time be met my master,
give him one of the best linings he had ever had in his
life, and gave as his reason that prisoner induced prose-
tutor's landlord to distrain for rent. Three other ser-
vants corroborated these facts.

Amy Lane stated that the prosecutor told her in eon-
:
veraat:on that lie would be revenged on the prisoner if it
co't ti 4001.

Wil'imin Middleton stated, that lie heard prosecutor
say, " I'll do Benton some way,"—and that be would
go to Slirewsbory and try to get a bill from the 0
Joey respecting the oats; and that the prosecutor'i
vsoit girl added, if that did not do, she would mee
prosecutor, and swear a rape against him.
Elizabeth Sinallman deposea that she met prom
at Slirewibury March Assizes, where her husband
tried for horse stealing; and that prosecutor proinifelt
to get her husband acquitted by giving him a character,
if slie would swear she saw the prisoner gallopping be-
tween Litton and Stotesden on the night of the rob-
bery. and swears she saw him help the oats on a man's
shoulder.

The ker. Mr. Wood, a magistrate of Stotesden, and
three others, gave the prisoner a character as a perfectly
honest and just wan. The Judge summed up, and the
J•iry acquitted the prisoner, much to the satisfaction of
Lis Lordship, and avid loud approbation in the court.

FRANCE.
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Paris paperg of Friday contain the following Bolls,
tin of

" INTELLIDENCE FROM SPAIN.

" A telegraphic despatch from Madrid, dated July 21, ie.
pnitnce4 t! at the enemy, to the number of about 9,800 men,
end protected by all Lis batteries, made a mortis OD the 18th
f.vm the title of Leon end the Troeadero. Ile was repulsed
on ell points. with the loss of 1,500 seep. Oar leas was la-
con•idereble.

" On the 13th General Molitor took the fortress of Lorca.
He continues his march on Grenada.

•• General Bonrck, after a very smart affair, blockaded
Ccruatot on the ISth."

The Madrid Gatette of the 19th gives intelligence
from Gibraltar, dated the 3d, according to which an in-
surrection had taken place at Ceuta among the convicts
condemned to the gallies, who, on the 15th of June, sur-
prised their guards, and proclaimed the Rey akeeluto.
Thy invirrection was suppressed, and the leaders punish.
e I ; lord it is said, that some days after, the garrison
being informed of the state of the Peninsula, began to
manifest symptoms of discontent. In consequence of this
disposition to niu,iny, the Governor put under arrest
General Joseph O'Donnel, General Joachim) Ibarba, and
Brigadiers P. Gaztelu and J. L reorda, officers who had
been transported from Valencia, for opposing the execu-
tion of Elio. They were embarked for Gibraltar, whet,
they lied arrived. It is farther stJted, that -a firing of
c non and II:oak-try was heard during the night of the
thl and the morning of the 3d. and that it was conjec-1
tured the French sq9adron would proceed to Ceuta.
'flue Madrid Gazette also givesan account of a corre-
spondence between General Riego and the Ministry atl
Cadiz. The General refused the appointment of second
in command of the army of Andalusia, but offered to
traverse the provincrs of the Peninsula. and rouse the
public feeling, if lie were supplied with 1,500 infantry,
:!00 cavalry, and 1e0,009 piasters. This proposition
was refused. The Deputy Moreno-Ouerra has published
reasons for resigning his functions. He says, according
to the Gazette, " that after having witnessed the failure
of all his efforts for re-establishing the Ministry of Flores-
Esti add and his colleagues, the only legitimate adminis.
t ration. and knowing that he himself is persecuted by the
liberticide faction older) governs Cadiz, he quits that
land so worthy of a better fate But he announces that
he will not yet abandon Spain. The only means (he
adds) of saving Cadiz, would have been to Eire General
Itiego the chief command of the army of Andalusia ; but
Cadiz confined to its own defence must fall."

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