The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-01-13 00:00:00

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gave to the witness to eat. One night a knife was
thrown at the witness from the opposite side of
the room where the Prisoner and she were sitting,
which the Prisoner informed her had been done by
the spirit of the Matt to whom the Prisoner was now
married. This was 011 the evening of the Bth or 9th
of August. The Prisoner went to the wiudow,
and talked as if she hail beet; conversing with
some one, but the witness saw nobody. She cut
some bread and cheese, put it ea a plate, and held
it out as if some third party had been present to
partake of it. She then desired the witness to
look on the wall, which she did,, when she saw
on it the figure df a man about the size of a large
cat. When in bed, the Prisoner again desired the
witness to look towards the wall, when she sate
the figetro of a man faintly upon it. The witness
asked the Prisoner what he wanted ? when she in.;
formed her that if she would lay sonic of her thins
out of her trunk, hu would let her. know. The
witness rose out of bed, and being greatly alarmed,
laid a number of things out of her boa, all of which
were gone in the mornitsg. The Prisoner
Made a noise for 'a considerable time while this
was going on,as if some person were strangling her.
The Witness did not see any of these things again
till vino time afterwards, when site saw the Pri.
soner wearing them. The articles which she saw
the Prisoner wearing.were not disguised or altered
in any manner. 'When the witness noticed this
circutnstanoe, the Prisoner said the apparition had
told her thatt she must wear them, and that the
witness must consent to it, fur if she said any
thing against it, she was to be turned into some
different shape. The Prisoner so completely de.
laded the witness, that she believed she had it in
her power to do every thing she said. The matt
Ptisoner lived in the house, and had been in the
witness's room that very night; but she could not
-distinguish if he was the apparition. It tip.
peared liker to the shadow of a man than to
the substance. He told the witness on one
occasion that he had carried off some of her
property on the 2d of October. The sr.
ticks which she had lost were carried off at
many various times. She did not see hint in the
room, however, at the time alluded to, in the
month of August, nor did she know of any thing
that he did that night. On her cross.examinatioit
by Mr. KN A PP, the witness said, the man prisoner
had once paid his addresses to her, and had since
married the woman Prisener, but she was not an.
gry on that account, nor would have burn sorry at
their marriage, if they had let her property alone.
The woman Prisoner continued to live with her
eleven weeks after the 9th of August.
James Bligh; an &heel, stated, that 'when the
Prosecutrix. told
.him her story, he went to the
house of the Prisoners, along with another officer,
and carried them and all the property he could
find, which the Prosecutrix claimed as hers, before
a Magistrate. The wousati• Prisoner pressed sad.
ly to have it hushed, and that she would make
every thing right ; but the witness told her it watt
a felony, which he could not eompound.
James. Noble, another officer, confirmed this
statement.
Mr. Justice Coastline did not put the man ow
his defence, though he confessed the suspicion was' '
strong against hirn but men were not to•be found.,
guilty of felony Qll suspicion. The story "was 1
very strange cwt.:bait credulity would lead some
people a great way, apd' it was impossible to say
what effect it might have on a weak and tteducat.
cd woman like Alary Anderson. If by any frau.
dulent contrivance, a person was induced to open a
box in which his property lay, and to spread it
out, and the property was taken away, that was,
iu point of law, k Clotty. The Prosecutrix had
been credulous in the extreme, but still she was to,
he protected by the laws of the country. As to
the capital part of the charge, that must be dis.
charged from the consideration of the Jury, it
not appearing, that on the evening laid in the,
indictment, property to the amount of 40s. had
been carried off. The Jury would jndge it they
gave credit to the story of the Prosecutrix, in
which case they would find the woman Prisoner
guilty of stealing.
The Jury accordingly found the woman Pd.
soner Guilty of stealing 395.... and the man, Not
Guilty.

THE MARKETS.

UXBRIDGE.

Coni•inspeetor's Return.—Txuaso 4.1 r, J kW. IL
Wheat. per load ni. —s. to YSI. —s.
Barley, per quartzr 34s. —d. to 455. —4.
Oats 24s. —d. to 399. —d.
Beans 455. —d. to 645. —d.
Peas 34s. —d. to 58s. —4l.

NEVIQATE ANT) LEADENHALL MARKETS.
(By the Carcase.)
Reef 31. W. to 5:. 01. I Yell ss. OA. to 1.. Si. ,
Mutton 4s. 4d. to ss. 2d. I Pock 6s. Od. to 7s. 4d. t.
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PRIC,E OF HOPS. ' i
SAGS. POCKETS.
Kent, 31. las. to 61. Ot. Kent, 41. I% to SAL 1% •''.
Suogiu „V! 189. to 51. 59. Sussex 3%. 1% to 31. bs. j
Essex, 41. V. to 51:'' lb. Powell:kir 11. 41..- to HO. *el
' • ' --moSilluo t
PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW YESTERDAY. ..
' ST. JAMES'S. ' IVIIITBESAPEi..
Hay, 41. 41. Od. to 61; 10s. nig,- 41. 10s. to 61. 6s. ,
Straw, 21.• is. to 21.175. Od. Clover, 61. 101. to 71. Is.
Straw, 21. N. to S. 1%
--Now-
i • PRICE OF TALLOW &c. ' • ._
St. James's Market ss id Town Tallow Ns Od Mel '
Clare Market 59 Id Yellow Russia IWO/ 8564* •
Whitechapel Market 5s Id White ditto .. 83s Od Olt •
per At. of Sib.
13s lid Melting Slue.. 67c Od' 70s Si .
Average ss id Ditto rough .. 441 Od QS*
Graves l2s
6L'
Good Dregs l5
Yellow Slap, 1031--Mcittled. 1149-Pieces, 101 s EU-Conti.
Iles-Castile £7. 79,a XS. 10s. I
Price of Cfandles, per ddzen, 12s 64-Moulds, 14s 6d t
RAW 11 FD ES.
Best Heifers and Steers (per Ordinary 29. Od. to Os. 04.
.3,,r4g.
5.., ) 3s. ed. to 3s. Id. Market Calf 14s.•01. each.
111 31. 4d. to 31. Ed. Eng. Home 149. to 165. Od.
-Skins - 3.. bd. to ss. 6d.
CO A L MARKET.
MO arniutilt. Ships sold. Price.
s ilt Nottistir
S Stusiefbind
2 St. David's 0 -9-od.
' • r Cinders
0 SootclvCoal .. 0

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