The Statesman.
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TO 90 feel already stated we are enabled to add,
: • that ‘1414`. Justice illrilroyd went into the Crown Court
at *Monmouth onWednesday morning at eight o'clock ;
- it was expected be would finish about three o'clock.
end proceed to Gtoucester to open the Commission;
' and his carriage was at the linor of the Judge's Indg-'
.. togs at an 'ea rly hour, his horses harnesaed, and servants
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. . way to depart; and it was not expected that the
-... either Judge would leave Monmouth till Thursday.
,itir..lkiron Garrow, who had been in Court till ten'
lo'r.i.o,kat nigh!. vu Tuesday, and had six Specie!
- Juryseseses of great importance, besides 'Common '
Jury causes, remaining, purposed to go-into Court'
at an early hoer on Wednesday, but was informed
that it would be.impogsible to procure the attendance
of a Special Jury earlier than nine o'clock. At nine
o'clOck precisely's Special Jury cause was called on,'
8141 afterwards a second--a • case* as will be seen, of
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41-,great importance. While this cause wit pro-
ceedisig, end when the evidence for the Pliiptiff
was cjosed, Mr.ifotroid (son and . Marshal to the
Judge) went lino the. Nisi Prius Court and informed
Mr. Garrow that it would be impossible to finish In
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sikt Crnwn Coort at the time expected, std it was
'suggested that Mr,Jervis (the only other • g rum Coro.
missioeer) shooldissist.in trying the Prisoners. Thigi
.was found tolse impossible, as that Gentleman was'
tifkleadicirto. unsel lox the Defendant in the cause'
tbr 64,1)" Iris!. .upon ,this Mr. Baron Garrow is.'
terrupted the proceeding*, tind publicly called the:
attention of theGentlempn at the Bar to his situation,
opil the absolute isecessie.o hie helm at Gloucester
in roper time to open thetaintpialion oo that day.
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A, r some consultation among tbe.9bunsel and At.
tor 'es, all the remaining causes *ete disposed of,
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the Judger?a orders for his departure, and the
case Proceeded,. We hare already Meted that Sir W.
Gear,. left Monmouth at half-past eight, and with
'en his esertiens WWI 011ible to reach Gloucester be-
fru* midnight. It istrue that he caused the Commis-
sions to be read upon his arrival in Court. He inti.
mated to the offieer that it was not the !Omer place
to discuss such a 'object, or to create slaw or on-
egsfisess bv a. contrary coarse to what was usual ; and
wheg the respeptable
.Sheriff expressed his apprehen.
ei‘pss. the Baron told him that he thought it proper
esiiectioe.acting ripen
,his own opinion until beshould
consult his brother Judge, and expressed a hope that
ssitilatti as fur op. sespected delivering tbe jail,. some
wtspesitent might be ((mind to avoiji delay. The course
pcSued in the mweieg, long before Mr. Justice HA-
. darrived, showed that the Baron `intertained the"
atm
whoickeppears to have beep tap spell founded;
-loot e appearrto have acted with becoming prudence
illieepieg the question open for, consideratioit. The
stipition ot,tAif. Qsford Circuit, as compared with
every other: Circuit in the kingdom, is probably not
wet/ generally luinww. Upon every other Circuit
tilArredtre one of,mprp Serjesets-at Law, -all of whose
. Dames are inserted. in the Commissions; and they
base all equal authority in all cases, civil as well as
criminal, with the Judges... Wherever this is the
case, it is obvioos thas the difficulty, which the Judges
have heen subjected to at Gloucester can hardly by
peeeibility occur, as one of these learned persons coo 1
'et all tittles, without inconvenience,- go forward
fiAga it is apprehended the Judgew(orJtidge, assiWay
be•the case in tfie sprivg) may bte detained : but upon
the, (Word Circuit Isince,ihe death of Mr: Seijeint
W.Ulisms) thin. has notbeee. nor now is; one single'
Striesot. Mr: Jervis, the IChsges Counteys named
' ta.the Commission, but not being' of the degree of
the CO, cannot preside in or dpen the Commission
of Nisi Pries: :The only .persiie Who can do this, ail
' the Commission is now trained, are the two Pikes,'
astd:the,l4o.lned Serjeants Hey Wood and' Marsball;
both Welch lodges, (now engaged in their respietive'
1301dxuits,) arid Me. Serjeatit itionington, the COI.
tnissioner of the Insolvent Debtors' Court; and wheit
ilia considered that the7Jullges hold their Mazes on
this Circuit' at eight different plasirs, With much busi-
ness at several, and short intervals between. the re-
spective Commission days, it perhaps will be rather
a:matter of surprise that, in consequence of illness
ersaccideitobat which has now unfortunately hap-
pened has not occurred before.
cThenew Genamission for Gloucester has been sealed,
opsi,the business of tbwAnizu. will commence au the
,3131, lust.
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GUILDFORD.
GROSS OUTR.Adro
TM KING V. THOMAS LUCK AND FOUR omit&
a Thie was a case which eicited a 'coniMerable do-
gleg( trt interest, as well from the wailer circum-
stances of the case as the importance of the decision,
which will afford a asemerable warning to Sheriffs'
ogficersOstokers,and others? acting under pretended
lEgsi process. -It was in 'lndictment against five
persons, named Thomas Luck, Williqns Leek, Wil.
ham Coster, Janice Crawford,. and Ff'sn. 4Ones, for
'Woolly assembling with divers other preens,: to
the number of 48, on the 13th of August, 1815; in
the parish of Horley, in the county of Surrey, apd
then and there making a great noise, riot, and, dis-
terhance, and forciblpand breaking sod
entering the dwelling-hooie of Mary Ann Hughes,
end taking and carrying swat her household pio:
perty to a very considerable amount. The only Op.
Pendants before tae Court were Luck, and.
Jones, the ether DefendontOiltiog abscohje4:
br .° Mr. ANDREWS opened the indickatept, ry
Serjeani ON•Low stated 41te•tion' to the.forp
skid that, the CUM' *hit+ hi hid
.p7rove against tilt
Detendansa upon she %loots ireieute4 oriePf-theM.Cle
oppressive scenes- of Priireeidaar, under pretence of !
executing theism's:y*6f the towi. that pi;heps ever
came before a. Court-of Jerkin. When he medwuse
of the word prereufe, he meant it in its literal sense,
because it would appear thet,idtboogh the-Defendants'
Acted under coinusuof legal process,let, point of
tact, they bad no jantification wirateierfoe their COD..
dart. But, even supposing that; tbl hid' the 'Who-

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Russia merchint, had the` misfortune, owing to the
region.e of the tintes;to beconii a 'bankrupt. The esti.
dity /if 1116-Commiasien 'against him,-hosretier;
rime the subject of a trial 'at law, in the'vnootb-or
July, 1815, and in the revolt it tams. found that 'the'
Comvolishin Wee 'not iostitiothle, 'the Jury' fitiding
Chit there *all% petitioning credit is debt. NOt-
withstandielgthii'decii:ion; the parties' in the Corn.'
mission acted in a Manner in 'the following moth,'
which would-be •Scartely credited by •the Jury, if'
case did cant, "hind open' tht:moit unnuristiOnable•
• eteldehei. It 'oild'ripPertr'That • Mrs. Hughes, " a
y elderly lattf;' uptilfrBli7of SO year" old, the
illeithisratt.laelP6f illahitiOsn'd;'•reildbig at Honey, in
Pettey, was poisesserof illy citrisiderable property,'
Consisting or valuable hointeltirld furniture, farming
'tensile •Itt. Mrs. Hughes, who Was almost 'bed-
eiddrof irons age, infirmity', and Sickness,. was Oct'.
alyinalfy aleisted by her son-in-ltart Mr. RicheitOnd,
from, kindliest and affection, in the management' of
her Cud; having himself no interest whatever ie her
ropertY, a circumstance perfectly well known to his
assignees, from' previous enquiries which had taken
place` upon the subject. On tb 15th of August,
1815', however, Mr. Wells, an aeitioneer employed
by the assignees,_ accompanied by the several Defend:
lints, antrabeut 48 ether person",:ctrie down to Mrs.
Hughes's. house.' They braight with theim (WO wag-
gons, and soMe of the men were striped witkOludgeotis.
They arrived at the Isrm•*ahortt. six 'o'clock in the
Morning, having travelled all night from London.—
The inhahltiots bf the house, consisting of Mr..
itughes' freely for many months confined to
to her" bed by the 'rhessisatiegout, and het three'
grand-children' bad not the 'lighten conception of
the outrage Which was. etedifited 6y the armed force,
which imMediately beset 'the-Maher. When the De.
feudanta and their party' irtived; • the only person up
in the houseiwai the kiandititt, a young matt about
tO years of age. flinty conitnitited a violent knock-
ing at the dooroiii were immediately answered from
Otte of the wintlgis by tlie greaten,' who demanded
their.brisiness. They returned 'some smog, which
he could not Understand, and before he had 'time to
descend to make further enquiries, one of the lower'
windows iris 'forced with an iron crow, and in a
moment the house was filled with strange men.—
The scene of outrage and violence which ensued
ceeded any accurate description. They proceeded
to gut the house of every article of property, sclie.
ther moveable or fiature. Finding 'their way to
Mrs. ilughits's room, they insisted, with a feeW
ing of barbarity and inhumanity, scarcely to he'
credited, that the • wretched old woman should'
get up and surrender the bed on which she lap,
to their merciless gripe. With difficulty the pooi
creature was got up and dressed by her grand-
daughters, and os soon as she could get out of the
way, the bed was takeitt.down, and carried nut with
the other property. lathe ciiurse of a few hours the
house was cleated, not only of the furniture, but of
grates, stoves, coppers, and all the fieturei,loilitng
the miserable owner labouring under the dreedfil.
malady already mentioned, and her three 'grand.
children, without a bed to sleep on,a chair to sit on,
or a single article of furniture. Not content with
taking the furniture, they added to the ontragis by
taking away the greater part of the weariog apparel,
of Mrs. Hughes stud her family. The manner in..,
whiche the properly was taken out of the housetwas
characterised by the' most wanton and unfeeling
cruelty ; they vild"not simply remove the fusuiture,
with an intention, as it should seem, of preserving
it, with a view to advantage themselves or any other
person', fur Whose benefit they might be supposed to
att. literal articles were flong'out.of the windows,
Others .were'huiled down stain', aad, in short, the
wlsole'scene was conducted with ill the savage Fero
city of air invading enemy—sieklug and devastating
all before them. Not satisfied with plundering the'
furniture, 'they proceeded Ito' the cellars, in' which
there 'weg'a-conaideribleqeiriiity 'or beer, and kilted
pork. With theie.thet'satisfied theirthirst and hen.
ger, and what they' could' not consume they;de:'
stroyed or carried. away: What sibs' left of the
beer war soffired to vets about • de' floor, and
when the barrels they were taken
off with the rest of the property. The* pe'W.
dering-tubs in which the pork had been, shared
the same' fate—their contents were divided amongst
the spoliators, and the vessels themielves carried off.
The children atteisited to save a few articles' of
arockaii ware, bit were prerrenfed by the asiailantr,

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,who retie!), waited theist, .toroli away the articles .by
Force and broke. thews on the floor. This outrageous
Itransattion soon reached- the vies' ot Major Con.
krevr, residing in thi neighbourhood, and he imme-
diately affOrded an asylum in his boast to Mrs.
Bughei; whithei she' was carried by his servants, and
,remained there until sfiwcoeld be. reisoved' to Lon.
-Thetknd-thildrin resiitiried in the house for
Sic weeks afterwards, with nothing but straw to sleep
-.en, their fond being sent daily, thriugh the kindness
and humanity of Major Congre/e., On the 18th of
August, the condeet of• Mr. Wells the other
' parties in this inanition came before the Lord
Chancellor., ipoit' pitiiion at the instance of Mr.
.Itichmond; and hit Lordihiti, by hii.oidei, directed
the produce' of. tWe'silitietliit propertyyobe
ed by the assigoies; farther petition of
!Mrs. flaghis Ppon the lobjiirt is Lbralthip
Berl sq Wee to tiotilea, in oidi; to detirreine tier
Pi& tp the prOperty. et jalyt 1.81/:
the it-co:011144r tria bona.' 'll4 Cblef
dis-
tid Or thiCioninnin. Pleat ei rind de' .ret:7*, ender bii
rfireCtioV, t end' ierillet for Mrs.
tlie'rethi. 64floit tt‘ 'l4 be solely
hesSed ii, Her. Since thlis lieghes.
link too sisal' Tea esti to fear
Ithitlei treat; wait' arttiiiiteeco of the
lorriratetilsidi;hd4Yer t .I:lfeitilaittp.
:tore hoWeeer, consulted their lolicifrre,.. Messrs.
:Rogers' ind SuOp. of ManCheiler.beiltiongs, and it
was tteteralined to • tiring a, case, piegpitit with
liefnie a Jett Of the
coodtry. it' might he' askeil; tiht ;wastit Mir.
Willi. the. auctioneer, also triooihie tore
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airy of log to act eitt. _1;16 manner Court ? The answer was, that hr. Aid bean dealt
which would be proved, yet it Weald' appear they PrOiess,r—tio icliori . wise briught
• s bad bete guilty of ao- excel' of authority which' out: tikilhit gill; 44414443 d for (as", tbe list Assiges
raged every feeling Of justice, doceney;ntid hunaielty. for Ali JOuciiy, hi Cortiiroadised
.it by paying
The circumstance under which tbli cant presented to framiik. rt might
the Jury, were these:- - also be asked, why this, procetding,against the
la the year 1815, aientlemiw aatatki Richnioed, itindants Wat ad long delayed', hiOlretite keen
who bad Carried on buslueie eery catensieelias a committed iu August, 16153 The answer was

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equally satisfactory„ viz. that from that time stop
'the-Pith of DereMber, 1817, the title to the propeely
was its continual litigation • bat upon its being dr-
tirmined in favour of Mn.llughes, the indictmeut
' was preferred. Under these, circumstances the case
'ratite before the Jury,as a debt due to public justice,
and in:Order to teach persons armed with only the
semblance of authority, that they 'had no right wan-,
' 4Only.to disturb the public peace, invade the houses
tAijesty's subjects, and outrage every feeling.
Of humanity: It.might be necessary to inform they
Jury of the character and description of the persons
now before them. The Defendant, Themes Luck,
resided in Lock's-fieldi, Walworth, ind he believ...,
' ed, obtained*his livelihood as an hired bail ; the De.
lendant, Thomas Leek, was a servant in the ents
ployment of Mr:Wells,thesuetintaeer, of Long-acre;
and William Jones was a jobbing' brOlfer. Of the
other Defendant; he could say nothing, he they were
not now before the Court. if the fatte'erhich he had,
stated were substantiated in evidence, the Jory heel.
but one duty to perform, namely, to find.the De-,
tendon,* guilty, and the Learned Judge would deal
with them accnitlitiglo the justice of the case.
Thomas Garner Richmond,. grandson of
Hughes, was examined, and he proved in detail the.
'farts stated by the Learned Serjeant.
' On his cross-examination by Mr. NOLAN. for the
Dervadatits, he said thit the house ice which hie
grandmother resided was not the property of his fa-
ther, nor was any of the furniture or farming sten-
ails. He did. not know from any of his family that
, the house belonged to his father. His father did not
reside there, but came occasionally to superintend the
farm for his grandmother. His father was there
. sometimes a month or six weeks'at a time. His mo-
ther was chiefly there. Witness at the time of this
.transaction was '2O years of age;' he superintended
his grandmother's farm, having been brought up to
the farming business in Yorkshire. His father was
not there every sleek. lie was sometimes away for
a month. Mrs. Hughes found the money for•carry.
jog on the farm. lie used to show his father the ac-
counts to look over. The family were maintained
out of the profits of the farm. When the Defend-
ants came on the 15th of August, they did not de-
mand quiet possession of the house. Tbey showed
nu authority but broke open the house with an iron
crow. WRY positive that the three Defendants were
there, and took an active part in the business. Mr.
Well;, the 'auctioneer, was there, hut witness did not
hear him giving orderi to the other men what they,
were to do.
Mr. Se, jeant Oxsiow said, he had the evitlence of
Mrs. Ilugheb's other grand-children to confirm the
statement of this witness, and he had also the pro.
reedini in the Court of Chancery end the record of.
the Common Pleas, establishing M rs.• Hughes's right•
to the property in question.
Mr. Justice ABBOT thought the latter head oft
evidence unnecessary, as it was for the Defendants
to show that they had acted lawfully. As to.thos
calling other witnesses, the Learned Serjeatit win*
exercise his own discretion.
Vevjeatit OrrsLow said, he should leer rlilit
nett ti here it was, and call on more witnesselt.' •
Mr. lOLA* then addressed the Jury at some
lingth's d'teith considerable ability sod iirgeneily sant
itlie putrid *.the Defendants.
''' 'Mr. Justice ABBOT told the Jury that,in te h b.*
*till evidence which could justify the riotiage-
-oeskohifset of the Defrittlantr, their duty' wile plain.
estrillibloitt. If tkeijAiered the evidence for the;
proineWito, a veretiot.of guilty was inesitable:.
The'' Jury isaisietailfrly found the Defendieta--.•
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Mr. Justice in passing-sentence upon the
Defendants,' animadverted upon their conduct
strong language of reprobation. They had been
found guilty by a Jary of their country pf an offence
which was extremely dangerous to the well.beirig of
society—an offence as serious to the subject as could
welt he committed by persons acting under the colour
of lawful authority, namely, that of breaking open
by armed force the deeding-house of a- peaceable,
helpless, and unoffendidttfemale, Without, in fact,
the shadow of authority. ..Vernon's 'exercising even
the lawful authOrityOn carrrying lute effect the pro-
cess of the la*, were to be taught to feel that they
were to do their Irititfr with decency, temper, and hu-
manity—they were not to aggravate the miseries of
those who might be unfortunately subjectld•to the
extremities of the law. by mixing up with their ne-
cessary duty, any wanton cruelty, unprovoked in-
sult, or personal malignity. The sentence of the
Court was, that the Defendants should severally be
imprisoned in the County Jail for six months,.. and
be then discharged.
The result of this interesting case seemed to pro..
-duce general satisfaction.

rtes.—Yesterday morning, about three o'clock,.
as the watchman wax going his rounds, he sew the
dames issue from the• windows of Mr. Corries housei
in Princes-street, Drury..lane. Ile immediately sprung
his rattle and alarmed the inmates, which consisted
:of Mr, Cook,, who is a single men, his servants, and
two elderly ladies, who were sleeping in the second ,
tioar.--lkir. Cook's grit care wet: to take out the old
in %Sitio% he, eacceedede They had not time
to &eke; end he left, them in a place of safety; he
next endeavoured to save...hit_hooka. but found the
fire at this time got so Mich a-head, that it was int.
to enter the tease by the 'tartans ; he en-
deivourid tti get it the first dine •vrindoir, by
climbing up the water-pipe, biif In this effort- he failed,
tilltt upon the atoritut, he iiatvery mbch hurt.
The engines of the different fire-offices soon arrived,
and bilao Co plait. 'toe fire hniing communicated
•to the hoes* of Slr. Penni, publican, In Drury-lane,
tfieeithnoger, nest door,
their attention was directed there,•and they succeed.
ed ih airing Bath, With Ole exception of the back
plerrilSoi: the; house 10.144tch the fire.broke out wils
Kith all the property. Mr. Cook
is.a hot-presser, Isiah cohjectured the -fire took
plaidhio the hot prelS. the property ddbttoyed is
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teen About the age. of 511, ou-ft t,tt kit • brown
coal
.entr shiack wntstcoat, calted,fut..• +min of soup
it Bir: Baptist Head, 'AicierManhoo4 OD
Saturday last, and before the waiter bad leflitibithiee
minutes, he decamped with the spoon.

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Ilklinton-Houst.-0e Saturday, Lion Ales:orefer:
wacebarged as follows :—Taylor, an' Officer of .th
Customs, stated, that the Prisoner came to Aim on the
9th of May lest, and said, that he had lately bela
deeply engaged in smuggling, but having been 111..
treated by his partners, be had determined upon being
revenged. lie then told witness that at a hoes. he
Mile-end, on a certain day, he would find Bandana,
gad French lace to the amount or, 30001. concealed
in a part which he described. He pretended to be
much distressed, and witness supplied him with 5.;
with a promise of more. On searching the
qtestion no melt things were found. Heniy'St.3oll6
another officer, said, the Prisoner made a 54141410 t;
tempt to impose upon him, but Taylor happenings.
come in at the time, recognised him, and he was
taken into custody. Albert, another officer, said
• the Prisoner obtained a sum of money from 14.17
pretending to give information of a waggon which at
a certain hour was to enter London from Blain
laden with contraband goods. It was stated, that
there were at least 30 other charges against the Pri,
loner, and he was remanded.
BOW.STREET.—On Saturday Edicard Nareno pis
brought to the Office, charged with uttering a oce
pound forged Bank of England note to Mr. Beajareht
Vifoodcott, at Aldgate, hosier, on the 10th brit. ig
purchasing 'two shirt collars, and gate his nags so
Wallbrook, of N 0.35, Iletton.dirden; when ha aid,
he was going out of town, sad that on his mho, 1
from the country he "meld be a customer for eve
goods.—He was committed for further ezaminttioa...
M AZUBOROUGH-STREET.-•-041 Satarday,..lohst
than,•who had been 'remanded on a charge of passise
counterfeit coins, wasegain brought up, and seder.,
went a private examination.
James Cleary,. Elisabeth Carta,. and a boy, bap
son, were brought.before the Magistrates under the
following suspicious cirromstanres :—Juba Forge,
man, the Patrol of St. Giles's, said, as he was passive
the Black Horse, in George-street, he heard mynah
persons .quarrelling respecting .the division of tiole
upon which he took the Prisoners, who formed sone
of the party, into custody, lie had heard that a
drover had been robbed of 601.. in the liampseadi
road, and he strongly suspected that this was pare
of the money. On searching the Prisoners, he forma
upon the man, one five pound, two one pound notes,
and two pounds three shillings; in silver ; upon the
woman, a one pound note. The defence set up semi
that the .boy had picked ep the notes in the coach.
'aid of the Angel, opposite St. Giles's Gluck.
The Prisnners were reminded.
Qtlige-SQU AltE.—Saturday gains. Elliott, who
was remanded on a charge of stealing the child al
Mr. F. Sommerfield, of
.s,l..ske's.ciart, Peter-ores%
and a pair of sheets, three blankeltfaqi sake( wig.
dow curtains, wasbretmess-ep-fise final essinitiatioe.
The particalais'a ihe elifahase- been • already before
the Public. The charge of Stealing was waved, sad
the Prisoner was fully vormiitted for the robbery. of
'-the articles above mentioned. ecro
Thoasas Aside'', of Whi tcombe.st recta niii,fitiqp4
with having sold three qualm and four halffquiiters
leaves, on the 19th inst. to Frederick West, deficient
ia weight no less than ten ounces. lie wife Coevictiet
in the pimilty of ounce, end costs. 03
SuAnwst.G.—Siturday Mary. Wiliiassof alone.
women,' was brought' np,' chirps' by; William Pale
ton, of No. 10, Samnelzstraet, Limielinirse, with
robbing hiro.of a silk:scarf, value @ll hie prop,
It appearediessaidersoe, that the,Peoseetitor ou mesa,
ing.lhe Prisoner in the street' became enamoured el
her, and ic,companied her to her lodgisgs ; the Pray
.secutor hevieg a bruised• eye sent the Primate fer..
two leeches to the. Doctor's ; on her return the Piles
secutor sat down, sand the Priennervat the Wall
on his temple with one !Audi, while-One/as WI,
employed with the. other in pitkinglis 'pocket, Est.
sing covered both -his eyes to prevent his observing
her doing, it ; .her purpose being completed sheens'
Idown stairs, under pretence- of getting sotne watwo
but never returned ; the Prosecutor on ,searching his
pockets ascertained the robbery, end she was tare
into custody the same day.—She was committed's:l
Newgate to take her trial.
UNlON•ll4ll.L.—Joseph. Sampson, .g young man 4
gentoel appearance, was brought before the Migite
brutes on the following charge,: the AWN
stated, that while henna on. duty atiV,Seaketi-616.
dens on Friday night, the Prisoner, sccompauied
two femlles and a man of respectable appears:tap
occupied n hoz and ordered supper. The Prisoner
continued in the box after the departure, of his frier*
end celled for the bill, which being presented by the
waiter, he tendered a 51. note,.and required tiled&
ference. The waiter hesitated shout giving change;
and showed the note to Halt, who from its appear?
ance suspecting it to be a forgery, took the Prisoner
into custody. Mr. Fish, an Inspector from the Bonk
examined the note, and stated that it was a. forgery,.
The Prisoner wee remanded.

cvEoN.Eiess INQUEST.
F*TRAOtiDINA'RT SUICIDE OF A BOY..
An lortnivikiott was taten an, the IV inst. befhre Tried
Salvroi, Esq. Coroner. nt the home of n Lady naroed.Wlll
ader. in Broad street-buildings, Bank, on the body of a Due.
nearly 15 years of age, named Michael Long. who put ao eta
to his existence ensile preceding ifteentson by hatiginC hi
Stirs. Blackader depo•ed. that the deceased washer fetst-bok
he had been a little mare than a week • in her house; he
lately lived with 4;eotleman, oamed•Fraxer, and she. at MiL
request, took him into her family', until he coati' mare
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rangements to have him again, or promote bins a 'imagine go*
according, with his dispositioo. He was a good disposed MA
aid was beloved for his readiness to sieve every one.
Thursday and Friday morning he was very thoughtful, 'a
choly, and depressed its his tpirits;and teemed afraid he sbo
be oat of place; she told him she wouri put him in thwart(
place rather than he should be deilitate.
Mr. Best. who lived in Mrs. Blachader's house, said. I
oh Friday he wanted the deceased to go no errand, aside • coil
not lie fitnnd; oiie of the females in he house went up I "tent
and screamed very loud ; he bail a knife in his hand, en 1 41
ttp stairs. as he believed he boy. had hanged himself. anis'
so to the servants; he cut ttie boy dawn and wearfoc a surges'.
The deceased bad said some time bet nrV ftt ben All deselahlilf
in his situation. and he would net live. The toed which 11l
deeewied hung himself with was a piece of Oda bodcord: He Wit
' tied one end to site. rails of the stairs, and the' other round*
neck. sod thrown himself over.
A Gentleman named Cunstiogbans, and taker wittrtrak eel"'
rohorated the ahoy ev idea. e.
Verdict—" Died by kb vas act, committed its &data of is'
sanity."
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sS4TEritsw Ortics, tio.-4,441A 'bury-tont, Flerwed.

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I*.•-). . . __..01.-- pretaure of the
...: :To tke facts already stated we are enabled to add, dirt? Ire oseh-Co
:-; that Mr. Justice ilrilroyd went into the Crown Court rime the subjel
et *Monmouth onWednesday morning at eight o'clock; July, 1815, a,
• it was expected he would finish about three o'clock. Commlishin *
end proceed to Gtoucester to open the Commission; that there *as'
'j . ' and his carrhtge was at the Uoor of the Judge's Indg-' withstanding/11
-, logs at linearly oour, his horees ha mewled, and servants mission acted i
t:' . •-.,,
, Toady to depart; and it was not expected that the which would-
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- - . either Judge would leave Monmouth till Thursday. the caul did tic
.. i., . - ,Mir, liaron Garrowl who had been in Court till ten eaidentte. :It
o'rl.24fkat nigh! vu Tuesday, and had six Special very elderly I
- Jury noses of great importance, besidestemmon inotheran.laist
Jury cedes, remaining, purposed to go-into Court surrey, was 0,
at an early hoer on Wednesday, but was informed consisting or,
that it would be.impoasible to procure the attendance utensils, •&c,
• at a Special Jury earlier than nine o'clock. At nine ridden' from al
• o`cl;;ck preciselya Special Jury cause watt called on,- eionstry amia,
a t;rlefterwardsa second--a case, as will be seen, of from, kindness
, • . 4rygreat importance. While this cause wit pro- her lard; hat
... ,-- ceedbig, and when the evidence for the Pliiptiff property, aci
. .4 ...it ciosed, Mr.ifelroid (son and . Marshal to the sesignees, fro
s.dr) went late the. Nisi Prins Court and informed pleas)` upon t
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4 • Mr. Garrow list it would be impossible to finish in Leigt, howeet
tir Crown Curt at the time expectedor ad it was by the insigne
rum Corn- sills, a od'atuil
weggested that 'M
c. Jervis (the only other • g
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' . snissiooer) shouldissist.in trying the Prisoners- This' Hughes's haul
Was foutod to
.be impossible, as that Gentleman was' sous, and sum
• eip. (martinet° onset .lor the Defendant in the cause -They arrived
. gir twon trial.
.Upon this Mr. Baron Garrow in. morning, has
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. terrupted the proceeding', and publicly called the The inhibitim
attention of theGentlemc at.the Bar to his situation, Hughes,' • wife
to her" t
'PO the absolute necessi .nt hie bele/ at Gloucester
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in roper time to open thettainqlislion oo that day. grand•childre
.A, r some consultation among the.9bunsel and At. the outrage e
• . • tor 'es, all the remaining causes Bete disposed of, which immed'
,
. el the Judger,' orders for his departure, and the fendants and
i , sae Proceeded,. We hare already stated that Sir W. In the house.,
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Garrote left Monmouth at balf-part eight, and with eo years of a
i `en his esertions was oneble to reach Gloucester be- ing at the do,
i fpra Midnight. It is.true that he caused the Commis. One of the w;
Mon" to be read upon his arrival in Court. He inti• their' bedlam
mead to the officer that it was not the liens or place he could not
to discuss such a 'object, or to create slaw or on- descend to m
egsfiess by a contrary coarse to what was usual ; and windows WM
: - when the respectable
.Sheriff expressed his apprehen. moment the
t sl
• ,t 1 . ow the Baron told him that he thought it proper The scene of
'• T. ' • tikectioeacting upon bis own opinion until beshould ceeded any
i • conseit his brother Judge, and expressed a hope that to got the ht
*peas; a" fer isa, sespected delivering the jail,. some ther markt
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1 e' -impeded might be found to avoili delay. The course Mrs. MO
. • primed in the anyniog, long before Mr. Justice Hal. ing of barb
darrived, showed that the Baron entertained the- credited, th
, s
ThtickaPpears to have bee/item well founded; get up and
it ' • --!bat e appearFto have acted witbbecoming prudence to their met
ircligepieg the q,uestion open for, consideration. The creature n a
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t siipatifto nt, yie. Word Circuit, as compared with daughters, e
i every other Circuit in the kingdarn, is probably not way, the he
4'-i very, gen valiy kitoww. Upon every other Circuit the other pr
'.O defeats one o.r.apprp Serjeards-at Law, all of whose house was c
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• immes are inserted. in the CoMmissions; and they grates, stov
' bare all equal authdlity in all cases, civil as well as the miserabl
f ' .; &knit's!, with the Judges,. Wherever this is the malady etre
case, it is obvinos that the difficulty, which the Judges children, w
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have been subjected to at Gloucester can hardly by or a single
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r. pessibility occur, as one of there learned persons ca,' taking the
:1: 'at all tittles, without inconvenience,- go forward taking awe;
1 A : %him it is apprehended the Jetiew(or Jtidge, 'inlay of Mrs. a
1 be•the case in the sprit%) may hO detained : 'bid upon whiche the
the: Oeford Ciecoit (eince,lhe death of Mr: Serjeant characiease
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'Williams) thine has notbeen. nor now is; one single, cruelty ; th
• r Sferjeaot. Mr. Jervis, the 100 Courtleys named with se jot
' tattle Commission, but not being' of the degree of it, with a •
dm soil, cannot preside in or dpen the' Commission personil, ft
e NISI Pries: :The only .persita who can do this; ash act. &ter
:: ' the-Commission is now trained, are the two Jades, others ',air,
del,the,Lem.tned Serjea-nts Hey Wood and' Marshall, whale scee
, both Welch lodges, (now engaged in their respeCtive city of ail
I larcuits,) add Mr. fierjeatit Wilmington, the Com- I all before
• - tnissioner of the Insolvent Debtors' Court; and when 1 furniture,
1 tens considered that thejullges hold-their Mazes on I there wits,'
0 • tltia. Circuit' at eight diffeient plaiest With much burl- I pork. W
. Demi at seven!, and short intervals batiweens the re- ger, and
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1 epective Commission days, it perhaps will be rather stroyed 01
a . a:matter of surprise that, in consequence of illness beer war
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t wesaccideitobat which has no* unfortunately hap- when the
l paned has not occurred before. ' off with
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• ' •-. c Theism Gommission for Gloucester has been sealed, Bering-tot
• awd,the business of the'Anldt will continence on the the samei
v JIM lust. the spolial
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11-•• S Utt REY ASSISTS. Crockery-'
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. I„, GUILDFORD. ' Force ind
GROSS pUTRAdro .: . ~ , 1,. It!ansacllo
Tin VINO V. THOMAS LOCK AND POUR 0 igieve, res
• This was a care which excited econ4lerahla de. diately al
road( interest, as well from the wend. circuit'. Hughey,
stances of the case as the importance of the decision,
,remained
. which will afford a memorable warning to Sheriffs' don. 11
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ofilicers,•brokersond °there acting under minded six weeks
,
Bp tin inusciment against five on, their
persons, named Thomas Luck, Williqns Leek, Wit- end hum;
;" ' r ham Coster, James Crawford,. and Win.
,Jfines, for August,
'Woolly assembling with divers other preens,: to parties i
the member of 48, on the 13th of Angest, 1815; in Chunceiii
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, the pariah of Horley, in the County of Surrey, apd Richman
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then anti there making a grist noises riot, and, Cis- the ;troth
tirhance, and forcibly'and tailiwfdly, breaking and rd by the
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entering the dwelling'-bogie
Of Mary Assn Hogbeh•j•Mis. Hit
and taking anti carrying aWaY her household pro• fed an is
perty to a very considerable amount. The only Del• Witt tp
flendants before tae Court were Leek' Luck, and 'the issals
Jones, the other Defendants litiviog abscond 4 1
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Mr. ANDREWS opened the indictment, amp Melf' !Loidittit
Serjeant Olt-Low stated -thecae
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*: to the. Jury. Hp !Hughes,
• skid that, the case which he had to‘.#Cove itiinst the ,vesieitii,
Detendunsu upon the gloat, ireielite4 orietif-the'noit died died
, • oppressive scenes of tiiiersedocT, ander pretence of ithitlier
. executing theitesweet of the laws' that pirhaPs ever lotirraiet
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" ' - came before a Court-of Juitiee. When he midanie torsi hi
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i- , . , of the word prereofe, he meant it ii its literal sense, :Regent'
. because it would appear thet,itithoogh the•Defendints was de
- ` ' Acted under colountof legal process,:yet, in' point of loch ti
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i •' , duct. But, even supposing that their hid the aetho. Welli.
city of law to act trill certain extent, in rite manner ' Court ?
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I . „ . •• , which would be -proved, yet it Weald' appear they With 1
bad been guilty of an excel" of authority which' out: siainit.
t , raged every feeling Ofjosilte, doceneyyntitk humreity. for thll
it.)
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The circumstance ender which' thlk cant presented to Phi' IJ
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1 - I .la the year 1815, *gentles** stached Richmond, findmn
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who bad Carried on business eery extensively" as a commit
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