Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-02

most abandoned ana vicious character. For
eight years She had to bear every thing malice
or barbaTity could iuict, when. tndin@ hIn,seIf
unable 10 maintain his wife and indulge lis
own rropenSites for drinking lie Jeff her TO-
tally destitute, in lodgings. in London, with the
fixed determination of never sceiuy her awair
Al this junctute she accidentally met her Dro-
Their, Mar. Goodiuck, with whom Mr. and Mrs
SHELTON had been hong at variance. On hear
iug her story, MIR. Go0diuck offered hera com.
Portable asylum with bm, upou condition she
would entirely abandon her husband. This
she refused, alleging that Ter duty AZ wife
required her 10 do nothing that would exaspe-
r'Se him, whilst there remained a.y hope of
reconciliation. beng unable To endure the
uiousht Of total separation from Mr. SHELTON
whom she al, along tenderly loved. Determir.
Ell Ia make one more effort she followed hin,
10 Batilebridse, where lie was at work she
only asked him to allow her -. per week, tho
Site ell knew he was gaining at that tine 95S
weekly even this he peremptorily refused
hirs. Shelton had now no resource left bat her
ptother. TO him SHE wpnt in December lSl6.
lie By degrees nniOded a mystery. of which
She hadn pieylo,iSsuSpicion,a and She discover
ca Mr. CNodluck to be Il regular ,,aSser Of
forged Hauk of England notes he eafneSii>
ehtreGieu her TO unite ia this fatal traffic for
ten months she resisted the warmest soliciIa.
uons brtin NovemOer, l5lT, her brother la.
wing contracted deb, of 90 pUumds which nt
war unable 10 pay, he tod her plainly HAT al.
less she assisted in passing notes he must 90
10 PRISON and she wOtd bedeSttule as before
ms shook her virtue and Mrs. SHELTON not
only began uttcTlng forged notes. hut also
opened her house for the reception of luusc
characters, in the hopes OF raising the ncccssa-
~ sum.
The Paris papers OF Thursday and Friday
have arrived. The eternal cause of F.ui,Ia.
stiliforms a prominent, bU, we cannot say mn
interesting, part OF their contents. ','he had.
get has not Yet escaped FROM The hands Of the
Deputies.
We have received the following letter from
Paris:
Paris, april I7.-Never have so many con-
ierences been held, as within the last week he.
tween the diplomatic agents, who reside at
Pans. The Duke of Wellington, head of the
Congress, has not deceived the hope. which
were entertained from his zeal to bring tue
treaty OF liquidation TO a conclusion, aud from
the benetcent niediations which he exercises
ia Tue name OF The great powers. By virtue of
tie authority which they have conferred upon
hiin, he has hegnn IL Is said, so reduce all ex.
ceNSivc pretens,onS 10 a iixed amount csiiIna,-
ed upou the double basis, according 10 the ma
ture OF the claims ana the position OF the
rTcnch government. Amongst the number
We're some when had been purchased by Jews
SUPP ortcd by vouchers, the authenticity of
WHICH was, at least, very doubtful. Others
we're OF an origin not less suspicious. A dplo-
matte nouce OF the noble lord has eSiabI sized
these several ciassficatiOns, ami explained the
motives Which induced him TO make the reduc
t!ohs- III is generally Thought tina; the ney0ci-
auonS are Terminated. and that they will re.
d
T"Htes. IL Is also said that The Chamber viii
receive the communication in few DAYS
For som. days past nIischievous rumors have
been circulated IN the capital respectins some
te"hS IN the South. particularly LNons iireno-
Me aud GlsmeS. Ii was announced that .he
ancient military had endeavuured TO effect a
react ton there. 1t is enough TO notice the
source OF This news. But public and private
letters oil the most recent dates, destroy these
calumnies, thew assert that trauuuil,ity was
never more perfect than at this moment in the
PiaceS which have been reported as in Il state
OF agitation.
COURT OF KINGS BENCH.
AShQ0'd v. Thornton. an appeal of Uarder
On Thursday, April I6, ihe judges gave
their opinion that the usual mode of proceed
ing IN he case OF appeal, was Dy battie.
mr. Quincy requested time for his client,
the appellant TO consider whether he should
pray for further judgment OF the count. The
day.
On Monday last the case was finally decided
Soon alter 10 O'clock the judges hayin,r
Justice (Ei!ehborongh) called upon MIR. Cur
hey, as counsel for the appellant, 10 state
Whatever motion he might wish to make 10 lie
court.
Mr.. Gurney--" Your Lordship bavn, an.
pointed tins day for the parties in this plea 10
consider whether Judgment should be PRAYED,
or mat defendant be Suffered 10 go at large,
without day, have now to state 10 the couit.
MIR. Reader-" On the part Of the appellee I
nave TO move Our L0rdshipS, that he be dis.
charged from this plea withouia ddv will
not trouble The court with detailing all the cir
cumStances attended upon the original trial
ana acquiital OF the appellee for the murder of
Mary Ashford. HIS acquittaI, | believe, is
already known 10 the court"
MIR. Justice Bayley-" The course, l believe
Is, that the appellee cannot be discharged until
he be first arraIgned by The crown"
Inc attorney General having appeared he
was asked by the court ii he was aware of
the trial, and if lie admitted the acquittal of
Ashford.
:, The Attorney General" Ny Lords. admit
the dcquittal"
Lorn Peterborough The judgment of the
CONT then is, that the defendant ne DISCHARGED
from this plea and that he be suffered to 90 at
large without day"
u on the Judgment being pronounced, there
was considerable sensation excited; and
uron lhOrntOn's removal from the court, an
immense crOWi had collected, evidently for
the purpose of expressing their displeaSure
towards him. The sensation, in fact became
d termebt, and ii was found necessary to con-
ce'i nun IN private room, until the assembly
had dispersed.
HOUSE OF COAIMONs-hpril p.
Mt Best from the Bank OF England brought
mp an account OF the number Of persons pro.
secuted Tor torgeries of bank notes !; and sir
j. Mackntosh brought forward his motion
cOnne' ted with this subject For u years be.
tore The suspension of cash payments, there
we're four prosecutions by the bank anti for
Inc Ii years after the suspension, there were
dG9. lie would then ask, il in tie history Of
criminal law, there was any example of such
great aud extensive increase OF crime. The
eHormous increase OF forgery was solely caused
ny the increase Of small notes from the bank
ne concluded with moving for a secret Com
mittee To enquire into the affairs of the bank
as connected with forgerieS; and for All &C.
count of the nominal value of forged bank
notes presented to the bank from 1916 to 1918;
an account OF The sums expended by the bank
for the prosecutions for forgeties during the
same period. The motions were agreed TO.
he report OF the committee of ways aud