The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-01-16 (London, England)

BAR OF EXECUTION. Mary Ctin, the wretched wohian who was tried on Friday and convicted of the murder of Maurice Fitztzerald, and who was or'teed ft execution on Monday (this day), having pleaded in bar of execution that she was quick with child, was, during the preceding trial, led into the dock by the officers of the Court. She appeared in &dreadful state of agitation, and trembled excessively. A Jury of Matrons were then sworn by Mr. Shelton, the Clerk of the Arraigns, sod they were ordered by Mr. Justice Park to retie with the prisoner, to ascertain if her pies was correct • and after being absent about ten minutes, the forewoman declared it to ' be the sense of the Jury that she was not at all in a pregnant state, and consequently the law will take its course. The wretched woman was then carried trot the bar by the officers of justice.  Aralt.on Paris, aged 28. was indicted for being et large in this kingdom, he having been conyteted at the September Sessions. in 1819, of stealing trom the person of W. T. Parry a silver watch, seals, &c., value al., and fur which offence be was senttuced to be transported for life. The prisoner pleaded Not Guilty, and said that his name was not Davis, but Henry Williams. J. Bishop, formerly one of the principal turnkeys of Nevrgate. proved that the prisoner was the person convicted; and his evidence was confirmed by two of the Bow.street °Mom The prisoner declined saying any thing further in his defence, but called two of the turnkeys of Neirgate to prove that he was not the person convicted ; but they both stated that they were stationed in a different part of the prison from that in which the prisoner was confined, and that they had not the slightest knowledge of hint. Alr. Justice PARE summed-up, and the Jury returned a verdict of Gilike. George Ansel Lowe, aged 31, watindicred fur embezzling 801.8 a. received by him on account of' Richard 'alp and Co. his em. ployers. Ile was also indicted for embezzling the sum of 121. 125., and 11. 75., received by him on the same account. On his being placed at the bar the prisoner pleaded Guilty to all three indictments, on which the Recorder addressed him, and asked whether he had duly considered the consequences of the plea he had just made. It was probable thst some persona bad advised him to plead guilty since he had been in prison ; he wished him to understand that such a plea would be of no advantage to him. If he were put on his trial, it was possible that sonic allevisting circumstances might be adduced in evidence; and therefore, as a friend, he would advise him to withdraw his plea, and plead not guilty. The prisoner bowed respectfully to the Court and said, " I thank your Lordship for your kind admonition ; but, with all due defer. cute to the Court, I do not feel disposed to withdraw my plea of guilty." lie was then removed from the bar.  ..... Jaw: Iloward, aged 47, was convicted of stealing 141bs. of solder. the property of Hannah Winter, his mistress, and sen. lanced to one month's imprisonment in the House of Correction.  George William Kerrido was charged with forging and uttering as true a NW and counterfeit receipt for the payment of (411.&i. 4d. with intent to defraud Abel Jenkins, and another, his partner. 2d. With stealing a bill of exchange for 194/., the property of the mid Abel knitMa and Charles The'well Abbott. 11. With embezzling bank-notes, value 12W., received by him on account of his employers, Abel Jenkins and C. T. Abbott. By the advice of his Counsel, the prisoder pleaded Guilty to the minor charges. and was removed ftotu the bar to await his =tenet, at the termination of the Sessions. John .11y, Iszed 32, a fishmonger, as indicted for selliAg sixty ccunierfeit shillings to W. Connell, for a lees value than their donominative import, viz. for IQ,. W. Connell stated that he lives in Blackmoor-street, Claremarket; in cmsequence of information, W. Connell and W. Pat. tenon were employed by Linihrick, the ME •er, to deal with the prisoner for the lirng.t, As they are called in slang. Rut their evidence., especially the former, having failed, the pri. soner was acquitted.