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At the Essex Assizes, on the ,6th inst. T. Sweeny R. Pearce Ed.BucJciey, p. Fleming, M. Brenwic £ S"1!,v-n\w'ere convicted of the wilful murder of J. Boldmg, the landlord of a public-house, at West- ham, on the 20th of May last, and ordered to be exe- cuted on Saturday morning, except Sullivan, who was reprieved.P. Mounseer, convicted of an unnatural offence, was also capitaliy convicted. In the trial of the cause Leaf v. King," in the Civil Court at Lincoln Assizes, a humorous repartee occurred Mr. Copley, Counsel for the Defendant maintained, in his address to the huy, that the case of the Plaintiff was very insufficiently made out, for he had in fact produced only one witness that'wit- n r- ness was a baiiin names Ureen: the other person who had been called, Mr. F. Johnson, the Bailiff's Assis- tant, was bound to say whatever his principal said and therefore the two were, to the intents and purposes of justice, but one witness. What," said justice Grose << you look iiPon them in the light of Ln and wife, do you Mr. Copley ?" Aye, my Lord, to be sure," replied the witty barrister; "and I will maintain. agamst any man that a Bailiff and his bum are but iSuu^rW°rer! The Court was convulsed with la-agliter. At the Mansion-house, on Wednesday, Thomas Gdpm, a journeyman painter, was charged with de- coymg two young girls, the eldest only thirteen years old, from their parents, to Epping Forest, where he violated them. He was committed for further exa- mination William Kitchen, the notorious banker, was fully committed for trial, charged with having in his possession a stolen Exchequer Bill, the property of Mess. Kent, of London Wall. Last week a trial for Crim. Con. came on in Ennls, in the county of Clare, before the Hon. Mr. justice Mayne, and a Special Jury, in which Mr. Patrick CTHennessey, carpenter, was Plaintiff, and Mr. Foster Parsons, printer, was Defendant. Damages were laid at 2000I. when, after a hearing of eight hours, the Jury returned a verdict of sool. and 6d. costs for tiie Plaintiff. The question of the liability of places of religious worship to be assessed to the poor's rate, is likely soon to be brought before the superior Courts, in conse- quence of tne Parish Officers of York having assessed and seized for a parochial rate on the Methodist Cha- pel, lately erected in that City. In consequence of recent circumstances, a question has started, how far it is proper to retain the names of respectable persons in firms, long after those have ceased to have any concern in them. I11 |coiij|fe cases, as oi a retail shop, this is perhaps of little ment j but when confidence and credit are bestowed m consequence of such names appearing, the case be- comes more serious. Some time ago, it will be recollected, a man was tried and convicted of attacking Mr. Bryan, an aged gentle- man, in his parlour, and robbing him, and that sen- tence of death was passed on the culprit. On Monday last a petition was prepared for the purpose of praying his Majesty that Ins sentence may be commuted to transportation. Some persons accordingly calie,! at Mr. Bryan's house, to intreat him to sign the petition, but they were informed that he could neither read nor sign it, as he was then expiring, in consequence of tii;; wounds he had received-, which terminated in a morti- fication, and of whkh he died almost before the tnirtiej left tht h .-use,

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