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THE ESSEX STANDARD; AND GENfcRAL ADVERTISER EQR THE COUNTIES OF ESSEX, SUFFOLK, NORFOLK, HfiRf CAMBRIDGE, AND MIDDLESEX. fLiUvatuvt, to go by. Also that the padlock which was placed on the chain vised to confine Mr. Gee, was also found in PRICE OF SEEDS' T. Tuesday evening, a field-barn at Middletoj, the property of T.

Wythe, which luckily contained nothing except a hand thrashing machine, belonging to a labouring roan in the parish, who had leave to aet it there, was destroyed by fire. No doubt exist but this was the cause of this" malicious act, aa several quarrels had originated between tbe persons suspected and the man that owns the machine. Occold Charities. A suit has just ended which was instituted against some highly respectable trustees of a small estate in this parish, which was left for the relief of the poor, and the proceeds of which have been for years past distributed every Sunday at tbe church in bread, to the satisfaction of the poor and all parties concerned, except the relators, whose aim was to see who should be Prime Minister in the parish. The boon obtained is a new feoffment, with new feoffees, and two persons elected to receive the rents, about 40.

a year. The law expences attending this folly are upwards of 200., which, by order of the Court, are to be paid from the rents of the charity so that the poor are to be deprived of their bread for some years to come, till the lawyer's bills are paid. Mr. D. W.

Harvey was the attorney for the relators. Another suit is now pending between the same parties, the costs of which it is estimated will be 500., very nearly the value of the estate. The delinquencies imputed to the feoffees are that they have let the farm without the consent of all their body, although the lease is signed by nearly all of them that it is let below its value, the rent being 24s. per acre, for some of the poorest land in the Hundred that too much money has been expended on the premises and that the land-tax ought not to have been paid. We understand that several ladies of the county have consented to preside at a bazaar to be held in the grounds of Stutton Parsonage, either the end of July or the beginning of August, the proceeds of hich to be expended in the erection of a schoolroom for the children of that parish.

We have no doubt that the attraction will be very great, as these gardens, extending to the banks of the Stonr, contain a great variety of evergreens, some of which are allowed to be the largest in England. A fancy bazaar was opened at Christ Church Park, in Ipswich, on Thursday and Friday last The proceeds to be applied to the funds of St. Margaret Sunday School. The attendance was very numerous. Atrocious Robbery.

On Sunday afternoon, about five o'clock, as a little boy, about nine years of age, son of Mr. Carr, of the Tower Church-yard, Ipswich, was crossing Boltou Upper Field, he was attacked by a ruffianly miscreant, about 14 or 15 years of age, dressed in a striped slop, (like a fisher-man's) who, after beating him for the resistance he made, drew his boots (a pair of Wellington shape) off his feet, and ran away ith them, leaving the An imitatian af irregular Ode far Music performed in the Senate-Haute at Cambridge, July 1st, 1769, at the InstaUatkm of Hit Grace, Augustus Henry Fitsroy, uke of Grafton, Chancellor of that University. Oxford, Jam 11th, IBM. Vnsos arson! I ti holy ground I Hence away unhallowed crew I Weigh 'd in the balance, wanting found, Receive the scorn to falsehood due I 'Mid the Muses' sacred ahads Truth prevail, presumption fadei In Oxford's consecrated w'rs, Nv iite spectre no Brougham-like visage loan. Eavr of the great and good, Selfish base ingratitude, Sacritee, and lore of pain, The Muses' haunts may nt profane Learning has now a Guardian found, Loyalty our altar watches round, Whigs, away I 'tis holy ground I Still anxious for the place, where on hi soul Wisdom's early lessons stole, Drawn from the glories of the sky The Tenerable Cyril see 1 Welcome, great Wellington (he's heard to cry) To Greorifle's vacant chair, we welcome thee I Welcome Valour 1 Virtue I Troth I Best guardians of oar British youth." Nor less regardful in their Heavenly state Isii of thy future fate, Lo 1 gallant Sydney flower of chivalry Lock.

1 the friend of truth and liberty, Addison and Johnson, both, whose lore Kr-fonn'd our language, but our morals more And Litchfield, North, and Portland from on hieh Join in our songs with sympathy Whilst Granville, from his state sublime And that sweet, bard of Palestine, Immortalized by verse divine, As choral warblings heavenward swell And Kettle strikes his deep-toned shell, ith Canning, nods applause, and listens to the rhyme Blest Spirits I honor'd here in Albion's happier time theV the pageant view as pacing forth. With solemn step, and slow, Primates and Dukes of stainless worth And mitred fathers, marshall'd go, ith that brave? war-scathed warrior, in whose face Pleasd ith the lineaments we trace, Plantagenet's and Beaufort's grace Whilst red-robed doctors, numberless, adorn True to their Church and King, Arthur thy festal morn. AnJ crown thee with the wreath, by learned GrenvUle worn 'Mid the dark terrors of our threat "ning days See bow the sun dispels the gloom L'ufadiog glory o'er bis temples plays. Who drives a faction to its doom And victory, as oft e'er now, Still hovers o'er our hero's brow I A rescued Church 1 a grateful land shall tee. Hew deep their debt, brave Arthur due to thee I Back Sophistry, and Pride And Cimmerian darkness hide The sectary's vain hop Safe, and far beyond the scope, The ken Of artful men.

Who seek her ruin, but in vain Our pure Religion reigns, and long shall reign. Britannia rons'd from death -lite sleep, Awakes unfolds her slumbering eyes-Sees theS Star of Brunswick rise To guild the horrors of the deep, And hears his voice, whose conquering hand, Sav'd before her infcing land Or, Jachson, Dean of Ch. Ch. Bishop Heher. Lord Fitxroy Somerset, who lost an arm at ate.

loo. in allusion la tie King's late Speech to the Bishops. name, and concluding the writer of this letter. and this party to be the same, he did not feel any reluctance in complying with the writer's wishes. He asked Weedon if Heath was not a seafaring man, but Weedon made him no answer.

Mr. Gee accompanied Weedon to a place in the Commercial-road. Weedon knocked at tbe door of a house, and, on entering, the first person whom Mr. Gee saw was Edwards. Mr.

Gee asked him if he was the Heath who signed the letter to which Edwards replied ho waS not it was bis brother, who was down stairs in the kitchen taking his breakfast, adding that he wished Mr. Gee to go down and speak to him. Mr. Gee proceeded to descend the stBirs, and whilst doing so he was laid hold of by the three prisoners, who forced him into a retired place in the house. The model of the dungeon was here produced.

Mr. Lee Mr. Gee was forced through a door along a yard into a place constructed with wood, and covered thickly with so as to prevent the cries of any person from escaping. When he was put there, Mr. Geo asked what it all meant, but no answer was then returned.

He was then pushed down on a bench, a chain was passed across his breast, Weedon feeling it to ascertain if it was sufficiently tight. Mr. Gee, however, expanded his breast so as to give himself as much freedom as possible after which the chain was padlocked. A cord was passed round his neck, and his legs were also fastened with a cord to some staples in the ground. Mr.

Gee asked the cause of this violence. Edwards said, "You know Mrs. Maria Canning!" Mr. Gee replied, I do, and I am quite sure she is not aware of what you are doing." Edwards said. You have got some money of hers." Mr.

Gee said there was 2,000., but he must be aware 1,200. was placed out at interest with Mrs. Canning's approbation, and that she had also received the interest for tbe remaining 800. Edwards replied, I don't care for that there you are, and you sha'nt stir from this spot until you pay us down ibis Mr. Gee replied, For God's sake consider that I have a family; let me go." Edwards said, No you sha'nt stir until you pay us 1,100.

or 1,200." Mr. Gee said, I shall not; I have no money belonging to Mrs. Canning but what is already disposed of. Perhaps you are her brother 1" The prisoner Edwards made no reply, but said he must have the money and deeds. Mr.

Gee said the deeds were with Mr. Nassau Bell, and Edwards told bim to send him a note, and get them. Mr. Gee said the money was in such and such a bank and, if he were permitted to write to his family, he would rand for the required sum. Edward, replied, No, I'm not such a fool as to let you do that.

I'll get you pen, jak, and paper, and you can write a letter here." Two sheets of paper, and pens and ink, were brought, upon which Mr. Gee said he would not draw the cheek, for he was sure Mrs. Canning could not be aware of what they were doing. Ultimately Mr. Gee did draw the following check on one of the sheets of paper ttth May, 1834.

Messrs. Gibson and bankers, Saffron Walden, pay Mrs. Canning, or bearer, eight hundred poonda. Wiluam Gil." Edward, then asked for tbe title-deeds of the other property, and on being told by Mr. Gee that he had not got the deeds, Edwards desired him to write and get tbem.

Mr. Gee accordingly wrote a letter, stating that a sum of money was wanted to be advanced on them, and requesting them to be delivered to the bearer! Both these documents were than taken away by Edwards. This was tbe part of the case which more particularly referred to tbe offence for which the prisoners were indicted. After this was done, one of the prisoners said, Let me feel in your poekets." Mr. Gee raid, "Are you going to rob or murder me?" One of them replied he wanted to see if he had a knife about him.

Mr. Gee said he had no knife. He was then asked if he had any money. Mr. Gee answered he bad 90.

about him. The prisoner, then loft him, and shortly afterwards came back and had some conversation with Mr. Gee, which was not material. Mr. Gee, after this, having, by extending his cheat, contrived to have the chain padlocked rathnr Innsn giimuH New Issue of the Lncvlop.iiha Britannica.

Seventh Edition. Pah I. A Dam and Charles Black, Edinburgh; and SlMPiUfj and Marshall. London. The Encyclopedia Britannic is itself a complete library of human knowledge, and be who possesses it scarcely ream res to lmn affords, tberas regards scientific information or li-ht reading.

Like some immense primeval forest, where every species of vegetation is to be found, from the luc uowers which enamel the ground, it presents human intellect and talent in every variety of aspect. Here we have the mysteries of Science opened up to us by a Leslie, a Playfair, a Robinson, an Arrago, and there, on the other hand, we have Chivalry, the Tiro mo -a auu iwuuuuce, dv air waiter Scott; Beauty.byJerTrey.andsoon. Such is the ereat work, a new issue of the Seventh Edition of which, we see now begun to be published, and to which we we take 11 'or granted, first Ma nT J0019 reference able, and to many individuals indispensable- and S3 i ai Britannica is one of the best of its class. 'I he mode of publication is very ac! commodating for the public it is in fortnight? The Magazine, Jufy, ia34. J.

G. and urRill, and T. Clkrc This Magazine is now B0 well established in the TJT friend to the Church of 56 'bat an7 poured eulogium of our. is altogether useless. I he contents of the present number are original papers on the genealogies of St.

Matthew find St. Luke, manuscript letters of Bishop Horsley historical notices and descriptions of Christian archi lecture in England, Stow church, Ripton church antiquities, devotional papers, sacred poetry, correspondence, notices and reviews, documents, church matters, ecclesiastical intelligence, University news, ore. 1 bis number contains a very nrettv lohSn. of Stow Church, Lincolnshire. 7 hlD Fraser's Magazine, July, 1834.

London: J. Fraser. The Whig, and Radicals tell us that Tory principle, are upon the wane. The of Fraser'f Magasine! one of the most spirited advocates of thou principle. i.

a periodical contradiction of the fallacy. They told us, too that in every work of faith and labour of love Were Pre-inently duitinguished'. Nothing like meeting unsupported assertion with matter of fact dates and figures are much more conclusive evidence than the most plausible theory. In our own good town, we took the trouble to analyze the annual subscription list of the Colchester and Essex Hospital which, being of a general and not a sectarian character, afforded a fair proof of the comparative liberality ot Churchmen and Dissenters. The result proved that there was no comparison between tbem the overwhelming preponderance in favour of the Church has silenced even the unblushing advocates of sectarian statements.

A similar course has been pursued at Hereford, Brighton, Derby, with the like triumphant refutation of the assertion, that the Dissenters greatly surpass the Church in their contributions of Christian benevolence." Our friend Fraser, as usual hits out right and light with admirable temper and science, and bmIim orr h)m- laboured Whigs. This July number is an admirable one. History of England, by Hmr and Smollett; xvuh a oy the Kev. J. Hughts B.D.

Vol. VI. London A. J. Valpv, M.A.

It is very hieh nraise of Mr. licaUons to ssy. that ''the word of nmmiu" iiA i nuU ue ives in the firt volume is amnlv raA.mA i .1.. -j --wtmwvi lit me consecutive series. Ibis standard Histn in neatness of typography in the portability of its size in the accuracy of the text, and in the beauty of (licviuua unions immea surably into the shade.

Rabbe'sLife and Poems. London: J. Murray. What Bloomfield was ill the solitnHA rf a.la 4 woods, and waving corn, Crabbe is in the busy bustling scenes of men. He lays bare the n-wlinU human heart with a startling fidelity.

He does not paint nature like the Doet of firtinn soaded, as we read bis graphic tales, that all their wiwpsjj "eu, auu movea, ana naa their being. We are persuaded that this new nml ihn x. ful edition will introduce Crabbe's Poems into many a wy uum oiuerwise never have louno tneir way. Une decided advantage attending this monthly issue is, that the books are sent out bound in morocco cloth, and very neatly lettered, so that without incurring any further expense, they may take their station beside the volumes which have each one of them cost their proprietor more for binding than he will have to pay for these noems with illustrations. Manual Labour versus Machinery.

London: Cochrane and M'Crone. The Hon. Member for Lanarkshire Himn tk. sent Session, made a very sensible speech in behalf of uu-iwui weavers, wuicn Deing delivered at a uuur, many oiner sensioie speeches which have been "got up" with infinite pains and labour, was slurred over by the reporters of the daily press, and at the time of its deliver? drnwnrl Clt i imitations of cock-crowing cries of "Question" hectic coughing, and various other hetrogeneous sounds, -uiui urn memuurs oi a rerormeu Parliament, who cannot speak, continue to nut rJnu-n rhnoo The press, in these cases, is a sort of refuge for the uoiuiuie, auu uie memoer lor i.anarksbire has very properly availed himself of it. It is a trite and little regarded maxim that "one half the world don't know how the other half lives." It is a aiartlinr (t corroborated by the oaths of numerous respectable do- puuems, mat me average amount ot the earnings of a hand-loom weaver in th Huro-li nf Kiloil.

3s. lOJd. per week. It is well observed in the preface to this published speech, that "the case of these unfortunate petitioners is now presented to the public in the hope that the positive existence of a great amount of human misery will command not merely sympathy, but an active interference on behalf of sufferers, who, depending less upon factious and intimidating associations, preferred seeking an alleviation of their distress tiuui iuc ueueucence anu loretnougnt ot rariiament. Finden'sLandscape Illustrations of the Bible.

London: Murray and Tilt. Tbe third number Of this hantifnllr work contains four plates, engraved by Finden, in his atyie. 1 ney consist oi a view in Jerusalem," "Fountain at Jericho," Pergamus," and Mount Lebanon," subjects of immortal interest to the countless thousands who take tbe Bible for their rule and guide. We ought to mention that these nlittes are printed on naoer of rarimia siaa fnr convenience of binding them with all the most popular euiuuns or me Dime, trom tnu quarto commentary of Scott and Henry, down lo the octavo edition without note or comment. A pauper in Wood Dalling, in Norfolk, named Matthew Dixon, a widower, who has brought up a large family, has been for years going on crutches, and has been entirely maintained by the parish.

A short time since a gypsy learnt of some of the neighbours that Dixon was suspected to have money, and lighting upon him one day, she told him there was a certain field in the village where a large quantity of gold was hidden but she could only direct him to the spot by the influence of his gold. She painted the future prospects of the pauper in such glowing colours, that at length three sovereigns and a half were produced, and placed in the possession of the oracle, for which she was to direct him to the spot where the hidden treasure lay. Her precience, however, discovered that he had yet more gold, and while that was the case she "could not work." Thirteen more sovereigns were added, all the poor fellow had, and the parties then proceeded into the middle of a field. A stick was procured and notched, and pricked up by the gypsy, and in three days it was to be raised three notches of itself, and then he was to dig and find the treasure, and his fortune was made. The time came the stick did not rise no gold was found and the gypsy was missing.

A constable was procured, but on their coming up to one of the party on the same day, slie replied, "Oh, you have lost your chance, you should now have been at the spot, the woman is there waiting for you, and she has been working hard for you all night, but having taken these steps, it is all over with you nowj" and the other was gone nobody knew whither: the money is therefore lost. The parish threaten to prosecute the pauper, and between his loss, the threats of the parish, and the ridicule of all, he now finds his greatness and his fortune! On Tuesday morning a fire was discovered on the premises of iMr. Marler, of Walcott, which entirely consumed two houses, a stable, and several outhouses, hay suck, and various implements. There is no doubt it was the act of an incendiary. tbe female's possession.

There could be no doubt of the identity of all parties concemea in tne ieiony committed on Mr. Gee's person and it was for the Jury to say whether or not the offence they had been guilty of, according to the evidence, brought them within the operation of the statute. It would be shown that Mrs. Canning had no right to any part of the property; and an extraordinary feature in the case was, that when the prisoner Edwards was brought up to Lambeth-street police-office, the Rev. Mr.

Mathias, who happened to be present, recognised him as being a person for whom he had performed the ceremony of marriage recently and also recognised Mrs. Canning as being tbe female whom he married to Edwards. This, though denied by Mrs. Canning, was, however, placed, by evidence, beyond a doubt. The learned Counsel coneluded by observing that the offence resembled a transaction of feudal times, when men were seized and imprisoned in dungeons until they chose to do what their tyrants required of them, rather than an act committed in times of comparative refinement and civilization.

Mr. Justice Patteson remarked that the same objection applied to this case as to the former. The prisoners did not take the papers from Mr. Gee, they only obtained an order for tbem. The indictment (continued the Learned Judge), charges tbem, that then and there they did demand, with intent feloniously to steal, Sec.

There is also another objection. They not only demanded the order but they got it. You cannot, therefore, charge a person with intending to steal if he actually has stolen. Mr. Abolphus The case of Pbepoe v.

Courtois is in point, I think. Mr. Justice Bosanquet In that case the Judges distinctly decided, that obtaining money or valuable documents by duresse was not stealing. In this case the documents were obtained by auresse. Mr.

Bodkin referred to the former Act, 2 Geo. and pointed out the difference betwixt the one on which the indictments were framed and the preceding, remarking that the latter Act extended the provisions of the former one, and, in his judgment, was meant to include cases exactly of the present description. Mr. Justice Bosanquet The question is, whether the documents were ever in Mr. Gee's possession.

Mr. Bodsin We can prove that. Mr. Phillips Not in his peaceable possession he was in duresse at the time. Mr.

Justice Patteson The documents are certainly such as the Act contemplated. The question is a. to the mode in which they were obtained. Mr. Lee I have another point to urge.

The w-hen written by Mr. Gee, remained with him for half an hour or more while he wrote some letters. They were, therefore, in his peaceable possession during that time. He only resigned tbem on account of tbe menace and threats used towards him. There is a differences between this case and that of Pbepoe, for Courtois had never the peaceable possession of the draft for 2,000.

extorted from him. Mr. Justice Patteson The Learned Counsel has put his case with great ingenuity, but I am not able to see the slightest difference between the two cases. Mrs. Pbepoe held a knife to Mr.

Courtois throat, and compelled him to give a promissory note, for 2,000. He signed the note, and it was held that it was no robbery for he never had peaceable possession of it, but had been forcibly and by violence compelled to sign the paper. Now how does Mr. Gee's case stand He was chained and padlocked, a rope round his neck, and his feet tied to the ground he cpuld not moe hand or foot, except just to write. They bring him pens, ink, and paper, and he writes the order.

He bad the paper, it was true, in bis hands but chained as he was, is it possible to conceive that he had such a peaceable possession of tbem as to be at liberty to do what he pleased with them for that was the meaning of peaceable possession, I cannot distinguish tbe difference between the case of Courtois and the present, except that the latter is the stronger case of the two. The ground of the decision in that case must govern the decision of the Court in this. A robbery cannot be committed unless tbe person has the property in bis peaceable possession, to deal with it as he chooses. If Mr. Gee had brought the documents ready written tbe case would have been different, but he does not write them until he is chained.

Several nice and subtle distinctions have been taken, but I do not favour such distinctions, and therefore I hold with the previous decision of the Judges, and am bound to be governed by it. Mr. Justice Bosanquet I entirely concur in this view of the question. The case is not to be distinguished in principle from Mrs. Pbepoe's fthe Learned Judge then detailed the points of that case.

The de cision oi the Judges in that case was that it was not a robbery, because Mr. Courtois had never been in peace, able possession of the draft, the circumstances are similar in this case, and therefore the Jury must acquit tbe prisoner. 1 he Jury accordingly returned a verdict of Not Guilty. fttr. Justice Bosanquet There is, however, a case of aggravated assault, which may be brought forward against them.

Mr. Adolphus said a bill had been found at the Middlesex Sessions against all of them, including Mrs. Canning. Mr. Phillips applied for the admission of Mrs.

Canning and the others to bail, which the Court did not object to. ESSEX QUARTER SESSION; (Concluded from our last The fol'owing are the names, offences, and sentences of the remainder of the prisoners tried at these Sessions George Bateman, stealing shoes, 3 months hard labour, first solitude Samuel Bateman, stealing turkeys, continued until the assizes; John Bardellj stealing two traps, 2 months hard labour; obce whipped John Britton, stealing wool, transported for life Edmund Britton, ditto, transported for 7 years James Burrows, vagrancy, 6 months hard labour Susan Cable, housebreaking, acquitted James Challis, stealing two traps, 3 days hard labour; Thomas Crane, stealing jacket, 6 months hard labour; Thomas Curtis, assaulting his wife, discharged by proclamation; John Donlavey, exposing his person, 1 month Joseph Dow-sett, stealing 4 chains and 2 hinges, discharged by proclamation; John Freeman, assaulting a constable, 9 months bard labour John Gayner, stealing wool, 12 months bard labour, last solitude William Gray, housebreaking, Sec, acquitted Mary Hart, stealing penknives, 6 months bard labour John Halton, sheep stealing, acquitted Eliza Lake, stealing penknives. Sec. acquitted James Lardent, stealing a pair of shears, 1 month hard labour, William Mahony, stealing hay, ditto; James Maskell. assaulting Mary Ann Bowyer, 3 months; Joshua Molan, assaulting a constable, 14 days hard labour Frank Mortier, committed to give evidence against Britton, discharged Sarah Raven, housebreaking, acquitted Benjamin Revells, horsestealing, discharged by proclamation Richard Robinson, stealing a sheet, 1 month hard labour William Robinson, housebreaking, transported for 7 years Geo.

Skinner, uttering counterfeit money, 9 months hard labour, last solitude George Skinner, ditto, ditto John Skinner, ditto, 12 ditto John Sparling, housebreaking, transported for 7 years; John Such, bastardy, bailed; William Westrop, stealing malt, 6 months hard labour Edward Weatwood, stealing a duck and 9 goslings, 4 ditto Thomas Witham, housebreaking, transported for 14 years George Wright, housebreaking, acquitted. iSrrtutif. Ellen Wardle, of has lately given a challenge to walk for a wager with any person of her own age a distance of ten miles. Old Ellen is in her 103rd year. The tough old dame has, within the last fortnight, walked her favourite distance (ten miles) in less than four hours.

Miss Mitford's tragedy of Charles the First was produced at the Victoria'lheatre, on Wednesday and was very favourably received. The fair authoress was present in a private box. Lord Brougham has said that he wished literature to be so cheap, that it should penetrate the very dregs of society. Theodore Hook, alluding to the seditious and infidel character of numerous publications, says that his lordship's wish is amply realized there are now pennytraitors enough in all conscience. Every tea dealer is liable to a penalty of 50.

if he does not cause every canister to be marked with the words "green tea." This will be a good year for the brewers, as they obtain the same price for beer as they did three years ago, when malt and hops were so very much dearer. On the night of Saturday, the 21st (the night which preceded the longest day) several of the hills in the Isle of Man were partially covered with snow It is positive fact that nn less than eighteen of the peers who have hitherto supported the Grey administration have entirely withdrawn their confidence. The New York Commercial Journal states the loss of 14 square-rigged vessels, with the loss of probably not less than 600 lives. All the vessels are supposed to be British, and nearly all bound to Quebec with emigrants. Miss Phillips will embark at Portsmouth about the 20th inst.

for New York, and is expected to make her appearance at the Park Theatre in September. She is now in her 22d year, having made her debut in London before she was 16, in Miss Mitford's beautiful tragedy of Rieni A correspondent to the Entomological Magazine (vol. i. p. 518), states that "on the reverse of Htpparchta Janara may be traced a very tolerably defined profile, in some specimens no very bad likeness, of the Lord Chancellor Brougham." A lump of silver has been obtained in the mines of Konmgsburg which is perhaps the largest ever seen.

It weighed 7J and is estimated at the value of 13,000 specie dollars. On Tuesday night, the 1st instant, no less than six stacks of corn and hay, the property of R. Townsend, of Speen, near Newbury, was set fire to by incendiaries, and totally consumed. Turnin. white.

red and green Mustard white, brown, Canary Cinque Foin Kye Grass, Tores, new old Clover, Foreign, red white English, red white Trefoil Caraway Coriander Hempseed Linseed Rapeseed, English Per bushel Per quarter" ditto ditto, per -ditto per quarter ditto perlast ACCOUNT of 17; Ju'y both Tne 1 9f Whence Colchester Harwich Leigh Maldon Aldborough Ipswich Kent Yarmouth. Scotland Ireland The RATES of INSURANCE areith ARRIVALS DilRJNG THE 1'ASTWmT I WAratt Rarity Mnlt 2f '-K. ti 7125 197 I British Irish mm 851 2320 Pea, 37 Foreign British Irish Foreign 1380 Beans 868 1325 '-928 J7964 Linseed Hour brl V9T 1170 LONDON CORN AVERAGLs! (Jexeral Average Price of Corn, rer Or 't of England and Wle, for the Jtf 49s 6d I tiH I fcl Ago reg ate to neat KM Oats 7d 28s 6d Rye .33, 3 IS Duty on Forejc.n Corv rt heat 8d 1 Oats Ufa 9d i iL. I Rye ....,9: JJfe 35t lOd NEWGATE AND LEADEN HALL Monday, July 7 NKWGATE8.7 SS jjKft 3 Inferior Beet'. Olt 8 a 3 Middling ditto.

2 Prime large ditto 3 Ditto small 3 Iju-ge Pork Lamb rime inaicOQ a Middling ditto 9i Inferior ditto 4 a. d. 4 a 3 5 a 3 it) -Ju arkeu. both of vrhich were moderate well, though not lav.shly supplied. ech kind of 2 commauded a steuiy sale, at Friday's quotations mm to ji.

'iii. HAY and STRAW, at per Load of 36 Trusses. Smithfield JF Clever J. a 5 5 a 5 10 nneciiapei. I 15 0 3 10 a 5 Straw 1 Ittt Kortman, Ldgeware-road V'OVBr 0 a 3 is 3 5 a 4 5 1 10 a 1 lfi straw i 14 a i Cumberland.

Hay 3 12 a 5 2 Clover 3 12 a 3 15 Straw 1 12 a 1 18 TALLOW IN LONDON Whitechapel Market, fs. 5id.St. James's. Os.od. Town Tallow 44s.

6d Russia Candle White ditto Melted Stuff Rough ditto reaves 14. 44s. Od OOs. Od 31s. Od 20s.

Od Good Dregs 5s. 04 Curd Soap OOs. Od Mottled ditto 62s. Jd Yellow ditto 58s. Od civni pa Moulds, 8s.

6.0d. par in. PRICES OF OIL AND CAKE. Fish Oil, lit ga). per Tun Seed ditto.

SM eal! ner To. 1 ft, I 2 -PoH Vo IN Spermaceti. Bt 00 I Linseed Mttd RIe 42 0 43 ft Palm, per cwt. LINSEED OIL-CAKE, per 1000 TJ 11 6'to'iu 8 0.8 10 UAKb CAK.E, per ton 5 5 5 10 COAL per Ton. 'd.

ft Adair's Lambtoa Primrose. Holywell Tanfield Townley Hartley W.E.Tees W.E. W. E. Clark 00 0 W.E.

18 W. E. Hilda 18 W. E. N'umberlaad 17 W.

E. Stewart's 00 tot E. Riddell's 18 W. E. Hetton 20 Llangennech 00 COFFEE AND Cwt.

Soft Barbadoea Fine ditto Powder Loaves Single Ditto Molasaea COFFEE Demerara, Fine t. 1 56 59 Good ttfld Fine 60 60 64 Ordinary 50 67 7H 75 Jamm'cei 87 105 79 74 Middling 84 20 Ordinary 58 74 Mocha 59 110 90 100 St. Domingo 50 53 BRITISH WOOL. For several days the Wool trade has appeared to wear the same aspect as it did in the beginning of tbe winter. 1 he staplers in the country, incited by a spirit of speculation, have been giving in many instances a much higher price than manufacturers are as yet willing to purchase at, who still declare that even at the late decline they were unable to obtain for turn manufactured article a price adequate to that of the raw material.

ner lb. 1 Half-bred do 1 t- S. d. 4 i. I i 1 4 1 a Plaonel Wool I 101 Blanket do.

a oi Leicester Hog Do. Ewes, clothing 1 uua ewes ........1 Kent Fleeces ......1 Skin Combing 1 1 Devonshire Leicester 1 In Norfolk and aiiucont 14 than the above prices have been given for hoggetU; SCOTCH. Liverpool. Jul atrial. urn now running verv ow on, I fx.

advance is asked, and, in some instances, obtains. in oiner sorts we nave no alteration to notice. per stone of 24 lbs. Laid Highland Wool, from I3s Od to 14 White ditto ditto lis Od to lo Od Laid Craned ditto las Od to 10s Washed ditto ditto 17s Sd to 18s 94 Laid Cheviots 17s to 19s Od Washed ditto '13 Od to '20s Id White ditto (none in tbe markst) Import tor tbe week 73 Bags Previously this year 2026 ditto PRICES OF TIMBER PER LOAD. Quebec Oak 6 0 0 6 10 Pine Red 4 15 0 0 0 Riga Fir 5 10 0 0 0 Dantzic and Memel 5 7 6 0 0 PRICES OF BARK.

English Bark, per lond of 45 cwt 6 to 18 Foreign ditto, per ton to 7 10. RAW GOODS. (Without Horna, Sic.) t'er lo. ro. Polled OsOdOsOd Downs 5s Od 6s 61 Half-breds 6s Od 70(1 Calf Skins 7s.

Od. each Horse Hides 10s to 15s do. Lamb Skins is Od to 3s 6d. Scotch. Os Od to Os Od Shorlings.

Is 3d FLAX Per New Tun. f- an 9 00 0 0 47 0 Riga. Ditto. D. C.

Petersburh, 9 head 46 0 uo COVENT-GARDKN MARKET, July 5. French Beans cheaper than on this day se Prices otherwise about stationary. Supply ot Fruit and Vegetables moderately good. Trade, U8 early part ot the day, tolerably brisk but subsequeutlj dull. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY JOHN TAYLOR, Jun.

and WILLIAM 15, HIGH-STREET, COLCHESTER. In the Country the following Agents are appmnle Braintreeand Booking, T. Hatfield Bd. Oak, P.Snllio Hurreii. mgaiesione.

Dm, tsrtgnuingsea, nuaun. Brentwood, Thornton. Bardfield, Spicer. Ballingdon, W. Hill.

Bishops Stortford, W. W. Seymour. Billericag, S. Barrell Son Miss Wiffen.

Chelmsford.) Castle Hedingham, J. Carter Dunmow, Zaccheu Gunu. Dedham, H.Collins. Epping, ChampneM. Finchingfield, T.

Wartera. ff aisled. Wright. Harwich, The Postmaster. Uadleigh, H.

Storey. llford, Harvey, auctioned Ipswich, Deck. Maldon, I. Oakley, B. Sahnoo.

(Mgar, C. Mott. Bayleigh, Wm. Pwsey. Rochford, T.

White. Romford, Macarthy. Xudlmry, Kakher. Sonthsnd, Rennewn A Stratford, Mrs. Crick Saffron Maiden, (i-T.

Weathersfield S. Sbuttls- worth. Witham, D. Tilt. I 156 130 I I 9 307 74 I I 17 I 162 10 2 266 I 3B0 15 -26 I 88 3 139 412 339 1 i.

I 5 30 861 ,.5 lm i 928 AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE. Ipswich, Saturday, July 5. We had a fair supply of Wheat at our market to-day, but not much of other grain. Wheat sells on much the same terms as last week, with little or no alteration in other articles. Wheat 46s.

to 51s. Barley 24s. to 30s. Oats 20s. to 26s.

Beans 30s. to 34s. Peas 32s. to 36s. per qr.

Flour 37s. to 40s. per sack. Bury, Wednesday, July 2. We had a good show of wheat to-day, in which no alteration in price worth naming took place.

Barley finds buyers on full as good terms for grinding, Oats advanced about Is. per and Beans rather more. Trefoil cosh commands 14s. to 16s. per sack, and is eagerly purchased on those terms.

Average price per Wheat 47s. 11 Barley 29s. Oats Beans 34s. 3d. The Cattle Market had a large supply.

Sheep and Iambs are stationary in value with rather a limited demand. Fat sheep sell heavily at 7s. to 7s. 6d. per stone.

Lean bullocks are bought on very low terms, the market being largely supplied on account of the dearth of feed. Cows are cheaper than usual, and hogs both fat and lean a wretched sale. Norwich, Saturday, July 5. We have had a fair supply of Wheat to-day, there being little demand for it with our millers; the price of the best continues nearly the same as last week, 23s. to 24s.

for red, and to 25s. per coomb for fine white. Notwithstanding the continued sharp drought, the Wheat crop looks well a premature ripeness is apprehended oil the light lands, but nothing has been discovered at present to justify any other report of the growing Wheat in this neighbourhood than fine, healthy, well-topped, full plant Barley and Oats are. suffering seriously for want of rain. Flour scarce, 37s.

per sack. On the Cattle-hill we had again a very large show of all descriptions of store beast sales very difficult and slow, owing in a great measure to the scarcity of pasture food. There has been a considerable number more of sheep and lambs in the pens than last week the sale of the lambs very free, the best conditioned of them at from 18s. to 21s. per head little doing in anything else.

Sr. A lean's, July 1. The supply is this day rather restricted, consequently the greater part was bought at about last week's prices, say from 28s. to 35s. per load of 5 bush.

Yarmouth, Saturday, July 5. We had a fair supply of Wheat at market to-day, and prices continue the same as this day week. No Barley appears. Oats sell on better terms, as well as Beans and Peas. Flour 34s.

to 35s. per qr. Suipdham Fair. This fair was numerously and most respectably attended on Monday last, both by dealers and farmers from all parts of the county, and a considerable number more sheep and lambs i i i. cie pcuucu man uas uccii me etiae in previous years.

They sold freely, and more particularly the latter, which realised prices fully equal or superior aij iuai uc vccii uuucuu vuiaiucu in uic present season. A few fat beasts of a superior quality were exhibited, some of which sold at full 8s. per stone. The show of horses was respectable and many sold. From the shortness of feed, lean stock were rather dull in demand.

Without any adventitious assistance, the fair is rapidly increasing in size and importance, and bids fair to be one of the largest in this part of the county. In fact, the situation and time in which it is held are such as to render it highly beneficial to a large and populous neighbourhood. Watton sheep aud lamb fair was held on Wednesday week. The attendance was very large, and the show of Iambs good. Lambs fetched from 16s.

to 24s. per head. Birmingham. The rain which has fallen with us, although not nearly so much as wanted for the barley, has been sufficient to keep the plants in a growing state, and that which was sown very early appears like to be a good crop, but the late sown will be very deficient, unless we shortly have more weL Tbe quantity of old on hand is very small, and is already taken off for grinding purposes, at more than it was worth, for malting, three months since. Grinding parcels are selling at from 27s to 29s per 392 lbs.

and the few samples of malting disposed of bring 32s to 34s per imp. qr. The variation in the value of Oats during the month has not amounted to Is ner Quarter. The rrnn is nnkn of as deficient, and although the breadth is said to oe greater mis year, consequence ot toe pnee having been comparatively better than barley, yet the quantity grown in this part of the country is so small as to be hardly worth notice. The light Crops of hay will probably prevent this grain ruling so low as for the past two seasons.

We have had a better supply this week, and more are expected but notwithstanding the dull state, and fall in the leading markets, our demand continues good. Present price for 37 IBs. to 39 lbs. 23s to 23s 6d. 40 lbs.

to 43 lbs. 24s to 25s per 312 lbs. atGloucester. The bean crop was some time since greatly complained of. but the rain that has since fallen r-aitAr1 them to assume a more promising appearance and wuu a continuance ot iavouraDie weatner, we think thev may vet Drove An averacrp hut ehmilrl wa Un.

it hot and dry, without more wet, they will be de- cciive anu in some places iney are said to be attacked by the fly oood ones have not rarimi during the month, and are still steady at 15s to 16s per iyo ids. at Birmingham. rhe few peas grown in this oart of the country seem likelv to fair crop. Our stocks of every thine except wheat are still very light at Gloucester. WOOL.

Bradford, July 3. We cannot report any material alteration in our market to-day, compared with last week. The high price of wool is evidently producing a perceptible dimunition in sales. As the demand for foreign markets is limited at present, and as the merchants are determined to buy with extreme caution, it is generally anticipated a reduction in the price of wool must ensue. There still continues to be a brisk demand for yarn but, owing to the advance on wool, the spinners complain that they cannot obtain remunerating prices.

There is still a short supply of wool in our market, which causes the price to remain firm, and, if anything, rather to advance. Huddersfield, Tuesday. There has been more business doing in the cloth-market to-day. The manufacturers, finding that the price of wool does not give way, take high ground, and are resolved to maintain it. Halifax.

The superfine descriptions of lastings and merinos went off with considerable activity at this market last Saturday, and the prices realised were equal, but did not surpass, those of the preceding week. English wool continues in a very awkward condition, inasmuch as it cannot be bought in the country but at prices much higher than can be obtained in Yorkshire vet the lnn of tbe stocks of goods and wool in the hands of 1 1 1 me uuiMuyiers anu manuiacturers, and the great number of buyers who have farming districts in pursuit of wool during the last three weeks, cause the growers to stand firm to prices which they cannot obtain little business is in consequence being done, and seldom have both parties been put to a greater nonplus regarding the probable issue. All. however. mu much risk in both buvinir and "holding h.moi.

the present prices, and we know it under this impression considerably more sales have uccu i-ueueu wiinin ine last l.w days. The prices iu.il uc ucwg given are necessarily various, accord insr to the relative valne nf 1 but in Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and NorthampI tonshire, not more is being given than from 44s to 46s per tod of 28 lbs. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. Fridau, July 4. BANKRUPTS.

G.SuttonNew-street. Borough-road, builder. H. Prior, Ludgate-hill stationer. R.

Holden, Leamington Priors. Warwickshire, ironmonger. J. Drage, Northampton, Bickerdike, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. victua H.

Daniel, Razees, Rosbury. Herefordshire, Davenport, Nant-wich. Cheshire, shoe-manufacturer. W. Ashwin, Bel-mont-row, Aston Birmingham, gilt-toy-manufacturer.

T. Chambers, Birmingham, publican. Tuesday, JulM 8. fi 1,. BANKRUPTS.

Cou ding, Basmghall-street, City, woollen draper. Mtf'i. 11 Above Bar- Southampton, Mitchell, Bury-street, St. James's, Messenger, Uverpool. corn Proud.

Bishop Urrlrewetiral IxnelliQe nrr. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. The Tier. R. Anderson, M.A., has been instituted by the Hon.

and Rev. T. Monson, by commission from the Lord Bishop of Chester, to the' Vicarage of Bur-nUton, near Bedale, on the presentation of the Duke af Cleveland, The Rev. VY. Mills, A.M.

cf St. John's college, anhridge, has bee appointed one of the Masters of Exeter Free Grammar School. The Re. J. F.

S. Gabb. M.A., Fellow of Jesus cdlege, Oifbrd, to the PeTpetual Curacy of Charlton King's, Gtocrcestershire, on the presentation of the Principal, Fellows, and Scholars of that Society. That Re. Sanderson Tennant, M.A., Chaplain of Trinity college, Cambridge, and Head Master of the rilackbeath Proprietary School, has been instituted by tbe T.rd Bishop of London, to the Vicarage of Broadoak, in the county of Essex, vacant by the oeadi of the Rer.

John Corr, on the presentation of the Master and Fellows of Trinity college. Oxford, July 1. On Monday last Mr. J. P.

Hugo, B. of Wadham college, and 'Mathematical Scholar last, and Mr. W. VV. Woolcombe, Commoner of Exeter college, were elected Fellows of Exeter.

On the day Messrs. W. Hunter and F. Burgee, Scholars of St. John's college, and Mr.

E. Roshwortb, of kin to the founder, were admitted actual Fellows of St. John's; and Messrs. F. Hesser, H.

Combs, and E. J. Pogson all from Merchant Tailors' School), were admitted kbolars of the same Society. And on the same day C. B.

Dal ton, B.A., Scholar of Wadbam, was elected Probationary Fellow, and C. R. Knight, of kin to the founder, and C. Nevinson (from the School of Charter Hoose), were elected Scholars of Wadham. This dav A.

C. Tarbutt, B.A., and T. W. Allies, B.A.. Proba-tionary Fellows of Wadham college, were admitted actual Fellows of that Society.

July 3. At a Congregation on Saturday lost, the following degrees were conferred Doctor in Divinity: Rer. T. Homer, Trinity college, Head Master of the Grammar School, Boston Doctor in Physic B. Willmot, Licentiate iu Phytic C.J.

i. Aldis, Trinity coll. At a Congregation on Monday, the following degrees were conferred Doctor in Phytic A. Frempton, St. John's college; Bachelor in Di-viiry: Rer.

John Morton, Trinity Bachelor of T. Sanders. King's college. At a Congregation held yesterday, the following degrer-s were conferred icentiate in Physic: F. Jackson, Clare hall Matter of Arts: J.

P. Alcock, St. John's college. On Saturday, he VV. D.

Evans. B.A., of St. Peter's college, was elected a Fellow of that Society. MISCELLANEOUS. A meeting of the Committee of the National Society took place on Thursday, at the Central School, San-uary, Westminster.

There were present the Bishop of London, Bishop of Gloucester, Lord Ken von. Lord Ashley, William Da vies, Rev. H. H. Xorris, Joshua Watson, Rev.

Dr. Walmesley, Rev. J. C. igram, and Richard Twining, Esq.

Mrs. Butler, widow of the Rev. R. Butler, of Ink-pen, Berks, has bequeathed 2,000. to the Bishop of Sfi David's, in trust, to receive the interest, and apply it to the use of the College at Lampeter.

I be Rev. Lodwick Edwards, formerly a Minister of the Independent Connection at Aberavon, was recently admitted within the pale of the Established Cburcb, and ordained by the Bishop of Llandaff. He had previously recanted, and now occupies the pulpit formerly tilled by the late Mr. Jones, Llangan. This is another mptora of the incrasing favour and affection with iitch the Established Church is regarded by the discerning and enlightened portion of the Dissenting community.

Carmarthen Journal. Last Sundry crowded congregations in the Churches st Dudley, contributed 109. 0. 3Jd. in aid of the Sunday Schools, after sermons by the Rev.

W. Marsh, of iSiraingham, and the Rev. H. Harris, of Brierl Hill. The Bishop of Worcester consecrated a new Church Betley on Saturday week, and another at Wetley on JVioody last, both in the county of Stafford.

iUUgtous SHrraeurp, FOR THING NEW AND OLD. Ix the fatal example of the fail of Eve be a warning to how they listen to soph.stry in opposition todivine truths. Forthough the tempter, siuce that time, has no more made use of sernents in such a way, yet he has other instruments proper to work willi, and often does the same thing by the tongues and pens of serpentine men. Dr. Water hmd.

Be our ends and aims what they will, unless we arm ourselves with strong resolutions beforehand, itot to do anything we know to be unlawful upon any terms, seem it otherwise never so expedient, pa men anerwaras use all our best prayers and endeavours by God's grate to hold our resolutions, we are gone. Satan is cunning, and we are but veak, and he will be too hard for us if he do but Jiid us at all staggering in our resolutions to do nothing but what is lawful; or lending an ear to any persuasions, for the doing of anything that is muatj'td. By this very means he overcame our first mother Eve, and prevailed with her to taste of me to! bidden fruit, though it were unUmjuL by persuading her that it was expedient. This one is a Nure ground for us to build upon to a eood Chris tian that desireth to make conscience of his ways, nothing can be truly expedient that he knows to be Sanderson. American Waiters.

These are, generally, Irish w.igrants, or half castes, if I may use an Eastern rm; forthough, during my stay in the United omies, i did not enter less than a hundred hotels, never saw a waiter whom I could ascertain to be ireetjorn American, their pride not allowing them Plaes. In country villages, where the -uendants are females, I have frequently seen the waiting upon me at the dinner-table, take a r'ZL neaI lbe at the other end of the r. 4 a newsPaper until she observed I raBlfWgllBduriug my whole travels. similv liberty. cnuu to go nome Dare-iootea.

ine young villain person is well-known, and be requires only to be seen to be apprehended. THE CASE OF MR. WILLIAM GEE. OLD BAILEY Monday, July 7, 1834. Before Mr.

Justice Bosanquet and Mr. Justice Patteson. The trial of the individuals charged with the lata extraordinary and unprecedented outrage on the person of Mr. William Gee, solicitor, of Bishop's Stortford, having been fixed for an early hour this morning, it was expected, from the interest which the affair had previously excited, that the Court would have been crowded to overflow but at nine o'clock there were very few spectators present, nor was there apparently much difficulty in procuring admission to the Court. At nine o'clock the prisoners for trial during tbe day were brought into the dock, and arraigned by Mr.

Serg. Arabia. Thomas Edwards, musician, was first called. He appeared to be a young man, 34 years of age, totally blind, and of unprepossessing appearance, Peter Lecaster, aged 19, shoemaker, was next. His appearance was of a very common description, abort in stature and heavy in look.

Jeremiah Wtedon, aged 35, smith, the third prisoner, was of determined aspect, dark-complexioned, bushy whiskers, and apparently possessing considerable bodily strength. All the prisoners were arraigned on three separate indictments. Tbe first charged them with having, on the ISth of May last, in the parish of Stepney, with menaces and by force, feloniously demanded of Mr, William Gee certain moneys, with-intent the said moneys then and there feloniously to steal, take, and carry away. The second count charged the same parties with having, by force and arms, assaulted the said William Gee, with intent feloniously and violently to steal and take away the said money. The second indictment charged the prisoners that they, with menaces and by force, did feloniously demand of the said William Gee a valuable security for money, to wit, a deed dated October 20, 1833, executed by four parties, of the value of 1,400,, for 2,000 years' lease of hinds called Remboldsbeys, in Sturdy Camps and Castlecamp, Cambridgeshire, with intent to steal and take it away.

The second count was for feloniously demanding the deed for securing tbe same amount, with intent to steal and carry it away. The third count was for feloniously demanding, with menaces and threats, a certain other valuable security, to wit, a draft for 800. When called upon to plead. Mr. Sturgeon, on their behalf, rose and said he objected to the prisoners pleading to this second indictment, unless the privilege was reserved to them of challenging tbe Jurors, provided the prisoners were found guilty on tbe first, Mr.

Aoolpuus said the usual course was for prisoner, to plead to the indictments and if at any time they wished to challenge Jurors, they were to do so when they came to tbe book to be and before they were sworn. Mr. Sturgeon said be should reserve the right of challenging, in the second indictment. The prisoners then pleaded not guilty to the second indictment. At a quarter past eleven o'clock the case was called on, but Mr.

Adolphus, who was to lead the prosecution, being engaged at the Middlesex Sessions, the circumstance was mentioned to tbe Judges, and, after some conversation, it was arranged that Mr. Lee should proceed with the case. The prisoners were then all brought to the bar, and the trial proceeded. On the part of the prosecution Mr. Adolphus, Mr.

Lee, and Mr. Bodkin were engaged and on the part of the defence Mr. Sturgeon, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Pren-dergast, and Mr.

Downe appeared. Mr. Ler raid, in the absence of Mr. Adolphus and Mr. Bodkin, the duty devolved upon him of stating the circumstances of the present case to the Court.

They had heard tbe indictment read, which indictment charged tbe prisoners, in the first count, with having, by force and menaces, obtained money of Mr. W. Gee and the second count charged them with detaining force and menaces the same, with intent to rob him. The indictment was framed under a recent Act of Parliament, 7th and 8th Geo. cap.

29, see. 6 which, in the clause referred to, made it a felony, subject to a punishment of not less than seven years' transportation, to obtain money, or valuable securities, from the person of any one by force and The present case, so extraordinary in its circumstances, included transactions of a very considerable period. The facta were clear, and tbe question of law whether the charge was borne out by them so as to bring it within tbe reach of the Act of Parliament was for the consideration of the Jury. Mr. Gee was an attorney living in Bishop's Stortford Edwards was a person recently married to Mrs.

Canning, and the other two prisoners were not otherwise known than as connected with the transaction. The facts applicable to them were the following, and it was necessary, in order that tbe Jury should understand the case, for him to enter into a succinct statement. Mrs. Canning's husband, a farmer, resided in the country, had died in 1828, appointing under his will Maria Canning, his wife, his executrix, and Mr. Nassau Bell his executor to certain property.

By the terms of the will this property was given to Mrs. Canning during her life-time, provided she did not marry but, in case she died or married, then the property was to go to his children by his wife. After his death there arose some difficulty in settling tbe affairs, and the property was not finally realised until 1832, at which time the sum of 2,000. was found to be due to Mrs. Canning, under the provisions already stated.

Of this sum 1,200. was placed out on freehold property at interest, the necessary deeds of which transaction had been inspected and approved of by a legal gentleman on bebalf of Mrs. Cunning. The residue. 800., was put into the hands of a banker until an opportunity occurred of also investing it eligibly.

From that time up to tbe present Mrs. Canning had received the interests of these investments, and on the 12th of last May she married tbe prisoner Edwards, which circumstance was not at that time known. On tbe 3rd of last May Mr. Gee received a letter, which, though in the regular course, could not be made evidence, yet under present circumstances it would be produced, and he should proceed to read it. The letter was to the effect that the writer had some documents in his possession relating to some estates he was about to purchase, and he wished Mr.

Gee to name the earliest day, when he would be at leisure to come to town and inspect the documents professionally. 1 his letter was signed William Heath. In answer to this letter Mr. Gee wrote that he would be in town at a certain place on the 12th of May. and while he was at breakfast at the Bull Inn, Aldgate, on that morning, a man came to him (the prisoner Weedon) and brought the following letter c- May 12, 1831.

air, In consequence of serious indisposition, 1 cannot meet you according to appointment, but 1 trust you wiU not object to come down to the Commercial-road to me, as it not more than one mile, and I have sent a coach to take you there and to bring you back, Yours respectfully, Mr. Gee had done business for a person of the sums his shoulders out of it, and got the rope off his hands and legs. Having made his escape, he went to tbe police office and gave information of the circumstance. The police proceeded to the house of Edwards, and, while keeping watch, saw Edwards going towards the house, in company with a little girl. The officer went up to him, and asked him if be saw any thing which had occurred.

Edwards replied, No, I saw nothing." Afterwards, he admitted that the raunn -liv ha QU, nothing that took place was because he was blind. The police still kept watching the house, and succeeded in taking both the prisoners into custody. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to observe, if be proved the fact, he had stated, it would be a question of law for the Jury whether or not the demanding by force and menaces a sum of money from Mr. Gee, under such circumstances, did not corns within tbe meaning of tbe statute. Even if entitled to the money by marri.fe with Mrs.

Canning, it would still be an offence, to obtain it by such mode but it would appear that Mrs. Canning was not entitled to any portion of it, and therefore the prisoners' conduct, in his judgment, brought them within the meaning of the Act, The Court would set the Jury right with respect to the money not being about Mr. Gee person, for if demanded with menaces, and not obtained, the offence' was still the same. Mr; Justice Patteson intimated his dissent to this observation ot the Learned Counsel. Mr.

Lee begged to put a case. If a person's life was placed in jeopardy by a demand for money, it would not be a justification to plead that this person had no money about him. Mr. utic Bo9anut Your position is supposing no money was there. Mr.

Lee But in this case Mr. Gee had money about him. Mr. Justice Patteson The prisoners did not demand the sum which Mr. Gee had on his person.

Mr Lee I put it in this form. Whether or not the prisoners did not intend to steal the money about him, if they could not obtain the larger sum of 1,000. It is a question for the Jury, I think. Mr. Justice Patteson This is a modern Act on which the indictments are framed it alters the previous Act materially.

Mr. Lee The demand by force and menaces of a sum of money, or of valuable documents, is, what I contend, constitutes the offence. Mr. Justice Patteson If a man demands a sum of money on the highway from another, and that man does not give it because he has it not about him, the offence is tbe same but, if it turns out in this case that a sum of money known not to be upon Mr. Gee's person was demanded, that will be another question.

You must recollect the prisoners do not take any thing from Mr. Gee. They got an order for the delivery of the deeds and for the money, and that was all they wanted. Mr. Lee We hold that they assaulted bis person with intent to rob bim.

The question for the Jury is, whether if tbe prisoners had not succeeded in obtaining the 800. draft they would not have robbed him of the 90. he had about bim 1 Another question is, whether they did not assault him with intent to rob him of the Mr. Justice Patteson They could not rob him of that sum he had it not on his person. Mr.

Lee My views of the law is this that it is perfectly immaterial whether Mr. Gee had tbe money about bim or not. It is the menaces and force which I contend constitute the offence. The acquisition of the money is a mere ingredient in the offence. TheJ no es consulted together for a few minutes.

Mr. Justice Patteson The difficulty here is, whether the offence comes within the meaning of the Act of Parliament. The question is whether the prisoners took away any thing valuable that was about his person. To constitute robbery, it is necessary that property should be taken from the person it not taken from the person, it is not a robbery. Mr.

Adolphus, who had entered the court, said he would not press the case beyond the construction which it would fairly bear. He was willing to admit that no part of the money which Mr. Gee had about bis person had beea taken from him. A long discussion ensued on the construction of the clause in the Act referred to between die Court, Mr. Adolphus, and Mr.

Bodkin. Mr. Justice Bosanquet gave it as his opinion that, according to the terms of the Act, the indictment could not be sustained. Mr. Justice Patteson agreed with the opinion of his Lordship, and gave directions to the Jury accordingly.

The ury remained in deliberation for soma minutes, when they waie addressed by Mr. Justice Patteson, who informed them that there was nothing for tbem to consider. The offence was a statutable one, and a. the Court had decided that the indictment could not be sustained, no evidence was laid before them, and therefore, as a matter of course, they must return a verdict accordingly. The Jury acquitted the prisoners.

Mr. Adolphus then proceeded to state the case ag inst the prisoners, according to the charges laid in the second indictment. The learned Counsel said the facts had been clearly stated in his learned Friend's opening of the former indictment but there was a difference in the circumstances of tbe present one that it was his duty to draw the attention of tbe Court to. The question here was whether the prisoners had been guilty of taking from Mr. Gee's person an order for the payment ofa sum of money and valuable securities, consisting of deeds The indictment was framed upon the fifth section of the same Act, which provided that, if any person stole a deed or other valuable security for money, that every such person should be deemed guilty of ftvpy.

Now the case against the prisoners was that theyToy force and violence, stole a check for 800., and an order to deliver certain valuable deeds, from Mr. Gee. The facts were shortly these Mr. Canning died at Clavering, in Essex, having previously made his will, leaving a sum of money to his wife so long as she continued alive and a widow, after which it was to go to his children. Mrs.

Canning was made executrix and Mr. Bell executor the former of whom at first only took out letters of administration. Mr. Bell thinking he ought to look after the interests of the testator's children, also took out letters of administration and, on the property being sold, a sum of 2,000. was raised and put out as described.

Mr. Gee was employed professionally by Mr. Bell and while Mr. Gee was in possession of the deeds and the money the scheme of the prisoners and Mrs. Canning was concocted, with the view of getting possession of those deeds.

The learned Counsel then nrncnniled to describe the man. nor in which the order for the deeds, and the draft for 800., had been obtained. Now he should be able to prove that when the paper was brought to Mr. Gee, on which he wrote the draft and the letter, that both documents remained in bis hands for some time, and that it was only owing to threats and menaces he parted with them. Mr.

Gee would prove that all the prisoners present were acting together that the check which he drew was found in the possession of one of the parties, and that the letter discovered with Mra fm. nins, Edwards, or Ward, or whatever name she chose www;.