NOV. '1 OLD BAILEY. WEDNEiDAY, on. 28. These Sessions began before Mr. Justice Dallas and Mr. 113.11 . 011 Oat row. John Brett was indicted for putting in fear and foreibly taking fount the persouel John Litchfield, a canvas bag COD. taming 30s. in silver. The prisoner is a countryman, atedldld his tale with much simplicity. He was coming to London to the funeral of his sea . end tort the ptisoner on the road, ntar Barnet. The prisoner said lie would accompany him, as he also was going to Loudon. They had proceeded on the road a short distance w h en the prisoner pulled out of his pocket a heutikerchief, which he wanted to sell for a shilling, saying, that he had cu munev , an d was almost broken down. Witness agreed to bey it far a shilling, and pulled unt the bag. containing the 30s , with which lie had provided himself for his journey. The prisoner remauted at the time, " Oh, you has e got some sit. ver there, have you?" They went use to a place rolled Col. ney-limitele, and the prisoner proposed to put up for the maid et a public house on the road side, where, be said, a comfort. able heigiog could be obtained. Witness, however, war desirous of proceeditig a little further to Hampstead, over F ine t t i e y c ommon, mid time prisoner said he knew a short way over the e lime°. They proceeded for about a mile further, and in grunt./ over a stile. witness, by accident, fell back wards into a ditch. Before he conld get up, the prisoner began pollnhg and rolhmg hint abont, and used threatening language, such as " your money, or sour life," and such like express sions. ,H' then pot his handle witness's pocket, aad having pulled out the hag eantaining the money, tall off. As soon as witness terns toed lie told his story to a horse 1141101, and Alive an accurate eleertiption of the matt. 'Die patrol Immediately went utter hint, and witness saw him agile at the at e t t i ag i e ,, p a a! t e lionse, sail recognized him, aititough •in a different dlrss. Tito primmer had a smock frock on' when he ran away, hat had none a lieu he saw him at the %Vet lingtom Bice, the patrol, stated, that in consequence of what the last whitest had said to Into, he sent after the prisoner, and came with him about two 111111'S -041 the road. The prisoner had then no ionork (sock on, :end had a bundle under his arm. Witness I:ke , l him what be had done with his smock frock.— " What ela yon mean ?.. said the prisoner ; " I have no smock fro 'k." %llamas then asked 111111 what he had in that' bender. " Oh," said lie, " this is se.ne of say linen." After iiverregating him as to where he carne front, witness was satisfies: he ails the man ; and, fearing be might throw the money away, said, " If yen putt your hand to your p icket, I will blow your letains out." 'foe prisoner was then taken to a pulthe house, the sign of the Wellington, by the side of the road; and the property was found apost hint, is well as a suck .which 1.11011141.1/ to the prosecutor. Litt-Wit Id Was immedi .ately :mitt for to the Weiliagton, and was told to go up to the primmer, and shake bawls tembh Min, if lie saw Item lie was introduced into a room, where there were six or seven persons, 11111011 r N loin was the prisoner, and, as soots as hr entered, lie walked an to the prisoner, holding out 1114 11 0111 Islam! saying, " You slid not expect to see me. again so soon, I suppose." In the ',mettle which the priso n er html under ins attic was a amuck frock, watch he acknua 'edged was li.s own. The prisoner, in his dere:tee, deified all knoWleilge of the prosecutor before he saw him at the Wellisigtou. The Jury • Intend a verdict—Guilty. Gaiirge Beck was convicted of the nffeeee of returning front transportation before the expiration of his term. Iti hi. defence he at dist said that he had been improperly Ivan,. Toiled, and elle. wards stated, that in proceeding to New South IVaies, when °apostle Ulu Jadeim o, a soldier in the ship tell overboard; and in eitmleavolllieg to save fain, l ie himself fell tutu the water, and remnaMilea there for six hours and a halt a ith au holt upon hits leg. Wheel at last hit did get on shore, lie was wiable to stand, and re imitated in tite w hot' ItiuJaneiro for three or fuer days without clothes or victuals. The captain who. could prove this wets 110 W .11 -tea; limit upon a referettee to the proper office,, all would he touted to be true. .Mr..Jetitire Dallas observed. that the prisoner had had abundance of opputtuitity of sending for the layers, ilea: haul thought proper. Tl4ultSl3 IY. Thomas Morris was littlieted fur stealitm a Bank...note for tile payment of 401. the property of Mr. Audrey/ Histock, lu the dwelling house of John Gainer, Esq. The prosecutor is coachman to Mr. Gunter, anti the pro. „perty ii question was placed in a trunk in an out house be. • longing to that ge ttlemair. The prisoner lodged in that on house, and was ice apenter by trade. On the 12th inst. the wife of.the proseeutor haying neeilSiUll to go to this trunk, and not being able 11/ get it open, asked the prisoner to open it for her. 'elle prisoner complicit, and a shilling was taken ant by Mrs. tliscork. In about a week afterwards, baring occasion again to go to the bus. she inissed the 401. note in question. Jones, a salesman, living ill ilitywell-street,Straitil,statt u. that on the Sunday alter the 12th inst. the prisoner I 4:11C to his •Nlrop and purchased a quantity of weari n g a pp arel, amounting to SI. /it payment he t. littered a 401. woe, gis iu the 11:11111 . and 114.1 fest ut •• This w..s . written ilium the note ; hot witness sit .perting something w 4. wrong, asked the prisoner if he kie w any one in tow ii. The prisoner referred him to soineone itt St. Cientent ' s, lutsrefosed to go there with the witness. The prisoner was then allowed to go assay still, the 401. rule. James Morris, brother to the prissmer, staid, that ott the 13th of 4tetotti r, he Was sent by ate prisutier to get change of tt 401. note, but did nut obtain it. MES.S11111134111•1 deposed, Inat tier hashar 11 kept a woollen draper's sh.up its the ltraiitl. On tie 13th nest. the last Wit. 11 0 s% came to tier shop change for a 401. note. %Toe,. instil:l2ml that it %sic. a it ill note, mid promise.' to send tier young matt to the Bank In , cinmge. thi• the prisinitn .,, brother roe-witted, mid the yielog row went to slue lima, ob ta• tied change for the note, and himself ausemided with slue ninney. The note was produced by a rig' k of the Bank, and was gomplett.ly ;0m:1.14A. The iv i-oncr, who appeared 6 , be a , v,.ry respertable marl. lid 140111111,4 in 018 defence, La, haul tatatNelf aputt the sum e) 'of .the Cutsrt. A great ',wither of Wilne , c-e% of ro4pOrt 61,11ky gave the lfrt~lllll sr an atrll . eot 5114r,icter tor honesty) some of them bad how.% ot him 6 , , si•tt.en . eta' on Lia. tn.% A.S.I, 1114 the capital part of this charge done ,tViny NVitO io this VOA. prOlority wax lilt Ilitite.lll. ot 10 have helm ,toleu rl, aa 0111 house, hetangiet;; to Mc. Gainer. attached to the dw ..i.ing-loose , if 9d+ wire the ease, the capital Cliall3r %ADAC{ he mark not ; lost it:yet:seed 'bat Abe Dullthag, caned au °AI bobs:, was so THE NATIONAL REGISTER. distant hoot a dweihne house, that it could only be cousi acted as.a separate buildang. Thr prisoner had received a g..od charActer,but character could t.a:y have its weiglaßv doubt exu.ts ut the tact. The jury found the prisoner guilty. FRIDAY. This morning the following prisoners were arraigned at the OM Bailey for forgery, and pleaded Guilty to the minor viience of having forged notes in their pe5., , ....5i0n, viz. James Turner, James Close, John Carpenter, John Eagan. Gtorre Baker. Mary flannel!, John Leonard, Susannah Leonard, David Crawley, Susan Farouk), and Thoonis Kirby. They a ere sentenced to 14 years' traasportatiuu. MURDERS. Lesch was indicted for murdering his wife, Mary Anne, on the 9th of Octol.i.r. Anne Daman was the first witness called. She lived at No. 7, Lawrence-yard, Chelsea. She lodged in the same house with the deceased. tihe knew the prisoner and the dmeased about three weeks before the murder. It wa• on Friday night, 9th of October. between the hours of seven and eight, when she was goipg out with a candle, the deceased came out, and asked her how she did There was a man behind her, and whin ss asked whether he was her husband. The &cosset' replied in the affirmative ; and the prisoner then came for ward, and asked the deceased, whether she would ga home ; she pushed him from her, and wade no reply. lle said, "Go home, Nance, for you are drunk." "If I ain," she said, "it is prostituting my body for such au old fellow as you are." Witness observed some thing in the prisunet's hand, with which he immediately struck her in the aide. The deceased cried out, " I sin murdered, take the knife out cf me." The deceased pulled up her clothes. and witness saw her bowels gush out. The prisoner surd, " Here I am, tales inc to pri son if you chimed." He never ran away. Richard Clark= was a tailor, living in Lawrence-yard. At about right o'clock. on the 9th of October, he was standing about a yard and a half behind the deceased; she was speaking to the last witness. The prisoner was standing on the eight side of his wife, talking to i her in a low tone of voice, which witues. could nut hear. The answer the deceased made was—" ifJ am drunk, it is who--..—g for you all day." lie observed the prisoner put his hand up to hits waistcoat pocket, and he walked towards the deceased. He then saw the pri soner strike the deceased, who staggered back, crying, " I inn mur dered." She then pulled up her clothes, and said, "0 my God, will no one take the knife out of me :'" 1V Mies saw a quantity of blood dow from the wound. 'Cue daceased then tel first on the left side, and then rolled on her back, and mettle use of the former expression. "fhe prisoner did not attempt to go away. The deceased still remain ed on the ground, and lie saw the bowels protrude farm her side. Tire prisoner was culled upon tar his defence, bat be said nothing; neither were any witnesses culledlor the prisoner. The Jury without hesitation pronounced a verdict—Guilty. Tile .teconler immediately putted sentence of death upon the pri soner, and ne was ordered to be hanged (to-marrow,) and his body to be given to the surgeons to be dissected. The pri inner seemed to be completely resigned to his fate, and re tired without emotion limn the bar. John Daley was put to die bar charged with the wilful murder of Ja nee Learwooo.l, a in the Fleet Prison ou the iuth of Octo ber. _ _ The prisoner w.dkej up the Dock with a firm step. and an un climiged countenance. The witneettai were all scut out of Court upon the suac.tien of the prisoner. Cherie. Joanson was a prisoner iu the Fleet on the 10th of October. The prisoner at the bar was also a prisoner. Laarwood was also a prisoner in the Fleet Prison, about 50years of age. Abvut 5 o'clock on that evening, lie way walking opposite Learwood's room, and ho saw Citiotigit the window dccca..d tall from tL imp-board. The dece.tsed cried out murder. Ile saw Daley beating Learwood with a sleeve-board. The deceased wes lying on his side co the . ground at the time, and cried out, us if Mu help. IJuiimlthis time the win dow rat; shut, silk witness opening it said, " Don't kill the inan." Ile called some people up, and saw some blond or black on .Cie left eye of Learwood. The deceased was lying on his back at this dine, and the prisoner turned bun on Ins beiiy, and slapped him on the breach 6 or 7 times with the sleeve-bawd, saying, " D--41 your old eyes, I'll teach you, 311 hit you on the rump." The prisoner was lin a terrible passion, and jumped out of the windmi, saying. I)—u his old eyes, I have not half duns with Min yet." Witness culled a man of the name of Graves, a powerful man, to go in to Leawood' assistance, and he went in. Daley retail:it in a few minutes, and again jumped through the window into Learwood's room. _ . . . ....... William Graves recollected being called up by the had witness. The first thing he heard was Daley complaining that the deceased had iven a letter belonging to him away. Tire deceased said that I iday had pulled him et! nis shop-board, and he would not forget that in it curry. Witness re.nunstrated with Daley, woo had jumped through the window again, mid said. " I base not done with you yet ; and I wilt serveyou out again, when I prove that you gave the letter to Lewis." Learwood sad tie kaew nothing about it; and a person standing by said to Daley, " I think you have pretty well served Min out as it a. for you have almost broken his leg.' Thomas illtat stated, that on the day mentioned, he heard a noise in the deceased's room ; witnese went to see what wise he matter, hewing of what passed. Deceased said, " Daley has been beating me." At this time witness peaxi ved black gettiug round his lett eye, and deceased complained of a pain in it, and said. " I shall have is black eye ;" to which neaid. " You have got one already." JOll.l llargrave, a autgeon, was called in to see the deceased, on the night of the 10th of October. Ile found the deceased lying in strong .paralysis. and totally inspnaible. Witness took Wood freely from the temporal artery, which relieved him metes. In one of his visits in the taunting, a mall came into the room whom witness did not then know, but wouni he afterwards knew to he the prisoner. Witness said, " The man will not live ad hours, he has received some severe injury :" mid added, " I s'iould nut like to be in the situation of the person wno caused it." Prisoner replied, " I run the perrou who caused it." Witness remarked, "1 ate very sorry fur it ; ' to which prisoner rejoined, " so cm 1. but what can I do e" ‘Vitness at him to procure the best metheal advice he could, immediately. Tnis the prisoner seemed very aintimai to do. In another cuaversation he hail with the priamer. he Ole ',name' i said he did not strike the deceased on tae had; but lie suppo.ed that lie got a hurt by a fall from the swop-beard. The witrtesa replied, - that could not be, as the :iaer wan thick) , carpeted. the exp.aiced this by saying that the.': wads wi s es lio,i4i,:ggiti e ; und_r the corm.) P.i. boner then said that prinaps he hail struck his head against theta:A- past; to winch witness :.pawl, the bed-post was not near enough. hill upon float the hoard. Wanes saw the body opened &Act death t , there were 3 or 4 oaneaw of catravasated blood on the brain, and he had no doubt hut his death was caused by ..n interval injury of the. oaan arising Iron sn exteraal injary ; the. oily external violence which he saw wet; eat the le f t eye. A severe bow on that part. if given obliquely, might have cawed the injury which produced the death. Mr. lltron Garmw asked the witness wh'eii:r he had said all that he now swore benne the Coruna; to which he answered, he had to the laat of his kotradedge. Mr. Itaron Gorrow said that there was not one .word of a great tom of it in the Coroaer's repot. Here toe ease for the prmeeation closed, and the prisons being called Open to make hie defence said, " My .Lor.l. what 1 wish to impre-s upon your Lordship and thei Jury is, that the mini in which deveasal was, was not carpeted alt tumid, as vas stater: ; bta there wear during the whole of the I t no:midis which I have been in prise". Ifrom ti n e' [0 five feet from the. wall en all aides only, hare flags, soul ma a bit of corivimg ; eLe carpeting wars only in the centre. Toe prisoner then went into a detail, of the eircumnances of the caaa 1 which wore h substance' that haring bean infortaed by a fellow pri ao.tet that Learwirad had picked up a letter, ivbieh he had lax some time Lame, 'ac went in cumpsoy hide DiXiwill. his infolp3aus• ID 351' Learwood's room. Dodwell had before this told him that Learit...d had given the letter to Lewis. On going to the room he upbrahhil him with has ing acted so ungratefully to him who had on so many occasions screened hint. Deceased said. he thought it. no harm.— Prisoner asked him to go and get the letter from the person to whom he had given it. Some angry words thri arose between them. Pri .ionercalled him an ,01.1 rascal, and the other told him he lieu. The deceased then attemuted to get oft the board, and in doing so lie fell on the bare flags, and hurt his left temple. l'tisoner helped him ny. and asked him it' he was hurt, adding, that if he were, he deserved it. Deceased then sat on the chair, and some angry words arose, on which prisoner said, he would serve him out." and rob him with the sleeve board. He -then took him by the item, and struck him three or four blows on the breech with it, but never struck him on any other part; he hod on all occasions been very kind to the de. cea , ed. Ten or twelve respectable witnesses were then called, who had known the prisoner for various periods from one to twelve years. They all concurred in giving him an excellent character, for a hu mace and kind hearted disposition. 31r. Baron Darrow summed up the evidence with great perspicuity, and some lengthened comments on the several points as they ap - neared tier or against the prisoner; and the jury, after deliberating in the box about ten minutes, returned a verdict—Not guilty of murder. but guilty of manslaughter. Eleanor Bryan was indicted for manslaughter, in causing the death of Johanna Duggan, an infant between live and six years old. by administering to her, on the 23th of September last, a law and excessive quantity of spirituous liquor, viz. a half pint, which the said Johanna swallowed, not being aware of the consequences, and.of which she died—Guilty of Manslaughter. POLICE. MANSION HOUSE.. An Wetly woman, whose name nearly all the duplicates le her possession, amounting to 47, stated to be Elizabeth Wit. son, was charged by Mr. Godfrey, owner of the Saracen's- Aldgale, with having 11 Wen a quantity of feathers, on Fiiday night. The prisoner, though a weak looking cress tare, about tin yea., of age, was stated to be capable of stripping an inn in a very few hours. A large bundle of keys, souse crooked nails, and other hush animus, by which drawers can be opened, were found in her pocket. The waiter who brought the feathers into view, upon ex. :mining the bed on which the prisoner la), f I that it was half empty, cud that 111.*Apolster was in n similar condition.— The holes through which they had been taken were, however, carefully stitched up. and every thing in the moans appeared, on the entrance ut the waiter, in complete order. Un eisterititt the office Mrs. Wilson WAS chewing an apple she said it was to keep her front fninting. She was committed for further examination, when many ars expected to appear against her. GUILDHALL. Monday NirisElicalretit Walker was brought before Mr. Alderman Riodneliere, on the charge of Mr Hill, a tailor, who described Win...WWl residinL , in Fig-tret-rourt, Barbican. The complainant. it appraised, had been dining at the west end •of the town on Tuesday the 113th inst. On his return • homewards. hr o as accosted by Miss Walker ou Ludgate-hill. • The prose:gni or offel til his services to the lady, and retired ssith her to the Dolphin Tavern to pi sumer some refi eshment. ert sapper was orilei ed to be prepared, and sent with the lIPCPS. airy accompaniments of wine and ale, to the lady's apai i ntents in Dolphin-mum, %%hillier the looser-mos and the lady proceeded. The supper passed off very pleasantly ; but a quar rel afterwards ensued, and the lady aecissed him of tieing. a dressed up Dandy, and desired him to leave the house. Tile watch was called, lint the Constable of the night dismissed the lady's charge, and she left the watch-bonse with great celerity, 'seemincly much pleased at getting rid of he•r companion. Az soon as the prosecutor had recovered from his surprise and disappointment, lie missed his purse, containing si. sir seven. -11. notes, and which tie remembered having in his possession when he paid for the supper. Search was immediately made lei the lardy, but she was nu whets to be found. Resulvcd to have revenge, not only for the toss el his money, hut also the in sult and di,appointinent he had i ecitiveil, lie had wisiehel fur her every evening sinceostul un Sunday night hail the gratifica tion to lodge her in the watch-house. The lady, un I'm part, ac_ knewledged the meeting and the supper. She said, ft (3111 his appeal mice and .conversation, she thought he was a fuse gentleman, and was much ditrippointed ; she denied taking hts moi.ey. As uo part of the property was found upon die lady, and complainant could nut swear la thie sates if traced, . she was disiniased. BOW STREET. Lady Bruce was on Turgidity, atter a third examination, completely diseharged, none of the transactions which were imputed to tier as felonies anionoting to Inure than simple. debts. A clerk of Messrs. Hording owl Co., of - received intimation that he would he prosecuted.; lie having, • it WiWI alledgeti, taken tilos( raotilistary pains to intlivelP ,, the dadent tradesmen of Lady Bruce to prefer against her diorites of swindling. (hie July, a halter, of 111 unit-street, who had preferred a charge of felony against loor un Friday, did not attend all Monday, and the wiiie.met chant now with. drew his accusation, saying, that ke had been provoked to • make hiactiaige of felony against Lady Unig.v.becaue Lady Itruce's femme slervatit had insulted litio. The proceedings hive had the etiret of pi wincing 9ttersof immediate payunine to all the trislesineti. tier Ladyship left the office amidst , the Inizzas of the crowd, who, probably, would have evinced • etptal eittliosiassh, hal tile est 1,1 been ilitlisreot. It did not (grail, appear whether Lady Ellice ie the person she ass 1111 l es to be. Om: person said toot lie knew Sir Stewart Bruce, and that she %Cis his wife ; but the evidence Hut lierer... • the best utt <tit It it point, was 1101 taken. The vehement dept 7, uf Messrs. Harding swine that a Odour] Huth) had claltived. her US 111: 1 Wife, Lott this lie,o-soy dc.laratiod xll. :rcl ,con sidered admissible. Her Ladyship hail ehtioied neo: ioititotteo With the. Rail of Harrington and vv ho, however, . &tiled all I,:wwledge of Stall a person. STREEI'. Mary Carr ehateett with rubbing a woman warned . Carley, of a 51. uate. The pva.ectitrix Aekolowletlgrel Lt. she had es:embleti a ;mitt ter Ihr patpuse at trroc„ ing them with gill. lily ti)ettuan,as She saiti r to a -Oveirsul ()Meer, inavisla givan her 4.11. note un Saturdaf. • Stver...l pint% Ms gin wire had ill, awl at ktegth Met.. Jooii. so th link, Ibat s! le ivat her tee,lheetion. MI «re. Nal. lig pretence it, ch.tote the ptiAmt.ct ; and en a quc3tioll fro.o the M.;,ti•to ate, whither r•hi• vraa eettattt Ova .ac had " , not used the itnie to right bee pipe, she replied, 1, ,, rd. ether Ladies 40..14%1. aiaukeil r but I did out."-Dir,.• Titanic/ay au applicatiou of rather s singular nature wart made to the M.tgi-tiaies at this °dice. The An 'leant atatt(ly that he appeared on behalf of Win. Northitl,, Esq. ^aid" that Nentlityr cart hail bets) takeu front Ilia 'bur by tbs. , I:.qiiector of PA earcuts, U:cabse llta &Ann Willa. sti