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from making any comment upon his conduct until the indictment for the assault upon Mrs. Stackpole should be before the court. In the mean time he sentenced the coachman for the assault upon Mr. Leake to imprisonment for two months, and to find security for his good behaviour towards that gentleman for 12 months.

COURT OF CHANCERY, WESTMINSTER-Thursday, April 20.Mr. Brougham and Mr. Denman came into court this morning soon after the lord chancellor had taken his seat, and were addressed by his lordship in the following words:-"Gentlemen, I understand her majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint you her attorney-general and solicitor-general: you will please, in consequence, to take your seats within the bar, next to the king's counsel."

The two learned gentlemen accordingly took their seats as directed, and were severally asked by his lordship, pro forma, if they had any thing to move; after which they withdrew to the vicechancellor's court, where the same forms were gone through.

COURT OF KING'S BENCHThursday, April 20.-This morning Mr. Brougham and Mr. Denman appeared in court about 12 o'clock, in their full dress, as her Majesty's law-officers, and stood behind the bar. The lord chief justice immediately addressed the former in these words :"Mr. Brougham, you having reported to me that her Majesty has been graciously pleased to appoint you her attorney-general, you will now take your seat within the bar, according to the rank which belongs to that situation."

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Mr. Denman was then addressed to a similar effect on his appointment as solicitor-general to the Queen, and both took their seats, occupying the opposite extremities, within the bar.

OLD BAILEY-Extorting money under an infamous threat.-William Arnold (a soldier, aged 20) was capitally indicted for assaulting Thomas Allison, on the 3rd of April, and taking from his person by violence and threats a 11. note.

The prosecutor deposed that he resided in the service of Surteis, esq. in Montague-square. On Sunday, the 2nd inst., he was returning home from Halkinstreet, through Hyde-park, about 8 o'clock in the evening, when he was overtaken by the prisoner at Grosvenor-gate, who suddenly turned round and said, "How do you do? I think I know you, Sir; you live, I believe, in Bakerstreet, or somewhere thereabouts." Witness replied that he was mistaken, for he resided at No. 31, Montague-square. To this the prisoner rejoined, "Oh yes, 31; why you are the very man I want." Witness answered, with surprise, "Want me! what can you want with me?" The prisoner said, it was concerning that letter he had sent him. Witness asked, what letter? and the prisoner said, it was the letter he had sent him, inviting him to come and spend an evening with him. Witness denied all knowledge of such a document; but the prisoner told him it would not do, and said to him, "I'll tell you what, if you don't come down, I'll croup you" (have him imprisoned). Witness said, "I suppose 'tis money you want," and gave him a shilling. The prisoner ex

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claimed, "D―n your shilling," and kept following him 'on, using the most shameful threats, until he reached his master's house. Witness then said to him, "There is the house in which I live; I am not ashamed to show it you." The prisoner upon this said, "I'll be satisfied that you do live there, and I'll see you go in too." Witness was just going in, when he said to him, "Now, I'll tell you what it is; if you give me a one-pound note, I'll never accuse you of such a thing again." Witness said, he had not got a note about him: but the prisoner told him to go and borrow it of his fellow-servants; but he told him he could not do this, but would meet him the next day at half-past 12 o'clock. He agreed to this, and went away. Witness was so alarmed and agitated at the moment, as well as when he got into the house, that he was utterly unable to speak. His reason for fixing half-past 12, as the hour of meeting him on the following day, was, because the family were going to the country an hour sooner, and he thought in the interim he should have time to acquaint the police-officers. The family, however, delayed some time, and while the carriage was at the door he saw the pri-Something must be done, for soner at a short distance waiting for him. Witness felt excessive fear and agitation; and, in the hope of getting rid of the prisoner for ever, he went to him and said, "Now, if I give you a 17. note, will you ever come nigh me again?" The prisoner replied, "Certainly never," took the note, and went away. Witness thought he had lost sight of him for ever; but on the Thursday evening following, a dirty-looking boy came

to his master's house with a letter, directed to "John, the footman." Witness told him John was out with the carriage, but desired him to come again in an hour. When that time had expired the prisoner himself came, and said to him rather angrily, "I sent you a letter an hour since, but you would not read it

there, take it now; go in and read it, and then come out to me." Witness went in and read the letter, which ran thus:-" Sir,-The money I received from you I have made rather free with, in drinking, and have stayed too long from my regiment. I fear I cannot join it again, but must go into the country, and something therefore must be done." After a short time witness went out to speak to the prisoner, when he was accosted by two other men, habited in soldiers' great coats. He asked what they all meant by coming there, to charge him with so foul a crime? None of them made any particular answer to this; but one of them observed, he (meaning the prisoner) must leave his regiment, and go into the country he must therefore have other clothes, and four or five pounds to keep him until he got employment. Another said,

now we've got you (meaning witness), and you must come down." Witness then promised, that, if the prisoner would meet him the next evening, he would have ready for him a suit of clothes, and he should also look up what money he could. He then gave them a shilling to drink, but they dd his shilling, and he gave them three. They then all went away. Witness could not swear positively to the two other men

he saw on this occasion, but he saw the name of one of them in the papers of Wednesday. His name was Thomas Dwyer. Witness next morning informed Pyall and other officers, together with his fellow-servants, of the transaction, and means were taken to secure the prisoner at night. The latter came at the appointed hour, accompanied, however, by three other persons. The officers were in waiting at a public-house, and, as soon as the prisoner made his appearance, witness desired one of the servants to give the officers the signal, while he himself desired the prisoner to go to the public-house, where he would give him a nice suit of clothes. He did so, and Pyall coming up at the moment, witness charged him with having extorted from him a 17. note, and he was secured. The other three men fled upon the instant, and escaped.

Pyall and others confirmed the testimony of the prosecutor. After the prisoner was taken in charge, he never denied the accusation made against him, but continually said it was another that had led him into it.

The jury, without hesitation, found the prisoner Guilty Death.

The Court wished it to be intimated to him that he was in a most awful situation, and recommended him to prepare for the

worst consequences.

The grand jury for London, having gone through the business of the sessions, the foreman read from a paper the following address:

"The London grand jury having been refused admission to that part of Newgate wherein the

state prisoners are now confined, and conceiving that they possess an undoubted right to visit the prison in every part, beg to state this their impression to the Court; and, unwilling to compromise that which they conceive to be their right, they respectfully, but firmly, claim from the Court the privilege of going over the whole of Newgate, which they believe has never hitherto been questioned."

Mr. Common Sergeant.-Are you magistrates, gentlemen?

Foreman.-No, I am not; but I claim my right as one of the grand jury.

The Common Sergeant.-The question is not before the Court, and I cannot give you an authority to visit those places.

The grand jury retired, and in the evening returned a presentment describing the inadequate accommodation of the prison, and repeating the above complaint of their exclusion from the state prisoners.

21. PARLIAMENT.-This being the day fixed for the meeting of parliament, several peers assembled about two o'clock.

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crimson velvet, and the front of the canopy is ornamented with rich gold fringes. The throne is much broader and higher than the old one, but the chair within appeared proportionably too small; but it is said, that only a temporary seat was used to-day, and that one of suitable dimensions and magnificence is in preparation. The seats for the lords are fitted up with stuffed backs, and the floor within the bar is carpeted, instead of being merely covered with matting, as formerly. Without the bar the matting is continued as usual. The scarlet drapery at the doors is fringed with gold-coloured silk, and very handsomely disposed. The old clock and barometer have their places supplied by new ones, and, indeed, except the old tapestry on the walls, all the materiel of the House wears a new face.]

OLD BAILEY.-The Court met this morning, pursuant to adjournment, to proceed in the trial of the other prisoners for high treason. The court was very thinly attended.

At a few minutes past nine o'clock, the lord chief-justice of the Court of Common-pleas, the lord chief baron, and Mr. Justice Richardson, took their seats on the bench. The duke of Hamilton, marquis of Lansdown, and earl Sefton, were also on the bench.

James Ings was put to the bar. He was dressed in black clothes, as before, and looked perfectly composed, though paler than on the former day. In the course of the day he pulled out several oranges, which he divided with his unfortunate fellow-prisoners.

There are in Whitecross-street

prison upwards of 450 prisoners, male and female, waiting in expectation of being released by an Insolvent bill, on the meeting of parliament.

Since the Bank of England has been compelled to pay been compelled to pay in bullion, there have been only three ingots issued.

22. The state prisoners, since Wednesday, have remained in a state of great dejection: Davidson philosophically says, "That they can die but once." Mrs. Thistlewood has had an interview with her husband since his conviction. The levity which she had previously manifested seemed to have deserted her, and she gave way to the full tide of her feelings.

Thistlewood himself seems to be perfectly resigned. On Thursday his son obtained an order from the privy council to see him. The unfortunate boy was in an agony of grief at parting.

Ings was on Thursday so ill, from the state of his mind, that it became necessary to call in the aid of the apothecary to the gaol.

Walker, who occasionally took the chair at the Smithfield meetings, was in one of the galleries yesterday, and received a nod of recognition from several of the prisoners. This fellow was the bearer of the roll, representing Magna Charta, in Hunt's procession.

The Constitutionel of Antwerp announces, that M. Constantin, the editor, and M. Jonan, the printer of that paper, have been summoned before a magistrate, in consequence of a complaint made against them by the Prussian ambassador, prince Hatzfeld, for having inserted an article beginning thus:-" Germany:

Private correspondence." It relates to some private quarrels, and concludes, You may suppose that such occurrences do not make us love the oppression under which we groan; and certainly we are excusable if we expect that Germany will also show its Quiroga."

M. Michel de Brialmont, editor of the weekly journal The Echo, of Brussels, arrested for having inserted in that paper some articles extracted from the Bibliotheque Historique, is to be put upon his trial.

PARIS. A duel, which has lasted three days, terminated yesterday in a deplorable manner. A half-pay officer, who resides in the Rue de Rohan, Hotel de Perigord, having had a dispute with one of the Body Guards, they fought several times with mutual fury. Yesterday morning, however, they met and fired at three paces distance, when the half-pay officer fell dead on the spot. His antagonist received a wound in the arm.-Paris paper.

A barbarous murder was lately perpetrated, between the hours of two and three o'clock, on the Naas road, about six miles from Dublin. Bryan Reilly, a boy of about twelve years of age, the son of a carpenter, in the employment of Arabin, esq. was going along the road, when a soldier, armed with his musket, &c. was passing in the same direction, and the boy, being at the distance of five perches (35 yards) from him, turned round, when, shocking to relate, the soldier levelled his musket and fired at him; the ball entered his head at one ear and came out at the other. The wretch went up to the dead body, and

looked round to see whether there were any witnesses of his crime. Perceiving a young woman, he deliberately loaded his musket, knelt down upon one knee, and took aim at her; but she escaped into a house: there was also another witness, a pedlar, of the name of Patrick Bacon, who hid himself. The murderer then turned back; and as soon as he was at sufficient distance, the young woman alarm. ed the neighbourhood, and immediately the country people assembled, and, headed by Mr. J. Fitzgerald, excise officer, pursued the ruffian, who, when he found them closing on him, repeatedly presented his musket, as if ready to fire. One of the countrymen, having got in his rear, knocked him down, when he was instantly disarmed and secured, and committed to the county gaol, Kilmainham.

A HUSBAND POISONED BY HIS WIFE.-Monday se'nnight Thos. Worlock, a butcher, residing at Oldland-common, in the parish of Bitton, Gloucestershire, whilst taking some refreshment after a long journey, ordered one of his boys to bring him a jug of beer. As the lad was fulfilling his father's order, Worlock's wife infused into the liquor a quantity of sugar of lead, purchased three weeks previously! Upon tasting the beer, the man complained of its flavour; when his wife told him that it was only some flour which had been mixed with the liquor by accident, and urged him to drink the remainder, which, on his declining to do, she threw away. The effect of the poison was soon felt; and, notwithstanding medical assistance was immediately procured,

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