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BRISTOL QUARTER SESSIONS

... 3BRZSTOM QUARTER SMSSXONS. THiURSDAY-[ Concluded front our seventh page.] Louisa Underwood and Priscilla Hughes were indicted for uttering, on the 5th of June, counterfeit coins. Mr. r Smith appeared as counsel ftor the mint, and Mr. Prideaux defended the prisoner Hughes. It appeared from the evi- dence of Elizabeth Smith, of the Three Cupe public-house, ot a the Welsh-back, that on the 5th of ...

GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS

... GENZIMAi QDJA*TEw szsszONs. a SoteasxT QUARTER SEsSIoNS.-At these sessions the pri- Boners were disposed of as follows: TRaNsroAsATsON-LlJb: Thomas Hersey.-Foierteen Years: 0ohn Williams'-T'e Yearav: John Davy, John Smith, Charles Willians,:John Lovell, Henry Budd, John 'Oxon, Geo, Rapson, LI William Fildew. 1. I;PHwSoNMENT.-Tivelve ionths:.' Sarah Rapson, Mattbewi ; Winter(fnr.weeks solitary) ...

EXECUTION AND RESUSCITATION OF A MURDERER

... I r WIONDEOFUL ,ErrcTS OF GALVANista.-John Wh)ite, convicted l of the murder of Messrs. Gwatkin. and Glenn, on board a flat .boat on ?? river, Was executed at Louisville, United States, lon the Sth'alt., a little aftt-r wi o'clockin the morning. The rope T not playing swel occasioned theknot to slip up over the chin instead ot being under hsis ear, Sothat hi; neck~was not broken .by the ...

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE

... ASSIZE XNTEL:aXGENCw. John Lunn Campbell, aged fifty-four, a major in the army, was convicted at Chelmsford Assizes, on trlurs. day, of a capital crime against Elizabeth Sayers, a child of thirteen or fourteen, under circumstances of peculiar barba- rity. Sentence'of death was pronounced by Chief Justice Tindal, with an intimation that the prisoner would be transported for life. At the ...

SIR ROBERT PEEL'S ADDRESS

... SIR ROBERT P:EE'S ADS., ON -%!dnesday Iast, Sir, Rob'ert Pdel gave nb entier- tainment to a party of.his friends and.c addressed to'te persons led at the country, though-really-it 'appearsto-bemiuch more ?? then eri'diasl ' broviiicitl..town' than worthy of theigrave considtratioiiof the nation. One-half :of..it 'consiMt of d! labo`6red.refuttalsio of some slight newspaper, tittlifatdibnbouc ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... POLICE XNWLMZGENCE. C UNCIL -HOaUSE, BRISTOL, SATrcDAY. ro. Magistrates present: MAessrs. Ash and Wood. i A man, named Doble, was charged by Mr. Yewens, agent to I. the Animals' rieend Society, with having cruelly ill-treated a a horse. The evidence of Mr. Y. was, that the horse had a raw g shoulder, andthat,mnot being fitforwork, thedefendant whipped a, him in order to make him go along. The ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... O-1. ZCI .ZNT- IL1: IG NO J. m N Cauo~rm D -HousR,.B sTOL, Tdr s DA r. 'iMagistrates present: Messrs. Herapath and Wood. L' Wir. Egan was charged with stealing _9e. Id. from the till' he of Mr. Elsworthy, grocer, of Marlborough-street. MA woman, e6 naed; Burgess, deposed to having seen the prisoner at corm- or~ lai 'ant's till when she went into the shop, and seized hold of him with the money ...

INFAMOUS ASSAULT ON TWO CHILDREN

... J NVAXOUM ASSAULTPON TWO CHILDREN. rd- :Pints Juite 23.L I .stated to-you briefly yesterday that the *tn ourt)of aorreotional police was engaged in the investigation of -t? all affairdeeply interesting, to all British parents and guardians, atwh, from.wlmtercr motive, send their childrein for education to Franle.; Of tl'attease'the followving arc the leading fe~atures:- f Sosije few~zcars ...

THE COURT

... 5TH9: COURT. WINDSOR,1Sundtio.- -This morning the Queen and Prince Aloert;and the King of the Belgians, attended divine service in the Chapel Royal, St. George's. An excellent sermon was preached from part of the 27th verse of. the Ist . chapter of St. Paul's'Epistle to the Philippians. e It will be interesting to mothers, and, indeed, to all 'r the Queen's loyal subjects, to know that'the ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... POI.Ct9 ZiWT:xtTEELL! i E .o .C.VCIL-Hozrso, BRIsTo Li t't4rtDAY.' Magistrates present: The Mayor, rind Mr. Wood. Robert Slipperd, a policeman, was charged with stealng a fowl, the propeihy of Mr. Luff, o' the Weloh-bsck The ?? plainant stated that, ahbot 10 inates after-4 deloek that 'morn- inlg, be wvas looking froma his window when olie oaw a policeman hil uwifcrmn (althought hle could not ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... Por8IcP EiTV aGE ?? ?? ?? ' '(JouNerli-Her.SR, Aitis'roL, :Strc'aot.-I Miagistrates present: The Mayor, &,Miessrs. Horapath & 'Ash George James and Wiliaini Shelper wvere charged with steal- ing a summer coat from the sho'i of fr.Mabyn, of Wine's-treet. Policeo.reestable' 157 stated that, on the'prdvioe3s evening, about 8 o'clock,.ns he was on duty in the Oldmiarket.street, a person told him ...

BRISTOL SUMMER SESSIONS

... nRIZSTOL SUMDVZZB SESSZONS. ED These Sessions conmmenced 05 lionday . The c etdar,wvbich iswas lightert than usual, presente th nms f 5riis~eta for. letrial :of this number if6 could nteither read nor wvrite;, 55 could!I atdo both, but imperfectly ; and 4 only were able to do, so well.- II- The usual forms having been gone through, le The -Recorder, Sir C. Wet1heirell proceeded to charge the i ...