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1752 was abfolutely revived, and made his last act by the codicil of 1756. The jury, agreeing with the court, found a verdict for the plaintiff; in confequence of which, the earl of Cholmondeley will fucceed, at the death of the prefent earl of Orford, to an eftate of the annual value of 10,000l. exclufive of the magnificent feat at Houghton, which is fuppofed to have cott upwards of 200,000l. and fome other property.

Kyd Wake, who was convicted at the fittings after laft Hilary term of having, on the first day of the prefent feffions of parliament, infulted his majefty in his paffage to and from parliament, by hifling, and ufing feveral indecent expreffions, fuch as," No George no war," received the judgment of the court; viz." That he be imprifoned, and kept to hard labour in Gloucefter gaol, during the term of five years: that, during the firft three months of his imprisonment, he do ftand for one hour, between the hours of eleven and two, in the pillory, in one of the public ftreets of Gloucefter, on a market-day; and that, at the expiration of his imprisonment, he do find fecurity for 10001. for his good behaviour for 10 years."

Crossfield, Le Maitre, 11th. Higgins, and Smith, were placed at the bar of the Old Bailey, charged with a confpiracy to affaf finate the King. Crofsfield pleaded generally Not Guilty.-Le Maitre faid, he had good objections to make to the indictment, but, relying on his innocence, would not make them; he therefore pleaded Not Guilty; as did George Higgins and John Smith. Some confultation was then held at the bar, when VOL. XXXVIII.

Le Maitre, Higgins and Smith, were remanded, and Crossfield was put on his trial. The attorneys general addreffed the jury, and having concifely ftated the law, fubmitted to them the following account of facts in the cafe :-Some time fince a man of the name of Upton, before the highest magiftrates of the country, his majelty's privy-council, accufed himfelf and feveral others, directly, with the defign of affäffinating his majefty. Among the perfons fo accufed was the prifoner at the bar, who thought proper not to abide the juftice of his country, but to fly from it. The prifoner at the bar, in company with Upton and another, went to a brafs founder's, where they endeavoured to procure a brass cylinder, extremely smooth in the internal furface, of the length of three feet, and with a bore of fiveeighths of an inch. From thence they went to another brafs-founder's, on Snow-hill, where they endeavoured to procure the fame article; and upon the man's wishing to know for what purpose it was intended, he was anfwered, that it was a fecret: A third brassfounder was alfo vifited upon the fame errand by the prifoner and Upton; and from thence they went to one Hill's, who was a turner, and lived in Bartholomew-clofe, for the purpose of his turning them models of the inftrument they wifhed to make. In anfwer to his enquiry for what purpose it was defined, he was told, for an electrical machine. From another witnefs, of the name of Cuthbert, the jury would hear, that they examined an air-gun. There were alfo draughts of the inftruments, which would be fubmitted to their infpection,

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were put on board another ship, the
Elizabeth, and afterwards again
transferred at Breft to another.
During this time he rather acted as
a fuperintendant of the prifoners
than as one himself. He bad fre-
quent converfations with the French
commiffaries, and made feveral de-
clarations as to his former and fu-
ture intentions of killing the king.
It feemed then his intention to re-
main there or go to Holland:
but upon the arrival of a cartel
fhip, he came home under the
name of H. Wilfon, and defcribed
himself as one of the crew of the
Hope, and not of the Pomona as
he really was. Upon his paffage
home, he endeavoured to perfuade
the witneffes not to notice when
they got home what paffed at Breft,
nor the circumftances of the change
of fhip and name. They were
landed at Fowey in Cornwall, and
upon these men giving information
to the magiftrates of what had
paffed, he was inftantly appre-
hended. In coming to town, he
endeavoured to perfuade the officers
to let him efcape, and told them
they could not expect above 5s. for
their job, but he could reward
them much more liberally. One
atked, if they consented, what they
could do with the poft-boy? He
answered, the boy might eafily be
fecured by one of the pittols which
the officer carried. Having thus
gone through the circumttances of
the cafe, the attorney general ob-
ferved, there were two points for
the confideration of the jury. The
firft, whether the prifoner was a
party to the fabrication of this wea-
pon; and fecondly, whether it was
defigned for the purpofe charged
in the indictment.

and they would perceive that the
arrow was of a peculiar conftruc-
tion. It had points or barbs, which
upon meeting any hard fubftance
collapfed in the head of the arrow,
and afterwards opened again, fo as
to prevent its being withdrawn
when once it had entered the flesh;
and towards the point there was a
fmall hole for emitting any liquid
which might be placed in a cavity
prepared for holding of it. The con-
fideration of one of thefe draughts
might be important in the caufe,
because the dimenfions marked on
the margin were the hand-writing
of the prifoner. When the infor-
mation of Upton was received be-
fore the privy council, as he had
before informed them, the prifoner
at the bar abfconded, and they
hould be able to trace him to
Bristol; afterwards he returned to
London; then went to Portsmouth,
where he entered on board a veffel
bound for the Southern whale
fithery, as furgeon. The name of
this vertel was the Pomona; and,
thortly after he came on board,
they failed from Portsmouth to
Falmouth, during which time his
behaviour was in every refpect be
coming and decent. When he was
at fea, however, he told them who
he was, and avowed his having
been concerned in a plot to kill the
king, by an air-gun; and faid, that
if government knew he was on
board that thip, they would fend a
frigate after her, to bring her back.
It fo happened, that two days after
they were at fea, they were cap-
tured by a French corvette, La
Vengeance; and he expreiled the
utmott fatisfaction at the thoughts
of going to France; feeling him-
felf much fafer there, than while
amongst an Englith crew. They,

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He then proceeded to call evidence to fubftantiate the cafe.

The evidence for the crown being clofed; Mr. Adam, counfel for the prifoner, faid, he was afraid his cafe would take up a great length of time; he therefore fubmitted to the court, whether they would adjourn, or whether they withed him then to proceed.

After fome confultation between the judges and the jury, the court adjourned at eleven o'clock at night to the next day.

The trial proceeded; when

12th. the prifoner's counsel addreff ed the jury in his defence. They relied chiefly on the equivocations of the witneffes, on the prifoner's character; and that Upton, in his information, was actuated by motives of revenge, for having been difgraced in one of their clubs.

The attorney general replied in a very able manner; and the learned judge fummed up with candour and

accuracy.

The jury, after retiring about two hours, brought in a verdict of Not Guilty.

Henry Weston, the un13th. fortunate young man who forged the name of general Tonyn, and thereby got poffeffion of 5000l. ftock, was tried at the Old Bailey, and capitally convicted. He calmly addreffed the court after conviction, acknowledging the juftice of his fentence, and hoping all young men would avail themselves of his example, and avoid the crime (gaming) which had brought him into fuch a miferable fituation. The trial of William Auf14th. tin came on at the Old Bailey this morning at eight o'clock, before Mr. Juftice Grose, and lasted till half paft feven in the evening,

when he was found guilty of being concerned in the forgery of the late Mr. Lewis's will.

16th.

An action was brought in

the court of King's Bench, by lord Valentia againft Mr. Gawler, for crim. con. with lady Valentia. The damages were laid at 10,000l. Mr. Erfkine, with his ufual ability, stated the cafe, and the criminal converfation was clearly proved from the evidence of a maid fervant, lady Lucy Maxwell (his lordship's fifter), and others. The defence fet up was, that lord Valentia not only winked at, but in fome measure promoted the incontinency of his wife. Lord Kenyon delivered an excellent charge to the jury, and they brought in a verdict of 2000l. damages.

On the morning of Friday the 13th of this month, the Peak hills in Derbyshire were covered with fnow near four inches deep, the contraft between which, and the green thorn fruit trees in full bloom, formed a fpectacle novel and ftriking.

There has lately been discovered at Wallingford an old painting, on oak, of our Lord's laft entrance into Jerufalem, which has been ufed as a chimney-board, and was near being thrown into the fire; but turns out an original of the great Raphael's.

The drawing, expreflion, and arrangement, aftonith all who have feen the picture. Connoiffeurs far and near are going to its owner continually to behold this fine piece, rescued by accident from obfcurity and the flames, and likely to produce no inconfiderable fum by its fale. Several hundred pounds have already been offered for it and refused.

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The triennial Eton feftival was celebrated with great fplendor. Their majefties and the princeffes, accompanied by the prince of Wales, went to the college at half paft one, when the proceffion of the young gentlemen began, preceded by the prince of Wales's band of mufic. Their captain, Mr. Whitfield, being the fenior scholar, led the van, with their ferjeants, ferjeants-major, colonels, corporals, enfign, lieutenant, polemen, musicians, &e. Meffrs. Polehampton and Halifax, with twelve fervitors, acted as falt-bearers, and by their legal depredations on the public gained a liberal fupply towards fending their captain into the world with a good grace. When they came to Salthill, they were met by the king and prince of Wales on horfeback, attended by general Gwyn and colonels Garth and Greville: her majefty and the princeffes, with lady Harrington and her fon, were in the roval coaches. The king took on 'himfelf the ordering and marfhaling the multitude in fuch a manner, as the proceflion might pafs freely round the carriages of the royal family; many, however, notwithfianding, preffed fo clofe, that his majefty was obliged to call them to order, and atked thofe he thought were Londoners, "if they were members of Eton, as he could not recognize their perfons fufficiently to recollect them." At the close of the proceflion, enfign Hatch went to the top of the hill, and displayed the flag in a very mafterly ftyle, to the fatisfaction of every perfon prefent. When the Montem was over, the king requested, that on their return home from the Windmill-inn, where an elegant dinner

was provided, they might appear on Windfor terrace, which they did in the evening. The royal family, after having given their ufual do nations, returned to the lodge to dinner. The fineness of the day alfo drew an immenfe concourfe of perfons on foot and horfeback to view the fight, which afforded, according to Mr. Halifax the faltbearer's account, on being asked the queftion by his majefty, a very profitable harveft.

This day came on the trial 20th. of John Reeves, efq. for a libel, before lord Kenyon and a fpecial jury, at Guildhall. This profecution was inftituted, in confequence of a refolution of the houfe of commons, on account of a pamphlet published by Mr. R. entitled, "Thoughts on the English Government;" and in which were the expreffions, "that the kingly government might go on, if lords and commons were lopped off;" and fuch other expreffions as were deemed a libel by the house.

The attorney general ftated the cafe on the part of the crown, and left it to the jury to confider, whether the expreflions alluded to were merely unadvited and erroneous; or whether, confidering the whole context of the pamphlet, they were, as charged, libellous, and tending to villify the constitution.

Mr. Plumer, in behalf of Mr. Reeves, admitted the fact of publication; and contended, from the whole tenor of the work, and the known character of Mr. Reeves, and his enthufiaftic admiration, and fupport against democracy, of the British conftitution, that no imputation of libel could be fixed on him.

Lord Kenyon delivered an admirable

mirable charge to the jury, who retired, and remained out of court for upwards of an hour. When they returned, the foreman faid, "My lord, the jury are of opinion, "that the pamphlet, which has "been proved to have been writ"ten by John Reeves, efq. is a "very improper publication: but being of opinion, that his mo"tives were not fuch as laid in the information, find him-Not "Guilty."

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into the carriage, and faw a lifeless body on the feat, which proved to be the corpfe of lord Charles. Lord Frederick was immediately purfued, and being taken near the end of Swallow-treet, was conducted to a neighbouring watchhoufe, whither the body of his brother was alfo conveyed. As foon as the magiftrates at the police-office in Marlborough-threet were apprized of the circumftance, they ordered lord Frederick to be brought before them, together with the poftillions who drove him to town. His lordship, when interrogated on the melancholy fubject, betrayed the moft unequivocal fymptoms of mental derangement, and it became neceffary for the magiftrates to apply to the poftillions for the information they wanted. From their evidence it appeared, that about feven miles from town, in the vicinity of Ilford, on of them had heard the report of a piftol, when, looking round, he faw lord Frederick throw a piftol out of the chaife window; but he did not stop to inquire the cause of it. This was all that could be collected till the evening, when the agitation of lord Frederick had fubfided, and he had recovered a confiderable degree of compofure. Lord Frederick then, on being atked concerning his brother's death, faid, they had been difcuffing a religious fubject, and lord Charles took a pittol and blew out his own brains, and that he had endeavoured to deftroy himself, but his piftol failed. The mayor of Yarmouth was prefent, and declared that their lordfhips' conduct at that place appeared that of madmen, which induced him to follow them to town, being fearful fome accident might happen.

27th. A very melancholy and extraordinary tranfaction took place. Lord Charles Townshend, andhis brotherlord Frederick Townfhend, fons to the marquis Townfhend, had been to Great Yarmouth, for which place lord Charles had been juft chofen reprefentative; they arrived in town yefterday morning about fix o'clock, and when they had reached Oxfordftreet, near the Pantheon, the poftboys stopped to enquire where the bithop of Bristol, to whofe houfe they had been ordered to drive, lived; when lord Frederick jumped out of the chaife, and ftruck one of the boys, which gave rife to an altercation, that drew together feveral perfons who were patling by. Among thefe was a coachman, to whom lord Frederick particularly addreffed himself; infifting upon it that he knew where the bithop lived; and on the man protefting that he did not, his lordship abufed him with great violence; and, with the moft deplorable marks of infanity, threw off his coat waistcoat, and thirt, and challenged him to fight. Unable to provoke the man to a conteft, he walked leifurely away towards Hanover-fquare,when fome perfons who had been at tentive to the whole fcene, looked

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