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4752 was absolutely revived, and 
made his last act by the. codicil of 
1756. The jury, agreeing with the 
court, found a verdict for the plain- 
tiff; in consequence of which, the 
earl of Cholmondeley will succeed, 
at the death of the present earl of 
Orford, to an estate of the annual 
value of 10,000!. exclusive. of the 
magnificent seat at Houghton, 
which is supposed to have cost up- 
wards of 200,0001. and some other 
property. 
Kyd Wake, who was conviéted 
at the sittings after last Hilary term 
. of having, on the first day of the 
present session of parliament, in- 
sulted his majesty in his passage to 
and from parliament, by hissing, 
and using several indecent expres- 
sions, such as, ‘‘ No George—no 
war,” received the judgment of the 
court; viz. ** That be-be impri- 
soned, and kept to hard labour in 
Gloucester gaol, during the term 
of five years; that, during the first 
three months of his imprisonment, 
he do stand for one hour, between 
the hours of eleven and two, in the 
pillory, in one of the public streets 
of Gloucester, on a markete-day ; 
and that, at the expiration of his 
imprisonment, he do find security 
for 1000). fer his good behaviour 
_ for 10 years.” 
11th Crossfield, Ike Maitre, 
* Higgins, and Smith, were 
placed at the bar of the Old Bailey, 
charged with a conspiracy to assas- 
-sinate the King. Crossfield pleaded 
generally Not Guilty.—Le Maitre 
said, he had good objeétions to 
make to the indiétwent, but, rely- 
ing on his innocence, would not 
make them; he therefore pleaded 
Not Guilty ; as did George Higgins 
and John Smith. Some consultas 
tion was then held at the bar, when 
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Le Maitre, Higgins and Smith, 
were remanded, and Crossfield was 
put on his thal. The attorney 
general addressed the jury, and 
having concisely stated the law, 
submitted to them the following 
account of facts in the case :—Some 
time since a man of the name of 
Upton, before the highest magis- 
trates of the country;. his majesty’s 
privy-council, accused himseif and 
several others; directly, with. the 
design of assassinating his majesty. 
Among the persons so accused was 
the prisoner at the bar, whothought 
proper not to abide the justice of 
his country, but to fly from its 
The prisoner at the bar, in come 
pany with Upton and another, went 
to a brass founder’s, where they 
endeavoured to procure a brass cys 
linder, extremely smooth in the ins 
ternal surface, of the length of 
three feet, and with a bore of fiye- 
eighths of an inch. From. thence 
they went to another brass-founds 
er’s, on Snow-hill, where they 
endeavoured to procure the same 
article ; and upon the man’s wish. 
ing to know for what purpose it 
was intended, he was answered, 
thatit was asecret. A third brasse 
founder was also visited upon the 
same errand by the prisoner and 
Upten ; and from thence they went 
to one Tlill’sy who was a turner, 
and lived in Bartholomewsclose, for 
ihe purpose of his turning them 
madels of the instrument they 
wished to makes In answer to his 
enquiry for what purpose it wag 
destined, he was told; for an elec« 
trical machine. From another wit« 
ness, of the name of Cuthbert, the 
jury would hear, that they examined 
anair-gun. ‘There werealso draughts 
of the instruments, which .vould 
be submitted to their inspection, 
Cc . aud 
