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Tt is stated, that a committee have 
‘investigated the particulars of the 
robbery, and come to a resolution 
that Mr. Dighton, who is charged 
‘with being concerned in taking the 
valuable articles, should not be pre- 
secuted, on condition that he re- 
store the whole of the property 
that is missing. Mr. Beloe, in whose 
department it happened, has been 
dismissed for negligence. If the 
trustees could prosecute, this would 
be compoundins felony; but, it is 
understood, that through the negli- 
gence of Mr. B. in not making a 
catalogue, the property in the arti- 
cles stolen cannot be proved, and 
that a prosecution would be fruit- 
less. 
As a waggon belonging to Mr. 
Kent, of Abingdon, in Berkshire, 
was going out of the New Iun in 
the Old Bailey, it was discovered to 
be on fire, caused by an unforeseen 
accident, by which property to the 
amount of fear 4001. was destroyed ; 
the remainder of the goods were saved 
by means of engines, and the exer- 
tions of the peopie of the inn; 
several chests of tea were among the 
property lost. 
Miss Holbeck, of Sloane-street, 
riding in Hyde Park, with another 
Jady and servant, her horse took 
fright, ran through Cumbcrland- 
gate, turned to the left in Oxford- 
Street, and galloped up the Edge- 
ware-road. ‘he lady kept her seat 
with great courage, until the horse 
rather slackened his pace; when, 
being exhausted, she lost her forti- 
tude, fainted, and unfortunately fell 
on her head. She was taken up 
speechless, and conveyed to a sur- 
geon. 
The rev. Mr. Milner,:a titular 
bishop of the Romish church, the 
sey. Mr. Wheeler, a clergyman of 
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the same persuasion, with Mr. 
Gadd, a sutveyor, and Miss Gadd, 
his sister, were tried upon an indict- 
ment, in the court of king’s bench, 
charging them with unlawfally con- 
spiring together to prevent the mar- 
riage of Mr. Taylor, surgeon, of 
Islington, with Miss Pike, a young 
lady of fortune, after the marriage 
deeds were drawn, and the wedding 
clothes bought. It appeared that 
the parties had influenced Miss Pike 
to give up Mr. Taylor; but it like- 
wise appeared that Mr. Taylor had 
paid his addresses to Miss Gadd, and 
had quitted her for the pursuit of 
Miss Pike. The defendants were 
acquitted. 
5th. In the same court, an issue, 
directed by the court of chancery, 
was tried to ascertain the validity of 
the will of the late lord Chedworth 5 
when the will was established. The 
ground taken by the heir at law 
was, that his lordship was not of 
sound mind, and competent to make 
a will; but so far from this being 
the fact, Mr. Garrow called lords 
Dartmouth, Moira, Suffolk, and 
Eldon ; sir Charles Bunbury, colonel 
Hilsted, Mr. Cowper, of the house 
of lords, Mr. Jekyll, and many 
other witnesses, to prove the sanity 
of the deceased. The noble lords, 
and Mr. Jekyll, spoke as to their 
acquaintance with him, not only at 
college, but subsequently. ~ They 
considered him a nobleman of the 
most intelligent mind, well versed in 
politics and literature. These, as 
well as the other witnesses called, 
were of opinion, that no man was 
better qualified to make a valid will 
than his lordship. —Mr. Dallas ad- 
dressed the jury on behalf of the 
heir at law, and inferred the want 
of sound understanding in lord 
Chedworth, mercly from a variety 
Ees of 
