FOR High Treason, AT THE SESSIONS HOUSE IN THE OLD BAILE ON Wednesday the Eleventh, and Thursday the Twelfth of TAKEN IN SHORT-HAND, By JOSEPH GURNEY. LONDON: SOLD BY MARTHA GURNEY, BOOKSELLER, HOLBORN-H 1796. [ Entered at Stationers Hall. ] FOR HIGH TREASON. ON N the 31st of August, 1795, Robert Thomas Crofsfield apprehended at Fowey in Cornwall, fent up to London, and committed by the Privy Council to the Tower. On the 14th of January, 1796, the Grand Jury for the of London, fitting at the Seffions House in the Old Bailey, turned a true Bill against Robert Thomas Crossfield, Thomas Le Maitre, John Smith and George Higgins, for I Treason, On the 15th of January Paul Thomas Le Maitre, Smith, and George Higgins furrendered themselves in C and were committed to Newgate, On the 20th of January, Mr. Gurney was affigned by Court, of Counsel for Paul Thomas Le Maitre, John S and George Higgins. On the 16th of February, Mr. White, Solicitor to Treasury, delivered to each of the prifoners a copy of Indictment, a lift of the Jurors impannelled by the Sheriffs. å lift of the Witneffes to be produced by the Crown, for pro the faid Indictment. On the 17th of February, Mr, Adam was affigned by Court, of Counsel for Paul Thomas Le Maitre, John S and George Higgins, CAPTION. of the City of London Sir Archibald Macdonald K Baron of our faid Lord the King of His Court o John Heath Efquire one of the Juftices of our fa King of his Court of Common Pleas Sir Alexand Knight one of the Barons of our faid Lord the Kin Court of Exchequer Richard Clarke Efquire Wil Efquire Paul Le Mefurier Efquire Stephen Lang Aldermen of the faid City John Silvester Esquir their Fellow Juftices of our faid Lord the King Letters Patent of our faid Lord the King made und Seal of our faid Lord the King of Great Britain Juftices above named and others or any two or m directed to inquire more fully the truth by the oath lawful men of the City of London and by other way methods by which they fhall or may better know as Liberties as without by whom the truth of the ma better known of all treasons misprisions of treason rebellions counterfeitings clippings washings false other falfities of the money of Great Britain and othe or Dominions whatsoever and of all murthers f flaughters killings burglaries rapes of women unlaw conventicles unlawful uttering of words affemblie confederacies false allegations trefpaffes riots rou escapes contempts falfities negligences concealments oppreffions champartys deceipts and all other evil do and injuries whatsoever and alfo the acceffaries of the City aforefaid (as well within Liberties as without foever and in what manner foever done committed and by whom or to whom when how and after what |