Star.
London, England, 1802-08-04 00:00:00

ASSIZES, kr.

Patti-sato n, ]ut.v 3 t .—Ye fterday fe'nnight
was finally determined by Lord Et.now, the long
depending caufe between Ole widow of the late
Mr. Peter Ofman, an opulent farmer at Bedharap-
ton, and Mr. Thomas Batchelor, If the fame place,
trace for Mr. Ofman's eliate and effects. The
decree is, that Batchelor is to give up all the pro-
fits of the faern for the lei five years, ss hich time
he has kept it from the family in his own hands,
and affign over the remainder of the kale of 21
years, unfairly obtained. The profits are to be
afcertained, if the widow thinks necelo y, by is
terpedable farmers in the neighbourhood.

I.rwes, Sussex, AuGus r 2.—This day the
Affies for the County of Strilex commenced, he •
f re the Loan CH, sr BARON and Mr. Baron
l-h• Toast. The latter of whom fat on the
Crown 'fide, and the other at Agi Pritu. Both
the Nili Prins entries and the calendar were
quickly difpofed of—none of the caults being of
much importance.
SeitiNdal•E v. BEAXEz.—Mr. Serjeant SHE,.
HERD Hated that this was an aetion againfi the
1 tetendant for wilfully and malicioufly ;hooting
the dog of the plaintiff, whir' he valued at tot.
To this aeculation of ale plaintiff the defendant
had put in I.,tteral ipecial pleas—fill, that the dog
was a large dq--next, that he was a fireeieve
dog—next, that he wa, mirchievoufly inclined to
bite, and that he had attempted to bite the defen-
dant, and he had gesttly !hot him in his own de-
fence. Thefe pleas the Learned Scrjeant laid were,
as he thould moll clearly prove, unfounded in
truth ; tirr fo far from its being the fret that the
defendant lhot the dog in his own defence, the
animal was lying at his mailer's door, when the
defendant went home and got his gun, being de.
termined, as he laid, to delfroy him. With refpeet
to the value of the animal, he molt certainly was
worth all he was Rated to be. The plaintiff lived
at Rye, and the defendant allitiived in the fame
place nearhim. The plaintiff got his living by
carrying 6fh from Rye to London, upon which
occafions the dog accompanied the Pith cart, and
was its faithful guardian when Iris snaAer was ne-
celfarily ablate. The dog therefore was to its
owner a moll important lervant, whofe lois was
much felt by his mailer. As a further proof that
the ad was wantonly done, he lhould prove to the
Jury that before the defendant flint at the dog,
there were fome children near, and he told them
to get out of the way, in order that he might take
fair aim ; they did ft), and he took his atm, by
wbich'thc animal was killed. This was a wanton
and unjulliSable aet,forarthich he was fure the Jury
would give adequate damages.
Two w'tneiresi of the name of Thomas Blake
and Jofeph Rulfel, proved the fat of !hooting the
Jog in nearly the fame manner as the Learned
Serjeant had defcribed it. On eras-examination
by Mr. Caatow, they laid the dog was going to-
wards the defendant, and admitted that he was.
shot in the tongue, from which the Learned COUn-
fel inferred that his mouth muff he open.
The plaintiff then called a third wieners, of the
name of Stephen Jan at, who quite turned the
fsakig, aina the plaintiff; he raid, after proving

stdvired each fide to withdraw a juror, which Iraq
acceded to, and by which each patty paid his own
colts:

CROWN SIDEBITONS Till CNIET BARON.

Anthony Bridgen Was indiaed for the murder of
William Hammond at Duncomhe, in the .Count)
of Suifex, by giving him feveral blows, and throw-
ing him down, which caufed a violent and mortal
concuflion of the brain. This ssai merely a box
ing match which took place between the parties,
and in which the prifoner had been highly pro-
yoked—the Jury found him guilty of mantlaugh-
ter, and the Judge fined him one fhilling, and or-
dered him to be difcharged.
Andrew yam was indiaed for a highway rob;
bery, by forcibly taking from Richard Brown the
rum of 6s. 3d. on the sth May lA, in the parifh of
Hitching.
R. Brown, the profecotor, gave the following
account of the tranfadion :—On the 6th May he
laid he had been to take his wages; on returning
home between nine and ten near Cat's-head Bar, a
perfon came up to him—he law his face, and he
knew it to be the
.prifoner, and demanded his mo-
ney, at the fame time holding a knife to his throat;
there was an.ither man behind him, but he could
not fwear to him, as he did not fee his face. The
prifoner .bid him deliver his money—he faid he
had none. The prifoner replied it was a lie, and
he would cut his throat if he did not deliver it :
the other man behind him put his hands into his
wallies:at pocket and took it out. He had ken the
prifoner feveral times before, and knew his fate—
he was one who travelled about the country.

The prifoner in his defence fet up an Au, and
to fupport it called two women—the firn, Ann'
Rexhall, laid the WAS one. who travelled about the
country felling cabbage nets, knit gloves, &c. On
the sth May laft The was at Horned Canes—the
prifoner had his tent there. As the had a great
way to go the flopped there alto. She fair-the pri•
timer in bed, and fnoring at ten o'clock ; the fat up
to.wolk —Horned Canes was about a mile from
cat's-head Bar, but the- prifoner went to bed at
eight o'clock, and had not nirred at ten ; had tea,
bread and butter for flipper, betides her there was
another woman, Dane Coates, there.
Dame Coates was next called, and the gave the
tame tellimony, except that the laid the prifoner
had potatoes boiled in a kettle for nipper.
The Jury found the prifoner Guilty ; raying
they did not belieie the witnefres for the defence.
Bnt as the women were confirmed in fame refpeds
by the conflable who apprehended the man, the
Chief Baron humanely advifed them to reconfider
.heir vcrdid ; but as they said they were of opi•
ition that th; women ought not to be believed, the
verdia of guilty was recorded.
One of the old women (for they were both aged)
who gave teflimony for the prifoner, having flared
a convedation between her and the connable,
which the latter denied ; but it appearing in the
coutfe of the examination, that the had miflaken
the c...nflable for his fun, and there were ftrong
teafons to believe that the fat was true, though
the had miftaken the perfon, his Lordfhir defer.
red pronouncing fentence, and mon mercifully di-
retied, before he did it, that the fon thottld be fent
for that night, in order that be fright fee him, to
know if the fad was as the witnefs had reprefcnted.
A bill was prefcnted againfl a young man aged
nineteen, of the name of Davey. for a forgery on
the Brighton Bank, which was thrown out.
WINCHESTER.—On Monday fe'nnight the Set=
lions commenced, when the following perfous were
convided of felonies, &e. viz.

HotMr Keeling, for Healing► a capper•pot and
cover, from Noah Perfect, at Gofport, to be tianf-
ported feven years.
T komas Green, for healing a coat, wahlcoat, and
various other arieles, from William 13oarn, at
Nothing, to be imprifoned liven years.
Snikb, for Healing from the dwelling houfc
of William Young a quantity of roik, four razors,
and other articles, at Eling, to be imprifoned tz
months at Gniport, and whipt too yards.
1110 Buniley, for leaving his family chargeable
to the paiilb of Binflead, to be imprifoned lix
months, and whipt too yards at Alton.
James Cannon, for, leaving his wife and family
chargeable to the parilh of Bighton, to be impri•
foiled fix months.

jchn Parier, for Realing a feal &in from Ro•
bat Riches of Ringwood, to be imprifonesl fix
months.

Michael Brown, for molefling William Child),
an excite officer, in the execution .of his duty, to
be imprifoned one year.
Richard Pilhiagton, for an afrault with a (word,
fined 3cl. and bound in tool. to keep the peace for
one year.
The Rev. Mr. Lewin. for an alrault, fined 51.
and bound in 1001. to keep the mace for one year.
At the affizes for this county, which were open-
ed on Tuefil.ty fe'nnight before Sir Gitts Rook
apd Sir ROBERT GRAHAM, the following perfonc
were conviSed of Iclotlies, when our account left
Winchefter, viz.

;Jain Walker, for breaking into the dwelling.
houfe of Charles William Taylor, Efq. of Farling.
!on, and ftealing furidry articles, was found—
Guilty of ftealing to the value of thirty !billings
only.
Sarah Field, for ftealing a variety of 4rticles from
the houfe of Ann Morris, of Portfmouth.—Guilty
—Death.

Edward Seurgin, wac conviaed of ftealing divers
Bores, the poperty of his Majefty. •
for ftealintg three racks of flour,
the property of William 1 rayhorn.—Guilty of
haling to the value of 3cts.
William Jacobi was found guilty of Realing a fat
cow from William Pm ham, of Southwick.

H. Falb, for entering the dweilirg•honfe of
Robert Redley, at Hccktield, and firabug a gold
watch and other articles.—Guilty—Death.

Francie alias 7lomis Green, for entering and
robbing the dwelling•hnnfe of Robert Re.tky, of
divers flyer and other article, money,&c.—Guilty
—Death.

*r.a. • up. Pm. 11.1 ennvided._aLicaling two five