Star.
London, England, 1801-01-13 00:00:00

IVEST 'MINSTER SESSIONS.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 0.
74sw Martel/was indieted for having purehafed
ten linfhels of walnuts, for As. per bufhel, in Covent
Garden market, and unlawfully regrating one
buthel of the fame fritys. on the fame day.
Mr. Kanwr.vs, tounfel for the Defendant, con-
tended that this offence did not come within the
meaning of the Aet of sth Edw. VI. walnuts not
being a necelfary viSual /Or the fupport of life. It
had been decided before the Twelve Judges, that
apples is not a dead virtual, fo in the preterit cafe;
bcfides the Defendant kept an open Ihop in the
market, and he had a right to retail his commo-
dity in a fair way.
The Chairman Paid, that a perfon who kept a
(hop in a public market, had As much right to vend
his goods, as if he lived in a ftreet ; if he did it
fairly, the Defendant mutt therefore be acquitted.
The Jury immediately found the Defendant---Not
Gtre were feveral other indidments againft
perfons living in the fame market for regrating
potatoes, carrots, greens, and every kind of vegeta.
bles, but the cireumftances in each cafe bung S-
imilar, they were all—Acquitted.
John Dollaweere, David Matter, and George King
were indicfted for affaulting Anthony Mullins, a
private in the Coldftream Regiment of Guards, on
the ayth of April.
The Pretecutor :fated, that on the ayth ofApril
he was on duty in the Stable Yardin St. James's :
between twelve and one o'clock hearing a great',
noife, he called out, a Who comes here?" And
immediately the three Defendants came up with a
large dog ; one of them Paid—" Damn your eyes,
what's your bufinefs !" The witnefs defired them
not to make fuch a noire, when one of them laid—
" Damn his eyes ! knock that damn'd foldierdown,
what bufinefs has he with us ?" He deftred them to
difperfe, but they would not. A mob gathered
round, and they were taken to the Guard:Houfi.
Serjeant Elliot Paid he attended the officer going
round to fee that all was right : when they came
to Mullens's guard, he complained that he had
been ill-ufed by the Defendants : they Paid, " That
Mullens was a feoundrel, and did not know his
duty ; and they would teach it him :" they were
told, that if they would give their addrefs, they
Thould not be taken to the Guard-Houle, but they
refuted.
The Chairman obferved, that the evidence ad.
duced did not amount to an affault, no blow had
been given, and the Profccutor could not tell which
of them had ufed the language imputed to them.
If three people were out together, arid one of them
ftepped out and committed an al cult, it did not
involve the other two ; he was glad the matter had
taken the turn it h.a. The officer had done his
duty in fending them to the Guard-Room : they
were fon nd making a great di fturbance in the middle
of the night in the King's Palace, and one of them,
who was Rated to be a Gentleman in his Majefty's
navy, ought to have known better, and he hoped
he was afhamed of his conduit ; however, there
was not fufficient proof to convift them of at-
Sault, and they mutt be of courfe acquitted.—Na
Gado.
Mary Nixon was tried for (leafing a turkey, the
property of Mr.Chefterrnan, poulterer, in Newport
Market.
The prifoner lived fervant with Mr. Chefterman,
who fufpe6ing that the was in the habit of robbing
him, took an opportunity of watching her, and
found the had concealed a quartern loaf and tome
butter, he immediately fent for a conftable and
gave her in charge : fh~ delivered up the keys of
her box, and upon its being opened the turkey was
found concealed in it, which Mr. Chefterman had
no doubt of being his property, having miffed fe-
veral.
The prifoner confetTed the had repeatedly.rob-
bed him, and when called upon for her defence,
the Paid the left it to the mercy of the Court. It
appeared the had been reduced by a corpold in
the Guards, who-had perfuaded her to commit the
robbery.
The jury without a moment's hefitation, found
her—Gad o.
Mr. MAINV/A11.1116 allied the prifoner what at-
furance the could give, provided mercy was ex-
tended towards her, that the would no longer af.
lodate with a man who had been the means of
bringing her to ruin and difgrace ? She replied, the
had known him feven years, but that the had never
robbed any one for him; the would give no at-
furance of her refolutionto quit his company. •

Mr. Mminvnitima, after reprobating. in 'fevere
terms the conduit of the corporal, informed the
prifoner the Court would take time to confider of
.s proper fentence for her.
- - -

. .
yam Gray was char'ed with flealing fix quer-
tern loaves from a baker in Down-Rrect, Picca-
dilly. He got admittance into the place where the
loaves were kept, by fqueezing lumfelf between
two iron bars ; but, like the Itarved weazle in the
fable, who, when its belly was plumped out, could
not work his way through the hole by which, with
thin tides, be had eaftly entered the baker's meal
tub ; fo this poor hungry prifoner was unable,
when encumbered with the loaves, to (queue his
body between the rails by which he admitted him-
felf ; the confequence was, he was dote led ix the
*neon., and forthwith incarcerated—he was found
bATORDAY, JANUARY 10.
.

Coffirci was inciiited for ftealing a cheefe,
the property of a cheefcmonger in the parifh of St.
Anne. •
It appeared in evidence, that he was appointed
to Guard the property of the Inhabitant, when he
committed the felony.—He was found Clay on
the cleared evidence.
Mr. Msts w sa gr., the Chairman, raid, the crime
was aggravated hY his robbing thole whom he was
employe.: to proicEt ; and that, but from his ex.
t-eme agc, he ....,nth.l Ivve been tr.iniperted.--fle;
:hcrtflr^, trc m this conlideration, only fentenced
lc, tic months imprifonmcot in Nesvgate.
)1.. run/ was charged with healing Coatn-
gAGCSa tLe property of Lord Giesbertiet bat ar

. .
quitted on the incliettitnt, is the ti.rofecutot writ
not Lord Glenbervie, but Sylvctler Douglas, I:fq.
when the theft WA% committed.

He was then hied upon a count, In which tht.
fait was clearly proved.
Counf•l tail, ?hat the prifonet hod been twice
found guilty of offences before, confined in New-
gates and publicly whipped. They were of that
nature, for which he ought to have beets tranfport-
eci ; but they were anxious to try again the &fed
of a lenient puniibment. He was accordingly fen-
tenced to fix months imprifotunent.
After a variety of indiements for healing pew-
ter pots, .Bcc. the Sefton. concluded.