Star.
London, England, 1805-08-12 00:00:00

ASSIZES:

At herby Anita, tile Ildlotting pritoners took
their ttials Timmonds; for breaking into
• the hoofe of B. Smith, of Aifreton, and (leafing
shereout a flyer watch, one filver table (pool+, and
three filver tea rpoons, received lenience of death,
and is left for execution ; James Warhtirft, for
breaking into the (hop of Samuel Mofs, of Mellor,
antlikaling thereout filkbandkerchiefs and other
articles 1 and Richard Smith, for (leafing froth the
dwelling.houre of J. Button, of Eyani, fandry goods,
to he tranfported for (even years.
At the above Affixes, Wm. Bateman, a fuhllantia.
farmer, of Mugginton, in that county, war convilled
of an ffault on the perfon of the Rev. Edward Will
Mot—Samuel Cooper, a fervant of thedefendant, after
the conviction of his mailer; pleaded guilty to an in-
dictment fur a fimilar offence, for which Mr. Bate.
man was fined tol. and Cooper '5l.
At Nottingham Affixes, G. Taylor alias G. Heald,
for houfebretking ; and W. Ragg, for perjtiry, were
each fentenced for 7 years tranfportation.
At LincOln Affixes, J. Skelton, for horfollealfirg,
and R..Sciith, for healing a cow, received fentenee
of death; but were reprieved.
On Tuefday the Allizes ended for the county of
WOreefler, where the following prifoner was tried and
fentenced as under
William Won, charged upon the oaths of W.
Greaves, :C M'Nead, J. Bubb, J. Warman, S. Lea,
and E. Thrupp, on fufpicitin of having, in the pun
of /Utley. on the r ith of May bill, entered the dwel-
ling hence of W. Creates, and (leafing two nankeen
waiftcoats and other wearing apparel, his property.
The prifoner was alfo charged With entering the houfe
of H. Crane, at Kidderminder, and [leafing wearing
apparel his property.—Condemned.
At the Suffolk Affizes William Hobert charged with
felonientfty affaulting and abiding Elizabeth }:Aife, a
child ur.der ten years of age, with intent to commit
a rape, was capitally convicted and received fcntence
of death.—The above culprit was a pauper in the
Houfe of Indultry at Melton, and there were friar
other indidtments preferred againit him for like of-
fences on different children.

IV. EndA R. t ittlreveoel, alias 7. zwisb, and
.7.
Fry!, all capitally convicted for hoite-Itealing, were
fentenced to death, as was alt.., 7. Lyrae,
for Bleep-Beating ; but battle the Judges lett the town,
the four latter were reprieved,' and only Holmes was
left fur execution at Ipfwich.
Henry Green pleaded guilty of flealing a pig, n-
ine zos. from 'l'. Durham, of Brockford, and it was
In vain that the Judge (Nlacoonsen) recommended
him to (land the event of his oral. He alledged that
poverty, and a large family, were his inducements k
in confequence of which the Learned Judge (after ob-
ferving, that he who confelfes his crime is more than
half mended) very leniently lintenced him to only
one month's imptifonment. •
At the Cambridge Allixes orly one priftwer was
tried, who was found guiltyef dealing a large quart-
tity of woollen, hied fur lining collars (being a jour-
neyman collar maker) from his employers, Meffrs.
Nfarfh and Sons, of Comfy idpe.
Judge Geose. on /miffing fenterce, expatiated on
the enormity of his offence, °btu ving, that offen-
ders who betrayed the confidence reputed in them
by purloining their mallet's property. cleaved, and
mull exp R to meet the feverett fatehee of the law.
He was ordered to be tr,antported for 7 year*.

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