Star.
London, England, 1823-06-17 00:00:00

JUDGMENT.-THE KING V. SAMPSON ISRAEL.
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Mr. ADOLPHUS prayed the judgment of the Court
upon the defendant, who was found guihy at the
Middlesex Sittings after last Term, of having, upon
the trial of an action in the Palace Court, in which
his father, Abraham Israel, was plaintiff, and Wm.
Clarke, of the Cider Cellar, Maiden-lane, Covent-
garden, was defendant, committed wilful and cor-
rupt perjury.
Several affidavits of respectable persons in the
neighbourhood of Maiden-lane, giving the defendant
an excellent character, having been put in,
The COMMON SERJSANT briefly addressed the Court
in mitigation of punishment, and trusted that, if their
Lordships had the least doubt of the propriety of the
verdict, the defendant would have the benefit of it.
Mr. ADOLPHUS addressed the court in aggrava-
tion of punishment, and contended that there was not
the least ground. to doubt the propriety of the verdict.
Their Lordships consulted together for a few mi-
nutes; and Mr. Justice BAYLsY proceeded to pro-
nounce die sentence of the. Court. He reminded the
defendant of thetnormity of his offence; anciobserved,
that of the propriety of the verdict no one who ivodld
read the evidence could entertain -a doubt; but, in
consequence of the excellent character -given to the
defendant in the affidavits which were put in, the
Count did not feel inclined to go the length of their
power in awarding the punishment •for the crime of
perjury; but so injurious to the interests and the
morals of society was that crime, that the Court
could notpass it over with a light punishment. Taking
all the circumstances bf mitigation into their consi-
deration, the Court ordered and adjudged that the
defendant should pay to the King- a fine oflOathat
he be imprisoned for twelve calendar months in his
Majesty's House of Correction, Coldbath-fielsis ; that
during his imprisonment he be kept to bard labour ;
and further, that he be imprisoned until the tine be paid.
The defendant vas then taken out of Court in the
custody of the tipstaff.

COURT OF EXCISE,. JUNE 16.
Mr. E. Edwards, an oilman,. residing in the New
Cut, Lambeth, was charged with having purchased
a quarter of a hundred weight of soap, knowing it to
be smuggled, whereby he incurred a penalty of 1001.
The first witness in support Of the information was
a man named Connor, who swore, that on the'4th or
6th of May last he called-at the defendant's shop, and
told him he'had some "ran" (smuggled)- soap to sell,
low. Witness offered to let him have a quantity at
465. per ewt. die pride of map on which duty had
• been paid being then 565. per cwt. lie asked for a,
sample. Witness called again on •the liith of May,J
and•shewed him a sample; but he refused to give
more than 40s. and to take a quarter of a:hundred
-weight on trial. Witness sold,him.that‘quantity.
The Omar—NSW It senaggluil7 Miessese--fies.
The Couar—How de yoe know dialect ?
Witness—Became I made ittaiyallf.
The Couae—lt is a pity that the °lacers had sot touadelteut.
Did you sell much of iti?
Witness-440: -t was ruined nitwit illrineas ago by pa*
selling smuggled soap.
A man named Joseph Champneys, iwho said he as-
sisted.in making the soap, deposed, that he carried the
quantity ordered-by the defendant to his shop, where
it was weighed, and the money paid to Mr. Connor.
The defendant, in his defence, admitted that he
had purchased the soap at the pike stated, but he
denied, in the most positive manner, that he had been
told by Connor that the soap was smuggled. He bad
only commenced :business ,three days when the sale
was made, -and other dealers in the neighbourhood
gild soap openly at a price aslow, therefore he could
not infer from the price that the article was smug-
gled. In contradicuon of Connor, he called *his bro-
ther, who stated that he was present when the fbrmer
came in and offered the soap ; he never said a word
as to its being smuggled in the whole conversation. .
The Counr were of opinion, that the defendane
must have presumed the soap to have been smuggled •
from the price at which it was sold ; but under the
particular circumstances of the case, and of his being
a young tradesmaa, they mitigated the peinihy from
£lOO to £5. They cautioned him and other trades-
men from having anything to do with grub persons
as bad come forward in the present case, as it might
be depended upon, that the profit to be gained was
by no means ade.quate to the risk encountered.

Itss Row.—A Must ICuzsto.-3onday morning the whole
neighbourhood of tmay's-londone, was thrown into the greatest
state damn, in coosequesicoof two coatending factions of Irish-
men, femnibe two centime of Cork and. Kerry, meeting to de..
dde M socket vapid that originated between their swears
some ages ago, and of which none of the present generation can
tell the muse ! At ao early boor in the morning some of each
pony, armed with shift:tabs, began to assesablis from 3t. Ones's,
and the vicinity of 3mirroahillosplimuty a Wedge= was brake
on the heads of the anatondlog parties. The women appeared
wattles in the affray as the moo. Many persons were knocked
down and trampled on. The report of a man being killed, dia.,
ittned a somber of the sisters; sad the Approach of the Hann:l-
aird= Parr, punk. sad Mestaidro, pet the rest to eight,
except a men of the anus if Flpftme SCCirthy, who being
desperately unbend* was placed on a shutter, and carried to St.
r Dartlitdotr.cw's I.tospital, wbure he died tr. a few utinuto atter.

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INOIITS'IN THE PENITENTIARY.

~..4n.loquest was held yesterday afternoon, at the
General Penitentiary, Millbank,on the body. of Re-
becca Price; a convict.
Mr. B. Chapman, Governor, stated that the de-
ceased was tried in the city of Worcester, on the 13th
of April, 1821, found guilty-of shop-lifting, and sen-
tenced to seven years transportation; which was com-
muted to five years: confinement in this prison. She
was received here onthe 25J of Me y,1821, being then
in a good state of health, and of the age of 18 years.
Mr. John Pratt, surgeon of the Penitentiary, stated
that Rebecca Price was removed to the Infirmary on
the 11th of May last, compl.iining of diarshcea, and
violent pains in her head. The diarrhoea was greatly
relieved, and also the pains in the head, by medica-
ments, till the beginning of last week, when the pains
increase,' in a most violent manner, accompanied by
those symptoms which always take place in conse.
quence of an effusion of fluid on the brain, of which
she died. She was attended by Drs. Roget, Litham,
and witness, daily. She died on the 13th instant.
Juror.—Do you think the deceased's first illness
may be ascribed to the low diet of the prison, previ-
ously to the alteration and increase of food which took
place at the recommendation of a Coronet's Jury ?
Witness.—The low diet, when meat was not al-
lowed, might have produced diarrhea ; she did not
die of that disease, but of water en the brain.
Coroner.—l have a minute about me of the date
when meat was allowed to the prisoners in this Peni-
tentiary ; I had occasion to refer to it this day before
a Committee of the House of Commons, which is in-
(wiring into the state of this prison and the cause of
the late extraordinary mortality. It is four months
ago since a regular supply of meat was ordered for
the prisoners.
The Jury were informed that another convict had
just died, and they went to view both the bodies.—
One of them, a man, named John Lampard, was
brought down from his cell in a shell ; the eyes were
open, and life appeared to have just escaped. The Go-
vernor said that. the man had been dead 40 minutes,
The Coroner ordered the eyes to be closed, and the
following evidence was taken on the body:
Mr. B. Chapman stated, that the deceased was SO
years of age; he was tried at New Saturn, on the Bth
of March last, and found guilty of feloniously buying
stolen goods, knowing them to be stolen, and was
sentenced to seven years' transportation, which was
commuted t., five years' confinement in the
.I'eniten.
tiary. He came here on' .the 25th of March last in
perfect health.

Mr. J. Pratt, surgeon, sworn.—The deceased was
removed into the Infirmary on the 15th of April last,
with an inflammation of his left eye, and a glandular
swelling on the right cheek. The inflammation sub-
sided, and he became very deaf, and soon afterwards
a quantity of purulent matter was emitted from the
rightear. In the.beginning of May diarrhoea attacked
him, which he sank under, and died this day. He
had the prison aliowahce ever since he came into the
Penitentiary, viz. six ounces of dressed meat free
frim bone, one pound and a half of bread, three
quarters of a pound of potatoes, and a pint and a half
of thick milk daily. 'This is the quantity of food
given to every prisoner. Witness had himself exa-
mined the bread ; it is good white bread ; he had
examined the milk; it was pure and unadulterated,
lie had every reason to believe. It was examined on
its being brought into the prison, and again by the
matrons and task-masters on being given to the pri-
soners; Witness could not say what quantity of milk
was brought daily to the Infirmary, nor the number
of prisoners therein.
Juror.—lf we knew what quantity ofmilk was sold
daily to the prison, we should know, by comparing
the quantity of milk with the number of prisoners, if
there was a pint and a half for each prisoner.
A loaf of bread, at the request of the Jury, was
brought for their inspection. It was remarked, as
being very sweet bread, though rather heavy.
Witness—This bread is ground by the prisoners,
and baked •in the prison ; it cannot be adultelated.
'The deceased died of diarrhea; this is the disease

which has occasioned such mortality in the Peniten-
tiary. The deceased, during his illness, had been
supplied with fish, fowls, wine, and everything that
was likely to render him any service.
JUD7CP.Y.O/1 visit every prisoner daily?
Witness—l am informed, every morning, by thk
ward-keepers, what prisoners wish to see me. After
I have breakfasted Igo to see them. If it is a trifling
ease .I order medicine, and they remain in their cells;
if very bad, they are removed to the Infirmary. Some
prisoners make themselves ill to get into the Infirmary.
A man last week
.plunged a sharp chisel into the calf
of his leg, to get into the Infirmary to join a cornpa-
iiien. and he was sear losing his life in consequence.
Juror--Do you think that diarrhoea is contagious?'

Witness—lih not considered to becontagio-ns..

Juror—What is your opinion?
Witness—l Itad rather not give it.
Coroner—The witness is doubtful as to his opinion.
After some discussion upon the propriety of exi.
mining some of the matrons and prisoneri, for the
purpose of discovering the cause of the havoc the
disease called diarrhoea has made amongst the unfor-
tunate inmates of this jail, the jury, on being in-
formed that a Committee of the House of Commons
was making an inquiry into the subct, declined ex-
amining any other witnesses,. and returned a verdict
in one case—" Died.nf4iarrbcca," and in the other—
" Died by the visitation of Gon."

OTHER INQUESTS.
An Inquest was held yesterday afternoon, at the
Prince's Feathers, Dean-street, Westminster, to in-
quire into the death of Edward Curtis, a waterman,
It appeared from the evidence, that the deceased
'used to ply for fares uear Mr. Sullivan's, Millbank.
He .was last Sunday afternoon conversing jocularly,
in apparent good heahh, when he suddenly fell
down in a lit, and some time afterwards expired. The
deceased had been very subjeit to fits. Verdict,;-.
"Died Ly the visitation of God."
An Inquest Was held at the*Coopers' Arms, Tinier..
hill, on the .body of a porter, who on ThuridaY was
found on the Toss er•Quay, lying by the side Of a pipe
of•whiskey. Upon his person was a tube generally
used by gaugers in tasting spirits from casks, with
which it appeared he had drawn sufficient spirit to
throw hiin into the senseless state in, which he was
discovered. He was removed to theworkhotise of
Alllallows-13arking,• where be died very
wards. Verdict—" Died from cloc4sive ikinking."