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

ASSIZES.

At the York Affixes John Dobfon and Thomas
Simplon. Coliators of the Property Tax for the
Townthip of Pickering, were found guilty on the
trial of a criminal information, filed againft them by
His Majefty's Attorney General, at the intlance of the
Hon. the Commifilimers for the Affairs of Taxes, for
receiving of one Arthur Price, the occupier of a farm
at Pickering, the firm of five guineas, for his Proper-
ty Tax. and converting the money to their own ufes,
Price not being charged in affeffment.
At the fame Affixes came on to be tried a crimi-
nal information. alto fried by his Majefly's Attorney
General, at the like inflance of the Honourable the
Commillioners for the Affairs of Taxes, againft the
Rev. John hlinnithorpe, Clerk, and additional Com-
miflioner under the Property Aft for the Divifion of
IVilton Bacon. for offering bribes to John Foßer, the
tenant of one of the. Defendant's farms at the town-
(hip of Bolton, and affeffor under the Property Aft
for that townthip, to induce John Foßer to return the
farm in the affellinent below the ataal rent of a6ol.
On proceeding on the evidence in proof of the offence.
the Defendant, by his Counfel, availed himfelf of an
oblation, that the whole of the farm occupied by
Foller was not Situated in Bolton, as laid in the in-
formation, although it appeared to be fo demifed in
the leafe from the Defendant to nailer, between
fix and (even acres turning out to extend into an ad.
joining townthip.
The Learned Judge, after cnnfiderable argument
by the different Counfel, on the legal objeltion, as af-
letting the charges laid in. the information, confidered
the °Nation good, and the Defendant was acquitted.
MAIDSTONE, AUGUST 6.—LaR night Sir "AMIE.
MANSFIELD and Mr. Juftice HIATH arrived in this
town, and read their Commiffion for holding the
Affixes. This morning they proceeded to their ye.
fpeffi•e Courts, Sir JAMES MAN sTIE LD fat On the diva
Side, and Mr. Jottice HE•TH tried. the Prifoners.
100 N IL Y. TA Y 101.—hir. Gmutow Rated that this
was an adlion of trefpafs, for feizing the Plaintiff's
waggon, and forcibly throwing out of it a quantity
of Reties with Which it was laden. The Plaintiff was
the Rev. Mr. Moore, the Vicar of Wrotham, in this
county, to which he had been prefented by his fa-
ther, the late venerable Archhifhop of Canterbury,
and, when he came to his living, he found that the
tythes had been leafed for a funs which was a mere
nominal rent. He accordingly did that which every
man would do in his fituation ; he called a meeting
of the farmers of his parifh, and propothd that each
man Should leafe his own tythes, but as they did not
agree upon the terms, he agreed with a Stranger for
the whole. This was the caufe of the prefent ation,
and many other grievances ; for the farmers. al-
though they would not compound for their own
tythes, yet they would not forgive their being let out
to a Stranger. He Stated this merely as explanation,
to thew why the prefent alion was broirght, for Mr.
Moore, the Plaintiff. did nut bring it with a view to
obtain any heavy damages, but merely to (hew that
Ire would not thbmit to be haraffed with impunity.
He would now (tate what were the circumilances of
the cafe :—A Mr. George Taylor (not tir prefent
Defendant), was poffelfed of a farm called Shut-hill
Farm, from off which Ire had collated a great quan-
tity of (tones ; thefe he lidd to a Mr. Richard Wake-
man, who fetched them away as he wanted them.—
The farm was afterwards fold to Mr. James Taylor,
the prefent Defendant, a great part of the [tones Rill
remaining on the land. Wakeman, who was the
purchafer of the Runes, fold a part of them to the
Plaintiff, the Rev. Mr. Moore, and he fent his wag.
gnu to fetch them away. IVhen the waggon came,
the Defendant's Bailiff faid he had orders not to ad-
mit it on the land of the Defendant. They accord.
ingly flopped fhort, and got a wheelbarrow and
wheeled the (tones to the waggon, Since the waggon
was not allowed to gu to the (tones; when, jult as
they had loaded it, the Defendant and his fervadi
appeared, as by chance, :Ind immediately threw the
whole lading nut of the waggon into the road. It was
for this trefpafs that the action was brought.
Mr. GARROW then called evidence, which proved
that the Bones had been fold by the former proprietor
of the farm to Wakeman, and that Wakeman bad
fold them to the Plaintiff. and that tile Defendant's
fervant. by his order, had thrown them out of the
waggon into the road.
For the Defendant, Mr. Se:leant Brlrr admitted
the trefpals, but contended that the Rev. Gentleman
would have done better in not bringing the prefent
action, which could not tend to contract the breach
tiatween the pardhoners and himleif.—Verditt for
Plaintiff, damages One Shilling.
THE KIN• T. SALMON AND Paamsvz.—This was
an indiEtment for affaulting Charles James Stuart, a
Lieutenant in the Navy, commanding his Majefty's
gun brig the Jackal!.
Mr. Stuart, the Profecutor, Rated, that on the r ath
of February Lit, he was returning from Dover to
Deal with his wife. ,In their journey the chaife broke

down, and they were obliged to troll: part of the wa*:.
It was about half pall eleven at night as they enter t,i
Deal, and jun on the Skirts of the town they f I a
man nn the road, whom they at fit It thinsght to ba
a dead man, host on examining him I,arnd that he
breathed and was therefore inclined p. think he
only deeply intoxicated. He immediately Made the
hell {ofbis way to the nett public botiri:, sebielt era=
railed the Walmer Cattle, and was CLIIA!ed at tit:
can end of Deal, and ending the waiter, he told I im
there was a man lying in • danger its 'late i.s the r' a !,
and that they moll fend atlidance to him. The nai
ter replied to him in a very lauey tone, that they
Should have nothing to da with drunken fail as ; they
101 l enough by fellnws in his uniform, attd he origtt
g—about hi. butinefs. He b.ing a Mile angry at the.
fellow's infotenee, Gild him that if the m in ell. d, and
A. it was a very tinity night, perhaps he mig!,t, the
witnefs would expofe them to all the wet Id. j'A.q
At that moment the Delen.!ant Pat I'S came
the hoWe, and laid, " you than t1(11 come in hjre.
Sir, I am the landFr el here." A woman at the Cam,
ti ne l•scleed out of the window and laid, "Oh, Sit 1.
Mr. Spetclacle. is it you 1 Take the man to your
own lodging." (The witnefs fail he was known by
the name nt Mr. SpeBaeles among the :;n osgletsof
Deal.) The witnefs Paid to the DJ ndant Salmon,
Ido not want to go into your honk ; I have been
therealready," and fume words enfited between them.
The Defendant Salmon cried oust, " Oh, ..I—n you!
you have your dit k with you, have ynst ?" and im-
mediately made a fnatch at it. The witnefs endea-
voured to lave it, and a Ili uggle elicited; the dirk
was brirken in the sheath in the fctitile, and Salmon
drew out a part, with which he dabbed the protect'.
toe in the face, and tare rap one nr.lttil. The blow
made him fur a thort time infenfihle. The noire of
the fcuille drew leieral people down Hairs ; among
others the Defendant Pannell came and fell upon
him, leizing him by the coil tr, and hoitting him up
in the air, Dying, "I)—n you! you delerve this !".
(by which he underttnod he meant in fay, that he
eel-erred hanging). While Parnell held him by the
throat, his mouth was filled with blond, whichlte
fmt in Parnell's face; he was immediately knocked
down, and le vend of them prefent trampled upon his
body. He remained in this plight until lonic people
came and *closed him.

Mrs. Stuart, his ‘i Fe, entißrmed i his flatemcnr, and
laid, fhe, in her dillrefs, ran away, arid called fur af-
'Mance.
Mathew Milkman, a Setleant in the Surrey Mi-
litia, flared, that he was quartered in the hi.tife, and
being ditlurbed by the noile, he got up. and looking
nut of his v. indow, he 1-.lw 'Lieutenant Stunt t treated
in the manner he had defiribed.

Mr. Gartaow, fur the Defendant*, tidied, that he
was indruCted to prove that Mr. Stuart had come to
the houfe and dananded peremptorily that they thottlil
fend and fetch the drunken man, and that upon the
landlord's belitating he drew his dill:, and aelually
gabbed the Defendant Salmon in the hand. I'o prove
this he called George Tilly, the waiter. and Ann
Hodges. the mai. of the bottle, who both politively
Nana that' Lieutenant Stuart drew hib dirk on the
landlord, hut the fragments of the dirk being pro-
duced, it clearly appeared that it had been broken in
the (heath, agreeable to the Profecutr.r's tellitaony.
Mr. Scrjeant Derr having commented at length
on this piece of contradiEtory evidence, and the
Learned Judge having (Unlined up, the Jury fuuud
the Defendants—Guilty.

A Navigable Canal has lately been cut from the
New Town, Ikladras, to the Ennose River, And the
banks planted with cocoa nut trees.
Cotottka's IligykST.—On Monday fennight an
Locoed WAS held on the body of a woman unknown.
which was washed Atom near the bathing•machines
on South Sea Common. It appeased much bruited,
which the Jury c,nceived was me:tanned by falling
into the water, and therefore brought in a verdie—
Accidental A:lth.

The lollowint alarming circumllanee took place
on board his ik jelly's fhip Lsorartn. at Dungenefs.
on Monday kilt—One of the carpenter's crew svelte
down into the pump-well to found, while the (hip
was pumping out, who was perceived by two others
to have been longer down than neceffary, and the
light extinguiflied, one of them followed to find the
cattle, who alto did not return ; upon which the othet
attempted, but fortunately, finding himfelf fuffircat.
ing, and the light he Wad with him put out by &e
confined air, returned with the greatelt difficul:y, al.
rook fenfeleft, and gave the alarm to Mr. Abraham
[Teflon, the purger, and Mr. Dutton, the former of
whom, with a commendable Ipirit, and determinatitly•
to five his fellow creatures, deice:tiled (while the
alarm to the whole fhip was given by the latter),
and fucceeded in railing the bead of the firft, ap.
patently lifelefs fufferer, from under the water.
and placing it on the keelfale, when he himfelf
fwnoned away in the act : a man who followed,
him with a light, fell down from the ladder like
a (tone on the top of the others. The alarm was
now general, and every oue anxious to give his AS:
Lance to the relief of his (hipmates. Three more en-
tered the well one after the other, but did not return.
It was now perceived lobe foist air collated, and the
bell means thought to get the fofferers up, was to tie
a rope round one, to &fiend with another rope, and
to boill them tip. The firtl ssbo went down felt bim.
Pelf fa well that he militated himfelf, and tied it upon
another, who was twilled sip; but when the rope
was put down ag.iin, be was found gone with the
others. All the Icuttles had been opened, and wind
Gas by this time hid been !mined, when two o me
men tittcended, and fueceeded in getting every t e
ion deck. Of Mr. P. and tie too first, there a; -
;seared but little hopes of itcovei y ; but every one '
is 1)0W 'canted to his duty in good health and fpirits.
On Monday, the tstli tilt. the Bel wickfhire vole; .
teer infantry. commanded by Lieutenant Cob nel
Joroasrom, matched for the fecond time fince their
formation, into ga.utcrs at Duitb.tr. evilits
their departure, the COilreCia; 1011 tf the colours to, k
place ; the regiment having formel for that pm; ofe
upon its regimental ground at Cliirnlide, Mrs.
SERTSON, of I.adykirk, Lady of the Second Lime..
nant Colonel, prefented the *colours, the wor k of her
own hands, and her own gift, to the Commandant,
accompanied with an elegant and expreilive addret;.
The key. Mr. Ton, Minitler of LaJykirk, then per.
formed the ceremony of erde-et:tarot. The regiment
then marched off the field to I)uuk, and neat Jay to
Dunbar.