Star.
London, England, 1805-01-22 00:00:00

SURRET SESSIONS, JAN. Zr.

Rderi Bair:, a mailer chimney (weeper, was in-
diaed for fie/long four facks, and a quantity of flour,
the property of James Holding, a miller at Wandr
worth.

Mr. Weals Rated the cafe on the part of the pro-
fecution, and called William Waller, a very fmatt
boy, not 14 years of age.
Mr. Laws, Counfel for the prifoner, examined bim
as to his knowledge of the nature of an oath ? The
boy faid he knew very well the punifhment that
would await him in the
.other world, if he were to
fwear &hely, as his Mother had explained it to him
fhortly before fhe died.

The Court was extremely well fatisfied with this
anfwer, and the Chairman immediately ordered that
his evidence thould be received.

He depofed, that he had, on Oetober lag, worked
with the pritoner, who was a chimney (weeper, at
Wandfworth. He was in the capacity of a journey-
man, and t eceived eighteen pence a week, his diet
and lodging. One evening he was fent out • o play
by his matter, and while he was amulinghimfelf with
other boys, nearly oppofite the houfe, he law Mr.
Holding's waggon coming from his mill ; it flopped
at the door of the prifoner's houfe, and was loaded
with lacks of flour. His mailer came out of his
houfe, and went to the filed in the yard, and
took a foot cloth from it, which he wrapped round
one of the facks of flour and carried it into his honfe.
On his crofs-examination by Mr. Laws, he faid,
that he knew the cart belonged to Mr. Holding, as
be had Peen it painting in his yard ; and in the courfe
of a very Ilrid examination for more than half an
hour, he continued to give the cleareft and molt un-
exceptionable evidence. Altogether, his manner was
In ingenuous, that every perfon in Court was prejn•
diced in his favour.
Thomas Dewdney, journeyman to John Neat, a
baker at Putney (who was indided as receiver, but
was not in cuftody) depofed, that in Oflober 141
the priloner came to his mailer, and fold him fome
flour. He brought it in a lack, threw it into the
trough, and then took the lick away with him.
Hugh Callender, a Police officer, faid he fearched
the premifes of the prifoner on the 15th of November,
and found a great number of facks concealed in dif-
ferent parts of the houfe, but none of them had Mr.
Holding's mark on them: He a!fo found in the
garret room nearly half a Pack of flour, and a tack
which contained fome junk at the top, and a num-
ber of other tacks at the bottom.

Ihe prifoner called a number of witneffes, who
gave him a moll unexceptionable charafter.
Mr. Serjeant Onnow fummed no the evidence,
and obferved, that the teftimony of the boy was fo
very clear, he believed it could fcarcely leave a doubt
in their minis concerning the guilt of the prifoner,
fo as to allow them to take his good chargter into
confiderati(m.

The Jury, without helitation, pronounced him
Guilty. He was immediately fenteneed by the
Court to be tranfported for (even years.

IYTRAOROIMaRY TRIAL.

Charles Bayley, and the fame Robert Bates who had
been found guilty on the laft indiltment, were then
put to the bar, indieted, the former for stealing, and',
the latter for receiving, four lacks and a quantity of
flour, the property of Edward Unwin.
William Waller, the boy who had been the prin-
cipal witnefs in the lalt trial, depofed, that one even-
ing in OCtober lall, between the hours of five and
fix, be was fitting at the fire in the pa►lour, when
the prifoner Bayley, who at that time worked at I
Mr. Unwin's, came in. He brought with him a lack
half full of fomething, which had the appearance of
flour. His matter, the other prifoner, was alfo in
the room, and (poke to Bayley. The flour was laid
down on the table, and shortly after carried up (lairs
by his mafter's orders.

On a crofs-examination, which lafted nearly an
houc, he gave his anfwers with the greaten poffible
cafe and compofure. Mr. Laws having received a '
letter, put the following quenions to him :
Q. Little boy, I thinle you faid, in the beginning
of the ]aft trial, that your mother was dead ? will
you again fay, on the fulemn oath you have taken,
whether the is living or dead ?—A. My mother is
living. He then burn into tears.
Q, Do you then acknowledge that you told a lie,
and perjured yourfelf, when you faid the was dead ?
—A. I do acknowledge that I told a lie, when 1
Paid the was dead.

Q What is your mother's name, and what is
yours ?—A. My mother's name is Paine, and fo is
mine; but having run away from my father, on ac-
count of ill-treatment, I changed it.
The whole Court was in the greatell afloniihment.
and it was fome time before order and (Hence could
be reftored.

The CHAIRMAN then addrelfed the wieners, and
Paid, Boy, do you know what it is you have been
guilty of? the blackell crime, perjury! do you
know, that by your evidence, one of the prifoners
now at the bar, was convided, in the loft trial, and
fentenced to be tranfported for feven years ? All this
time the boy continued crying.
Q (By Mr. Laws). My good boy, do not be
frightened; you have done very wrong, but tell the
truth, and no harm (hall come to you.—A. I will
tell the truth, the plain truth.
Q._ Wbo wa's it. then, that dewed you to perjure
youiTelf in the manner yon bate done t—A. I am

refolved to WI the truth ; it *at that mat's wife,
(pointing to one of the prifoners).
QWhich man ?—A. Robert Bates, my meter.
TIM Court was again (truck with amazement.
Hear me, young lad : you have told one of
the mot improbable ftoriesan the world ; I will have
the truth ; and, if you do not tell it, I have other
people very near, who can contradia you. h not
the anfwer you have jut given me a lie ?—A. I am
afraid, if I tell the truth, you will do me come harm.
Mr. Laws.—You may depend on it I will not ; tell
the truth, it is the only way .to lave yourfelf from
harm. h not what you raid relative to the ptifoner's
wife a lie ?—A. It is a lie.

Q. Tell me now, who it was that put it in your
head to tell filch a feandalous falfihoud ?—A. No-
body ; it arofe entirely from myfelf.
Tell me, op your oath, who was the perfon
that defired you to fay your mother was dead, and
to fay fo many things that were fake ?—A. It is re-
ally true what I fay : nobody defied me, they were
entirely hatched in my own brain.
The CHAIRMAN then told the prifoner, Bates, that
he, the Magiftrates prefent, and the Jury, had been
very much deceived on the laft trial, when he had
been found guilty by the evidence of this boy, but that
now judgment being paired on him, it was not in his
power to pardolhim. The only and belt mode that
could be adopted was, that he fhould draw ont is pe-
tition to the King, and that he would make it his
bufinefs to mention the entire cafe to the Secretary of
State. The Jury then fignified their with that they
Mould be allowed to fign the petition to his Majefty
on behalf of the prifoner.
Both prifoners were acquitted on the laft indiament,
and were alfo acquitted on two other indictments, for
crimes of the fame nature.

Thomas Might was then inclined for fiealing flour,
and acquitted, there being no other evidence againft
him but the boy.
The olden lawyers in Court were ailoniflted At
the clear and confident manner he deliveted his cvi
dente. He was rather low for his age, a little mark-
ed with the fmall pox, and his eyes teemed tender, as
if injured by the foot.
Mr. Laws laid, it was very probable that a num-
ber of innocent men would have been tratilpixted by
his telliatony, if he had not fortunately got a letter
from the boy's mother, who was not a hundred
yards from the Court, if he had found it ncetfary to
call her.

Lorscrvery...-There are now living at Kirby
Ireth, near Iflverftone, a mar, and his wife, named
Sherwin, whore united age is eot, he being too, and
Ate lot. They have been married nearly 8o years,
and are both in good health. The man is a tailor,
plays on the violin, and occafionally goes eight or
ten miles for the amufement of jovial parties.
A woman named Stifannah Robfon is now living
nn Cat Moor, near Wakefield, who completed her
mat year on Sunday fe'nnight. What is molt re-
markable is, that the fupports herfelf by knitting and
fewing ; fhe-alfo walks about in fearch of employ-
ment, and can even real without fpetheles.
On Wednefday fe'nnight, a failor, who had jolt
come off a long voyage, and received his wa?:,
went on fhore at North Shields, where he hired a
hack horfe for the day, which he mounted at nine in
the morning, and rode up and down the streets, at
various paces, till five o'clock in the evening; and fo
fond was he of this new mode of failing, as be term
ed it, that he never difmaunted, except when be 1-11
his balance, which was pretty frequent towards the
latter part of the day, as he pared few I;ntifes
without a glafs of grog. At length, completely
bruifed and dirty, he went to return the horfe, and
put his hand in his pocket to pay the hire : hut. alas !
poor Jack, in fome of his tumbles, had loft !:kfcb and
all his money. He offered a reward ar CF.; gu:ncas,
but it was too well filled to Le returned.

A melancholy accident happened at G, -enact: on
Monday fe'nnight in the afternoon: As a 1 telt rigged
gabatt was going down the raver, a fquall overtook
her at the Bay of wick, and drove the boom with
fuch violence againit one of the hands, named Dun-
can *Keller, that he fell overboard. The accident
took place fo near the chore, that it was obfeived,
and a boat immediately put off, but, alas ! too late.
It is fuppofed the man funk initamanermilv. His
body has fince been found a little below the Powder
Magazine.

An atrocious murder has been committed in the
pad% of Craigni(h, Argyllfhire,npon Allan M‘Lean.
late at Barrackan, in that parifh, who was 'tabbed
with a knife in the left fide, in his own houfe, of
which be immediately expired. John Campbell, at
Ardlaroeb, in the fame parifh, charged with the per.
petration of this murder, has made his efcape tor the
prefent, but Arid fearch is making after him.
A few evenings fince the Rafe public.houfe, Mr.
May landlord, in Lambeth Marth, while the family
were fitting below, was robbed of eleven guineas and
Tome other valuable articles. There were thirty-five
pounds in bank notes in the drawers, which they did
not offer to take away. A perfon has flocs been taken
to Union Hall Office, on fufpicion of being concern•
ed in the robbery.
The application for Leiters of Marque was never
known to be more general than on the prefent or-
cafion againft the Spaniards ; and is evalied only by
that laudable rage, which is now mandefted by
a.:-
venturers for obtaining Prize Money in the enfuing
Lottery. The Spanilh war, indeect, may be extgn-
five ; but for acquiring Letters of hfarque for for-
tunate Captors on the Lottery Cruize, not a moment
maft be loft ; as a very few days remain, before all
applications will be ufelefs.
It appears by late accounts from Gibraltar, that
the peitilence which has vifued that place is evidently
on the decline. It was an unfortunate cilcumttance
that Dr. PYP4, Garrifon furgeon, thrall(' have been
abfent on account rf his health at the time it broke
out. He did not return to the garriion until the
18th of (Maher, when he found the difeafe (the na-
ture of which had not been perfe&ly underftood),
raging with the greateft violence. Having had much
expeytence in the treatment of infeitious fevers dur-
ing his fervice in the Weft Indies, he immediately
pronounced it to be the Bulam Fever, nLich is highly
contagious, and afferted that thole who had once had
, it would not beigain attacked. Experience has (hewn
that opinion was well founded, and has proved a
great fource of confolation to thole of the gartifon
who have been in the Welt Indies.

I 611'13CY ."R „T 6

• CORN-EXC:AANei,., 1,1t)Nt.;.. Y,
ArTURN of WHEN:' .n \l:rk?aoc,
7th of January to the I rth of j:,o, :
Average yBti 441

A RFFURN OF ti.ortz,
Front the !Itt of January to the I ttli "t* ja.u.,-;
Total-10a) j 4 fad::-.Ave' .' S)s. lod.-
4s. 3;d. lower than tart return,
PRICE OF HOV.I.
BAGS. poet( r rg.
Kent - 4t os to 51 OA Kcnt - 41 X, 1.• el it .
Sta. A. - 41 oi to 41 t 6, SI iiikil - 41 6+ ... :s1 .
Eifel - 41 o.= to 41 16. Farnham 71 w t.. SI lel
PRICE Of HOPS 1N THE BOROUGH.
Bap

41 4s to 51 ss 1 Pochets 4! Los to sl soa
PRICE OF SEEDS.
Red Clover Sts to 105 s per cw:.
White ditto 651 to 116 s do.
Tit f,,il 16r to 423 (.10.
Ca:-raway li6s to 136. ::o.
Coriander, 00i to 1¢• ::.(1 cl.:
Turnip 18s to 24s
per 1: a: t.,
White Muftard Seed, ss to n. :::, dd.
Brown ditto, 9s to z 7:: do.
Canary, 7s cd to es c 1 do.
Rye Grala 14, 41 to 303 od per quarts.
PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW.
Smithfield. St. James's. Wthec+.3l el.
Hayperksad 4 4 to 4 4 3 30to 4 14 o 3 to to 4 4 0
Straw I 16 to 2 0 1 16 oto 1 3 o 1 12 to 1 18 0
Clover 44t0 4 re: 44t0 5 0 0
SMITH lELD, January 21.
To fink the offal—per none of Sl5.
Beef 43 od to se 6d I Veal 53 c 3 to 64 01
Mutton 41 44 to ss 4d Pork 43 od to 5, 44

ORAD OF CATTI.a TUIS DAY.
Beath about 200D—SbLep t 1,503.
NEWOATE and I.P.AithNI-1.-ti.t„ jArnary 21.
Per Omar ut Sib. by the carcase.

Beef se ad to 4. Sti I I:7tal
Mutton 41 04i to 5, .0 Purk

4 81 to 6s 81
od to 5. 41

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PRICE OF CAl.l.o'•kr IN I.ONL,C,IY.
St. James's market t 1 Town Tallow 7c5 6d to es
Clare Market 45 id Ruf!la dial 'cam) (8, ci! •izs
Whitechapel Marictt Rana ditto :,-up) 62s cd t os
(pet !tone of 811).) tel Mc!trd Staff !Ss 0,1 to 04
Ditto rough 3ss cd to Of
115 3d Greavi s 121
Average Price .is td Good Dregs tlcto Of
Yellow Soap, 78s. to cs.--Nfd•tied,Fig,.--Ctird,
Price of Candies per dozos, t as. 6d.
RAW fIiIWS.

Hides (perftone) 3s ed to 4s c,`. liorce 5!: ens t6s cd to 191
Middliitg 3s 4,1 to 3i 6d Hezvy L •If its od eaeli
Ordinary 3s cd to 3s 2d Cheer Skint 3s od to 6s cd
PRICE OF LEATH'. R, per 113. AT I.l'. A DENHALL.
Butts, so to
.561 b each 23,1 to 244
Ditto, 6o to (.51b aid to std
Merchants Backs 221'1 to 23d
Dretting Hides ..d to 23,1
Fine Coach Hides 2,3.1 to 25d
Crop Hides for Cutting 2.41 to 2.43 d
Flat Ordinary 2:.d to 2j4
Calf Skills, 30 to 40111 per dozen 34.1 to 38,1
Ditto 50 to 7clh 33d to 32d
Ditto 70 to Soli, 3-2.,1 to 3-id
E.
Small Seal. (Grecidaud) per lb. 35 6•1 to 3. A
Large ditto loos to i 7: put' dus.
Coat Skins —s to —. ditto.
Tanned Hark Hides 2ti to sos cub
COAL EXCHANGE, janu.try at.
Beft goals, in the Pool. per Chaldrou 525. 6d.
Delivered to Houfckeeprrs at 645. 64.
Sunderland, p. r chaldrun 445. 04.
Delivered to Houfekeepers at 563 od.