Star.
London, England, 1805-06-03 00:00:00

OLD BAILE r.

On Friday fifteen prifoners were tried, fix of whom
wrieLonvi,!ted of felony, viz.
liabella Barns, for Ilealing a cotton frock, the prr.
petty of R. Pretton ; Mary Smith, for dealing a
looking glafs, the property of J. Rentool ; T. Baker,
for dealing a pair of boots, the property of lt. Na-
than ; J. Ita.fe, for healing one 71h. brafs weight, the
property of D. I. Keen ; E. Kirby. for healing a
Silver watch, the property of J. Buckle ; Leah Leir.
for Itealit.g a p.tir of women's Blocs, the property of
R. B)ckerton.
And nine were acquitted, among whom was---
f William :Fairborn, who was indiEted for the wilful
f murder of Elizabeth Smith.
The deceafed was the wife of W. Smith, a watch-
man, and the had cohabited with the prifoner the lab
12 months. She however left him on Tuefday morn-
ing lab, at four o'clock, and ptoceeded to her hut.-
band's watch box, in the New Road, where the found
him. After the watch was off, the hunmnd and wife
went to the Globe public houfe, in the New Road,
where the po'f-,ner was drinking. Some words paf-
fed between the deceafed and the prifoner, when he
{wore to be her butcher. Smith and his wife after-
wards went home. At four o'clock in the afternoon
they went to bed. Smith, who had very little Teti
for feveral nights, flept found, and the firll thing
that awoke him was a fcream from irk wife. He then
law the prifoner in an attitude ready to arike, and
immediately jumped out of bed, a liruggle enfued,
during which they both fell. Smith fell on the bed-
, Read, and perceived that his wife was dead, when the
prifoner fat himfelf down in a chair, much agitated.
Mr. Nott, furgeon, Rated, that in ,confequence of
information refpeaing the deccafed he vifited her,
and could perceive but little figns of life ;he attempt-
ed to bleed her, but the was too far gone for his affill-
ance to he of any avail. Witnefs Aced if the had re.
ceived a blow, when Smith pointed to the prifoner,
and
rer witne
replied,
1:,1111ced
cyeifs he hadry edollucnreikt
,h, her, on
tikin;ehhiih he
scfore
head with his h.ind. He, licrwever, on being atked,
where lie had (truck her, waved his hand, and refu-
ted to-anfwer ; but refigned hinifelf up to jullice.—
Witnefs could not perceive any mark of external vi-
olenee on the body, but on opening it there appeared
in the chell evident marks of bruifes, and a quantity
of extravaftted blood on the fur face of the brain,
which witncfs believed to be the immediate caufe of
her death—violence on the chell would produce that
blood on the furface of the brain. A blow might be
fo given as to caufe death, although no external
marks (Imola appear. There were initances however
on record, where perfons had been frightened to death
which would produce thole appearances in the head,
but not in the cheti. A man, by breaking into a
houfe on a fudden, might produce a fufficient alarm
to &flirty life; but in that cafe witnefs could not
account for thole fymptoms on the fide of the deceaf-
ed, which alone were futficient to produce death.—
In reply to a queftion from the Learned Judge, wit-
nefs laid that he thought it was impollible for the de-
ceafed to have died of an apoplexy, from her thin
habit of body; unlefs the had previoufly been atilift-
ed with fame diforder. Witnefs, however, could not
(wear the deceafed had received a blow.
The prifoner, in his defence, Rated, that he forced
open the door, and, on his appearance in the room,
the deceafed immediately gave a scream; and before
he got to her bed-fide the huthand begun the kale
with him.
Mr. Jolliet GROSE remarked, that before they
could convid the prifoner, they mull be convinced
that her death was occafioned by a blow, and that
from the prifoner. The idea of feeing the prifoner
fuddenly ruth into the room might make fuch im-
preflion on the mind of the deceafed as to caufe her
death by fright. If, on the contrary, they thould
b lieve that her death was occafioned by violence, it
would be for them to confider, whether fire might
not h rye received a bruife in the affray with the
bulb air
The jury, after a Ilion deliberation, retained a
vet-diet—Not Guilty.

On Saturday ten prifoners were tried,five of whom
a ere conviaed of felony, viz.
Mary Ann Watts, for (leafing a dimity waiflcoat,
the property of B. S. Berridge—the was privately
wl.ipred and difcharged ; C. Palmer, for ftealing a
cloth coat, &c. the property of C. M:line ; Juliet
Shaw, an Johanna Burk, In. (leafing two pieces of
cambric, the property of C. F. Bell ; C. Bridgeftock
for (leafing a filk handkerchief, &c. the property of
A. Duncan.

Richard Parr was indiEted for !leafing different ar-
ticles of plate from coffee /mules. He was fir It tried
for !leafing a filver pepper box from the Rainbow
coffee honk, Covent Garden, of which he was con-
trifled. He was then tried on a fecond indiament,
for fie:sling a piece of plate from the New Hum-
mums coffee-houfe. The evidence being fatisfaeory
he was found guilty, and the Judge gave him to un-
derfland that he fhould commit no further depseda-
lions in this country.
And five were acquitted, among whom
William Hiram was indifled for felonionfly forging
-an acceptance in writing of a bill of exchange for
I,ocol. purporting to be written by the late Duke of
Leinfter ; in another count he was charged with the
fame offenfit, with intent to defraud Jofeph Serjeant.
Jofeph Serjeant, a watch-maker in Jermyn-Street,
depofed, that the prifoner called upon him in the be-
ginning of April, and anted him it he could get an
acceptance of the Duke of Leinfter's for a tocsol.
bill nit-counted for him; at the fame time telling him
he had taken four for alike him, and given the Duke
the money fur them. One he laid had been paid, and
that this would be due in July next. 'l'he witnefs
Paid, he would make inquiries, and, en the 19th of
April fent for the Prifoner, and told him he would
difcount the bill, if he found it to be pia. He then
agreed to give him 4001. in cath, soul. in goods, and
the remainder in bills of his own. The Prifoner left
the bill with him, and he immediately went to Mr.
Ogilby, the hufband of the late Duke's mother, the
Duchefs Dowager of Leinfier ; and in confequence
of what Mt. Ogilby told him, he had the Prifoner
apprehended. On erofs-ezamination, he acknow-
ledged he had once been ti led for receiving a Stolen
watch, but was honourably acquitted.
John Norris, upholflerer, in Mortimer-fireet, Paid,
that on the i4th of April, the prifoner came to his

boufe, M purebare fome pine timber, for which he
prop fed to pay Lim by two bilk for one thunfatid
pounds each, accepted by the Duke of Leiniler ; the
Prifoner told him he had four of them from the Duke,
in paytnent of (mot goods; and that two of them
had been duly paid.
Charles l'o cluck, Solicitor to the Executors of
the late Dike of Leiuller, proved the probate of his
Grace's will, by which the Loris Henry and Robert
Fitzgerald, and John Ideph Henry, Efq. were ap-
pointed executors. Lord R..bert did not aft, and his
name not being infected in the inditiment. the Court
was of opinion that it was fatal to the firft count ;
and that the profecutors mull rely on the count
' which charged the prifoner with an intent to defraud
Mr. Serjeanr.
Mr. Trebeck further Rated, that having heard the
prifoner had a demand on the executors of the late
Duke, he wrote to him, and aopointed him to meet
at his houfe, to fubflantiate his claims ; the prifoner
and Mr. Herd, his attorney, came on the 23d of
February ; a bill was produced, appearing to have
become due on the t 6th of January, then pall ; they
had a long vulvet Cation on the fubjeCl, during which
the pilloner ftwed that he bad lent the Duke four
tlioufatd pounds, two thoulatid of which was paid in
the York Coffee-houfe, Sr. James's-ltreet, in the pre-
levee of Mr. Davenport Sedley, and the remainder
in a fhort time after ; the event of the converfation
was, that he, on the pail of the executors, refufed to
pay the bill.
Mr. Ogilby, of Grofvenor-place, depofed that he
was married to the Duchcfs Dowager of Leintler,
was perfeelly well acquainted With the hand writing
of the late Duke, and did not think the fignature to
the bill produced was his hand writing. On crofs.ex-
amiliation' he faid the Duke might have written it,
but he did not think he ever did. Theit was one
particularity in the Duke's fignatttre, Which was,
that on a ft ank he always put a dath under Leinner,
and to his knowledge never did in a letter or a bill.
The lignature to this bill had a dalh under it.
General Orrafby gave the fame evidence as to the
hand writing.
The Clerk to the Keeper of Newgate produced
the debtor's book, from which it appeared that the
prifoner came into cuilody for debt on the 23d of
July tan, and had been removed in September to the
Fleet. The whole amount of his debts was 6601.

The Prifoner being then called upon for his defence,
!fated, that he began the world with 70001. as a corn
and cheece merchant, in Chefhire, and became a bank-
rupt in confequence alone: at fea—that he had paid
16s. in the pound, and fet up Wines again, but fail-
ed fecond time ; and having obtained from his fir ft
creditors a letter of licence to collet his debts, had
enlletted accordingly about 4,3001. with which he came
up to London in June latt, where he met Mr. Daven-
port Sedley, who, being made acquainted with his
having laid fun), told him that the Duke of
had applied to him for 50001. and if he would lend
his money to him he would get good payment and
fecurity. He agreed to lend the Duke three or four
thoufand, and Sedley and he in a few days after
vrent by appointment to wait on the Duke at Red-
dini's Hotel, in St. James's-fireet When they arrived
there he was informed by the Earl of that the
Duke had that day received a fupply from another
quarter. They then went out, and as they were
about to part at the door, a Gentleman patted by
whom Sedley fainted, and Lid he was the Duke of
Leinfter, and if be wanted money he was as good fecu-
rity as any in the world. Sedley followed him, and
the (!ranger returned, and after fome converfation,
the prifoner agreed to lend the money, and they ap-
pointed to meet a few days afterwards at the York
Coffee Houle, and did fo, and the Duke agreed to
give him his notes for 4ocol. at 6,8, to, and 52
months for 35001. in cath. Sedley then was called
in, and he gave the Duke 20001. in Bank notes in his
re fence, and received bills at the fame time, ap-
pointing another place the following day to pay the
remainder, which he did. Not being able to get the
bale difconnted, he was arrcfted and lay in prifon for
fome time, and when he recovered his liberty, he
was fa much &fretted, that he offered one of them
to Mr. Serjeant, thinking it was a good bill.
Davenport Sedley was then callcd,and corroborated
the Bury of the prifoner, relative to his lending the
money to the Duke of Leinfter. On his crofs exami-
nation, he acknowledged he had been fent over from
Ireland, by virtue of a warrant of Lord Cattlereagh's,
charged with having purchafed tome bills from a
perfon who was a bankrupt. Mr. Sedley, in expla-
nation, laid, that he had brought an affirm againft the
gaoler for not thawing him the warrant, and had re-
covered I.:of. damages ; the action was tried a fecond
.ime, and he again had a verdict for the fame (urn,
but on argument it Was fet afide, and he loft his tool.
sand his coifs, becanfe it was found Lord Catilereagh
had no right to grant fuch a warrant. The witnefs
here proceeded to obferve upon the conduct of Lord
Caftlereagh, upon which the Court interfered and
flopped him.
Baron Oa A HAM charged the Jury, who, after be.
ing out more than two hours, brought in a verdict
Aot Guilty This trial occupied nine hours, and ex-
I cited much attention.

AC It IC ULT Ua F &C..--1141INTHL'e It Il'AtT tot
MA Y.••••-.111e Wheats, though generally backward in
growth, maintain a very premifing appearance, ex-
cept on cold,heavy foils. The Barley, in the eaflern
dittrias, has bean a little injured from the (harp
winds. 'lire forward Peale, running for bloom, have
likewife firffered ; but the Beans and Oats never
Chewed more promilingly for general crops. The firll
planted Potatoes have much recovered from the cold
blight they bad experienced. Winter Tat et afford
every where abundance of spring food; but the Rye
Grafs and Clovers have not pro^ed quite fr produc-
tive as was looked for. The cold nights have kept
the Grafs Lands from pnthing ; fo fat this food is
every where fhort, and• Hay has taken a lint in con-
feculence. Straw runs dearer.—Smithfield begins to
feel a flack fupply of good Beefs the Mutton, Lamb
and Pork markets keep Ready ; but Veal is fome.
what dearer. Lean Stock has felt a confiderable
drop, the fairs in the North and the Shires having
bad large frippliea. Hi tie, of molt kinds are cheap-
er.—The Wool Markets are brick, and more money
is offered at the cheers, both for long and !hurt fleeces,
than was tendered lall year.

11104 W ATEA AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
Morning • • is 3'1211a% after 7
Afternoon •;• 4t minute; after 7

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