Star.
London, England, 1807-03-30 00:00:00

ASSIZES.

MAIDSTOVE, MARCH 26.--janses Wain, a foldier
in the artillery at Woolwich, was tried for a violent
affault, with intent to commit a rape, on a young
lady, the daughter of a refpdtable gentleman at
Charlton. This was a molt atrocious ewe. As the
young lady was paffing, on the 4th of January, from
Woolwich, through H.lnging Wood, the was atacked
by the prifoner, who drew a knife and threatened to
murder her, if (he made any noife. she, however,
aruggled, took the knife from :he ruffian, and con-
trived to make her efcape. He was !Oon after taken
up. He was found guilty, and fentenced to two
years imprifonment.
William Warwick and John Coghill, the matter and
mate of a velfel, the Apollo, lying at lle..tford, were
found guilty of ftealing a puncheon of brandy, which
they found floating on the river, the property ot his
Majelly, and which they emptied into bottles.
At half paft eleven, Mr. JuaiCe HEATH pr, n )unced
fentence on the prifoners. Twelve received sentence
of Drat?", of whom r; ndreeu Schejlock, for murder ;
Benjamin Flummer, John Spittle, Char,'er Silket, and
John Savage, for the burglary at Wrotham ; and John
Dowley, to uttering a forged feaman's Power of
Attorney, were left for execution ; the others were
reprieved.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28.—This morning, at twelve
o'clock, 4ndrew achfflock, a private in the German Le-
gion, was executed on Penniogdon Heath, for the mur-
der of Thomafin Ward, in the Ifle of Thanet. The
prifoner profeffed the Catholic Refigion, and was at-
tended to the fcaffold by a Roman Catholic Melt.
His appearance was much altered (ince the day of
his trial : he then appeared a (tout, athletic, and vi-
gorous young man ; but when at the place of execu-
tion, his whole frame feemed broken and enfeebled.
He prayed with great fervour; but, Orange to fay,
he petrified to the lei in denying his guilt, and af-
letting the fame improbable tale which he told on
his apprehenfion, namely, that he faw another man
knock the woman down, who gave him her hand-
kerchiefs; he faid he was a Hungarian by birth, and
that he had ferved in the Auflrian army ; but being
taken prifoner by the French, he next ferved them.
He was in the army under Mortier, in Hanover,
from which he deferred, and entered into the Bvitilh
Legion. After he was turned off, he gave one con-
vulibve flruggle cnly, and feemed immediately to
expire.

FIRE IN THE KING'S BENCH.—About half pall nine
o'clock on Saturday evening, the apartment of Cap-
tain TOWERS was difcoveted to be in flames, by Mr.
Toraxass, .his oppofite neighbour, by whofe exertion
that wing of the prifon called the Brace was laved.
This is the only part of the prifon that is vulnerable.
DUEL—On the 19th inftant a meeting took place
at Ttflatwre, between Lieutenant Bismaß x and Ca:.
tain OuiNHAM, both of the 4th battalion of the King's
German Legion. The parties drew lots fur the frit
fire; Captain girt% Ham won, and tired at Lieutenant
'BISM ARK, when Lieut. BISM SKIL thut Capt.QEletham,
who immediately expited.
A young gentleman, the fon of a gentleman at the
well end of the town, died on Friday in conk-
! fequence of a wound he received a duel near
Hounflow, on Thurfday fe'nnight. His advet fary
was a Lieutenant belonging to a V Aunteer Corps;
and on an inquiry into the cattle of the death of the
young man, it appeared that he challenged the Lieu-
tenant twice previous to the meeting, and was
wounded in the thigh by the fecund fire of his oppo-
nent. VeTdia—Xanflau4hter.