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London, England, 1805-08-05 00:00:00

SUMMER ASSIZES.

CHELMSFORD. AUGUST t.
CtVIL StO2.—MORE Mt. JUSTICII NINTH.
JAM VS ro. WOODWA RD.—This was an aftion againfl
the Defendant, the Captain of the Newport gun brig,
for anuffaule. The Defendant had pleaded Rill, that
he commanded ale gun brig in quettion, and that the
Plaintiff WAS one of her crew—that lie had commit-
fed embezzlement on board, and that he cattfed him
to b: fingered to pleferve the neceffary elifcipline Of
the thip. He fecondly pleaded, that die Plaintitl bid
defected, and that he eaufed him to be flogged for
filch defert ion.
Mr. GSA tow, for the Plaintiff, Rated, he was a
mere lad, who had been font by his father into the
fervice of the Defendant as a mete civil fetvanr, and
not at all as one of the crew which he commanded.
The boy, however, did not like his fituation, and he
' deteimiued to quit it, which he did. The Defendant
thought proper to purfue him, and having fird ap
prehendcd him as a deferrer, took him on board the
gun brig. and without any fort of inquiry or Court-
martial, he hinifelf ordered the boy to receive two
dozen lathes, and which !entente was, under his or.
den and infpeetion, immediately executed. He con-
tended, that if the boy really did belong to the crew of
the veffel, he ought to have been• tried by a Court-
multi.), or Court of Inquiry I at lealt he ought to
have been heard in his defence, and the Plaintiff ought
not to have vie.lated the greatefi and leading princi-
ple which runs through the whole of the Engldlaaw,
namely, he ought not to have at once been accufer,
Juryman, Judge, and execu.ioner of his own fen-
tence. He was fore the Court and Jury would re-
probate fuch conduit, and mark their fenfe of by
the damages which they would pronounce. Theory
found a vcriliti for the Plaintiff... Damages sot.

atovvN sum
Belcher, the boxer, who Rood indicted for a riot,
came in, and pleaded Guilty. He was difcharged
on his own recognizance to keep the peace for a year,
and admonifhed b), the Lord Chief Juitice of the
confequerces of forfeiting it.
Peter I &wan. a deputy florekeeper of the Ord-
nance, was indidted for embezzling a large quantity
of mulket balls, the property of the King.
Robert Daniels, a Serjeant in the Wei Efler, Rat-
ed, that on the t tth of July lad, being on the guard,
he faw a man within the lines at Chelmsford, contrary
to orders. He reprimanded the fentinel for letting
him pars. The than faid the Defendant, who was
prefent,-had ordered it ; and, knowing him to be in
the Store Office, he begged pardon of the prifoner,
and retired to the guard room, tc make out his guard
report. The guard room was adjoining tha Itores ;
he was diffurbed by a rumbling noife, which induced
ltim to look out, when he faw the prifoner and Ed-
wards, the man whom he had before feen within .he
lines, driving a wheelbarrow, apparently very heavi-
, ly laden. He obferved them to go to a little hut in
the rear of the lines, which belonged to Edwpthe—

A Cearch was made, and it was fonnd that they had
Carried away upwards of ten thousand musket halls.
Thefe were proved to be the property of the King,
and part of the Stores in the co Ilody of the priConer.
The Jury found him Guilty. -
The Surveyor of the Ordnance Works, on behalf
of the prifoner, gave him an excellent charader. He
knew him fira in Afia Minor, when the Britith troops
were there. He was then fervant to Major *Ellis,
who was Ihot while reconnoitring the Bay of MusD-
kir. The prifoner had poteffion a all his Isfas!et's
property, of which he took fuch good care, and ten
dered an account fo tatislatiory to the Major's friends,
thit they very much interefled themfelves in his pro-
motion, and got him appointed a Clerk in the Stores
with the army in Egypt. In that lunation he alfo
concluded himfelf fo Catisfaaorily that he was further
recommended to the Ordnance Board, • and was ap-
pointed the Deputy Storekeeper within the Chelmf-
f 'rd lines. He had in the lilt place behaved well un-
til the prefent inftance.
The .1.00. D CHIEF JUSTICE told theisriConer he had
committed a molt heinous offente,"an one for which
he lhould have felt it his duty In have paled rensence
of tranfportation upon him; but ashe had, in former
infiances, appeared to have *fled with hr nefly and
fidelity, he hoped that a milder fentence would he
fufficient to reform him. He the' ef.re lhould only
inffiEtimprifonnient for one year in the aunty g tot
to bird labour. •

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Jacob Powell and Semucl hirriman, two foldiers of
the sth regiment of foot, were indi&ed for a highway
robbery, on the 25th of March lalt, by afraulting Pe-
ter Dev4ll on the highway, and taking from him a
catrrafs purfe and a hat.
Colonel Davy, who commanded the regiment, faid,
that Edny was fig bad a charaiter, be would not be-
lieve any thing he !laced, although upon oatb.—T4
Jury found the prironers Not Guilty.

AUGUST 3.
Daniel Derrick, yobs Burke, and James lifac'eaa,
three riflemen, were indicted for violently Wanking
and attempting to lava Elizabeth Foardike on the
tgth of May Litt.
The profecutriz Elizabeth Foardike was an old
woman near 60, and very deaf. She Rated, that the
lived in the parith of Green Head, near Colcheller.—
On Sunday afternoon, the isah of May, the three
prifuners opened the door of the houfe where the liv-
ed, and came into the room. Burke tru a bible
Which was lying on the table, fee himfelf d •wn, and
began tearing our the leaves. The others were
Rendin in the middle of thetoom. Burke then Lid
hold other and threw her down on the floor. Der-
rick pulled Burke off, and hirnrelf dragged her into
a back yard; when he threw her down and attempted
to ravifb her, but before he could eft& his purpofe
the was refcued by (nine of her neighbonrs.
' Elizabeth Chart y, who lived in the fame houfe with
the Profecutriz, Rated, that it was about half part
i(even in the evening the was going down the road,
and paired the three priforters at the bar; looking
thick, !belay them go into their houfe, and wonder-
ing what they could want there, the turned back
again to know. When the got into the room the raw
Burke litting un the table, tearing the leaves out of
the bible, and the others (landing in the middle of
the room ; the alked them what Winds they had
there ? and told them to go about their bufinefs ;
they (wore they would not, and d—ned her, raying
they would have her. She laid the would find risme•
body that thould make them go; upon which Burke
jumped off the table, and (wore he would have the
old woman if he could not hare the Taimyr one. He
immediately threw Mos. roardike on the fl or, and
the witncfs ran away to procure affiltance.
Peter Polly, a boy, who was (landing at the door,
&poled, that the three foldiers came up to him, and
allied him if they fold .:e in the houfe. He told
them no. it was not a public home ; they. however,
paired him, and went in doors He law Burke take the
bible and tear out the leaves. He alfo taw him
throw down the profecutril, and behave indecent-
ly to her. Detrick pulled him off, and dragged her
into the back yard. where he threw her down, and
from the defcription of the winters, left no doubt but
he attempted, to ravifh her.
Hugh Petit, one of the neighbours, Rated, that
he and others came up to the aiTiflance of the prole-
cutriz. he law Derrick upon the woman, and Burke
and Maclean were Handing near, Maclean had a large
club-Rick, which he flourithed at the witnefs. Seve-
ral other perfons came up, and after a fcuffle they
refcned the Old woman, and would have apprehend-
ed the foldiers ; but teveral of the fesne cor2s palling
they joined the pi ifoners aral rcicued them. The next
day they were apprehended in the barracks.
The Jury found the p:ifoners—Guilty.
The Chief Janice immediately addrefred the pri-
foners, obferving that they had been moll properly
convicted of an outrageous clime, which. he la•
mented, he had not power of punning with the fe-
Verity which it deferred. It was molt important for
the public fecurity that thefe fort of Bic.. rders in the
foldiery thould be repreffed by fever:: punifhmeor
for men who had arms in their bands, who had learnt'
the ore of arms, and who from their profellicnal ha-
bits, were accullomed to ad in concert, would be
irrefiftible and terrible to the country, if loch feNses
were frequently to occur. If the law warranted ir,
he would certainly have pronounced a much feverer
judgment than the one he was about to give them,
which was, that they be impriloned for two year: in
the County Gaol.
This was the left cafe on the Crown Side, which
being fiance!, his Lordthip pronounced the reveral
fentences.
On the Civil Side the bullock was very uninterell-
,ing. The Court was occupied till a late hour in de-
cidiag whether a Lute was a public or private way.

On Saturday a Mrs. Warr:, who refides in Chan-
cery-lane, fen. t berchild, feventeen months old, into
the New Squire in Lincoln's Inn, for the benefit of
the air, nada the proration of two other boys.—
They were accolied in the Gardens by a womai pm-
teely attired in black, who told the boys their laces
were dirty, and advifed them to walk themfelves at
the pump, while (he took care of the child. The boys
did fu I bat on their return, the woman had fled with ,
1 the child. Hopes are entertained that the child will
be rebored to his difconfolate parents, as the woman,
or one antwering her defcription. was Peen to go to
the houfe of a niidltife lit s(ofie*-Town with a child
it her actin. '