Star.
London, England, 1802-01-12 00:00:00

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY, EDINBURGH.

Monday fe'nidght came on before the High
Court of Julticiary, at Edinburgh, the trial of
yaws Beg,, journeyman painter in Edinburgh, ac.
card of b5r,:a1.:111,..,, into the wardlotife of Mr. Wil-
liam Laing, bookfeller, South Bridge, and baling
a great quantity of books and other articles, on the
311 t of Oaober and tit of November laft, and alto
of breaking into a warchoufe belonging to his Ma-
jelly's printers for Scotland, in Anderfon's dole,
Weft Bow, the loth of November fall, and &al-
ing therefrom feveral bundles of printed books in
(beets. The libel was reltriaed to an arbitrary
punifitment. The pt ironer pled,Guihr..and a Jury
having been chofcn, he figned a coact:lion of his
guilt before them. They were then enclofed is
the robing-room, an,' in a (hurt time returned a
verdia finding the pritimer guilty ; and he wa%
fentenced to be banished from Scotland for life.
Henry Bowerman was to have been for fend-
ing a challenge to the Earl of LA UDr :net r. lie
fent an affidavit to the Court, Rating, that on ac-
count of bad health he was unable to undertake
the journey from England, v, here he now is, in
confequence of which the trial was put off till Fe-
bruitry.

Pyter, late fer want to R. Mair, innkeeper,
in Muffelburg;:, was then put to the bar, accufed of
murder or culrable homicide, in biking D. White,
chaifedriver to the laid Mair, with a pair of tongs,
by which his fcullwas fraCtured, and which nccalion-
ed his death, The prifencr pleaded not guilty. The
whole appeared to have o; iginated in a fqiiabble
about taking water out of a boiler for a lick boric,
and it appeared not only that they had no previous
quarrel, but that the deceafedwas in a great m,a-
lure the aggreffor. After a good deal of argument
by the Counfel on both fides, the Jul y on the
iol-
lowing day found a verdia hom.;:iile,
but recommended him to mercy on account uf the
circumflances of the cafe, and his good charther.
The Court pallid fentence upon him, adjugding
him to be banifhed from Scotland for three years,
and allowing him one month to fettle his affairs.
The Court then proceeded to the trial of M-
om Davin, lately belonging to one of the Gals-
houfes in Leith, accufed of breaking into the
houfe of Mr. John Boyd, in Leith Links, on the
3oth of July laft, and ftealing therefrom a num-
ber of gold rings, feveral pieces of lilver plate,
and other valuable articles. The Lo:to ADVOCATE
reftrifted the libel to an arbitrary puniihment.—
The prifoner pleaded guilty ; and having adhorcd
to his confeffion ',dote a jury, who were chofen,
they retired to the robing-room, and returned a
verdict, finding him Guilty ; and the Court ad-
judged him tote tranfported for t.} years.

A caufe, exhibiting a curious fpeeies of affault,
is likely loon to make its way into the Courts. A
Gentleman, fond of eleCtrical experiments, finding
his Tailor very troublefome in his dunning vifit,
pallid a wire from the rod of his machine to the
knocker of his door, and feveral fmall wires under
the door: it being neceffary for conveying the elec.
trical !hock that there fhould be two points of eon-
tad. Obferving the Tailor, hit week, coming up
(lairs to his lodging-room, he locked the door, and
let his machine in motion. Stay-tape knocked, when
he inftantly received a violent chock. His firrprize
was In great, that, making more Italie down (lairs
than he afcended, he fell, and broiled himfelf very
confiderably. Having fince been informed by a
philofophical acquaintance, that there was no fu-
pernatural agency in the cafe, the Tailor has deter-
mined to bring his anion for the bruifes he receiv-
ed, his lawyer being of opinion that the Gentle-
man may be dart:fled in Weßminfler-hall.
On Tucfday i man took his wife into Plymouth
Dock Market, with a halter about her neck, and
seal y fold herpublicly to a lione mafun's labourer
for is. and glafs of gin. He carried off his bar-
pin, and three children, her appendages, amidit
the fhouts and huzzas of the mob.
While the Skaiters were amufing thernfelves on
the Canal in St. James's-Park, yeflerday, the ice
broke, and one young man fell in, and as he had
got under the ice,had he not had ahiltance at hand,
mull inevitably have been drowned.
An accident happened in New Bond-greet nn
Saturday afternoon, which was happily attended
by no ferious confequences. About half after
four o'clock in the afternoon, a chariot belonging
to Mr. Jostarrom s, of Hanover.fquare flopped
in Bond-greet; the coachman imprudently getting
off his box, and leaving the horfes, the animals
fet off on a full gallop down the fireet. Near the
corner of Little Brook-greet, they encountered
the chariot of Mrs. Peacock, of Portman-fquarc,
who was in it with another Lady. The coneuffion
overturned the chariot of M:s. Peacock; both
pole And fprings were broke by the fall. The
Ladies fell with their heads through the window
next the ground. ProvidentiaHy the holies did
not move during the accident. Several Gentle.
men Ailed to extricate them, which was accom-
plilbed without difficulty, and both Ladies elcap:d
without injury. After overturning Mrs. Peacock's
carriage, the horfes proceeded tiirioatly down the
thee, drove again& the carriage of Mrs. Aoriol,
of Park-lane, which broke the pole and fprings of
Mr. Johnitobe's chariot, and the fplinter bar
likewife breaking, the holies were loofened from
the carriage, and proceeded in their career a
few pacirs further, but without doing more mil-
-1 chief. They were hopped by the fervants of a
neighbouring itable.keeper.