Star.
London, England, 1814-11-01 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY".

Yesterday G Beck and N. Griffiths were indicted
for breaking and entering the dwelling house of Mary
Howell, and stealing therein a quantity of wearing
apparel, the property of Lavinia Frances Howell.
J. Wilson deposed, that he has a house, No. 27,
Surrey-street, Strand, which was under repair on the
30th of September. He went about a quarter before
eight in the evening, to see that all was safe. He
went in the back way, and heard a noise over head.
There was a cnmmuaication by a door between his
house and Mrs. Howell's, which was next door, but
it was not in use. It was, therefore, nailed up. On
hearing the noise, he gave the alarm at Mrs. Howell's,
that there were thieves in the house, and he and Mr.
Howell armed themselves. When they got to the
door, the prisoners had run away, and the witness
pursued Beck up Strand-lane, into the Strand. He
was taken in custody in Newcastle-street. On retur-
ning with him, he found Griffiths in custody, and on
inspecting the house, he found that the door between
the two houses on, the second floor was broken open.

Mrs. Howell proved, that the door in question was
nailed up before the robbery, and a chest of drawers
placed at the back of it. On the evening of the 30th
of September, Mr. Wilson alarmed their. by saying
there were thieves in his house. When she went to
his house she found a bag full of her property ; and
on returning to her own house She found the partition
door had been forced open, her drawers pulled out,
and the articles named in the indictment stolen.
The daughter of the last witness proved, that she
saw two men run out of Mr. Wilson's house, on that
Gentleman giving the alarm ; and they were pursued
by her brother and Mr. Wilson.
Louisa Howell saw two men run out of the house,
one of whom was Griffiths. She followed, and saw
her brother take him. Verdict—Guilty—Death.
J. de Lafont was indicted for cutting and maiming
Michael Vieira. The prosecutor stated that he is a
Portuguese, and was at work on board the San Fe-
lippe, where the prisoner also was. The prisoner told
him that he (the prosecutor) had no business on
board a Spanish ship. A few days after, while the
prosecutor was near the Royalty Theatre, the priso-
ner came behind him and stabbed him twice in the
arm. The prosecutor then ran away, and the priso-
ner pursued him, and tried to stab him in the back,
but the knife only penetrated the prosecutor's jacket.
Guilty—Death.
NlY.—Hugh Everard was indicted for bigamy,
in marrying a second wife, his firit wife being living.
The Counsel for the prosecution stated that the
case of the prisoner was a very atrocious one. He
had formerly lived in a menial situation, in the fit. I
milt' of Mr. Timson, Town Clerk of York. After an
absence of some years he returned to York, and stat-
ed that he was a gentleman by birth ; that at the
time he lived in the family, he had quarrelled with his
father ; but that afterwards, upon a reconciliation, he
had resumed his rank in life, and had been abroad
in the army for many years. He was received by
Mrs. Timson, his firmer mistress, with much friend-
ship, and at last he succeeded so far as to induce her
to marry him. She had a fortune of near £50,000, the
greater part of which she had the prudence to settle
upon herself. They had not long, however, been mar-
ried before he treated her with the most brutal cruel-
ty, insomuch that she was obliged to resort ro mea-
sures to compel him to give sureties for keeping the
peace ; and at length in investigating his former
course of life, fortunately for her it was discovered
that he had a former wife living. The two marriages
were proved by the Clergymen who celebrated them,
by which it appeared that he married his first wife at
Cheshunt, in Hertfordshire, in the year 1801,. and
that she was still living.
In his defence he said, that the Counsel h:id thrown
a discredit on his assertion that he was a gentleman.
He begged leave to assure the Court that he was a
gentleman born ; that his brother was Major in the
county Mayo Militia ; and that it was true that he
lived with Mrs. Timson formerly, it was because he
had quarrelled with his fat*, who for a time discard-
ed him. He afterwards wiwe..into the army, where he
had commanded a troop of Dragoons ; that he had
served in Spain at Albufera, at Busaco, and other
plates. While lie was with Mr. Timson he had taken
n particular friendship for him, having discovered,
as he said, something superior in his manners, and he
hid disclosed to hiss his true station. Mrs. Timson
had also conceived the greatest friendship
sfor him,
and" erben Ise returned frOm abroad, hearing that
Timson was dead, he wrote to the lady, who im-
mediately invited him down to York ; and upon their
ma: riage ensuing he himself proposed that all her
fortune should be sewed upon her, but she insisted
that he shOuld accept of at"2oo per annum, that he
might not be ettirely dependent on her. The present
prosecution was also, he said, carried on without her
'wish, as he had a letter a few days ago, in which she
expressed the greatest affection for him. He admitted
that his former wife was living, but he said that she
had agreed to renounce all pretensions to Wm....Ver-
dict—Guilty.
The following were also convicted of felony, viz.
R. Carr, for stealing four ounces of rhubarb, the pro-
perty of .the East India Company; H. Workman
and J. Orchard, for stealing a watch, &c. the proper-
ty of Fanny Reading; and C. Ross, for stealing one
pound of pepper, the property of the East India Com-
pany. And two were acquitted, viz. G. Hadley and
J. Brown ; but the latter was ordered to remain until
next Sessions.

J. ifiermars, driver of the Bath Mail, against whom
the Coroner's Inquest found a verdict of manslaugh-
ter, for running over Mr. Southcombe, was present
during the examination ; but immediately that the
Jury returned the verdict, and before the warrant
could be made out, he disappeared.

DIED.
On the 21st uhhuo Mrs. Oldershaw. wile of the Rev. Mr.
Oldershaw, of Tan.
At Edinburgh, on the 13th ultimo, Mrs. Elizabeth Mackenzie,
relict of Captain Roderick Mackenzie, Lineule.
At West Looe, en Friday last, aged 21, Ann, daughter of Cap-
tain W. Skentleberry, of that place.
Monday sennlght, at Bala, Mrs. Charles, aged fe yews, re-
lict of the Rev. Thomas Charles.

At Kingston, Januica, in August last, of the yellow fever, Cap-
tam John Sowler, of Bell's Close, near Newcastle, Master of the
ship Margaret, of L•ndon.
Tuesday, at Falmouth, Mr: Stephen Sawle, aged 84, store-
keeper to the packets on that station, and one of the oldest Mas-
ters in the Packet Service.

Friday, in Cold Harbour, Gosport, Eliza, eldest daughter of
Captain Carter, of the Royal Navy.
Oct. 9.9, at Charing Cross, G. Eauton, Esq. of Leatherhead,
formerly proprietor of the Golden Cross, Charing Cross.
. _ . _

lu the isLwd of Alderney, on the 2d ult. after a few hours ill-
ness, Richard Whitaker, Esq. ot Bradford, a Lieutenant iu the
82d regiment of foot.
The 19th tat. at Mallow, Ireland, in the prime of life, Major
Nestor, of the Ist Garrison Battalion, and formerly ot the 29th
regiment, in which corps he served many years. His death was
brought on by the effects of wounds which he received in the late
Campaigns in the Peninsula,while serving with his regiment there.
August 14, of the yellow fever, on his passage front the West
Indies, Lieutenant Wm. Way, of his Majtsty's ship Sapphire.
last week, at the age of 85, Mr. Richard White, Chamberlain
of the Corporation of Portsmouth. He was the oldest house-
keeper in the three memo, and senior member of the Corporation.
1 he 17th ult. at Southbea Common, Mrs. Ross, wife of
[WS!, Master of the Rolla transport.
Sunday se'nnight, at Portsea., Mr. John Berridge, ben. lite of
Portsea, and of Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire.
Lately, at Arlesford, Robert Porteus, Esq. of that town.
Wednesday last, at same place, Captain Luck, Royal Navy.
Last week, in Kingston Puor-imuse, near Portsmouth, of an
illness which for some time has been gradually bringing him toi
his end, John Harcontb, a person who must be known to many
ot our Rea Jeri. This unfortunate young man exhibits in an ex-
traordinary degree the frailties of human nature and the tellies
of dissipated youth. In early life he was articled to a mug re-
spectable professional gentleman of Portsea, and for some time
promised to be an ornament to the profession, as his abilities
were of a superior nature. On a considerable property falling to
him, he launched forth into all those improprieties, which will
soon reduce the most extensive patrimony, and the pussessur, to
comparative-misery. When this money was spent, he entered as
a private in the lath Hullers, and after serving as such for some
time, another occurrence placed him again in aftience. lie now,
instead of a private, figured as an officer, and nut tau,;ht by expe-
rience, resorted to his former ways, kept bunters, &c. spent all
his money, sold his commission, and again enlisted a. a private in
his former regiment, in which capacity he breathed kis la.t al-
most unknown, without a single friend of his prosperity appear-
ing at his fed-side to soothe his last unhappy inuntents. fie ay
peased perfectly resigned.