Star.
London, England, 1822-12-10 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIOA S.

The trial of Clarkson, yesterday, excited a good
'heal of interest, in consequence of its producing the
attendance of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and
Lord Lowther, the prisoner being indicted by John
Anderson for having obtained money from him un-
der the pretence of procuring him a place in the
Treasury, in the course of which fraudulent transac-
tion he had shewn prosecutor a document purport-
ing to bear the signatures of the Noble Lord and the
Right Hon. Gentleman. They in consequence at-
tended to prove the signatures attached to such do-
cument were not their hand-writing. The llinister
and the Lord of the TreaSury sat on the bench on the
tight of the Chairman (Mr. CONST). It appeared
Anderson advertised for a place, and prisoner an•'
swered the advertisement. After some negotiation
£lso.was paid to the prisoner, who, however, took.
the preCaution of giving his note for the sum, hoping
thereby to make a simple contract debt of the negocia-
tion.—The prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced
to pay a fine of £lOO and to be imprisoned one year.
James Davis was indicted for assaulting William
Gibbs, a Custom-house officer.
The prosecutors in this case were the Commis-
sioners of the Customs; and their legal represents•
Live, Mr. BOLLAND, stated, on the29th of Ju'.y the
prosecutor was going along the Commercial-toad,
when he was met by the prisoner, in a gig, who
pulled up, and asked him to buy a French watch,
upon which the duty had not been paid. The officer,
full of amor ojicii, on bearing this, said he must
seize it. The prisoner jumped out of his gig, col-
lared Gibbs, and tore his shirt, and then threw a silk
handkerchief in his face, which he said was also
French, and had not paid the duty.
Mr. ADOLPHus, for the defence, declared this to be
one of the most trumpery actions be had ever known,
! and one way of taking care of John Bull's money for
him, by thus wasting it in litigation. He, for his
own part, wondered the over-zealous Custom-house
officer did not seize all the French rolls in the bakers'
I shops, co sharp a nose did he seem to have for any'
thing French : for his own part, he had been appre-
hensive of using a napkin, in the presen...a. of this
Argus-eyed gentleman, lest he should find out his
pocket-handkerchief was a Bandana one.
The defendant, who is a licensed hawker, was
fined 40s. which he stated himself to be unable to
pay, upon which he was ordered to make an affida-
vit of the fact.

John Webb Weston, Esq. whose case has already ex-
cited so much interest, WAS in Court yesterday during
the arguments of Counsel, whether judgment should
be stayed in this prosecution. The Court was exces-
sively crowded, and the proceeding seemed to excite
strong anxiety, from the sphere of life the defendant
had previously moved in.
It appeared that the deed which founded the ori-
ginal prosecution against Mr. Weston, had been ob•'
tamed horn him by surprise, and that he also really
had an interest in a certain property in Welbeck-
street, which on the trial bad not been allowed. It
further appeared that one of the witnesses, of the
name of Harris, had been asked on the trial if he had
;not ecently been bail ? to which he replied, not for
tour years; but, on being reminded of one instance,
he said he had forgotten thit, but it was the only in-
stance. Mr. Harmer, the defendant's attorney, after-
wards searched at the Chambers of only one Judge
(Justice Bayley), and found he had been twejve times
bail within the year, and even three times since No-
vember. This was submitted as a strong fact,which,
together with the circumstances eteviously noticed,
and others forcibly argued by- Mr. Adolphus, inclu-
ding the temporary loss of an important document,
when Mr. Weston was originally before the Court,
formed, as defendant's Counsel maintained, a phalanx
of circumstances which ought at least to induce the
Court to stay judgment.
Mr. ALLEY was heard in reply, which went almost
entirely to points of law.
The COURT being of opinion that it had not the
power, under all the circumstances of the case, to ac-
cede to Mr. Adolphus's motion—
Mr. ALLEY consented to waive his right of pressing
for judgment till next Sessions. •
This was indignantly rejected by the other side,who
said they asked nothing as.a boon from their oppo-
nents ; upon which—
Mr. ALLEY insisted on judgment, which was pro-
nounced by the Court on the defendant to be a fine of
lOW. and one month's imprisonment.

About one o'clock on Sunday morning some thieves''
broke into the house of Mr. Beverley, of Seymour-
crescent, Alfred-place, and, after regaling themselves
with wine, and the best the larder afforded, they pro-
ceeded to rummage the house, and packed up the
plate, atc. Fortunately, they tried to open a desk
which has an alarm spring, and which making a re-
port like a pistol, the family were aroused, and the
thieves precipitately decamped, leaving 'all the pro-
perty behind.
The hot-houses in the Botanic Garden at Glas-
gow have recently been heated from the introduction
of steam, by a method equally simple, novel, and
ingenious, and which not only proves more beneficial
to the healtk sof the plants, but is calculated to afford
a most materiel savwg in the ankle of fuel.

lerS T -comilviti.:
SARK SPASIPNA'Co MT, OE emir*. t
.YehisMannimg was indicted'for a:Molting-Jeremiah
Daylor.—This case roused a strong sensation.
Jeremiah Daylor being sworn, stated that lie was
a bit and stirrup-maker, and that on the evening
mentioned, he went with two friends into a respect_
able public-house in Patrick-street, where they vaned
for threepints of porter. 'The priionir, a Weber,
and two women were at the time sitting in another
part of the room. hi a short timt the.prisoner got tip
and danced about the room violently, in doing wilith
he overturned the table at which witless and his
friends sat, and upon witness saying, " they were
pretty high-road tricks," he struck him, and then
seized the table and struck the witness with its 'Mn
Heron, the master of the house, upon hearing the
noise went into the room, and endeavoured to tars
the prisoner our, but he resisted and threw Mr.
Heron down. The witness upon seeing this, got up
and seized the prisoner, and while they were er..
tangled, the' witness fell—the prisoner over hick
and while on the ground, the prisoner bit off the wit-
ness's ear!
John Bass, a black boy, waiter at the public•hou-e.
said the conduct of the prisoner was most outragers,
that of the witness very peaceable. He saw the pi.
soner bite off the prosecutor's ear, and chew it, and
was sure he mast have ate it, for himself !earthed all
the place for it afterwards, but could 'not find it.
This witness was cross-examined by Mr. HOWARD,
very humorously; his answers were all sharp, per-
tinent, consistent, and good tempered. He admitted
that Daylor was in a passion at the end, but perhaps
Mr. Howard himself would be so if bis ear was bit
off. He considered himself a middling judge of a
boxing match, having been for some time with Su:-
ion, but the fight between Manning and Daylor was
not a fair or a regular one, as they did not stand
out from each other, and give blow for blow as
they ought to do.
Wm. Heron, the master of the.house, sworn, con-
firmed all the particulars of the other evidence.
The prisoner was convicted, and ordered to be im-
prisoned one month, and pay the prosecutor twenty•
five shillings for his expenses.

Saturday sight, a quantity of blood was observed
upon the ground, .about ten yards from the banks of
the Serpentine, in Hyde-park, and also drops aloog
to the waterside. Upon dragging the river, the body
of a very respectably dressed individual was found
about 20 yards from the shore. Upon the tlaoat
there was a deep •ash on each side; and, from there
being also cuts upon the chin and knuckles, and :N
property or money found upon him, except a bad
sixpence, and a pair of spectacles.

BIRTHS.
Dcc. s,in Wimpole-street, the Lady of the Hon. T. T. Lelle
;Nlelville, of a daughter.
Thursday, at Knightsbridge, Mrs. Bartley, of the Theart
Royal Covent-garden, of a son.