Star.
London, England, 1805-11-26 00:00:00

THE, ICING V. THE REV. THOS. PRIESTLET.

M►. ERSKINE, for the Defendant, fail, that he was
Counfcl for this Reverend Clergyman, who was of
the age of feventy, and who had been convicted of
a libel, tending to &Lune the memo: y of a deceafed
Gentleman of the name of Syke, by writing a letter
to his executors to that effect. The Defendant felt
it his duty to file affidavits, in explanation of his con-
duet, and to inform the Court what mitigated him,
at that unfortunate moment, to write the letter which
had fubjeCted him to the animadver lion of the law.—
He confidered it right to mention it to the Court, as
it was fo late in the term ; and Mr. Wilfon, on the
part of the prrfecution, might defire that the mat
tcrs contained in the affidavits might be anfwered ;
the Learned Counfel, therefore, hoped the Defendant
might be brought up to receive judgment in the next
te: m.

Mr. WILSON, on the part of the profecution,
that if Mr. Pr ieltley thought it advifable to file fuch
affidavit,, it ttutdd be probable that he thoutd require
time to anfwcr them, and that he fhould not in the
inter val with for his commitment, if the Coin t thould
think proper to grant time.
Lord. ELLEN3MUL;II.O.4I If the Defer.datt is per-

muted to 'he at liberty, he mall enter Into a recugnf.
zance in cool. to appear next term."
THE KING 4. RICHARD SADDAM THOP.WHILL, PSQ
Thisgentleman had been conviacled before Mr. Baron
Gaitio am at the left Affizes for Somerfetfhire. held
at Bridgwater, of writing a letter, ,intended to pro- .
voke Thomas Champneys, Efq. to fight a dael. The
Defendant is a Captain in the Mendip Cavalry. It
appeared, from the report of the Learned Judge at
the trial, that the Defendant had proceeded with a
Clergyman of the name of Robinfon, to (hoot in a
wood belonging to the I'rofecutor, without having
obtained any.previous permit-lion, In their purfuit
, after game they met with Mr. Champneys' keeper,
who begged them to defili. Inflead of paying any
attention to this requilitian, the defendant prefented
his fowling-piece, and held it within twelve inches of
the man's brealt, but a perfon coming to the OM,.
ance of the gamekeeper, they fucceeded in forcing
the defendant and his companion to leave the manor.
—ln confetzu.ence of this intru4on, Mr. Champeis
wrote a letter to the Defendant's Cnmmand?ng oi--
fleet, which Mr. Thornhill confidered offeluive to his
petfonal feelings, and therefore fent a note to the
Profecutor, tending to induce that Gentleman to
fight a duel.
By the affidavit of the Defendant it was (hewn,
that the gamekeeper had behaved in a very infulent
manner : he abufed. Mr. Thornhill in the inoft vulgar
terms, and threatened that his Matter, Mr. Champ.
neys, fhould write a letter to the Duke of Yen k, and
that the defendant (hould be difctiarged trom the re.
giment. Affidavits to charaEter were produced from
Sir John Keene and James Anthony Wickham, F..fq.
officers, in the fame regiment. •
!Adis. ESbiCIN a, JEKYLL, and BELL, rn the part of
the Defendant, Paid that their client had at all times
(hewn a fenfe of contrition far his crime, and it wa..
fume punilhment to a gentleman that he was obliged
to exprefs it. He had bean grofsly infulted by a per-
fon much inferior in rank, and they hoped their
Lordfhips would think that he Rood bef re the Coort
confidering the circumflances of the cafe, in a very
favourable point of view.
Mr. Serjeant LENS, Mr. Nswarmr, and'Mr. Cot..
TON, for the profecution, replied, that if to exprefa
contrition for an offence were a punifhment to a gen.
tlemari, the Defendant nn that ground had fuffered
very little. He had committed a flagrant offence
againa the liws of his country, which called for the
revere animadverfion of the Court.
Mr. Janice Guist gave judgment tipon the prifo-
ner in the following terms :
" Taking all the circnmflan'cer into our confide-
rafinn, this Court cloth order and adjudge, that
you pay a fine to the King of col. be committed to
the cultody of the Marthal of the Marlhalfea for
three months, giie fecurity for your good behaviour,
yourfelf in 3001. and two fofficient ftireties in•
each, and that you further be imprifoned until fuch
fine be paid, and filch fecurity be given."
THE KING THOMAS iIkTAN.

Thomas Bevan, for receiving 181. ifts. for permit-
ting fame falt to go duty free, for curing.atli, was
brought up to receive judgment.
Mr. Jußice GROSE,. in paling fentence up-in this
perfon, animadverted with peculiar force on the
heinous offence of which he had been conviaed.----•
" It is not, as in molt cares, (raid the Lcarned '
Jude,) where the Excite Officer is reduced by the'
illicit trader, but it is where the Exciie Officer, after
loch fedutinn, participates in his guilt." The Court
dire led, that the Defen3ant be imprifoned in the
common gaol of Hereford for fix months, and
durA.l that time that he thould Rand in the pillory
once, in the market-place of that city, on a market
day, for one hour.
THE KING V. ticii•ati WIEN, JAMES ILADDAR, ANti

RINJAMIN RADDAR.
There Defendants, who were all Volunteers, at
Bodmin, in Cornwill. were oleo brought up for judg
meet, having been convieted cf a violent riot and
affault, again( a Lieutenant 01 the Navy, and fume
Marines, who came to feek a (keener, as mentioned
particularly in our papa of Thurfday
Mr. Juice Gaoss obferved, that this was a very
violent and outrageous riot againtt pertlins author ih.
ed by law, to perform a very neeefear y service in the
time of war, that of recovering a dcitrter. Mete
Defendants, who had been cm-titled with arms in their
hands for the defence of their country, thotild have .
been the tall to violate the iv:vs of it. He hoped,
that none of thole balls which whittled over the headt
,of the flying officer and his men had been aimed at
them, for, if they had fired 41 ti!rai, whether they
woundA any of them or not, the offence would be ca-
pital and in cafe of any of them being killed, it was
fit that all concerned thould know, that they would
all be equally guilty of murder. The tempei and
moderation of the party thus attacked was highly
tommendable, and GOD only knew what might have
been the confequence had they acted otherwile.

As the Cafes of the Defendants were
able, Lenien having taken the moll alive part in the
bulinefs, the Court ordered, that he fhould be 'mutt-
coned in the common gaol for the County of Corn-
wall, for the fpace of two years, and the other De-
fendants, for one year each.

Saturday fe'nnight, in confequence of a general
illumination which took place at Ewelme, Oxford-
Shire, part of die houfc of the Mr. Hate caupl:r
fire the flames spread fo rapidly that they
reached the tower of the church adjoining, uto;11
Was much damaged, but we are happy to fay, ilia,
owing to the exertions of the Volunteers of that
place, it was extinguithed without further damage.
Some days ago a young gentleman, 'appearing to
be a fpiig from Chambers, called at-a refpeaable
blot maker's in St. Jamea's-fireet, and ordered two
pair of boots to be tint to his lodgings, he immedi-
ately applied to another boot make, in Pall Mall,
Paying he had Some boots to difpofe of that did not
fit him, and immediately produced •
tradefman knew the other's work, •
cullomer would wait a few moment:

a gentleman they would fit. He fe
hour, who recognized the boots, ani
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mediate payment, which the fine ge
not comply with, tillitaken before a Mi
he remained _ till a friend frorn Cha

him and the boots.

teed them. This i
iasiggigi and requelied his s' ,
is, favng he knew
lent for his neigh- 1
nd in on im-
gentleman would
Magiarate, where
iambus liberated i