Star.
London, England, 1807-04-30 00:00:00

CIRCUIT INTFI.I.IGENCE.

The Circuit Court of Juiliciary was opened at
Jedburgh on Thurfday, by the Right Honourable
Lord DUNSINNAN, when Robert Carmichael, jour-
neyman fh )emaker in Kelfo, accufed of theft from
George Anderfon his mailer, wrzs put ipon his trial.
He was found guilty in confequence of his own con-
feffion, and fentenced to tranfportation for five years,
under the ufual certification of death in cafe of his
return within that period. There being no other
buGnefs for the Court at that place, they proceeded
to Dumfries.

I/sirs:Alas, Ar‘tt. 17.—The Circuit Court was
opened here, on Tuefday 10, by the Right Honour.
able Lord ARMADALE.

John Ritchie, a lad about 16 years of age, was
found guilty of afraulting and maltreating Robert
Frarer, a boy aged about it, and fentenced to four
months imprifonment in the gaol of Inver ntls, and
thereafter, until he finds fufficient caution and fin ety
to keep the peace for two years, under a penalty
of Sol.
Allan Cameron, merchant in Fort William, ac.
cufed of wilful fire railing, failing to appear, lenience
of fugitation was pronounced againtl him.
Mary Macleod, Catharine Mackay, and Margaret
or Betty Maciver, accufed of child-murder, were,
upon their own petitions, with the confent of the
Advocate-Depute, banifhed from Scotland for life.
There being no other bulinefs at this place the
Court proceeds to Perth.
PERTH, APRIL 23...4'11e Circuit Court of Jufli•
ciary was opened here cn Tuefday 1,111, by the Right
Hon. Lords CRAIG and ARMADALI.-•- The Court
proceeded with the trial of John Matlll4ll, John Mil-
ler, James Henderfon, William Wyllie and Thomas
Short, Tailors in Kincardine, and Andrew Rankine,
thciernaircr there, accufed of violently afTaulting, beat-
ing, bruiting, and otherwife maltreating a young
woman of the name of Elizabeth Connor, and of ex-
poling her naked on the public (beets of Kincardine.
Marthall and Miller having abfconded, lenience
of fugitation was pronounced againtl them. The
Jury found the libel proved againft Wyllie, Short
and Rankine, and they were fentenced to be recom-
mitted to the tolbooth of Perth, therein'to be detain-
ed till the 22d day of June next, and from thence to
be tranfmitted to the jail of Culrofs, and upon the
fira Wednefday thereafter to be taken to Kincardine,
and there to be publicly whipt, and thereafter to be
let at liberty, upon their finding fecurity to keep the
peace for two years, under a penalty of 501. each.—
The Jury having found the libel against James Hen-
derfon not proved, he was di:miffed from the bar.
Peter Robertfon, accufed of affault, was outlawed
for not appearing.
James Beveridge, accufed of being concerned in
a forgery, upon his own petition, with the confent of
the Advocate Depute, was banifhed from Scotland
for life.—The Court gave judgment in fix cafes of
appeal, and no other bufinefs depending, this ends
the Northern Circuit.

Ye flerday Catherine Peden was fully committed from
Worlhip-greet Office, for (leafing various articles of
wearing apparel from the houfe of• Mr. John
at which the was employed as a c.bairoionutn.

As Mr. Fleet, of Chatlton, in FlampOsire, was re-
turning from Peters&ld marketion Saturday evening
fe'nnight, he was flopped on the road by a footpad
armed with a gun. Mr. Fleet attempted to tide off,
but the villain aware of his intention, gave his horfe
fuch a fudden and violent blow on the head, with
the butt end of the piece, as brought him to the
ground. The ruifcreant then robbed Mr. Fleet of
about sot. and decamped.
At Chener affixes a caufe commenced, in whit!)
Mr. Thomas Dixon, of that city, merchant, was
plaintiff, and E. 0. Wrench, Elq. Lieutenant Colo.
nel of the Chefler Volunteers, defendant. It appeared
that on Monday the sth of May lag, the plaintiff
(then a Captain in the fame corps) ere&ed a (mall
temporary nand, which he had been in the habit of
doing for a number of years pall, on a plot of wafte
land near the Nun's gardens, and overlooking the
Roodee, for the purpole of accommodating his family
and friends to view the races. The defendant (whole
houfe is finrated a fbort dillance from the fpot) felt
himfelf offended at a nand being there, and on the
following morning, I'uefday, with the aMflance of
his fervants4forcibly pulled it down. The plaintiff's
cafe was opened by Mr. Tor PING, who called a wit-
nefs to prove the ad of the defendant, on whole part
Mr. MANLEY tole, and endeavoured to juflify the
at by arguing that the whole of this wane, land
was the Ring'► highway, but in that he failed. The
Court then ttrongly recommended the matter to re-
ference, and it was accordingly left to Mr. Evans,
who has fince made his award. direlling the defen-
dant to pay the whole cons of fuit.

BIRTHS.
On Wednefday. Mrs. John Srockti ale, of P:,11 Mall. of a fm.
On Monday the 27th inft. Mrs. Portman, of Bryanftone Hunfe,
Matt, of a daughter.
At Exmouth, on the ath inftant, the Lady of Colin M Kenzie,
Efq. of Dort more, of a fon.
Monday, in Portugal ftrcct, Grofvenor-fqnare, Lady C. Sloane,
of a daughter.
Monday fennight, the Lady of Col. Skelly, of nuts./ orth, in the
county of Durham, of a fon.
Orr Tr, uriday . at Canterbury, of a fon, the wife of Capt. Richard
Buckner, of the Royal Artillery.