Star.
London, England, 1802-08-27 00:00:00

TRIALS BEFORE THE RECORDER, AUGUST 17.

Honora Dwyer, convicted on the IA fitting day
of the ftflion, of felonioufly receiving from Marga.
ret Tyrrell t so guineas, knowing the fame to hare
been ttolen from Wm. Swords, a hatter, in Meath-
row, was brought up to receive fentence. The
Court determined that as the flatute enacting pe-
nalties on receivers of ltolen goods, only mentions
goods and chattels," and as calls does not come
within the denomination of either, the crime with
which the prifoner (lands convicted could not ex
ceed a mifdemeanor at common law, which pre-
cludes the punifhment of traafportation—the fen-
tence of the Court m as therefore that the prifoner
be confined for three months ; certain tefiimonials
of her good chara.ter had been adduced on her

Laurence Aiken flood indi&ed for having, on
the aBth of June laft, Itolen from the roof of a new
houfe, the property of Richard Williams, solb.
weight of lead.
Andrew Bruce proved that the lead was fell).
nioullr taken, as laid in the indielmen!, from the

winner--and that lie detected the prifoner, who
was a birdman in the work, lurking about the pre-
°miles at the time it was 'Wen ; he found Mllie f
the lead, however, in his custody, but difeovered it
in the hoof: communicating Kith that from which
it was Itolen ; this occurred on a Sunday min
when the prifoner could have no occafion to be
there ; when interrogated at firft as to
brought him to this place, he was filent, but af, cr.
wards alledged he came for his hod and
Witnefs found three large pieces of the lead ne.rr
the fp., „.bere:the prifotter was at that difcovered,
front whence there was a ladder communicatirig
with a well hole or vacancy for a flair-cafe,
through which the priloner might eafily have
paifeetand
All there circumflances appearing fufficicrtly
hong to the Court in their charge to the Jury, to
warrant a conviction, they returned a verdict.-. 4
Guilty ; prifoner to he tranfported for feven years.
Catherine Norris, indided fur Beating fever:it
articles of weal ing apparel, the property of Daniel
Bacon, was found guilty on teitimony of the pro.
fecutor, who caught the prifoner in the farti of
(baling—to be tranfported for feven years.
John M4Longlilin, a yOuth of about the age of
t 3 years, flood trial on a charge of haling from
Chrittopher Rafferty, five National Bank notes, of
one guinea each.
The profecutor depofed, that the prifoner bad
lived with him for near four years, as a ferraut,
during which tin:e, until the prefent tranfaftion,
he conducted himfelf with diligence and fidelity;
.that on Saturday fe'nnight, having miffed fome
promiffory and bank notes, his fufpacions turned
on the maid-fervant, whom he accufed of the theft;
the however denying the charge, remarked that the
prifoner came to her at an unfeafonable time fcr a
piece of candle, to look about his room, as he raid.
The profecutor was afterwards induced to ilium-
gate the boy, who confelred to having taken the
promillbry notes after a difeharged bill was foiled
on his perfon, the bank notes and ell the other
papers having been found in the fame pocket-boa.
He perfevered to the tart in difTavowing any ac-
complice. Verdira—Guilty ; to be burned in the
hand, and imprilimed twelve months in the Peri.
tertiary, when ready for the reception of culprit,.
Margaret Doyle and Mary 'Tyrrell Rood inch&
ed for having, on the t sth of Augull init. stolen fire
pieces of (tamped muffin, the goods of Mr. John
M'Dermntt, who depofed that both prifoners came
into his fhop, in Grafton-street; that one affeled
to bargain with his wife about a piece of muffin,
.while the other, he prefumed, took the five pieces
away, which he found on her perfon after the left
the Burp. He alfo foutui on the perfon of her who
feigned to bargain with his wife, a piece of white
muffin and a pair of flockings, which he could not
prove to be his property, not having the marks en
them by which he could recognize his own. Ver.
Guilty.—To be tranfported for feven years.
Judith Power, indicted for an affrult on Sea-
comb Mafon,_ on the 28th July tall, pleaded not
guilty and defended her own caufe.
Mafon drpnfed to a violent alTault committed by
the prifoner,with her nails on his face, the honour-
able marks of which he bore about him.

The prifoner jullitied the afrault on a new prin-
ciple, in which the difditiaed all reference either to
common or Itatute law—the alledged that the bore
two children to the profecutor, whom the nutted
and reared at her own expence, and that he refuted
to contribute even 2d. a day towards the fopport
of the furviving one ; that when fupplicating him
the Ida time for this little pittance, and he being
fo cruel hearted as to deny her fo !mall a favour,
after the m.e.ty the had granted him for ten years
back ; that the was honeftly and faithfully attached
to him, the could not keep her pafTion for him,
which was always flrong, and the made free with
his face a little, and that was all.

The profecutor, in anfwer to this &arm/pleading,
denied the premifes on phyfical principles,alledging
that fo promifcuous was the connedion of the
loner with his lex, that (he could not exactly feted
the real father of the children,and that confiquent-
ly, in ju(tice to himfelf, he always denied them.
The prifoner in a rejoinder called loudly for her
child, entreating the Court to) wait, and " the
would be bound they could ealily, by the Teem-
blance of her darling to his falfe-hearted Litho*
fee that he could only be his."
It is certain the gentleman's phis was rather of
the expreffive call, and would not require the (kill
of a Lavater to trace a living miniature of it; but
the Court not concurring entirely in the lady's ma-
ternal feelings, charged the Jury to find her guilty
before (he could avail herfelf of fo new a fpecies of
evidence as the produdion of her child.—To be
imprifoned three months, wish condition, that in
cafe the profecutor (hall lack to have any part of
her fentence remitted, his requeft (ball be complied
with.

Pat. Ward, prerented by the Grand Jury as a
vagabond, was ;diet wards tried and found guilty of
a grofs and aggravated affault on Robert Kear).
Sentenced to 12 months imprifonment, and to find
fccurity in tool. to be of the peace for feven years.
Martin Browne convi&ed of flealing a thin, the
property of Alderman Exihaw, value 5s.—To be
tranfported for feven years.—lt was one found on
him out of four the prifoner [tole.
Court adjourned to 7th September.

BIRTHS.
At Reading, on the 23d inft. Mn. MtCowell, of a fon.
At Baberton, on the 16th initant, Mn. Robert Gordon, of al
daughter.
On the lift inftant, the Lady of Richard Baca, Efq. of the
Royal Greys, of a daughter.

DIED.
On Tuefday evening, at his houfe In Davics-fireet, Hertel. y.
((pare, Timothy Calvrall, Efq. of Saeombc Park, Herts.
On the 13th init. Mr. Akxander Clerk, Middkton.
At St. Pierre's, Martinique, 011 the auth of June laft, Mr.
Wm. Graham, merchant, fon of the late Rev. Henry Graham,
minHter of the parr of Cambray.

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