Star.
London, England, 1806-07-25 00:00:00

suRREr SESSIONS.

Wedne(day yaws Readmit was indicted for a felony.
John 'router is a lath vender, and raid, as he was
palling the Borough from Lindon Bridge, he felt
fame' one pull at his pocket : lie perceived the past-
ner run away towards Three Crown Court ; he fol-
lowed him, and when he came up and fcized him by
the collar, the book was returned to him, and the.
Prifoner was taken to Union Hall, where hisperfon
was recognized by liockie, Collingbourn, and other
Officers; as having been committed as a reputed thief
feveral times.—Guilty of felony.
The Leatned Chairman end the Bench had a per-
feft recolleetion of his perfon, and the former paffed
lenience of traufp-rtation for 7 years upon him.
Yoko Linryay, alias William Harris, was charged
with being a perfon of evil fame, and a reputed
thief. He was taken by Collingbourn the Officer in
the Waltninflet Road, for picking the pocket of a
Lieutenant in the Navy of his pocket book ; the pro•
peaty was recovered, and the pa tner fent to the
County Gaol.—The Court adjudged him to be im-
prifoned for fix months, to be computed from the
date of his contiztion, the 19th of July.
.70b, Harley, an Hibernian, was charged by Wil.
lism Collingbcurn, tot affanhing him. He proved
the affault to have been committed on him in the
Elect:firm of his ditty as an officer, but he had hu-
manely laid the inditiment for a fimple affault only,
of which he was found Guilty.
gaiter &adder?, Refer* Miteltll. and norms Pollard,
sheeelamplighters at Vauxhall Gardens, were in•
ailed for' emb,z7ling the oil Astrulted to them to ,
mike of" of. We have, in a former paper, fisted ;
*yeti of them being taken into cnitody by Lhyd,
• the officer, and their being allowed to go en board
the Tender. Of the (even, there three were returned
as unfit for t fervice.-4-The eafe was eleaxly
o.sile out, Ad the
.Jury found them Guilty.
Mr. Perkins, a Manager of Vanzhall, prayed. on
the part of the Proprietors, for mercy, winch was
granted by the Court, who gave the prifonets the
lenient [entente of imprlfonment for three months
only. '
/lode Gamwm was found guilty of Beating a
elndis4rtighrftons a dial in a public-hour. at Newing-
ton, and was fenteneed to fix months imprifomneat.
Zierast Perm for affaulting and beating his wife.
and attempting to put her into a copper half full of
boiling water, was found Guilty
He prayed to he allowed to (are as a Moldier.
The Learned Chairman replied. that he could not
think of difgracing the king's ferwice fo much as to
fend into it fo cowardly a fellow; and than palled len-
ience of two years imprifonment, and to find flunks.
Samuel AP.Vansis was tried, charged on the oath of
Alice Barrow, of affaulting Critianne Barrow, an
infant cf the age of five year,. with intent to commit
rape. From the tender age of the child her evi•
d'ence could not gn to the Jury, but the combiner! 1
cridenee of the mother, &c. proved the tales and the

old villain, 59 years of ate, received fentetice of on e
' year', impritownent.
Edward Roach for Dealing wheat, yofeth. Belford'
for healing 'pots, and Jame Ward for heating hi.
wife, were tried and acquitted; as was Wqians Waller,
for embezzling the fum of three fhillingsanct eleven.
pence halfpenny, the property of his staflcr, Joltn
Hughes, a baker, at Bermondfey.
Sarah Hart, for Dealing linen at Lambeth, was fen.
termed to be impt ironed three months, and whipped.
A number of perfons were difcharged by proclama.
Lion, among whom was Barton, for a Ilmilar offence
to that of the abominable M'Manus. There was not
any bill foond againa him or Dean, secured of like
indecent offences; the latter had, it fhould appear,
made fatisfaaion in money to the parents of the little
infants !—The Salons then adjourned to Guildford.

ifiSIZES.

HERTFORD, JULY as—CROWNISIDE.
RANI.

Thema, Thompfon was indited for ravitlting Eliz-
abeth Lincoln, on Thtwfday, the 9th of June lalt.
Mr. Foots y (hied to the Jury that this was the
molt fcrious cafe which had come Wore them during
the prefent Affires, inafmuch as it was not only of it-
fell a molt heavy offence, but there were alto eircum•
fiances of peculiar aggravation in the conduft of the
prifoner. The proferutr ix, he raid, was about the age
of 20 years, and having been left without parenLs,the
was brought up at the charge of the parifb, and at
the time of the commiffion of this offence, refided in
the poor-houfe at Bifhop Stortford. The prifoner was
her near relation, her firtt coufin, and refitted in the
fame parifh. It would appear by the evidence, that
this aft of his was not committed either in the infer,.
fibility of intoxication, or by the fudden explotion of
the patios, created by unfought opportunity, as was
fometimes the cafe, but he coldly and fyftemaaically
planned the deed which he afterwards carried into
motion. The girl being in the poor houfe on the
9th of June. the prifoner fent for her to the Cherry
Tree public loth in Stortford, and told her he had
got her a good place, as kitchen maid, at Squire
Heath's at Stanhead. The girl laid (be mutt go
home and get leave to go there. He accordingly ac•
companied her to the poor houfe, and told the fame
(tory to Mrs. Serjeanr, the millrefs of the houfe. Mrs.
Serjeant obferved, that the thought the girl would
hardly fuit the place, as the bad not been at fervice.
He replied that the would do very well, for her aunt
worked there, and would intim& her. Mrs. Ser-
jeant agreed to let her go on trial ; and if the was
not approved of, the prifoner undertook to bring her
fate back again. They then let off together to Stan.
(lead, about fevers in the evening. Their way lay
acrofs fame fields, and on the (kirts of a wood called
Eight Acres Wood. When they approached the
wood, the prifoner began to take indecent liberties,
which le refitted. He immediately feized her by the
arm, and dragged her into the wood. He there threw
her down : the ftruggled and (creamed until her
ftrength was ezhaufted, after which he eff,fted his
purpofe. He kept her in the wood fur two hours,
t,nd compelled her to (übmit to his purple a fecond
time, which being done, he left her alone. She wan-
tiered about the wood the whole nivltt, until day light
enabled her to find her way out. She then raw force
men at work in a field, who direted her to a neigh-
bout iog cottage, in which a relation of hers lived, to
whom the told what had been done to her ; and the
next day the prifoner was apprehended.
Elizabeth Lincoln, the profecutriz, proved the fa&
as Mr. Pooley had limed them. She was a round•
faced country girl, and appeared greatly diftseffed in
giving her evidence.
On being crofs examined by Mr. Coawooo, the
fact not in the !ma vary from her Itory, but (Wed the
fads rather ftronger againll the prifoner.
Mrs. Serjeant, the Miilrefs of the Work houfe,
proved that the prifoner came and Uri ugl.t the profe•
cntriz in the manner as had been rimed ; and that
when the came back the next day, fhe fobbed bitterly,
and Grid Thornpfon had ruined her.
Elizabeth Player, the woman to whole cottage the
went the next morning, laid, that when the came
there lite told her that Thompfon had ruined her ;
the fobbed a great deal, and had her legs fcratched,
and cloaths torn by the brambles.
The Learned Judge told the Jury, that if they be-
lieved the profecutrix, they mutt find the prifoner
guilty. Verdilt—Guilty.
Simla Clarke was indicted for ftealiag a bay geld.
ing, value four pounds, the property of David
Francis.

Mr. Jess°, Rated the eircumflances of the cafe
as follows
The profecutor, Francis, was a poor countryman
who could neither write nor read. On the tzth of
May lan, Hertford fair•day, he carried his poney to
marker, which he agreed to fell to the prifoner (or
41. The prifoner gave him a note which he told him
was a 51. Deptford Bank note. The profecotor gave
him a 11. note in change. This not: the profecator
paid away to another countryman, as ignorant as
himfelf ; but the next perfins to whom it was tender.
ed, difcovered it was a mere imitation of a Bank
note, and in fail, it was a note; on the face of it,
purporting to be, "Debtors Bark. 1 promife to pay
bearer sd. for Attorney, Plaintiff, and Defendant.
T. Collins." The count, yman finding how he had
been duped, went in fearch cf the milliner, ■nd met
him in Kingfland road. He flopped him, and Willed
on having a gond note, but the prifoner fwore he had
paid three of the fame fort of notes away on the fame
day, that he took them for good ones, and he would
not change them for any body.
The Prifooer, in his defence, Paid, he took the
notes the fame day from a perfon who laid he came
from Oxford, and be believed he was either a Par-
fon, a Lawyer, or a Doelot, (or he had a hand as
white as any lady's. He added, he could not read
himfelf, and if they were bad notes, he had bimfelf
been impoted upon.
Several witneffes were called, who gave him a
good charadlet as a dealer in bodes, in a (mall way,
and confirmed his liatement that he could neither
read nor write.—Tbe Jury found him Guilty.

I:ictiard White was convicted of uttering a bad (bil-
ling, knowing it to be a counterfeit; Jae having been
before convifted at Middlefex of the fame offence,
which tenders the lad a capital offence.
Sullen Jones, landlady of the Fox and Gyapes pub•
lic houfe at Ware, gated that the Pritoner, on the
16th of March tenClered her the bad lriuiAj is. gad-

tion. A. 4 kantOratikfflairea...t...sanit .isitiotikit
hirer, (he fent for a cmilable, and he was fearelsalr
concealed under his cloaihs two large parcels of bad
(billings were fouui, 'wld with a piece
of fmail paper between.eit h-- .The Jury found him
The above three prlfoners, together with Thomas
Berry for cheep-pealing, and lobs .Smith for flailing
in a dwelling houfe, weielput to the bar and received
lenience of death. Oftlrefe, the Learned Judge told
Nee Iheep.ftealer, and gortifon for the rape, that they
mull cloak In receive no mercy.
On the Civil Side nothing material was done. The
Court &tithed early, and the Affixes concluded'.
WINCHESTER, JULY z 9.
At our Affizes. (the bufinefs of which commenced
on Wedaefday lan), there were only ten
„vicunas
for trial, not one of whom was capitally convieted.—:
Robert Andrews, for dealing goods from the waggon
of Mtfirs. Brown, Brice, and Malian ; and Char-
late Rofibieflu, for a felony in the (hop of Henry
Doughty, at Portfea, were Cadenced to be tranfport-
ed (even years. 7 homes Gray, for affaulting Major
Angus Frafer, was fined 6s. Bd. Rokrs riVire was
difcharged ; and Patrick Connelly, Thomas Wails :Alm
Morthant, Thomas Matthews, john Meofikn, ancl4.rab
Brown, arraigned for different offences, were feve-
rally acquitted.
At the Ay Prime, twenty-one caufes were entered
for trial, (even of which were tried by fpecial juries.
The King (on the profecution of George Lovell,
Efq ) o. George Wilkins.—l'he Profecutor lives at.
Rookley Route, in the parifh of Crawley, and is a
Magiftrate of the county. The Defendant is a far-
mer at King's Somborne, and one of the overfeers
of the poor of the parilb. On the zd of September
IsA, the Profecator being out with his gun, heard
repeated cries, and violent blows given. On ridiug
up to the place whence they proceeded, he found the
Defendant beatingg a little boy, about eleven years
old, for having Buffered Come pigs to *get into a
field. The Proketitor exponulated with the Defen-
dant on the feverity of the correction, which was re
turned by the latter with great abufe, and an attempt
to ride over the Profecutor, who, in confequence,
indicted the Defendant at the tall affizes. The Bill
being found, the indictment was removed into the
Court of King's Bench, and directed by the Court to
be tried at the Affizes, and was now fubmitted to the
decifion of a Special Jury, who found the Defendant
—Guilty of a common affault only.
Morgan v. Turner—was an action for the obiruc-
don of light, by building a wall againfi the Plaintiff's
windows. On an objection to the form of the action,
the Plaintiff was nonfuited.

Rex v. Eldridge and Another—was an informa-
tion by the Attorney General, for oblirnaing an of-
ficer of the Escife. The Defendant was found—
, Guilty.
Elmore v. Heath—was an atliort to recover pl.
the price of a horfe fold to the Defendant, and war-
ragtes: found and quiet : he proved, howo,ver, to be
unfound and vicious, and the Jury gave the Plaintiff',
his whole demand.
A caufe wherein Meffrs. Heath and Son, brewers,
'were Plaintiffs, and Dennis Reid, Efq. Defendant,
was chiefly remarkable for the defence fa up, and
the Defendant being his own advocate. After three
years credit, the Defendant refilled the demand of
payment for beer fold and delivered to him by the
Plaintiff, on the allegation that the beer was not
brewed with malt and hops, but with pernicious in-
gredients. To fobtlantiate this cafe, he brought for-
ward the Plaintiff's brewer, who had been in their
fervice 30 years, and other witneffes, who proved
to the fatistaaion of the Court, that the Plaintiffs
never ufed any other ingredients than malt and hops
in their beer. The jury, of cousfis, gave a verdict
for the Plaintiffs.

Hart v Solomon—was an aSion between two
Jews refiding at Portfea ; wherein the Plaintiff
fought to recover 131.1 Is. the value of revel; watches
fold to the Defendant, which he pleaded had been re-
turned. The Jury found for the Plaintiff for his
whole demand.

The King v. Thomas Payne, and the King v.
James Payne—were indidments againft the Ddcn-
dants fur having naval flan es in their poffelEon belong-
ing to his Majelty. The firlt went off for want of
Jurors to make up a Special Jury ; on the fecund,'
the record was withdrawn.
The King v. Bull and Another, was called on this
morning, but went off alto for want of Jurors.
There bein no capital conviction, this is termed
a Maiden / me, and the Sheriff, according to enf:
torn, paid ve guineas (called glove money) to the
Officers of the Conn.

' The General Quarter Set lions of the Peace were
held here on Tuesday lA, when lane loWon, con
rifted of flealing a watch from fhomas Swan, of
Alverfkoke; and Elisabeth Noble, for (lealing wearing
apparel from Robert Dafwell, of Gofport, were or•
dered to be imprifoned fix months each. William
Bennett, fur a theft at Otterbourn, to be Confined one
month. The other trials were fur crimes of leis
enormity.