Star.
London, England, 1825-08-13 00:00:00

SLIMMER ASSIZE&

AVOUST to.
STOCKMAN, THE 21111113E111.

The Cotinsel.for Crouch, who'had preferred a bill of
Indictment against this man for robbing him of a sum
of between SOW. and 1001. applied to the Court for an
order that the prosecutor should be allowed his expenses,
the Grand Jury having ignored the bill.
Mr. Justice liot.noVn said he thought this was not
a case in which the usual allowance ought to be made.
When prosecutions were instituted for the ends of public',
justice, by men who had a claim to the benefit of that
justice, it was reasonable that they should be aided and
encouraged in the pursuit of their object. Here, how-
ever, it appeared, that the prosecutor had been in the
possession of a sum of money, which it was too pro-
bable he had not acquired by honest means, but by
some unlawful gaming upon the bruising-match, of
which he had been one of the promoters. The allow-
ance (igh: only to be made to persons who had nothing
to blame themselves for in the accidents which had ex-
posed them t:. robbery ; not to a man like the prose-
cutor, who (putting out of the question the very
suspicious manner in which he had become possessed
of the money he had lost) had been so imprudent as to
go, with a large sum about him, to a place resorted to
by the dishonest persons who always attended fights.—
The application must be refused.

iitzwilliam Thistletuaita Hentstaorth was convicted
of pe:jul y, in swearing to a debt apinst a Mr. Chiketts
of 30:.1. The pi isoner is well known in town and
country, and he was sentenced to be transported for
seven years. . •
James Pattern, a coarse-looking young man, aged
21, WAS capitally indicted for an aggravated assault
upon Anne Atking, at the parish of Edgebaston, DA the
7th of M sy last.
The Jury deliberated for half an hour, and then found the
prisoner Guilty

BEY V. ALDRIDGE, ESQ.
This was an indictment which was preferred against
the defendant, who is a Magitrate of the county of
Gloucester, for corruptly refusing to license a person
named Gardner, to keep a public•house, unless he
would deal with Mr. Watts, a brewer, and wrongfully
licensing a persou named Mason.
From the evidence, it appeared that the prosecutor,
Mr. Gardner, was the owner of a horn:, situate at Bis•

Icy, for which he wishel to obtain a license as a public- ,
house, not intending to reside in it, but because he could
let it for a larger rent with a license than without
one. For this purpose he applied to Mr. Aldridge, a
Geatleman of 72 years of age, and who was a Magis•
trate. It appeared that Mr. Aldridge had some years
since carried on the business of a brewer, but that he
had given op that business to his son, who had since
resigned it in favour of Mr. Watts. When the pro-
secoor first applied for the license in 1822, Mr. Al.
dridge said that it ought not to he licensed, as there
were so many public-houses. However, on a second
applicaiion by the prosecutor. Mr. Aldridge said, that
as it appeared to be the wish of the neighbourhood, it
should be licensed, brit added, 661 should like to serve
soy friend Watts." This the prosetutor assented to,
and it was understood that the beer to be consumed in
I the . house should be .bought of Mr. Watts. -Several,
other interviews took place, in-one of which the prose-
' cutor said to Mr. Aldridge, that be should be willing
toles the house to any person put into ffi:Niors,
.and. Mr. Aldiidge said she license had hatter bo-graated
-so Mason.. the-- relevant*. -assented • ttr. This
person, named Mason, was a hair-ctresseir' in the town
of Stroud, who proved that he hid never carried- on
a public-house, or intended to do so, nor had he ap-
plied to any Magistrate to license him ; however, the
prosecutor and Mason, - and two persons as sureties,
went before Mr. Aldridge and Mr. Burgh.' another
Magistrate, and a license was granted to Mason to,
keep the prosecutor's house, as a public-house ; but'
Mr. Watts ultimately declining to pot any one into
the house as a tenant, Mr. Aldridge refused to con-
sent to the assigning of the license to the. prosecutor,
land it therefore remained useless in the hands of Mason.

This appeared to be the grievance complained of.
Mr. LunLow addressed tfieJory for Mr. Aldridge, and argued
that there was not the least evidence of corruption oo his part,
and that whatever the arrangement 'about the license was, the pro.
secutor himself was consenting to it.
Mr. Justice Boasouon recapitulated the facts to the Jury, and
said,that unless they were satisfied that Mr. Aldridge was actuated
by corrupt motives, be was entitled to au acisittal. Verdict—
Not Guilty.
GLOUCESTER, AUGUST 11.
ALWAY V. NIBLETT.

Mr. Ross= stated that this was an action for criminal conver-
sation had by the defendant with the plaintiff's wife.
Mr. LUDLOW opened the case as one attended with
circumstances of aggravation, although the parties did
not move in a very exalted circle. The plaintiff, a
young man about 28 or SO years of age, carried on the
business of a brazier, in the town of Thornbury. He had
been for some years married to his present wife, who
had brought him four children, The defendant was
also a married man, a tradesman like the plaintiff, in
Thornbury, and in habits of intimacy with his family.
,Under these circumstances, a criminal intercourse had
taken place between Mr. Niblet and Mrs. Alway,
which had blasted the comfort and happiness of the
plaintiff far ever. The intercourse had subsisted for
some time before it came to his knowledge, as the de-
fendant purchased the silence of his servants ; but as
soon as he knew it, he quitted the society of his wife,
and in a few days desired her to leave his roof.
Mr. Robert Always the plaintiff's brother, proved the
marriage, and that the plaintiff separated from his wife
in March last. He thought they lived happily together.
Since the separation, he had heard the defendant say
he would provide for the plaintiff's wife while he had a
shilling, and she still lived in one of his houses, and a
little way from his own residence.
James Taylor, an apprentice of the plaintiff, deposed
to seeing his mistress and the defendant in an indelicate
situation in the shop about two years ago, when he had
climbed to a window to observe them; but did not then
see an act of adultery. He also deposed to two ether
meetings between them shortly after, of which he did
nct tell his master, and that the defendant several times
gave him small sums of- money. He recollected the
quarrel between his master and mistress in March. She
remained a few days afterwards in the house; and on
one night his master slept with him. On cross-exami-
nation, after a great deal of pressing, and MR admoni-i
tion from the Judge, the lad said that,on the other nights,
his master slept in the same room with his mistress, as he
heard him enter it.
Mr. Richard Alway, the father of the plaintiff, who
lived about half a mile from Thornbury, said that he
thought his daughter-in-law made a good wife to his
son, till on a Sunday in 1824, be called at the house
and found the door fastened. He attempted to open it,
m.hile doing so, saw Niblet coring down stairs.

Mrs.Aiway then cache to the kitchen window and spoke
to biol. The neat morning about ten he saw Niblet
go towards the house, and watched hail. late went
through the workshop to the kitchen doort and there,
looking through the window, saw Mrs. Alway and the
defendant criminally c.)nsected in the kitchen, so as to
leave no doubt of their guilt. He spike to Mrs. Alway
about it, but did not tell his son for ten month% •after,

because he thought it would destroy all his happiness.
Mrs. Alway only slept one night in the house after be
spoke on the subject, in March; for he saw her g 3 the
next day to her father's. The plaintiff was distressed
and ill when he discovered the conduct of his wife.

On eross.ezarn -i4ation, the witness said that two or three persons
might have stood and looked in at the kitclkn window, when he
saw the parties in the situation which he Add described.
A witness named Ford corroborated Robert Alway respecting
the declaration of the defendant, that he would provide for the
plaintifs wife, and the Overseer of the parish represtuted the pro-
perty of the defendant to be worth about £7OO or £BOO, but did
not possess any accurate means of knowledge.
Mr. TAUNTON addressed the Jury for the defendant,
contending—first, that the adultery was not sufficiently
proved, because the evidence of the plaintiff's father
was incredible; and second, that, supposing the proof
complete, the plaintiff ought only to obtain nominal
damages. There was not the slightest proof of seduc-
tion ; no evidence that many persons besides the defen-
dant had not shared the favours of the litdy ; and a
m4n who was so insensible to his own dishonour as, ac•
cording to the testimony of the apprentice, to occupy
the same room with his wife after discovering her in-
fidelity, could not ask a Jury to give him any ecorn-
pence for the loss of those affections which he bad taken
so little pains to preserve, and which he htd lost with
so little of manly resentment or honourable sorrow'.
111 r. Justice BURROW!' directed the Jury to consider, first, whel
ther the adultery was proved; and secondly, if they thought it
was, what damades the plaintiff was entitled to recover? The story
told by the plaintiff's witnesses was extraordinary, and, if true,
proved his wife to be a shantelets woman, wlmse conduct, of course,
the Jury would consider in estimating the damages.
The Jury, after co3sulting for a quarter of an hour, returned a
verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, £l2O.

BRIDGEWATER, AUGUST 10.
Hannah Tatinton "as indicted for having, on the'
15th of May last, caused the death of her husband,
Henry Taunton, by throwing and pushing him down
the steps of Wale( t Parade, in the city of Bath, with
force and violence, by which he received several
" mortal wounds, bruises, and concussions," of which
he languished till he died, on the 18th ,of the same
month.—The remarkable features of the case were
these. The prisoner, about seventy years old, thought
of marriage in April last. She fixed her affections on
the decetsed, rather above than under 9.5; they were
both paupers ; the union of the parties made some
noise at the time in the fashionable world at Bath—
many a jeu d'esprit was let fly in the pump-room, and
old maids began to think of blooming afresh, declaring
that " it was better late than never," and always
gA better to marry than burn." Mr. and Mrs. Taunton
spent the happiest honey-moon, envied by all the men
and matrons in Bath. Scarcely had the month ex-
pired, when—alas! how inconstant is man's happiness !
they were heard by their neighbours to bicker and
brawl. On the night of the 15th May, they walked
out together, apparently full of affection towards each
other. They were seen tother, walking arm-in-arm
on Walcot Parade, at half-past eight o clock. From
this parade there is * descent -of thirty stone steps to
the street, with a landing-place in the middle. At the
top of this passage, the deceased' requested the prisoner
to precede him she refused, and- as •soon as he made
one step down, she put her right' hand .to his back, and
pushed him down violently fourteen steps, till he fell
fiat on the landing. There she left him till he was
taken home by the neighbours. He died in 58 'hours
after, and said that he would never forgive his wife.
The facts were proved.—The surgeons spoke of " the
bruises, contusions, abrasions, inflammations, extravasa-
tions of blood, and quantities of serum in the ventricles
of the brain." These latter symptoms. however, were
not to be attributed so much to the fall, as to the gra-
dual decay of nature in the man. The surgeons main-
tained—nobedy doubted them—that the man could not
live long, though to received no fall at all.
Mr. HALcosts, for the prisoner, took several objec-
tions to the form of the indictment, in which, instead of
" mortal wounds, bruises, and concussions," the adjective
" mortal" ought to be repeated with each substantive.
The place en which the man was thrown was not the
ground, as laid is the indictment, but stone steps raised
on an archway. The arguments on these abstruse points
took up much time, and wasted great learning, for the
JUDOS overruled the objections without much hesitation.
The woman was found Guilty, and sentenced to sis months' im-
prisonment.

CARLISII, AUGUST 10.
HALLIDAY v. ATKINSON AND ANoTHER.

Mr. SCARLITT stated the case. This was an action
brought by the father of the plaintiff, a minor, against
the defendants, who were the executors of a person of
the name of M'Knight, late an innkeeper at Whitehaven,l
and the object of the action was to recover from the de-
fendants the sum of 100/. being the amount of a promis-
sory note, made by M'Knight in favour of young H.ll-
- on or about the 2d of August, 1821, and just
previous to the death of M.Kaight. He (Mr. Scarlett)
knew not what possible defence could be set up to this
action, inasmuch as he would be able distinctly to prove
the intimacy of Halliday and his family with M'Knight,
and the making of the note by him, and witnessed by a
person of the name of Bland.

- Mr. Bland having given bis evidence,
Ihe promissory note was put in and read, and Mr. SCARLITT said
that be had closed his cruse. _ _

Mr. BROUGHAM, for the defendants, addressed the
ljury, and said that his clients were only discharging
a duty imposed upon them in defending the present
action. They were the executors under the will of
*Knight, and now found it necessary to oppose this
claim in justice to the different parties interested in the
affairs of *Knight. The Learned Counsel submitted
to his Lordship, that there was no case to go to the
Jury, as no valuable consideration had been proved,
though notice was served to require that proof.
Mr. Baron Hutzoex said, that in his opinion, there was enough
for the consideration of the Jury.
Mr. Mitchell,' surgeon. was examined, to prove that WlEnight
was of unsound mind, and addicted to habits of drunkenness. In

cross-examination he admitted that he wai;;;linrs;;;M:Knight's
will, made about the same time at which the bill in question was
given. •
Margaret and Ana Bateman, two relatives of 11• Knight, gave
similar evidence as to the state of his mind and habits.
Mr. Sc.' as-nv replied, and Mr. Baron Hoxxoct summed up,
wben the Jury, after a few minutes deliberation, found for the plain-
tiff—damages ,1100, and interest since the date of the bill being due.

Thursday night, about nine o'clock, a fire broke out
at the house of Mr. Amos, ,hatter, in Yolk-street,
'Blackfriars-road ; but by the timely arrival et the en-
gines it was soon extinguished.

• •
sposTING INTELLIGE
YORK AUGUST MUTlNG.—(Fobatst as c, Yntrusisuv).
Fast cies.nce, Arrwoov.—The betting at the New Betting
Room, in the York Tavern, bas been very extensive since our last,
on the St. Leger, and, as we predicted, has thrown Altisidori
back, the odds having immediately reached 3S to 1. The St.
Leger betting becomes every hour of greater Importance; the
horses continually changing places, some of them with litkila ap-
pearance of reason ' • Clevslard, in particular, is continually alter-
ing, and thou whoaffect to be wise on it, *titillate it to Maturing
a roarer, a report which we will nut vouch for; he is a very fine
colt, but many nay that he is too large. A south country horse of
Mr. Windhant's, brother to Addy, who it will be recollected,
*as beaten by Enamel,, at Newmarket, has got up surprisingly
Ltely, and is much faioured, as well in the North ai in the South;
and from the favour in which he is held by the Yorkshire people
great things are augured of him. liaratarius winning the T.Y.O.
su Tuesday, brought Trinculo forward, but he will not long 1--
main a favourite. Escape's victory yesterday was a surprise to the
sporting world, for as yet he has only beers known as a gener.d
loser. It will be seen below that he has been heat to-day, which
leaves his chance very poor for the St. Leger, and will very pro-
bably prevent Altisidera running for that Stakes. The following
is the betting this morning:

ST. LICE&
si to I apt Memnon 20 to 1 agst Dauntless
7 to 1 apt Alderman 25 to 1 agst Trinculo
.I to 1 apt Addy 28 to 1 agst homer
9 to I agst Redgauntlet 28 to I agst Pastime
ltli to 1 agst Cleveland 30 to 1 apt Brownlock
IS to 1 apt Whisker 35 to I apt His Grace
The Course to-day was attended by the Duke of Leeds, Mat•
q_ uis of Queensberry, Lords Fitzwilliam, Milton, Dandas,Doe.n,
Kennedy, Kelburne, I larewood, &c. Sirs W. Milner, W. U. and
J. H. Maxwell, E. Datisworth, J. Byng ; Cul. Udney; lion. I:.
Petri:, O. Powlett, Batter ; Messrs. Lambton,
Wilson, W &c. The running was as follows t
The last year of the renewed 25gs. Subscription, for horses, E..:.
S yrs old colts, 7at. 21b. fillies, Est. 111 b. four yrs old colts, est.
31b. and fillies, Bst. five yrs, Bst.. 101 b. six and aged, 9st. Two
miles.
Mr. Lamhton's b. c. Buzzard, 4 yrs 1
Lord Scarborough's b. m. Fair Charlotte, 6 yrs 2
The following started, but were not placed :—Mr. Ferguson's
eh. f. Equity, 5 yrs; Air. R. Milnes's ch. c. Acteon, 3 yrs; Bier
Houldsworth's Miller of Mansfield, 4 yrs; Lord Fitawilliam's b.
f. Beatrice, 3 yrs.-5 to 4 on the field, 3 to 1 agst Fair Charlotte,
3 to 1 agst The Miller, 10 to 1 apt Acteon, 100 to 5 agst Equity.
Beatrice made running, and kept the lead for neatly a mile ;
whin Fair Charlotte came up, and headed, dosely pushed by Buz-
zard, until the turn of the angle at the top of the Course, the
others keeping, as the Yorkshire sportsmen termed it, '1 all of a
loomp." Buzzard now got close to Fair Charlotte's heels, keep-
ing close to the rails on the near side of them, and whilst Nelson
was eyeing Equity, he quietly slipped by, and won the race, whi-h
Was beautifully and closely contested, by only half a head. Many
persons near the Grand Stand, on the horses passing it, were posi-
tive that Fair Charlotte would and did wits, and in consequence
laid pounds, and hundreds at 20 to 1 on her, for which they piid
dearly. Robinson rode the winner.
Sweepstakes of 30 say. each, 10 ft. for 3 yrs old colts, Bst. 51b.
fillies, Est. 211 s. List mile and a quarter. (28 Subs.)
Lord Kennedy's b. c. Homer
Duke of Leeds's b. c. Crowcatcher
Mr. Lambton's ch. c. Count Porro . Z
The following started, but were not placed : Lord Ketburn<4
ch. f. Purity, Mr. Hoaldsworth's br. c. His Grace, Mr. Cromp-
ton's ch. c. Alphonso, Mr. Hauldsworth's b. e. Escape, Mr. Pette's
b. c. by Senor.
sto 1 age his Grace-4 to 1 apt Crowcatcher-4 to 1 iv:
Porro-5 to 1 apt Homer-12 to 1 apt Escape-14 to 1 again.:
Purity.
Ilia Grace nude severe running at starting, Homer close at his
heels, and the others near at hand, until a little before the distance,
when he let loose, and won a tine race cleverly by a length;
by Jackson.
.e5O given by the City, added tit a Purse, for all ages. Four miles.
Mr. Gascoigne's Elizabeth ••• • walked oves:
Floristuart, Young Catton, Royalist, the Miller of Mant!eldi
Wbiskerandos, and Hazzard were drawn. •
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
YORK, TMUSADAY NIGHT, Etalte CetLeCit.
The day was beautiful, and the great interest excited by the 30
sov. stakes, which so greatly innuends the future specula/lone. sn
the St. Leger, brought a more numerous assemblage of Gni:ldea,
than on either of the preceding days. As soon at the Races were
over, and the books settled, the departures were very numerous
among the Nobs for grouse shooting, which commences to.morroie
(August 12), to Richmond, Middleham, ichmond, Pickering. and the north
and north-east of Yorkshire Moors. It is said that the grouse are
numerous, and very strong on the wing. -
On the termination of the day's sport, the betting men canoe-
gated, and a great deal of conversation on the great race took pl.ze.
Many were watching Homer's coming in, as it was said that it
would be "bellows to mend ;" but it was not so—he was all righr,
and only touched once with the whip, to which be instantly an-
swered, and could have won the race if he had pleased, more cleverly
than he did ; he has more the appearance of a stallion than a racer,
but is evidently capable of a deal of wear and tear ; it was thougkr.
that both Crowcatcher and Escape lost greatly at the start. There
has been some very heavy betting this evening; and, as we pro-
phesied yesterday, Homer immediately got up to 10 to 1 ; Crow-
catcher was also named at 40 to 1 ; Escape and his Grate being
out of the question. Cleveland remains as before (it is said that
there is more money depending on this horse's running for the St.
Leger than was ever known on one horse—full a million; should be
lose, it will be a very heavy Sessions) Memnon must go back.
The following is the betting when this accoont left :—S to 4
Alderman agst Homer (taken); 31 to 1 apt Memnon ; 76 to I
agst Alderman; 8 to 1 agst Redgaontlet ; 10 to 1 apt Homer; 17
to I apt Cleveland; 18 tot apt Addy; 20 tot apt Whisker; 25
to I agst Trincalo ; 28 to 1 apt Pastime ;20 to 1 apt Daunt/ea ;
40 to 1 agst Crowcatcher.
GOODWOOD RACES—Fran Dar.—Anew: ii.
The Goodwood Stakes of 251ov:each, with 50 added. Two miles.
Lord Egremont's gr. c. by Whalebone 1
Duke of Richmond's b. m. Spree, 4 yrs old
Lord G. Lennox named Silkworm, 4 yrs • 3
A good race, won by a length:
The Cowdroy Stakes of 50 sov. each, b, ft. for 5 years olds; Mkt,
.Bst. 41b. Three quarters of a mile.
Lord Egremont's b. f. by Partisan
Duke of
_ _

The Gold Cup, with 50 sei. added, for all ages (2 year olds ex-
cepted). Two miles.
Lord Egremont's Brother to Black-and.all-Black, 3 yrs old I
Duke of Richmond's Dindixette, 5 yrs old
•
Lord G. Cavendish's Oanymede, 5 yrs old
An admirable race, won by half a neck.
A Sweepstakes of 3 sov. each, sod 50 added, for all ages. Heats,
three miles.
Duke of Richmond's b. in. Spree, 4 yrs old . • 1 1
Lord Uxbridge named Hurly Burly, 4 yrs old . 4dr
The Hatmaker Cup, value 60 says, for horses not thorough bred.
Two miles.
Duke of Richmond's Pantomime
Mr. C. Greville's b. g. Tom
Won by half a length,
The Drove Sweepstakes of 15 sous. each for hunters.
Pantomime walked over.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York honoured the Course
with his presence; also the Duke of Richmond, Bart of Egremont,
Ike. The Course was admirably kept by Mr. Grant, and the sport
was excellent.
SALE OF RACERS.
Chariton's annual sale of racing stock took place at•Ludford
inellaturday last. The celebrity of the Stud attracted a large com-
pany, and very high prices were gives for some of the horses.
Master Henry was bought in at the amazing assn *12,900 guteeas,
and Anticipation at 993 guineas. seven out of the ten yearlings sold
for 1620 guineas; wily one of the mares was sold, as it did not ap-
pear to be Mr. C:s wish to part with them ; only two of the foals
were sold; T. W. Gifford, Esq. purchased b. c. Tattler, by Man-
fred, out of Gossip (in the Derby) for 220 guineas; also a br. f.
by Smolensk°, dam by Shuttle, fur 110 guineas, and a br. f. by
Clinker, out of Mina, by Selim, fur 200 guineas. Colonel. Udney
purchased ch. c. ClNlStintiOt,l Comas, out of Slater to Election,
for 340 gs. J. Mynas, Esq. bought b. c. Mexican, by Castrel or
Manfred, out of Black Beauty, fur 36S gs. and a black and grey
ally, by Whalebone or Octavio., for 65 p.. Mr. Tattersall pur-
chased b. c. Amateur, by Abjer, for 105 p. and a br. 1.
by Smolensk*, out of Old Maid, by Gobanna, for 550 gs. and'J.
Knight, Esq. Hecate, by Sorcerer, out of little Peggy, by Bos-
sard for 190 gs.

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Mrs. Adolphus complained, Thursday, at Bow:ltreet,
of a servant whom she had discharged far inattent
and drunkenness, and who refused to give up his live
Tne Magistrate decided against the lacquey, aad zr
ipelled a tp;ritndon of 1::s motley finery of zo.::se.

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