Star.
London, England, 1822-05-14 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANISM EXTRAORDINARY!

KENT, the water pedestrian, has undertaken, fur a vs,,r^r of
One Thousand Guineas, to walk across the sea from Doict
Calais.—Time not fixed.

Yesterday morning, a man of the name of h'9.r.s
left Whitech..pel Church to go to Colchester aril hack in ti
hours. lie arrived at Colchester at half past eight .iclock, ;1:-.
Stretter's, the Three Cups, who gave him a certificate of his ar-
rival, and where the pedesttian ?anemic sof some refreshment
lie started again at nine, and arrived in t.. a r., froin whe;:ce ere
started, at three minutes past nine, thus I.p..ng the w :get oi:411.
He attributes it to going out of his way, in the ::fight, one
—He did not appear much fatigued, aid the iLtter part of Lis
journey, from licomfoe, came at the rate of :ix miles an hour.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY 15.

TYE KING O. SV!L:IAM JENNINGS.
This defendant, a constable of Wi Ichester, was convizte4 at
the last Winchester Assizes of li! eratiog a person named ry.•
who was committed to his custody for au i.ilence against the ::-
else Laws, and on the motion oi the Sotuazois-GENEILAL, s
now brought up for judgment.
Mr. POLLEN addressed the Court in mit;gation of punisinvert.
-The COURT sentenced the defendant to pay a fine to the Ki..g
of £5O, and to remain in custody entii that flue was paid.
TER ICING V.. MART WHITBY'.
On the motien of Mr. gerjeant Pact., this defendant, convicted
of perjury in the prosecution against the family of the Dowd itel:,
of Taunton, for the abduction of iss Maria Glenn, was broue.:
up M receive the judgment of the Court.
After the LORD CHIRP JUSTICE Lad read his report of the tii ;!,
the further proceedings were postponed until another day. LA
Lordship being obliged to go to Guildhall to hold his sittioLi st
Nisi Prius.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MAY 15.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. WILKINSON.

This was an issue directed by the Vice-Chancellor, in order
to ascertain in what manner the Votes of the Vestry for the
School at Enfield were to be taken. •

Mr. Serjeant TADDY argued that the 58 Gee. 111. (S,:nt
Vestry Act), was to govern this Chat it 7, ai;cl that the votes toot
therefore be taken according to the property of the Vestrymen.
Mr. Serjeant Homocir subniitted that the words of the dcgi
which founded the School in the reign of James I. cleat ly
that the votes were to be taken per capita, as that deed 'ex-
pressed that " the more number" of the Vestry were to decide.
He further contended that the .Bth Geo. 111. had no :elAtion7o
a Vestry constituted by deed, but only to a regular Ves:ry.

The i7ounr intimated their concurrence with the Learned .StT.•
jeant, but added, they would certify their apiltion to the Yi:e.
Chancellor.

DREADFUL OCCURRESCP-

WORSTIMSTR Err.—This Office contit:ued surrounded by
sands of people during a great part of yesterday, in censepit.:
of Anne Mountford being brought befora &siva. Tvrvro7.l,,
Esq. the presiding Magistrate, charged v.'ith the murder of it.:
infant female child.

The wretched woman was placed at the Bar : the was co--
fined by a straight jacket, and appeared to be much agitated.
The following witnesses were sworn, and examined.
Mary Ireland said—" I live at Mr. Moutitford's. Some erne
before 11 o'clock, yesterday (Sunday) morning, I observed 7::17.
Mountford. She knocked at my door, and said, 4 I have dove
It—l have done it—send fur an officer.' I said, what have yds'
done? She replied, I have killed my child, I have ;et
its head off—l want to be hung-1 must be hung.' She thct
shewed me the blood on her hands, wiping 'them
the other, and putting each of them to her mouth; and :Le
asked me for a cloth. I gave her a cloth. She then repeated
the words, Send fur an officer.' I wanted to send for a doctor,
but she said it was of no use. She conducted herself like
frantic woman, pulling her hair and clothes in an extraordia:4
manner. She also foamed at the mouth."
Jane Mountford, the prisoner's daughter, a young girl, aced
fourteen years, was next called. She was muck agitated, and
said—" Yesterday morning, a little belote eleven o'clock, 1 bad
the baby in my arms. My mother was In the room dres4i4
herself. She suddenly took the child from me and went with ie
into the passage. She soon retired into the room, and took the
key of the trap door. She then went up stairs through the
trap-door with the child. In about two or three minutea she re-
turned without the child, and went into the kitchen to Al:f.
IreLnd. Before my mother took the child front me she ss.enal
white in the face, and like a mad woman. She. did not spe:A
to me when she took the child."
The prisoner was committed to Newsitte for trial. Wlsile
maining in the pat lour of this Office she shed tears, and " I
hope the Lonu will Wing me through it." I ler looks and Lil:..-
viour were such as to leave no doubt of her insanity.
A Coroner's Inquest was held ye,terday evening, the eve,!::-,:r
on which was, of course, nearly the same as above, The vcici.e
was—Wilful Murder agaiest the tit:happy soother.
'Since the committal of the unfortunate Mrs. Mountford
prison, the distress of the family has been extreme. The lir-
happy husband and two of the eldest daughters ate seen runnh;i:
about the streets in a state of distraction. One of the latter 11.4
been deprived of utterance since the horrid transaction.
LONDON; Printed and puhlished by •Leva. PAW-.
• • plater 'lst:wee-33+ct
•