Star.
London, England, 1802-07-29 00:00:00

RIMIER ASSIZES.

HlRTTORD.—thereWeie only nine prifoners on
the Cr-Iwn fide, one of whom was capitally con-
aided, viz. gam Crywell, for burglarioutly break-
, ing and entering the dwelling houfe of William
Kirby, at Eftenden, and healing from thence a
rack of flour, three hams, a watch, fome money,
and fundry articles, his property. The principal
was an amxomplice, of the name of Law-
ford, !wired, that on the t Ith of April, he
and Ctifwsii, in company with a man not taken,
bke: and entered Mr. Kirby's houfe, at ten o'clock •
at ragl.t, and, after regaling theintelves below,
rrcceri•ri to the apartment of the profecutor and
hi- wife, two old and infirm perfons, where, with
in.p. et alions, they demanded their money. Mrs.
Ki: by raid, 44 Why will yell come to the diftreffed?
w: It rye no money to give: we can fcarcely main-
s life by our induitry." The prifoner replied,
" We know you have got money, and money we
will hare." They rhea proceeded to ranfack a
delk o!..hawers in the room, and took from thence
evcry thing they could find. They then fattened
the profecutor and his wife in, and went into Ose
bed room of their Cm, a lad, of whom they de-
manded his watch ; the young lad helitating to
give it, they beat him exceedingly; after which
.hey left the houfe, the prifoner putting on the
fhoes of the profecutor, which ultimately led to
his detedion. Ind fubfequent .conviction, the tape
which they were tied with being (worn to by the
pl.tfecutor's wife. The Jury recommended the
prifoner to mercy, from the froppofition that he
had been led into the commillinn of the crime by
the evidence, who appeared to be the worfe cha-
rafter of the twr. The Judge therefore refpited the
prifialer,till his Majelty's pleafure Ihould be known.
The trials on the plea tide were infinitely more
inters:fling, and were moftly Special Jury tattles.
Colonel Brown brought his anion againft James
Gros Stevens, a farmer, near Hertford; to difpol-
refs him of his farm, in confequence of a breach of
contra& It appeared that the defendant rented a
farm of Mr. Brown, called St. Margaret's Farm,
upon the exprefa condition is that he Mould con-
ftantly keep and fold four-fcore fhecp upon the
farm," which it waballedged he had omitted to do.
The evidence on the part of the plaintiff proved
this allegation to be corral, confequently confirm-
ing the breach of contra& The defendant, in re-
ply obferved, that the plaintiff wifbed to get him
out of his farm, and bad made this circumfiance a
pretext to ejed him. It was true he had not kept
four-kore (beep conllantly on his farm, but had
provided excellent manure in lieu of the advan-
tages likely to refult from the feeding of cattle, and
that it was a cafe of extreme hardlhip and oppref.
lion. Nothing, he Paid, could be let up as to the
bad management of the farm, and it was the molt
unfair dealing that could polEbly be for a landlord
to endeavour to difpoffefs an old tenant, who
had expended his money, and exerted his bell (kill,
in the improvement of a farm, from no other mo-
tive than a conviction that he could gain confider-
able advantage from the effects °flitch expenditure
and induftry.
The Learned Judge, Macnorraso, laid it was
either a breach of contrast, or it was nothing ; he
would allow it was a hard cafe, but he could Ink
only to the contrail Cie parties had entered into.
The jury were bound to take the fame view of
the cafe, and it was f4r t'rem fay whether the de•
fendaut had aged conformably to what he had
bound himfelf

The Jury retired for a conftlerable time, wbenr
,they remlited a verdict f,r the plain:ilF, nblerv-
that.thi; Law cm:Tells:l them to bud fuel,
verdiO. •

ttial excite.] conf,lcrabit inteeen, as is was
I"..ppored to be Lit altoitzther unconstedled with
,eting ;:ercr.ces.
Crov-n tide tinifbed the Erfl city —Th..
Mac .-ued their fittings till ten o'clock yet
tusda; surra :Lin, at w Lich slate a Special Illy WAS

fummnned to attend to try the remaining cadres
on the papa. The Court was filled Wore ninf
o'clock, and Baron Mac-Donau" was about to re•
fume hisTunetions, when the Sheriff acquainted his
Lordship and the Jury, that the Records in the
remaining aaions had ken withdrawn, and that
the Winer: of the Mize was completed.
Some of the Jury exprefred theit alit:approbation
of the trouble they hid been put to in being
brought from their relicknecs in the moD dittant
parts of the county, and thought the parties to
the allions might have given intimation of their
intentions the preceding night. The Judges then
left the town for Chelmsford, where the Aflizcs
commence this day.
MANCH2ST/R JULY 27.—0 n Wedneftay the
bufinels of the Cpeneral.Quarter Seffiong commenc-
ed at-the New Bayley. On entering. the Court. the
eye was immediately naught by the fable appear•
ante of the Bench, which was bung with mourn-
ing, as a mark of refpe& to the memory of the late
T. B. BAYLkIft who for many years had fo ably
prefided there. •
The Chair was taken by the Rev. W. F. Hay,
Clerk, who delivered a{ very able charge to the
Grand Jury.
Tice funny/ins prifoners have been tried :—James
Lack, for Realing calico ; Mary Nuttall, for Real.
ing a bonnet, &c. ;. Peter
.Wiii;:tifon, for Reuling
quiltings ; John. Carter and ,Mat y Allen, for deal.
ing cotton swift; John Hunter, for stealing vari•
our articles ; and Margaret Edwards. alias MA-.
ton, for Pealing linen, to be ttanfpoi Led Even
years each.— Ann Radcliff', for ltcaliog lines
Mary Ellcoat, for Ilealing a !liver pon :ter cat;
and John Coward and Samuel Woos!, for Dealing;
iron, to,beimprifoned two years earn in I-Aiwa:ler
CeSille.Thonrts Cotter, for healing linen, to be
imprifoned twelve months, anl iiand once in the
pilloty.—William Jobnfon, alias Yates, for utter-
ing bad Myer, to be imprifoned twelve months,
and find fureties.—Robert Illiglis, h.r interims a
counterfeit half guinca,to be imprill died fi nintlis,
and find fireties.—George Cmiolly and Gen•-ge
Cu try,for Dealing filk handkerehiefs; Daniel tn. n, I
for itealing various articles; M.:ry ;;Liciall, fur
acalin a locket, &c. ; John Edge, fa: Healing a
hat; kobert Leech, for Dealit.g a pecket bock
and Nancy Craven, for ficaling col:cm twig. ' :
imprifoned fix months each.—Nencv
for Dealing wearing apparel ; Lary fitchf;rd, for
ite;iling tea and tugar ; Mary Wifite, for ()eating
linen ; John Hardak.tr, fur Dealing ; Mary
Venahles, for Dealing three thifts ; and Willism
Wild, for Dealing timber, to be imprifoned three
months each.—Ann Smith, for Dealing a cotton
gown, to be imprifoned fourteen days.