Star.
London, England, 1823-03-22 00:00:00

ASSIZES.
Extract of a letter from the Agents at Smyrna, dated the :Fitt i THETFORD, MARCH Efl.
of January : His Majesty's ships Camatiasi and Rosa. re- .
.FEMALE HIGHWAY ROBBER. •
main In port. • We Continue to edjoy perfect tranquillity."
' Mary Durant, aged 18, of a most interesting appearance, who
The Sybil, from thereto Charleston, was totally wrecked on stood capitally indicted for having, on the evening of the 27th of
the 9th instant, on the Isle of Bas—only the Mate, three *ante; Febrhary, Stopped Miu Elizabeth D'ainey, who resides at Reed-
and a small part of the cargo, saved. •• • ham, in Norfolk, whilst she was returning home fromYarmouth,
The Spartan, PATNTKII was lost previous to the 10.1 ul:. near and robbing her of sundry articles of wearing apparel and some
Lagos, outside of the tk:rdanelles, where she was bound for a silver, was arraigned for the said offence, to which, notwiihstand-
cargo, for Cionetiodnople. Mg the uttnostefforta made by his Lordship to induce her to
.
PLYMOUTH, Masco 20.—The guard-ships at. this port, in ad- take her trial, site pleaded4aloilly.
dition to the increase of their complements of men, are all or-
The Learned JCLION, In passing sentence of Death on her,
dered to be rigged, to take their sails on board, and be put Into observed, that in consequence of her youth, attil there being no
an efficient state for sea service. The Asrasa, 42, is ordered aggravated circumstance attending the case, he should most etc-
. .
to be fitted at this port for commission t she is to be stationed at u.nly recommend her as aht object of the Royal mercy.
Falmouth. The Timers, 46, at this port, is ordered to be fitted 1
for contntission : it I. said that the Hon. Captain Jocrums Piaci MAIDSTONE, FRIDAY, MARCH 21.
is to be appointed to the comm..nl. The NETLEY cutter was MURDER OF Mit. SMITH, OP LEWISHAM.
launched from the Dock-yard on Thursday last. The PIGMY John Coleman was Indicted for the wilful murder of Y.r. James
schooner came into harbour on Saturday, to be paid off, having Smith; at Lewisham, on the 294 of December last, by shootirg
been found very defective. . ' him with a pistol loaded with powder and a leaden bullet.
FALMOUTH, Masco 20.—Wind S.W. to W.—Arrived the 1 This case excited very general interest, and 13tted the greater
Ann, Ezacusos, from the Cape of Good Hope—sailed the 3uth part of the day'. The particulars of this atrocious transaction
December ; Commerce, Hooxaa, front London ; and Crown, have been so recently and so fully before the Public, that it is
WILSON, front ditto for Altneira. unnecessary now to enter into any minute detail of facts.
Poiersmotrea, MARCH 21.—Wind W. SW.—Arrived, the It will be recollected, that in the morning after Mr.. Smith
William Neilson, Pressr, from Amsterdam for Liverpool, leaky; i •was Wounded, a carpenter's stock and centre-hit were picked hp
John Howard, SMITH, from the Downs fur Quebec; and the under the window at which he was wounded. This implement
Minerva, Monte, from ditto for Gibraltar. Put back, the Ge- was traced to the prwession of the prisoner, and was one of
neral Palmer, Tauscorr, for India. several carpenter's tools stolen from a Mr. Buckland, carpenter,
Dane, MACE 21.—Wind W.—Arrived and sailed for the at Deptford. Wben the prisoner was apprehended he made
River, the Enterprise, SHOLTON, from Bourdeaux ; and the Tom la statement of facts, many of which were now contradicted.
Cod, Means, from St. Michael's. Came down from the River, ! The prisoner was fully committed for trial on the 6th January.
the Kingston, Excel; for Jamaica; the Orestes, NICHOLSON, for On the Bth, the Magistrates at Greenwich received a letter
Barbadoes ; Woodford, Lammas, for Jamaica ; King George, front the prisoner, requesting the presence of one of them at the
PAY, for Naples; Nile, Eisner, for Berbice ; and the Briton. • jail, to hear some statement be had to make. Accordingly,
CHAMP ON, for Teneriffe ; and remain in the Downs with the I Colonel Furman and Mr. Bicknell, the Magistrate's clerk, went
test of the outward-bound. down to Maidstone jail on the 9th, and saw the prisoner, when
HARWICH, MANCN 21.—The brig Rosin; of Sunderland, coal t he proposed to make a declaration respecting the murder.—
laden, has this day been brought in here, by two salvage vessels, 1 lie was distinctly told over and over again that no statement he
very leaky, baying been un shore on the West Rocks, and also could make could avail him to defeat the course of justice. He
on the Cork Sand. then said that he hoped hii statement would entitle him to the
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NATAL INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, MARCH 20.—Arrived, the Lancaster, Diary, from
Philadelphia—sailed 27th February; Factor, Hasraxx, from Sa-
vannah—sailed 19th February; Crown, Casio, from Gibraltar;
Oak, from Marseilles; and arriet, COLLINS, from St. John's,
New Brunswick.
BerrAsr, Alamein 12.—Between fiv.e and nine o'clock, on
Wednesday morning; the sth instant, two sloops were ship-
wrecked between the harbour of Port Ballintrea and Pleaskin.
One of the vessels was the Endeavour, of Arbroath, Captain
BUTCHER, burthen 80 tons, laden with kiln-dried oats, from Sligo
for Glasgow. The crew, consisting of five men, together with a
woman who was passenger, were saved by the exertions of the
people in the neighbourhood, who flocked to the shore on hear-
ing of their distress. The other vessel was driven upon the rocks
at Port Hispania, a tremendous precipice, where no assistance
could be rendered. She became a total wreck, and the unfor-
tunate crew perished! This sloop (from a board that came on
shore) is supposed to be the Jane, of Glasgow, or Port-Glasgow,
laden with herrings and salt in barrels. 'the bodies of four of

the crew having been washed ashore, were decently interred in
the church-yard of Dunluce, near Bushmills.

FIRE THIS MORNING.—A destructive fire broke
out this morning on the premises of Mr. Moose,
house•carpenter and builder, Whetstone-Park, Lin-
colu'a Inn-fields. Mr. MOORE'S workmen had in-
cautiously left a pitch-kettle on the fire while they
went to breakfast; it boiled over, and in a few mi-
nutes the whole workshop was in a blaze. The
flames spread with such rapidity, that though the
engines from all •the Offices were promptly put
in -action, the whole of Mr. Moos workshop
and house, two houses adjoining, in Whetstone Pai k,
and another house in Gate-greet, were burnt to the
ground. Considerable damage has also been done
to the backs of several of the huilcrings in Gate-street,
particularly Gate-street Chapel and.the premises oc-
cupied by Mr. SOVTLIGATE, pkt/Ilberj. •- •

Thursday evening, the Duke of Yoax arrived in town from
Brighton.
The Marchioness of Lawsnowx entertained a large party of
fashionables on Thursday evening at Lansdown House.
The Hake of Moieties* has arrived in town from Brighton.
The Earl of Umtamos has arrived in town from a4our.
We lament to announce the death of the Honourable Colonel
JIMINSON, tsp pheve to the Earl of Livettroor. : he expired last
nrght at Fife-lsonee Whitehall, after a Hagering
The Marchioness of flats is much indisposed at her house in

Royal mercy, and iliat-he would be admitted as an approver
against his acconhilices. Agaib he was distinctly told that he
had been committed upon a chain of evidence which satisfied the
minds of the Magistrates, and that any statement he should then
make would be received against .titan. Notwithstanding this
warning he made a full confession, that he was one of a party of
five or six men who attacked Mr. Smith's house on the night in
question, for the purpose of robbing is ; that he had used the
centre-bit above-mentioned ;: Along the party were two ne-
phews of the deceased, and that one di them was the person who
actually discharged the pistol which effected the murder.
Mr. ANDREWS, for the. prisoner, contended that the statement
made by the prisoner filial/ was not admissible in evidence against
him, and must be considered as protected by the King's Procla-
mation as referred to.
Mr. A noxertus answered the obj,ction by saying that the state-
ment was made notwithstanding the repeated caution that. it
would not avail him, and consequently could not be affected by
the King's Proclamation.

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Grosvenor.square.•
Lord EA WILEY lies dangerously ill at his house in Lower Gros- -
•venor.street.
" Mix& has now with him upwards of 7000 men, who once
formed part of the Army of the Faith, and were consequently
in the pay of the French. The moment they heard that foreigners
were about to attack their country, they buried their own pri-
vate dissensions in oblivion, and are now among the staunchest
defender. of national independence the army of Catalonia can
boast of."—iforming Chronicle.
KING'S THEATRE, OPERA CONCERT-ROOM, ILtv-
srartKET.—Mr: WALKER'S interesting Lectures on
Astronomy closed last night for the !eison. This noble
science is illustrated by a splendid machine, called the
Eidouranion, and forms the most beautiful elucida-
tion of the Seasons, Eclipses, Phases, Tides, &c. that
can be imaginerl. There is something in the tone of
the Celestina,' whilst the curtain rises and displays,
the revolving worlds, that powerfully affects the
mind; the demonstrations ate clear and perspicuous,
and a simplicity and interest pervade the subject,
which will always ensure this Gentleman the public
favour he and his family have so long enjoyed.
Otsavoatos.—The last of the Musical Performances for this
season took place at Drury-Lane Theatre yesterday evening.—
The Selections were particularly good, and attracted a crowded
and fashionable audience. The Selections were all of the most
tasteful description, and the execvtion truly admirable in every
instance. Thus has ended a season which was, perhaps, never
before equalled, and certainly never surpassed, for the brilliant
assemblage of talent collected to support it, and for the very nu-
merous and fashionable audiences which have filled the House.
A Pablic Meeting was held at the Rotunda, in
Dublin, on Tuesday last, to hear Mr. OWEN'S Exposé
'of his new view of Society. The LORD MAYOR was
in the Chair, and the Meeting was numerous and
highly respectable. After Mr. OWEN had stated Isis
plan at great length, he proposed an adjournment
to the 7th of April, which was adopted.
The Ball at Dublin Castle, on St. Patrick's Day, is
said to have consisted of a greater number of dis-
tinguished characters than have ever assembled to-
gether at the Castle since the Union, the Krato's visit
I excepted. _

Mr. baron GILAHAM said he should admit the evidence ; but
in a case of this description he should hereafter deliberate with
other authorities on the point., and if the result should be favour-
able to the prisoner, he should have the benefit of it.
The prisoner said nothing io his defence.
The Learned Judge summed up the evidence, and the Jury
found the prisoner Guitty—Death.
The sentence was respited for the present.
DEVONSIIIIM—EXETER, MARCH 20.

I,INLANCHOLT CAS&
Juba Bolt was charged with having shot Jane Jostling, with the
intent to murder her or do her harm,which was proved in evidence.
The prusecutrix, a girl apparently about twenty years of age,
was brought into Court. her face was tied up.- she. could nut
hold the Testament in her right hand to receive the oath, and it
was administered in ter left. She answered in a feeble tone the
questions put by her Counsel. In December she said she was the
nursery-maid to Mr. Arundel, of Sefton-park. John Bolt was
groom. Ile often expressed attachment to her. In October last
tag broke his arm, and he had a callous, formed on it, which wit-
bias was instructed by the housekeeper to rub twice a day ; she
did so [dr nearly two months, and, in consequence of her atten-
tion, he expressed his attachment, and offered her a gown and
a cloak, which she refused; but she did acc?pt a pocket-handker-
chief, a knife, and a comb. He was not very frequent in his
expressions of regard.to her, but her answers were always—No.
On Sunday, the 22t1 Decemberobe saw him in the kitchen. He
asked her if she was going to Church? She told him she dui not
knoW. At this time some of the oche; servants had gone to
Church. He said," It's time to'go, If you are going." She said,
" I wish you to go along ;" and upon that he went out of the
kitchen, and she afterwards svent out fin the purpose of going to
Church. She overtook him, when she asked him what business
he had to wait forter. Ile repeatectly„offered his arm, which
she refused to take. He then seized-her,apd.sakl he_would not
let her go until 'she had given him 'her-word. She used all her
strength, and got away.- She there Mot& the was too late for
Church, and she ran from him, for. the purpose of going back,
but remembering the river was near, she returned by the same
path she came. He pursued her, and in their way be im-
portuned her. She remembered the threat. He had said if
she did not have him she should have no one else; upon
which she said, " Why, what will you do to prevent it? Will
you kill me?'" He replied, " We win both die together."—
This took place about five months hefirre. He toed her that he
had a loaded pistol in his room, but whether he said he would
shoot her she cannot recollect. On her return she made a com-
munication to Mr. Hoare, the butler: she afterieards went to
the kitchen, where she saw Grace Crabbe, who told her that the
prisoner wanted to speak to her. Witness said she Would go to
him if any one would go with her. She went afterwards to him
in his bed-room, where John Hoare was, but left when she
weut. The prisoner'then urged her to promise to have him,
and said he would wait five ur ten years. She still refused, and
he threatened to shoot her ; when she attempted to jet away,
the prisoner took a pistol from the foot of the bed and prelented
it to her. She recollected nothing more.
John Hoare confirmed the statement of the preceding witness.
When he heard a shriek, and the report of the pistol, he rushed
into the room, and exclaimed, " Villain (or rogue),. yeu have
killed the girl !" Ile said, " I have done it ; and now. I hope
to see the last of her."- Witness, as soon ar the smoke cleared
up, found-her lying down on the floor. The right side of her
face was nearly shot off; her eye was nearly shot out, and two
fingers of her left hand were shot off. Witness thought she was
dying. The pistol was placed in that room iu consequence of
bad characters having been seen lurking about.
Mr. William Martin, a surgeon, cave evidence as to the nature
of the wounds inflicted by the pistol-shot.
The prisoner put in a long defence, is which he stated, that
when his love had ripened fur the prosecutria,he oftrii declared
his passion to her, but she neither expressly refused roar rejected
him ; that he continued in this miserable state until the Sunday,
when, cn her return from church, he gave her a kiss as the en-
tered the house, saying " This is the last Bate I shall ever have
this happiness, for I cannot remain in this miserable state." He
had entertained the notion of putting a piriod to his existence,
and called-her up stairs, that he might by that act cOnvinte her
how truly he loved her. In the titlitium oldie monteot, as he
was bringing the pistol round upon his own person, be unfortu-
nately let it off, in a situation to lodge the contents is her face
instead of his own bead. Ile did not know what.he might have
said after the act, but he denied any intention'of injuring- hbr ;
and be promistd, if his life should be ujsiiised, to make her every
t thead brr"ougrrhrhiokwiknito hitos dpeire:ept"
whichat:rewipnflausrlaistfiZraaliitdibonyti.liitisacfucitduerentlife,
nces stated, that had death ensued frool the act of the prisoner,
staThe Learned Jews gave it as his opinion, from•the'eirrosss.
In point of law he would have been guilty sr murder. The goes_
tion, however, which remained to try was.ovbether the-prisoner
had she? at the onfortunate girl wit h latex to murder her or
whether .be had atteutpled to commit suicide? In considering
this question they would donbeiees *vide 'lderiiihvequeni'dida:.
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Geerge Cesspool', weaver, Bridgeton, bas been lodged in Glas-
gow jail, charged with the murder, in a brawl, of Patrick
U' Neill, also a wealler. 1
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