Star.
London, England, 1807-04-02 00:00:00

ASSIZES.

At Suffolk aflizes, holm Clurie was capitally cend
stifled of forging and tittering a 11. Bank of England
note. I'he witneffes for the profecution proved his
uttering the note, and that upon his being purfeed,
he threw from him a parcel . which contained 54
forged Bank of England notes. He is lett for ere-;
cution at Bury on Wednefday the Bth in!
.john
Shelton, convicted of Sheep healing, and :John Smith, of
(haling a mare from his grandfather, Thomas Smith,
of Havestingham, alto received fentence of death, but
were reprieved.
At Thetford affizes a man was fentenced to be
transported for taking tome iron bolts from a veffel
(banded on the Norfolk coalt.—lt would be well if
a fimilar pnithMent was Milliard on ail who plunder
veffels in Such dithered Situations.
At York affizes, the caufe of Brown v. Richardfon
and Wade, again came on to be tried ; being an
aflion for damages incurred by catelcfsly mooring
the Ship Hope, belonging to the defendants, in con-
fequence of which a (loop, with a valuable cargo of
groceries, was funk in Hull harbour. This was the
fecond time of trial at York ; it laded from nine in
the morning till eight at night, when a verdiEt was
again found for the plaintiff, in 50001. fubjed to ar-
bitration.

At the affixes for the county of Devon, there were
prifoners on the calendar, fix of whom were ca-
pitally convicted, and received fentence of death ;
viz. Benjamin Barnett and John Thorogood, for robbing
on the highway ; ?Boma: goner and Henry Deane, for
a burglary ; 7. W. H. Brian:, for healing a 'filver
watch, a gold ring, &c.; and Herriot Fenecoy, for
healing a 51. Bank note.
The Affixes for Cornwall doled on Tnefday
fetinight. There was vet y little bufinefs at the nifi
pries bar. Francois Friendard, and Ambrofe Morin, for
unnatural crimes, and William Stephens for fkaling a
mare the property of Samuel Poole, received fen.
tence of Death. Jacob Deacon, for entering the ware-
houfe of William Snowden, of Cantelford, and heal-
ing thereout beaver, cloth, &c.; ilfary Hathcrldgh,
for healing cotton gowns ; and Thomas .s'nderfon, for
healing broad cloth, money, and a watch, were
condemned to (even years tranfportation. 70/.in Sher-
ley, for healing a pocketbook, and David Banblde,
for healing tin, are to be imprifoned twelve months.
Againft Silvain Labarrere, William Harry, John Ver-
non, and -Emma frills, no 'Jiffs were found, and
Richard Hunt was difcharged.
Benjamin Naughton, charged with the murder of
Catherine Polmear, was acquitted ; as was alfo John
Pk., charged with healing a [beep.
games Martin, was indieled for having felonioufly
ftolen a piece of calico mullin, and feveral articles
of wearing apparel, and other goods, exceeding the
value of 3os. the property of Mr. John Mitchell,
flout his dwelling•houfe in Hellion. It appeared
from the teftimony of the Profecutor, that the pri-
foner had been in his employment as his fhopmen,
and that be had direeled the prifoner and his other
fervants in the fhop, not to take goods from it for
their' own ufe, without immediatel% felting them
down in the proper books to their refpeetive accounts;
that in confequence of written and vet bal communi-
cations which he had received refpeCting the prifoner,
he had fearched hi, lodgings, and there found the
property defcribed in the indictment ; that the piece
of calico muflin and fome few other things were his
(the pi ofecntor's) property, and that he believed
the remainder to be alfo his ; and that no entry had
been made of them in his fhop books, which were
tpf oduced. The profecutor admitted that until his
receipt of the communication abovementioned, he
had had the higheß opinion of the ptifonet's honefly.
The prifoner', defence upon his apprehenfion was,
that he had paid the till for the goods in queflion;
to which the Jury, after much deliberation, nct giv.
ing credit, be was found guilty of felonioully healing
out of the profecutor's dwelling-hook, goods to the
value of 3s. 6d. only, being thereby acquitted ot the
capital part of the charge, and was fontenced to
(even years tranfportation.
At Dorchefler Affixes, Robert White, John 'Vex-
ander, Thomas Giddons, George Wa7L-r, and Thomas
Wright, after a trial .f five hours, were capitally
convicted of burglarioufly breaking and entering the
dwelling-houfe ot Robert Nineham, of Hurpfon, in
the Me of Purbeck, and healing thereout too guineas
in gold, feveral Bank notes, a filver watch, and a
gun : they all received fentence of Death, and are
left for execution.

At Wexford Affixes, in the Crown Court, Pat and
Mathew Dr!ffin, were capitally conviaed of a cruel
robbery on a poor widow. Wiliam Fleming. an artor.
ney, pleaded guilty to an indittment for having
forged notes in his potrdlion. The lenity of his pro-
fecutor remitted the capital indictment ; he will there-
fore be tranfported.
Cavan Affixes commenced on the 19th ult. Only
two-per lons were arraigned, who were acquitted for
want of evidence. •

At Wicklow Affizes feveral perfons were tried,
tto of whom were found guilty of murder.
In the Recorder's Court, Dublin, on Wednefday,
Rutledge, the (windier, was fentenced to feven years
tranfportation for (leafing a watch.

A perfon, aged 36, had a fmall Scrophulous UI.
ceration in her hand, giving her much pain; it then
broke out in her wtift, both her tboulders, and her
knee, each Ulceration difeharging -much, and not dif
puled to heal ; it then affeCted her right elbow ; and
there ulceration., with a difpofition to general debili-
ty, the futrered fAr twelve years. Her koee was healed
in the Worcester Infirmary, and the experienced fome
benefit while a patient for a Ihort time in St. Bartho-
lomew's Hofpital, when the made application for the
benefit of SPILSBURY'S PATENT ALIT/SCORBUTIC
DROPS, at the Difpenfatory, No. 15, Soho Square,
London. By the application of the drops for fix
months, her ulcers gradually healed, the regained
her firength and appetite. It h. now a twelve month,
and the remains perfeelly well. Any information of
the above fait may be obtained at No. 9, Duke's
Court, Drury Lane, London.
Mr. SPILSBURY is not accountable for any mix-
ture fold, unlefs the words ,6 By the icing's Patent,"
are inferted on the bill of direCtirms, bottle, and
wrapper; the flamp Aro (the King's duty) is printed
in black ink inflead of red ink. Bottles ss. 6d.; double
pottlcs los.; grid larger 11. 11. duty included..

ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS.
Tlic Rev. John Hopkins A. B. Mfnor Canon of Winchefter, and
Vicar of Warmborough, has been appointed one of the Domenic
Chaplains to the Prince of Wales; the 'lry Edmond Stanton,
A. M. to be Domeftic Chaplain to Itury Lori Ilosd ; and the
Rev. H. J. Williames, A. M. of St. John'."Collegr, Caultrider,
inftituted to the Reekory of Hirnant. Montgomery &ire, on the
prefentation of Lord Chancellor Trfkinc.

BIRTHS
On Thurfday lalt. at Batterfea Rife, the Lady of H. Thornton,
Efq. M. P. of a daughter. .
Friday, at Chatham Lines, Kent, the Lady of Captain Fyn's,
Royal Engineers, of a fon.
On Sunday morning, at his f; then houfe is Wd.lbeek•itrert, the
Lady of the Rev. B.G. Heath, of a fon.
On the t tth ult. at Rend& Town, the Lady of Colonel Syme 5,
M. P. of a daughter.