Star.
London, England, 1802-08-27 00:00:00

dISSIZES.

BOOMIN (CORNWALL), AUGUST 206
The Affizes for this county commenced here on
Monday lad, and doled on Wednefday. The
molt interelling caufe at Nifi Priru was a profecu-
tioa at the fuit of the Attorney General, again('
Mr. Adam, Mr. Burrough, and Mr. Fitz,
jun. of the borough of Lifkeard, charging them
with an attempt to pervert the ends of jiittice.—
The fitas are nearly as follow :—Jacob Crabb, of
Lilkeard, was conviiled a few years ago of an al.
fault upon an Officer of Excite, and obaruailig
him in the execution of his duty. When brought
up to receive judgment, an affidavit, in mitiga..ion
of punithment, was produced from Mr. Fitz,
tieing, that Crabb was a fober, hone(', civil, and
iriduftrious man. About four years after Crabb
was liberated from prifon for this offence, lie was
again convicted on a fimilar charge, and brought
ur a fecond time to receive judgment. In ti-is
cafe, as in the former, an affidavit of Mr. Fit t and
Mr. Adams was produced to the good charatcr
of Crabb. The Bench animadverted with fc verity
on thefe teftimonies in favour of fuel; a charaaer
as Crahb's appeared to be ; and an affirm was ac•
cording' y commenced again(' Meas. Fit z, Adam,
and Burrough, for wilfully attempting to pervert
the courfe of juftice, which came on to be tried at
the prefent affixes. Several other perfOns had
joined in the affidavit with the above Gentlemen;
but this profecution was directed only againft the
Gentlemen we have named. _ _ _

Mr. DALLAS opened the bnfinefs. He contended
with his ufual ability, in a fpeech of about forty
minutes, that the defendants couhi not fay that a
man who obltraled an Officer in the execution of
his duty was a civil man, nor that one who Was
engaged in fmuggling was an honelt and induf-
trious one ; that a man who defrauded the reve-
nues could not be an honeft man ' • that the de-
fendants were not ignorant of the real chardler of
Crabb, as he (hould prove in evidence • and that he,
therefore, had no doubt of thelury finding the whole
of thedefendantsguilty. Witneffes were then called '
on the part of the profecution. After which Mr.
ERSKINE addrelTed the Court in behalf of the de-
fendants. We have neither room nor ability to
do jullice to the admirable fpeech of this Cicero
of the Englifb bar. He contended, that it was
impollible that Gentlemen of charader, ailing as
Magiflrates, could have intended to impofe -upon
the Courts; that they only fpoke to the charaCler
of Crabb cxclulively of the offences charged ao•ainft
him. They could not be capable of the folly of
denying what had been proved and recorded in
Court; but they fwore to his private charaNr, to
the bell of their knowledge. Mr. Erfkine conclu-
ded a fpeech of an hour and a half, in which every
thing was laid that could charm and convince hi,
hearers, by expreffing his confidence that the Jury
mull give a verdiet for the defendants.
Several Gentlemen of the fiat refpeetability bore
teaimnny to the fair and honourable characters of
the defendants.

The Le.rrned Judge GRAHAM fummed up the
evidence with the greateft candour and accuracy ;
and pointed out to the Jury what was, and what
was not, wilful perjury. The Jury retired about
ten minutes, and returned with a verdiEt—Not
Guilty.