Star.
London, England, 1802-08-06 00:00:00

ASSIZES, &c.

MAIDSTONE, AUGUST 5.—The Judges went to
church this morning, at io o'clock. At half pad
eleven they opened the Courts, Sir B. liar HAM to
try the prifoners, and the LORD CHIEF BARON the
Ayn• Plitt, cafes.
The Grand Jury has Tome of the firli Gentle-
men in the county, among whom is Sir NVi Lets NI
GEARY, one of the Members for the county, and
Sir EDIA'ARD KNATCHBULL, his late colleague and
fubfequent opponent—Lord Vifcount MARSHAM
is the Chairman.

After his Majelly's Proclamation for the fup-
p'•cQion of vice and immorality had been read,
Baron Homan addreired the Grand Jury ne.:lly
as follows :

" Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, two cireum-
fiances that I will point out to you, namely, the
extreme length of the calendar, and the fenfation
produced by the heat of the weather, prevent me
from taking up much of your time, nor do I con.
fider it in this cafe necefrary. I have frequcady
met with many of you on the fame fervi-e, and
found you well qualified for the duty, and faithful
in the difcharge of it. The prefent calendar will
occupy a great deal of your time and attention ;
it embraces almoft every fpecies of crime ; Lut
former experience jullifies me in laying, the in-
vefiigation of it could not be committed to better
hands. The proclamation you have heard read,
and the oath you hav, taken, fulficiently point out
your duty, except that of infpeaing the (late of
the gaol—on that Collie& I am well fatisfied, that
the care and attention of Mr. Watfon, the gaoler,
in conduaing the gaol of the county, and his hu-
manity to his prifoners, are fuch as may be held
out as an example to all other gaolers in the king.
dom. I have only to return you my fincere thanks
for the honour you have done the county in fo
refpeaable an attendance this day."
By the time the Petty Jurors were (worn, and
the High Conftables' prefentments made, with the
ufual routine bulinefs, it was near two o'clock.
Two caufes have already been tried ; in one'
which was an adtion brought againft a Jew of the
name of Levi, a witnefs he brought, a genteel
young woman, grofsly perjured herfelf, and was
committed ; the fcreamed violently. An aEtion
has alfo been tried, which was brought by a Mr.
MORGAN againft the fervants of JOHN CATOR, Eft].
of Beckenham. We promife our Readers a fund
of entertainment from the detail of it. The verdia
is not yet delivered.

OICE HAM.—At the Affixes, Jonathan Spencer, alias
John Smith, for (leafing forty five fhecp, and as
many lambs, of different perfons, at Brauniton,
was capitally convided of Ilealing nine fheep and
fix lambs, of Nathaniel Bates, part of the above,
and was left by the Judge for execution. There
was no caufe.

Liscosti.—The aflizes were opened at Lincoln
on Saturday WI, before Judge HEATH and Ba-
ron THOMPSON, when the following prifoners were
ti ied

:jobs Thompfon, aged 2S, charged on the oath of
Thorpe Smith, of Wilsford, in this county, inn-
holder, with having on Saturday the loth day of
February lag pall, uttered and publifhed as true,
in the fail parilh of Wilsford, a forged note, pur-
porinn•s to be a note of the Governor and Com-
pany 111 the Bank of England, for five pounds.—
Committed the z+th day of March 18oz, by Jo-
SrPH LAWRENCE, Efq. ConviOed of having in his
the forged note, is tranfported for 14
years. This man confeired.

Gior.7e Mitchell, aged 45, charged on the oath
of J,ihn Mutton, of Boothby Pagnell, farmer,
with, on the 25th or 26th day of Augult laf, fe-
loniontly Healing, taking, and carrying away,
from and out of a dole in Boothby Pagnell afore-
laid, a dark bay mare, the property of William
Nltiftim. Committed the 18th day of March 1802,
by JOSEPH LAWRENCE, Efq. This man was tried
and convicted on three indiaments for horfe.fleal-
ing. The perfon who bought the ftolen horfes
rode 1300 miles in purfuit of the prifoner, to ap-
prehend him.

Wiliam Milhu, aged 25, charged on the oath of
Henry Gourley, of Fenton, in this county, malt-
(ter, with having felonionfly flolen, taken, and car-
ried away, out of his malt-kiln at Fenton aforefitid
a quantity of gold, confilling of guineas and half
guineas, to the amount of fixty-two guineas. Com-
mitted the 24th day of May 1802, by the Rev.
CAYLEY ILLINGWOETH, Clerk. Bill returned Ig-
noramus by the Grand Jury.
Robert Wells, charged on the oath of Thomas
Rayment of Stamford, with having on the 24th
day of March halt pail, uttered and publiftted as
true, a forged note, purporting to be a note of
the Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng-
land, for five pounds. Removed by Habeas Cor-
pus from his Majefty's gaol-for the borough of
'Stamford. lulu it,. tBo3. Caoitolly convided.

Audis, of Mapload. in thii county, farmer, on-a,
flrong fufpicion of havng felonionily (Eden from
and out of the parilh of Wimplold afruerid, t 0,..
pied beafts and one red bean, the property of tl,
tltid Henry Audis. Removed by Habeas Corpu,. '
from his Majay's gaol for the borough of SIAM
ford, July 31, 1802. Capitally convided.
IVllhart Grafley, aged 31, charged oa fufpicion
of dealing a filver pint mug, the property of
George Cook, of the parifh of Saint Mark, in do.
city of Lincoln, vidualler. Commited by Tut)
MAS JEPSON, Eiq. Mayor, July t, 1802.
man removed himf,lf by Habeas Corpus to be
tried in the county, and was there capitally con-
vided. _ _ _

Mary Taylor, aged p, convieted at the General
Oat ter Se!lions for the city of Lincoln, held the
18th day of July ISoI, of felony, in flealing one
linen table-cloth, the property of Thomas Mafon.
Ordered to be tranfported for the term of feven
years. Remains.
There are 29 caufes entered for trial at this
place, 21 of which are already tried. The re('
are to be tried to-morrow morning.
A caufe was tried yellerday, brought by an
innkeeper again(' his pica. for defamation, faying,
that he had lolt 5401. at his ion ; that he had dined
and Ilept there, and he had loft it there. The
confequence was, a verdia of tool. damages in
favour of the innkeeper, as the defendant could
not prove that he had really loft it there. Th:
others tried were unintereding.