Star.
London, England, 1802-04-02 00:00:00

ASSIZES.

At Thtford Affizes J. Wilton! and W. Dannet,
for horfe Dealing ' • and J. Saunders, for flealing a
cow ; Elizabeth Salmon, for Betting fire to a flack;
S. Browne, for burglary ; and F. Edwards, tin
Real i IT, an ewe-flieep, were all found guilty—Death.
Salmon, I dwards, Browne, and Wilfon, have finc,.
been rep: icved--but Saunders and Dunnett were
left for cx(ciition. A number of others for ink
rio t. ofEmces, received various fentences.
Drvos Assizes.—At the Crown bar at the
Cagle of Ertteri the trial of Robert Harris, on
Friday Lill, for a 111i/demeanor, for fe tiding a
threatcniug letter to Sir Francis Buller, Bart.
charging lam with an infamous crime, for the pur-
pore of cunning money,.excited very confiJerable
intera, and attention. _

Mr. a Isis, on behalf of the pmfeetttiOn, opened
the cafe with his ufual preciiion, aid with extraor-
dinary animation and eloquence, He Rated the
partner at the bar to haste been la the fervice of
Sir Prancis, as a groom, iSw fonie years; that he
bad always been treated with kincluefs by his mat:
ter ; that in the month of September lull, whilst
Sir Francis was on a vifit with a family in this
neighbourhood, he Waved the prifoner riding one
of his horfes after dinner, in a very improper man.
mer, and apparently in a Rate of intoxication ; that
upon his reprimanding hint for Co doing, the pri.
loner ufed very unbecoming languagt tnwardshim,
which induced Sir Francis to give him warning to
quit his fervice 1 that foort after he received a letter
figned by the prifoner, informing him, that he was
determined to be provided for, and that unlefs a
proviflon was immediately made for him, he was
refolved to expnfe him to his lady and to the
world ; that loon afterwards he called upon the
Rev. J. Chilcott, a very refpeEtable cleryman, re-
,fiding near the houfe of Sir Francis, informed him
of his refolutinn, and of the horrible nature of his
pretenfions' and declared he had never communi
cated the affair to any one, not even to his mailer.
64 Here (exclaimed Mr. Gibbs) you fec before
you a wretch, the 'oafeft of his kind, who, whilft
meditating the infliaion of a pang more terrible
than that of death, a blow more unfparing than the
afraffin's, againft th4fame, and perhaps the life, of
a man of rank and honour in fociety, and he too his
own indulgent matter, againft the happincfs and
repofe of his molt virtuous and accomplifhed lady,
and againit all the pride, and all the hopes, of a
rifing young family, had not recollettion fufficient
to fervehisdiabolicpurpofi for a few fleeting hours,
or GOD bereaved him of his memory, for the
great intent of dragging fo foul a delinquent before
the bar of his avenging jutlice."
He next Rated, upon Sir Francis's applying fora
warrant to apprehend the prifoner, that he ab-
fccmded, but a few days afterwards prefented him-
felf to Mr. Chilcott, and in great agitation con-
felled that his charges were all falfe, implored him
to ufe his intereft with Sir Francis to forgive him ;
that the dread of poverty impelled him to the mea.
Pure ; and that if he could but be pardoned by his
mailer, his confcience would be at reit, and he
would leave the country for ever. Which confef-
fion, however, Mr. Gibbs Paid, he afterwards de-
nied ever having made.
Theprincipal fads were fully provedin the clear-
eft manner by Mr. Chilcott. The prifoner's Conn-
fel declined making any obfervation, and called
no witneffes. The Jury, without waiting for any
addrefs from the Judge, immediately returned the
prifoner Guilty, to the entire fatisfisaion of a very
crowded Court.

Mr. Juftice Li &INC paired the fentence of the
law upon the prifoner, in a very awful and impref-
five fpeech, by which he adjudged him to be
tranfported beyond the fcas for the period of leven
years.
SORRY Asstzss.—On Friday afternoon the af.
fixes for the county of Surry finifhed. The bufi-
lids on the Crown fide was heavy. Five prifoners
received tentence of death, but not one is left for
excution ; all are reprieved on condition of their
being tranfported for life.
Mrs Barrington was tried at the above Affixes,
on a charge of picking pockets, and acquitted.—
A woman, named Mackaway, whole hufband was
executed two or three years ago fox' a burglary at
Twickenham, was alio tried on fimilar charges,'
and acquitted.
Oces v. PiPTIN.—The plaintiff is a Colonel in
the army, and proprietor of an eftate in the neigh-
bourhood of Walton Common. The defendant is
High Sheriff of the county, and alto proprietor of
lands adjoining the Common. The caufe of this
aftion was an obaruftion the defendant had Riven,
as Sheriff, to certain inclofures the plaintiff was
making.
It was propofed by the defendant's Counfcl, to
fubrnit this matter to a reference.

Baron liorttem ltrongly recommended to the
plaintiff to fubmit the matter in difpute to a re-
ference ; adding, that he could not poffibly try this
mile' or give any opinion upon ir; as he was him-
felf proprietor of an elate adjoining this Corn-
mon, and was perlOnaliy interelled in the decifion
dust Iltould be made refpating the right of inclof-
ing it. This cafe was therefore referred to ar-
bitration.

JEWDWINE V. Wa lc llT.—This was an aElion for
a trcfpafs. The plaintiff is a gentleman of confi•
dcrable fortune, the defendant a farmer. 'Elie
plaintiff's Connie' hated, that damages were not
the objea, but to punifh the defendant for wilfuily
trefpafring on his ground. The faas of this cafe
were, that from former difagreements the plaintiff
and defendant had mutually ferved each other
with notices, not to trefpafs on their ground ; after
theli? notices were feried, the defendant, who was
riding on a road, by the fide of which was fume'
unincloled clover land of the plaintiff's, alighted
from his bode, and plucked a (mall handful of
clover, in order to find' it. This was the trefpafs
complained of. The defendant's Connie' Paid, this
4ainil was &awful and difgraceful ; but that if
the' mull give damages, a farthing was fufficient.
laniffhip being of opinion that this was a
tretl,4ls, but that the finallcit damages that they
could give would be fufficieat.
The Jury &nod tn.' the plaintiff—Damages One
Fastb;ag.