Star.
London, England, 1804-07-28 00:00:00

RENT ASSIZES.

MaIDSTOIII2, it:Mt 25.--TNlKlee o. Powlf.
The Deferd ow, an eminent brewer at Greenwich,
and who was fentenced to imptifonment in Maidilone
gala, for an offence Isainit the Excife Law., of which
he was convieted at the hot Affixes, was again on
this day arraigned on another information for a fimi-
lar offence. There were aUo an main; againil him
for (hindering J. Hills, an officer of the Revenue, who
was appointed to the furvey of his brewhotife.—
When the clinks were called on, the Solicitor of the
Board of Excife agreed tii accept cool. as conspen-
fation, and n..t to co oceed in the actions.
Telt RING O. MILES.
The Defendant was indi&ed for having in his cur-
Wily ordnance antes, not being one-third worn.
William Spencer fail, the Priloner lodged at Chat-
ham, and in ennkvltience of a warrant, he went to
fearCh the Prifoner's lodgings. Under his bed they,
found revere copper bolts, quiite new, with the broad
arrow upon them ; in a flied in the yard, which he
reined. they elf. found a great many other things,
with the Government mark upon them.
The thing's being produced in Courts and identi
fled as Government *Mat
.Mr. Go an sr, for the Paine,. admitted, that he
co•all not arse any thing in his defence. He &mid
terea ve what he had to Cay in mitigation, until the
Defendant was brought up to receive the jiidgment
of the Court of King's Bench; then he lhould have
feventy-two arguments in favour of mercy, for jolt fo
many years was the prifoner aged. Verdi& Gaiity4
e•titotrass V. THI COMPANY 1151 Ft •
This was a cafe of great impnttance to the parties
• concerned. The Defendants are & Corporation, bay-
ing the property of the nyiter-banks, near Whitfiable,
veiled in them, and all Members of the Corporation
are joint Proprietors of the Filbery. In order to
become a Member, it is neceffiry that the claimant
Mould rave an apprenticethip to a Member, for feven
years. and upon loch ferviee, at the expiration, be is
entitled hind-elf to be admitted a Member, and alto
entitled to all the privileges eif the Corporation. In
this cafe, Canbnume, the Plaintiff, had been appren-
ticed to one Andrews, a Member, in the year ysty ;
but, before he bad ferved a year, a hard froft de-
ftroyed nearly all the orders on the lanes. The con-
. fentience was, that Andrews bad no employment for
him, and it was agreed between the Plaintiff and his
matter, that he &mid go on board the Ross tender,
in his Majefty's fervice. When on board, be was
ordered to Cadiz, and was afterwards dticharged at
Lifbon. On his return to England, he was impreffed,
• and kept on beard the tender at the Nore,from whence
he wrote to his mailer at. Whittlable. Andrews, as
loon as he received his letter, applied to the Com-
manding Officer of the NI), to have his apprentice
delivered up to him. but was refufed ; and returning
a few days to make a fecond demand. he found that
the Plaintiff had been in the mean time fent away r

board his Mo'r•ay's flip the Tanya.
Andrews, who was datelined, Rated that the
Plaintiff went on heard the tender by his cadent ;
and that, when he returned home, he paid him 751.
bis pay and rite-money, and which In was entitled
to, as the earnings of his apptentice.
The Company of Dredgers refufed to admit the
Plaintiff to his freedom, on the ground that he bad
not de& (erred his miller sacs the indenture of sp.
prenticefhip.
Mr. Serjeant Ruewtaarrur, very early in the tante,
Rated, that he was clearly of opinion that this was a
rod finite, in as much u ths-krvioe on board the
'King's (hip was with the content of the wafter,
and
be having received the produce of that &nice.
Mr. Serjeant Sarervaao, for the Defendants,lnfia-
ed that the very esilletice of the Company depended
on the iffue of this queltion, and contended that loch
(cot of ferrite was a freed in law upon the Conflicts.
tion of the Company. He obferved, that in this
bufinsfa there was a material difference from the
scommon cafes of trades. It was not here the mere
right of fitting rip a trade, but, by adatiffion into the
Company, a mast became part Proprietor of the joint
fleck of the Corporation; and if men could be ad-
mitted upon fuels fort of fervices as were contended
fur, a man might than in the benefits, without hay-
ing contributed one fattbing towards the profperity
of the Society.
The mode of keeping up the flock of oyfien upon
theft lanes was by fetching from dillant parts theffiat,
whieh was thrown overboard upoa them; and an
apprelitice, who duly (erred his mallet, was for (even
years employed in increafing this the joint wealth of
the Company, and by it ultimately became entitled
to (hare In it. But if mere binding would do without
ferrite, it would he in the power of very few Mem-
bers totally to ruin the Company. He preffed thefe
topics very earnellly to the Jury, and entreated them,
if they had any doubt, that they would find fuch a
Vc,(110 as would enable them to have the decilion of
au ulterior Court of Appeal.
The Jury, under the advice of the Learned Ser-
jeant who tried the caufe, found a Verdie in favour
of the Plaintiff.
DAYS.. a u inns and arreekr.
Mr. Serjeant S 444444 D told the Jury that this
shine was to recover damages for a fake imprifon-
anent, which the Defendants, a Mail Coachman and
a Guard, had thought proper, without any lhadow
of legal tight, to infli3 upon two of their paffengers.
The Plaintiff, and • friend of his, a Mr. Hall, being
Sittipgbourne, walled to take the opportonity of
lome coach going to London, sad they according-
ly mounted the outfide of the Canterbury Coach
Ro-
,
%.4ich happened to pats. When they got to
chef; rr, the Coachman demanded the fare of the
whole journey ; to which they replied it was
But he
time
coon when when the journey vies performed.
itifitied that they fhould there down with the money,
which thee declining, they were both pulled off the
coach. They then appealed to the book-keeper at
too inn 6 bet inftead of getting redrefs,• tithedf
to call the wa.i.h. Which was done, any were
immediately vimfortahly lodged in a ftone room,
urs
withnut c the lusnry of a little clean flraw.—
Here they remained until they were the next day
eifeharged by the Mayor of Roehefler. The Learned
I:esjrant obferved that this caufe of proceeding was
;.etieilly new to him : he was Pure it was not was.
lanced by the cormm•A leer of the Lau:, and Le knew
i statute authorifing it.
A Mr. Hall was called, who proved the cafe as
w timed, bat in eras dasnination by Mr. Gaa Row,

he idmitted that their money was tun cut. His
friend the Plaintiff had been a mercer, but at prefent
had nolhop.. He was e g:trdener, but had not yet
got a garden. and until they could both be fuiteds
they had retired to live upon Mt. Hedger's same in
St. George's-fields.
Mr. Gmtaow made an able fpeeeh to the Jury,
who found a Verdi& againfl the Coachman—Da-
mages Our Shilling, and Not Gil for the Guard.
Mr. Hall, the witnefs in this cafe, had atfo brought
his a6ion, in which Mr. Davis was to be the Wit-
n efs—the fame verdia was taken by agreement in

that caufe.
Caown Bamford, Supervifor of ex-
cife, at Rochester, was arraigned on the Coroner's
Inquell for killing and Raying John Eaton, on the
oth of May, at Doddington, in this county.
The fads, as proved by fever al witnefres, were, that
the Prifoner, and another Excite Officer, of the
name of George Clark, were out on their bufinefs,
in f.rveying the traders in that neighbourhood, on
the day mentioned in the indictment, when a party
of fmugglers. among whom was the deceafed; with
three led, horßs, laden with fpirhs and tobacco,
paired through the village. The officers imme-
diately went in purfuit, and came up with them in
the village. The fmugglers made off, and the offi..
cers were feen to follow. In the (pace of ten mi-
nutes a part of the fmugglers were Peen again to
pars through the village, purfued by the prifoner
Bamford at full (peed. The Prifoner took a (malt
pillol from his pocket and fired. The deceafed fell
from his bode, and Ihortly after died. Bamford
fecured one or two of the horfes ; he then tatted in
carrying the deceafed into a butcher's (hop, and ex-
preffed great forrow for the accident. None of the
witnefres having feen what paired during the Interval
which eiapfed from the firft meeting to the robin-
quent return to the village, nor none of them hear-
ing the converfation at the firft meeting, the Jury
expreffed an inclination to acquit the prifoner, on
the evidence for the profecution ; but on behalf of
the Prifoner, it was requefted that Clarke might be
examined. He being accordingly called, Rated, that
when they firit met the (muggier' they told them
who they were and demanded that they Ibould fur-
render their cargoes. The (muggier' (wore they
would not give them up, and rode off. One, who
keened to be a leader, had a pitchfork, and the rat
bludgeons and hedge Rakes. The witnefs and Barn-
ford followed at a (hart dillance ; the (muggier.
halted. The officers thinking themfelves too weak
to feize all, offered to compromife, that they would
leave-them their honks if they would furrender the
goods. The (muggier. Paid they would be
if they Ihould have any, and cried out " death or
glory. One of them levelled a pitchfork at Bam-
ford, and they again rode off. One party rode one
Barn-
way, purfued by the Prifoner, and another by the
Winters. When be returned, he found the deceafed
lying by Bamford, who exprefred the greateft forrow
for the fatal accident. The Jury, without hefitation,
acqoitted the Prifoner.
The Affixes on the Crown Side finifhed at tem
o'clock. There were only two capital convirts, nei-
ther of whom were left for execution.
TULT a6.—aatACN OF PROUIST OF 8461.11.1.101.
ANN HUNT O. SMITH.—Mr. GMULOW Rated, that
in this cafe he certainly had not to prefent perfons
of high or exalted lituations of life, nor had he the
cafe of a very young lady, who had been romanti-
cally enamoured of her lover, and confidered the lois
of him as the greaten of all poffible evils which could
happen to this mortal Rate ; but he had to prefent to
the Jury the cafe of a decent woman keeping a (mall
sop, who complained of a Breach of Nonlife of
blarriags. againll the Defendant, who was a man of
her own rank and Ration in life. Although the par-
ties were neither of them very young, yet he knew
ktkat the Learned Serjeant on the other fide would not
contend that a woman at the age of 35 might not
fairly look forward to many years of comfort in the
matrimonial Rate. He could prove that the De-
' fendant courted her, and folicited her hand in mar-
siege; to which the gave her cogent. He (could
elf° prove, that in confeqnenee of this the Defendant
hhufelf fined the authority for publithing the banns,
as a necerfary preliminary to the ceremony. But,
however, from Come caufe or other bell known to the
Defendant ititnfelf, he thought proper to alter his
opinion, and he fent a perfon (no better than his own
errand-boy) to forbid the banns publicly in the
church, having by this difgraced the Plaintiff pub-
licly before all her neighbours, and for which, by the
prefent adios, the fought to recover a compenfation
from the hands of the Jury.
The fire ssitnefs called to prove the Plaintiff's cafe
was orie John Paterfon ; lie begged lie might not be
interrupted by any queion from the Counfel, and
he would (late the whole affair. He knew the De-
fendant very well, he was a (tone-cutter, and kept
two (hops, one at Riverhead, and the other at Sun-
bridge. The Plaintiff, the widow Hunt, alto lived
at Sunbridge, where the kept a gtocer's and chart•
tier's (hop. In the month of February I.lft, Smith
told him that he thought he fhould marry agaio, and
that he bad riuod a woman who smolt: fug him.—
The witnefs told him that if he was not quite jorovidd,
lic silo knew a voman, whom he conceived would
be the very thing for him. They then propofed to
have a pint or two of beer together at Sunbridge,
which they did. The witnefs then obferved that he
would take him to a (hop where they would buy a
pennyworth of fugar-rasorty, and there he might fee
the very lady herfelf, of whom he had been (peak-
ing. The Defendant accordingly went to the flop,
but bnnght a pennyworth of Ars telocuro inked of
fugar-candy. He returned Ilsortly to the witnefs, and
told him he had engaged to go bank and drink tea
with the Lady. Ihe witnefs, from his ludicrous
manner of telling the Rory, nude the cafe quite ri-
diculous; and • parley having enfued between the
Connfel on the different fides, it was agreed to take
a verdict for tcl. which was accordingly done.
BVIII'OFO V. MILLINON•M.
This was an affirm againft the Defendant, the
Conftable of Greenwich, by the Plaintiff, N baker, of
the fame place, for a malicious profecution for an
affault alledged to have been committed by the Plain-
tiff upon the Defendant in the execution of Id. office.
The record of the acquittal of the Plaintiff at the
Quarter SelTions was put in and read. The affault
charged was (laird by the Defendant to have been
.s follows--That the fun of the Plaintiff had been
&awn to ferve in the Militia, and that the Defeo
dant, es Cooaablc, (erred the regular notices at *Us

tam& of the Plaintiff; and when he (erred the lift,
notice, the Plaintiff's fon being ill, the Pl-intitf told
him the fakes were a Pet of ides, and as big fool,
a. himfeif ; theft writ ds were accompanied by throw.
ing the fummons at the Defendant's head. The De
Pendantgave this evidence on the trial for the alrault ;
but the acquitted the Plaintik.
In order to thew that the indiament was pre-
(toted vrithnoit pt obable caufe, and from malice ;
Mary Atkinfon was called, uho Rated herfelf to
have been fervant to the prefent Plaintiff in March,
' Leos, when the notice in quellion was ferved : the
was in a (mall room adjoining to the Ihop when Mil-
lingham brought the rintice; he faid to her mallet.
" Here, 1 have brought you Tome more wage paper."
Her matter replied, " It was of no ofe worrying him
fo, and that the lattices mutt be foolifh." At that
time her mailer's fun, to whom the notice was direll-
ed, was confined to his bed by illnefs. She was quite
fare her mailer never threw the Commons in the Con-
Rable's face, orthe mullhave feen it. The tonna.
ble went net. and returning again Coon afterwards,
he told her mailer that be would ;mini& him at lan.
Edward Pricker, a javelin-man, (aid he attended
at the hilt Qparter Seffions when the Plaintiff was
tried for the Waal,. When they came out of the
Court he anted Millingham how his caufe had gone
on t to which he replied, Jell as he elpeBed. He
knew the Plaintiff would be acquitted. but he had
fueeeeded in putting him to a great deal of expence,
which was all he wanted.
It was fuggeßed, but not proved in evidence. that
the caufe of the Defendant's isnimofity to the Plain-
tiff was, becaufe the latter, when Overfeer of the
Parini, had cut down the Defendant's bill, as con-
trator of grocery to the worldwide.
Mr. Serjeant Barr addreffed the Jury at length,
and contended, that there was probable ground for
the bill, and that he was compelled to prefent it, being
bound over by the Magittrates to attend the SelLon
for that purpofe.
The jury went out, and deliberated for Come time,
and at length found a verdia for Plaintiff—Damages
sol.
The bufiaefs of the Affizes concluded this morn-
ing. The Conuniffinn for Sulfex will be opened on
Saturday at Lewes; but buntaefs will not begin till
the Monday morning.

LONDON _MARKET&

CORN-E7CCHANGIL FRIDAY, JULY at.
Wheat was this day in good (apply fee the theasols with
bat few cargoes of foreign, that of a fine qoaky being ia requiu-
doss, (etches a better prix Barley Onekates • link. Malt MU
elks. Peak mid Beans (oppose their bit prier. We love large
arrNak of Oats from PivHa and Rohde., at reduced prices, and
file io several are rather lower.
GENERAL CURRENCY AS UNDER
Wheat, 45a. 565. 662 pa qr. WNWMB. Sot 1145
Fine Ditto. 672 695. 6d. Batas 371 411. od-
Rye, 171.3 x od. Tick Ditto are. 38*.
Barley, s7s. 321. od. Oats. lot. 214 1411.
Malt, 635. 73e. od. Poland ditto, 252 262 6d.
Flue ditto, nos. cos. Mi. Rape Seed, 401. to 421. per IN!
PRICE OP FLOUR.
Flew Moor Sowto 555. Seconds 455. to 3Ck per fact.
RETURN of WHEAT to Mark-lane. Including only from tho
9th of July to the 14th of tilly.-Total 6489 raters.
Avenge 56s s . higher than ItA urn.
A RETURN OF FLOUR,
From the 14th of July to the soth of July.
Total-16,136 facks.-Average 492 s
co 714. Weber than laft return.
INSPECTOR'S RETURN AT UXBIUDGE, LY
Whew per load 131 Oa tal JULY $.
Wheat penal 4 13% ci to all SI
Barley per quarto' 11 Is to al Ise
Ows per ditto • al Is tie al tas
Bonn per ditto 11 os to Id 4s
Fmk per ditto II Ilk to 21 41
PRICE OF HOPS.
•
IAGS. POCILITS.
Real . 31 141 to 41 Si Kent 41 04 to 3I os
Soiree - 31 141 to 41 is Saki - 31 16a to 41 ass
Eike - 31 161 1. 41 si Farnham 61 os to 71 os
Old Duty tfispool.
PRICE OF HOPS IN THE BOROUGH.
Bags 41 ace to 51 os Pockets
SEEDS. 41 ass to 51 to
PRICE OF
Red Clover 3os to 721 per cwt.
White ditto 4os to 9co do.
Trefoil us to 4os do.
Carrawsy 38s to 63s do.
Coriander, 135 to ISO do.
Turnip 124 to Sit per babel.
White Maud. Seed, 85 to los fod do.
Brown ditto, its to as do.
Canary, 7s od to 6d do.
Rye Gras 104 ed to 28, al per marten
PRICE of HAY and STRAW in SMITHFIELD.
Meadow Hay, pa Load, - 41. es. to 41. r 5 s.
New Ditto .7,L roe. to 41. 41.
Clover - 41. 101. to SL ros.
Straw, per Lewd - tL toe. to 11.
SMITHFIELD, July 17.
To Link the offal-per throe of 31h.
Beef 4s 6d to 51 (3 I Veal 41 84 to lis
Mateo 4s ed to 5s od Port 3s od to Os od
Lamb ss 04 to 6. od.
111/10 OW CATTLt 71114 OAT.
Beans about Soo-Sheep and Lambs 2.700.
NEWGATE and LEADENHALL. holy 17.
Per Mine of 81b. by the carafe.
Beef 3s rod to 4$ sod I
Veal 34 4d to se 44
Mimosa 34 31 to 49 6d Pork 35 sid to 41 64
Lamb 45 od to 3$ 44.
RAW 1-11DFS.
Hides (within) 35 Id to 45 ed I Hoek Skins re 6d to 17s
Middling 3s ed to 3s 6d Heavy Calf los $4 each
Ordinary 35 od to 39 ad Sheep Skins os cd to co
Lamb SLiasP, 14 6d TALLOW
31 6d.elts os od ton Ed
RICE OF W IPN
LONDON.
St. James's market Is did Town Tallow 72s 6d to m
Clare Market ite 34 Ronk ditto (cans) Its bd to 04
Widtechspel Market Ruffle ditto (foap) 671 od to 631
(per Rom of bib.) 41 ad Melted Stull 57s od to 534
Ditto rough 38s sad to 09
Its lid Oreaves 145 ed.
Av,rage Price 41 3d Good Drees nisto Os
Yellow Soap, Sos. to os.--Mottlect, !St.-Card, gas.
Price of Candles per damn, sec od-Moulds, 122 a
COM. EXCHANGE, July 27
Den Coals In dm Pool, pee Chaldean
Delivered to tioutekcepers
kindoiand, per Chidden.
Delivered toHoufekeepers at

. .19.
i3s. 6d.
od.
sse. od.

It is worthy of remark, that the three Sall State
Lotteries eor.tained only fix 30,crcl. prizes; five of
which were firmed :
Lottery. No. 335, IOPY3
ditto, f,rst, z.,•)03
Second Lottery, Litt. IS.O
Third I.ottery, 19.1;S 20.C74
ditto rS.Bsc, 2-.toco
This circt•milance in come manner accounts for the
rapid demand for Tickets and Shares in the relent
State Lottery, to be drawn in September next, (being
the only Lottery to be drawn (hie year) wl..c! es.n-
tains three io,oocl, three io,ocol. thre. I.
ikc• no prize lets than zol. only 25.cr00 21'd
which divides more Prise Money than in atzy Latter y
' for many years pals.