Star.
London, England, 1813-08-24 00:00:00

CORNWALL.

These Assizes, which were held at Bodmin, con-
cluded on Thursday se'nniett. Three prisoners re-'
ceived sentence .of death, *ix. Elizabeth Osborne, fur
setting fire to a mow of wheat • William Wallace, for
sheep-stealing ; and James
NOrlieVl for burglary.
John Par. for taking the King's mark out of
smite col dase, was sentenced to be transported for
Jaiteen years. Mary symon: and Elizabeth Niles, (or
stealing wood, were sentenced to be imprisoned, the
forther six, and the latter taro months. Mary Dyer,
a child, implicated in the same charge, was acquitted.
Jekn burgenven. charged with having committed a
rape, was acquitted.
14'icholat Perry the elder, Nicheelas Perrythe younger,
and IFilfiam Periy, for-obstructing and assaulting tao
constables of Budock, in the execution of their duty,
were fined, the former twenty pounds, and the other
two ten pounds each.
Francis Batten, for illegally exercising the trade of
a Wheel.wright, at Senners, was fined 40s.
Osborne and Northey were left for execution ; Wal-
lace was reprieved.
In an action brought by Mr. Williams, a Lando*
merchant, against tffe proprietors of the snail coach,
between Exeter and Valinouth, for having had his teg
fractured, and some of his ribs brokeni la toMecitendiii

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of the overtoodkint. 4ite 'coat& -on Pollen-bridge,
owing to the negllgeneo of the coachman, a Special
Jury gave a verdict of *Nil damages.
NOildr4 AUGUST a.
-111bEDUCTION.-1411,ATTON to. MUM S%

Thiasras tin aatiMe brougbriay the saiatiff to re- '
ems: damsawsfor die seduction of his: daughter..
The plaintiff was It respectable tradesman, and the
defendant:if/Ming sawn-inpossessien of ts• valuable,
thou farm. farm. Thw defendant. under the pre.
teopKit4 honourable courtship, found the means to
delude lite daughter of the plalntiff, then a girl about
17 years of age,.inoon illicit intercourse with him,
in consequence •of which *he became pregnant, and
basamessbacnother\of an illegitimate child.
Barg Clayton stated, that she was about 9.0 years
of -atie 'When she first became intimately acquain-
tetwithibe definclanesbe was about 17. He visited
be., sthar isither's a considerable tittle, be courted her
and Orntnisexl to marry her. Some time after Christ-
ants,-(in'what year thewitness could not state, being
no schnlar.) he had a criminatintircourse with her, in
Iconseqoence or wbkh shalitOme pregnant, and was
confined in the Ociober, following. When.bar preg-
is anc y became visible, the. defendant rhyd ber.de.
dined keeping her Company any longer. The defen-
dant is a tartneronsi raves with his mother.
The witness was, crpas:examined by Mr. TOPPING.
sbe said the connexion, which was the subject of the
present action, took place ilia line about six o'clock
in the evening. She Winkled that she bad attended
the Meeting of the Jostices to filiate the child, and
that upon this occasion. her father was turned out of
the room ar the instance of Mr. Birch, the defendant's
attorney. She said it was this Gentleman that men-
• tioned the month of November at the time when the
intercourse took place ; but she persisted in stating
that it was about Christmas.
The Judge having shortly stated the case to the
Airy, they found a verdict for the plaintiff-Damages
Twenty Pounds.

Early on Wednesday morning, the carts of Mr.
John y,ooi, common carrier, while standing in the
street of Annan, were broken into, and a quantity .of
woollen yarn, and several bundles of light grey and
white tow, carried away.
• Thursday se'nnight, at the Cane of Arbigland,
parish of Irsirkbean, a sailor, who had made too free
with his grog, was put to bed by his mess-mate in a
state of stupefaction ; where he was some time after-
wards discovered—quite dead !