Star.
London, England, 1813-08-12 00:00:00

CROWN SIDE.

Willoughby was indicted for wilful and cor-
rupt perjury, in swearing, in a cause in the Marshalsea
Court, that he had not received the sum of Je2 7s. for
the costs in an action in that Court, when it was al-
ledged that, in truth and fact, he had received that
sum. This prosecution originated, as was proved,
out of the discussions which have lately agitated the
Marshalsea Court, and Mr. Crutchley was stated to
furnish the money' for this prosecution.
The defendant was the son of the senior attorney
of that Court, and it became a question whether he
had received the costs of a certain action pending in
that Court ? ,He swore that he had not; upon which
the defendant in that action indicted him for the per-
jury ; but before the witnesses for the prosecution had
closed, the Learned Judge said there was such con-
tradiction in the case, that he directed the Jury to
acquit the defendant. Verdict—Not Guilty.

At Worcester Assizes,D.Jackson, for stealing plate
from Malvein Hotel ; P. Gittins, for sheep-stealing;
W. and J. Cope, for house-breaking at Yardley
Ann Williams, for house-breaking at Bordesley --
Sarah Cot bet, for house-breaking at Cotheridge • H.
White, J. Smith, and J. Taylor, for house-brealcing
at Franklcy ; and J. Eaton, for horse-stealing, were
condemned ' • W. and J. Cope are expected to suffer.
John Mitchell, for aiding the escape of a French offi-
cer on parole, was sentenced to seven years transpor-
tation. This man's case is singular. He is a native
of Russia, but resided at Guernsey, and trading from
that island, was taken by the French ; but escaped
from France, through the assistance of a Frenchman, I
who afterwards became himself a prisoner in this
country. Mitchell, to requite' the obligation he owed
to the Frenchman, assisted his attempt to escape ;
but both were apprehended.
ELOPEMENT.—About a fortnight since the wife of
a farmer, near Tenterden, Kent, absented herself from
her husband and six children ; and after much inquiry
it was discovered she had gone off with a corporal of
the waggon train, who had obtained leave of absence
for 14 days. She had taken with her £35 in Bank-
notes, and most of her daubing. The culprits were
traced to a lodging at Kensington, and on Monday I
the husband forced an entrance, and got about half
the money back ; but his faithless rib refused to return
home.

Two young men, natives of France, lately made
their escape from that country to avoid the Conscript
laws. They found means to :;et off in boat, and
were taken up by vessel bound' to Ireland. They
state, that there are scarcely any young or middle-
aged men to be seen in Paris, all being drained away
to serve in the armies; that the tyrannical system of
BONAPARTZ excites the greatest discontent and aver-
sion ; and that the generality of the people would re-
joice
to embrace any opportunity of a change of Go-
vernment ; but the system of espionage is kept up
with so mush rigour* that every man is afraid to trust
his neighbour with his thoughts. Notthing is more
common, they say, than for a man, who is imprudent
enough to express his disapprobation of the Govern-
ment, to disappear at once, and be'no more heard of ;
probably immured in some dungeon, or privately put
to death. It is said, that victims of this description
are incomparably more numerous now than under
any former Government of France.