Star.
London, England, 1812-03-12 00:00:00

rssix ASSIZES.

CHELMSFORD, MONDAY, MARCH Eh
UFZELL V. MOTT.
Mr. CVRIVOOD stated; that this was an action
brought by the plaintiff against the defendant for
'iding over his sun, breaking his thigh, mid otherwise
much bruising him, by which the plaintiff lost his
son's strvicc.

Mr. Serjeant Besr then detailed the circumstances
of the case as follows The defendant ' was a far-
mer, residing at Wo 'dford, and the plaintiff was but
a very poor man. On the 18tfrof April last, the de-
fendant was, lie supposed, returning from London ;•
but it would he proved that he was riding most fu=
riously along the road, and kept whipping his horse
all the time. The son of the plaintiff was unfortu-
n dossing the road at the same moment, when
the 11,.rse dlove over him and broke his thigh. But
this was not the most serious injury be sustained; he
was also so much bruised in the belly, that he had
within these few days been taken with a spitting of
bloOd, which a most respectable surgeon would state,
he had no doubt, arose from the injury sustained by
the lad from the defendant riding over him, and he
should also ptove, that the manner in which the de.
fendant urged his horse to proceed was so furious,
that it was a mercy he had not killed some one ; and
if he had, he certainly would have had to answer for it
on an indictment for murder. The present action
only sought a compensation in damages for the in-
jury his carelessness and wantonness had inflicted on
the poor boy.
Mr. R. Burford stated, that he resided at Stratford,
and was coming home in his gig, do the ISth of April
last, about six. in the evening, he s,w the defendant
Mott behind him, who came galloping most furicus-
lv, whipping his horse all the time. His gig horse
took fright from the manner in which Mott had pass-
ed him, and it was some time before he could regain
the command of him. About twenty-yards" beyond
the Stratford turnpike, a little boy was crossing the
toad with a paper in his hand ; the defendant same
directly upon him, and, as it were, smashed him
down. He did net pull up after the accident, but
rode en as bald as ever. He was pursued by several
persons, himself with others. He then rode into a
coal-wharf ; when the witness came up and asked,
who he was ? he at first refused to give his name,
but the clerk at the wharf said his name was Mott,
and that he was a farmer at Woodford. He was
then persuaded by some persons present to go back,
and see the child he had rode over.

This statement was confirmed by another witness,
when Mr. GARROW, for the defendant, after a confe-
rence with the Counsel for the plaintiff, said
.he felt
this to be a case where the defendant ought to make
a compensation fir the mischief he had unfortunately
occasioned. He had always felt so, but there was a
difivience as to amount; they had now agreed
that a verdict shouli be taken for £.50. A verdict
was taken for the plaintiff kr; consent for £5O.
On the Crown side the cases were very trivial.
Jaws Harvey, a coachman to William Chinnery,
Esq. was indicted for forging a receipt, or acquit-
tance fc.r Money, with intent to defraud W. Thomp-
son, jun. of Waltham Abbey. It appeared by the
evidence, that Mr. Chinnery dealt with the prosecu-
tor for small articles, and the coachman was instructed
to pay him. He produced a receipt as evidence that he
had paid him £B, when, in fact, he-had not paid him ;
but the paper was merely this, it paid Mr. Thomp-
son JeB," without any signature, but a receipt stamp.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty ; but the Lem)
CIIIRF BARON said, he d übted if it amounted td a
forgery, and he should save the point for the opinion
of the Judges.

Bow-STREET.,—Yesterday B. Maynard underwent
a second examination, .charged with aiding and abet-
ting the escape of two French officers from their pa.
role of honour. It appeared, that lac Saturday the
prisoner was traveLing in a post chaise, in company
with two Trench Gentlemen, and when they came to
the Green Miat Inn, at Barnet,iAlr. Newman, the
land1:141, observing the prisoner only • to have the ap-
pearance of a labouring man, suspected his purpose;
and, in consequence, stepped them, and brought
them to town, when the Frenchmen proved to be,otli-
,:zrs who had escaped from Ashby de la Zouch.—,
The prisoner, in his defence, said he met with the
-fereigners in a village near Northampton, and they
agret!,l to pay •his expences if he would travel with
them to London ; and that was all he knew of them.
He was remanded..

UN lONu..—Yesterday B. Jane: and Mary Allen,
were committed to Horsemonger-lane jail, charged
with having in the ;r possLlsion counterfeit Ss. and Is.
6J. Bank Titkens. 14': InsitehAa and T. Coleridge, were
charged with stealing a bamboo Chair from the door
of Mr. Bates, an upholL•erer, in the Borougli-road.—
They were both fully te..nmitted.

REconnEres -RE4ORT.—Yesterday the RECORDER
made a Report of George Sierx, capitally convicted
at the Old Bailey, in January last, for forgery, who
is ordered for execution on Wednesday nest; the 18th
instant : great +merest has been Made for this unfor-
tunate men, which gave rise to a report of his having
received a free pardon from his Royal Highness the
NCH Rut ENT..

A DMI RA LTY Sm4roxs— Sir W. SCOTT made his Re.
port of the following convicts, convicted at the last
Admiralty Sessions, viz.—J. Griffiths, P. Corbett, J.
Dunn, and J. Brown, for being found on board an
enemy's privateer, and adhering to the King's ene-
mies,; and %V. Jemmott, for stealing a llrge quantity
of dollars, the property of Messrs, Holford and Co.
When W. Jemmcit was ordered .for execution on Mon-
day the 23d inst. at Execution Dock.

Mien Kennedy the young woman lodged in the jail
of numfrici, charged with poisoning the family of
Mr. Stothard, was, on Saturday, served with an in-
dictimmt to appear at Edinburgh for trial.

Among the various contrivan:es of swindlers, one
has been recently practised on shopkeepers, who have
country connections, in several instances, with suc-
cess. The sharpers observe the directions on country
carts which stop at shop doors, and then write in the
names of the owners to the shopkeepers, saying► they
are in town, and are in want of some small sum of
money, having a bad bank-note, or making some
other excuse; and, to,put a better face on the busi-
ness, requesting the loan of a bag or basket, to. be
sent back before they return to 68 country.

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