Star.
London, England, 1824-03-25 00:00:00

ASSIZE lATELLIGENCE.

SUSSEX ASSIZES, HORSHAM, MARCIT e+.
CHARGE OF NIURDEtt.
raker Goeringe wa,'put to the bar, charged on the
Coroner's Incprisition with the wilful murder of Martha
Ann Jewell, by drowning her at East Grinstead, on the
11• th of February laA.
The ptisoutr, who had attained her fifteenth year
since her conttnitn.enr► IA as a slight interesting gir),
and appeared greatly afltcted at her situation.
Mr. COOWTOOPE stated the case for the prosecution
in the most candid and dispassionate manner, and sug-
gested such topics as were most favourable to the pri•
wirer. lle put it to the Jury, whether the fatal event
,which they were assembled to inquire into, was not
more probably the result of_ pure accident, than any
wilful or malicious feeling which migl►t have entered
the heart of so young a person as the prisoner, who, be-
yond all question, had always shewn the greatest dice-
tion for tho deceased: The parents of the deceased were
not influenced by any unkind feeling towards the pri•
.oner, on the contrary, they were most sr riling to sup-
pose that her conduct was free from !Loral blame. This
prosecution was conducted at the instance of the parish
officers of East Grinstead, who had no other motive
than to see justice fairly admihiste:ed as well to the
public as to the prisoner.
The facts were simply these :—The prisoner, who was
servant to the parents of the child, took it in her arms
to the wash-house, and while 'dipping a kettle into the
copper to fill it to wash another of the children, the
child swayed back and fell into. the copper, which
alarmed the prisoner so much that she fell down senseless)
and when recovered was in such a state, she was afraid
to tell her mistress what had become of the child.

The LORD CHIEF BAR sunin.ed up the evidence
with great feeling. suggesting that there was a total
absence of any n►aliciuus motive imputabit to the pri-
soner. Indeed it was highly improbable that any such
feeling could have been ha: boured. The probability
was, that the poor infant lost its life in the manner
stated, and if the Jury were of this opinion, they would
say so by their verdict.—Not Guilty.
Some humane persons present kingly offered to take
care of, and provide fur her.

HEREFORD.
• TREBLE V. CADKIN.
Mr. CAMPBELL stated that this was an action for de-
famation, brought by the plaintiff, a wine-merchant,
11,,aitist the defendant, who was an auctioneer.
Mr. Daniel Thomas stated, I am a partner in the
hank at Pembroke. The plaintiff is a wine-merchants .
The defendant CA: I yes on the business of an auctioneer.
I saw the defendant at Pembroke; I was on horseback,
he was on foot. He asked, " have you heard of any
thing up the street ?" I said nothing, but Tom George's;
his effects were then selling. The defendant said, " that
is not what I allude to ; there is something higher up
the street than that." I said, " whet e?" "He said, " I
won't say where." I was going on, when he added, it
is at T-r-e-b-1-e s, speaking each letter separate. It is
impossible to be at Treble's," I said. He said it is true,
a bailiff is in the house, and I expect him at my house
in-the evening to give orders about the sale. The plain-
tiff kept cash at our bank ; his account stood very well.
I looked at it immediately. On hearing this, I told the
plait Uff
I had heard.
W. Lewin and Henry Johnstone,gave similar evidence.
George Bowling, clsrk to the plaintiff's attorney,
stated-L.—l called on the defendant before the'action was
brought, and said to him that the plaintiff would be per
fectly satisfied if the defendant would contradict the re-
port in the Papers. He refused.
George Bowling, sen. Attorney for the plaintiff,
stated that, after the bringing the action, he asked the
defendant to contradict the report. Ile is an auc.
ti.mileet of the hest business in Pe:nbroke.

The Learned Juneit —t don't know WhetherjWales is a good
country far an auetioi.eer.
Mr. C. is a better country for an Attorney than
for an auctioneer.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS addressed" the Jury for the defen-
dant. Ile complained of the case being brought more
than 100 miles, instead of being u ied at the Great Ses-
sion", and stated the reason to be, that the plaintiff did
not wish it to be tried where he was known. The
plaintiff had sustained no actual damage, and the de-
fendant had given up the aich,ir. The plaintiff's
Counsel had stated the plaintiff to be a wine-merchant;
he was, besides, a druggist; but his Counsel sunk the
drugs, for fear the Jury should think they found theii
way into the wine-cellar—(4 laugh). The plaintiff was
considei ably driven to make out the defendant a man
of property ; fur when he had called wit:T.ess after wit-
ness, he called his Attorney, and his clerk just the
Same as an eminent Attorney in tl:e Sister Kingdom,
who gave a great many briefs. and at the end'of every
one he always 'put " Nota Bene— If these proofs do
not appear to be sufficient, call my clerk, Terence
O'Flanuigan, who will swear up to anything."
)*Yerdict for the plaintiff—ll trnagli,
NORFOLK.
tan.ToN e. HUNDILID Or TUNSTEAM
This was an action to recover the amount of damage sustained
by lire, believed to trive hen wilfully occasioned, on the pre.mlsea
of Mrs. Iliiton, of Felmingbant, on the evening of Christmas Day,
1821:. It was admitted that this action was really brought by the
Solicitors, and for the benefit of the Norwich Equitable Insurance,
Office, Which bad satisfied the amount of Mrs. Hilton's loss; but
the Learned Judge, In summing up, observed, that the liability of
the I fin:tired to make good the damage by incendiat fires, notwith-
standing the previous payment by an Insurance Company, had been
fully determined in the Courts above ; and rightly en, for otherwise
these Offices must put a higher rate of insurarc upon prop'rty liable
to tlica. dre,allu'l Jets ul malignity, and then fore the cost to the
owners of Atch proper.ty woe: 1 evet:tually be the same.—Verdict
for plaintiff, damage s ITS&

A Second Number of Points a f I Innzwt r, by GEORGE
CRumsnAsic, has ju.;t apreartd; and the hest ccmcliment we can
ray it iq, that.we tieinVit even better than the rim,. The inciderts
ate wle..ted with a greater uttentinn to it.: litimobr of situation.—
Tbe comic ramps of the Arabian Nights, some scenes from Smol-
let's Noveli, and one or two other authors (iocluding Ftue(cie and
4ncient from She?..peate), have soFplird the subjects. In
regard to the execution. it would be sups tfluous to praise what
everybody firers to be the peculiar excellence of the A rtist, who stand.
unrivalled fora surprisii.g cumbination of caricature acid nature.—
It has struck us, on looking ewer thew plates, ihat there is an int'.
mate resemblance between S 'lett and the yresent illustrator of
Ihis Points o•J' I i witour, To regard to their perception of those loins=
rectum:it:4 s which are at once extravagant and true.—Examiner.

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