Star.
London, England, 1801-08-18 00:00:00

ASSIZES.

DUBLIN, AUGUST 13.
Hairy Lupton was tried at the Aires of Mary
borough on Friday lall, on an indietment charging
him with having been prefent, aiding and abating
one Daniel Hagerty, in felonioutly, forcibly and
ng.iinß her will, taking ai)d carrying away :Elem.:
Delany, fpin'irr, with an intent that the thank
marry the Paid Daniel Hagerty.
It appeared by the evidence of Mifs Delany, a
genteel handfome young woman, of about fixteen
years of age, that the prifoner had come to her
with a propofal of marriage from Hagerty fome
time ago, which the reje9ed. That on the night
of the 12;11 of May laR, a number of perfons came
to her mother's houfe, the family being in bed,
pretending that they were travellers who had 101 l
their way coming from Maryborough fair; that
her mother directed a man (errant in the houfe to
fet them right, and that he incautioully opening
the outward door,feveral perfons tufted in, among
whom was Hagerty, who came to the room whet e
the and her mother, a very aged gentlewoman,
were in bed. He put out tht light, and with the
affillance he had with hint forced „her from her
mother's arms, they both thrieking and clafping
each other, and with the molt inhuman violence
dragged her into the court yard, where the law a
number. of men, and among others the prifoner
Lupton. Her clothes were put out to her through
Nt vJindow, the door being guarded; the was per-
mitted to drefs; and was then put 'nil * horfe be-
hind Hagerty, who, accompanied by fbme of his
companions. but not by Lupton, carded her 18
miles. She Rated that on the road Hagerty took
her front the horfe, threw her on the ground, and
there attempted, by force, to violate her perfrn,
hoitiever, he did not accompliih ; after
which he brought her to the houfe of a woman re-
lated to him, who treated her with kindncfs; there
Hagerty attempted to force the chambercloor, but
btr friends, who had pnrfued Mine coming up,
be Red, and the was refcued and brought home.
It was attempted on the crofs-exammation by
Mr. Esrtwasse to thew that the was not always
po fitive to the identityl of the prancer, and had in
her informations (worn only to her belief. How-
ever, the declared that there was then no doubt do
her ind but the prifoner was one of the party
that the few in her mother's court yard ; and her
eintfon for not itscaring potitively In her Informa-
tions was, Om the was advifed that nothing the
!Wore could afte him.
Her mother was then called, who corroborated
ill the circumtlances refpelting what paffed in the
hook, but could not identify the prifoner.
Here the profeeution ended.
- -On the part of the prifontr, a woman named
Many, Nit WO related to the prokeutrix, fwore
that on the day after Mifs Delany's returns th*
went to her, and aked her if 'Lepton Was among
the men, to which Mrs Delany anfwered that the
bad Molted at evert Man's fact in the &Mil yard,
and Lupton eras not adtMg therm
Afifs Delany rfainely dMittilittbts tset that
ibth a declarations •
Mrs Hamplitifti :sllepided that he
had taken /ffilltaishi sy's fisforlididrobt, and *pit at
the time Oie fordre them Ike did iYat fivtat poßtive.,
but aid* war tielVd. *at Wth teat ;
coon-yard; and ode of thn6 klitteit the wets
tarried off. - •
MB dime& aibubibl as Ms elitamiSinatibn
by Mr. hi*Nat.t.*, that Allis peat had not in giv.l
has itfolititibitholafre hits, petlesiihtted in the
-glue* degree. That-her tettienbily vein inCouit
do dse Matters offal; *is redden,' MlEftitt Stith
',bat the had -deted in her infointalßeFlthet her.
Asunder had eittbeen perteel* tefpeitabie. and'
that lie CdnffSetred hlrfrorn his kitnirledge 41 her
ettainheir to be defavOrg fun citditnn hrts bath in
* Cone; of Jußide.
Lord Ktiwa wort ofted the Jut*, nblervitsg
That the principal 'Med for der 'cot:filiation dras
Istic credit to be gilen to Itsfs Deliny on the evi-
dence of identity.
The Jury rtintina itt all nikin, and text morn;
in g brought ist a verdla of Guilty. There had
been eleven of that aphdon at leaving the box When
the trial doled. They reconialended the prifoner

to mercy, , . •
Lord Kumgangs, pr 'ous to prrmouncing the!
sinful fentence of dtats, addreWed the prifoner in.
the moll imprelSvc and pathetic language; he el-.
pa,tiated on the cruelty and unmenlinefs of the:
some ; warned the prifoneragainil entertaining
falfe hopes of mercy, and appointed his execution
for Thurfd.ty next.
THE ROVING B*ao.—At the Affixes for die
County of Cork, a cafe came on to be vied, in'
which the queflion to be determined was, the va-
lidity of a will made by his father-in-law, in favour
of a mats oldie name of 7a6a Fitegibbete.The other
relations Contended that the will was fpurious, as
the dcceafed had never been reconciled to his
daughter atter the was married. To prove the
contrar, one Cotter was called, who is well known
under the denomination of id The Roving Bard."—
This fellow's office is that of Poet•Laureatio the
whole country, having no occupation but iviiitins
the diffetent farmers' beires, and paying for his.
board by longs and poems in praite of the hollers
and her family which arc preterved by them as fo
many records of their hofpitality. The Bard !wore°,
that he law the deccafed at the bottle of 'his ton
in.law perfeitly reconciled before his death, upon!
which rice:llion he made tome very famous vetfes.
I":1•Img afkcd whit thefc verfes nere,he'ruttic,t
a large bundle or papers, from Which-lte
the hdlowing fublimc cffufion of his gratultruissyt
Mule
Hall, b3ppy union !
lons Fttat:annoy !
you and the father of your wife
Willuow be friends thr remainder if juin%

..... ,
When Chin ROW takt s him had his iald bdat,
Though grief, alt..! will chat* VOUT frebeit'ttievit
Vct I &all fee you :ia a tirin.new coat.
Your wife and childrtit Will be betii.t drcfsvd, ,
When Death haves you the kt-y of ht. ft/on; de.
Ms To. r kind lave and titesdlitintlitetonsi!
so s tilt itke.ior B•cd-4weet Ur* Cow."
Witco tie rtcitAtion w.ts over. the Poet lotlited
mind to enjoy ihofc praiies he was to ;web steel•.

tomer! te, and beheld the whole Cotirt convelfto
with laughter.. This tellimony, however, had it•
till efFcEt; for it' obtained credit with the Jury,
:nd ellablilhed the validity of the Will.

ESSLX ASSIZES.--CLIELmsFORD, JULY 23.
v., I.2insow SMITH. _ .

Mr. Serjcant Btsr laid, this was an aftioh to
eerwer damages for falfe imps ifonment, and if thc
nits (lazed to him were trae, it certainly was a
very ft s ions cafe., and the Jury would not do that
whirls justice required At their hands if they did
not give very exemplary damages. 'Fhe plaintifi
was a refpatablc tradefrnan in London, and had
!seen appointed all-Thee of the eflate and.cfregs of
an infolvent perfon of the name of For, who had
been made a bankrupt. Fox was riled-ea of fume
lands adjoining the farm occupied by the defen-
dant. It had been reprefented to Mr. Willtittibn,
that in confequence of the defendant's having ob-
articled a watercourfc great injury was done t, the
land Which he held as atTignee, and he determined
to go down and examine the place. Ile went with
his co.affignee, Mr. Barber, and it Was necetrary
in order to examine the nature of the obaruftion,
to go over the defendant's land; but the way by
which they paffeAl was a public path-way, by which
all perfons had a right to go. After they had pal
fed along this road in a fingle-horfe chaife, and
had fatisfied themfelves as to the obje& of their
journey, they proceeded to return, but were much
(twinned at finding themfelves flopped by the de-
fendant's having locked the gate by which they
had entered. l'ha plaintit and Mr. Barber civilly
requefled it might be opened, and Rated the put-1
pole for which they had come there. The defen-
dant pnfitively refuted to open the gate, and told
them they had no right that way at all. It was
in vain they intreated to be let out ; it was impof-
fible for them to get the horfe and chaife over the
gate ; and there the defendant thought proper to
keep them for the fpace of fix hours, in one of the
coldelt days in winter' till they were benumbed
and almost petrified, while be looked and laughed
at them from his wdent, comfortable parlour. If
it thou'd be proved that the perfon of the plaintiff
had been thus detained, filth detention would
amount to falfe imprifonment. He took the law
to be this, that if a man went into the bottle of
another,he might be turned out ; but the owner had
no right to lock the door upon him and keephim in
againk his will. The only difference between fuch
a cafe and the ptefent was, that the fituation of
the plaintiff would have been inknitely more agree-
' able had be been locked iin the hoafe initead of
being forced to Wait fo many hours fhivering in
I the cold. After the defendant had kept the plain-
tiff and his friend fix hours in, this Comfortlels date,
and had difcovered that he bad done that Which
the law *mild tuft jitaify. he told them they were
at liberty to go, provided they would previoutly
confent not to bring an Anion agaiik him ; or in
other words, nnlefs theywould forgive him for the
imprifonment he had made them endure, be would
not let them out. He was perfnaded the jury
%mild think this a cafe which called for their moll
&rictus repeehtnfittn, and that their Verdi& would
ketch the Defendant and others, that his Majefly's
flabieas were not to be thus impounded with ivis-
vanity. He bad only to add, that the plainA
by 41tdng to long expiated to the cold air, bad
caagkt an allbata,which vraslikely to flick by him,
and had -already been prodnitire of a long Apo-
thecrity''s bill.
Mr. kite barber Rated, that Mr. Will:intim,
the woollen-draper, on Ludgate-hill, and himfeif,
were chorea Affignees of the elate of Fox, who
bad a calico ground at Stratford, adjoining the
land of the defendant. Thei had oecation to vitlt,,
and were neceffarily obliged to pats over
,the de-
fettdart's land. It was in the middle of Decem-
ber's:ld the daywas exceffively cold ; they were in
a fingle horfe chaife, and the place over which they
palled had the appeatarice of a public beaten trak;
the Dtfendant was landing at his own door, but
never (poke to them as they were going. On their
return, the defendant had flint the gate, and put
a padlock upon it. On his crofs•examination he
laid there were other ways by which they might
have goneont.
The jnoos obferved, it teemed to have been a
matter of eleaion on the part of the plaintiff and
his friend, on whole land they fbould commit a
trefpafs, and they had preferred that of the defen-
dant.• If there were other ways to have gone out,
'they bad no buftnefs to have [had there.
Mr. GARROW laid, if the caufe proceeded be
lhould prove there were feveral roads by which the
Plaintiff might hate gone away ;hut that his flay-
ing there was entirely `a matter of inclination for 11
the purpore of enjoying the freflt air. He fbouid
alto prove that he pulled out his watch, and look.
ing at the time of the day, exclaimed, " I know
there is another Way to go out, but d--n me, here
I'll fit if it is till midnight, and r9ake the DeLn•
dant pay fo much an hour." •
The Judge raid, he could not hold it to t.: calf!
imprifonment tittles the Plaintiff was compelled to
remain On the Riot, which did not appear to Ise the I
cafe=-he thought the affirm was a very fonlifb one.
Plaintiff tionfaited.
HARRIS O. PARSONS.
Ur. Serjeant BPST opened the cafe by faying„
this *as an .iaiop for an Afault and Battery.—•I
There were no defeription of cafes that varied
mote. In fome the injury was compenfated by the.
fthalkß danOges.polble ; in oiliest, where it ap-
peared the dT.Cult was Committed in a violent, wan-.
ton, and unprovoked manner, it was neceffary to
'deal-thins oils With a more liberal land. The
Plairkiff-Vis the fbit 'of a Sail.tnaker at Bat king,
knetthe Defendant eras aq liinkccrer. On the I tilt
Mifrelt the:6oler rif the`Plaint iff had been fpend-
P ink histerediltitt'the 'Defendant's horfe, and else.
Fish *eh in'efder to'retorett his father to return
. bridle ; he liflaWifked by his father to di ink, an in-
, Vitiition with *kick he complied, but happenin7
to .oblerve that the bowl was not full meanie,th.e
Defend:hit was'eittetnely offended, and immedi.
ateloy Arun 'lam'fnur or'five times with his double
flits. Iln underflOod the Defendant WAS a very
'goat athletic Man, and frequently indulged him.
fellitvatranttlfinie:it Which was fiunewhat more in
vogue fOitr'ev tee years no-than it prefcati in

(hart, he was a profeffesi LO:Tel ; on the contrary.
the Plaintiff kucw notlting of fi;-,rhtin..;, and Via.
Jet tlender :Ivan, Of cow fe lie Yeas .4 vafe to
.:ntering 'ills with fo p.,werful an antagoniii.
Difinidant continned firiking •thiti
,ili the area.; cif his blows were very vifible.—Hi
;loped the Pies- Avotild teach borers who kept pub,
lic bottles that they ought to find out other perfint,
than their au flamers to make their prar:tical expo.
:invents upon. •
The wittieills proved the affault, and Hated that
the Plaintiff Ind a black eye, and leveral other
bruifes in confeqtience of the blowshe
Upon their crnis-examination, it turned Out the
Plaintiff had drank too freely cf gin, brandy, and
tent, and had been very impudent to :he landlord.;
Mr. GARR ow laid, he was perfuaded this would I
not be thought a cafe which called for any thing
like feriouy damages. It appeared that the Plain-
tiff was a pert, impudent young fellow, who hav-
ing tilled himfill with gin, brandy, and tent, till
he could really drink no more, had taken it into his
head to Minh the landlord, and accule him of fell-
ing his euftomers fthe mtalute ; the landlord find-
ing appeals to reafon entirely thrown away, was
ntceffitated to have :et:Gnirk to that fort of ma-
nual difcipline, which was the bell thing in the
world to relive a fancy abufive fellow to a fenfe
of decorum and propriety. The chaftifement had
the delired area ; the parties (hook hands and
drank together ; the houfe continued quiet for the
remainder of the evening. The Plaintiff had be-
haved hindell with moderation and good humour,
and all were fatisfied fare the Plaintiff's attorney,
who Was one of the company, and was defiermined
a treaty of peace flints.l not be hufhed up in lii
batty a manner ; it was by his advice the prefent
aftion,.which was an atter-thought, bad been cont-
menced.
Mr. Jullice Gag'se Paid, he did not think the
'Defendant had been altogether fo accurate as he
ought to have been. The Jury would give fuch
damages as they thought proper. Verdict for
Plaintiff.—Damages se.

The buftnefs of the Somerfet Affizes began at
Bridgewater on Monday fe'nnight,when J. Craigel
(a duffer) was tried for the murder of J. Selway
a blackfinith, at Radßoth, and foetid guilty- I
When placed at the bar to receive the awful fen-
tence of the law, he clamoroufly declared that the
verdiet was wrong, and he could not be perfuaded
to Mien atientivel to the Judge. He was order-
ed to be hung on Friday, andhis body to be deli-
vered to the forgeons for dilredion. A. Plumber,
for houfe -breaking, and J. Green, for breaking
open a dairy-room, and Reeling t z cheefes, were
capitally convifted, and left for execution. R. Skin-
ner, for horfe-Reeling; J. Warfield and J. Cottle,
for Realing a calf; R Sianer, and It; Virgin, for
Iheep-Realing ; D. Frazier, M. Purl, G. Dando,
T. Colmer, B. Taylor, and R. Fehham, for vari-
ous burglaries, alfo received fentence-of death, bat
were reprieved.
Craigel was executea on Friday., purfuant to his
fentence. His behaviour to tlr.. lett was equally
unfteady as at the time of his receiving condemna-
tion. He continued to declare that he'was unjultly
condetnned. - - .

Yefterday .moetiing, about nine o'clock, the four
following maltftaors were executed over the gee-
way of the New Gaol in the Borough, viz. Charles
Watfon, aged 60, for coining, Thos. Southhy and
John Whites for burglary, and Wm. Harrifou, for
a rape. William Stedman, who was alto ordered
for execution, was refpited for fourteen days: they
all hi:hared with becoming relignation. Dunn"(
the tittle of the• execution, one of the Eaft-India
Company's regiments marching near the place, on.
their way to Sydenham Common for a field-day,
the Commanding Officer very properly ordered
the Band not to play.—The concourfe of people
was very great.
Early on Sunday morning a fire broke out at
Ratcliff Crofs, which confumed a houfe, with all
the ftirniture. The fame morning two other fires ,
broke out in Golden-lane and at Iffingtoo, which
however, were loon extingnifhed by the engines.
FEMALE IMPOSTOIL.—A woman of the name ef
Saunders was brought before the Loan MAYO*
yetlerday, charged by the City Coatfables with
having carried abbot the City a board affixed to a
long pole, in order to excite theeompaffion of the
furrounding multitude. On this board were pain-
ted emblematical figures, reprefenting perfons in
diftrefs. Underneath thefe figures was written,—
" la* the GOD of Abrahams, /fame, and Yantis ere."
This woman had five children with her, and pre-
tended to be in the greateft diftrefs. An inveili-
gation took place, when it appeared that fhe is a
married woman, in very affluent elrcumtlances,
her hatband earning two or three guineas per week,
nod her brother, who is a man of fortune, allowiok
her a furn of tool. per annum for the maintenance
of herfelf and children. She had been brought
before the Lord Mayor feveral times before, when
her htifhand appearing, and giving his promifc
that the timid not offend again by appearing in
the city, the was libetated. At thole times her
brother attended, and !fated the circumflance of
his allowing her the funs as before flared. The
OffiLtrs trade her into cuftody on Saturday, in
Whitecrof..tl met. She acknowledged that Ate kept
a houfe in Clerkenwell, for which the paid a rent
of sSI. leer annum, and laid, by way of defence,
that the did not know /he *as within the liberties
of the city at the time the was tinging her ballads.
Ooc of tte °firers flared, that the had received
alms from a 'Brother Officer foote time fince in
Holborn, who believed her to be a perfon in dif-
trek, and accordingly relieved her.
I lis Lordthip fail, that the had fo often offend-
ed, and there being no real motive to induce her'
to call in aid the contributions of the public, as the
was in potfeffion of an annuity of tool. in the Bank,
he mull be under the necellhy of committing her.
to Bridewell for the fpace of one month, in order
to fee what diet that punlthment would have upon
11.1 r. its the was a difgrace to her fez, by bringing
tip her children in fo look and profligate a way of 4
life, when the had the opportunity of fending them
to fchool, which the was enabled to do by the
liberality of her brother. She was accordingly
cucomi.ted, and hvr chadren fen; to the 4aatith.