Star.
London, England, 1801-09-17 00:00:00

CIRCUIT INTELLIGENCE.

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AYR, Seer. s.—The Circuit Court of Juiliciary
was opened here yeiterday by the Right Hon.
Lord ARMADALE.
John Shedden, Robert Caldwell, William Orr,
William Stevenfon, John Pettigrew, JohnGemmil,
Robert Gemmil, and James Boyd, were accufed
of deforcing a conftable in the legal difcharge of
his duty. Shedden, Caldwell and Orr, were fugi-
tated for not appearing ; and the diet againfl the
other pannels was deferted pro loco et tempore, and
they were committed to prifon upon a new warrant.
There.bjng no other bufinefs at this place, the
Court proceed to Dumfries on Monday.
GLASGOW, SETT. B.—Monday lift, the Circuit
Court of Juiliciary was opened here by the Right
Hon. Lord JUSTICE CLERK and Lord METHYIN,
when James Keffock, accufed of forging his Ma
jetty's Ramps, was outlawed for non-appearance.
Mr. William AVilliamfon, of Carmyle Field,
indiaed for (hooting Jams Spiers, while uttering
his boiling houfe, during the• night of the firft of
May laft, was, after a Ilion trial, upon die unani-
mous verdia of the Jury, difinilled from the bar.
The Lord Juilice Clerk, in his addrefs to the
Jury. and after their verdia refpeaing Mr. 'Wil-
hamfon, pointed out the enormity of the offence
committed by Spiers, and firongly junified the
highly laudable cor.dua of Mr. Williamfon, in
adopting the ateafures he purfued for checking
the repeated depredations upon his property, and
doubted not, that this example which had been
made of Spiers would be a warning to others
againft perpetrating fimilar anions.
Andrew Spiers, for riding over and killing a
child at Bridgeton, was next brought to the bar.
After proof being heard, the Jury were enclofed,
who returned a verdia unanimoufly finding the
prifoner not guilty ; and he was difmiffed from
the bar.

The Duke of ORLEANS and the Duke of CHAR-
TRES were prefent at the opening of the Court,
and fat for a confiderable time during the trials.
STIRLING, SEPT. 12.—The Circuit Court of
Hfticiary was opened here this day by the Right
on. the Lord Jurri:i CLERK, when
John Thomfon, changekeeper in Falkirk, An-
drew Gray, jun. at Aitkenhead, in the county of
Clackmannan, and Thomas Wordie, fmith in Fal-
kirk, all accufcd of the crime of theft ; John Boyd,
wright at Carronfhore, in the county of Stirling,
accufed of the crime of rape; and Hugh M,lntolh,
journeyman baker in Falkirk, accufed of the crime
of murder, were all outlawed for not appearing.
William Young, prefent pi.foner in the tolbooth
here, alfo accufed of the crime of theft, was, in
confequence of his own petition and the confent of
his Majelly's Advocate-depute, banifhed from
Scotland for life.

The Chefter Affizes concluded on Saturday,
when H. Rice, for uttering a forged 21. note, at
Latchford ; B. Bebbington, for horfe-ftealing A.
Gee, for flealing thirty pieces of callico out of a
bleaching ground at Marple ; and E. Deakin and
T. Gibfon, for burglary, received fentence of death.
C. Wilton, for (leafing fifh, to be tranfported. T.
Ball, for an attempt to commit a rape on C. Hartli,
an infant tinder the age of to years, at Stockport,
to be imprifoned three years, and amyl in the pil-
lory at Stockport. S. Howard, for killing J. Haw-
cridge, to be burnt in the hand and imprifoned.
Thomas Fofter (aged 12) and John Futter (aged
to) for breaking into the cabin of a fiat at Ander-
ton, and (kiting a filver watch. C. Macdonald
and A. Downs, for breaking open a dwelling-
houfe ; and W. Carter, for healing one-pound
notes at Stockport, to be imprifoned fix months.
J. Guy, for flealing cotton ; Mary Clarke, for
flealing callico ; and Ann niter, for flealing an
iron grate, to be imprifoned. J. Cattle, for (edi-
tion ; R. Story, for healing leather ; Jane Hewit,
for ftealiog ribbon ; and J. Jeffes, for manflauol-
ter ; to be imprifoned. T. and J. Benner, for at-
tempting a meeting of more than fifty perfons, on
Buckton Mofs, appeared, and were admitted to
bail. Several others were acquitted.

On Saturday lift the following eight unfortu-
nate convifts were executed on the New Drop, be
hind the Caine of Laneafter, purfuant to their
fentences at the lag affixes, vi,..—Arthur M'Gar.
ratty, Thomas Walmlley, R. Dug&lc, alias John
Rhodes, Pita ?galore, Jofcph Malun, Simon Ma-
fon, Ifaac Slater, and John Gallant. They ac-
knowledged thejuflice of their fentences, and fine
their condemnation, and at the place of execution,
they all behaved in a very penitent manner, except
John Rhodes and one of the Maims, who, kilt be-
fore he was launched into eternity, kicked off his
(hoes, and other-wife appeared much hardened.
Yeßerclay, a molt terrible accident happened to
a Plumber, who was employed in laying fume
(loathing copper on the roof of a new budding., at.
tached to the Houle. Walking along
upon the parapet, very incautiously, fay foot flip.
ped, and the unfortunate man was precipitated
headlong to the bottom of the building, which is
more than 4o feet high, and killed on the
We are lorry to hear he has left a young family
unprovided for.
On Thurfday lag a feaman belonging to the
NONSUCH Fuard ship, Rationed in Whitebooth.
roads, fell from the main top-gallant yard, on the
deck, and was to dreadfully trah.red, as t' be
conveyed to the Iforpital at Hull with very little
. hope of Iccovsry.

MAILRIM).
Lately, John Homer, of lieckingham, Lideolnll.irr , ne,l,
years of age, to Sufan Marthat. aged 20. 'lbis is t!.c t,
time of the bridegroom ono ing the connubial (fate: his t,,, :
wife MILS blind, and his ',relent bride is a cripple.
Lately, in Bath, J. Nath. Miers, Efq. 01 Cadoktone-pl:
Gliaun: Efq. of
orgatifhiirleyfi,t,oouhthliifs.odle.y Mary liill, younsca daughter u e,.
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At Cork, Mr. Robert Fitzgerald, woolle.tiraper, to N; -
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Scott, daughter to Mr. John Scott.