Star.
London, England, 1830-12-23 00:00:00

WINCHESTER, Dic. 21

Mr. Baron Vaughan and Mr. Justice Alderson took their seats in the
Crown Court this morning, at nine o'clock. The Duke of Wellington
was also on the Bench.

James Thomas Cooper, John Fulford, Charles Read (A convicted
yesterday); Henry Newman and John timber (acquitted yesterday);
Aaron Headman, aged 30; John Phillpotr, aged 22; George Phil!.
port, aged 16; and Charles Shepherd, aged 26, were then placed at
the bar.

The priaoners were indicted for pulling down a building at Fording.
bridge, on the 23d of November ; and also for destroying machinery.
After the evidence had been gone through, the jury returned a verdict
of guilty against Cooper, Madman, George Phillpott, Charles Read,
and H. Newman; and acquitted Simper, lulford, John Phillpott, and
Charles Shepherd, (acquitted on the previous trial.) George Webb,
aged 23; John Weeks, aged 28; John Newman, aged 38; John Slade,
aged 4b; and Henry Eldridge, (the last prisoner convicted yesterday)
were indicted for having, on the night of the 23d of November, riotously
assembled and demolished some iron gates, and also with having, by
thmats and menaces, endeavoured to extort money from Mr. Eyre
Coote, and further, with assaulting Mr. Eyre Coote, with an intent to
obtain money.

The ATTORNET-OINFRAL briefly stated the case to the jury.
The jury found all the prisoners guilty.
Mr. Baron VAIIIIIHAN immediately proceeded to pass sentence on all
the prisoners except Eldridge. He complimented Mr. Coote upon the
way in which he had acted on this occasion. It was necessary, in eases
of this kind. to act with the greatest severity ; for if these things were
permitted, there would be no security—indeed, we could hardly sup-
pose we lived in a civilised country ; for one would imagine such a
state of things could not exist where people professed to be civilised.—
His Lordship then sentenced the ptisoners to transportation for life.
J. T. Cooper, J. Pafford, J. Philpott, Charles Read, John Kimber,
and Aaron Deadman, were indicted tor extorting money, under the 7th
and oth George IV.
The Jury found all the prisoners guilty. and Berea Vanowiw or.
dived them to be sentenced to seven years transportation.
John 'Umber was indicted for assaulting, sobbing, and extorting from
Jane Perry, half a crown, the property of John Perry.
The prisoner was found guilty.
Joseph Mason, aged 31; Robert Mason, aged 21; James Pearce,
aged 40; Joseph Carter, aged 46; Thomas Berryman the elder. aged
62; Thomas Bavevatock, aged l 9 Win. Winknortb, aged 43; and
Isaac Hill the younger, aged 26, were capitally indicted, charged with
having, on the 12th of Nov. last, in the parish of last Baum. felo-
Iniously made an assault on one Francis Calendar, and put him in bodily
fear, and feloniously stole from his person ten sovereigns, his mosey.
The Jury, after listening patiently to the evidence, returned their
verdict thus s—Thomas Berryman, the elder. and James Pearce,
guilty. James Mason, Robert Mason, Joseph Carter. Wm. Wink-
worth, Isaac Hill, the younger, and Thomas Baverateek, not guilty.
On delivering the ve-diet against Berryman, the foreman begged to
call the attention of the Court to one mitigating fact in the prisoner's
case. It was, that after he had received the money be ted the
mob from going to Sir Thomas Baring's house ; and, wilteleiveriegaed to
Pewee, they strongly recommended him to mercy on accost= of his
good character. The Jury, be remarked, had with refasten* found
him guilty.
Mr. Justice PAIZZ said he would make a note of the Teem.
mendation.

William Winkwortb, aged 43 ; Henry Cooke, 19 ; lame Hill,
the elder, aged 64; David Champ, aged; sod John Kest, aged 69,
werecapitally indicted, charged with haviwg, oo the 19th of November
last, at klicheldever, feloolosaly made so assault on one Richard Paine,
handis pat him in bodily fear, and soles from his person two seveteigoa,
moneys.
The Jury acquitted all the prisosins.—The Court adjourned at hat
past six o'clock to balf.pest eight tomorrow moralag.

We understand that the Bishop of Ely is seriously indis-
posed. Should it pleas* Almighty God to take this IMO-
rahle Prelate to himself, it is rumoured that the Bishop of
Lincoln will go to Ely, and that the Bishop of Exeter will
be translated to Lincoln.