Star.
London, England, 1812-04-02 00:00:00

HULL, MARCH SO.

Since the commencement of the Paschal Moots,
on the 'lath of this month, there have been such
storms of snow, hail, and strong frosty easterly
winds, as have not been experienced since the Spring
of 1799. The snow is at present, in many places
where the sun's heat does not reach, several Stet
thick, and the ice strong. In the night of the 20th
instant, the long gale increased to a hurricane, on the
East coast, accompanied with a high sea, and thick
snow showers. We have heard of the following ship-
wrecks on this coast, • among others not yet fully as-
certained : Lively, of North Shields, Hallowell,' lost
near Howick Boat-house, crew saved, except a boy
ten years of age, who perished with cold and wet.—
John and Mary, of South Shields, Grewcock, near
Workworth,. crew saved.—Themis, of Tynemouth,
Cunningham, near Creswell, crew saved.—Cumbers
land, of North Shields, Laing, at Newbiggin Point,
crew lost.—Margaret and Ann, of Blyth, near the Sow
and Pigs Rocks, crew saved.—Endeavour, of South
Shields, Forsyth, near Meggy's Bourn, crew saved.—
Fame sloop, of Hartley, Colley well Sands, crew saved.
Speedwell, of ditto, Hartley Bates's Isle, crew saved.
Eleanor, of London, Pigg, under Whitby Cliffs crew
saved on the cliffs.—fileckhird, of Sunderland, Hard
Sand, crew saved by the life-boat.—The St. Erie, a
Swedish vessel, at Whitburn, crew saved.—Salus, of
Newcastle, near Ryhope, crew saved:—Elizabeth and
Sarah, near Burlington, crew saved.—Scipio, Bone ;
Ocean, Leslie ; Autumn, Deighton, &c. lost anchors
and cables, but got into Shields.

The Croydop, Myth, from London to Rio Ja.
neiro, run on shore near Pareba, on the 9th of De-
cember—great part of the cargo saved.

SHIPS ARRIVED.

In the River—The Royal Charlotte, Hallett, from Lisbon.
At Scilly—The Dart, WlGley, from Lisbon, leaky.
At Plymouth—The Hero, from St. Mary's.
Off Dover—The Brookbank, Gidlard, from Cadiz.
At Bristol—The Alieea Hill, —, from Gibraltar.
At Crookhaven—The Caroline' Messroom, from Charleston.
At Cadiz—The Susan, Joon, from Liverpool; and the Spa-
nish Patriot, Duren, from London.
At Port ackson—The Cumberland, Swarm, from London.
At Smyrna—The Cambrian, Powell; the Either, Llewellyn;
and the June Gretna, from London ; and the Jirin, Stanton,
from Liverpool.
At Barbadoes--The Posthumous, Croebie from London.
At Sur.nam—The Golden Fleece, Russel: from Belfast.
DISTRIBUTION OP PR/ZE.MONEY.
Edgar, for the Ing•elborg Maria, Hieyeren, Paterson, and
three Danish gun-boats, recalled at No. 9, Symond's Inn.
Bruner, for l'Actif, recalled at 10, John-street, Adelphi.
Princess Augusta, for the Meennin, Johanna, and Ste& 01-
denberg, on board ; recalled at £2, George-street, Adelphi.
Rolla, for the Twee Oezusten, on board, and recited at 23,
Clement's Inn.
Theban, for the Twee Gehroeders, on her arrive; recalled at
3, Clifford's Inn.
Theban, for the Ann, at Portsmouth, on ber arrival; re-
called at 9, Cl.fford's
Bellerophon and Elephant. for the Amphion Two Brothers,
Ann, independence, and Hie an, at IN, Norfolk-street, April 6,
and there recalled.
Squirrel, fur the Jane and Amor, at No. 3, Salter's-kel-court,
Cannon-street.
Magictenne, for the 'Windham, at Is, Great George street.
Cambrian, for the Adeline, at No. 7, Walbrook.
Horatio, for la Necessit4, at No. 7, Walbrook.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
Captain Harvey, of the Rosario, has been made post, for his
gallant coMuct in-the late action with the French flotilla; and
Mr. Dyer, the Midshipman, who we wounded, has had a Lieu-
tenant's Commission.

Captain G. Grant, to command the Drake, in the room of
Captain Barwell, promoted to the rank of Pon Captain.
Lieutenant G. Gtiffin, to the Theseus, of 74 guns.
lieutenant Richard Head, to the Mars, ofl4 guns.
Liutenant J. Kent, to the Hermes, of 90 guns.
The Rev. C. Borne, Chaplain of the Temeraire, at Plymouth,
to the Union, of 93 guns,
Lieutenant James Noyee to the San Josef, at Portsmouth.
Lieutenant S. Limn, to the Barham.
Mr. T. Goble, to be Purser of the Success frigate, at Chatham.
Lieutenant R. Rudy, to the Orion.
Lieutenant J. Nlaon, to the Hannibal.
lieutenant Edward Rowley, to the Argo.
Lieutenant Charles Ricketts to the Themes, at Chatham.
Lieutenant the Hon. K. Somerville, to the rank of Commander.
Mr. George Blusteo, Midshipman, to the rank of Lieutenant.
Lieutenant Harty Slade, to the Ada, of 74 guns.
Lieutenant Wm. M. West, to the Devastation.
Lieutenant Benjamin Ashley, to the Favourite door.
Lieutenant Wm. Mackenzie Godfrey, to the Asia, of 74 guns.
Lieutenant Abel Hawkins, to the Diana frigate.
Lieutenant Peter Willimas, commanding the Estreprenante
cutter, to the ltkimond sod-beat, in the room of Lieutenant
Bartholomew, promoted to the rank of Commander.
The Hon. J. Chao% 1414shipotaa, to the soak of Liovtooßt.

ASSIZES.

YORK

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Mary ScarberesszA, being placed at the bar and ar-
raigned, was asked whether she would be tried then
or traverse, she elected tb be tried then. The pri-
soner h4ving no Counsel, the Court directed that no
Juryman who had sat upon the trial of Mr. Jennings
(which appeared in this paper of the 17th ult.) should
be upon the present trial.
Mr. RAINE stated the case on the part of the pro-
secution. He observed, that the present was one of
the most aggravated cases that ever came into a Court
of Justice. The crime committed by the prisoner
aimed not merely at the property, the good name,
and the liberty, but at the very life of the prosecu-
tor, to whom she imputed a forcible violation of her
person; who, if her evidence had been credited, must
have died by the hands of the executioner. The
Counsel here went through the evidence, which we
shall state as briefly as possible from the evidence of
the respective witnesses.
Mr. Stanley stated, that he remembered admini-
stering the oath to Mary Scarborough, on the trial
of .Mr. William Jennings for a rape.
The indictment found against Mr. Jennings, for a
rape, and the finding of the Jury, was then read.
Mr. John Talbot stated to the Court the evidence
ginn by Mary Scarborough, on the trial of Mr. Wi-
lliam Jennings, for a rape, on Wednesday, the 11th
ult. which was in substance, that Mr: Jennings did,
between the hours of one and three in the afternoon
of Wednesday, the 6th of November, by force and
violence, drag her into a field about a mile and a
half from Fridaythorpe, on the Pocklington road,
and there violated her person, she making all the re-
sistance in her power.
To prove the falsehood of this allegation, the fol-
lowing witnesses were called :
Mr. Jennings stated, that he had a farm at Friday.
thorpe, which he frequently visited, and occasionally
remained all night, which was the case on Tuesday,
the 6th of November. He was all the morning of
the 6th employed either about his own farm, or his
business as overseer. He dined at twelve o'clock,
and about one went into the kitchen to his foreman,
who was getting his dinner ; and having more in-
stroctions than ordinary to communicate to him, he
staid in the kitchen until about two o'clock, when he
returned into his own room, intending, after he had
rested a little while, 16 set off to Hayton, but his
nap was longer than usual, and it was after three
o'clock before he mounted his horse ; his man went
with him through the village. Witness called upon
Mr. William Harrison, and talked a few minutes
with him ; also with two men who were repairing
the road. It was four o'clock or after when he got
to the Peven-gate, (the scene of action laid by Mary
Scarborough). Witness said be never saw Mary
Scarborough upon the road, never had any connec-
don with her in his life, and was never so near her
as to touch her. Witness got home to Hayton about
six o'clock. •
William Smallpage, foreman to Mr. Jennings,
went into a detail of particulars as to the employment
of Mr. Jennings, on Wednesday the 6th of Novem-
ber, from which it was evident Mr. Jennings could
not have been absent to go to Peven-gate any period
after twelve o'clock on that day, until the time he
set off on his return home, which was after three
o'clock.
. Martha Robinson also corroborated the statement
of the last witness, as to Mr. Jennings being in the
house from twelve until three o'clock in the afternoon
of that day. .
Mr. William Harrison, who is also a farm?r at
tridaythorpe, stated the mariner in which Mr. Jen-
nings had been employed until twelve o'clock, and
that he called upon him as he was returning to Hay-)
too, a little after three o'clock,
James Walton, one of the persons alluded to by'
the last Witness, said he was repairing the road on
Wednesday, went to his dinner about ten minutes
past twelve o'clock, and whilst he was scraping his
shoes, Mary Scaih3rough passed Lim—she was going
the Pocklington road. Mr. Jennings came up to him,
and ',topped to talk with him some time, and said he

I was afraid he should be too late, which induced the
IltWirt, KINGSTON, MARCH SI. witness , to look at his watch, and it was then half.
.. . past three o'clock.
estetday afternoon the LORD CHIEF DARON and Several other witnesses were examined en the put
MY Justice of
arrived in town for the purpose of of the proseewion, who spoke to expressions used by
the prisoner, indicative •.f much rancour towards
bolding the Assizes. They immediately opened their
. Commissions, and heard Divine Sersice.
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This moiling they proceeded to the business of Mr. Jennings, and which evinced a determination
do him a serious injury.
their
respective Courts—the LORD CHIEF BARON sat on the Civil side, and Mr. Juitice Gnosa tried the The prisoner, in ler defence, said, Mr. Jennings
prisoners ; but the business of the day
bad begged her net to brins her witnesses fora aid
uninteresting.was wholly on his trial, lest he shoulJ be convicted! and that a 1
they would be wanted.
her witnesses were gone away, as they did not knew
The case which occupied the greater part of the
day was acase of Page ee Layton and another, which
After a very able and impartial charge from the
Judge, the Jury, without hesitati.o, found her
was an action a trespass, io which the defendants
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pleaded a right of way over the plaintiff's ground; Guilty, and she wee sentenced to pay a fine of one
shilling to the King, to be imprisoned
me month,
and a great number of old witnesses were examined,
and afterwards transported for seven years.
to substantiate the right After lasting four hours the
Jury found for the Plaintiff,--Daarages One Shilling.
CRIMINAL SiD DOWNPATRICK.
R.
Mr. Justice Gnosz did not commence so early on Wednesday se'nnight the Assizes commenced.—
The Hon. Baron Smile in the Crown Court, and the
the Criminal side, and this Court to-day afforded no
case of interest or importance. Hon. Judge DALY in the Civil Bill Court.
William White was convicted of stealing a IE2O Bank James Dernan and Jaw: Smith were indicted foe aip
note, the property of Wm. Manners, Esq. The pri- murder of William M'Alinden, a soldier of the North
soner White was the servant of Mr. Manners, and Down Militia, on the night of the 29th of October
the prosecutor having purchased some manure of a last, at Downpatrick.
person of the name of Ladd, at the They were 'also accused of
price of £lO, was rioting, and an assault on James Black and Wil-
also indebted to another person for carting the same liam Leckey.
to the amount of AS ; the prisoner told his master, I Surgeon Hartwell sworn—Said he attended the
I deceased M'Alinden ; his skull was fractured ; It
just as he was about to leave home for some time.
that those two persods had called for payment. Mr. I appeared to have been beaten in by a stone, or some
Manners said, if they called in his absence, the pri-
such hard body ; he assisted at the trepanning ; he
soner was to ask Mrs. Manners for the money. The
, died ten or twelve days after. Has no doubt the
prisoner accordingly, during the course of the day, • wound in his head was the cause of his death.
I James Black, a soldier in the Nest& Down Mi.
applied to his mistress for the money, pretending that
it had been called for. She gave him the £2O note, litia, said, he remembers Friday, the 29th.of October,
j the fair day at Down ; in the evening, just after
which he took into the town, (Epsom) where he got
I dark, he and M'Alinden were going to their lode.
it changed, having received fifteen one- pound Bank
of England notes and five pounds in silver. He then , ing ; they were accompanied by witness's wife, siz
soldiers and a recruit. Ongoing down the Stream
returned home, took his livery and clothes, and
several article's of wearing apparel of his rn.wer, Brae, far end of the town, they went into a public-
house, kept by Widow Williamson, ancidrank a pint
together with a- pistol, and various other articles be-
longing to the house, with which he absconded.—
of spirits and a pint of beer. On coming nut
y M'Atinden was immediately before witness ; he per-
"He was afterward apprehended at Seven Dial,, b
a Bow street Officer, who found fourteen of the notes,
and AS. 15s. in silver, upon him, which he con-
ceived a party of fifteen or sixteen men at the door,
lased was part of the change he received for tl'e 020 making a great noise, and shooting hers barrow I
he did not know what is the meaning of this. When
note given him by Mrs.Manners.—The Jury, without
the shout was given, M.Alinden said something
hesitation, pronounced him—Guilty.
against it; some of the crowd said, who dare say any
.. ...

thing against Ake harrow? M'Aliaden replied, it was
an improper expression t• use before a soldier. Upon
this one uf the party steps out from the crowd, with
a seek in his hand, and made a slap at M'Alinden.
Witness got between them, and warded off the blow.
He then endeavoured to draw M'AlUden back into
the house, but found the door was shut; he and
M4Alinclen then set their backs to the door, and drew
their bayonets to defend themselves, the crowd press-
ing on them with sticks. Witness and M4Alinolen
then made their retreat into the meet, when he ob-
served another mob of about 40 people, who threw a
shower of stones at them. One of the stones struck
M4Alinden on the head, and he fell ; when be was .
making an attempt to rise, another stone struck him
on the side of the head, and be again fell. About
this time the prisoner Doman rushed out of the
crowd and caught hold of witness's bayonet, and
while he was struggling with Doman, Smith, the
other prisoner, came up and struck him in the face.—
Witness conveyed his wife into her sister's house, and
then came back in search of M4Alinden ; the crowd
was gone, and he met some people carrying )44Alin-
den to a car; they took him into a house, and wit-
ness went for a doctor.
A number of witnesses were examined in defence
of the prisoners, from whose evidence it appeared that
the prisoner, J. Smith, accompanied by his two bro-
thers, and some others, passed Widow Williamson's
house on their way home. Smith had passed through
the crowd, when- he was called back by one of his
companions, to the relief of his• brother Henry, who
had been stopped by the soldiers, and struck by some
person. Smith appeared angry with his brother, for
stopping in the crowd. Smith and his brother then
went home. All the witr.esses denied any knowledge
of the meaning cif the words hue barrow. The priso-
ners were acquitted of the murder, bat found guilty
of the assault.

On the morning of Tuesday se'nnight, the shop of
Messrs. Malones, grocers, of Stephen-street, Dublin,
was broke open and robbed to a considerable amount.
Oa Friday last the following melancholy accident
happened at Harlow, Essex. As some children who
had been roasting potatoes at a kiln, were stooping
to gather them up, the clothes of one of them, a girl
of eight years old, caught fire, and notwithstanding
she had almost immediate assistance, she was so
dreadfully burnt that she expired in a few hours.
As the Reading coach was coming to town on
Tuesday evening, about eight o'clock, the coachman
quitted the horses to deliver a parcel in St. Martin's.
lane ; when they set off at a quick rate without any
driver. They passed along Chandokstreet and down
Bedford-street into the Strand, to the end of Salis-
bury•street, where the coach overturned. The pas-
sengers, consisting of three inside and two out,
escaped without much hurt.
Yesterday afternoon a postillion belonging to Lord
Whitworth, met with a serious accident near Pim-
lico turnpike-gate. He was riding one of his Lord-
ship's horses. and leading another ; in approaching
the gate, he was met by a man in a one-horse cart,
who ran his horse furiously against the horse the
young man was riding. The shafts of the cart corn.
ing with violence against the animal, caused him to
rear up and fall backwards upon his rider; the young
man was taken up in a state of insensibility, and ap-
parently ,much hurt. He was conveyed to his Lord-
ship's house in Grosvenor-place..
At Greenwich Fair, on Monday, two young we.
men of- decent appearance, had their legs broken;
one of them was immediately recognized by her
friends, but the other remains to be claimed at the
Park-keeper's house, as her friends, from her owl*,
account, were ignorant of her trip to the Holiday
Hill.
It is said to be a specific for rheumatism, to apply
a cabbage leaf to the part effected. Chut! a perfect
leaf cut off the protuberant stalk at the bark, and place
it on the part with a bandage of flannel at going to
bed. It will produce a local perspiration, and on two.
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or three repetitions effect a cum..
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