Star.
London, England, 1802-02-16 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

EY::CLTTnaS C F WILLIE V. SMITH.

This was an action for money paid and advanced
for the tik of tiic defendant. The defendant had
been indiaed for forgery in the year I 798: he was
tried at the 011 Bailey, an‘l convi&A, but received
the Royal n:rcy, on ac.:Junt of the imbecility of
his mind, a:;:1 his property (fotfeited by his con-
viaion) %VAS given up to trtiftt•es, for his mainte-
-1.1.-ce ch. ring his life, and fur hi.: next of kin after
• ,:ec-.:afe.

vi. • thort time before his trial, he fent to
Mr. Nk• to requett he would get his attorney
to defend Lim (.Ithotigh another had been pre-
vioutly employed): Willie, in conf,:quence, direc-
ted Mr. Scott to attend for him. Mr. Scott ac-
cordingly did attend on the day of trial, but for
want of fuflicient notic: was not'able to render him
much fervice. After his convinion, Mr. Scott
took lome further trouble in drawing up m_mo-
rials to obtain his pardon ; his bill of colts was
271. p. Rd. which was paid without taxation by
Villie's executors, and the prefent anion brought
by them to recover that fum.
The defence on the part of the truflees of Smith's
property, was, that the memotials drawn up by
Mr. Scott were never ufed ; that this charge was
too high ; and that he.lhould not have proceed-
ed fo far on the i •lrunions of a man of notorious
imbecility, and that the plaintiffs ought net to have
paid his bill, at lcaft until it had been

On the recommendation of the Court, anti ;),-
confent of all parties, the plaintiffs took a vel
for the whole fum, fubje& to the award of an arV.
trator as to the different items of the account.

Friday evening, betv.-een the hours of feven and
eight, a poor woman, in going through Belton-
ftreet, St. Giles's, was run over by a brewer's dray,
by which fhe had the misfortune to have her thigh
and two ribs fruauted, and was otherwifc much
injured.
Thuriday, about twelve o'clock, a man, who
was a waterman to a hackney coach Rand near
Blaekfriar's-bridge, was found dead by a wat h.
man, in a court near Earl-flreet, Blackfriars, and
was carried to the Chequers public-houfe for the
Jury to lit on his body.
A !mall cow, the property of Mr. Carbold, of
Yarley, calved four calves a few days ago ; the
calves all died, but the cow is perfectly well.
A boy who had been fuffercd to play with a
loaded gun, on Friday difcharged its contents on
a poor woman who was palling through Charles-
but, Hatton Garden. It feverely wounded one
of her legs, which bled profttfely for fomc time,
and the was taken iu a miferable Rate to a neigh-
bouring hofpital.
Belfall has already profited by the Union ;
though it mull be admitted that fume of their ex-
ports were not very beautiful to the view. Of this
a tape worm of the length of 40 feet, expelled by
• imlll Miantity of Dr. GARDNER'S Pills, from
Mrs. C. of that flourifhing town, is an extraordi.
nary inftance. This, with many other tape worms
of uncommon defcription, may be Peen at the
Doctor's honks, 75 and 75, Long-Acre, whither
f-venal of the curious daily come to fee them.—
The Pills are fold by all the refpeCtable venders
in the united kingdoms, in boxes, at 2 s. 1 OS. or
, Ss. inMafnefla ; and in fulphur, for the poor, at

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cr of very aneknt coins, () old Tt,
••••tae, on the tit init. dug up by Mi.
. • : • i eatb's gat k:r.er, as he was digging ot
:.a• • f the 14.irden
•• ago, a man employed ia
: upon Elmsford Warren, near the lioit
.•rcd a I•iiman fkelett n. and from Lin
•i f thz tech an.l fletlinels of the bon, s
• . to have been a young perfon, ant
• .:.re 1.6 n many years then..
tbility that the unfrrtimate man had
6 . • ,e: ed, and hot ice: there by his ailliMns.
A Gipfey was Lift week committed to Colehei
ter gaoi ter having atained three guineas from a
ietviant maid, under the urctenee of telling her he'
fortune.
A child, of ahont three years old was, on Thnrf.
day, burned to death, in tl.e abfence of its mother,
at Bath.
A fine girl, three years of age, at Chefler, fome
days fince reaching fomething from the chimney-
piece, her clothes can ht fire, and the was fo burnt
as t., die on the day following.
A few days ago, William Gowler, a pr;foner in
Carol -idge Caine, for both-Healing, made his
efciipe in the frllowing manner : As the prifOners
were going acrofs the Caftle-yard to the leicpzei
boat., to attend die ine fervice, he took the oppor-
tunity when the greater part had entered the houfe,
to flip off his irons, which he had previouily lonic-
nei, leaped over a gate covered with iron (pikes,
and ran down the road towards the lack of Saint
khn's College, jumped through a !Rage into Mr.
Hay's garden, which he croffed, and made his way
into the Pond-yard, where his purfuers loft fight of
him, and he has not fince been heard of. •
At the General Qt2arter Seffions held at Don-
caller, on the :oth ult, William Birks, of Syke.
houfe, yeoman, and John Latham; of the fame
place, were foiii:d guilty of removing a pauper of
the name of Thornton, from thence to Duncafter,
and leaving him in the Rreet in fo infirm a Hate
as occafioned his death in a few weeks. It appear-
ed on the trial, that Birks was a principal inhabi-
tant of Sykehouie, and well knowing the infirmi-
=hies of the poor man, engaged Latham to re-
move him,' and thus to fave hinifelf a propor-
tionate contribution to the Townfhip for his fup-
port Birks was fentenced to pay a fine of 401.
and to Hand committed till fuch fine is paid ; and
Latham was tent to the Houfe of Corrdlion at
Wakefield, for fix weeks, and fentenced to pay a
fine of 51.—Such is the punifliment due to Over-
teen of the Poor, or others, who ahufe the lenity
of the law in this cafe, by removing tick or infirm
paupers, who in filch (late are reftrieled from being
removed, on any authority whatever.
READING, Falk I 3 was committed
to our county gaol, by JOSEPH TOMER, Gent.
Mayor of Newbury, John Butler, charged on the
• oaths of Charles White, Edward.Winbolt,:Stephen
Dunbidge, William Church, and others, on fuf-
picion of having privately flolen from the perfon
of the Paid Charles White, ten guineas in gold, a'
bank note of the value of five pounds, and various
ether pieces of gold and Slyer.
Same day was committed to the above gaol, by
the Rev. RICHARD Cozy, Clerk, Jofeph Dickfon,
of Newbury, for having in his potreffion fray-one
wires and a lurcher ; and John Kimber, of the

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parilh of Newbury, for ufing a wire, to defiroy
the game; to be imprifoned three months. They
alto Rand charged with a breach cf the peace to.
wards John Earley, of Chaddleworth, Game-
keeper.

Tivo men *ere laft week apprehended at Ransil
bury, as rogues aad vagabonds, and committed
b)t the Rev. Mr. PO/HAM, nue to Marlborough,
the other to Devizes bridewell.

Hdt t, Fia. 13.—About fix o'clock on Satur-
day morning laff, as Captain HARRISON of the
brig Neptune, of Gainforo', lying in the Hum.
ber, off this place, was going aboard that veffel in
a boat, accompanied by three men and two boys,
part of his crew, the boat by the rapidity of the tide
was driven foul of the cable, and. firiking againft
the brig, went in pieces. One of the crew, at this
inflant, by a fudden and wonderful fprinr„ caught
hold of the cable, and reached the brig in fafi.ty ;
the remainder went under the bottom, and on
tiling again, two of them got hold of a part of
the boat, and one of them an oar, by which means
they fupported themfelves upon the water. After
being carried a confiderable way up the Humber,
they fortunately fell in with a brig bound from
Lynn to Gainffiro', by which they were taken on
board and experienced the moil humane treat-
ment from the mailer of her, who kindly afford-
ed them every ailiaance in his power. Meeting
with a veffel coming for Hull, he put them aboard
her, after giving them a guinea, and they reach-
ed this port fife on the evening of Saturday, to
the no fmall furprife and joy of thofe who were ac-
quainted with the circunillances of the aceidcnt,
and who confideri.d their deaths as inevitable.—
Captain HARRISON kept up with them for a con-
fiderable time, and was fuppci tcd and encourag-
ed by one of the cu ew, an excellent fwimmer, and
who lent him every aflithince, hut at he funk,
exhauffed with the great exertions he had made.
One of the boys was alfo drowned, immediately
after the boat went in pieces.
Anaudacioitsrobbery wasyellerdaycommittedat
the Neptune Inn, in this town,by a pet fon of genteel
appearance, who had contrived to enter the bet'.
chamber of a traveller from London lodging at the
above inn, and after cutting open his portmaatean,
took away liveral gold watches and other articles
of jewellery, bills, &c. to the value of neatly two
hundred pounds. It appears that be had met with
the latter gentleman at the Black Swan, York,
about a week ago, and found means by his genteel
addrefs to form an acquaintance with bim, which
their meeting at Hull, whet is fuppofed be had
followed him, purpofely for this °Ned, contribut-
ed to increaf:. He effcaed his villainottamrepore
... (hit' 41. dut inv. the temoorare e of

for,llll4n near Lis cliatrlcr door, andl
from tome fatiltering and equivocal exprefEraisi
::as led :o rufpeft that he had naked iiim ; but
fc,:ne time elapild before he could afcertain it,
durint4 which the villain had made ofF. He was
imnr2di.rely purftied and taken into catto4 at the
l'i•,7er lun, Ileverleborbere he had engagcd a eliaile
l'ocy,ing-; on New Inn. The property was found
in hi, po:leilion. He is to undergo an examina-
tion bi.fore the Mayor of this town this day. •