Star.
London, England, 1823-12-26 00:00:00

SUSSEX WINTEik dSSSIZES, DEC. 24.
The Assiees for this County ended this evening at a
late hour. In consequence of the indisposition of Mr.
Justice HOLROTD, in the early part of the week, it was
expected that the jail could not be cleared before Satur-
day; but his Lordship's health being considerably
amended on Tuesday morning, he, was enabled to assist
his learned brother, Mr. Justice PARK. The only cases
worthy of public notice were tried to-day.
• ROBBERY OF THE HASTINGS BANK NOTES.
James Davis, aged 27, was charged on suspicion of
having, on the 6th of September. broken open the iron
chest in a carrier's waggon, at Battle, and feloniously
stolen therefrom 3001. in silver coin, 2,3001. in promis-

srry notes of the Hastings Bank, and also two -Wilk of
exchange for 4001. and upwards; the property of Tilden
Smith, William Gill, and James "Bider.
• This trial excited great interest, 'and no less than 21
witnesses were examined for the prosecution. •
Yams Gilbert, clerk to Messrs. Everett and Co.
bankers, in . London, being sworn, said the notes. of
Messrs. Smith, and Co. bankers, of Hastings,
are Made payable at the house of Messrs. Everett,, after
which they are returned to Hastings by waggon. Oa
the 3d of September remembers to have given the notes'
in qtiestion in a'parcel, and the silver in three bags, con-
taining 1001. each, to Joseph Gilbert.
Joseph Gilbert remembers receiving the notes and
silver from James Gilbert, which he took to the waggon,
in the Spur inn-yard, Borough, and locked them in au
iron chest which is made for that porpose' in the bed of
the waggon, near the' fore past, under four locks, of
which he took the keys back to the Banking-house.
J. French, the waggoner, sworn.—On the 29th of Au-.
grist he was going to London with his waggon ; saw the.
prisoner on Silver-HA and another person with
seen miles from Battle ;' they asked him several ques-
tions as :o, where he stopped Ise. told them at Lamber;
h/frst, eight Miles (Tiber on,'lirliere he arrived; but in
consequence othis 'suspicion *being awakened, he re-
solved to watch his waggon that night, which he did
in toMpani With sonic others ; and about One o'clock in
the morning the prisoner-and some otheri came. round
the waggon, and to the part where the ches. t:Was, and
thee' went away for a shorttime. When they returned,
the patty watching rushed out and caught Davis, who
was confined in the cage, but soon afterwards liberated.
Ftiday, the sth September, got back froth London .to
Hastings; there were three large bales of linen on the
chest is the waggon, which would require several per-
sotts to' move them. The yard where the waggon stood
was encloied on all sides by a wall or buildings, and the
gates were locked at twelve O'clock. ,
F. island sworn.—lfeb,ionged to the yard ; when he
got up, about five o'clock inthe molting after the, rob-
bery, he found the bales thrtivn from the waggon, and
the tilt of the waggon cut away, and the chest unco-
vered;* the upper covering, or case of it, being taken
away, but the chest was locked again after the contents
had been stolen. He found in the waggon a screw
wrench and a lock which had been broken from the
chest. —The locks were hampered, so that the proper
keys would not unlock them. •
Several keepers of the turnpike-gates were sworn and
examined, whose evidence tended 'to thew that about
the time of the robbery, lour men, two on horseback,
anti two in gigs, drove 'to Battle in great haste, and
afterwards, on the morning after the robbery, returned
towards London. None of the acitneises, however, were
abfe'to identify the prisoner.
The prisoner's Counsel, Mr. ADOLPHE:3, observed that
vague as were the circumstances produced in evidence,
be did not find it necessary to reply.
His Lordship, in summing up, said that nothing had
been produced sufficient to convict the prisoner; but
highly-commended the Hastings banters for the spirit'
wirt• which they had cOndutted the' piesectition' xis
nothing in a commercial country' was of eatteriin-
portante than the safe transfer of propertf. . .
MALICIOUSLY moo TrNO.
Edmund Bouviv, Esq. Captain and Adjutant of the
mZtocal Militia, was indicted for feloniously and
aindi, shooting at and wounding William Robins,
at Lewes, on tke 3d of October last.—(The particulars
of thitErpe'baire already been pUblithe4
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Tke.katilotier; who had' Voluntarily snrreodered to
talikaStrial, put in a written paper, in which he stated
slimily that his gun went off accidentally ; that he hie
ttov-,otention of &ring at the prosecutor ; and than he
wsl4 have paid, the. prosettitor7i bill for surgical
ond Gave made him a liberal compensation;
but as thoprosecueor bad determined to prosecute him to
the 'death, heves resolied thicase should take its course:
"Hr. Cooothcir was then examined.. He_saw nothing'
411.4Zniiiinenceipent of the transaction, After it was
osier, the prisoner seemed concerned for what had hapor
width he-said was alertly an accident, and urged'
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thee:o'o46o*e% along _ aim immediately to
sufgecal aiicbdt the,prosecutor positively refused.
vela' witnesses were called to contradict the prosecutor.
in collateral particulars. It was proved in his original
deebsition„, he had deposed that Mr. Rourke first spoke
to theilifili, men abovementioned ; that he then described
thus, men as his companions; and that he had been,
seeein their company the day before. • i
Dr. Blair, or Drienon, deposed that he had examined'
tbe pitfiSeebtor's• wound, And in his opinion it could nut,
hate been inflicted by a gun being presented in the
ordinartway, by placing the butt-end against the fleshy'
part fifths Shoulder, but must have been held lower
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doin; lilt carried in the hand. ;
-• .1 great many witnesses were in , attendance' to give
jhe prisoner the highest possible character, for Muria.
nitf and kindness of disposition, when' the Counsel for
the prosecution interposed,.and said he was instructed
not to press the case farther; • • • • • i
The Jury weie therefore directed to acquit the pri-
vmer, iin4 a verdict of—Not Guilty was recorded.
A ntn2ll.
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Willmar Edwards was indicted for feloniously setting
fire to and. burning a barn and part of a bay-stack, the
pro . ty of Edward Cranston, Esq. at East Grinstead,
fig e gth April last.--,Not Guilty.
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Mesta Mitchell was indicted for the wary) murder
of /One's . Thomas Fenner, her son, aged about two
years, by a former husband; by .strangling him with a
pi of ferret, at Basgrove, on or about the 19th Aug:
birdies= conducted the prosecotion. - The rrisondf
was. ;Counsel, but Mr.' t'ouni-titinint aid Itie
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sugi, rug anYtning which might be !madam
defence during the trial. ' ' • . .' ;1 _
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