Star.
London, England, 1825-07-14 00:00:00

NAVAL. IN 1 ELLIGEYCE.

Arrived off the Wight, the Susan and Sarah,
'Georgetown.
The Minerva, of Rio Janriro, was tort near Bahia 17th April.
Fauteuil!, JOLT 12.—Wind N.—Off the port, Elizabeth, Pta-
. 'almato, from Miramichi. Sailed the Trent, WALL, for Quebec.
POILTMOUTtf, JULY 13.—Wind W.—.-Arriyed his Majesty's ship
BRAM, PAPIDURA, and 11.61.6111, from a MUM Sailed the Fame,
Sams, for London.
Dtal., JUL' 13.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrives front the River, and
'remain, the Glutton, Laymen for Honduras ; Henry Porches.,
. Tumours, fur Van Diemen's Land; and the Rebecca, Scorr, for
Seville.
betimes., JULY 12.—Wind N.—Arrived the James, Chrux,
in m Bahia ; New Hampshire, —, from Savannah ; Aurora,
. Laws, and Maryport, from Miramichi. Off the pert, at
•eight Car. 14 ships and 13 brigs, two of them supposed to be the
Andes, from Calcutta ; and the Roscoe. from Demerara.

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Yesterdsy, Mr. ALEX. FLITCHSR; at the head of his
*chokers, laid-the first stone of a new Chapel. The in-
scription was as follows This stone was laid July
13, 1825, by the Itev.Attrut NOVI FLETCHER, for the ac-
commode:ion of his lovicg and stedfast congregation,
who were deprived of Albion Chapel, Moorgate, by the
.tyranny, injustice, and oppression of the Scottish Se-
-cession Synod. The Loan of Hosts is with us, the GOD
of J tcob is our refuge' "
A severe storm of hail *nthd snow was experienced at
Driffidd on Tuesday.' weA, so much so, that on the
very spot ulse.c but a few days befske ti e children of
the toss-n we c seen playing amongt the new mown hay,
under the vivid rays of the summer sun, they Were
observed surrounded by the hoary signs of winter,
throwing snow balls at each other, and shivering from
.the bitterness of the unseasonable blast.
A black man, named William Pascoe, who came
fro:n the coast of Africa in the BANN sloop of war, and
was paid off at Chatham a few weeks back, was the
person in whose arms BELZONI died. This man was
'the companion of Bet.zost is his last expedition, and
travelled v.ith him several hundred miles in the interior
of Africa. Belzoni gave Pascoe two letters, one ad-
dressed to his wi!e, and the other to a friend, which he
requested might be delivered in the presence of wit-
nesses, to some respectable merchant, to be forwarded
to their destination; a charge which, we believe, Pascoe
faithfully executed. In order to induce a compliance
with his request, as a mark of his satisfaction for the
fidelity of Iris services, BELZONI made a present to
Pascoe of a brace of pistols, one of which the man gave
to his sister before he left Africa,- and the other he sold
to the assistant-surgeon of the BANN for one pound.
Captain PRANCE, who is about to pr oceed on an ex-
pedition into ike interior of Africa, having heard of
the circumstances, and that he had entered on board
the RANGER, at Chatham, applied to the Admiralty for
the discharge of Pascoe, for the purpose of taking him
with him to act as a guide and interpreter.
WARD RATES.—We noticed yesterday, in the pro.
ceedings of the Court of Aldermen, an appeal made
against the watch-rate of the Ward of Bread-street,
founded on the parti it and unequal mode of rating the
inhabitants by the Common Councilinen of the Ward,
andinraiting more money than the Act of Common
Council authorized. The court of Aldermen declared
the rate illegal, and would have quashed it; bat, on
assurance being given by the Alderman of the Ward
(Alta Lev), to the parties complaining,that he would take
care at the espitation of the present year, that a fair
and equal rate should be made, and the other griev-
ances complained of redressed, they consented to with.
draw their appeal. It is remarkable that this is the only
case of an appeal against the watch-rate for upwards of
twenty years; and we can only account for the rarity of
the occurrence from the supine habit the peo?le of this
country have acquired, of paying their money to the
tax-gatherer as a matter of courses and without inquii y.
PROTESTANTS' SONG.—His Royal IlighnesstheDuke of
You having been pleased most graciously to allow a splendidly em.
bellisbed copy of the " Protestants Song" to be presented to him at
his Levee, it may now be seen at the Mice of the English Gen-
. *man, No. 7, Erydgcretreet, Covent-Garden, where it is pub-
lished. If may be also had of every respectable Book and Musk-
seller in Town or Country.--Price Half-a•Guinea.—The Duke of
Toss's Speech accompanies the Song.
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ABINGDON, JULY 12.
James Clark was indicted for a misdemeanour, in
having attempted to commit a rape, under the most
aggravating circumstances. The particulars are too
indecent, but it appeared from the testimony of the
prosecutrix and the other witnesses brought forward,
that the prisoner enticed the unfortunate victim (a child
eight years old) into a pit, where he was proceeding
in his work as a grave-digger, and there committed the
act charged in the indictment.
Mr. Baron ()ARNOW summed up the evidence to the Jury, was
pronounced the prisoner Guilty.
His Lordship, in passing sentence, observed, that he
should be doing an injustice to the community generally,
if he did not visit the prisoner's offence with severe
punishment. Sentenced to three years imprisonment.
James !ling and George Williams were indicted for a
highway robbery, in having knocked down and plun-
dered Robert Webb, on the King's highway, on the
14th of February last.
Mr. TALFORD stated the case to the Jury, which, as
corroborated by the witnesses called, appeared to be as
follows :—The prosecutor met the two prisoners in
company, at an inn in Abingdon, and a third person
was with them. They all followed him ON his way
home, and atter having come up wit'l him, knocked
him chwn, and robbed him of the property stated
in the indictment. _

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Some ingenious exertions were made on the part of Mr. COD..
WOOD, who was Counsel for the prisoners, and they excited
laughter among the audience. Finally, Ring was found Guilty,
and sentenced to Death. 'fine other prisoner was Acquitted.

lirtlliani Nicholls and George MB were charged with
stealing a sheep, the property of James Packer, of
Fartingdcm. Sevelal witnesses were called, and from
their testimony it appeared that the sheep was not
missed until several days after it was stated to have
been stolen. Not one of the witnesses appeared to know
anything of the dates, each one answering when
asked upon these points, " that he was no scholard and
could not tell."
Stephen Gurten, the shepherd of Mr. Packer, stated
that he had not missed the sheep though he was in
care of the fold, for some time. Eli; examination by
Judge Bunnouoii produced some merriment.
Did you mike any discovery at all about the sheep ?—Yes.
When ? No answer.
What did you discover ?-IsTothlng—( A laugh).
Had the sheep any mark ?.—Yes, a middle mark, and she was
sorer—(A laugh).
Had she a slit in her ear T—Yes.
Was it a halfpenny slit?—{The witness laughed out, as if he
thought a joke was put upon him.)
Cumooo—Now, Sir, you assay go and get your own ear
slit, that you may know yourself again. Let me ask you, do
you know the day when the sheep was lost?-1'm no seholard.
Do you know the date when the sheep was first missed —l'm
no
T scholard.
he JUDGE then summed up, and told the Jury that
as to Nicholls there was scarcely any evidence against
him, and he was sure they would feel no difficulty in ac-
quitting him. The case with respect to the other was
not so slight, still a great deal of doubt appeared to
him to be about it.
The Jury, after a few minutes' consideration, returned a verdict
of Guilty against Pell, and Not Guilty as to Nicholls.
The JUDGC ordered Nicholls to be discharged, and stated to Pell
that bib punishment should not be severe.

NORTHAMPTON. JULY 12.
James Dixon, alias James Dobson Dixon, was indicted
for having, on the 7th of February last, forged an ac-
ceptance to a certain bill of exchange for 4981. with the
intent to defraud Messrs. Smith, O.borne, Howes,
Smith, and Osborne, bankers, of Northampton. There
was another count charging the prisoner with having
uttered the said bill of exchange as true, knowing the
same to he forged, with a similar intent; and, as there
were a great many endorsements on the bill, there were
as many counts charging the prisoner with having
forged them with the intent to defraud those persons
whose names he had used.
Mr. W. Law, clerk to Messrs. Smith and Co. ban-
kers, 'examined : I know the prisoner ; became to the
lbanking-house on the 7th of February, about ten mimn•es
before five o'clock in the evening. He said, 44 I wish
to open an account with you ; my name is Dixon ; I
am the person who has taken the house that Mr. Walton
now lives in at Kingsthorpe ; I am a corn-dealer." I
replied, 4, Very well." Prisoner then said, 4, I will
leave those bills with you." He then produced the
bill I now put in. There is our own private banking
mark pnt on them, being No. 91s81. It WAS put on in
my presence by Mr. Roger Smith. The mark,
in red ink, of 27th February," means the day the
bill became due. This was written by the same clerk
who entered it in the day-book. On the 201. bill it has
the No. 9880 on ir, and the I Ith March," in red ink.
When the prisoner gave me these two bills, he asked
me to place them to his credit? saying he should not
want anything upon them until they were honoured ;
and that in the course of ten days or a fortnight, he
should have a remittance of about 20001. He then
endorsed the bills in the name of James Dixon," and
asked for a passbook. I gave him one, having pre-
viously written his name on the outside of it, and made
an entry of the bills in it. He then appeared to be
going away, but turned round and said, 16 As I have
been here some time, it is probable that I shall want a
little money to pay my bills with, you may therefore
as well give me SOL or say 331. and that will enable
me to pay everything until the next remittance comes."
I paid him 331. three tens and three ones, Northampton
Town and County Bank. I made an entry of it in his
book, and in our own, and he then went away.
Cross-examiaed by Mr. Houlace.—That was the first time I
had ever seen the prisoner. There were the other clerks in the
office at the time. I did not consult with any of the other clerks.
By his Loaossaw—l did that which I am accustomed to do as
managing clerk, and which my employers authorise me to do
with their customers.
Roger Smith, clerk in the banking-house, and son of one of
the partners, stated, that the red ink marks were made by him
on the bills, on the 7th of t'ebreary, immediately after the pri-
soner left the Bank.
Mr. John Grimshaw examined—The prisoner came
to my house about the middle of January, and staid
about a month. He paid me on the Monday, as he
left on the Tuesday following; about a week before I
was examined before the Magistrates, but I cannot
[state the day. The prisoner contracted a bill of 221.
and some odd shillings. He paid me with three ten
pound Town and County of Northampton notes. I
had not change, but promised to give it to him in
the morning, and he said th it would do, as he and
Mrs. Dixon intended to start on the next morning.—
l'his was between five and six in the evening. He
told me he was a man of property, and had .500/.
a-year to live upon; that a good deal of his money
lay in the house of Ladbroke and Co. Bankers, of
London; and that he had vane property near Gretna
Green. After being at my house a fortnight, I
sent him in his bill,.of which he took no notice.—
On the Saturday previous to the Monday on which

paid me, my sister to him for money,
he came to me afterwards, and said he hoped it wou
not be of any consequence, but that he could not pay
me that night; he, however, assured me that I should
be certain o; bring paid on the Monday morning.
—I said it was inconvenient, bt:t.l must wa:e. On the
Mondaymorning, j saw the prisoner, who told me he
had been to the Bank, but they had not yet opened tier
letters ; 'he had, however, no. doubt that all would be
right, and that I should have my money, In the after-
noon when the clock struck four, I said to the prisoaei,
" If you have
.any business to do with the Bank, you
must gri soon, for they shut et five." He said, "I am
going, and he went immediately. He returned soon
sifter fiee o'clock, and then paid me the three £lO notes.
Abont a fortnight before the prisoner left my house, he
asked me, as usual, to dine with him. On that day, he
said, he had got the rheumatics in his hind so bad that
lie could not write, and as his bankers had mislaid a
bill for 4931. and which was soon becoming due, he must
send another for acceptance ; he then chewed me, on a
plain bit of paper, a copy of what he wanted me to Write
for him. He wished me first to do it on unstamped
paper,to ascertain whether 1 caul) do it satisfactorily? I
did so, and he said that would do, and then produced
a 6s. stamp, on which I wrote the bill. It was dated the
`.4th December. The bill now produced was written
by me. I gave the la to hint. The names of the ac-
ceptors and drawers have been put to it since.
Cross.examined by Mr. Hot.sicx—l did not write any Other
names, except those in the direction to Messrs. Ladbroke and Co.
persons on whom it was drawn. The prisoner had his wife living
with him. Ile left my house about 11 O'clock the next morning, on
foot. I understood, he was going to send the bill to Manchester.
Reexamined.—The prisoner said be was going to Brixworth, to
a Mr. Wartonbury, an attorney, about some business, which is quite
a contrary way to Cambridgeshire.
W. Gillman, Esq. one of the partners of Ladbroke and C.. ex-
amined by Mr. Duvet:sc.—We have no such person as T. Gill-
man in our house. No such person as T. Gillman is authorised to
give acceptances for us. The acceptance now shewn to me is not
in the handwriting of any of my partners.
Mr. Hot acce here said, as the acceptor would be liable, if the
bill should get into the hands of any of the other endorsers, who had
not released, be should, therefore, object to this witness's evidence,
although the present holders had released the acceptance.
Mr. Ileauctsac said the release altogether annihilated the bill.
It had been so held by Mr. Justice Ilolroyd in a recent case.
The COURT thought the release would prevent the
bill from getting into the hands of the other endorsers;
at all events, it would be wholly irregular, if it were to
do so. He would, however, take a note of the objec-
tion ; but he should not prevent the evidence of the wit-
ness bring taken.
The examination continued—We have no such customers as Holt
and Son, of blaticbester, nor any customer of the mats 'of James
Dixon or James Dobson
George Gillman, nephew of the last witness, and
clerk in the house of Ladbroke and Co. stated, that the
acceptance was not in his hand-writing, nor in that of
any other person belonging to the house. It was always
a partner who accepted their bills; no other person was
ever authorised to do so.
W. Henry Cooper, clerk in the house of Cunliff,
'Brooks, and Co. of Manchester, stated, that he knew the
handwriting of all their partners, and that the accept-
ance on the bill now produced was not in the band-
' writing of either of them.
Joseph Ball, a constable Of Northampton, staled, that
he was employed to apprehend the prisoner. He traced
and found him at Howe Rothe, in Cambridgeshire, on
Ithe 221 Fcbruary. It was el: vin o'clock at night, and
the prisoner was in bed. Witness examined his trunk,
and found a banker's pass-book in it. Wanes. then said,
a You are my prisoner, and I must take you to North-
ampton, for defrauding the bank there." Tne prisoner
said, it was not him, and asked how long it was ago?
Witness told him it was rather better than a fortnight,
when the prisoner sad he had not been at Northamp-
ton for eight years. The book was now in the same
state as when the witness found it.
Mr. Law recalled, and said the book produced by the last wit-
ness was that which he had himself given to the prisoner. The
leaves were now turn out of the book where the entry was made.
Mr. Grimshaw was re-examined, who said that the primmer
entered his house on the sth of January, and left it on the Sth of
February—the day after he paid him the three £lO notes.
Mr. Serjeant Arises—That is the case my Lord, for the pro-
secution.
His LORDSHIP asked the prisoner whether he bad anything to say?
The prisoner said be had nothing particular to say, only that it was
a regular transaction. The last ender ser had regular value from him.
Ills Loansine—ls that person here?
Prisoner—No, my Lord.
The following witnesses were called by the prisoner's Counsel.
Henry Hughes, coal-dealer, of Liverpool, stated that he bad
known the prisoner between 40 and 50 years. The prisoner bad
lived with Sager and Holding at Liverpool, and bad always main-
' tallied a very honest character.
Thomas Hormisher, a farmer, near Liverpool, stated, that he
had known the prisoner for thirty years, and had always known
him an honest man. Witness had not seen him for this twelve.
month, nor did he know that the prisoner was ever married.
His Loensnte, in summing up, observed to the Jury,
we are here trying fir forgery, but it is equally a capital
offence to utter, a bill of exchange, knowing it to be
forged, or disposing of or putting it away, knowing it to
be forged. As there is no evidence of the prisoner having
put his hand to this paper, your attention had better be
directed entirely to the other counts, which charge him
with uttering the bill as true, knowing it to be forged.
These are three points essential to be proved, before you
can find the prisoner guilty on the present indictment.
The first is, that there is a forgery ? for if there is no fot-
gery, the case altogether falls to the ground. The second
point to be inquired into is, whether such forged Bill
had been tamed or disposed of? and the third question
and which is the most essential of all, is whether, at the
time the prisoner uttered this bill (if he did utter it),
he did so knowing it to be a forgery ? The Learned
Judge then recapitulated the evidence, dwelling on such
parts of it as went to sustain either of the points he had
just mentioned; and particularly noticing the circum-
stance of the pass-book being found in the possession of
the prisoner, with the leaves torn Out, that book being'
the only receipt given by Messrs. Smith and Co. for the
several bills paid into their bank by him.
The Jury consulted togethertand immediately found the prisoner
Guilty of uttering the bill as true, knowing it to be forged.
His Limonite directed the prisoner to be removed from the Bar,
observing that it was a most serious offence. He should give it his
best consideration, but would not have the prisoner to entertain any
false hopes of escaping the highest penalty which the law inflicted
on crimes of such a nature as he had been convicted of.

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HILL V. THE HUNDRED OP HICHIAM FERRER,.

This was an action under the Black Act, to recover
compensation from the Hunched for injuries dnne the
plaintiff's property by some incendiaries, on the night
of the Bth February, 1824.

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The plaintiff proved by his witnesses, that his la-
bourers had left his premises at the usual hour in the
evening, and that no fire or light had been burning on
the
premises during the day. In the course of the night,
the whole of the concern was discovered to be on fire,
and before the progress of the flames could be arrested,
it was reduced to ashes. The amount proved was 2841.
Mr. CLA Rim for the defendants, objected that the statute in no
ease gave more than soil. and also to some informality in the
notices. Verdict. for the plaintiff "001. with costs.

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girrnindrrEß, JULY it
Jametyrouns was indicted under the Act of the
52d George It for having feloniously sto!en and enm=
hezzled a five pound Bank of England note from a let-
ter,_in Portsmouth, in the year 1828.
11r. P. Vituriats WAS for the prosecution. the
prisoner had be'n lately taken up in London, and was
broug'st to this county under a Habeas Corpus, to be
tried for an offence which he was cha Fed with having
commiutd in this county. In 1823, the prisoner was
sorter and carrier cf letters iu Pot timoutlx; on the 13th
of June of that year, Mr. Thomas Steele sent a 51. note
in a letter from Maldon, in Essex, to his sister, Mrs.
Sarah Grant, of Prospect-place, Portsea ; it ought, in
due course, to have been delivered on the .15th, but it
was not. There was proof that this note was tendered
in payment of some articles, bought by a person em-
ployed by the prisoner, on the 16th of June, in Ports-
mouth. It did not, however, come into the B tnk of
England-until this pre,ent summer, and that was the
cause of the delay of this prosecution.
A glen number of witnesses proved the charge against the pri-
soner, who was, after half an hour's consultatlong among the Jury,
found Guilty, and immediately sentenced to Death.