Star.
London, England, 1803-03-09 00:00:00

ASSIZES.

The Affixes for Berkfhire finiflied late on Wed.
nefday evening, when lenience of death was paired
on the three following perfons :—Dennis Daly, for
forging a hill of exchange ; Jofeph Hailing, fur
breaking open the dwelling houfe of Walter Hol-
loway, of Binfield, labourer (no perfon being there-
in) and healing a gold ring, and various articles
of wearing apparel ; and Benjamin Marth, for
draling two pieces of hog meat, a barrel contain-
ing fome rrole wine, and other things, the
roperty of Wm. Warrington, of Old Windfor,
cnik. Ilatloway and glarlh were reprieved be-
fore the judge lett the town, and Daly is left
for execution. William Harper, for breaking open
theldwelling honk of Ann Faulkner, at Little
C. (11.. perfon being therein) and healing
thereont feveral articles of wearing apparel and
three fhillings in filver'; and Ann roller, for heal-
ing five silk handkerchiefs, the property of Thu.
mac Bta.llll.lW, of New Windsor, hawker; were
fentcnc:d to be tranfportcd for feven years. James
Wickens, for afraultirg and beating Thomas May,
out the highway in the liberty of Eailey ; and
James Kenyon, for healing five hats from the
h of of Rebecca Green, at Newbury, were feve-
ally fritenccd to be irnprifaned eighteen months
J. hn D iy, for healing two iron gates, the pro-
pt riy of F.. Stephentlrn, Efq. of Swallnwfield, to
fit. to prifoned twe:ve months. Joreph Jcnnaway,
fir II aimg w e iiing al pad from a hay loft at
S a:ibor le, the p operty of John Minall, to be
i tqa .f t ed fix mom t a. Hannah Dixon, on fuf
1,;:I“:1 et heal.ng a quAl.ti y of bread, a piece of
pig :sheer, and other goad,, the property of Wm.
Barnard, of Wantage; John Welch, charged with
uttering a Lill of exchange, knowing it to have
been filed ; Benjamin Johntione, on fufpicion of
Realit g twelve fowls, the property of Ann Dais,
us-Clew er ; lihn Buck Shepherd, charged with
committing a rape on the body of Mary Palmer,
at Eall Challow ; John Hugl.es, nn fufpicion of
having embezzled liveral funis of money, the pro-
' trey of his mallet, I lenry Lyne, of Bosford ;
J Hol!oway, charged with robblng Mary
M :ler, in tae parifb of New NVindlor ; and Ben•
Thornhill, on fufpicion of having Ilulcn a
fumff box, the property of the Right lion.
the Earl of Barrymore, were feverally acquitted.
William Mar alias Wilkins, charged with break-
ing open the hook of Richard Hannington, in the
parifh of Bray, and healing thereout a 51. bank-
note and other things ; Ifaac Goffe, charged with
healing two jackets the property of John Franklin,
Lduisner, of Old Windfor ; and Thomas Alder,
cha ged w.th healing a purfe containing thirteen
the proper. y of John Flower, of Earley,
were &lei .tilted by proclamation. j.An Neigh-
bour, on tuti,icinn of healing a (beep, the property
Mack, LIT of Braywick, is detained
for 11 .tt the next Affixes.
At tl e Aimee :Wire% a cattle was tried before
M. in:: ee I,Aws r met, of confiderahle importance
to the of the River Thames:—Mr.
Thomas Lett:tier, of Aloingdua, coal mczchant,

was the plaintiff, and Mr. Thomas Ilan, of Ox
ford, hargemafler, defendant. The ground of the
w I
afflon as, that through the negligence of the de-
fendo.nt's bargemen, his barge, which they were
emulating up the River, ran foul of and funk the
canal beat of the plaintiff, as it was going down
the River, near 7stipledurham Pound Lock ; by
which means a cargo of Tcnby coals was thrown
into the river, the brat damaged, and (lime oI the
tackle loft. The plaintiff reaed his cafe on the
ufage of the River, which requires upward bound
boats to lie too, next the towing path, and give
the channel and paliage of the river to boats pair-
ing downwards ; and he proved, to the fatisfaelion
of the Court, that the defend tot's fervants abed
incauti,ailly and negligently in letting I:is ba:gc
lonic, at the bend oldie river, 'pa below the pound
lock, where a ilrong current fet her acrofs the
channel, at the ina;:nt the canal boat palled by ;
in confequence of which the accident in quettion
happened. The defendant endeavoured to impure
blame to the plaintiffs fervants, in quitting the fl ill
water below the pound lock betore the barge came
up to the pound ; and it was roundly afferted that
the Oxford canal boats were unfit to navigate on
the Thames, and the plaintiff's bargemen had not •
competent (kill ; but he failed in both points. A
verdia was given to the plaintiff for full damages
and calls. •

A. ..
HERTFORD, MARCH 7.—This day the Afizes
for the county of Hertford commenced before
Mr. JUlliCe HEATH.
There were but tire caufes on the civil fide, and
of them three were nonfuits ; one was a Special
Jury caufe, upon the Game Akts. •

LUCAS 9. DEATON.

Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD ilAtCd. that this wal
an action to recover three penalties ; &ft, for
(hooting without being qualified; nest, for (hoot-
ing. without a licence ; and Wily, for having ex-
poled pheafants to fele. The Jury, he obferved.
were many of them men of landed property, and
perhaps fume might be Lords of Manors ; but
all the comforts and advantages they received
from their fituation as landholders would be no•
thing, if the nvumett of the defendant in this code
could ever he tolerated. A gentleman who had a
cliar.raer to fullain in his neighbouihood would
conduct himfelf with propriety in his (ports, and
molt alto pay the duty to qualify him to enjoy
field fports ; but the any when-jar: refiding near
tb. skirts of London, fported all round the home
counties, as far as horte And buggy could carry
them, without either licence or qualification. The
defendant in the prefent cafe was of that del-et :1)-
60n. There was a ca•ty of them of fire or fix
four legged dogs, and four men which came down
to Lawrence Aytes, in this county, on the ad of
Oiftlber Jail, and went all round that part of the
county killing not only the cock pheafants, but the
hens alto, which was molt uni2ortfinanlike con-
dial. The defendant on the record, Mr. Charles
Deaton, was one, his brother another, and a Mr.
Tarling, a hay falefinan, a third, with a fourth,
%%hole name they had not yet learned. He fhoulj
prove the tai by the hoftler at the public hook
where they put up, and when he bad done that, he
was entitled to the verdict of the Jury. He had
no doubt but his Learned Brother (Berl) would
make an eloquent frech on the other fide, but be
was fore he had no legal anfwer to give to this
charge.
He called a witnefs of the name of Sherrington
to prove thefe Gets, who artted that from per forts
came down to his matter's honk, a public•houle,
in aflober lalf, and that they went out (porting.
They went into Mr. Gerrard's wood, :aid they
fired federal times. He hunted their dogs. Th%
witnefs, however, could not hate any thing very
particular. Ile could not tell who tire/ He
could nut tell how many birds they killed ; they
might kill fume. lie did not tomt them, &c.—lle
dint not know who they were, :tad all he knew of
them was, that they called one of them Charles
Deaton. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

R. Nafh, a lawyer, Rated, that he favr the 141
%violet's in company a ith four men, nn the ad of
OCtober fall, hunting their dogs; he heard fcveral
flints, but did not Ice any birds killed.
Mr. Serjeant liisr, for the &fence, was pro-
ceeding to comment on the infliflicieney of the
evidence as to identif) ing the perfon of the defen-
dant, And obfervc,i, the Jury did not know mho
the plaintiff was, the Mr. Lucas, who appeared in
Court as the procL.in.:•:z; of the game of Hertford-
fliire ; when he was interrupted by the Learned
Judge, who laid, he did not think 'the identity of
tne defendant was faffiziently proved. He recol-
lested the cafe of a lubfctibing witnefs to a bond.
who had never fern the party who executed it
but that once, and it was hell not fufticient proof,
without fume further evidence to Phew that the
party who executed it was the fame party who
was fued. The plaintiff was accordingly LlO:lnilted.
HOLDF:ILD, ON THEDEMISI Of Pt•RCE, V.CRUrCH-