Star.
London, England, 1829-06-16 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.

Nothing was thought of yesterday except the Ascot Cup. for
which blameluke is almost as good a favourite as The Colonel. At
the close of the afternoon a Noble Lord offered 3 to 1, but could
Ind no customers. Green Mantle, with Slb curs for winning the
Oaks, comes out is a stake to-morrow against Lady Emily : their
running will decide when they start for the Cup. It is not likely
that Lord Exeter will start both his mares. Oppidan is expected
to start to make play for Cadland; and Jour de Noses, it is said,
will do the same fbr The Colonel. The closing odds were as follow :

Tlll CUP.
3 to 1 apt his Majesty's The Colonel
7 to 2 Mr. Gully's blanstluke
4 to 3 Mr. Chifney's Zinganrit
$ to 1 Colonel Wilson's Lain,lighter
9 to 1 Duke of Rutland's Cadland
10 to 1 Lord Ewer's Green Mantle
20 to
20 to 1 Lord Seftoa's Souvenir
20 to 1 Hot:WIUs
20 to 1 Mr. GreyWe's Lady Emily
40 to 1 Lord F4remont's Brother to Lapdog
50 to 1 his Majesty's Jour de Races
Sweepstakes--Tomiorrow.
5 to 4 on Green Mantle.
St. Leona—No eban4e.
MANCHESTER RACES, JUNE 13.

The Broughton Stakes of 15 says. earl. I soya. ft. with 30 son.
added, tur three yew oWs, 6st 91b.

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Mr. Houldswortles Vanish, 4 yrs ... ... ... 1
Mr. Clifton's Lely, 3 yrs ... ... ... . a
Mr. Johnson's Mercury, 3 yrs ... ... ... ... 3
Nine paid.
The Lancashire Stalies-100 sows. added to a Swetistakes 01 25
sows. each, 10 sows. ft.
Lord Grosvenor's Patina, 4 yrs .. ... .. 1
Mr. White's 11411W11. 6 yrs ..
Nine started—Thirteen paid.

A Plate of 100 sows. fur all ages--Three year olds to carry Est 7lb ;
tour, Ilst 21b ; five, fist 101 b; six and aged, 9st.
Mr. Margetoon's Brunswick, 5 yrs ... ... ... 1 1
Mr. Giffard's Toler, 5 yrs ... .. .. U 2
Mr. White's Granby, 6 yrs ... ''' ... 2dr

Thirteen drawn—Six started.
CRICKET MATCH BETWEEN THE OXONIANS
AND CANTABS.

A grand match between the Members of the two Universities
commenced at Oxford on Friday, but did not terminate until late
o Saturday evening, when the score appeared as follows, from
which it will be *cell the Oxford men came off victorious :
. 4MIIOID.

FIRST INNINGS. !ICONS INNINGS.
Knatchbell, bby Jeuner 7 cby Hardy 36
Masters, st by ditto 29 cby Rilis 24
Price, bby Pickering .5 bby Gordan 2
Popham, eby Housman 22 st by Jenner 6
Wright, eby Merewetber S at by Ditto 27
Wordsworth, bby ironer 0 bby Merewether 0
Bayley, ditto 0 bby Guam 12
Robertson, ditto 0 not out 10
Denison, cby Grazebrook 16 bby Pickering 111
Bird, bby Pickering Is bby Merewetber 3
Crook, not out 10 eby St. John 0
Wide balls 9—Byes 9 1$ Wide ball I—Byes 19 19

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Jenner, cby Price 11 cby Wordsworth 12
Winthrop, bby ditto 24 bby Price 2
Grasebrook. cby Wordsworth 0 Ditto 24
Pickering, run out 2 Ditto 14
Sivewright, eby Knatclibull 16 eby Bird 13
Gordon, run out 7 ran out 1
newsman, cby Wright 1 not out 0
Ellis, bby Wordsworth 0 bby Price 0
Nierewether, not out 20 bby Wordsworth 0
St. John, bby Price 9 eby Knatebbull 0
Hardy. ditto 9 run out to
Byes 7 Byes 2

The play was pod on both sides, but a different result, we
think, would have been produced, bad not the lasing patty been
disappointed of four of their best bats— Klopmen, who were
noted, when at lima, as superior handlers of the willow.
Yesterday a match cessaneseed between the Winchester Stu-
dents and the eleven picked from the two thivervides, and a Gm
game was looked for.

Sunday and Monday nights very large quantities of
mackerel were caught on the shore between Brown.ea
Island and Bourne-mouth. The average number is
supposed to be about 100,000 each night. The nets
and boats were overloaded. and many thousands were
left on the shore. These fish have consequently been
selling here remarkably cheap. and immense quantities
have been forwarded inland.—Dorsd Chronicle•

HAYMAKING —.The bay harvest has commenced
under very favourable auspices, and is now in rapid
progress on the fertile banks of the Calder, in the town-
ships of Dewsbury and Mirfield, also at Huddersfield,
Elland, and Halifax. The crops ate in general light,
but the excellent condition in which they are likely to
be secured will in some degree compensate for their de-
-1 ficiency in !eights—Lads MovNiy.

LAW INTELLIGENCE:

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Gomm4u., Jon 1/1.

VACHER AND ANOTHER to COCKS. SIDDoLPH, AND CO.
MIS was an action brought by the assignees of Mr.
Wendow, the army agent, to recover from Messrs.
Cocks and 'Bitidulph a large sum of money, amounting
to 15.0001. paid by the bankrupt in:o the house of the
defendants, who were his bankers, shortly before his
bankruptcy.
Mr. Sergeant WILDS, Mr. F. POLLOCK, and Mr.
CHITTY, appeared for the plaintiff, and called witnesses
to prove the payment and the act of baakruptcy.
It appeared that the money was paid in on the 9th
of July, 1827. and that Mr. Wendow ►topped payment
on the 20th of that month, having been in embarrass-
ment from the beginning of the year. He had in April
obtained a loan of 7,5001. from his bankers, on an ar-
rangement by which he was to pay them the dividends
on stock, and warrants to pay. for which he should
become entitled, he owing them at the time a consider-
able sum of money. This new account was overdress n
by 2,0001. when the bankrupt stopped, and it seemed
that the bankers were in some doubt about the circum-
stances of the bankrupt, because they front time to lime
Sent a confidential clerk to learn what moneys were
coming to the bankrupt, and were likely to be paid
into their house.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL contended that no frau lu-
lent preference was shown, but that tie benk,rs had a
full right to retain the money, either if it were paid in
virtue of the part agreement, or if to answer the drafts
which Mr. Wend.sw should send into them.

Lord TEPTERDItti charged the Jury, that if they
thought that the money was paid by the bai.kropt under
• former agreement, or with a view of keeping op his
credit by gilting his drafts hi.noured, and thereby being
enabled to go on tor some time longer in his business,
they would find for the detendants.

Mr. Sergeant WILD; in consequence o' hearing this
opinion of his Lordship, sleeted to be nonsuited.
Nonsuited Accordingly.
COURT OF COMAION PLEAS, Icor is.
Sittings in London before the Lord Chid Justice Trans.'. and a
COOlOlOO Jory.
DIXON V PLZNTY.

Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS sated, that the plaintiff was
an iroi monger at St. Albans, and the defendant an
agricultural machine-maket, in Sibitqcd. "lhe action
was brought for an assault and false imprisonment. It
would appear that the plaintiff, not choosing Wither to
employ the defendant in business, the latter became
very angry, and avenged hiut.ell by causing the plain-
tiff to be arrested in the public sheets and taken to
Giltspur-street Compter ; the next morning he was
brought before the Magistrates and discharged.
The Jury. after vsnsidei big a short time, delivered a
verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 1001.

ARCHES COURT, Jugs 15.
Before Sir JOHN Mown-
BURGOYNE V. IRBIL

This suit was assigned for sentence on last Court day.
Dr. LUSHINGToN. on behalf of the promoter. rose and
stated that Mout ague Burgoyne, Esq. had exhibited cer-
tain allegations against the Rev. Edward Wrax Free,
Rector of Sutton, in Oxford, charging him with immoral
conduct, and neglect of ecclesiastical duties. The fifth
article charged him in 1810 with having had criminal
connection with his maid-servant, Iklasia Cook, who
bole hint a child ; the seventh that Catherine Sig•
gins, another servant, proved pregnant by him, and
was delivered at Tunbridge. The ninth article affit med
that Cathetine Johnson lose,' at the Rectory with the
defendant, and bore him three illegitimate child en.—
The 10th that her successor. Aim T. 43 lor, refused to ad-
mit int!, cent liberties, and left in consequence. 'the
11th that Mari. M.Ket ate, whom hr had likewise hired
as servant, roved pregnant, and was delivered of a fe-
male child. Other ait,cles chat ged him with indecent
exposure of per son, exhibiting obscene books, and using
erofane language. Also with various acts unbecoming
a Clergyman of the Church of lingi..nd, pro±aning the
church yard, getting intoxicated, and stripping tliel- ad
off the chancel of the church. which he cunvrtted to his
own emolument. These articles, continued the Lear, ed
Counsel, are supported by the testimony of 31 respect-
able witnetses, aid which, for the sale of public de-
cency, I shall not now read.
Dr. Dodson followed on the same side. and pointed
out, twilit much energy, the vari. us derelictn•ns of
moral propriety, and called upon the Court to pass a
fitting censure commensurate to the violation of eccle-
siastical duty. •
D. Free, who appeared as his own C.•unsel, replied,
that he would soon convince both , the Conic and the
Counsel that they had been led away by a mistaken
zeal. The witnesses, before thry came to te,icle with
him, acre of loose character, and therefore their evi-
dence was unworthy of credit. With respect to in-
toxication, he could assure the Ceuta that when at
College lie was always Tematked as a ;tavern of 81/.
stemiousness. Red, it was true, his face somettn.es ap-
peated, but it was a redness resulting tints, temperance.
He indulged only in roan, well diluted with water. and
a pint of home brewed at his luncheon. As to his con-
versation, many individuals considered his comp, rtment
perfectly correct and becou.ing. The Rev. defendant
was launching into matter digressive and vituperative,
with respect to the promoter's motives tit this suit, when
the Judge, who had frequently before interposed, said
that he was abusing his privilege of addres.reg the
Court. and making it a mete vehicle for libelling char.
ratter.

Dr. Free resumed—He had only last we. k been
served with a writ for expenses, by the Attorney, who
sat opposite to him, with a smile upon his counts nonce,
but he meant to write a pamphlet which wculd a►suredly
make him b!ush. Likewise he was projecting a litt
publication, to be entitled " Burgondia ; or, Anecdotes
of the Burgoyne Family;" in which it would bedew)y
proved that it was through the promoter that Harper's
pigs ate up all his potatoes.
The Judge recapitulated the evidence at greatlength,
and remarked, that alter four years the suit came pre-
cisely in the situation in the Court as it stood in 1824%
This clearly showed that the defendant's object had only
been to defeat and delay inquiry. The Court would
not travel minutely into this disgusting and profligate
history, but would simply advert to the tact of three
children having been born, which the defendant was at
this period maintaining—►hus shamefully converting
his rectory-house into a common brothel for carrying on
his impurities in concealment: • Slight deviations in
morality, from the infirmity of huni.n notate, may be
punished by admonition ; but alter this history lies gone
forth no hope must be entertained that the respect can
be restored which ought to exist betwixt the Parishioners
and their clergyman; the Court therefore saints the
charges to be proven, and directs that Dr. Free be de-
prived of his living of Sutton, with toll costs.
Dr. Free hereupon rose, and insinuated his irtention
of appealing to the Court of Condelegater; and the
Judge said he was at perfect liberty to use his own
discretion.

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rii,c‘--Ts7-is ••••- OLD BAILEY, JUNZ 15.
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dr. alereiDelkrorged 20, was indicted for maliciously
'Oiling. .6!e to. the extensive floor-cloth manufactory,
the property di` Mess's. Downing and Co. at Chelsea.
The prisoner pleaded Not guilty.
His Royal Highness the Doke of Sussex came into
Court with the Judges, and took his seat on the bench
next to Mr. Baron Hullock. A brother of Prince Es-
terhazy was also on the beach.
Mr. ADOLPHUS applied to the Court for a postpone-
ment of the trial, the prisoner not being prepared with
bis defence.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS said he was with Nit. Brodrick for
the prosecution, and as the charge was one that affected
the prisoner's life, he was instructed not to oppose the
application. He could not, however, agree to a long
delay, as there were some children of a very tender
age, who had been examined before the Magistrates,
whom it was thought necessary to keep at the work-
house until the trial, lest they should be tampered with
by the prisoner's father or some of his friends.
Mr. Baron HULLOCIC, after consulting with Mr. Jus.
tice Littledale, granted the application, and directed
the prisoner to be tried on Thursday morning.
Catherine Ferris was indicted for stealing dollars and
other coins, of the value of 111.45. the property of John
Macartney, in the dwelling-house of Stephen Bath;
and Elizabeth, the wife of Stephen Bath, was charged
with receiving the same, knowing it to have been stolen.,
The prosecutor, a soldier in the service of the East
India Company, stated that on the 6th of June he met
the prisoner Ferris, who was a girl of the town, and at
her solicitation accompanied her to a house of ill fame
in the neighbourhood of Whitechapel, kept by the other
prisoner, B 4th. At the time be went into the house he
had 58 dollars, which he put into his hat. After he
bad been there a short time, some one called to the pri-
soner, and she ran out of the room. He directly missed
his money, and got the assistance of an officer.
The officer stated, that after a most minute exami-
nation of the house, in a cupboard he found two bon-
nets, one of which contained a purse with sixteen dol-
lars, which he now Produced. The prosecutor was
quite sober.
The prosecutor was recalled, and identified the purse
and dollars as his property. •
The Jury found Ferris guilty of stealing, but not in
a dwelling-house; and Bath guilty of receiving.
The prisoner Ferris, who is a good looking young
girl, on the verdict being pronounced, declared that she
had not had a fair trial, and was working herself up
into a paroxysm of rage, when she was taken out of the
Court by the officer.
ATTEMPTING TO STRANGLE AN INFANT.
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Ann Chapman, a well looking woman, aged 28. was
charged with maliciously attempting to strangle Eliza-
beth Chapman, her infant child.
Thomas Eimes—l live at Acton, and was in Timbals%
Green-field on the 3d of June; I heard a queer sort of
noise, and thought it proceeded from a lamb; I went to
the spot from whence the sound proceeded, and on look-
ing in a ditch saw a piece of flannel coveted over with
some loose grass; on searching I found an infant lying
on its back, with a white bed gown on, and some flan-
nel thrown over it. The infant was very black in the
face, as if it had been wangled ; its mouth and eyes,
were filled with dirt. I left the child with a young man
who was with me, and went for Mr. Williamson. the
constable of Acton; he came with me, and took the
child to his house.
Cross-examined by Mr. Caesswatt—The child is
now alive; I saw it hereto-day; it is a fine healthy child.
John Williamson, constable of Acton, deposed as
follows—On the evening of the 3d of June the last wit-
ness came to me in a very agitated state, and told me
that a child was lying strangled iii a ditch ; I ent with
him and saw the child; it was so black in the face, and
on the hands, that I thought it at first a black child ;
its mouth and eyes were covered with dirt; the dirt I
think must have been put there on purpose ; the child
was barely alive ;its eyes protruded considerably; I ran
with it as last as I could to my own house, and pat it
into warm water; a string was tied tightly around the
child's neck ;the blackness of the child's face was owing
to the tightness with which this string was tied; as soon
as I unloosed it with my penknife, the child's face re-
sumed its natural colour, and it began to breathe more
freely : the child was about three weeks old ; I saw the
prisoner at Hammersmith the Saturday alter the child
was found ; I stopped her, and said " I want you,l have
been looking for you for some time." I said your
name is Ann Chapman; she said it was, what of that?
I said I have a warrant against you for attempting to
mu►der your child ; she said I was very much mistaken,
she was not the woman, because her child was dead
and buried. I asked her if she had not been at the Red
Lion, at Acton, on the Wednesday ? She said no. I
took her into custody, and brought her to Acton. I'
also took the young man into custody who was with
her ; his name is Jamei Barnet. I took the prisoner
into the parlout of the Red Lion, and sent for Hannah!
Duntord, and she and other persons identified her as
having seen her at Acton on the Wednesday with two
children; she denied it. I then took her to the cage,
and also the young man who was with her, and locked
them both up. I then went to the lodgings of the pri-
soner, and round anoti er child in the bed; I found
some articles of wearing apparel for an infant in the
room ; the child in bed was about two years old.—
On the following morning the prisoner said she wanted
to speak to me concerning her poor baby. I cautioned
her not to criminate herself, and I said I would not
bear what she had to say, unless the young man who
was with her was • present; he came and stood beside
me. She then said, "I will now tell you the truth—l
did leave my child in the ditch." I asked her what
could have induced her to do so? She said she thought
somebody would find it who would be able to tale
better care of it than she, as she bad another child to
look to. I said that cannot be true, as she had attempted
to strangle the child; she replied, that the string which
was round its neck was to hide or cure a sore. She then
added, "Now I have told you the truth. I hope you
will let me see my poor baby." Upon seeing it the neat
morning she kissed it most affectionately, and imme-
diately went off into strong hysterics.
The prisoner here fell senseless in the dock, and was
Ailiged to be removed into the open air in the arms of
one of the matrons of the prison and two of the turn.
keys. After the delay of about five minutes, she was
again led into Court, and the examination was resumed.
The child, at the suggestion of one of the Jury, was
taken out of Couit, to remove it from the prisoner's
sight.
Witness—On the Sunday morning the prisoner told
me, in order, I suppose, to account for what she had
done, that Barnet had come to her in the workhouse,
and said—or The child is not like me—l think I shall
cut it" (leave it); Barnet said to her—" You know I
had nothing to do with it;" she replied—" No, Matt,
ynii had not—l left it in the ditch myself."
Cross-examined by Mr. Caxaswara.—The.prisosialt
tohi tne, on coming to town, that she was wife west,
%Valises Chapman, who was a very bad elan, and hid

Rimed ler. Barnet said that the prisoner was subject
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to fits.
Mr. John Salter, surgeon at Acton. examined—l was
called upon on the 3d of June to see the child in ques-
tion; the riband had been removed from its neck, but
the child was still black in the face and on its finger.
nails ; this blackness, in my opinion, arose from stran-
gulation. In my opinion, when the child was first put
into the ditch it was thought to be dead, but that alter-
wards the fresh air revived it ; if the ligature had not
been removed when it was, the child must have deed.
Joseph Shepherd—On the 3d of June I saw the pri-
soner in the field; she had two children in her arms;
she went up the green lane. and went into a large wheat
field, where she sat down; in a few minutes after she
got op and took the black whittle from her shoulders,
in which she had concealed the younger child, and
looked carefully around her, but seeing use, sat down
again. When she got up, the younger child was in her
arms, the other was sitting on the ground. I imme-
diately got over the gate and went towards her, saying;
ig illoo,Nan,what do you do here r She said she was
tired, and had sat down to rest ; I said. " What, have you
got another young one ?" she said, " No, it is not mine, it
belongs to a young woman who was at work at Mr.
Goddard's." As soon as we got out into the lane she
gave me the elder child to hold, and then sat down
again, saying she was desired to wait there for the
mother of the child ; I then left her ; it was then between
four and five o'clock ; I saw the child since; when I
saw it with the prisoner in the field, it was in perfect
health, and nothing was the matter with its neck.
Cross-examined by Mr. CazsaweLz—l have known
the prisoner for four or five years; she was separated
from her husband; cannot say whether or not she was
subject to fits.
Hannah Danford, servant at the Red Lion public
house, proved that she saw the prisoner at the Red
Lion at fi►e o'clock on the evening of the 3d of June.
She bad two children with her; she had a glass of pep-
permint, and gave part to the children.
Cross-examined by Mr. CRESSWELL—The prisoner
appeared to treat the children vet), kindly at that time.
Elizabeth Tyler proved, that she was a nurse in the
workhouse of St. George's, Hanover square; the pri-
soner was delivered of the child now produced in the
workhouse. _

Cross.examined by Mr. CrasswELL—The child was
fat, and such children are liable to be chafe' in the
neck, but it is only necessary to apply to it a little wet rag.
By the .luout —Tying a piece of riband tightly
around the child's neck could not be intended to cure
a chafing.
The prisoner in her defence raid, that she was not
sensible of w hat she did when she left the child in the
field. _

The young man with whom the prisoner cohabited
was then called forward by the pri,oner's 'Counsel, and
stated that the prisoner had eight children, and treated
them all with maternal kindness.

The Learned JUDGa summed up the evidence, ob-
serving, that the only question for the Jury to decide
was, whether the child was left exposed in the manner
described with the intention to cause its death ? If the
Jury were satisfied upon that point, it was their duty,
however painful it might be, to find the prisoner guilty.
The Jury consulted for about three minutes, and re-
turned a verdict of Guilty, but recommended the pri-
soner to mercy, on account of her precious sufferings.
The Juoce said that the recommendation should be
attended to. The unfortunate woman was then re-
moved horn the bar.