Star.
London, England, 1817-08-25 00:00:00

SWINTON V SANDON.

Sir Sauna. Rossium said, that a Mr. Swinton, of
Warwickshire, devised an evate to Anthony Daffy
Swinton, the younger, charged with an annuity of
ASO to a lady who ntirried the defendant, Sand in.
Swinton, the lounger, died in India, leaving a will;
bat before that will arrived, Anthony Daffy Swioton,
the elder, now under transportation in New Sloth
Wales, caused another will, purporting to be that of
his son, who dies( in India. to be priived in the Lc
clesiastical court. His Lordship would recd ect
that this matter came some time ago before the Curt
in the form of a bill 61ed by the bind creditors
against the devisee. His Lordship was then pleased
to order a receiver to be appointed; but in the mean
time &tidos) had got into possession. in order to re.
crier from the tenants the amount of his wife's an.
nuity. After that a supplemental bill was filed
against a person named Prestye, who had claimed
as having purchased the assignment of Saodon's
wife's annuity; and he' (Sir Samuel Romilly) now
applied for.. an injonction to sestrain Prestige from-.
Yecetving the rents, because hp purchased the assign,.
W.eut of this annuity while he knew the suit to restrain
-Sandon liont receiving the rents was going on, and
that creceiver had beta appointed. He also applied
thatiWandon should be restrained from receiving any
more money on account of his wife's annuity until the
sums he had already received should be paid back.
Mr. RAITHRY, on behalf of Prestige. contended
that this was a very harsh proceeding against his
client, who nad made a bone fide purchase of this an-
nuity, f r which lie had paid ea.).
the LORD C9ANCCLL'iR s.id, that Prestige could
stand in no better situation than Santi•in, and granted
the injunction.
It is expected the present public Sittings will end
on Tuesday, after which his Lordship will for a day
or two give judgments in his private room, Lincoln's
Lon Hall. spo Monday, the Ist of September, his
Lordship leaves town for his country seat, and he
will sit again in Lincoln's Inn Hall about the 20th
of October. He is to take several cases with him to
the country, and send up his judgments in writing.
GLOUCESTER ASSIZES, AUGUST is.
CHARLIE OF 011,DIDLR.

Richard Turner, Richard Heath, and John Whining.
ham, were capitally indicted for aiding one Wiihaas
hewer, in the murder of Henry Thompson, on the
14th May last. _ _

Mr. Linnow stated, that some time previous to
the murder in question, a farmer of the name of Hall,
at a place called Lidbrook, near the Forest of Dean,
having been robbed of some wheat, applied for the
assistance of Mr. Henry Thompson, the deceased
who was a constable. Mr. Thompson having some
season to suspect that a man of the name of William
Turner had been concerned in this robbery, he pro-
ceeded to his house, and there found some wheat
and a sack, which, on being shewn to Mr. Hall, he
at once recognised to be one of the sacks which had
Medi, stolen It.m his premises. In consequence Of
!his sliseiserry, Ann Turner and Elizabeth Turner,
itie,wite• .enti sister of William Turner, were taken
i go custody, and lodged in Mr. Thompson's house./J
twas then determined to apprehend William Tut...
net ; for which purpose Mr. Thumps n, Mr. Henry
Davis, the brother of a Magivrate, and Mr. Hall
so out together. They met 'William Turner on the
road to Ross, in company with the three prisoners,
one of whom was his brother. Mr. Thompson.
! whose character as an active constable was well
I known, and Mr. Davis, stated their intention to take
William Turner, but to suffer the other men to de-
part. William Turner and the prisoners were armed ,
with blqdgeons. They agreed to accompany ihe '
party by whom they were addressed, but finally
dropped and refused to go inrther. An attempt was
then made to secure William Turner, which he re-
sisted, mid drawing a pistol from under his shirt
truck, shot Mr. Thompson dead on the spot.
Mr. Baron Ganaow told the Jury it they entertain-
ed any doubt of the full participation of the prisoners
in the crime committed by William Turner, to give
them the benefit of that doubt.

Vrrdict•—Guilty.—Death. The Judge ordered
thrill tor eieeu►ion on Monday (this day).