Star.
London, England, 1826-03-25 00:00:00

LEICESTER, I%IA um 23.

Peter Burrows was indicted for a misdemeanor, in
riotously a ssetnbling,w ith divers other perms, and com-
muting an assault on the person of William Harrison,
at Burbage, near Hinckley, in this county, on the 14th
of this month.

The prosecutor, his wife, and a servant, deposed to
the prisoner coming to bis house, with a mob of
about two hundred, chief), boys of fiftecoe or eighteen
years of age, all frame-work knit' ers. They began to
break the wiodows, and upon the prosecutor taking a
fork to defend hisnself, they beat him severely with
bludgeons, as well as his wife. The prisoner was the
most active, and at going away, said, " D—n me, if
ewer I light ea you again, 191 have your blood." •
The )yry fused tbe priamer &pity
The Learned JUDO; in passing sentence, observed,
that mothers of the poor were suffering privation ; but
for their credit, he was happy to say that, i 0 this and
the neighbouring counties, the present was the only case
of riot he bad nut wish. his hoped the poor, whea the
present temporary season of soliering wms past, and it
should pleaseGon so restore 4111.1112111iCe to its former state,
would fictive a lesson front their experience. and be
n.ore frugal mad prowident in dates of high wages,
rritisit would enablis slam to lay by money for a season
of distress. As this had be. the first instaace of a
c fiat for riot during the assizes, he should only
order the prisoner to be kept at bud labour in the House
cf Correction for three months.

LAUNCI.STON, latmice 22.
• Richard Salvo, aged 52, a man of respectable ap-
pearance, was indicted for administering a quantity of
arsenic to William Reedy. Palaces his wife, and Joseph
Carsith, their servant, with intent to poison them. The
Prisoner had been troninsitted by the Magistrates for
the capital offence under Lord Ellenborougii's Act, but
die indictment was framed merely upon the asisdea
rpeonour at common law. The prosecution was led at
The instance of the Board of Excise, by Mr. Sergeant
Witroz, and the defence was led by iIr.EKSKINII. As
the trial occupied eleven hours, and a number of wit.
nesses were examined, we shall give a better report of
the case by a general statement, than by minute details
of the evidence.
The prisoner was a gun-smith residing at Woodford,
in this county ; but at different times had followed the
seugral occupations of maltster, a tinman, and an auc.
tiofleer. The prosecutor was an officer of excise, in
whigh capacity he had given some information to the
Board, which led to an information against the prisoner ;
and op this account it appears that the pritoner had
entertained ill will towards the prosecutor and his family.
In the month of November lust, the prosecutor's wife
received by Adams, a carrier between Biddeford and a
town beyond the prosecutor's residence, a parcel, with a
note, piofearing to come from Mrs. Smith, a shopkeeper
at Biddeford, find stating that the writer begged to send
Mrs. Hendy a sample of some good moist sugar, a
quantity of which had just been received, recommend-
ing -that the sample shquld be used by the Hendy
family at their tea ; and suggesting, di it if it should be
approved of, an immediate order would he necessary,
as the whole stock would otherwise be disposed of.
Although the note did not appear to be in the hand-
writing of Mrs. Smith, no suspicion was entertained ;
and the sugar was used by all the family in some coffee.
The effects became almoit immediately apparent.
Bendy, his wife, their infant child, Carwith (their ser-
vant), and their apprentice girl, were all seized with
dreadful heating pains in the stomach, accompanied by
drowsiness, and all the symi toms generally attendant
open the taking of some poisonous matter. Medical
assistance was called in ; the remainder of the sugar was
examined and analyzed, and it was found to contain a
considerable quantity of arsenic. This part of the case for
the prose:lttion went to *hew that the Crime charged had
been comn.itteikby some person ; and the next portioo
of the evidence was adduced to connect the prisoner
with this offence, ch efly by 'hewing that he had nine.
tire to commit it, and inclination, as well as means and
orportunity, to accomplish it. His motive has abrade;
been Mentioned in the tact of his havin_g USA prosier...l
ted by the Excise on the information ofvliestdy and his...
wife. His inclination, if mot bis purpose, was Obelwa
by evidence of declarations a hich be had made areal
one oec.ssino to Adams, the carrier, and upon sevetaS
others to Raker. a superannuated officer of the Customs:
his wife, and Kemal members of his family. These
dejjarations were made, some before and some allot