Star.
London, England, 1810-09-03 00:00:00

The Assizes finished, and here ended the Home
Circuit.

CANTERBURY, AUGUST SO.
The Criminal Court yesterday was occupied sera
ral hours in the trial of John Hunt, for a rape on Anna-
Lee, an infant of interesting appearance, of the age
of ten years and six months, at Milton, near Graves•
end, when the feet of the rape not being fully sub.
stantiated, the prisoner was acquitted of the capita?
part of the charge, but ordered to be detained and
tried for the assault.

Harler Tickner, a notorious offender, was charged
with sheep•stealing, and found guilty. Several minor
offenders were tried, and at four the Court adjourned
till next morning, when there are yet 11 prisoners to
be tried.—Bcfore the Court broke up, James Giles
and Abraham Hawkins, severally charged with a
rape on the body of Hannah Marshall, were brought
to the bar, and the prosecutrix not appearing, the!
a lung argument by the Counsel, they were lie•
rated on their bail to appear and take their trials at
the next Assizes--Giles in £4OO and four sureties of
£lOO each—Hawkins in 8300 and three sureties of
£lOO each. It was said the prosecutrix had absented,
herself from her service on Sunday night last, and had
not since been heard of is, however, understood,
that every possible means would be used to discover
her.

The coach from Perth to Glasgow broke down oft
Thursday se'nnight, in 'consequence of the horses not
having been properly broken in, when the driver had
both his legs broken, and the guard was slightly hurt.
The Lincoln heavy coach was overturned on Wed.
nesday afternoon, in Biggleswade, by which the coach.
man, named Newberry, was killed on the spot, and
two passengers so much injured as not to be expected
to recover; three others were also severely hart.
EXECUTION.—Saturday se'nnight, Antony Sylva,
Portuguese seaman, convicted of the murder of Ro-
bert Morrison, on the quay of Belfast, by stabbing
him with a dagger, was conveyed to the place of exe-
cution at Carrickfergus, dressed in a white surplice,
at his particular request. He displayed true fortitude
and resignation to the laws of the land, and a feeling
sense of his situation. He was attended by two Ro-
man Catholic Priests. When arrived at the fatal
place, he knelt praying for a short space ; and, being •
asked by Mr. Redfern, interpreter, did he kill Robert
Morrison? he answered, calling GOD to witness, before
whom he must appear in three minutes, that he did
not. Being asked whether he knew how he came by
his.death ? he answered, calling on GOD to witness,
that he did not. The vast crowd that surrounded
hint exhibited that tender sensibility natural to his si-
tuation. He then called on them in his own language
as !Christians, to beg of GOD to have mercy on his
soul, and to forgive him his sins. He was then tutned
off, and died without much apparent suffering. He
was about 28 years of age.
Bow-sreerr.—Friday evening, Peter Thera, fc • selling, on
the 4th ult. Et the St. James's Haymarket, to W6ll. Bignell, of
Tothill-street West, 34 trusses of straw, 47 of which were ds.
maged in the inside, was convicted in the tenalty of XS. 64, in-
cluding costs.
Thomas Trewthaos, the elder, for selling, en the 14th ult. In St.
James's Haymarket, to Edward Shawley, of Brunswick Mews,
21 trusses of hay, 20 of which were not of their full weight, seas
convicted in the penalty of XS. 13s. 6d. including costs.
I 77umsas Eros, the driver of a hackney-coach, for wilfully and
negligently driving his coach against the curriele of John Kier.
nan, Esq. of Carey-street, on the loth ult. on Westminster-
bridge, was convicted in the penalty of 10s. and ss. costs.
Sophia Hanoi* was charged by her master, Mr. Splitberger, ce
College Hill, with felony. Mr. S. stated that the prisoner lived
with him as cook, and had given warning to quit, but departed
kaore that warning expired; and the neat day he miised several
articles of plate, linen, &c. Vickery the officer traced her to a
house in Westminster, when she gave him two silk handkerchiefs,
which she acknowledged belonged to Mr. S. He also found ou
her duplicates for six shins and a tablecloth, likewise the pro-
perty of Mr. S. She was committed for re-examination.
Jane How was fully committed, charged with stealinta bundle
of linen from the stairs of Will's Coffee-house, in Serie-street,
Which had been left there for a few minutes by a woman who
was taking it away to wash.
Saturdey Jr. Skilliega was fully contrnitted, from Worship.
street Office, charged with breaking open the box of J. Say, in his
'room, in Haruktrain-court, Yettictic-lane, and stealing thereout
£lB. its.