Star.
London, England, 1827-09-19 00:00:00

a geed earl at Dillicar,about Eft mass from Kendal.
He is not Ms father's eldest son. .It was about me
years siege that hissequaintancrand friends saw him.
I condllited to, gs to Kendal market. SAW him in Ken
dii once, but never spore to him. liras married
par last Nay. The child has since. been living with
allfriatipf who took care of it.
Croft-e;timined by Mr. WILLIAMS..-•-There was a
dame at the Wbite Ljon, where I first met' the defendant.
My brother bad come over from Kendal with me, but
he did not go to the &nee. I was at home between
eight and nine. I saw bins next at the Fos and Goose.
I saw him afterwards en the race-ground. I got home
then at ten o'clock.. I rode'on his horse, and be walked.
None of the family were up: He reniained with' me
until about one o'clock. .1 did not tell my parents that
he had been thee. • He came againeebout a -month
afterwards, at nine o'clock. My father and all the fa-
mily were gone to-tiect. He stopped late. He came
again a fortnight aftelwards,lin the evening, when my
fathersras gone to-bed. My brother war up. He went
to bed, and left us together. , After the f. u.th 'or fifth
visit he saw my father ; he came in the evening and
supped with us. My father went so bed. My.coinher
asked him what he wanted ? lie said he wanted to
mint-me; his intentions %sere good. The slim-hid
Cappened *tiny father's house- when the rest' of the fa.
mily-"Vete gone to bed. .1 am sure I don't know 'when
4t' was. I can read; I sometimes read-the newspaper.
I bait read a little of trials of this kind; Vbsve
end many of than. .1 was not acquainted 'Ninth' any
*het_ young man in parti:ular. .1 was married a year
last May. I have child ; was born about twenty
'peaks after my marriage. ' 1 live with my husband'
at Crook.
Reexamined.—The dance at which I saw the defend-
ant was in the summertime. I rude home on horseback.
Hassey Proctor was present when Miss Sandford and
the deftEndaut were together. Witness heard him speak
ftetreotti about marrying her, and heard him.appoint
the time; he did so several times. He appeared very
much attached to her, and she to him. - He inquired of
vritneashow alte-was when she lay, Witness said very
poorly. _He told witness to, bid lur .'Co heels. up "her
'spirits, for he would marry her when she got well.—
When Miss Sandford said she must latter the child on•
him, he said they should get nothing : be would make
'alt away to his own father. He said be only waded to
plague the old parson. • - -
'Mr. WILLIAMS, in mitigation of damages, said the
plaintiff was negligent in permitting his daugl.tet to be
up after the rest of the Wally were abed; end it was
clear from the daughter's account. that she was not so
eseabaken in principle as to sender the father's loss de-
serving of large damages.
Mr.fiarcfnilut.i.ocr thought-Oleic was no imputation
:on rho-father's conduct. •

The Jury retired for three-quarters nr an hour, .and
tbenleand i Verdict for the plAintiff—Damages,7ol.
'COMM Ot 1031101 AS; GLASGOW, Sare..l4.
Alszender Lang WAS indicted for • having stolen
from the Bank of Scotland's soffice in Glasgow,
rbetweesi the6th of July, 1826, and theothe Ist of June,
L 827, AM'S) of twisty amounting to 1,2301. sterling, in
sovereigns, .halfsovereigns, guineas, and half gunieras,
of phi,. crowns. half crowns, shillings, and aripeuces in
silver. The priumer was est/shied. as a porter in the
Bank, and was•charge,i to have effected this theft by
breaking open the box. in which the money was deytd-
Aced. Ile pleaded Nit Guilty.
• After a trial of coneirlerable length, the Jury found'
the panel Guiltyarby a plurality of voices; hot on ac-
' count of his termer pond character, and the.-increCe•
toents held oat to him by air Gentlemen tepreienting
'the Bank, they unanimously recornsnendcd- him to the.
'lenity of the Court. - . •
The LORD JUSTICE CLERIC did not think the recom-
tnentlation of the Jetty; 'on the grOodd.of the ititerfe-.
fence of the Bank, well founded. He bad alieldy
that 'their interference was very improper. • NO perion*,
'or persons had a right to interfere in the way that they
bad done with the courseof justice ; but the Jury should
hot have taken that interference into their considet

lit all. He had thought of proposing transportation frirl
life ; .but on account of the previous good character -cif
the prisoner, he-would propose that it should be -limited
to 14 ycars..
Lord Mcmcmorta then addressed the prisoner on the
heinous theft of which he had been guilty, and sen•
tenoed him to 14 years transportation.

CORONERS' INQUESTS:

An Inmost was held at the Waterman's Ands; Dock-
bead, on the body of J. S. Bampton, who was drowned
on Sattirday reining, by the boat in which hevrits being
upset by the Btocklebank Gravesend steam boat, Tho-
mas Gwen, apprentice to a waterman, said, on Saturday
!veiling he was in a wherry with the deceased; they
'were going towards the steam packet for the purpose of
cooveying.passengers.—There were other wherries pro-.
reeding tothe same packet, when their boat was upset,
and his companion was drowned. John Pat vis, master
Of s Newcastk trader, witnessed the accident; the pu-
llet was going -at about seven knots an hour. He be-
lieved there was some negligence in not having two
persons on board the packet to look out, instead of one.
The wherry was upset by the beam which is in front of
one of the wheels. Witness heard :try for the people
oa board to loot oat, but did not know whether this
My was heard by the Master of the packet or not. G.
Holum," gad another waterman, confirmed this testiato-
ny, and. the Jury returned a verdict —" Accidental
Death.:..-rkedarid M. •

An inituest was holden at the Beaumont kraeStep.
arb on the remains of W. Bady,stged, 24, whose death
wasoceasioned by his falling offs lighter, on which he
was at *ork, into the Thames, and was drowned.—
Verdict, 41 Accidental Death."

An Inquest was• holden et the White Horse, Hare-
street, ttethoal-green, on the body of Elizabeth Moore,
who was found dead in her apartment the preceding
morning. It appeared she died in a fit of apoplexy,
and the Jary returned a verdict accordingly.

It was Counsellor MURRAY who was drowned while
sailing on a small lake at his residence, between•Clenes
and Monaghan, on Sunday se'nnight, along with his
servant. Their bodies were found after some time, but
no effort could restore animation. Mr. MURRAY was
a most amiable character, the idol of his family and
friends, highly respected in the country, and possessed
all the qualities of head and heart that could endear
hint to society, He has left a disconsolate wife and a
numerous faintly pf young children to lament his pre-
massradeath,,.
SAnirday &body of Thomas Heron, ft schoolmaster,
of Gatishesd 11•11, was picked op is the liver Tyne,
near Alserick Staith.