Star.
London, England, 1818-04-07 00:00:00

MATRIMONY.

Iy dear, what makes you always yawn r
The wife exelaied—her temper gone—
" Is borne so dull and dreary?"
" Not so, my love," he said, " not so ;
" But man and wife are one, you know;
64 And when alone I'm weary !"

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COUNTY OF ANTRIM.
ate on Tuesday the 17th ultimo, the several per-
:onvicted were brought into Court to receive
Lgment, when sentence of Death was passed on
irteen of them. Among these was Samuel Dick,
tose trial for running away with and violating
,abeth Crockat, was stated in the STAR on Wed-
iy last.—ln. addressing Dick, the Hon. Junoz
particularly impressive, and dwelt at consider-
:length on the enormity of his offence. He ob-
red,
that he had been guilty of one of the greatest
ies that ever was committed in a civilized country,
forcibly taking possession of a poor young de-1
:less girl, carrying her away from her friends,
:reating her in the most cruel manner.—The pri-
. here declared that he had meant no harm to
and that he had endeavoured to make all the corn.
tsation in his power for the injury he had done.
to added, that it had been reported that it was for
money alone that he took her away, but he had
offered to her relations to nfarry her without asking
• any part of it. His Lordship here emphatiCally
'—" I would not advise her to marry you, were
to live a thousand years !" The prisoner then
td—" Since it must be so, I entreat your Lordship
a long day." His Lordship then observed that
time allowed to all the prisoners would be long
Lough, and he hoped they would employ it in
ring their peace with Gott! He then proceeded
pronounce the awful sentence of the law on the
irteen unfortunate convicts, but no time was fixed
their execution.
SURREY-KINGSTON. APRILS.
CROWN SIDE.
TRIAL OF LORD SPENCER'S GAME-REEPER.

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awfully discharged at William Brown, en
17th of February last, a loaded gun, with intent
'murder him. There was a second count in the
idictment, charging the prisoner with intent to
aund and disable ; a third with intent to do some
grievous kiddy harm ; and a fourth, for maliciously
shooting.
William Brown, is a labourer.—On the 17th of
'bruary last he was in company with two other
2n, named Purdy and Wilkins, and they passed the
rreen Man public-house at Putney, at ten o'clock
lat night. They were going to Wandsworth after
ime tools, and met prisoner. They said " good
fight," and he said " good night" in return. He,
iwever, followed them for more than srmile. When
iey got within a quarter of a mile of Wandsworth,
stopped Purdy and Wilkins, and said, " Gentle-
te.i, I think you have got something you ought not
) have about you." Witness then came up, when
le prisoner said, " This is the rascal I want ; and
you stir I'll blow a hole through you," at the same
me pointing at him a double-barrelled.gun. Wit-
Ks had an empty basket, which he requested him
search, and he also stripped off his jacket and
other things, offering to have his person searched,
'en naked, but he refused. Purdy and Wilkins
ien got over agate from the road, and witness fol-
>wed. Upon climbing the gate the prisoner endea-
,aured to pull him back, but he got away, and the
prisoner cried out " Stop, or I'll blow a hole through
you." Witness, however, went on, and immediately
Iter the prisoner fired, and he fell. Forty-two shots
entered his thighs and legs, injuring the leaders, and
mutually contracting one of his legs. He was co-
rered with blood. Ile called out to his friends to
:omc and pick him up, when one of them approached
for that purpose, the prisoner exclaimed, " You thief
• you conic sigh him, I'll make a hole in you."—
Nen theirs aid, " You rascal, you are not shot
atough, I've a great mind to discharge the other
anel through your heart." The witness replied,
For GOD'S sake don't, Mr. Allen, for I am bloody
enough." He then went away, without offering him
the slightest assistance. His companions also left
rim for fear of being shot. After laying some time
in the ground, he got up, and crawled as well as he
:ould to Putney,
William Put dy gave evidence to the same effect.
The prisoner in his defence said, he saw the three
men on the night of the 17th, evidently on the watch
for poaching. He taxed them with the intention,
and wanted to stop them, but they resisted, and he
was compelled to arrest the course of brown. When,
he had done so, another of the party wielded over
him a bhidgeon. lie did not know Blown, for he
was concealed in a brewer's cap. Had he known him
he would not have fired, for he had been out with
him at nights before. That the party had intended
poaching was evident, from sticks being found for
setting nets and wires at some distance.
Charles Venables, Esq. steward to Lord Spencer,
produced the appointment of the prisoner to be game-
keeper over the manor of his Lordship, and proved
that the spot in which the transaction took place was
Within that manor. The witness gave the prisoner a
good character.
Witnesses were examined to prove that the sticks
and net were such as are used in entrapping game.
Several witnesses were also called to speak to the
character of the prisoner, and they concurred in stat-
ing that he was a man of good temper and humanity.
'The record was likewise put in of the prosecutor
(Brown's) having been fined a year since fur having
two pheasants in his possession.
Mr. Baron WOOD charged the Jury, recapitulating
minutely the facts of the case, and laying down the
law, as applicable to the present prosecution, under
two Acts of Parliament. His Lordship was clearly
of opinion that the act which had been committed
was wholly unjustifiable, and the only question for
the Jury to try was, whether that act been done with
a malicious and wicked intent ?
The Jury having consulted for about twenty mi-
nutes, returned a verdict of—Not Guilty.
eanor Ellis was put to the bar late on Saturday,
charged with uttering a forged promissory note at
Christchurch, with intent to defraud T. Amy and
sad others, in October last. The prisoner pleaded

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