Star.
London, England, 1816-08-31 00:00:00

ARRIVALq.

In the Clyde, the Avon, ----------- Honduras; John, Mae-
eammow, hunt Cbarlesum ; and Jane, Brownlie, from Tobago.
At Leith, Britannia, Sword, from Peteralturgh ; and the Erfichl,
from Piano. At Grangemouth, Resnais, Watt, and
Traveller Drown, from Piston. At Aberdeen, the Bon Accord,
Parker; 'Traveller,
Multi; and the Elbe, Young, from Daeles
Straits

EILVOTION e7t Pt:C[11011t litATIL...(IPARTIMIL PARTt•
cotass.—Nrom the time of their eutidemnation to the execution
of the wretched men, they behaved with the greatest propriety.
'1 hey were, during the interval, assiduously sett:tided by die Mi-
nister of the gaol, and received his religious admonitions and con-
solation, with gratitude and fervor; and there is every reason
to believe that they were sincere and COA!fita penitents. On the
morning ef Thursday sennight, they left the goal in a waggon,
and accompanied by the usual attendants, moved slowly towards
the Heath. The concourse of spectators was immense. At an
early hour, they filched in from parts of the County, and even
from London ; and it is calculated, that at the place of teenw
lion, nearly ten thousand persons were assembled. It was about
twelve o'clock when the melancholy procession reached the place
of execution. On the waggon drawing up in froin of the Drop,
tootle of the sufferers, particularly Curby and Conner recognised
many of their acquaintances in the crowd, seven; 01 whom
retied forward to take their last farewell of them. To an In-
quiry from a friend, as to how lie felt himself in his awful sites-
tioo? Conner replied, " quite happy' sod his manner daring the
whole of the period of preparation, evinced the utmost fortitude.
—Corby requested of their friends, that they would take away
their. bodies as soon as possible after the execution. The poor men
all joined with the Rev. Mr. Animas, the Chaplain of the gaol,
for some minutes in earnest and devout prayer, at the conclusion
of which, Vowyer ant ascended the fatal platform. He was al.
lent, and appeared to be resigned to his fate. Nest were Cushy,
Brown, and Conner. Curby was a remarkably fine lookbg man
and displayed the utmost fortitude. Brown appeared much agi-
tated and dejected. Conner was composed, resigned, and welimay
almost say, cheerful! The four whom we have just mentioned,
slid not, when on the scaffold, tither make any confession or
deny their guilt. Webb next left the waggon. This unfortu-
nate men did not appear so resigned to his melancholy dilution
as the others. He did net deny his guilt, and said be hoped his
fate would be a warning; but he inveighed with some bitterness
against the testimony of several witnesses on his trill; particu-
larly relative to its having been stated, that he was at Lenhato,
et the time he was at Chrslebunt ; but he said be forgave them,
and hoped Goo would forgive them. He bad been taken and
prosecuted for the sake of the reward co his conviction, and not
for the sake of the Lady, when it had cost altogether, between
eight and nine hundred pcieeds. 'I he wretched man Was here
interrupted by Cornier, who said to him, " die in peace V. to
which he &towered, " I do die in peace, and forgive cietri."
Clubb was very deeply affected by the, near approach of death,
wept much, and addressed the mnititicie from the seadfold.. He
hoped that his fate would be a warning to those present—and
exhorted them to beware of connexions with dissolute wo-
men; " if (said be) I bad not lett nay poor wife, and take'
up with another woman, I should never have come to this."
—Morrie was silent, though much agitated. The lain who
came under the hands of the executioner, was Donald:
he was a very tall man (upwards of six feet)* he was
genteely dressed, but looked DIM. haggard and distressed than
any of Isis partuers in Inistry. He said nothing a.eud, but, whis-
pered a few Words to the executioner. Whet'. all the dreadful
preparations were convicted (about twenty minutes otter twelve
o'clock), a few minutes were speid In loud and earnest prayer,
*hen the fatal bolt was withdrawn, mid the wretched sufferers
were lauuched into the boutollus ocean of eternity. Corby was
much convulsed, and Donald was more so; the others appealed
to suffer but little. Atter banging the usual time, and WS ow
tomary and ridiculous practice of applying the heads of the do.
ceased, to children afflicted with wens. ice. having been per-
formed, the bodies wine lowered into shells cud cellos, and .de.
livered to their several Wends. Corby, Brown, and Conine,
were put into.a cart by some friends, among whom we under'
stand were one or inure of Curby's sons, hod were taken to
Blackwell for iaternittut.
While preparations for the execution were Makin, James and
George Pocock, charged with robbing Mr. Z. Fry, on /wheat
Downs, of sundry Ba.i.k notes to the value of AVON were brought
to the prison, amidst a seine, truly await, and affording a ensit.
tome prospect to themselves. William Wadley has deco beat
committed, charged with steam. it Omenrieb, g cable time,
the property of John Daly.

ASSIZES.
mtieroL. AUGUST IL
There *l6 et causes entered for trial at these
A
.Asistea. colllwing were the most itrpbrtant
THE ICING V. RIDOUT.
Mr. 32.9eant Lv.s stated this to be an iodiattilent
for obtainonz possession of I promissory note under
false pretence*, which was in law a misJemeanour.
William Poole deposed, that defend tnt owed him
£lOO ; he received from hini a promissory note of
seso on account; it b-came due 18th May, but was
not honoured t he Itz.pt it two or three days, and then
called upon defendant, who could not pay. but wished
to renew it. Defendant produced several promissory'
notes, from which witness selected one; it was is bill

of James Itacey, at two montbi; for 1185, payable to
the firder ci defendant, and endorsed by him ;—he

said, when you get it discounted kive me the balance.
Poole, Jun. said, defendant 'called at their
counting house, and asked If they had discounted the
not.. ? he got possession of it from his father : a fort-
night after, witness called upon defendant, and asked
what he had done with the note? he said, he had torn

it, as Racey was a poor man, and could not so well

bear the I,ss as them.

William Poole, sen.—Defendant said, as the note
was nut discounted, he would give a check for £3O,
if witness would give it back : witness thought the
check **hi not be paid, at defendant's former bill

had been dishonoured. Defendßnt said, his credit

was again gond at the Bank ; and if the Bank shr.uld
be shut, he bad a friend who would discount it. Wit-
ness said, if not discounted, it must be returned,
which defendant promised ; Witness thought it was
an accommodation bill Racey's name was not men-
dotted.

A. Pope, Esti. pro4ted, that defendant's credit in I
May, 1815, was bad at the Bank.
Mr. Serjrant PELL, in his detente, implored the
Jury to discharge their minds of any prejudice im-
bibed against the unfortunate man who was the sub-
ject of the present indictment. Whatever had been
his situation, the cause must stand upon its own me.
rite. The indictment charged him with having ob-
tained of both Pooles the note under false ptetenccs.
Now, to the old man he had made no false pretence
whatever; he asked for the note upon certain condi-
tions which he was in hopes of fulfilling ; he f !its in
these, but this does not prove their falsity. In this
instance the indictment is not supported, for it charges
him with making false pretences to both. Passing
over two or three objections, such as that the note is
not set out accurately in the record, the two months
not specified ; again, endorsed by raid G. Itidoot,
but no proof of such endorsement ; the principal oh-
! jection, however, was, that there was no more m this
case than sea to be met with in almost every bill
transaction in these difficult times. The defendant
owes £100; he gives a bill for 451; and though it
' is dishonoured, it is kept by the i'oolrs against a to.
Lure time, which is proved by their offering to return
the balance of the second bill if discounted. The de-
tendant founders about, like many others who over-
trade themselves, but there is certainly no evidence
of the false pretences which the Act contemplates,
via. the obtaining bills and notes of value by fraudu-
lent means.

The Learned Judge, in charging the Jury, obser-
ved, he could know nothing of the defendant ; but if
there were any thing to countenance his. Learned
Brother's caution, he was bound to strengthen it by
saying, that if prejudice from former character w..s
indulged, we must bid adieu to the boas►ed privilege
of Juries. It was their duty to make themselves ,g.
norant of every thing but the facts before them. De-
fendant could not Ipare been indicted but for a recent
statute, which, they had been properly told, contem-
plated the obtaining bonds, securities, and valuable
notes, upon false pretences; and Juries could not be
too cautious in preventing such statutes being turned
into engines of malevolence or revenge. The present
was fra►aed to protect the unwary against the crimi-
nal; who represented themselves what they were not,
but was tierce intended to extend to civil debts. The
parties in this case appear on an equality, tur the
Ponies do not part with the first promissory note—
they keep all the security they can—and they only
part with the second upon the prospect having it
immediately discounted. In short, the indictment is
altogether inconsistent with the facts, and GOD for-
bid you should punish this man for any former con-
d►tct, if he do not deserve it in this.
The Jury, however, found a verdict of Guilty.
Upon which the Judge said—ii lam afraid you
have taken into your recollection previous circum-
stances. • I say publicly, I think the Jury wrong.—
Brother Pell, you have your remedy."
Mr. Serjeant Pat.t....." We have it in our power to
set. it right."