Star.
London, England, 1803-10-27 00:00:00

011) BAI I.kr.

Yefterday the Scilions commenced at the Old
Pai'ey, before the Right lionmnahle the Loan
MAYOR. Lard LI.I.IIi3OILOVGII, Mr. Baron THOMP
S it, the Rico:toss, &c. when I;:venteen prifoners
were tried, three of whom were capitally couviEted,viz.
John Rains, for felonioudy afftulting Richard
Stone, in a certain flreet called Piccadilly, putting
him in fear and tal:ing ftom his perim agamtt his
will a certain parcel, cctuaming Soo hand bills, the
property nt. Edward Rebel is, on the sth of Wicker
ma. of the value of ss.
Another count in the indklment limed the bundle
to he the property of Thomas Jones.
Richard Stone. a hoc 15 years of age, (wore that
he is employed by Mr. Roberts at Hammerfmith ;
that on the sth of this month he was fent by his mat-
te, to M,. J..nes'i, where he received a bundle from
the apprentice of Mr. Jones in his pretence ; that
about twenty minutes before (even o'clock he was
ramming home behind a coach, in Piccadilly, hay.
ing hold of the coach ; the prifoner came up to him
and allied him what bufinefs he had behind his
coach ? then (truck hint on the arm, and afterwards
blocked his hat off, and fnatcl.ed up his bundle, and
gave it to another man, who ran away with it. The '
pnfoncr then went on the path and the boy followed
him, and cried, and diced him for his parcel, and he
Paid he had not got it. A perfon came up and gave
the boy a (haling. The boy charged the pritoner
with the robbery, and another perfon came up, and
laid the pritoner thotild not go until he cleared up
the matter The ',filmier said he lived a little way
off, and if they would go with him, he would latisfy
them that he was not the man who took the parcel;
they went with him, hot he took an oppoitunity of
flipping ailde, and endeavoured to run away down
Bolton-street, but upon a cry of„ flop tbicf," he was
fecured and to ken to Max lborough-areet Office, where
he was committed. _ _ _

The boy was politive in (peaking to the perron of
the prifoner, end (wore that he never loft fight of
him t and the boy was corroborated a, to his ac.
count of being fent for, and having received the par-
1, and alto as to the taking of the prifoner in the
(beet, after attempting to make his efcape.
Mr. Baron Tnomrsow dated to the Jury, that this
was a capital offence as charged in the indiement ;
and in order to conflitute the crime of robbery, it
was neceffary that the Healing fhould be accompani
ed by fome circumfiance of violence or terror ;—if
there had been nothing but Matching and running
away with the bundle, be Mould have advifed the
Jury not to ennead the prifoner of the whole of the
charge, for, in that cafe, the full crime of robbery
would not have been made out, and the cafe would
amount to no more than a tingle larceny ; but the
violent fna.ching of the bundle being accompanied
with a blow on the hat, and a ffroke on the arm,
were circumdances, in his opinion, fufficient to con-
Airote the violence required by law to make up an
highway robbery. The Jury would fay whether they
were fatisfied Stith the account the boy gave, and if
they were fatisfied, it was difficult to fay how the pri-
rover could he acq,,:tted of any part of'this charge.
Guilty—Death.
raneit Fr,/3n•, for felonionfly Realing, on the 13th
inl t, a grey mare, value 71. the property of Da.
aiel Howe.
The circumtlances of this cafe were briefly as
follow : It appeared that the mare was put into a
field ,if the pi ofecutor'., %%Ito is a ::Aker at Aylefbury,
at fie o'clock in the evening of the 13th infant ;
else gate wa., not locked ; the nest morning the mare
was milled.

It further appeared in evidence th,t prifoner,
who is the fon of a refpeaahle tradet...an a' A )!cfbilry,
Was' fawn on the morning of the tath, the mare was
teen in the poileffion of the prifoner on Ea:iag Cutu•
mon, who agreed to fell it to one of the witneffes.—
He at fira Sliced r t 1. for her ; the witnefs alluded
to offered him 51. ; C ftfinumed to a public houfe
to rdrella and calk over the b.rgi:l ; when at length
the prifoner raid the ware fhould go for 51. and :iali
a guinea. 'The wiutefs's fitfoicions were alarmed ;
he intimated them to the prifoner, whom he canted
to be detained, and a constable to be fent for.
As they were taking the prifoner before Mr. Wagg.
a Magiflrate at town-Afton, he acknowledged. as the
confiable averted. voluntaiily, th;7l. be had taken
the mare from a field of Mr. Howes, a baker. at
Aylefbury, and fupplicated for mercy, he. In con.
confequence the proficutot was fpcedily infprmed of
the affair. and on coming to town, law the mare at
the Nag's Head, Jantes.arect, where he intlantly
recognized her.
There feels clearly appearing in evidence. the Jury
were conarained to find the prifoner (who made no
defence, but feemed much affeded in the courfe of
his trial) Guilty—Death.
The prifoner was a well looking young maa :
Whet firs taken tip. wrought before the Magillrates
in Bow Areet, and interrogated by them, he admitted
the fa& of ae.thag the mare, and laid, that in con-
fequence of lonic trifling di fpute with his father, about
thi tc months ago,be was to rried'out of doors,•at which.
time he had 171. in his pocket, wages received, hay-
ing lately returned from fee, .but .which being
expended, he on the evening mentioned in the in-
eli:tment, returned to his father, who refitting to re-
ceive him, And being totally dealtnte of means of fup.
port, he was tuduted to take theinare (roma neigh-
bouring field. The hiasillrate, though higilif corn.
=if-crating hi> fititatinin was under the nectiEty of
committit,g Lim for farther ex aminatirn.
Lord ELLEN/001101:011j who tried thc cafe. 06 •
f at of recommendation from the profecutor, ho-
inanely inquired of birth refpeaing his forintr eha-
rafter ; again(' which it appeared nut Eng unfavour.
able seas alit d;;-d.
lilhr )).1, ;galled upon ftifpicion of hut-
glarioulay breaking into the houfe of jvhn Chaney,
end Reeling therein a napkin, a fixpencc, a counter.
feit fispeace, and a r:ustruity of hally•i.ce and far-
things. the property ut the faid John Chaney.
The profeeutor pored. that on the evening of the
:7th of September. he properly feci.red his honfc,
being particularly cautious, as he had been rubbed
fosse time before; the nett morning, before five
o'clock.he found his book had jeen broken into. and
a napkin, two fixpeaces, fame halfpence and far-
thing., which he had left there the preceding even-
ing, earrilJ off.
Gfigragu And Combo.. in confcquoce of informs.

Lion given them, went en the morning of the xllth of 4
September, to No.;, Cotiroftreet, Whitechapel, and
fearched a room which they underftood to be tenant-
ed by the plifoner, where they found a napkin, and
upon the top of the bed, a chifel and an old law.—
The prifoner hinsfelf they apprehended at a place
called Broad-place, frequented by a number of young
fellows for the purpole of gambling; they found
upon him two gond fixpences, one bad one, and a few
halipence and farthings.
The room in which the napkin Was -found, was
proved to be the prifoner's place of abode ; and the
napkin and bad fixpence, were both (worn to by the
prafecutor's daughter.
The Jury found the prifoner Guilty—Drat&
Twelve were conviaed of felony, viz.—Tberaer
Hyth, for healing a hand law, the property of Ri-
chard Wilfon ; yobs Fauliarr, fur healing fix china
faucers, and other articles, the property of Edward
Abbot; 14m. Smith, alias Mafia, for healing so yards
of woollen cloth, the property of Metrrs. Clement-
fon and Co.; Mary Sullivan for Reeling three fhawls,
the property of James Harris ; Win. Chriflie, for
haling three great coats, and other articles, the
property of J. Chambers; 7. Bradford, for healing
a coat, and other articles, t property of Abraham
Webb; 7 Marjhall, for healing a quantity of lead,
the property of the Bank of England ; The. Prefcett,
for ite.lling 31b. weight of lead, the property of the
Bank cf England ; and Catherine Cary, for healing
a calk, and about two gallons of brandy, the property
.of Richard Bothdrnyd.
ybe Knoel", Witham Bentley. and foie Palmer,
were indiaed for burglarionfly entering into the
dwelling-bottle of Reuben Barret, and dealing there-
in frvernl remnants of linen, and other articles, his
property, upon the 24th day of September hilt.
Upon that day, it appeared that the prnfecutor bad
been abroad from the morning, and did not return
home till eleven o'clock at night. His wife too went
nut about (even in the evening, when it was nearly
dark, having locked the door, and fattened the win-
dows. except one in the fecond floor, which the tte-
veillielefs Mut chile down. This window, as was
proved by the profecutor, who nseafured it, was nine
feet from the ground. When Mrs. Barret returned
home, about eight o'clock, the nbferved the window
open. On gni.:g np hairs, the found three drawers,
in the room in which the window was, open. A
patchwork counterpane, drawn partly out of one of ,
the drawers, and feveral other aiticles, removed from
the places in which the had left them.
Thomas Mitcham depofed, that the profecutor
lived at No. 1, Thomas-greet, Whitechapel, and the
witnefs's father, No. 9, in the fame hreet. As the
witnefs was going home, about a quarter of an hour
before (even o'clock, on the evening alluded to, he
taw the prifoner Palmer handing two doors from the
profecutor's houfe, and another perfon whom he
could not then difcern fo as to know him again,
handing on the oppofite fide of t'ie way. He ob-
ferved the window on the fecond floor of the prole.
cutor's haute, open, and a light in the room, fume
times viable, and fometimes not. He kept walking
on to his father's honk, and gave one knock at the
door; but nobody anfweting him, he returned. By
this time the men had changed places. Palmer was
on the other fide of the way ; and the other, whom
he then taw to be the pig-oiler Bentley, was (landing
two doors from Barret's houfe. The witnefs walked
on, and called for an acquaintance, whom not find-
ing at home, lie imparted his fufpicione to a Mr. Har
rifon, a neighbour whom he met : they went toge-
ther to Barrett's houfe, where they taw the two pre
toners in the fituation lag! defcribed. Mr. Harrifon
knocked at the door, seen Bentley immediately
paled, and hood at the houfe adjoining. Harrifon
k fecond time, when a man jumped nut of
...odow which the witneli had before fees open.
The witnefs was behind Harrifon, and law the man
jump out. He was not abov- four yards from him,
and from the glimpfe soh' • lie then caught of his
face, had no tiefitaticr- i declaring his convi&inn,
that the prifoner Kennedy was the man. He law him
again on the 26th, two days afterwards, and pointed
him out. When lie j-mped out of the window he
fell upon all fours, -ii.d Palmer and Bentley imme-
diately ran up 'nil ifiled him, enquiring what was
the matter? H.trrifun immediately laid hold tovin
Kennedy, but Palmer and Bentley recited him out of
their hands, and they all ran off together. flit
witnefs purfued and fecurcd Palmer. He law the
other two on the Monday, and verily believes the
whole three prifoners to be the men.
Harritsci depofed to the fame effea, but could not
(wear to Kennedy, who, he (aid, was refcued out of
his hands in a moment.

Nowland and Griffith, two ofr,:crs belonging to
Larnhethireet.l-proved that Palmer vas brought to
that Office on tie evening of the 24th. A woman
called at the o:lice to enquire after Palmer ; they
followed her home. and in the adjoining houfe to that
into wh;ch the went, found the other two prifoners i
Bentley in the firfl floor, and Kennedy up (lairs.—
Griffiths had teen Palmer and Kennedy together in
the forenoon, pla)irg at nine-pin‘.
After a very humane charge from Baron Timmr
soy. who thought the capital part of the charge
hardly fuliflantiated, hfitchatu twin able to dillin-
guifh the faces of the partners, the ury found them
all Guilty of Realing. but not burg ationfly.

And two were acquitted, among whom
joiailKevacrs woe inditled fur keeling certain sr-
tiries, the property of William Poled t and Alm
lionar, for receiving part of them, knowiag them
to be Ryden.
Kennc.l7, who had been conriacd on ?nether
charge, r.fiered to plead guilty ; but Baron Trion r•
stow would not allow him.

No evidence appearing &Seim to bring the theft
hione to Kennedy, Baron THOMPUIN. therefore, in-
formed the Jury, that the charge unt being made
good againa him, the other prifoncr, who was only
aceufed of being his accelfory, Mu* be acquitted
alf). The Jug accordingly found both prifonora.-
2% a Gs.:y.

On /Way evening, a tilted cart belonging to
Medi'. BARCLAY. oldie Haymarket, contAining 14
blocks of fperm.aceti, 'shied at near saol. being lett
on Ludgate.biil a tc'► minutes without the carman,
was driven away and has not fioce been heard tiL
Tirefday night, about .welve o'clock, a hackney-
coachman wa. thrown from his brut on Blackfriar's
Bridge, when the barks, one of which was blind, ran
furioufly out of the road, azainlil the iron railing be.

fore the Mttkettm rawer*, which, gisitig way, both
the animals were precipitated into the area, and one
of them killed on the fpot. The otlicr was much
bruifed, but it is fuppofed will furvive.—The coach
was dallied to pieces. A girl who was riding on the
box had her arm broke in the fall.
Monday fe'nnight an Irith drover, named Cawfield,
mat with another pet fon at Portpatrick, on his way
to Ireland. They fist down to chink, and Cawfield
became fo intoxicated that it •was necell'ary to put
him to bed. The other man, who was no wife ac-
quainted with Caw field, but pretended he was his in-
timate friend, Paid to fume petfons in the inn, that
as his friend was fo very much the worfe for liquor,
be would take out what money he had in his pockets,
count it before them, and keep it until he was fobcr.
The company not forpeaing any had intention, rea-
dily affented to the propriety of doing fn. He ac-
cordingly took the money, amounting to too guineas
in gold, and two or three hills guinea notes. The
drover was then put ro bed, and while he flept the
pretended friend eloped with the eels. In the morn-
ing, when the drover awoke, he difcovered his mil-
fot tune, and fet off in purfuit of the &predator ; but
it is feared he was too late.
A fatal misfortune occurred at Wcodhoufe, near
Leeds, betwixt eleven and twelve o'clock ott the
night of Wednelday the lath inllant. A boy, fer-
vent to Mr. Bator (in the abfence of the family,
except two maid fervants and two children), hav-
ing loaded a blisnderbufs in confequence of an alarm
produced by the unufual harking of a littufe•ditg,
went out with the piece in one hand, and a candle
in the other, to recce. • itre the premifes. At the
fame time John Jowitt, who had juil left a neigh-
bour's houfe, about aoo yards from Mrs. BARON'S,
and was on his road homewards, met the boy going
towards the honk he had left, when the blunderltufs,
from Come caufe which is not clearly afcertained,
exploded, and lodged the contents in the upper part
of Jowiteti right arm, the bone cf which was bac.
tured,.and the mulches dreadfully laccrated'hy the
(hot. Notwithaauding every medical atfillanee s' a,
adminifitred, a mortification took place on Monday,
and the unfortunate man died early on Wednefday
morning. The deeeafed was not more than a years
of age, and has left a wife and child to lament his
untimely fate. The Coroner's Inquen fat on Wed-
nefday evening, and returned a vetdia of—Acci-
dental Dea• h.