Star.
London, England, 1810-03-17 00:00:00

ASSIZES

CHELMSFORD, MARCH 15.•
William Cooties. and William Drafter were tried for a
grand larceny, in stealing from the chariot of the
Rev. Joseph Jefferson, two trunks, containing a con-
siderable quantity of articles.
It appeared that Mr. Jefferson left Chelmsford be-
tween seven and eight o'clock in the evening of the
2d of January last, intending to go to London. The
property abovementioned was contained in two trunks
strapped behind the carriage ; the servant, Joseph
Sharpe, followed his master on horseback, at a short
distance behind. Halfway between Chelmsford and
Ingatestone, the servant met a tall man going toward
the former place, with a trunk on his shoulder, which,
he remarked at the time, resembled very much one of
his master's trunks. He did not, however, entertain
any suspicion that his master had been robbed, but
on the arrival of the carriage at Ingatestone, he mis-
sed both the trunks from behind the chariot, and
found that the straps which held them had been cut
across. This occurrence he immediately communi-
cated to his master, and mentioned also the circum-
stance of his having met a man upon the road with a
trunk upon his shoulder. Mr. Jefferson immediately
set a diligent enquiry on foot, and after a considera-
ble degree of difficulty traced the robbery to the two
prisoners, who were private soldiers, and stationed in
the New Barracks at Chelmsford, in whose rooms
some part of the property was found, and the remain-
der concealed in a ditch.
The further identity of the robbery with the priso-
ners was ascertained from the evidence of a young
woman named Jane Evans, who cohabited with Dra-
per, and she proved that both the prisoners came to
the hut in the barracks where she lived, with a trunk,
containing a quantity of shirts, and other wearing ap-
parel, which afterwards proved to be the property of
the Prosecutor.
The prisoners strenuously denied the charge, but
were both found Guilty.
John Houghton' a boy under fourteen, was capitally
indicted for stealing_ in the dwelling-house of Mr.
Chinnery R3O in Bank-notes, the property of John
Bennett.
It appeared that the prisoner had been a tap-boy,
and lived in the service of Mr. Chinnery, at Abridge,
in *hose service also the prosecutor lived as post-lad.
The prisoner slept in the same bed with another lad,
against whom a bill of indictment had also been pre-
ferred for this robbery, but not found by the Grand
Jury, in the same room where the prosecutor slept.
In consequence of the prisoner's leaving the service
of his rnaster abruptly, the prosecutor was induced to
search his trunk, which he found 'broken open, and
all his' money gone. He applied to a Constable, who
went in search of the prisoner, and traced him to his
mothers house, and on cbarging him with the rob-
bery, he ccnfessed the fact, but declared he had taken
the money at the instigation of his other fellowsser-
vant.—Verdict guilty—Death.
Meshacli Reed, a private in the King's Dragoons,
was convicted of feloniously stopping a man, named
Easty Ford, on the King's highway, and presenting a
pistol to his head, with intention to rob him. The
prisoner was taken into custody, about an hour after
the robbery, at his barracks near Romford ; but in
consequence of his active exertions during his confine-
ment in subduing a riot and disturbance in the gaol,
the Learned Judge mitigated his punishment from
seven years transportation to one year's confinement
in the House of Correction.
CIVIL SIDE.—The only prominent case this day
vas an action brought by James Millbank, a com-
mon informer, against Abraham Thorn, a respectable
farmer, in this county, for keeping certain greyhounds,
and killing game, he not being qualified according
to the Game Act.
The prosecution was opened by Mr. ESPINESSE, and
the cage stated to the. Jury by Mr. Gitnacw.
The fact charged was, that the defendant bad a.
*act iveyhOund, which had, in company with seve-
ral ogler dogs of the same species, owned by several
visaed sportsmen, in company with the defendant,
Wed a hare upon the defendant's own farm, on the
31st of January last, contrary to the statufe, and the
action was therefore brought to recover the single
penalty of £5, and triple costs for the informer.
A dismissed servant of the defendant was the prin-
cipal witness for the prosecution. His evidence was,
however, positively contradicted by three respectable
Gentlemen, qualified sportsmen, who were present on
the occasion, and wko swore that the dog in question
had never run, nor was in the field upon that day at
all.—Verdict for the defendant.

The sympathy inherent in generous minds has ren-
dered every thing connected with the gallant Tyro-
lese an object of interest in this country. Indepen-
dently of this feeling, however, the march which has
so often roused into action the patriotism of those
hardy mountaineers, and led them through fields of
carnage to victory, must from its intrinsic merit, its
melody, brilliancy, majesty, and science, prove an
exquisite treat to every person of musical taste. We
will venture to predict, that its adoption to a full
band of wind instruments, as announced by the Pub-
lisher in one of our receding columns, will soon ren-
der it as popular here as any of our most admired
marches. No likeness of the gallant Duke of Bruns-
wick has, we believe, yet appeared in this country.
It is, therefore, with pleasure we observe that .Mr.
Ackermann intends to give, in the next Number of
the Repository of Arts, a full length portrait of that
Prince. It cannot fail to prove an acceptable addi-
tion-to the interesting account of his life in a preced-
ing Number of that V.Tork.
Bow-STREET.—Yesterday Molnar Hatcher, and Anne
his wife, were brought to this Office, charged with be-
ing concerned in breaking open the house of Lady
STUMtT, in Richmond Park, on the night of the 14th
of February last, and stealing property to the amount
of 4200. They were both committed for trial.
John Stocker and John Brown, two boys, about 14
years of age, were charged with breaking the shop-
window of Mr. Acres, a silversmith, in High-street,
Kensington, and stealing therefrom three gold seals
and other articlea.—They were committed for further
examination:
MANSION-MOUS& ---Yesterday D. Curly was charged
with obtaining, at various times, several reams of pa-
per from- Mr. Morgan, stationer, Ludgate-street, by
means of forged orders ; but, the evidence not being
Aosriplete, he was committed for re-examination.

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