Star.
London, England, 1817-03-22 00:00:00

KENT ASSIZE?,

'RAND ENTBETdIN AfEIVNTTTO THE PRINCE
REGE.

Thursday last, the Lnrd Bishop of ExTres gave
a uumruoits banquet to the Paisce ltrutcAr, and his
Royal Highness the nolo! of CANlBl:lrnilt, at his mag-
nificent ol 4.lSion in Connaught-Once. on the road ao
B 'vow I ter. To meet tlitsc Illustrious Perlon'ages were
Livito --
The marquis and Marchtemest of Cholmondeley, tart of Ruch-
rttaim Ana Lady Caulotte .linotta tley ; Marquis and Ma-
cabmen oi Herr ofd ; Lord or. Hektis I.tad 4Gd Lady Liras-
than; tart or Alutaaoronr; Vi,c,otast alit VibtOULittlll Canty-
reagh Vitsiesai Abdy ; Lord James Murzay ; and Sir b,:n.
janin illoomfidd.
r ~tined in the great room ; the table ex-
d A au,,,vib service of plate.
Novi cuuld exceed the affability and cundescen
sion nl 1,1, korai, litourass. The music, *hid' W.lf
afterward, introduced, was the selectiva of Mr.
NA Lin and Madame eon: a, and they sang with their
accustorntd taste. His ROYAL HIWINIIMI appeared
morn delighted with an air of Madame Fimuses,and
begged it to be repeated.

We have the pleasure to stAte, that L rd FOLEY
was declared out of danger on Mt•uisay, anJ since
that period, he has progrtssiv..ly mending.
The I liLrlitand Society had theit AnnivL tsar) Meet-
ing and Dinner, yesterday, at Freemasons' Tavern,
the Dolt:: of YORK in tile Chair, as Luke ut AL-
BANY. A great number of Noblemen and Gentlemen
attended, and the hardy Scuts sat gaily yLt" to
lace hour.

At Coveeit•Garden Theatre last night, the Grand
Selection of Sacred Music was exceedingly well at-
tended, and received the most lapturous approlratiou.
Miss Dussxk's performance on the Pianoforte, and
Ditovax's Flute Concerto, were highly applauded.
Mr. KEMBLE continues his farewell performauces
•t Edinburgh with undiminished attraction. Last
Sat-rday he appeared in Penrudwocii, and on Monday
in Macbeth.

As the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Sratinopz, who left
town on Tuesday list, WA% with two other Gentle-
men, taking a drive on IVednescby morning, in the
environs of Cambridv, his tandem, the lure horse
caught the lash in his no.utti, and ran oil' for a con.
siarable distance, at a most turious rate, by which
means the carriage was upset, and the Gentlemen
precipitated to the grot..t,d. Mr. STANIII4I% had bis
leg broken, and was oth,rwiie much bruised ; home-
d:a:e amputation was deemed necessary, and he now
has in a deplorable state ; the other Gentlemen were
much bruised, but nut dangerously.

Tuesday last, two of the workmen in the employ
of Messrs. Elliott and Son, whilst painting the in-
side of the roof of Woodford Ci urch. tsux, a height
cf between 30 and 4U feet, the plank on which they
stood broke, and precipitated them to the bottom, by
is hich one was killed on the spur, and the ..the r had
his thigh dreadfully fractured, and was taken to the
London Hospital.
In the Parish Church of Chelsea is the Monument
of Lady JANE GUILDUOItD, with the following
curious inscription :
" Here lietb the Right Noble and Excellent Princess', lady
lane Ouildeford, late Dutchesse of Northumberland, Daughter
and Snle Heir man the Right Honourabk Sir Edward Guildetord,
Knight, Lord Ward.-n of the Five Ports. The which Sir Edward
was swat to the Eight Honourable sir Richard Guildefortl,
sometimes, Knight, and C paniou of the Most Noble Order of
the Garter. And the said Dutchesse was Wife to the Right High
arid Mighty Prince, Ural/odic'', late Duke of Nonhuntherlatui.
By whom she had Essew is Children, that is to weer; eight
bowies. and like Dawghters. And after she had tylred pert
ICLVL she departed do. tran.itory Worlde at her of
chesty, the 112,1 day of January, in Ilse Second Yrerc of the
Miele of our.hoveraigne Lady (J. Mary the fiZbii At.. 1.45 :
OU whose Soule Jelin have Mercy."
CALCUTTA, OCTODEIt 20.—We have letters from
Reflood to the lst instant. The whole of .the extra
establishments had been discharged; but nu move-
ment or dislocation of the troops had taken place in
that • neighbonrhood.—Majnr.General Marshal left
Mum", on his way to Agra, on the 29th ult. It was
understood that immediately a'ter having reviewed
she it-ops posted at the latter station. the Major.
General would' continue his nwch to Cawnpore.
At Muttra orders were daily expected for the dis-
charge of the camels recently entt-rtained, and the
sale of the Public grains collected at that place. On
thf gist Ultimo the great festival succeeding the ter-
entnasiOn of the Raman, er annual Moohummudan
fast was celebrated with much pomp at Delhi.
Hie Majesty the Emperor having proceeded to
the grand Mosque, announced the breaking up of
the fast, and read the prayers appropriated to the
occasion. The usual salutes were fired, and offer-
ings presented. in celebration of the day. There
has 'beat no movement of importance in the army
of 4olkur since our last report. The repose of
his Highness and his Royal Mother was recently
disturbed by the sudden appearance at 'he door of
their tent of a person, who declared himself to be his-
wont Rao Holkur, and demanded instant restitution
of his foimer dignity. Without wishing to question
the piety of mother or son, we may fairly doubt
whether the new claimant was a welcome guest, and
shall easily believe that the joy of the Court was un-
feigned on discovering him to be a madman. The
ulrerior evils of Meer Khan's irruption towards the
Capital of Jypoor, now begin to display them.
selves in the distressed condition of the Rajah and
people. The unfortunate Prince, destitute of the
meisnis of answering the daily demands on his ex-
-hammed Treastry, is fain to have recourse to his int.
mediate dependants for tardy and unwilling loans.
....The country, desolated by the ravages of 'a cruel '
whiny, 'and &Anted by its native cultivators, has
-faileßto produce the annual harvest, and heaped on
its inhabitants all the evils of famine. Such a state
:of things will not admit of the regular payment of,
-the army, and Maujee Dais and Oland Singh, the
prnicipai Minister and Commander, have been forced
'to conceal themselves in the sanctuary of their own
dwellings, to avoid the exactions and insults of their
dlicirterly followers. Meanwhile Meer Khan ranges
oboist where he lists, ;:nd gleans from the impove-
rished villagers. xescanty subsistence for his merciless
troiiiss:'W::. find him last encamped at a place named
Shahluidu. • John Baptiste Las entered the suburbs
'of .Itwegogurgh, 'and erected batteries against its
w•ilts. The news from Lahore comes &km to the
*Walt. but is wholly unimportant. Runjeet bingh
reipained in the capeipal, chiefly occulted in recovering'
ssAsise from Mooltan, and other subordinate States.

MAIDSTONE, MARCH so.
Lamelot &wipes was indicted for unlawfully and
maliciously shooting at William Bramwell, at Ton.
bridge Wells, on the sth of October last, with intent
to murder him, &c.
This case, which has excited particular interest in
the county, was expected to be tried yesterday ; but
it was put off. until to.d.►y, on the absence of some ma.
witnesses for the prisoner.
Mr. COMMON SERJEAXT detailed the circumstances
the case. _ _ _ _

William Bramwell stated, that he was a wine-
merchant in London, and had property at Tonbridge
Wells. At Michaelmas, 1811, the prisoner became
a tenant of his of a house at the annual rent of fifty
guineas. They had been good friends, but a disa •
greement hid taken place, in which the prisoner had
struck him, and he loci indicted him for the assault
at the last July Sessions. On the 4th of Octobtr last
the witness went to Tonbridge Wails to collect his
Michaelmas rents. Th• next morning, being in the
shots of Mr. Cross, at the Wells. he saw Bontlace.—
The prisoner had called him by name ; he said to
him--. 4 I suppose you want to pay me my rent, it
so, [ can now give you the receipt, as I have it ready
trritten." The prisoner said he had not the money
:shout him, but. he would go home and get it. The
witness then went to the New Inn, at which place
B ositace had hrinerly 11.).oler. He was sitting
in the room about tune o'clock ; two persons of the
name of Edwar.l and S,,per mite with him, when the
prisoner and Roberts came in. The prisoner bowed
and Vild•-••" I ..m conic is pay my rent." The
witness replied—' Very well ; there is your receipt."
Roberts took up the receipt to look at it, and the
prisoner put the money down on the table. The pri-
soner then withdrew to a short distance, and, as the
witness thotigt.t, was going away ; but as he was
writing he heard him say—‘: You know, Bramwell,
you have taken a false oath." He alluded, as tie
bdievesl, vs the assault. The witness raised his head
indignant at the accusation, and at that momtnt he
received a shot in the f.sce. He instinctively put his
hands as his head, and felt the blond pouring out very
fast ; his head dropped upon his rent book, and he
remained in a sort of stupor for about a tronute, as
well as he could judge. He recovered Its senses,
and heard Uonifac.: say—" that is for t.tkint; a false
loath," and shot tly alter wards—“ that he had done
his business." He was carried out et the room and
put to bed.
Joseph Soper and Joseph Edwards, who were in
the room with Mr. Bramwell, gave the same account
of the transaction, with this addition, that alter he
had tired the pistol he went to the window, and dis-
charged another pistol out of the window ; to which
Edwards added, that when he told the prisoner he
did not know the consequences of what he had dme,
lac said—" Yes, be did, it would be life lor

John Roberts, a gardener, at Tonbridge Wells,
said, he met the prisoner on the sth o 1 October, abut
lour o'clock ;he said to him-44 Robert., lam going
to pay my rent, do you come with nie, for I never
will pay it without a witness." The witness said he
would go with him, provided there should be no
words. He went with him, and gave the salt* ac-
Gallia of the transaction as other witnesses had done.

James Gilbert proved, that the prisoner came to
him on the sth, in the morning, and wanted him to
cast some balls for a man of the name of Balker, at
Train, as he said ; but the witness was busy, and de-
diang it.
Cuthbert Webb sold the prisoner an ounce of
psychos and some (No. I) shot, on the morning ri
tilt s.ii. The prisoner wanted larger shot, but he had
/Mir of a larger sort.
William Carpenter, hostler at the New Inn Tap,
Came ii.to the room sin the alarm occasioned bi the
report of the pistol ; he saw Mr. Bramwell wounded,
and the prisuntr in the middle of the room I he asked
him why he had brought two pistols ? He replied,
that he might shoot right, for he meant to do Ism.
William Cross, a linenAraper,• next doorkwho was
also brought there by the alarm, stated, that t:,e pri-
soner said—" I know what I have done, I meant to
do it :" he added, that be was not going to run away.
John Young, the borshulder, who was sent fur to
take the prisoner into custody, deposed that the pi i-
smer said to him, " Bramwell has ruined me; and
be said he would ruin me if it cost him 41,00 U."
These expressions Mr. Bramwell denied.
Three other witnesses also spoke to expressions of
malice used by the prisoner.
James Careen, the surgeon, spoke as to the wound,
and that it occasioned the loss of the eye, which was
completely excavated.
On cross-examination, as to the different species of
insanity, he prolemed not to have any experience in
disci's.", of the mind.

This being the case nn the part of the prosecution,
The prisoner, by his Counsel, Messrs. Cunwoon
and lisaTu, set up She plea of insanity, and called
to prove it,

:John ‘Vaghorrt, who said be had known the pri-
soner for several yeAts ; and abOut 15 months since
he observed a manifest alteration in his behavioor, to"
such a degree, that be thought he was deranged.
He then stated several instances of his strange conduct.
Three persons, who had lived with him as fellow-
servant, in Muss Ashburaharo's family, stated that
they believed he was occasionally deranged.
The High Sheriff of the County said, he knew
him formerly as a servant in Major Woodgate's fa-,
wily, and that he bore a most exceilent character.

The Case being finished, Mr. Se: jcalit 80-same...ET,
in surnming.up, domed the
Juty
first to CVlifolder,
whether, it- the prosecutor had died, they would have
consideied the prisoner as guilty ot murder ? for un-
less they would, they must acquit him. He adverted
to the defence of insdnity ; and stated, that It was
nut any aberration of the mind Irma right reason,
but the culprit must not know the good or evil ot the
action at the time hecomatitted it. He then detailed
the evidence minutely, and applied it to these Etinci-
pies ; and told the Jury that it was their peculiar pit).
vince to draw the result, and pronounce their verdict,
accordingly,—The Jury, after a short deliberation,
pronounced the prisoner—Guilty.

Mr. TAYLOR, a respectable farmer of Dendley, in
Shropshire, was murdered and robbed on SAturday
evening last near the Green, on his return horns from
collecting debts. The villains took from his mon
upwards of £5O is awes and some glut.