Star.
London, England, 1817-09-03 00:00:00

LANCASHIRE, AUGUST 29

ifiMon Moir, aged '2O, Charged with burglary and
theft at Liverpool., n the 7th May, was found Guilty.
Joielth Rodh, aged 17, John Rankin, aged 17, and
William Grygth, aged 16, charged with burglary in
tl:e house of Robert Hartley, at Liverpool, were
found Guilty of stealing to the value of 44.)5.
Jams Holland, charged with stealing a horse, a
mare, and a pelding, was found Gnilty.
Peter Al' Curiae', aged 22, J.hn II illiunu, aged 19,
and John Blinkhotn, alias Roderick, aged 19, were
charged with a burglary in the house of Rohl. Cook,
at Toxteth.park, and Margaret licavd, aged 62, fur
receiving and possessing part of the stolen goods.—
Williams, Kendrick, and M'Cartney, Guilty ; and
Dowd, Not Guilty.
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Joseph l omley was tried for manslaughter, in having
*Boxed his cart to run over Sarah Simcock, so that
she died.—Guilty.
Jame: Atesetteed, aged 25, was tried for killing and
ala)ing George Sumner, at Blackburn.
Thomas Hudderson sworn.—This matter h3ppene
ed on Tuesday, the Bth of July. I went to a bowling-
green, near Bhckburn, about seven o'clock s the pri-
soner was there; the deceased came about eight; the
prisoner and I some differing; the deceased ask-
ed what was the matter ? the prisoner said he would
fight me for five shillings ; I said, I had not five
shillings, but I would fight him for nothing ; he would
not.; a boy said lie would lend me five sniffing' ; he
then said, he would tot fight till *morning, as he
was in liquor; I uid not th.nk him very tipsy ; he
had a drop; he was not his ov n man ; never mind
said the Orceased, ." tight no one ;" pri-
soner made use of a very offensive expression towards
Sumner, who iu consequence offervd to strike him ; a
boy interfered and separated them; he again offered
to :bike him ; the prisoner then' struck him with a
quoit (he had two in`his hind) ; Sumner then erood-
led- down ; the deceased alter wards rose to strike.the
prisoner, who ran away over a hedge; the deceased
pursued and took hold of him ; they both fell toge-
tiler ; Sumner 114 ray much,andthey wereseparated.
John Court.—l am a surgeon, at Blackburn ; 4
round Sumner's head fractured on the left side to an
extent of about an ;ugh and a half; he died on the
Tuesday following; the fracture produced inflame,
;nation and suppuration, of which he died; I was
called in on the 9:1), Wednesday ; I trepanned him
on Friday. I have no doubt that he died of the
fracture..., Guilty.
More than twenty persons, male and female, were
then arraigned at once for forgeries on the Dank of
England. They all pleaded not galley of the for-
ging and uttering. ree women pleaded guilty to
the having forged notes in their possession, .knowing
them to be forged.

A paragraph lately appeared in a Portsmouth
PaFer, of the 31 ult. which was copied into the mot-.
ning papers of the sth, from one of which it was
cepi-el into the Sean, stating, that es among the con-
victs transported to New South Wales, by the LAT.
lies" was--,, Gilehria, formerly an Ensign in the
10Ist Regiment of Foot, who was tried at the Win-
chester Antxes for the foul murder of Lieutenant
Bluedel; in a duel, at Newpert," and charging- him
with having 4, passed through scenes of great m0r.,1
terFitude, and being at length banished from his
country, along with George Stepley, forsneely an
Assistant Commissary in the Storekeeper's Depart.
ment, for for.gery." The paragraph concluded with
a temark that 64 Gilchrist was second to Mr. M'Guire,
who committed the actual murder. They were all
convicted. but afterwards received a transmuted sen-
tence."
We have noticed the paragraph for the purpose
of;contradicting the malignant aspersions which it
captains. It was only yesterday that we observed in
fle Agingr of the pith ult. a paragraph stating that
'Mr. Gilchrist, instead of being a convict on bond the
Larkins, was, when this paragraph was written. in the
Register Office, identified with the most respectable
mosey, and ee that thisfcal murderer' hot& in his hand
• a certification of the vet, Judge who tried him, for'
having been unavoidably weed in a duel (the only
'imputation of any kind ever raised against him). of
shefairaes: sf Mai duel, and his innocence in any other
than a legal point of view ! that he never in hie life
even knew, or, to his knowledge, raw, much less had
any cosnexion whatever with any person lamed
64 Stepley !" that the crime of '0 forgery" has never.
in any shape, been attempted to be imputed to him I
nor any crime whatever, with the beforeinentioned
exteption of his being unavoidably second in a duel,
un'mpeechable in its conduct 1 and that no 6 trans-
muted mama' whatever took place, :but an absolute
'fireball 1 That so far from passing through saw
tewpreheissivqy termed, he was restored to the Army.
and has never experienced the slightest expulsion
from society whatever I! t"
Had we Observed this paragraph earlier in The Re-
ser,we would have instantly noticed it ; tor we think
a the duty of every Editor to conect, as soon as pas-
sible, paragraph which he may have copied irom
mother paper, traducing respectable characters. We
bate to add that we have, since the pasagraph in
Tdi Resister met our eye, ourselves seen the Judge's
letter to which it alludes. His Lordship expressly
states, in selesence to the duel and trial (which
vete detailed at the time in all the paiers) that there
was on malice whatever among the pasties, nor, by
the evidence. any thing whatever unfair in the eon-
ducting of the duel.