Star.
London, England, 1826-03-30 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

YORK, Ilmics 2s.
WRIT OF RIGHT.—ANGEL O. ANGEL.

This morning, as early as seven o'clock, attempts were
made to obtain admittance at the Castle gates. Orders,
however, having b::en issued that none were to be ad-
mitted to the Magistrates seats, without an introductory
note from the Under Sheriff, but few pez sons obtained
seats, and these Gentlemen of some rank and impor-
tance in the county, with

" &oft of Ladies. whose bright eyes
Reign influence."
Those who had not the good fortune to obtain a
ticket, waited with great anxiety until the trumpeters
announced his Ldrdthip's arrival, when the doors were
thrown open.
No sooner had his Lordship taken his seat upon the
Bench, titan it was understood the cause of their great
anxiety was put off, or, to, use the technical phrase of
the law—the record was withdrawn. Curiosity was
then nn the tip-toe to learn the reason, when it was buz•
zed about that, in consequence of the illness of a ma-
terial witness (on the part, we understand, of the de-
mandant), his Majesty's Attorney-General advised the
postponement of the cause until the next Assizes. Sir
John soon afterwards pr..cfeded to London.
The retainer and brief fees, we have heard. were 600 gaineas.
The property in question is worth about 6,0601. per annum.
We oserved one of the Knights (Capt. Price) in Court, dressed
in a blue coat and buff waistcoat and trowsers, and sword attached'.
It has been a great disappointment to many, and particularly to the
fair sex, ever on the look out for something novel.

DODSWORTH AND OTHlnts V. INGHAM AND OTHERS.
This was an action on a feigned issue, to try the tz-
istetice of a custom, binding the inhabitants of the soke
of Wakefield to grind their corn at one of four mills,
situate within that soke. Thetlaintiffs are trustees fur
the daughter of the late Sir Thomas Pilkington, in
whose family the right'of grinding the corn of the soke
a the abnVe mills was vested, and the di:fend:ants are
inhabitants-of two of the townships within the soke. The
plaintiff., it seems, derive their title from the Saville fa-
mily, to whom the• Clown had granted those vice
mills in the re gn of James I. which grant was con-
firmed b) Olker Cromwell. The Clown in those an-

cient tiro-es h.td considerable estates in the neighbour.
howfof Wakefield, and when it granted those mills to
the Saville family, it grin-iced all the privileges enjoyed
by soke mills. 'Chest were originally granted for the
reciprocal advantage of the Lord of the Manor and of
Iris tenants; the Lord being bound to keep the mills in
ref air, for the benefit of the tenants; and the tenants to
grind their co!n exclusively at the, mills, when they
were in condition to grind it. The general known pn-
•ileges of ancient nulls, had been declared by two so-
lemn decisions of the Duchy Coint of Lancaster, before
whom this question has been several times agitated. The
but of these decrees was in 1761, %heti other milts were

elected in the township of Wakefield. The first piece of
d cumentat y evidence produced we; the charter of King
JalitCp to certain trustees, on behalf of Sir George Sa-
-.idle. The second, a writ of the Duchy of —l4acaster,
in the year 1640, to do suit and service to the ancient
Sake Mills. After whlchthe decree of 1761' was read,
ordaining, that no inhabitant of Wakt field should spend,
sell, or utter, in their dwelling-houses, any gram not
round at the ancient Soke Mills.
After a great number of witnesses bad been examined,
Mr. Justice ii.tvLsv recapitulated the evidence to the juty at
• great length, and the jury retired at six o'clor4, and at half-past ten
delivered their verdict for the pl.tintiff.
• This cause occupied the Court two days.
GUI LIMIALL,_FOR THE CITY.
Michael Bell, a young man of extremely gentlemanly
depot intent, was pill to the bar, Oatgesi on the Coro-
ner's Inque-t w.th manslaughter. Ihe I.,llowitig is a
brief outline of the ca-e:—'l•h: pri,o er and the de-
ceased, it appealed, were acquainted with each other.
On a'pattitular evening the prisoner and the deceased
(V.i.11 borne other persnos in company) were passing up
some of the streets of York, wheat Ihr deceased hallooed
out to the prisoner, s. You black --, where are you
going ?" wh ch offendii.g the prisoner, a quarrel ensued,.
and the prisoner (who had a stick in has hand) struck
the dece.te.l on the head, and inflicted a wound, of
which wound he died some time afterwards. The pri-
soner absconded, but delivered himself up soon after to
Justice, and was this day put upon his Lida'. The
highest character for humanity was given him. His
Lordship sentenced him to fourteei days' imprisonment.

MUNSTER CIRCUIT.
maurics Gillis and Petrick GrOn were indicted for the wilful
murder of Patrick Hennessey, at Lanham, in the county of Kerry,
on the 17th of March, 11145.
John Houlakaa--Recollects the 17th of March,lB2s. Witness
was at Lathan that day, by appointment. A riot began, and seve-
ral persona were struck at both aides. Witness saw the deceased,
Patrick Hennessey, lying on his hands upon the ground, as if he had
been previously beaten. The prisoner; at the bar were actively
engaged in the 44*, but witness did not see them strike the deceased.
Cross•ezamined by hlr. O'Cotiket.i.--Tell me, Mr. Houlahan,
bow long is it since you made away from the police ?..-Oh, Coun-
sellor, sure that has nothing at all to do with this--(A laugh).
YoNs must tell au notwithstanding !—I won't tell you ; you are
unpleaunt to.day—(A laugh).
Did you get away from the police if I Inuit tell You. I
diel_get away, because they were not able to pursue gia.
Wow, why did the police go after you t—Why did that'? why
ey are an active police.—(A laugh.)
ell sae the reason why they pursued you?--How CIO I tell you
al the miens they bad for pursuing a peer boy like mt.—(A laugh.)
New, Houlaisao, this will not do, you mug tell me, if you know,
why the police were after you?—Then, if you must have it, it was
all about Captain Rock.--(l,4pad laughter.)

' Were yeti one of Captain hock's mos was, to be sure.rio
(Condoned inagitter).
Perhaps you are the real-Captabt Rota f-•••Whyt thee, rat* I
am not.—(A laugh).
Are you a Lieutenant 1--No, I was a Private, for the honour of
the thing.—(A laugh).
You went to the fair by appointment?—l did.
Now, what business had you there I—To light, to be sure. What
other business would I have there?—( Loud laughter)
Why did you make the appointment on that particular day ?
Because the parties had agreed on the Sunday before to meet, in
order to have a fight, and would you have me be absent on such
an occasion?--(A laugh).
How many fights have you been in ?—For bow long?—(A laugh).
For your whole life T—Oh ! you are not serious; how could I
tell?—(A laugh). •
Could you even give a guess ?—I could not, indeed--(A laugh"):
Could you tell me how many battles you have been in for the
last three years ?—I could not, without taking a great deal of time
to calculate—(A laugh).
Now, Houlahan, by the virtue of your oath, did you ever yet see
a fight that your teeth did not water to be in the middle of it ?
(Witness, after a pause) Why sure one could not see two dogs
fighting without wishing to take part with one or odicr of them—
( Loud laughter).,
Thomas Hennessey saw the Leahy' strike the decease i with
sticks. The deceased was knocked down. When he was down,
the prisoner, Thomas Erwin, gave him a blow of a stone. The
deceased never spoke after he received those blows. He died
about eight o'clock on the following morning.
Verdict—Guilty of Manslaughter.

POLICU INTEI4I.9PIeg..
vomemp;—

•
StAlOllO.l NOUS& • •
TILA • Altar, 011741W1T. Mr. .3. 111."Turritaho,
~.or, of Fenchurch-street, applied to tile Lord Mt. upon
.se -part of a country dealer, Mr. Nicholas Reit, for Ma aordship's
nuditance in obtaining restitution of a sum .of money. which the
Managing Director of the above Company contrived to get front
hint. Mr. Turriano stated that Ms client became acquainted with
Mr. Goundry, the Managing* Director, and a Member of the
Society of Friends, when this fitter was travelling for an extensive
tea-dealer named Nichul.on, With whom Mr. 11:1I used to deal.-s,
Mr. Goundry introduced himself as a partner in the. Equitable Tea
Agency Company, which be represented as a Company abounding
with the most brilliant advantages, and infinitely superior to any
ether in existence. In consequence of these representations, Mr.
Bell was induced to transmit to William Crodhdry, bills to the
amount of .1/01. for tea. The bills remained in Mr. Goundry's
hands until they were cashed, and then he sent one chest, value
about 2111. and all his subsequent applications proved ineffectual, to
obtain the remainder, or the restitution of his money. In answer
to a pressing application. Mr. Goundi y sent a number of Shares in
the Tea Company, which were altogether useless, and out at all mar-
ketable. He was debited with the amount of the shares, which
were not acknowledged by the Gentlemen who appeared as Direc-
tors; and he was likely to remain nut of pocket unless the lord
Mayor interfered. No one knew anything about Mr. Goundry,
the projector, and the shares were nut worth a farthing. The
accounts and prospectus appointed a time fur the payutent of the
4dividentll, but no payment of the kind had been etude.
The LORD Abates gave some directions to Mr. Bell's solicitor
upon the subject, declaring, at the same time, that he would must
willingly assist in procuring the money which had b,;:i paid.

aci the had sia sea, Dentsitoed by the he Ira Sri batulr
red Bennett by the right ; they flung the on dre bed, and Eati
flogged me with the whip. I struggled and cried nut, but ht coti:
tinued Bogging me until the blood flosved Irons try thigh. I told
them it *as shameful to treat me as they did. I was dreadfully
'beaten, and such are the injuries which I reteived, that I am covered
with weals sad bruises.
Mr. Kean, senior, stated that the bay's abdomen and thighs were
in a very dreadful and contused State, •••*
Mr. Hawtamou and Lord Mostressall (who- sat on the bend))
retired with the youth to a room; and there witnessed the marks of
violence on his person. On their return, East entered into his
defence. Ile recited various acts of disobedience on the part of the
boy, who refused te .bey his orders, and attend upon the customer.;
but swore at him, and being a youth, he (East) ltid not like to strike
him with bis flit, but cautioned if he was saucy that he would
"whip him," and the boy continuing his impertinence, be certainly
did whip him.
Mr. itAwciirsor observes!, upon ordering them all to EA good
bail to answer the charge at the sessions, that be was asumi.lie:l such
a shameful outrage could at all be accomplished in any respectanle
tradesman's house, upon an apprentice, who was the son of a res-
pectable merchant, who bad given a large premium-with hlm.—
The wort* Magistrate" also (ensured the prActice of employirr,
men in milliners' stips, where the duty could be performed nwr.
properly by women.
The defendants procured bail in the course of the day.