Star.
London, England, 1828-01-16 00:00:00

be immediately felt a wound upon the head, and an-
other on the chin. Captain Ford and his son then came
into the barge, and he then received a cut op the cheek.
Captain Ford came to the end of the barge, whete the
prisoner and witness were both lying dowa •and strug.
&ling.—witness still holding the prisoner. Captain Ford
took them both to the watelthouse; witness's wounds
were then dressed by a surgeon, from which be bas nor
yet recovered.
John-Ford, Muter of the. ship Thomas, stated, that
he heard fighting in.the barge, and, looking into. it, he.
saw two or three men holding his $01). fie wait- in and
struck one of them ; they ran away and his scat. fed-
lowed; the prisoner and Smith remained together in
the barge, struggling ; blood was running from Smith's
cheek, his clothes were covered with brood down to

his feet. •
.The keeper of the waNilbouse (to which the Plisififer.
and prosecutor were taken) produced theilcultelistioili
by the prosecutor. The jeoket had. seve4l eits.;it
and all the clothes were maimed with blood. The pro.
secutor's head and face were dreadfully cut:
William Hunter.a surgeon. attended the pros4utor;
he had a deep wound in the left cheek, four incites in
length, and a wound on the back of the head about five
inches long, And a slight wound on the chin.
Mr. Warde, a surgeon of St. Thomas's Hospital,
*gave a similar desceiption of the prosecutor's iroutids;
they appeared to -.have been inflieted by a very sheep
instrument. The Jury then, after some consukatitn,
,returned a verdict of acquittal; but he was ordered to
:be detained to be tried for the assault.

Nitre' COURT. -
(Before-it Idlitelesez Jury.)
James Mortis, who was tried a few days, ago. for a
burglary committed in the premises of Mr. loa ltiviere,
and acquitted, Was this day tried for receiving the goods
obtained by the burglary. The facts were clearly
proved, and the prisoner was found Guilty. He was
sentenced to.l4:years. transportation.
Jake Bull was indicted for having caused the death
of Thomas Smith, by striking him a blow. It appeared',
that, on Christmas Day last, a cowkeeper, at Chelsea,
having lest a pailof boots, accused the prisoner of hav-
ing stolen them, and requested Smith to take him into
custody. Smith, who was somewhat intoxrcated, made
in attempt to apprehend Ball, but without producing
'any warrant, or exhibiting his staff. Bull then made
some resistance; a serrate ensued. and Smith fell for-
ward on his hands and. knees, diSlocited the last joint
of the thumb, and fractured the bone. It did n..t
pearihowever, that the prisoner had situck the deceised
any blow; • nor was it wry clear whether, in the scale.;
he- badessaulted this deceased with sufficient violente
to knock down a sober -mars. About ten days after thr,
deceased received the injury, a lock jaw•carnit on, and
he in consequence died.-- • • ,
• Ma. Sergeant. Anatun was-of opinion that these was
not sufficient evidence to support • The indictment,.and
the prisoner WM. therefore acquitted. - • • .'
Thomas Nrcestax was indicted for stealing a 11;rik,'
vahse,44. she property of Thomas Twyford. The pro.
emus it a farmer residing. at Hanweliol.near
CTi-
bridgee .*On the 7th instant the horse in question was
stelin from the prosecutor's•field, about tea o'clock-it
' nighty and "loot three o'clock the following morning'
the prisoner was stepped at•Cowity, sad the horse NI--
lowing hind • He denied all knowledge of tbe.aniasal.
k attas,4towever, proved. that the prisoner lived *the'
'same village•witb the prosecutor, and-knew his prinaises
perfectly well.—The dury•foisnd the prisoner Guilty.
Phillips, aged 19, was capitally indicted for
breaking and-entering the. dwellinrhoese of Maria
Fitzgibbons, and stealing therein six gowns, set a va-
riety of -other articles, her property, and tine sheets, the
property.of Thomas. Parker. .
The prosetutrix stated, that she was a single woman.
On the of December last she lived at No. I. New-
street,.St. and was a lodger in the house of
Thomas- Parker. Witness went out at eleven o'clock
ae nigbi en some business, and remained absent an
hour.- At this time she secured her, apartment's, and
gave the by to Mrs. Parker, who told her on her re-
turn that theprisoner had stolen her clothes. Witness
found that the door had been broken open as if-with a
poker.- An her clothes were gone. -Had seen the pri-
soner before, but was ant acquainted with her.
Thomas Poker, the landlord of the housei'-stated,
-that on the-night in question, a person netted Drisioll
told himthat a robbery had been committed. Witness
Arcot Up iitaits, and found the prisoner upon the landing.
war the:door of the proseentries apartments, and the
things were all strewed about the roews. The !prisoner
begged for mercy, and wished him. to let her go. . •',:
Dennis Minton found the prisoner in the situatiep
described by-the last witness. He produced itairen pin
with-Which-he supposed the door was broken open. It
Was tile-noise of breaking open the door which first at-
tracted his attention.
The prisoner, in her defence, said that the house in,
which •the prosecute ix lived was one of a bad character,
and thit she was a street-walker. -
Mr. Sergeant ARABIN summed up the evidence, and
the Jury acquitted the prisoner.
The prisoners having been all tried, the several juries
were ditcharged, with the thanks of the Judges. for the
patient attention which they had bestowed in the dis-
charge of their important duties.
SURREY SESSIONS, JAL IS.

, -
•.1 ;The aentral Quarter Sessions of the Peace for this
*mug ayes held this day at Horsemonger-lane.
On the motion of Mr. Denison, M.P. it was resolved
that -the, bushiest of these Sessions should be divided
into two Court's, the one for the trial of fclonies, and the
ember. for appeals, from henceforth.
-*her the Grand Jury bad been sworn,
'On the' Report of Brixton Gaol being read,
,Me.
ambers,,one of the Magistrates of Vision AAR, took
..as opportunity of remarking on. the inconvenience ex.
perieneed-by theedusission of persons in that gaol being.
regricted to the'visiting Magistrates; the inconvenience
was pirtimr.bitlifelt since the new regulations regarding
the dady report& forwarded to Bow-street were adopted.
Frequently persons were committed to that prison on mi-
nor nceesswho were" wanted" on more serious charges
ip ejherpags 91 the metropolis; and' as it was indispensa-
bly requisite the polieeMagistrates should have the power
olasidesag the officers to visit the prison, it would save
trouble, and tend not unfrequently to discover a
gesites. effeatler, who probably had committed a minor
alkeeefur the purpose of keeping out of the way, which
ir:nffiremally di4.(isod. which was principally attributa-
ble to the, ditisicaky of access to the interior of the place
of Mtge confinemeet. As the siting stood_sow, if a per.
tom ratuited. to sea an offender in a gaol, be bada to run,
about foe the sigaaturet of two elating ag iatrates to
an ores before he .was adasioods i Wefe,*i “ magis-
trates empowered to authorise the adasimatiade at persons
wider these circumstances, be, (ill magistrate) was at
Wales that it. would be boaefeoial to this *gas of justice,
besides, saving a vast deal of onseemsaty opeebie.
Mier sesesevonswitatiati, a booties, wbieb bad for its
lee. ling of police snagiat!atee the fasilitiri
ailadsd to by Mr. ebasubets was carried.