Star.
London, England, 1811-01-11 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

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Yelitcrd.ty J. Wk..e WAS indicted for a highway rob-
bery on 13. Tonquet, and stealing from his person a
watch, go!I seal and key, &c.
The prosecutor is servant to Alderman Scholey,
and haring gone into the Turk's Head, in Dyott.
street, he there saw the prisoner drinkingftvith some
others. When the prosecutor bad taken /tis refresh-
ment he went away, and was knocked down and rob-
bed of his watch, &c. The prisonerwas almost im-
mediately taken by a watchman with the property on
him. Verdict, Guilty—Death.
• H. Wilson was also capitally convicted fin stealing I
a quantity of gingham, value £ll, the property of R.
L. Brooks, in his dwelling house.
The following were convicted of felony : - • "'
J. Cox, for stealing a gold seal and key, the Tiro.,
pretty of GrSkene ; E. George, for stealing a gold
seal and key, the propertrof IC. Rankin ; 1 Wyatt,
for stealing a quantity of bell, the property of G.
Hall.) -Win. Towasend,4for stealing a watch, a gold
chain; Stc. the property of J... Lewis ; M. Emanuel,
far stealing a Promissou note of the Bank of Dub-
lin, for £lO, and a sel Me, the property'of Messrs.
Ogilvy,
Mary lifainnsy was convicted of a misdemeanor, for'
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uttering a counterfeit shilling.
• J. E. Wyss was indicted for crape on Sarah Howe.
The prosecutrin stated, that in the middle of De-
cember she left Lipswold, in Soffolk,And arrived in
Sown. She went to find out a Mrs. James, in Fins-
ltury-square, but was unsuccessful. After visiting a
Benno, whose wife she was acquainted with, sbe went.
tu.Mr. Eaton'i in St. Giles's, to take a place in the
Hendon stage, for the purpose of enquiring after an
uncle. When ;he arrived at Hendon, the coachman
accompanied her to seek for her relation, but they
failed, and it'being late, she began to be apprehen-
sive that she could not be able to procure a lodgini
but the
.coachman took her back to Mr. Eaton's house
it Hendon, where she drank tea with the prisoner,
(who is Mr. Eaton's son in law), and the maid. It
was 'also settled that she should sleep there; and.
Bitty ;hewed her a bed. She, however, objected to
the room, there being no, lock on the door ; and, on
Betty's shewing her the room in which the prisoner
slept-, she desired her to ask him to let her sleep there.
This the prisonertirefused, observing, that they should
s',ecp in Their own beds, and then there could be no
hurt, Eilas went to bed, having read a chapter from.
a Siblet Which she hack. in ber work-bag ; and in the
moroug.awoke,. andrfoupd the prisoner in her bed.
She. 00:tithed, “ I.tord'_have mercy upon me, That
wall beConie of me 1", and endeavoured to get out of
bcd, but waalreventedtbr.the prisoner, who held her
elowni She then expostulated with hint,and remarked,
thahaldtpugh;he had. been better brought pp than
She hag bomn,yet holiad not considered those things
Sri satiously as.shehad done., After struggling with
biro abciut an hour and a half,. she became so Weak,
that he was able to pull her out of her own bed, ind
drug her; tOhjs own room, wherehe perpetrated the
erime. Se communicated the circumstance to Mrs.
Eaton, wh laughed athet. .
Coidisenamined by Mr. Aturr:—Shiahad .a ring,
which•stse proposed to thelpriioner, while they were
at tea, to exchange (by way of keeplce) fora•small
snuffbox, which he was possessed ofi'. *There was
another circumstance which, she admitted, in this
cross-examination, but which decency forbids us t.
mention.; yet it spewed instantly to the mitls.of hilt
Lordship and the Jury,-than the whole was an infa-
ahonsfabrication.
• f The Chief Baron saidi that he had many points to
twiiich he must have called the attention of the Jury,
ibsal,the trial gone on, for example, to have enquired
rtwhat the reason could be for not calling out for
:Ingsietance, instead of reading the prisoner a moral
lecture when she found him in bed ; but the palpable
!inconsistency of the prosectorix's evidence prevented
-ihe necessity for.further remark. He had only to.
• : say, that a more infamous perjury had never, in his,
yknowledge, been so barefacedly swoin to., and it be-
eleerved the Jury to dismiss the case, not iu the ordi-
askiry way, but with marks of their strongest repre-
tbspelna: Verdict—fblot Guilty,
rai• Iprosecntrix was about to be detained for the
a,.
*hen the Lord Chief Baron suggested to Mr.
x=that it would be necessary for him to have two
stisittresSes. She was accordingly set at liberty. .
' if^ 'The prisoser was a spare led, about 113 years of age,
i and the prosecutrix a thick .clumsy girl, able, appa-
rently, to have prevented, him trom attempting any
. shing-like the crime with which he was charged. .
' The following were also acquitted, vii--Ann
• fceirman, -T. Carter, T. Junes, C. Bell, C. Botwight,
, • and C. Viaks. • .
' 2-Isowas Cart" was ihskieskfor itubili• aWs coat,
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the property of Richard Lord Visenuot ehet*ynd, in 1
the night of the 15th of December.
It ap4peared, that the coat was taken from the stable
of the Noble Lord in the night above mentioned, and
found in the possessionof the prisoner, at three &do&
the preceding morning, at the watering-house in the
Old Bailey, where he was offering it for sale.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he had found the
coat in May Fair ; with which account tile Jury were
satisfied, and after a short consideration, returned a
verdict of—Acquittal.
Ant Pirrremoni was capitally indicted, for burgla-
rionsly breaking and entering the dwelling house of
Messy. James Esdale and Sons, on the night of the
Ist instant, with intent to steal.

• Mr. Esdale, jun. stated that the premises of the firm
were in Bunhill-row, and that the warehouse was
connected with the dwelling house. On the evening
of Satut day last he was sitting in his parlour, and,
aboat ten o'clock, pas alarmed by the springing of a
rattle ; he immoslielely proceeded to the spot from
whence the sound came, where he saw his own watch-
man, who informed him, that the warehouse. had been
broken open. Assistance having been procured from
the ttreet, they entered through the breach that had
been made, and found the prisoner concealed under
a bench.
On his cross-examination, he admitted, that the
prisoner had not stolen any thing. He also stated,
that he alone occupied the dwelling house to which
the warehouse in which the burglary was committed
was attached, and that his father lived in the country.
The Learned Judge, Sir ALLAN in con-
sequence of this admission, stopped the case, with an
observation, that a mistake had been made in framing
the indictment, which rendered it eugatory. He al-
luded to the circw-nstance of the burglary having been
described as committed in the dwelling house of the
father and sons, when, in reality, th use wAs only
inhabited by ene of the sons. In addition to this
fates it did not appear that the prisoner had stolen
any thing. Had it appeared that she had taken pos-
session of any part of the property of the prosecutors,
she would have been tried for the larceny, but as4the
case stood, she must, of uecesssity, be acquitted. The
Jury returned a verdict of acquittal accordingly.

M4DDLESEZ SESSIONS.

Wednesday A. Richartkon, a publican in Bethnal
green, was indicted for assaulting Charles Allen. A
young man,,ats_acquaintance of Allen, was drinking
in the tap-room, and being a little elevated, he took
it into'his head to stns a song, not very consonant to
the ears of modesty ; in consequence whereof the de-
fendant was proceeding to turn him out pf the house,
and having used some force, was interrupted by tine.
prosecutor, on which the defendant instantly gave binsi
a push and a blow,- by which his collar bone was
broken. For the defendant several witnesses were
called, whose testimony went to shew that the defen-
dant was irritated by the song being sung in the
hearing of some of the female part of the family, and
that the fracture was accidental ; but this not going
the length of disproving the assault, the defendant
was found Guilty.
The Court, however, considering the nature of the
provocation, only sentenced him topay a fine of 135.44.
Catharine Banning and Hannah Conner, her sister,
were indicted fin' assaulting J. Wilmot, in his own
house. The assault was not only violent, but most
unprovoked. In short, one of these termagant ladies
having nearly beat ouo one of his eyes, assisted by the
other termagant. They were found guilty, and sen-
tenced to two months imprisonment.
J. Hawhine was indicted fir discharging a fowling-
piece, and thereby wounding a little child eight years
old, in a field near Heaton. The child, whose name
is Bacon, stated, that on the 23d of November, he
was playing in a field; that the defendant was about
twenty yards from him, and called out to him to
come nearer, when he discharged the piece, and lodg-
ed several grains of shot in his face, neck and shoul.
den, and hands, some of which have not yet been ex-
tracted. T:iis was proved by three others. It was
admitted by Mr. Gurney, for the prosecution, that no
malice /as in the mind of the defendant, but he was
found Guilty.—Seatence deferred. .
TIN KIND V. WRIGHT, HATTON. SAWYZR, AND OTTAIMS.
This was an action brought on the prosecution of
H. Stanton, Esq. who has been some years an officer
in the line, militia, and volunteers, and George Hub-
bard, a Gentldnian who keeps an Academy in the
Commercial Hall, City. In support of the prosecu-
tion it appeared, that Mr. Stanton was knocked down
and ptished in several directions by the Defendants
and ethers. Messrs. Hubbard and Stanton positively
same that Hatton Auld Sawyer had beea particuMl
active in the riot.
It appeared that the Plaintiffs had been insulted on
account of the notoriety of thejr loyal and political
sentiments ; one Gentleman having signed a counter-
declaration against Sir F. Burdett, the other having
published a pamphlet descriptive of the blessings re.
suiting from the extended reign of his present IvloliestT.
Counsellor ALLEY most ably opened the calif,' on
behalf of the plaintiffs. He acquaintededie Court
that one of his clients (Mr. Stanton) was a young
Gentleman who had highly distinguished himself in
the Irish rebellion, where he had received marks of
honour fdr his loyalty, and had in his possession re-
commendations from persons of distinction in the
most elevated spheres of life. That he had been no-
ticed for attendtng public meetings of a loyal descrip-
tion, and condemned by a certain factiou for the
speeches he had made there in defence of Govern.
bent. Mr. Hubbard also (his other client) had gain-
ed eitemies on the same account.
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4The affray happened at the Checquers publit house,
Wes;minster. The plaintiffs accidentally dropped in
to take refreshment ; and 'because therdid not ap-
, platil 'a strong party song, the whole party, who were
Odd,rellows, particularly insulted Mr. Hubbard; he.
4tise he was ignorant of their signs and tokens.
The prisoners produced four evidences : one swore
Haston came home between twelve and one o'clock
in the morning, tint he would net swear that he was
not at the checquers.
Another evidence stated he went out before the as-'
milt, but admitted he was at the riot in the house,
and stated also, that he himself was one of the party
concerned during the who!"e of the affair.
A third evidence deposed nearly to the same effect,
who was likewise one of tke party.
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A enstable came corwtrd n.. behalf of the prie-
cution, who proved that the defendants had struck
and kicked him, and attelopted..to rescue Wright,
from his possession, as well •as striking the plainiab.
The defendants produced a constable, who stated,
that an offer of money had been maJe to snake it up,
which was not agreed to.
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Mr. MAINWARINC observed, that the proof was po-
sitive as to the guilt of Wright and Sawyer, bit as a'
doubt arose in Hatton's case, he left it to the Jury to
form their own opiniun. Tlu Jury, notwithstanding-,
after full half an hour's consultation, founl-all the
prisoners Not Guilty.
The plaintiffs then applied t o their Counsel to move
for a new trial, but were informed that in criminal
Cases it could not be graiitud.

EARTHQUAKE.

13os-row, Nov. 14.—A severe agitation of the earth
was felt in Portsmouth, N. H. on Fridty eveniiity, Ltst,
about three minutes past nine o'clock. Its progress
Appeared robe from /steW. to S.E and was accompa-
nied by a heavyexplosion.., Itsduration from onetotwo
minutes. Some window-glass was broken by the shock,
which a vessel corning Into harbour felt as severely
if she had run aground. The Kenuebunk paper men-
tions it as having been violently felt there ; that it
lasted about 20 seconds, ,As attended with a loud ,
rumbling, and tint the honses and contents were very
much agitated, The Portland Gazette staterit being
but slightly felt there, about hall-past nine o'clock,
and that from a calm, the wind. for a few moments
blew.very fresh before the shock. It was sensibly felt at
Salem, Newlatery Port, York, Exeter, Dover, Havet:
hill, and mauy of the interior towns, and Ott Chines
ton, in this vicinity, but we have not heard of its being
experienced in this town.

Yestcrday'EfizabetA Whiteman was fully committed
from Worship-street Office, charged with robbing her
furnished lodrings.
Tuesday. as a young woman, who lived servant
with Mr. Trcsr, of the Green Man public house, at
Hurton, was collecting pots at a shoe-maker's, within
a few doors of her master's house, an apprentice. who,
is deaf and dumb, took up a fowling-piece and shot
het in the mouth, by which she was so shockingly
ounded, as to be taken to St. Bartholomew's Has.
p►tal, without hopes of recovery. The offender was
Liken to Worship-street Oakes and committed till the
fate of the girt is ascertained.
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Late on Saturday night the clothes of Mrs. Facey,
of Guildhallipeet, in Bury, took fire by standing too
near the gratT, and were almost entirely consumed,
when she wrapped some carpeting round her, and ran
to the Westgate for assistance; but was so dreadfully
burst that her life is despaired of. • ' .

Last Tuesday evening, a girl, 12 years old, resi-
ding in Gardner's-court, was almost burnt to death,
in consequence of approach* too near the tire, in
the absence of her parents. The moment the flames
seized her clothes, she ran screaming into the street.
A gentleman, casually passing by, had the prosence
of mind to throw off his coat and wrap it round the
unfortunate sufferer, which was the means of extin-
guishing the fire. She was instantly conveyed to an
hospital, with little hopes of recovery.
Tuesday afternoon, as one of the stage coaches was
going through Treville-street, Plymouth, from Exeter,
the coach door suddenly flew open, and a fine girl,
about seven years of age, fell out and was killed on
the spot. The wheel grazed the body, but not suf-
ficient to cause death, which was occasioned wholly
by the fall from the coach. The situation, of the
mother of the child, who was in the coach at the time,
can be better conceived than described.

CANTERBURY, JANUARR 5. •
B. Wheat ON od to 00s Od Tares (hush.) 7s Od to ts Od
New ditto SO' Od to 961 od Brown Malt 961 04 to Os Od
White ditto 00$ Od to 00s od Amber M.lt 97s Od to Os Od
New ditto 844 Od to 1004 Od Pale ditto Otis Oil to Os Od
Rye 541 od to scs 0.1. Fine flour els Od to Os Od
Barley Sill 04 to 40s Od Second ditto 76s oil to Os Od
Oats 112 s 01 to 36. rd Third ditto 74/s Od to Os Od
New Od to 341 rd Rough Meal 54s Od to Os ad
Beaus 48. 0.1 to 591 rd Hops (hags)• 51 Os to 61 6e
New 561 Od to 40. Oil N. Pockets 61 00s to 81 Os
Tick 52s Od to 551 cd Hay (tons) 51- Os to 61 Os
New 4011 Od to 445 cd t'isinfoia 51 5. to 61 6s
Hog Peas 44s Od to 461 Od Clover 01 us to 61 Os
Boiling ditto 59s Od• to 59. Oil Straw N 10, to t,l Os

DIED.
At Straelour Manse. .Argyleshire, Mn.s Stewart, wag of +he
Rev. Dr. Cheeks Stewart, miutster of the united parialt.is of
Strach lir and Si rat hlat Man.
At Wirehester, the Rev. Jahn Penrose Culnming, Fellow of
St. Mary's College, Winchester.
Friday, on Clapham- Com woe, Mrs. Smith, wife of John Smith,
Esq. banker' Loniltatd-street. • • •
Monday, Mr. Francis Botirgeols,.an artist of tonal lerable merit.
On the 13th November, at Gibraltar, the infant sea of Lietatt-
nant-Colimel Millie. of the eta regiment of tend.
Capta:n John Nelson Whyte, of the Lord hielvilc•
At his house, at Leigh, infrosat, thelley. Juba 3‘,l,,oviNtoisoy
yam Yaw if that pariah. .

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PROMOTIO Nt •

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Tbe King's College of the Universit. of Abet Jeep —.
fermi the degree of LL. D. tee the R. H. 13. Dudley, Chi
of the Cathedral ut Ferns, In Ireland, and author of several into.
resting tracts of Political Ecut—nsty.
Wednesday sennight the Rev..--- Al'right Hughes, A. 13.
W2B liceneedby the very Rev. Dr. Garnet, ll.= of E:eter, to the
cure of Uplynte. in Devon.
Friday last Lhe Hon. and Right Rev. the Bishop of Eseterleld
ordination„phess 4 downs and 1 pint were ordained.

•HIGH WA r.KiL AT I.UNPON BALD::. TO-MOILROVIN
Mucuiag . ntiutar. ate 3
Afterglow 5O minetesafter

EAST, WEST, NORTH, AND satrrH.-
CAMP ANp EXPEDtIIOI3B3'RAVELLING, .
TlWit
THE SARACEN'S HEAD INN, StIetV.H!LL, I.etZDOK
He. following rosT.coitellEs ~t out At re.
timed prices: To ESETIiII, oily Two Guioeas, Inside; •
and At 1 Ys. •41. in.ble, to PLY MO U f ti, at Seven o'clock tees.?
Mottling, with a Guard aixtLaraps through Hooiton, Avultister„
Beldport, Blandford, anddlAbsbury, to Mr. Whatnot's, King's
Ants, Plymouth; and to thmKing's Area, Dock.
CESTER, Newport, amid ‘Vhitthurcb New Punt-Coach,
every Evening at Hee o'Clock.
BOSTON, Spalding, Peterborough, Stilton, and Hni-4;ogdens
new Rural Mail Coach, sets ont every Evettingr—Coaches iron
Boston to 4444, Louth, Grimsby, and Hull.
LIVERPOOL, Warrington, Kinntsford, stone, and Litchilekl
Post Caeh,called the Expedition, eeryy Evening at Five o'Clodt,
• to the Angel Inn, Dale-street, Liverpooh-o-Cuarded throughout.
BATH and BRISTOL Flint Post4:oaches, through Cluppen.
ham Calne, and Marlborough, every Aftertuon ar.tve at Mr.
May,, the Greyhound Inn Bath, and thp London 'l'a' ern, Tlio-
nun.street, Kris:ol, next Inn,
to Wells, Badge.
water, 'Taunton, &c.
LEEDS new light Ceach,called the Itocklngham,arts out every
Morning at Eight o'Clock, carries fuer Landes only, and goes raw
markedy easy, with a Guard throughout. Passes throsigq htato.
ford, Newark, ketfordr Doncaster, and lerryl(olze, to the
Golden Lion, Leeds, next day at neon. bititwailoonding the
uncommon expedition of this coach, it is allowed to be this. most
agreeable and complete public c.otsveyance co the North Road,
being unequalled its accommodation hy a:,y other.
KENDAL, Lancaster, Preston, Kirby, Lonsciale, )shoe,,
Cborley, Ormskirk, and Garstang Post Coaches, evrri Afteroous
u Five o'Clock.—Guarded.

GLASGOW, Longtown, Gretna-Green, Annan, Dumfries,
Brows* '1 hornbill Sampitar-Kilo, Cumnock, Kaigswell, and
all part, of Scotland, C..amperdown Coach, Daily.
YORK, Newcastle, and Edinburgh new Coach, performed
with a Geard throughout, sets out every Morning at Half-past
Six o'Clock, by way of Newark, Retford,Taticuter, Darlington,
Northallerton, Durham, Morpeth, and Berwick. • Passengers
finding I:lens:Ave* fatigued front the lingth of the ,jo,tirtiey, may
rest wi4t time they•please, and then procted on witbee: any ad-
tlitiOltal fare. I. Clark, the Black Swau, Coney-street, York,
runs Ceacties to Sundeeln.ol, Hull, Scatborougli, Whitby, mil.
miser yLce%. •
BRIJ/GI:NORTH and AValsall, new Post Coach, every
Evening.
CARLISLE, Pantile and Whitebaven Post Coach, goes with
Four Horses, and a Guard all die way. Passes througu Droop,
Appleby, Greelabiidge kieuniond, C.atterick, Boroughbridge,
Wetberisy,Aberforie duticaster, and Grantham (the nearest way
breigliteen miles). Sets out every Morning, and performt :he
journey with the greatest facility. Passengers deta lied on the
road by business' or pleasure, have the peculiar advantage of [Lest
seats being secured in the next coach,
ECLIPSL, a-new Flying Post-Coach, to York, Sand..-t4nd,
NCWC3SIit, and Edinburgh, catriee lour Insides only, every
Evening, at Four u'Cuck, by way Of Doncaster, Grantham, =4
Stam:otd.
SUNDERLAND, Stockton, an Yarm • new Coatis evert
Morning, to the George Inn, Sunderland.
MANCHES Wimslow, Cungleten, Newcastle, Waled!,
and Wolverhampton Post-Coach, every Afternoon.—Guarded.
SHREWSBURY, Wellington, and Shiffnal 'Rost- Caach, the
Itolal Charlotte, every Evening at five o'Clock —Guarded.
SHEFFIELD and Rotherham Post-Coact, called the Rucking.
tam, every Morning.
BIRMINGHAM Mercury Post-coach, with a Guard, sets out
every afternoon' and reackee Birmingham next day at noon.—:
PAWS by Oxford, Enston, and Shipstoce to Use Saracen's Head,
Bull-street, Birmingham.
HULA*, Northeare, Howden, Thorn, and Doncaster Pest.
Coach, every Morning at Seven o'Clock, to the Lull and Sao Ina,
MytoirGate Hull.
TOTTELAM and Edmonton Coach, Daily, at Half-past
Ten, Half-past Two, Half-put Four, and Half-paw Seven o'ciodt.
HERTFORD, Ware, Hoddeidos;, and Chesuut Coach, every
morning.
Vitueasa B. MOUNTAIN and Co. respectfully acquaint their
Friends and the Public, that they will not be accountable for any
Parcels or Luggage, dm. of more than Five Pounds Value, if lost
or damaged, wiles. entered as such and paid for xecordingly,
be Samosa's Head lan, Snow-hill, London.