Star.
London, England, 1803-01-12 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

Yellerday Leonard Morfe and Edward Coderill
were indieed for affaulting John Smith and --
Wade on the 17th of July loll.•
The profecutors in this indielment were con-
Rabies, and had been at Brentford attending the
eleelion in difcharge of their duty, upon the day
mentioned in the indielment. In the evening they
left Brentford and flopped at Kew bridge, where
they had tome brandy and water. Mr. Cockerill
invited them into a coach going to town, and they
accordingly took their places in the vehicle, which
proceeded towards London. It flopped at the
Pack Hot fe, Turnhatn-green, when Morfe laid
that they were not of his party, and fhould not
ride further ; he alfo obterved that they were Mr.
Mainwaring's party, and infifled upon their leay.
ing the carriage. The profecutors replied, that
they were attached to nei,her party, but werepeace
officers. Smith was feized, his coat was torn, and
he was cut acrofs the nofe. Wade exhibited his
flaff, in order to proteill his companion, when
Morfe pulled his flaff out of his hand, atid at that
inftant he received a blow, from whom he did not
know, which brought him to the ground. He
made his efcape, and got to town by a return
chaife. This was the cafe, as flatted, for the
profecution.
Mr. Gu RN sr, fcr the Defendant, ftated,that Mr.
Morfe had gone to Brentford, for the purpore of
exercifing a franchife which occurred only once in
feven years. That franchife involved two privi-
leges, dear to every Englifhman k the firft was that
of voting, if he was a freeholder; and the fecond
was, that of getting drunk, after he had given his
vote. He fhould prove, in anfwer to the charge
of the profecutors, that Mr. Morfe, fo far from
firiking either of the profecutors, was not prefent
at the fcuffle, and that Cockerill was lying drunk
at the bottom of the coach, totally unable to Rand.
..-- Weft, a butcher, at Plaiflow, in Mix,
Rated, that he was in the coach, coming to town
from Brentford. Cockerill was in the carriage,
quite drunk. When they flopped at the Pack-horfe,
the conflables wifhed to get in, and fwore they
would enter ; but he took care that they did not.
A kale enfued outfide, and a mailable's Ralf
%vas thrown into the coach.

Wm. Sibly was likewife in the coach, both doors
of which were opened at the fame inftant at Turn-
ham Green. He jumped out, and received a vio-
lent blow, which cut his head very much. Wade
Was the man who gave him the blow. He pro-
duced a neck-cloth which he had worn that day,
and which appeared all Rained with blood.
Thomas Oakley, the driver, fwere that at Kew
Bridge Mr. Morfe took the reins and drove his
honks to Turnham Green. The witnefs went up
behind the carriage, where he allowed the conga.
bles to come. When the carriage got there, Mr.
Morfe came down and went into the garden, and
the witnefs was confident that he was not prefcnt
during the fray.—The defendants were acquitted.
/rams Colvill was tried for a violent affault
committed upon a little girl who lived with him
as his apprentice. The Defendant kept an eating-
houfe at Ratcliffe Olds.. The girl defcrited the
whole of the particulars of the *fault, which mo-
tives of delicacy forbid us horn entering into. Her
evidence was corroborated by that of the Defen-
dant's houfekeeper, who heard the girl fcreaming
at the time when the fluted the of auft to have been
committed t and the Defendant was up flairs with
her at the time. It alfo appeared that the girl
ran away to the workboufe, from which the had
been bound out as an apprentice, and laid her
complaint before the Overfeer. The Defendant
followed her thither, and charged her with rob-
bing him, but that charge could not be made out.
—After fome other circumllances were given in
evidence, all tending to bring the guilt home to
the Defendant, Mr. GUlVtilf, his Counfel, laid,
he could not thing of trefpaffing on the time of the
Court, in making a defence, when the cafe was fo
clear.—The Jury found the defendant Guilty ;and
he was fentenced to be imprifoned two months, and
to Rand once in the pillory at Ratcliffe Crofs.

Tlll LONDON DOCK COMPANY V. JOSIPH AINILIY.

This was a carafe of much impo; tanoe, and occu-
pied the time of the Court the whole day of Sa-
turday lan. Mr. Ainfley, the claimant, made a
demand on the Company of zo,cocl. the Dock
Company had tendered him the rum of 3,2001.
and the Jury returned a verdia of 3,6501. Mr.
Ainfley's cafe was fupported by the great abilities
of Mr. Eas t s. and the Dock Company's iaterell
by Mr. Serjeant Bair, and other legal afliflants.
The Surrey SelEons commenced yefterday, but
nothing occurred of a public nature; the Court
was wholly occupied in hearing and deterrniuing
iubjetts of parochial intera.

Griccolacc.—Yerlerday the Loan Mayne and
Sheriff. went in State to Guildhall, held a Court
of Aldermen, heard the Common Coancilinen
Iworn in, and all the Ward Beadles and Conaa-
Lilco take the different oaths prefcribed to them,
according to cutlom. The grand and petty jury
was likewife (worn in ; after which Alahitto M#
was tried for affaillting Mary licarn. And cutting
her in the arm. in St. Mama's-lc Grand. This
being clearly proved, the prifoner was fentenced
to three months imprifonment in Newgate; after
which the Sellions adjourned to Monday the ,4th.
The Monument crated in St. Paul's Cathedral,
to the memory of Captain Bu ass ss, who fell in the
glorious action off Camperdown, was exhibited,
tor the firiL time. on Sanday lea. when the Ca-
thedral was opened for Divine Service.
On Friday evening the annual Charity Ball, for
the benefit of the poor of Cripplegate. was held
at the Crown and Anshiie_, in the Strand. The
Stewards of the Charity, 'for feversl years, tried
the tired of Charity Sermons, preached by the
moll favourite Divines; but the donations never
exceeded 54. and the pales being eatenlive. and
the poor very numerous. the erne got confiderably
id arrears. and it was found INCCiary either to
i.iersafe the rates, or adopt fame more efficacious
mode of railing the fupplies within there few
years a ball has been tried.—Tickets ys. 6d. and
after paying every cape:ace, it be: generally netted
*boat 2301.

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIAR r. ,
EDINBURGH, JAN. 7.—RIOT AT ABERDEEN.
TRIAL OF LIEUTENAST-COLONEL OFONCE MACKIN.
ZIA, CAPTAIN J.ll. PeDONOGH, AND orusai.