Star.
London, England, 1829-08-15 00:00:00

TER ATTOINET 4131111,11. IP. INS

This was as information to recover from the defendant eight
penalties of SOi. for eight unstansped copies of newspapers.
A Special Jury having been sworn, fir. O'Counaa. stated, on
the part of the defendant, that it was the intuition of his client to
have gone into some circumstances in his defence • but he was now
willing, under his advice,to plead guilty to the informadoo. The
laws under which those penalties bad been incurred were perfectly
clear, and framed in such a manner as to reader it impossible fur
evasions of this nature to succeed; and it was clear, under those'
laws, that any. person printing and publishing a nrwspeper without
a stamp incurred a penalty, and that no defence, in point of law
mold avail hins ; however, be could say that no fraud was Intended'.
A verdict was taken for lid. and dd. cats.

Many in Court were surprised at the INV!, as the defendant had
equitable and substantial grounds of defence.
Yesterday evening the City business ended. Five are ordered
to be banged, seven to be triturated, and eleven to be imprisoned.
The following are the ststencea :—John Grady, for burglary ; Da•
ski M'Namara and John Walsh, for coining ; Timms Mabony
and John MiDonneU, [Maims assault, all to be hanged m Mom•
day, the 7th September neat. Eliza Higgins, robbery; Patrick
Roily, Patrick Ryan, and Thomas Hickey, street robbery ; Patrick
Hickey and John Ryan, stealing cloth; Alice Callaghan, robbery,
each to be transported for seven years. Eliza Murphy, robbery;
Mary Hickey. ditto; lasanor Bateman, stealing jewellery ; Mary
Sweeny, stealing two Arians butter • Pat. Collins. stealing linen;
Margaret Mahon, Mary Fitzgerald, and Mary Stackpool. steal-
ing geese, to be each embed for six moths. George Rumen,
robbery, three months imprisonmeut. Bartholomew Barry, street
robbery, imprisoned a year at hard labour. Patrick 3dapath and
Michael Dwyer, murder of Wm. Ryan, convicted of manslaughter,
not sentenced.
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THE SHOOTING SEASON.—We learn, from a cor-
respeodeet upon whose veracity and knowledge we can rely, that
the broods on the northern moors (Bowes, Spittle. licc.) are re-
markably numerous, end the birds strong and healthy. Westward,
also. there is a prospect et good sport, although, on Rembeld's
same. and on the posse of the Duke of Devoymnas, the number
of birds in a breed generally runs small; yet they are strong on
the wing, and in the best condition. The diminution in quantity is
attributed to the enfeebled state of the parent birds, which, M some
cases, have suffered Gem the disease which was so prevakat last
year. On the Se moan the grouse were never hews 'idea
to be so numerous or so line as during the present season ; and,
upon the whole, we may safely pronounce that, except in dos*
who are denominatedred shone the Mee ere generally la a
candid= to" make game of the spertammt.—Leeds hreititengeri

EXETER ASSIZES, August 12.

SO great a degree of interest has not been produced at
any Assizes of Di mmthire for years, as was excited by the fol-
lowing trial, in of the great and peculiar notoriety of
Robinson. the pe dellomism. He has foe years contrived to
defy the law, although he was more than suspected to have clan-
destinely examined the interior of every banking house is the
county t he was a brigaNd of the old school, had a touch of gene-
rosity about him, scorelog petty thefts, and likewise refraining
from taking any thing front poor persons. He has carried this
principle so far, as that when be had penetrated oat night into a
hankie! moan in this district, he made an entry in the
banker • ledger, ander the proper date, to this effect : " I would
not rob a naked man." He fooled some £2O only is this place,
and refused to take them.
This man, Thous Aekiroms, Mount Brown, WilLime Into"
Charles Morris, Mon Deviosit, and Zama room, were indicted
for hieing stolen from the dwelling house of Gregory Northy; at
Devanport. on Monday night, the 13th of July, 100/. in sovereigns
and half sovereigns, a crown piece of the reign of Queen Asa,
three or fuer shillings, and two or three sixpenny pieces of the
same reign, with silver tea spoons, and other property, the property
of Gregory Not thy; also some shillings, ear-rings, and a tonsils,-
shell-box, the property of Miss Nuttily, from the same dwelling.
Mr. EISILINO stated the case for Use prosecution. Mr. Northy,
he said, was a publican at Devonpar, where he carried on business
by the assistance of his daughter and son. The property was kept
in a earn up two pair of stairs. in two chests ; on the morning of
the 14th July, Miss Northy discovered that the boas were opened.
and the money gone. It would be shown that the prisoners were
seen in the boum that night, under suspicious circumstances; and
witnesses would be called, who would show a complete concert be-
tween them all this time. The principal evidence, however, would
be the production of a remarkable shilling, which was found on
Robiggsoo • it was marked with a cross, cud was a shillusg given
by a sweebeart to Miss Northy.
Mary Northy sworn—l assist my father in his besi• es. in Ply-
mouth. I sleep in the same room with my father, and my brother
sleeps in a back room. We all sleep on the second door, the lower
apartments being unoccupied at night. In a chest at the bold of my
bed was a workbox of mine. I saw the box for the Lot time hews
it was taken about 5 o'clock on the Monday. The clothes in 'hr
them were regularly arranged and smoothed down. I had in the
box some shilling., silver spoons, two pair of gold ear-rings, and
a tortoise-shell snuff box. There were besides, four sovereign.
placed under a pincushion in the Chest. I bad not opened
the box for three weeks before the robbery ; 151. were together.
end a single shilling was kept by itself. This shilling was marked
With, cross on the head of his Ms*, and it was given to me by
.s pan man as a keepsake. He marked it on purpose, and showed
It to wee • he was going away. and said, " Mary, you may show me
that shilling when I come back.' I had frequently sees this Ghil-
lies after it was given to me. Both the key of say chest, of the
work-box and bedroom, were kept by me. Oa the night in glare-
d°. I did not go to bed till after one o'clock • my father had been
in bed before; I rose next morning at 7 o'clock ; my father was
down stairs. I observed my chest, and saw two pierce of wood
chipped off from near the lock. I looked at my fatberi chest.
sad saw it also broken. I saw all the money in my father's chest
was gone. I went down and alarmed my father, who came up
stairs. Olken were sent for, and then my chest was opeoed.—
All my clothes were tumbled up, and the work-box, containing
the money, was on the top of every thing. It was broken
open, and the money which bad been in it was all taken
away, except the sovereigns, which were hid ender the pin.
amides. I bad described the remarkable shilling to the
dicers before it was produced to me. I saw at my fa-
ther's bowie, the night before the robbery, Robinson,
Young. and Morris. The former was in the back rooos.
I carried drink to Robinson and another man who accompanied
him. They remained about an hour and a half. Young was in
the bar about the same time. &own was conversing in the bar
with my father. There were with Robinson and Mortis two MOM
permits. but I cannot swear to their features. Some of the Imre
persons who were in the back room moved frequently to and frees
the passage. They went away nearly at the same time. Morris
came to the bar fur tobacco, but Young did not stir from the bar.
In her cross-examination this witness stated nothing material : she
merely said that nothing remarkable had taken place with refe-
rence to the prisoners on the bight in question, and that ether per-
sons as well as the pPrisoners might have access to the staircase.
Ellis, a peaawMarr of Devosport, stated that he was sent for
by Mr. Northy on the 14th of July, in consequence of the robbery.
He saw the cheats which had been robbed. la consequence of the
description he bad received, be west in pursuit of the prisoners.
He searched Morris. and found live sovereigns and a half, three
ball-crowns. and lye sixpences. Witness asked his name, when be
said he would give it when be came before the Magistrates. Wit-
ness locked him up and went to Plymouth with Abbott. There,
In consequence of information, he went with three sneers
to. the Richmond lea. Oo going to a small back room. he opened
the door and saw Robinson, Watson, Davison, Young, and Browse.
There Were two or three other persons at a different part of the
room. When be came into the room with the dicers be said, "we
are olikers—you are our primate," charging them with the rob-
bery. Robinson laughed and said they were all wrong. Young
and Watson came into the middle of the ram, and assumed a po►
tore as if they were going to light. Seeing this, I put my bead
out of the door, and said, " Now, my men fix your bayonet. ;
let no one escape." Witness then said to Robinson, ' you ought to
know better" Robinson asked witness's name. He said Ellis.
" Oh (said Robinson), we have heard of you' we'll go quietly ;
don't handcuff us." We went out, aod Robins= said he should
go into the bar to get change. There was a great crowd outside.
The window shutters were closed. and a candle was lighted.
Robinson pot out the candle. Witness collared hint. and
eventually brought them ail away in three carriage.. Robinson.
when we arrived near I)evonport, asked, .1 What's ad this
about?" Witness told him. Robinson said, " Yoe ought to
know me better than to think me guilty of such a robbery
as that. You know if Igo about it, it must be worth some.
thing"—(A laugh). Witness searched him, and found on him
three sovereigns, 24 shillings, and one sispeoce. Witness put
the money op kg paper, and folded kin a bag that was found
on Robinson. Witness showed to Miss Northy this money.
She had previously told witness she had lost a remarkable shilling.
She looked over the money, and taking up a shilling. she said she
would swear to it among five hundred.—(The money was pro-
ducal). Witness found on Davison a small red pocket-book and
fifteen sovereigns. He said it was his own property. Witness
said, "Is this all the money you have got ?' lie replied
" Yes." Witness said, " Yon have something in your mouth."
—He said not. Witness persisted, when Davison took some
tobacco out of his mouth, and said, " You may have that."—
Winkle still persisted. and took five sovereigns oat of his mouth.
Witness has seen Young and Davison often together. His attention
was called to them, as they, oar morning, were surveying a bank-
er's house in Plymouth. The prisoners were all strangers in Ply.
mouth: Robinson. the prisoner.—" You know I have had acne
children born and christened there." Examination continued.—
Davison is quite a different sort of man now from what he was
when he was apprehended. He then had whiskers, and his hair
was busby. It is not so Dow.
Miss Northy was recalled, and the shilling which was matted
with a cross being shown her, she declared it to be the same she

had placed in her work-box. In her
slued its saying this was tbe same shilling.
A paper was handed in by a witness, and it proved to be a
oshisto.of what was stated voluntarily by the prisoners an the erg
esiiiiiidation. In this paper Young was stated to have said that be
came to Devonport for the benefit of his health ; that be knew
nothing of the robbery or the prisoners ; but be refund to tell
where he was on the evening of the rubbery.
Morris denied all knowledge of the robbery, declaring that he
was not in Devoopert on the night at all. He was a jeweller by
trade, and had no knowledge of the prisoners, cad especially nose
of Edward Young.—Brown stated that he was a Londoa butcher,
who had come down to Devonshire for the benefit of his heakh.
He did not choose to tell whether or not he knew Charles Morris.
Davis acknowledged being in Devooport on the night of the rib.
bay, but denied all knowledge of it or of an a the prisoners.
..—lenera slid that be was a native of ; that be bad
been all over the world ; that be was a nano( substance; did as he
liked, went were he chose, and was wholly unacquainted with the
prisoners; he had money, and the Magistrates knew be hod, in
different banks ; be went home, and left home, when be liked ; be
bad mosey owing to him all over the country ; and, foe his part, be
would not commit a robbery unless he was tore of getting some-
thing handsome by it.— Watson stated that be was a hawker, hot
denied knowing the prisoners, and said be was not in Devonian on
the 'casket in question; be preferred not telling where be bad
lodged.—Thls was the contents of the paper.
Mr. Wiusasts then said be was anxious that swims% named
Mortimer, should be pot into the box. This witness was accord-
ingly called sod sworn. He stated that, about the time of the
robbery, be had given change for a sovereign to Robinson. He
had amongst his silver, he is sure, a few days before, a marked
shilling, which he did not see after be gave change to
Mr. Justice Buesoven—Well,Robinson, have you got=
to say? Robinson—There is the man, my Lard, in the vas ;
there's Mortimer, the man who gave me the shilling. Mr. ham
Baaatmoit—Ask if Maniaer gave him the shilling. Mr. Wis.
tudee—filsall I ask It Macassar gave you the shining? Robinson
—Yes, r wish that to be asked. Mortimer ezainined—l do not
remember giving Robinson a marked shilling. but I had one in the
home a few days Ware. I dwell know it again. (The AMID(
was shown to the witness.) This is not the shilling 1 bad.
Mr. Justice IlunaeoeureNew, Robinsoo, is your time, if yen

else per-

hive gay thing to my to the Jury. Robinson then declared that
he was as Innocent of this transaction as a new-born babe. That
be was not inside the public-bow that night, nor did hr know any
of the viewers. Any man in town, who knew any thing of en-
graving, mat be aware whether or not the mark on the Waft
was made by a knife or sot. There was something wrong in this
business, and be hoped the Jury wood see it. Great prejudice
existed against bias, and he was sure that the Court and the Jury
oter k.—Mr. Justice Beasoonm :I do not see it.— Robinson :
These is prejudice, my Lord, and it is very bard on me.
Mr. Justice Ihniaosion—Brown. have you any thing to say?—
Brown replied, yes. He acknowledged being Is Mr. •Notthy's
public-house several times but denied that he had any thing to.dis
with the robbery.—Watson being called on. declared his wades
innocence of any participation in the transaction, having neither
hand. act. nor part in it. He had no tampering with oaten. and
had nothing to do in the matter.
Davison said that the only way in which he was implicated was
by the portmanteau having been discovered it his lodoitigs, in
which the iron instruments were found. He :Would ask of the
Jury if they believed it possible that two boxes could be opened by
such an instrument as that produced, without causing great noise ?
—Morris declared himself as innocent as the child unborn. •
Mr. Justice Beaman summed up, and the Jury wittiest hesi-
tation found all the prisoners Gvilty. except Davison. They were
then removed frost disbar. This case has called Author, under-
stand, extraoeitnary exertions amongst the banking buena. Mr.
Gates. the active solicitor trona London, was engaged in association
with Mr. Elworthy, of Devooport. Considering the
nature of the case, the evidence was admirably got up.alt ieced
pro.
crystals lasted from eight in the morning till slit in the evening.

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