Star.
London, England, 1817-12-06 00:00:00

CUAROR OF RANI.

Waage fibers. soap-boiler and chandler, of Gas-
well-street, was indicted for a rape.
The prosecutrix, Eliza Taylor, deposed, that she
is about 19 years of age, and that the crime, which
she described, was committed by the prisoner on the
sth of November last. in a small summer-house be.
!caging to the prisoner; and that she grit informed
Mrs. Aldridge of it, in whose house she lodged; but
did not mention it for some time to Mr. and Mrs.
Dudley with whom she lived, and who always acted
towards her as parents.
On her Cross-examiaation by Mr. Attie, witness
said, that she bad been for some time prior to the
commission' of the crime in the prisoner's service,
Irons which she bad been discharged by the prisoner's
mother, not tor-indelicate conduct, bat for what the
mother celled-4e a deal of grubbing, with her mos-
ter." The mother said, that she could not allow
witness to remain -in the house enjoying such favou.
'rids= with her son. Witness bad been often in the
soap house with the prisoner while in his service, and
afterwards, but never had there anp criminal con-
nexion with.hint. Shry did not say some months ago,
to a female acquaintance who observed some soap
upon her pelisse, that she had got it in some gig
with Billy Moore ; nor to another female acquain-
tance. who noticed some powder upon her pelisse.
that site had been having some gig with Billy Moore,
land that she was sorry he always wore powder. She
recollected that the prisoner about eight months ago
took liberties with her on a sofa, bat he could not ac-
complish his purpose. for she would not allow him.
Believes that prisoner's mother saw her sitting upon
his lap when. sbe was in his service, and that the mo-
ther did not like it. Witness might have talked to
other servants about her expectation of being married
to Billy Were ; thought such &thing might happen;
she might have expected and said so, that the priso-
ner would marry her in consequence of what had
passed between them—the prisoner's professions of
love, and his mother's jealousy. She might also have
said, that if he did not marry her he should net have
her in any other way ; others might have attempted
to take liberties with her, but she would not allow any
one to have his will ; she never said _ that she would
64 make his money fly. !" She knows Mrs. Clarke,
the wisher woman, who asked her it she should take
I it, and that it would be a good thing it Mr. Moore
should marry her, to which witness observed, that it
:ertainly would. She had often passed through the
street in which the prisoner resided since she was
turned away from his service by his :wither, although
she had no acquaintance in that street, or in the
neighbourhood ; she knew Captain Fuller, of Air-
Street, Piccadilly. in whose service she had been about
six weeks ; she was dismissed because she was pot
considered a sufficient cook ; Captain Fuller is a
married man ; she never said to any one that the
Captain used to come into her bedroom, and eat
plum cake with her. She was not turned sway by
her mistress for kissing the Captain—had been only
three years in service altogether, and she could not
say that she was not in ten different places within
that time ; shelled not been in any service for seve-
ral months back ; ea one occasion abs resisembeeed
the pfsoner to have seat her for concealment from
thi soap house into a dog house, because be heard a
ringing at the door, and because he did not wish her
to be modest reports should be raised to his disad-
vantage. She, therefore, remained in the dog house
until the ringing . was over. The journeymen and
others employed in the soap house had left off work
at the hour this transaction took place, and it wu
some time after she had been dismissed from the pri•
soner's service. When she and the prisoner had
walked through Wellington.street, be walked on one
side of the street and she on the other ; this might
have proceeded on his part from a desire to avert sus-
picion ; when the crone was committed in the sum-
mer house, she did not cv out, because she thought
nobody was within bearing.
Mrs. Aldridge, of South-street, Grosvenor•squue,
&posed, that she recollected the last witness coming
home to her house on the sth of November in a state
of great agitation. Witness asked her what was the
matter I and the prosecutor told her what the priso-
ner had data to her. The Dudleys lodged in wit-
ness's house ; they bad adopted Eliza Taylor as their
cluW. Witness went to prtsonet's house two days
Aloe Eliot Taylor had been so ill•treated, in order
to remonstrate with him, and to ask him to do jus-
tice to Taylor, by marrying her. She did not see
prisoner on her first visit; but on calling again a
few days afterwards, she met prisoner, and asking
him what were his intenticns with regard to Eliza
Taylor, whom he had so much injured, or whether
he meant to many her ? He answered, by no means,
for that Taylor was a bad character, adding. '' If I
did-not do it. another would." He also said, that
he would not have done it if he had net taken a glass
too much. Witness spoke to him in such terms as
bis conduct deserved, and be ordered her to go out,
showing her the door. She refused to go out, say-
ing, that as Os had found her way in, she could find
her way out, but that she was determined to stand
by the poor orphan whom he had injured, and that
she would have justice done to her. She, however;
left the prisoner's house, still repeating her resolution
to have justice done to the prosecutrix.
IN answer to a question from the Judge, witness
stated, that she had never communicated soy thing
Open the subject of this charge to Mr. or Mrs. Dud-
ley. until after her second visit to the prisoner. or
with respect to the proposition of marriage to the
prisoner to tbp Magistrate by whom the original war.
tent was granted.
Upon the termination of this witness's examina-
tion, the Judge (Mr. Baron Gaaaow% asked the Jury
whether they thought it necessary to prosecute this
inquiry any farther, with a view to the purposes of
justice?
The „Jury, through their Foreman, declared, that
they bad been long since satiated of the fallacy of
the accesation, sad of the innocence of the prisoner.
A verdict of Acquittal was accordingly pronounced.
Mr. Baron GAJAROW observed, that it was impos-
sible to dismiss this case without eetwqrking, that the
charge was altogather of a most extrionitaary
tha-
racter. It appeared is bins, that if the inapseasios
which it was the object of dot preeacation to attain
yoga not produced by ebe evidence, it would be Mae'

curry to title? info The defence. That object had
not, in his opinion, been attained ; and therefore he
had for some time deemed it unnecessary to prose-
cute the case any farther. He was glad to find that
the Jury concurred with his opinion. This was ob.
viously a case upon which it became the duty of any
Court or Jury to tread with peculiar caution ; for it
was necessary by law that a single witness only should
be adduced, and unless surrounding circumstances
should, under the protection of PROVIDENCE, inter-
vene, that a single witness might fix a capital punish-
ment upon real innocence. The object in this case
was, in his view, quite palpable—namely, to exact
money, or to terrify the prisoner into a marriage
with a woman whom he regarded as a profligate—
from whom he shrunk as a plague in such a sacred
connection. It was also to be remembered. that the
witness principally relied upon for the corroboration
of the charges the woman Aldridge, had never stated
in her examinations before the Magistrate that she
had made any proposition of marriage to the prisoner
in order to prevent this prosecution.
Mr. Moore here addressed the Court, stating that
be had been acquainted with the wicked woman who
had upon this occasion appeared as his prosecutrix,
for about eighteen months; but that he had had no
connection whatever with her far the last six months.
Since his committal to Newgate, he declared that se.
venal propositions of compromise had been made to
him. The first was, that if lie would give 81000 to
the prosecutrix, the prosecution would be abandoned.
The second, to settle se5J a-year upon her ; the third,
to give her se100„ and to pay the amount of the re•
cognizances. But all those propositions he rejected,
•determined to appeal to a Jury of his country, and
convinces that it he made any compr.,inise within
the walls of a prison, his character would be always
subject to reproach. The pi isoner here observed upon
the manntr in which he was tteatcd on his original
arrest. He was, lie said, taken out of his own dis-
trict, to the Magistrate of w:tich he Was known, and
carried bettav a strange Magis.rate of another dis-
trict, who had Lien committed at once, without grant-
ing him a second hearing, which was not usually re-
fused even to a man accused of murder. Ot the Of-
ficers who took him into custody, by giving them
wine, &c. they treated him with civility ; but upon
his committal to Newgate, he was bolted, and the
bolts were not taken off until the Sheriff humanely
interfered to relieve him. He did not, however,
mean to complain of any one but the Magistrate by
whom tie was originally committed, and by whom he
was heated in the most censurable manner.

Here the Judge ill erposed, and observed, that tile
prisoner was discharged. Oa the result of the trial
toeing made known, applause was loudly expressed
both within and without the Court.

Mr. Moore appeared to be *bunt fifty year: of age.
The following were capitally convicted s
John Danny, fqr stealing a watch, vain INS, of Richard Hoby,
in his dwellittg•house•
Joh!, Attel, fur butglanoudy breaking and metier the dweb
ling-house of Jallo Johnson, and stealing a tr..tal watch, four
crown ?taco, &c.
'llonkas Pearson, for stealing three rearms of paper, value 44,
of Timms Dutton, to his dwtihng•bowe.

RECoRDER'S Re/var.—Yesterday the Recorder
'lade a Report to Isis Royal Highness the Prince Re.
gent of the following convicts under sentence of death
George_ Pears's, for lawn I ;eke Vertlyarrtbe Me offence;
Joseph Mesk, fix a burglary; *Mown Hobbs, Samoan William
Pack, Chines Smith alms Kbaleg, John Fitapwrick, Gems,
Stew, James Nash, Memel Hollingsworth, George Wilson, as.d
Wm. Pattiatin, for a like offence; William Smith, for stealing in
a illvelling.bouseigßiehard Keen, Edward Dixondulin Howard,
William Duns, illaffi Barnett. John Mame, Mat:dogrel,' Smith,
Thomas (harakiri, Mslvina Malcolm, lamed -hoes, William
Haswell, James Charrlngton, Wary Searle, James Moore, George
Rartirawcll. Robert Sallow Pea, Henry Clark, lobo Jackson, and
Sara, Troop, for a like offeacie; John Prior, fur a highway rob.
bery ; Jubu Haydon, Israel Levy, Janus Gallagliam, Lmes
Whitby James Kelly, Jahn Thompson, Thomas Welch, Robert
Kelly, Thomas Dahry, Moses Martin, and Michael Hurley, for
the like offence; Benjamin Harmer, for murrains Irian transpor-
tation; John Akoek, for privately wallas in a shop; Mary
Browne* for a like offence • James aubinsoo, laonmatealiag ;
'Willman Ray, for matting and; maiming Marla Hearn; and John
1 humus, fur sheep-stealing.
When George Pearson, John Pewit, and Thomas
Dakty, were ordered for execution on Thutsday next.
The others were respited during pleasure.
Maostou Housa.—Yesterday John Smith, a fine
-looking young fellow, though in a tattered dress,
came to the Mansion House, and stated that be was
in great distress, in consequence of being suddenly dis-
chaerd from a vessel in which he was about to pro-
ceed to South America to join the Patriots. A fort-
night ago, himself and several others were. enlisted
into the patriot service by Colonel G—, and order-
ed on board the Britannia of London, then lying in
the River. 'lite conditions of enlistment were, that
each man should be well clothed and fed during the,
voyage, that their pay was to commence from the
day of their entering the vessel, and on arriving at
St. Thomas's to receive a bounty of 80 dollars per
man. The ship dropped down to Gravesend, where
she remained until Tuesday evening, when Colonel
C-7-- came on board, and without assigning any
motive for such a proceeding, discharged the greater
put of the men, among whom was the applicant.—
The latter bad good clothes when he went on board,
but these were taken from him, and a light dress,
suited, as the Colonel said, to the climate in which
'they were about to serve, was gives him. Those
who were selected to be discharged were paid one
shilling each. and sent up to Woolwich in a Graves-
end boat. There they waited upon Dr. Watson, the
Magistrate, to whom they stated their complaint, and
he advised them to come to town and lay the cue be.
fore the Lord Mayor.—The Lon. heeToft asked the
man if it was not in consequence 'of the late Procla-
mation that they had been discharged ?..Tbe appli-
cant said, it was not. The Colonel bad retained
those that had served in the Army. He (Smith)
had been several years in the British Navy, but being
somewhat skilled in the management of great guns,
he bad been enlisted to serve as an artilleryman. The
principal object of his application to the Lord Mayor
was, he said, to solicit the assistance of his Lordship
in preeeting employment and decent clothing, or to
get those restored which bad been taken from him.
The Loan Mena lamented his case, which be said
was a bard one, and expressed a willingness to assist
him. His Lordship, after consulting with Mr. Rob-
les, directed the latter to write to Colonel
upon the subject, and ordered, in the mean time,
that the man should be taken proper care of.
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wr-0 was ordered to be committed until ~ht
bail; by a suissNuent application to tbz
she was :offered to go to her funily, uf:o4
and her friends undertaking that she
with bail yesterday morning. Yesterday
she and her bail attended ; an.l Hr. Mat. the G,.,1;::-1
man who had so human. ly betrie:idtd the ;tit!, s,,,t';
to the Magistrates, that the effect cf their ivn.t.
Mrs. Paton had but little effect, as, •J:e
the girl home, she had txpurionced I :L!
The Magistrates were of opiiii st, th.tt
relations of the gi.l w,re t t persons to !) 4% I ca
..
of her. Mr. Camp, the Kell
Mrs. Paton's bail, tt, t.4ke care t•
a month, until she cold be Lent to !via t!.; .13 !.
Scotland. The Istag.sttates appiw.ed of :!.!
ment, and admitted bits. to bill,
charges of inhuman tr.,,itment of Jealnet
assaulting Mr. MAL A;11 went
Campbell.

HUNTING. .
The Hrfield !Tour.!l will meet an Monday v
I.and; Thursday, at Hit..h N oo.l; slid on tattuda.. • •
Chappel, at halt p.oit ten.
Mr.Conyerev tloorr.ls veal tri,et or. :-..li:resy at
Thursday, at itayJou Park; aiaJ on a:nntay, at i•!ti• .
he Fast Es•iea Nns Itounds w:Il meet o , •
pinghoe Hall; and un Theriday at IVelhi -tse;l I v

- Sander/stead liarrie.s niter on Mut.dals v. .
Saturdays, at K. newt, three rink% (tidal t trJaz t :
Mr. Naufarrly's Fox Knox!, have 1.a.1 wu.L I
a..on, the and mow wcalizr ben g
tiir the 41-gh grounds of Surrey Ihe b. un..•
up in csintat style, mi.'. thore is shun ti .

• • :

•••.-r.t;,
I•S Mt it

It is Vrnidily a‘knuwkdgt yue :nest resper„,
table part o. the profession, doe tin ftle.i.cal rq,o,
established by the celeLrated Sorg. tins
House, Blacktriars road, auu W..,sitst..ck-sores, 01.
ford•street (a Sew doors from Bond •.t.ettj, ,re th
fountain head tor aavice. It i. 4 Litt. Mgt, by tle
united taleitts of these Gemlemen, apwatds of Sir
Thousand Patients have been curet'. arsuudlyot GS.
stinate )se.tses my of whom had b.-ea slaidtirg.d
from Hospoals, and hundreds had Teen improjedy
treated by Feist fis ;gllUrnn: of an impottant branc!li
the profession.— fsles•_rs. Coi•es.tt, Mwator., and CI
are consulted daily by ali ranks of people, at e.ch
their Establistimeuts ; c,r by letters hum the C•
stating their case, w:len Medicine and A,:vice
to all parts of tl.e Kingdom.—Thcre Aft side.d • lift
each house, and private scorns for terliates.—Dirta
Charlotte House, opposite the key. Rowland
Chapel; or Woodstock House, ne ir New Bond-strict.
FaILNCaI JIM D'Eseitir•—One of the French Pre.
trincial Journals, that of the Upper Mini:, condos*
rit:
11.1 s
states
awrehso Jest letter tromhuat
emigrate,
new country:—" Looking into the Newspapers
instruction in mi choice, judge of my embarrass
whets I found that the typhus, which rages Irela
sad threatens England, ravages a part (a 1:413. 11
plague is at Orin, at Constant:nople, Algitrs, and'
almost all Africa. Asia does cot pirate me bete
they are fighting in Persia, at Lahor, at Cantiehr
and at Calcutta ; the Wechabites are fighting ►k.
sot where. The West is not more to piy taste.
war of the Insurgents desolates South Amtic
Christophe and Petion dispute at St.
yellow fever is in the United States. Blond
Pyrennees, treason lurks in Poi tueal—ar ..T my is
ambled in Spain, and terrible hurt ica.tes czoy as:
the artillery of batteries. There is a kiivlrc!,,s among
the cattle in Switzerland—it rains contmo.llly Ar •
pies—Croatia has its hl mica, and Pied mop: it: tic.; rd
wolves. Alter this, where can Igo marts : ' .1
myself in the snows of Russia? A perfect
induces in, to remain in Frarce,- where it is true, re
have neither hurricane, nor wars nor plague: MT yel•
low fever, nor even the Yes/ow Dwarf, but atiere
have tigert in the department ct the Aude, and goo
that tall in the street Richel.:ll."

SMITHFIELD MARKE f, DECEMI:ER S.
Beef Ss OA to 4s C: 4. CI to 5• et
Mutton Ss 4d to 4s 6,1 I Poork 44 01 .;%
&LW 670—Sheet' and Lambs 3,s4o—Calves
HAY AND STRAW PER LOAD
Hay, set. Os. to XS. Os.—Clover, £4 to Xs. co
Straw, XI. 14s. to Es. cc

NIiWUATII AND LEADEN HALL Dl.:'.
(Ey tte Cartage.)
Beef, per none is 6d to Ss SE. Veal 3. 41 to St 44
Mutton - 3• od tw 4. Od I Pork 4s 0.1 to Ss
Lamb Os. Od. to Os. 04.

PRICKS OF HAY AND STRAW YEST7RDAY.
sT. Images. WHITrCNAitt...
Hay 31 ss Od to 51 sls Od Hay 41 los to 51 105
Straw 21 14s 6d to In 2s od Straw II Ids to t.l
Clover, 61 Os. Od. to 71. e,.

COAL MARKET. DECEAIBiIIi 5.
Skips at Market. Ships sold. Pri.to.
112 f Newcastle 50 411. O. to .te. 51.
$ Smarrland 5 445. 31. to 4.114
4 Stone Coat 0 CO.. Oi
- 1 Colin I Et. CI to O.N.

COUNTRY MARIERTo.
Ussaasooa,Dac. 4.—Wheat per load, ill Os. to
New ditto, 001 001 to 001 Os. Barley, per quarcr i
Om 24s to SEA. Brans 444. to 511 s. Peas 47s t F,:g
00s. to 00s. _ .

Nawauar, Batas, DEC. 4.—Wheat, she. to S7l.
90s. to Ms. Oats, 2 te. to 36a. Beans otte to 765. Pcia 4'16 t"
Breed vs. I id. per gallon.
OILIEORD, DEC. 40—The Price of a bushel of where Ha. 4il
Price of the Quarter* Loaf, Wheaten, 004. Houkehr.le. C-.11:4*
BANBURY, DEC. 4.—Wheat 7s. 6d. to 101.6 d. a D^.-VL
64a. per wk. Bread Is. 104. the half

MARRIED.
At Bangalore, the 11th July, Robert Greif, MD. to ret
meat of Light Dragoons, to Camilla ..nn second dan'c'e
John Underwood, Esq. Surgeon on the Madras
Last week, by license, Mr. Marsh, jun. o. Stir.k Cori, 1 tat2h.
shire, to Miss lieringsbsw. In the same wftk the Vies 03'19
have been married to a farmer at Lake, the breinE been rted
by banns twice ; and report says that he came v. ith a harm. "`
perly equipped for his intended ; but on his arri•::!, tc C-6 t
grief and astonishment, his fair angel ha .1 departed,
In wedlock with Mr. Marsh.

1/1E1).
At Quileo, the lith Jane, the Lady of Cart:lr, SO.:Tr
1/111th Regiment.
At Vellote, Captain Alezander Davison, of the Itch •rf
At %Sore the 19:h May, Mr. William Neal,
Muter of the Band of the 34th regiment.

Mlllelt OF brOt;
Beak Stock, Mil
aid. Stili
Corm SSlttft I
4 per Cent. sieff 1
Spec Ct. sleet
L 4. Ann.. 21 15.16 I

' 1S lERDAY

India Stock
India Bonds, 96 pf•
Exch. 1311 k (2d.) IT Ore.
C:.}(l.) 1' 2 rte.
Cons. for Ace. s$ 14!
Lottery l'icket., XI9
HIGH WATUtt 10 MukiaUW A LoN N
Morning -4s n..??. err' 13
Afternoon .

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