Star.
London, England, 1818-08-24 00:00:00

Many questions put as to her saying, or her hu,shantr.
saying—" ll—n him, give him whiskey enough if he
will make his will ;" and after it was made—" ll—n
him, give him as much whiskey now as he can swal-
low, the sooner he is off the better," were answered
by iliro-o l Mr. Maine generally exclaiming in re-
sponse.—On her re examination, she said they had
left Ireland some years since, and lived in Scotland.
She and her husband had now conic from Glasgow
to give their evidence.
Thomas Rogerson was then examined at very great
length.' He had first become acquainted wiiii '.1.:•)-
mas Jordan when he was in the Lancashire Milr i
in 1780. Mr. Jordan had a calico-printing mill at
Chapel hard, and always lodged with him. Witness
was first an agent there for a house in Manchester,
and afterwards in the commission line.
Mr. LITTLEDALE, in cross-examination, read a se-
ries of questions, which were all negatived. They
were of the same character with those put to Mrs.
Rogerson.
,Mr. Watkins, Solicitor in Chancery for the plain-
tiff, was examined to account for the delay of the
triaL He had had instructions to file a bill in 1807,
and he believed it was filed in 1808. The delay since
then was owing to the defendants; he had done all in
his power to bring it to a decision. 1t was entered
last year. He then had pain here from Ireland.
He understood that Byrne was here too, and inten-
ded to subpoena him, but could not find him. The
record was withdrawn, because he did not think it
prudent to go to trial without further evidence. He
had now got Mr. and Mrs. Rogerson in consequence.
He saw Byrne this morning, and subpoenaed him.—
He was cross-examined by Mr. Topping, as to whe-
ther the bill was in fact filed before 1810? He had
no means of saying distinctly. It was amended. The
property was about three or four hundred a-year.—
Ten or twelve thousand pounds? No; it is deeply
mortgaged. It is perhaps two or three thousand
pounds, after paying off all mortgages.
Mr. TOPPING rose now to address the Jury for the
defendants.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY—Do you call witnesses?

Mr. TOPPING-0 yes, my Lord, a great many.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY—Can you bring the case within
any reasonable compass? It is too early is the As-
size to keep the dary up all night; besides after a cer-
tain period the attention necessarily relaxes.
Both parties expressed great willingness to adjourn.
His L'ARDSIIIT asked how they would act as to
the Jury ?
Mr. SCARLETT said, they would not of themselves
converse with any one on the subject.
Mr. WILLIAms-0, I am sure the Gentlemen I
'see in the box will not speak a word oft the subject
to any one.
Mr. TOPPING—Who? the Jury! Bless your soul,
I would trust my life to them. I know the Gentle •
men of Lancashire.—Adjourned at :it o'clock.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19.—The above case occu-
pied the Court this day till half-past five.
Mr.ToPPt NG made a very lively and suitable speech
in the morning.
Susannah Smith (formerly M'Dermid) was servant
to Mr. Rogerson when Mr. Jordan died in his
She remembered Jordan's being always drunk, and
particularly his getting six glasses of rum the morn-
ing he signed his will. He had on one occasion
threatened to cut Mrs. Rogerson'sahroat. She thought
him quite insensible the day his will was signed. He
gave indirect answers when he gave any answers at all.
The examination and cross-examination of this lady
. occupied four hours.
Mr. SCARLETT made a very ingenious reply.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY summed up, and the Jury in
a few minutes found a verdict for the defendants.
This occasioned some difficulty and misapprehen-
sion among the parties, and his Lordship asked the
Jury whether they found for the will or against the
will ?—Foreman—" Against the will."
A few undefended causes were afterwards disposed
of, and the Court adjourned.

At Lansdowne Ur, an inhabitant of a neighbour-
ing parish disposed of his hope for £lB, the amount
or which was paid him in colintry notes, the firms of
which are insolvent. On the poor fellow's return
home, he met with another scoundrel, nho told him
that at Keynsham he thought he could direct him to
the house of the rogue who had cheated him, and
prevailed upon the easy countryman to leave a basket,
containing five pounds worth of goods, in his hands,
while he sent him to look for the rogue. In the mean
time this second rogue absconded, and the situation
of the deluded man at this double instance of ill-for-
tune, may be better conceived than described.
Mr. J. THOMAS, of Palmer's Village, on Friday
night, going along Tothil-street, a fellow knocked
him down, and before he could recover, robbed him
of his watch.

ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION'A most diaboli-
cal attempt at assassination was made at Pentesbury,
near Shrewsbury, on Tuesday :—John Denny, a pau-
per of that parish, having solicited permission to quit
the poor house, the parish officers gave him, at his
departure, ss. for his sustenance until he procured
employment. In the space, however, of a few days,
he returned, and applied successively to the three
Rectors of Pontesbui y for readmission into the house;
with which request they severally refined comply-
ing, assigning, as the reason of their refusal, that he
had sufficient money to support him until the follow-
ing Monday, when the Committee would meet,
whose proper business it was to decide upon his
case. llis last application was made to the Rev. John
Wilde, when he persisted in staying near the door of
the house where Mr. Wilde was then standing ; and
gradually approaching it, with his hand between his
coat and waistcoat, instantly drew thence a knife, and
plunged it into Mr. Wilde's side. The pauper made
no attempt to escape, and was soon afterwards com-
mitted to the county jail, " for stabbing with intent
to kill," by the Rev. CHARLES Parana. Notwith-
standing the infliction of a deep wound, Mr. Wilde is
doing as well as can be expected.
• UNION HA LL—BUYING ReolsrelvrAr.s.---Satur-
day Mr. W. Sandars, shopkeeper, in White-street, St.
George's, was charged with purchasing some regi-
mental articles of a private soldier of the 3:I Regi-
ment of Foot Guards. The Solicitor for the prose-
cution referred to the Mutiny Act, v l:ich enacts
" that if any person shall•knowingly buy from any
soldier, or any other person, any clothes belonging
to his Majesty, he shall forfeit for every such offence
The defendant was adjudvd to pay tl.e kcnalty.