Star.
London, England, 1828-08-25 00:00:00

CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK-LAN, AUOVIT 23

We bad a large arrival of all kinds of Grain and linur during the
week, and a good supply fresh in this morning ; but as the New
Wheat comes to hand rather d.ripp and rough, it was from 4...t0 .sa.
cheaper than on this day st.nivight ; and ft r samples of fine Old
Wheat last Monday's prices were asked, but very littlr haste. o
rlot.e at that quotation. Barley sold at :.is. per quarter, and fur
some New 405. was asked, but nut obtained. We had sonic samples
of New Peas, the quality but indifferent, and the prices lower
Beans were rather cheaper. Oats, although not brisk sale, were
nut cheaper. In other articles there is no alteration.
Wheat, Kent & Essex, 70184 s
Suffolk, 70178.
Norfolk, 55s 60a
Rye 52s 56s
Barley 54s 36s
Malt 60s 64s
Peas' White 58s 401
Bailers 401 46a

Peas, Grey 40s 46s
Beans, Small 404 44s
'lick 304 34s
Oats, •Potatoe 27. 34s
Poland 95s 32.
Feed 20s 26s
Flour, per sack, 60s. 655.
Rapeseed 2.3 s 24s per last;
I.AST MIKE.
nwrign
.oats
Ditto Irish
Rye
974 Beans, English 907
952 1 Ditto Foreign 499
321 i Pea*. English 8,723
2,591 I Ditto, Foreign 1,441 •
6,091 Hogibh Flour, sacks 11,722
S ITHFIELD MARKET. ACCOST 25. .
In Mutton and Beet there is no variation Iron. our last market's
price, the Lest Down and the Burst Oxen fetching 4s. 4.1. te 41.6 d.
per 'torte. Veil remeini heavy, the. best young Calves not going off
at more than ss. to ss. 2d. pet stone. Laintsay a .shade dearer, some
of the fine young meat being ss. 4d. per stone. Daity•feti Park
ietches ss. 6.1.-to si. 841. We Stone, asnl large Dogs are 41 to 45:14.
85:A.4.2 649-Sheep •..0,910-Pigs 150-(:.fives '2lB.
Beef 3*. Yd. to 4.1. 6d. Mutton 3s. 2d. to 4s. 6d, Veal 4s: Dd.
to 51. 2d. Pork 45..0d. to 54. 84. Lamb 44. Od. to St. 4d.-Hay
3 54. to .C 4 15s. Otl. Clover, se3 156. td 45 10a. 'Cid: Stkawi
Its. to if.a 2s

IMPOSTATIOW
Wheat, English gum ten 8,611
Do. Forrign 3,306
rash Ditto
Barley, British
F..reigii Jw
Do. Irish
Malt
Ea4;lish Oats

3,375
9,434

• LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 23. •
The weather has been less favourable fur the harvest since Tues.
day than previously,but, having fine drying winds. reaping has pro-
ceeded, and nearly the whole of the crap in this district' is now tut;
and sonic quantity carried. The grain is in better condition than .
might have been expected. The great advance in Nark-lane); and
many other market., caused a speculative disposition here; and
rather an extensive-business was transacted in the early pan of ebe•
weak, both in Wheat and Oats, the latter commanding fully .Id.
per 45th. advance. Flour and Oatmeal are also each rather dearer,
the former Is. to 91. and o.tmeal 6d. per sack. At today's market
the sales were limited, and inferior qualities of Wheat, scarcely
brought so good prices, but dealers generally were firm. Bonded
Wheat is sd. per bushel, and Flour ls. per barrel clearer, and very
little of either article on the market. Barley under lock has also
brutish; Id. to 2d: per 60Ib. advance.

Corron—The import this werk is 11,257 bap, and the sides are
9,970 bags, at a decline of full kd per lb. Advice, from New York,
stitli July, quote priers of 'Uplands 91 to vet, and Premium of
Escuenge 9 to 91, which on V3J July, bad bt.en quoted 10 to 126
anti 96 Itspectively.
Sroas, &c.—Ab.)ut 1,100 hhds. 1'.171. Sugar have been sold this
wrilt at very full prices. About 200 taeks 31tileases have been
tlivosed of at ^ss. for Grenada, and a few casks 13. P. Coffee at
steady rates. The Gazelle iiVrtage, of Alikc..vado is:slB.lod. per ewt. '
Puomitoirs—Torre bas been a goixl inquiry atter l'ork.e3pecially
American, and some ult.' id /Abet sort bare been madd.at 545. per
barrel in bond. llocup continues in good demand from 50% tit
535. per cwt.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCf.
NOIITHEBN CIRCUIT—LANCASTER, Acau,s2t.
The Commis ion for the County Pala•ine of Lan.
caster was opened yesterday by Mr. Justice Bayley.4
The calendar contains near f rty prisoners, three not of
whom ale charged with murder. ' This morning then
Lordships commenced the blasiness ► f the Assizes, Mr.
..Instice Bayley presiding in-the Crown Court, and Mr.
Baran in,thr Civil Court.
Came Couar—Before Mr. Justice BATLEY'.

George Medi, a stot;Ci stng an. aged twenty, was
placed at the bar, under a charge of forgery. The pri,
soner, it appeared, was an apprentice of a tradesman,
residing in Manchester. In that situation be had con-
stant acce•a to the cheque book of his master, and on
two occasions he obtained possession of two blank
cheques. By the assistance of some persons, as he was
unable to write himself, the names of his employers
" Beatson and Lawton," were signed. The first of t. ese
cheques, after some questions had been asked, was paid
by Messrs. Brooks and Co. Manchester. The second
was however not paid,and the prisoner was apprehended.
The prisoner, in his defence, declared himself quite
innocent of the charge preterrei against him.
The Jury found him guilty of uttering the cheque,
knowing it to have been forged, although they were of
opinion .hat he had not forged it himself.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY having directed that judgment
of D•ath should be recorded against him, told the
prisoner that the safety of a commercial country like
England required, that, although his life would be
spared, he should be removed from it.
James Dakan was charged with killing and slaying
George Pilkington, at Manchester. The case was this:
The prisoner is a labourer; and, from some cau.e, which
the evidence did not disclose, some dislike had been
excited against him, in the minds of the deceased and
others of his companions. On the 3d of February last,
which was a Sunday, the prisoner was in the house of a
friend, whither be had retreated to avoid the attacks of
his companions. They, however, were determined to
have him out, in order to wreak their vengeance upon
him. Finding all threats useless, they, at length, forced'
the door; having thus gained admission, the deceased
and another man, of the same party, attacked the pri-
soner with the greatest fury. He was knocked down,
and having with *difficulty regained his feet, he seized
a small pair of tongs, and struck the deceased over the
forehead. The blow seemed to stagger him, but he did
got appear much injured by it. The next day he went
to his work, and continued thus occupied for some days.
4is length he was forced to yield, and wasremoved to the
Hospital ; there he lingered for some time, and at length
died Owe about a month after he bad received the blow.
To this effect was the evidence.

Mr. Justice BATurr. in summing up, told the Jury
these were two q nesti.ms for their consideration. First,
was the blow inflicted by the prisoner the cause of the
dialh of the deceased? andoecondly, was the prisoner
merely performing .an act necessar y for his own defence
in striking the blow ? If they were of opinion that he
hadiretvly struck the bias, in his own defence, they
would acquit him. ••
the Jury, after a few minutes' consideration, returned
a verdict of Not Gaily.
Mr. Justice BAILEY recommended the prisoner not to
get drunk on a Sunday agahr. • •

Oyu. &os—Before Mr. Baron lica.zocc.

TRAVERS"): HASlrsols.
This was action to recover tine amount of V. 11 s. 3d.
for' hails and bacon supplied by the plaintiff to the
defendant. • The defendant pleaded a tender before
action brought.
The plaintiff is a tradesman at Manchester, and the
defendant an attorney in the same place.
A clerk of the defendant, named Gibson, deposed
that he had gone to the house of the plaintiff, and ten-
deed him the amount of his bill. • This he had refused
to stacept, alleging as a reason that he had given in-
structions to his attorney to proceed with an action for
its recovery. George Knowles was present at the time.
Cross-examined—Before I came into the defend'ant's
service I lived with Mr.*Salt; I never acted as bailiff
for the defendant. I had a dispute with my former
master, and that was the cause of my leaving him.
George Knowles confirmed the statement of the last
witness with respect to the tender of the money.
Cross•examined-1 was, by trade, a veterinary suf..
geonond had no other business ; I happened to be buying
perk chops in the shop of the plaintiff when this tender;
was made; I never was a bailiff; I had a %mall affair
on my bands at the I.st Manchester Sessions; 1 was not,
bowler, put to the bar with any deficiency (Laughtei).
Mr.. BROUGHAM—Pray what do yob mean by never
poi to the bar With any deficiency r Was these not
some deficiency on the parcel the piosecuturs?
Witness—l should like to ask my L ,rd Judge, before
I answer any more. Ido not oink I ought to insWer.
Mr. flagon Hur.r.oct —Nor t either, it ypu have any
objection—(to ;he w.trie,s).• .
Mr. aitou4wast-.4 pledge myself, my Lord, tarifigre
that these witnesses ate unaorthy of credit. '
Mr. Salt was then called.
Mr. Bitovoaast (to' the witness)—Now, Mr. Salt,
would you believe that witness oa his oath ?
_ _ _

Witness—l ready do not blot to answer that question
—(a laugh).
Mr. 134r0n HULLOCK—WeII, there is an end of your
case, M. BroUgham. Your client, it is clear, wanted
not.,only the price of his pork chops, but that the defen-
dant should be forced to pay the costs of action too.
• The Juty found•a verdict fur the plaintiff—damages
24 11% 3d.

' 'SHAW AND WIVE V. MAT AND ANOTHER.
Mr. ttiIopGRAIN stated the case, which he described
as one of the most aggravated that he had ever met
withiiind attended with the most serious injoriekto the
wifeeof the plaintiff. The plaintiff, was a weaver, near
Oldbempandwas blind—his wife 'and son conducted
hit Written. The defendants were eminent silk dyers.
isillihnichebrer. The wife of the plaintiff was turning
out of Hanging-ditch into Canteen-street, Manchester,
when she was knocked down by the caravan of the de-
fertriants, owinglie. the negligence of the driver; two
of her ribs were broken, her leg was also broken, her
band was contused, and she received various other in-
juries ie other parts of her body, and for a compensation
for unch injuries the action was brought.
It 'Mama in evidence that all these facts were un,
deniable, that the defendants bad paid ltd: tb the von
oi-plainiiff, but that was said to be by trick, and that
the money Was offered back again; but the defendant%
having taken a-receipt foi the lame. refused taking it
back, and alleged that they gave it as a gratuity, and
nut as a matter of right.
Mr. Sergeant C ROllll (Mr. Wictrruat with him) con-
tended that it was an accident, however much to be
regretted. and that the defendants were not liable; that
their generosity alone led them to do as they had done.
l'he Jury found a verdict for the defendants.
Awes! 22.
John Roden, aged 33. Hubert Wright, Aged 31, and
aged 32, were indicted for uttering to I
Joseph 'Da:twist, at Manchester, a tonged order ten

Messrs. Jones Loyd, and Co. banter., Manchester, rot
payment of she sum of 1001. knowing the same to 1*
forged. _ _ _

The-circumstances disclosed in evidence were the
following Townend, a very respectable merchant.
at Manchester, having occasion to pay the sum (if 100 t•
to one of his creditors, wrote a blank cheque to thisc
amount, drawn on his bankers, Jones, Llyd, and Co. is
Manchester. This creditor was, however, paid in somi, '
other manner, and the cheques remained in that impel.
sect state among the papers of the firm. In this warit
came into the possession of a confidential civic. named'
Robert :Middleton. On 16 deal it was discovered
among his papers by r is wife, arid thus the pt isoners got
it into their power. They accordingly filled up lb e
cheque With the name of Barton, as a payee. InAsis
state it was presented to the bank of Messrs. Jones, Loyd,
and Co. and paid by their cashier. On producing the
cheque, however, in Court, it was discovered that Mr.
Towner'd had signed his name, in far, as " Tewnend.'
In the indictment i: was set forth " Townend."

Mr. COLTMAN (with whom was Mr. Brown and Mr.
Cottingham) objected that this was a misdescription.
He submitted that the alleged lorged instrument must
be accurately described, or the variance wculd be fatal.

Mr. Juste BAYLIY, having considered the objection
some minutes, proceeded into vie other Court to take
the opinion cf his Learned Brother, Mr. Baron Hulluck,
on the subject. On his return, he asked the Jury -Cher they thought t).e prosecutor had signed his name
" Townend" ur .'• Tewnend ?"

The Jury cz 'mined the cheque very attentively, and
gave it as their opinion that the word was 4,Tewnetid."
His Lordship then told them they must acquit t`•.e
prisnners, as in his opei ion the variance between the
cheque and the description of it contained in the in-
dictment, was fatal.

The Jury accordingly found all the prisoners Nut
Guilty, under the Learned Judge's direction.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY observed to the prosecuting
Counsel. that this acquittal would be no bar to another
indictment, in a more correct form, being preferred
against the prisoners in the course or the present Asstses.
James Contherbatch, aged 2S, was placed at the bar,
under a charge cf bureau in the house of Robert
Consterdine, at Stannicliffe, and stealing thence a coat,
three silver spoons, and ten yards id cloth,hisihopertY,
oa the 14th of January last.
Mr. KAYE prosecuted the prisoner'; Mr. MUNDT. 'de-
fended him.
Elizabeth Consterdine called, and ekamined by Mr.'
KAYE—I am the wife of the piasecutii; Dirre at
nicliffe, which is in the parish of .Middlestin ;'my. hii-
band's house is a lone house in midet of i. 4,1.02;
in the month of January last 110046.44 .190. =Pi"
slept in the house; on the 140' of that :fliontit t•utiU,
much alarmed in the night by tbe barkinS.of the7.4cigt.l:
got up and went to the.back window; I lookstrout ao.sd
saw a cluster of nine men standing at the 44 ao!!4, wider
the window I said " halo r very 100.60001 eitrusii.
then asked them what they Wanted?' they iaid*ry
wanted some coal:- I said if that ivobrittoilje:in the
morning they should have some coal; tlieysnisl,:fTheii
send that mans of yours to like" I
come
toy' would tin
me their names they should'
come in; they.-Mid they
were " John Tuck ;"I know no such period; I heard
them begin to b=at with great violence lgaiiiethit bock
door; I screamed murder Several tlsluei, in hopes sortie
one would come to our assistance; they ?aid almost
broken their way in, when I ran to My hnilhnd; who
is very ill, and dt:igged him' Irons one tooth Wit, ano-
ther across the top.ot the stairs, into a Inns* itoOm ;
ia a few minutes I heard a man's foot strike against the
door, and a rough voice demanded admittance rtsaid.
he would not murder us, I vrouldlet, he Said;
&Well, we will not Murder you, ff **ill give vapour
money ;" I then opened the doer, did 1 ssw a man ittanci
ing at it with two or three candles in MI hand, all of
which were lighted ; I then led him' inch my bed room
and garte-him my pockets. in which all our Money was ;
while I was getting my pockets I sawthe prisoner break
open two chests; the light' of ibe Candles enabled' me
to see him distinctly; when I had'glistn thesis my pocket'
they went out of nay bed room; I Crept &in 'maks arid
got out of the door, and ran tcreaeriti'dtosiatiii
~neighboui's bobse; Iliad tun about teir Tali";
when a man stripped me. and held ate,' ittstlitalged;
,me back to the washuouse and kept pie tboCti.
;the other men ran awaya this man *as' 1110enitii,!
.was tried and convicted at the'
• • : -•
the prisoner was one. ' •''
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Cross-examined-•—1 was very much arinlaid *SO;
'nut the Whole of this teensaction.' '.‘' • ,
This account was try the protattot?
.infirm old man. • ...'s‘P•l •-t 1 ,

• •
A publican at Oldtitsii deposed to Meting sees' the
prisoner in company fe4onli
lin the night of the robbery. '
The constable wbo appsebilids doe ptistaneritajtell,'
that the very um:mem betew binVand liefciie • tuft in•
tinution had been given that he intended WI it!ffe the
prisoner into custody:the latter had taken the attest
opportunity of escaping. It was not till aftaf'"l'long
pursuit that he succeeded in securing.him. •`
This was the case on the part of the prosecution.
Mr. BaANDt, otr the.part of the pti.oner, called se.
vend witnesses to the excellence of- the character of
the latter.

Mr. Jiatice BAYLIY having summed op, the Jury
found the prisoner Guilty.
The Learned JUDOX, in passing sentence of Death
upon the prisoner, intimated to him that he need not
expect mercy.

BRISTOL, Accuse St.
Before MG Justice Past,. and a Special Jury.

VAUGHAN O. PHILLPOTTS. • - •
This was an action to rscover damages for the injury
which the plaintiff. had sustained in the loss of his
daughter's setvices, who had in the mouth of Match
last fallen into a sewer which bad been opened by the
defendant, and left open through the night in a public
,passage, without any fence or light.
Mr. STOCKING opened the pleadings, and Mr. Ser-
geant WILD& stated the case. The plaintiff was a man
in humble circumstances, who not being able to afford
to keep a servant, the business of his household was
performed by his two daughters. On 'a night in last
March, the plaintiff sent one of his daughters out on an
et rand, and on her return home, through a place called
Jones's-lane, she fell through some loose coveting into
o hole, which the defendant had made into a sewer
i►hich ran that way. The young woman fell head fore-
most, and was so much injured as to be for a time in-
sensible. The violence of her fall, and the nature of
the place into which the had fallen, had so much in-
jured her health, that she was rendered unable to ren-
der that assistance 'to her father which the liad done
previous to the accident, and had 'be►ides made him
subject to increased expense for medical attendance, and
a more delicate mode of living then she had bsen.used
to before. Her nerves had been so much disordered by
the accident, that she was now, and had been,since us
occurrence. subject to fits, which had mach Impaited
her health.

All the parts of the Learned Sergeant's StiILCIONSt

•

were very clearly proved by the evidence of sever,l
witnesses; Among 'whom tas,the young woman her ,elf
whn appeared to be in a very delicate state of health.
Mr. Takt.patotr, in c.ross.examining her, asked if she
0.00 ,gote:d on the stage?
..the young woman expressly denied that she had.
Mr. Justica PARK said, that whether she had or no
was quite immaterial to the matter there in issue. lie
thought that the circumstances of her being an actress
ought rather to increase the damages to be awarded
fit an injory which, besides the other mischief it had
produced, prevented her fitim playing her part. The
.witness,depo,Cd.that she 'bad been in good health up to
the time of the accident.

Mr. C. F. WILLIAMS, for the defence, then said, that
he ionnd it quite fappolsible any longer to deny the
jtegligence of ini‘client, or the .injury which the young
emaol had suffered.
.The patties then talked together for a skit time about
the quantum of compensation, and agreed that a verdict
should go for the plaintiff—Damages 201.
This being the last cause in the paper, the Assizes
concluded, and the Jury were dismissed.