Star.
London, England, 1827-10-30 00:00:00

MANSLAUGHTER.

Gabriel are, aged 46, was indicted on the Coroner's
inquisition, charged with administering to Elizabeth
Eayne, ,on the 16th October, a quantity of tobacco
water, of which site died.
Mr. PHILLIPS, who was engaged for the prosecu-
tion, stated that. the. Recorder having read the depo-
sitions, bring of opinion that the .charge•against the
prisoner could not be sustained, he should not there-
tore offer any evidence. •
Mr. CLARKSON, for the prisoner, said it was his
duty to state that,• had his client's instructions been
attended to, this.distressing accident would not have
occurred. Had the case proceeded, the prisoner would
have received a most excellent character.
The Jury returned-a verd'et of Not Guilty. •
• It wilt be recollected the prisoner is a Quack Doc-
tor," living at tkethnal•green. to the present case, be
'had ordered a decoction of tobacco to be take., in milk
(as a- cute for the worms);• the milk; however, was
omitted. and to whiCh omission the fatal consequences
:areattxiboted•
John French was indicted for stealing, on the night
of the 93J July, a horse, siddle, and bridle, value 401.
the property of Mr. Mott, a colic tor, residing in Hart-
fordsbire.

Me. Mott's servant proved that the horse was grazing
in their master's-field in the early part of the night of
Abe 2.t.1_ July,And was not. to be found on thefullowiog
Inoirring. A' stable of -Mmt's had been broken open the
same night. and a saddle and bridle stolen. Thiee days
after the horse was found in the prisoner's stable its
Cbenies Meas. • The horse was claimed, and the pii-
'soneo's Wife wai taken into custody. The prisoner ab-
sconded, and was out "of the way a considerable time.
but was at length discovered in l'arlt-place, Kensington.
-S:reral witnesses gave the prisoner,a good character.•
After 'the RECORDER had charged the lily, M-.
PHILLIPS, who was Counsel for the prisoner, said, the
priteinet had• suggested the exantination of other wit-
nesses. The Ifni-mom instantly consented to their
being examined.
Thomai French, son of the prisoner, aged 17. was
then sworn, and stated, that the horse In question had
bin brought to his father's stable by a man named
Thlkon Snaw, residing in Osnaburgh-stri et, Ns w Road,
wheal& it at livery. Witness had not since seen that man.
iwiPlisentness was very minutely. examined by the
cnunseL for the prosecution and tbs. Iteco. der. He
admitted that he had not given any vide c: reap:cling
Thomas Shaw's having left the Isqrs, if his fathers,
neither
.whin kis mother s. as apprehended, nur when
his father was under examination.
Tne lime:moan again charged the Jury on this evi-
dence, and of er a few minutes deliberation they found
the prisoner Guilty, but recommended him to mercy
on account of-.his previniti goad character. •
~,The prosecutor. joined in the recommendation; and
the Racourita assured them their recommendation
should be stated to his Majesty.
Benjamin Etilgeld was indicted for the manslaughter
f . • •• :
'The prisoner and the.dleeased were at a dinner party
in Whitechapel; a visional took piece beta een them, in
eonieqti-nce of the deceased- having supposed that the
tirisoiisr had spoken disrespectfully of oneof the females
of the carry, -named C'athorine Youlig. The deceased
isttusk {he poisoner twice; the pris9per then gave the
deceased a'blow that knocked him down, and his head
coining on the fender, he receivedsa deep wound, of
which he afterwards died.
The Jury found the prisoner
• The RECORDER sentenced hiM to pats fine of Is.
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VIOLENT Srnitx.—Monday and Tuesday I.lst we had
a storm; of wind and rain, which continued for 48
hours, with great and unabit*Vriolence, and during
that period the rain continued Oily ing down in torrents.
The rivers-Dee and Don were swollen to a degree quite
unprecedented since'the great flood in 1799, the water
rising to such a height as to ovaillow the banks a
.great went, sweeping- almost 'every thing which came
within its reach. Or the loss and damige sustained,
some idea may be formed from the appearancrof our
sea beach on Wednesday—dimming, between the rs o
*n4 far riortherirt: WOW' the latter, trees
gtisibally 'of large domenjosits,' cpiimities•of tutnips,
of corn, some sheep, with several ship's boat.,
Ake:: The latter eat Ted but of our harbour were thickly
rrewedalong and lay in per rniscnous rivet b. From the
re'port of some..shen sent down to collect the timber,
rto leis thin 4006 trees have been carried off by bellsod
- -
'fibril 'different places on "
laid Tot flailing, 'of whi.
been"recoeired:- Scime ka
lected and ttifitight to town,
in a staff fit for any useful
caused by the rains descenditi
hills, and the destruction
-lameotable.—Aberdem •

sit the Dee, where' it had been
hich, not many hundieds have
fart •loads of turnips were col-
own, bdr nothing else was found
useful purpose. The ravages
wending in cataracts from the
In of property at Peuerculter; are
Chronicle, Vet 27.
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