Star.
London, England, 1827-11-05 00:00:00

H.Wilson (the pareser
Herring, an lioneen
t Crook henl

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forty years; be
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The Rev.

Mr: Beckwith (a
Mr. Blacken, Mr. Neighbour (L Clerk
dart' in Loudon), Mr. Price, and Mr. Burchell (0,
acting Under-Sheriff), also spoke to his character in the
moot favourable terms.
Lord Tastvasenats having recalled ihe attention of
the Jury to the nature of the indictment, recapitulatedt
The evidence, and observed, that Croak clearly hid an
interest in this attempt to defeat an execution against
-Weston's goods: The evidence went to show, that
Crook had tsken a bill of sale, which had remiined in'
his possession unenforced for a long period rf time.
Now, such a circumstance was sufficient in law to de
feat it ; for a man who held a bill of sale was blunt to
act upon it instantly, or at least promptly, and such a
delay would prevent the holder of the tfil of sale from
maint,ining. it against a bona fide execution ; Crook
was therefore interested, at least to the extent of his bill
of sale, and that interest was such as might induce hint
to attempt to defeat the execution issued in the regul.r
manner. If the Jury thought the evidence fully esta
Wished, that the defendant (Crook) had combined wi:h
the other parties to remove the goods of Weston so as
to defeat the execution, they would find him gulty,
notwithstanding the excellent character ofri.li he had
riessived from so many r.spectable persons. Rm.
ever they might lament that a man of good charac-
ter should have actedle such a manner, they must con-
vict him, if they were satisfied that on this particular
occasion he had forgotten his former good conduct, and
had become a party to a conspiracy for the purpose of
effecting a fraud. His Lordship concluded by expressing
his desire that the July should dismiss from their mints
the recollection of any thing that had passed elsewhere,
and should deliver their verdict solely upon the evi-
dence they had heard to-day.
The Jury retired to consider their verdict, and were
absent about 15 minutes. On their return, the Foreman
stated that they acquitted the defendant Millar; but
found the defendant Crook Guilty. At the same time
they recommended him to the favourable consideration
of the Judges, on account of the high character he bore.

ARCHES COUttT, Novzmar&
This being the first Sessions in Michaelmas Term of
the Erclesiastical and Maritime Courts, Sir John NicholL
Dean of the Arches Court of Canterbury, and Official
Principal, attended by the Advocates and Proctors,
after prayers in the adjoining apartment, went in pro.
cession into Court.
No public businets of any importance took place on
this occasion. An application was made, in the' matter
Of Lord Portsmouth, for the extension of the term pro-
batory, which was not acceded to by the Court.

A,
Maly Carol a poor Irishwoman, charged one of her rau
liirenome; named-diary Howe, with robbing her of three sovereigns.
H, The poor cteaturr, from iter town statement, had denied herself
VIIIIINias necessaries lreorder to amass this little weakb, and to keep
lit* ode, sewed it up in her domel petticoat, m as always to carry it
about ber, and lodged, together with the prisoner, in a cellar, at
Po. 42, York.coort. " I sewed my money up in my petticoat,"
lied site; " and always at night I felt for the tights of it. I did so
last night; it was about half-past eight; and when I searched I
couldn't find a fraction of it. There were three sovereigns ; they
were all earn% by the bard sweat of my brow, Goo help me!"
In answer to the Magistrate's question, she said, she was sure
her three sovereigns were all safe before eight o'cl..ick• She never
felt for them of a morning, bat always •made sure of feeling for
them at night, and had done so this twelvemonth. She (Hone)
knew where she kept her money, and told a person she could bdog
to witness, that it" was a pity her money was not taken away." At
this part of thereenal, slot groaned, and held up the cannel petticoat,
with a corner of It cut oet,evidently by a pait of scioars.—Prisoner
denied the charge.

Wan,.the office r, who.apprehantled her, said, he searched her, and
only found I.A. and a few coppirs an her, and which she accounted
for by saying dergot Ahern in selling fruit.
The Magistrate =pressed a good deal of regret for the poor
creature./ loss and ordered the prisoner to be locked up, to ore if
any further discoveries can be made.

OXFORD,- Nov. '3.
THE OXTTCRIS MAIL AT Intim:et
sennight, Spittle and two other mm
-d Reifies and Thomas Hanel, ems
Northampton by Salmon, assisted by
'ernor Of the County Gaol, to Brack.
underwent a final examination be
a. Piermont, the Rev. Thomas P 4 Wcith
the Rev. H. L. Bennett, the Magistrates. Me.
Peacock, the Solicitor to the Post-office, attended te
sipport the prosecution. Upwardsot twenty wit :setae,
were examined, and the inquiry occupied the ,Magi;,
'rates the whole of the day. The deposition of um.;
as to his apprehending Spittle in the yard of a
house near Edgeware, and the confession of Spittit.o„
read over. The latter was .a complete aclmissioe, cn
the part of Spittle, that he committed the robbery....
The evidence against Haines was to the following effect,
He was seen drinking with Spittle on the night of
the robbery, at a public-house near et Poit.hang
where the robbery was committed, till a short time bee
fore the arrival Of the mail ; and on his person a banks
note was found, which is said to be part of the plunder.
It was also stated by a winless, that she believed both
Haines and Spittle were together near the mail-cut
short time before it was robbed. The evidence to its.
plicate Hanle is not so strong as against the other two
prisoners. When he was taken into custody, he rave
information where part of the stolen property nook be
found—in a hovel in the neighbourhood of the Pee.
hobse at Brackley : and on the constables proceetfing
thither, they discovered a great number ot letters broken
*en, and the contents taken out. The single letter
premained unopened. The whole of the evidencehantrg
been taken, the prienness were about to address the
Magistrates, when they were cautioned not to say any
thing that might be irjorious to them when therorsod
take their trials.--They were committed till the nett
Assizes at Northampton, and the witnesses were bond
over to prosecute, and give evidence against them.

-
Dutra-rum ACT.--Archibald Campbell, a dancing
master at the head of the Canotigate,-
Edinburgh, who
had had some difference with his neighbours, on going
into his house on the night of/ the 171 ult. bad a quan•
city of sulphuric acid thrown on his face, by some un-
seen hand. His face, by the application, was compleiely
destroyed, and one of his eyes fairly horned out. Re
was removed to the infirmary, where he died on Tues.
day. A man and ids wife, suspected of having cola.
mittedthe atrocity,_ have been taken into Custody.
A FEROCIOUS BEAn.—A fine little boy, eight yews
told, the son of a poor man of the name of Gibney, re-
siditit at No. 17, Paik-street, Dublin, was nearly killed
by a huge bear, which was kept at Dr. Jamb's Ina•
corny house, in Dublir. The bear was kept chaited in
the yard of the anatomy-house, and the litee boy had
been in the habit of occasionally bringing it food. OS
the 29th ult. he approached the bear without the ac-
customed donation, but met ety for the purple ofplay.
ing with him, but the animal being more intent oepro.
vender than play, prostrated his little benefactor, sod
was proceeding in the work of clntruction, nitre the
screams of his victim brought some Gentlemen a holm
in the houie, to his assistance, and the child was tabs
from the fangs of the ferocious animal. Both the was
and one of the thighs were shoekingly lacerated, and
it was also much torn over one of the eyes. The
bear was instantly destroyed.
Wednesday evening, between sir and seven o'clock,
nearly a.fourth part of the bridge of Wesford—abridgt
of unfortunate celebrity—broke down. This accident
has left an immense gap, the bridge being upwards of
five hundreds yards long, the greatest length of any
bridge in Ireland. Several persons were crossing
it at the tithe, five of whom, including tao row.,
were precipitated into the water, but no life was lett.
They were enabled to support themielves by clinging
to the fragments which at present partially appear
ova-waters until they were received into hosts Oki
went off for the purpose.

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.Wilson (the partner of Mr. Sherif Farebrothrr) Pear* at web-Tara, who had for. Mr. Grant, the Governor
ring, an auctioneer -to ,whose father the defen. ~,,47:,„„ impapiumg hi& . I ley, where they underw
wk had served his apprenticeship i Mr. Severing, The worth Magistrate (Mr. Comas?) dismissed the charge, giving the Hon. P. la! _
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kwitb (a gun-maker), living in Skinner-street; hliesoffisiee not to apras there again.
and the Rev. H. L. Br
circa, Mr. Neighbour (the Clerk to the Seem-
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