Star.
London, England, 1803-11-01 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

On Saturday a man was indided for making ufe
of certain feditious expreflions againft his Majetly
and the Government of this, country.
Mr. KNAPP, who was retained to conclud the pro-
fecution, informed the Court it was not the intention
of Minifters to peels this profecution, as they had
been well informed that when the Prifoner had been
di inking liquor it generally operated upon him, fo as
to put him in a deranged (tate, and that he had been
drinking a (lion time previouily to his having uttered
the words with which he was charged. He was,
therefore, difcharged on his entering into a recogni-
zance for his good behaviour for one year.
Lour: Year, an attorney, was indifted for wilful
and corrupt perjury.
The crime charged, arofc out of a caufe in the
Court of Common Pleas, in which the plaintiff was
nonfuited, to let atide which the defendants made the
affidavit, upon which the perjury was affigned.
Before the evidence was gone into, Mr. Guaaav
and Mr. ALLIY were heard at confiderable length
upon objections to the form of the indiitment, which
they contended was defe&ive, in not averring that
the oath taken by the defendant was material to the
quellion before the Court.
The objection were anfwered by Mr. Hovezz and
Mr. Gzene for the profecution.
The Court, after taking the quellirm into confider-
atinn, decided in favour of the objections.
Thows: Butler was indifted for unlawfully having
in his polreffion a quantity of Naval Stores.
The profeeution was carried on by the Navy Board.
Mr. GURNEY opened the cafe.
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Mr. KNAPP followed, and Rated it as follows:
The learned Counfel began by informing the Jury it ,
had been lately difcovered, that the peculations to a
very great extent, had been carried on in the dock-
yards, even to the very highell fervants, which had
been found out by the praife worthy exertions of the
Noble Earl, who now fo ably presided at the head of
the Admiralty, and that Government were deter-
mined to punifb all offenders who fhould be deteded
in this fpecies of peculation. An Aft of Parliament
was palled fo long ago as the reign of King
LIAM and Q2een M•AT but which was not found
ftrorg enouglz to meet all the cafes that now occur,
in ecalfequenee of which an Aft of Parliament had
been lately pallid, upon which the prifoner was in.
di led. The prifoncr was in the employ of Medrs. li
Young, Cuntraftors with the Navy Board, for fails,
and in confequence of a fulpicion that the prifoner
had naval flares in his poffedion, a fearch warrant was
.ihtaincd ; the pawn s houfe fearched and naval
itores found.

John Kenby, an officer belonging to Shadwell of-
fice, (aid, that on the t4th of September lafi, he went
to the prifoner's houfe, when the canvafs was owned
by his mailer, as having been taken from hi► pre-
mi:cs, and the property of his Majefly, to prove
%%Lich, there was a blue ferpentine ilreak made in it.
to tlc pa ifotter's bed room, he found fixty yards of
canvals and vu ions other quantities in different parts
of the Louie.

Peter Young, jun. faid, that he and his father con-
traZted with the Navy Board; that the prifoner had
been employed by them—that the whole of the can.
vats found in the prifoaer's hoofe appeared to be na-
val awes, three yards and a half of which the prifo-
ner had received from him to work into fails; the
red he mull have come by improperly.
William Hatful, the clerk of the loves at Dept-
ford, proved the canrafs found in tha prifoner's houfe
to by new naval llores belonging to his Majelly.
The prifoner was found Guilty. The Court fen-
teneed him to be imcrifoned one month, and during
that time to Rand in the pillory 44 the top of Gravel:
amt. Ratcliffe Highway.
S dad, 7n-wk.:elf, was indi&ed for affaulting Jane
his wife, on the Bth inftaot.

It appeared that thz pmfecutrix keeps a refpeEtable
china and earthenware (hop in Liinclsoufe t the pri.
rimer i. A bricklayer, and the prrifecutrix. who has
fei et al children by a former Luilhasii. Lately awned

him. 1-le Las twice attemptei to Rob her with a
knife, and fcveral times Lut,t;ked her down, parCen-
larly the Bth intlant, without any provocation. He
frequently went home and deilroyed her prrperty.
He was found Guilty, and the Court fentenced him
to be imprifoned fix months in the houfe of corredion.
Cold•bath Fields, and a: the expiration of that time
to find two fureties in 251. each, and binsfell in pl.
for his good behaviour for two years after.