Star.
London, England, 1803-08-09 00:00:00

ASSIZES.

Lewes. Aver* f.—Tiii% marking the Juckes arriv-
ed, and after having opened their Commtdinn went
tosChorch, and immediately on their return proceed
ed to bonnets.
Maria Seymour was intlifted for the murder of her
&Otani child, by flrangling it with a piece of cotton,
on the lath of April lan, at the ;tarn of Lavend, in
this county. The verdict was Ave Gai/ty.
Lord Esseidaintouctu told the jury, that by elate
ftatute it was enaited, that when a woman was ac-
gored of murdering her ballard child, and the Jury
acquitted her of that charge, it thould be competent
for them to fay, whether the had or not been &livered
of inhe of her body, which, if born alive, had been a
ballard, and whether The had not endeavoured to con.
ceal fuch delivery by feeretly hiding or burying the
raid Me ? The Jury, therefore, by virtue of this Alt, '
Were empowered to fay, notwitlinandiag the acquit.
tal (or the murder, whether the prifoner had not
fr..mte the child in quellion, and endeavoured tdcon-
aal it by fecretly burying it ? And the Court had in '
- • fuch cafe a power to imprifon the delinquent for any
`term not exceeding two years. •
After a tbort dalberation, the Jury found in the
ds of the AdS, " that the prifoner had been de-
ivered of ifue, which, if born alive, would have
en a Ward, and that the hid endeavoured to
inner-al the fame by (wetly burying it."
Lard Essewaogooo a immediately fenteneed the
Prifoner to we year's irrsprilrmeAst.
Yalta Assts. es.—Tb. following are the particulars
bat came out on the trial of Martha CoSapi, for the
Jeturder of her ballard child:
Mite Artaabella Willian, a young Lady Athol to
Years of tge, was the firil whack caned. Sh: fisted
pit the was niece to Colonel Surtees ; that at the
time the unfortunate accident happened, be wits front
home, and the witnefs had the care of the family,.—
The Prlfuner.had lived three or Tour months in Cot
Bureau' ferrite. On the lath of June, the Prifoner
tomplahied of being indifpoted. and a Dr. Turton,
of Ackwortb, was tent for to a:tend her. He corn-
inunicated to Mifs Wilfon his furpicion that the was
;With child, and &fired that use might be watched.
shout fit o'clock the next roornin.fifs Wallin was
frilled out of bed Isk one of the feivants, in Conte.
sittence of Martha Chapel's being taken ill. She int•
inealiately got up, and went to the Prifoner's room,
*hom the Grand in bed. The Prifoner (aid the
Do/tor had tot I her her complaint was the chat,
and the coal lai ted of violent pain. The witnefs re.
• plied, that the Doftor thought the was with child,
and begged that if the was., the would act conceal it,
Ond the timid have every ailance. 'file Prifoner
tp.id to Mill Wilton, " I am no more with child than
ou are." The witnefs then left the room, and re.
.ned thortly after, when Ole found the Prifoner
' hparentlt worfe. She urged the Prifoner to conceit
the truth, and (ite again denied the raft. Witnefs
Vold her the had beardnzftiaioung led? at Newcafile•
ppon.Tyne.. trim CO '' . her being pregnant, and
dellro_yed her child, and aid Ile Was, ha ngild for it.
The Prifoner raid, " Gos forbid dint I &add ever
iko Slab a thisg." Witnefi replied, u Ihe hoped
al) had given her more grace." While they were
ieranrerfino, Mils W. heard three thrill (creams, which
appeared to come from the bed ; they refemb ed the
io fSla kitten. The w itnefs :irked the Prifoner
what that noire 'was t Ilse anfwered that k was only
.
The rumbling in her body. She defired Miff W. ‘
Would leave the rorim ; fhe (aid the medicit:es the ;
Doltor had given her inclined ha to bleep. The
wit nets complied; bit; went and contrrianicatal her
fu lticiosts to HannA •Erno't and Marj Mafon, two
of the terrains. • In *Gout ;en minutes they An re-
sumed together inter the room. The Ptifuner yid
el:em flit felt het felf much better; that a lump had
b",n in her body. and that the was quite eafy.-
40e adoletl, th It the thoold he well enough to dd. her
w At: hCfr! e night. There were two beds in the room
....:,,,,e tic p.i.oner flepe, and between the beds they
chicoveryd Inme blood on the fluor, which alarmed
them, and they then began to leach the other bed,
in v.hich the Pii:oncr was nut laid. The Prifoner,
wi.i;e they here einp;oyed in removing the blankets,
pet out of bed, and running op to Mils W. with her
fil cli.;ched, file tsclsimc,l, .• What are you about ?
three is •,. 4 hit- cr in thar 1.:,1 hut dirty linen."—On
1ii...;-;, up .I.e 171.fooke:s acy fund the dead body of
a clitid %%hyped nu i;i a cloth ; the throat was torn
ft. sr. ear to t .4f, Alld 0•C j ow Lad Men torn off. The
Pi it'lier, on I,:.oratg t'ot footileou o.t Mr. Tinton at
the .1... n, ca:led ran, s 4 Froth ! hull,! the Docctor is
C un.ir.7. cover up the chitd, and fay nothing about
it " 0 : h..ing c11.4-2.c.i witlilmnrJer, the laid, " If
the had thoic any tiring floe wa• not to blame, for the
bad .to.toc it in ..!%ting lin f.lf."
• Ilanlich Iltonk and Mary ?.lifon ennfiumcd the
er:Je;..-e 0,1 `ti:. W. as to the tufts to tulich they
wt - sti*.r.:l'.•.
Mr. i:...laert aitn::h, a fugeoo and ntan•mislwile, at

Pontefraa, wet ihnildr by
June, he arrived about three in the afternoon.—
He found the Prifoner very iil: after having allitted
herr, 'he empire. for the cbilJ. It was then laid on
the other bed in the room where the Prifoner lay, and
was afterwards placed on a table for his infpeition.
He deftribed the direction of the wound, which ex-
tended from both fides of the mouth entirely down
to the neck. The cheek bones had been broken, and
the gent artetie,'of the throat torn *fonder, fo as to
occalion the immediate death of the child. The jaw.
Itone had been torn away. The witnefs turned to the
Prifoner; and atked what had been the canfe.of all
that mirchief the replied as before, that what the
had done had been done in eliding herfelf. Mr.
Smith was wired whether he had not, in the courfe
of practice, foond inflames of delirium or phrenzy
on painful labour, particularly on a firtt pregnancy..
Mr Smith replied, .4 Nu ; he had attended m many
very difficult cake, and where the pains of labour
had filled fume days, but never knew a cafe of deli-
rium or phtenzy at the time of delivery, though he
had frequently known it take place a few hours after.
The Judge then difiinftly Rated the evidence to
the Jury, who, in lets than a quarter of an hour, re-
turned, and found the prifoner guilty. The Judge
was fo much affaled in Palling fentenee as to be
fcarcely able to proceed. This unfortunate girl was
(educed by the perfon in whore Arvice the lived a few
months before the went to Colonel Surtees. _

She was executed yeflerday fennight. For tome
time after ing fentence the was in a fate of flu-
pot. and on recovering from it. the appeared over-
powered by a fenfe of hcr dreadful fituation ; and the
terror of death teemed to be the predominant (ea.'.
tian of her mind to the very loft mon:ent. Her body
was atterwards delivered to the furgeon for diffeaion.