Star.
London, England, 1810-07-18 00:00:00

SPOicTING INTLLIGEIvc.E.

Yesterday Mary-11174'e, alias Boyce, a young wernin
of very decent appearance, was charged with tieing
guilty of extreme cruelty towards her own child, a
girl about five years of age.
Mr. Roasts:olmo, on the part of the prosecutor,
stated, that the offence for Which the prisoner stood
indicted was one, that, for the honour of human na-
ture, he was happy to say seldom occurred : it was a
charge against a mother of cruelty to her own child.
The evidence he had to produce was of a nature so
shocking, according to his instructions, that he could
scarcely credit them, nor could he prevail on himself
to state them. He would, therefore, call his witnes-
ses, from whom the Jury would hear the case.
The first witness called was Sasannah Brunton, who
stated that the defendant lodged in her house upwards
of seventeen months, during which time she had daily
witnessed her cruelty towards the unfortunate child.
She particularly recollected one instance ; the defen-
dant in the parlours of the witness's house, and
the witness being one day employed in the kitchen
underneath, was alarmed by several heavy knocks
upon the floor above, the last of which brought down
part of the ceiling, and the witness thought she heard
it succeeded by a sort of a smothered groan. She
immediately ran up to the prisoner's apartments and
inquired what she had been doing ? who answered
she had been doing nothing. The witness, however,
on looking at the child, was extremely shocked to per-
ceive its c. mitten ince distorted, and its eyes swelled
very much, and again inquired of the prisoner o hat
she had been doing ? the prisoner acknowledged she
had been lilt;stg the unfortunate infant up by its neck,
and proceeded to shew the witness in what manner,
till the child again became black in the face. Tire wit-
ness remonstrated with the prisoner- on her conduct,
which she told her would sooner or later termnstte
fatally to herself and the child too; the child was fre-
quently sent to school in the morning without bat ing
any thing given to it to eat, and on those and other
occasions the witness used to feed it.
Mary Lechard said the prisoner lodged with her
from November last till the time she was apprehen-
ded in May ; she had seen many instances of wanton
oruelty on the part of this unnatural parent towards
her unfortunate infant, once in particular, in January
last, doling a very severe frost, the witness was dis-
turbed early one morning by a noise in the yard, and
on looking out of the window, perceived the prisoner
plunging the child into a large stone cistern, and
every time she took the child out, its back robbed
against the side of the cistern, by which the flesh was
lacerated. Upon the witnesi calling to her, the Fri.
seller desisted: Theo witness soon after went up to
the prisoner's apartment, to see how the child was,
and discovered it in. a most dreadful condition. She
perceived several marks of blood on the floor of the
room, which she conjectured proceeded from a large
wound in the child's head ; the skin also was rubbed
from its aims, and both sides of the face were much
bruised, as if by blows from some hard substence.—
She had sometimes seen the prisoner, when the child
was at work, strike her so as to force the needle a
considerable depth roto her fingers.
• The Beadle of the parish of Saint Botolph descri-
bed the situation its which the child was, when deser-
ted by its mother in May last.
Mr. Blalock; a Surgeon, who was sent for to the
child by the last witness, stated, that when he saw
the child immediately after she prisoner deserted it,
it was.exceedingly emaciated, there were several marks
Of violence perceptible on different parts of its body,
and one of its toes appeared to have been crushed to
pieces: it was altogether the most deporable object he
had ever seen.-
. The prisoner, in her defence, denied having been
guilty of a?iy acts of cruelty towards the child. She
declared she had not deserted her, but lost her, and
had used every means in her power to discover whcre
she was, without effect; and, at die time she was taken
into custody, she was going to a printer to have some
Monday boards were placed up from Milford-lane bills printed, offering a reward to discover where she
and Essea.srreet to the railing of St. Clement's church- was. The Jury, without hesitation, found her Guilty.
yard, preparatory to pulling down the houses on the The CHAIRMAN, in pronouncing sentence, observed,
south side, to form the new improvements in that part that it was impossible for words to convey an ade-
of the Strand. All foot passengers and carriages are I quote idea of the abhorrence in which the r4rence of
of course now necessitated to pass on the north side , the prisoner must be held by every one oho had heard
of the church. the evidence ; the Court had only to regret it was not
Webb, the grave-digger, who was convicted at the in its power to inflict a punishment adequate to the
Westminster. Sessions on Friday last, of stealing a dead 1 offence of which she had been found guilty. That
the pillory should form part of her punishment the
body from, Sr. George's burial ground, is sentenced
to three months imprisonment. Coolest felt would be but doing her justice, but they
Thursday last the Duke of NORFOLK arrived at were fearful of inflicting it, lest the civil power should
not be able to hold the populace in awe, and she
Gloucester, and, on Friday, his Grace, in his official j
a>:
!such
should fall a victint to the just indignation excited by
ca cif of Mayor, presided on the Bench,
!inert crimes as lee's. Under these circumstances,
Quarter Sessions for the City. There were only o
oolitic! meralors, the sentence of the Court was, that she
prisoners for trial ;one of whom,. Charks Collier, found should be imprisoned in the House of Correction for
guilty of assaulting William Simpson, a Police Offi-
tv,o }ears, and at the expiration of that time find se-
cer„ in the execution of his duty, was sentenced to be
curities for her good behaviour for two years more,
imprisoned seven days ; and Elk. Vernon, tried for
:herself in one hundred pounds, and two sureties in
breaking open a box, and stealing some trifling. arti- ; fifty
cies, the property of Eliz. Hartland, was acquitted. 1 —.P°un.ds each.
T ne prisoner is a young woman, apparc:ntly under
In the evening his Grace set off for his mansion at I .
t iirty years of age, and was dressed remarkably neat ;
H, •L 7 near Hereford.
she heard the facts stated by the witnesses, and the
Burkit was fully committed from i arguments of the Counsel with apparent unconcern,
A Olifice, charged with a burglary in the nor did the address of the Chairman or sentence of
Smith, in Gutter-lane, eight months ago, the Court appear in the least to affect hcr.
'llr, widue 3000; also for a burglary in , Ann King was indicted for stealing a child's frock
Folkland watch-maker, in Sun-street, and petticoat, the property of Ann Beadle.
;reef i , and siealing thereout watches, Ann Pratt stated, that she was sitting at her own
is, to a connderable amount. door, in the Bormagh.road, in the afternoon of the 29th
91 the name of Elie, yeas yesterday of June, when she observed the prisoner taking a child
ugh-street Office, with stealing apparently about 6 years of age,, behind some ruined
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property of Mr. Pring. It appeared by houses at a distance from the road, and proceed to Friday last, at Sydenham COmicon, of the semi* fever, Alison,
rson of Thomas Campbell, Esq.gg+teMent, that he was insensibly in- , undress her. The witness ran after her, when the At youri
estge Edinburgh,rdoltof n
onithrke:i3dartinstaut, Lady on, relict of Sir
the night of Friday last, and.at three prisoner, who had taken off the frock and pet-
Ern
.aurday nytotuing he awoke out of a sleep ticoat, being alarmed, threw the cloaths into a ditch At
)oho
nMSancosett,oMf DinalistgeetrYo'fMthrat.Wpaarilt
jehr,Sicnoititis, sec
16tohnydesaorn..of the
'ement in Covent-gaideo, and found that which was near the spot. The witness immediately i Rev.
his
At his house, Newinvim, on the Bth lust. in the 71st rear of
robbed of his watch and money, amount- took tip the child, and the prisoner was secured by
~ besides his hat, shoes, &c. The prose- sonic of tine persons standing by. A friend of the child satageur.daMyr.baleht,ninFterrhitaeir, late bookisellhe er in Edinburgh..
bee ale,
:rilsed the watch at several pawnbrokers soon after came up, and took her from the witness. Mrs. Wm. Egerton, relict Berkeley -square,
latee' altone,B‘l3.ttnyeFar,,eortf
Monday morning, and he found that it had ; Another witness was examined, who took the cloaths
Ge 'era' of Winchester, and Steward to the Bishop. His*th
Lately, JameaSe;le,E3q. of Bishopstoke, many yea.rs
at Dobree's, in Oxford-street, on Sa- out of the climb. Neither of the witnesses kneiv the was
.occasioned by the cutting of a corn, which produCed S Thant
the prisoner, in the name of Pring, such child's mother, or could prove that the frock and pet- rocsooa.
,ved on the watch case. The prisoner ticoat were her property.
;1 qursday, the 12th inst. Lieutenant W 'W. Nowell of the Royal
sawnbroker's yesterday to borrow more The mother of oso child did not attend ; the iden. Nivy, and Commander of Peak-hill Signal Station, Devonshbe.y
watch, when he was taken, after run- tity of the property, therefore, could not be proved, Thur•day, Mr. John Burge, on eminent grazier in Dorsct-
.. accounting for possession of the pre- and the.prisoner was of course acquitted, 'Sire; and, about two hours previously, his daughter, 16 years of
a !e, died of a decl:ne. Mr. Burge's death was occasioned by his
prisoner said he bought it of a woman, in rril chairman observed, it was, a circumstanceotf falling froze, a cooe,horse chaise, on the sth inst. on his way to
on Friday night, for a pound note, and . extreme regret that, from the negligence of the pro- 119r4
more money, and was obliged to pledge secutor, the 'proof of the robbery could not be brought A few days since, at Portsea, Mr. Martin, who was Gunner
of Lord Howe's ship (the. Queen Charlotte) on the lit of June:
He was promoted to another branch of the service tethialoot
,e next day. The prisoner Vias ketnagcled home to the prisoner. The offence for which she had
kgpi iNickeo, vas, one which calkdsfor severe Ryin4h-. &Wag on. thet nwesoesbiao%
azamination, .

BOGSIDI-RACES, AYRSHIRE, JULY 7.

A Plate of 50 guineas, given by the Earl of Ettlinton and Lord
Mrntgomerie, for all ages, two mile heats, mares and geldings
all.wed :db.
Lord Montgomerie's bay colt Rover, by Hyacinthus,
4 years old, Bat. sib.
George Cumming. Esq.'s bay colt, by John Bull, three
years old, 7st. 41b.
R. A. Oswald:s chesnut filly, by John Bull, 4 years old,
Sst. 61b. 3 2
A forced Handicap of SOgs. run for same day, two miles.
Sir Charles Douglas's Cantilly,by Stamford, 3 yrs old - I
Ld Montgcmerie's g.c. by John Bull, 4 yrs old
A Sweepstakes for 3 and 4-yr-olds, two miles, iSgs. each, p. p.
for a Silver Cup. Six Subscribers.
Ld Montgomerie's b. c. Rover, by Hyacinthus, 4 yrs 01l

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tist. 7111.- a
Earl of Egtnton's ch. f Bit of Tartan, by Sir Charles, dam
,by Pipator, 4 yrs old, Est. 31b. 2
W. C. C. Grahame, Esq.'s f. Mrs. Freidged (late Stella) by
L'Orlent, 7st. 3
Sir C. Douglas and R. A. Oswald, Esq. each named horses, but
they did not run.
The races this day, as well as during two former clays, afforded
excellent sport, to which the fineness of the weather greatly con!
tributed —The polite attention and hospitality of the Noble Fa-
mily of Fgliuton, were the theme of general admiration. On
Thursday his Lordship rave an elegant turtle Feast at the Castle,
to a large party of the Nolnlity and Gentry attending the Races;
and on Friday a grand ball was given by the Countess, at which
from 50 to 60 were present. The dancing commented about ten,
and continued till one, when the company sat down to a most ele-
gant supper, consisting of the choicest fruits, wines, and viands of
all sorts.

MARRIED.
The Rev. James Pringle, Pullockshaws,near Glasgorr,to M:ts
Helen, daughter of Mr. John Russell, Riris.

DIED.

capacity ot. nal
Quarter Sessions
prisoners for trial
guilty of assauki
cer, in the en cui
impriscinecl sever
breaking °per). a
cies, the propert
In the evening 1
Home Lacy, ne.
Yesterday E.
Worship-street (
house:of. Mr- Sm
and stealing- silk
the house of:Mr.
Di shop sg Ate.-stre
(j seals, a,ncl,chaini
A young mai
charged, at 114
a watch, the pr
the prosecutpr's
•briated on. tlu
o'clock- on Satu
on the pa,veme
he had been, rot
• ing.to 41 15s. 1
tutor describes
shops, en Monc
been (pledged
turday, by the
being engraver]
called at the pa
money on the-s
fling off. In
perty, the priso
Drury-lane, on
that he had no r
the watch the r
.for another en