Star. — 1805-08-06 (London, England)

ASSIZES.  At the Oxford AtliLes, which ended on Friday, .7amrt Bedwin was fentenced to be tranfported for fev:n years, for Healing a Myer watch, the property of Mr. Ge..rge Loggin, of Hertford College ; and gebn Anderfin, convifted of Itealieg fowls from the premifes of Mr. Edward Bifhop, of Great Haxeley, were ordered to be fined Is once whipped, and confined in the houfe of corration for la Months.  At the affixes for Berkfhire, held at Abingdon laft 'week, the 101 l wing prifoners were tried, and re. ceived fentences as under, viz. Sufannah Wilfon, for healing a 151. Bank note, two half guineas, and other money, from the dwelling honfe of her matter, Mr. W. Poulton, of Maidenhead, received lenience of Death, but was afterwards reprieved ; James Jones, for breaking open the houfe of John Emery, at Bafildon, and (leafing thereout three thins and fome bacon ; Rd. Wilkinfon, for breaking (Tien the hiaife of Aim Porter, of Wekingham, and healing thereon, a Myer table fpnon and other articles ; El mend Powell, for healing lead, the property of his Majefly, at Winds,., were each of them fentenced to be tranfpnrted for feven years; William Wilmott, for healing a quantity of lead, the property of tleffrs. Ramfbottem and Daverflock, of Windfor, was ,fentenced to two years imprifonment ; James for healing a quantity of coals, the property of Meas. Jenning, of Clewer, was fentenced to be whipped for 200 yards in the Marker-place at Wind. tor ; Joreph Wirdman, on infpicien of murdering his fon, was acquitted ; but it being found by the Jury, that he was infane at the time of the commif. lion of this offence, he is ordered to remain in gaol until his Majeily's pleafure refpaling him be known; Mary Smith, for affaulting and wilfully beating, it divers times, Hannah Smith, an infant of za years of age, at Envier, was fentenced to be imprifoned fix months ; Wm. Druce, on fulpicion of healing lead at Windier, Thome! Dance, on fufpicion of healing coach !!rakes, and Joel Well, for Bleephealing, where difcharged by proclamation. The only Special Jury caule tried at the above Affiz.zs, was Webb v. Salifbury and Clement, and which was expeCted to have been very long, and afford.cl much (cope for the learning and ingenuity of Cruinfel, the &ft on the Circuit being engaged in it. The ifl'ue appeared to be to flit the right to about 30 acres of pahure land, part of a common called Free man's Marfh, which the Popham family, of Little. cuj, claimed, an.l endeavoured to prove a title to, as being within and ?art of their Manor of Charnham. Street, with H.'pt'rafs, and as having been occupi.d peaceably by the Plaintiff Webb, and the preceding tenants of Hopgrafs Farm, for more than 20 years. —The Defendants were tiipported by the Feeoffees of the Borough of Hungerford, who claimed Free. man's Marfh as part of the Mane:. of Sanden Fee, held by tiern in train fur the Freeholders of Hungerford, and certain commoners of that Manor. The numerous perfons attending in expectation of the cattle affording infiruflion and amufement, were greatly difappointed, the Plaintiff's own evidence failing to prove his cafe; of coin& the Defendant bad a verdia. At the conclnfion of the above affixes, a Writ of Enquiry of Damages came on to be executed in the Sheriff's Court, before GIFFIN WILSON, Efq. bar riper at law (who prefided for the Sheriff), in an aflion wherein Mr. William Law, of Marlflon farm, Berk(hire, was Plaintiff, and Benjamin Banbury, Efq. of Cope-Hall, near Newbury, and Mr. Henry lioyte, land-surveyor, of Speen, were Defendants. The declaration charged the Defendants with having falfely, wickedly, malicioufly, wrongfully, and amplify compofed and publifhed two libels againft the Plaintiff. After an examination of witneffes, Mr. WiLsow fummed up the whole to tiae Jury,, who, after retiring for a few minutes, found a verdi& for the Plaintiff—Damages 5001.  SALt4BURY, JULY 3i..-•••