Star. — 1827-08-06 (London, England)

ILUES O. TOOTIET AND °THIEL This was an action brought to recover tea guinea* the amount of a reward offered by the defendants...aft It appeared that the defendants' warehouse having been robbed of a quantity of bacon, &c. they offered a reward for the apprehension of the offenders. Its some short time afterwards, the plaintiff, who is a shepherd, was passing through a meadow, when his .dog drew his attention to a particular spot at which he was rooting and tearing with his paws. Upon examining it, the plaintiff discovered that there were several pieces of bacon concealed there. Judging that the persons who had so concealed it would of course come to fetch it away, be and his son continued to watch it fur three nights, when the thieves at length came and were apprehended. The plaintiff had sued the defendants ins} minor court for 51. the amount over which it had jurisdiction, and failed; but Lord TawVIRDEN held that that was no bar to the present action, 'although it would be otherwise if he had recovered a verdict for the W.  These Assizes terminated this afternoon. Sentence of death was recorded against the capital convict% but none were left for execution. YORK, Again: & Caown Sm.—Before Mr. Baron lins.spen. CHAzOI OT MORDSIt. George Clarkson. of Northfield, in the parish of Bowes, a farmer, aged 25, was indicted for the wilful murder of an infant, the illegitimate child of Anne Hamilton, by administering to it arsenic,' mixed in gin and water, in the month of May last. The child was 20 days old when it died. There were several counts in the indictment ; some of them stated the child's name to be J4mes, and others called him George. There was another indictment against the prisoner for the wilful murder of another illegitimate child of the same Anne Hamilton, of the name of William. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. STARR!. and Mr. CLeartacrx. The witnesses were ordered out of Court.  • Sarah Robinson examined by Mr.CL,taxsom.--I am lbe wife of Mr. Robinson, of Lartington. Anne Hamill. Iss came to my house, by order of the overseers, about .44 Candlemas ; she was then pregnant ; she was deli. Tared on the 19th of April last, of two as fine boys as ever were born in the world. They were baptised the out morning by Mr. Ellis, the Catholic clergyman; the elder was named William, and the other named James. The prisoner came with Eleanor Thompson to my house on that day. They went to Anne's bedside laid talked to her. She cried all the time. The pri. ewer came to her the three next days ;.the last time he came was on the Monday night. I heard from the next room a conversation between the prisoner and Anne. He was very angry with her because she had not put James away, and spoke of the expence he was put to. I heard him say, " Thou seest, Anne, I have a stock; they will be very expensive, and thou can'st not go out to work." She said," Oh, George, if thou 'wilt only get me a little girl tonurse,my babies, I will do my best. I value my babies as much as y u do Tar stock." The prisoner answered, " Th an seest that Roth has•got shut afters, and see how she now dresses. U thou wilt get thine put away, 111 marry thee directly. and think no worse of thee, and thou shalt want for neither money nor clothes." She said, ".1 was trying to put James away, but Sally catched me." He said, ".Thou wilt then certainly get them both managed by Wednesday." I (continued the witness) was in thew it room, and beard every word distirctly, and upon these  I  ,  , ! I I t • i ' k f. I .  -r-ll'i