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Star. — 1821-01-03 (London, England)

DER IN ST. Jon N'S WOOD, N ZW•110 A De+ On Tuesday se'nnight, the following took place, on the spot named St. John's Wood, near Jenkitsson's Nursery, in the New-roach—The deceased, John Whiten, was in the employ of Mr. Austin, bricklayer, of Northumberland-street, New-road, and bad the looking over of the men's work ; and, on the morning of the above day, in consequenceof Richard Foy, one of the labourers, coming to work rather beyond his appointed time, the deceased reproached him, and said he in future should observe an earlier hour. This Foy laughed at, and, after• a few words, he hastily challenged Whiten to go into the field to fight him. This the deceased refused to do, saying he was quite conscious of his ability to thrash him; however, they at length agreed to fight, and entered the field, when, after three rounds, the deceased drubbed his opponent, who, witnessing blood, gave in. The deceased then said, that although they had fought, against his inclination, that should not cause any future animosity, and they would shake hands, and adjust it over a drop of something to drink. Foy shook hands, and partook of some liquor at the Buffaloe's Head, in the New-road, for which the deceased paid, and they left the place to resume their work—on doing which, Foy evinced a morose kind of conduct towards the deceased, but denied that it arose from their recent quarrel. However, they worked until their usual hour, when the deceased quitted his work, and pre. ceeded towards his home, at the Buffaloe's Head, New-road. Foy shortly after followed him from the building where they were employed, across St. John's Wood, which is rather a lonesome place, when he came behind the deceased, and with a heavy stone %% inch be held in his hand, gave him a dreadful blow on the back of. his head, and repeated it until the•deceased lay upon the ground in a state of insensibility, weltering in blood, where he was left for .l.ead. A Mr.-Jackson, a Gentleman who was passing by, found the body of the deceased, aid instantly made an alarm. when, with assistance, the body was carried to a surgeon's. The body was then conveyed to the Middlesex Hospital. where the deceased was so far brought to his senses, as to make it understood who attacked him ; and, on searching near the spot, a stone weighing four pounds was found, with hich he had been struck. The deceased shortly after died in great agony. Every effort was made toapprehend the murderer ; but, upon inquiry, it was ascertained that he had left his lodging in Oxford-buildings, and had absconded to Ireland, without calling fir his wages which were due to him by Mr. Austin, *e day after he committed the deed. Information. was immediately forwarded to T. Stirling, Esq. the Coroner, and the body lies for the inspection Of a Jury. Cosa4-ExcnAace, Us. 3.—The navigation of the River !stirs now Completely stepped all business on our Market is suspended, on account of the intpcAibility of getting any Corn worked from on shipboard; aná, ;Dc prises of an Cr-4o 7.. e tionne4,
Star. — 1821-03-30 (London, England)

BARON.  The poisoner, who appeared to labqur undo► great  •anxiety iiuring his trial, put: in a written defence, in which he bisought the Jury to bring their minds to an impartial consideration of his unhappy case, and expressed his unfeigned sorrow for the melancholy catastrophe which had happened, urging, that he could have *no malice against the deceased, with whom he bad had no previous acquaintance. He recapitulated the circumstances of the scuffle, and earnestly declared that his pistol went off in the suddenness of his separation from the deceased, when released from his hold, and not from any design or premeditation. Five of the Severn's crew were then severally examine. and they deposed most solemnly, that the discharge of the prisoner's pistol was merely accidental; that, having suddenly released himself from the deceased's hold, lie staggered, and, on the instant, his pistol went off. They expressly declared, that the prisoner did not take aim ; that he did not retreat, and go round two or three other persons to take aim ; that he did not say, " Let me go, and I won't shoot you e. that the deceased did not say, he was ready to go to the watch-house, or wherever the. Severn's men pleased ; and that both prisoner and deceased were in a v'olent passion ; and that the whole was an accidental transaction of the moment. There were several contradictions in the statement of each of the witnesses, some of whom contradicted each other.  The LORD CHIEF BARON summed up the case with minuteness and strict impartiality. He charged them, that to constitute murder, it must be an act of deliberation malice could not be presumed, and ' ithout malice there was no murder: His Lordship pointed out the direct contradictions between the evidence for the prosecUtion, and that for the Crown. If they believed the former, the prisoner was guilty of murder ; if the latter, he was entitled to a verdict of Not Guilty. The Jury retired for about half an hour, and found the prisoner—Guiky of Wiffid Murder, both on the indictment and Coroner's Inquisition. The prisoner was greatly agitated on hearing the verdict, and burst into violent via.  The LORD CHM BA nos' then addressed him :••••• " George England, a verdict of Guilty ha, been passed against you, and it is my duty to pronounce, the sentence of the law, which I cannot avoid. But I have no difficulty, in the face of the country, in saying, that I should hart been b(lad if the verdict had been the other way. At present,-however, I must pass the sentence of the law—(Prisoner, sly Lord, have mercy upon me !)—which is, that you be taken from hence—(Prisoner, Consider, I was in the execution of my duty l')—to the place from s;hence you came —(Prisoner, Gentlemen of the Jury, pray consider your verdict again !')—and from thence to the place of execution on Friday. next (this day), where you are to be hanged by the neck until you are dead, and may the LORD have mercy on your soul l" Prisoner..-." 0! Gentlemen of the Jury, pray consider your verdict again." The Loaf►
Star. — 1827-10-09 (London, England)

IUBUN, OCT. 5.  At three o'clock yesterday the Marquis Wzr.utst.avl and suite arrived at the Castle from the Viceregal Lodge in the Phenix Park. His Excellency appeared to be in good health and spirits. ' The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor was honoured with an audience, after which his Excellency, having transacted some-business with. die Right Hon. Mr. LAMB, and the AT-Toasty, and Sakicaoa GINERAIA, retired, from the Castle at four o'clock. His Excellency has been for the last few days remaining at the Viceregal Lodge, to receive the Marquis Douao (eldest son of the Duke of WELLINGTON), whose arrival in this city has been hourly expected. REPRESENTATION OF THE COUNTY OF Coaz.—Mr. WRIXON Beactrze, Messrs HYDE, senior and junior, of Castle Hyde, are ill named for the vacancy in the Representation of the. County. Mr. MARSHALL, in his evidence before the Committee of Emigration, states, that on his property in the county of Kerry, which was very much over-peopled, he gut rid of upwards of 1,100 individuals, and had still sufficient ; and he gives the proportion that the numbers on one estate he had bore to the size of the estate, which was two souls to every arable acre. It becomes our melancholy duty to announce another murder in adJition to the many horrible murders that hive already been perpetrated in the County of Tipperary, and which is, unhappily, connected with the horrible murder of the late Mr. Chadwick.4t was rumoured, that immediately after his conviction, and while leading from the dock, the guilty. Grace said, that before May ,Day every person that bad a hand in his conviction. 'would be shot. If he made this declaration, hisl prediction is being fulfilled. As three brothers of Philip Mara, who had the honesty and manliness to prose, .cute one of the murderers of the late Mr. Chadwick, and an apprentice, were returning, about seven o'clock in the evening, from their work (being masons employed in building the ominous Police station at Rathcannon), they were waylaid bY thel-2 armed ruffians,not at all disguised, who fired on them from berind a ditch, between the plies whore Mr. Chadwick was murdered, and the cross-roads at Ilournacroosna. The shots did not take effect. Two of the brothers immediately ran off in the. direction of Holy Cross, and the apprentice made off, and pursued his way to the intended barrack Color tonately, Daniel Mira, the third brother, took refuge in the house of cite Kennedy, which was close by. The murderous ref Ins hawing seen him enter, immediately proceeded to the house, smashed the windows, and broke open the door. As soon as they entered they seized their unfortunate victim, in the midst of Kennedy's family, and shot him dead, thus effecting their horrid and murderous purpose in the face of a whole family, and in the midst of a village. The murder of this unfortunate but honest man was effected almost in the centre of three police stations—via. at Ratbcannon, BrasforJ, and Holy Cross. The audacity of the murderers was only to be equalled by their sanguinary dispositions.— Cork Conaliiution.
Star. — 1827-07-25 (London, England)

KENTUCKY MANNERS.  YROlle A THILAIMPHIA PAPIII Or =NZ 14. Doctor S. a Surgeon in the U. S. Army travelling in Kentucky, stopped at a country tavern, and called for a glass of gin-toddy. There was sitting in the barroom a tall, fierce and savage-looking fellow, with a huge pair of whiskers. The toddy was made, end as the landlord was in the act of handing it to Dr. S. the whiskered Gentleman arose from his seat, took the glass from him, and nodding his head to the traveller, said, " My service to you," and drank off the toddy without once taking the glass from his lips. The Doctor surveyed the man of whiskers, and judging, from his dimensions, that it would not be good policy to quarrel with him, pocketed the affront, and ordered a second glass. The toddy was prepared, and again the Kentuckyan took the glass from the hand of the landlord, and raised it to his lips. When he was in the act of swallowing its contents, the Doctor drew his dirk and passed it through the cheeks and between the jaws of the drinker, to his great consternation and alarm. He dropped the glass, and instantly fled, exclaiming, " I'm killed, I'm murdered." He had no sooner left the house than the landlord, with a smiling countenance, exhibiting symptoms of great delight, advanced towards his remaining guest, and shaking him cordially by the hand, exclaimed, " A real old Kentuck by the powers! You are the best friend I have met with for many a long year. The fellow you have just pinked was the bully a the county, and a terror to all travellers. He has nearly ruined me by taking his seat in my barroom regularly every day, and insulting, as be did you, every stranger who enters my doors. Did you not observe his long nails ? He has gouged more than fifty men in his time, and I expected every moment to see him take out one of year eyes. (The Doctor had but one.) I think you have given him such a dose that he will not trouble my house again. Now, my good friend, if you will stay a year with me, you shall be as welcome as milk-punch in harvest time, and both you and your horse shall be fed urn the best, and no charge, d'ye see.* The traveller thanked him politely for his civility, but being under orders, and nut knowing what measures the whiskered man might adopt to revenge the injury he had received, when he should discover that he was . not actually" killed," took a glass of toddy tendered by the landlord, and took his leave, not without the most ' pressing invitation froth his grateful host to make his house his house whenever he should be in that part of be country.  Rear:Admiral Jacob, Maritime Prefect at Tonloth has inforebed the merchants at Marseilles, that there will be henceforth a convoy for the Straits once a fortnight; and for the Levant once a month; that for the Straits will arrive in the Marseilles Roads on the 10th and ilSdt of each month, to sail with the merchantmen ; that for the Levant will sail from Toulon on the SOth of each month.
Star. — 1827-08-24 (London, England)

PAYNE V. POLLARD.  Mr. Sergeant WILDS, in stating this case to the Jury, said that the plaintiff was a brewer, and the defendant a wine and spirit merchant. . They had formerly been intimate associates, but had since separated in consequence of some unpleasant differences. After these had occurred, the defendant thought proper to defame the plaintiff's character by she severest calumnies, which in some degree received currency from the known intimacy that had previously subsisted between them. Such was the effect of defendant's imputations, that the plaintiff's partner had dissolved his connexion with him, by which he had sustained a deep injury. ♦t length he appealed to a jut y of his country for the redress to which, under such circumstances, they should I think him entitled.  Mary Ann Maund said, that she lived, in the month of August. at the Beer Butt public-house, Bath, and knew the plaintiff, who kept the house before her fatherin law, and was afterwards a partner with his relation, Mr. Joseph Payne, in the brewing trade. The defendant was a wine and spirit merchant, who supplied plaintiff. She remembered calling upon him to pay a bill in March or April, when he apologized for not calling upon her father, and assigned as a reason that he did not wish to run the risk of meeting the plaintiff there, whom he described as a swindler, deserving to be transported--as a man who had endeavoured to waylay another to murder him—as one who had wasted hundreds of pounds of his wife's property, and who would bring her and her family at length to the workhouse. This witness underwent a long cross-examination, in which she denied having had quarrels with the defendant or his family, or expecting to participate in the damages to arise from this action, or having had any improper intercourse with the plaintiff. -Joseph Payne, a maltstei, said, that at one time the plaintiff and himself had been in partnership, and he had stilsolred a connexion with him in business in consequence of these injurious reports. Mr. GUNNING, in addressing the Jury for the defendant, denied that he hat ever utterei the words imputed to him in the sense in which they were misunderstood by the complaioint, an] that the misconstruction had been put upon them by a witness who was not entitled to credit, tot her known disregard of the obligations of moral character. He lett the ca st to the Jury upon the  !improb ability Of the trdth of such a otaiement in thd sense of the plaintiff's teuimony. Mr. Justice Boanouutr, in charging the Jury, ad: mitted that if the evidence of the female was really unz true, then the whole case must fall to the ground; but if they thought the slanderous words haJ been used by the defendant, then undoubtedly the plaintiff was entitled to damages; for no aspersions could well be cbnceived more calculated to do an injury to a man in busineu, or. desirous to keep a proper place in society. The Jury, after a shoat consultation, found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 1001.
Star. — 1818-05-16 (London, England)

MONT.. ROSE, on Thursday. The Duchess of GLOYCESTER'S Assembly, on Thursday evening, produced abundance of work for the coach-makers--not less than two hundred carriages were almost completely crushed to pieces. The ROYAL SOVEREIGN yacht is arrived in the Downs, and will sail in a day or two for Calais, in bider to receive the Duke and Duchess of CAMBRIDGE, who are expected there on the 19th inst. .  Extract of a letter from Demerara, dated March 19.—" A shocking circumstance occurred, inland, on the east coast of this colony a few days ago, the particulars of which, as for as they have transpired, arc these :—Several of Mr. Van Baires Negroes having absconded from his estates, the Beehive and the Bush, Mr. Torre, brother-in-law to Mr. Van Baires, and an engineer working on the estate, volunteered their services to go back, well armed, with 13 of the trustiest of the estates' Negroes, to endeavour to secure some of the runaways. They travelled a short way together into the woods, when they met a party, with whom they had a brush, and took nine prisoners.— They dispatched seven of their own Negroes to carry these nine home to Beehive, and with the remainder of their party, which only consisted now of six, they determined (though very imprudently) to penetrate deeper into the forest : and, a short time afterwards, they fell in with a few more, among whom were some of Mr. Van Baires own people. With these the Whites remonstrated, and advised them to return 'home, and they would be pardoned. In this they appeared to acquiesce, and were beginning to shape their course homeward, when one of the runaways suddenly stopped, and said to Mr. Torre—' Massa come dis a way ; go and me sail show you plenty such Negro here.' They agreed to go. This man led the way, and in a short time conducted them to the very centre of a camp, composed, it is said, of upwards of SO Negroes. Their unlucky fate was now soon decided. Mr. Torre seeing a black man dressed in a red coat and epaulets, immediately aimed and fired at him ; but this rascal suddenly stooped, and the shot passed him, but killed another who stood by him. Torre was wounded immediately by a shot from one of the camp Negroes, when, to complete his destruction, the man in red ran up, and, with one stroke of ail cutlass, nearly severed his head from his body. The I, engineer seeing the fate of his companion, endeavoured to effect his escape, but did not succeed, for he was brought back instantly. and murdered piecemeal. He was quartered and otherwise shamefully mutilated. Report says, that a large tire was then made, and the butchery closed with a song and dance round the murdered remains of these two unfortunate young men. An expedition of the East Coast Militia is preparing to proceed into the Bush, and sanguine hopes are entertained of success, when something decisi* will no doubt be done."
Star. — 1818-11-09 (London, England)

EXECUTION AT GLASGOW.  Of the fitir persons sentenced to death at the GlasNow Circuit, Matthew Clydesdale, for murlert Simoa oss and Janus Boyd, for housebreaking and theft; and Margaret Kennedy, for passing forged notes, two only, Clydesdale and Ross, were, on Wednesday, hanged in front of the Jail—the reptl clemenc• having been extended to Boyd and Kennedy, who are respited daring the pleasure of the Poises hest T. Clydesdale, it will be recollected, was foand guilty of the murder of an old man, ALEXANDER Love, sen. near Airdrie.—Exactly at two o'clock, the Nlngistrates, with rods of office, entered the Hall. The prisoners, with their arms pinioned, were immediately brought to the table. The Rev. Dr. Loccuatyr and the Rev. Mr. Macuaszia assisted them in their devotions, and Ross's father was present. The neve. rend Doctor informed the Magistrates that the prisoners confessed their guilt. They joined in prayer, kneeling. On the devotions in the Hall being concluded, the prisoners received privately an exhortation from the Clergymen. At a quarter before three o'clock, the hall, which had been extremely crowded, was cleated; and the unfortunate men proceeded to the scaffold. All things were soon adjusted, and by five minutes past three the drokilell. The crowd was extremely great, and the ground was guarded by a strong detachment of the 40th Foot, covered by cavalry.—The bodies, after hanging nearly aahous, were cut down. Clydesdale's was put into a coffin, and by means of a cart was forthwith conveyed, for the purpose of dimedon, to the Professor of Anatomy. The cut was followed by a large portion of the crowd. In t! e dissecting-room Dr. JETTRAY was waiting. A number of experiments in galvanism were forthwith made. The convulsions excited were so strong, that the limbs were thrown about in every direction. The scene had such an effect that a person present fainted' Incisions were made in various parts of the body for the purpose of applying the galvanic power. Clydesdale was about '2.5 years of age, by trade a weaver, and sometimes sunk the shafts of coal pits. He has left a wife and two children--his father and mother are alive. He was born in the parish of New Monkland, but at the time he was apprehended he resided in Bothwell. During his confinement he was afraid of unearthly visitations. Although the Judge most pointedly forbade him to entertain holes of mercy, he said to a person immediately ;Per his condemnation, " Do you think they'll hang nick .--Simon Ross was a native of Glasgow, al4ed abeut '2O, by trade a butcher. Ile has been often in custody en suspicion of committing offences; but the crime for which he suffered was a trifling house-breaking corn-. mitted at Ruthereen. Before the respite for the other criminals was received the male convicts were all conti..ed in one mom. Here they attempted.to break prison—an attempt, under the circumstances, as foolish as if they had tried to lift the jail. They were, however, put in irons.
Star. — 1818-10-08 (London, England)

SOUTH AMERICA.  PORT SPAIN, JULY 29. " I enclose you an account M the manner of the death of Lieutenants Hails and Watson, of the Na;ey,' who left this lately, with a black boy, in a boat bound to Angostura. -Tl*boat belonged to Lieut: Watson, and with only the boy in question they proceeded along the south side of this island, and had entered' the Macaree Creek (one of the mouths of the Orinoco) when they were taken by a Spanish armed canoe, and put to death, as stated in an affidavit, made here before an Alcalde de Barrio. it was at first reported that they were killed defending themselves, and after killing four and wounding three of their assailants; but it now appears that three individuals were not rash enough to oppose twenty or thirty, but submitted, not conceiving. of course, that worse could follow for breaking the block isle, than the loss of their boat a.:si what goods they might have on board. Lieutenant Harsis had never been employed in the service of Venezuela, but had made several voyages with great success, a; C ytain of an English schooner, employed by Mr. Littlepage, of this island, in bringing mules from Guayana for supplying the planters. In this trade he had picked up, by his own little adventures, a few husidred dollars. and acquired a knowledge of the navigation of the Orinoco, and the commerce it led to with the interior, of which he was anxious to profit, and associated Lieut. Watson in his plans. His view was to proceed up as far as San Fernando de Apure, and thereby obtain the best market, and returns at the first hind, and for this purpose Watson's boat was a very handy conveyance. By the unfortunate and premature fate of those active, intelligent young men, their country has lost much useful commercial information, which they would have acquired had they been able to realize their plan, and for which they were peculiarly well adapted by their nautical skill, habits, and enterprizing Under existing circumstances, they would have possessed the facility of exploring the extensive inland navigation. of the Apure, Meta, &e. But all this was blasted by the hand of an assassin, N. hose very crew, all &mhos, it appears, refused to esecute the execrable mandate. It is thus that the best blood of Venezuela has been shed, by the vilest ruffians during the whole course of the Revolution, assuming the right, whenever they possessed the means,rind thereby giving rise to a war of retaliation and extermination, at which human nature re .• volts! But to murder Englishmen, in their pursuits of trade, was reserved to the agonizing efforts of monopoly. This horrid example may prevent others from exposing themselves in so defenceless a manner, but will never check our intercourse with any of the free Governments of South America. It is the worst way in the world to cure Englishmen of their curiosity to explore the recesses of commerce ; but when every barbarian is a licensed assassin, it behoves them to be better prepared. "