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Star. — 1822-04-17 (London, England)

MAMMON, DECEASED. The prosecuuix stated that the defendant knocked This action was brought by Messrs. Herring and at her door, and when it was opened, rushed in, and Richardson against the executor of Wm. Harrison,late behaved in the most violent manner. She was in an Master of the ship Francis and Eliza, of which they advanced state of pregnancy at the time, and was were the owners, upon an alleged breach.of contract. shocrced in such a manner as to render her situation The circumstances were these :—ln 1814 the above peculiarly alarming. He also drew blood from her vessel was employed by Government to convey con1 arm, although he had no other business in the house, victs to New South Wales. On her return she was than to distrain for £3. 15s. to take up a cargo of coffee at Batavia. She accord- A woman who lodged in the house said she heard ingly sailed from London under the command of the the prosecutrix cry out Murder !'and on going down testator, with the convicts on board, in the month of stairs, saw her almost fainting, and her arm bleeding. June in that year. While on her voyage she was Upon the part of the defendant witnesses were called who reversed the story. They declared Mr. taken by an American vessel, and continued in the enemy's possession for 24 hours. They then aban- Church had never acted with the slightest violence;! doned her, and the convicts had her in charge, until, but the prosecutrix had given the greatest provoca through the exertions of the Captain, who procured tion, both with her tongue and her actions. Mr.' Church, both before and after the assault, offered to the assistance of an English man of war, everything out- take the rent at a shilling a week. But the prosecuwas again set to rights : she then completed her ward voyage, and landed the convicts ; after which trix rejected that proposition, and took up a cleaver, she sailed for Batavia, and there took a cargo of and swore she would chop the first man that laid{ hold of a chair or table in that house. The prosecu- ' coffee on board, consigned to Bowen and Co. of London. The coffee was in bags, but when stowing it in trix never complained of a blow or a bruise while the vessel, the Captain, after the first tier of bags was the defendant was in the house. laid, had a number of them cut open along theseams, The Jury instantly acquitted the defendant. and the coffee which they contained poured over the The Rucoaeza hoped, that if the rent was not yet others, in order to fill the interstices, whereby the paid, the present prosecution would not induce the vessel was rendered capable of containing a greater defendant to be severe upon the poor woman, whose quantity than if it had been all allowed to remain in anger had led her into the error of misrepresenting the bags. In about three weeks after the vessel left what had taken place. Batavia, Captain Harrison died. In September, 1816,
Star. — 1822-12-03 (London, England)

JOHN BA RRETT." Last week an engaging young woman,who had gone to Dundee from Auchtermuty to wait ripen her sister'n child, afflicted with the smalb.pox, caught the infertion,w hile discharging the tender office of nurse, and fell a victim to its destroying influence. Before she left the home of her parents, she said, " What if I take the small-yor in Dundee,and die?" The sober gravity of age could hardly anticipate that the almost oracular prediction of a much-loved daughter would be sofatally fulfilled. An incident no less affecting occurred in a neighbouring parish. A young man on the eve of his marriage, and calculating doubtless on the enjoyment of " length of days," was suddenly cut off by the same destroying malady ; and after a brief illness be was followed to the grave by the intended partner of his joys and cares,whom the typhus fever snatched from worldly suffering. Yesterday an barest was held at the Wheatsheaf public-house, St. Pancras-road, before Thomas Snituso, Esq. Coroner, on the body of an infant that had been disinterred by the Police of Hatton-garden, under strong suspicion that the child had been destroyed. After the examination of several witnesses the Coroner said that there was no proof of murder. It appeared the child, if born alive, had been greatly neglected : the concealment and want of attention was very culpable. Verdict—" Still born." M u RdER--A murder took place at Middle Rainton, near Durham, on the evening of Saturday se'nnight. A husbandman of the name of Spraggon, belonging to Durham, and another man, entered the kitchen of the public-house, kept there by Mr. Robert Dawson, and in the course of conversation accosted a'pitman, of the name of John Stanwick Newton, by asking him if he was not "" Stanwick ?" The latter replied he was, and insisted upon Spraggon's disclosing his name, which he declined to do, and Newton seized him by the neck, and drew his handkerchief so tight as nearly to strangle him. Spraggon succeeded in cutting his neckcloth in to o, and a battle immediately took place, and they fought out of the kitchen into the passage, where Newton struck Spraggon with a knife, which penetrated two inches and a half into his left temple. Spraggon escaped from the house, and, with his companion, proceeded on to East Rainton. Growing faint from the loss of blood, which had flowed from his wound in a very copious manner, he was there put bp bed, and died in the course of a few hours. A Coroner's Inquest was held on his body on Monday, when the Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Newton, and against Robert Hild," another pitman, who was drinking id conapatty with Newton, and who struck Spraggon a tremendous blow on the head, whilst be was in the kitchen. Spraggon has been buried in Durham, awl Newton and gild lodged in the jail in that city, to t sire tkeirarial at the ensuing As saes.  r  k,  V.  AA* mr"LmE.vez.• 01•••1111..• COU itT OF
Star. — 1822-08-03 (London, England)

SMYRNA, JUNE 30.  Youssouf Barractar, of Smyrna, whom circumstances had taken to Scio, allowed himself to indulge in revolting excesses, notwithstanding the wise representations of the Capiten Nein, who, tired of his odious conduct, determined to march a body against him to stop him. A combat was the consequence, in which lives were lost on both sides, and Yuussouf succeeded in effecting his escape ; but the Grand Admiral sent everywhere orders to have him arrested.  Captain Hamilton, commanding the English naval force in the Levant, during his stay here, treated as a liberator and father all the unfortunate who approached him.—Spectateur aistaul. FR zscn Foes, Jut.v 111.—Five pet Cent. Consols opened at, 91f. 50c.—Closed at 91f. 55c.  Hamburg!) and Flanders Mails, bringing Papers of a recent date, have been received. One of them contains a Greek letter, which gives some additional) particulars respecting the destruction of the Turkish fleet, and the death of the inhuman monster who desolated Scio.—The following is an extract :  " The Greek fleet, which seemed daily to become larger, had frequently offered the Captain Pacha battle, and in vain endeavoured to break through his line, on the coast of Tchesme, and attack him in the harbour, or to set fire to his ships. As the enemy could not be reached in open combat, it was resolved to unite courage and stratagem. Two hundred youths swore on the Cross to execute the enterprise resolved upon, or to perish gloriously in the attempt. On the first day after the festival of Bairam, a Greek frigate,with five other vessels, appeared before the Turkish lines. These ships had hoisted the flags of other nations, and seemed as If they were come to participate in the pleasures of the Turkish festival. As French or English, the 200 were welcome guests to the enemy, and sailed without hinldrance into the harbour of Tebesme, in order, as it seemed, to cast anchor in the midst of the Turkish fleet. They had scarcely arrived there when they commenced the dreadful work of destruction.  In a short time five ships of the line were on fire. The Admiral's ship, all in flames, put out of the harbour, to escape destruction. It was driven to the neighbouring coast .of Chloe, where the Captain Pacha was taken en shore in a dying state. The 200 heroes retreated uninjured after this exploit. Besides the Captain Pacha, the equally cruel and inhuman Pacha of Sap lonichi, has met his fate. He has been delivered np to Nemesis by one from whom he deserved gratitude and rewards, namely, the Sultan himself."  The King of SWEDEN has issued a Proclamation for convoking an extraordinary Diet in Norway, which is to mee& at Christiana on the 16th September. The young Duke of Batmswlca is expected to assane the reins of Government on the 30th October. The murderer of the Scholars at Terracina has been shot by one of his own comrades, in consequence of the reward offered for his head. Another notorious robber was shot on the 22d ult. by the Chas. seurs who were in pursuit of him. This forenoon we received a German Mail, briagiag Frankfort Papers to the 28th ult. It is stated from
Star. — 1826-04-03 (London, England)

JUDGL—Witness never heard the dim shut; is was not latched, but merely put to. The shop-shutter. were up. The door of the shop was glass ; but the shutters were up. Hannah Perry, examined by Mr. RBADILIt. ,—Witness is the widow of the deceased. She had known the prisoner about three weeks before the death of her husband. He had been employed by them to get up some potatoes. He was in the habit of coming to the shop ; and was there on the morning of the murder, when be bought a loaf and half a pOund of bacon. The deceased had been very kind to him. There was a book kept in which her husband used to enter what the prisoner had, and he paid when he had money. On the night of the murder, he came in at half-past ten.— Wi ness's husband had just put up the shutters, and was cottering (fastening) them when he came.— He asked for halt an ounce of coffee, a quartet of a pound of sugar, half a pound of bacon, a loaf,, and, a quartern of potatoes; Part witness served him, and part her husband; the articles were placed on die counter, except the pre aloes, which were put into the prisoner's apron. After the deceased had finished cottering the windows, he came behind the counter where witness strand, and entered the articles in the prisoner's book. The prisoner then asked for a hock of pork, and the deceased reached two down, and said one would come to 15d. or 16d. The prisoner said that would do, and desired her husband to chop it. Deceased fetched the chopper. The prisoner said he would pay for the pork, as he did not wish it to be put down, to make his score bigger. • Her husband shopped the pork on the bench near the door, on the customers side (the usual place), and left it there, the cleaver by it. The prisoner stood talking to her husband, who was close to ti e bench or block, on which his foot leaned ; his back was against the counter. Witness left the shop to go into . the cellar for a sup of beer. No person had been in the shop but the prisoner after the shutters had been put up, and no other person was there when witness left the shop. The parlour was between the shop and the kitchen. Witness's niece was in the kitcheo. The door from the shop to the parlour, and that from the parlour to the kitchen, %%tie both open. Witness had been in the cellar five minutes or more when she heard a noise of the money drawer falling, and ran up stairs. Met her niece, and heard ter exclaim, " He has murdered my uncle r As soon as witness entered the shop she observed the prisoner going down the shop steps into the street. Saw ber husband on the ground behind the ' counter, his head resting on a little emery tub. At
Star. — 1826-08-23 (London, England)

BERMUDA.—The public interest has been excited here by the trial and condemnation of the wretched man who murdered the unfortunate Mr. Folger ; it was thought that no Jury in Bermuda would have found him guilty, but the evidence was so strong that it was found impossible to acquit him: he was accordingly sentenced to be hanged. The Archdeacon, and the Rev. Messrs. Lough and Posts, attended him after his condemnation with great zeal, and endeavoured earnestly to bring him to a proper frame of mind, but their efforts were net so successful as could be wished. It is so many years since an execution has taken place in there islands, that the office of Jack Ketch is unknown, and it was supposed that there would have been great difficulty in finding a pet son who would perform the office of that respectable character. Bit such had been the behaviour of the wretched criminal to his servents, and those over whom he had ever had any power, that when it came to the point, a great many people came forward, who were ready to hang him with the greatest pleasure; and the man who did hang him was an old apprentice, with whom he had parted in anger some years since. It was thought necessary to disguise the executioner, but just as he was tying the fatal knot, his mask fell off, and the ill fated man immediately recognised him ! Upwards of three thousand people were assembled to witness the awful scene, upon most of whom it appeared to produce a very powerful effect. The greatest order prevailed, and the multitude retired peaceably to their own homes. An Inquest was held at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the 'Jody of T. Loadon, who died in consequence of a fall from a ladder by which he was d.scending from the roof of the Middle Temple Hall, which he had been assisting to repair. Verdict—Accidental Death. A Gentleman of Buckingham has at this time a number of young tame hawks, called kestrels, stone. galls, stannels, or wind hovers, the Falco Tinaunculas, of Linnaeus, La Cresserelle, of Buffon, which hover over his head, then take a cruize into the fields for many hours, return thence into his garden, sit upon his fit and feed, and then go to roost ; cruise again the next morn. ing, &c. and yet will suffer no one to approach them with impunity, but himself. He calls them his sailors. They ate erroneously castled sparrow hawks: A novel mode of robbery has lately been adopted with considerable success at the West end of the town. A fellow, in the dress of a butcher, waits at the corner of a street till he sees a real butcher's servant go down an area with his load ; soon after he is gone, the thief runs down and begs the cook to return him the beef, mutton, or veal, as it may happen to be, for that his master has made a mistake in the weight. NV he makes off; and there are receiving houses even for such plunder as this. ith this  Wisen Sir Roam. CALMER was upon his trial, some evil-disposed person told Lady C. that he a•as found guilty and condemned to die. She lost her senses, and never after recovered them ; and this event hastened the end el Sir
Star. — 1826-11-08 (London, England)

HANKEY.—Where did you leave Page? How is it that he did not come forward with you ?—Mary Apes replied that Page was now in his tent at Weybridge; that he directed her to go on to Ozshot, and promised to meet her on the following day at that place; adding, that he should carry their tent and the whole of their baggage, and be with her in the after-' noon at Oishet. _ _ _  Bignuld swore that he was in company with Mary Ayres and William Page from the commencement to the conclusion of Weyhill fair; that he afterwards travelled with them to other fairs on their way back into Surrey, and added, that none of them heard of the murders of her grandfather and Elizabeth Haines until their arrival within a short distance of Weybridge. He concluded his evidence by saying that it was impossible for any one to assert with truth' that Mary Ayres bad been seen in the neighbourhood of Leatherhead during the fair at that place. Messengers were then dispatched for the purpose of bringing forward a man named Smith,who had asserted that he bad seen Mary Ayres at Leatherhead fair. This man, on being confronted with the woman, replied that he was still convinced that she was the person whom he had seen at the fair.  I On uttering his firm belief uto her identity, Mary Apes expressed considerable indignation against the nun, and, with a look of anger, scowled at him ; and said he had asserted a gross falsehood, and accused him of uttering that which be knew was false, for the purpose of getting money. Mr. BOLLAND hens very closely questioned Smith on the points which he had asserted. Smith, by his answers, seems to have had .a ♦ery slight knowledge indeed of her, for he could not positively swear that he had ever seen her before the time he had asserted at the fair. _ _ _  The Magistrates all concurred in the opinion that Smith must have been mistaken with regard to the identity of the woman. They then directed that Maiy Ayres should be taken to the Bull public-house. Oa the day following (Sunday) a constable having been sent to take Page into custody, met that individual on the road from Weybridge, coming towards town. His account agreed with that of Mary Ayres. Mr. Boum) to Page—How long ago is It since you were at Leatherhead fair? Page said he hal not been there since last October twelve months. •  Several individuals who were present at Leatherhead, fair were asked whether they had seen Page or Ayres in the fair ?—No person came forward to rove that fact except Smith, who still adhered to his for er statement respecting the identity of Mary Ayres; ut he could not take upon himself to swear that he ad ever seen Page until the present occasion. _  The Magistrates consulted together for a short time, and expressed their opinion that there was no evidence to warrant them in detain. in either of the parties. Pate and Ayres were accordingly discharged.
Star. — 1808-04-28 (London, England)

PARK.—" Yes." Mr. R. Staley, the cleric of Messrs. Moffat and Brown, was next called to prove an act of bankruptcy committed by Mr. Brown, which was stated to be'on the 27th of November last. Mr. GARROW, in reply, argued, that the defence Was insufficient. It wai supposed that the indorsement was bad, because it was made after the bankruptcy of Moffat and Brown ; and the act of bankruptcy said to be committed, was the departure of Mr. Moffat from the realm ; but, although this gentleman left England for an immoral purpose, he did not abandon his country to defeat his creditors; he forsook it under the impulle of passion, to run away .with another man's wife, where he might indulge his lawless purposes without interruption. Yet if he had the design to delay his creditors, and had concealed his intentions from bis partner, it would not operate so as to produce the bankruptcy of the partnership. Mr. Brown was so far deceived, as to suppose Mr. Moffat went to Ireland to marry a woman of large fortune, competent to redeem the concerns of the partnership. On these grounds, the learned Counsel trusted, that his clients were entitled to the verdict. Lord ELLENBOROLVII said, that the only question was, if the departure of Moffat from the kingdom was, or was not an act of bankruptcy ? By the evidence it appeared, that he went abroad to live in adultery with tars. Lucas, where they passed under the name of Rawl*, while the servant, for the purpose of concealment, was sent ta Shrewsbury. Did he, or did he not so leave the kingdom, with the intent, or to the effect of defrauding or delaying his creditors ? In Rawlins and Perrot, the party was understood to intend, what in effect was the delay of his creditors ; there he left England with a young lady, and the bills he had to pay, unprovided for the following day, were held to construe his intention.— Woodyear's case was that of murder, and it was therefore presumed that he went with an intention not to return to this kingdom. In this case, there Rprars to Lave been no pressure for money at the time Mr. Moffat forsook the country. Verdict for the Plaintiffs 5041. DISH v. DneiIAMANT. The Plaintiff is a Lottery Office-keeper, the Defendant is a Dentist. It aprpirethat Defendant, On the occasion of the of Lord Lauderdale for Paris, had determined to speculate in scrip, And had ordered his Broker, the Plaintiff, to purchase for him to the extent of 30,0001. The differences amounted to about 24001. against the Defendant, which he refusing to pay, this action was brought. Before the Plaintiff had concluded his evidence, by mutual consent, the decision was referred to Mr. CONST, Counsel for the Defendant. His • Lordship observed, that no bargains in stock for time were valid, unless the persons with whom the contracts were made, were at the time of the engage. /neat in pessesion of the stock. It seemed also to be  ~~ t
Star. — 1808-09-24 (London, England)

ADDRESS OF MAJOR ROCHB TO THE BISSAYA.VS. " BILAVE AND NOBLE BISCAYANS  " The eyes of all Europe are upon you!—The moment of your deliverance is at hand !—The sacred flame of patriotism and of loyalty, so dear to every Spanish heart, rapidly spreading over this great kingdom, has burst forth in your enlightened province. Already are you panting to share with your gallant and noble countrymen in arms, the honour of expelling from your territory die vile slaves of the most ambitious tyrant that ever disgraced the page of history; who, under the sacred snack of friendship, has tiisM•nAired and dethroned your King, and repaid the generous hospitality of the Spanish nation, by the cold-blooded murder cf your countrymen, the vinta:L-2n of your wives and daughters, and the plunder and robbery not only of your property, but of your very temples. " 'The eyes of all Europe and of the world are at length opened; and it falls to the glorious lot of Spain to give to future ages a lasting example and proof of what a nation may do, determlued to preserve its independence an I its honour. " England, ever the generous, the ancient, and faithful friend of Spain, could not be indifferent to the cruel destiny intended for you, nor to the gallant and noble exertions you are making for your very existence : she has therefore, with the characteristic magnanimity which belong, to her, stood forward in the hour of need and of danger, and with one universal sentiment, from the King to the bwest of his subjects, devoted to your deliverance the powerful aid of her fleets, her armies, and her treasure. One of the humbler, but not least zealous of his Majesty's set Tants in your cduse, has the honour, by his Royal order and in his Royal name, to come amongst you, with the fullest assurances of his Majesty's gracious intentions of affording you every assistance and supply you shall stand in need of; and already there is upon your coast ,a powerful squadron for the protection of your commerce and your shores. If a Spaniard is to he found, so vile an egotist as not to fly, at the sacred call of honour, to the standard of his CoD and of his King, let him look to those nations who have iron iniously submitted to the bondage of the Usurper, and read, in their degradation, the slavery and fate inevitably prepared for bis own.. Let him not think that a shameful and criminal neutrality will save him or his province from the gripe of this morster,-who is familiar with ingratitude. " Noble and gallant Discoyars! preserve your ancient character for bravery and 'heroism. Be true to yourselves ; be unani. mous and faithful in defence of your COD, your King, and every thing dear Ito the heart of man ! " La every man suppose, that the deliverance and salvation of Spain depends upon his individual arm; rely upon it, PROVI• DENCIE, liming the justice of your cause, will crown your exer*no %jai victory; and future ages will bless the Spanish name sad nation, os the saviours of the human race. (Signed) " P. K. Roche, " One of his Britannic Majesty's Commissioners."