Star. — 1825-04-09 (London, England)

CURIOUS CASS.  George Edwards, of Wrexhatn,labourer,(better known as the Dandy Pig Max,) was tiled under 43d Geo. 111. (called Lord Ellenborough's Act) for stabb,nlz, cutting, and maiming Thom is Yates of Wrexham, nailer, with intent to kill and murder him ; and there was anther count in the indictment charging him with st cutting, and maiming the prosecutor, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. It appeared in evidence, that the prisoner ran out of his own house. stabbed the prosecutor (who was endeavouring to take away his father from the sister of the prisoner, 4IL II whom he was engaged in a quarrel) in the 1 It ear, a shoemaker's knife, dividing the ear downwards, and inflicting a wound of four inches in length, extendinz down the neck to the throat, and dividing the external jugular vein, as well as some branches of arteries; hat the prosecutor had been confined to his bed for about eight weeks in consequence, and his life depaired ot. 'The trial occupied more than nine hours, and the Chief Justice having read the whole of the evidence, charged the Jury with his usual ability and precision. They retired for about 10 Minutes, when thtir Foreman pronounced a verdict of Guilty, and added, atter a short pause, "but not with intent to murder." The CHIEF Alarm then rose, and again addressed the Jury, observing he had helot e told them, that there was another count in the indictment, c',arging the prisoner with stabbing, cutting, and maiming tine prosecutor, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm ; they would therefore consider whether he so cut the prosecutor with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm ? The Foreman, in a few seconds, answered " No." The CHIEF Juance observed, " Then you find that the prisoner cut the prosecutor for his own anius for such is the effect of your verdict?"  The officer of the Court sown afterwards asked the Jury the usual question of " Guilty, or Not Gulty ?" when, to the astonishment of a very crowded Court, the Foreman exclaimed, " lvot Guilty!"  A fine regular-rigged stiop of war, we are told, is now fitting out at Blackwall. Her destiny is to c.ruize against the Mahratta pirates, who infest the coast of Batavia. This extraordinary ship, the first of the kind made is Europe, unites the powers of sailing or steaming, separate or connected, at pleasure. The paddles fold up like a Lady's fan, and with great facility. As Mr. Pitcher, of Blackwell, was crossing the River on Thursday, the boat in which he was was run down by a steam-boat, and Mr...P. was di o.vned. A small piece of ground, used as a twine walk, near the Church-walk, Ulverstone, which was not long aF,o sold for 251. was last week put op to public auction, and fetched the enormous sum of-6951. In consequence of what has appeared in the public prints, and an order issued by tie Magistrates of Queensquare Office, several respectable licensed victuallers in Westminster attended the office, for the purpose of deliveiing up the constables' staffs, which they have for many years been in the habit of having hung up in their respective bars, being convinced that it was illegal to have such an instrument in their possession at all. Licensed victuallers are exempt from serving the office of Constable by Act of Parliament. Several horses have, within these last ten days, he en stolen out of the paddocks of Gentlemen, amt. the stables of the farmers in the county of Lincoln, btt. am% Spalding and Spilsby ; some of them very valambt. ones ; and such is the systematic plan laid &slab? the depredators, that not the least trace of ;Asa has been discovered. Mr. Fox was passionately attached to the bountie► of nature, and, among others, of his Iluwer-eardee, as& particularly: his geraniums. to which he could always retort' wiihoilished interest amidst the most violent stormier pane rage. Ont.*, after malting; s warm harangue in Pahloplard, he came immediately. to the.. Home of Commons, reeking from the mob, anti Ong up en the. Speaker (Lord Sunimes), who emoted mime violent toothy. calmlytold him how sorry he was tMt his gemolmos(seese commis of which he bad promised him) hid bean an *timid etas. Aosseli Hill..  1 (' o 1  MIDDLOiX Stai  S; A P