Star. — 1823-03-20 (London, England)

ASSIZES-KENT.-MAIDSTONE, MARCH 18. BOWTOZ4 V. WEIN&  This was an action for defamation. The words set out in the declaration were, a You are a rogue, and have robbed men, Women, and children ; you have robbed me, and I can prove it, and yon ought to be b.angectr. The defendant pleaded the general issue. The plaintiff was a member of the Corporation of Queenhithe. There had been a law suit between the Free Dredgermen and the Corporation as to the right of fishing for oysters, in which the Dredgermen had claimed the right against the Corporation, who had, many of them, been reduced to great want, as a consequence of the law suit.  On behalf of the defendant, it was contended that the words proved were not used in an .actionable sense, inasmuch as they did not import a felonious robbery. They were merely the angry, though improper words, of an irritated man, galled by the pressure of a law-suit, which had brought ruin upon himself and many other men. The case went to the Jury under the directions of, the Learned Judge, who told them that they were to determine in what sense the words were used.  The Juty found for the plaintiff—Damages. One Farthing.  CHELMSFORD MARCH is.  Charles Williams, about .53 years of age, was indicted for the wilful murder of Daniel Holt, of Col. chester, in the 28th year of his late Majesty's reign (1784 by striking him on the head with an iron crow-bar. This case excited considerable interest, involving, as it did, an inquiry into the mysterious death of a respectable miller, after a lapse of thirtyfive years. The Court was crowded to excess. Mr. K ,ux openedithe case for the prosecution, and requested . the patient, impartial, and discriminating attention of the Jury to the mysterious case which was now the subject of investigation. About thirty-' five years since, the public mind at Colchester had been greatly agitated, by the death of -Mr. Daniel Holt, ayespectable miller, who had lived at Lerden„ near that town. The deceased was suddenly missed from his family, and no traces could be found bfbiM until about the end of a fortnight, Ms body was found in the river Colne, in the parish of East Dodyliuni.' Upon examining the body, marks of injury were rat sii)le upon the head, and the prevalent opinion was, that Mr. Holt died a violent death; and down to the present hour such was the belief in the neighbourhood. The 'probabilities of the tase strongly supported that opinion, for had the doed been a suicide, the marks 'of violence on the head would be unaccountable. The presumption was, that he had been 'first murdered and then thrown into the river. After the lapse of thirty-five years, Which thirst have swept away half the race of mankind then living, it was not likely that there sbould be many witnesses now alive to OM ifty.oceouut of the transaction. A-Coroner's Inquest :ha been sumisoned on the body, surgeons were examined, and saber persons seen the. remains of the deceased ; but of all these "bat one individual survived. The. Coroner, the Jury, the surgeons, all were dintilomipept one person, who through the •iiperntablts *Won of PROVIDENCE, had been spared to give cridenee upon a transaction so mysterious and important This witness; Edward Ladbroke, said that he saw the body after it was taken from the water.r-was pre. 'sent when it was examined by the surgeons ; and the head of the deceasedlad such visible injuries it, 2% rendevedjurnbabie that the unfortunate MO 414 been murd Several witnesses proved that the prisoner was Mt with the deceased when be was wisp to stray iwey, and the Jury of course aegaitindhlea. At six o'clock in the evenings** Miles ended,.... Done of the capital convkts-mweleitie for executiOtg escept the four soldiers dfthicaltaksigiraent, for the' rape at Harwich.- • Featly 40011hyol powtds lore collected for the mobsppy victim of their brutality.  • IROSSZRY AT 141LT*J Alai. Thbssaansmiter and Themes -Hovey were indicted for a robberrin the dwelling-bonseof Lady Caroline_ Diner, at Winton- Abbey, and stealing ati imtnense quantiif of silver plate, Imangst which arerel 26 silver. plates, live large fruit-baskets, ten dishes, l ISSisions. and 4000 minces of plate of a iniscellameous desertption. William Harvey, one of her Ladyship's fontmcn, was charged as an accessary before the fact. The evidence adduced on the via did nat ifiy materially from the statement relative to the robbery, as given in the STAR at the time. Dossiter, when called upon for his defence, -entered into a detail of the circumstances of his connettion with the two other prisoners, who, be said, were al" ways at him to get him to assist in robbing. their mistress's house. " On the 27th of Deceirdair,“ said the prisoner, 44 William came to me, and .said it must be done immediately, for Mr. Evans was cape l to town. Thomas was so eager about it, that I I thought he would set off that night. Well, we went.