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Monday, March 16, 1807.




Winchester
Saturday March 14.

On Thursday upwards of one hundred fine young men passed through this city on their way to the military depot, in the Isle of Wight, having volunteered from the Waggon Train into the East India Company's service.
The Rev. John Wool, M.A. of New College Oxford, was admitted Batchelor and Doctor of Divinity on the 6th instant.




Birth.] On Thursday last, the wife of John Brown, of Basingstoke, of three children, one of whom is since dead; but the other two, with the mother, are likely to do well.
On Wednesday was married Mr. Wm. Brown to Miss Rogers, both of Andover.
On Friday the 6th inst. died at Rookcliff, near Lymington, Mrs. Coney, wife of the Rev. William Coney.
Lately died, at an advanced age, much beloved and respected, Mrs. A. Jerome, of Yard Farm, near Appuldurcombe, in the Isle of Wight, relict of Mr. John Jerome of the same place.
Last Monday died Mr. William Gover, builder and surveyor, of this city.
Same day died, Mrs. Wright, wife of Mr. Wright, draper of this city.
On Thursday died, at an advanced age, Mrs. Birt, relict of the late Mr. Birt, of Andover.
Same day died, in the prime of life, Mr. John Harding, master of the George Inn, at Hurstbourne Tarrant, - a truly deserving man.




In our last Journal, we reported an Ejectment Cause, tried at Winchester Assizes, RIGHT on the demise of GALE and WEEKS v. COMPTON, brought to recover the possession of three fourths of the lower part of Cholderton Lain Farm, wherein we stated, that the plaintiffs, having established their case to the satisfaction of the Court, obtained a verdict for the whole of their claim. We beg to correct that report, by stating, that a verdict passed for the lessor of the plaintiffs by consent, subject to the opinion of the Court of King's Bench, on the cause to be argued as to the legal import of the will.

Last Thursday an alarming fire broke out in the house of Mr. Dench, at Vernham, near Andover, which in a short time consumed the same, together with an adjoining barn, containing a quantity of wheat and barley, nearly the whole of which was destroyed; and a horse belonging to the farm was unfortunately burnt to death.

On Tuesday last an inquisition was taken by Mr. Baldwin on the body of a labouring man, who was seized with a pain in his stomach as he was ploughing in a field at Ashley, which he left for the purpose of going hom, but dropped on the road, and expired. Verdict, Died by the Visitation of God - And on Friday another inquest was held by the same Coroner on a lad who had been drowned at sea. - Verdict, Accidental Death.




Salisbury.
Monday, March 16, 1807.

The business of the Wilts Assizes began here on Monday, Charles Bridgman Mark Sims was tried on a capital indictment for stealing a silver watch, a purse containing about �3 in money, and several articles of wearing apparel, out of a dwelling-house at Horningsham, was found guilty, and received sentence of Death.

Joseph Townsend, who was condemned at the Summer Assizes 1802, for stealing a heifer, and afterwards received his Majesty's pardon on condition of being confined two years in the house of correction at Marlborough, instead of complying with which, he broke out of the house of correction the following October, and remained at large; he was now brought up and identified, and again received sentence of Death, but is respited during his Majesty's pleasure.

George Cribb and Ann Cribb, charged with having uttered two forged notes, purporting to be Bank of England notes, of �2 each, were found guilty and were both sentenced to be Transported for 14 years.
Elizabeth Kinman, alias Keemer, was found guilty of having stolen a number of silver dollars, and other property out of the shop of Joseph Crockett, of Frome, and was sentenced to be transported for seven years.
Ann Gray, convicted of having stolen a quantity of white lace, and other articles, from the shop of Samuel Beeby, in New Sarum, was sentenced to be imprisoned a year in the house of correction, and fined a shilling.
Jean Lambourn, convicted of having received a gold ring, a seven shilling piece, &c. stolen from the shop of Joseph Crockett, at Devizes, knowing the same to have been stolen, was sentenced to be imprisoned in the house of correction two years, and fined a shilling.
John Oriel, convicted of having stolen a quantity of sugar from the shop of Wm. Shrapnel, at Bradford, was sentenced to be transported for seven years.
Benjamin James was sentenced to be imprisoned two years, and stand twice in the pillory, at Marlborough, during that period.
Wm. Hinder for stealing a cheese, and Wm. Bath for stealing a piece of kerseymere, were sentenced to be imprisoned six months.
Cornelius Churchill, John Dicks, John Barnes, Daniel Usher, and George Trowbridge, tried for different offences, were all acquitted.

There were eight causes at Nisi Prius, one of which was an action for ejectment, brought by Mr. Cooth of Blandford, against the Rev.Dr. Jackson of Donhead, to recover legal possession of an estate at East Knoyle, which has been the subject of litigation between the parties for some years past in the Court of Chancery. The plaintiff proved his title under the ultimate limitation in a settlement made on the marriage of Richard Jackson, D.D. the late uncle of the defendant, with a relation of the plaintiff, and also his interest in a satisfied term of years granted by the husband and wife during their coverture; whereupon a verdict was recorded for the lessor of the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the Court of King's Bench, upon three exceptions to the evidence by the defendants counsel.




The Commission for holding the Assize for the county of Dorset was opened at Dorchester on Thursday evening, the business commenced on Friday.
Isaac Green, indicted for a burglary in the house of Thomas Laurence, at Daggons, near Cranborn, was found Guilty.
Elizabeth Shackle was convicted of stealing seven yards and a half of muslin from the shop of Edward Wagstaff of Bridport, and was sentenced to be transported for seven years.
Margaret Goby was convicted of stealing a silver spoon, and sentenced to six months imprisonment.
John Gillingham, charged with a burglary, and John Govier, charged with house breaking, were both acquitted.
No bills were found against Thomas Dexter, Sam. Child, Benjamin Chandler, Mary [?] Rogers, and Mary Read.

The trial of Thomas Giddons, John Alexander, George Walker, Thomas Wright, and Robert White, charged with having broken open the house of Robert Nineham, at Hurpson [?], in the Isle of Purbeck, and stolen therefrom one hundred guineas, one �10 country bank note, one �5 note, a silver watch, and a gun, came on at eight o'clock on Saturday, and was not over when our account came away. William Watson, a supposed accomplice, has been admitted an evidence against the prisoners; and from the daring nature of the crime they are accused of, the issue of the trial is anxiously expected.




On Sunday last died, after a short illness, to the inexpressible grief of his afflicted parents, in the eleventh year if his age, Master John Brickle Messiter, the only surviving child of Richard Messiter, Esq. of Shaftesbury. In him were united the most amiable and engaging manners, with the most promising abilities, which, arrived at maturity, would have rendered him an ornament to society.
On Sunday the 8th inst died Mr. John Banister, of Broad Mead, Bristol, father of the Rev. J. Banister, of Wareham, Dorset.
On the 10th inst died, at Bradford, aged 74, Mr. Hart, sen. a man of unsullied integrity, and universally respected.
On Friday evening died Mrs. Finch, wife of Mr. Charles Finch, of Laverstock, near this city.