Star. — London, England, 1807-01-16 00:00:00

NJLIT. OTELLIGENCE. of • 1 • The Raiiieit s than of war, sea a fleet uncle% eon. T oy for the Weft Incites, failed from Cork on the toile kft. • FALMOUTH, JAN i 3. - moved the brig Salerno, DunCeon ; fhip Choice, bait( ; Ann, Bait., and John, Walair, from Li . .• ; His Majefiy's brig SCORPION, of 18 guns SrannriaiD, froth a crnize ; Riviere, Coo, ER. krom grifol ; John and Thomas, Taiyuan, from Neath ; and Three Brothers, Dawn°, from Ply jotlth. Sailed the Manchefter Packet, Davies, with mails of the 6th inftant for New York and Halifax ; the Prince Adolphus packet,Boutanasos, with mails -4 • • J of the oth iaft. for Jamaica, Barbadoes, and Crooked Ma Wind N. W. PoRTSMOIITH. JAN. ts. Arrivedliis Majetty'sfhips Monarra and CzacKaa, From a cruite.—Wind Southerly.. DOVER, JANUARY 1 4 . The PIAUI gun brig, Lieutenant HINTON, has fent in here this day, the hoy Caren Margaretha, Captain Getitsaes, of Chriftianfand, from Lubec, bound to Caen, with a cargo of potath. Arrived in the Roads this morning, the Srirrlaa and KITS sloops, Femmes:, GIL IP Illt, and two other gun brigs, from a cruize. Wind N. W. and moderate. Jan. 15.—Sailedthis morning the Serums and tune !loops. Feaetess and Geirmt gun brigs, for the French coati. Palled by this morning the brig Exchange, of Salem, Captain OCHE, bound from iante, with currants, raw filk, &c. for London.— tune in the Roads this afternoon, the MoNeer gun trig, from a cruise the has fent on fhore to the Cuftom Houfe qo half ankers fpirits, which the picked up yenerday at fea. Four boats belongingtn Deal, which were washed of the Beach on Tuefday night, were picked up off here yefterday and brought into the harbour. Remain in the Roads the Moaltsi and Mist gun brigs. Wind W. N. W. and blows strong. bEAL, JANUARY is. This morning the Sea Hoek frigate, and a fore Chip failed from the Downs for Portfmouth ; alto the Cattle Eden Eaft Indiaman ; the litter is fince put back, and remains in the Downs with the flips SS per laff.—Wind S.W. SHEERNESS, JANUARY is. Sailed to the Great Nore his Majefly's (hip Da- FENCE. Sailed from the Nore to the Downs, to join Commodore °WINN fquadron, the PrecH ea gun brig, Lieutenant ABERDOUR, Commander. Sailed the Yrlendfliip, a retaken (hip by his Majelly's (hip Sitv- FIRE, for London. the tranfports which were this day at the Inner Note have moil of them taken lbel ter in the harbour.—Wind N. W. weather dry and froffbfeirith . little wind. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. . - 01LATISVID, JAN. is.—PalTed by the Mary, Source, from Qtybee, and the Betfey, Swander, front Riga. Anxisrtn.—.At Liverpool, the Triton, Rofs, from Riga—ln ibe aide, Diana, Lyon, front Newfoundland—At Begat. Venus, Maationtert ; and the St. Patrick, Campbell, from Lantlelt•-•At Cork, Adive, Moreau, from Oporto—At Newfoundland. Bro thers, Longbottom, from Liverpool—At Philadelphia, Surat, Gill, front Liverpool. - - - - Sunday fe'nnight, the jolly Bachelor., Maoris, from America, with wood, in taking the bar at Aber deen, was drove afhore near the battery. The Eagle, BROOKS, from Palau, for London, Is repohed to be captured, and carried into Mend. The Weftern Trader, Whitefide, arrived at Liver- pool on Friday-: fire failed from Philadelphia the 2d of December. On the sth intl. at eight A. M. off Cork, faw a brig on the lee-bow ,• at , to A. M. the came alongfide, and fired two mulket (hots through the main and fore•fails ; .the Matter then came on board t (he proved to be a French privateer of a guns. She detained the Weflern Trader one hour and a half, and then bore away for a flip to leeward. On the 6th, faw two brigs and a fhip (landing to the weftward ; the (trip boated American colours as fhe paired. On the 7th, at half pail four P. M. the &mills Light-honfe fouth, dillant five leagues, feveral fail in fight, (landing to the wellward, fpoke the (hip Har riot, bound to New Orleans, and a brig from Liver pool, bound to the Wetlern Iflnds, to whom the gave information of the privateer. ADMIRALTY COURT.—Yellerday the Right lion. Sir Ww.Scut - r proceeded to the adjudication of the ~following cafes : Orion, Havighorft maßcr.—This vefiel , under Bremen colours, laden wi th rye, &c. on a voyage from Name to Toortogeo, waa captured by the /3stfey privateer, Captain liarrifon, and brought to Plymouth. The Court prououncbl the property to belong as claimed. Birgethi, Molbaelt matter.--This veffel, laden with timber, was captured by his Msjeftv's !hip linogen, Captain Garth, and brought to Yarmouth. The ihip bad been reftored by content, and the Tuition before the Court was retching the cargo, whe ther it was to be confidered as fit for naval equipment, it being defbined to a port of Spain,at the time of the capture. T.hc Court was clearly of opiniun it was a contraband cargo, and accordingly toade 4 it. Yellerday morning intercepted difpatches . from Admiral WILLAU3Ifirz, at the Havannah, were re ceived at the Admiralty. • They were taken from OR board an American [hip by one of Admiral BE rtc t- LAY'S cruizers, and font home from Bermuda, by the Admiral, in the Avon Damp (.1 war. The Avon left the BILLONA, of 74. guns, Captain DOUGLAS, Ms. LAM/US and SVIRAEL frigates, cruizing ff the Chefapeak, watching the wretched remains of the French flnadron, which had put in there after the hurricane. • On Tnefday lag the 13tIT ;nava, the State Lot tery commenced drawing, when No. 2.1.,490, the fi it drawn Ticket entitled to 20,020). was told at Mars. Haxxan, Evans, and Co.'s Office, Royal Exchange, in one Half, one Fourth, one Eighth, and two 6:1- mends Shares. Tickets and Shares, warranted un drawn. are felling as above. The fecund day of Drawing will be on Thuriday, the :ad inßant ; and on the Monday following the Ortt drawn Ticket will be entitled to to,ooot t 7 r' - LAW INTEIII.I6IIIVCE. . _ couar cittkeariViAx. • slit. Luvoist. A petition on the behalf of Mr. fames Ltitilatn, the Committee of this unhappy Gentleman, was this day heat d before the Lord Chancellor, praying that his Lordfhip would order Mr. Vandercombe, the agent of Mr. Ludlam, to deliver him over to the le gal cultudy of his Paid Committee. Mr. Puteitvai, in fupport of the petition, Rated the feveral aft* of infanity committed by this Gentle man, in confequence of Which., and the certificate of Dr. Warburtoto, his Lordthip, fume time fence, was pleaded to order, that he thould be delivered over to the cutiody r•f his Committee. But, intlead of obey ing his Lordthip's order, Mr. Vanderccmb and the other perfons who were about his orlon, had fecret. ed him, and prevented that order from being enfor- ced. He adverted to the circumilances which took place at Mr. Ludlam's haute in Tenterden-flreet, on Friday night and Saturday morning fall ; the parti. culars of which we gave to oar paper. of Tuefday ; and reprefented to his LordUtip how very dangertms it was to the public, that a perfon labouring under fu violent a diftemper fhould be at large ; and noon thole grounds he trutted his Lurdfhip would make the miler now fought. Mr. COORE s cn the fame fide, animadverted with warmth upon the condua of Mr. Vandercomb, whole offence was greatly aggravated by his fituation ; he was not only the agent of Mr. Ludlam, but at the fame time hewas bound to difcharge his ditty as an Officer of the Sheriff, and to take the maniac into cuftody, inftead of fecreting lihn, as he had done, to difappoint the means refurted to for the public Cecil, thy. The warrant for feizing on the perfon of this gentleman, on the ferious charge of felony, had pal. led through the hands of Mr. Vandercomb, :f0 that it was his incumbent duty, both in 'his public and pri vate charafter, to have availed himfelf of every pof fible expedient to deliver over this perfon to the pro per authority, that he might be prevented from coin nutting any new breach of the peace. What apology he Could poffibty align for this utter neglect of the order of the Court, the Learned Counfel, after the belt attention to the fubjeet, could in no way anti. cipate. The. SOLICITOR GENERAL, in reply, Elated, that immediately after the tranfaaion which was fo noto rious at the London tavern, Mr. Ludlam had abfcon di Jed, and it was a long time before the place of his retreat was dircovered. When at lalt, Mr. Vander- comb was fuccefbful enough to trace him, his intel leas appeared to be in a perfeft fta.se of convalacence —but, fearful of a paroxyfm, Mr. Vandercomb took all proper means to prevent any injury either to the individual or to the public, from fuch an unhappy caufe. Dr. Warburton, Doitors Willis and Monro, held a confultation on the cafe of the patient. Every motive of humanity operated on the feelings-of Mr. Vandercomb ; the dread of being forced into a mad houre had fuch an elle& upon the mind of Mr. Lud lam, that fears were entertained that the infanity muff return, on the indulgence of this apprehenfion; and Mr. Vdndercomb, to prevent that diftreffing conk quence, contented that his friend fbauld remain in die cuftody of four men, not of one perfon, as in the firft inftan:e, and there frur into were appninool by the phyliciam, : two by Dr. Munro, and oae each by Drs. Willis and Warburton. The Learned Counfel then Rated at length the various tranfaetions which have al. 'Wady appeared in our paper, the warrant of the Lord Mayor. the indorfement of it by the Bow.ftrect Ma giftrates, the circumftances of his efcape over the roofs of the houfes, and the dangerous defcent he had ficcefsfully attempted. Mr. Ludlam conceived that the charge of felony was metely a pretest for forcing him into a mad houfe ; and he was determined, at every perfonal rifle, to avoid a confinement of that kind. The affidavits Rated, that Mr. Ludlam was no longer in the power of Mr. Vanderenmb, that this Gentleman had taken flight, and had not been heard of farce. The Learned Counfel hoped that his tordfhip wonld confider, that under all the circumllances of the cafe, Mr. Vandercomb had not violated the fpirit of any order under the authority of the Court, and that he had allied with the prudence which became him in fuch a lingular and painful predicament. The Loan CHANCELLOR advifed that all panics fbould unite their endeavours to dilcover the retreat of this Gentleman ; and that, if he ffinuld be found, he should be confined to his own refidence. He walled it to be underflood by the Committee, that be wits defirous to exetcife as much gentlenefa and humanity towards this Gendeman a s th e Nati ons of his fituation and his duty to the public admitted— and that it was by no means his intention to throw him into a receptacle for maniacs, which, under the circumftances, did not appear to be dictated either by neceffity or difcretion. 4 6 Ido not fee,(cnntinued his Lordfhip) that it is right that I fbould interfere with, the Magittracy of the country, and indicate to diem , what line of conduit they &mild have purfued. Let' him be delivered over to the cuflody of the Commit.- tee, and the party will be refponlible to the Court for his fa& cuftody. If my order had been properly attended:to, lie would have been as fecure as if he had been lodged in a &Ohne of the defcription of the French Bangle ; yet, however ineffectual, what has been done may have been executed with the bell in tentions." The SoxiciToa GANIRALr.." My Lord, I do not pretend to know what the Rate of mind of this Gen tleman may be, bat of this I am convinced,that they are utterly wrong in commencing againft him a cri minal proceeding. They fay that the expence of the linide is ten guineas a week, and that it is too great for his fortune. If it were the defign of the Commit tee, that he fbould not be there, ought be not at lean. 1 to have informed your Lordship?" Mr. PARCAVAL (aid, that other accommodations could evilly be provided, and that the regular appli cation fhould be made to occafion any change of this kind that might be expedient. OLD BAILEY. Yenerday fourteen prifoners were tried, fix of whom were capitally indidied, •iz. Thomas Ward and Joao Fwkl, for Sealing three calves, value 91. the property of Ann Adams. Panes Wood was charged with felonioully entering the dwelling houfe of Hincks, a greengrocer, in Church-court, Strand, and taking from thence a watch, two coats, and kraal otter valuable articles. Mr. Hiacks fwore, that in confequence of an am qukintance,•contrafted at an ale-houfe, on the even ing of the robbery, the prifoner was invited to :deep at his houfe : in the morning, they rofe, and went , out, leaving the key in the door. No !maim was ;he° in. the -houfe ; but Hineks fuppofed his fervent *0 would, as afoul, come to - prepare his brealsflail. The prifoner, at the corner of Maiden-bine, wifhid him good morning; and the witneft, comrniferating •liis' poverty, gave him ('me halfpence to procure his breakfall. On the ss linefs's return, he found the door wide open, and immedi a tely miff e d the watch: the coats, and other articles. He applied to Come offi cer& who thortly after informed him they had fecur ed Wood, whom he recollefted to be the very fame man who had flept with him,on the evening above. mentioned, but who, on that evening, called hirnfelf Wilfun. Wood, on being apprehended, immediately con fetfcd to the officer. Jofeph Gregory, the whole of the tranfaftion, admitted the robbery, told him what part of the articles he had pawned, and. what Ire had fold, cot:dated him to the broker's where the watch and other articles were produced ; which Hincks affix med to be thole he had 101 l The ptifoner their oh ferved to the officer, that from the moment of Iris apprebenflun, he concluded himfclf a dead MAO, and expreffed great regret at having rubbed Hoicks, who hal Wed lum Tire watch and a coat were produced in ConiA by the pawnbroker ' who fwore they were padated by the. prifoner ; there Hincks (wore to be his property. prifoner made no defence whatever, b u t for. plicated mercy. The Jury immediately found the prifoner—Guilty. Fordhant and Harvey, two , of the men who were convicted on Wanefday of a robbery in the haufe of Mr. Si encer, at Ponder's End, were tried on another indielment, for a burglary in the houfe of Mr. Whit bread, at Stamford-Hill. Mrs. Whitbread, wife of the profecutor, Rated, that (he was fitting in the parlour, at about a quarter pall feven o'clock, in the evening of the teth of December, when a knock was heard at the door ; Mrs. W. ailed who was there ? when a perfon afked if Mr. Whitbread was at home ? On opening the door three men rufbed in, one, refembling Furdham, had a blackened face ; the fecond, who anfwered the defcription.of Harvey, had a white masse ; the third, witnefs had no conception of, only that his face was blackened, the being by this time very much alarm ed The one in a white mafk drew from his pocket a blunderbuls, and exclaimed, Your money inflano ly, or your life." Fordham afked her fur her keys, and fent her to a drawer for them, having been in 'formed where they were kept. Two of them handed witnefs up flairs, and the concluded them in a fecre taire, where the money was depofited, which they rifled of two ten pound notes, and about-twenty guineas in.gOld ;—after which, they enquired for plate, and, on.heing informed there was none, they left the houfe. This teflimory was corroborated by-a fervant, who had often teen Harvey pafs Mr. Whitbread's houfe, when he uteri to work as a bargeman on the River Lea. He believed that the two prifoners were the men who firft entered the bottle, although he could not fwear pafitively to that fgt. -Enoch Roberts, the evidence, Hated, that the p'i. Toner, bimfelf, and one Barilen, not let in cuflody, met in Whitechapel on the tgih of December, when it was propofed by Harvey that the honk of Mr. Whitbread should be attacked that evening. Har vey faid, he was well acquainted with the rim and he expeeed two or three hundred pounds could be had. They met in the Eads before feven o'clock, and witnefs was fixed on to watch at the outer door whillt the other three went in. He alto, corrob lated what had fallen from !Re preceding aitnefi4, rcfpec ling the dreffes of the two firft who entered the hook. Trott, a police officer, limed, that after hat ing re ceived information from Roberts where Harvey lodged, he went to the houfe (a cook fhop in the Hackney Road) where the landlord dented having fuck an inmate. The officer, however, searched the houfe, and found him. He at fira denied his name, but .confeffed it, after Trott had found a white tnafk, and alfo implements ofed for robbing. In defence, the prifoners denied having any know ledge of each other. Two witnefres were called again to prove an alibi in behalf of Harvey. One of them, who illtd his name was Jeffry, and that he lived at No. 22, Turloltreet, Bethnal Green, detcribed himfelf as having been in the company of Harvey from eight o'clock till eleven, on the evening the robbery was committed. He. however, was cleated by Mr. GLIANLY in feveral prevarications. Auftin, at whole houfe Harvey had lodged, alfo attempted to fubftantiate the ,alibi, by fweating that he was in the company of Hatvey from eight till eleven on the evening of the robbery. The Loan CHIEF BARON, in an-eloquent :Aches, to. the Jury. defcrihed an attempt at an alibi to .be the heft or the won t r f evidence in its own nature, and when it failed it was a corroboration of the guilt or the prifoners. • He compared the hails proved by the profeentrir and .his witneffes, with the teflimony ofthe evidence, v.hich teemed to agree, although the latter fhould be viewed with great caution. Both Guilty—Death. ' Previous to the witneffes being examined in furs port of the alibi, Chief Baron MACDONALD cautioned ' them to confider of the truth of what they were hound to state ;" for (laid his Lordthip), if you are difcre dited by the Jury, there is an end of Harvey." The prifonerslvere formerly bargemen on the river Lea. Mary Crawley, a girl aged ten years, and Ant Bolton, for Healing privately from the dwelling houfe of Mr. Harrifon linen-draper, in Holborn, a piece of gingham, value 4.05. ; and Elizabeth Smith was alfo charged, in the fame indictment, with receiving the faid gingham, knowing it to be (Wen. Mr. Harrifon and two other witnetres,.his appren tices, were examined, and fwore, that the prifoners came into Mr. Harrifon's (hop together,' and'endea• voured to cheapen the price of a cotton gown, of a certain pattern. The apprentice who attended them, refuted to let tli:lnt have it at theltirice, and they left the chop. The little girl returned,, anti again afked the apprentice, would he tire the reduced price ? he again refuted. In a very short time the prifoners were brought back by a gentleman, whole name did not tranfpire. He alfo produced the piece of gingham, and de‘lar• - 7 ' ' ' '•:. • 0 . • • • i . , • bts forpicion Itad.been twaketted by the mat quantity they had in theft poffeftion, and the mean. nefs of their appearance.. He then Dated to the Pro.. • fecutor, that he had obferyed Elizabeth Smith, on hcr •apptehenlion, drop the piece of gingham ; but was (atisfied fhb had it itt her pofilffion. The young apprentice wth attended them, fware to the ging. ham, and added, that it was on the counter, dole to the door, at - the time they entered ; and that imme r diately on the gentleman's inquiring, whether he had loft any thing ? he found it had been removed. The Jut y, after ;bole time (pent in deliberation, retuned ;with their verdia—Mary Crawley, the child, Gliiitytif tinting the abovenamed article ;and Elizabeth Smith, G•tuty of receiving it. knowing it to be fiolen. Ann Bolton, from the deficiency of the evidence adduced in the pi otecution, and alfo from far tislaftery teitimony of toe propriety of it er conduct, pint:. to this tranfaCtion, was acquitted. • A man named 2imanpiirts, was capitally convicted uf.ilealing from the prattiopf a Gentleman": fervant if:tined - Guttman, a Over watch, value aboire 4css.— The Profetutor ytai,tetturdingbis miser's fami:y at Covent cwar.den•Theatse,•wntl, after the play, was hi the ad of, lifting our (*bit mailer's children thrnbgh the crowd to the carriage, when he law the•ptifoner klatch his watch from his pocket and run off; he in (tautly purfned and took him,•and found the watch in his puff:ann. The prifoner made no defence.- 7 . Guilty. S v , n were crnvitied of felonie*, viz. J. Tr l ior s for (leafing 47 pieces of copper money, the froPerty of E. Junes, W. Heath; and W. T ticarb. W. Coieby, for fteaftng 3o yards of kerfeymere, the goods at Mars Biletet ; Jane Leman. for ftraiing a noir of Pmts. and boar neckereittelb, the property of Benjamin it'll.fon • Elizabeth Smith, for receiving a piece of gingham, the pr. , perty of j. Harrifon, and which had been ftolen by Mary Crawley, sa pitatly Benj. Rees, for Reeling a bundle, containing a ihirt, and other at ticks, the property of J. thmkl.4. MIUDLESEX SESSIONS. Yefterday being the County Day, was as ufual ap propriated to the hearing of Appeals, the molt ins . portant was the following : Meffrs. Smith and Chancellor, of Kenfirgtra. appealed against an order figned by. three Magitirates, viz. Mats. Bond, Croffe, and Read,- empowering Mr. Gunter to turn and divert acertain footpath at Earl's Court, within the laid parifh, whereby the public incurred the inconvenience of being com pelled to take a circuitous route. Meffrs. ALIA r and Kvape,upon the petition being read, were proceeding to Nate the grounds of their appeal, when Meffrs. Corm. and GURVILY obferved they-could fare the Court much time, by taking this objedion, viz. that Che appeal was not againit the original order, which was in January, 1806, whereas this was dated June 1406, allowing an intervention of one *effiln. • To this Mr. ALLEY replied—m We do not appeal againtt the order to turn the footpath, becaufe there we are not aggrieved, but againtl one fuLfequent, and the appeal was regularly made at the then ensuing General Q2arter Scftions." Mr. Cosa r. The law in tbjs cafe hat been de. cided by Lord Mansfield, who ruled that the appel lant was not juflified, as in the cafe of poor's rates, in waiting till he is aSually aggrieved,but the appeal Mould be made it the next General (tuner Seffions. Should I mif, any circumftances relevant to the cafe, I am confident the deficiency will be amply fupplied by my learned ft iend Mr. Gutney, who will alfo read to the Bench feveral authorized precedents applicable to the piirpofe. Mr. Knapp knows nothing of thefe anthoi Lies lam confident he does not. It has been whifpered to me, that the appellants are Church wardens ; hut this I cannot prevail upon myfelf to believe, as I am certain, that upon In 'glaring an affair as guardians of the parochial money, , they would not burthen the parith with fo confiderable and ufelefs an elpence, I rather perfuade myfelf, that being actuated by the pureft motives for the public good, they. intend to defray the expence out of thtir own pockets (loud laugh.) The cafe of Lady Owen, is Pernhiokethite, which will be read to the Bach by my iiiend Mr. Gurney, was followed by another its Staffordthire, both of which were fimilar to the pre fent, which, with implicit confidence, I leave to the decision of the Bench." Mr. Gurney then read the two• cafes, with appro priate and acute comments. The Ciaarest AN took a view of the law on.the fah- ' jell, and the 'rift& was, that the Appeal was nega-. lived, and the Order remains in full force. . SURREY SESSIONS. Yeflerdvy Georgians Courier, alias Barrington, Wit charged with nettling fro& the perfon of Henry Duna one guinea and four fallings. Henry Dunn Paid, that on his returning from Crutched Friars late on the night of the 23d of De cember, to his refidence at Stockwell, he was ac- Coiled by the prifoner in Blackman greet ; he had a pair of boots on his left arm, and a bundle in his tight hand. She griped him hard by the right arm and unbuttoned his final' clothes; he Paid he would not have any thing . to do with her ; when the went off; and he miffing immediately his money, follawed her and put her into the care of a watchman, who deli vered her t'. the Conflable. John Robinfon, night connoble of St. George's patith, received her into euflody, and previous to the fearchafked Mr. Dunn what he had loft ? he Paid a new guinea and four fhillingt, among them was one marked with a large B, a fmall e, and a (mall d;— On his fira fearch +he found in her pocket the four (billings, and atunnga them the one defcribed. The guinea was not then found, but on a fecond (catch, and the previous obfcrvation of the watchman, who faw her drop fornetbing into her hand and put-it into her pocket, a new guinea was found,, which was wet, and coveted wi,h crumbs, as if fiat from her mouth. Money bad been offered him by the pact net, but refufed ; he concluded her to Union Hall, aod the was committed,/ Mr. NOLAN took art ohjeflion to the indiEtment, as _ . it let forth tour lawful fliillings of the current coin of the realm : whereas thole now produced certainly never hid been in his Majeftlyt Mint, Or were they legally the cutrent coin of the realm. This oblation was anfwered by Mr. Morris, as one u: the molt mifchievons tendency ; and the Chairman was of opinion it was not a tenable one. The Jury immediately found her Guilty, and the wai featenced to (even years traafportation to New ' South Wales. ON r I; IP I • II