Star. — London, England, 1818-11-27 00:00:00

I. , that they had on board Guada become British seamen—surely very any time sufficient to prove the loco-motive a being as a seaman or - statute had added, that Guada , take the oath of allegiance ; thas principle that they are domiciled If that statute had not reached the any proceedings coming before thereto, it would have recog also. Gibson had stated, that he that many of the seamen ship were British mariners—no proof; not the slightest traces, not the , the only witness was Peregrine, command of the vessel till May, is discharged in the interim, on the Guatier having for a short time was pleaded that his (Gibson's) e such description of mariners the vessel's departure, which took .4- 7 yet it appeared by the ship's whole of her crew were actually on that day. So much for this branch - was Ear more clearly developed. British register, that the same mover of the machinery of this bu- Novernber, 181:5, of the Gene not an equally good master in ' not appear. Strange to say, . Gibson swore that a British obtained for any money, Nixon, appointed Captain; and that the wages of 20 dollars per month were, ' sum paid to any on board. The severely animadverted upon the with Cook, a fact which established That Gibson had extinguished all saying the vessel sailed under :new wen to the contrary. Conff f was of his employers, And con details of the transaction, it was be ignorant of the existence of confided too to his own cos : whole of the system was one intended fraud on the Government to the fllseregister, here the same fraud, the supercargo Gibson, con , his plans of deceptißn ; no doubt it spirit of the Navigation Act. It was British register, it was none ; or worse - one. At Wilmington, Cook the ican, had disappeared ; where or " then Mr. Guatier was appointed, recommends to the same station an American. This man Was board, but dwindled to a mate ; .er, a Mr. Peregrine drops from :e him, when it has been plea. master could not be found.— insaction was an evident copy of Ir. Barnett was the double, as it termed, of Mr. Peregrine, as Mr. -fore of 'Mr. Cook. 'He could not lcurring with the Kin;;'s Advo supercargo might not be sufficiently au -harge a worthless fellow, as Nixon have been, at a foreign port ; the !ndeed provided for such a case, had. llere, however, there was ttemplate but one consistent modi. rhe ground sunk in at every the transaction was faithless. Leßow ; and had been conducted of that integrity and good faith distinguish Bluish merchants and, therefore, affirmed the sentence of :ING'S lIF.ICII, NOV. 26. cornmemed • befote Chief Justice Aa - nine,. and were adjourned at a There was no trial of the least IDER IN A CONVICt slur. sat again at eleven, when Mr.l that Captain Drake, who was iabeas C5.10s from Maidstone jail,' in a case of murder. (-GEN F.R A L desired that • the afflda.: night be then read. Alicia were very long and nume _ informations taken before Mr [straw, at Greenwich, disclosed in lowing circumstances :—The :ship from Cork with convicts for New inch, 1817. Every thing went arrived at St. Jago, when them between somo of the convicts t this time it secined that a con- Collins (whether with a view to liberty, or from what motive did persuaded the Officers and the Doc that there existed among the convicts upon the crew and take the ship. pressed with the truth of this story, the 17th of April, after the convicts and had been fastened down by the ►g placed upon the scuttles, caused down upon the convicts, which was according to some of the affida , according to others. Three of the killed, and a great many wounded and crying out for the Doctor all came to them till near nine o'clock The Doctor then told them that faults, for they had conspireaeo _lib they all solemnly denied. They brought up to the hatchway, and• 'tnees, as to this supposed conspi. as to a saw and turuscrew which, 'to have secreted. They all de y, and on their births being was found but a few nails and a le convicts were treated with great floggings took place, and one man into him because he cried out were rivetted on his leg with red convicts were repeatedly threatened on t 1 night of the 22d of April, retired to bed, and fastened down as .firing on them' took place from all and lasted nearly two hours. A'no and several more wounded, and no till the next morning. On the eith of June, foci or five ore* convicts were chained , into the jai -boat, and one. of them shot ; another was put in the long-boat. where he died in four days All the affidavits asserted that there had been no con. ;piracy whatever, :nr l ian resistance, or the slightest , appearance of resi either before the first firing, between that and the sand firing, after that filing, or during any part of tie voyage. The crew had been heard to speak of Collins as the saviour of the ship ; and after the 17th of April. the convicts had been treated on all occasions with the most relentless severity. The affidavits of several soldiers on board the ship stated, that the firings did not continue above ten minutes or a quarter of an hour ; according to some, not more than five or six minutes : that a be lief had been generally entertained among the crew that the convicts intended to rise ; and that before the firing commenced a disturbance was heard among the prisoners below, and an alarm given that they were breaking loose. On the other hand, the affidavit of one of the convicts stated, that he had overheard Clements and Baxter, two of the crew, agree to give an alarm, in order that the firing might commence. The affidavit of the Captain stated, that the convicts were '2OO in number; that he was informed by his mate and crew that they were of a most riotous dis position ; that on the nights of the firing, they had at tempted to break the locks of their prison, and had been heard by him to say that it was a bad job, they had all been fount out; but that though they failed then, they would try another time. lie had received the most distinct information from Co' lins, that there was a regularly organized conspiracy to take the ship. The firings took place without any order from Or Officers, there being a great disturbance below, and the crew crying out that the prisoners were rising upon them. The firing had been stopped solely by the exertions of the Officer; for the crew were exas perated to the last degree, having understood that they were all to be put to death. His affidavit fur-, ther stated, that he had given no orders whitever for the death of the convict who was shot in the jolly boat. were several other /ffidavits in corro boration of the Captain's : they aided, that there was such a panic among the crew that the firing had com menced while the Captain was in his cabin, without his orders, and even contrary to them ; that all the exertions of the Officers had been unavailing to stop the firing in less th.th ten minutes or a quarter of an hour. .1 Chief-Justice Amsprr—Mr. Attorney-General, all the allegations have been read upon which the pri soner was committed, and some on his behalf; the Court thinks that this is a case in which the prisoner should be allossed to give bail : of course it will be ace; tamed that the bail are sufficient. The At roastv-GEN enAL said, there wac no ob jection to the bail, who were then sworn :Mr. Lee, ship-builder, and Messrs. Chapman, merchants, of Rotherhithe. . . . a . - ' s . -....d.aieheegammiNg i • ~„.=........................... should have been, tha . lour Men, now beeon link evidence was at a domicile of so loco-mt . dloarily is. A late sir /cope men should tak ill . lecognining the prim I 1 , Illeitish "subjects. If th 1 . IdeCnd,ourt yet, relativ upon an ••• • e tl , . ".. • the principle alt 1 ilembted not to prove 11 • pW at Wilmington w; 111 .; ' however, .a.• 1' • , n eimplesfindioutions ; t 1, who did nit take corn ; t 1 Islixon having been di: ) ' ' . l.' 24th April, and Gus I ( i i r %, • . 41 supersededliim. It v ? I exertions to procure f caused the delay of th s place on the 30th Mat a a td er . s, that the whole 1 " 1 ' long before that of the case ; the other 0 k It came out•from the I ' Gibson; the great mot 0 • ' , siness, was matter in a .. rous ; why he was nc December, 1815, did at the very time that master could not be of an, Englishman, was a pretended high wages ' in fact, the lowest sun • I C , Learned lidge then st t , secret agreement with s, two things-Ist, Thai -claim to credit, by s 1 . Nixon, when he knew dential agent as he v ' , ducting the whole det impossible he could t °. I 1 1 so important a paper, tody-2d. That the ' a a I I • continued and intend ' 1 nd revenue. As to I active artificer of frau • ! . tinued to pursue his F f i was against the spirit II not only not a British than none, a false or %aster, an Americas waen, n non constat," I I ! . w!so after some time i a Mr. Barnett, also : - afterwards found on t , fortunately, however s : ; the clouds to =piaci I • Jed that a British ' This part of tl:e trait 1 i j . . i . . the former part : Ms was technically terms 1 .I. - . Nixon had been befog ~1 go the length of con; sate, that a supercart i 1 • thorised to diicharge i * was represented to ha . Statutes had not and p 1 i . but natural justice ha , .., , . r.atliiii,; lei, to curter] t, I • fled system of fraud. ; • ; ; step ; every Part or fraudulent, and holl si ; with an entire want o ~.... which should r e ve r di s i B ritish . • • ' The I.:nart, there/. condemnation: ere condemnation: 0 COURT OF K] The sittings comma. 4 t. BOTT, at ha:fkpast ri i t . , quarter after ten. 'l' i , public interest. , ALLEGED MUM The whole Court I •r 1 t ROLLAND prayed tl • brought up by Habe • might be admitted to The ATTORNEY-G . . .1 v ats on both sides m 4 . These affidavits, WI • . - • rotas, as well as the . • • Carter, the Magistro i 1 substance the follow • Chapman sailed froi South Wales, in Mr 1 - on swell till the ship 1 i • r Ira* a slight quarrel 4' - ,- and the soldiers. Al vict of the name of procure himself his li . . not appear) had pers tor of the ship, that t • ; a conspiracy to rise s ; . '', The Qfficers, impres . • . on the night of the 1 -.• had gone to bed, ant 1 .. chain cable• being p the crew to tire down '1 s -done for two hours, o j • 11 wits ; . for only one, ac • •, convicts u...TC killed, i they lay groaning an night, but nobody-ca i the next morning. ' it was all their own I I . i rise on the clew ; thi l - t were afterwards bro Ct etamined on their kr / racy, particularly as . 4',„ . they were supposed i ! 'tied the conspirac: ..$ i file. After this the • i\ 1 p harshness; bayonet several 11 1 1 .1 1 - ! while some fetters v 1 hot rivets. The con : with death ; and or ' ' after they had retire • before, a second kris % ll` : parts of the ship, ant t t 1 tier was killed, and ', • •,' : nce afforded . ~ ... lionsommoommil ~. . . ;. . • THE KING ON THE PROSECUTION or LADY COLEBROOK C. J. J. BOLTBV, JOSEPII PARISI!, AND OTHERS.. This was an indictinent tried at the Sittings after last Term, in London. The defendants were charg ed with a violent assault on Lady Colebrook, the Misses Colebrook, and a Miss Sutherland, by way laying their carriage in Hampstead-road, in Sep-1 tember, 1817. It appeared at the trial, that Lady i Colebrook was driving by Haverstock Hill, when' the defendants and Mrs. Taafe, the mother of the Misses Colebrook, stopped the carriage. Parish, who is a prize-fighter, attempted to'pull one of the young Ladies out of the carriage by.her leg, and it was as much as Lady Colebrook and Miss Sutherland could do to retain her. After the Ladies had been alarmed, Mrs. Taafe got into the carria b ,, e, and Mr. Boltby mounted thebox. They then drove to the Albany Chambers, where Mrs. Taafe's Solicitor came, and the parties separated. The defendants admitted they were guilty, and a verdict was taken accordingly. Mr. GtiRSEY moved the judgment of the Court only on Mr. Boltby, and Parish, the prize fighter. /le did not bring up Mrs. Tank. Mr. Boltby put in his affidavit, stating that he was a merchant in Duke -street, Adelphi. He represented that he had been induced to offer violence to Lady Colebrook, on the representation of Mrs. Taak that her children were forcibly withheld front her, and that they only wanted an opportunity to rush into the arms of their parent. He went to Hampstead, and found the defendant, Parish, who was procured with others, to protect Mrs. Taafe against the inso lence of Lady Colebrook's servants. He found one of the defendants had pistols, and insisted on looking at them. They were not loaded. He then went in a coach with Mrs Taafe and her party, and drew across the road to prevent Lady Colebrook's carriage from passing. When they opened ele doors he found the young Ladies (lid not fly to their mother as he had been instructed to expect, and in conseciaence of that circumstance he endeavoured all he could to protect Ludy Colebrook and the Ladies in the car riage. Mr. Boltby disclaimed any motive but that of assisting a mother whom he considered desirous of seeing her children.—Parish put in no affidavit. Mr. DENMAN addressed the Court, and stated that he was instructed by his client to offer a public apo logy, and to express Mr. Bohby's sorrow for the vio. lei.t.e and disturbance of Lady Colebrook's family. He observed at the same Male, that the defendants ad expected the affidavits of the young Ladies, in the carriage, as they might have thrown more light on the behaviour of his clients. Mr. Guawev, in behalf of the prosecution, said, he was sure the Court would not disapprove of his not putting in the affidavits of the young Ladies, as they had been withheld from motives of delicacy alone. The CHIEF Justicz said, he should 'have been surprised if the affidavits of these Ladies had been introduced. 'Mr. GURNEY then adverted to the affidavit of Mr. Boltby, and observed, that it was extraordinary that a merchant, with gentlemanly feelings, should be found acting with a prize-fighter, in a matter of vio lence and outrage, which was a disgrace to the country. The Court would not give vindictive pu nishment, but its sentence would operate as a pro tection to these Ladies in future. Mr. NoLAN followed on the same side. Judge BAILEY, after suitable animadversion on! the act of the defendants, and the violation of de cency in the attack upon a Lady, 80 years of age, with three young Ladies under 20, said the Court was bound to award that punishment which would at least deter others from similar acts. Mr. Boltby said he had bean led away by the representations of Mrs. Taafe, but it was at least his duty to inquire into the true state of the family dispute before he engaged in a breach of the peace. The Court sentenced the defendants Boltby and Parish to be imprisoned four months in the Marshal sea. Boltby was also ordered to pay a fine of £lOO, and to find sureties to keep the peace for two years himself in £5OO, and two others in £250 each. CONSTABLCS. A Gentleman came into Court, accompanied by a Barrister, and put in affidavits, stating that he had been High Constable for Hindon during two years, and that the Borough refused to appoint. The Court told him the country thanked him for his services ; that they discharged him at once, and would take the proper steps for the future. KICAMINATION aY COMMISSIONERS OF BANKRUPTS. A. Bogel, a foreigner,-was brought up by writ of Habeas Corpus, from Newgate, whither he had been committed by he Commissioners of Bankrupts, for not answering a question as to where he had seen the bankrupt's wife. Mr. Scaitt.Err objected to the Commissioners war rant, on the ground that the question put by the Commissioners was not authorized by the Statutes relating to Bankrupts. The prisoner had not given an unsatisfactory answer touching the estate, trade, person, dealings, or effects of the Bankrupt ; and the words of the Statute did not authorize a question on any other subject. Where one of the questions on the face of the warrant was illegal, the commitment was illegal.—(Ex-parte James, 3 P. Wms.) Mr. GURNEY, on the same side, argued, that the warrant was illegal, because it expressed that the pri soner had not given a satisfactory answer to the questions stated in it, instead of specifying the par ticular question The COURT interrupted Mr. Gurney, by sayi.ig that they wished to postpone the further di•cu—,ion of a question of such importance till to-morrow. VICE-CIIANCELLOR'S CCURT, NOVE.MDER v 6. PHIPPS V. PHILIPS. The Court was occupied the most of the day in hearing causes of no interest whatever, except to the parties. Mr. HEALD stated, that the Bill in this case was filed, and the prayer of it was, that the Court would compel the defendant to perform a specific contract into which he had entered. A person of the name of Addis was employed by the dt , i,.Nlant to purchase a certain tenement in Ilerkelcy-scnare, which was, by the will of Lady Mary Fiza , ,:erald, directed to be sold by auction. Ad,lis accordingly purchased the mansion, but the defendant reftised to make good thz contract, on the ground of a deed drawn out in 1758 being lust, though for three years he had con, sewed to waive the objection. A second objection was, the want of power in the de(isor to will the p operty for such purposes, and t'.:e less of a subie quent deed in 1777. This objec-lon, however, must, prove futile,. as she had, by a ..1.!Itcl ie 17t. 4 6, revoked 1 all forme- deals. Mr. BELL, fcr the defendant, said, ti.at the Lady was highly in favour with some of the branches of the Royal Family, from whom she received very valuable presents at the time of her marriage. She mtquestiooably had a power to dispose of her pm. perzy as she chose; but be contended, that the pro• duction of the deed of 1777 was necessary, as it might contain regulations respecting testamentary henyests which might. invalidate the plaintiffs title. She could dispose of the property by deed, but she could not do so by a will. The VSCE CHANCELLOR was of opinion, that the Lady had the power of revoking any deed, and she certainly had, in 1786, exercised that power. lie therefore thought the production of the deed not ne cessary, and that the contract should be carried into effect. His Honour gave no decision as to costs. COURT OF CONINiON PLEAS, NOVEMBER es. The tar zce had yesterday asked Mr. Ser jeant Best whether he was engaged in any causes which he would wish to be heard ? _ _ Mr. Serjeant BEST replied, that he would be obliged to his Lordship if he could hear two causes in which he was engaged to-marrow morning (this morning), it would be a great accommodation to him. Mr. Serjeant BEST accordingly shelved cause this morning in two cases, against a rule fora new trial. They were wholly unimportant. The Learned Ser jeant immediately afterwards left the Court. During the Wardmot; held at St. Lawrence Jewry on Wedne<clay, for Alderman, in the room of Alder man Goodbehere, Mr. GOLDING, of Rushmere, near Ips‘% ich, had his pocket picked of his pocket-book, containing notes to a large amount. ATTF'IPT •T Roasettv.— Tuesday night, about seven o'clock, tw3 ruffians, with their faces disguised, knocked at the daor of Mercer's School, College-hill, Upper Thames-street. Mr. Hill, the master, opened the door; one of the men delivered him a note, and on Mr. Hill going in to read it, they instantly rushed in, presented pi.tols, and demanding £3O immedi ately ; the noise and confusion brought Mrs. Hill to the spot, who, perceiving the fellows, raised an alarm; the scholars also came forward and joined in calling for help, when the rascals, perceiving their danger, snapped their pistols, which eit', , r wnissed Ste, or were unloaded, and made a hasty retreat, without further mischief. The following is a copy of the note which the villains presented to Mr. Hill : " Sir—We are in great distrtss. and must have 250; be silent, and no injury shall be done; we are armed and resolute." DUBLIN, Nov. 25.--ExEctrrioN OF JOHN MURRAY. —This most unfortunate convict, after undergoing all the awful and appalling preparations for an igno minious death, on Saturlay last, was no sooner launched, as it was charitably presumed, into eter nity, and the curtain drawn over his mortal existence, when, horrible to relate, the rope snapped at about half a yard from the knot under his ear, and he fell from an elevation of about ten of eleven feet on his side against the stone steps of the jail beneath. An indescribable horror pervaded the surrounding crowd ; but what must have been the situation of the wretch ed sufferer? Ile lay apparently insensible fur a minute or so, when being raised by some of the peo ple belonging to the Sheriff, he was conducted into the Execution-room, where, by his earnest desire, the Rev. Mr. FITZPATRICK again attended, and admi nistered to him that heavenly consolation which alone could mitigate his sufferings. In about half an hour' from the time of his fall, he was again brought out, supported by the executioner, all covered with blood from the wounds he had received, and again suspcnd ad from the fatal drop. He died without a struggle. POLICE. Bow - srittEr.—Yestetclay Mary Ara C m finally examined, c h arge d w i t h stealing ti child of Mr. and Mrs. Hedgeway. 'The c the prisoner was before complete; but th e t i ing been committed in Surrey, the Magic anxious to save the p rosecutors, who are p: expense of a journey to'Kingstoa :Vsizet, fere desired an officer to find out come per t had seen the child in the prisoner's povestiss dlewx. A young man, residing in l'ork. , :tr ee rninster, now stated, that on Tuesday se'Lr... in the evening, his mother informed ''in some person in the privy, and upcn going found the prisoner and the child asleep. H her, and she took up the child and wen-. aw Cher man, who knew her before, depcs.^d her in the Strand, with the child in :.er prisoner was fully committed for Old Bailey sessions. .31 :::re Another long investigation tee: p:ace, the robbery of Sion Ilcuse, near Breit:Foul, dence of his Grace the Duke of Northumbe : lead and other property, to a considerable: when the parties implicated were reraite,i ther examination. MANSION Housn.--Yesterday puty Water Bailiff, brought three ntea Lott D MAYOR, under the charge cf w•er's'n,i • lawful nets in Limel:ouseßeaci.% a :e..c . - The compllinant said, that not - xi:: complaints and examples th:'t practice of illegal, freqnently c stilt was carried — oa. This, however, the first offence of the defends::::. having elsimined the nets, irrirnediateiScm them, but remitted the fine. Thomas Wise, an old offender in the like p and two others, were fined 4:5, for worki di v-nets in Mortlake Reach. The nets w con,!enied. GiALDHALL.--Yesterday 'Valiant lima .I,Ares, w : t brought before the Aide:man, with attempting to pass a fcrged ne rand Wedne,day evening, at the shop of Mr. !lac hosier, in Newgate- street. The prisoner said bring forward the person from whom he reo note. He was accordingly rpstanded until next, to afford him an opportunity to do Bank Solictor attended on the part c,f.'- r ,epso Harrow Gm:tom—Yesterday Wl lliaA was brought up in the custody of Bell and Patroles of Sepulclues parish, for final esa: charged with passing a forged liaa:. Note, knowing it to be such, to Mr. lilettl.!r. monger, St. John's-street, Clerkenrell. oth' were brought against Lim for similar eft::: notes were all produced, and the above char; to. A Gentleman from the Bank, on in proved that all the not:4 were f0r,c . :,:i.% spect. The prisoner, who was strongl. ire then committed tc Newrte for trial. MAALSOROUCIII•STR err.— A burglary and which has occupied nindi, of the attenaon oi gistrates, was finally heard yesterday tar tang Magistrate.—Geors , e Chard, km v•it we Officers of Justice, sues the person charged offence in the bouso ot 4r. Burls, a (sea: fortune, residing in Gloucester-place. The was fully committed to Newgate tor triaL WORSUIP-STREZT.—Yesterday Whit keeps a chandler's shop, in. Lizard-street, appeared to an information laid apir.st ling five half quartern lcares, deficient i nine ounces. Ile was convicted in the pen per ounce. A few nights ago, some thieves entered th of Mr. FREEMAN, at the Mill at Cambel carried off a large quantity of coals. Wednesday morning at seven &clod - , ney-sweepers were observed coming out lour-windcw of Mr. Rosters, Cherry Gar Bermondsey, and make off with 611 spec shortly afterwards discovered that they h the house and carried off a watch and cth, STEEPLE CHASE,-.-A race of this kind Tuesday, from the neighbourhood of Rehr to Colney House, four miles from Royston , rough country of about twenty-two miles d tween Captain SgAttrr and Mr. RIDGWOI hunters of much celebrity. The Captain, on his hunter, which has often astonished t the Leicestershire Quorndon Hunt, was odds. The riders kept the same course tie miles, when they separated, by each akin; corners of Rigby Cover. Here the heav and fences much impeded them, and w} four miles of home, Mr. RlDGwoaris was ahead ; but his horse refused a sever.-feet 13;. the other cleared, and won by nearly half The distance was done in one hour and 15 BIRTHS. On the 23d instant, in Aberzromby-plice, Lady of the lion. Lieutenant General Sir Cita 0. C. 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