Star. — London, England, 1805-09-26 00:00:00

ruuricin, INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAYS-Wind W. S. W. ARR. DWG ARR. DUR. nablin o t Harliburs4 i o I \i'attrford z t Gctts.ubargh o t Two more of the homeward-bound Leeward Mond &et have come in ; the Sarah. Vandyke, from De snerara, is arrived off Portland. She parted from tie fleet on the sth infant, in lat. 38. 60. long. 49. The Amelia, Young. from Grenada, is arrived off lialtings. She parted from the fleet the 6th intl. PENZANCE, Slim 23.—Since my latt arrived the Elizabeth, Wrirrawav, and the Nyillitm and Jean, B A EL!, from Liverpool. with fall the Brothers, DameTy, from Cork, with butter,, for the ports . of Faimonth and Weymouth. Sailed the Dana brig America, THOMAS HOM my. for London the put in here in 4illrefi on the soth of. June isle, on her voy age from &lite ; . his lkriajeaf's brig GasHITT on a cruize. The Puma Coop of war came into the Bay this morning, and failed again Without coming to an anchor. FALMOUTH. &PT. s 3. Sailed the Ca;ottw s armed brig. Lieutenant Dau.sv. with a. fleet of victuallers, under convoy for the . Channel fleet; sato the Brittol packet, DAY, for Londoneia- Wind W.,,, PLYMOUTH, Sari. 4.—Came in knot si ernizo the CRESCENT, of 36 guns,Nioha k of 38 guns; ALe. MENL, of 3: guns, and the Bitisi, of t6guns; Aro the AzG us, of 16 guns, with a fleet from the BA ward, the Hope, YOUNGIR, from Riga and the Enterprize, BARTLETT, from Guernfey. . . PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. ay.—Arrived the Paradife; LEWANTS ; Freicheit, LINDINIEURG, and PCIALIS, LrucK, from Dantzie.—hailed the RINOMMEE fri gate for the Mediterranean.—The Vesuvius bonib, Capt. LILLICRAP, takes convoy to the Eaftward.— The Sarah, VAN DYKE, from Demarara, arrived this day, parted the fleet from the Leeward Iflands, confinihg of upwards of soo fail, 14 days lance, off the Welkin Iflands, in a gale of wind, which fepa rated the fleet, and feveral of them were damaged. The AMAZON frigate, with the Prince de Pair, her prize, are come into the harbour; alto feveral light tranfports, to take in troops. The Porpoife (lore -14, Capt. SHORT, is arrived from the Downs. DEAL, SEPT. 2 from the NOM this morn ing's tide, Ty large numbered tranfports, and are now on their way for thelweftward, fuppofed Plymouth, under convoy of the HECLA bomb. Came in this morning with a Dover pilot on board, a very large Portuguefe (hip, with the lots of ber anchors and ca► bles, which the will be fupplied with this evening's tide. Four Admirals' flags are now flying in the Downs, namely, tholt of Lotd kilTff t blue, at the main, in the EDGAR ; Vice Admiral HOLLO WAY, white, at the fore matt, in the thresttrir ; Rear Ad tniral DOUGLAS. white, at the mizen, in the Leo vaan ; and Sir SYDNEY SMITH. Who arrived this morning, on board his favourite flip the Airreitort. The tranfports remain here as per left, with frigates and gun brigs. Lalt evening two French lugger pri vateers had the audacity to approach within fight of the North Foreland, but being obferved by our cruizers, they immediately made back for the Frenth coaft. The SPECULATOR logger, of Iz guns, arrived this morning, after cutting out a large row boat, ful ly manned and armed. ANOTHER LETTER.—SiT WILLIAM SIDNEY SMITH arrived here this day at noon, and at half pail two o'clock hoilled his Commodore's broad pendant on board his Majefty's (hip ANTELOPE, and faluted Admiral Lord KEITH with fifteen guns, who re turned the fame with thirteen.—Sailed the HEISE frigate, with the Golden Grove, for the Weft In dies ; the HECLA bomb, and Plymouth tranfport, with convoy, for Portfmouth.—Arrived the William ilorethip from the River, and failed to the Weft ward.—Arrived the TYGRESS gun brig from a cruize, Tamils frigate from the Wellward, the RAILLE us Hoop from a cruize, and failed for Sheer nefs.—Arrived the PrulEan (hip Deiong Lefette, and failed to the Weftward. Thirteen tranfports, under the command of Lieutenant Gs km, failed to the Weitward. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVESEND, SEPT. 15. — Palled by the Hope, Anderfon Henry and Eleanor, Lake; Two Brothers, Jayne; and tie Ne fede, Odder, from Dantzie ; Helena, Clencr, from Norway; Antelope, O'Kendoff, and the Intluilry, Ford, from Koninglburg; Vrow Margarethea, Spetter ; Vrow Alkeine, Miller; and the Vrou Elina, Butler, from Stettin. ARRIVED—At Liverpool, the Favourite. Way, from New Doorma t and the Harriot, from Nova Scotia. At Hoy lake, Good Hope, Lane, from Mellina. At Malta, Bon, Howard, from Gibraltar. At Africa, Swig, . Alczander, Male ; A.-live, Mills; Prineefs Royal, Joh n, Cox; Margaret, You-sr, and the Elizabeth, Hadley, from Liverpool. Tire ;ran, —, from Qebec for Brißol, captured .y the ?'rinse of Peace Spanith privateer, has been .. , urkl at few without any perfon on board, by the Mary of Guernfey and carried into that place. The Fama de Surr, HOLM'S ; and the Maria Cor -, from Gibraltar for Litbon, were captured and irtrnt, on the 17th of Auguß, off Cape St. Vin tent's, by the Combined fleet. The Three Thomas's, —, from Boßon, is de -allied, and fent into Weymouth. Th. Two Sillers, Banouz, from Villa Nova, is - •ained, and fent into Portfmouth. "'te William, Bryane, from London for Newfound fprung a leak at lea and funk. Ocean, of 98 guns, which has been for tome quilding at Woolwich, will be launched on .. next, about eleven o'clock. She is the largeß that clafs that has been built. cut, of 74 guns, which has been for tome u- repair at Chatham, is ordered into corn . n d the cummand given to Capt. QAIIITT. Nana FAMILr. • ••• • • s • Vi.4l WEYMOUTH, SEPT. 25. —Friday neat Ms Malvin, goes on a vi fi t to Lord Detcnasrsa's, for thres.l days, and on the Friday following the Royalramilyl will leave Weymouth and return to Kew, as the apartments at Windfor are not yet in a Rate of com-, plete readinefs. Yefterday morning his MAJESTY took his nfnal early ride. Her MAJESTY and the Princeffes, with the Dukes of CAMBRIDGE an SUSSEX, went Coos after to Mrs. BUXTON'S horde, on the Pier, to fee a (hip launched from Gleed's yard. Soon after they had taken their places, the Chip went off the Rocks in a very grand flyle. She is a fine vcfrel of 400 tons, the property of Mr.. WILLIS, of Sutton Points. On her main Peck preparations are made for twenty-two fix-pounders. EAT INDIA HOUSE. • • • • . . . . Yefierday a Quittrily General Court ins 'held at the Ealt India, Hhufe. • After the' ulna] forms, the ChairtriartiMr. GRANT) lined, that the Court of Diredprs had come to a re rolution, ," that the court had.rearon•to believe, that all the perfort•lAcr.verema board the Prince of Wales at the time of her %Wad writhed ; that the Court were Polly fatis&d that. the flap Wii tiered in a fufficient itsanner, and • that, confeciuently, no blame can attach to the owners.; and that, from the cape. riente and ability of the Commander and Officeri, it' is reafonably to be inferred that no blame attaches to them." . After a few words from Mr. RANDJA lIICIMINs ballot for the apprObation of fuch Refolution was flzedforthe toth of ,Oftobcr, agreeably. to the Ads of 39th and 43d G50..111. caps. 89 and. 03.:,, • Qn the requell'of.Mr. RAMDLI JACKSON, the core -I,;ondence relative to the Brigade of Royal EMI India Volunteers; between., the, Court of Diteaori and Bri gadier General, HA Y wal read.; , When Mr, Rampsa jacasos gave notice; that at a future COuri;he.fhould bring forward i Motion .Of Thanks to that Stigado in particular, and to the Vo lunteers of the United Kingdom in general , for thole etertiimi which had e nabled Goveynnkcnt to fend fci large a regtilar forie fiohnhis-corntry. The Court then idiournedhsg.tfie. MURDER OF lifß: BLIGHT: ...t We yefterday Rated the ottdines of this ntha (hock ing murder : we are now enabled to lay. tsefore our readers further particulars. In our report of yeller.: day, we were miflaken in mentioning the name of Scan's, it fhould have been Smelt. A Core net 's Jury of the molt refpeetable chitafters in the neighbourhood of Deptford, &c. was yetlerday morning (worn in before Mr. jassiaos, at the Acorn Inn, near Greenland Dock; after viewing the body of the deceafed, they proceeded to examine witneffes, the firß called was, Hefter Kitchener—the Rated, that on the 27th of July left, the went to live with the deceafed, and that ort Thurfday morning lea he left home to go to his family, who were at Margate, and that on Monday Morning,. at (even o'clock, be returned; that he employed hindelf during the Monday as he ufually did : he rode out • and that a Mr. Graham dined with him ; that Mr. Graham left hide about three o'clock, and that her *matter (pent the remainder of the day as nfual. He came in to his tea, it was then dark ; Mr. Spatch took tea with him, and they were together all the evening alone. [Mr. Spatch was formerly foreman to the deceafed, but on the 16th of July laR, he purchafed, according to his Ratement, the whole of Mr. Blight's Rock, yard, leaCes of buildings, dwelling-hoofc, and furniture, but on condition that Mr. Blight was to keep poilef: lion of the houfe for a certain time, and that ha was to be an inmate.] About eight o'clock on Monday night Mr. Spatch came to her in the kitchen, anted for the key of the counting-houfe and a candle, and that he went to the privy ; the knew he went there, lite heard the ti counng-honfe door. through which he had to pals, !hut; the alCo heard him *hut the privy door after him, and at the fame inllant the beard a pillol go off in the ;nage of the houfe. (Here the witnets was reminded that the was on her oath, and to be careful what the (aid.) She Paid the (creamed out when the heard the piaci). Her mailer came into the kitchen, leaned on the drefer, and (aid, " I am a dead man." She ran and thus the Rreet door ; the had jun done fo when Spatch knocked ; the let him in he ran immediately to the deceafed, and (aid, " 0 my dear Blight." That they led him into the par. lour. Spatch then defired her to go for affiflance, which the refuted, faying that the was afraid; Spatch told her to take hold of her matter's hand, and that be would go. She would not let him ; but tan her. Pelf into the kitchen, and jumped out of a window, eight feet from the ground, and then ran and told Mr. Froft the publican what had happened, who with tome other people that were in bishoufe, immediately ran to the deceafed's bottle, and the with them ; the never went to bed as long as the deceafed lived, but was almoti conftantly in the room where be lay; ne ver heard him fay he futpeeed any one. Ryfflionfrom a . 7uryman—How long was Mr. Spatch gone trom the houfe, until he returned ?—A. Two minutes, not more, if fo much, I am fore, I will take my oath of it. 1:1 : _ How long after you heard the privy-door (hut, did you bear the pith)l go off?—A. I taw the Rath before I heard the report ; the privy door Shut, and the report immediately followed, at almolt one and the fame time. The witnefs laid. The never knew of any fire-arms being in the houfe ; that the never knew Spatch and Mr. Blight to have any words; and that when the murder was committed the knew no perfon to be in the houfe but herklf, Spatch being in the privy. The witnefs was now called on to hate what fhe knew of Mr. Spatch being fired at on the Thurfday night preceding the murder, when the hated as fol lows :—Mr. Spatch and I were alone in the houfe, Mr. Spatch complained of being ill, and Paid he wouldgo loon to bed; he fat in the front parlour, with his head on his hand ; be defired me to (hut the win dow fhutters, he never did fo before ; I Phut the win dow (hotter' in the room where he fat, he then defir ed me to go and bring him fix-penny worth of uy hora—l went ; on my return.- I found Mr. Spatch ' Rae;ling at eft Yard gate, talking .to . a man and (T be Meta-W. been Ant at ;we mat bP the ?G&W teietber, found. after,fatne•feareh. tball lying on the flooriseiaslyabont the place where is, wafter Only fat, the bennit,of the window were feastetedabout the room, addlfr. Spatch told me a piece bid lit one fide of his Ilea- I',he examination this witnefs clokd here ; it lafted.twe hour,. A gentleman next came forward, and fajd there weak .witnkfs below, who - could • relate fomething leached taken place between Mrs. Blight and Mr. ipatch about five orfix weeks ago; but.the Coropet :laid he could not.hear it, unlef, it related to the caufe of the death of the deceafed ; nor could we learn what was alluded to. . Richard Frog (worn.—He Rated, that he kept A :pnblichoufe very near to the houfe of the &ceded that on the night above Rated the fervant maid of. Mr. Blight came to his houfe, and Paid, " they have done for him at laft—the villains have flint my ma( ,ter ! will yru go directly He went immediately, :and found the deceafed fitting on a chair, fupported .by Spatch. Spatch alked him to go to Mr. Junes, the Surgeon, which he did. On his return, he was often in the ronnr where the deceafed lay: he near beard him fay he fufpeited any one • the deceafed was in his perfea finks. Being ailed as to the Thurfclay:s bufinefs, he related the Rory as he heard it 'from Spatch and the maid (errant, with thii, addition—that, Spatch and the maid (errant tattle to his bottle after it had happened, and told the Rory. The deponent afked Spatch what he meant to do ? Spatch laid he meant to go to bed : he afked ' bim if he had any fire-arms to prote& himfelf? Spatch laid he .had, but had no ammunition; he, the depo nent, offered to lend him powder and ball, which Spatch refuted, laying, they would come no more that night, as it appeared they did not want to break .into the houfe. • Mr. Wm. Jones, Surgeon, fwnrn.—He Rated, that he lived at Deptford ; that he was fent for on this melancholy occafion ; that be found the deceafed lying on a bed on the floor in his parlour ;he took the deceafed by the hand, who Paid, " Doetor, it is of ;to ufe, lam done for." Mr. Jones wifhed to fee the wound ; the deceafed requefted bim to della, and (its. Jklr. Jones Bated. to ufe the deceafed's own words) " tri let hips die in peace." ; Mr. Jones, how ever,: examined the wound, and (mind a,hall had en tered the.belly and palled through h' and had come Out four inches from his back bone ; he thought the wound to ¢c mortal. Mr. Younger, another Surgeon, loon came;. they had a .confeltation, after .which it was agreed to fend for Mr. Aftley Cooper from Lon don: Mr. Jones %Imlay him.,, .On Mr. Cooper's arri val,the deceafedwaaremored up flairs,andhis wound esamined. It was found to be in loch a flats. as to render any furgica affillanie unneceflary.. It was fintP)•y covered with .2 gees of linen. Mr. Jones never Mk ,fhe ,deceafed anti( he died, whieh was ihmit five miaiites before three o'clock oh the Tuef. day. Mr: Blight Was perfe&ly fenftble until two hours before his death. Witnefs feveral times afked Mei, if he fafpeffed any perfon ? and was always an fwered in the negative,. This witnefs was prefent when Mr. Cooper opened the 64, and was fure his death was caufed by fomething being forced through his body, which he had no doubt was a leaden ball. Richard March (worn.—This witnefs depofed, that he had been employed to (earth the privy of the de ceaftd's houfe. That in it he found the ramrod of an ordinary fazed piaci. which was produced. That he found the ramroad Rending upright. that it could not have been in the Privy long, for in the fituation it was placed in whey be found it, it malt have been 'in a different Rate had it been long there. He could find no piftol, but Paid the privy was many yards deep, and thought if a piftol bad been thrown in ' with force, it would have funk too far for him to find it, ostlers the privy was quite cleaned out ; but that the ramrod being light, could not. be forced out of light. • A convocation here took place as to the propriety of examining Mr. Spatch, when the Jury Room was cleared. On its being re-opened, Mr. Spatch ' was called in, and (worn. He was firft afked, as to the piflol being fired at him on the Thurfday; which he anfwered, as well as to all that has been Paid of the murder, exactly in the fame words as has been Rated. Nothing new whatever came out on his examination, except that he had become the Pule pro prietor of all Mr. Blight's Rock, &c. The examination occupied fix hours, after which the Jury were locked up for about a quarter of au hour, when they returned a verdia of Iffiyid Murder againft Tome perfon or perfons unknown. A farther inveftigation, we hear, is to take place before the Police Magiftrates. Late on Tuefday evening an inqnifition was taken before the fame Coroner, at Mr. Hart's, the St. He, lena-Gardens, on the body of Thomas Halfay, carrier, a young man, who died on Sunday morning lag at China-hall, Rotherhithe, in confequence of being nabbed in the belly by John Starling in the fame line of bufinsfs, the day preceding. as has already been mentioned.—At a late hour, and after a long exami nation, the Jury found a vescliek of—Wilful Murder ogaelli &arras:. The re-opening of the Winter Theatres has in tome meafure dillipated the gloom that hung on the pub lic mind but the performance that commences on Monday next at Cooper's Hall, will far exceed in intereit and effe&, the moll fplendid efforts of the Drama. There, a fortunate ikaator, may in an inftant be railed to opulence and independence by the magic of 4 , Twenty Thonfend Pounds principal Money,' accompanied by the harmonious notes of 'Abraham Newland, which have hitherto fucceeded in rendering the Lottery the moll popular of all the I public entertainments. The avidity with which Tickets and Shares of the enfuing Lottery are purthafed, can only be attri buted to the unprecedented excellence of its Scheme, in its difplay of numerous Capital Prizes, and the powerful attraBion of 3000 Benefit Blanks, which will completely fecure to the Purchafer a benefit of sal. for the brit three days of drawing at leafi, and as Monday next will be the fiat day, no time thould be loft—Adventurers, therefore, kalle and buy, you may have the greateff choice both of Tickets and Shares in all the varied Thoufands, and at the lowers prices, at J. Joussoa and Co.'s Old and truly Fortu nate Licenfed State Lattery-Office, No. 3, Pope's- Head-Alley. Corabill, London. .. , OLD Loan - - • Tuefday forty-fix prifoners were tried at the Oa Bailey, thirty-one of whom were convitted of felenics. viz. G. Henfhaw, for Dealing a pair of boots ; Re becca Piper, for Dealing a quantity of printed cot. ton; W. Richardfon, for Dealing a quantity of wear ' iog apparel ; Sarah Williams, for Dealing a paper of finch ; D. Barry, for Dealing a cotton petticoat; G-Cluignary, for Dealing two brats knockers; Su. fanny& Davifon, for Dealing a blanket; Sarah Duke, for Dealing &baffler, and other articles ; W. Barret, for Ruling two flirts and i pair of Rockings ; W. Wyattvfor Dealing a quantity of kerfeyinere ; Mary Sultivap, for Dealing ,two frocks; B. Skell, for Deal ing caepentei!s tools; Eleanor Townfen,, for Deal. ing a koullin gowns Mary May, for Dealing a gown I Jane Moe,e,riflge, for Dealing a gown, !cc. Martha Luke, for /loafing and !flipping a child; J. Lemont. for dealingto.pieces of callico • T. Norman, for flealir.g a t i n tea-kettle ; Mary awe, for Dealing a quart pewter pot ; Mary Ann Jones, for Dealing a pinafore ; E.Hawkins, -for Dealing two pots ; Lucy Foley; for Dealing five Dieets; J. Hoford, for Dealing a .quantiry of. rope . ; R. Hirt, for Dealing 6lbs. of pewter ; Bridget Janice'', for Dealing 25 yards of printed cotton; Elizabeth Connor and Eleanor Mews, for Dealing feveral articles of wearing apparel ; Morgan Reece, for Dealing five filk Rocking'; Ann Mafon. for Dealing a piece of printed cotton. Mows Camp, for receiving certain rums of money; the property of his mailers, Meffrs. Eldridge, Swam, and Co. and felonioufly embezzling the fame, Thomas Pearfila, clerk to Herr. Eldridge and Co. brewers in Holborn, depofed, that the in -doper was drayman to the profecutors. Having reafon to fut. pea his honefty in not making a proper return of the money he received, or the beer he delivered, prfot to the 27th of Atiguft, the witnefs (poke to Mr. Palk, s cuflorner of the houfe, who lived at Walwotth; and, on that day, the Prifoner went out with,' quantity of beer; when he returned at night, be give an as. count to the witnefs, from his memorandum book, of the different perfons he bad left beer with that day. The name of Pafk was not them. and the Prifoner raid, he had not received - soy Motets The witnefs , the next day, went to Ik. talc, and, ft, confequence of what he told his t dui "Wanes. was apprehended. Being crofs•ezamined by Mr. Outset, be Paid that the Prifoner had accounted for all the beer he reesis4 ed in the morning. but that he did not account for the money paid by Mr. Pafk, placing the calk of beer he delivered to him, on credit to tome other cuftomer. _ _ Mr. Palk (aids that be got a (mall calk of beer from the prifoner, on the 27th of Augull, and paid bim 1.4. 9d. for it. The prifoner refilled to give him a receipt for it, raying, that as he had paid ready money, there was no oceafion. The prifoner made no defence; and after the Learned Judge had commented on the offence of a fervent robbing his mailer, who had placed confi dence in him, the Jury found a rerdid of—Gailty. Mars Waller, for (haling a (cadet cloak, a check apron, and a then, the property of John Lewis, on the r ith of July. The prifoner was a lodger in Lewis's houfe, in St. Giles 's t and on the morning of the day mentioned in• the indiament Mrs. Lewis went out, when the prifoner availedherfelf of her ' abfence, to carry to the chop of • Mr. Page, pawnbro ker, in Liquorpond-greet, the (cadet cloak, which the pledged for cos. 6d. It was claimed the fame day by Mrs. Lewis, and given op to her by Page, who fecured the prifoner the following Saturday, when the came with fume other articles to pswo.— The Jury found her guilty. And 53 were acquitted, among whom was jofeph stringer, for Reeling a 301. Bank of England note, from a box belonging to John Hendley, groom, on the 25th of June. The profecutor, it appeared, was groom to a Gentleman, whole ftables were in Stratford-place, where he Ilept, and where, on the evening of the 25th of June, having occalion to leave town, 1:e ktt the box containing the note. He left the key in the lock. He was acquainted with the prifoner, a foldier in the Foot-guatds, and he law him the foilowing day, but did not mention to him the loft he had Cur tained, as he had no furpicions that he could have taken the note. As he did not know the number of the note, he applied to Templar's banking•hottfe, PALMA, from whence it had been allied, and, on afcertaining the number, he flopped payment at the 11-ink. The profecutor had got the note from a fiend, alto a servant, to be applied to the payment of hock. The note was produced and (worn to by a parrot named Pergufon, as having been changed by him with the prifoner, who raid he had got it from Ser jeant Needham. Mr. Juftice MUTH obferved that the evidence vas very defective, as neither the banker's clerk, wh6 had giVen the profecutor the number of the n,te, or &leant Needham, who it was Paid had ;riven the Filmier the note, were called. It was a caie merely tatintpicion, on which the Jnry, with its ufual ;eminent, would decide—Not GuOty. Demi: Di'ke was indicted for the wilful murder of Michael Leaman, by linking him feveral violent blows on the head and brealt, of which be languiOsed and died. It appeared the% the prifoner and the deceafed were both tailors, and had been very friends. On the sift of Jane Taft, they were don hg together at the Jew's Harp public houfe, when an altercation having taken place between them, they inßantly went out into the nearer field, and fought. The battle lifted for upwards of an hour, and did not terminate until Lenman was unable to rife from the ground. Shortly after this, he died, and the ;mi• loner was taken into colic*. The furgeon who ex amined the body, raid the deceafed had leveret flight wounds about his head and breaft, Inch as were ufually received in boxing ; btu he could not take upon him to (wear that they were the occafiott of his death. Mr. Juftice HaATK oblereed there was no evidence to convict the der. The parties, he Paid, on afr went out to box; and, having ft derable time, one of them died at . rind after. They were to confider, , there circumftances, they could formr guilty of atanfLughter ? The Jury iartantly returned a 1110 to the Jury, that the prifoner of mur- fudden provocatioo, fought for a cora. it no very diftant pa der, whether, ender even 6nd the pd. verdia of Argattai Chow over.