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- 41111111 1 0 11 1ftrilinbu- BSSIZES. WINCHESTER, JULY SI. These Assizes terminated this day.—Thiffolloiving were among the cases tried: Anionic Tardit, a French prisoner, was tried for the wilful murder of Jean Legney a fellow prisoner, at Porchester. It will be unnecessary to relate the evi dence in this case, as the circumstances were cor rectly detailed soon after the diabolically revengeful act took place. - The Prisoner was sentenced to suffer death on loriday next at twelve o'clock, in-Porchester Castle, and his body given to the surgeons there, to be dis 'sected and anatomised. .' Ensign III• Guire. Ensign Gilchrist, Lieutenant Dil 'kin, and Lieutenant /Janie/O'Brien, the principals and Oce.cssaiies in the late fatal duel at Newport, were tried for the murder of Lieutenant Blundell, of the 100th regiment. (Lieutenant litmin: did not surren defhimself). The principal circaimstances in this case, besides those already given in this Paper, were Comprised in the following evidence : " James Fitzgerald, a private in the C9,h regiment, stated, that he was a servant to Ensign Gilchrist, that he was so on the 9th of the month, and suitioned in Parkhurst Barracks ; that by order of his master he took to Newport a case, but did not know its con • tents; afterwards went with his master to where the duel was fought, at the back of Carisbrook Castle. Mr. M'Guire was with his master soon after they *ere there. Mr. Blundell and Mr. Heming came to the spot ; they then proceeded to the back ct Canis brook Castle, and Mr. Heming measured nut the ground, taking either 12 or 13 paces. Mr. Herring asked Gilchrist for a pistol : G.lchtist answered, if you have it, it shall be without my consent, and it was against his wish that they should be used on that day. On this Mr. Herring was desired by Mr. Van den to get one of his own, and the pistol was pro cluced.and loaded. Witness ,tetired .about 15 or 20 'yards, and Mr. Heming gave the word, either make ready, present, fire,"—or, " make ready, fire :" and they both fired together. Blundell stood his ground, and handed his pistol to Fleming, who said it was burst, and Blundell asked to,borrow ano ther of Gilchrist, as he wished to have another shot. Then - Gilchrist and Fleming went to !gunkll, and afterwards to M , Guire, but he did not hear what had passed. After this they loaded M'Guire's pis tols, and each took one, and then Mr. Heming gave the word again, and they fired, and Mr. Blundell fell. Then MiGuire, Fleming, and Gilchrist, came up to him ; Blundell said—" My dear bl.Guize; I am dying, but I forgive you from my heart and soul." Then Gikhrist shook hands with him, and said—" Are you satisfied that we have behave,d as Gentlemen to-day replie.d., Yes, Jay • dea Gilchrist, I die in peace with you all," Witness was sent for a Doctor, who be met coming out, and when be returned. tl , e parties were all gone; Thomas Rayles. Ciptain and Adjutant at the Army Depot, in the Isle of Wight, on the 9th was in company with the deceased J. Blundell. In con sequence of a letter, witness waited on the deceased, who told him he was mortally wounded. Witness told him he was sent by General Taylor to inquire into the circumstances, and requested him to inform him who were the seconds he replied Henning was his second, Gilchrist the other's. He said that M‘Guite and he had an altercation, but that it was ot his wish to meet M'Cuire if he could have help ed it, but that he was in a manner compelled to it. On asking him in what way he was compelled, he said several Officers had been to hi:n ; among them were O'Brien and Dillon t that he did not oWe M'Guire any animosity. It was bass een four and five in the afternoon when he went &wit to Blundell. He understood on the same day the duel took plo.ce, there were several person's in the room when he went %here, but did not particularly observe any one; he went to Blundell, for the purpose of collecting the particulars : he told him it was not his intention to have focght if he could have avoided it ; that he had the Adjutant-General's permission to go to London; that he intended to let the business pass over,- and to have got on the half-pay, and that he was going off on that day ; O'Brien and Dillon told him if he did not meet M'Guire, he should be discarded.— Witness did not hear from the deceased how the dis pute originated. Henry White is father-in-law to the deceased ; saw him on the 10th instant, and was told by him that he had received a wound, which he supposed to be mortal: 5.141 he was sorry to see him in sucbsi ttition ; that it was to t his fault ; it was a malicious business—that he could not help it—and that he did not wish to fight—that O'Brien, Dillon and others, had come down to the White .1.)on, the evooing her tore, and I.e was obliged to do it by the Officers he "bad been conversing with. Mr. Dillon said, in hi.; defence, he was not aware Of being implicated in this charge, till yesto-cl..y morning ; from the shortness of the notice, he could not procure his witnesses.- Mr. M'Guire said he was a native of Ireland, and a stranger in this country—that he was challenged by the deceased, and as a Gentleman was obliged tq accept it. • Mr. Gilchrist said, he was a native of Scotland; from the shortness of the time since the transaction he had not sufficient time to obtain witnesc.es to his character. Mr. O'Brien e ras a native of Ireland,*and there was not time to acquaint his connections with htis situation. • The' prisoners .severally received good characters' from some of their brother c:licers, who were well acquainted with them at the Alzpot. 'Vie four prisoners were all. sentenced to suffer • 'Nadi on Monday next, but were afterwards re prieved until the :Nat of August. Wilfians Pounds, a boy of twelve years of age, - was tried for the murder of George Smith, his play-fellow, in Point-street, Portsmouth.—Found 49 ilty of span. slaughter, sentenced to be imprisoned twelve mouths, and lined one shilling. • Peter Churcher and Jaws Pricier were indicted, • that they, being employed to remove the body of a drowned waterman, from Stoke's Bay to a plate of interment, turned the pockets of the corpse inside out, and divided the contents (some silver), between them ; whereas, it was the property of the Bishop of Winchester, the widow of the deceased not having administered to his effects. They were sentenced to one week's imprisonment each, the Judge (Sir ViCARY Gass) believing they had cornmitted the offence due* ignorance, sup. posing it to be no crime to take property from a dead body, which he said, on the contrary, was entitled to every protection. CIVIL S!DE.-DAVIS V. rums. Mr. JEKYLL stated this to be an action for defama tion, which the plaintiff, a surgeon ;it Andover, found it necessary to bring against the defendant, who is'a woodman at Tytherly, to clear his professional cha .racter from aspersions, which defendant had cast on it. The plantiff was called in by defendant, to attend the wife of the latter, who had received some wounds by means of a fall from a staircase. The wounds were on the head and temple, - and Mr. Davis found it necessary that an incision should be made, which seemed to have a beneficial effect. This was done in the presence of another surgeon and his son, the former of whom, in his evidence in the cause, looked upon the operation as a skilful and proper one. The defendant, notwithstanding, expressed himself highly dissatisfied with the conduct of the plaintiff and the other surgeon, saying that they had caused their pa tient unnecessary pain, for the purpose of instructing the son of the surgeon who Assisted in the operation ; that they were d--d murderers ; and that, if his wife died, he should impute it to them. The defendant's Counsel spoke in high terms of the ability and integrity of Mr. Davis : and the latter, having thus proved himself free from all blame on this occasion, agreed to take a verdict of 40s. ; which was readily consented to on the part of the defendant; and a verdict was given accordingly. HANTS.—The General Quarter Sessions for the County of Hants commenced yesterday se'nnight, before James Bunttouctr, Esq. Chairman, and a full Bench of Magistrates. DEFRAUDING OF BRITISH SOLDIERS. KING V. DAVID KING. The defendart, who is a butcher at Winchester, and had been some time employed by Richard Hare, of Weymouth, the Sub-contracter for supplying the soldiers in the district with meat, was tried for having used a false pair of scales, by which the soldiers were defrauded of one pound and a half of beef out of every ten pounds weight. After a very long trial, in which he was assisted by Counsel, he was found Guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine. of £lOO to the King, and be imprisoned twelve months, in the common gaol, and until the fine be paid. 171‘ey White and Kendall. convicted last week at Northampton, were left by the Judges for execution, on Friday the 13th inst. Nothing further came out on their trial than was known before from the Police exa minations. CORN, JULY 27.••••ELiRN MARA versus ELLLio•.— Yesterday, our. Tholsel Court was occupied from ten o'clock in the suornhig Until past six o'clock in the evening, in hearing this case, which had excited considerable iaterest in our City. The Traverser was charged with an assault with intent to commit a rape, and also a common assault. The case occupied a con-. siderable portion of time ; and in the course of the trial the prostcutt ix exhibited such a flagrant instance of self-convicted infamy, that the Jury immediately acquitted Mr. Ellis of all the charges against him, to the entire satisfaction of the Bench, and a very crouded Court. Court . , or Ritottrers—Ccmmitted toChesterCounty Gaol since February last, from the Court of Requests, at Stockport:—Samuel Redfern, 43 years of age, a wife and no children, for a debt of 42. 17s. costs 42. Bs. 6d. ordered to be imprisoned 60 days I—Thomas Wardle, 30 years of age, wife and no children, for a ellt of 3s. and 112. Ss. 9d. costs!! imprisoned 20 days. James Gaskill, 33 years of age, widower, no family, debt Bs. 9J. costs 42. 3s. 9d. ! imprisoned 20 days.— James Wright, 60 years of age, wife and 5 children, for a debt of 43. 12s. 3d. costs £2. Bs.6d. imprisoned SO days.—James Lees, 57 years of age, wife and 3 childt en, for a debt of 41. 18s. 10d. costs 42.55. Sd. imprisoned 40 days—Joseph Bayley, SO years of age, wile and 2 children, for a debt of 85. costs 42. 3s. 9d. imprisoned 100 days.—William Wragg, 33 years of age, widower, S children, for a debt of 42. Ils. im prisoned 40 days.—Total, seven persons incarcerated for various periods, for debts, that in the gross amount only to 416. 10s. 10d. ! As the Legislature have passed a permanent act for the relief of insolvent debtors, should they not now direct their attention to the abolition, or new modelling, of these modern Courts t—Cluster Chronicle. • _ _ Bow-srneET.—Yesterday ten Irish labourers, em ployed in re-building the St. James's Coffee-house, were charged with riotous behaviour, and threatening vengeance against the surveyor. It appeared that the Builder had contracted to get the election coveted in by the Ist instant, under the penalty of £2O(X), which he had failed to do. .On Saturday se'nniglit they found a difficulty in getting their wages, and refused to go to work on the Monday, till, as they said, the Surveyor had rendered himself responsible for their wages. In the course of the week the Builder be came a bankrupt, and no money was forthcoming to pay them on Saturday, the Surveyor saying, he had merely promised to do his Mt to procure them plyment, in consequence of which the poor men were involved in distress, and applied in i body at the Court of Re quests for summonses for the Surveyor ; who, in re turn, procured warrants-from this Office for them.— Mr. ReAD informed them, that whether paid or not, they had no right to molest other men who were cm. ployed in their places, nor to threaten personal vio- ' lence to the Surveyor, and ordered them to find bail. MA/CLBOROUGII-SIitEET.—A Sybil was yesterday committed for robbing she kitchen of Mr. Easeden, in Chapel -street, of two silver spoons. She had been admitted to amuse the credulous servants with fore telling events. Trifling . articles had before been missed, and the property in question was placed con veniently to be removed. On her leaving the house, she took the spoons with her, and on searching her basket they were found concealed. UNION HALL.—Yesterday Mary Dowling and Ann White were charged by Mrs. Chellette, of Chelsea, with robbing her of several articles, amongst which were a valuable pelisse and a pair of table spoons.— Dowling, it appeared, lived servant with Mrs. Chel lette, and White had been employed by her to dispose of the articles which she took the opportunity of pur loining from' her mistress.—They were both coin , mitred. Friday, a female of some notoriety, at Leeds, was fined by the Magistrates of that Borough, three shil lings, for swearing three profane oaths ! TEL LITE MIIRBEROFE.CLIFFORD. CONFESSION OF LEARY. The refrains of the- late unfortunate Edward Clif ford, after the Coroner's Inquest was held on the body, were removed on the same evening (Tuesday) from the sign of the Prince Regent, in Sidmouth. street, where the Inquest was held,. to the Hare and Hounds, in Buckeridge-street„ St. Giles's, for the con venience of being waked, according to the custom of his country, and several hundred persons, during the time, came, out of curiosity, to see his murdered re mains. On Thursday morniflg last, Jame: Leary,. the murderer, was brought there from the House of Correction, Cold Bath-fields, in a hackney coach, heavily ironed and handcuffed, attended by eight police officers, well armed, in order that he might see the body. On entering the room where the deceased lay in his coffin, the lid was removed for him to look on it, and his motions were well watched. He took the hand of the deceased in his, and with a faultering voice, declared his innocence of the crime, and said he did not know the man. The person of the deceased was certainly much changed. Leary trembled ex ceedingly, but on his going down stairs he seemed to resume his wonted courage, and di ank a pint of pot ter in the parlour. He was then conveyed to the Po lice Office, in Hatton Garden, where he underwent an examination, the particulars of which we have al ready laid before our Readers. The unfortunate Clifford was buried on Friday i evening, in St. George's burying ground, followed to the grave by a vast concourse ct his country peo ple, male and female. The unfortunate widow, with her five orphans, who lodged in a miserable room in the next street, removed to the house of a Mrs. likes, '2, Market soca, Fitzroy-sqn.iie, where she is ex pected to lie in, and where o.e,se who would wish to relieve real distress may have an opportunity to ex ercise their benevolent purpose. Ever since Leary beheld the mangled remains of Clifford, he was seized with remorse, and laboured under great agitati in of mind ; that night he was troubled with frightful dreams, the following night he appeared horror-struck : he did not wish to be shut up alone ; and with great reluctance he parted from the turnkey. The following day (Saturday) he wished to see the Governor, to whom he declared the tortured state of his mind, and confessed his being guilty of the murder. The full particulars we have not yet learned, and whether he had any accomplices, or whether his wife was privy to the murder, remains unknown ; she is still in custody, but we understand he has confessed where he concealed the money and notes, that they might not be found on his person. Another shocking accident occurred on Friday at the Regent's Canal close to Chalk Farm. A few minutes before eleven o'clock, as the workmen were preparing to fill some waggons, twelvemen who were lately taken, not being aware of the danger they ran, ventured too close in undermining the bank, at the depth of 25 feet, when suddenly the bank fell in with a most dreadful crash, and completely buried them ; eight of them were dug out alive, but four with their legs and arms broke, and the other four much bruised and cut, six of the eight are in such a state, that their recovery is not etpected. After a length of time, four more were dug up quite dead, and their bodies removed to the canteen for the Coroner's Inquest. A melancholy accident happened at Lisna, in the vicinity of Killileagh, on Tuesday last. As some men were working at a gravel pit for the purpose of repairing roads, the bank shot down and killed two men on the spot ; two more were so desperately bruised by the stuf falling on them, that their reco very is yet very doubtful. Each of the suXerers have lel t a wife and a large helpless family to deplore their loss. A young Lady of the name of LEACH, residing in the neighbourhood of Mary-la-bonne, was shockingly burnt on Thursday night last, by her clothes taking fire by the candle, whilst reading in bed : she lingere&, till the next day, and then expired in the greatest agony.—A Coroner's Jury sat on the body, and brought in a verdict of Accidental Death. At Nancy, in France, the following accident re cently happened :—A son of Mr. Dutertre,. a lace.' merchant, was playing with some schoolfellows in his father's house, and, having taken a gun from the counting-house, went through the manual exercise ; not knowing that it was loaded, he presented and dis charged it : at that moment his father was entering the room, and the unfortunate parent received tlic whole of the charge above the left eye, and died in a few minuses afterwards in great agony. While James Welsh, one of the servants at Torrery, near Kirkbean, was plowing in a field, one of the horses struck him on the lower part of the belly, in consequence of which he lingered ti,. Thursday, when he expired. Sunday se'nnight, during the performance of di vine service, at Kirkcudbright, a considerable part of the cieling of the church of that borough fell with great violence ; but fortunately no person was hurt. Sunday se'nnight, a boy fell from a tree in the Green, Glasgow, and was so much hurt that he died shortly after. Friday; a young man of the name of Leonard Caitlon, residing at the Dunk, in Leeds, was seized with a fit of apoplexy, while preparing to bathe in the river Aire, and died. As several gun boats were going out of Sheerness harbour on Wednesday, one of them got across a man of war's cable and sunk, by which two men and a wo- man were drowned. Two carmen had a casual boxing match on Satur day night, in Oxford-street, and, after fighting more than half an hour, one of them, named Gilders, met his death by a-fall on the side of his head, which rup tured the vessels in the brain. The boxing match between Ford and Harry Harmer, will take place in a fortnight on the coast of Kent. MATCH AGAINST TIME.—A young ge'tleman, stu dent at Mazwelltown, on Saturday - List, fur a comi derable wager, undertook to bring 100 stones, dis posed in a straight line, a yard distant from each other, one by one into a basket, placed one yard from the first stone) a distance of 44 miles nearly, in 50 minutes, whichle•performed ten minutes within the 'time, with apparent ease; being at the rate almost of nine miles in the hour, besides his trouble of lift ing the stones, turning, At. /town Murat -• S. Yesterday the annual boat-race, for the Coat a n d Badge, took place on the River Thames. At half. past seven o'clock six wherries started, routed by an equal number of young watermen, who had just served out the term of their apprenticeship. The distance was from the Old Swan at London Bridge, to the Swan at Chelsea, rowing against the tide. At starting, Faftson of Bankside, took the lead, and kept it ; Donn, of Hungerford, followed ; and HAY. 'LEI, of the Tower, was the third boat. On their ar rival off Westminster, the last boat (of the six) re signed the contest. FARSON decided the match with ease, being considerably a-head when he arrived at the winning post. The successful competitor had to boast of every advantage I he was tall and athletic; and his boat was a new one, and likewise one of slid best on the River. The day was fine, and ai,Yrecibiy; cool. The spectators were more numerous than at any preceding exhibition of the kind during the whole of the season. In happiness and harmony Ole even ing Wad passed by all the parties concerned. Nene of the bodies of Mr. NEviow o his son, or the waterman, drowned on Saturday in passing through London-bridge,were found at a late hour last evening. • Thursday afternoon, as Matthew Viney, a youth between 17 and 18 years of age, was fishing for eels in the River Stour, about halt a mile below Ford. with, he stink in a deep hole called Park Dyke, anti was unfortunately drowned. A few days ago J. Moorehead, of Ballinacard, near Broughshane, took three ounces of saltpetre supposing it to be salts; and the unfortunate man, after suffer. ins; live hours excruciating pain, breathed his last. He was in the vigour of life, and has lett a widow and five children to deplore his loss. —A woman named Thompson had nearly shared the fate of Mr. Moorehead : she took a considerable quantity of salt petre, and soon after vomited blood ; she is now, however, in a state of recovery. • The following recipe has, in many instances, spee dily cured the hooping•cough : rake a wine-glass of rum, and two-pennyworth of spirits of turpentine, shake them well to-gether, and rub the child by the fire, gently down the neck and chin, night and morn ing. In a few days the cough wilt be cured. A Card to Ladies of Fashion, and the FashionsMe Worldat lams.—The inimitable LONG STAYS, 'nv-nted and manufactured by Mmterns, '24 and 2S, Holy." well -street, Strand, have occasioned considerable asto nishment in the circle of Fashion. The unique pin: perties of the Invention, the superlative eleg.int style in which they are exec - wed, the matchless taste and beauty of the article, have excited general atten• tion.—Ladies about to leave Town are requested to notice especially an invention high)y worthy of their notice. fE, AUGUST 2. CORN-EXCHANGE, Wheat, Kent and Essex, 1151. I Wheat, American is. 00, 130 s. per quarter. per quarter. Ditto, .F uffolk, 955. 120 s. Ditto, Dantaic 110 s. 1355. Ditto, Norfolk, 90s. 1005. Ditto, Baltic Red 90s. 1056 Rye 60,. 655. Ditto, Hambre or Barley 465. 535. Fine ON. 00s. Bremen, 80 5 . 105 s, Malt, 84s. 925. I Ditto, Brabant Red 908. 11154 White Peas, 90s. 955. ?sellers, Rye 60s. 655. 110 s. 115 s. ' Berley, 465. 50s. Grey, ditto, 743. 765. Oats, Brew, ' Small Beans, 745. 765. Oats, Feed, • Tick do. 7os. 725. Fine 005.005. White Peas, 931. 10S1. Oats, Potatoe, 425. 48s. Grey Ditto, 80s. Ns. Ditto, Poland, 325. 465. I Small Beans, Ditto, seed, SOs. 335. I Tick Beans, RETURN or WHIAT IN MA^ I-LARIC t from July 19. 58 lay 24, Total 14,*00 iln.-Averags 113 s. aid.-s. 34. higher than last return. RETURN OF FLOUR front July 19, to July 93.-Total 12,64 i sacks.-Average 109 s. 2d.-24. higher than last return. AVERAGE PRICE of CORN IN ENGLAND and WALES, from the returns ending the 24th of July, 1813. Wheat. Rye. Barley. Oars. Beans. Pease. 5. d.I s. d. Is. d. a. d. Is. d. Is. d. 11G 11 173 5 58 4 I 4112 79 83 ' The average Price of Sugar, computed from the raises made a the week ending the 28th of July, is 525. Sid. per cwt. SMITHFIELD MARKET, AUGUST 2. 'Lt STONE Of 81b. TO SIN! TUI Of VAL. Beef 41 10d to 6s 4d I Veal 5s Oil to 71 84 Mutton 5s Od to 6s 61 Pork 6s Od to 74 64 Lamb Gs od to es Od. Beasts, shout 1,850-Sheep and Lambs, 16,900. Cslees, 160-Pigs, 958. PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW IN SMITHFIELD. Meadow Hay SI Os to 51 5s Clover hI 0. to 61 101 Rowel. 31 los to 51 Os Straw 11 85 to 11 16a PRICE OF COALS-COAL MARKET, AUGUST s. Ships at Market Sold Prices. 32 Newcastle 25 . 445. Od. to 51s. 34 Snndeilaad 5 435. 9.1 to 495. 6d. 1 Cults 0 20s. od. to Oos. Od. BIRTHS. Friday, at his house In Piccadilly, the Lady of John Barrow, Esq. Secretary to the Admiralty, of a son. On the Lad ult-the Lady of Captaiu Carter, R.N. of a ton. At Morval House, on the 24th ult. the Lady of Chas. huller, Esq. M.P. for I.ooe, of a sou. Wednesday se'nnight, at Hawarden Castle, the Hon. Lad, Glynne, of a daughter. Saturday se'nnight, at the Chapel-house, New -street, York, of twins, the wife of the Rev. John Reynolds, in the Methodist cou• section, being their 19th and 20th children. • MARRIED. Thursday, at Thornhill, the Re*. D. Jenkins, of Pottier, to Miss Walter, of Wtkittry, near the former place., On the 28th ult : John Cuninghame, Esti. advocate. to Miss Trotter, eldest daughter of Lieutenant-General Trotter. At Truteglwys, Montgomery.hire. the Rev. James Morgan, curate of that pat ish, to ialiss Sarah iz.ard, daughter of T. lzard, of the same places. DIED At Edinburgh, on the 2‘...d ult. M. E. Lindesay, Esq. Deputy Cor r>-General of Scotland. Last week, at Sloiimere, Lady Sykes, wife ef Sir Mark M Sykes, M. P. fur Voik. Sunday se'itnlglit, at her house in Doncaster Mrs. Moore,. rellct of the late Rev. Stephen Moore, vicar of t he place. Very suddetdy, on the 20th ult. at Torryburn, near Stirling; Mrs. Brown, better known under the faceticus name of Merry lean. She kept a public-house In that village tor 30 years, tram the profits of which she realised 4100 sterling, which she has It. qiNatbed to the puor of that parish. Although a very eccentric character, yet her heart glowed with the warmest emotions et pity for the distresses of her fellow creatures, Ind with an up.- sparing hand administered to their wants. Rude and untutored though she was, yet she possessed a strong and ii t •Iligint mind, and her convivial qualities were onequalled when she chose to exert them. It is supposed that her death was occasioned by eat.. tug fresh hen ings to an =MIL Her loss will be much and justly regretted by travellers of every description. HIGH WATER Al' LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW& Morrgag . 6 agnates after 7 Aftet noun •20 :nitrates after 7 LONDON : Printel by Lavas Kist, Picket Place. and rikl'obsd awe, and it No StlivOlce, Temple-Dv.