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criMmL ELBLOM . intilt't<f tintskiesto To stave In WO stir tea malliall?. ( c oun ty)..—W. Richardson, and SV , :"Brtrirnlowi dlarAot (city)—.Dr. Dakotan. • Attiring (Coenty)--H. I...O'Neil, and Lord Yarmouth. Bettince (County)--G. Baillie, Esq. CAVA* (County)—Hon. Colonel Barry, and N. Sneyd, Esq. Ctowuni.—Right Hon. W. Bagoem po"eliar, (County)-Sir lames Stuart, Bart and Hon. General G. V. Hart. „„„,T,A (County and Town)—H. M. Ogle, Esq. • (County)-311 . George Clerk, Bart. gods (Town)m-Right Hon. 1. Fitzgerald. rola qty)—Hon. Wm. R. Made. TJLKIIIINT )— Colonel tLICIDINT (County)—Hob. J. Butler, and Hon. F. Ponsenby. ( c ou rey)--Lord H. Fitzgerald, R. Latoucke, Esq. 1 atm a xtear ( 0 ( 0 —Colonel James Crosbie, and Right Hon. M. Intateilisl• l o wa (fown).—H. Martin, Esq. .Lottorolv (Co.) —Sir T. Fetherstone Bart. and Vim Perim. MONIMIA3I (County).—C. P. Leslie, a nd R.l'. Dawson, Esq. MALLOW (TOWII)--1. Cotter, Esq. pa gi v R Ol .—.C. Leigh, Esq. Qvue's Covert —W. W. Pole, Esq. and Sir H. Parnell, But. yirtat o (Countyl—Slr C. Edmon•tonc, Bart. (coonty)-1.:. O'Hara, and E. S. Cooper, Esqrs. StIGO 7711.014 Z (County)-lUght Hon. Sir L Stuart, Bart, and Thonpas Xnoz, Esq. s WeTeatoto (City)--en• Newport, Bart. Cou.sol—W. C Planket, Esq. (County)—Sir W. Carr Beresford, Bart. and A Power, Esq. Wirranets (County)—G. Rocbford, E. and Col. Paltenham. PxmixOttalliitE.—State of the Poll, Bth day : Tree lir. Owen, 1316—For Mr. Campbell, 1235. iIIRTING 11a4LLICENCB. • NigitEMIKET TM) OCTOBER; OR, HOUGHTON MEETING, FRIDAY, OCT. 30, 1812. Mr. Craven's Took_ y, est. 71b. beat General Gower's Ana,. Ws, Mt. Mb. Ab. M. 900p.-2 to Lon Tooley. Sweepstakes of 15r. each. T.Y. C. Cord °ewer's black Slly Algarslfe, by Sorcerer, Bst. 61b. I Mr. Wyndham's fdly, by Gohann a, but of Amazon, Bst. 2 Lord Roofs Mimicry, dater to Monnts, est. Even betting on Algersife. Lord Foley's Teazle, Bat. 41b. beat Lard C. H. Someivet's ow, Dyke, sat. 71b. T. M. M. 100p.-2 to 1 apt Teazle. Sweepstakes of 15p. each, for 2-yr. olds, est. 71b. and 8-yr. oklty 71b. T. Y. C. • Mt Futall's Lady of die Lake, S-yrs. old Duke of Rodand's Ptolemy, S-yrs. old General Gower's Algarsife, 2 yrs. old to 1 age Lady of the Lake-8 to 1 apt Ptolemy.... zNrEi.,LmeNcs. 1 - 2 COt/iT 01 JONG'S BENCH, OCTOBER ce. 111P4ZON ZATETT. till was an action on a polity of insurance, effect= wet in October, 1910, at a premium of 40 guineas per cent. on goods by the ship 6ophia, from London to the Baltic, against all risks except British • capture, and until delivered into the warehouse of the con sigqee, and with liberty to tarry simulated papers. It appeared that the cause had been before tried ; that the goods insured belonged to a house in Prussia, end on their arrival in a Prussian port were seized by the Prussian Government, far tradiag with England. A verdict was then found for the assured, subject to the epinion . of the Court, whether an English under. writsreould -be legally compelled to pay a loss on the propthtyofth Prussian subject, arising from the sei turete the Prussian Government. The question had battered before the Court, when it was contended, for theplaintiff, that the underwriter knew the risk of *With lirthe-time he wrote the policy, and meant to ill** against it, which was denied on the other sidaltred a new trial was ordered, for the purpose of issittite nattire of the trade, and other circunt. antes, enquired into. It was now proved, that for t considerable time previous. to the signing the policy the trade with England had been enierely prohibited it every port- in the Baltic ; notwithstanding which, *very extensive trade had been carried on, by means isimulated papers and with British licences, but that the property was seized when discovered to have tome from England. The plaintiffs alb° offered evi dence to show, that- the defendanLand the other un derwriters, when this risk was insured, at a premium Of 40 guineas per cent. knew that the seizure by the Goiernment was one of the risks to by incurred, but this eiridence was re je cted.—A verdict was again found for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the Court, whether the Underwriter is legally liable to the loss? • Man AM °THUS O. OROR(12, ESQ. This was an action to recover the stun of £5l. 16s. king the anuntnt of a bill for haberdashery furnished Edw, Lewis, of New-Bond-street. to - whom the plaintiffs were Assignees, for the use of tile defendant, who pleaded infancy, to which the pl7.intiffs replied, that the goods were necessaries; Toe sole question Iva, whether the condition anst degree in lite of the defendant, who waaat the titne in question of the age of 18 years, warranted the supply of so large a quan tity of goods; for it appeared that the bill charged the defendant, from 'April in one year, till January in the next, with 38 handkerchiefs, and 29 pair of silk stockings, two. only 'of which were black. As to the fortun e o f the defendant, it was proved,. by .Dr. , Combe• that it arose from estates in the Island of , Tortola, employing and possessing 930 nsgroes ; bud the deft Damn tither never considered himself as pos l sessing more than £4OOO ,per *Timm, and the estate., came to the son charged with the fortunes of the /clinger children,. whkh reduced its vain* toilgisO(Ps and the sons title to the Whole was Kis' 11 010 41 1 r the Court of Chancery.. But the income of the 44.4 i!ndant, when a.voissor, was fixed-at £1 000 a Yaws :`nee that only was the sum allowed him by his guar- dian afterhis mother's death. The ban knipt depose,q, tbat the d e f endant came.to his , b o p in his carriage, and with his servants, of whom be kept five male and thiee female ;, that he at-first had lodgings in Bond-street, and then a house in Foley-place, where ' ltpt two carriages, and-that he now lived in Man. chaster•sgaare, next door to the Marquis of Hertfaid, and kept his carriage; and the hatikroPt trusted him te any amount without inquiry. Lord ELLatinaonom laid down the law for the Protection of infants born their own extravagance, sad from the pillage of tradiaMen ; and left it to the Jury to say, what portion of this accumulation of handkerchiefs end stockings ware fair necessaries for a lad of 18, 'who was allowed 81000 per annum... The circusnstance of his keeping a carriage, with Ishberly servants about it, they would leave out of the question, since that would be only adducing one folly to atone fdr another • and if all his then ere& tors were to c ome i n to be ' paid out of this 41090 a Year, the coa c h an d h ones would comesbortly off Tye Jury gave the plaintiffs /24. 0 r. 4 5 BAILEY: ) therkeould be little - *iota I he had, by bit awn adS. count, been employed by Cooper to defend some Of the prisoners, and instead of receiving money from The trial cidailleksons concerned in stealing A* bales of Silk and mike of Ostrich Feathers, out of them, had advanced money to them ; but thierst.was the Hoy called the Sisters, and some of the peculiar amore important circumstance. It would appe ar circumstances of which are doubtless fresh in the re from the evidence of a Mr. Ferrol, that Harris came t Collection of our Readers, came on yesterday. It ex- to him soon after the robbery, with a sample of thi s • silk, and was by him referred to a Mr. P a wn ; th at cited considerable interest, andthe Court was crowd- the silk (1501 b.) was carried in bags, by an old wo ed at an early hour. Mr. GURNEY conducted the man, to Mr. Paten's house, who, indignant at the prosecution ; and Messrs. KNA PP , A D O LPHUS , and ALLEY, were Counsel for the prisonersheir names mode of conveyance, had sent it back. Mr. Fer ro l then wished to know from whom Mr. Harris had th e were as follow: Amish Sintmoni Winter, Captain of the boy called The Brothers ; Benjamin Allen, and silk, but he alledged profession a l etiquett e as hi s rea . William Tee son for concealing the name of the seller, but said it JoupA Knox, ylor, working on the River Thames (mate to Banton, Captain of the hoy, ; came from a person of the first respectability. This j respectable person turned out to be Mr. Cooper,.the called The Sisters, an evidence) ; J e l in I ve y, a toy. publican. The silk was identified by some cuts in man ; Robert Cooper, a publican residing in Ratcliffe Highway ; and George "'cirri:, the clerk and brother it occasioned by cutting the w r appers in which it was of an attorney. placed, for which defect a deduction had been made. The indictment being read, it stated that the first witnesses Mr. GURNEY having fi nished his statement, the for the prosecution were called. five prisoners were accused of having robbed, or of aiding and abetting in the robbing of the hoy afore- The first was Mr. Joseph Milner, of London, mer chant, who proved th at he had received invoices, , said, of ten bales of silk, value £2,500, and two dated 15th May; from his agent at Gibraltar, sped. eases of ostrich feathers, value 1200, the property fying ten bales of silk,&c. ;the contents of which had of Robert Hotchon ; and Robert Cooper and George never reached him . Harris stood indicted for receiving the same, knowing Solomon Israel, broker, in Cdrnhill, proved, that them to be stolen. he bad received a consignment of feathers in June, A witness, fanny Sisson, was called on her recok but that the articles had never reached him. nizance, but did not appear. . Charles Saunders, superintendant of quarantine in The pleadings were opened by Mr. BOLLANDS Stangate Creek, proved that the brig Velocity had after which Mr.- GURNEY entered upon a detail of the performed quarantine there on the 15th of June;— I case, which he stated to be of unparalleled import. that her papers were regularly sent to London ; and ante, from the nature and amount of the robbery— the goods, according to order, were placed on board from the perseverance and determination of the plun. Hotchon's Hoy, of. which Banton was master ;—he derers—and from the extent of the conspiracy, in had not himself seen the bales of goods. which so many persons were engaged. He related John Miles, Master of the Belletsle lazerette, lyifig that the bales mentioned in the indictment, were, at Stangate Creek, remembers the brig Velocity I with other property, shipped last May from Gibral. coming in ; took out her goods to air them ;—was tar to London ; that the vessel coming from a coun. well acquainted with packages from the Mediterra try afflicted with a pestilential disease, performed nean, and had no doubt the packages were silk, l quarantine in Stangate.creek, from 'which place the though he did not see the silk ; saw the ostrich goods were to be fetched to London, in a hoy, of feathers ; he gave the goods to Banton's hoy. which James Banton was master : Winter, the pri. Cross-examined by Mr. ALLEY.—He would not swear soner, was master of another hoy. About the end that the packages contained silk, though he had no of June, Banton went and received his cargo, with doubt of it. Cotten came from the Mediterranean. which he arrived in the river, and two Custor.house Re-examined by Mr. BOLLAND.--Observed that officers were put on board in charge of the vessel ; nothing could be more unlike than a bale of silk and on Tuesday the 7th of July, at night, the hoy was a bale of cotton. moved out of the tier where it lay, the officers con. John Solesby, tide waiter at Rochester, formerly a .eeiving that it was done by Banton under proper au• fisherman, deposed, that on the Sd of July, he was thority ; the hoy was then moved alongside of Win. on duty on board the Sisters hoy, with his partner, ter's barge, and the scuttle was fastened down over Read ; that James Banton was Master, and Knox the officers, who, waking in the morning, found them- was called Mate : that it arrived at Custom-House Selves prisoners ; and after breaking through the sky- Quay at eleven o'clock at night, on the 4th, when light of the cabin, saw die hatches broken open, and theyawerexelieved by two officers, and the hoy was the vessel robbed. It was discovered afterwards, that made fast. On the voyage, the Mate ( Knox) boar the thieves proceeded immediately after the robbery ded another vessel, a sailing barge which was astern ; to Baker's 'Dock, a retired place, a little below he had seen her coming up, but did not know whence illackfriar's-bridge, on the Surrey-side. Here Win- sbe came ; lie had first seen her in the lower part of ter's barge stopped, and the packages were landed, Sea-reach, and she was boarded at the lower part of and conveyed away in - carts. Information was soon the Lower Hope ; Knox took with him an empty obtained, in consequence of which some of the par. bottle, and said he was going to get a little liquor ; ties were taken into custody ; and here he would d e . he was gone about ten minutes, and came back with scribe the occupations of the prisoners : Allen and the bottle empty. Taylor were working men on the river; Knox was John Read, the partner of Solesby, confirmed the Banton's mate ; Cooper was a publican in g:itcliffe . above statement, except that he would not swear to Highway; and George Harris was brother and . &ti t Knox's person, though be thought him very like the ' of an Attorney. One Brown, an accomplice, 'had man in the vessel ; he recollected that there were been apprehended soon after the robbery ; and Sa- ten bales of silk, and four cases of ostrich feathers ; muel Harris and George Harris were employed by did not examine them, because nothing had been ' Cooper to give him professional assistance: he was disturbed. told, that if he would be-quiet and hold his tongue, Robert Hotchon, lighterman, and owner of vessels, nothing should hurt him. One Spriggs, a carman, deposed, that in June he received orders to fetch goods had been spoken tO 'in the same m-inner : money was —ten bales of silk, four cases of ostrich feathers, and furnished to them both by George Harris, before, several other goods, from the brig Velocity, lying at and at the time of their discharge, One clue to the Sheerness : that he sent Banton in the Sisters boy, discovery of the riabf;ery, was the quality of the silk, Knox being mate ; that he was told on Sunday, the which was raw Valencia silk, and at that time there 4th of July, of thearrival of the hoy in Galley-key was no such silk to be found in the market : it was road. Banton gave him the weighable report, and discovered, by accident, that a considerable quantity the vessel was moored by his order : that on Monday of such silk had been sent down to be thrown at the he went on board, and saw the bales and cases all mills of Mr. Theophilus Perceval, at Bruton, in rafts.; on Wednesday morning about eight o'clock, Somersetaiiire: from that Gentleman it was learned, Knox came and told him that the vessel had been that tie silk was received from Mr. Green, of Wor. taken away from the key, and robbed of ten bales of khip.street, who, it appeared, had purchased it of silkond the cases and trunks of feathers t . he went to ' Mr. 'Gibbs, of - Cumberland-street, who had bought the Thames Police-office, and from thence on board, I it of Cooper. In consequence of this information, and found- the hatches broken open. On the Mon- Cooper and several others were. apprehended.— day following, from information, he went to the sta. Brown, who was again seized, made- mull discovery, ble in Woolpack-yard, Gravel-lane, which is about which was confirmed by other persons': for he did two or three hundred yards from Baker's dock. — not wish to conceal that three of his witnesses, Brown, Gough, Friend, and Clerk, the officas, went with Fenwick, and Banton, were accomplices in the crime, him.; they found some silk - and ostrich feathers, some and that such contaminated testimony ought not to inside wrappers, a table-cloth, and a black bag, con be listened to, unless it were creditably confirmed.—, taming also ostrich feathers. Some feathers were From Banton's evidence, it would appear, that Win- loose, some in a binn, some. in a manger, and some in ter's barge was to follow Banton's, and hover about a trunk, marked S. I. The door of the stable was it to watch an opportunity to steal it on the way. It locked, and was forced open by the officers. On the • was concerted that the vessel should be anchored at 9th; Knox and Banton had been apprehended; also Dagenham-breach, where it was to be boarded, and Brown and Winter, the prisoner, together with one Banton and his mate were to be fastened down while Wm. Allen and Wm. Winter, and Spriggs. He al. the hoy was robbed. In pursuance of this plan, Win- terwards went to Bruton, in Somersetshire, to Mr. ter's barge sailed, and laid -to, opposite Sheerness, Perceval, silk thrower; found there the silk, several waiting till Banton should start. Banton was de- skains of which were cut; about 40 or 601 b. were layed longer than was expected, and went on board not thrown. He and Smith, the officer, went after Winter's barge to explain the reason, when a man the prisoners. Brown and Winter, and two or three was sent to Cooper to apprise him of this cireum. others, were seen in Houndsditch ;he secured Brown, stance. On the 4th of July, the boy sailed, and while Smith attempted to apprehend Winter, but did Winter followed. It had been previously settled, not succeed. that if the wind and tide should be favourable, so that Cross-examined by Mr. KNAPP.—Said that Brown a suspicion might arise if they came to anchor, that' s did not make a discovery till after his second appre tbe hoy should be,run aground as if by accident. In hension. the course ofthe voyage, Banton sent Knox to Win- W. Huitable, an extra tide-waiter at the port of ter, to tell him that this could not be done, as he had London, swore, that be and his partner O'Neale, went on board a Custom-house officer, who was an old on board the Sisters hoy, on the sth of July, at Gal. fisherman, and thoroughly acquainted with the river; ley-key; . he did not examine the cargo, but the hat that, however, he would bring her to moorings at the ches were locked, and all safe till Tuesday night; on Custom-house pier, where the thing might be done. ' Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock, while the ship This communication excited much disappointment, was working or unloading, two men came on board to and some of the party went ashore. ' It was, hoiv 7 ate Knox,and they weqt into the cabin to drink toge ever, at last settled, that the robbery should be coosi Cher,—he cannot recollect whether the prisoners are :flitted on the Tuesday night ; but as some of *the any of them the same; they staid till five o'clock, original party were dispersed, it, was necessary to : and then went over the lighters to Tower-stairs; get some. fresh assistance. Ivey was therefore. pro- Knox went with them, and Neale and himself were cured. At the appointed time the offence was per- left behind. Neale's watch lasted till 12 o'clock, petrated, the goods were conveyed through Bridge to when he relieved him, and On his own latch, about Baker's-dock, and &oil thence carried in carts to a five minutes past one o'clock, he heard a noise on stable, hired by one Norman, in Woolpack-yard, deck like a parcel of ropes being moved along ; at in Gravel-lane. The parties afterwards met at seve- this time he was sitting on the locker below ; he was ral public houses to concert means to dispose of the going on deck directly, but a man met him at the top property. Cooper and Ingram were resorted to, and of the cabin ladder : he (the witness) asked him— Cooper set to work to sell it : he.sold some to Gibbs, " who he was ?" -he answered, his name was Jets, of Cumberland-street, Shoreditch, and went in com. which the witness supposed to,be Banton, the mew pany with Spriggs, the carman, and assisted. to carry of the lighter : the night was very dark, be cocain at two different times 5001 b. weight .of this.. silk see his face. He asked him what be was gale to is through the City to Gibbs. Of the guilt of Harris with the vessel 1 %he ipo OE5* lea Ir ow air - to the btor. ne then pet his hand in hts oath ant said he had orders to•eavry-the boy into dip London , Docks s there was another man on deck whom the other called Joe, and the witness imagined it teas Knorr During this conversation he remained on the ladder. The supposed Banton told /lim b that if the owner should come in the morning, he (the witness) should tell him, that be (Banton) would return time enough to take the lighter into dock t he then told him he might go below, which he did, and fell asleep. Between two and three o'clock, being awalte ) he went to go on deck, but found the scuttle and sky light fast : he and his partner broke through the sky. lights examined the hoz, and found the hatches broke open; he then went on shore to the tide-sur. veyor, and returned about six o'clock ; he did not examine the cargo—the vessel was lying off the Cuss tom-house. Charles O'Neak, the other officer, confirmed the above statement. James Banton deposed, that in June and July lasg be was master of the Sisters hoy, belonging to Ro bert Hotchon ; and that Knox was his mates The ',Mess knew the prisoner Winter, had seen Allen the prisoner; did not know Taylor; never saw Cooper; knew Brown and Fenwick, Wm. Alien. Wm. Hen. Winter, and Armstrong. In Julie last, he fetched a cargo of rags from Stangate creek. In the course of that voyage saw Armstrong, Wm. Henry Winter. Joseph Winter, Brown, Fenwick, and WM. Allen. —After he came to London; he met Joseph Winter and Armstrong near the Custom-house . Armstrong called him on shore to speak with hint.' They asked him what goods were in Stangate Creek, in the brig ' called the Velocity ! Witness told them he did not knew, bat believed there was some silk, and some feathers. They asked if he knew to whom they belonged—that is, what lightermen would be em. ployed to carry them ? He answered, that he did not know whether they belonged to Hotchin or Ture r•ner. Armstrong then, in Wutter's presence, asked him whether he would let him know, if he heard. He promised he would. They then told him, if he should not meet with either of them, to communi• eate the information to Brown, to whose lodging, at some court in the Borough, they gave him a di , section. About the last Thursday in June he learnt that he (Banton) was to fetch these goods • he went immediately from Blackwall to brown's to tell him ; be saw him and told him. The Saturday after, hd saw William Allen, and told him the same thing.— The same evening he saw Armstrong and Joseph Winter at the Sugar Loaf public-house, Longend, • Winter just before met him in the rreet, and asked • him if he was. going to Stangate Creek ? He ans wered, that he was. Winter then told him that Arm strong was in a public-house chise at hand. They went in, and Winter asked the witness when he was F oin g down ? He, answered, the newt morning.—. They asked how many bales of silk he was going for ? and witness told them ten bales of silk, and four boxes of ostrich feathers. It was then-settled what should be their plan. Winter .said; the best way would be not to go down to Sheetoess with his barge, but to go to the Lower H ape, and walk over' land, and with a spy-glass see when the witness should come out of Stangate Creek. He said he • should see Brown, and arrange with him what to do. It was then agreed, that the ship slsould.be Stranded, ~ on the voyage up. Knox consented to be partner in:: the transaction : he told Knox -all that he told. Brown—in short, all that had been agreed upon. - - • that Brown, Fenwick, Armstrong, and Joseph Win• ter were to come down in Winter's barge, to anchor._ in the river, to come on board t he ve sse l, an d fasten them down, if they were below, and to put them down if they were not below ; then to break open the hatches, and steal the silk and feathers. Knox agreed to every thing. He had this conversation with Knox at several times, but particularly on the Friday when they walked down to Blackwall toge ther, where his vessel was lying. He sailed from , Blackwall on Monday, the 2titti, and arrived in. Stan. gate Creek on Monday, about noon. Knox was with him, and his own wife and two children. When he an ived at Stangate the goods were not ready, and would not be so till Friday. -saw. Winter's barge, while he was waiting there, lying below Sheerness Knox and he went on board the :barge, and found there Armstrong, Joseph Winter, . Brown, .Wm; Winter, Fenwick, and Wm. Alien, all in company. together ; they asked him when he was coming out? He told them thst he should not get out till Satur. day. They said it was a d—d bad job, as they had appointed persons to convey, them, and who expect. ed that the ship would be out on Tuesday. It was then arranged (W. Henry Winter was then absent on deck) - that Fenwick should go up in the Sheer ness passage-boat to Chatham, and from thence to Gravesend, and from thence the best way he could to Dagenham, to tell the persons dine that they 'were disappointed of the goods. Wm. Allen then `-went into Winter's barge again. They then asked the witness haw be woold act, io case he should have a ?air wind ? He answered, he would make the best of his way up. They replied, that would not do, for then. they should not be able .ta canAplete, their. design: they said, if he had a fair ,iihick strum the _vessel aground, because if be made the best of his way, he would get too high up. The witness agreed to this, and the Bligh was once mentioned as the easiest place to put the vessel on shore; but this was not determined upon. They then asked the witness how be would act with regard to the offi cers ? they said, if they were not down, below, he was to get them, which he said he would do. There was no time proposedl they were to come on board at dusk. 'Winter's barge was to keep ahead of them. The witness sailed on Saturday morning the 4th; he made application for 'the goods mentioned is Blithe's order, and received 881 fiides, 10 Galei of silk, 6 bales of cloth, S bales of mat, 2.cases and 2 trunks of ostrich feathers. He saw them put on board; the officers with him being Soleabay and Read. He made the best of his way to London on Saturday morning ; Winter sailing after him. He did not know 'who was in that barge, as she was a good deal astern of them all up Sea-reach. He did not run his barge ashore, as he conceived the busi ness was "dangwons ; and he agreed with'Knox not to do it after - he left Winter's barge at Shearon!, without informing Winter's party of this deteminne tion. He sent Knox on board the vessel to tell them he could not put the vessel on shore, since be could not stop her, as he had a man on beard arbo knew * max up gainer as well as he did. He told • i Jlifta