Star. — London, England, 1810-08-31 00:00:00

NATAL Inn=mica. FALMOUTH, AUGUST O. Sailed the WAisingham packet for Lisbon. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 29. There are no artivAls ttiis day.—The GLEANER ketch is gone out in chace of a French privateer that a ppeared off this port in the forenoon.-- , !'here is now a fleet in the offing endeavouring to work down Chan: ne l ; but there is not the least breath of air stirring. It is either the fleet that was off yesterday, or ano ther from Portsmonth.—The Margaret, of London, arrived here yesterday, and landed a which was forwarded to Town ; she is from Guadaloupe, and was blown out of that harbour in a heavy gale, with t h e l o ss of two anchors and cables. On Saturday last she was boarded by the FAV •URITE sloop of war i n t h e Channel, and shortly after saw a French cutter privateer engaging an English homeward-bound Vest Incliaman ; the FAVOURITE made sail immedi ately after the privateer, but the latter escaped by su perior PORTSMOUTH. AUGUST AO. S.►fed the Nelms, with several transports under ; his Majesty's ships UNDAUNTED, STEADY, o N yx, and Gostiawitz, with between one and 200 sail under convoy for Portugal and the Mediterranean ; the INDEFATIGABLE on a cruize L TYNAN for the Downs ; TORTOISE for the Brazils. The RAPID takes convoy to the Downs.—Wind S. E. DEAL, AUGUST so. Arrived and sailed for the River the Prince of Bra ille p icket, Him from Rio Janeiro ; Elizabeth and Sophia, BROWN ; Nay, MUIRRF.AD ; Favourite, and ,07-nit 25 sail more from the West-Indies, but their names are not known.—Wind S.S.E. YARMOUTH, AUGUST 30. Arrived the ALEXANDRIA frigate, Captain Qum- VA% from the Nore, and will sail for the Baltic i the ALVCANDRIA takes out Captain MORRIS, Royal Navy, Governor, for the island of Anholt. Arrived {mm Heligoland the Ranger Revenue cutter, with Wils.—Wind S.W. LEITH, AUGUST 2'7. The Telegraph, LArtgo ; Jenny, SCOTLAND, and Tontine, LAwsow, from Leith, arrived at Heligoland on the 11th inst.—One of the seamen belonging to the Edinburgh packet, of Hull, now lying in Leith harbour, in going to bed on Thursday night, about ten o'clqck, dropped a candle in the forecastle, which set fire to a tarpauling ; but the fire was speedily got under without any material damage. ABERDEEN, AUGUST 45. The Pilot. CUMINE, is arrived at Newburgh, from Montreal. The Confiance, GRAY, from Quebec ; the Diana, BRITCE, and Fidelity, RUNCEY, from Montreal; arrived in the hay some days ago, and have sailed to the sluthward : as also the Alert, of Peterhead, from Quebec, and Friends of Sunderland, from Miramichi. On the 3d instant, were sent into Brassay Sound, two Danich gun-boats, cut out of a port in Norway, by his Majesty's ship BELVIDERE. Extract of a letter to the Editors of the Baltimore Amerieata, dated Aux Cayes, the 17th July, 1810 : " I have the happiness to advise you of the entire pacification of the insurrection of Jeremie. General Rigaud hat, by his presence only, without firing a single shot, restored tranquillity to that valuable part of the cduntry. This agreeable news was received this evening by a letter from the General himself to Colonel Bejol." . A report was current at Norfolk, on Wednesday morning, that there were some British armed vessels off the Capes ; and that the United States' frigates, &c. lying in, Hampton Roadq, were to sail that day, in order to prevent their entering our waters. It is apprehended something serious will take place. On Th'irsday last arrived at Baltimore the brig Rising Sun, 24 days from Carthagena. The Master informs us, that on the 18th of June a revolution took place in Carthagena, and the Governor was sent off to Havanna. The whole of the business was effected in a few hours : the old Governor, who was formerly dismissed by the Junta of Spain, was chosen by the Revolutionists to head the present Government. The Committee were sitting, forming new regulations ; and the merchants had petitioned to have the duties on imports reduced to 10 per cent. and those on ex ports taken instantly off. Extract of a letter from New Orleans to a Gentle man in Alexandria, dated June 30:—" A report has just reached town, and is very generally believed, that the inhabitants of that part of West Florida, comprising the settlement of Baton Rouge and Bayon Sarah, have c.•me to a determination to declare them selves independent nn the 4th of July, and ask pro tection of the American Government." Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in the Mis sissippi Territory, dated June 25 :—" The inhabi tants of West Florida, as it respects Government, are completely in a state of anarchy. From the situa tion of political affairs in Old Spain, their system of laws appears to be entirely disorganized, and without that authority what is necessary to make them bind ing upon individuals ? The greatest number of the inhabitants in this part •f the Spanish dominions are Americans, who are extremely anxious to come un der the government of the United States. There are so many partizans, and so much disorder in this coun try, that T expect there will shortly be a dissolution of all government. All the French, except two or three in office, received peremptory orders to leave the dominions of his Catholic Majesty within three days, or to prepare for the consequences. Several other circumstances have lately transpired verging to the same point."—Scioto Gazette. The Funeral Procession of Lady HAWKE set out yesterday morning from Gloucester-place, at six o'clock, for the North, in the following order, viz. Hearse and six horses. Three mourning coaches. The state carriage with siz hones, The Dowager Lady HAM[!'! chariot. The body will be deposited in the family vault at Womersley, in Yorkshire. The deceased was an heiress of considerable property. Wednesday, BENJAMIN FIELDING, Esq. was chosen Mayor of Yarmouth for the ensuing year, being his second time ; Sir EDM. LAcON, Knight. and Roses? CORY, jun. Esq. Churchwardens, and THOMAS SILA MAN, Esq. Chamberlain. At Southampton Races on Monday and Tuesday last, though the sport was not so excellent as last year's, the assemblage of beauty and fashion was not brilliant. Egham Races finished yesterday, and the sports have been the worst ever witnessed on that course. The Handicap Plate yesterday was won by Guardy, and for the two great races, the Cup and the Magna Charta Stakes, the course was walked over by the brother to Election, a horse low on the list of second raters. This morning, a little before three o'clock, a most tremendous peal of thunder burst over the metropo lis,.and the concussion it produced in the atmosphere continued for several minutes afterwards. The noise .was the loudest we ever remember to have heard, and resembled the discharge of several hundred pieces of artillery at once. The thunder was preceded and followed by an unusual quantity of rain, which de luged the streets of the metropolis for several hours. A Cockney who had occasion to go a few miles from London, very sagaciously exclaimed on his re return, " How is this ? Yesterday all the mile-stones were on my /it, and now they are all on my right !" POINT OF LAW.—The Court of King's Bench have lately decided that an agreement giving immediate possession, is liable to the 30s. duty, notwithstanding there may be an engagement therein to execute a lease at a subsequent period. MARK-LaN/L—This day there are large supplies of Wheat on hand, chiefly foreign, the trade extreme heavy sale, at rather cower prices —Rye at less— Barley likewise--White Peas are cheaper—Grey, and Beans, of the two descriptins also--there are tolerable supplies of Oats, and sales thereof scarcely at last prices —Flour expected lower. •INZL&L CillitiNCY A; 816711111 t. Wheat, 759. Ws. 106 s. Beans, SOL Sis. Fine ditto, 112 s. 116 s. Tick ditto, 449. SO9. Rye, 345. 40a. Oats, 20s. 245.285. Barley, Ws. 42.. Poland ditto, 309. 34e. Malt, 725. 110 s. Potatoe ditto, 375. White Peas (boilers) Spa. See. Ripe Seed, ACSO. Legg, Fine Fleur, ISs. es 100sopSeteado, Stec be 9Se, W AkMita dAtißieht. .tha1i......e • rama.... 7 . Dispatches Were yesterday received by Mr, PINCK NEY, the American Minister, brought by the Ante. Major -General CHARLES ALTON left Brighton bn ricer% brig Taamamah, arrived at Falmouth in 16 Wednesday last, for Bexhill. - • days from the Chesapeak. The dispatches received Yesterday four artillery waggon-loads of specie are duplicates of originals forwarded on the Ist instant went froth the Bank on its road to Portsmouth, for by the American sloop of war Hdrnet, with orders embarkation, destined, as was supposed, for Spain. to land dispatches for General ARMSTRONG in some That noble corps, the 42d or Royal Highlanders, port of France, and then proceed to England. The which is now , tationed at Musselburgh, has been re dispatches to Mr. PINCICNET are supposed to contain ceived with di s ci ,% determination of the G overnment o f the Un i te dnguished notice and attention at every place on their ro ute . States, on the terms upon whi c h our G overnment The troops in "Gua ckly da , loupe, we regret much t o the two countries. was disposed to put an e n d to the differences between hear, are all very sickly, and the deaths have of late The papers received by thi s conveyance are to the been very numerou s . Th e reg i ments t h ere are the lsth, the York Rangers, and a West-India Regiment. 9th instant, and contain ext racts o f l etters, the hostile The balloting for th e Mili t i a now goes on . I n information of whi c h w ill, we trust, b e fouad to be unconfirmed and refuted by the official dispatches. : many of the popular regiments she recruiting has The following are the extracts contained in the New I been so successful, that th ere i s li tt l e occas i on f or t h e ballot. York Papers to which we allude: Saturday the 11th inst. the first regiment of Inver ness-shire Local Militia, the Hon. Colonel Fit Aziat Of Lovat commandant, was inspected by Nlajor-General SCOTT. The regiment was new clothed, and the Ge •neral desired his approbation to be.communicated to the whole line. The General, accompanied by Bri gade-Major M4LEari and all the Staff Officers in the neighbourhood, afterwards dined with the regiment in the Northern Meeting Rooms. Friday se'nnight, being the seventh anniversary of the regiment of Kircudbrtght Yeomanry, they assem bled in the Earl of SELKIRK'S park, at St. Mary's Isle, when they presented their Commandant Lieutenant- Colonel JAMES GORDON, of Culvennan, with a silver epergne, of most exquisite workmanship and elegance, J I value one hanuired and eighty guinea:. Major MIME, in delivering the epergne to Colonel GORDON, addressed him in a very energetic and patriotic speech, to which the Colonel made a suitable reply. The corps after wards gave their Commandant an elegant dinner in the town-hall, at which the Magistrates, and a num ber of gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood were present.—The noble family at St. Mary's Isle, with their usual polite attention to the regiment, sent them a rich dessert of hot house fruit ; and the evening was spent with the utmost conviviality.—The Colonel was conducted home in the evening to his residence at Greenlaw.house, in a carriage and four ; the horses suitably decorated, and driven by two yeomen, es corted by a detachment of the corps. The regret is great and general for the fate of Lieutenant-Colonel Wm.sit, who was last week killed at Guildford, by being thrown out of a gig. He was a young man of the greatest promise in his profession, and of the most amiable character, and he was on the eve of marriage with an elegant and accomplished lady in high life. Colonel WALSII was a native of Ireland ; he went at a very early age to the West In dies, where he distinguished himself ; he served with great credit in Egypt, and wrote a history of the campaign in that country. He was much noticed by Sir RALPH ABERCROMBIE and General HUTCHINSON. In the unfortunate expedition to Walcheren, he was Deputy Adjutant-GencraYof the Army. He lately commanded a detachment of his regiment, the Pom padours, stationed at Farnham, from whence he had rode the morning of his death. The remains of the unfortunate Colonel were deposited in the Church of Farnham, on Tuesday last. An Inquest was held on Monday on the body of Adam Gordon, a private in the Ist regiment of Life Guards, who died on the preceding day of a wound by a knife in the left side, which he received in a quarrel with his wife on Friday last. The Jury being I satisfied, as well from the dying declaration of the man, as the evidence of a girl who happened to be in the room when the quarrel took place, that the fatal stroke was unintentional, brought in a verdict of— Accidental Death. Horse Guards, August 20. At a General Court Martial held at Canterbury, on the 16th of July, and continued by adjournment to the 20th of the same month, William Clifford, a private Soldier in the 7th Royal Veteran Battalion, was arraigned on the undermentioned charges, viz. u Charge.--For improper and unsuldierlike conduct, and be ing extremely riotous at the Marlborough Head Tavern, Sheer ness, on the afternoon of the ith July. !d. For disobedience of orders on the same day, when ordered by Lieutenant Martyn, of the said Royal Veteran Battalion, to desist from his riotous behaviour at the Marlborough Head, and go away to his quarters. 3d. For extremely mutinous behaviour to Lieutenant Martyn on the same day, by not only using very gross and most disre spectful Language to him, but having repeatedly struck and kick ed him, when in the execution of his duty, by endeavouring to secure the Prisoner for his disgraceful conduct. Upon the above charges, the Court came to the following decision, after having mutually weighed and considered the whole of the evidence in support of the prosecution, as well as what the prisoner ad vanced in his defence, it was of opinion that he was guilty of the whole of the charges : the Court there fore sentenced him, Wiliam Clifford, to receive 1000 lashes, which sentence his MAJEsry has been pleased to approve and confirm, and has commanded that the sentence should he read at the head of every regiment. (Signed) HARRY CALVERT, Adj. Gen. Horse Guards, August 6. At a General Court Martial, held at Bengal, on the 14th December, 1809, and continued by adjournments to the 30th of the same month, Captain William Grif fin, of the 14th regiment of foot, was arraigned upon the undermentioned charges, viz. " Ist, For scandalous and infamous behaviour, such as is un becoming the character of an Officer, in having on or about the 27th of October, 1809, suffered the most gross, abusive, and op probrious language to he applied to him by Lieutenant Dove, of his Majesty's 14th regiment of foot, viz. poltroon and scoundrel, (words subsequently avowed by that Officer), without taking such measures as would have been appropriate to the vindication of his (Captain Griffin's) insulted honour and character, and in fla grant breach of the rules of subordination, and military disci pline, prescribed by the Articles of War. " 2d, For scandalous and infamous behaviour, such as is un becoming the character of a Gentleman, in having solemnly de nied in a letter under date the 28d ult. addressed to Lieutenant- Colonel Watson, being at all conscious of the abusive, and un gentleman-like language imputed in the former charge, al though it is evident by a letter from Captain Griffin, addressed to Lieutenant Dove, :we days after the affray above adverted to happened, that he complains that such abusive, and ungentleman like language was applied to him by that Officer on the 27th of October, and further in a conversation held with Captain Shea, of the same corps, he fully admits that the terms p o l troon an d scoundrel had bee n applied to him by Lieutenant Dove, ai d even worse." The Court after maturely weighing and considering GREENOCK, AUGUST 17. The American ship Trident, BLAKEMAN, arrived here last night, from New York ; sailed thence the SI st n!t. The Isabella, Nawcomaz, arrived out from this port previous to the Trident's sailing. The Belleisle, CAMF.RON, from Demerara, passed yesterday morning for Port Glasgow. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. a/wrest:co, Accost. 30.—Arrived the John, Woodward, and Content Increace, Anderson, Prom Quebec; Sussex, Braley, from Sr. Kim; and the Beva, Herod, from New Orleans.— Stilta the Matilda, Ross, for India, and the Lord Nelson, Har mon, for Curacoa. The following is a list of the Jamaica fleet that are bound for the river Thames. Those marked (a) have already arrived : The Ann Dorothy, Caiss; Ann, Cook; Alonzo, Brown ; Ajax (:), Rowe ; Britannia (a), Lamb ; Duke (a), Hunt ; Esdaile, Enterprize, Smith; Fame, Smith ; Generous Planter, Freeman ; John, Clark • Lw'e, Corbett ; Mentor, Stephenson ; (1), Weeks; Monarch, Dixon ; Nelly (a), Muirheed ; Neva (a), Watson ; Princess Mary (a), Wilson ; Three lirothers, litior; Thomas, Bowman; West Indian (a), Parfett. The alve Rare with the Pelican sloop.—The Ana, Kno w ls ; British tlitn (a), --; D'avid Shaw (a), Coulthard ;Elizabeth Sophia (~ Brown ; Grenada (a), Lewes; Harriet (a), Pearson; Juno, ; Teviot, Wellars, parted the 12th of August, in a gale ; Allbro, Thompson, for Leith, parted the 12th of August; Cum ---, for Whitehaven; and the Dublin, —, for Dub , parted on the 22d of August. Ten sail of the above fleet have arrived at Bristol, seven at Liverpool, eight in the Clyde, one at Ports muth, one at Quebec, and two at Halifax. The feet consisted of 62 sail when they sailed from Ja taica on the 30th of June. ESCAPE OF ROBERT RoszaTs.—A meeting of the rincipal Magistrates of the County, together with t:e Directors of the Bank, took place yesterday at to New Prison, Clerkenwell, to investigate, by the uamination of witnesses, the escape of Robert Robert: aid Smith alias Harper, on Tuesday morning. Th! 'lnner pri soner was a b out to un d ergo a fi nal exami lation, on the charge of a forgery on the Bank of E t ngland, on Wednesday ; and the latt er i s a k nown -lief, who was undergoing an imprisonment for sit months, and who also stood indicted for a burglary. Roberts, who has lately represented himself as a Bill is the same who, two years since, obtained 7'msi.lerable sums of money in the North of England, representing himself to be Earl Percy. The escape two prisoners is one of an extraordinary nature. .leir places of confinement were at the extremes of court, and they were perfect strangers to each other, Li far as was known. It was discovered that Harper had broken through the wall into an adjoining cell 'hich Was unlocked, and instead of escaping ( which tight hav e ordinarily been expected) into the outer Y a rd, he unlocked two iron gates which led down the court to the interior of the prison, and liberated Ro berts, a supposed stranger to him. These gates sere found open, and three others, which led to the cater yard. Notwithstanding there is a watchman Placed within the prison, in the outer yard, and ano !lier without, the two prisoners escaped over the wall ; 1 /d another remarkable circumstance is, that Mr. ;e 4 ris, the gaol-keeper, locked up the prisoners that right, which he was not accustomed to do. ons Ihe son of Mr. LATTER, at Bromley Common, nt, tcn years of age, riding a spirited horse, at dtnnrc, on Saturday evening, was thrown off, and feet hanging in the stirrup, h was dragged up rds of a mile, and so much hurt that he died im diately. BRICK V. HAWK/. *tat :Opened in evidence befote it, together ielth what the prisoner alledged in his defence, was of *pis nion that the prisoner. Captain Will: .m Griffin, was Not Guilty, and the Court therefare acquitted him of the whole, and every part of the charges exhibited against him. His Majesty having been Monet] to approve of the decision of the Cruet Martial. the CommAndet in Chief directs that the charges preferrA against C-p -tain Griffin, together with the decision of the C. u.t. Martial, and his Majesty's confirm ati.•n there f, haQ be read at the bead of every regiment, and entered into the regimental orde•ly !locks. By command of the Right Hon. the Commander in Chief; (Signed) HAIRY CALVLItTiAtljut-Geoirie. MAIDSTONE, AUGUST ep. BANKS v. CCPELAICD. This was a case of rather a whimsical nature, in which the 4 4 mouse might be said to catch the trap," rather dun the trap the mouse. It was an action by one bum-bailiff against another, for talge imprison ment. The Plaintiff and the Defendant were both officers to the Sheriff of Kent, and both kept lock-up houses in the county. It happened that a writ of cis Id was put into tl:e hands of Banks, the PlaintA, against tiro per con of his h• Hier 1 ritn, Coreland, Delend4nt. He accordingly took Copeland, ch., sisted th,tt by I.tw he had a right to go to ..ay leck•up house for '24 horns, before he was cari hal to gaol ; and as he himself kept a lock•up h aise, he wnsild.go to his own house. The Plaintiff not being able to decide this knotty point without c..nsulting his hooks, agreed to go with him, and they but!' went to Cope land's house together. Here Copelat , d sent his wife and son to get the money for which he was held in execution, and about four o'clock he procured it. and paid the debt an costs; and Banks and he then wok leave of each other. Copeland boasted among his friends, that so far from going to Banks's house, that lie had locked up his keeper, and kept him until four o'clock. The fiaintiff, however, upon going home, whether by reading, or consultation with an able lawyer, did not appear, found out that lie had done what he was not bound to do, and that it wan a false imprisonment in his Prisoner, having locked him up in his own spunging-honse. So, notwithstanding they had parted friends, and that t!lly II id spmt the day comfortably together, he determined t , bring the present action for his prisoner having falsely impri soned him. Mr. Serjeant Barr, for the Defendant, contended * that this never could be considered an imprisonment, as it wu a voluntary remaining in the house Al though, true it was, that, according to the usual trade of the ht.use, the doors were locked up as persons passed in or out. Lord ELLENBOROUGH left it to the Jur• to say whe. ther there was any imprisonment, and if there was, what was the amount of the dam tge? The Jury found for the Plaintiff—Damages 20s. This was an action by a farmer against the defen dant, a Reverend Divine, for an assault. There was an account between the plaintiff and defendant on the score of tythes, to adjust which they had a meet ing at a public-house at Langford, in this county. The defendant was attended by his Attorney, a Mr. Reynolds, who had a writ in his pocket for the plain. tiff. After some discussion, the farmer produced a book, which contained a list of the composition for tythes ; this the parson wished to possess, but the other refused to give it up. Upon this the parson seized him by the collar, gave him several severe blows ors the neck and side, and threw him down, by which he was badly bruised on the side. This was sworn to by two witnesses, and in part corrobor,ted by the servant maid and the landlord. The first proving that she heard a great noise and scuffling in the roiins, and that the plaintiff called out 66 Betteswortli, Bet. tesworth !" the landlord's name ; and the landlord proved, that when he came, the plaintiff was very much bruised on the side of the neck, and on the side. A surgeon was also called, who stated, ►that the plaintiff was so considerably injured that be was obliged to keep his bed for several days. For the defendant, Mr. Reynolds, his Attorney, swore, that the plaintiff was never struck at all ; that in putting his pocket-book into his pocket, he slipped off his chair, and fell down ; that immediately recd. vering himself, he went out of the room, but the pas sage being very narrow, he fell over the stairs, and must have bruised himself by that fall. Mr. GARKOW, in a very able reply, treated this story as a mere fabrication, and unworthy of any credit.—Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages ,e6O. NEE51110111.1111 1111 . 1 . 111111111111111 . 11111 . evidence berate it, togetiset with alledgeci in his defence, was of oiler. Captain Will: .m Griffin, waft he Court therefere acquitted him of !vtry part of the charges exhibited wing been pleated to approve of di. mutt Martial. the Commandet in . the charge* preferrA against C -p. her with the decision of the C. u.t. Majesty's confirm iti..n there f, hail rad of every regiment, and entered el ordeily Right Hon. the Commander in Chief, HAIRY CALVLItT, Atljut-Geueni. KENT ASSIZES. IDSTONE, AUGUST es. :ANiss cCPELAICD. e of rather a whimsical nature, in se might be said to cat,h the trap," 'ap the mouse. It was an action by against another, for false imprison. ntiff and the Defendant were both !riff of Kent, and both kept lock-up my. It happened that a writ of cis tl:e hands of Banks, the Plaintiff; I of his le other Iron, Ctireland, d accordingly m. .k Copeland, %h., . he had a right to go to ...ty leckaip is, before he was carded to gaol ; kept a lock•up !raise, he woold . go The Plaintiff not being able to r point without cinsulting his books, him, and they both went to Cope. ther. Here Copelard sent his wife to money for e hich he was held in 'out four o'clock he procured it. and l costs ; and Banks and he then took ler. Copeland boasted among his a- from going to Banks's house, that his keeper, and kept him until four aintiff, however, upon going home, ling, or consultation with an able appear, found out that he had done bound to do, and that it wan a false his Prisoner, having locked hint up jug-house. So, notwithstanding they s, and that t!lly II id sp rot the day ther, he determined t , bring the his prisoner having falsely impri- esr, for the Defendant, contended * uld be considered an imprisonment, miry remaining in the house Al. is, that, according to the usual trade doors were locked up as per,ons aOUGH left it to the Jury to say whe. iy imprisonment, and if there was, nmt of the damage? i for the Plaintiff—Damages 20s. BRICE V. HAWK/. coon by a farmer against the defen. Divine, for an assault. There was en the plaintiff and defendant on s, to adjust which they had a meet. use at Langford, in this county. as attended by his Attorney, a Mr. a writ in his pocket for the plain. discussion, the farmer produced a ained a list of the composition for .rson wished to possess, but the other up. Upon this the parson seized , gave him several severe blows on , and threw him down, by which be lon the side. This was sworn to , and in part corroborated by the the landlord. The first proving ;neat noise and scuffling in the room, miff called out '6 Bettesworth, Bet. andlord's name ; and the landlord n he came, the plaintiff was very the side of the neck, and on the side. s also called, who stated, that the considerably injured that he was is bed for several days. lant, Mr. Reynolds, his Attorney, laintiff was never struck at all ; that :ket-book into his pocket, he slipped fell down ; that immediately reco. • .t went out of the room, but the Oaf • narrow, he fell over the stairs, and ItimcPir hr th2t CRIMINAL bIDE. Several persons were convicted during the day for plunderage of King's stores. James Dove and William Smith, both workmen in Woolwich Yard, were convicted of stealing naval stores. They were detected in coming out of the Dock-yard, with the articles concealed about them. Francis Saxby, Robert Now" Jonathan Barrett, and James William:, were convicted of embezzling victual ling-stores. The stores were shipped on board the Commerce hoy, for the use of his Majesty's ship Theseus, but the prisoners, who were the crew of the boy, took out part of the rum, and tilled the casks up with water. They were all capitally indicted, but, on an objection from Mr. GURNEY, the capital part was over-ruled, and they were acquitted of the capital part, and found guilty of the lesser offence. Saxby and Mowatt, the masters of the hoy, and the Cus tom-house officer, were sentenced to be transported for seven years, and Barrett and Williams to be im prisoned for one year. William Chine, a man living in good repute at Chatham, was inicted for knowingly having King's stores in his possession. The Officer of Excise proved the finding a butter firkin, containing copper-bolts, &c. in his cart. Mr. CURWOOD, for the Defendant, addressed the Jury, and stated that he merely had the articles to carry for other persons, but, from the death of his witness, was unable to prove it. He was found guilty, and sentenced to one year's imprisonment, and to be publicly whipped. A very cruel murder has been committed on the person of a valuator of tithes, in the pArith of ' fans, within three miles of Kinsale. 1 L e f • KEAY ASSIZES.