Star. — London, England, 1817-07-23 00:00:00

Tile ur. liturday the Royal Horse Guards smelled from C ivalry Barracks, at Windsor, to Ilounslow and trig' Soitrbotni, preparatory to their being re v vtiL est on Frilly, %%WI the: Lilt: Guards, on Howl .l ..v Thors,tay and FILLty Lilt a detachment of the • :^ts Greys nr itched throe o h Skiptc;n, on their way it; Ole 1.1. n th. posi t ion: of the Kin g% Dragoon Guards. at :.11‘ichter, lre to h_ taktn up by the 6th Dragoon (;.t.srd.i, part of whom are arived titre. They oc vp ic.l the b.orracks ilbnnt acorn yens HO. 117,11 7 .11. F : 11.NloU ►ll, JULY go _ Arrived tile PAtilg , sll 9 1 : 111)E, Iron London for ~.toti.- Arrived off this port, and proceeded for 3,:d0 wn, the Pallas, at.woarttv, from the Ida of Pialice, from whethe she sailed the 9:b April, and S. Helena ( where she cilly stopped to receiv.; water) o.le 26ili May. On the IGth May s in lat. 16. 10. Icing. 5 55. *poke an Ameilean whaler, out four maiths and a hall. On 25th June spoke the Ame- T icati ship Fame. from 13i.AGn tt:r the Isle of France. Daphne was to sail imm the Isle of France Ist :`.!iy, and the Lady CAtIiCATt was to sail from St. i. !!na the `27th May. both for London. _ _ PLYMOUfri, JULY u. Arrived the lisdelord, JUNES, from Prince Ed- Card's Island.—Several cuasters have arrived and salled.—Wioti S. W. PORTNIOUTH, JULY 22. Arrived the Boston packet. Benevolent, and Good Stat..,rnan transports, Irom Dover; bound to Gueru sey.—The i'rincess of Orange transport has been re leased horn WI irantitie to-day, and is expected to sail to..noircw fut Chatham.— Wind S.W. DEAL, JULY its. Arrived and sJiied tat the River the Fortitude, Sitxpluoio, i,t twentptive days, from St. Kitts; and the Ex pediti. n, NICiIULSON, from St. Croix the. lat ter Las saiiet for CttpettitAgen. —Several vessels have p4ssei by u•triug the day for We River, names un n.— d S.W. Gait VF.SEND, JULY it. Arrivrd the Ar.s, Davit: .n, !auto Hamburg!' ; Alert, Colville, from i eutrille; Intrepid, Johnson, frum Gibraltar; Medina, Kenriody, limo Jamaica; Elisi, Andecson, from Antigua; Mon treal Vacate, Dennis, from Hans; Provide:lee, Campbell, from quebec; t.an g ky , Byers :rum Aiitigua; rtunlue, Brown, from Demarara ; wietruw, DeMpsier, from Grenada; Renewal, Cro mirtie, from turbsdues Competitor, Bards Lady Hamad, Denham. l.uUlaa, Cook, and Lard CriaI•LOWII, Aikla, front la ; kuver, Iruat Tobago. Sadeil the Hercules, Mousier, our Halifax; Sidtss, Cullen, for Genoa; and Dolphin, Brown, tor Rotterdam. CUSI OM-HOUSE, JULY 22. SiIIrigNTICKSJINWAitas-- I he rwusistcrs, Hay, from Chris !Jana , a i d ighly, Au .g. r, *root Dature ; Fleetwood, stake'', term! DUIIII.ISCLS ; Luta CA, :.rats, 1 albeit, front Calcium; Mary, Ferguwii, .uu Fierboui, Robson, scum Jamaica; An, Davidson, Irons thumbing:l ; Anti, Reward, I itintkr, I u. the Cape ut Quad ilope; him ions of Anglesta, k:ow i • I, . o,cet,d ; atiu N:v:suar, ucuipmer, from Grenada. Out wa Kos Lc iturtbra, Jackosu ; and the London Packet, C•irtieb), for .‘ , iaits, Smyrna, and Cuustantintiple ; Britannia, our •'stand; De mord, Yuma& bur fikifiticenes; Diana, Robarts fur thbral ar 0,41 Mtigadorr; Friends, Smite, for Elm and 11.11itzic; J,..411, bales our Baltimore; Lord NiumanhYs our Giaua t:anary ; and Melly, Uibb, for Hamburgia. It is reported that Russia has engaged to support the cause of FENDINANU VII. in Spanish America, with a squadron, including six ships of the line. and an army ut from 13 to ‘.;:st,ooo men, in consideration of thtl cession of Old and New Caletornia, the island of Minorca, and certain commercial advantages by Siain to Russia. Fears are entertained at the India House fir the safety of four valuable ships. The LORD CATHCART on the Ist of March spoke a ship, name not mention ed, in the Bengal River. This vessel had just arrived from China, and affirmed that the BARROSA, with three other ships, had been lost in the China Seas, in a very heavy Typhoon.—lt is known that the ELPHINSTONE and %samara, regular Indiamen, and the &titans* and ANNA extra ships, were expected in those seas at a period which would tally precisely with that assigned to the above disaster. Nothing was known as to the late of the crea 6. The insurance on them at I.Lovo's is very heavy. In the violent gale on the afternoon of Tuesday se'nnight, the Ellen, of Swansea, MORGAN &VAN, master, foundered in Tenby-bay, and melancholy to relate, the whole on board (eleven persons) perished ! She was seen about two miles from the shore, with a fig.', hoisted as a signal for help ; but the sea running i:tlcommonly high, no boats could get to her, and she went down ! This vessel was stranded on Crede Sands, in Barnstaple-bay, on the Saturday before, w!!ere she discharged her cargo of culm, and was only got off on the morning of the day she was lost. S--:en men from the shore, employed in getting her rf, could not afterwards be relanded, and were cl;;igecl to proceed to sea with her, most of whom have left families. S urday as three men employed on the new works carrying on at Sheerness Dock-yard, were deicer'. d:ng i:: the diving-bell, some accident occurred, and the sigma to be drawn up not being understood by Ele person above, two out of the three were unfortu r:cely drowned ; the one who was saved made his r.:ape from under the bell, which the others were un to effect ; as soon as recovered, the bodies were Lketi to the surgery, and means used to restore ani tr..rion, but unhappily without effect. IDES fRIA NUM EXTRAORDINARY-500141W BACKWARDS ' 1 I s • DAV!, AT WORMWOOD SCRUM—STU/XS bad amo ii,slied 40 miles at half-past nine o'clock on Monday night. He r , sunied his task at half-past five yesterday murning, and had rme Is miles at five in the afternoon. Yesterday morning, at three o'clock, Cam finished 43 miles, !:431 his starting *at four o'clock the preceding morning. He ttru twil a little repose, and at Ave in tke afternoon bad gene 27 mills and three-quarters, having 44 miles and three-quarters It ;.erform by sia o'clock this evening. Our Readers will recollect that Lord FOLKSTONE !rated some time ago in Parliament, that, in conse cuence of orders received from Lord Sicut , :trrti by Le Gaoler of Reading, the latter had refused to allow him, though a Magistrate, to visit toe State l'figrners. At the Quarter Sessions held at Reading G;. :Le 18th instant, a regular complaint was pre ferred by Lord Foutsrors, that on two occasions he had been retnsed access to the COunty Gaol, contrary to the provisions of 31st Geo. 111. c. 46. The Gaoler reprimanded for his misconduct, and the Court— Re , oked. That in consequence of the submission of Mr. 16 talf, and his promise that his miseonduct shall not be repeated, c.:d considering that he has acted only in compliance with orders w 4 icik he might think himself bound to obey, but which being rsderaventiun of an express Statute, and consequently 51. •'i t:o force whatever, the Coact will, Oil th:s occasion, Over rtekcc." 1 EDINEURCN, JUL) 19. HIGH COURT O/P JUSTICIARY. ADMINISTERING UNLAWFUI. OATHS. • THE EIRD.Ite. ANDREW WICINLEY. The Court having yesterday determined nn the re levancy of the indictment, it met again this mornieg, and proceeded to the trial of the prisoner; when the interlocutor tor the relevancy of the indictment being re.tt The L•m ADVCCATE rose and addressed the Court, and stated, that, from the decision of the previous day, the persons accused of the crime libelled had placed their lives in the full effect of the penalty of the law; hut he thought he should be following only the beneficent views of the Government if he restric ted the punishment to an arbitrary one. He then entered into a defence of his conduct on this occasion, And accused the Counsel on the opposite bids of charging him with a desire to take away the life of the prisoner. This he dented, and averred, that he only sought what was maintained in every Act of Patliament passed for the safety ct the country. He vindicated, at the same time. the necessity for pass ing the Acts which at different times had been eruc ted for suspending the Habeas C• tins Act ; and con clude lay saying, that having never acted from any selfish motive, he despised the endcavt_.urs which had been made to lower him in the esteem of the Parlia ment or the Public. Mr. GRANT followed on the part of the prisoner, and made some spirited remarks on the speech of the Lord Advocate, particularly on the assertion formerly made, of the Bar having entered into a combination to defend the prisoner. AULr a few words from the LORD Anvocave in reply, the interlocutor, restricting the punishment to an arbitrary one, WAS read, and a most respectable Jury sworn. The first witness called was Rain Nonillion, Esq. the Sheriff Depute of Lanarkdrire.—He proved the declarations of the prisoner taken before him. The declarations were then read. The first stated, that he had been fourteen years a private in the Volun teers, and always did his duty ; that he never beard of any association for overturning the Government by force, and that he never was at any meeting held tor this purpose; that the meetings. he was present at were only for the purpose of attending to the amelio ration of the poor rates. The 2d. That he was pre sent et different meetings, the object of which he could not very well describe, but that they were prin. cipally concerning the poor rates; that he did not wish to disclose the names of the persons in whose houses the meetings took place, for tear of their los irig their licences. The Sd. That the object of all' the meetings was merely the amelioration of the poor rates, and that the meetings were all public, and that every person wishing to aid in carrying this into effect WAS welcome to attend them, and that during his attendance nothing political was ever brought for ward. 4th. After being admonished by the Sheriff to be aware of disclosing any thing against himself, he stated, that he WAS afraid he had been led away ; that he understood that a Club existed in Glasgow, consisting of Gentlemen, who would assist them in their plans ; that an oath of secrecy was signed by these who became members cf the society. sth. Nothing. John Caingell, a prisoner in the Castle of Edin burgh, was then called, when Mr. JEFFRAY objected to his giving his evidence ; as the prisoner% agent had been denied all communi cation with him, and, in effect, that the prisoner had been denied all the benefit which he had a right to from s this communication. The G o v ernor o f t h e Castle, in answer to the demand made by the Coun sel for the prisoner, having stated, that he had not the power of allowing any person to see the person named. Mr. Jeffrey also stated, that the identity of this witness could not be proved, as both the civil and military power had refused all intercourse with him. He contended, that the prisoner had every right to refuse the testimony of this witness, as he never had an opportunity of ascertaining whe ther the John Campbell in the list delivered him was the John Campbell who could appear against him. Mr. Jeffray contended at great length on the right which the prisoner had, by his Counsel or Agent, to' converse with the witnesses cited against him, and in consequence of this being refused by the public pro secutor, as well as the Governor of the Castle, in whose custody those witnesses were; and concluded by hoping the Court would not allow the witness to be called. Mr. H. DRUMMOND contended, that Mr. Jeffrey's objection, as to the identity of the witness, was futile, as he could not prove there were any mare John Campbells in the Castle of Edinburgh. He contended that it was the duty of the prisoner's Counsel, it they had any objection to make with respect to their de privation of access to the witnesses confined in the Castle, to have brought it in a previous stage of the business; as it was not a new thing for witnesses to be confined, by order of the High Court of Justiciary, iu the Castle of Edinburgh, to prevent them from being tampered with. The LORD ADVOCATE said, when the persons al luded,to were first imprisoned, he had distinctly 'sta ted, that he desired that the names of persons who wished to see them, or whom they might wish to see. should be handed to him, when be would either give his consent to their admission yr refuse it, leaving these persons to apply to the Court if they found themselves aggrieved. Mr. JETFRAY contended, that he had every right to bring forward any objection which appeared to him of importance, to prevent the testimony of any witness which he might think detrimental to his client. He therefore said, that I , e had a right to do this at any . stage of the trial he pleased. He again contended on the impossibility of the prisoner identi fying the witness, and therefore that he could not, or ought not, to be admitted to give evidence. He stated also, that the Lord Advocate had given a pe remptory refusal to the admission of the prisoner 's Counsel or Agent to the persons confined without an order from the Crown Agent. He contended far ther, that the Lord Advocate had no power to pre- vent access to the persons whom the prisoner had a right to see and converse with; and that he had suf fesed greatly, or was likely to suffer very much, by the privilege he bad a lull and complete right to being denied him. Mr. CLERK followed on the same side at consider able length. His arguments turned chiefly on the inpo;lib;ii;g• of if)" prisoner ider•.tifying t".' person of the witness, and therefore he considetc'i 'Jim as.alto gerher incompeteni to be examined. The Court having t ikon the obj' etion into eonside. ration, they agreed that proof should be given of the refusal of the Lord Advocate to grant admission to the witnesses confined. in the Castle, which was ob jected to by the Loan AnyccaTE, unless a distinct charge to this effect :h..uld be entered on the record. This being done, the Loup ADV( CATE read a written statement, exactly the same as h: had before verbally stated. A letter was then read from the Crown Agent, in answer to an application for admission to the witnesses, denying such admission in the most positive terms. Repeated applic;•tions, it appeared, were afterwards made, but received the same answer. The Cam' baying iesumed consideration of the objection, Lord Gauze observed, that he thought the designation of the witness sufficiently stated in the list of witnesses; but he thought at the same time, that the refosal of the Lord Advocate and Crown Agent, of any intercourse between the pri. sinter and the witnesses in the Castle, without any reason assigned, was detrimental to the case of the prisoner. ilt the same time, he thought the pri soner's C(4111141 bad been guilty of neglect, in not advising him, at the proper time, to apply to the Coutt for admission to the Castle, who would cer tainly have granted the permission required. Lord l'ermit.t.v and Lord Rearm delivered their opinion to neatly the same effect; and concluded by stating, this was not the time for starting such an objection. - Tne Loup JUSTICE Cz.rux was of the same opinion. The objection was of course repelled i when the wit. ness was called in and sworn. .loha Caw/dell—On the usual interrogatory being put to him, if he had received any lee or reward fin the evidence he was to give ? he answered, that he had —Ellie Lolin.tosTiem CLERK then cautioned wit ness respecting the evidence lie was to give, and his being Ferfectly freed from any trial connected with his share in the transactions which produced thus trial.]—The prisoner then addressed the Court, and stated his sense of the obligation of an oath ; that Ile knew lie must answer to GOD for what he said before this Court, and offered to lay before the Court the names of those persons who had come forward to offer this 'reward. He was then asked by the LORD Jusaiee CLERK, what were the grounds for his giving the answer to the question above mentioned ?—Ans. He was apprehended along with the prisoner on the '2'2J of February last, without cause assigned, or without a warrant ; was called upon on the Thursday or Wednesday following, and was examined before the Sheriff-Depute of Lanarkshire, and was asked if he knew what he was brought before him for ? Told the Sheriff' he did not. The Sheriff insisted that he did, and that it would be wisdom in him to make his breast clean. After some similar conversation, the Sheriff left hint alone with Mr. Salmon (the Procurator Fiscal), when Mr. Salmon came up to him and said—" John, perhaps you do not know that I know so much about this affair ;" and add ed, " I know more about it than you think I do ; you do not know that I have the Oath you took at Legion's on the first of January." --- He then shewed him a scroll of an Oath,. saying—" You see, John, I have got it." He then added, " You and other persons," whom he named, " took that oath at Legatt'a on the Ist of January." Witness then told hint that he had not taken that oath.— Witness here expressed his wish not to enter into any description of the ill usage, threats, and stratagems, practised upon him by the Sheriff of Lanarkshire to induce him to become a witness by torturing him with the same questions, couched in different terms, which the Court agreeing to, he proceeded to state that aster several examinations, and being cloteted with Mr. Salmon—one of these times, he cannot say at what date, Mr. Salmon (after using many entrea ties, and these having tailed) began railing against the prisoners as villains who had betrayed the wit ness ; he said that it was only his regard for witness that made him wish him to become an evidence— said then to him, " I assure you I have six men who will swear you took that oath, and you arc as sure to be hanged as you are in life." Witness told him, that if he got six men to swear lie took that oath, they would perjure themselves. He replied, that it might be passible to get two or three persons to perjure themselves,but lie did not think it was possible to get six to do so. After this he said to witness " you will ruin yourself if you take this way ; but if you take the other way you may do yourself much good."— After much conversation he stated that he saw no thing he had to apprehend from the one way, and no good that was to come Irons the other. Mr. Salmon said, that the Lord Advocate was in Glasgow, and that lie would come under any obligation he (slit ness) chose, it he would be a witness. Shortly after this he was taken back to the Sheriff's room, when Mr. Drummond, Advocate-Depute, came in, when Ile examined him ; but the subject of the obligation was not then mentioned, and he was a few days af terwards sent to Edinburgh Castle. Some time after he came to the Castle he was visited by Mr. Drum mond, who stated to him that MiKinley was saved with his indictment, and that his name was in the list of witnesses, and now was the time tar him to determine whether to become a witness or not : this he refused, saying, that it lie did so he need not re turn to Glasgow. His reply was, that le. :night go to another town, and change his name. Witness said he would change his name on no account ; and that it would be much the. same if he lived in any other manutacturing town as in Glasgow. Mr. Drury mend then stated that he had been thinking of a pl..n of writing to Lord Sidmouth to get him into the Ex cise : and that if witness chose be would write to j Lord Sidmouth,and shew him the answer he rect I Jed. Witness answered, he did not choose the office of an exciseman, and remarked at the same time, that it was perhaps the only office under Government that he was capable for ; but as it was an effice which was attended generally with risk and ill will, he did no: choose to accept of it, as he had already suffered considerably in that way as a peace officer. No per son was present at this conversation, but Mr. Drum mond had been with him several timesin the Castle. Mr. Drummond asked, on one of these occasions, what witness wanted to have, when he remained silent Mr. Drummond then stated, that if he would give every information, and it that information pleased the Lord Advocate, he would neither be called on as a s►uresr, nor be tried. He then stated that it •V3l a very uncertain matter, that he they t know vehar iisteresation they waisted, or v. i.er they were unt already in possession of all the iner mall is he was :101l to give ; and that if i . ;illotnee lion dud not please the Lord Advocate, he would lie „ pen to every attack they might choose to make upon him. Mt. Drummond then replied. Ido net know what to du with you ; yen see I em inclined to faveur you as much as in my power : I shad give yoss a slay or two to think of it. .D. yeu wish I theuld c.s:l back „pain ? Alter some he:.itation. witness replied, he :eight do as lie pleased. Mr. Dr ummond Cher le:t him : he calleJ again a le.v day s afl2rsvards. when he said, " Now, Clitylrell, this is the last time: you :nu , : be determined now." He asked if he had written to Lord Sidmouth ? and W S answered, No, as witne.s hAd rejected the offer. lie was then :likes!, if he had made up his mind ? when he answered, that he Is id, upon concleiont—which were, that he shield receive passport to go ta the Continent; wben be Wes told by Mr. Drummond, that he supposed there was no body could stop him. Hs aissamed. 'het being a mechanic, he raid trot believe the laws of the misery would allow him to quit it. Mr. Drummond replied with a smile, " that all there is no qua eitei but you will get that, and means to carry you there."--. Witness then said, that on ti.e:e ceneitions he was willing to become a witness, if his wife Was included. Mr. Drummond replied, " Let us under4eisd cacti other preperly; for I should not wish to have any misunderstanding between us at the latter end." He then told him lie believed witness had received a let ter from his father, when, alter some farther conver sation, the situation of his wife was spiiken of ; when lie stated to Mr. Urummond that his wife was in e. licate health, and had nothing but what she earned ; and he we, apprehensive, that, if it Was knows that he was to be a witness, the public might manifest their displeasure by ill will to her. Mr. Drummond then desired him to write to her, and to mask 4 ice pound note on the letter, which he would inclose. ile desired him to inform his vnle that lie was to he a witness, and to tell his wile to leave Glasgow and to go to witness's father's to stay for t!se present.— The letter, however, was net sent, as the Lord Ad vocate objected to its being sent to the person to whose care it was directed, but to direct it to Mr. Salmon. The letter, however, was not sent, but Mr. Drummond directed the money to be given to his wile in Glasgow. An examination afterwards took place in presence of the Sheriff, Shesiff.subttitete, Solicitor-General, and Mr. Dremmosid s the terms formerly agreed upon, viz. that I.e siseuld receive passport for himself and v..i!e to gn to Pressie, end means afforded to carry them thither, were discessed. His reason for making these terms was, that he did not consider either himself or his wife sate iii this .:1) , 1•1•• try, should he appear as an evidence in this busines.. The Sheriff (Sir Wm. Rae) refused to agree to them, and stated, as his reason for doing so, that being an officer of the Crown, it was his duty to see justice done ; and he :mimed the witness, that if he was to sign any such agreement lie would not be answerable for it for a good deal : for if, when he was brought to his oath as a witness, having any such agreement signed, and were to swear that he had received no re ward, or promise of reward, lie would perjure him self. Witness answered, " ;if it was considered the means of his preservation :" in which he was sup. ported by Mr. Drummond. hut the .nheriff persisted in his refusal to sign :my such agreement ; on which, Mr. Drummond proposed, that the. Iltitish colonies should be substituted for any other kingdom ; hut tl c Sheriff refused also to agree to this ; adding, that I.e was willing to agree that every means necessary for the preservation of witness and his wife shculd le taken, but he would agree to nothing farther. A. pause in the conversation here took place; when, after some little recollection ip Mr. Drummond said to witness, 4 6 Now, Campbell, you know whether you can be a witness ies theee terms or not." Mr. Drummond. after another pause, said, " Now, Camp bell, do yon believe we are able to do for you whet you expect without its bring put down on paper ?" Witness answered, he knew they were able it they were willing. Mr. Di ummund t eplied, " Could you rely upon us for that ?" lVitness answered, " May 1 ?" Mr. Drummond answered, " You may." To which witness replied, "'Then I shall rely upon you SS Gentlemen." Shortly after this, witness was al. lowed to write Isis declaration himself, with the ex ception of one part releting to a Mr. Kerr. Some days after this the Sheriff and clerk came up to Lien the declaration, when the Sheriff said to him," Camp bell, when you get rid of this business, go home to your loom, and leave them to rule the nation as they please." To which witness replied, that it he thought lie was to go back to Isis loom, lie wo u ld ratt ie r be served with an indictment after all he had wiitten ; to which the Sheriff answered, he had nothing to do with that, it remained between witn, ss and othess. Mr. Drummond visited witness after this de:ler:4ml, when he ordered the gaoler to procure pknty of beoes for witness to read, which he gr!: t o the amount or about 100 volumes. Shortly :sites witness mete to • Mr. - Drummond for some clothes and money. W.t ness received a pair of short ; het with s eg esd • to money, he was answered lie would yet none till after the first trial, when he netild get mete) , ; tl.is writ about three weeks ago. He wrote another letter to Mr. Drummond, stating :: pert of what had been put down in his decla:.iiior , as a gentle demand for money, when he rece.ivad the same answer. Both answers were conveyed M him by the gaoler told him he had them from Mr. Dr urtiniond., witness continued under examination at three EVOLISII OPERA. --17 the Comic Opera of a tillage, a nibs STLVENSIN made I , er first arse last nigh: as Rcreita, with great success. figure and person of this young Latiy are sien, interesting; and her voice, ratl2: I,lsasin powerful, enabled her to sithe airs iilotted • character with considerah!e elect. It Ole display in this her first (Tart very sups:tier ta, an extraordinary degree of science, the at lea: promise that practice afore Is necessary to her tame. She was warmly applauded throu g h, Conti-Exctsatcur, Jut.v '29.—There was considerable quantity of Wheat kit over from day's market, for which there was no denial' morning, although offer:A upon lower terms, quently ore prices arc cutnpletely , Barley, Peas, and Oat,,. support &Inn ( l a y , s ,s but sales were hevy. Plot:: was lows red on day, cow..ttis shdtt t!.e ul.i.kst, 55. I'll 1 II DutA ler, %%Lc, Love in appear. • .s. The ider 1g than to this, did not or ast gave T NUJ:, :hout. 2 very no Man- ilad this cons,. price!. In Met:-