Star. — London, England, 1823-04-09 00:00:00

GENERAL . Wl44> • • Description of Mina as a Guerilla Chief, trausipted from the Spanish of Colonel Don limenes accoent of that warrior, and sent us by a Correspondent: ~ Mina is a well made man, of a florid complexion,' robust, and about five feet eight inches high, .a man of few words, but frank in his manner; lie is very thoughtful, but never communicative. His Officers, never, by any accident, know where he intends to march ; when least expected he places himself at the head of his men, saying—" Follow me;' and often marches them in this way SO or 40 miles without al lowing horses or men any refreshment. " When a volunteer joins Mina, he is not allowed to bring anything but a pair of sandals, half-stock kg:, breeches, and jacket. Mina himself never wears boots or half-boots, but sandals, in order more . easily to escape by climbing up the sides of moun tains if he gets knocked off his horse. He has several times saved himself miraculously ip this way. • " Mina is brave to a degree that is incredible, and has a most powerful arm with the sword. He never allows gaming either among the Officers or soldiers: he never takes a regular bred Officer into his corps. .11e says—' they pretend to have too much theory, and fail in all their attempts.' Mina has a perfect knowledge of the whole country, and all the passes of the mountains, and, whenever it is necessary, he disperses his people, appointing a particular spot at some distance off to meet at ; during the war he has practised this manoeuvre frequently, and with great success. His corps is by no means numerous, but he is not anxious to increase its numbers ; he is not vain, and says fairly, that be can manage a select few better than a larger number. When a youth wishes to enlist in the cavalry, after being examined by Nina, and questioned, he calls for the Commanding Officer of the infantry, and says— , This boy wishes to serve in the cavalry, take him first with you, and let me know how be behaves.t: The first action they are engaged in, this Captain, who commands the in fantry, and is on horseback, keeps the boy close to him during the whole of the action, and watches narrowly bow he behaves ; and after • having been four times in action, if he distinguishes himself, the Captain brings him to Mina, and says—' This lad 1611 do, he is worthy to die for his country Minx then furnishes him with arms and a horse, closely watching him himself, to see bow be behaves. By these means his corps is composed of the most deter- Mined and intrepid Spaniards that live." • IiVirtAAVELS IN AFItICA.-A letter has reached us Rom Cape Coast, dated 30th Noventber last, which, among other intelligence, mentions a Tartar anercbant having succeeded with incredible labour and difficulty in completing a journey through the heart of Africa, which must excite great interest amongst geographers. He commenced his under taking at Tripoli, iu the'Levant, opposite to Cyprus, and passed overland to Alexandria; from this point, his difficulties increased. He crossed -the Desert to Angela, Zalu, and Mozoock, Bournou, and Kusluta, crossed the Niger at Gana to Nykm Zeppoo, and Moosseedeo ; again crossed the river Niger at Jen nee ; from thence to Tumbuctoo, and worked his way over the Hong Mountains to Diambclla, in the Mun dinga country, towards Sierra teone;, he visited the Ashantee capital, and pursued his journey thence to Cape Coast. The sufferings undergone by this en terprising traveller almost exceed. belief ; in the jour. ney over the Desert, the whole of his merchandise was necessarily relinquished by the loss of every out of his camels, and lie was reduced to the greatest er tremity of distress; however, his genius and courage did n. t desert him, fur he. hit. upon the invaious and successful - device of manufacturing and selling a co louring for the eye-brows, which took wonderfully, and placed him in comparative affluence. The as given by this merckant corresponds with the descriptions we have of the known parts of Africa in this traveller's route, and there is no doubt enter tained of the veracity of his journal. GErtat.t.n f,Nc l ustt..-The following is a copy of an advertisement which-il inserted in the Ilamburgh Correepondott of theNtis ult. The original German is inserted, also, but the advertiser, desit ous of enlight ening the English readers of that Journal, has trans lateen t as follow - s:-...! , RaItrIOLQIIEW Tatun EL has the hohoir to prevent travellers that he has quitted the Holy-Ghost Hotel, and established now the Great English Court Hotel, fbrmerly City of Prague, eldest and most renowned Hotel, situated on the greatest square (New-Market). N 0.1.0. at Cologne. This vast .building, containing a great number newly at ,the modern fashion furnished Rooms and - Chambers, spa cious stably, and caachhouses, a pleasant fine garden, the agreeable situation, and near the Post•ofike and the most frequented streets—this all joined with a prompt, clean, and civil attendance, shall ever turn to a better reputation. reeps also a table d'hote and a sepatatenestoratioa, midget each hour of day. The, principal house.hns theadvantage of possessing a high tower. from whith there is a view over the whole town, the Rhine, the Seven-Mountain, and several othcr prospects neighbouring and distant.—Recom. 'ren d s himself to the favour of Travellers and his Friends." A, Highlander entered a haberdasher's shop, in Dundee,, the other day, and asked for a piece of scarlet cloth to snake him a waistcoat. The rustic manners of tho Gael set some young women who were at the counter, agiggling; and the shopman, willing to afford them sport, began to play off his small wit upaa " So, goodman, ye want apiece of scarlet ? Would you know scarlet if you saw it?" It I tink I wood," replied the Mountaineer. The shopman threw down a piece of blue cloth : Nis that scarlet?" " gout, no, no! that no be it." A piece of green. cloth was produced ; the same question was repeated, and received a similar answer, to the great amusement of the querist and his female friends, who were at no pains to conceal their mirth. The High lander took. revenge in his own way: he put his nose to the cloth, and affected to judge of the colour by the smell. 'The shopman, at his request, did the same ; but the instant he beat his nose towards the counter, the Highlander seized him by the ears, and made his nasal protuberance come in snth violent contact with the boards, that the blood sprung from it. " Tat," said the Highlander, "is ta colour o' scarlet tae yc noo lad !" and - he walked away LEyrtailtri -- • • • • also This %nem station et trespass and false imperlikr 11101114 Ott a charge of felony. .40 The case of the plaintiff was this:—.The plaintiga a widow woman, worked for the defendant, a stay ma nufacturer, in Blackfriars-road. In the spring of last year, the plaintiff had sold three pairs of stays to a retail dealer, named Stone, of Fleeconarket. Shortly afterwards the defendant called upon Mr. Stone for orders, the latter being in the habit of deang with the defendant, but Mr. Stone declined giving any further orders, alleging, as a reason, that he could purchase goods at a much cheaper rate from other persons than-from him. This intimation caused an inquiry into the foundation for the statement, and Mr. Stone produced three pairs of stays which he had purchased of the plaintiff. These the defendant claimed as his property, and alleged they were made of his own materials. The plaintiff was sent for; she came to the shop; Mr. Stone said she was the person of whoni he bought the stays; the defendant taxed her with robbing him; she denied it, and the defend ant detained her in custody while Mr. Stone and Misi Pyne, the defendant's journeywoman, went to search her lodgings, but nothing was found to excite suspicion. Nevertheless, she was delivered into cus tody of a constable, and carried to a watch-house. Whilst in custody, she delivered up her keys, and the defendant, in company with the watchhouse-keeper, went to the plaintiff's lodgings to make further search. In the plaintiff's drawers twenty-six pails of stays were found, which the defendant claimed as his property. He then caused her to be taken before a Magistrate, and having sworn positively to the three pairs of stays above-mentioned, the Magistrate committed her for trial at the Sessions. The plaintiff remained in Florsemonger-lane gaol for six weeks, until the Ses;ians, when the Grand Jury ignored the bill of indictment which was then preferred by the defendant. In consequence of this proceeding, the plaintiff commenced the present action. Two of the plaintiff's daughters swore positively that the plain tiff had been a woman who had seen better days; that from her earnings she had saved money and ma nufactured stays, with an intention of setting up bu siness for herself in the courtry ; and that the stays sold to Mr. Stone, as well as those found in the plain tiff's drawers, wore manufactured by herself, from materials purchased with her own money. It was proved by one of the daughters, that on the day the Grand Airy threw•out 'the bill of indictment prefeirrd by the defendant, the latter said he would give 100 guineas if he could go on with the prosecntion. These were the facts upon which flie_plaintiff's case rested. On the part of the defendant it was suggested that the defendant bad forborne, from motives of huma nity, to adduce evidence in his possession, which would have established the 'plaintiff's guilt on the prosecution above-mentioned. Andliclairaiitirticu4 larly made 'to the evidence ref Miss Pyne, who coidd have sworn positively to the stays' which had befit sold by the plaintiff to Mr. Stone, ai the prop erty of the defendant. It was now proposed to call witnesses to show—first, that all the stays above mentioned were the property of the defendant ; and second, that the plaintiff had confessed to the defendant that the stays sold by her to Mr. Stone were the property Of the defendant, and had been detained by her in, con sequence of Miss Fyne's omitting to set them (town - in a book cont,aiiiing entries of work &Mitred to per :sons emplayed . out of doors. Miss Tyne and etwo other workwornen employed by the defendant were called to prove these facts. The confasion tniore seas positively sworn to by btu Fyne alult - as to 04k/en tity of the stays found. in the prisOner's lodgings,. there was considerable doubt, and some contradic tion between thefuituesses. • . • The Jury futtod for, the soW?Xjir; - 4140 3 04e.4#44 , . . CRON:I44IDX 1, • Jane .Parrot was .indieted.,feir mg- *idtims. both, on the- With of februart„ bini-notes tá the' amount of a% the propert y • Iced p; knowing them to hay.e beep stolen,. • ht will be recollected that at the last Old Bailey Sessions, an unfortunate young woman,: named Mary Ann Slott, was capitally convicted of itealing.ille', notes in question from *. Kemp, hes* trnOle.tyfHaspL' lane, Tower-street. On that occasion strtiong ittipi cions were entertained that the present prows, in whose house, No,l3iLlooper-Street ) Lambeth, theun fortunate young woman lived in a state Of isrnstitit. don, had instigated the r obbery,, , ainctly proved that the prisonerbadieceic.ctl tbaricitti• L in question with knowledge of the manner in which , Mary Ann Slote had possessed Aerie,rof die Money.: .Tbe- prisoner was.proved t i o,karid r 4tmvici• character,. keeping a breti t .4, ts.ACe above Men tioned. The Jury found her G . 'ts, and she was sen tenced to 14 years" tniiksportatinn. • The awful sentence of , a e o ib t o pissed upon 17 capital convicts. SIDE, AP RIL 5... &lOWA 110 V. cLattit o This was an action on the case against the'ditend ant for.keeping a vicious dog, thedeclaration itileginp that the dog had chased and the plaintiff 4 sheep. The plaintiff is a farmer, living in the neigh bourhood of. Walton Oaks, in this county ; and the defendant is a beneficed - clergywn, residing at the latter place. The Jury, under the tabrioed lodge's direction, found for the plaineff-i-Pliaages SEC' ••-• .. The buildings of the new Law Cobits are rapidly proceeding. Two of the Courts, in lint with the pre sent Court of Common Pleas, are both mitred in, hes: les a Inge room for the assentbling of the twelve Judges, &c. the temporary Conn for the Exchequer, I at the lower end of the Han where the Coen of, Chancery formerly etood, is nearly consplated ; and the old Court of Exchequarithe Eircheqttewebember, the lower Chambers where the Records used to be kept, the Exchequer, and Oliver's Case-houses, are to be pulled down forthwith. Fences were oaSatur• day raised round that extensive range of buildings, occupying from the grand entranceinso Westminster Hall, along Palace-yard, and round to the stone buildings facing St. Margaret's Church ; and the whole of the old materials are to be immediately sold, to make way for the foundations of the other new Law Courts. The pump by the Exchequer Cave house continues, and as it is greatly celebrated for its excellent water, it will Wallowed to remain. • MIDDLESEX SEl4lO.lOl' nue Session cilitainald TMMaJay.'when Wii" ?irk Meads was indlOted .for wilful and comapt parjury..;--Plarik, Wales, and Lack, of f icers of Marl !Waugh -street, had a warrant to search the defend ant's mother's house for some property, supposed to Leave been sold to her, and which had been stolen Worn a house of Lord Grosvenor's which was under repair. They found the old woman melting pewter pots in a frying pan, and also a quantity of fire-works 'lady for the next day, which was the sth of Novem ber. They took these away, and an action was brought Phy-Mrs. Edwards against the officers, for a riot and stosault, and on that trial Edwards swore, that Plank threatened to break Mrs. Edwards's arm if she was not quiet, and that Wales struck her twice. The Jury found a verdict for Mrs. Edwards—Damages, 40s. Mr. H. C. Wingfield proved the evidence of Ed wards on the trial. . S. Plank swore that he never said he would break the old woman's arm, nor anything like it. She op posed him in opening a box, and seized him by the back of the neck. Ife took up a sugar chopper, but only to break the box open. Catherine Edwards, the mother of the defendant, remembered Lack, Plank, and Wales coming to her house. Plank struck her on the back, and said, in addition to many opprobrious epithets—" I hive a warrant to murder you, if I like."—Wales also struck her.—Defendant's wife corroborated this testimony. Several other witnesses spoke to the same effect, and many respectable persons gave the defendant an excellent character. The CHAIRMAN summed up the evidence, and the Jury found defendant Guilty.— Sentence deferred. William Ealin was indicted for an assault upon Robert South. Mr. ALLAY stated the case, from which and the evidence for the prosecution, it appeared that at the latter end of htst year, the prosecutor having left his cart,. which did some injury to the defendant's, the latter abused, and finally struck the former with much violence,.and knocked him to the ground, by which his leg was broken, and he was confined for six weeks, and the expense of £l2 was incurred for surgical assistance. Mr. Watronn addressed the Jury for the defen dant, and called a number of witnesses, who swore that the prosecutor was the first aggressor, and that he was walking about the next day. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the Court sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of £2O. CORONER'S INQUEST OW JOSEPH MILRLAND, WHO ATTEMPTED TO ASSAS. SINAI'S SIR CHARLES RAIIFYLDE. • Lucy Stookey, wife of Thomas Stookey, of New Quebec -street, Portman-square, coachman,' being sworn, stated she knew Joseph Morland; she knew him in consequence of his wife having lived in Sir 'Charles Banifylde's family. Witness was in the habit of going there very frequently ; Morland's wife was' also housekeeper there, but witness has not been there' for a twelvemonth • past; Morland was footman in another family; she has seen him frequently, as she sells fruit at the corner of Montague -street, nearly facing Sir Charles's house ; Morland has met her frequently for three weeks past, and has made in quiries if she had seen Sir Charles ; he.gave as a rea son, that he wished to see him before his (Morland's) trial came •on, iu hopes Sir Chalks would not send . his scrvanti as evidence against him: Morland came, np to witness about hall-4*st 'three o'clock onlidiin-' , ctiy att'ernonn ' ind inquired if she had seeit Sir Charles pass ?. aria - replied she had •net ;he said, he mutt see him, if he stopped tilt twelve o'clock, as: trial came on next day.---(This woe an indictment against_ hlorland for an assault).-1-le stopped near witness past four, at the corner of Montague ,street. lii appeared very /ow in sPhlts4 and upon observing Or Charles coming up he-strddenly went away from the witness : she (sena' • again see him until alts heaed . the report of a pistol, and some per son called • out Oh 1" She immediately heard the report of anotherpistol, and saw Sir Charles coming Montague-iereet towards his hinge. She inquired of him what war the matter? Sir Charles replied, si That villain eras. shot me in the side," and he passed on to his house: no one wits with Air Charles at the Witness directfuafter •saw Morland brought ST several people, and blood was proceeding from 13iii bead: 'They arm* tdirarch this house (the War (ester Arie4 11lbr id ivas never in . Sir Chitries't family lir adryeeti • • dien diptie ige,whi, fired the pisica—A. Nsia • " • •Cenexas46.l6o have atie:hieiriasqaerati tt--11..bat baps up ' l rma! three - skate s- day tp tati#l. ab etar diaries. • Mr. Thothais Atriiitrbng, of Baker -street, surgeon, stated' that the halt litcPernered at the back part •of • the deensad i s palate, and lodged id die brain. From' the nature 91 the ,Sitintl t , witness. bat sO douk he in flicted it. hitptel& was a' letter taken out of deceauffsik k of aid not know its content... liams • ' Wil diWighiore-Street; said, that ott Mossier idiot:won, - tatout half-past filar &clods, he was m Montaigne sweat. Hearing the discharge of a Pis of law a Gestlernas turn round, and then walk from Morland to • Montagne:square, when he 'saw Morland pot his hand up to his bead, and dis charge a second pistol shortly after the deceased staggered back and fell. Witness isamediAtelz creased the road, but it butterman who witi"gipeippicked up {he pito). k, _4c.„ • „ Caaaras.-1, be here ?-1116 ; wegatallalWPlONllNlkal and wat await to sake awl* Abe plod. ed The beadle stated that they could not andAissi diettoehts:—.; Who do you trapieese diehard die Atettimabi—: I have no auk it was Joseph Merlintk; flan oratoMolaearle, asap Wainewanded, sad he knew* Aimed lb Mid tied& Ade. Aosease.--Nor hue yooany doehthe dinhaesedlOtepipod OW at bieneelft = l aim sure of that. is . s asomptio—Yon never saw th e ulna *hie lint fel* saw the am balsa to mtknowlodie! A rotor.—Did be run away after disebegyfft the *lt pistol f 'IWO, burdbeharged the ieeench • " 4,40b1e Lengiturst, N 0.5, New gurbee•kreet. , soap nay Korland and • Sir Charlet, , tad thready thee beard the report of two pistols.% Merhustfell hit back. Witness , inatainly• i hits tip f , the-gtt3eid, and aceontplitied AM to th is house d) , feensensible. Witness Vargo nothing efaho man Ilbefetwo at no doubt ifir dis*berged,die Pasupitt4 himself: one pissed iraiibtoughe , bire, kid Viedit hit* a surgeon's ham& !".4 e • ' The letter (Dead in the Jeeeased's pocbet Wan itta in and read :it was .tor his-wife, wad dated. the 24t1 • Ma; • , ^ T • • .01March,111%. It Inpn.by.gatin - blUrt tl ij i had been pin to by the prosecutioh,. hadliiiii instittitednetinst him by one of- k i k tharies's hat*, and charging her and. her on % with urging it on: he also ' said he was willi ng a t present time to ; ,stign . a. legal. separatio n , that ' • should be debarred from vi s iting t h e oiher agiittl also considered by her conduct that shehad 'soured to shun him, whkh raised strong .'.. in his minds he concluded,by saying, if his saisf p ;ions should prove groundless, hvi.wis willing td hi. comfortably with her again. The letter Was dir • to Mrs. Morland or Mrs. Cole: The Beadle produced a bag found% elle ' . lodgings, containing a quantity - of powder, sit a li Joseph Watchborne, of No. 7, Ma nc h ester - I said, Morland bad lodged in his brother's hoose t , saw and conversed with him every day ; h e ah r behaved in a very proper way. Wit n e ss saw ceased on Monday morning, at ten o'clock, i ll • Westmoreland Arms: he was apparently doe: . : to some person who was writing for him, and he peered then in the same state as he usually was. . The brother of Mr. Watchborne, .of the We',}i4 land Arms, stated, that deceased lodged in his home He would frequently speak about the trouble be la ; boured under, inconsequence of an indictment whit was preferred against him, and he could not accept of a situation which he would otherwise base takes, He stated the indictment was preferred by a Gen& man his wife lived with, in consequence of as a t m when he went to her. 'He also said he had receivei £lOO, and £6O, from Sir Charles, to commend/et* siness in the country, but had failed. He appe ar o very much in trouble on account of the prosersa iik stating, it had already cost him three pounds, arai his legal adviser wanted some more money torsos with. Witness was of opinion he was 37 yea rs of apa Robert Farnham, of No. 3, Westmorei an d. A A Alary-la-bonne, accountant, maid the deceased mit to him in consequence of an indictment,• being re. commended by one of his bail. Witness illstructd him in the necessary steps, and has since that him often; about three weeks since he requested Irk, ness to write a letter to his wife, as before:stated ; it said he was debarred seeing her by the servains-4 the house. The letter was shewn to him, whidt hi acknowledged to be the same he had written. TI indictment was not preferred by Sir Charles, but If Charles Phillips, one of the servants. On Sae*/ last witness saw him, when he said he had . _ Clerkenwell, and entered the cause for trial, a • he wished to subpoena Sir Charles on the nisi.. : ness saw him on Monday morning, by appti • , • ', in Mr. Watchbonte's house and he then appeStert . • a very low desponding way in consequence of 1111, trial. He said he had got a situation, but shorddlis lose the trial and be sent to prison, he should losehio character for ever, and be totally undone. Other steps were intended to be taken to proceed with the 1 1 trial, and he promised to call at witness's residence yesterday afternoon. Witness thought he Miser ..; a wildness in his look, and was of opining he was' ;:.. a low desponding way on account of his ti Lit.. .. .1 Juror.—Did he say what good he should derive by . i by Bit Charles ?—lt was to csairmliet what Phillips, the 1 cutor might swear with *meet to his melting to the haul, . The witness also intimated, that Morland eat bonring under a jealousy, and *as satisfiedi nexion subsisted between Sir Charles and his bibs The Jury said they were , of that opinion, oleo count of certaie points containedin•the letter.".' The CORO*ltit was of cyinion there was no inunitj in the case. He considered . there could bestir entertained for the trivial assault. Even htdte ' to the Sessions without any Counsel: cher:. alf most able Gentleman en the Beneb—he mei - Conso—who wonld , haVeibtindhi di self in tfety to stand his Counsel, and in all probability he have been discharged. ' -".• • - •''' -h": The Jury took a vie* tirthe f,." verdict of Fein dew. • .' .4 " - :' .•"a "- - '''. ' Doubts are entertained t or Sir CbarlearllMPlNlPO supposed to be in the . (*vier or tie chest . eleven o'clock this morning he, was not c out of danger: Z At the York Assizes an action was broaglitiiit 'Civil Court, by Mr. RI/MWOITH, Attorney, 0 - 1161$ against the proprietor: of the-itenliimstastneoit#lo to recover damages for a libel . rithug Ipan.fr professional character. Verdict for the Damages, One Halfipenny. John Forrest, James M‘Nah, and Daniel have been indicted to stand t r ial a t t h e SU*4 ctrit Court, for violating the sepulchres of the. In a Gentleman's torches, in the visinitt Anne's -street, Liverpool, thtee land -* • bad burial tbansideas in this earth at the • of October lais"r!fti. from iheii es i thOl u r . 1 about two eelocis on ISit tit instant, *law, hour of earth mbar,' tb tbentivnall 44 the observers ~ 11ho amide* vraneiebr *atm, frost eel& tts bettc , ll ,. PO: 4,4 . the cause of their *goat A 'The destruction of worms and of salt, is , an effectual vreeetwatiire• of tit Wtitnir wermirriarizocll 4 ing, strew n mod'enste . quitudetct • theireitherboilrr." • • Art Wedgei447 •motnin_z fi ve ~ h p 4 WeAS I3 4 itt ratetrck. WnOts Weiv VOitutgitOtthe wipviitillid .t " - eirried them to theitanPlotert day' - 1;•M .f '-• *it ellab . . i .- A t ia i;..)feJVC ?LW 11111Ci adeve24 lik e iFirp . re . ' . - 7 1 - ii: 7 .. • & Aga At 541222, A 14001 P 4th LrgteeDragoole. 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