The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-03-28 00:00:00

ARNINI S - 11. R. 11. riti. PRINCE REG.ENT, drc. Stits,—Amidst the more weighty affairs that press I upon your Royal Highness, suffer me to point out Vie very lamentable situation of the Officers in the Veteran Battalions, improperly called aitiori;" f o r as no Royal favour ever reaches them, it is a prostitution of the term. Yet I will venture to say, without fear of contradiction, that no description of men are more deserving of Royal favour, nor have any Officers bled more profusely in. the service of their Sovereign, to maintain his just rights, and that of a loyal people, all trer the world. It is u niversally believed, that the present Commander in Chief, had fully intended to give the Veteran& their NATURAI. a te&," bat by what fatality his Royal Highness's just intentions have been delayed, is not perfectly known. Not certainly, on any pretence of inconvenience to the service, as that distinguished corps, the Royal Marines, have line rank in all the garrisons. Not certainly on the score of expence, for promotion in the army, by brevet, does not entail a sixpence additional expellee to the nation, except ing in the solitary instance of a Captain having the brevet rank of a Field Officer, when he receives two shillings per diem; but even this little advantage, as well as the rank, is withheld from a Captain of Veaesassa, although he may have served forty years : yet this advantage is kiven to Gar rison Battalions, who do not serve oat of the United Kingdom. The Veteran Battalions are dispersed all over the King's dominions; they do their full share of duty wherever they are stationed, and we very frequently on duty ; commanded by Officers " whose fathers =ere not born when they en tered the service." They are included in every thing like expence, kept in Barracks on the same allowance as the line, although woe* out, and almost married to a man, with large families; but when promotion, or any favour shown is the army is in question, the Veteran Officer is excluded ; and for all the priva tions and heart-rending disappointments the Ve teran meets with, he has the pitiful advantage, if it as be termed an advantage, that he is to be reduced on full pay "at the conclusion of the war ;" a period that no Veteran Officer, serving at present, can look forward to. In the mean time he is doomed to serve as long as be is able to crawl ; and marked as inde. liable as Cue was of old by the Finger of the " Deity." For, to be a Veteran Officer,' however faithfully he may base served, is actually a reproach, although the far greater part of those Officers have been brought to Veteran Battalions from sufferings in the field or pestilential climates. They, therefore, look up with confidenie to your Royal Highness to ameliorate the fate of a description of men, who might have hoped for more liberal treatment. Men in all the civil branches of the Ordnance, and even their Veteran Officers—receive their just rank, and in every department connected with Government-are allowed to enjoy ease in the decline of lills;abur the hardy and the almost worn-out Veteran ()deer of the Line is doomed to drag on a. miserable existence, on a scanty pittance, by having the feather of his rank, which had supported him during all his perils, cut from his brow when tottering on the.brink of the grave. Ft k T JUSTITIA. Mrs. SIDDONB is coining to town to renew het en gagement at Covent-Garden Theatre. She took final leave of the York audience on Saturday last. INCLEDOY has been exerting his " native Intents" to some tune in the principal towns of Cornwall. Be is soon to resume his post at Covent Garden. The deficiency iuMr.Chiunery's accounts is 75,0001. and his property taken under the extent for the Crown is 35,0001. Besides this deficiency, Mr., Chinnery is said to owe a debt of nearly 30,0001. to the estate of the late Mr.Goldsmid. Wiliam ,l emwott, who was ordered for execution this day at Execution Dock, is respited for a week. We hare received an account of an elopement from the neighbourhood of Newport, one of the guilty parties in which deserted a pregnant wife and an aged mother, and the other a husband and two small children. We forbear to mention their names, from tenderness to the feelings of their relations and friends.---(Cambrian.) Mr. BULLOCK'S Museum, considerably enlarged with a new Exhibition of Natural History, called the Pantherion, opens in the Egyptian Hall, in Picca dilly, on Monday, when the admirers of the wonders of nature will receive the highest pleasire in the examination of those splendid collections of rarieties. A melancholy circumstance occurred last week in the neighbourhood of Dartmoor. An 011ieer of the Shropshire Militia, now stationed at Dartmoor, hav ing taken one of the privates with him on a shooting excursion, was returning home, when the soldier complaining of illness, requested permission to rest himself on a bank. The Officer, apprehending no danger, returned home, expecting the soldier would speedily have followed him ; but two days having elapsed without his return, auriosity was excited, sod .after some search the poor fellow was found sleadtu a pit under a hedge about a mile from the prison. &SINCE Or COVIME.-MCUrS. HAWKINS and DLwr, No. 79, Great Titchtield-street, Mary-le bone, hare lately discovered a method of extractinli the Essence of Coffee purely, free from the grow; an 4 indigestible particles, which are, otherwise, insepa rable from it in a state of dilution ; from the facility with which Coffee is made by the simple application of a few spoonfuls of this liquid extract, we have no doubt it will prove a valuable acquisition to the salu tary effects, which that truly useful article of our colonial produce is generally known to posser. On the evening of yesterday se'm i ikhl., *e Mr. Dorm's*, of Old Bolton-street, was paatieg through St. Giles's, between eight and nine o'clock, i'rObber made a successful snatch at bis wittcll l with which he saa off and made his es e, THE STATESMAN, DEVONSHIRE ASSIZES. -... A cause of considerable importance was tried at these Assizes. It was an action of trespass and ejectment, brought by Charles Luxmere, E sq . w h o , about four or five years since, purchased the rever sion in fee of Oakhampton Park, from the trustees of Lord Courtenay, against Christopher Saint, Esq. as the assignee of Henry Holland, Esq. to' whom a lease had been granted in the park by Lord Courtenay, about 14 years ago, forthreelives, with a concurrent term of 40 years. The property in question was estimated to be worth about 16,0001. All the timber in the park was purchased by Mr. Holland of Lord Courtenay, and was granted to him iu the lease; but a clause was inserted, that w hen and so often as Mr. Helfand should intend to fell any part of the timber, he should give notice in writing to Lord Courtenay, who should thereupon have the option of purchasing it to remain on the premises. The action was brought for the forfeiture of the lease, on the ground that no notice had ever been given. The cause lasted *boat eight hears, and the Jury was special, which, with the concurrence l of the Judge, gave a verdict for the Defendailt, to the satisfaction of a crowded Court. Mr. Serjeant BEST came from London on the part of the Defendant. The other causes were not of particular interest, but too numerous to be decided at these Assizes. THE REGENT'S CANAL. The further proceedings of *the Committee of the House of Commons on this useful undertaking, have been to hear evidence on the case of Mr. Portman, through a small corner of the extremity of whose large estate the line of the Canal passes. To this point, Mr. Morgan, the Engineer, and Messrs. S. Baxter, Charles Mayor, and Thomas Penthim, all of them builders of great respectability and practice, stated to the following effect :—That the portion of Mr. Portman's estate, severed by the intersection of the Canal; is about two acres, which the Company will either purchase, take on a building lease, inter sect by tunnel, or open cutting, or, in fine, con form themselves, with respect to* its treatment, as shall best meet the wishes of the proprietor ; that, if I I the plan of tunnelling is adopted, there will, through the whole line of Mr. P.'s property, be a soil above the crown of the arch, varying from 12 to IG feet, which is amply sufficient to sustain houses of even the first class, with the most perfect security, and without the (Unger of risk, or inconvenience from damps or vapours ascending through the brick-work, if properly constructed ; that to build on an arch is preferable to banding on swampy grounds; Mull that it is safe and eligible to erect large houses, with their foundations on the crown of such arch, without the intervention of soil ; that houses, of *hat is called 3d and 4th rates, have been already begun to be erected between the line of the Canal, and the better part of Mr. P.'s estate, Portman-square, &c. ; and that the extremity, touched by the Canal, is unfit for buildings of the first class, whether the Canal is or is not made, on account of its remoteness frowtown, the badness of the streets and avenues leading to it, and its being already surrounded by houses of an in ferior description ; that the proposed Canal will im prove Mr. P.'s estate, as to rental (If open), and at any rate, by superseding the ti - etessity of the mense traffic through its most genteel and fashionable parts, by carts and heavy waggons passing to and ' from Paddington Wharfs and the City, which destroy the pavement, and may justly be considered as a :mi -1 sance. Mr. F. Pollock, Counsel for the Company, stated, that he had a host of witnesses to corroborate the testimony of the foregoing, but the Committee ex pressed themselves perfectly satisfied with the proofs already given. Commas HALL.—Never, on any Occasion, was . t real sense of the Livery of London more unequivo cally displayed than on Thursday last, or the triumph of the real friends to the Constitution gore com plete ; the Ministerial sycophants and dependents had taken the most active means to assemble all their friends. Those who, under the renowned leaders, Mr. DIXON ; and the Worshipful CHRISTOPHER SMITH; ! assembled about a year ago, at a tavern, to sign a Protest against the proceedings of the Livery legally assembled at Common Hall, and who there usurped to themselves the exclusive appellation of the Loyal I Livery, imputing disloyal and factious motives to the Livery at large, had, upon the present occasion, been summoned by letters previously addressed, de siring their attendance at Guildhall—every precau tion was taken to exclude Non-Liverymen, except of their own friends, for which purpose some of their ' leaders were planted at the doors of the Hall. This, no doubt, fully accounts for the true reason of post poning the Meeting after the day had been previously fixed. Several of the most active Ministerial Leaders I who stood upon the hustings, *ere the first to corn mence interruption by hissing--she signal was re- coired by groups planted in different parts of the' Hall ; but notwithstanding their plan had heea so completely organized, so contemptible were they in numbers, that the Resolutions and Petition were carried bya majority of Wto I. Several of the U verymen who had before, under inisrepresentation and delusion, been prevailed upon to sign their for mer Protest, indignantly spurned at their arrogant mandates, and refused to be made the tools of a sel fish and ignorant faction. -We have authority to state that the paragraphs in serted in several papers of an eminent liquor-mer , chant in Blackfriars'-road, being exchequered fo r 30;0001. are without foundation. Yesterday, about noon, a wild bullock made his escape out of Smithfield-market, ran up Gars / nit. street, along the Old Bailey, to Ludgate-hill, and made his way to St. Andrew's-hill, alarming every person in the way. He was at length secured at Puddle-dock, without doing any other mischief than tossing a young man, who Made an attempt to turn the animal back, but who was not seriously hurt. The bullock was led'quietly back to Smithfield. A few days since, Mr. Moore, of the Haymarket, had his pocket picked of his pocket-book, contain ing Bank-notes to the amount of upwards of 6001. as he was passing from the Haymarket to Bridge-street, Westminster. • . Titat OF TIM NOTTINGHAM Alarms. its CONTINUATIOW.I illennicsoMr. M•Rall 18.—Wes. Hauser, 43 . e jaho Imo 0 speFtable men in Basford, was arraigned on s ou 101 W of wing at the breaking of three frames in his wmktletil; to toe Y6th of January, 1812, belonging to Maim. Maddens, hosiers, in this town. Mr. Bodin, constable, stated, that be took an order from Mr. Madders to the Prisoner, on the day canted in the ludimmest, directing him to deliver ups to such wettable the three frames Wowing to Messrs. Haddeo's the next dAy i but it was thought necessary toplant two of the Berkshire Militia in the house, to them during the night from the violence of the Luddites. 7, the witness took two soldiers with him to the ilasrai when be gave the Prisoner the order, be said, " God 4—n the hosiers, they area pack of d—nedscoun ;" wished the soldiers to be taken away, and *mild suffer any of his family to fetch than any refresh men. • Henry Higgins; a soldier, deposed that he was placed in the Primate's home, bathe purpose ave specified that the Pri toner went out in fifteen minutes, after the admittance of him self and comrade, to fetch his daughter, for fear she should be frighteeed when she came at the sight of soldiers In the house, on wkose account he seemed very uneasy. He described the Pri soner as going out and in several times; and at length be enter ed In si with eighteen or twenty persons at his back, in disguise; t immediately secured the soldiers and their anus— direadeed Wilk instanideatk If they made any resistance, cad met the Priememop iltalest while they demolished the frames bailees/es Maim. Had The soldier deperibed one ver se* as s a a rtleman, who seemed to have the command of th e mot, who said to the mod, 4, Ned, do your duty, or you she not bid." Witness further stated, that the frame r ir-. breakers ne d in the house eighteen or twenty minutes; and that When` y went away, the prisoner zone down stain, and exclaimed, st Oh, dear use 1 this will be laid upon me! these frames would not have been broken, if the constable had not come here." Witness went es to state, that the Prisoner stated himself, during their conversation, to have been forced into his own house by two men, each with a pistol at his bead,. threatea ice, in a low tone of voice, iastatitdmith if he created the least alarm " that a table was broken in the haute, and three Barnes • thmahop, wide three remained eabsoisms end asserted most distinctly,- that be did not fall a sleep before the itrome-breskon entered the home. Thomas Osborne, the other soldier, confirmed what hiscom -1 rade had staled, Atter Mr. Alexander Haddon had pproved the demolished frames to belong to the firm of John, and George Madden, and that he had seat an order to I,llle Prisoner to deliver ' up the said frames, as stated by the witness Bodin. Barnes was called upon for his defence, when he declared his innocence in the must solemn manner ; that, so far from his ' baring acted in the outrageous manner as Mated by the witness Bodill, that he had not sworn an oath 4ertne_ the last seven I, years; that he frames ar th so orli rr t it hard cn : ice wst as k it for Mr was ..... - fla on d i d y en ro to send ry to established custom, bat that he'had worketl ' Er him ten years, I without ever an angry word having passed between them. He farther hated, that if the soldiers had not slept before the ea trance of the frame-breakers, that they had done something very much • like it, for that he saw them hanging down their Ibeads, and hinted them snore ; and that when he awoke them, ' they exclaimed bitterly against the Hosiers for being the cause of having such hard duty imposed upon them, and that it would be better to use violence to tbeir persons than their frames. Robert Elliott, a neighbour of the Prisoner's, deposed, that he was in tont -mlon with him at half-past six the freeing the frames were broken, and that he had not parted with him , at his (the Prisoner's) Out door many minutes before he saw the frame-breakers enter his house, and heard the hammers go in the shop. Several highly respectable persons went ready to spot to the charaeteroU the Pnsoner, bat the Judge thought' I their testimonies unnecessary; and after an impartial address to the Jury, they returned a verdict of Not (kitty. Thnrsday morning, notwithstanding dos Coast was at de o'clock, yet it was crowded to externs by iliermag 2 : 11 , 1111 2 s " rank in the town, derbies of hairift the trial or John Ingham, who, at thesuit of the Crown, Mid been removed from the town Rao' by a writ of Habeas Corps. Oa th se ect of Man ton the Counsellors, were Mr. Clarke, cent V ,Mr. Reader, Mr. Ralgur, and Mr. Reynolds. the the Counsellors were, Serjeant Rough and Mr. Copley. Mr. Selby being sworn, he stated himself to be foreman to the house of Wm. Nunn nd Co. in Nottingham, whom be mid were pro prietors of a silk bee mettnibeture, and a cones lace manufac ture ; that the Prisoner had served under him in the capacity of a ijeneral warebousemso ; that ie • had frequently seen him wnte invoice, orders, an d general book accounts ; but did not remember to, have seen hiss write more than one letter, and that wet fifteen and sixteen easaths apt. On being sbewn two letters, subscribed " Ned Ladd sad Co." from Nett Radford, and directed to Wm. Nunn and Co. Park. reet, Nottingham, the one being dated the 46th, and the other the 30th of hoventhe ,r 11111,and brought from the Nottlegimin Pest-oboe, by Gillis:, this general servant of the house; be stated it's his belief, that they I were written by the Prisoner at the bar, to whom he gave an ' excellent character; but would not take upon himself to swear ; positively that they . were his head-writing, because they ap t peered to be written in a disguised hand. On being asked, Why he believed them to be written by the Prisoner, be answered, from the general conformation of the characters, and from the I general expression of the letters. He stated, that he was about three months in the ,acne warehouse with logitam. The letters were then read by the Clerk of the Court, but from his extreme bad expression, it was impossible to collect ally thing from him, except their general impel, which was, now Mr. Nunn had long been in the habit of Imposing upon his workmen, by demanding his lace pieces to be made longer than the rest of the lace inane factureri ; that though he had put to the each, which regulated the length of the pieces, yet that was not a sufficient attonemeot for past offences. Nor would Ned Ladd and Co. be contented, ' except he publ i shed a clear statement of his Intentions to the world; that without this was done, fifty of his frames should be destroyed, Isis preusisesshould be burnt, himself, and Clark (bit taker-in), who was accused of being tise principal instigator and instrument of his opptessionsohosild bi- made personal examples ' of. One of these letters further declared, " that atom-mein shall be bad, atonement which w ill niakehnman nature shudder I" The Judge then asked, do you think there is any doubt of any other person having wrote them ? To which be answered, " will not swear they are Ingham's hand-writing." Mr. Selby was then asked, if the length of Mr. Nun's pieces had been v nemily complained of, to which be replied, they ha I ; and that he himself had, through his recommendation, caused the rack to be applied, to prevent such complaints in fatore. Rupert Reasksw, mother warehouseman of Mr. Nunes, was then ,hewn the letters; and he stated upon oath, that they is ere in the Prisoner's hand-writing; that his knowledge of such hand writing arose from having seen the Prisoner write invoices, or ders, and general book accounts. Q. Have you not a person in your warehouse of the name of Flaattaina /—A. Yes. Q. Where is be ?—A. From home, Sir; he is gone to see his friends. _ _ -- Q. Was be not served with a sutoptesa l—A. Not that I know of. Q. W ashe art served. with a forme( one i—A. Yes s. but it was not properly filled up. Q. Dora know who sent him drat subpoena, the Prosecutor sr the Pnsaner ?--cii. I do not. Q. Were not applications frequently made to see hien i—A. Q. es.' Who answered the person who applied t—A. I did, some times. Q. Did you koew the person I—No. Q. Wbee did Flaenagas leave town N.& Yealeirdky morn ing. Q. How old is this Flaming= I—A. ldis i elswllithof twenty. Q. He is under your orders. I supp ose —A. Yes. , Q. Tell me, Sir, who sent him out of the way P—A. t did. "lirl . Wirt did you send Mel out of the way for, Sir i—A. Oa which I could cot transeet myself. tlitJatige shook his head, and, emphatically, said, ~ I Ileent like it , Mr. Clarke thee disclaimed any knowledge on the part of the Crowe of this unfair proceeding: sad, at the I Uipreitloll of the 44 11 04 offered to pat of the trial till the igott Andes, and lines late the Prisoner on bail. The Prisoner, - however, refuses' the 1 'ordered favour, and wished bit trial to go ea: Mr. Clarke, then by way of exonerating, the last witness of the foal proceeding with which, on his own confession, be stood nursed, asked him, if Flanagan was assent out on the burl. , new of dia,tiouse,. when he stated that be was. This, however, did net satisfy the Judge,. and be again *heed to put of the Sri Me Prisoner again refined the prufered boon. /too* then stated to the Judge, that there was a flaw let dmiediesinant, inasmuch as William Neon and co. were therein stated to be Proprietors of a Silk and Cotton Lace Ma. siedisetum; whereas, according to the deposition of Mr. Selby, =Messoager of the friss la Nottingham it appeared, ere Proprietors of 'a Silk Lace Manaacture and a Cotter facture. Ev sestglowitrtsphUw chicanery was masted to by the Counsel for she II sbew the impropriety of die alleged haw ; i bat Is Judge said he bad a iluty so perform, ao6 be , wield pnessin it; and soil lie was convinced.. that Mr. Nunn ned r arctured lace of silk and comets coidointly, be alum admit *lot* to i.e a good our. His Lordship farther Ns .. Mist the Prisoner's Counsel bad ver o ydzslerty stated 'Wisps, sod as properly lodged upo to it: he "-rod the Jury to acquit the ~ as was ..11.w. . ° . - NiIVAL INTELLIGENCE. : PLYMOUTH, WINE* 96. Arrived the American schooner Hotspur, Joseph NoWles, Master, from Baltimore, 96 days passage, bound tqlonrdeaux, Wen with colonlal produce, detained and sent iabf:he Adirc melfa, fate Princess Charlotte frigate; also the Nere-nmheriands - 74 guns, from the Westward; the George, Walker, from Lon don, for Malta; the Seraph store ship, from Pert-'youth, for. Gibraltar; and some transports from Portionoutt-, ft: Malta. The Sceptre, of 74 guns, sailed last evetting tor t!::! Westward. icS The Mariner gun-brig is appointed convoy to the Wwne. The Alert and Felon's, with the Newfuundiand and Mediter ranean fleets, still remain in the Sound ;it is suppoied w ills' remain until the French squadron is neard of. Several line otbaule ships, and a 4',,et, passed dawn this morning: Arrived the Elizaheth, Laves, from Sandwich. • POitTSMOUTH, .Marmst 27. Sailed the Boyne, 98 guns, Captain Jillie% • Or . ryasoitth, where she will receive the fiat of Rear-Admiral Sir Harry Neale, and from thence proceed to Basque fleasf.. Arrived the Rolla, 18 guns. with a convoy f. ow the eastward ; and the Nyaden, 28 guns, Captain Epworth, from Plyroonth. The Victory will sail shortly for Hosely fly,, when Sir J. Sammarez will join her, and proceed to the ORFORD, Mattes V. At ten o'clock this morntag, three ships,sapposeri to be Offen landmen, struck upon the Ship Wash; two or - them are sunk between that and the Whiting Sand; the other is still riding, but appears to be full of water, and has only lier foremast and bow sprit standing; her boats are now leaving her, and it is expected all hands will be safe, as several smacks are about the wrecks. Another litter, same date, confirms tharthe ships are the Green landmen who were in Leigh Roads yesterday ; and further men tions, that the crews of the two ships that are sink were-taken eme.try flight +ate, nod ills supposed they will be landed at Yarmouth: such part of the wrecks assay be sawitOt iselbeeekt will be carried into Harwich. DEAL, *LRCM 27. • Sailed again this morning hie Majesty's ships Bellerophon, Bellona, Bedford, Defiance, and Egmont, fur the Texel. FALMOUTH, Manes 25. Arrived the Rose, Jolly, from Gibraltar, in 16 days. Sailed his Majesty's ships Iphigenia and Fervent, on a crobe; and the following Packets with Malts:—Lady. Arabella and Dake of Clarence, for Lisbon; Fos, for the West Indies; Eliza, for Cadiz; tad the Princess Charlotte', for Gibraltar and Malta. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. THE HUMBLE PETITION OF THE HORSES LATELY EMPLOYED AT THE PIAVILION THEATRE, Etc. • avlrat.w sammera, That your Petitioners bare long enjoyed the rgolidenee of this great thetro_polis t and are strongly grateful for' such honour.— That your Petitioners are inexpressibly happy to Hod they are to act in a new, grand, aad splendid Russian stage srettacle, called, THE BRAVE COSSACK ; or, SLCRST ENEXT, on the large stage of the Theatre, Westminster-bridge, on Faster Monday next (March SO), in which yt •,:r Petitioners are to dash through the secret enemy's camp—pass deep rivers- ascend high moustaine—close with Polish lancers, front, dank, and rear—charge infantry, cavalry, and cannon, in the highest pitch of &kids animation ; securely bearing onr noble war riors o'er the embattled field—and, like superior tragic actors, die an equal theatrical death on the stage, and live again. ready to act in the succeeding play or farce, to please the admiring eye. Be assured that your Petitioner' numerous theatrical stage manceuvresare strictly conformable to that part of 3rone Peti tioners equestrian stage knowledge and wiener, the sole inven tion of our able veteran Conimandis Mr, Arita's ; bat in pure obedience to the (telegraphic signa l of tbe) bridle hand, and noble corresponding- emu! ! lastly, your Petitioners nitre' humbly and respectfully request that you will sentrone or more of your excellent and accurate Reporters to the aforesaid Thea tre, very early on nest Monday Evesing,.where they will see the Russians and Puke, kern and fial.•reatly to commence their intended operettass rib the aforesaid large INentre (Aar- Lev's), sock being prepared with extensive new radation, 'fplat .a.werk, dc. and report the truth, and nothing but the truth, ofwhat your melt humble Fititicoort have a . That yon may live to support your Petitioners in their humble ea ; deavours to please the pablic a thousand years, and we, your Petitioners, live to deserve it. Signed in behalf of ourselves and the rest of our numeroae Stad THE RUSSIAN, AND POLES' GREY CHARGER% I Royal Amphitheatre, Westminster-bridge, Saturday, March Yd, 1811. FRENCH PRISONERS.—Those concerned in 'assist ing the escape of French Prisoners, have had a ve hicle made for their conveyance, to avoid suspicion . or detection, exactly resembling a covered cart used by calico-printers, with strong doors at each end, i but with seats in the inside to hold a number of men. One of them was detected about a week since in a very extraordinary way. Some Revenue Officers went into a public-house near Canterbury, where they observed two men playing at _cards, who the ; officers suspected were Frenchmen, and were en I their way to escape from this country. They can ; tnunicated their suspicion to a neighbouring Magis trate, who informed them that at that hour of the night (oboe eight o'clock) their constable was great !ly intoxicated, and it would be of no use applying I to him, but advised them to procure the assistance of some of the military who were in the neighbourhood, which the officers accordingly did, and surrounded the house, it being shut up. The landlord refused to open the door, saying it was too late an hour.— , The soldiers told him they were in search of some deserters. A short time afterwards two men came out of the back door, and the Revenue Officers only suspecting there were two Frenchtnp, secured them and were satilfial, butynother came out directly, after. wards, who the soldiers stopped; he also, as well as the two, proved to be Frenchmen . They were all convoyed away in custody. This turned out to be a mere chance detection, as the two me Revenue Officer had seen playing at cirdsth lic-house in the early part of the evening, to be Frenchmen, but two iespectahte ' the neighbourhood ; but while the offik to the Magistrate, a cart of the above rived at the house with four Frenchmen, and the ap plication of the military to enter the house having alarmed them, they were escaping out of the back. door; the fourth man, however, who was some time in coming out of the house after the otters, escaped detection then and got into the I "..) ' overtook the cart. It being ascertaii who had the three Frenchmen in had been brought there in a cart, and it was-overtaken ; the driver who was in k were taken let° •'ere examined before a Magistrate, that the four Frenchmen Were oft- their par - ole frost Ashby-tie-la-Zouch, had been fitted up with teats to number of rtenchmen. The cot of the cart atnight to avoid tion. .They steppe at bye ph. underleagea. A man of , the vamp the drirf 'of the cart was ep►plo, into CUitOdp • .~T, _ _ ;11 4 t,4 r t j p L f ` 1' I..i': the two men who the ng . at c:irdsit the pub. . e eventn, proved not . 11- ;ectabte tradesmen of ?•• the officers were gone A above description ar- enchrnen, and the ap_ er the house having ng out of the back : s l * ~ who was some time • the . others, estaped e London road and I , vcertained by those , A in custo:ly, that they . il .. t, pursuit was made, • i • 'r and the Frenchman I l i custody. They all roe, when it al p..ared D fficerto nd hen nrel.e i ' 1 1 Zurich. That the cart convenlyntly hold a •> Frenchnven only got :, deteeioa or observe- laces and sonde fires if ne of Wells, by when o 3 'd o waa Ass take& II 4, , i i. • • . , i • . / —..., '' .' I