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'Amt 4tr'.• Oct!' bes r the I ou: lama. WIIITELOCERS TRIAL. NINETEENTH DAY. Feral Gower was further exarnioul...—The N •:44 a le soon after its sitting , npon an No taken by General Whitelockw, to a quits . to Genets! Gower, respecting the cause of ontuunicating with the Coiuua:►nder-in-Chiet: iberatioa took place for about , 20 @Giant ts, land ectidta was over-raled. The'Court then pro to the cross-esatuntatioa. and several gars fere *Remoras put by the Court. Hid evi. conchs...led soon after one o'clock, when Sir ' Ain:hal:ay was called and further tsa on the last two charges. www., OiIORD. Fss. 20. Dispensation has passed the Great Senl, cra dle Rev. !'horns fawcett, of Christ Church, Rector of Brad(leo, in the county of North in c ud dioce of Veterboroug, and Chap to lord Southa ut ptou, to hold the living. of Lb% 41 LEW SUMO diocese a nd county. lie Rev. Wm. Shwa', D.U. Rector of Chelvey, miersetshire, and author of the Etynologicun pito*. hes been collated to the Rectory of )ole, jiszta Mares in the same county, on the presentation of the Dean of Bristol. T h e Res. Richard V ena blee , B.A. Chaplain to Viscount Hereford, ha* been presented to the of Warnitield cum Heath, Yorkshire. The Pottufaussa Astaasssooft o, wh has bee his n confiuod for se v e ral day. past with a cold, at house, in South Audiey-street, went out, yesterday, for the tint tine since his indisposition. Mr. ADAIR, our Minister at the Conrt of Vienna, had only left that Capital on the 2gd lest. The celArated PAPIELLO enjoyed a peasion f r om the Einfrtese. Dowager of I vista, the pay meat of.w!iich was interrupted by the 'venni of the war. Iler MAJESTY has urea paid all the arrears, accompanied by a flattering letter. The French actor, LttairL.7, is appointed Ma sager of the private Theatre of King Jossza, at Naples. Eighteen Arabian horse, richly caparisoold, &T -ired lately at Vienna on their way from Con stantinople to Paris. They are a prevent from the new Sultan, MUSTAPAA, to the Emperor of the -- 7 Fa Na weather or season deters M7S. SIDDONS from paying Ler last farewell pisita ; she has made her Jest eir A ageinelit at Hall, and was to play the part of IsaLella, iu The Fatal Marriage, there, on Mon- rail JO!! I ael"" VI. rd 4 thy uiAdr. Mr. Comte was to play Sir Arehy Maessreasm, on Saturday night, at the &Hahn:4h Theatre, for the last time ; also Joseph S...aface, and recite the ale, to tie memory of Lord 1 Etsom, which he had spoken at Covent-garden Theatre. The per ferruisoi,:es were for his own benefit. . Madame Dr: Stem. was presented, oa the 40th last, at the Court of Vienna, and admitted to all the first circles. His Royal Highness Duke AL 111LaT of Btu-Tateeutei invited her to a superb ball. which be gave in honour of Its MssasTv's marriage. The Lady has ' , laced her son at the Royal Academy of Aleana. It iaemiutilkonitistuTs the Hon. C. Bsartsnaw, Rtcuaao Powts, Esq. and Mr. CSAMPTOII, are said to be in trtsty with Mr. Jests for a share in the Duldie Theatre. • . Northampton theatre has been most successful ' under its present Manager. and this week bears a most p:omising spirt:lf:mace. Monday night Mr s . Munn was to play Tsaiolla, in The Fatal Mar riage. This evenang The Soldier's Daughter. by desire of ColonellrasDELEUS, and the Officers . of the 19th Light Dragoons; and on Friday, by desire of tLe Waves and Atutauss, a Play and Fares will bo presented. A Tale of Mystery is in preparation. Surtolt Hunt Races, we understand, are fixed for Tuesday and Wednesday, the sth and 6th of April.. On Tuesday there is to be a sweepstakes of 3gs. each, for halves that have hunted six times with the Burton hounds during the season, to be ridden by redeems; and a gold cup, value 60gs. ran by Lord Bloesos, for h orses belon g in g to farmers, which hire. been hunted ten times with the BiLion bounds. Oa Wednesday, there is to be a sweepstakes of age. each, for llnr,es of at a im , having hunted six times with the Burton houndi daring the season, to be ridden by gentle men; and a cep, value Bugs. given by the gentle men of the Hunt, for horses of all ages, baring bunted sit titers with the holuds, to be also ridden by geotlentee. Stewards for this year are CIULLUI KIM!, and CII4CLIN, jun. Be. Colonel RIIIIHILL entertained, on Thursrlsy, the Paastsiaws 1;1 Bond-ttrert, who happened to be *sir the spot, with a new eawerlinent of the effeca el his pander on fishes. Instead of an exhausted 'abject, he asked for a very lively one, and a fine Carp. about four pounds weight, was brought, who dashed about the tub with amazing strength and reetoeity. then taken into th e parlour be hind the shop, where the fishmonger held the gills close till the Colonel pour[d down its throat • whole half (Janet of laticlanum. It very 9002 stewei signs of rest agony, and writhed and twisted etzessifely, growing errry instant weekt v and weaker. A t length the tishmongor said from hie know 'edge of fish, he wat sure it was nearly dead, nein its changing its t otear. The Colonel then stuffed a certain quantity of his powder down the throat, followed by a little water, and then put it into the tub: in a very short time it began to recover and move *brag ; he then gave it more powder, and in a mutate or two its strength visibly increased; arid after a third dose, it dashed sliced with as mn< h strength 110 before it toed; the lauda num, and h.ut continued very well and Ines. ever since. Every one who solicits 'oldie favour, most feel rest plea-are when the article they hit eto dispose of ntfords a general malefaction. 114.1;.v5e and Co. coo vouch foe this renamitalde (-turf - race tending the prevent tottery, becaose th e pur chive» of Tickets and %hares iorur . !3bly express their arprohat'an of the Scheme, and lay out weir money with cheerfulness, at the o'. l ;ira te Lottery Officcs of Hoaxsav and C v., , C,„ Cw nhill ; Chmritiz-cross: and St. Mar6arrees-bill, GOV" Geeen l ,? ,rt frt's . . ject i no taw , pot to G nno wun deliberatio o birctien , to thi tioos al ice crwl° nal Ain: ;60140n th A DiWet l Oließ the i t itee tc go n t :tati, 44 ,,, to La ApilAt t The Rev ie somersel Ma.fe" l * sc4ole, preventsuo The Be' Lord Vi" living of V The Po coo fiuoi I house, in t for the tin Mr. Al Vienna, li lost. The ee • four the swot oro won lie aecorupot The Fi wager of I Naples. Eighte need lot stantittop the new I Faioco , WP • paying I. eug7 of Isal,e4 tlir ui cd Mr.( ' LAM INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Fee. 13. gat Nisi Prins befbre Lord CAiref -lustier Sir litalsAblE3 MANSFIELD, 4iOti 4 Speci4l Jurl. KENT ELECTION. ROMETWCiOD V. its WILLIAM GEARY. DART. This was an action brought by the Plaintiff to recover the sum of 20301. which was paid by him on account of the expenses of electors polled for the Defeut6nt.—Serjeaut Sneresaa stated the case, and observed, it was one of those that ought never to be brought into a Court of Law : It was a case where the honour of men of rank was engaged ° • and when they de parted in any way front that principle, Courts of Law could ill define ; but in this vets he would chew, that it did not entirely depend on a point of honour; he hoped to be able to prove to the Court and Jury that this case came ander the common law, and if his instructions were true, to the very technical terms of the law.—The Plaintiff was a candidate for a seat in Parliament, as Representative of the county of Kent, in 180°; the defendant was also a candidate—there was a third candidate, Sir Ed ward Kruitchbult. Those three gentlemen put forth their claims to the freeholders of Kent on different grounds. On the 17th of July, the friends and Committee of the Plaintiff .found that he bud a sufficient number of electors polled to insure his election, and they gave di rections to have the post-carriages stopt, and the different houses opened for the reception of elec tors to be closed. At utideneanding immediately took place between the Committee of the De fetsdant and that of the Plaintiff. that if they. would coauteamand the order for stoppiog the post-chuises, and closing the uses of enter to tainment, and would use their interest get the remainder of the electors that would vote for the Plaintiff; to vote for the Defend ant, the Defendant would pay the expense. This was assented to by the friends of the Plaintiff; and the fact was, that the Defendant was returned as a Member ; although at the time this understanding took place, the most strenuous friends of the De fendant thought he should have lost the election, he being so far behind Sir Edward Ktiatclibuil on the poll ; and although Defendant was co7.scions he owed his return to Parliament to the friends of the Plaintiff; he (lid come into that CJurt to Cali ttncl, that the Plaiutiff ought to pay the espeuses of his election ; his client tad offered to leave this cause on the first 4:elect to arbitration, and was even at the present moment willing it shotild go before an arbitrator, which the Defendant had declined ; but he trusted that the Jury, by the verdict they would give, woall make him repent of bicobeti. nacy. TM Loused Serjeont then proceeded to cal bis witnessee. Mr. Richard Lee deposed, that be was a friend of the Plaintiff, &ad one of his Committee for in specting the election for Kent iii 1802. In conse- Kovacs of a great majority being in favour of the Plaintiff, his Cousinittee thought it advisable to stop canvitssing, looking en the election of the Plain tiff as certain. He, in company with a Mr. Shove, en the 17th of July, called oa %Ir. Larkin', one of the Defendants Committee, mid informed him, that the friends of the' Minh/ thought Ilin se cure, acid wished to support the Defendant in pre ference to Sir Edward Itnatchbail, if he would be at the expense of the voters coming down. This 'he joyfully acquiesced in, as the Committee was is despair of the success of the Defeudant, and sp. pointed the next day to meet them. They met oa the following day, and Mr. Larkan positively agreed to pay whatever exp ense might be incurred, but observed that the Plaintiff must not expect any second votes of the Defendant; en which witness replied, that they did not want them. Oa his cruse.examimition by Serjeant Barr, he said he perfectly understood the agreement, and had net a doubt on his mind but the Defendant was to have paid whatever expenses shoubd be in- tarred. Mr. Burke proved that the Defendant's Com mittee Were authorised to do whatever they thought proper, either jointly or reparately, as to the con cerns of the election. They individually gave orders, and he would have thought himself justi fied in obeying the order of any one of the Com mittee. Mr. John Barnes, one of the friends of the De fendant, deposed, that on the 17th of July, he spoke to the Defendant about the assistance of the Plaintiff's fsienda, and be answered, that he would rather see them perform than hear their promises ; and at the request of the Defendant, he came up to London, and sent a great number of voters down , in the_ cerriages of the Paining; which he had to pay for. Crest-examined Serjeant BUT. Said he canvassed for both the Plaint:Oland De fendant after the 17th of July, as many of the voters would not poll for the Defendant alone, and would insist on wearing the Plaintiff's ribbon in 4 9 .31Zt5, IRE! ND. LEINSTCR CIRCUIT. Coeuty Tipperary, at Clonaisl, Mondsy, Matti 7. Kilkenny, at KilLedoy , Wednesday, Minds is. City of Nakcioa, at kilkarrly, SITUP day. Waterford, at Waterford, Monday, March It. Cita of Y 5 atrikri, at Waterford, same day. Weafurd, at Wtaiurd, Friday, Mooch 25. • %Khios+, at t 5 i cklow, Thursday, March 31. don. Judge DaF, Judd. lion. Baron Sands, their hits. Mr. Hill proved that he paid 301 for bringing down voters, friends of the Plaintiff, to vote for the Defendant, which was repaid him by Mr. Clarkson, the agent of the Plaintiff. Mr. William Blenkensop deposed, be was in the interest of the Plaintiff, on the election, end closed the Committee at Rochester on the 17th of July, ' the Defendant having polled a snacient number of vote to insure his aectioo ; but on the day fol lowing he was induced to open it again, and go to Lon.don, by the pervnavicin of a Mr. Gunning, one of the Defendant's Committee.. Sergeant SPILPRELD here tin n ed his cue. Serjeant Buy, for the Defendant, said he would soon put an end to the evidence of the host Witness, for be would rue, by Mr. Ganning hinvelf, that he was nut one of the Defendant's Committee. Besides, a nienal)er Of the Cans mitter bad no right u mike such an engage ment for the Defendant ; and if he did make it. it wonli not he binding on the Dekadent. There was no kind of proof that the Defendant. or a majority of the Committee, bad ever assented • to sncia • proposal. Leaving ell law ont of the • the Noble Bare gnettion, be wool engage foe . r. - t, his Client, that if it had been proved, that .1 either be, es the majority of big Coaunlttee, A person of the name of Broom ass as Monday committed by the Loan NIATOK, for uttering one of the forged notes iii circulation on the Ipswich Bank ; and at Marlborengli-street Office, a genteel droned woman, of the name of Davis, was charged with steatitic a quantity of gold end other laces in theshoplaces, shop of Mesas. Hum and LLOYD, Pall M all, and committed for further esaunnation. A young gentleman. of the iimne of RICUARD soIi, was wounded C oo t he arm in a duel, on Satur day, on Putney eith a naval °Dicer. The meeting took place in consequence of a dis pute at eme of the theatres, on Friday evening. 'llse wound is riot considered dangerous. A letter received from Beseion. says The Ports mouth Telogreo, by a sespectahle person iu this town, dated the 19th ult. mentions the arrival of Mr. Rosa at Norfolk, and of his brivieg set off for Washington with every hope of matters being ami cably adjus ted between Greet Britain and Ame rico. . POLICIS. BOw-STRZIST. FORGERY. Yesterday, and the day preceding, Mr. Rhatv, the Chitf Magisttete of this off e, was - innt,h ors. cupied ivithlhe snit of a forgery to toilie eaterit, on the chavge of ieitAliblinne, of ti ltusqn-stteee, against Machseignia,,is c alsiimt-roanutactorm, late of Drury-lane, a bankrupt; the inquiry iacluded charge against the partner in a respectable house, for knowiney cotleraling the felon after his know ledge of the Irlony. On the latter charge Mr. Gib boas and witnesses mere boand over to prosecute. Hamlett-no:iv. 111.;ses Alfas, alias nkof, a Jew, was chargh& yesterday, befike the Loren MAY 014 on suanicroft of having hies concerned in the stealing of an elegant shawl handkerchief, from a Manufactory in Spitaltirlds. It appeared, from the statement of Mr. Vint, and . other Proprietors, that the *awl in question was first - seen upon a clashirw Cfrprims, at one of the Theatres, in the month of November. ' Oo rumination, they dikevired Open it their private nark, and had no doubt but that it was one or a great many of the same Sort which had been stolen from their inanefactury in October last. The fair wearer stated that she had bought it fee it; guineas. Whams stated thvt it was worth four, and as it was of a new and curio& texture and pisttian, end none of the rest have been since seen, they presume that they have been exported with a view to be imported es foreign.—from the Cypeine the sheet was traced to a Mrs. Barnet, Wile was taken np, but let out ah /sift sett! the should tint, the person from whom she bought it. This person she stated was the prisoner, who has been sought, altar for some time by the officers—He bo-vever d erl ia the charge, and contended that he had I.° dealings of the kind, his business being to provide seamen foe the East hats Company.- - He was held to bail to answer the charge at the Sessions. had consented to such an &premed, be would feet himself bound in honour to give up all defence.-1t was not the money that his cheat regardnd. it was his Isonour.—He had pledged Lila sett to the independent Freehokiere of the empty of Kent, on the Independent Interest alone ; he was neitteh a Whig or Tory ; he had pledged, himself not to be biassed by any inu ty of roes, but to vote the way his conscience directed a sad during the time lie remained in 'Parliament, kept up to that avowal. The Plaintiff was set up by the Whig party, and the otber Cancitdatil by the Ministerial party, and was it to be held out to his supporters, that by an indiscretion of one of hi s Committee, he ha d departed from the line of con duct profes sed by him, and joined the Whig party ? He believed there was no MAD of whom his Client had a higher opinion than he hed of the !tau tiff, as a private Gentleman, but he did not admire his politics, and would sooner have lest the elec tion, than it should be thought he had entered into a coalition with the Plaintiff : hut it Wlll not attempted to be proved that he had, for every trans action that had been proved, happened &Kneen the friends of the parties. How the Plaintiff con trived to make himself a principal in this action, he did not understated, and felt that the actiou must fall to the ground. The Jury could not for get the late [memorable action of a Committee man on en election—Mr. Frost, who came into that Court to support his iniquities, to prove charges for keeping . beck witnesses (ea he called it,) to fritstrate justice ; this alone ought to be suf fragst to teach them how fee Candidates ou 6 lit to be lieuad by the acts of individuals on Cuill mittees. . Mr. Lathan, ens Si the Defitinfieri Com mittee, deposed, that he did not recollect any anvertartion with Mr. Lee °lathe 17th of July; but on Supday; the day Miring, Mr. Lee and Mr. Shove calledon hien. stbernsomeconversation passed between them, of which he Lad taken minutes. — They said they thought the Plaiutiffsa fe, and wished to bring in the Defendant. Witness answered, the Couitaittee would be very glad of any votes they --.....___ would give them ; hut there could be no coalition C h er t Plaintiff. I con Lee said, it ohs r ose, as s 4/4Ta Cason , Es 4, cal Hull, Yorkshire , was, on there cold be any cOnnectioti as to ex peuse, as the ThuraMiy lass elected a Follow of the Antiquarian Soci Plaintiff had polled as many votes as he wasted; etYs and added, that he was not authorised to ester into Alf. Piot% in i letter just published, has shown any a„oreecient about eapense. Ou a flotation from that no delay was imputaine to him in prosecuting the COURT, be said he did iaform M. Sho thnt his charges against Marquis WCT.I.F.SLET. It he would pay all voters whom they brough t, that appears, that the wlene leeeth of time occupied voted for the Defendant instead of Si r Ed war d by that Gentleman in maturing the evinence aid Knatchbull, bet that they should he paid immedi. producing tie charges, vary little exceerent .we . , atek as he would have ho hills. monts, via. from the eoth of April,- whew the On his cross-examinatioo by SerjeantSuithlteee, e ri minatingpapers were printed, to the 6th us Joey, 1 when the horse decided to stop fmther plot-ea:- Witnese said he did intern% the vote's should apple pereenally for their expellees, but none ever came; 1 sup until some importaut documents were nro did think himself thn representative of the Defend- 1 duced, essentially necessary to substantiate n part int. so far u being one of his Consmi tee ; thay con- of the 4 , Oude Charg e." dieted the whole business of the election. iWe lament to ley that another nephew of f:e 1 immortal NELSort is prematurely cut oil. YEA N- Dr. Forster said, he was one nf the Den:Oh:es cta, the second sen of Mr. Matches, by the rider Committee ; did not consider an act of 23 indivi- 1 ; of the deceased Lord In woe, a very proeshing dui of the Committee binding on the whole ; he , youth of twelve years of age, died Last week, after would not have accepted votes - from the Plaintiff, I twodays illness of an inflammation io the bowels. Ana have paid for them, but would accept them from the friends of the Plaintiff. A tighthope dancer, from Yorkshire, who halls i , herself Si gnor a _ BELLINDS, has brouAit an action Lord Chief Justice Meuse:eon observed, that the conjurer, for a breach of his was as nice a distinction as a Jesuit conk! make.— ' against innants He recommended it strongly to the parties to leave engagement, and the case stands for trial at West-. the cue, even in its present suite, to a reference. minster-hall. This has of course eteited seat Serjeant Ifirarneao, for the Plaintiff, has per- shesseseal swriwasth 5" tarn Cosa foe 9 ". el nays betty agreed. put has been filled with all the oh erant etrolle a Serjeant BEIT, for the Defendant, declined. and private acioni round the metrontlia, besides; a Mr. Gutting deposed, that he never did con- long etcetera of Pandeen minstrels, female prodi eider himself as one of the Defendant's Commit- res on the, 4ackeeire, professors of salt-box me tre, he might have beer) considered so by others l° 4 Y4lire 4 Ve rs, leePers of add heists, and CVS"' as he wasone of the poll inspector* for fife Defend- jirers of an' descri•phour. not. In the coarse of the night, between Wednesday .and Thurveloy last, the perish church of nother- On his cross-examination, said he believed the Defendant Would have lost his election. if it had ' hithe was broken open, the outer gate door of ist notbeen for the friends of the Plaintiff. ' , church and vestry were forced, apearently with an Serjeant SIMPHEID replied in a very able and iron crow, and every closet and chest in the vastly animated speech. He observed, that his Lordship lansaehash In the morning. gowe.a , sorplices, would irrfonn the Jury: that a candidate had * Mfrs, a bout, books, and cushions were fouhd right to pay the expenses of the electors. on their strewed but nothing of real value was taken way to the poll : that it bad been hilly proved away ; the church plate, Which it is supposed wee every voter charged for voted for the Defe.ntlaut. the object of the depredators not being kept there. He could not help feeling sorry the the Defeo:lent During the course of the saute night, a trader had been advised to Wend this cause. He had a man's shop on the platform was also broken into ; better opinion of the Noble Baronet than to sup- the till was robbed cf a quantity of half-pence, Wit Pose i t was hi s own ac t. H e coac h i d e d by w u nr .... an farther loss was eastair:cd. Two or three otber mg, that he Mt confident the Court and Jury houses in that neighbourhood were also attempted, agreed with bins that the Plaintiff ou b lit to have a hut without success, molt probably by the same verdict. daridg party of depredaton. Active messores lie, Lord Chief Justice al pr sninmed up the alif undetstarkl. pursuing to detect the ettlyslts, evidence with his usual precision, and observed, nothe of wham are strongly sostreeted. • that if the Jury were of opinion that the Plaintiff A shocking accident occurred on the morning , of ought to have a verdict, they would give it for the Friday last. Ise ULLA Dasw, a young woman of sum laid ie the declaration, aa the items must be Union..street, Myton, Yorkshire, standing near the left to a reference. chimney, with her back towards it, making pastry , e Jury returned a verdict fo r the Plaintiff, her gown caught fire, and her whole dress being The 9.0001, subject to a referee e. entirely cotton, was almost instantly in flames. ?V o person being present save a little girl, who was not . able to render any twestance„ the unhappy sufferer ran into the street, whereby the flames set re so so Ji:is increased, that the neighbours could not come near to render her any assistance. until one of them pro rayed a bucket of water, end 'threw it upon her. Mettmaledvice was immediately obtained; but Ohs was se shockingly burnt, that she died in Oho: twelve hones: another mert'fr, In all pho lothility, to fishino, which has discarded the use of Pausel as en articie of dress among rutty of her young vota ries. This young woman, was to hate beeu mar ried in a few days. A singular circumstance ' aro in the neighbourhood ' Newcastle, which is well on account of the use therein, but also for his 'babas', who had tal week of a farmer, fir >, therein, was surprised , stock, to fi nd the 'sheep adjoining. in'onderine ' to prefer such a posture pushed forward from th tarn the cause of this s astonishment, he nefeei` of Milk before him, ' turnip &cid and the ever the sheep aote them back. Had tl solved, the sheep mi ever loeforethe hurt of his stocks would have beeiatt I • • tape* occurred a short time cod of 1-laythm-bridge; user , ell worth recording, not only :laity of the person implicated his ingenuity. A batches in iken s fi7ld of turnips by is r the purpose or re ding iilitep 4„ on frotoently wiiitai g is :fa I:eep always in a stubble fliilti ing what could i 'duce t tire to the turd' a, he one ay e the road,, in w att to r. vis circumstance, ober, toilis revived a cur dog, with a boson placed in the pp bet inn] the i stubble past aye, on that alit - p r oa L lied, ti:e dog frighte. d the: mvatery out 1....a0 thwi am- Diet have remained there for 'thee.) al4eet. via, the fattening ' 4 ‘ '