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iiemned and despised such an ad as Hin Prisoner stood a It. Bank note, Sr. or Ss. MI. Is silver, and he kallimini the charged with. . .Priannin, Harmon, to-Mune of the gang who rafilisi Mar. He wit% ordered to And rarefies to keep the peace. I James Casks was distend by Bead soil Maros as*. A poor woman trout Bartholomew's Hospital produced a cion of being one of the robbers. They apprehend/14MM is letter to his Worship from a Mr. William Walker IVilhing, field near the fair, and on searching hom toned a 11. suste, as officer attached to that establishment, slating that it will three shining*, and two sixpences, which crone seipposeil to necessary for her recovery and comfort that she should be have been stolen. removed lb another ward, awl, requesting that his Mir. ! Hew! Louett, omen( the gang of the ?Irons, war charged ship would order her to be so removed without payinent or by Beuj ' Harrison, a Ileadhorough belonging to Ilanits lbe accesionied fees. - ' stead, on suspicion of havisig robbed and ill-treated Mr. ... The 'l3.zistrate having read thja.leuvr, said h e enn ui sent 1 Mirhael Ellington, of Hampstead , bet who is in sack a hest eisissol..e the a pplicrtiob as extremely ins:srisper—ho : dangerous stale, in ronsetpuenee of the extreme bail 1 frsd• issi4 /le felt for the poor women, an.l.Jraviug green admit- ! men/ he received, that he was usable to attend st the office •.. teat, .ix.rw tile' hospital, she suit only .had a claim upon the '. Ye'OefaoY. .. • 41.smanity of those connected with il, trot Aiwy were bmi ! Thongs Jobte,p. and William. Coto were charge. , by John withool tinyMent of any fe, to F emur.. h er l a w hatever i• Davis, a Constaldr, belonging to the office. willi attempt watt pit.t ..f tie: liJost wavtuost likely to coistribulf to her coca • ' big in pick several Geulternen's pickets in the fair, on Mou fort., nod to „peg... Mote her recovery.. He said that this I day nicht. • .. . applicatiwn was nierefi,' in case .it Humid be granted, to 1 Walton Brooke'. not or the Coot of the ellrvelli awl nae fix tr i p r ef .., sin ib e ..,t, ihe h a d kn o wn s imilar lippi jest ion, ,of the most ilas hog thieves in I. iiiii lois, was chared by Wil lito base Irma, made, which he felt it his drily uniformly to I liam il timphreys, a hosier, of Oxford-street. on suspicion ,*•• • ‘eefuitC. 1 of !wing roiiernied with others iii robbing him of a silver . ' . .1141W-STRIMT. i limiting watch in the fair on Tuesday evening. A hal was i g.II MI in the posswarum of the Prisoner with the lining t 1 out, f. um which circumstance it was suspected to have been ' stolen. i TIOOPC of the Prisoner* against whom direct charges were made vmre ronimi:lvil ; the ushers were twill to the watch. house, to he Iwonglit to the suffice Ilsis day, to ratable those persons who have been robbed or ill-treated to identify ilsrua s ----- n' / EST END FMB. in rot seri:mime of the sou tragenna dm in g scenes of diewder, robbery , ', a sommling. 21111 1 11-treating of a number of per asap at Il'est Cool F.sir, near Hampatmad, on Monday mo at. and dining the uight, an additional number of eon s:Won belonging to the shove office, as well as a nnnt• Vr•qf Akers from Hatton-Carden office,. were ordered to a • ' mitre the fair. .to detect and aroma helot the offender., • istet • number of the inhabitants of Hampstead were sworn lie speiial cainatahles by Mr. Cartwright, the Magistrate sof Harepateaff, leo assist Oat molar police. On Tuesday • evening. tmaitia.thstandieg the increased numbers of the Nip., they .mvaie not equal altogether to conOnd with mho armed h 'nada Idea were armed with loludgemor, cxc,„, nod defeecelawa ludivirinala with more darffig t'or.iet, if possible, than rot Monday night, by korai:mg people slower, .wereclisig, and ill-treating 'them: 'Mther of depredators was estimated at CM in the air. tioeill poor, and after they hail knocked shown, they not dfilY'rokty:d Hie people of their money, but alm in the mond ilarieg manner 21lbtald them of their wearing apparel, par. • iienlar'y of their bats. One man, while 14141111110,4 m sou the grosser, by one of,lhe lemmas a daring ruffians, bast nearly all his f lotheratoin off him; hid le torches were • iiresieffiagracefol seems were not confined to the fair, bolt 'Ore .rikinti miscreants %allied forth to the fields ~ , tfii.flir; where india ideals who happened to he walking In idiemer,,.were attacked, ill-treated, and robbed in the same viaduct se those in time fair. By great exertion's of the nu lrirttuNs aaseruhlitge of tbe police, they aneceerled in se coring lb sty, suspected of being depredators. They {min utely C....slated of two gangs, eleven in one, and nem-teem soh the other. They look oppooritindita of apprehending them, thin fly in a booth called Waterloo Booth They were seal.rlsy marring brought to the office Plllll 61:fferent watch. boons, int outdrew.' ut ate ems ~, i , tation before Mr. HICKS. Some or the partirs who hail been attacked were revealed kale attending at the office, owing to the wounds awl ill. sr :cement they had received. One man is suspected to have bees &lira. red, as he hat not et-termed home, nor has be been tyrard of elites , the affair. The examination occupied smarty the who's...l'lhr day, and did soot coireclosle till warty five o'clock. The gang of eleven were first put to the Isar. Th,.i.. names are as follow Brooke", Within. Burke, Henry Lovell, Edward Caomarly, Wiliam Merit, fans , %mull', Thomas Howlett, William Passenger, John Re id, 11. nee Hancock, and John Smith. Thomas Haul. a constable of Ilampatead, was the first witness examine , ), who gave a general deacriptlons of the con duct of the armed gang of robbers deriug Monday and Tues day night, at West End Fair, by knocking persons down, aa.l 'sobbing them in the mail outrageous manner. .1 ones Friend, a plumber, of No. 1, Avery-row, Chelsea, •Ims.l, that 1111 TUVILday he, accommosied by a friend, went to 11'. st End Fair—ahoul nine o'clock in the evening, as he arse passiag through a field, near where the fair is held, 2/3.• attacked by a gang of rubbers, be supposed their noombrr amounted to seventeen ; the first mats who seized hurt by the collar amid arm, he was positive was the Primmer Crasaily ;he was knocks-II down try a bludgeon, received a stab oar the 601 side of his belly, but fortunately the 'm et:Amu nt the 11.1 prUCCI.4I far. One of the villains exclaim ed to his companion who stabbed him, " Cul his gals oat!' After it}-treating him in other respects, they lore his clothe. off, and robbed him sit a it. Bank note, sons silver, Ate What had heroine of his friend anti c pardon he had nal le en to ascertain; he was fearful he had been mar. word, as he load out returned home, and sou trace could L. had of him. Thomas Cooke, a printer, of Long-mere, identified the ISUIII r, William Burke, as being one of the gang who somekrol him in %Vest End Fair on Tuesday eight, to rob him of lei.. watch ; the Prisoner ram against him, and al the amine time one of his companions snatched at bid watch ribbon. which fortunately broke, and they only got his seal, v rib a Itirli„they made off. . • OXFORD ASSIZES, JULY 23. --at.-- • sEnucTioN. COOKE V. lIIITCIISIAL This was an Net 66666 10 letliver a elliTloolo l llll o l l la damages for the 011101 the Ph ilotiff had 1.1111. litett by 11-111:4 46'06 1 /ell I.f the services of his (Lull:liter, whom, it was allege d, the Defrodant had sedoerd. The Defrodaot pleaded Nut Guilty, ttlicreoprm issue was joined. Air. Togas opened the pleadirtls ► and Mr. TA lINTON stated the ca•e to the Jury. Elizabeth Cooke rood, that her father will • farmer; she assisted hunt in the dairy. She was f ume d o f 42,0. She became ocgnait►trd with the liefriolaiit roof years ago la•t December. lie was introduced to the family by her cousin slida (Beton. wi11:0..114d iittre married a sister of his. lier sister war married to Mr. Roar, of Blackwell, two. years hest December. Defendant gave her away, and witness was.the bride.maid. After the wed. i:ing she remained at Air. ; Defendant war there at the PUttu• time. intent to her were snore particular thin dime of an acquaintance. She had known him then Iwo yews. He re ponied her home from Mr. Itine's ; his vi.i:r at her father's, at iiiiestvell. were .then more frequent. Her father, in her hearing, asked him what be meant by corning to their house so ultra ? lie said, that he intuiet .6 honour." I ler father replied, that if he tl gilt himself litr better, lie desired lie would nut come. Defendant is a farmer. She had never bean, lam say any thing &ikon; his property. Aft& this con- ; venation with her father, the Defendant stayed for $ supper, and then returned home. He came again on Sunday week after, and continued his visits till August, I al7. The two families isecalue acquainted. His relations knew he was paying his aoldres•es to her, hut she never had any conversation with them oil that subject. In August, 1817, lie went ion wake at Dahill. He wished her to go, but site did not, be cause she thought it might lie said she went to see Minn. Ile was displeased at tine, and their scquointance Was broken off for a . Uo the Ylst of January, 1818, they met again, but on cooler terms; there was company at her father's that evening, and the Defendant stayed all night. He slept in a room with Mr. Rose. in the morning she said tier father was not willing ise should come ; he said, he did not think her father would say any thisg. She told him she would continue their a«iiiistunce, if he thought of snaking her his wile. lie said that he did, lout did not mention rearm His visits then con tinued as before, till June, when he accomplished that which was the subject of this action. She did not diocover her situation to her flintily at first ; she told her sister, Mrs. Rose, in Septtauber ; she had known her situation for some weeks before. In consequence of what hoppened between her and Mrs. Roar, she communicated it to the Defessolont, who said, she was not to make herself uneasy. as he would marry her very sums. tier brothers afierwmils come to pee her at Mr. Rose's. They walked out with her and the Defend:iut iii the ev g. Iler brother John said, " Hitchnian, why don't you marry ?" He said he would as soon as he could, but at present lie had no where to take her to. Her brother said, that if they *married. she might go home to her father's and live, us she had done before ; but she must not go home witl 1111 l 1. She returised to her sister's. and the others *riot away. Delemlant called again the next day ; eke was cry log, and lie told her not to make lwrselt' uneasy ; they were to be married. Her soother came to Black well, and saw Defendant in her piesence. She ask. ed him if he did not meats to marry ? lie said he knew what lie ought to do, if lie could do as lie would. He said his mother was very illooloreesble about it. He was not then of age. Ile said he was sorry to see the witness sutler. Iler mother offered that if they were married she might go home and live as before. Nothing was settled thee. At soother meeting between her and the Doh-infant. • the latter said, they would be married we the next Tuesday. He took her home, and left her at her father's. A day or two before she was confined, her toothier asked him what he meant to do. Ile left her still unsettled. She was confined : the child was a gbh He come to sew her of o r that ; he was the fa- • ther of the child. She bail spoken to I respecting this action after it was coinuienced. He told her that her father wanted too ruin him, and sislwol hot tint to appear in Coust against hum, us her father could not do any thing without her. lie wanted her to go to service, and said, lie would put the child Out. She wished Ilion to go to her father's solicitor. and bind himself in a 5001. Wad to marry her, and she would then go to service: Ile said he would soot bind himsell ; she might take his word. This was the last conversation she ever had wills I This was the substance of the case. • Several other witnesses were examined. The Jury deliberated for a long time, and then gave a verdict for the Plaintiff—damages 150/. Rich , ' rd II Ids, one of the ging of the nineteen, was ritsrgrd with ewlently assaulting awl wounding Mr. John a! , s, stated, that on Tuesday of he a/corona- • toed a Clew, in a single horse chaise fur a ride, and between fire awl ax o'clock, when they wire eiont In miter West F.ocl F.iir, ti, it horse was attacked by several disorderly mem, by vas iwis noises, is Welt slants el the horse very much, it being • very young one. The conduct of the men was 4 eidriitty to cream confusion and mischief. His frieod in consequence got out of the chaise to take care of the horse ; and while he was sitting in the chaise by himself he received a very violet,t blow nn the head from a large stone; the dreadful effect on his left temple was very visible, and which hail caused a great effusion of blood; his coat, mad the outside and inside of his hat gave evident proofs it. lie prOllll.l-01 the linen whicie he had on al the time, was cost/C.4 wins blood. He recognized the Prisoner, li nuts , as beiog one of the mob, but did out see him throw the stuue. George Forman, n Hersilburough, Irclongin:l to the pariah o Hampstead, stated, that he was near the spot where the outrage was rummiited, and saw the Prisoner. Hinds. throw the dune at ai r. Clark, the Prosecutor, and GAw it strike bias war hie left temple. • • I , l4uher. another of the same gang, was charted by John Diann, a constable of ilanipstead, on suspicion of robbing some person or persona unknown. On searching two silk handkerchiefs were found, and • bat with the MASTIC of Preisinsais in it. This was confirmed by Charles Rena, a Special Constable. Charles Ta;bol, and Jonas Goldsmilk were charged with brim, educe-nerd with ereeral.othera in robbing Mr. Andrew kVA ilistri,who is in the wine trade, is Great Fellteney-strert, who owed that hr was in West Cod Fair on Tuesday even ir•tt at alt int nine o'clock. the Prisoners forcibly took Off his hat, and iennietitaiely after the Prisoner Talbot struck hint el ....lent oie the head with • Mirk, the Pe ironer Gold- Tamil] at the same time made • snatch at his handkerchief, snit streie le bins with a blisstrena. Charier Maine.. another of the gang, was charged with robbing a gentletuais near the fair. rbittles Poultry, a 'relit constable, staled, that 'bunt elro,ra o'clock on Tuesday night, lie apprehended Ike Wl .nniier,Stai•ree, ju a field at the bark of the fair, while in the art of rubbing a gentleman, who was sts much injured from woonds.notbroises Lc hid received from the Prisoner and ins companiuna that he was unable to attend at the office c-etterrlAy. Thi; constable scorched the Prisoner, and found opt,. him IS,. seventeen of which had beta taken (rum the . Ttra statement was cm:armed by another witness, who 51'4 he had been knocked down, wounded, and bruised hem his head to his feet. Samuel Yeooans was charged with rescuing a Prisoner foam Charles Rend, a special constable—who stated, that an searching the Prisoner be found upon hiss • seat, &e. which lee suspected to have been styles, sad a pair of sass, the points of which were in a cork, which he suspected to i.e for the perpose of csitisg pockets. rise Pciauc.r, however, proved, to the satisfaction of itie Magistrate bow he became possessed of (hose articles. lie was is consequence allowed to p at large to appear o• a f WM"! any Jahn littorott was charged with being concerned, with several others, is robbing M►. Juba Sprattaweli. of TIMM. toek•urret, Corent-garden, Moeda; night, is the fair ► of Saturday se' 'glit on inque►t was taken at Stiff key, hence F. T. QUARI.Eo. Grid. Coroner, on the body or JuitY HOWARD. aged 31. boat of Mr. HowanD, butcher, who having left home to look alter his tatlireis cows, fell down in a lit (a disorder to which he was subject) into a ditch, dislocated his neck. and almost instantly expired. Verdict, " Died by the visitatioime Gud." z 0 THE TURF. !MA F FRA St RACt$. At Silvana's Races on Thursday tut, she Town Plate and County Members' Plate of !All. earb. were won by the 1) 1 1 ke of Grallon's ally. lb, Friday the Ladies' Handicap Plate was won by Mr. Jones's December filly, and the t7iiisnty &m -ileometer Plate of 5411. was wos by Major WI 111011% Saddam. The weather Iteitic uncommonly bite, the races on both days wire inusterowsly intended. At 11w balls on raeh evening were present—llse Carl of Albemarle. Lord soil Lady Rory, Sir It. and Lady Reilintfielil, Don. General and Lally Itlicsbeth Fitzroy, Colonel Kennel,' Najnr Colonel Dixon, A. I, F. 01., P. Dimond, Req. mad family; Rev. Chan cellor Ironer ; R. fluelworth, Andrew jiiummine, J. Pen- Sanstsel l'yeaen, .1. Masao, H. Day, .1. Dugout*, kc. IRVINE RACES, 1810. [Run fur over Bugside C00r5...) TIIURMAY, JULY 22. A gold enp or one hundred guineas value, and ten griaeis ... in opt. cie. L.rd Ezlinton's R. Mmoreiolo Mr. J. G. Skreoe's hr. to. Looroffer I Lea Eglintun's Sans Culotte A good race. GENERAL D'EVEREUX'S LEGION. DUBLIN, JULY 24. (7olnsiel Aylmer'', tine regisisene, the first err, the Legion, has ; the first divi sion is st sr.. Cohotel Power Its, his regiineoL the Ist Light Infantry of the Legion, nearly trody to embolc. Colonel Lyster, of the Ist Fn.,leers of the Le. loon, proceeds immediately to Brlfu,t, to com plete nod prepare his regiment f or renlokation. Front the experience of this officer, lieen eleven years iii *live service, tool the imelligence of Lietitetintit-Colonel Treollettuo.k, the 1:H.11e-toot, which the General culls " Isis owes," prn.lipie well for the servic-. lootl O'Nlariflen proceed. In Mi” o and Gal way, to complrte lUS carp, Grorral ll'Everrux will hold n Military I,.ver 10-morrow, at three o'clnrk, when the ef.lon , *a are to bit presented to Colonel Nl' Derniatea Itrgiinent. COUNTY SESSMAS. At Norwich County &onion., the I'ol owing Pri. soners were tried : _ ..... Sam. Riel.rs, for stealing an ass from Mr. S.alding„ of Shotteohani, and some *raring apparel from II Brightly, Wa. senh•nred in sr ern years trammurt .—James Hithani, fur stealing, ten ho.hels of cole.seed, to ha Imi:rimmed twelve months—Peter Hannah, for 'leafing a quantity of Wheat; Charlotte Fmk, alias White, roneirn•d a , rogue and Vags buitti ; and John Mild, who pleaded guilty 1.. an joseljetairsil, for strafing 311 turnips; each SIX mouth.' imprisonment. — Thum.. Carr, fur stealing wearing apparel; W. Groomer and Jame. Skinner. far 'waling two p of Mons and Shier - - - . • pair of nhoer ; all three the impnaam,m►ut.—Juba Miler : and T. Doughty, for Irrreny; anal Maria Alex.isol• r. for no ! acsault ; rac•h In be iniprinouie.l our th-.-aiol J. Tipple, fur nu assault, one week's imprisuunsent. Eldred (4 reputed cunning 'nun"). who had been couvictecl of übta • g mime) . by Ins pr..- eructed skill in foretelling future events, egos . brought up, when Mr. COOPER made an objection to the comic : firm, on the ground that it wits not stated that Ihr odetice was coinusitt.d within the jurivillelloo ut . the convicting Magistrate, which, he Colllettlirds was fatal ; I the Court being u 1• the same opi ; Mon the Prisoner was discharged, with a cannon but to he found offending in the like manner again. At the atliniutied Sessions, la•1/I at Sista hum— i It. Smith, for stealing 12 shrep.skins, and Jim Grover, fur receiving them, were sentenced to two pars' imprisonment —John Moore, fur obtaining munvy ander false pretences, une year's imprisuument—G.•ur;;e Proctor, fur stealing 3 !Piddles t*.l months inspriminnient, and to be pithy ly whip. ped--James Lawley, for stealing a vire ; and J Jerry, wiesiimg a neckloce, rack use mouth'* imprisonment, mot to he whipped—John F.lacet and IV. Mond, for misdrenix 00000 s, one month's imprisonment —W. Par.mis, for a misilemea. • nor ; and W. Wiley, for a breach of the price, each seem slays imprisiniutent-ukiid K. Lacey, fur an assault, six days' imprisonment. I At Lynn Sessions— T. kuiliterharti was convicted of slierp.stealing, and re. relent sentence of death—Woe. Wwslky, fur stealing weir. tug minaret, was sentenced to one year's. imprisonment—F. ' English, fur travelling with a forged Iwo, three WOW ha' no. • prisonment, and to be pubhey J Bunting, fur stealing five pecks of wheal, to be imprisuntil one . mouth. THE RADICAL REFORMERS. Mr. (kilt had been invited to preside at a Meet. ing %Inch was intended to take place at Illaticlirpter ou thr 9414 next month ; the following is th e l e tter in which lie Peering the 5. IVyirle.oirrct, Straml, 1.4.h.10n, July !NI. . UIY Dv** se emisormence oriel IsM.I . IICI . from Mime, rind some delay at She rust office, your farmer of the 1014 Matfett, cuotniniug thus fieltrrissz invitation of the C - niitice to preuide at the Obtruded pallid. Merton: to lot held at Slanetwitter on the 91b of etuaind, did not rends me till Saturday lasi. If by my humbly 11 t h on. et...jug elirriMUM to proeore for the people of Fmcbool th it soadouhtell right to elrel their own tteprelontattriN I hove secured the confidence. of ibebrave Refortiter4.l I.normeleiro. Out in as ample reward for my Isuisble ; and it M t grate MI to mv frelinga to hooey, that in pitimirti 111 l lit the vindictive h..stlbuy beard upon me by Stir VII silks of the human core, I experience the estryin and pro. teethe° of such Intro as Mt Ilrfornsi 6 , 6 of Alnueliester Our meeting takes place to Smithfield to. ~,,, now, and yens may easily emneeire lls• agitated 1.1411 . Of the tools of runup. line gni this occasi 0000 . The laird Alamo., Askino, a Ica 1. as busy a foul as your Iliiroaglireeve, is raperieig alM,ul !eke " parched pea tiptoe a ilium-Iliad," ■Il his turtle. fed foires ; 81111 Walllll Cfrile a riot, or do any thin:, how. ever itiliciftensa, to he dabbed a Kinglet, if ht• were not sr. steamed by ar.lBnl from these at 6.811-quarters, situ ars too running, aged have too much at ►ti.ke, to russ the risk of los ing it to gratify the yeasty anti+ a runts stiptible rose le. Ile i. supported by Itmse , foot, and artillery; hat the Ku sought:llmo Sr. Maisie obeli Very rs flee!, limit Shore who wield the sword and she losy..,et, as well as those alio point the can tttttt and apply llw torch, are the fano rs, brothers, and relations of the people of England, who ale stringless: as moil to secure for lbem their rights, as they are to ob. taia liberty sad justice for themw•lver. Notwitlestandoig all this dreadful mole of preparation, I have tall confidence that we skill bare an excelling and a rolleelkle SIM awl Shut I shall have the plemsure of Meeting tloy Nicosia, and the honour of lir...Ming again •at Illseichester, ins the 13th of AIIEIIBI. Front alsrot I emos learn of the disposition of the people in the inetropulis, they are resale.ii to cosolmel Ihesn,elves peaceably ■cal orderly; but if assailed, they are pet pared ' and determined to re►ist Ilse acts of those also wa y i n ., break 11w peace. I am, my dea► Sir, 'ours mo►t sisirere'y, I Tu Joseph Johnston, Fiq. H. HUNT. AMEkICAN PilEk?S. The following eonfervion, which we coPY froin a Charle raper, received yesterihy. exceeds all we t ver read in the Inatory of individual er '(here apiwins no reason to dunid 119 suthentiesty, and iii pern.ing it we Illbk wunkeirr., with terror, can human torture. ler 'my circumstances, be capable of puck inonatrous. atrocity ? Confession and Dying D'elaration of !same tinhorn', who was executed at thitrilsre, New York, em the 4th of April, for the aware of hit wife a n d sox children. " I was burn at hisilaloe, to the Stile of New York, of WIWI by, kilo!, and respectable 'omits, who shine ivoureil to instil into my mind every Is Able awl wort 000000 s principle as a Christian, according to the laws of God, which are here establish/hi before oar eyes. " Doris.; my youthful days my father made it an unal terable role to perform family worship Anil prover, which was dime with purr hive inwards God, every evening. " I led all hie life for 27 years, al which age merriest a fine woman from the towns of Foie, Pa. some miles sli.itlist ap the lake from Butfilsoe. I lived wills r for 17 yearn, eujosyiiig all the pleasure awl happiness ialueli a men possibly could experience in this frail world; during shirk tune we lon a family of six children, Iwo boys and hoar girls At this tone I got o wed that highly dos rislool and toefnl orrnpation, n firms r, and, with the ;omits aiisisig from the prosinee of iny Cann and soy oats Whim, I supported my wife and finishes with all those comforts which belong to their mural frames. 0 Rio my natisrseen evils tire now beginning' about this Half 1 isezaii In !row Conn Or driukiul, the root of all evil, mid keeping bad entsonnit and gambling, hare as length put an cud to my existence, by unlacing me to commit one of the t dreadful acts that was our recurneil its the pages of histio y On the nizlit of the ilith of Merril last, I was at the j 8,, Rahn. Ine• ell, Until it was about smile 0 . 4 earns, drinking, sweating. and cu • Sing all five sin and wickedness which this kind of company are in the helot of doing. Ily thie time my bean began ho swiw with the arrin of ardent liquiors, so nlnell sit 1114 I. could scarcely make my way home. I was just entering the gate of my house, when I received a Wow on Ike head trith a bidet of wood, front the furre of which I fo II insensate on the ground, and lay almost senseless for smote 000000 tes; when I awoke hum toy delirium. I began lit ronsider, and thought that such firm es trite was too mach for sue hi let pass unnoticed; I taerefore was noel 000 ioo ell to have revenge upon her, and in the spare of half an hoar, as urar at I can recollect, I endenromed with the stun of my wound to crawl towards the house, and more is the pity, fur the first thing which presented itself ID my hand seas the wood ore nod now losing prepars 01, like a hatcher Komi to %laugh's r, I slatted and tame to the bed where my wife and three children were laying. 1 did o u t hesitate one mainent, lint begin to cut and slesh among these four, while they lay sleeping ; the first was my wife, the axe was hurled in her bosom ; the childien clung so close to her that they were cut to pieces, and by this time the ben was overAuwed with human gore. The sound hf these &messed suffers-es alarmed my color three chshos. Alas ! what must have been my feelings at this time! they began to be much confused, but I still pursued my shiloglitering until my wife and six chil dren lay Hosting in their own blood. " The savage heart is never satisfied ; after committing this horrid act upon my own Bob and blood, my two see. emits lis'etnne the objects of my Istitcheriog heart ; they hail some suspicion of my intention, and therefore endeavoured to nuke their escape through a back window in the lower part of the h o use; the old black woman bring half its mid half out, I ran wit!, my axe and rail her legs oft; as she was going out of the window ; her daughter, who had a trader feeling for her mother, came to me and implored mercy from my hand ; but rem, the devil woold out let my savage soul slop here, hut I inunes!Otely put nn cud to their exist ence; this bring done, thew tlwu lay nine innocent souls floatinc in their own crimson gore. Still mot beiiig sahefi, ol with what I had already done, I first took the two servants and Inuit a fire in the kitchen lise.place, which was large e gls w bold half a quarter of wood ; then placing the old woman uu she back part of the lire, and the daughter on the front, I wrist up stairs and brought down the bodies of sty wife and children, and bung them likewise!! " After committing these most dreadful crimes, I felt low mud dull in spirits, and much concerned aluout my miseons noel. I expo el the lawman acts whirls I have bet a guilty of, will stand Wrote ene in my last days, which will be sow very sums I expert." Ills ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC. " Friends and Felbitr.ellizens-1 hope pm will take this untimely death as au everlasting warning against keeping bail company and gambhug, and the use of ardent liquors. Take this short aerostat of my transactions into your hands, and read it slyer and over again, and when n o ne, seal it in pole memories, asst the hearts of your childless, that they nosy never devote hum the paths of eh lite slid honesty, that they may he rewarded by the Almighty for their virtues, and not suffer. as I leave 111 do, by an untimely and au ignonsi- Limos deatli."—(.lhifoaian.) Front the Cape Fear Recorder, June 1?. The seosteer Delight (owned by D. Mitchell, of this place), James It. Lark, master, bound to the island of St. Domingo, went over the bar on the Ist instant, and returned on the 9th, in consequence of one of the crew, who had ►hipped by the name of ElijAlt Libby, by birth an Englishman, having strue k the Captain, with the sharp part of an axe, two blows on the head, which it is expected will cause leis dcsth. The circumstance, us far as were reltvesl by the witnesses that hteve been es:entitled, are these—that front the time the Delight weld over the her. to the nooritiog of the coatrois►iou of the unfor tunate act, which was on Sunday, the fith, at eight o'clock, a. to. the Prisoner appeared considerably •• troubled iu mind"—that be conceived, or pre- , rennet' to conceive, thAt there were perboll% conversing with him, who WRIt mei bourd—i hat hr threw a parlor Ihis, clothes into the reit ; and said that the persons cogpve isms c ilh him had informed him that the Trope! %Timid be loot ; and that hr, the Prisoner, had no other way of Waving his life ilian by taking a piece of wood mud jaunting into the sea with it, winch piece of woad would turn into a boat, and take him aide on slitter. Ile accordingly gut a piece of wood acd jouwd oat rhuard, upon which lie got, but soon coal salt foe help, and irguraird that the vessel should not leave I ,as 1w could not swim. All tltr►r 114 IS were surposed to proceed from the effects of liquor which he had (hank previous to his leas. tug port. Ile ►tates, that the per►on who instructed him as to the destruction of the vessel, also inform ed him, after he gut aboard, that he had MO other ni.dinit of saving hie life but by taking that of the Coptito's, which we are afraid lie has succeeded but tun well in Olotog. Owe of the u 'messes was at the helm ; the Cap tain unit Prisoner were on the deck; the mate be low. The man at the helm heard the Captain cry out—osi turning round he observed the Captain iu the set of lolling, and the Prisoner in the act of repcatiog the blow, and which he succeeded in guying before the witness cuuld prevent it, who hu m, dialety after, with the assistance of the cook, took the axe from the Prisoner and secured him.— C 1 the mate's coming on deck, he found that the edge of the axe had been struck with great force lulu the Captain's head in two places; that he lay mi the deck bleeding must profusely ; mid from his dmigeruus . situation, he thought it best to return immtdietely to this port, where he arrived Is e stall rd. From circumstances thst appeared on the ex.!n.:• nation. it iv to he feared that the •yruptroti4 s l ily, which t o-irkerl , flie Prisoner's conduct previous to the oriforturiare tr.riesact 1111 l . wits a mere preten ce . and that wider thrust hr harboured a most &dialler! isitesiti9o. Hr has been handed over to the custody of the law ; it therefore ill leecomev us to express soy opinion as to his guilt. which may have a ter:demi to create an improper ionlieriee. . _ . . . 111 his plifers.loll were found n tinnibee of ( I" cliArges from the C,ttir6 Nary, /be MIMI Janie% and a register of an American yawl. Tip; kitties charge was from his 13r.taimic *jetty's ship Etur, Itohert Spencer, dated 40th of Mare:, 1817. .I%)e. register is for the scinroner Coikerixe, ebutt. II ussey, of flallowell (noastes). owner, James master, r.-gi.ter No. 95u, temps. rary, the Custom-house of lio,toit and Chailestini, and dated 2d of Noventher, The register is now in the hands of the Collector of Ibis port, »Ito has, with his M.:0:111001111ell prOlUpl• 1.410 . 11 the necessary steps to ascertain the facts connect. d with it. tVe will conclude by remarking, that after du Primmer had co • tad the act, he appeared per. lectly rational ; and on hi* CX:111 111 l mien, recollected every thing that had tratispited while he was .0 hoard of the achootier ; and Ma from threat, that 'he had made, that he hail de•igtoi 144.-“ilet the lives of all the crew. with the exception ut the mate. lurk is •t Fort bird I the mature of his wound, it is almost isoilmo.dAt that he 1:311 trCOVer. . . . r understood the Prisoner i• bnindeil iu the hand ; he may, therefore, be an old offender. - - NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTPINOOTNI, JOLT 27. Sailed the Menai, for St. Hehim ; a n d Hook, or a CInISC; trAusport, for Plymouth sod Beranords; and o: 31si eller, Herbert, fur Quebec. PLYMOUTH, JULY '6. Arri►ed the Janos and Royal Briton transport* hum Portidutiutb, in eight days; LOViPS, /Wheys, from PM/. ground, in 17 days; aped the Marine►, front Marseilles tur Liman.* iu 38 days. The latter is put under quarantine. VALIMOLTH, .11.1. Y Arrir•ed On-Joseph and Mary, Slaatua, from St. Johu'r, New I;iuncreutk. liAllWlCrt t JULY 27. Ai rived the Scout calk", Lieutenant Cook, arab a boat, having urithi r name nor papers, with lOU tuba of spirits of brandy and gin, ■nd seven tutu. The Scout's boat ha. •I so brought in a Duvet' pilot boat, markad D. ►t. 22. basis; three haks of silk and three med. Lt VIRPOOL, JOLT ^.S Arrived the Jobs and Mary, Nelson, lima Huudurai -1111111.11 Mk May; us 201 k July, riff Cape Clear, spoke the Amelia float Liverpool fur Halifax. Also arrived the Dykes, Greaves, front Si. Andrew's, New Rs muswiek—on 15th July, in let 40 9. hm. 26. spoke the Macula", Cobb, from Liverpool fur New Yurk. DRAL, JULY 277 Came down from the River and sailed tiw Rue Mort, Suit . for Bengal; Eli:throb, SrMir, fiw New York ; Shan non, Kendall, fur Havannab; and Haines, Tullock, for Nihon. Arrived the Placidea, Smith, from St. Petersburg'', anti sailed fur Bristol. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZEMONEY. The Hiud and Active, rut the salvage of IA Jeanne, on Wiwi. !teeslls at No. 2, Kerr•tbert, Plystier Ih• Dock. The Hearty, for the Success, Cuattir. soil Priscilla, on the Alb of Augubt next, at No. 2, Adelphi Terrace. &calls every Wednesday and Thursday. General Sir Samuel Auchmuty is a candidate for the sent in the representation of the County ~1 Longford, vacant by the death of Sir Thos. - Fr. - thersiott. On Thursday n • M. FROST. a boy aged 15, w;l+ con-nutted to the County Gail, Ipswich, by Josis E. SPARROW, Gent. Coroner, ciiiirged with hrcii i feloniously lirtd ■ gun. loaded with shot, at a girl, twined ANN HOSERT, aged 13.—The deceased, who lived at Wnolverstime, was returning Irvin school, in compaoy with other chtltiren, and tin the way the boy, who was in a field adjoining the road, with a gun in his hand, pointiog it lavearik the deceased, who said, •• I don't lit, for durst not shoot me ;" almmt imnietliately worth, he fired it off, and the colorists lodged in and about the head and neck of the girl. who le.l down and instantly expired.—The Coroner's Jury. after a patient investigation of eight hours, returned a verdict of Manslaughter. CORN EXCHANGE, JULY 28. ilre had a gund supply of ‘1 twat this morning from Saltolk which, in addition lu what wasuu hand 11*(1111 Monday, made a cousiderahle chew; and the Wt:IC:rE c..n liming fine, IF“ti , were at a reduction in pi ice of ;Is. Iwr quarter. and teen :it that decline only a few picked sittisid,s conkl he got OMP are Is. per quarter cheaper. lii Bark, and other 6. ans. there is on alteration. COAL PIARKET, JULY 28. Ship. at Alarket Ship. r.„1.1. Price. 301 Neweintle 1 Sunderland 1 fla .. 23, Oa. In I Canton Coal 0 —o. MI. In lonics OM lITOCIC3 If F.STSiI DAY. .-- Book Stuck i.34 Book L. Aim. 18 15-11 i 3 per Ct. It il 71 191 1-16 7lfil 7 4 7 2 iris'. S iwr Cesst...lc6i 3 per Ct. COM. . 711 b.din Stork ...Itl •.'...:t 71 715 b ludia Beads .. 9 II pr. 3i per Cetit....Bl 801 t Ex. Bills, 1l ..g in. wt... 4 per Cent.. 5 per Ct. N. Ams 106 Ommmet..4i 4 4 - ;• ; ?. :1 104 a Cows. roe dec.. 71;!,;1 7 .;-; Imp. 3 per Ct. Amu-701 _ _ lITHS. Oa Tuesday. in Arlifloria-eireo. rife u( Litutruaut-Culurel an: 1101'4 Sow., . a am a. DEATH. On Monday, the 19th instant, E•sex Henry 80n.% at his seat, Diirldrys, rear !trent wow', E. a, too ooh., . the late Mr. Serjraut Bond. Hr *WI, on (4111111 e t 6.011, it Ilistiorrahle East loam Compiony's service, C.oplasso id oSe 11'alatte Castle Indianian, and had insole I Usti vuytg, India. He was a mass universally rotoperttd HIGH WATER THIS IMY AT LONDON BRIME. • Morrow 9 after S. I Extolls.; 33 after V. LONDON : Printed awl Published et t►e Mike, No. 1 rt, fisraml; +lsere Advertiarcseasta arc recrivc.l, :awl (post-paid) oust ►e .ddressed—C. ttbIITIL No. 1. Ch-ineist's Inn, Printer—J. ‘VHITE, No. 127, Swint% 1'4141111w k i 11 1 i l' ' 4 : , '1 1 ai 11164%