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1 A LETTfa ACWOMI TO LOMA *VIU. SOlrlei2ll I la Nino!, No. 111. Germinal, An XII. (ar April Oi 1404), COIIIIO , II tlic fallowing reamers, with • tell or rettmd , d Letter fain to Louii XVIII. so Conspiracies ; nothing but conspiracies, and spiracles oily are the order of the day. Enghnd spires against France ; Moreau against the Re. bb ; Pichegru against the Consular Govern nt ; Georgia against the First Consul; Drake ainst Stra , ,burgh ; Spencer Smith against Iluoin en ; but the canspirat n. in chief, Mehee, conspires ainst them all, en Inane, against British Ministers; ainst Emigrants; Royalists; against Republican Ge rais ; against Chouan Commanders, and Jacobin errorists. Since the famous conspiracies of the errings and matrosses under the Direlory, nothing waver resembles the conspiracy of Piellegm's /sex silk neckcloth. In treacherously strangling n:astcr, it brings forth such a terrible plot, that rea the official correspondence of Drake with Mehee is nothing compared with it. It proves, I,ltat a mine is laid from the Mediterranean to the Scheldt; from the Rhine to the Chanael ; and if the 1 sagacity of our Grand Judge does not prevent it ; those of us who escape roasting in the air, will be boiled alive in our rivers, lakes, and seas. Among other papets found in Pichegru's black cravat, was the following letter, dropped from the card of the S ecr et Police, in transporting the heavy load o f Pichegru's papers from the Temple, to the hotel of the modest citizen lte;tl. !Ili Most Christian Nl.le , ty, Lotoi XVIII. Kiog of Fnuca•an=l N " PARIS, res. 24. " Sir, Moreau is already in the Temple, and a dungeon is there waiting for me. The same scaffold, as the sAme prison, will probably soon contain us both, and for ever remove two Generals, whom the foreign usurper of your Majesty's throne regards as the only rivals to his military fame ; whose probity is a reproach to his guilt ; and who, I am prond to say, have set him, as well as future conquerors, an example of virtue and moderation ; who entered the career of danger :And glory, poor, and who left it pure. " Sir, for the last time a faithful subjeft addresses his beloved Sovereign. When the grave is dug, and ready to swallow up its viftim, all flattery ceases, and all hypocrisy is laid aside. Even a vil lain in that situation would aft and speak with sincerity. In a short time, Sir, I must be out of the reach of the vengeance of my country•'s ty rant; and even your Majesty, my eountry'sslaw ful King, will not have it in his power either to pardon past errors, or to reward services per formed. " Sir, from what I have Teri in the history of former times, and from what I have observed of the a!tions and opinions of my contemporaries, I am firmly convinced, that a legal and monarchical Government can alone make subjects happy, and their Sovereign safe. Excuse, therefore, Sir, the frankness of a soldier, when he acknowledges, that it was neither as the heir of seventy kings, nor your personal talents and virtues, that made me de sire to see your Majesty quietly seated upon the Throne of your ancestors. No, Sir; though I was born in your Majesty's dominions, I was nearer related to my fellow-subjeas than to my Prince, and their welfare, and the welfare of mankind has always been regarded by me as superior to all other considerations. I would never have been a rebel against my King, but I would neither have assisted him to return to power, had not his here ditary rank and supremacy been, not only closely conneeled with, but inseparable fro in the comforts and liberty of my countrymen, and from the tram quillity of the world. TRAN!',VoRT OFFICE, MAT 14, 1104. AN ACCOUNT 66 Sir, the time cannot be distant when your Ma jesty will again rule in France. The prosperity and interest of all civilised nations demand it. Please, Sir, then to remember the poor relatives of a Gene ral, who, like Bonaparte, might have usurped your Majesty's authority, enriched his family, promoted his accomplices, enslaved his country, and tyrannised over it, with Europe. Remember him, Sir ! he was dutiful when rebellion was fashionable ; he was honest when infamy was a recommendation ; and he WAS disinterested when egotism excluded consan guinity, as well as patriotism and loyalty ! " My last breath shall be a prayer to the Al mighty tor my King and for my country, ac. &c. CIIARLIIS PICISCGRU." Of the Number and TonniThge;;liiANSPOßTg, taken up by this Board. for the purposes"( taking onboard any part the liaalovetkin Army, and of the Earner attendont the same ; atso, an Account of the Dates of the fir-t lode, to the Board rot this Ocraston, of tne Older. for the sailing of the Whole, or any Part of the tint liraseporrta, and of the lltrikrs, if 2 , 7, for coontermaolling the Bailing thereof. Hondo, to Si,ips, sfi i Tauter, 6,930 Expelee, 11,0621 ge That ops were hired io pursuance or IS (hder from the Lot llowourasle L,nl Hobart, dried Ma! 18, 1803. The Whole nf them were 6ttael watt A, , etwavAltrerta for Trott. 1, rettiali.d, eaterro, ntannerl, anti awemtleti 4 the More, on the 14th of June, ready for Crate/. tAtv rrruncxrice. KIN6I 11E/ICH,. VrESTMINSTEIt; Trisst‘t 4 %taw 17. Si . /tingt ;:;fore. Gird ELLEN BOKOUOII. TAtlrelt d. MAIMCIG ATD orNerti. • •The Defendants In this case were Direaort of the late Equitable Annuity Society, and the anion was brought for the recovery of 531 I Is. Old. being carpenter's work done at the Mice of that Society. The first Witness called . was Mr. Bridgeman, who had been Secretary to the Society : he admitted that the Plaintiff bad been employed as a Carpen ter by them, and executed the work charged in the bill produced in Court ; he also proved the atten dances of the several gentlemen Defendants at dif ferent greetings of the Society as Direnors that they aatid in mat capacity at the time the work in question was done ; and that they had paid several subscriptions; the Society lasted but abi art eighteen months, and then was dissolved. Some anions have since been brought against them as Direnors, and several sums were paid by them. The defence set up by Mr. GA *wow was, that some of these gentlemen were not Direnors at the time this work was performed, and therefore they were not liable ; but the contras y being proved by their own Secretary, the Jury found a Verdia for the Plaintiff to the amount of his bill. mv.i.xxxst nowiso. This was an adion brought to recover the sum of 401. Bs. 6d. for two years nursing, lodging, cloath in& and maintaining the Defendant's child. Ile Plaintiff in this adion was a young woman of respedability, with whom the Defendant, being a man of gallantry and insinuating manners with the fair sex, became acquainted, and by promise of marriage and various other stratagem:, he at last succeeded in seducing her: the first frats of their intercourse was the child in question, s..ltn appeared to be a tine gill of Aunt tour years old. They co habited together for a length of time after, and at last he hnind it necessary or convenient, that they should separate : he accordingly wrote her a letter to that purpose, saying, that for some particular reasons he was about to retire from the world for some time ; that he inclosed her two pounds, nut having more at the present, but would endeavour to give her more before he left Lawn . as she expres sed a desire that the child should rem.tin with her, he was satisfied, and it WAS his wish she should want for nothing; desiring also to he informed what might be the annual expence of the child, as he would provide accordingly, intimating at the same time, than when it was in his power, site would find him more liberal. —This, Mr. ENSKI E,in stating the case for the Plaintiff, observed, was .t natural, rational, and proper letter, by which, together with the other circumstances of the case, and the law of the land, the Defendant was bound to provide or pay for the maintenance of his child. Twenty pounds a year was a most reasonable demand, nor could he ima gine upon what grounds he resisted this demand. The first Witness called was the Defendant's bro ther, who proved the hard is siting of the letter : he further stated that the Defendant was a builder, hut knew nothing of his mince/ion with the Plaintiff. Mrs. Watson proved that the child had been pot under her care, in August ieof, by the Plaintiff : , who at the time shewed her the Defendant's letter she paid her at the rate of six shillings a week, for her maintenance, and only on accoont of Plaintiffs circumstances, she would not have taken so little. The child was supplied with cloaths, and every necessary by the mother, and she thought five pounds a year was a great deal too little for cloaths ; the child was sent to Clapham, by the mother, for sotne short time, for her health, and on her return, was put again to Witness. The father frequently called to see the child, appeared to have a great affedion f.sr her, and always acknowledged her as her own, before the girl was sent to live with Witness. The father and mother resided togetner in Hampstead Row, in the greatest seeming cordiality and affec tion ; she was there dehvered of twins, ho both died, and shortly after they parted ; the child is now living with the mother, who supplies her with every necessary. She is a very handsome, genteel, decent and well concluded young woman, and came of very good people. On her cross-examination, she could not tell hose long the child was at her father's house. Mr. GAIMOW, in stating the Defendant's case, admitted, that he agreed with his Learned Friend (Mr. ERSKINE) in many respefts, and upon the gene ral principles laid down by him in his statement. He was ready to allow that every parent should provide for his child, and if a man will be doing those things, he must abide by the consequences. He was free to acknowledge the reasonableness of the Plaintiff's demand, if it was founded in justice; but this, he contended, was not the case. As to the letter, it had no date; but even if it had, the terms of it were revoked. 'the intention of the Defendant w.ts changed from the subsequent condat of the Plaintiff. The child was living at the father's house, in affluence and comfort, when the mother, one slay, while the father was from home, came and carried it away in haste, without cloak, hat, or bonnet, de claring, she would have her own child, and go through the world with it, at her own erpence. He therefore humbly conceived this conduit of the Plaintiff had entirely done away the original liability of the father; he therefore, under all the circum stances of the case, trusted the Jury would find a Verdift for his client. I.ucy Breton deposed, that she had been servant to the Defendant fur three years and a half. She went to live with hint in August IWO, and in the following July, the mother brought the child home. The father received her with great pleasure, and provided every comfort and necessary for her. The mother had constant access to her, and frequently came to see her, when one day, while the father was out, she carried it away without cloak, hat, or bonnet ; upon her cross examination she said, she lid not know whether the father ever advertised the child, or ma le any enquiries about it. Mrs. Watson was then called again, and said the father knew where the ch Id was very well : sl.e was sent to see him every Sunday morning. Mrs. Cassin was then examined. and said, the Defendant knew where the child was, and she often offered to take him to see her. Lord klt.s.rnsoaouon observed, th it in all cases of natural children, the father was boead for the maintenance of the child, although the soother was entitled to the custody of it : io the p..eseat cue, if • . . . . . nothing else; the letter was conclusive sgair.st the Defendant ; and though one Witness did prove that the child had lived with the father for eight months, yet, as these was a misunderstanding as to time, and tba demand was so reasonable, he did think the Defendant ought to be snide liable : the Jury there fore found a Verdict for the Plaintiff, 401. Bs. 6d. awl Costs. . HURToM AND ANOTHER, V. 0050t14. This was an a/lion brought for the price of a horse ; the parties were horse dealers. The. Plain tiff had sold two horses to the Defendant, one of which died shortly After ; he then demanded some remuneration for •he loss of the horse. l'he business was left to arbitration, and it was awarded that the Defendant should pay 151. to the Plaintiffs, being the price of one horse only ; after this Gosden wanted to reduce the sum still more, and offered to pay, 111. ss. only. The Plaintiffs then brought their 3Etion, but no evidence being adduced that one of the Plaintiffs (John Burton) had any thing to say in the transatlion, the Plaintiffs were non-suited. COOKE V. OEORCE. The Plaintiff was a wealthy Brewer residing at Twickenham, the Defendant Driver of the Twick enham Stage Coach, and constantly in the habit of lodging money for the Plaintiff at his Banker's in Lon lon, for which he used to pay him. One day he gave him 401. and his Bank Book to lodge as usual ; but the Defendant, instead of going with it himself, sent it by one Miles Jones, who was then horsekeeper to the stage ; who absconded with the money. Upon this the Defendant swore an information against Jones, before the Ma histrate, at Bow -street, and got a warrant against im; but he has never since been heard of. On Defendant's return to Twickenham, he informed the Plaintiff of what had happened, and the latter brought his aaion against the Defendant, for reco. very of the 401. It appeared in evidence, this unfortunate Defend ant was in the habit of t.iking money from seve ral persons, for this ki..d of business. Lord ELLrNuosuuoK observed, that if a man receive a gratuity for carriage in this way, he is liable, if the party is prejudiced by his negligence. The Jury therefore found for the Plaintiff 401. da mages and costs. Messrs. Gi ells and Esei ?oasis applied for two causes sin the list for this day to stand over for next day, being a great Volunteer day, and the parties principally concerned in the ceremony. Lord ELLENIOROLION expressed a desire to ac commodate in all such cases, and allowed them to stand over till Saturday. OLD BAILEY, T.NcesoAr, MAT IC lroseph . 7ackton, who stands charged with havint forged the indorsement of a Mr. Browne, on a gill of Ex.:lunge for 13001. had his trial put etT till next Sessions, on account of the absence of a material witrizss. A young woman, named Lae,/ &usell, was tried and concithil for robbing her ready furnis.,ed lodg ings, of sheets, pillow eases, and other :articles of furniture. Charles WI was indiEted for a highway robbery, in forcibly taking away from a little boy in the street, a bundle containing some shirts, stocki:igs, and other articles. It appeared that a little boy named Thomas Furneaux, and another boy his 'mother, were going home on the night of the Itith cf April, and when passing through Church street, Soho, they sat down to rest themselves on the steps of a gentleman's door. Thomas Furneaux had the bundle on his knees at the time. The pri soner, who was then passing , snatched up the bun dle and ran away with it. The boy cried out mur ; urn which the Prisoner called watch, watch. A Mr. Pike, who was passing through the street at the time, askNl what was the matter ? the Prisoner told him he had found a bundle in the possession of a boy, and that he wanted to know what was in it Mr. Pike took the Prisoner by the collar, and de livered him to the patrole, who lodged him in the watc•i-house. The Prisoner, in his defence, said he had been drinking at a house in Dean -street, and that when he saw the bundle with the boys, he thought they had stolen it, and that he took it up, and called the watch in order to have them brought to justice. Mr. Justice GROSE, in his charge to the Jury, said there was no proof of any highway robbery having been committed ; because, in order to con stitute that offence, there must be a resistance on the part of the person robbed, or the person must have parted with the property through feat. But in this case there was only a snatching, in the same manner as if a man's hat had been snatched a his head. The question then was, whether the Prisoner had stolen the bundle, or had taken it up on a sus picinn that it had been stolen by the boys ? The Jury found the Prisoner Not Guilty., EMBEZZLEMENT. Robert Olirer was capitally indicted for ember. alinga draft of the value of 4SI. and upw,srds, while employed in the banking house of Messrs. Blake, Sansom, and Postletlivraite, their property. Mr. GURNIV, on the pan of the Prosecution, sts•ed the ease. The Prisoner, he observed, was employed in a respectable bankink house, in Lom bard-street, as an assistant in the cleacing-room ; an apartment so named, where the ell-ques which other bankers might have on the Prosecutors were depo sited within a box, and in the even ng they Were taken out and accounted for. On the 13th of April last a cheque for 1,51. wis in the possession of Messrs. Downs and Co. and their clerk, MT. William - . Rune. gave the same to another clerk, named Perks, to carry to Messrs. Sansom, Blake, and Co. Perks accordingly went with it to the Clearing Room at the house of the latter, and safely deposited it in the box. The prisoner being enabled to open the box, took nut the draft: it was his duty to have car ried it with others to the principal clerk, who at a certain hour accounted fur the whole of the cash there deposited. He did not, however, do so, but having previously appointed to meet a person named Smith, went to him to the Foreign Post Office Yard, and there, after pretending he was in search of a gentleman who was to Mire Smith into h;s service. asked the latter to carry a draft to Messrs. Sensors» and Co and receive the cash. Smith accordingly went, and the Clerk having no suspicion that the draft had been taken from the Clearing Room, paid the 451. in three 101. notes, Nos. 6717, 217.4 4696. 151. in small 120LCS, and some silver. Smith, hay. . . ;og got the cash, returned to tly? Post Gee•rnids, and delivered it to the prisiber, who save i shilling . for going._ The same evening M os. Downe and Co. discovered the draft had been voters. in coaseiluestce of Messrs. Sansotb arid Co. having refused to account for it, alleging no such draft had reached thein Irons the learing Room ems found to have been paid in the ordinary Way, and in order to discover who pr-senfed it. considerable reward was offered in handbills. posted about tile town, to any person who should afford the necessary information. On the Monday following, Smith happe ted to see the reward offered, and immediately w of to Messrs. Sansom and CO. to whom lie r •lated the mar net it had been given him to exchange, and poise .out the Prisoner then in the house ; on which he via, taken into custrlv, and on searching him the hree 101. notes were found, answering the nutrithrs of those paid to Smith by the tleHt. The evidence corroborated the whole of these fans, but gave the Prisoner a very gi_x3d character for honesty, previ us to the present offiice. The Prisoner made no defence, and thehry, upon the clearest proof, found him Gorliy•—•Dentb, ag. d 22. His appearance was genteel. Charles Holland, a boy aged 14 years, was found , guilty of having, in company with another person. stolen several cakes from a pastryco. k's boy. After the conviaion, the Prosecutor, whose name wag Bindv, said the prisoner, young as he was, was a well-known , hief. Joh,. Davenp7rl a little boy, apparently not nvre than eight or nine years of age, was tried and rem witted or stealing a pair of shoes, and several penny pieces. CORONER's IKQUEST. Yesterday the Coroner's Inquest was held on the body of William Ellis, whose death we mentioned • yesterday, at the house of Mr. Ellis, father of the deceased, a grocer, opposite Red Lien-street, Hol born. The Jury having examined the body, which ap peared With the left jaw shockingly lacerated, called in the witnesses, consisting of the father of the de ceased, a shopman, and several neighbours, who came to the house After the deceased had shot him self. It appeared that the deceased on Tuesday night had expressed an intention to marry a young lady with whom he was acquainted, thedanghter of a respeetable shopkeeper in Gray's Inn-lane, and was . advised by his family not to do so, as they could not consent tothematch. On the Wednesday morning,at breakfast, the subjeet was repeated, and a Rat de having been given, the deceased appeared very dejeZttd. left the room, and going through the shop, said, " Good by to you." He then went up to his chamber, and shortly after, the report of a gun was heard. The shopman and father of the deceased ran up stairs, and found the unfortunate young man lying deadpan the floor : he had shot himself through the head : the ball had entered the left cheek, and passed through,the brain. The dec•ised was observ ed to be exceedingly gloomy and melancholy, for several days preceding the dreadful incident, and at times apparently deranged in his intelleas. 'The Jury. therefore. after a minute investigation. brought in their verdift —Lesery. A great prize cause between a privateer and the late !huger, 38 guns, Captain Witstitisos. can., on, on Wednesday, at Guildhall, before Conagjis. sioners appointed by the High Court of Admiraby ; it is supposed it will last some days ; the questicio* whether the Hamar was or was not in sight at th 4 taking of a West Indiaman, in the course of the last year ? Yesterday, Mr. HUMPHRY HOBART, who had the duel with Mr. THOMAS O'REILLY near Chalk Farm, on the 18th May, 1803, and in which the latter was killed, surrendered himself at Bow-street, before Sir R. FORD and Mr. KtN, A IRD. and was fully committed to Newgate for trial at the present ' Old Bailey Sessions, for the wilful murder of the abovementioned gentleman. To the Bill of Indictment preferred against Capt. THOM AS BAST, for the murder of Lord CA mLtroltn, the GRAND JURY, at Hicks's Hall, yesterday morn. ing returned .. No found." l'here is , at present a volcano very visible in thi moon. It may be observed by a common teiescop• on the N.W. side of the !aro lake, near the raster, rim ; and by little attention, it will appear to be of casionally emitting very brilliant sparks. If the lovers of SpeCtacle Amusement would perience a deleetable, treat they must attend th representation of the new Grand Serious Pi4ce. whic appears for the fifth time this evening at the Roy. Circus. The Boxes, we understand, are for th most part taken; a circumstance that plainly ind rates that it is rising rapidly in public rotice. It i is our opinion, a phalanx of exquisite merit, th canhot fan of attracting thOUSSOdi to that elega• and popular Theatre. The Ticket, No. 10,24.5, drawn yesterday a Pri of 2,0001. divided into one quarter, three eight' and six sixteenths; the Ticket 12.5.1, drawn y• terday a Prize of 2,0001. divided irto two eighl and twelve sixteenths, and the Ticket No. 69e. prise of 1,0001. divided into one quarter, t• eighths, and eight sixteenths, were all sold in she at the old established Office< of T Bistt, 4, Co: hill, and 9, Charing-cross, where the forum holders may receive their money on demand. 'lhe first-drawn Ticket next Tuecday morning entitled to 5,0001. and the Wheel is richer than re as may be seen by the following Statement I 1. 20.000 9 .............5,C00 1 lO,OOO 11..... l,OOO And only three Days to Draw. RICIIEE THAN EVER. The Lottery Wheel is now richer than ever, • will be seen by the following State : t 1.. 20.000 3 I. 5.000 10,000 12 ... l,OOO &c. 3.. .2c. And only three Del . , to Draw. Tickets and Shares warranted undrawn, are sel at every Licensed Office. To-morrow mot:ling at 9 o'clock, the Elf Day's I)rawing of the Lottery w:11 corm:mac Coof.er,'-Hall. The Ninth Day will be rue next, when the first-drawn Ticket will be entitle l'housand Pounds, sad on Wednes.lay the the Lottery hnisises.