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ir. al. ee ; ith pic- PR/O)I.CLA/3:. , , IFILOCVE TO TfIIk•NFVP PLAT': Alf FPO:7I 'sr, INNS Dltt/CAN: Thwat Ikea M litteric;sia.n Ity csa a ohle, lap nunYller str.un: luso the and ro, Thn' now and thee, you lov.!•tho sericra: to, ' As Poi ig.t's neer the ensuing teinktobotrsy, I it o•ily ask your ra nmy ler the ph; ; Su weless .tire far Epilust.re to show There orieleitts you all already ku iii More ~.lets Still your mercy to en;ilree,, Judgment one. poS'.l,, and exemtion o'er. Tr. , rn yoer decision, nn appe .1 we Tour cc u'e, ca. 1.141 ; but your plaudits, tains. We hail the It oar unr:rwent-, that recap Oncs more 'nu? weleoin , ~rereitle is these walls ; Frnin rival solos and theatres, again To grace the ample se it. of Dritry-!ane. long-r tits tha Mine hrreze enjoy, I t crowded Ghia of a Niargatt 11, .S lekmkies mite mount, their envied triumelt o'er, Br b , auty'..preciute huithen presi'd no more; {lsle-.4 so nt faihuina'alt nyre;th will show Rif well trey in Rote is-row. II like within ons .1. i: act .I:net! ye, To-nigin two atitilsna set their wits against ye: Ti.' Manse, they say, one head may fettei Yet all men own, two heads, than one, are better; li4ri critic, .a trub.wig, an round and .m ill, Cries Humph! two reads et re haw, no brains at sir Woe th tate simile my nature shock,, O e head, like .nine, is b tter Clan tw 'Mocks. iv, on, Nutt our t••le ha —.you'll say, I' • . veins ..ounrcrel won the play— Y.., •en mod, it diT'reritly will strike; All lay • • lain to w.i it they like. • in ••••r t ens, and M.o m wars well sped, A all a.,a et th , prior claim t, wed sJuti t4P old s 3 di .e t4o C 1,,,, plain, To meet the foe, :.nil drive him hack ag knit! ories Javir, oar pn r flame shall .tail, • thr_ih the lubbe-s ere they ret-h the land. Nut= ! then root, the mob, we'll all advertise • ,uier Heins to midi the pride of Frown. In one itompactel tioJr will we itaud, Leal in each heart, and arms in ey'ry 'Co rrn.ih th' Usurper en our nature land ' retire.. ) Rut, s wont, before I haste asysy,—.. This from our Authors, for this evening's ray They know your hb'sal 'nice, to justie• true, .".ad ',aye their came to cantinas and to you. S,odiri you a yrove, they're proiwl your taste to biti Saould you cruutentro, they mourn it, and submit. To the EDITOR of the BRITISH PRESS. MR—Your obliging iit , ertinn of the following, may possibly be the m^acs of remedying a nuhlte ;nennrenience, which, for waist of being made known in the proper quarter, has en long remained unno tic .1. The Commissioners of the Income Tax have es ta'sheci an Office at the Bank, fur the purpose of T-r. IV1! g the duty cm l'ended property; and I believe ;ale view in appointing it, was for the sake of accommodating till Public therefore, so far the in oat wt; laudable, but I will ■ow shew you h?w the end is defeated, for want of a trifling additional AC.. commolition. The office at the Bank is for the sole purpose of receiving the duty ; they giving you a receipt, merely stating, they have received of you so much mistier on account of the Commissioners of the lei c.ime D sty, not specifying the amount cf Stork, Dividend, or any other paroculat ; however, naturally thinking your business done, you return home, after Raving, perhaps, come the distance of seventy or eiglsty miles, for the express purpose of paying it. In the course of a few months, yeu receive a letter from the Commissioners of the Distriet where you resiie, stating, that on referring to the Bank bootee, they fied so much Stock standing in your name, the duty on which remains unpaid ; startled at a notice of this kind. you immediately produce the Bask re ceipt ; but this, they tell you, is no voucher to them of its payment ; they must have a receipt from the foci:one Office, at the old Stock Exchange, which is the very first time you hear of such an office ; you must then trot up to town again. and find out this oiler, where lie a number of blank papers, one of you are to fill up. specifying your name, place oi -ihrale, description of each particular Stock. rn :tint of dividend, amount of duty at 5 per Cent. ...i-tourth thereof additional, &c. &c. Now, Sir, I venture to assert, that at least nine out of ten a-e unable to fill up one of these papers. There are many thousands of very respeßable farmers and others, baring eight, ten, or 15,n001. funded property. who are unable to calculate the 6f per Cent. duty on their Dividends,. or who can not perhaps do more than write thew own names. Now, it must he calculated exaCtly right to a penny, otherwise they will not receive it. They will not tell you the amount ; you must fitid it out yourself, and likeoise f.ll up every other part of the blank paper, with the most scrupulous exaeness. A man any be a very good farmer, or a very ingenious mechanic, but a very bad arithmetician; and, be he what he w;11, whilst he cheerfully contributes to wards the exigencies of the State, every facility of his doing so should at least he afforded him. I know not exactly where the error lies; but all I sug gest is, that the public may be informed by the clerks, on paying their money at the Bank, that it is further necessary to procure a receipt at the Old Stock Exchange Office, and whet there. that a clerk be app anted to till up the papers for those Who are unable to do it themselves. and thet. by Prevent their being compelled to go flom one ac quaintance to another. to get them fiiled up; thus exposing to every one Cie whale AllitHilt of their Property. I as t these buys w.ll rya be thrown "ay, but imiii,Jiately ailed (von, for the sake of publi c concetu. nee. Asaiole. Tuetdev. the itcsstea A.. , two.. and the Loa) Camictt.t.oa, trars - .4.... L.. 1. v. at Lord .41 .111 Utkce. . . . . OLD RIlLfl SESSIOI I IS, OCT. 31 . . • .. • Veld fefl . fordtt.i.emispiotitiohStr.,llvonTil one ! swa y , lasfree 8.00)“, tifo e ft EFI)II,D It it, a,d .ajf, r f i Ai. bul bous. . . Ifiebarl botiolionh was indided for forging, and 4 1,..) uttering, a promissory note, for :l. 54. knowing it to he forged. with intent to defraud Peter H4l. ' The Prosecutor stated, that the Prisoner had ob. turned cash from him for the five guinea note, which as payable at the Bank of Dorset, Nelson, and Co. Itle passed it to a Mr. Sourhy, who, in a few days, brought it to him, and told him it was a forgery. The Prisoner was then apprehended, and. on being brought to Bow -street, was discharged, on promis ing to make good the money. Not having per formed this, he was advised to indict him for the forgery. Lord ELLENIIOIIOIIGII asked, whether there was any person in the Court who could prone the signa ture to be forged ? and being informed that there was not, he observed to the Jury. that there was no evi dence against the Prisoner ; as, for ought he knew, this might be as good a note as any in the world. The Prisoner WAS. therefore, acquitted. John B MUM was put to the bar, indicted for steal- Grace ing ten th g e old-mon Duke n ot d Parand. s, the An d, property ot his ortlin another count, he was charte . ed with stealing several seals, a pair of scissars, at..: a gold thintlale, the property of Lady Mary B-r-inck. Mr. Gum Nay stated the case on the part of the prosecution, ohservits 7, that it was only laid as a sin gle felony ; and he had no doubt of heing able to produce evidence sufficient of the guilt of • the Pri soner. William Late, groom of the chamber to the Duke of Pentland, at his house, at Bulstrode, deposed, that on the niorniag of the 9d of September last, he ascertained that the house had lien robbed. Among other articles, he missed ten stone seals, set in golf, and, i t the cow se of the day, he missed a pair of scissars, and a gold thimble. On the evening of the 2d, when the family went to bed, he saw t .e seals on t:1.• ink stand, in tie drawing-room I I.; :'•' 'iad out how the persons got tato tlie • may ap pearance of any person Ottiee t.it soave oil WAS spilled in the gallet•y, and some ut the drawing. room. John George, servant to the Doke, said, the day before the robbery was committed, two persons came to the house to ask ch tiny ; one of them was like the Prisoner, but he could not positively swear it was him. Thomas French, a pawnbroker. in Whitechapel, on the 9th of September. received four seals in pawn front the Prisoner, who gave in his name, John Brown, Birr-street. The sum he lent was three shillings; and. shortly after he took the seals. lie received a hand-bill from fLtw-street, desiring him to stop such articles. He the. west to the Office, and gave information. Several other pawnbrokers were examined, who all produced seals wi.ich had h-en pawned, with them by the Prisoner, for small sums. John Griffiths, an officer oftN Lamhetb-street Office, en the 4th of this month I\ ppretehded the Prisoner. On searching him, he fitind in his pocket a blond -stone, without setting, nn which were the arms of His Grace the Duke of Portland. He also found the counterpart of some of the duplicates he h td received for the seals, aisd a piece of dirty pa per, on which was this oireCtion—D. of Portland 'f Bui.trode. The Prisoner told him he Was in the navy, and came from Live, pool ; and. a hen he WAS within seven or eight miles of town, he had those seals from a countryman, who gave them to him, with a guinea 4:1,1 a half, for his watch. Mr. Lane was then called up again, and said, that before the robbery was committed, the stone found in the Prisoner's pocket, was set in gold, and was the property of the Duke. The other nine seals were the property of Lady Mary Bentinck. Some time since he took the impression of all the seals, which he prod aced, and they all corresponded. The Prisoner being asked what he had to say in his defence? st ited, that on the 31st of August he left Liverpool for London ; on the 21 of September he at r ive.l in Oxford; sod, when he was within seven or eight miles of London, lie met a peasant, who gave him a guinea and a half and these seals for his watch. On his coming to town, he pledged them openly, and without &igniting his name. Mr. Baron Tilos' 'sots read over the evidence to the Jury, observing, that the property being found on the Prisoner, it remained with Lim to prove how he got possession of it; and, if they believed the story he told, they would acquit him, otherwise they would find him guilty. The Jury retired, and in about half an hour re turned a verslidt—Guirry. John Chilton was capitally inditted for returning from transportation. The certificate of the Clerk of the Arraigns being read, and it being clearly proved that the Prisoner was capitally convicted of a highway robbery, in the Onober Sessions, 1791, for which offence hav ing received sentence of death, His Majesty was pleased to extend his Royal Mercy to him, nn con diti.in of his being transported for life to Botany Bay, whither he was accordingly sent ' • his being at large in this kingdom V .ts then prove d; and the Prisoner was called on lot his defence. He delivered in a paper, which stated, that he' sailed for Botany Bay, and had remained there five years; when hearing that there was a war, he got to the East Indies, front *hence he sailed for Eng land, and the day after he landed _here, he entered on board the Donna frigate, in which he continued for a considerable time ; but, being dashed on a rock, of Bantry Bay, at the time the French were there, he was sent to an hospital ; and, as soon as he WAS well, he entered on board another King's ship, from which being discharged, he entered on board the Lord Nelson, East Indianian. In the battle, when that ship was taken, he was wounded in the head, in the arm. and in the body ; and, when she was re-taken by an English man of war, he was sent to the hospital ; all his officers being highly plated with his intrepid cottduCt. As soon as he ,v,t well, he went on board the Lord Nihon again, to which ship he belonged, when he was taken up. Capt. William Raven, Commander of the Britan nia deposed, that about ten ye its since, the Prisoner -nine on board his ship it Port Jackson, from which • R: .*tt.sgripyron, I, laca he sailed forte East Indies. He did nor rir be. was en lwatd, until three flwrs aftir the, lip ailed. view be was guad concealed. He nrked as A foremast man during /h 2 voiage, which ,ntilitied Alive' three ritnnths, and behaved ehttremelv well. • One eireunset nnee, in particular, Made him take notice of his Onitaa. On the North coast, off Guinea, the ship was short of provisions, for about three weeks, and the Prison Taves the Maly man of the whole crew, who did not appear discon tented, and almost mutiny. When the ship arrived at Calentta, the Prisoner left him. Mr. Wallis, mate on hoard the Lord Nrlron, de posed to the prisoner's coming oa hoard, about four years since, as Quarter-master. During the aelron with the French, he behaved with the greatest In trepidity, and was severely wounded. Captain Gillier, the present Commander of the trod Net,o,i, gave the highest charaeler of the Prisoner, and stated that he was recommended to him by the former Commander, for his bravery, in dustry, and honesty, which he himself found him in every respect to he deserving of. Mr. Baran Tuost egos went over the whole evi dence. and observed, that however favourable the circumstances might be for the Prisoner, the only point fur the consideration of the Jury was, whe ther he were found at large in this king dom, after being sentenced to transportation for ' life ?of which he conceived t i ne evidence was so . sarong, that it could not admit of a doubt- The Jury instantly found him Guilty; but strong. ly recommended him to mercy. Seionea Witeitien was * capitally indifted for steal in a: a quantity of Brazil wood, the property of Mews. LUCAS and Co. from a lighter, on the River Thames. It appeared that the Prisoner was ser vant to the Prosecutors, who were lightermen. In the month of April, 1801., they being employed by Messrs. Bermister and Co. merchants. to unload a cargo of Brazil wood, which lay down the Weer, seat is lighter, with the Prisoner in it, for that pur pose. A great part of the logs were stowed in th e lighter. and she remained by the side of the ship, for the purpose of being completely loaded in the morning, all the heath having left her, and come oa shore. About ten o'clock at night, Mr. Lucas's attention woes drav:n tve..rds thelightcr,hy the sound of voices, and he went in a ' , oat towards it. When hr got neer her, he distinftly heard the voice of the Prisoner, and also heard him, with the assistance of others, moving the logs in a boat, which lay along side. As soon as he hoarded the lighter, he made a cut of a hanger at one of the men. and, in attempt. lug to seise him, fell over some pieces of wood, and they all escaped. Mr. Owen, who was in a skiff near the place, seeiee tero ?nen put off from the Better. ran his skiff aboard their boat, but they both jumped over board, and got on shore. He was positive as to the person and voice of Pri sone,. A lag of the wood was then produced ati.l sworn to; the value also was proved to be upwards of 41. The Recount,' summed up the evidence, and informed the Jury, that this was an ind'!iment un der an ad, which made it a capital offence to steal goods to the amount of forty shillings on a navi gable river; if, therefore, they were of opinion_ that the Prisoner stole the woof, they mfdibrivier him capitally ; as it was in evidence, that the value of only one of the logs stolen amounted to more than 41. The Jury, after a short coniideration, found him Grotto—Death. The Calendar this Session is not very heavy; there are only eleven commitaments in London, and sixty in Middlesex. _ . MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, OCT. 30. Brfo , c WILLIAM MAI !. WA RING, Esq. Chairmale, and a immerse, Beach qj giisLaces of the Peace jar that Coa , dy. ASSAriTS. Egiihat Hallam, and Hannah, his wife, were in: dieted for a:, assault on Mary B iinbridge. Mr. ALLEY, for the Ptosecittoii, stated, that the Prosecutrix was the wife of a brave sailor, who wai oet employed in the seriice of his Ring and couiktry% The Defendants were cheesemoi;g:rs, in the neighbouhnod of Covent-garden. Upon the night of the day stated in the indiament, the Prose. eittrie, who lodged in the Defendant's house, had a few friends to spend the evening with her, and, as she was going to let them nut, a little after tw e lv e at night, she was met by the Defendants, at the hall-1 sot ; they accosted her, groisly abused her, and, as soon as the wife slapped her in the lice, the husband knocked her down, and kicked her. She was much injured, and did not recover it for some time after. These fans were proved by the Prosecutrix her self, and some of her friends, who spent that even ing with her. On the part of the Defendants, it appeared, that the Prosccutrix's company were making merry, until near three o'clock, on a Sunday morning, and made so great a noise, that the Defendants found it ne cessary to call the watch. The Prosecutrix herself came to see her company out, half undressed ; and the watchmen, who were called in, swore that the Prosecutrix, and one of her fair companions, were disguised in liquor, and very mach latoxicat,d. The Mfendants were both acquitted. Mara &heavies, and four other persons, who did not appear, were indided for a riot before the dwel ling-house of John Peter Hop. From the evidence of the Prosecutor, it appeared, that the Defendant, Mary Robinson, had lived with him for upwards of tells years, as a companion ; but taking a fancy to another woman, he made her his wife, and discarded the Defendant ; when the severe pangs of slighted love would have vent, and were discharged its a torrent of abuse upon ham and his bride. It appearing, however, that the chief cause of complaint arose more on account of a violation of promise, on the part of money Matters, than of broken vows, and no net of rioting being proved, the DtfendaAt was acq•arted. The parties were well stricken in years, and there were no traces of beauty in the countenances of the fair disputants. Ethoard White, a master carpenter, was inclined for violently assaulting John Benton, his journey n. It appeared, upon the aviJenoe of th! Prosecutor, 77 42 ' • ‘4-. . t•• .. . S.. • ,1. vt / orroliesrated",-; selrYril` w*Wess-s that or the day ' FIFA - --j li " argi l ) in the irrli _erlt,., e was at i•ork It some eUnd^se,frames. standing oil a te n " lll . l 4 l clerJOlO., 41 feet from lie ground I ahr, Withent,k4y4ress 4 . 1 proWicatioo, 'his or istei" Carr* d i p' . to Milt, r alni . ~ tOrii grossly. turned she lacider',,pn rikich )re A 4 Wandocr. and pulled it with sriolimite r• hi'ilribled to the ground on a neap of bricks ; ,hjore n." c "u td '' 1011 recover hit legs, he was struck liy his master, r 440,. Iced down twice, kicked. and much brni i ell •_ 4 s arm and - lips were cut, and bled profu s ely, an d slit eye blaCkened. •, . The Defendant attempted to prove, that the no.. teectitor was very impertinent, and aCtually otadcthe . i'first assault on him. He was, however, found Guilt", and sentenced to pay a fine of 101. half to go to the PrhsecUtoPfor the injury he had sustained. .. Robert Wood, Bras indielci for asraultitg Miens ' Potts on the I t ', th of fleptember. U pan i dag: t i: the Defendant came to the work-shop Of - rt , moor., who is an eminent cabinet-rnakell ifs::4 l r i sy' dour-street, on pretence of seeing one of 'tfri Mini. The Prosecutor was attending one of his customers through the workshops, an I seeing the Defeo& dant. who had formerly worked for hire, vie. dog on the bench isi one of them, knoWirtt , him to be concerned among the cmnhinationf, and aware that he was ' acquainted with ' the rules of the hems not to peen* ett, poboona a there, but those workmen who beleftrid to if, ' desired him instantly to be gone shoot his beams% " as he would corrupt hit men. In reply to this, the ' Defend tnt seote he would knock him down, at the 3 some time aiming a blow at the Prosecutor's head with a large stick that he carried, which•orneirerdfilt" ed off by one of the men ; he repeated leis reshot and 'frock him on the head. The Proveritcir 1,111111p4 assiste.l by his apprentices and men, drove ffirfffeekle of the shop. The Defendant endeavotire•l to chew, that the first assault was given by the Prose , . woe, whif/o, shouliiered him out of the shop. and th-it' et masilllho • hitch was set upon him ; which latter merely lJ hearing the noise and scuffle. . assis. fie was found Guilty, and sentenced - wr4 l month's imprisonment. t. -,...1 A number of other assault causes were dicposed of, of no public notoriety The Grand .fury brought down a number elf bills for assaults, petty .i-id grand larcenies ; after which, the Foreman informed the C••on, that he• a s 4 has fellows hal been to Mined the floosie of CorwAion, Colilhath-fields, which he spoke of in the hi terms of praise and approbation. They caws= it six finest gaol in Europe. and rocieelfd thee !« would take WW/lIIP means to do away that publlffleirg ju lice which had beea raised against it. •" • .ems The Court acquiesced in the request. tut , IfteXt suow-sereseteseftworist •:•IA :- SPORTING INTELLIGENCE." oi'" --...... NEWMAAILF. c. THIRD tlcrottEa, oft bitiV3E;l4ll 6.l MEEILNIG. . • esp 4 reesoay. OCT. t 9. ' . VW Fifty Pounds foe 2 yr olds, castrytort a lateholft SWIMS* 51b; 4 yr 01.1. SA 9lb ; 5 yr rad49a :lb; 6yr oLlellst 72)6‘. . and air,' 9.t 1011. Lan .3 M of H. C. Mr. Mo nhoust'abr. c. brother to Whidpiesodss. dytp 4.41 - 1 • . , .. 6 11 r. Frowstith's br. h. Norval, 1 yrs o'd - • Last,. G. Osborne's Itt. e. Superstition, 2 yrs old ..04.4 .1 :a, F. Statbeekis be. h. brother to Stamford. 5 yew sad ~ ouflinit Mr. Lake's b. c. Lyarteus, 4 trs old' ..mot I .-a rt.l Mr. Atirsd Blust's ch c- by Delpi ~,, fr . yrs old ;land liarrymore's b f Gratltud • 4yr 41.1 Mr. D. It ffe aden's b.. c. PedestAars, 3 yes 44 .r..-..., -. "whale' Pisa to 2 against Heather to Whiskorander.o6 M'4 Olabillar" Pkother to Standard • A Bold Cop by eitht Sutscribers or upward. at logs ei rt 11 1. If snore than ertat Subscribers, the Winger to . etive the surialue in sperie. ' ' Me. Cave Browne, Stretch, 5 mold, AA ' 1 Si , C Sunbury's klranor, aged, 9st 71b - - 2 /de Ifellish's Lair 'trough, +yrs os.d, RN fib . 3 Laud "tar/name% Grin quite, 4 sr, 01.1, 7.5 9 4 . 4 Mr La.lb,oltel Tallboy, 3 yr... 1.1, a leather ' .. ...s kW Mr. Lake'. Virtuosi, Sirs old, 54 ?lb - General Gnomes Swinley, 3 yrentl, Fiat 7th - dr Four to 2 s ea 9tretcb-..5 to I art Kletmer...7 to 2 art Lady 13r0ug1i...4 to 1 apt Gratitude-6 to I art Tallboy. Mr. Wilson'. Pantatoms, 7s. 515. twat Mr. Lake's Virtuosi, d.t 3 lb. TWO... old C 251 p •••••• Flea to one against Pantaleme. Mr. Ladirrolcv's Wormwood, At 71b b,ar Mr AI -Gish') Fhigiite, 5.1 111 b. Twuit ,Ad C. 24.--. Fire to tour on W•J'.11111 , 04. Mr. K. lio)ce's Brainoorin, 2,t 711; beg Col. pay's Hip po...ere.. 74 , 71b. Acruts the Plat, 151 --.Scren 1., four ILEAbAIIt Kr-onerorin. Lunt Fulm•• 11.poncampus, Sat 7th against Mr haiitiriike's Bustard, dn. Acmes the Flat,,AoOgs. ON by consent. tt-__ There are now, in Cambridge Castle, four debtors, whose united ages amonnt to *76 years Monday, an experiment was tried on the Qietnt's bastion, PJr;smouth, by a party or artillery, with a view of asce-ta;iiing, by principles laid down, the pos sibility of throwing shells from a mortar, in a dire line, to an objeCi,withour its verging, which seems to be the great in-emus. Five shells were thrown, two of which were in a dire.% line, and nearly struck the flag, which was placed about 500 yards off ; but, it was judged, as is usual, the tire& of chance, and not by the direation of the ingenious table which was calculated to regulate it, which is the con trivance of a Mr. Omelet, a watchmaker, of that town. Col. SIRCOLT, ?Ajar Ittaeacitrar, a number of Officers of the Artillery, and a good many spenators, were present. Extract of a triter from Capt. John Walker, of the Ship Pa toe. of North Shield,, dated 1) owns, Oet. le, " On Tuesday morning, the 15th inst. about one o'clock, half way between Dungeness and Dover, a lugger privateer attempted to board us upon our starboard bow; it being nearly calm, he had about 10 oars on each side. I was standing at the gang way when I first saw him, and hailed him, asking if he was going to run on board of us He never answered, but pulled direaly for our bow. I called to Mr. STRAUC:III4N to lire the how-gun; hearing that, he put his helm a-starboard, went close along side, and got hold of our quarter-piece. We got a gets out aft, and fired right into him, on which he let go, dropped astern, and lay upon his oars for a little time, and urea pulled up again. We got our broadside to him, and all the grins over to that side, and fired into hint; he then pulled to the other quarter ; but we got the guns to the other side, and beat him off. I am persuaded he received con siderable damage, as we fired eb•tu: 14 guns, many of which were well pointed. 1 fear he took a little Sunderland brig that was ahead of us, for he seemed as though he came from her. The Plume,, left Plymouth on Sunday morning. Our people be. bayed very well ladeel"