The Sun. — London, England, 1803-09-15 00:00:00

S )n, idt 10. esk di Its ;J. CI) DUBLIN, Stirs. 10. 11‘151111.., Rourke, the Rebel Leader, was this day brought, ont to Rathcoole, in the neighboUrhood of which he lived, and executed. Ile was escorted by a strong parity of horse, and the adjacent Yeomanry Carps were assembled on the spor to prevent any at. tempt to rescue the Prisoner. Notwithstanding his assumed boldne:4s, and his protestations of vino:. cenee, he met his fate with the Most abje& cowar. slice anti, at the gallows, confessed the justice of his sentence, and recanted his bravado atseftions of Innocence. Kali?) and MlCann are to be executed on Mon. tidy next. • It is generally, and with apparent reason, be.' Bever! that Amur/ came to WWII with the design of exciting another Insurrection. His condua was Very bold when taken; he avowed that , htgloried in the cause in which he had engaged, and would meet it in the field or on the acaffold. He said, that his only regret arose from the embarrassment which his arrest would prove• to his adherents, as he had organized great numbers; he, however, add. ed, that the designs of the Insurgents were nut re. linquished. THE tou.ovoriNa is Axotnia ACCourir or Y hove to announcC to you an event of the ut. most impnortance to the Government, as it prol r mites to give a fatal How to the hopes of the In. tutgents. It is the arrest of Thomas Rowel, what under the title of the General of the Northern Dis. trict under the Provisional GoVernment, issued a Pro. timmition to that District on the 23d of July. One thousand pounds were offered by proclamation for his apprehension, but his arrest Was not pro. duced in c.mtetplence of that offer. It was owing to a Mr. Eta itson, of the Attorney's Corps. He had received information which was obtained through the vigilance of the Divisional inspettor or the Dis. In that a stranger of suspicious appearance was observed in the house of a Mrs Maley, gon.maker, in Parliament -street. This circumstance-Mr. Em it 'sdli immediately Commlmicated to Mr. Secretary IMAitsotts, by whom he was referred to Major r. ft, Mr. Estattso4 accordingly called upon the Major last night, and accompanied by him and Lieutenant Mt tongs, with a detachitient of Capt. • tit .tleti Cap of 'Yeomanry, under the command of iirroN, proceeded to the house in question about ten o'clock last , night, where in a garret room they discoVeted the person whose condud had excited suspicion. . On their attetispeing to examine him, he drew forth two loaded pistols, which lie snapped at thero,but both of them missed fire, Being recognized by Sift*, as Russel the Rebel General, he was seized and taken to the Castle. He represented himself as Itfr:Thmar, but . STßit had recolleded him since he ova; a Prisunerin Newgate, and upon being taken to the Castle, he was lolmediately identified by an old acquaintance of his, the Hon. Capt. Knott, son of Lord NORTHLAND, under whose patronage Rawl/ once was, until he had, forfeited It by his political principles. Other Noithein Gentlemen Who were Ist dinner with Mr, WI CitIIAM, also kne w k usie i . After he had acknowledged his real name, he avowed his purpose in coming to the Country, and spoke in the boldest language, of the " glorio , 'cause" i n which he has engaged:a us ts t ia that (said h e ) for WhiCh I would meet deathl with plea.. sure, either in the field ot on' the scaffold;. but do not imagine that my d;:ath, or that of hundreds, will avail. In secure ttie existence of your power --No Tho'ugh My arrest may prove some enibarraismein to my friends, the organtzatiOn is too extensive, and the pl4n too well laid, to entertain a doubt that the ,object will over be relinquished." Ile ,was 'confined last night in the Castles and was examined this day before the Privy Council ; Where; I understand, he maintained the same tone. lie abus.%l the system of the trovernment, and, in fad, time whole struaure of the Constitution. e . repro. bated particill'a'rlyib e cond u ct o f the late H Admini. titration towards Ireland. Various reasons are assigned for his coming to town at this particular time, for he had not been many days in Dablin i some state that he Meditated another Insutration immediately ; and othes, that his intention was, . with a chosen band, ib attempt the rescue of Mt. Emmett, who is said to be considered of the highest consequence, from his abilities. Russel has been long distinguished for sitperiotity Of talents, particularly as a military man, He corn. bioes all the ardour and personal courage of Lord kti WARD Virzi; ERALD to a much greater degree of Military skill., I *iderstand that he has servethboth in the East and West tulles, and in the latter with great Credit in the same regiment with Gen. kNox, with whom he went to Ireland, and was very at. te n ti vely treated by the No RTH LAND family,thrOugh County interest be was appointed a Magistrate of the . ) unty of Tyrone ; and he lived fur some tithe 3,1 4 r) t at V•„,onnoil a bat in consequence of a di ff erence with ilticill,c'Viriel'lnAn.‘iv9eft4,o6l.„,LlYl'fats'tl,riw"lityerilerihseinrgesti.rii(:l' til the year 17n 2, when he was arrested, with S'a . si'll4.l Nei" and Others, and conveyed to Newgate, tit tvhett he ttvian:re he remained a prisoner until 1793; to Fo rt G eor s ; of the l ast 1) I : t with ArthurO'Colinor and others in Scotland.--:fit the cOnclusi o n mare he was, with the other prisoners, iibe r 4 ted) and tit proceeded tcifrance. He lived in Paris during the Peace, and was observed to he intimately' acquainted with many of the Members of the French Government, and with several of the first. Generals in France. linniediately subsequent . to the Declaration of War, he ryas missed from Pa.' and since t h en i t is concluded that he has found his "way to Ireland. Puiiei, though a prisoner during the proceedings in .1798, appeared to be very touch in the confidence of the .Leaders of the In. surredion at that period. It was remarked by the gaoler of the prison in whiCh he tvas confined,.that ' lie Was frequently visited by Lord Edward Fit;ge raid, Arthur O'Cotalor,:rkomas Addis si",simet, vet Boyd, Dr, WA'elviss, the Sheares's, sited all the Other chiefs of the insustealon of-1798, by one or Other of them almost every day. This naturally in. apes a suspicion that he was highly estimated among them. I t is reported that it was intended, in the event / C 4 their success, to appoint hint to LI vairy important )(Amami, namely, that of the North, where he IV" Arco Citttlildy papule, Great ;ellance veal aiwiYa plaied 'apOn hi's:professional know. ledge and fidelity, and of . that account tc is "said he was - frequently `consulted. Vely liberally educated, and in some pamphlets written by hiM upon the State of Ireland previous to 1798, he manifested considerable genius and info'rrnattun. He is about six 'feet high, remarkably well pro.. portioned, and very marked countenance. His mind seems Strong. His conversation is very in teresting, where he isdiSposed to be comniunicatie ; but he is in general reserved. His mannets.are high ly polished. On the whole, he appirs to be amaz ingly well calculaitd to conciliate attar:hat - cm and ensure obedience. Milo, in whose hotise he was arrested., has been committed to prison, anti all the arms in his house have been taken to the Castle. SOUTHAMPTON, SUPT. 14. THIS o#e is hourly filling with fashionable company. Volunteering is the order of the day. The offer of a Corps to Government has been ac. cepted ; it is to be commanded by JOSIAH JACKtiON, Esq. a gentleman deservedly much esteemed here for his liberality and public spirit. The improvements which by Ad of Parliament we are allowed to carry into effect, on the Quays,. &c. are going on very rapidly, and this tow►► bid, fair in a very short time to'be of great commercial :magnitude. The New Theatre was opened on Monday last to an overflowing Audience: it holds about tool. and is, without exception, the most elegaist and commodious for its site of any in England. The Scenery and decorations are superb to a degree, and what is not to be found in any other Couritry Thea. tre, the upper boxes are formed entirely round the House, in the manner of those in London— , the Ar. diked is a M. SLAT9R, of Bouthampton, who has evidently shewn much taste and skill ; and CoLLisss, the Manager, is Entitled to every support for the liberal and spirited manner in whith he haq'carried the building of the new Theatre into exeOntion,; Dowtori and COLLINS Of Drury Lane, play Sherva and Jabal, in The Jew, this evening, A ProClaniation for the observance of a Gmeral Fast in England, on the t 9th of Oftober, wa3. signed by His MAI ESTY in Council yesterday. The Volunteer Systemigoes on in the neighbour. bond of Bristol very successfully, and the hundred of Westbury Corps, whose offer of service has been just accepted by fits NIA:CITY ) has to Amin( of Colonel Colts for their Commander, an able and experienced Officer, who ascended the breach at. the storming of Seringapatam. The Volunteers of the Farringtion Within and Broad.street Wards, together with the London Cavalry, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel AN. Dint.Tori i and Alderman Row caor, as .Major, were inspeaed ar eight O'clock yesterday morn. ing, by the Earl of KO; ittwatol4, aCConl. panied by the toRD Mai oti, and General Ste w. net , The Corp 4 were fUrnied . in their drill dresses, in the different quarters of Moorfields, and made a very respeaable and Military appearance. Lordship, atter a minute inspeaion of each Corps, expressed himself highly satisfied with their steady and soldierly appe arance . 'H e was particularly pleased with the Cavalry, which is a new Corps, mustered abogt too, and went throtigh their differ. ent evolutions with the greatest regularity and pre. cisioti. His Lordship, declared he had never seen finer horses. On his retuin his Lordship found the Bank of England Volunteers under arms, and formed in front of the Bank to receive him. They saltited . his Lord ship as he 'passed with presented armi. Hii -Lord. ship is expefted in the Ci t y t hi s evening, to inspeet, the first Regithent or Royal Exchange Voloiteerq, and the Divisions ofCtirtiliil4 Powgate. hil;, Street, and Vintrey N s Tit EAtis;---Tite Comedy of The Smsisidous Misband was last hi,ght represented at Covent.gar. den Theatre, and LEWIS, who carne forward in the chary ter of Ratter, was received with the most gratifying testimonies of public estimation, fie performed the part with his usual spirit; and ren. dered it the Chief feature of the Play. Mrs. Gt.o. irta,_whO returned to this Theatre in the character of C l arinda, wati also distinguished by very flatter. ing marks of public regard. The Farce was Roliga. Miss liolAittYtt was the heroine cif the Piece. She sung with chaste simplicity ; and when she has overcome her tintidity will probably appear to more advantage as an Actress. INCLPzon had a tri. =pliant rceeption in Rebrid/r, and his vocal exer. tions procured reiterated plaudits. the House was well attended. V . eaterday about three o'cloCk, a man decently, dressed in blacks with a large , sword by hiS side, entered St. James's Palace, and was proce4;ling up stairs towards the Levee, when the Yeoman of the .Guard inquired of him where he . was going, he not being in a Court dress: he replied, he - was going to the Duke of PORTLA N D: he was infeltnedi he cuilid nor proceed any farther to see the Duke there, but he persisted, and said, the Duke. was to lay his claims ,t 0 an Estate which he was . I,pt out: of by Lord ettot,stolvvitey, and that he was brother to Admiral Sir RR:HARI) BlCKEitioiii and by virtue of the noble fainily to which be was , allied lie-car. ried the sword by his side, which etit on both sides. 1-le likewise produced the follotVing extraoidinaty paper, and there was annexed to it a likeness of hini self, and his Coat Of Arms : " Muhum Desideratum; or, a few Hints concerning the Bicketions,' who lived in Cheshire, atter they came alto England with Vv' HAM the Conqueror i And respetin4 R. I. Bickerton, A. M. C., R. Queen's College. Oxfordi of the same Family ; together with a kameise Address to his Friends, ke. to inform them how they . may be .rich and happy in the present tune, and future; with a rein - es:;:otfrtion of the three broad Arrowsi the, Fatinly•F Coat of A rim, and ut the aforesaid Per&on. Reprinted by t)ie i (..ets.re 0.4 ai:ht to accommodate his Friends Who live at A distance." He refusing to leave the staircase, Sayets and Townsend, the Officers attending, took him into custody, andfiirced the sword from himl nrd took him before Sir it 'J. Foto at. his house in Sloane.. street. On thursdlyt as Mti Henry C 011414, of Tigate stone, was shooting, he was, by the accidckatai disc charge of his guni o* the eph . )9 11 .4 Lur. , • • WrDNESDAY'r, S.RPT. DAi"O Try Scssion - commenceil at this place betbre ecolder and City Officers, and Mr. Baron Ho, hi AM, Itlr. Justice La BLANC. and Mr. justice CIIAMBILE. John Wrtigg was indiaed f:r maliciously and feloniously slouiting at Sirah Fox ) in the dwelling. house of Sir Italph.WoolOid, she then and there being in the peace of God and of otir Lord the b • • Sirah Fox swore that .she Was servant tO Sir _Ralph Woodford, at Kensington Gravel. Pits. She then proceededahus On the z3d of May last, about half past twelve o'clock at night, I was in the Kitchen, tWo maids were with me : the Pri. soner came into the kitchen, (he was a fellow-ser vant of mine, he was butler). Upon his 'coming into the kitchen, he brought three .pistols in ,his hand, and, told them all to stand fair and clear ; then he pointed the pistol at tne, but trot the others; that pistol lashed in the pan; he laid that down and took another :and fired it, and it went into my sln.:ulder. I tried to get away frorri him, but could not,'becauie he kept pointing the pistol at me. I' fell down ilirealy, and do : not yecollea any thing more after that. I had no quarrel with him; we had lived in the house together about two years and a ball. I had never beeti upon ill terms ;. I had no reaarso for expeaing that he would treat me so, but he had threatened the before, about a fortnight I believe., had no reason to . suppose that he was out of his mind. Nothing passed !cp- lead me to suppose he would treat me so; but he had behaved rudely to niC: he never made his addresses to me, but he pulled me about and behaved rudely to me." Elizabeth Hunt was in the kitchen at the time this misfatune happened ; she went there by de. Sire of the girl's mother, who thought it was pro. per the girl should come away, as she had beard he had thremened to shoot her. The mother and the Witness went to the i'risoner, who was in the pantry, and the Witness asked him .watt he nieant by 'ming the girl ill.; whether he meant to have her as his wife, and he said I No." He then went to a place where there were pistols, and took them into his hands, and said he would blow her brains out . if she ivould'nat put her hand to a paper he Fad. He said he would take two, pistols,. 4u that there should be one for her a n ti: one lq him. He was quite sober, to appearan:e. . The Witness said-=-I left him in the pantry. lit; came into the kitchen, it was aboot t, quarter after twelve at night, he had three. pistbls in his hand i he said, "Stand vicar ;"1. will let. yoo Nee what a man dare do who is .resolute itt his mind . ." The girl's mo. thee grit up and , ran away, and so did the house. maid. Thezirl ran behind the cook and me, and, screamed, and he fired the pistol at her,; it flashed to the pan, and then the cook ran away, and there was nobody, but me left; I begged, for God's sake, that he would not, rou6ee her, that it should be settled auy way provided he would not murder her; he bid me take care of myself. I raid I would stand by -het and would not slit ; he shoaled about • till he got under the chair, Which held up; and fired at her : she ; fell down. He fired between the arm of the chair and under my aria, ter she was be. hind me. She fell down, then got up and ran up stairs ; I staid 1106! he had dischar led another pistol ; (lien ftieati,.uncler the ear. I t h oug ht aimed it at his I left bird in the kitchen : I'never saw hiM before. An account was then given Or .0e manner in which he was taken, the Watchman having sorting his rattle on the cry, of murder. Ir.appeared that before he was secured he attempted to cut his' own throat: The Prisoner being called upon for his defence, saids -41 My Lord, I am entirely ,ignorant of the aff,ir, and I leave it to my Counsel." Sir Ralph 'Woodford exarninrcl.--. 11 He, lived in my service twelve years. 1 was absent .when this happened, He conthi4ted himself perfedly well, I eterrnsted him With the itimiAgeiiient 61 my ;Ifttirs, a n d found him pettedly honest, and .gOod servant in every resped, but within the list two or three years h e altered, and about a'montlt belOre this al. lair happened' I mast= smite observaliong oil his con. tip 1, and pereeived several times that he wis de ranged in his mind, but not know to What to attribute, it ; in every respell his conduct was per. ledly good, but the month u&rod this I considered him deraned." Ralph James Woodford, examined.—" I am son of the last Witness, During the last twelve mouths since I arrived froin abroad, I 'observed a considerahle change in the contit't of the Prisoner, I found him extrewely. Okligent 0t himself, and of his business, Ile did not atte6d with thai assiduity he was accustomed to do, and for which he had been remarkdble, for he Was an excellent set yam. His mind was then Certainly impaired, at leas:, in my opinion. Several times I have observed him to b it remiss in his business and negligent in his rrso 4 : and I have reprimanded him for ir. Ile Ills three children; and I have retuindtd him tai the conic. quentes likely to ht. Ith bytheth for his remissness, but he appeared to me, at times, to be quite lost. During the first pair of his service In our tainily liia conduct Was particalatly liumane and t.)t;retnely g entle." John BMW. a relintv4crValt Of the Prlsnno, agreed in the chary ter Which his two MiStors gave him ; as did also Mr. Axon, a potilterer in she neighbourhodd, sand added that of late he had iv. geared to them to he deranged. William AfrheSley, one of the Servants of Mr. Kirby, .thy gletplr of N!,,iVgare, proved that the , Prisoner since he came th , qr, hAtt had sc'vet.l violent fits of insanity, in which he had ende“ti ws,red to (bib his head to, Piet es Nptinst the Itnor, Sce. Sometimes he was pretty well, at other times quite fiat. Thomas'Raiiiins, a persnp: 10 to ng had the care of Lunacies, gave it 3S his decideil opinion, that the ?dinner as deranged ih his mind, and this Ise said horn ettqe had seen him do six weeks beforti this accident. The Jury found that wai itiaana the timer the ad happened, and therefore found hE was not guiitt. The terdid was entered accordingly, and he wns ordertd to be remanded, grid provided si ditecled by a liutir.o in thit. cafe mule Rod', idcd ; . ' ,:; Will;azt Bolton and 3amei' were cilargej With a c i lpital offence , in' burgidriously breaking and entering the dA,•eilitig.ttpuie of ,t'btle Div s en. port ' on the night of the 31st of J uly; and iteidini: therein a. quantity of whe.itcn flour, his property. The Prisoners making no defence, were Li am ,' 'Cud* , to tt* client of the chaige.—Drath. John Pardiits indieted for a capital offence feloniously putting oil and circulating as true, cer: tain counterfeit coins, in the likeness •ind tti'de of the current Coin of tlie being convicted of a like Offence before: • , The Record . of the- Prisoner's cony idion fur a sirbilar offence, at the Middlesex Sesiions in F. Pwary dot, Was given in ev id ence by . M r. owell, Solicitor, and Mr., it °bens of tht Prison, Clefkenwell, deposed to his being fn. hii custody one. year after the said convidlion. The present cast against the Pilsc.ner; which *as conduced by Mr. KNALYS, aMounted to hiti having put off, on the toth of August, a counter. felt shilling at the Castle Public.hluse, Portugal. street, Lincolti's.lnn Firldsi in payment for a glass of gin. Shot* afar it was dlselivrtedto and carefully laid Aide. However, on the ip-xc day, the Prisoner came again ' and asked for sonic trifling matter, on which Mr. Soaite; the owner 4 the House, charged him with having I`.lut nit d had shilling the day before, and suspetting him to be 4 professed utterer, had Al officer sent 11r. H' reel the Prisoner into a back room, and sat down besidt him, while the officer was lent for they were thus situated, the Prisoner put his Wind iotci his pocket and took out something, wliiC'n appart.or.; ly he designed • to thioW OPay; on whiCh Soane got up, a nd laid hold of his arm, w lib to prevent him, when the Prisoner forced hii h,od toWards his . 1113uth, and pot in something in nit mouth ; it appeared to the Witness En be ii cou oer.. fcit shilling. He instantly swalltnied it; and Alr. Soane .des4ribed that he felt it going o vn throat. The Prisoner on being searched, had Avg or sit pennyworth of cop ter niwiey aliont Mr. Mencelin td the Mint' proVed Hitt the shit. ling produced in Court, and which had been taken from the Prisoner, wag a vety bad doe. The Prisoneris defence not being in the 9lighi , 3i degree•satistAny; the Jury inirnediately futind hint Ghi/b..—Deark. .tillarlibY and jam. Prol,rer tv(4l indinej for stealing on the 3d of SeptemiNr a q , anitty nt table-linen,' a silver, tongue-scraper, a gold 2:we pin, and a necklace, the property of Jol:o E , q.; and Jane Prosser was separately .chargrtl with ,stealing d and some articles Lt Wearing apparel, the goods of Mary borairs. the Pr:sectitor Mr. Doratt, it appears lives,in Bruton -street, Berkeley-square ; th pritioners were his domestic servants. He had Missed varioui am: cies from time to tine--at length suiptaing' the Prisoners, he ordered 'the man to attend carria, e. on a particular day, and direael that in the inean cline an °facer should he sent flr; and every passible inquiry set on foot in order to discover the depredators. In consequence the boxes Of both the Prisoner's were search,:d ; thit of the man after he returned with his ni,sLer. In each of these were found some of the articles claarg, cd in the Indiftmen4 and in the man's b ,x, a do.: plicate-for a table.cloth, which the Brofter'A servant with whom it Was deposited, said 1w believed was Paivned by the female Prisoner. The articles produced were folly identifiNi by Mr. llJratt, and r those laid as the prorty of Mary Daritt, were dilly ascertained Ur Mr,. Daratti mother of the ProseCittor. In their defence At lirribk, the man; entleavoutetl to eireuipee himself by critninattrig hi s fellow.. m prisoner; , The Woan's defence was unav,iiiin: and dissatitlatiory : the Jury," theref o r e ; after a very pertinent,charge from Mr., Justice ci3titv73ltr ! aA to t he aprlicittion of the law to the co;, found both the - Prisoners Q,;/'y --The Charge was kid Only its a laicenk. tltepen Gardner and Thomas Dixei were capital. ly. charged with committing an unnatural crime. The only Witness who was called on the part of the Prosecution; was Michael Cor ley, an Irish Watch. man, who described his lia,ving found the Prisoners' nbout eleven o'clock on the night of the 25th, of July, in Lempn.street, in such a sittistion and cir. uninstances as induced him to take them into CllstO. ply, and afterwards •laid the foundationof the pre: 11:iit charge. , On being examined by the rrisonert' Counsel, awl the LL'arned Judge who tried the ease, as to certain poi. is necessary in the contemplation of the .L?w to establish - the .case, the letter stated to the' Jury, Opt rile charge laity in the Intik - 11unit wii4 nit legally borne out by the evidence. lie was there 4 fore under the necessiti diretling them to acquit the Prisoners. A vesdiet of Not Gmilty was accoiti. ingly pronounced; but the Cnutt ortlereti the NI.: stayers to be detained, in grder Allat the minor Charge, that of Miademeanot4t i ahould in preferred against them. • The long Continued succes‘ion Of - dry tv6thri kts rendered water extremely scarce thioughout Stissex. Mills, which usually grind from twenty to thirty loads'of wheat per week s can with entry grind two lOads [natty icarinec's te.,trtw on dui Dons are wholly empluycd in fetching water frorri distant rivers and springs fur their herds and fl ghs and water Nils are in bontitt4dl ttiotion from. Stan .. met, Faimeri stud other plaors at distaoces fivd and sit irking water fmrt ponds oe.:if Lewes, for household purposel. 7 .S d tew rdins d.lys; within t t tweivralontb, itlivt nut been etrtienvett in any year since 1762, Jib during the last 36,/ dayst The sheep in Pevensey are for want of water; A Rock, consistiog of :Oci which vas; a ftw days einCr, dtiven iron thttiq' to a distant pond, drank In itunloilerately, that /6c? of 'them died almost inure:4'4*y after. A grain of wheat t 0%41 14 Mr. A: t i dNiti'r Nutscryi near Leech, hav Oils year iirodueei 24 ant tlicifigh tent 00' them tip:let/est - toyed kf birds, flit ; vrodittet reapiti it 1669 graitrsa