The Sun. — London, England, 1821-08-31 00:00:00

TIIE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY EXTRACTS PROM I‘llE MORNING PAPERS, August 31. [MORNING POST.] MR.WAITIIMAN AND THE LIFE GUARDS.—We find that our information yesterday was correct, and that Earl Bathurst has condescended to an -swer Mr. Waithman's letter. The worthy She riff has also replied, and from the nature of that reply, it is evident that he would have been much more gratified by unbroken silence on the part of the Noble Earl, than by the mark of dis tinction which he has received. His Lordship has indeed placed the poor Sheriff in - a lament able Situation. He has convicted him, out of his own letter, with having permitted a mob to re main in a continued state of riot, when the Civil Power under his direction was fully adequate (as Mr. Waithman himself stated) to its suppres sion. The Sheriff seems perfectly astounded by this recoil of his own weapon, and can find no better mode to escape from the dilemma into which he has brought himself, than by supposing that the Noble Earl alludes to some - other riot which took place at a later period, and - of which he knew nothing. Unwilling, however, to own his defeat, he musters all his resolution to repeat the unfOunded charge of, aggression. •against the Life Guards, which he proffered at an evil hour, and which he never could con scientiously believe. We thought we had suf ficiently refreshed his memory on this important point, but as we find that partial elucidations are not sufficient to disperse the thick darkness of his mind, or to thaw the rigid obstinacy of his will, we shall no longer have recourse to argu ments and deductions from facts with which we are privately acquainted. Here follows a plain narrative, materially differing from that of .Mr."lVArrnm.lN, and on which • We own we place mere dependence than on that of the latter ; but as the subject is under full - discussion in the proper place, and will be legally decided hereafter, we do not deem it proper for insertion in OM paper. We have received advices from the Mediter ranean to a late date. An arrival at Cadiz from Mexico mentions, that ITURBIDE was making great progress in Mexico, and that General Cnuz had-capitulated in Guadalaxara ; Colonel IlEviA, 'we, already knew, was killed ; and the Insur gents were in possession of the whole 'of Vera Cruz.—From Mogadore the accounts are to the 9-oth of July, at which time there was a partial tranquillity, which, however, was not expected to continue. Mogadore itself was comparatively healthy ; but in Morocco generally the disorder had made great ravages, though it was not known whether it was the plague or the fever.—Lord STBANGFORD bad made some representations to the SUBLIME PORTE in favour of the British sub jects in the Ottoman Empire, to which his Ex cellency had received this favourable reply, that " the necessary orders had been repeated to the Officers concerned, to protect with unceasing . vigilance all subjects, merchants, and Franks, who belonged to friendly powers, but especially to the Court of England."—lt is said, that his Excellen,cy had left Constantinople, and had arrived at Corfu, with Lady STIIANGFORD, for the benefit of her Ladyship's health.—(Mid.) [NEW TIMES.] ,The period allowed to the forte for deliberat ing on the conditions described by the Emperor Alexander, expired on the 26th 'of July. On that day, Baron Strogonoff repaired to the Divan, and demanded an answer to the terms offered by his Court. Ills conduct on this occasion is repre sented as being more offensive than even upon that of his transmitting the Ultim'atum to the Divan. The Grand Seignior, however, forbore to notice it, and most politely informed him, that in consequence of the very important nature of the subject s and of the deliberations to which it had given rise in the Grand Council, the reply to his Sovereign's demand bad not been completely prepared, until a mach later period than had been expected, so that it was not yet translated. His Sublime Majesty, however, assured the Ambas sador, that he should be put in possession of the document in less , than 24 hours. in the mean time, he had the satisfaction to acquaint him, that it contained . a perfect acquiescence in the wishes of the Court of St. Petersburgh. Strogonoff, it is • said, notwithstanding the conciliatory conduct of the Sultan, replied, that his orders were peremp tory ; and unless he received the answer in the course of the day, he should proceed to leave the capital immediately without it, and thus abruptly left the Council. Here the matter for the present rested ; but in the evening the Ambassador wrote a'note to all the other Foreign Ministers there, in forming them of his intention to proceed to ,St. Petersburgh, and sent his Dragoman to the Porte, demanding a passport for himself and suite. By this time, however, the Government haVing used great exertions, had' 'procured a translation of their answer, and tendered it to the Dragoman to carry to his master. The Dragoman declined taking it until he had received further orders from the Am- bassador, for which purpose lie proceeded to his residence. The Porte, in the mean time, deli _ , berated on the demand of StrogOnoti for a pass _ _ port, and considering that their answer would remove.all differences between the two Powers, and that therefore there was no necessity for his absence, they came to a determination of not granting it, but at the same time 'issued a Fir man, ordering that all the vessels nuclei the di. rection of the Baron, or containing any of his suite, might be allowed to pass free. Thus giv- : ing him . the liberty of going or remaining. Siro . gonoff, on hearing this, gave orders for imme diate embarkation, and in a few 'hours was under hail. An express was instantly dis , patched by the Porte to St. Petergbuigh, . with the answer to the Russian iMani festo, accompanied by a long letter from the Grand Vizier, complaining, in forcible terms, of the conduct of the Russian Minister, to whom he attributed the greater portion of the massacre and bloodshed which had unhappily taken place in various parts of the Turkish Em pire. The arrival of this news created so strong a sensation in the City, that in the short space of ten minutes the funds rose one-half per Cent., and before the close of the day, they were above one per Cent. better than,at the opening of the market. [THE TIMES.I The public will have observed, that for some time past the accounts , from the North and East of Europe which have reached this country through private channels, and which we have published as most worthy of attention, have spoken . with gradually increasing confidence of the probability that the recent disputes would be settled without any actual interruption of the relations of amity between the Russian Empire and the Porte. The intelligence we now insert from Vienna goes very far indeed to confirm, we might say, perhaps, completely establishes, the truth of those peaceful anticipations. It would have been both indiscieet and presumptuous in us to express otherwise than guardedly our own opi nions of contingent events, and superfluous to do so when the grounds on which we should have formed them were equally open to our readers. But the authority for this day's information is so undoubted, and its purpose so decidedly and manifestly pacific, that we cannot do otherwise than deduce from it a persuasion that all appre hension of immediate hostilities is at an end. The news from Constantinople is of the 3 lst ult. The in - b tellicrence previously received had been of the 25th, on which day the Divan was left sitting in con sultation upon the demand; of Russia. The nature of those demands is already known ; the terms in which they are, now transmitted not differing materially from the former versions, which made the interests of the Greek religion, and a redress of the injuries offered to that na tion, the principal object of the care and provi dence of Russia. It will be seen, from a perusal , of these - propositions, that as it was in./their cha racter as Christians that outrage and indignity were committed upon the Greeks, so it is not in quality of Greeks, but of Christians, that Russia has exerted herself to protect them. The ex treme moderation of the terms demanded leads naturally to the belief that the other Powers of Christendom have acquiesced in their propriety ; nothing appearing on the face of them which can menace the security, or ought to alarm the jea lousy, of any Christian State. But while we bear testimony to the moderation of these pro posals, because they-seem to induce no change in' the former relations of Russia, Greece, and Turkey ; for the same reason, viz. because no change will be accomplished by them, we must be permitted to declare once more our doubts whether they are calculated to effect their object —the security of the Greeks and their Chris tian worship from oppression. The privilege still extended to the. Porte of determining what individuals among the Greeks she may think fit to spare or punish as innocent of the late disturbances, .or as parties to them, is one which, however unavoidable while the domi nion of Greece remains with Turkey, can hardly fail to be perverted and abused.—Our account states, that the Porte has accepted the proposals contained in the Russian note ; and the circumstances attending the intercourse, between the Divan and Baron Strogonoff, until he finally demanded passports, are curious, if, according to the guess of the diplomatic circles, he merely assumed the guise of anger that his departure from the Turkish territory might not be at once attributed to a recal by his-Court. It was on the evening of the 26th of July that the despatch announcing their compliance was pre pared by the Divan, and a message, sent to Stro gonolf to apprize him of it. This Minister, there fore, must have been actuated by any motives rather than those of conciliation when he thought fit on the next morning to demand passports for himself and his suite. [BRITISH PRESS.] We learn from Lord Bathurst's letter that direction - s had been given by the Noble Lord for an inquiry into the circumstances connected with that event, even before he received the Sheriff's communication, in consequence, as the Noble Lord intimates, of intelligence which he had previ ously received; and which he informs Mr. Waith man differed essentially from the statement con tained in his letter. The nature of this intelligence we can easily collect from the surprise expressed by the Nobls,l4:arl, that if the Civil - Power under the command of, the Sheriff were suflicient„as Mr. Waithman alleged, for the preservation of the public peace, " a mob should be suffered to con tinue in a state of riot" for so long a time after the military had retired to their barracks, that Mr. Conant should be reduced to the necessity of " reading the Riot Act," and that in subse quently dispersing the rioters with the civil force under his command, he should have received no assistance from Mr. Waithman. , [MORNING CHRONICLE.] ' Lord Bathurst says, he had, before the receipt of Sheriff Waithrpan's letter, given directions for an inquiry to be made into the circumstances of the riot at Knightsbridge, 44 in conse quence of representations made to me, which, I am bound to say, differ in many essential particulars from the statement ivhich I received from you." If the representations so made to his Lordship differ in many essential particulars from the statement of the Sheriff, we have every reason to believe that they are false. We have con verged with several most respectable eye-wit nesses, who agree in all essential points with that statement. That the persons implicated in it should endeavour to give as favourable a repre sentation of their conduct as possible is natural enough. But as - his Lordship has ordered an inquiry, and the transactions were witnessed by snch numbers of impartial persons, the truth will appear in spite of every attempt at mis representation. His Lordship, misled by some of these misrepresentations, tells the Sheriff, " I cannot refrain from expressing my regret and surprise, that, ' when the Civil Power un der your direction was fully adequate (as you state) for the preservation of the peace among the people,' a mob should have been permitted to remain in a continued state of riot, after the soldiers had been withdrawn within their bar racks, until the Riot Act was read by Mr. Co nant, and the rioters were dispersed by the peace officer's antler his imtnediate orders.'' Mr. Sheriff Waithman, in answer to this, states positivly that be was on-the spot for nearly • nine hours, and did not retire till -he had assured himself, by riding about in different directions for about an hour and a half after the military, that tranquil lity was perfectly restored, and that the reading of the Riot Act, and dispersion of rioters, must have arisen from some new and distinct disturbance. However, as an inquiry has been ordered, we shall not now enter farther into this affair. We trust the inquiry will be , conducted in such a manner as to give satisfaction to the country. It would require very different circumstances, from any hitherto stated in the Ministerial Papers, to per suade the friends of the Constitution, that the conduct of the military towards the civil power was not highly to be condemned. We will not do the injustice to Ministers to anticipate their approbation of a deliberate attempt to assassinate the Sheriff, or even to set his authority at defi ance. We are inclined to believe that on this, as well as many other occasions, they have been much misrepresented to the country by the Journals which pretend to serve them. THE ASSIZES. NEWCASTLE, SUNDAY, AVG. 26. The Judges were escorted this morning to St. Nicholas's Church, where Divine Service was performed. The Church was very much crowded. The Rev. Mr. TRISTRAM preached from Gal. iii. 21. 44 If a law had been given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law." The scope of the discourse was the insufficiency of all schemes of salvation, b.it that by the righteousness which was obtained through Christ. It was a forensic term, and meant our final acknowledgment as uncondemned by• God. The Reverend Prepclier concluded by imploring his hearers to prepare for that great judgment where all would be parties., and not unconcerned spectators. MONDAY, AUG. c 2 7 . TRIAL FOR THE•CAPITAL OFFENCE OF FIRING AT A REVENUE CUTTER. John Reynolds, alias John Diel, aged 36, was charged with feloniously and maliciously shooting at and upon the Swallow Revenue cutter on the 27th of February last. This trial excited much interest, and occasioned a very great crowd in Court. The prisoner had lost his right leg, and sat at the bar during the day. His face Was very pale from loss of blood. He is a stout good-looking man. Messrs. RAINE, LOSH, and LITTLEDAT.E, were Counsel for the prosecution ; Messrs. WILLIAMS and HOLT for the prisoner. Mr. RAINE said he had the honour of attending on the _part of his Majesty's Customs, -in the prosecution' of a case which appeared to him as important as had ever been presented to a Jury. It was not merely the question which usually arose,- namely, whether the Revenue was defrauded by persons who carried on. a contraband trade, and they (the Jury) and he were defrauded, since every defalcation in the Revenue must be made up by the fair contributors of Revenre ; but the great question here was, whether vessels opposing this contraband trade should be - exposed to being fired at in what he should call a rebellions and piratical manner. There had beeri, in'fact, a regular action between a Revenue cutter and a smuggling cutter. It had been hardly and sharply fought, and attended with serious conse quences. In the smuggler one life had certainly been lost ; probably many more. The prisoner, and, probably many more, had been wounded. On board his Majesty's cutter two persons were very seriously wounded, and one of them very badly by two wounds received in the head. The narrative of, the transaction was this :—The Swallow had been commissioned and employed by his Majesty's customs to cruise off the coast of Northumberland, in order to prevent smuggling. On the morning of Tuesday, the 27th of February, a smuggling vessel of the same force as the cutter was seen about 10 leagues dis tant from land. The 52d of the late King, on which this charge was founded, limited the distance within 100 leagues of the coast of Great - Britain. The offence might be tried in any County, and it was properly in this instance tried in this County of Northumberland. The cutter gave chase to the smuggler, and fired a shot to bring her to. No notice was taken. The cutter fired at her. The smuggler put out Dutch colours, and also put out her sweeps. The cutter neared her, and fired a broad-side. She returned a sharp fire from 4 great guns and con siderable musketry. The action was fought with considerable courage. He called it courage, because one could not help .ad miring the spirit of British sailors, although it was most lament able to find it so misapplied. The vessels ran alongside of one another about of an hour. About 7, in the evening, it was ex traordinarily hazy and very dark : a boat was observed to be lowered from the smuggler. Captain - Stanley* of the Swallow ordered to fire into her. That was done, but s it vanished. The smuggler was taken possession of, and tubs of gin, bales of to bacco and tea, were found in .her. No malt was on board. A slate was found in her, containing the names of some of our friends in Boulmar, but they were not in question here, and he hoped they never would. (Mr. Justice Holroyd 'prevented this from being read as it might not be evidence.) The same boat, beyond a doubt, which had left. the smuggler was seen next morning by two fishermen off South Blythe, by others at Bou dicen rocks, by others at Coquet island, and was brought ashore at Boulmar At Matthew Stanton's there the prisoner was left, and there he had his right leg amputated by Doctors Wilson and Embledon, of Ainwick, to whom he stated the manner in which he had received his wounds. A dead man was left there, too, in a stable. The rest, abottt 30 in number, ran scampering over the hills to Rothbury, Hexham, Carlisle, and thence to Rye, Hastings, and other places in the South of England. The Learned Gentleman stated the several circum stances which would be detailed in evidence, and concluded by saying that, if there could be a reasonable doubt of the prisoner's halving been actively and wilfully engaged in the action, GOD forbid he should not have the benefit of it ; but, if there could be no reasonable doubt, it would be their duty to find,him guilty. William Pearce Stanley—l am now master and commander in his Majesty's service. On the 27th February last I was master and commander of the Swallow revenue cruiser in the Service of the Customs for the prevention of smuggling. About 9 o'clock in the morning I saw a vessel, which I took to be a smuggler. I was four or fiveleagues from Newbiggin, nearly a-breast, and she was to the north, and farther out at sea. It is the coast of Northumberland. - I made sail after her shortly after. She al tered her course, and made sail from me. I neared her, and a little before twelve I fired a . shot to attract her attention. I hoisted the colours appointed for the revenue service. Some time after, when I got nearer, I fired a shot towards her. The shot tell short ; she hoisted Dutch colours, and returned the shot, and got her sweeps out. Several shots were exchanged.— I remarked to the chief mate that there was no excuse of not seeing our colours. Sweeps are large oars that are used for pulling in calms or light winds. They hauled their ports up, and 1 could distinctly see four guns, and many, men with mus kets on deck. They were large guns, cannon. About half past three, when I nudged myself within pistol shot, I directed a broadside to be fired at her, which the smuggler immediately returned, and gave three cheers. The colours of both vessels were still hoisted, and the firing continued on both sides about three quarters of an hour, when finding the smug gler increased his distance, I left off firing and made more sail. The smuggler commenced throwing tubs and bales overboard. About the middle of the action one of our crew, George Easterby, fell down from two wounds on thebead, Thomas Thomson had a swelling on his knee, supposed from a grape shot. Many shots had struck the Swallow, hull, sails, and rigging. When it became - dark, shortly after seven, I found we had neared the smuggler. I directed a discharge of musketry at her, not being in a situation to use tile guns. Shortly afterwards I observed a boat leave the smuggler, into which I directed the fire. Very soon afterwards we lost sight of the boat. We got possession of the smuggler soon after 8. No person was on board. The chief mate soon afterwards hail ed, and said he had found sonic papers on board. We were then nearest to the land between Newbiggen and Blythe, about four leagues off. I went on board as soon as it was daylight next morning, and received the papers which had been found, The smuggler appeared evidently to have been in action. .Se veral shots had passed through her bulwark, masts, sails, and rigging. There was blood in different parts of her. There were also articles of dress which were worn by people who must have received gun-shot wounds. We found four large gun carriages. The guns were not on board. We found 24 mus kets, a considerable quantity of gunpowder, musket 'cartridges, some Mb. shot, bags of musket balls, some grape-shot, and a quantity of contraband goods. There were carpenters' tools on deck which appeared to have been recently used. We found upwards Of 700 kegs of foreign spirits, each five gallons and under ; 4/ bales of tobacco. Kegs of that size are prohibited. We found three kegs of tea, and provisions for a considerable number of men. There was also a slate found on board. There were three boots that had been worn by - persons that had been evidently wounded. Two had been cut off the leg, and blood was in them. The third was perforated by a ball. Papers were found and given to me, certificates and several letters. I have had them in: my possession ever since. By Mr. WILLIAMS—I had authority to command that ves sel both from the Admiralty and the Customs. From the Cus toms I had an- express deputation, which I have here. I had -no express 'commission from the Admiralty. The •colours 1 hoisted were, a red ensign with a regal crown in the field. The appropriate name is an ensign: There was also a pendent with a regal crown at the mast head. The right description of the colours hoisted by me is an ensign and a pendent. The first shot was fired at her, though it fell short. She ought to have brought to when the gun was fired before. I should think there were more than 30 men than otherwise. I considered that they were English from their appearance . , and more especially from three cheers. There is a tone of voice about Englishmen that they cannot well be mistaken. A man shook a glass at me whom I should know if I saw him. Ido not affect to speak to the person of the prisoner. I . cannot say whether he was on deck or a prisoner below ; but he could not have got his wounds below, fOr there were no shots passed- through the deck. Certainly, I cannot speak to this man's doing any thing. Thomas Kain-1 was a seaman in the Swallow, and in the action on the 27th of February. I found a box in the middle cabin, on the starboard side of the smuggler,: I gave it to the mate. It was a tin box. Thomas Euels—l was chief mate of the Swallow. I opened the box, and found papers in it which I delivered to Captain Stanley. James Dabner—l was in the engagement. I found a letter in a jacket which had come from the smuggling cutter. I gave it to John Polhill, 1 saw no more of it. It was Wednesday or I Thursday, and in Shields harbour. Captain Stanley said he was present, and saw the letter handed over to Polhill, who immediately handed it over to him. Mr. R.a.ugE here proposed to put the slate in evidence, in or der to show the dealings of the vessel. Captain Stanley found the slate in the cabin, but it had been first found by 'Thomas Thomson (who was not present here.) Mr. Wrur.r...tms objected to the slate as evidence. Mr. Justice HoLitrit-ii said Thomson should be brought as a witness. The slate was reflood. John Skillet—l was clerk to the Naval Hospital at Chathath, on board the Argonaut in 1818. I saw the prisoner in the hos pital ship. It was my duty to make out diScharges for invalids. ' I made out a discharge for the prisoner in October, 1818. I have a book in which the entry was made at the time by me.— I am certain that the prisoner is the same Reynolds. Captain Stanley produced certificates found in the tin-box on board the smuggler. Skillet proceeded—Reynolds was received on the and discharged en the 31st October. He had been received from the Brilliant transport. His ailment was debility. I delivered that certificate now produced to Reynolds on the 31st of ,Oc tober, 11118. The offer of the certificate in evidence was postponed till the surgeon should be examined. Fain was recalled, and examined by Mr. WILLIAms—I was not in the first boat which went to the smuggler. Five men went before me, and might have been up and down the vessel. None of the five is here. After they had been on board, I found the tin-boX:as I have described. Thomas Patterson—l am a fisherman at South Blythe. , I was out fishing on Tuesday - the 27th of February. We heard some guns away to the eastward of us. Seaton sea was three quarters of a mile from there. I went there in the evening.— I then saw flashes, and heard reports of musketry and large guns. We thought it might be a couple or three miles from us. It occurred to us that two vessels were engaged. It was fine easy weather at 7,. and coming on dark. It was a hazy thick_ ish morning. There was a good deal of sea, and we:returned throne' . the north Lough. We saw towards • morning • a'large boat, which we thought first a Scotch boat, a sort of. oyster boat. We found it was not such a boat as was used on our coast. 'lt was of a lightish colour. She was on a shoal called the Saw. It was a very dangerous place. They sung out to . us to cothe to them, and we did go as far as we could, and told them to pull towards us. They did so. There were from 20 to 30 men on board. There were about eight Oars-on each side. I asked them. where they wanted to go to ? ..TheY - Saidneithing till they came nearer. .1 told them they were at Blythe. They asked what hill that 'WAS, and I told them it•was'Easthill. They said " Blythe,"- the one to the other-three or four times. They asked how - far they were from the Coquet. , 1 told them. they were very far wrong'; it was 11 or 15 Mika from them. One man who sat aft said, " told you you were wrong." They asked rue to'take a-sip of gin. •I. told them it was very acceptable. They gave use some. They asked me• if • Iliad any thing to put some in. I said I bad not. One said, " let us give the tub." Another said, "No ; we don't know ; -what we may be in need of." One of them asked for the dish with which we bale our boat out. ' I gave it to•them, and they put some gin in it.' We told them that we beard a great deal of firing last night from 7 to 3 o'clock.' One of them said " Ah,- was it so?" Itold them I thought it was an engage ment with the revenue cutter. He said " Was it So ?" I asked whether he, heard..any firing, and 1 got no answer. looked for the name of the'boat, but I Could . find ndne. - We saw aft what we thought a compass and a spying-glass. They appear ed tome - by their language West of England people, that is, Kentish people.—(A laugh.)—One of them sung out and said,' ". Let us set to our fore-lug." Another said, " }bold your tongue, for these people know how to conduct us better than we do ourselves." They told us they were going to Berwick to join their ship, a 'Greenlander ; they had been among the rocks all night, and could make nothing of it ; they did not know the way. They were pumping very haril. They set a large sail, and left me after-returning many thanks. They steered away to the nortward and eastward. I told them it would be light by the time they got to Newbiggin point, and they would see all the danger before them. I was 1:0 minutes alongside. By Mr. WILLIAMS.--I had hold of her. It was a two- . masted vessel. William Twizell—l am a fisherman at Cresswell, which is eight miles north of Blythe. On the mornin ,, of the 28th of February, about nine, I was out fishing, and saw a large boat with one lug sail. It was a mile froni Cresswell. It was of a lead colour. They hailed us, and asked the road to Coquet, and which side of it they were to go ? I said the outside. rask ed which way they were going ? They said to Greenland. The boat was very high out of the water. I saw a dozen or fourteen men pulling three oars on one side. The sail was up. The sea was very coarse. There were half a dozen in the fore part of the boat.. The evening _before we heard firing, which we thought ofl'at Blythe. Thomas Brown, a fisherman at Cresswell, was on the morn ing of the 28th of February fishing at Bondicar rocks, a mile from Coquet island, and saw a large whitish boat with a large lug sail. A man in the boat asked me the road to Boulthari and which side of the island they were to go. 1 told them they might go either side. They went on the inside. I saw 14 or 13 men. I saw her past Coquet, and about a mile or two from Boulmar. I saw the boat about,lo. I had heard a firing the night befora. _ _ George Carr, Esq.—l live at Boulmar-hall. On the morning of Wednesday. the 23th of February, about 11, I saw a boat abdirt a mile off; I observed it come ashore. It was of a light colour, large, and deep, and differently built from our cobles. I observed upwards of '2O men come from it. 1 observed some of them carrying a Man dp the beach. I heard ono of them say, ‘• D—n my eyes, we have lost her; but we have had fair play." They carried the man to a boat on the beach, itappeared to mr, to adjust him, imorder to carry him with more ease to him. 1 heard there was a dead man in the boat, and therefore, and be cause there was a shower of snow, - I went home. -- I observed, afterwards men carrying what appeared to me a man up to wards the square. Matthew Stanton lives in the square. I lost si g ht of them when they were 20 or 30 yards from that house, and going in a direction towards it. I went to that house at 7 or Bin the evening, when Dr. WilsOn arrived. He was examin ing the Lig of a wounded man lying on a bed in Matthew Stan ton's house. I had heard thin , the night before. The prisoner is the wounded man I saw at Matthew Stanton's house. Elizabeth Stanton—! am daughter of Matthew Stanton at rloulmar. I remember there was a wounded man in my father's. DorottlY, my sister, has just been brought to bed, and is not sere. She told my father they brought a man in, and he was lying in bed. I know Thomas Murray. I . do not know that he went for the surgeon. By Mr. WILLIAms—My father is here. Mr. John Embleton stated, before he was sworn, that he con sidered the facts to have been stated to him in confidence. Air. Justice HoLnoYD- 1 Sir." ." You must tell what you know, Mr. Embleton—l am a surgeon at Alnwick, and in part nership with Mr. Wilson. I was applied to by Murray, and went to Stanton's about six in the evening of the 28th of February. Boulmar is about five miles from Alnwick.— On arriving I saw the man at the bar, and found him wounded in the leg. I asked him when he received his wound ; that was necessary to be known. He said it was the day befbre.— After Mr. Wilson's arrival I examined the leg particu larly; it was the right leg. It was fractured below the knee. It appeared to me to be a gun-shot wound. Mr. , I , 'ilson felt for the ball. The man said. he Was sure it was not there, for he knew that after it had : gone through 'his leg it struck the companion (a case covering the way to the cabin). He said he had been all night in the bOat.. The question was asked where he had left the vessel, and he said beyond Newbiggin, between Newbiggin and Shields. He allowed that he was alongside of another vessel fighting, and that he Vas shot then close along side of the vessel. I believe lie said he was three-quarters of an hour alongside, butt cannot say "Fifth certainty., He said he had a boot on at the time, and it was cut off: My partner and I were from the first sure that amputation *as necessary. He refused, and was very unwilling. But his leg was amputated on the Ilth of March. I remember going to Stewart's stable, and saw there a d ea d man . Th e cause of hi s death appeared to be a ball in his hand. The ball was extracted, weighing about three ounces. The prisoner never named either the one vessel or the other. By Mr. \l'm Liams.—He did not appear to be in very great pain. Both bones were broken. He certainly has suffered a great deal of pain. I have not attended him for five or six weeks, when he was brought from confinement at Alriwick to Morpeth. All the questions put to him to which 1 have spoken, were put that evening by me or Dr. Wilson. The prisoner did not represent that lie was personally fighting. He did not represent in any part of the conversation that he was personally fighting. lt was only that the ships were fighting. • Mr. Wilson, the other partner, produced the ball extracted from the dead man's hand. It was 3 oz., he should. think. It was iron (used in grape-shot.) Captain Stanley.—We had such balls on board, and used them against the smuggler. I heard no Other firing on the 27th but that in which we were - engaged. John Stewart.—l live at Boulinar. I did not see the men land. A dead man was laid in my stable. There were 20 or 30 men. I saw them run towards Alnwick. ' They urgently asked leave to lay the dead body in my stable. By Mr. HoLT—I only saw one mast. Captain• Stanley said, that produced was a thwart used for stren,,,,ethening the bo a t, an d carry i ng a mast. That thwart he found in a fisherman's yard in Boulmar. It is not _usually in boats on the Northumberland coast, but in tub boats, that is, smuggling boats : a boat of this description is soon• broken up, for they are slight built. John Grice i , constable of Boulinar, received the thwart, and it since in his custody. Robert Remmott, Esq. Produced the condemnation of the smuggler ; supposed to be the Idas and cargo, in the Exchequer. Captain Stanley understood the name of the smuggler to be the Idas.• He seized no other vessel at that time. She was known to some of the officers of the Swallow. Mr. - WILLIAMS—On land we can't hear that. Captain Stanley—No name was on the stern. Mr. Justice HOLROYD thought the identity of the ship suf ficiently made out. John Jone•---I am a lieutenant in his Majesty's navy. The first time I ever saw the prisoner was on the 16th of January, 1820. He was taken into custody for smuggling. (The witness was checked for this ob serva ti on , an d told it was not.evidenee.) I saw him afterwards frequently in Rye,in Sussex, where be had his abode. I saw hi m i n Matthew tanton's, at Boulmar , in April last. It is the same John Reynolds, of Rye. • By Mr. WILLIAMS—He said before the Magistrate ,"/ , in New Romney, " lam Joh n R e y no ld s, o f R ye. " Ile was before the Ma. , ,istrate, and convicted too. Mr. RAINE proposed now the letter found by Dabner, and. the certificate found in the tin box, as evidence. Mr. WILLIAMS objected. • The letter which was addressed. to John fteynolds was 4 : - feral in order to prove that Reynolds was on board, but it wa 3 , thought to be so doubtful as evidence, that it was not received 111r. WILLIAMS objected to the certificate, because there was a possibility that it might have been conveyed into the vessel by one of the five men who had gone on board before the,witocS s whoprocluced.it. M. HOLT, on the same side, referred to the refusal of P 3: pers found in Beckwith' s s h op at - Watson's No 1) 31) ..-- were evidence unless found in the custody of the person, or 13 a place over which he had controul. Jr. 'RALNE contended for the admissibility. • ,Mr. Loses replied to Mr. Holt's ease, that there was no ev!" • dence that the paper h a d b een young 'Watson's, but that th paper was proved to have been the prisoner's. Mr. Justice HOLROYD said it appeared to him to be 144 1 evidence, but on this question affecting life helaci sent to con suit his brother. Mr. Justice BAYLEY agreed exa-tly. The certificate was read in evidence. He was described " Mariner of Rye." , . The prisoner said he was not in a state to say any fling left it to his Lordship and the Jury. Considerab!e discussion and exam'rati )71 of, Acts of Par,, l % ment e arose upon th e c i rcums t ance that the gw roid Or of tl.e crown in th e emign and the pend an t w a s red, while Act 66th of the late King specified blu^. It was contended. O f the prisoner, that if it was not the l!gal colours, the sb" ting could not be malicious, since the Swahlcw had flied first. „„,. Captain Stanley said . there W as a R oya l P ro d a mation for -using red. . His Lordship said, he would reserve the point for the twel % : e Judges. GU T ihLeTJyurhyurtettecdomfmorerindeecaryhiannl tom c ti y d o f n oil a n c d co a un y t era: y t t l if ic great sufferings which he had endured, if the point reserved for the Judges should be decided unfavourably for the prisoner. The prisoner stands iespiteel till next Assizes. SENTENCE UPON THE CONVICTS. John George Main, for a ttempti ng th e murd r or •his ife ; Wilkinson . , Wm. Surteis Hetherington, and Thos. were placed together at the bar to receive sentence. Mr., Justice H o no Y D—" George Main, you have beera convicted by the clearest and most cogent evidence [Coi' vietL ' . 0 my Lord, be merciful to me'] of having attempted to take the life of your w if e , w i t h out , at l east, any i mme diate p vocation, if you ever rece i ve d any provoca ti on . The cru elty and atrocity of your conduct [c My Lord, I never intended t° kill her'] render it impossible to give you, any hope of r°" .ref , , ; Every thing in your p ower y ou barbarously did. She was Cu: :d you by th e . interference of neighbours. It aPPea by - rs meat your tt o ho w fad n h eb a r c e b c e o ne u fo n ar t e t. sufficient t y eai o pe u npty w hewraaecri it e is e l tr i o e f d oyr f o o uy r .o u y o i t f t rt that punish: l ot t i r i : 14 7 : ning rescued, you avowed your barbarous revengeful A d i es l.e ig r‘ :: h O ef t:41(! : - ; ins away her life. [' My Lord, I had no intention of it.'} seems to have been a prem e dit a t e d a tt em pt ; an d after you were prevented, you still expressed a wish that your inter:lan; been carried into effect. It is impo ss ibl e f or t h e administrators of to do otherwise than give the law its full eir' et " -- 1 1 Therefore prepare yourself, and in the short time you live, make your peace with your Maker. . 44 ou, John Wilkinson, it appears, were concerned I %,i i ic3 depredations of a siinilar nature. and one of the cases or w i t ti you were convicted by the clearest evidence, was attetaleltepi circumstances of cruelt, and barbarity as !make it nec2ssary to carry the law into effect and Make you a C° (Ile example. You and Hetherington will do well to preoa% r the therington,—c I did not strike or ill use the man) aof fate which it is impossible I can held out to you any rfi; f o r avoiding. You three I e arnes tl y warn an d en t r eat to Ir a irara that mercy hereafter whi c h th e secur i ty to soc i e ty can not job° to you here. The sentence upon you George emir., Y °° sotei s Wilkinson, . you Thomas Dodds, and you 1/ "' Hetherington,- is, that you b e hang e d by the neck tillY dead, and may God have mercy on your souls." try tile His Lordship sits to-morrow In the Crown Court, t° prisoners and causes which still remain there. I PRILTS. The Court Was Occupied NlS till 9 at night with ; IS F ec' •a Pr' cause, of importance only to Newcastle. It was- -- , 0 4. c tirl THE AIAYOR AND CORPORATION tr. 5151- rel e tbA The question was much the same as that last Ye° r • n ed the customs paid on Tyn e -b r id ge , an d was deter" -_„ ot? same way by a verdict for the plaintiff's. t , z l) „, i ' t s* Messrs. SCARLETT, Serjeant Hum.ocr, li r c r and Isonast, were Counsel for the piainti ll lnt. BUO/ICUIAM, Losii, and TINDALL, for the defe° 81. 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