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London, England, 1807-07-07 00:00:00

OLD BAILAY, Jviv 6.

The Rev. Mr. Gerrard was capitally indiaed for
firing a pistol. lade .1 with ball, at -- Leadbenter,
a Sheriff's Officer. i...adheater went with some
others to the Prisoner's house in Fenchurch.stieet,
in the cry of London, to arrest him for alleged
breach of the Peace, when the Prisoner resisted,
and fired the pistol, the ball Irons which grazed the
Officer's head. It having appeared that the latter
Mad no warrant or authority, and that he had de.
nied be was a Constable, the Prisoner was acquitted
of the felony, but detained to be tried for the
I assault.

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COURT OF ICING'S RF.NCH, DUBLIN, Jim/. I

WHITLtY O. motet's.

On Tuesday last, a cause was decided. in this
Court. wherein Edward Whitley, 6sq was Plaintiff,
and Brahazon Morris, Vag Defendant. It was an
aftion for Defamation, brought against the Defend-
ant, for having declared in nublic company, that on
the evening Lord ;4.•110:i d i.'itagerald was weaved,
the 19th al We, 1798, the Plaintiff, Mr. Whitler,
came into the nets.. of Ntr.JA qe:Tindy, ie Gioister-
street where he, the D. ren.lant, was sitting in com-
pany with Mr Tandy and others, and t.,-re
Mops, -di is ewe! eve on arms and liMM11111.•
lion, hd w. amf le.-p of r, line saesstn,tir>rt." It was
further allog that the Defendant pr ntioned the
wares of ix pelsons as being reseal. lie ts.ter-
ing of the defamatory words was brought h••nte to
the Defendant ; anti tire of the p said to
have been present in Mr. ('andy's b were pro-
deeed ;the sixth had since cied) ; s.,c,✓ swnxe
• sly that they .:e.e not 41 Mr. l'an4e, ,:uu•e oo
the tar mention d, nor did they at any time ever hear
Any inch w..: ds fail from tl.e Plaintiff. Mr. Whitley.
wes fu. te.r proved, Oat Mr. Tandy,• at the pe-
re..! stated, resided at Clontarf, and that on the
i;tth of 'lay 1795, he dined in the house of a alt.
rlster at Cloatarf, where he remained during the
ever,ng.
In the coerce of a most able and luminous charge
to the Jury, the Lo i•n CHI se Ju, a ice expressed his
regre • that those Witnesses were toot produced by
Mr. Tandy, wain he brought his Aaiun against the
Defend„.:-.t.

'L'he Jury retired for a few minutes. and returned
a verdid..sool. damages. and tad. costs.

Extra el of a letter from Newry A melan-
eholy dud took place in this town a few days atzo
The officers were seated after dinner, when the sub.
je4 of tactics, &c. was iniroduced. Col. and
Capt. • iff..red, as I understand, abort the best
mode of manseuvreing a regiment, on which the
Colo del insisted that the Captain should instantly
fight him. The Captain laughed, and could not
relieve him orrice', until be swore he should fight
him before leaving the room—the door was se.
cured—pistols produced—ae 'mind measured—for
the room was so small, that when wheeling round
to fire, the mules of the pistols almost touched,
and the Colonel shot the Captain in the abdomen,
of which wound he died in an hour afterwards.
The poor Captain ton bravely gave him satisfac•
non, but in place of seeking the Colonel's life, fired
his pistol into an opposite corner of the room.—
Cartain has left a *We and six children to de-
plore their protedlor. the Colonel fled thiough
I hosoghadee, 1 believe far Scotland."

NORTH EAST CIRCUIT.
County Mnriagtmin. Thursday, Ally
Armagh. Mondm, SO.
Antrim, rrid.y,
Carrickfingu., =me Sty.
99.
Duatiak, Ansa* 3.
Ut.4l.cds, Thantay I.
TM Ma NV. Janne Day
- flintiest.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

pArkift4QUTli, JULY 5.

His Majesty's ship Sprightly is appointed convoy
for the Downs, and the Itsc,-Wrse fat Guernsey and
Jersey.
PLYMOUTH, JULY 4

Arrived His Majesty's itelzo, 74 !plot, Cap-
tain Macnamara, trorn Cie Do..?ts ; !ow bn, !)8,
Capain ‘Yestern, from the Channel fif.t ; flambe. pir
Co,k ari. e, hired arrne I ships, wi,h •rev..ral light
v,ettfailers from off Rochefort; a d His Majesty's
ship Dr won, 74. Captain Scott, from Spitlo,-..td.
Sailed the Caroli&e, Lieut. Derby ; Porernige
silty of WAT. Rm. H. Duncan; and Chearts, !lons
brig, Lieut.Fonllerton on a cruise.— v's'ital variable,
at Wsst..

Tit.ikeni,TH, Jut .V 3.

A Portuguese ♦ssel, which arrived at Li on
the loth tilt. report) that she was brolighi-to on the
Bth ult. by a French squadron, two col of the line
and i ur Ingites, from Rochefort, anil on the to).
lowing day tell in with a squadron of British ships
of tsar, to which she communicated this Liforma-
tion.

This day sailed His Majesty'; tiip Corms, 20
guns, Captain Shiploy, for Portsinolids ; appeared
nu the harbour and sailed again to tae 'V stxard,
His Majesty's brig Swallow, 13 guns.—Xind W.

111""NEIS.SULT 5.

The signal for the Baltic Convey was yeeretthty
shifted tt;-,m tl,e Alacrity, to the C and the
fleet sallA immediately from th • Nore. under e, n•
voy of the latter vessel, but were cot out of sight
day, about noon. with a 1,..5h breeze at J E.