The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-08-20 00:00:00

SOUTHEND. AUGUST 19.

Since this place was first callel iato notice, it
Dever before attraeled such a numerous assemblage
of company as is here at present. The lodging-
houses are very full, and the inns, or hotels, as
they call themselves, exceedinAly crowded. Yet,
what in these speculative times appears very
strange, is, that notwithstanding the extraordinary
encouragement given to tie place for some few
years past, no additional accommo lations are pro-
vided ; and the only new building ireaed here
since the last season is, perhaps. one of the last to
be eepested in a watering-place, viz.—a Metbodui
Chatnti ! It was. yesterday evening, most flamer-
cooly attended. The weather being erremely fine,
the Terrace, as well as the beach, and all the ad-
joining wslks, exhibited an unexampled display of
elegant company.
Amongst the visitors bete at present, I do not
know that three are any of much distinCtion—and, I
believe, only one of tine ; namely, Lady Harsco.
w',o resides in the house upon the Terrace, occu-
pied, last season, by Lady H• MILTON. The ab-
sence of this last Lady, who was the soul of every
thing cheerful and elegant, is deservedly lamented
by all dins, who have any taste tor g iv and 1-;:ional
amusements, which seem to have fled the pl lee
leis summer, as you may suppose. when I inform
you. that though the plat- never ssas so furl' bi-
fo.e. there has not yct been a single ball or assembly
ze the•tanmencement of the present season. I
c olnot help hoping, that this is to be ascribed so
re 'ed!ul def.sence on the part of the numerous
to the rigid rules of the Methodists ; for to
attribute it to want of taste, or the decline of
fashionable refinement, would he to pay the com-
pany here a very aukwarcl compqment.
Mr. Tit OTT ER is here, with a Theatrical Corps,
which, I am informed, is such as may be rape& d
from she discernment of that spirited Manager ;
but 1 have Ent yet had an opportunity of seeing
;hem I can, of coyese, give no opinion on the'r
sne,t.s. Nils. tiniest I. played hate for several
nights, at the commencement of the season ; and, I
am old, is expeded here again at the conclusion of
her :eigageinent at Windsor. This night the Com-
pany pei toi m 7br Heir el Low, with Paul and Vir-
ginia. at the desire of r —apt• LODWICK. who COM•
man is the volunteer cavalry in this neighbourhood.
Admiral howi.tv, who is here with his family,
bevsolce a play, and, with the sysi.tance of
his band, which he brolight from Shecrners, pro-
duced a bumper to the Theatre.
Amongst the last arrivals here, are Colonel
rea-
tttes. the celebrated amateur performers, Misies
next*, Miss Iktwo AL, Mrs. GOT 411111), 111 C.

Atf0..17.
-sareisaiewieve
Yesterday se'nnight, the anniversary of the Prince
of V. ales's birth-day, Sir W W. W'ynn, and the Of
of the koyal Denkigh, gave a mist legant
dinner to a very large pirty, ai the or Hotel.—
A buck had been rent from Wynnstay, whose
haunches graced the table. After d;nnerr, Sir W
rite the P, ince, with tire. lime* 14,,e, the hand
pltrng, •• Of a ne:64, Kart was She, Er,, " Afte: u
several bran. her of the Royal Family had heea
toasted. It nouber of other loyal and aproptiate
ter. inters were Oven. Messrs S de, NALL Page,
and Party. sang a number of glees. :nets. 4: 4c.
Ost exqoisitely fine. In the course of the eveniug.
She favourite national air of tti /fp hyd rr ors," Was
sung by tie efliiers, accompaniel on the Welch
harp . The company retired 'afloat tea o'clock,
highly prettified and eatremly dAglited with the
affanle manner of the President arid his officers.
Among th.- company present were Lord Polkestrne,
Calorie! Nod, tin. Hon. Captain Colville, Captain
.finbenleau, Mr. Nugent, Me . A. Smith, Mr. Welch,
and a great many oth-r distinguished chatatlers.
As the Dalt of Kent packet was sailing from
London to this plate. on Sunday night, a vessel ran
foul of her, and carried away her hnwsprit. This
accident would not have 'happened, had not the
passengers devoted their hours to harmony. This
obsertation may appear very strange, but so it was;
they iudg so loud, that the Master of the Duke of
Vent could not hear the other vessel bailing him.
Monday, a lady took a Machine, and went into
the water without a guide, she plting-d in without
taking hold of the rope, the Wares ran very high,
and Just at that instant, a hewer sarelt took her he-
yo-t1 her d. pth. Two gentlemen wheo were bathing
agar the snot, went to her assistance, and got there
jral in time to save her' from driawning, fur she was
nice senseless, and could no longer support herself.
Annt'its alarining circumstance' happened about
four n'cl,:ct. the same morning, just as the boat
time in, a lady, in a hurry to get oat of the vessel,
fell between it and the Pier ; tho e who saw it new
to I n' assistap:::•,and cucces.led ifs s Wing her, but not
we bout gtert million and danger.
At the Ilicarre, last night, Miss Taylor petform-
ed Aliain, in Tim Hasty Croon, for hi.r bent Sr, which
was under the Pattonaz4 of Lady Bentimk, and
Mr. Cumberlaad , the iiu.e.was well attended, and
prformance went oisi with great erkst. La tee.
roo.i has been got kip and perfOrmed in a very
respee..able manner. The parts allotted to Mr.
Wheatley, Mi. llenyor, Mr. Williams, and Miss
Ds Caasp, were extremely well supported.

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The Fall of Wtsrmoscano. WILT lAN MAC.
D,WAIA, r.q. of Garth:and. and G. rural Bat-
umi, the Dowagsr Covatess of Aillelnall, the
Hon. Vsris.c;a u CORDON, and M. GoanoK- Mrs.
CAM) Md.. of Nlnnzie, Sir ALLIANIME II'KLI4-
212, Fr Coitus's Hacs:ti, ROSLIIIT HAIKU. of
Neerbyth, Egg. DaNan'. Baart•an, Esq. of Nor-
fats' tdias Fe as ills.; of Jairntou, Colonel ieGii T Si,
..--- Pionwos, Eq. Captain FORDYCK. and Gene-
-1 lausaart...ta. of Lude, have artived in Edin-
barßk. '
Os Wednesday ite'snight, the Lnrd Provost and
idagir,7rates of Atsettfeen, had the honour to enter-
talnAl.sjor,f.Zoni:ria the Marquis of licil ;LIT, at
diaiser,sin til: 'yours Hall, on occasion of-hi: Lord-
lips csuiting from the command of that dis•tia.
His 91111* the Duke of Goa Dow, who arrived in
" fug Prii,ding day, honoured the meeting
0
itt
Wikbh spt mtge. The company crss:toed of the
Wit tat ti Marianne,: and Council, Mr. Fact:
R, ' *lli a kr the 'City, the Plaid OfEzer* of
ith
Cit scrim. and a numerous party of the principal
• i 41" 91'4, 07 .4.1 Deighboutheo4.

LAM' INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, I.l.cotrei-Ira, Aucusr H.
PEAltet ¶l. CALTCHFIEI.D.
This was the Petition of 'lr John Locker, the
husband of the PIA dill', Mary Pearce, otherwise
L. cker, praying to Ise discharged out of custody,
and to b.- slowed a ~onion of his wife's fortune, to
pay d-bta incurred in consequence of their marriage.
This was the case which has already been so often
before our readers. Mr. Locker was a reapeNahle
Irish gentleman, ssh had married the Plaintilf, then
a ward of Chancery. Proceedings were instituted
against him in this Court by the ANIIVe Drieudatits.
who were the Trustees and Guardians of the yoang
Lady's pet son and fortune; %hen the then Lord
Chancellor (Sidon) committed Mr. Locker for con-
tempt, and direaed a criminal prosectrion to he in-
stituted against the Petitioner, Mr. John Locker
Wainwright, (his nephew.) and Mrs. Wainwright,
who was the s:ep.mothes. of Miss PeArtesf 't a ronliPi-
racy, in running 'way with a ward of ve Com t, and
cintriving a martiage between her and the PAtition-
er. They were Ail conviCted of the tonspitacy, and
were •e .tented to a Jong imprisonment, which ex-
pired n ikcenther, 1804.
Mr Kirstattias and Mr. FHOMPION, in support of
the Pen ion, ullod Ve long cimfiuement of the Pit.
'mom.. and his 'ill stale of health They stat.ral
that he had I:•uir since offered 40 make ample settle
fronts of the la.fy's f rune upon herself, 11,..t in con-
tacit...nee of Chet ?siege, for they collie:lied to-
g -Oer if• r same moimia isilit.„,(thougb Mrs t.iicker
atter wdr.i4 titton tied 1:91123t4), d. the subirqbetit,
rereee.:i..a• at 1,4 w, wto hii.long contioemant. e'
W.tig,el"llll In v••lved his circumstansess and unless
. 1.. irdsh f should relieve im, by pawing him
ime pot ti -not hi. aile's prop-sty to pay off
.th,,se
debts he Ra.t stir ntradted, the firmer macs of the
Court mut operate against him, as iii-prisoMrisest
for life. I d prig lent' Of his 10,, confinem nt, of
fur year-, by which his heath wit so impaited, his
ptu, • ty it Ireland had auffered very considerably.
Fran t p ad nee of the :ere: al respeilatile personA
who appeared on lit behalf, iipon his trial, it was
evident he was a 14enr:ernan of c:•ar.iifter and respect-
aixd y;an , however he off inded rthst the
law, 7* had suffered the punishment offends•
to the utmost, having now hero uorav two years its
confinement crier the period of his sentence bad ex-
pired. He swat rea4y at any ttine'to make such
traumal le seitlement upon his a ite, as hia.
should rine& and under ell the circumstances,
hoped his Lotd,hip would *ad lenity with jus-
tice, by gear tang the pre, er of his petition.'
Mr sq.:e, ou behafirpf Vlrs. Leeker, re.
sisted this ; and 'eentended. that 'Mr.
Lm ken ha I p..t yr- partied hiikelt of his contempt.
it was a very h-pit offence against the laws of Lis
country, lOt who h he had justil suffered; but from
the nature of his offence, he submitted, he had no
r g tto ask .lie indulgence he now sought for ; he
.1/1.1 imp ,std hinistlf upon this unhappy Lady, as a
Gentlerts in of property, and gained her to 10341thige.
by a most 100, and s' ametul c.astiittance ; nor had
he, to the pr sent moment, made any sort of settle-
ment 1.1,1-4: her ; for all these reasnas, he soh-
ntio.it to ht. teadthip, that he should not be al-
ov-d•ey pori.on et this I..4,ty's (.tune, nos was
be an n j rt t. r the indulgence of the Court.
Ile- tsmiciT ot-Gioss.i•t, on the part of the
'fru esi., iieconed making any observations, after
t. o e w ably urged by Mr. Ihinblanque.
The Lao CHAStaLIOII .liserved, that the Pr.
er hid cc mint to. a very ouirageous offence
apt' .t the is s ; hut there should co-taunt lw
a limit to t! e period of punisiimen: individn
als, paiticula f•-• in a eas like this, when it was
evident, the had not ailed int.rely of her
owl) free will, iiiiinfluenced by others; and this
Gentleman had already suffered very severely
This matter h,Vviing aheady been before the Ma—
ter ('sl . Cox); his Lordship thought it would
h.: the better w i p refer the wholr question bask
to him, for his 'Consideration; they would find hint
a most ex, ellent arbitrator, attin would do ample
jastice to all the parses. 1-14 Loraaldp sliest di-
teeted, that the Master should examine the pro.
pnsals, which siscitA te laid lief ire Audi, by bath
Mr. and Mri. Lanier. for proper'settlements. Oh.
serving. that the Nfirimeia the Master should report
that Mr. Locker had executed proper settlements,
he would, without farther hesimtioti, .;rant his en-
largement. for it bras always his principle, that its.
tide should be temiered. with Mercy.
kit park WOODIGOf, iu the 'tithe of SCOTT, a Bani-

Pvt
This was an application. for liberty ro prove a
deli , anJ ieceive if dividend ander the Commission.
It appeared that the Petitioner was the widow of
the Onef-lklate of an American vessel, captured by
His. Majesty's ship .....,ziorienart, Admired Keeler,
(string toe war with the United Stater. The right
cit'eapture was disptited, and the usual penal bond
was entered ism foe the restoration of t/ii ship, to
venich the Bankrupt. then in. the West Indies, was
made a party, without his knowledge or consent.
'else cause was tiled in the Admilailty Court of
Antigua, aid as.oiation was ordercd to be made to
the owners I but this not being complied With, the
bond became forfeited, and not being immediately
satisfikd, interest tar the amount .f 001. accrued
on ; which win the Petitioa.r noW claimed, ac the
reirsientative of her husband.
The SouciroaiiGasi es I. resisted this applica-
tion, on the grounds of cruelty and oppreision, ex-
ercised by sine Petitioner against 'the unfortunate
Bankrupt. She was not content with the interest of
this bond, hi Which, in faa, she had but a small
share ; bas she arrested the Bankrupt, threw him
into prison, and there kept him upwards of two
years ; and although every application and proposal
was made: to her for his enlargement, she constantly
declared she would never release him, until corn.
pelleJ by due course of law, or until he should ob-
tain his certificate. The earned Concise' felt, th tt
al:hnigh be could not well °hied to the dividend
bee. raids yet he hoped his Lordship would net
permit the Petitioner to receive it. particularly as
rrher ;wenn. ivzside herself claimed an interest in
the bond in questlen.
The .I.4kD La4CCI.LOR thought that the ends
of justice would be best answered, by dire.fr ng this
mwoey to be paid into Court; till the i .oleet:trs
should ne ascerained. An order war accordlogly
made to that ace,


SrrINToN'S BANKRUPTCY.
Yesterday A. Daffy nit/into:6, th- Ba.lrupt, vat •
again brought before the Commissit•ners, in the
Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, for a Wither
examination.
The Bankrupt being sworn, and examined by
Mr. Watson, as Counsel t r the Credbors, deposed.
that 4,6151. les td. w.r the sum which be ,top-
posed the retail Daffy's Elixir migi t net tn a period'
of ahntit four years and half, which was the stira•
owed in th. tabrica.ed book. The Book was otri-
duce,' to non, amt ;le could ran, he said, tell at
what time he sent it to the Stanc-en.% to have new
leaves put in it, in order to make out the fabricated
ace. not ; nor rt he remember ever having shewn
the cover to any person after the leaves were torn
ow, and before the new leaves were sewed in. He'
never u• any le.iv s, containing the retail sale of
U,ffy's Elix:r, h•o the sidetioard drat er ; and, to
the hest of his knowledge, the cover Alluded
to write cons tined any arc ant of such s tie.
The only thing the leav,s tntn (int Son
were receipts for Hor e Medicines, and other
tt ding one a,,raatir, ithich had noth.ng to
th s Comnisston. The accout. he
acknowledged, was fabr.cateJ, and the islets
Inset out of the litysok atter the bankrup cy
He hints being alone in the kitchen, burned the.ro ;
Ore eaad time he emald not tell, but he believes it
was befoie the account was fabricated. His sole
res,nn for lanrnilig them er ta, hi:cause there were a
thoosa.ni m meeeade in them, which did not con-
cein his •ete tiora, and he di.: not 'choose any of
toem should hi. seen.
He was-ttiim asked, whetherhe did not, on a for-
tn.• ex enin.: inn, say, th, at these leaves contained
au iiing bus rceipts t,r ht., se tn,dicines.
Mr. Warren, the senior Commissioner, here ob-
served, that the 3anki ups had, on his frirmor eAamin-
stints, made well a statement ; and indeed he con-
ceived, from tne u .nle of his statement, that there
could not be tl'e sligttest degree of credit given to
any thr:g he had said.'
Mr Swtntoa, in answer to the gne.stion, said, lie
rormar,,nda and receilets* ent me-
in :nos, to he the same thing, and cone lvii these
were of tt?t, touch COO eq11.4101 to aalta, them to go
lino Tie woll.i. •IC W. 441 nos his indention to have
made our the fabricated acedn:a, nor would he ever
have 'done it. but tlrit he was told, it he hail: ant a
egular 'account book i•tre wi mid he comeniregt, and
he therefore set Halt to work. He allowed he lead
placed on the table, when Hall was making out the
account, three glasses, one contai in 4 ink, another
ink and water, and the third ink and vinegar; his
object iii doing Gas was, thit the writing in the Ac-
e taut mig'tt appear lit dtfferent shales of ink.
Hall himself plop:teed to use different kinds of
pens, a d he assented ; but he knew nothing about
the smearing the book, and never gave Jiredions to
that off It. lie did not recoiled aver sending Hall
for a German nr Bologna sausage, ttr the purpose
nt greasing the edgee'of the new leaves, to give
them an appearance of age ; but for any thing he
knew, Hari might have lone it, for he-ate:nest to
he pet lettiy well acquainted with every th'ug bf that
kind. 'To his Ittnintledge, there were no papers in
existence, except those given in to the Commis-
sianrrs, containing an account of the retail Deify's,
Elixir mid.. Miss Moore had burned them art
long time since, and he could not possibly be an-
sweiatile for that. He was aware, he said, that
eery step was taken by his creditors, to prejodice
urn in the of the public I and this he per-
ceived. from the tempt 0, the Comm ssi mere, had
as a measure been elf did.' in proof o what he
said. ha Isegg.-cl the Commissioners to peruse a pa:
ragraph that oppe.rett i i one of the public newst
pq.ets, which be produced, inlet tve to high.
Mr Warren said, he could not take anz n-nice
of any ohragrapii which might appear in the new.-
pare. s ; he and his nrother!, having no co,medit n
with utter bankrupt or creditors, came there to
hear the evidence, and investigate the business ; and
he, for his part, confessed, that, troth the eviderce
already before them, they cold not •do less than
• Inm to Newpath ; however, as long as ntf
• shed .to be heard, either by himself or by his
C onset, he thiniuld have a patient hearing.
Mr. Watson then proceeded in his xamination ;
and t;.e Bankrupt lair.her slepnsed, that in giving
orders for the tab' icathn of this account, his idea
seas, that the pr..fit, or the trade were not greater
than about 10001. a-year ; and he dna not then be-
lieve that on an average they were greater. 'The
Bankrupt then delivered in a list of more property,
which he had to give over to leis creditors ; and to
a gues:inn put by 'onnsel, sai I, tit it Mrs Kerslake
now carried On the busine,s i i.ire y t n her own Ac-
cou:d ; and he, for his labour a. d -kilt in the trade,
had received from her, since Janutty last, about
2UOI.

One of the Commissioners having i gnireJ t' e
amount of the properly returned by th r Bankrupt,
a tlerk answerA, that the whole was something
more than 70001.
The Bankrupt's examination being closed, Mr
Warren said, he was very willing to hear Mr. Swin-
toa's Counsel, ( Mr. Col.st,) tt t :at Gentleman con-
ceived he could show any reas,in why his client
shotild not be committed. He had ii,tened, he said,
with atteitioa to all the evidence, and particularly to
the difrient examii,ations of the Bankrupt, the result
of which was: that he entertained t e strongest opi-
nion, and he believed his UrotherCummi 'loners coia-
eided with htm,that the Bankrupt toast be committed
Tins certainly was a step they did not wish to take,
And he would have it uadet stood that it was not done
because the Bankrupt had declared he had been
guilty of fraud, and that his for mer statements were
erroneous, hut because he believed the greater part
/if the present statement was false, and fabricated,
in borne respeas telling against hinsrAf, merely be-
cause he perceived, and was adv aid, that cure
et his tormer stazenrents were believed. It
was absolutely impossible that any man could
be - brought to believe that these 1 were
bimied tor no other reason than that there
wire souse receipts for horse medicines on them,
as the Bankrupt must have known, in his heart, that
it was necessar' for every man, on a commission is-
suing aga!trsChim, to produce his books. The story
told relative to Miss Moore was also one of the most
improbable that could well be conceived ; she who
was under his proteaion for years, to disappear about
the time of the issuing the commission. first having
corned all the parr:, and never since to be heard ct,

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the place ocher concealment not eves being known
to klit.lcrupr, teem-ding to his own st avoitisit
i.rom these considerations, and a variety of other
pa. ticulars, he declared it was hrs opinion that Mr.
Swinton should be committed. He, however, was'
op?n to convietion, if the Learned Counsel toe the,
BenkTuot hal any thing to urge.
Ur. Roots and Mr. Harvey, the other Consmisir,
skater* were of the same opinion.
Mr. Const; on the part of the Bankrupt:l4r
he SAW the evidence in a very different print of
And he supposed the Commissioners ;mist have had
other means of cominy to a knowledge of thetas° •
transaion, than he was aware of. To lsittr
prayed to. be nothing more, than that oil .114111nei.:
occasions the Bankrupt bid been ill ArittOttiland'
had. now, come rJrward to avow the whale- 41i
with tesped•to the trausatliona Ar to die etrie,ic
oi Nits, Mll.,soi 1., it was much to he vii.irre, .04 Sere- r
by the Bankrupt, as by the Creditor;, that ehtislinufa.
e nue fur v. a:1, and he thought, if ,she did ANKSSSI.I
pear to toe summons of the CoMmissiorwres.. • if ,
me ins :nigh- be reswbod to; but they hada
rive 'oath of the Bankrupt that he did no* Ilk
where she was, together with a reason for his-W4
of ftlowledg. ; and doe therefore concaved he Mob,
be believed. foe Learned Gentleman, after aid.
' some furCier obsery Anon', conctudeal by b,
thi eltancis..ioners out adhere to the
•
they had .ttready etpresinsi. . . •r}~MM.
.e Commissioners, without further Oh •
deer ired, that no alteration had taken pliAcie
seettlatent's.-and then co.utnittedxse Bankitip64.

NIS 1114,1ESTY'sSalLif. OP S P.41[1411 SI 4
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•
Yesterday, at half past tko o'clock, the
sisre.pf Merin,' sheep from 141 r Majastrihilsxl
the pure Marine hrt4d, so renrukalrfe f'r thi;si
firmness of their 4,61, took plate hear the Page
at Kew, when fr 6 :heading, or tor.-toothed ra4
S feu--toothed rams, Vfull.mmulted rams,_ aisci
full-mouthed or aged ewes, were sold by Mr. FAO
barn, the Anil-it:sneer, a single sheep in a h.., as ISiS
lows va. to Mr. Heasinan, L.tts 1,2, 4, anrik
of the shearling rams, at l3§, 13. 12, and IS giti.
neat, r"sprel.vely. To Colonel I. ull.sr ton, 'Liu? 3
and 5, at 15 and 13 gtrynear.. To Mr. Moyer, 1;1
6. at 12 gsiheas. Mr. Essen, Lot 8, at-lI guineas.
Mt. Eie.i, Lots 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 21,2.2,
23. 24, 25, and 26, at eleven and a half, tea art; a
twelve and a half, thirteen. twelve ant*
eleven and a halt, turteen• and a-half, se- '
thirteen and a half, eighteen ar.l a half. sixteXf,
thirty three and a half, and twenty-See guineas, re-
al:naively. Mr. Stanford, the King's SheplisardAffr
Mr. Cock, L 9, at rat een gtrir.eas. H. oV:smoky,
Esq. Lots It 16, and '2l), at 15;16, aid 16 gds.
neas; and-to Mr. Compton, Lot 15, at 151 guiaeas.
I'l-. Viransey purchased Let 27, al toothed ram, at
10i guinrai ; and Mr. Whitaker, Lots 23 and 29.
at 14 And 27 guineas respetlrively. Mr. Aitors was
the liurchaser of Lot 30, a full.mouthed R. 111), galled
smars, lie years old, which has been used to tbo
Ktng's 8 ick with great success,' at eighteen acd.a
half guineas"; and Lot 34, a sis.toothed Ram,. than
bas also done service is the 'Royal Flock, at 411,
gutHeas.
The sale of the Ewes
.nrst arrunaence4.
Essen bought Lute 52, 23. anl 40, at 21, :j. and
10., guineas, respedively ; Mr. ennpron, Lots 54, [ •
37, arr 3 43, at 7, 10, and 101 goirmoss; Mr. ISeII, s'
Lots 35. sp. 41, 55, 46, 47, and 48, at It, 9„ IS, t
12, 12, 15 ;, and 13:goineAs, resPeßively; a•.. 1
rici Foliation hr.tiglit Lots 36, 38, 42, 44 49, 30,
and 51. at $, 1 15, IS, 141, 14, and 16 gAtetta,
respecgively..,
The company was not
occasions ; nor were toe
have be ore seen them, i
glottal unexceptionable in 1
tautly bates in carcase than
It will he seen above, that
ram .old for 331 guineas -
ayetage about 131. I Is.
shear sing ram sold In 56
more than $4 guineas.
purchased a inn of Sand
fin our sire now sold tot
The gracious intentions,
triOu.ing these valuable
hi eed - r , a• 11 ise• far bet,
excessive prices which it
that the sheep at these sa,,
the competitio., et the amatebrs

doubt not of His Majebt
well pleased with the ,
although below• that of
As the company were
presented with notices of
fr.rn the flack of De.ftor
inst. at HounalOw.

Mr. ROBERT GRIEVE, -merchant in Leith, is-
poihtea Agent for American seamen, and •
Vice-Consul for Leith, and the artjaeent p rte.
Yesterday, the R.ght Hon. the Loan MaYea '
ordered the price of Bread to be towered three lan.
things is the Quarter's Loaf, to take place to-mor-
row, when it will be sold for Is. id.
The atmospher, last evening, was full of elearie
fire, and flashes of lightning were every mimetic
visible. At one o'clock this morning, a heavy tall
of rain came on, accompanied with thunder and
A fine vessel, of 60 tons burden, built by Mr.
Nicnossoa, called the Mary -.re., of Rochester.
was to have been launched on Monday af,ermon, at
Rochester, when, in preparing tut mat purpus., rue
stay unfortunately gave w iy, and she tell on her
side, hopes are entertained that she will be got ai
without su.tainin. any material damage.
Last Week, :OHM BENNYTT, 04 t\ interbcrue.
killed a snake of a most anusual sir.. : n ,ore
Mg it, here were found the I.:Attain-3er of a pig's
feet, and a large toad, which At had sa ail wed
whop. A pig had been lately to tin tie ugh-
bourhood, wbch it is supposed this monster had sta.
von;:ed.
Friday se'nnight, a large stack of hay, brio aging
to A. EL BIAOLST, EN. naffs &cm,
took fire, in consequence of having been I At up ti o
gro,e,,, EMI WAS entirely censumed. together with a
part of An a. joining stack tet old •e•ar By the
ady assistance of the neighbours, with an engine
tr.ni 6.Ll.Lvbourne, the hue was 71•1.1% .sy prevented
spreading to ctllcr stacks aad buildings shear.

t so numerous as nn former
e hi,i4ers sp eager stiw,
a though the sheep w. re lb
in point of wool, and cer.
than at the Eimer sales.—
that the hignest shearlin;
; and the iJ are round ti)
. 'each ; last year the st
gum," and ti.ey arerlire4
Mr. Angers:ern last year
gs for 64 guineas, while bit
!Si gtillitAS. • e
one ot His Majesty in dia.
le sheep among prat:Veal
tet an. were I, than by thif
seemed probable, last year,
e tat, Wet to f-ten from
meteors i.s this art : and we
esty being, on this account,
result of yesterday's Wei
the last.
leaving the field, they wees
f a sale of 28 Spanish Kawi,
r Pang, of Bath, on the 261111

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Nils rfrlift. Aso. Arvid Verner. Sq. RAM
Legs. Jaws Dalap, yobs reeve, Joseph Isekses,
vfleriena lamb. George 'Green, Jobs Patterson, and
. Wsales Crevfe,d, were arreigned, and stood capi-
tally %Jilted for setting fire to) and burniug the
bans of Constantine O'Neil. There were other
401211PA4 charging some of the Prisoners as access*.
Sioaeoenrd charging them all with a riot.
ge Green, John Patterson, and William
Crawfohf, were hen put to the bar, on the capital
iharile.
Mr. Max aetvev. as leading 'Counsel for the
Crown, sleuth that the Prov-zotor, Constantine
irNeil„ was a hatter, 'eliding, previcas to the
heonth of November last, with his family, at Clots-
daisy. They wet* frequendy alarmed by a num-
ber of armed men, preceded by a band of music, at
the bead of whom were eb be found some of the pi in.
.441 persons of the otiosity. This party particularly
alarmed the Kaman Catholics who resided in that
_pert of the country, as they made it their business
ter anooy one party., and not ininte the other. The
• Nesecutor and his family went to bed on the night
• of 30th el Wavember last, and were alarmed be-
sweet' the boors of one and two o'clock in the morn-
ing, by a great noise; there was a large party,
Nora meaty persons, that night. before O'Neil's
tiger s some wore yeoman's uniform—others had
• Mis's uniform tuned inside nut 1 and others,
ilits over their clothes ; and they were armed.
• At*, bead of this party was George Green, who
-. 111 s a frelintat of a yeomanry corps. Patterson
Crawford were also there ; the door of the
woes house was partly broken,throngh'which
- . . saw Serjeant Green, with a mutket and fixed
resec
bayonet. and a Lighted wisp en the point of the
• horny, with which he set lire to the thatch of the
battle; while 0t1.,-.a- s cried out, " there he it, shoot
lie !" and they fired into she house. The door and
iebolows were guarded. In about half an hour
' tar, the wife of the Prosecutor escaped out of the
• boost, much of which was burned. There sere
i ,nibs traamaisos subsequently committed, which he
..," IMAM sot *ow touch on, not being in the india-
, noW before them ; but these circumstances
• Mood the ear of Government, and they
i *gully to posse the poor and the rich,
spas walks the most solemn inquiries,
- which pare% gee of His Majesty's Serjeants
ilf Law wile wet owe; Alen investigated the matter
lltioutely, and reported thereat • upon which Go-
verment ailed. accordingly, and now, greatly to
f• iler.bimour, carry on the prosecution.
bfee• 3TM &V the told the Jury, that if this
• 'fitment. aumld be satisfaaorily proved by evi-
dent, it would be as imperative duty on them to
lid die Prisoners guilty.
Constantine o.slea then deposed, that he lived at
Clonticloy, in the county of Arm igh, in the month
• of tiovembirt last, sad is a Roman Catholic. On
the 11th sf November last. men with drums and
re. armed with guns. came op. and broke most
' ifs RoniasCatholics' windows, and passed by the
Pthiestants• homes without doing them any injury,
and threw stones at the Witness's hoes,. In about a
liwtsight after, when the Witness was in bed, a
party came, some with yeomanry clothes turned,
elod some with shirts over their clothes. Witness
was awakened by the smell of smoke, and found a
part of the house kurned over his bed, and another
part of it burned over the bed where his brother
elude
He looked out, and could see every thing
elude clear by the light caused by the flames. He
then threw out some rubbish which had stopped op
a wiodow, and saw William Crawford with his
gun, which he presented at the Witness. Craw-
ford had a white shirt over his clothes; it was
broken, and the Witness saw the uniform under the
shirt. He afterwards saw two men, wfsee be did
tot know, guarding the door, and a sailtiemie of
people rumuog backwards and forwards. He saw
George Green with a lighted wisp at the end of his
bayonet, and with it ho set fire to the thetas over
the door : ethers, whom he did not know, cams
ea stirred the thatch with their bayonets. Wit-
ness all this time stood in the kitchen 1 there were
frequent whistles. and then most if the persons ran
away from the house, except those who stood
/nerd. In shout an hour, his wife and the little
bey escaped ; and shortly after, the country people
being alarmed by hit wife, were coming towards the
hew. The party then got into a knot. fired a
volley. charged their gnns again, and went away.
Cecilia O'Neil, wile to the last Witness. corro-
borated the greater part of his statement, and iden-
tified Patterson. as one of the men who were stand-
ing at the door. She further said, that her son,
It little child, being burned in the thigh and arm,
she threw him out of the window, in the quietest
place she could see, and afterwards escaped herself,
and alarmed the neighbours.
Charles O'Neil, brother to the Prosecutor, re-
members, cm the SOkh of November last, seeing his
brother's house on lire ; the same night his own
house, which is not more than six or seven perches
Sub it, was burned also.
These three witnesses. who were the only ones
produced on the part of the prosecution, underwent
long cross-examinations by the Prisoners Counsel, in
the course of which they frequently contradiaed
themselves. The cross-examination also tended to
show that there had been many disputes between the
brothers, Charles and Constantine, about the pos-
aselon of the house ; and that the former was a very
likely person to have committed the outrage.
Toomas Douglas, Esq. and James Lawson, EA.
two Magistrates of the county. were examined on
the part of the Pi isomers ; and it appeared from
their testimony, that the two ht others were men of
bad cliaraaers, always quarreling, and they did
not think they were entitled to credit on their oaths.
They also declared it as the resuit of their most
, particular inquiry, that Cie country was in perfea
race, end that the Catholics were well contented
with their situation.
Mr. Baron lli'CLei. Ann then summed up the
evidence. lie expressed his satisfaelion at hearing.
from such respeaable authority. that the jarring
animosities, which, unhappily, for some time back.
existed in religious distinatons in that country, were
healed and set at rest ; and concluded by desiriag
the Jury to consider the evidence before them.
The Jury immediately liquified the Prisoners.
'The two Mr. Vernors, and the other Prisoners,
were then put to the bar. but no evidence being
produced against them, they were acquitied.

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