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Sill of July, at Wapping, and Paterson, a few
days alter, at Southend.
Tl,ese faits clearly appearing in evidence, Ed-
ward Metcalf, the brother-in-law of Newsham.
was produced, who depilsed, that he had a place in
the Ordnance. hut that he never had given any per-
mission to Newsham to dispose of it ; nut did lie
think it M 45 in his power to dispose of it. The dif-
ferent letters, written by the Prisoners to the Pro-
secutor, were then read, to prove the fa& of their
conspiring together to defraud the latter ; and the
case, on the part of the prosecution, being here
closed,
Mr ALLse. as Counsel for the Prisoner, Pater-
son, addressed the Jury at considerable length, and
called Witnesses who gave bin a good ckaru&er.
The COMMON SERGE ANI them summed up the
evidence, and the July found the Plisoners—Gurfty.
Newshans is at p -rie.en: under sentence of trans-
portation, 4114 wIS nisly brought up to he tried on
this charge, for the purpose of enahling the other
Prisoner, Paterson, to he prosecuted to conviction.
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POLICE.

sow-STN r.ET.
On Sundry evening, the housemaid of Mr. El-
sr di, of Stn tae-street, went to Casten the windows ;
no .attempting to operi the front hed-room door,
the second floor, she found a resistance ; and when
she gained admittance. observed the bed waq very
slouch tumbled, and saw a pair of Men's shoes under
the bed. Her mayor and fellow-servant just then
returned home, to whom she told the ciicumstances,
and they agreed to s,arch the room ; but could find
no person They went into the back room, and ob-
served the bed also much tumbled ; and, after
examining very closely, they discovered the feet
of a man between the bed and the sacking ; they
screamed, and ran d swn stairs, told their mas-
ter, and called the watehmen, and all went in
pursuit of tile man, ant r,tvid him in the bed
taken out, clotths were covered
with sont. He was tak.m to the watch)souse, and
yesterday brwght to the Public °slice, Bow•street,
and examined beftsre• Sir H. Foal), when a thick
piece of wire, in the shape of a pick-lock key. WAS
produced, which was found upon him. On an in.
v-!stigatiois, it tutted out, that the Prisoner is a
journeyman tailor, and had courted the housemaid
for months past. He had promised to reese at five
o'clock on ?sun-lay afternoon, to driuk tea with her,
but did n:st come till seven, when he made his usual
signals, hut was not heard by his leery. The Pri.
soner said, he then got over the iron railing, into
tie area, and hao the house. When the servants
went down stairs to tell their master of having seen
his feet, he got from tinder the bed, and endea•
soured to get up the chimney to hide himself, but
it was toe small ; he then /earned under the bed,
and declared he had not got these for any improper
purpose. He was committed for flarther examination.

Mr. Deer, who recently brtske his leg, has had
the misfurtune to have his recovery considerably
purafted by another serious accident; whilst walk-
s. g last week on hi, crutches, one of them slipped
from under him, which ccehsiooed his hailing
d wn ; a disunion of the fradure was the conse-
quence, and he is again confined to his hod.
Yesterday *thermion, a poor women fell down in
a fit. in Silver-street, Golden-square, and isstaatly
expired. She was taken to the Tent public house,
in Silver-street, where an Inquest will be held upon
the body.
A few days shire. THOMAS Paocroa, a man of a
very singular char After, died at WyersciAle, in his
85th year. Three years previous to his death, he
bought a low-priced coffin, at a carpenter's in Lan-
caster. He left itiortiftirms in his will, for two
men to convey his body in a cast to the church-
yard, without any other attendance, and to inter
him without ally ceremony. The clergyman of
the parish, however, hearing of the eirhuinstance,
arrived just in time to read the burial Ter vice, be-
fore the two met had filled up the grave.
On Thursday night last, 7 homes Iflildeti„ of
Chest., field, 'miter, was apprehended at that place,
by two of the Bow-street Officers, and taken trishie.
diately to London, charged before it RI chhao
FORD with aiding and assisting Monsieur Huot e,,
and Alansietir BAC t., two of the French prisoners
of war on parole at Chesterfield, in escaping from
thence, on the 2atlt ult. It appears that Whihieh
procured a posr-chaise for the Prisoners, in the
night time, and went with them to London, where
he took lodgings for them at the house of a frielid ;
and, afterwards, with the Assists:lcent two Jews, of
the namcsot Di Youtto and Coerce (against whom,
we ate informed, a bill of indillinent has been
fotind), hired a passe for them, on hoar 1 a
11.hch vessel, to Holland; but, owing to the ahiivity
of the Police Officers, the prisoners !fugues and
were recaptured in London, through which
the whole scheme was developed. It also appears,th4t
Interim received a reward of 14 guineas from the two
Prisoner-, besides his expenees ; but it is to be
hoped, he, ss well as all the other parties concerned
in ttes nefarious transaaion, will meet with due
punishment.
A lady of Bath has received a letter from an offi-
cer, of His MAJESTY'S ship the Drfaice, dated at
Portsmouth. December 2, in which the very gallant
conduct of her brother, Mr. SPRATS', a
IS thus described :--" the Prtacipe d'Aurrias, of 120
guns, having been attacked by cur ship,
shircely half her force, sheered off. The boarders
were ordered out, and the command given to your
brother: who, being determined to signalise
himself on so glorious an opportunity, when the
ships were about a hundred yards from each other,
humped over-board, and swam, with his sword and
hatchet by his side, to the French ship's stern, and
fought his way upon deck. He, at that moment,
had no Englishman to help him, And whet on her
swatter-dick, a French grenadier came up, and
pointed his musket to his breast, but, at the instant,
11.1 r. Pssrr, striking it down with his sword, the
piece went off, and the bA'l shivered the bone of his
rivht leg ; hi. tit opheii directly on deck, hi" had the
pre,ence of mind to tie np the wound with his hand-
kerchief, to prevent the effusion of blood. The ship
soon alter htu• k her colours. Amputation was gist
tinaustlit.pn ty, hat that Mr. SPIATT persisted
•11.114. m iu the hospital At Gib:altar, in
ring as fist as, from the same
" issibly be expected."

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N.IVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Y 140 V rti. Ism 7.
Since my last, sailed the Pickle, &Arend. and
Charlotte schooners; the Ad, jest and John 801 l cut-
ters, with dispatches.
Arrived the &awash gun brig; ,Ifesicrgee, of 74
guns, Capt. Otway ; the Gi•c.k. of 98 guns, lien
A.imiral C. Stirling; and G.i/ixh, of 74 go", C4Pt•
Scott, train the Channel A.et ; also the Si. Cheese,
of 9t3 guns. Rear-Admiral Hon. M. De Courey,
from Halifax.
CRIED AM. DEC. S.
Arrieesl this day His Majmy's chip Warrior,
from the Eastward, having towed the so far
up as the Isle of Wight; tl,o arrived. ender the
command of the lion. Admiral Cornwallis, from off
I.lre,t, the Ville de Pa, San Jorph, fhb. rata, Prin-
eris
Ro.Nct; Pr;ree Genre:,, Barfleur, Malta, I ntpetaro r,
Andortons, Captain, Dray.oa, and Trso.aph, and all
remain.

11099

Itlollllll,l OF %VHF.A"
Including only from thr 25th
agreeably to tl
a. d.
12 Quarter.' at 73
54 - at 76
1. 0 -- at 73

347 -. at 72
39 -- at 71

at 71
at 69
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256 - at 66 6
541 - at 6G
558 - at 64
286 ---- at 64
Tutal, 8,512 Quarto
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A RETURN OF FLOUR,
From Now 2S, to Nov. 29, from the Cerise 016ce.
Sacks. a 4. Sacks. a. d. Sacks. a. d.
7.... 62 0 • 210.... 61 3 1t5.... 57 0
5.... 66 0 6.... 61 2) 51.... 56 0
1221.... 65 0 1524.... 60 0 10.... 15 6
3G0.... 64 4 I 10.... 59 0 I 55.... 55 0
664.... 03 0 14.... 52 0 5.... 54 0
And 20 Sacks. at 52s 64 per Sack.
Total-11,582 Sacks .....—Ayorate, 645. Id.
0a 1114. I•ower than lan rettn o