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London, England, 1824-09-01 00:00:00

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PROM LLOYD'S UST. • •
Falnitetse 11,, A et:. tbe hake of hisrlbannafgh pocket.
f0r1.01411.1,7 Tam) St. Vincent, Krum, for thileadi sad the
Cu...;neaMiry; Conlidtitce ; Mary Ann; eail 'Union, from
lA=ilit id. Awn. 2n.—The Jongc Sehrtuaer, Scheel:der, we.
riewirpeatirday from Itnissels. parsed on the 11th and 12th instant,
tulipmenitin lat. 61..37. 10ng.... a good deal of wreck, and picked
up erlieriel of trims Manila' on one end K4S, and at the hung T,
and' up:osite raietd IS; also an empty sugar hogehesil. KcT
rn:uss sonar casks were seen, a piece of a deck plank was taken up,
Libitum its thickness it is considered not to have been from a large
ventdi•
(term; -.llil;ei...3o.—Arrired the Udine, IVildgoose, from lie-
ltrral a. Cane down from the River and sailed the Eagle, Robert.
flowing MIMS Ayres; Redman, Byrne, fur Jamaica; and Ad-
mtral l'nekbnm, Cooling, fur Van Diernan'a land.
Nxirve47' !I Di A re.. 30.—.1rri%ed the Reward, Loug.l., from
Prterattugh; Fanny, Storey, from Rita; Prince, Fmk-
ridlars:nt Christiana ; Admiral Nelson, Davey, from (luttenbuigh.
Jaded the It)J:s, 'loyal, for Jamaica; Almwell, Naughton, rani
llope.Orneinoin for Ilan.horgh ; Quebec Packet, Atkinson, fur'
QuiMer ; tirtittbia, Houlton, tiir ; Robert, Jones, fir
Ja u itcaletiel itubtasun, fur Ferrol ; hleyriek, fur Dos.
Livtaroot., Ay°. 'Ye—Arrived the ht. Vincent, (*implant',
frays' let. Vincent; the Alexander, —, from Jamaica, fur thia
p.A. is or Holyhead.
CHON• IMIT. Ann. lk—The American ship Fisher Amis,
force. h. 14t near Rorke Sound.
Tice kcsscron, Wilson, from I,ondon for VAi ISernan'a band.
put inf.) St, Jago (Cape de Vtads) on the Ist June, and stil..d
;train VII the 111 i. Fell well.
The i'lora, Uicrka. from Liverpool to Stettin, sunk near that
rcr. eA,1114 111 the 21st inst.
The Halt !.1.1,a, Salmon, arrived at Liverpool from Nassau, N.P.
July ; the Leo, Clax ttttt was to sail for London 22th.
Ile Slott* ram to sail for liirerptol In a week.
The licsper,lla:h7, arrived at Liverpool front St. John's. N.II
retled.ekh July ; theitoberts Will to sail for bicericad can the ;Nth

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• CORK ANIIZES.

Ml'llOE/I OF THP: FRANKS' FAMILY.
It will be to my Readers' recollection, that during the last As-
sizep; reppeetabia roan, named Arthur tr Krefe. was taken I
..41'1.0-Iy, and charged with the murder of the Franks lansdy ; than
hl4 ertnignment then, after pleading not guilty, he enured to
Ike' Inane his trial for a feat, dap, oa the ground of the roxney of
. ntnirehensitio; the hinunnibility of being prepared for trial, and
the Net of his not having time to employ an Agent or retain Coun-
sel. 'fire pintponement fora few days, at the instance of the pri-
soner, was accordingly grented by Mr. Torrens. When that .As-
sizes was drawing to a close, the Crown declined to proceed, and
Mr. o*fieitfe, with other individuals charged, were detained in
mistedy, bail being refused.
Thin day (Wednesday), after Wenn/mire trial had ended, Mr.
Sergeant florin's, as lending Counsel for the Crown- rose anti
aimed to the Cfnirt, that lie had an affidavit of Major Carter's, in
which he. deponent, set forth, that a material and necessary wit-
ness en ',their of the Crown in this trial, whose name he 01,4, by
the Crown Solicitor, direcnnt to conceal, could not be produced at
the prevent Amines, but that he had the best reasons for believing
that be would be fortheoming at the not Melees. Under these
Mfieunistabass be would move that the trial he postponed without
Inquiring from the iwisoners any other security than entering
Into their own recognlzumer.
The J 0 isc; r. observed, thnt this ease did not come within the
terms of the !Intim Corona Art.
Mr. JACII en m, an. Connect for the prisoner Oliecire, just then
entre into Court, and resisting the postponement, for which the
Crown cententletl, said It was grievous to impose any further con.
anion on a man who had been detained in custody since the last
Asters, who arse thin, and is now, reedy for trial, and who,
who he then demanded. to be tried, or held to hail, was still de-
c•ineJ, even though lie offered security to the am* ant of a thousand
puerile.
111 r. Serceant Gonne milled, that ft was now proposed to let
oat the rummer oa his ewe recnenitencea-
Mr. °Tow wenn. who just CRUM into ('ours, denied the right
of the Crown to conned the name of the tritons. The Crown can.
out peetponc a trial without making out a sufficient mac, and in
order to that, the name of the winaese, on account of whose absence
the trail in to he postponed, should be stated by the Crown, and Cie
reason why his attend.lnce cannot be procured. Such are the con-
dition*. tip •ri which a private can postpone, and he contended that
the Crown lay under the saute conditions. That the prisoner was
not brought in until last Assizes, was no fault of his ; so tar from
st,mtnding, he feminine,' *Tandy In the country, and he had now to
complain tint without trial he had been punished by detention in
preen for tit months. It was not a matter of comae to send a man
of his station of life egnin into society without quashing the indict-
ment. The crime of which he loom/ charged was horrible in the
entreme, and was it nothing to send hint back again to his friends
and netehlanna withom relieving him from such an imputation ?
Could lie have the slightest titivate, on the meet tritiing OtettlinD,
without being liable to be taunted with having been detained in
g tot (or nit recentlev, MI that he mieht yet be hanged for the snn-
ettincry murder, sitter the indictment mill remains over hint? The
Learned Counsel further said, that he retail get an affidavit to the
ettilet that rat the last Assizes there were certain Individuals who
could rove the perjury of the informer, nlagner, and who were
then kris en eusteily by Major Carter, and arc now bringing actions
iti,mi• at that gentleman.
*e •.7 1.,t flood.n contended, that Mt. 0 Connell was going out
of th Matter before the Court. The evidence of the tufonner,
Men. er, was confirmed by the testimorty of uttimpeached wit-
itte e . In reference to what Mr. O'Connell hail said about quash-
e *edit-meta. the Lramed Sergeant replied that it bad bum
ruled that no indictment, under 'twit circumstance". ouki b.
itnhc•l ; and an to the sutrtring which I nKeelle. was stated to lucre
'rented, this wee but the entlltnell lot of all who may be taken.
unto custody without conviction. Ile wee only detained from one'
Aatizes to another. l!e. deemed it necessary to protest against the
title that the Crown are boned to disclose the mattes of wit-
eno,fid its very sorry indeed if such was the law. No.
thing would mare defeat the administration it justice than the
prevalence of such a doctrine.
Mr. I nett w tenni. maintained, that it would promote the ends'
of just •• if the names were disclosed. For irsmoce, in thistle,'
if they V new the name of the witness whom major Canter thought
so en:net-Al, It might he in their power to find him out and serve
him with a Crown summons. though not in Major Carter's.
The orisoners, Arthur o•Keelle and the rest, were then act at li-
berty, it being understood that no Magistran: should issue a eap:as
against them.

ST.4GE-COACII CONVICTIONS BY JOIINS0:1"

lohrson, the veteran regulator and enforcer of the statutes, it or-
pew.. rormised the "machetes' on the \Veen-in road. As meanly
id! tit, proprietors hare been tined I'm infraet ions of the coach regu-
lating ...lutes, Johneou.lins been noticed as having been " sent
s" but this he has rebutted, by Ist. laying his hd'ormations
:lhodcrilicad. on the Illth and Aith ult. before Sir WILLIAM
11-r.tp x r., where lie convicted six drivers in the penalty of al. and
curet. The others appes'ed.
Magistrate on the Bench, whose name we mold not learn.
es .1• Chit he also was an Informer. ith a ease where the lives of
persona were in dangm. and that he had hid an information against
ow.• the offending parties.
Sir WILLIAM HEARNE said he was determined that snch
pr ,ctiers should not be allowed on thermal whilst he !sad any with°.
rity. Informers hear a disgusting name to the public generally ;
but on this occasion he should certainly protect and approve their
cordoet, as it wa, perhaps the means of saving many lives, which,
a ithout such infortnatior. would be endanger W.
The parties fiord, connoting of six, were then orderer' to pay the
saw et 14 c•ch and coats.
:ulnas then laid eleven other informations spinal COSaIMI on
tit- same road.

Paisoiscas Inseitsseso as raoctaisartom.--It has I
lung been our wish to see a Society formed for the protee-
tont of those wifortunate beings who, at the end of every ;
Ind Laney and Quarter Sessions, arc " dia.:barged by pro-
cf,toation." They consist of ',Timm?, charg:d with Me-
a; o; anal misdemeanours, who are lib.rated through the I
:i of indictment being ignored by the Grand Jury. Le-
;4l !y, therefore, they are innocent, anal actually they may ,
ass : but suppose they ate not sent to trial, merely for want
II; evidence, ought they therefore to be abandoned to
the necessity of either begging, stealing, or starving ?
To thew imprisonment, auvl even banishment, is bet-
PI than liberty without the means of subsistence. Vence
t .o often the grateful laud not, as a casual spectator would
imatrine, the taunting) return of thanks to the Bench
when judgment is pronounced. IV.: are glad. therefere,
to learn, that a Society is likely to be established (under
pruner auspices, as will appear by the advertisement in
another place). which cinuot but be I:reductive of good,
a al must prevent much evil, and it is our cordial wish
mat it may be supported according to the Trost sanguine I
a peetati.an of its projectors. The ablest writers liar:: ever
lit Id. that to prevent crime is better titan to punish it.
The tamer and fate of Barrington are well known. After
it long and sue:viscid course of robbvry, he was at length
ton% icted of stealing a watch from a lady in St. Sepulchre's
this eta. When on his trial, the prisoner said in his d'-
tenet: (if so it may be tamed). " My Lord, I can only
r. tniatl you that 1 was once respectable ; having swerved
front the path of rectitude, who ever sought to reclaim
? Who, my Lord, cvcr held out a fostering hand to
;corge Barring•on ? Had this been done, 1 should not
have stood at this bar today to receive your Lonlsliipaa
tolgment." His was a striking exemplification of tie un-
happy lot of those who once become objects of criminal jus-
t:c:. Many men, whose fate has been less known, but not
more vicious than Barrington, have, there can be little
doubt; been cut off from all chance of again becoming use-
ful members of society, for want of an institution like that
which is about to be established. and to• winch, we aced
hardly add, we cordially wish success