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London, England, 1821-01-15 00:00:00

OLb BAILEY, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13.
.Walieses was indicted for haulm is his pesorai• them
IL assetterteit motes, itastriag thous to be
Lownwhr sod Rialtos, lbowmeret slacerfollesd the Pri.
goon is bed at • esffee.absp, is Dere/Jame, asd is his coal
pocket they found a forged sole mod threw Mon is • rime
of brown paper oa the floor. Tine reformer sold the officers
those were alt he bail, and that bo should sot desy having
pissed forged soles, for is had puma a groat toasty, and
for • loom time. A Beak fameetor proved tba soles to is
forged in all respects.
The Primmer read as ingenious wines defence' is which
he charged a youth named Siam, who had bees opprehesded
for sittrriag a forged note with having given information
against him to save himself, though is would not Swear to
him when he was brought to Bow-street. He denied haw-
log confessed being as utterer of forged notes, and charged
the officers with being interested is coovictiog him, is order
to obtain a reward.

Laveoder sod Bishop both denied that the Prisoom's eon-
victims or argoittal wool.) nudge say differ's(' in the remu-
neration they would receive for their trouble; or that they
were to receive any reward whatever.—Gui/Ig.
Wes. Hearn was indicted fur • similar °Croce, in having
S 9 forted Mantes labia piesseesion, 'mowing them to be so.
Armstrong, Vass, and Moots, sneers of Worshipstreer,
weal, on the 29th of December, to Provitlesse-place, Ball.
yard, St. Lobe's, where the Primmer bad a small Saute.
The door was fastrued, and Armstrong was lifted up to the
first•floor window to get in, but his foot slipping, the win.
du, fell down which alarmed the Primmer' •Im was hi
heil. He immediately got up, ran to the window, nod from
• chink in the wall he took a brown paper parcel, which be
threw toward, the staircase. The deer was then broken
open by the Iwo officers below, sod the parcel Coned us the
alai's, which euntsitied the motes in goesticat.
In his defence, he appealed to Ansegroag and Vans as to
his character for many years ; but he was not muck indebted
to their testimusiy, is as mach as they had often sees bon in
bowie, resorted to by tbitves sod by titterers of forged notes.
RESCUE GANG.
J. Ninth y alias J eel& Jolly, H. Hard, IV. Watts, J. Heir.
rise alias Keylock, G. Ilurris, alias Keyleek, R. Al'Drtde,
IV. Jones, sail IV. Hardy, were indicted for rescuing 8.
Jones, IV. Dunn, and torts others, who were charged with •
burglar,.
Mr. itZTINOLDO, ig stating the ease for the prosecution,
held the law to be that this was a case of felinity at cons-
nom law, and that peosons resetting others were guilty of
similar offeeires to those whom they had rescued; for in-
matter, if, traitor be re steed, the rescuer is guilty of sea-
eon; if • &limy, the rescuer is entity of (classy; and if •
person guilty of • misdemeanor be rescued, Ilse, the res.
ever would he guilty of a misdemeanor only.
Mr. Litchfield produced the copy of the r"eord of S.
Jones, W. Dunn, and W. Grady, for • burglary in the house
of Mrs. Weskits; of Shepherd's-marker, for which they
uow rennin in Nevrgate under *esteem of death.
Mn, %Valhi°, proved the robbing of her house, and that
she appeared at Marlborough-street on the *3J of Novern.
ber, against S. Jones, W. Dunn, and W. Grady, fur the rub-
bery, and afterwards against them at the Old Bailey.
G. Brood proved that Jose; Dunn, and Grady, received
sentence of death.
J. Marsha appeared with his heed still tied up. Ile le
gaoler at Nlarlburough-street once. Oa the 22.1 of Novem-
ber he shad !haddock, Dean, S. Jose*, Grady, nod Miles
given jou his custody. Ho received • warrant fur their
commitment from the clerk. He boadeoied them together,
*awl N•tro..l them by a chain belottes them. He them pro.
ceded towards Newgetewith slim; sad whew he got into
Russ,ll-strret, at the end of Drstaireet, be received a blow
on the heck part of his brad, which beached bins down and
mutinied him. He had previously heard • whistle. He was
beaten most shockiugly in all parts of his body, sad his head
dreadfully cut in all directions. He was sot sensible for
optima days. The five men were• emceed. He had wee 1
.Doomed S. le' in •Neirgate sines their convietioo. They
were Cwo of the See who weft rescued from him.
Anne Maxfield came from custody at the House of Coe-
rvetion. This witness deposed to the assembling of the
gang, sad also to the particulars of the rescue. A number
of other witnesses folly coolbmed her testimosy, the par-
ticulars of which have best already detailed at great Isagtb
is our Police Reports.
Mr Justice PARK, i• oncoming up the evidence, declared
this of to he, according to the comman law, a felony
wi11.,,, the benefit of clergy.
The Jury retired fur ten minutes, and returned a verdict,
finding all the Prisoners Guilty.

Captain J. K. WHITE has re-commissioned the
Favorite. 24. at Portsmouth. Lieu's,. CHARLES
REID, ANDREW FORBES, and GEOROIL HYDE, are
appointed to her. Lieut. J. R. BOOTH is appoint-
ed to the Drake. The Earl of HUNTINGDON to
the l'huatieleer, just commissioned at Chatham for
the Mediterranean. Lieut. Jiwgas, of the Royal
Hospital, Plymouth, is promoted to the rank of
Commander : the vacancy will not be tilled sip
during the peace; two Lieutenants wily will do
the duty required.
The Lady ladle,. with 137 convicts, for New
South Wales, remains wind-bound at Spithead.
The Forte, Sir THOS. COCHRANE. will go out of
Portsmouth harbour early in this week, and proceed
to Leith. It is said she will take the baggage of
Admiral Sir ALEXANDER COCHRANE thence to
Plymouth.
The Stag ii ordered to Sheerness to he repaired.
On Thursday the Hind, Sir CH•RLSS BURIARD,
arrived, and remains the only ship of war at Spit-
head.
The Iphigeoda frigate, Captain HYDE PARKER,
has Lieu ;prevented from going out of Portsmouth
harbour, sod proceeding to join the squadron in
Naples Bay. by contrary wiuds.—Herstay at Spit-
head ...ill Ile but short.
Captain PARRY. Lieutenants READ and MIAs,
and Mr. BET ER LEY. Surgeon, are ap_,_twointed to
the terry; Captain LYON, Lieutenant HOPPNER,
sod Mr. Vlsxsl, Surgeon, to the Hada—foe the
North-west Discovery Passage. Nearly all the
seameirwho served in the last voyage have again
volunteered their services.
ST. A I.BAN'S ELECTION.—CIose of the Fourth
Day's Poll, Jan. 11 :
Wi150n.„..507 I Russ.. „IRS I Ea01h0pe....176

The Address .n the Kura, voted last week at •
Cot))))ton 11414 by the Corporation of Portsmouth.
having been loiwarded to Lord ERSKINE, for lots
preseination Of it to ilia MAJESTY, has p►oduced
the following, observations from his Lordship, in a
letter to the Corporation :
"There is no part of my long life which 1 look hack upon
with so much nettle and sitistaction as that which connected
sad ever must connect me with the Borough of Ports-
mouth; when, for isu many yeses, under the auspices
of the Crieusla of public freedom, 1 bad the b and
happiness of supporting, in their names, in Parliament, the
Coasbletioa and laws of England, sad the general Inte-
rcola of the country, against a system of Government which,
its my opinion, has been the source of all the evils wider
which we at present suffer. It delights me, therefore, to
see the Corporation supporting its dignity and indepeud-
race by the triumph's which had so long distinguished it-1
beg that yen will express my grateful acknowledgments to
the ,umber. alba Corporation, fur t►e trust which t►ey
have reposed in me, by desiring sue to present their Address
to the Kin. 1 have many obligations to his !dajesty, and
1 cannot Yeller return them than by forwarding to ibe
Throne the sentiments and wishes coutained in it, w►ich
believe to be In unison with the general whbes of the
people."

numwmpor

PROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S CIZRITI.
LeVd Charsherlais' s•Offlee, J memory 11.
Orders fire the Cmsort's goiag into mounting, en Sanaa,
nest, the 14th instant, for his late Strew Highness the Duke
Agra.. or Brunswick, brother to hie late levee* Highness
the Duke of Brunswick, vie.
The Ladies to wear black sill, plain missile or long lawn,
crape sr Mee hoods, black silk shoes, black glased gloves,
and black paper fens.
Uedress—Blaek or dark grey uswatered tabbies.
The Gentlemen to wear bloc* chub, without buttons on
the sleeves or pockete, plain mustin or long laws CTOVOIS
and weepers, black swords sod buckles.
Usdrees—Dark grey frocks.
The Court to change the ntourning on Sunday the 28th
instant, iris.
The Ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain horn,
white gloves, necklaces end earrings, black or white shoes,
fan. and tippets.

Under's—White or grey In■trings, tabbies or damasks.
The Gentlemen to wear black, full mutated, fringed or
plain linen, black swords and buckle..
Undress—Grey frocks.
The Court to change the mourning further, on Thursday,
the lot of February next, viz.
The Ladies to wear blade silk or velvet, coloured rib.
kande, fans and tippets, o► plain white, ur white and gold, or
white mud silver stuffs, with black ribbands.
The Gentlemen to wear black coals, arid black nr plaits
white, or white and gold, or white rend silver stuff waist-
coats, fall trimmed, coloured swords and bnekles.
And on Sunday, the 4th of February next, the Court to
go out of mouruing.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

War-Qffice, January 12, 1821.
lit Regiment .4 Life Grants—Ensign Edward Charlet,
Fletcher, from the 45tb Fuot, to be Cornet and Sob-Lieu-
tenant, vice Hooeywood, who exchauges—dated Decem-
ber 26,1820.
Gib Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet Micbael-Daintry,
from half•pay of the 21st Light Dragoons, to be Cornet,
vice James Gallopine Hall, wlto exchanges, receiving the
difrerence--dated January 4, 1821.
3d Regiment of Foot Guards—Captain Sir Archibald J.
Murray, Bart. to be Captain and Lieutenant• Colonel, by
purchase, vice Master, who retires—dated December 18,
1820.
Lieutenant Thomas Wedgewood to be Lieutenant and
Captain, by purchase, vice Murray—dated as above.
21st Regiment of FAA—Hospital-Assishot Alexander
Boyd to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Colvio, deceased—
dated January 4, 1821.
22d ditto— Lieuteriant George Topp Lindsay to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Hewett, promuted—dated as above.
Ensign Robert Vivian to be Lieutenaut, by puichase, vice
Lindsay—dated as above.
48th ditto—Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant Edward Honey-
wood, from the Ist Life Guards, to he Ensign, vice Fletcher,
who exchanges—dated December 26, 1820.
70th ditto— Ensigu Richard Westernra, flout half-pay 94th
Foot, to be Ensign, vice John Smart Dixon, who ex-
changes, receiving the difference--dated January 4, 1821.
80th ditti—Lieutenant Honourable Seymour Hal hurst,front
the lit or Grenador Regiment of Foot Guards, to be Cap.
t•in, by purchase, tree Burma, who retires-...dated as above.
86th ditto—Surgeon Alexander Cunningham, from Marty
of the Glengarry Feneible Infantry, to be Surgeon, vice.
Robert Role, who exchanges—dated December 25, 1820.
6ih Royal Veteran Battalion.
Quartermaster Jobu Flynn Downing, from half-pay 96111
Foot, to be Bumps, vice Gardoer, appointed to the 7th
Royal Vetermienitalion—dated J y 4, 1821.
• GARRISONS.
Captain Ttobtrt SiOpstin, of the 6tb Royal Veteran Battalion.l
to be Town-Major of Portsmouth, vice Ashberst, deceased
—dated as above.
•
COMICSSiOII he the Richmond Forester Yeomanry Cavalry,
signed by the Vise-Lieutenant of tbe North Biding of
the County of York.
Edward Thomas Copley, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Tbonaas
Sanders Wakes, deceased—dated December 30, 1820.

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
John Huller, Crispin Bader, sad Francis Bailer, of Dun-
Mogiou, York, bnttsr•faetors.
BANKRUPTS.
James Joidd, late of Derby, Innkeeper, lo surreader, Ja-
iinary 24. at nine, 214, at four, soil February 24,01 elegises, at
Mr. Fisher** One., Doncaster, York. Attorney•, Mr. Lever,
Gray's lon, Loudon ; mid Mr. Fisher, Hoarseler.
John :Fitylor, of SbeMeld, York, merchant, Its surrender,
January 20, 22, and February 24, at elects, at the Commer-
cial inn, Sin-Meld. Attorneys, Mr. Him Southampton.
buildings, Chancery-lam, London ; and Mr. Haywood, SlieG
field.

Robert Turner, of Liverpool, butcher, to surrender, Fe-
bruary 7,8, and 24, at use, at the George lan, Liverpool.
Attorneys, Mr. Cheater, Staple Inn, Liverpool; and Mesari.
Griffith and Hinde, Liverpool.
• Edward Simmons, late of Stanway, and Thorns. Sim-
...oust, late of Winchcomb, Gloucester, iimber.deale.s, to
surrender, January 29, at five, 30, and February 24, at ele-
sea, at the hose sud C.own, Evesham, Worcester. Attor-
neys, Messrs. Dear, Church, and Darke, Red Lien-square,
London; sad Mr. Wright Evesbam, Worcester.
Charles Coates, late of Bedmioster, Somerset, tanner, but
now of Statituu-Drew, in the same county, dealer and chap-
man, to suriender, January 24, 2.5, and February 24, at
I welve, at tbc Commercial Rooms, Bristol. Attorneys, Messrs.
Bourdillon and Hewitt, Bread-street, Cheapside, London ;
and Messrs. Bever and Britian, Bristol.
William Malcolm, of Great St. Helen's, London, mer-
chant, to surrender, January 18, 20, and February 24, at
eleven, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Boomer,
Btreastreet•bisildings, London.
Thomas Ryder and James Naiwayth, of Fenchurch.street,
London, and of Old Gravel-lane, Middlesex, merchants, to
surrender, Jmissary 18, 27, and February 24, at one, at
Guildhall, London. Attorneys, Messrs. Wadeson and So.,
Austia.friars.
Richard Wall, of St. Themes the Apostle, Devon, inn-
keeper, to surrender, January 22, 23, and February 24, at
twelve, at the Seven Stars Inn, Si. Thomas the Apostle,
Devon. Attorneys, Messrs. Collett, Winsburn, and Collett,
Chancery-lane, London ; and Mr. Chubb, Exeter.
Thomas Mellish Thatcher, of Hungerford.wharf, near
H u ugerford-st rm. t, Strand, M iddlesex, rual-noerchant, to sue.
render, January 18, 27, and February 24, at ten, at Guildhall,
London. Attorney, Mr. Carpenter, Foruival's lon, Holborn.
Thomas Forster, of William-street, Newinglou, Surrey,
builder, to surrender, January 20, 27, and February 24, at
twelve, at Guildhall, Loudon. Attorneys, . Smith,
Gelb and Roberts, New Basingltelbetreet, tudon.
David Cohen Marino, of Cornbill, London, merchant, to
surrender, January 20, 27, and February 24, at ten, at
Guildhall, London. Attorneys, Messrs. Clare and Dickies-
-1011, Frederteksa-plaee, Old Jewry, London.
. .

Samuel Stneers, L melon, factor, to
surrender,January 20, 27, and February 24, at tvelee •t
Goiy William,, London. Attorneys, Mr. tlliamc, Red dun-
square, Loudon ; and Mr. Mectiter, Frome,Sumereet.
Solomon Carter, of Fetter-lane, Loudon, tavern-keeper,
to ',milder, January 20, 23, and February 24, at ten, at
Loudon. Attorney, Mr. Parton, Bow Church-
yard, Loudoe.

Jubu hitr, of Southampton-row, Runell•agoare, Middle-
sex, dyer, iu surrender, January 20, February 3, awl 24, at
eleven, at Guildhall, Loudon. Attorney, Mr. Partuo, Bow
Church-yard, Lunduu.

[This Gavotte notifies the issuing of • new Commission
for the Board of Coutrol. in which Mt. C. Bathurst is sub-
stituted for Mr. Canning; his 31sjesty's approval of Mr.
W. Slythe as Sardinian Viee-Cousul at Malta ; and his ap-
proval of the 45th Regiment of Foot being permitted to bear
OD its colours and appointments the words, " Fuentes d'Ho-
nor ;" and the Rife B. made the words, " Roliett"—" Vi-
ratera"—" Busaco"—" Barrosa"—" Fuentes d'Hono►"—
" Caidad Rudrigu"—" Badajoa"---* Salamanca"—" Vit-
toris"—" Nirelle"—" Nlve"—"Ovibrs"—and "Toulouse."
It also contains twenty Loyal Add►esses.]
(Remainder of Gowns to-morrow)