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SIR ttuilE

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rownstoesst maaart.
DAY. •
!wing the day appointed for the eclat Mizir-
tial to sit for the trial of this Officer, at eight
o'clock this morning the s•gnal gun was fired, and
the Rig hoisted at the mizeropeak on hoard the
Con/later, for a Court Martial. The s • 1 naval
Officers opm this station immediately repaired on
board. nearly in the following order :
Vice-Admiral Sir ltraaraos Gower, V.;e• Adm J
way, Vrce-.l.lnsiral ft. Rowlrry, Rear-Adnair.,l H 1 Wadi', r,
Rea,-.ldrairat Sir bane Calfin, Captains Gr.ivea. Scott, Krryl..,
Jac Admiral Grey, Commirbioner, Admiral So W. Young, dm
The several Officers, as they came upon the quar-
ter.deck, were received according to their rank, by
an Officer's guard of marines, who presented arms
as they arrived. l'he Admirals were received as
usual, with the additional comolimme of drums
beatirg. Shortly atter the arrival of Sir. W. Young,
the President, the Admiralty barge came along-
side with Mr. Jeri's, Counsel for the Admiralty, Mr.
Bicknell, Solicitor to the Admiralty, Moses Cree.
tham, Esq. Deptiv Judge Advocate, and the other
Gentlemen on the part of the prosecution. Imme-
diately al:ex followed Sir Home Popham, in his
own barge, attended by Mr. Cricket, Provost Mar-
shal of the Admiralty, who was supposed to have
Sir Home f'opham in his custody, carrying Sir
Home Popham's sword, he being under arrest
Mr. Harrison anti, Mr. Lewes, Sir Home's Counsel
and Agent, with others of his friends, also attended
him. Sir Home Popham WAS dressed in his full
uiform as a Post Captain, without his sword, wear.
the Insignia of dee Order of St. Ferdinand and
Of Merit. tie appeared in perfed spirits ; and as he
came orr deck, walked with his usual steady and un-
damited air. Instead of presented arms, the guard
of Marines only carried arms as he passed. Sir
Home Popham was followed, in another boat, by
Lord Viscount Melville, Mr. Sturges Bourne, Mr.
Secretary Marsden, Capt. King, and several others.
General Sir Charles Prevost, Governor of Ports-
mouth, General the Earl of Cavan, Major-General
Levesno Gower, Brigadier-General Acland, Col.
Cadogan. Dr. M•Gregor, and a great number of
other military and civil Officers, attended. Pre-
cisely at nine o'clock the President, Judge Advo-
cate, &c. proceeded to the State Cabin, which had
been fitted up for the express purpose of hold ng
Naval Courts Martial, and shortly after the Mem-
bers, constituting the Court, ware appointed as
follows:

Admiral Sr W. YOUNG, President.
Tire.Achoiral Sir E. Goner, kear-Admi-al Sit R. Strachan,
Via Ad viral I. Holarioraji Captain 1; H Luise*.
yies•Adini.al B. Rowley, Captain Mohan Grates,
%Nee. Admtral Hun. H. E. Captain M. icntt,
Stanhope, Captain J. Irvin,
Rear-Attmtral J. Va.km, Caidaia C. 11,i1r.
Roar-Admiral Su 1. Coffin,

The Court being thus assembled, the Counsel re-
presenting the Admiralty, who prosecutes, took
his seat to the right, bchind the President, together
with the Sri:icitor, and other persols engaged on
the part of the Prosecution. The other naval :Ind
military 01§cers, Lord Melville, Mr. Stutges
Bourne, and the other Gentlemen not immediately
composing the Court, but who Attended 46 witar►ses,
&e. stood behind the President.

Sir Home Popham rank his place at the lower
end of the Court, on ;he left of the Judge Advo-
cate, with the Piovost Marshal on his left, and his
Counsel, Agent, and friends in the rear. The sides
of the cabin were allotted for the• Public. The se-
veral Officers composing •the Coen wore their full
dress uniforms ; Sir ft. Strachan Also wore his fed
ribband. The Court being declored open, and the
Order from the Commissioners of the Admiralty,
direded to Admiral Sir Wm. Young, as ProAdet,-,
for holding a Court Martial on board the Gl4dor,
being read aloud by the Judge Advocate, the seve-
ral Members of the Court tool the usoal oath.
The President then inquired if any Gentlemen
attended to take down minutes of the proceedings,
for publicatiou in the Newspapers ? and being an-
swered in the affirrnatire, he was pleased to dire&
that they should be accommodated together on the
tight side of the Court. This being done, the Pre-
sident informed them that mite% inconvenience had
occurred upon the late Court Martial on Sir Robert
Calder, in consequence of partial accounts of the pro-
ceedings being published in the Daily Newspapers,
previous to the conclusion of the trial, notwithstand-
ing the positive injunnions of the Cann to the con.
very. This was considered as a high breach of
honcur, and a contempt of the Court. It was
therefore to be understood, by the Gentlemen who
attended for this particular purpose, that they were
act, loran any account, to publish any part of the
proceedings until the final decision of the Court,
and upon no other condition would they be elbowed
to take down any minutes of the proceedings, and
to this they mess unequivocally pledge themselves.
One of the Gentlemen then addressed the Court,
and* said, that the same pledge had been required
of them and given, epos the trial of Sir Ittabeit
Calder, but in breach of all good faith, one of the
Gentlemen who attended for The Mor,iiag
Newspaper, after the others had delivered up their
minutes, secreted his, and stole away with Them over
the off side of the vessel, and immediately sent them
express to London for publication.
Tiie President then (heeded, that if that person
was now in Court he should he sent on shore imme-
diately s bat was answered, that in consequence of
his former coedit& that person was not suiFered to
come dowel, as the other Gentlemen refused to a 8
with him, and was not then in Portsmouth ; upon
which the President espressed himself sati►fied ; and
the several Gentlemen who were to take rui,outes
then came forward (one excepted) and pledged
themselves to these cond•tions. 'this person, who
belongs to a new Evening Paper, when called
upon to hive the same pledge with the others,
said he should decline taka g any minutes upon
such conditions I but, upon its being supgested to
the President, that the Gentleman might give a
pa:led account of the proceedings from memory,
and he persisting in his refusal to give a pledge, he
seaf; inonedtarely ordered to quit the ship, and the
Officer direled not to admit him on board again
during the sitting of the Court.
The President then di►eaed that the Gentl-men
should deliver up their note books, at tae rising of
the Court.

At twelve o'clock, the Court adjourned for half

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in hour, in order to prlcurt some original papers
(rum above.
The Court being again assembled, some nriginal
documents were read. And Mr. Jervis inch:n.4'44
that he had coucluded the case on the part of the
prosec 'soon.
The JUDGE Auvrocatt then read the charge',
which were in substance the same with the Order
to A tmiral Young, given in THA 13.11 tut Plus on
Friday last, and produced several documents, by
which the charges were meant to be stabstantiated,
of which.the Wowing were the moss particular :
envy 91 an Order so So' Howe Popham, d steel 29th of July.
11:3

Copy Of 3 Letter t,..10 dated 2,1 of Ate,7,lt,
1805, I,iractiors h:m to wud a Inkata to cruse on W. B,,utit-
eatt roatt houerlem.

Copy obi Letter Ia .In. Ft.iientr, Psq directing him to return
all tiensportt 'et the eve oft :wad excepting ,och
as
were necessary to carry the troop, to India ,
Copy eta Letter from the I.ioda Cominialorien of the Ad-
miralty tti*Sit Horne Popham, directing hint to co-aerate with
Major .r..;mattral Sir I) A.A.
Coif 6r a Lotter fmin the Leeds Commissioner, of the Ad-
miralty, to Sir Home Eipharn, deed 25th December, HOS,
dire.ding him to rend home all trarispmts not •anted
Cr.pr of a Letter (pro Sir Horne Fikham to W. Stamedes,
Eel. giving an accotint,of ;he amour. et the Cape,
Ceps of a Letter core Sir Home Popham W. hdirefeet,
Esq tiring an account that the Piednionteee rumen (agate
was cruising in the E.atem Seas.

Copy of a Leiter Gore Sir Home Popham to W. Marsden,
F.v. flail./ that the Valentsire frigate, the sushi c 0,44, of a
Freiich fleet, had put inyi Table Bay, and was taken power.
soot st by Fl:s Majesty's ships.
Copy of a Letter limn Sielionse Popham MI W. Martian,
F.ag dated 14th April 1106, erelong that the intelligence by
rifle Volontaire had 1.1 hint to conclude, that tire V evedleet
was booh.d to :he West Indent, but that ether accounts stared
itu devined (dr the NI/11MM'.
clip,' of a Letter front Sir Horn, Popham to W. Marilee,
E,4 representing the weak state cif4;lldonte Video
Si a Letter from Sir Hume Popham to W. Marsden
Fel. dated 30th Apo!, stating the eeplications ha hid mad;
to the Cio‘ernor el :at Helene, lice reinturcr.intut of troops
Inapt :hat Wand.

An.A.rr Irlrerr 41:!..4 Itth Jul].
of A Lotter fPm 54i Gawps ghee, Bart. ;nelosint4 at.
totrti Copies of Lettera from Maj.: Gener..l tia D Eta.,,l.

The Admiralty clire.ting •I.lmiral Young
to proceed forthwith to ae‘emSle the Court-Ma,-
641, tf which he was appointed President, was n. xt
read.

The Order of tho Admiralty to Mr. Bignel
being read,
The sevc:al documents before enumerated, ab-
stracts of which had been annexed to the charges
last preferred, were tendered in evidence, and
p-nved in the usual way. Tbey were afterwards
severally read, when the prosecution was stated to
be closed. Mr. Jervis appeared as Prosecutor for
the Admiralty.
Sir Home Popham was called on by the Crr.;rt to
state, when he woLld be re 44 to proceed oh his
defence.
Sir Home, in an animated adlt,tss, obser7d to
the Court, that the first charges sent him by the
Admiralty, about hail an hour alter his ainvel
town, referred only to three documents, and by
which, alone, he had supposed, that they were
to trc suoktanti ited ; whereas the new chn7es which
had been exhibjjed against him, and which Itad been
prernited so him half as boor after his arrival at
Portsmouth, had reference to reghteen do'cuments, of
which he had nut been furnished with copies, um
had he any knowledge of their content:, tut from
i•aving beard them hastily read in Coint ; yet he
thought, with respeA to the public, it might be ex-
pedient for him to take a little time in preparing his
defence against the charges, in their present novel
form, in order to remove any impression which they
might have made on the public mind. He there-
fore, howeger reluBantly, mast .request the indul•
Fence of the Court 141 Monday, when he should tie
wrfeiftly prepared to enter on his defence.
It was represented to the Comm that Mr. Ilus-
kissun was arrived in Poilimoi,th to give evidence
upon the trial, but in consequence of indisposition.
he was not able to go on board.
The following we understand to be the names of
the witnesses on the part of Sir Home Popham:
Land ilneount Melville, Lord Whitworth; Mr. 1-lo..envon,
Mr. 3,tartea Bourne, Mr. Marsden (9..ere•ary to the Adm.
nity), Captain Bing, Mr. Edwards, Mr Parker, Mr. M`Lcan,
LieutewAnt Maiden, Gptaiu Lundaa, Mr. bluing*, Mr. W
my airll MI. fiollutisw

SECOND DAY.
lATIJIMAY, MUCH 7.
This morning, at eleven o'clock, the Court met,
with the usual ceremonies; but, in consequence of
the general unslcrstaridin& that Sir “0131 C Popham
would ant emir upon his defence, the Court was not
halt so crowded as on the preceding day. Sir
Home Popham smog called upon, by toe President,
to kr.ow if he was ready to • roa;ie his dctence ? the
former answered, that the documents, on which he
rested his defence, were so numerous, it wad quite
impossible ft.- hem to proceed in it until Monday.
In the mean time he begged permission of toe
Court to read some documents, which appeared to
him essentially necessary to hi. defence. He asses,
this permission now, fiist, because it would save
much of the time of the Court; and • next, as he
should refer to them in the course of his defence, it
was necessary they should be before the Court in
some stape or other.
The Court was then cleared, and after an hour's
deliberation, the Court determined that Sir Home
Popham snould first make his defence, and after-
wards proceed with his evidem;e.

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The. Court then adinumed, about one o'clock,
until utile on Monday morning next, when Sir
Home Popham will immediately proceed with Isis
defence.

Mr. Flarri<on, Sir Home P ,pham's Counsel, left
this place for London, last night, and is expected to
reins n to- mot raw.

Lord Melvals, Mr. Sturges Bourne, and Mr.
Huskisson, did not attend the timi chi► d•b-. The
latter gentleman, we under stand, is much bitter.
Mr.Wilbon is arrived ; Lurd Wh.twortli is hourly
ex petted.

The action for Crews. Cos. brought by Captain
FLYNN, of th• Harwich station. against Ca,its,n
G*AMT, of the Westrunister Nidiria, will be tried
this Jay ist Chelmsford.
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The 'Klan has been pleased to give and grant
unto His Er.ellency the Right Hon. Cu, RI IS .lw-
sutN T.
Anilmcs44.lor koittaordenary and Plenipo-
tentiary at the &intone Pore. HU. Royal Licence
and Permission to accept and w.tar the insignia of
the (Montan Imperial Older of the Crescents con-
Eared vpva ban by We C.D.AMD 01V111101%.

NORkgir Ef.EgrroN.
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,Wednesday last came on. at Norwich', the -
tion for two Knights of the Shire..lo represerr
above county. in consequence of the••sracari..y. cre-
wed by On late decistoe of a Commute: of the
House of Cornmnos. About ten, although there
WAS no opposition, and " is spite of wind or. wca-
ther," uprt arde of 20co Freeholders, in the interest or
Sir Jacob Astley, and Mr. Edward Coke, assembled
at Mill-Cross, where they were joined by thoi Gen-
tlemen, and by the lay- Mitmeets, Mr. Windham,
anti Mr. Coke. This :flirnenie cavalcade then pro-
ceeded through the Ma. ket-plae: to tl.e Shit•-• house,
a band cf music plays..:: hour* theA—" Tee &last
fief of OM Aneend." lb. h.rfs.d freeltd.el.re„"
an.) other pcpcilar tune..
. The return of the M-nthers li•ing complete. the
meetitg at the Shire tia.l cane to a kesolute,n,
moved by Sir Thom's: Betvor, and secontt•d by
Colonel Preston, expressive of their respea to their
late Representatives. in the following terms
" The Freenoiders of the eouny of N‘aala resolve, that
in iserterrning the duty imposed upon their., of sup?iying the
irecancy m the tertian:nekton, they 0...44 mil ini..tutgi./ 'hear
. own feelings, .t they did not exprew rose sentinseuta rn
rip.recr and ethanol for ;he eheieeter. anti cmutUct of ese.r 6.41
%ambers, the Right rienegregto and
rheinas wdtum Ookii. P.q. a r,cl their regret foi tee len
Minos by the Comity ey the avoidance of the late tleccen :
regret, however, which is considerably Wiwi...lW, Sy refit:time
eh the reteectoble chgractort of the tau Ge.etlermoi, who have
been this day unantinethly chosen Reerneet.tmes far the
County ohm pear., • •
Mr. 'toile then mores, and Gurdon second..
ed, the thanks of the Meeting to the High S lent,
which were carried with every expre;sion of appro-
' bation. •
lathe afternoon the New Members were chaired
twice rocud the Market-place; in the usual it inner,
although the weather was very unfavourable for the
ceremony. Tncy afterafards dined with the Gen-
tlemen and Freeholders at the principal Inns: where
their healths, and those of the late Members; Ike
independent Eiß.9on of Norfolk and D:rby, and
other toasts, wer !drank with three times three. At
night there was a ball at Chapellield-house, which
was oper,ed by Is:r Gurdon and Mb! Autry, as
nurnerousn, attended. "t'ne nest slily the Mesabess,
and Mr. Windham and Mr. Coke, left that city.
LAW INTItI.I,IGLYCE.
• 1,11.0,CE COIJ'tT, Sanlu•r, MARC', 7.
wlt.sll4 v. Coot.
This was en agile; .0 recover f.,N. for necessiaries
supplied a: Defend Ines wilts. f'he Plaintiff is a
eaninet-maker. in Bermondsey-street, Southwark ;
and the Defendaot keeps a steep. tor the sale iif sta-
tionery, at Newington. The arti..les supplied were
a bedstead and other furniture ; end the question
at issue was, whether they were such nreestaiies
required by a wife, as the husband was bound to
pay fur ?
"Pie Counsel for the Defendant described the
aflion to be one of the mist barefaced that ever e .me
into a Court of Justices. H- observed, it was the rate. •
forma* ct the afendant to hay, an abandoned rite,
who had left him to lire in adulterou i. t-rcourse
wits the Plaintiff. In July last Mrs Cook, attar a
family dispute, eloped from her home, and hired as
obscure lodging in Talley-street, ware' ale goods,
which became the subje Q of the Plaintiff's dernasi.',,
were sent. Duntig three months, the time sne re-
mained there, Elle Plaintiff used to visit be:, and the
bed, which the Defendant was called upain to pay
for, was instrumental to his dishenou.. was
proved, that the Plaintiff had been se n with the
Defendant's wife, waiking arm in as:rt ; arid the
Jury, without hearing the evidence from the Le.aisicd
Judge, returned a verdiet for the Defendant.

NOMA CIRCUir.

f. 3 MAD, iiaacw 7.
This wining, at eleven o'clock. the Judge fi-
nished the businesil on the Clown tide, and the
Assizes concluded.
Join GatZtaral was ;edified, cede- Lord Flirt:be-
rough's Act, for maliciuusly cutting Ti.eophilus
Hemmings, in order to prevent his lawful apps•
hei.sinn and detainer.
The Prosecutor stated, that he had a warrant an
arrest the prisoner, for an offence against the gems
laws. He accordingly apprehended him, when iris
prisoner struggled to •-cope, mit not being able to
effect his impose. he drew a knife from his pocket,
and gave the prosecutiir desperate cuts across 'tie
hands, wht:h had completely divided the muscles.
He also made several attempts to Web hits, •Put • e
knife bring blunt-pointed, and the clothitg in t. •
prosecutor thick, they were ineffeetual. The 'tug
or, this evidcrice, fou.id the pn•oner Guth,. •
Mary irarraeck ass convicted of stealing a brass
werinng-pan, priverel•• from the shop of Mimes
Bush, at Bishop Stratford ft appeared that the Fri.
loner wcnt to purchase some artizies :: the shop of
the prosecutor, and while he was gone to get bee
change. she took away the pan in queminn.
Sentence of !)rata was passed upon the tinplating
prison's Catheral, for melicioudy
l'heophilus Hemmings ; t imo by Hey any J
Des, who had pleaded guilty to It charge iif bu gler yi
John Angel, for sheep stealing ; and Mgr? Var.
wick, for privately spieling. .I"he Court was think
adjourned.

The Bishop of Parcesoa,xna, we understand,
will hold his next ordiaation at the cathedral. on
Palm Sunday.
Inquests were he'd at the sign of the London Hon.
pital, Whilecharel, on Thursday evetting, tan the
bodies of W. Ar.osasom. six yetro of age, and
Another boy, who died in tne Lontn 1-loFital; the
first in consequence of a cat getting into .1 chpbeard.
And nversetting ♦ bowl of broth, which •ell upen hie
temple; the other having one et his hawk Lacerated.
at he was Attending a cotton mill at Enfield, which
produced his death. The Jury returned verdias of
Aerteirital Death.
0.1 the 13th uh. at Whitlesea, Shropshire. be.
tween seven and eight o'clock in ihe evening,
G.,,,a0a BURNHAM. a lad of about thirteen years
of age, was moat inhumanly murdered by a young
villa n, about sixteen year, old, of the name of
*The hat dened wretch struck the
poor suderer with a large ti.ece of wood, made
square at one rod, on the Irtt side of the tam, ertlic,s
he laid open, In a trAisvers • line, down by the nose,
complowly rNa

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