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London, England, 1810-03-07 00:00:00

LORD SOMERI7LLP'S SPRING SHEW.

FIRST DAY.

Monday forenoon, at an early hour, At r. Sad-
les'a-yard, iu Goaaelkarreet, began to be crowded
with Agriculturists and others, atbi.tribleil to titw
the math fine animals and truut4ou.
new mad curious unpleurenta in agriculture, sod
other useful arta.

Among tie rompany we Aotired
Parl.—Egremout, Ilarenui 4. Noithampten, Inaccles.
field, &Le

Dendos, W hit. orth, Sackville, Broke,
O'Neilt
. .te._

Sir.—John Sinrliir, Mot Sander, Sebright, Timotaa
Carr, Charles Murgau, W. W. Wrote, a.e.
"I'bt lion. George Ruse, juu. Cutout! Beaumont, Colonel
Conuieghain,

Artiong the 110! km; stork op in the chew yard,
were two from Lord Sometville ; niw stating, that
the calk rihibited with proper certificates, or,
with his Lords'iip's co-sent, as Qxtru st ock, would Ims
maintained fre of expense to the owners, till the
conclipion of the show on Tuesday evening, at six
o'clock : the other handsomely announced his
lordship's ktention, in distiibuting his dinner
tickets, to prefer the ogricultn,ists and farmers
from distant counties.

Morn. Gibbs and Co. abewrd some remarklble Goo sod
large Swedish turodps grown room seed, stoona led hy the
Board of Aviculture": tine !wrote Honaarien toruips, or
Kuhl Itahi Malawi 11'utzvi nods, mot 1/utrli 111 'ergo!
Wurzel : seeds of Raked, or Siheri•u h.dley ; purple, or
A crice•t pane; seeds of sperrral of the hest malaria grater%
and numerous other sericuli oral weds tad roots.

Thomas Joyce, of Freshfiard, 'hewed •emeeo•s pieces of
broad and narrow cloths, kerseymeres, c o of various co-
lours, manofacinred by him from Anglonserino wool.
William Shepherd 'hewed a .sew and poi table machine for
acenrately weiztihig oxen ur other hee cattle, and distributed
Lk list of prices of agrivattu al implemenis.
James R 1,11.1., • weighiug machine fur lite sheep, • spring
dealt steel-ysnl, and a very• simple and fund ehaff-euttcr.
John Hllleshilided a spring whipple-tree ; a swine chairs.
draft plouth, of !.urd Somerville's invention; • doirlsie-
shared ditto, with a tomremble wing at the end alive moultlr
boa' ; ■ rkimenlter plough, wi:h • shifting or rising wing
slung the top of the rouuld.bnard ; a larze tool strong open.
drawn plough ; a two-share trenching plough, one working
above the other; a hand-wheeled hue ; a I tttttt I turnip drill,
and flexible tubes, fur rein:l.lllc Loco cattle . be distributed
his prices of these and curious other implements
Manley, a cultivator or expedition plough, and a neat
model of ditto.

Jame. Robert s showed au iron scarifier, lirond•share, and
• drill, • wiesevrtag machine, and a 'cry stinp!e and cif:T-
hud machine for sliciog oiLeakes, carrots, turnips, Asc. fur
cattle

Richard Raker, a chaff-cutter
Thomas Pass:tore, a tituisiog machine, and a chaff cutter
of iron, in the same (tame.

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William Gimiea, a small hand thrashing machine, milk
wing cylindrical neuters.
John Onions, a inuilelnf a thrashing mill.
Thermo Chapman. a one-horse thrashing-mill ; • monde!
of ► machine fur griodiur ni teari .f hark fur tanners, or fur
breaking furze branches fir( cattle

Thomism Lester, a large iltratitlting, or rather a rabbis,.
machine, fur separaliac morn ; a fanner for sore, a straw cut-
ter, a potato? washer. soda peer of harrows. He chstribotsel
the lists of priers of tlo as and amtterons other implements.
Mr. Thotcy.s (lohlhawk chewed the carcases of are very
fat and 6ae 1.• footled Mrtion-Sentlidown sheep, fed os grass
aid turnips three of these having beets bred by Georg,
H. Sumner, Lsri. astl two by Morris Birkbeck, E.q.
The animals exhibited were kW. r rat number than of some
former orcusious ; hut it amused atnercl, that in excellence
they est ceded any former whew. They were as follow :
Two besot. oxen, %Advil se days thy Dora Somerdlter
mid since grazed by Richard Hudson, sea. drives saves miles
tot be stew

Two Hereford oxen, winked 87 days by Lord Somerville,
paved by Richard Hudson, jun travelled 'even miles.
Two Devon and "'reach mixed, bred of (lieu rising i years
old, worked tto days, by the Duke of Bedford, grated by
ditto, travelled 45 Milli.

Two Herefords. earthed 95 days by John Terrett. and
grazed by hies, travelled tie miles.

Two 1:1t 1/1/116, n;311311 old, world 75 dad. by .lams Bend,
and Kroxed by William Webber, trioched 136 Mae..
Too Dever's, s years old, worked 69 days by Martin
Webber, sod grazed by him, travelled 135 miles.
A HerefordOx, woi Iced gfi das by Lord Somerville, esti
grimed by him, travelled 16 silks.
A pair or Yoke of Demon (hen, Alma leas from the
*mei by Lord Somerville, istrudvd fur exhibition beet
year, wbes fat.

-At extra cuw stock, were skews—
A Divots heifer, bred end fed by Ededued Thomas Waters,
M bey and molasses!.

• Jun red and white Yorkshire cow. fed br I I.idsun.
A Sussex Cuw, bred by John Eleven, and rid by
11tedhou

A Devon eow, bred by Lord Snaiervilie.
A pen ~f Bee Merieso.r)laud and down wethess, i 2 mond',
old, Wed by John Tborpe.
Five ►lcrtwrelard liseatto old webers, bred by C.
Jeak;usou.

Farr SJuits-dowir %ethers, *boy* to months uld, bred by
the Duke of )kdfurd.

Fire Sootb-dotes wethers it months old, bird by Jubs
Farocomb.

Are tioath•dws iretbert I: Nowlin bid. bred by
Jobe Sine

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Fire Merino wetben tomb of different ewes**.
Lmrester, South-down, Ryland, anti Dorset, •'Carl
old, bred by James Willis, travelled on foot 53 miles.
Five Merino lloutit.clowis trellse.l 3 srms old, bred by
George 141. Sunnier and kJ by Thomas GoWheels.

Fts; tionth-dtmu wet Iwo it months old, bredLYJohnßoys.
Five Seeth.alowu wet hei s 3 yeas uIJ, bred by Lag{ Bridge-
water.

Five ttemetb-doern %ether. 2 ears old, heed by the Duke a
BeelPed.

- FIVE South-dew* svelloto v 2 y, tirs old, bred by —Bityley.
Five autaib-dowo reiliers )ears old, bird by —lVarren,
Jut.

Fire Sentbdowa weedier', I years old, bred by War-
ren, IA nior

Aa Mira sheep stock were exhibit. d
lour VCdtauie militia, fed by Morns Birkbeck, erbieb,
loge thy', aeivird 11. follow,:
Jwoem lx. Jo, ism)
March a, into
Increase tits lb.
Cwt. Qrs. lb.
Haring eat, in tire mean elute. of hay .... 9 9 IS
Turnips
lOU toil, rakes
Fire Merino three-quarter bred, by Morris Birkbtek, sad
fcd by. him • weighed—
Noreen:bee 30, loos
March 2, 1010 . b; is lb.
Increase — 133 lb.
Cwt. Clio. lb.
Karin eat, of Hay
Turnips
190 ail-cakes .
A Soutbdown weather, 31 mom ha old, bred by JOlOl Boys,
mid fed on has and green Vir;Clab;es

A 'Merino end New. fmest bratb ea Ji.per) leather, bred by
Joints %% illia,lrevelleJ ue tu...1 ti.. wilt.

The pits exhibited welt. alit:lllu*, wit.
uo o bite euerselsaied pgs, omit mamas eld, fed on
bean and said teen, by Ashniole.

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A thiteheirre white *potted Fame arid Suffolk pie, 141
wtrke old, brtd and fed by George Dodd, ea 4 bushel, of
harkr egad bed mot : the =ruttier we. L 144%
A 1:411C244 dam !arra 4611 Segolk pub, 47 wccks old, awed
by Earl Dradcewnier the mother wee Suffolk
Ns Mier was szyistet let exhibitio• this
del.

TRIAL OF TILE lION. WARWICK LAI&

cppy or tte lIINEITES of the collar MARTIAL, held
eti board H:s Majesty • ►hi Gladiator, no the sth and (illt
IFebousuy, testi, fur the Trial of the Hon. WiithVlCK
L, late Captain of the LTSSES.

Orderod by the Ilou,e of Coy:moot to 64 t prioted,23tt. Feb. silo.

MINUTES taken at a Court-Martial rasembled on board
His Majesty's ship Gladiator, io Portsmouth Harbour, on
the sth of February, taro, and continued by adjournment
the following day.
MILL! AM BEDFORD, Eaq Captidu of His Majesty's ship
Caledonia, and third emcee in the command of His Ma-
jesty's ships and vessels at Spithead and in Portsmouth
harbour, PreaUlest
Capt. harks Dudley Pater, Capt Robert Plampin,
J uhu Erskine Douglas, Thointis Rogers,
John Barret, Joins Troia,
Sir A. Coll Dickson,Th. Hon. Chas. Paget,
Rich. H arrison Peal sou, Williams Cumberland,
Richard !target I, Robert Hall.
The Prionner WOO brought in, and audience ad-
ruittet

The order from the Right Honourable the Lords
Commissioners of the Adrutradty, rimed the id day
of February Masa, setting forth that a letter had
been addressed to their Lordships by the Right
Honourable Charles Bathurst, inclosisig a ktter to
hits from Mr. Charles Motgan Tilt/fuss. dated His
Majesty's slip Neptune, Fort Royal Ray. Marti-
nique, the 34th March, 1809, in which it is stated,
that the Honourable Warwick Luke, when Com-
mander of His .11.jesty's sloop Recruit, did, on the
13th of December, /SO7, cause a Neuman, of the
name of Robert Jeffery, to be lauded 441 the desert
island Sombrero, and that, iu consequence Of the
slid letters. Weir Lordships directed, by their Se-
cretary's letter of the nth of December, 1809, Ad-
miral Sir Roger Curtis, Bart. to cause on inquiry
to be made tato the enctunstatice above-mentioned
ou board His Majesty's said sloop Recruit • and
that the Adiniral had transmitted to their Lord-
ehihis, in his letter to their Secretary of the 9th of
December, 1809, a report, deie the day preced-
ing, which he had rectivfl frorw the Captains of
1.111 M 'jetty's ships name in the margin, by which
it at/pearl, on examining the log of the Recruit,
that Robert Jeff.ry, a seaman of the said sloop,
was landed on the island Sombrero, on the 13th of
December, 1887, at ti p. es. and directed to the
President to assemble a Court-Martial to inquire
into the conduct of the said Honourable Warwick
Luke, as Commander of His Majesty's stoop Re-
cruit, upon the occasion above-mentioned, arid to
try him, fur having ordered and caused the said
Robert Jeffery to lie lauded on the said island of
So ribrers, an the 13th of December, 1807, at six,
p.tsr. was read. - _ _

The Members of the Court and the Judge-
Advocate, then in open Court, proceeded to trial.
Captain Lake delivered • paper-writing to the
Court, as follows :—" I submit that 1 never dis-
puted or denied the specific charge of lauding the
man ; it .tends admitted by my letter to the Lords
of the Admiralty; and I am now willing, in order
to save the time of this Honourable Court, to ad-
mit the sp..ciiic charge for which the Lords Corn-
miveiriners have been pleased to put me on trial by
this Hun. Court."

The Cettrt was cleared, and agreed, that, not-
withbtanding the above admission, it M4ll necessary
the Court aliotild hear the-evidence of the ructA, to
enable them to form their judgment upon the
ease.

Mr. EDWAIIQ Selma se, fete Neste/His Meier.
Ws sloop ftecsitii, called is, ex swore.
The JUDGE ADVOCATE said--You will be
pleased to state to the Court what you know of the
charge against Camino Lake :—On the 13th of
December, 1807, standing to the northward, and
the islaud of Sombrero bearing east from the ship,
distant from her about a mile and u half, (which
island is about five or six leagues from the Dog
and Prickly Pear Island, in the West ladies),
Captain Lake came on deck, and came to the gang-
way, where 1 was standing, between the hours of
Ave and six in the afternoon, arid asked, What
island is this ? I answered, it was the island of
Sombrero. Captain Lake said, have we not some
thieves on boanl ? to which I said, yes ; there are
two, who hare been guilty of theft : Capt. Lake
immediately said, send up Jeffery here; the man
soon came op. Capt. Lake told him, I:e would not
keep such a fellow in his ship, and that he should
send hint on shore. Capt. Luke afterwards went
up to Lieut. Mould. 2d Lieutenant, who was car_
tying on duty at the time, and spoke to him, hut 1
did not hear what passed. In about a quarter or
half an hour afterwards, Captain Lake said, bear
ii-hand, and land the man, and come off. At this
time Liettenaat Mould was in the boat aster.. as
was also Robert Jeffery, from the time he was
called to the gangway, until I saw him pass•the
gangway, to go into the hoot ; he was at that
time looking for his things, mid lie was called
to go into the boat, over the stern. I did not
see the boat put off, but aft. r she was off I
heard Captain Lake hail the Lieutenant to bear
'Amid, and land the man, and come off I
have omitted mentioning, that. before the man was
ordered into the boat, Captain Lake ordered the
painter to get a piece of canvas, and paint on it
" Thief," which I did not see done. I was on deck
between the hours of sever. and eight coVeck, when
the boat returned, and Jeffery was not then in the
lama; the land was liol4ed up, and we made sail
to the northward.

The Court asked—Wis there any alter or pro-
vt.inns put into the bait that tuidel iVolivrt Jeffery.
for In% use did not see ally ; neither did I hear
tine ordered.

Were his clothes put into the boat'—No, they
were not ; I saw them, the next day I think, on
board ; he was dressed in a bock end trowsers, not
haring any hat or shoes on at the time I NM him.
ON the following day I dined with Capt. Lake, and,
ju.t as he was rising up to quit the table, Captain
Like sent, I wonder how old friend Jeffery comes
or now; I suppose he is got housed by this time.
Are there any bowies sa Sombrero ?—None. I
is,se on the island afterwards, on the 1 ith day of .
February, 1808. 1 WAS sent on shore by Captain
Lake, accompanied by Lieut. itrlmild, to see if I
r.oi'd lice any thing of the men (Jeffery), and tee
what sort of an island it wee. I went on shore with
Lieut. Mould, in the boat, and walked over some
part of the island, where we fru•id a great many
iggs, and young birds sitting on their nrs•s. nut
capable of king away; they are large hi-cis, ■tad
when at full sue are celled noddies; we could not

find any fresh water. I tasted many pools, and it
was *aier which I tasted. The Island was
entirely herreii, ',mini% but a kind of rtmgh grew
"Reed, which was in the mi idle of the iidand; there
wea no house or inhabitant on it. On the island
fiend • remnant of a pair of traesers much torn,
and the handle of a tomahawk or hatchet, which
were the only things I found on the island. I did
not fled Jeffery there, nor any tr ices of him, fur I
minutely sury yed every part of the Wend: it has a
criggy ascent. and flat when you get upoi, it; it is
about a mile and a half in circiunfevence. We
went back to the ship at twelve o'clock, according
to Capt. Lakes order ; we were about an boar and
a half at that time on the island. %Ve brouOt off
with us some of the egvi and young bi•ds. We
went a second time in the if crones', and cin ird
with us muskets and slugs to afloat Liida, and to
look for the man; then it was We found the trove*.
era. Lieut. Mould, and Mr. Hobson. and Mr.
Salmon went with as. We surveyed the island all
over, taking ditlitrent rents: we did not bill the
man, nor any troves of him then; we retuned about
six or seven o'clock an hoard. Capt. Lake came
to the shore of the island, but did not laud, and re.
turned with us on board.

The log-book of His Majesty's sloop way prw
dueed, b-giuoiog May. 1807.
Is that the 1.,g-book of His Majesty's sloop Res
eruit of that time ?—Yes.

Who wrote it ?—Mr. Jones. the Master's Mates
who is dead ; he wrote it under my direetion.
Did yoc. from time to time. as 'Mester of the
Recruit. examine the cutries made thereTri?-I.did,
at datfereut times; but was not correct iu olkarv..
ing every day.

Turn to the entry of the 13th day:of December,
1807. and state to the Court wino you examined
that entry after it was UMW! ?—lt might be sieveral
days after.
Do you know that the •ereral circumstances there
stated are true and correct I—f do ; except the
words " Jeweled down hoot and •landed Robert
Jeffery, seaman. 6. 50. up boat. and made sad."
—This bring omitted by the Motet's Mate, who
had not inserted it in the log-hook, I therefore in.
seated it tmselfsevend days afterwards, on not see.
ing it there.

Did you acquaint lieutenant Monk, that you
had made such entry ?—1 did not. as all hands were
upon deck at the tine the beat was lower•d down;
Captain Luke did not know 1 bed wade it, hut the
officers of the ship knew it.
What is the nearest inhabited island totioni la ere ?
—To the best of my knowledge, I think it•ia An-
guilla. which is, 1 believe, seven or eight league*
distance.

At what distance do vessels gerterally pass from
the island of Sernbrero?..4 hare heard they pus
near, but newer SAW them ; the }teem t was witisits
a quarter of a mile from Sombrero; the channel is
about lire or six leagues across, and I have heard
that ti se French fishermen come there turtling.
Had any slope been taken to ascertain if there
we►e any inhabitants on the island p►erium to Jef-
fery being ordered to be landed doers, or provisions
or water do not know.

Do you know that there were any 14;e a or young
bias so the isliadia tlr mon% oT Dierlialter, ur
was it likely, from your observations, that any were
there at the time?-1 do not know that there were
any, bat I think it is very likely that there were
some at the time.

Did Lieutenant Mould. or• any other °Seer,
point out to Captain Lake what would be the Iwo-
hable faie of Jeffery ou tbat day or the following ?
—Not that I heard.

What distance was the island of Sombrero from
the ship the next day ?--In the morning, about
day-light, the island bore abont mou,o-rest and by
west, about five or six kaguts distance, being within
sight.
Are the Court to understand, that. if Captain
Lake had been indisposed, he might then have re-
turned to the island mud taktujetirry off ?—Yes ;
think Captain Lake might hare door it.

How Wes the wiud eimt-south.rant.

•t the time Captain Lake asked whether there
were au) thieve-sow board, did pr.+ name J,iliery.as
owe ?—I ckd out mention any rune.

Do you know why Jeffety's clothes were not sent
with him?—He dial not bring them up with him,
stud they were nut brought up before the boat
shoved Captain Lake ordered the boot to
shove off. and said. " never mind his things."
Did Lieutenant Mould bring any me,sage is
Captain Lake, on his return from Je fcry, cams.
sive of his apprehension of his intuition. sod de.
siring to be taken off?—:got that I heard.

Did you hear Captain Lake forbid sissy water ar
provisions being put into the boat for Jeffery t•-•
No ; I did not.
Do you know what crime Jeffery hid committed
that induced Captain Lake to inflict this pram's.
meet on him recollect, in the month of No.
veinber. 1807, he was charged with going iota the
gunner's calibin, and taking out a bottle, with
sane rum in it; he was punished for it by flogging
bun, as a m:ta. On the 13th of Member follow-
•ing he was charged with Lroachin: a cask of spruce
beer, which had hero brewed for the ship's coups
pony, for which he was not punished ; but it was
proved by some persons who saw him do it.
Do you know of Jeffery'a baring been guilty of
any other crime. subsequent to the punishment he
received, besides that of his having broached the
cask of spruce beer ?—Net to the best of my recol-
lection.

What distance is the island of Anegada from
Sombrero ?—1 suppose nearly ten or eleven 'caries.
Do you know that there were on the I•laod of
Sombrero, at the time Jeffery was landed, soy
canoe, or any other possible means by which be
could have got to that island, being directly to Imis
ward ?—Nis ; I do sot.

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Was Jeffery generally eonsirtered as a wee ad a
had or infamous character ?-14e was ■{Kays eon.
siciared as s skulking man, befute he committed the
theft..

From your know/edre of the trade-wind la the
tree lod.es, aod the Dog and Prickly Pear Pas-
ieN,e, did it stnke your mind as probable, that ere.
ids would pass near enough to discover Jeffery on
the Wand of Sombrero ?---Yes, if did, at the time.
Did you, or any of the °Germ to your know.
ledge, relate Captain Late to send for Jeffery, on
the Natalie of the 14th, this island then in sight ?