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4RIf'IV THEATRE.

use was crowded to eiteeeirto
Cing Lute performed, fur the
. A liner treat eau scarcely
era of the drama, than Kern.
the wretched old King. His
and expression of counte.
hi this masterpiece of acting ;
Ipplause which his efforts re.
they were appreciated and ed-
ible' is also well known to the
ring and excellent Edgar. His
n, kept pace with hi, brether'e,
WOOL gratify ingtcleens of ap-
t( part in which we could pus-
, his action, was in that where
to his mouth the inimitable
cliffs. Here he direct. d ins
Joke as if he was addressing
of locking down, as if cowrie-
scribed. For though the pie-
of his fancy, and addressed to
for ever obscured, yet, in such
magination must he supposed
loyed, as to impose even upon
d wish to see twin fine dew*.
manner, and as if the speaker
e fearful and dizzy height."
itistitiste for Cooke in Knit.
sr of this alteration, and only
gain twilling by the change ;
possessor of the part exerted
spectahle wanner. Edmund
Mr. Brunton; and the three
:urnwall, and Burgundy, by
Jefferies and Field, with as.
ill the new French Calera/an
antra did nut become them
heir best.---Mrs. Ilumplirtes
rs. St. Leger( Recce; anti
Fie, in a very satisfactory tumi-
d beautiful, and the former
the " devil's daughters" into
their handsome features would
'AiL, throughout, received with
luring the night not a vestye
es appeared. O. P. his do-
less fabric of a vi ion, and left
Iraternten .conduded the de.
mts of this evening, and
with The Bay of Bites, 0' at
only encored. Mts. Daveu-
(inland, und Lietost. were very
ns to please. and, wtsije bursts
eir CO/.tic powers, the warmest
His MAJESTY, and Pei*.
SOPHIA, accompanied by
tend* SPENCER and Funtitoye
~ took their usual airing iii
till twelve o'clock, and than
P. At three o'clock, His MA.
is visited Princess Astes.ta, in
ho, we are happy to say, is in
;L• I
A is so much recovered,
, that her Royal Highness has
in the suit of rooms in the
ufiued.
as the Prioress CHARLOTtE
sied by Lady Ile CLIFFORD
;ALISUU RS', this (lay vi.it the
e Museum, just opened in the
:cadilly ; which is, we ureeler-
most fashionable place of ra-
London.
:own, yesterday, for Oxford-
assemblage of geutletutu are
reek, on a shooting psrty.
of C•wreestte will go to
dine with Her MAJP.STY and
is Grace will remain et Wind-
s, day.
Matquia WELlAsLict's
RIII/1.1.111 AURAS/AMR at the
Ige.
swayer will leave town this
rts, where a most elegant alai
,e of Nobility are expected,
the Christmas holidays at his
seat.
BEAUFORT is expected. this
:Irmo:nor-square, flow Gleu-
ice returns to town on account
srd Luv LION WWI&
lift, sister to the Earl of na-
te the ball, at Cheltenham,
will this day ;pee his au-
of the oldest Irish chairmen
rdship's gift consies of two
it pounds of beef, one half-
thugs in money, to each man.
'tighter to the Earl et llYs.
rise the comedy of The Schaol
farce of Lowe laughs at Lod:-
Theatre, last night.
iv Pantomime, forthcoming et
re, is by Mr. WARR, the leader

in the report, that 8 subscrip-
coot by Lord ELoom's frieutts,
of hie late contest fur ()scold.
and NEW YE•It'S GIFIS
I be given or received, are to
b.Charing-giros. By the
hares, you may secure to your-
iolnte This risk ,is
afford ; the fortunate tellige-
y one desires. Instead,
hildren or frieuds a happy
e, by biting them a probable
or
raek.d himself to ram twenty
t. that is, without stopping.—
to take plitce to-morrow/ IS
o'clock. The un.tertakisig is
is one, and the odds sic coil's-

ttlE* titISSAN.
thaersdey, December In, Is
• /hit —lfoving read in the Paper of Saturday, a paragrap..
itenotuicing the loss of the flame frigate ; and which, It
appeari, is further stated to have really happened, its Mon-
duis papets, I beg you will nut kat one 'mimeo in causing
a report, so wantonly mode, to be insist positively contra-
d.cted in order to remove the affliction whirls it west have li
• caused to all these whose relatives and friends are screing us
board that ship.
• The Holger has been for ten days past in these roads, and
has rode the gales iu perfect safety she has out eves %maim
a rupe.yarn; and, further, not the must tending accident
has happened in these roads during the gates. the Hooter
b now at anchor in perfect safety.
EXETER 110SPIT.IL.

bat 'Thursday a very full and respectable meet-
ing of the Committee of the Governors of the De.
von and Exeter Hospital wairhrld in the Board-.
room, Exeter, in pursuance of putdic witire, for'
the nomination of et Physician to starved Doctor
Dyer, who has resi;oied. The President, who is
tin. year the lion. and Right Rev, the Lord Bishop
nts the diocese, addressed the meeting in a very
e:vg:int and impressive speech, in which he passed
a handsome eutogium on Dr. Miller, awl proposed
'him for the nomination of the Coinmittee. In the
cour►e of his address, his Lordship congratulated
the Utwernurson the prosperous state of this most
noble institution ; and whinged, also, in the hand-

eomest menuer, to those benevolent evertions which
brought forward and now superintend the Lunatic '
Asylum and the Eye Infirmary in this city the
atter he, considered only in its infancy, though it
had Arcady relieved so much human misery, and
produced so great a degree of public good. This,
he said, mast be attribitted to the very eunigetit ta-
lents and assiduity of the professional gentleman
who eoutlncted that insatution. S: m.• • the in-
firmities or our filow-creatmes Wt re more likely to
be minutely attmiled to and ....tweed, when gene-
rated and starodoiced onto distiuto establishments,
than by being all confined to one,• however admi-
table and excellent. His Lordship knew of no
part of the world where public benevolence shone
so e•onspiconitsly al. in this city and county. All
these charales were in a state of equal Or progres-
sive prosperity, wit in the smelled degree interter.
iug, but rather learinonisiiig, with each other, co-
. so,:rating iu dimioishing Ilse mess of 'minim wretch-
edness., awl producing ole general good. They
selected the highest credit on th tse puldie-spirited
stint beuevoleut chitracters who brought them inr-
ward. sod by whose persevering attentions they
were so successfully conducted, as well as on the
liberal munificence of the contributors in general.
jip (alt it ant honour ands comfort that it had
fallen to his lot to dwell in the midst of a so-
eilite endowed With hearts •so benevolent, and
minds so enlighttueil ; so much alive to the relief
of human misery, and to the promotion of the pith-
l;. elfare. His Lordship, with IDUCIi seusibi-
lity. coneluded by saying, lie could nut omit this
OVe4tsloll of expressing how grateful he felt
for the tiabotioded civility and kindoess he had ex-
perienced from every alescriptom of inhabitants.
ever since he came to reside in this part of the king-
Mr. BARING seconded hie Lordship's motion for
the notniesotiew of Dr. Malec, passing on him some
tiers hontit.ome encomium*:
-Mr. S. F. Igitivart concurred iu the high cha.
sActar veistif the preseut usetro congratulated
the (inversion on the concord unaoliaity that
• prevailed, anal pratiosell that it ithould be recom-
mended by the. Committee to the next General
Covert, to elect W. Dyer, who had resigned on sic-
comit of ill health, en (honorary Governor for' life,
tiro tile footing of a subscriber of the guineas per
annum; as a token of their epprohatiou of the hu-
nt-.pity. zeal, and ponetindity, with which he had
dt.charged the ditties of his office, which war one-
Mll2oolly agreed to.
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CHRISTMAS CAUTIONS.

Sir John Ramtwa, in In; " fliriqmes Cuatiolis,"
observes, that " the weather is usually inclement at
this season, and that, therefore, goeslfires, good
eating, and good drinking. are, unquestrostably,
as4reraldr, and, in some meawure, necessary. Fuel is
lard iu fur external warmth; and generous liquors
far ox is fattening for slaughter;
the poultry are put up to feed ; the mutton, the
venison. are already httng. and the minced meat is
in i *state of preparation.-111 this is very right; all
this is very good.—The blessing brought by the
4 ieasun to the ehaistian world, might well render it
a time for perpetual rejoicing, a time of universal
happiness.
"- But, instead of loading our tables, and our
stomachs with an unwholesome variety at the rich-
est mad*, let ns he content with plain and nourish-
ing food ; and with a quantity proportioned to our
digestive faculties ; and let us consider, while we
are cheerfulfe-and comfortably ►egaling, by a good
lire, allured by stoperfltuties to excess, whether we
• hive not some poor hut worthy neighlxuars, wit° are
ft;rj‘ed, half fed, and, half indica, ton, to
'all floe inclemency of the weather, whi!e •heir mi-
serable little ones are shivering around a few a in-
here, destitute of even the •ecessanes of life. By
our retrenchments, then, lit them lw clothed, br

-comforted, and fed; and, while their stomachs be-
come the delaysitaties of what would only tend to
disorder our owi, ; their grateful lips, too often
very ditictently esnployell. wilt tits,. et once, the
seaon +cal their benctlictors. We shall inculcate, in
~,ir otf.pritig, the ‘irtucs of eliribtutti charity and
benevolence, instead of the Heathenish vices of :n-
-temperance and excess; and we shall thus secure
to euraelves, health. as well as doe approbation of
our own bosoms, and he at once qualuird and entitled
to eujoy a " merry Christmas.

. tier Orsice the Duchess of Ciotncs is shortly
expected to visit Dublin Castle ; it is said her
Grace mill oceonopony the LORD Ltt:u'rt:u•NT atui
the Ditches, of itichmoNo to l'ock..nhotn 11:111,
the heat of the Earl of Lour:vino, to spend the
Christmas Holidays.
Th u noisy, the I Ids of January next, appoisitra
for the christening of the infant chroLrhter of her
ffearre the Machete of lircnuoiro, which is to take
place at the Castle. :rhe ceremony is intended to
he ',reformed with great splendour, mud hit Grace.'
will give a growl half in honour of the occasina. A
'mother of peregrines of the first disttuchow here.

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• LAW iNTELLIV INCE.
CJVIITOF WIG'S BENCH, 01`11aDUALL, Deo. is.
Sittings at Aisi Pries, before Lord ELLSSIO.
SOUGH, -and a Special Jury.
NSSSON b. SoME.S.
The ATToRNEV-Geht:RAL stated, this was an
action brought by the Plaintiff; the owner of the
ship Fame, a West Indiamuti, to recover the amouut
of damage she had received by the Defendant's
brig, the Frances, a collier, riinumg foul of her in
the river Thames. The only evocative the Jury had
to decide was, which ve.sel was in fault, as the
amount of damage was agret d to be left to a►bitra-
tiun. He would nut trespass on the time of the
court by entering more fully into the case, as it
L would be disclosed in evidence. He then proceeded
to call his witneara.
Thomas Williams, pilot, deposed, that, on the
lath of September last, he took charge of the ship
Fame, at Gravesend ;on the .soih, Lou;; Reach,
perceived that the brig Frances omit too s:.•,e stri-
der their stem ; she was not more than halt a cable's
length off He hailed hi:►, and told the .Under she
was too nigh by • good deal ; for, if the Fame
touched ground, they must be aboard of her. To
which the Master of the Frances replied—., He
did not fear nought." The witness hailed a second--
time. and received the same answer. Opposite
Boren Ferry-house, the Fame got aground. The
aimless called to the prop': on•busra the France *
to put her helot a-starboard, and let g" their lar-
board elicitor; instead of which, they put their
helm a-port, which brought the treater, stern on,
against the conse's bow. anti stove to her ante.
On his cross-rxer•inutiou by Mr: Pau, he said,
the ship Fame drew ft feet 7 Studies water, and
that the tide had been tasking about an hour; His
Majesty's tender the Weymouth passed the Fame
a few minutes before the Frances struck her; the
tender neared the Fame, hut did not touch liar; the
Fiances lost her bowsprit ; the witness called out
to the Fraares.that iii Fame was shaking, but no
notice was taken, and they stood on; the lame
was afterwards relieved by *Gravesend boat.
This evidence was corroborated by four other
wit uesaes.
Air. PARK. Counsel for the Defendant, oriel, he
was ' otiticted to say, be had wituessrs to con-
tradict those whin had been produced au the
port of the Plaihriff, and that the pilot, in gettiag
miller way so early to the tide, acted cabarety to the
directions laid •town by the Governors of the
Tensity. Ile would put a case—Suppose a man
io Clicapside, iu the hie part of the day, fell down,
and the passenger following him trod on him,
could lie recover damages for an injury tinder such
tircuniatances ; or suppose, in the passage to the
pit of Covent Garden Theatre, darts% the reign of
O. I'., a luau. by accident, fell down, and was
trampled ou tu the confusion, he could not expect
to recover damage. from an individual ; fur the
thing, in itself, wa► cot intentional.
Lord ELIANSOROVON observed, that it was not
in point ; for, if one man had the misfortune to fall
down. the person bellow!' him was not obliged to
walk over hint, if he could go at either side of him;
and if the person so fallen sustained an injury which
might be avoided, he conceived it would he sienna-
able.
Mr. PAIL= (iii continuation) contended, that the
Frances was not nearer the. aide. tlaus *lad. tea*
common fur ships in the River; and argued that
the action was caused by the Fame's sputnik; a-
ground, mud that the persons who had the umoage-
/nen( of her were alone blameable. Melee these
circumstances., he considered the Defendant eii-
titled to a verdict in his favour.
Mr. Parker, Commander of His Majesty's ten-
der the Deptford, deposed—that, under thy eir-
ctimstairresi, the Frances could not have gone clear
of the boric ; and it was with difficulty the witness
was able to bring his vessel clear of her. lie never
hated the pilot of the Fame hail the Figures, al-
though he was near enough to hear it, if she had
been hailed.
Ott his cross-examination by Mr. Gaaaow, he
said. the Fiances backed her ataio•top.asl, to let
the tender pars, and she might have done the same
to have kept out of the wake of the Fame.
Two witnesses. corroborated his testimony.
Mr. ATTuaNCT-GENCIIAL renlied shortly, and
said, it was impossible toconceire that any persons
in their senses would intentionally put themselves
its a situation to meet a watc►y grave ; anti if the
Jury believed the witnesses of the Defendant. they
must believe that the parsons in the charge of the
Plaintiff' ►hip had that 'talent. The co►lier had
.nothing to fear, for she Caine stern °mond could not
be injured ; under the circumstances of the case,
lie had nut a doubt but the Jury, under the direc-
tion of has Lordship, would give a verdict for the
Plaintiff.
Lord ELLCSBOROU9II, with his usual perspicu-
ity, summed up the evidence, and the Jury, witisa
nut hesitation. pee a verdict for the Plaintiff.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, GUILDMIALL, Dee. et.
Sittings &flare Lord Chief Justice MANSFIELD.
000011.4 C. COUSIN%
This was en action on a policy of iosnrance,
founded on a charge of barratry, and goods lost to
the Plaint ia by the barratry.
It appeared that the Plaintiff was an Admiral in
the set vice of the Emperor of ILyti, mud had. dur-
ing lint term, brought an action sgaiust an under-
writer. named Ogle, to recover part of the value of
a cargo of • vessel named the Earl Bathurst,
laden with coffee and cotton, booted from St. Do-
mingo to London.
The Captain of the Berl Bathurst had acted
with impropriety and inregularity, iu leaving the
• port privately. and without a sufficieut quantity of
provisions to support the crew ; and also to turning
from the course which he was bound to pursue ;
in•taad of sailing for London, he immediately
steered towards Bermuda, where lee Nola part of
the cargo, and from thence be soiled to Baltimore,
where he disposed of another part.
The first examined on the part of the
Plaintiff. was a person named Vauderhithe, who
stated that he hod agreed with the Captain of the
Earl Bathurst, for his passage to Loado• ; the cow-
duct of the Captain appeared extraordinary to him,
as, instead of going to that part, he sailed to Ber-
mudas, r,nosioed there live weeks, and then went to

Llti 'core, where he died. ,Capt. Hutchins, Who toot
the command of the tined at hie death, was a pas-
'henget hi it, during this dnaccoontable Yong',
bud was prevent at the ttoepetsl of pert of the cargo;
be corroborated the evidence of the brit witness.-
-The third evidence wee it 'weeny teamed Grersham,
First-mate of the earl Bathurst, and who, on sc-
' count of his propensity to drink, was not allowed
to siac..-toid the (let:raved Caotaue This moo's evi-
deuce coidriolicied that of the two former witness,
but was very hemdating and unsatisfactory.
Mr. Serjeset COCEULL was Counsel for the
Plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant SHILPHKAD for the De-
' feuilaut, upon whose side no witnesses were called.
• The amount for which the Plaintiff contended
Nil 7901,, pert of the table of the said cargo,
which was insured by the different uuderwriters,l
mud amounted to nearly 15.0001.
The Jury, aft,w no hour cod a, half 's delibera-
tion, returned a venliet for the Defendant.
On the result of this action depended the fate of
six other action*.
PoLicff.
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1101r-rrft a IT.
Yesterday Jain linker, Jahn Lee, mad Ramer Make, were
twought before Mr its**, free Cowes-Garden watch- '
Same, sad charged by Humphries, the taesanager, with
being assembled in this Plasm, at Cosset-Gerdes, fur the
reeptwe of picking pockets. Humphries staled, that he
watched the Prisoaciarua Thursday night, whets the eos. •
pony wore cosies oaf of the Theatre, and observed them
sake several attempts to pick grattesasn's pockets ;
Wm perceive that they accomptialied *sir object to sisobiWagdphi• '.
lint aure.
The Milkman sot being able to give a satisfactory ace Smut
of themselves, the Magistrate ordered theta to be conveyed
Oil board the trader.
One of the Peruses is a very desperate chat wow ; awl '
inii one of thaw who was tried fur !midway apes the house
of the Collates Morton, bet wair acquitted. Yesterday,
en his being pat under coadlatmehts M the &eau Bear '
publle-healle, peerless to Itia baby/ sat is hoard the Markt, .'
he procured &large ease loidr, by mew, et a wonao soh
wham be cohabited, with which he cut Ins heads top, mid '„
dangerousi end sttucklug ineerver, so as is, disable Mb buds
b
yeut ou,hexurd.
1' NlOll ,R • Lt., DEC. IQ.
Mari llhoser, aliorMiittor, this Metier& Gray, way. brought
Were the Sifting MAOISTIITII, charged MI 5t11.161101 of
hi Mitit tuatoilfted,lligtkajrrsiorpes, It appeased that is J use
lest, the Prisoner applied to a lady, mimed Watts, who lives
is Arnold-place, Walwortla, mud offered herself as a servant,
gilts( a reference kw character, antler the eats of Middle-
ton, is Mr. Jeremy, a haire-driSse, is the Strand ; a yosag
imam of that wens lintel. receally quitted Mr Jeremy's
service, he, suppoinug the Primate to be her, asautedostrly
gave Mre. Wisits mach a character as proved fury eatisfae-
tory, awl the Prisoner Oral tb her place, on tie Saturday
missing folavaing. Donley Sooddy, her conduct was satls
as ail credit to the character which Mot Watts had received '
from klr. Jeremy t hot on amiss( Awes stains, on Monday
morning early, that lady toned the domwpen, and her ser-
vant gone. The Prisoner, it appeared, hervever, did sot go
away entry-banded ; a large huktt of tatite linen, and a con.
orderable quantity of wearing apparel, the. Ile the value of
dol. having else disappeared. •
Mr. Digests of New-aireel. Ctotentrpeedee,, recognised
the Prisoner as having lived with has., fso. we ellys, is Fe-
bruary last. She left his'hose, however, do the eves* of
the second day after she came, and ediittived; with the as-
sistaoca of a ems-whom she called hear hatband, and,aa sob,
admitted into the house, to take away a qaaqtity of wear-
lag apparrl, sec to the value of several pounds. The bus-.
biptil hoe, Suez that time, become! otrbuotAAlre hulks, for
&dottier offeaci.
Fres the Sitessent of Mrs. Carter of Chancery-lane, it
oft that haviag occaseurs to be:threat from hornets a
in Fehr/Try last, the S'riat.awr who ens knu en to her,
mod to corer Is the hauer, during her abeettee ; ler offer •
was accepts!, sad airs. Carter having left her alone ie the
-hearer, she &ramped, taking with her a COM, ill* widowing,
td gums*, eke* silk elm*. ins e ... . „ii..
_,..:e.' • e
Seversl other charges befog expected to. it nada against
her, she was rsionadito for emplace exasaidatba.
On Kinder last, Charles Ouillet and Victor's o/-
la 1, two French prisoners of war, on board Ei kerne,
were brought to the • Town-hall; Plymoisthc ore
suspicion of forging Batik of Engtatur and otheri
noteu.-1 it appellee they were acquainted with one;
Adolphus Narcissus Cilia, another prisoner. Ow
board the General x, and fate Capcdo's Clerk of
that ship, and wishing to make him the iiistrument
for passing the notes, one of them obtained leave
to visit him, when be took the opportunity al
Keying, " db you wish to get money?" to which he
replied, (riot suspecting has intention) " I have no
objections." He then informed him he had forged
some hetese and if he could get himself arid Colts
removed to the Gettereut, they would suffer him to
pass them. Adolphus Gillet immediately com-
municated die circumstance to Capt. H•wates ;
and the prisoners' wish of removal to the Gemereas
being gratified, they there soon accomplished their
work (by means of Indian ink, fine hair pencils,
dec.). of forging one note of the Naval and Com-
mercial Rink, and several of the Bank of England,
a one pound vote of *hid-, was passed for beer, the
others, and an Oalchatoptori lt. were found, on
searching thew cabin, in a port-fhlio. The Com-
mercial note, bring duficieet of the stamp, they
bad artfully contrived, by memo, of a smoothed half-
penny, unit some sharp implements, made from
sail-maker's needles, to, Imitate the" appearance,
which note, when so completed, was intended to
have been the next passed.— the Prisoners' coat-
vaitments ere made out, but isee suspended mail
'Nee arrival of an answer from London.
Ou the eight of tlw 1 i thlgovember last.the Hero,
Strachan, master, belonging to Dundee. while on
her voyage from London to Seville, under convoy of
the Froderickslei* frigate, parted, company. Not
observing her next morailig.tbe hero proceeded with
a fair wind, for her destined port. When ea Cape
.f inisterre,distair tu bo at 4t mil es,aud hearing E.N. E.
Moo Portuguese seamen (who with the.cuptain. mate,
mad two lels, &wooed the elaio'suileapauy).rese, dur-
ing the night of the 12th, o4al:ked the mate et the
helm. and knocked hie braimeout with a heodueoke.
They then descended to the cabin, where the Cap-
heti was asleep. mid giving hint repeated stabs in
the body, left. lain fur dead. tioapting out the
small boat. they filled her wadi clothes, computers,
quadrauts, watches, &c. cod, previous to leaving
the ship, bored 4 hole is her bottone; and pro-
ceeded to knook out the port. At
,that MOILICUI
the Cupcake, who had ',crumbled up the rigging •
. to the waits-top,' tended to hail a ship.—The
night was remarkarlgyriatit. suet the rufous. (Plat
alteetate4J, jumped 1040 the boat, and made off
with their booty. The Calitltha then emote down,
and, we are happy to learn, had been able to carry
Ithe Hero within a day's sely)f 'her part, and the
wiad was fair wheu lie mete. He ass getting bet-
ter of' hi:sone:lofts, which were eiyucipally is the
Ithigh; but hie left hand is ;0 tnuilli cut with the
knife, that it is feart‘f he wilt never mew er'the use
of' it.

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scorLAND.
WWI COURT OF ItifFICIAI
' eniwoonott.
Monday, clone en the trial if John
accused et breaking,ieto she .bop et
Kot•ertionti, merchant, in Dalkeith, on
of the 3iiit Octuber4ast; and ittesliag ii
following articlus:.-21'iso pieces *Coot
cloth, two poa•es of sourrfine bow aim
„West of Eogland ditto, two piereo
Iforentine, one imitation *haw!, ten 'Art
edging. ten piece* French cambric, on
pieces ditto, uncut, nine new ohm
time old ditto.
'clic Prisoner pleaded Not Guilty-Ls
Aiections, stated spited the rektittoicyi
over-ruled bi• the Court, the .fileitviri
on the pert of the public Proseespierr;wil
Christian Roberts**. %ifs at WASIK
merchant, of Dalt:eith, deprintd.ohilt.'
the rohhery was coniai tic& she, aloft
illobenson's apyrecinireitisrefulty abut
-Most half--past eight o'clock, by wok
mod that the locks ant tried alto this
ditheit she carried the Wrya to thievis*
'which is iEn ineAistaly oboes the shop.ros
them in her ow* drowses, winch doe
up ; and. about okspows'clock, when
proposed to go dotes to the shop. to
watch-clog, whichroort•his_ vestal prod
'.twat the keys.-.-..lllssilisigaingsdowiroi
called one to. hho deponowk.allat the
open. and *shod he if the skip had
otisby lucked ? to which she answered
Urn which Mr. Hobert sun saide.thal
bad 'purely been committed. as bat* 1.1
which there was access frrito-thoimih

shop, were olive. The witness *mitt
down, and found this to he the case;
'several parcels which lied been mkt
*helves, !vino upon the eountet. *pew
tryiug the locks of the doors whit
open, it • was extremely difficult to lot.
one. which belnre won alsvuyivoasy.
Mr. Robertson, the stem witness ealis
Sket when be west down t.a put hicilia
the shop, he feuod both the clourvipem
to entered behind ; sad. on usakitopth
he waked Mrs. ktolsertnoa if the 7dosm
Socked. to which siso-artswered.thelitill

onset analog the shop, be ftwandAbst hest
weitich are inentsoned is theildiefides
been taken hose PM shelled, tr.
and the best of thisa.sklected I mini
thieves, while, what they die not:codia
their purpose, being less velusble,thep
Immediately on this discovery, hit
awoke his apprentice, who had,
thee they went .to the She • ii
to whom the oceurrerice was ammaisi
arrompanted the deponent is visitairj
whole public-houses in Dulkeith, but ii
ing any diseuvery. Os being abeam /
in Court, whfeb were cowered wish I
Mr. Robertson swore distisetly le tin
property, as' the begs mat only eosidise
marks, but the amnia smitten 'opus I
ponded • ith themeless alike Maksboal
He aleoidentilled mpiirist'Yriefiitif4
upon which was his private !dark. th
tact, owl* cards ,at mkt& VIM libur
sod air to- theofseei ht irsteliedllitta elide
quality es that stolen from; Ids eked,
florentrne, one peace of milk, and diode
cloth, he deported, were of the !Fad
tare, and (polity. esthetes ell adielsk
robbed. The valise elate ifilibleigesffi
• are lotted to be addl. alleastiMilid•sdal
never sold a watch math .1 bag sped i
_with marks epos them, Wis. peeled
sue of his apprentice. -• • • -
John Celelougi., approstice to• his.
corroborated the testimony 'of. Mrs.•ll
to the *betting up df Out *floppies appr
the robbery, and also swore le the erste
master's property, as he. the witness,
private mark upon them, before they
from the shop : he 'lon identified the o
sworn to by Mr. Ralsertooo.
William Mackiusosh, clerk to Jame
S. found a piece of cloth on the road b
keith and Edinburgh, about half a mil
keith, on the evening of the robbery ;
lauding which, he passed two men on t
ing towards Edinburgh, with bundl
becks. This prece of cloth be gave in
riffs Clerk'. Office; sod identified it i
Margaret Cochran, servant to Mr.
(leorge'snispoire, also found a piece of
night of the robbery, in St. Patrock'essi
she afterwards gave in to the Sberif, at
it to Court.
Janet Patina, late savant to Mrs.
Cross-causeway, deposed, that the print
live Lit her iniatress's hones, about a kart
he was apprehended for the rabbery.
himself Smith. and was accompanied h
whom) the witness understood was his
was armed Mrs. Smith, as also by •ii
name of Brown. These persons occupi
or garret rooms of the house ; and on
the robbery, the prisorier we' out in hii
ten o'clock, the witness halving occasion
to go into his room, white she saw 'Ell
wife only. Met naort.iitt, at seven
printery knoeked 'at the door, whirt
found briltel, si •ta'suar, and, on opr
appeared extremely ftegglarelf ; kin iihni
ange - were covered with 11110, and i
the deponent its if he had lalem-ont a
slid not speak nu cut-etmil* fforz4e,'
past the witness, and ran up %fairs. '
paned, that she heard an Ai*, 111,61 g
Opening or shutting of doors, by which
er might hater gone on, or etude in.
James Wilson, Sheriff nil k of
depoue.l. that he was directed by IN
search for the Prisoner. 00 going to
one Milnm, a spirit tired r. tn I IN
along with Mr. AleNatider 01113,,tir:,
of this city. and other cf cti,. tliey n
PI 140,irr and a woman, that he culls
cowing out of Nlilit's house. Upon ss'
• h.ttf Campbell, Town-officer, weird
who iminetlisiely!'repped a silver wino
I
Csiripliell pi‘lied up; awl, on a n.'no:
gathering lostluci, the i'lisontr sod k

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• taken into Miln's house ; where. en searching him.
two watches were found upon him. between 51. or
GI. of looses., and a knife. Two cards of lace, and
a piece of Welk, were also found siu. or under t bench
on which the -Prisoner's wife sat, in Aida s how.
Armstrong was then sent to poison, and the witness,
with °thee', proceeded to his lodgings its the Crass-
causeway, where they fouod a piece of superfine
cloth, and a silk vest piece, lyiqg upon the slates of
the house, outside the window ;.aud also another
piece of cloth is a closet. Brown, who lodged silk
the Prisoner, was also taken into custody.
Alexander Callender. Town-clerk of Ediuburgli,
went along with Mr. Wilson, and other officers, to
Infirmary-streat. where the prisoner was apprehend-
ed, and afterwards to his lodgings in Ciosscessway.
flew the watches and cards of lace when discovered,
and also the cloth found on the slates of the house
in which the Prisoner lived.
Archibald Campbell, town-officer, apprehended
Armstrong, aod deposed, that he dripped a watch,
being one of those produced in Court, end identi-
fied as his property by Mr. Robertson.
Alexander Paterson also swore, that he heard the
Phnom drop a watch, when seised by the preced-
lag WitUSINI; and that when be was taken into
Mittes house and searched, the witness found two
watches in his right waistcoat pocket. He likewise
deposed as to the discovery of the lace and cloth
tneutioned by the three preceding witnesses.
Mary Wilson. servant to JOilil Mile), change-
keeper, Infirmary-street, depleted. that after the
°Germ had takes. away the Prisoner and his wife,
from her master's house. she found a watch, being
one of those in Court, lying in the passage, near
where the Prisoner had been standing; that his
wife, when bronght back to the 1101111 e, rnshed into
the kitchen. crying out to the witness to hide her,
as she was mimed by officers. She then sat down
upon the bench under which the two piece iof lace
were afterv- ards found, which the deponent was
certain were not there before the Prisoner's wife
came into the place.
William Rae, Esq. Sheriff' of Edinburgh, de-
posed, that the last witness brought the watch
which she had found to his office ; and elm

id;riti6 ad two declarations of the Pre-ouer, which
were emitted . freely and voluntarily, end while he
was pettedly sober.
These declamtious were then read, and were in
substance, that the prisoner had bets tried in Glas-
gow • few months ago for house-breaking, lint had
been amplitted ; that after this he come to
burgh. where he resided •vith Brows, until he gut a
remittance of money from England, where he
afterwards intended to go, being his endive place ;
that he bought the watches the edging, and silk
Horentine, from a chapman, whom he rout iii
at 131.: but that he only paid slat the time; that be
wad totally unacquainted with the chapmaii, did not
know his name, not the name of the person in whose
house he bats aset hint ; that he was to return
to Leith next day to meet the chapman in the
mine house, and pay him 51. the balance 61 the
goals; that he purchased a coat-cloth in an
auction-room on one of the bridges: but could not
eay which of them it was, or where the shop was
situated—that lie had no cloth or silk ilorentine

lyittg at his Italiti6ts; that he MAY in his lotlgiiiga
during the whale of the night the robbery was cuts-
aimed. and did nut leave them till 7 o'clock next

metaieg.
Aboooder Paterson, re-examined, depoued, that
be was sent by the Sheriff along with the Prit•oiter
sud.anotlver officer to Leith, to hod eut the house
where be alleged he had purchased the goods from
the chapatis° ; on this occasion the prisoner got out
of their bards and attetipted to escape, but he was
retaken. After a diligent Gooch, the prisoner fitted
epos the house of Mr. Causing, vintner, St. Ber-
ard-street ; but epos Mr. Coming and his waiter
being celled, they defied ever having seen the pri-
*peen The prisoner was also taken to the Bridges,
bet he could. not point out the place where he said
be bed bought the coat-cloth by auction.
Cumin. vintner. Leith, deponed, that
*so the forenoon al the day alluded to by ;he Pri-
soner, no person whatever was in his house ; and
that neither the Prisoner, nor any chap-non selling
s, nor any person with that appearance, had
been in his liou•te deriiih any part of the day ; ford'
they had, he would have seen them, as he had been
at home during the whole of it. " •
No evidence was adduced. on tike part of the
Prisoner, and the lAIRD Mosucsts haring ad-
dressed the Jury for the Crown, and Mr. Jsanins:
fur the ',mantel, Limo JUSTICE CLIME summed up
the evidence in his usual distinct and candid manlier.
The Jury then retired fur about half an hour,
;when they returned n verdict, all in one voice, (fuel-
ing the Prisoner Gettig. He was, in consequence,
aeotenced to be executed at Edinburgh on the l;th
heJanuary next.
Counsel for the ('rows, the Lord Advnaele and
Alexander Maconechte, Esti. Agent, Ilugh Wart
rendes., W. S.
Counsel for the Prisoner, John Jardine and
Henry Home Drummond, Lsrirs. Agent, J. 0.
Mark.

Mae Chalons's, Timone will be opened on
Wednesday "est, for that night only. The per-
formances by litllAttUTll of that place. and for the
relief of au aged and distressed couple,
• mooster, soppood do ba the same mentioned
to have appeared in Croydon, made his appearance
at Plymouth Dock some nights since. lie M-
used two women, by throwing their pettii.:osts over
their heads, sad tearing these flesh with an iron-
toothed imerywcomb, own their arras and thighs.
lle then set off as fast as he could, and ran away.
These poor women are under the care of a surgeon,
and erg, it is to be hoped, Ina fair way of recovery.
Severe set shipwrights have dressed themselves
to women's clothes, and have guise, single and tia
pairs. through a number of bye-huts. but hitherto
without success. However. it is hoped, this bare
barons villain will not escape lung in the garrison
of Dock.
A female impostor, who passe* by the name of
Consisting Perry, has been lately laying the Me
habitants of Bath, and the neighbouring teem,
under contribution. She is a middle-aged womso,
of the toddle size; she sometimes pretends 'ha
'lame from the island of Jamaica in search of her'
hre•tsand, and is accompanied by "'little girl, of
about nine years of age, who, it to.pfetended. can
speak nothing but Spanish, liming been educated
the Wand of Cottle.

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