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London, England, 1804-07-18 00:00:00

NIIDULESEX ELECTION.

Another meeting of the friends of Mr. N/At
V1A11,44; was yesterday held at the Crown and An-
chor, pursuant to adjournment from Monday..?
FYl.r.a, Esq. in the Chair. •
After about an hour's consultation with his

friends, in an adj•sining room; Mr. M A INLYA RING
addresses' the Chairman, and, after apologising for
the length of time he had trespassed on them, re-
turned thanks for their kind indulgence, upon so
very important and momentous a subjett. Where
the interest of the county at large was so deeply
concerned, he thought a mature and serious deli-
beration absolutely necessary ; the result of it was,
that his friends had agreed to indemnify him from
the expences of the contest which he was about to
undertake. He expressed his gratitude for the ho-
nour they had conferred on him (a cry of Hear! .
Hear !), and conc:uded with recommending, that as
aftive, vigorous, and unremitting canvass should
immediately be adopted thro ighuut the County of
Middlesex, and enneatiag their utmost exertions to
render their laudable undertaking successful.
Mr. Bow', es made a speech, nearly an echo of Mr.
Mainwaring's ; and proposed several resoluthns, ex-
pressive of the thank: of the free Eleaors of the
County of Middlesex for Mr. Mainwaring's spit it'd
and laudable determination of entering the list
against such a powerful rival, and calling upon them
to vipport him to the utmost of their power. These
resolitions were unanimously agreed to.
S.:me regulations were than entered into relative
to the Committee, &c. &c. and the meeting broke up.

The Aylesbury EleCtion closed on Monday, be-
fore the polling commenced, in consequence of Mr.
Titus' AS Gasilvt es declining the contest. The
numbers, of course, stood as on Saturday, viz. Mr.
W. C•VLAIDISit Cel a-head. When the basiness was
over, Mr. CAVLNDISH was chaired; the populace
afterwards took the horses from Lord G. Caso se-
rous's carriage, in which was Lady G C•
and drew _her Ladyship round the Market Place,
shouting, " The Cavendish /etessio foe ever." A
grand dinner was given at the principal :nn, and
the day concluded with ringing of bells, and other
demonstrations of joy.
A neutral vessel, just arrived from Dunkirk, has
brought advice, that be&orc she left that pl
25,000 troops had marched from the camp at Bou-
logne, supposed to be destined for Holiand and.
Hanover ; and other accounts concur in stating, that
a-great number of troops have lately been marched
from that quarter.
Some damages have been suffered at Boa-
logne and Arnbleteuse, from those harbours being
ove-crowded with vessels, though SeVera.. hl.lld-ta
more beats an ships were ordered there before the
expedition was to be undertaken Ducats, the mi-
nister of the marine, has been strongly rebuked :or
his want of foresight, and has narrowly escaped the
Temple.
Notwithstanding that the plan of invasion has
been changed, the common opinion, in all well-in-
fitmed circles at Paris, is that it will be soon at-
tempted. It is reported, that the scheme of lia.st
year, to make Guernsey and Jersey a bridge over to
England, is now revived, and a camp of 25.000
men is ordered to be formed between St. Main and
Granville, and a division of the Boulogne fioti:la
ordered for these ports, together with 200 pia-hoists,
constroaed to the westward of them, and jut:- finish-
ed It is believed, however, that til.ool me ;of the
army near Boulogne, will. at the same time, make
a push to get to sea. It has been calculated, th.tt
40,000 men may easily sail from 80u1..g ,e, and
he joined by 20,000 men from Ambleteuse, at the
same tide.

Yesterday morning, as a poor vccorr,n at 11,thnal
Green-mad, was crossing the way to save I,er little
boy, a child in petticoats, frcrn a cart wh.eh svaz
drivinq upon it, she WAS IlltevlV 1 (.1• v a an !
The Ali, that was the objeft of her CAM, and ait
infant in her arms, both escaped unhts-t.
Yesterday morning, about tea o'clock, a (11;1,',
fair years of age, fell out of a two pair of s
window, in the Minuries, into the street, and was

killed upon the spot.
Monday morning, as three caulkers w(ra standing
on a stage. caulking a ship at Shadreell Dock, the
rope, which suspended the stage, gave way, when
they were precipitated to the bottom of the dry
dock : one was killed upon the spot, two v e e taken
to the Hospital, one of whom died esterday. the
other is not expeCted to recover.
On Sunday morning, about seven o'cllck, as
R?cx•so Sintrx, !Esq. of Prospes, an tne county
of Kildare, went in to bathe in the Grand Canal
near his own house, in his accustomed manner,
he was unhappily drowned. Mr. Srsr■ was
the son of a very respeEtable farmer in Leicester-
shire, and a few years ago came to this country, and
took the tram of land and concern of Prospeft otfare
mentioned, and others, upon which he pursued the
business of fanning in.a most judicious znaanar, aid
wa., a membenof the Farming Society.

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=Oa COCRT OF JUSTICLAIY•

YOAC Je tr

IN TH CASTLE.

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Yesterday 'canter on this trial of Iftßion Goldie,
late private soldier in the Argyllshire militia, ac-
cused of the murder of William Shaw, also late a
private in the said regiment, on the 9th of May last,
by stabbing him with alasyonet in the left haunch,
at the bead of Advocate's close, Edinburgh, of
which wound he died oa the 13th of May in the
Royal Infirmary.

I°lllaT CAMPIitLLs Esq. junior Counsel for the
prisoner, in opening, stated, that the pannel was a
man of a general good charaEler ; and that he would
prove that his wife had been beat and mal-treated by
the deceased, who, he would also prove, was a man
of a very turbulent disposition.

The Loan ADvoci rs said, that what Mr. Camp-
bell had stated was very different from the informa-
tion which had been laid before him ; but if it came
out on the defence, it would certainly weigh with
the Jury.
ft appeared from the evidence, that this unfor-
tunate affair had its rise from an altercation which
took place between the deceased and the wife of the
Prisoner, about a few pence, which the latter in-
sisted the former owed her, but they could not
agree about the amount.
The Prisoner and the deceased had both been
quartered in the house of 3. Ormiston, change-
keeper, in Advocate's close ; Shaw had left it some
tilde ; ism both he and the Prisoner having met
thetas en the 9th of May, and also Goldie '5 wife,
a demand for payment was made by the wife of the
Pannel, on the deceased, and she ohjeaing to the
justice cif it, 2 scuffle ensued. The deceased called
Mr a bad name, and some blows were given. They
were separated at that time: the deceased went
down stairs, and Mrs. Goldie followed him. The
wife of the pannel, e hen is the close, seized the de.
ceased by the arms ; be gave her a Mow, which
made her reel a little backward, and then got up
the dose. l'he Prisoner followed, and coming up
with him, near the head of it, he stabbed him with
Isis bayonet, on the haunch, which penetrated near
eight inches into his body.
On authenticating the declaration of the pannel,
and also a declaration of the deceased, taken in the
Infirmary before his death, Mr. HAMILTON, senior
Counsel for the Pannel, insisted that a derlaration
emitted before the Magistrates of Edinburgh by the
prisoner's wife, should be admitted as evidence of
the injury she had sustained from the deceased.
The LOAD ADVOCATE opposed it, and the Court
refused to receive it.
Several witnesses were examined in exculpation,
who all gave the prisoner a most excellent character.

The Loma ADVOC •T I summed tip the evidence
for the Crown. He contended that he had estab-
lished his charge of murder. and that the Jury should
bring in a verdid of Gasi/y.
.Hr. Has LION summed up for the Panne'. He
insisted that what the Panne' had done was in de-
feat:oof one dearer to him than himself; and ctm-
chided with hoping, if the Jury did not entirely ac-
quit him, they would at least huing ru a veluia of
culpable homicide.
Lord Minims sit, the presiding Judge, charged
the Jury, recapitulating the principal part of thv
'Aden*; Who were utclosed about half-past three
iw the aftersoms, and returned their verdia this day
at one o'clock, finding. by a plurality of voices, the
panel giant', of eutpahlt hmicuie.
The Court ordained him to be transported beyond
the seas, far the space of icinneen years from this
date.

Thatellivering as s caeorlete and Corset Lia at the Niemen, in
ibe C. who see to tab their Trials et the en,Ulll(
Assisi*. ethuh cesium:we this cia! (July 14). before the
nonourable Sir /.I.n Chambfe. Kot. 014 of the Justices of
the Cowl a Common near. and the Honourable Sir Robert
Onboy Kat one of the 11.rons of the Coon of E.:cheque•.

Jonathan Ellis, aged 22, of Rotherham, in the
West-Riding. rer, for an assault upnn Elisabeth
Virsddises, of Ads ick-,ipon•Dearne, in the slid Rid-
bilkaillikwoman, by baring carnal knowledge of her
against ber power, will, and consent.
Sacked Rohinson, aged 45. of Bradford. in the
Itie-itidiag, iabonrer, for setting fire to a worsted.
silk situated at Bradford afonsa:ii, the property of
mom. Rampbtatima and Swains, of Bradford and
Halifas, merchants and mannfalturers, whereby the
said mill was burned down and cl..Krmyed.
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Mary I.Avlrwood, aigcd 21, of Seaton lio‘s. in the
East-kitling. ;engin:lt:Tian, fcr the wilful murder of
a new-born infant child.

I. rands Taylor, aged 57, of New Mahon, in the
North-Riding, tor havi:l secreted, embezzled, and
made away with the sum of 4001 received by him
of Richard Kirk, of Ellabor!), on account of his
masters, Robert Carlisle Broadley, Joseph Denims,
and William Joseph Denison, Esqrs. Bankers, of
New Whoa aforesaid.

George Newsome, aged 30, a debtor in the Castle
of Yore, tailor. for baying assaulted and ill treated
the Reverend Randolph Marriott, in the Castle of
Toth

Sarah Liulewood, Bpd 40, late of Scoreby, in the
East- Riding, singlevennsan, for secreting the birth of
Der mak ba.tud child; and three others..

Our ►aring to record only w kw prisoners for
trial at these Assizes, trom the three Ridings of this
extensive eosin:), nini.t afford our readers, and every
',lend to good order and reetitude of conduit, great
batietaitioa.