The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-08-17 00:00:00

EPIGRAM.

Says Britannia, one day, to an Adm'ral of France,
"t Come, partake of our excellent fun."
la reply, said Linais, the I can't Join a Dance,
Tou shall soon see how fast I can run."

This day Their MAJP.STICS will give a Grand
Fete in honour of the Birth Day of the Duke of
You.
Ta-morrow the ROYAL FAMILY are expelled in
town, and :shout the middle of neat week, will ',et
ffhir Weymouth.
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On Wednesday, the Duke of K eNT left Brighton.
Early yesterday morning the Duke of Cr. A R cr.c t.
kft Brighton, and arrived at Bushey Park to dinner.

On Wednesday the Prince of WA L as gave a grand
entertainment to three hundred persons of distindtion,
at the Pavilion, Brighton, which concluded with a
Bill ; and the company continued dancing till five
o'clock. yesterday morning. which finished the
Prince's entertainments during the Races.
His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, ac-
eornpan:ed by Colonel \V vm v A so, arrived in town
on Wednesday evening, sites paying a visit to the
(Amps at Chelmsford and !pp% ich. In the evening,
His HIGIONrss set off for Oatlands, where the Dv-
CHM was in waiting with a large party.
Yesterday, beitsg His ROYAL iIIGIIMESc'S Birth-
day, he entertained a large pasty at dinner ; and in
the evening there were strand hall and supper in
the saloon, given to several of she nobility, all the
neighbouring farmers, families, domestics, ac.
The Earl of %Vs NcusisEa gave his grand fare-
well dinner for the season, on Tuesday last.
On the 341 instant, his Grace the Duke of ATHOL
gave a grand dinner, at his new mansion (in the
Isle of Mann), which is to be called Castle Mona.
The next day, Lord Hrsav MURRAY was sworn
Lieutenant-Governor of the Island.
'lle Duke and !)"chess t,f Roxnuacm honoured
Kelso races with their presence. His Grace will be
one of the Stewards next year.
Lady Joss Ls is indisposed at her house in Bolton-

Mrs. THORNTON has covenanted with Mr. FL IMP
against all (Patin, end jostling.
The Duke of MONTROSS arrived at Edinburgh
from London on Sunday last.
Lord SonEAvrsr.E passed through Edinburgh on
Monday, on his way to the South.
The Countess of HA • DWICKE arrived at Edin-
burgh on Friday last, on a visit to her mother, the
Countess Dowager of BALCA a q as.
The !lath Giron,rls contradids the death of the
junior Mr. DJMOMH.
The regiment of Perthshire Gentlemen and Yeo-
manry Cavalry, commanded by the Right lion. the
Ears of Ktmmouti was reviewed at Montrose, on
Tuesday, by Major-General M 4 C DOS ALI).
Yesterday, being the Duke of YORK'S birth-day,
ail His Royal Highneta's tradesmen were brilliantly
illuminated at night.
0;11 ovs PLAuTs.—A ship has recently arrived in
tie River from China, having on board a great num-
bta. ,f Plants, most of them new to Europeans, which
ktve been collected by a botanic gardener. w!:ich
His MAJESTY. ever attentive to the interests of sci-
ence, sent out some years ago to reside in China
t!.ey are expeied. in the course of a few days, at
the Royal Gardens, at Kew. where Sir JOSEPH
/IA %ICS is to insped them, previous to his leaving
spring Grove, fur his summer residence in Lin-
colnshire.

A s!' king accident happened on Wednesday at
the c.in:ertnny races. flee winning horse WAS
Mity3,3l with the same rider against a fresh horse
"" jockey, and was coining in head and girth
his competitor to the winning post, when the
Litter crossed hien. • The rider of the former was
thrown off by this movement, and killed upon
'Pet This circniiiitance threw a great damp upon
the sport of the dvy, which was excellent. Can-
terbury was never so full t,l. comony. A lied could
"I be hull under three guineas.

SALE OF PART OF MS MAJESTY'S FLOCK OF

SPANISH SIILEP.

It is a singular circumstance, considering the
great length of time that fine, or broad woollen
cloths have been in use in Europe, that the wool
from a particular breed of sheep, kept only in Spain,
where there are exceedingly large flocks of them,
should have been essential to its fabrication. These
sheep are known by the name of the Merin., breed,
and were peculiar to Spain till about the year I 78ti,
when the mifortimate Louis XVI. introduced a
flock of them into France, the progeny of which
are still subsisting, and their wool possessing all its
original qualities, upon the national fArm at Ram-
huritlet, and in the neighbouring communes. His
Britannic Majesty was not unmindful of this objeft,
and within a year of the same period, began, and
continued front time to time, the importation of
small Rocks of Merino sheep, which were, with His
Majesty's known liberality, presented to different
Agriculturists and Breeders, or sold, with a view of
disseminating the breed, at the common prices of
English sheep at the time. In the year 1792, thro'
the medium of Lord Auckland, who had been Am-
bassador to Spain, His Majesty procured from the
Marchioness Del Campo di Aiange, forty of the best
Spanish sheep, in exchange for eight fine English
coach-horses; this flock His Majesty confided
to the care of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. President of
the Royal Society, who has paid more attention to
the suhjeft of wool, and is without doubt the most
perfedly informed on all points, ;elating to its pro-
de.fhon and u'es, of any other man. His Royal
Highness the Duke of York's Park, at Oatlands,
being selciled as the scene of these interesting and
national experiments. -

Sir Joseph Banks had assiduously employed him-
self upon his estate in Lincolnshire, since the first
introduCtion of Spanish sheep, in trying the ere&
on wool and carcase, of all the crosses which
could he made between them and the different
breeds in England; hut on receiving ch tree of the
royal Merin flock, its 1792, he dispose.' of all his own
sheep, in which there was any mixture of Spanish, and
has confined his views in the management of the
Royal flock to the preservation of the original breed
of 1792, having since admitted no crosses, not
even of newly imported Spanish sheep, however
superior their pretensions. These sheep are very
far from handsome in their shape, and ton gene-
rally InAc thin and poor ; they are principally dis-
tinguished from other sheep, next to the superior
fineness of the fibre of their wool, by the dirty ap-
pearance of their fleece outside, though beautifully
white within, owit:g to the greasy matter, or
-coil,
as it is called, with which it ahminds, eau.ing the
dirt of the land to adhere to the wool ; they have
also white faces, of a peculiar si Ihy appearance, just
above the nose are two or three singular wrinkles,
and upon the head, behind the horns, is a soft pro-
tuberance of flesh ; they are also less in size than
a great portion of the English sheep. The Merino
flock continued healthy, and encreased very fast, but
the buyers of wool were averse to ,ice idea that any
wool grown in England could *newer the purpose
IV that impot ted from Spain, in the manufacture of
fine cloth ; and Sir Joseph Banks was unable to ob-
tain more than 2s. per pound for the wool of these
sheep in 1796, and only 2s. 6d. in 1797. In 1798.
this wool was washed previous to the sale, and sorted
into three different parcels, according to its fineness,
as is done in Spain, viz. prime wool, or fleFees (R),
which sold for ss. choice lock, or Froos (F), at 3s.
6d. and 1: ribs or Trreeros (T ), which fetched ?s. 6d.
The fleeces of 1799 from this increasing flock,
treated in the same way, was sold, the prime
wool, or R's, for ss. 6d. the choice locks or F's., for
3s. 6J. and the Frihs or 'Ps for 2s. five shillings and
six-pence being in these two last years the standing
price of the very best imported wool. The Royal
feris, flock at Oadands, continuing to increase,
in ISIO. the R's produced ss. the Ps 3s. and the
T's I s. tid. In 1801, the R's fetched Ss. 6d. the
Ps as. 6d. and the T'sts. 9d, Klein vredier, or cas-
trated sheep, were this year fatted, and at Christmas,
I sot, sold at good prices; the mutton also proving
excellent in quality, and very unexpectedly the pelt
wool, or that obtained from the skin, by the
fellmonger, produced 10s. for each sheep, after all
expenses attending it were paid.
In 1803, Sir Joseph Banks obtained for the wool of
His Majesty's Spanish flock, the It's 5s 9d. the F's
Ss. aid. and the T's 1 s. 9d.: and in the year
1805, the prime, or R's, produced his. 9d. the
P's 4s. 6d. and the T's 2s. The quantity of
the inferior sorts of wool from each fleece has evi-
dently decreased since these sheep were in England,
and at this time, less of the fr,bs will be found in
any numher of fleeces of His Majesty's wool than in
the same number and weight of fleeces produced in
Sp tin ; a proof that the wool is not disposed to de-
generate in our climate. The wool of the present
sea,oo was washed on the backs of the sheep in the
English way, and sold altogether without 'cowering
or sorting at 41. 6d. per pound. The Royal
Merino flock then consisted of 11.0 ewes, 5 rams.
and 78 lambs ; these 78 lambs being the produce of
90 Ewes. with which 4 rams were used; also 423
"beading rams, 7 rams of greater ages, and 14
ewes which were srleted for the intended sale, which
took place no Wednesday last, in a p.tJdock in
Richmond Park, by the side of Kew Foot-lane.
not far from the Pagoda.
Among those who have most distinguished them-
selves in seconding the noble views of His Majesty
in introducing and extending the breed of these
sheep, are to be named. Lord Somerville, Dr.
Parry of Bath, Mr. Bridge of Winford Eagle,
Mr. ItidAway of Upper-ton, Mr. Tollett of Gloss.
esstershire, and the Bath Agricultural Society;
while Mr. John Maitland of Basinghall-street, Mr.
La) cock of the Borough. and Mt. Earidge of Chip.
pcnh am, have done themselves great honour in their
erJeavours to promote the sale and manufacture of
lingh.h Nleiitio wool. Mr. Giblet of Bond-street,
and Mr. King of Newgate Market. are also deserv-
ing o 4 great praise for their exertions in removing
thc pre; ioi e which was generally entertained
against Spanish mutton on the first introduttion of
the Merinos into this country. •
Mr. Toilet possesses a ran, bred from a rim and
ewe Fold to him from the roycl flack in 1801, which,
in June last, yielded of wool, of the my
first (in tlity. The same cnre and attention which
have been for :orne years past paid to the improves
meat d other breeds of slump in this kingdom, by

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breeding constantly from the most perfeCt animals
in the flock in preference to others, have succeeded in
the carcases of several of the Royal Merino flock;
and as Sir Joseph Banks. in a late Address to the
public, observes, Give a justifiable hope, that by
a due selcaion of rams, and a correet judgment in
matching them, Merino sheep will in time he pro-
duced, with carcases rrfeetly fashionable and
wool as perfedly fine." The same address, after
noticing that the demand for Hi: Majesty's Merino
sheep increases prodigiously, particularly in Glou-
cestershire, thus introduces the notice of the pre-
sent sale from Ilk Majesty's flock : " As specula-
tion on the value of Spanish sheep is evidently on
the increase, and a reasonable probability now ap-
pears that His Majesty's patriotic exertions in intro-
ducing the breed, will, at last, be duly appreciated
and properly understood ; it would be palpably un-
just, should the views of those who wish to derive
a fair advantage from the sale of the progeny of
Spanish sheep, purchased by them from the royal
stuck, be in future impeded by a continuation of
the sale of the King's sheep, at prices below their
real value.

" This circumstance having been stated to the King.
His Majesty was graciously pleased to permit the
rams and ewes that are to be parted with from the
Royal Merino Rock this year, to be sill by auflion,
in the same manner as is done at Woburn, by his
Grace the Duke of Bedford. and at ifulkhain by
Mr. Coke. et the presumption of this being the
most likely manner of placing the best individuals
of their improved breeds in the hands of persons
most likely to preserve, and further to improve
them."

Notwithstanding the heavy and almost incessant
rain on Wednesday morning, near fifty Gentlemen
and breeders of sheep assembled soon after eleven
o'clock, at the pens ct sheep intended for sale, and
minutely.' examined them. Sir Joseph Banks, who
has but just got abroad from a severe fit of the
gout, ventered out, and staid in the field the whole
time.
About two o'clock, Mr. Farnham, the autlioneer.
of Richmond, opened the business, by a short, but
neat speech, on His Majesty's gracious views in pro-
moting the breed of excellent sheep before them,
and read the printed conditions of the sale ;
after Sir Joseph Banks had stated, thi.t his friends,
Sir Richard Wcorsley, of the Isle of Wight, and
Sir James Reddal. of Scotland, not being able to
attend, had commissioned him to bid for six or more
of the sheep, the sale commonced ; at which much
keen bidding was seen among the amateurs and
breeders present.
The first twenty.tbree lots consisted each of a
single shearling ram.
Lnt I, was a rant, labouring under a temporaty
privation of sight, which Sir Joseph Banks, and Ri-
chard Stanford,- the King's shepherd, stated to be
not very uncommon with these sheep at this season,
but from which there was no doubt but he will per-
feftly recover; the weight of his fleece was stated
to be, at the last shearing, 3 lb. ' 4 oz. ; he was
knocked down to Captain MacArthur, at fil. 15s after
Sir Joseph had apprised hint, that an old AR of
Parliament stood in the way of exporting sheep
from this country. The Captain's object being to
take the sheep, which he was purchasing, to New
South Wale-. in about three weeks time, to add to
the flock which he is rearing near to Botany Bay,
with a degree of success, which promises to be of
the greatest national importance. The sheep in-
tended for Lot 2, was unwell, and not offered for sale.
Lot 3, fleece 4 lb. 3 oz. was sold to George Home
Sumner, Esq. at 71. 12s. Lot 4, fleece 316. of very
fine wool. was sold to Mr. Knowles, at 91. 10s. Lot
5, fleece 4 lb. was bought by Mr. Andrews, for Mr.
Beckingham, near Canterbury, at ten guineas I.ot
6, a very lively sheep, was bought by Capt Mac-
arthur, at 111. Lot 7, fleece 31b. 12oz. with bat
eves at present, was knocked down to Sir- Joseph
Banks, for one of his friends, at 61. 7s. Lot 8,
fleece, 51b. 4oz. was sold to Mr. Knowles, at 10
guineas and a half. Lot 9, fleece 31b. 12 oz. swiss
bought by J. W. Allen, Esq. near Bury, at 3u
guineas. Lot 10, fleece 31b. ti oz. was sold to Mr.
Leith, at 10 guineas and a half. Lot 11, these 3111.
12oz. of better wool than the last, sold to Capt.
Macarthur, at 15 guineas. Lot 12, fleece 5 lb.
4 or.. was sold to o.li. Sumner, Esq. at 27 guineas.
Lot 13, fleece 31b. 4oz. was bought by Capt Mac-
aithur, at 16 guineas. Lot 14, was sold to Mr.
Wanen, at 15 guineas. Lot Li, a sheep at present
blind, fleece 41b. 13 oz. sold to Capt. Macarthur,
at St gaineas. Lot 16, a very perfelt sheep and
fine fleece, 41b. 4oz. sold to Sir Joseph Bails,
at SO guineas. Lot 37, a sheep having the disorder
called the toot rot, deeze 41b. 12oz. was sold
to Mr. Warren, at 12 pounds. Lot 18, fleece,
41b. fioz. was bought by Sir Joseph Banks, at four-
teen guineas. Lot IP, leece 41b. leas. very fine
wool. was sold to G. H. Sumner, at 20 guineas.
I.ot 20, fleece 41b. 6or. was bought by Sir Joseph
Banks, at fifteen guineas. Lot RI. &we 31b, to
Mr. Beckingham. at twenty-five guineas. Lot 112,
fleece 416. 4oz. to Captain Macarthur, at twenty-
one guineas. Lot 43. fleece, 41b. Not to Sir Joseph
Banks, at twenty guineas Lot 24, fleece 31b. Itoe.
to Mr. Fr.vroan. near Henley, at forty-two guineas,
which finished the shearing rams. Lo' 25 was a
full mouthed ram, which had not heen used, though
so expressed by mistake in th- ; lie sold to 5..e-
-neral Robinson, of Scotland, f servo gomeas and
Lot 20, a full mouth ram, called re.ng
Snag, four years and a half old, whose sire was in
as much repute among the King's sheep as Eell,..te
among race-horses, and who had been used in the
King's flock, fleece 5,1 b. was sold to G. H. Sum-
ner, for eighteen guineas. Lot '27, a four-toothed
rain, which has not been used in the royal flock.
fleece 71h. cos. was sold to Mr. Jefferson, at thirty-
eight guineas. Lot 2E, a ditto, fleece 231 b. was sold
to Mr. 'leaven, at twenty-five guineas. Lot 29, a
four-tooth ram, which was used lAA year in the
King's flock. was sold to John Praetor Anderdon,
nut. at twenty-four guineas. Lot 90, a ditto, fleece
71b. toz. was sold to Captain Macarthur for
twenty-seven guineas. Lot 31, a good ditto, fleece
bib. Boz. was sold to Mr. Kidd. at twenty-tour gui-
neas. which completed the lots of rams ; the re-
maining fourteen lots being full mouthed ewes,
Which had been bred from in the Royal flecks, and
were warr..nted to have good bag's. Lot 32 sold to
Mr. Beckingham at nine guineas. Lot 33 to Mr.
Hallet at eight guineas. Lot 34, to Mr. BeckMs•
ham, at seven guineas and a halt. Lot 33. to s

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Freemen, at levet guinea,. Lot SC, to Mr. Teen.
man, at eight guineas. Lot 37. to Mr. Leith, at
nine guineas and a half. Lot 3N, to Mr: Eytnts, at
el-veo guineas. Lot 39, to Mr. Knowles, at Seven
guineas. Lot 40, to Mr. lieckingliarn, at Licht
guineas. Lot 41, to Captain MacArthur, Jr olevAi
guineas. Lot 42, to Mr. Cyr!Phell, at nitre gei.
neas. Lot 43, to Colonel Graille, at nine guineas:
Lot 44, to General Robinsi'n, at seven guineas:
and Lot 45, to Mr. liallet, at six guineas.
The sale ended about a quarter past four
o'clock, when Sir Joseph Banks stated that
the prices at which the sheep had been sold ex-
ceeded His Majesty's and his own expeßatiuns
and wishes on the subject; Hii'Majesty never hav-
ing before sold• a Spanish . sheep. for more than
guineas ; they were Always betore said by private
cur traCT, while he had given gsVarinOre than 170
sheep : but from the eagerneis exhibited this day it
bidding, he had no doubt but His Maiestt'S
tions of placing the sheep in those gentlemeL's
hands, who would most value and attend to the in-
creasing of the breed, would be fully answered. It
was st.ued, that the sheep might stay three days in
His Map.,!y's pasture, oteven a Vriger tithe, at the
risk of die purchaser, if not convenient to remove
them sooner ; but such was the eagerness of the
buyers to bear off their lots, that two or three carts
appeared in the field in a few minutes, and were
loaded with the sheep ; and one gentleman took
away a sheep he had bought, in a chaise with him !
Besides the gentlemen mentioned above, as presenss.
we noticed Henry -Flagh Hoare, Esq. Mr. Chute,
Mr. Sant, superintendant of His Majesty's farm
at Itichmond,-Mr. Lawrence, author of The Nisi
Farmer's Calendar," &c. Mr. Farey, ace Ste.
This thew and sale of sheep is intended to be an-
nual ; and, next year, a larger number of ewe, are
intended for sale, His Majesty's flock having now
arrived at the number intended to be kept.

CORONERS INQUEST.

Last night, at seven o'clock, - Stratton,
Esq. one of His Majesty's Coroners, held an inquest
at the liticklayers' Arms, Earl-street, Blackfriars.
on a view of the body of Samuel Sewell, killed on
Tuesday last, at the Ik'harf, Upper Thames-
street, by a cart-wheel.

Tire first witness examined was H.nnah Still, who
stated that, about one o'clock on Tuesday last, she
was in the kitchen of Mr. Whipple. suz.tr-Kik”r, at
the corner of the lane leadinz to the Bell Vh. bar. ;
witness heard a cry of Stop ! Stop ! and rnnn'ou to
the window, saw a cart going towards !'lame3-
,treet up the lane. '1 he deceased was standing be-
tween the near wheel and the wall, and the wheel
continuing to go round, it appeared to crush :he de-
ceased, who fell behind the cart with his brains
scattered at some distance; he el I not move after,
and witness saw no signs o' life Se.eral persons
cone to the spot, :Ind removed the deceased from
the wharf.
James Sturges sail he was a I ihonrer at Griffith%
Wharf (called lien's Wli. tf), and lives in New-s-r:et,
Blackfriars. On Tuesday he assisted in filth. a
cart with card for the Brick-fieldi; it led, me I .n Mr.
cock if Islington, ald when loaded t.,, cairn in
throve towards rhames street ; witness follow it at
the distance of twenty-yards, as he was then going
to dinner, and had not proceed !.I far before b.: b-
ler ved the deceased jammed between the near wt ett
and a door post at the back of Mr. Rabic's, a coal
merchant's stables—witness, perceiving .he dr, adful
situation of the deceased, ran to Afford alt the as.
sistarce he could ; but, by the time he got to ti e
spot, the deceased had been turned by the ;rats ere
of the wheel, with his legs up, and head inclined tai
the ground; and finally fell behind the cart, with
his head crushed in a dreadful manner, and braini
scattered about two yards distance from the Irecr!:
the deceased had then no appearance of life. Wit:
ness had never seen the carman before, anti supp set
he was uayquainted with the narrowntss of the -
lane, where the deceased was crush •1, .or . e wr aid
not have attempted to :rive the c:trt, as it was ins.
possible to pass, without doing the deceased an in.
jury. Witness heard the carman .cry, Wo ! h.
and stop his horses; but afterwards saw him go cn,
in consequence of the deceased having stood against
the wall, and said, there was room enoui:h.
After deliberating near an hoar, the Jury were of
opinion the deceased came aka his death arciilentedta,
'lire cart wheel, which occasioned the death of the
deceased, was valued at four pounds, and forfeited
as a deadeird.

Yesterday evening, as a cart loaded with timber
was passing up Chandns-street, a piece fell on a min
passing, and killed him on the spot.
A young than very genteelly dressed, and whose
manners bespeak a superior educa,inn, ass g me to
several tradesmen under the pretext of purchasing
goods, and given them drafts on the r srst-etable
house of Messrs. Slavin and Co. in M susion-hmtse
streets having received half the draft in each, he
gives a dire&ion for the goods to be sent home,
which leads to the discovery that he is not to be
found.

Extra& of a letter from Kendal in Westmore-
land, August 12th t “ We have I:ad the most tre-
mendous storm this morning (Sunday) that w:ts
ever know:: in the memory of the oldest man ; the
havoc occasioned hy the torrents in on half hoar
is inconceivable. and only to be attributed to .the
bursting of waterspouts in the fells. The rnadi
torn up and wrought, would bury a waggon and
horses. The soil of whole fields washed a way with
their crops, and thonsands of IA Is of rubbish and
stones lett on others. Winder.ncre was never so
high since it was a lake."
The first 20,0001. Prize was drawn in the yeat
1767, and was obtained by the fortunate Co per of
Abingdon. Hoe user and Co. beg leave to notice
that the number of Tickets in tit it Lottery were
50,000, and vac 2u,0001. Prize, yet Titketa were sold
as high AS Salo., Guineas before the commencement
of the Drawing. The present State Lottery.
which begins drawing the 24. th of neat Months con-
sists of bat! the amber 401 Traits. 25,000, and gives
a Chance to the Adventurer of three 20.0021 three
10,0004 three 5.0001., &c. which are benefits never
before equalled in any Lottery. Tickets and Shares
ate selling by Ho 4ass v and Co. No. 2G.
wjao recommend an early purchase, as Tickets will
rise as the Drawing approaches.
N. B. Orders, by Linter or Carrier, executed ez..
anly oa the same Terms as If present.

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SINGULAII LAW CASt.
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If COMIDY Of SIMONS AO LOMOIOL A ?MK&
r nit two inert may so manly resemble *sat ether aseo be

• i!.k.nt by their must intimate arapiaintesce,-wt 1,0 longer
after perusing the rephrtsit a
'law ease which we this day ptigish hwin The' New IN•rit
• ii,. Chrosie.e. Ic is staid that this Wispier alba hes hermit] w
wei'wet of two precious WA is the Justice" anutt of Nee-
, 14 one, a enitsuit
.swspped the, pnitiedings
‘the
• 'citN ir, the Curt decided that the .Prisoner was not the person
• in ..,used. Yet his accrisers were to piwitire of hi id-iitty,
that they putsinst the affsi; tithe resew trial. inch all 'asps:
• mstsiiie instance of rearinirissee a» is -clearly proved ut thiscase
has, perhaps, never before been known. •

TRIAL Full BIGAMY.
At a Court of' Oyer and Terminer and general
Gaol delivery, field in the City of New York on
Lid June 1804,

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amasa- gra af Pat CA of lion Yudt. c tauten,
*die ellt AO; it tiu, mad qty of Pew Ymk, was
*Mb* lessillal le law{ faiscis; mid 'Riff Sas& then mei,
OW hohdapassis.ostil alio the said Thomas alio' ac.iv . •
llks. e( stns IP Ilk oh <ha Mt day of Ikeenshey, 118114.
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6 essidaad, his :said wills being then in gull,
I....fignitifir lil
many, and to wife did take one Calash*
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#'7 -thiothe Prisoner pleaded xid 9eilte.
W 111:titek, District *tinny, prosecuted on the
pate of.. the People;.' .
.Th lisitiamety is the cause was as follow; :—.The
Ersiwritsaet/iiia was admitted by the Counsel for the
, to W as stated ii the indictment, and that
vrifit was still alive.
On the part of the prosecution;
liesisasis Co. tostifted, that he was one of the
;edges of the Cann of Common. Pleas, in the
*panty of Rockland. that he well knew the Prisoner
4 dichiliwaha
bet he
rcame to Rockland in the begin-
Nallt Of in the year 11100, and there
Elby name of Thomas Hoeg ; that there
persasi. with him who 'passed for his brother,
' between those two persons there was no sort of
duns ; that the Niseser worked for the wit-
tily' about a month. during which time he sat daily
si witness's table, and be, at course, saw him daily ;
Wt on the Otis day of Decant's!, 1800, witness
aimeried the Prisoner to one Catharine Secor. that

witness is coefidentof the desalinate he reeolieaed
• that as that very day on of his own children was
christened; that daring all the time Prisoner re-
mittal in Rockland county, witness saw him coati-
Ly 1 he was, therefore, as much satisfied that
was Thomas Hoag, as that be himself was
*Mail Coe.
Jolla Knepp testified. that he knew the Prisoner
b 11100 and lOW he was then in Rockland county,
led paned by thsename of Thomas Hoag ; that' he
en hies cessteady for five months during the time
Pe, _Prima was at Rockland_ ; that he WAS at Pri-
mers wedding I blot Holt hod a war gnat, his evt ;
the way that witness knew it was. witness and Hoeg
was hoping together. and weans maleaping Haag:
wen which Hoag remarked, that he could not leap,
lit wet now as.he formerly meld, before he recAval

nwassitin his foot by treading on a drawing knife ;
Snit Illoag.thm ladled of hie shoe and -shewed wit-
the .0.10 f:du. his foot, occasioned by that
valiman. mu... 8! slar was Very perceptible; witness was
at the ha was Thomas Hoag.
- .1116- Calthlin (forstietly Catharine Secor, hut
OM Illiniviko ems Conklin) testified, that she be-
with sow • prisoner in the beginning of
art 3 when be tame to Rockland.; he then
Wby name .of Thomas Hoag, that witness
him . that Prisoner shortly alter their
1.1.1.0111)40. • his **douses to her, and finally,
mbralith of . married her; that he lived
tM dm-latter end of March i 801, when he
WIZ that she did not see him again until two
ynareabar, that on the morning of ins leaving her,
braimenrad desirous of communicating something of
byinmance to her, but was dissuaded fmtn it by a
penal who was with hint, and who passed for his
brodier,dno Hoag until. Isis d*.parture, was a kind,
amentim, and aftedionate husband, that she was well
convinced as she could possibly be of any thing in
this world, that the prisoner at the bar was the per-
mit who married her by the name of Thomas Hoag,
that she then thought him and still thinks him. the
handsomest Inas it* ever saw. (Hue Prosecutor
rested the ionisi)

nzrtscs.
Witness for the prisoner.
Joseph t:hidwiek testified, that he bad been ac-
quainted with the prisoner Joseph Park, r, a num-
ber of years ; that witness resides in this city, is a
trade; that prisoner worked in the em-
M•erof witness a considerable time as a rigger;
that prisoner began to work fer witness in Septem-
ber 1799, and continued to work for him until the
spring of 1801; that during that period he saw him
constantly ; that i: appeared from witness's books,
that Parker receives' money from'witness for 'work,
which he had performed on the following days, viz.
on the 16th of Odober, and 6th and 13th December,
1800; on the 9th, 16th, and QBth of Feb.•.ary, and
11th March, 1801 ; that Parker lived from May
1000, till some time in April ISO!, in a house in
this city belonging to Capt. Prior; that during that
period, and ante, witness had been well acquainted
with prisoner.
Isaac Ryckman testified, that he was an inhabit-
ant of this city; that he was well acquainted with
Joseph Parker, the prisoner at the bar, and had
known him a number of years, that v.itness and
Parker were jointly engaged in the latter end of
the year 1800 in loading a vessel fur a Capt. Tred-
well of this lace; that they began to work on the
eDth day of 1800, and were employed
is the greater part of ther, month of January, 1801,
in the loading of a vote, ; that during that time the
seisms. and Parker worked together daily; that
witness well recolleded that they worked together
on-the 25th day of December, I "on ; he remem-
bered it because he never worked on a Christmas
day before nor since; he knew that Parker lived
that year in a house belonging to Capt. Pelor, and
he remembered their borrowing a screw for the pur-
pose of packing cotton into the hold of the vessel
thy. wow at, from a Mrs. Mitchell, who lived nut

deer to Pa prev I that witness was one of the city-
%watch, NlNl:sharttofirtwAiisttaiwi; It that time,
upon the wads, anti that witness had served with
him from that time to the present day upon the
watch, and never recolleeed missing him at any time
Awing that time from the city.
Aspinwall Cornwall testified, that he lived in Rut.
ter-street, and had lived there a number of years ;
that be kept a grocery store ; that he knew Parker,
the prisoner at the bar, in 1800 and 1801 ; that Par-
ker they lived in Capt. Pelor's house; that Parker
while he lived there traded with witness; that wit-
ness recollefted once missing Parker, for a week, and
inquiring, found he had been at Staten island, at
work on board one cf the United States frigates ;
that excepting that time he never knew him •to be
absent from his family, but saw him constantly.

Elizabeth Mitchell testified, that she knew Parker,
the prisoner at bar, well ; that in the years 1800 and
1801, Parker lived in a house adjoining to one in
which the vitneu lived; that the house Parket lived
is, belonged to Capt. Prior; that witness was in
habits ofintimacy with Parker's family, and visited
theta eonstantly ; that Parket being one of the city
watch, she used to hear him rap with his stick at the
door to awak.•n his family, upon hii return from
the watch iu the morning ; that she also remember-
ed perfottly well. Parker's boric wine a screw from
her on Christinas day in le off.reJ him some
Virile to drink, but he preterr .d a glass of wine,
which she got for him : the circumstance of her
lending the screw to him, she was the more positive
of, fr recolleding also that it was broken by
Parker in using it ; that Talker never lived more
than one year in Capt. Pelor's house. and from that
time to the present day. witness had been on the
same terms of intimacy with Parker's family. She
therefore consideted it as almost impossible that
Parker weld have been absent from town any time
without her tnewing it, and she never knew him to
bi absent more than one week while he lived at
Pelor's house.

James Redding testified, that be had lived in the
city a number of-years; that he had known Parker,
the prisoner at the bar, from his infancy; that
Parker was born at Roe, in West Chester county ;
that Parker in the year 1800 lived in Capt. Pelor's
house; that witness saw him then continually, and
never knew him during that time to be absent from
town any length of time; that witness particularly
remembered, that while Parker lived in Captain
Prior's hones, witness some tube in the beginning
of the month of January, 1,80 1, assisted Parker in
killing a hog.
Lewis Osborn testified, that he had been acquaint-
ed with Parker, the prisoner at the bar, for the last
four years; that witness had been one of the city
watch; that from June 1800 to May 1801, Parker
served upon the watch with witness that at first
Parker served as a substitute, that is, one who in
case of the absence of a regular watchman, supplies
his place; that witness remembered that Parker, a
few days after Christmas, in 1800, was placed upon
the toll of the regular watch, in the place of one
Ransom who was taken sick; witness was certain
it was in the period abovementioned, because that
was the only time witness ever served upon the
watch; that during the above period witness and
Parker were stationed together while On the watch
at the same post • witness was certain that Parker,
the prisoner at the bar, was the person with whom
he had served upon the watch, and was confident,
that during that time, Parker was never absent from
the watch more than a week at any one time. [The
prisoner's counsel bee rested his defence.]
Testimony on behalf of the prosecution resumed.
Moses Anderson, testified, that he bad lived at
Haverstraw; kockland county ; that he had lived
there since the year ; that he knew the pri-
soner at the bar well , that at: came to the house of
the witn•ss in the beginning of Sept. ttioti: that
from that time till the 25th of December, prisoner
passed almost every Sunday at witness's house;
that during prisoner's stay at Rockland county,
witness saw him constantly; that if the prisoner was
the person alluded to. he had a scar on his fore-
head, which he told witness was occasioned by the
kick of a bone; he had also a small mark on his
neck [those marki the prisoner had]' be had also a
scar under his foot between his beef and the ball of
the foot, occasioned, as be told witness, by tread-
ing upon a drawing knife; that that sea Was easy
to be seen; that his speech was remarkable; his
voice being effeminate; that he spoke quick and
lisped a little [these peculiarities were observable in
. prisoner's "era], that prisoner supped at witness's
house the night of his marriage, in December 1800;
that witness had not seers prisoner until this day,
since the prisoner left Rockland, which was between
three and four years ago; that witness was perfeCtly
• satielled in his own mind, that prisoner was Thomas
Hoag.
Lavinia Anderson testified. that she knew prisoner
at the bar ; his name was Thomas Hoag : that in
September, 1800, be came to Witness s house in
Rockland county, and worked for her husband eight
or ten days, then worked for Judge Suffrein ; every
Saturday night, until the Prisoner was married, he
and a person who passed for his brother, camebrother, to
Witness khouse, and staid till Monday morning.
That Witness washed for him, there was no mark
upon his linen; that Prisoner, if he is Thomas
Hoag, has a scar upon his forehead, he has also
one under his foot; was certain of the mark under
his foot. because she recolkBed that the person who
passed as his brother, having. cut himself severely
with a scythe, and complaining very much of the
pain, Thomas Hoag told him, he had been much
worse wounded. and then sheaved the scar under his
foot.

Witness also testified, that about a year ago, after
a suit had been brought in the Justices' Court of
this city, wherein the identity of the Prisoner's per-
son came in question, Witness was in town, and
having heard a great deal said on the subje6, she
was determined to see him and judge for herself ;
that accordingly she went to the Prisoner's house,
but be was not at home, she then went to the place
where she WAS informed he stool with his cart ;
that she there saw him lying on his can, with his
head on his hand ; that in that situation she instantly
knew him ; that she spoke to him; %hen he answer-
ed her, she immediately recognised his voice; that
it WAS very singular, shrill. thick, hurried, and
something of a lisp, that Hoag had also a habit of
shrugging up his shoulders, when he spoke, this she
also observed in Prisoner that Prisoner said be had

been prate corning to see him, and it was sue-
piisin Plc maid be-so deceived, and asked Wit-
ness if she thotight he was the man ? Witness said
she thought he was, but would be more certain if
she looked at his forehead. She accordingly lifted
up his hat, and saw the scar upon his forehead,
which she had often before seen ; that Prisoner then
told het it was occasioned by the kick of a horse ;
Witness added, it was impossible that she could be
mistaken, Prisoner was Thomas Hoag.
Margaret Secor testified, that about four years ago
she lived at Rockland with her father Moses Ander-
son, that Prisoner at the bar, Thomas Hoag, came
to their house in Septemh,r 1800; that he remained
in' Rockland five or sic months, that he had a scar
on his forehead, that be used to come every Satur-
day night to her father's to pass Sunday with them,
that she used to comb and tie his hair every Sunday,
and thus saw the scar ; that witness moiled about
two years ago, and came immediately to live in this
city; that after she had been in town a fortnight, she
was one day standing at her door, and she heard a
carman speaking to his hone; that she immediately
recognised the voice to be Ist of Mom is Hoag,
and on looking at him saw the prisoner at the bar
and instantly knew him; that as be passed her, be
smiled and said, how d'ye do, cousin; that the nest
day he came to her house and asked her how she
knew he was the man ? witoess replied she could tell
better if he would let her look at his head ; that ac-
cordiogly she looked and saw a scar upon his fore-
head, which she had often remarked upon the head
of Hoag ; witness admitted she had mentioned her
suspicion to her husband, and her husband had told
Prisoner of it, and had brought him to the hoot;
witness added she was confident prisoner was the
person who passed at Rockland as Thomas Hoag..
James Secor testified, that he had been married
about two years and a aall, that he brought his
wife to town about a week after his marriage; that
he knew I loag in Rockland, and had repeatedly seen
him there ; whets he saw prisoner at his house in
town, thought him to be the same person ; witness's
wife had mentioned to him that Hoag had a
remarkable scar on his forehead, and when prisoner
was at witness's house, he saw on his head the scar
his wife had described.

Nicholas W. Conkle testified, that he lived in
Rockland county, that he knew the prisoocr At the
bar, that his name was Thomas I loag ; that he
could not be mistaken in the person: that Hoag had
worked a considerable time for him; that during
that time he had eaten at witness's table; that Hoag
being a stranger, and witness understanding he was
paying his addresses to Catharine Secor, witness
wok a good deal of notice of him--thought him a
clever fellow—saw a groat deal of him lived in a
house beit.r.ging to witness; when witness saw
prisoner at this place he knew him instantly, his gait,
his smile (which is a very peculiar one), his verylook
was that of Thomas Hoag—witness endrarourod,
but in vain, to Sad some difference in appearance
between prisoner and Hoag ; he was satisfied in his
mind that he is the same person—H..ag, he thought,
WAS about 28 or 30 years of age; he thought Hoag
had a small scar on his neck.

Michael Burke testified, that he lived in Catha-
rine-street, that he f:rrhorly lived in I laverstraw ;
that he saw Prisoner several times at Ilaverstraw
before and after his marriage, in December 11100 ;
that he was as well satisfied as he could be of any
thing, that Prisoner was the same per.on he knew
in HAverstraw ; that about two years ago, he met
Prisoner in the Bowery, it was at the time of the
Harlarm races, prisoner spoke to witness, said am
I not a relation of yours, witness replied. I don't
know—prisoner said I au, I married Caty Seeor :
Upon cross examination, witness admitted that he
And prisoner had had a quarrel respe*ing witness
calling prisoner To Hoag ; that the above conver.
114t10II was after the trial in the Justices Court, and
witness then asked, if he was at the trial, said he
was not, though when interrogated particularly,
whether he was not in the court room at the time,
admitted that he was.

Samuel Smith was called merely as to the charac-
ter of one of the witnesses on the part of the prose-
cution, a Mr. Knapp, and testified that he bore an
unexceptionable charaaer.
Abraham Wendell, testified, that be knew one
Thomas Hoag, in the latter end of the year I 800;
he was at Haverstraw, that he had been ti.ry inti-
mate with him, and knew him as well as Le knew
any man; that he had worked with him ; that he
had breakfasted, dined, and supped with him, and
many a time had been at frolicks with him ; and
that prisoner at the bar was the same man ; that
he had no doubt whatever about it ; that about a
year ago, witness being in th:: city, was told by
some persons, that Hoag ;:ad beat the Haverstraw
folks in an aftion, wherein his identity had come in
question; that witness told them lie could kn..w
him with certainty ; that they said, they would
send him down to him that day ; that witness was
aboard his sloop, saw prisoner at the distance of
100 yards, coming down the street, and instantly
knew hint: prisoner came up to him, and said im-
mediately, Mr. Wendell, I am told you say you
will know me; witness replied, so I do; yon are
Thomas Hoag; that witness was as confident, pri-
soner is the person, as he was of his own existence.
Sarah Conklin testified, that she lives in I laver.
straw, that in September 1800, a person calling
himself Thomas Hoag was at witness's house, was
very intimate there, used to call her aunt, is sure
prisoner is the person, never can believe two per-
sons could 'took so much alike; Hoag and prison-a-
talk, laugh, and look alike ; would know
from among a hundred people by hi: voice ; pri-
soner must be Thomas Hoag ; had not seen pri-
soner since he left Haverstraw till to-day.
Gabriel Cocklin testified, that he lived in liar-
verstraw, that he knew Thomas Huag, that he was
at witness's house in September 1,400, and often af-
terwards; prisoner is the same person, unless there
san be two persons so much alike as not to be dis-
tinguished from each other ; prisoner must be Tho-
mas Hoag ; Thomas Hoag had a scar on his fore-
head, and a small scar just above his lip. (Prisoner
had these m arks. )

[Further testimony in behalf of the prisoner.]
James Juqiiir testified, that he Lad known .li4scph
Faker, the prisoner at the bar, for 7 years past ; that
he had ;seen intimate with him all that time, that
they had both worked together as riggers until
Parker became a carman, knew Parker when he
lived in Capt. Pelor's Louse, never knew him absent

from the city during that time for a day, excepting
when he was working on hoard of one of the u,
States frigates about a week at Staten Island 12
the year 1799, prisoner hurt himself on hoiird the
Adams frigate, and he then went to his father's is
West Chester county, and was absentnear 2
he was very ill when he left town; witness wont
with him and brought him back again ; he v.. 4. nor
then quite recovered ; recolleas perteifily Parker and
some other company pa • in' Christmas Eve at wit,
ness's house, the year that Parker lived in Capt,tir,
Pelor's house, Which was in trio").
Susannah %Valutal testified, that she had known
Prisoner for six years past, that he married witees,•,
daughter, knew him when fe lived in Cant Pelmet
house ; Parker's wife was then ill, and witness had
occasion frequently to v sit her, saw Prisoner there
And almost daily ; Prisoner, excepting the time whet
he was first sick, and went to his lather's in Wee
Chester, liasnever been absent from the city rtroe than
a week since his marrine with witness's dmiglwr.
It was agreed betwet a the A•rroas r • r
and the Counsel for Prisoner, that the l'o.rner
should exhibit his foot to the Jury, in cr&r:ti4
they might see whether there was that scar vine,
had been spoken of in such positive terms by sere.
ral of the witnesses on the part of the pc .ple.
Upon exhibiting his feet, not the 1-ast mark sr
scar could be seen upol either of them,

Its further confirmation of Prisoner's icnoceEte,
there was then produced on his behalf
Magnus Beekman. who testified, that
Captain of the City Watch of the 2d ••
he was well acquainted with the prism
.;
Parker ; that he, Parker, had been I.t
a watchman, and had done duty COi:Str.r.t.
the watch, that witness, upon recalita,; en ;.,1
books, where he keeps a resister of the niec:,7rt.r.,
and of their times of service. fritsnd that prisrrr,
Joseph Parker, w.ts regularly upun duty as a watch.,
man, during the months of Oeloher, November,
and December, 1800, and of January and t ebruary,
MI, and particularly that he was Ilfroll dtry the
261 h of Do-ember. 18 'O.
Te Jury, without retiring from the tan, timid
a verd4:: of Not Gudry.