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London, England, 1805-04-22 00:00:00

PER DEVOVIIIIIIII.

M'. Georg... &Immo ; Charles R oniley ; Mr.
J. M.Kerrelly %Voter ; Mr. M`Drral', .so-roant Surgeon
Sim-ost Sawyer; N 41.1113 H. Layard, Caroline Layard, ani
Louisa Layard , Mari Roroley
Newts. H. Jourdan, M. If weedie, J. Walton, J. Smith, r.
Sto. f ud, J. Lou, P dulio,t, H. Cope. J R,ddell, J. Wit
lowa, C. Kenny, T. 8..1. orlsoid, and W. Murr-y, Caleb.

Tilt ZAPL CAYDIN.

C.l7tairia E. Baker and .1 Luck : D. Forlre., Senior, Mercht
RC W .ger ; We+ C. Luck Wu F. Green ; Mra. Hunapnrevi
and Child ; Mews. 6. 1.. R dton ; R. Memoir, G. Cherne,
P. “Jr• aus C Payne. e W Burn, T. l; Pallimn,R. Barber,
F. Herbert, 1) Pardon, and J. Jansianan, Cadets.

!CR ADMIRAL GaRDNRIL,
Messrs T. Clode and G. H. Rudd, Cadets.
!CR CASTLI Mitt.
Captains H. Hieks and W Rahan ; Messrs. 3. Cairneross,
R. J. F. Glynn, C. Smith, W. Thomas, and F. Mayor,
Wi tters; Mew*. C Childs and W. O'Neil, Awistant SUIVIVIS ;
Mn Wvnyard; Mrs. A. Reid and two Deughtern; M ism
R Fullerton, J. Vy.., J Polerenti, F. W Frith, P
Waugh, W. Shepherd, S. W Carphey, D Har-
rintt, R. P. Pellr, R. A. Thomas, H. Cock, H. and .1 War-
ktna, J. P. bateau, .L Her. ing, .1 R. Wallis, T. Hepworth,
P. P. Morgan, and E. J. Stewart, Cadets.

LAW.

WESTMINSTrit srssioNS.

Saotrday night these Sessions terminated with a
gaol delivery, when a great number of persons were
discharged, who had been apotehended, and against
whom no Bills of Inditment had been preferred.
U;wards of sixty females were discharged. chiefly
unfortunate women of the town ; many were under
the age of sixteen, some of whom had come from
distant parts of the kingdom.
Mr. Bacowis, one of the presiding Magistrates;
observed, with great feeling, how trul: lamentable
it was that the Legislature had mad: no provision
for persons of this latter description, and the only
thing the Magistrate could do, was to confine them
for a certain period, and then suffer them to be
thrown again upon the public streets, to resume their
infamous occupation. He said it was shocking to
humanity, and a disgrace to a civilised state, that so
many young creatures should be cast into theguiph
of ruin. He intimated his inteatiau of bringing
this subjea before Parliament.
Several vagrants were sentenced to iinprismtwent
for various periods ; amongst whom was Sassed
Wc46, the " Ksng ,be Ber.tars," a curioas cha-
racter, and well known about the neighbourhood of.
St. James's. This fellow had a regular system. by
which he used to levy contributions upon the peiblic
his custom was to accost Gentlemen in the streets
with " God bless your honour, give me half ac• owni •
and I won't torment you again. this year." fly this
means he frequently obtained his demand, Ali this
donor was relieved from further persecution for
some time; and in truth the Gentleman and beggar
always recognised each r,ther. It is said, he t a., in
this way, amassed a censideraTile property, b it has
always bsera so troublesome t; at the greater part of
his life has been spent in the I louse of CorreBion.
By his own account, he latterly went A' out wit's a
jackass and cart, hut having a hankering f r r-e old
trade, he again resumed it. The Magisti ates thought •
him so incorrigible a vagabond, ths y remanded
him. in order to consider the nature and :rotation of
his punishment.
jaseph Josephs. Nervy Fgaae.. and Mort foleshao
three notorious pick-pockets, wt. s• seno. c:d to .one
month's imprisonment, as vags ant o They were -II
well dressed! the first had mach Ow appearance s
a groom, with a strong cast in one of his eyes.
Hyams was s boy about seven•een years cad. •nd
the latter was very short in stature. 'floe mann A.
in which these gentry praailerf their art. as
scribed by a Police Officer, was nearly as !Dhow. :
These three would walk together. close after a
Gentleman, while a fonrth, goo raly .1 tittle tiny,
rifled the pockets, and conveyed the contents tonne
of them, who then retired behind his companions. .
who, being all abresso prevented the p.s-se filet
from seeing the transadion. This was oawreed Ls
have been pr.uftised frequency about B Id-a s o
Piccadilly, and Oxford-street. The buy. t". ; . •
strument of their depredations, bad escaped toe s
gilanee of the Offiters.
fictioroashas and Pillow. two stable-kezpers,
indiFled for assaulting a black man of the name of-
King, who was a shroblack by profession, r s: int;
in Swallow-street. f hi• prosecutor was ji•• e,lssfer.
partisan of Mr. Mailman:lg, daring th, E ei.)l4„.
in consequence of Nchic:l, the Detend.oas, by his •
statement. instigated poi-boys. etc. to sal•oe &riot
in his castle (a cellar), with dead eats, doas, St:.
and at one time to .s.ault personally. la oars
instance, ire aiftnally citalleoged anntha b!ack, a
brother brush, to ti iht a duei, and u.e pissoo were
Bladed by the second', with gtropowder riot 0t..,•d.
Hrwever, it appeared on the oeler baud, that tha
Prosecutor was frequently himself use ri r of •
the mob, and decked out. fantastic illy wi• h Main-
waxing tilmons, was so troublesome, ti; its-d
to insult persons of all descriptions, who happ,•ned
to pass that way.
The Jury accordingly arepritred the Defendants.
The Bill of IniliCirnent has been found ag iin••t
inners Stewart, the person who threw the grass
bottle fro. • the gallery at Drury-laneTh•atre,
short time ago. He will take his oral at use ad-
pureed Sessions.
The Court adjourned till Monday, at Cies ken-
well.

Saturday se'nnigut an alarming ire broke out at .
Brampton, about two miles from Huntingdon ;
notwithstanding considerable help was Inn
cured, together with two engines. it could not t. : z.• :
under until the Chequer public-Wee, nit
eleven other tenements, were entirely COTISIIBII,
the inhabitants reduced to the uttuust t
commenced at the house a a baker name- • .
and continued in a north-westerly dirott.:).-
tinguished.
'-
t'here is a common, yet very wholesom ad.
id The Devil take the Hindmos.," meaning, t: a ,
every pursuit cf a prosperous Aspect, ‘..: s • f
strive to be the first, not the last in the cha.
What a powerful illustration in point, is the ..,•
inviting and rich Scheme of the ensuing Lott tt.!
the most rich hi tact, in Capital Priats, ever pre-
sented to the Public. Although the In.fillren
the foregoing adage is not literary wi..hed o r taw
adventurers, certain it is, nevertheless. tint al. sacra
will suffer a heavy additional bunt t.,r bemg la,e is
the Lottery market.
The following extraordinary eircumsrauie is said
to have taken place in thus city ‘6•111n s-se ocx
days. The watchman placed on the dock-yarn's and
cellars of a merchant of the first eminence ha ! tre-
quently 'complained that his watch was diatarned by
the appearance of several ghastly figioreA, dress.- t in
black, aecompanvii.g a cuffs i, ar. I formin,. a fu .141
procession, in all the sable di.play of !input.— aral
horrors. A Goldman to whom the iff. tw . re.
'arid, strips:ding some dishonourable trick us h
this device was meant to conceal, stood watch with
some trientds a few nights since, when. about two
in the morning, they were surprised to see th.• same
dreadful procession advance from one of the
but, being no way intimidated, they ru-lieu „mon •
the sable crew. The coffin flew open, and doe, v. •
the mangled carcase of on enormous pig welts had
been sent from the slaughter-house the precesni.,;
evening, and which those sable tptetts DO dour,. as
tended for many a sithstamisoi meal. The, artitise
discovered, we hare not heard what means ..-.0
taken to punish the offending parties, though, as
hope, they will be efficient, and in proportion to
their daring artifice.—.(Ceri Paper.)

RV,

NAP IL IIiiTFLLIGENCE.

PORTaUJUTN• •PRIG 19.

'7"his miming arrived the .dreate frigate. with Sir
.I. a'. Duckworth, late Commander in Chief at Ja-
m-aka. which command he has held since the death
of Lord H Se. moor, and which has now devolved
to Rear-A ))acres Sir John is in rood health,
and looks very well ; atter the long service of nearly
eight years in the Mediterranean and the West
; he went ti am the Med:terranean to the Com-
mand at Jamaica. Captain Dunn is come }tame in
the command of the ship.
Sailed from St. I-I,:len's the Queen of 98 guns,
Rear A Irr,;r3l Knight, Capt Vender; and the
Dragon of ; I,ttn.., Capt. Griffith, with a fleet of
transports I, vi on board the Expedition under the
command of Sir J. Craig; also a number of ships
for Oporto. The wind is nut very favourable for
them, bnt they may title it down Channel.

API it. 20.

Arrived the Nonelta st-Inp of war, with a convoy
from the Downs ; 1- tir4dire frigate from theNedi-
terrane..n ; and the .knemis. —, from the Isle
of France, bound to I)enroark. _

Sailed the Ethain,l frigate, and the &►pet sloop
.4 war, with the flc.•t under convoy for the West
lodies.—Wind S. W.

PLYMOUTH DOCK. APRIL 11.
Since my last, several dock traders arrived &um
London.
The Orrto fleet, with win's and fruit, for this
pert, Plymouth, Exeter, &c. parted last night
with the ve- valuable leeward Island fleet, forty
sail, uty!er convoy of the Se.apie, of 44 guns, Lieut.
Lairrence, and a sloop of wa, after a passage of
di days; sailed for the Downs.
His Majesty', ships nap,' and Natl.!ibis, to join
the fleet off 11!..5t ; also. rl a C4eartr gun-twig, and
Pretty Len, with a stumb r of coasters ; and the Sup-
Apiy transport. and Stpu.lyi gun-brig ; His Majesty's
leantrful frigate La Loire. on a cruise.
His Majesty's ship Trrri4'e, Lord H. P inlet, was
paid on Monday, and sailed to-day, and not seven
days ago, as litany of the Daily Papers erroneously
stated.

Rlionnabir of 64, was docked List evening ;
C.lptain llowley is appointed to leer, vice,Barion.
Captain Lechmeie is appointed to the command
of the nuadersr. _ _

DCA,. APRIL 19.
Sailed the Ledo frigate, and the WekW gun-
brig, on a cruise off the French raw ; Caster fri-
gate, for Sheerness ; WrNegten armed ship, and Le
roulette sloop of war, with convoy for Portsmouth
Arrived the dirw6 :loon of war, from off the
French coast, and remains in the Downs, with the
rest of the ships as per last.

•I'lltt 20.

Arrive- the .4xtia6le man of war from Sheerness.

Sailed the Grtio cutter, with the borrewahl-
bNiind Oporto and Lisbon fleets to the Northward ;
Jaamai.•a frigate, Spray and 01:0,1C4 sloops of war UR
a cruise.