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MANSION-NOV.IZ.
JAR SPneritott, who was taken into custody
won. days since, charged with d..frauding the Pa-
triotic Fund of Sol. yesord iy underwent it final ex%
iMination, and was fully committed for trial. It
appeared, that the Prisoner had applied to the Pa-
triotic Pond, at their office, at Lloyd's coffee•hon-e,
on the 18th of June, and produced his Greenwich
pension ticket, which stated him to have been
wounded on the 21st nt Osioher. MS, at the
battle of Trafalgar, when he r.ceived ; hut, on
the. Prisoner afterwards applying to Capt. Bayotun,
to certify his havi. g been OA board His Majesty's
ship Leviathan. with a view to obtain pries money,
it was discovered, that the Prisn. er, M•Dersnott,
was in Gibraltar Hospital, on the 2lst of aSober,
and obtained a paisage to England in the Leviathan.
Captai,, B. communicated the ban to Greenwich
Hospital, by which this fraud opors the Fund *as
discovered. The parties were bound over to pr::.
secute at the next Old bailey Sessions. •


MARLsogoom4TRIET._

Yesterday jvho Perry was ehirged with obtain-
ing money, and-r false pretences, from various fa-
mibes.
It ad in evidence, that the Pruner had
been ve. y nosy, duri.:g the lest week, in coliraing
money, by way of Ch:istmas-boxes, in the vicinity of
Russell and Blonmslvury-squares, by representirg
himself as a deliverer of two-penny post latters. 1.
was asked at several houses. by what authority he,'
who was not the regvder postman, aAted for Chri,t-
ma...boxes ? lie answered, that there were three of
them who cnilefted the annual donations, and he
officiated in that ditric' for the regular postman,
svh.s was calling in the adjacent streets. This state-
ment procured him a round sum before the regular
postman deted,cl the hand.
The Prisoner was remanded, until it rhnvild he as-
certained to what extent three, and similar frauds,
had been carried on.

SINGULAR CUICIDI.

A middle aged man, of re penability, who resided
in Orange-s!teet. Leicester-square, put a period to
his existence, a few days since. under circumstances
which rendered the adt truly eitraordinary. He
had, for a length of time, paid his addresses to a
female, of very respeAable enrineitinns, and the
wedding-day was fixed. Ile had been with the in.
tended bride the night preceding the Jay appointed
for the marriage ceremony, and every preparation
was made for it. The intended bride renamed to
St. Martin's church, with her friends, at the hour
appointed ; and after waiting for the bridegroom
until the time aiiproached svh;iit the ceremony cool.'
not be pert rmed, the lady, with her friends.
repaired to the house of her lover ; where she
was informed, he had rot been seen that diy.—
On going into his apartments, the wretched man
was discovered quite dead, with his throat cu' ;
the wird woe having been completely severed. An
Inquisiiinn has been taken on the body, before A.
Gate, Esq. and the Jury returded a Verdi. 'of
Least It has not beta ascertained what was the
C 11611141 of the fatal deed. He had always been na
good terms with the female who was to have hien
his wife.

Considerable doubt is et tertaited of the French
being in possession of *nom, as stat-d in the last
intelligence from Berlin. We have seen letters of
the 9th inst. fmm Danttie, at which time the en-my
lied n t approached thit city ; acid Ir 3 suction is
made of the capture of Thrifts
Poisons interested in the presenting of private pe-
titions, or in the patting of private hills, art in-
formed. that the H.,use et Lords have resolved.
that the ',motor receiving petitions shall he Limit-d
to the 47th of February nest; an ibe reports
of the Ju.ires, on private hills to the last day of
meeting. sishievent to the Laster recess.
'rho 76C, Regiment of Foot, whets has Leen sta-
tioned at Nottingham for these last three ition•iis,
marched, or Friday last. cis their route for l,incola.
The gentlemanly condsB of the OiVers. and the
orderly behaviour of the N,n-cimmissioned Offi-
cers and privates, were held in such high estimation
by dur inhabitants, that their d-paratti is a Wird
of regret.
In coinequmee of the intewase Orders for Tickets
sad times, vi,'-eh daily active, by /.we. from all
puts of the United h,..piew. et the Odket et
Homes*, and s.:is 4* well at the Wu dierriald
is room, thirty ?vises that the illcbituradaZ unmet-
elite ape,- vs.! of 1 thereby,. Oahe, lechers. end
individual Pritchett's. who with to have a fletee
other of the Thirty Ilteeedettle. Twisty Theeterml,
Tee Theetwole. F4ve Theemedi, eite to-
get led to buy the titlthe SO MOS SO peedble. at
Nouns., sad C 0.% II& Cweied. N. Giensit.
tee-% and St. hlterreewtoWS, deemeght. • it,
3 1.0+70. MO et era/. PAWS Sir SIAM. wee mil wit

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PRIV. /ITS CORR FSPOVDENCE.
CA•A IlttC 29, tgr-7.
This day the Special Coninfssi-ri In, the Tri 41 ftE
1' The Thredrr4." was openrd here by Chief Ittlticit
Down is and Baron Grace; when tht follneeing
Gentlemen were swnrn nn t).e Grand Jury, vir„:.-
N+thanial Sue: M ► Vnwrn
Tlinmaa Ne.hnt, I .1.1. an
Henry ei.,mant.=, 0...)!v Yount,

Arthur Flamm& Chriatophe,
Chade- Like Magratt,
Charier emote. John Bakes.
Jan).- teltrilis, inhe Alois;.
leases Sanderson, H-nry L.s.saerei
Tbnmu tturrowee, John 'faun's',
Oliver alue•nst, Cushy Ned, t.
Senate If Boyle, 1 Ralph I W 4141.
Samuel Mums, 1 Richard Griffith
The Cular-JusTter, in addressing the Gra•..d.
Jury, explained the nature and °lra of the pre-mat
Commission; that h imposed •t he same duty rid
thews as that which they had to disci a-go at the
ordinary Assizes that peculiar circurnstanctls had
called for their attendance at this inclemeet aj4nn-
tv-Asal season of the year. gut, t'inneh the
peace was much di.turlsed in some caber counties,
that from the aaiwity of the Magistrates in tnppress-
ing these disturbances, and the character an 1 ap-
pearance of the priconers, they had as yet made !ant
small urogress in this. He then nyntinaesi. that the
law had made the strongest possible pr rations
against offences which the preeanr Commission
sought to instuire into The progress of this Conr•
mission had air ady 'hewn the sufficiency of the
law; to put down these disturbanais ; for that.
wherever the Magistrates had exercised-their anent..
city. these cor.spirators had fled hefure them. There
had i.ern an inua ce where their rift tis had n
been effeetual This confederacy, bia Lordship sai.i.
subsisted rally amongst the lowest of the people,
who had forsaken their industry for those tumultti-
ary assemblies; not a single man of distinftion had
appeared amlngsr them. Their avowed nhjyA was
.the destruainn of ihe Tithes of the ',Esiahlished
Church ; and to take from the Roman Catholic
Clergy, the
spiritual
tisis which they are accustom: s 1 to re-
ceive for advice. That this confederacy
was levelled at the existence of religion, aoJ all
order and public transoill'ry, to he chanters! for anat.
chy and confusion, did rot admit of a doubt. I hey
assembled in numbers, and disturbed their peacealile
neighbours, assuming a name. which, added to their
badges, was calculated to strike terror. they de.
strayed the property of, and infl aod cruel tortures
on, those who were unwilling to j them ; and, n
Mr instawe, had consummated th-ir wicked :less by
murder ; they a Iministered unlawful oaths, saber,.
sive of every moral duty. Those evils, however great,
were uithin the reach of the law ; there are Ads
stiil in force, which give power to Magistrates for
suppressi- g tumultuous risings and assemisiagee
and those issem_sidges, in taking nom s, and wean'
badges. are high and pu iishAble off,oces, evon
though they do nothing more ; procu.ing t m
horses. arms, or ammunition, &-. a, d j mining t. tta
even by t.reats, is it and adnimi tering '. .
lawful oaths, aid .uhrtsittiog t 7 those assemblages,
is punishable with death ; even though a peraan Sr
compelle I, he is not free from the punishment of the
Law. suit. is he give in:at:nation to the next Magis-
trate. iinmecliately after, an .1 give such ev...leoce as
shall dernansrrate the ftft of his compulsion. Kee
gistrates are empowered to call nn all suhjeas, and
also the military, to optiose such unlawful nab *ld
are indemnified if they but. hire law also aindso-
rises them to summ n before them those whom
they have reasonable gr itt •cl ti SUSPea j and if tlaty
, refuse to answer upon oath, they have a right to
commit them to pr.son, by the W:iiie-Baly Acts
As to the particular 'aces)* Grand Jurors, die Chief.
Justice said he had nut a .y piths-tlas uhj is to put
their emeriti .n to; but tho.agh he had the %/ rest
opinion of their aaivity, lie called upon them t., tlCe
tfCift their duty as Ntigiatrates wit* enemy, maid tut
doubt but their pains would he eitwardsd by the
tram quillity nt the country.
Franrit Donohoe, ildift.ll, for that he, on the Ith
day of November, 1806, at Mod:lough. in :he ceuity
Cavan, did. feloniou•Ly, wiltuLe, arid contemptu.
ously, ad.nitiister an oath to one 'Ocoee.
that he, the said G. '!',somas, would no: take t.:s
tithe M. m a pr •aor ; nor discover, our gee evi-
dence a certain association or brothel isees..t. called
Theethires, or ut a irotb,r Ineeeber"—Yllode4 islet
Geral.v.
l'he Arronetsv.(lt 44444 then addressed the
Court and the d.•ry. in as nergetis speech, dad
said. lit iii wit feel it his slats, very much at length
to state the grounds on whirl, the Prisoner Olts
arr.ignect; it this Comnaisnon had, for the let
heen opened to eappeess twist tumuitaniss
meetings, he would feel it a sectary to go unto thern
mach more at large. H • said. south was nets/bars".
for the purpose .0. giving confidence to the thill.artea-
-0.1; 'ouch, to gives rotes' to tie I yai part rat the
community; much. to confirm the downfall. and
give env gy to bring home ponish.ne it to the fri:ry.
He had the Istildaaton to say. the laws had ....nt.3l
their own (licit; ; aid the ealtigtatnc..l and dig.
paged persons who (.resided, bad male the la es
will unJeritood in every pat of the tputa ty t:. y
came through. Judges ite,-.1 rs-rt so us.° a par o.
lif detail in all parts of the e u try & the pes.rle
were await of the soli:woe! of the 'am. aftd thrdt
wig vim Laine.itab* as St s, he to be
head by every one. that, in the pr.oir.is of the
Usaamiswoo. 13" persons have answard. with t .eir
lives. fur the.; stuns; and eine were Aossmo I to ea.
dm Iron duly eAtiire I,uJ. talaaer Milts to rota: that
ensairy they have dispated by th it ai.k. 3 eta a-
ria Lie thett megatieoeS :he stillui-ncy t.c lava
Plrtra the Moment sod puma; the wicks..;
that tarty Iwo aisle to assert r.esns Iv • ; and
aellitins ism dame trot under their sand ; that
perms hookOrea tae oat, that tbe betel el Fogless
el aseedeliess alibis bled. h. thy 10-sees "01-
wow •• the roneating. in an lanocinst emery. se, the
eau ort• stress rpm. cite teal alth with,l,ll...n4theJ • and
gasider lacuna. that be Privao• attired in. iaeJ tar
bog of as a ntie•ssrl called &edam
sees a (*Oa: tries. s, called
t'*o•Sh Wag coattail to
the kre of Gal aaJ ot..t 6 gr, lay fa,; .11 th-or toe
Oat Wed • early todielot ; awl that et es Bedew
boos amid Was his tweatiesee bound by mesh as
ash He save. it was asten-disatt. V issi es Me. •
so Ass et ausseine at this bans ',weld bola ere mo
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