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FROM LAST Nrcarrs GAZETTE.

Da6lin Castle, N0v.,1804.
Hi:, Majesty has been plea And, by his Royal Letters
Patent under the Great Seal of Ireland, to translate
the Right Rev. Dr. N ithani.:l Alexander, Bishop
of kilialoe and Kilfenita, t..) the United Bishoprics
of Down and Coefvfoil;•Vacant by the death of the
Riglit Rev. Dr. Willi Int Dixon,late Bishop thereof.
His Majesty has also been pleased, by his Royal
Letters Patent, to promate the Rev. Robert Totzen-
barn (commonly called Lord Robert Tottenham), to
the Bishopric of Killaloe and Kilfenora.

EIN.CTION OF A TEMPoRAL PEER OF IRELAND
pursuance of an Ad passed in 'he fortieth year
tif I lis Majesty's reign, entitled, •' An AN to regu-
late the mode by which the Lords Spiritual and
Temporal, and the Commons, to serve in the Parlia-
ment of the United Kingdom on the part of Ireland,
shall be summoned and returned to the said Parlia-
ment," I do hereby give notice, that the Right Hon.
Dapre Earl of Caledon has been chosen, by a ma-
jority of votes, to be the Peer to sit and vote in the
House of Lords of the United Kingdom, in the room
of Robert Earl of I.eitrim, deceased. Dated this
46th day of November, 1804.
Liattitic PC, Clerk of the Crown in Ireland.

CITY BUSINESS.

Batato.—Yesterday, the LORD MAYOR ordered
the price of bread to continue at sixteen-pence-half-
peony the quartorn loaf wheaten, and one shilling
and three-pence household.
To-morrow his Lordship will hold a Court of
Common Council, to eleet, by ballot, two Clerks
to the now Coal-market, and a Clerk to the Court of
Requests, in the room of Mr. JOHN LEACH. The
ballots to begin at one, and close at two o'clo:k in
the afternoon ; and to consider a motion, that such
Members of the Corporation as were removed from
the Port Committee, be discontinued as Nominees
to represent the Court in the West India Dock Corn-
pny—and that the Members appointed to fill up Va-
cancies in the Committee be Nominees to represent
the Court in the said Company ; and that the Town
Clerk do return their names to the Company accord-
ingly ; and also, to consider a motion to rescind
the resolution of the Court, of the e st of February
last, declaring non-freemen ineligible of being
dilllnd to any office or place in the gilt of the Cot-

resdon &c. &c.
Its Lordship will proceed to busioeas at twelve
o'clock at noon precisely.

Wats C zsza.—The meeting of the Whig Club
pßiptday evening being the first in the season was
Mt *sly attended. particularly of the most im-
psenhatlmembers. Mr. By so was in the chair ; and
on his health being ill'ank with that of Sir FRANCIS
Bumper r's, he took an opportunity of entering into
an explanation of his condo& at the Middlesex
71445, ad of observing that the letter published
by Mr. Matt.isit during that Eleetion was without
Lis knowledge or concurrence.
Manton-House —Yesterday a drover was sum-
moned before the Loan Ala volt for refusing to pay
the Collettor of the City Tolls for sheep passing
through to the London Markets. The ColleCtor
*rased, that several drovers had resisted paying the
toff for sheep, under a stmlitlaltion that they had iicr
right so to do, although it had been colletled mom
than thirty years. Mr. HUNPMILVS atrcn led as
Solicitor for the Plaintiff, and stated, that his tiient
had no objeCtion to pay the City their demand, pro-
vided they would thew him by what power they de-
manded it, and produce their Charter by which they
colleSed the toll on sheep. The Colleflor acknow-
ledged that sheep were not mentioned in the Charter;
but that colleSing a toll per score on sheep was an
usage sanftioned by aidary LORD Ma oa,who issued
a warrant for the purpose. The City Solicitor was
sent for, who told his Lordship he could not enforce
the toll, and the Drover was dismissed to the joy of
several of his profession, who attended his Lordship's
decision.
DILAINRGE Or LAND.—Mr. HART, a resident of
Little Houghton, in Northamptonshire, who for se-
veral years past has made draining his business, is
now employed in an extensive drainage, near Arun-
del. in Sussex. the mode he pursues is that of
making one covered drain, only, obliquely, instead
of the numerous parallel drains usually made use
of; and, what is very singular, he has for these
thirty years past adopted this mode of draininz, by
using the spirit level, and boring for springs, though,
till very lately, nothing of that nature has been in
ra tite. though frequently written of.
The work he is now engaged on may be seen
within half a mile of Arundel Bridge, on a farm
rented by Mr. Osaoas, of Leominster.
The work which he has performed within these
few years, in Sussex, for Lord Roam's. SNINCER, at
Woolbeding, and WILLIAM( S PIPINTZ,
Esq. at Cowdrey Park, has given great satisfaftion,
and been attended with little expence, in comparison
with the advantage derived from it ; and it can be
ascertained that land in Northamptonshire, which
would not, before drained, bear a pointer to range
over, has for thirty years past grazed oxen !
In addition to the works thrown up along our
Eastern coast, for its defence against invasion, Go-
vernment has, within the last six weeks, contra.Fted
ler the ereaion of hots, at Bexhill, sufficient to
contain S,OOO troops. Those for the privates, which
aceononodre thirty-two men each, are nearly
Enished ; and the whole, ss hen completed, will
cover about thirty acres of ground. The quantity
of straw used in thatching them was so great, that
the contractors would have experienced some diffi-
culty in obtaining it, had they net been assisted by
the Earl of ASHIII: &YUAN, and other considerable
land-owners of the neighbourhesoe, who liberally
allowed their teaants to furnish as much as they
could spare, contrary to the conditior.s upon which
they hold their respeCtive farms.
The above huts are in part occupied by four bat-
talions of the k irises German Legion, and to which,
it is expeaed. the sth batulion, now stationed at
Horsham, will s'aortly remove.
On Thursday. Friday, and Saturday last, the
ti Battalion wt the 92.1 Regiment c-mmenced their
rzarch freers Weely Barracks. on they route to f. -
verpool, from whence. they are to embark in- nie-
diately for Ireland. the is expeCted to tot r:-
placed by the this FJOS, now at Colchester.

THEATRES.

A-110USE.

OPER
The charming serious Open of II "lii).!fis dcl
L'Amnre Fraterlto, was performed last night. Mrs.
BILLINGTON was in fine voice, but the hon.', we
are sorry to say, was but thinly attend,:d. So pre-
valent is the passion for novelty, that Ro,aus takes
the lead of even the BILLINCTOY. But, when the
great world fills, this magnificent theatre must be
the favourite temple of taste and fashion.

DRURY-LANE.
Mrs. Cow itv's elegant comedy of The Relle's
Sle4tatem WAS performed here last night. M.s"
Dus:c vv was every thing the authoress intended the
fascinating Letitia Haydn to be. Every heart beat
in unison with the thrilling sweetness of her song,
which WAS loudly encored. The house was full, and
the company elegant. Aleiriatsmy followed—Mrs.
JOEDAN and 4r. elegant.
ts-rox were uncommonly in-
teresting and lively.

COVENT-OARDEN.

THE YOUNG ROSCIUS.
The Young Rorciur appeared last night in the cha-
racter of Nor.e,l, in Mr. Hest e'r interesting Trage-
dy of Doestas. In this charaifter, as in that of
ildrear, he does not appear until the second
He does not re-appear until the fourth ; and the
fifth a& consists of only one scene, in which, until
in the agonies of death, he is called upon for no
exraordinary exertion. The part IS, therefore,
judiciou-'y adapted to his strength. Too heavy
a burthea is not imposed upon him, and the
audience feel a sort of assurance that they are
not by premature enjoyment cheating the promise
of their future hopes. This i. a consideration
of no mall importance. The public m.y be
allowed to feel a prisperty, an interest, in that
which appears destined to '-e the ornament of the
age. to i;ive a colour and completion to life and
marals. The public do feel that interest In every
company, from the highest life to the lowest classes
of society, the most tender concern is hourly ex-
pressed lest so much labour may endanger his
health and constitution. The part is also well suit-
ed to his age. A w.:11-grown youth of 14 may
well represent :I youth of 18, the age of Norual,
without claiming too much from the delusion of the
steer. The part, therefore, was judiciously chosen,
as well with respea to his tender years, as his pecu-
liar powers. The doors, as upon the preceding
days, -were besieged at an early hour ; but, after
sin o'clock, there was no crowd or pressure for
places. Those who had not taken places, were
aware that they could expel no accommoda-
tion, and, consequently, were deterred from mak-
ing any struggle Those, of course, who had
secured seats, enjoyed them with, perhaps, much
less inconvenience than is usually felt upon the night
of a new play, or any other case of ordinary e Tee-
tation. The Play is interesting, and was, upon the
whole, well cast ; but that 3:sone Norco! was every
thing, and every other character nothing, was mani-
fest from all the occurrences of the evening. Even
after the curtain rose, a murmur of impatience ran
from box to box. It was all anxiety until he ap-
peered, and then a thunder of applause announced
the pleasure of the audience at beholding him.—
His first scene did not keep pace with his great
name. The celebrated speech beginning with
" haw ia Nome .
has beets much admired, and is familiar to every
school-boy. It has been considered a judicious ap-
peal to the audience, to prepossess them at once in
favour of the aZior. It breathes a spirit of chivalry,
blended with modesty, that cannot fail to please.—
Yomee Ro-c•ol, however, appeared in it only an or-
dinary Atlor. Ile was nothing above the common
size, or level. In part: of it, he might be said to be
faulty. particularly in his delivery of these lines—
.. 1 left my father's house, and took with me
A chosen servant to cambia my steps :
Yds trroVisig wits gorvnic his wairrr"
We have not been accustomed to hear the last line
delivered with in much indignation. The noble,
generous spirit of Norval, ought not, perhaps, to
feel so much resentment at the cowardice of a ser-
vant ; but, then, it must be considered, that he is
" a tho,en servant," and that the passage ought to
be strongly marked. as Gfeturinor afterwards takes
advantage of it. In the long speech in the Ith
where we nest find him giving an account of his tutor
in the art of war, he displayed all the fire and ani-
mation of a youth speaking upon a favourite subjet;
and here, as in the former scene, we observed no
extraordinary grace or beauty. But, as if all this
were meant to take the audience by surprise, and
heighten the beauty of the succeeding passages, in
one moment he enraptured the audience, earned the
avenue to every heart, and searched every vein and
artery, by the exquisite force, delicacy, and feeling,
displayed in the fallowing dialogue :
"!end R. Why dal this 'oldie in a desert hide
This*. nus:itie. goat should have greed a camp
Mir. Tau too at !mat leaned. Unhappy elan!
Returning honer/snit 1)7 Messina' rwt,
Loaded with wealth and honours bravely won,
A rude and ti.iiserous captain of the tea
Faiteill a quarrel on Mai. Fierce dim fought:
Tiro stranger fell, and with his dying breath
Dertlaid his name and I.neagt. Mighty poser
The soldier cried, Mo enwiwe ! !
1.1.1 s rt. ill. Mother !
Yc•—•nf the s.tine parents bora ;
His un:y brother. Tney excimrsed forgiveness;
And happo is no smOut wait he dot ding ;
For male deaths has the suriivur
Lone ft To what mysterious woes are mortals born
I.s this dire tragedy were there no more
Unhappy penons Did the parents live
Nor. No, the, terra dead; tied &-O. had OW4 their

tees,
Befer•, their son LW shed his trother's
There was scarcely an eye horn which a falling tear
did not bear witness to the strong emotion which he
excited. The words, 6, Oh nut brother." " Navy
1. my mind was he that died." " Kind Neortn
dad clued their (Tee," were delivered with that
pathos and feeling that melted every bosom
They excited an enthusiasm in the house, of which
no words can convey an adequate idea. —He was
entirely in possession of the audierce. They had
lost all controul over their passions, and expressed
their delight in loud and reiterated burs:s of IC-
clAmatinn. —Filial piety, in the expression of
which. he stands pre-eminem, could not be more
beautifully expressed than in the conversation which
fdlows with Lad, Randolph. H:s eager enquiry
into the circumstances of his birth, and respe:ting

his father, was full of genuine interest and feen,g.
Never did nature present a son in Inure captivating

colours.
" Who am I then '
" Who ws% father
And then, when he finds his father dead, the ten-
derness with which he turns his enquiry to his mo-
ther. and bewails her sorrows. was irresistible. Upon
this ground he can have no rival. The expression
of filial duty is hisfe, tr. Wherever it constitutes
a leading feature, whether in Acluler, in Norval,
or in Freder,c4, his success is certain. From this,
until his great scene with Glenaluoie, was a blaze of
beauties. He marked every passage with taste and
judgment. New beauties Appeared in every thing
he touched.
"The blood of Douglas will prole& itself:"

and again
" To he the son.( Douglas is to me
I ohel aance enough Declare my birth,

A:A in the 6011 171 seek for farr;and itstune."
These line; were spoken with great energy. The
pride of noble birth breathed la every word, and
was finely mixed with the martial fire of the youth-
ful waurior. But hitherto, it may be said, he had
only to express a single passion. The warmth oaf
filial affection, martial fire, and the pride of birth,
are all that have been yet required of him, and they
are not commingled, but succeed to each other.
He is a youth acting a youth's part- a brave, gene-
rous, spirited, and affe&ionate boy. The scene
with Glenaloon is of the most arduous class. It re-
quires a great variety of talents. He has to struggle
with, and pourtray contending passions. His bold
and dating spirit is fired by insult and indignation;
anger, contempt, and prudence, alternately prevail,
or contend for vitiory in his breast. The following
speech to Glenalrom was full of modesty, grace, and
dignity :
" Sir, I Iron areuetoon'd all my days
To heat and speak the plain and simple ouch .
Aral thoolla I hate been odd that there are na-ri,
Who borrow frenti.lop's tongull to s;wak their at .:n,
Yet in such language I am little
Therq.ne 1 Awl (.lenat ems t;rr An rowel,
Aithourk it ...waded kleeku,."
The inflection of his voice, and the irony with
which he pronounces the concluding lines,were won-
derfully fine. Loud and prolonged applause dezlared
the admiration of the audience, and the extraordi-
nary powers of the actor. Indeed every line to the
conclusion ef the scene deserves particular praise.
The contempt and indignation with which smarting
from insult, he says to Glees/eon—
t. te'l thee—w hat thou art. I knew thee well."
The spirit with which he challenges him to fight,
and his speech to Lord Randal" when the latter in-
terferes and parts them, were all finely conceived,
and beautifully expressed. They were equalled,
however, if not exceeded, by the spirited and noble
air with which he concludes the quarrel and the
aft, in the following lines :
" Think not so lightly, Sir, of my resentm,nt.
When we contend again, our strife it nertal,“
Hitherto we have seen him rising above himself
in each succeeding scene ; in the dying scene he
tops the climax, and leaves all his former exertions
far behind. His attitude, when he comes wounded
upon the stage, from the contest with Lord Randolph
And Wooalooa, with the two swords in his hands,
was fall of grace and dignity. Nothing could be
more animated and noble. The same grace and
dignity attended him, in the agonies of death. This
part of the scene was also managed in a way pecu-
liarly his own. On the moment of expiring, he
makes a convulsive effort to embrace his mother ;
but when raised half way from the ground, his
strength forsakes him, and he falls lifeless upon the
stage, in a direction opposite to that in which he
rose ; thus evincing, in the gasp of death, the in-
vincible ardour of Erial affe.h on. Thunders of ap-
plause closed this scene. High as public expeas-
tion was raised, the performance exceeded it.
The Play is in itself of more interest than Barba•
rainy, and the nein; R.ee.es was more ably seconded
by his coadjutors. Mrs. Li rc tt r I EL n was a very good
though not a perfect representative of Ledo Randol,eh,
All the violence of gild was given with aderpiate
force, but she has not s iftness enough to expre+s
its agonies in the breast of so fond a mother in so
dreadful a situatiou. When she exclaims,
a. gab! we
" pal( Aar West."
She should be examining his face with trembling
anxiety ; but, at the time Lady Reudolpi last night
pronounced these words, she had not seen his fea-
tures, his face being turned away from her, 1 Ask-
ing towards the as,ailants.
Mr. Coosce looked and played Gleaalron well. In
the scene, however,where he insults and chides Yollllg
Nerral, use thought, as seeking to be natural, he
became too familiar and colloquial. Mr. Musa a v's
Lord Randolph, and the other char-them were well
sustained. •Ilie pit, as on Saturday and Monday
nights, had a black and dismal appearaice ; very
few females bad courage to venture into it. The
boxes, however, were very brilliant, and displayed a
full proportion of female beauty and fashion. It
may not be amiss to notice, that the Scotch bonnet,
which young Norval wore, did not fit him. He was
obliged repeatedly to raise his hand to settle it on his
head; the interest and delusion of the scene must of
caurse suffer by the circumstance.

It is said that an Expedition is in preparation,
from which Ministers expea the greatest sneer's. It
is to consist of a strong Naval and Military Force'
and the latter will be commanded by an Officer of
the highest reputation.
A Gentlem to, who came over in the same packet
that brought Mr. Waosr, A rr, states, that he tound
great difficulty in embarking at Iltisum, from the
severe frost, and the quantity of floating ice ; he
says. " We had a quick run out of the river, but, in
getting to sea. had contrary winds, and a heavy
gale, for near forty-eight hours, beating our pas-
sage the remainder of the way. The frost had been
very severe at Hamborgh : on leaving which place,
many unpleasa it rumours were afloat. The frog had
closed the canal+, and the Elbe no longer remains na-
vigable. I came by way of Tonningen, where there
were several British ships; the 7nasters of which
intended leaving them on Monday last, from the
fear of being frozen up, should the severe frost
continue. It was said that a Military Commission
was sitting upon three houses at Rotterdam, which
had large concerns with England their books, kc.
seized, and erassining."

LAW.
. .
COURT OF KING% BENCH. WMI4INIIIIII, Dec. 4.
Sittings at Nici Pea's, before Lord EL LINSOItO AK.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
POTTS r. Gsis.vr.
In this action the Plaintiff was a Milliner residing
on the first floor of a house, No. la, Bond•Strect, tha
sla:d lover part of which were occupied sr the
i ant, who was a Ladies Shoemaker.
it appeared that the Plaintiff had some garden
pots in her windows, which she was in the hail ha-
bit ' -ming Own
-..ioclowk

.c of watering, and generally over-runt
the water streamed down upon the shop wind,
in consequence of which the articles in them receiv-
ed some damage. This annoyance induced the De-
fendant to nail some hoards against the window,
which were afterwards removed by the PLintifr.'
who placed hammers, pokers, and other domestic
utensils, in their stead. The boards were again re-.
stored to their first situation, and the Defendant
threw the several implements, which the Plaintiff had
g• t out, in at the window, one of which srtnrl- 11:r
apprentice in the arm ; is consequerica
faintoiss, hystericks. contusion, ft.c. ensued. The
parties were brought before the Migistra:es at
Marlborough-Street, and this action was afterwards
p osecuted.
A Surgeon was to have proved the injury sus-
rained, but the Learned Counsel dispensed with'
calling him, so that no material injury was proved•
to have been done.
The Jury returned a Verdict for Forty Sbilliugs.
DEFAMATION. •
!RICHARD O. LENN.
This waist anion for slanderous words made
of by the Defendant to the injury of the V/
charader. • ;
The Plaintiffis a publican, and kept the GM*"
Inn, at E;-,field, and the Defendant is a tolls's**.
fist, and clerk to Messrs. Pidgeon and Dimes;
merchants. It appeared upon the dired eaausiaa-,
tion of Miss Maria Prichard. the Plaintiti's danglialig•
that the Defendant called at her father's !:oust: one
day, in company with :another per-on. and said hit-
called to settle his account, when the Mimi:: desired
be would walk in, and it should be paid ;
ately after they had some words, she could not say.
what provoked them, but she hear i the Defendant
tell the Plaintiff—" You are a rogue, and a
and a swindl-r you robbed rue of a cask of
brandy."
On her crow-examination. she said het father had
ordered a cask of brandy through the Defendant,
Mesas. Pidgeon and Dixon t but, in conse-
quence of unfort.,nate circumstances, her father
fa;led ; she did not understand what was me-int by
a Reari.s account, but her father gave his note in
part pa-in:sent for the brandy. which note was never
taken up, ~or the brandy ever paid toe.
Lord Eitutoraortouort told the Jury. that 1t;
charge did not amount to that of felon ;
there were seasonable grouods for the
us:ng the expression, and the PlakiiisvardiallK -
fore, ?unsuited. 4
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
DCGOkt, D. HOLLII4•6 4110 •tsorrea.
This war an anion brought by the Plaintiff. Who ,•
was a labourer, and kept a lodging house in flit.!
Giles s. nainstthe Defendant, Ql,:asiwariewsoae--
- perfnmer. and his. •

man , I opposi•e aeignotauso
It appeared from the evidence of some of
Plaintiff's witnesses, that one night, between eleenttlll#ll4.
and twelve o'clock, as old sailor came to the-Plain-
tiff's to look for lodgings, and the latter, not being
able to accommodate him, desired he should go;
away. As the sailor retired, he stumbled again*
the window and broke a pane of glass, upon which
the Plaintiff ran out, and took hint into custoo
at the s.t:nc moment the I)efewlant" came npa
sired him not to use the man ill, and gild he wo
bail him out, if he carried him to the watch-`sonse,'
and then, without furth.r provocation, he at
the Plaintiff, knocked him aown, dragged him trir
the hair of the head, and otherwise abused and be*
him in a most violent manner.
Mr Vincent, surgeon. wh, WAS also a foreigner, •
stated, that he Attended the Defendant in the mouth
of June, when he had a hod on his thigh ; he at-
tended him again in July. about the tine the assault
was said to have taken place, when he appeared to
havean inflammatory eruption, general y terned St.
Anthony's Fare, both of which arose from a bad ha-
bit of body, hut was not, by any means, the effea
of a blow, or any violence. He gave a certificate,
but it WAS not produced.
The Jury gave the Plaintiff Is. damages.
ASSAULT AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
JONES r. HINKLILY and ornAas.
Mr. ERSKINE stated, that this was against one
Hinkley esd Sanson, the latt-r well known by the
nick name of the Buil" .ff the Welk, and w'.obad
frequently been celebrated amon7st the heroes of
pugilism. The maul: committed was a most vio-
lent and atrocious one; and though this Defend ant
might think he had a right to battle with men, yet
it did not follow that he was to use the fair sex in
the same way. The Defendaats had dragged the •
Plaintiff, Mrs. Mary Jones, who was an unprixedied
woman, to a common wa.e's-honse, where she was
imprisoned a s•: hole night, and natal twelve o'clock
the next day ; and direeted, that no hail should be
taken for her ; iu the way to the watch house they
heat her, broke one of her fingers, and otherwise
abused h-r.
Mrs Mary Harper stated, that she knew the
Plaintiff Mary Jones, who lived in St. Catherine's-
lane, Tower-hill. About nine o'clock at night. en
the '27th of August la.t, she saw the Deiendants,
Hinkey and Sanson, who asked one elartha How-
ard, what she had done to his ( I laiikl .y's) wife
they then laid hold of the Plaintiff, dragged her
along the flags without cap or shoes, and fiarced her
to go to the watch-house, where she was cootined,
and the next day was so ill as not to be able to stir •
her aims and body were black, and her linger broke
On her cross examination, by Mr. G •ZROW,
said, the Plaintiff was a decent, respeetable,
working woman ; she could not tell how often she
had been in the watch-house ; she never said stet •
was to have a new gown if she told a d—d good
story ; the Plaintiff •• as not mortally drunk, nor
did she know she was in custody for rnhhing a sailor;
but she admitted the Plaintiff was an unfortunate
girl of the town, but did tot know she was called
by any nick name, nor .11.1 she know the complaila A

ag: er was for insulting two modest women,
wit m sue threatened to use with indecency.
Martha Howard, in her direfl examination, enr-
ich rated the greater part of the first witness's tes-
timony, as to the assault and imprisonment, and
further stated, that the Plaintiff had been confined
eight weeks, in consequence of the injury. On her
cross-examination, she said, she had been taken
np shortly before, in consequence of a dew Woman's
taking a false oath against her ; she could not say
bow often she was tikeri up • she lived with Mary
Jones, the Plaintiff, with whom two other girls of
the town also resided ; she had been at the Old Bai-
ler once, about ten years ago, and had been inno-
cently brought in by another.
An Apothecary's Apprentice stated, that he had
been called in to attend the Plaintiff—he found her
rather unwell, and gave her some medicine.
Mr. Johnston, a surgeon of that neighbourhood,
stated, that he was called in on the 29th of August,
and found the Plaintiff in bed ; she complained
chiefly of her side and finger ; upon examining the
L• tter, he found it was nor a recent injury, and she
would not let him examine her side; she did not com-
plain of any bruises, nor did she appear to have any ;
he did not know that application bad been made
to the Attorney, before he was sent for, but
presumed it was the ca-e ; he could not tell what
injury the lady had sustained, but the case was con-
siderably aggravated.
Mr. G•anow, in a very able speech, addressed
the Jury on the part of the defence. He observed,
his friend, Mr. East t.st, generally played his carAs
Wry well, but he had been father unlucky to-day,
ger, of three assault cusses, in which he had been en-
gaged, it happened that it had been thomight pru.
dent not to examine the Surgeon, in the first case ;
he did net mend the second ; and, as to the third, he
played the very devil with it. He recommended k
to attorneys engaged in such causes, to note it in
their common place book always to call medical
Mu upon those occasions, but never to apply to
of such upright charaflers as those pro-
= day.
Illteind witnesses were then called, who proved
that the Plaintiff was a woman of notoriously bad
chanaer, and, along with Martha Howard, had
inettsressly and indecently insulted the wife of one
WM* Defendants, and a young lady who was in
(astray with her ; in consequence of which, the
Defendant being told of it, took them both into
custody, but not having been present when the
breach of the peace was committed, the Jury
were bound to find a Verdi& for the Plaintiff, to
whom they gave Is. damages.
MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

dun Smith was indided at the suit of James Dal-
t*, a respectable Solicitor, living in Spitalfields,
fat tebeowing a seven pound iron weight at him,
• alikb. having hit him on the instep, he was con.
Idle for the space of sin weeks. It appeared by the •
PtimPlator's evidence, that he had been employed
by a client of his (who was landlord to the Defend-
ant,
and who also owned the houses adjoining to
the one in which she lived) to go to the premises,
sod m ezamine, whether the Defendant or her son
bid pulled down 2 flue, which had been erected by
Ishii. for the purpose of canyins off the had smell
from the back pan of their dwelling, where they car-
ried on the slaughtering business; that he went
there accordingly, and saw the Defendant. Her
son not Wit., at home, she stewed him into the
back yard ; that he having found fault with her for
pulling down the due, and told her from whom he
came, she said to him, if she had known his busi-
ness, she would not have let him in; at the
same time, desiring him to go out of her
house, or she would shoot him. That ehr
then went into the parlour, as he supposed,
to get a pistol, and iliat he followed her to the
d.•.-r, representing to her the consequences that
might ensue. if she attempted to present a pistol at
him, and the punishment she was liable to, under a
late Ad of Parliament, introduced by Lord ELL en-
ZOROUGH. That the Defendant, who was standing
over at the fire-place, took up the iron weight,
which was produced in Court, ai.d flung it across
the room ; that it hit him in the instep, and knocked
him against the wall ; but he acknowledged that he
had, while he was in pain, taken it up again and
flung it at her. A witness was examined for the
Defendant ; but, as the throwing of the weight was
not denied, the Jury found the Defendant guilly,
and she iS AS sentenced by the Court to be confined a
week, and to pay a fine of forty shilling,.
_

Pr-I-roe E the Jew, and WOOD the coachman, are
ni it.. had for 100 guineas aside ; they arc to fight o s
st..ge of t 4 feet square. The battle, it is said,
will take place this month.
A few days since, as Colonel WYiser,ri 0, of the
4th Dragoons, was amusing himself with hiN gun.
in pursuit of snipes, near Lewes, a small flight of
swallows crossed him, which be fired at, and having
killed one, exhibited the same as a reed avis. at this
advanced season of the year, which it certainly was,
not an evidence in proof of the nun-emigration of
'use birds during the winter.
Last Thursday evening, a poor woman, named
'IA It I Is, bekriging to Alfriston, who was pro-
ceding on her journey home from Lewes,
through the extreme darkness of the night, lost s'ie
cause-way before sh► bad readied SoutLerhatis
t.'orner, and walked into the river, a little On this
,ide the Lime kilns, by which accident she was
inhappily drowned—Two women, whom she had
passed but a few minutes before, heard her scream
out and flounce in the water, but could afford her
no assistance. Her bonnet, and a b.ssktt she usually
carried upon her arm, were the nest day seen float-
ing with the current ; but her body was not found
till Sunday, when it was taken up bin a few rods
from the spot where the laud accident betel her.
The same evening, as Mr. Hoescic, •:•ho some
time since kept the Public-honse at Telsconsh, but
afterwaids engaged himself in the service of Forage
Contraclors, was going to his lodgings, from the
Canteen at Illetchingwa, he walked into the large
draw-well, in the barrack-yard, which had been care-
lessly left open, and perished. His body was acci-
dently discovered and drawn up, by some soldien,
----- using the well, on Saturday morning.
was a sober, industrious man, and has
and one child, tit lament his less. •

TICE ROMNET.

We have been favoured with an F.xtraß of a Let-
ter from the Hon. Capt. Colville, late Coinmander
of His Majesty's ship Romney, which was unfor-
tunately wrecked on the South Haak, off the 'Fexel,
on the 19th ult. and which we insert for the satis-
faCtion of the Itiends and relatives of the Officers
and crew.
Extract of a L-rt r front the lion. Calitain Colville, stating the
eireumst..nce attending she Loi, of His Majesty's Ship
Romney.
" Ileliler (North Holland), Nov. 21.
a It is with feelings of the sincerest regret, and
which I feel but little capable of expressing, that I
sit down to discharge the painful duty of acquaint,
ing you with the total loss of His Majesty's Ship the
Romney. on Monday the 19th instant, off the Ilaaks,
on the S. W. part of the Sand, owing to the mistake
of the Pilots, although regular soundings had been
taken on our run from Yarmouth, whence we sailed
at nine a. m. on the preceding day.
" I felt confident, a few minutes before the ship
struck, that we were still on the edge of the broad
Fourteens, and having then sounded, they proposed
standing in, under the sail then set, viz. double
reefed top-sail, and foretop-mast staysail, with the
wind at S. S. W. until they should be in ten or
eleven fathoms. To this I objetted, as, from the
unsettled appearance of the weather, and the thick-
ness of the fog, I deemed it imprudent to approach
the shore, in quest of Rear-Admiral Russel, to
whom I was proceeding conformably to my or-
ders. We were accordingly in the a.!I of wearing,
when a large ship, apparently at anchor, was
discovered through the fog bearing E. by N. We
then stood towards her, to make her plainly, but
had not proceeded on that course (under the above-
mentioned sail) more than four or five minutes,
when we perceived her to be a large merchantman
on shore. The pilots then wished to haul off, on the
larboard tack ; but, before the ship could be brought
to the wind, sbe struck. The wind continued to
increase, the fog being again very great, and a hea-
vy sea got up ; the ship struck so hard as to cause
her to make so much water, that in a short time all
hopes of saving her were at an end. There then
remained but the hope of saving to His Majesty's
service the officers. and crew. In that hope I have,
from a combination of unfortunate circumstances

(and more especially from none of our cruisers be-
ing attracted to us by the guns we had fired, which
I had flattered myself would have been the case yes-
terday when the weather was clear), been disap-
pointed.
" That every possible exertion was made to lessen
the calamity, after having struck, I trust will ap-
pear from the minutes. It will be a great consola-
tion to myself and officers to know that they have
that effeCt. Under the uneasiness of mind which
the lossof the ship, I had the honour to command,
naturally occasions, I feel some alleviation in re-
fleting upon the zealous, alive, and orderly con-
dird of my officers and crew, in circumstances the
most trying, and in which they endured the severest
hardships with cheerfulness, and in perfee reliance
on Divine Providence, whose interposition in our
behalf was strongly evident.
" When the ship floated a little, she was, by let-
ting go the bower anchor, brought to swing her
head to the wind, which enabled her to hold toge-
ther, and so bore through the horrors of the night,
which we certainly should not otherwise have sur-
vived.
We have experienced from the Dutch Admiral
Kirkhert, every attention that our distressed situa-
tion made so necessary, and which his disposition
seems incapable of with-holding, even from an
enemy ; but the warts of my fellow-sufferers are
great, fur not an article of clothing or any thing else
was saved ie (my one from the general wreck. I
hope the Dutch Government will be disposed to al-
leviate in some degree their wants, in clothing par-
ticularly, and I have solicited the assistance of
Rear-Admiral Russel in obtaining these necessaries.
" I have re ,son to believe we shall be sent to
Amsterdam, until exchanged.
" The crews of the Launch and Jolly-boat, who
had been found to bear up for the Texel, joined
me here this day. The Barge was swamped along.
side. One cutter, in returning f.om her attempt
to bring to our assistance a Canine who passed
us, heedless of our distress, was driven among the
breakers en the Haaks, and oversee. The other
cutter, equally unsuccessful in an attempt to bring
to us a schuyt which was in sight to leeward, was
under the charge of Lieutenant Barker, who, una-
ble to regain the ship, judged it most prudent to
bear up for the Texel, in hopes of obtaining assist-
ance for us, which, however, the state of the wea-
ther did net allow of being afforded that night."
A List of the Officers and men lost and missing :
The Hon. John Colville, •
Jolin Allison, William Wininper, Thomas Dobbin it irker,
and John Davies, Lieutenants.
William Kirby, Master.
John flarri.on Church, and Alexander Grieve, Lieutenants
of Manses
George Frederick Rode, Puree, Robert Riddle, Surgeon
Jehn Liming, Boatswam ; William White, Carpenter, John
Brady, Gunner; Richard Haynes, Mater's Mate; Charles
Strangway., John Flynn, J. It Webb, Samuel Cuthbert,
John Dune, Charles Stephenson, and Roger C. Corry, Mid.
shipmen; Henry Towsey, SIVVVII'I Mate; Rieltai4 Gui-
don, Gunner the M.jyati, , passengei ; ail saved, premners
on shore at the Ilelder.

William Klatk, Master's Mate; Wm. Hayes, Roalswain'a
Mats ; Christopher Antal, Antonio Silva, John Theial,,in,
James Smokes, Wan. 111.irratt, Wni. Murphy, and Robert
1.1ny.1, seamen, /mine: drnwned.
Wm. Haydn, Midshipman; Alexander Mills, Quarter-
master; Thomas Amber, George Ellis, Thome.. Brown, Wm.
tot", and Thomas Goodin, seamen ; Rabat Runyan, and Job
Steward, marines•. Daniel Lockliuri, John ityingten, and
Geroge Caner, boys; John Simsouns, seaman; I ;: ni,song
ii, on a rift of timber, which left the wreck, Nor. 20, ISIU4.
As a pleasant correaion of the above statement,
permit me to inform you, that the 13 said above to
be anis,ing, Are safe on board the Eder, having
been picked up by one of our cruisers.

The Abduct frigate, Captain Goes, is arrived with
dispatches, with which the Captain landed on the
beach, at Portsmouth, but was compelled by Mr.
MOT TI. IL , of the Custom-house, to return ott board
to pet form quarantine. The Captain entreated
that A 1,45 t his dispatches might be torwardsd ; but
this could not be complied with, and he was oblis-
- for the general safety, to submit to the du-
appointment.

lATY,LLIGENCL.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 3.
Yesterday the Eurviice frigate, Capt. Hoste, got
under weigh with a convoy for the Mediterranean
and Oporto, but did not get farther than off Cowes.
This morning they procceded3through the Needles,
although the wind was not very favourable.
Sailed the Melpomene frigate, Capt. Laroche, to
join the Havre squadron.
Arrived the lla,//rur sloop, Capt. CAlar.l, from
the Eastward.
Sailed the Draren of 'f guns, Capt. Griffiths, to
join the Channel fleet; she has not yet best round
St. Helen's Point, 5 p. m.
Came into Harbour His Majesty's ship Isis of .50
guns, Capt. Ommaney, to undergo a thorough re-
pair; also the Spider.
Arrived several outwa
Downs.—Wind, E.S.E.

vessels from the

DEAL, TIEC. 3.

Sailed L'Ainiabie frigate; Dart sloop of %%al-, and
several other ships of war, for their respeaive cruis-
ing stations, off the French coast.
Also a fleet of outward bound vessels, to the
westward.

The American ship (Mir, Captain Irvine, from
Rotterdam, in ballast, bound to Boston, which
yesterday ran on the Goodwin Sands, was gin off by
the assistance of the boatmen of this place, who were
obliged to ton her nn Deal beach, to stop her leaks,
being nearly full of water. She was this day got (Al'
the beach, and has proceeded to Ramsgate harbour
to repair.—Wind S.E.

as they were
The deceased
lefts wife and