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London, England, 1805-07-11 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

Rail Wore Mr. Justice L4UttACE, Mr. Justice
CRAIIIIIIII, find several Aidreuseu.

juty 10.

Chriatetber Pollavd was indiaeJ foil a misie.
menuor, in obstructing the crew of Hi Majesty's
revenue cruiser the Resotidiote, in the discharge of
their duty, they having sciztd a quantity of smug-
gled spirits.

The evi.ience adduced and the fans proved on
this trial were almost exaalv the same as appeared
last Session, on the trial of John George, who was
capitally conviaed and since executed. he having
taken a more aftive part in the hu,iness, and anually ,
fired on the Officers. The f.tfts were simply these :
The Re:alit:on cutter being on a cruise off the coast
of Cornwall, on the loth 05 January last, observed
a quantity of spirits, to the amount of 30,) casks,
lying on the beach, at Sellan Cove. 'The Captain
and crew instantly went on shore, seized them, and
were in pn'erssion for some time, when a crowd of
smugglers assemhled on a neighbouring hill, and
s-nt a man with one eye (the Prisoner had but one),
to tell them. if they would give up tii • property,
the smugglers would net honourably by them Phis
proposal Captain Parry refused ; in consequence of
which the crew were attacked ; and, after a hot
skirmish, in which several on both sides were killed
and wounded. the smugglers were beaten of, And
the spirits remained in possession of the Officers.
Captain Parry and two of the crew were exa-
mined, but could not swear to the Prisoner, as the
person who came to them from the smugglers, any
Luther than that that person had a blind eye, and
seas dressed in a blue coat and white buttons.
Joseph George (brother to the man who was
executed), and his wife. deposed to the Prisoner's
being among the smugglers on that night, and to his
being dressed in a blue coat and white buttons.
Mr. Justi:e Lauatact charged the Jury, and
observed, that there was some doubt relative t, the
Prisoner being the person Who came from the smug-
glen. which they should take into their consider-
ation before they delivered a verdia.
The Jury, in a short time, ocinwid the Prisoner.
CLERKLNIVELL SESSIONS, Jety 10.
Martha Howl was inilifted for wilful and cor-
rupt perjury.
Mr. KNAPP. on the part of the prisoner, urged
at considerable length, that this indiarnent could
not stand. as the day on which the perjury was
committed was laid in the indielasent different
from the day stated in the record.
Mr. Atr.tv, on the other side. was heard in sup-
port of the indielment, and argued againu the ob-
seiftion, as in records. he said, it was always the
praaice and a fietion of the law, to state the trial to
have taken place on the first sittings day, when, in
fact, it did not, till some days after.
The Court over-ruled Mr. KNAPP'S objection.
The perjury was then proved in the clearest man-
ner, and the Defendant was immediately found

weipm•mm••••
On Friday. the '2lst ult. two Gentlemen of the
county of Tipperary undertook for a large wager
to drive a gig, drawn by one horse, from Baggot-
street, Dublin, to the Horse and Jockey, near Cashel,
a distance of GB miles, in 12 hours, the two gentle-
men weighing. 31st. 41b. The journey was cons-
pleted in 13 minutes less than the given time, owing
principally to the superior management of the gen-
tleman who drove. They stopped but once to re-
fresh, and for a few minutes, during this trying
race ; but one of the gentlemen has to lament the
loss of a very fine blooded horse, who died the next
day of a fever.
In Campbell County, Virginia, there exists a
coanedion between two families, formed by s-
riage, for which, perhaps, no precedent can be
found from ADA /4 d, •cn to the present day.—lf
any of our readers can state the consangniuity of the
offspring of the two parties. no doulat it will prove
some amusement to the lovers of riddles.—A Mr
PALIIIO44 mauled the daughter of a Mr. W zsr-
' 'toot and the said WEST■auox married the daugh-
ter of the said PA Loam ; two of PAL MOR'S sons
married two daughters of the said WEST K, and
two of W 417 stow:A sons married daughters of said
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liArA YNtELLIVENCE.
JOLS'
the Union outward bdund East ladlantili
frtHis the Downs:
Sailed L'Esertle sloop of war, with six transports
for Cork.—Wind N.W.
PLYMOUTH, JULY 8.
Sailed yesterday for the off Brest, His
Majesty's ship Cesar, Sir H. Sti-achan, after a com-,
plete repair; also the Diamond higate. Liberty, and
Meurberan.
Arrived the Cardina, from off Ferrol, brought
letters. &c. all well.
To-day the [kind yateh sailed to the Eastward
to he broken up ; and the Lady Warrre, s ith a
convoy.
Arrived His Majesty's !hip Hibernia, Admiral
Gardners who had given up the command to Ad-
miral Cornwallis.
Came is the American ship itipiun a,,d .11a►y,
from New-York, with flour, detained by the heat
privateer. —Wind N .W.

taLMOUTII,

JULy 7.