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London, England, 1803-04-25 00:00:00

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ett' study npon suspicion; on searching hits he found
a pistol in his pocket, loaded with broken glass ;and
several duplicates. He could not give any account
of himself, or his motive for carrying the pistol.
Three other patroles who assisted in apprehend-
inF the prisoner, gave the same account as the last
witness.
• Mr. Justice HEATH &mac(' the Jury to give their
verdift, observing, that the fta of the prisoner's
having committed the robbery had been clearly
proved.
The Jury without hesitition pronounced the pri-
soner—Gsaiky.
There were no less than five other indiensents
against him for highway robberies, and one for ma-
liciously shooting with a pistol.
CLERKENWELL SESSIONS.

Saturday Elizateeb Moran was indiEted for steal-•
ing a silver thimble, the property of Anne Sloper.
The prisoner was one of those artful thieves who►
take advantage of the credulity of weak minds; and
the longing natural to .such imbecility for having
their fortunes told She had, in the coarse of bet
peregrinations, frequently come to the prosccutries
house in Fox-court, Gray's-inn-lane, and filled the
head of this silly woman with the most romantic
notions of wealth and happiness, giving various bits
of wood and leaves, which always emiured gosh{
luck and a good husband. Tiit prosecutris, how-
'ever, having missed sever.l little articles during her
late visits, had the prisoner searched upon the last
occasion, when the silver thimble was found upon
her person. She made no defence, and was.found
an-old offender in this way,the Chair-
man sentenced her to s'.!ven rears transportation.

NAVAL INTELLIG.ENCE.

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Poit I•MotTil, APRIL 22.
This day at eleven o'clock, arrived at Spithead
his Majesty's ship Exeilloa. of 7 t guns, Capt. Nash,
fmm the West Indies ; she was seen yesterday at
anchor far out, but there wis no certainty as to her
name.
Came to Spithead from St. Helen's his Majesty's
ship La Sys;/le, of 41 guns, Capt. Adam : she is in
want of anchors and cables.--Came up also his Ma-
jesty's ship Thalia, of 38 nuns, C.tpt. Moncur.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Regulus, of 44 guns,
Capt. Prrsland ; and A//tiater, of 28 guns, Capt.
—, both from the Meoiterranean, and went into
qrtarantine : and his Majesty's sloop of war Penguiv,
of 18 guns, Capt. M'Farland, from the Cape of
Good H4ape, and rentain with the squadron of his
Majesty's ships as per last, with the Earl Howe,
and Lord Castlereagh East Indi.unen, and Ocean
transport ; several excise cutters, a number of col-
hers and traders, laying wind-bound by the present
gale, which continues to blow very hard at West,
and without any appearance of moderating.
Remain at St. Helen's his Majesty's sh:p.Amphion,
of 32 guns, Capt. Hardy, and Pigmy gutter, of 14
guns, Lieut. White.
DEAL, APRIL 22.

Arrived and sailed for the River, the Wahne, Cat-
tle, --, from China; Mary, Izatt, from Charles-
town, and Elizabeth, Dempster, from Oporto.—
Wind W.S.W. blows hard.
DOVER, APRIL 22.
Sailed this morning, for Calais, the Prince of
Wale, packet, Capt. Sutton, with the mail, Prussian
courier, and a great number of passengers, amongst
whom were the fidowing: the Hon. Mr. Cavendish,
Alexander Cockburn, Esq. Charles Hereford, Esq.
Baron Nlunchausen, Harcourt, Esq. Sib-
bald, Esq. Mr. Bellisario, Mr. Brown, Iqr. Fraser,
Mr. Henore, Mr. Morrison, Mr. David, and Mr.
Freer.
A French boat arrived this morning from Calais,
with a letter tOr a mercantile house in this town. I
understand there ate seven French passage vessels
freighted at Calais, and that upwards of eighty
p-asiengers are engaged to come in one of thent.
It is supposed that the bar across the harbour at
Calais, at present precludes vessels from getting out.
The ship Mary, of Liverpool, is on the bar before
the harbour, from the Capc of Good, .Hope and
Lisbon, with part of the 8l st regiment on board ;.
she has lost all her anchors and cables. When the
Mary left the Cape, it was in possession of the
English.
Half past sit o'cloCk.—The Britannia passage ves-
sel is just arrived,' and several other passage vessels
are within two or three miles of the harbour, but
cannot learn that any messenger is coming.
I ir. James Ogilvie ISnded here to-day fit= the
ship Vile, Capt. Lawrie, from Oporto, whiCh has
passed by fur the Downs.

Some time ago a party of West India Gentle-
men, who were enjoying. their evening at a tavern,
unluckily involved iheinselves in a quarrel, on a.
circumstance of very. little Moment ; challenges
took place,
,and the event was to be determined
next morning, in a field adjoining Kennington
Conimun. '!'litter they repaired with their sse-
conds, and accompanied by a vargeon of Lambeth.
The place axed on was a piece of ground close to
the garden of Mr. Poe L, lligh Constable of the
Comity of Surrey, who being surprised at seeing
so many persons assembled in such a situation,
got over the pales of his garden at the moment
when the seconds had measured the distance fur
the conibatants to eniage. The pistills Went al-
ready loaded. Ile immediately interfere inform.
ing them that he wrs a peace officer, and insisted
on their leaving the place, warmly remonstrating
with them on the iroprop..iety of their coudtiet.—
They wLiv equally, bent on accuthplishing, the Oh-
jea of their meeting ; but no arguments could
prevail with Mr. Poet ; the only alternative Was
to seek another scene of alion ; and they were
proceeding to Brixton Ciuseway, when Mr. POPE
pru.ineed his staff of office, and declared his in-
tention of following them through every part of
the county.—ln the course of their journey, they
became somewhat more cool, listened to his in-
treaties, and at length Were finally prevailed upon
to relinquish their. horrid purpose : and, by this
praiseworthy pers3verinee on the part of Mr,
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Port, probably two or three lives were saved,
as four of the gentlemen were to have fought.
They, however, retarned to town in a very reconci-
led and atnicalile manner. %Vete such A conduct
more generally aslopb:d by the intenchntts on.thtte
Censurable meetings, commonly the -result (lt %very
insignificant causes, the happiness or life of worthy
individuals might be oftner preserved.