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A cue interesting to nautical men was lately tried in the
District Court of the United States, sitting at New York.
It was the cunt of the United. States against the crew of
the ship Criterion. It appeared upon trial, that nine of
the Criterion's crew, after signing the shipping articles,
and going on board, refused to do duty, on the plea that
there was one man abort.

It appears that on the 10th of June, the Criterion being
ready for sea, the crew was ordered to weigh anchor, but
nine of them refused.—The next day a similar order was
also disobeyed. The Captain was consequently obliged to
procure a gang of riggers so take the vessel to sandy Hock,
hoping, that after the ship&ad passed the light-house, his
men would come to a sense of their duty ; but when the
pilot and riggers were about to leave the ship off Sandy
Hook, the men still persisted in their obstinacy. The ship,
of course, was necessarily obliged to return, and anchored
again in the North River on the following Monday. On
Wednesday, the sailors w re taken before Judge Thompson,
and not being able to justify their conduct, were committed
to Bridewell to take their trial for a revolt. The Criterion
was thus detained, at heavy expense, until the gist of June,
when she proceeded to sea with a new crew.
On the trial, the proof guilt was positive; but it was
argued that the law was not clear as to making this offence
a revolt ; but the Learned Judge, in a clear and satisfac-
tory manner, made it evident that the offence, in its proba-
ble results, might amount to the charge in the indictment
of revolt—that it was an offence against which the laws
bad provided—and one, if not punished, might occasion
incalculable loss, vexation, and inconvenience, to merchants
and ship-owners. The Jury brought in a verdict of guilty.
In passing sentence, the Judge, in a most fatherly style,
pointed out the na:nre of the offence, and advised the pri-
mmer, against a repetition of their folly. He took occasion
to remind them that the Jury had recommended them to
the mercy of the Court, and that the Court was very much
inclined to make the punishment as light as possible, on
acconnt of their otherwise peaceable conduct while on
board the Criterion ; but that it way necessary, as an ex-
ample to others, to punish them.
His sentence was, that those who had been confined to
Bridewell, should pay each fifteen dollars, and stand com-
mitted for sixty days. or until the fine was paid—and that
the two who had muff:red confinement, pay each ten dol-
lars, and stand committed for 30 days.

The toll.hontes at Hyde Park-corner are now gone ; as
also the house for the weighing machine; and the abomina-
ble gates are gone Heaven knows where. There is a grind
clearance, and it has made a fine opening ; the new either
way, whether leaving or approaching Piccadilly, is now
quite refreshing.
A fanner, last reason, in Nu. Farquharson's hunt,
having been accused of killing a fin, was not allowed to
dine at the ordinary of his mallet town, till he had
cleared himself by an affidavit front so unsportsmanlike an
imputation.
S I•TE 07 Caner.—lt is gratifying to record that the
Autumn Circuit of the Justiciary Court has been altogether
bloodless ; nn criminal having been sentenced to die. Their
Lordships, in almost every instance, congratulated the
Sherds on the Witness of the calerrilan. At Jedburgh
there was only one case for trial ; at Dumfries two ; Ayr,
six ; Inverary, five; Inverness, eight ; Aberdeen, 10 ;
Perth, 14; Stirling, 11 ; Glasgow, 42; Total, £9. A ma-
jority of the eases tried at Inverary and Inverness were ac-
cusations of deforcement of revenue officers ; and, at all
the Courts, a great nreportion of the crimes libelled were
trivial assaults. and consequently visited with lenient
punishment. These are conclusive proofs of the vigilance
of the local Magistracy, and the general prosperity of the
country. At Glasgow, alone, at the preceding Circuit,
there were [O4 panels. and against these 1,0;0 witnesses
I were summoued.—Gdiqbargh Obeerrer.

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