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London, England, 1807-08-20 00:00:00

COM MITI/4.

" The enndud of the Committee who concluded
Sir Francis BurdetOs el. Rum, and who also con-
igudesi the :dwelt upon me, has been, in every re-
speit, worthy of theinselvea, of their leader, and of
ulcer Cause. U 1 their inconsistency, then &reaches y,
weir misrepresentations, and their falsehoods, and
of all the vile and foul arts which they empl.)yed
against me, it is unnecessary fur me to speak.—
These very men had, all of them. joined in the Re-
solution which w.ie passed at the meeting at the
Crown and Alichoe, on the 29th of Witmer. de-
claring fain in my parliamentary condue they
hid observed a conseant attention to my duty. a
stiiilt adherence to every promise made to the
public. a 'fatuous a .hot ranee of oppressors and pe-
culators. an inflexibie perseverance in the prosecu-
tion of delinquency, a rare instance of resistance to
those temptatisens by which so many other men have
been seduced to betray their treat ; and that, upon
these grounds, it was incumbent upon them to use
all the le,;el mean, in their power to secure my
demon.' They had all joined in the Resolution
which was passed at the meeting, at the Crown and
Anchor, on the 19th of November, declaring—
' Tnat, for the gluttons triumph which they had
gained. and for the Lair prospe& of :,etter days
which it presented to them, they were chid), in-
debted to my integrity and perseverance: and that
unto me they, in that public mann:r, expressed their
warmest gratitude, and declared their unalterabte
attachment.' Many of them had joined in tne re-
solution which was passed by my Committee on the
nth of April, approving, in the most decisive tetras,
of every part of my subsequent conduit. And must
of them had joined in the Resolution which was
passed on the 29th of Apia, fur placing me in no-
mination wan Sir Francis Biirtiett, and endeavoar.
ing to secure my elettion, because the city of West-
minster was so greatly indebted to me.—Yet, with-
out the abandonment of a single principle, the dis-
regard of a single pledge, or the neglect f a single
duty, these men became suddenly transformed into
bitter revilers and implacable foes. At some future
time they may prose at faithless ta Sir Francis Bur-
dett as they have dune to me. But they may be
assured, utat the public does not require that ail to
ertable it t., j Mg* their true charade:- ; and that it
will not wait until then to cuavince them of [ha
detestation with which all upright men will ever view
base apnatacy."

iHa AI:1110101 •CCOUIIT or sumsistr•
Having indicated myself from the calumnies
uf Mr. Tec4e, it was my intention to give a faith-
ful and unadorned account of my former situation
in India. and of my pursui.:s in life ; in order to
shew you that it was not as a mere adventurer, des-
mute ninny well-founded pretensions, that I first
°tiered myself as a candidate for the representation
of the city of Westminster. This letter, however,
bats extended to such a length, that I am obliged,
for the present. to defer my own simple story.
That is a hard necessity which compls a man to dis-
close his private affairs to the public, or to be ox-
posed to every species of reproach. But, as there
Is no one a& of my life of which I have any reason
tabs ashamed. I can submit to the neceuity, with-
out any other sacrifice than of those filings which
every man must have, on obtruding so delicate a
topic upon the world."

The Blies. Sty, from Waterford. for London.
put back to Waterford on the 13th inst. with the
loss of foremast and other damage.
At a numerous and respeaable loseting of the
Members of the Worcesters•dre, Herefordshire.
and Gloucestershire Association. for the Preserve.
tioa of Game. held at the Feathers Ism. is Led-
bury. on the 7th of August instant. several rewards
of eve guineas were ordered to be paid to persoas
who bad dim evideoee nn the ceeeesee of efts-
dam tasibe **Gams Laws.

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:LAW INTELLIGRNCI.

ADMIRALTY CuURT, AWIII.I 10.
4 • THE DEM TEIENDsHIP.
TMs wa.:sthe case of a neutral ship Moray hiring
herself as a isansport, to convey the enemy. ti (sups
from one place to another. • -
The Owners of the vessel in question were sub-
jeds nt the United States of America, and the ship
sailed from Baltimoso for Bordeaux, laden with
staves, empty barrels, and having on board
the Master (a native of trance), five French mer-
chants, seven French marisse office's, and 11 French
mariners, with a number if boys and other persons.
She was capture.' on her voyage to Bard/aux, by
His Majnty's ship Amtrak, and carried into I'ly-
m3tutt.

The Learned Advocates, Drss AtKOLD and
Rostetswq, on the part of the Captors, contended,
that this was an illegal hiring of a neutral vessel for
the purpose of carrying persons of a naval and mili.
chandler, subjetts of a country with whoui we
were at war, contrary to the law of nations, and
by which the ship and cargo became confiscated to
the Captors. They argued from the evi.tence bc-
ire the Court, that this was an 40(141 hiring a
transport by a neutral, to carry an enemy, inas-
much as the Captain of the ship bad been by birth
a Frenchman, although now a neutralized subjeft
of the United States; that the officers were all
Frenchmen, belonging to French ships of ear, in
the service (as appeared from the docurnents.betore
theCoure), of ukii.l Royal and Imperial Majesty;'"
the Ii mariners were also French subjeEli, serving
a-board ships of war, in the service ca France; all
of whom were shipped on hoard, by an imi..er in
:he French service (a Consul), resident at Balti-
more, and autnorisest to provide a passage home
far as sul:j:Cts of France; and all of w.ican wend
rriflual.ed and providsd for at the expense of the
rench Gsvernment, while on board ; they were
ill under the command of one particular °Meer,
and ieturnit g t t their cwn country, probably fur
th. Impose of b.:it‘g employed against this. From
the nature and amount of the cargo (there not being
more than.culti.nene inc ballast end wattage). it Was
further a geed; that this vessel was purps.acly fitted
nor es a transpot t, to carry enemy's troops. Dad:r
all these circumst inces, both ship and cargo were
bahl to confiscation.

lloaors La wesact auil Swasav, on behalf of
the Claimant. contended, on the other side, that this
ship was fitted nut, cliartereJ, freig:red, dcc• fur the
sole purp ,see of mercantile transaaions. and none
other. The persons fouad onboard were neither in
a militarynor oavalcharader at the time, bat mealy
passengers
,retu-ning from a distant place to tun.
con country, through the medium of a withal
port. They were rut, at oily part of the voy-
age, aging hostilely against this country. They
were shipped by a person who was authorised
to provide for and proted the subjcifts of his own
country. but who was not armed with any miiita'y
or naval authority, and aged merely in his char:idler
of a Commercial Agent. These passengers were
provided We by the master of Cie vessel in the usual
way of all passengers is merchant ship.; besides,
they had no arms onboard, or any thing which
could be construed into an intention of hostility
agsinst this or any other nation. With respea to
the Cargo, they contended, it was extaly the cargo
fitting for such a voyage; it was the usual cargo
from that part of the United States to iloideauz,
and in return for which the ship was to have carried
home wines and °tier commodities, chiefly dealt in
at that place. Under these circumstances, they
trusted the Court would be of opinion that this was
nothing more than a voyage made for the sole pur-
poses of commerce, and that the Claimants would
there.ore be entitled to I ..3utution.--Juigmenit Jo-
fel red.

home other eases of no public interest were also
heerd, but most ut them were pearoaeti for fostaer
eriJsuce, kc.

PC. ICA.

MANSION-110M.
DOO STEALING.

A curious instance of evidence was admitted in
favour of a young n.an, of the name of John !la-
den, of fiell.alky, respeding 4 beautiful you:.g pug
dng, found upon a young woman near S.. eaul's,
and charg with being stolen oy her. Sue teiu.ed
to sheer the dog, which w 4. brought tntuilzd up
to the side of the LOID MATOIL the owner de-
scrtbed th..d.,g minutely, but there is a peat like-
ness between a.l .tugs of that de.criptioa, and the
Woman contended that It was the lap-log of a
Lady.
The Loam M• YOll observed, that it would soon
appear how this case of owners.dp would turn our,
and desired the dog to be let louse, while
the owner, the Claimant, stood below the bar,
and was ordered to be silent. Several called to t..e
dog by his name. Billy be looked and wagged
his tail very gently, as each had called him. But
Mr. Burden being desired t 3 can him, the little ani-
mal leaped 1101.114 the table, and nest attempted to
leap over the bar, but it was too high fur him he
basked furiously until Mr. Burden was admitted
within the bar, when he flew into his arms, and
caressed hum; upon which he was adjudged to be
the true owner, and obtained possession of the food
and faithful animal, to the great satisl4Sioa of the
audience.

The fatlantr, SMITH, and the Deana,
SON. from Yarmouth, are detained and seat into
Algrziras.

Curious advertisement, copied from a Provincial
Paper:—" One of the Riders at Ifickleigb Races,
has rifortrasiely only this method t express his
most sneers thanks to the Lady to whose conde-
scending kiudnesete feels himself so much obliged,
and begs leave to say, that he is not so much taken
up with his own figure and dress (though he
shall always admire the latter, as it fias met her
a pp/oh:aim), but be is prepared to admire her whose
taste seems to assimilate so exaftly with his own,
and most sincerely trusts no false /dreary will pie.
vent her allowing him the pleasure of telling her in
person, bow high a ease be entertains of the honour
she has oast Wm.—And he moat solemnly swears
by that charades she is pleased to address him by,
and whose honour he hopes ever to keep saered,
that the secret shall never transpire, until she is
' pleased to divulge it herself."

NDINBURGN. ADOIMT 13.
Nn emu has ereut ed for many rears in EBoo
husgh which nitre deeply int- rated the i..halsitants.
at the time. tl.an th• murder and rubbery of the
unfortunate be.chii. in Novernlser last. Me prnskt
and dreadful d verity with which the it& tea, rt.
permed. the alm.set inasnrd are diselvery of the
dead body, and the e.oape of Use murder,
through a Etreet crowded %:t'i pe•ple, er, brim. it
was dark, fOllll alto4et wr a toinuination of cr.
cuinstances unprecedented.

Nine months have elapsed since the crime
WAS committed ; after the saltiest waren. no clue
bad becn found that could lead to detedmn, and the
transsellon. botveser deep its impression at 6nt.
WAS hastening ince oblivion.
On Saturday last, a jottraeyman mason, in com..
pally with two other men, in pasiio4 thr •ugh the
yrounds of !Irene. bet vien the Custom hou.e and
Broughton-tell, at th!, w k of a hedge, a par..
cel containing a e:uantity of bank notes, which. on
esemination, provel to be those of *bids Begbie
was robbed.

The persons who found the tweet carried them t:
the Sheriff's where au investigation is g••:•
on. They appeir to be Large notes only ; but,
the damage Many of 11. m have tiostentied by t
i.t
I i g erposnre, the vitae sum is aot yet ascertained ;
it is said to be above 30071 - Ile sum of which
Eenbie rev roblvsJ was 37001. it.llo. 10. and 5
pound uo:.s; v4O -,;u nee note.; and 440 onii
round macs ; Cie small notes, it is 044 are not in
ti.e parcel.