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London, England, 1807-06-19 00:00:00

COURT OF VCCHEQUI..R, Just 18.

Tag ROM egalasi titan Dims.
This was an int.nmataat on behalf of our Sove-
reign L.lrd the King. against the llefeadant and
others. for snuggling divers goads. such as tubaco.
pepper. 4)444 Occ. Immo ship called the Htan,, od
Or.. coast of Kent, near biargate. This ship was
fi'st seen about tire nodes from the shore. on the
t:9thSeptember, 18a6, and two or three days after.
',lon the sense ern t she was also sec. lying4o
on 6 e sth of o:foher. nearer the shine, and when
b.aarderl. was f usild write utila4en 1 there was evi-
dence very ingeniously made out. of the tohaccr.
having been lately taken out of her, hy
sinell thereof remaisiiis strong under deck ; a
aLo of the pepper an' spirits t and it seemed. from
the Oppelll.4llCB of the biiii4ll2s that the Laing LA.:
been but very kz;ently t.:kea Gat. On appro Act.n.g
the Irene', pist4.,is were Rteseate‘ At the Rever.u.
Ogcers. with a menace, that the bran of the irs.
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but the first witness, the mate of the Siaek, revenne
cutter, which made the capture. said he would en-
counter the fire of the pistol, and immediately board-
ed the Heave. No fire passed, but some a the
crew exultingly cried out we hay- just dished yoe.
for the goods are all landed," which turned out to
be the fat. he keen-tented officers were not.
however, discomfited by this disappointment,
but set atout a diligent search for the spst on shore,
whereon the goods were landed. w'iich they •ery
quickly discovered, by perceiving the mark of the
laench's keel on the sand. between the marks of
high and low water, aui which mark would be ef-
faced by the tide, if the goods had been landed more
than a few hours. Captain Mathews, of the cutter,
went in one direttion. while others proceeded in a
different direaion on shore, to *MCI for the goods,
and he found a quantity of the tobacco and pepper.
On the following day, the son of Dunn told one of
the Officer% on hearin4 the success of the search,
that all ta.! dry goo is en hoard the !ham had been
found by the Revenue Osficers. and said be bad in
hi; pocket fifty pounds. to pay to the S:eward so the
cutter. if the goods could be obtained c!ear from
the seiaure. This declaration, not eoniii.g from
Dunn himself, did not materially akeet r.,:•s, as be
was.apt seen persx.ally by any of the Offi;Jrs.
The case, on of the Crown, being thus far
established, by tisk kind of secondary evidence, the
I Defendant found it txpedient to conomt to have the
Caine settled by arbitration.
There were above thirty other informations tried,
wallow the slighest interest w atsoever, as on evert
Ode of dim:retie Defendants tespeavvely sgbesi•ted
to a verlift for the Clown, [or givab amps and
securities. • •

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M.IcE;

OUILDISALL. ,
Yesterday, the tolkwing singular ease was
brought ilefwe Sir Jests E4llllll, the Sitting Al-
cltirm.rn. at Guildhall:

John 41cretalltr Annie, a genteel looking man,
411,,11t 4u yea7s of age, was charged with firing a
loaded pistol at a Lsdy, in Fleet-street, about ten
o'clock in the morning. A friend of the Lady
stated, that the bill grazed the side of the Lady's
face, and that she was too ill to attend. He added.
that the Lady knew nothing of the Prisoner, never
hawing seen him before The ball, after gras ng
the lice of the Lady, took an oblique dire/lion,
broke an upper pane in di- shop window of Mr.
Davison. the perfumer, and struck the ceiling. A
young woman in the shop was so mach frightened.,
she fell flat upon the floor. and was supposed dead I
but, on examination. she was found not to !lave re.
c!ived any personal injury. A crowd was 1113111e,ii-
ately attraaed to the spot by the report of the pist..i,
and the Prisoner was taken into custody. The pistol
was taken from him, ILA in his pocket were found
twd bails and erne gun-,sowder. A Gentleman,
oho taw the trausattion, st4red that the Prisoner
wan at a distance of three .r tour yards fro .1 the
Lady, when he fired, and that ne tired in a careless
manner, as if he did not know whom he was using
a', or l'ai no distina obi-ft in view.
Sir Sons RAM gb, lie Presiding Magistrate. asked
the Prisoner who he ar ts. and whei.:e he carnet
whether he k- esc tie Lady, and what e-uld h "s
tuduzed him to ,ommit such a rasa ail f the Pi
toner sppeatei rather unhappy in his mind, but
gar: rational answers to all these questions. He
ssid he was a Scotohman, and came Irons Glasgow,
wee. re !-.e had hen a Merchant t that he had teen
in London three months, aid purchased the inst.'
since his &trice', thinkiiig he sh mid have imeasion
tor it. IVith tespeft to tr.e figiug of it. be declined
girinz any reason for it, but said .hat has sister
knew and would tell. That besides his sister and
her husband, he had a cilutin to London ; and he
gave their addressee.
Ile was commit ed for further examination, which
will take place warn tile Lady us sufficiently teen.
versa attend. The Prisoner's sister is 440 to be
brongok for ward upon the occasion.

A few evenings since, as Mr. 11111811CRANT, of
Al;•eniarle street, was descending his stmts, he
slipped down, and unfortunately .iislecated has neck,
and expired imnsediAtely.
A foreign Galas-rase about 60 years of age
(who fur upward, of 30 years held a pla e great
trust. as principa; clerk in the Stamp Office. at 3r
me. set-fli.use), put a period to his existence, o.i . 1.
turday night. or early on Sunday morning. by
hai' ag him,elf with a cord which he fa tened
to his bed-poet, at his lodgings in Duke-street. St.
James's.

Orly on Toes Jay morning, as two men were
'leaguing a sespool in Sc.Gilts's, they were over.
powetfd hr the fold air, which rendered them in.
capable of .are g 'hammers. or giving an alarm to
I. people ten the surface. Being down longer than
I la, an alarm was at length given. bat too Lite to
.ve their lives.

The UrforJ, of North Shields, Mr. Titortas A.
Cita'..sivi, owner, was captired mine time since,
by a French privat....i. The dlovring is sr, rt •sa
of. letter. dated from .% ..s prison, April 25,
Ford tie nt the crew -; 1! r ~h:ford was eaptur,d
on t!..- Ilth of April, off the of Wight, by the
French tugger privateer Redraw*, of 14 guns and
70 men, after an hour and three q I •tiers oftion, in
.vitich we had three men killed. and Captain
Mamma°, Mr. Surto, • Mee, PaTelt
Recurs, and the boatswaii mot taly fed, all
since dead. We were IS in number wLeo we began
the battle ; but of the stop's crew which sa:l.:d from
l'ertsmosth last Jule. only the carpentet, the boy,
Perla Celtic, and myself. are left We are
really in distress, having nothing bat 'what vet- stand
in." By tar protest, which came in anethe• letter.
it appears :hat this stop WAS bound from Jennie.. to
London, with a valualslz cargo. fiat ((river
of th. Sautes: frigate.. and then under the Sr, ward.
of 64 elms; she was capture 4 off Dimness, tot, of
five suites. the convoy oniy two bides diets• ut
the weather then thick. The gaUant Lak. sin
Sharma, aid his brave crew. toaght most va-
liantly, beating ff the pavat-er s•.ur succe•eive
times. with terrible etrnage. but the Mai, dne
was boardrd and cairird, the best part at a saw
be rig tithes kilect or mortally wounded. the ,
ri-
vaieer carridd the wounded and (memoir into
Di:ppe, and Mar boats afterward tba

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THE SrD NE r.

(pioui Th. Asi3tlC Mawr.)

Is ens of our late papers, we noticei the loss
Of the ship Sydney. The particulars of the
event, and of the subsequent preservation of the
greater part of the ship's company. are communi-
cated in the following letter from Capt. Forrest to
the Editor of The Mirror: