The National Register.
London, England, 1813-03-21 00:00:00

MARCH 21.

A King's eutter arrived on Friday from Heligoland, btin.;-
ing the important information of Hamburgh having been
evacuated by the French forces; and that in consequence
the commercial intercourse between that island and the Con-
tinent was reestablished. No less than twelve boats arrive,
at once from the coast, with Metchandize, letters and papers
The reason of the enemy evacuating so important a vst as
Hamburph, obviously arises from the necessity of concen-
trating all their forces at Magdeburg, to resist the trium-
phant advance of the Russians, and the growing strength of
the German patriots. It is stated th it the Russians are in
possession not only of Warsaw and Berlin, but ever! of a es-
den; that the Emperor Alexander is gone to meet the King
of Prussia at Breslau ; and that the Austrians have int mated
to Buonaparte, that he must withdraw his armies within the
Rhine; as a preliminary step to a negociation for a general
peace. It is confidently declared, that General D'Yorck, as
Commander-in-Chief of the Prussian at mies. occupied Berlin,
on the sth instant. A body of Cossacks had been pushed as
far as Wittenburgh on the Elbe, about half-way between
Magdeburgh and Dresden, as early as the with ult.; in con-
sequence of which, the King of Saxony took the alarm, and
fled to Plauen, about 120 miles from his capital, having
dispatched his family about 70 miles further, to Bayreuth.—
Insurrections are general throughout Prussia, and numerous
new battalions have, in consequence, been raised in the
Prussian territories. It is said, that all the peasants in the
neighbourhood of the Hans Towns and Hanover, arc arming;
and that the French soldiers on the coast are so fearful of
venturing into the interior, that they have procured flat-
bottomed boats at Cuxhaven, with a view of stealing aktig
the shallows which border those shores, until they can reach
a place of safety.
SIDNEY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.—Fiiday the trial of
Mr. Kendal, charged with setting fire to the College, com-
menced at the Cambridge Assizes. Before the SOLICITOR
GENERAL bad finished the cross-examination of Patters::n.
the watchman, such a scene of perjury was displayed, that
Mr. Kendal was immediately acquitted.
DRURY LANE THEATRE.—Last night, Mr. ELR!NGTON,
%AI() some since attenved the part of Jag°, at Covent Gar-
den, and failed, performed the part of Lawson in tire :ambler.
Ile was tolerably well received ; but we cannot flatter him
by saying be has any chance esf becoming a good actor.
Ilis powers are nut great, and his manlier is stiti; awkward,
and itteligant. lle has shown good sense in descending Isom
letip to Lawson, he will display still more in descending
(win Law,sen to Bates. We have no room fur further remarks.

PRO 'I ,1 CI A LS.

KENT, LE NT ASSIZr.S.
lIC(Nu v. IiAIti:ISON /11.:I) sr. jutim4.

MAIDSTONE, NiARCK 14.—This linpottant case, which had been
plot oil for the 1a .t two Asiz.:s. has, afier the most patient ig.t-
nt, tweii deoidud
It was an ifttli.ctinent ittstitttred by tltellon. aasil Cochrane, against
the. two defendant-, fur a ci filpir.icy to ext ,rt from him the sum of
10,0001. two). a threat •c,t p-141,!icl) him with having
pelted the &intik *L.:le/Haut, St. 111.14Jile Who had lived tinder his pro-
tc.:tion, to procure an z6ortiqat of a vapour bath.
'Mr. Serjcatt2 flest stated th.c with vicar alaii..Ty on the MA of
the. prosecution ; f: :AT! At. rwdrds adduced,
it a ppe.l: :ht 'di it 11.10. re %SUS 4101 the stighte,4 i.retetue fir the diabolicai
jininitation attempted to ti. c7isT upon the piosecutor's character an:'
4...unduct ; contiarF, the U:hotc of the evidence went to situav
that he had mpott 441 and nartictiLirly ON the OCCaSiOn
1:, in the 141:•t, acted in the 'racist human; aftfcttion.te, and a;-

it;ltiVZ terilae kw! ant :1111111A Oa the other

e4:.11(i she !,:vi ,segulted Iti s kinthtesi try uniiiditj ; that his kinellit.,s
fwd glut ofcit. .etti-ostki•ed to tterstqf but to tier mother and sisterg,

w;:evt st:-;Pport 4satt outribLttvci tireeiy. It fun her ;,ppe.ire,l that
.the Um'. Mt. Cochnitie, being a licit:n:l;4-w man, ctld
vaapinii" bAtia. been 41.:sertalt Au>tt:itztly.t.:titl to Iriat lis

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Cit of th,t public by extending the advantages or his invettil to
:n whose disorders were abated by its salubrious llects ;
•ioreover, that on the occasion suggested by the conspirators, the fe..
"idle 'etelidant who, it was alleg-d, wa?: iu a. state of pregna icy, in
'act was noc in that condition. That if she had been n that cono:tion
-he b..th rr qu -stion wc•uld have had 4 contrary etLet, anti that it was
ed by her, as it had on other occasions. to relieve her from a pinful
;,ml,l4itit. with wh•ch S)le was then affected.
Mr. Setjtant Shepherd, n the part of the defendants, disclaimed
any iiitctition se rkusly to impute to the pr )seeutor any such conduct
as that suggvst.-d, or that he had seduced the fentile defendant, awl ad..
:tinted that there was nut the least foundatOn, in tact, for the mpu-
tation against the pr.secut-r's character ; hut, put the case to the
..Jill ideration of the Jury, 'loon general arguments, touching the in-
firmity of human filature and the r.utliftil indiscretion of the defend-
.its, both of whom %vete ex! re.,:el v young.
After an able charge trout Chief B iron VP Donald, the Jury, on a
short retirement, found b stli the delcndants entity.
Mr. edema Beat then stated, in jittice to Mr. Cochrane,
.that it
was never his Litention t bring rip the unfortunate female defendant
tor judgment, whatever course he might be disposed to adopt to.
wards the other defendant.

ESSEX ASSIZES.
THL KING V. NVELLLSLEY POKE TILVLY LONG WELLECLLY.
This was an indictine has exited c-nsiaelaoie interest fn
the county. a it w.is to try Aim tight of the :.uhlik to a ri,,ht of way
throt..h Wanstead P.sk, from which the defendant, who has lately
martiel the heiress to the Long ts:ates, has attentpud to exclude
chem.— Mr. Jetkatit Bust ably opened Ow case, and named the Noble
Persons who had Been posses. ors of Wa-stead Park, none of whom
hes:A h..d ever disputed the ri. lit of the puha to pals through it.—
He then called a number of most respectable witnesses, thirty-two of
whom were in att;:ndance, and they ine ,ntestibly pr ving that the
road had been used as long as they remeanh •red, tr r almost every pur-
pose, the Jug interposed, and said enough hats h: rn pr,,ved to bileW
it Was public road.—A Pei Mr S,:rjeaiit Shepherd nail addressed the
Jury fur the defe..dant, anet called s•iale wiinesses. wbo c.:01.! not snake
the testimony of those f;:, plaintiff; re: urt., d i veid•ct
for plaintiff ; the park will th-iere b.! re opened to the public at
fogs . —Mr N. P. Lung a so ial-d in in action to oust his tenant G.
Esc] tram his ext ii eve teen of Rochr •rd Halt, in this
c: unty ; a Special Jur), deter a lung trial, returned a verd,ct in favour
of Mr. Wright.