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tape which be lad thus grossly and wantonly abused. The
defendant attended the family, whose peace and happiness be
had thus overturned, as their medical adviser, and this situation
not only gave him a freedom of intercourse, possessed by no
other individual, but occasion that intercourse to he watched
with less suspicion than would have been the case with any
other person. Titling advantage of this circumstance he had
seduced the daughter, and had effected his purpose too at the
very time when she was just recovering from an illness which
had afforded him the means of frequently visiting her. The
defendant was then about 30; and the offspring of his artifices
about 16 years of a ,e. When this was first discovered by the
mother, he had expressed his sincerest regret, and bad stated
that his intentions to her had alway• been honourable, and as
soon as possible he would fulfil them, lle had since however
destroyed his power of fulfilling them by marrying another wo-
man, and the plaintiff beitn, thus disgraced and injured was ob-
liged le have recourse to the tribunals of her country for thst
justice which this individual had denied her. The learned Ser-
geant celled the brother of the plaintiff and the daughter herself,
who proved the case.
Mr. Sergeant Vaughan addressed the Jury for the defendant,
and stated that be should adduce evidence to slow that this
daughter had not only permitted, bathed actually solicited, cri-
minal intercourse with other persons.
Witnesses having been examined for this purpose,
Mr. Sergeant Len, replied, and observed on the improbability
of the circumstances detailed by the witnesses,
Lord Chief Justice Dallas left it to the Jury to decide whe-
ther they 'mild believe, on the evidence of the witnesses for
the defendant, that this girl was gnilty of the profligate and
gross conduct with which they bad charged her. if they
thought that the tale told by those witnesses was false, then the
wickedness of the defence heightened the aggravating circum-
'tenets of the crime.

The Jury asked what were the circumstances of the defend-
ant, when they were told that no evidence of his 'possessing any
property had been given, and he bad only been an assistant to
• surgeon at the time of the seduction. They then gave a ver-
dict for the plaintilr—Damages 1501.

lied, and wished not to proceed farther ; perhaps you are
of the ranee opinion iii this case."
The Jury expressed themselves quite satisfied, and ac-
gained the prisoners.
prosecutor applied for his espences, which were
indignantly tenured by the court.
BULLOCK•HUNTINO.—George Royffe, Joseph Royffe,
and Joseph Young, were put to the haw *von ■n indict-
ment charging them with cutting and slabbing J. Bares,
with intent 1./ murder him. There were other counts
charging the intent differently.
Mr. Andrews said, the prosecution was instituted by the
parish officers of Spitaffields, fur the purpose, if porrible,
of patting au end to an evil which had fur years existed in
that and the adjui • g parish of Beilmal.gieen, wsere it
war the crodons every Sabbath-day for vast crowds to ■..
semble for Ilse amusement, as they termed it, of bullock
hunting, which led to every other %peeler of outrage. lib
phonid first call time surgeon, in older to save the Issue of
the court.

Mr. Baron Darrow, addressing the Jury, said, that
upon this evidence the prisoners were entitled to au ac-
quittal upon the present indictment, but be should most
certainly older them to be detained to be psoseculed for
the assault. It might, perhaps, be metal for men like the
prisoners to know a hide of the law as it would apply ter
the present charge, and he would thee efure stale ',AC tier
law upon the subject was. It a set of men, armed with
sticks see other weapons, went out for the pee pose of bat.
lock hunting, or any other unlawful purpose, with a oleo ei -
annulate' at ell hazards to stand by each other in the
prosecution of that purpose, and in consetf►euce of sued
determination any one of the King's subjects met with
death, every mail of these would be beyond all doubt
guilty of 00000 rder. And further, if the uniortesuate animal
which they were tormenting, should, while ia,irstate pro-
bably of madness, (occasioned by their brutal treatment,
gore in 4, lierwise cause the death ufany peaceisbk subject,
then also, those engaged en the scandalous pursuit would,
in the e! e of the law, be guilty of time crime of murder.—
He hoped these oh [ions would have same effect in
checking the disgraceful scenes which were witnes.ed
every succeeding Sabbath, at the east end of this metro-
polis,
The Jury acquitted the prisoners, but they were de-
tained by order of the tearnedJudge.
FWVILVY, MAI{ 21.—Tbis morning Ann Mount ford was
pat to the bar, charged with one wilful murder of Lucy,
her infant child, by severing its bead lions its body.
Mrs. Mary Leland lodised in the house of the prisoner's•
husband, who is a weaver. They had ten children ;. the
youngest was Lucy, aged about AMC mouths. The hus-
band 'dike prisoner, ow Sunday morning, the loth Msv,,
weal out to chapel. In a ►hort time after, a knock came
at witness's dour, and when she opened it,. the pristiner
exclaimed in a frantic manner, Initials; lip her arms, " I
have killed-little Lucy I—l have Cut her head ofil—semt
for an Aker." Wittman' was homer struck., and- would
not at first believe it, but she saw blood on the prisoner's
hand and clothea—Witnees is positive that at the time
she was in a slate of insanity..
By the Comet.—She was uniformly kind and teenier to
all her children t slur was a must aitectiouate and kind
mother. She was of • religions tame and west regularly
to chapel every Smithey. Slit was a perfectly sober au.
man. Witness had had childless lieeself, and knew th. 4
at such a time, owing to • suffering' of milk, and its not
heiog drawn off, the mother was very likely to suffer both
in Moly and amid, ■'cording to her steength mill other
circtustetances. Witness first advised her to wean tho
child, and abort a week alter she commenced duiug so.
She asked her if she had weaned Lucy, and she replied,
" No; it was so delicate, *lie could not bear to wean it."
She appeared to suffer iu her own health very inetcriciy
by suckling the child.
The prisoner, when asked if she had any thing to say
In her defence, ruse from her seat and said, in a low tone'
—" I wish to be allowed to returm home to my lawny, if
possible."
Thomas Tuff, brother to the prisoeerrs•id, itC remern.
bered an accident which occurred to him when he was
about tell yea-s of age, in ounotequence of whieli, she was
struck senseless, antecenti 0000 ed in • state of derangenselot
two years.. His mother bad been afflicted with insanity.
Dr. ailton, • etergeoie is Carey•street, Lincolees-ino.
fields, said, ha attended the piisouer two years ago is
bodily illness, and lie observed a great degree of liespOU-
denry, of such a kind as indicated a pre-disposition uo
insanity.
'flee iffy here declared themselves satisfied, and el -
quitted the prisoner on the ground of insanity, which bob.
jects her to corfiiiement in the Lunatic Asylum dialog
his• Majesty's Omni e.
At one o'clock, Mr. Law moved their Lordships, en
behalf of the Constioniional Association, fur an order that
• certain 1111111 then io Nesvgair, uu • coat ge of puldishing
a blasphemous libel, and who had refuseti.to disclose his
name, ..,nold be conveced in proper custody byline the
Grand Jury, in order that lie :Hight be identified, • fiesta
bill being almost to be peeferred igatn►t
The teamed Judges acceded lit the motioe, anti " the
man unknown" was brought from Nrwgate, by direction
of Mr. it/outlier, the governor, and taken to the ligaud
Jury room.
Ike bill of indictment was then presented to the Grand
Jury by Mr. Murray, and William Smith, the witness, a tw
'mochas:ld the pulnication tineitiou, was 'stied in, end
swore that lie was lilt 11141111 who sold it to him iu Carlilet

shop.
'1 ho defendant was then asked what his name was, but
lie refused to tell, and was conveyed hack twprismi.
At live o'clock the London Grand Jury cattle tato court
with the Irnisinder of the bills which had been prevented
to them, and among them was WIC bill :44ai11)1 a
whose name is unknown, but whose person us known to
the 3111011., for a Misdemeanour."

James Edwards, aged IT, and James Flitter. aged I.'.
were capitally indicted fur steeli.iig Is engraved t gyp. I -
plates, seine lOul. the property id Wm. Matthews, in li:v
dwelling hostile; and Wm. Hisinertuti was indicted fur re-
ceiving the /same. knowing them to have been stolen.
It appeared in evidence that the pi ;saner Edwards
lodged in Mr. Matilievis's house, and avaik.d hitiaelt of
the opportunity tows allot tied him wf pniloining the plato
in quilitinitoe lack had been sent to Mr. Matthew. to print
from, and had tithes them to Flawn aad another boy (ad-
mitted as evidence), who conveyed theta hi the pruota r
Hanieston's house in Short's-gardens, Drury lauc,and sold
them to INnt for halt.' crows a plate!
Edwards was fogad guilty--Death i and liamerton was
found guilty of the rectirriag, which subjects birsi to 14
years traasperlatrea.

i,Dos'tdcrivt.

LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 27.
Three o'clock, p.m.
The Paris papers of Friday last have arrived,
front which the fbllowing are extracts:
PARIS, 111AY :22.—This day the King presided
in the Council of Ministers.
Several States are now actually entering into
competithei and rivalry, in the construction of ships
and vessels of war. The United States have not at
this time ten ships of the line in their ports. Ac-
cortiing to an act of Congree, the sum Or 1,000,000
dollar: is annually appropriated to building slips
of war. The lust result oldie works in the different
duck yards is—finir ships of the line launched, viz.
the Columbia, the Ohio, the South Carolina, and the
Mascara, and also u frigate, the Potomuck. Five
inure ships of the line are building at Washington,
Iheton, Philadelphia, mid Gosport.
The Sweedish fleet of ten ships of the line was
ready to put to sea one month after they received
orders to prepare. They have in all 200 vessels of
all classes. They are actively employed ut Copen-
hagen in resairing their navy to the state it was in
previous to the attack of the English. They have
live ships of the line newly built, some launched,
and ethers ready to launch.
The Porttigtere Cor:es have published a decree
to re-establish their navy, which, thanks to souse
hireign influence, had been neglected in a must aa.
tonishing manner.
We do not know the exact state of the Dutch
fleet, but we believe it is upwards of twenty sail of
tlu line.
The partizans of trouble and enemies of public re-
pose, after having carried desolation into the depart-
inent of POise and Somme, have extended their
depredations to the department of the Siene and
Oise. Several fires have breken out in the anon-
disement of Montes, but, thanks to the vigilance of
the inhabitants of the different Communes, and the
exertions of the civil and military authorities, the
depredations of the incendiaries have been kept
under.
QDISSA, APRIL 28.--We have no fresh
.news
from Constantinople. There hove been no arrivals
from the archipelago during the last thirty days—
The Greeks at this place await with anxiety the
first news from Chio, which the Captain Pitch& has
threatened to plunder and burn, with the assistance
of a numerous body of Asiatic troops, which have
passed Smyrna to co-operate in the attack. upon that
unfortunate island.
The last letters from Petersburgh, of the 22d of
April, are still without decision on the question of
peace or war. It is generally known thai the Reis
Effendi, of the 28th of February, was only comma-
uicated
to our Court confidentially.
There ate persons who think the Emperor will
sacrifice the interest of Russia to the common inter.
est of Europe. This sacrifice will be received with
obedience and admiration by his people, who place
the most aplimited confidence in the wisdom of their
Monarch. Every one is a well-wisher to the
Greeks. They are received with humanity, but all
obey the will of the Autocrat. A few Greeks, who
have sought refuge here, expect to obtain immune
ties for losses in the Archipelago, through the inter-
vention and mediation of high powers.
VIENNA MAY 11.—(Extract from a private
letter.)-111. de Tatischoff did not arrive at Peters-
burg on the 2eth of April, as some of the Journals
have stated, but on the lit of May. We expected
the definitive decision of the Emperor Alexander
team the affairs of the East about the 22nd of May.
It could.nat have been given until after the arrival
of NI. de Tatischoill—The general belief' is, that
the decision will be for peace, and that the Emperor
puts his interest in the hands of the mediatory
powers.
The loan negociated by our Court with M. de
Rothschild has been agreed to, but the conditions
are nut yet known. It is 35,000,000 of florins.
We are assured that an the 18th of April the
Divan remitted a very pa.:lfie answer to the note of
the Austrian Internuncio and the English Ambas-
The Divan announced, according to report, that
the evacuation of Nloidavia and Wallatehia was to
commence on the Ist of May, and that the Porte
would make known at that per.ud the choice it had
exercised with respect ei Hostxxlars.
FRANKFORT, NlaY 18.—The soi-disant
philoso-
' pher Fittschaff; who has been shut up here for some
time in the Hospital of Saint Esprit, is sent away
to Nlayence, his native country.

Papers from Calcutta to the I6th of December,
c,.atain advict:s 00111 the settlement of Sincapore to
the 4th of November, which are interesting, us de-
Luting the state of the trade ia that quarter. Mr.
Morgen, a merchant of jiticapore, had recently re-

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turned from a voyage to Siam, and brought very
favourable accounts of the disposition of the King
of Siam towards the settlement. It was feared.
however, that the commercial intercourse with that
country would not, for that season, be on a large
scale, in consequence both of the failure to a certain
degree of the crops, and from the ravages of the
ch Jere morbus among the lower orders. The trade
with the island of Borneo had experienced a very
increase, scarcely any of the vessels from thence
having passed over to Malacca, or to Penang, but
giving the preference universally to Sincapore. The
trade with the island of Celebes was also flourish-
ing and extensive, not less than tiom 80 to 100 of
the vessels of that island being in the harbour of
Sincapore at the dote of the letters, besides many
that had gone up the Straits. The vessels from
Celebes generally brought up the cargoes of the
greatest value, and those islanders had acquired a
large share of the currying trade of that quarter.—
The trade with Java was limited from the same
causes as those with Slaw. The population of Sin-
capore gradually increases, in consequence of its
commercial prosperity. The Calcutta papers coa-
tain nu Peninsula news of the least importance.

CHI LD-STI:A LING.

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A man and his wife, who reside at No. Se. Joiner's Street,
Southwark, and who are under the necessity of being out every
day to earn their living, on Saturday last lett their two youngest
children at home, the one a girl of nine or ten years, the other a
boy of seven or eight. On retutning home on Saturday evening,
about give o'clock. it is not easy ur pourtray their distress on
missing both the children, of whom the lodgers in the house could
give no other intelligence titan that they were both at home an
hour before. The most diligent search was made after them,
and every inquire made, but to no purpose—not a trace could be
obtained as to what had become of them, Thcre is every reason
to suppose that they have b:en decoyed away, as they were never
known to have lett the house in the absence of their parents ;.and
suspicion attaches to an old woman of mean appearance. dressed
in light gown and shawl, and en old black bonnet, who, on the
preceding Tuesday, when the parents return home earlier than
usual, carne,abruptly into the apartment, which is on the ground
floor. facing the street. but on seeing the father ....itting there,
head/ withdrew, saying she had made a mistake. The little girl
told her father that the wouuin had been there twice before, in-,
guinea tot lodgings.
It is;ooped that pollee o Beers and beadles will give even
assistance in their power, and apprehend any supicious character
with whom might be found either or both the children, whose
names are Mary Ann and Aaron Champness. They are both of
a fair complement, blue eyes, and light sanely hair t the girl had
on a dark stuff gown, black strew bonnet. and black velvet spen-
cer ; the boy a dark_ootton cordemy dress. and leather cap, with
fur. The perish Amt. of St, Olave's have most Toady. on
learning the eirouninnace, caused handbills to be printed and
circulated. and wry publicity given to this distressing affair.

SOUTH AMERICA.
His Majesty's ship Super(', 78, Capt; A. WlCensie,
front Litna, Valparaiso. and RIO 11111140, has arrived at
Portsmouth. bringing bags of letters and despatches front
these places, with about two millions of dollars, mar-
chants' property. She left Lima on the 3d December.
Valparaiso with Jaustary, passed Cape Horn Ibth Febru-
ary, and sailed from RIO Yid March. Commodore Sir
Thomas fishly was left at Lima, with his broad pendain
in the Creole Irigate, Cam. T. White; the Conway, 28,
Capt. Basil Hall, was gone to Sass Blas ; the Blossran,Bs,
Capt. Vernon, was at Valparaiso,; the Alacrity, is, Capt.
Hon. Fred. Spencer. on the passage to Luna. The MI:
lettuces between Lord Cochrane and (lett. San Martin
still continued, his Lordship conceiving that his former
aolleagsse's patriotism had dr.tenerated into Selfish anibia
Sion. He has thrown oil the Chihalt servitude, renounced
that Big, and assumed the character of Protector of the
Peruvians; 411 d, ill 01/poSilloll to Lord Cochratie's au-
thority and ulterior ohjeets, has eciumenced raising a
navy, under the Peruvian Ilaa, It consisteil at present
of only a corvette and two brigs, co!nmanded by English
officers. I,ortl Cochrane had left Valparaiso for Quay.
aquil, with three frigates, and two smaller vessels; the
(//liains, being found rotten, had been broken up. His
Lordship's future operations were nut known. lie coo-
tomes a great favourite with the Chilians, who consider
him as Within' to their cause. llis Lordship's health
was improving. The American ship Fituiklin, 80,
Commodore Stewart, had passed round Cape Horn, to
,lung time Constellation frigate, at Valparaiso, and protect
their trade in that quarter, which was quite as extrusive
as that of the English merchants. The French have also
rapidly growing mercantile interests in South America
all I time Brazilian territory; the Cieriode frigate, 80, had
gone round Cape thou ; the Amazon frigate, a corvette,
a brig, and a schooner, were stationed at Rio. Not less
than lb sail of French inercliammeti had recently arrived
out from ports of France. The Superb left the Aioura
frigate, Capt. H. Prercutt, at too; tile Beaver, lb, Capt.
A. AP Lean. in the River Plate; the ganey, Captain H.
Stanhope, hail gime to Bahia ; the Doris higate, Capt.
T. (hatiaiti, had arri‘e,l at Rio, Irom Barna, and alter.
wards fatted to join Sir T. Hardy, at Lima. Whilst the
Superb lay at Rio Janeiro. a slop of the line, a frigate,
and four transports, with hoops Until LiSl/011, arrived
there, lOr the purpose of aiding the Prince Regent in re-
storing his father's authority in that part of his douti.
Moos ; hot not a man of them was suffered to laud,
except as private individuals, and vt..y few chose to SS*
Slime till* character fur soon a 'impose. The Prince
Regent had a count .... ication with the commander of
the troops, the result of which was, that the ships, with
the troops on board, left Rio tut the day the Superb did,
to return to Liston. T.,,0 Russian transports hart touched
at Rio, WO (hays from St. Petcrshurgli, bound to their
settlements on the south-west coast of America.

The Southern regiment of West Riding Yeomanry
will not assemble this year on permanent duty, in
consequence ot' the depressed state at' agriculture.

F v".• ••

Al Watetiagbury, neer 'Mohrlke. Kent, Mrs. Adamson, wife of
Capt. W. Adantsull, ol the Hun. Km* India Compauy's mermee, of •
dauphin.
At lhath,lbe lady of B. Miller. esq. of Clapham common, of m ten.
In Montague place, the lady of Lietut.-Col. Cowper, of ■ daughter.
Al her holm to lireal C.:entberland place, the Med lion. Lady
Bergbrtsh, of a danslhier.
Al Whitehall, the lady of J. Philllmore, Li C. and M.P. of • son.
Al Itruee grove, Totteuhasot. Mn. Fletcher, of a daughter.
The lady of A. MlMl:tam mi. col 'Amami k hill, of it daughter.
?dm Ilenty Pigeon, Utah at, eet, Botough, of a daughter.

N. Ellison, esq. of Lincoln's inn, Fellow of Merton College,
Oxford, lu Frances Gregg, daughter of the late J. Wombwell,
At Greenwich, W. S. gem, eat. to Margaret t.race Guidon,
youngest (laughter of the late P. Lawn le, earl. of blackheath.
1. s. wrwuil, Vail. eldest sou 05 seawell, eaq. ut Pookhatn,
surrey, to Ltheldred Ilariaot, wily daughter of C. Seawall, req. of
Latoil I wd,
At Fassiberwell, Mr. F. Ellin, of Canterbury, to Mary, the third
daughter or the late I. Davidson, ca.i. of Camberwell.
At Durham, the trey. I. Markt:onto, late Fellow or Trinity College,
Comb' edge. vicar of Galuford, in the comity or Durham, and rector of
Itotirddkirk, Vorksidie, to Jane, widow ut the late M. Dutra, ray. of
Durham.
At Ripley, to Surrey, J. 0. L. Mnre, eaq. of Llvington, In the
alowaltry of Scotland„ to Miss 4(111i8A, daughter of
James patinae, esq.
At St. Slaq's. Islington, Mr. J. Anderson, of D..,cen terrace, to
Sarah. eldest daughtei of Mr. W. Allen, or Volk place, Lit) toad.
At NI. 111.1died's, Poultry, A. Itryant, esq. 01 NAVICSOU Mary LIMA,
eldwt (owder of a. brown, esti. of Kennington.
At St. blew ge's, Jitminsbury. Thomas Parker, second NM of James
Lowe, esq. of the Last India house, tu Aune, wily daughter of J. t
Pinker, esq. of Spur street, Leicester square.
Mr. G. Lawreuet. watchmaker, of Ituthathidae, to Mn. Ann Monta
widow of P. fluid, ea.'. late ut Calcutta.

DiCD,
On the 11th of December last, at Calcutta, A. Stomach, esq. late
surgeon of the lion. EAq India Company's service.
tru hi idol morning, John I Wampum, esq. of Manor house, Chelsea,
occaf.toned by a fall trolls his horse the preceding evening.
W. C. l'ayne, cr.'. of the Parliament Ufhce, aged Si..
Al the home of his non In law, W. 1 houipson, esq. ALT. Gloucester
place, s. ilumtray, esq. of Coworth ton,e, Ref ks, aged 61.
Emotes, wile of E. hit kw, esq. of lintn,ton, mud eitkit daughter of
D. Cloves, esq. ..f Woodford, Essex.
At Ewell, in surrey, William itioadbent.esq. aged 73.
Al Edmonton, saralf. wife of the lieu. \\nl. 41.
At her sou a, in Sleet street, aged 73, Rose, relict of the late Mr. 3.
Randall.
At stamford hill. A. W. Rutherford, coq. aged 66 years.
In Gulden s maue.aged trt, J. Levirk, esq. lute of brusboorne.
At !tenon halt, Yorkshire, in the 26th year of her age, Marietta,
youngest daughter us the late Rev. C. Wy till.
Al V. 001411 d Villa, near Bath it. Smythe, mg. third son of the late
Sir E. Stu> the, b.irt. of Acme Burnell, shrop.iiire.
At his house,Ringsbridgt Cottage, near Reading, aged MI years. S.
Atkowe. esq.
At Northwood Rectory, the Ray. Thomas Dalton, D.D• reolor of
Carisbrook cud Northwood, in the isle of Wight.alid Marling. tiossees
aged MI years.
W. Merle. esq. of Collt.fits wood. goirrey, aged 70.