The Sun.
London, England, 1801-09-03 00:00:00

-PINT ASSIZES.

MAIDSTONE; juii, 3e.
sifitolz_ioßn KENYON, AND A SPECIAL lOttY.
THE KING ROBINSON AND HART..

Tx I s was an Information against the Defeixraids,
for assaulting James. Tubb, a Revenue Officer, and
obstructing him in the execution of his duty.:
Mr. GARROW opened the Prosecution, and stated
the leading fads.
James Tubb said, that, in January last, he was
anofficer of excise, and was in company with March
and Clarke, Custom-house Officers, upon the' look-
out after smuggled goods ; he observed late at night
four Men with a cart and two horses, which they
were driving towards a sheep house in the Sea Salt
marshes ; he Went with March to the spot, found
thirty anchors of foreign Geneva, and seized them ;
the Defendant, Robinson, was lying by them.
The Witness had left Clarke in charge of the
horses, and sent March to Sea Salters for a cart ; ,
after he was gonee-they- saw six men with 'large
sticks coming up to them.; the, Witness postgd him- -
self at the door of the Sheep house,_ and presented
his pistol: Robinson immediately joined the six,
threw off his great coat, and said; Now, damn me,
if you shall keep the Goods, though you
,have take!).
them ;, he' advanced towards the Witness ; Hart,
one of the Smugglers seized his arm, and wrested
,his pistol froth him, thrust him back info•the Sheep_
house, and threw him down ; Hart struck him re-
peatedlY with his fist, exclaiming, .Dam'me
kill. him, I'll kill him ! Robinson said, No, we
will not kill him. At that instant •Clarke -fired,
and shot Hart in the shoulder,' in conseqnence of
which 'he left the Witness and desired Robinson to
keep him down. Hart, who was but slightly wound.- ,
ed, _went towards- the anchors, and said, if the
Officers would not let them have half, :he. 'would
stave the.whole. :Finding. the Witnesi would not
comply, he threw the whole of them ,out'of the
Sheep house into-an adjoining open field. The Wit-
ness begged Robinson to let him get up, and wipe ,
his face, as it was very .bloody. The Slnugglers 4t
length went away, and the Witness, out of the
thirty casks, afterwards found twenty-six in dif:
fetent'parts cf the field. The Witness had knovVri'
Robinson before, 'and_ was positive as to.hisbei.rti
one 'of 'the Smuggler's ; 'he was equally positiVe to
Hari's being the min, who was shot at and wounded'
by Clarke.
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The account was, corroborated in every particu-
lar by Clarke .and March. . .
Mr. Serjcant 13tsT addressed the Jury: in. behalf
of the Defendants ; he admitted, that, as - the.evi.:
deuce stood at present, ,they must be supposed guilty ;
but if the testimony -he should offer in contradiftion
ro it was correft, it would. be evident. theofficers
had been mistaken with regard to the identity of
the Defendants ; he should prove that the Defendant,
Robinson, on the night this assault was stated. to
have been committed, .had supped at the public-
house kept- by the. Defendant (Hart) with several
other persons and their .wives ; that the night was
devoted to mirth, and the -company did not break.
up till the next. morning; lie should show that
neither Robinson or. Hart left the house at any time,
during the wrote of the night for five minutes
together; that Hart, so far from appearing to have
been shot in the shoulder, was as well as any of his
guests -; he should also prove, by a person who hap-
pened to be near the place where the Officers made
the seizure, and heard the report of the pistol, that,
immediately after it was fired, a man ran by him,
and said he was wounded ; but that such man had
not' the, least resemblance to Hart. If ,he proved
this case to the Jury, the inference they would na-
turally draw would-be, that the 06cers had laboured
under an error. with regard to the persons of the
Defendants.

Raith, a publicat4 said, he and his wife were of
the party that supped at Hart's the night the seizure
was made ; there were several other persons there,
among s:hom were Godden and his wife ; the feast
was given by Hart; to celebrate his birth-day ; . the
party did not break up till Aext day, but sat drink-
ing and singing all night, 'and their wives did the
same.; there was
.no wound 'in Hart's shoulder, but
he waited on his company during the whole of the
night, and drank and sang with them ; he-was sure
he never could hate left the house for five minutes,
and as to Robinson,. he wits not out of the Witness's
sight during the whole night.

Mr. GARROW desired the rest of the Witnesses
to be taken out of Court, that they might not hear
the examination. He proceeded to cross-examine
the Witness, who trembled .so violently, he could
scarce utter a word. I warrant now, said Mr. Gmt-
Row, as this was an entertainnient in honour of the
Landlord's birth-day, and the neighbours and their
wives were invited, he treated you handsomely, he
gave yon no doubt a good supper ? Yes, Sir, a very
good supper. Aye, I thought so, and I dare say it-
was a hot one ? 0 yes, it was a hot supper. You
See I know all about it—that was an excellent
shoulder of lamb you had at the head of the table
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Yes, Sir, we had shoulders of lamb. And fowls
Yes, Sir.
Godden deposed to the same purport as the
last Witness ; he insisted, that neither of the Defend-
ants had left the public-house for five minuteS. On
his cross-examination, Mr. .GARItow, addressing
him said, Well. Godden, this was a good merry.
meeting you had at Hart's house, but I think upon
such an occasion he might have givln you a better
Kipper ? We had a very good stl. 1)or, Sir. Aye,
but. it was cold, and it was not handsome to give
his friends a cold supper ? It was a cold supper, to
be Sure. Pray what might you lt,ive had besides
the cold roast beef at the
.top of the table ? Why,
let me see, there was the cold roast beef, and a cold
halt ; I don't recollect any thing 'else. You are sure
it was a cold supper ? Oh, I ant 'positive of. that.
The next Witness exainiiied was .a young girl,
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who was servant to the Defendant Hart :'she told the
same story of the party sitting up all night merry_
making,- and. the Defendants never havizg left the
house.-:—Well, my pretty girl (said Mr.(fAßkow),
y6u waited upon this company Yes, Sir. How
did they_amuse thems?lves all night ?_ In drinking
and singing. It was your:inaser's..birth-day Yes,
Sir.. . Do you know theoreason.lie Aid. not treat

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his friends with a regular Alper that *night ?-4
don't know the reason.. But, tbe'y bad no:regular
supper ?—No, Sir. What then they' went doWn
stairs, and just took a snap standing; t, they could
catch it ?----Ycs, Sir, There was nothing particu.
lar got for them ?—No, Sir, they had nothing but
bread and cheese. I believe there was a bit of Cold
veal in the house ?—Yes,there was snm cold veal.

'The next witness was a person who said he:heard
the pistol fired, and perceived a man 'running, who
told him. he had' been.'wounded by an. Officer: 'he
was sure it was not. the Defendant Hart.

The Jury did not think it"' necessary for Mr.
GARR o w 'to• reply, the defence.•was so palpably ah
attempt on the part of- -a set ofzSmugglers, to save
their accomplices by perjury.
The Jury found both the Defendants-L—Guily.

rehi..KENYON said, if the Crown would under-
take to prosecute Raith and Gorden for perjury, he
would commit them. They were accordingly corm.
mitted to gaol, to,anymer for their Offence at the
next Msizes. - '

The Journal des Debots. contains the following
detail of circumstances 'respeainithe- \husband and
• wife who lately went for: the expresspurpose of
committing suicide in the. Elysian at 'Paris.
The 'particulars' are comMutiTeatedTin' a Letter' io
the Editor from the Chief Surgeon. of `the-Hospital
to Which the. imfortimaik survivor *as' colveyect—
It is now about six months' since -Citizen Cainpag-
nac, aged 34, accompanied by his"wife, Joseph
Fabrie, then in the zgth year of her age;-cinint froln
Brussels to Paris with 'a sum of money amounting
to 50,0 Louis d'ors, being the wreck.-of an immense
fortune. Ill,concerted commercial sticulations in
lest than fifteen days deprived, him. of zoo-Louis
d'ars; sensibly affected with this
,Catnpagnac.
sought .to repair it in a •gaming-house; there he.,
was spoiled of the remainder.in a .very short time.
He lost the clothes,. the jewels, .nay.even the mar-.
riage ring of his wife. On. his return to the fur-
nished lodging;
,which he occupied in the Rue
d'Orleans Saint Honore, he approadied his' wife
bathed in tears, and said to her; "happiness, my,
frieltd, can no longer be-Our portion ! indigence
or,death ;. can you have' thet courage to adopt this
last with, your hiisban'd ?" At firyt she hesitated,
but af length agreed to the proposal. The evening
of the 4.th,FruCtidor (August 2,21, was fixed upon
for the' catastrophe.; but about half past eight on
the evening of the 3d,- Campagnae, no' longer
able, without doubt, to support the miseries •of
life, prevailed ,on his young wife to take as walk
in the Elysian Fields ; they entered into the shop
of Dubertrit, a cook, where they made a very
frugal repast. About eleven :o'clock CampagnaC
to the baukh..of. the liver, wheielhey
were seen locked in each other's arms, taking
a most tender adieu. The pressing solicitatiOns
which this interesting woman 'addressed to her
husband to restore him to -courage, were dis-
tinetly heard at a distanCe. All was vain ; " the
resolution. is taken,"- said he, " `and we cannot
survive without infamy, RecolleEt 'your pro-
mise%"- He tied' a bandage over' her eyes;
"open yOur• mouth," said he; he introduced .the
end of the pistol into her mouth; and executed his'
design-; a second pistol terminated hissown exist-
ence. The inner part of this unfortunate woman's
mouth it torn in a most frightful manner ; the throat
too is in a very. deplorable state.- • Her ..recovery,.
however, is.not altogether despaired of.- • -
All the superb Hotels of the., National French
Nobility at Paris, in the suburb of .St. Germain in
'particular, are at present either untenanted or Lett
to Pawnbrokers, -retail Traders' 4c. who inhabit
only a part. of therm. One third ar least of the con-
fiscated property called .National Demesnes, never'
was sold,: froth the remaining scruples or apprehend
sions of the people ; and one cannot read the adver:,
tisement of any property to be sold, in wh'i'ch it. is
not carefully. stated--whether it came by descent,
• or is held by Revolutionary titles.
'A melancholy accident occurred in one of the
Margate Hoys, called-the Lord Nilson, last Sunday ••
morning ; as a biscuit-baker, of Shadwell, was
Smoking his pipe, near the.bows of the yesscl, he
was, seized with a paraly tie stroke, and fell instant.,
ly into the sea. The Master of the vessel ordered
out the boat,''WhiCh • was let down, and manned,
'with a quickness. almost incredible, and the body
~was taken up within eight minutes after the. cala-
mity happened. The proper means were used for •
restoring motion, but unhappily without effal% It .
wassomewhat.remarkable, that the body never sunk.-
-.A. very handsome gratuity was colledCd for the
sailors, who so promptly and humanely endeaVoured
to save the life of a fellow-creatute:

About eleven o'clock on 'Friday morning a ter ri
bve Are broke out in a warehouse in Matthew_
street, .Liverpool, which contained the oil used for
the public lamps in that town, under the management
of Mr. Alderson, the contraCtor, andfor several hours
the flames raged with astonishing fury; insomuch as
to endanger.their communicating with -very valuable-
property nearly contiguous, both in buildings • and
merchandize, belonging to Messrs. Byroms . and
'Messrs.' Downwards and Bullen, who have each. of
them a sugar-house and large warehouses in' the
neighbourhood, as ikall as to • the more immediately
adjoining houses ; but by the exertions Of the MaM
and. Magistrates, and, other respeetable merchants
and inhabitants who attended, and 'particularly *by
-the very spirited manner in Which the Officers and
privates of the Regiment of the Isles, now sta.
turned there, under the command . of Lord MAC;.,
DONALD, and the, Royal Cheshire, undor Lord
GREY, Majors LEIGH and 'BuCxwortiltr, who were
present during the -whole of the rinse, the fire was
got tinder, and prev;e:nted,from doing any more mate-
rial mischief thau
,destEo,y,ing the warehouse and its
contents.
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Yesterday, gfter .mo days contest, in: shooting
at a target, iit the distance of 503. yards, by 250
_Subscribers, at half . a guinea each, at Kern .sh
Town, for a Leicester ox, ~supposed to be the
largest in England,, BARROW, of Mary-le-
boae.street, cheesemonger, was the. successful can_
iiidate. He hit the target within four inchessof the
bull's eye.. The concourse of people on the occa-
siim was very great.

:dWILEN, At;G.

flint ExCellency the Countes of rjARDW7Citt
gage atN 'elegttnt-13all at the Viceregal Lodge at the
Pficarkil.,park, on Wednesday.night; at which were
present a number cf.persOrrages of. the first dirt rrb
den.

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Thursday evening; Capt. John. Atkinson, of the
Peace 'EstabliSliment of _thiS metropolis, assisted by
Mr. Uyde, one
.Messengers,
bienight into town . from 'Limerick, 'Denis Filzge..
raid, 'Who had been arrested there on a :charge ofbeing a Spy: He appears to be' a most' eXtraordir.,
miry fugacious eharader, having been in many parti
of the world according to his ova account. • lie is
a a6tive,, well-clreised young man, rather tall,:
of genteelappearance,,and under thirty years
age, c:lrispeak almost all laPguages fluently, •an 3
Says he' has been die service, at sea, of the,,Eng,
lish, French, SpaniA.,_ and: -Portuguese. He is' ul
Irishman, born in County of Kei:ry,
‘'where lie
states his father .resides ; he also mentioned that be
has not beep in -Ireland for 17. years past; that he
iVds •Ficer, sonic -tithe ago; .is a
etnntilon man before 'the mast, but having, been ac
cused or creating,4li,,sention among the wag
confined, and. (li'ile.re'd to be• tried by, a COUrt:-.mar,
tial ijbet. his 'Lordship changq.,•llhksinind, and sent
hith • hoitie.: a -prisoneir to
,where he .w al
confined three, years,' some time •in'
Prison,; and in. Newgate,- and-was.discharg-ed, vdle-
cher fr'om its being inconvenient to bring evidk.c.zi,
from sea against him, or that the. charge could not
be substantiated, is not known. • He relates that in
the foreign Countries abovementioned whose
vice he has been in, he was taken up as a suspicious'
charaaer, and calls himself a Citizen of the-GPorl4
and a Child of Misfortune; he says he was- a short
time at the Temple.'...,Thare were found with hint
several letters, some 'written in' 'a disguised stile
and with.fiaitious -Superscriptions, which probably
will lead to a knowledge whether he is such a per.
so:i -as.aboire, described by hiniseilf, and how he has
been able 'to support his' adVenturous career. He
was going to visichis father in Kerry, he says,
when he waJ arrested'by three Officers of. the 4.6 th
Regiment, who had been in Minorca, and recol-
'cacti him. About a fortnight ago, it seems, he
was in London. Yesterday.he was lodged in .the
Tower at the Castle.

FriLy nigl t, 2 i st, a 'person of the name of
Healy, who lives at Cabinteely, was stopped upon
Black-rc.Ck rdad, by. some of thg banditti who
have' lately • infested` it. He told them he had no
which account they found to be. true; on
searching'him: They asked him had 1;e been.: sto;
ped before that night ; he answered in the -'ncga,
tive. .They suffered him to pass on, without fur.;..
thei Molestation, charging him not to inention'ti:hai
had occurred, or - Make any' alarm ; if he did, he
might expel to be shot at another time. '
- Friday colonel Uniacke apprehended and corn.;
milted to the City gaol pf Limerick, J. Fitzgerald*
alias Elias Martin, on suspicion of being a French
Spy.

On Wednesday night -last, .above twelve men
armed with muskets and pistols, attacked the. house.
of Mr. GodfreyQreen,. at Clognadrim, near
ton, in the County of-Limerick; the robbers were,
hOWeVer,,:prevented from effefting their purpose by
the spirited exertions of Mr. Green's son, who' cut
at them with 'a hanger., as they attempted entering
the windows, some of whom' must h:tve been badly
wounded—they 'firedthree shots into the house be-
fore their: retreat, happily without doing any in_
jury .to Mr. Green's family. Some rime ago,. the
offices. of Mr. Green which had been thatched, wet e
bunt down by the gebels; who also forced him to
deliver up the fire,arni3 he had for his protection. -
The Cattle. Fair at Donnybrook ..has, been exon,
hitantly much cows have been sold- from
fourteen•..to twenty guineas; and horses of figure
brought any price the owners were pleased to ask,
in consequence- of the great prosped of plenty in
articles, of forage

MANs ty.N lotisE. —.Yesterday. a Jew' named
Neitbrin was examined befOre the Lou:, MAYoR,
charged with obtaini-ng, goods to tlr amount of
13001. under false, pretences.. It. appeared that a
person_ of the name of Jones :had procured these
goods of a• wholesale house it, Kilk-street, and
delivered them ' over to Nathan, who resided at '
Hamburgh. Applicatjon was made to the British
,ConStil, who .caused•them
,to be arrested; and, they
were 'accordingly brought over; when Jonesalledg,
ing that he had sold tho goods upon commission to
Nathan, he was liberated.—The Loft o:M4Yoit
was of- opiniOn the charge against Nathan did ,not
amount to a fraud. He was discharged, and Milne..
diately arrested for the debt.

• A few evenings since a most serious riot took
place between a ,party of 'Portuguese and American
sailors at a house of ill.fame in Black Flarse-.yard,
East Smithfield, where the women took an aCiive
part; thelPortuguesc. having had recourse to tLvir
barbarous custom of cutting.aWay with their knives,
'when they dreadfully wounded two AmeriCans, one in
the breast, and the other in the thigr : they were '
both.taken to the flospital.---:the Officers' ofShad
Office apprehended some of the offenders, who arc
held in cUstqcly till the case of the other men is
certained.

A serious affray took place on Tuesday evening, in
Kingsland-road, between some Chinese, when on
of them,' called Agui, received a violent I)1ow 'on his
head will a hatchet, which rendered it necessarY. to.
.send. him to the hospital,. where his recovery ,is
deemed doubtful. The man who gave the blow was
taken before a Magistrate, who committed the of.
fendee, named Assay, to prison. The. Magistrate
',.vas reduced to the neoesstty of adopting' t,ho. custom
in bse in China of swearing witnesses. He caused
a saucer to be given to each of them, which they
dashed to pieces, calling God to dash them to pieces
iii a similar way if they spOke any thing but the
truth. \ 1

It is said that the, India Company are going to
eret temporary barracks some distance from Lori.
don, to keep the Chinese, Malay S iilors, and Las,.
cars, distinct from each other, and to be superin-
tended by Officers• understanding their xeskedive
languages,

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