The Sun.
London, England, 1808-12-06 00:00:00

ROE V. SMITH.

This. was an eje3rrient to try the right to a•picCe
•of ground belonging to.a parcel of land called " Tho.
Spice Islands," situate . near. Whilechapel, • Thy'
ground had been.of -little value till the makin•g.of the.
Commercial road, and there bid been soinedi-spntat
as to.the title; in c-onst4inence-of vihiCh the Deen-
datit.and the other occupiers began to imagine that
it was' their (i,,vo, and refused to give up the posses.
sign. The•old gentleman, Jtigliard Roe,: the Plain-
tiff, clearly made out his rigJit, -and-ihad Ei .Verdit't:
Sir J. MANSFIELD expressed.bWregtet for the bad
advice given to•the poor-people who-Occupied thesti
Spice Islands--this being the sixth-ot seventh
mein brought to. try a right Which- •had been sut-E.
ciently decided 'upon the first action, - -r •

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P 1I _V.

ROYAL )3ECRFE.

ADDRESSED BY THE SUPREME GOVERNING JUNTA OF

TUE lill'iGDOM TO ALL THE COUNCILS.

{C,,ntiuued
_from our Paper of Saturda_y

" The ~vicked policy, the &states ive and insatiable
ambition or the Eanpt.'-ror N.ipoleon,- beheld with
leasure th, dee; et.:ion of Span, which. was the
of his hands. and al ihe absurd coedit& of the
despotic Favourite. -He, at length, drew aside the
veil which. thinly covered. his designs, an_tl boldly
reserved upoint he (lest' titai,ai of the reigning family,
and the desolation of a generous nation, that had
sacrificed hers Al for France. He determined, within
his own breast, that Spain should not remain inde-
pendent; ,a'nd he set to work, without, however,
clearly seeing kis way to the attainment of the end
proposed. Here commenced the scene of iniquity,
the plots, the atrocious perfidies, Which it becaine
necessary to FM in praCtiee, to burst asunder the ties
of peace and alliance, and to violate -th., resped due
to Sovereigns and States, and the considerations of
gratitude so frequently avowed.
" The Emperor of the French studiously fanned
the flame of dissection which the treacherous in-
trigues i t the Favourite had succeeded in introducing
into the bosom.of the Royal Family. He watched
the firvoUrable moment, and caused numerous ar-
mies to enter the Peninsula, contrary to the most
solemn conventions, under the pretence of their
proceeding to the neighbouring coasts of Africa, to
execute plans of attack against another enemy. His
troops, by the most notorious breach of 'faith, occu-
pied the frontier fortresses, under the pretext of pre-
cautions And measures of policy, purely of a military
nature; and whilst a treaty was going on at Paris
with a Plenipotentiary in the confidence of the Fa-
vourite, for the dismemberment of Spain, the troops
of the Usurper advanced towards the capital, in
order to intimidate our misled Sovereigns, and com-
pel them to follow the example of the House of
Bragatiza. These wicked designs were rendered
abortive by the unexpe6ted revolution of Aranjuez
on the 17th and 1 9th of March, and no sooner did
the spontaneous.abdication of Don Carlos IV. elevate
to the throne of his ancestors his eldest son, the
'Hereditary Prince, beloved by his people for 1113
viriues and misfortunes, and the -object of their
sworn allegiance, than the atrocious enemy of Spa-
nish' independence changed his course, and resolved
to place the nation in a state of the most lamentable
orphancy, in order afterwards to seize it as the prey
of his ambition. With the assistance of his worthy
satellites, and by means of the basest intrigue, he
enticed the young and adored King of Spain to
Bayonne, under the pretext of desiring to embrace
kin) as a friend, and to recognize him as a Sove-
reign. To that city he also drew the Royal Parents,
the brothers,. and relatives of the present King ;
and involving all in a proscription equally daring
snd unexampled, forced then] to sign an illegal and
illusory renunciation, and foolishly thought himself
master of a Throne, which he profaned with his
name and that of his brother Joseph Napoleon.
" His troops, composed of assas,ins, his Generals
converted into a vile banditti, covered unfortunate
Spain with blood and desolation, and with an arro-
gance peculiar to themselves, treated patriotism as
insubordination, national honour as stupidity and
barbarism, and attachment to their lawful Sovereign
as rebellion and perjury. They piilagosl pur towns,
violated our virgins, profaned our temples and sacred
images, treated with disrespect the very God whom
they pretend to -adore, and whom they impiously
cast at their sacrilegious feet, and talked to the
Spanish people of happiness and regeneration, at the
time they were laying waste their fields, robbing.
their churches, pillaging their hou,es, endeavouring
to destroy their constitution, their laws, their
usages, and intending to make the Spanish youth
serve in chains, and to employ the riches of the
nation against other pacific and friendly Powers.
But the national patriotism and-valo. ur have con-
founded the_ pride of the Usurper, defeated his ar-
mies, and with their front erect, and covered with
laurels,. are -pursuing their implacable enemies. All
the provinces have armed, themselves in defence of
so just a cause., Some of them, before the installa-
tion of the Supreme Government, formally declared
war against France. All of them actually commenced,
and are still carrying on hostilities against her with
the greatest ardour ; and there exists not a Spaniard
-who has ,not sworn in his heart to conquer or die
in defence of his country, his King, and his re-
" The Supreme Central and Governing Junta of
the realms of Spain and the Indies, exercising the
Sovereign authority in the name of, their beloved
King and Master, Don Ferdinand VII. and in that
capacity recognized by the whole nation—declare,
that -since the 20th of April of the present year, the
day upon which the sovereignty of King Ferdinand
Vfl. his freedom and inde'penusnce, and the august
dignity of the whole nation, Isere, infamously in-
snlied and violated at Bayonne, all the ties which
united Spain to the French Government are broken
off, andalso all treaties of every description, ancient
and modern, which existed with France. They con-
sequently declare .valid`' and legitimate all captures
and other measures that have taken place since that
period, and all ads authorized by the law of nations
in a state of war ; and also- all and every descrip-
tion of hostility committed by the provinces collec-
tively, or private individuals, in the•struggle which
they have had to sustain separately till thd happy
moment of national union ; and they declare, in the

" The Central Supreme Junta also declare, that -I
the Powers now groaning beneath the oppressive
yoke of the Emperor of the French, may preserve
with Spain such relations as are not incompatible'
with her just interests, and are conformable to the
principles of natural equity, as Long as they do not
commit any hostilities, dire& or indirect, against
Spain.
" They finally declare that they have taken the
oath, in the most solemn manner, not to listen to or
admit any proposal for peace; unless their beloved
Sovereign, Vcrdinand VII. be restored to his throne,
and unless the. absolute integrity of Spain and her
Americas be stipulated as.an indispensible condition,
without the dismemberment .of any the smallest
portion of her territory. They consequently ordain
that there shall be communicated to all partS of the
dominions of Spain, at home and abroad, the neces-
sary provisions and regulations for condu&ing their
defence, and that of all Spapisli subjects, and for
carrying on otlensive operations against the enemy:
This the Council will attend to and carry into effed
so far as it is concerned.

(Signed) " FLORIDA BLANCA."
" Aranjuez, Nov. 14, OM."

OLD BAILEY.

FIFTH DAY---.IIONDAYi DEC. 5.

P. Macmahon was indiaed for stealing a horse
and chaise, the property of Major James.
The case was stated by Mr. KNAPP, from which
it appeared, that the prisoner was one of a numerous
gang_of persons who pretended to be merchants,
having a Counting-house in Sberborne-lane, under
the firm of Ryan and Co. ; that the prisoner ob-
tained the horse and chaise by means of passing off
one of these fictitious bills.
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The Court observed, that the prisoner ,conld not
be inclided for a felony under these circumstances,
and he was therefore Acquitted.
E. U. itoberts and J.- Maitland were indieled
fora felony, in having obtained from Mr. Smith, an
upholsterer at Chesbunt, a variety of articles of
furniture.

This. case was similar in point of fraud to .the
foregoing. The. Prisoners went down to Cheshunt,
took a house, and represented themselves as persons
of large property ; they 'applied to Mr. Smith to
Inrnish the house in a costly manner, giving a re-
ference to another person living at some distance.—
Mr. Smith accordingly rode over to make inquiries
as to their respectability and responsibility, and ob-
tained such a satisfadory answer, that he was in-
duced to furnish the house in the manner which
they had ordered. Every thing which luxury could
desire was sent in ; in a very short time after, how-
ever, the furniture was all sold off, and the parties
decamped.
Mr. ALLEY submitted to the Court, that this in-
di6tmeut could not be sostained ; and, therefore, it
would be useless to take up the time Of the Court.
This case was like the preceding one. If the par-
ties htd been indiaedlor fraue, or for a conspiracy,
-then further inquiry might be necessary, in order
that a Jury might decide ; but here; from the very
statement, the Court could do no other than ac-

quit them.
The Recorder was of the same opinion, and di-
rected an Acquit/a/.
Mr. KNAPP applied to the Court to detain the
Prisoners, in order that they might be indicted for a
baud.
R,:i.cs• addressed the Court, and declared that it
Waj he should be
.detained, having put in bail
at 1.1, Middlesex Sessions, to answer the charge of
friud.
The RECORDER told hat that, as the Court knew
nothing of that tact, he must be detained.
Atter some interval of time had elapsed, the RE-
CORDER, atter a most appropriate and affecting ad-
- dress, pronounced, in a solemn and iMpressive.man-
- ner, the awful sentence of the law upon the iol-
- lowing capital Conviats. viz.
• Thomas Wright, for a rape ; Robert Simpson,
for stealing goods in a dwelling-house ; Thomas
Cannon and James Coodington, tor a highway rob-
bery; Samuel Laspar alias Collins,. Thomai Carrill,
and Samuel 'Starkey alias Atkins, for a burglary. -
The hoary miscreant, Wright, shed tears on his
first appearing at the Bar; and Cannon Was greatly
atfe6ted the whole time, and cried bitterly at the
prosped of his fate. At half past nine the Court ad-
journed till to-morrow.
ABSTRACT.—This day twenty-five Prisoners were
tried, thirteen of whom were convicted of felony,
viz. Jane Broderick, Samuel Butcher, Joseph Van-
derstein, Elizabeth Dale, Edward James Guildford,
Wm. Bear, Wm. Nicholson, Robert Fowler,Thos.
Hurren, Luke Keefe, Robert Burroughs, Elizabeth
Hyde, and Thomas Bourden
.; and ten were ac-
quitted.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. —Yesterday Richardson,
convicted on Saturday last of being the principal in
exciting and encouraging the disgraceful tiots that
prevailed last August, in the parish of St. Mary-ie,
bonne, under the pretext of deteding and exposing
houses of ill fame, was brought up to receive judg-
ment, and was sentenced to be imprisoned seven
days, pay a fine, of fifty pounds to the King, and be
further imprisoned until the said fine sould' be
paid.
A miscreant of the name of Rolfe, who keeps a .
school in the:neighbourhood .of Whitechapel, was
tried, and convicted of an assault, with the intent of
raVishibg an infant -of eight years old. Sentence
—three months imprisonment.
The Court likewise had the mortification of seeing
presented before themanother, whose crime was that
of exposing himself to unprotected females in the.:
most disgusting way. He was also convieted. upon
the clearest testimony. This wretch was sentenced
to 12 months imprisonment iu Cold Bath-fields pri-
son.