The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-13 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LLOYD'S.
DEAL, Dac. 11.--Wind S. E., strong breezes.—Ar-
rived the Venteur, Blackshaw, from Richebuctu.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 11.—. Wind S. S. E.--Sailed the
Colonist, Cowman, for Ceylon ; Banffshire, Nicol, Mo-
bile ; Sarah, Kenny, Savannah ; Chicora, Halsey, Charl-
ston ; Hibernia, Cobb, and Scotland, Robinson, New York.

STANGATE CREEK, _lbw. 11.—Arrived the Racehorse,
Punchard, from Vastizza. _ _

RAMSGATE, DkC. 11.-011 port, the Dash, from Cal e
of Good Hope.
DARTMOUTH,, Nov. 10.—Arrived the Rhoda, Nixon,
from Hobart Town,
SCILLY, Nov. 7.—Arrived the Lusitania, Donaldson,
from the Havannah ; Planet, Mitchell, Cadiz, with loss of
bulwarks, &c , and making two feet water per hour.
GLOSTER, Nov. 11.—Sailed the Rubicon, Chaning,
for Sierra Leone.

CoRK, Nov 9.—Sailed the Calcutta, M'Kinnal, for
St. John's, New Brunswick.
ARRRDERN, Nov. 7.-.... Arrived the Heroine, Walker,
from Quebec; Fleece, Bain, Riga.
SHIELDS. Nov. 9.—Arrived the Ariadne, M'llonald,
from Riga; Carrs, Young, Quebec.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Patriot, Seville to Lon-
don, Bth inst., lat. 48, lon. 8, by the Nancy, arrived at
Falmouth ; Frankland, Calcutta to Liverpool, 4th inst.,
lat. 47, lon. 15, by the Bengalce, arrived in the Clyde ;
Mount Steuart, Elphinstone, London to Madras, Oct. 25.
lat. 2, N., ion. 28, NV., by the. Ann, Lokkerby, arrived, at
Cork ; Asia, Calcutta to bondpn, byAhe Mona, arrived
at St. Helena ; David Scott, China to 'London, near For-
mosa, by the Ann Jane, arrived 4u. the Downs; Briton's
Pride, Scott, London to Z%se, 29th ult., off' Cape St.
Vincent, by the King Alfreft, arrived at Plymouth.

BRIGHTON, DEC. 11.--Sir Augustus and Lady
Clifford and family left Regeney,equare yesterday for
London. The Marchioness of Queewsbery has arrived
for the season. Sir Felix and Miss Booth and Miss
expected for the
patronised
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the
Allington are expected on Saturday for the season. The
WEianrtle
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LordCountessperformances
at the theatre on Saturday night. Among the company
in the boxes we observed Lord and Lady Lyndhurst,
Lady Williams, Lady Georgiana Fane, Lady Twisden,
Hon. Mrs. Grevilie, D. Salomons, Esq., &c. Lady
LyndhurstSomers
Morris is expected this week on a visit to Lady Vernon.
The ball in aid of tbe County Hospital this evening is
expected to be numerously and fashionably attended.
Lady Fraser Howard has taken a house in Kemp 'Town,
and is expected on Saturday.
We have been informed than an extraordinary
case halt occurred at Wallsend enure!), which we shall
at preleat do nothing more than mention. A sailor and
a young woman presented themselves at the church to
get married, and, on the ceremony being gone so far
through; the tar was instructed to put the ring on the
fourth finger of the .e put ,t on her little finger,
110 011 betili; told that was nct the finger, but the next
one, he Vfsplied two, knew the thumb was reckoned
a finger be!ore. For this retnarl-7-001 We are toldnz.ttlie
ministt r refused to proceed with the ceremony, and altef
every remonstrance had failed, the party were obliged
to two the place half married,—T.yrte Mercury.

MONMOUTH, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
It having been notified to the Judges that the
Grand Jury were ready with some bills at half-past
throe o'clock this afternoon, their Lordships came into
Court, and silence having been proclaimed, the Grand
Jury delivered by their foreman, Lord Granville
Somerset, true bills against John Frost, C. Waters,
James Aust, William Jones, John Lovell, Zephaniah
Williams, Jenkin Morgan, Solomon Britton, Edmond
Edmonds, Richard Benfield, John Rees, David Jones,
George Turner, and John Rees, for high treason :
A true bill against Amy Meredith, James Meredith,
and Thomas Keyes, for burglary :
A true bill against George George, for burglary and
no true bill against William Williams, for burglary.
Lord G. SOMERSFT—We have at present no more
bills before us, my Lords.
The CHIEF JUSTICE—For the present,'my Lord and
Gentlemen, there will be no further occasion for your
services, but you will be so good as to attend again
on Tuesday, the 31st day of this month, at ten o'clock
in the morning, to which time this Court will be ad-
journed.
The CHIEF JUSTICE—Is there an) professional gen-
tleman here who appears for any of the prisoners ?
A Gentleman (Mr. Mathews, as we heard)—My
Lords, I attend on the part of Thomas Keyes.
The prisoners having been sent for, were brought
down in the prison van, under an escort of the 12th
Lancers, and having been brought into Court, were then
placed at the bar. They all appeared in tolerable
spirits, though Frost looked much careworn. Zephaniah
Williams has regained his courage apparently. William
Jones was firm,' and Waters frequently smiled. Lovell,
who had been shot through the thigh, was brought in on
a crutch..
Mr. Bellamy—JOhn Frost, Charles Waters, John
'Lovell, Richard Benfreld, John Rees, George Turner
.(otherwise Coles), Zephaniah Williams, Edmond Ed-
monds, Jenkin Morgan, Solomon Britton, William
Jones, and James Aust, come to the bar.
• The CHIEF JUSTlCE—Prisoners, you have been
called into Court at this time for the purpose of being
informed, that the Grand Jury have found true bills
against each of you for high treason. You will have
copies of the indictments, and a copy of the panel from
which the Jury will be taken, delivered to you in due
time. In the mean time, the Court wishes to know if
you have any Counsel, or wish to have any one assigned
to you as Counsel or attorneys ; but, if you are not
now prepared to answer, you will only have to express
your wishes between this time and the time of your trial,
which will not take place until the 31st of this month,
and it shall be attended to.

Mr. Wightman—My Lords, I am instructed by
the Crown to apply to the Sheriff to furnish a copy of
the panel.
Mr. Owen, solicitor—My Lord, I appear for one or
two of the prisoners, and I wish to make an application
to have the money which was taken from them returned
to them. I appear for Zephaniah Williams.
The CHIEF JUSTICE—Which is Zephaniah Williams?
—(The prisoner being pointed out.)—Do you wish to
have this gentleman assigned to you as your solicitor ?
The prisoner Zephaniah Williams—l do, my Lord.
Ten pounds was taken from me.

The CHIEF JUSTICE—Before we can grant your
application, Mr. Owen, we must know if the money
forms any part of the proof ?
Mr. Wightman—My Lords, on the part of the
Crown, we have no objection to give up the money.
The CHIEF JUSTICE—Then let it be so.
Mr. Owen--I appear also for Jones.
The CHIEF JUSTlCE—Prisoner, is that so ?
W. Jones—Yes, my Lord
An application for his money to be returned was
then granted.

Mr: Owen—May I pregame to ask, my Lords, if we
may not apply to have counsel assigned at a future pe-
riod, between the and the trial ?
The CHIEF JUSTlCE—Certainly, upon your making
application to Mr. Bellamy, the Clerk of the Crown.
Mr. Bellamy—Yes, certainly, if you will make ap-
plication to me yourself, or by your agent in town.
Mr. Owen—l now beg, my Lords, to make applica-
tion that copies of the depositions may be furnished to
the prisoners.

The Calm, JUSTICE—I believe the depositions are
not before us in this case, but we will see.—(Their
Lordships then referred to the Act.) Yes, the deposi-
tions having been returned to the officers of the Court,
you may have them on the terms mentioned in the Act.
Mr. Owen—My Lords, Mr. Geach defends some of
the prisoners ; may I make application also on his

The CHIEF JUSTICE-No; but the prisoners may
apply themselves.

The priloner Charles Waters—l beg leave, my
Lords, to make application for the depositions in my
case..

The CHIEF JUSTlCE—Certainly.
Mr. Owen—l am instructed, my Lords, on the part
of Mr. Frost, to make application that I may be, to-
gether with Mr. Geach, assigned as his solicitor.
The CHIEF JUSTICE—Are you partners ?
Mr. Owen—No, my Lord.
The CHIEF JUSTICE—Which gentleman do you
wish to have, Mr. Frost?

The prisoner Frost—l want the two, my Lord.
The CHIEF JUSTICE-I think the act only gives a
power to assign one attorney ;of course, when there is
a partnership, the case is different ; but we will look
into the Act. (Their Lordships having examined the
Act of Parliament) the Chief Justice said—We have no
authority to assign two persons ; any person you choose
to employ will have free access to you at all reason-
able times.

Frost—My Lord, a number of papers were taken
from my house which I understand are to be used
against me ; I therefore apply, either for the original or
copies of those papers.
The CHIEF JUSTICE—We have no authority to
grant that.

- Many of the prisoners then applied to be furnished
with copies of the depositions, and their request was
acceded to upon their paying for them according to the
terms of the Act of Parliament, and they were directed
to inform the officer of the Court which of the mass of
depositions they should require.
The CHIEF JUSTICE—For the present take back the
prisoners to the place whence they were brought.
The Court was then adjourned to the 31st of De-
cember, and the prisoners were removed to gaol under
an escort.

EXAMINATIONS AT MONMOUTH.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

Magistrates present.—The Rev. James Coles and Mr.
John Roberts.

Mr. Phelps—William Jones, the prisoner, is charged
with high treason, but as the evidence is principally his
own confession, I withdraw that charge, and will take
him for the minor offence of conspiracy and riot.
Jonas Williams, sworn—l am a police-officer at Bre-
con. In consequence of information I received, I went
to the house of Lewis Hugh, in the parish of Trellong.
He is huntsman to Mr. Williams, of Penpont. I found
the prisoner there. A person named William Voss
accompanied me. I found the prisoner in the kitchen
by the fire. I told him he was my prisoner. He
said, "Itis a bad job for me." I asked him if his leg
was getting well of the wound. I had received infor-
mation that he had been wounded in the back at
Newport. When I asked the prisoner how his wound
was, he said it was much better. I then took
him prisoner, and conveyed him to Brecon. While
we were on the way the prisoner offered me a sovereign
to let him escape. He made a statement to me as to
how he got his wound. I offered him no inducement to
confess. The prisoner told me lie was forced to go to
Newport by a man William L)sham ; that he had no-
thing in his hand until he came within about two miles
of Newport, and then he received a butcher's cleaver
from one of the mob ; that he walked from there in the
rear with Mr. Frost down to the Westgate Inn. He said
there were many thousands with them, who were armed
with pikes, guns, &c. He said soon after they got to
the Westgate the soldiers began to fire at the mob ; he
said he ran to the side of the wall, and when the mob
went away he went away, and he turned his head back,
and saw one of the soldiers pointing his gun at him ;
that he fell down on his hands and knees, when he int-
mediately received a bullet in his back, and he then got
away in a tram to Tredegar. He did not say anything
else. I never said one word to induce him to confess.
He was apprehended on Monday the 2d of December.
He told me it was that day month that he went to
Newport.

William Vass sworn—l am a constable of Brecon.
On the 2d of December I accompanied the last tvitness
to the house of Lewis Hugh, of Trellong. We went
there for the purpose of apprehending the prisoner.
We found him there. The prisoner asked me to go
upstairs with him to change his clothes. I went with
him. He pulled his trousers off, and in pulling some
money out of his pocket, to put in the other trousers
which he was going to put on, he said he would give
us 51. if we would let him go. fie at that time shook
either silver or gold in his hand. The last witness had
then told him he was his prisoner, and asked him how
his wound was. The prisoner said it was a bad job, and
cried bitterly. Before we took him away the woman of
the house made him a cup of tea, and told him " My
good boy," said she, " ti!!! you the truth, and it
better for yon," T
fi We did not want lain tq
tell !lq anything, we did not want to hear it." The
ilrisoner then told us what the last witness has deposed
tp, (The witue;s; here detailed the conversation.)