The Sun.
London, England, 1801-03-18 00:00:00

ESSEX ASSIZES.

Assizes of Essex closed at Chelmsford
Fria), mlorning last, when out of the long Ca:
lendar, of One Hundred and Seventeen Criminals,
die following, twenty-eight received sentence of
death, having been convicted 'of various burglaries
and felonies, viz. .

Thomai Carter, Thomas Smith, Jos. Stanaingferd,
John Hut:l:icy, Tzrti:::: Shinn, Dari. Dennis,.
Ch.. Murran, Gep..l.tiOlcing, M. !--10111rneswOrtli,
John• Salmon, ' ' ohn Wale, . Win. Ilualay, ;
Thomas Sarjeant, - ohn King, . John Right,
Win. Gee, ' . Lary Bailin, Ch. Compton, .-
Robert Jewell, Simon Entver, John Disney,
Anthony Wilson, • 'John Gibson,. .. ana • ; , •
Sarah Cock, Tho.Gravgoose, WilliamStowns.
,Thomas FarrOyv, lanies'Stalley,

Carter_ (for theJUOe at Bradwell) on receiving
sentence, which was preceded by Baron flomtm
by a Most pathetic exhortation, insolently said,
" Thank you, my LOrd.-41ut I am innocent !"
When Robert 7ewe 1 1, for burglary, :,receiVed-
sentente, he addressed the Court, and begged to be
heard for a few minutes. lie said, he was a Far-
mer's son, .in Norfolk,
,and was decently educat-
ed. Until the age.of 35, he led a virtuous and
sober life, fearing God and honouring the
King, when he had the misfortune of becoming
acquainted with persons who were admirers of
Pa;ane's Writings, which were put into his
hands. He often read and considered them, and
the plausibility of the assertions and arguments so
far overpowered his reason, that he became a con-
vert to Paine's doEtrines, and considered the Scrip-
'tures as cunning fables, invented to impose upon
and deceive the generality of mankind for the be-
nefit -Of a few. Having married and become the
• father of a family, and the hardness of the times
obliging him to .work early:and late, he took that
course of life which had brought him to the gal-
lows: he was under great obligations to the Chap.
lain attending the prison, for opening his•eyes, and
convincing him of 'the dangerous opinions he had
imbibed, and teaching him the true doarine of
Christianity; he: thanked- God he was stopped
short in his wicked course, before he had COM.
• rnitted, the crime of murder, and hoped, .through
the merits-of his Saviour; to he saved. But he did
'not despise Aife, and if mercy could be extended.
through the recommendation of his .Lordship, he,
,would .continue „to pray to Heaven for his gra-,
cious Sovereign, and endeavour again. to be a
useful, and loyal. Subject ; but it' not, he would
meet his fate with Christian resignation, humbly
trusting in the me:tcy of-Pod, and begging most
earnestly that his children might be taken care of.

Mr. Baron HOTHAIVI spoke to the Prisoner in a
'humane and affe&ing manner, and
,concluded with
telling him, tharmercyliere could not be extended
to him,-consistent with the due administration of
the law, and that he must prepare hi,nself to meet
that awful moment when he must appear before
another Tribunal, where sincere repentance and
contrition might induce him to hope to meet with
that mercy which could not be extended to him
in thiS world.
On the Nis; Frio sine there were only seven-
teen-Causes entered, and many of them but of
little importance; twelve of them were disposed
of on Tuesday. There were four Special Jury
Causes ; one of them was an issue, diretted out of
the Court of Exchequer, in a Trite Cause, wherein
E. Earle, Clerk, Retlor of High Ongar, was the
Plaintiff; and Lewis and Mansfield were Defen-
dants. This 'terminated, after a hearing which
lasted from ten o'clock on Thursky morning
till near seven in the afternoon, in favour of the
Rev.. Mr. Earle, the Plaintiff. The subjea in
dispute Was touching certain parts of .the Bounda.
ries of the Parish of High Ongar, and Stamford
River, in order to ascertain whether a larger por-
tion of land .was in the former, and consequently
subjea 'to tythe, or in the latter, and only subjea.
to a modus. In the course of this trial many
ancient records were produced and read in Court,
some of them of high antiquity, as' far back ab
the reign of Henry VI.

HIGH COURT or. ADMIRAL',

MARCII I/.

AN Appeal was made against tfte condem, na-
tion of a Vessel captured in the North• Seal, and
belonging to the Enemy of this Country, .It ap-
peared she sailed from Dunkirk, on a voyAge to
the-Coast of Iceland for Fish, and was captured
on her return.. The King's Advocate contended,
she otight'to be confiscated,. as from the testimony
of the Captain-and Mate, it was evident she was
Enemy's Property, and was built at Dunkirk, to
which Port she was bound, though it had been,
contended her real 'destination was to Lisbon ;'
that her touching at Gluckstadt was a mere pre-
text to give colour, the proper Owner residing at,
Dunkirk. On these'grounds he submitted that
the condemnation was good.
Dr. LAWRENCE, for the Owner, contended,
that though it had been proved she was employed,
during two voyAges, by the. Enemy, yet,in this
present one, she was the property.of a Neutral, -
having been sold to a Danish sobj:a in. the month
of February, r 799. The Master,.though. he had
stated she was built somewhere in-Flanders, did
not deny that she was at present neutral.- -Her
touching at Gluckstadt was in order to get the ne-
cessary Papers; her .Owner residing there, and be-
ing a Danish- subjed. Whatever might have been
her previous occupation,her present one wasof a do-
mestic nature,being employed solely for theru Tose
of procuring Fish ; and her real destination, as it ,
had been verified on oath by the Master, in an-
swer to the interrogatories with respe& .to the '
voyage, was ascertained clearly to he for Lisbon.
He trusted, therefore, that, nothing asserted on
the other side would induce the .Court to confirm
the sentence of Condemnation ; but that the
weight of evidence on behalf of the Owner being
so strong as to her neutrality, they would order
her to be restored.
The KING'S ADVOCATE submitted, that fur-
ther proof of her Neutrality should be shewn be-
fore the Court could come to a determination ;
as there was considerable doubt that her touch--
ing at Gluckstadt was-with a colourable view.
.Sit WILLIAM SCOTT said) better proof of her
Neutrality' must be produced before he could
make up his mind as to the jihigniellt he should
pronounce. The Papers found 'on hoard stated
the seamen to be Danes ; the Captain, in his an;
swers; had declared he did :not know to what
Cotintry they belonged,. but that they spoke
,the,
Ditch and Flemish language ; this had a suspicioits
appearance, as the Papers specified that- which/
was not true; and there were several other cir-
cumstances in the Case which rendered it very
doubtful. He had examintd all the Papers, and
was of 'opinion further proof should be had.
Tli Gaie was ordered to stand over for a fur.
ther hearing. .

ENGLISH STATE LOTTERY.
YOVII.TEANTII D.Y.
The following Prizes were Drawn
N0..44,4,07, a Priu of Five Thousand Pounds.
,2,5,577. a Prize of One Hundred Pounds.
a Prize of One Hundred Pounds.
4,756, a Prize of Fifty Pounds.
Y 0,600, a Prize of Fifty Pounds.

FOURTEENTH DAY or DaAwiNG.— The
Ticket No. 4.4,007, drawn yesterday a Prize of
5,0001. was sold in one Half, one Quarter, one
Eighth, and two Sixteenth Shares ; and the
Ticket No. 50,061, drawn on the t. ith day a
Prize of 30,0001. is the property of a number of
industrious Tradesmen, were both sold by T.
1315 H, at his 'State Lottery Office, No. 4., Corn..
hill, London ; where No. 34,925, a Prize of
20,0001. No. 1,957, a Prize of 20001. Nos.
11,683, 17,248, and 22,333, Prizes of 'cool.
each, were all shared and sold in the last year ;
also in former Lotteries,

Prize 'of 30,0001. •
• ro of 20;06el.
i 6 of 4%0°91.
24 of 50001.
of 30001.
• 31 of nnool.
39 - of 13321.
uo Of 5001. &C, &c:
Tickets and Shares, warranted undrawn, are
selliu'g 'daily at the. Offices of 'l'
.. BIM, No. 4,
Cornaill,' London, Mandleitcr, and Edinburgh,
and all Prizes paid on Demand.

There•ate many circumstances in speculation that
the Public don't immediately, see, which, when
pointed out to them, tarry the most mhthematical
conclusions.; and amongst this number may be
reckoned the present state of the Lottery wheel,
Which is so rich, that it liisbUt two'Prizes drawn
out of.the seventeen large ones; whilst near half
cif the 'Lottery is already drawn. This great dis_,
proportion in favour of Tickets is so self-evident,
that we shoul&not wonder if Ticketi suddenly
rise 'Considerably above the present price.
Curious circumstance relative to. the. Pigot
Diamond,—lt was remarkable, that one or two
Bays before the chance of the Pigot Diamond was
determined, there was 'not (independent of the
seven hundred numbers sealed up for the. use of
the Proprietors). a single Ticket to be had, though
ten.guineas had .been affixed .at several Lottery
Offices for only four, which was two guineas
over the original price. NO'bad hint .for those
who delay buying in the
.present State Lottery,
which even in the advanced state of the draWing,
holds out no less than Fifteen Capital's Prizes,
whilst the other from the Beginning held out but
one.