The Sun.
London, England, 1807-12-19 00:00:00

PICKPOCKETS.

Bow-STKE sr.—Yesterday being the day appointed
for the re-examination of Bill Soames, White,
alias Cockeybeaa, and 'Harry' [hot ?ford, the; three
notorious pickpockets, the office was very much
crowded. The examination commenced soon after
one, and did not finish till near four. ,
Samuel: Taunton, the patrole, stated, that he had
known Soames and, Woodford about four years,
and ,White between one: and two .years; ,he saw
Soames and Woodford together, on the, 7th of
November last, in the Strand, standing at the win-
dow of a hatter's shop, with other persons, and he
had no doubt that the) were there for the purpose
tit , picking •pockets‘; the were then in company .
_with a man of the name of Neat,. a well-known
pickpocket. On the 30th of IsTaveM4er, he saw
Soames and WoodlOrd near Leicester-square, in com-
-14,)... with several other notorious characters, whose
names he did not know. At the time he saw &mines
and Woodforclat the shop window of the hatter, he
observed Ahem follow a Gentleman several yards,
and he had no doubt they tried his pockets, but
trot finding any thing of value, they returned to, the
hatter's shop window. He had met Soames at
least twenty times in the streets, and has no doubt
of his being there (mas purpose of picking pockets;
he has ;lecithin) in custody several rim's, on charges
of that nature, Oct the 1'66 instant he saw all the
Prisoners together, in Piecadilly, standing at the
yvinclow of a piaure shop, •surounding a number
Of persons. O'n their seeing- him, and. the other
01'110.14 in his company; they moved otf. In con-
se quarce of insitudion4 he had received from Mr.
. Read, tip Magistrate, he and, the Officers pursued
them, and took them into custody. He had always
considered the Prisoners as reputes thieves,
- Saintiet cineof the Pairole, Daniel Cart-
wright, and. Daniel Leidheater, City,' Constables,
William' Homan, one of the floW,streettPatrele, and
William Anthony, one of the Officers';,all tegitied
that they had seen soarnes and /tfia*rd togetlieti
abd had nOdoUbt that they were' all pickpockets.---
Mr. KNAPt Made a long, speech' in favour of the
Prisoners, and was ably answered, by Mr. NA‘IIES,
the Magistrate, who said he was convinced' that the
Legislature intended to fay hOld of such men, and
that his brother 141agiStiate, Pmtiotis,
concurred with him itfthat Opinion:, The Prisoners
..siguified' that they Shoiild ppeal ,ktgainst the convic.
tiondind two shabby men 4.,tferc:cr to becotue:hail for
them, but could not eweaf` they were worth' i 001.
Thd nisoners wvrzi informed that they moat give
houis notice it they wLioto,t to be and
'CtV'reittatitled

Irraxcwr, Dec. 2.—On the t):stli of November
the fullUwing Decree' was adopted by his Majesty :
Louts NAPOLEON, by the Grace of GOD, and the
ponstitution of the Kingdom. King of Holland,'
and Constable of France—We have decrcel, and do
decree as 14,,110ws

There shall be a lint Presiddat of the
Council of State.

2. His fuudions shall consist is presiding over the
Conncil of State in our:absence ; and also, on all oc-
'casinos, wherever. our Ministerg may be assembled
tOgether among themselves, btit Only in pursuance
of our commands. •

3. He shalt take rank direetly as our Ministers,
and shAll have the rank of Minister.

4. His salary shall be double that of the Council-
'ors of State.

6. He shall give his Reports dire6lly to ourselves.
Given at Utrecht, the 251 h Nov: 1807, the
second year of our reign.
(Signed) Louts.

Dec. ihe'Minister for Do-
mestic Affairs 'Communicated •tb the tegislative
Body the Message of the King rel,itive t,, s.-
tuation of the titfairs the kingdom, his Excel-
Foley, at the same 'time,cinade the folh*ing speech
to the Assembly:
" • Gentlemen, in .obedietice to the coninutid.s of,
the King,. I appear among the Assembly, aiut at the
same time communleate. the "Mesage of his lLi
jesty, containing an acConnt .df the.Situation:of 'the
affairs of The Kingdom, as well teat which has been,
'accomplished. of . the measures 'adopted in 'the pre-'
ceding year, us that which Must be adopted for the
ensuing year: The:cements` of this Message will
discover to you, Gentlemen, as well the impel-lance
of the obje&s which the King means to submit to
the consideration 'Of this Assembly, as the necessity
that you should unanimously co-operate with his
Majesty's great 'designs for the well-.being and pros-
perity of his Subjeds,"by the wisdoth and prudence
of your resolves.
His Majesty having authorised, me to enter
upon a more extensive eiplanation of some points,
and .particularly of those relating to
.the internal
Situation of the kingdom, I must betyoUr attention
to what I have further to state. •
" Since your last meeting great events haVe taken
t)lace; events whichlurniih ample reader for specu-
lation to the attentive obierVer. The Hero, who
constitutes the gloryiand-safety of France, and is
the admiratirm.-of mankind,..and the terror of' his
Energies, has etkcted,a.campaign,;to
.whieh there is
nothing equal' in the annals of mankind ter military
skill';'tapidity of execution; and complete success,
by artrillukrious Peace, thetc:lce of Tilsit, wikit
has for eVer ehOged the state of the Continent, and
given it anew'. 'aspect I 'will Chiefly direr' yonr.at-
tention to this circumstance orgood'finiune, that it
has -fallen to the lot of this country, amidst web
events,' to enjoy nrefbund tranquillity. ,w<., have not
ceased to enjoy many Of the blessings of peaue dor-
ing tin, war, when•Whele distrias in Other countries.
have been laid waste, by. theinCyttableConsueuenees
*hie!) attended their becoming the seat of war.
Our teWns'erenot diapeopled, our tiel4S are not laid
Waste, the soniiit-ofiyarand its hidedwt.itsPedt are
(thauks to4he ProJeetftW_Divine Providence, and
-to the ineredible. success-4r thwittps'.of',NApuLiios
the GREAT) far removed from Our troniiors.. Every
man; under the established course Of the laws, by
the introduction of our present
.constitution, can
•enjoy the possession of his propety, and gather the.
fruits of his own industry. Though sCarcny, an un-
avoidable coniteivence of :ill-devoming war,, was felt
among us, yet there has not been expericenced any
want of the 'necessaries, nay, eye4,of the coMforts
of life."

The Nlinister next proceeded to notice the epia
disorder which had lately manifested itself
in Holland, and stated the measures which were
adopted for arresting its progress, ,and securing
the 116411.1'4 the inhabitants. He also took notice.
of the late storms and losses in sea ; and allUdieg to•
the injuries sustained by the dykes,,pointed out the
necessity of taking measures to preserve those works
that form the security of the country which has been
conquered-from the ocean by the art and industry of
man. He detailed at length What has been already done •
by order ~of the Governmentlor the maintenance of
the dykes. in the next plate he took a view of the
state of religion in Holland. He observed that all
opinions remained under the protection of the laws
in the- free and. equal exercise. 'of their Worship.—
The state of education was 'the next topic. to which
he'.called the attention of the Assembly, and hd
briefly stated the measures adopted for the ituprove
meat of the Public Schools, and'extending instruc-
tion to All ratlks,- Ho their" proieeded to notice the
state of eorernel•ee in the following terms:
‘4 The war, Gentlemen, it Would be in 'am to
dissemble, -has produced a long and melancholy
stagnation of our iheeign Iratie, which has alw .vs
with justice been -considered as the source of all the
prosperity of Holland. We feel, ,in eotritoon with
other nations, the we!ght of the burthens of that
war, of the etteets of which, 'in other respects, we
have remained free. We have, however, no rea-
son to fear that this interruption Of, our commercial
relations will deaden the spirit and euterprise of a
people who are-particularly formed fOr trade. All
that it is necessary to guard against re,e.et't
will, without doubt, _be observed by them. They
will adopt the best course that cirentustaneeN ean
permit'; and we may flatter ourrlVes. to sco cum-
, coerce rise again frem her ashes', our mervhanttnen
covering every sea, our markets-filled witit all kinds
of merthandise;as soon as peace shall have. brought
about that ferinnate result which the linetration, ay
well as the power and inclination of the Hero of this
age, guarantee to our coutitry.

, " The rigid' laws (for their existence musj bra also
ack w I edged) respeaing the cotnntunication. with
Aind the prohibition of the importation
of sit giipm from that kingdom, completely desttOy
our trade, But who does not perceive that these
regulatiiniiare necessary-,-not merely for preventing
all deciTtiOn's as to the introduttion of prohibited
ines thanliSe-rnot merely to aecure 't he. faithful exe•
cution of measure i of general advantage—but also'
to cotrilicf the tuetny to accept a Peace founded on
suitable and solid bases What welkdisposed Dutch-
man would mil
.bi; consoled for the pressure, of
-temporary evil by the happy prospea of future ad-
vantoges.so greauand.durable ?" The MiniSter next
tretie of the state of the matitifft;turtfo/WhiCit

that the inventions. in ;machinery of other nations
had been introduCed, and in some instances improv
ed, which he thought afforded reason to hogs, .that
after, Peace,the Dutch manufatitire would emulate
these of Other nations. He pointed out:the atten.;
tion paid by the King to the arts and di ntufacluteg,
and to agriculture. Among- the objets of this lac
kind, to whin he called the attention of the Assem-
bly, were the cultivation of the.. waste lands, and the
improvement of the raced, hors;:s, oxen, and sheep.
He next dwelt on the necessity of improving the
condition of the Poor, and stated,-.that the Uovern-
nient was busily occupied with that important ob-
ject. The ruise,ry of the times having rendered this
work indispensible, a Commission bad been an-
pointed for the express purpose of inquiFing into
the state qt :mendicants in the country, and taking;
measures to alleviate them. After a long euki&iuttz on
the charaeter ()Idle King, on his attention to every
braqch of the. public Administration, and.atta,:i,»
meat to the interests of the country, the Spalit'r •
proceeded thus :

a The Maritime War stilt continues, and yet
&gland has hitherto refused to listen to propo,als
fer pettee.—With regard to a-general peect:, Whith
is as necessary for mankind as wit must be.the
jefl of their ardent wish,.great efforts must still he
made to obtain it. True to oat duties, and convine-
ed of, the cernmanding pressure, of our present sitikav
we.tnnst subtrtit to new sacrilides, in the hope
and trust that .our commerce and navigation shad
last be delivered froth that yoke has so
eppresse&thein, and, that the freedom of the scai,
for
.which our forefathers shed `so much blood, shall
be again resolved.
"This situation of affairs, these efforts and se+
crifices•to be made,' must necessarily occe,ion! 'an
increase. of the 4U1113 .which will be required for the
service of the present year." He then
.briedy al-
hides le the state of the Finances, alai the deficit of
the preseet year,.and refers them for fuller intorma-
tie,tt to the King's Message, as containing a statement.
of•thc tin:lnc:es., and of the amount Af the deficit
above the Revenue. Among the means of im-
proving the finances, he mentions the plan of a
Sinking Fund for paying off the National Debt.—
Ater .mentioniug several less, important interior re;‘
41-illations, he then concludes—" These, Gentlemen,
are the principal subjects which are made known to
you in the Message, of his Majesty, and which af-
ford you a new-opportunity to prove by your delibe-
rations and resolves, your wonted zeal and ability
4w-operating with the King to promote designs
that tv the imuntry.-
PAnts, 1)40. 2.,--According to accounts from
IM Pit of the ports of the Mediterranean, the Alge;
vines have eimuneneed hostilities. against the French
and their Allies, and also upon the Atnericans.--,:
Such a , precipitate War, so' lightly begun against
nations whom England has so long, feared end' en.!
,vied,.mest have naturally exeited .the suspicion. that
British influence was not foreign ta.the detertnina-
tizot of the Algerine GrOerutnent, and we are !Ina
assured that this suspicion is well groetplect,
Ac-
cording to accounts from the American Consulate at
Naples, .these was found on .board ,New-York
trading Seliaone?; lately carried in there, among the
papers, of the Algerine Prizemaster, that, were
throWn overboard, en order of the British Consul
at Algiers, by which ,ail the Captains of his nation
are ordered to respeta the .captureS made by
rine rovers as lass ful prize. •
a.-- The public papers of this day. contain
no :intelligence of importance. The five per cent.
Consols are at Bti francs, 1 O. cent s.

Mi4AN, Nov. 14.--The Et111.11,4"01" NAPOLNON has
been received in his Kingdom of Italy with all th.tt
live attd aclutiralion which the French people en-
tenant for him. His arrival in ,this capital was so
unwt.pet.led, - that' the Viceroy had hcqrcely time to
mount on horseback, and',: to meet his Majesty et
the distance of a quarter of a league from M
In the evening the whole 'city was illuminated. It
is supposed that on the 2iitti or Oth instant, his
Majesty will leave this Capital, and proceed to Vo-
nice. .

FRA•iv/MRT, Nov. i)g...7.—Cin the 27th M. CAU-
LiNpatur liassed through.this. town on his way to
St. Petersburgh.

. ,
VI NA, Nov. 23 Presburgh Gazette gives
the fellowinl, „intellignce, dated Lemberg, the H th
instant—" We' are assured that three It.ussian
trries, are about to be formed the first in the
neighbourhood 'of Memel, the second in the neigh..
bouthood of Bailistock, and the third in the neigh-
bourhoOd of Kameneek. This last is .to be sixty
thousand mon strong. Travellers from Russia ,as-
sert, that the recruiting is carried on with great ac-
tivity there. The levy takes one man out of every
fifty iu the country.

--The Comte Dt Ltuat intends to pass the Chriit-
mas'Holiduyo. with the. Prince, DK PONDZ at inn-
stead House, and' then proceed on his visit to the Mar:
Stowe.

Mr, CANNING arrived at Wiodsor on Thurkiclak
aflornoun, and rem.tined thrc.,loktfight. '
Alto: the Council, Lord 146:witEsBuiY returned
Woad
'from ;Windsor to his-iela 4
Woad ; Earl GA..lut Nto his SW( in 'Kent and Laid
MbUI.CIKAVis to his,scat at Fulham,

'rile report. of the sailing ut the PRINCE REGENT
NETOGAL fur till Brazds was posted yesterday
t Lova's„

A letter from MACS, that the Russian Ships,
which lately: eitm-ed the l'agnti are hilvd with
French :flid Spatiisb SOltiierS ; that they are entirely
at the disposal at the 1 rotrell Commander ; that they
are anchored in such a 11131111f!f:3C/OSS the Tagus as.
to net as batteries; should any lfritish,loice attempi
to enter that River f 'and their upper works "and
decks leave been covered, with leather packed with
cork, in the same manner as, thit. memorable Spanish
floating batteries, Which were destroyed, by General
Et.i.roT, at Gibraltar.

. .
The Danes in Catwater, Plyrtiouth, were oti
daY in a state of mutiny, and created considerable:
alarm in the town, by threateding.to let tire to the
shipping. They, no doubt, would have put their
diabolical threat in execution, had it not been for the
atlivitY anti vigilance of the Merchants, who sent se.:
veral piquet guards to watch their motions, and,
Ireep'them in order. On Wednesday a great num-
-I)er of them were put oil board the ligt,tm6 and
latmche4, and carried up the Rantoaze, where they
were Confined on board the Prince, which i fitted
for a tenvvraty Prisva-Atip, till am El Firlir
Pieta .