The Sun.
London, England, 1807-01-23 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, JAN. 22:

As Admiralty Session was held yesterday before
Sir WILLIAM SCOTT, Baron Tnomrsolsr, Sir ALAN
CHAMBRE, and a Bench of Civilians, for the trial of
offences committed on • the high' seas, within the
jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England.
The Grand Jury having found a true Bill for Mur-
der against John Rainscn, Captain of a Liverpool'
trader; he was arraigned in the dock, on an Indict-
ment, charging him with feloniously, and with ma-
lice aforethought, making an assault on James Wil-
li 'Ms, a seaman on board the Lall&zster Merchant
Ship, off the Coast of Africa, on the 17th of March,
1806, and giving the said James Williams divers
kicks and bruises, which caused his death.
The Prisoner's case had been before the Court of
King's Bench, and he was_under bail for man-
slaughter, when he surrendered 'himself this day,
to take his trial for the alledged murder. 'The pre-
sent indictment had been instituted by the Admi-
ralty, in consequence Of the 'representation of the
conduit of the Prisoner, .by some seamen onboard
the Lancaster.
An Affidavit was presented to the Court, by the
Prisoner, soliciting that his trial Might be put off
until the next Session, on the ground; that three
'material witnesses were abseht. The Affidavit went
oti to state, that the Prisoner, who was under bail for
manslaughter- had appeared publicly in the streets
aad on the.. 'Change, at Liverpool; _amongst his ac-
cusers (the crew of the Lancaster), from the time of
the arrival of the vessel in that port, on the 14th of
June, to the 29th July, when he was Charged with
manslaughter, unconscious that such a charge was
about to 'be 'instituted against him. The Surgeon of
the Lancaster, the. Third Mate, and a seaman, the
witnesses who. were now absent, were also at Liver-
pool at the same time, and they embarked on another
voyage to sea, on the 1 7th 'olJuly, twelve clays be-
fore the accusers of the Prisoner attempted to make
Y charge against him. He had been advised, by
Counsel, to stand his trial Without these witnesses;
but he was anxious to have the benefit of their testi-
mony. If he had been aware that his condad was
about to be impeached, he could have prevailed on
the three absent persons to have been present at
this time; and his accusers, Law'and Smith, also
had had an opportunity of Soliciting their testimony,
as they knew of their being about to go to sea ; but
they concealed their intentions. until after the de-
parture of these three persons.
Mr. GARROW, on behalf of the Prisoner, enforced
the Pc:ition, and made some pertinent remarks on
the condu& of the Prisoner's accusers, in not insti-
tuting a charge against him when the absent Wit-
nesses would have been ready to have given their
testinso . The Surgeon had attended thedeceased,
and he certainly would be a very important witness,
as would also the other two persons. His advice
vas, that the trial 'should 'proceed ; but the Prisoner
exnressed a wish to have the benefit of the testimony
of the absent Witnesses; and consequently, the
Learned Counsel moved, that the Prisoner should
be allowed to find such bail 'as the Bench should
think fit, for his appearance at the next Sessions.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL, for the 'prosecution;
agreed with Mr. Gnattow, in opinion,' that •Mr.
Copeland; the surgeon, would be a very material
witness; .and left it to the Bench to hold the Pri-
soner in such recognizances as their wisdom should
dire&, and the case required.
Baron THOMPSON observed, that under all the
circumstances of the-case,: the Court, had power to •
admit the PriOnet to bail, 'as it probably 'would be
November before another Session would be held.—
It would, however, be necessary, to answer the pur-
poses of justice; that'the Prisoner sh.ould be held 'in
double recognizances,, The 'Prisoner-was held to'
bail, himself-in bnol. and two sureties in 4001. each.
;Messrs. GAtiito..v, -11-AtNE; ALLEY, and MARRYAT
*pre Counsel for the Prisoner- - •
Thos. Aloss,Bichard Culling, and John Fowcad,-
pilots on•the Ast'of Kent, wao had been capitally
convicted, at a' fornier Sessidri, for feloniously and
piratically stealing .65'fathoins; of cable and an an-
chor, from the Brig Traveller, on the high seas,
were -brought up to receive sentence: Judgment
was respited at the former Session, a point' of •law
having arisen respeEtiag whether or *not the.offence
was capital.
Sir `Vic. ScoTT obSerVed, 'that a consultation had
been .held amongst the Judges, who had decided,_
that by an A& 'Geo. 111. chap. ;3:3,.. which A&
recited th& 2811, Henry VIII. their offence was ea-
pital. The Le.iroed Judge rnadpsome remarks on
offences committed -on the high seas, which were.
capital, and wilich_ambunted Only tolarceny on 'the;
which was precisely fbe case of the Prisoners.
The Judge then passed sentence of Death .on the
Prisoners, n the usual manner; after which, be in-.
timated his intention of recommending them to the
Royal merck.,.

SURREY SESSIONS.

INSOLVENT DRBTORS''FROM -THE KING'S BENCH

PRISON.

Captain Lumlek, Mr. Langlinrst, Mr. Parsons,
and Mr. Dominic Serres, were severally brOught
mud discharged without further opposition.
Mr. Robson-*as opposed, and' the Counsel was
goiugat,length into the ease, when the Chairman
said the Court had already Mlle up ihiir minds on
the sitbje6t,•that Mr. Robson was not a proper ob-
'PA of 'relief from that Court; and he- .therefore .
stands finaV remanded. - •
Mr. Swairte was remanded, his notice being de-
feaive and inforinal:

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Mr:Ana-904'1'1)1e was brOuglit up, and present-
ed an amended Schedule on Par'climent, upwards
Of is feet in length., A very longeiamination was
entered into, respeaiug :the description of Debtors
in the Schedulo, whiCh were very numerous, and the
chief attic: debts contraaed in' the East Indies by
Officers .: 'the larget debt was one from the Agent
of the Rajah of Travencore;forindre than 4000 sicca
rupees and interest. The Chairman remanded Mr.
Phie, to he brought up at the Adjournment, to be
then discharged.
The Court, after passing sentence on the. Prisoners,
sdjoitrued till the 2d of March next.

LUNDON : Printed by 1
At tbe-SI,)N-OFF

Mort the LONDON GAZETTE, ,Jan.,2o, 1807

War-Office, Jan. 20, IFO7.

Istßegiment of Dragoon Gurits, Dclap, Gent, to be

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C'„rtiet without purchase. - .. - • .
3d Ditto,. Captain "SotOm B. MjclClehwait, front the 69th
Foot, ,to be Captain of a .Troop, vice Snow, whO ek-
.

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changes. . . , _ • . •
3d Regiment of,Dragoons, Lieutenant John Hamilton Colt,
from the 7th pout, to be Lieutenant, vice Walpole, who
exchanges. : • .
Bth Regiment of Light Dragoons, Major Henry Morickton,
• front the 3d Foot,• to- be' "MIJOr; ' Vice Shedden, who,ex-

changes.
toth Ditto, Cornet Henry Duperier tt,,, be Adjutant, vice
Smith, who resigns the adjutancy
t4th Ditto; Lieutenant lohn Hill Forster, from the 94th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Humphrey, who exchanges. ,
24th Ditto, Alexander St. Leger MiMahon, Gent. to be
Cornet, without purchase, vice Van Courtland, pro-

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mated. • , .-
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3d Regiment of toot Guards, Captain K. I, Bradtbrd, from
the' 6th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Brotherton, who ex-

changes.
tst Regiment of Foot, Captain F. Linsingen, from the Bth
Garrison Battalion, to be Captain of a Company, vice Ito.
berts, appointed-to the 55th,_Voot. - M'Gill, Gent, to
be Ensign, without purchasd, vice Nl' Lean, promOted.
-- .M'Lure, Gent. to be-Ensign, without purchase, vice
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Connell, promoted in the 7th Garrison Battalion.
3d Ditto,- Major lohn shzdden,, from the Bth Light Dra-
goons, to be Major, vice Nloucktou, who e: changes;
sth Ditto, EnSign Richard Croker to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Dubourdieu, promoted in the 7th Garrison
Battalion.
6th Ditto, Captain Thomas W. Brotherton, from the 3d
Foot Guards, to be Captain of a Company,.vice Bradford,

who exchanges.
7th Ditto, Lieutenant Thomas Walpole, from the 3d
• Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Colt, who exchanges.
15th Ditto, Captain,: folin Lombard, front Half-pay if the
gth Foot, to be Captain of 2 Company, vice Roclifort, who

exchanges.
17th Ditto, Charles Evans, 'Gent. to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Blain, whose Appointment has trot taken
place.
26th Ditto, Ensign john Westlake to be. Lieutenant, witho,lt
purchase vice Livingstone promoted in the 90th Poor.
Jesse Collins, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Westlake. As-
sistant-Surgeon John Q. Short, from the 21St Foot, to be
Surgeon, vice Brown, appointed to the sth Garrison Bat-

talion. _
27th Ditto, Ensign lames Davidson, from the 36th Foot, to
be Lieutenant, without purchase. • ,
31st Ditto, Captain lohn Williams Watson to be Major, by
purchase, vice Sir William B. Burdett, who retires. Lieu-
tenant Francis Eager to' be' Captain of a Company, vice

Watson. .
36th Ditto, Charles Moody Gent. to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Davidson promoted in the 27th.foot.
39th Ditto, Ensign Henry Smith to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Landers, promoted. Ensign Francis 1-1.
Hart to be., Ensign, without purchase. Icahn Coweller,
Gent. to be Ensign, vice;Smith. fames Roberts, Gent.
to be Ensigni-vice Hart. _ -
47th• Ditto, James- Devonskire Gent.. to be _Ensign, vice
Masters, promoted in the sth Garrison Battalion.
soth Ditto, Lieutenant Henry Beauchamp Lygon, from the-
13th Light Dragocins,,zo •be Captain of a Company, by
purchase, vice Kingseote, promoted in the 53d Foot.
55th Ditto, Captain Daniel Roberts, from the Royals, to he
Captain of a Company, • vice Dixon, appointed to the Bth
Garrison Aattaliciv. John Pears& Gent. •to be Essign,
without purchase, vice, Eltigood, promoted.
57th Ditto, Lieutenant john B. Oliver, ifoill• the 4th Dra..
goons, to be Captain of a Company, by putcitese, vice •
Warburfon" promoted.
68rh Ditto, Wiliam Smyth Gent. to be Ensign, without:
purchase, vice Castle, promoted in the sth Garrison
Battalion..
69th Ditto, Captain George Snow; from the 3d Dragoon
Guards, to be Captain of a Company, vice Ivliciticthwait, •

who exchanges. -
72d Ditto, Lieutenant Henry Harris, from the 57th Foot, to
be Captain of a Company, by purchase, vice Rooper, pro-
moted, ~Ensign J. M'Kenzie Cameron to be Lieutenant,
vice Hodgson, deceased.- Ensign l'etcr Sutherland to be
Lieutenant, vice Chadwick, who resigns. A. Wedderburn
IVl'Ken';‘ e, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Cameron. Donald
M' Lean'„ 3ent. to be Ensign, vice Sutherland,'
73d Ditto,, Major William George Harris to be Lieutenant:.
Colonel, by purchase, vice Moneypenny, who retires.
captain George 'Pearson to be Major, vice Harris.
List Ditto, Lieutenant William Turing, from the z3th Light
Dragoons, to DC Captain of a Company, by purchase, vice

Milling, promoted.*
87th Ditto, Ensign Godfrey Green to be'Lieutenant, without
purchase. John Slade, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Green. .
88th Ditto, Llettenant John Grant, from lialf-payof the 92i.11
Foot, to he Lieuteitant,,repa) mg the stillerence.
94th Dittb, Lieutenant ja.ntes Huniplue;' front- the. t4th..
Light Dragoons, to. be Lieutenant, vice Forster, -who
changes.
4th West India Regiment, Lieutenant•G.-A. DetiCtiste; from
liall4ay Of the- bVaggiin Train, to A.:: Lietitenata,, vice
Of Conner, who exchanges.. Daniel Vanderzee, Gent.. to
be Ensign, witholit •parchase, vice Worseley,' whose Ap-
-pointment has not taken place. • .
Watieville's Regiment, Louis De Gingins De Berne,,G.ent. •
to be Ensign, vice Ledergeur, promoted in Roll's Regi-
ment. Albert De SteigUer De Berne, cent. to be Ensign,
vice Muller, proinoted anr FrOlierg'S Regiment. • • . •
.ist Gallium Battalion, Lieutenant Philip George Lewis,
from Half-pay of the Waggon. Train, t,o be Lieutenant,
'Vice who- exchanges.'
sth Dittn, Eilsign Stephen Masters, frorrrthe 47th -Fast, to
be Lieuteruint. t• - •-1
,6tli Dittb, Second, Lieutenant Kitson, from Btigadicr-
General Baillie's Regiment, to be Lieutenant.
7th' Ditto, Assistant-Surgeon Richard O'Connell, from Half.y-
aof the 4th Light Infantry tattalion of, the Line, in ire-
:land; to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Hughes, whOse
pointment has not taken_ place. . .
. .
Sth Ditto; Captain Henry-Dixon, from• the ssth,-Foot,, to be.-
.
-Ciptainot a Company,. vice .Linsingen, appowtql.to the
Ro•yals-
th Royal Veteran Battalibn, Williatn Sutherland, Gent.'tn
be Ensign, vice- Hopkins, prottioted in the 'ittlt/Ropili
veteran-Battalion. . - " •- • ).,..,•1) ill; tli
Loth Ditto, Captain lohn.iyicary, from the 7zd fpot, to me
' Captain of a COMPany. -Captain Richard HumphreyS;t
front the 57th Toot, teiloalletol” ' • •
mrsiorocNnum:•• ..• • _ •
'The Appointment of IL.-MADonnell, Gerit. to be Mettle-
Foot,
nazit in the 7th Regiment of
of the sth January, 1805, has not taked
as-stated in the Gazette
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Ea r. ATA in the Gazette's of the 22d rune, t805,' and 25th
,"'Noventher, ik;o6. • '
7th Foot, for Lieutenant ,Robert Bennett, from-Half-pay of
. the Scotch Brigade, to be. Lieutenant, vice Bamford, who
exchanges, read, Lienteant W. B. Bennett, froth Half-
pay,of the Scotch Brigade, to be Lieutenant, vice Bamford,
~cv no;exChanges. . , , ,
4th Garrison Battalion. For G. U. Scmphill, Gent. to bf
Ensign, read, James Semphlll, Gent. to be Ensign.
, . .
Csnimissions sigled by the Lord Lientenant of the County of
Monmouth; Dated Dec. 2o; 18.06.
To be Deputy-Lieutenants—Hugh Powell, Esq. Richard
Williams, Geut. Lewis Osbourne; Gent.
•

About • three weeks since a: large dog..,,,passed
through Farnham, and took a course through
Holt Forest,. .where he bit several cows . and sheep.
He afterwards bit a Mrs. White, •the wife of Lord
STAWEL'S principal • game-keeper. She has since
died of the hydrophobia.

The suspe&ed "murderer of the woman at St. Pe-
ter's, in the Isle of Thanet, is safely lodged in Dover
Gaol. .He'is a private in the German Legion.
On Wednedday last, about four o'clock,' as WIL-
MANI TAYLOTV, Esq. M.P. for Barnstaple, in De-
vonshire' wz!s passing the Strand, in his carriage,' the
horses took fright; from the snapping of the pole,
and ran with great violence against the railincr,of.St.
'Clement's Church, where they were stopped.° We.
.have'great pleasure in stating, Mr. TAYLOR did not
receive any injury, although the carriage was broken
to pieces. • .

RICHARD HARRIS, of No. 4, Martlett-court, Bow-sneer; ant,
xci, -INQ. ki , Strau (1,; wher&i dvertisements, Orders 1

TJL

/OR Cr,RTAIN OFFICES 'frit tin-
TOMS IN IRELAND-AND FOR ABOLISHING AND
REGULATING CERTAIN OTHER OFFICES TIfEREIN.

Whereas certain Offices in His Majesty's Customs
'in Ireland hereafter enumerated, whirl] have been •
'usually granted by Letters Patent, under the Great
Seal of Ireland; have been found to be unnecessary,
and' other Offices in the said Customs, which have
been alio usually granted by like Letters Patent, al-
'though the duties, or some thereof, are necessary or
used, have.been ,commonly executed by Deputies
appointed by • the' Patentees respe&ively ; and it is
expedient that: sumo of the. said Offices:should be
abolished, ',and others should not in future be granted
by -Letters Patent, and should be abolished, so far as
any of the 'duties thereof shall appear not to be ne-
cessary or useful;or may mare properly be discharged
by .other existing Officers ; and that provision should
'be made:for the discharge of such duties, in such
manner as shall be found convenient to the public

service ;
May it therefore please Your MAJESTY,
That it may', be ensued ; and be it ena6ted by the
King's Most' Excellent' Majesty, by. and with the
advice and Consent of . the Lords. Spiritbal and Tem-
poral, and Commons, in .present Parliament
assembled, and. by the authority of the same, That
the several Offices in the Customs and Port Duties
of Ireland hereinafter specitjed—that is to say, the
Officer of Customer in tile several and respeEtive.
Ports of Baltimore, Belfast, Cork, Donaghadee,
Drogheda, Dundalk, Galway, Killybeggs, Kinsale,
•Larne, Limerick,- Londonderry, Newry, Ross, Tra-
lee, Waterford, Wexford,-WickloW,. and Youghal ;
the office of Searcher, Packer,'and Gauger, in the
several and respeCtive Ports of Dublin, Belfast, Curk,
and Drogheda ; the office 'of Searcher in. the seve-
ral and respeCtive Ports of Donaghadee, Dundalk,'
i•Olway, Kinsale, Larne,. Limerick, Londonderry,
Newry, Ross, Strangfbrd, Waterford, -Wexford, and
Youghal ; the office of Taster of Wines and• Su-
rveyor of-Outs, and.the,office of Surveyor General of
Ireland, shall'not, nor shall any of them, from and It:
after the . . . •
be granted to any person or persons whomsoever
'and that such -of the said several offices as are vacant,
shall forthwith be, and the same are hereby, wholly.
abolished.; and that such of them as are not vacant,
'shall hereafter, from time to time; as the same shall
respeelively become Vacant, be in like manner abo-
lished ; and the same are hereby, from and after
the respedive times when the same shall respec-
tively
becotne vacant as aforesaid, wholly abo-2
'lished.
• Aired be it further enacted, That the several of- .
fices• in the Customs and Port Duties of Ireland.
hereinafter specified•:--•that is to say, the office of "
Comptroller and Accountant-General, the office of
Exatninator of Customs, the office of Craner and
Whartingei,in.the Port of Dublin, the office of -Re-
gister-General OfShipping for Ireland, the office of
Customer of the Port of Dublin, usually called Cus-
tomer- and Colleaor of the Port of Dublin, the of-
' lice of Clerk of-Ship Entries in the Port of Dublin,
the dffice of Clerk for the Coast of Dublin, the of-
fice 7.0 f
.Comptroller of the several and respective
Portt of Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Drogheda, Dun-
dalk, Killybeggs, Kinsale, Lame, Limerick, Lon-
donderry, Newry, Ross, Sligo, Strangford, Tralee,
Waterford, Wexfor4l, Wicklow, and Youghal, being
offices, the duties whereof are in part useful and
necessary, shall nor, nor shall any of such offices,
from and after the
be granted to any person or persons, by patent or
otherwise, save as hereinafter mentioned; and that
such of them as are vacant shall forthwith be abo-
lisrlied, and the same are hereby abolished, save as
hel4.inafter provided ; and that such of them as are
not vacant, shall, hereafter, from time to time, '
as
t satne shall respectively beconie vacant, be in
like.manner abolished; and the same are' hereby.
acidhedingly, from and after the respeEtive times
vrihn the `same shall respeCtively become vacant,-
akiblished,'save as hereinafter mentioned.
Provided al..vpys, and be it further enacted, That
the, Officers. before mentioned,, nor any of them,
shall not' lie compelled to' any other attendance on
-
the' .dutz of their. several offices, during the con-
tin`uaiiCe•4)the existing-, grants to them, than has'
retOfrOrebc!.rn given'' Provided always, that it Shall.
and. May be lal.vfol to and for ,the .Commissioners of
Ciistorns :and Vort in.Jreland, with the ap-
prOiatiOn. -of. the Commissioners for executing' the
otpae b./4.)Jn' and of. the .L6rd
I4eutenant,.orotber
,Chief Governor or Governors'
of Ireland,' for the time being', • tO' 'provide ,for • th'e'
6::•t4cl4ip.ofpUCh of t,ll'Outiel.ot rIO• several offices
lalst.t444i4led as shall, in their incliment,- app&i-
., • ,
t 2, Ixrecesgiy Or useful; either by, ap upoinngitbr
instrumentunder their hands', With Yti,e approboiBa'
aforesaid). proper., persons_ to execute, d,uring
their
such lieeessary..and- useful -duties 'of 40.
many of the 'said offices as are vacant, as afore Said;
and of so many of tite-said offices as are .iot vacant;
When 'and as 'the same shall respectively betonfe
vacant ; or by consolidating in one -or more office
or offices, or separating into distinct or different
offic'es, such necessary and,Useful duties respeCtivelY
and otherwise regulating .such offices respe6iiely, in
such manner as the said Commissioners of Customs
and Port Duties; with the,approbation of the said
Commissioners for executing the offike of Lord
'High:Treasurer, and the Chief Governor of Ireland
for the time ,being, shall, in their judgment, from
time to time, think fit and proper.
An'd'be-it further enacted, That all persons wlia
shall: or. may before the have
been .appointed to,execute any of the duties of any
of the said. several offices, not wholly abol:Shed'by
. the pro Visions of this Ail, shall, to all intents and
purposes, have the same power and authority to,ex-
ecute and perform. such duties of such offices re-
speaively as they'. would have had if this A 6 had
not been made, until such persons respe6tively, or
some other person or persons, shall be ;appointed to
execute such duties respeCtively, under the autho-,-
rity of this A. 61.; rand that all persons who shall or
may be appointed to execute any of the duties of any.
sof such offices, under the 'authority of this 10,
shall . have the same poWers and authorities, to all
intents and purposes, td.ekecute and perform such
duties respedively, as the same persons respetively

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