The Sun.
London, England, 1807-11-21 00:00:00

EDINBURGH, Nov.

In purstuince of his. Majesty's Proclamation for
seizing the persons and properties of the snbjeds of
the King of Denmark, the crews of the difrerent
Dulish Merchant Vessels detained at Leith were ou
Timrsday taken into custody, and Marche() otl the
44ruo evening, under a military escort, to the 'depot
for Prisoners of War at Greenlaw. ,We are happy
19, bear,: that William Burnside and Thoma4'Tag,,
gart, believed to, be the.persons: who murdered and
tubbed twolwomen iii iiilniartiock, have been
ap-
prehended, and lod,;ed in .Kilmarnock Jail..
This d.iy James I.\forrisoit,' inditted at the instance
of his Attijesty's Advocate for housebreaking and
tl&ft, will brought to the bar of the High Court of
Justiciary. ~He pleaded guilty ; and the libel being'
restricted to an arbitrary punishment, the Jury were
sworn in, , and having retired to the Robing Room,
in a little tune brought in a verdia, ally in one voice,
finding the Pantiel guilty, in consequence of his ju-
dici l confession: He'was sentenced to be tranS-
ported beyond seas'for life, under the usual Lena-
cat . *

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TO THE. PRINTER OF THE BRISTOL JOURNAL.

011 reading the paragraph in your Paper of Satq-
day last; announcing the elegant entertainment
fluidly given by the Chief Magistrate of This City,
on entering into his hooourable office, I was ROI a
little astonished to find that your Corresvondent
thought *proper (fir 'what reason is Leyt imoiciz to
/'in'se't to attrioute the applause with wisich you '
say the room resounded, fir nearly a quarter of an
when the health of the late respeaed Itepre..;
sentative-of this County, Colonel Goitc L.,ANGTON,
was given, To A PLAN OF nib FRIENDS, to endeavour
to draw from him, ly sucli flattering warns of ap-
pr4ation, a DI; cLARATioii of ST'ANDiNG AGAIN:AI
ate-Catinty, in case of a Vacancy." How this sapient
and discriminating observer could possibly descry. in
that prompt and unanimous display of 'spontaneous
and sincere approval which accompanied the giving
this, Toast, any thing like a plait for the purpose
which he has suggested, I am really at a loss to dis.'
cover; but probably what the writer of your paragraph
might have SOlile very serious reasons for
he has thought proper to state as °O.
correa. A person Who flatters himself he has :the
honour of • being high in tle'confidence of Colonel.
.Goaa LANGTON, and.who has conversed with some
or his' be t and most ttjlXiotlS Friends, Who attended:
this Meeting, is authorized in stating, that no pre.:
concerted scheme of the lendenty,alluded to tats•
ever Ifitinght of, either by /dot or then', and the:
lionour,Of being considered worthy to be 'given as a
toast On such an occasion, was quite as sudden mut
unetpettiiid. to n'tx, as : the consequent and, getteial
applauAe which succeeded was highly 'flattering and
grateful to his feelings. Your Correspondent further
states (no .doubt in coraptetioit cat kis awn silietne),
that The Colonel, ". in returning thanks, completely
diSappoiuted the hopes of (lig Friends,. h (lbierviug
that he should 'ilwitys striVe to do every thing in Lis
power for the good of
,the County. of Somerset, in a
private situation;" but, Sir,' h4d Colonel 14NGTON
(who bitch too a man td commit himfsel
on so important a peint; without due consideration),
in'bastily expresing the effusions of a grateful heart
for so distinguished .and honourable a testimony as
that which had then-experienced, been betrayed
even INTO A SINGLE ALLUSION' :IS to high and
honourable public situation which'he long held in
tills Coubtv, he would not only have ompimly
di4appoinie.at he hopes of Ifig`reat FriiMs; but would
alfo, most haVe been charged with t hthw.
ing dori the galaritlet ott opposition, and been :igain
stigniatised and bespattered 'as the "'Disturber of
the peade'df the County;"
Bat 4, Pultney-street, Nov. 6, 1807,

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