The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-31 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTE'Ti JA v. 29.—Last night it blevr-a very
heavy- gale from the sonth duiing seve-
r-Al -merchantmen broke adrift, but none hate fe-
cei vet! any material damage. '

The French sloop that arrived here yesterday after-
noon, is calle&Le Marie Francois°, with a cargo of
brandy and wine, from Bourdeaus. to Brest, captur-
ed a few days since by his Majesty's ship Diana, of
36 guns, Captain FERRIS.

Put in by stress of weather • the Orestes sloop 'of

war.
Carne in the Pautinu, FIELD, from Cliallston.

PORTSMOUTH, JA N. 3 I.—The Elizabeth, Capt.
W. GOWER, is arrived from Lisbon ; it is too dark
to make out whether she brings dispatches; weare
anxiously waiting for a boat from her.

It is said, that the Naive, Capt. GoßnoN, fell in
with the French frigate Pomone, which she captured;
and that Captain GORDON had his leg shot off in the
aaion.

Arrived the North Star sloop of war frorry.a

cruize,

The Aigo man of war is this day come up-from
Cowes to Spithead.

CHATHAM, JAN. 3Q.—Sailed down the River,
and anchored at the Note, his Majesty's sloop
Captain HOOP
His i'vLieSty's ship Asia,, a fine new 74 gun ship,

was commissioned at this .port.
. The Montague, of 74, atici Horatio, of 30 guns,
were tindockcd,
.and are to be fitted immediately
for sea.

TORBAY, JAN, 29.—Yeitertiny arrived his Ma-
jesty's slips. Agincourt and Lightning, and
,this
morning early, the Elizabeth man of war; also a
three-njaSted schooner.

It has blown a gale die last twenty-four hours.

A brig was yesterday in great danger near Sal-
combq, from which..a place a boat went to itacr as-
sistance, but was unfortunately lost, and ,all her
crew, consisting of six people; and we are infoi teed
that the vessel is since also lost, and all her crew
perished.
A sloop belonging to this place was boarded on
Sunday night by a French cutter, of 16 guns, abbut
seven leagues S. W. of the 'Berry Head: after tak-
ing some fish,, they suffered the sloop to proceed on
her voyage. •

DEAL, JAN. So.-Arrived and sailed for the
River a schooner from Newfoundland; partienlarS
not known.

Came down from the, River his IVlljesty's ship
Princess Charlotte, and remains with the East and
West Indiamen, &c.

The Apollo some time ago chased a French fe-
hicc? so year to the batteries at Toulon, that it was
an anxious doubt whether she would catch her ar
not, when the Frenchman secured his escape by
pushing a buy overboard, whom the htfmanity of
Captain Taylor-prompted him to lower a.bott to
pick up. May this-ever continue the true pidure
of an English and a Frenchman !
A French store-ship,.of about 900 tons, laden
with corn; 1-1,13 been captured going intocorfu, by
the Elizabeth man of *ar,' and carried into Malta.
The Sandwich packet, arrived at Malta on the, Loth
of December, from England.
• The Fortitude,- Hurdle, from Dublin to Cadiz,
foundered at sea on the 20th inst.—Crew saved.
The launch of a fine Indiaman, called the Princess
Charlotte, took place yesterday, froM Mr. Dud-
man's yard-, at Deptford, The ceremony of chris-
tening was performed by Lord Keith, who made
a short address in the name of the Princess Char-
lotte of Wales, after whom the vessel is named.--
Captain John Craig is appointed-to the,command of
the ship. • -

LEWES COURSING.—Monday se'nright, a Cours-
ing-match (rather a novelty-in this part of the coun-
try) took place on • the Downs above Fide, near
Lewes, and was vety numerously and respeftably
attended„ upwards of forty Gentlemen, capitally
mounted, being in the field. The day was remark-
ably fine, and favourable to the'sport, the hares in
great-plenty, and. the running excellent.
Al,Jont ten days ago delegates fiotn-the operative
weavers, waited upon the M lgistmes of. Glasgow,
to it present to diem their distie,scd.state, and to 5,
licit their attNttion to ,the Misery of their families.
What was the result of this application we have not
learnt.; but in a day or two after, circular in,tices.
were sent to all the operative weavers for many miles
round Glasgow, inviting them to' assemble at. the
Public Green as on Thursday last, The Magistrates,
alarmed for the possible consequences, invited the
Delegates to a conference, represented to them the
dangers that might ,be apprehended from so large an
as,iemblage, and induced them to circulate new no-
tices, prohibiting the proposed meeting; The mas-
ter Manufacturers have been required by the Ma-
gistrates to.have a meeting upon the business.
Another forgery has been discOvered in the Bank.
A clerk has been found to have given forged re-
ceipts for sums of money to a great amount, which
had been intrusted to him to purchase in the funds,
but.wbich, it appears, he:never did. He absconded
inm3ediately Upon the di,co‘ery.
Tuesday evening, between the-hours of seven and
ten, during the absence of the latnily, the apart
merits of "Mr. RAYMOND, Paul-street, City-road,
were forcibly entered by thieves, who stole varrous
articles of linen, wearing -appartsl, and other things,
c;E•the value of betw,een 201. and 301. with which
they wade their escape undiscovred.

THE DELEGATES.

COURT OF KING'S )3ENCI-I DUBLIN, lAm.

THE KING 'V. THOS. KIRV>AN.
The prosecution against the Roman Catholic Deb
legates; was, (accenting to their own
,desire) restrt',
ed this, day. About half-past ten o'clock, Mr.
ATTOBINEy-GtwaAb, the SOLICITOR-GENERAL,
Nies/40y; Slis,...4pS. BALL, MOORE, and M‘MAtioN,
as' Counsel fox the CroWn, aP;:eated iu Court imme-
diately alter the Judges took their seat. The avenue
leading to the Court vitts 'immediately throngedi
as was also the Hull of, the Courts, -but the Court
itself was by no means as crowded as it had,
been- on the ecti'asion.. of the trial of Dr. SHERIA
DA.N. This is to be attributed to the precautionA
ary exertions of the Sheriffs to present a recurreUte
of the kieonvenience 'which 'lnd then -been felt,
After the nsual formalities were.gonethreugh the
'Jury were called. .
After 14 Clerk of the Crown had read thepanel,
Mr. Go4ii rose c:silaeg of the Court a few minutes
indtitgencelot.l42r. Ilualtow ES, who was ahseut,and
"whom he expected in, Court in a few minutes. He
(Mr. :Gooeu) 'wished Mr, BuadovvEs, as leading
Counsel for the defendants, should address their
Lordships upon the panel which had been: just
read; as he considered a Jury in the present case, of
last importance,; Mr. BYRNE) another of the
defendants' Counsel, joined in the reqUest.
After a considerable delay, Mr. Bbiutowv,s.catne
into Court ; he apologised for the- delay which' he.
had unintentionally caused, 'and assured their Lord-
ships, that he did not -.know the precise front that
the Court intended to sit. He tnen proceeded to
say, that he was under the painful necessity of de-
laying the proceedings somewhat -longer; he.felt it
his duty to interfere on the' part of his. Client, for
the purpose of instituting an inquiry a's to the-forrna-
tion of the Jury which was intended to be returned
front the present panel, and to demand the admini-
stration of the law in its purity, which could not
here be afforded, as it would, be proved that a col-
lusion had taken place, which must interfere with
and prevent the, defendant from receiving thit im-
partiality and justice to which he was entitled: He
then-read 'a form of challenge by TuomAS
against the ptesenf panel, -which he fully chal7
lenged, because made.by JunN KINGSTON JAMES,
OHC ‘of• the- Sigh Sheriffs, • and at the instance of
Tirott,s KEMM is,-t he Attorney for the prosecution,-
Which challenge his client was ready to verify upon

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL imniediat,ely rose and
sAid;il,-)at he had no objeetjon ..:11ate.Ver to have the
'business investigated, and had no doubt that the is-
stie would prove that no influence or collusion what-
ever
had been exercised on the part of Government,
and that in, Ens mind it appeared to be a new mode
of Provigilt food for the newspapers, to bring the
Administration of the country into disrepute and
• I
discredit; and to feed that discontent and disposition
against the law which appeared so strongly manifest
all over the land. Toe facts. stated iu Alt%
challepge he utterly denied.
Two Jurors, Mi. Robert Harcilton"and Mr. Row-.
ley Heytand were then sworn 'to try the challenges,
Kemmis jun. Esq: was accordingly swotryi
he was examined by' Mr. Borne. Kuows J. K.
JaMes; first time he knew him' vas on a trial of
Lord Ormond, relative to prizage of wines—met
him frequently—saw him at his own house--saw
him yesterday—abd at his own house about a week
ago; called at Sheriff James's house last, Quarter
Assembly day—was not at liorne—went frOm thence
to William-street ; saw him in the Exhibition-
room ; does not reColle& to have seen him in any
other house except his own, Had 'a conversation
with him at the E-xliibition-room—not more than
three words, delivered the Venires into his hand---!; •
said something relative to the Venires—delivered
them the Venires .on
,Friday se'nnight-t—had
conversation With him Illative to the panel—the
put port of which was his asking-hire for a copy. •
which he positively denied him—told him he was.
an Officer between the People and the Crown, and
he Wbuld keep the panel in hiS pocket until he came
into the Court. A variety of other questions were
put
.;o• the witness, when the ATTORNEY GENERAL,
Complained that the time of the Court was muCh
taken up, and that-issue must. be hetween the She-
rill' and the Crown Solicitor, Mr. Ksmmis,
He next underwent a long'examination,--he though
he had a right to the panel, and therefore -asked
it when he gave the Venires-4e got a list- else- ,
where of names that . he supposed were to
the Jury—got it from -Sir CH AR LtS SAXTON—
had it, not, about himgOt •iL at the Castle on - !!
Friday evening last, there Were' about .fitly names
in, the list=did not know whether Mr J.AmEs's re-
fusal was known to Sir CHARLES SAxTON. Mr. . I
KEMMIS, Sen. underwent a long examination—he
produced the list spoken of; his evidence went
merely to shew, that he held it for the put pose of
challenging, any particular Juror.
Mr. Sheriff James next underwent a long exami-
nation, as also a Mr. Croker, one of the Jurors, as,
to the period of receiving his summons, .which he
,t:lted to have recei.ved „but last S tturday.
Th. Counsel proceeded to speak to -cvidenee,--ka------1/1
which task we left them engaged at half-past five,
'o'clock.

PATRIOT OFFICE, HALF PAST SIX O'CLOCK.
We'fiave jest -heard, that the Court; haS derided
.against the challetige made by the defendant.'

A man named John Bunton, was lately commit:
fedi° the City at Norwich fur burglariously
erttling the premises of Messrs. Aggs, m the night,
who
anti s'ealin,"" some twist cotton. Thit;:conduet
superiryendsor of
the mantifaciory his a daughter,
the department performed by women, and sleeps
in a room adjoining. She was awakened by a noise,
when slipping on a great coat that laid in her room,
she ran to her father's chamber, who not being
dressed with suffic'ent speed, she snatched up a large
hammer,. and went alone, in the dark, into the ma.
nufaciery, where she perceived Bunton taking the
twist cotton from a loom. She instantly struck him
on the back of the head with the hammer, and on
his turnitig about repeated the blow on his forehead
wiih.such effect, as to bring him to the ground
co4ered with blood. Apprehending Intimight haye
acconiptiCes, she shrieked, which brought her
her os)istance, and they,lsecnrcd,thi

lairhere was a very full attendance of Members this
Y, who assembled for the purpose of taking into
consideration the Report of a Seled Committee ap-
Ninted to inquire into the state of the two itegi-
llents of