The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-25 00:00:00

SINECURE OFFICES.

Mr..BANKES, on moving for leave to bring in a
Bill for the abolition of Sinectire Offices, arid other
arrangements connected with that subject, entered
at some length into a detail of his plan, which, bi:, -
sides the great leading object, was intended to ex-
tend some salutary regulations to several inefficient
offices, and offices discharged by deputy. He dis-7
claimed the idea of deriving any important assist-
ance towards the support of war, and the allevi—
ation at the burthens of the people, from the savings
likely to accrue from the measure he .should pro-
pose; such representation& weal: exaggerated, and
arose from no other sources than ignorance or ma-
lice. Neither would he promise,.that the ceconomy,
even to the extent to which it might be fairly
expeled, would .operate immediately, for there
were many vested ihterests. which were always held
sacred. TL 'great benefit, therefore, was to.
be found in the princinie, and - in the future con-
watiences. The necessary increase in the establish-
ments and revenues of thy. Country had. brought on
an increase of expenditure, brit it did not follow that
offices should be retained which were only burthen-
sone, About being in any
.manner beneficial to the
doblic. If he could chew that there - was another
mode of remuneratirg services, and that what:he
should propose to substitute was better than that he
would take away, the House, he hoped, would
adopt the alteration. The service should be meri-
torious. and faithiully discharged, and some limit
should be fixed as to the period to which that ser-
vice should extend.' What the limit should be,
would come-tore properly when the Bill was'intro-
&Iced, and the different principles embraed in his
plan open to discussion. The principle of
.super-
animation, which was adopted in the customs, he
would enlarge, so as to meet those services ; and the
fund out of which they should be paid, was that
which would accumulate by the.abolitiort of. Sin-
ecure 'Offices. As all those offices could not tall in
immediately, the plan might operate for a short
time as an increase of expense, but as he had ale
ready stated, it ‘t otild be found in the end to be
economical and beneficial. There were not many
sinecures, to which some description of dute.was
not attached, but those would be consolidated with
other offices. The Bill which -he propoSed had.
thing in it original. It followed the system of Mr.
Burke ; it was of the same description with that
which Mr. Pitt had applied in all the largq depart-
ments of the Customs. It was also his intention to
reduce the Irish Pension List, which he thought
greatly disproportionate to its revenues.
After some further observations, chiefly with re-
ference to Offices of Law, which he stated required
much regulation, he conclued with moving for leave
to bring in a Bill for abolishing sinecures, regulat-
ing offices discharged by. depUty, and providing
other me ins for the remuneration of services.—
Leave given. _ . _

CAPTAIN KING.
Lord FOLKESTONE tose to present a Petition
which he thought of much importan,:e to the fa-
-11/4vousite service of the nation, as well as to the
vidual, who was a Naval Officer, of the name of
King. He had gone out as Lieutenant on the expe-
dition to the Cape of Go: d Hope, under. Sir Home
Popliim, and shared • the prize-money on that occa-
sion. From thence he.preceeded to BuetL.s Ayres
'as Captain of the Diadem, and at that pi ice had
*kted on'shdre as •Lientenant.:Colonei of Marines.
He bad been acknowledged in those different
offices by hi, Majesty's Governtnerit, and 'passed all
his accounts as Captain of tii,e Diadem. Under these
circumstance 4 lie was-led to 'expect'his share of the

. . .
'Stead of which he I,4fi named in the Wntrent for tbe
distediution of the piise-money Only as Lieutenarit
King, and received his proportion according to that
ranlk. Beirig the father of a Considerable•familY,
and thinking the subject to be of great importance
to the iNiavy,
.he had petitioned the Treasury, acid
last of all came forAard to apply to that House.
The case appeared to him so hard, that he should
only move that the Petition should lie Upon t he tank,
in the hope that Ministers would recommend some
relief: if that was not done, he should adopt sonic
furl her proceeding
_•

The SPEAKER said, that as tba Petition complain-
ed of pecuniary loss, it would be for the House tit
consider how tar that was to be understood as an ap,
plication for money.
Lord FOLKESTONE Said; that it Complained also
that the pradtice of the Navy was de Parted from in
this instance, and it would be competent to a Corn-
mitt,e, if any should be appointed, to inquire into
the conduit of Ministers, and move a censure on
them if they appeared to deserve it. The motion
was also necessary to the charader of the Officer
himself.

The SPEAKER said, he understood from the I\,ro-
ble Lord, that the Petition coalplained of pecuniary
loss and other things. It would be for the House
to decide whether all applic4tions for money. might
not be introduced upon the same occasion.

Lord FOLKESTONE said, that the idea of its being
an application for money, was a comment of his
own (Lord Folkestone's), and he hoped would not
be interpreted to the disadvantage of the, person
whose Petition he presented. The ad, he believed,"
was done for the purpose of putting money in Sir
Home Pdpham's pocket. It was true, that Sir H.
Popham had hoisted the pendant illegally, but what
could that Gentleman have ?lone Was he to di4.
obey his superior officer, who had commanded hiril
to at as Captain ? If any person should safer for
the illegal ad, it should be the person who had com-
mitted it.

The SPEAKER said, that as the prayer for remu-
nerat&on was only a comment of the Noble Lord,
he felt himself at liberty to put the question.
Mr. Rose said, tho ease was one of considerable
hardship, but he did not know in -• what way the
House could deal with it. It was a matter not de-
cided by Mmisters, but, he believed, was heard be-
fore the Privy Council for many days; anctit was at
their particular recommendation that Captain king
was not permitted to have a share as Captain, of the
ship. It was not for the benefit of Sir Home Popf
ham; or any other man. He had never beard an
Officer- better spoken of than Captain King, but he
could not sanCtion the principle of applying to the
House for relief in such cases. As to the present
step being necessary to. his charaaer, he had never
heard any thing against .it, nor did he think it pos-
sib:e that it could be implicated.

Mr. STEPHEN rose to correa an accidental mTs-
statement of his Right Honourable Friend.• Counsd
had certainly nvt been heard in this case before the
Privy Co:lnca. He then entered into
.a legal dis-
quisition to prove, that the case was not a law case,
that it came under the Prize AO, to be decided
under the prerogative. The Commcdore had no
power to appoint a Captain, and Captain King hav-
ing been thus illegally appointed, did not come
within the ti-cope of the proclamation for the distri-
bution of prize-money, under the assumed title to
which he had no right. There was no apprehen-
sion, that this principle of exclusion would extend
to any other Officers, as it was grounded merely on
the illegality or 'Captain Kin's appointnient.
_ _

WHITBREAD
•••• • •.
Mr, WHITBREAD considered it a case of excessive
hardship, that when an improper as had, been
done ny fir H. Popham, he should be remunerated
at the expellee of Capt. King. ,
Mr. Rose explained.

L •
• C}JANCL.LOR • of the. EXCHEQUER appre-
hended that the Petition was (or money; and as a
Petition for money, it could not be received by the
House without a previous recommendation on the
part of his Majesty. The Noble Lord, by whom
it bad been introduced, had rightly stated, that there.
was no actual demand for money in the prayer of
the Petition, but at the same time he had properly
admitted that pecuniary remuneration was the ulti-
mate aim, and necessary consequence of the petition.
Such, certainly, was the true construction to be put
upon the petition, and no one could -possibly enter-
tain a different opinion.. Gentlemen on the other
side were in
.error to contend that there was no other
mode of bringing the subject under the consideration
of Parliament. On a statement. of the fads, con-
tained in the petition, they might Move for papers
to elucidate those facts; and if the House thought a
sufficient ground was laid for the produaien of the
papers, they would afford sufficient means of judg- -
Mg of the true character of the .proceeding alluded.
to. - Whatever might fall from Honourable Gentle-
men in the heat of debate, he was convinced than
did not really themselves believe that there was
any prefneditated injustice in the present • case.---••
It • certainly, was a case which had been attended
with considerable difficulty. It had long occupied
the attention of the Privy Council. They had corn,
pared the conflicting memorials .on the subject, but
they had- certainly not heard Counsel. The Law
Officers Of the Crown had been consulted by Go-
vernment ; and the result of all those deliberations
and consultations was, a determination to set aside
the illegal arpointment altogether, without any re-
ference to the charaaerof Capt. King; and to leave
the parties 'in the same situation as. if that appoint-
ment had never taken Ace. As to L'Espoir, the ap-
pointment of Capt. King to that ship proceeded from
the same-source as his appointment to the Diadem,
and consequently was equally illegal. He re-
ceived his share of the prize-money as a Lieute,
nant, which was his legal rank. He was very ready
to own that Captain King having long aaedas C ,p-
-lain, might feel himself disappointed in his expecta-
tions of receiving a larger share of prize-money
than that which lie adually did receive. He ex-
pressed his regret that such a meritorious Officer
should experience any Mortification; but he von-
fessed •that the case did not appear to him to be one
of such hardship as to demand relief from the Droiis
of Admiralty. Had his opinion been different on
this. subjed, nothing would have been more easy
than to have remunerated Captain King from that
• fund, without doing any injuty to Sir Home Pop-
ham; to whom he had been so strangely accused of
sacrificing Captain King's interests. He trusted the
House would pause before they authorised the bring-
ing of prize causes before them. They must be

on the Prerogative; Int they were not aware of the
multiplicity of perplexing husinessin which such a
proceeding would necessarily involve them. He
begged to caution Gentlemen ag-linst abandoning
themselves to the first fechngs of liberality; unless
sind,..ed.. a gross abuse and oppression were_ deafly
established. He trusted that the House wou!d
agree with .rhim. in rejecting petition, on the
ground which he haul before
soted, . viz. that it
was a, petition tor money,
.not tecommended by
the Crown ; leavittg the (inestion open co discus-
shin in .any other way, should the Case appear to de-
mand tt.

Mr. WHITBREAD eNpl
Mrs PONSONBY contended
.that if every petition
coMplaining cif oppression in point of money, were
to be considered as a dirt applicatirm for moniiy,
requiring the recommendation of the Crown, the
!louse would soon be at a loss to know what peti.
lions they were at liberty to entertain. litter some
further observations he concluded, by expressing a
hope that this question would be iitertained by the
House when it should Come before them, in a form
freed frOm-itspreSent
Sir C POLE said, that if CaptainiKing had been
only a passenger on board the Diadem, and hid
been Sent on shire to, cOmtuand the marines, al
Lieutenant Colonel; he wonld have been entitled to
share as a Capt. lin of the Navy.
Mr. YuilKes obs.erved, that the question was,
whether the p -ti:ion
or
substantially for a grant
of the public
,moneyor -not.. As to the appoint-
Ment by AdMiral Sir Home Popham, all such no.
initiations could be bkit temporary, and must be
subject to the ultimate decision of the Board of
Admiralty. Though he admitted tbat Captain
King's was a bald case,
.yet there was not the
smallest ground for, ascribing the conduct which had
been pursued towards that Officer to partial and un-
just motives.

Lord COCHRANE contended that Captain King,
WAS entitled to all the advantages of the rank the
duties of which he had performed; and that the de-
cision of the Privy Council on his case ought to be
reserved. It was the inadequacy of the rewards
held out to Naval Officers that had kept hire_
(Lord Cochrane) so long ashore for although he
would never become the robber of his c,untry,.. he
did no see why he should not have a fair share of
the plunder of the enemy. Adverting to the peti-
tion front General Sarrazin, which be had been
prevented from presenting, he expressed his regret
that. Ministers had not had the energy to put that
experienced General's plans into execution.
Mr. P. MooRE supported the motion.
Admiral HARVEY, on the contrary, while he ad-
mitted the hardship of the case, and the merits of
Captain King, was of opinion, that the petition must
be considered as for a grant of public money.
Mr. CROKER opposed, and Mr. BASTARD sup-
ported the bringing up the petition.
Lord FOLKESTONE, after an observatiom from the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, w;thdrew the peti-
tion 4, and moved that there be laid before the House,
" Copies of any Memorials or Papers, forwarded by
Grptain King to his Majesty, or the Board of Ad-
miralty, respe6ting his Claims to the Prize Money,
resulting from the capture of, Buenos Ayres ; as
also the opinion olthe Law Officers of the Crown
on the Same."

Mr. YORK objeded to the motion, on the perinci.
ple that the House ought not to entertain it without
further groundi.

The debate, on the motion of Mr. WHITBREAD,
was adjourned until the Bth of April.

CAPTAIN TOMLINSON.
Mr. 'WESTERN rose to move for the produaion of
certain papers relative to tire prosecution and trial of
Capt. Nicholas Tomlinson, of the Royal Navy.—
The Hon. Gentleman observed, the sole motive
which he had in bringing the subjed before the
House was, in order to vindicate the character of a
brave and gallant Officer, and to °him redress for
the injuries which he had sustained in consequence
of being uijustly prosecuted. He slated, that -
Captain Tomlinson was formerly Commander of
the 'letter gun-brig; that it became necessary to
have some some repairs made in the vessel, which
run into Dartmouth, where the repairs were done,
and the documents were transmitted to the MI:).
Board, and upon those documents was grounded the
accusation—that Capt. T. bad conspired vt ith one
Tanner, a shipwright; to defraud the GAternmenr,
by making extraordinary charges for the repairs of
his vessel, which charges were to be substantiated
by a torgery of the blacksmith's account of work.
The sum charged being 981. when in point of taft
only. 2gl. was expended. The Hon. Gentleman
complained that the prosecution was not insiitutea
arising from malice in the Navy
until fifteen yeais after the transadioa took plaCe,
Bingructl,edon acitacsount of complaints made by that Of-
ficer that he was not supplied with ,thesnecessary
stores for an enterprize to which he was appointed
in the Scheldt during the summer of 1809 ; com-
mented on the proceedings with respect to his ar•
rest on the charge, and proceeded to notice the re-
port o' the trial at the' Old Bailey, and the speech
of the Attorney General, which, he contended, was
not to be justified ; as for the mere statement, the •
Learned Judge who presided direded an acquittal ;
he therefore contended, that as there was nothing
on the trial to conned him with Tanner, the ship-
wright, at Dartmouth, the prosecution was a cruet
one. The motive for running ir.to Dartmouth was
not stated, but on account of the whir! not allow-
ing him to make Plymouth. Capt. T. had ma,le
application, as well as Tanner, to the Solicitor of the
Navy Board, and to one of the Commissioners, to
be heard, but were refused. Having dwelt at con-
siderab!e length on the hardship of the e.se, he con•.
eluded with moving for

14 Copies of all Letters and Informations to the Navy
Board, which induced that Board to order a Prosecution to be
instituted'apinst capt. Tomlinson and W. Tanner."
Mr. CROKER denied that there was any delay or.
negled in the. Navy Board, in not having furnished
the stores required, consequently that they could
not be accused of malice to the prosecution.--
There bad been some years back a sort of mercan-
tile and ship-building eonnrction between C3pt.
Tomlinson and Tanner, subsequent to which Tan-
ner becatne a bankrOpt. The asignees made a' de-
mand of a debt due from the Capt. to the litter which
demand he resisted, stating that he had no tr3nsac•
lion with Taifner so far back as 1795. The as-
signees brought their action, and- it was necessary
to prove the signature cat. the Cantain to

the witness hoe, anti was strewn a paper from the
Navy Board, as of work done by him, ;led he was
asked, was that his signature to the Bill ? to which
he replied " No." The Counsel expressed his as-
tootshtnent, and said, " it most be, for it was a
voucher from the Navy Beard." The Blacksmith
replied, " though it is a voucher from the Navy
Board, neveleheless it is not me writing. It is
a -forgery."—Upon this evidence the prosecution
was grounded. So much for the malice. When
Tanner was taken uti for his share in the transaction,
there were found in his desk cer'ain remarkaille pa-
pers, as of bills for work done by &der of Cap'. Torn
linson—on one side of the papers was the real number
of days charged, and on the other fictions ones, in •
order to defraud Government, so th.it instead of five
or six days per man, there were charged 14 days.
When the false gains were summed up, there ap-
peared a remainder of a bill in favour of Mr.
Nicholas Tomlinson for 20 guineas ; finding-these
tratelulent papers, was it malice in the Navy Board
. to i:.stitute inquiry ? He proceeded to slate various
oilier circumstances of a sw,pieious nature, which at
that time seemed fully to justify the proceedings of
the Navy Board in the case of Captain loneinson.
Lord HENIKER spoke in praise of Capt. Tomlin-
son, and hoped no opposition would be given to the
production of the papers.
Sir T. THORNTON vindicated the conca& of the
Navy Board, proved that the stores demanded by
Capt. Tomlinson had been promptly supplied, and
that nothing of malice had influenced their conduct.
Mr. BRAND was of .opinion the House ought to
allow Capt. Tomlinson to produce the papers which
he wished to lay before them.
Mr. W. SMITH spoke on the same side.
Mr. ROBINSON thote,,,ht the grounds On which the
motion had b. en made were completely done away.
Mr. WHITBREAD conceived Capt. Tomlinson to 1
have been very hardly used. He supported the
rewire)

Mr. CI:01:ER explained, that it was the charge of
malice, cruelty, and oppression, which Capt. Tom-
linson an.' toe Hon. Genflei an had so unfoundedly
made against tt,e Navy Board, whii7h rendered it
neces,ary to state thy wounds and probable causes of
prosecution en which 'hat Beard proceeded. In their
defence it was necessary to relate the fads as they
appeared them ; and it this statement bore bard
on Capt. Tomlinson, he had only to blame tor
it the anacks i.e bad made on the Navy Board,
and he alone was r-spnnsible for the results., In
what he (Mr. Croker) bad said, he did nor mean
to charge Capt,,in Tomlinson as guilty ; it was
possihle that the Cai;tain might be able to ex•
plain t. a circum.t.inces of suspicion which have
appeared ; all Mr. Croker meant to stale was, that
prima facie, there were probable grounds of sus* i-n
sufficient to justify the Navy Board, and, beyond
the defence of that BAard,- he did not wish to
enter into the Subject. But it was not to be borne
that such attacks were to be wantonly made on a
Bond, and not publicly repelled.
Lot d CoCHRANE stated a lull itiv.:*ligation of the
CiSC to be neces.ary.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER contended,
that whAe:er introshin might be seen in the case
of Captain Tomlinson, boweter it might be la-
tilenvd that tie charges made against him had been
brought f,-;rward as they were, still there was no-
thing of malice to be traced to the Navy Bo ird. He
opposed the motion, as it could lead
,to no prac-
tical result, and as the inquiry recommended was
one w;.ich that House could not pretend- to go into.
Mr. ABERCROMEY thou ht Capt. Tomlinson was'
pl Iced in a v untortumite situation. He 'bought
the subjed might be referred to a Committee, who,
if necessary, could send it to a Naval , Court of In-
quiry.

•
Mr. YoaKE observed, that if that which the last
speaker had recommended were done, it still cuuld
not be brought before a Court Martial, as the cir-
cuunsta,ce happened 15 years ago, and therefore
such a proceeding would be contrary to the articles
of war.

"Sir F. BURDETT said, that as Captain Tomlinson
was aipers,d by a charge of participating in the em-
bezzlement of the public money, the House was
called upon to go into inquiry.
Mr. LyTTLEro's considered Captain Tomlinson
as hivim_; solferei a most extraoidinary hardship,
and Parli.iment he thought would dishonour itself
by of •Liory iog investigation.
Mr. WESTERN shortly replied, after which the
House divided,

For the Mafiosi
Against it

Majority

53
-21

On our re .admission we found the CHANCEL-
LOR of the EXCLIEQUER replying to a question
put by Mr. Wynne respecting the appointment of
Colonel M`Mahon. Alter some conversation, it
was agreed upon that Mr. Wynne would to-mor-
row give notice upon what day after the holidays
be would bring forward his motion on the subject.
The House adjonrile:.l at Half-past One.

MAILS.
ARRivan--1 Lisbon. Dus-1 Malta, t Guernsey, t ler.
icy, 3 Dublin, 3 Waterford.
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Thllll DAY At Twar.veo'cLocit.
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T E SUN.

3OLIM QUIS DlCtitt lALSUM AUDEAT?

L 0 N D 0 N.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1812.

Our readers will find, is our Plymouth Letter,
some interesting intelligence respeeting the Orient
Tbeir obk6l appears evidently to have
been to intercept our outward-bound Fleets. We
trust, hoAever, that their retreat is effeelytally cut
off. The East India Fleets sailed as follows :

srl ua d ron .

The Pique frigate sailed from Portsmouth on
the Ist of March, with five sail of East Indiamen,
and a whaler; the Ante/ape man or war sailed from
Portsaitnth on the t oth of March, with nine sail of
East Indiamen, and two whalers; Capt. HowAiw,
of the Monarch East Indianian, arrived at Ports-

LONDON: Printed by 11(
At the Stru 01./IG.I

mouth on Monday last : he tvr;tes from thence, and
stales, that on the 14th, in lat. 48. 16 North, long.
8. 13. West, he passed a fleet standing t• the S.W.
which he took to be the outward•bound East India-

men.

This morning a Lisbon Mail arrived. We have
not room to make .any comments upon its con-
, tents, except merely to observe, that the siege of
iltdajoz was about to commence..

The dispatches received by Government this day
from Lord WELLINGTON only reached to the 26th
ult. at which time his Lordship was at Freynada.—
They contain nothing of importance.

In consequence of the licenses which have been
issued, several vessels have recently arrived from
France. One of them brings an account of some
serious disturbances having broke out in Caen,
in consequence of the high price of provisions,
particularly o: bread. The, inhabitants, assisted by
great numbers of people from the country, attacked
the Mayor, pulled down his house, and committed
various outrages. They were, however, suppressed
at length by the military. On the followit)g day,
about 50 of the ring-leaders were brought to trial,
before a Military Commission, eight of them were
sentenced to death, and were immediately shot, and
twelve condemned to hard labour for foJrteen years.

A Quarterly General Court was htld this day, at
the India House, for the purpose of taking into con-
sideration tic subjea of the renewal of the Com-
pany's Charter. There was a very numerous atten-
dance, and the debate had not concluded when this
paper was put to press, but we understand that it

was the intention of the Direeiors to propose Ilia
considerable concessions should be made to the ma•

notactorers of this country, as to exportation to
India, bat that they should be restricted to the im-
poriation of the produce, not the manufactures of
India. It wai also to be proposed that the trade to
China should rest wholly with the Company.

The PRINCE REGENT is expe►led to attend Divine
Service at the C►,apet Royal, St. James's Palace, next
Sunday.
Yesterday the Duke of YORK and the Lotto
CHANaELLOR had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT,
at Carituli House. .

Yesterday a full Bo3rd of the Lords of the Trea-
sury was hdd at the Treasury, supposed to be on
the affair of Mr. Cm NN PRY.

Yesterday the Duke of Font; held a Military Le•
vee, at his Office in the Horse Guards, which wai
attended by Sir ROBERT WILSON, LicUlCllant-Ge-

nerals MAITLAND, ST. LEGER, NVEMYS, and CON..
GREVE, Major-Generals SANTAY, Sir- T. DYER,
THOMAS, and STEVENSON.

Mrs. SIDDONS IS coming to town to renew her
engagement at Covent Garden Theatre. She took
final leave of the lurk audience on Saturddy last:

INCLEDON has been'exeriing his « native talents"
to some tune in the principal towns of Cornwall.
H.- is soon to resume his post at Coveut•Garden.
MUNDEN is still performing at Edinburgh, and
with great success.

BUONAPARTE, we are told, found it expedient to
unite Holland, the Hanseatic towns, Bce. &c. to
France. This delicate language might be used by
adventurers of an humbler description, when they
-unite to themselves watches, pocket-Gooks, &c. &c.
We are happy to have it in our power to cow ra-
die, from the best authority, the statements which
'nye lately appeared in some of the public prints, re-
ative to the disturised state of the town of Manches-
There is no foundation whatever for such re-

ter. '
ports.

In consequence of the great inclemency of the
weather, the mail due on the 21st init. from the
north of Scotland had not arrived at Edinburgh, nor
the Glasgow at Cat lisle, on the dispatch of the mails
to London from those places, the former of which
was of necessity forwarded on horseback. And be-
tween Appleby and Brough, the snow had so much
drifted as to make the road impassable for a coach,
and the bags were conveyed On horseback by the
guard to Stainmoor,• where, from the depth of the
snow, he was detained till the next morning.—Be-
tween Sheffield and Manchester, and Bradford and
Halifax, the snow had dtifted from two' to three
yards deep : some parts of the road the guards were
compelled to carry the mails on foot, and in others
forty persons were employed in cutting through the
(hilt, to expedite them. The mails have been also
greatly impeded in South Wales the snow and the
floods having made the roads impassable for these
two days.

The house of Dr. Nelson was entered by thieves
a few evenings since, who effected an entrance into
a back parlour, after making a difficult way through
Mr. Collings's stables, by cutting a hole at the top
of the stable door sufficient to admit a boy. They
were unable to get further than the pirlour, by
means of safe fastenings. The robbers left two
cindles burning strcking against the wainscot,which
was much burnt.

&similar robbery happened at Sir E. Tilllse's, in
Cavundishrsquare, on Sunday night. The thieves
eficatgl an entrance Through some stabling, and got
into the house by boring holes. through the door,
but they obtained trifling booty. From the simi-
larity ache robberies, the thieves no doubt belong
to one gin; of burglars, aided by a boy.
Of nine prisoners left for execution at Winchester
Assizes, seven have been respited.—Julian Dubois
and Guilleaurne Beury, for forgery, were executed
on Saturday morning.