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London, England, 1802-07-31 00:00:00

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StiERID;IN, in the Course of 3 very liturent-
ous speech which lae made, a short rime previous is
the dissolution of the last Parliament, stated that there
were at that time in the House of C0121111(MS, either
eleven or thirteen different Parties,. He would have
been puzzled to have enumerated them, unless in"
deed he recktined as distina,Parties, persons difEer-
.ing.upou certain political questions,
but aaing to-
gether upon all those-great and leading points 'upon
which the general welfare of the Empire is sup-
posed to rest. The distina. and avowed Parties
which presented themselves at the close of the last
Parliament, and which will again appear at the
opening of the next, are, first, the Party of Mr.
ADDINcToN and Mr. PI ; SeCOntil V, that of the
OW-Opporitiim, including the Jacobins-, and, third'
ly, that of the Nerw- Oppositianc
As to the.first. we consider Mr, PITT and Mr,
ADurNoToti as entirely and completely united.-'-
That some of the friends of each have attempted
repeatedly to disunite them, and that both the Old
ancl-Areiv alicrition have never ceased to make that
attempt, we know full well ; but the Honour, the
Public. Spirit, and the good Sense of both have de-
feated every such attempt,
The second Parry consists of the Old Opporitio,
including the Jacobins. Mr. SH ER DAN perhaps
separated them *hen he multiplied his Parties to
thirteen ; hut upon the most minute examination/
we knoW not where to draw the line, though we
could admit that there may be to be found, ewes
among the Old Opposition, one or two persons zo
slightly tinaured -with got9binisrn, as scarcely to
deserve the name of Jacobins—ln all Countrief
where mischief has prevailed, there always are a
certain number of persons who, with good inten-
tions, are very conducive to the worst purposes
Snth menzre-Tatherrio be pitied for Folly, than cell-
surtd for Wickedness,

The third description of peisons, who, more
from their talents than their numbers, deserve to
be reckoned as a Party, arc the opponents of the
Peace.

The general manners -and conduft of some of those
who compose this Party seem to us as little likely
ever to raise them into consequence and numbers,
as the cause in which they are engaged. They ai).-
pen- to have considered War as the best state for
the Coontry, without considering the means we
possessed for prosecuting it ; and forgetting all the ,
privations .and-difficulties to which their Country•
mni must have submitted in the course of the late
arduous contest, they seem to have supposed,
that some highand romantic notions of Honour and
of Policy were to induce the People still to have
borne additional and undefined burthens. When
we see auch opinions pushed to such an ex-
rrente, we are very apt to think that the "
Politicians who.;..adopt and, at upon thear
are influenced by some selfish motive—that they
consider their own Fame as every thing, and the
sufferings of the People as nothing.
It is true, that a good deal has been said about
another Party—owe mean that of the HEiR ArFA,
RENT to the Throne—bet until we sec such a Party
avow itself much
.more openly than it has ht'therm, 'Awe, we will nut rerrnit: ourselves LO SLlP-
pose that it eX istS.....lrVe will not suppose it, be'
cause we believe His Royal Highness the Panics
of WAX. BS is possessed of good sense, and it re*
quires nothing more to shew the extreme absur-
.oity of forming such 4 Party. That the PRINCS
has many friends both in and out of Parliament,
-nobody will deny.—Affable• Manners, open and
generous Condua, must procure them ;—bur to sup'
pose that he is such a dupe to the interested views
of others, as to have formed, or that he wishes to
form, a Party, must be a Calumny upon his
Characterl and circulated by those who wish ei'
ther to be, or to be thought to be, of that
Party, because they have failed in their lit'
tempts to become Members of any other.---"
What possible good. could the Tickstc.E propose t°
himself by such a measure i His Party must be' a
weak one compared to that of the Minister, and he
must fail in every attempt, the success of which
he trusts to the Party itself—lt can therefore pro..
duce no present good, but the future embarrassments
it would occasion are incalculable. ' Instead of hav"
ing, when he comes to the Throne (an zra which
God long avert I), .he free choice of all Parties
from whence to select his Administration, he would
find himself fettered, and bound to one set of men,
perhaps a Party of inconsiderable persons, of mode-
rate talents, and unpopular throughout the Cowl.
'try--or if his love for his Country induced him 10
rejeft these men, he would incur the charge of un-
kindness and ingratitude. But these refleaions must
have passed through the mind of His Royal High-
ness, and therefore we shall say nothing further
upon the subjeci, unless, in a new Parliament, we
should see what we cannot yet bring ourselves r°
suppose, that such a Party really exists.
Whenever the Parliament has assembled, and
when we observe the line that different persons take,
we shall again' resume this subjest. At present,
we 'have no reason to think that the state of Par'
ties or of Politics will be materially different fronl
what we have lately seen. The result of the Elec:c'
Lions has not strengthened the Opposition—and, I.' ,':
they find a triumph in the event of that of Middy' ''.
sea", we have the satisfaction of knowing,. when sve(•
consider the extraordinary means by which it h.
been obtained, din it is a triumph which they sv
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not long enjoy.

- Lord NE LSON, Sir WILLIAM and I. -
TON, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. NELsox, and Mr'
and Mrs. MARSHAM, visited Oxford last week'
when the Freedom of the Corporation was presented
to his Lordship in a gold box, by RicuAtto Wrs"
Tos, Esq. Mayor. The Honorary Degree of Doe'
tor of Civil Law was conferred, in full convocation,
upon his Lordship and Sir Wm, AM ; and 0';
same Degree was conferred on Dr. NELSON, %Olio'
he holds-in the University of Cambridge.
To his other numerous titles Lord NELSON n°'
adds, • that of LL. D.--His Lordship is well 3C:
quainted with the best mode of administering Br:-
tisk Pia:.

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IlrltAur of n LETTER F:wM AN OFFICER 010 ii

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MAJESTY'S 7313 REGIMENT.
Goy, Fe4ruacy 4, Mi.
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I little thought, when-I was detailing ,to you the
unfortunate business at Pandallamcourchy*, that I
Should be a witness to,_and sufferer by, a business of
the same kind, though not quite so tragical, yet-se-
tious to the 73cl Regiment..
InOdober last, the Ceded Country being de_
flared perfeEtly quiet-and settled, the Troops were
ordered into quarters, when it- fell Co the-lot of the
73d Regitnent to be divided. Fire Companies un.
deT Colonel MONEY? ENNY were -sent .into this
Garrison, azul the other five were sent with General
CAMPBELL to the Hind,Quarrers' of the, DistriCl,
about
.0 milPsWest from this, called Bellartie.• Being
attached to the Flank Companies, I remained with the
Commanding Officer of the Corps. About the begin-
r'ing of the last inonth,a.small detachment was"formed:
here of six Companies of Sepoys, two Troops of Na-
live Cavalry, and some'Artillery, &c. We had been
13°aecustomed to things of this, sore that it created no
kind of curiosity, not-even to enquire where it was
,going to. They, however, marched towards .Bel--
.
anatvere met hail-way, by Major STRACHAN'i'
WlT__ two Troops of, the zgth Dragoons,' and two
of two
Cavalry,, making altogether six Trot)*
iof Cavalry, six Companies- of Sepoys,. some Artil-
lery, &c.
They marched at . three o'clock,. P.M. on the
3th ult. and continued-so to do' all night. - Early
in the morning the Cavalry arrived at and •surround_
cd 'll strung Fort in the possession of tt.'ntrm-
ber of Palygars, who had a few days . before mur_
tiered some Bramins in. the employ of our CoLlec-
Tors, a Crime of additional magnitude, from their -
being sacred charaeters. Major STRACiI AN itn.
Yriediately attaCked the . place ; and the galloping
Funs (6-pounders) of. the zsth Dragoons being
Zrought up to the gate, they endeavoured to blow
2 °Pen, but to no purpose, and,in a very short time
I.e,re were so.many killed and ‘wounded, that he was
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,°llged to retire, and wait for the arrival of the
dnfantry.

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Among the wounded was a Lieutenant DADE, of
• elleNative Cavalry, since dead.
On the arrival of the Infantry, the Fort was
zizain attacked in tWo places, with an astonishing
perseuerance that lasted about three hoots, when a
NIA^ITLAND, of the Company's Service, a
fiery fine young xiian, beingkilled, Majors STR ACH AN.
"d CR..w.rE wounded, and upwards of so Europeans
and Natives killed and wounded, it was deemed
34st advisable to draw off;
The foregoing was the account vutiten, reached
this on the 16th ult. with 'the addition, however,
that our Troops had surrounded the place so com—
pletely, that not a man could escape.
the 17th orders arrived from General C.AmP-
intl., for our Flank Companies, increased to TOO
each, to march immediately under our worthy Com-
-111 ndant, Colonel. MON EYP ENNY, which we did at
0 rlf-past 3 o'clock he same afternoon, and did not
jialt till we arrived at the place at 9 o'clock the fol-
-I,.,'°wing morning, a distance of go miles to the N.
Ye of this. A few hours after, Our five Companies
"sr43tu liellarrie arrived. The 19th was appropriated
ItO rest and reconnoitring,-and on the zoth we at:.
:i4eked the place in tile following manner :—Colonel
°NEYeErNY, with the Grenadiers and two Batta-
n c=ompanies of the 13d, some Sepoys, and four
Pounders artillery, attacked near the Main gate.
• .ijor STRACHAN, with the Light. Company, and
•two Battalion Coinpanies of the 73d, some Sepoys,
ind four 6-pounders, artillery, &c. attacked on a
• 1,7 of the Fort to the right of the main gate ; and
• dior Mg) f.b (73 Regr ) with his own Bat.
oA. • 3
Artillery,
Company, Mid Sepoys, and two 3-pounder,
f„tillery, &c. %vas to have attacked a,face of the
i,"tt oPposite to the main gate (by mistake he made
f;°o the Wrong face). The signal was the first gun
ithQlll his side, which was considered mare as a feipt
ail a real attack, although his orders Were to get
if ate could. •fF •
I A,
34,
e t as fined Abut a quarter before six o'clock,
t Iftettlay-th'ak, and the different attacks being
yinusly 4pposite. their several points, we advanced
ca,Q•n' 300 yards till dose under the walls. The
Je4 was with the 6-pounders to knock off as
kit of the parapet as
,wouid make our ladders
thn ',l_ the top, and then' to escalade. In about
e Boor ;he Wall was deemed practicable, and
lade word beino, given, we advanced with the
ders under the heavieSt fall .of large stones I
ever,i Saw, which killed and wounded many Officz.rs.
tr'en. We, however, persevered, and the
I. lead_ had gained-the top of the ladders, four in
I,.Lnibr, when they were opposed by such a host of
as tumbled them off as fast as they ascended,
many risilog their necks by jumping off,, to save
themselves from being speared through the body.—
Phe misfortune was, that the spears or pikes used
art sufficiently long to reach any part of the, ram-
?' the the men 'using them being concealed under. the.4rl'Parts, and out of the'reach of shot, the only de-
onee our men had to oppose to them.--you may
t 114 some idea of the helpless situation of a'Soldier
1,,n a ladder, holding himself on with one hand, and
W
musquet in .the othet. On experiencing the above,
vcu; agatn brought up the 6-pounders, and endea-
zn ed to make a larger breach, every.now and then
• „._,Ain fresh attempts to get over, the Course of
illcha great deal of individual bravery was shewn`by
w. different men, opposing their persons to and battling
`'tilt the pikes ; bur it was all to no purpose ; the ene-
'''itY Were determined, and knew the strength of their
~,uation and weapons, and that the whole time' our
It,`n were dropping by a smart fire from the bastions,
filch commanded and flanked the breach. We had
intrglarge stone after attempt for three hours, when
e stone from the inside struck me on the head,
tri as of encouraging the men to make another
I was s
ent bleeding, to the rev. It was so ex-
tracon.l2onary a wpund, that the Surgeons would not be
tocklnot:d but that it was by a ball, and that it had
st .bed in my head, till the man who saw the stone
rtk•
aurede.ime, came down -likewise wounded, and as.
an _ntnern it was by a storie. The wound was in
4 gidar 'shape, witti'a large roudd 'hole in the
* See The S of Der,. 29, and 14L 5.

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&AM*, and Which ocesioned die ,16•1:,- or the—
Surgeons.. I suppose it must have been,o(Casion..,
ed by a projedion in the stone. It cut clearm
through my .hat and to my_ skull, which was
much bruised, _ but not fraetiired. I am told
the attacks continued about halt an hour longer,
when all the 6-pounder ammunition, upwards. of
rood rounds, being expended, and upward's of 1.50
of all descriptions killed and wounded, and no
probability of getting into the place without a bet-
ter breach, 'General CAMP a ELL ordered the troops
off. Our loss in the 73d alone ,was• found to be
Colonel MotIEYPENNY, Major McDotTALD, Lieu-
lenait Tuomsort and myself wounded, and sixty_
five Serjeants and Rank and.,File killed. and wound-
ed.—l was sent in here akw days ago with other
wounded. There is a Grenodier now, in the hospi-
tal with six pike .wounds in his, liqdy„ which he got
at the same moment in attempting to gain the top of
the wall. Had the breach at Seringapatam been de_
fended by half the bravery shewn by those Polygars,
we' should not have entered so easily as we did.
Some 'heavy guns were bent- fro tn this, with which,
on the.joth ult. the place was breached, stormed, •
and taken, without a man on our side being hurt,
and, as you may suppOSe, every Male put to death,
children excepted.

Mrs BILLINGToN is now performing with her
usual eclat at Birmingham. She proceeds from
thence to Yorkshire, on a visit to Lady MILNF.R,
where a large asemblage of musical Connoisseurs are
expeted.
Mrs. JORDAN is to play Po:aline, on Monday
next at Richmond. To heighten the theatrical
treat, the Manager should contrive to add Outcx's
Touchstone.

BANNISTER-'S night, at the Plyinotith Theatre,
on Wednesday last, under the patronage of Major,
General BOWATER, and the Officers of the Royal
Marines, ,was literally a Bumper. The boxes were
filled with all the Beauty and Fashion of the three
towns ; the pit and gallery were crowded. with
Royal Marines, their wives and families.
The Galg of Pick-pockets who have gone down
to Edinburgh, are not likely to have a golden par.
vest there, when a Scotch Paper, remarking upon a
Gentleman going 'to the Play having had'his pocket
picked of Seven and Sixpence,, says, that it is very
improperto carry such large Sum..s into a crowd.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT shewed some taste in not,
parading through the Streey. of London. with his
Friends till it was dark. 'We had an iipportunity of
seeing them.before 'they reached Town, and such an-
other assemblage, we believe, 'was never seen in any
civilizes community Sir FRANC is might well say,
with Falsof, that he had been accused of having
robbed g,!-) ers. "No eye' ha th seen such Scare-
crows. Pit not march through London with them,
that's flat ; nay, and the Viiiains march 'wide be-
twixt the Legs, as if they had Gyves on, for,, in.
deed, I had most of them out of Prison."
The poor deluded followers of Sir FRANOrs BUR_
DE IT had bur an indifferent specimen of, his grati-
tude on Thursday last at the Crown and Anchor,
for having obtained his ends; be thought' that clie
sooner he got rid ,of then, the better. . Therefore
telling them very soon afser dinner that he was fa-
tigued. with his exertions for fifteen days, he wish-
ed them good night, and• left them to enjoy their
own turbulence. This hasty departure was some-
what imprudent, and plainly chewed, that having
suck'd the orange he threw away the rind. So
much for Sir .FRANC IS BURDETT'S respe!t and
gratitude for his friends, the Mob.'
Two or three Gentlemen who happened to be' at
the dinner given in celebration of Sir FRANcrs
Buans-rr's Eledion, were turned out of the room,
as soon as they were discovered; their presence
being a reflection upon the rest of the compan:y.:.
A part of the amusement of the very elegant •
company which assembled at the Crown and Anchor,
on Thursday evening, consisted of several boxing
nuttehes, which served to fill up the intervals be '
tween the Toasts.
We are told, but we eannotnbelieve it, ''that one .
of the 'Sheriff's of Middlesex Appeared on the finst-
ings with the Cockade of a particular Candidate in
his hat—What I one of the Miry who would not
dine with the LORD MAYOlti because his chaplain
was not invited I—lt cannot be—He could -not be
guilty, surely, of such an indecorum!
A curious entertainment, 'of rather a novel na-

tare, was given by a set of Beggars last Week,,at
the Mount, behind Blackman-street 'in the Borough.
The assembly were chiefly lame and blind people,
-two of whom are well known at Stones End. The
'eating part consisted of shoulders- of muttop, stuffed
with sage and mon, and Windsor beans, with a
profusion of liquor .of almost all. kinds. On this
occasion these poor people purchased a new, tea board
in Kent-Street, for which they paid nine shillings/
It is an ascertained fats, that some of these miserable
objeds will collett from ten to twelve shillings
a_day, which is extorted from. the Public under the
idea of their extreme wretchedness and poverty.
Citizen FRERON, one of the Satellites of Roy, E-
SPI ERRE, and the man who executed all his rigour
and severity at Lyons, Bourdeaux, and Toulon, is
appoin!ed Prefed at St. Domingo, in the room of
13EN E ZECH, who 'was carried off' by the fever.

On Wednesday died, aged 68 years, at Sotzer-
ley Hall, in the. County of Suffolk, Mrs. BARNE,
widow of MILES BARNE, Esq. of that place, and
daughter of the late GEORGE' i'Ho NH ILL, of Did-
dington, Huntingdonshire.
, * MANSION-HOUSE.—Yes. terday two, women who
had been apprehended in Angel.alley, Bishopsgate-
street, on suspicion of being concerned in taking
money for illegal insurance in the Lottery, or what
they call a Little-go, underwent'#ri examination bc-
. fore Alderriian BOYDn LL. Tb? two witnesses who
appeared against these Prisoners were two well-
known Informers, Sarah Archer and Mary Blau&
.ford, who swore to having given one of them 6d.
to return Jos. 6d. for a number in Solomon's Little_
go. The 'Prisoner, in defence, said the sixpences
given were for liquor, and that the 'Witness went
for it herself:: Mr. Wood told the Alderman that
he understood that one of the Prisoners was to
makesome discoveries if remanded, which was done
iaccordingly,

PSS:Eg-..-13.5.1ES

29.

'Nis day the Cotmnission for the Cobiityof
Essex was opened-, before ',the' Lord - Chief Baron
MAcooNALD and Baron 1-filti.,,..w.
Stfpben Lee, a gipsey mary;.was put fd the 13-ti-,
cbarged with borglaii6uSlY breaking into the
ling-house of Richard Grout, on the 31st of Deceni-
ber, 1796, in. company with several others (two of
whom have since suffered for the offence), and steal-
ing therein Money, plate, watches, and wearing
apparel, to a considerable ainetint. • • -
The evidence produced against the Prisoner was
that of the Prosecut6r, and of Miry Littlechild, his
niece, assisted by an'aCcOmplice in the fati. ' From
.the joint testimony of these per Sons it appeared, that
Mr. Grout was a farmer at a place called Manuden,
in this County, and was sitting in his kitchen in
company with Mrs. Littlechild, a boy, and a fe-
male servant.. It was the 21st of December, be-
tween seven and eight- o'clock in the evening, when
on a sudden they heard a violent knocking at the
windoW, which was pregently broke open, and the
• Prisoner .and three others jumped in. Mr. Grout
and family. ran up stairs dreadfully alarmed, and
were soon after followed by the robbers. The Pri-
soner presented a kiiifei6 Mr. Grout-, and deMand-
ed to be informed of all the property he had in the
house; he was satisfied in every question he Tilt,
when they all proceeded to break open and ransack
the contents of every box, trunk, and drawer they
could find; being dissatisfied with what they' found,
the'Prisriner laid hold of Mr. Grout, and dragged
him into an adjoining room with intent to dispatch .-
him, holding a large hog knife in his hand, swearing
lie would cut his throat ; at that moment Mrs. Lit-
tlechild flew to her uncle's protection, and caught hold
of the blade of the knife, and though she lost the• use
of three of her fingers in the resistance made, suceeett-
ed in getting the same out of the PrisOneei hand,
and threw it under the bed.—On further remnn-
strance being made, the Prisoner desisted from his
horrid PtirpoSe, on promise of a full disebver'y of all
the Prosecutoek eiTens being made. The Prisoner
and his companions then left the house, first lockit'lg
up the ProSecutor and. his family in the bed .t•hani=
her, from whenee they afteiwards --broke, out-; and
communicated. the• fans to a Magistrate. '• The
case was so clear, that- the' Jury instantly prd.
nou'nced them Guilt), and the. judge the nex.t
mi-
nute, passed sentence of deathi upon him, observ..
ing that it was matter or consolation, in respect io .
the safety of the County; that the last remaining
culprit, of -a desperate glrg which had long diS-
turbeditS peace, had at last been brotight to justice ;
a jury of his country had found him Guilty, and he
would mosf-assuredly suffer. •
The Prisoner was taken from the Bar, exclaim-
ing " For Christ's sake, haye-mcrcy

John Carter was capitany-indiaed for stealmg a
bay gelding froM the parish Of ..AVet, MerseY, the.
property of Bennet Ball. The fads were learry-
made our, and, the jury fou'nd' him Guilty. 'The
Prisoner in hidefenceSaid, that he had drank rather
too rtmeh„had fallen asleep, and that he was waked
• soon after ,by a horse "turning. him over with hi's
nose. He got up, and being some distance from his he mounted the horse, hitt With no intention
of stealing'hiM. Had'itheer; so, he should have got
a bridle and saddle, .and gone off:like another Gen-
de
rnan.

. , . .
games licad was indided for-wilfully killing. and
slaying Thomas Knight, on the 28th of Jude, at
Waltham Cross.

Holland Mason went into the Green Man pulAic.,
house, Waltham Abbey, to have a pint of beer ;
.he
there saw the Prisoner very much in .liquor, be,
having-riotously, and fighting with a man in the tap_
room ; the landlord parted—them, and took the
Prisoner into a back-parlour, from whence he pre.
• gently returned, observing that he would fight any
mart in the room. A person cried, out—there is,,a
man will 'fight you, pointing, to the deceased; wW
Was persuaded to. fight -by two persons present,:
. White "and Adams.. ,He went—out,. and a battle
took place, which appeared to be a fair one., After
two or three rounds, 'Head StrL'.l:. the dec'ea'sed a
bloW, under the left ear, which 'eadsed his death.,
Morris, the Publican,,' 'saw the Prisoner intoxi-
cated and fighting in hiS" tap-room. He got him
away, but the Prisoner returned, and said he, would
fight any dog in the ship. Thedeteasedturned our,
and a battle commenced, in" Which 'Knight was kill-
ed. . He saw nothing buil fair fighting..
The Jury, brought in a "vcrdia—ilinnslatgler",
the
.course of the day, Miss Eleanor Jape
Buer,. the child on whom 'the assault was
Maknear.Epping Forest, was brought into Cow C,
and ,excited the, attention of all present, from
interesting and intelligent appearance. The Judge:
asked her :if she knew, Abe nature of an- oath ;-.7she
said she was aware of the danger of telling a false-.
hood; that if she did,•The would not.go to Heaven.
The Judge was well satisfied With. her reply, and
dosired. she might instantly go:before the Grand
Jury, who .a short time after returnect a true Bill; j
against William Clark, for the assault and crime on
this infant. • .

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FRIDAY, JULY 30.
WilliaM'Clark was put to the Bar; he stood
Charged with violently asan'ting rind wour,ding
Eleanor. Jane Bucr, an infant child, the daughter of •
Charles Buer, pf Peck-hill, Waltham-Abbey;
Mr.j.sssor.. opened the Case to the Jury, observing„
that he had to lay before them a mmsa6fion of the
most horrid cruelty and wanton barbarity. Mr.
Bucr, he said, ,tvils a mostrespeaable farmer in the
'neighbourhood of Waltham-Abbey, and his.daugh.
,ter, a cbild wanting two _months of nine years of
age, had received. from, her parents, every
,virtuous
precept and moral instreaion;. and; it -would..he,
seen how far she. bad pro4ted by their care and
tention, in the manner she.would give her .evidelice
that day to the Court. The Learned Counsel then
entered on a statement of faCts,which will be better

understood from the evidence.itself, as far as we can
give it without offending .the delicacy,of our readers,
Miss Eleanor Jane Baer- was then seated in a
chair before the judge, and a more interesting coun-
tenance and ingenuous appearance were' never.exhi-
bited.before. in the person of an innoceat

, .
She shied ninst distindl'y; 'that last Tuesday *Ai I'
ftsonth; she'was returning from school to her father's
liouSe. It was abditt six o'clock in the evening,
when the Prisoner, overtoo'k her; And said\ to her;
"\k is it .yon; Miss suer ? comes I'll See you
home co your father's hdase." Thinking too basal",
- she gave ‘him her can and provision-basker to carry
for her, and they ,Went on -together. On coming
to a green lane) about half a mile from her father's
house; he asked her toga that way ; , bur she refused,
exclaiming, No ! No_j it is wet, don't let us go
that, way." On which he said, "If you don't go-
quietly; I will stab yoii..' He took her by the
wrist, and dragged her along. She vwished to get' :
away, cried very much, arid. said she .wanted to go
to, her father's house. The wretch then assaulted
her in a manner too horrid 'for description; and
having satisfied his brutal inclination, stabbed her -
in the throat and ran away. She got up in extreme
agony and fright, and saw her father's man Philip
coming down the lane, He Carrie up to her, and
she was just able to say, “Oh ! a .itlan hai cut My.
throat."
Philip White; a servant to. Mr, •Buer, said, that
he *as passing down the lane before alluded to,
He heard a eismal noises.and on looking up the lane,
saw his master's child running along. the lane i he
was much frightened at seeing her' covered with' •
blood ; she exclaimsd, " A Man! a man !" and
pointed to her throat ; she could not speak plaint-1
He left her, and ran up the lanes,'to see if he could
find the man, 'first calling out to some persons to
look to the child, who came to her assistance) and
tarried her to the next cottage.
John Carter,--a Surgeon, at WalthamAbbey..— •
" On Tuesday,- the tnth of June, in the evening,- I -.
was sent for to Jane Buer. I found the child ,ex-
tremely faint at Holdsworth's cottage, near the lane,
apparently near death, from the loss of blood s she
was still bleeding from rh wound in the bottom part
of the neck, two inches long, and exissedingly deep,
the breath issuing freely thro:lgh• the wound, -so
that•her. voice could scarcely' be heard. -He ex..
atnined further, and found the 'chi,.l miserably lace_•
rated, as its done by a knife. --There:was no doubt •
in his mind, the horrid at{ had been petpetratedn •
The case was t,oo'cleir to admit of :doubt in his •
mind." - .. -
The Learned judge (MAc D.O/SALD) addressed the •
jury with much feeling, obset ving, that .notwith.:
Standing the Prisoner was charged with a crime
that could notfail of exciting extreme indignation
in the breasts of every one who, could feel as a
parent, or had the common sensations of a human
• being ; yet it was requisite he should inform them,
that• the very Worst of creatures in the land, when
placed on the trials of their lives or deaths, were en-
titled to the tisl/ weight of the law in•theirfavour ;
it! would be necessi;ish therefore, that they should
divest -themselves' of every rliing= likes plejudice,
which would naturally be excited at s;ach a scene of
horrOr, and, if .possible, coolly and dispassionately.':
look to the faCts produced in evidence, • The child,
it - was true, had given her evidence -in the most
distiri anti ingeriuces way ; her artless- innocence
could not be suspetted, yet 'it was for them. to say,
how far they thought her capable of 'describing a
scene of such atrocity and horror, in thestate of
agony and alarm the Prisoner's Brutality placed her ;
with a, wound also in her neck,- through which she
breathed as from her mouth. His Lordship read the
evidence,, commenting as he went on, observing
that they could not expect the nicest:accuracy from.
the innocent and alarmed, and should therefOre make ,
some allowances for any little inaccuracies they
might find in the child's, testimony, particuLarly if
i
on the whole they 'should find her story corroborat-
ed by the skill and experience of the medical mail--
called to her assistance-.
The. Jury, . Without' the smallest hesitaticn, pro.
flounced the Prisoner-Cui/sy. . ,
.
, The judge, in a very impressive way, proceeded
o pass the sentence of the law upOn the prisoner.
le
said, the history of Liman wickedness could not
afrord* a crime so at rocioas as the ori of which he
I
ad been fatind guilty. He, perhaps, at the time of
eommittingshis brutal violence,: might have had
sisters young and innocent as the object of'hishar.
1.3 a-thy ; but it was useless to speak To' a wretch so
hardened—it was throwing away words, to expatiate -
on the enormity of crime, -to one. who was a disgrace
to the sex -to which he belonged s if he had been
any other than, what he was, he Would have known
that to the care, the attention, the nourishment of - ,
the female, man was indebted for his whole life ;
they cherished'hith in infancy, they succoured him
in -illness,' and they supplied:his wants. God had
made the 'Woman 14e prateBor of man in his infancy, •
and he was bound in gratitude to use his utmost en_ .
&ay-ours sin- preserving her from harm and violence
during the remainder of his life. That Child the
Almighty Ih.hdesigned shouleisbe a fruitful mother,.
'and contribute . to increase the human species ; that
Wonderful design and matchles`s goodness were now
perhaps defeated and destroyed, and th 4 wrongs she
had received lay supnn his guilty head ;—he could
plainly pereeiVe hiti obieryatimis had no etre& upon
so hardened a sinner, therefore he should consign
him to that fate he had Merited. His Lordship then
esieated :the' sentence of the law, 'and the prisoner
I,yas taken from the Bar without either symptom of-
!sorrow or penitence. . ~ - • .
This -wretch is only 20 years' of, age, a fartneers
moan, and lived at a place, called Copthall-Green. •
:When he was first taken, he endeavoured to starve
himself, and would scarcely take any'facid for a fort..
•1
;!nights.. He was taken into the Chapel of the prison
oft Stinday -lat, -to hear hivine Service. He ap-
!peared unmoved during the Nvhole of the. time.---,-,
isnen he returned to his c-11, the Keeper asked hits
lit' the-discourse he had heard had not made him -
!mindful' Of his situation ? He replied, that the obser-
ivations had alarmed him, .and he was sorry for
wliat'had happened'. The child's life was despaired
-of for four days after the horrid alt was committed,
'and it was sunpbsed she !bust have lost tour (pi ri
'of blood before the wound was sewed up. '1 his
trial excited considerable interest, and persons came
from ail parts of the county, with a view ot seeing
the child, and the monster who* had so brutally
treated her.=

The main arch of the new Bridge erefted over
the River Collie, at Colchester, has fallen ii 4, the
centre being 4;luck 'too soon• iroru under it,