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GIBRALrifR,. Auc. i 3.

A Portuguese Squadron, of two Sail of the Line
and seven Frigates and Sloops of War, is now col-
letted here, which are to sail in a few days, with
an intention of blockading Algiers, in hopes of
forcing the DEY to conclude a peace with them.—
Little hopes are, however, entertained of their
sue-
cess, as the Algerines hold their Navy in the most
sovereign contempt, particularly niece the capture
of the Listte Frigate, on which occasion the Portu-
guese only fired a fete guns, the whole of the crew
deserting their quarters, and running below to
prayers (except the Officers) the moment the Alge-
rifles boarded them.
There is no news of the evacuation of Malta. On
the contrary, Mr. FYERS, the Paymaster General
to the Forces there, who was here on his way to
England, has again been ordered back to that
Island, and sailed thither a few days ago in a Sloop
of War ; and it is hoped and believed that Govern-
ment will have firmness enough to retain that valu-
able Island, till it can be placed in security against
any future attempts of the French.
This Garrison is extremely healthy, and abun-
dantly supplied with every species of provisions
from Spain, the Governor using every means to
preserve a good understanding with the Spaniards,
in which he has been highly successful.
We are daily visited by immense numbers of
Spaniards of every description, who ce!ine from all '
parts of Spain, and who contribute much to the
wealth and prosperity of the place.

[FROM THE GIBRALTAR CHRONICLE Or FRIDAY,
JULY 30► 1802.]
QUARTER SESSIONS.

On Wednesday the zest July instant, pursuant
to public notice, a General Sessions of the Peace
and Gaol Delivery was held at the Public Court
House of this Town, before His Royal Highness
EDWARD DUKE Of KENT and STRATH E RN, &C. &C.
Governor, and EDMUND NUGENT, Esq. D. J. A.
ecc. His Mijesty's Justices assigned to keep the
Peace for the said Town and Territory.

The Court being assembled, the Royal Charter
teed by the Clerk of the Arraigns, and other forma-
lities on opening the Court gone through, the Gen_
Ilemen of the Grand Jury, JoHN Ross (Foreman),
JOHN SMITH, JOHN GLYNN, THOMAS BARLOw,
HENRY and MATTHEW CoWPER, JAMES EMSLIE,
SANIUEL WATKINS, JOHN CALDER, EMMANUEL
VIALE, JOHN and THOMAS GAv 'No, Esquires,
were sworn in, when His Royal Highness the Go-
'tremor addtessed them as follows :
" Gentlemen of the Grand y:py, •
" This being the first time I have had occasion to sum-
Moneti together, it is with real pleasLre I perceive the pre-
Sent jury to be so respedahly composed.
" As cone of you have hitherto had the opportunity of
learning my sentiments upon the administration of civil jus-
tice, I conceive it to be my duty in this place, publicly to
Profess the readiness with which 1 shall ever come for.
Ward to give the Laws their force to the utmost of my know-
ledge and abilities, whenever the protedicm of your persons
or properties shall require it. You will easily believe, that
I feel a sincere %vet at being obliged to perform so hidis-
pensible a part of my duty, as that of calling upon you, on
*h. e present occalion, to give yourlattcntion to a case, in which
I apprehend you will ilabut too much reason to bring for-
Isiard some oictenders to justice, whose crimes appear to be of
treat magnitude, in order that they may take their trial ac-
Cording to the Laws of our Country. At the same time it is
not without real satisfadion that I am criableittia. remark,
that thereis no native inhabitant of this Places whosla
Will appear before you. However, should theie lia.*oc—
eurred to you/knowledge any crimes for which the °lliad-
ers have .not yet beep brought to justice, I am to remind
7fou, that it is your bounden duty to present all therein con-
cerned, without favour or partiality.
Having said thus much upon criminal matters, I have
'its° to call your attention to some arrangements tbr the Po-
lice of this Town; which it has been intimated to me as ne-
cessary to be adopted far thegeneral benefit. These are the
establishment of certain regulations for cartage, porterage,
lighters, cleaning the streets, ruict the better government of
the bakers," butchers, and venders of fish.
" I am sensible, from your knowledge of the place, and
the information of which you must he masters. on the seve-
yal subjedts, that none can be to capable as yourselves of
Suggesting a rernetly tbr the abuses in these points, of which
411 more or less complain. It is therefore your sentiments I
llow call for, trusting that you will propose nothing 'to me
for the better concluding ofthese objeds of pike, but what
4.'1"411 be both my duty and inclination to support.
You will now retire, Gentlemen, to proceed npon the
investigation of the business immediately before you and,
after taking:theremi the necessary information, you will re_
turn, without delay, such Bills as you shall find true, or
herwise." •

To which Charge from the Bench, with permis-
81on, the Foreman of the Grand Jury returned the
following Answer:

" May it pleaJeyour Royal Highness, •
41 The Foreman, and the other Gentlemen who corn-
Pose the Grand Inquest of the present Session, beg leave,
tthe sincerest manner, to return their grateful thanks for
ee Very kind, alli.,ctionate, and satisfattory .Address deli-
and ct them from the .Bench by your Royal Highness,
they beg leave to assure your Royal Highness with the
neatest respect, that they will take the earliest opportuni.
~Y of making a presentment to His Majesty's justkes on the
'lloieCts which your Royal Highness recommended to .their
.'4ttention and which appear so salutary for the good govern-
krent and police of this town and its territory, assuring your
GYai Highness, that in all and every occ::sion for the public
1t xtt.•
Y, they 14,11 i be happy to give every assistance in their

The Grant! Jury retired with a Bill of IndiOment
against PasqualGalliardiniand Valentino Easuletti,
,alias Pasqua/ Dare, alias Dere; for privately and fe-
'°niously, on the night of the gth day of May last,
Stealing, taking, and carrying away, in the ware-
house of one James Hepper, a quantity of printed
cottons and muslin of the value of sool. sterling,
of the goods and chattels of one Henry Dunderdale,
and one William Thompson Dunderdale ; and, after
g°ing through the necessary examinations, they re--
turned with the bill found against both the Pri-
soners.

The fill of Inaithnent was then read and inter-
P'eted to the Prisoners, to which they pleaded Not
Guilty.

[Here the E;uidence of the Trial is detailed.]
The evidence for the Crown being closed, and
duly interpreted to the Prisoners at the Bar, who
called
DO witnesses in their defence,
The Deputy Judge Advocate (Mr. Nugent) ad-
dressed the Petty Jury from the Bench, as nearly a:i
could be colltiled, to the following eifea
Gentlemen of the Jury,
t}::
CP reviolis to my suminirg up the evidence now before
be re,olY! and entering into such legal explanations as may.
trust %141 , for your better information and government, I
Upon 11 not Your be considered as unne.cessaril trespassing
11 attention, by endeavouring to impress upon your
,)o'urld hivest he nature and extent of the very important duties
by it, bFen summoned to the performance of. The trial
rY, GeLtiemt.,n, is a priyilt,ge which distinguishes the

•
British donstitutiot frontthat 'of all ether MatioAs ; and it
must ever be a source of pride; as ivell as security, to every
individual under British allegiance, that neither his liberty
can be abridged; nor his person subjected to punishment,
without the unanimous concurrence of twelve upright and
• impartial men, indiscriminately taken from the class of his
fellow-citizens. To this high trust, Gentlemen, you are
now called ; and you are equally bound, by your duty to
God, and to Society, for the faithful petthrrnance of it.—
This you have promised to do under the sacred solemnity
of an oath ; and I am fully convinced that you all equally
feel a disposition and resolution to perform it with that
stritness which the nature of the offences submitted to
your cognisance may seem to demand. As a man of in-
tegrity, a Juror ought seriously to consider the indispen-
sable duty owed by every individual to that Society of which
be forms a part, and the security and preservation of
which all Laws are established; and that he cannot con-
scientiously acquit himself of this obligation, but by Con-
tributing every thing in his power to the due execution of
those Laws, by which alone the honest acquirements of in-
dustry can be proteded front the rapacity of the plunderer,
and society be prevented from relapsing into its primitive
state of rude and uncultivated barbarism. The objeel and
intention of punishment are neither to remedy an evil already
committed, nor to infiiel pain oft the individual offender,
but to put it out of the power of a criminal to do further in-
jury to society, and to deter others, by example, from the
perpetration of similar offemes ; for although it may not
be possible altogether to prevent the commission of crimes,
yet it is the common interest of mankind to endeavour to
render them frequent in proportion to the evils they
produce. Robbery is an offence not only against the party
robbed, but against the Public, who are, therefor', entitled
to prosecution ; and, in this light, the interposition of a
mistaken lenity betrays a want of firmness inimical to the
public good; by tending to inspire vice with the flattering
hope of impunity. For although, as a private individual,
a man may dispense with satistaclion for the injury he has
received, yet he cannot remove the necessity ofexample, nor
abrogate that right of punishment, which belongs not to any
one in particular, but to society in general."
trhe jut!' ge now proceeded to state and comment
on the evidence.]

The charge being finished, His Royal Highness
the Governor added:
" Gott/men of the jiery,
" After the very able manner in which Mr. Nugent
(who, as a Lawyer, is mach better acquainted with these
subjects than I can be presumed to be) has summed up the
evidence to you, and explained the law, it can hardly be
necessary for me to add any thing to his statement, except
that, it you shall see the smallest reason whatever for doubt
or hesitation, as to the sufficiency of the proofs in support
of the Indictment, you are to recollea that you ought to
lean to the side of mercy."

The Jury then retired, and in about half an hour
returned with a verdi& of Guilly against both the
Prisoners.

Upon which His Royal Highness the Governor
proceeded, in a solemn and impressive manner, to
pass sentence as follows :
,6 Prisoners at tke Bar,
• " After a patient .and attentive hearing on the part of the
Gentlemen appointed to sit upon your trial, you have been
declared by them to be guilty of a crime, to which the Laws
'or England have annexed a capital punishment. In so
doing, they have merely acquitted themselves of an indispen-
sable duty; and it now, therctpre, only remains for me to
perform a painful part of mine, by pronouncing the awful
senteAce of the Law, which is, That you be taken to the
place from whence you came, and from thence to the place
of execution, there to 'be 'fanged by the neck until you are
dead."

The Prisoners were then taken from the Bar,
and the Court adjourned to the following' clay.

Yesterday a rowing match took place between
two Gentlemen, Mr. BATES and Mr. SHARPE, for a
sum of money, the latter giving this oddi to the
former; that Mr. BATES should start from Black_
friars, while Mr. SHARPE should start from the Old
SWan; at London bridge, both at the same moment ;
and the first who arrived at the Swan at Chelsea,
to win the bet; the parties choosing .their boats,
and course on the River. Both Gentlemen are dis-
tinguished amateurs. When St. Paul's struck three
o'clock, which was the signal for starting, Mr.
SHARPE set off from the Ord Swan in It skiff, and
Mr. BATES from Blackfriars in a wherry. Mr.
SHARPE took Lime minutes and an half to •gain
the middle of the river. He passed Mr. BATES
at Hungerford, and kept: ahead of him with ease
the remainder of the way. Mr. SHARPE landed
at Chelsea a quarter before bons, havink performed
this task in three-quarters of an hour. This was
done with the tide against the wind.
Yesterday evening, about .six o'clock, an Air
Balloon, of-an ordinary size, was seen from the
neighbourhood of Fleet-street, passing, as it was
supposed, at an immense height over Hyde Park, in
a western direction. At one time it apparently was.„
entering the clouds, when all of a sudden it
,b.egan
to descend with a rapid motion, till it could no
longer be observed from the houses. Whether- there
were any persons attached to it ,could not be dis-
cerned, as the distance was too great ; 'but we hope
nor, as the velocity with which the Balloon seemed
to approach the earth could not fail to endanger
their lives.

A few days ago, a man belonging to a Benefit
Society, summoned the stewards and some of the
members, to shew cause why they withheld his ali-
mony, and expelled him the Society' ; when they
gave as a reason, that when in St. Bartholomew's
Hospital in a state of convalescence, he was seen
doing something in the laboratdry, which was con-
trary to their rules ; but as no emolument could
arise to him,- and acting under the rules of the hos-
pital, the Magistrate dismissed this charge ; they
then advanced another, that he was unsound when
he entered upon the book of the Society ; he offered
to make oath to the contrary, which was accepted
of, upon which the Magistrate ordered him to be
restored to the Society, of which he had been a
member five years.

Smithfield Market, for the twp last mar Jet days,
has been very abundantly supplied with beef, and
mutton, which are consequently falling in price.

On Monday was married at Little St. Mary's
Church, in the Bailey, Durham, by the Reverend
DICKENS HASIEWOOD, GEORGE LYNN, Esq. of
Southwick Hall, in the County of Northampton, to
Miss BARON, of qurham. •

Tuesday morning, about two o'clocki:. some
villains entered the apartment of a poor woman, of
the name of Chesterman, New-street Hill, Shoe.
lane, while she was in bed, and robbed her dfseveral
articles entrusted to her to wash ; a new suit of
clothes which she had recently bought for her little_
boy, and even, the poor woman's gown and stays.
On Mrs. Chesterman's. waking, she was alarmed to
see her door open, she dressed herself with what
few things the" villains had left her, and found her
stays in the passage of a neighbouring house, through
which circumstance some hopes are.entertained that
the depredators will be discovered.