The Sun.
London, England, 1803-01-21 00:00:00

NEWC-4'Cil E, J. 15.

Aeour midnight on Saturday last, a perfed hur.
ricane arose, and blew from the E. S. E. with rain
and sleet, during the whole of Sunday, and nearly
all Monday; The sea upon the coast in this neigh.
bourhood, was almost all white or broken water as
far as the eye could reach, it ran Mountains high,
and had a most dreadful appearance even to those
upon land, but much more to the poor seamen who
experienced the storm in all its horror. As might
be expe43ed, several ships were driven on shore.
The Ruly, sif Newcastle, WILLIAM BURNETT
master, in ballast, from London, was driven on
shore a little to the Southward of Bondicar rocks,
about three o'clock on Monday morning, after ex-
periencing all the severity of the storm. Crew and
materials saved, and some hopes of getting the yea-
sel off.

A new sloop called the .Flora, of Whitby, jou N
We LLs master, in balletic from &icon to Whitby,
lic4 a little to the Southward of the Ruby, al►er
similar hardships, with the loss of her gib-sail, but
is expecied to
,be got with little damage ;
crew safe.

The Arno, FoßsYktt, of South Shields, and Eli.
zabeth and Mary, GAR BUT,, of this port, light col,
tiers, are on, shore near Dunstanborough Castle.—
One boy belonging to the Arno drowned.
The ding, of Sunderland, RICHARD Stiorrot;
master, also came on shore on Monday morning, on
the sands near Alemouth harbour. She is exveaed
to he got off with little damage, though she had her
full share of the storm; crew safe.,
The
,7obn and Reber', of South Shields, WM.
WHII"TINGHAM master, had stoutly weathered the
storm of Sunday, but the crew, from the storm's
continuance, 1.14-mnd they coUld not keep oir the laml,
and endeavoured to get. into Coquet rOads : from
the loss of their try.sall,' they could get no (unbar
up than under the lee of the North Steel, where
they cast anchor, burbeinglong in taking
.hold,
the time she got her cable, the vessel struck upon a
sunken rock called the Pan Rush, They Out their
cable in order to get over the rock, which they et.'
Idled and got into deep water. They then let go
the other anchor, but having struck hard upon the
rock, she was filling fast with water,'and.they were
obliged to cut and run her on shore about 'noon 'on'
Monday, near the mouth of the Coquet, where ihe"
now lies on the edge of the Pan Rock, much da.
maged. The crew, 14 in number, were, with great
difficulty, saved by their. boat. •

It is now clearly ascertained, that, from the pe.
rilous situation of the Iliirderorn, the sea having,
lately made many breaches
.over her, little of her
cargo can he saved. The last accounts received at
the India.house state, that she has sunk nearly up to
the lower deck in the @and ; that her sides have
sustained such injitry from the viOlenCe of the
waves, that they move backward and ,forward
witlt the 'alien of the sea she is seven fee►
forward in die water, and four feet aft 4 and great
apprehensions are entertained of her soon parting,
We are sorry to states that all the woo!len goods

are entirely damaged, and none of the bullion has
as yet been taken out of the ship, it being placed
in the afterpart of the hold, nor is it possible to
form' conjedure, at present, that any will be
saved, as it is thought the ship must shortly go to
pieces. Two Gun-brigs, at the request of the Di.
rectors, have .been sent to anchor near the ifindoi.
tint, to prevent her being plundere&
The-Mr/Int, IWGREGOR, from Port. Glasgow for
Hamburgh, run aground on a hank of sand at the en.
trance of the Elbe on the 4.th inst. After landing about
one. third of the cargo, in craft which came off to her
assistance from'Cuxhaven, was blown off to sea; after
loosing three anchors and cables, and encountering
three days of a dreadful gale in the North Seas,
arrived at Hull on the i4th inst. with twenty men
and two branch pilots on board, who had come off
to their assistance from Cuxhaven.

Monday se'nnight, about seven o'clock, A. M.
the James, of Arbroath, C. BUTCHART master,
from Christiansands in Norway, with wood, was
drove on shore, by the violence of the storm,
about three miles to the westward of Arbroath;
she had suffered very much for two days, and the
crew were nearly' exhausted with fatigue before
she struck; by the spirited exertions of the people
from East Haven and Arbroath, the crew were
with much difficulty saved ; the vessel went to
pieces soon after; the greater part of the cargo
being wood, was also saved.

THE TH P. ATR E.—The Comedy of She Wou'd
akd She Ifloted Not drew a very numerous audience
last night to Drury.lane Theatre. Mrs. JORDAN
exerted all her comic powers with the best died in
Ilippolita. She was spirited in a high degree, and
excited much applause. Ilippolita is one of the cha.
rafters that are exactly fitted to her talents,•and
while she appears in such chargiers, she may bid
defiance to criticism. BANNISTER, in Trtippanti,
very ably seconded her exertions. He gave the
cowardice with a most ludicrous sheepishness, and
was not less successful in the impudence and knavery
Of the part. In consequence of the illness of poor
BAR RYMO RE, Mr. BARTLEy again came forward as
his substitute in Don Philip. Mr. BARTLEY afts
with good sense, and seems to enter into the feelings
of his Character. He seemed to have a cold last
night, as his voice sounded harshly. His adtion is
easy, but somewhat redundant. He does not op,
pear to us to possess high talents, but he is likely
to prove a useful
.and respeetable addition to the
Company.

BARRYMORE became suddenly so much indisposed
on Wednesday night, during his performance of
ljdore, in the Tragedy of The Orphan, that after
the first aCt he was wholly unable toappear again on
the Stage. Mr. C. KEMBLE came forward and
apologized for this Inaincholy and unavoidable in-
terruption of the performance. He afterwards re-
quested that the Audience would accept the efforts
of Mr. BARTLEY, who had offered to read the part.
Mr. BARTLEY is the Performer who made his, delyt
a few days ago in Orlando. The Audience kindly
assented to this arrangement, and Mr. BARTLRY
acquitted himself much more successfully than could
be expeeted under such disadvantagous Fircumstanctv.

Mrs. Ittettam.o's Translation of the French
Play, which was represented last Season at the Hay.
Market Theatre, is at length put into rehearsal' at
Covent Garden, and is speedily to be brought for.
Ward. Some variations from the Original in the
Plot and in the Charaeters have beti inttoduced, and
Green.roorn Report is highly favourable to the
piece. But whatever its merits may be, it will
have the disadvantage of contending against the first
impression of a Drama, a translation of which has
been already attended with,considerable success.,
Mr. Cootts's singular manner of pronouncing
Cato has revived the inquiry whether b be a na-
tive of. Ireland or not ? The question, it seems,
cannot well be determined even by Com; himself;
tHr th,aigh he owns he was present at the moment of
his birth, vet he solemnly declares .that he cannot
well remember the time; place, or circumstances.

Mr.' SHER T nAx Jun. is mentioned in a Morning
Paper, as ,having, shown great agility as a Skater
during the recent frost. SuCh is the fashionable
intehigence of the Public, • Mr. SHERIDAN Jun.
.we conceive, must look with contempt on such re.
cords, and would ,rather be distinguished for the
Merits of his head than of his fig/.
The Commissitiners of Naval Inquiry have
commenced their Sittings in Great •George-street,
Westminster, lit the house formerly occupied
the Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer.
A very numerous meeting of the respeetable in.
habitants of Birmingham took place on Friday last,
the object of which was to raise a Subscription to.
wards building a free Chuich;„which is much want.
ecliespecially for the labouring.classes of that popu-
lous town. No less a sum than 30001. has already
been subscribed. Mr. Inca, of Lichfield, has gene-
rent'sly given a scite of lanai-trim whit:lllo'lmila the
church; and the Bishop of LICH? I /MD and COVEN-
TRY has offered to annex a prebend to it.

It is by no means surprizing, that the English
at Paris were unable to muster Cash enough tor a
Fite in honour of Her MAJESTY'S Birth.day, as
they can hardly find money. enough to bear, with
any decency, the heavy expenccs attending a resi.
dente in the Gallic Capital.
The elegant and beautiful Female, who has fre.
quently been mistaken at the Opera for Madame
Nam', is, is
,the Sister-in-Law• IQ Sir SIDNEY
SMITH.

ItscAtatPß, the Banker, in Paris, is said tnbe
appointed Direftor of the Al int. Madame RECA.
M 1 EIeS elegant propensities,, no doubt, make this
appointment pcypliiirly eligible.
A few .dayt ,ago: arrived at Plymouth a cargo of
different descriptions, viz. a French trooper's horse,
which was in a French reginpnt of Cavalry at the
611105'1ms-tie of Marengo in Italy; nine large Spa::
nish. mules and asses; and two blooSponeys, intended
a 3 presents ; they are in the Loritton Inn, together
with a most beautiful Spanish rain from Buenos
Ayres ;, his fleece is of that kind of wool called
Spa:.idi wool,. and no doubt, if properly, managed,
will improve the breed of sheep in this country ; he
is finely pcoportioned, full of dignity, has f9ttr horns,'
and when angry butts in a grand.sty,

SPECIAL COMMISSION.

NEW SESSIONS HOUSE, 130ROU6H,

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20.
AT eleven o'clock the Special Commission lVai
opened at the above place, for the purpose of pro-
ceeding to the trial of Edward Ala? cus Despard,
james Sedglyint Wrattan, William Lander, Arthur
Graham, S knurl Smith, Johrr Macnarnara, T.tomat
Broughton, and others, charged with High Treason.
The Judges are,•EDW AR D Lord ELLENBOROFI)''
Chief JUSOCCOfEnglaild; Sir ALEXANDER THOME-.r.
sum, Knight, one of the Barons of the Exchequei; •
Sir SIMON LE BLANC, Knight, one of the Justices of. :-
the Court of King's Bench ; and Sir ALAN CHAN...iv:I'
RE,' one. of the Justices of the Court of Conu9rt
Pleas.

The names of a number of Noblemen and Gentle.
men of rank, in the County of Surrey, wete then
called on as Grand Jury ; upon which

Lord ELLENBOROUCII called for the Ad of Par.
liament of the 39th and 40th of His present Ma.
jesty, commonly called the At of Union of Eng-
land and Ireland, but it did not happen to be in
Court ; his Lordship, therefore, observed, that id
order to obviate a doubt which might possibly arsie
on the construction of that Aet, as it atredo Juries,
it would be expedient to pass over thB names of
those Noble Persons who were returned astGrand
Jurors, who were Peers of Ireland; which was thee-
fore done accordint

Noble .11;e°rrsdonshsiPshal gt
cadlilr)eeaaeldtetrhedatotnhetli'c'amßeosllaof°tßbeef
turn, according to their stria legal addition, instead
'of that in which they were stated, which was that
of Popular Acceptation ;—for inst;:nce, instead of
" Lord WILI.IAM RUSSEL," " the Right 'Hon.
1, lAm :Russ e t., commonly called Lord' r
Lima Russet.." This being done, and the follow.
ing Grand Jurors having been sworn—
Geo. Lord Leslie, John -Alcock, ESq.
Viscount Cranley, . Po?ley Kensington, Esq.
Lord Wm. Russel, a. Bradley, Esq..
John Lord Teignmotith, lenry Thornton, Esq.
on. Chapel Norton, H. Peters, Esq.
Sir Mark Parsons, Bart, T. Page, Esq.
Sir John Frederick, Batt. john Whitmore, Esq.
Sir George`Glynn,. Bart. T. Langley, Esq.
Sir Thomas Turton, W. Borrowdale Esq.
Bit Robert Burnet, T. Gateskill, Esq. •
R. Hankey, Esq. R. Wyatt, Esq.
lames Trotter, Esq. John. Webb Weston, Esq.
Lord EL i .ENDOROUGH delivered to thetit'a
Charge, which was nearly as follows ;
• - Gentlemen, of the Grand juu,,
ft We are assembled on this day, under the au-X...
thority of a Special Commission, issued for the trial
of certain persons, charged with alt, or some of the'
offences therein specified, These are High
,Treason.
and Misprision of Treason.--Offences against the
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Statutes of the 36th of George M. 6. 7. which is,
" An•Aet for the Safety and. Preservation of His
Majesty's Person and Government, against Tres.
sonable and Seditious Praaices and Attempts aiA
another of the 37th of the same Reign, c, 70. which
is " An Alit for the better Prevention and PUnisli:
ment of Attempts to seduce Petiona 'serving' His
Majesty 'a Forces by Sea or Land, from their Duty
and Allegiance to Hii,Male2ty ; to' istitte thin% ,
to Mutiny 'or Disobedience;" and another, is fói.
more
. effeaually pt.:wonting the AdtuinisierintrOto‘ 1!",
lawful,Oaths, &e,"

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peculiar ran.: • •
tha‘t‘ sMpeaerilyesoofftiolefflenctY°wuhwieillii,;ifiatoveintohos°bslive" are
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cour and tyligsnity.oiuli affett the, peace, the happl.
nesi, and:the security nritelt-eirm, inasmueh ie
has a dired and immediate tendency tO.degtroy
Government and Legitimate Authority, 1111:1d such asit'
at all times, has been deemed the highest• in the.
fi is t class and order of ctimes knnwo. to the L`aiw
tot- England. By this description -I may
known to mean the crime', of, High- Treason. An
'other immediate subject "for your gonsid6rAtion is.**
:that to which the .;tatute.of the 31th of the King
is particularly 'directed, and that- is un offence second,
.only,in degree of atrocity, magnitude and eriormitY.
tto High Treason itself,- and indeed partaking of its'
!nature, and 'Which will probably be laid before you,-
.I mean attempting to seduce perions serving in His
11/lajesty'll Forces, by sea or land, from- theirDutt.,
and Allegiance to His Majesty.
" The Law of the Land..from the earliest periods
;known to us of our History, down to the
.present'
,moment, frOm a full conviction of its value and im-
portance to Society, has anxiously, watched over. the
personal safety of the King ; it has therefore always
considered the malignity of the purpose of enCom-.
passing the death of the King, and has declared,- that
all ads done for, such a puiptiSe, and conducing wits
execution,. are equally criminal in th,eir nature,. and
in their consequences equally penal' with the:, actual'
'perpetrztion dl the atrocious; deed itself. The con-
sideration of such a purpose is highly important .to
theCcitninunity, and interesting in the %%hest de- ;
gree to the persons charged with it, .and' the ads
done in the supposed prosecution of such a purpose,
and every ,overt.ad tending to shew it, is the pro—, .
.vince• of a Jury ; a judgment upon which you are
now called upon to exercise. I wilt now state tit)
you what has been deemed sufficient proof of ,the
offence of High Treason : that of encompassing the
death of the King, or in other words, what is legal '
evidence of encompassing such a purpose, and has
always been so held. Whenever any-person charged
with that crime-was tried for it,long before the Statute.
*of the 36th of His resent Majesty, and indeed in
very ancient times, it has. been held, by very grave ,
and-venerated Authorities in the Law, that all means
taken to depose the. King, and the use of force or
contrivance-against his Royal Person, either to take
possession of him, or to put him tinder restraint of
any denomination, is High TreaStin..: It hail also ,
been settled by the same indisputable Atithhtifie44.4l/;ks
that .a consultation and meeting to died
purpose, although not ultimately accomplished,
although the whole scheme and plan should proveabor.,4,
61.4, yet an agreement or assent to an overturehfrbis'''
kind,an approbation or aequiescence,shall beevidenee.• • •
of guilt. In all such cases these • are deemed overt
ads, manifesting the horrid intention of encompass.i-
ing the- King's death. All precautiOn, however,
upon a subject of this importance has • been. takeni•
and due 'deliberation had, and all doubts which
might have been entertained upon. some parts
of it, have been removed by the Ad .of Parlia.
rnent,of the 36th of His present Majesty,

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1g other things, enacts ...-.." That if my per.
seat or persons whatever, during the natural life
tint Sovereign lord the
,king,. and until the end
of the next Session of Parliament after a demise of
the Crown, shall, within the Realm, or without,
encompass, imagine, invent; devise or intend, death
destruftion, or any bodily harm tending to death
or. destruction, Maim or wounding, imprisonment
or restraint of the person of our Sovereign Lord the
Xing, his }irs or Successors, or to deprive or
depose him, 'or their), from the stile; iscsour, or
Kingly name of the liniserial Crown of. this Realm,
or of any other of His Majesty's Dominions or.
Countries ; or to levy war against His Majesty,
his Heirs or Successors, within the Realm, in order,
by force or Constraint upon him or them, or.to in-
timidate or overawe both or either of the Houses of
Parliament ; or to move or stir any Foreigner or
Stranger with force to invade this Realm, or any other
of His Majesty's Dominions, under the obeisance of
His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors ; and such
compassing, imaginations, devices, or intentions, or
any of them, shall express or declare, by publishing
or writing, or any overt.aCt or deed, be legally
eenviaed thereof, on the oaths of two lawful and
Credible Witnesses upon Trial, or otherwise con.
iifted or attainted by due course of Law ; then
every Stith person or persons, &c. shall be de.
elated arid adjudged to be a Traitor or Traitors,
and shall suffer death." That is to say, in
Etike manner as if conviCled on the Statute of
dward 111. the general statute of High 'frea.
have selected, by way of instance, .that
Pitt of the Statute of the 36th of the King
Which relates to restraint on the person of the
heesuse it is probable that some such case
May be laidliefore You. I have already stated to
you; th'itao aft she Wing the intention of encom-
passing the "death of the King, and conducing to
Ats ex.ectltion, is an Overt.aCt. of High Treason.
rut ail, overt.afts are justly,
huitariely wisely, and most
required .by the Statute of the 7th of
dl c. 3. to be expressly laid in the In.
accent, in order that the accused may thereby be
apprised of the substance of the charge ; but the
whole need tint be set forth and spread out on the face
, the Inilittment ; it is enough if it be specified
rith eonven
!he variety of
iept certainty ; and when 'this is done,
AEU conneded with the charge need
nb Itirthet.stated, than as several matters, and
riill:lYPArtS of the charge, arid included therein.
s„, I have Stated thui much of the overt.aCis of
nth 'Nilson, in the hope of affording you some
r.!!4114 WOWS the clear understanding of the
before° trteining of Indictments which may come
in
1 .tl; fur they will, of course, be couched
4f!ittige usual on such occasions, which may not
ear jOIOYAU. I will now, shortly, state
what the Law requires upon this head. First of
tie' the Law requires that the alledged crime should
saidttied by a Jury of the County in which it is
to be coMinitted, 'that is to saycit must have
:fen tither in the Whole, or in part, committed in
e county In which it is tried, and that must be
ro‘red by One Witness ; for it must appear on the
2,4311%4d:tie 'return, that some aft shewing the inten.
met; Of encompassing the death of the King,
,was
Fkilditted within the liMits of the county in whleli
!ii,t,eietli but then it may be followed afterwards
"411ertPe of any other over;-aft in any other
rtrs b{ tie any tither time, for all this is
of the Mind intent upon its purpose; and
ju24tv. requires further, that before the Grand
Law requires
the ()shit Juryi proof of the overt-
" egtVen ttiro Witnesses. I have stated
thiSlaidiar • • '
1%14w. ie- of the Ad of the 36th of His present
rersan77...with regard to the preservation of his
m'illGover ent There is ;Mother Statute
the nal .
Part if" of the King, which provides that the
k„, Party 3s.
shells in the cases therein specified,
char eel
trice
*inner as if the Party accused was
an lie," with Murder ; but I am nit Aware that
• y of this kind is
to come before you. It
11 unnecessary fo'i toe to say any thirig flirthet to
her as to the forth of the indiattent, or the num.
Witnesses required by Law to prove the a&
Puri
t' I will, however, trespass on your
pvt.ienc
e for a few moments, upon a subjeCt to
n)
Which Your attention has not yet been drawn ; I
._ an the quality, and probable effeCt of the fads
anti citcumstances likely to be laid before yotf in
evidence. It is iudeed the nature and usual elfe6i
of guilt, so far to pervert the understanding of
pose who are possessed with it, as to make them
brood over the means of its prosecution, and to
endeavour to excite in the minds of others,
OlVings congenial to their own, and to receive
With favour and alacrity whatever offers of
assistance
tet may be made to support its own de.
stable purpose, without any regard to the pro.
tL'aable event ; . slots it has happened often, that
"Piracies have' been detected when it deeply con.
cerned_L even the Safety of the Public that they
4nottld be so. That which most effenually de.
velopes the motives or springs of aCtion in a con.
;piracy, from the very flume of the thing, can
only be obtained now, as hitherto it has been ob.
tained, from those who participated in
the same
guilt, and aided in the same Council, and who have
Ise_ en exposed to the same danger, parties to the
Zile design; in one word, who were themselves
p°4lPirators. The evidence of an accomplice, al.
iough unquestionably competent, is at all times to
7.W:itched by sober jealousy and caution, and
urmla. the testimony he of such a nature as to carry
It_uth along with it upon the face of things, or con.
Lamed by other evidence, it affords nu satisfactory
Vitilnd of conclusion on either the life or the ho.
ttillek; of any one accused by it. In questioning the
?WWI of an Accomplice before a Jury on the
ottki'teaoitjliwttich is not your province on the pre.
"21 OrbenNOW it will be expeded that consistency
volkuldappostirt the testimony, in those parts which
146 Material; conformity in the relation of the
b-. 1.4101, as to .the nature, extent, means and
6iite of the Conspiracy, and perhaps, in some
—lnstal- circumstances, ita they may appear im.
Portant; in which the same rules will . be ob.
trveds as those that govern the ordidary pro.
of events. If what the Witnesses shall
L° the detail, appears just and credible, and
t
'''t they prove amounts to Treason, it will, with
he caution I have already mentioned, be° so de-
s but you will, of course, bear in your mind
that these are. points to be decided by another Jury,

to whom, in the event of your Ant
deserve their considerai,ion, it will be ultimately
left for decision. , To you is committed, in the
first instance, the 'Olarge of deciding whether there

find:

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be pound of guilt, sufficient
.to put, the party ac.
Cused upon trial ; and to leav'e it to another to pro.
pounce, after a full hearing of both sides, a final
Verdiet of condemnation or acquittal. To obviate
"a possible misconception on the subjeft, I would
add,-.that the ultimate question as to the degree of
credit to be given to the testimony of an aCCOm.
plice should be, as I have said already, considered
by the rules which the Law has laid down for our
guidance, and which are founded on common sense,
as are alt the other ordinary rules of Justice. I
forbear to detail the particulars (even to the limited
extent.before us), of the charges made against the
Prisoners, whose cases are about to become the ob.
jeCt of your inquiry. By that forbearance, every
degree of prejudice which could possibly; or might
be supposed to be created, will be obviated ; a
course by which the purposes of Justice will, I
hope, be effeeted with equal security and greater
satisfaction. If those circurnstakes should attend

this alledged Conspiracy, which hire attended many
other Conspiracies of abottive Treason, you will,
on that account, think that the greater should be
the proof before it be believed ; but after proof,
your diffidence will be succeeded by other semi_
ments, by those of surprize and horror—Surprize
at the folly of the attempt, 'and horror at the tre.
mendous consequences; had it succeeded.
‘g Gentlemen—Considering who I am addressing,
I fear I have occupied too large a portion of your
time. I have been led into it; I have endea.
voured to explain the heads of High Treason, to
which your attention will he called : the nature of
the Indiaments which will be submitted to your
consideration : the proof required to support such
Indiftments, and the quality of that proof. Yuu
:will consider them, and draw such conclusion from
the whole as reason and justice shall appear to re.
quire. You will now proceed in the execution of
your charge with all the attention it requires at
your hands, and I have no doubt the result will be
such, as will give perfeft satisfaction."
The Grand Jury then retired, and after examin.

ing evidence from half-past eleven until near nine
o'clock, found a true Bill for High Treason against
Ed*ard Marcus Despard, John Wood,
Thomas Broughton, aim Francis,
lames Scdpvick Wrattan, Fhomas Newman,
William Lander, Daniel Findall,
Arthur Graham, John Doyle, and
Samuel Smith, hos. Phillips, alias Tack..
3olin MacNamara, sou.
There were two other persons included in the
Indictment, but the Grand Jury did not find the Bill
against them.
The Prisoners were then brought up, when Col.
Dtreardnamed Mr. SerJeant Besr and Mr.GUR NE?
for his'Counsel. The other Prisoners not beiog
prepared to choose any Advocates, were informed by
Lord ELLetaaottoucit that they might nominate
any Gentlemen for the approbation of the Judges
until the sth of February, when they were to be
arraigned, and the trial was to commence on the
7th of the same month.
The Prisoners in general were of a squalid ap-
pearance to such a degree, that it is astonishing how
Colonel D.spard could associate with persons of any
such description. The Colonel himself was not ac.
coutred so as to make any fashionable appearance.
He was unpowdered, wore a brown coat, and a co-
loured neckcloth. None of them appeared to be
depressed in spirits.
The Counsel for the Crown were the ATTORNEY
and Sot. tcrroa Gesmant.s, Mr. FIELpINc, and
Mr. ABBOTT.
Tilde were twenty-one Witnesses examined.—
The Court then adjourned to the sth of February.
In the course of calling on the Grand Jury, Mr.
CARPENTER SMITH was called on; he begged to
address a few words to the Court. He said it Was
by his Nttarrant that the unhappy men were appre-
!tended. He prayed their Lordships' advice, whe_
ther he ought to sit on the Grand Jury ; if they
thought him competent, he did not wish to shrink
from the duty.
Lord ELLENBOROUGU said, as there was a very,
full attendance, the Court would excuse him.
The popular anxiety for admission to the proceed.
ings On this business is scarcely conceivable. Though
nothing more was to have been rationally expetied,
but Lord ELLENEOROUGH'S Charge to the Grand
Jury, with the result of their deliberations on the
Bill before them (for fifteen Prisoners were included
in the one Indittment, and twenty-one Witnesses
sworn in Court, to answer the interrogations of the
Grand fury), yet before eight o'clock in the morn-
ing all the avenues to the Cohrt were crowded, and
a vast assemblage of Peace Officers and Constables
colleted to guard the entrances. Every person
conneted with, or supposed to have influence in the
business of the Court, were solicited from all quarters
for the procuration of admittance. No less than
164. letters to this drat were received by Mr. f ti as,
the principal Prison keeper ; and Gentlemen on
horseback and in coaches traversed the vicinage of
the Court the whole forenoon, anxious to obtain
admission.

A new exhibition took place on Sunday in the
Park, which attraeled many gazers. It was a chariot
rolling along Rotten.row, quithout Horses. From
the entrance at the Piccadilly gate to the ascent near,
the river, the vehicle rolled along tolerably well.
The inventor. sat in the carriage, and by means of.
a wittdlas kept it in motion ; but when they got to
the
.rising ground it was found necessary to give
extra assistance : several personS applied their shoul.
tiers. to-the wheels, and by that means all was again
set to rights ; but by a mistake in the management.
of the reins, the carriage came -in :coma with one
qvitk horse:, in which was seated a Lady, when un-
fortunately, the perch, the dicky.box, and part of
the mechanism, were broke to pieces, and thus, for
a time at least, are defeated the objets of the spe-
culation.

Instance of Gcod Lutil.--A club, consisting of
sixty-three persons tvaslately formed in the iritlage
of Em Linton, in East Lothian, for the purpoSe of
insuring each other from personal service in the
litia. When the general ballot took place) there
was not one of the club drawn,

.

, Mornay last,
.at the. Quarter-Sessions at.. De.
v izes, Edu)ard Spixnel, alias Pinnel, Thomas §rornmi
and - fiorten, alias Garret, all Shearruen of War-
minster?, V.,itre tried for misdemeanors, and seve.
rally sound guilty ; the two former,, of assaults Ind
riotous conduit ;
.thelarter, for assembling a great
number of Sheainien before the faitory of a Clothier
in that ToWn, anti riotous conduit.
Mr, jEKYLL opened the prosecution, against
Spinnel, by pointing out the improper conduit of
the deluded Shearmeh concerned in the woollen ma.
nufaiture, who had very improperly conceived the
introdustion of machinery byi the Mamilailurets of
Wilts to have been prejudicial to their interest ;
and under that false impression had proceeded to the
commission of crimes and outrages that were dis.
graceful to the; country, and higtilY prejudicial to
its staple manufaiture ; for unless the free and unin-
terrdpted use of machinery were hot only perthitted
but encouraged, in that as well as'other Counties,
the trade would be considerably less; and eventually
annihilated. He complimented the Manufaiturers
for their liberal conduit in offering to find employ.
tnent for any whose services might, by the intro.
duition of such machinery, not be requisite in the
particular branch in which they bad been accustom.
cd to work, in some other branch of the manufac.
tore; and recommended men of the description of

the Prisoners to return to their duty, as the proba-
ble means of preserving them from more serious con.
sequences than might attend the Prisoners under the
lenient prosecution then commenced against them.
The CHAIRMAN, on the several verdils being
pronounced, addressed the Prisoner 6 on their im.
proper conduel, and stated, that the Court-, in or.
der to prevent a repetition of such condua, unani-
mously passed the following sentences :—Spinnel to
he imprisoned in the cells of Devizes four months
Brown for two months ; Horton for six weeks ;
and severally to find sureties for their good beha-
viour, themselves in 401. and their sureties in zol.
each.

It is sincerely hoped that this example will be a
warning to all misguided workmen, and induce
them to abandon their late proceedings, and return
to their several employments ; by such conduti only
can they atone to society, and their neighbours in
particular, for the continual stsc of alarm their late
condut has occasioned.

Dim—Yesterday morning a meeting took place
in Hyde Park, between a Mr. S—, of the City,
and Lieut. P—, of the Navy, attended by their
Seconds. The first fire missed ; they then closed
to six paces, and firing a second time, the ball of
Lieut. P— • passed through the right thigh of
Mt. S. A Surgeon was present, and by his atten-
tion we are happy to 'state no danger is to be appre-
hended from the wound. The quarrel between the
parties arose on Monday last.
Yesterday the remains of Mr. WILLIAM CAN-
NER, late one of the City Marshals, were interred
at the burying.ground in \Vood.street, with Mili-
ter Honours. About so Gentlemen of the Cripple.
gate Association, of which Mr. CAD:Ntit was a
Member, attended the funeral in their regimentals.
Mr. HoLuswoturti, the present Marshal, and Mr.
NEWMAN, Chief Clerk at the Mansion-house, like-
wise attended.

CANNII/t, the late- Under Marshal of the
City, was a very fine-lookivg young nian, and
when in his official dress, had a military aspat that

might have. become any juvenile Oflicer of high
rank and family. His manners were mild and
courteous, and seemed to be the effe6t of an excel-

lent disposition. Indeed his charatter and .conduct
fully marked such a disposition. It will be a ditii.
cult matter to fill the vacancy with an adequate
substitute.

Iresterday, about half past one o'clock in the
day, a Carriage was stopped by two highwaymen
-neat Dais, between Hendon and Mill-hill. Sere-.
'rat carts passed the carriage while the highwaymen
were at ir, but the drivers of the cam; supposed

they were two Gentlemen talking to the I.t.irsens
in the carriage. At length a Gentleman on horse:-
back with a servant corning up, the highwaymen
Made off. They were pursued by the Gentleman
and his servant, whom they repeatedly threat-
ened to fire ar. They kept them in view,
however,' and were joined by several horsemen ;
but the tobberS were not overtaken till they got to
Guildford.street, when the horse of one of them
falling, 'the rider was . secured. The other dis-
mounted,' and escaped through some of the alleys in
Gray'solnn Lane.
On Wednesday night, about nine o'clock, a Fo..
reign Gentleman coming to Town in a post.chaise,
was stopped near Ilford, in Essex, by three foot.
pads, armed witt cutlasses and pistols. One of the
villains seized the horses' heads, threatening the
driver to blow his brains out if he attempted to
drive on ; the other two went to the chaise door,
• and in a peremptory manner demanded the Gentle.
man's money, when he gave them his purse, contain.
ing Stank.nOtes and cash to the amount of upwards
of 301. with which the villains got clear off'.
On Friday evening-last, between eight and nine
o'clock, as Lieut. T. MITCHELL, of the Navy,
was crossing the fields from Peptford, near the Half-
' way-house, lie was followed by two footpads, one
of whom without speaking, discharged a pistol,
the contents of which passed through Lieut. MI.T.
CHELL's hat ; the other struck at him with a titek-
, stick, which wounded him in the hand. Lieut. M.
instantly returned the fire, and supposes he wounded
one of them, from his exelPiming, " D—n you,
you have done for me." Lieut. M. having also
fortunately a sword stick with him, defended him-
self in'suO h a manner that the villains were glad to
make their escape. Lieut. M. made the best of his
way to Peckham, and•procuring assistance, :memo-
ed to trace the villains, but withont effect.
On Tuesday as three Gentlemen. in a chai%e were
entering, Northampton, the fore wheel i,l the carriage
Came oft, when the' lthrses iturn;diately set off full
gallop. The Chaise was almost entirely d„,,i„.,1 to
pieces, lint the Gentlemen providentially escaped
without the least' injury. The post.biiy w:ra mach
hurt in :h':

•
Wt continue, to be without ,any fresh supplie;
of Grain in general, and so little it doing, that out
last nominal price:, of , Wheat. may 'quoted
Barley .scarce,.
~as before; Pease rid
Beans of both sorts go cfr more readily, the former
p..dearer ; many Qats expetted, and the last prices
remain ; rho fluduation in Flour.

Wheat 475 a 53s a 585 od. Tick Beans - 31$ a 35s od
Fine (JAW • 595 a tits od Oars. • - - 165 a 2,,5 2... p
Barley - - 245 a 285 0.1 Poland ditto 25s a 26s od
Malt - - 435 a 47s od Rape Seed - . , ;al a 351
Rye . . 355 a 385 od Fine Flour • 4;* a sos oa
tVliite Pease 335 a 405 od Second de. - .1-,: 4 4;5
Beans - 345 a 385 od

THE BACoN!4 Statuary Rooms are
at present quite. a Paslianable Lorne, arid the in,
unions Artist has no reason to regret his liberal
invitation of the Public to inspea the. labours of his
genius, as the Spectators are as liberal in applause.
The.CORNWALLtS Gitour is really an honour to
the British. Arts. . The likeness of the noble- and
military Veteran is eXaft. The attiiude is digni..
fled, without the least appearance of affeCtation and
the figure altogether is charafteristie of the hcru t
firm, .but placid., The allegorical figures of Foit-
Trruba and PRUDEVCE are finely proportionede
and admirably contrasted.. There is a strong ex-
pression of the colleded energy which marks Fore
titude, entirely distinft fr9M that more daring
spirit si/hich, ,belongs. to adive Velour. The
figtire of PaoriaNet is peculiarly:becutiful. The
Artist has been obliged to adopt the old, hot, in•
our opinion, the erroneous symbol of Prudence, by
making her look in a g/a4..... to indicate refleCtion.
Such an aftion might, hoveyer; be as lnod. a type
of VAnITY, and.tbe refleftion of the Mind is there/
fore absurdly confounded with the refiedion of, a
mirror: The Artist, however, is not to blattke.

He was obliged to comply with classical :corium,
and he has must ably atoned, for this traditional cr.
rot in making his Egure of. Prudence, by her t ion
and her countenance, exemplify a pensive sweet,
ness, highly interesting.. Though we have previ.
ously noticed this excelldnt group,, we eenceive it
to be. an at of justice to the Artist, to draw Public
attention again to a work so honourable to. out
Country in point of genius, and to the meritoriouaj
subject of it, whose courage,. firmness, and wisdom

have so eminently contribu—tcd to enlaige the .power,
display the magnanimity; and proniote the glory of
the British Empire.

Singulai. and extraordinary attachnew ;no PUMA

—The following circumstance is relited in a lertet
:0 a friend from Chateau de Venours :—" Two per..

sons were on a short journey, and, passing through a
hollow way, a dog which was with them started a •
badger, which he attacked and pursued till• he took
shelter in a burrow under a tree. With some pains
they hunted him out, and killed, him. Being a .
very few miles from a village called Chapellatiere,
they agreed to drag him 'these, as the Com.
mune gave a reward for every one which was de..
st royed ; besides, they purposed selling the skin.
Badgers' hair furnishes excellent scumbiing brushes
for painters. Not having n rope, they' twisted
some twigs, •and drew him along. the road by
turns. 'fhey had not proceeded tare when they
heard a cry of an animal in seeming distress ; and
stopping to see from whence it proceeded, another
badger approached theM slowly. They at first threw
stones at it, notwithstanding which it drew near,
came up to the dead animal, began to lick it, and
continued its mournful cry. The men, surprized at
this, desisted,from offering any further injtiry to it,
and again drew the dead one along as before—when
the living badger, determining not to quit its dead
companion, lay down on it, taking. it gently by .•
one ear, and in that manner was drai.vn into the
midst of the village—nor could dogs, boys, or men
induce it to quit its situation, by any means ; and,
to their 6 hame be it said, they had the inhumanity
to kill it, and afterwards burnt it, declaring it
could be no other than a witch."
Caution 1) Maions and other Tritelemen.----Some
masons. employed in building a gentleman's house
near Perth, having entered into an agreement to
raise their wages, three of the 'ringleaders were
coemided before the Justices of Peace for Perth.
shire, ofhaving contravened an Aa of Parliament,
passed in 'Soo, to repress such unlawful combine.
tions. • One of. them was committed to the county
gaol for three months, and the rest for two. This
example, it is hoped, will be a mean of preventing •
in.future similar combinations among workmen of
every denomination, who are all subject to the salmi
tory provisions of this statute.
jak.v.toll, the Smuggler, before he quitted this
Kingdom, after his escape from the Fleet Prison,
sailed in his own Cutter, the Alzh, from Hove to
Bexhill, in the County of Sussex, where he landed,
and remained some hours before he returned to his
vessel. This he had not long done before the cir.
cumstance was communicated to a Captain of a
Revenue Cutter, lying off in the Road, who, in
consequence, pursued and boarded the Aan, but
without finding Johnson, who, it is now supposed,
on seeing his Cutter chased, went aloft, shrouding
himself in the rigging, and thereby made another
hairbreadth escape.

On Saturday night last, as Edward Anderson, a
labourer of Mr. Cook, tanner, of Southwark, was
returning from Paddington, where he had been with
a message, he was knocked down, robbed o►f Is. gd.
and ilt created, by three footpads, in Paddington
Road.

On Tuesday sennight, as the Hon. Mrs. BEAU.
comer attended by a single footman, was travel.
ling in her chariot from Brighton to Horsham, the
horse' on which the servant rode, fell, by which
accident, as it afterwards appeared, the mares Jrg
was frattured ; but the carriage proceeded on till
it arrived near to Saddlescomb, where it was met
by another servant, who was surprised at the ap..
rearanc,! of the foottaan's horse without its rider.
Mrs. BEAUCLERC, rightly judging that an acci.
dent bad happened, ordered her carriage to turn
about in search of the footman, of whom; however,
•Jlie heard, nothing, till she had reached Brighton,
to which place she found he had been conveyed by a
Gentleman in hia gig. - The roan is in a fair way of
doirg well.