The Sun.
London, England, 1803-08-02 00:00:00

'MR. WILLIAM wOOIjPALL4

We feel math Concern in mating that' this re-
sixttable veteran of public literature. died yestet-
Oay morning, in his fifty-eightn year, at his house
in Queen-street, Westminster. He wds a *cry
worthy man, and a truly loyal subject. His sense
of public duty, indeed in all. points, was a para.
Mount consideration in his mind. He was the chief
founder of the public print entitled The Morning
Chronicle, which he concluded with great zeal
and assiduity for several years, which was never
contaminated in his bands bey .unconstitutional
dottrines, nor by any of that .tihaldry which too
often disgraced the papers of .the :day.—To his
efforts the people, of this. country, are in a great de.
gree indebted for that open communication of Par-
liamentary Proceedings which has at length obtain-
ed the sandion of the Legislature, except in points
on which the situation of national affairs may re-
quire a discussion confined to the Representative
Body.
Mr. WOODVALL's powers of recolledion in re.
cording the debates were very extraordinary, for he
was able to do more by the Unassisted elf irts of his
memory, than other reporters of acknowledged ta.
lents Could etre& with the aid of short-hand notes.

He was always attached to the Stage, and was a
sound judge of dramatic composition and theatri-
cal ability. He always gave a fitm support to the
prOper authority of the Managers of our `Theatres;
but when any Performers thought themselves ag.
grieved, he was at all times ready to assist them
with his counsel, or to support them with his ta-
lents if they had right on their side. Indeed, his
good-natured zeal, in this respea, has often in-
dueed him to put aside matters of importance to
himself and his family. A more steady andperse.
veting friend never existed. There never was a
mote affeelionate husband and father, and his sense
of relative duty induced him to' take under his pro-
teelion any branch of his family 'that stood in need
Of his help.
There were as few errors in his charaCter, as are
to he found in most men, with more virtues than the
generality possess; and his chief fault was an excess
of good nature that prompted ,himto labour in the
cause of others, even to a negleft of himself. He
abounded in anecdotes, and was well acquainted
with most public charataers who have made any
figure in this country for the last forty years. Few
men will drop into the grave more beloved by their
families, and more regretted by their friends.

The neighbourhood of Ealing has proposed to
raise a Volunteer Corps. The offer has been ac.
cepted, and the DUKE of KENT h to be the Com..
mander. The Corps will be 1000 strong, of whom
400 are already enrolled. The Earl of MOUNT.
NORRIS is the Drill ‘Serjeant.
On Sunday last, at the village of Chigwell, in
Essex, after church, Soo fine young men enrolled
themselves as VOlunteers.

The day of review of the City Light Horse is
not fixed, but they will have a grand field.day be.
fore Lord HARRINOTOSI in Hyde Park, on the
/sth,
1--he Gentlemen in the neighbourhood of Knowle,
who are now raising a Corps, have aleil very judi.
ciously by requesting Lord WHITWORTH to take
the command of it : his Lordship being every way
qualified for such a situation, as well from his know.
ledge of Military Duty, as from his influence in that
part of the Country.
The East India Volunteers acquiwd themselves
so welt lir their late review before the Earl of HAtt.
R INOTOis) that he pronounced them one of the very
best Volunteer Corps he had ever seen.
Earl FtrzwlLLlAra has raised two Troops of
Yeomanry Cavalry, in the city and neighbourhood
of Peterborough, to he under his Lordship's command ;
and has also plated the sum'of sool. against his name,
at the head of the subscription for the purpose of
establishing the Cot ps.
A Meeting of the Inhabitants of Turton.upon-
Trent, was held on Monday sennight, when a sub-
scription of near one thousand pounds was entered
int?, for the pUrpose of raising -a Volunteer Corps to
serve in any part of Great Britain in case of alual
Invasion; and upwards of zoo men were enrolled in
the course of the day.

It is the intention of Government to construe
Barracks round the whole of the Sussex Bay, from
Beechey Head to Selsea. The building Contratlor
has left town with three hundred Carpenters, and
twenty ship-loads of timber will be forwarded irn,.
tnediately.
Several Innkeepers in Scotland have determined
to put their horses and carriages at the disposal of
Government, for the conveyance of Troops in case
of Invasion. We, trust that an example so patriotic
will be followed by the same description of People
in, England, who can,. at least,,,as, well afford it.
It was stated, some days since, that Tile FIRST
CONSUL grolsly insulted M. MARCOPS, The
Russian Ambassador, AS• Paris ; it is now said that
M. MARCO?? heard, with the utmost coolness, the
invective uttered with indescribable volubility by
the FIRST CONSUL, and which was• accompanied
with such frantic gesticulations of rage and anger,
that in one of his flourishes, his cane absolutely
came in eautaa with the person of the Aanbassatior,
though evidently without being inreAri, When
he had _finished, M. MARCOS? replied with great
firmness and deliberation, Sir, .this language you
would not have held, but from the consideration ,of
my Master being at such a distance, 'that you con.
CCITe yourself out of his reach—But know, Sir, that
he has both the power and the will to overwhelm
you, and to set France free."
Letters from Vienna,-rof the 13th ult. men.
tion, that within the space of four days, eight
Mesacngers arrived as the Secretary of State's Of.
net., "where the Officers and Clerks were kept 'en).
played three days, and as many nights successhely.
Two great Conferences of State had been held in th&
presence:of the Etat. smolt ; and in the List, v-Hich
took place on the 2d instant, many Military Maps
were Used.

On Sunday, a Post.boy who had driven a chaise
from London to Carsi.aiton, and was standing by it,
suddenly dropped down and expired
butpoied from the intense heat of the day.

iPEL.4!‘7O;

o 1 A Ltrrt3ll FRO•A DUELIui

JULY sonFi.

tt
Ciiikr.T Cott, of the rath Dray oonsl Gil it
vi aim n 'Lou lay night to the tory 01 the Rebels::
The 'lto tier G ties ar every where erettiogi
'he Castle is streng.hened by works, sti that it it
„de from any attempt. S.:ve(al Regiments have
marched ,n from the North, so that we have notii
bete a very Ve Gurison. • It is said that
Nl‘Nsiiim and Couosellot Etaietler are now Ili
Dublin, and a vigilant search iti making fir their
It was supposed that O'CoNNut, W;is ,41,0 here, bOt
that I believe is not the case. Some Frenchmt ty
have been apprehended by Mej tr SiR Ik, upon sus--
picion of being Sdies. Mai r a's vigilance and
exertions are beyond all praise. Many thousand
Pikes have been seized in ditrerent parts of- 014
city. They are a tremendouS weapon, which nothing,
but Fire-arms can withstand. On Inesday I saw;
a most superb Regimental Coat seizedeit was
lirely of green cloth, richly ornamented with geld
lace, and I am clear it is of French nianufaaute.t
It was intended for a General Officer; a' hat seized
with it was likewise very handsome. The Pikes in
general are not of such good manufaaure as those
used in the late Rebellion, they consisting m.!tey
of a simple spike at the "end of a long pole; twelve
ur lourteeo feet in length ; but some of them are
almost too good to be of Irish manufaCturethey
are evidently French.
Dep&ts of Arm.; and Ounpnwiler are hourly dis»
covered. On Tuestley some beams were discover.:
ed, ingeniously hollowed, and tided with Pikes;
which it is supposed were intended for the country.
" In a Coal yard near the Coil Quay,' anothet
large parcel of Pikes was found ; these and the fur-
niture of the house were tainted. Two cat_ Oadi
of powder were found in another plate ; and on
Monday night a party of Ye: :minty knocked at
the door of a Public.house which they stypefted.
The woman of the !Line ilsietiea she Was tdone
on searching up stairsc however, two men %tete
found hid in a closet, who, with 661 guineas, like.•
wise discover tvere safely disposed of. A young
man was taken prisoner to the Castle, who, it wai
said, was the • Rebel Leader on the night of the
23d. He was meanly dressed.
" The number of the Rebels killed on &aural
night cannot be known, -as the bodies were,
of by women. Above 6o or 70 were taken pri,
soners, and' a number of 'totter. C 3 ,r ~1 die inure
derers of Lord KILWAROFN has been di-covered.
The Martial Law and the Insurreetion Act are put
in force, but no example has yet been made, npoti
a question whether they can try the Prisoners by,
Martin! Law, as it was not proclaim !(I at the time
the crime was committed. A Mt. Rossse, a man
in a relseaable way of business, as d a Coungelof
HoLmts, have been taken up this day. All fltd
accounts by the Mail Coaches of this day statt this
Country to be quiet."

It is generally understood,
,that if the Re:bell had
not fallen in with Lord Kt LwARDEP ati they did,
but had proceeded on towards DuNin Castle, they
would have stood a great chance to have taken that
Seat of Government:,
The Public Prints that insetted, the, lute Tavern
Harangue of Sir FRANCIS BURDitrr, have been
much censured for having 'submitted stieft very iaL
proper irrilliTlentg to the world at,lartle. But thd
Publication has at least had one good t ire& in
making the Baronet's charaner so Well.koown
that not the least doubt can now be entettained of
the full extent of his Polii;e(il aiori

If the Meßat's of Middlesex are not ashdmed
a certain Baronet, after his outrageous and seanda..
lous speech at a Tavern, on Friday last, the Elec-
tors of every Tarr of the L'inl ,ire must he ashamed
of them. As to what Wa, said by the man, whme
name is said turbe BeNTLUY 11n /woo. it
was, it is deserving of nothing. but the contempt
due to a disappointed and rejc:ted tool of Party..
Thel{lusTCortsut, threatens to. treat Jo t+7 litt
as he did the Messinger whom he made priloner neat.
Mantua, in Italp—lrip open hit briq, to see wile..
ther he had swallowed any thing of consequence.
The French Minister in Attle•iiC3 will, no don!)ri
he instruaed to remonstrate ag lino the rqreienta.
tion of the Tragedy of 'Charlotte Cord' ; or, Tbe
Assasthraiim of ktorat, a P,ay said to be at preser,
performing very generally in that Country, the in-
terest of the Piece being prineivilly euited he the
sufferings of the unfortunate MAR t 1 .A3Tort: g1:111
and that of her Children:

Gentlemen anti Ladies oaf ra,lii to wottil do well
to pnt an end to expensive entertainments, and in.
stead of squdn.lering their flume), in, extra vagrint
dinners, balk,and petit sonires, al.l their names to
a subieription, the grandest, and cm the most ix•
tetra' ye fiCAIC that evet was xnteteti into by any na.
Lion in tie world.

M.l(faine RPC MAI E R it S;11.1, 01)t3ined tbt
of Mr. HARE ft Art Ca) tilar tyranny, at
the, request Of the f)atchess of Ott Ira NSti IR t. It
has been generally suppnied. here that Mr. HAtt g
t..ts permitted to return at the express desire of Mr.,
Fug.

Last week w 7.9 purchased by the Hon. Captain
"anon, the very elegant residence of the late pit
JAMES MAR R rOTT, C.lllCil 14.11111 ft! 11314 gat36
together with the Manor And Ltzties.

Major. General Ihtsoot, one of the Company's
oldest milit.try servants,- d;ed at Calcutta in De.
cernher brat.. Notwithstanding his lung residence
in and the-vali.Ms important stations he fined
during timr period, he is said to have left little
tune behind Win, so 'lncorruptible watt his integrity,
and tit) kind dud lil rwl wis fir to all kt hn stn tI in
need of his assistatwe. 1k was litivittl m Lit u
li.littur3 due to.liii rank.

Yes ter day, t lour oachek, a fine boy, a''otit
three years old, the e,tet of R
W LA
I\
17,
Great Queen.,strcet, irt the charge of a settan' girl„
w.is rim over t.y y sand-cart, in Lillentitis.antT4
Ftehhi, and 1(11:ed on the splt. As the serv,int
was pziftg ;,t some other uhject, the infant uncut.
Innately sruyed from h'r, at;(t the driver beitz at
the opp tette side of the cart, the chiLi was klllea
before its danger was petret‘ ed.

SUMMER 11011,14 C/RCU/TS.

CHELMSFORD ASSIZES.

SIDII.--siCOND DAY, RlD.4xy, JULY 29.
GARDNER V. HAN4uN.

THE. Plaintiff in this case was a farmer, residing
at Great Bromley ; and the Defendant was his neigh.
boor, and LorA of the Manor, The action was
brought to recover the value of two gteyhounds,
which the Defendant had seized, and converted to.
his own use. To this deelaratiOn the Defendant
had pleaded specially, that be seized the dogs and
detained them only until the Plaintiff should prove
himself qualified by law to use theta. The proof.
first by the Plaintiff, was of the talking the two dogs
br the Defendant's game.keeper. To justify this,
the warrant was produced, by virtue of which they
were taken. This warrant was signed by two Jus.
tices, and granted on the oe.th ofKillibach, the Dc.
Untlant'sgame.keeper, who swore that the Plaintiff
kept two greyhounds; and that lie was not yudified
ky 'arty to use them. .The Justices therefore ordered
them to be seized.. This. warrant the Justices
granted without any summons to the party, or
giving him any opportunity of proving his qualifi-
cation.. The Plaintiff now proved that he was in
possession of ;so acres of land, of the value of a
guinea an acre, besides cottages on it, to the fur.
ther value of Isl. per year. This estimation was
endeavonted to be reduced by the Plaintiff, by
spewing that it had been surveyed and valued at
1511. per acre; but the surveyor who made 3 survey
fur the parish,' stated that it was only done by way
of equalizing the rate, and that Mr. Hanson's land
wax at the same time rated. at I 53. an acre, although
he must know that it was of greater intrinsic value,
and the Plaintiff's land was adjoining to the De.
fendarn's. It was next attempted to be shewn,
that the land was mortgaged for 5001. The dis.
charge of this incumbrance being also shewn,
Mr. scricant Brtsr animadverted with severity
on the condua of Mr. Hanson, who had thus ha.
rassed his neighbour, although he must know. that
he was duly qualified if) spurt, ant) now attempted
to cut down his qualification by an exposure of his
domestie eircumstans.

The Learned Judge sail, the Plaintiff was CCT!
tainly .ntitled to a vertitri ; but, he added, the
conduel of the two Justices in granting the warrant
Was very extraordinary. It seemed, upon the oath
of a common felloW of a gatne.keeper, who took
upon himself to swear, that by law a person was
not qualified to keep sporting clogs, they, without
any turd er inquiry, or without any summons
upon the party to chew his qualification,
issued,a warrant to seize; the dogs.
Verdia for Plaintiff, damages 4.01.

' •
,Rs caowN sips..
Eduard Dead wn inclifted • for a• burlary in
the house of Thomas Hardy, firmer, at Runwell,
• and stealing a number of Bank Notes; upWarcli. of
pool.

• ibis Case was rather of an extraordinary nature,
inasmuch as it was clearly proved by "the :Witnesses
fur the prosecution; but was answered fly the Pri-
*oiler by as satislaelory an alibi.
Ilardy, the Gunn, said, he was sitting in his
parlour on the evening of Tuesday the''Bth of
March, and his daughter was sitting on the, other
side, when, about half past nine, three, men rushed,
in; and swore they would smash their skulls. They
bound him to his chair, and wnk from .him his
purse, which was the key of Ins bureau. They
!nade hif:::daughter chew them wherethemoney was
deOsited;' she opened the bureau, and gave them
all the notes, ah,ive a hundred pounds worth. One
of 'them called for a bottle of wine, which they"
drank. Ir Was the Prisoner who called for -the
wine ; he ohscried him well, and thought it was
the same person.
Miss Hardy gave the same account, anti: swore
positively to the person of the Prisoner,
Two servants also swore positively to the same
ere 6.
The Landlord at the Cock and Bottle, at Writtle,
said, the Prisoner hail been a soldier in ,the Old
Ducks, while they were a; Chelinsfordßarracks
after they. were'disbandect, he worked as a sawyer
ar Writtle. About nine or ten days after the, rob.
'Uri, the' Prisoner was at, his hook, in company
with Todd, (another person inclined, for the same
robbery).. At first he said lie had brought Todd
with him from Buckinghamshire, but in the course
of the trial be contradicted himself, and said he had
never seen hint before that day, when he tact him
at Margaretting, near Writtle.
This being the case on the part of the Prosecu-
tion, 'the Prisoner called his Witnesst4 to prove 311

---- Stanley, a Serjeant in the Buckinghamshire
Militia, said he lavv the Prisoner. at his father's
house at Chalfont St. Peter's, in Burks, on Tnesdiq
evening the Bth 'of March, the night of the rob.
lwry. it was about 20 minutes after seven, when
he first itaw him. It,! continued with his father till

the 14th, the ht :mil tl)e witness went to SlOugh
to be sworn into the Militia.

Six other Witnesses swore they saw the Prisoner
at Chalfont on the day stated in the indiament.
Lord Et,r.ariaostoucti them stopped the cause,
and observed, that it was clearly proved the Pri-
soner was 53 milts distant at the timl the robbery
skas committed ; after the evidei,co that had been
heard he must be acquitted.—Verdin Not WO.
Ricbard Gaylad was inclined for a highway rob.
fiery.,' •

John Sinner, the Proarmor, said, he was a
brecches.maker at Walden. On the 22d of April
.last he' was at.the Coach and HOrses at Newport,
where the Prisoner also was. He had known the
Prisoner before, SS a man who travelled the rouatry
‘vitir hand.boxes, Bcc. The Prisoner prorsed that
they Should walkoogether,' as they were going the
same rt,ad. l'hey accordingly walked together
about a mile. The Prisoner said he had spent, his
mone,y, and he did not know what he should say to
his wile, 111" Witrless 5441, if he had spent his
money lie Lid lw:rer attemli to hi., business, anti
ter mine. S ine short time afterwards, the Pd.

soner gay's stlet•Vvritness a stuki,ety,blOw, on the head,
which for a minute or .so .made him imensible•
When-he.re,:overed, . the Prisoner ;was kna.iing, on
his 3tollipil, anti took out of,
,his, pocket, two half
crowns and 63. ,t‘ asked if he .113 d more
nionfyl the Witness.said he had cat.' The -Pri-
Soper said, 'he ,viihrd he had a knife, for if hc had,
he would cut his throatfrpin ear to ear. Just then
the poise of a e,urioge
.was.hprd, the Prisoner
jumped up and rin away. Tie Prisoner was taken
a day orlwo afterwards. Verd,i4l:GniAy.

1:ord Et.t.t Nno ti 0 inunedititely. :pronounced
sletitence of death upon the prisoner, and admonished
(lint not to hope for mercy, iiut to employ thE short
interval of life left, in making atonement to his of.
fended God.

Owen Conolly was conviaed of. assaulting Sarah
Sheppard, with intent to ravish her.
He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment. .
Martha Beer, a girl about is, was inlicted fdr
setting fire to the house of J. West,,miller, at Great.
Holland. There was no evidence against her but
that of a boy about ten years old, and who seemed.
most impenetrably stupid. The whole of his ac.
count was, that he saw her put A.fire.brand to the
thatch, but that was a fortnight before she fire.
Thelames broke out in a pantry where there was
no fire, and consumed all the house.—Xerdid Nor