The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-29 00:00:00

CAPT. WARNER'S EXPERIMENT.

In answer to a question as to the recent experi-
ment, Lord Ingestre said—
"it was notorious that an experiment had been tried,
on Saturday last, upon a large ship, which had been
shattered and sunk by the force of certain projectiles,
the invention of Captain Warner. He was not at liberty
to disclose either the materials by which this destruction
was effected, nor the manner in which it was done—
(Hear, hear)—bat perhaps it would afford some pleasure
and satisfaction to the public if he read a document to
the House which had been drawn up entirely with re-
ference to the subject.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord
their reid the fAlowing certificate :

" July 21.
" We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the ope 7
ra•ions against the John o'Gaunt, of 300 tons, conducted
by Captain Warner, off Brighton, on Saturday the 20th
inst., were under our management and control. We
further certify that the explosion did not take place from
any combustible matter either on board or alongside. the
ship, but was caused by Captain Warner, who was on
bard the William Wallace steamer, having the ship in
tow at a distance of about 300 yards, and that the ex-
plosion took place in consequence of a signal made by us
from the shore, the time of which was not previously
known to Captain Warner.
" We further declare our belief that Captain Warner
has never been on board the ship since she left Gravesend.
INGESTRE, Captain, R.N., C.B.
" r. DICKENSON, Captain, R.N.
" W. 11. HENDERSON, Captain, RN., C.B.'
A person who vouches so confidently as Lord
Ingestre does, should be rather more accurate in his
statements. It is not, as he says, notorious that the
bark was " shattered and sunk by the force of cer-
tain projectiles." Whether she was destroyed by
projectiles, or by some other means, such as a tor-
pedo attached to her bottom, or drifted against her, is
as yet purely a matter of conjecture. Nay, the ex-
periment has been so conducted, that there is no cer-
tainty that the explosion was not from combustibles
concealed in her. We do not think it all probable
that there has been any such trick in the matter, but
in an experiment of this sort, it is not enough to look
to probabilities and fair presumptions—possibil;ties
of foul play should be guarded against.
The ship supplied by a friend for the experiment
should have been overhauled and thoroughly searched,
and kept under the charge of persons in no way con-
nected with the experimentalist, or interested in his
suecess.
Lord Ingestre certifies that the explosion was not
from aay combustible matter on board or alongside,
but he does not acquaint the House what measures he
took to satisfy himself on these two points ; and his
voucher that the vessel was not destroyed in that way
perhaps rests on no better grounds of proof than the
assertion that she was sunk by projectiles.
Captain Warner's invention may be all that he re-
presents it, but the experiment to prove it -so has not
been fairly tried. To have conducted it satisfactorily
there should have been no communication between
Captain Warner and the vessel to be 'destroyed.
She should have been placed out of the hands of the
persons interested in the success of the experiment.
She should have been brought to her station, and the
experimentalist, without any opportunity of commu-
nication, should have proceeded to prove the power of
his invention.
Instead of this, what was done ? The barque which
came from the eastward was towed to the westward
of Brighton, to Shoreham roads. Why,was she not
brought up in Brighton roads, or, if it was preferred
to bring her up off a port (why, in fine summer
weather, we cannot comprehend), the most natural
course was to have brought up off .I.\ ewhaven, and
with the ebb (which was against her, as matters
were arranged) she would have come off Brighton in
a couple of hours.
We advert to these points because things were so
managed as to make it necessary to take the barque
in tow, Captain Warner being on board the towing
steamer, and having the vessel he was to operate
against snugly at his disposal under his stern. It is
not thus that enemies are blown up. When Captain
Warner has an enemy in tow, he will take good care
not to blow her up. It may be excellent to catch
birds by putting salt on their tails, but when you
have caught your bird you spare your salt.
With a vessel in tow it is obviously easy to drift
anything against her side, or to have other means of
communication beside that of the tow-line.
Why, then, was there the towing so liable to sus-
picion? As we have before remarked, the barque
might as well have been anchored off Brighton as
taken past to Shorthorn to be towed back again. Or
even when off Shoreham, she might have been got
under weigh on the flood tide, so as to have come to
her station in due time at Brighton. But no, they
waited for the contrary tide (keeping the public
waiting too, long after the appointed time), as if
expressly to make the necessity for' the towing. 'We
do not wonder at the impatience of Lord Brougham
at these dilatory manceuvres. lt is flippantly re-
marked that he could not make allowance for the
adverse tide, but why did they take care to wait till
the tide was contrary ?
Enough has' been done,' however; to warrant, nay,
to demand, an experiment at any necessary cost, con-
ducted in a different way, so as to be clear of all the
suspicions which attach to the recent trial.
Let the Admiralty devote one of their many worth-
less. old ships to this useful purpose, and in the mere
destruction of some of them there would be a benefit
to the service ; let well-selected officers, not partial
advocates of the alleged invention, have the custody-
of the vessel up to the time that she is brought to her
station, and let Captain Warner, without any towing,
show what he can do against a ship favouring his ex-
periment more than enough in being helplessly adrift,
and not thanteuvring as an enemy would be, to avoid
or baffle hiS operations.
As for the ex losion, it seems to have been very,
complete, and Os a mere coup de theatre nothing could
be more successful. But the main point is not the
explosion, but the means of erecting it.
flare is not a doubt, that with access to St. Paul's
for the skilful employment of combustibles, it might
be blown into the air in the twinkling of in eye ; but
the question would be,.whether this could be done by
an engineer who did' not approach within half-a-mile
of the building.
Besides the mole of settling the question of Captain
Warner's inventioa by another and 'fairer experiment,
there is only one other course, namely that of getting
the secret from Alexis in a state of clairvoyance.--
Examiner.

SUMMER ASSIZES. 4*
WE STERN CIR C 1 T.--;E.reter, •July 25.
(Before Mr. Justice Wratermax.)
Wilmot Manning, a girl between fourteen and fifteen y4ars
of age, was indicted for setting fire to a dwelling-house, some
person being therein, on the 10th of May last.
Mr. Cornish conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Rowe pe-
fended the prisoner.
It appeared that
.the prisoner was apprenticed by he
parish to the prosecutor, who was, a small farmer, residi4 in
the county of Devon. On the morning of the 10th of ay
the prosecutor went' ouf, leaving the prisoner and Frances
Conybeare in his hoese. The- latter was sitting at Work in
the kitchen, about eleven in the morning. She smelt fire, and
asked the prisoner, who was in and out aboutler"Work, what
it was. The prisoner replied• that she did not know. She
went out and soon.returned; then said she had burnt her
ap and that the pig-honie WAS on fire. The witness tan
out and saw the pig-house. in flames, which communicated to
the dwelling-house, and all the premises, were burnt down.
The prisoner had 'afterwards told her master that she had Set
a rag on fire and taken it out in her apron, and had then
blown it un and put it in a bundle of furze near the pig-
h'ouse. The prisoner had told another person that she in-
tended to injure no one but her master.
Mr. ROWE having addressed the jury for the prisoner,
The Learned JUDGE summed up, and the jury acquitted
the prisoner.
Her father begged to be allowed•to take-her home at once.
Mr. Justice WI a:max said he might do so, but that iihe
had had a very narrow escape.
Jane'Retherton was indicted for setting fire to a haystack,
the property of the Rev. Samuel Winter Poem,
Mr. Kekewich prosecuted. The prisoner was defended by
Mr. RoWe.
By the evidence it appeared that the prisoner's husband
had been sent to prison for some act by the proscutor in this
present ease. He was lying in gaol -in, the latter end;
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March and the beginning of April. At this time Mr. Peatse
had a sale of some farming stock, in- -the evening of which
day the prisoner came to the house of a witness, who. began
talking about the sale. In the course of the conversation tit,
witness remarked that the old hay-rick had not been sold.
Prisoner replied she-wished the hay-rick was burnt, and she
would be the one to help to do it. On thank& of the 2dof
April, a farther was returning to hishOMe about half-past ten
o'clock. He met the prisoner about eight land yards from the
prosecutor's rick. He knew-her perfectly, as she had lived with
him as a servant. He did not, however, speak, to her, bit
passed on. Ina moment he saw the flames rising from the rick
when he galled os the prisoner to stop. Instead'of attending;to
this call she, took to her heels and ran. He- immediately
followed after her, and when he, was just about to overtake
her, she began to scream. He came up and asked her why
she had not stopped, and whether she- had seen the fire ?
She replied she had not. He then said, " This is shocking
work,' ;and left her to call up Mr. Pearse. which he did. She
was also seen ant of her house, though, as it appeared, a
somewhat ditrernt direction, by another person. On examin-
ing round the tick a box of matches was found.
Jr. kowE addressed the jury for the prisoner, and called
two respectable women, who swore that about -half an hour
before they heard the cry of" Fire I" they had been with the
prisoner in the house of one of them, which was exactly op-
posite her own. They saw her leave the house and go into
her own; and when the cry of " Fire" took place they looked
out of their windows, and both of them' saw her looking out
of hers, undressed and ready for bed.
Mr. Justice WIGIITMAN having summed up with great care,
the jury returned • a verdict of Guilty., • •
The tearned Junai then sentenced the prisoner to be
transported for life. • - ' - •

BO TV- S TREE T.
Mr.
„Thomas Burridge Chitty Meader, landlord of the
Ship publi-c4touse, in- Essex-street, Strand, appeared
upon a summons to answer a complaint preferred against
him by the police, for opening* his hoitse on the 14th,
being Sunday, before the hour of one o'clock in the after-
noon. Mr. Duncombe appeared for the defendant. ;
Inspector Black, F division, stated that at a quarter
beforeetwelve te'clock• at noon he found, in a room Up-
stairs; three men eating bread and cheese. There were
also in a room fronting the liver one man and two womien
sitting at the same table, with a quart pot before them
three parts of which was full of beer. There was alsoi a,
man sitting next to the window with a glass before him,
of pale ale. He then left the
dthe landlady of the circum-
not present.
ANTWERP, JULY, 25.—The concourse of English
families towards this cityron their way to -the Upper Rine,
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during elaelnet .few-weeks, has been greater than we ever
recollect it to have been in former seasons, owing probably house,scto containing n,
hi
butnagv
i a.
turisemadacel
acquainted
enniadi quantitynatnet w a s
crass-examination ' the witness said that the
to the increased facilities fol. :'speedy travelling which tlie In• his.
new line of railway to Cologne affords. The following are landlady told him to turn the persons Out of 'the house.
amongSt .the most distinguished ,of the gobititr aid The corn in was on the same floor with the kitchen,
and he didaiot observe that 'there was a wedding party
Gentry:-Lords 'Welsinghana , and- Stuart de Domes, the
Countess. De_ Solis and fatally, the Due de Melfort ; Sir R.
in the home. The premises were close to the pier, and
H. Inglis g.-P., and family ;H. Floyd, Esq. R. Frankland
ho never saw any person in the company before.
Bassett; 'Joseph Bailey; }ln, M.P., and family.
Mr. Duncombe said the circumstances connected with
DEBTOP PUBLIC GHATAUDE TOROWLA.ND HILL.-.--
the case•were very brief, for elle females found in the
We have leatnt, with pleasure, that previous' to the public
house were no less thin a bride end her bridesmaid, who
subscription having been. set about in Bull, one was COO:
menced amongst the Society of Friends here, which amounted had come that Morning from Chelsea, and being known
,
to several pounds, and was privately. forwarded to the Com' to the maid-servant of the house she very naturally: in-
mitten in Londoe. The plan appears worthy of adoption by vited there-tee' take something on such a-memorable oc-
other religious denominations, and we suggest to a few of the casionetowhich they seemed n•Ahing loth, and haying
right-spirited once in each body in, 'the town, whether they gone to her mistress, she returned in a short time with
will not-be doing their duty to 'a public benefactor, by inune- something of an exhilarating nature,
we which they par-
diately " going and doing likewise."—Hull:Adeertiser. • I took without paying - forit. 'They were shortly after
THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT EAernAm.—The joined by some male ' •
who were acquainted' vvith
body of fire late Mr. William'Broivn, who was drowned friends
the landloid, and On seeing 'the police enter, they weat
at the late Eastham Regatta, was .found on lace Bank, out and walked on the pier until he returned.- Aear . Runcorn, on Tuesday morning last. An inquest A young female, of interesting appearance, having
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was held 'on the, body on the same day, 'before H. Chut- proved- the facts above stated,
ton, Esq., and one of the crew. of the bait, Mr. John
Mr. TWYFOED said the police were not altogether to
CORONERS' INQUESTS.
MOulfl,- gate a clear and succinct account of the unfor- blame-in taking notiee of the circumstance, and as 'a suf-
daylaefll
jiagthgseshe
Davey, an
tunate occurrence. It ' appeared that when the boat ficient answer had been made, -he considered he could
come tof no-other eonchrsion • than to dismiss the corn- sesaeteeriel it DEATH W.IIILsT BATHING LN THE SERI) t.
EinTANst.TGNe'oErEgDe
(the Amphitrite) was struck by the first wave, Mr.
Mould directed' the - deceased to steer %the boat plaint.- .
The Hon. W. Ross Touchet was placed at the bar for inquest in George's Hospital, oenvenithengbo
to chore. Immediately . 'afterwards ' a 'second ware
struck the - .boat, - and half- filled her whit-- Water. re-examination, charged with firing a pistol at the person aged nineteen, who was drowned whilst bathingin the Stir-
The eleceaseil called out, '" Oh, God I brink the of Mr. T. Smith, proprietor of a shooting gallery in pentine on Wednesd • •ay evening last.
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High Holborn, the contents of which lodged in his loins, Charles Griffiths, chief boatmaii of the Royal
Princess, we are sinking ;".and immediately -the boat
'Humane
filled with water and swamped. We give the remainder with intent to murdethim. - Society, said that on Wednesday evening last, about half-
in Mr. Mould's ,own words :—" I directed the crew te A solicitor attended to conduct the prosecution, arid past eight o'clock, he was on duty at the east end of the
hold hard tie the boat for a moment -I was underneath
-Mr. Clarkson, with a gentleman from the office. of Serpentine riser, near the north shore, when he heard a call
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of " boat" proceed from the south side. He rowed there with
the haat, and' afterwards gained the surface of the 'Messrs. Stephens and Wilkinson, appeared on behalf of
all speed, andafnord many persons in the water. The river
water ; I saw the deceased struggling 'in the water. the prisoner. Mr. Smith's son, who was 'present on the was crowded, he ad the greatest difficulty in rowing
The boat turned with her keel 'upwards, and I sue- melancholy occasion, and Mr. Collins, a jeweller and
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t em,
hadOn reaching, there a apot was pointed out
seeded ill dragging the deceasedon the boat: I remained In the Nisi Prins Court Mr: Jaatice PattesOn has been en- silversmith, residing in Green-terrace, Clerkenwell, who amongw
ju ere a boy sunk. It was about a yard from the weeds-
astride on theiboat for- some time ; a 'wave again struck gaged the whole day trying a case of trespass, relative to is step-brother of Mr. Smith, were also in Attendance. ,et a 4
hold of, he saw another rnan• sink, whom
cutting down a tree. -
A certificate 'was handed- to the Magistrate from the he laid hold of, and get •
the Moat, and rolled her over. I recovered myself, and
Ingo the boat. That man told him
again succeeded in getting on the boat. At this time I house surgeon of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, to the that the cause of his sinkin w b h
as y t e deceased clinging.
missed the deceased, and several minutes elapsed before I NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—lpswich, July 25. effect that-Yr, Smith was • '
ring on we ,11 but as he could rhom. It about three minutesg he brought up the deceased,
again saw him ; I afterwards saw him floating near the boat, - (Before. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.). not yet be pronouncc& out of danger, he could not attend appeared dead, but on proceeding with him across the
and I pulled hitripartllyon the boat. Dec_ eased *clung to me James Friend, aged 35, was charged with sending a letter to give evidence until a future
-day. - . ' river, he observed him breathe. On reaching the
receiving
till one of the steamers came to our assistance., The to William Cockerel], threatening to burn down his house Mr. •TWYPORD; addressing Mr. Smith, kin., said there house he was placed in a hot bath, and became so convulsed
and farming buildings, &c., situate at Tunstall, in this county. was every
would be that they, were scarcely able to keep him in it. That is usual
steamer cenie in contact with the Amphitrite, and the reason to hope that his father
concussion again threw me off the boat. From this time fended the appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Dasent de- enabled, at 'a future d • t ome forward and give
ay, - o c ;:ith persons when recovering. He was then placed on a hot,
hisad, and havingbeen attended by ,111 r. Woolley, he recovered
I saw' nothing more of the deceased, and I eventually sir. cocekperr'esir .er•
is a farmer of great respectability and opu- evidence, that the case might be sent to the jury in a sensibility, and told them where he lived, but begged
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form; in the meantime -the prisoner should be theta not brought -his th ' •
was pulled into a boat belonging to the steamer.' I lence, residing at Tunstala near to theprisoner, who had been proper
mo . . er. of' it too suddenly. .He was
should think about a quarter of an hour elapsed from the in his employ as a farming servant for the last twelve. remanded for a fortnight. ' . : afterwards
,•
~,,i,
...
_. to the hospital in a cab. The place
time of the accident to- the time I was picked up. The months, and it did not appear that any disagreement had The gentleman who attend d the part or air smith
eon • , ere e sank was very dangerous, in consequence of the
nearest boat which could in any way render assistance - arisen between them. On the morning* of the Bth of' May said it was by no means *certain that Mr. Smith would :great quantity' orweeds,'which are eight feet in length and
was the steamer -which came up, but ' which was I last, the son of the prosecutor found a sealed letter tied to a recover enfficiently in a fortnight to give evidence. ' very strong. - The deceased, whilst ()Tithe bed; said the weeds
stationed about three quarters of a mile off whce • stounseaidndit.bes sta.ckyard of his father's farm. This letter was Mr. TWYFORD said if he was not well enough by that got round his arias, and he was so exhausted that he could
the Amphitrite swamped." -The Coroner recapitulated , thud
on fire, 1814e:1.
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This Farmer--your primsas will sone be set time, the prisoner should be remanded again to await not release himself. There are sex hot baths, .
By the Jury—Only three men are in attendance on the
the evidence to the jury, and expressed a hope the .
rosecutor, who carefully
documentr
enOv was
q the forthiwithtakea to the the arrival of Mr. Smith, whose evidence'would be very -
and
.opeieng the brief., ..bathers, and two in the receiving-house. The reason of the
boets of so light a construction—only fit for such Fetter read the following contents brief sea
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deceased being brought to' the hospital was because the re-
After a few observations from Mr. Clarkson, 'the pri-
titers as the Dec--would not again venture in con- i e Farmar—ve are staryen ye vol not stern this no lon err ceiving-house was too hot, and there being ro room. He
tests on the Mersey, for which they were totally unfit •
, this gang is 600' 80; rather than Starve we are twirmind soner, -who seemed very indifferent as to the result of the I was wrapped up in a blanket, and removed by order of the
and he also expressed his regret that the steamer hid to sit you on fire; you are rongan the Pore of there living investigation, was removed from the bar. surgeon to the hospital. Whilst going there he complained
not been stationed so far from the shore, and that there by im Ploying thrashmans shears; this Primieis will soon James Bailey,' a middle aged man, described as a car- of eosin in his chest. '
take plase if you don't otter; there is plenty grown in the penter, was brought up in the custody of a constable of Mn T. W. Cowley, hauseesurgeon, 'deposed to the de-
were no boats placed in the course the prize boats had '
cuntry to suport the Pore; you must not be surprised if you the A division, charged with threatening the life of Mr, ceased being received into the hospital, and to his dying at
to row, in order to give assistance in case of any acei-
se your Primisis on fire and stock all Burnt: There will be office. ' half-past two the following morning. The causeof
dent. The jury found the following verdict :—" That James Dasell, a clerk in the Armyrar death
six on fire in onetime."
The complainant, who has been a clerk in the War- was congestion of the lungs, produced by submersion in
the deceased was accidentally drowned by the upsetting •
h -prisoner with ''offence, the water. He could not state whether the removal had hastened
In order to
proved
t forthwith
this
office for t ' fistated that, in consequence
of the boat Amphitrite ;• and they wished, also, to re- went to him while he was wenty- re years, his death.
policeman that he
of new arran • • d ' Ch lsea Hospital, the pay-
cord their thanks to Mr. Mould, for, his. praiseworthy his '
thrashing in the barn, and askedfor seal,, which he gefilents ma ein e
__ It further appeared that the deceased could swim a little, ,
efforts •in endeavouring to save the life of the deceased readily gave up to him. This, when compared with the im- meet of
the Pensioners was removed to the War -office. He and had got out into the river about twenty yards, when he
at the perilof his - tried to turn round, but could not,And sank from exhaustion.
Thursda •3, morning at St. Bride's Church, Chester. there being distinctly visible on the wax the top of a munications respecting his restoration to the pension- ! lie was a coach-builder's apprentice al' • , resi mg in
• A BIGOTED Lovin..--A gentleman, named Cran- flower, over which were deciphered the letters " ET-ME- list, from which his was struck off in• the year I street, Vauxhall.
name
Glasshouse-
stop, obtained at the Rosconamon Assizes Mond N," while the motto of the seal was "Forget me not," over 1819. In
the-early part of the resent ear he came to I Verdict, "Accidental death," with •
hi_the following addition :
, on . ay,
the usual emblem of -fidelity. Besides this there was a defect the hospital • his said "he would i "The jury, in separatin
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26/. damages and costs for the expense of a marriage .
fist,
, and holding up g, w le they laud the endeavours of
in the stone, which exactly corresponded with a Mark in the . yet do for him " und th • ssion that he (vvitnesa) I Humane Society, in restoring Sze•, haven t deplore
settlement drawn up between his sister and ape 1
er • e impreo that
impression. It further appeared that the prisoner had. gone
e struck off the list. f the Institution dries not employ an' additional
named Lawder, who, on the eve of in•are refused- to‘ - was instrumental •,earunindber, of men
clergyman on on the 7th of May to the house of a friend, the blacksmith of He
hadmade
iti hming his nam !theand accommodation at this season of the
allow the nuptial knot to be tied by a Catholic'
when he had removed from
funstall, whence he sent a girl for a sheet of paper, saying he
Chelsea he shouldu his
mind
l defendant, but on i hope that the subject will be taken up at an Aral e riciedstby
after a Protestant one had officiated, his intendeerman ,
beln_a• wanted to write a letter to a friend at Wickham. When thesee no more of the the Legislature." . • • yPe
y
of the former persuasion. The bigoted swain 11 le 'the Army P
the t inst. he ruade- his a earance at Pa , c
lost his came he tore it in and wrote something oil one
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and. pp
further... .f , aVICIDE'OF A 'MESSED VICTUALLER.—Yeaterda after-
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bride and his money, for the lady refused to 1 paper ' half,
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s i Or% which he folded up and sealed with his seal. The office
in a menacing manner made inquiries noon, Mr. Joseph Payne, deputy-coroner, held an •Y. nequest at
half tueasitres."
istilliulf he left behind him, and it was carefully deposited , after himiof,which he gave information to the police„ by St. Bartholomew's Hospital • • f h
, on vier o t e body ofMr. •W.
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The Magistrate then inflicted a fine of 1/. 12s. on the
defendant, and in fault of payment committed him for
ten days.
Frederick Moss, a Dutchman, was charged with stealing a
watch and a gold ring, the property of John Korff, the master
of a Dutch galliot; and Henry Martin, a waterman, was
charged with receiving the articles, knowing them to have
been stolen.

It appeared- Moss came over a; passenger in Korff's
vessel from Rotterdam, and that on the passage he
stole the watch and ring from the captain's cabin.
The vessel having arrived in the river, Moss went
ashore, and went into a public-house, where he met the
other prisoner, and they fell into'conversation. Moss, want-
ing to pay for some liquor, tendered a Dutch coin, which
was refused by the landlord, when • Martin proposed
to raise money on the watch of his fellow prisoner,
and,- with • his consent, took it to a pawnbroker's and
pledged it and the ring, but instead of delivering the tickets
to Moss; helept them himself. As soon as the Dutchman
was in possession of the money, the produce of the articles,
he began to drink at such a rate that he fell off the seat, in
which condition he was picked up and taken to the sta-
tion-house, where he was subsequently found by
Korff, the owner of the watch and ring, and
given into custody: Martin, the other prisoner, afterwards
redeemed the articles himself, and had them in his possession
when he was taken into custody.
Mr. TRAILL, on being apprised that Martin's wife had
the stolen articles at home, she was sent for to produce them,
and, in the meantime, the prisoners were put back until her
arrival. .