The Sun.
London, England, 1820-02-28 00:00:00

[Morning Herald.]

No time has yet been appointed fur his Majesty's expected
visit to Brighton. We understand, indeed, that. it is entirely
laid aside fur the present, in consequence of the late atrocious
conspiracy. His Majesty's health continues to improve.

The trial of Sir FRANCIS 3LJEIDETT, on the pro-
sedition of the ATToRNEY-GENERAL, for writing
and publishing the letter to the Electors of West-
minster, on the atfnir of the :16th of August, at
Manchester, is fixed for Thursday the 161 h. of
March, at Leicester; and the trial of Mr. HUNT
and the other persons taken at Manche.ster; on a
charge of conspiracy, is fixed for the Tuesday fol-
lowing, at York.
A General Meeting of the Royal Academicians
is about to take place to consider of an Address of
Condolence to his MAJESTY cm the death of his
lamented Pii,rent, the;:. Royal. Emma.

On Saturday evening last, about eight o'clock,
an Inquisition was taken in the Grand Jury-
Room of the Court House in the Old Bailey,
helot-0A TUOMAS SHELTON, Esq. Coroner for the
City, olio!, the body of a new born male infant,
found dead on Saturday morning last beneath the
Counsel table of the Court.
Mary White deposed, that she was a char-woman, and had
been employed in and about the Old Bailey Court House for
upwards of five years. She left the Court on Friday evening
about half-past eight o'clock. The Court was sitting at the
time. Ou Saturday morning she returned as usual to work, a
little before seven. Upon ascending the staircase leading to
the galleries on the western side, she discovered marks of
blood, and presently observed evident signs of the recent deli-
very of a woman in child-birth. At this moment, one of the
men employed below in sweeping the Court, called out to
witness, " here's a child !" She went down and saw it. It
appeared to be newly born, but was quite dead. It had no
covering whatever. Witness had no reason to suspect any
person about the premises as being the mother, nor bad she
seen any female in a state of pregnancy on the previous even-
ing in or about the Court.

Nathaniel Stephens said, he assisted his father in sweeping
the Old Bailey Court Amuse. He came there shortly after
seven on Slturday, and while sweeping beneath the Counsel
table he discovered a new-horn child. He immediately called
out to the last witness, who came and examined it. The
child was quite dead, but had no blood upon it. Its knees
were gathered up, and it was much soiled from the dust of
the Court where it lay. Witness saw nu woman about the
place in a state of pregnancy whom he could suppose to be
the mother.

W. Panlsman, another of the sweepers, gave evidence to
the same effect.

William Green, the principal attendant on the Court, said
he had been up the gallery staircase, where the delivery had
taken place, about half-past eight o'clock on Friday evening.
There was then no appearance of blood, nor did ►.e see any
female about the place in a state of pregnancy. Alter the
Court broke up, the doors were all made fast, and the limps
put out.

Mrs. Green, wife to the last witness, said she remained its
the Court-house until nearly eleven o'clock. She saw no-
thing remarkable about the stairs at eight, but had not been
up afterwards. Some time after the Court broke up, witness
thought she heard a noise on the gallery stairs, but supposed
it Was occasioned by one of the family of Mr. Pigott, the
housekeeper, looking to the safety of the Court.
Eliza Randall said, she kept the Gallery to which the stair-
case in question led. All the auditors had left her part of the
Court by a quarter to 9 o'clock. It was scarely possible for
any individual to have remained behind without her observa-
tion. Witness had nut seen a pregnant female about the
Cburt, nor bad she reason to suppose whose child it Was.
Mrs. Pigott, the wife of the housekeeper, said, she went
round the eastern side of the Court-house, about halt-past to
on Friday evening; but discovered nothing.

Mary Piggot, the daughter, examined t'fie western side,but
did not ascend the Gallery. She saw no woman about the
Court in a state of pregnancy.
Mr. W. Star, surgeon, stated that he had examined the in-
fant. There was nu doubt of its being born alive. It was a full
grown and Gne child. Its birth had been eridei.tly premature,
'and it appeared to have received a bruise on the temple by a
fall ick.the birth, which might have occasioned its death,—
This was the'more easily effected by thi: child having failen
on' the stone stair-case. There was no other act of external
violence manifest except the bruise on the temple. It might
possibly have perished front cold.
William Green being re-called, stated, that he had traced
marks 'cif bliiod tromllie top of the staircase, where the birth
bad taken place, down tothelleisch dour of the Court.
This was all' the evidence adduced, and several
of the Jury expressed great surprise at the myste-
riousness of the transaction, but telt no difficulty
in asserting, that the mother of the deceased could
be no stranger to the Court House.
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After au address from the Coroner to the Jury,
some of vt hom were of opinion that criminal
neglect, at least, was attributable to the unknown
mother of the deceased, the following Verdict
Was at length recorded
" That the deceased died in consequence of a
bruise received from a tall in the birth."

SEDITION.-011 Nlonday lasi, the High Court
of" JustiCiary proceeded to the trial of Gilbert
.1114Leod, for a seditious libel, published in a pe-
riodical paper, called 7yte Spirit of the
,Union--
(the particulars of which have already appeared in
this Paper.)—Mr. GRANT (Counsellor for the
prisoner), brigly addresed the Coort ; his cliehtp
he said, denied that it ever was his intentiisti to
print or publish any thing calculated to b, log into
contempt the Government of the Country.e-
veral witnesses were called
,on the iHrt of the pri-
soner, who gave him a very favourable character.
—The Jury retired for a, short time, and returned
an unanimous verdict, finding the prisoner Guilty
of the crime libelled, but on account of his good
character recommended him to the leniency of the
Court.—The LORD JVSTICI3 CLERK. assured 'the
Jury that their recommendation would be at-
tended to.

CURIOUS CASE OF INSANITY.--About the early
part of the present mouth, whilst the stoop
Ann, Captain Baker, was 'on her passage from
Lynn to London, she fell in with a large brig
ribich had lost her masts and part of her -rigging,
and was blowing about the seas at the mercy of
rite winds and waves. Captain Baker and his
crew boarded her, and forind she bad been sie-
aerted by her crew, not having living a out on
board. Her cargo consisted of 17 keel of coals,
and the whole was estimated at about 10.0001.
'At first Captain Baker formed the idea of towing
her to London, but: on second consideration, he
was fearful ofdiaobliging'hia owners, by running
his vessel to any hazards.-,ind he left the unknown.
- bark behind, although very reluctantly, and
against the advice of his 'Crew. On his arrival
at COtton's Wharf, in Tootey-street, he disco-
vered that the vessel had bqh .picked up by a
fi,iting-"smacis, and towed into port, for which
service they received 1,2001. When Captain
Baker reflected how easily he might have put
this sum in his own pocket, he grew -morose
and thoughtful ; a 'rooted melancholy succeeded,
and at length be became quite deliriOus. He
is now in a private mad-house, in a state Of
confirmen insanity:—(lllOrning Herald.)