Star.
London, England, 1808-09-06 00:00:00

TORBAY, SEPTEMBER 4.

Last evening sailed his Majesty's ships NEPTUNE
sna pcopEE, for Plymouth, supposed to be destined
for foreign service. This morning the wind getting
found to the North, the following ships, under the
command of Admiral Sir 3. T. Duczwornr, got
wider weigh, and proceeded to resume their station
off Brest, consisting of the ROYAL GEORGE, DREAD-
10‘JOET, TEIVERAIRE, ACHILLE, VALIANT, and
Thr..—P. S. 5 o'clock.—The wind is got round
to the westward, and the above ships are again re-
turned.

FALMOUTH, SEPT. s.
Arrived this morning the Puzzle lugger, from Gib-
}altar, bound to Guernsey, with barrilla, 28 days
passage, no news ; on the 24th ultimo, spokb his Ma-
jettirs ship EURYDICE, With convoy, for OPtito, all
; yesterday spoke his Majesty's brig SwAtlanw,
is guns, Captain MILNER, on a cruize. Sailed this
;Doming his Majesty's ship SUCCESS, 38 guns, and the
natal, aimed en :flute, with the outward-boUnd
feet, 47 sailvfor Corunna, Lisbon, Cadiz, Gibraltar;
and Sicily. 'They were joined from henCe by the
Flora, ISHOAD ;' Good intent, CROSBY ; Charles Ha-
thilton, Cocitneas ; Metis, Currstxonast ; and Au.-
ttunn, Tur*isni for Malta : also sailed the Lady Pel-
le*, Hzeviy, with a Mail for Cot-unna.
P. S. A frigate, under i very heavy press of sail,
pissed this port this morning for the Eastward. The
thatch packet, from Malta, may be expected every
Ilottrs.6Atind W. 14. W.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. S.
Arrived his Majesty's ship SOLEBAT, from a unite ;
tgAaserrz and QUEBEC from the Downs ; Robert,
FARB, aid Robert and Ann, SMITH, from Quebec,
tart of a fleet -tinder convoy of his Majesty's ship
lintria....Wind W. ,• .
DEAL, SEPITEMBER 5.
Arrived the INDIGNANT gon-bfig from i•eidiaii of
Calais. Sailed the FLAMER guts-brig oti a trtiiii- off
Boulogne ; also MB of the hired armed cutters, which
I take to be the Acrivz, with a fleet of light trans-
ports under convoy for Harwich ; Funions gun-brig'
With a convoy for Portsmouth,
Sailed for the River the Union, from Malta;
ind the Ceres, RICHARDSON, from Liverpool.-,—Wind
w;

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Yesterday evening, shout six ,o'clock, we were
alarmed by signals from teachy Read, for an enemy
being on the coast : the shore was in a moment crowd-
ed, from whence, with the naked eye,. we disetimed
three large Frenth lugger prirateeri, which were in the
act of taking a large brig and a slov, and two vessels
more were in sight, and, it is feared, would not escape:
a brig laden with wood, for Chatham, ran ashore
about a mile below this place, and so escaped ; but
her bottom is so much damaged, that it is doubted
whether she will ever get off again. A light collier
run in to the shore for protection, and although it
blew a strong south westerly wind, and the sea run-
ning mountains high, a boat at the risk of the men's
lives, went to her assistance, with the 'view of running
her ashore on the sail& clear of the rocks, where she
might hive floated on the return of the tide. The
privateers made so close after her, thatsthe guns from
the batteries fired at them, on which they made off,
shaping their course for the coast of France : the col.
tier was directed to keep close in by the shore, and
make for Dungeness Light-house, by which means
she escaped. The Dragoons have been patrolling the
coast all night with a view to prevent any attempt at
chipredation. There has not been a privateer upon
this part of the coast since April last. Two soldiers,
employed in loading corn from a farm in the neigh-
beurhood, have met with a dreadful accident : the
horses having taken fright, in the endeavour to stop
them, they were both run over, and are how in the
hospital in a dangg:sus s ate.

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it would net be proper make public. The *hole *406.414 4S it eunfined, aid no pets on atten decker
of them, therefore, pleaded guilty to the charges of constantly-but the prisoner ; the circumstances of her
merely having the forged notes in their posiession, death were cf such an eitraordinry nature, that the
and be hoped, under these circumstances, the learned Coroner hearing of them, called a Jury to investigate
Judge would inflict but a slight punishment. - theM, and the result was a verdict of wilful Murder
Benjamth White was arraigned at the same time against the priscrier. •
upon a similar charge, and hearing the other
pri- Elizabeth Nixon deposed, that she lived as house.
soners plead guilty, he did the same ; but Mr..Partis maid Lo-the prifoner, at the time of the death of Miss
cautioned him against such conduct, as no circuni- Bumf, who she said appeared in good health on the
stances had transpired in his case to authorise hineon morning of the 23d of March last, at seven o'clock in
behalf of the Bank in interfering to prevent the law the morning. • At a quarter before nine o'clock she
taking its due course. The prisoner, therefore, by saw her in the parlour, when she appeared very un_
the advice of Judge Chambre, revoked his 'ilea, and well, and was leaning upon a chair. The, whole of
pleaded not guilty.—After hearing the evidence the the day she vomited black matter, which turned to
Jury found him guilty. green; she drank about three quarts of water-gruel
Richard Jones, a• respectable . warehouseman, of in the Course cf the day ; the prisoner was generally
Manchester, was indicted for feloniously stealing a with her, and he rettfained with the deceased all
large
_quantity of goods, the property of Messrs. night ; she and her fellow-servant offered to sit up,
Worthington and Co. warehousemen, of Manchester. but they were refused. Previous to her going to bed,
It appeared in evidence that the Prosecutor's and ' she took two pillows,a counterpane,and an easy chair,
the Prisoner's premises join each other; the Prosecu- t) the parlour. The next morning the first thing
tor being in a more extensive line of business than she did she went into the parlour; and found the pn-
the Piisoner, required more warehouse room than the soner and the deceased, who appeared much worse,
Prisonersiend they agreed to hire his second and third having vomited all night. She continued very bad
stories ; and, for the convenience of access tet them all day ; the prisoner continued with her. At night
had a door broke through the wall which separates she offered to sit up, but was again refused. The
the two premises. Ott Sunday morning, the 7th ult: next morning (Friday) she found the prisoner and the
the traveller belonging to the Prosecutors, very un- deceased in the parlour as usual; the deceased ap-
expectedly went into their warehouse, where he found pealed much worse, her vomiting continuing upon
the Prisoner, and it was discovered that he had made her, together with her being disordered in her bow=
an aperture through some hoards which had been put els. She had changed her dress, and had no stays
up• to separate t)ie premises, through which he had on ; was lying on the sofa in a fixed posture • (this
crept, and copveyed away property belonging to the was to insinuate that she had been delivered of a
Prosecutors, .to a very considerable amount. The child.) She gave the deceased some warm -beer,
Prisoner made no defence, but appeared extremely agreeably to her desire, and in a short time after she
penitent. howevei, strange to tell, called Mr. was sent out by the prisoner for some Madeira wine;
Worthington, the Prosecutor, to gite him a elm- on her return she went into the parlour, and ohserv-
racter, who spoke very highly of him in every point ed an object in a corner which frightened her so much,
of view except the present case:—Guilty. that she ran back and went into the kitchen to the
T. Fearon was indicted for killing T. Johnson, in cook. They both went into the parlour, and the ob-
a boxing match, but several circumstances tending to ject proved to be the deceased, with her face and
prove the deceased to be the aggressor, he was found knees to the wall, ene of her legs bent under her,
guilty of manslaughter, and having been already con- and she a corpse, which alarmed them very much;
fined three months, he was only sentenced to be im. they did not observe the prisoner at first in the room,
prisoned one week, and pay a fine of sixpence. but discovered him sitting in an arm chair in the con:
J Smith was indicted for a similar offence in killing nor of the room, (where they found the deceased)
B. Sagan, but the circumstances s'.-ere of a more ag- asleep, With a cap over his face,.and wrapped up in
gravated mittuf on the part of the prisoner, he having a counterpane ; they had considerable difficulty in
kicked the deceased several times. in different parts,of awaking him, and when they told him the deceased
the body, while down, with thick clouted shoes.— was no more, he jumped up and exclaimed " Good
Guilty of Manslaughter. Sentence deferred. Goo.!" During the illness of the deceased, no medi-
Sum I.—Richard Calderbani was indicted for-hav- cal man iris sent for, but she recollected hearing the
ing, with divers other persons then unknown, stolen prisoner ask her if he should send fur a doctor? to
two shuttles, the property of John Molyneux, of Wi- which she replied, he can do me no good." When
gan, on the 28th day of May last. the deceased was vomiting, she exclaimed to the wit-
Mr. SCARLET attended to conduct the proseCution. ness, u 0 Betty, what have I got on My stomach
He began by observing, that the disgraceful scenes I wish I had taken an emetic long since."
of riot and confusion committed in this county lately She was questioned as to her suspicions of the &-
must be fresh in the memory of every person, by ceased and the prisoner sleeping together. She stated
numbers of misguided men, who, on account of some one circumstance, that the children slept with the de.
temporary hardships, which it was impossible for hu- ceased, it was her business to make the beds, and one
mra beings to guard against, had recourse to the mis- morning she observed that only the children had slept
tarsi notion of rioting to redress their grievances, and in' the deceased's bed.
had attacked the machinery and men frofn whom they On her cross-examination by Mr. TOPING, she
gained the means of their very existence, in the most Said, she saw no appearance of a child. The deceased
wanton and daring manner, and itliees out of these' was of a penurious dispbsition, and had a great aver.
riots that the present prosecution arose. He conies- Sion to doctors or medical men.
sed that he had some legal doubts as to the conduct ' Ann Hopkins, the cook, confirmed the above ; and
of the prisoner and his companions amounting to fe- said she laid out the, body of the deceased ; she had
lony : if it did§ he believed it was the first of the kind' no stays on ;• she had changed her dress on Thursday
that had been tried before any of the Judges. The or Friday Morning ; *she found two bandages on the
Maistrates before whom the prisoner was taken, had body. Saw no appearance of a child.
considered the case a felony, and had bound the Several females, who knew the deceased, stated,
parties over to prosecute accineFingly, and the Grand that they had suspected her to be pregnant for se.
Jury had found a true bill • and it was his duty to veral months previous to her death.
state the case for his LordshiP's decision, Which is as - The Rev. Mr. Voss, the minister of the parish,
follows :—The prosecutor is a weaver, and disapprbir- said, he had known the prisoner nine years. On the
ing of; the conduct of the rioters,. and fearing his per- death of the deceased some very shocking reports were
ion and Property.wriuld be attacked by them, he shut circulated fit Liverpool against the prisoner, in conse.
up his house and left It ; when- the prisOner, in corn- quence of which he thought it his duty to call upon
',any with a number, of others, forcibly broke open the hint Co Inform him of them, that be might refute

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them, or bring tilt business to an investigation. The '
prisoner denied that the deceased had been delivered
oft child ; he said it was impossible, for if she had
he must have known it ; and as to its not being by
him, he assigned rather an extraordinary reason, viz.
that he had the most tender and affectionate regard
for here; and as' to her being poisoned, that was im-
possible, for she had taken nothing but what he had
given her, and he was, or ought toile a judge of the
composition and decomposition of medicine., The
sttongest thing he had given4.er was castor oil ;-I.e
had given her black emetic also. The term black
emetic he explained by saying the discharge was
black. The witness had considerable more conversa-
tion with the prisoner, during which he gave some in-
consistent and contradictor y account of the transac-
tion ; particularly his denying being out of his house
on the morning of the death•of the deceased, when
the witness saw him at thnAthensum, and conversed
with him. This-was invehigated, in consequence of
its being insinuated that he had conveyed the child
away at that time. The prisoner told him the de-
ceased died the day previous (Saturday), and she
died on the Friday. The Coroner sent several me-
dical gentlemen to examine and open the body, on
Sunday ; and, in consequence of the verdict of the
Jury, the prisoner was apprehended and confined in'
Liverpool prison.
Dr. Coltman Was called to prove some conversaa
tion he had had with the prisoner, respecting the trans-
action, some parts of which were not consistent. It
was, however, proved, that the prisoner was much
4istressed in his mind at this time, on account of his
koCher having lost tha use of his faculties.
Jeremiah Steed deposed, that about last Christmas
he was in company with the prisoner, at the of
Dr. Trail, to supper, when the s ibject of anatomy
was brought up ; some drawings of females, &c. were
introduced, when the prisoner said he was skilled in
anatomy and physic, and instructed some young men
in it, particularly in the dissection of the womb, and
by touching a certain parfait, would cause abortion;
he had told a young man of it, and he had made an
improper use of it.
The trial lasted till past three-in the morning, and

Unitary acquitted the prisoner•
The greatest quantity of fish ever known, parecw
larly pilchards, were caught List week in Mount's
Bay. Upwards of 19,000 hogsheadi of the Lt
avere landed at St. Ive's, and sold at '0 I. the cart-
load, for manure• Turbot only fetched iron. Id. to
2d. per pound, and the inferior fi.h were not worth
catching-