Star.
London, England, 1814-01-22 00:00:00

.E4181.-INE!M HOUSE.

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VOTE TO GENERAL SIR THOMAS HISLOP.
Yesterday a General Court of Proprietors ryas held.
+—The Resolution of the Court was read for grant-
ing, three thousand guineas as a remuneration to Ge
• neral Sir Thomas Hislop, for his losses and thee of
his suite, by having been captured by an American
frigate, on his voyage-to Bombay, where he war ap-
pointed Commander of the Forces, &c.
- In answer to a question put by a Memberf,With,
. whom did the vote originate? •
The CHAIRMAN said, with the Court of Directors:
Mr. SMITH objected to the grant, as conveying an
injurious precedent.
Mr. Lowunes. loudly complainel of the mpde of
proceeding upon the present occasion. The Dire.c-.
ViSt lke said,'had smuggled the business,, and procu-
red a grant without either proper notice or *due dist
Onion : it was also done in the ing—pl Laug4.3--*
Mr. Lowndes was proceeding in this strain, and.-
. urging some objections
,which were directed to Mr.
ugas s subsequent motion, when
The CHAIRMAM (Mr. Thornton) said, before-the
Court went-any farther ii debating the resolutionlhe
.should beg leave to read a letter from General al-
lot,. That-letter had been taken into consideration
by the Directors ; and lilt result of that considera-
tion. was, that instead of the grant of. -403,300, the
sum of £1,500 should be voted to the General. The
letter stated, that General Hislop }rad been,prornot •
to,the situation of Conunanderinthief of Madras—
a situation more profitable than that w Which hebad
been.before appointed ; and in consequence of thein.
Crease of profit, he thought it his duty to call uptin
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the Court to reconsider the grant, for the purpose of
diminishing it. The Chairman proposed to withdraw
the former Resolution, and to move a Resolution
granting £1,500 to the General.
Alderman ATKINS submitted to the Court, that it
would be necessary to have the most complete Tem*
spation upon the circumstances attending the, first
grant, and the object of withdiawing it, before any
'stecond measure was resorted to.
The CHAIRMAN said, that one of the reasons why
the reduction of the grant was in contemplation,
' arose from the appointment of General Hislop to
be Commander in Chief of Madras, which was a si-
tuation above that of Bombay; as to pecuniary emo-
lument.

. Illi.,gssrentibjected titithis intide of proceeditig,—r.
The pretedent-be considered highlf.ininticrbs. He
pot only disapproved of the practice iif• proceedingl
front a greater to a lesser vote, but he thought it inn-
prudent to give remuneration', trader circumstances'
similar to those attending the case-of General flisb p.
If the Court would grant .remtmeration in such a
case, why would they not do. soin that of. Lieute-
nant-Colonel Marriott, who was %rounded, and de.
•taiped a prisoner (o).:Alitee months -in the Isle of
. France ?,- and why . not jn many Other eases, where
there Were ~as- strong- grounds: for remuneration as
• ihitt 'immediately before then? The funds' of the
CA,4,patie warn by no-fixates adequate to recompense
• general applicatidas•cd.thit.deseripiieffiiitul it would
• pierefnre be*direA attack the-principles of,,
the establishmenti• it the present case Met with theirl
•
..• $ • •
• ..-,,1ir‘114401 ehniffive.athe Rcsoltjtion beir 1
don -of the.liggklaws Ce" nett,, tt., being. nt;.‘e.csatil
n distialnotiee should, pi.ecede any inoiley grant.
. :I;he Cnata.i.i said, the opinion of fel; Counsel
was, that leaving iinte4 a largcr,
' 'and afterwards having reduced the'VOiCi-a 441ili1ler
irentsitiot be a violation of the Standing law..
• • •Wr-,l4trgtois, in espeeeh of some length, '.objeet-.1
Od tey,ihe original Tota:of A2OOO. He. cwwlti"not
- help drib king that thebSibintibiwa*sintigardthough-'
the titiurt,- for-there, were j?iit four Directoke present
. *bee.it ,tesfreirta the apprebmion or the 4..inot.the
Pest be Supposed weye)ost in lie -11e.eot.rd not
•4:ollteitibeir IhebUltian spind efstild be itaAteltd.
Oht4n titreMe • •1 • • •• ; 2140 tip of‘votinga reward
• So one !MR for eery*, which were aswell.otfinened
by. inotliet without auf reward. • ffe.did-not.under-
- rand, tket.-peinciple. uptin wheel' inett,yld gi,ve re-
eneineratton utuler. easualtits at sea. li.vras potsible•
for. the person who comptitineb) of losses to pyo.
• ;petal himtejt in. aoran-measurg: against ,ibesur,
.4,144
- ff they did not take the precaution,. ir-vraa theirOwn-
fault, end not that et thecogiewny.
The CIIIAII44AN putt the quebtiou to. the polowi-,
as to the propriety of the proceeding he proposed
of moving a reduced General Hislop, while
a. Resolution for a larger siM! WAS before the o.ou_rt ;
to which the Counsel .gave it as. his epinion, that a
distinct notice shintld precede the const.ler4tion of a
.-money grant. It was impossible for the Directors,
c.)nsistentiti with the ruf.zs of the to increase
- that giant, but they could vote a lesser, 4,oe4essor
sum *as .included in the greater. j
Alderman ATKINS read the 13ye Law, stating, that
14 'days uoticle 'should be given ptev lout to the discut-
- • eiontwinn,st money grant. He observed. that befcire
A"4300 were rioted.torithe.revrationOfAoisstsmsuf,
ficient, cuments to-pSotle, the Ixteot of those lesaes.
, shoula be laid. before.tl a Court.
' Mr. S. -I)txott feared, that, they were. going to
establish. 4 dangerous precedent.' 'lt they gave any
thing, they should give, to the amount of the loss.-..•
It was, however, opening-a door that it would be
difficult afterwards to shut.. If the present motion
*as carried,' they could.** afterwards decently re-
fuse any similar application. , It. appeared that the-
loss might haye been prevented by insurance, and
they had certainly no right 'to remunerate that which
Might have been insured.—(Herr, hear). : •
here spoke to ord(--..• 'The 'question'
was, he conceived, whether the original propobition
should be withdrawn, and the amended .Motiou
adopted •''
Mi. Dixow dinied'his being. out of order; itlia.con-
tende4. that 'neither itie7origutal nor 'amended sum
ought to be glven.. If they were to Alain: 'up the loss,
the items Of that loss ought. to -bare been. laid befo4s
them'. Instead' of they bad heard nothing even
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of the nathreitt the loss. -
The CH14164141 (nr....RiTitornero) hoped gien.
towould confine tbeinselvcs ifinauCh as .podtble
to the question. "che'OuestiOrr,..as it nowstondzwas,
lehether the original Motion idea* be-withdrawn
ie could himself answer what had been said by the.
qaeldenian who had spoken /esti but he did not'
wish to set a bad example • bj deviatiilicitgog what
be conceived to be the iM;ediate . • ' •
lima thought some doenstrents oust" Wien

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been submitted to thitu, from which they mightliTe
been able to judge of the loss sustained.
The CHAIRMAN observed, that it %could be Imes:
nary' first to settle the question which velated mere 4
rox,he withdrawing of the original proposition, for
the purpose of substituting the Resolution as amended. ,
Mr. R. JACKSON referred et some length to the Bye
Law, which, in till cases of voting money, reqttireci
fourteen. days notice, not of, the Motion only, but
also of the specific sum. Should, therefore, a new
proposition be submitted to them, that new ptopo-
salon- would require a new notice. The mode then
to be pursued at present-was obvious and simple. Let
them negative the original proposition, and let a nese
notice be given of the sum as amended. It had been
said that the sum might be diminished, though not
increased, without a new notice. He was of a very
ilifferent opinion, and thought such a practice would
not only be extremely dangerous, but was a violation
of the law in its spirit and meaning. Such a pre-
cedent would lead to abuse, by making' them less
vigorous in examining the grounds Of such votes of
money. A Motion might be amended in its minor
details, but where the amendment affected the sum
itself, he conceived that the fourteen days notice were
necessary. •
Mr": H. Twrss deprecated any farther postpone-
ment of the question/ as injurious to the feelings of
the individual concerned ; and hoped, in i matter of
such delicacy, that this suggestion would not be
Pressed, He concejved that. nothing could be done
with the original motion till the amendment be dis-
posed .of.' - •. •
Kr. HuNic ceinteltd'ed, if the original motion was
withdrawn, for the *necessity of a new notice.
,Mr. LOWNDEI was against voting away the money
of the Company on light grounds, and suggested
the propliety of putting off ttte question till another
meeting. •
The Rev. Mr. THELIVALL was of opinion, that aft
original Motion should be withdrawn. The question,
he thought, tOs simple, and regretted that so much
time should be lost on a matter of mere form.
The Hon. W. ELNIINSTONE (Deputy Chairman),
observed, •that the subjeat had already been twice
postponed, and saw no occasion for any tarther delay.
It was difficult to collect men at this season of the
year, and when a gallant officer was concerned, the
delay was via. more to be avoided. Should they
vote the sum proposed, it should be done in the hand-
somest way. •
The original Resolution was then read, as voted 'by
the DirectcrF,'givirig to General Sir cl'hompl'Hislop
the sum of £330(), in consideration of his loss sus-
tained by being taken prisoner on his passage to
India, as Commander in Chief of the Presidency of
Bombay.
Mr. II.PIIIXSTONE then moved, as an amendment,
that the sum of 41500. he voted, instead of R 3300,
stating the nature of the loss sustained by the gallant
Office.r.

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Mr. L ,OWNDES and. Mr. HUME opposed the grant
entirelythe latter not: from any persona: c9nsidera-
tion, but on the broad principle, he argued, of the
jnsticeof the case.
Mr. R. Tuotorrotg; Mr. ELPITINSTANE, and Mr,
sup orted the-Resolution, as amended, from
:the peculiarity,cf the case.
The 'Cuntastail, On` a shew of .hands, gave •the
question_ in favour ofthestmended motion, the
•nol propositicaLhaying been previously negatived.—
The decision, however., being disputed, ;.11 strangers
were desired to withdraw, and the: Kei.ting divided.
or. the Motion, 57 ; against it. 33..--Majil ity, 4.
Mr. .-1 lclerman'A 'rims then_ntoved, To.l t the sense
of the Proprietbrs be taken by ballot, which was ac-.
•cordingly ordered. .
- Mr. Ht7ME postponed his motion- respecting the
-number of Proprietors present in ali cases of voting'
money. The Meetiog.adjuittrned.

lOW 17VIZLLIGENGS.

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• : JANUARY 21.
&vim% AND hYDTHED v. SMITH. •
ELieztailanvott_gave judgment ih'this cause,
pee 33.:u yezteriaty), making the rule for a De" trial
-Malone, upon the ground that the insurance covPred
Atllreight, and did not only contemplate the catgo'in:
the Chartei pa qty.

ADA:IIRAL.I"Y srAiloNso tam BAILEY, JANUARrgi.

SIURDiU.

- liforthr Ryan and* John tituoki.stoodindietvd for
the wilful morder of William- Johnson, on bmaial.the
dinviine transport, 61,4.1 m -high seas, 'on the day of
the .1p,h...0f Decentley. Hogan was indicted as prin.
cjp4, and.lqurpliy. aisaiding and ,abetting. - •
Dr. ReuNsoic, for the .prosecution, stated, that the'
two prisoners were__ pfivittei in one,of his hlatjeq?li
regiments of Mot, ordered to the West Indies, Dur-
ing the voynge a mutinous spirit began to she,/ itself,,
.pvticulatly in the prisoner Hogan, in consequence
;of which liTims. put into.cOnfinement, The ptisOner
HOkan • possessed hiMself ot the psisoner Murpby!s
Irit_asket,vitio,• w:ileil(W, . pref.' biol. Outing. h i i "c_onifi
scent,
ent, with whieh'lie,ethbnittied tie Murder Ohl
againstiiiirt,' in Ilkeinatiner in which it would be de-.
tailed. in evidence:2o' the Jury. The, evidence against
'Murphy, he (Dr. Robinson) appreheAded.would nbt
be decisive of his.g-fillt.
_Thomai B. Davy was an Officer of the 13th Foot;
when the murder was committed, was proCeeding to
the West Indies, on board the Gunstnne. ,ii.
Lieutenant Johnson, of another regim?ht, was qn
bait'd in the year 1812 ; remembers Mr. Johnson's
death; :did not see Hogan in clicodybefeire the death
.of Mr,. Johnson. About half-past seven, on-an even-
ing, does no; knot.; what day of the ratnth, heard a
Voice )it the .lop pf the ladder, saying, " Release
me I" The-Officers were all in the cabin. Witness
and 0;e 'other Officers observed, " That's Hogan ;
how came he there ?" ' Hogan again said, " Release
me; or 4ainn.the soul of you shall come on deck,"
Ilid. not Kw lioga but believed it to be his voice.
An Ensign of thedork Rangers then came to the foot
of ;he ladder, upnn'Which the same voice said, " Go
back, Sir ';. I want the Commanding Officer." The
Ensign turned about and said, 4...rh0 fellow has a
musket." The Ensign said, " 11l reuse you." John-
son then took a sabre aad rushed to the ladle;„ Ink
lowed by all the Officers. When Johnson got to abouct
the third step of the ladder, the MuSket \fent off an
shot him dead ; went on'efeck ; saw an Officer of the
90th seize Hogan; Hogati was about k or Seven
yards froststhe-ladder. Either witness, or some other
Officer; said "Damn you, you rascal.; you shot poor

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Johnson." Hogan said, fr I did. shoot ;I.
my revenge ; and now you Maymurder me."- HO
was hand-cuffed before be shot. The wound was tez
ceived through the side by a musicet-ball.
Questioned by Hogan.—Thinks Hogan .was con=
fined about half-past twelve.--(In answer to a Jury-
man.) Witness saw the musket examined, it ap,
peared recently fired ; was at this time many leagues
at sea. •
James M'Kay is a private in the Royal York Ran-
gers; was, in December, 1812, on board the Gun-
stone, sailing to the West-Indies.; was present at
serving out the grog, on the 19th of December ; did
not see Hogan at serving out the grog ; did tut see
him any part of the dill ; hetrd.hini about half-past
four talking .to Mr. Brown, the officer who served'
out the grog.. Hogan was :saying, " This is tot my
allowance of grog." He was then sober. Mr. Brown
bid him go to his birth. Hogan said he would not;
Upon obis Mr. Brown ordered the Serjeant to hand,
cuff him, which was done. The prisoner Murphy
was placed over him as sentry ; Murphy, as sentry,
had his 6relock and' hall cartridge ; he was stationed
.on the main-deck. Witness was sentry that evening.
on the scuttle butt; heard the report of.* musket,
about half-past six ; saw Murphy before he heard the
.shot, at the water cask, getting a drink ; he had nut his
musket. Witness asked, 66 Who's that r' He said,
" Murphy." Witness said, "Why have you left your
post ?" He said, "To get a drink of water." Heard
the musket about two minutes after; saw the dead
body not tong after ;' did not ',know of whom, hut
heard of an officer. •. •
Thomas Bonnet was Agent to the 15th Foot in
1812; knew theTe was an officer named Lieutenant
Johnson in that regiment, his Christian name was
;he drew for-his pay on witness. Lieutenant
Johnson embarked on board the Gunstone in 1812;
knows it by a letter front the deceased.
Joseph Reid is a private in the York Rangers'; was
on bdard the Gunstone, and present at the setting
out the grog ; Hogan was there, Wanted grog, and
seemed tipsy ; Hogan was refusedtgrog ; Hogan said
he would report the officer to the first General he
came afro;: ; the officer then ordered Hogan into
irons ; Hogan had before said something to the offi-
cer which the witness did not hear.—(Questioned by
the prisoner.) Thinks Hogan was put in confinemept
about four o'clock.
Andrew Honan, a private in the York Rangers,
saw Hogan disputing about his allowance of gr9s ;
thinks Hogan w4s somewhat tipsy at the.time. Ho.
;;an told the officer, that it he did not get his whole
allowance, he would take mute at all, and report at
head-quarters that they were wronging him. The
officer bid him g.: to his birth. refused to go.
The officer then shy wd him down with-his hands.
Hogan then got up and used words that were not
proper; Hogan's manner. .t.) the (Am was imwo-
per. He was then ordered into irons ferr his btha-
viour ; it was in the afternoon. Witness heard of
Lieutenant Johnson's death between six and seven.
Hogan and witness were then put on board therweed,
a ship of war, talked to Hogan come days alter about
Lieutenant Jo'buson's having been shot. Asked Ho-
gan his name. Hogan said, Johnson. Hogan did
not tell witness who shot hiris. Hogan said he was
shot with Murphy's musket.' 'Hogan said that he
told Murphy he'd mind his (Murphy's) accoutre-s
ments whilst he was getting-water. • Hogan said he
charged the musket, And went to challenge the oft
cers about his release ; that the officers asked who
was there ? that he said the prisoner Hogan. They
'asked, where was. the sentry—that he said he went
tor water—that the officers' men asked what brought
him (Hogan) there ?—that said his' release, and
that they must give him the tvord of a Gentleman
for his release, otherwise he would have satisfaction
before he went back. Witness (in answer to a Jury.
man) does not know whether it is possible tn load a
musket handcuffed.

- Lieutenant Davy *as again called, who explained
bow it might be done. The sentry's mulltet is lel-
dum.loaded.on board sup..
Robert Bell, a private in tl?e York Rangets, was
removed from the Guttone withthe prisoner ; had a ,
conversation with the prisoner or the murder of Lieti.
tenant Johnscin. The prisoner said he was ill need
about his grog ' that-he was put in irons ; that Mint-
:phy went for adriols of-water, and he told Murphy
he would Mind his' accoutrements till,his return ; tie
was first going to shoot himself ; he then went and
challenged the Officer; ; they asked him who's there ?
Said " Hogan," and askecrthe word of a Gentle-
man-to release him, or he would discharge the pigee
ithi.ongh them tthe Officers) ; that he fired the piece,
-.and then the Officers came up and seized him. This
.vras theyrisoner's story to witness. Hogan told wit-
hess lie shot Johnson, and did not care it he had shot
another or tOro.when the passion was on him. Wit.
ness was not on deck that day.
Mr. Gretham lives at Portsinouth ; was present
at- the prisontr's examination when brought ashore.
Hogan gave an account of the matter. The Magis•
irate told him, that if he aka& it confession it would
I>p used igainsrlsisp, and heThight•deelini it. Hogan
said he would-mate the confeision. The Magistrate
:repeated his caution. Hogan still persisted. The
witness identified a paper produced, signed by the'
Magistrate and by Hogan. The Magistrate told
*Hogatt, tliat though the confession was written out,
be, alight decline.signring it.. Hogan then said, that
he alone committed- the murder, and was sorry for
hiicemrades who were confined.

The confession was then read, containing, in sub-
stance, the same account of the minsaction as that
given by the witnesses, and declaring that all his
comrades, Murphy as well as the others, were totally
ignorant of his intention to commit the murder.
Mr. Simon, a surgeon, went on board the Gunstone,
and found Lieut. Johnson dead of a gun-shot wood.
Mr. Baron WOOD summed up the evidence, obsery.
ing, that nothing appeared against the prisoner Mar.
phy, and the Jury would, therefore, chiefly consider
the circumstances of the case as applying to hogen.
The- Jury found the prisoners, Martin Hogan,
Guilty; John Murphy, Not Guilty.
Sir WILLIA4 SCOTT pronounced the sentence of
,Skath OD therisoner, Martin Hogan, to„§e.executed
on Monday next, and his body given to be dissected.
The prisoner, who is a young man, and a native of,
Ireland, heard the awful sentence of being hanged,
anatomised, and disiected, without the least emottori,
and walked front the ban with a irm step, and an
undaunted or careless air,
Three persons, of the names of Mb,, nonfat, and

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'Harvey. were brougl t to the bar, charged with hay-
ing set fire a ship on the high set's.
The ATTORNEV-GINEItAL mewed the Court to'.
postpone the- trial of those persons, or, if their Lord;
~.ships should think more advisable, to adjourn-the
' Session, on the ground that the witnesses, who should
appear agai•fist them, were prevented from appearing
at the trial by the state of the roadp, from the present
fall of snow.
Mr. GURNEY, for the prisoners, opposed the post-
ponement. •-• •
The Court postponed the trial to the eighth of
February.' ' • •
Throaty Clar4e stood charged with having stolen,
and applied, tin his own Erse, a quantity of sugar, part
'of the King's naval stores, on bo4rd the Harnr.!..
transport.
It appeared that the prisoner Lad been Master
the Harmony several years ago, at which time the
'offence was charged to have been committed.
The ATTORNEY-61VMM. Stated, that Om transpnrt
of which the prisoner had been Master. was ernTioye.t
in conveying stores .to his M ijesty's naTy, in tLl-
course of which ditty he was charged with havincr
committeJ• the alledged offence. From the leiigi;
of time since the offence had been committed. 119
witness could be produced, excepting a person who
was-acting at the time under the controtil of the p:i-
toner, and wan appeared to n 4,1 .ip the relaticn of
an accomplice,. ' '
Mr. BarenWoon recommeni!edomiv.cler the cittritn..
so-lees, that the prisoner ohonalle ch.oirgfda ;AS i
'corkt scarcely be especial tinsttli Jury usuhl fing.
him-guilty on the kvitlence Of. ar accomplice onfy,_
The prisoner was acccirdingy disch,rsed.
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