Star.
London, England, 1802-12-01 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER 29.

This afternoon failed his Majefty's !hip Ace-
MENE, of 32 guns, for Chatham, having on board
a number of marines belonging to that divifion.
—Came in the Friends, GOODWILL, of Haftings,
laden with 146 calks fpirits, 126 bags fait, and a
(mall quantity of tobacco, from Alderney, cap-
tured by his Majefty's lhip ATALANTE, of t 8
guns, Capt. MAPEFIELD, laft Thurfday, off Port-
land.—The Providence !loop, of this port, which
was loft on Thurfday evening laft, of Yalm, is
gone to pieces ; of the four of the crew who were
drowned, only one has yet been picked up—two
of them have left wives and families to deplore
their unhappy fate.
On Saturday laft came in the Demarara Packet,
of Rotterdam, with a cargo of fundries and paffen-
gers, for the fettlements of Demarara, Iffequibo,
Berbice, and Surinam : the failed with the unfor-
tunate Dutch Eaft Indianian, the Vryheid, with
Soo Dutch troops, loft off Hythe laft Monday in
a violent gale of wind, when all perilhed but 18
perfons. The Demarara Packet foitunately bore
away for this port, and arrived cafe here ; the fail.
ed again this morning.

Letters from the lisNows, of 74 guns, dated
Gibraltar, the 18th inil. (late, that the and five
other 'hips of the line were to be viitualled and
gored for fix months, and were to go to Malta.—
Came in from a cruize againft the Smugglers, the
Itswataut brig, Captain Issas.
In the hurricane of latt Friday, a trawl-boat,
with five Mermen on board, returning from trawl-
ing, belonging to Mr. MAust.ssto, Pilot to the
Hon. Eaft India Company at this port, was (truck
with fo heavy a fea off Stoke's Bay, that the foun-
dered, and unfortunately every foul perithed.

PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER 30.
This day failed the Ant cutter), SINGER puffer,
and the Nelfon, DONALD, both for Havre. Came
into harbour the GALATEA frigate.—The !hip
Peggy, Car. THOS. FOTHERLEY, will fail the fiat
fair wind for Sheernefs.—The fhip Columbus,
Fouts, will fail the firft fair wind for London,
having repaired her fails and other damages : this
is the Slip that lately arrived from the Weft Indies
—pot in here in diftrefs.

FROM I.l.OYD's LIST.
NAT Nov. 30.--Sailed the Topase frigate to the weftward.
--Wind E. N. E.

GRAVESS ND, Nov. pos.-PAW by the Severn, man of war,
Barbadoes; swift, Webfter, from Hamburgh; Boreal,
Patron, and Theodofta, —, from Peteriburgh ; Nancy and
Lage, from Guyon ; Commerce, Brandford, from Ovor-
te; ltein Deer, —, from Amfterdam ; Vrow Fanny,
ham Embdcn ; Five Brothers, from Dkppe; Wnli3rn
tad John, Chater, and Norfolk, Scott, from Riga..--Sailed the
Mariner, Chiven, for Nevis ; and Sarah, Smith, for Dieppe.
Mum tn—At Dartmouth, Waibington, Licidle, from New
York.-At Margaretta, Lord Sheffield, Cruise, from London,
Squad to Trinidad--At Cork, Fame, Cummings, from Que-
bec; and Marian, —, from Bilboa—At Dublin, SomerTet,
14,
.ithadbo, from Leghorn—At Belfalt, Ann, Garnock, from
Lunen—At Havre, John, Chater, from Surinam—At Bilbao,
Efpelijo, from London—At Barcelona, Jane, Taylor,
trotn Shetiand--At Barbadoes, Barbarities. Kerilake, from Li-
m--At Baltimore, Sufan and Patty, Eldred, from London
New Orleans, General Wallington, Davis, from Livcr-

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.
The Sole*, for taking the Antra Harman, will be paid on
Ike nth inft. at No. 23, Surrey-ftreet, Strand.

Is a heavy gale of wind oo Saturday fenn;ght, feveral reffels
were driven from their moorings in Dublin Bay and Poolbeg ;
One of them ftranded, and two of them were cat away on
Hl* North Bull; one veiTel coal-laden, and other a brig from
'won, bound to Liverpool, with a cargo of wheat.
On the night of the 17th uk. a veffel was wrecked at the Red
krand, about three miles from the town of Clonakiky, in Ire-
and every foul on board perifhed. It appears from part
ber (tern which came on Clore, that the was the Mary, of
opool She an, loaded with butter and calf &ins, and molt
!Lc butter caks were marked H. F. S. and were probably
:noel! by Harvey and Riker, of Limerick. Some of the bo-
f the crew were walked on (bore near Rofs Carbery, as
err alto the colours of the =7th regi ,;em of foot; there are
"i'etured to have been old colours of the regiment, which
ndi ng romLimerick,wherc the 17th are now quartered,
En^ ,aril.
The,, .. ("Mei Div, from Petertburgh fur London, is on Blom,
ususiand. • •
114 Diana, Couts, from Pete:burgh to I.ondoa, is loft on
c mat of Norway.
Tile Maria, Iti,:bards, from Limerick for London, is loft
o Cork, and all the crew.
Ihe Adive,Oc Nichols, from Wyborgh for Yarmouth, is
cciot on kland.

LAW .INTELLIGP.N'CE:

_...
TO THE EDITOR Op THE STAR.

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Craven-ftreet, Nov. 30, 1802.
SlR—Having obferved in your Paper an erro-
neous flatement of the manner in which a caufe
I between Lord Sr. VINCENT and Lord NELSON
was difpofed of, in the Court of Common Pleas,
on Thurfday laft, we hope to be excufed if we take
the liberty of correcting the millake your Law
Reporter has been led into.
The Judges were equally divided in opinion •
in confequence of which no judgment could be
given, unlefs at the requeft of one party or the
other. But it is the common pradice in filch cafes,
in order to Cave the expence of a new trial, for the
Plaintiff to pray the judgment of the Court againit
himiclf, to the end that an appeal to a fuperior
Court may be profecuted. This was what took
place on the above occafion. Judgment was pro-
nounced againft Lord NELSON Iwo forma only ;
and the point of Law will be brought before the
Court of King's Bench by writ of error, and de-
cided on the fame faets, without any variation,
which were found by the Jury in the Court of C:,m-
mcn Pleas.

As we are fatisfied it will be your with to re-
move a miaaken notion refpthing an affair of great
intereti to the higher ranks of our Naval Officers,
and which may have fpread as far as the extentive
circulation of your Paper, we than not further
apologife for troubling you with this letter,
And remain,' Sir,
Your molt obedient Servants,
BOOTH AND HASLBWOOD.

SERJEANTS-INN HALL, TUESDAY, NOV. 30.

ARGUMENT BEFORE THE TWELVE JUDGES RESPECT-

INC NASTERIT AND M4FARLNE.

This evening the cafe of Eafterby and M.Far-
lane, the two men conviEted at the Admiralty Sef-
lion of having procured to be funk the (hip Ad-
venture, of which they were owners, with intent
to defraud the Underwriters, was argued at Ser-
jeant's Inn Hall before the Twelve Judges.
This argument feemed to intereft the public
attention in an uncommon degree. There fcarcely
ever was a greater run after a new play. The
doors were befet a confiderable while before fix,
and the Hall was filled the inftant they were open-
ed.—From the exceffive heat and preffure few were
able to remain long ; but a conftant fucceffion fop-
plied their places, and at eight o'clock there were
almoft as many without the doors as had fucceed-
ed in fqueezing themfelves in.
A few Initiates after fix, Mr. MARRYOT began an
able fpeech for the Crown, which lafted near two
hours. He argued againft the abjeaionstaken at the
trial of Eafterby and M•Farlane, by. Mr. ERIKIIII
and Mr. Serjeant Barr,and contended, that the in-
diament and conviction were good, and that the
Court of Admiralty, before whom they were tried,
was the proper junfdiaion for the trial of fuch of-
fence. As to the firft objeaion taken by Mr.Erficine
on the part of Eafterby, namely, that he could not
be indiaed as owner of the (hip Adventure, be-
canfe, by the (hip's regifter, .M.Farlane, and not
Eafterby, appeared the Owner—He had looked
into all the cafes in the books, refpeEting the con-
ftruaion of Lord Liverpoei's Ads, which requir-
ed a regifter properly indorfed, to transfer proper-
ty in (hips at fea ; but he could not find any cafe
where a real Owner could ever clear himfelf of all
liability or refponfibility on that ground.
Eaftetby had aced in different inftances as the
owner. In a paper, figned by his own hand (ap-
pointing Read a fupercargo) he declares, that he,
in conjunaion with M‘Farlane, were fole proprie-
tors and owners of the (hip, as well as cargo, and
he paid mone to the crew as an owner of the veffel.
There was alto a notice of abandonment to the Un-
derwriters in the fame capacity after the fhip had been
funk at Brighton. If then he could now juftify his
milifeeds, and efcape from puniihment, on the plea
that he was not the legal owner (although he had
aaed as owner) any man acing as a contlable, or
other officer, might alto, if ever he should be called
to account for mifcrndua in his office, endeavour
to prove, that though lie aaed in that capacity,
he had not been legally appointed. Such a plea
as this has hardly been heard of, and yet it is very
like the objeaion taken in the prefent cafe. He
thought the reafoning on the cafe of the King
againft Halfton, tried before Mr. Juftice BULLER,
and ruled by all the Judges, bore very ftrongly on
the prefent cafe. That was an indi&ment for forg-
ing a paper, purporting to be a promiffory note,
with intent to defraud, &c.

The objeaion was, that it was not on ftainped
paper, and therefore not transferable. I: was,
however, overruled by all the Judges, who were
of opinion that it was merely a dtevenue Law
which required the (lamp, but that it by no means
altered the crime of forgery, and therefore the
man received judgment and was executed. So in
the prefent cafe it appeared to him, that Lord Li-
verpool's Aft, made for the intereft of (hipping,
(by regulating the ceremonies requifite in a tranf-
ter of a ve(rel) by no means bore upon or weak-
ened the previous Aft, which made this crime
felony. _ _ _

On the fecond point, as to the jurifdidion, he
was alfo of opinion that they had been rightly
tried by the Admiralty Court, whether they, were
to be confidered as principals, or as acceffaries
before the fad. He contended, firft, that they
muff be confidered as principals, for the words of
the Statute on which they had been indided, de-
r clared, " not only the fo burning, calling away,
or deftroying veffels, but the procuring it to be
done, to be felony." It was to be obferved, that
in this cafe, Eaaerby and M'Farlane had not been
tried as accelLaries on land, to a crime committed
at fea, thcl were tried as principal felons, on the
words of the Statute " for procuring the faid of-
fence to be committed." The cafe of Coomes, re-
ported by Leech, which Mr. Erfkine had confef-
fed feemed againa him, he thought was very
lirong with repeet to the jurifdidion : there a man
had fired a gun on land into a boat which was at
fea, and killed a man. The drawing the tr%ger
(which was the adt) was done on land, but the
mortal ftroke and death took place at fea. The
man was tried at the Admiralty serious, and all',

the Judges were of opinion; that it was right. He
proceeded to comment on the words of the A.
of Parliament, by which Eafterby and M'Farlane
had been tried, with great minutenefs, contend-
ing that it made the procurers not acceffaries but
principals, and that they thould therefore be tried
by the jurifdiaion within which the offence was
committed. If two men thould league to rob Mr.
Child's houfe, at Temple Bar, and one fhould
remain ofthe watchjin the Strand,he would,doubt-
lefs, be a principal, and might be tried in London.
If a man fent an edit( to murder another, he was
a principal, though not prefent. The Judges had
decided that a man (hooting frohr land, another
who was at.fea, was guilty of murder on the high
feas, within the jurifdiaion of the Admiralty.—
Suppofe that the prifoners had employed fume
kind of flow fire which would confume the fhip,
after the had been a certain number of days at fea,
there amid be no doubt that they would have been
guilty on the high feas, within the jurifiliaion of the
Admiralty; and he contended it made no difference
whether the means ufed were animate or inanimate.
In this cafe, the original caufe of the lots of the chip
was in the procuring by Eafterby and M'Farlane,
and when the Legiflature direeted this penal ftatute
ag.ainft thofe who were mofi likely to commit that
crime, namely, the Owners of the 'hip, the Cap-
tain, Matter, and Mariners, it could have hardly
been fuppofed to contemplate the Owner's being
actually on board the fhip (which is a cafe that
does not often happen) ; they only conlidered the
temptations and facilities they had for effeding filch
a deftruaion of the fhip ; and, to prevent the com
Mr. ERSKINE then repeated with great force the
arguments which he had already urged in the Ex-
chequer Chamber, in fupport of the objeetions he
took at the trial. He confidered the Regifter, by
which M'Farlane appeared to be the owner, as a
complete stood to any . •tempt to prove Eafterby
an owner. As for the paper ligned by Eafterby,
defcribing himfelf as owner, in conjundion with
M'Farlane, he confidered that as very flight evi-
dence in itfelf; for as the object of the paper was
merely to appoint afirpercargo, it was of no conk-
quence who was the owner ofthe fhip for that pur-
pole, and therefore words Of mere/in-Ake mutt
be fuppofed to be put down with little delibera-
tion. The objea of the Statute, which was the
proteition of the Underwriters, had no application
to Eafterby's cafe ; for, as owner of thefhit, he
never could have recovered a farthing from the
Underwriters, but would have been Opted by this
regifter. Therefore it appeared that he could not
have defrauded them as owner _ty. the 'hip, and in
no other capacity could he be indieted on the (a
cute, not being captain, mailer, or mariner; and
as the as does not (peak of the owner of the goat,
he confidered this point fo irrefitlible, that he
thould almoft conceive himfelf juftified in not ar-
guing the other ; but, however, as he had taken
the (Nation, he would fupport it.
On the next point, the jurifdietion of the Court,
Mr. ERSKINK obferved, that before the Ilatute of
Henry VIII. the Court of Admiralty had no au-
thority in the Criminal Law of the country. But
Lord Hale, (peaking in the time of Charles 11. re-
marks, that the crime of piracy was not now tria-
ble at common law, nor offences on land triable
by the Court of Admiralty. This clearly (hewed
his opinion of the feparation of the jurifdietions at
that period. By the ancient laws, if a perfon
mortally wounded in one county, died in ano-
ther, the murder could not be tried. This was a
ftrong illuftration of the obftinate adherence of the
law to local and feudal diftinaions. If fuch was the
cafe when the jurifdiEtion in both counties was of
the fame nature, and the places only (eparated by
a ftream or a bridge, how much more thong mutt
not the argument be when the jurifdietions are to.
tally of a different nature, and cannot be aflimi-
lated ? With regard to the word procurer in the
Aft of Parliament alluded to, he contended, that
it meant merely aced :try. Meaning fo in the fir{(
Aft, it was not altered by any future ena&ment.
Some ftrefs had been laid on the diftinCtion between
the power of trial in the Admiralty, and Courts
at Common Law. By the Alt of Geo. 11. when
the fatal ftroke was given on fhore, and the wound-
ed perfon afterwards dies at fea, the murder is
tried at common law. One would naturally ex-
peet that the converfe of this c..fe would hold, and
that if a perfon wounded at fea thould die on (bore,
the murderer would be tried before the Court of
Admiralty. It, however, was not fo. He would
not attempt to explain the reafon of this differ-
ence. The makers of laws could not take every
thing into their confideration. It was not his bu-
fin& to reconcile this anomaly by abftrad philofo-
phic realoning ; he would rather fay.with the Poet,
Why has not man a microfcopie eye ?
For this plain reafon, man is not a fly.

With regard to the argument, that it could not
be the intention of the Legiflature to allow offences
of this kind to efcape, he fully admitted its force.
He was confident the Legiflature had no fuch in-
tention ; but their Lordfhips would not take that
into their view. They muff give their decifion on
the fair conaruaion of the face of the ftatute.—
They muff abide by the letter of the law. It was
to be regretted that A.fts of Parliament had tome-
times been brought forward by ignorant men, un-
acquainted with the laws of their country. He
deplored as much as any man that offences of the
kind under confederation fhouldbe committed with
impunity : but it was for the Legiflature to pre-
vent filch occurrences in future. Their Lordfhips,
he was convinced, would decide according to the
law, and though he knew that decifion would ac-
quit the Ptifoners, he was confident that it would
only imprefs the People of England with a Rill
higher refpea for the wifdom of thofe inftitutions,
by which their lives and property are proteaed.
Inftitutions which have given to their country a
longer civilesiftence than ever was enjoyed by any
other nation, and which he hoped they would con-
tinue to fupport and hand down unimpaired to the
Wed pofterity.
Mr. Serjeant BEST, Counfellor for M'Farlane,
followed, and replied, in a very able Speech, to the
arguments of Mr. MARRYAT. He contended that
the diftinaion endeavoured to be fet up between a
procurer and acceffary had nothing either of rea-
foo or juttice 4u it. Cdr. Mums had awed,
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that the word us ought to be !truck out of the pre-
amble of the Aft, and concerning fubftituted for it;
but the follnwink claufes of the At contained no-
thing to fupport him in that opinion, nor would
the alteration afford him any ad••antage. The
word Iforefaid, his Learned Friend had contended,
referred to the crimes i • but it was evident, that it
referred'only to the defcription of the cliarafter f
the perfons before mentioned. Their Lordihips,
he mutt remind his Learned Friend, were not
called upon to determine what the law ought to
be, but to declare what it is. After a variety of
arguments on points of this kind, he concluded by
thanking their Lordlhips for the painful attention
they had given to this cafe.
Here the arguments clofed, and this important
queftion is now left for the decifion of the Judges.
million of this crime, declared, that all fuch fe-
lonies as therein mentioned, which fhould be com.
mitted on the high feas, fhould be tried at the
Admiralty Court, and thofe which !honld be com-
mitted on land, according to the common law.
Mr. MARRYAT argued this point at confiderable
length, and with great learning and ability, and
concluded his argument with contending, that if
they fhould not be confidered as principals, but
merely as acrfaries kforethejafi, even in that cafe
they were properly tried at the Admiralty Selllons.
Mr. Etscras made a moll admirable reply: he
began with great fenfibility and folemnity, by la-
menting that he had again to argue before their
Lordilups, that the enormous crime of which his
client had been found guilty, was out of the reach
of the law as it now Rands. It was, however, one,
of the moll important advantages of a free country,
that the lives, liberties, and properties of the fub-
jed depended on clear, fixed, and unambiguous
rules. If then it should be found, that the parti-
cular crime of this particular defendant did not
fall within any of thofe rules which the Legifla ture
has laid down in the penal code,. the Judges of the
land cannot alter the law, they can only declare
it as it (lands. He trufted that public indignation
at the enormity of this offence, woold fubmit to
thd decifion of the law. He hoped that the na-
tional charseter would not be Rained by a thirft
after the life of any man; however black his crimes.
The cafe of Baiewell, the Bank Clerk, found
guilty of Healing fome cancelled notes off the file,
was further argued by Mr. GILES for the profecu-
don. The Court did not give any opinion; and
adjourned at eleven o'clock.

CITY Busiims.—Yeiterday a Court of Alder-
men was held at Guildhall, at which were prefent
15 Aldermen and the Sheriffs ; and on account of
its being the firlt in the new Mayoralty, his Lord-
(hip addreffed the Court in a limn fpeech, which
concluded by expreffing a hope, that with the all
Rance of his brethren, the Aldermen, he thould
go through his Mayoralty with a becoming fpirit,
and would fupport the honour and dignity of that
high and important office to which his fellow.citi-
zens had railed him, The Court ordered a divi-
dend of at per cent. Orphan's Stock, to begin
paying off on the tub of next month. The Court
ordered the eleaion of a new Sealer of Leather
for Leadenhall-market, on the next Court of Al-
dermen, in the room of Mr. Woolley, elated at
the bit Court, deceafed. The Court, after order-
ing feveral bills to be paid, adjourned at four
o'clock.

WHITE HARE.-It having been confidently af.
firmed by feveral perfons, that a white hare bad
been feen on or near Crowborough Common, near
Lewes, the tit ult. was the day appointed for the
deilruaion of the poor innocent animal, when, it-
is faid, upwards of one hundred perfons affembled,
with the Rotherfield hounds, all cock and hoop,
to witnefs the death of fuch an extraordinary hare.
She was loon found, and flailed (white fure
enough), and after an excellent chace of upwards
of an hour, running nearly the whole time in full
view of dogs, horfes, and men, the was killed on
the Common, near the Beacon ; when behold,
upon examination, it appeared, that poor puts had
been in the hands of tome wicied wag, who had
cropped one of her ears, and, with great dexterity*
aaually painted her completely white!!!

A very alarming accident by fire had nearly
occurred on Saturday morning laft, in the houte
of Mrs. Joitti sow, in Margaret-fireet, Cavendith-
fquare. A fervant-maid inadvertently placed si
candle near the window-curtains, which catching
fire, the poor girl fcreamed out, and Mrs. J. run-
ning from an adjoining apartment, with admira-
ble compofure pulled down the curtains, and roll-
ing them in the carpet, happily fucceeded in extin-
guifhing the flames, though not without her face
and hands being fomewhat fcorched.
Yefferday, a foreign failor, who was convicted
at the Old Bailey Seffions, for wilful and corrupt
perjury, stood on the pillory on Tower-hill. He
is alfo to be confined in Newgate fix months, at
the expiration of which, to be tranfported beyond
the leas, for the term of (even years. He appeared
fo wretched, that the populace made a (mall col-
lection for him.

FORGERY.—A circumaance of this nature, in
which the charaaers of perfons of Tome refpeetabi-
lity are implicated, was yeaerday invefligated
from which it appears, that Tome time fince a
letter was fent from Scotland, addreffed to a Mr.
games London, containing 8001. in Bank
Notes and Bills. This letter was (luck up at the
Poll-Office ; and by Tome miflake afterwards, tent
to a Mr. John (bearing the fame name),
then, and now, a prifoner in the King's Bench.
who converted two Notes, of the value of zoo).
each, to his own ufe, which, it teems, he had en.
dorfed, and which his wife, and another perfon,
well known upon the town, and who, is alfo in
cuftody, negotiated. In the poffeffion of the Lady
was found a quantity of the molt expenfive articles
of wearing apparel and lace, Tome of which coil
three guineas per yard. The Magiarates, at.
tended by the neceffary Officers belonging to
Union Hall, have been to the King's Bench pri.
fon, to take the neceffary, information ; and the
Marfbal has a detainer., againfb Mr. for the
offence. The.outies Ant Widsro another
examitiatisaht -b.:14-".**i • 1.41; • -

‘Z.

MIDDLESPX SESSIONS.

The General Seflions of the Peace cbmmenced
year' day, at the oLffions Honk, on Clerkenwell-
Freen, when Baptitta Bertizza, a foreigner, was
in.li.4ed for a mifdemeanour. in publifhing and
vending on the 4th of September daft, two obfcene
and indetcnt pints, which he was in the habit of
d ith ir.prit to injure the morals of the
younger part of fociety.
11.htiNV LES 'pow,' the cafe to the Jury, by a
very imp, effive fpeech, as to the dangerous ten-
dencv of Inch things being difreminated amongft
the vi nth pf the country, in the courfe of which
be obferved, that a confederacy of there fellows,
to it very great extent, were conflantly employed
in vending thefe fort of things. particularly
amongft the different feminaries for the education
of youth .of both fexes. He f.aid this profecution,
as well as feveral others which had lately been
tried, of a fimilar nature, were inftituted by the
direftivn of the Society eftablithed for the fuppref-
Son of vice.
Oaniel Bithop, one of the police officers, at
Worfhip-Ilteet, Paid, that on the 4th of September,
be went with Robert Grey, to the Mermaid, at
Hackney, where he was introduced to the prifo-
ner, who produced, in confequence of Grey's tell-
ing the prifoner that he was a friend, a large
quantity of prints, of which two or three dozen
were obfcene ; he purchafed two, for which he
gave- 6s. and that the prints produced are the fame
he purchafed ; the prifoner at that time fay-
ing,- he fold him prints for 3s. which he could get
half a guinea for at the Boarding Schools ; and
that if it was not for the Boarding Schools it
would not be worth his while to go to Hackney.
His bufincfs was to fupply three or four boarding
fchools with prints, which fetched him half a gui-
nea each, efpecially at the Ladies' fchools. The
witnefs afked him why be preferred ladies' fchools,
and his anfwer was, that there was not fo much
danger as at boys' fchools. He confefred that a
few years ago he was obliged to fly from Eton for
fear of being fent to prifon for felling fimilar prints
to the Eton feholars..--The witnefs was crofs exa-
mined by Mr. SYLvarra a. He acknowledged that
he obtained the prints from the prifoner under the
afumed name of Captain Brovrn,and the pretence
that he wanted to take them to India for fele.—
He laid he went with Grey by defire of the Ma-
giftrates.
Robert Grey was at the Mermaid, at Hackney,
with Bithop, having made a previous appointment
to meet the prifoner there, when he told him that
be was the Gentleman (meaning Bifisop) who
wanted to boy fome prints. The prifoner pro-
duced forty-one, two of which Bithop purchafed.
Pie had a variety of good earl decent prints, but
the'forty-one were all the *toe obfcene defcripi
don. He afked the•pritoner if be Mold let Mr.
Brown (the name by 'aide& cached Billiop) have
lbme of the books he baud feenbinn with' Prifo-
ever Paid, he had fo great -a-Idols:and for thens, he
add not then, that the printe hk hid fold for 3s.
td.hkeihe could get half a guinea for each, from a
triunity Ladies, who were eullomers of his, as
Asti from feveral Boarding Schools. On their
alkinktiat by what means he could get himfelf
idtrodoted to Gentlemen's houfes and Boarding
Schools ? be raid his method was firft to knock at
the doer, (hew fome good and decent prints, and
vies introduced, it was a common requeft of his
female callouses's to fee " Come Game Birds,"
he then would produce various forts
till birds,. as
pbeafants, &c. to which they geney (aid,—
" Maw.: we don't mean inch game as that ; we
want to fee fome fogey Gees !" Saw the prifoner
again at Upper Clapton, on the fame day. 1
The witnefs was very fecerely crofs-examined
by Mr. ALLBT, and fome very extraordinary cir-
ceauflanees came out. He Paid he was of no trade
or profeffion at prefent, but was employed by the
facia, for the Suppreffion of Vice for thefe fir
months paft. He kept a grocer's Chop fosse time
films in Elioomfbury. He acknowledged he had
given evidence on other informations. He had
lived at Manchefter. He was called upon by Go-
vernment, when at Manchefter, to give evidence
on the fubjee of treafon there. On his being afked
to erplain what he meant by Government calling
upon him to give evidence 1 he Paid, Government
cosepriled him. He Paid that he had never taken
the oath of a United Irithnsan either in Ireland or
Manchefter, or that he was conne&ed with them.
Mr. ALLAY then afked him if he was not taken
into cuftody on fufpicion of being concerned with
the United hills ? He Paid, he never was s he was
twelvemonth in the cars of Mr.Walfh, the Mef-
linger, and living at his hottfe,Government paying
for-his board and lodging, and allowing him 1301.
a year. is What, then (aid Mr. Alley) you firft
deny ever having been employed as an informer
before, and now confers it."
He was alked, while he was in Mr. Walfh's
houfe, if his wife did not call to fee him ? which
he anfwered in the negative.
The queftion was repeated to him, with the ad-
dition of—if he did not fire a piftOl at her when the
called ? 'The witnefs hefitated, and
The CmattaMAN interfered and Paid, he did not
fee what the queftion had to do with the bufinefi
before the Court. It was of courfe given up.
It was eight years fince be left Manchefter. He;
denied having ever affumed the character of a
preacher, clerk, or quack dator, but acknowledg-
ed be had vifited the lick.
John Vickery, an Officer of the Police from:
Worfhipftreet, went on the Bth of September, in'
company with another officer, to the Pied Horfe,
in Chifwell-ftreet, in order to apprehend the prifo-'
nor, who was &only after introduced by Grey
and was apprehended by him and Armilrong. '
The witnefs was here about to Rate a converfa-
tion with the prifoner, and to prove the produc-
tion of a great number of thefe kind of prints at
that time by the prifoner. •
'-. A ct.sr objeaed to this evidence, and to the
As of filch prints (hewn by the prifoner on
, as he was indicted for an offence commit-
the 4th.
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KNlAlith '9/Ito contended, that it was a ftrong
corroboration of his being in the pradice of dir-
poting of fuch obfcene prints.
The Court were, however, of opinion that it was
not admilfible evidence, as the Prifoner was to be
tried on this on a feparate indictment.—A great
number of refpedable perfons were called in behalf
of the Prifoner, who gave him a good charaiter.
Mr. SiLvErrsa addreffed the Jury on the part
of the prifoner, throwing much imputation upon
the charader of Grey. He obferved, that it was
often the cafe of the beg poffible human intlitu-
lions to be rendered fubfervient to the interefts of
defigning men. The prifoner was a foreigner, and
indided for publithing obfcene prints,‘vith intent
' to deftroy the morals of the younger part of Co-
ciety. There were, therefore, two points for the
Jury to confider ; firft, the publithing ; and fecond-
ly, the proof of the intention to pervert the minds,
&c. of the youth of this country : to which died,
he contended, there had been no evidence. A trap
for him had been laid, as Grey introduced Bithop
to him as a Captain Brown, commanding a fbip
about to fail for India, and who wanted a large
quantity of fuch prints to take with him.
Mr. Monty/atm°, in fumming up, obferved,
that the charge was certainly of.a very important
nature in any fociety, but molt of all in England.;
which for the fuperior happinefs it enjoyed over all
neighbouring nations, was not more indebted to its
Municipal Laws than to its attention to morals.
The regulations of moral order were ordained by
a Streams BEING ; but when his in unctions were
negleded, the laws themfelves mutt come in aid
for the prefervition of purity and decorum. Yet,
however great may be their odium of fuch detef-
table pradices, Juries mutt be careful in applying
the laws; they should not (train them beyond what
the neceffity of example and prevention required.
It was undoubtedly evident, that the ;defendant
might have been fo guilty, if he had been employ-
ed-by Gray for the exprefs purpofe of providing
thefe prints and drawings ; and the law never
meant to authorize that we should prevail upon a
man by encouragement and temptation, and after-
wards aggravate his offences, and come upon him
with all the feverity of punithment. If the Jury
were, therefore, of opinion, that the itory of the
fchools was merely a fabrieation of Grey, and that
he had been entrapped into what he had done; and
alfo, that his felling them as an India venture
was not a publication, they would give him the
benefit of his good charader in delivering their
verdict, whatever may 4e their deteftation of fuch
proceedings under other circumftances.
. The Jury, after deliberating for about half an
hour or better, returned a verdid of—Guilty, but
recommended the defendant to the mercy of the
Court, on account of his having being entrapped
into the bufinefs.
The trial lafted for upwards of fix hours. Mr.
•KNowt.se and Mr. Kuser concluded the profecu-
tion; Mr. SenvesTee. and Mr. ALLEY the defence.
The Prifoneo was ordered into cultody, and the,
Court took time to confider of the fentence.
There was alfo one trial for an affault, with an
intent to commit murder, in which the defendant
was convicted of the affault, and fentenced to three
months imprifonment. Another defendant, on a
charge of affault and battery, was acquitted.

Attainder John lentil Tellies, of Ilentinek-ftitei, Berwick-,
Itreet, Soho, Middlefex, feather-merchant, dealer and chap-
-man, Dec. 4, tB, and January It, at one, at OtildhalL.-
Attorney, Mr. Spearing, Waibrook, London.
Thomas Flower and John Cooper, of Whitechapel,
umbrella-makers, dealers, chapmen, and 'copartners, Dec. 4,
sz, and January zt, at tent at Guildhall. Attorn2y, Mr.
Collins, Spital-Iquare.
John Whitby, lately near to Holmes Chipel, in the pad& of
Sandbach, Cheibire, cornfadtor and dealer in eleven,D t 6,
at three, Dec. 17, at ten, and January z, at at the
White Bear Middlewich. Anoraks, Mr. Huxley, N 0.3,
Pump-court, Middle Temple, London; or Mr. Sam. Beckett,
Middkwitch.
Thomas Eldridge, of Old- ft;cet, Midtilefcx, vietualler, dealer
and Chapman, Dec. 8, is, and January r, at eleven, at
Guildhall, London.
John Baxter, of the Middle Temple, London, late of Bombay,
in the Eaft Indies, merchant, dealer and chapman, Dec. 14,
at, and January ii, at eleven, at Guildhall. Anoraks,
Meffrs. Swain and StevensVlDEND, OldS.
Jewry.
DI
Dec. is. Edward Smith, of Birmingham, hat-manufaCturer,
at eleven, at the Shakfpeare Tavern, Birmingham.
Dec. 16. James Riding, late of Remora, Chehire, merchant,
at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, Runcorn.
Dec. 14. James Lawfon, of Montague-ltreet, Spitalfields, chair-
maker, at eleven, at Guildhall.
Dec. 13. John Ricketts, of Briftol, toy-maker, at eleven, at the
Rummer Tavern,
Dec. 16. Thomas Livefey, late of Stippings, near Blackburn,
Laneafhire, grocer, at eleven, at the Crofa Keys, Prefton.
Dec. It. Thomas Rieharaon, of Manchefter, merchant, at
eleven, at the Star Inn, Deanfgate, Manchefter.
Dec. z 4. William Reid and Peter Macdonald, of Whitcrofs-
alley,Moorfields,handkerchief-manufadturers,dealers, chap-
men, and partners, at' twelve, at Guildhall.
Dec. 14. Richard Guyer, of Gracechurch-ftrect, London, hat-
ter, at twelve, at Guildhall.
Dec. zs. Henry Nantes, late of Warnford-court, Throgmor-
ton-ftreet, London, merchant, at eleven, at Guildhall.
Dec. 14. Robert Wood, of Blackburn, Lancalhire, muflin-ma-
nufadturer, dealer and chapman, at three, at the Bridgwater
Amu, Manchefter.
Dce. 30. Thomas Hellyer, of Funtington, Spire:, timber-mer-
chant, at eleven, at the Anchor Inn, Chichcfter.
Dec. t 3. George Danfon, of Lancafter, merchant, at five, at the
Commercial Inn, Lancafter.
Dec. £3. • Thomas Farrow, of Durham, grocer and cheefemon-
ger, at eleven, at the houfe of Mr. Thomas Hoult, innkeeper,
in Durham.
Dec. at. Jofeph Wormed' Bufhell, of Eaft-ftreet, Red Lion-
fquare, Middlefex, tea-dealer, at ten, at Guildhall.
Dec. 14. John Allan, of Birmingham, corn-dealer, at eleven,
at the Stork Tavern, Birmingham.
Dec. 16. Francis Walker and John Thom pfon, both of Sheffield,
Yorkflgre, common-brewers and partners, at clever, at the
Tontine Inn, Sheffield.
Dec. is. William Powell, of Shepton-Mallet, Somerfetfhire,
innholder, dealer and Chapman, at ten, at the Bell lan, in
Shepton-Mallet.
Dec. 2z. Richard GMham, of the Dog Tavern, Holywell-ftreet,
Strand, Middlefex, tavern-keeper, at eleven, at Guildhall.
Dec. 14. Thomas Porter Banner, of New-court, Crutched-
Friars, London, merchant, at eleven, at Guildhall.
Dec. 14. John Dane, William Williamfon, and Robert Clay,
now or late of Arnold, Nottinghamfhire, hofiers and copart-
ners, at eleven, at the Punch Bowl, Nottingham.
Dec. at. Nathaniel Lonfdtele and Thomas Thompfon, of Bed-
ford-ftrect, Covent-Garden, woollen-drapers and partners
at ten, at Guildhall.
Dee. 18. John Norton, of Drury-lane, Middlefex, vidtualler,
dealer and Chapman, at ten, at Guildhall
Dec. tB. Richard Burford, of Finfbury-fquare, Middkfex,
Blackwell-hall fadtpr, at one, at Guildhall.
January is. John Weft and Thomas Davies, of New Bond-
ftreet, Middlefcx, filverfmiths, partners, dealers and chap-
men, at ten, at Guildhall.
Dee. is. Charles Frederick Schmoll, late of DAM, merchant,
at twelve, at the White Lim, Briftol.
Dec. 18. John Cooke*, of WhitetHorfe-lane, Stepney, Middle-
fel, coat-merchant, at ten, at Guildhall.
Dec. 18. James Edward Bowyer Bull, late (lithe City-Road,
Bt. Luke, Old-ftrcet, baker, at one, at Guildhall.
Dec. 18. John Henftridge Hall, late of Fiatbury-place,but now
Cheapfide, London, merchant, at ten, at Guildhall
Dec. 21 George Frederick litnekirt, of Swan Mead, St. Mary
Magdalen Bcrmondfey, Surrey,leather-dreffer, at eleven, at
Guildhall, London.
Dec.lB. James Dawfon, of Liverpool, mafter, mariner, at eleven,
at the George Inn, Dale- ftreet, Liverpool.
Dee. 22. William Wrigg, of IVlanchefter, liquor-merchant, at
eleven, at the Commercial Inn, Manchefter.

BANKRUPTS IN IRELAND.
Patrick Rafferty, of Dublin, wholefale woollen-draper, to fur•
render on the 4th and fit's Dec; and 4th Jan. next.
John Ivlllamara, of Dublinldealer, to furrender on the 3cland
4th Dec. and 4th Jan. next.
SEQUESTRATIONS, &c. IN SCOTLAND.
Creditors of Jamey M'Culloch, fhoemaker, Glafgow, meet in
office of M'Nayr and Elder, writers there, 11th December,
x o'clock, to decide on offer of compofition.
Creditors of Hugh Levay, fhopkecper, Edinburgh, lodge claims
with And. Peebles, Glafgow ,by 22d December.
Creditors of John and Peter Crawfords,copperfmiths,Greenock,
meet in ark's inn there, 13th December, 12 o'cluck, to de-
cide on offer of compofttion.
Creditors of John Wotherfpoon, jun. manufaCturer, Glafgow,
to receive a dividend from James Elder, writer there, zsth

December.
Creditors of Robert Musics, watchmaker, Cupar•Angu+, re-
ceive a dividend from George Brown, trnitee, 18th Dec.
John Hood and Co. merchants, Glafgow, have applied to Court
of Seifion for an approval of their compofition.
George Chapman, merchant, Montrefe, to be examined in
Court-room, Breehin, 2d and 16th December, xi o'clock.—
Creditors meet in Hunter's Inn, Montrofe, 17th December,
is o'clock, to inftrndt truftee.—Claims to be made by 23d
June.

ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Eifel has been pleafed to nomi
nate the Rev. J. Taylor, M. A. to the Chapelry or Perpetua
Cmacy of Ford, in the county and diocefe of Hereford.
The Rev. Richard Lacey, A. B. of Queen's College, Cam-
bridge, is inftituted to the valuable r,:dlory of Dore, in Here-
fordihire, vacant by the ceffion of the Rev. Robert Symonds,
and on the prefentation of tite Doke of Norfolk.

BIRTHS.
On the 16th ult. the Lady of H. T. Hardaere, Efq. of the
Royal Navy, of a sth daughter.

MARRIED.
Lately, at Heythrop, Mr. Thomas Biggs, of Lobb Farm, to
Mifs Suiby, of Dunthrop.
At Edinburgh, Mr. Archibald Campbell, brewer, to Mifs
Elizabeth ?onion, daughter of Alexander Ponton, Efq. South
Charlotte-fireet.
Mr. Jame( Mackay, jun. jeweller, in Edinburgh, to Mifs
Elizabeth IfobelFrafer, daughter of James Frafer, Efq. of the
Bank of Scotland.
At Edinburgh, the nth ult. Mr. George Hogarth, Haymount,
to Mifs Archbald, only daughter of the late Mr. Ralph Arch-
bald, of Redden.
At Greenlaw the z6th ult. James Cunninghame, Eaitindia
Company's fervice, to Mifs Jeffie Coming, fecond daughter of
the late Thomas Coming, Efq. banker.
On the lad 14. Mr. Colin Campbell, Lochdochart, mer-
chant, Glafgew, to Mifs Ann Campbell, daughter of John
CampbtU, of Auch, Efq.

DIED.
Thurfday laft, fuddenly, the infant daughter of Jonathan
Micklethwaite, Efq. of Warbrook-houfe, Everiley, Hants.
Saturday, in Reading, the infant fon of Thomas Field, Efq.
of London.
On Monday fe'nnight, Mrs. Robertfon, wife of the Rev.
A. Robertfon, Basilian Profelfor of Geometry in the Univerfity
of Oxford.
The fame day, aged 70, at Prime Court, Clanfteld, in Ox-
fordihire, Mr. William dark, an oputmt farmer.
Oa the Ath ult,at Wineheiter, Mrs. Hopkins, wife of the
Mr. Hopkins.

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