Star.
London, England, 1809-09-29 00:00:00

: .41AL INTELLIGZNCE.

rALMOUTII, SEPTEMBER 28.
Arrived the Duke of Kent packet, Capt. CoTn..
,Ivrth, from Cadiz in twelve days.—Wind W.
pirMOUTH-DOCK, SEPTEMBER 27.
The weather still continues very tempestuous here.
'';ere have been nc arrivals or sailings this day.
List of ships in commission, now lying at this port:
Inapt, of go guns ; Captain, Scipion, and York, of 74
64; Deiptiin, 44; ..Unite and Acasta, 40; Armide,
ilflu9:100, Amelia, Naiad, slid Amethyst, 38: Druid, 32; Hes-
tsitrilymidge, and Plover, 18; Insolent and Pickle, 14; Arrow
4; sandwich, 10; Morriston, armed brig; Gleaner ketch ;
‘..aitasi whiner schooners; and Neptune and Rose tenders.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMEER 28.

His majesty's ships SUPER% SA LCETTE, B UCEPHA •
to, oressob and PERSIAN brigs all from the East-
„Seven more are in sight.—The STATIRA is
Substituted far the PEACE to take convoy to Halifax
and
North America.—The wind still continues to
the westward, which hinders the different convoys from
etting down► Channel,
DOVER, SEPT.

Cal= in this afternoon the American brig Pallas,
WILCOX, from London, bound to Savannah,
having shifted her ballast in the heavy gale yesterday
of Peachy Head. Arrived also the King George
bred cutter from off the Tent ; and the Nymph
from a cruize, to refit. Wind N.W. blows hard,

DEAL, SEPTEMBER 2s.

Carat, down irons the River the ADMIRAL COI.
LAION 5, GOLDEN GROVE, and LEVIATHAN, and
tennin with die rest of the ships.—N. B. The LA-
TosA has just sailed for St. Domingo.--,Wind NV,
Y.‘RMOLTTiIi SEPTtMBER 28.

Sailed for Ilthhing, the Soken and Peggy trans.
ports, with water for the troops under convoy of the
13PUT,SR J. cutter, and the LYRE and ELiz4 ten-'
d€ ._arrived the HAVOC gun-brig, and remain as
per i„.,.—The WRANGLER is under sailing orders for
the Baltic.—Stiled for Harwich, the KING GEORGE
and AUCKLAND packets.—Wind W.N.W.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

SErr. 28.—Arrived, Sterling, Elliot; Milton,
Purer, Free Coats ; and Hero, Keith, from Quebec
Ciao, phillies, from Charlatan ; St. William, —, from Havan-
tab; and the le-airs, Patterson, from Tobago.—Salled Hopewell,
Hayman, for Steil= ; Sisters Providence, Lawson, for Tene-
rilfe ; John, Smith, for Middleburgh ; Avis, Major, for Flushing;
and the Sir Charles Cotton, Williams, for Gibraltar.

Ihe Dutch built galliot Britannia, of London, bound to Gibral•
tar. yrs Token on the 9th instant, its tat. 44. Si. long. 9. 30. all
hy the Hera, Strachan, arrived from Sake. •
nth:whim, Costelbt, frotn London, is arrived at Flushing.
Defeats, Morley, from London to Malta, was well en the
Stilos:aut.

The Lord Cnl:ingwoodl Salmon, arrived at Lisbon on the 13th
brut, with a Beet.

Anitsto."At Cowes, the Mary Ann, M'fittosh, from Virgi-
ril In the Downs, the Mary, Bradley, from Seville; and Jessie's,
Patterson, from Tobago. At Liverpool, the Lydia§ Harlow;
Puke, NA % ; and Maida, Marshall, from New Yorlir For-
tune,—, froth New Brunswick ; Cabinet, Monte otnery,Tiom
Madan; Aatizade, Silva, froth Bahia; Flying Fish, Preuse, from
Oporto; Sisters, Thomson, from Virginia; and General Went-
Toth, —, from HaVannah. At Demerara, the Sir Edward
Pens 4.••••• from Liverpool; and Caledonia, Thompson, from
the Clyde. AtSt. Croix, the hellona, Cox, from Liverpool. At
Tortola, thelJnion. Island, —.6, from Liverpool. At Nevis, the
S'Aittry, Hale, from Liverpool. At New York, the Lord
Waiherris. Douglas ; Chatham, Halsen ; Phocion, —; Camel,
od—;Atrazon, and the Santc Rito, Calder, from Liver-
Isel. At Bahia, the Mary, Barry, trent Liverpool ; !eat on, Mor-
ten, from London. At Belfast, the Juno, Jacobs, from Charles-
NI; fade, Henry, from New York; and Maria, Cowell, from
At Neirfotmdland, the Lord Nelson, Sanders, from
Fen At Opono, the Martin,Thompsoa, from Dublin ; Drake,
Saner, from Newfoundland ; and Fanny, Lees, from Liverpool.
*it tintletiand, the Thetis, Norrie, from Pictou. At Honduras,
the Vestal, Orden, from London. At Madeira, the Hope, Fea-
therston,from Quebec. At Plymouth, the Benjamin and Mary,
Peet, frrm Senegal. Off Shields, the Sanderson, Sanderson,
ta:nr?...,th:e At Cork, Eliza, from Jamaica. At Bristol,
drnJohr, N 9,4111, hom Quebec. At Falntouth, the Commerce,
tlardi.er, front Virginia. At Hull, the Stephen, —, from
taw. At Londonderry, the William and Margaret, —, from
hate Edward's Island ; and the Two Brothers, James, from
914ec•

Lord Cnc!rn A!.f leaves town to-morrow for Ply-
mouth, to hoist his flag on board his ship the Im-
FFRIEL,E.

Lieutenant Canwiht.anivf Pl'mouth, is appointed
to the l'icras. brig of wail Tire Lieutenant U. GOOD-
ivIN, who is placed on the sick List.

Captain Davidson; of dui Royal Marines, sentenced
to be transported for seven years at the last Taunton
Assizes, Was removed a few days since from Ilchester
gaol to IVooi«•ich. •

At Alorice-Tmvn fair, (held in a field adjoining
Plymouth) on l'iiday night last, four sailors behaved
in a very °nun-Tons manners trot being satisfied
with the P;rog 11.;e7 drew their
were drinking,, they
knives, and began to demolish the bowl' wherein
they were sitting' ; after which dies sallied forth, at-
tacking every person they me. Mr. Organ, of Ply-
nionth,Dock, was severely cut across both bands;
another person was cut across the body, and several
miters received slight stabs and wounds. The fellows
BLvere at length secured, and safely lodged in the
ICk-hOle.
DUEL—Early yesterday morning a duel took place
n) a field near Charlton, between Mr. F.-and Mr. J.
both gentlemen of considerable fortunes 'and residing
in that neighbourhood. It originated on Tuesday
evening, in consocjuence of some insult being 'offered
by the former to a young lady who was then under
protection of the Litter, between Greenwich an d Wool-
wich. Mr. J. having at the time insisted that an im-
mediate apology should be made her, and Mr.
rolsillg so to do, a meeting was the result, and after
the first fire their seconds interfered, when the parties
:aired from the ground better friends than ever.
A WALICItiG M.tvcit.—Yesterday, a person named
I:),)rnpson, a shoe-maker in the Borough, nearly 60
years of age, undertook to walk .15 miles in three
boiws, for a wager of file guineas. The place this
venerable pedestrian chose irk deciding the bet, was
bn the Clapham Road. He started at six o'clock in
the rn6viling, walking or* mile out and one mile in, till
Per&rmed his task, which he did with ease twenty
I ‘l"ts within the time allowed him.

SPORTING INT. ELLIQINCI.
DONCASTER MEETING, SATURDAY, SEPT. 22.
The Gascoigne Stakes, of 200 p. each, h. ft. colu alt. Sllss fillies
Sst.—St. Leger Course.
Sir M. M. Syke's br. c. Sir Petronell, by Sir Peter . 1
Mr. Pierse's b. c. Florival, by Shuttle, (restive) 2
Three paid forfeit.
Match for 100 gs. h. ft —Two miles.
M. W. N..W. Hewett's ch. c. by Stamford, Bst. 31b - I
Mr. Clowe's b.f. by Stamford, Bst. - 2

Match for 200 gs. h. ft.—Two miies.
Mr. W. N. W. Hewett's b. f. 'Teazle Ovna, ast.
Mr. Hawke's br. 1. by Hambletonian, Ist. • pd.
Mr. T. B. Johnson's b. g. Robin Hood, by Beningbrough, dam
by Jupiter, aged, against Mr. G. Neville's b. c. Venetian, by
Cockfeeder, dam by Lurcher, 3 years old, three miles, h.ft.
—The owners to ride.-ofl by consent.
Sir S. Sitwell's c. by Young Drone, out of Dreadnought's dam,
agst. Mr. Hewett's ch. c. by Stamford, out of a sister to Kite, Sst.
sib. each, 100 gs. h. ft.—Two-year old course.—Off by consent.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26.
The Prince's Stakes of 25gs. each, with 25gs. added by the Cor-
poration, for colts and fillies then four years old ; four miles.
I.d Fitz william's b: e. Easton - - (walked over)
Two Year Old Stakes of 20gs. each, for colts and fillies now two
years old.—Two Year Old Course.
Mr. Topham's b. f. by L'Orient, dam by Ruler . • 1
14 Fitzwilliam's b. c. by 13eningbrough - - 2
Mr. T. Duncon be's ch. e. by Delpini - - 3
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5 to s on L'Orient.
The Corporation Plate of 501. fur all ages.—Heats 4 miles each.
Mr. Niribon's b. e. York, by Harnbletonian, 4-yrs old 4 1 I
Lord Fit zwilliam's b. c. by Beningbrough, 3-yrs old 1 2 2
Sir G. Armyoage's b. f. Lottery, 3-yrs old - 3 3 9
Mr. Johnson's br. c. Spaniard, by Waxy, 3-yrs old 2 dis.
Mr. Acred's b. h. Wansford, 5-yrs old - (broke down)
6 to 4 against York-3 to i apt. Lord Fitzwilliam's b. c.-3
to 1 apt. Lottery.—After the first heat 6 to 4 or. York—after the
second 4 to 1 on York.

KINGSCOTE MEETINGwas numerously attended
on the second day, and several well contested heats
were run. The grand stand exhibited a brilliant dis-
play of elegantly dressed females, several Noblemen,
and most of the leading characters in the county.
Monday last was rung at Painswick, on eight bells,
by the Society of Ringers there, the whole peal of
bolts, grandsire, triples ; consisting of 5040 changes,
in the space of three hours, and 1:3 minutes. The
tenor we:ghed 30 cwt. and was rung by William
West, 66 years of age..
At Worcesttr great fair there was a very large
supply of sheep; the show of fat and.lean cattle was
good. Both cattle and sheep declined in price.
Cheese sold best making 7'2s. to 84s. ; seconds 555.
to 635. Only 61 pockets «f new hops were in the
market, 15 of which were sold, as also 180 pockets of
old : the prices, new, 80s. to 120 s. ; old, 84s. to 112 s.
At Giles's Hill Fair, on Tuesday se'nnight,
large quantity of cheese was pitched, the sale of which
was very brisk, at the following prices : New, from
31. to 31. 12s. Old, from 41. 4s. to 41. 10s. and !mime
old, 41. 15s. per cwt. There was also a good shew of
young colts, which were nearly all sold at high prices
Early on Tuesday se'nnight, as Mr. BELL was
c )ming through Anfield Wood to the above fair, he
was stopped by three footpads, and robbed of four
caeeses. Soon after a, cart from Motcomb, Dorset,
was robbed of eight cheeses, and another cart of two
cheeses, with which the thieves gpt off.
Three cottages were consumed on Monday at Hal-
kerton, in Devonshire, owing to a small quantity of
unslaked lime being heaped against one of them ; and
which kindled during the night, after a shower of
rain. An infant, three years old, unfortunately pe-
rished in the flames, and its parents, in attempting to
rescue it, experienced considerable injury.
MAtistoN HousE.—Yesterday Jobs Spalman was
re-examined, charged with havingforged and uttered
two checks upon a banker, one for 1401. and the other
for 201.. purporting to be signed by a Mr. Solomon,
to whom he acted as clerk. Part of the produce of
these checks was found upon him when apprehea-
ded at Bath.

The Counsel for the prisoner solicited the LORD
MAYOR to remand him 14 a further examination, a
principal witness being absent, which was complied
with.

HALL.—Several persons were summoned
by Mr. Martin, Surveyor, for riding and driving on
the foot-paths on the Kent Road. Amongst them
was a gentleman named Cobham,. who complained
of having been violently assaulted by Mr. Martin, as
he was riding, in company with a friend, on the Moth
instant. Mr. Martin, it appe'red, came up to him,
and without saying a word, seized his bridle, and
struck his horse over the head ; then demanded Mr.
C.'s address, which that gentleman, not knowing him,
refused to give ; and desired to sec Mr. Martin's au-
thority for detaining him. Instead of sheaving his au-
thority, he struck Mr. C. with a large stick.
Wood sthod by end assisted in detaining Mr. Cob-
ham. This statement was corroborated by the Gen-
tleman who was with Mr. Cobham.

Mr. Martin denied having struck Mr. Cobham till'
he was himself assaulted ; he told the defendant whol
he was, and why he demanded his address ; which he
stitl refused to give. Mr. Martin contended, that, ac-'
cording to the Act of Parliament, he was justified in
detaining him.
The Magistrate observed, that Mr. Martin had been
more violent than prudent in the exercise of his °nice,
and he should certainly hold him to bail for the as-
sault. It appearing, however, that Mr. Cobham and
his friend had been riding on the foot-path, the pe-
nalty of the Act must be inforced against them: they
were, therefore, fined ss. each, and 3s. costs.

In former Lotteries, if two or three of the Capital
Prizes chanced to remain in the Wheel when there
was only one day to draw, it was considered an ex-
traordinary circumstance, and the Tickets were ea-
gerly bought at an immense price. Tn the present
State Lottery there are Thirty-two Capital Prizes,
and all to be drawn in One Day ; which easily ac-
counts for the rapid manner in which the Tickets are
now sellity.
CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, SEPT. 29.—This
day there arT some fresh art ivals of Wheat, but the
general supply again short ; fine hardly at last prices,
other qualities very heavy sale—Barley 3s. and 4s.
per quarter dearer—Malt inclines upwards —New
Rye dearer—Beans of the two kinds likewise—Oats
are in middling supply, and this trade quoted at little
fluctuation—Flour at last prices ; fine American 625.
to 665. per barrel.
•1116SRAL CUPRINCY Al ISSIDXIS
Wheat, 228.1045. 1141. Beans, 665. 721.
Fine ditto, 116$. 1209. Tick ditto, 565. 621.
Rye, 553. 625. Oats, 30s. 345. 375.
Barley, 521.535. od. Poland ditto, 40s. 435. Od.
Malt, 82s. 90s. Potatoe ditto. 445.
White Peas (boilers) 908. 91s. Rape Seed, SOL to 551.
Grey ditto, 52. 58..
Pisa Fiver, $5l. 100.owliesseds Ns. 95..

itihsTtßlotis AFFAIR .AT WORTHING. .'
14ARLBdRbUGH-STREET, SEPTEMBER is
MR. IARRETT AND MKS LATHAM.
.In consequence of a notification to the Magistrate
on the part of the prosecutrix in this most extraordi
nary affair, at the last examination, that other addi-
tional
evidence would be brought forward to sustain
the charge imputed by Miss Latham to Mr. Barrett,
this day was appointed for a further investigation.
At one o'clock, Mr. Barrett, accompanitcf by Mr.
Alley, his Counsel, and a numerous retinue of friends,
attended, pursuant to the order of the Magistrate, tc.
meet such other testimony as might be adduced.—
Half past one having arrived, and no Miss Latham
or any person on her behalf appearing to follow ur
the prosecution,
Mr. NERVE addressed Mr. Barrett, And informed
him, in the most polite manner, that although in hi!-!
capacity of Magistrate he was merely ministerial,
he could not but feel extremely concerned that his
official duties required of him' to demand another at-
tendance, for the purpose of rebutting a charge of the
fallacy of which he (Mr. Neeve) was lOng since per-
suaded. The conviction of Mr. Barrett's innocence
of the enormous offence alledged against him, was
now, if possible, heightened by the non-appearance
of the pi osecutors. He had the pleasure, therefore,
of informing him, that his further attendance at that
Office was no longer necessary ; and that the respec-1
table Gentlemen who were his bail were discharged
from their recognizances.
Mr. ALLEY, for the Defendant, obseisr:.'d, on the
part of his Client, that he was obliged to the Magis-
trate for his impartial administration of justice in this
case, which had solaced the Defendant under the af-
fliction arising from a foul accusation. The Learned
Counsel observed, that he had other witnesses to
strengthen that alibi which had been proved on a for-
mer day, and which alone was sufficient in every
liberal mind to prove the innocence of Mr. Barret.
Mr. Alley next solicited of the Magistrate a Copy of
the examination, as it would hereafter be required.
Mr. NERVE said, with respect to the demand for
copy of the depositions, the rules by which the busi-
ness of that Office was conducted did not admit' of
such a proceeding. It was perfectly competent. for
the accusing party, however, to subposna the Magis-•
trate on the ti ial, to attest the, statement of the young
lady before him, which course of conduct would
answer all the ends of justice. He must, therefore,
decline any accedence to the demand.
Mr. Ara.Ev acknowledged, that the authorities of
the King's Bench certa ay went along with the Ma-
gistrate, in the observation made by him, and also
that the Magistrate was at liberty to refuse or ac-
cede to any such demand. He hl,cl merely suggest-
ed the great aid the copy of the depositions would
have been to his client, in the course of his search
after justice.
Mr. Nstarx, after repeating his first opinion upon
the subject, observed, 'With, respect to the motive of
his desiring another attendance of the parties at the
Office, that he had done so in consequence of some
information brought from Worthing to London, by
an officer named Craigg, tending to throw some
light upon this mysterious transaction. The sub-
stance of that officer's communication was, that he
had learnt from the hostler of White's livery stables,
'that Mr. Barrett had left his horse at those stables on
the 7th of July, and that he (the hostler) brought the
horse back again to Mr. Barrett's door on the 10th,
and saw him mount. The other information he
brought back was, that the post-man had met Mr.
and Mrs. Barrett walking together, on the. morning
of the 9th, at Worthing. These were circumstances
so far corroborative of Miss Latham's account of the
appearance of Mr. Barrett at Worthing on the 10th
of July, that he thought it necessary to obtain ano-
ther examination, and interrogate those two witnesses.
They were accordingly brought to London and exa-
mined.; brit their evidence was so far from being what
it was at tint *presented to be, that the hostler could
not' identify Mr. Barrett's person—and the postman
was uncertain whether it was Sunday the `id, or Sun-
day the 9th, that he met Mr. and Mrs. Barrett walk-
ing together. It was in consequence, therefore, of
this imperfecniess in' the corroboration of the prose-
cutrix's story, and the additional proof of an alibi pro- '
duced by Mr. Barrett, that he was_ induced to dis-
miss at once all doubt of his innocence. •
Mr. Woolfe, a respectable Gentleman residing in
Marlborough-street, begged leave to state what he
knew of the subject. He said he had known Mr.
Barrett many years, and being extremely concerned
at the knowledge of this extraordinary charge against
his friend, he determined to go down to Worthing,
and ascertain the truth of the case. He arrived in
London yesterday morning on his return ; and the re-
sult of his inquiries was, that at White's livery stables
he ascertained that Mr. Barrett had been there for a
horse on the morning of the 14th of July, which was
two days after it was alledged Mr. Barrett left Wor-
thing. There was not a creature in Worthing who
believed One word of the story fabricated against Mr.
Barrett.,

A gentleman, named Hall, said he was prepared
to state that he saw and spoke with Mr. Barrett en
the morning of the 10th of July.
Mr. John Hawley was also ready to swear that he
was in company with Mr. Barrett, in his counting.
house, until eleven o'clock on the morning of the
12th of July.

It is -a circumstance not a little remarkable, that
Sarah Lawrence, the servant of Miss Latham, who
was a principal witness, and who could have corro-
borated her testimony in many material facts, was
not produced as an evidence at any of these examina-
tions.

Under all these circumstances, Mr. Barrett was dis-
charged ; and this extraordinary occurrence is still
concealed under a cloud of obscurity.
On Friday last, on ebbing of the tide at Dublin, an
unusual circumstance occurred :—in that part of the
bed of the Liffey, between the walls of Ormond and
Essex Quays, a great number of fish, mostly eels,
some of them of a very extraordinary size, were per-
ceived, apparently lifeless or motionless ; a number
of persons went down, and upwards of 60 of these fish
were brought on shore, all dead : it is certain they
had not been deposited there previous to the preced-
ing flow, and it is conjectured that something of a
noxious quality, horn a contiguous manufactory, had,
through the medium of the common sewer, met them
in frowns'.

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•rd.,,A4 411.114.44k1 •
Yesterday Jame: limit, an bldi man nearly 60 year.
rf age, was indicted for a misdemeanour, in haying?
it the month of August last, contrary to an act passed
id the reign of George 11. seduced an artificer of this
country to leave the kingdom.
From the testimbny of the witnsses ermined, it
appeared that the prisoner, though recently from
America, is an Englishman, and had Lately frcqiien-;
red a public horse called the. York Minster, imme-
diately in the vicinity of the cotton manufactory of
Messrs. Hughes and Lewis, BunhilLrow, to which
he men employed in the service of Messrs. Hughes
;nd Lewis usually resorted; and amongst others a
-nan named Hutchinson, who had been formerly ap-
drenticed from the parish of St. Martin's, to a cotton
manufactory, near Manchester, where he r .mained
till he- arrived at the age of 21. He then came to
Londor, and was employed in the service of Messrs.
Hughes and Co.' in the wool-dying business, and was
in fact returned a fair workman. This man the pri-
s aner frequently met, and by blowing representations
of the advantages and great wages he was likely to
`obtain, by going to America, induced him to agree
to emigrate, for the purpcse of being employed in a
cotton manufactory, at a place called Cooper's Town,
xrithin two miles of New-York, and a short distance
from the residence of the prisoner. Messrs. Hughes
and Lewis having heard of this negociation, sent for
the prisoner, and remonstrated with him on the ille-
gality of the st Ts he was pursuing, forewarning him
at the same time, that if he persisted in his delin-
quency, they would punish him with the rigour of
the law. The prisoner then declared his ignorance
of any criminality attaching to his conduct, and pro-
mised most faithfully that he would relinquish his
inventions. In a few days, however, Mr. Hughes dis-
covered that Hutchinson was making preparations for
his departure, and that his passage had actually been
taken on board an American ship. The prisoner was
then ar.pr.hended, and on being brought before a
Magistrate, produced a receipt for 121 dollars, paid
by him to the .Mate of an American ship for Hutch-
inson'tpassage, and also a promissory note of Hutch-
Ituon's for that sum, and for other monies that had
bc. en advanced to him by the prisoner, to be paid out
of the produce of his Labours in America. The pri-
soner's defence then was, that Hutchinson came a
second time to him, and said he had had his master's
permission to leave the country, and that from his
solicitations, he was induced to pay his passage out.
The COMMON SERJEANT, who tried the case, in sum-
ming up the evidence, dwelt with peculiar force on
'The mischievous tendency of the crime with which
the prisoner stood charged, which, he said, was most
materially connected with the manufacturing interests
of this country ; and was deservedly punished by, law
in a most examplary manner ; the Legislature having
decreed, that persons convicted of such an offence,
should be subject to 12 months imprisonment, and to
a penalty of £3OO. This Mr. GURNEY represented
would operate as x sentence of imprisonment for life;
but Mr. COMMON SEII:EANT observed that the Govern-
ment which he served, by endeavouring to undermine
our manufactures, would most certainly indemnify
him aa to the money, but if not, the Lrg slature had
fixed the penalty, and he must abide by E.
The Jury, without a moment's hesitation, returned
a verdict of Guilty.
Huchinsoa, the artificer seduced, was then tried
under an Act passed in the sth of George the First,
which enacts, that any artificer, particularly in the
manufacture's of cotton, wool, silk, mohair, &c. who
should be convicted of, or detected in, preparing to
leave the kingdom, for the purpose of devoting his
,knowledge for the benefit and advantage of foreign
countries, not within the British Dominions, should
be bound to enter into recognizances himself, and two
sureties, for remaining in the country.
The evidence in the former case was again gone
through, and the prisoner was found Guilty.
Sarah Plower was convicted of stealing sundry a ti-
des of wearing-apparel, the property of Mary Shep.
herd, in whose house she was a lodger.
It appeared that the unfortunate woman had been
deserted by' her husband, and was driven by distress
to commit the crime of which she was found guilty.
• Sarah Martin, an old woman 65 years of age, was
also convicted of stealing 20 yards of printed calico
from the ship of Thomas Flowers, linen.draper, Tot-
tenham-court-road.
The following were alo convicted of felony, viz. --.
P. Spalding, for etealiag a brush, the property of J Allen,
B. Hail, fur stealing two loads of bricks, the pro2crty of W.
Green.—R. Hemmings, for bigamy.
I.. Sheen, for stealing two waistcoa,.s and other articles of appa-
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the property of W. Robertbon.
Ann Perkins, for stealing two sheets, the property of D. Lamb.
Ann Dobson, fur stealing a pair of glass salts, the propmy of
'. Ware.

J. Dolphin, for stealing a pair of stockings, the property of G.
Rawlinson.
Mary Whitby, for stealing a glass tumbler, and other articles,
the prt petty of Mary Cromarty.
W. Sunderland, for stealing three pieces of lace, the property of
T. Lewis.
B. Johnson ,for stealing "a hat, the property of T. Lawson.
Margaret Hyams, Catharine Clancy, Elizabeth Powell, and
Susan yelling, for stealing several necklaces and bracelets, the
property of R. Powell.
Catharine Brown, for stealing an umbrella, the property of J.
R.

G. Burn, for stealing a piece of beef, the property of J. Bishop.
Elizab: h Campion, fur stealing three silver watch-chains, the
roterty of E. Marshal.
J. Horton, for stealing 9.51b5. of iron, the goods of p. Surderby.
Mary Alice Edge, for stealing two table-spoons, the property
f H. Worson.
W. Rumrnings, for stealing two shirts, the property of W.
Elizabeth Smith, for stealing a time-piece, the property of J.
Harding.
Nine were acquitted, viz.—
W. Sewell, G. Murrall, R. Orrill, W. Robinson, Sarah Pritch..
ard, Sarah Lever, Mary Savery, J. Harrington, and T. Price.
Same day sentence of death was passed on
Jane Brown and Mary Smith, for privately stealing.
C. F. Sullivan, for a rape; and D. Fitzgerald, for aiding and
assisting. •
' R. Jefferson, for stealing in a dwelling house.
T. Roles, for secreting a letter, and stealing thereout two £5
bank-notes.
T. Main, for horse-stealing.—R. ArtieU, for housebreaking.
Ann Kennington and Matik'a Dyer, for a highway robbery.
Ann Gamble, for stealing goods in a dwelling-house.
Mary Williams, for stealing privately in a shop.
Mary Tyler, fur stealing a horse and can."
Susannah Beeson, fur house-breaking.
Richard Oakden, for an unnatural crime.
J: Bryant, for cutting John Smith.
W. Sheppard. for forgery.
J. Sexton, for stealing goods in a dwelling-house.
John Devine, for horse-stealing.
R. Wilson and T. Simpson, for stealing goods in a dwelling-
hoise.
And 45 were discharged by proclamation..

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SONG AGAINST ALT..
Come, your Ale is a liquor,
Drawcs thicker and thicker,
'Tis the dame to that heretique &ere;
'Twas begot in a huddle,
By a foggy and a puddle,
Which the beams of the toast cannot dyers.
Tis a magicall charme,
Turnes wit into barme,
Tis a spell 'gainst the Muses and brines ;
Doth Pegasus force,
To turn brewer's horse,
And stuffes up his manger with grains.

Lays Hippocrene flat
Asleepe m a vat,
To be taught at by every lay-man ;
Each muse that comas after,
Turnes iutler's daughter,
Ajed Apollo himself. proves a drayman.

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The following lines, Mr. Editor, form no bad reply
to a poem, which (if I remember rightly), you in.!
wrted about this time last year, in favour 9f Ale,—
Now I am far from an, enemy to that constihilignal be-
vel age, AS I assure you, my daily practice plairk
evinces ; but I have been induced to serd them to
you under the idea that you will have no objection to
allow them a place in your paper, when you are in-
formed that they were written by an Old Oxonian,
and a very worthy character : Martin Llewellin, first
a student of Christ Church ; then a Captain in the
service of Charles I. during the rebellion ; next Prin-
cipal of St. Mary-Hall ; and, lastly, a Physician at
High-Wycombe, Bucks, where he died in 1681.
I am, Sir, your's, kc. r- s.
Sept. 13, 1809.

CII.e.STER diSSIZAS, 4UGUST 29.

iPAXSUPT OF OLD DZETS.--NICHOLLS v. WARD.
The Atterney-General (Mr. MaNzar ) opened this
case. It was, he stated, an issue out of the Court of
Chancery, directed by the Lord Chancellor, for the
purpose of ascertaining whether three bonds for very
considerable sums of money, which had been given
by the late Sir George Wynne, had ever been paid
to the party of whom the plaintiff was the representa-
tive. The bonds in question were dated so long back
s the year 1732. It therefore would naturally b,e
Asked to what the delay in endeavouring to obtain
pigment of them was attributable ? The facts were
these : Sir Gecrge Wynne was a gentleman who made
eery conspicuous figure in life some time after the
commencement of the last century. He was not, it
was true. eminent as a statesman, or as a member of
any of the learned professions; but he acquired im-
inense wealth by the discovery of a valuable lead mine
upon one cif his estates. This mine was so productive,
that, in the language of one of the witnesses, the money
from it came by horse loads. Unfortunately for Sir
George, productive as it was, it was not equal to his
extravagance ; his places of residence in town and coun-
try were the mansions of splendour and general hospi-
tality; princes and noblemen werehis companions at the
table, and he lived altogether as if he thought his mine
of lead was a mine of gold which would never be ex-
hausted: in this he was mistaken, the mine suddenly
failed. but Sir George continued his styleof living, and
his habits of expence, long after the source which
supplied them had been drained. He became embar-
rassed, andborrowed money whereverhe could on mort-
gage, bond, and personal securities. At length exe-
cutions seized his property ; his houses and rich fur-
niture were taken possession of by his creditors; he
was obliged to retire to the Isle of Man. He after-
wards came to London, and sought refuge within the
limits of the Board of Green Cloth ; but finally, he
was arrested, and thrown • into the King's Bench,
where he continued till within a week of his death,
when his creditors, finding there were no hopes of
their being paid, or of his living much longer, con-
sented to release him. Sir George, soon after his en-
largement, died at the house of his daughter. Among
a variety of securities, he had given three bonds, with
reference to which the present issue was directed.
Now, though the presumption of law, arising from
the lapse of time, was, that those bonds were satisfied,
yet, if a. sufficient reason could be shewn for the party
nut having demanded payment of them, that would
repel the presumption of payment, and entitle the pre-
sent holder of the securities to demand and receive
satisfaction for them. The reason he had to chew
was the state of poverty in which Sir George had
continued during the latter part of his life, and, indeed,
nearly from the time the bonds were given. It would
have been of no use to have attempted to enforce
ihem, because he was, to all appearance, utterly insol-
vent. After his death, some of his estates, respecting
which law-suits had been long depending, turned out
to be adequate to payment of his debts ; but till those
which. were due on mortgages were discharged, the
bond creditors could not claim. The mortgages had
all of them been recently paid, and now the represen-
tative of the bond creditors insisted on their right to
have the bonds settled, and the plaintiff as one of
them. The Learned Counsel said he should shew
that these bonds never could have been paid, and he
should then be entitled to a verdict.
The bonds were then put in and read • after which,
in order to shew the distreas W which Sir George had
beenreduced, there was examined an old woman of the
age of fourscore and ten, aeho had been at the sale of
his of when they were taken; in execution by the
bailiffs; she brought with her a large pewter platter,
about the size of an esdinary round table, which she
had bought at the sale, soon after her marriage, and
entering upon house-hetplng ; it had Sir George's
crest, a dolphin, entliossitd on it, andshe seemed to
consider it * a g`eat treasure ; she said ;lacy took
every thing clean out of theltiMea4.4o thin George
left the country, and went tQ Of Man. The
other circumstances stated by the Attogney-General
were fully proved.
Mr. GeeaDE, whe appeared foss the first tine en this
circuit, made an able speech enrt:pseef'sast saf alit defen-
dant. He contended that, to the preslimption
of law, there must be positive proof the hnnds had
never been paid. There bad beep psyrio4s isiese Sir
George might have paid them. pe (limb sali•
have paid them. And he considered, that if chit
plaintiff had not been satisfied they had been eati4-124
would have had recourse so measures f their se •
w.
very, at a much earlier period,
Sir Ronewr DALLAS complimented the Learned,
Counsel on the ingenuity of his reasoning ; but he wens'
of whim. that the plait:lli/had sufficiently accounted

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for the soft not having been before instituted ; by
thewing
_that the pecuniary embarrassments of Sir
George, in his life-tirne, an 4 the involved state of his
froperty after his death, would have rendered Tit
ruitless and unavailable.
The-Jury were also of opinion, that the bonds had
peter been paid, and they accordingly found.a ,ver-
dict for the plaintiff.
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CIRCUIT INMUIGENCE.

INVERNESS, SEPT. is. •
The Circuit court of Justiciary was opened at this,
place, upon
,Friday the 15th inst. by the Right Hon.
Lord HgIIMAND, when the following business came'
before the Court :
James ,Frarer, officer of excise, was indicted for mur-
der or culpable homicide, by having been the cause of
the death of one of four persons that were attempting
a rescue of a quantity of smuggled salt, of which he
had previously made a seizure.
The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty, where-
upon he was dismissed from the bar.
Donald M'Kay, cattle-dealer in Badinloch, was in-
dicted for the forgery of a bill of 2331. sterling ; but,
after a trial of considerable length, the Jury all in one
voice found the prisoner Not Guilty, whereupon he
was also dismissed from tl e bar.
Donald M'Killican, out-pensioner of Chelsea Hospi.
pital, was indicted for the crime of hamesucken, and
committing a violent assault and battery in the house
of his brother-in.law, but it was represented to the.
Court that he was in very peculiar circumstances, and
believed to be in such a state of derangement of mind
ta not to be an object of trial ; his case was therefore
certified to the High Court of Justiciary.
Marion, or Martha M‘Laan, lately residing in the
Isle of Sky, was indicted for a considerable theft.—
She was found Guilty upon her own confession, and
sentenced to transportation beyond seas for seven
pears.
William Mac-kink:A, a travelling chapman, was in-
indicted for committing a violent assault upon a per-
son residing at Fort William, in the night time, and
wounding him by seven severe stabs with a High-
lander's knife, commonly called a black cork, whereby
he lost such a quantity of blood that he was consider-
lki for some time to be deprived of his life, and is still
confined to bed in consequence of these wounds.—
Having been found Guilty, he was sentenced to be
transported beyond seas for life.
There was another case of assault that ought to
have come before the Court, but on account of parti-
cular circumstances, the diet was deserted pro loco et
tetettore.

Yesterday morning, a serious accident happened in
Blackfriar's-road ; a chaise being left without any one
in care of the horse, the animal took fright, it is sup-
posed, through the wanton mischief of some idle
boys, and ran furiously along the road, till meeting
with obstruction, it took the wide foot-way opposite
the Rev. ROWLAND HILL's chapel, and was not stop-
ped till it had beaten down one man and three chil-
dren, two of whom, a girl of nine years of age, and
the other nearly seven, were seriously hart, and are
not expected to recover.
Saturday last, Daniel Collin:, alias Bonaparte, was
brought into Cork from Listowel, under a strong es-
cort of the North Mayo Militia, and lodged in the
county gaol, charged with the murder of Mr. David
Murphy, of Abbeyfeale ; on the night of the 2d of
October last.

On Wednesday an Inquest was held at a public-
house in Blackfriars, on the body of an infant, sup-
posed to have been murdered, found by a watchman
in the Temple, the evening before. The watchman
stated, that as he was going his rounds, about ten o'-
clock on Tuesday evening, he observed something
stand on the steps of No. 2, in Figtree-court, which,
on examining, he discovered to be an earthen jar,
covered over with brown paper. Thinking he had
found a prize, he took it up, but did not immediately
open it ;• on doing so some time after, however, he
saw it was filled with something white, which he took
to be tallow, but which on a closer inspection proved
to be the body of an infant. A midwife, and several
women who were examined, stated it as their opinion,
that it was the body of an infant about six days old,
and from certain circumstances that the mother must
have been delivered by a midwife. The jar was so
small that it must have been with some degree of
diffseulty that the body was squeezed into it ; and on
its being taken out a considerable quantity of blood
was found at the bottom. Under all the circum-
stances, the Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder
against some person or persons unknown. The jar
Is not a common one, but is glazed, and ornamented
with various figures on the outside.

Between seven and eight on Saturday morning last,
a man who stated himself to have cone from Elham,
whose real name is since ascertained to be John Ash-
ley, a native of Hythe, drove four fine heifers, about
half fat, into the Cattle Market at Canterbury, which
he offered for sale to Mr. Edw. Norwood at•the price
of 80 guineas ; this price being objected to, as too
high, he Veil to 701. which not being agreed to, he
asked 621. and subsequently on being offezed 581.
consented to take 601. and went into the Flying Horse
public-house to wait for the purchase money.
In the interim Mr. Norwood having again looked
at the beasts, (which were really worth 721.) and
perceiving them much heated, and conceiving from.
the conduct of the man in so readily acceding to his
offer, so much below the real value, that they were
not honestly obtained, he determined on taking him
into custody, and on his being carried before the
Mayor, he stated, that he had been engaged by a
I well dressed man, while fishing near Dymchurch on
Friday evening last, to take four heifers for sale at
Canterbury market, which he would find on Saturday
morning at the Drum at Stanford, or on Hampton
Hill ; that he accordingly went at the time appointed
to Hampton Hill, where he found the beasts, and a
man named John, on a pony, on which he mounted,
and came off with the beasts immediately to Canter-
bury. On further inquiry, it is since found that the
heifers are the property of Mr. Quihampton, of Salt-
wood, and were stolen from a field near his house,
on Friday night, and the pony, which is of a Chesnut'
colour, and hog-maned, with a bridle and saddle, is
also supposed to have been stolen. As the offence'
was committed within the liberty of the town of
Hythe, the prisoner has been conveyed there for fur
ther examiaation.

strem
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Yesterday, between one and two o'clocir,.. a 'kat:Mt I
storm of hail did much mischief in various parts of
the metropolis. The mind blew a hurricane ttnring •
a short time, and several small sheds or dwelling-
houses, in the New Cut, Lambeth, wcre.completely
unroofed. A Lady and Gentleman on Westminster .1
:Bridge were compelled to resign their umbrella, which
was torn away by the sudden gust, and carried into
the Thames. Many vessels have doubtless received
much damage by this•squall.
Monday se'nnight by a violent storm a considerable
.part of an ancient pear-tree, in the garden of J. H.
Maw, Esq. of Doncaster, was blown down. This is
the remarkable tree noticed in Dr. Miller's History of
Doncaster, page 55, as said to have been planted by
King Charles I.
An incessant rain during the whale day and night
4of Monday se'nnight, accompanied in:the night by a
hur.icane of wind, rtised the waters in the New&istle
district to as great a height as has occurred since
1771, and great quantities of corn have been swept
from the low grounds. The farmers on the banks of
, the Tyne have sustained most serious injury; even as
high up the river as Hexham, entire crops were car-
ried away ; and some sheep have been drowned.—
The Weir was so much swollen at Sunderland-bridge
(southward of Durham) that the mail-coach could
not pass ; but the bags were got across and forward-
ed in a chaise. The Weard was covered with sheaves
of corn for several hours. The sufferers are too nu-
merous to particularise. Some parts of the road to
Morpeth were under water to a considerable depth ;
and all the small streams of the country overflowed
their banks. On the western side of the island, the '
rain was equally viplent, and considerable quantities
of corn have been carried away by the Nith, &c.
On Tuesday morning early, the most tremendous
weather, it is believed, that ever was known in the
latitude of the British Islands, was experienced at
Gainsborough and in the neighbourhood. A hurri-
cane, accompanied with hail and rain, prevailed for
several hours, tearing up trees and breaking off
branches, so as really to obstruct people in their way
to Gainshorough market, and frighten them back to
their homes. Corn and hay-stacks, and chimnies in-
numerable, were thrown down, and a great deal of
damage was done. A vessel lying near a warehouse
at Gainsborough, laden with hemp, flax, wine, &c.
was sunk, but it is hoped she will be raised again
without material loss. Happily we do not hear of
any, lives being lost, or of any person being much
hurt by the falling stones, bricks, and timber. The
influence of the tempest was strongly telt at Lincoln ;
and two vessels at Brayford, near that city, one laden
with wool, the other with coals, were sunk by its force,
as well as some smaller craft.
BELFAST, SEPTEMBER et.
Monday night, during a heavy gale, the sloop
Jenny and Arnie, from Glasgow for Dublin, was
driven ashore near Crawford's-burn, in Belfast Lough.
The cargo, which consisted of cotton yarn, barley,
indigo, &c. was considerably damaged. There were
a great number of passengers on board, who fot tu-
nately got safe ashore. It is with pleasure we men-
tion the exertions and humanity of Mr. CRAWFORD
upon this occasion. He brought all his servants to
the spot, and used the most strenuous endeavours to
save the people, and afterwards to preserve and land
the cargo. With the greatest humanity he conducted
the crew and passengers to his own house, where they
experienced every attention which their situation re-
quired. There were several women and children
among them.
I _ PENRITH, SEPT. 24.

The heavy rain which fell on Monday last,
caused the river Peterill to swell to that degree, that
several adjacent fields of corn were partially swept
away. Mr. J. Carruthers, of Pye-Ing, had five acres
of oats hurried down by the current ; but by the as-
sistance of his neighbours, great part was saved,
though in the attempt he was carried several yards
down the current. Mr. C. has also had a crop of
wheat levelled, which, it is feared, will be nearly lost.
Accounts of various other distressing cases, have been
received ; corn, cattle, hogs, timber, &c. have been
seen floating down the rivers Eden, Emont, and
Caldew."

CARLISLE, SEPTEMBER 21).
We have to record one of the most destructive in-
undations which ever occurred in this part of the
country.
Owing to severe and incessant rain on Monday, the
rivers which environ Carlisle, the Eden, the Caldew,
and the Peterill, on Tuesday morning overflowed
their banks, and presented a vast and magnificent
sheet of water, beautifully spotted with little islands
and clumps of trees. Happy would we be, were the
grandeur of the scene the only circumstance worthy
of remark : unfortunately the painful 'duty remains
of noticing the destruction and catastrophe occasion-
ed by the sudden swell.
Though the Eden and Peterill were not deficient
in mischief, by far the largest proportion of damage
was effected by the Caldew ; whose mountain torrent,
hurrying along a continued declivity, scarcely gave
warning of its approach. By those persons in and ,
near Caldewgate, who saw the floid descending in
its fury (which was between the hours of five and six
in the morning), it is represented as resembling some
mighty tide, rolling forward with amazing rapidity.
In Shaddongate, Caldwegate, and by the Pamside,
the houses were inundated to the depth of three, four,'
and even six feet. Furniture of every descriptionwas
carried away ; and a house on the" margin of the ri-
ver, inhabited by two families, was washed down, ,
scarcely a minute after they had made a precipitate
retreat. Part of their property was afterwards reco-
vered, it having been cast upon the shore about three
miles below.
It was lamentable to view the immense quantities
of grain which were driven down by the current : at
one time the river, presented the singular appearance'
of an immense moving field of corn. 'A small part
was recovered by means of drags, but it is supposed
that some hundred.thousand of sheaves have been en-
tirely lost. Timber, trees, hedger, &c. were all cPrJ;
tied away in one prOmiscuous ruin; stone wills were
levelled, and the ground stripped of its soil. A re-
markable instance of the latter occurred at Seberg-
hani; in a field of potatoes, containing about one
acre, not only the roots, but every particle of soil
was swept away ! so that what was forznerly fertile
land, is stow a harm .bed of gravel. At the tame

erancttireiy of:whel7:7rt.
TaSiA,l.et:;b:ridwg:l:3.
place, the
n"Trtlwas
bergham bridgewkared the same fate.
at Hawkstsdale, iiesket, Whelpa, and over the din
Ellen, near Maryport, have been likewise destroyed.
The following accidents, we are sorry to stine,have
.come to our knowledge :—At the time the arches of
ithe last-mentioned bridge-gave way, a boy was pls.
sing oa . horse back ; he init4tiinately perished, bet
darkness a
Ilite 1
ofs
he s
the horse escaped
,unhurt, The river Waver Lin,
greatly swollen, the house of an old worna,, oft 4
name of Mary Calvert, at Field-end, near Woodrow
was surrounded by water: the helpless sittia!don ef the
ram. creature exciting the fears of the neiglitwillS, as
soon as it was practicable, her conditipn was ::!t.md.
ed to, whenshiessiwilgasldiistcorovaeid-e,dfriomn hetrhebe'i
corpse : and on Monday night, near e same place,
the driver of a post-chaise belonging to an innkeeper
in
ne night, and missing
the severity of the weather, the horse,
plunged into the foaming deep, where they were
drowned, and the chaise dashed to pieces, leh;ch
fortunately contained n pass Mira.cuittaly
the driver regained the shore. engers.
The rivers Line and Esk were also ranch swolle,
and immense quantities of corn were carried of filial
the low grounds. The 11Jods have also been destruc-
tive in other places.

Toesjay n:gbt, a$ a poor woman wile carries rail
lis the ntighbourhOed of Southampton-street, Cowcic.
den, was going along the Str,and, she, in crosbing
kr Cecil-street, wat accidentally run over by a coal.
waggon and was much hurt, s.le was conveyed to tie
Middlesex Infirmary, with hate hopes of recovery,

' ok. at Crznstowe House, St. Kitts, West "ILIA,
tiselsly of WO grans. own, of a ion a:v.l heir.

On the 24th Inst. at Perersfield, Hants, Capt. Robert Pear,,,,
to Miss Sarah Seward, of Sheet Cottage, near Peterslidd.
Tuesday, at Eltham, J. Scnolefizld, Rector of Barton en the
Heath, Warwickshire, and late Fellow of Trinity College, ot.
ford, to Msnoret, youngest daughter of William Helloes, Isl.
of Eltham.
The Rev. Henry Smith, stud'nt of Chriochurch College, Ox.
ford, to Miss Taunton, eldest slaughter of W. M. Taunton, Ea%
of that city.

DIED.
On the 6th instant, at Flushing, of tho malignant fever, so fatal
to our troops, Captain Barbor, of the Stith, late of the 9th Ligh
Dragoons.
Wednesday, at her house in Duke-street, Westruinstrr, in de
77th year of her age, Mrr. Benthatn, nuatlipr to the Spcaker
the. House of Conunons.
At Castle Fraser, in Aberdeenshire, CaroliEe Dowager Lady
Lyttleton.
At Cork, Sylverius Moriarty, Esq. Vice-Admiral of the Whita.
At Mrs. Marshall's. Cable-street,, I.ieerpool, Mr. David
mon, mariner, aged 106, who sailed round the world %Athol
Anson, in the ship Centurion.