Star.
London, England, 1805-01-14 00:00:00

FUME PAL OF TAP r•, APL OF ROSSLIW.

On Saturday ni-,rning, at fen o'clock, the re-
mains, of the late Earl of ROSSLYN were retnoved
from his feat at Baylis, near Salthill, to town for in-
terment.

When the procAon reached the Yorkfhire Stingo,
about one o'clock, it was met by Sir JAMES SINCLAIZ
ERSKINE, now Earl of Rotslyn, and JOHN Efts,. t,411,
lifq. hit. brother, when they commenced the forma-
lity of proceflion in the following

ORDER :
•
Undertaker on Horfeback.
Two Funeral Conducßors, ditto. •
His Charger led by two Grooms, with a Servant on
horfrback uncovered, carrying the Coronet on a
eritofon velvet cullston, with gold talfids,
ornamented with Elute' eons, a
Page on each fide.
Two Mutes on berfeback.
Sit hoe, men, with black cloaks and filk
hat-bands, two and two.
THE BODY
In a Heade, decorated with black ORrich Plumes,
and Eanrcrs, drawn by fix hot Irk covered syias
black velvet, and the Mental, on on the
fide of each horfe, and a plume of
bLick ORrich Feathers on
their heads.
Six Pares, with "Eruneheoos on earl, fide.
five Mourning Coaches, drawn by fix boric. each,
each decorated with Velvet, Icathet s, and
Elcutcheons.
Pizes with wands In their hands, wearing Hach 01k
hat bonds, two to each ci ach.
Three of the Family CO3 ches blinded, with footmen behind.
Sir James Rinslair Erikine's, (now Earl of Rofelyn) Catriag:.
. .

John ►irlkins, Efq and Mr. Cout•.a's Carriage, each
with footmen behind, clofed the Proccffion.
At half pall three, the whole reached St. Paul's
Church, where the Body was taken out of the hearfe.
Sir JAMIs SswicLara ERSKINE, and his hr6ther were
Chief Mourners.

The Body was met at the top of the lleps•hy the
Dean and Chapter, who conducted it into the Chapel,
where a grand Funeral Oration was delivered. From
thence the Body was taken down to the vault, the
company remaining above under the centre of the
dome.

The Funeral Service was then read in the great
Aifle over the grating in the center, the coffin being
placed exaltly under that fpot. The coffin was co-
vered with rich black velvet, highly gilt, with chafed
Coronets, clafps, Cherubimq, handles, and a large
Plate, with the following infciiption :
Died the 2cl of January, 180 c,
ALEXR. WEDDERBUKN, Mari ut Rufblyn,
Bamn Lout hhorn, eh,
Born the 13th of tebruaty, 17.33.

HYDE PARK.—Thole who were attraned iere yef-
terday had to witnefs a very (hocking (parade.—
Notwitliftanding the circurn fiance of the thaw for fe-
veral days, a number of perfons ventured to fkait
upon the Serpentine. At fiat they kept near the
upper end, which being flickered by trees from the
wind, was Still of fufficient thicknefs to bear them.
A little pall three, however, five or fix came a confi.
derable way to the eafi. They were evidently aft-
ing with great imprudence, and thole walking on
the banks revere) times wattled them of their dan-
ger. At laft one genteel looking young man, kern-
ingly about Seventeen, tell in about Loa yards from
the fouth fide. Another, almolt dole by him, im-
mediately tried to get to the oppofite fide, but fell in
nearly about the fame diflance from it. He was fo
fortunate as to get his head above the ice, and. to be
able to reach his arms upon it, lo that it fupported
him ; but Inch was his critical Situation that he dated
not make the legit Struggle for his further deliver-
ance, left he Should break the ice a fecond time, and
accelerate his defirarion. Some of the Guards
viewing his perilens Situation, procured a ladder, to
which was tied a rope, and this they Shoved along
the ice, till within the reach of the young man, who
was fo benumbed with the cord, that it was with
great difficulty he could place himfelf upon it ; which
at length having done, he was dragged on Shore
over the ice, without 'Offering any other injury than
what might be expaled horn the cold. The reft
fortunately kept the middle of the river till they ap-
proached Kenfington-gar dens, and Safely reached the
land. The molt lively intereft was now excited for
the unhappy youth under whom the ice had firft
given way. lie Could nit nearly reach the bottom,
but kept hirnfelf above water, Aimetimes by laying
his arms upon the ice, and when this hold failed him
by fwiniming. A Gentleman from a Strong impulfe
of humanity ruched in and had almoll there'd his fate.
He was pulled out by the pockethandkerchiels of
the bye-Slanders heftily tied together. People had
run to the fpot horn all corners of the Park, and le-
veret hundreds were loon collated. Ropes and :ad-
ders were at length procured, but in fpite of the ut,
molt exertions, none of them could be made to reach
the young man, v.4hofe Strength was now et ideritly
failing. He was heard to call out that he Should be
able to keep up but a very Short time longer. Two
or three of the Life Gitardfmen prefent made great
though unavailing exertions to five him. One of
them was walking-in upon a ladder which went down,
and his feet being entangled in the tieps, he was in
the utmoll danger of being drowned. The young
enan had Struggled bravely about a quarter of an
hoar, when a hidden gult of wind blew off his hat,
and carried it to the other extremity of the Serpen-
tine. Shortly after he went down, but fool. appeared
again ; he went down a fecond time, and again ap-
peared—be went down a third time and appeared no
more. It would not be eery to defcribe the fenfationt
of the fpeEtatore during this fcene. All hope being
now over here, the mob went over to the other fide
of the water. The boat was now procured for the
purpofe of dragging for the dead body. It was
Speedily pulled round to the other fide; but a
large hole, was then difcovered in its bottom
Some minsrtes elapled before this could be mended,
and all hope was gone of the poffibility of bringing
the young man to life. Immediately upon getting
with the boat over the fpot, a waterman dragged up
the body with a boat hook. It was carried to the
keeper', houfe to undergo the procefs recommended
by the Htimane Society. We did not hear the name
of the ill-fated fufferer, but from his appearance there
can be no doubt that his connections are refpalable.
Mitch pm& is due to the individual sea/ that was
difplayed.
The ice broke- with tWo boy, on Sr. James's Cana;
yeflerday afternoon, but timely Alliance behig at
hand, they were dragged out without (attaining any
nuatenal

IifIbbLESEK SESSIONS.

LITTLE COES:

John Ho!laid, with the other 'perform, who hihtten
concerned in carrying on a " auk. go. or L0ti..1,4
were brought up upon their convidion by one of the
Magilirates at Bow-ftreet. The eircumllances of this
cafe were pretty fully detailed in this Paper whew
there perfons were firfi apprehended and profeentede
before the fitting Magifirate, about five weeks ago?
and it will therefore be the lets necetrary to detail theta
over agsin with any particular minutenefs. Purfuant
to their conviction before Mr. BOND, there men were
committed to the Houfe of Corredion until the pre-
fent (fatter Sellions, when they were to be brought
up and further dealt with according to law.—Meflis.
Cots' and MARRYAT, it will be recollected, were
the Counfel for the holecution, and Mr. C nitas v and
Mr. ALLAr for the Deftndants. By the C.mofel for
;l-te Defendants, notice of appeal at the Sea-tons was
given. This appeal relied on two grounds. Mr.
toxo had granted a warrant for tbe commitment of
the Defendants to the Houfe of Corredion till the
Belli fns. As loon as the Profecutort had the notice
of .;ppeal, a convietion was' alio prepared before
the Magifitates, for being prefented to the Court at
the c‘ttarter Seffions. The Counfel for the Defen-
dants contended, &11, that the commitment purport-
ed to be a cnnvidtion, which it really was nor, as the
material words for conliituting it fuch were wanting ;
and fecondly, that fuppofing a new conviffion to be
admitted for fupplying the deficiency of the other, Rill
even this could not avail in the rrefent inflanee, be-
cattle the new convidion wanted the material words,
" until they !hall be difcharged by due courfe of
law."—On the firft point it was contended, that as
no convidion had at firli beer made our, the Defend
dants had been unlawfully detained, and ought there-
fore to he sill-milled out of cultody. It could not, nor
it ought not to be held good in law, that after per-
lons had been wrongfully, in cultody for four or five
wee!:s, they thould be afterwards detained and placed
in the fame fituation, as if the whole proceedings had
been regular from the beginning. A frefh convidion
bad been procured after the Profecutor, from the no-
tice of appeal, had found that the former one was not
regular. But with this hat convidion the Defen-
dants had nothing to do.—ln nix tranfadion there
could be only one convidion. The &It convidion
was the one on which the Defendants had been tom.
milted. If this was irregular, they ought to be dif-
charged out of cultody, for the irregularity of the
convidion on which alone the Defendants had been.
committed, could not be cured by any fublequent
cons idion.

On the other hand, it was as firenuoufly contend-
ed, that there was no irregularity in committing the
Defendants by a warrant of commitment, and after-
wards making out the convinon for the tsfe of the
Court. The warrant, though it mentioned the con-
riition, was not in itte;f a c..mviaion. The convic-
tion, with petit& regolatity, might be afterwards
made o;tt.—Sorre cafes wete prodaced and argued•
upon oie both fits

Mr.
_lattice Mattrvesetwa after hearing the argn•
ments of each party obferved, that upon reading the
wan-ant, nothing appeared to him in it bin a mere
warrant of commitment. It was impoffible that a
Magiarate (hould make out a convieion, confifting
perhaps of 20 nr 3o pages before the commitment.—.
He was therefore of opinion, that the commitment
might be made out firit, and the Dtfendant detained
upon it, while the Magiftrate with as much fpeed as
ctrcumtlances would allow, might proceed to draw
up the contrietion. This point being decided againtt
the Defendants,

Mr. Gusto v proceeded to the fccon 'r which was
that the commitment was irregular in wanting cer-
tain words, which the Aft of Parliament required-to
be inferred in the commitments of rogues and vaga-
bonds. The objeCtion to the commitment here was,
that it committed the Defendants abfolinely till the
meeting of the quarter. The At of Parliament in-
tended to leave a power with the Magiltrates to dif.
charge perfons in cafes where this might appear pro.
per before the meeting of the next Qcarter Sellinne
after convidion, and this was the realon that the
words " until difcharged by due courfe of law," were
fo materially requifite. In this commitment, the Do-
frndants were committed till the Set-Goes, and the
above material words were left out. He then men-
tioned the cafe of the King and Rhodes, where a
commitment had been fet afide by Lord KIN Yolig
and the other Judges of the King's Bench, for the da-
le& to which he had adverted.

In oppofition to this, it was contended by the Coon-
fel for the profecution, that the clank in the Ad
which tendered the words " until dikharged by due
conrfe of law" neceffary, did not at all refer to rogues
and vagabonds.
Mr. MatNwecintc was of the 'fame opinion with
the Counfel for the profecution, and this point alto
was decided agairili the Defendants.
'the evidence was then gone through, which was
prenifely the fame as detailed in this Paper at the be-
ginning of December, when the Defendants had bees
brought up to Bow-flreet. The wheels were exhibit-
ed in Court, with the ivory Counters, and the tell of
the apparatus. The police officer Bated the manner
in which they had been feized at the Sutherland
Arms public-houfe, in Sackville-greet, while Holland
and the ref of the party were found actually engaged
in their fcheme. Edward Seal, who was a Morocco
Man Holland—that is, employed to take infu-
rances—expofed the plan purfued in this fcandalous
fyllem of depredation on the public. The proEts ob-
tained by thefe depredations, by fleecing the lower
orders of the people, were immenfe. It was found in ,
the honks that moo'. had been cleared in the court*
of three weeks, after deducting the few hitt or prizes.
MI. CONST obferved, that Mr. Holl.l nd had at,
lealt by his books difclnfed a fcene of peculation prae-
tired by the " Gee" Gentlemen, vrhohad a me.
thud of drawing or withholding prizes as they pleat-
ed, which might be of life to the common people, if
arty thing could teach them dircretion and prudence.-
Mr. MA.INWAR IN>, after the evidence had been eon-
eluded, was of opinion that the guilt of the Defen-
dants had been clearly made out, with the exception/
of Chamberlain, who was not fufliciently
The CHAIRMAN, in pang lenience, elated-tat the
Court thought, phut them iloners ought to be punilled
in degrees according to their eonnettion lathe concern
—Holland was accord.ifigly fenteneed to fix months
irnpriforitnent ; and Brenckley, Gerard. Phillips,'
White, and Pt ixa, to funs swaths insprifoanseal.