Star.
London, England, 1807-08-20 00:00:00

YARMOUTH, AUGUST i 9.

This morning arrived the F9RRLS' RI fl-,op of war,
and has brought in with her five doggers with fitlt„
and an Amen. bark, detained by the North Sea
cruizers, is arrived here. Sailed the FANNY armed
(hip, Hevoc and ERNIST gun brigs. Sailed alfo the
OtErrt.s (lop of war, with difpatches for Admiral
GAMinra, and letters for the fleet.—Wind N. E.

MARQUIS WELLESLEY.

No IY.

Sert—l mentioned in my tall, that the Governor
General of Br kith India it, or ought to be confider-
ed and terpaled, both at home and abroad, as the
RePrekatative in the Eaft of our molt gracious So-

vet emu.
I do molt fincerely believe there are not one thou
land natives throughout Britith India, who could ex
plain in a fatistallory manner, uhy the Eafl India
Cornpiny are nominally the ruling Power? ShoulJ
a native in Bengal be anted who the Company is ?1
his reply, if near the Prefidency, would be, the
Governor General by name. On the coall of Coro.
mandel, the Company is confidered to be an old
woman that never dies ; and on the Malabar fide of
India, Jack Company is looked on, as an old foldier ^
famous for fighting, drinking, and fwearing.
The Eall India Company, previouyfl to the year
1762, were folely merchants trading by pertnin,
as in China at prefent. Their relative 11111ations
its
1807 may be compared in Etitilh India to a Lord
Mayor of London laying down the laws for the city,
and in China to dropping the robes of office, and
foliciting his cullomers to buy plumbs and raifins at
his fbop, or felling as dear, and purthafing as cheap
as pottible.
My Letters being intended for the information of
the village Politician, I than further illuftrate their
prefent Itate in Britifh India, in comparifon with
their former, when folely merchants, by the follow-
ing cafe, although not wetly in point
A pedlar obtains the permit ion of the Lord of the
Manor to fettle on his elate. and to build a (mall
Irsufe and Chop ; in the courfe of time the former,
by a faccefsful trade, a little chicanery, and a great
deal of good luck, riles in the world ; while the
latter, by extravagance, oppreffion towards the te-
nants, and general mifinanagement, gradually finks,
until at length the pedlar now become a merchant
and banker, by mortgages and other means probably
not to corral, allually becomes the proprietor of the
very Age, on which in the firft infiance he was glad
to obtain pennant' to open a ftnall flop to fell his
hardware and other goods.
Having silo inferted the word Efpionage, or Secret
Intelligence, I mutt candidly admit, that Martinis
Wellefley did not pay the fame exaft attention to
economy in obtaining information of the intrigues at
the different native Courts, as the late Marquis Corn.

Your Readers may poilibly recolleB, that at the
conclution of the firft Myfore campaign, the Which
army under Earl Cornwallis was compelled, from a
variety of caufes, to fall back to Bangalore, leaving
thoufands of cattle to perifh for the want of food,
after dedroying the ammunition and gores, under
the apprehenfiort of their falling into the hands of an
army feen at Tome diliance; When this was effeEled,
the fuppofed foes proved to be our allies, of whofe
approach no information whatever was received.—A
fpy in India, like a Prince Cobourg on the Conti
sent, expelling to be paid in proportion to the rifque
and intelligence, in which they had been previoufly
difappointed. Thus, if the late Marquis Cornwallis
had given one hundred pounds, where only one penny
was paid to obtain correit intelligence fiom the pro-
per fource, as was done eventually, I am fat4fied
he :night have laved, by clofing the war in one cam
paign, fufficient money to build not only a Palace
and College, but alfo to put into complete repair
every caravanfary and public well, for the accom-
modation of the native pilgrims throughout Brititb
India, which under his adminifttation were fit ft (offer-
ed to fall to decay.
Although I do not write from official documents,
yet I believe my information to be perfeilly corrett,
in Rating that on the receipt of the intelligence an-
nouncing the reception of the AmbalTadors of Tippoo
at the Ifle of France, both public and private letters
were written by Marquis Welled:), to the Madras
Govetnment, and to two of the TILIOR efficient officers
at that Prefidency, for their opinion as to the polfi•
bility of the army taking the field by a Rated period ?
who tinanimoudy declared the meafure was imprac-
ticable. Notwithftanding this opinion, with the
energetic decifion which I believe every one muft
admit the Marquis Welledey to poirefs, he proceeded
to that Prefidenty; and the refalt, partly owing to
the coned intelligence obtained from perfons in
Tippoo's own family, your Readers are acquainted
with. PLAIN FACTS.

The I& of Thanet, which heretofore this year has
been but thinly attended, is now experiencing the
plenitude f a very full attendance of the fafhionable
world. The arrivals, particularly at Broadflairs and
Ramfgate, have augmented daily—the latter of thefe
has to boat} of the—
Earl and Commis of Limerick, Marquis and Marebionefs
Cornwallis, Duke and Duelers of Mancbefter, Marquis of Hunt-
in Hon. Col. Burton, Lady D'ABcsnandr, Sir Juba and Lady
Varner on, &e.

Two men, weighing at lean twenty (tones each,
inhabitants of Hammerfmith, the one, Mr. CLOUD,
a rage coach maser ; the other, Mr. LINCARD, a
publican, at Turnham Green, flatted this morning,
at fix o'clock, from Turnham Green, for Bath, for
A wager of one hundred guineas. Xach had his
choice of any mode of travelling he pleated, whether I
or. horfeback or in a carriage, and with any number
of bodes, or fort of carriage he liked, and he who
reaches Bath firll is to win the wager.
Thurfday afternoon, a 6 Dutch (edgers, and a
Lieutenant of the Navy, taken at Curacqa, were
marched into Canterbury under an efcort trom Do-
ver, (where they were landed from a cartel a few
days Gnce) ; they have proceeded_on their route to
Chatham, where they are to be confined on board
one of the prifon Ships, till their removal to Norman
On Sunday evening two men quarreled at a pub-
lic-houfe in Iflington, when, after very violent lan-
guage, they went out and fought, one of whom re-
ceived fo much injury from his opponent's blows,
that he was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hofpital,
where he expired the next morning.
Wednefday fe'nnight, as fome workmen were
bulled in laying the arch of a bridge over the Der-
went at Blanchland, the centres fuddenly gave way,
whereby fix men were leverely bruited ; one of whom
is Since dead.

4SSIZES•

At the Affixes at Cavan, four foldiers of the Clare
Militia, named Patrick Mahon, Patrick Cullen, Jo-
feph Haire, and Patrick Flanigan, were tried fur a
rape on the body of Winifred Gaffney, a young girl
not 16 years of age, an Saturday, the 4th July Jag.
This young girl, on her *ay from her father's houfe,
in Drommofon, to vilit her filler, living at Wattle-
bridge, in the county of Cavan, on palling through
the town of Belturbet, was Followed by the prifoners,
who overtook her in a field about a quarter of a mile
from the toy n ; on coming up to her Mahon knocked
her down, and perpetrated the crime laid in the in-
ditiment, as did Cullen and Haire immediately af-
terwards; the girl identified the prifoners; and gave
her teftimony in fuels a feeling and arilefs manner as
greatly to intereft the Court, and a very numerous
auditory, in her narration of the barbarous treatment
the had received. Her father, as far as could be
within his knowledge, corroborated her evidence—
and a man of the name of Fitzpatrick, who, at the
!Ward of his life, came to her ahillance ; and who
was probably the means of laving her lite, (as the
wretches perhaps would Have added murder to the
other crime, to prevent detedion) confirmed her ter-
timony on the moil material fads.
Judge °seniors, who prefided, fummed up the
evidence for the Jury, to whom he delivered a con-
fcientious and able charge. After retiring for fome
time, they brought in Mahon, Cullen, and Haire;
Guilty, and acquitted Flanigan : at the fame time,
they recommended Haire as an °Ned of mercy—the
Judge wilhed to know on what principle they recom-
mended Haire, and withed them to reconfider their
verdid—after retiring for about twenty minutes they
acquitted Haire.
The Learned Judge then, in a moll imprellive and
pathetic manner, exhorted the pritoners to repen-
tance, and pronounced the femence of the law on the
two unhappy men, ordering them to be executed on
the 4th inflant.
The Affixes for Drogheda commenced on Thud-
day laft, before the Hon. Baton M'CLILLATiD, who,
after (wearing the Grand Pry, of *thick the Hon.
He av Fos rEa was foreman, proceeded on the record
Wind's. There were two tried, of no public import,
and one which excited great coriolity. It was all
affirm brought by the Rev. Daniel Gartland, a men•
dicant friar, againft William Byrne, Efq. a refpeetzble
linen manufadurer of Drogheda, For declaring, that,
in the month of July iBo6, about ti:e h,ur of ten
o'clock in the evening, he law the plaintiff, Mr. Gam
land, in company with a woman of ill fame, in the
city of Dublin, and that he went into a honfe r f the
fame deferiprjan in Suffolk-ftreet with her, and re.
mained there fome time, to the great injury an pre-
judice of the Paid Gartland, in his credit and reputa-
tion, &c. The damages were laid at Scot. to which
the defendant pleaded not guilty, and a juflificat ion.
Mr. DUNK, in an impreflive addrefs to the 3ut y,
Rated the Plaintiff's cafe ; and, after an examination
of eleven witneffes on the part of the Plaintiff, MT.
Scarvsx,fotr the Defendant, called upon the Learned
Judge to nonfuit the Plaintiff, which his Lertlfhip
declined, but lived a point made. Mr. ScitivE dat-
ed the Defendant's cafe, and produced Mr. William
Kiernan, a yoting gentleman who was in company
with Mr. Byrne, at the time hated in the declaration
(and againli whom a fimilar anion was depending),
who fully proved the jullification pleaded by Mr.
Byrne.
The Defendant's Counfel offered evidence as to the
conduit of Mr. Gartland in feveral parithes in which
he had been Rationed ; which v: as over-ruled by the
Court.
The Rev. Mr. Jocelyn, a Proteflant Clergyman,
and feveral refpeitahle inhabitants, gave evidence as
to the moral condud of the Plaintiff.
The Plaintiff produced the Rev. Mr. Stewart, a
Clergyman of Adam and Eve Chapel, Dob;in, who
underwent a long dirtd and crrifs <xaminatinn ; and
Mrs. Mitchell, of the Brazen Head inn, Br idge-areet,
to prove an aniti.
After a patient examination of witneffes, and able
arguments of Countel on both tides, the parties clofed
their cafe. The Learned Judge charged the Jury,
who retired, and after remaining five hours locked
up, and no likelihood of their agreeing, and the ba-
nds of the Affixes being over, were brought to the
verge of the county by the Judge, attended by the
Sheriffs, and there difcharged.—The aftion brought
by Mr. Gartland againft Mr. Kiernan was not tried.
Rs MAILL•BkI CASA OV PERJURY.—Hanna, Xvtierfin
was tried at the York Affixes fcr perjury, committed
in the Court of Qprter Seffions at Northallert
This woman, who n 26 years of age, had lived as
fetvant in the family of the Rev. Mr. pinion of Kirby
Hill, which the left in Auguft 18°5 She afterwards
became pregnant, and obtained from the magihrates,
on her oath, an order of affiliation againft Mr. Wil-
liam jchnfon, the fon of her late mailer. This order
was appealed againll, and lever fed.
The woman was delivered of a male child on the
4111 of July, 1805. She fwore, that in September,
tBO5, Mr. W. Jnhnfon had had an illicit conneftion
with her. But it was politively (worn by this witnefs
and his brother, that, from the 12th of Auguft 1805,
to the 26th of Augull in the following year, he refid.
ed at Brothertotr, in Lancalhire, a eihance of one
hundred and twenty miles from Kirby Hill, and never
went there the whole time. The woman was there-
fore found guilty, and fentenced to (even years trant-
portation.
At the Affixes for the county of Sonserfet, held
laft week at Bridgewater, the following prifoners
were capitally cnnvided, and received fentence of
death, viz. John Nile and W. Williams (two lads of
16) for hone healing ; T. Edmund: and T. Carpenier
for privately healing.
At there Affixes, an indiament, the King (on the
profecution of Richard Elfe) v. James Randolph,
Gent. for perjury, came on to be tried before the
Hon. Sir SOULDF Pi LAWRENCE and a Special Jury.
The parties being both well known in the county, the
trial excited'confiderable interell. After all the wit.
neffeshad been examinedon the part of the profecution,
the Learned judge immediately rote, and direded
the Jury to acquit the Defendant ; the profecutor's
cafe, as made out by himfelf, not requiring any an-
fwer on the part of the Defendant, Mr. Randolph ;
of courfe none of his witneffes were called. The
verdid gave general fatisfaEtion to the Bar, and to a
crowded Court.
A caufe was tried, wherein Ifaac Jacobs, glafs
manufadurer, of Btidol, was Rlaintig, and William

Chowne, of Exeter, grnter, was Deferitlarti. Thi
Defendant was about to erefi a (mall eafs hoofs,
and this action was brought by the Plaintiff against
the Defendant for feducing one of the Plaintiff's
workmen. After a long hearing, the Plaintiff ob•
tained a redid, with colts of fuit.
At the Lancafler AlEms cite following prifoners I
have taken their trials, before Sir A. CHAM SRL, and
found guilty, viz.
'Andrew Lennox, (aged 37) for healing notes out of
the counting hcufe of Birch and Rubinfon, at Back-
barrow—feven years tranfportation.
lames Callaghan (29), garnet Brennan (3o), and
Tomas Byrne (4o), for having affaulted and robbed
Mr. Hughes, of 'roxteth Pink, near Liverpool ;
Thomas Naylor, and George Singleton, of Liver-
pool— Death.
William Marrman (2o) charged with the above—
King's evidence.
Robert ..9jiaile (36) and Thomas Hillet6 (61), for
healing two gallons of rum, the property of G. Tot-
fin, of Liverpool—Qtaile fined is. and imprifoned
twelve months, and Heflteth imptifoned two years in
the Houle of Correßion.
7 &mat Bay (33) and James (2 i ), for
healing 21 bundles of ftriclCings, the property of John
Cocking, of Marfden—feven years tranfpot tation.
John Smith (65) and George Smith (29), father and
fon, pleaded guilty for having fuged bank notes in
their pcffeflion, at Upholland—fourteen years trans.
prnitation.
Pfther Jones (21) for healing a (ilk handkerchief I
out of Ann Hampfon's shop at hlancheaer—leven
years tranfpnr tat ion.
Hannah Edidourgh (47), for healing money nut of
the hcufe of Betty Yate.,. of Mancheller —Death.
/doles Smalley (26), for killing and flaying J ,fep!,
Forreft, of Great Bolton—tined is. and imprifoned
12 months.
Peter Ifirrthorne (i 2), for ditto John Whittaker, of
Whalley—fined is. and impriloned t:iree months.
John 114rdy (3o), for ditto Edmund Winder, of
Ulverlinu—fined ts. and imprifoned 12 months.
Mithael ill.tenville (23), David Collin: (zz), and
Edward Hiller (IS), for rioting at Manche/Ica-12
months imptifonment each.
Robert Jacifon, for bigamy.
The following were acquitted, viz.
H. Millis, for uttering forged Leeds notes ; Ro
belt Dawfon, Sarah Wilkinfon, and Elizabeth Butler,
for healing stockings ; John Plumpton, for killing
W. Prefcot, of Ditton ; Ann Davies, for healing ap-
parel ; Elizabeth Johann, for healing a filk hand-
kerchief ; Sarah Ball, and Mary Gadman, for Real-
ing a chip hat, &c. ; James Whitaker, for cutting
and tiahiiing E. Denton, and Jofeph Crompton,
George Floyd, for forging the will of S. W. Schelin;
Elizabe.h Thorp, for Healing money ; John Griffith,
for killing G. Bragg, of Liverpool ; Thomas &ref:
ford (24) and Jofeph Mather (29), for healing lin•
feyr, at Warringtcn ; and Alice Cattrell, charged
with petjury.
Thomas I °wadi (37), for returning from tranfpor-
tation, was alfo acquitted ; but remanded on his for.
, flier fentence, which was Death.

Maw stow Housa.—A Gentleman of the name of I
Blackburn, fummoned the hook keeper, at the Sa•
raceri's Head Inn, Aldgate,hefore the Loan Mayort,
on a charge of having unja!ily extorted from hi:n the
four of is. 4J. It appeared that the complainant
had fent a parcel to the Inn which was rept illy
hooked, to be conveyed ;•a Efworah, by I lard. "[hell
parcel not having arrived, application was made to
the coach ntlice at the inn, where it was tia•e,:i4at the
parcel had milcarried, but miaht be recovered back
upon payment of is. 4.d. The complainara ;;:en went
himfelf to the r dice, retitled the payment of thaturn
demanded, and endee.oured to take the parcel by
fore, which was relided by the clerk. The L-RD
MAY a thought. that, under the ci:corallances tithe
cafe, the complainant was rot entitled to recover.
A young man of the name of Burdon fummoned
a young woman before his Lordthip for the purpole
of recovering a dog, which he alledged to be Iris
property, and which fhe detained.
The dog being produced, anfwered to his name, I
and having recognized the Complainant amoogit I
the croad affentb!e,l. and expreffed ita joy by the
ufual canine tokens, the latter carried him in triumph
out of Court.
SINGULAR FRAUD.—On Saturday, a tradefman
applied to the Magittrate at Guildhall to grant a
fummons under the following circurnilances :—A
publican had been robbed of a one pound note by a
cuilomer. victualler was certain it was in his
potrellion, and a police officer took the thief into
cuflody. The landlord defied him to endeavour
to perfuade his prifoner to return it, and if he did
fo before he arrived at the prifon, to teleate him.—
They had not proceeded far, when the thief ob-
ler ved that he had a friend near who would advance
the money, and requelled the officer to accompany
him to his lode, which he did, when, after con-
verting together for fome time, the thief procured
a one pound note from the petfon, in the name of
the publican, and gave it to the officer, who in.
Randy 'cleared him, and he has not fince been heard
of. The lender loon after called on the publican
for payment, when the fraud was difcovered. lie
neveathelefs infitted, that as the money was bor-
rowed in the publican', name, he ought to return
it. The Magiffrate, however, was of a different
opinion, and obferved that the officer aded impro-
perly : He ought to have lodged his Falconer in
candy. He had no objedion ,to Are a fumnions
for the conftable's appearance, as it was by a devi.
ation from his duty that the fraud was committed.
A perfon, aged 36, had a fmall Scrophulous UI.
ceration in her hand, giving her much pain ; it then
bloke out in her wrilt, both her (boulders, and her
knee, each Ulceration difcharging much, and not dif-
poled to heal ; it then affeded her tight elbow ; and
thefe ulcerations, with a difpufition to general debi
lity,fhefuffered for twelve years. Her knee washealed
in the Wurcefier Infirmary, and the experienced Loire
benefit while a patient for a thort time in Si Barth/4u.
mew's Hofpital, where fhe made application for the
benefit of SPILSIBURY'S PATENT' AKTISCORRUTIC
Dior:, at the Difpenfatory, No. 15, Sot'o Equate,
London. By the application of the Drops for fix
months, her ulcers gradually healed, the regained
her ftrength and appetite. It is now a twelvemonth.
and the remains perfedly well. Any information of
the above fad may be obtained at No. 9, Duke's
Court, Drury Lane, London.

STRTHS.
.0n the sdt lnitant, at Hook, in liantrfhirc, the Lady of Juhn
Hornby, kfq. of a datieter.
On the 6tb intlani, in Hanover fquare, the Right HMI. Lady
Le Defpettecr, of a fon.
' Monday fe'nnight, at thr Earl of Tankerville's,Priiry Gardens,
Lady Otfultkon, of s daughter.

MAI

At St. Mary-la Donne Church, Henry Merrik Hoare, Pfq fea,
of the late Sir Richard Hoare, 'dart. to Mils Sophia 1 Lae, of
Great CuMbeiland arret, daughter of the late Henry Thrale, Efq,
Thurfilay, Mr. John Stesettf-n, eldett fun of Mr. Stew:Wee,
furgeon, of Stamford, Mit.; Mackanefs, eidtft daughter of the
Inc Mackanefs, Lfq of I.incel 1.
Same day, at Mary-la-Boone Church, John Sutton. Efq. rf
Greenwich. to Mils Sufan Mettle, youngeft daughter of the Late
Stephen John Maule. Ffq of that ;Aare

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Saturday, at IVrorlwell.ral ice,Wallirg'ord, the Hon. Mrs. Bar-
Thiel:so, Lady cf the Hon and Right Rev. the Bifhop of Durham.
Lately, at Arundel, \\ Scytnour, Efy, many yeah Steward
to the Duke of Norfolk.
Lately, at the Broailtt:ln e, I rcland, Mr. Corh.:lly, aged 123 years,
Until within thcfe fix cream, he ❑ever eapAicnccci two days al-
oes in the whole cootie of hi.. life.
Ota the t7th inft.va • at Barking Hall. SuCalk, the Hots. Mifs
Sophia Afhburnhani, fecund daughter of Vikouut St. Afaph, fa the
20th year of her age.
On the 231 ult. at Crcydon, after a few days illnefi‘, Mr. Halt.
hide, late of hlerron, calico vrititcx ; and on the sth instant, hii
(mind fon, Mr. Fdsv...rd Holfhit,e, or Tont,ng, Surrey.
At Cdouccitir, r.a !i.e 13th irflaut, aged 9, Mrs. Abrahami,
after a lirgetiog which the hurt with great fortitude and
rrfignatiut..