Star.
London, England, 1812-01-21 00:00:00

OLD BAILE r.

HIGH TREASON.
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SESSIONS HOUSE, HORSEMONGE4-LANE. Yesterday R. Woodhatch was indic!ed for being at
Sin—l had waited till the present time to see whe- Yesterday, the LORD Cater BARON, Mr. Justice Let large, having been transported in July Sessions, 180711
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tier some one in ParliaMent WORM notice the late ' BLANC, and Mr. Justice CII A MIME, opened a Special for stealing a cow. The prisoner recently escaped,
melancho y and dread!ully severe losses in the Baltic Commission of Oyer and Tominer, under the Sta.( with 19 other cfinvicts, after serving four years, and
fleet, anal seeing in y our Pa per of y esterda , that :
cute 35 Henry VIII. for the trial of treasons cont.', he was found at a public house. at Kensington. In
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; raked out of the realm, for the purpose of trying 1 defence he claimed the mercy of the Court, and said,
Mr. WIIITIOI EA D professes himself satisfied with Mr.
YORKE'S answer, and that no blame is to be attri the following persons, in custody, charged with hay-Ibis wife needed 11:m fdr the support of four infant-'
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Muted to the Adiniralty—perhaps no blame does at-
ing entered into the French service at the Isle of , children. A respectable timber merchant spoke of
t telt, but a fact connected with this melarch.oly event France, and with being found in arms at the capture the prisoner as having worked honestly for him six
ouFht certainly to receive some explanation. lof that island, viz. weeks ; and it appeared also that he had been in
l'he Fleet were ordered to sail fol_England on the John Smith James Tweedale Philip Lathey other honest employ up to the present time. He was
Ist of November:: order: were afterwards sent fat-them Cornelius Parker William Lundell Noah Francis found Guilty—Death.
to remain till the Ist December ! Had not thisbeen John Qulgly Cringe Armstrong Samuel Macfarlane The lteconnEn observed, enquiry would be further
the case, three ships of the line and two thousand Charles Bird James F,bbs Josiah Tester. made respectin him.
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brave seamen might have been saved to their coup- I The Grand Jury, (of whom Sir John Frederick, R. Leach was todicted for breaking and entering the
' dwelling house of Elizabeth Brock, in the day time,
ti y, and many—many families saved an aching ' Bart. was Foreman,) being sworn,
heart; for the wind continued fair, with fine breezes, Tice LORD ell lEF B ?OWN then delivered his charge on the 16th uh. and stealing a silk gown. The Co-
till the the night of the 30th of November, at which time to the Grand Jury, and stated, that his Majesty had soner, during the absence of the prosecutrix, at Co-
•it Clanged to a gale from the direct adverse quarter, thought it necessary to issue this Special Commission vent Garden Market, effected an entrance, by means
the effects of which we have now such great cause to to inuire into offences of no ordin try magnitude, inj of a picklock-key, which some of the neighbours ob-
deplore. That it was against the judgment of the .
order to spew in this as well as in ere: y other instance served, and he was taken on leaving the house, with
the
Officers I am convinc
ed
, and in support of this con- I his anxiety for the protection and salvation of the ..prope!ty in his possession. Guilty—Death.
:1 - -itally convicted :—J

TO THE EDITOR OF THE Milt

The -foll Owing were a

Ism cap►i

country. He was sorry to say, that the persons
charged with these offences were members of those
illustrious and honourable plofessiens, the Royal
Navy and Marines, to whom the Houses of Parlie.
meat were in the habit, session after session, of pre-
senting their thanks, for clistitiguished skill and ve-
lour, the recurrence of which was recorded in almost
every daily Paper. Still the duty which Juries owed
to their country obliged them to attend to cases of
this nature, let the parties be whom they might ; and
his Lordship was so well acquainted with a Grand
Jury of the county of Surrey, that he could not think
it necessary to detain them, except to explain so
much of the law as was requisite to c trey them
through their preliminary inquiry.—All the prisoners
stood committed for the same offence, so that the
Jury would not be puzzle) by any variety of crime;
it was one of the species of high treason—the highest
offence of which a man in civil society could be guil-
ty, because thereby the whole community might be
injured, and the laws and constitution be totally sub-
verted. Anciently, the law on this subject was ill-
defined and ill-arranged, till the statute 23 Edw. ID.
distinctly enumerated and ordained what acts to the
exclusion of all others, should be deemed high trea-
son in future. This statute was wholesome, wise,
and just; for, in propor:ion as the punishment was
heavy, the crime should be certain. By this statute,
all former treasons, which were before as numerous
and extensive as the caprice of the Sovereign or Isis
Ministers, were reduced to seven ; and though some
were added by subsequent Parliamentaryenactments,
yet all that were fundamental were to be found in
the stet ute ef Edward. The first three treasons, which
were—compassirg the King's death, violating his
consort, and ievying war ageinst him in his realm—
were such as tended directly to the subversion of the
State. The feurtb, of which these persons stood
charged,. was that of adhering to the King's one.
reics, to assist whom in their plans of conquest was
more destructive to the ci nstitution than even the
levying of war in the realni ; for a rebellion might
be evesistent with a due administration of justice and
the pi otecti..n of property, as this country had expe-
rienced in the century before last ; but subjugation
by such an enemy as ours would be followed by the
destruction probably of all property, and certainly of
all liberty. Such was the preliminary inquiry, and
if there should be any reasonable groun.l fin. the
'ln the Court of Common Pleas yesterday, a sailor cheese, the prisoners would be put to explain their
of the name of Jackson brought an action against conduct. The statute required, first, that the rani-
color acts of treason should be distinctly set forth in
man, for ill-treatment, but completely failed. On
Captain Gladstanes of the Royal George East India-
the indictment; that the overt or open acts should
this occasion, the learned Judge, Sir JAMES Mares- be proved by two witnesses, and all collateral acts,
not tending to the proof ef the overt acts, might be
mato observed,—" It is a newt miserable thing to
think that nice times in ten these actions are the ac-
proved by one witness only. Assistance might be
tious of attornies, who catch hold of them to get afforded to the enemy by tut nishing then with arms,
costs and the sailors money. It is a shocking thing ammunition, and necessaries—by giving then) Mug-
pir to assist them in invas:on—
ing
;hat Courts of Justice are to be made the tostruments, cone
taking the chance ofigetting a little money in the and in some cases even by dicstiedinte them f orn
Way of damn; es, which too often goes into the pockets making an hostile attack. He mentioned these things
of the attorney." not so much for the instruction of the Grand Jury,
On the night of yesterday se'nnight, the house of as for the purpose of warning to some of the pet sons
William Ward, Esq. at Gould.sborough, No:Os:imp- who might be called together en this public occasion.
tenshire, was broke open and robbed of a quantity of It would be incumbent on the prisoners to show that
plate and wearing apparel. what they had done was done under feel- of death or
under duress,
.and that the compulsory force coati.!
On Wednesday night, between ten and eleven, as
need during the whole time, as well as existed at
Mr. De Sowle, of Doughty-street, was returning
first ; not that they would be called upon to account
home, he was attacked, within a short distance of his
for every day, but they must spew either that they
Own house, by single {stowed, and robbed of his
had attempted to escape, and had been prevented, or
• watch and pocket-book, containing Bank-notes to the 1.1
that they had been pursued and brought back, or
amount of £3O.
that they bad been narrowly watched, or that the ate
The premises. of Mr. Cekebread, shop-keeper, in
tempt would have been attended with great diflicul-
Lattenestreet, near Harlow, Essex, were broken into, !
, ty and daneer, so that upon the whole it would have
aged robbed of upwards of .€3OO, on Sunday se ; nnight, . its
e. et en imp acticeble, although it might not appear so
while Mr. Caktbread and his wife were at Potter-
,at the actual moment. These, and such reasons as
street meeting house. these, if satisfactorily proved, would be considered a
On Thursday evening last two masons, employed I sufficient defence : but the apprehension of great de-
in getting pebble-stones from the beach under the mage to property, or of grievous inconvenience or
• Hoe, near Plymouth, unfortunately loaded the boat 'hardships which might be inflicted upon them es pri-
se) deeply that when they pushed off from the shore, , sorters, would not excuse them. He mentioned this
and had got into deep water, it sunk, leaving the men l the rather because greater hardships and oppressions
floating on the surface ; one of whom with lunch dif- t were now used against prisoners than had ever before
ficulty repined the shore, but the other sunk to rise been known in modern warfare, for the purpose of
no more. He has left a wife and several small chil-' inducing then) to enter into the enemy's service. It
dren to lament his untimely end. was fit, therefore, that the law should be exactly ex-
Bets ereiteit is said to hare ordered an expedition plained, that persons in a situation similar to that in
to be title 1 out at Brest against the Britsh Settle- which the prisoners had been placed might know
nients in New South Wales. The naval part of the I what was expected from them by their country.
expedition will comprise several frigates, on board of The Prisoners were then addressed by the CHIEF
which the troops, suoo in number, will be conveyed. Renoe, who informed them that bills of indictment
captain Sr. Cruoce, who escaped in the Clorinde for high treason had been found against them by the
from Madagascar, where his consorts were captured, tGrand Jury of the county of Surrey, and he wished
is expected to be nominated to the command of the to acquaint them, that before the day appointed for
squadron destined for this cr.terprize. Sr. CRIQUE ; their trial, it would be desirable for them to have !
is well acquainted with the coast of New Holland, ! th.it Solicitors ready, and their Counsels, if they de-
He sailed as a Lieutenant in the Geogr :The, Corn- sired to make any defence. In the interval, however,
modore BOUDIN, on the voyage of discovery made by printed copies of the names of the Grand Jury, and
• order Cf BONAPARTT, a few years since, in those seas. of the witnesses produced against them, would be
he military comprise the Tad regiment and a Com- transmitted f r their perusal, which they might find
?any of Veterans. These men ate gum teeed in the necessary to lay before their Counsel. If any of the
settlements and dependencies ;IWO are at I''ort Jack. prisoners wished to nomin Ate their Counsel in the pie-
sun, 300 at Van Diemen's Land, and the remainder mince of the Court, at the present time, they might.
at different parts. It is supposed that the French At this &Aeration James Fibbs made choice of Mr.
would attempt to land at Van lYemen's Land, and if M'Nally for his Counsel, who, he heard, W. 15 in 1.41)11-
successful there, they might refresh their men previ- dun; and Armstrong and Tester chose Mr. Alley.
ous to attacking Port Jackson. Government have, —Tweedale declared that his friends had prepared
jt is said, ordered reinforcements for the menaced Counsel for him ; and all the others desired time to
settlements. They will, we suppose, be conveyed on consider on the persons they should employ.
board the ships equipping at iiheerness. The Court atourued to the Sd day of February.

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viction I will state oms fact that has come to my
knowledge: Captain GUION of the St. George, wrote
to a particular friend in Me Admiralty, inclostng a let-
ter to his brother, which contained his Will, and some
family arrangements—this letter was sent by another
Conveyance, and says, " If you hear of the arrival of
'the. St. George- in England, of which I have very
g eat doubts, you will burn the inclosed; but if, on
the contrary, you hear we are gone, do not fail to
forward it." Shonid these facts produce any further
information or satisfaction from those who are able
to give it, it will answer every thing that I wish—
*very purpose that I intended.
1 am, Sir, your very humble Servant,
,One who mot.rns for a lost Friend in
the Si. GEOHGL.
F..!;ect nts3, January 19, 1812.

Butler, for breaking and entering the house of R.
Lloyd, and stealing a quilt, three blankets, and other
articles ; P. Barnard, for stealing a pair of shoes, the
property of J. Fraser, privately in his shop; E. James,
for being at large before the-expiration of the term for
which he had been ordered to be transported ;—T.
Hunt, for robbing Marg. Raney, on the highway, of
3s. two silk handkerchiefs, and a shawl ; and Mary
Cartol, fcr stealing three pieces of print, the goods of
.1. Lamming, in his houce.
'J .Beard was indicted for stealing in the house of
Mr. Wilkinson, in the neighbourhood of Cavendish-
square, a note of it'.lo, and another of £5, his pro-
perty. The p-osecutor stated, that he had left his
pocket-book on a table in his parlour, cont fining
bank notes to the amount of two hundred pounds, and
put it up without missing the notes in question. The
prisoner was his servant, and suddenly appeared flush
of money, without giving a satisfactory account of it.
The prisoner conftssed his guilt, and expressed the
greatest contrition. According to his defence, he
could neither read or mite, anti was not aware that
the notes were of the value of more than ref each. He
was found guilty of larceny, but strongly recommen-
ded to mercy.
Mary Smith was indicted for privately stealing in
the shop of Messrs. Flint and Co. in Grafton-street,
16 silk handkerchiefs. A shopman, stated, that the
prisoner came in soon after another woman ; that the
latter purchased two handkerchiefs, and, on a sudden
the prisoner, who had not been attended on, left the
shop, and was followed by her accomplice ; that he
immediately missed. the handkerchiefs, and pursued
them into Newpart-market, where they were talking
together, and the prisoner having received a bundle
from the other, they went off different ways, and the
former was taken, with the stolen property' in her
possession. In defence it was stated, that she re-
ceived the parcel flout the other woman, without
knowing what it se's. Guilty of larceny.
J. Rattly was indicted fur A burglary in the house
of Mr. Cowper, a carpet manufacturer, and stealing
therein a quantity of Bruss,is carpeting. The pto-
secutor, who was in a parloar near the shop, heard
the doot open, and suppo,ed it to be one of his ap-
prentice;; but, on going into the shop, he s tiv the
prisoner making off with his property. It was not
proved the doc.r was fast, and the prisoner was found
guilty of simple felony.
The following were convicted of felony, viz.—
Cath. Day, for stealing five pieces of g 'Dom ;
Skrum, for stealing seven dollars ; Mary Smith, for
s:ealing six nieces of ribbon ; G. Loveday, for steal-
ing a shirt, and other articles; At Fearon, far steal-
ing four ards of velveteen ; Eleanor King, for steal-
ing a gown ; D. Davies, for stealing four ounces of
rhubarb ; 1). Henley, for s:ealing a plough plane ;
F. Seamour, for stealing a loaf of sugar ; and W.
Berry, for stealing 1 fibs. of icon; and six were ac-
quitted, viz.—J. Yarn n, atoll J. Fitzgerald, Ann
Raymond, Eliz. Warner, and T. Jeffries.

illE NEW COMET;

TO THE EDI TOR.

SlR—The following elements of the Comet's orbit,
which was lately disccvtred by the French astrono-
mers, I have deduced from two obseivations made
by Dr. Utte, at the Glasgow Observeory, with the
excellent astronomical circle of Troughton, and cne
observation made at the Imperial Observatory, Paris,
which was some time ago inserted in the newspapers ;
Time of perihelion passage, Nov. 25, 21 h. 13 m.
Perihelion distance, 1.61612, or, in round nurrl-
- 153 millions of miles.
Longitude of ascending node, 93 deg. '27 m. 10 sec.
Inilination, 36 deg. 49 thin. 36 sec.
Place of perihelion on the Comet's orbit, 146 dcg.
17 min. 51 sec.
Motion direct.
These elements do not cotrespond with those of any
oti er Comet formerly observed.
• From the; great perihelion distance of this Cornet,
from its having already passed the perihelion, and
from its increasing distance from the Earth, far from
becoming an object cf popular curiosity, this Comet
will not long remain even a telescopic object. Its
distance from the Earth, on the .sth December, was
68, and, on the .sth January, 80 millions of miles.—
I am, Sir, your, &c. J. Cltoss.
Andct ton's Institution, Jan. 14, 1812.

Pow-sTnErr.—At a late hoar on S itnrday nide,
13 more of the men who have uttered the forged cer,
tiiicatcs of tlieir services in the Royal Navy, to de-
fraud the Govern, rs ot Greenwich Hospital, in
connection with Gawler,- the clerk, were brought
before • Mr. Graham, and admitted to h tit Some
of their certiiicates stated them to have sf red I .ng-
er in the Navy than they were years cll. Others
stated them to have served 18, 19, and 20 years;
whereas they really s: rued only five or six. The men
appeared extremely peniteat, and hoped mercy would
be shewn them. Toev principally reside in the neigh-
bourhood of Spitalfields, where Hupeton, the public-
house agent, also resider, N‘lio was connected with
Gawler in procuring the men, and Gawler manufac-
tured and got passed the forged certificates in the
Offices. Mr. Martyr, the Solicitor to Greenwich
• Hospital, attended the proceedings.
LINIERICK, JAN. 14.—1 n consequence of private
information received by Mr. Bernard, our postmaster,
a man named* Patrick Donoghue, who called for let-
ters this m:'rning, and answered the description Mr
Bernard had c f him, was apprehended and commit-
ted to prison, on tuspicion of being conerned in the
murder of Mat r and Williamson's families. It ap-
pears he mid d at Ratcliffe Highway for the last
five years, and is a native of Ardnacrusha, near this

city.
The Coroner's Inquest on the body of the female
lately feund murdered near Waterford have, after an
investigation of several days, returned a \wet-At tof
wilftii murder against Thomas Kanna, a private in
the Coldstream Guards, with whom it appears the de.:
ceased cohabited. He has not yet been apprehended.

PROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, JANUAR T 14.
Average Price of Corn in England and Wales from the returns
ending the 11th of January, 1812.
Wheat. Rye. Barley. Oats. Beans. Pease.
,I. Is. d, s. d. Is. d. it. s. d.
10. 11 ISS 8' .31 3 3: 10 y 5( 6 64 10
The avenge Price of Sugar, computed from the rstunts made
in the week ending the 14th day of Jan. is 445. 19W. per cw:.
COAL-MAR KE E, Jan. 20.
Sold
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Ships at Market
39; Newca,tle
9 Sunderland

• Prices.
455. 31 to 555. id
4Cs Gd to ttOs od

We are happy in being able to state, that there has
been a gradual redaction in the price of all sorts of
grain in the principal corn counties.