Star.
London, England, 1812-02-07 00:00:00

" COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MONDAY, FEB. 3.

gi The Judges did not come into Court until near
three o'clock. Judge DOWNES said, that in the case
of the King v. Harvey, the Twelve Judges had given
the most serious consideration to the objections of va.
riance urged by the Traverser's Counsel. Indeed, he
said, the Judges had given the point referred, for
their opinion, such long and serious deliberation, it
was that which had occupied their attention until that
hour. He did not think it necessary to occupy their
time further, than to inform them that the Judges
were unanimously against the objections offered on
behalf of the Traverser. He thought it right to say,
that Judge Mayne was not present, as he is in the
country.

" The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that he had some
important matter to communicate to the Court, if it
were not otherwiseengaged. In the case of the King
v. Kirwan : as he found that the Court would not
sit on Wednesday, and that Thursday had been ap-
pointed for the trial of Lord Fingal : he would then
move, that the verdict, in his case, should be set aside
on the collateral issue, and that Mr. Kirwan should
be brought up to-morrow for judgment. . 1
" Judge DAY—Is not the traverser entitled to four
days, Mr. Attorney-General ?—He is, my Lord: but
as Wednesday is an idle day, and Thursday being
appointed for my Lord Fingal's trial, he said, he be-
lieved when he offered what he had to say on that
point, that the traverser himself would acquiesce in
his proposal. He did not intend to offer any observa-
tion which might appear an aggravation of the tra. ,
verser's offence, or to call for any severe punishment;
he would go no further than the justice of the case.
" The Government of the country had taken into
its consideration all the merits of the business, and
they were satisfied that enough had been done to sa-
tisfy the ends of justice and the public at large. It
was the earnest hope of Government, that enough
had been done to restore peace and public order in
the Country. He had great pleasure, therefore, in
stating, that as it was not at all the intention of Go-
vernment to act with any degree of severity, in the
present instance, and he would not proceed with any
other trial for offences committed against the Con.
vention Act. It could not enter his mind, for a mo-
ment, that all those Gentlemen, who he was persuad-
ed had honourable and legitimate objects in view,
would encourage proceedings which had an evident
tendency to disturb the lower orders in society.
" The Government were satisfied that every thing
had been done which was necessary to satisfy the
ends of public justice ; and, if any person, mistaking
that spirit of lenity and conciliation, which it then
displayed, for any other feeling, should be found
hardy enough to transgress the law, he would find
the strength and firmness of Government would be
exerted for his punishment.
" He concluded by observing, that the Duke of
Richmond's conduct had always been that of conci-
liation, and that his Majesty's Government felt that
the object it had in view would be more effectually
accomplished by a lerlient than a rigorous conduct,
more particularly as no man could now plead igno-
rance on the subject : both the law and the fact hav-
ing been established by a Jury.
" Mr. Goomo asked him would he enter a noli pro-
:qui in the different cases ? he answered in the affir-
mative, and that he had not leisure to proceed in the
Attachments against the different Printers till to-
morrow."

Mitt

" MECSINA, DECMIPIt

" We do not remember ever to have wittaffsed *
more general expression of pnpnl .r satisfacti II than
that which was manifested (lithe arrest of those who
had been discovvred vi hold a communication with
the enemy. Tl a souotenances of all the is•h ihi:ants
of this city and its environs display th it k nd of sat's.
faction which arises when a weft dangzr is avoided.
and those who have been exposed to it have reached
A place of safety.
" This general satisfaction was, hoWever, unmixed
with any exaltation and triumpfi (seer the detected
enemy, nor w..re the friends and famiiies of the per:
sons arrested in any manner insulted. On the con.
Crary, all the persons arrested were vermited to unite
to their families and It iends, and to receive answers
horn them, as also clothes, utens•ls, and whatever
else they thought proper to apply t i them for. Each
has a good dinner scrvei up to him every day, at the
expence of the British Gavernmen., and mr'ney has
been sent to the families of some who are known to
be in want; and to the families of all, the greatest
attention It is been FAO, aad ev,ry request grants d
consistent to the great end we have in view, wit ch is
to extirpate entirely the Fien.ll conspiracy in this
city, w:lich furtun ttely we nuw seem to have the
means r f acconsplisiiing.
" We coligralolate our roaders on the divcoverr
which has been maJo of a number of spies and 3SS3,
sins in the night of the 4:li instant, in the folbwing
manner :

" Notice havilg been received some days back,
that four Calabrese, of a very suspicious character,
were in the suburb of San Leo, all their motions were
watched, and on the above mentioned night they ). ere
all surprised in bed—although dressed, and arnecl
with pistols and stilettoes, when the (*ens and Po.
lice entered their chamber, they all leaped ottt-of bed
and endeavoured to make their escape, at the same
time mak ng a most desperate resistance. O. was
killed on the spot, two others severely wounded; And
the fourth taken, after having been pursued. The
following are the names of the four :—G iu seppe Pres.
tia, killed ; Antonio Crisera and Antonio Musolino,
wounded ; Pieto Reit:tn.), taken.
" On the sth of December, a commisii-m of all
the General Officer s in Messin t and is vicinity, was
appointed by the Lieutenant-Genet d, comm older of
the British forces, to investigate the circurnsta•ices.
Proofs were at hand in abundan,:e to convince every
one that they were spies sent by the enemy ; but be-
sides these, both Cr isera and Nlusolino confessed their
crime, and hih confessed as persons whose death WAS
certain, and could only hope for pardon in the other
world : that they had been sent by General Marshes,
who commands the army in Cal tbria, for the express
purpose of assassinating an officer in the British army.
' This declaration was volunt,:ry, and made in the pre.
sence of seven English General Officers ; and Crisera
an particular, repeated, as he said, the very words
spoken to him by the French General when he gave
him directions.

We shall forbear to make any comment on this
dreadful fact. We will only say that we can scarcely
believe that any man bearing the name of a soldier.
even among the Calmuc Tartars, could so disgrace
that honourable title as to become an assassin.

‘ire shall content ourselves with merely stating
the voluntary declaration (f two men who knew they
must be hanged. and who knew that nothing was to
be gaint-d by such a declaration. In fact they were
tried and condemned merely as spies, when, to the
surprise Of all those wbo were present, the:' confessed
that they were also intentional assassins. _

eg Sicilians, form your own judgment on this affairi
44 In consequence of the above-mentioned investi-
gation, Musolino was hanged yesterday morning,
after the usual exercises of religion. Crisera has not
been hanged, because his wounds did not permit him
to be taken to the place of execution. As soon as he
shall be in a condition to be removed he will be exe-
cuted. Pietro Reitano is und,r sentence of death, but
will not be executed till one Capasso has been tried,
who is now a prisoner in the citadel. It is known that
Reitano was one of the ruff ins employed by the said
Capasso to murder and rob the courier from Palermo.
as soon as his Excellency Lord William Bentinck
should arrive there, in order to get the disp.riches
which might come from his Lordship, and carry them
to Calabria.

4‘ This Pietro Reitano appears to be a ha. dened
villain : he will confess nothing, and seems to be per-
fectly suited to his horrible trade. He was seen to
throw some letters and papers into a cellar, when pur-
sued, and these, when recovered, were found to be
most of them in his band-writing, and to consist of
letters to the enemy, and receipts for money sent to
him. He had for an adherent one Cregorio Solano.
It was he who prcvided the assassins with knives and
stilettoes. Solaro will be tried immediately, and if
found guilty there is no doubt but he will be execu-
ted the moment that sentence has been passed.
6, All these treacheries, assassinations, mud horrors.
make our blood run cold, and no doubt must cause
the most lively emotions in all hearts who have• in
t►em a spark of sensibility. But we have discovered
the whole chain of intrigues, and spies employed in
them, and with the assistance and protection of
HEAVEN, we will extirpate all the traitors concerned
in these plots, and we will save Sicily.
" Sicilians, let U 3 again remind you, that nobody
has been arrested, nor will be hereafter, without
proof."

Letters have been received from Malta to the date
of the 23d December. The exchange was at.fild.
and was likely to be still further operated upon by a
large demand for specie in Sicily.
The trial of James Lila:hay Crawford, and James
Bradley, accused of forging certain deeds relative to
the tiues and estates of the Earldom of Crawford,
which came on at Edinburgh on Monday. lasted till
seven o'clock on Tuesday morning; but the Jury were
not to return their verdiZt till Wednesday at one
o'clock, so that we are still ignorant of the result.

Cot'. AIARKIT, MARK-LANG, FEN. 7..=-To-day Vie market
has taut shun fresh suiaplies of Wheat, not much resallining on
hand, anti the general tiles fetch a small advance in price: Mar-
ley likevalie, and is short supply. Malt anal White Peas nearly
at the last quotation : t;tey and Beans of each description dears r.
surplies of Oat» are also short, and sales in this trade rtadily
support the prices quoted. Flour fully at Monday's advance.
smiThEIELL) htAKKET.—February 7.
Beef - be 24 to fra 24 Veal Is Oil to 85 04,1
Mutton Ss 04 to Os 41 .Pork bs tad to 71