Star.
London, England, 1802-05-29 00:00:00

4DMIR4L77 SESSIONS.

' • OLD BAILEY, MAY 28.
This day the Admiralty SefEons were opened at
the-Old Bailey before Sir WILLIAM SCOTT, Lord
ALVANLEY, Mr. Jultice Gloss, and the Court of
Civilians.

The Court mu at nine o'clock, but it was about
half paR eleven before the Grand Jtry made their
firft prefentmcnt.
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y0;.6 Shuttleworth flood indided, for that he, be-
ing mailer of the Hercules merchant fhip, on
the 1d of October laft, did inflkt on William
Archer, a boy of 14 years of age, and mariner on
board the fame, fo revere a flogging of a cat-o'nine-
tails, that he languithed theretrom, and died on
the 6th of the Paid Odober, in Georgiana, in North
America.

By the evidence of three mariners on board the
(hip, it appeared that the deceafed bad been af-
fated with a weaknefs, the effect of which was his
having fometimes foiled himfelf and the fhip, in
fuch a manner as that one of the men complained
to the Captain, that if he were not broke of that
praaice, he would breed an infeaion in the (hip.
For an offence of this kind, on the zd of October,
the mate was ordered to give him a dozen lathes,
which was accordingly done, but the auifance
having re-appeared on the fucceeding day,the Cap-
tain was fo enraged, that he had him ffretched
upon the captiern, and infliaed on him five or fix
dozen, according to the firs; two dozen accord-
ing to the fecond; and too lathes, according to
the evidence of the third witnefs. There were fe-
-1 veral other variations and incongruities in their
tellimony ; bnt they all agreed that it was a very
cold frog, and that by the advice of one M'Carthy,
the boy was foon afterwards feated in a bucket of
cold water, and afterwards was wattled with warm
water: he however died in z or 3 days afterwards.
John M'Carthy, the Boatfwain, in addition to
Tome of the foregoing circumftances, Rated that
he faw the Captain in the morning give the boy
toB lathes,.then go to breakfaft, leaving the de-
ceafed extended on the capftern, come back again,
and gave him ten more, making in all z 18 lathes;
that it was he who recommended, the cold water
bath, having once been.cured by it of a fimilar
complaint himfelf.
The Witnefs, on hiscrofs-examination, Paid,

that he had himfelf complained to the Captain of
the boy's filth, and reludantly acknowledged that
he advifed, as a punifhment, that he fhould be
feized in the fhronds by the thumbs, with his toes
touching the deck, which advice the Captain re-
_idled, raying, no one in his f hip fhould be ill-
treated.

Richard Jenner, and Matthew Sims, two other
tailors, gave a more favourable account of the
tranfa;tion. The latter, in particular, Paid, that
he endeavoured to diffuade the application of the
cold 'water, declaring, as it afterwards turned
out, that it would be the death of the boy, who
was before fo ill as to be nearly bent. The Captain
afterwards put him under the witnefs's care, and
fopplied him with red wine and bark, for the ufe
of the patient, out of his own (lore ; but he never
recovered the application of the cold water.
After the evidence for the profecution was
clofed, Lord Atvaritar put it to the prifoner's
Counfel, that under all the .circumftances it was
unnecefary to go into the defence.
Mr. GAIROVir, his leading Counfel, and Who,
together With Mr. Serjeant Bator and Mr. Go ILSE v,
condated the crofs-examination with fingular abi-
lity, coincided in this .-fuggetlion. Though it
might have been important to have contradicted
the witneffes by contriry teftimony, yet, confider-
ing the nature of the 'evidence they had given, it
Was fufficient to leave the caA as it now flood.—
He contented hinsfelf, therefore, with calling. a
few witneffes to the prifoner's charadter, which
would completely remove any impreffion to his
prejwliee.
The witnetres called were of the firft refetabi-
lity, and they (poke of him in the bigbeft poffitile
terms, as a young man of the melt Toberrhabiu,
of the molt induffrions•charaßer, of the moft kind
and benevolent dirpolition.
Mr. GARROW further-Rated, that if it had been
judged neceltary, he had Gentlemen of the highett
medical talents and reputation to prove, that the
application of cold water to the.dectafed, with the
complaint under whichte labtrUred, could not fail
to be atteiscred,with'death.
After, few obfervations from Lord Alvan t, EY,
the Jury, without the fmalleft hefitation, acquitted
the prifoner.

for fea:

John Pebley, Captain of the Antelope merchant-
fhip, was charged with a fimilar offence, in affault-
ing John Jenkins, a mariner on board the Paid (hip,
near the Ifland of Demerara, on the 2 1 ft of Novem-
ber laft, arid beating him *ith the tiller of a bitat
in'the break head, and back, of whiah he died in
a few days afterwards.. :
There .wore:onlyWo..4llsitaelfes for this profecu-
tion, iSaintad:'-'l9ltineerthe Steward, and James
t*eftitci the Boatfwain of the veffel, from whore
-teßimony it appeared, that the (hip failed from
London in April, left year, and arrived in the Bay
of Demerara, about a quarter of a mile from the
fhore, in November. On the voyage:there vas
Come difpute between the deceafed and one of the
Mates, on which occafion the Captain efpoufed the
caufe of the latter. At Demerara the Captain
went on (bore, and returning in the boat, where
were Jenkins and three outlandifh Tailors, they
from the (hip raw him take the tiller from the :Aid-
der, and beat the deceafed with it for about ten
minutes on the head, neck, and breaft. Jenkins
with great difficulty got on board of the 'hip, and
crawled into the chains, from whence, by fome
"cans or other, he floated on his back to the (bore,
where fome men came to his affiance. In three

or four days the Captain brought liins on board
again, from a prifon, and the deceafed fent for the
two witneffes, and another perfon, folemnly dc-
daring that he died in confequence of the blows
received from the Captain, and requeffing that
they would acquaint his friends in England of it,
and fcejuliice done. They felt his breaU, the bone
of which appesred to be fraCtured, and he fpit blooJ

pett,-ivrd that any medical Alliance was afforded
him, and he foon died in a (late of delirium.

On being crofs-examined: they owned that they
had left the fhip before its return to England, but
faid they were Afra;,l of their lives, on account of
having been threatened by th.e Captain.
Capt. Pathley flated in his defence, that on hist*.
turn to the boat he found the 'l:lterated fwimming
about, and reprimanded him for a:ling with fuck
imprudence in lb hot and tinhcalibv a climate
that this being received with rtider.:l's and infult, lie
jumped intothe boat, anti a fcuffle enfued, in which
he only obtained the advantage when he, had re-
. courfe to the tiller. On fit:hug that, he f►ram on
(hose horn the (hip. He confulted one of the own-
ers, and by his advice applied to tilt M.c iflsate of
the town, who lent him to pi ifon till the day be-
fore the failing of the thin. In that interval he
fuppofed he might have caught the fever of which
he. died. He offered then to produce the surgeon's
bill, but the Court did not think proper to receive it.
A great number of brokers, (hip-owners, mer-
chants. and Captains of veffels then were called,
fcveral of whom refilled in Demerara. They all
gave the prifoner an excellent chat akler, and thole
vtho had employed him in their fervice, declared
they had never heard him complained of by the
crews.

.The Jury retired for near two hours: when
they came back they gave in a verdi6t of Alan-
flaughier, and he received fentence of fix months
imprifonment in Newgate, and was fined 501.

Capt. BINGHAM is appointed to the command of
the ST. Fioaanzo, of 4o guns ; and Capt.tin H.
OMMANEY to the command of the Ett.cos, of 18

Nuns, now at Portfmouth ; the is dallincd lor the
ewfoundland aation,andwill fail as limn as ready

A new College is about to be erdled at Cam-
bridge, called Doerning Collc'e. The money for
the eitablifhment of it was left by the late Sir
JAMES DOWNING. The fcite of ground marked
nut for it is near St. Andrew's•ttreet ; it is to be
for the Rudy of the Law and Phyfic only. A
queftion arofe upon the Will, and it has been a
number of years in litigation in Chancery, but is
now in a train of fettlement.
A paper publiihed at Paris, under the title of
Bulletin Particulier de Paris, of the silt May, and a
Journal concluded under the immediate influence
of-the Government, contains fome remarks on the
rumours circulated at Paris of plots, infurreaions,
&c. Thefe reports are declared to be totally un-
founded, and to be merely fuited to the capacity
of the Gok-tnouches, foreign and domeilic. It ex-
prefsly contradiets the report that the colours of
any regiment were to be confecrated. Such a thing
never was in the contemplation of Government.
It takes notice of the arreft of Ss so ENT, the Sep-
tembrifer, who is reprefented to have made. ufe of
fome very treafonable exprellions. FOURNIER is
faid to have had influence no where but in the
gaming houfes and amongft the files pubfiquer. As
to General DELMAS, he has been fent away to his
divifion. " He, however, is not to be confound-
ed with fuch wretches as the above. His heart
is much better than his head ; a brave foldier, but
a bad politician; he has neither mind nor fy ftcm of
his own; and as he will never tale thole of others,
he has been almoft always in oppofition to there of
others. He has fo often been the object of their
complaints that his removal to a di Ranee (elm:re:nee)
has generally taken place as often as his bickerings
rendered neceffary.'
The mind never received more complete gratifi-
cation from any produdtion at a Summer Theatre
than it does from the new Grand Ballet of Action
The Fatal Frei:Non, or Midnight 411 n, at the
Royal Circus, and this is evident from the very
extenfive applaufe it receives every evening from
each quarter of that Theatre. The Equeftrian
Feats of that unrivalled Hot feman young SAUN-
DERS, and the favourite Piece if The Anchanted
Harp ,join to render the routine of the amufements
perfectly charming. .
Mr. HUGHES, the aging Proprvaor of the new
Theatre, Sadler's Wells,very judicioufly perfeveres
in his plan of producing Novelty almoft every
week ; and this is the reafon why the Phantafma-
gkritt, notwithilanding its popularity, is to be with-
drawn after this evening. Speed the Plough, on
Monday, is to be replaced by another new Piece
by Mr. C. Diem, Jun. as is the Dance of The
Miller:, by another Ballet of Go u Kites; a Foreign
Wire Dancer; and five Italians, who each play
on Two Inftruments at a time, will alfo be intro-
duced. _ . _

After a long dole, St. Margaret's Church, We ft-
minfter,-was opened on Sunday laft, and the occa-
fion collated a very numerous congregation,
which included a great number of Architabiral
Artifis, and Mufical Cognofcenti. The Church
'has undergone a complete repair, ornamental and
fubliantiar ; the talleful execution of which does
very great credit to the abilities of Mr.Cocsßcr.c,
the Surveyor, under whofe diredion it was con-
duted,and proves him to be thoroughly acqa.:inted
with the merits and beauties of Gothic architec-

ture. A very fuperb and melodious Organ has
been built, which was opened on this occafion by
Mr. WESLEY, the fon of the late Rev. Mr. WES-
LEY, who difcovered confiderable fcience and feli-
city of execution : indeed, the powerful and com-
manding tones of this Organ are fo captivating as
to fix the attention irrefillibly of the audience, and
to fafcinate them with the concord of fwcet founds.
The fwell is particularly diftinguithed by the cry/-
undo diminuendo, which it difplays in the greatest
perfalion. The trumpet flop padres a fweetnels
of found, which, with the other fuperior qualities
of this charming initrument, produces a moll ma-
jeflic and fublime died. Mr. AVERY, the builder
of this Organ, needed not any additional inftances
to celebrate his fame ; but, on the prefent occa-
fion,it would be very unjull'not to found his praife,
who has fo highly contributed, by this moll admi-
rable Organ, to edify and delight thofe who may
have the gratification to hear it. The facred Ilruc-
sure of St. Margaret's Church may be confidered
as the national Sanfluary ;. the expence of beauti-
fying and improving of which, his been defrayed
by AP munificence of Parliament. whofe liberality