Star.
London, England, 1825-12-29 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Fatmorm, Dec. CP.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrist4 die
Vivra:air, from Cork. Sailed the Dutch brig of war Brat,
West Indies; Harpy revenue cutter, for CAM& ; and the
Cosnrre for Gibraltar.
PLTXOVTIIt Dee. 27.—Wind N.N.E.--Sailed the
Comics, for Van Diemen's Land; Polidore, From, for .
kens; Eliza, OaLe, for Ilessina ; and the Doris, Nzumps,
Nantes.

PORTSMOISTIII Dec. 211.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived ,
Downs, the Clydesdale, Rosa, for Madras and Bengal;
FlSllalt, for Sierra Leone; James Harris, SMTN, fur J,
Silver, Maces", for Rio; his, Mono; Hazard, WAarieg.'
Nestor, Wasasca, for Arrived the Camden, Pt
front Riga. Salted his Majesty's ship Dacestomir, for BM
Sovereign and Joieph Green transports, for Cork ; Shipley
port, and Lord St. Helen's, (knee, fo; London.
Dug., Dec. at.—Wind
W.N.W.N.W.—Arrived the
Ammo, front blemel; Brothers, &ACM= • Leonidas,
and Lord Melville, •Reseassow, from Quebec; and the
Hamilton, Dscumntox, from New York. Arrived from the •
the Arno, Youma, for Grenada; and the Resolution, Palm,
the Mauritius.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, Duman 21.

SHIPS &MIRED Immatanu—The Resolution and HI
Miramichl; Jonge Cornelis and Jonge Gerrit, from
Georgina, from Altana; Musgrave Castk, Nelson.
from Dangle; Unity, from St. Petersburg%) ;
Percival, from Riga; Nelms', Seeman, and Betty, front
Henry, from Hamburgh; Ruby, from Memel; and '
Charente.

EXTIMED 011 TWA ROS ...1.110 John, for Buenos Ayrn
Egremont, for the Cape of Good Hope; London, fur r
the Fame, for Dublin.

SACRILWAIR.—The French Court of Cessation,
day, rejected the appeal of a person condemned
pita punishment by the Court of Assizes at '
having stolen the sacred vases ~f a Church.
to the declaration of the Jury, his punishment
to be hard labour for life; but the prisoner
ready undergone ten years of the galleys, for
offence, the Court, looking at the 56th Article
Criminal Code, sentenced him to death.
Appeal has confirmod this decision. The
the French Code referred to resembles our
takes away the benefit of Clergy on' conviction
second clergyable offence.
HoAsa STRA LlNG.—Another nest of -
the West of England has been traced, by ,
heasion of a man of the name of Testier, on 1,
on the cross road between- Oxford and Dunstable,
place called Ch4wood. near Tring.. The prisoner
driving a mare, and leading a horse, both-7'
a pasture belonging to Mr. Median, near
His story was, that he was servant only to a mi
Sanderson, who had some stabling and a sm.
Odsey, near ltoyston. Fowler was driven tt
ib the custody of a constable and a person
traced Mr. Mitaatis horses, where they found
stable four others, no doubt stolen, as Mr.
was not to be found, and no one but an old
the house, who knew nothing of the matter.
The Governor of South Carolina, in his
Legislature of that State, strongly recommend!
sion of the criminal laws on the tlirce fullnwinr
NTints plaishalents are not graduated to
Secondly,
inallsause
the eery ends of justice are
" And tbi y, because they impose upon the jai
dvebranches of your Government the painful and ii,
sky of carrying into effect laws which they must feel
ledge to be beyond expediency or the measure of justice.
The laws rela. ing to the trial of slaves •
of colour, he also says, call for arodific
these grounds:
" First--Capital offenders should be allowed the
by a Joey of twelve men, and the right of challenge
weer se guardian.
" Secondly-.-That all trials should take place at
Court House, where the correcting influence of the public
et public opinion, should guard over the invaluable treasure(
Thirdly—Execution by burning should be prohibited by Ps"''
live legislative enactment as a disgraceful relic of the dark ages.
" Fourthly—Time should be allowed by the sentence of the
Given for application to be made to the Executive forthe exercise °I
his prerogative of pardon. A modification, so as to embrace these
featertant legal provisions, is not only dictated by natural ele4or,
ml justice, but by the spirit of our institutions, and by the sandileq
public opinion in South Carolina." V h,
A most disgra..etul riot took place on die big. j
street of Dundee late in the night of Saturday last., which oriPegmi
is an attempt by some blackguards to rescue
watchmen were conveying to the Police Of
peace. The riot continued till two o'clock
One of the watchmen was dangerously hurt
numbers of which were thrown by the
also, it is said, from closes and windows.
were taken into custody by the police in
against twenty-live of whom convictions •
and they were Stied in various sums 1
bound over to keep the peace. The fines
to £33 10s.
EDINBURGH, Dec. 0.6.—F• iday
son, sailor In Grangepans, Wes. Muse*.
Ferrestslo, ironfounder in orrowstuuness,
tug pheisants in a wood belonging to Major
of thaddingstone, by the gamekeepers of the
who proceeded to seize the offenders. Simpson
hold of, he drew from hie pocket a large Spat
inflicted a severe wound on the keeper's rue.
SiMpsonsffected his escape, but the other.
a Just ce of the Peace at Linlithgow, AA

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d Bengal; C.ssi
ITH, kr Jamaica;
W.u.rea•' and tie
Unsden, Puss;
sr, for Bermuda;
rk ; Shipley trans.
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d the Econorm,
Leonidas, Scar;
and the Chicks
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Mon, PALM, t.r
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ad Hannah, frs
from Itortersia:-..•
Von, and rt.,:e
Wellington
.y, from Brem,r,
and. Antelope, ;n
as Ayres • F..tri
so, for Cork;
elution, on Ft'
mdentned to ca
es at CaMal,l
ads. Aceordis
shment wa, enl
'souer haring al
Pp, for anodic
Article of 111
. Tbe Court c
The Article
our law whit.
mnr iction for
horse stealers i.
, by the 'appr
rr, on Monday,
Dunstable, at
'he prisoner wa
both-stolen from
near .Eresham.
to a man 'named
a small 'farm at
iren to the place
rrson who had
found in' a dos
Mr. Sandertor
n old Woman i
tter.
is message lot
immends a revi
intring grounds,
ed to crimes.
are defeated by
judicial and execs:.
end unhappy necei•
st feel and atknow-
of justice. •
left Ind perso
todilications
the right of trill
allenge through the
Ice
the
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the
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b

rosy lair, wons.. 4 .....
neve a fellow whoa (be and
Oder for a breach Of Itle
Thj
Dck on Sunday monting.--.
.duri
iurt in the head by a ow l
crowd on the wryer', aid .211.10
. Twenty•sis iadividdi era!
n the course a the tium., itet
were obtained on 3forala!',
of from 10s. to x 3,0, ten
fines altogether apneas con
tow
morning. John siir
bet
I, fledge there, and irs•
as, were discovered iloot'
Major I lAMILTOII DO* tis rh
Df the Rarl of floral Or t
Sinapena's gen brig itA Vt4i
Spanish folding knife" '7 . it is
Pace. During the ttr4`
r ki
n. two were brouzb: ::.e
,R 1 commit:r4l•
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