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London, England, 1822-07-12 00:00:00

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The following Song, writtefl for the occasion, Walsalsglay /4r,
SMITH, at the Colombian Meeting, at the titY of 4dai
Tavern, en Wednesday last : •

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0 ! remember when first Oantooc's broad stream
Saw the banner of Liberty wave—
When A isetioxso, awaken'd from pleasure's soft dream,
• And rusli'd forward his country to save !
When en kindly he bade his Fcomusa adieu,
And kiss'd the big tear from her cheek-
-0 ! how fund was the pledge—the fulfilment how true—
Th.' no language the Lovers could speak !
He dash'd off the tear, and he join'd Bowan, 4

The foes of bis land to o'ercome!
Not more true or more brave was that Hero in war;
They f ught bravely—each fought for his home !
But the last hostile Spaniard has fled to the coast,
And Atrisosso's return'd to his vale;
Peace, Commerce, and Plenty Colombia bouts.
And her ulnas re-echo the tale!

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LAT INTELLIGENCE.

COURT BENCH, JUIX 11.
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This was an action by Mr. Cort against Mr. Wil-,
lan, Who 14 the proprietor of the Bull and M;puth Inn,
and very extensively concerned in public conveyances
thioughotit the kingdom,..for expressions reflecting
on his charieer.
the Sntterron-GisinAL stated, that the plaintiff
had been for three years, previous to the offensive
llitgaige, a clei kin the employ of the defendant,' in
iehich situation he had 'conducted hiniself with in
iegrity and hohour. He was also SoCreiary to the
Committee of London Carriers, and was about to
Make a highly advantageous arrangement with Messrs.
Brown and Wallington, for the conveyance of specie
hum Manclie,ter to London. One *day in November,
last year; Mr. Welkin, without provocatiOn, ordOed
BIM td quit his *Sit vice, and charged hitn with having
embezzled money which he had received for him
in §mithfield: "In Consequence of this imputation,
Messrs. Brown and Wallington, though convinced of
its falsebUnd, felt that they should not be jitstified in
• permitting him to exercise a great public trust, and
he was compelled to seek' from the verdict of 'a Jury
the complete vindication of his griod fame.
• Mr. French, a Obi-led Mi. koied that the
'defendant came,•apparently irritated, to the ofgcelbsi
the day in question, and charged the plaintif with
Ombeisling money'. But it appeared front **O.
iiionf of the witness, that *Mr. Willan, now in his
seVenty-'seientli year, after a life of very Active exer-
tion! had suffered that decay in his faculties which
might beeipeeted froM his protracted exertions; that
those about him knew that he was sometimes afflicted
viith niiscOncePtions which it was hard to 'dissipate ;'
fad that there was no malice exhibited in hii general,
iondUct ea'the plaintiff. On the contrary, he hid;
his influence as Chairman Of the Committee .of Lon-
don Carriers, procured him the situation of Secretary.
The withisi was quite sure there was nothing in the'
c )nduct of the plaintiff on which a charge of dis-
honesty could be grounded.
Mr. SoAnLErr, who appeared for the defendant,
rase and begged to state that there was not the
smallest ground for the charge conveyed in the expres-
ions, or for imputation on the plaintiff's character.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE suggested the propriety
of not proceeding further in a cause, the real end of
which was attained by the avowal now made on the
part of the defendant.
After .some discussion between the Counsel, this
suggestion was acceded to, and a Juror withdrawn,
on the distinct understanding that there was no sus-
picion resting on Mt...Cott, and on payment (f costs
by the defendant, as between attorney and client.
OLD DAILEY SESSIONS.
Yesterday, James Stephenson and Thomas Harris
were convicted of stealing 571bs. of lead, value 7s.
the property of the King, from a dwelling-house, in
the neighbourhood of Soho.
The Sessions having terminated, the RECORDER
passed sentence of death on the following unhappy
individuals, viz.

Mary Seakins, John Kerns, Charles Marsh, and Mary Ann
Andrews, for stealing in 'a dwelling-house;' and Eliza Capps
lila James Annesley, for highway robbery.
Jan Garien, alial Ineekr, who was convicted in the April
Sessions; and whose judgment was then stayed on account of
pregnancy, was put to the bar, but having no further cause to
.hew why her sentence ihould not be executed, she also received
sintence of death. •
The following were sentenced to be transported fir life, via.
John Chambers and William Black.
Fe& Foonvarat Yeats—John Williams, Isaac Norris, and
George Walker.
Fon Saran Yzans—William Hodsoll, William Banbury, Wil-
Sant Owen, Tobias Burke (for bigamy), John Crossley, Thomas
Stroud, William Shepherd, William Pariter,• Henry Bird, Sa-
tinet Werton, William Phillips, Mary Evar, Daniel Valentine;
George l'hillips_, Ann Whitby, Martha Sharrott, William Bry-
son, Richard Taylor, and John Scott.
John William Henry Ritchingham, for bigamy, was sen-
tesiced.to one year's imprisonment in the House of Correction,
acid William Milian for stealing a considerable quantity of linen-
drapery, to two years' confinement in the same jail.
Several were ordered to be confined for various periods, and
no be publicly and privately whipped, and others were dii-
charged by proclamation. The Sessions was the' adjourned to
the 13th of September.
it• is highly gratifying to notice the decrease of
capital convictions. At the cot responding Sessions
last .year, 'l9 were sentenced to death—at the pre-
sent only xi*, which is the smallest that has occurred
for the last eighteen years. None of the cases are
Marked se ith circumstances of peculiar aggravation,
and it is Confidently hoped that this Sessions will
piss over withoitt-'an execution.
MIDDLESEX SFASIONS, JULY
tienbotti was indicted for publishing cer-
tain Obscene.' libel's. The indictment contained 12
counts, ten of which contained extracts frOtif a Ma-
gazine and Novel published by the defendant, and the
other two described prints contained in those works.
Mr. ADOLPHUS stated the case for the prosecution.
He said thiptosecution was instituted by the Society.
for the Suppression of Vice against the defendant, not
for one, but for a persevering publicatiOn of libels.
In the beginning of the present year, the defendant,
whn had kept a shop in the Strand, retn.,ved to Cas-
tle-street, Leicester-squire, -where he commenced the
publication. of a periodical work, callVd 4 The Rani-
bier's Magazine; ..passages front which formed some
of the Coistitilit the indictment. In the fourth num.'.
ber Of the We' aiAitte he announced to his readers that
he was about, to publiiii a-I,4ench Navel,. ihilh wa

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