Star.
London, England, 1824-08-02 00:00:00

WILL OP BONAPARTE.

A copy of the Testament of the late Emperor NAPO-
LION, which is deposited in Doctors' Commons. has just
been published. In the preface to this document, it is
stated, that not more than two days before NAPOLZON'S
death he dictated to Count MONTHOLON the letter to be
delivered to Sir HtmsoN Lowe, announcing his decease,
leaving a space for the insertion of the day and hour of
his dissolution. We give the following extracts from
this interesting document:
NAPOLIOL
This 15th April, 1821, at Longwood, Island of St. Helena.—
This is my Testament, or Act of my last Will
I die in the Apostolical Roman Religion, in the bosom of which
I was born, more than fifty years since.
It Is my wish that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine,
in the midst of the French people, whom I have loved so well.
I ha* always had reason to be pleased with my dearest wife,
Marie Louise. I retain for her, to my last moment, the most ten-
' der sentiments. I beseech her to watch, in order to preserve my
son from the snares which yet environ his infancy.
I recommend to my son never to forget that he was born a
French Prince, and never to allow himself to become an Instru-
ment in the hands of the triumvirs who oppress the nations of Eu-
rope. He ought never to fight against France, sr to injure her in
any manner : he ought to adopt my moth—" Everything fur the
French people."
The two unfortunate results of the invasions of France, when
she had still so many resources. are to be attributed to the treason
of Marmont, Augereau, Talleyrand, and La Fayette.
I forgive them—may the posterity of France forgive them like me.
I thank my good and most excellent mother, the Cardinal, my
brothers Joseph, Lucien, Jerome, Pauline, Caroline, Julie, Hor-
tense, Catarine, Eugene, for the interest which they have continued
to feel for me. I pardon Louis for the libel which he published in
1820: it is replete with false assertions and falsified documents.
I disavow the Manuscript of St. Helena," and other works,
under the title of Maxima:, Saying:, &c. which persons have been
pleased to publish for the last six years. These are not the rules
which guided my life. I caused the Duc d'Enghlen to be arrested
and tried, because that step was essential to the safety, interest, and
honour of the French people, when the Count d'Artois was main-
taining, by his confession, sixty assassins at Paris. Under similar
circumstances, I would act in the same way.
I bequeath to my son the boxes, orders, and other articles ; such
as my plate, field-bed, saddles, spurs, chapel plate, books, linen,
which I have been accustomed to wear and .use, according to the
list annexed. It is my wish that this slight bequest may be dear to
him, as recalling the memory of a father, of whom the universe
will discourse to him.

I bequeath to Lady Ho!lard the antique Cameo which Pope
Pius VI. gave me at Tolentino.
After specifying a number of individuals (principally
Officers of the French army) to whom legacies are
given, Napoleon proceeds :
These sums will be raised from the six millions which I depo-
sited on leaving Paris in 1815 ; and from the interest at the rate of
five per cent. since July, 1815. The account will be settled with
the banker by Counts Montholon Bertrand, and Marchand.
Whatever that deposit may produce beyond the sum of five mil-
lion six hundred thousand francs, which have been above disposed
of, shall be distributed as a gratuity, amongst the wounded at the
battle of Waterloo, and amongst the Officers and soldiers of the bat-
talion of the Isle of Elba, according to a scale to be determined
upon by Montholon, Bertrand, Drouot, Cambrone, and the Sur-
geon Larrey.
These legacies, in case of death, shall be paid to the widows
and children ; and iu default of such, shall revert to the bulk of
my property.
My private domain being my property, of which no French law
deprives me that I am aware of, an account of it will be required
from the Baron de la Bouillere, the treasurer. thereof; it ought to
amount to more than 200,000,000 of franes, namely-1. The port-
folio containing the savings which I made during fourteen years out
of my civil list, which amounted to more than 12,000,000 per an-
num, if my memory be good. 2. The produce of this port-flilio.
5. The furniture oc my palaces,: such as it was in .1414, including
the palaces of Rome, Florence, and Turin. All this •fornituro was
purchased with,monies accruing fromlthe Civil List. 4. The pro-
geed, of my houses in the kingdom of Itily, such as money, plate,
jewels, forniture, equipages ; the lccovnts will be rendered by Prince
Sugezia and the steward of the brown„Cantpagnoni.
• NAPOLEON.
' I bequeath my private domain, one-half to the surviving Office=
and soldieri of the French army who have fought since 17921°1815,
for the glory and the independence of the nation. The distribution
shall be made in proportion to their appointments upon active ser-
vice. One-half to the towns and districts of Alsace, of Lorrelbe,
of Franche Compte, of Burgundy, of the Isle of France, of Cham-
pagne Forest, Dauphine, which may have suffered by either of the
invasions. There shall e previously deducted from this sum one
million for the town of Brienne, and one million for that of Meri.
I appoint Counts Montholon, Bertrand, and Marchand, the execu-
tors of my will.
This present will, wholly written with my own hand, is signed,
and sealed with my own arms. (L. S.) NAPOLEON.
My arms, that is to say, my sword, that which I wore at Auster-
litz, the sabre of Sobiesky, my dagger, my broad sword, my hanger,
my two pair of Versailles pistols.
My gold travelling box, that of which I made use on the morning
of Ulm and of Austerlitz, of Jena, of Eylau' of Friedland, of the
Wand of Lobau, of Moscow, of Montmirail. 'rn this point of view
it is my wish that: it may be precious in the eyes of my son. (It has
been deposited with Count Bertrand since 1814.)
I charge Ceuta Bertrand with the care of preserving these objects,
and of conveying them to my sun, when be shall attain the age of
sixteen years.
A number of other articles are also directed to be
given to young Napoleon, on his attaining the age of
sixteen years.

A codicil, dated Longwood, April the 24th, 1821,
begins thus:—
Out of the settlement of my civil list of Italy, such as money,
jewels, plate, linen, equipages, of which the Viceroy is the deposi-
tory, -and which belonged to me, I dispose of two millions, which
I bequeath to my most faithful servants. I hope that, without act-
ing upon the credit of any account, my son Eugene Napoleon will
pay them faithfully. He cannot forget the forty millions which I
gave him in Italy, and in the distribution of the inheritance of
his mother.

Extract from the fourth codicil :
This 24th of April, 1821. Longwood.
By the dispositions which we have heretofore nude, we have not
fulfilled all our obligations, which has decided us to make this
*meth codicil.
T We bequeath to the son or grandson of Baron Dutheil, Lieuter
nant-General of Artillery, and formerly Lord of St. Andre, who
commanded the school of Ausonne before the Revolution, the sum
of one hundred thousand francs, as a memento of gratitude for the
care which that brave. General wok of us when we were Lieute•
not and Captain under his orders.
To the son or grandson of General Dugomier, who commanded
in chief the army of Toulon, the sum of one hundred thousand
francs. We under his orders directed that siege, and commanded
the artillery : it is a testimonial of remembrance for the marks of
esteim, of affection, and of friendship, which that brave and intrepid
General gaie to us.
We bequeath one hundred thousand francs to the son or grand-
son of the Deputy of the Convention, Gasparin; representative of
the people at the army of Toulon, for having protected and sanc-
tioned with his authority the plan which we had given, which pio-
cored the capture of that city, and which was contrary to that sent
by the Committee of Public Safety. Gasparin placed us, by his
protection, under shelter from the persecution and ignorance of the
General Officers who commanded the army before the arrival of my
friend Dugomier.
We bequeath one hundred thousand francs to the widow, son,
or grandson of our Aid-de-Camp Muiron, killed at our side at Ar-
cola, covering us with his body.
A fifth codicil says—
" Upon the funds remitted in gold to the Empress Marie Louise,
my very dear and well-beloved spouse, at Orleans, in 1214, she re-
males in my debt two millions, of which I dispose by the present
todicil, for the purpose of recompensing my most faithful servants,
whom moreover 1 recommend to the protection of my dear Marie
Louise."
Several persons are then named for various sums—On
the batik of the codicil is written ;
This is my codicil or act of my last will, the execution of which
I recommend to my dearest wife, the Empress Marie Louise.
(L. S.) NA POLION.

Mr. SINCLAIR sailed horn Dublin at the close of the
last week, to,fulfil an engagement in Edinburgh, where be will be
joined in a few days, by Miss 'fair.

LA, REPORT.

COURT OF ICINGI BENCH, JULY 31.
GALS V. DALRYMPLE.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a Black
sailor on board the Vansittart East Indiamaa, against
the Captain, to recover a compensation in damages for
an assault committed on him. It appeared from the
statement made by Mr. GURNEY, with whom was Mr. •
Lawn, that the defendant was unfavourably disposed
towards the plaintiff on account of his being a man of
colour. On the voyage home from China last April,
his grog was stopped by some of the Officers, and upon
a representation made to the defendant it was restored,
bnt he seemed much displeased with the plaintiff, and
told him that the first complaint he heard against him,
he would punish him severely. Shortly after, the ship
fell in with the Wellington, and some of the crew were
ordered to row the defendant to the Wellington, to dine
on board, and to wait his return in the evening. Owing
to some accident the boat became entangled in the bow
ropes of the Wellington, and caused some delay in
getting alongside. The Captain was much enraged,
he abused the men, particularly Gale, whom he knocked
down ; and when they got alongside the Vansittart, im-
mediately ordered him into irons, with others who were
drunk; he also kept him in confinement two days, and
then gave him two dozen lashes, although one of the
men who was really drunk received only a dozen.
For the defendant it was urged, that Captain Dal-
rymple had been seventeen years in the service of the
East India Company, and was incapable of committing
an act of oppression upon anybody. It was also proved
by two of the officers of the Vansittart, the surgeon,
carpenter, boatswain, cook, and several of the sailors,
and likewise by Captain Blanchard, of the Wellington,
that the defendant was quite sober, and that the plain-
tiff was roaring drunk all night. The officer of the
Vansittart who had charge of the watch, said he went
to the gangway to receive the Captain on board, and
was surprised to see the boat's crew come up from the
boat first; Gale was swinging backwards and forwards,
and was too drunk to be employed.
The Jury, after consulting together two hours and a
half, returned a verdict for the defendant.

By a letter received
_from the sland of Ascension,
dated the Slst of May, we hear that the garrison were
all well, and Lieutenant AITCHESON, of the Marine Ar-
tillery, who, on hearing of the late disastrous affair at
Cape Coast, had handsomely volunteered his services,
was to sail that day, with a detachment of that corps,
on board his Majesty's sloop VICTOR, Captain SCOTT,
for Cape Coast.
Letters received from our squadron off Algiers (via
Marseilles), dated 4th ult. state that all the bombs, mor-
tar-vessels, and the Lightning steam-vessel, had arrived
from England, and that preparations were making for
an attack on Algiers. The Algerines appeared perfectly
prepared. It was thought their batteries and defences
were under the command of French renegade Officers.
The NAIAD having been dispatched before Algiers, to
destroy an Algerine brig, lying under the batteries of
Bona, Captain SPENCER sent his boats in for that pur-
pose on the night of the 24th of May, and captured and
burnt her. There was not any individual on board.—
The batteries mounted 40 guns.
FIRE.-.Thursday afternoon, an alarming fire broke
ono in the premises occupied by Mr. Tippet, bedstead-
mannfacturnr, in Merchant-street, Bristol, which at one
time threatened destruction to the range of, buildings in
a line with it ; but, by the exertions of the neighbours,
who were actively employed in throwing water on the
fire from buckets previously to the arrival of the en-
gines, the progress of the flames was arrested. After
destroying the back part of the house in which it broke
out, and damagin two others, the fire was got under.
ATTEMPT TO MURDER A WITNESS AT THE PRESENT
YORK Assrzes.—About one o'clock on Saturday, the
24th ult. Mr. John Whiteley, a preacher, constable, and
publican, of the Star Inn, Sowerby, near Halifax, was
roused from his bed by a loud knocking at the front
door of his house, when he immediately rose, and
throwing up the window of his lodging-room, demanded
the cause of the untimely disturbance. The person who
had knocked at the door instantly turned towards him,
and placing his left hand over a part of his face, said,
with a low feigned voice, "Sir, I am a friend, come to
tell you an important secret, and that is, I know where
the three men now are whom you have been seeking
so long ; but if you drop searching altogether, it will be
better for you ; and I further tell you, that you may get
a larger sum of money if you will not produce the stolen
goods at the next York Assizes." Whiteley's only reply
was, that he felt disposed to do his duty. The villain in-
stantly said, " And so do I r and raising his band, in
which was a double-barrelled pistol, he instantly fired
at Whiteley, who drew back and thus escaped. He
immediately called for assistance and pursued the vil-
lain, but without effect.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, AUG. Y.
The arrivals of all descriptions of Grain last week were mode-
rate. This morning there is only a middling-quantity of Wbeat,
Barley, Beans, and Peas, fresh up from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk ;
and only a few vessels from the North with Oats. Prime dry sam-
ples of Wheat, as heretofore, are eagerly sought by our Millers, and
such have sold on full u good terms as last week ; ►ut as the wea-
ther continues remarkably favourable for the ensuing harvest, the
trade for all descriptions of Wheat, not superfine, is excessively
dull, and last week's terms are not maintained. Barley sells very
heavily, and the prices are is. per quarter lower. Beans also end
so few buyers, that they may be reported ls. per quarter cheaper.
The accounts of the Oat crop being very favourable, this article
meets very slow sale, but the prices are not altered, as the quantity
now in the market is not considerable. There is scarcely aay trade
for Flour, except such as Is fresh made.

icrs
&on soßgenane,ss:niewsrmall.,
55,
ns.ew4oll.sas.
40s.
Wheat itßevhcilte(nneeww):s42Bs.vs.Rto6o6s7.
--- old, 58s. 68s. - old, OW. 00s.
- old, 60s. 745. ---- old, 40s. 435.
Barley, New, 525.395. nth, new, 30s. 355.
Old, 00$. 00s. --- old, 365. 40s.
Peas, Grey, New, 325. 345. Oats, Feed, new, 195. 235.
--- Old, 541. 379. .-- old, Os. Os.
Maple, new, 365. 58s. Poland, new, 20s. 265.
- old, 00s. 00s. .•---. old, Os. Os.
White, new, 325. 355. Potatoe, new, 235. 305.
- old, Os. Os. .....--. old, Os. Os.
Boilers, new, 5e3. 42.. - Scotch, 50s. 325.
I • - old, 00s. 005. Flour, per Sack, 505. 60s.
A STATALS LAST WILL.
Wheat, English, qrs. 5,199 Beans - 625
Barley - 563 Peas . - 96
Malt . 5,626 Irish Oatli - 2,265
Oats -
. 6,685 roglish Flour, sacks 7,210
SMITHFIELD MARKET, AUGUST 2.
There was a good supply this morning of all descriptions of
Cattle, among which were a number of Oxen of superior quality:
In Lambs the number was great, but most of them of a lean de-
scription. There was a sufficient quantity of Sheep, but not se
great as on former Mondays.--the prices may be quoted rather
lower than on this day sennight, except for good Sheep, which
beep, high in price.
Beef, per stone of Bibs. 3s. Od. to 41. Od. Mutton Su Ild. to
4s• 6d. Lamb 4s. 6d. to 55. Sd. Veal 45. 6d. to ss. 44.--Hay
per load, 6!. to Ti. Straw, V. 10$. to 31.115. Clover,ol. Os. to 7L 7s.

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DISCOVERY OF BRISBANE RIVER, NEW SOUTH '
WALES.
(Awn she Logsdon Magasiae.)
The following interesting particulars have been com-
municated to us hy a Gentleman just arrived from New
South Wales :
Mr. Oxley has at last discovered a river of consider-'
able magnitude, with an embouchure to the sea ; Mr.
Cunningham, the botanical collector for Kew Gardens,
has explored a pass through a fine country, from Ba-
thurst to Liverpool plains; and Mr. Bell, jun. has effected
a way from Richmond to Bathurst which will avoid
the difficulties of crossing the Blue Mountains. But the
greatest and most unexpected discovery of all is that of
the river which Mr. Oxley has called the Brisbane, and
which discharges its waters into Moreton Bay, 400
miles to the northward of the settlement at Port Jack-
son. This valuable discovery was made only in De-
cember last, in the course of a survey of Moreton Bay,
with a view to form a convict penal establishment there,
in pursuance of the recommendation of the Commis-
sioner of Inquiry, Mr. Bigge. The river flows through
a rich country, and is navigable for twenty miles for
vessels of considerable burthen, if not drawing more
than sixteen feet of water. From this distance the wa-
ter is perfectly fresh. Mr. Oxley proceeded thirty miles
further u 2 the river without finding any diminution in
either the breadth or depth of it, except that in one
place, to the extent of thirty yards, a ridge of detached
rocks stretches across, having not more than twelve feet
at high water; and he obtained from a hill a view of
its apparent course for thirty or forty miles further. As
far as Mr. Oxley went, the tide rose four feet six inches.
It was impossible to pursue the investigation then from
sickness, heat of weather, and shortness of provisions;
but he was to renew his survey early in autumn. The
country was level all round, from south to north-west,
in the apparent south-west course of the river ; from
which circumstance, and the slowness of the current,
and the depth of the water, Mr. Oxley was led to con-
elude that the river will be found navigable for vessels
of burthen to a much greater distance, probably not less
than fifty miles. There was no appearance of its being
flooded; and from the nature of the country and other
circumstances, he does not think that the sources of the
river will be found in a mountainous region, but rather
that it flows from some lake, which will prove to be the
receptacle of those interior streams to the south-west,
crossed by him during Iris land expedition of discovery
in 1818, namely, Parr y's Rivulet, Bowen River, Field's
River, and Peers River. A paper has been read before
the Agricultural Society, strewing that it is not proba-
ble that it can be the outlet of that inland lake in which
the river Macquarie was found to terminate, since the
whole course of that river for 300 miles is north-west,
and it would require an immediate regular diversion to
the north-east for nearly 400 miles to reach Moreton
Bay ; and then the height of its head above the level of
the sea would allow the whole river only a fall of about
two feet per mile; whereas Mr. Oxley's measurements
make the Macquarie fall in one place 437 feet in little
more than fifty miles ; and in another 750 in about
fifty miles ; and Sir. Thomas Brisbane's measurements
make a fall in the river of 1,140 feet in only thirty miles.
But this last is impossible, where there are no cataracts,
and must be attributed to some error in using the baro-
meter. Whatever may be its origin, it is the largest fresh
water river hitherto 'discovered in New South Wales,
and promises to be of the utmost importance to the co-
lony, as it affords water communication with theses to
a vast extent of country, a great portion of which ap-
peared to Mr. Oxley capable of raising the richest pro-
ductions of the tropics.

Mr. Ciiaw, the Lieutenant of the East India Com-
pany's ship Sophia, and his comrades, who were so treacherously
seized by the Burmese Authorities in Arracan, on the 20th of Ja-
nuary of the present year, have been released. On their arrival at the
place to which they had been invited by the Burmese Commander,
they found themselves immetliately surrounded by an armed force.
The leaders asked Mr. CHEW whether he was Captain Curer /
Whether that was his ship lying off Shapuree? and what salary the
Company gave him? On his answering these several questions;
they said the King of AvA would give him much more if he would
serve him. On the 22d of January, they were embarked in a boat,
in a most miserable manner, without food. in which they contimted
two days and two nights, when they were removed into a better
bast, sent expressly by the RAJAII to conduct them to Arracan.
—On their arrival at Arracan they were lodged in a hut. Mr.
Came and Ids party were liberated by the Rajah of Aa*ACAW 011
the 13th February, the very day tot which the Burmese were driven
from their stockades at Buddapore by the detachment under the
command of Captain Joussroxa ; and no doubt can be entertained
but that they owe their liberty to the impression produced by that
vigorous and successful attack.
An Inquisition was on Saturday taken before Mr.
limos, the Deputy Coroner for Westminster, at the
White Horse, Knightsbridge, on the body of Lieutenant
John Ainsworth. It appeared that the deceased was
found lying on his face by a tree, near the pond in the
Green Park, and that his hat and gloves were found
lying by his side. On turning his face upwards,
it was discovered he.Wal quite dead. He was removed
to St. George's Hospital, where his pockets were
searched, and a half-crown in money and some papers
were found, as also was a will, regularly attested, and
of which Mr. D'Oyley, of the Inner Temple, was ap-
pointed executor. The papers led to an inquiry at Cox
and Greenwood's the army agents, one of whose clerks
came and viewed the body, and identified it to be that
of Lieutenant Ainsworth. Mr. Wrentmore, house sur-
geon to the hospital, deposed that the body exhibited no
external violence, and that from the exterior appearance,
he should have thought that the deceased died a natu-
ral death ; but on opening the body he found the sto-
mach much inflamed. Verdict—" Died from an in-
flammation of the stomach."
Last week, at the Devon County Sessions, two men,
named Riggs and Foster, were charged with stealing
Sfilbs. of hay; it was given in evidence by the prosecu-
tor, that the field from which it was taken had been
mowed two days ; he was then asked, if, in that time, it
had attained the state of hay? No. Was it grass then?
No. Then, Sir, by what appellation do you call it?
The farmer could not answer ; the Lawyer confessed he
was at a loss for a word to name it by ; and the indict-
ment was quashed.
TUE COUNTRYMAN AND TUE BEADLE.--A short time
since one of the beadles of Brighton took a quantity of butter
away from a countryman, because it was deficient in weight; and
:sleeting him a few days after in a public-house, says to him, "you're
the m}n I took twenty pounds of better from." " No, I be'ant,"
replied Hodge. " I ant sure yeu are," says the beadle. " I tell
ye (be'ant," rejoined the countryman, " and if thee lik'st I'll lay
thee a guinea on't." " Dune," replied the beadle, and the money
was quickly posted. "Now," says the countryman. " thou didst take
twettly lumps of Lt.tter from sue, but if there had been twenty
petsit4s you'd have no right to take them, and this," continued be,
very coolly pocketing the Money, " will pay me for the loss of
the butter."

AS SIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HERTFORD, JULY 31.
ROBBERT OF EARL COWPER'S STEWARD.
James Harris, James 7 homas, alias Davis, and James
Green, were indicted for breaking into the house of Mr.
Haines, the steward of Earl Cowper, on the night of
the 9th of June, and stealing cash and notes to the
amount of 1,8001. and upiards.
Mr. J. Haines, the son of the prosecutor, lived with
his father at Cole Green, in the parish of Hertingford-
bury. In the night of the 9th of June, he was alarmed
about a quarter past one in the morning by a noise
which he at first thought was a younger brother, who
slept in the same room with him, rapping at his bed.
stead. When he found it was not him, he opened his
door to ascertain the cause of it, and then saw four or
five men in the passage coming towards his door. One
of them, on seeing him, put a pistol to his head, and
threatened to blow his brains out if he did not return
to his room. They then pushed him into his bed, and
struck at him with sticks, but he was protected from
the blows by their bludgeons catching in the furniture.
While the men were with him, he saw his father at the
door, and the men immediately rushed towards him,
and said, " Where's the money, we'll have it." They
forced his father into his own bed-chamber, saying, as
they were proceeding along the passage, "Kill him if
he don't tell where the money is."—He could not speak
positively to Green's being one of the men who was in
his bed-room ; but he was certain that Davis was the
man who held the pistol to his head. Before he opened
his bed-room door, he looked throagh the key-hole, and
saw that one of the men had a light in a lantern, that
hung to his button-hole. On leaving the house the rob-
bers locked him in, and he did not obtain his liberation
until he had unscrewed the lock of the door. About a
month afterwards he went to Hertford Gaol, and there
pointed out Davis as one of the robbers from about 14
or 15 other persons. By the light the robbers had he
could see the men, and he believed Green was one who
compelled him to return to his room.
John Haines the elder, Steward to the Earl Cowper,
stated, that on the 9th of June last, he received on ac-
count of rent, from different tenants of his Lordship,
£1,886 18s. 11d. which he gave to Mrs. Haines, to take
care of. He went to bed on that night at about half-
past twelve o'clock, and was soon afterwards awakened
by Mrs. Haines, and immediately heard screams in the
passage near his bed-room. He opened the door, and
saw four or five men in the passage. Heard a voice say,
" rush at the door." He then retired to his room, and
sat himself against the door to prevent its being forced.
The men made several attempts to force it, and even-
tually succeeded; but in the interim, the alarm-bell
had been rung, which confusle the robbers, and they
gave him time to arm himself' with a poker and a fire-
shovel. They, however, made a second attempt to
force the door, and having broken it in, two men en-
tered, one of whom he struck with the poker on the
left hand, which occasioned him to stagger backwards.
He also struck the second man with the poker, and
while he was engaged with them, several other men
came in, and drove him to the windows, through which
they knocked his head. Having seized him by the
throat, they got him down, and dreadfully beat. him ;
and while in that situation, one of them held a pistol
to his head, and said he would blow out his brains if he
attempted to stir. Another said, el Where's the mo-
ney !" and on his asking what money they meant, Jas.
Harris said, el Oh your eyes, you know what
money, and if you don't instantly tell where it is, we'll
blow your brains out." At this moment he saw another
man break open the chest where the money was, upon
which Harris went to the chest, and took out some
clothes, and then finding the money, he said, ea
your eyes, you said the money was down stairs, bdt
here it is." Harris then had a pocket-book in his hand,
and said, el your eyes, this is not all," and in-
stantly took up another parcel, which contained £1,200,
the remainder of the money, with the exception of some
sovereigns, which were in a saucer, and which Harris
emptied into his pocket. The money having been
taken, Harris said, ee Now, his eyes, let's bind
him; now, old man, turn over." They then turned
him over, and bound his arms with a rope. After he
had been bound, Harris said, " Now let's bind the old
woman," and throwing the bedside carpet over him,
they left him on the floor; almost directly after one of
them returned and said, " I don't think we have tied
him tight ; come, old man, turn over, let's see ;" they
turned him over, and on finding one of his hands at
liberty, the man said, le my eyes, I thought we
had not secured him ; the has got one of his
mawkys (hands) loose." About this time a bell rang,
and the men all left the room ; his wife afterwards re-
leased him, and on going down stairs he saw Chapman,
a shepherd, lying under a tree, apparently very much
hurt; he bad no doubt but that Harris and Green were
two of the men who were in the room. The next
morning he found that one of the glasses of the dress.
ing-room, which communicated with the passage, had
been cut by a diamond, and the window forced up.
Mrs. Haines, wife of the last witness, said that the se-
cond Wednesday in June was the appointed day for her
husband to receive Lord Cowper's rents; and on Wed-
nesday, the 9th of June, her husband having received
upwards of 1,8001. she deposited the money in a chest
in her bed-room; when the men entered her bed-room,
Davis presented a pistol to her head, and compelled her'
to get into bed, she having previously got out and rung
the alarm bell. Another of the men went to her hus-
band, and, using very shocking language, threatened to
kill him if he did not tell where the money was. The
man who made these threats was a tall man (Harris),
and had a lantern by his side. Green demanded the
key of the chest, Out before be could give it, another of
them had forced the lock.

Samuel Chapman, one of Lord Cowper's shepherds,
stated, that on heating the alarm bell, he went to the
house, and rang the bell; in thegarden, near the house,
he saw four men, one of whom was running from the
house; that man flashed a pistol in his face, and if it
had gone off, it must have killed him. He struck the
man down with a stick, and while they were scuffling
on the ground, the man escaped; be pursued him, and
had nearly overpowered him a second time, when two
other men came up, and severely beat him about the
head and body with large sticks, and repeatedly cried
out, " him, kill him;" seeing him senseless on the
ground, one of the men said, "—him, he is dead."
Harris was one of the men who struck him when be
was attacked the second time ; he could not speak to the
persons of the other prisoners; two ploughmen, who
were coming to his assistance, were likewise so beaten
down, and, in the confusion be did not know what
became of them.

George Venables one of Lord Cowper's ploughmen.
was called up by :qrs. Haines. He went to the stables

and.got a hay-fork, and was Oiled by ha brother.—
They both went under the window where Mr. Haines
slept, and heard talking in the room. While they were
under the window, Chapman came up and rang the bell.
He went from the window, and as he was opening a
gate, he saw two men coming past the door. He struck
at the shortest man with his fork, but missed him, and
was himself instantly got down and repeatedly struck.
When lie was down, one of them said, "Kill the —."
Benjamin Venables, the brother of the last witness,
and another ploughman in Lord Cowper's service, saw
four men coming from the house, and going towards his
brother; they attacked his brother, upon which he went
to his assistance, and struck the tallest man with a
bludgeon over the head. The men beat him down, and
lone of them held a pistol to his face. He should not
I know either of the men again.
George Avis, a constable, produced two bludgeons
(one of them Mr. Haines found on his son's bed, and
the other was picked up under the window by a Mr.
Pye); the constable also produced a pistol, which was
found by Mr. C. Haines, close to the garden gate, near
the spot where Chapman was maltreated. Avis appre-
hended Harris and Davis at a coffee-shop,l24,Chancery-
lane. Harris had his thumb bound up with a ribbon.
All the prisoners confined their defence to a positive
assertion that they were innocent of the charge.
On their behalf several witnesses were called, princi-
pally for the purpose of proving an alibi, by stating that
on the night of the robbery the prisoners were at Astley's
Theatre. These persons, on being examined relative to
several incidents of the evening, gave such an imperfect
and improbable statement, as made their testimony of
but little value to the prisoners.
Mr. Justice Buttaotrtio, having minutely recapitulated
the evidence, the Jury, after five minutes' consultation,
returned a verdict of Guilty.
Mr. Justice BURROUGH then proceeded to pass sen-
tence of death on the three prisoners; and the two Mar-
shalls and ,Cartwright, convicted of a burglary in the
house of Mr. Gordon, being placed at the bar, also re-
ceived the awful sentence of the law.

The trial lasted between five and six hours, and ex-
cited great interest, from the aggravated and atrocious
circumstances attendant on the robbery.
The sentence, it is understood, is to be carried into
execution on Wednesday next, on all but the younger
Marshall, for whom hopes are entertained of a respite.
Barnett, the jeweller, in Bishopsgate-street, to whom
Mr. Gordon's plate was said by Ingram to have been
sold, surrendered to his bail in Court; and having dis-
charged his recognizance (no bill being found against
him), was about to retire, when he was unexpectedly
taken into custody, on the oath of Mr. Gordon, jun. and
the warrant of the Rev. Mr. Lloyd, as the receiver of Mr.
Gordon's plate. He will be transmitted to Newgate.
Dudfleld is still in Hertford Jail, but is to be removed
to Newgate in the course of the week.

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