Star.
London, England, 1805-10-30 00:00:00

111IDDIESEI SESSIONS.

Yefterday Lewir Lamprede was indiaed for atfault-
ing Eliza Lamprede, his infant daughter, liven years
old, with intent to violate her perfon.
When the females had retired from Court, accor-
ding to order,
Mr. CONST, for the profecution, obferved, that the
Defendant Rood charged with a crime, at which na-
ture itfelf rnuf (budder ; an all-Ault. with intent to
violate his own child. The Jury could only afcer-
tain the perpetration of the aft, from the inference to
be drawn from the faits that would be hated in evi-
dence ; which, though beyond all he had ever feeth
heard. or underftond, and the molt improbable and
impoffible to his mind, he was intlruaed would be
eftablithed beyond all contradiction. The defendant
had been fome years married to the lady who Rood
by the unhappy child (her mother), but from Come
difagreement arifing between them, they had fepa-
rated fome time previous to this horrid tranfaftion.
which occurred about the month of August laft.—
They had three other younger children, two boys

and a girl ; what the conduet of the parents were to
each other, had nothing to do with the quellinn then
before the Curl. By Tome means, the wife had
been examined before the Grand Jury who found the
bill; however, he admitted, (he could not be called
as a witnefs before the Court. The evidence of a

wife againd her hulband, in cafes of perfonal vio-
lence to herfelf, was admiffible, but not when a
third perfon was concerned. The principal evidence
would,_ therefore, be the child herfelf, the maid to

whom 'the communicated the abominable dory, and
Dolor Stanton, a medical gentleman of great re-
fpeetability, who was called in, and who, he under-
Rood, was the chief means of having the bill of in-
diftment preferred. From thefe witneffes the fags
would appear, and it would be for the Jury to coat.
der, what might be the fair inference to be drawn
from them. In conclufion, he confeffed, the greateft
difficulty he felt in the cafe was to make the Court
and Jury think fuch a thing poffible in human nature.
The little girl, of a very interelling appearance,
was then put upon the table, and hating fatisfied the
Court of her knowledge of the tendency of an oath,
in which the Paid the was irdlruaed by- her mother,
the was (worn, and depofed, that her father was a
jeweller, and lived in Craven-buildings, Drury-lane,
and, fince their feparation, her mother refided with
her grandmother, in Craven yard, oppofite. She
was going on eight years old. Some time previous
to her mother's parting from her father, the &pc
with the latter, and her mother lay in a little bed.
She continued to lie with her father ever once, until
the difcovery of the tranfaetion in queftion. She then
Rated a clear, circumßantial, and unequivocal rela-
tion of fads, which delicacy prevents us from re.
pealing ; in which the was corroborated by Mary
Egan, her father's fervant maid (who firß made the
difcovery from the child herfelf,) and Dr. Stanton.
She was not croft examined by the Counfel for the
Defendant, and was attended, during the whole trial
by her mother, a genteel intereflins looking. young
woman, who appeared greatly agitated during the
whole time.

Mary Egan, in part of her evidence, faid, that one
night her mailer Paid fomething of an improper na-
ture to her, which enraged her fo much, that fhe in
way retaliated, by accufing him, in an indite&
manner, with this unnatural crime ; and he replied,
that it was all a plot and confpiracy between her,
his wife, and the d—n'd old b—h of a grandmother.
Mr. GURNEY made a very able and impreffive ad-
drefs to the Jury, on behalf of the Defendant, obferv-
ing, that a cafe of th s nature, in order to gain credit
with them, Would be one where no fufpicion what-
ever could attach upon the party profecuting. This
was not the preterit cafe ; differences of a very fe.
dims nature had arifin between the hufband and the
wife, and a feparation had taken place. They were
evidently at daggers with each other ; he living in
one place, and We, with her mother, reading ex-
aCtly oppolite, where the children had daily accefa
to her. He dwelt with much fires upon the mo.
ther's inflruition to her child upon the nature of an
oath, the improbability of the Rory We had told, and
the poffibility of fuch a confpiracy culling.
Tile defendant did not call any witneffes.
The Jury turned round to confult with each other
without waiting for a charge from the Chairman,
who was turnin3 over his notes for that purpofe,
when be addrened them : 18 Gentlemen, before you
confider of your verdi&, and left the fpeech of Coun-
fel Would have made any impreffion upon your mind,
contrary to the real faits in evidence, it is neceffary
that I fhould recapitulate that evidence, and that you
Would reconfider it, and pads your minds tho-
roughly with it."
He then read over the whole of the evidence, and
obierved, with refpee to the competence of the child,
her knowledge of the nature of an cath, and the ac-
count the had given, being too rational for her ten-
der years, it might be all very true. but it did not
therefore follow that the bad not fpoken the truth;
if We had told an hone ft tale, why doubt her ? but it
there were any grounds to fuppole this to be a wick-
ed confpiracy to detiry the man, they ought to
have been proved in evidence. The mere conje6ure
of Counfel was not fufficient. The Jury mull not
decide upon conjeiture, but upon faits. He did
expeCt to have beard fome evidence relative to this
confpiracy ; but there was nothing even as to his
general charailer.
The Jury. after a fhort confultation, defiled to
hear witneffes to the defendant's charailer.
Two ladies were then examined, who gave him the
general charaiter of a good father ; one of them,
however, never was an inmate of his honfe.
To refill this evidence, the apprentice boy of the
Defendant ( John Melvin) was called—he Rated as
to hie tnA Iles's moral chariteter, he was enough to
suit: the morals of any young lad in the world. His
tetlimony upon the whole, however, did not go to
attach any particular Rain upon the Defendant.
The CHAIRMAN again addreffecl the Jury, and told
them; there was nothing whatever in this fubfequent
evidence which could alter the cafe one tittle. The
evidence flood as before, uncontradieed in every
point ; and as to the confpiracy, it was, he repeated,
a mere conjeiture.
The Jury, in a moment after, returned a verdie of
Not Guilt ; which was followed by a general murmur
through the Court, Wires, and other marks or dilip.
probation.

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Fres the LOA LON GAZETTE, Wet 39.

ADMIRALTY OTFICIP, OCT. 29. •
Car of a Letter from the Honourable William Carnevale Ad-
miral of the White, &e. to William Murders, Efq. deed Ville

di Pada at Sca, Od at.
Sir—l have the honour to enclofe, for the inform.i-
tlon of the Lords qsammilEoners of the Admiralty, a

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Ptter I have now received from Captain Lavin, of
his MAjelly's (hip Tap, giving an account of his hav-
ing fallen in with and captured the St. Pedro Sparta
corvette pire.iteer, and tccaptured the Magdalen be
longing to p-.. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) w. CnIttiWALLIS.
Irto, at Sea, Oetaber 21.

Sir—l have the honour to aegnaipt you. that, at
daybreak on the t sth intl. being offLe Roche ilonnes,
tan fail were difcovered (leering towards Bourdeaux.
It was loon afeertained that one was a fchnoner arm-
ed Tafel, the other, a merchant Ihip, her prize.—
Though it blew Ilrong on the (hot e, 1 was fortun ,t;
enongh to cut off the Grip. She proved to be the,
Magdalen of Greenock, who had feparated from the
Leeward liland convoy, and had been neatly a
month in pollaion if the enemy.
On the fame night a (hip opened her fire npnn me
ald did not furrender until the bad received fevers)
broadlides. Site proved to be the St. Pedro Spanish
corvette privateer, mounting t 6 guns, eight of which
are tB-pouuders, the rest Spann 6-pounders, with t so
nun on b lard when the failed, pit of whom
.vets distributed in five velfels the had captured. I
ant fotry to add that we had one mats killed, and
tile enemy two killed and four wounded. The fenior
Lieutenant, Mr. Ivir, and the rent of the Officers
and (hip's company, conduced themfelves on this
trecalion much to my fatisfation. I have the honour
to be,- Etc. (gigned) 1. LAVIe.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
WAII.43VPICR. ocrosea
38 Regiment of Font Guards—john Aitchiftm, Gent.to bean-
psi), by purchafe, vice Byrne, who retires
To be Entigns, without purehafeCharles Schiff:ter, and William
Henry Scott. Gans.
IR Regiment of Foot, Grainger, Gent. to helot" With-
out outdate, vice Hardynan. whole appointment is not to
take place.
9tk Ditto—Feign lames Daly, from the 3d Foot, to be Lieute-
nant, by pnrcha vice Mercer, promoted.
27th Ditto—Major the Honourable George Carleton, from the
4oth Foot, to be Major, vice Shaer, who exchanges.
To be Lieutenants, without porthole,
Epftgn John Geddes, from the lad Fotat.
Enfign John Mackay, from the 93d Foot.
Htmdcrfon, Gent. to be Zap, by prelate, vice Sam
don, promoted.
Alexander t)avidfon, Gent. to be Enfign, without purchafe, vice
Pope, promoted.
11.-lecttenaot Wiliam Galbraith to be Adjutant, vice Nethery,wba
refigns; Q2tarter•Mafter William M'Lean to be Adjutant, with
the rank of Enfign.
• 37th Ditto—Captain Simon Hart to be Major, without purchafe,
vise Beckwith, deecated.
40th Ditto—Major John Shaw; from the 27:12 Foot, to be Major,
vice Carleton. who exchanges
.4ift Ditto--Enßgu Samuel Hughes to be Lieutenant. without
purchafe, vice Milne.promoted in the 08th Foot; Richard Bul-
lock, Gent. to be Enfign, without purchafe, vice Hughes.
44th Ditto--Captain George Harding to be Major. without pur.
chafe, vice Datifer, deceafed; Lieutenant John Borwick to be
Captain °fa Company, vice Harding; Enfign John Makeney
to be Lieutenant, vice Newport, promoted in the Bth Foot;
VolOnteer C Wearthy to be Enfign, vice Blakeney.
53d Ditto—Acheron O'Brien, Gent. to be Enfign, without pur-
chafe, vice Salmon, cyhofe appointment is not to take place.
54th Ditto—Lieutenant Henry Danaldfon, from the nth Weft
India Regiment, 'l3 be Lieutenant, without purchafe; Jo'it
Abbott, Gent to be Enfign. without purchafe, vice Cafon, fu.
perfeded.
58th Ditto—Entigo Henry Pratt to be Lieutenant, without put,
chafe, k Thom lon, promoted in the t rth Garrifon Battalion ;
Foley,' Cent. to be Enlien' without purchafe, vice Pratt.
sft Ditto—Captain George Stubln, from the 6fth Foot, to he
Captain of a Company, vice Roberta. who retiree on half-pay;
Daniel James Hemns to be Lieteen.ott, without pur-
sholc, vice Stub' ,ta pronnoed in the 66th ('net; John Edward
Hum, Gem. tti be Enfign, without porch. fc. vice Hernia.
11401DIttm.—Vatrick Morgan, Gent. to he Erdign, without put-
- 'shah, vile nnemer, promoted in the 14th l.ight Dragoons.
tioh Ditto--Ac Rant-Surgeon Thomas Onialey, from me 87th
Foot, to be Aeltant Surgeon.
Ditto—Daudet nett:heir, Gent. to be Folly, without purchafe.
vice Patterro7l, who& appointment la not to take place.
lad Dltto--Ogiltle Stuart, Cent. to be Enfign, without purchafe,
vice Geddes. pray nett in tile 27til FOOL
'Erb Ditto—Captain Sir Orford Gordon. Bart. from the 96th
Foot, to be Captain of a Company, vice Anderfon, who ex-
eitargtS
96th Ditto—Captain Daniel Peering, from half pay of the 'York
hmitars, to be Caotaiti of a Compare, vice Bird, d, eeated ;
Captain William Antiei fen, from the 78th Fo=t, to be Captain
()fa Company. vice Sir Orcord Goolott. whoexchangen.
4th Wcft India Regiment—Enlign Jof ph Cook, front the 7th
Welt India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, without purchafe.
7th ”itto—gliarter•Niafter Richard Krohn Gatehoufe, from the
±,{d I oot, to be Enfign, without purchafe, vice Cook promot-
ed in the 4th Weft India Regiment.
Bth Royal Veteran Battalion—lieutenant Colonel W. O. Ha-
milton, from the 9th Royal Ntztcran Battaliou. to be Lieutenant
Colonel. vice Walker, who exchanges.
9th Ditto..-Lientenant Colonel Robert Walker. front the Bth
Royal Veteran Battalion to be Lieutenant Colonel, vice Hamil-
ton, who exchanges.