Star.
London, England, 1819-08-14 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Feastotr.rn, Accuse 11.—Wiud S.F..—Arrived off the Lizard,
the 'Minerva, FILA LAND from St. John's, (New Brunswick),
for London. Artived off this port the Charlotte, BAirtn, from
Demerara for Middleburg, in sr. days. Arrived the Union,
CriNcet, from Petersbursts, and Untoions, &wires., front Anti-
gua. 6.sfavl June, in ten:pasty with the Commerce, for Los.
don, anJ parted the 24th; spoke on 50th July, in lat. 46. long.
¢O. 55. the .nne from finnan:as, out 5; days, for London. The
'Alexander, Yeena,.of thmdce, in coming d.mm the Mi4sissippi,
on 26th Use, run foul of sonic timber, Boating, andiettn in
her bows. She was obliged to discharge her cargo to repair.
DIAL, Attonss ;S.—Wind 8.W.---Arrived and sailed for the
River, the Gauges, O'Balisr, From B.:ngal; Traveller, Uurcut-
soy, free% Bombayy, anti l'arthian, CARTS', from Jamaica, in
49 days. Cants Own from the River, the Albion, WHanvos,
for Leghorn ; Underwood, Worm, for Demerara ' • Commerce,
BARTON, for Gibraltar; and Oporto, Cater, for Op ()rte. Sailed
the Zephyr transport, for Portsmouth.
POSIS‘IOUTH, AUGUST 13.—Arrived the Agamentron, Suc-
cess, and Kinnersley Castle transports, from St. Kitts; and the
Thames, WixFtesr, front Trinidad. Passed ti? Channel, the
Georgiana, Wa!titlN, from Berbice.—Wind
Psrstucla, AVOUST 12.—Arrived the Hozoerry, M.W:tuass,
from Montserrat for London.—Wind W. _ _ _

AVGVIT l4.—Arrived the Prince of Brazil, TODD,
from Greenland, with six fish, 110 runs.
Analyzes, Aso. 10.—The Earl of Faleerberry, from Davis'
Straits for Grimsby, a full ship; states, that the Mary Ann, of
Dundee, and Itaith,nf Leah, are lost. Arrived here from Green-
land, the Concord, Fonss, 6 fish; and Letitia, Clark, 5 fish.

THE DISTURBED DISTRI•
LETTER PROM MIL HUNT.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

" Smedley Cottage, near Manchester, August IS, 3619.
" Six—As the Editors of the Daily London Press
appear to be very imperfectly informed of the situi•
tion of this part of the country, permit me, through
the medium of your Paper, to lay a few facts before
j the Public, that have come to my knowledge since
my arrival here. On .my reaching Stockport, an
Sunday evening, the first thing I did was to inquire
after Miceli the constable. I was informed with a
smile that he was convalccent. From allfthat I could
collect on that evening and the next morning, I found
that the general impression was that he had not been
wounded at all by a loaded pistol ; but, if any pistol
or other explosion of squib or clacker had injured
him, it was from theeffect of . The
reports were numerous, and I saw some females who
were present at the time the transaction occurred ;
they stated that they saw a flash, as if produced by
the explosion of gunpowder, and they heard some
sort of report ; they also saw some person immedi-
ately run from the spot; and having stated to a re-
lation who they thought this person was, they and
their relation have been since taken before a Magis-
trate, and examined on a charge of conspiring to ae.
cuse the•scn of the famous Mr. Lon of being the
person who they suspected of having shot Bleat ;
Lon, is the Clerk to the Magistrates and the prose.
cutor of Sir C. WOLSRLEY and the Rev. Mr. HAR-
RISON. 0:1C report says, that BIRCH'S brother (• •
• • * • *) has been heard to say that BIRCH
•• ***** Another report is, that Btacses
father has said, that when BIRCII jumped over the
wall and paling the bullet dropped out of his bowels.
Mr. HARRISON, who called to see him the day after
the disaster, saw all but Me wound, Btacu's wife
having lifted up the plaster that covered it, within an
inch, as he told me, of the very nark where the ball
entered. She also sheaved him the shirt, which had
' a hole and some blood upon it. Mr. HARRISON also
saw his waistcoat, which had a hole near the titql
button-hole, but, although he examined it minutely,
there was not any blood whatever upon the
although Bitten had run two hundred 3-I-A-Li, and
jumped over a wall and some pales idler the suppo3ed
ball had been sired.

It is a remarkable fact, that the onl:. Surgeons
that have seen this wound ate those conneced with
Government, and it is said that BIRCH and them me
at issue. They declare it their opinion that he has a
Ball lodged in sOmepartof his-Body :—he insists
that he has no ball, aufl objects to have the ,ound
probed. Altogether -it is a most mysterious affair,
but :.t all events 131ncit is now out of danger, as he
wa seen on Saturday last performing the sword
eielcise with a stick, which by the bye is not very
improbable, as pigifig Soidieie is said to be very
much the fashion in this part of the world. Nine-
tenths of the persons that I have conversed with do
not believe that BIRCH was ever in danger, notwith-
standing all that has been said about him, and the
pity that has been excited throughout the country is
very little felt in this neighbourhood. Sir CHARLES
WOLSELEY was very anxious to call upon Birch when
he came to Stockport, but declined.to do so in con-
sequence of these reports * • 44 * • • • • •
" With regard to the distresses of the Weavers,
they have increased instead of diminished since I was
here last ; and for the want of better employment, I
believe it is too true that they, many of them, pass a
considerable portion of their time in what they call
playing Soldiers, or in other words, learning to march,
wheel, &c. and other manceuvres practised by the Mi-
litary. The parties (one-third of them at least) having
either served in the Militia, the Local Militia, or the
Regulars, I am informed, make a respectable drill,
in the most orderly manner possible. As this -fact is
notoriously known in this neighbourhood, I am well
convinced the Government Agents (of whom there
are a sufficient number here) must have long since
informed their employer:, and I am surprised that it
is only hinted at in the Courier and other Ministerial
Papers. A Gentleman informed me yesterday that
he saw 1400 men formed in line, marching, icc. 6:c.
on Sunday morning last, and that 600 of them
marched a considerable distance before they were
dismissed. This was all done in open day, and not
secretly : they have drums, fifes, and bugles, but no'
arms whatever ; nor do I believe that they know or
think that they are offending any law whatever.
this is known to the 'Magistrates, -.who appear, in
their wisdom, to be providing Artisiat least for their
Armed Associations. . -

" I have no doubt but those who are instructing
these poor men are. in -the employ of the • • • *
* * * * * • of- Boltdn, -as-well as his com-
peer, the gallant * • * * • -40- am
supposed to have'sMite influence in theie parts over
this description of persons, and you may rely upon it
I have, and shall continue to do all in my power to
dissuade them froM continuing arty such foolish mea-
sures. I have been iniltedto take a tid.e.(iti.Sonday•
to review them: no one. itut .
.a./Iftsc/tesicr.
give me credit for walking with. my eyes open into
such a Trap. • . :
“ At a Reform Meetinrheld et Leigh yesterday,
it is reported two of the Speakers had win-ants issued
against them bYThft. fi,Eronvi: of: Battit,^and:they
were -1141:!%* ovrvia44:;:iffi .have our
Meeting here ma Monday neat; acd the preparations

for a Riot (to be produced, if any, kr ti
the P nice) are equal to those male hS, tto
•'.
MAYOR previous to the Meeting in srrii.Lf d.
...
have no doubt but we shall conduct ti.e pm„,
with great quinness and order, although i dry.
any mad attempt to produce disturbance, as the
ple here, although disposed to peace, are niud....:
determined to resist any illegal attack mad,
them : however, I shall do my duty, and I et;:
keep them firm and quiet. •

" Please to give insertion to the enc:csed Add..
the People of Manchester, which I puy
day :2,000 of them were sold at Id. me:
boors, besides what were posted.
Lam, Sir, your's, &c.
4, TO THE INHABITANTS OP MARCHES
NBIGHBOURHoOD.

" FEL towCourret melt—Our enemies lii
at the victory they pro Fess to have obtain(
in consequence of the postponement,
.10,
the PUBLIC Mumma intended to have b.:l
MondAy next.

" The Editor of the London Courier, (a,
admits that we are only checked not 5a4(?.,,,e,
to be as much rejoiced as if he, and his
had for a time escaped unhurt from the eff
Earthquake or some other great Nation;
his Lleod•thirsty imitators of the local pm
chester, cannot disguise the fears of their t
although I am informed that they attemi
by resorting to the most vulgar and in
To reply to any of their malignant and co
efforts, would only tend to drag them f.
moment, from their natural insignificsnce
scurity ; therefore you will bestow on
exertions the most perfect indifference;
are beneath your anger, so you will not
them to attract your notice.

4‘ You will meet on Monday next, my Me
by your fteady,firm, and temperate deporrt
ill convince all your you fee
have an iri?p'rtant and an imperious put/
perform, and that you will ;lot surer
r:onEideration on earth, to deter you ire

e..ery nerve, tc carry your pr.lisewottby
intentions into effect.

‘, The eyes of all England, nay, of all
, fixed upon you ; and every friend of real li
of rational liberty, is tremblingly alive t
of your Meeting on Monday next.
Our enemies will seek every opportui
means of their sanguinary agents to excil
that they•may have a pretence for spilliq
reckless of the awful and certain reta;
would ultimately fall on their heads.
4.4 Every friend of real and Vjcrtual
ing up to IleAvEs a devout prayer, that
follow the example of your brethren of
pbhs ; and by your steady, patient, perste(
peaceable conduct on that day, frustrate this
end bloody purpose.
" Come, then, my friends, to the Meetini
day, armed with NO OTHER WEAPON but
self-approving conscience ; determined not
yourselves to be irritated or excited, by .
whatsoever, to commit any breach of the pubi,
,c Our opponents have not attempted to'
our reasoning is fallacious, or that our
are incorrect, by any other argument but
ofviolence, and to put us down by the fc
Sword, the Bayonet, and the Cannon. They
that your leaders do nothing but mislead and
you, although they well know, that the eterr.a
ciples of truth and justice are too deeply eni
your hearts ; and that you are at length become
fortunately for them) too•well acquainted
own rights, ever again to suffer any man,
faction to mislead you.

We liere!ly ins i:e the Boroughreeve, or
nine -rise Magistrates, 'who signed the Pox
declaring the meeting to have been held co
last, illegcl, and threatening at the snore
those who abrdained from going to the said
we invite them to come amongst us on Mc!
If we are wrong it is their duty as Men,
train, and as Christians, to endeavour to set
by argot' went, by reason, and by the mild
sistible ?weep:: ifpersuasitetruth. ; we pro;
an attentive hearing, and to abide by the
conviction alone. But once for all we red
we despise their THREATS, and abhor and 4:14
who would direct or contronU the mind
VIOLENCE or FORCE.

.‘ I am, my Fellow Countrymen,

" Your sincere and faithful Fria
" Ilzsav
" Smedley Cottage, Wednesday, August li, itlr~
LEEDS, AUGUST is.
This day a numerous and respectable Meeti
held in the Court-house of this town, Joits Hr
lin the Chair, to take into consideration alai
1141 r. OWEN'S excellent plan for ameliorating
dition of the lower and working classes of
The Chair was taken precisely at eleven dei
after the usual formalities, the benevolent fc
'the plan entered into an elaborate a'4 op!i
of its merits, and sits applicability to the r
tered state of society throughout the l'ob
dom. The details of the plan, and the discm
took place on its various parts, it is unnec'
state, as they were similar to what passed
cent Meeting in the Metropolis. The 7rs
a thorough convictayn on the minds 0!.

.s-o-thiz is of the assembly,. of the excellence and
..,:stability of the plan ; altd.,l am happy to say I
I.lt it has been determined to commence an est*
:shment similar to Mr. Owsw's (on a small scale)
the vicinity of this town, with the least possible de-
.:y—Mr. Owitm having kindly offered his advice and
Asistance towards bringing k to maturity. The
lea, therefore, of assisting the digressed workmen
o emigrate out of the kingdom, has been totally
:ven up.

The Proclannaticm of General BTNG, which appears
••me of the London Papers of Tuesday last, was
❑known in this part of kingdom, and is looked
pon as an uncalled for and unnecessary measure--
alculated to sow dissentions between the soldiers and
;he inhabitants of the districts where they are stationed.
/Co traces have yet been discovered of the assassin
to intended to shoot Mr. HALLILBY, as stated in
iy last letter; but as he had two accomplices, the
lige reward offered will, no doubt, bring him to
iglu. Mr. TwEDDials it seems, bad a very narrow.
;cape, the villains having mistaken their intended

LEIGH, AUGUST
The Meeting at Leigh has passed ores each
.aieter than was expected neither /Iva? nor any of

L.sual itinerant orators were these. The itel4u.
embraced the usual topics, ending with the
„foiLv of a Reform in the Commons House of•Pas%l
Lament. that being the alleged source from whence
32 their hardships have arisen. The Cbaitman was
a roan of the name of BAKU/Lao There were also
Fresevt, oats H. iiattersbee ; Clure (whe was taken
from the hustings by a posse of constables, on some
prior chaiges against him, though not less than 3000
I•ersons were assembled. and who remained as spec-
resrs) ; and a min of the name of J. Smethurst, an
kinerant Methodist Preacher,. On the appointment
of a Chairman. IS females, dressed chiefly in white
with black belts and gloves, appeared, and presented
Cap, with the word " Liberty" upon it, and a Flag,
ou which was printed 4 No Corn Laws," 44 Annual
Farliaments; " Universal Suffrage," " Election by
'Lot: The females afterwards ascended the cart,
and remained there-during the-whole of the meeting,
but they took nor pit in the:debates.
Several persons wha presented themselves to the,
Magistrates as bail for Clure, were rejected, and he
was sent off under an escbrt to Wigan jail.

The town remained quiet at nine o'clock at night
it it was deemed necessary to keep the (hussars
all
as the crowd had exhibited great exultation,
Ixed with hisses, When they were about to have
turned to Boliou, and they were therefore ordered
•Ic. •

A rumour prevails in the City that there has been
nc rioting among the Weavers at Glasgow. A
Ai/ Paper of Wednesday, which we have before
makes uo mention of any thing of the kind, but

ths (owing to a Meeting of the People which was
r be held'neat day) that on Wednesday morning,
*bunt nine dclock, three troops of the 10th Hussars,
under the command of a Field Officer, ;urived in
dspar from Piersbill Barracks. They performed
their march in a very short wpe, having left Edin-
burgh at one ecloCk in the morning.

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S UMW'? -ASS IZ E,S.

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SURREY ASSIZESCROIDON, AUGUST 21.
This day the Summer Assizes for this County
commenced here, before the lion. Mr. Justice PARK
and Baron Sir W. Gattaow, Knt. Their Lordships,
shortly before four, proceeded to church, where an
excellent and'appropriare discourse was deliveredby
'the Sheriff's Chaplain to a very numerous and re-
spectable congregation, from Psalm i. v. 1:
" Blessed is the man that bath not sat in the council of the
ungodly, and that standeth nor in the way of sinners, and that
sitteth not in the seat of the scornful."
At the conclusion of divine service (nearly five
o'clock), Mr. Baron GARROW proceeded to the Crown
Court, when the Magistrates of the County were called
over, and the Grand Jury sworn in.
Proclamation being read, Sir Was. Gianlow ad-
dressed the Grand Jury to this effect :
" Gentlemen of the Grand Jury—From the long
experience I have had of Grand Juries on this ardu-
ous Circuit, now drawing to a close, I feel it would
be useless.to detain you—indeed, I might say it would
be wholly unnecessary to address such a body of
Gentlemen upon the nature of their duty in this
County in particular. Matured experience, educe;
tion, talents, and high respectability, render the task
altogether unnecessary for me to address you as a
Grand Inquest; but the duty is still more uncalled
for when I look at the state of the Calendar, which
your High Sheriff has this day presented to me.
your
this I congratulate you, and am happy to an-
, mate that you will require but little advice from
.as: if you should, however, my Learned Brother
and myself will be able to afford it. With these few
observations, Gentlemen, I should have dismissed
you ; but I feel that I should be unfit for the dignified
situation I hold, if'l did not address you upon a sub-
ject
which at present almost solely engages the pub-
lic attention, and greatly agitates the entire country:
I allude to those measures which have called forth
from his Royal Highness the Prince Regent a Pro-
clamation, in consequence of numerous bodies of the
people having met together under the specious pretext
of obtaining (what they call) a radical. Reform in the
House of Parliament, but which, in reality, is neither
more nor less than an intention of pulling down the
ancient institution of the country, and wresting from
us our only glorious 'security, the Constitution,
established by our forefathers. By numbers, I Ave
said, and not by talent or respectability, have meet-
ings of the most seditious nature been held through-
out the country, where, by the most areful means
and addresses, the mi4uided have been inflamed
into the reception and dissemination of the most dan-
gerws doctrines ; the principle of which seems to be,
that the mass of the people arc not duly represented
in the Great Houses of the Nation, and that, in fact,
the Members of the Legislature have sold, or are
delly selling, the birth-rights and privileges of the
people, for their own private interests, or for some
other base purpose. At one place, the seditious and
dissatisfied /rave carried these doctrines to an alarm-
ing e4ent, and have, I might almost say, treasonably
elected a Representative for what they were pleased to
call in their harangues, an unrepresented place in the
Commons House of Parliament. These proceeilings
are, without doubt, intended eventually to aim at the
subversion of established order and the Government;
but if ever the day should unfortunately arrive when
so desperate an attempt will be made, let it net be
said that we have failed, as men and Magistrates, in
doing our duty to prevent it. His Royal Highness
'the Prince Regent, as the head of the Executive Au-
thority, has seen the designs of the disaffected ; and
has therefore thought it wise to call the attention of
the country to the great importance of the sukject,
and to assure us that he will direct every constitu-
tional power with which he is armed, to be exercised
in putting down the danger that would overwhelm
us in anarchy and confusion. It is for Ili, then, to
second every just effort to the same end. True pa-
triotism,. Gentlemen, is not a cold, but warm and
zealous feeling; and though some scenes to Which I
have alluded have taken place afar off, will Serrey
see than advance, nor resist their approach, until
they pollute her very borders ? When I reflect for a
momept upon the =min-able occurrences of the past
century, when our valued country and its 10aerties
were threatened by foreign despotism, and when the
world almost was leagued in aims against us, Surrey
then •stood pre-eminently forward in the enrolment
of her yeomen and volunteers to repel the common
enemy. Then after a struggle, painful but glorious,
in common with their brethren in arms, they con-
quered ! And shall treason, and sedition, and dan-
ger, now stalk abroad and rear their heads without !
resistance ? It cannot be; and it would be but a li-
bel
on the tried loyalty and zeal of the Gentlemen of
this county, to suppose that in such an hour they
would fail in doing their duty. I have said this
much, Gentlemen, because the danger actually threa-
tens you; and I find by public declarations and ad-
vertisements that the place is even near 'to this spot
(Kennington), where the seditious areabout to con-
gregate themselves, and to stir up' and inflame your
peaceful county. I am gratified, however, in stating,
that I have heard, and indeed know, that the Magis-
trates are actively adopting means, and I think them
wise ones, to counteract the threatened danger. I
have thought it my duty, notwithstanding, to make
thess observations, not only because my brother
Judges throughout the country have found it neces-
sary to adopt such a course, but because,' myself feel
that the subject is of the most vital importance. In
this sense, I am sure yon will receive and give it your
earnest consideration, and I now beg leave to dismiss
you in order to the discharge of those immediate du-
ties, which I trust will tend to the ends of justice and
the advantage of our common country."
Some formal business having been transacted, the
Cotirt adjourned at six, to nine o'clock to-morrow
morning.

ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ON THE STATE
OF THE COUNTRY.
Oa Thursday bis Grace the Archbishop of CAN-
:tranni held a Visitation for the Deaneries of Can-
ertary and Wust. bet*. on which occasion he delivered
excellent Charge to the Clergy.
After a fcw prefatory remarks as to the duties of
the Parliament...3nd Clergy, his Grace descanted upon
toe present agitated state of the country, skewing
that it was only a continuation of that which had
agitated the whole of Europe for tyre last 25 years--r
Mat though tranquillity was restored to external Eu-
rope, still that much rep:paned to be done in quieting
*! internal of all countries. With ns, Meetings were
formed, and had been publicly held in many dis-
ticts, which, under their mischievous leaders, were,
convened for no other purpose but to disseminate in-
Edelity=and, with that, sedition—that the Church
and State were inseparable, must be well known and
admitted. These men (said his Grace) who are trying
thus to undermine this glorious and venerable fabric,
are not, by their confinement in knowledge and edit.
Minn, equal at all, if it were necessary, to reform
zilv pan of the Church or state ; but still they had
las ever would be the case, if not prevented, the ears
of the still more uninformed multitude ; and he in-
vited every public person to exert his influence and
knowledge in suppressing these Meetings, by timely
and successful interference in shewing the misguided
the errots and intentions of such restless spirits.—
ge then eloquently and powerfully called upon the
C:ergy in their several parishes, making a just dis-
tinition between the country Priest, whose vigilant
activity was not so great, from the confined numbers,
and therefore more immediate personal knowledge of
• parishioners, as those who have the superinten-
*lance of populous parishes ;—and he remarked, that
trough it would be considered as favouring too much
of personality for a Priest to be busying himself in
prying too nearly into domestic affairs, yet, in acting
in conjunction with the aid of persons of influence
and property in their respective parishes, much good
might be effected; and he animatedly recommended
upon all occasions, to cukivate such good un-
Lerstairdii,g.

FRIDAY, AUGUST IS.
W. Churchward, alias Davis, was indicted for bur-
glariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house
cf S. Rossetter, of St. Olave's, Southwark, on the 28th
of February last, and stealing an immense quantity
of wearing apparel, his property.--Guilty—Dcath.
W. Tiday was indicted for breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of W. Humphrey, at Ozted, on
the 6th of August, in the day time, and stealing
divers articles of wearing apparel, the property of the
said W. Humphrey and ntbers.--Guilty—Deeth.
G. Thffarion, a youth of 17, 'was indicted for as
oinking F.l4icolay, Esq. on the highway, and taking

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.s.7z. •talrlf. 'iv; r It.' t. .1. l
from his person a gold seal and part of a gold chaii,ll harboured resentment against the Custent-house Ott-
on...
the 4th of Angust,inst. 1 curs. Smith vias'sineeyead; not in contest,:-.:ace of
The Jury, under the diractipo of the Learned Judge, the assaults, but,*
.Bleationed
,i 4, lo.orApetatageo !at
acquitted the prisoner of the caeital offence, but found for his not appearing to give evidence.
him Guilty of stealing ftorn the person. I Nicholas Brown, a boatman helonging to the Cus-
h. _Emit, a y.3ung gentleman of fortune and re-+, tom-house, was at the Custom-house Coffee-home on
spectability,, was indi:ted upon the Coroner's Inqui- the ad of March, 1617, about seven in the evening.
.sition, for killing and slaying W. Hill, on the 4th of: He, the landlord and his son, and Francis Fisher,
June last, at Egham. • , , , , , were playing at cards and drinking ale. Smith sat
R. Heath said, he was rryaut,to Mr. Frost, sen. a' by the fire looking on, and Mrs. pou:s9n, the land-
, elitleMaeofhartaine, re ling nA Egham. He knew] lady, was busy through the room. •The defendant
the deceased about nine months. Ile used to visit. came in, together with a Thomas Potts, sat down
him,-however, without the knowledge of the family, near the fire, and got something, to drink.
.Defen-
and he generally saw hint in the stable. Witness' dant said, " You have got my ship condemned at
remembered the night of the 4th ofinne, when he last." Smith made no reply. Defendant repeated
was alarmed about eleven o'clock by the report of his expression. Smith said, "Me !" " Yes, you,
fire-arms. Soon after he saw the deceased, who was d---a your eyes," replied the defendant, who took
wounded in the side. lie lived about seven hours, hold of Smith by the shoulders, and kept shoving
and then died. The deceased was found at the time, him about. Witness stript and prepared to Ask,
mentioned in the garden of the house, which was, but was restrained by Smith, who never struck at
enclosed. the defendant at all. The defendant S• 110, " Yon
Miss Charlotte Frost, sister to the prisoner, was want to pay off some of your bad debts ; you have
next called, but she was so agitated as to be unable seized a ship over the water, and have drank £2O,
for some time to give he: evidence, and then so faintly and only got five pounds." Defendant then struck
that one of the Counsel hazi to communicate her an- at Smith's head with a poker, but Smith having
swers to the Court. She stated that she did nocknow ducked, struck on his'side. Some further scuffling
the deceased. Remembers that on the night of took place with Fisher and witness, who strqck she
4th of June she heard a noise in the garden,•and told defendant on the back of the head with a coal-rake.
her brother of it. She looked out at the window, and . The defendant now completely surprised all by his
s.:w a strange man in the garden. Her brother in acuteness, address, and perfect composure, in cross-
consequence went down stairs, taking with him his examining the witness : the greatest part f his esa-
gun. He called out three times to the deceased, who urination related to _minute citcumstances connected
gave no answer, but went round the corner of the with the affray, in order to wertain the credibility
hoitte. Her brother in consequence followed him of the testimony. He ailied, whether the blow with
some distance,* and the other attempting to escape, the poker had been horizontally or perpendicularly
he fired at and shot him. Her brother then returned directed? Witness could not tell. " And how can
to the house, and while closing the door, he hrartio you tell whether the. blow that struck the side had
crying out. He immediately returned, and brought' been directed toward., Ow loped?". Ile defendant
in the wounded man, sent for their own surgeon, and proceeded next to put qoestions respecting the hei-
had every attention paid to him. When found he zure of the Ao:iqa• . - •
was without his shoes, but they were subsequently The ATTORNEY-GENUAL said, they had nothing
discovered in a part of the garden. Her father's to do with that.
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house had been robbed before, and several attempts Defendant.—" But you introduced it, and I wish
had been recently before this transaction made upcn to spew how it was done:"
it. A cart load of property had been a few days be- Mr. Justice BAYLEY said, it was not evidence with
Tore carried away flora the place. The gun was in respect to this transactior.
consequence kept loaded. The defendant said, that the villainy of theie men
The Surgeon Mut gave evidence of the state itt' had plundered him of his property, and now they must
which he found the deceased on the night he was have him made a public spectacle in that Court.
wounded, and of the anxiety manifisted for the un- Mary Wilkins proved that the defendant's headhad
fortunate young man by Mr. Frost. He had known been cut, and his clothes very bloody. . -
that young Gentleman for many years, and 4 more The defendant exhibited his bloody shirt in Court,
humane young man did not exist. and also the poker and coal-rake, which he and
Some Gentlemen of rank in the county gave evi- Potts had taken away from the house.
'dente to the same effect. The ATTORNEY-Gzszaat, animadverted at consi-

derable length on the incredibility of the defence.
The Jury retired for a considerable time, and re-
turned with a verdict of Guilty, but stron*ly recom-
mended the defendant to the greatest possible lenity,
in consideration of his sufferings.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY said, that he would certainly
transmit their recommendation. It was highly proper,
and the same thing bad presented itself to his mind,
CARLOW ASSIZES.
Denis Notvlan and Edmund Furlong, were put to
the bar, charged with stealing 301bs. of tobacco, the
goods of Thomas Condell, of Hacketstown.
William Halfpenny. apprentice to Condell ; lived
with him in July last ; recollects the night the to.
bacco was stolen ; witness was the first person who
discovered the robbery ; saw a hole in the roof of the
house ; the door was -locked ; often saw the prisoner
Furlong in his masters shop ; never saw the prisoner
in the store where the tobacco was.
James Ferris, is just come out of the dock ; knows
the prisoners at tho bar; witness has two brothers,
John and Peter; recollects the robbery ; he went to
it with hik brother ; Mr. Furlong, the other prisoner
at the bar, and witness's brother John, were present;
witness placed his brother sentry at the door ; witness
went in first ; Mr. Furlong followed ; they stripped
the house ; witness could not open the press himself,
but called Furlong to assist 'him ; when they had got
the- tobacco, they handed it out to Nowlan, the party
kept three rolls ; Furlong got two ; witness sold his
own share. Cross-examined by Mr. GREEN.—Wit-
ness is just come from Carlow jail ; he has not been
in more than two jails—once in each. How many
robberies have you been at altogether? Together—
(laughing)—why, sure I could not be at more than
one at a timt. You certainly have knocked me
down by that answer—(Loud laughing in Court.)—
Come pray now, tell us how many you have been at ?
I never put them down ;for I never thought it would
come to my turn to give an account of them. By
virtue of your oath, Sir,* .will you swear that you
have not been at fifteen ? I would not !—( Witness
laughing.)Would yon swear that you have not been
at twenty? I would not !—(Still laughing.)—Do you
recollect robbing the widow Byrne in the county of
Wicklow? The widow Byrne, who is she? May be
it is big Nell you mean? Oh ! I only took a trifle of
whisky from her—that's all ! Was it day or night ?
(Laughing)—Why it was at night to be sure. Did
you not rob the poor woman of every article in the
house, even her bed clothes—and the clothes off her
hack ? I took clothes, bat they weienot on her back.
Do you recollect stealing two flitches of bacon from
Doran, the Wexfbrd carman ? Faith I do ; and a
pig's head besides—(Loud laughing in Court.)—Do
you recollect:robbing Johir Keogh, tn the county of
Wicklow, and taking every article in his house?
You're wrong there ; I did not take every thing ; I
only took his money and a few other little things!—
(Witness and t'e auditory laughing immoderately.)—
Mil', you're a mighty good-humoured fellow ! There
is not a better humoured fellow in the county—there
may be honester. Do you know old Mr. Furlong ?
I do ; he summoned me before a. Magistrate for rob-
bing his tenant. Pray, Sir, don't you know that in
consequence of your giving testimony here today,
your life is to be saved—and that, by agreement, you
are to plead guilty to another indictment ? I do not.
Did not Mr. Condell propose so? He did not.
Other witnesses were examined, but his Lordship
did not see one particle of evidence to criminate the
prisoners: The Jury instantly acquitted:the prisoners,
to the manifest satisfaction of a very crowded Court.
James Ferris, the approver, was then indicted for
stealing 301bs. weight of tobacco, the pi operty of
Tho Mas Condell. Ile pleaded Guilty, and, while the
Clerk of the Crown put the usual question to the pri-
soner, " what have you to say why sentence of death
and execution shall not be pronoun* against your'
the fellow pleaded the benefit of the Statute, and
laughed in his face.

Mr. Justice GA Ram charged the Jury to the effect
that there was nothing v.4iatever, either of murder or
manslaughter, in the case. Nor could the slightest
imputation rest'on Mr. Frost.
The Jury immediately acquitted the prisoner
the Judge as instantaneously discharged him.
T. Stedman, and Elizabeth Long, alias Stedman,
were indicted for stealing a quantity of table cloths,
sheets, handkerchiefs, linen, wines, &c. the property
of W. Jones, Esq.
Mr. ADOLPHUS, in stating the case to the Jury,
said, the prosecutor was Mr. Jones, the Marshal of
the King's Bench : the prisoners had been in his ser-
vice, the man as butler for five, tht female as Lady's
maid, for 15 years; .in the coui'se of their service
with the prosecutor, they 'formed an attachment, and
had resolved upon marriage, and sealing in life.
With this view, they took the Regency Tim-Gardens,
in Battersea-fields, and were about to launch into bu-
siness. In this speculation, they had every piomise
of support from the family of Mr. Jones. It was dis-
covered, however, that they were stocking their in-
tended premises too fast ; and good grounds of. sus-
picion arising, .a search-warrant was obtained, and
Mr. Jones, in officer, and others, went to the Teo-
gardens. Here the suspicions which had been raised,
were confirmed; the whole of the concern being
stocked with little else than the property of the pro-
secutor. The plunder consisted of bedding, fnni-
turel linen, %tearing apparel, plate, chiqa, wines, lie
(pots, cleise, and even soap and candles.
Mr. Justice gAitßow interposed and said, he did
not know but it would be almost compromising the
justice of the country, not to direct an immediate ac-
quittal ; and order bills before the Grand Jury for the
capital ?fence. A. case more enormous cm the part of
servants, he had never heard.
Mr. Jones earnestly desired that his Lordship would
not oblige him to prosecute capitally. To this, after
considerable hesitation, his Lordship assented.
G. Spicer, servant to Mr. Jones, proved having
received a large canvas sack from Elizabeth Long,
filled with linen, and having carried it with Stedman
to the Regency Tea-gardens. He marked and iden-
tified the property.
Mr. Jones spoke to the immense plunder found at
that place, and also recognized it as his property.
Lewin, an Officer, who took Long into custody, on
her way to visit Stedman in Horsemonger-lane, said,
that on their way to the Magistrates she enquired if
he thought the result would be transportation. If
sti, she sincerely prayed that Stedman and herself
.41iEht go together.
~ The prisoners (particularly the woman), dining
,the trial, seemed much affected ; Long, who is a su-
perior looking female, deeply so.
Mr. Baron GARROW having charged the Jury, the
latter instantly pronounced both prisoners Guilty.—
They were immediately sentenced to transportation
for seven. years each, and the Learned Judge inti-
mated' that had it not been for the mistaken lenity of '
the prosecutor, and that they had been tried and con-
victed capitally, he would most assuredly, at least as
to the man, have carried the law into full execution.
As to the wish of the woman that she might be tran-
sported with her guilty partner, he would take care
that that desire should not be gratified.
DURHAM ASSIZES, AUGUST fo.
REX R. PERRY TIIELWALL EDWARDS.
This was an information against the defendant for
An assault upon Customhouse Officers in a public
house in Sunderland. The defendant presented him-
401f in the witness-box, and said he had no Counsel
or Attorney. He is a very stout athletic man ;he
Was plainly diessed, and held his right hand slung,
a red handkerchief.
Mr. SCARLET? (Attorney-General for Durham)
stated the case to the Jury. This was an information
for an assault upon John Wall Smith, a tide-surveyor,
at Sunderland. • The defendant had lost his ship, the
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