Star.
London, England, 1826-07-06 00:00:00

CHARGE OF SLAVE DEALING.

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Mr. Thomas Young, late Captain of the merchant
ship Malta, of Liverpool, employed .in the African
trade, has undergone an examination at Deptford. and
is now in t'm House of Correction, Coldbath Fields,
under Sir Richard Birnie's warrant of commitment, on
a charge of having sold fQr slaves four girls, natives of
a part of the Coast of Africa, near St. John's Island,
whis had been placed with him as hostages, or security
for the performance of certain contracts entered into
between him and two of the native Chiefs. The wit-
nesses against the accused were tie mate and some of
the crew of the Malta. On the arrival of the transport
in the River, James John Smith, one of the principal
officers of Bow-street, was sent down to take Captain
Young into custody. The officer took the Captain to
the Victualling Office at Deptford. where he underwent
an examination of greath length before Sir R. Birnie,
who went down expressly to hear the cue, and the cir-
cumstances were related in evidence on oath.

In his defence,. Captain Young denied the charge,
which he declared was fabricated against him by his
crew, from feelings of in ilice, because they had quar-
relled with him.

Sir IL Br RNIX said it was his duty, upon the evidence
Which had been adduced, to commit Captain Young
to prison, to await his trial; and he was accordingly
committed to the House of Correction for Middlesex.
He will be tried at the Admiralty Sessions.
The avizverstaf4ol4lta, whame merchants of the
first respectability at Liverpool, intend-to appeal to the
High C&irt of Admiralty here, against the confiscation
of, ship and 'cart.).

The thermometer yesterday, at eleven o'clock, in die
',shade, at the Royal Exchange, was at 75.
-There have been nearly 100 persons apprehended,
most of-whom are now in prison, charged with being
concerned in the desperate riots that took place at New-
ark-upon. Trent, at the close of the recent election at
that place, when the whole of the windows of the Town- I
hal/ were demolished, and considerable injury sustained
in person and property.
The Ward of Aldersgate gave tUeir inauguration din-
ner on Tuesday, "to Sir PETZR LAURIT:, at the Albion
'fAvern, on the occasion of -the worthy Knight's being
elected Alderman, in the room of the late Ald. Cox.

The la-e Earl of Cnicnesvert held various import-
ant offices with honour to himself and advantage to his
country. He commenced his official career as Principal
Secretary for Ireland during the Viceroyalty of the late
Duke of PORTLAND, and afterwards filled the same
office -with great ability at the critical.• period of the
memorable rebellion in that country, when the present
Marquis of CAMDEN was at the head of the Irish Go-
vernment. In the Administration of Mr. ADDINOTON
(now Lord BIGMOUTH) be was Principal Secretary of
State for the Hume Department, which office his ill.
state of health obliged him to resign ; and on his suc-
ceeding to the Earldom of Carcnenven, in consequence
of the death of his fatter, he was appointed one of Vie
Postmasters General, which office he continued to hold
for the remainder- of his life. His Lordship was in the
71st year of his age, and is succeeded in his titles of Earl
CHICHESTER and Baron PELHAM, by his eldest son,
Lord PELHAM, now Earl of Cnicults.rea, who was
born in August, 1804.
An inquest was held on Tuesday laxt, at kletton-le-
Hole, before T. C. Meynard, Esq. Co-veer for Easington
Ward, on view of the body of Robert Cutter, late of
Appleeln Wiskie, near Darlington. It appeared from
the evidence, that the deceased, in company with two
other persons, went into a public house at Hetton, on
Monday evening last, having agreed that they would
drink rum, and that l first who became intoxicated
should pay the reckoning. They accordingly called
for a bottle of rum, which they drank in five minutes,
and in ten minutes mote they finished another. There
were several persons in the house at the time, and from
the circumstanci the landlord was not aware that three
only were engaged in consuming the liquor. The com-
pany observing the effect the spirit had upon the infa-
tuated men, interfered arid remonstrated with them,
but without effect. and they persisted in drinking .a
third bottle, and had consumed about three parts of it,
when they all three fell upon the Roos insensible, and
within two minutes of each other. Cutter almost im-
med.ately expired—the others have recovered.
The other day, a Surgeon, not far from Brompton,
who had refularly gone through his gradations at
Apothecaries Hall, wrote to the S crawl for a copy
of the forms, acc. to which, as a member, he was en-i
titled. His servant delivered the letter, but it/ name
not being familiar to the Secre:ary, he repeated it, say.'
ing, Mr. 6—, Mr. 6—, has he passed the Hall, I
wonder ?" John t •ought the ejaculation was adcheued
to him, and replied—a' Really, Sir, I can't tell, for 1
left him in the chaise in F emstreet; but he may easily
'nave passed by this time."