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This diy came onbefore Lord Eeetwacetotron and
a Special Jury, the trial of Miss Frances Latham foi
Perjury.
Mr. BOLLARD opened the case on the- part of e
prosecution, stating the offence *ith which Mr. Bar-
rett was charged by the defendant, in the present pro.
seeution, to be one of a capital nature, and the charg-
ing of which could have been intended with the sole
object of depriving him of his life, character, and
.feputation.
lVfit
.Serjean t BEST, on the same side, declared
himhimself unequal at this moment to the task he had
undeitaken, labouring as he did under great personal
infirmity. After the discussions, however, which the
subject had undergone in various places, he begged
it to be understood that nothing bad occurred to have
him think of retreating. from his duty. The crime
originally charged against his client was oft which,
if proved, would have affected his life. No mercy,
could have been interposed in hie behalf. He must
have died, and he must, moreover, have died unpi-
tied. The *sent prosecution was:of 'consequence,
not only to the individual who had' been..accused by'
the Lady now under prosecution, but to the public.
He felt that he owed the piesent prosecution not only
to himself but to the public. If the atory - she had
ttlemant who left Cadiz on the sth inst. states I raised should be proved to be altogether invention, it
people of that city were greatly enraged ; was his duty to bring her to. punishment. It would
Members of the late Junta, some of whom be his (Mr. Serjeant Bear's) duty, in roving the
publicly denounced as traitors to their present case, not only to shew that the prosecutor •
Four of them had not arrived in the island not only was perfectly innocent of the crime original-
the above date, and it was supposed they ly imputed to him ; but it would even become in-
wer to the enemy. Several others of them sumbent on him to prove all possibility of mistake on
arrived, were peisonally assailed by the • the part of the defendant, and that the whole was a
and had nearly fallen victims to their wicked invention on her part.
resentment. Central VENEGAS was also With all the respect which he entertained for the
treason, and though he had publicly ap- i feelings of the defendant's father, whom he readily
gotection, it was with the utmost difficulty I allowed to be a most respectable, eminent and learn-
with his life. As a proof of the traiterous I ed Physician, he should be wanting to his own duty,
the Junta, it is positively stated that the ; to the character and honour of his client, to the best
,LBUQUDRQUE had received five different ex- l interests of the public, and the great cause of public
them, ordering him to take a widely dif- . justice, were he not to call upon the Jury in the most
from that which his own judgment and ; emphatic terms for a verdict against the defendant.
had induced him to pursue ; and, had he i The prosecutor, so far from being actuated by yin-
terwise, it is evident his whole army must idictive motives, had only one grand object, one grand
been destroyed or taken prisoners. This! viewo one grand desire, which was to establish his
-ce reached the Island of Leon in a most i innoeence so very completely, as to destroy even the
state of privation and distress, but on !.possibility of suspicion. He had iu truth been placed in
they were cherished by the people, bailed , a most perilous situation, in consequence of a charge
generous defenders, and supplied with all the so abominable in its nature, so obstinately insisted
• the country could afford. upon, and proceeding from a person whose character,
lerstood that King JOIRPII accompanied : education,. and connexions in life, combhled to give
idvanced-guard of his avny nntil it arrived at I weight to it. Mr. Barrett roust, but for the special
after which he returned to Cordova, where: interference of PROVIDESCR, have been laid in irons in
"head-quarters were established. By the latest ; Horsham gaol, tried for his life, and probably hang-
the French forces were inconsiderable in 'ed ; so very easy, as it had been remarked by an emi-
of country between Seville and Cadiz, but inent Judge, was it to make such charges, and so very
extending themselves towards the eastern difficult to repel them. To the providence of GOD he
are already in possession of the city of was peculiarly indebted for the establishment of his
where Moorish gallantry, during three innocence' for it so happened, although his family
defied the prowess of the Christian warriors. resided at 'Worthing, the place where lie was accused
of this movensent, probably, is to cut off with having perpetrated the dreadful outrage, and he '
limitation of the patriot army with the was in the habit of frequenting it,.that be was not
oast. It will be recollected, that, after the there for many days before, nor on the 10th, 11th,
the Spanish forces in the defiles of the lip- and 12th of July, the three days, and the last in par-
' fled to the province of Jaen, in the wild ticular, sworn to by the defendant.. . -
• the Sierra Susanna, where by this judicious After a few more prefatory remarks, Mr. Best pro-
operation of the enemy, connected with his seeded to state the testimony of Miss Latham, on her
in the province of Murcia, they are now i examination at Marlborough-street Office, before Mr.
fete!), insulated. Justice Neve. It was to the following effect :—She
the precise strength of the Spanish navy, was walking along South-street, Worthing, at seven
. the direction of Admiral PURYI2, we are o'clock in the morning of the 10th of July, after
(armed, but we believe the number of ships of having left her brother and maid-servant at a bathing.
been understated. Seven of this descrip- machine, when she was overtaken by the defendant,
iped into Cadiz, after the battle of Trafalgar, who took her 'by the arm, and 'pressed his conversa-
_,'lt were obtained from Ferrol, and five tion upon her. She declined his company, but he
men of war devolved into the possession of still solicited her to grant him five minutes conversa-
'iards, at the commencement of hostilities ,_. tiou. the defendant followed her to the door of her
in the whole, a force of twenty ships of lodgings, where he.left her. The next morning, being
the 11th, Miss Latham saw the defendant pass the
‘tleman who left Embden on the 11th inst. house, but she supposed he did not see her. On the
.at that time, there was no commercial in- morning of the 12th, between eight and nine o'clock,
between Embden and the adjacent country. she had returned from bathing, and whilst sitting on
tch troops have appeared, or were imme- her sof,a and perusing a book, she heard the latch of
:petted in that vicinity, and the alarm of the door opened, and suspecting it to be the son of
mach was not so great as has been repre-
Mr. King, of Bedford-row, she, to her surprise, beheld
—.German journals of the same date mention the defendant, who followed her hastily into her draw-
tment of Count RomAszow to the Presi- jug-room. She shrieked: he immediately began to
the Chief Council, under the new arrange- take liberties, and Miss Latham fainted. She did 'not
'hen his Imperial Majesty does not assist its know what happened until some time after, when she
ins in person. A paragraph from Vienna partly recovered, and found herself on the sofa, with
the arrival of the French Minister, M. a handkerchief tied over her mouth. She fell from
Lintz, where he was received with a salute the sofa. The Defendant had taken off her white
Tp and it is added that he will be welcomed sash, and tied her hands at the wrist ; he observed
distinction and ceremony at the Court.
that she should not be Bust, and advised her not to be
'Marshal KIRPFN had been appointed Vice.
alarmed. After halting violated her person, the De-
the Council of War. fendant used pressing soliciations to prevail on her to
following decree regarding Walcheren, was elope, and he added, that a post-chaise should he
'at Paris, .on the Ist inst. : - waiting' for her at the door of Mr. Ogle. He assured
:she of ralcheren shall, be admitted. to the her that he would treat her affectionately. She should
Sub-Prnfecturate. ' .go to his country house, and have a carriage and ser-
principal Seat of Gosiernment shall be esta- earns at her command. The Defendant loosened the
: Middleborgh. handkerchief from her mouth, in order,' as he said, to
Sub-Prafecturate of Walcheren shall be pro- receive a gratifying answer to the proposed elopement;
i attached to the Department of the Scheldt." but on her refusing, and stating that she was under
first outward-bound fleet for India and China, proper protection, he again fastened the handkerchief
;of the Elphinstone, Alfred, and Woodford, over her mouth and left the room, after replacing a 4
several South Seamen in company, sailed on
• chair which he bad thrown down. MissLatham loosen-
from Portsmouth, under convoy of the Co- 1
ed the handkerchief by rubbing her head against the
e, Captain Town's, with a fine strong table, and she contrived to ring the bell for her servant
down Channel. Three additional ships of the Lawrence, who untied the white sash and loosened her
fleet arrived at st. Helen's from the Downs, hands. The Prosecutrix swore positively to the Defeo-
toed their consorts, the Huddara, Pitt, and dant, as being the man who had violated her person,St. Helen's.and whom she had an opportunity of knowing, from
•ARRE'r, Maas-LAna.—Ths supplies of Wheat to- repeatedly seeing him. Such, the Learned Counsel
considerable, part Foreign, and the general safes nearly
.0' currency. Barley in full plenty, chiefly Second and observed, was die testimony of the defendant, who,
those tratties are much lower and almost unsaleable. must have been induced to frame it from an inherent.'
but little. White Peas at the late reduction. Beans spirit of wickedness, or lay being the instrument of
'di owl), u last prices. There are likewise consider- the most depraved and abominable wickedness.—To .1
des of Oats, mostly Second and Ordinary,
' sad they • shew the total impossibility of the prosecutor's guilt.
In Flour no alteration.
he should call the attention of his Lordship and the
cawastascuassncr All II
old)
" 9ei.1045. BMA% (old) Ma. SS& Jury to the evidence he bad to bring forward. He
lose was. Tick ditto (old) .451. Silt should prove that Mr. Barrett had not been atWarshing
‘7l.
Oats 20s. 22L 26a. for many' days previous to those sworn to by Miss
• 4,s.ad. Poland ditto, 265.1b15. ed.
le: Latham ; that he was not there on the 10th, 11th,
Pascoe ditto, are. eel.
and 12th. In support of this he had at least twenty
$ Niters), 665. ?4s. Rape Seed, 46L 1121.
Pule Flour as,. po&—Seconds atas.tiSs. witnesses, corroborated by public acts, by official do- '
("Tilt Ftlial7AßT 20. Sailed his Majesty's s;'ips 'CU of public bonds, and the
,!.1:,
Si.ST losavx. Enot.r NI and HAVGST, th) lOW the ments, by the signing
drawing of draftii he should show whein Mr. Bar-
'. die; aseewe for the Downs. Wind N.M. I nett breakfasted, fined; and, slept—whet* he aelnall7
,4,,,,p,
of
!xstnerr 20.—Arrived the ZMlllot Illd R0i41.30-1
vo wu, from a cru'
, IA; h a tze.--Sailed the Tutttettto dqop et vas at the very moMeht of the imputed CO(11111i811011
- of the atrocious and bruealszimei According to the
IsMill convoy For Punothoutb.—Wind N. L '

I', EVENING STAR,

LONDON.

,rmed that his communications will be thankfully
received.

,DNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21.
lOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCI
Cent Cons. for money 6714—aec. 670.
Excheq. Bills 2s. to Bs. pre

, after our paper was at press, we te.
information which we hope will prove correct,
advices had arrived, (brought by the Es-
.TE, arrived at Plymouth) which stated
now in possession of the British.

haveJaeen received from Berlin, which state
iplete revolution has Wren place itt the Ad.
of Russia, in consequence of the exar-
the Empress Dowager. ,Rostidrzow,
_;E, TRAVERS% and KuRAKIX, are stated
been disgraced. This measure, it is added,
'tely necessary, as the discontents, both of
and the People, were getting to a height
threatened the most serious consequences.

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