Star.
London, England, 1827-09-15 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Detachments belonging to the lit Bettaflon of the Royale. the
19th, 25th, 27th, 55th, 56th, and 93d Regiments of Infantry, lame
received orders to embark forthwith, at Glasgow, Portion Oak
Dublin, and Cork, for the West Indies. . • •• •

A detachment belonging to the 57th Mat Of Post, Ms ire.
ceived orders to embark, on the 27th oh Guards, oa
Morley Convict ship, for New South Wales.
A detachment belonging to the 6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards,
embarked yesterday, at Paddington, on board a Canalboat, for
Manchester.

A Detachment belonging to the sth Regiment of Infantry cm-
basked yesterday, at PAddingron, cm hoard a Canal-boat, for Bolton.
A detachment belonging to the 50tb Regiment of Foot, embarked
yesterday, at Paddington, on board a Canal-boat, for Liverpool, on
1 route to the Isle of 51an.

The reductions in his Majesty's Army, recommended milli. Ma.
jesty's Ministers, by the lamented Mr. Cassius, and approved by
his Grace the Duke of Win.uncrron, are now in progress. Twenty-
seven soldiers of the 7th Hussars--the proportion of the number of
men belonging to that Regiment now quartered at Brighton, have
been or are on the point of being discharged, in pursuance of that
measure.

nnuninione in the North Hants Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry,
signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Hants—William
Lydia Wiebett Chute. Gent. to be Lieutenant; Thomas Work-
mink Genb to be surgeon.

NAVA L

The James and Henry, Emma°, from St. John's, New Bans.
wick, is supposed to be arrived In the Downs.
The Withrlngton from Quebec to Newry, an on shore on the
Ilth inst. near Catopbeltown, but it virapy expected should begot off.
The Edina, Captain CANT, on her voyage from Hamborgh to
Leith, on the night of Sunday the 9th instant, struck on a rock to
the eastward of Dunbar, and filled with water; the crew saved.
A part of the cargo is got on shore, and if the weather keeps mode.
rate the remainder is expected to be got out, and the vessel got off.
Foamy:it, Sara. 13.—Whd N.W. ts N.N.W—Sailed the
Hearty packet, Jzway, for Jamaica; Hinkle packet, Poseur, for
Brazil; Swallow packet, lisumara,for Halifax; J. Dougan, Leo-
osrr, for Malta ; and Elizabeth, °arms, for St. Peteriburgb.
Pxruours, Sem 15.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the Countess of
Morley, Waaaas, from Quebec.

Dw., Seer. 14.-Wind W.—Arrived the Harrison, Cilium;
Regalia, Hoszasom • Hebe, Born; Prince, CLIMAX; and Ocean,
BLACKBURN, from Quebec ; Henry Wellesley, Mown, from Ne-
vis; Dominica, Honcisos, and &Ade, Dirne.an, from Bahia. Ar-
rived from nden the Harriet, for Cadiz ;R. Edwards, Suzy,
mans, for New York; and Queen Charlotte, MAUIIIif•N, fur New
South Wales.

Sun• It—The George, of Whitby, Couszus, from
Lancaster to Miramichi, has put in here to repair, basin on the
Sth instant, in lat. 50. long. 25. experienced a very heavy gale, in
which abe sustained damage, .prong a leak, and made three feet
water an hour.

Poem, Sam IL—The Arnie, Loma, from Havre to Barcelona,
was boarded off Lisbon by a Tunisian corsair. A letter front Mar-
seilles states, that an Algerine corsair has carried into Tunis a
French vessel, which would be sold there : also that a French
♦essel, from the Colonies, has been carried ieto Algiers, and the
cargo sold. The Role, from the coast of Brittany to Marseilles, is
reported to be taken.
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COFFEE-HOUSR.

The arrival of the Huron, from New York, announced in the
Morning Papers, is incorrect. The Europa, Captain DAVIS, has
arrived at Cowes, and the has brought the New York Papers to
the 22d ultimo.

New YORK, Agent/ 21.—Arrived on the 18th instant the brig
Eliza, Bukup, 29 days from Vera Cruz ; British brig Union, Bur-
ton, 57 days front Cork ; brig Franklin, ;lowland, 46 days from
Bremen. On the 20th, the Howard, Holdridge, from Havre;
ship Gaoalide, Miller, 60 days from Hamburgh ; brig John and
William, Hopkins, 48 days from Bourdeauz ; brig Perseverance,
Prince, 80 days from Stockholm • brig Mariner, Thomas, 69 days
fikm Gibraltar; the brig Nimrod, Hill, fifty-seven days from
Gibraltar; the Eugene, Julineaux, 56 days from Havre; brig
Mobile, Dickson, from Glasgow, 12th July, and 35 days from
Greenock ; Pedlar, Tunis, 71. days from Leghorn. On the 21st, the
ship Josephine, Cole, from Belfast° 17th July;- ship Margaret,
Smith, from Liverpool, 25th June; brig Lord Eldon, Cooper, 30
days from Dundee; brig Emeline, Aithurn, from Bourdeauz ; brig
Mexico, Killeran, 49 days from St. Übe's.

Cowes, Sarr. 14.—Wind W.—Arrived the Europa, Davis, from
Canton and New York, 23 days out for orders ; Atlas, Reid, from
the Brazils, for orders. Spoke by the Hunter, as follows
Aug. 20, lat. 41.27. long. sg. 0. W. the brig New York, of Bus.
ton, from Gibraltar for New York ; Aug. 50, lat. 46. 30. N. long.
33. 0. the ship Aurora, of Liverpool, from New Orleans for Liver-
pool ; Sept. 8, lat. 50.4. long. 16. the ship Acorn, of Bristol, from
Jamaica.

Thursday afternoon, as one of the boats belonging
to the Tower-stairs was about to board one of- the
Gravesend steam boats, being too eager after the pas-
sengers, the watermen, in their hurry, ran ber against
the paddle wheel, before the packet was stopped; this
upset the boat, and although every exertion was made,
one of the watermen was drowned. The other water-
man- being an excellent swimmer, escaped.
Tr-ir-day evening the house of Mr. Alderman GAR-
RATT, Queen Street Place, Southwark Bridge, was en
tered by thieves, and a considerable quantity of we g-
ing apparel, a gold watch, four gold seals, a diamond
pin, pearl brooch, teveral small rings, and a variety of
other articles stolen. The entrance was effected in the
rear' of the premises.

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41.

BATH, &cerement 14.
AND
.4:OI4II.IITTAL oft fIotvAATQ Tili
PROLE BURGLAR. . .
Yesterday (Thursday) morning the Earl of Cork, the
Rev. Mr. Sainbury, Harry Edgell, Esq. Magistrates;
together with Lord Dungarvon, the Hon.Commiisiontr
Boyle,Dr.Prideaux, the Clergy, and principal inhabitants
of Frome attended at the Assembly Room in that town:
The prisoner, who was brought on the preceding day
there in custody of Mr. Oxley and Mr. Let, frnm
Knutsford,Cheshire,was brought up by Mr.Culverhouse,
the Woodlands constable (especially appointed by the
Magistrates), sti ongly secured in irons, when the termini.;
nation of witnesses on the first indictment for stealing
oak planks from the woodhouse of Mr. Oxley, elm-
inenced ; and it appeared from the men Furnel and
Gilbert, that they saw the prisoner in the house, end
heard him speak to three others outside. On the second
indictment, for cutting and maiming, the evidence of
Mr. Oxley was fully confirmed by those who came to
his assistance when the dreadful conflict took place.—
In his way to the Guard-house. on the morning he was
taken, he was detected searching for something in his
pocket, when Mr. 0. discovered a large knife secreted,
which no doubt he intended using the first opportunq+.
(The articles found on him were now produced, and
placed on the table, consisting of a dark lanthorn, tinder
box, steel, flint, and matches, piece of cord, the bloody
sword, and the disguising cap, together with Mr. Oz.
ley's carving knife, and the waistcoat pierced by the
villain's sword.) The third indictment, for robbing
Christ Church, in Frome, of the velvet pulpit covering,
communion table covering, the pier glass from the
vestry, &c. was supported by the testimony of the ar-
ticks having been found in his house, and the clergy.
man's black gown having been made up into a dress
for his wife. The appearance of the wretch was really
appalling, and when the disguise cap usually worn dur-
ing his depredations was put on him, covering the hesd
to the top of the nose, leaving eye holes, it was horrible.
He was fully committed to llcheater gaol, to take his
trial at the next Assizes, and was immediately con-
ducted there by a party of inhabitants.—Bath Herald.
CONFESSION OF MARY WITTENBACK.
After the passing of the sentence yesterday, this
miserable woman was removed from the Cnuri to
the condemned cell in the centre yard of Newgate,
and her violent hysteric screams resounded thr,mgliout
that part of the prison. Mr. BAKER, of the Tower, who
devotes much of his time in preparing the intim; py con-
demned persons in Newgate for a future state, was in
the cell with her, and tendered his humane advice,
which, however, the unhappy woman appeared alto-
gether to disregard, being so completely bewildered
and distracted, that she appeared unconscious of any-
'thing, and clung in an agitated and fearful manner to
the Matron and one or two female attendants. The
Rev. Ordinary, Mr. COTTON, in shoat half an hour alter
the fist of justice had been pronounced, went to her, and
pointed out the absence of the lastchance of escape from
bet dreadful doom, observing she had not a glimmering
of hope, and recommended her to apply herself to seek
pardon from her offended CRIATOR. The wretched
woman, upon recovering from the hysterics with which
she was for a length of time affected, became more
composed, but was so excessively feeble :and weak,
that the attendants placed her upon the bed which
the apartment afforded. She then declared she de•
served to die, and was anxious to employ the remain-
der of her time in penitential prayer, and requested -
some of the persons present would occasionally read
prayers to her: She was informed by Mr. WORTNER
that every assistance in the practice of her religious and
penetential devotions would be rendered her, but the
rigid regulations of restraint for persons in her situation
would be practised, therefore she would be left to pur-
sue her sorrowful meditations in quiet. However since,
the regulations have been relaxed, and two female at-
tendants have been constantly with her. The Ordi-
nary last night, upon taking his leave for that evening,
pressed her as to the motive she could have for destroy-
ing her husband in so horrible a manner. She etook
her head, and bursting into tears, assigned as a motive
that it was jealousy, and said she would make a full
confession in the morning. The unfortunate woman
during the past night has continually bewailed her
situation, and her groans are described as very distress-
ing. Upon the return of day, however, she became more
calm, and appears to contemplate the approach of death
with composure. At a very early hour the Ordinary
and Mr. BAKER were in her cell, and she joined fer-
vently in the Morning Prayers; after which she made
a confession, the purport of which was, that she had
lived very unhappily with her husband for some time
before his death, suspecting him with intriguing
with other women ; this preyed upon her mind for
a considerable time, until she fancied that her, sus-
picions were fully grounded : she then maddened
with jealous rage, resolved upon revenge, and de-
termined upon killing him. This thought occupied
her mind for two months before she hit upon the me-
thod; and at length, prompted by the Devil, she hit
upon the' plan pt. infusing poison ilk the flour with
which she composed the dumpling, as the safest.—
She purchased this poison designedly above two miles
from her home, saying to the chymist, she wished to
destroy rats. She bought threepence worth, and
kept it concealed five weeks in her room before she
so fatally put it into use. On that day she made a
dumpling of suet and flour, and mixed the deadly mi.
neral with the ingiedients. Her husband came home
to his dinner ; he was in unusually good spirits, and
addressed her very affectionately.• She then says she
for a moment relented, but the horrid thought that he
was only dissembling flushed across her mind, and
steeled her purpose; she placed the poisoned fond upon
the table, and her husband partook very heartily, con-
suming nearly two•thirds of the dumpling. He was
suddenly seized with a violent nausea, and fell back in
his chair, the perspiration bursting from every pore, he
exclaimed, " Oh, my GOD, what a cramp 1 have got in
my stomach !" He then got up and became sick (the
rest of his dreadful sufferings are already known to the
public). She says she ate the remainder of the pudding
with the hope that it would prove fatal to herself, so
horror-stricken was she at the excruciating pains the
poison bad brought upon her hopeless husband. She
declares she was not sensible of anything until the
day after, when she felt all the pangs of the keenest
remorse.--She is now reconciled to her fate, and is fully
sensible of the great enormity of her crime, declaring
.he has expected nothing else but a public death since
her confinement in Newgate.
Thursday night the Rev. Dr. COLBRRT, of Mite-end,
while crossing the fields between the Bird Cage and
Pollard's Pond, Bethoal-green, was stopped by three
fellows, and robbed of his watch, and about 61.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, FRIDAY, Starr. 14.
After the sentence of death had been passed on Mary
Wiftenback, for murder, the prisoner was afterwards
brought again into Cuurt, in order, that the sentence
passed upon her might be amended by the addition of
the words, " and that your body be delivered to the
surgeons to be dis,ected and anatomized, according to
the statute," which had been inadvertently omitted by
the RECONDSR.
John Donovan, aged 27, was indicted for assaulting
Ephraim Dawkins, a watchman, and inflicting a mortal
wound upon him, by throwing a stone, on the morning
of July 24. whereof he died...6Ni.. QUIN conducted
the prosecution.
Hannah Gray stated that the prisoner accosted her about one
o'clock in the morning in question, In Whitechapel.road. After
some cooversation between them, the witness applied to the watch.
man (the deceased) who desired the prisoner to let the poor woman
ail)l3C. The watchman accompanied the witness a littly way, when
a seam was thrown, which knocked the watchman down and killed
him. The prisoner, who was beside the watchman, ran away.
Ort her cross-examination, the witness said the whole began and
ended la less than ten minutes; the prisoner was not in liquor, but
as sober as a Judge—(A laugh).
James Hoary Diskant a silk-weaver, saw the woman, die watch.
Man, and the primmer :he woman was first, the watchman next,
and the prisoner behind. They stopped near the workhouse, and
wham stopped also, in advance of them. The watchman then said
to the ;woman " You bad- better follow that man" (meaning the
whams), " at:tinsels you will be safe." The woman said to the pri-
mmer "Go about your bonnets." The prisoner said the watch-
anlll ifermld not follow her. Both the prieoner's bands were behind;
be brought forward his left, and threw a stone at the deceased,
who was two yards distant, which struck him above the ear, and
be fen on his face. The prisoner directly ran away, and witness
followed Mot. The prisoner was taken to the watelzhouse ;he
Was sober t the deceased, who never spoke, was conveyed to
the hospital.
In reply to a question from the Court, he said the prisoner did
not stoop to pick up a nixie.
Two witnesses spoke to securing the prisoner, who resisted much,
and asked one of them if he could swear that he (prisoner) threw
Ate stone.
Sykes, a watchman, picked op the atone, which he did net observe
to have dirt or blood upon it. There were no loose stones about,
which fact be particularly noticed. The stone appeared to have
been carried about for some time.
Brown a patrol, produced the stone, which he had received from
the last Witness. It was a large angular stone, about six pounds in
weight, spotted with blood.
Alfred Harrington, a popil in the London Hospital, described
the nature of the wound over the car, which had fractured the skull,
and was the cause of death.
The prisoner said he knew no more about it than the child unborn.
A number of witnesses gave him a good character ; and some of
them stated that he was intoxicated oil the night of the stsd of July.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN summed up the evidence at
some length. •
The Jury found him, Not Guilty of Murder, bet
Guilty of Manslaughter.
The prisoner was called up for judgment, and the
ReCORDAR sentenced him to be transported fot life.
(Before tbe Racoenas and a London Jury.)
Mary Ann White, alias Dove, and Elizabeth Dove,
were indicted for stealing, on the 5 h of A•igusr, a qu en-
tity of woollen cloth and other articles, value 1001. the
property of G. D. Hobson and John kLibsoo, tailors and
woollandrapers. SM. Corolla'.
John Hobson seated, that be and his brother carried on business
eel the Ant Saar of the house, 56, Cornhill ; rho remaining part was
occupied by the Palladium Fire-office. He left the house between
seven and eight o'clock on the 4th of August. with £3OO switch of
riy in it. On the Monday he found nearly the whole stolen.
t7rertester, the officer, went with two others to No. 9, Paredise-
street, Tabernacle-row, and found in the hue where the two pri-
soners were, a past of the property stolen. The prisoner, Elizabeth
Dove, was conveying down stairs some fragments (which Dear, Hob-
son afterwards identified) of the nolen.property. .
Mr. Mot-emus and Mr. LkW. for the prisoners, contended there
was no case against the prisoners, which produced a warm aherea.
lion between the latter Mid the Recoaosa,• who complained that
Mr. law did not shew proper respect to the Court.
Several witnesses proved that the house belonged to the elder
prisoner's hosbaods and one witness proved an alibi in favour of
Elizabeth Dove.
.The Jury acquitted both prisoners.
NEW COURT.
Mary Ann Kelly was indicted for stealing seven yards
of printed cotton, the property of Hobert Roberts, and
a veil, the property of Caroline Jane Monk.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutris, that she and the
prisoner were fellow servants at the house of Mr. Robinson, Oxen-
den-meet. On the 17th July the prisoner left Mr. Robinson's se--
vice, and shortly afterwards the prosecutrix found that her box had
been broken open, and 15 sovereign., together with the articles
mentioned in the indictment, taken from it. On searching the pd.
sorter's lodgings, the cotton and the veil were found in a box there,
which the prisoner said did not belong to herself, but to her sister.
Witnesses were called to speak in behalf of her character, which
they represented so favourably, that the Jury, after finding her
guilty, recommended her to mercy.
John Tomlinson was charged with having stolen 50s.
in copper, the property of Charles Richardson.
The prosecutor, who is a cheesemonger in Whkecross-street,
stated, that the prisoner came to his shop window about it o'clock
one Saturday night, and gave him a nod of recognition. He an.
sneered it, on which the prisoner entered Ms shop, and asked the
price of some cheese and bacon. Whilst engaged with a customer,
the primate walked up to the prosecutor's desk, where a quantity of
copper was wrapped up in paper, took it in his hand, and endea-
voured to tea off with it. lie was pursued by the prosecutor, and
takes with the money in his possession. The prisoner did not deny
the charge against him, hut attributed the commission of it to the
influence of liquor, which had caused a temporary aberration of
intellect. He received an excellent char.cter for honesty ft om
several individuals in whose service he had lived.
The July returned a verditt of Guilty, but recom-
mended him to mercy.
Osborne Penton was indicted for embezzling siz so-
vereign:, six shillings, and five 51 Bank of England
notes, the property of Mr. Robert Boat, his employer.
it appeased that Mr. Robert Stone is a job-master in High-
street, Mary-la.bome, and is also a coal and corn merchant in
Mintiest, Westminster, where a Mr. Jeffries superioteads his
business. On the 12th of April last, ebe prisoner received from
Mr. Media. of Outaburgh-street, Regent's.park, a check for
3tl. es. which he never accounted for as he ought to have done to
Mr. Jeffries. It was proved that this check was cashed at Sir
Claude Scott's banking-house, in the manner mentioned in the
indictment; bat it did not appear that the money so received was
paid to the ptisoner.
Mr. Mammon said, that the indictment was not sustained by the
evkleoce. He was charged with having embezzled certain monies
sad notes, and not having embezzled a check.
The Comsou-Szaarret said that he should leave the point to
the Jury, as also another point which arose upon the evidence—
namely, whether there had been any conversion of the check by the
prisoner.—The Jury found the prisoner Gasifty.
Mr. Otaamos, who bad called witnesses who gave the prisoner
an excellent character, put into the bands of the Court, after his
convictioh, several Dutch certificates of his good maduct, whilst he
bad been a clerk to some houses in Holland.
Caroline Brown, a very respectable and interesting
young woman, was charged with pawning some articles
of bedding from her furnished lodgings in the house of
Airs. H. It well, situate in Somers town.
The facts adduced in evidence appeared to bring conviction house
to the prisoner in a satisfactory mauner ; but before the Judge (Mr.
Sergeant Amami) summed it up,
Mr. Booms, on the part of the prisoner, submitted to the Courts
that be had an objection to make to the form of the indictment.
The indictment involved a doubt relative to the construction of
one of Mr. Peel's late Acts for improving the criminal law, a name
which deserved honourable mention.
The Leorned Gentleman then contended, that the Mama charged
against ** prisoner was Dot a larceny at commas kw, but was
crested by the statute of William and Mary, chap. a, which statute
was wbeity ropealad.by Mr. Peers Act, and that therefore the ope-
ration of the common law revived. The question far coesideradcw,
therefore, was, wisdom' the words in Mr. Peel's new Act were
sentient to make the present charge a Meal? The weeds to which