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London, England, 1811-04-18 00:00:00

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• YJsterdij a Orin of l.);rectors was held at the East
India Home, when the following Commanders took
Iraq previous to departing for their respective desti-
nations, viz. Captain G. SIMPSON, of' the I.4dy Castle-
ieagh, and Captain C.JoNts, of the Warren I-Listings,
for Beogil direct. • .

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Dispatches were yestet ela,, received at the East In-
dia House from Bengal. They were brought lay the
Ann, a Botany -bay ship, which sailed from Beng,l
on the 4th of December, arrived at St. Helena on the
19th ,if February, sailed from thence on the at:d
arrived off the Isle of Wight on Tueiday evening. Tl.e
French ships of war captured at the Isle of France,
viz. I'Astree,. Venus, ildlone, Minerve, and Victor
sloop, together with the re-captured English friirates
Iphigenia and Ceylon, which sailed from Bt. Helena
at the same time, have also arrived with the Ann.—
The Entreprenante brig captured at the Isle of France,
left St. Helena with this fleet, but parted company a
fortnight afterwards.
"The Ann spoke the Larkins, extra-ship, going up
Bengal river, with several other vessels in com pan
The Sovereign and Astell were to sail from Bengal in
February. The time for the departure of the Georgia-
na packet was not fixed.
The Diana, with General HEWITT on board, had
arrived at Ganjam, from England, on the 11th of
November.--
PASSENGLIS PROM CALCUTTA, BOTANY BAT title
ANN—Lieutenant Martin, Captain Merchesun, Mr. C. Park-
hurst, Mrs. Hedger and Fzmily, , Lieutenant Duna, his Majesty's
6.5111 Regiment,

Since this Paper was put to press, we received the
following article from the E•tst•lndia House :

" BENGAL EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE.

" November 25, 1810.
" His Majesty's ship BELLTQUEUX, and the China
ships under her convoy, with the exception of the
OCEAN, arrived at Cittna previous to the departure of
the WINDHAM (sth October.) Apprehensions wcte
entertained that the OCEAN had suffered in a tiffoon,
which took ph.ce the sth of September."

POLICE, fSe.

GUILDTIALL.—In consequence of an information
lodged before Sir WM. Comas, on Tuesday, three
persons, a woman and two men, were yesterday taken
to the Office, and were examined separately, on a
charge of conspiring together to murder a boy about
twelve years of age.
The person who was instrumental in bringing for-
ward the matter, was an old woman named Mary
Lee, who gave her deposition to the following effect.
She lodged in Courley's-court, liiiggio-lane, Cheap-
side, opposite to the house in which two of the priso-
ners, George Jaques and his wife, lived. In care of
these persons were two boys, the one about foer, and
the other about twelve years of age, named Bidwell,
the children of a labouring man, also in custody, re-
siding in Star-court. On the morning of Monday
last, between one and two o'clock, as witness was
standing in her own room, she was alarmed by an
exclamation of —" bat you've done for him." Whe-
ther the voice was that of the prisoner Jaques or his
son, she could not tell, as they both lodged in the
same toom. From that moment the silence of death
prevailed, although a considerable altercation had
taken place before. Informant was so much alarmed
from the apprehension of some dreadful act having
been perpetrated, that she did not go to bed. In about
half an hour afterwards, she saw two men enter thO
door of the house in which Jaques lived, and in a few
minutes some one came out with a bundle on his
shoulder, but what it contained she could not tell from
the darkness which prevailed. From that time until
day-light, she heard some one at work in Jaques's
room, as if scouring with a scrubbing-brush, which
excited her suspicions more strongly,, and at eight
o'clock she left her own room, and went across the
court to that of Jaques, on the floor of which she saw
stains of blood, which appeared as if an attempt had
been made to wash it out ; she also saw the ycungest
child of Bidwell, but missing the elder boy, she asked
where he was, when Mrs. Jaques said he was ,aciae
out. The suspicions of informant were now stronger
than ever, and she resolved to tail at Bidwell's lodg-
ings, in Star.court. The first time she called he was
not at home, but she saw him in the afternoon, and
asked him, how was his son ? To which he replied
with a smile, that he was very well. Upon which
informant said, " I am afraid I shall never see him
alive again," and left the house. In her way home'
she met Mrs. Jaques, whom she again asked what
had become of young Bidwell? and Mrs. J. said, that
he had met with an accident, and was gone to the
hospital, but begged of witness, if any inquiries were
made fur him, to say he was gone into the country.—
Witness asked what ward he was in ? but not receiv-
ing a satisfactory answer, and supposing the boy had
been " made away with," she gave the information
which led to the apprehension of the prisoners.
Mr. Richard William Browne, a surgeon at St.
Bartholomew's Hospital, stated, that on Monday mor-
ning last lie was called up between two and three
o'clock to attend a patient in Accident Ward. Oa
proceeding to the spot he found a little boy about 12
' years old, who had a cut on his thigh which seemed
to have been occasioned by the stab of a knife, lie.
was undressed and was accompanied by a man and
a woman, of whom he inquired how bile wound had
been given ? 'when they said the child had fallen on
a knife. This story, however, Mr. Browne did not
credit. On the ensuing morning he questioned the
boy as to the source of his injury, when he told two
or three different stories; first, saying, that he had
fallen on the knife, next, that as he lay in bed it fell
on him, and lastly, that he had done it himself, from
which it was evident that he had been tutored in his
tale. He seemed much alarmed, and laboured under
a dread of punishment, if he should tell the truth.—
The wound, although two inches deep, was not likely
to prove mortal.
George Jaques, who was the only prisoner present
darink the examination of these witnesses, being
called on for an explanation of the scene which had
been described I said he was asleep at the time the
occurrence happened, and consequently could ciot.
tell by what means it took place. He was awl ened
by his son, and law the boy in question, who had
been nursed by his wife, lying on the bed Wet-ding.
He immediately seat bis sou for the father, and dia.%
wads aecOmpaiNd Wits to the gate of the Hospital.

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