Star.
London, England, 1811-08-06 00:00:00

YARMOUTH:AUGUST S.

. 124.ELAPA

The following were the proceeding) of the Meeting
Extraordinary of the Catholic Committee, the Reso-
lutions passed by which we gave yesterday :
DUGLM AUGUST I.—Though the Catholic Com-1
mittee at its last meeting adjourned to the 19th of Oc-
tober, a Meeting Extraordinary Was held yesterday in'
Capel-street, in consequence of the Protlamatiou of
I the Lord Lieutenant in Council of the day before.—
, Lord Fingall was called to the Chair about eleven
o'clock : the Committee Rooms were crowded :
I Lord FINUALL said, he had a communication with
Mr. Wellesley Pole (which had already attained pub-
licity) in which he required that Mr. Pole should fa:l
your him, in the shape of a letter, with any thing he'
had to say regarding the Catholics of Ireland, that
his sentiments may be laid before the Committee.—
The letter he held in his hand was the consequence
of this request, and the question was, what step should
be taken upon it ? ( Loud cries of Hear, hear.)
Mr. N. MAHON moved that the letter be read by
the Secretary.
Mr. HAY read the letter which was verbatim as
follows:

" Dublin Castle, July 90.
" MY Loan—l have received the commands of the Lord
Lieutenant to triorm your Lordship of the steps intended to be
taken by his Grace, in consequence of the Resolutions of an Ag•
gregate Meeting of the. Roman Catholics of Ireland, held on the
9th inst. &c. &c. &e. and of the proceedings which appear to be
in progress fur the election of a Representative Body, agreeably
to those Resolutions.

" I am to acquaint your Lordship tbat the Lord Lieutenant
has summoned the Privy Council, for the purpose
,of considering
the etpedicncy of issuing a Proclamation declaratory of the law,'
and ut the duty which his Grace feels to be incueibent on him to
enforce its obedience.
" The Lord Lieutenant has commanded me to add, that he
has been induced to direct this communication to be made to
your Lordship from the very high respect his Grace entertains

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of your Lordship's character.; and from a thuroush conviction
tha: your Lordship will concur in all measures necessary for pre•
irtviug tits peace anil tranquillity of the country.

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" I have the honour to be, my _Lori, with the highest respect,
your Liordsktp.o most obedient and humble servant.
(~igned) " w. w. rota."

Mr. BYRNE thought the question of the Convention
Act should be brought to the test.—Mr. O'Connell,
and other eminent legal authorities, are of opinion,
that we are protected by the last clause of the Act ;
the Government, it appears, think differently, and it
iaexPedient ;hereupon to decide the question at once.
The Government are amenable to the laws as well as
Catholics; and as Catholics act constitutionally, so
the Government should act constitutionally. (Hear.)
Counsellor LYNCH, after making art' excuse flr his
intended trespass, observed, that the CommitteeNere
placed in a most difficult situation. The case is sim-
ply this:.government say we act illegally—we say
mit : and what was to be done ? Nothing appeared
tohim left but caution and information. He believed
it was unquestionable that information was the chief
object to which they should direct their thoughts ;
an answer, he was aware, may be made, that the
Committee had previously acted in a particular way,
and that they could not now deviate from the path
they pursued; but he would reply, that it would be
impolitic to follow up a wrong cause, merely because
it was sanctioned by precedent. He was sure the
Meeting would not entertain the absurd idea of ad-
, hering to any thing really objectionable. He was
entirely of opnion that enquity should be made to
know what was the opinion of the First lawyers, and
he would even recommend an adjournment until that
was ascertained. (Hear, hear.)
Mr.•MAkiON thought that it did not require any
legal knowledge to understand the import of a plain
Act of Parliament. He was of opinion', that the
proceedings of the Catholic Body were unequivo-
cally countenanced by the last clause of the Conven-
tion Act, and to understand this interpretation of it,
he thought it was alone necessary to possess an ordi-
nary portion of conception.—(Mr. Mahon here read
the cl..use, which runs to this effect :—" Provided al-
ways, that no clause in this Act shall be construed to
prevent any class of his Majesty's subjects from exer-
cising the legal right of petition for a redress of their
grievances.")—He would be glad to know how far it
was necessary to be deep-read in the law to understand
airs Act. It we meet lawfully, for the purpose of
petitioning ( which is still pursuing the same object),
no clause in the Act can be construed to affect us.
We have invatiahly met for this purpose, and we
shall at no dine be brought together but for this
simple end ; when we act otherwise, we deserve the
execration of the Catholics of Ireland—(Wear, hear.)
He hoped the Committee. in the present hour of dif-
ficulty, would nut slew themselves unworthy of the
sacred trust that was reposed in them by the Catho-
lics of Irelaad--(Hear, hear.) He trusted that the
spirit which was evinced so eminently on a former
occasion, would be equally conspicuous now, and
that they would not surrender the rights they should
unquestionably possess—rights, without which life
i& not worth enjoying l—(Loud elifilasua.)
[Here Mr. kitasimmons read the Resolutions as
they stand annexed, with the exception of a few alte-
rations, which he had retired to prepare. They met
the cordial and unanimous approbation of the entire
assembly.]
• Mr. Maim moved that the Resolutions do pass
1 as the sentiments of the Meeting. Mr. T. DILLON
, seconded the motion. .

Sailed the PORTIA and PINGIIIRR gall-brigs, on a
truize, and twit cutters —Ariived from Gottenburgh
with mails and passengers, which were landed here,
the King George packet, Captain KING; and the
Lady Frances packet, Captain RUTTEIt they have
sailed this morning for Harwich. The Ranger cut-
ter, of this port, Capt. SAYEIts, has taken in the Swin
two open boats► laden with 151 casks of gtn. and
brandy, with their crews, consisting of •seven men;
the spirits have been warehoused, and the crews are
put into confinement.—Remain the Chanticleer, Ca-
lypso, and Hearty.—Wind S. E.
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE.MONEY. •
La Fleche and Cherub, fur the Neptunur, on Saturday, at V.,
Norfolk-street, and there recalled.
Valiant, for the Con6aoce, or her arrival; recalled Tuesdays
lend Thursdays, at s, Br ick-coster, Temple.
Virginie, for the lomfrae E len, on the 19th instant, at Mr.
'hunes Stonehouse ; recalled Tuesdays and Fridays.
Nimrod, for the Ellison, on Friday, on board; recalled at Mr.
S'eed's, Plymouth, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Nymplien, for the Vigilant, on Itraday, at 1, Garden-court,
Temple; recalled Mondays and Thursdays.
Constant, for l'Adelphine, on beard; recalled Mondays and
Thursdays, at 13, Clement's-Inn.

The ARMIDE frigate, Captain DUNN, has arrived
at Plymouth from Lisbon, in 14 days: she brings no
mews worth quoting. About 20 Br,tish Officers be-
longing to the army came passengers in her, sonic of
them on leave, and and others invalided.
Advises have been received at the India-House,
stating, that on the Ist of May last, the Ceveov spoke
the HENRY ADDINGTON and CUMBERLAND, under con-
voy of his Majesty's ship
,Hussmt, for Bombay and
C:iina, in lat. 36i S. and long. 22. E.—The Mast-
.eniosess of Extrren, and UNION, FAIRFAX, Outward..
'bound, arrived at St. Helena the l'toth of May.— i
The WALMER CASTLE, outward-bound, sailed from
St. Helena the Bth June.
The China fleet, which came home under convoy
.of the CHIFFONNE frigate, will now be expected every
hour. The fleet was detained a nionth in China, on
the old pretext of obtaining an atonement for a all
nese, who had been killed the preeeduig year. No
'Chinese had been killed this year, but the oli claim
was renewed. The Grant! Chop was refused, which
.is issued under the immediate signature of the Viceroy
to enable theni to depart. A decisive manoeuvre of
the Senior Officer, (the Hon. Captain LINDsAY, of
the Wincura.sze) put a stop, however, to this. In-
stead of presenting the petition he had been charged
with, at the city gates, which is the usual custom,
land where they generally meet the fate of all peti-
tions entrusted to inferior authorities, who have an
interest in their suppression) he went there, attended
by all the other Captains and Officiers in Canton, and
4 numerous retinue of European servants ; but instead
~f stopping to present it there, passed on rent eiremonie
and actually penetrated to the Palace of the Hao-po,
~r great revenue Mandarin, to whom, as well as the
Viceroy, the petition was.tddressed. Haying got there
their arts could not dislodge him ; he sent back
int the rest, except one of the Supercargoes who had
accompanied him, in compliance with their wishes,
but he himself remained immoveable. At last, after
ve hours, his Excellency appeared, received the pe-
tition with the utmost pclitenesc, said he was sorry
they had been necessitated to take the trouble of wait-
ing on him, that he was just going to dine with his
excellency the Viceroy, and that be would carry the
Factory with him. He then ordered refreshthents to
lie brought them, and took his leave. They were con-
veyed back by his attendants in sedan chairs, and the
consequence of the interview was the immediate dis•
'patch of the Beet.
BUJ/AD.—This day there was no Court of Alder.
wen. The LORD MAxos, after inspecting the returns,
-*dead it to jilt; Id. per peck.

Mr. R. M'DONNELL gave the Resolutions his en-
tire concurrence, as expressing with firmness the de-
termination of the Catholics ot Ireland to pursue the
measure of emancipation legally and constitutionally.
Le was not at the meeting of the 9th, but he was
confident that the Gentlemen who did attend Acted
legally. He extremely regretted that the Govern-
ment pursued the steps.they had taken, becatise it
certainly is not wise in any Government to evince a
hostility—perhaps hostility is a term too severe—at
least to shew an unfavourable temper towards the
majority of the population ot the country. (Hear,
hear, Lear.).—A Proclamation, however, was not law;
nor was an Order in Council law. ( Hear, hear.) He
lived in the year 1793, and recollected the period well.
In that year some concessions were granted to the Ca-
tholics ; and that year produced the Convention Act.
On the Promulgation of the Act, some Members of
the day referred to the then Secretary of State (the
present Lord Buckinghamshire.) Lord Buckingham-
shire instantly quieted any apprehension they may for
a moment have felt, by assuring them that the Act
did not shut the gates to future petiticn, and that it
was alone calculated to prevent sucktumul .uou s
lags as had taket4. place at Dunganaon. Fie added,

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l'aoo forbid it should be hose. itientbolics peaceably all
convening for the purpose of Legal Petition.—( Hens, -
' hear.)—This is quoting the language of the Setretery rnw
of State of the day; but two Secretaries may differ eit
—(Heee, hear.)—However, neither is the law.— iun.
(Hear, heer.)--Nor is a Proclamation, or a Circular'
Letter the law,—(Hear, Isear.)-1e knew his own t, e
loyalty, and wet perfectly con•cious of that of all the asi
Cbmmittee of the Catholics of Leland. G ,veto-, eh;
ments he :fetid think, ought to he satisfied e ith such set
a Committeei They are select ; they act retired tilid
from the passions of a mob, and they are not !instill •
tuotts... (Herne hear.)—They wish to break up the
ComMittee, but they will be s irry.— (Hear„ hear.)— 'lnif
A Committee has existed since he knew any thine ipf 41
public affairs ; it has endured through the wOrst' ot 1 S 3,times, and why wish to destroy it new ? He wiseed Mk
as heartily as the Government that the Comnattee ! eel
should break up ; not, however, becatve they 'Ate r 4
tumeltuous —not because they act Wel:illy, or dies: I .0
turb the public peace; but he wished they were des-' -0.4
solvee by the measure qt Emancipation..—(Loud'afr.. Act
pia se.) . , Set.
Mr. CAsstm, in alluding to a Resolution, expressed Ise
himself afraid that an opinion mey r abroad that se"
our friends in England give the sanction of their con-
currence to thole proceedings It could not escape erS
observation that Mr. Pole had garbled the Resolu- ,Of
dons to make out a case for himself. He had not lest
the candour to allow them all to go abroad together
rnia
—to let the tenor he collected from an impartial view ;iv
of the whole—bnt he abstracted that part which could 4.1
throw the greatest shadow of. doubt on the sincerity fide
of Catholic' Meetings, if any could be entertained, and attn
wliich'May, by possibility, teed most to prejudice the
public Mindon the other si# of the water against I
them. But he hoped his designs would be frustrated. it"'
He trusted that no man will be intimidated by the sits
Proclamation. No man will be weak enough to en- are
tertain dread where there is no just cause fur it. of 1
While Catholics act legally they may defy all the JO
efforts of their enemies. They have acted legally as
yet, and they are determined to pursue this salutary ila
line of conduct. They have then no reason to be •
afraid.—(Hear, hear.) oh
Mr. MAHON also observed upon the mutilation of se.
the Resolutions. It was remarkable enough that the'
Proclamation studiously leaves out the three first Re-
solutions, and any sentence that would convey a fair , ,
impression of what had actually taken place. There .
was something so uncandid, so disingenuous, and so
illiberal in this industry on the part of Mr. Pole, that :ort
he would be for publishing the Resolutions again, for hip
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the purpose of contrasting them with the Proclamation.
Mr. SCULLY contended, that the only question for "ern
their consideration appeared to be this—e Whether
the Catholic Committee would recede or proceed l'"— bfa
A Proclamation imports no new law—it confers no
in re
new power. The word Proclamation is not to be found ear
in our law books—in Coke, seiner, Bacon, Hew lens,
or Hale ; not even Sir William Blackstone notices the is se
word, save as to a local power, vested by an English
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statute of 171.5, in the Sheriff, to disperse any un- kre
lawful meeting by his Proclamation. I shall lay down See
this principle of construction— A. that a Catholic As- I Se
sembly or Committee, appointee by other Catholics, sii al
for the sole and exclusive put pese et preparing and ser rvan
presenting a Catholic Petitioe to any breach of the errs
Legislature, is not an illegal assembly, or to, bid- , ls 4
den.by this C, lvention Act." This principle ap. CM
pears clearly deducible fiorn the controling effect ever
Seri
which the 4th section of the Act (recognizing the, nei
undoubted right of petitioning) exercises-over the firit r, aV
section, which generally inteislicts rTpresentative and
meetings. If this 4th section has not this operation, Iso
it can have no operation at all. I take it, that the rim
sole question for the Jury must turn upon the real seal
intent of these Resolutions ; ~ Whether they appointed wet
a Committee for the tole pus/meg of petitioning Parlia-
e• g
ment ; or for some other purpose in reality, and id I
under pretence of petitioning, &c." Upon this pies- dig!
tion every man is this room is as competent to form er
a correct opinion as he is to serve upon a Jury. Firsts
upon the face of these Resolutions, nothing appears! t ro
that conveys any other idea than that of petitioning. , iwo
Skew them all to any impartial man, or to a stranger; ion,
let him read them over and over ; form his opinion r to
of their intent, and pronounce , quo animo,' they were the'
adopted. He would naturally say," Why, I perceive aha
that these Catholics mean, that every man ought to be t
be allowed to worship Goo in' his own way, that they Siei
arc not in fact allowed this permission, that they
are aggrieved by some laws in this re!pect, that they By a vessel, arrived at Liverpool, letters to the
intend to petition their law-givers for a repeal of those 29th of June have been received from New York.
laws, and have accordingly appointed a number of They mention the arrival of Mr. POSTER and Mr.
persons of rank, property, and character, to prepare PINCKNEY at Washington. Mr. Fosrea is said to hays
and present those Petitions ; but I really cannot see been received by the President with a degree of cor.
any farther intent, ulterior view, or object, upon the diality which promised that the negecietion he had
face of this paper."—lf the Jury be called upon to in charge would be opened under the most favour.
convict upon the words “ appoint," a delegate," &c. able auspices.
which appear in some of the proceedings published by At the time the Ann packet, Capt. BRITTON, lay at
detached meetings of the parishes, and happen also New York, in the months of May and June last, seve.
to have been adopted by the Convention Act, the an- ral American, vessels arrived there from Lieerishols
swer is obvious. It still turns upon the real intent, Bristol, and Ireland, and had brought a great number
which can always be shewn to have been limited to of passengersiarincipally mechanics, who, in 24 hours
the single abject of petitioning. Will any man be hardy I after their arrival in a port in America, obtained cep.
enough to say at any trial upon his oath, that the Ca- , tificetes of American citizenship without the slightest
tholics, or any of them, had or have any other intern difficulty. Mae), of these deluded people, who had no
than that of petitioning ? Why almost the whole na- , means of obtaining subsistence, not bring able to get
Lion would press forward to contradict him. Not only employment, had applied to Captain BRITTON for a
your Lordship and every man in these rooms, but passage back to England again, as distressed sub-
every credible Catholic in Ireland, would claim to be jects, which Captain B. could not comple with.
heard as a witness to falsify such a charge. Nay, “ A letter from an Officer of his Majesty's sloop lei
hundreds and thousands of our Protestant fellow , FASTOAIN mentions their being off Gorce (Holland)
countrymen, who have liberally coumenanced Catlin. closely blockading four French brigs, lying between
lic meetings by their presence, are ready to vindicate th.tt place and Hclvoctsluys, which frequently get
the Catholics from such sinister imputation. He ; under weigh, but are afraid to venture out to attack
thought, that going-back to an Aggregate Meeting, 1 us... Upward of 200 fishing boats come out every day.
and a Peueon to the Princeßegent, was unnecessary, I By letters from Barbadoes, we regret to learn that
and admitted of too much contusion. ' He was decide I the petition from the free people of colour to the
edly inclined to go forward, as we were, in his opinionel House of Assembly, soliciting the privilege
.of being
perfectly sanctioned by the law of the land in so doing.' admitted at witnesses in Courts of Law, aed stating
The entire Meeting unanimously concurred in this that from their present disability, their houses are
opinion. entered by the hisser class of whites, who violate
DUBLIN, AUGUST 2.—The Lord Chancellor of Ire- their females and escape with impunity, as none of
land sailed for England yesterday evening. His de- Ithe inmates are qualified to gite evidence against
parture, we are assured, has been occasioned by an them, has been rejected. •
order from the Prince Regent, in consequence of the
notification of tine
e intention of the Executive here toThe Board of Trade have made a new regulation
issue :he conciliating Proclamation against the Ca. respecting Licenses—formerly they were delivered to
petitioning Merchants, but it having been discovered
tholics, which we published yesterday.—(Freemarer
Journal. .. thatehey have lately been assimilated, and that many
of the vessels sailing under export and import licences
Mr. Ponsonby was summoned to attend the Conn- have departed half laden, they are in future to be sent
oil—He refused to go ! Mr. Curran was present— to the Custom-house, and nut to be issued till it is as.
lie refused to sign ! The Knight of Kerry, present—' certained that the vessel bas completed her cargo.
He refused to sign, and made a speech against the

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qfleatitrei Tang Maskerif PtilitiPalle ttlilielStre
to sign; l
Tile election of M ina7,ers to the Citholic Commit.
teo Pr. Seeded yester,fi y in M 41 i 's par sit, with •tit in-
terrtiptionnotiviih‘tankling the Proclamation.--...
( Dullia Evade; Peet.)
The Even. iv *raki,
.of the Stat tat. vereeks, that
t is Itoptcul production (the Prticlamatim ) was •
to the iwesst but at sic o'clock last Iti,,iffit, iir. '
to tell. an esp'ress arr'veil at the Castle. .Whet
the consequence I An order iiza incantly kw/ad:to
brine all the sli4ts,printed off into safe lteepliten the
Castle, and not lit or of then 'ore the :iittt.'
The -1 oireeheederd of the Ist inn s tys,icln coose.
qtteuce of an i :press sise•ich arrived this rbor•iing at
the Castle; it WAS eeuerally rep .t•ed CI et the L .rd
Chang 11or lid Mr. Ple had stiddenly take-, their <tr.,
pasture t-r Englind. This report, we I. v• g 4
reason to bilik-ve,w•as incorrect. The Dubii.i ?ilk, t,
Captain Skinner', kis reie-ied•otders to be in readi‘
ness to•sail v. ith the Lord ChanceUrir at six o'ciiick
this eirenirg, for Holyhead ,ii_ whether his Lord.,ip
will be aCcinoranied by Mr. Pole. we know not. W.
know unit Gentleman purpoted to attend the assists
at Mar)buruugh which commente to. morrow,"

At dm public examination r,f the Grammar School
of'Dumfrie;, a young. Lady, irons the pa, ish of Kirk.
maim, supported the hotunti of the Greek el iss, ant;
completely demonstrated the fitnsss of the feniale
culties for receiving a.classical etrocation. Sh • made
Latin and Greek exercises and versions, read _Homer
with ease, and answered every qnestion. 'which was
put to her in philology, antiquity', or grammar, with
accuracy and promptness.
FUNERAL OP THE DUKE or DEVONTIHE.--Yester.
day morning, soon alter five o'clock, the attendants
assembled at Burlington House, and being arranged,
proceeded exactly at six to the west gate of Devon-
shire House, and passing to the entrance, took up the
remains of this much lamented Nobleman, and moved
in the most solemn procession through the eastern
gates as follows :
The Undertaker on Horseback.
Two Horsemen, as Porters, in silk drrovel.
Cloakmen on Black Horse* two and two.
Two Horsemen as Porters.
State Horse, dressed in mourning, .with an Attendant, in a silk
scarf, hearing the Coronet and Cushion.
The Horse led by twoCreems.


• Two Horsemen as Porters.
The Hearse and six Hones, attended by ten Pages.

The late Duke's Coach and six Hur,es, with two Grooms a•
horseback, and three Footmen in mourning,
A Mourning Coach and six Horses, with the Upper Servants ce
the Household.
Another Mouroing Coach and six [tones, with Servants of the

Housebold.
Ills R. H. P. Regent's Coach and six Horses. with four Grooms
and Footmen in State Liveries.
Lord Morpeth's Coach and pair, and Servants in mourning.
Lord Levison Gower's Chariot and pair, and Servants la
snot/rola'.
Lord G. H. Cavendish's Coach and four, Grooms at.d Servant&
flop. Mr. Cavendfsh's Chariot anti and S,. earns.
Earl a Besburough's Coach and six, Grooms and Semots.
Lord Dune tnnon's Chariot and pat& and Servants.
Earl Spence 's Coach and six, Grooms and Servants`
Lord Robert Spencer's Chariot and pair, and Servants.
Earl of LiverpOol's Coach and six Horses, Groom* and Annual*.
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Earl of Mountnorries Coasts and pair. and Servants. •
Lord Holland', Coach and pair, and Servants

Lord Yarhorough's Coach and pair, and Servant*.
Earl Choi:non&ley's Coach and pair, and Sesr.inti.
Lord Ossu4ton's Co..ch and pair, and Servantals
Earl Cowper's Coach and pair, and Servants.
800. Win. Lamb's Coach and pair, and Sery
Honnurabte Geo. Lamb, Chariot and palr, asd &manta.

The Rt. Hun. Charles Long's Chariot and pair, and Serra*,
The Hon. Dudley North s Charint and pair, and Seraam.
• James's Est. Chariot and- pair, and Serra. tis.
. The cuthn was covered with Genoa crimson velvet,
fully ornamented with ducal coronets, stars, and ex.
quisitdy chased handles. The stars were of silver,,
and the coronets, nails, &c. were silver gilt. On a
plate of copper gilt was engraven ale following in.
scviption, The Mott Noble IirILLLIM CIPANDIAND
Fifth Duke of Devonshire, born Dsecinher 21:h,
eitil July 29th, 1811."
The route was by the great northern road, for the,
family vault at Derby. At Kentish Town the PiuNeit
REGENT'S carriages quitted the processionr it then pro.
ceeded to Highgate, where, agreeably to custom, the
hearse was undressed. The cavalcade then again went
on, until it arrived at Woburn, where a halt took plats
for the night. The funeral rites will be performed en
IThursday next, by torch-light, at All saint's, Derby.

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WINCHESTER ASSIZES.
Cote sr. Etran..—This was an action brought by
the' plaintiff, W. Cole, of Sandford in the Isle of
irt.recover damages for the seduction of his
datighter:' by James Edney, the defendant.
Mr. Serjeant Penn opened the case, on the part of
the plaintiff, and contended for damages, but did
not press for heavy damages, under the circum-
inces of the case. Mary Cole, the defendant's
daughter, and the person said to have been seduced,
was the only witness examined ; she gave in evidence
that she is now between 2fi or 27 years of age, and
lives with her father, the plaintiff, and his wile, who
is only her step-mother. The seduction complained
Of took place more than two years since, at which
time she was about 24, and the defendant, James
Rdney, was not more than eighteen yea: s of age ;
Edney had not at that time long resided in the Isle of
Wight. Mary Cole transacted the business of her
father's house, something in the nature of a servant.
The defendant formed an acquntance with her, but
whether he meant to pay his addresses to her or not,
she said she could scarcely tell ; their connection was
carried on without the full knowledge of the parents
of either party, or at least was unknown to the defen-
Aant's friends, and winked at by those of the young
woman. It appeared by Mary Cole's evidence, that
*she had frequently stayed up very late at night with
the defendant,•after her father and his wife were gone
to bed ; the result of this connection was, that Mary
Cole proved to be With child, of which she was deli-
vered at her father's house, who paid all expences at-

Fending the same.
Mr. JEKYLL, in his reply, on the part of the defen- 1
dant, commented strongly on the disparity of the ages
of the parties • and endeavoured to impress on the
minds of the 'Jury, an implication that Mary Cole
was as likely to have seduced the young man, Edney,
the defendant, as it was probable that he had seduced !
her ; and in support of his observation on this head,
be appealed to the Jury whether or not a young man
of the age of eighteen was so sagacious and so well-
versed in the affairs of the world as a woman at the
age of 24 ? he (Mr. Jekyll) contended that no young
man or woman of those ages were equal in point
of information and experience in the affairs of the
world, hot that the woman bad most decidedly the
advantage of the man ; and from this the Learned
Counsel inferred that it was just as possible that the
defendant should have been seduced by Mary Cole,
as vice versa ; the Learned Counsel also commented
on wlrat dropped from the witness, as to her scarcely
knowing whether the defendant paid his addresses to
her or not, and on her staying up late at night with
the defendant, which was winked at by her father,
the plaintiff ; on the whole he contended, that though
the Jury must give some damages, they ought to be
'very trifling.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM also, in recapitulating the evi-
dence, commented on the circumstances before men-
tic'ned, and left it to the Jury to say I,.hat the dama.

ges should be. •
The Jury, after consulting about five minutes, re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages £l5O.
CARVER v. ROBERTS.
Thi, was an acticn brought against the defendant,
for a false distress. The plaintiff rented a field of
John Roberts, the father of the defendant, and the
distress was made by the defendant Stephen Roberts,
under an idea that the rent of the field belonged to
him, by a verbal transfer from his father ; which not
being clearly proved, there being. no witness to the
fact, but the father and another witness, proving that
the father had said the plaintiff was indebted to him
a certain sum for rent, at the same time threatening to
disirain on him for the same ' • and it not being clear-
ly proved on the part of the defendant that any rent
was ever paid to•lum, by his own account, it became
a critical point for the decision of the Jury ; and the

learned Judge,
Mr. BARON.GRAIT AM, in recapitulating the evi-
dence to them, put different constructions on the con-
tradictory evidence, according to the impression it
might have made on their minds, whether the right
of distraining was vested in the father or the son, left
it with them to say whether they would give a ver-
dict for the plaintiff or defendant. The property
seiaed under the • distress was '2 cows, one of which
was sold, but the premises being locked it could not
be delivered to the purchaser after the sale ; and in
the evening of the same day it appeared in evidence
that the defendant, accompanied by the officer who made
the distress, went to the field between ten and eleven
o'clock, taking down a rail pan of the fence, drove
the cow off the premises, and, two or three days after
resold it, at•the fair at Kingwood, (the cause of ac-
tion having accrued, the parties being resident at
that place); upon the whole it was impressed on the
minds of the Jury that the damages (if any) for
the plaintiff could be but merely nominal.
After deliberating a short time the Jury Wormed!
the Court, by their Foreman, that they did not give
a verdict either for plaintiff or defendant, but award-
ed
each party to pay their own costs, without claim-
ges. Mr. BARON GRAHAM however informed them,
that such a verdict could not be recorded, but they.
must find either for plaintiff or defendant, upon
which they again deliberated a few minutes, and re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages Is.

Ex:et-rim—Samuel Tacker, who was tried on
trednesday last, at Salisbury, for starving his wife to
de Adi, voluntarily confessed his guilt when at chapel
on Thursday. On Friday at noon he was taken from
his cell, and ascended the scaffold erected in the yard
of the gaol. He continued to behave as became-his
unhappy situatign. He exhorted the .spectators to
shun the first temptations to sin, to avoid breaking
the Sabbath, which, he knew by experience, occca-
sioned a disregard for other crimes. The rope was
fixed,
daring which he appeared to retain his forti-
tude. The platform was then removed from under
lint, and he was launched into eternity. His body
was given to the surgeons for dissection. Tucker vas
36 years old, his wife was 50. He was not in the
distressed circumstances he bad described himself ;
for
when he could get no work at weaving, be travel-
led the country vending nostrums; styling himself
" Dr. Tucker. Practitioner in Physic.". He was,
however, very ignorant,' and 'must have done &I:eat ,
Joiary in. this coccupatiolu

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Yesterday two Paphian nymphs, named Davis and
Hart, were charged at Guildhall, by the wife of Mr.
Jones, a baker, near Smithfield, with uttering a e 9,
forged Bank note. Thu prosecutrix stated that On
Friday evening the prisoners called for a loaf, and,
Hart tendered the note in question, for which she
gave them change, and they departed. In five mi-
nutes afterwards she discovered the note to be a for-
gery, there being the words Fled Prison in the flourish
over the words The Governor of the Bassi of England;
and the manuscript signatures were omitted. She
immediately gave an alarm, and the prisoners were
secured. Nothing, however, suspicious was found
upon them. Hart said she did not know that the
' note was a forgery, she received it from a gentleman
in the course of her vicious profession. The other
prisoner said, she never had the note in her hand, and
knew nothing about it. Under these circumstances,
and the complainant expressing a reluctance to pro-
secute, the prisoners were discharged.
Moog PansoN.—The deceptions that this man has
carried on have been to a much greater extent than
those of any swindler for a number of years past.—
He got a pretty good footing at St. Clement's Church,
in the Strand, by merely calling there sometimes in a
curricle, or single-horse chaise, pretending he was just
come from the country ; and under pretence of being
familiar with the College, and Gentlemen belonging
to it, he imposed upon Mr. Gurney, the Rector, and
Mr. Shepherd, his assistant, and got acquainted with
their connexions, frequently having dined with them,
and he has often done the duty at that church. Since
it has been publicly known that this person was in
custody, the applications and informations against
him are numberless. On Sunday se'nnight lie went
to Hammersmith early in the morning previous to
the commencement of the Church Service, and called
upon the Rector and introduced himself, as usual, as
having just come from Oxford, &c. as the Rev. Mr.
Tucker ; that he was going to dine and spend the
day with the Master of the Academy, in Hammer-
smith, and offered his assistance in the Church Ser-
vice of the day. The Rector received him very po-
litely and accepted his offer, observing, that probably
he would give them a sermon : Tucker replied he
was not exactly prepared for that, but he would read
prayers in the morning and preach in the afternoon.
The Rector very readily agreed to this. Tucker
said he had not a gown with him ; the Rector, with-
out hesitation, lent him h 4 best gown. After the
morning service was over, Tucker strutted through
the town with the Rector's gown on, and went to the
Academy where he had formerly lived as Usher; some
suspicions afterwards arising, the Rector went to the
Academy, insisted upon having his gown again, and
a constable was sent for. Tucker denied the charge,
and appeared 'so extremely hurt at the circumstance,
that it had made him ill, and be went into the gar-
den ; and, to avoid suspicion that he was going to
make his escape, he did not take his hat with him ;
b'it when he got into the garden, he took off the hat
of one of the biggest boys belonging to the school,
telling him he was going to take a walk into the ad-
joining field, and escaped across some fields, towards
Fulham.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—Last Sunday as one or
the outward-bound Staffordshire bat ges was quitting
the Paddington Bason, the horse came in contact
with the rope, and was thrown into the river. He
'made his way to the other side, and an active young
man went after him, and. got on his back in order to
swim him across the river, when, unfortunately, in the
middle of the Canal, he reared up, threw the youth,-
and, it is conjectured, kicked him while sinking, as
he never rose more. After many fruitless efforts made
Iby the other men, who, together with the deceased,
Iwe are sorry to say, were in a state of intoxication,
two young men, expert swimmers, came up, stripped,
dived, and brought up the drowned youth. The
usual means recommended by the Humane Society
were had recourse to, for a considerable time, but•
without effect.
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Intelligence has been received from Rome to the
10th of June, stating, that the severity with which
the Conscription had been enforced in the Italian
States, combined with other known causes of dissatis-
faction, had occasioned an insurrection in Tuscany.
Its extent is unknown, but there is, in several Italian
journals, an admission that the public tranquillity hail
been disturbed ; and that three moveable columns,
comprising 2,000 men each, were ordered to traverse
the departments of that State—ostensibly to appre-
hend deserters and refractory conscripts, but in reality
to crush the first movements of the disaffected.—At
Rome, a body of 5,000 conscripts had been collected
and organized with a view to immediate service in
Spin, but their departure had been delayed. It was
reported, and generally believed, from the facility
with which the Italian youth deserted while they re-
mained in their own country, that the Government
had it in contemplation to draft them into other regi-
ments, march them away, and supply their places
with French troops or German auxiliaries.
In the various complaints incident to the human
frame, there are none more dreadful in their nature,
nor more alarming in their consequences, than the
Gravel and Stone, Pains in the Back, Loins, and
Bladder, and Lumbago. They are complaints so
which every person is liable, and are a foundation for
every other species of disorder. HICKMAN'S PILLS,
composed of the most innocent ingredie”ts, have been
found of singular efficacy,' in not only strengthening
the vessels containing the urine, hut happily destroy-
ing the petrifying quality of it, from which proceed
the above complaints, &c. removing the calculi, or
gritty secretions, and banishing every pernicious ten.
sleney to those disorders, without confinement.—
From a consciousness of the powerful quality of these
Pills, fully evinced by a private practice of many
years, they are offered to the Afflicted, and recom-
mended as a Cure for the above Complaints.—Sold
i wholesale and retail at Mr. Butler's, 4, Cheapside,
corner of Paternoster-row; and retail by BAarn and
Sharp, Portsmouth ; Hall and Johnson, Gosport ;
Allmatt, Weston, Mallory and Jones, Portsea ; Trew
man, Exeter ; Cookworthy, Glenville, Gilbert and'
Holland, Plymouth ; Newbury, Dublin ; Baxter and
Macdonald, Glasgow ; Smith, Manderston, Scott,'
and Cargill, Edinburgh ; Crutwell, Bath ; Ross and
Peck, Hull; Gregson and Billinge, Liverpool; Stains
and Lynch, Manchester; Bowen, Norwich ; Knott
4 Lloyd, Birmingham ; Gregory, Brighton ; and
-liciawVes, in boss at 2s. 9J. each..