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London, England, 1803-04-21 00:00:00

NAUTICAL lIVTELLIGRIVCE.

MAILS THIS DA Y.—WIND S. S.W
A. DUE. ARR. DUI.
Dublin 1 o I HAMbItTh 1 1
Witerford 0 4 Dit• ch 0 o
French o 2 I Lecwardlflan,is i 0
TM* morning Arrive,: a mail from the Leewaril I:l.iatitt
brooffit to I almcutb by the Prince Errell who, in 35 dart.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 2C.—Arrived at St. He.
leri's, the T _ H ALIA armed tranfport, Captain MON-
CIRR, from Barhadoes. The Sra: Les frigate, Cap-
tain ADAM, brought up at St. Helen's lag nigl t,
from the tail Indies, hilt from Lilbon. It has
blown fit hard face her arrival, that the has nut
been enabled to come to Spithead ; floe is ordered
to the caftsvard. An outward bound South Sea.
man is anchored at St. Helen's. Capt. Kirros is
arrived to fit out the BR:Tana:a, of too guns.
YARMOUTH, APRIL 20.—Yellerday evening at
trived here from Cuxhaven the King George packet i
boat, With mails, palfengers, and money : the
mails and pafrengers were landed here; the packet
fails this morning, with the money, f..r Harwich.
Sailed the MARINIR glin brig and two cutters on
the imprefs fervice. Paned through a large fleet
of light (hips. The imprefs fervice is carried on
here and in the Roads with unremitted attivity.
A'rrived the Yore, Capt. Hmt a's, with wines, from
Oporto. The wind Continues fieth at W. N. W.
SHF.PRMISA, APRIL 20.—Arrived his Majeßy's
frigate AMETHYST, Capt. CAM►BELL, from the
river.—Yeßerclay evening a Dock Yard lighter
was difpatched from hence to Deal, with two ca-
bles on board, for the Romusr, which fhip is in
dill refs at that plate. Wind weßwardly; blows a
hurricane: it is feared, if it continues, very fevere
effefts of its violence will be felt here and around
the coat.

HARWICH, APRIL 10.—The wind blowing a
Ilrong gale N.W. the Hamburgh Mail has not
yet arrived. The King George, Capt. FLYNN, and
the Earl of Leiceller, Capt. Trromrsoa, will fail
this evening or to-morrow morning; the former
with the mails for Hamburgh, and Mr. Ross, a
King's Meffenger; the latter with the mail for
Holland. On Monday evening came afhore from
the ANTELOPI, Commodore Sir SYDNEY SMITH,
and was prefent at a ball and (upper given by the
Reprefentativcs of this borough, the Right Hon.

J. H. ADDINGTON and JamesAnems, Efq. The
Hero of Acre was received with unbounded ap-
plank, and his health was drank with three cheers,
which compliment he returned with a fuitable ad-
drefs to the company.

FROM I.l.OTD's LIST.

DIAL, APRIL sci.Arriveti the Bengal Anna, and tailed
lathe River. with the David Scott, foots; Bsonfwick, Hughes,
and grenedtcr, Rabbles; from China ; and Horrid, Hurry,
front Hooderst--Arrived the Pafeverance, —, from On-
es; an the isidnitry, Ingham, hue New York ; and riewle
le the Downs with his y's Rips Rooney, Capt. Sir H.
Popham; Amelia hicate, Right Hon. Lord PrOy; la Pique
dims, Consberined ; Jacek Soap of war, Strachey; Snipe
L, Lieutenant Champion ; Loa& ditto, Lake, Cto. in
ditto, Aellifoo ; Amber ditto, Sheriff,; kfilbrooll:homter,
/track; feveral revenue cutters; and Alnwick. Cattle, Prof.
sett ; end Coes. Lansford, from China; Ann, Boyd, from
Quebec; and onward-bound as before —P. S. Jolt come,
down his Majeftes Sdp Gclykhdd, Oft. Colby, from Slicer.
nets; Derfetildre, *men, from the River, for Gins; Ceylon,
' Hoagies frees the River, for Bombay and Madras The
Harriet, Cl*. Parry, from Hosebtres, informs, that oo the
:gel of Nitelhipoirt Pilburn, Cert. Isake. ran on Bare near
Honduras, sad bras loft : April t (poke the Ann, of dart-
Ittollth.Tlloll3lS HOMO waiter, bound to Newfoundland, long.
at. W. out te days: April it 6,fpoke the Snake of Pool, bound
to Ncwfsindlesd. beat 13. W.—Wind W. N. W.
GRAVRIRIIII. Anis to—Seilrd the Onsrillan, Clarice°,
for Vbiluia; Adam, Street; Commerce, Cleft; Sulk Ste-
Start* ; end the tub. Oerseek, for Petal:barn.

Aastveta-.4a the Dewar, d.s Refehake, Iris, from the
South Sem ; Magi/rate, Pattorfoe. from Virillalai Admiral
MSG, Witham, from Opens t Patrick Com. tam Bel.
fat; Ramitorfe. Lowiley; wad Olt,. Braseit, ret, from
Logtrare. OR Petwance. Marisa; Wiirfe, from Leihsa.—
At Hwrialte. Mayflower.—, from I gYera At Larcrpool,
?teammate. Smith& at New York; Bltswak, Berms; and
Defer, Larlit,fran Llama At Cooltantioople. Jupiter, Pierer,
from Loads&

Yellerday a Court of Direaors of the Eat India
Company was held at the India Houle, which
adjourned till to-ntorrow.
The following Gentlemen are appointed Manag-
ing °avers of the new extra (hips lately engaged
by the Court of Direaoes of the Eat India Com-
pany, 'fiz•
Thomas Hetry.Erg. of the Tiede. continued to Madeira and
Bengal. and new ittp, cosigned to Bengal Meet;
Doria, Efg. of the Wary, easlgned to Madras and
Swat;
John Se. iambs, Erg. of the Cosset, eaoilsned to St. Helena
and Bone
Rabat Cherwell, Erg. of the Ann, contigned to Madeira
aid Bonn t
Throw Wilkinfon. Erg. of the General Stuart.esegned to
Madeira, Madras, and Bengal; and Miles Agar, £fq. of the 11
Northampton, amegned to Bengal direr.
In confequence of the above ad :ition to the lift
of this feafon, 5 t dips will be utipatched to India
and China this year.
Yefterday the Gentlemen in the &ration of the
Eat India Company were appointed in the feveral
Committees of Correfpondenee, Law Suits, Mili-
tary. Fund. Treafury, Warehoufes. Shipping.
Accounts, Buying, Private Trade, Government
Troops and Stores, and the Huufe.
The Company's [hip! the PAW. or WALKS,
Captain Joste Paws, eonfigned to B..mbay and
Madras; the LORD MELVILLI, Captain C
Lemma, eontigned to Bengal, dire ; and the
Elmore. Captain WILLIAM Gs taros, configned
to Casa and Bay, will be difpatehed in a few days.
We are fiery_ to announce the death of Mr.
Baosaaw, the Honourable Lift Indi4 Company's
Infpeaor of Teas at Canton. Mr. Baosnaw had
embarked on board the Company's 'hip the Gear-
roe, with a view of proceeding to St. Helena for
the benefit of his health, but died before he reach.
ed the adored.

BRIG/170A', APRIL 19.

The PRINCE of WALES arrived at the Pavilion
Lit night, abont half pall feven This
morning his Roy* Hioamtst, loon after eleven,
rode out on horfeback to infpeet the loth Light
Dragoons at the Barracks. l'he Pa INCF, it ap-
peals, approves of the alterations, which are now
in a very torward (late, on the exterior of the Pa-
vilion; the Chinefe (hades in the front of the Artie-
Lure, the railed (brubbery which clofes the gravel
walk and green plat, and various other improve.
ments, uniting grandeur with limplicity,tallefully
contrived and skilfully executed, give the whole a
delightfully rural and novel appearance.
The Ball at the Caine lag night was more no-
merotifly than falliionably attended. Several of
the Siam but few of the. Pitamcs's Officers, were
prefent. Fourteen couple flood up, and threaded
the mazes of the dance until a late hour. Baron
P was of tbc party.
The Elizabeth and Margaret packet, from
Dieppe, put into Shoreham harbour yellerday at
eleven o'clock A.M. with twenty paffengers.
The reports from France regarding the fubaft-
ing difference between the two countries, continue
to be of a defcription the molt pacific and favour-
able. Baron HOMPESCH is among the lift of de-
partures.

THE LATF Du k.L.—The Bills of Indielment for
murder, prtfented to the Grand Jury at Ilicks's
Hall againit Captain Ma cume•sta, Surgeon HEIL..
V ISI DE, and the Seconds in the late duel (who were
ail included in one Bill), have been thrown out ;
but we underhand it is intended to indi6l thole
Gentlemen on the charge of manila tighter, accord-
ing to the verdkt of the Coroner's Inquell.
The following are the names of the principal
Witneres who were yefterday examined before the
Grand Jury :
Wlitani Blackman, an cooker of the parifb, who was the pro.
fecutor : the Honourable J. Daft, J. Macnanaark Efqq.. &episan
and William Sloane, Efqrs. Charles Smith, Er* Mrre;
Harding, Lord Burgbcrft, Patrick Birmingham, Mr. al.
Parrer, Thomas Lotch,Efq. and Mr. J. Andrews, the Sargeon.

In confequence of the decifion of the Grand ju-
ry, Mr. HEAVISIDE was laft night dircharged from
cu(tody.

There was a riot in the lobby at Drary.lane
Theatre left night ; cards were exchanged by two
bloods of the town, and what is remarkable, the
Play was the Marriage Proaeife, and the difpute
originated in a breach of that promife. The hoof*
overflowed with a fafltionable audience.

A carpenter in Dorfetibire was lately employed
to make a pair of Stab for the par, for which he
charged a good round fum. One of the Parochial
Officers (aid, ,4 You have made a good deal by
that job .."—" Yes." laid Matter Chit." We Stock
Jobbets always attend to our own ixterejf."

Lait week an ogler At Shepperton, through the
imprudent perfuaflons of Tome young men, drank
fpirits to fuch an ands, as to occafion his inftant•
death.

ANN BALL, aged 40, of Salford, was felted with .
a paralytic ftroke, about nine years ago, and was
theqby deprived of her fpeech, which, wonderful
to relate, returned to her again on Friday fen-
' mien, and fill continues, to the aflonifhment of
the neighbourhood.
We obferve in a Glafgow newfpapet an adver-
tifetnent for an Executioner wanted, and it fays,
that " the bad chsratier of the perfon who laft
held the office having brought upon it a degree of
rhfirek which it by no means deferves, the Magi-
ftrates are determined to accept of none but a &-
bey., well behaved, man." The city of Edin•
burgh once had an Executioner of a very different
charater, and who, fo far from confidering Ifs
()Ace as difcreditable, ufed to hold out as as en-
couragement to his fon, that if he behaved well,
he would Item law Ai: lONA

Yeßerday prefented the very extraordinary cir-
cumitance of Pa vefil wrecked, from firers of wea-
ther, in the Thames, between Blackfriars Bridge
and the Temple Gardens. It was a large coal
barge with two men on board. A raft Dumber of
dogs went off to her aflame, but they could on.
ly rave the two men ;--the vciel went down in a
few minutes after. It is hardly poiable to parallel
an inilance in this part of the nver off* formidable
an hurricane as that by which the Thames was
yell erday agitated. It was even confidered an ail
of daring intrepidity oo the part of thole who ven-
tured out in boats for the purpok of refcuing thole
who were in the barge. It is a jußice we owe to
the men on board to Rate, that their employers
may give them credit for having done every thing.
which (kill and courage was capable a, in order
to fare their property. Blackfnar's Bridge, and
all the banks of the river that commanded a view
of the fcene was crowded with fpedators.
Don Mossrsa.—A mifcreant, deferring this
appellation, has lately committed feveral atrocious
cruelties on the canine fpecies, in the neighbour-
hood of Eghanto-i-Several valuable dogs have been
mutilated in a manner too Blocking to defcribe.

The return of the French Company to Paris.
which takes place on Sonday or Monday next,
brings the fplendid fpeeaele of the Kraykr Oft See
on the Rage of the Royal Amphitheatre, Welt-
mintier Bridge, for the lalt time but two this even-
ing. Sr. PIIRRI and Madame VoLamm, are
powerful acquilitions to this Theatre ;—two Poch
dancers are fearcely to be found. The Nqueftrian
performances of this houfe may challenge the world
to a comparifon ; it being the opinion of crowded
audiences, in which we moil readily aequiefee, that
&tyre and 0101211 AV are greater than ever. The
beautiful Pantomime of the &kw Snwrbines.every
night with additional luftre.
Many very refpeftable Ladies and Gentlemen
have, from different caufes, negleded to learn the
accomplithment of Dancing, moil of whom molt
be defirous of acquiring it, if they could learn is
a more private and expeditious way than ufaal.—
Such will find Mr. ALL cm's private Dancing Am.
demies, No. 19, Sherrard-tlreet, Goldentqoare.
and No. to, Great Alie-Meet, Goodman's-Fiakk.
'sadly fuited to their withes, efpecially as the kyle
of Dancing taught there is the molt tics at pable.

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OLD BAJLEr.

Yefterday the &Mons commenced, before thc
Right Honourable the ,Loan MAYOR, Mr. Jullice
IT LATH, Mr. Baron TnustpsoN, Mr. IlucoaDra,
&c. when elevenprifoners were tried, level; of is horn
were conyijted of felony, viz
William Reicher, for itealing nin: Gott Is, the pro-
perty of John Freeman.
Sarah Harcourt, Fratcil ja.-Ifin, and d 11.177 Ca-
lif!, for healing 23 yards of printed calico, the
property of Bartholomew Coombe.
Sarah Darin, for healing t 7 y at hs of Printed cot•
ton, the property of Edward Tweil.
William Stadman, for healing 195. the property
of William Salli Cs.
gottn Ovrinctia”, for healing tolbs. of coffee, the
property of Andrew Cornilh.
And four were acquitted, viz.
Captain William Pier: and Mary johiOn, capi- I
tally indicted for felonionfly and malicioully (hoot-
ing at William Cobb, a journeyman butcher, with
a loaded piflol, with intent to murder him, on the
sth of January lall, about nine in the evening, at i
the corner of Paddington (greet, Mary-la-bonne ;
and Mils Johnfon, for being at t and part in Mai-
gating him to this ad.
Mr. CON ST, leading Coon (el nn the part of the •
rolectition, hated the cafe to the Jury, and then
called witnefres.
The fit ft veitnels called was William Cobb him-
felf, who received the contents of the piftol. His
head was covered with a handkerchief, and though i
he uffer:d to fit ;.w the wound to the Court and
Jory, this was dilpenle,l with, as the evidence of
the furgeon would be pet teelly fulficient to anfwer
every purport of information as to this point. The I
rlibflanee of his evidence was, that on the night of
Jan. 5, about nine o'clock, he and the appren-
ticc,and a watchman, were handing at the 'hop.
door, and were in converfation together. He faw
a woman pars by two or three times. He denied
that either he, or any perfon with him, had offer.
ed her any infult. In a few minutes afterwards, ,
he faw the two prifoners come into the (hop. That
Mr. Piers collared the boy, on his coming into the
(hop from the (laughter houfe, and that Mifs John.
fon laid to Mr. Sharp, that he, the boy, was not
the perfon who had infulted her, but charged the
Winters as having done to. The prifoner, Piers,
then called the watch, and charged the witnefs,
wlao, in his turn, alto charged the prifoner. As
they were going along with the watchman, in the
euftody of the watchman, Captain P. got away
Venn the watchman who had charge of him, came
up to the witnefs, who had alto got away from the
perfon in whole cuftody he was, and fired a
at him, by which he was feverely wounded.—
Captain Piers was behind him at the time he fired
the piaci. The witnefs never once attempted to
firike him.
Lawrence Mawby (aid, he was apprentice to Mr.
.Sharp, and that he was (landing at the (hop door
on the night alluded to, and faw Mifs Jobnfon pals
the door two or three times. In a converfation
which he had with the watchman, and which had
no elution to Mifs Johnfon, he ufed this expreffion
« what a lollop of a turkey I" Immediately af
ter nfing theft words, Mifs Johnfon came up to
him, and (aid, " you (hall fuffer for it." She went
away, and returned immediately with Capt. Piers.
the remainder of his evidence was the fame with
that of the lag witnefs. He underwent a crofs.
examination by Mr. Autz 7, in the courfe of which
be denied having fpoken a word to Mifs Jobnfon,
or having touched her, or having behaved in an
indecent manner towards her.
Tiinothy Corbin kid, he was (landing with the
two. lag 'trundles at the butcher's door, on the
tight alluded to. He remembered feting Mary
Pittston walking along the High•ftreet, near the
corner of Paddington-Rent—that (be appeared to
be fomewhat intoxicated ; that Ow laughed, and
he and the others laughed alto, on account of fet-
ing her in that Rate. That the turned round, and
(aid, You vagabonds, what do you laugh at ?'
She walked on, and aid, the would loon procure a
perfect who would give him (meaning the but-
cher's boy) a pill. She walked on, and the wit.
nets few nothing more of her. He did not hear
either Cobb or Mawby fay any thing to her, nor
did any perfon touch her—and, indeed, nothing
elfe paffed than that they laughed at her folly.
Mrs. Sharp depoled, thaton the night of the sth
of January (he remembered two perfons earning to
her (hop, between nine and ten o'clock. There
parlous were the two prifoners. She sliced what
was the matter, and what was the eaufe of all the
ttoife ? Mifs Jobnfon immediately anfwered, that
the had been moft grofsly infulted by a boy, an ap.
prentice of Mr. Sharp's, who was then handing in
the (hop, and whom the pointed out to the witnefs. ,
The witnefs (aid, the was very lorry for it, and en-
quired what intuit he had offered to her ? Capt.
1":,...r5, who came tip at this time, twilled on the
watchman taking him into cutiody. The witners
orfered to mak-. force recnmptnee to the lady,
T.- inking the might be left alone in the fhop. Cobb,
however, entered, and required the watchman we-
re civilly to let the boy alone. On this, Mitt Joint-
:on laid, it was not the bay, but the man, (mean-
; Cob's) v.tho had infulted her. Soon after this,
ee witnefs heard a pith,' fired, but was slot near
:nough to fcc chat had paired.
William Sergeant was near the butcher's (hop
it the time the affray commenced ; o'ofcrved Mr.
Vas timking the boy by the collar i--tiaw Cobb
taken hold of by the watchman, on his uciag charg-
ed by Mils Johnfon as the man who had intuited
her. Some perion in the area: txti, " make charge
for charge." Captain Piers was accordingly, on
the charge of Cc. 4,, taken into the cuttody of
the watchman. Ileird a pistol fired, and heard
Piers ft y, " there, take tliat.•') Some of the watch-
men laid, " do not let him go, for be hai murder-
ed amt:-..,,
rrati 's Bootle!, another watchman, dcr-f
that' at Sharp's dc,r, Capt. Piss turned
front .end laid, " Heaven, I'll blow his
;,rains nut." William C.,hb was at this time in
cde .ahndlr r,f this vritnefs, and made a violent
ego:. to get off from him, but he did not accons•
gel his ot%-et.. Pler: cam: u:s with a 1).1.01, and

fired it at Cobb, holding it at the difiance of only,
nine or ten inches, laying, at the fame time, " takc
that." On this, the wands purfued Piers, and
took hold of him.
Richard Haine, another watchman, and next
door neighbour to Sharp, laid, that he heard the
node in the greet at ten o'clock that evening, and
haw the two pt diners giving charge of Cobb. He
law Piers (who was alto charged) wrell himiclt
from the watchman. William Cobb, on fecing
Piers had got loofe, laid, that he would not be in
cultody any more than the Captain was. Tlic
witnefs advifed Cobb to be quiet, and not to make
a bunk. Saw Captain Piers turn round, and fire
a piilol at Cobb. laying at the fame time," There,
there,take that!" on which the witnefs let Cobb go.
John Andrews was in a houfe nearly oppofite
to the butcher's (hop, and enquired into the caufe
of the noife ; law Cobb dangeroully wounded.—
On teeing this, the witnefs Paid, that Piers (hould
be apprehended. The Captain hearing what the
witnefs laid, made anfwer, " Damn me, I am glad
of it ; I with I had (hot him through the heart."
Richard Mayes, keeper of the watch•houfe, Paid,
that when prifoners are taken into euflody, it is
ufual for him to fearch them, in order to fectire
any w:apons they may chance to have about them.
Piet s told him, that he had no occafinn to do that,
as the pillol was in his breeches pocket, adding,
" I with the ball had gone through his brains or
through his heart."
Mr. Morris Jardan, a furgeon, Paid, that on the
sth of January Lill, betwixt nine and ten o'clock,
Cobb was brought to his honk. He found that
the ball had entered on the back part of the right
cheek,aud had (truck his jaw-bone,which had fallen
back, hut had refilled the force of the ball.
Mr. Mackintoth, a Gentleman belonging to the
Scamp Office, was palling along the greet at the
time of the affray, about half pail nine o'clock;
had pill then left his father's houfe, and had
reached the corner of Paddington-greet ; taw the
Lady palling, and alto feveral people (landing at
Mrs. Sharp's door, and amonga them Cobb and
Andrews, who were in particular hooting at Mifs
Johnflon. When (he had proceeded twenty yards
along the High-greet, the returned to Paddington-
Ilreet, and they then increafed their intuits, (lull
hooting at her as before, and calling after her in
their own cant (Lyle of language, "Tag-rag and
bob-tail." Mifs Johnfon, at this time. entered into
a fi(hmonger's (hop, in Paddington-beet, from
whence a Gentleman Coon came out along with
her, and both went into the butcher's (hop. The
witnefs was (landing jug at the door, and heard
Mrs. Sharp enquire who had intuited Mifs John-
fon ? who anfwered.fhe could not tell who it was.
When the boy came into the (hop. the. however,
immediately laid, a that is the perfon who has in-
fulted me." On this, Mr. P. Wismar caught the
boy by the coat, (hook him, and eked him how
he dared infult any body in the greet ? This wit-
nefs alto faw the butcher's man. Cobb, come into
the (hop at this time, and concurred with the
other witneffes with regard to what pall. This
witnefs did not fee Piers touch Cobb, but heard
him defire the watchman to take him into cuftody.
There were about hilf a dozen people prefent.—
Cobb jumped down Hairs, and began to (wear
moil dreadfully at Piers, laying, a Damn him,
let me at him, aad I will give him his gruel."—
Several people attempted to flop Cobb when he
was aiming two or three blows at Piers, on which
occafion bEfs J. alto interfered, and ftept in be-
tween them. On this repetition of infults the wit-
nefs law Piers make an aim at Cobb. and °soot
him in the face. The witnefs had never lien ei-
ther of the prifoners before; had feen Cobb often,
and he was a perfon who had repeatedly behaved
very infolently to the witnefs. Had beard of thefe
two butcher's lads being called civil, but from his
own perfunal experience, be did not think fo; both
of them having on feveral occaftons infulted him
without any cask. This witnefs did not think
that Mifs Johnfon was in the leaft degree intoxi-
cated; but that, on the contrary, Ate caudated
herfelf as became her then lituation, and was per-
feely decent both in her appearance and drefs.
On behalf of the prifoners, the following wit-
neffes were then called:—

James Miming laid. he was apprentice to a
pawnbroker, reading at the corner of Padding-
ton•Rreet, and that about half pail nine on the
night of the gth of January, as he was going on
fome bufinef. for his maßer, he palled by at the
time of the affair in queflion. He law Mifs John.
fon walking backwards and forwards by the
butcher's fhop, and the butcher's boy was hooting
after her; he made the fame kind of noire as if he
was driving a bullock. The witnefs went into the
fhop of a filhtnonger A:de by, and there raw Capt.
Piers cheapening a Mifs Johnfon
diately cam: in, and laid to him, I will; you
would fig) out, as Come butcher's boys have in.
tithed me." They both went to the butcher's
(hop. and the vritnefs followed. Captain Piers
•
plai tied 'if the infult the Lady met with.—
Cobb dc.iied having infulted her, and fome
language pafTzd ; when Captain Piers called the
watch, and gave charge of Cobb; but when he
foetid that Cobb charged him alto, and that the
watchman was taking him into cuflody, he ;tithed
to decline the bufinefs altogesher. and was going
away f, om the watchmen, when Cobb broke away
from the people who were about him, was is a
great rage, (wore at Capt. Piers, fquared at him
in a threatening pollure, and (truck him. Mifs
Johnint went between tbem, and endeavoured to
pia Cobb away. Immediately after this, the
witncfs heard the report of a pifol. At the time
when Mils Johnfon was walking by the butcher's
(hop, there was n•):hing indecent in her manner,
or her dreg. The witnels was a perfea aranger
to all the parties. and he came forward now by
the derim of his ma her, to whom he had related
the account of what he law.

Chtiitopher Reeves faid, he was a carpenter,
refiJirg in Mary la-bonne parifh i he gave the
lame 2CC(1:111t of the tranfa&ion as the latt %/rimers,
with this difference, however, that he did not ob-
fen': Cobb ttrike Capt. Piers; but faw him Rand-
ii.g lief,re Lim in a potitire of defence, at the time
when Mifs Johnfmt Rcpt b,:tween. and pufind
Crhs away.

Illapt. Jo D
it
ur&VOP-tlie A r4illery, was (lien
callt4l‘; f to therharafter of Captain Picrs.l
whom he . uostn Since 1798, and rie44401-1?1-1
&red to' perfon who would At; raffity,". pat
lionately, hlike a Gentleman : on the contra•
ry, he hati 0 ways behaved like a gond-tempered
man. ' He lvad been Captain in the 22d Foot, wAs
afterwards ilrehe I 13th Regiment, and was now
on I.alf pal. •
Captain Yonge faid, he knew the prifoner
two years; lewas brother to Sir John Piers.—
From having been much in his fociety, lie had an.
opportuaitj 4 knowing that he had always con-'
ducted hfffifqif with good temper, and in a proper
manner.
_.,
Capt. Elaine, Mr. Morley, Infpettor of Hofpi-
tale, and ancsher Offizer, gave a limilar teaimony
in favour of the Priibner. _

On behalf of Mifs Johnfon, two women came for-
ward, who bow her from her infancy, and faid, flue
was always a,viell behaved and good tempered girl.
Mr. Jufkica 'lsar'', in his charge to the Jury,
pbferved, the in order to conflitute the capital
offence with which the Prifoners were charged, it
was nreeffary, according to law, that them flu .uld
appear in the conduit of the Prifoners ill it degree
of malice which would make the crime amount to
murder, if death had mined in confequence of the
fhot that was fired. But if, in the prelim inflance,
there were any fats which, in cafe of fuel' death,
fhould reduce the offence to manslaughter only,
then the pi honer, mutt be acquitted altogether.—
But in the cafe of a perfon !hooting at and killing
another, the law implied malice ; and it remained
with the party accufed of that offence, to produce
such fad% as should bring the offence under the de-
nomination of manslaughter. As to the evidence
he was forty to fay that fume parts of it could not
be reconcile* Perjury molt evidently appeared
on the one part or the other. The Jury might,
perhaps, be acquainted with the chara&eis of fome
of the witneffes, from what they had already teen ;
and might therefore, be enabled to judge what
weight oughl to be put upon their evidence. If
the witneffes on the part of the profecution were •
to be believed, there was no doubt but the charge
was brought home against Piers. After reca pito.'
Wing the evidence, his Lordlhip took notice of
the cafe of Mifs Johnfon. The charge againft her
was that of aiding and abettinnr, the pt ironer Piers,
'in the firing Of the piltol. Whether flue had done
fo or not, me depend on the evidence of two wit-
neffes ; of whom, one Rated her words to be--;
" You will Coffer for it ;" and the osier (wore, that
the (aid, rr the would bring a perfon who would
give one of them a pill." This great difference of
esprefflon, laid his Lordfliip, created confiderable '
doubt ; and if the Jury thought the erpreffions
which tended to criminate Johnton were falfe, they
muff acquit her, even though they were of opinion
that the other prianter was guilty.
The Jury retired; and after being out of Court
for the fpace,of two hours and a quarter, returned
with a rerdirft—Both the Prifoners Not Guilty.