Star.
London, England, 1810-04-19 00:00:00

MR. GALE JONES.

Yesterday several Gentlemen met at the CrO*n and
Anchor, for the purpose of considering the measures
proper to be taken for the relict. of Mr. Jcnix GALE
JONES.

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Mr. CLIFFORD being unanimously called to the
Chair, addressed the Meeting upon the subject of Mr.
Gale Jones's imprisonment. He took occasion to im-
press upon the Meeting the ground upon which Mr.
Yorke origindlly brought forward those pretences to
Parliamentary Privilege. It was in their recollection,
that he grounded his motion against Mr. Jones upon
the alledged violation of the Bill of Rights. What
was the admission ? It was this, that instead of res-
ting the privilege of that House upon precedent or
usage, the attempt was made to defend its undue ex-
vrcise by an inference from Statute Law. The
Learned Gentleman concluded with proposing certain
Resolutions expressive of the opinion of the Meeting
to promote by every means the redress of Mr. Jones,
and immediately to set forward a subscription for his
support.
The Resolutions were agreed to.
Mr. HARRIS proposed the Thanks of the Meeting
to Mr. Clifford for his able conduct in the Chair.

Mr. RAWLINS, in seconding the motion, congratu-
lated the people, that although their enemies had ad
Attorney General anxious to prosecute, they had the
patriotic Clifford ready to defend them.
Mr. CLIFFORD, in returning thanks, adverted to
the introduction of his name in the House of Com-
mons, as the author and advocate of a resolution hos-
tile to the Gentlemen of the Press. The simple fact
was, that several young men who had incurred the
expence of • serving their exercises for the Bar, were
*objected to, and refused admission in consequence of
some old rules, of which they were ignorant. This
case being represented to the Gentlemen of the Bar,
several of the profession, of whom he was one, sent
in November, 1807, a representation to Benchers, re-
ferring to the several rules, and requesting they would
make known the rules by which their Society should
be guided. This representation remained before the
Benchers until April, 1809, when the rule with regard
to the Gentlemen connected with the Preis was posted
up in Lincoln's-Inn-hall. Therefore this act was en-
tirely that of the Benchers, after full deliberation, over
whom the Bar had no controul ; yet he was abused
by Sir John Anstruther, who was himself one of the
Benchcrs, and by the Attorney-General also. Yes,
truly, Sir John Anstruther, who was alarmed cut of his
political principles and connections by Mr. Pitt—who
was afterwards alarmed into place and power in India,
where, as Chief Justice under Lord Wellesley, he
acted under that Noble Lord's celebrated edict against
the press. This was the person who, connected with
the Attorney General (whose sentiment with regard
to the liberty of the press was proverbial), would de-
scribe him as a foe to those Gentlemen by whom that
press was so ably supported (Hear, hear.)

A considerable sum was forthwith subscribed for
Mr. Jones.

Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India
House for the determination of the following Ques-

tion, viz.

" That this Court approve the unanimous Resolution of the
Court of Directors of the 21st instant, wherein they state, that
they have every reason trk believe that all the Persons who were
on board the Ship LORD NELSON, at the time of her loss, have
perished ; and that the occasion and circumstances relating to her
loss, are wholly unknown, and therefore that there is an im-
possibility of enquiring satisfactorily into thetas' of the said ship,
and that this Court are fully satisfied that the ship was stored in
a sufficient manner at her outfit for her voyage; and that conse-
quently no blame can attach to the Owners ; and that, from the
experience and ability of the Commander and Officers, it is rea-
sonably to be inferred that no blame attaches to them."

At six o'clock the glasses were finally closed and
delivered to the Scrutineers, who reported die same
to have been carried in the affirthative.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East
India House, when the undermentioned Commanders
took leave previous to departing for their respective
destination,, vii.--Captain PATTERSON, Thom A 5
Grenville, for Ceylon and Bengal ; Capt. TOUSSAINT,
Juliana, for Bengal.
The Court adjourned at six till Wednesday next.

LORD COLLINGWOOD.—The eminent services of this
gallant Officer are fresh in every person's recollection.
In the discharge of his professional duties,he displayed
a zeal and perseverance that have never been Nur-
yassed. He succeeded to the command of the Me-
diterranean fleet on the death of Lord NEL§ON, and,
for the last five years, he had scarcely set foot on
shore. For his services in the battle' of Trafalgar, in
which he was second in command, his Majesty was
graciously pleased to confer on him the rank of a
Baron of the United Kingdom. • His Lordship, who
had nearly attained his 60th year, was born in the
county of Northumberland, where his family has been
settled for several years. On the 22d March, 1780,
he .was made a Post Captain ; the 14th February,
1799, a Rear Admiral of the Blue ; the 23d April,
1801., a Vice Admiral of the Blue ; and on the death
of Lord GA RDNER he was, 4th January, 1809, created
Major General of the Marines. His Lordship died
of a stoppage in the Pylenu, or inferior aperture of
the stomach. For some time before his death he was
incapable of taking any sustenance whatever. The
temporary command of the fleet devolved, on his
death, upon Admiral MARTIN.

Ithan-Manev.—A few days since a cause of Read-Money was
tried In the-Court of Admiralty, arising out of Sir Samuel Head,
Captains Lee and Lukin, objecting to the ship's company of his
Majesty's ship Revenge sharing with their ships, for the head-
money, in capturing the four French frigates La Gloire, Minerve,
Armide, and Indefatigable..—After the Judge had heard the most
full and elaborate argument on the point, lie, in the first instance.l
rejected the claims of the Windsor Castle, Achille, and Polyphe-
mus ; and in determining that of the Revenge, entered fully in-
to thy principle of former decisions : that head-money is consi-
dered as a bounty, or reward, for actual and direct aid, in cases
where an engagement takes place : that the aid rendered by the
Revenge came the nearest to such a service, but did not com-
pletely come up to the principle hitherto held.—He admitted she
yeas within gua,rhot, and was fired at by the enemy ; but did not re-_,
turn the Ire, though actually on the point of doing so, when la .
Minerve struck ; therefore, her aid, being postioe, and not active,'
she could not be considered as joining in the notion, as the returkissz
fire constitutes the LICHT ; and, therefore could not be entitled
-to share in the head-money. On this ground he rejected the
Revenge's claim to share.—Sir John Gore tried this case upon
public grounds, it being a subject that had never been decided,
and upon which a great difference of opinion existed throughout .
the navy.—The Judge of the Admiralty has drawn and defined
the prinet;le very closely, and from this decision, it may, we
suppose, he considered as settled, that when an engagement preoedes
capture, these imps only that contributed thereto by attorallyjiring
a: the enemy, will be deemed entitled to share in the head,money.

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Ye Jay T. fiateitird4.ll•l•••••••
and his wife were indicted
for steidinga quantity of apparel, the property of Lady
A. L. Stewart, in the parish of Rithmond.
Maria Dawson, Lady Stewart's Maid, stated, that
the laustilry at Richmond was broke open on the
night of the 17th of February, and the articles laid in
the indictment were stolen.- Witness afterwards. saw
part of the property at the prisoner's house, whither
' she went with the officers, on search.
H. Wells, Lady Stewart's butler, stated: that in
consequence of the robbery having been committed,
be went to Bow-street, to give information, and hand-
bills, describing the property, were immediately cir-
culated. In consequence of this, part of the property
was given up by Mrs. Dent, a pawnbroker, and the
other was found at the prisoner's house.
Mary Dent stated, that the property, was pledged
by a young woman of the name of Way.
Jane Way stated, that she had some knowledge of
the prisoners, she haviiig succeeded the female in ser-
vice two years since. She saw the prisoners in the
Edgeware-road on the 17th of February, and pledged
the articles at their request.
There was an attempt to impute wrong motives to
the witness, but she proved to posstm a good character.
The husband was found—Guilty ;—but the wife,
being ;supposed to act under his controul, was Ac-
quitted,
J. Eastwood was indicted for stealing three quarters
of a pound of cochineal, the property of the Loadon
Dock Company.
The prisoner was a labourer in the Dock,yard, and
' was detected with the property by one of the superin.
tendants, as he was going out at the gates, on the
lath ult. The property was valued at ten shillings.
The following were also convicted of felony, viz.
W. Shorting, for stealing halfpence, to the amount of 53.
Tapp, for stealing a quantity of silk.
T. Seymour, fur stealing a pair of shoes.
R. Green, for stealing a saw.
Margaret Casey, for stealing a great coat.
Susannah 'Taylor, for stealing several articles of furniture.

Ann Pratt, for stealing f •ur pewter pots.
Eleanor Reynolds, for stealing a handkerchief.

A. Mackintosh, for Nt lir g tive pewee puts.
I. Greenwood, for stealing two hats.
P. Flaisert), fur stealing fourteen penny pieces, and nineteen
kaltpence.
Catherine Keith, for stealing a shawl and other ankles.
W. Mackey, fur stealing a silver prooti ; and

.I: Cooper, 'alias Chinnery , for stealing a:soup ladle.

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7: Tata M and S. alin were indicted for breaking
and entering the house of R. Girdler, and stealing a
quantity of brass, valt!e 20s. the property of W.
Lowe, on the 9th instant ; and

Field, of Short's-gardens, for receiving the same,
knowing it to have been stolen.
It appeared, that the work-shop of Mr. Lowe, in.
Queen-street, Seven Dials, was broke open on the
night stated, and the property stolen.
Robinson, an accomplice, stated, that the pri-
soners invited him to the act of robbery, and proved
how and where the property had been disposed of.—
Not Guilty.
Field was again indicted for stealing a silver watch.
This case arose out of the foregoing one. Limberick,
the Bow-scree officer, was searching the house of the
prisoner for the stolen brass, when he fiamd the watch,
which answered the description of one which a Gen-
tleman had his pocket picked of.—Not Guilty.
The following were also acquitted, viz.
A. Mignon, W. G uthery. J. Davis, and J. Cuckran.

RECORDER'S R EPORT,•-- Yesterday the R molt DER
made his Report of the prisoners under sentence of
death in Newgate, when

George Upton and Edward Dufty, for . burglary in the house of
Thomas Duncan; and William l'Vladdrach4, for a similar crime,in
the house of William GuNtard, and Ste cling goods, vAtue .el4OO,
were ordered fur execution on Wednesday next.--. The . rest were
respired.

Yesterday .1. Davis was fully committed, from the
Mansion-house, charged with steAing from the shop
of .t haberdasher, in Bishopsgate-sticet, eight yards
of jean, on Tuesday evening.
IV. Ward, the lad who had been formerly examined,
on a charge of stealing some valuable books, which
he sold for waste paper, was again put to the bar,
when two shopkeepers who had bought these books
attended, and confessed they purchased them from
the prisoner, who said he was sent by his master.
The Loun M.trott severely reprimanded them for
buying such valuable books from a stranger. He
ordered the books to be given up to the owner, and
the prisoner to be sent on board a ship.

At Tralee Assizes a cause was tried before Sir W.
Smmt, wherein J. CONNER, Esq. of that town, At-
torney, was plaintiff, and the Rev. M. l'utteEm., of
Highlort, Charleville, was defendant ; it was an ac-
tion to obtain reparation for defamatory words used
by the latter in a letter to E. HARTERErrt E%q. in-
jurious to the character of the plaintiff, and the da-
mages were laid at £5OOO. After a few hours hear-
ing, the Jury retired, and shortly after brought in a
verdict for the plaintiff--4500 damages and costs.
The important quest ot of the Recorder of Cori v.
the Mayor, came on to be tried before the Honourable
Juitice DAY, on Tuesday se'nnight, at the Cork
Assizes ; it involved in it the right.of the Recorder
to seat in Council, and to a compensation in da-
mages, which had been laid at £5OOO, for injury sus-
tained by not being admitted to the hill privileges of
the Recordership.—The Jury, on Thursday, found a
verdict for the Plaintiff, with nominal damages. •
Wednesday se'nnight a most barbarous murder
was committed at Ballybeg, near Ferns, Ireland, on
the' body of T. Lowland, rarmer, by .1. Lowland, his
uncle. The. barb Arian was seen go into his house, ad-.
joining that of the deceased, take off his great' coat,
and return with a spade, with which he butchered his
victim in a manlier too shocking to describe. No mo-
tive can be assigned, other than the deceased gave
some opposition to his uncle, in the cliangiiig a few
perches of a lane on the ground which they mutually
held. An Inquest was taken the next day, verdict—
Wilful Murder, against the said Juan Nuwland ;
who has absconded.

A Waterford Paper, of March 31, s ivs—" Wed-
nesday night last a numerous party otlo ills pro-
ceeded to the farm of Mr. Power, near Sugarloaf-Lill,
distant about three miles from 'Waterford, and set fire
to the house and offices, which were totally consumed,
and shot a valuable horse, and wounded two others.
This farm was lately out of lease, and the motives
for this outrage, was Mr. P.'s having takers the faun
at a price declined by the former tenant."

ECCLE.
His Grace the Duke• of Kichriond hai presented the Rev. Mr.
Roberts, Rio* at Passage{ to the Deanery of St. Patrick.

BIRTHS.
Ota the Sth Ishmtry last, at the Cape of tooi Hopp, the I.ady
of Cipt. Hawke, nit regiment of Light Dragoons' of a daughter.
Tuesday, at the SolleitOr-General's, Guildford-streer, Lady
Plumber, of a 10011.

.RIED.

The Rev. EdOrard Win. Grinfield, of Lincoln College, Oxford,
to Mary Ann, daughter of the late George Fillingham, Esq. uf
Seymour-street, Portman-sqtlare.
The Rev. F. H. Papendick, M. A. oT Trinity College, Oxford,
to Bridget Anne, youngest daughter of the Ire ThomasWilli.ans,
Esq. of Vellinnewith, Breconshire.