Star.
London, England, 1810-04-14 00:00:00

E. 4,1 1ND1.4 HOU6E.

Yesterdav a Geeeral Spetial Court of Proprietors
ef Fast India istock was held at their House,Leaden-
-4.11i-street., •NsilLt IAM ASTELL, Esq. in the Chair.
pEP.,/sED WRITERS, CADETS, &C.
The miotite of the Court of Directors being read
and an abstract of the Bye-laws being also read,
ay ..-ece.hly to the usual practice at the first meeting
Ricer the choice of Directors,
The CIIAiRNIAN moved that the Resolution of the
Court of Directors for re-admitting Henry Gardner,
a Student in the East India College, destined for the
Madras Establishment, who had been dismissed in
consequence of his nomination having been procured
by corrupt practices, of which, however, it appeared
that he himself was ignorant, but who had been re-
appointed by James Daniell, Esq. one of the Direc-
tors. be agreed to.
Mr. Roc:is- expressed his high approbation of the
Resolution. Ile hoped to see every one of the young
anee who stood in this unfortunate situation restored.
it there were any of them, which he much feared was
the case ; who had no personal friends among the Di-
rectors to retore them to their situation, he sincerely
trusted that the Court in general would take the case
of those who were thus unhappily situated into their
consideration, and would as a body, extend to them
that sympathy and commiseration to which they were
entitled, in consequence of a punishment inflicted on
them for offences of which they were innocent, at least
in the moral guilt of which they had no participation.
The Resolution of the Court of Directors was then
unanimously agreed to.
PETITION TO PARLIAMENT FOR AID.
The CHAIRMAN informed the Court of Proprietors,
that the present Court had been made special for the
purpose of perusing a petition proposed to be presented
to the House of Commons on the subject of the Com-
pany's Affairs. He should not detain the Court with
offering any observations in support of the petition,
rift should simply propose that it be read, reserving
to himself to deliver his sentiments on the occasion,
if, unexpectedly any objection or doubt should arise
on the subject.
The petition was then read.—lt refers to the peti-
tion presented by the Company, to the House of Com-
mons, in April 1 808,and states the fact that W 1,500,000
was then granted to them by Parliament, towards the
demand claimed by the Company against the country.
This sum, with the sales, which were more favourable
than had been es:pected, the petition goes on to state,
prevented the necessity of the Company's applying for
assistance in any other quarter. The revenue of the
Company for the "ear 1809-10, there was every reason
to suppose, would be nearly equal to the claims to be
made agaillst it. The extraordinary calls on the Com-
pany, however, had not yet ceased.—These arose, first
from drafts from India, to the amount of £4,900,000
on account of the wars carried on there ; and, 2dly,
from losses in their shipping, during the last year,
amounting, in the two articles of merchandize at prime
cost, and of freight, to £1,048,000 From prospective
estimates which had been made for the year 1809-10,
it. appeared that in this way the sums to be expended
would exceed the income to the amount of about
42,0835000, which the Company could not raise from
its own resources ; nor were its funds ever equal, at
any one time, to the expellees of carrying on the Go-
vernment in India, in time of war. The accounts to
list March, however, spewed that the funds of the
Company in England exceeded its debts, to the
amount of four millions eight hundred and twenty.
two thousand pounds, which sum they hoped would
be equal to cover any advances made by the Honour-
able House of Commons..
The Petition being read,
The CIIAIRMAN moved that this Petition be pre-
sented to the House of Commons.
Mr. ROCK suggested, as the present Ifetition refer-
red to a Petition formerly presented by the Company
on the same subject, and as there were many Proprie-
tors now present who might not have been present
when the former Petition was before them, that it too
should be now read.

Mr. GRANT (the late Chairman), observed, that
the one Petition did not at all hang on the other. It
was not, therefore, at all necessary to judge of the
propriety of the present Petition, that the former one
should be read. The reference to the former Petition
had been introduced into the present one only histo-
rically. He had no objection, however, if it could
DDrove satisfactory to the Court, that the former Peti-
n should be read.
Mr. ROCK presumed to think that the reading of
the former Petition would prove satisfactory to the
Court- He, for one, could answer that it would prove
so to him.
The CHAIRMAN contended, that the former Petition
had nothing to do with the present question. The ,
former Petition had been presented for specific pur-
poses, which were already answered.
Mr. Rock still insisted that the Petition in April
1805 should be read.
On this a shew of hands was taken, when the pro-
position was declared to have been negatived.
Thy Petition was then approved of. It was or-
dered that the Seal of the Company be affixed to it ;
and that it be presented to the House of Commons
by the Chairman.
On the motion of Mr. GRANT the Court then im-
mediately adjourned.

Thursday week, about nine o'clock at night, Mr.
131.rne, of Peter-street Theatre, and Mr. Conlan, son
of an opulent butcher, having dined at Mr. Hatche's,
corner of the South Wall, Dublin, were unfortunately •
drowned, on their return home, from having, as it is
supposed, missed their way and walked into the river.
On the same evening a young man, named Howard,
was also drowned about the same place.
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Yesterday the man who has undergone examina-
tion at the Mansion-house, charged with offering
for sale a bale of silk, which had been stolen from
the Castle and Falcon Inn, Aldersgate-street, was
again brought up ; hut, it appearing that the bill pre.
(erred against him to the Grand Jury being thrown
out, he was discharged, and the silk returned to the
prosecutor.
ExteuvioN.—Yesterday morning, at eight o'clock,
three convicts were executed at Horsenionger-lane,
Surrey—Their names were, John Gorden, Wm. Batche-
lor, and Wm. Simmonds. They died with every
ap-
of piety. The spectator; were much less in
than usual.


OLD B4fLEr.

Yesterday seventeen prisoners were tried, one of
whom was capitally convicted, viz. 7. Street, for'
stealing, in the house of T. Jenkins, fourteen yards,of
kerseymere.
John Stoker and John Brown, two urchins, the one
14 and the other 13 years of age, were capitally in-
dicted for feloniously breaking into and entering the
house of John Edward Norris, on the evening of the
16th of March, and stealing therein two gold seals,
two gold ear-rings, and other articles of jewellery, of
the value of :el2.
It appeared that the prosecutor was a silversmith,
in High-street, Kensington ; that on the 15th of
March, in the evening, as he was sitting in his par-
lour, at the back of his shop, he was alarmed by
some person entering his shop. He immediately
ran forward, and saw the prisoners in the custody of
a 'constable named Swan, and two men named Shel-
drake and Winter, who had seized them under the
following circumstances :
The latter two men were sitting in a public house
opposite the shop of the prosecutor, and observed the
prisoners standing at the window, whew. they had
not remained long before they appeared to run some-
thing down one of the panes of glass, and,-in a few
seconds after, began to hook from the window, with
a piece of wire, the articles exposed for sale :—while
they were thus employed, Winter went for the con-
stable, Swan, and, on his return, they secured the
young culprits, who had retired under an adjoining
gateway, and took them, as already stated, to the
shop of the prosecutor, where they were searched, but
nothing was found in their possession,excepting a silver
watch, which was found in the waistcoat pocket of
Stoker. Sheldrake now went out under the gate.
way alluded to, and, after some search, found several
of the articles stolen from the prosecutor's window,
hidden in some sand, which had been swept from the
back door of a public house, and lay in a small heap;
he also found the wire which had been used to draw
forth the jewellery through the hole in the glass.
As there were some doubts on the minds of the
Jury as to the fact having been proved, that the pri-
soners broke the glass, they returned a verdict of
guilty of stealing in the dwelling house, goods of the
value of thirty-nine shillings, which did away the ca-
pital part of the charge.
John Stoker was then tried on another capital in-
dictment, for breaking and entering the dwelling-
house of William Moon, watchmaker, at Holborn-
bars, on the 23d of March, in the afternoon, and
stealing therein the silver watch found in his posses-
son, when searched in the house of the prosecutor.
The discovery of this case, it appeared, arose from
the inquiries of the constable Swan, who went to the
house of Mr. Moon, his name being engraved within
the watch as the maker, and who instantly recognit•
ed the watch to be his, and one of a great number
which had been stolen from his window on the even-
' ing stated in the indictment.
Mr. Moon, in his testimony, deposed, that he left
his shop at four o'clock on the evening of the '23d of
March, leaving every thing perfectly safe ; but on
his return in an hour, he perceived that one of the
panes of glass in the shop window bad been cut or
broken, evidently with the assistance of some instru-
ment, and a great number of valuable watches taken
away. He heard nothing of his property until the
watch found on the prisoner was brought to him,
which he immediately knew to be one of those he
had in his window shortly preceding the robbery.
On his cross-examination, it appeared that he lived
in Cursitor-street, a:d that his mother, with whom he
was in partnership, occupied the house in Holborn.
The indictment having erroneously stated the
dwelling house to be that of the witness, of course the
flaw was fatal to the capital part of the charge, and
I the prisoner was only convicted of the grand larceny,
. I to which the same punishment is attached as in the
.4 former verdict, namely—transportation for fourteen

years.
Joseph Pearce was next indicted for privately stealing
from the person of Charles Thompson a pocket boots,
a silk handkerchief, and a pair of gloves.
The prosecutor stated that he was passing through
Bond-street at about half past eleven o'clocle on the
night of the 22d of March, when the prisoner ran
against him, pretending to be intoxicated ; Lc had
not time to recover himself from the shock he had re-
ceived, when fit!. other men came around him, one
of whom picked his pocket of the articles mentioned.
Two of the men then ran off, and witness followed
the remaining three, and on passing a watchman, l
gave charge of them. They expressed their readiness
to go to the watch-house quietly, and walked Ibr-
ward for that purpose, witness and watchman follow-
ing. The watchman, however, returned to shut his
box, and the prisoner and his companions, observing
this faiourable opportunity of escape, ran off. \\'it.
ness pursued the prisoner, and kept him in view till
he overtook, secured, send conveyed him to Mount-
street watch-house.
The constable of the night proved the charge made I
against the prisons, and also stated that he was per-1
fectly sober when brought to the watch-house.
The prisoner, who we understand drove his curri-1
de in high style during the last season, was dressed
in the present gentlemanly groom-like costume, and had
nothing to urge in his defence.
Lord ELLEN/101101AM having summed up the evi-
dence, and stated the law with reference to such
cases, which pronounces 4:le person aiding and assist-1
ing in the perpetration of a robbery, as culpable as
the person whp actually took the property. The Jury
returned a verdict of—Guilty.
Sam id Solomon was convicted of stealing from the
person of Ricbsrd Higley, a silver watch, steel chain,
and gold seal, on Saturday the 3d of March.
The prosecutor deposed, that as he was passing
through the New Inn-yard, Shoreditch, the prisoner
ran against him and snatched his watch and chain
from his fob ; witness, however, caught hold of the
watch as the prisoner was running away. In the
vi-
olence which he used to regain his watch, he broke
the chain and fell to the ground ; but as he lay, he
I cried out, Stop thief !" and the prisoner was secur-
ed by a person named Gray, after considerable re-
sistance.

Jaws Tounshend stood indicted for stealing a knap- 1
sack from a serjeant in the Foot Guards, but was
acquitted, as the evidence was not sufficiently clear
to establish the fact.
M. Taylor was indicted for stealing from S. Grogan
a belt, containing 435,in Sank notes, in Whitccha.

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pet; on the ]7th of February. The *prosecutor is a
seathan, belonging to the Haughty gun-brig I had
been paid at Portsmouth, and came to London for a
few .days. The prisoner met him, with a bundle on
his back, and, having accosted him, they went to. a
public-house. The pnsoner then introduced a woman
to the prosecutor, whom he treated with a pair of
gloves, and behaved with the usual characteristics of
a seaman. It at length turned out, aft& having
drank freely, that he lost his belt ; and there was
abundant evidence to bring the offence: home to the
man.—Guilty. .
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Massasseh Booth was capitally indicted for stealing
a pocket-book, containing upwards of 47100, the pro.
perty of William Buswell, in a dwelling-house.
Mr. BOLLAND, as Counsel for the prosecution, stat-
ed, that the prosecutor was a Salesman, residing in
Leicestershire, who frequented Smithfield Market.—
Being in London on his usual business, in March ,
last, he observed the prisoner, who was a young man
of decent appearance, in the tap-room of the Half-
Moon public-house, Smithfield. Some one inquiring
of him what he was doing in London, and where he
came from ? he said he came from Wellington, in
Shropshire, and that he left his friends because he
would not marry a girl his father wanted him to
marry: On mentioning his name and family, Mr.
Buswell knew his relations, and advised him to re-
turn home. He said he was willing, but had no
money. Mr. Buswell told him he would pay for his
coach, and desired the landlady to let him have what
he wanted in the meantime, and he would pay her.
He also rook a place for him in the coach. The pro-
secutor, when he retired to bed, also permitted the
prisoner to sleep in the same room. When he retired
he put his breeches under his head, containing the
packet-book and his money, and very soon went to
sleep. The prisoner must have contrived very soon
to get the breeches from under his head, bat Mr.
Buswell never missed them until he was awakened
by a man of the name of Daunt, who brought back
the book and the prisoner ; for it seemed that the
prisoner had gone to Daunt's, who was a butcher in
the neighbourhood, and bought some stakes, and then
produced the pocket-book and took from it a note for
£3O, which he gave to Daunt to be changed, and
asked if it was not a £lO note. fly great good for-
tune Daunt knew the pocket-book to be Buswell's :
for having been in his company Banat evening, a dis-
pute arose as to who were the proptietors of a certain
waggon, and Buswell had offered a bet of £lO that
he would name them, and produced his book to de-
posit the stake. When, therefore, Daunt saw the
book in the possession of the prisoner, he suspected
he must have stolen it, and immediately stopped him,
and it proved his suspicions were just. Boswell and
Daunt having proved this case as stated, the Jury
found the prisoner guilty of stealing the book ; no
evidence being called to shew it was taken in the
House, he was acquitted of the capital part of the
charge.
The following were also convicted of felony, viz.
Mary Connolly, for stealing two quart pewter-pots ; F. Chin-
nery, for stealing a great coat ; J. Dellion, for stealing a quan-
tity of nutmegs; and Ann Smith, fur stealing a watch.
Four were convicted of misdemeanors, viz.
J. Itaxworthy, for fraudulently obtaining a quantity of shirts ;
J. Handl-mid, R. Pettier, and J. Miller, fur breaking the. !intuit:
of J. Styles, with intent to enter the same, and his goods ..hertin
to steal :

And two were acquitted, Viz.
J. Townsbentl, mid J. Griffiths, who was ordered to remain.

We feel peculiar satisfaction in noticing the pub,
lication of the recent trial of Mr. Peutty,the dii-

tiuguisbed Editor and Proprietor of the Morning
Chroniee. The personal sacrifices which that Gen-
tleman has made in support of the liberty of the press
have been many and great, and by the judicious and
manly observations with which he has prefaced the
report of his late trial, he has rivetted his claims to
the gratitude of every individual connected with the
public press in this country. When alluding to the
late illegal and uneonstituti,iial ilicard oldie Bench-
ers of Lincoln's Inn, Mr. PEitity urges the revocation
of that edict iu the following elegant manner :

" 1 ant sure that I shall 1* pardoned for intruding on tlie
public this notice of the proct•ttlitig of the Benchers of I.in-
coin's tun—l am moved to le by no per:onal consideration.

—I ant arrived at a period of life when the resolution, it it
should endure, could not affect me; but tuy knowledge of
the talents and integrity of mane of the per,ons %v lm have been.
engaged and who ore still engaged in the periodical press,
Makes it a duty incumbent upon me to exert myszlt in procuring
die repeal of a seuteue.a 60 if:hit:CAl tOWire. I can truly say
that there have been both of former and of laur years, en-
gaged in my own and other journals, persons who are *um cm
ployed, in various eitustions, professionally ;And with
credit and honour to themselves and with advantages to the
pvlilic. I could name several gentlcnatn, infe:ior to no emi.l
number, that might he selected out of any rag, of Society, in in-
tellectual endowments or in moral character. Ido not desire any
particular favour for the perioclic.ll press. I demand only justice.
Withdraw this opprobrious bar, and they will vindicate their
own claims to employment. Mine is :tut a prayer for indulgence
—lt is a petition of right !"

We extract the following specimen of the Materials
which composed a Newspaper in the 17th Century,
from the Calrohnian Mercury, for the year 1661. The
Paper in question is, we believe, one of :he oldest
productions of the kind in Great Britain, and is in-
debted for a most extensive circulation to the assiduity
and skill with which it continues to he conducted by
its presmt Proprietors. 44 Account of the celebration
of the Anniversary of the Martyrdom of CII.IItLEh I.
on the 30th of January, 1661 :
" This day, Jan. SO. (we need say no more but name the day
of the Moneth) was doubly observed, not only by a solemn Fast,
Sermons, and Prayers at every Parish Church, for the precious
blood of our late pious Sovereign King char!. the Firt, of ever
glorious memory ; but also by politick dragging those odious Car-
casses of Oliver Cromwell, Henry Ireton and ✓obn Z.rad./claw to Ty-
burn. On Munday night Cromwell:lnd Int.', in two several carts
were drawn to Heltern front Wertmisiter, after they were dined
up on Saturday last, and the next morning Brad:haw: To day
they were drawn upon Sledges to Tyburn, all the way (as before
from Westminster) the universal our-ei y of the people went along
wi-h them. When these their Carcasses were at Tyburn, they
were pull'd out of their Collies and hang'd at the several angles
of that Triple Tree, where they hung till the Sim was set ; after
which they were taken down, their heads cut off, and their loath-
some Trunks thrown into a deep hole under the Gallows. And
lICAV we cannot forget how at Camiridge when Crtm.vdl first set
up for a Rebell, he rode under the Gallowes, where his horse
curvetting, threw his cursed Highness out of the Saddle just under •
the Gallowes (as if he had been turned off the l .adder) the then
spectators observing the place, and rather presaging the present
work of this day, than the monstrous villa:des of this day twelve
years. But he is now again thrown under the Gallows (nevea
More to be digged up) and there we leave him"

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