Star.
London, England, 1811-02-26 00:00:00

LENT ASSIZES.

Captain HUGONIN, of the Army, care passenger
in the Princess Elizabeth.
betters from Corunna to the 16th inst. bring -an
account of a smart action between BALM (Mar-
quesito) and a French detachment of the corps of
BONNET, when the latter was defeated, with the loss
of many killed and wounded, and 200 prisoners ;—it
took place near Ribadeo.
At Oviedo the French Commandant issued :in or-
der, that all males should enlist in the armies of Kiel;
JosErn, between the ages of 16 and 46, whether single
or married. The inhabitants on hearing of this 111. la
date, fled to the mountains, and did not return Mai
the rescript was withdrawn.

The rumours that have been circulated respecting
a change of sentiments in Russia, appear to have
some foundation—That a Russian General has been
arrested and sent to prison for communicating to
M. CAULIAOURT the exact strength of the army,'
is certain. And another fact is stated—the gal-1
lant and enterprising Gus-ravus, King of Sweden,
is forthwith about to proceed to St. Petersburgh.—
We
understand that he was to spit London yester-
day for that purpose. He returns to the Court of his
Brather-in-law with full confidence, not merely of se-1
curdy, but of welcome. What conduct the Crown
Prince, BERNADOTTF, may be disposed to hold on the
I arrival of the legitimate Sovereign of Sweden, at the
Court of Petersburgh, we pretend not to anticipate.
American papers and letters have arrived, the for-
mer to the I 2th and the latter to the 14th ult.
A Boston Paper of the llth states, that there has
been a battle in West Florida, between the Indepen-
dents under Colonel KEMPE, and the Spanish forces
under General FOLCII, in which the former were de-
` feated.—The British Government is said to have
strongly protested against the Americans taking pos-
session of West Florida; in consequence of which a
. message from the President was sent to Congress,
marked " confidential;' and the doors were closed for
a considerable time.

CHESTER SPRING mew, lsll.
bALLAII,E•q:
FRANCIS B , Esq.
seryshirer—Saturday, March 30, st Pool.
shire—Friday. April 5, at Ruthin.
Flintshire —Thursday, Ai ell 11, at Mold.
Cheshire—Wednesday, April 17, at Chester Castle.
NAttl H WALES SPRING CIRCUIT.
Hoots Ltvcrsrea, Esq.
Mr INONIAO Pcussait.
Anglesey—Tuesday, May 26, at Beastnaris.
Carnarvonshire—Monday, April I, at Carnarvan.
Merionetlrthlre--Satardsty, April 6, at Bala.
CARMARTHP 14 SITING CIRCUIT.
SaltUrL HITWOOD, Serjaant at Law, Chat ludas.
Joins 11.m.our, Esq. Sewed Justice.
Cattligan--Tuesday, April 2. .
Haverfordwest—Monday, April S.
Cartnasthen—Saturday, April 13.

OLD BAILEr..
Friday, J. E. Cartoso and L. Joka, two Portuguese sailors,
were capitally indicted, under Lord Efienborougit's Act, for cut.
trig and maiming, In the back, with a knife, J. Staring, '1 Le
prisoners were, en the evening of eke lid of December, drink.
log at the Duke of York, in Shadwell, when the prosecutor and
two of three other seamen, came into the tap-room, and attempt-
ed to sit down with them, when Canoga immediately pushedltim
away with great violence. •Virkhout taking any notice of this
rudeness, he retired to anothe box with Ids friends, and called
for some refreshment. Join then drew a knife from his sleeve,
and said be would teach theinN/th4 kinglibmen) a Fortunes*
fashion. He then struck a IlleittAtiti his knife at one of mice
young men named Browne, but mineable Am. The prosecutor
and his companions ran into tha etreet,lsit were followed by tit
prisoner*, with knives in their hands—the latter (C.-knot') stuck
his weapon into the back of the prosecutor, who immediately
cried out, ° Lord have mercy upon me." He "was taken to the
London Hospital, but was in a few weeks completely tee:twitted.
The Court sifted the testhnony of @Utile witnesses very CIA*,
In order to find out some rational round of irritation on the parr
of the prisoners, but in vain.
Baron Titosanott summed up the evidence to the fury, who
found both prisoners Guilty—Death.
The following were also capitally oonvided,
T. Steward, for a burglary in the house at Thomas Newberrii,
and resting seven handkerchiefs; and S. Edwards, for a bur-
glary in the house of Win. Lelant, and stealing a looking-gle
Five were convicted of felony, viz. 1. Levels r, capitally eidetic-
ted on Wednesday, was found guilty of nesting eight gold seals;
Mary Satin, for stealing throe sheets, a gold hog, sod three
silver tea-spoons; C. Williams, for stetting a saddle ;T.Cherton
for stealing I 0 on. of tea; Susannah Oroom for stealing to, and
a elver watch.
Seth ael Woodthorpe, aged 4S, was )ndicted for the wilful
ua murder of Josh Crickets
'l'he circumstances of the case, as tbry appeared in eVideace,
were the following : The deceased wa. an infirm old man, up.
wards of 80, and the prisoner was his blece. He had formerly
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been a silk-weaver, . -at the time of bit decease occupied oat
The Columbian Sentinel has the following passage: of the weavers ithltabouses Us Spitalfielde,-where the prisoner
de The letter of the Duke of CADnRE to General attended him as a nurse, and had dnue so for three years before.
la this tenement he supported himself by two trifling annuities
Asmara°No, did not amount to a repeal of tile French in addition to which he had a weekly allowance from his friends
Decrees hostile to our commerce. 1. Because it ofes. which was paid to hint by a gentleman named Spine Hui.
loway, miffing at Hampton Court. On the evening of Saturday
was accompanied by no Decree to annul the edicts the ftb inv. Mr. Holloway went to the residence of the deceased
of France. 2. Beceause it did not even promise a for the purpose of paying innsfour shillings The ',limner, who
attended the door, opened it only one third, and appeared to
repeal of all the Decrees violating our neutral rights. wish to prevent his entrance. She asked him whether the KO.
ney was in halfpence or silver He said copper, and pushed into
S. Because it was accompanied with no order for the
the room While there. whichever way he turned, the primer
restoration of the property seized. 4. Because it was placed herself between hint and the bed, in order to prevent his
accompanied with conditions as to Great Britain, seeing the deceased. Mr. Holloway, however, gin a glance of
the bed, and the deceased appeared to be almost hidby the clothes,
which rendered it altogether nugatory. ; He then went away, and the next day the prisoner sent him a
note, federating him that her Mack had the night preceding cut
We ;hall only add, that almost all the private letters
its throat, and desiring him to come immediately.
received, favour the opinion that the Non.lmport Act
The moment he arrived be charged her with the murder
(improperly called the Non.lntercostse Act)
as of her uncle, and said, " I now see the reason of your wish-
ing to prevent my coming in last night, and of preventing me worn
agaiast this country, will not have taken effect on the, seeing the bed; it in you that have done this." When he matte
Sintstant ; if such be the fact, it can only have been this remark, she said to persons in the room, "Do you hear what
he says ? HI. words are like swordi and daggers to me." He
prevented by legislative interference, as otherwise, by then went to the deceased, who was not quite dead. He found
the operation of the existing laws, it could not have hint tying on the bed in an exhausted scare; and told him, if he
had done that act himself to hold tip his hand, as a token of stile.
been avoided. madoo. He did not hold up his hand. He then desired him :o
hold up his band if his niece was the author of the deed. Shortly
after he was able to articulate: and, on the first question b-ag
repeated to him, he answered, No.—He said no more on tin:
occasion, and witness went away. On Monday morning, at :to
o'cioek. he returned again, and, upon searching the bed, he found
a new-ground penknife. The deceased was then sensible, and
able to speak. Witness asked him whether he had done that
(pointing to his throat). He replied distinctly, " No." He then
asked him if his niece had done it I' He said, " Yes." This quem
lion was asked him over anti over again, and he and replied in
the affirmative. Mr. Holloway soon after went to a Magistrate.
who came, and took the deceased's deposition, is presence of the
prisoner. Witness had a Nether conversation with the deceased,
about nine in the evening, and put to bitn the same questions ae
in the morning; and h,• distinctly said that it was the prisoner.
and not himself, win, had done the deed. Mr. Holloway knee;
the deceased from his own infancy, and about 17 year. sauce re.
collected his having been insane; but from that period down to
his death, although he had frequent oppenonities of seeing him,
he never knew him to be in the slightest degree deranged in mind.
On Tuesday evening he was Again with the deceased, on which
occasion T. Holloway, witness's brother, prayed with him; in
which prayers the deceased fervently joined, and appeared per.
reedy conscious of what was going forward. After this, witness
put for a third time the questions already stated; 'ben he again
answered as before.
Two women proved, that on Saturday evening, the 9th inv.
they came to the door of the deceased ; but instead of being ads
witted, the prisoner observed that her uncle was very unwell.
Sarah Saunders hied nest door to the deemed. She knew that
he had bees confined to his bed for near six months, and could not
help himself. Sunday morning between 7 and 8 o'clock, when she
opened her door, the prisoner ante to bee, and said she was in
great distress, and that her uncle bad cut his throat. Winans then
asked her how the circumstance bad occurred, when sbe told her
that she was awakened about half-past two, o'clock in the morn-
ing, by a very strong smell, and on getting up to see what was
the matter, she found he pelf attic' a gore of blood, and that her
mute MA can ill threat. Witness asked bee wise she had oat.
Oiled somebody to her assistance, when she replied, that as her
uncle was not dead, she did not like is disturb anybody. Witness
then went into the room of the deceased with the prisoner, and
there remained until medical assistance arrived. On Rlon.L
morning she again went in. and kneeling down by the bed-side
of the deceased, she asked him twice whether he had cbt his ow a
throat, and he said," No." She then asked if his niece had done
it, when he said," 'es." Two other persons were in the nasal
when witness put these questions. The prisoner always kept the
deceased extremely clean and comfortable, and appeared to pay
hint every affectionate attention.
Several other witnesses bore testimony to the same effect.
• S. Lemair, beadle of the Weavers Company, stated, that he
bad known the deceased for many years; he knew that he bed
been twee insane, and once confined in Bennett% Hospital: he
also heard, that shout 30 years since he had hanged himself, but
was cut down before be was dead.
Mr. Fox, a surgeon, who was called in to attend the deceased,
stated, that he had been with him several times within the list
18 months, and frequently observed that he was flighty, and des
ranged in mind.
Mr. Justice HCATR summed up the evidence' etnervieg, that
this was one of the most mysterious cases that had occurred to
hi. knowledge for many years. That the deceased bad met with
his death by violent means was most evident: it was for the Jury
to say, however, under all the circumstances of the case, whether
the act had been committed by the prisoner,or by the deceased
on
himself. In Riming their judgment, they maid take into their
consideration the evidence of Mr. Fox, the surgeon, as to the ix.
casional de
—rahgenamit of the deceased, and the probability that he
might himself, in tie coarse of a suddenfit of insanity,have cam-
mitred the Alain. * own person.—The Jury retired, and
after an absepte of
three quarters of an hour, returned their ye-

Bagan.--Taday there was no Court of Aldermen.
The LORD MAYOR, after inspecting the returns, or-
dered the present prices n. coatinue.
COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—MrS• EGERTON, from
Birmingham, made her first appearance before a
London audience last night in the part of Juliet and
acquitted herself with a considerable degree of credit.
Among the snfferers on board the Minotaur, lately
wrecked on the Dutch coast, were his Majesty's late
Consul for Memel, L. DRUSINA, Esq. and his two
eldest sons, who were returning Crom Konigsberg.
Ensign DUFF, of the 11 th Regiment, was the only
Officer on board the John and .lane transport who
was saved when that siiip was unfortunately run down.
The BoAtswain of the transport got safe on board the
Franchise, but recollecting his wife was left behind,
he leaped again on the wreck, in hopes of bringing
her with him, but was never seen aftefwards.
FAI.MOpTH, FEBRUARY 25.
Arrived the Francis Freeling packet, Cant. Ben,
with mails from the Leeward Islands, 26 days pas-
sage ; left Barbadoes on the 31st December, brings
no news. The Express packet, sailed from Marti-
nique on the 2d January for Curasoa, with mails for
thence and Jamaica. His Majesty's ships DRAGON
and STATIRE were lying at Barbadoes. Passengers
are, Mr. BLoIs, Mr. Pinnies, and Mr. CooK, late
master of a merchant vessel. The Princess Elizabeth
_issaicat. Captain KIDD, is also arrived from Lisbon.
No packet was out. A large fleet of transports and
merchant vessels came out the same day as the
packet, under convoy of his Majesty's ship the Pole.
TIERS, for England. Passengers per the Elizabeth
are, Captain Hmownc, of the army, Messrs. MAT.
THEWWAN, LAWRENCE, SNOW, BALL, FoRsTER, SHAW,
Boom, and Wool:ow/km The packets still remain
by contrary wind. Sailed his Majesty's brig JASPER,
o the Eastward. Wind S. W.

PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 24.
No arrivals.—Sailed the ALPHEA cutter, with four
transports of stores, to join the Lisbon convoy at Fat:
mouth ; and the PRINCESS CHARLOTTE frigate, on a
cruizc, to look after some of the straggling transports
which overshot Falmouth, and are supposed to have
stood away for Cork.--Wind S.

PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 25.
Arrived the AMELIA frigate from a cruize. Sailed
-his Majesty's ship GANNET on a cruize ; Pnovinvicz
With convoy for the Downs ; DESPERATE for Cadiz ;
And the COQUETTE in search of French privateers..
Wind W. S.W.
SHEERNESS, FEBRUARY 24.
Went up to Chatham, several vessels from the North,
ward. Arrived from Chatham the DIM A frigate.
FF.& el—Arrived from Chatham the Nit ILDRARR
Ulan of war, and the QUAIL sloop of war 'rum the
jiver Thames. Sailed the FORWARD g4ll.brig IP LONDON:I36.i.
W, I Lint KENT, St the ST
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