Star.
London, England, 1804-03-07 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

DIA, MA new lomm•Satled the C%,IC Eden Eafi Indianian. frar
tbc Wen; Dail (loop ci war. and Covina gun brig. art aline
tb. Arad . ran brig, Euryahis and rlmaturt.iiar fri.
gates, tram a crailc oil ric.nlozne, and rinaln In the baw. 'nth
the raft of his 141ajelty'. Sip,. and the outward.benaid, a* par
W. The Walpole Eaft Inclionan i. not arrived an the Downs al
niestloned it. oar la&i..Wh.d S.& W.

Gams' tot am, MAacs 6. Pared D. the Five Psiesds, Trout
Irmo it.cncerdcon —baited the Lady Jaw Dundee, ,or the EAti
Indict ; Autttorn, for Cit. Kitts; John sod Thome% Br).
Ant, fur -Totugu ; Elzsa, Chapman. for Berhke ; Heroine,Cook,
for Antigua , .itetteeca. Correa, for ; Earl Si %lacuna.,
Hutt" for Jamaica ; Aurora, Port ; and the Jo/rev , Atensega.
—. to AntitatlAss.

'Murksy fertnight, the amp %Soggy Lawler, of An firmbeo.
bound from Newsllk for Berwick, 'oath good., in attempting to
gn into the ►arbour of Holy Mend, mdrad hays and went aurora
The rea naming high, the men were wit► didieuity tamed• The
cell by the Aftance of the dates-men time, was afterwards got
into the bat!nue; but being much 'imaged la the bottom, dm
lank. andit i. (Lased both tn. ihrp and cargo will be wholly lod.
The AZtiana, bride. from LiTwool, ta:lec near Angola by
a French pries:car, of t 4 gun. and men, sod was ia icarch of
'tail other eiff la on the coif.

1 he =Warn. Eartl.tt. from I ivrtrnot for Telonsonat, kir
ban taken. retaken. and is an Wed at kr mouth.

The Ratty. ihrppar.t. from Lynn, :on Dublin, that was cap.
tote., utf the Land's En.: by Iltiroodclk French pnvate, r, .ad
:ct.kt it y the Nimrod floc" of war, Lawn agate by thc taama
pr.% at:. r. sod fcct for I r-rcc.
Letters ifOUI Fltiocur tt.:c. tLat fcvcral Ditch pnvatrcrr, went
m: tht coaA of and that osic ot than ►ad beta Into Mma
hahours.

The convoy for Greenland sad Davis's Straights,
1. appointed t 4 Ca.: it OM ale Noss tookorrow.

there their watches and confiderable fume of money.
laving afcendcd into the Court room, the perfons
,ho had thus tilked their lives and their property in
to attempt, to find the whole area let apart for jut.
Ice, with the exception of the Jury box, and a few
nits for the Counfel, were filled with petfons who
lad placed themfelves in the Grand Jury-ronm, and
in the arrival of the Judge,inundated the whole (pace
lefcribed. This our Reporter conceives to have
,en wholly without the knowledge of the Judge,
rho, on a perfonal application the preyons evening
or admittance, moil pofitively Rated, that 00 parti-
tlity (hould be (hewn, and that all alike fhould take
their chance for places, with the exception of Gentle-
men interelled in the propels oldie trial. The refult
sroved that his Lordthip'sdeternrinationwasabortive,
and the places for public accommodation were feized
my perfons who infinnated themfelves with the Court
lieough a clandefline pillage. It was impale that
the individuals without the area could hear, with any
liftinBnels, the proceedings of the Court ; and as
our reporter was fo lituated, it will- not be expeeled
he fbould give more than an outline of a trial which
has excited Co much intereft, and the management of
which, as far as regarded the accommodation of the
public, fo badly condated, and fo partially dealt out.
'Chem was a continued riot throughout the whole
trial; the crowd wore their hats, and to the confia
bles at defiance, each jeering and laughing at hii own
and his neighbour's inconvenience.
About eight o'clock Mr. Lockhart Gordon and
Me. Lauden Gordon were put to the bar. They
bowed refpalfully, and while the indimtment was
reading, appeared extremely attentive to the differ-
ent ways in which the offence charged againft them
were put. They were well dreffed, and poffeffed the
air of gentlemen. Lockhart wore, mourning, and
Linden was dreffed in a dark green mixture coat.
The indictment contained fi xtecn counts, and charg-
ed them generally with forcibly taking, (rising, and
carrying away Rachael Fanny Antonina Leigh, tot
lucre of fubftance, from her tirade in Bolton-row ;
and afterwards defiling her at Tettworth, in the
I county of Oxford, to the great difpleafure of AL-
MIGHT? GOD; to the difparagement of the laid Ra•
ehael ; to the dircomfiture of her friends; to the evil
example of others ; againfk the form of the 'haute ;
againft the King's peace, his crown and dignity.—
To this iudiament the prifoners pleaded Mt Guilty,
and were immediately put upon their deliverance. .
Mr. Foca.ta opened the pleadings ; when
Mr. Mixts,Counfel for the pi-attention, then role,
and with peculiar eloquence and energy opened the
cafe, in fabltance nearly as follows
" GENTLEMTN—Though a very painful duty be
impofed upon me, yet I am imperionfly called upon
to hate to yon the moll violent and extraordinary
outrage that has been, perhaps, ever fubmitted to a
Jury—an outrage committed, not by the refufe of
fociety, but men poffeffing, in an eminent degree.
the prilifh of gentility, and the refined advantages of
high birth and elegant education. Sorry are Ito fay
it, but one of the offenders appears before jou in the
facred character of a Clergyman. They are.blith
mature in years,and with laudable emulation, fhutild
have been looking forward to the attainment of
wealth and reputation ; that fuch men fhould have
Co seed, railer at once my furprife and indignation.
Gentlemen, you are called upon' to attend to one
thing in particular. This unfortunate affair has made
too much, noire :—fable reports have been indnftri-
molly circulated, and, like wild-fire, the fable of the
day has palled from newfpaptr to newfpaper, and
thus diffeminated throughout the country. This has
been done, but whether with the contrivance of the
prifoners or not, lam ignorant. Yet Ido not poll-
uvely charge them, but truft you will feel it the far
lemn and bounden duty of an Englilh Jury to hear
and determine upon evidence on oath. Rumours,
tales, and mikonftruertions you mull difregard ;
and, by limply attending to pofitive and approved
faits, you will not find it difficult to pafs your judg-
ment. I will now read you the law on this fubjett—
(3le. MILLS here read the Aa cited above.)—Among
the falutary laws,of our glorious Conilitution, this Aa
may be efteemed one of the moll valuablefor the other-
wife defencelefs female. It was patted upwards of
400 years fence, and in a regular rotation provides
for the fccutity of the maid, wife, and widow, who
woold elle be open to the attacks of loch altandomd
and profligate characters as might refute to marry
the maid atter defiling her, and i.T.itte: the affeetions
of the wife, slitting the ablence of a beloved and af-
fationate holhand ; or, if a fing'.e woman, marry
her, and, if married, defile her. Tbe firlt a.R need.
fairy to prove, is the forcibly carryihg away, and
v.hether Rachael Fanny Anton i 1.4 Leigh has been de-
filed by Linden Gordon. There never, Gentle-
men, was a cafe more interefling to the feelings of
men, and by tracing the charahers of the Gordon,,
and their acquaintance arch Mrs. Leigh, I troll I &all
be able to fulafiantiate my affections. MCiffS. Lock-
hart and Lauden Gordon *sere examined and com-
mitted for trial by that enlightened M igiftrate Mr.
Bond, and, by the natural operation of the law, Mrs.
Leigh Was hsititlti Over to profecotc• She was the na•
tural daughter of the late Lord I.e De Spencer, who
left her property to the amoi,nt of 70,cc01. She ran
away with Matthew Allen Leih, and was mar-
ried to him at Haddington, in Scotland; but parting
with him, the retired with r scot per annum, with
power to will sway the moiety. She had become
acquainted w;th the Gordon*, from having been at
fchnol with their mother at Kentington, arid owing
to the introduction of Mr. Blackett, an apothecary
in South Andky•flreet, her intimacy was renewed in
December loft. On Sunday the ; yth of January they
dined together, and carried off Mrs. Leigh, as sill be
Rated by the fuhferviint evidence."
Sarah Wcfbearii raid, that they had lodged with
her at Allop's BM:slings ; that they were much did-
, treffed in circurnli incrs ; and, by thcir atiteftion, lime
114,1 taken a poll chiiti • n SuniLty ,t•et.ing. which
was order.,tl P. ii::ve to Ile lot's.. I.w, Pit
jaact Davifon Fri“red the lotcible catr)'• g 1.11. her
Kara., as Rated in our re.p.ot the Bow greet
proceedings. which Iv,. g•hz ..cd by the caw.
bowing evidence of IV I lto; Satali Hunt,
Ge,•eU Liunt, Mem Is I 1.. d At..l
Mrs. Lend i was next cal th whohastog nta fe.iled
berfell in tt tier bet, pr•diictil the bil-
llnv. in letters, reeci.,d Pont Lauden and I.Jck-
hart Gordon :
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left the molt valuable gift of the awn Napa sit, wMch can net-
then be Mann nor purettafed. Though my fortune is not great, I
have to offer you strength of body and mind. I have confutted my
heart, and ootdd have plucked it out bad it been unfaithful. I
have appllCel to my rcafon in a low, yet Mind voice, and it has
whifpered Falth...the world It unworthy of you, and if there be a
union of Ad:. Curdy there Ihould be a union of bait.. Confult
the Goo of Nature, and tremble at difulsedience. I have obeyed
your 14 netiou, and for two ds, s have not fern the fpleodour,nor
felt the vital warmth of that fun, which mutt either illuminate or
'Lamy me. LAUOCN 00513014."
"DEAR MAD UR. tUh Jan. 1804.
" I affect to all Lando, bad fail In his anfwer. and if he de-
ceives you, blow his brains out, and then we than both meet
that damnation we (hall fo richly deferve. Built the fetters of
ceremony, and think that In Lockhart Gordon you have found a
heart to tea, a head to conceive, and a hand to execute what may
tend to your happioefs. " LOCKHART GORDON.'
' She then repeated the fame tellimony the gave on
her examination before the Magillrates, at Bow-lireet,
with no variation whatever. This occupied a fpace
of two hours, when Mr. Armory proceeded in his
ernfs-examination, and drew from the month of the
witners an atimillion that put an end at once to the
indidmenr. She admitted, that when in the chaife
on the road to Uxbridge. the had laid to ',Auden
Gordon, (tat the found it ufelel's to make further re.
Mance, and tearing from her local a gold locket
and a campkire bag, the exclaimed, " the charm
that has peeferved my virtue hitherto is diffolved,
adding, as the ti rew it away, now welcome plea-
fore.' It Alf, appeared that when the went to bed
at Tetrworth, the delierd the chum' er-maid to tell
her hufband that he might come to bed in ten minutes.
The Learned Judge oblerved, that it was impol
fible he Ihould permit the trial to proceed further.—
The force had not been carried into the county of
Oxford, and the prifoners mutt be acquitted. At
the lame time he could not help remarking, that
their condnd was thameful in the extreme, particu-
larly that of Lockhait Gordon. whole duty it was,
he being a Clergyman, to inftrnft and guide the
w:ak ; inflead of which, he had moil unworthily
eadeavoured to reduce and betray a defencelefs wo-
man, and plungeher headlong into viceanddialpation.
The prifoners were then led from the bar, and as
they left the Court, the mob cheered them with loud
huzias.
Mrs. Leigh was compelled to wait within the court-
yard, till the m. .b was difperfed, who had all along
thorn a difpo!ition to infult her. In anfwer to a
quefliwn put to her, refpeding her dream, the Paid,
that the letter containit,g it was in the potretlion
of
Mr. Got don, and he might produce it. This, how-
ever, was declined.
The trial, as far as itwent, hafted from eight in
the morning till five in the afternoon ; and had the
prifoners been pot on their defence, from the num-
ber of their witncfres, it mull have 'ailed till midnight.
Lauden Gordon is detained for debt, but Lock-
hart was let at liberty.
The Counfel for the Profecution, In the cafe of the
Gordonh'ileferibed Mrs. Leigh, when forced into the
chaife. as feated between terror and frinweatisa, finking
wit:i flight from moment to moment, till at lad her
enfeebled frame yielded to the criminal intentions of
her ravishers.

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'MILT MR. JUSTICE LaweENCI AND MR. JUSTICE
LB BLANC. liCe, will
The Commiffion was opened by Mr. Juflice LAW- feat, for
had piaci
asset. on the ar
De following is a lift of the Grand Jury : &fori
The Marquis of BLANDFOIII3 FOITITAn. nt]
AL Hal. Lord Spencer Akaatidanjantes, Efq. b -en
wh
Sir ebrlftupbcr Willoughby Chairs Brown, Ent. who, on
plan Fine. Efq hennas To,wey, Flq. for admi
black' Bowles, Elq. William Henry Milburn, Efq.
al. flan
William Lnwoaes Robert Peers. EN. ity
Thomas swam, Efq. George Clarke. 1:14. their Ch:
Frsocis Poulftnix,Efq. Francis
Bunt. F.cy. men into
folio Spencer. FA. Francis Wank, Fig. proved t
%eery Cebnley, Ent. karmor,h(q. and the
George frolcrick s.ratton.Efq. Michael Conon, Elq.
Jolla Lead's% Efq. jernmett, Efq. by perfo
Mr..Juitice LAWISNCI then addrelted the GrXnd
the throttgh
di
Jury in the following terms: in,
" Gentlemen—It will not be neceffary for me to ditlinan
detain you long, explaining the law on the different our rcpc
cafes now to he brought under your confideration. he fhoul
They are hut few in number; the moll confidcrable, has exci
and that which will require your molt attentive con- which,
federation, is the one founded on the Ad of the 3d public,
of King Henry VII. which makes it a capital felony There
for any perfon forcibly to take away a woman for trial; ti
the purpofe of enjoying her property, marrying her, bles at
or defiling her polo
of thole
ftwallunteeTtehreyr properly
and
dAhlstiiss
provides fur the lately f by
ditary defeent, marriage, or any other means, come Mr. La
into polieffion of confiderable property, who would bowed
otherwife be liable to fall a prey to violence and in- reading
Jake. Now in order to prove a felony, and to cnt way
brink within the meaning of the flame, it is ne- were pi
wry that I Ihnuld date to you that three things air of p
ore reqpifite in order to prove the crime again} which Lauder
this Ileum was wifely enalled, and has fence been The ini
Partianlarly enforced. In the firil place, the Ratute ed they
ruppofes that the woman is poffeffed of property; fie- carryin
goodlTT. that the perfon who takes her away is aauated lucre o
spiglathe leery of gain. and has a delign upon that pro. and al
potty; and thirdly, that he takes her off, either with county
the decry; of marrying her, or violating her perfon. MIGHT
With regard to the firft, it is fuppoted that a woman chael ;
Lae property; but when the is married, the cannot examp
have soy property of her own ; however, if Mr af. againti
fain are in t#e bands of nutlet', and her property TO thi
inverted with them, it amounts to the fame thing, and w
and is equally felony, and comes within the meaning Mr.
of the Name. Secondly, it is ftippofed that the Mr.
pofteffion of property lies at the foundation of this and w
crime, and that the perfon offending is inUigated by cafe,
the hopes Of obtaining it, which he endeavouts to a' (
ftecomplills by illicit means, and to prevent which impof
this Mt was very properly made ; for if the pro- to flat
petty of women, whether hereditary, or howfoever mina;
entaikd on them, be not tenured by law, infinite Jury-
mifchiefs would accrue to fociety by the rapacity fociet
ind profligacy of individuals. third thing ne- the pi
'laity to ocinftitute the crime is the marrying the high I
woman, forcibly taking *way or defiling her perfon. it, by
...his hardly neeefEary that I fhould explain to yon facet
what this means; it fignifies that cam 4 knowledge matu
or carnation between the fens, which, when force have
H used, would be denominated a rape. In order to wealt
oeullione this a capital offence, it mutt be proved that IX ad
force has bees ufed; and, in order to bring it with- Gent
is this indiatnent, it mull be !hewn that torte has thing
been *fed in this county. Now, though force may too r
have been ufed in another county, if it isnot proved oufly
to your fittisfisaion that it Was been continued in this day
county, where the indiansent is laid, you cannot re. thus
cent loch evidence as fufficient to warrant the coo- been
vittion of the prifoners; but if the evidence adduced prifo
before you be fiaffician to prove that force has been tivel,
contintled in this county, that will be fofficient to lemn
eftablifh the guilt of the prifoners, who will then and i
became liable to the penalties of the ftatute. Sup. tales
pofe a man who is indidled for larceny, Reels goods and.
in one county. and expofes them to fale in another, foes
be is guilty of haling them in the place where he men
carries them,and is obnoxious to poniffiment equally (3lr
as if he Role them there. Gentlemen, if the fag of the
force be proved to your fatisfaftion. that is, if the may
has been forcibly brought out of another county into wife
this againft her own inclination, and by conipultion 400
from the prifoners, it will be fufficient to criminate for I
Ikea ; and it will not be material to enquire whether w'
the defilement of her perfon took place by force, or and
with her own content. This dillinaion would have the
been neceffary in the cafe of a rape ; but the charge of
bete is of a more ferrous nature, and depends entirely fat
upon the quellion, whether force has been ufed to her
bring her into this county? The other offences, Gen. far:
sloven, to be brought under your confideration, are oh,
of an inferior nature; one, indeed, for taking money file
out of a letter fent to the poll-office, is of an alarm- me
ing nature, and regards the fecurity of fociety, the me
, welfare of individuals, and the profperity of the re- Ant
venue. Gentlemen, you will decide on thefe cafes is be
• proportion to the evidence you receive, and make ha
your report accordingly." mi
The Grand Jury, alter fitting revere' hours, and Bo
examining 16 witnelfes, rbtutned at fix o'clock a true
bill againft Lockhart and Lauden Gordon. tut
Ut MARCH 6. lel
It having been go evihuily unclerllond that the trial a"
of Lockhart and l.auden Gut don, would commence Tie
this mottl'utg at liven o'clock. the Town Hall was wi
completely invcilcd before dty light, and notwith- On
(landing the rain came down in torrents, the multi. ac
tude incteafed cetry minute, till at Lift the avenues fd
leading to the Hall were blocked up. At liven to
. o'clock precitely, the Judge, Sir Soy LDS* LAwillinee' in
Knight, and J. LANGSTIN, Efq. the High Sheriff, I)
strived, but were unable to afeend the flair cafe di
leading to the Clown Coutt for a cont.:doable length a,
of time, the javelin men and eurillables having long
before been prevented from keeping any thing like hi
paffage to the principal entrance. Here a !scene of ti
the locate* diforder plefentcd itfclf, dirgr.tretni to
any corporate town, but elpecially to a city Nat o
boats its well regulated police, and Isaias, in many
particulars, to hold out an example to the other
pans of Great Britain. The Officers 'acre compelled P
so cut their way through the crowd, ro..ny were b
wounded, but the greater part were bruiOd and (.
trampled Urn by the more robot' and sleormitied
atfailants. The pick pockets ton. favonred by the I
gloom of the morning, made a toed ample colic:ion; I I
and many who fucceeded in obtaining admitlion,
were made to pay hanalfotnely for the gratification
of their eager curiofity. One perfon, a farmer look- I
ins nom, Rift fo4 v. vith Id beak /Jett+, end w.any ;
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