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London, England, 1810-09-22 00:00:00

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the case.
Peter Jacobs, a rtanish seattigitt deposed,
and the deCeased to 4.W togethl at the a'
Re&Lion; Wappink On thniieening of the At
of August thel went out to take, walk in Great,Het
mitage-street ; the 'witness was *king before the
ceased r. some Portugueseseamen were behind tbimi
they commenced
throwing 'stones, one of which struck
the, witness, which made him turn round, when he
heard the' creceised say he was stabbed : the' deceased
was fighting with another man at the time dm he
said be was stabbed,' pointing tirwardi the prisoner.
'Susannah Porter deposed, that she lived in Plough-
alley ; she saw five Portuguese sailors assault the de-
ceased ; she was sure the prisoner struck Mm. She
heard the deceased call out, that he was stabbed with
a knife in the belly ; she saw his bottels through the
lincision. The prisoner attempted to run away, but
was followed andbroUght back.
-'John Wren,43wedisli seaman, deposed, that about
eight o'clock in the evening of the 24th of August
Ihe saw a number of Portuguese seamen, amongst
whom was the prisoner, following the deceased and
the first witness • he saw them take stones from under
their jackets: and throw them at the deceased, who
.called out, 4, Give us fair play ! give us Eneish
play 1" and attacked one tithe prisoner's party with
Ai stick • on which the prisoner drew a knife from
thder his jacket i andestabbedthe deceased. He im-
snediately aq " to escape; but the witness fol.
lowed biro. else him. The prissier threw the
knife away. ,
John Marks depeseilithat he heard the cry of mar.
der, and saw the prisoner nenning.at full speed. He
stopped him until the last witness came up.
Mr. Rance, surgeon to the- London Hospital, de-
posed, that the deceased was brought to the Hospital
on the night of the 24th of August, and died at 11
o'clock the night following. He had nut a doubt but
The Tutean transport, from Gibraltar, in 28 days, he died of the wound he bad received in his side.
and the Cora, from Hayti, in 0 days, are ar- .. The Rev. Edward Robson deposed, that he attend-
rived at Falmouth. ed the deceased in tile Hospital, in his official capacity
FALmtrtYTH, SEPTEMBER 19. of; Magiittate, la take his declaration. He (the wit-
Arrived the French schooner Cartel Eliza, Captain , nessl administered an oacktgithe deceased, who was
*nail, from Morlaix, which place she left on perfectly collected, .but seemed in much pain. The
the 14th instant.—Sailed the Lord Hobart Packet, prisones was present. He wrote down the deceased's
for New York ; and the Snake Packet, for Surinam. declaration, which the prisoner seemed perfectly to
understand, which made the witness be surprised on
PLYMOUTH, SEPTEMBER9e. a subsequent examination, at the primer's asking fox.
Came in the HYTtA,frigate, Britannia Hercule%
an interpreter. . . .
Benson, and William Ostell transports, from Mr. ALLEY, Counsel for the prisoner, objected to the
tar, which place they left the2Bth of August—A. r- declaration of the deceased being received, as it was
rived the ZENOSIA sloop of war, front Cadiz. Ihe not in conformity with the Act of Parliament, which
Mona frigate spoke off this port yesterday his Ma- I set forth, that a bfagiatrete was authorised to take the
jesty's ship VENERABLE, for Portsmouth, with her i declaration of a dying man, on his being brought
prize the Alexander French privateer--out only nine before him ; but in the present instance, the Magis-
days. The privateer had captured a vessel belooging trate went to the deceased. He also objected to it as
to Guerasey, with a cargo of bottles. it might not be the dying declaration of the deceased;
PORTSMOUTH, SEPITMBER as. for although he died arll o'clock that night, there
Arrived the EinwA. frigate, froth a cruith. was no evidence to slew that he was sensible of his
YARMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 21. idissolution being so near.
I The C.)urt over-ruled these objections.
Arrived the DEstREE frigate, and the BERMUDA I
11!:e examination of the deceased was then read ;
gim•brig, the former was on the Hooke Sand, off !
`Which stated, that on the evening before, he was walk-
Texel, and was compelled to throw all her guns over. .. •
ing witn ins shipmate passed by the end of
bnard except two: she started her water, and got off '
with very little sr no injury. Sailed the REDBREA sr, Plough-lane, he was assaulted by two men, one of
i whom was the prisoner. His assailants were soon
BERMUDA, and DRAKE gun-brigs, for Heligoland.— .
; joined by others ; they being Portuguese sailors, he
Remain in the Roads the Roebuck rod Havoc gun.
brigs.—Wind variable. was fighting one of them with a stick, when the pri-
soner stabbed him in the belly with a knife Id he

CURRAGH MEETING, SEPT. 14. IMO. -1....1 ~i ; I
King's Plate of 100 p. for Mares carrying 108 t.; .f. 4. .e
Mr. Kinvan's Georgian . 1
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Mr. Whaley's Stella • • . . t a..
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YARMOUTH RACES. THURSbAY, BEn.. . .
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Mr. Owen Roe's ch. g. Waxy, 4 yrs old, Ist. 1.31 b. .71); , •
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Mr. Herbert's b. h. Patriot, 5 yrs old, est.l9lb. ', g?
mr..z,libey'• h. F. ths3sattdra, 3 yrs *ld, 6.t. 91b. '1 ' ' 3 GOO rl' I
Mr. G. Wilson's ch. f Ansonia. 3 yrs old, Est. 19Th.: .glrik • 9
The Gentlsontine Purn of XSO.s',l4fp / • lb% , i
,i,d ssfileld's cb. ir. Anne pollen, 4 yrs 0141118.1 , . et ' it, ck
sequin
Mr. bacon's b. g..Satjt, 4 yrs ca, ist 13W
Tvir. 41 lit' 0
A sweepstakes, with IlOgs. by the Town'
. • VAs:
Lord Suffield 's cot. F. Waxy, 3 yrs ofd, 6st. 1111 e.• '' • if • 1
Mt. N. Bacon's Patriot . . . 4 • 16.1 cri.*ll.: 9
Air. Abbey's Cassandra . - ~. n: .. :...; lb $
1 his f own never wu so full of eompany, as at the , present
Races; there was computed to be Netsieeen 8 apalts,ooG spectators
~.: :he grourd. The stands were fbll at an early boar, and the
cantaikes were ranged along the Cows* on each side, filled wMi
ti,e ht.uties of the County. Every race was well contested. and
:.0 accident occurred.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
CRATEiLND, SEPr. 21.—Sailed the Catharine, BROWN, for
Quit ar.

THE ARMY.

The 92d Highland Regiment marched into-. Deal
'yesterday, from Canterbury, and immediately em-
barked on board his Majesty's ships AtTonctovs,
ARIZ% and ViSTAL, for Portugal. These ships
having been fitted.as troop ships for their conveyance
thither. The officers and men were in high spirits.
General Dm:EY and Captain MARTIN left London
Yesterday. morning, for Plymouth, to embark for
Cadiz to join the army.
Monday last, Lieutenant-Gencral Lord CHARLIts
Sourasp inspected the 37th regiMent, stationed'at
Illechington. The regiment has since marched into
Lewes,

The 2d battalion of the 36th foot is on its march
b Horsham barracks.

A few days since I,IENRY ALEXANDER Moss's, Esq.
of the 18th, or Royal Irish Regiment, undertook to,
pall( from Ottery Barracks on the Plymouth road, a.
distance of ne.trly 100 toilet, in twenty-two hoeireei
which he accomplished with the greatest eases.
Gentleman bids 'Air to become a suctessful composible.l
of the celebrated Bann .tr and Fatrustax, as be bee
Plready borne off the palm from Many rivals of CO
small pedestrian repute.
Last week a general Court-martial assembled at
Norman Cross, for the trial of Major lEDLEY, of the
Northumberland Militia, upon charges preferred
against him by Lieutenant Colonel Cota,sov of the
same regiment, for unofficer and ungentlesuudik•
conduct ; and on Tuesday last the whole of the prs...l
feedings ended, the result of which will not be known
ranctioned by his Majesty. After the above was
fin;shed, the Coast proceeded upon the triall-of Lieu.
tenant MoRNISON, of the same, regiment, whose de-
.ence was to be entered upon yesterday.
PENALTY ON OFFICERS AND SOLDIER! DESTROYDRI DADA.
Any Officer who shall, without leave of the Lord of
the Mauer under his hand and seal fait had and ob-
tained, take, kill, or destroy any hare, coney, partridge,
:goon, or any other sort of fold,' poultry, orfirfrio or
rs Majesty's game within the United Kinr
T.eatßritaiaand.lnland, and
ittag made ope by one
ess, before any Justice of the
offending shall, for every such -_
'f 43, which sum shell be distributeL
&here the offence shall be committed,
ter commanding _upon the
offence committed by any soldier
shall forfeit the sum of 20s: to
Inanner aforesaid, and if um),
stall refuse or neglect, and not
the said respective penalties, sticlit
iallfcrfcit Air Comminion.

ly ; any
was certain the prisoner was one of them that first as- row, Covent Garden, and kept a perfumery and me.
saulted him. dicine shop. Stanley and Smith boarded with her ;
Mr. Robson, on his cross-examination by Mr. the prisoner was her servant. For two months back
ALLEY, said that the prisoner, after the deceased had the prisoner had told the prosecutor that the lower
made his declaration, and it was committed to paper, part of the house was overfun with rats; and for the
declined saying any thing. This closed the prosecu- fortnight previous lei the act now in question, had
thin on the part of the Crown. repeatedly urged the witness to send for poison in
The prisoner, by the assistance of an interpreter, in j order to kill them. 'lke witness at length sent for it.
his defence said, that he had been fighting with the' She wrote generally for poison, not knowing what
deceased ; and that the first witness, Peter Jacobs, I was proper. She wrote to Mr. Midgley, chemist and
WaS the first person that struck him (the prisoner)and druggist, 49, Strand, and received from him a pac-
stole his hat. I ket containing arsenic. The witness never opened it,
His Counsel, Mr. ALLEY, then called the follovi- ! but, desired Abe prisoner, by whom it had been
iug witnesses : I brought, to put it into the.desk. The witness, a few
John Gill deposed, he resided, in Russell's-building;', minutes afterwards, put it into the back locker of a
that his -father-in-law lived in Plough-alley, nearly op.l writing-desk, which, however, was not locked, and
posite the house in which the Portuguese sailors ordered the prisoner to put the parlour in order, and
lodged. About five o'clock in the evening he saw a bring up the tea, which she did. The witness then
crowd in the alley, which made him go to his father. gave the prisoner halfpence for mortar to mix with
in-law's house ; he saw the deceased and several other ! glass, and the poison to be put over the rat-holes.—
Amerinais sailors standing opposite the Portuguese' She then cut the bread and butter, and poured out
boarding-house,y the door and windows of which were:, the tea. It tasted as usual in the mouth. The wit-
shut; addressed themselves to the witness, par- ness took off her cup in one draught, and immedi.
ticularlyrthe deceased, and said they had been very ; ately on swallowing it found a great heat at her
iliused by sonic Portuguese sailors ; the deceased -throat. She said, s 4 What sort of tea is this—there
appekred as if he. had been fighting ; he had a short ; is pepper in it." She then poured out another cup bf
suck; about two feet long, in his hand. The witness tea, but recollected herself, and did not take it. The
advised them to go away, which they did soon after. ; effect of the first cup was to disorder her very much.
Oa his cress-examination by Mr. GURNEY, he said In a few minutes one of the children, about five years
thai .he did not know of his own knowledge, that the old, was taken very ielt. The witni-ss became,_ sure
man 'he had been speaking of was the deceased, but' ill, and thnother child; also grew sick. When the.
he had heard he was from others. prisoner returned, the witness asked her if she had put
William Forest, grocer, Great Hermitage-street, any thing from the parcel into the tea ? informing bei
deposed, that about half an hour before he heard a . that it would be forgiven, as the witness could go to
life had been lost, he saw the deceased and several a chemist for advice. The prisoner denied .ho
American sailors go down'Plough-alley, using much that• she had put any thing into the tea, and referred
prophannand threatening language against the Por- . the witness to the parcel, which she would find bad
tlguese. ! not been Opened. • The witness then went to the shop
.i
n'hia etioss.examination, he said henever saiV'the of. Mr. Midgley, end ascertained that the parcel had
deceased after he was wonnded. . I been opened, and part of the arsenic taken out. The,
- Maabeth Saul, servant to Roderlqiie, who kept necessary medicines were administered to herself and
fritdk74inguese boarding-houie, &O wed, that aboitt;-children, and it was nearly a fortnight before the wit-
lie' r six, o'clock in the eveningg of the 24th of- Airilerss herself was wall. . •
Pirmiguese came into the Mite, folk:Aired • Mr. Midgley swore, that on examining the packet.,
ineaSed and fobr of' his &miracles. Those who he discovered it had been opened, the tyingt-ot the I',
`,bed the deieased Were pea shading him to : knots being different, and on weighing it, it weatinV
he sikte he tvobld intil Some a quarter of an ounce of the weight. He examined'
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the tea; it had a strong metallic taste, but wes not dis-;
coloured. .It was composed of British.herbs, whieh,,l
from partaking of something of an astringent qua-
ised, ; lity, might not be so liable •,;:i change calour from
but' mineral substance, as sea \ Chits• - -
had made an bsfusion
nit, which he now exhibited,
changed its colour.
The Prisoner, when
merely said, that her mistress
Mr. Justice
that, by a recent A
fence bad justly`fr

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le United Kingdom of go ijwouldray, but sidOre that bewould net imtil some
1 upon complaint thereof of the' Piirtnguese would fight ' hini:*:. 'The-kit:Wig,
or more creditable wit. . - •of him to leave the house,J•is her niaiteritit;
Peace, every Officer so 'ln s !were` out ; and if be had-any thhig to' settle,')
offence, forfeit the sum iliOnt Mint of •doork'iltddeilJe. The deceased,.
:ributed among the poor after' etribiediartif Oe.iitiasion; left the honse, but'
emitted, and every OA. ; shear 'ittititted *ith • eight American sailors, and.,
plac4_ for every- such gra of the rtittpOese, of the tiameVittopee.:'
ier under his command, ,l-fe • blibtiVileveral timt,s, at last toper ;and
to be distributed in like - the' ' ''' plashed the deteased stud his
I convict:kip such Officer s.coritYalieOht. 'the' HOW*. The &ceased • went uwayi
of within two dayi.pay 'mtirtvriikg ..t.
...101eOly.''' The: wietteas tittirthe door tar;
040 Officer . so refusing .vrihdk,tr;ditttddyteitra after' the 'deemed veturnett
.. . again siceoirifitilidbelt by the same 'patty; with a piac.

Cbe so liable to change odour.froties :braak the joint, by pressing it with the other band
nee, les .tea from Chide night bar ail upon a table. He was, however, at length taken on
inftlthm4lthallar tea miaed board the tender ; where, it is hoped, his feiocity
now anthibited, and whiCh
.will be moderated.
lour. . . .. 4 ' . At the Thames Police Office, yesterday. J. Ara.
tr, when .ailed on for her detsol4. 43 WAS fully committed, charged with stealing, from
at her mistress Rl4yeatiti her. •• • on board a ship in the River, a large quantity of weal),
HEATH, addiessingtheJurytobealved, ing apparel, the property of a shipmate.
rot Act pf, Parliament, the, preeai As was F. drop, charged with stealing 70 lb. of
/` hem rendmed onkel i• far if the pet,. indigo from on board a vessel on the River.