Star.
London, England, 1811-02-21 00:00:00

TEE ARMY.

'Me Plymouth slivisiou of the reinforcements for
Lord WELLINGTON, have at length fairly set sail,
with a fine breeze at E. S. E.

Our Falmouth letter states the arrival at that port
of some transports, with troops on board, which had
sailed from Torbay on Saturday last, But which were
obliged to put back.
General WIJETHAM left Portsmouth garrison on
Monday for London, for a few days. General Poll-
TER, in his absence, commands the District.

A General Court Martial sat at the Royal Marine
Barracks, Portsmouth, on the 11th, 12th, and ISth ,
instant, for the trial of Peter Taylor, for repeated
desertions. Colonel WINTER, President ; Lieutenant
Adjutant PA TT1314, Judge-Advocate.—The Court
found the prisoner guilty of deserting •from five dif-
ferent recruiting panics, and sentenced him to be •
transported as a felon for life.
The military disturbance at Arundel, last week,
will become the subject of investigation in a Military,
Court of Enquiry on Saturday. .
Seventeen deserters were on Saturday brought into
Southampton, from Ireland, escorted by a party of
the 60th regiment from Bristol. 1
Monday upWards 0f,500 French prisoners marched+
from Edinburgh Castle, for Pennyc ui ck, under a strong
escoz t of dragoons aad militia.

EXTRACT OP A LETTER, DATED LISBON, NM S.
44 The ardour of the Spaniards, on which so much
has been built in the hopes of England, is nearly ex-
hausted. We still indeed hear reports of exertions ;
but the exertions are no where to be found. During'
this mighty struggle, scarcely one Spaniard of suff-
cleat weight has appeared to embody the powers in-
herent in Spain against the common foe. This was
expected by many as the natural consequence of a.
worn-out Monarchy, a weak Nobility, and people ful
of prejudices, with a religious antipathy to the assis-
tance of foreigners under Protestant Commanders.—
More would have been done in Spain, had we sLtnt
only arms, money, and ammunition. One man in-
deed made a splendid, but solitary exception, the
Marquis de ROMANA. His death is deeply felt by
us. He was loyal to his country, and friendly to the
English.
44 In Catalonia, Valentia, and Granada the sparks
of hatred to thrFrench are alive, but they never will
be lighted up into a flame of resistance.
66 BLAKE has been defeated by a very inferior force
under Szaarrtatcr. His army is dispersed, and is
retreating to Cadiz, against which the preparations
are increasing every day.
44 Lord WELLINGTON has made every exertion in
his power. Whether his conduct has been according ,
to the rules of military science is doubted by many ;
but, in my opinion, new circumstances require new
modes of warfare. Our retreats after victories give
the foe a handle to boast of success. We gain the
honour, they gain the country. We are not in want
of provisions. We are well supplied, both in this
city and in the army.

66 Should they attack us in. our formidable lines,
they can expect no success, unless they determine to
make an immense sacrifice. The motto of Masscs*
is—, A throne or a grave.' If we are defeated, the
blow is fat.ll; if he is repulsed, his retreat is open
through a strong country, and he would be -sure of
reinforcements. His plan of subjugating Portugal
would not then be abandoned.

MORTIEN with about 12,000 men from the Sontil,i
is in Spanish Estramadura. A part of his force sur-
rounded 4000 Spaniards in Oliviera, a neglected for-
tress in the Guadiana, below Badajos. The place
surrendered at discretion, it is said for want of provi
;i•us. You must not be surprised to hear that the
same fate has attended Badajos. Thus we are strait-
ened every day. It is scarcely to be conceived that
thetnemrshould bring inch a force into Portugal,'
without a single diversion nrade by the Spaniarc
44 We have one consolation : the fault is not ours,";

Extract of a letter from the Head-quarters of Ge-
neral SILVEIRA% army, dated
Peso da Regoa, January lE.
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14 For 19 days we have found means to retard the
progress of an enemy's division three times stronger
than our own, from Pinhel to Lamego. After always
keeping the enemy within view, and having fought
three several actions uniformly to the advantage of
this divisionove retired to the right bank of the Douro,
to cover this province and that of the Minho; on the
13th evacuating Lamego, at the time when the enemy
were entering that town. We have made good our
retreat without the loss of a man or of any baggage,
bringing off 140 sick soldiers whom we found in the
hospital at Lamege, 4 pieces of artillery, and 35 cart-
loads of ammunition. Being without the means of
transport, The sick and the ammunition were carriel
on the backs of the soldiers. On the 14th the enemy
came down to the Douro in great force, but after
placing their guards without the rangepf our artillery,
they retired. The 15th they spent in robbing the
vi-
cinity; to-day we have not yet learned what they
mean to do. For these 20 days past our division has
not had a U ment's repose."

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- - citotrY imp "rim-
Yesfetclay a Melting was hetet at the Croarii iiill
Author Tavern, -corNeried by public advertfier;!ent;
for die purpose of taking into considemlitm the Le
mode of assisting Mr. Finnerty. .
About one o'clock Sir Francis tt-edoltariyeij,
He was received with considerable applaUX
Sir FR A Nal Buxom having taken the Chitin rosd
to address the meeting. The Honotirable &met
observed,Thatit could not bnt have been noticeskwicat
povverful, and but too successful, attacks h f late
been made oh the remaining vestiges of our' ties.
The long-boasted right of Englishmii, the* f to
lit
complain, had been attacked ; and if die cobalt 0 did
not manliilly come forwatd hi sappett-of that tight,
it was in danger of being lost: Deprive the peopw of
England of the liberty of the press, and through whit
medium could they then -send forth their comp ?aims
to the world ? Deprive them of that, And then *hers?
would be the liberties of the country ? Let o:ern have
the liberty of the pressoand they.would dety the Mitts
of power add the strides of corruption. That the li-
berty oithe press had of late been attacked most
powerfuily, and but too successfully, no man coula
deny ; and the manly and honest manner in which
Mr. Finnerty had come forward in vindication of
,himself, and in support of the remaining vestige ofthe
1
liberty of the press, entitled him to the thanks of the
country. Mr. Finnerty had stepped forward to en-
deavour to-save the expiring liberties of the country,
rand the people ought to support him. (App/awe.)
.I Ittisupperting Mr. Finnerty, they would be endea-
vouring to save their expiring liberties. (Amdeese.)
I He "meld say a few Words with respect to the law of
libel, as it was phrased. The " Law of Libel" was
that terrible. power exercised by the Attorney Gene-
ral to Ok criminal informations against whom be
1
pleased. That was the" Law of Libel," and a dread-
ful one it was i— (Applause !)—h was in violation of
Magma dharta—that compact between the people, a
compact that was irrepealable, even by the Parlia-
tneht itself,.becatise it was made by the people. The
law of libel was as unconstitutional as was the power
that had been exercised by the Star. Chamber. The
Star-Chamber assumed a jurisdiction over the press
—and that unconstitutional power " lorded it" over
all these publications which happened to be " &start:-
fa to people in power." The Star-Chamber was at
last go; rid of, and it was at the same time deter-
minecrthat no such power should be again exercised.
[Thllliloneurable Baronet here went on to contend
that a power similar to that exercised by the Star-
-1 Chamber was now a:sinned- and acted upon, but wn
cannot report his arguments.)—As to.the law of libel,
he Would defy all the lawyers in England to tell him
what it was. If the writer of any production which
might be " distasteful so men in power" attempted
to prove the truth of what he had said in justification
of what he had written, he was told that truth Will as
.jurtiPation. He was happy to hear that Lord Bo'.
land was going to bring before the House of Lords
tee excess in the practice Of Ping criminal imforma.
tions, ex tAio. He felt much confidence in that No-
ble Lord, but he would rather tbab that Noble Lort
should let things remain as they were, if be did AOt
go to the root of the evil The Honourable Bartmat
then dwelt at considerable length on the obligation
Mr. Finnerty had conferred on the people, by his "late '
manly and able effort," on the state of Leland and
this country; ind.m4intained that nothing c. sisld .be
.expected without a Reform in the Representation of
the People. In conclusion, he contended that the
liberty of the press was of vital importance to the
People. The salvation of the country depended on
the liberty of the press.—(Much amlaust.)
Mr. Alderman WOOD then said, that he had been
called upon to propose the series of Resolutions which
had been prepared, and which he did most cheerfully.
He had not the pleasure of knowing Mr. Finnerty
personally, but he considered him as a _most able, ar-
dent and strenuous advocate for the rights of his fel-
low-countrymen and for the cause of humanity. He
thought that there were other victims of the persecut-
ing' spirit of the times. Other estimable men suffering
most severe St ntences, because they were inflexible in
the maintenance of what they regarded as the birth-
right of Englishmen—the privilege of animadveiting
on the conduct of public men. He particularly men.
tioned Mr. White, who had suffered imprisonment for
two years and eight months, in a distant gaol; and
whose health, he understood, to have fallen a sacrifice,
He recommended his case to the individual consider,,
tion of the humane ; but on the present occasion it
was his duty to restrict himself to the pprpose for
which the Meeting was called; and certainly, none
1 of the persons who had stoed forward in the cause of
liberty, deserved their attentien and favour more think
Mr. Finnerty. He then read the Resolutions, which
.went merely to a declaration of Mr. Fuuferty's just
claim to public countenance, and their determina-
tion to indemnify him in the expences which he haul
i incurred, and in providing for his comfort during his
1 confinement.

Mr. Mar.Lry seconded the motion in a 'most clo-
luent speech—in which he painted the sufferings of
the sister kingdom in'a most affecting manner, and
said that it became the duty of Englishmen to show
that they sympathised in her distresses; and they could
not do this better than in distinguishing by their pro-
tection, the bold and virtuous man who had been the
most spirited and the most undaunted advocate in her
cause. He described the anomaly of libel with peen.
liar felicity. He said it was not merely not defined by
the law—but no two Judgeragreed in what was the
law=-nay no one Judge agreed with himself on two
different occasions. the Judge and the Attorney.
General diffc, ed from one another as to what was and
what was not a libel—and it was not unfrequent to
see an Attorney-General Shen he became a Judge,
differ from himself. No man knew, or could know,
what would be the interpretation given to any thing
written and published, however innocent, 'and hose-
ever true; and it was a matter of wonder under the
lamentable uncertainty in which the practice of tilt
Courts put the construction of libel—how we enjoyed
any printed discussion at all.
The Resolutions were then read severally, and
I adopted un4nimously.

Mr*. Bingham, the clergyman, charged with being
the author of an incendiary threatening letter,
addressed to Mr. R. Jenner, Maresfield, and with
arson, underwent a 61i,i1 examination in the prison at
Lewes, and N% as fully committed fur trial un both
choges at the n:xt EUtizes.

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Chalice , throws
Yes, there are miscreants, sad experience 'bows,
%o have, abasdon'd, lost to all t1..-tes good,
Who, when the fortott4 winery tempest blows,
Watch, a tyger-rye, the raging flood!
Eiger for plunder, as the biute for blood—
Miscreants who, in the horror' of the nigh.,
(More savage than tlle prowkr of the wood),
Raise on the rocky beach the treach'roms light!
To cleat the Mariner's bewildeed sight,
As using o'er the tide his vessel reels ;
An.;, when the lure succeeds, the fell delight,
Of keno& mischief each dark villain feels—
On rapine bent—on pturier too, if need,
To give a deeper dye to the nefarious deed!

OLD BAIL.ET.

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The Sessions commenced yesterday, before the
LORD MAYOR, Mr. Justice HRATII, Baron WOOD,
Mr. Justice BAILEY, the RECORDER, &c.
Thomas Hayden the younger and Thome: Hayden the
elder; were indicted, the first for stealing five bushels
of wheat, in the parish of Enfield, the property of
James "Vaughan, and the latter for receiving the same
knowing it to be stolen:
It appeared, that on the morning of the 4th of De-
cember, the barn of Mr. Vaughan was broken open,'
and a quantity of wheat taken from a heap which lay
on the floor in chaff 4 trace of footsteps and chaff
was discovered from the bkrn door to the premises of
the elder Haydon, Where about five bushels of wheat
were (mind, sinitlar to that which lay inMr.Vaughan's
barn. In the house Of the_younger Hayden, an iron
crow was discovered, which corresponded with seve-
ral molts or violence- that were observable' on the
barn door. Under them suspicious circumstances the
prisoners Were apprehended.
'the hal-were not, however, clearly substantiated
to the sititfaction of the Jury, and the prisoners were
acquitted. •
The younger prisoner was then tried on an indict-
ment, charging him with stealing a mahogany table,
the property of Mrs. Kate, of the parish of ktfield,
in the month of November, 1805.
In this case, however, the evidence was also defec-
tive, and the prisoner was acquitted.
The following prisoners were capitally convicted;
Thomas Morfte, for burE4lariously breaking and en-
tering the dwelling-house of Thomas Green, and steal-
ing A'S and upwards in copper monies, his property.
Joh* Lawler for stealing a portfolio, containing a
Poekethook and gold to the amount of ten guineas,
the property of the Honourable Archibald Stuart, in
the dwelling-house of James Feshury.
COINING.
Edward Deacon,
_Elizabri4 Deacon, and Frances
EP*, were indicted for colouring bise coin, to coun-
terfeit the current coin of the kingdom.
Mr. KuAPP, for the prosecution, stated, that it was
founded on a .statute of his present Majesty, which
made the offence imputed„to the prisoners high trea-
nth. The felnale prisoner, although married, waii,
Pot entitled to sead the coverture as an exemption,
but, piov,ution of that Act, must he considerei
it'prineW as' well as her husband. He then proceed-
ed V call his witnesses.
--91shn 'Owen, a shoemaker, residing in Oran
court, thant-lani, stated, that, in October last, 'die
wife of Deicon came and ied a room of biro „. She
Said her huSband was a shoemaker, and he cantle on
• thefollowiog day, in CoMpany with the prisopr
Sorhe days after, suspecting the parties, he
made a bole through the wainscot, and observed the
prisoners employed in rubbing pieces with a brush.—
The woman, Elizabeth Deacon, frequently handed
articles out of the fire to her husband. He had seen
her give some silver, wrapped up in a paper, to per-
sons whit tithe to the room.
Jahn Ladd, a Bow-street officer, went with Vickery
and other officers,2on Wednesday, January 16, to the
Douse, No. '4,'Orange-court, Drury-lane. • On enter-
ing the prisoners' apartment, he proceeded to search
Williams, 'in whose pocket he found two piecp of
base metal, and a piece of blacking. In
Dea-
con's pocket he found a piece of blacking, but nothing
obi of a suspicious nature. He then searched the
Man, and' found several pieces of leather, stained
With aqua fortis : an old pair of pockets, also stained
With aqua fortis ; and various other articles used in
aolonring base metal. In a bird 'tali he found
bottle of aqua fortis, and in Other plaits a quantity
of cream of tartar, whiting, sand-Paper, *c. He "then
apprehended the prisoners.
John Clatlke, another officer, deposed 'shit' be
searched the prisoner, rdtrardileaCon, Ott whoseper-
son he found fourteen shillings, threchalf-affieni, nine
sixpences, and a blank, of the size of a shilling.--1
On the mantle-piece he found six bad skillings, and
six bad sixpences ; on searching further. he found a
Sad dollar, and two blanks, of the size of a shilling
and a sixpence. He also discovered some cuttings
of silier„ and a quantity of blacking and whiting:—
Under Mrs. Deacon's chair a base sixpence was dis-
covered.
' 'John Vickery, also an officer: stated, that he assis-
ted at the apprehension of the prisoners, and saw the
Various articles which of
preceding witnesses had
discovered Having been frequently emple.yed ip
appreliend:r,g persrais of the prisoners' tiescrinion, he
could speak confidently of the is to which the
blacking, aqua for tis, &c. were appropriated. These
uses he folly erpla;ned. He produced a bag, con-
taining 'upwards of 300 blanks, including dollars,
half-crowns, shillin,s, and sixpences—and some coun-
terfeit lralf-guineasand sixpences, which were scoured
teach for colotiring. All these things were found se-
creted hider the bed.
Mr. Richard Franklin, one of the Monevers of his
Majesty's Min', examine!. one of the sixpences which r
had been found on the person of the male prisoner,
and stated it to he a counterfeit. All the other pieces.
of money were proved lo be base.
Mr. Jos; ice Haven, in sumhting up, observed, that
there was not evid,Alte sufficient to convict Elizabeth
Deacon of the crime laid in the indictment. With
respect to Frances Williams, he conceived die proof
against her to be eery slight. The case asaing the
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man, however, plated his guilt almost beyond the
shadow of doubt.
The Jury found E-award Deacon guilty—and ac-
quitted the two women.
EUROLATT.
Aaron Wither: and Wllham Freeland were indicted,
the former for burglarionsly breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of Thomas Sneed, the landlord of
the Brazen-head public-house, Lisson-green, Padding- I
ton, and stealing therein nineteen watches, the pro-
perty of George Seabrook, of the value of £35; and
the latter with receiving the same, knowing it to have
been stolen:
W. Seabrook, a watchmaker, said, he resided ;n.
the first floor of the.Brazen.head piihlit-house, in Bell-
street, Lisson-green.. On the 24th December he re-
tired to bed, about two o'clock in the morning, hav-
ing first secured his window, in- which the watches
were hanging. The window was in the front room
facing Bell-street. About seven or eight o'clock in
the morning, he was awakened bt the wind blowing
into his bed-room.. On rising to discover the cause,
he found the front window broken open, and the
watches stolen.
Henry Ewer, the shopman of Mr.Dobree, a pawn-
broker,' stated, that on Saturday the sth of January,
a person of the name of Quelch offered to pawn a
watch ; as it agreed with the description given in a
hand-bill circulated by Mr. Seabrook, he stopped the
man, who said be had bought it from a countryman.
James QUelch, an approver, stated, that on the
24th of December, the prisoner (Withers) whom be
had known fur some yens, called on him at his house
in Circuit-street, raddngton. He told witness he
wished to speak with him about a job, and he (Wi-
thers) appointed the Brazen-head as the place of,
meeting, at ten o'clock that night. Witness went
there according to promise, and remained till near
eleven o'clock, but Withers did not come. Witness
in returning home observed a light in Withers' house
—lie went in and found him sitting at the fire. Wi-
thers told him he was almost drunk. He:acknowledg-
ed he was; and soon after fell asleep. Withers, how.
' ever, awaked. him, and they went out together.
On their way towards the Brazen-head (the night be.
ing vet y dark), a man of the nettle of Thorpe, was
near running against them, whom Withers desited
not to tall over him. - Withers shortly alter went he.
hind the chapel, and brought out a little ladder, with
which they proceeded to the Brazen-head, but were
interrupted by a man and his wife who were quarrel-
ling ; shortly afterwards, two or three persons came
and knocked at the door of the Brazen-head, but the

landlord would not admit them. They (the witness
and Withers) then proceeded to the house. Withers
put the ladder to the vrindow, which he mounted, and
with a small axe forced the window open. He then
took out the frame in which the watches were, and
handed them to witness—one of them dropped out,
which he put into his pocket, and, on the sth of Ja.
puary offered to pawn. After the robbery had Wen
'coitiruitted, they went together to the house of the pri.
soner Freeland, who was a broker, and lived in an
adjoining street. It was then about four o'clock in
the morning. Withers went to the hack of the house
and awakened FreelanJ, who let him in. Witness
did not go into the house, but, through a window,
he saw Withers and Freeland standing at a table, and
the watches before them. When Withers came out,
Ire.said " it was all right ; he had a .161 note till next
, day, when Freeland would settle the whole." Next
day Withers met him, gave him ss. worth of half-
pence, aad promised to see him on the following
morning; which he did, at the Royal Oak public,
house, when Withers gave him four guineas as his
part of the booty. Wben the witness was apprehend-
, ed at the pawnbroker's, he confessed all he knew.—
On'hit cross-examination, he admitted that he had
been twice taken up to Mirlborougb-street on chiries
of theft. •
Thomas Sneed, The lino:11W of chic Brazen Head,
deposed, that, on the wanting Mentioned by the far-
mer witness, some persons inttitnOcked at, is door,
but je refused them admittatet,i
John Thorpe deposed, that,',Oh 'the =he Month%
as he was rethrning home,friSfi;iiitChib, 'nat.*
Brazen Head, he met two niffthatifitskVitioln he eras
near running ; one of them called oat teiltint,'attal
voice, he thought was that a Witlier As—ut'be
aotawear positively. t. . •
John Foy, a police officer, stated, that'hii brother
had taken Quelch into custody Off the'Sith
at Mr. Dobree's ; he was brought to.Mitriborough-
Street Office. In conseqnenoe of the information he
gave, the two prisoners were apprehended by him on'
the 7th of January. After their examination, Free-
land Was permitted to give hail for his appearance on
a fbture day. On the 9th ut January, Freeland
called on witness, and sheaved him a letter which he
had received by the two-penny post. It was directed
to Mr.*Freeland, and was couched in the following
tants:

" Sir—i can give you Information of the property Quekh hu
stolen. He told me this day, that he had planted it in a coal
nialt„in an unfinished roux: at Li4ion-green, Paddington.; and
that he meant to part with them one or two at a time. I give
you this information, for I do not Pik.• to see-Innocent men hurt
for a thief's guilt. " 7K011.• Ilitt.L•WlSlnff Off
1111NOCIINT WIN."
Fay, and his brother, accompanied by Freeland,
'ent, in'con4439enee of this letter, •to SLIM ch for the
wit lies. TI.eY entered the first unfinished house they
'Cattie to Lisson.green, and, in the vault, discovered
the watches concealed in a pitkle-jar, with its month
downwards. and surrounded by bricks. The place in.
Which-the jar 'stbast appeared very soft, although it
had;been freezing hard for several days. Witness did
not think the property could have been placed there
many hours.
The evidence of Thomas Tom, • the last witness's
brother, was precisely similar.
Mr. Seabrook identified the watches found.
Qn the part of the. prisoner Freeland several wit-
nesses were called, who deposed to having heard
Quelch express a determination to be revenged of Min;
this was some time before the robbery.—Three wit=
tresses also spoke to his general character.

Baron Woo:), in addressing the Jury, observed,
that they should receive the evidence of Quelch with
great caution, as he had been a partner in the crime ;
and, prior to its commission, appeared to have had a
very suspicious character. His evidence with respect
to Withers was only corroborated in one point—that
of Thorpe having passed them—but Thorpe would
not swear positively to Withers's voice. And it was
very reihatkable that Withers should himself appoint
a lieet il% at the Dram Heal, at tea o'clock, which

he had brolen, and yet was quietly 'sitting at his fire-
side at eleven. With respect-to Freeland, the letter
which he ln.d received wss a very.'sUsficions circum-
stance. In it Quelch was charged with having bu-
ried the watches ; but, at the time of receiving that
letter, Quelch had been for a fortnight in confinement,
—and yet the property, according to the wi esses,,
appeared to have been placed in the vault onl few
1-.6:irs. It was clear, if it had. been there for veral
days, the 'ground near it would have been frozen;
.which was not the case. It was clear, thereforr, that
Quelch had not deposited.it there.. And if.a third
person hafl really written that letter he was highly
i blameable ruzicciroirig forward to prove the con-
versation al to. It was nut possible, however,
to acquit or contieinn one of the prisoners, 'without
returning the same verdict as ko the other.
The Jury acquitted both the prislntr .

Five prisoners were convicted of felony, viz
Mary Swain, for stealing two yards of lace, vAllie
3s. 61 the property of George Kimpton; James Far-
thing, for stealing 61hs. weight of thread, value as.
the property of William Cranford ; Eleanor Wise,
for stealing a Murray,n, value 7s. the property of William
Brass ; John M for stealing 19 bonnets and
other articles, the property of Edward Simpson;
Thomas Day for stealing a saw, the property of Peter
Pheasant.—And seven prisoners were Acquitted.
•
THE KING ON THE PItOsiCUTIoN OF JAMES PIGGING
AGAINST THE MANAGERS OE THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

This was an indictment against the Managers of the,
Stock Exchange, for having exposed the name 'of
James Pidding, the prosecutor, upon a black board,
in the Sock Exchange.
The Clerk of the Arraigns charged etc Jury with
the defendants, ?stating to them be indicted for a libel.
Mr. Boccati.n. May it please Tour 'Lordship—
Gentlemen of the Jury—ln this case, I shall take up
very little of your time ; if the case had been gone
into, of course it would have occupied a greater por-
tion of it, but, upon consultation, it is thought better,
on the part of the prosecution to offer no evidence.
Mr. Gummy. Gentlemen, on the part of the de-
fendants, I will trouble you with only one observation,
which the Court. I am sure, will excuse my making.
We desire that it may be understood that the acquit- ,
tal is not in consequence of any compromise with the:',
prosecutor, and that the defendants do not receive it
as any favour from hint.
Mr. liou.axo. They may receive it as they like.
-I give it to them.
-144 r. RECORDER. Gentlemen, we are to suppose
that there is no foundation for a thartze, when it is
given up tinder these circumstances. You will acquit
the defendants.
The Jury immediately pronounced the defendants
—Not Guilty.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
Yesterday Aleph Lang.was charged with a violent.
outrage committed in the Rainbow Tavern, Kiag.l
street, Covent-Garden. The Prosecutor, Mr. God-.
frey, master of tie Tavern, stated that the Defeo.:
dant, accompanied by two' others, came into 'bpi
house, at near twelve nkleek at night of the day'
mentioned in the indictment. They called for three
glasses of wine aad water. After they hae drank the
liquor, tl,ey put some questions to the waiter, the
import of which was to know if he would lac them
have credit—he answered in the negative, and imme-
diately called his master. They then repeated their
questions to him, and discovering from his answers,
that he had some intention to detain them till they
paid the reckoning, they proceeded to hustle and padk
each other; upon'which the waiter interfered, as did,
Mr. Godfrey, whom they inifnediately assailed in a
most violent manner, and the waiter coming to his
aid, they beat him most unmercifully, and then at-
tempted
to make their escape. In this, however, they
were counteracted, and t is:en into custody. The
Jury found him guilty, and the Court sentenced him
to be imprisoned for tonne-en days.
ASSAULT WITS, Aft INTENT TO VIOLATI A CIIII.D.
William Freeman, the son of a person who keeps a
pitblic house its Portpuol-lane, was charged with the
above offence.
Mr. llsttar, for the prosecution, detailed the facts
of the case, which are of a nature that delicacy.pre-
vents us entering into. It is sufficient to say, that the
child, her brother /neither of them nine years old),
and a respectable looking woman, Who examined the
infant after the offence had been committed, gave
such testimony at fully confirnlZA the statemmt fif the
Counsel for the prosecution. The Jury, .without he-
sist ation, found the defendant Geilty—and the Court,
after a suitable admonition, sentenced him to be -im-
prisoned six Months in the House of Correction, Cold
Bath fields.

Monday the London Sessions were opened; 'Re'
principal business that occupied the attention of the
Court, was the trial of E. Sadler, Jonathan Wild, E.
Williams, and J. Wood, charged with riot, and as-
saultitig the watchmen and patroles, in Smithfield, on
the ltiElt of December last. The prisoners were all
found guilty. Sadler. Wild, and Williams, wre sen-
tenced to one ir'ear's imprisonment in Newgate, and
Wood to six months in Giltspur.street Compter.-1
Wild was afterwards tried for assaulting,. Martin, a '
butcher, of whichlie was found guilty, and sentenced
to six months more imprisonment in Newgate. The
prisoners evinced the most hardened conduct ; as they
were retiring from Court, Wild violently threatened
the witnesses who appeared against him, and Sadler
streak Martin a violent blow in the face, for which he
was brought back, and again corn:lli:tad for trial ((Jr.
, this assault.

At the Berkshire Quarter-Sessiqns Mr. William
Rent,- *ho had been convicted in tale penalty of £2O,
for teaching and praying, appealed against such con-
viction, and had lits trial. ft appeared that thrde-
fendant and several other persons, on Sunday, Octo-
ber 21, met at a house of the defendant's at Childrey,
when he and two or three other persons engaged in
extempore prayer, and sung hymns; and though the
Act gives the penalty ohly against preachers and
teachers, (who now by the Toleration Act are exempt
on taking the oaths), yet the Chairmen, (Lord Rad-
nor), after stating that it was anew au4 difficult case,
expressed it as his opinion, that extempore prayer in-
cluded teaching, and the Jury accordingly firma! the
defendant Guilty.—The proceedings,we understand,
will be removed by certiorari into the Court of Faing'o
Beach.

*TIM M, 114'ARRIACiii, AIM DEATHS IN 1141XA.
NADOIL

Beerees.—At dee Praidoity; tlee Lady of Lieutenant Coolie-,
of trilu-daughters, Who survived the it birth but a sh..rt time.
The Lady of captain Olpherts, of his Maiiiry's 39th lz i^:
r east; of a ans.

At Seringv:uans, the Laaiy of Lieutenant Gerrard, of the L.
Atter., a.acn.
Mrs .18abart Corner, of a daesitter. •
14.kiainor.a.—At PunditiLeery, on the tlth August Tice
A/Wallop, Eq. Ass:atatit Surgeon oldie 13th Regiment Native
Infatnry, to Mum Atezattirlie Fanny De La Roe.
At Chittore, W. Kinkel, F.aq. to Maas Magi:mate Ewan.
' At Cochin, Caputhihnieg ke, of the ed Banation lttL
Omar Native Int.torry, Co Mita Wiiielmina Sooner.
DEATH 5...—At Gaajgri, Major Huuy Etas:a.
At Vizat;:qatarit, the Lady of (;. li. Clattr-hiil, Esq. Conte.,
of that

At Ltilr..h. on the 22r1 May, Ituolgn Scott.of tiac abattahue
7th Rezinter.t. Netsee Infantry.
Mrs. White, wiie
Jetty's of,tb Regiment.
At Bangalore, L. B. Kentish, Esq. Paymester of Lis ht.:, 's
szitb Light Drugoons.

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• Cil IN:Y8 PAT.P.ST WORM I.OzENGE.i.
WORMS:are itic 'most. frequent sources of elii:
drani Disease. Their syntraus everyparert and gnerdLi
of rhiblrro should* acquainted with—They oration lon et 4,..
petite, a paleness of the colour of the face, ema..1.12 ion, and nit-
solar sate of the bowels, attended after wlih violent pains; they
bring on convulihas, they 44. ct the growth of the hody,an 1 : hey
prove fatal,by riling in a consumption or dee•ay. Both as a pr,.
ventative and dcure of these a41111141g erlitlrlailltt. the above text-4.
lent medicine is Universally Itiluseed, on the Os:Moony 14 tle
hiiht.st c!laracters iu this country, both in rand and respeciabit,y,
to hate no aloe,. The public apprnhatinu givens 11.. c Pr. oerie rr .
' (runt a perdu:nil knowltlige pi Its warded((/ soaves, iu thaw own
! fatollies,etatn2s its merit bnend competitics, am 6iv es 55ar.c.,,,3
to it; of which no other medicine ct thekind can boast. 1... n t!ta
and tnbete who Have the care dif children thould hut:- this rar.:..o
as a family moil:lnt to resort bia, w idassever the stonier& ur idexd.ss
ef ;Warta are any way alisurdereJ, whichit will .oways beteund
tb'redinee.

Sold whoksale and nett"! at Mr. &flee.; No. 4. Chen; aide,
corner of Paternetter4ow; Bastrr and Co. am! Smith. Scott ati
cArgot. and Mand,r.ton, helinburth; Ewer and M•Dowde,,
Glasgow ; Holland, Granvitle and Sao, Gelbert, and Ham;
Plytittutth; Nrwlntry aid Snit, Dubbn ; pee& and Timmer, ;
Allnutt, Ma;ory, aid Josue, Pon era ; Sharp, Portenlautti;
Jogger., Taunton ; 'frewnwn,F.xeter ; Crutwell and Mans. Br. ti;
Brown, Bristol ; 44artlit, Hall, and Jollnaton, .:oeitort ;
and Bowne, New York ; and most Country Median:a Vratitt:s
in bums at M. nd. and Se. sd. tack.

TO THOMAS TAYLOR, Esq.
coNsiDER it but an act of justice due to tit
=tilts of your LEAKE's PATENT PILLS, to communicate
to you the following Cure, which has receudy been psi-foam d by
them. An acquaintance of mine,wbo by the breaking oat ci as
old Venereal Cothplaud (attended by a complication of di:tiara=
irisiag therefrom) was reduced ahitatt to a skrietoo, and althe'
be h..d the best medical advice which could be obtained, Jed tria
a varl,:_ty of patent medicines, nothing could be proctired
seemed to suit his castor do him Any service; he resraincd ass.
utast reeueed and pitiable situation fur two years, unable to fol-
lits•professiott, and scarcely able to walk cr even to stand oa
Vs legs ;La fact, we one who knew hint ever sepposed it possible
for him to recover. 11.: was atvised at last to try your Le -i.e.'
Pids—he did s'o,..adherirg strictly to the ddrecticns given VVAI
thins—be bad /tot taken more than two boxes, befcce he feui.l
SA:alteration for the better—this encouraztal him to prce!ect a 4
by taking a few boxes more be found hie appetite and ittrscrli
gradually return, and Is now as healthy and stout as any nue ,
know. You are welcome, Sir, to refer any person to ma for a
confirmation of the above account, tt tt should be doubted. 1 aas
Sir, your obediert humble servart, THOMAS PU&DAY.
Library, Folkoone, July 10, ISO S.
Prepatati and sold by the sole Pro;irletar, Thmeas Taylor.
Member of the Royal gt• of litintersos,London,st his home.
No. 9, •N,w Pritig -street ; where, 3ficr a constant reeidetexe
mote that eo years, in a practice yarticalarly eltre.ied its the etre
of Venere'l canplaints a.td tbooe incidental to the farts of pen-r-
-ation in bruit sexes, with that inviolable secrecy which men ofhiss
yroleolan should always observe, he tatters himself tins advice
and assistarec, let gratiritoosir alivt'ntaers to pmsors tgisitie dui
medicine, will be esteemed by a discerainp public as an sage
seldom to be obtained, and void of ambiguity.
Also sold by his appoiatrneat, for the couvenience of those lit-
ing at a distance, at the Peri:once; No. ;id, Sc. Allan's-street,
Pali Mall ; t !le Toy Shop, No. 103, Oarved-strest ; ItLr. Data
rotigh's, No. 7, Irish-cruet Hill ; Mr. Baxter's, ;iamb Bridg
Edinburgh; Mr. APDonald's, Glasgow; Mr. C.ailwall'aDuithe
Mr. Billing's's, Ltamptial ; Mr. Attineenes, Manch...A-ter P • and
one person In every c.onsiforable,town ini:reat :Britain aid Ir.-
lond, In botei of only s.. a each; mated up, writ lull and plain
direetionas WhrtebY peril/ea of *her act may cuxe themseaes.
N. B. Every box sold is Greet Brimie is sealed 4.9, with a
Stamp, on width, by &awe/ the Coattaissieuere, s primed at
th: Stamp OtSces " T. Taylor, No. 9, New Ii kip-area."

11.111111.111r1"1"1111,
. • THE WI-ECK-PIRATE
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Istlwre I heart, eatihrih'd In hs./man form,
That feels no pity for a Seaman's woes !
Whom, 'mid the fails of the raging woorm,
Chance safe .1:h .shore, his efforts fav'ring, th