Star.
London, England, 1810-07-09 00:00:00

THE KING v. CORBETT, &c.

This morning, at an early hour, the Court of King's
Bench was unusually crowded in expectation of the
Defendants being brought up to receive the Judg-
ment of the Court, and, after a good deal of routine
business was gone through, in matters of Bail, &c.
Lord ELLENBOROIIOII9 accompanied by Judges GROSE
and LEBLANC, took his seat on the Bench- Mr. Con-
SETT, Mr. HANSARD his Printer, and Messrs. BUDD
and BAGSHAW his Publishers, then appeared on the
floor of the Court, when silence being with consi-
derable difficulty obtained, in consequence of the
prodigious pressure, both in and out of doors, Judge
GROSE proceeded to pass sentence in a firm and im-
pressive manner. Hit Lordship briefly recapitulated
the libel complained of ; the evidence given on the
trial, the defence of the Defendant, Cobbett, and the
various topics which had been previously touched
upon in Court during the proceedings. His Lord-
ship observed, that the tendericy of the libel in ques-
tion, (besides being written at a time when every
arm and every pen ought to be employed in one
common defence) was to alienate the affections of
the people from their allegiance, not only to this Go-
vernment, but to all kinds of Government whatever.
His Lordship then pronounced the sentence of the
Court, which was—that the defendant, William Cob-
bett, should be imprisoned for two years in Newgate,
and pay a fine of £lOOO to the King, to be imprison-
ed until the fine is paid, and until he should find se-
curity for his good behaviour, himself in £2OOO, and
two sureties in £lOOO each : the defendant Hansard,
the printer, to be imprisoned two months in the
King's Bench; and the other defendants, Budd and
Bagsh.aw, the publishers, to be imprisoned three
months, also in the King's Bench.—The defendants
then severally bowed ..nd retired.

Thu Court a.icl avenues leading to it were uncom-
monly crowded during the whole of the morning, and
it was with great difficulty that the door-keepers could
mike room lor the Judges and Counsellors to pass.
Mr. COBEETT seemed to be in good spirits. Judge
G►tose's Address did not last above ten minutes.

Letters have been received from our fleet off Tou-
lon, d:tted May 3, which was then at anchor in sight
of the Toulon fleet. The French have fourteen sail
of the line in that port, four of which are 3-deckers.
Our fleet consists of fifteen sail, viz. VILLE DE PARIS,
ROYAL SOVEREIGN, CENTAUR, (Sir SAMUEL HOOD),
TIGRE, LEVIATHAN, YORK, CONQUEROR, BOMBAY,
REPULSE, WARSPITE, VICTORIOUS, SULTAN, F.tME,
AJAX and CoLossus.

The NYMPHE frig:ve, Captain CLAY, will Sail in a
day or two with public and private money for Lisbon,
to the amount of 560,000 dollars.

The I' CONSTANT frigate, Captain DICKSON, is un-
expectedly returned to Portsmouth from the Cape of
Good Hope, to which station she sailed in December
last. When within forty miles of the Cape, she un-
fortunately ran on an uninhabited island, in the night,
where she lay with almost hopeless expectation of ever L
getting off. However, by suitable means she floated
and reached the Cape, where every thing was taken
out of her, and the holes in her bottom stopped with
oakum and skins. She is returned home, and come
into harbour, to undergo a thorough repair.
We have received East India papers to the 21st of
January, from which we have made some extracts.
The India fleet, just arrived, which has brought this
intelligence, left the Cape on the Ist of April. A
few days previous to theit sailing, a gun-brig arrived,
which had been chaced in the Mosambique Channel
by three French frigates, just escaped out of the Isle
of France, which were bound on a cruize. The
French have a settlement on the Island of Madagas-
car, where those frigates had been to obtain a supply
rf provisions. They sail so much faster than any of
our frigates, (the Status, Captain Pray, excepted)
that they can leave the Isle of France almost without
any apprehension of safety.
The Boat:mum, Captain Rowz.tv, was the only ship
lying at the Cape ; all the other ships were cruizing.
Admiral BEItTIE intended tp proceed to sea in the
BOADICEA, on a crnize off the Isle of France, to see
if any. thing can be done against the enemy in that'
quarter. The troops at the Cape were very healthy,
consisting of the 21st, 21411, 83d, and 930 regiments.
General WETheatar.r., with one regiment, expected to
proceed to India. The Lie of Bourbon had been
abandoned by our mops, for want of a sufficient
force to retain it. The troops that were on it bad
gone to Rodrique, which island, it was thought, was
taken possession of its preparatory to making an at-
tack on the Isle of France. Captain STOPFORD, and
the officers of Sis Majesty's late ship Vtcron, and the
officers of his Majesty's ship Laxits.L, are come home
in the RArburmate.

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INSIALAION O N cßinvrzuz

OXFORD, JULY 7.
Installation odes and oratorios, discourses and de-
clamations without number, uttered both in English
and English-moulded Latin, have given place to an
amusement no less generally attractive and interest-
ing, viz. the Aeronautic Expedition of Mr. SADLER,
who, accompanied by his son, ascended in a bAlloon
from Merton-fields, .Corpus Christi College, this being
the fifteenth time of his visiting the ethereal regi,os.
Early in the morning, the wind blew rather fresh
from the south-westward, and it was feared that the
process of filling the balloon with hydrogene gas
would be impeded, and perhaps entirely frustrated—
a circumstance which would have proved vgreat dis-
appointment to Mr. SADLER. who had intended to set
off in the grandest style possible, and had resolved to
travel as far as practicable before he descended. As
the sun rose, however, the breeze abated, mid the
weather proved very favourable.
The filling of the balloon commenced between
eight and nine in the morning, but, owing to its size,
and the obstruction met with from persons who in-
truded themselves into the enclosed area among the
assistants, the balloon was not completely filled with
gas till half-past one o'clock, two hours later than
was expected. At the different entrances to the ground
'were placed persons to collect the admittance-looney,
at the rate of five shillings for each person ; but so
great was the pressure, that the temporary barrica-
ding, placed to keep off the populace, gave way ;
and, although it was intended that the crowd should
be admitted at very reduced prices at the moment of,
the ascent, yet, without this ceremony, the ground I
was filled with spectators in a few minutes, as well as
the walls and the roofs of the neighbouring Colleges
and Churches, which glittered with thousands of pa-1
rasols. A band of music attended on the occasion.
Every thing being properly adjusted, Mr. SADLER,
and his son, genteely dressed in black, mounted the
car, which was tastefully decorated with arms, mottos,
and banners, one of the latter of which bore the tol-
lawing inscription—" Protected by the Conqueror of
Bonaparte, the- Hero of Acre, Rear-Admiral Sir Syd-
ney Smith, LL.D." Exactly at five minutes past
two, the aeronauts took their departure from the
earth, and, waving their banners to the gazing mul-
titude below, as long as these were visible, they rapidly
soared in a direction nearly perpendicular to the city'
of Oxford, in the most majestic and sublime style
imaginable. Although the sky was tolerably clear,
the balloon in about four minutes became invisible,
from a thick cloud with which it seemed enveloped,
at a very considerable height, for the space of more
than a minute. Mr. SADLER took up uith him seve-
ral philosophical instruments to ascertain the degree
of heat, rarity, &c. of the different regions through
which he was to pass. He also took up with him two
live cats, one of which he dispatched, suspended to a
parachute, from a height of not less than '2500 yards.
The animal was above five minutes in descending,
and fell safely at some distance to the north-eastward
of Oxford.

The balloon, after rising to a considerable height,
was seen taking a north-easterly course, and, as the
wind soon after veered more to the westward, it is
supposed that the direction of the aerostatic travellers
would accordingly vary to the Eastward. From
Oxford their track seemed to be in the direction of
Aylesbury. in Buckinghamshire, and it is probable
they would pass over part of Bedfordshire ; and tho'
they did not, at the great height to which they were
elevated, appear to move in a horizontal direction
very rapidly, it is supposed they would pass over a
large track of country before they descended on
terra firma. Mr. SADLER ascended at the desire of
Lord GRENViLLE, who, we believe, partly remunera-
ted him for the expence of the undertaking. The
balloon was very handsome and well made, and alone
cost £5OO. The other materials and apparatus em-
ployed were very expensive, but it is thought the en-
coeragement afforded Mr. SADLER would completely
compensate him. His wife and daughter were pre.
sent, and nothing could exceed the high spirits in
which he appeared to be in setting off. Lord GREW.
VILLE and all the fashionables of both sexes were inte-
rested witnesses of the scene.

The cat in the basket was picked up by a country-
man, at a village called Headington, about two miles
from Oxford, with a red collar, and a direction to
Miss ROBARTS, daughter of the coach proprietor in
High•street, Oxford. The countryman took the cat
home as directed. On his way he made an exhibi-
tion of Puss, at a premium, to see the cat that had
been up in the balloon.

It is sup6osed there were 50,000 persons collected
o view this truly grand sight.
Mr. SADLER, a grocer of this city, followed the di-
rection
of the balloon, and left it near Buckingham,
and returned here about half past seven o'clock.
To-day there has been nothing of University amuse-
ment or edification ; but only a conclusion of the
whole Commemoration by a sort of generafjubilee.
Lord GRENVILLE dined at the Town-Hall with the
Stewards of the Radcliffe Library on Wednesday,
and at Christ Church on Thursday, sitting at the
right of the Dean, on whose left was the Duke of
SOMERSET. Yesterday his Lordship was most mag-
nificently entertained at Brazenose, whither, this
morning, every body was running to see the exhibi-
tion of the plate in the hall of that College, previous
to their dinner this day. To day Lord GRENVILLE
took his repast at Exeter College, after paying several
visits to different heads of houses, &c. He held on
Tuesday, and yesterday, a kind of /rue: at Baliol ;
and on those, and other similar occasions, wore only
his Doctor's gown. He leaves Oxford this evening
for his own house at Dropmore. Mr. Thomas GREN-
VILLE went away List night. Earl TEMPLE is yet at
the Star. Among; the numerous visitors of oar grand
exhibitions we have the
.Marquisses of WORCESTER
and TOWN SII END, Lord ARTIICR SOMERSET, Lord
Viscount BINNING, the Marquis of A NDFORD, who
is much at Baliol ; the Hon. Mr. STEW:I &c.
The whole of this business has been highly credit.
able and honourable to the University in all respects,
principally in the manifestation of the talents of the
young men, which reflects praise that ought never to
b= divided—that of the able teacher and the accom.
plish6d scholar. The efforts of the Students art-
thought, even by every Oxford man, to be upsirpass-
ed by former disp!ays. Asn:d a.il the merits of tht
publicly recited compositions, it has been ranarked

that there has not begot much of th?..ll;gh tone of 61
and political freedom. Prelates and M-aareis b ye
had their bill share of pantly,yet. No emit kitting
has been shewii to the f, avian, ara4r frithiajgAmiloor."-
There has ben a good deal of pies:awry, .anst
few hoaxes, which was to be expected, as si me this*
most expert young gentlemen in that line. from 1.
don, are here. fit to take a degree for n hems . ttw I
who, at a Am would Dispute the prize wi:l, • h nit
diest JohN;an. The n:ames of Grposs and Bat-44-
mew', am .ng the poetical competitors l ut tb • mitnir•
wit in mind of the Lime noted Darnel in Ili,
science. who though neither Lit:nists, nor Greei3ns,
were counted of the more ancient nation of the Mr( es.
P. S. We Live ist ! heard that Mr. SAD. an and his
son passed over Aylesbury, at a quarter Ist t s-
tance of 26 miles), and descended footing s 'rum
Newp rt Pagnell a little after lour; dhtance from Ox-
ford 50 miles.