Star.
London, England, 1826-10-28 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

THE KING V. HURST.

The defendant in this case, who Is the master of a trading vessel
between London and I lamburgh, wu convicted before the Nlagi►
trates of the Thames Police Office, in the penalty of 4"20, for pilot-
ing his own vessel out of the port of London, having refused to take
a pilot, regularly appointed by the Trinity liouse, on board for that
purpose. He appealed from the conviction, and that appeal came
en now to be argued..

Messrs. Bottlsloind LAW, who appeared to support the convic-
tion, having stated the circumstances under which it had taken
place, and which have already appeared.
The CHAIRMAN observed, that whatever might be the policy or
impolicy of the law upon tie question, he was bound to decide
strictly according to its provisions. His present impression was,
that the conviction was right ; but as the case was a most important
one, he would adopt Mr. Adolphus's suggestion, and defer giving
judgment upon it, until he should carefully look over the different
Acts of Parliament upon the subject, together with:the Trinity • house
Charter of lames 11.
Several stage coach proprietors having been convicted, upon the
evidence of Martin, the informer, of not having the names of the
plates to and from which they ply, written " on the outer pannel of
each of the coach doors," as required by Act of Parliament, ap-
pealed from their convictions, which, however, after some argument
at the bar, were confirmed by the Court.

The Gazette of last night contains di,patchec front
Sir HARRY NEALE, announcing the captive Ur destruc-
tion of seven piratical vessels in the Archipelago. It
also offers His MAJESTY'S pardon, and a re.st and of
1004 to any person concerned in the wounding of Joys
CANN, on 10th instant, on the beach betwe,n Ural and
Dover, by a musket shot, (except the man who actually
fired,) who shall make known his accomplices, and
bring them to conviction.
Baron Larrey, the celebrated Surgeon-General of the French
Armies, and confidant of Napoleon, did not leave England without
paying a visit to the General Military Hospital, at Chatham. Ile
was accompanied by the Director-General of the Army Medical
Department, and was received by Col. Sir Archibald Christie, and
by the Officers of the Medical Staff, with that respect and attention
which was due to a man no less distinguished by his eminent and
conspicuous talents, than by his private worth. The Baron in-
spected the General Hospital, the Medical Museum, and Library,
the Artillery Models, Dock-yard, Ste. with all which he was highly
pleased. He afterwards partook of an elegant dinni r;at o hick
were present most of the Officers in garrison at Chatham, the Com-
manding Officers of Artillery, Corps of Royal Engineers, lloyal
Marines, ace.
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We are informed that the method recently said to be a diicov
introduced by en American dentis:, for the cure of toptli-ach...
arising from carious teeth, viz. cutting off the crown of the di:tea:L:l
tooth, and leaving the root behind, has been practised fur yeirs by
some dentists in Loudon. Toe difference in the operation Whig
simply this : The London dentist files off the di,e.s d part manly
through before he breaks it off : the Amerie. o u.cs.iyoweriti ,:harp
nippets, and pinches it off at once. Expel fence alone will deci.te
which is the better expedient, and whether the of a fines W
niiiht not materially add to the nicety of the operation.

CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, OcToslta 27e

Lord Gardner is admitted of Trinity College.
Rev. T. S. Hughes, 0. D. of Emmanuel College, and the Rev.
Richard Twopenny, M.A. of St. John's College, wtte on Saturday
last appointed Pro-Proctors for the year ensuing.
The sante. day, Mr. Henry Penneck, of St. Peter's College, was
admitted Bachelor of Arts.
At a Congregation on Wednesday last, the following Gentlemen
Were adn.itted Masters of Arts : W. B. Winning, Trinity College;
Rev. H. Jeffreys, St. John's; W. N. Weisby, ditto; Rev. T. S.
Stratton, Christ College. .
During the Vice-Chancellor's absence from the University, a
letter was addressed to him by the Right Hon. Chzrles Williams
Wynn, President of the 14'ia Board, of which the following is an
extract
" Enclosed I have the honour to transmit to you a copy of the
tegulations for the examination of Candidates for Writerships in
the service of the East India Comrany, which have been prepared
by the Court of Directors, with the approbation of the Hoard of
Ciammissioners for the affairs of India. You will find that it is
proposed that two Examiners should he appointed from the Uni-
versity of Cambridge, by the Vice-Chancellor and Regius Pro-
fessors, with an annual stipend of XBO, one of them to be annu-
ally replaced."
Plan for the Examination of Candidates for admission to the Civil
Service, who have not resided at the College of Haileybury.
" The Candidates will be examined in the Greek Testament,
and in some of the Works of the following Greek Authors, viz.
Homer, Herodotus, Uemoschenes, or in the Greek Plays; also in
some of the works of the following Latin authors, viz. Livy, Ci-
cero, Tacitus, and Juvenal, which part of the examination will
include collateral reading in ancient history, geography, and phi-
lo" phy.
" They will also be examined in mathematics, including the four
first and sixth books of Euclid, algebra, logarithms, plane trigono-
metry, and mechanics.
" Ito Modern History,principally taken from ' Russell's Modern
Europe,' and in Paley's Evidences of Christianity.' "
Two Examiners will be elected on Monday, the 30th Instant.
OXFORD, °crowns 27.

Wednesday, Robert Marsham, Esq. M.A. and Warden of Mer-
ton College, was admitted& Bachelor in Civil Law by commutation.
Thursday, the following Degrees were conferred :
Al...areas or Aftn--Rev. John Phillips Roberts, Chaplain of
New College; Rev. Charles Joseph Pring, Chaplain of New Coll.
James Harwood Harrison, Merton College.

ICCLIISIA MCA L IMOMOTIONS.
The Dowager Lady Boston has been pleased to appoint the Rev.
James Davis, M.A. Vicar of Chepstow, to be one of her Ladyship's
Domestic Chaplains.
Rev. J. Topping, M.A. Curate and Surrogate of Warrington, is
appointed Vicar of Leigh, on the presentation of Lord Lilford ; and
the Rev. Thos. Lowe, Minister of Becconsal, is appointed Curate
and Surrogate of the Parish Church of Warrington, in the room of
Mr. Topping.
Rev. Charles Green, B.A. was last week instituted to the Rec-
tory of Bushell, in Suffolk, on his own Petition; and to the Rec-
tory of Harlston, near Stowmarket' on the presentation of R. Pet-
aiward, Esq. of Great Finborough HalL
Rev. S. Martin, one of the Vicars of Lincoln Cathedral, has
been instituted to the Rectory of St. Mary Magdalene (or Chequer
Church), and to the Vicarage of St. Nicholas, both in that city.
Rev. William Oldfield Bartlett. NI. A. of Merton College, Ox-
ford, has been instituted, by the Bishop of Bristol. to the Vicar-
age of Canford Magna, with the Chapel of Kingston annexed, on
the presentation of George Tito Brice. Esq.
Rev. Frederick Leicester, KA. of Queen's College, Oxford,
Vicar of Cendover' Salop, has been appointed Domestic Chaplain
to the Ritht lion. Lord De Tabley.
Rev. Charles Bardin, late Curate of the Parish of St. Mary's,
Dublin, has accepted the Curacy of Dundalk.
The Bishop of Down and Connor has collated the Rev. James
]foreword to the Rectory of Dunluce, in the Diocese of Captor.
Rev. Cuthbert Fetherston having been inducted to the living of
Nenagh, he has been succeeded in Mx late Vicarage at Birr, by the
Rev. Mr. Hume, of Dublin. _ _ •

The valuable living of Ulla, in the Diocese of Limerick, to
which the Earl of Kenmare has the presentation, is vacant by the
death of the Rev. John Seymour, and which, it is said, the Rev.
Henry Gubbins, the Curate of St. Mary's, Limerick, is likely to MI.
Rev. R. Buchanan, to the Church and Parish: of Gargunnuck.
Rev. Thus. Cannan, to the Church and Parish of Carsephain.
Rev. James Maitland, to the Church and Parish of Kells.
Rev. Wm. Dow, to the Church and Parish of Tongland.
Rev. John Lamb, to the Church and Parish of Kirkmaiden.
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Rev. Jacob Riehardsou, to the Church and Parish of Large.
Rev. James Walker, to the Church and Parish of MuthiL
Rev. Wm. Menzies, to the Church and Parish of Keir.
Rev. Mr. Dunn, CO the Church and Parish of Shines.
Rev. Duncan Mactarlane,to the Parochial Chapel of Anderston,
In the Barony Parish of Glasgow.
Rev. J. J. Macfarlane, to the Chapel of Arbroath.
James Edington, Esq. bas presented Mr. Robert Buchanan,
preacher of the Gospel, to the Church and Parish of Gargunnock,
vacant by the translation of the Rev. Alex. Davidson, to Slamannan.
Tuesday se'nnight, Mr. Tannahill was ordained to the pastoral
charge of the Associate Congregasion, Kirkintilloch.
Rev. Charles Adie, Tealing, was on Thursday te'nnight ordained
Minister of the East Church, Dundee.

FATAL ATIRAY AT COGGIMIALL.—The late unfor-
tunate affray between Mr. Hanbury's gamekeeper,
Goody, and a man named Owers, in which the latter
was killed, has produced a very powerful sensation in
that neighbourhood. The circumstance of Goody hay.
ing, in obedience to the orders he had received from his
employer, prevented the young men of the place from
entering the woods, over which be had controul, for
the purpose of nutting, and which, from long custom,
they considered themselves entitled to do, rendered him
generally unpopular ; and this feeling, as might be na-
turally expected, has, since the late unfortunate event,
shewn itself with increased violence. On Monday, a
Jury was empannelled at the Fleece Public•house, on
the body of the deceased ; but from the strong feeling
which then existed, it was thought proper to adjourn
the inquiry till the following day, when, in justice to
an old servant, Mr. Hanbury procured for him the as-
sistance of counsel. The other side, aware of what was
intended, obtained similar assistance ; and, from the
number of witnesses examined, the discrepancies in their
statements, and the st.ictneis with which they were
cross-examined, it was found necessary to further al-
journ till Wednesday, when the inquiry was brought
to a close. From the general tenour of the evidence it
seems, that the parties had been for some time at vari-
ance, owing to an attempt on the part of Goody to pre-
vent them from nutting ; that on the evening of Satur•
day last, thry met, by accident, at the Fleece public.
house, where the old grievance became the topic of
much abuse and mutual recrimination, and at a time
when probably they were heated both by passion and
1 quor, a tight took place between Goody 's son and the
deceased. The latter had the advantage. Soon after
Goody and his son kit the public-house, the deceased
and his party, consisting of five in all, followed and
overtook them, in that part of Mr. Hanbury's estate
known as Highfields. Irritating language was used,
and Goody, in a paroxysm of passion, drew out and
opened his clasp kniie, and inflicted with it a wound on
Owers's left arm, which divided several principal are-
ties, from which the effusion of blood was so great,
that he died within half an hour afterwards. Owers,
on falling, exclainitd, "Oh, my GoD, I am murdered!"
and Fenn and French, two of his companions, seeing
his condition, instantly rushed upon and sec in d Goody.
The Jury, aftrr a long consultation, rem-lied a verdict
of Manslaughter ; and the plit•oner lA:is accordingly
committed, limier the Coroner's war rant, to the Count)
Gaol to take his trial for that oift

OLD BAILEY-THIS DAY.
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Friday se'nnight, a Bow-stieet bfficer was in Devizes
during the fair in search of the I,er spected 4 the
murders at e_c_iF t I _arn. He Wdi unsuccebslul ; but lie
said lie never recogn zed so many of his old acquaint-
ances (pickpockets) so lar fiom home before.

prisoners were apprehended dm next day, but the pro•
petty was not found upon them.—The Jury acquitted
Robinson, but found Miles Guilty.
Joseph Dumon and James Bishop were indicted for
burglariously entering the dwelling house of Mrs. Tes-
chemacher, in Prospect-place, Islington, in company
with a third person, who was not taken, and stealing
therefrom a writing desk.
The prisoners were seen lurking about the premises,
and one of them entered two houses in Prospect-place,
and came out .of one, that of the 'prosecutrix, with a
writing desk. They were followed and taken into cus-
tody, after some resistance, in the course of which
Dumon knocked one of the officers down. A counter-
feit sovereign, a Lady's ring, a gold watch key, and a
pawnbroker's duplicate were found upon Damon.
The Jury found hods the prisoners Gositty j and the Judge in-
formed the Jury that Vishop was an old offender.
Charles Cooper, a poor man, aged 73, was indicted for stealing thres
pounds of bacon. The theft was preyed; and the prisoner admitted
that he stole the bacon through distress—he had not a friend in the
world—Guilty. Recommended to mercy on account of his age.
Two other cases of bacon stealing were tried in succession.
Mary Anne Williams was charged with stealing from
Edward Thomas, a young ma i of colour, who stated
himself to be a surgeon in Shoreditch, a gold and a sil-
ver watch, two gold seals, and a case of instruments.
The prosecutor stated, that on the 3d of October he
drank too much, having visited several public houses in
the course of the afternoon. At three o'clock the next
morning he found himself—minus all the articles men-
tioned, and some others—at a house in Blue Anchor-
court. He looked out at the door, and seeing the watch-
man, told him of his loss. But he was not successful in
recovering his property.
Robert Constantine, a private in the Life-Guards, con-
tras y to his deposition before the magistrate, disowned
all knowledge of the prisoner, and denied his hand-
writing which was signed to the deposition.
David Lynn, another private in the same regiment,
knew the prisoner to be very intimate with Constantine,
the last witness. He had carried a message to her,
asking for money and tobacco. He saw her for this
purpose, on the 4th of October. She said that she could
not send him any money. She had two seals for him,
which she had thrown down by him where he was
standing sentry ; that she wished him to wear them next
parade day, that she might see them upon him ; that
she coulal not come out till evening, as she had stolen
two watches and a case of instruments from a medical
man who had been at the house.

It will be in the recollection of our readers, that at the
last Old Bailey Sessions, two women, named Pancenta
and Jervis, with a young man named William Sturdy.
were tried capitally, for a most daring highway robbery.,
on the person of a young Gentleman named Lart, and '
taking from his person a watch, &c. at noon day. Ott
that occasion the two women were convicted, and sen.
mote of death passed on them, and in this awful situ*.
tion they remain at present. Sturdy was acquitted;
but so gross was his conduct on the occasion, having
knocked the young Gentleman down several timed
while in pursuit of the women, that the Court or-
dered him to be detained, and the young Gentle-.
man was ordered to prosecute for the rescue. Par•
suant to this order the indictment was preferred, and
the prisoner was this day put on his trial. The evidence
adduced on the occasion was confirmatory of the former
facts proved, viz. that the woman having robbed Master
Lart, r.'n away towards a public-house, when the pri-
soner came our, caught the prosecutor by the waist, and
afterwards knocked him down several times, by which
means the prisoners for a time escaped,but were eventu-
ally secured, and, as before stated, now await the result
of the Recorder's Report.
The Jury having found the prisoner Guilty,
Mr. Sergeant ARABIN said, such was the daring con-
duct of the prisoner, and so audacious were the parties
who committed the robbery, that had he (the prisoner)
been found guilty on the former occasion, not the
slightest hope of mercy could have been entertained on
earth for him. He had, however, escaped with his life,
and very narrowly too ; but such was the feeling of the
Court on the occasion, that the prisoner must expect to
be visited with the utmost severity of the law.
The punishment awarded by law is transportation for life.
LAMENTABLE CASE.
A mere child, whose head scarcely reached the level of the bar,
was found guilty of stealing 45. the property of a butcher, named
Brookbank, resident in St. Giles's. So apparent was the innocence
of the poor infant, that the worthy Governor was induced to keep
hint separated front the other prisoners; and such was the feeling
of the auditory assembled in the Court, and the Bench, that judg-
ment was postponed on the little unforunate. It seldom occurs that
such a burst of feeling evinces itself ; and from what fell from the
worthy Sergeant, Mr. ARABIN, the poor child will be taken care of.
Tosept Richards was found guilty of assaulting on the King's high-
way, an elderly Gentleman named Taylor, and taking from his
person a watch, &c. his property—Death.
Yesterday, George Parker and William Mansfield
were indicted for assaulting and robbing Wm. Blencoe
Layton, on the 10th of October.—The prosecutor stated,
th rt between 11 and 12 o'clock on the night of the 10th
of October, he was returning home through Holborn,
when the prisoner Mansfield came up to him, and said
that he knew him, and entered into conversation with
him. The prosecutor said he did not know him, but
the prisoner continued talking to him until he arrived
at his house in Peter-lane, when the prisoner said, that
if he (the prosecutor) would go a little further with
him, be would tell him how he knew him. The prose-
cutor walked on a little way, when Mansfield seized the
prosecutor, and attempted to take a silk handkerchief
from his neck. The prosecutor resisted, and Parker
.came up and struck him to the ground. As be was
falling, he felt his watch snatched from his fob. The.
prisoners fled, but the prosecutor called the watch, and
they were taken. The prisoner Parker was seen to
throw the property away. The Jury found the pri-
soner. Guilty. •
Sarah Wilkinson and Ellen Harnett were indicted for
stealing forcibly, from the person .of William Tinge%
several bank notes, to the amount of 4501.
'lt appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, who
is a cattle dealer, that he had been collecting money on
the 11th of 'September. In the evening he met the
prisoners in the street, and accompanied them to their
llodgings in Lower West-street, Cow Cross. He there
drank ale with them, and took off his coat, in the breast
pocket of which was his money. The girls took hold
of his coat, and he, supposing that they intended to rob
him, endeavoured to regain possession of it. A scuffle
ensued, and the prosecutor and the girls came to the
ground together. The prosecutor called "murder!"
and the landlord of the house came into the room, closed
the door, and placed his back against it. The prose-
cutor had by this time discovered that the notes had,
been taken from his pocket, and had hold of the psi.
salters. The landlord said something about sending for
a constable, and supposing he meant to assist him, he
left go his held of the girls. The landlord immediately
opened the door, and the girls ran out of the house. He
pursued them, but lost sight of them, and did not see
them again till a month after, when they were in cus-
tody. He never recovered his money.
In his cross-examination the prosecutor said that be was quite
sober—he is married.
James Lee, the constable who apprehended the pri.
soners, stated, that he found them playing at cards, at
In house in the Commercial-road. The prisoners were
taken to Lambeth-street Police-office,and the prosecutor,
on seeing them, immediately identified them as the
persons who had robbed him. He apprehended the
prisoners on suspicion; and his attention was directed to
them on account of their seeming to be in possession
of no re money than such females usually obtain.
Another police officer stated, that he saw the pri-
soners in company with the prosecutor, on the evening
of the 11th of September; he spoke to them ; and as
they had come out of prison only on that day, at three
o'clock, said, that he hoped they would take warning
from their confinement.
The prisoners declined saying anything in their defence, further
than that they were wholly innocent.
Mr. Baron Gaasow summed up the evidence at considerable
length, and the Jury, alter a few minutes deliberation, found both
prisoners Guilty.
Francis Walker, aged 61, was indicted for stealing a
roll of parchment, (consisting of old records of rules of
Court ordered by the Judges of the Common Pleas) Dozr..—A meeting took place yesterday morning on
from the record office of that Court. The facts were Blackheath, between a Mr. P--(4--x and Captain C—a—r. The
Clearly proved, and the prisoner made no defence. The
paritiebsiarrivded on the ground each attended by a surgeon, and an
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Jury iound him Guilty. It was sad that be had been thea "grouend was
for many years an attorney's clerk. His appearance in the contents of the Captain's pistol in the shoulder. The ball was
Cott% t betokened the most abject poverty, extracted and the Gentleman pronounced out of danger, when the
• Om. Sullivan, a smart-looking young lad, about 17 parties left f..r town.
Or 18 years old, was found guilty of picking a Gentle-
COLCHESTER, OCT. 27.—A very numerous and re-
man's pocket of his handkerchief, and sentenced to spectable meeting of land owners and occupiers, clergy,
transportation for lite. The young fellow, when he
merchants, and tradesmen of Essex, met on Saturday,
heard the ,entente bowed to the Recorder and sneer-
in pursuance of a public notice, at the Three Cups Inn,
, s Colchester, in order to take into consideration the de-
ingly thanked him for it. •
pressed state of the agriculture and commerce of the
James Miles and James Robinson were indicted for
stealing some silver ,poons, the prop-rip of Henry Kelsie, country. Petitions to both Houses of Parliament were
on the 23d of September. The iacts of the case will serve adopted, with only one dissentient voice.
as a caution to servants. The prisoners were itinerant The E ist India House sale of Indigo, which began
on the .5 h inst. ended on Thursday: of 7231 chests,
chimney sweepers, and applied at the prosecutor's house
only 550 were bought in by the proprietors. The great
to ki ow if the chimney wanted sweeping. Mr. Kelsie
proportion of the entire purchases was for exportation.
*as not at home, and the weight, who had lately been
though towards the end of the sale, theme was a trifling
tired, admitted them for that purpose, through igno-
rance. She left the room, the chimney of which they increase in the purchases for hoMe consumption.
This is the anniversary of the death oaf ALFRED the
were sweep ng, but for a few minutes, and when the
tiaras., 9no; birth of Dssmaaus Eaassitil„ 1467; and death of
prisoners quitted the house she missed five spoons. Th" Joun Locale, 1701. •

( Witness identified the seals produced, having seen them on
Constantine.)
The prosecutor proved them to be those which he had
The COMMON SERGEANT told the Jury, that in con-
sequence of Constantine refusing to admit his deposition,
the connecting link of evidence requited to fix un-
equivocally the robbery upon the prisoner was wanting.
The prosecutor was intoxicated when he went into the
house, and had not seen the prisoner there. They must
determine if the circumstances now in evidence were
enough to warrant a conviction. Verdict—Not Guilty.
The witness Constantine was immediately committed to take his
trial for perjury.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

The Mary, WATSON' from the Mauritius, has arrived in the
Downs—sailed from the Mauritius on the 4th of July, and St. He-
lena the 17th August; the Suffolk, Etioscare, from Batavia—sailed
from Batavia the 6th July ; and the Eliza, Beason, from Sumatra,
has arrived off Cowell.
Slur smarm wrrit—The James Sibbild, Polies, from London
to Madras and Bengal, on the Bth of August, In lat. 4. 50. S.
long. 18. W.
• MRUIUTIIIII, JULY 4.—The Prince Regent, Lam, could not
bring the whole of the Windsor Castle's cargo—the remaining part
to be sent home in another ship.
The CAMBRIDGE, 82, Capt. MAILING 7, BLANCHE, 46, Capt. W. B.
MINDS ; and 114SILSZY, 26, Capt. J. M. M: FERGUSON, are ordered
home from the South American station, to be paid off.
The brig Matilda, Cesium, from Smyrna for London, arrived at
Plymouth on Monday, having been obliged to leave with only part
a cargo, in consequence of the plague having broken out. She
sailed the same day for Standgate Creek.
FALMOUTH, OCT. 26.—Wind W.N.W. to N.N.W.—Arrived the
Annabelle, Hewes, from Gibraltar; and Carnet, Haswzu., from
•Poole, leaky, and pumps cboaked.
Porrsmourn, Ocr. 27.—Wind S.S.W. and N. by E.—Arrived
the Win. Manning, Swim, from London for St. Kitt's ; and the
Hibberts, DRYSDALE. for Antigua. Of the Wight, the Glaphyra,
Fowstr., front London for Antigua; Saltown, Maim, and Sir
, Peter Parker, ---, from do. for Dominica. Sailed the Frieda.
bury transport, for Cork and the West Indies; and his Majesty's
ship Pzucca, for the Mediterranean.
Dear., Ocx. 27.—The wind throughout the day has been from
Ilabout S.W. blowing fresh in squalls, with thick weather and rain.
The Ada, Paulina, Matchless, Hussaren, and a bark from the South
Seas, remain. Arrived and sailed for the River, the Posthumous,
----, front Quebec • Desire, litaactar, from Cadiz; and the
Princess Charlotte, Goosr, from Sierra Leone: Sit Nast Came.
sett, the Governor of Sierra Leone, had arrived at the Colony In
his Majesty's ship LIVELY, just before the Princess Charlotte sailed.
None of the outward bound that sailed yesterday have put back.
A brig, apparently foreign, came in from the westward this after-
noon, with loss of bowsprit. The Arden, Mary, and the home-
ward bound, sated for the River this day.
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 26.—Arrived the Jane, CROSSMAN, from Car-
thagena ; Jaeo BRIGHAM. from Virginia • Campbell, Basal+, from
Mirarnichi ; Foes, from Alexandria; Trusty, Rose, from
Malaga; Marquis Wellington, JoNes, from Bahia; Accession,
&Immix, from St. Petersburgh; and the Osprey, Manx, from
Calcutta. _ _ _ _ _

GREAT YARMOUTH, OCT. 26.—A French fishing boat, belonging
to Dieppe, with 24 men on board, deeply laden with herrings,
struck upon the Kentish Knock, during a heavy gale on Friday
night last, and was totally lost, together with 22 of the crew. The
only survivors were two boys, who clung to the wreck, and were
providentially picked up by a vessel, and brought into this port.—
The Fa,tafette, BRANDT, a new vessel of 250 tons, from Memel to
Londoo, laden with oak timber, also struck upon the Lemon Sand
the same night, and immediately filled. The crew, 13 in number,
took to their boat, but from there being no tholes to it, their oars
were of little service; they therefore pulled off their shirts, and
made sails with thetis ; after beating about for 16 hours, they were
relieved by a Greenwich smack, which took them on board, and
landed them here, They did not save the least article, not so much
as a biscuit.

AND MURDER.

Our readers will recollect, that, at the latter end of
July la,t, in an affray between the blockade men and

some armed smugglers on the coast abreast of the town
of Dover, a Q:iartermaster of the Ramifies guard-
ship, named Morgan, was killed. A man named Horne,

however, who, it will be seen by his own statement, was
one of the most active amongst those whom he now
accuses, came forward as an approver, and upon his
information, eight men were taken into custody on the
morning of Wednesday, the 18th inst. by Bishop and
Smith, of Bow•street, assisted hy a large body of the
blockade men, at the village of Aldington Frith; in the
parish of Billensden, Kent. They underwent a short
exsmination yesttrday sennight beF•re Sir R. I3irnie,
and yesterday they were 24:tin brought up, and soon
after twelve o'clock put to the bar.
Their names are George Ra,sdey, Samuel Bailey, Thomas Deward,
Robert ariley, Thomas Gillian% Richard Ware, William Wyre, and
Charles Giks. They all wore the dress of labouring men, except
Ransley, who was habited after the manner of a middling country
farmer.

Mr. Jonas, Solicitor to the Admiralty, appeared to conduct the
prosecution on behalf of the Crown, Mr. Purr attending as Counsel;
and Mr. Littattax, of Clifford's Inn. as Solicitor for the prisoners.
The first case gone into was that of the murder of Morgan.
Michael Pickett sworn—l am an ordinary seaman of
his Majesty's ship Ramilies, and am employed on the
blockade service. On the night of S.tturday, the 29th
of July last, I was stationed on duty, near the bathing
machines, abreast of the Parade, at Dover. Between
twelve and one o'clock that night, I saw a French g. alley
coming towards the shore. 1 knew her to be a French
galley from her great length, and from having seen her
before. Just as she was about grounding, I heard one
of the men in her call out, " Jack, ashore," and imme•
diately a great number of men rushed down the beach
towards her, and began to take out the tubs from her.
The working party, that is, those who were to carry the
tubs, consisted of about fifty or sixty men, and they surd
rounded the boat, while the armed party, about, I be-
lieve, six or seven, stood at high water mark, drawn up
in a line on each side, to protect the working party.—
The night was star light, and it was sufficiently light
to enable me to distinguish a party of men as far as
from low to high water mark. When the working
party had got on each side of the galley I saw one of
the men in her take two tubs, and pot them on a man's
shoulder, upon which I ran forward, and called out,
" You if you stir a peg out of that, I'll blow your
brains out." I fired my pistol, which had only a blank
cartridge in it. I fired before an answer was given to
my threat. At this moment M ,rg.in, the deceased,
came up and inquired what boat that was ? and before
I had time to answer, he fired his pistol off for an alarm.
Several of our men came running to our assistance, and
the armed patty of the smugglers then fired a volley
at Morgan, and he fell. Two or three straggling shots
were fired after the volley. I was loading my pistol,
when one of the smugglers came up to me with a mns-
ket, and said, he would do for me it I fired. He turned
the butt•end of his musket, and struck at my head; but
I put up my hands, and the blow knocked my pistol
from my grasp. I told him I had no dread of him, and
drew my cutlass; and he was ablut to make a second
blow at me with his musket, when I cut at him across
the arm.

Sir R. Maissr—Hadlon no assistance?
Witness—None, Sir.
Sir R. BIRMIL—What ! amid fifty or sixty men on their side?

Witness—Yes; they got the tubs clear into the town
except SS, which were seized immediately afterwards.
Some of the tubs contained Cogniac brandy, and others
gin (Honaiads). I cut at one man who had no tabs,
and he laid hold of my cutlass, and tried hard to take
it from me, but I drew it through his handsi and struck
at him again, and he ran up the beach. I struck at
two or three other men, and the man who seemed to
be at the head of the party said, 44 Ifs of no use to be
after that b— now (meaning witness); shove the boat
off." I then stood to prevent the man from carrying
off more tubs from the galley. Some tubs wete thrown
overboard from the galley when she pushed off. I then
went to Morgan, whom I found lying on his back, and
asked if he was dead ? (The witness is from the
sister country.) His only reply was, " Oh, GOD." I
took his pistols, and loaded them, and said I would
have satisfaction for him, and I pursued ,the party up
the beach. I saw a man running along-from the east-
ward, who, upon hailing. turned'out to be Quarter Mas-
ter Prendergast, of the Ramilies. I told him Morgan
was shot, and we went back to him, and found that he
was dead.

Peter Prendergast, the Quarter Master of the Ramifies, swore,
that on the night that Morgan was shot he heard the report of firsr
arms, and hastened to the spot.—The rest of the testimony of this
witness went merely to corroborate the statement of Pickett.

Mr. Jones said, this was all the evidence he had to offer as to the
fact of the murder. The next step would be to adduce evjdence
to prove that some or all of the prisoners were present at the
commission of the murder, and the only possible way of doing so
in transactions of this kind, from the very nature of them, was to
call some one who was with the prisoners at the time.
Edward Horne, a tall young man, in the dress of a
seaman, was then called and sworn. He was asked
if he knew any of the Prisoners at the bar ? and he
pointed out the whole of them by name. He continued
—I was it Dover on the night of Saturday, the 20th
of July last. All the prisoners but Giles were with me
there on that night; George Ransley sent a message to
me in the day time, to join him at Dover that night,
and I first of all joined him at a public house at Lid-
den, about five miles from Dover. I have known Ran-
sley about ten years; I have met him by appointment
before. We went from there to t' e Palm Trees, two
miles nearer Dover, and there saw Samuel Bailey, and
all the rest but Giles. There were many others, about
fifty or sixty, I suppose. From a dozen to eighteen of
the party had firearms—Samuel Bailey, Thomas Den-
nard, Thomas Gilbam, Robert Bailey, and Richard
Wyre, had muskets; Ransley and William Wyre were
not armed. We proceeded together to the bathing
machines at Dover, some time from twelve to one
o'clock. We stationed ourselves just at the back of the
machines, in the road. Ransley generally went forward
to look out for the boat that was expected, but I cannot
say that he did upon this occasion. I did not hear him
hailing from the boat, but Ransley called out presently,
",Halloa, come on !" which was the sigual for•the rest
of the party to go down. The working party went-to
the boat, while the armed party 'were drawn up on each
side to cover them. The cargo consisted of brandy,
giu, and other " uncustomed goods." We were inter-
rupted by the Preventive men, and some pistol% were
fired. I did not know Morgan, but was told that he•
was killed. I was one of the armed party, and had
a fowling piece. Perhaps about five or six of our
party fired—there might be mote. I saw the man
fall. The working pasty curie, off about 70 tubs.—
We did not work the whole, 4, through Long" of the
blockade party coming op. We were not there five
minutes altogether. We left the spot on account of the