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London, England, 1826-09-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Fault:ant, SEPT. 110.—Wind N.—Sailed the Water Sprite,
PAGE, for Bourdeatui
Pinworm, SEPT. 20:—Wind B.—Arrived the New Times,
Cuss, from the Cape, in 11 weeks. Sailed the Cumberland,
Cant, for Van Dieman's Land.
The Poen, 46, Captain Coout.aw, C.B. arrived on Monday
from a cruise, having damaged the head of her mainmast, and came
into Hamoase the following day, to have her mast taken out, for
the purpose of further inspection.
Nightingale cutter sailed yesterday for Portsmouth.
The ALaar' 18, it to be commissioned at Chatham. The
annum and Manta gun-brigs are ordered for commission at
•Portsmouth.

Stars rx Hastoass—Britannis, Windsor Castle, Forte, Pelona,
Camelion, Cynthia, Mutine, Sheldrake.
AT Tut Isaauo►—Cadmus, Vigilant.
PILCHAUD Funser.—The leans have been generally suceessfuL
On Saturday, about 500 hogsheads were secured at St. MuWoo, 150
hogsheads at Gunwalloe, and 130 hogsheads at Porthleaven, all on
the eastern part of Mount's Bay. On the same day, a large shoal
was enclosed at the Land's End, and the prospects on Sunday were
also very good. At St. Ives, two leans had made good catches,
and advice, received here yesterday state that the fishery continued
very successful there. Several peens in Bigbury Bay shot on Sa-
turday last, but the Yealm sean only secured their fish, from ?0 to
100 hogsheads.
Poarsakoirru, Seer. in.—Wind E.—Arrived the Charlotte,
Rome, from Hamblugh. Sailed the Africa, Seamy, for the
Cape and Calcutta.
DIAL, Sam 21.—Wind E.—The Nottingham, from Jamaica,
sailed for the River this morning.
HOLYNKAD, Ssrr. 20.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived the Industry,
Emma, from Jamaica ; in lat. 38. 40. long. 70. parted company
with the Nottingham, &rase, for London.
Liviaroor., Seer. 20.—Wind E.—The Iris, -Mius ; Venus,
Nom:nova; and Alexander, MaxstruLD, from Liverpool, have ar-
rived at New York; the Alexander, Batownt, and Marmion, Pa
Tats, from do. at Philadelphia; the Jane, CHILD, from do. at
Charleston; and the Florida, BOURNI, from do. at Boston.—Sailed
Liverpool, the General Putnam, &Loma, for Baltimore;
Emulous, Poseras, for Barbadoes; Corvo, MANSIMILD, for New
Orleans; Criterion, PATXI, for New York; Ulverstone, Coon's,
and Julia, Si assararr, for St. Domingo • Paragon, THoursost, for
Boston; and Maria, Wessman, for Odessa.

Ftaza.—Yesterday evening, between six and seven
o'clock, a fire broke out in the house of Mr. Fenner,
printer, Warwick-square, Newgate Market, which for
some time threatened destruction to the whole range of
houses; but by the speedy arrival of the Insurance
Offices' engines, and a good supply of water, the flames
were got under, though not before the premises had• re-
ceived considerable damage, and a portion of the house-
hold furniture destroyed. The fire originated in the
kitchen, owing to a pot, containing some combustible
matter, boiling over.—Another fire broke out early
yesterday morning, at the house of Mr. Parker, ja-
panner, Cohen place, Mile-end, and destroyed the whole
of the premises. Serious apprehensions were entertained
for the safety of an elderly Lady, who was with diffi-
culty rescued by the watchman from the flames. The
cause of the accident is not yet ascertained.
THAMES TUNNEL.--Many visitors, by tickets from a
Director, are admitted on Wednesdays or Fridays, to
view the double arch from the platform, but are not ad-
mitted to go down the arches, because of the interrup-
tion which would thereby be given to the numerous
workmen. Even from the platform, the archway now
carried to about 260 feet, which is within the line of
low water mark, furnished with lights, and alive with
the busy workmen, is beautiful ; and the machinery, by
which they are with the utmost ease supplied with
bticks, cement, &c. die. and by which at the same time
the ponderous quantity of soil is brought up, and by
which the warm air is extracted, and a due temperature
preserved for the workmen, is well worthy of vied ing ;
but it is the immense machine in which the excavators
work with ease, and with undoubting security, which
speiks most the genius of the Engineer, and the execu-
tion and skill of the workmen. The arches are formed
on moving centres, or wheels,. and *tie. follow the
work; and the whole is now by practice brought to such
perfection, that the work is progressing day and night.

CIRCUIT COURT OF JUSTICIARY.

15UMFR/RS, Streonall 19.

Our Circuit Court of Justiciary was held Thursday,
by Lords MACKENZIE and ALLOWAY. ROBERT DEN.;
DAS, Esq. Advocate Depute. This is the first of our
Circuits in which Lord ALLOWAT has presided, and this
circumstance, combined with the 'metering nature of
some of the cases, and the remarkable fineness of the
weather, created considerable bustle in town, and omit&
sioned a very crowded Court.

James M'Manus, alias Jas. Coyle, Robert. Platt, and
James Ilion, were then brought up, accused of assault.
ing.and robbing Andrew Small, farmer, in Beckton,
Parish of Dryfesdale, upon the road leading from Dun)•
fries, by Lochmaben, to Lockerby, upon the night- of
the Lath August last.
The prisbnerspleadrd Not Guilty and a Jury being empannelleci
and sworn, the following evidence was adduced for the prosecution
Andrew Soma, a farmer, at Beckton, in the parish
of Dryfesdale, was at Lockerby fair on the 15th of
August last, and left that town about eight o'clock
in the evening, for the purpose of returning
home
When near to Beckton, which lies on the road side
leading from Lockerby to Dumfries, he was attacked
by three persons, who came up to him on the road,
and attempted to knock the feet from him. He asked
them what they meant, or some such word—perhaps
it might be more rash. Two of the men then knocked
him down, laid him upon his back, crossed his arms
over his breast, and there held him. They also pressed
their knees on each side his breast, and held his mouth
Witness was making resistance, when one of them
knocked his head against the road, and said, " You
b----, if you make the least resistance, run that
knife through you r' Witness did not see any knife in
the hand of him who said so. Panels asked him if
he had money before they stopt his mouth, and he
said he had, and everything he had wag in his trou-
ser's pocket. They asked him "how much?" He said.
" A guinea note, and 18s. in silver." The third man
then came forward, tore down his pocket, and to,sk out
18s. in silver. (Witness here identified the prisoner
McManus as the one who took from him the money).—
Part of the money fell on the ground, and one of the
others said, cc D—n ye, pick that up." The too men
who held him then made off; before this, witness felt a
hand at his watch pocket, but he had no watch. A.
guinea note of the Carlisle Bank was also taken from
him out of the other pocket. Could not say that the
man who took the silver also took the note. All this
took place on witness's own farm, where the road runs
through it. Next morning witness perceived that the
inside pocket of his waistcoat had been torn away.—
(The vest, w;th the pocket.which it contained, were here
shewn to, and identified by witness). After the two men
ran away, the third again went through witness's
pockets. He who did so was McManus; witness lost
also a pocket knife, a small comb. and an iron instru-
ment for picking horses' feet ; M'Manus after thus again
searching witness's pockets, ran off towards Lockerby,
and witness got up and shouted " Murder." He then
started in pursuit, and McManus was shortly after stopt
on the road by some men who were coming up with
carts. This might be about sixty or seventy yards
from the spot ou which the robbery was committed.—
Witness never lost sight of M'Manus, but lost sight of the
other two. McManus was caught by one of the no n who.
were with the carts; did not know who these men were,
but thought he had before seen them ; could not.posi
Lively state their number, but thought thete were three
men and a little boy. Witness, on coming forward,
caught McManus by the neck, and took him to his own
house, with the assistance of the carters. Witness ob-
served M'Manus threw away a half-crown piece, and
lifted it. Prisaner was afterwards taken to Lockerby,
and nest morning brought before a magistrate and
committed. There were five half-crown pieces among
the silver taken by McManus. Witness could not iden•
tify the other prisoners; he thought that Flinn, the one
nearest to him, resembled one of those by whom he was
robbed, but could not speak with equal certainty of the
other. On being cross-examined, witness stated that
the time at which he was robbed was about half-past
eight at night ; that the night was rainy, and was not
so dark as to render objects undistinguishahle;_ that he
first observed M'Manus when he was taking the silver
from his pockets ; and that he could swear to his dress,
several parts of which he described.
Evidence corroborating the foregoing, and partially Inculpating
Flinn and Platt, was given by several witnesses.
The several declarations of the prisoners were read,
and no exculpatory evidence being called, the Depute
Advocate addressed the Jury at considerable length.—
With regard to M'Manus, the evidence adduced had so
fully brought home to him the crime for which he was
indicted, that he should leave his particular case en-
tirely in the hands of the Jury. And with regard to the
other two, the Jury were placed exactly in this dilemma,
that they must either deny the evidence of the two wit-
nesses, Breck and son, or return against them a similar
verdict. The Learned Gentleman then recapitulated.
and commented on the several heads of evidence, and
concluded, by craving a verdict of guilty against all
the prisoners. In the course of his observations he no-
ticed the dreadful penalty consequent upon conviction
for a crime of this nature, and McManus, who now
doubtless perceived his danger, wrung his hands, and
changed colour frequently, as if much affected. The
other two seemed quite indifferent.
Mr. Fenoussme, the Counsel for the prisoners, made
a very'ingenious and able defence, after which Lord
Mackenzie summed up the evidence, and the Jurr,
having retired for a few minutes, pronounced, by their
Chancellor, a verdict of Guilty against McManus, but.
by a majority, recommended him, on account of his
youth, to mercy. Against the other two the/ Wend the
libel not proven.
Another case having before this been called, judgment was defer-
red, and sbe prisoners in the meantime were conveyed from the bar.
About nine o'clock, the three prisoners, McManus.
Platt, and Flinn, were ordered up to receive sentence.
Lord MACIESNRIE then addressed Platt and Finn, and
in a strain of most solemn admonition, entreated therm
ever to bear in mind the very narrow escape which they
had just now made from an ignominious death.
having put on the fatal hat, he turned to M'Manus.
towards whom, he said, he had a much more painful,
but not less necessary duty to perform, which was no
other than pronouncing upon him the last penalty of the
law. , His Lordship then sentenced him to be executed
here on Wednesday, the 18th of October next, between
the hours of two and tour in the afternoon. The other
two were assodaied, and dismissed from the bar.

The Sheffield manufacturers have produced an any
which they have named Peruvian steel, which is-
<oned superior t the best Indian woois, of which Wes
tar-famed Damascus blades aic nastulactnitd.

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