Star.
London, England, 1803-03-04 00:00:00

GIBRALTAR. FEBRUARY IL

It ibelieved here that Sir Ric M. STILL CHIII,WhO
arrived in the Doss scat., of 8o guns, on the 4th
inftant from Portfmouth, and failed on the follow.
ing day for Malta, carries with him orders for our
fleet to bring away the Britilh troops. The ifland
will not, however, be completely evacuated till
his Majefly's (hips DRAGON, of 74 guns, and Its.
wows, of 74 guns, now repairing here, and alto
the Mott mou r it, of 64 guns, join the fleet at Malta.
Yon (hall be informed when they fail.
The Quarter Scflions, which commenced on
the 3d hilt. ended yefterday. His Royal Highnefs,
as ufual, prcfided as Chief Judge, and conduCted
himfelf with great eloquence and propriety. The
unwearied attention and pains he has uniformly
(hewn to the protection of the inhabitants in all
their civil rights, fence he was appointed Governor
of this place, has juftly impreffed them with the
higheft veneration and affeetion for his perfon and
cbarader.

The following is his Royal Highnefs's Addrefs
to die Grand Jury :

" Gentlemen of the Grand Jurp—ln the official flotation ie
which I have to addrefs you, it becoMes my duty to Rate Mote
points to which your attention is to be principally direded.
in order that you may be able to folk! the truft mpored In you by
the Public, in the manner belt calculated to produce the elfedt
fur which you arc now affcmbled.
" Your duty, Gentlemen, is twofold, in as much as you art
called upon, both to prefentoffences, on your own knowledge,
arid to decide upon fuck Indititments as may be fent up to you.
In both theft cafes, your principal ettention thould be to adhere
to the inftrudions prefcribed by the Charter of this Place, and
to follow the execution of the Englik Law as clofely as local
circusoftances will admit et. To do this dredually, you mount
avoid, as mach as pliable, finding any indidtment founded upon
Statutes lately paired. and sundered necegary only by tempora-
ry circutuftances peculiar to England; as profmoting upset theca
grounds, may kad to legal, doubts, and the ncceffity of a rite
on that account, although the Jury has itfelf entertained nom
upon t►e fa&. Such was the cafe an a late trial which mokplace
bat at the left Quarter &Mous, when two atrocious Criminals.
whom the Jury found guilty of the whole of the charge exhibi-
ted againit them, efasped the punithment which they fo jufily
merited, imply becauk t►e crime of which they were found
guilty, was in fad of a marilscinous nature than that provided
for in the fpccific Statute upon which they were tried. It will.
therefore, be obvious, that the belt line for you to follow,
tiW be to found your indictments as much as polfible upon
dick dames, the intrinfic enormity of which has ever tws•
dead them crimes by the Common Law ; (itch as Murder, info
glary, Highway Robbery, and the like, to which, in moll coos-
uisa.capital punahnsent is named. As an additional modes
for you to follow theft fuggeitions, I need only point set the
evident Make that will thereby be done to foreigners,who may
naturally plead ignorance of any peculiar Ertel& astute, whoa
they cannot ufc fuch an argument, if they arc tried only for •
mime, the commilloo of which would have been equally at-
tended midi a capital (entente in char own country.
" It is trot, that, in fame inflames, o(cnders may drape by
being tried upon indatbncats fo tound, who, had they been
brought to trial under late Ststu tax, mutt have met the fentences
they merited; but on the other band, all uncertainty or doubt
after mormaima is avoided. and lei injury done to the Public,
where implanitli units from the lenity, than when it is nee*.
Boned ny Vic Intricacy of the law, in as much as an acquittal,
rtialliat ['Kt want of proof, is prcfrrable to the occaty