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PROLOGUE

St ITTt•Ii PIE THE PLAT Of EICH•ItEI 111. PIitORAIID
rr THE Y.II.'NO GENTLEMEN OT THE NATAL ACA•
GOSPUIT, DLIIIP.O EASTER WEIS.

When high events our deep attention claim.
Excite MU' wonder and furtive to fatne,
The Mule retail them so her mimic nage,
And points the moral (till to every age.
That purpole his, fee riling to our view
The glorious feenesimmortal SuA drew.
Thee. ...F. we mark another's failings Mown,
M'rfir..t the jolt& mirror for our own;
And as each pageant parks in our view,
I.ook at ourfelves; behold that mirror trot:
Hence far Infirmities fee deriv'd to aft,
See Juftiee triumph, aad Ambition fall;
When dark Hypocrify atones her veil,
How v ante tnumplis when her projects fail.
What dread of Guilt alarms not every breaft,
When dreams of horror break the murderer's reit ?
*hat lariat certain retribution rife
Whin tyrants peries,and a RICHARD din?
Not Iris to Honour's pathamr item incline,
When deeds of giury in her pages sine,
And there love youths who laid the derma low
With kindred ardour bid our boron%) gime.
Then fhwald that Chief who wakes the Work' to arms,
What bollile frown that maltase World alarms,
41.•• Amu evade. titan the Ocean" roar,
And plant his banners on the Betel& more ;
Shah we, diftnay'd, our well-arred honours yield.
And Mink with terror from the patriot field 1
Ye fared (pints of oar fires forbid !
&Aid it, Ha !--la the deeds the! did,
he this dread bone of Mk, their Sons infpire,
To meet the danger with their Haim Fire:
Let Agincourt, let &alders Blenheim tell,
How aft the vaunting Foes of Britain fell ;
Let treeklal Egypt, let Lineelles prnelaim,
We MI are worthy tithe Briiik Naas.
What! fear there rocs we've oft with glory fought?
Neils the wrptal, who dare avow that thought !,
Not rub to Bade, bid the invader know
We've let oar lives epee the doubtful throw.
if Pate demand rear dying Country's fall,
Then nobly peel& to that Country's Call:
Or sea again his famine hopes confound,
Ell fine of Glory level to the ground,
While hackie/cc pointing to Domingo's Coati,
To Acres Phis'. to Jafikes naurdeed Hat,
Unoireves arma—ntly then this baiter By,
This dark Ornery', Ink, dcfpair, and die!
Ciorport.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
fiegular wager, for the fun of 5o guineas,
was decided laft week in a rough Tandy lane near
Birmingham ; and as the circumaances of the cafe
are of a novel and intereßing nature (elpecially at
this particular jut:Rare, when naval and military
eonfiderations are all the rage), (hall endeavour to
point out fuch particulars as have tranfpired with
regard thereto :
An ingenious gentleman, of the name of RenDLLL,
having invented what he calls a Cartade or Parajet,
foe the ere of the infantry, fome difpntes it feems
' *role relative to the cafe and expedition with which
filch articles might be removed from place to place ;
and, the bet was, that two men fhould draw :121b.
in one of the (aid carrades, farther than any two men '
could carry the like weight • ; and as it was fuppoted
that a heavy rough road would be in favour of thofe
that carried the weight, the privilege was allowed of
abooßog the 'rota (within a certain number of miles)
that could be thought of. Accordingly four very
Rout looking men fluted at the time appointed, and
after marching about 14 miles in three hours, the
meth with the burden on their backs, gave up the
conteß, as the advantage proved to be :ready in
favour of thole with the carrade. The one that
was ufed on the above occafion runs remarkably eafy
on two light, bet firmly conflrulled wheels (about
the free of thofe to common wheelbarrows), which
what!, are placed in a peculiar manner, in the infide
of the carriage, and nearly oat of fight, and have
Reel cutters placed fo as to prevent their clogging in
the wora of roads. It forms a commodious Icat for
two men, and underneath it, there is a place to hold
- their neceffary articles. The back of the feat is
between 4 and 5 feet high, and about 3 feet wide,
covered with (beet iron, and Come other ingenious
contrivance:, ehich are (aid to render it pee leafy
bullet-proof. It i, armed with tirong and fharp ;run
(pikes at the top, and it is propofed to make them
of any height, from four and a half to fix feet. The'
low tines adapted to fire over, and the high ones to
have a fuitable place to fire through. There are fan-
enings, by means of which, it kerns, any number of
them mty be inftanily firmly linked together, to form
a firong iron barrier, to fecure the infantry not only
from the fire of the enemies mufketry, but from their II
bayonets, and the charge of the cavalry; with fuitable
places for the arms, ammunitioo, he. which would
always be kept dry; and, by placing the carrades in
a doable row at a certain ditlanre, a covering may at
any time he elevated over them in left than a minute,
Co as so form a commodious tent, nr, when (Aliened
together, a fort of fortified camp, whish mthifig boat
cannon cools! force. Lt is alfo laid, that an army
provided with CST rAdeg, would be Able to fcritre then:.
Wees from theeffefts the enemies cannon at any
time in kfi than thri.e hours, by means of a particu-
lar fort of iritrenchment, from which tlt:y might
either advance in good order, with the cntrailes in
front, or retreat in the t.me order, it required,
%arch intrenchmcnts would he r.f i.ttle or sir, UIC
1~ the enemy. if they te,aitie..l them, wild> tney were
prcyJi,red wah cart In (hurt, it teems t!...t
this gran iiitri,luce a new and tmetpeacd
Szlosle ni a'•IPATC, WhiCti would ::ICA*I, 11.4:“," and
• di tr•fs the enemy (iu cafe the:. ait• id tt...ke Yy r.si a
landing), a:ed no doubt lent it ;featly .aid
to
the comfort and convenience of the Vnltihteets
particular„ and inapt? e them with .Idditrieil con h
. detee.—For with the. !tenets of lions, .rid ramparts of
iron, what enemy (th..tigh their n•tml era ~arc ever
to zees-) could p"ILLIy conquer u., eipeciA:y as the
advantage would be Co very much in our favour in
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titis enelofed eattntry t for, in addition to the afore.
Mentioned tonfiderallons, it isfaid th;t it is propored
to paint the carrade; fo as when formed ht a line—
exaltly to reprefent a hedge row 3 and Rid further to
heighten the elite, if occaGon required, by tying
(Mall bufhes on the (pikes at the top, which would
cattle the enemy to fulped that every hedge they
fiw was a pnrtabli bullet proof walk in the front of
as army. This plan, like all other new invetrions,
has no doubt to encounter a multitude of prejudices;
' but it is generally thought, that it might prove of
infinite importange in cafe the enemy Ibould be able
to efeape the vigilance of our wooden walls, and land
in peat numbers in this country. ♦ YOLUNTSIII.
Birmingham, April 9, tads.

LA. INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OP KING'. BENCH, MAY 3.
TN! ICING O. INWARD PITT.
This was the unhappy boy whole trial, on a charge
of perjury, we before reported ; he was found guilty.
but recommended to mercy on account of his tender
years.
Malt. Jaime and RieitAanson having addrefed
the Court in mitigation of punithment, and the AT.
TOtWay Garet AL on behalf of the profecution,
Mr. Juftiee Guise delivered the fentence of the
Court, which was, that he mould-pay a fine of is.
be imprifoned for twelve months, and kept to bard
labour, and that be Ihould continue in cuaody fur-
ther until loch fine be paid.
THR RINGO. JOHN LIIeRtR,JOHN LOCRIRWAINWRIGHT,
41111) I.a ILLA WAINWRIGHT.
In our report of the proceedings in this Court, on
the xxcl February, are hated the circumllances of
this trial. The Defendants were found guilty of a
confpiracy, for contriving the elopement of Mir, Mary
Pierce, a young Lady under age, for the purpofe of
procuring her marriage with John Locker, a man in
mean circumfiances, and about 6o years old. The
two firll of there Defendants now appeared on the
floor of the Court.
The hutband of the heirefs is a Ibort fat malt, of a
vulgar appearance. John Locker Wainwright bad,
the air of a Bond-flreet lounger, and was arrayed in
the haut-ton, with buckthins, boots, and his neck-
cloth in the excels of modern extravagance.
Mr. Eiszner produced an affidavit, which depofed
to the dangerous fituation of the health of Ifabella
Wainwright, and a note from Sir Walter Farquhar
and Dr. Watfon, in order to cacti& her attendance,
when fentence was pronounced, and he alligned as a
precedent the cafe of the King and Kilner, when the
defendant did not appear.
Lord E LLLLL oactuou agreed that the matter
Ihould nand over till tomorrow.
THE ZING V. WILLIAM WISTOW, O. THOMAS AND WM.
TAAGOI,V. WILLIAM SMITH, V. josum Gamma's,
•111:19. RICHARD POWtS.
Were cafes in which the Defendants bad been
guilty of obftrutting Excite Officers, in different parts
of the cduntry, while in the execution of their duty.
All of them were ordered to be committed, and to
be brought up the left day of term.
Toe SING O. GINORAL PICTON.
An indklment has been preferred againft this Of-
ficer, which Rates, that he being in authority in the
ifiand of Trinidad, had by means, and under colour
of his fituation, canfed and procured to be tortured
Louifa Camelon. It Rates, that ropes were faftened
round her writs, that the was thus railed up, and
afterwards let down upon (pikes, on which the was
[offered to remain with the preffure of the whole
weight of her body ; this was pradifed from time to
time, and ;11 this horrid (late of agony the was Cof-
fered to remain for twenty minutes at each interval.
Mr. D s, to whom the defence of General
Pi eon is confideil, on the asd Geo. 111. c.es applied
for a mandamus, in order to take the examination of
vatneffes on the itland. This Statute is fimilar to
the 13th Geo. IL which empowers the Court of
King's Bench to iffue its mandamus for a fimilar
purpofe, to the fettlements in India. Mr. DALLAS
moved, on the ground of the record, without an af-
fidavit, and he affimilated the prefent application to
that in the cafe of Stephens and Agnew, Efqrs. to
which we had nccafinn to advert yefterday. If; how-
ever, the Court withed for an affidavit on the part
of General Pi9on, no objeaion would be made.
Lord E LLLLL oaoucti.—" If you produce the af-
fidavit, you may mention the cafe to-morrow."
WALLACE v. PM ITN.
Lord ELLsaaoaouoti delivered the judgment of
the Court on this cafe, in which the Welt India Dock
Coat pany were concerned. Application had been made
on the part of the Company to let elide the verdict,
and to enter a noofult, on the ground that the notice
required for this adios in the 184th and tflsth fec.
tions of the Dock Ad, had not been fatisfied. The
Can Jusrlcl now declared the opinion of the Court,
that the Defendant to this idiots, who is Treafurer
of the Company, had a right to the benefit of fuels
notice, and not having received that notice, the Rule
was made &Volute, by which the Plaintiff was non-

fuited.
Mr. jullice Gaon Intimated his ad% that come
Gentlemen of the profeirson,conneeled with the Dock
Company. would look into this Ad, as, without
amendment, it might createamendment, infinite difficulties, and
tome degree of oppreflion.
Mr. Ea sittos a, on the part of the Company, (*aid,
they were wiling, on this oceafion, to wave all coils,
and to 'eke the pretent anion, and others which had
been commenced on timilas gspends, to arbitration.

POLICE. &e.

Mawater Ticust.--Yetterday 7el/6 was
ag l•rt,,,ght tip wt. examination, charged with
tf.c en,l••ri rnt.ntt to two sills, az dated in
our l'Aper et!Ntitlae La Mr. Gurney ippeared
t)r the pet ter,.tion, and Mr. Knapp far the prifoncr.

Brown re; curd his fni met evidence ; and IA-nre
u..fitively to his never ing endnried th Lills, ar.l
,icil;ed havirg received any ‘cenunt titer,7nt.
'r. l'io partner in th, of Evans and C. 3.
1:1 Cheapiide, p-nduced the h,ll fnr
Mr rorhet, pairner Mr. Wavier, of
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Mee of the bills Ly their kotires•lnd raid I Peen@
poffeffed of thefe bills, called at their banking Louie,
on the tall of March, and demanded.to knew if the
acceptance was good, which was acknowledged to
be fo.
Mr. Coombe,* itelpeßable Manchefter Agent, who
Iptd affilled the prifoner in negotiating thefe bills,gave
a bag account of his having been introduced to him
as a young man of integrity, who .had bills in his.
poffeffion to negotiate to a large amount, and having
made application to him, mentioning the two bills its
qsteftion, and laying as Mr. Brown had an engage-
ment to make good for as Owe he had purchafed,
that he was willing to allow 15 per cent. dilcount, as
the bills were dfawn at nine months, that he received
drib linens to the full amount, which were fent to his
wareboufe ; but the pi ihmer told him that nothing
but calls or notes would do for Mr. Brown; that be
again fold the linens to Mr. Rickarby, di Grace
Church•ftreet, for ;Soo'. for which he gave a check
upon the banking houfe of Newaham and Co. which
the prifoner received the eels for, but his not appear-
ing fo anlions to go and transfer the money to Mr.
Brown, as he at fira pretended, made him fulpea
the fraud ; and going to Baker's Coffee houfe, he
communicated the fame to Mr. Brown, and gave him
every information concerning it. One of the Marthals
proved his making every enquiry after the prifoner,
bat could not find him, till he was taken in Ireland ;
that he went there and brought him from Dublin.
Mr. G u a la sr made application to the Loan Mavos,
that thefe two bills fhould be left in the hands of his
Lorcithip, or one of the officers, till the trial. This
was objefted to by the poffeffors, who witted to keep
the bills, and after fome altercation, it was agreed
that they should be depofited in the hands of Mr.
Shaw, an Attorney. The prifoner referred his de-
fence till his trial, and was fully committed.
MARLBOROUGH STRVlT:YefiCiday Saint.,
Efq. of Gloucefter-place, charged his butler, gclipk
Fetid, with a daring affai.lt, and prefenting a pato'
at him. The profecutor had rung the bell and or-
dered Follet to procure fome article, when the latter
referred him to an errand boy. The profecutor gave
him orders irdtantly to quit his premifes, upon which
he condulted himfelf in the manner above defcribed.

Eight Greenwich, Woolwich, and Deptford coach-
men were fined sos. and colt% for impeding the pat-
Page at Charing•crofs.
Duaua►r.—On Wednefday, being the Court of
Pleas, Mifs Smith was brought up, when it being
certified that the caufe of her detainer was in caste.
quence of her being committed by the Rev. Mr.
Watkin, for fleabag a checked apron, Mr. HOAR
moved that fhe be admitted to bail, and both he aed
Mr. Lost, were heard in her behalf. After mature
deliberation, the Juaices, of whom feveral were pre-
fent, were of opinion that the offence was not bailable,
and Mifs Smith was accordingly remanded.