Star.
London, England, 1816-07-12 00:00:00

GRAVESEND, JULY 11.

Arrived/he Twee Gebroeders, Ko:k. from Antwerp; Ro-
bert Bruce, Davenhill, from Demerara. Sailed ebe Tiger,
I.lewellyn, for Smyrna; lbakdla, Cumnifng, fur Mogatiore;
aad the Harriett, Co11:ne, for Newfountran.l.
CIPSTOM-110USF, JULY 11.

SHIPS IMT/IED OUTWAAD> —The Amelia. Famtiel Smart, for
Haraburgh; Happy Return, 1 limas Morgan, for Cork ; Rover,
Writ. Rine. for Hamburgh ; Diligt.l;rei Alta. Culler, for Rotter-
sjam; William, Charles Dtnikin, tor Bremen ; Jeunt Pierre , Fln-
-4rfitlft Anbert, for St. Y3kK y ; Acorn, las. Borah., for titetizi—
Sth Instant, for Bremen; the Volts arding , Jacob Otevehaad, fur
Antwerp—Dth instant, fur Arn.terfLint ; Mary Ann, Jas. Brown,
for Hamburgh—/tme gr, David Cargill, Captain; Ka), Geo.
Pidgeon, for Arnsterdam-4th imam, :or Ostend.

ARRIVALS.
At Fe:month, the Triton, Legg, from Rip. At Liverpool,
Fa!rfleld, Morris, from Mlramichie. At brandbornuEb Pool,
Adelphi, Williams. from Sicily. In the Clyde, Ann, Alexander,
from Lint:ilea. At Belfast, Endeavour, Samba, from Benecar/o;
aed Ann Atelmsem, from Messina. At Newry, Hope, Thoosp-
sob, from Phi'adelplda. At Bremen, Harnionie, Douglas; Inch.
nation, Datgeen • and Badajoe, Gibb, from London; Ovis, Prods,
from New Yur ; and Chinas, Marshland. from Boston. At
Hamburgh, Resolution, Wakehroth, from Bartel. na ; Ahenna,
Bahl, from Lisbon; and Daphne, Moller, from the Haynie:di.
At Havre, Junoo, Hubert ; and Marlette, Bidois, from Marti-
algae; and Peacock. Rogers, from New York. At Nantes,
Mate .-...=. from Martinique. At Genoa, Enterprise, —;
and Spanish Soldier, —, from the Havannah. At Tricot,
Rock, Findlay. from London. At Marseilles, Cyrno, Eames,
from New Orleans. At Guernsey, Speedwell. Darkan, from
Pernambuco. At Belfast, Venue, Pendleton, from London.
At Copenhagen, Watson. Lester, from I .etth. Ac Micimichie,
Blessing, —; and Agincourt, ---, from Newcastle ; Derwenr„
Bowman; Martin, Yeoward ; Thompson, Thompson; Brother-,
IMoor; and Integrity, Enserion, from Workington. At fobago,
Mary, Biddy, front New York. At Jamaica Penelope, Hanby,
front Norfolk. At Dunkirk, IndustrietAvery;irunt London.

The Ramifies, 74, which is to bear the flag of Ad-
miral HOPE, anchored in Leith Roads on :Li itird Iy.
Rear-Admiral MILNE has been appointed Com.
mander in Chief on the Halifax station, and Captain
CUM'ltAtal to be his Rig Captain.
The Blucher packet, from Surinam, and the. Ex-
press packet, from New York and Halifax, have ar-
rived at Falmouth.

A letter from Lisbon says, Ins, of the Portu-
guese East India ship Amelia, in the Straits of Cas•
par, in the China Seas, will be severely felt, as she
was •alued At ie 100,000.

The lease of the Light Houses at Harwich. made
to the family of Major General Ranow, having
nearly expired. Covernment has granted a renewal
to the Major. General, upon his undertaking to re.,
build the Light Houses upon s given plan, and to 1
exhibit lights in them upon an improved mode.
It was noticed some Jays ago that an applicationl
had been made from a Committee of Ship-Owners'
for the port of London, to the Lords of the Admi-
ralty, for an indemnification for the losses sustained
in Canada by die seamen deserting the merchant ships
in that quarter, to serve on board his Majesty's ves-
sels on the Lakes, Which they hod beret tempted to
do by an extravagant bounty being held out to them.
The fallowing is a copy of the an,wer returned by
the Admiralty

" Admiralty Office, July 6,181 G.
" Sea—Having laid before my Lords Commuoloners ot the
Admiralty your ktter of the 3d instant, written by desire of a
Committee of ship-owners for the port of Lotdmi, relative to
the disastrous consequences Jriong to the Shippirg Interest from
the circumstance of Own vo!utiteering from no reboot *hips into
his Majesty's ships on the Lakes of CariaJa,l am conunamled to
acquaint you, that their Leaded/is had not origlirely banetionet!
the proceeding of which the Committee complain ; that they have
called on Lieutenant Hugo to account for his conduct on the
occasion; that they have taken ntra,ittes to prevent a recurrence
of the practice, and are entir4VOUrlng to enter volunteers for the
service of Canada; but that their Lordships cannot by any means.
feel themselves called on to comply with the further propositions
made in your letter.-1 am Sir, &c. (Signed)
" To John William Buckle, Esq. " JOON ZAKIKUW.
Deputy Chairman of the Committee."

Letters from Spain mention that FERDINAND VII.
has ordered a small squadron to be fitted out against
the Algerines, and that the fumes; of Ceuta is to be
put in complete repair and the garrison reinforced.
The appearanceof the crops in Spain so extreme)
unfavourable, that a gre4t scarcity of bread and od,
which tonstitute the cftwf support of the inliallitAnis,
was expected. Very recent accounts from Si. Ai:.
dero are completely silent respecting the math Q)
troops towaith:the Plante*.

TilE AR mr.

Our 'Readers will see, from the sul,)
mat, that the COBINIANDEk IN CHIEF Sti
unwearied attention to the improvement
Army. In a religious and moral point
amelioralion in the coodit;no of the se4l
plated by the following Cencrid Grier
table viler s

" IiOR:3F.GUARDS,
le. With a vier/ of astertaii:irg .he M.
Soldiers, and the age :4•.d baptism
children, the Commaii‘lrr in Chtef is ph
Cie following General Order; and Lis
ness assures himself, that every
feel it incumbent on him to pay Cie nirol

to a point on which the interest an•j comfort of (II
Soldiers, and of their offspring, may so nhtterially
depend :

" 1. A Bonk of Regis•ry h to be kept In every Re^,itnetit
Battalion, in which the Marriage of every Non-conumujia4
°facer and Private, and the baptism and age of every Isgithar
child born of parents belonging to such Regiment ur ham.
shall be recorded, and the said Begin?y is to be cettilled
signature of the Adjutant.

" 2. No Chaptiiii to the Forces, or Clergyman ratiatinf to
them, shall, on any account, soleninizt• tie marriage Os*,
commissioned Officer, or a Solatr, wi; hoot t wr:tten peekin
from the Officer commanding the Reg:nit-tit ta Battalion.
soldier, before his marriage, shall otitain the cunsei.t of
Con:minding Officer, and state the name wit! condisi3, sf de
wonran he intends to marry, and whether she he a spinott st a
widow.

" 3. In England, marriages can be only solemnized a
to the provisions of the Marriage Act. When a .oldier k
reed in Ireland or Scotland, care must he taken by the Commit&
ing•Officer, not only that the ceremony be legal, but that it be
MX clandestine. In Great Britain, a soldier's mirr!ao is not
likely at any time to be solemnized by a Clupll'a to hr Forces.
The soklier must therefore be specially ori!ere.! to ::sk, at the
time of marriage, a Certificate front the ofsc.ritig i'lstratan,
which be shall bring to his Adjutant, to he Jay net the R,e„
mental It egicter, according to the form preseribtd in this G.retsl
()nier and the said Adjutant shall Aien his name to every suet
Reg:stry, as giving she emitent. of the Certificate prodiTel—.
When %Wilier. with his Majesty's forces 'on the Cortinent sr
Europe, or beyond the sea in the field, are married, as the ctn.
ninny will probably he performed by a Chaplain to the Ruts!,
such Chaplain is hereby C01111!113n164.1 to ctrti:y the said ma.
riage, with his own land a,.1 sigaatore, and t:. recpwe the
ems.e from the witne.ses in the re.p!ci:re ..;:tosnt..l
When soldiers are married In may ef his Maj..stj'a Garrisons Or
Settlements abroad, the Commanthvg ()tracer of the Ibttaliat
shall take precaotion that the local rouiations relative team.
ri;gts he carefully tegardel. If the crrem ivy in such ameba
solemnized by a Chaplain to the Forces, or Clergyman way
ulficiaing to them, this Chaplain shall certify the marriage With
his own hard and siaratere 'o the Revistar of the Battalion to
which the saber la.zlongs, norwitirosndioF the sime may
teen recorde:l in a. ..y Parochial or Garrison Register. F.nbtiLt
'the ntirriaze Lave taken place in some parcAial thirchint bt i
tletgyrnan not usual'y oXcisibig t?.* the tsocts, the Veer Ask
arply at the time for a Certificate of 1 '.; marriage; • and k sten be
recorded in the same way as '.tole ord...ted wbeu marrbger 4ke
plus in Great Britain.

.
"4. If Marriages Dapthros take photo In a dradiment
from a battalion, 6i at ifs depot, the Officer so commanding is to
require tEri soldier to obtain a certificate from tie Clriptuan,
which be shall send to the Adjutant, in order to Its being re-
corded in the Regimental Register. In all cases of Baptism sf
the children of tion.commi.sioned officers and soldiers, the wimp
are commanded to carry, without delay, to the Adjutant of tbdi
respective corps, for the purioee of I,eing registered, an atenert
containing the date of the child's birth, the place and date dint
baptism, the christian name of the child, the christian and ter.
name of the parents, the rank of the father, and the barmaids*
C!ergymau by whom the ceremony was performed.
" Nothing In this order is to be construed as superseding IN
necessity of General Registers being kept by the Ch.iplaias to
the Forces.

" His koyal Highness the COatMANo,R.IN-Cnirr MOM.
mends to Officers who are married, who have children haiitizrd
white on foreign service, to avail themselves of the Regimental
Regimer. There ate circomitances in which no rrgitlar or pr•
manent record of s,clt marriages or baptism would otherwits
be taunt!.

" Hit Royal Highness is desirous that the ohjects which this
General Order is intei,tted to answer, and which are important
both in a nat;onal aft 4 mural i kit of view, may t.e most tuily
explained to rite Army; kod that a very soldier may understand,
that, while it is calculated to prevent impos'tion, it affords mat
ready meansol obtaining for his It grimare offspring any liewrit
from his Majesty's nio.t gracious Institution, the Roy4l Military
Aallum, and from other Public Establishments which, twilit the
Royal approbation, have, on particular occasions, been lormed
for ter relict of the wives and children of soldiers.

" In many casts, civil as well as military, the Regintecil
Register may prove the only record in exister.ce. Icstarces Save
Occurred in which property to a large rJ:toutit has slescended la
the children of private soldiers; and of which the; have bees
unable to obtain possession from want of sati4factoty evidence a•`
dear parents' marriage, which the Regimental Register is colts-
laced to afford. (lone a)

H. Cm.v.L.er, Ite6want•Cener2i."

Yesterday about 1(;0 wen ct tl'e gd Battalion of
the 52d Regiment erntmrked at I:,;ver, on Itairc'
two transports, tor Calais, to jjn Lite Ist 13 ttali it:.

A dud took place at New Yeric on the I Ith ult.
between a British OiTictr atid Mr. Cr ICE id the Unreel
States Navy. Mr. Pawn tell aed imtnedi..tely ex-
pired, hi:. adversary's ball penetrating his forehemi
l'he British thlicer immediately priced New Yori.
We believe Mr. l'mce was twe of the Olcers of the'
President .., I. the tinte.of her capttne.
A statement t,l the Olaatity of Porter brewed in'
...
London, by the 'l:welv, tire' llo.ists, from the .5:11-
July, 1815. in st'l Joly. iSi(i: •
Bareiay, Prritin. t: Co. :::;(,,voo Calvf rt and Co. - 115,911
Meux, ltiid and Cu. 189,0%:0 Go-.),!i•syn awl Co. 770.49
1 ration and Co. 185,0 1 i Tay vit. and Co. a 60,543
Whiqr cad and Co. 1L5,83.i Ellnet and Co. - 44.361
i
ricnry Meux an.l Co. I I 4,..:77 Cocks 'and Carai.bell 36,,01
Combo and Co. - 104 ',603 li olli !lowan h - SION

CORN-I:,XHANPF, JULY it.
We have had very I,ttle Wheat fresh is sine
ilenday, yet sales we, e.ezle?dingly heavy this 'nam-
ing, but there is no cariatism in prices. Oats are also
Jolt sale, and the inferior crOities rather lower. • Irr
Peas, Beans, and Batley, there 15 no al: ration.

Ibe
Pe
se,

On
sea

oNI I FIELD M Alt IC JULY t
Bed 4,8 J ro 54 se. Veal 5, 01 to Os 01
Murton 41 ot! to 5$ as S 114rk 4q tit to 54
.• Lamb C$ Apt to 7i Uhl.
thott 5:0 --54 ore iota I.tug43. ;,oc.o JuJ.--13 el SA

Ijcs.ined dcli.l:
till devotes his cot
t of the Britisha
t of view, the
atio
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%Wier coTern.
:10 :r is of inesti:
eosic.
,t‘it?
lar!idge of the. Dal
heir ltßitimate poi
leased to isilm
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Royal Hilo:.
tsit
:al Officer will oti
most at teittiwi
Col:l4Cort ..t _ 11101

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OR OD C ZREMON
"i tat Louie MAYOR, Aldermen, and
cocoa with a great number of Nobility
_adnisiScrneknter, met at Guildhall to witness the Presen-
m' " ee teedom of the City to the Dukes of
log
otlielkl3l Ex andGeoticteree, and the Prince of
o.ibeisilligiyeets ?leading to Guildhall, especially Cheap.
Kiete.street, were crowded at an early- hour
113,14u".ges and pedestrians, ever to ire the Royal
es well as the Prince of Count: so, and the
Dde, egeeemoyota, whO was also expected. This
Luke w•
ion however, was not gratified. Each of
Mgt°
Rffill
Personages experienced, as he passed, the
testimonies of popular respect and reteard ; but
~lestimonies Were, we observed, peculiarly loud
gad Went towards the Duke of SUSSEX and -the
Hoe of Cosovere In those testimonies, indeed the
iiateesewho occupied the carriages and the windows
if the several houses, joined with great apparent
Abear three o'clock Guildhall was thrown open,
to although none were admitted. without cards,
steed by authority of the Lout Meyon, it was very
00 filled, for the most part with Ladies. The Ladies
weed principally occupied a great proportion of the.
ger which was set apart for the accommodation of
d, common Council. The hustings were also in a
roneesere filled by Leslie', among whom were
real of high rank.
4etrandovhsch was placed in the gallery, played,
the entrance of each of the Royal Personages, who
eel conducted to the Council Chamber, where they
rem received by the LORD MAYOR and Aldermen.
Abut half after lour o'clock, the Lottu IsleS4on,
pealed by the City Officers, and followed by the
lakes of KENT, SUSSEX, and GLouctsran, and the
Mae of CWIOURG, accompanied by their respective
eidele•Camps, or attendants, and followed by the
Mikftlrft and Common Council, proceeded from the
Nitwit Chamber to the Hustings, where each of the
loyal Personages was received by the company with
ippropriate demonstrations of respect and esteem.
Upon the application of the proper Officer, the
pokes of Kese, Sussex, and GLoucasean, approached
stable placed in the centre of the hustings, and the
ettonberlain having read to their Royal Highnesses
the Resolutions of the Corporation, conferring upon
them the Freedom of the City, that Freedom was
presented to each in a gold box, after each bad taken
the oath of a Freeman.
The Dee of Kur expressed his warmest acknow.
leigemente fur the high honour which the justly re.
stetted Corporation of London had thought proper
weeder upon him, adding, that he felt this honour'
the more highly, as it was his lot to receive iedoring
thellayeraLy of it Magistrate whom lie personally
melded iu conseeptence, not merely of the kindness
41 courtesy watch he had experienced from his
Lordship, but from the known indepetuleace of his
Lordship's principles, and the active benevele ,ce of
his dispositien. Those principles, and that disposi.
ties, he had had repeated opportunities of witnessing,
but especially in the course of his humble eeertions to
promote the interest of certain charitable institutions
in chi City, to aid which the person and purse of the
Lord Mayor had 'never been found %venting.— (eiet-
Awes). —Several distinguished individuals had, his
Ifroyal Highness-Observed, been recommended to the
`Freedom of this great City, by signal services ten-
heed to the country, and it was impossible for any
Englishman to envy the honours which such services
nteined. But all he could say, destitute as he was
If similar pretensions, that he would endeavour to
deserve the eminent distinction which he had just re.
(cited, by doing all in his power for the benefit of the
City of London, and performing the duties which
became a Freeman.
The Duke of Sussex followed, and said, that he
highly appreciated the honour which he had just re-
ceived. It was always his ambition to deserve the at-
tention of the City of London, and he was very na-
turally proud of this distinguished testimony of its ap-
probation. Such a testimony must indeed be an emi-
nent object in the estimation of any man, but it was
peculiarry gratifying to his feelings to have his name
enrolled with that justly respected personage, Prince
Frederick, the Father of out present Illustrious Sove-
reign, who was truly denominated by one of our most
theinguished poets as 46 The friend of merit and
mankind."—(efmkearer.)— He could nut, he said,
beast of any distinguished services to his country
that could entitle him to the honour with which
be had been favoured ; but he wee always happy
to co-operate with his fellow Citizens in pro-
moting the interests of the several Charitable In-
stitutions of this City, which were an ornament to
the country, because they contributed to the relief of
the poor ; and this signal mark of the City's VW-
bition would form an additional stimulus to his cur-,
lions. His Royal Highness assured the Lord Mayor, +
Ire whom he expressed the highest regard, that no.
Miag should ewer be warning in zeal or exertion on'
his parr to repay the very high obligation which the
City had conferred upon him, oe to chew himselt not
beworthy of its regard, by an ardent adherence to its
interests, and an active support of the principles of
the British Constitution.
The Duke of GLO::CESTER, in expressing his grati-
tude for the hor.our he had received, declared nothing
mold have afforded him more sificere. gratification.
Re highly appreciated 'the value of the Freedom of
the City, and knew not by what act of his life he
could here deserved so magnificent a present—but if
the most perfect devotion to that Constitution which
bad made this country the envy and admiration of
all surrounding nations—if attachment to those prim-
&plea which had placed his family on the throne of
theme realms—if sincere anxiety for the prospetity of ,
eleeity of London, and a fervent desire that all their
privileges might be transmitted unimpaired to their
Posterity, could entitle him to their notice, then he
might have some little claim to the honours berowed
°MI, him this day. No man could be more anxious
matt himself for the welfare of that great Corpora-
; and no man could feel more gratified than be
410 00 the present occasion.
jilt Prince of SAYE CODOURO was then invested
"Ith the Freedom of the City, and went through the
listed forms as the preceding speakers had done, the
Duke of KENT acting as interpreter between his
42181 Highness and the CIIMOZBLAIN. After taking
the oath and receiving the box, be addressed the
441 W pi/Alton, and produced a paper, which he -read
tide a good accent, in whith be returned thanks for

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the honour he had received, *Mtn must beie bet%
grateful to any man, but whiih, from the situation its
which he stood. was peculiarly so to hi m. He finished
by expressing an ardent wish for the continuance of
the prosperity of the City.
The business of the meeting here closed, and the
PRINCES, the Lonn MAYOR, and Aldermen, left the
.HAll in state. at they had entered. They pmeeeded
to the Mansion Tiouse„tehere an elegant dinner was
provided by the Loan Nlavon for the Royal Doh;
and a select party of about fifty. Every species of
elegance and splendour were displayed on the elm•
,ion, and the Royal Guests appeared much gratified
with the reception they experienced.
Alter dinner the LADY MAYORVA had a numerous
everiin'. patty, consisting of not less than 2110 XI per-
sons, arn-ng whom were many distinguished fo•
reigners, but we did not observe any of the Ministers.
The Royal Guests did honour to their host by their
hearty and friendly enjoyment of his fete; but the
Duke of Sussks was the only one of the Royal Party
who danced. The Prince of Saxe-Comeau retired
about half-past eleven, and was soma followed by his
illustrious relatives.

•frdic'.

LAW ISTELLIMNCE.

ADMIRALTY COURT, JULY 11.
THE KING V. T. HARRIcONb
This was a criminal prosecution invitated by his
Majesty against the defendant, on a charge of wilful
disobedience of the orders of convoy. Capt. Harrison
was Master of the merchant vessel Harmony, destined
from Guernsey to Dublin ; and on the 21st Novem-
ber last, she, with other merchant ships, under the
convoy of one of his Majesty's cutters, sailed from
Guernsey, on which day, in the evening, the offence
charged was stated to have been committed by the
defendant ; the consequence Was. the capture of his
vessel on the next rooming by a Frenchichooner, but
which was afterwards recaptured by the convoying
ship. The Court had the assistance of a Trinity
Master ih this case; who, in conjunction with the
Court, stere of opinion that the signal of the convoy.
ing ship Could not be seen by the Harmony at half
past five o'clock in the evening of the 21st of Novem-
ber last. the Court accordingly dismissed the delen-
darn, from the suit.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 11.
ADAM AND ANOTHER V. LEIGH AND ANC/IHBR.
This was an action against the Sheriffs of London
and Middlesex for a raise return to a writ of 5. fa
issued against the goods of Lord Alvanley, for a
debt of 56857, due by his Lordship to the piaintiff.—
The defendants had returned nalits Lora, and it was
alleged on the part of the plaintiffs; utat the defen-
dants had seized goods enough to satisfy the de-
mand, but that they had released the property taken
in execution.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL having stated the CM
to the Jury, and produced admissions, which proved'
the liability of the defendants, ,
Mr. Scant.yrr, on their behalf. stated that their
defence was, that the goods on Lord Alvanley's prr.
mists were exhausted by previous executions, before
the execution in question was put in ; but he had no
objection to refer the cause to some Gentleman of
`the Bar, to we what was the justice of the cave. •
It .teas accordingly agreed, that the cause should

be referred. - -
Lord Alvanley was upon the Bench, by the side
of the Chief Justice, during great part of the morning.
HODOKISSON AND ANOTHeIt V. 11A0OIRTY.
This was an action brought by Messrs. Hodgkisson
and Winton. haberdashers, of 13ond•srreet, against
Mrs. Haggerty, a milliner and dress-maker, residing
in Bulstrode•street, to recover the balance of a long.
standing account for go•Id•; s.ld and delivered,
amounting to £152, for £lOO of which the defen-
dant bad accepted a Bill.
Mr. Scatu.l;•rr stated the case on the part of the
plaintiff.
It appeared that the defendant had a running ac-
count With the plaint:4*s from the year 1810, which
she occasionally reduced by acceptances, as the con.
venience of the parties suited•. Two young men in,
the service of the plaintiffs proved the sale and delis
very of the articles which made up the present ac-
count. On cr►ss-examination, it appeared that some
of the articles consisted of French mechlin lace, and
other contraband goods. It was denied that four
pieces of twilled silk, comprehended within the ac-
count, were of French manufacture. The witness,
however, admitted that they might have been boo ia
by the defendant as French silk, but they were not
se'd as such to her.
Lord ELLENBOROVOII incidentally observed upon
this part of the evidence, that the inference was, that
the plaintiffs were either smugglers or cheats.
The ATTORNEY-CAMERAL, as Counsel for the De.
fendant, said he proposed to reduce the Plaintiffs'
demand, by proving that a great part of the goods
which they had sold to her were contraband, and had
been seized by the RevenurOtllters. He comment-
ed upon the flippancy of the witness, who stated, that
although the defendant might have purchased some
part of the goods, as being of French manufacture,
yet that they had not been sold as such : and he
'agreed in the propriety of the Noble and Learned
Judge's observation, as applied to the case made out
for the defendant. A great part of the goods which
constituted the balance now demanded, had been
seized by the Esc:se Officer upon -the defendant's
premises as smuggled property and she had been
obliged to pay a commuted penalty under the Excise
Laws. It might be very true that the defendant had
purchased some of the goods in question under a
supposition that they were of French manufacture,
yet that they were, in point of fact. manufactured in
Spitaltields. It had occurred to him, from his occa-
sional residence on the coast, to know that marry
deluded persons had purchased articles, of supposed
foreign manufacture, which were, in truth, the pro-
duce of their own country. This circumstance, in a
great measure, reconciled to his mind the system of
apparent smuggling which was carried on upon the
shores opposite the french coast; for, little did the
purchasers of those articles which passed for French'
commodities, dream. that, under the Idea that they
were possessing themselves of foreign manufactures.
they were, in truth, directly encouraging the arts and
manufactures of their own country. '!'hose fisin
Bandana handkerehiefs, and Mechlin laces, which
they prized so much on account of their foreign
origin, were, in truth, tbi genuine anaunlictore of
Spitalficlds and Buckiughitmabite. *644 if the

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Roddy sold to the defendant by the plaintiff were not
really contraband, they were sold pa such.. If, how.,
ever, it was proven that the goods so, sold were, in
fact, contraband, the defendant would be entitled to
have the demand against her reduced by the amount I
of the articles, which he should prove to have been
of that desctiption.,
Mr. John Haggetii, the son of the defendant,
'Wore positively, that at least three•fourths of the
goods which formed the basis of the pres-nt demand
were cnntrahsnd, and that a considemblp part of
them were seized urn his mo'her's premises, for
which she was exchequer. ad, and was compelled to
pay 8100, as a mitigated penalty.
Mr. Scmiurrr addressed the Jury upon the credi-
bility of this witness's evidefice, contending that be
was not to be believed.

LoTd &LC:BOROUGH chanted the Jury. that if the
witness called tnt the Defendant was to be credited,

the Plaintiffs' demand must be reduced by such por-
tion of fle goods as were proved to have been con-
traband. There were, however, some articles which
were not tainted by smuggling, and for the amount
of such goods the Plaintiffs would be entitled to their

The Jury, under his Lordship's direction, found a
•erdict for the Plaintiffs.—Damages 8138. 14,5.

CORDON V. LORD KIRKWALL.
The plaintiff in this case was a silversmith ; and
the present action was brought to recover thv suns of
sell°, the amount of a Bill of Exchange, drawn by
the plaintiff, and accepted brthe defendant_; and
also a further sum of .1E36. ss. fur articles of piste
delivered to the defendant's order, 'at his house, since.
the time the bill was drawn. The hand-writing of
his Lordship as acceptor of the- bill in question, and
the delivery of a d. zest silver spoons, and a dozen
forks. since that time, to his Lordship's order, were
proved ; and the Jury found a verdict for the plain-
dif—Damages £146. ss. Costs 40s.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JULY 11.
WYATT V. GORE.

This was an action brought by Charles Perkitt
Wyatt, Esq. against Lieutenant-General Gore, Go-
vernor of the province of Upper Canada, for the
publication of a false and malicious libel, and for
having suspended the plaintiff fiom his office as Sur-
veyor-General of the. Crown Lands in that province,
without any sufficient ground, whereby he sustained
considerable damage.
Mr. Serieant Bear conducted the prosecution. He
said there were three grounds of complaint upon the
record, first, that the plaintiff being Surveyor-Gene-
ral of the Crown Lands in the province of Upper
Canada, had been suspended by the defendant, who
was Governor General of the same province, from
his office, without any just cause or reason ; secondly,
that atter having so suspended the plaintiff, he wrote
letters to the Secretary of State for the Colonial llr
a!tment, containing such representations as pre-
**tee tote plaintiff from being festered! to Lis sittia-
don ; and thirdly, that the defendant publi.hed against
the plaintiff a most false, scandalous, and infamous
libel. The last part of the case he said lie should he'
able to prove by the most complete and satisfactory
evidence, and if he succeeded in substantiating it,
Whatever difficulties he might find in getting over the
other parts of the case, he should he entitled to claim
large damages for his client. With regard to the
'Wand charge.- he would candidly state that it must
fall, as it was not in his power to support it by evi•
dente. The letters which the Governor wrote home
to the Secretary of State had been applied for, but
the Government refused to grant the use of them.
They could not therefore be produced. He did nut
mean to complain, neither did his client complain, rd
that conduct un the part of Government. Nu doubt
there were sufficient reasons for withholding them,
an I he could indeed conceive many which r ndered
it prudent not to have them publicly communicated.
He should therefore confine himself to the first and
third charges, both of which he had no doubt of
being able to prove to the satisfaction of the Court
and the Jury. It appeared that the defendant sus.
pended the plaintiff from his office, and ut course
deprived him of its emoluments, doing that, as he
was prepared to contend, maliciously, and without
any just cause or.pretence. The law upon that sub-
ject was clear and explicit. A Governor of a province
or colony might, if he pleased, dismiss a person from
his situation, or suspend him in the exercise of its duty,
even thuugh there should be no adequate ground for
it, provided it appeared that he thought there was
an adequate ground at the time, and that he did it
in the exercise of what he considered to be his duty
Ito the Government at Thorne. Unless, therefore, he
could prove, in the present case, that General Gore
suspended Mr. Wyatt, knowing -that there was no
cause for such suspension, but doing it from motives
,of malice and persecution. he should not be entitled
Ito ask for damages. He was aware of the difficulty
of such a proof, and k was one that could never have
beers of over, but for the pamphlet which he held
in his hand, which developed at once the reasons of
General Gore's extraordinary conduct. In that pam-
phlet (the publication of which constituted the libel
complained of in the last charge); be assigned his
reasons for suspending the plaintiff, and it would be
proved not only that all those reasons were false, but
that General Gore knew them to be so at the time he
assigned them. If a man did that which he had no
right to do, and it could be shewn that he knew he
had no right to do so, at the moment he did it, the
plain inference was that he acted from malicious mo.
fives. The Learned Selma then read extracts from
the pamphlet, which purported to be a letter from
General Gore to Lord Castlereagh, complaining of
the con.iuct of certain factious and turbulent indivi.
duals, whose intentions were to disturb the peace amd
tranquillity of the province. Among those individuals
the plaintiff was included by name, together with
Judge Thorpe, Mr. Wilcox and others. The pam-
phlet appeared to -be a vindication of the conduct of
the Governor, in reply to the complaints made by
Mr. Wyatt and the other individuals. Having stated
Vl* nature of their proceedings, as disaffected and
sealitious persons, it proceeded to animadvert upon
their effrontery in bringing their complaints before
the public, alluding to their petitions laid before the
House of Commons. In another part of the pam-
phlet it set forth that the plaintifrturned out of his
office an oh' man who had been many years in the
service, merely because be vowel for the Government,
(an allegation completely false, for the individual in
question had solicited permission to retire), and it
further affirmed that Mlle plaintiff, having obtained a

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'rant of 1290..aeree of land,• he fixed, his eye upon
20t) acres. near Istiagaea, which. lied been erred ante
tultivated, by a man Of
.the nerneetif Young; a Ai.,
banded serjeant belonging to Butler's,. Rangers. Ihe
plaintiff, supposing yoUng's title to the land tobe
defective,'had set to
.work, and in the. most oppres-
siie and unfair manner, robbed the. aged veteren., Qf
Isis hard. earned rewards, and turned him tb brge
gary. Ydung anon after•died, and left a large fae
may in great distress. The case was mentioned to
Governer Gore, who ordered 2n investigation to take
place, aed was enabled to defeat the deep laid
scheme. 44 Who," continued the Govern•r, in his'
pamphlet, 44 after such acts could question thejustice
and propriety of &Missing such a person from officer • •
--Here then, said the Learned Serjeant, was a proof
of the grounds on which the plaintiff had been dis-
missed ; and yet he would boldly affirm, because he.
could support the assertion, that not one word Of the
allegation about the lands at Niagara was known to
General Gore at the time he sropended Mr. Wyatt.
There was, indeed, some inquiry instituted after.
wards, but that was when Mr. Wyatt had been sus-
peeded, had left the Province, and was on his way
to England. There must, therefore, have been some .
other reason, which the Governor did net dare to
avow, as he had assigned a false one in* his own
pamphlet. With respect to the case of the land at
Niagara, he hid no hesitation in avowing that the
Government at home, after having examined into
ell the circumstances of it, completely exonerated
Mr. Wyatt from every imputation upon his honour
and integrity in the transaction. As to the charge
against Mr. Wyatt, that he was a seditious arid dis-
affected person, and employed in disturbing the pith-
lie tranquillity, he would call persons of high rank,
Mr. Thorpe, the Judge of the Province, and the At'
torney-General of the Province, to prove that his
conduct WAS most exemplary. it was insinuated,
also, that the plaintiff had beer. intriguing with the
Indians; but he should be able to call before the
Jury the Chief of one of those tribes, a British sub.
ject, who would prove there was no good ground fop
that accusation. With respect to the last charge, the
libel complained of, and parts of which he had just
been.reeding, no justification could be set up. In a
common man it would be held a high offence, to
circulate a false and scandelees libel, and how much
more ought it. to be so considered in the Governor of
a Province, whose first duty it was to maintain the
laws and to put down libellers. Yet General Gore
ventured to circulate as foul a libel as ever was pub.
lished. It c!largei the plaintiff with gross abuse in
his office, with •being a traitor to the Government(
and leaguing with disaffected persons. That the
libel was false, he was entitled to assume, because
no justilicatien was attempted by the defendant,
which he might have done it he could have proved
the truth of his assertions. ee.nd when was it that
General Gore condescended to become this libeller
Alter the plaintiff had been dismissed, after he was
ruined, after lie had (pitted the Province ; then it
was that the defendant played his ignoble pert, that
he caused his libel to be rehired arid circulated, that
he attempted to hunt down the character of a man
whom he had already ruined by his wanton and in,.
proper =duct. The office of which the plaintiff
had been deprived was worth aheut £lOOO aotear ;
and until he had vindicated his lame from she aim
'aspersions cart teem it by the defendant, he enield
never hold any other office under Government.--
Those were the facts of the case, which be scald
.now proceed to substanti •by evidence.
Mr. William Friri was c
General of the Pehvinee nt Upper Wi assee.fr.7n7 rele :**- *.?
a He
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Fear 1807 t.. 1811. The peentiff had left the Pro-
vince betere he arrived there in 1807. The office of
Serveyor-General was one of great trust and goofie
dence. Its duties consisted in regulating the location
of lands, surveying them, and passing grants through
the office. Toe fixed sal try was £3 Oa-year: The
Iperquisites made it much more. He remembered a
conversation with the Governor-General, .soon after
his (Mr. Frith's) arrival, respecting the conduct of
Mr. Wyatt.
Here the Court interfered, and observed that Mr,
Frith was not to communicate any part of that cone
vers dive which might be considered as growing outi
of the official station he held in the Province.
The witness continued, and deposed, that having
called upon the Governor one day towards the latter
end or the year 18094 he was shewn into the Govere •
nor's library. That while there, General Gore took
the pamphlet in question out of a box, which seemed
to contain, a great many more, and gave it to the
witless to real. He did not recollect whether any
conversation toiik place on the occasion. He had
seen other copies of the pamphlet in the hands of di&
fer•nt Officers of Government.
Cross.examined by Mr. Serjeant Leese--The wit-
ness had never seen the substance of the pamphlet in
any of the public papers, and certainly nor in the
paper called Ile Guardian. The Editor of that paper
wee favourable to Mre Wyatt..
1)r. Thorpe was next examined.—He held the si.
tuation of dodge of the Province of Upper Canada.
The plaintiff was there durinit some of the time that
the witness was in Canada. He remembered the time
of his suspension ; but did not remember any official
inquiry taking place respecting the location of land
at Niagara. The Gneedian newspaper was first pub-
lished alter Mr. Wyatt had left :he Province. There
was no other press before that paper was set up, ex-
cept the Government press.
Mr. Serjeant BEST was about to call Colonel Nor-
ton, the Indian Chief, to prove that there existed no
underasinding between the Indian nations and the
plaintiff ; but Mr. Seijeetit Less objected to his evi-
dence, in which objection Sir V. GIBBS concimed.
Here the case closed for the prosecution.
Mr. Serjeant LENS then rose on behalf of the de-
fendant, and contended that no case had been made
out which proved the malicious or unjust motives of
Geneva Gore, in suspending the plaintiff from his
office. There was, in fact, no attempt to skew that
any previous quarrel or hostility existed between the
plaintiff and defendant, or that the former had, at
'any time, expressed a determination, under all cir-
cumstances, to remove the latter. In the absence of
all such presumptive evidence, what possible cause •
would be assigned for suspending Mr. Viper, but the
existence
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of the injury sustained by the plaintiff was lejrly at
tribatable to that publication, being put forth two
years after his suspension, and after be had, in fact,
quitted the country. It should be remembered also,
that there was no eitensive circulation of the libel. It
was merely given in a private room, to an individual
who held a high official station, and who had acci-
dentally called upon the Governor. He admitted that
i. would have, been much better if the defendant had
never published it, but it did not seem as if any very
great injury could have been sustained by the mode
of its publication. The Learned berjeant here es.
pressed his regret that Mr. Frith, (the Attorney Ge.
neral), when the libel was given to him, did not ex-
ercise that discretion which might, have been ex-
pected from his station, and immediately advise the
Governer to suppress all fureber publication of the
pamphlet. Such conduct war what ought to have
been pursued by Mr. Frith, and if pursued the evil
now eonaelained of would havebeen crushed at once.
Mr. FRITH rose and addressed the Court. He said
*there was a certain delicacy to be observed in expos-
tulating with the Governor of a Province. His Lord-
- ship knew what he meant.
Sir V. Gnms—l do not know *hat you mean. I
know that an Attorney General in this country, and
I hope it is so in the Colonies, ought to speak as
boldly to those who consult him, as they speak in
consulting him,
Mr. FRITHSO I did, but respectfully. ,
Sir V. Glans—Aye, aye, as respectfully as you
f)nleetase. I wish to observe, however, that nothing has
said by the Counsel for the defendant which need
excite any unpleasant feeling in Mr. Frith's mind.
Mr. Serjeant BEST-6414rd, the witness in his
deposition said, that be did advise the Governor.
General not to circulate the libel, when your Lords
ship interrupted him.
Sit V. Gins—He did not state any such thing,
neither did I interrupt him. But I will ask him the
question again. Did you advise General Garen of
to publish the libel ?
Mr. FRITH-1 think I did—l think it was very
likely I did.
Sir V. GlBBS—Exactly ; that's the answer I have.
already. How can 1 take as evidence what a Gentle-
man thinks he did ?
Mr. Serjeant Lazes was proceeding, and remarked.
that if Mr. Frith, after be had taken the libel home
with him, and read it, had even returned to. the Go-
vernor and remonstrated, no doubt the further circue
lation of it would have been stopped, when
Mr. FRITH again addresses; the Court, and said, I do
now recollect that I did adopt that course. I observed
to the Governor, that as it was probable Mr. Wyatt
would never return t, the province, it would be bet-
ter not to do any thing which might mar his future
prospects.
Sir V. GIBBS—Did he ever circulate any after that?
Mr. Flu-rat—Not to my knowledge.
Mr.-Less then continued, and contended that it
did not appear the libel had ever bcen shewn to any
human being except Mr. Frith, and he seouhl put it
therefore to the Jury whether that was a -case which
called upon them to give exemplary damages ? What
injury then could Mr. Wyatt have sustained ? He
ee-esetue.i UOil. General Gore had been so imprudent
as to publish the paper is and be leinented
still mote that he was so unfortunate as not to have
received proper advice from the person who was cons-
etent and bound to give it. With those observations
ould leave the ca •naelmeds of the Jury.
Sir . Bas charged the Tery ; prefacing his
remarks by some observations which he addressed to
Mr. Frith, with a view to remove any unpleasant feel.
ings from his mind. He must know that the course
which had been taken with respect to his evidence,
was that which the practice of every court of judica-
• tore sanctioned. Nothing whit)) bad been said ought
to give offence to him, and he would add, that there
was nothing in Lis evidence which could be justly
animadverted upon. With respect to the general
merits of the case, it did not appear to him that the
first charge had been proved, as there were no state-
ments in the pamphlet whidi shewed that what was
there urged constituted the grounds on which Mr.
Wyatt had been supended. The pamphlet, in fact,
appeared to be only an answer to something which
bad been published by Judge Thorpe and others. As
to the last charge, that of libel, it had unquestionably
been proved. The publication. of the pamphlet was
an offence against the laws, which could not be de-
fended, and so far the plaintiff would be entitled to a
verdict. It would be for the Jury to estimate what
degree of damage the oharacter of Mr. Wyatt was
likely to sustain from the publication of that pamph-
let, always bearing in mind the manner of its publi-
cation, and its very limited circulation.
The Jury then retired for a short time, and gave
a verdict of £BOO damages.
PREROGATIVE COURT, JULY 10.
LANGSIBAD 9. LEW= ACTING by /Ha GUARD/AB.
This was a cause respecting the last will and tes-
tament, and codicil annexed, of John Clark Lang-
mead, Esq. late of the parish of Egg, Brickland, in
the county of Devon, Esq. deceased. It appeared
that the deceased died suddenly, a widower, on the
30th of ...larch, 1815, that on the 3d April, 1811, he
drew up a paper, entitled, 44 Memorandum to com-
pose my Will, and to serve as such until I can reel-
larly execute one." By that will he gave die residue
of his property unto his sons, John Clark Langmead
and William Langmead; and the deceased delivered
the same to a Mr. Jacobson, of Plymouth, his Solici.
• tor, as instructions to make his will from ;at which
time Mr. Jacobson informed the deceased, that it
would operate as his will in case any accident hap-
pened. It -further appeared, that the deceased did'
not call upon his Solicitor again concerning his will
until after the death of his daugjuer, Mrs. Louisa
Lewes (wife of Mr. J. W. Lewes) which took place
in May, 1812, when he informed Mr. Jacobson, he
wished to make some alteration in respect. to the dis-
position of his property, in consequence of that event.
Phis instrument was propounded by the son of the
deceased, and it was opposed by the grandee's of the
deceased, on the ground of being entitled to a dis-
tribution of the personal estate and effects of the
deceased. in case of an intestacy.
The Court (SirJOHN NICHOLL) was clearly of opi-
nion that the deceased intended that this instrument
should operate as his will till he made a snore regu-,
lar and formal one ; and accordingly-the Court pro-
nounced for its validity, but directed the costs of sly
ming; to be paid oat of the tvUttoes estate.

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Edward Cavil, .si boy of 14 years, was elPitall7
convicted of stealing a silver tea-pot, value 40s.
the
property of T. Divett, Esq. He was, however, ear-
nestly recommended to mercy by the Jury and the
prosecutor; which recommendation. Mr. Justice Part
stated, it would give him a heartfelt satisfaction to
second. The boy had really a most prepossessing
appearance, and was very much affected with his
situation.
James Cofilly, aged 16, and W. Lewis, aged 15.
were accused of assaulting Catherine Lucas, and
taking from her on the high way six pair of cotton
stockings, and other articles : the indictment stated
the articles to be the property of the girl, whereas it
appeared they belonged to a Miss Parker, aged eight
years, daughter of Mr. Parker, master of Lucas.—
Tha child also was company with Lucas during
the affray, and was not now in Court. There was
every reason to believe the prisoners had taken the
articles, but, owing to the above error in the indict-
anent, Mr. Justice Aaacn directed the prisoners to be
acquitted, but ordered them to be-detained.
William Jones, aged 24, and William Batten, aged
21, were then put to the bar, accused•ot stealing two
watches, the property of Samuel Taylor.
Mts. Taylor deposed she had left the watches in
her room,
.when she went out in the morning, and
locked the 'door, but on her return in the evening
found theta gone, and the ddbe open.
.From the evidence of several witnesses, it appeared
top 1w OM. watches were traced to the prisoners,
lillesktnes particularly declared, when confronted
wNk Batten at Queen's-square Office, that Batten
had given them to hint to pledge, saying, that one of
them was his lather's and the other his wife's, and
that he was in great distress. The landlord of the
house where Batten lodged declared that it was im-
possible for any person to pass to Taylor's room with-
out being seen by him, and he was positive Batten
had not gone to that room on that day.
Mr. Justice PARK was confident the Jury would
acquit the prisoners. If Jones at all was concerned,
he was merely a receiver, but could not be convicted
of felony; and he certainly thought not the smallest
shadow of evidence existed against Batten.
The prisoners were acquitted.
John Lewis, aged 37, a man of colour, in a deplo-
rably wretchefi situation' was accused of stealing va-
rious articles from John Di.le.

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The prosecutor stated his having known the prier,.
ner for the last five or six years, and on Friday even-
ing, 7th June, having taken him to sleep with him,
in conseqtence of his saying be was in great distress,
he left him in the room in the morning, and gave
him some victuals. On Sunday morning, while exa-
mining his chest, he found a blue coat, a white gown,
and a shirt, taken away. He saw the prisoner again
an the 24th, and questioned him in custody of an of-
ficer respecting the theft, which prisoner couleur
and said he was very sorry for.
Daniel Watts declared the prisoner came to him
lon the Bth June, and offered him the above articles
for sale, saying the coat WAS his own, and the gown
the property of his girl, whom he had quarrelled with,
and that he sold them from being in poverty. Wit.
ness would not buy them; but he saw the prisoner
again on Monday, who told him he had sold them to
a woman in Rosemary-lane, for Bs. and some gin.
John Lines apprehended the prisoner, who confessed'
his having stolen the articles, and accompanied
ness and Dole to the hnuses where he said he had
sold them, but the people of these houses denied hav-
ing seen them. They were Jews.
The Jury found him guilty of stealing 595. only.
Thomas Dover, aged 15, was accused of stealing
several sheets and other articles, in the possession of
Matilda Scott, wife of James Scott, Mary-la-bonne.
It appeared from the evidence, that the prosecutor
had left the articles in a wash-house, after fastening
the door, but not the window. The prisoner was
found in the morning, about three o'clock, by the
watchman of Croft-street, carryibg a wet bundle in a
bag, which he said was his own property, and which
afterwards was proved by the prosecutrix to be hers.
In his defence, he now said . he had been locked out
by his =Ono, and bad taken shelter in a building,
in one corner of which he found the clothes.— Guilty.
Margaret Welch, aged 46, was capitally convicted
of stealing a piece of flannel privately in a shop, to
the value of 6s. The flannel was found concealed
under her gown a minute after the, theft, by the
prosecutor.
Solomon Bowerman, charged with stealing a horse
and collar, the property of Robert Roffey, and a
cart, the property of John Bullen, was then put to the
bar. The latter charge was however abandoned.
Robert Roffey missed the horse in question on the
18th of June. It had been locked in the stable by
hi; boy the evening before, but the dour of the stable
had been broke open. Does not know what hand
the prisoner had in this transaction, but witness again
saw the horse on the 21st, in the Grafton Head pub-
lic-house, Tottenham Court-road. He saw the horse
in the yard just now, which he identifies to be his.
Thomas Waitron corroborated the preceding. He
identified the collar to be his master's property.
George Hughes remembers the prisoner and ano.
then man coming into the above public-house on the
18th, when a third person, named Read, who lives
near the house, was in the same box with them. Was
desired by prisoner twice to give the horse he brought
with him a quartern• of oats. There was a cart
brought to the house at the same time. Saw prisoner
next morning, and detained him by the orders they
bad received, in consequence of his being charged
with stealing a horse and can. Witness never saw
the horse and cart before.
John Squib, constables appiehended the prisoner,
and on searching him found in his left pocket a loaded
pistol. Prisoner said the horse Vas his own.
Thomas Edwards, constable, found an iron crow
in the cart, said to pelong to prisoner.
The prisoner in his defence called. John Kenton,
sawyer, who declared be knew the prisoner only by
sight, but on the morning of the 18th saw him buy
the horse and cart from an individual in Tottenham.]
court-road, not far from the public-house. Saw hint,
give £l2 in paper, and Al in silver, to the seller of
the horse and cart. Knew that prisoner was a labour.
ing man at the Regent's Canal, and never heard ti
his having a shilling before.
An ingenious cross.eiamination took place by Mr.
ADOLIMOS and the Learned Judge, which very snuck
weakened the veracity of- the witness.
Mary Gates stated the primmer lodged with hot

aid was in bed on the morning of the 17th till nib.
and mune borne at seven in the evening, and did not
go oat till six in the morning of the 18th. Two boys
of hers, one aged twelve, the other eight years, slept
with him. He paid her half a crown a week for bed
and washing.
The Learned Judge (Mr. Justice PARK) summed
.up the evidence. He left it to the Jury to consider
what credit they could attach to the singular testi-
mony of Kenton, and he certainly thought it ex-
tremely unfortunate for the prisoner that he had not
called the man Read, who was said to have seen the
purchase of the hone, and also the two boys who had
slept with him, to prove his being that night at home.
The Jury would easily see what credit the testimony
of Kenton, or the last witness, Gates, deserved, from
this glaring defect.
Atter retiring a few minutes, the Jury returned a
♦erdict of Guilty.
Thomas Desmond, for stealing a coat, value 30s. the
property of John Adams, was acquitted.

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