Star.
London, England, 1820-01-17 00:00:00

FUNERAL OF THE COUNTESS TALBOT.

It has been stated, that on Saturday se'nnight the
re mains of this lamented Lady were conveyed from
Dublin Castle to the waterside, in solemn procession,
for interment inEngland. When the procession had
arrived at the nearest approach to the Pigeon-house
Wall, all the carriages, except those that carried the
mourners, and those persons immediately connected,
retired, and a party of the Scotch Greys closed-in the
rear, until they arrived at the barrier, where they
halted and prevented the obtrusion of the crowd.
From the above place to the point where the Ux-
bridge packet lay in readiness, was lined by the Mi-
litary, and when the hearse had arrived near the ves-
sel, Mr. LAMBERT (as chief), Lord INGEsTRtE, and
the other mourners, alighted and ranged themselves
on either side of the space through which -the body
was carried from the hearse to the water side. Cap-
tain STEVENS was in attendance, and had every neces-
sary arrangement made which the solemn occasion
required an inclined plane was placed from the
side of the wall to the packet, along which the
coffin was gently moved to the deck, from which it
was lowered into the state cabin, which had been
previously hung with black : all the vessels in the
River and Bay had their colours flying half-mast
high. Minute-guns continued to fire during the en-
tire of the ceremony, until the packet got under
weigh, which was soon after two o'clock, but the
ti ind not being favourable, she was shortly obliged
to come to anchor.

Wednesday morning the remains of her Excel-
lency were conveyed through the town of Liverpool,
where they had arrived on Monday, in a hearse,
drawn by six horses, and adorned with escutcheons,
on their road to Ingestrie, Staffordshire, to be in-
terred in the family vault at. that place. They were
preceded by a part of the7lst Regiment of Foot, and
followed by two mourning coaches.
DuaLus, JANUARY It —His Excellency embarked
this morning, at four o'clock, on board the Union,
Captain SBINNBR, for the Head— accompanied by
Lady FRANCBS TA Lam., and by his Excellency's eldest
four sons, Lord Viscount Isouratis, the Honourable
A. C. TALBOT, the Honourable J. C. TALBOT, and
the Honourable GUSTAVBSTALBOT —by the HOnour-
able and Rev. J. C. TALBOT, his Excellency's brother;
and by Lord ARTHOB HILL. Five of the younger
children remain, until the return of their illustrious
father, at the Viceregal Ledge Phcenis-Park. One
of the elder sons is alqavalOdcer abroad. His Ex-
cellency has eleven children.

COURT OF JUSTICIARY, EDINBURGH.
JANUARY 19. This day, at two o'clock, Messrs.
M'Leod and Cane appeared at the Bar, .when M,Leod
admitted that he was Editor, Proprietor, and Pub-
lisher of The Spirit e the Melon, that when he wrote
the offensive article, he meant it as a reply to a state-
ment published in The Glaegow Chronicle, relative to'
Kinloch's trial. That when he wrote it he was under
great agitation of mind, from distress in his. family ;
and that no man respects the laws and institutions of
his country more than he does ; and if he has offended
their Lordships he was extremely concerned for it.--
Came, in his declaration, states, that he is neither
Editor, Proprietor, nor Publisher of the Work, but
that he only let the Publisher a part of his premises,
and the use of his materials, for which he received a
sum weekly ; and sometimes -wrought for him, for
which he received payment like any other journey-
man ; and if he has offended, he humbly asks their
Lordships' pardon.—After a consultation betwixt the
LORD ADVOCATE, and Mr. Commix, Counsel for
the prisoners, they were ordered to be brought up
again to-morrow.
JANUARY IL—The Court met this day accord-
ingly, when Mr. COCKBURN, Counsel far Wiwi,
objected, on various grounds, to the Court proceed-
ing to a summary judgment, and claimed a Trial. by
Jury. The Court unanimously repelled the objec-1
Lions ; and the LORD ADVOCATE having withdrawn
his representation with regard to Carse, he was dis-1
missed with a rebuke from the LORD JUSTICE CLERK,
by order of the Court ; and 11M -cod was sentenced to
four months imprisonment in the jail of Glasgow,
and afterwards till he shall find security for his good
behaviour for the space of three years, in the sum of
14:40 sterling.

A violent contention took place at the Theatre,
North Shields, on Monday evening. One part of the
audience called for " '7on save Me King,' and the
other for " Scots aka ha'e a Wallace bled." The up-
roar was so great, that when the former tune was.
chan4ed for " Hale Bpilanais," the alteration was
not distinguished, and the thunder of disapprobation
continued,.

N 4 frAk thrELLicEivar.

The Redtseni,from St. Pegersburgh for Liverpool, has •been
driven on shore hear Lochailddy, North Uist : the crew and
pArt of the cargo saved, but the vend is not expected to be
got off.
FALUOUTIT, JAN. 14.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the Martha,
Maas' from Waterford for London; and Friends, LEIGH, from
ditto for Plymouth. Sailed the Straycombe, WILLIAMS, for
Bristol.

PORTSMOUTH, JA i W.N.W.—Passed dowo Chan-
nel yesterday, the Castle Huntly, DRUMMOND, and Astell, CAEN-
WZLL, East Indiamen, from the Downs. Sailed le,tiay, the
Triumph, STRUT, for London, and a large fleet of fight colliers
Dust, JAN. 16.--Irmd N.W.—Came down from the Ricer,.
the Asia, BALD:wort, for Calcutta : she has proceeded on her
voyage.

ADMIRAL CAMPBELL •

The following account was received this morning,
at Llord's

" ANTIGUA, NOVEMBER 50.
" A repott has been received here, from Dominica, that Rear
Admiral Comm.'. died at sea, on or about the 11th inst. and
that the Sat tsarav, with his remains, reached Barbadoes on the
following Saturday."

-THE ARMY.-

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

WAR-OFFICE, JANUARY 14, 1820. .
2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards : CoUins, Gent. to he
Grnrt, by purch-se, ♦ice Colton, promoted in the 25th Light
Dragoons.

7th Ditto—Lieutenant John Crossley, from the 25th Light
Hragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice David Robb, who retires
upon half-pay 25th Light Dragoons, receiving the difference.
Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Ensign and Lieu-
tenant John Pasley Dirom to be Lieutenant and Captain, by
purchase, vice Molloy, who retires ; Ensign and Lieutenant
C. A. Lord Howard de Walden, from half-pay of the Regi-
ment, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase. vice Dirom.
2.11 11,giment of Font—Lieutenant Gilmour Robinson, from
bolf.pay of the Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Henry John
Sperling,who exchanges.

13tli Ditty--Ensign Patrick Ernest Macdnnell, from half-pay
P.sth Foot, to be Ensign, vice John Ilall, who exchanges.
2!fit Ditto—Ensign Charles O'Hara Booth, 1-lent the half-pay
55c1 Foot, to he Second Lieuterant, vice (-Jades Tvissier
Lewis, who ex7hr.Dges.
22d Ditto—Ass:stant-Surgeon Trederick Brown, M. D. from
ba'a.-pay 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Ascivant-Surgeon, vice
Martin, appointed to the Sers ice. in the East Indies.
55th Oitto--Ersign 11, my Semple, from :lall-pay oGth Foot, to
be Ensign, vice Herbert Potenger, who exchanges, receiving
the difference. • •
50th Ditto—Lieutenant William Henry Vinicombe, from half-
pay GSth Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Montgomery, deceased.
55th Ditto—Ensign Malcolm Estrlctig, from half-pay Gth Foot,
to be Ensign, vice John Montgomery Russell, who exchanges,
receiving the difference.

64th Ditto—Brevet 3laier Francis Breyntnn Eliot, from half-
pay 2.lst Foot, to be Captain of a Company, vice Edsw.rd
Lambert, who exchanges ; Ensign Thomas Stexcnson to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Isbell, deceased.
To be Ensigns—Ensign Henry Fothergill, from half-pay 36th
Foot, vice Henry Anson Nutt, who exchanges, receiving the
difference; Henry Francis Broderip, Cent. without purchase,
vice Stevenson.
67th Ditto—Lieutenant John Snow, from the 89th Foot, to be
Captain of a Company, without purchase, vice James, pro-
moted.
S9th Ditto—Lieutenant Robert Vincent, from 46th Footi to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Snow, promoted in the
67th Foot.
92d Ditto : Pearson, amt.. to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Gordon, promoted.
93d Ditto'—Captain Robert Christopher Mansel, from half-pay
53d Foot, to be Captain of a Company, vice John Tyler, who
• exchanges.
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4th Royal Veteran Battalion-.-Captain William Mackay, from
the lite 9th Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Captain of a Com-
pany, vice Odium, whose appointment has not taken place;
Lieutenant Thomas Campbell, from the late 11th Royal Ve-
teran Battalion, to be Lieutenant, vice Ilinckes, whose ap-
poin t meat has not taken pine; Ensign Daniel Frazer, from
the late sth Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Ensign, vice
Stewart, whose appointment has not taken place.
sth Royal Veteran Battalion—Captain John Nicholson, from
the late sth Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Captain of a Com-
pany, vice Hawker, whose appointment has not taken place.
6th Royal Veteran Rattalion—Lieutenant Charles West, from
the late 3d Royal Veteran Battalion, to he Lieutenant, vice
Scott, whose appointment has not taken place.
To be Ensigns—Ensign David Black, from the late Ilth Royal
Veteran Batalion, vice Shockledge, whose appointment has
not taken place ; Isnaign •William Perry, from the late 7th
Royal Veteran Battalion, vice Kennedy, whose appointment
has not taken place • Ensign Thomas Holder, from the late
sth Royal Veteran Battalion, vice Smyea, whose appointnwnt
has not taken place.
7th Royal Veteran Battalion—Captain Henry Odium, from late
.sth Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Captain of Comr

of a
vice 111‘1)onell, whose appointment has not taken place.
To he Lieutenants—Lieutenant George Palmer, from the late
7th Royal Veteran Brttalion, vice Munro, whose appoint-
ment has not taken place; Lieutenant James Cochrane, from
the late sth Royal Veteran Battalion, vice Thom, whose ap-
pointment has not. :;.ken place; Lieutenant James Ilinckes,
from the late 4th Royal Veteran Battalion, vice Janes
toad, whose appointment has not taken plAce; Lieut. David
Scott, from the late 7th Royal Veteran Batt lion, vice Suther-
land, whose appointment has not taken
To be Thomas Evanson, Gum the late sth
Royal Veteran Battalion, vice Coming, whose appointment
has not taken place; Ensign James Maloney, from the late
Bth Royal Veteran Battalion, vice Bremner, whose appoint-
ment has not taken place; Ensign John M4Lauchlan, from
the late 4th Royal Veteran Battalion, vice Robertson, whose
appointment has not taken place ; Ensign Christmas Knight,
from the late 7th Royal Veteran Battalion, vice Patterson,
whose appointment has not taken place ; Ensign Robert
Stewart, from the late Bth Royal Veteran Battalion, vice
Wright, whose appointment has not taken place.

The exchange between Captain Perry, on half-pay 56th Foot,
and Captain &rangways, of 65th Foot, has not taken place.
Commission in the 2d West York Militia, signed by his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent.
Captain Anthony Graves to be Adjutant.

Commissions in the Staffordshire Regiment of Yeomanry Ca-
valry, signed by the Vice-Lieutenant of the County of Stafford.
William Bagot, Esq. to be Captain; Cornets Robert Wood and
Henry hlounford, to be Lieutenants.
Conunissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of
Northumberland.
John Trevelyan, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant.
Northumberland and Newcastle Volunteer Cavalry—Charles
John Brandling, Req. to be Lieutenant-Colonel-Commandant ;
Sir Charles Loraine, But. to be Major • Archibald Reed,
Dixon Brown, Matthew Bell, John Brandling, Ralph William
Gray, and Richard Bell, Esqrs. to be Captains; Robert Wil-
liam Brandling, Mansfeldt De Cardonnel Lawson, John
Lampton Loraine, Henry Bell, and Job Bulman, Gents. to I
be Lieutenants; William Loraine Robert Hedley, John Da-
vidson, John Tinley, and Willies; Buyd, Gents. to be Car-
nets; Robert Johnson, Gent. to be Adjutant; William
Moore, to be Surgeon.
The First Division of the 33d Foot, marched into
York on Friday, on their route to Newcastle.
The Montgomeryshire Cavalry, commanded by
Colonel C. W. WlLLtists WYNN, has lately been
strengthened by the addition of two new Troops, to
which DAVID Pe/Gll, of Llanerchydol, and WYTHEN
JONES, of Rhiewport, Esqrs. are appointed. Captains.
-The services of the Corps of Gentlemen Riflemen,
tendered to Government by the Town of Leith, have
been accepted of.

THEATRES.

Mohr-LANE—A •new Comedy was produced
on Saturday, entitled Gallantry. The whole comic
stiength of the House was thri..vin into it 1 'but even
the united efforts of ELLISTON, MENDEN, DOWTON, •
klitItLEY, 11WSSELL, Mrs. WEST, Mrs. EDWIN, and
Miss KELLY, proved insufficient to. win for it the
plaudits of the audience. Disapprobation was mani-
fested in the second act, aad, in the fourth and fifth,
the storm grew so loud that it was impossible to
hear any part of the dialogue. Complete failure
was the consequence. The scene was laid in Spain
—the characters weie all Spanish—the whole huii-
ness, gallantry. ELLISTON, as a brisk lover; HAD..
Lev, as a dilatory fop; RUSSELL, as a hectoring cox-
comb; DowroN, as a testy, and MINDEN, as.an
amorous.old man, excited considerable laughter ; but
the mirth which they produced, grew en their de-
portment, rather than on what they had to utter.
The Comedy was singularly barren of repartee, and
the incidents were not sufficiently bold and original
to command attention. A powerful interest was
never excited,•but in the serious scenes the language •
was frequently above mediocrity, and obtained, in
several instances, considerable ai.plause. The audi-
ence. were divided to the last, but the non-contents
had the decided advantage in numbers, and the cur-
tain fell amidst strong manifestation of displeasure.
The Epilogue, though exceedingly well delivered by
Mrs. EDWIN, proved of no service to the Play, as all
those points which would have told well after a suc-
cessful performance, were on this occasion turned
against it by the irritated audience.
When Mrs. EDWIN left the stage, Mr. ELLISTON
came forward, and silence being obtained, he spoke
as follows:

" LADIES AND Grxrenirst—lt is my duty to prevent unne-
cessary competition, and therefore I appear to inform you that
this Comedy is withdrawn. At the same tirae, while I announce
this, I beg to say that I feel most acutely for the Author. It is
a difficult thing to write a good Comedy, and perhaps it is still
more difficult to judge of one—(Discmesbation). I will say it
again—it is perhaps still inure difficult to judge of one. In the
course of twenty years' experience of the B:age, I have often
seen situations and effects, which have failed en one night, bo-
poured with universal applause on another. I di not say this
to arrest your judgment in the present instance. The decree is
passed, and you will see this Comedy no more; but in the course
of my small experience, that which I have men.ioned has fre-
quently occurred; and I therefore hope that you will believe,
that what has been submitted to you was not liroaght forward
without due consideration. I have promised that my 'llea-
tre sh, old be open to the prodections of ger.los and
I with to encourage, to f ger, and to cherish th.:rn, and, with
t bis object in view, I beg to assure you, that I would otlly suffer
those Pieces to be acted whose merits, maturely and deliberately
weighed, seemed to be such that they ought to be allowed the
chance of a trial. You Lave pronounced against :his Play, and,
though I am resolved net to yield to any cabal, I bow most re-
spectfully to your decision. On Monday, Mr. Kean will resume
his professional duties at this Theatre, in the part of Caoueener,
and in a few days it is my i..tention to give the profits of one
night in aid of the funds of the Committee new so meritoriously
employedin the City."
The applause was here renewed, and Mr. ELLISTON
retired.

COVENT-GARDSN.—The favourite Opera of Guy
illannering was performed on Saturday night, for
the purpose of introducing to the Public, the vocal
powers of a well-known and admired composer, Mr.
NATHAN. That Mr. N. has very respectable talent
as a singer, we have not the least doubt, notwith-
standing his failure in this attempt ; for it was evi-
dent that an entire want of confidence, and constant
trepidation, prevented its exercise in no small mea-
sure, and the sense of the House became unequivo-
cally expressed in opposition to the singer.

THE SERPENTINE RIVER.
A finer seasonable day than yesterday was, it is
impossible to conceive. The concourse of people
was immense. Numberless females of fashion pro-
menaded on the ice, with the escort of only a livery
servant. The Honourable FREDERICK Byre took the
lead among the best skaters. The circles of the best
performers, at equal distances, extended from the
North-eastern angle down to the Wilderness; but in
every situation tne ice was lamentably defective, from
the long fissures which branched off in every direc-
tion. From the prodigious weight the ice gave way
in two places ; but no fatal consequences resulted,
At four o'clock there were placards affixed in seven
different places, in every one of which the water was
ten feet deep. The sweepers cleared one spot of
about two hundred yards in circumference, for what
was called the auktvard squad, namely, those who
could only move in a straight-forward direction.
The spectators were highly amused, and certainly
more ridiculous rencontres never were witnessed,
from the repeated falls which took place. A part of
the retinue of the PERSIAN AMBASSADOR mixed with
the throng, and many other foreigners seemed to
enjoy the sport. From the repeated falls of snow,
the skaters moved as if on patterts, except on the
Cleared spots, which were but fey, considering the
many performers. • At four o'clock there could rot
be less than five thousand persons on the ice, which,
at time's, gave. tremendously loud cracks. Ropes
and ladders Were scattered about : they were applied
to a singular purpose—a number of boys harnessed
themselves together with the ropes, and made
sledges of the ladders. Every two bars of the lat-

tel. was occupied by a boy, and it was quite 'sur-
prising to see the facility with which they proceeded
over the snow, from one end of the river to the other.
—Stalls were erected in every direction around: and
one or two, of a very superior cnst, in the centre of
the river, were furnished with choice refreshments.—

The carriages were three rows deep.- '9* .3 •
Saturday morning the thermometer, in Barton-
stieet, was nine degrees-2S degrees below the freep.
ing; point four degrees lower than on'the 11th De:.
The larks are rendered so inanimate by chi present
severe weather, that they have been taken tip with
the hand, quite unable to fly. A Gentle Man at Tart ..
ham-Green, on Wednesday last, shot fix dozen and
three in the space of two hours.
CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE, JAIMAFT 17
There was a very thin attendance at Market this
morning., and but few sales were made, as only ne-
cessitogs buyers were purchasers, and that of, Copt' ,
in granary, the demand for which, however, was so
trihing, that no alteration in prices can be VAIL 4
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from the currency of this day week. v
SMITHFIELD MARKET, JANUARY L.
8eef......- 4s Od to Si 24 VeaL Ss 04' *ea
Mutton .. 4s id to So 24 I Pork

at ts.
Beasts 2800--Sheep and Lambs.) 7,9so—Calves *bray ewe
HAY AND STRAW PER LOAD.
4.3 Os IQ. £& 4s Straw "oil Si to 41 14
Covet... 4 kob to 5 IS, Rowan , •£0 tN tis sees

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--111 that they pa:chased some other trilling articles at
two other haberdashers' shops in the immediate
• -- - neighbourhood of Mr. /linking's .shop, at each of
COURT OF CHANCERY, JANUARY 15. which' they passed a forged £1 note. In all these
INJUNCTION. transactions Wicks acted as the principal. The Jury
DAVID LATOUCHR, RNLI. V. THE REV. JOHN ANtIIRDIE.
Mr. HART stated, that this was a motion for an retired fora short time, and then returned a verdict,
finding Sarah Wicks—Guilty, and Ann Pitcher—
injunction to restrain the Reverend defendant from Not Guilty.
circulating and negotiating certain bills of exchange, ' Henry Wicks and William Paley, were also con-
re the amount of £.5000. accepted by the plaintiff.
The circumstances of the case are, that the plaintiff victed of uttering forged notes.
John Pool was capitally convicted for breaking
being a very young man, only twenty-three years or and entering the dwelling-house of William Butteriss,
age, thought he was in want of the sum of Ls' "- - -, ' and stealing two shirts, three coats, acc.
and having some knowledge of the Reverend de- Mir Lamer was capitally convicted for assaulting
fendant, he mentioned the circumstance to him, Jane Cox, on the King's highway., and taking from
when he offered to aegociate bills to that amount for her person divers shirts, shifts, Ice. value £lO, and
the plaintiff, on his receiving £5OO as a reward for
upwards.
his trouble. The plaintiff accordingly, on the 9th of William Frith was indicted for breaking and enter-
Deoember last, accepted four bills for £lOOO each, ing the dwelling-house of F. Gregg, Esq. and stealing
and two for 4500,, in favour of the Reverend de- therein Bank notes, gold coin, plate, Bcc. to the
fendant. The transaction came to the knowledge of amount of £7OO and upwards, partly the property
the plaintiff's mother, the Right Honourable Lady of the Skinners' Company, to which Mr. Gregg is
Cecilia Latouche, and she applied to the Reverend clerk, and the rest belonging to Mr. Gregg himself.'
defendant to deliver up the bills, which he refused.F Frith had been servant to Mr. Gregg for some years,
and threatened to negotiate them. This was an ex- and he afterwards procured him a situation in the,
parte application, and it was grounded on the youth Custom-house. After this robbery was discovered,'
and inexperience of the plaintiff, and that it was im- suspicion fell on Frith, who used occasionally to visit,
possible he could have been aware of the conse- Mr. Gregg's servants. In consequence of this sus-
quences attending his accepting the bills. If he really picion, his lodgings, in the Hackney-road, were
was in want of £5OOO, it was well known that it searched, and several guineas, half-guineas, seven-
would be furnished to him -by his relations, who shilling pieces, and a scent-box, part of the property
were persons of the first rank and respectability in stolen, were found in them. After Frith had been
the country. lie, therefore, had no doubt but his fully committed for trial, he made, in Coldbatb-
Lordship would grant the Injunction ; it could not fields Prison, an ample confession, that he had been
be injurious to the Reverend defendant, as, if he had excited to rob his old master by a fellow named
any good ground, he could move to have it dissolved. Kemp, who lived in the Kent-mad; that he long
The Lorin CjiANCV.LOR—Take your motion, and resisted, but at last consented; that he got over the,
let the order of the Court be forthwith served on the area rails, and into the house, where he concealed
defendant.—Injunction granted. himself until the servants went to bed; that then he'
RICHARDaON AND ANOTHER v. CLARKE. opened the door, and let his companion in; and that
This was a motion on an ex-parte statement,
.pray- after they had plundered the house of all they could,
ing the Court to grant an Injunction to restrain the the property was taken to Kemp's lodgings, from
defendant horn receiving or paying any money on whence he (Frith) brought only eight or ten guineas
account of the partnership .concerns. The plaintiffs away. The other was in consequence taken into ens-
ure eminent dyers, and the defendant applied to todr, and his lodgings searched ; but nothing ap-
them to be adniitted a partner, pretending that he pearing, or being found to eliminate him, he was,
had a famous chemical secret, which would mate- discharged. The Jury, without hesitation, found,
rially improve their business, provided they would Frith Guilty, capitally; and he was told not to de-;
advance some money. They did sa, hut soon after ludo himself with any hope of pardon.
found that his discovery was a mere pretence, and MIDDDESEX SESSIONS.
that they had been deceived. They therefore had no Saturday, Abraham Von Bremen, Who has, during
alternative but to apply to the Court for protection, the last ten days, occupied so much of the attention
to prevent the defendant drawing bills on them, and of the Police-Officers, in tracing the many frauds hel
receiving accounts to a large amount. has practiced throughout the Metropolis by means of;
The LORD CHANCELLOR—I hope this will teach a variety of specious artifices, was put to the bar, and'
the plain.iffs and others " nimirou ne crede colors,.
arraigned upon three indictments, for defrauding,
and they may therefore take the Injunction.—Mu- by false checks on Bankers, a number of tradesmen
Lion granted. at the west end of the town, and among them Mr.
COURT OF XING'S BENCH, JANUARY 15. Carbonnier, the Messrs. Rivingtons, Mr. Houlditch,
Sufis AND OTUIERS v. CRUDE:4. together with many others, from whom he had oh
This was an acti:nr upon a bill of exchange for rained property :to a considerable amount, on the
3:1275, accepted in the names of Ly burn and Thomp- faith of his credit at Bankers', where he had Inge-
son, with uhorn the defendant was a secret parner nuity enough to persuade them he had credit.
at the time the bill was drawn. This trial occupied hut a short ume, as all the
It a,. peared in evidence, that in the year 1810, ar. . facts were immediately proved against him.
tides of partnership s' ere executed between Lyburn, The Court Aj.,. ',rd Mr. Von Bremen, that he was
Thompson, ;tad the defendant, to continue during too clever a ma.. ior a permane resi.itnce in this
the ter in of ten years, for the purpose of carrying on country. He was therefore ordered to take up his
the business of marine provision-merchants, at residence, for the next seven years of nis lire, in 80,
Gravesend. The first two names only were publicly (any-bay. The prisoner, who is a dashing-looking
announced as composing the firm. Two offices were fellow, received his sentence with perfect composure '
opened fur carrying on the business; one at Graves- Job Durham, and Jams Gladman, were indicted,
end, where Thompson conducted the business con- under the 57th of the King, for as-aulting some;
netted more immediately with shipping ; and the gamekeepers in Bushy Park, on the 7th of December.l
other in London, where Lyburn managed the me- It appeared that the prisoners, with two others, were,
tropolitan department. 'the bill of exchange in discovered in the Park, in the middle of the night in
.qix:fAion was drawn by the plaintiffs upon the firm, question, by the keepers, under strong suspicious
and accepted by Lyburn in London, as appeared on circumstances, and, on the keepers attempting to
the face of the paper, fur provisions supplied to the take them into custody, they resisted, and beat the
firm. The bill was afterwards dishonoured, and Ly- keepers seirrely with sticks or bludgeons. They were
barn and Thompson became bankrupts. After the .both found guilty, and the Court sentenced Durham
death of the latter-mentioned person, it was disco- to transportation for seven years, and Gladman to
vered. by reference to the partnership deed, that the six months' imprisonment.
defendant was a secret partner with Lyburn and
Thompson, and the present action was brought
against him upon his alleged liability.
The defence set up was, that the bill was drawn
by the plaintiffs, and, accepted by Lyburn in the
name of the firm, and not for any partnership ac-
count, but for consideration moving between him
and the plaintiffs individually, and that the statement
on the face of the bill, that it was drawn for provi-
sions supplied by the plaintiffs to the house of which
the defendant was a partner, was false, for that no
such provisions had ever been supplied. To sustain
this defence, negative evidence was produced, for
the purpose of shel.ving, first, that the house at
Gravesend had never been supplied with provisions
by the plaintiff; and, second, that Lyburn had ad-
mitted, in different conversations had with him, that
the bill was accepted by him, Air different sums of
money advanced by the plaintiffs for his individual
purposes, and not in any way connected with the
partnership transactions.
The plaintiffs Counsel attempted, by evidence in
reply, to spew that the consideration of the Bill was
given for and on account of the partnership transac,
tions, in which the defendant was interested ; but the
evidence not turning out so satisfactory as expected,
Mr. SCARLETT, in consequence of the opinion ex 4
pressed by the Chief Justice upon the transaction as it
now appeared in proof, consented to be non-suited. -
OLD HAI LILY SIMMONS.
Saturday, W. Saul was indicted for uttering. a
forged £1 note, with intent to defraud G. Best. The
prosecutor was a cheesemonger, in Goodge-street,
Tottenham Court-road. The prisoner came late on
a Saturday evening, and bought a piece of pork at
the prosecutor's shop, and tendered a£l note. The
prosecutor having taken a similar note the same day,
which turned out to be bad, and having been a great
sufferer by forged notes, he suspected this one also,
and said it was bad, and that he would detain him.
The prisoner immediately darted out of the shop,
threw away an umbrella, and took off his great coat
to lighten his flight, but he was secured and brought
.back. An Inspector of Bank-notes proved the note
td be forged.—Guilty.
• .
Sarah Wicks, and Ann Pitcher, were indicted for
uttering a £1 forged note, with an intent to defraud
Haskins. The prosecutor is a linen-draper, in
High-stilet. Shad well, and the prisoners purchased
some Isish linen at his shop, in payment fur which
they tendered a £1 note, and gave a false name and
address. It was sent out to be changed, when it
was discovered so be forged.' It was also proved,

Tta Pr

VENCE.

BOW-STREET.—Friday evening, a Gentleman ap-
peared before RICMA RD al RNI 2, Esq. and stated, that
he attended in consequence of the case that wa,
before him last Tuesday evening, respecting Mr. Lee,.
schoolmaster, of King-street, Covent Garden, and
Parish Clerk of that Parish, who had hurrieda Lady,
the wife of a Gentleman belonzing to the Treasury,
from the front of his house, wliere she was waiting
for her husband, to Covent-Garden watch-house.
Mr. Lee had agreed to make an apology to the Lady,
and to her husband.—ln a short time afterwards, all
the parties, with a number of their friends, entered,
when Mr. Lee, f y way of apology, said, that what
he had done, in having the Lady taken to the watch-
house, arose through mistake, he believing, at the
time, that she was a very different person from what
aftewards appeared, and that he was sorry for what
had occurred.—The par ties then left the Office, appa-
rently satisfied.
MA R LBO nOUGH-ST MM.—MISTER lOUS CA E.—
On Saturday afternoon, au investigation, which ex-
cited the greatest interest, and laird till a very late
WIC, came on at this Office, before J. E.:CONANT, Esq.
the Sitting Magistrate. Elisabeth Barnes, a girl of
sixteen years of age, was brought up in custody of
Plank, the Officer, charged by Mr. John Wright,
linen-draper, of Foley-place, Mary-la-bonne, on sus-
picion of having, at several times, set fire to his house
and furniture ; she was also charged with having, by
some extraordinary means, set fire to the wearing
apparel of Mrs. Wright, at various times, by which
her clothes were burned of her back, and injured
her so dreadfully, that her life is despaired of. The
Office was crowded to excess. Mr. Wright stated,
that the prisoner had been servant in the house for
' some time past, but they never suspected her of any
thing wrong until they were induced, from the fol-
lowing most extraordinary circumstances, to enter-
tain an idea that she had intentions of destroying the
house and family :—Wednesday morning, January
the sth, about half-past eight o'clock, his mother was
sitting in the parlour by herself, and the prisoner was
in the shop alone; his mother was seriously alarmed
by a fire which broke out in the shop, which did
considerable injury, and it commenced, by some
means, in one of the drawers in the counter. Fri-
day, the 7th of January, about eleven o'clock in the
morning, his mother was sitting by the fire in the
kitchen, the prisoner being the only person with her,
and, oh rising, she had not gone as far as the door
before all her clothes were. on fire; and, had it not
been for speedy assistance in putting, eat the UM"

commendation to .prmente. or. nett tti proseeme, if' a
prosecution was already determined on, it would be
much better to resort to that pmeeedlog wit;oeut any
further delay.
deter-
mined, Kimptonx
paetnsefitss
ttosaihitivinhesep
wcoirebit
be fully
as
jdbeiterecot
of consideration. Afterwardi, however, being in-
formed that the Court, upon application, !night al-
low -them. .and •at all events that they could not be
great, he said hie determination was to tooceed.
In consequence of some questions as to the state of
the deceased, before she was removed-fn out the P:l4 ilk
of St. Luke. it was stated by Mr. Kinyton,
tlnr
there was another witness, his sitter, who had seem
the deceased a few days before her le::.oval.
Miss Kimpton being sworn, requesteti, on account
of not hearing very well any questions which might
be asked, to deliver a written statement, tontainms
all she knew relative to this subject. She alleged, int
this ststement, that she, in company with her brothel
William, had seen the deceased on the Sunda) price
to her death ; that s:ie was in It cleplora.ble statei
greatly distressed for want of food, and that-
wit-
ness's broiher adatiaiaered to her a little wine. She
recovered a little, and addressed the witiies• tti the
following pun pW ill on, my dear Miss
Kimpton, apply to the Overseers and.get me passed?
Do be sure and get me a pass, for they will ito, ad-
mit me without one. 1 will not be done by them Mix
time. lam sure they will hurry my poor fire away,
I have had great trouble in applying to them iOr re-
lief, and never could pet any. She then burnt into
a flood of tears, and sho: try after said—" They do
know me at the Parish of St. Geinent's ; they turned
over :he backs, and-found my name, whtn I once
applied before; but now I will nut stir w ithout a pass,
for I know they won't take me in wilmut one: She
then desired witness to apily to Mr. Hoidborough,
in Clare-street, Clare-market.
Elizabeth Payne, in answer to sever al questions,
'stated, that Mr. Phillips must. have known the de-
ceased's situation on the Tueiday prim to her re-
moval, for it was impossible to have looked at her,
without observing it. The same rest aalt.was after-
wards made by Miss Kimpton. • .
Mr. Powell, the medical gentleman employed at
st. Clement's Won khouse,. observed., that 'he • had
never said anything as to the time the diceased was
likely to live. Ile was of opinion that were was no
immediate apparent danger at her dissolution, and
that, under all the circumstances of the case, she
was capable of existing for tecon,iderable period.--
] She was, undoubtedly, ,under severe disease, arid not
likely to he restored to health. ; 'but her removal
then raised nu tear with him oilier immediate disso-
lution, or. that it would naturally accelerate it. -With
respect to her ileath, there were tither circumstances
to be taken into consideration her tem,iini T, after-
wards at the Woi khouse door, in the coacl. so long;
her removal thence to her lothisings—ai.ii- her re•
mos al from her lodgings to the Workhouse o. Ste
Luke, at seven o'clock in the evening, and nothing
being administered to her after that period. He
never gave any opinion as to the number r f hours
she might live.
Mr. M AINIVA RING observed, that the state of this
woman appeared to have been obvious to all who
saw her. I: was scarcely necessary for any rational
mat to ask the advice of any one. If the.Coi,ee of
Physicians or the College of Surgeons were to tell
him, •that a woman labouring under a disease .ike
her's, of a pulmonary nature, could be removed LI
the way that she had been, when the Wert:a:meter
was twenty degrees below the fieezlng voila, he
could hardly believe it.
Mr. Shepperd, in explanation of his conduct, said,
that he had guided himself by the directions he re-
ceived at Bow-street. However, instead of takis
the advice of one, be had taken that of two mediCi
gentlemen. They were of opinion that she might 1_
removed back to St. Luke, but they never intimated
any likely time of her death. He further stated,
that it was a quarter to one o'clock when Mr. Kimr
ton came to him ; though he was not the relievi:
Overseer, he did attend to Mr. Kiropton's represent.
tation, and went to the Workhouse, where he found
she had been sent by Mr. Phillips; and, conceiving
this to be wrong, he went to Bow-Street, and there
he received those directions which led him to
guided by the advice of two medical gentlemen.
Mr. Phillips, jun. was also heard in explanation k
his conduct. He considered himself as labottrin)
under severe censure for the steps he had pursue
towards the deceased. It was, however, very extra*
ordinary, that both Mr. Kimpton and Elizabeth
Payne had admitted that they knew the situation)
the deceased before her removal, and that they were
desirous she should be removed, and yet now the
contended that her removal ought not to have taken,
place. With respect to himself, it was impossible
that he could know her situation.
Mr. MAINWARING thought that this CaSe could
not be disposed of satisfactorily, without going to a
Jury. They, the Magistrates, could have no decision
on the subject ; if necessary, they could have held
the parties to bail, but their respectability was quite
sufficient to secure their appearance. Ile was at all
times anxious that parties should prove their in-
nocence ; and, in just consideration towards every
one, there was sufficient ground to send the matter
to trial.
Mr. SWAIM; jun. also delivered his opinion. In
his judgment, justice could not be done.to the mutts
of this case, without going to a Jury. He would
recommend to Mr. Kimpton, the propriety of taking
the best legal advice as to the correct mode of draw-
ing up an•indictment against Mr. Phillips. and Mr.
Shepperd. The country required justice; and, if
innocent, their acquittal must be satisfactory to
themselves and the Public. Indeed -it was desirable
on.the part of Mr. Kimpton, in order that all doubt
may be removed from the evidence, in which he, the
Magistrate, saw nothing but a spirit of humanity.

ahe would have bees Want to -death ; she was burnt
dreclaocafeiln the
y.Thmoemneing, next day (Saturday), about
),t
house, he about twelve
o'
had not been long in die house before be was alarmed
by the dreadful screams of his mother, who was in
.the kitchen ; he proceeded there,
and again found
her enveloped in flames; be succeeded in putting
them out; there was.scarcely any fire ia the grate at
the time; the prisoner was the only person with hell.
and when her clothes caught fire, his mother was,
more than eight feet from the grate. No suspicioal
was at this time formed against the prisoner, and she
was ordered to protect his mother. On the Sunday,
he was in the parlour, and his mother and the pri-
soner were in the kitchen together, but being alarmed
by her screams, he ran down stairs, and timid her
otvheermedowuti,th
aagndainpuctover
phaterrt,
of her clothes were burnt to cinder, and her flesh
byilawmheisch4 hehe sapvuetdaherurglite.
was materially injured. The pi isoner had Just left
the kitchen at the time this happened, and when his
mother was crossing the kitchen, she tound hen self
again in flames; her clothes were burned off her back;
she did not knew by what means she caught file,
but was fully confident that no spark flew. on her ;
she thought something supernatural attended he:.
She described, when the flames touched her skin,
that she felt it like knives crossing her. The prisoner,
when this happened, burst out laughing at his mo-
ther, althcugn her life was in peril. The suspicion
on his mind was, that the prisoner had thrown some-
thing on her to cause the burning. On the Sunday,
his mother was placed under the protection of his
sister; but happening to go into the kitchen, where
the prisoner- was, her clothes, by some unknown
means, again caught fire ; her violent screams alarmed
Miss Wright,- who went down stairs, and found her
clothes all in flames ; she tore off her clothes as well
as she could, but she was injured so. dreadfully by
the fire, that she was put to bed ; they left her ap-
parently asleep, but in a short time after, they were
again alarmed by her screams, and, on going up
stairs, they.found her in the bed, surrounded by fire,
the bed and the curtains being all in a blaze, and she.
attempting to extinguish them ; the house and pro-
perty were much injured. The prisoanr was after-
wards sent up stairs, and she came down again, say,
ing she room was all on fire. They went up stairs,
and found the room all in flame-; and they were
with much difficulty put out. The nett alarm was
on Tuesday evening, at half-past eight o'clock; when
he returned home, his sister met him, and said the
place had been in the utmost confusion, and again
on fire; the counter, a fixture, was literally destroyed,
and the place was filled with smoke and fire; there
were two drawers belonging to the counter, the one
marked A, and the other B; the fire commenced iu
the drawer .A, which was injured; and that marked
B, without the least symptoms of fire in it, was given
to the prisoner to take into the coal vault; she tes.,lc
it down, but shortly returned, saying, the vault was
all on fire; on proceeding thither, lie found the coals
4il oar fire; engines arrived, and it Has put out; the
drawer was lying there; the family were now in a
serious state of alarm, and Mr. Edon, a neighbour,
proposed sitting up all night to watch the house.
The .prisoner was ordered to go to bed at eleven
o'clock, at which time she went, but she shortly re-
turned, begging them to go up stairs, that Mr. Ban.;
nister% (one of the lodgers) room was on fire ; they
went up stairs to Mr. Bannister's room, andlound him
about going to bed, and calling out fire. -Witness then
opened his sister's bed-room door, whed he was nearly
knocked down by the, flames and smoke rushing
upon him ; the room was filled with a dense smoke,
and•was all in a blaze. He then went to a mahogany
chest of drawers the day after, all of which were
lucked except one, on opening which the flames
rushed out on him, and the drawers partly were
burned to a cinder. At four o'clock in the afternoon
of the same day, another fire broke out in the same
room, although firemen were employed to stay in the
house, and had stopped up the preceding night. The
following morning, about eleven o'clock, another fire
broke out in an apartment up stairs, and did consi-
-.derable injury. The prisoner, on the discovery of the
fire, was seen close by the door, under very suspi-
dents circumstances ; and he ordered her instantly to
quit the house. He spoke to Mr. Lockie, of the Fire
Office. The officers of this establishment were em-
ployed to make every inquiry, and since the prisoner
had quitted the place, they had not undergone the
least alarm. His mother was confined to her bed.
and was under the care of a surgeon, without the
least hopes of recovery.
Miss Wright attended in a very weak condition,
and corroborated every thing her brother had stated.
Plank, the officer, here stated, that he had made
every inquiry into the characters of the lodgers,
which were• very good.
Mr. Bannister, one of the lodgers, said he was
porter in the employ of Mr. Irwin, hatter, of Oxford-
street. On the night of the fire he heard some person
walking. in the apartment over his, and afterwards
heard them come down and enter Miss Wright's
chamber. He thought it was the prisoner. Shortly
after he was alarmed by hearing the chamber was
on fire ; it was adjoining his apartment.
Mrs. Bannister corroborated the above.
The prisoner, in her defence, denied the charge,
and said her mistress's clothes caught fire acciden-
tally. She knew nothing of the other accidents.
Mr. CONANT said, of all the cases he had ever
heard ot; he never knew of one to equal the above in
atrocity, and he had no doubt but the prisoner was
guilty of something which he was afraid could not
be brought against her, without the attendance of
Mrs. Wright ; the evidence was defective unless it
came from her own mouth. She being unable to
attend, and taking the prisoner's youth into consi-
deration, he would order her to find bail to keep the
peace towards her, Ulna Mrs.Wright.was able to at-
tend herself.
Mr. Wright assured the Magistrate that be would
use every entreaty to make her come forward, hot
her situation at present was most dangerous.
WORSHIP-STREET.—ANNE YONDER TREMINO---ID
pursuance of adjournment on Friday, this case came
on again on Saturday.
Mr. MAINWARING suggested, that if a prosecution
was intended -against any of the parties, it' would
prevent delay by an immediate presentment to the
Grand Jury, and the question might thswbe decided
upon an indictment for a misdemeanour.
Mr. SWANEY, pin. was also of opinion, that as a
further investigauou before them would cad is a rp.

BIRTH.
Wednesday, at Woodford, &sex, the wife of the Rev. H. WI
Roos Birch, of a son.

MARRIED.
The Rev. William Thompson, of Queen's College, Oxford, to
Easily, eldest daughter of C. Pentland, Esq. of Cork.

DIED. - • -
In his 81st year, the Bev. John Hawkins, M.A. WOW at
Barton-Clay, Bedfordshire.
Thursday se'nnight, at Beeehweed, Berta, Gertrude,
youngest daughter of Sir John Sebright, Bart.
Wednesday, in the 64th year of her age, Mary, relict of
late Mr. Robert Parry, surgeon, of Mold.

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