The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-02-17 00:00:00

LN.

OLD DAILEY, Fs,. L.

BANN rucisscimons.
This morning 17 prisoners were brought to the
bar, capitally indicted fur uttering forged bank notes.
The following 13 prisoners were allowed to plead
guilty to the minor offence, and will be transported
for 14 years :—Thomas Robinson, Wm. Hopkius.l
James Hater, John Leary, Thomas Omen, Samuel
Ellis, Matthew Tierny, James Cavenaugh, George
Smith, Sarah Smith, Maria Stuitb, Ann Levitt, and
Margaret Conner.
The following 4 prisoners pleaded not guilty to
the capital charge, and remain for trial:—Timothy
Crawley, W. Messenger, Edward Parsons, and Wm.
Dawson.

POLICE.
Bow-STRF.ET.—Two men, named IrreigAt and
Qweeted. were yesterday examined on a charge of wilful
murder committed on Mr. James M'Kenaie, midshipman
in the preventive service, belonging to the party stationed
near Mahe, in the county of Kent. The midshipman
was killed in a desperate attack made by nearly 1011
smugglers on a small holly of the King's officers. The
King's officers, it appeared, were stationed on the coast
blockade service at rhanet's watch-bonse, on the sea
shore, neat Dungeness. in the county of Kent ; aid on
'Sunday morning the IMt instant, between two and
three o'clock, they observed a dash of fire, whit+ is the
usual signal given on the landing of a smuggling boat.
The officers, three in number, innuetii:Jely proceeded
to the spot whence the dish had taken place, and net
a large body of sessotagfers, who, upon the officers sp.
.proaching within e. blushed yards, fired a volley upon
them 1 the officers laid down to avoid the firing, and
anigrafter the smugglers tent on : the officers fell in
trWi several others who were drawn to the spot in eon-
Sequence of the tiring, and they followed the smugglers.
who obsenell them, and occasionally fired on them,
during which several of the officers were severely
woutislesl, and were ohliged to be sent back in the care
of other Officers. This circumstance greatly tlerreased
the nunslwr of the officers, and the smugglers continued
firing, at itservals, nutil they rearliell the road near si
Lee's fartsshotse, beta ern Itonosey and Rye, where they
made a stand, and posted theinselves on rich aide of the
Mall, and waited stistii the oilirers came close to them
they then tired a gclicral volley on thew. At this tins.
Mr. M`Kenzie reveived a wound hic4 proved fatal
After contending in a most desperate us inner fur
time with the officers, they mole sdf. Seers-Al other of
the officers were severely wounded. Dining the :mark
the prisoner, Quested, went up to one of the officers,
wise was dre.sesi in a ;mock-frock, and thinking that be
a3s one of the.stunggling party, put a musks.: 'sato his
hands, end s!esiresl hint to blow some of the officers
brains not ; the officer first secured the amt
then collared the prisoner, and sureerde.l in seeming
bins. The prisoner, Wraight, was apprehended at the
same time, and his s ttttttttt and lips were touch lihrkeneti
by gunpowder in biting the end oil the cartridges.
at
has heel, ascertained that be is one of the ringleaders.
soil he is sitsisected to Ise the man who shot Mr. 31•Kee-
sic They were remanded for re-examination.

NArTICAL EVTELLIGENCE.

'The John Bergwin, Bergwin, master, of and from
Philadelphia to Galway. ran on shore in Galway Bay,
2ml inst. but was gut 01l by assistance of the Plumper
flit br►g.
GLASGOW, FEN.IB.—A schooner, rigged vessel in
totally wrecked on the island of Tyree.
HARWICH, Fre. 15.—The brig reported to be on
shore on the main, at Walton, in the Naze, proves to
he the Oak, of Boston, Jaehson, master. She bas this
day been got off again, after discharging part of her
cargo into lightet P.
Tonzamout, Fcn. 3.—Put in here by stres. of wea-
ther and in want of provision, the Lath. 11•Kensie,
ll•Arthnr, from Limerick for Greenock, with grain.
She has been six weeks at sea, and has antlered very
materially in her aails and rigging. P. S. Information
has also been received to day, :hat the schooner Friends
Increase. of Greenock, with grain, from the West of
Ireland, was totally lost on the Island of Qirie. The
master and two of the crew drowned—no part of the
cargo saved.
Fels. s.—lnformation has just been received that
'the brig Guadaloui•r, of Greenock, from Jamaica, with
•rum, sugar. and cotton, was, on the 3d inst. totally
lost on the island of Coll. The master died at set
fourteen days portions to the loss of the vessel. I our
of the crew, an officer, and a female passenger, with an
infant born on the passage, were drowned—the mate
and three more of the crew are safe. 'I hey were three
weeks without any provisions, except sugar and runs.
A part of the cargo is caved.
Vocesto..s SPOKEN WM.—The Charante, from Lon-
don to St. Michaels, out 13 days, about 411 leagues
West of Scilly, by the Sally, Rendle, arrived at Ilfra-
combe.

SPORTI INTRLLIGENCE.—We understand that a bet
for a conbiderable gam is pending between Lieut. Colonel
Holmes, of the 3d Dragoon titian's, and Mr. Oswald :
the former itsidertaking to find a horse, the property or
an officer of that corps, which shall carry its rider over
six-foot stone wall in a sporting-like manlier. This
appears to as a most tremendous undertaking, and the
sportiog world may probably have an opportunity of
witoessiug the attempt.—(fgasrnr Courier.) •
CRIBB AND NEAT.
" Ilristot, February lb. MI.
s' W. Feat thinks it proper (to do away with any mis-
conception whirl might have been entertained in collie-
wiener of Mr. T. Cribb's receiving the forfeit on a late
occasion), to state, that the Gentleman who put down
the deposit of 101. at Mr. T. Belcher's, for him (Neat)
to fight Mr. Cribb, did it without his being consulted;
anti the reasou why the match was not made good was,
Mr. T. Cribb's refusing to meet him half way, which
was his (Neat's) determination after his battle with
Mr. Oliver ;he then stated, that he would fight
any was attached to the London Ring, meeting him'
half way.'
" W.-Neat certainly would give Mr. T. Cribb the pre-
ference, but supposing he is afraid of taking roW,
coming so far, will accept the invitation of
--- Mr. Shelton, who have kindly consented
to accommodate him. Mr. T. Belcher will be empower-
ed to do the needful op the part of W. Neat.—Cribb's
age is 411—Teat's age 32."
As every Lottery Ticket and Share was sold before
the First Dar of Drawing, the Public had actually got
every Prise that was not drawn, as well as every Prise
that was drawn, and we therefore recommend most ur-
gently to drove persons who intend to return dude
Tickets and Shares, that they do not keep any ae-
enunt of the ottudiers they retails. as it would he very
mortifying to know, they had rewired one or more of
the Sin .C 21.000 Prises. after haying had that for
ilara in their possession.