The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-18 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

POatiMOUTIN Jar. 17.—Arrived the Viper cutter
froth a min.—Sailed the Hawk cutter on a etude.
11aawice, Jar. 17.—A1l the packet with the nsails
for liollanJ, Cuxhaven, and tiottenburg, WWI on Sa-

turday and yesterday.
FaLamers, JAN. 15.—Sailed his Majesty's ships Lee
and Spartan, on a cruise,
WeLt.s, JAN. 16.—The. sloop Mary, Johnson, of
Alemoutb, came on shore here this morning, but it is ex-
pected that the vessel and cargo will be saved. The
schooner Twelve Brothers, Houk, of Yarmouth, gut
on shore off hackney last night; it is supposed that the
crew are INt.
GALWAY, JAN. 13.---The Ann, Munroe, from Berbice
to London, laden with 600 tierces and 200 bags of
coffee, yesterday evening went on shore on Kitcolgen
Point, in this bay ; part of the cargo has been lauded
in a very damaged state, and if the weather continues
moderate nearly the whole of it will be saved. The
•easel fills with water every tide, and at low water has
four feet In her hold. The slam were eat away at 12
o'clock last night, and to-day the deck was cut through
to get to the cargo. The vessel is not expected to be

got off.
lhat., Jsw. 17.—Arrived, and sailed for the Rim,
the Triumph, Street, from Bengal, last from Portsasonth :
also arrived a large fleet of coasters and colliers, from
the wetsern ports, which have sailed for their different
destinations. Pot back by ceetrary winds the Asti.
Balderston, for India, and remains in the Downs with the
Severn frigate.—Saileti the Argus Deal pilot cutter on a
cruise to the westwanl.

On Sunday, as a lahourincman, of the name of Bul-
lock, was eating his dinner, at the King's Arms, Up-
per Rath-road, a large piece of beef mock In his threat.
and he was completely choked. Professional aid Isis
almost instantly called in, but too late to say. his Mi.
MATH FROM tXeItSSITS COLD.—A poor woman, out-
side passenger on one of the coaches from London to
Exeter, died on Thursday morning, from the incle-
mency of the weather, to which she ha I been exposed
daring the night. On the coachman per,:reiving that
eke was benuumbed by the frost, on the arrival of the
coach time next stage below Salisbury, he had her coil-
',eyed in doers, and taken care of; but assistance was
too late to prolong her existence more than half an Isomer.
Two children proceeding, on Thursday week, frees
Lannon to Bristol, on a baggage-waggon, were found,
on its arrival at an inn on the road, frosen to death.
CONSSQUENCE OF USAM-DIIINIIINO.—A tradesusaa,
residing in the upper part of Bath, on Sunday moralise
last, haying solicited the watchman, whose stead fs
near St. James's-square, to see him home, gave Lim fir
his trouble a bottle of rum, and he divided it with u
man belonging to the adjoining round. Influenced br
time severity of the night, they partook toe eagerly of the
pernicious spirit, and Were both discovered by the eight-
constable, about five o'clock in the morning, in a elate
apparently' lifeless. Prompt application was atheists.
tered by many professional gentlemen, and hopes are
entertained that one may yet survive; but the vital spark
bad entirely left W. Few, the other poor mean.
MURDSR at POISON.—We can' scarce find words its
which to punrtrav our horror at the dreadful dreamt-
stances which we are fated to relate. On Sunday Meta
young man, named Collins, hr trade a brogue-maker,
and a Corporal on the Staff of the Royal County Lime-
rick Militia, paid a visit to a young woman, name.
daughter to a weaver rending in Bober-
buoy, to whom head for some time been paying his ad-
dresses, and was cousidered in the light as her future
husband: they were to be united on the following day.
A number of Mme young woman's friends had assembled,
and punch was introduced, of which the yoinir merle
were forced to drink plentifully, and soon after became
totally insensible; they were then placed on a loft to-
gether, and were found time next morning in a state at
total absorption; in which they lay moil about two
o'clock, when the vital spark became entirely extinst is
both. Thus they were Milted, if not in the bonds of
wedlock, at least in the colt embraces of death! An
Inquest is now holding on them by the Mayor, as Oord-
ner. The bodies have been opened by the physicians.
and it is acertained they were destroyed by some th 44-
!orlons din('. which had been administered. to them.
Seven persons were appreloseded oh snsoicion,
but s
;the examinations were not concladei, we :nee stop here.
lit apron the voting woman era **titled, in her re*
trieft, to whiels.it is probable, was the attendee
Ito this most horrible deed. We shall retorn to the suit-
ljeet is oar sent.--(Liweriek eldreniart)

COURT OF JUB77(IART, EDINBURGH, JAN. It.
This day, at two o'clock, filetsrs. and.Carse
• appeared at tiblqbar. 'bre 11.J.c01l admitted that he was
/Wimp, Proprietor, aid Publisher of the Spirit qt Me
Univa ; that when he wrote tiro offernive Article, be
meant it as a reply be a statement published in The
tilers/ow Chronicle, relative to Kieloch's is ial. That
when be trate it he was under great agitation of mind,
truth distress 'in his fastilY and that no man respects
the laws "nd institution. of his country wore than he
does; mi.! if be bee offended their Lordships, he was ex-
tremely coneersed for It.

Carat., in his declaration, states, that he is neither
Editor. Proprietor, nor Publisher of the work, hut that
he only let the Publisher a part of his premises, and the
use of his materials, fur which he receivelp sum weekly;
anti sometimes wrought for him, for wlab he received
Payment like any cater journeyman; and if he has of-
'fooled, he humbly asks their Lordships' pardon.
After a consultation betwixt the Lona AVVOCATI, and
Nlr. COCKOURN, Counsel fur the prisoners, they were or-
iirred to be brought up spin to-morrow

JANI'MT 13.—The Court met this day accordingly,
when Alt. Coustavax, Counsel for lti•Leod, objected, on
rarities groande, to the Court proceeding to a summary
judgment, anti claimed a trial by Jury: The Court ttua-
'nhuottsty repellc.l the objections; and the LORD ADVO-
- haring, nitbdrawn his representation with regard
to Cars; he was dismissed with a rehuke from the LoaD
.iusTice CLEtte, by order of the Court; and M'Leod was
smtenced to four mouths' imprisonment in the gaol of
Waspy', and afterwards; till be shall find security for
hie 0041 behaviour for the. space of three years, in the
of AU. sterling.

CORNWALL SESSIONS.
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The Sessions for this County commenced at Rodmin,
on 'filesday last. E. W.W. Isrso.iarts, Esq. was iu the
'Chair, supported by a most respectable Bench of Jus-
tizes, amongst whom were J. 11. TIIIMATNE. Esq. our
un ty Member, E. J. GLYNN, .tbe Key. Rotuma.
W suit*, he. km
In his address to the Grand Jury, the Chairman, after
congratulating them on the appearance of the calendar,
hich was highly creditable to the County, animad-
verted in strung terms on • gross outrage on society,
which hail recently taken place in a market town in the
County, and nhicii would probably form the subject of
.an indictment before them.—(Alluding to the public
vile of a woman by her husband, at itedruth.)—lle
stated to them his opinion on the law of the ease, and
said, that in the event of their finding a bill, it would
he sent to the Assizes for trial—We understand the in-

tlietment, which was drawn in town, did not arrive until
utter the Grand Jury were dismissed ;—hut the (lair-
In.in assured them that the ends of justice should not be
neteated. as the parties would be proceeded against at
a titters time.

There were 12 cases of bastardy; of these, 15 persons
were continued, and seven discharged.
Three vagraots,—two discharged, and one, Mary
Thalff IS, sentenced to two months' imprisonment at hard
I:ttoonr.

len prisoners on charges of felony, and two on bail.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, JAN. 17.
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(comeliest= PROM THE ST ITESIMAN DV YESTERDAY.)
The first wieners celled was—Charles Bentham, who
detoseal that he was a midshipmer on board his Ma-
jesty's ship the Liverpool, in the beginning of July last.
The Liverpool was stationed there to prevent the slave
trade. Recollects receiving.infortnation, on the 3d of
'July last; of a versel in the neighbourhood. He
slw the resod above Sight• miles distant. It proved to
be a French vessel, Le ewe "bluer, of about 120 toes
burden, He had seen the vessel before, and knew her
well. Witness pursued the vessel in a disguised boat.
when he found th it she changed her position. Ile came
op With her about twelve o'clock. He went on board,
and asked for the logbook, and was told that it had
been lost overboard. He inipsired for all the papers.
and demanded what was the cargo. The papers were
produced; and witness was told that the cargo had been
• bullocks, which, it was said, had been thrown overboard
in a strong gale on the 23d. He was told that the
vessel was from Madagascar, hound for Bourbon. The
ship at that non" was out of the line of Bourbon. Wit-
ness examined the vessel, and it did not appear to him
calculated to carry bullocks. There was not time
.oighest appeareace of any bullocks having been there.
The vessel contained but ten men when witness boarded
. The following day witness brought the vessel to
.lumber, and, upon researching her, he found twenty-two
rd handcuffs concealed under time bed. Does not
sow the prisoner Carroll. The English Governor at
identities is General Farley.
C;ross-examined by Mr. CURWOOD. who was retained
. for Mr. Carrell.—lie understands French a little. The
hammers found iu the vessel were hammers of a peculiar
sort. Neither of the prisoners were on board when the
yewl was taken. If the reseal had been carrying bul-
locks, it was his opinion that it would have been unsafe
to throw them overboard, as to do this it would be ne-
sessary to lift up the hatches. in the seas of that lati-
• tede there are hurricanes which blow from every part of
time compass. In each cases, it is not unusual fur a
vessel, who has lost her reckoning, to make the first
.1-tod, in order to correct it. Does not recollect whether
the irons were rusty. He certainly suspected that the
ship was a slave ship.
.0-ose-sterilised by. Mr. PLATT.—Tbere is a strong
holy of police in the island of Mauritius to prevent the
slaw trade. There is a reef of reeks-oa one part of the
island extending three miles into the sea. The vessel
_wee near this reef. No slaves were found in the Mau-
ritius, to his knowledge, which bad been imported by
,the tassel. The weather, as far as witness recollects,
was moderate. Would not say that on the 23d of June
jilt/ weather was not boisterous. He never was in Ma-
dagascar.
Other witnesses were examined to prove the case
against the prisoners, who both protested their
inno-
cence.
Mr. Justice BURROUGII summed up the case, uminntely
recapitulating the evidence, and laying down most
clearly the law to the Jury.
The latter, after consulting together for about ten
'minutes, returned a verdict, finding both the prisoners
Llei It v. •
The following were capitally convicted
..•
• •• Manes If and and Richard Medley, for assaulting
T .liomas Hall on the King's highway, and taking from
saerson a satch, &e.
Cheeks Miles, for a burglary in the dwelling-house of
rlgnies Alexander, and stealing a looking-glass, a tea-
.saddy, Sce.
.4anies Robinson, for stealing a horse and five fowls,
;.property of Anthony Aldrea.
Lo the course of the morning the Grand Jury pre-
' ..eseeed a paper to tb, Court, in which they spoke in high
.enadls of the state of Newgate, through the arrange-
s' arnmele et lir. Browae, the keeper, so far as the limits of
dheyelson permitted. They also spoke in just terms
• id the excellent exertiotas of Mrs. Fry, and the other
S I hilanthropic ladies, for the reformation of female pri-
:timers, and earnestly recommended the adoption of si-
. miter measures for juvenile prisoners. -

POLICE.

MBA'

Individuals, vie. three females,
and two we., were brought np yesterday before the
Sitting Alagiatrate, Mr. Alderman fuenr, for tile Pors
Poo• et Wulff passed to their respective parishes, as
vagrants. Them poor creatures, it appeared, had ac-
cepted the humane invitation of the Committee in the
city. and had inconsequence been relieved and shattered
for the sight at Mr. Hicks •Hooms in London-wall, the
greater part of which is in the parish of et. Alphoge,
Leedom-wall.
As this was the first time the interference of the 11a-
gistram had been called for, and as many similar cases
were likely to arise from the circunistiince of so many
poor and destitute objects being relieved and sheltered
in this parish, it became necessary to proceed with due
deliberation, in order to ascertain the must proper and
legal methods of disposing is the best manner of the in-
dividuals thus thrown upon the bounty and benevolence
of the Committee. _ _

Mr. Payne, the Magistrate's clerk, silts of opinion,
that as these persons had app
slied voluntarily. to the
Committee in consequence of their public noe*, and
had been no otherwise relieved then with food and lodg-
ing for the night, they could not be considered as ye-
grants, the acceptance of such relief on their parts not
being, iu his opinion, an act of vagrancy ; and he con-
ceived, if these poor creatures were committed to Bride-
well for seven days, which, as vagrants, they must be,
before they could be legally passed, persons in their si-
tuations would be deterred Prow applying, anti the bene-
volent intentions of the Committee would be defeated.
He remarked also, that to remove a pauper by pees,
without a cledr act of vagrancy, would he illegal on the
part of the blaglstrate, and might subject him to a
criminal information. Ills opinion, ilicretore, wet, that
these persons, by sleeping within the parish of St.
Alphage, had become casual poor within the parish, and
could only be removed by that parish in the regular way,
by order of removal.
The Churchtt artlens of St. Alphage aserved, that
such a mode of proceedi lig, especially as the ease-511141a
be numerous. would subject their parish to great trou-
ble and expense.
Mr. Duncan Camrbell, and another Gentleman of the
Couuuittee, agreed that it would be a hardship that the
parish of St. :Upinigy should be sufferers on account
of the general benevolence of the public, and hoped
some 1111.71116 might be devised to prevent such an incon-
venience.

31r..Alvierman Tnnar asked, whether the appliration
for ant+ relief was nut in fact begging, at least sudici-
end( so to censtitnte an act of vagrancy
Mr. Payne thought hot, but ;tidied to hear the opi-
nion of the City Solicitor, who was accordingly sent for,
and attended in a few minutes.
Upon the case being stated to him, the City Solicitor
observed, that these poor people had committed no of-
fence; they were in distress, and accepted food and shel-
ter which had Leen voluntarily offered to them, and
which they were invited to apply for ; their only offence
was their poverty, and poverty was no crime; now au
act of vagrancy was, in law, a crime, and punishable with
seven days imprisonment. If, therefore, the klagiNtrate
were to commit these individuals, in order to their being
passed, such committal would be considered, in law, as
a punishment; and as lie was most decidedly of opinion.
no act of vagrancy had been committed, such committal
would be illegal. Ile agreed, therefore, most fully with
Mr. Payne that, under the circumstances, these persons
most be considered as casual poor with the parish of St.
Alpbsge, and could not be removed in the ordinary
mangier by vagrant piss.
It was accordingly determined that these individuals
should be relieved by the parish officers of St.Alphage, and
thou removed to their respective parishes by regular or-
der of removal. It being at the samteli,ue understood,
that the Committee should take the eireanistances into
Toreeitleration, and endeavenr to effect their benevolent
purposes in a manlier least likely to affect the local inte-
rests of the parish.