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Star. — 1819-02-16 (London, England)

ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in snaring that the Bill for repealing the Law of Appeal by Wager of Battle in criminal cases, and in Writs of Right, be committed, observed, that in passing the Bill through the Committee at present, he wculd purpose some verbal Amendments ; but there was a material one which he intended to propose afterwards, which applied to Appeals in cage of Treason abroad. An Honourable Member had on a former evening expressed a doubt whether such right of Appeal did not exist as a law. Upon'examitung into the matter, he had found, thaf that law was in effect virtually repealed ; for it could only be tried in the High Come of Chivalry, which Coutt was not in existence at present. However, as it had not been expressly repealed by any Statute, he would include it in his Bill, and set the matter at rest.. Sir F. BURDETT wished to save one part of the Law of Appeal—that which was made in cases of Murder; and he intended, when the Bill was reconsmiued, to submit an Amendment to that effect. He admiped it would be a hardship to have any man liable to be uied twice for the SW* offence; but he considered the right of Appeal in such eases necessary, as a protection against an undue Exercise of the power of the Crown in pardoning persont amvicted of murder. Sir J. MACINTOSH would have offered himself upon this subject on a former amigo, if he had an:. ticipated any serious objection -to the bill ; but he considered it so wise and so much celled for %meanie dm* did not imagine ant Individual would hist  opposed. it. He multi lists* fah Amore to say argumsru which might be *feed is favour of the. appeal in cases of .murdet.) bat be professed he did, net ire how any part of the law could be suffered to amain, without leaving a principle equally inconsistvt with humanity and justice--(Hear, hear.) The objections to the repeal of that part ofit which applied to cases of murder, rested upon no better audio., city than the observations of Junius upon the case of the Kennedys. The bill then passed through the Committee, pro forma. The report was received, and ordered- to be taken into further codsideration on Monday next.  i• REGULATION lIILL.  On the motion, by Mr. BENNET, for the second reading of this Bill, Mr. OMMANEY made two objections to it. The first was, that the laws, as they stood at present, gave the climbing boys sufficient protection; and the second was, that the machinery which was proposed to be substituted for them was not found to succeed. Mr. BENNET said, that the answer to the first objection might be found in the evidence of the masters themselves, who bad all admitted that the laws were not sufficient for the protection of the children. His answer to the second objection would be, that that could not be called a failure in the machinery which succeeded is 990 cases out of 1000. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Wednesday.
Star. — 1819-11-26 (London, England)

GEORGE L'ESTR ANG E. 31st Regiment.  Major-General Sir Joon 131; o—, K. C.  33. Letter frem Mr. Norris to Lord Sidmoutb, dated 17th of August, announcing the mission of Mr. Hay and Mr. Hardman that evening to Government, to give information respecting the events of the 16th of August. 34. Examination of James Mutrey, of No. 2, Withy Grove, Manchester, Confectioner, who on his oath saith : That on Sunday last, the 15th instant, was at White Moss, near Middleton, about five miles from Manchester, between three and four o'clock in the morning, and saw there assembled between 14 and 1500 men; the greatest number of whom were formed in two bodies, in the form of solid squares, the remainder were in small parties of between twenty and thirty each; there were about thirty such parties, each under the direction of a person acting•as a drill serjeant, and were going through military movements ; that examinant went amongst them, and immediately one of the drill serjeants asked him to fall hi. He said, he thought he should soon, or gave some such answer; he then began to move away, upon which some persons who were drilling, called out " Spies!" This examinant, and WM. Shawcross, and Thomas Rymer and his son (all of whom had accompanied this examinant from Manchester), continued .to retire; the body of men then cried out—" Mill them!"—" Murder them !" Near one hundred men then punned this examinant and his companions; they ovenoek them near a lane end, at the edge of the Moss, and began to pelt them with clods of earth; they at last came up to the examinant and Ms companions, and beat then, very severely. Examinant begged they would not murder him; but the general cry war-" ll—n him, kill him! Murder him!" Examinant said, " you treat me very differently to what nations treat each other's prisoners when they are at war. Suppose that I am an enemy, you ought to treat me as a prisoner ;" they said, " How will you treat us if you take us prisoners when we come to Manchester ?"  Examinant knew at the time that a Meeting was appointed for the next day (Monday) at Manchester. The mein kept beating examinant all the time ; at last they debated among themselves whether they would kill examinant or forgive hint; and they determined to forgive him, provided he would go down upon his knees and beg pardon „cot them, and swear never to be a King's man again, or to mention the name of a King. Examinant complied to save his life, they standing over hint with sticks, as be apprehended, to murder him, pro_ vided he bad objected. They afterwards went away. Examinant was not previously acquainted with any of the persons assembled that he saw, but is certain that he should know again two of those who beat him., The greatest number assembled had stout sticks, from three to four feet long. In consequence of the ill treatment received by examinant,as above, he was confined to his bed for three days. (Signed)
Star. — 1819-11-18 (London, England)

SUPPOSED MURDER IN ST. GEORGE'S•FIELDS.-Bet Ween nine and ten o'clock on Tuesday night, as the pot-boy belonging to the Royal Mortar public house, in the London-road, St. George's-fields, was out serving his sapper beer, in crossing a• piece of waste ground, facing the Philanthropic Asylum, and between that and the Borough-road, he discovered a man lying on his face in a stagnant pool of water, close to the path side; the boy immediately informed the next watchman, who repaired to the spot, and procured assistance to carry the body to the Royal Mortar. Mr. Cherry, the landlord, supposing he might have fallen in a state of intoxication, and that from the body being then warm, there probably was life, sent immediately for a medical man, who attendedinstantly. On washing away the mud and filth from his face, it was'discovered that he had a dreadful wound on his throat; it appeared to be the stab of a sharp-pointexl broad bladed knife, in the gullet, which was ripped up as far as the point of the chin. From the nature of the wound, it was supposed to be impossible that he could have inflicted it himself, although it did not appear that he had been robbed, six shillings in silver, and eightpence in copper, being found in his pockets. He appears to be a countryman, about forty years of age, -dressed in a new smock frock, striped cotton shirt, and a red silk handkerchief tied round his neck ; he had on also, a new pair of shoes, yarn stockings, and corduroy breeches. The pond has been searched, but no knife or other instrument was found. It is reported that a man was seen carrying a body on his back across the field, and on reaching the pond threw it in, and, owing t the darkness of the night, effected his escape. The body lay exposed to public view the whole of yesterday, but remains still unowned.  A box was stolen from the Liverpool Mail Coach, on Thursday last, between Congleton and Litchfield, which contained valuables to the amount of one thousand pounds. Monday se'nnight, several young men, natives of Sherburn, attended the fair at Aberford, and met with Richard Coverdale, the Gamekeeper of a neighbouring Gentleman, at a public-house in that town ; a quarrel there unfortunately occurred, and several violent threats were uttered by the irritated young men. About midnight, however, they proceeded on their way home, and seem to have loitered on the road for the purpose of attacking the gamekeeper, for on being overtaken by him, about two miles from Aberford, one of the young men struck him on the back ; when Coverdale drew from his pocket a loaded pistol, and shot William Hawkins dead on the spot. This dreadful occurrence having taken place, the companions of the unfortunate man conveyed the lifeless body back to Aberford, where a Coroner's Inquest was summoned. The Inquest was afterwards adjourned, and we have consequently not yet heard the verdict.— York lirrald. ' ROYAL Hant.—Tuesday the Royal Stag Hounds turned ont a fine deer for a day's diversion, at font. On Friday they will turn out 4 Slough.
Star. — 1809-05-16 (London, England)

COCHRANE. A vessel has arrivedhere with money, arms, and ammunition, from Cadiz, for the Marquis Rom-Mit% army. A few days since Captain —, and myself, were with the brave and gallant Marquis at Oviedo. I dined with him and the Members of the Junta of the Province, together with a vast number of nobility, military, &c. and had the honour of accompanying the Marquis at the Review. This army, which is at present on the frontiers of this province, within twenty miles of the French, consists of 7,000 armed, and 5,000 unarmed, in good discipline and high spirits, exclusive of sick and wounded. The Marquis is of opinion the French can never conquer this country.—Their armies are not SI only reduced from fatigue and sickness, hut also from • the infinite number of places they have garrisoned. I have been told by French officers, that in the different towns they garrison, they cannot appear in unfrequented streets in the day-time, or move out any where at night, without the chance of being assassinated ; indeed. wherever a Frenchman is seen by himself, he is cute to be killed. They let slip no opportunity of wandering from their camp, with the intent of entering into the Spanish service, in doing which they are ofteo met by the peasantry and murdered ; no wonder, for their cruelties to the Spaniards have been beyond description. The French General LotsSON entered Oporto with 5,000 men. The Marq R(")M A NA is quite overjoyed at Sir ARTHUR WELLi. ',LEY'S being appointed to command our army in P ,rttigal, and so must every man who knows him, and \s isl,es success to our cause. Dr. AttusrnoNu, the 26th Regiment, who was taken prisoner within a few levues ot Corunna, was very well on the 29th ult. He had chargc of the sick at Astorga, was treated well by the enemy, and he and his servant have permission to walk about the whole town. Lieutenants Casit-BELIa Es, and CLARKS, were also well, and in Boyd spirits, nn the 7th of March, at Villa Franca, where 'sere also a Captain of the 91 st, and a Lieutenant of the 5d regiment, and well treated.— All this information I have gained front men who have effected their escape lately from these places._ I have been just now conversing with a French officer of rank, who has been long continued in irons.— There ate 'upwards of an hundred French officers, prisoner. on hoard ships in the harbour. French prloners :,,re brought in here every day in great numbers, to b' sent to Cadiz, where they are confined on boarcl.hulks. The boats faun the ships go off every morning •ts t ,Ve the deal n share. Their is a fever aumngst the French prsoners, which carries off from twelve to twenty a day. I have been for days together with Colonel CARROLL, and offered my services t,) the Jtmta, but Captain ADAM did not think himself auOlosised to discharge me from the ship with'43rder horn the Admiralty, which has been a great dhippointuant:!  Bony:
Star. — 1809-04-11 (London, England)

MANSION HOUSE.—Yesterday W. Carter and T. Cooper were charged with brooking and enterin ,; the shop of Mr. Kidgell, engraver, in Gri!cechurch-street, and stealing twelve gold seals. John. Scatchol, a labourer in the India warehouses, stated, that on Sa turday evening, about five, in passing through Gracechurch-street, he saw the prisoners close to Mr. Kidgell's window, and, suspecting them, he communicated his suspicions to one Rogers, who was attending some coaches ; and when they went away, he asked Mr. Kidgell if he had lost any thing ? gr. K. on examination, said, he saw a bit cut from the window, and missed several gold seals, to the value of 201. Witness then called to Rogers, and pursued the thieves, whom they found standing a little way (:ff. He immediately took Carter in custody, and Rogers secured the other, and carried them back to the shop; when Carter produced the seals, confessed he took them, and said he knew nothin of the Other prisoner ; but upon a constable searching them, he found on Cooper some twisted wire, such as is used to take things from windows. Mr. Kidgell identified the seals ; but said, as he had sustained no loss, he hoped his Lordship would send them on board a man of war : this the LORD MAYOR refused to do, and they were fully committed. HATTON GARDE .—Efizabeth Tomlin, after five examinations, was yesterday fully committed for murdering her new-born infant, at a tradesman's house in Great Comm-street. During the whole of this day, and until twelve o'clock to night, foot passengers in the streets are advised to mind their right and left lines of walking; or they may chance to be jostled against the wall, or off the pavement, by the many who will be hastening to Offices to possess themselves, for the great events of to-morrow, of the now few remaining Tickets and Shares in the Lottery Market. T. &sit acquaints his Friends, that he shall keep his offices, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing-cross, open till twelve o'clock this Night, for the purpose of serving the Public with Tickets and Shares for the Grand Lottery that beOns drawing to-morrow mornUm, the first-drawn Prize of which above £l5 is entitled to One Thousand Whole Tickets ! I It will be a great curiosity to hear the brilliant Prizes drawn To-morrow, but it will be far more pleasing to have a Chance whereby the Adventurers' curiosity can be gratified. The Lottery presents essential Benefits, and will bear the test of examination. It stands without precedent ; as such, HORNSBY and Co. solicit the favours of the Public ; at the same time submit to their attention, whether they should lose sight of so valuable an enterprize, which is never likely to happen again. A grand se!ection of Tickets land Shares is on sale at their Old Established State Lottery Offices, No. 26, Cornhill, or St. Margaret's Hill, Borough, and no where else en their account in London.—N. B. Three of £20,000,tw0 of £1 0,000, four of £5,000, &c. &c, have been recently shared by HORNSBY and Co.  .  TO
Star. — 1809-12-23 (London, England)

OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION. " Considering the necessity of multiplying the resources of the army of his Imperial Majesty, and of depriving the rebels I and traitors of the means of procuring animals to accomplish Itheir atrocious designs, it is hereby declared, that all the horses and mares belonging to the provinces in Upper Spain, viz. In the I districts of Salamanca Zamoras, 'Coro, Leon, Placentia, Burgin i , fiu;puscoa and kava, of the height of four feet four inches or Ave feet andhalf an inch of the measure of Spain, and from ; thence upward, are in requisition for the service of the armies of I Fsance, and are tp be conducted to the capital of the respective ! Gnvernments, where they are to be received and maintained by the Governors, until the returns made to me shall enable me to i give directions for the disposal of them. I " All the horses of less than four feet four Inches, or five feet i' half an inch, Spanish measure, also mares pregnant for more than three months, and horses and mares that art not SO months old, and less than the height mentioned, are to have the left eye put I out, and are to be rendered by other proper mean. unfit 'for nil) litary service by the proprietors themselves. Those Who presume to disobey this command are to be mulcted in four times the Lvalue of the animals. . " The ern:calm of this order is to bee committed to the Go-1 vernors, Controandants of Anne, t.nd to the Commandants of i Detachments and Plying Columns. (Signed) " KELLERMAN, !nth Oct. 1809. Gen. of Division, and Governor General of Upper Spain." By a Proclamation issued by Sir GEOItOE PREVOST, ' for apprehending tiae offenders, it appears that, on the 13th day of September last, John Kelly, mate of the schooner Three Sisters, belonging to the province of Nova Scotia, together with one Edward Jordan, who, with his family, were passengers on board the said vessel, bound from the Bay of Chaleur to Hall' fax, mutinied, and rose on John Stairs, the master of ' the vessel, being then in the prosecution of his voyage ; and having piratically got possession of the . vessel, ran away with her, together with a in luable • cargo of fish on board, haying previously, with the assistance of the wife of Edward Jordan, murdered, in a most cruel and barbarous manner, Thom* Heath and Benjamin Matthews, the .remaining part of the crew ; and =tile every exertion to murder, in . like manner, John Stairs, who escaped from them by jumping overboard, and preserved his life in a wonderful manner by floating on one of the hatches of the vessel which he carried overboard with him, and was providentially picked up by an Amswiclas vessel. i A pheasant was shot, a few days asp, at ktonfiall, i near Whitehaven, which weittirld Mi ounate, I and sileasured from the end orate • to Op extremity r' i the tail, 'one yard five ndbet . •  - i.  I tentipa to Ice whickg b which will .- *mums •etary of &Abet I cnredit on Mr. Jackgr I.—The G r. Canoissee i a Proclam was' thilQll7' `to Llth seettnlea i arrao l Prescrifed to :es" sessions of ch it temlit tion of th 1 eeTatea7 tn h.. a:tti,
The Statesman. — 1824-02-04 (London, England)

EXETER TREATRE.—On Monday evening, the Manager brought out a piece entitled the " Her•ford Tragedy," founded neon the late niedincholy events, e eh t 0.6; pace in the county of Hertford. 'fliers appeared thing like a disposition amor.g the audience to preve. t the performance of the piece; aril on the rising of the cur alt a great noise was set up ; but on the manager cotoinz forward and assuring the audience that this piece had nothing of that objectionable descriptiln which had been condemned in London previous to the trial, the performance went on. In the Gill's-hill-lane scene it WAS intended to have brought a horse and gig upon the stage, but the horse had no soaner got on, than the noise and the lights, Etc., as might have been anticipated, frightened the animal, and instead of going forward in the lane, the horse thought it desirable to hark out! which indeed it did, till the wheels were putty over the orchestra; the musicians di,playefl a great share of agility, for they were out over the side of the orchestra in a demisemiquaver. Fortunately no other mischief was doneexcept breaking a few of the stage lamps and frightening- the good people in the pit into a toler.ib!e squeeze ! On Wednesday, the peace was again repewed with considerable improvement to a respectable audience. This piece is, as it is expressed, founded upon late events; with this diiference, that the hero of the piece Freeman, who we suppose is meant for Thortell, is represented as an unsophisticated young man from the country, who fa!li among sharpers,—visits a gaming house—loses all Lis money—and is incited by one of the party to commit the murder!! The principal character in the piece, is Free. man, which Mr. Ihrvey made as snitch of as the situation and circumstance would .permit. The piece is to be per. formed again this evening (Friday) for the third time. The representation of Gill's-bill-lane, and the cottage are both very good, and accompanied with more pleasant associations, would give much pleasure.—Besley's Exeter News, Jan. 39.  In the right of Monday, the. 19th January, Mr,. Barham, of Broouifteld, near Maidstone, was *aroused from her sleep by the noise of sonic person or person s coming up stairs. The old Lady who is upwards of MI years of age, with great resolution demanded to know who was there. No answer was returned, but her chamber door was opened by a man bearing a light. lle seized a box that stood close to the door, and in which was 5(141e money,and succeeded in dragging it down the stairs. The old lady not at all dismayed, ran to the head of the shire, and threw a chair and a certain utensil down upon the ribber, end cried loudly for assistance. Some pewits heard the cry, and came to the cottage, but the robbers hat sufficient time to rifle the box of thirty seven pounds, rid make their escape. The cattage was divided into two dwellings, but the thieves with great cunning had fastened up the door of that part in which the adjoining family resided, so that they could not get to Mrs. Itarbam's assist. ante in time to prevent the robbery.—(Keetials Chroniek)
The Statesman. — 1820-09-04 (London, England)

GLASOOW. AUG. sentence ageless James Wilson, convicted of High Treason. was tbis day carried into execution. lie was hung in front of the New (jeol, the common place of execution, and a platform. strewed with saw-dust, for the purpose of decapitating the body, was added to the drop. 'lbis platform was so high (about 15 feet) that the mob easily saw the dreadful spectacle. On the platform was placed the c • fin. with a trough for the purpose of receiving the head ; and the side of the trough neat the coffin was formed by a block of wood. On Sunday the order fur the execution was received at Glasgow, which directed that part of it which related to the iinartering to be remitted. The crowd which attended was immensely la-ge; end the day was fine. The Rifle Brigade, the 331 Regiment of Foot, and thi 34 Dragoon Guards, were on duty at the place of execution, while the Glasgow Light Horse Volunteers weredhs readiness, and a regimental order to be in readiness was issued to the Glasgow Sharp:hooters. A party of Dragoons paholed Trongate during the forenoon. The ground in front of the trawl is open, having no house before it, as the Green lies in that direction. The prisoner, since condemnation, was confnel is the hen ri.oni, as convicts always are, and this room is so secure that the use of chains is onpers-ded. The prisoner, with his arms tire, entered the C.)urt Hall a few minutes before two o'clock. He was dressed in white, and attended to the devotion with apparent indifference. '1 he service was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Ewing and the Rev. Dr. Dewar. He was drawn on a hurdle from the south corner of the pol, along with the decr,litatta, who was masked. and wore a black cloak. 'I he prisoner, when he came on the platform, was loudly cheered by the mob, as he was when he fell. with loud cries of " Mnrder I." and hisses. Hs fell at three o'clock, and was much convulsed. While hanging, blood appeared at his ears through the cap. At half-past three he was takcn down, and the head was cut nil, the body lying on the coffin. 'The man in the mask was saluted by hisses and cries of " Murder l" The head was cut off at one blow, by an axe, and hold up as usual. As the Jury recommended Wilson to the mercy d the Crown, strenuous exertions were made in big favour ; lint they were unavailing. He was desetibed by some persons as a man almost fatuous, and his conduct, eft II when under sentence. almost appeared to warrant the conclusion. He was an old Reformer, having been busy in the year 1793. 'I he last person executed in Scotland for High Treason, was Watt, in Edinburgh, in 1793.  On Monday the Lord Provost received a respite during pleasure, for Moffat, alias hl•Coall.—{Bdirbngd Crarfrant. Andrew Hardie, John Baird, James Clelland, three of the unfortunate men who were lately condemned at Stirling, are to he executed there on ifriday the Sth et September. Of the remaining nineteen who received sentence of death, two are to be transported Sr life, sad seventeen for fourteen years.