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The National Register. — 1808-09-11 (London, England)

JULY 31.—This capital has been, since the evening of the 28th, in u state of the greatest consternation. Sultan Selim wished to re-establish the authority of the Porte. and to keep a well-paid standing army on foot. It was this which occasioned his fall on the 28th.of May 1807. Mustapha Bairactar, Pacha of Rndschuck, a man of the best intentions, proposed a plan for re-establishing that which the 28th of May had destroyed. Ile came to Constantinople with a corps of trusty troops, caused the famous Kavagky-Oglon, Commandant of the Castles of the Dardanelles, and chief author of conspiring against Sultan Selim, to be beheaded, the Mufti and all the new Ministers of the Sultan Mustapha to be deposed, the Aga of the Jae nissaries to be strangle), and the most important posts of Constantinople to be occupied by his troop;. The Grand Vizier, the new Mufti, and several other Members of the Divan, declared themselves the partizans of Mustapha Itairactar. The Sultan had no suspicion of his project ; on the contrary, he thought him-elf so secure, that mi the Bth inst. he repaired' In the morning to Besectach. But the Sultan Mother haviii„. got information of it on the 28th, Mastaplia IV. returned u ith all expedition by sea to the Seraglio, whilst the Pacha of Budschuck was entering it by land. The Pacha caused the new Mufti to inform him that Selim only was lawful Emperor. Mustapha, far from following the example given on the 28th of May by his uncle Selim, who voluntarily descended from the throne, ordered the inner gates of the Seraglio to he shut. The soldiers of the Pacha, however, speedily efected an entrance, hut they found the unfortunate Sella' dead, and covereA with blood. Seized with horror at this spectacle, Mustapha Bairactar and the Grandees of the Porte, caused Prince stahomet, the last branch of the reigning dynasty, to be immediately lintel:dia.. ed Emperor. This Prince, who is about 15 years of age, has, for the last fifteen months, been confined with the Sultan Selim, who during that space instructed him in the art of government. On the 129th, the unfortunate Scuba was buried at Your, by the side of his father. The Pacha of Rudsehuck, the whole of his army. and all the respectable inhabitants of this capital, attended the funeral. During these melancholy occurrences, the public tranquillity was not in the slightest degree interrupted. The greater part of the assasius of Saint have been executed. We know nut whether the deposed Sultan is still living. Some people assert that he has been strangled. Mustapha Biaractar has taken possession of the Grand Seal. The Grand Vizier is a prisoner in his camp, for having revealed to the Sultan Mother the plan of replacing Selim on the throne. There is no doubt that the Pacha will soon be appointed Grand V izier. Eleven of the principal partizans of the Sultan Mustapha were this day strangled in the Seraglio. 'the Kislar- Aga kthe chief of the eunuchs) who assisted in the murder of Sella), was executed on the 29th.  W k.S f I 1)i
The National Register. — 1809-11-12 (London, England)

GET ITY.-A few days ago, two 'persons were met in a shaudray cart, near Lancaster, whose ages amounted to 186, one of them being 96, and the other 90. The horse was 20 years old, and the wheels, SO.  A few nights since an apprentice at Hull, undertook, for a wager of five shillings, to eat three ducks weighing nibs. which he performed with great ease in one hour, at the Bowling-green Tavern, in that town. Last week was pulled at Stenton, in a field belonging to Mr. Joseph Barnes, a turnip of a remarkable size. Its diameter was 12,75 inches ; its circumference 40,0T1 ; and its weight was found to be upwards of Silb. We are sorry to find that the hydrophobia still prevails in Exeter, and early on Monday last a gentleman, in passing through South-street, with great difficulty escaped being bit; a large Shepherd's dog, foaming at the mouth and raving mad, ttacked him, but defending himself wiih a very heavy stick, neat it off: the animal afterwards ran towards Southernhay, h here it was pursued by the populace. The chief Magistrates was given directions for all dogs to be killed that might appear in the streets.  Saturday se'nnight, a Coroner's inquest was held at the Bellinn, St. Thomas-street, Bristol, on the body of an infant, which was found in the privy belonging to the house of Mr. Hassan, grocer, in that street, dropped there by Phoebe Cluer, a woman in his service. Verdict, Wilful Murder. She was conveyed to St. Peter's Hospital, but has since been committed to Newgate; also John King, for .tealiug two woollen coati, the property of Thomas Smith, of that city.  On Sunday, a young woman, about 16 years of nge, went on a visit at the New Lodge, on Hampton Common, Gloce.stershire s she was pregnant, and the fatigue of the journey, coming by coach, bringing on labour, she was accidentally delivered of a male child, dead born, in a private room of the house, which she did not conceal, but had not made known her pregnancy. She had made several articles of apparel, which were found in her box, and produced to the jury, who, after a minute investigation, and on the evidence of a respectable surgeon, returned a verdict of Slill-bora.  Great depredations have been committed on ♦arious persons in the neighbourhood of Maidstone, for some time past, in having sheep killed in their fields, dayed, the skins left, and the carcasses carried away. An instance of this sort occurred last week, in a field belonging to Mr. Atkins, of Maidstone, to a  Lilies from Austin' and by Austria from France and h that have not yet been released, shall be given up gays after thoeschangipr the ratittiatious of the preset •• rm. gis -=-: , 1A.r...' . , .r of the French, Italy, Pr9teett"sllll;:eL, ....37---.1„.., .. .to i tftet guarante violability , ~ , ~.,1 =.,,,,,, . ~.:: '. esty the En Austria -4u ~ ! i'" "ir,roirt't".. , 1 - a the state le they shall be .4.W0,1-ili . t,\,,i 0, 0.... 4 ,treaty." XYi H ' , f-q 4 ' . .' stria recol >4, c k.. V )4.1 '4 cm-,- ---_
The Press. — 1853-11-05 (London, England)

FRANCE.  General Baraguay ice-President of the Senate, has been appointed French Ambassador at Conatantinople, vice M. de la Cour, " summoned to other functions," according u, the official phrase of the Moniteur. General &Milers took leave of the Emperer on Monday, and let). Pais on the following day l'or Toulon, en route to Constantinople. Vice-Admiral Drina has taken the command of the ocean squadron at Brest. The Minister of Marine has granted the young brother of the late Lieutenant liellot a free admission to the naval school of Itochefort. General Narvaez left Paris on Tuesday for Madrid. The following are the names of the persons implicated in the affair of the Opera Combine, which is to be tried on Monday next, the its inst. :—Decroix de Meren, Ribault de Laugardiere, Ituault, Bratiano, Allix, Mariet, Turenne, Lallize, Follot, Lux, Jautl, Baudry, tirabat, Copinot, tierard, Banc, Matz, Commies, Folliet, Joirun, Deuey, Thirez, Mazillo, Martin, Mailliet, and Mouchiroutl. The charge against them is " Plot against the safety of the State, and against the life of the Emperor." Prince Jerome is said to be contemplating au excursion into Italy. Prince Napoleon hu returned from Stuttgardt. Tuesday being All Saints'-day, which is observed as a strict holiday throughout France, the Bourse and public offices were all closed. None of the papers came out on the following day. According to the table which fixes the sale of wheat the price has advanced) considerably. By the preceding return the average for the whole of France was 261. 2c. ; it is now 27f. plc., or If. S;lc. higher. The Lorientas-Bretegne has received a warning from the Prefect of the Morbihan for having, as the notice declares, published a false statement of the prices of corn in the markets of that department, thereby causing alarm in the public mind. Two Imperial decrees, founded on a long report from the Minister of War, for the encouragement of the cultivation of cotton in Algeria, have appeared in the Moniker. By the first of these decrees it is declared, first, that cotton seed shall continue to be furnished by the Government to the colonists; second, that for three years from Isfil the Government shall purchase the produce at a price to be fled each year, accenting to quality ; third, that at the expirae of those three years :►remiums shall be given for two years for the exportation of the cotton of Algeria ; fourth, that for five years from ISM premiums shall be given for the introduction of machines for the use of the planters ; and fifth, that there shall be provincial premiums (three for each province of Algeria) of t 2,0001., ;I,INK►f., and 5,0(10f., to the planters who produce the best speeinietis and the largest quantities. By the second decree a sum of lIIO,OOOf. is appropriated from the civil list for the encouragement. of the culti• nation of cotton in Algeria, to form an annual premium of 20,0001' ~ to be called the prize of the Emperor. Madame de Nenilly has gone into a convent at Metz. Captain Laporte will be tried by court martial for the murder of lieneral de
Star. — 1807-10-31 (London, England)

EDINBURGH, OCTOBER 26.  Wednefdry the iift inflant was executed at Dumfries, Maitland Smith, for the murder and robbery of Alex. Williamfon, drover in Dalquhat, in April 141. On his appearing on the platform of the new jail, he was decently dreffed in black, with half boots. His demeanour exhibited a Chritlian fortitude. much faperior to what we ever witneffad in any other in his awful fituation. Alter the ufual ceremonies, he requelled liberty to addrefs the people affembled on the occafion. He then read a long declaration, denying the commiffion, or even the idea of commiffinn, of any other ceime, publicly imputed to him, than that for which he was fo &fancily about to fulfil.. After reading this paper, he addreffed the fpectatnrs in an uncommonly firrb tone of voice, acknowledged the jntlice of his fentence, and thanked the ALMIGHTY for his gorkinefs in bringing him fo fpeedily to Dumfries, v here, from the unremitting attention ( f the feveral minillery and welldifpnfed perfons, he WAS enabled to flee to the Rock of his Salvation, through a bleffed RUMMER, on whofe redeeming blond he placed his file confidence ; and, in full confidence of fuch cheering expeflations, he had juft ground of hope for pardon of his fins. He then expreffed Lie obligations to the jailor, for his Chrittian conduO towards him. _ _ _  - . . On fitting down in the chair, he expreffed himfelf as cheerfully awaiting the awful period of his diffoltr. tion—" 1 lit d :yin here," faid he, " with as much pleafure as I ever did in any convivial company." After taking a farewell of the Minifler, &c. and when the rope was round his neck, he again acknowledged the jitlinefs of his fentence, and that he died in peace with all mankind ; and recommended to the attenfion of a liberal and Chrillian public his wife and children, f whofe benefit a !hurt memoir of his life would loon be publilhed, under the direftion of the Rev. H. Duncan, of the parifh of Ruthwall. After a few moments (pent in fervent prayer, the drop fell, and he was launched into eternity. Late on Wednefday night, or early on Thutfday morning laff, a weaver's fhop, in the Old Vennal, High Itreet, Glalgow, was broken into, when goods to the amount of la toe. (telling, were cut out of the looms and tarried off.  The Ticket No. i t,070, drawn yeflerday a Prize I of TWENTY THCIVSAND POUNDS, was fold by SWIFT ! and Co. No. 11, Poultry, and 12, Charing•Crofs, where the Ticker No. 15.078, drawn the fame Day a Prize of toad. was alfo Sold in Shares. The', above are the higheft Prizes of the prefent Lottery, except t.ne of wool. yet fold to the Public. Among the memorabilia in the Lottery annals, the Ell Scheme of the indent year, will certainly hold a moil prominent rank, from its containing the nnpracedented Prise of 40,0001. in a Scheme of only 120,000 Nombers, ard with not two Blanks to a Prize. In this New Lottery Plan, two Prizes of 20,0001. one of to,crocl. and nine of 1,0001. remain to be drawn, lexclutive of this immenfe objeß of adventure,—the Forty Thoufand Pounder.
Star. — 1807-03-09 (London, England)

COVENT GARDEN.—MiIs BOLTON appeared at this Theatre on Saturday night, as Ophelia, in the Tragedy of Hamlet' the Songs of which Charadter fire fung with much fweetnels ; but, as an Aftrefs, her Performance was not fuch as to add any thing to her theatrical reputation —Mr. KEMELF, in Hamlet,' difplayed his ufual difcrimination, but his phylicaT 'powers appear to have fuffered Tome abatement.— In the foliloquy, " To be or not to be," his memory once failed him.—Mr. Popes Gh?ft was folemn and (lately; and Lirrotr, in the abfence of MUNDEN, acquitted himfelf very tolerably in Polonius.—At the end of the Second Ad, a Gentleman attempted to , addrcfs the audience from the firl tier of the Boxes; and, in a rambling kind of way, talked of Mr. Nemble's having murdered a fpe,ch ;—faid his filler was married to Sir Francis Baring, and that his mother was dead ; the horde, however, became cla morons, and he quietly refumed his feat. Sroariac.—The trotting match between Mr. Si /4moan's chefrort mare, and a celebrated grey horfe belonging to Captain Masses, took place, agreeable to appointment, on Saturday morning, near Totteridge, Herts. A diflance of ten miles to and from was marked out on the high road, and notwithflanding the feverity of the morning, there was a great number of perfons affembled to witnefs the decifion of the match, which was for zoo guineas. The animals were flarted early in the morning, and the average betting was five to four on the horfe, and the fame odds, that the winner did not perform the ten miles in 36 minutes. The cattle kept together the firfl three miles, when the horfe took fright and bolted, and the mare, which by this event had got about 300 yards a-head, made play, and kept the advantage for about fix miles, when the was clofely followed. The fall four miles were well contelled— the animals were neck and neck for three miles of the diflance, when the horfe got an advantage, and won by jockeyfhip, by about too yards. The diflance was performed in thirty.feven minutes, and the road was heavy. A man of the name of Madden was tried on a capital indictment, at the Allizes for Bet kfhire, held at Reading, during the lalt week, for (hooting at another man, with intent to kill; The circumflances attending the cafe were fingular. The prifoner had fold the produCtion of a cherry orchard, at Cookham, but he afterwards repented of the cnntrarff, and wifhed to cancel the bargain. The purchafer repaired to the orchard, when the fruit was fit to gather ; and when In the aft of plucking from the tree, the prifnner appeared with a gun, and flatbed the pan at him. The man remained on the tree, and the prifoner put in ire& prime, difcharged the piece and lodged the contents in the body of the purchafer, who, after a long illnefs from the effeeti of the rash act of the prifoner, recovered. The prifoner was found guilty, and ordered for execution.
Star. — 1807-01-23 (London, England)

AMERE. John Robilion, a Liverpool Captain, was arraigned for the murder of James Williams, a feaman on board the Lancafter, when off the Coati of Africa, on the J 7th of March, 1835. An affidavit was prefented to the Court by the prifoner, eliciting that his trial might be put otF un-• til the next Seffions, on the ground that feveral witmiles were abfent. The affidavit went to hate, that the Filmier, whri was under bail for manflaughter, had been publicly on the Change at Liverpool, arnongfl the crew of the Laneader, from the arrival of the yen!, on the 14th of June, to the 29th of July, unconfcrous that any charge was about to be mad e againft him. The witnefres ho could fpeak to his conduft were the Surgeon of the Lanealler, the third Mate, and a feaman, who had failed from Liverpo4,l oa another voyage, on the 17th of July. He had Leen advifed by his Counfel to nand trial, even in time abfence of thele witncifes; but he would beg the indulgence of the Court to give him the benefit of their tellim6ny. If he had been aware of any charge being about to be made againft him, he mild have prevailed on the witneffes fpoken of to have waited his trial ; and Lkw and Smith, and others, who had inflituted the charge, knew that tilde perfons were in Vverpool and about to go to tea again. Mr. Gaettow enforced the petition, and made many pertinent remarks on the conduit of the accufers, in not innituting the charge whilft he had an opportunity of having the tetliniony of his witneffes ; one of whom, the Sur,,,,e6h, who had attended the deceafed, would be a very impottant witnefs, as would alio the other two. His advice to the prifoner was to !land a trial, even without thole witneffes, huVie preferred their tellimony, and confequently Mr. (Jarrow moved that the prifimer be admitted to bail. The ATTOR N V GENERAL was of opitrion, that the Surgeon was a material witneti, and in cafes of manfiawiliter puifeners were frequently held to bail. The Admiralty had ailed agreeably to the reprefentation of the cane, and he was not inclined to interfere with the queftion, whether, under the circumflances of the cafe, the prifoner lhould be admitted to bail, but milled the Court would hold the prifoucr in. Inch re. c'ognizinees as the cafe required. Hatou Troia YSON i:Cd, that under all the cir•  cumllances or the cafe, the ptirc-ner was entitled to bail, as it would he November before another Admiralty Salon would he held. He was accordingly held to bail, hingelf in fool. and two fureties in 4001. eich.. 7 homa: MO, Richard turfing, and John Frearrti, pilots rut the coalt of Kent, who had been capitally convicted, at a former Seffion, for felonioufly and piratically (Ealing 65 fathoms of cable, and an an• chor, from the hi ig Traveller, on the high leas, were brought up to receive fentence. Judgment was refpited at the former Sefflons, a point of law having arifen, refpeding whether or not the offence was capital. • Sir Wm. SCOTT obferved, that a confultation had been held aniongfl the Judges, who had decided, that by an AO of 39 Geo. HI chap. 32, which AIR recited the 28th Henry
Star. — 1814-02-24 (London, England)

DEAL, FEBRUARY 23.  Arrived his Majesty's ship --, and the Acriva hired armed cutter, from the Roompot.—Came down from the River the Diadem, CHARLTOW, fur Tarragona, and remains in the Downs with his Majesty's ships McmuouTra, Camay, GRIMM, GROW* LER, 'WALD°, and CaAmen—and John and Mary transports, and a division of transports, with the German Legion on board for Germany.—Wind E.S.E.  A barbarous murder was committed on Monday evening at a village called Newton, near Fenny Stratford, in Buckinghamshire, on the body of Mr. VAR• rrsv, an aged *ban, who kept a chandler's shop in that village. It appears that he was robbed, and afterwards most inhumanely murdered. A Bow-strait officer was yesterday dispatched in pursuit of the perpetrators.  i Alin J2VTELLIGENCE. i  COURT OF RING'S BERCI% tEli 22. Tit* JUNG o. rincesi-r.  . -- Mr. CuaWool, stated that this • was an. indictment against the defendant for perjury, In swearing that • certain land .was not formerly part. of the waste of Clapham CoMmon. Mr. Gomm then stated the case, the outlines of which tie-as follow t.—The prosecutor, Dr. Edwards, a Gentleman of eminence in the Civil Law Courts, had, in the month of May, 1811, agreed to purchase of the defendant a house and grounds on Clapham Common, which formerly belonged to Lord 'reignmouth, and which afterwards came to the defendant by purchase. This agreement was completed, and the premises Conveyed to Dr. Edwards in the month of July following. Soon afterwards the Doctor discovered that the ground on which his coach house and stables were built, was formerly inclosed from the waste, and that he had to good title to them, but was liable to be ousted by the Lord of the Manor.— Upon this. he applied to the defendant to rescind the contract, and restore him his purchase money, but the defendant refused to do this, and Dr. Edwards was obliged to file his bill in Chancery for relief.,— The defendant put in his answer to this bill, and swore that the ground in question, to the best of his knowledge and belief, never constituted 2 part of the waste; and upon this answer the perjury was assigned. The Learned Counsel then stated the circumstances acid evidence by which he proposed to prove that the place in question was formerly part of the Common, and that therdefentlant Well knew it. It was first inclosed in the.year 1781, by Mr. Thornton, the present Member for Surrey, with a slight Paling, afterwards it was inclosed with a dwarf wall and open paling, and planted with shrubs.; then' it was sad to Lord Teignmouth, and by him to the present defendant whir others, and they divided. the place into two pasts and built' the coach house and stables previous to the sale to the present.prosecutor. The Learned Counsel also stated a variety of others, to thew a le.noWledge of the fact *of the inclosure in' the present defendant. Upon the production, however, of the defendatit's inover, it appeared that be hid ,sworn that•the apatite*, and not the coach beau, had not been btolton. the waste, and on this defect the deltalent was. acquitted..  ' •
Star. — 1814-12-21 (London, England)

MANSION4IOUS E. Captain of the country ship Caroline, from flombay to Europe, was charged on suspicion c f having murdered, on Friday the 2cl of October last, John Deszer, a quarter-master on board the said ship, on the pa'ssage to Europe. In support of the prosecution, several of the ship's crew appeared to give evidence. Their testimony went to prove, that on the morning an which the deceased met his death, the ship being then. within a few days sail of the Isle of France, the. Captain preferred some complaints against the• deceased, and he was tied up to the mast, when, after receiving a slight punishment, he was released. After breakfast time, however, the deceased was ordered into the cabin, where the Captain demanded an ini ,petition of his papers and accounts. The Captain'n, servant, and another person who was then in tyre C 4 bin, were ordered to withdraw, and the deceased and the Captain was left alone. One or two of the wit' tresses deposed to the door of the cabin being locked, while others stated it was merely closed to. A short time after the Captain and the deceased were left to. gether, a noise was heard, as if proceeding from s•m:e person receiving a beating, which was followed by  •he cries of lc mercy," and " release rnr." after this a shout issued firm some part of the s'aiN that a man was( verblArd, an.l the Captain WAS see/ rushing upon deck, and nude jog out the boat, Tag alarm then became general, ansl evci y.etertion made to save the man who was tI a iservetlastrugg.iri in the water, a sh-rt distance from the ship. Tile ship was et this time sailing at the rate Pf seven ge eight knots an hour, and there was a heavy Every effort to save the deceased was itieffectu.l. The Captain, in his defence, said, that he did re*, n:and, in severe terms, the conduct f the •deccism.l, and acknowledged having struck or slapped him ie the face, and taken hold of his ear, while its the cabin; that after he had done so ho sat dawn At tile table to write, and left t'Ae deceased also sit:ing•in a corner nf the cahin ; that he saw nothing further of him until he heard A noise at one of thacabin windows, all of which were open ; that be there observed wine part 11 of the body of the deceased, who instantly threw Wai-1 self i:;to the water. The investigation occupied more than two blurs, and the Lord Mayor ordered the Captain again to be brought up in a few days, and all the ship's crew who knew any thing ut. the matter to appear.  800 HS. Lately, In Waterford, the Lady of Captain )(alma, of a daughter.  At Bermuda, on the With of October, the Lady of Major Go. neral Hnr•ford of a tlmg'iter. Thursday, at Doding•on, in Gloucestershire, the Hon. Mn, Codrineton, of a dauzlrer.