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the peace exhibited against him, should be read over.

Mr. Moore observed, that the motion for this rule had been made by Mr. Bligh, because higher security for his good behaviour was demanded of him than he of his own accord was inclined to give.

The officer of the Court then commenced to read the articles of the peace exhibited by the earl of Darnley against Mr. Bligh; but had not proceeded far before he was interrupted by Mr. Scarlett, who observed, that he did not wish the whole of them to be read, but only that part of them which was new. This part of them was accordingly read. It recited his lordship's apprehension of personal violence from Mr. Bligh, and set forth that, in the summer of last year, Mr. Bligh was under recognizances of 10,000l., with two sureties under recognizances of 500l. each, to refrain from annoying the noble earl or his family; that on Mr. Bligh's representation to his lordship last August, that he had been compelled before he obtained those sureties to deposit a large sum to indemnify the parties, and that he was desirous of going to the continent, which he could not do unless he were permitted to receive this money back, the earl of Darnley consented that the two sureties should be rescinded on his (Mr. Bligh's) promise that he should offer no further annoyance to his family; that Mr. Bligh made this pledge by letter to the earl's solicitor, in which he said, that he would avoid his lordship as much as possible," consistent with the feelings and honour of a gentle man; instead of doing which,

he lately met the earl of Darnley entering his house in Berkeley-square, and asked him whether he (the earl) would now acknowledge his affidavit to be false; and added, "I will have satisfaction-by G- I will."

Mr. Scarlett then observed, that this was the only insult which Mr. Bligh had offered to the earl of Darnley since he had consented to his liberation. He had now in his hand two affidavits of Mr. Bligh; one of them explained the circumstances of the interview in question in a way somewhat differing from the manner stated by lord Darnley, and also the reasons which had induced him not to quit the country. The other was the previous affidavit on which the motion had been founded.

The Court, after hearing some further arguments, decided, that as Mr. Bligh had not kept his promise to the earl of Darnley when he was permitted to withdraw his sureties last year, the parties should now be replaced in their former situation, and Mr. Bligh must now enter into recognizances to keep the peace towards the said earl and family for the term of four years, himself in the sum of 2,000l.; and either two sureties of 500l. each, or four of 250l. each, as he should find most convenient. Less than that they could not do in the situation in which they were placeda situation which bound them to protect the lives and persons of his majesty's subjects.

Mr. Bligh was then removed out of court in the custody of the tipstaff.

Administration of the effects of Mrs. Frances Mary Shard, late of Torbay-house, in the county

of Devon, and of Harley-street, in the county of Middlesex, was yesterday granted to George Maule, esq. the nominee of his majesty, for the use and benefit of his majesty, the said Mrs. Shard dying intestate, without parent, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, cousin german, or any known relation whatever, whereby her estate became escheated to the crown: her property sworn under 25,000/. OLD BAILEY.-The trial of Tidd and Davidson was resumed this morning, and lasted through the whole day.

The jury retired at 8 o'clock for more than half an hour; and on their return pronounced the verdict against both the prisoners-Guilty upon the third count, excepting the 8th and 10th

overt acts.

Davidson, who had evinced much axiety while the jury were absent, when the verdict was, pronounced appeared to be much dejected. No alteration was evident in the appearance of Tidd.

James William Wilson, Richard Bradburn, John Shaw Strange, James Gilchrist, Charles Cooper, and John Harrison, were then put to the bar.

Mr. Walford wished to draw the attention of the Court to the six unfortunate men at the bar. The fate of their fellow-prisoners had acted as a warning to them, and they were now most anxious to throw themselves upon the mercy of the Court.

Mr. Broderick, as counsel also for the prisoners, begged to add, that he fully concurred in, and approved of, this application to the Court.

Mr. Baron Garrow expressed his approbation, and they all

retracted their former pleas, and pleaded "Guilty." They were then all taken down from the dock, and placed in their different cells. 28. The emperor Alexander has embraced the resolution of banishing the whole body of Jesuits from his dominions, and confiscating their property, ther in land or money, to pious and charitable uses. (See Appendix.)

Very serious complaints are prevalent in Paris, of the existence in the Royal family, of a secret influence adverse to the constitutional charter. In a late debate in the chamber of deputies M. de St. Aulaire, fatherin-law to M. de Cazes, expressed himself, in strong terms, to the effect that there were but "too many proofs of the sinister influence complained of by the petitioner-that there was a party who seemed to recognize another government than that of the king-nay more-another king than the king himself." M. Corbieres, on the contrary, discredited the petition, and compared its alleged conspiracies to the imaginary ones of 1790 and 1791, when an Austrian committee was as much talked of as an ultraroyalist committee now.

This evening, after the play of King Lear had been concluded, Mr. Russell came forward to explain, that the entertainment which had been announced for this evening (The Innkeeper's Daughter) could not be performed, in consequence of the music, which was all in manuscript, having been stolen.

KING'S BENCH-Criminal Information. The prosecutor in this case, Mr. Scarlett said, was a gentleman named Howel, a re

sident in Wales, who united in his proper person the several characters of Magistrate, Doctor of Physic, and Captain of the Carmarthenshire Yeomanry Cavalry these multifarious dignities he had stated most amply and distinctly to the Court in three different affidavits.

Mr. Justice Bayley. He did not set out his pedigree in either of the affidavits, did he, Mr. Scarlett?

Mr. Scarlett. No affidavit, my lord, could have contained it. He would refer, the learned counsel continued, to the affidavits upon which Sir William Owen's motion had been grounded. The affidavit of Mr. Howel stated, that, calling by accident at the house of Mrs. Bowen, of Narbeth, a lady who had formerly been his patient, he had there met Mr. Pawlett Williams, who, without any provocation, costed him in very gross and insulting language, brandished his stick in his face, and quitted the house, calling upon him as "blackguard, scoundrel, and villain," to follow him. He (the plaintiff), however, declined that invitation; upon which the defendant planted himself opposite to the house, and employed at his leisure, a variety of menacing expressions.

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The affidavit went on to say, that the plaintiff having immediately after occasion to go to the post-office, was again accosted by the defendant, who, in the open street, and in the presence of witnesses, repeated that he (Mr. Howel) was a "black guard;" and added, "You are no magistrate, and no physician." Mr. Scarlett contended, that the words, not being imputed as designed to provoke the plaintiff

to a duel, afforded no ground for a criminal information. He should next submit, that his client had already been bound over, at the Quarter Sessions, to keep the peace; and he should further show, that the provocation had been given by the physician, magistrate, and captain, himself. Mr. Scarlett then read an affidavit from the defendant, which set forth that Mr. Howel had, in his medical capacity, formerly attended the family of the plaintiff; but that Mr. Howel having parted with his wife, and taken another lady to live with him, he (the defendant) had declined to continue his visits. This conduct had unfortunately offended the plaintiff, who forthwith declared, that although Mr. Williams had suddenly become so delicate, he had himself been a pimp and a go-between in the affair, and had carried letters and messages to and fro between him (Mr. Howel) and the lady in question.

This assertion, the defendant vowed, was quite untrue; but the report had circulated through the town, and he was universally called "Mr. Howel's pimp."

A second affidavit was then

produced from a gentleman named Plumptree, which stated, that upon the 15th of December, (the day before the assault), he, the deponent, had carried the following message from the plaintiff to the defendant:-"Tell little Clyster-pipe that I shall be in Narbeth to-morrow; and that I shall walk up and down the street, and see if little Clysterpipe will venture to meet me."

The fact was, Mr. Scarlett said, that little Clyster-pipe had not ventured; but had taken refuge in the house of Mrs. Bowen, to which retreat he had been fol

lowed by the plaintiff. The words spoken were admitted, but the brandishing of the stiek was denied.

The Lord Chief-Justice thought that a tribunal somewhat short of the Court of King's-bench might be competent to arrange the dispute between the parties.

Rule dismissed, without costs. 30. Extract of a letter from Liverpool dated the 27th ult.: General D'Evereux sailed this day for Columbia. He was acconipanied by several officers of his staff, his chaplain, and about 30 young gentlemen, who in emulation of their countrymen of the Irish Legion, have consecrated their lives and swords to the cause of South American freedom.

Lately, at Stropsley, near Luton, in Bedfordshire, a man named Bean, by trade a wheelwright, took out his two children, one aged about three years, and the other about fourteen months, in a small child's chaise cart, into a lane, at a short distance from his house, where, having almost severed their heads from their bodies with a razor, he cut his own throat with the same instrument. The children were found dead by some neighbours, a short time after wards, and near them the wretched father, who unhappily survives. A coroner's inquest was the next day held on the bodies of the infants; when the verdict returned was, "Killed by their father while in a state of insanity."

The Paris papers say, "On Friday night last, the 28th ult. about eleven o'clock, a loud explosion was heard in the neighbourhood of the Pavilion of the Thuilleries, inhabited by their royal highnesses Monsieur and the Duchess de Berri, It was found

that a petard, with a lighted fuse, had been thrown beneath the gallery which separates the Place Carousel from the Rue de Rivoli. The fragments of the combustible instrument were found and preserved. Her royal highness was awakened by the explosion, but no other accident resulted from the deed."

MANCHESTER, April April 28"A serious disturbance took place on Tuesday last at Oldham. In the afternoon six soldiers of the 7th Dragoon Guards were getting some refreshment at the Bull's Head inn. They were in a large company, amongst whom were many violent radicals. The radicals appeared determined to insult the soldiers. They drank many seditious toasts. One of them 66 was, May the skins of all Church and King men serve as drum heads for the radical armies." One man d-d the King, another began singing a song in praise of Hunt, when one of the soldiers, who was irritated beyond forbearance by their previous rebellious conduct, seized this radical's white hat, and flung it into the fire. Immediately all the radicals began to attack the soldiers, and a general scuffle ensued.

The tables and chairs were broken to furnish weapons, and several wounds were inflicted on both sides. One of the soldiers contrived to get out of the room, and ran instantly to the barracks for assistance, to rescue his companions. On their arrival at the public house, they found their companions were confined in the house by the radicals, who had fastened the doors, and were severely beating the soldiers within. Some of the soldiers entered through the windows, others through an opening, which they

made in the pannel of the door, and their companions were rescued. As the military were returning to the barracks, they were again attacked by the radicals, who hissed and shouted at them." DISINTERESTED CONDUCT OF A FRENCH COMMODORE.-The Hero, Urquhart, master, of Banff, ran on shore on the 5th of September last, about ten leagues from Bahia. Upon the application of Mr. Pennell, British consul, an officer and boat's crew were placed at his (Mr. Pennell's) disposal, by Monsieur Roussin, commodore of a French squadron at that time lying at Bahia, and by their assistance the Hero was got off without much damage, and has since arrived safe in England. Mr. Pennell wished to present a sword to Mons. Jerome Vanloue, the French commodore's eleve, and to make some pecuniary recompense to the boat's crew for their services; but Mons. Roussin would not permit him.

When his majesty was last taking an equestrian airing on the Downs, near Brighton, accompanied by sir B. Bloomfield, a farmer rode up to and addressed the latter, respectfully observing, that the horses in diverging from the usual track had got upon lands where seeds were sown, the trampling of which might be of some injury to him. The sovereign bowed, indicative of his approbation of the freedom used, and the horses were instantly guided to the common road.

ASSIZES LANCASHIRE.-The calendar contained the names of 123 prisoners; and 43 of the cases were prosecutions by the Bank of England. The assizes were so heavy, that justice Park sat no less than 16 days, and judge

Bailey 8; 34 prisoners received sentence of death; 5 were left for execution for forged notes, 1 for shooting and robbing, and 1 for cow stealing.

Bills were once more in vain preferred against Meagher, Tebbutt, and Shehmerdine, for cutting and stabbing on the 16th of August.

YORK.-W. Radcliffe, esq. Rouge Croix, pursuivant at arms, of the Herald college, was found guilty of forging a marriage register, with a view to assist in making out his own pedigree, and tracing his relationship to the Derwentwater family, in order to impose on the governors of Greenwich hospital. The offence took place in 1801, by the interpolation of a marriage in an old register book of the parish of Ravensfield, for the 16th century. He was fined 50l. and ordered to be imprisoned 3 months in York castle.

At York assizes, forty-one prisoners received sentence of death; one of whom was executed.

Mitchell (denounced as a spy at the York meeting) was tried at the Pontefract sessions, for having, on the 4th of October last, made use of seditious words in a meeting at Halifax. He was found guilty, and sentenced by the Court to be imprisoned six months in York castle, and find sureties, for two years, himself in 100%., and two sureties in 50l. each.

CHESHIRE. Jacob Magennis for shooting at William Birch, constable, was found guilty at Chester, on the 8th ult. and since executed. The jury also convicted a Mr. Bruce of the same capital offence, but in consequence of some favourable cir

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