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Archibald Stewart, cattle-dealer, swore, that being upon the streets of Stirling, upon the evening of the 11th of October, he saw three or four men coming up, one of whom was a big man; that he was immediately knocked down and robbed of the money libelled upon, and that he was much cut and bruised by a blow on the head, which bled very much, and rendered him senseless; when the money was taken from him, he heard them say, "lay to him.”;

He acknowledged that he had been drinking drams on his way to Stirling, and after he arrived there, but was not intoxicated, and knew very well what he was about. This witness not understanding the English language well, was examined in Gaelic by a gentleman who was sworn to interpret faithfully the answers he made.

Some witnesses proved Stewart's getting the Falkirk notes libelled, at the Falkirk market, on the 11th.

Other witnesses swore, that the prisoner was at Falkirk Tryst on the 9th and 10th of October, when he was considered as a very suspicious character, and that he was at Stirling on the 11th, when the robbery was committed, and was seen passing the house, near to which Stewart was knocked down and robbed, about the time of the robbery. He was traced to Edinburgh, and from thence to Dumfries, and he had changed 201. notes of the Falkirk Bank, at several public-houses on the road. He was apprehended at Dumfries, and the Falkirk notes found in his possession, as above-mentioned, by Sir T. Kirkpatrick.

The several declarations of the prisoner were then read, which were very contradictory.

The Lord Advocate addressed the

jury for the crown, at considerable length, in a very able speech, as did J. H. McKenzie, Esq. for the pri

soner.

The Lord Justice Clerk summed up the evidence with his usual candour and ability, and the jury were ordered to return their verdict the next day at one o'clock. The court accordingly met this day, when the jury returned their verdict, all in one voice finding the pannel guilty; and, after a suitable address from the Lord Justice Clerk, he was sentenced to be executed at Stirling, on Friday, the 21st of February next.

17th.-NOTTINGHAM.-On Saturday last a number of men, supposed not less than forty, disguised in various ways, and armed with pistols, &c. proceeded to the house of Mr Benson; and, after sentinels had been placed at all the neighbours' doors, and the avenues leading to it, about eight entered; and some of them drove the family into the pantry, with threats of immediate death, if they created the least alarm, with the exception of one woman, who was expected every hour to fall in travail, and she was permitted to remain in the parlour; the rest proceeded into the work-shop, and demolished the eight frames in about as many minutes. They escaped without detection. On Monday evening, about six o'clock, eight men entered the house of Mr Noble, at New Radford, in various disguises, and armed with different instruments; while one remained below to take care of Mrs Noble, the others proceeded up stairs to demolish four warp lace frames, because they were making what is called two course hole. In vain Mr Noble informed them that he was receiving eightpence a yard more than the standing price. "It

was not the price," they said, "but the sort of net that they objected to;" and he was forced out of his frame with the blow of a sword, which narrowly missed his head, and which cut asunder nearly the whole of the threads across his frames. The screams of his wife, (which a severe blow on the head with the butt-end of a pistel could not still) brought him down to her assistance, where he found a neighbour, who had come in at the back door to their aid, and who, in conjunction with Mr Noble, seized one of the men in the house, and attempted to disarm him; but he finding himself in danger, called out Ned Ludd, when his companions rushed down stairs, before they had demolished the fourth frame, to his rescue; and in the scuffle, one of them snapped a pistol, which happily missed fire. When their companion was liberated, they found the door fast; but they cut it in pieces in a few seconds, and forced their way through a collected crowd, threatening destruction to any one who should attempt to oppose them.-The house of Mr Slater, of New Radford, was also entered late on Tuesday night; the first man presenting a drawn swerd to his breast when he opened the door, suspecting it had been his own apprentice who wanted to come in; but the depredators contented themselves with cutting the warp asunder on the beam of the frame, and with taking away the wheels which are necessary to the formation of the two-course hole mesh. The same night two plain cotton frames were broken at Sneinton; their holders being charged with working at an abated price. On Saturday se'nnight a hay-stack was burnt at Bolwell; and we have just learnt that two frames, belonging to a hosier in

this town, were last night broken in the parish of Westhallam, in Derbyshire. A picquet of an hundred men now parades the streets of Nottingham, in separate parties, headed by the civil authorities, every night.

The spirit of riot that has so long afflicted the town and neighbourhood of Nottingham, is said to have extended to Leeds. On Wednesday night last, at nine o'clock, the magistrates were suddenly convened, and were informed that within about two hours an attack was to be made by a number of persons on some premises at Shipscar, where the dressing machinery, introduced about twelve months since, had been established. After a few minutes consultation, the troops of horse quartered in the town were ordered out, and proper means were employed to assemble the civil power. It was stated, that the men to be concerned in the outrage were to have their faces blackened, and to be armed with short hammers. the time appointed, a number of persons were seen passing and repassing the spot; but they seemed to have taken the alarm, and not to be dis posed to collect for the accomplishment of their design. In this situa tion, the purpose being apparently abandoned for the night, one of them was seized at the bridge, when a hammer and a large piece of burnt cork were found upon him. He was conducted to York Castle.

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R. WILLIS. 20th.-OLD BAILEY.-On Satur day the court was greatly crowded in order to witness the trial of Mr Benjamin Walsh, charged with having stolen from Sir Thomas Plomer a sum of money to a considerable amount. The prisoner, on his entrance into the court, was much affected, and it was some time before the trial, owing to his extreme agitation, commenced. The circumstances attending this affair having been already fully detailed, we deem it unnecessary to enter into the mass of evidence adduced on the occasion, and which was precisely similar. Mr Walsh was allowed the indulgence of a chair, which he gladly accepted. During the whole of the trial Mr Walsh scarcely held up his head, but kept

The prosecution was conducted by Mr Garrow, and the prisoner's defence by Mr Scarlet.

'T'he Chief Baron then addressed the jury. It appeared, he said, that the prisoner had, a long time previous to his receiving the check from Sir Thomas Plomer, bespoke the purchase of some American stock. It also appeared that the prisoner had purchased several articles of dress, stockings, &c. alleging his intention of going out of town; and it also appeared, that as soon as the check was received and the purchase of the stock completed, he left London with the hope of quitting the country and of settling in America. Should these circumstances be sufficient to show that the prisoner had anticipated the scheme of defrauding Sir Thomas Plomer, and arranged his plans accordingly, the jury would say he was guilty. On the other hand, should they consider the evidence not conclusive, they would instantly acquit him.

The jury consulted for about five minutes, and returned a verdict of Guilty, leaving a point of law for the judges to decide whether guilty of felony or a misdemeanour.

LOSS OF THE ST GEORGE AND DEFENCE. Two mails from Anholt have arrived, which, we lament to state, bring certain intelligence of the loss of his Majesty's ships St George and Defence. By accounts from Copenhagen, of the 31st ultimo, it appears that they were stranded on the morning of the 24th of December, on the west coast of Jutland, in the district of Ringkooping. In half an hour after she struck, the Defence went in pieces, and only five seamen

and one marine were saved. The destruction of the St George was less speedy than that of her ill-fated consort, as in the afternoon of the following day, a number of people were observed from the shore, standing on her cabin and stern-frame. A part of the crew got on a piece of the mast which was cut away, but owing to the violence of the wind, waves, and current, it was supposed that very few could have escaped. Some attempted to save themselves on a raft, but they are reported to have perished. According to the accounts which had reached Copenhagen, of 1400 men, of whom the crews consisted, only eighteen were saved! The admiral, and the captain of the St George, and Captain Atkins, of the Defence, with all the officers of the two ships, perished. These fatal shipwrecks are stated to have taken place 600 yards from the shore, and the seamen saved from the Defence, attributed their catastrophe to the misfortune which befel the St George, in the loss of her masts, during a previous gale, as is already known to our readers. In her helpless state, the Defence and Cressy were appointed to protect her. It was fatal to the former; the Cressy is safe.

22d.--CORN EXCHANGE.--To-day we have considerable further arrivals of wheat, and the trade again heavy in sales at lower prices; barley like. wise lower excepting fine; malt and white pease scarcely keep their price, as also beans of each description; we likewise have considerable fresh arrivals of oats, and this trade is quoted cheaper.-Flour, heavy sale at Monday's reduction of 5s. per sack, and very few sales at the late price.

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25th. On Saturday the two archbishops, the Duke of Montrose, the Earl of Aylesford, and Earl Winchelsea, held a council at Windsor, and examined the king's physicians. The report was, that the agitation of his majesty's mind continued with very little abatement of violence until Wednesday week, when it subsided, and his majesty has been much more composed ever since.-The bulletin which the physicians signed is as follows:

Windsor Castle, January 25. His majesty is nearly in the same state in which he was previous to the late increase of his disorder.

(Signed) H. HALFORD.

M. BAILLIE.

W. HEBERDEN.
J. WILLIS.
R. WILLIS.

27th.-Lord Wellington invested Ciudad Rodrigo on the 8th. The enemy had increased the difficulty of approaching the place by a strong redoubt constructed on the Hill of St Francisco. It was necessary to attempt to take it; it was stormed on the night of the 8th by a detachment of the light division, led by Lieut.Col. Colborn. The work was carried in the most brilliant manner, and all the garrison either killed or taken. Our loss was only six men kllled;

Capt. Main and Lieut. Woodgate of the 52d, and Lieut. Hawkesley, of the 95th, with 14 men wounded. By this success Lord Wellington has been enabled to break ground within 600 yards of the place, the redoubt of St Francisco being converted into a part of the first parallel.

General Hill entered Merida on the 30th December. He had hoped to surprise General Dombrowski, but his approach was discovered by a patrole. The French general retreated from Merida, leaving magazines of bread and wheat, and several unfinished works. On the 1st, General Hill marched to attack Drouet's corps d'armee at Almandrelgo, but the enemy retreated to Zafra, abandoning 450,000 pounds of wheat, &c.

On the 3d, a detachment of our cavalry beat a body of the enemy's horse at Puenco del Maltro, taking two officers and thirty men prisoners, Gen. Drouet retreating to Llerena. Gen. Hill found it useless to pursue him, and returned on the 5th Jan. to Merida.

28th.-Capt. O'Donahue, aidede camp to Col. Skerret, arrived this morning, with dispatches from Major-General Cook, and Colonel Skerrett, containing the satisfactory intelligence of the complete repulse of a strong detachment of the French army under Victor, in an attempt to take Tariffa by storm, on the 31st December, and that on the morning of the 4th January the whole of the French army retreated from before that place, leaving in possession of the allied troops the whole of the artillery, ammunition, and stores.

The French force employed under Marshal Victor, in the attempt to reduce Tariffa, appears to have consisted pf 10,000 men, and the allied force opposed to them not more than 1000

British, 700 or 800 Spanish troops. Colonel Skerrett speaks in the strong. est terms of the admirable conduct of the troops under his command. He particularly praises Colonel Lord Proby, second in command, and Lieut. Col. Gough, of the 2d battalion 37th regiment, and Captain Smith of the Royal Engineers.

The British loss consists of two officers, Lieut. Longly, R. E. and Lieut. Hall, 2d batt. 47th, and 7 rank and file killed :-Three officers, Lieut. Hill, 2d batt. 47th, Lieutenant Carrall and Ensign Waller, 2d batt. 87th, and 24 rank and file wounded.

The late Lord Newton, whose death was announced in our Register for 1811, was descended of the Hays of Rannes, one of the most ancient branches of the family of Hay. He was born in the year 1747, and was called to the bar in 1769. He had so thoroughly studied the principles of the profession on which he now entered, that he used often to say, "that he was as good a lawyer at that time as he ever was at any future period." His strong natural abilities, assisted with such preparation for bu. siness, could not fail to attract notice, and he became soon distinguished for his acuteness, his learning, and his profound knowledge of law. It was remarkable of him, that he always appeared as much versed in the common and daily practice of the court, and even in those minute forms that are little known, except to the inferior practitioners, as in the higher branches of legal knowledge, that are only understood by the greatest lawyers. The great simplicity of character which he carried with him through the whole of life, was no where more conspicuous than in his appearances at the bar. His pleadings exhibited a

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