conftables, humanely washing his face, and taking care of him. Various were the accounts of the accident. Many faid he was knocked down by the conftables; and one man in particular, obferved "thefe Wapping conftables are pretty fellows, for they knock down their own men inftead of others!" [Here Mr. Morgan, as counfel for the crown, undertook a kind of crofs examination of Mr. Sheridan, about sticks and ftaves; but the replies he received were of too pointed a nature, for the learned barrister to proceed, with advantage to his caufe, or to retreat with much credit to himself.] Evidence was now called to invalidate the teftimony of that John Jofeph, who fivore pofitively that Nicholson ftruck the deceafed. Serjeant Hubbard, of the Coldftream Regiments of Guards, knew Jofeph ten years; remembers his receiving 500 lafhes in America, by fentence of a court martial, for charging a gentleman with an unnatural crime; he would not believe him even upon his oath. Henry Wright, Turnkey of Tothill fields Bridewell, had Jofeph repeatedly in his cuftody for various offences; and is fure no one who knew him would credit a word he spoke. Serjeant Phillipfon knew him three years in America, and would not credit his oath on any account. many Jofephus Roffey has known him years; would not take his oath for a farthing. Court to fury. Gentlemen, the prifoner, Patrick Nicholfon, ftands indicted for the wilful murder of Nicholas Caffon; and with respect to the three laft prifoners, after having gone through the evidence on the part of the profecution, I ftated to you whether you wifhed that they fhould be put on their defence, and you thought as I did, that there was not fufficient evidence to put them on their defence, as to being prefent at the time; therefore in the long evidence which I am going to ftate to you, you will confider the prifoner Patrick Nicholfon only. The firft witnefs was Thomas Davey, he is contradicted by almost every other witnefs, and his evidence is very little material as to the charge against this prifoner; you will obferve that neither Gilmore nor the other witneffes were examined before the Coroner, before Juftice Wilmot, or before the Grand Jury who found the bill last Friday, and the cafe refts upon the credit you give to thefe three witneffes on the part of the profecution, to which you must fubjoin the evidence refpecting the character of John Jofeph, who is the only perfon that was examined before with refpect to this tranfaction. The other witnesses were never known to be witneffes till this morning, and the Council fay they have not their names in their briefs; if you believe thefe three witneffes, to be fure the charge is proved against the prifoner: but fuppofing you thould give credit to these three witneffes, fuppofing you can poffibly give credit to the three witneffes examined for the. profecution, with all their variations and contradictions, and the character of Jofeph, there is another matter for your confideration, which is, what is the offence? now every one of the witnesses that have been. examined on the part of the prifoner, and not contradicted at all, own, that the first attack was given by the conftables; if fo, what the people did, may be faid to be in their own defence, and one of them giving an accidental blow, you cannot make it any thing but man-flaughter: but for my own part, I think on the variations and contradictions that appear on the part of the witneffes for the profecution, it is for you to determine whether you will not acquit the prisoners. PATRICK NICHOLSON, JAMES WARD, JOSEPH SHAW, JAMES MURRAY, NOT GUILTY. Mr, Erkine. My Lord, Mr. O'Brien, who was included in this indictment, came here for the purpofe of furrendering himfelf, if you can fpare a few minutes to have him arraigned, I believe I may truft to the candour of the learned Gentlemen on the part of the profecution, that they have no further evidence. Mr. Mergan. I cannot fay I can give ftronger evidence against him than I have already given. Dennis O'Brien, Efq. was then indicted for the wilful murder of Nicholas Caffon, and aiding, abetting, and affifting in the faid murder. There being no other evidence, he was acquitted. Patrick Kenny and Thomas Nicholson, were indicted (the next morning) for the wilful murder of the faid Nicholas Caffon. Mr. Garrow, My Lord, the Council for the Crown decline to give any evidence against thefe prifoners. Both acquitted. COM COMMEMORATION of HANDEL. WES THIRD PERFORMANCE. ESTMINSTER ABBEY was thronged on Saturday, May 30, equal to the first day. Their Majefties did not arrive till half paft twelve, when the Hallelujah's of impatience which had previously refounded in every part of the Abbey, ceafed. The Princess Royal, Princefs Augufta, Princes Elizabeth, and three of the younger Princeffes, with a numerous fuit of Royal attendants, were prefent. The Meffiah was immediately begun; the band was led by Mr. Cramer. The vocal performance was fupported by a moft refpectable lift. Mr. Harrison. in "Comfort ye, &c." acquitted himself very ably. Mr. Rheinhold fung with his ufual judgment and power. The Rev. Mr. Clark, Meff. Champnefs and Norris were very refpectable. Mifs Cantelo appeared rather frightened, but notwithfinding gave great fatisfaction in "Come unto me all ye, &c." Signor Tafca fung with great power "Behold I tell you, &c." It is above panegyric to do juffice to the excellence of Madam Mara, particularly in the air "I know that my Redeemer liveth;" it was fung with the utmost energy and fweetness. The King feemed particularly pleafed with her various perform. ances. The effect of the chorufes is not to be deferibed, from the combination of fine voices which united in them, and the echoes of the Gothic roof, by which their founds were prolonged. Mr. Bates played the organ with his ufual brilliancy of finger. The whole of this performance was conducted in a maner to do the highest honor to the Conductor and the Directors to whofe charge the management fell, and at the head of whom Mr. Simpfon must be placed. The Oratorio ended a little before four o'clock, when their Majefties took their departure in a very gracious manner. The Royal defcendants retired from the audience with every demonftration of politenefs -the youngest Princefs, not accuftomed to fuch meetings, was prompted by the Princefs Royal to make her obeifance; it unfortunately happened, that the front of the ftate box was nearly as high as the Princefs's chin, fo that her head was invifible for a time: the Princefs Royal could not restrain the laugh, fo much provoked, and every lip wore a fimile. His Majefty was dreffed in a fuit of petit gris and gold. The Queen was in white, and difplayed a profufion of diamonds; but her richeft ornaments were her fix lovely defcendants, arrayed in the charms of native beauty, and looks of tranfcendant innocence ! The Princefs Royal appeared in a prune colour. The drefs of the Princefs Augufta was a dove lufteftring. The Princefs Elizabeth was apparelled in in a Pomona colour. The following infcription, on a tablet H A N D E L, On the 26th and 29th of May, On the 3d and 5th of June, Was fele&ed Sir Richard Jebb, Bart. And conducted by JOAH BATES, Efq On the Wednesday and Saturday following, the peformance was repeated by command of their Majefties. Foreign and Domeftic Occurrences. LONDON GAZETTE INTELLIGENCE. TH HE King was this day pleafed to confer the honour of Knighthood on Charles Booth, Efq. High Sheriff of the county of Kent. June 2. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on Richard King, Efq. late a Commodore in his Majefty's fleet in the Eaft Indies. June 4. This day being the anniversary of the King's Birth-day, the fame was obferved at Court, where there was a very fplendid and numerous appearance of the Nobility Foreign Minifters, and other perfons of diftinétion, to compliment his Majefty on the occafion. The guns in the Park and at the Tower, were fired at one o'clock; and in the evening there was a bill at Court, and illuminations and other public demonftrations of joy throughout London and Weftminster. LONDON GAZETTE. June 12, 1784. St. James's, June 9. THE following addrefs of the archbishop, bishops, and clergy of the province of Canterbury, in convocation affembled, was this day prefented to his Majefty by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. Moft Gracious Sovereign, fubjects, the archbishop, bishops, and clergy, We, your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal of the province of Canterbury, in convocation affembled, beg leave to approach your royal prefence with thofe fentiments of veneration and respectful attachment, which are but a just return for your Majefty's unwearied exertions for the public welfare. It is with the utmoft fatisfaction we embrace every opportunity of profeffing to your Majefty and to the world, our deep fenfe of all the bleffings we enjoy under your mild and aufpicious government: but we should be unmindful of our character as minifters of the gospel, if we omitted to express our warmeft acknowledgments for that firm fupport of our holy religion, as by law cftablished, which your Majefty hath fo much at heart, and of which we experience the most convincing proofs in your protection, and from your example. We trust that we prize thefe bleffings as we ought; but we are fenfible that no expreffions of duty on our part will be fo acceptable to your Majefty, as the affurance of our earnest endeavours, in our refpective ftations, to advance the glory of God, and the good of mankind, by the promotion of true chriftian piety and virtue; remembering always, that obedience to civil government must have its root in the fear of God; that it must be propagated, nourished, and preferved by religion. By fuch means we fhall best approve ourfelves faithful pastors and good citizens, duti ful fubjects of your Majesty, and true lovers of our country's interefts, which whoever would divide can be a friend to neither. May the Almighty, from whom princes derive not only their authority, but their fufficiency alfo for the exercife of it, proportion his affistance to the difficulties with which fuch a fituation is encompaffed. May he continue, out of his goodness to this nation, to protect and preferve you; to crown with fuccefs your endeavours for the publie fervice, and require them with the willing obedience of a grateful people. May your Majefty's reign over us be long and happy; each fucceeding year being marked with the bleffings of peace, and public profperity, and with every additional circumftance of domestic felicity. To which addrefs bis Majefty was pleased to re turn the following most gracions anfwer: 1 THANK you for this very dutiful and affectionate addrefs. I receive, with pleasure, your expreffions furances of your earnest endeavours to adof zeal for our holy religion, and your af vance the glory of God, and the good of mankind, by the promotion of true chriftian piety and virtue. I fhall ever continue to support, to the utand civil rights of my people. most of my power, the Church of England, as by law established, as well as the religious ! The King has been pleafed to give and grant unto Benjamin Vaughan, Efq; a captain in the Royal Artillery, who has from his infancy been conftantly called Marlow, his royal licence and authority for confirming the faid furname of Marlow to the faid Ben Jamin Vaughan, called Marlow, and that he of Marlow only, (fuch arms being first duly and his iffue may bear the furname and arms exemplified according to the laws of arms, and recorded in the Heralds office) in compliance with the petition of Benjamin Marlow, of Shirley in the parish of Milbrooke in the county of Southampton, Efq. Rear jefty's fleet, whofe wife Anne, daughter of Admiral of the White Squadron of his MaWilliam Morfe, of Gofport, in the county of Southampton, gentleman, deceased, was fifter Vaughan, called Matlow, by her husband of Hannah, mother of the faid Benjamin Nercas Vaughan, late of Gofport aforefaid, gentleman, deceafed; and allo to order, that this his Majefty's conceffion and declaration be registered in his Majefty's College of Arms. and on fuch unprohibited merchandizes as they export from Conftantinople, to their own country, after paying the other customs prefcribed by the Imperial Capitulations. The plague prevails in many parts of this city, particularly in the quarters of the arfenal and harbour, though its progrefs is happily retarded by the coldness of the weather, and the Northerly winds. The accounts from the islands are very alarming. At Smyrna the infection has increafed confiderably, and has again manifefted itself at Kerfon. Venice, June 5. The plague rages in Dalmatia, particularly at Spalatro, which City, confifting lately of about four thousand inha. bitants, is already nearly depopulated. The fuburbs however are yet free from the contagion, nor has it hitherto extended itself further in the neighbouring Island of Brazza. Hague, May 31. His Moft Serene Highnefs the Stadtholder, according to his promife, has fent a miffive to the fates of Holland, and West Friezland, wherein he deplores the prefent divifions that prevail in the councils of the nation. Complaints of the heavy charges brought against him, and enters into a minute juftification of his conduct. This miffive is accompanied with the long talked, and highly complained of engagement between his Highness and the Duke of Brunswick; it confifts of four articles, preceded by a preamble, wherein the attachment of the said Duke to the Prince's father is highly extolled, and the very laft requeft of the late Stadtholder adduced as a reafon for the Duke's being requefted to continue to affift the prefent one, with his councils. As the faid preamble is a mere recapitulation of the fervices already rendered to the fates by the aforefaid Duke, and of confiderable length, we thall content ourfelves with laying before our readers the four articles alluded to, as conftituting the very effence of that agreement. Art. I. The aforementioned Duke of Brunswick doth hereby promife and engage to affift with his council and advice in regulating every matter, both in the military and other departments whatever, within our direction, at every time, and as often as by us fhall be required, or thought ufeful and neceffary. 11. That the faid Duke fhall be bound to ferve us faithfully in every affair entrusted to him, to affift us with his council and advice to the best of his abilities, and the dictates of his confcience, for the prefervation. of our authority, rights, and prerogatives, and for the greater profperity of the States, without deviating therefrom, through favour or diflike to any particular province, town, college, or any member thereof, or through any other motive of whatever nature it might be, promifing to himself no other end than what can tend, in the most efficacious manner, to fupport and maintain our true intereft, promote the pub III. That the faid Duke fhall, for the above purpofes, conftantly remain near our perfon, and thall hold himself particularly obliged to accompany us in the tour which we propofe to make thortly through the various provinces, towns, &c. within the diffrict of our Stadtholderthip. IV. On the other hand, we folemnly do promife and engage, in the strongest manner, to indemnify and exonerate the faid Duke of Brunfwick, in regard to all and every thing he thall or may do; as feems meet, from his becoming, at any time hereafter, retponible for his affifting us as aforefaid; and we hereby do exonerate him, being unwilling that the faid Deke fhould become accountable to any one whatever but ourselves, or be deemed refponfible in cafe any accident should befal us, while the prefent engagement remains in force. We alfo will and infift, that the aforefaid Duke be exonerated from all man. ner of refpenfibility, by delivering, or caufing to be depofited, in the office of our private Secretary, the writings and inftruments that might then be in his hands concerning our geftion as hereditary Stadtholder, &c. without he, the faid Duke, being compellable to give any account of the fame to our heirs, fucceffors, or others, that may hereafter claim a right thereto, much lets to become refponsible, or be thereto compelled by any means whatever. Extract of a Letter from L'Orient, June 2. "The Council of War, affembled in this City, have given fentence on the affair of the 12th of April, 1782. The following is the fentence, as it was committed to the Court, on May 23 Le Ville de Paris-M. le Compte de Graffe, acquitted unanimoufly. The Hercule-Monf. Coalis, reprimanded. The Neptune-Monf. D'Alenis, ditto. Souverain-M. de Glandeves, acquitted. Le Palmier-M. de Martellery acquitted. L- Northumberland-M. de Combaud, acquitted unan moutly. L'Augufte-M. de Bougainville, repri manded unanimously, for having rafbly ha zarded his life. L'Ardent M. de Govzillon, fufpended for three months unanimoufly. Le Scipion-Monf. de Chavels, acquitted. Le Le Brave M. D'Amblimont acquitted. Le Citoyen--M. Dettry, acquitted. L'Hector M. de Beaumanoir, acquitted and commended unanimously. Le Cæfar-M. Lamb, ditto. Le Dauphin Royal-M. de Montperoux, acquitted, not unanimously. Le Languedoce-M D'Aros, acquitted. Le Couronne-M. de Mitton, acquitted. L'Eveille-Monf. de Tilly, acquitted. Le Sceptre-Monf. Le Comte de Vaudreuil, acquitted, but not unanimously. Le Glorieux-Monf. de Troghoff, difcharged and commended unanimoufly. Le Diadem-Monf. de Montecler, acquit ted unanimoufly. Le D-tin--M. de Goimpy, ditto. Le Magnanime-M. le Bigne, acquitted, but not unanimoufly, and that it thould be recorded in the journal to be prefented to the Minifter, that after the relief of the morning, he endeavoured to retreat and Aly. Je Ralchi-M. de Medines, acquitted unanimovily. Le Conquerant--M. de 1- Grandigre, ditto. Le Magnifique--M. de Marteignes, ditto. Le Triomphant-M. le Marquis de Vaudreuil, difcharged, but not unanimoufly. La Bourgoyne-M. de Charité, unaniTootly acquitted and commended. Le Duc de Bour ovne-M. d'Efpinous, reprimanded unanimoufly. Le Marfeillois-M. de Caßelline, acquitted and commended unanimoufly. Le Pluton-M. d'Albert de Rioms, ditto. All the captains of the frigates and cutters were acquitted unanimoufly." Saturday, June 26th, Mr. Arkinfon was brought up to the Court of King's Bench, in erder to abide the determination thereof; when Mr. Bearcroft, on his behalf, produced an affidavit fworn by Mr. Atkinfon, which was read, and tended to throw a great many different lights on the subject, and to elucidate the feveral points on which he was found guilty. He was alfo permitted via voce, to go into the different flatements of the account which he had with the Victuallingoffice, explaining the transactions thereof with great accuracy and precifion, which by fome means or other were neglected, and not produced at the trial. Earl Mansfield then recapitulated the evidence given at the trial, and compared it with that now offered, and pointed out fome very material parts, that went in a great measure to clear him from the imputations he laboured under. He faid, in order that febftantial justice might be done to both parties, either to punish the guilty or protect the innocent, it would be neceffary to have affidavits from the Commiffioners of the Victualling-office (though fome of them had been examined at the trial) and all papers and accounts in their poffesion relative to this bufi-* nefs, and poftpone the further confideration thereof till they can be produced. Mr. At kinfon was therefore remanded to prifon ; but whether judgment will be given this term or not is very uncertain. Wednesday morning June 23. At eleven o'clock came on at the Huffings, in MillJane, Tooley-freet, the election of a Member for the Borough of Southwark, in the room of Sir Barnard Turner, deceased. The candidates were, Sir Richard Hotham, for. merly Member for Southwark, and Paul le Meturier, Efq; a director of the Eafi-India Company. Upon the thew of hands, the majority appeared in favour of Sir Richard Hotham; but the friends of Mr. le Mesurier demanded a poll in his favour, which immediately commenced. At the clofe of the poll the numbers were 533 406 LONDON GAZETTE PREFERMENTS. June 5. The King has been pleated to conftitute Francis Townsend, Efq. Rouze Croix Purfuivant of Arms, to be Windfor Herald of Arms, in the room of George Harrison, Efq. promoted. St. James's, June 12. The King has been pleafed to appoint William Hanbury, Efq. to be his Majesty's agent and conful in the circle of Lower Saxony, and free, cities of Bremen and Lubeck. Dublin Cafe, June 8. Letters Patent have been paffed under the Great Seal of Ireland, granting the office and place of conftable of the cattle of Cafilemain, in the County of Kerry, to Anthony Botet, Efq. Carlton Houfe, June 19. The Prince of Wales has been pleafed to appoint the Lord Vilcount St. Afaph to be one of the gentlemen of his Royal Highness's bedchamber. St. James's, June 19. The King has been pleafed to grant unto William Reynolds, of Lincoln's-Inn, in the county of Middletes, Eq. only fon of William Reynolds, of Chelmsford, in the county of Effex, Efq. and his iffue, his Royal licence and authority to take and ufe the furname, and bear the arms of Lucas only, purfuant to the request of his maternal aunts, Mary and Patty Lucas, daughters and coheirs of James Lucas, late of Chelmsford, Efq. deceased, such arms being first duly exemplified according to the laws of arms, and recorded in the Herald's Office; and alfo to order, that this his Majesty's conceffion and declaration be registered in his College of Arms. |