any proposed change, it is necessary that it should be understood that lord Camden never engaged to communicate to lord Castlereagh any circumstances respecting it, before the termination of the expedition." 21. Mr. Barrett, a wine-merchant in Mark-lane, was arrested on suspicion of being the person who committed the assault and rape on miss Latham at Worthing. In his first examination, which we private, the lady swore positively to his person but on the next appearence Mr. Alley and Willet at tended for the defendant. The former gentleman briefly addressed Mr. Neve the magistrate, and requested, on behalf of his client, that the examination should be public, in order that the case might be fairly represented to the public.

The testimony of the prosecutrix was read over, and which was as follows:-She was walking along South-street, Worthing, about seven o'clock, on the 10th of July, after having left her brother and maid-servant at a bathing machine, when she was overtaken by the defendant, who took her by the arm, and pressed his conversation to her. The young lady declined his company, but he still solicited her to granthim five minutes conversation. The defendant followed her to the door of her lodgings, where he left her. The next morning, miss Latham saw the defendant pass the house, but she supposed he did not see her. On the morning of the 12th, the young lady had returned from bathing, and whilst sitting on her sofa and perusing a book, she heard the lock of the door opened, and supposing it to be the son of Mr. King of Bedford-row, she went down stairs, and to her surprise beheld the defendant, who followed her hastily into the draw

ing-room. He immediately began to take liberties, and miss Latham fainted. She did not know what happened until some time after, when she partly recovered, and found herself on the sofa, with a handkerchief tied over her mouth. The defendant had taken off her white sash, and tied her hands at her wrist. He observed that she should not be hurt, and advised her not to be alarmed. After having vio lated her person, the defendant used pressing solicitations to prevail on her to elope, and added, that a postchaise should be waiting for her at the door of Mr. Ogle. He assured her that he would treat her affectionately; she should go to his country-house, and have servants at her command. The defendant loosened the handkerchief from the young lady's mouth, in order, as he said, to receive a gratifying answer to the proposed elopement; but on her indignantly expressing her abhorrence of his conduct, he again fastened the handkerchief over her mouth, and left the room, after having placed the furniture, &c. in order. Miss Latham loosened the handkerchief, by placing herself against a table, and contrived to ring the bell for her servant, Lawrence, who untied, the white sash, and loosened her hands. The prosecutrix swore positively to the defendant, as being the man who had violated her person, and whom she had an opportunity of knowing from repeatedly seeing him.

Mr. Alley, in defence of his client, begged to offer such evidence to the magistrate, by alibi, as should convince him of the total innocence of Mr. Barrett, and which would be proved by a host of unimpeachable

witnesses.

27. Thursday, James Hewit, an old man nearly sixty years of age, was indicted for a misdemeanor, in having, in the month of May last, contrary to an act passed in the reign of Geo. II., seduced an artificer of this country to leave this kingdom. From the testimony of the witness examined, it appeared that the prisoner, although recent ly from America, is an Englishman, and had lately frequented a public-house called the York Minster, immediately in the vicinity of the cotton manufactory of Messrs. Hughes and Lewis, Bunhill-row, to which the men employed in the the service of Messrs. Hughes and Lewis resorted; and amongst others a man named Hutchinson, who had been formerly apprenticed from the parish of St. Martin, to a cotton manufactory near Manchester, where he remained till he arrived at the age of 21. He then came to London, and was employed in the service of Messrs. Hughes and Co. in the wool-dyeing business, and was in fact returned a fair workman. This man the prisoner frequently mct, and, by glowing representations of the advantages and great wages he was likely to obtain by going to America, induced him to agree to emigrate, for the purpose of being employed in a cotton manufactory at a place called Cooper's Town, within two miles of New-York, and a short distance from the residence of the prisoner. Messrs. Hughes and Lewis having heard of this negotiation, sent for the prisoner and remonstrated with him on the illegality of the steps be was pursuing, forewarning him at the same time, that if he persisted in his delinquency they would punish him with the rigour of the law. The prisoner then declared his ignorance of any criminality at

taching to his conduct, and promised most faithfully that he would relinquish his intentions. In a few days, however, Mr. Hughes discovered that Hutchinson was making preparations for his departure, and that his passage had actually been taken on board an American ship. The prisoner was then ap prehended; and on being brought before a magistrate produced a receipt for 121 dollars, paid by him to the mate of an American ship for Hutchinson's passage, and also a promissory note of Hutchinson's for that sum, and for other moneys which had been advanced to him by the prisoner, to be paid out of the produce of his labours in America. The prisoner's defence was, that Hutchinson came a second time to him, and said he had his master's permission to leave the country, and that from his solicitations he was induced to pay his passage out.

The common serjeant, who tried the case, in summing up the evidence, dwelt with peculiar force on the mischievous tendency of the crime of which the prisoner stood charged, which, he said, was most materially connected with the ma nufacturing interests of the country, and well deserved punishment by law in a most examplary man. ner; the legislature having decreed, that persons convicted of such an offence should be subject to twelve months imprisonment, and to pay a penalty of 500.-The jury, without a moment's hesitation, returned a verdict of Guilty.

Hutchinson, the artificer seduced, was then tried under an act, passed in the 5th of George the First, which enacts, "That any artificer, particularly in the manufac tures of cotton, wool, silk, mohair, &c. who should be convicted of, or detected in, preparing to leave

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the kingdom, for the purpose of devoting his knowledge for the benefit and advantage of foreign countries, not within the British dominions, should he bound to enter into recognizances himself, and two sureties, for remaining in the country."

The evidence in the former case was again gone through, and the prisoner was found Guilty.

ASSAULT AT WORTHING.

Marlborough-street.

28. On Thursday Mr. Barrett again appeared at this office, to answer the charge exhibited against him by miss Latham, for a rape; but the lady did not appear, and the magistrate ordered the defendant to be discharged. Mr. Alley, for the defendant, observed, on the part of his client, that he was obliged to the magistrate for his impar tial administration of justice in this case, which had solaced the defendant under the affliction arising from a foul accusation. The learned council observed, that he had other witnessesto strengthen then that alibi which had been proved on a former day, and which alone was sufficient in every liberal mind to prove the innocence of Mr. Barrett. Mr. Alley next solicited of the magistrate a copy of the examination, as it would hereafter be required. The magistrate observed, that he felt it his duty to detain the defendant at the last examination, having understood that further evidence would be adduced, and it would be unfair in him to conceal this evidence. An ostler, from the White Hart livery stables, had stated that Mr. Barrett's horse was ordered out on the 10th of July, but he could not swear whether the defendant was at home at the time. A postman from Worthing

was also examined, who said that the defendant was at Worthing on the 9th of July; but on being examined before the magistrate, he could not speak with certainty to within a week of that time, and all that he knew was, it was on a Sunday that he had delivered a letter to Mr. Barrett. Mr. Neve, in continuation, observed, that there was no evidence to shake the alibi proved on the former day; for if there had been any other witnesses on the part of the prosecution, he should have felt it his duty to have sent the case to a jury. He concluded by expressing his conviction of the defendant's innocence.

It was stated a short time since, that some persons were taken into custody who were the real fabricators of forged one-pound Bank of England notes. Two of them, John Sly, and a woman of the name of Flamson, have been examined at the Marlborough-street police office, and on Tuesday they were fully committed for trial. The man prisoner is the same who two years ago was sentenced to months imprisonment for forging theatrical benefit tickets on Mr. De Camp and others. The woman prisoner cohabited with Sly, and they were taken into custody in Shoreditch, and plates for the fabricating of notes were found in their apartments.

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Thomas Humphries and George Banket, alias Bishop, notorious housebreakers, were on Wednesday fully committed for trial, for breaking into the house of Mr. Stockdale, bookseller, in Piccadilly, with intent to steal. The prisoners, by their manner of unlocking the street-door of the prosecutor's house, attracted the notice of a gentleman who was passing, and he alarmed Mr. Stockdale. They were

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