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at the above period betrayed (owing 
to perfonal’ views) the deareft in- 
terefts of the fate. The bufinefs, 
‘it was thought, would by degrees 
have died away, but was on a fud- 
den refumed again ; and on the re- 
fumption of it at the feffion of the 
Diet of the roth ult. very ftrong de- 
bates took place. The Grand Trea- 
furer, forefeeing the refult of them, 
refolved to avoid the confequences 
of it by a fecond flight; and though 
releafed for the firft offence on his 
parole, he fecretly quitted: Warfaw 
on Sunday the 2gth of laft month, 
‘but was met on the road by the fame 
Captain who guarded him the fir 
time he made his efcape, and who 
was near paying fo very dear for 
it. This officer met him fifteen 
leagues from this place, feized him, 
and brought him back to Warfaw. 
‘This day thedelinquent was brought 
before the tribunal of the Diet, 
which was afiembled on Saturday 
and Sunday. Jaft, from the morning 
till late at night. ‘The fentence, 
which was read to him, declares him 
“< @ traitor to his country,’ of courfe 
divefted of his nobility, dignities, 
fun@ions, and employments; con- 
demns him ‘to be {tripped of the or- 
ders with which he has been deco- 
rated; that he fhall quit Warfaw 
within twenty-four hours, and the 
country within four weeks; after 
which, any Judge or Jurifdiction, 
who finds him on the territory of 
the Republic may arreft him, and 
punith him with death. Prince Po- 
ninfki, who heard the ' judgment 
pronounced at the bar of the tribu- 
nal, muft further fubmit to the de- 
grading mortification of affiting at 
its publication before all the people 
aflembled on the fquare before the 
Town-hall, where the infignia of 
the orders with which he has, been 
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decorated are to-be torn from him, 
and from whence he is afterwards 
to be conducted through the princi- 
pal ftreets, accompanied by a cri- 
er, who is to proclaim, “ Such is 
the fate of traitors to their country.” 
‘However, the punifhment of the 
culprit will be perfonal, and will 
not affeét his confort, children, bro- 
thers, or any of his family or pof- 
terity. # , 
At the Old Bailey, Barring- 
ton was put to the bar, indict- 
ed for ftealing a gold watch, the 
property of H.H. Townfend, efg. 
at- Enfield races. He was ‘ver 
genteelly dreffed. He challenged 
one of the»jury, a Mr. Mitt, pe- 
remptorily, which was allowed. 
Mr. Townfend gave a very clear 
and decifive evidence of his lofing 
the watch from his wailtcoat pocket 
—that as he was leading his horfe 
to the poft, fome perfon pufhed by 
him in a violent manner, twice. 
That on being fhewn him, by a 
Mr. Baades, as Barrington, he re- 
cognized him as the perfon who 
had pufhed by him, and immediate- 
ly fecured and carried him to a 
booth. Here it was proved by fe- 
veral witneffes that Barrington 
dropt a watch behind him, which 
was taken up immediately, and 
proved to be Mr. Townfend’s. Some 
of the witneffes faw the watch fall- 
ing from him, and were pofitive it 
could come from no other quarter. 
Before he pleaded in his defence, 
he requefted to be. heard; which 
being granted, he addreffed thé 
court as follows: 
** My lords! At the time of 
my apprehenfion I had in my pocket 
a filk purfe, containing twenty-two 
guineas awd filver. “This property 
was forcibly taken from me, and 
although I have applied to have it 
returned, 
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