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fectly satisfied of the prisoner's in- 
nocence, and gave a verdict of Not 
Guilty. On the motion of Mr. 
Pigott, Dowling and Devereux 
were committed to Newgate to take 
their trial for wilful and corrupt 
perjury, and Mr. Jacks bound to 
prosecute. The Solicitor-General 
observed, that although these two 
witnesses had been materially con- 
tradicted in certain points, yet there 
was not one witness called on the 
part of the defendant to deny the 
tying, suspending, and the flogging, 
which was the material charge 
against Capt. Kimber. Mr. Sylves- 
ter suggested that it was probable 
such evidence would be brought 
forward at the trials of these per- 
sons for perjury. 
8th. Came on the trial of Capt. 
Donald Trail, late commander of 
the Neptune Botany Bay ship, and 
William Ellerington, the chief mate, 
indicted for the wilful murder of 
one of the convicts on their passage 
over; when, after a trial of three 
hours, they were both honourably 
acquitted, and a copy of their in- 
dictment was granted them. The 
attorney, who was the occasion of 
these trials, was ordered to be struck 
off the roll. 
Same day the Admiralty Session 
ended, when the following prisoners 
were capitally convicted, and re- 
ceived sentence of death, viz. 
George Hindmarsh, for the wilful 
murder of Sam. Burn Cowie, late 
chief mate of the merchant ship 
called the Fly, by beating and 
wounding him, and afterwards 
throwing him overboard into the 
sea at about one league’s distance 
from Anamaboe, on the coast of 
Africa, —to be executed on Monday 
and his body to be anatomized ; also 
Charles Perry and John Slack, for 
23. 
piratically seizing a merchantvessel, 
called the Fairy Schooner, at Tan- 
tum-querry Roads, on the coast of 
Africa, and firing a blunderbuss at 
the rest or the crew, who were com- 
ing on board in an open canoe. 
8th. Tuesday and Wednesday 
very violent and dangerous riots 
prevailed in Mount-street, Grosve- 
nor-square, in which the watch- 
house there, a well constructed and 
handsome building, has been nearly 
demolished. The whole originat- 
ed from the assembling of about 
forty servants of some neighbour- 
ing people of fashion at a public- 
house to join ina dance on Monday 
evening, in honour of his Majesty’s 
birth-day. This, to certain over- 
zealous officers of justice, appeared 
an infringement of the peace, which 
they very wisely took upon them 
to put a stop to by proceeding to 
the house, and taking all the jovial 
band into custody, and confining 
them all night in the watch-house. 
Next day, however, they were all 
discharged; but a few of the un- 
fortunate people, who behaved 
riotously at their liberation, sup- 
plied their place. Several of these 
were taken Into custody, and by the 
exertion of the military all is now 
quiet, not without some personal 
injury to a few who suffered from 
repeated firings from the constables 
and patroles, which were deemed 
necessary to quell the tumult. No 
life was lost. 
9th. Mr. Baker, M. P. and 
Mr. Bond examined in the watch- 
house those who had been taken 
up. Among them was the second 
coachman of the Duke of Glou- 
cester, who was bailed for 200). A 
young lad, servant to Lady Frances 
Harpur, was discharged; and four 
or five detained. : 
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