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Lith. A man was brought before 
the nragistrate at the Police-office, 
Shadwell, who had been appre- 
tended near Wellclose-square as 
. @R impostor, by some gentlemen, 
guthe act of begging. It appeared 
that the man went into a cook’s 
shop to buy some pig, but quar- 
reiled about the price, and left the 
strop; when he was followed bya 
Me. Gray, who soon after observed 
him tie up one of his hands, and 
go toto another shop, where he 
begged, and received one penny ; 
upon which Mr. Gray had him 
‘taken into custody, to be conveyed 
befoce a magistrate. He refused, 
hawever, to comply, and a scuffle 
ensued; during which five or six 
shillings dropped from him, which 
occasioned suspicion. They search- 
ed him, and found wrapped up in 
distinct rags, and concealed in his 
breeches, a great number of far- 
thiags, halfpence, sixpences, shil- 
dings, and half-guineas ; and in one 
rag fifty-two guineas, besides a Ply- 
mouth Bank-bill of 5601. The 
amount of all the money found up- 
ou him was six hundred and thirty- 
one pounds ten shillings and four- 
pence farthing; for which the ma- 
gistrate gave him a receipt, com- 
wutted him as a rogue and va- 
grant, and lodged the money with 
2 banker, to be produced at the 
Sessions. 
17th. Ipswich. Thismorning seve- 
rai foreign nobility, among whom 
was a French princess, with many 
soother ladies of the first distinction, 
gn all more than 100, were landed 
at Southwold. 
Eith. This day came on to be 
tcied before Lord Kenyon and a 
special jury, the trial of the King 
against Paine: it lasted upwards 
f six hours; and it is impossible 
far us to do justice to the ad- 
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mirable speeches of the Attor- 
ney General and Mr, Erskine, 
unless we could give them at full 
length. We. content ourselves 
therefore in giving the outlines of 
the trial. Mr. Percival . opened 
the pleadings on this information, 
charging Paine with writing and 
publishing, or causing to be written 
and published, a certain. seditious 
book or pamphlet, under the 
title of ‘ The Second. Part of 
the Rights of Man;”? and also 
for writing and publishing the first 
part of the same work, and ano- 
ther pamphlet, entitled ‘‘ Com- 
mon Sense.” The Attorney Ge- 
neral said, a report had been pro- 
pagated that the present prosecu- 
tion did not accord with his private 
sentiments. He wished to refute 
that report, and declared, if it had 
been true, that he should no longer 
have been worthy to hold his pre- 
sent situation, but to be expelled 
from the service of his Sovereign, 
and of the public.. He certainly 
thought it his indispensable duty 
to bring this ingenious offender 
before his country. He then 
stated some passages to be libellous. 
After he had made important ob- 
servations on each, he read a letter 
received from Mr, Paine, dated 
Paris, Dec. 11, 1792; which, among 
other things, contained the foulest 
slander on his Majesty and his chil- 
dren, The letter stated many 
other particulars, which treated 
the decrees of that court with the 
utmost contempt; and concluded 
with a request that it might be read 
to the jury at the trial. Mr, Ers- 
kine delivered a speech, of three 
hours and twenty minutes, in fa- 
vour of the defendant... Mr. At- 
torney General was about to reply 
on the part of the prosecution, — 
when the gentiemen of the, jury 
told 
