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prime serjeant) Mr. Ruxton, sir 
Laurence Parsons, Mr. Fletcher, 
Mr. Tighe, jun. Mr. Smith, Mr. 
Knox, Mr. Egan, Mr. O’Connor, 
Mr. Osborne, sit lhomas Osborne, 
Col. Doyle, Mr. Hoare, Mr. C. 
Hutchinson, Mr. Curran, Mr. 
G. Ponsonby, and Mr. Grattan. 
The debate began at five in the 
evening, and continued till eleven 
hext morning, when the motion 
for rejecting the bill was put, and 
carried by a majority of 71; there 
being against the rejection 84, for 
-itrss. 
3oth This day at noon theRev. 
* William Jackson, wasbrought 
up to the court of King’s Bench, 
where a motion was made by his 
counsel in arrest of judgment. 
During the argumenf of the law- 
yers, the wretched prisoner was 
seized with violent emotions, such 
as the drawing up of his shoul- 
ders, frothing at the mouth, &c. 
and shortly afterwards fell down 
and expired on the spot. It is 
more than probable that he took 
poison in the morning ; at least the 
circumstances atiending his death 
bear strong symptoms of such a 
desperate expedient having been 
had recourse to by him. When he 
came into court, he was uncom- 
monly pale, and in a state of per- 
spiration. 
Portsmouth. The trial of capt. 
Anthony Pye Molloy began on board 
his majesty’s ship Glory, in Ports- 
mouth Harbour, on Tuesday, April 
28. 
At-eight o’clock in the morning 
the signal-gun was fired for the 
court to assemble; and at nine it 
met, when all! the witnesses on be- 
half of the prosecution being or- 
dered to attend, their names were 
called over, after which the judge- 
advocate read the order from the 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1795. — 
lords of the admiralty for bringing 
captain Moily to trial, upon the 
charge of his not having brought 
up his ship, and exerted himself to 
the utmost of his power, in the 
engagements which took place on 
the 2gth of May and 1st of June 
1794; and for not crossing the 
enemy’s line. 
The following members were 
then chosen to constitute the court, 
and sworn accordingly : 
Admiral John Peyton, phate 
MEMBERS. 
Vice-Admiral Sir Richard iid, 
Vice- Admiral Charles Buckner, 
Rear- Admiral John Colpoys. 
CAPTAINS. 
Francis Parry, Christ. Parker, 
Powel Hamilton, Right Hon. Lord 
Alex. Greme, Cha. Fitzgerald, 
Andrew Mitchel, C. M. Pole, 
Sir Eras. Gower, Jas. Rich. Dacres. 
Sir Roger Curtis conducted the 
prosecution. 
Moses Greetham, esq. judge advo- 
cate. 
Aaron Graham, esq. conduéted the 
defence, 
Assisted by Mr. Fielding. 
Sir Roger Curtis informed the 
court, that the admiral (earl Howe) 
was very ill, and confined with the 
gout, so that it was impossible for 
him to attend as prosecutor on the 
present occasion. 
The court was cleared, in order 
that it might be determined whe- 
ther it was proper that sir Roger 
Curtis should represent lord Howe 
on the trial; and the decision of 
the court was in the affirmative. 
The court then proceeded to the 
examination of witnesses, 
On the 1gth of May the court. 
martial finished: when the judge 
advocate read a paper, which — 
stated the purpose for which the — 
court-martial was called, the cir, 
- cumstances 
