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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1809. 



tertliwaite, Mr. Briefly, and a 

 number of others, deposed to the 

 defendant's exhorting the people to 

 refrain from mischief. None of 

 these witnesses had heard him make 

 use of the other expressions ascribed 

 to him. 



Serjeant Cockell, in a warm and 

 animated speech of an hour and ten 

 minutes, observed upon the evi- 

 dence for the defendant, and insist- 

 ed, that with the exception of the 

 groom's, it corroborated that given 

 by the witnesses for the crown : as 

 they deposed as to the defendant's 

 conduct and speeches, after he had 

 been heard and seen by the witnes- 

 ses for the prosecution. He said 

 he had no doubt of what his inten- 

 tions were. If they were as peace- 

 able as they had been represented, 

 why did he not join and assist the 

 magistrates? Instead of which, he 

 addressed the people (although re- 

 quested not by captain Trafford), 

 who became more unruly, huzza- 

 ing when he spoke, and he return- 

 ing the compliment. 



The jury after a few minutes 

 consideration, returned a verdict 

 of — Guilty. 



The defendant will receive his 

 sentence in the Court of King's 

 Bench next term. 



3. Remarkable instance of di- 

 vine reproof for cruelty to ani- 

 mals, which occurred lately at Tup- 

 pam. A man, who had for many 

 years been remarkable for inhu- 

 manity and gross cruelty to his 

 horses, had beenby frequent blows 

 urging one of those aseful animals 

 to perform more than it was able, 

 and almost sinking under his mas- 

 ter's ill treatment, it was seized 

 with a spasm on its jaw, and which 

 those around termed a locked jaw, 

 and when they intreated the wretch 



to show compassion, he swore vio- 

 lently, and said " he would soon 

 unlock his jaw," and, instead of 

 being softened by the distress of his 

 beast, he attempted to strike him 

 with the heavy end of his whip, 

 but by some accident, instead of 

 the horse, he struck his own face, 

 and was instantly seized with a 

 spasm in his throat and jaws, and 

 in this state he was taken to St. 

 George's Hospital, where he conti- 

 nued in the same condition near a 

 week, when he died. During the 

 time he was in the hospital, he was 

 unable to swallow, and his speech 

 was very inarticulate ; but he was 

 frequently in an imperfect manner 

 heard to swear horridly till within j 

 a few hours of his death, when it 

 is supposed, he felt his end ap- 

 proaching, and suddenly as well as 

 hecouldspeakjsaid, "Pray! pray!" 

 and made signs to those around him 

 to kneel down ; he seemed at that 

 moment to supplicate the mercy, 

 which we hope will be extended to 

 him. Those who were present wit- 

 nessed a scene which they never 

 can forget. 



4. A whale, 75 feet in length 

 and nearly 25 in circumference, was 

 mortally wounded, and driven on 

 shore off the Bligh Sands, below 

 Gravesend, by a pilot named Barnes. 

 It was of the pike-headed species, 

 and weighs upwards of 30 tons. 

 The lord mayor ordered it to be 

 brought in a barge above London- 

 bridge, where it was exhibited at 1«. 

 per head, until an officer from the 

 admiralty claimed it as a droit, 

 and forcibly took possession. The 

 blubber is valued at 150/. 



Russia. — The following aflFecting 

 circumstance is stated in an article 

 from Petersburgh last month :— 

 " Three persons, who had been 



banished 



