ted the murder. A gentleman, who was present at the examination of the body by a surgeon who attended the coroner, related, that the skin which covers the cranium, with the muscles on each side of the head, were mortified to the bone. The left eye had been beaten out, and the left check-bone with the roof of the mouth, broken in; from which it is evident she had been murdered by repeated blows on the head with a bludgeon, or some other heavy wooden instrument. It appeared also, that she had received a severe blow upon her right thigh near her knee, which was mortified to the bone, leaving nothing but the muscles which move the leg. The horror excited by this atrocious deed, is greatly heightened by the consideration that the unhappy victim was, at the time, in an advanced state of pregnancy. surgeon above-mentioned, having opened the body, took out of it, a fine female child, nearly at its full growth. The vious to her setting out, she told them (to use her own language), "that a fear had come over her that morning; and if any thing but good came to her, they were to look to nobody but Robinson."-Some weeks having elapsed without her return ing, or any tidings being received of her, it was conjectured she had been murdered; and as she left Guisborough to proceed towards Mickleby (a distance of 12 miles), for the avowed purpose of meeting Robin. son, suspicion naturally fell upon him. This mysterious affair having become a common topic of conversation, several country people, being at leisure on Good Friday, de. termined to devote the opportunity to instituting a search for the body, which they at last found buried in a part of Robinson's ground; they were led to examine the particular spot by the circumstances of his having about ten days before, under very frivolous pretences, made a sort of sledge-road in the part, probably with a view to divert attention from it, but which in reality gave rise to suspicion that it was intended for a purpose different from the ostensible one; which suspicion the discovery of the body abundantly confirmed. -At the coroner's inquest, which was held on Easter Sunday, Robin. son's servant deposed, that his master left home about five o'clock in the evening of the day on which the girl left Guisborough, and told his family he was going to Staiths, about four miles distant, to receive pay for a horse; it appeared, that he arrived at Staiths about half past nine, and slept there that night; from which there is reason to believe that he proceeded to that place fwmediately after he had perpetra 21. A terrible disaster befel a poor lad at a colliery in the neighbourhood of Swaines Moor Edge, car Halifax, on Saturday last. James Scott, aged 14, had no sooner ascended to the mouth of the pit, than perceiving that the banksman had quitted his station, and that an ungovernable horse at the gin was left to the management of a child, he vehemently cried out, "I shall be killed!" which excla. mation was scarcely uttered before it was verified; for immediately his head was nearly severed from his body against the top of the machinery; and his limbs, with a percussion that would have destroyed a giant, were also broken! To complete the awful scene, his manEe2 gled for his wise and steady resolution to secure inviolate our glorious constitution in church and state, "We contemplate, sire, with the warmest affection, and most profound veneration, the exercise of those unextinguishable principles in the royal breast, which protect in every situation the religious interests of your people, and provide for the happiness and freedom of poste. rity, by guarding the protestant succession in your majesty's royal house on the throne of the united kingdom. at "Your majesty's faithful citizens of London feel it no less their pride and exultation, than their bounden and indispensable duty, to express the sentiments of satisfaction which animate their hearts, the wise and dignified measures pursued by your majesty, securing the glorious independence of the crown as one of the three estates of our well-tempered and invaluable consti❤ tution. gled (and almost lifeless) body was precipitated to the bottom of the pit, 128 yards in depth! 22. A deputation of the corporation of London, consisting of the lord-mayor, twelve aldermen, the recorder, sheriffs, and twelve commoners, presented their address to his majesty, at the queen's palace, which was as follows: To the king's most excellent majesty. The humble and dutiful address of the lord-mayor, aldermen, and commons, of the city of London, in common-council assembled. "Most gracious sovereign, "We, your majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the lord. mayor, aldermen, and commons, of the city of London, in commonCouncil assembled, approach the throne, with our warmest and most unfeigned gratitude for the dig nified and decided support and protection recently given by your majesty to the Protestant reformed re. ligion, as by law established; and for the firm and constitutional exercise of your royal prerogative to preserve the independence of the crown. "Deeply sensible, as your ma jesty's faithful citizens of London at all times are, of the great and sub. stantial blessings we enjoy under your majesty's paternal government, we should justly incur the imputa. tion of criminal indifference, as the first municipal body in your majesty's dominions, were we lightly to consider the scrupulous regard and fervent zeal which have invariably guided your majesty for the preservation of our religion, laws, and liberties, more particularly at this interesting conjuncture, or si lently to withhold our loyal acknow. ledgments due to the best of kings, "That your majesty may be long spared to us by an overruling Providence, and that the people of this land may be long sensible of the blessings of your majesty's most auspicious government in the protection of every thing dear to them, is the ardent prayer of your majesty's loyal citizens of London. (Copy.) Signed by order of the court, " HENRY WOODTHORPE." To which address his majesty was pleased to return the following most gracious answer: "I receive, with the greatest satisfaction, the assurances you give me of your concurrence in those principles which have governed my conduct on the late important occasion.-It has ever been my ob. ject ject to secure to all descriptions of confer, any military commission, my subjects, the benefits of religious warrant, or appointmeot whatever, toleration; and it affords me parti- either in bis majesty's sea or naval cular gratification to reflect, that forces, or in any of his majesty's during my reign these advantages land or military forces whatsoever, have been more generally and ex- to or upon any of his majesty's tensively enjoyed than at any for- liege subjects, without exception ; mer period. But, at the same time and that every such commission, I never can forget what is due to warrant, or appointment, so, grantthe security of the ecclesiastical ed or conferred, shall and may be establishment of my dominions, lawfully exercised by such his ma. connected as it is with our civil con. jesty's subjects in all plaees withia stitution, and with all those blessings or without his majesty's dominions, which, by the favour of Providence, any law, statute, or usage to the have hitherto so eminently dis in contrary notwithstanding : provi. guished us amongst the nations of the ded that every such person shall, world." within montbs after his acThey were all received very gra. cepting the said commission, war. ciously, and had the honour to kiss rant, or appointment, take, make, his majesty's hand. and subscribe the declaraljon or The following is a copy of the oath hereinafter mentioned ; which bill, upon the insisting on which declaration and oath shall be en. his majesty's late ministers retired grossed on the back or at the foot from office. of the commission or appointment ** A bill for enabling his majesty to so granted or conferred, and shall avail himself of the services of be there attested by the signature all his liege subjects, in his naval of the magistrate or officer in and military forces, in the man- whose presence the same shall have per therein mentioned. been subscribed, and by whom the “ Whereas it is expedient that his said oath shall have been adminis. majesty should be enabled to avail tered. himself of the services of all his 66 And be it further enacted, that liege subjects, in his daval and such oath and declaration may be military forces, for the maintenance administered by any court of re. of the rights of his crown, and of cord, or judge of such court, the interests, honour, and indepen. by any justice of peace or other dence of the British empire : magistrate having power to admi. « Be it therefore enacted by the nister oaths in any part of his making's most excellent majesty, by jesty's dominions; and that, if the and with the advice and consent of party taking and subscribing the the lords spiritual and temporal, same shall, at the time of his so and commons, in this present par. taking and subscribing the same, liament assembled, and by the au- not be within his majesty's domi. thority of the same, that it shall nions, the same may then he admiand may be lawful for his majesty nistered and attested by any gene. to grant or confer, or by his royal ral or commanding officer of his siga-manual to empower the pro- majesty's land forces, or by any per officer or officers to grant or admiral or commanding officer of * E e 3 bis or his majesty's naval forces; provis known the same as soon as they ded always, that in this last case, shall come to my knowledge; and the person holding such commis. I do also promise and swear, in sion, warrant, or appointment,shall, the presence of Almighty God, that within months after his re- I will, to the utmost of my power, turn to any part of his majesty's maintain and support the succession dominions, again take, make, and to the crown of the united kingdom subscribe the same oath and decia. . of Great Britain and Ireland, as ration in presence of some court the same now stands limited by of record or magistrates, as afore- law; and that I will also, to the said. utmost of my power, maintain and 66 And be it further enacted, that support the established constitution no person, having so taken, made, and government of the said united and subscribed such oath and des kingdom against all attempts what. claration respectively as aforesaid, ever that shall be made against the shall be liable to any paips, penal. same. ties, or disabilities whatsoever, for "6 And whereas it is expedient that having exercised or acted in or un. his majesty's subjects, however em. : der any such commission, warrant, ployed in any of his majesty's sea or appointment, any law, statute, or naval forces, or any of his maor usage to the contrary, notwith. jesty's land or military forces whatstanding ; and although such person soever, should be allowed the free. shall not have complied with any exercise of such religious opinions of the directions of any former as they may respectively profess : statute respecting the qualifications be it enacted, that no person emof persons holding or exercising ployed in his majesty's, sea or naval offices within this realm. forces, or land or military forces, “ And be it further enacted, that and having previou-ly signified in the said oath and declaration, to writing, signed by himself, to his be so taken, made, and subscribed, commanding officer, his dissent shall be in the words following, viz. from the doctrine or worship of the I, A. B., being by this commission church of England as by law estabappointed to be-(here set forth lished, shall under any pretence the appointment) do hereby so- or by any means be prevented from lemnly promise and swear, in the attending, or be subject or liable presence of Alnsighty God, that to any pains, penalties, or disabili. I will be faithful and bear true ties, for attending such divine worallegiance to his majesty king Gcorge ship or religious service as may be the Third, and that I will do my consistent with and according to utmost to maintain and defend him his religious persuasion or opinions, against all treasons and traitorous at proper aod seasonable times, conspiracies, and against all at. and such as shall be consistent with tempts whatever that shall be made the duc and full discharge of his against his person, crown, or dig- naval or military duties; nor shall nity; and that I will, to the ut. any such person be compelled or most of my power, resist all such compellable to attend the worship treasons, conspiracies, or attempts, or service of the said established and will also disclose and make . church; and that any commission. ed Comparative Statement of his Majesty's Ministers ; in January and April 1807 January 1807. April 1807 Viscount Sidmouth* Earl Camden. * Lord Erskine Lord Eldon. * Lord Holland* Earl of Westmoreland.* Lord Grenville* Duke of Portland.* Right hon. Thos. Grenville* Lord Mulgrare.* Earl of Moira* i. Earl of Chatham.* Secretary of'state, home department Eari Spencer* Lord Hawkesbury Viscount Howick*. Right hon. George Canning.* Earl Fitzwilliam* Lord Auckland Earl Bathurst.* Earl of Derby. ... . Right hon. Spenc. Perceval.* Right hon. H. Fitzpatrick . . Sir James Pulteney, bart, Right hon. R. B. Sheridan. Right hon. George Rose. Lord Charles Somerset. | Lord Jolin Townshend . Right hon. Charles Long. Earl of Buckinghamshire . . Earl of Chichester, Earl of Carysfort Earl of Sandwich. Right hon. N. Vansittart William Huskisson, esq. Hon. Henry Wellesley. Sir William Grant. Sir William Grant. Sir Arthur Pigot Sir Vicary Gibbs. Sir Samuel Romilly Sir Thomas Plomer. in the year of until the 66 And be it further enacted, that ral or regiinental court-martial. our Lord ed officer, acting in violation of fending, shall be liable to such pu. or contrary to this provision, shall, nishment, not extending to life or upon conviction thereof before a limb, as shall be awarded by a gene. majesty's service, or to such other this act shall be and continue in general court-martial, be liable to be suspended or dismissed from his punishment, not extending to life force from the or limb, as the said court-martial shall award ; and that any warrant the year of our Lord or non-commissioned ofiicer so of IRELAND. Lord lientenant. Duke of Bedford. Duke of Richmond. Right hon. sir J. Newport. Right hon. John Foster, |