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LINES WRITTEN BEFORE RETIRING TO SLEEP. Good night to all ;—may balmy rest Smooth every brow of sorrow ; And each fortorn and aching breast Wake to a happy morrow ; Fell Enmity and Discord cease Their baneful reign for ever, And mutual Goodwill and Peace Be erring Man's endeavour ! Good night to all ;—my friends and foes, The cherish'd and the stranger, Enjoy the blessings of repose, Secure from ills and danger; If one'revengeful thought remain, One anger-fraught emotion, I cast it, ne'er to rise again, Into Oblivion's Ocean ! Good night to all;—those who are toss'd On Life's tempestuous billow, Nay they, in downy slumber lost, Breathe smiling on their pillow; And when Morn's rosy dawn arpearsi May troubled skies be vanish'd, And from their future coming years All gloom and care be banish'd! Good night to all ; on bended knee Let each commune with Heav'n, Acknowledge his infirmity, And pray to be forgiven ; Bow down his bead in gratitude, And pious resignation, And rise a man of rectitude, And better inclination! LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Oct. 16. His Hozroun sat this day for the firbt time since the vacation. CHISMAN AND RODEL. The argument on this Bankrupt Petition, which had been partly heard during the Litt sittings, was resumed, and occupied the Court all day. The VICa-CHANCELLOR said, that the simple question to be decided was, whether the commission was con certed? At present he felt himself unable to come to a decision on the point; but he would not send the case to a Jury, if he could avoid it, and he would therefore take the depositions home with him and rximine them, • COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Gurcurract., Omr. 16. (Adjourned Sittings in London after Trinity Term, before Lord Thrum= and Common Juries). HARRISON AND ANOTHER V. HARRIS. This was an action to recover the twelfth part of a sum of 1,7131. under the following circumstances:—ln February, 1812, the then proprietors of Covent Garden Theatre, Messrs. Thomas Harris, J. P. Kemble, George White, John and Ann Martindale, and Henry Harris, executed a bond to Messrs. Richard and Thos. Martyr, timber merchants, for securing the payment of 5,1001: the amount of their demand on the proprietors for work done in the rebuilding of the present Theatre. On this bond Messrs. Martyr sued the present plaintiffs, who are the executors of Mr. George White, one of the late pro prietors, and obtained a judgment against them for 1,7151. which the plaintiffs were obliged to discharge, and they now sought to recover a twelfth part of that sum from the defendant, Mr. Harris, being the amount of his proportionable share as one of the proprietors of the Theatre. ' • The formal proofs having been gone into, Sir JAMES SCARLITT, for the defendant, put in a deed, dated in March, 1812, between the parties, proptietori of the theatre, named in the bond, from which it appeared that the defendant covenanted to reimburse a twelfth part of all sums which might be recovered against any of the other proprietors on account of their joint engagements ; .bat that no proceedings were to be instituted for the re covery of the debt due on the bond without ten days previous demand. The Learned Gentleman contended that, under these circumstances, ten days' notice of action ought to have been given to the defendant ; and that, in def tuft of his paying, au action might have been brought, as it were, for breach of covenant, and not an action of assurnprit, u in the present instance. Lord TENTNIRDEN thought that there was some force is this last objection, and therefore recommended that the 'plaintiffs should be nonsuited, with liberty to move the Court that the nonsuit should be set aside, and a verdict entered for the amount claimed, there being no dispute between the parties as to the amount. A nonsuit was then entered, with liberty to move the Court above to set it aside, and enter a verdict for the plaintiffs. WHITEHOUU R. ATKINSON. IIQ. This was an action against the Sheriff of Stafford shire, to recover the value of certain goods belonging to a person of the name of John Holland. a bankrupt, which bad been seised by the defendant, as Sheriff, under a writ of Jeri facies, at the suit of a person named Williams, and sold by public auction, alter Holland 'bad committed an act of bankruptcy. The plaintiff wed as assignee of Holland. There was no question as to the trading, petitioning creditor's debt, arid act of bankruptcy ; but it was contended for the defendant, that the plaintiff had sued the wrong person. It appeared that the defendant suc ceeded Mr. Mennel, the late Sheriff of Staffordshire, and that the name of the latter was endorsed on the writ ; but the return to it was made originally in the name of the defendant (Mr. Atkinson). This, however, it was stated, was a mistake of a clerk in the Sheriff's Office ; and the defendant's name was ultimately erased, and that of Mr. Mennel substituted; but this was not done until July last, at which time the cause st 'od for trial. The question, therefore, now was, whether t he rrturn originally made in the defendant's name had" been made by mistake, or whether the substitution of' Nr.Mennel's name was an after-thought of the defend ant or his law advisers, and clone with a view to defeat the plaintiff in the present action ? The case went to the Jury under the directions of `Lord TENTERDEN; and after a few minutes' delibera tion, they found for the plaintiff—Danrages, 3891. THE ZINO v. RIGBY AND ANOTHER. This was an indictment against the defendants,John Rigby and Thomas T. wnsend, the former a school master, and the latter an attorney, for a conspiracy to obtain money by false and fraudulent pretences. The'case was opened by Sir J. Scaat.rri., and from ' bititaterhent it appeared th at one o f the p r o s e c utors, 'Nicholas FiAter, had married a daughter r f a person named Rigby, who died in 1791, and, by his will, gave his wife a life ipterest in his property, and directed that after her death it *tumid be divided equally between his children. The wife died in 1827. leaving a will, which Was made by the defendant Townsend, appoint. ing the other defendant, Rigby, and another person named Saunders, executors. The parties delayed ;woe ' Mg the will, and ultimately a sum of Money was ob "taitted from the prosecutors s under a promise which was nevi r fulfilled. This was the false pretence alleged in the indictment. _ _ _ Lord TENTIRDEN, on hearing the statement of the Learned Counsel, decided that the facts opened were not sufficient to sustain the indictment. Si' JAMES ScA HIATT acquiesced, and defendant a were acquitted. ASHWIILL V. BUCK. This was an action by the plaintiff, an attorney, against the defendant, an apothecary, for an assault. It appeared from the evidence, that on the evening of the 27th of May, 1827, the parties were at the house of a Gentleman named Curtis, in Thavies Inn, where them 10. a% a dance; a id that a Lady named flambe', who was of the party, having declined the defendant's: in vitati.in to dance with him, the- defendant suspected that the plaintiff had been the' cause of her refusal; in consequence of which, when the plaintiff was leaving the house, the defendant went up to Mrs. Hamber, and requested to know what the plaintiff had said to induce her to refuse his invitation ? The plaintiff, hearing the question, remonstrated with the defendant upon the impropriety of it—angry words ensued between them, and the defendant struck the plaintiff a tremendous blow on the eye; a scuffle followed, and the parties were at length separated by a watchman.—There was no de fence, and the Jury found for the plaintiff, damages 40,. /MITT /0. DURHAM. This was an action on a warranty of a boat. By the evidence for the plaintiff, a lighterman at Hounslow, it appeared that in Fe tot at y last, the defendant, a lighter man at Horselydown, biting a boat to sell,ssas applied to by t e plaint ff t purchae ii. The defendant, in answer to the pl.intilT s incrories, stated that the b. at was built for hitirsed about tour years and a halt ago, and was capable of carrying; fitteen chaldrois of coals and twenty qua. ters of bar li. Alter some bargaining the plaintiff purchased the boat for 631. Shortly after wards the boat was loaded with 144 quarters of oats, ' to be conveyed from London to Isleworth, and it was then found to be leaky. It was proved that the boat, which was bet seen six and seven years old, is as built to carry only ten clialdron of coals and ten or fifte. n quarters of corn; and was nut capable of carrying fifteen chaldron of coals and twenty quarters of Wary, as warranted by the defendant. For the defence, Mr. Gummy called several witnesses, "rho proved that the boat had carried fifteen chaldrons of coals and !Veen qua• ters of corn ; and that the de fendant, before the sale to the plaintiff. had expended a considerable sum in the re,iair of the boat. Lord TENTLRDEN observed, that the defendant's evi• drnce had nor touched that part of the case which proved the first part of the warranty, viz. that the boat had been built only four years and a hall ago. The July immediately found fur the plaintiff— Damages, 631. SURREY SESSIONS. KINGSTON, OCT. 16. This day the Bench et Magistrates was again divided. The CHAIRMAN sitting in the Criminal Court, tiling prisoners; while Mi. SIMMS sat to hear uppeais in the Nisi Prins Court. None of the latter contained any matter of the slightest public interest. John Reed and John Weston were put to the Bar, charged with having, on the 18th of September, stolen a quantity of wheat, the property of Mr. Daniel Tye, a firmer, at Carsbalton, in whose service they were em ployed as labourers. It appeared from the statements of the witnes.es called, that Weston had been two years in the employ of Mr. Tye, during which time he had received good wages, and that the prisoner Heed had been taken into the pro. secutor's employ at his recommendation. Both prisoners had been employed in threshing; and while so employed the prosecutor missed considerable quantities of grain at different times. On the evening of the day charged in the indictment, the prisoners were seen leaving t;.e prosecutor's premises, each carrying a bag, which, upon being questioned, they said contained only chaff. The prisoners were detained; and a constable being sent for, 1 1 the sacks were searched, and found to contain about six pecks of corn. The prisoners were placed in custody, and while so confined, the constable heard them conversing together, and mutually confessing their guilt, and expressing their apprehension of punishment. The Jury immediately found the prisoners Guilty. The CHAIRMAN said, the very great extent to wnich robberies of this description had been committed upon masters by their servants, rendered it necessary that the severest punishment should be inflicted, as an example to others. Both the prisoners were sentenced to four. teen years' transportation. A diminutive hardened looking litt'e . vagabond, not twelve years of age, was convicted upon tsso separate charges of picking pockets of silk handkerchiefs. at Croydon Fair. The young culprit heard each sentence of Guilty pronounced without manifesting the slightest feeling. The gaoler, when questioned on tide subject, said the prisoner had been repeatedly in custody at Kingston before. Indeed, it a,peared that he had been an inmate of almost every prison in the county, and perf ctly un derstood the nature of the punishment likely to await these his latest offences ; for this morning, before leav ing the prison, he addressed one of the officers who had had him in custody previously, and in a j icular manner requested him to present his compliments to Ali. Green, the Governor of the House of Con ection •at Brixton, and tell him he was sorry he should not be able lodine with him on Christmas day, as he was already una voidably engaged to another party. The CHAIRMAN, in order to protect the boy from the consequences of still greater crime, sentenced him to be transported for seven years. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS, Oct. 16. George Andrews, alias Thompson, alias Johnson, was tried on three indictments, for obtaining woollen cloths to a considerable amount, from Messrs. LongstatF and Co. of St. Mat tin's. lane; Messrs. Robarts, of Bedford street, Covent-garden ; and Messrs.. Brown And Co. of Vigo -street, Regent-street. The prisoner pleaded Guilty. Richard Laurence, shopman to hlessrs. Longstaff, stated, that on the sth of Amgen the piscine' came to Messrs Longstaff's warehouse and presented a card of Mr. Cooke's, tailor, of Great Queen-street, Lincoln's inn• fields, and inquired if the cloth, of the pattern on the card, had been sert to Mr. Cooke, according to that person's directions? Witness replied, that Mr. Cooke, who was one of their customers, had not been rupplied with the cloth the prisoner mentioned, and the prisoner then said be would take the cloth, which consisted of six yards, with him, as the men were waiting for it.— Witness gave him the cloth, ind shortly afterwards he found he bad been imposed upon. Mr. Cooke, jun. of Great Queen-street, proved that the prisoner was never authorised by him to procure the cloth from Messrs: Longstaff 's, although he had applied to them to make him some clothes previous to his °Whin the goods from Messrs. Longstaff. The prisoner was then tried on the two other indict meats, for obtaining cloth from the other parties abort, mentioned, the full particulars of which have before appeared in this Paper in the Police Reports. - The Jury having found the prisoner Gailty of all the charges, the Court sentenced him to seven years Julio Coffsekl, a woman about five and-twenty, was. indicted for stealing three sovereigns. one half-sovereign, ..nd a piece of foreign coin, from the person of Joseph Warner, on the 22J of September last. The prosecutor deposed that he was a clerk in the Bank of England. and on his retain from South Lam• both, about twelve o'clock on the night in question, he met the prisoner at Chering-troshand aceompaniedher to a house. Prosecutor did not stay with the prisoner above ten minutes, and when be was about to leave the house he missed his property in question, and instantly called a watchman, who took the prisoner into custody. Mr. CONANT—••Were you sober? Prosecutor—Oh, yes. Sir, quite sober enough to know t h at I h a d lost my money. The watchman who took the prisonea into custody, when called upon by the prosecutor, deposed to that fact. Witness searched her, but found nothing upon her. The prisoner, in her defence, denied all knowledge of the rcbbery, and said, that as the prosecutor was very much intoxicated at the time, he must have lost the money before the saw him. Mr. CONST told the Jury, that the fact of not finding the property upon the prisoner's person was of no ma terial consequence, as she might have had an opportu pity or making assay with it; and they must judge of tne probability of her guilt from the evidence. The Chairman censured the conduct of the watchman in severe terms, as it appeared that when the cry of I , watch was heard, he refused to go and •te what was the matter, until he liad been his round-, alleging as a reason, that many frivolous alarms were nightly made. The Jury. after some ciassideration, found the pri soner Not Guilty.: When the verdict was given, the watchman explained that his orders were never to go into a house unless there was a cry of either a fire" or murder." The prosecutor applied for his exprnses, but Mr. Corrar said he was astonished at such an application, as they could not encourage any thing 4 , f the kind, much less pay him for going to such a house. Mr. CONST told the prosecutor he would be more explicit if he %ished it ; upon which the latter stood dots n, and °or of the Magistiates said, Yuu bad better retire; you were guilty ut tuo offences--,etting drunk, and going to a bad house." Tile pimento' lett the Court, evidently n.uch chagrined. A boy, nanieJ INbert Campbell, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the House of Coriectsun, lut stealing right pound, of potati.es. The prisoner said lie was di iv en to the act by distress, as he had not eaten anything fur the two preceding days. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILUHALL Pis. Bedlam, who was yesterday charged by his motet, Mr. Evans, of Holborn-hill, with robbing him, was again brought before Sir I'. Lerma and fully committed for trial on the first charge. Flrdersch G ardner was ordered to find bail fur assaulting Ann Bingham, in West-street, Satithfiekl. From the prosecuirix's statement it appeared that the fellow knocked her down senstles• ' in the street, without provocation. A hackney coachman was charged by 'John Throsby and John Judd, officers of the Society for Trevention of Cruelty to with cruelly whipping his horses in Newgate-street. on Saturday last. Sir P. LAURIE highly commended the officer Tlirosby for his exertions in bringing this case before him. but thought it was no' quite sufficient so convict him, but gave him a severe reprimand, and made bins pay the costs. J. E. S. BOW-STREET. BURClLART—Yesterdaytwo well known thieves, named Morrie and Maaway, were charged before Sir RICHARD MIMS with break. ing into the dwelling house of Mr. Barron,* 45, St. Martin's.lane. Mr. Barron stated, that on Wednesday night his house was fastened as usual; and his family rettrid to bed. Ater midnight he was alarmed by his servant girl cantle' to his bed side, who was exceedingly agitated, and she informed hies that there were thieves in the house. Ile leaped from his bed, and ran to the top of the stairs, and on looking over the lialit.istess be saw a man with a light in his band. He opened the bed room window and called "watch,' as loud as he could; and seeing several watchmen ap proach, be proceeded to the sop of the stabs again and ran down. and on meeting with uu obstruction he opened the duor and let in several watchmen. Ile found the frpnt of the boos* hi the same state as when he went to bed, and was therefore lactated that the robbers must have effected an entrance into the premises at the back part. He directed Wardley, one of the watchmen, to go round to Chet:lister,' Alley and \lay** Buildings, whieb are at the back of the house, to cut off the retreat of the burglars. Ile de scended with several watchmen into the kitchen, when be found the drawers had been broken open, and property strewed about in ' disorder, lie also found the back kitchen door had been perfo rated with a centre-bit and brace, and a hole made hi it sufficseutly large to admit a man's hand to draw a bolt. The window was open, and be believed the thieves had made their exit that way.— Ile beard a noise at the back of the house, and on proceeding thither, he saw the prisoner Alahony in the custody of Wardle". the watchman and soon afterw-rds the prison e r Morri s wa s ta k en . %Yardley, the watchman, said that atter be iring the prosecutor cry "watch," he went to the back of his premises, and saw the prisoner Alabony descending Bunt the wall of the proseadoes yard, without his 'hues. The shoes were afterwards found on the prose cutor's premises. lle afterwards found Morris concealed in a dust bok, in the premises aditining the house of the prosecutor. He also found a dark lantern, a bunch of false keys, and ether house. breaking implements, in the prosecutor's house. Sarah \lancer, the servant of the prosecutor, said that she knew the prisoner Mahony ; be was married to a relation of her's, who, during her illness, bad visited her master's house,_ and assisted bet to do her work. alahony bad also c a lkd a t h er house several times. She adnikted that Mabony had not a respectable character. Sir R. BIKNIE told her that her conduct bad been exceedingly. culpable to admit into her master's house, unknown to him, persons or bad character. Mr. Barron said that he was convinced the robbery had been done by Milt one well acquainted with the promises. The prisoners were couiniitied. D aa Gana or Tours/ea—Yesterday a Gentleman, read ing in Arundel-street, Strand, came' before Sir RWHARD and stated that on Wednesday night he - was attacked by a gang of thieves, and was robbed of money to the amount of Al5O, and narrowly escaped being murdered. Sir li. Blame requested the Gentleman to give hint the full ac count of the daring outrage compacted upon his person and property. The Gentleman said, that he resided in Arandd-greet ; and about one o'clock, on Wednesday night, he was returning Moog Ellgood.Line,which leads front the Temple to Arundel street, when he was beset by a gang of six or seven daring thieves, one of whom struck him on the bead with a bludgeon so violently that be fell senseless on the ground. He must have remained la that state for some time. On his recovering his senses be found a severe wound on his bead, and but fur his hat bane made of pretty strong mate rials, he would, in all probability, never have risen again. On getting up be found the blood pourhig from two wounds which the robbers had *Deleted in his body near the groin. They had cut open the sides of his trousers and cut a the pockets, In doing which he supposed they had inflicted the injuries be had described. Ile bad Bank of England DORM In his pocket at the tinie he was attacked as follows—Two for £5O, two foe £4O, bee for £to, be ' tor £lO, and six Sot €5, of which the robbers possessed themselves. Sr It. Hutto' asked him if he had the numberr of the notes? He replied that be had nut. but be might be able to ascertain t h e num . burs of some of them from the persons of whom be took them. Sir Racnaan BISUIIt introduced the Gentleman to John James Smith, one of the principal officers of this establishment, as a person who was likely to assist him io recovering some 'Atilt property, and perhaps in apprehendingthe thieves. AI A la lto UG H.STREICT. DARING Rusaseir.—liaturday night, or early un Sunday morn. Ina, the residence of Humphrey Saint John Maldmay, Fiaq. M.P. at Claremont, near lioehampton, was entered by sortie s - thieves, and rubbed set cash and property to a considerable ansoont. The robbery was •iseuv.red on Sunday morning by the servants, who loused the Mouse lu a very deranged state. A private drawer and • desk in the study were opened, and a sonsitterable sum of money , taken sway. The thieves, after helping themselves to the culs, replaced the papers In the desk, and locked both that mid the drawer. The &otters were also kit In the saute state a s they were fastened at sight: The street do or was alga er_ °Ol the robbers effected their escape without creating die t res a i ::!l once. Information of the circumstance was toretarded Mice. An active eater was dispatched to Mr. Sim ms • 44 deuce; and from the inquiries that base been nod e , h e "IL nion that the robbery bad sot bees committed by any 4% . on. house. A young man who had formerly b een I n tt, service was apprehended, and yesterday was brough t 77411 Genies FA MIA" the sitting Mitillmat*, for a pr e b o ,i,,,,;‘t nation. The prisoner was drooled a good deal after the Z l4 a fox-bunter, wearing a gross hunting frock co at , a n d --- ' q breeches, boots, &c. all of which, together with the Wity dur 7gt cravat be bad on, Mr. Mildntay, who att en d e d the e recognised as a part of his wardrobe, which the phew h id .... him of on the mead°p on which he was discharg.d. ""al No evidence was entered into except that of Mr. kfigth mi , declared on oath that be had reason n o w to suspect the to - ,2 161 being concerned he the rSblsery on Saturday Wept, end 'Nth The was tommiltd SS hairs day. 'Nth The prisooeti sineeibippeobensie. hes angsa st d the robbery ea noteriay MO% and that it was wady a 7 41 perpetrated by hiasedrpand has dumbed the made aad whi c h be gained adiehdas to the Mese, and which Mr. moL. , ham( since ennead. altbongh be knew nothing a , sd - t —i b e f o r e , no longer wonders that any one mold enter the beer, out either violsoceor noise. The prinner, it seems, entered the house about the desk s i evening, and concealed himself until the prop er commencing his operations; and having annpleted 00 46;57 le his exit by the same pump th a t he entered, leaving t rim 6 n lie has also told all the places at which holed changed am Hank notes, and the means by which he had divan! o f t ; amount, and of the sovereigns; but be pretends to have tie... some of the Bank notes Into the Thames, to prevent ib,hiz traced. °thin of them, he my% he changed at the Hate!, in Oxford. at the Boa and Mouth in the city, coach.othces in town. MART—LA—BONNE. A modest looking Gentleman, named Bleosire, whe n days were gone, was charged, before Mr. Batmen, with wf emale of respectable appeara nce , i n t h e New.road, oe W i t ay night. It was shown, by the statement of Mrs. Mary Crack tro a nii. plainant, that Mr. John Blanker, the defendant, did thee ared eh,„ clasp her suddenly in his arms, and by his close embraces sad b e struggles to get away, her lace veil was destroyed, her diem and ber bonnet injured, and she gave him into custody. -' The watchman who took him corroborated her story,aed ash Over proved that the defendant was tipsy, and he being unable is tee. fete the chafer, was ordered by Mr. Griffith in the first plac e to a fine to the Ki ng for being drunk, and then to make the Lady Pi:. pensation. Mr. Blanker immediately paid 5.. to the King, gam suj i t utit to Mrs. Cracker, and went of about his business. Josses Doyley. about 15 years of age, was charged with stur N a basket of wet clothes, at six o'clock yesterday awning, from :i t back door of a laundress, in Lissomgrove. Mr. Stair, landau( the house, saw him scale a high wall, and take the properly, t 4 he had him secured. He has been at least twelve times at tibe, ar of tiro. Office, and occasionally hi the House of Currey we, ad v., ' Alt. Gatemen contemned him yesterday to Newdate, be tuts! L a he hoped he saw him fur the last time. HATTON-G A R DEN. Tidausrals was ye%terday committed fur stealing a her* rug, valued at vOs. the property of Mr. Bleankin, of Cupenh agti „ street White Conduit-fields. JoWith Cathbertssa was committed for illegally pawnirg tee blanket.. the property of a Mrs. Jones. .lels Walsh was committed to the House of Correction for sir weeks, in default of being able to pay Sl, fur assaulurg Hwy Turner with a quart pot. An aged woman, named Sarah ,rosamosts, was cennnftt..l fer a month. for illegally pawning sundry articles of property I , elorpag to Mr. Wallace, of the Griffin public-house, Liquorpond.oreet. TOWN HALL. Yesterday further Inquiry took place into the case of two gitispls were apprehended in the last stage of destitutios, sole the tiled. in the Borough Market. The one was UMW Bachelor, aged 11, the other Hannah Haelch. aged 10; the hese had enticed the latter away from ber parents to kid a upbeat life t she was given up to her mother. Bachelor exhibited& ais !remit) , of disposition in one so young seldom seen, and thessildis Magistrate wished her to go back to her mistress. and ceadsetbs self properly, she refuse.i. saying they should tear her is Psis first." She was sent to Brixton for three months. UNION..HALL. Shortly after Mr. Hone took his seat, the master dm wedelns and his wife, were charged with being drunk, disorderly, Sad heft ing two of the Bow.street patrol. James, one of the patrol, stated. that while on dusty betties nine and lets o'clock on Wednesday night, in the New Cat, Lao beth, be observed the defendant endeavouring to provoke sad man, upwards of seventy, to light, but who civilly declin e d Its proffered esailiaag. James istertesett and requested the defeatist to go on ; but be at the time being very drunk, and his wife eq.* so, replied with a blow on the patrol's eye, which completely deed k up ; after which be belaboured him with a tansy baton he pa to assist a lameness be labours under. James called two Offitel to his assistance, and it was with the utmost difficulty they carried the two defendants to the wat.:.bouse, the man dealing his Mews most liberally around hem, and his wife assisting with the mete legitimate weapon. of her sea.—ber nails. When in the watchhowe the Gentkmar.'s pocket was forcibly dispossessed at a quart birds of gin. The accused said in kis defence, that he and his wife bed come to the Mankgate to inquire after mate property they lest seise two months ago, and he drank only one glass of gin and water. and was neither drunk nor disorderly. Mr. Hosts fined them both five shillings for being drunk, and allowed them to settle the assauk with the patrol. With this they complied, end were discharged. An old man, named Jolla Allestruid, was charged with receiving some clothing, the property of a Mr. Baynes, a pocer, is Park. street, Lambeth walk, knowing th e m to h ave been stolen. The prisoner was likewise charged with receiving a clock, the perm of the Master of Lambeth Association School, under sunikr cunistances. On the :Ash of September, a "amity of been was stolen from the prosecutor's, and the following day a lad sold the articles to the prisoner. The boy was admitted as evidence; his testimony was confirmed in some prticulus by a woman Mae lived with the prisoner. Th e case was proved by the we. man, who stated that she saw the prisoner purchase the clock hem two youths. The two latter were contadtted for trial for the theft. Mansfield was fully committed to take his trial. THAMIiS POLICE. __-- Estaustexam—Tateas amen was charged with *ashes*. meat. The prisoner was lately in the deploy et bies.rs. Scott and Co. ship-chandlers, Usaehen.e, and was tried twice at the Old Bailey upon two charges et embezzlement, bet acquitted. in me. sequence of Mr. Scott being unwell. Since his acquittal, other ensbezzlemeets having been detected. he was again apprehended. Two charges were proved against the prisoner of having received two sums of £l5 Ss. 6d. and 13s. id. and be was c.easnetted fur trial. Captain Mew OA et the Cambrian, who distinguished him. self by rescuing Irons the Kest East loam's. whets On ens the crew and greater part of the passengers. was minimised for having illegally unshipped some foreign stores. From the evidence, ir appeared that some of the Custoni.boose (Mona stopped in RA. clay two sailor boys carrying a large barrel, which they said they had brought from Captain Cook's ship, and were carrying it to qis house at rentonville. The ►arrel was found to contain a stump medley of wines, brandy, cordials, cocoa, chocolate, pepper. spices, cayenne, &c. &c. all of which were contraband. Captain Cook, in his defence, said that the sods and hekers of his ship requiring some repairs, he ordered the maims stores tiny contained to be put into a barrel, hi order that the workmen Welt not make free with them ; acil his steward had sent them to his house s although be bad never conteenpanwd Inch a thing. He had been before the public in an bowsuralie names, and would Koss so ratty a mode of cheating the MUM& The Allasusssars said, the evidence is support of the Wotan don had tailed, and the case was dhenieled. Mendicity has been in a great measure annihilated in Holland by the establishment of a society, which this purchased a large track of land, on which suitable build ings are erected, and to which all persons soliciting re lief are transferred, and set to work. &me time since, a Gentleman of Tewkesbu►y put. chased a large flounder, of which he partook in company with a friend. After dinner the cook brought a grid ling into the room, which she had found in the belly of the fish; it was nearly black, and bad the appearance of a wedding ring. MA At Walton, Soniersetshi;e i the lie:. Edmund Strong, RA. of ureter College, Oatord, to Sarah, eldest daughter of the late John Coulson, Esq. of Clifton Wood. HIGH- W ATSII at LONDON-MOM:IL TO .4014110*. 3ltirning 30 ausamtirs alter 10 • Afternoon • 14 sunutcs after 11 Printed and Publl.bed by Joni, Marne. the Proprietor. at the Staa Orrics, Na.l l lickcttillace, Temple JUG Inn ••••• 1 be x/!11 1 ! Fo li•. of tam Zoli ab 481 Pi MI SU PC IC 6 14 1 a