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I q., - 1, LAW WORT. —row— coma OP MG'S BUCK JUNE 19. itACORZGOR W. /SWAIM. It will be recollected that this was an action by Sir Gregor Macgregor, Cacique of Poyais, against the pro prietor of a Morning Paper, for a libel. The alleged libel consisted of a report of proceedings in the Mansion bout, respecting the manner and terms on which the plaintiff had induced ns to emigrate to his king dom of Poyais on the C i squito ShoriN to North Ame rica. The defendant justified. The Jury found for the plaintiff, on the counts of the justification, which alleged that the facts were true, and for the defendant on the counts which alleged the correctness of the re port. Mr. Rteuanos had obtained a rule to shew cause why judgment should not be given for the plaintiff on all the counts, won ohstanteveredido, on the ground that obe correctness of the report was no justification of the publication of false facts stated before the Lord Mayor. Mr. &armors: sheaved cause. The question was a very important one. It was, whether the Reporter of actual proceedings in a Court of Justice was guilty of libel ? He was not prepared to contend that such a re. port might not be a libel, if malice could be proved, if the Reporter was aware of the falsehood, or if he pub lished for the purpose of calumniating. But this was very different. N.) knowledge of the transactions was imputed to the defendant. Secresy might be necessary in some cases before the Magistrate, but this was a case of quite an opposite nature. There had been a melan choly instance of delusion. It might be desirable to publish, in order to deter others from similar delusion. The Learned Gentleman was then proceeding to state the facts, when Mr. Justice BAYLBY said the facts were not material to the question. Mr. SCARLETZ said he meant to shew, by the facts, that there could be no ground for imputing malice.— He was not prepared to argue the dry principle that a correct report, without malice, of public proceedings was •r was not a libel. It was n t pretended that Mr. Prince and Capt. Ancram had not tated all that was reported. eft). Mr. Justice BAYLRY r red to the case of the Earl of Northampton, in which it was held that the utterer of slanderous words niust give up his author. Mr. SenaLerr contended that this went entirely to the question of malice. He who :hewed that he had only uttered what another had stated prima fade, re butted the charge of malice. Supposing two ships loaded with persons were sailing for a most destructive climate, and an individual took the most public mode of making known the calamity to which those indivi duals exposed themselves, not with a view to calumniate, but to save men from delusion and ruin ; could that be I considered a libel ? He illustrated the principle by the case of a &sulfide character of a servant, unfavourable and untrue, but heard and believed by the person who gave it. Mr. COIibION SULTKANT supported the rule. Truth was a defence in a civil action only, when the facts themselves (and not the report of them) were true. The question of the right of publishing judicial proceedings was not at all involved here. It was not alleged that the Lord Mayor was applied to as a Magistrate. The defence was that there was a right to publish anything said by somebody, somewhere. He apprehended it could not be successfully contended that non nuns hic :emus was any justification. Mr. Pou.oca, on the same side, argued that a per son was not entitled to publish anything said by any person, of any other person, which was the length to which the defendant's justification went. Their Lordships consulted together for some minutes. The LORD CHIEN JUSTICE was of opinion that the rule must be made absolute, that was, that judgment must be entered for the plaintiff, notwithstanding the finding of the Jury on the special plea. This opinion was founded exclusively on the matters set forth in the record. There it did not appear that the observations of Mr.. Prince and Captain Ancram had been made be fore a Magistrate in the character of Magistrate. The case of Lord Northampton was of less Magnitude, as it was only words spoken. Parts of the words spoken here would not have been actionable, merely as words spoken, without an allegation of special damage. There was another difference in this case from that of Lord Northampton, and that was that there was no allega• lion that the words had been spoken in the presence of the defendant. Justice BAYLEY was of opinion that the verbal slander of Captain Ancram, respecting the giving up of Scotch notes, under a delusion of receiving an equivalent in a bank in Poyais, was not actionable; but as written slander it was actionable, and against those who made it written slander. Justices HOLROYD and LITTLIDALE gave their opi nions to the same effect.—Judgment for plaintiff. The Court was immediately after occupied with a case of some interest to Gentlemen hiring job horses. A Mr. Poynder having lilted a pair of horses from a person named Briant, ordered the coachman who came with them to chive him to the City. The man, in the way to Cbeapside, negligently drove -against a horse and inured the animal. An action w as b roug h t aga i nst Mr. Poynder, and the plaintiff was nonsuited, on the gronnd that the defendant was not liable fur the negli gence of the Over, wbo was net his servant. Mr. MARRiATT moved to set aside the nonsuit, and obtained a rule to chew cause. Mr. SCARLETT this day opposed the rule, and con tended that the nonsuit ought to stand. The defendant stood in the situation of a passenger in a boat or mail coach. If any injury was done by the rower, or driver, the master, who derived a benefit from the business un dertaken by his servants, was liable for all negligence and mischief. Mr. MA/MYATT was heard in reply.—The Court took further time to deliver their judgment. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JUNE 29. RICHAEDSON V. MZLLISH. This was an action for a compensation in damages for the loss sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the nun-performance of an agreement by which the defend ant stipulated to allow" the plaintiff, Captain Richard son' to go as commander of the ship Minerva, to India, for the four ensuing voyages, two only of which he per formed.—The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—. Damages 15001. Mr. Serjeant Pstra. last Term obtained a Rule to shew cause why a new trial should not take place. Mr. Serjeant VAVORAN appeared to shew cause against the Rule, but the Learned Judges having read Lord Gifford's eport of the trial, called upon Mr. Ser geant Pell in support of his own Rule. Mr. Serjeant Put, said, he moved for this new trial on five separate grounds. Vim the illegality of the void so illegal per se, bat void as illegal between Mellish and the other part owners of the vessel. Third, that it was part of the agreement that 2,0001. was to be paid to Mellish in case the exchange did not take place. Fourth, with reference to the question of evidence, whether a not the extract of the book containing an account of tt passengers was evidence against Mellish, for the pure pose of :hewing what must have been the profits of thst voyage, if Captain Richardson had gone :—and lastly, upon the ground that the verdict was most monstrous and preposterous, with reference 'to the way in which the Learned Judge stated the extent of the damage to 'the Jury; for although he had not made it part of his report, he had stated to the Jury, on their asking the a l is cy rtion, in a most distinct and pointed manner, that must, if they gave a verdict for the plaintiff, give a verdict for the supposed loss on the two voyages which were then to be performed by the ship, and in conse quence, they gave a verdict for the before-mentioned sum. The Learned Serjeant then proceeded to enlarge upon the different points he had stated to the Court, but the Chief Justice being obliged w take Common Juries at London, at one o'clock, the remainder of the argu ment was deferred. NOBLE EXPLOIT. About three weeks since two soldiers of the 3d Guards were bathing at Hamoaze, one of whom, after being in the water fur some time, found himself sinking, and cried for help; at this moment John Pulliam, a water man of Saltash, who was sailing by in his boat, imme diately bole down to the man's assistance. His com rade, who was on or near the shore, observing the boat coming down, and at the same time perceiving the imminent danger of his comrade, who by this time was nearly exhausted, having sank twice under water, plunged in, with a view to support him, till the boat could come up ; the drowning man, as is natural in per. sons in that state, the instant the man came in his reach, laid hold of him, and unfortunately the first place he caught was the man's thigh, which he held with a , deathlike grasp, and by that means not only rendered all his efforts unavailing, but greatly endangered hi. life ; after struggling for a considerable time, the drowning man still clinging whim, nature being nearly exhausted, they were both gradually sinking, the hand only of the man who plunged in the water to save his comrade appearing; just at that instant Pulham came to the spot, having made all the sail he could in his boat, and grasped at the only part of the man that was visible—the hand of one of them, which in the hurry he unfortunately missed ; the boat having so much head way, ran with considerable violence against a block of granite near the spot, which brought her up ; Pulharn instantly, and with the greatest presence of mind, lowered the mast and backed the boat astern till he got within reach of them, when after some difficulty he laid hold of the uppermost man, disentangled the other's hold, and got him into the boat ; he was nearly ex hausted but not senseless: Pulham then, assisted by the soldier, caught bold of the other, and with great per severance got him also into the boat; he was to all ap pearance dead. having been completely under water for a considerable time. He instantly rowed the boat on shore to the beach at New Passage ; the body, which had not the least appearance of animation, was imme diately taken from the boat to the beach, and covered with jackets; Pulliam, not without hopes but that life might be restored, in the mean time had dispatched some one for a quantity of salt and vinegar, and com menced operations by rubbing the body with k ; b• •1•0 blew in his mouth and ears with a view to set the lungs agoing; after a considerable period had elapsed in pur suing these means, respiration was perceived to have commenced ; this gave a zest to his exertions, which was continued without intermission, till life, which had nearly flown, was happily and completely restored, to the great gratification of Pulham and of many persons who had surrounded the place. It was with some little difficulty that Pelham was enabled to pursue the means he did for the recovery of the man, as several indivi duals around him exclaimed he was going the wrong way to woik, and more than once he was abused for his obstinacy. After a lapse of some little time the soldier was perfectly recovered, and conducted from the Beach in company with his comrade. MELAIZCHOLY ACCIDENT.—Mr. Weary, a respectable firmer residing near Liskeard, with his wife and daugh ter, were unfortunately drowned on Saturday morning last, from the following circumstances : Mrs. Weary, being in ill health, was advised to try a change of air, and for this purpose weht to St. Germains, to embark for Devonport. Mr. Weary's brother, who is a ship wright in the dockyard, accompanied by Mr. Warn, a sawyer, was there in waiting with a shore boat, and took them on board. When they came nearly opposite to Polbathick lake, the breeze became fair for their sailing, and Warn went forward to step the mast ; whilst in the act of doing this, the farmer, who was sitting in the stern sheets, rose to give place to his brother, in order that he might steer; and incautiously, being a very heavy man, sat down on the lee gunwale; the superincumbent weight instantly upset the boat, which filled and went down, leaving the parties float ing. Warn and his companion being excellent swim mers, and retaining their self-possession, immediately looked round, and seizing an oar each, went to the as sistance of the others ; and bidding them keep up their spirits, Warn placed an oar under the mother and daughter (a girl about nine years of ape), and Weary another under his brother; in this situation they re mained above half an hour, when the farmer sunk through exhaustion, and the daughter dropped from the side of her mother, to whom she had tenaciously clung, and the waters closed over her. Warn still sup ported Mrs. Weary, until an hour and a quarter after Ehe accident, when Mr. Geak, a farmer, who saw the boat upset from a great distance, came up, and took them on board. They immediately rowed to a culm vessel, which was moored round the next Point, and used every means in their power to restore suspended animation in the woman, but without effect. The bodies of the father and daughter were picked up an the re flux of the tide. Mr. Weary, finding his strength fast going through his exertions to preserve his unfortti nate brother, reached the shore with difficulty before the arrival of Mr. Geak's boat ; but too much mitt cannot be bestowed on the persevering humanity Warn, who, regardless of personal danger, remained by Mrs. Weary to the last moment. Some men are travelling about Sussex with cheese for sale, for which they obtain a good price, s by the fol lowingstratagem: into each cheese a small piece of exquisite flavour is curioudy dove-tailed, and from which the y invariably draw their tasters, while the ar ticle upon being afterwards cut, is found to be POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION HOUSE. VatZlA= swim Ran Ims• B=ms—A young tn", of - _______ "erectable address thou le AIM to be found in the ranks was led before the Lou MAYOR in a pliable condition, and asked for Ref ostler the &Slowing circumstances t —He stated that be waif oaths of Ireland, which he left when very young, and entered the service of the Royal Family of Portugal as a valet. In queried of some changes in the residence of the Royal Family, im was dismissed, and be came over to this metropolis, where he en listed kr the Hon. East India Company's service. He was in India fee live years, dattig which time his constitution sunk under the effects of the climate, and the worms got into his feet and crippled him. He was " invalided," and sent home. It was the custom of the service only to pay them wages from the time of leaving India, where they were discharged; and if they had been enlisted in London, they were put on shore there without a penny being given them to provide for themselves in their helpless condition.— He wanted one year of the time of service that would entitle him to a pension; he had now no friends in Ireland, and no means of getting thither if he had. He was sent on shore sick and penny less, and dependent for existence on precarious charity. He had some clothes and small articles, by the sale of which he expected to obtain a present subsistence, but be left them on board whilst he got a lodging, and in the meantime the box which contained them was broken open by some of the Lascars on board, and the whole had been stolen. He prayed the Lord Mayor to grant him an ad mission to the horpitaL I Test Lou Macros regretted that he had no means of assisting the-anfortunate applicant, further than by directing that be should be admitted into an hospital, which his Lordship immediately did, and gave special directions that he should be well taken care of. IN-11l question from the Mathiffintt, that in his opinion the beating do animal with that severity was unnecessary and cruel. Rhoden, the dicer, torreborated all Wheeler's evidence. T h prisoner, in his defence , said that the animal he beat was a bul t which ran into another drove, and that to get him out be wa l ' obliged to use that violence. heeler with " But about the badge ?" added the Alderman.—The prisone said that he had left it at home. The &amuse), said, that to prevent such en ety, and to teat, e h d a r b g y e hhts to wear his badge another time, be would fine him fisr bnt: the Offences. He should therefore pay lOs. under Mr. Mani,: Act, and 10w-under the Smithfield Act, fur not having his badg• W.d. A. " irste ardrisZa"thepPeThienrgdt,l2;afiralsowaschadrilcg cruelty towards some sheep. Wheeler stated, that about seven o'clock on Monday morn: fl i s h e was in company with three other officers at the corner of street, when he observed the prisoner beating some !lit ei) were Its the pens in the most cruel manner. He would catch the .1 by the leg with one hand, whilst with the other he belaboured the;: with a stick; he struck one so hard upon the bead, tha he qt.i - d stunned the animal. Perceiving all this they made towards him, when he immediately ran off with the stick, but was soon Wm.. He appeared at the time of beating the sheep to be in a great pa s . sion, and he wore no badge; he said he had no occasion for ore. Three other officers substantiated the evidence of Wheeler, sting at the same time, that it was not the size of the stick, but the MlTl ner in which it was used, that attracted their attention. It appeared to them to be the most wanton cruelty. The prisoner denied the charge altogether. He said that he was removing them from one pen to the other, and that he only pulled by the leg those which attempted to return to the same pen again. lie brought his master and two other witnesses to deny the state ment of Wheeler; but the Alderman said, that Wheeler and the other officers were too well known to put forth a false statement; they could have no interest in doing so, and he would fine the pri soner 10s. under 31r. Martin's Act, which being paid, the prisoner was discharged. MARY-LA-BONNE OFFICR. Yesterday, information was lodged at this Office of Vie death of a man named Watkins, from the injuries received in a boxing match with a man named George Fish. From the statement made, it appeared that on Tuesday last the deceased had a quarrel with Fi:.h, and gave him a C.t.i Cent to fight, which being accepted, they on the spot prep tied for action, and a ring being formed at the end of Quebec -street, New-road, several rounds were fought in favour of Fish, who is much younger and stronger than was his unfortunate antagonist, who in the last round received a blow on the head which stet him to the ground as if shot : he was taken up in a state of insensibility, and carried to his residence in Salisbury-mews, where he lingered a short time and expired. He was attended by Mr. Martin, surgeon, of Gluu cester•place, and other medical men. It was also sweet, that du ring the fight several persons kicked the deceased, and two persons at one time attacked him in a wry cowardly manner. Mr. GRIFFITH, on receiving this information from Hewitt, th, chief constable, directed inquiries to be instantly made. That idli. cer, on his return, informed the Magistrate that some arrangements had been made which he feared would frustrate the ends of jus tice : the body had been placed in a cotfin, and the cover was screwed on, and was about to be interred. The Magistrate asked if any application bad been made to have an Inquest held on the body ?—Hewitt said be understood not. The Magistrate directed the funeral to be stopped, and the Co roner to be apprised of the circumstance. Mr. Martin,. the surgeon who attended the deceased, hTe en. tered the Office, and had a long conference with the Magistr-te ni the subject, his opinion being understood to be that the d:ce.ved died from the rupture of a blood-vessel. Hewitt having recPived orders from the Magistrate, stopp.xl ;Le burial until an Inquest can be held. UNION-HALL Yesterday Thomas Pierce was brought to this Office, chnged w:h having robbed and threatened the ,Lite of hit parent, a resptct.tb:c tradesman. The father of the prisoner stated, that the present was not dre first time his incorrigible son had robbed him, anti tbre.,teretl to Le his murderer. About two o'clock that morning, his son, who had been out the whole of the night, came home in a state 4 intoxica tion, bringing with him two vagabonds out of Kent-street. On the door being opened for him, he and his companions reeled into the passage. The complainant, seeing the company he had introduced into the house, said he would not allow strangers to remain there; adding that such acquaintances should not stop under his roof, and ordered them to quit. Durirg these proceedings the rriioner can at his father, and aiming a blow at his head, insisted that his two friends should have • bed in the house, and that neither father nor mother should dare oppose him in his wishes." lie then ran up to his father's bed-room, desiring the two Ll .ckgnarels by whom he was accompanied to stop in the passage until he rime down. He remained up stairs a short time, and on joining his computtion; again remarked, that he had done the thing ;" and than addres.in; his father, who remained all the while watching the two fellows whom he bad introduced, said- 0 You old scoundrel, knock your b—y brains out one of these nights." He and his associates then left the house, and the complainant, upon going up to his room, discovered that his son had robbed him of all the cash that was in his pockets. He added, that he had tried every means in his power to correct theidespenste propensities of his unfortunate son, who was in the constant habit of using those vile houses in Kent -street, which were frequented by none but the most depraved and aban doned of both sexes. Mr. CHAMIKRI said, that be had never heard of a more wicked and vicious boy in his life, and observed, that the gallows wu sore to he his portion if he still persevered in his bed courses. He was then held to bail for threatening the life of his father, and being un able to procure the necessary sureties, he was committed to jail. BIRTHS. The 23d inst. at Glasgow. the Hon. Mrs. Duncan, of a son. Saturday se'rutight, at .Nuneltain, the Lady of the Rev. Dr. Haggitt, of a son. MA RR' The 22d instant, the Honourable Hugh Francis Manners Tolle rnache, the fourth son of Lord Huntingtower, to Matilda, the fifth daughter of Joseph Hume, Esq. of Notting-hill, Kensington. At Dublin, Walter White, Esq. of the 11th Regiment, Acting Town Major of Dublin, to tilisa, eldest daughter of the late Dr. Wake of that city. At Dublin, Mr. James Thompson, of the 10th Hussars, to Su sanna Berney, daughter of the late Lieut. Edward Berney, of Dame-street, in that city. In Dublin, Christopher Tuthill, Esq. Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, to Grace, second daughter of Robert Reeves, of the city of Dublin, F-sq. At Dublin, Elks, only daughter of Captain Grant, to Sargeea Stephenson, of Omagh. June 23, at Tor Devoe, G. Spitler, Req. Royal Artillery, to Ca roline, only daug hter of the late Captain Woodgate. May 20, at Washington, James Baker, Eq. Acting British Consul-General, to Miss C. Tayloe, second daughter of John Tayloe, Esq. of Mount Airy, in Virginia. DIED. June 18, at Paisley, in his 77th year, John Orr, Nat kiwi? Provost of the Burgh. Sunday sennight, at Plyraingh, after a lingering illness, Rear.' Admiral Wm. Coming, C.B. Suddenly, off Algiers, Mr. William Rogers, Master of his Ma jesty's ship Glasgow. June 21, at Stockton Parsonage, in his illat year, after a long ill. new, Charles, second son of the Rev. Henry Good. Wednesday last, Edward Russ Esq. an eminent Surgeon of Castle Cary. June 9, at Kirkwall, in Orkney, the Rev. Robert Yule, Minis ter of the Gospel there. June 20, at Edinburgh, Lieutenant J. Fraser, formerly of the 7lst, thereafter of the 87th Regiment of Foot. Tuesday sennight, at Frome, aged 105, Mary White; on lately walking back from the market, she fell down and broke her leg, which produced a mortification that occasioned her death. Last week, at the advanced age of 85, William Hayward, Esq. of Drayton, near Abingdon Berks: dating his life-time Mr. Hay ward distributed many thou sands of pounds amongst his relatives notwithstanding which, he died possessed of at least £400,000 the greater part of which be has left to his relations, many of who= were in indigent circumstances. CIA ILllO—.l &sus. DM Dublin 1 0 Waterford 2 0 'Guernsey and Away 0 0 Mb= 0 0 Holland 0 0 a ( 1 0 HIGH-WATER at LONDO: Is DAY. ♦as. No France 0 0 Hamburg's 0 1 Flanders 0 0 Braids 0 0 Gottenburgli 0 0 0 0 Maws Mamma DGE TOaIIORROW. 1 untoutea after S 46 minutes after S ' ""I"''w itixnumag• slur. tug uscgautT u 6 ' 4 " l I ""w urn being afterwards cat. Is found to be beb44bik w begare ld. The wltnemi ' here .' protTneed ucw rth aulm iCk kick, I Lam "' LONDON; Pelhbil mad " nr eer n ent l Second, that this agreement was not only itcarcety worth twope nce p er poun d. Wl* amid owl at me end of it, an d concluded by answering a • rabllabed as rid TIMP • le BO W-STREBT. - ...... Peres O'Ravrearr. Among the watch-house disorderlles brought before Sir RiCHAAD Blaine on Monday morning, were Messrs. Peter fif.lhyferty and 4fisdrew Sinnin, a couple of full-bodied Irish shoemakers. They were charged by Dennis Regan, an Irish watchman, who deposed that he found them at two o'clock that same morning in &. Martin's-lane " bothering the cause, and bating each other mightily." Mr. Peter O'Rafferty undertook to be spokesman for the defence, and in so doing, he manifested a singular facility at " bothering the cause."—* Sure enough, your Worship," said be, " it's all very true,—we disagreed about a bit of a disagrievance between us, and went about to settle it upon the street, of coarse; but the indiffer ence of the consequence is nothing to the purpose, for we didn't think of offending nobody—past, present, or future, in the notion at all--letting alone our two selves may be; which is as much as to say. please your IVorship, here we are as good friends as ever, anti likely to continue—the beer and the otdd one permitting.'— But that says nothing at all, of coorse ; att., if I might be allowed to express my opinion upon the point in consequence, I should say there isn't mach the matter, nor wasn't—barrin the watchman's duty, and that we obeyed in all points, like honest men and good shoemakers ; but if he has anything indifferent to bringforrut upon the cause, that's another point, of coarse, and I am ready to answer it in any shape." Mr. Andrew Sinnot was so waled with Mr. Peter O'Rafferty's oratory, that he did not think it necessary to say anything; and, as Mr. Dennis Regan bad nothing further to say in aggravation, they were both discharged upon payment of their fees; Mr. Peter O'liafferty observing to his friend, as they left the room, " By me soul ! Andrew, but there's two pots a piece, and the Meath, the less for it this day, of esorse—bad luck to it ! Mr. Henry Evans, a young tientleman fresh from Devonshire. presented himself before the Magistrate yesterday morning, and re lated the following tale:—He Caine to London a day or two ago, lit search of a brother of his, whom he believed to be residing here, and he had been almost all over the metropolis, endeavouring to find him. On Monday be bad been wandering about to several places with a friend, upon the same errand, and returning from the . Borough, he suddenly missed his friend " at a place called Snow hill." Finding himself alone, and it being late in the evening, he immediately called a coach, and desired the coachman to drive him to Tichfield-street, Fitzroy-square, where he lodged. Getting into the coach, his nose unfortunately came in contact with the door frame, mad a profuse flow of blood was the consequence. The coach man very kindly followed him into the coach, wiped his nose, and having placed him as comfortably as lie could upon the seat, with his head resting in one corner of the vehicle, he resumed b s ',roper place upon the box, and drove on. The applicant soon fell asleep, and continued in a sound nap mail the coach stopped, in Ticlifiekl street, when he awoke, and feeling fur his purse to pay the tare, be found that his packets had been completely emptied. His watch, with gold chain and seals, money, and all were gone, and he also found that his new superfine beaver hat was taken awry, and an old greasy one left in its place. The coachman denied any knowledge of the robbery. and declareditkat he had not taken any one but the applicant Into the coach. Mr. Hams sent immediately for the coachman, whose name is Smith, and a long examination took place, but no light was thrown upon the singular transaction. The coachman persisted in his first story, and said the Gentleman must have been robbed before he entered his coach.—Mr. Evans, however, swore positively that his watch and money were safe when he got into the coach. Mr. HALLS said there was no evidence against the coachman, and discharged him, but appointed a further hearing foranother day. EXTEXSAVE ltosastiv.—A man of the name of Matthew Redman has willergone several examinations at this office, on suspicion of having stolen £5OO in the Coach and Horses public-house, Con duit -street, the property of the landlord, Mt. Tenn. It appears that the robbery was effected on Wednesday evening last, by some person altering the bed - room , whilst the family was busily engaged below stairs, and the prisoner was suspected from his having had free access to all parts of the house, and from his being unable to Necount for his time on the evening of the robbery.—He was re mar,ded until Friday next. Tat Pu.cc settee.— Joins teilowes, the old man, who was charged, on Friday last, with having defrauded a Mr. Gurley, of sEZO, under the pretence of procuring ham a place in the Custom house, was brought up fur re-examination, when it appeared that Mr. Gurley had taken his acceptance for the money, and he was in consequence set at liberty. liossese is TUX COURT 01P CHANCTRY.—G. BIM*, a man whose appearance bespoke abject poverty, was charged with stealing a hat, the property of a Gentleman who was in attendance on a suit be fore the Lord Chaucellor. The unfortunate man was stopped by one of the officers of the Court, walking out with the hat. He pleaded extreme hunger, not having broken his fast since Monday. He was committed for the present, and the officer directed to give him some food.—Thls is no less than the fourth robbery in the Coon within the last few days. HATTON-GARDEN. Mr. Taylor, proprietor of the Kentish Arms public-house, Bur- ton-crescent accompanied by several respectable inhabitants of the 1 neighbourhood, applied to the sitting Alagistrate for his interfer ence. Ile stated, that a man named Meers, a dog fancier, was the occupier of a house in Crescent-mews, and on his being thrown into prison for the non-payment of the rear of it, he left his foot children (the eldest of whom was not more than eight or nine years of age) in the house, in order to prevent the landlord taking posses sion, destitute of either food or protection. The landlord took away the doors, grates, and windows, to try and force th e m eat, and in this dilapidated tenement the wretched children were left for the last siz weeks. A furious dog had been chained at the bot tom of the stairs to deter any strangers from entering, but be died a few days ago from want of food. Mr. Taylor and several of the neighbours supplied the children with food, and frequently took the trouble of cleaning them, and giving them clothes ; but in a few days they again relapse d into the same disgusting squalidness. The children were now so full of disease, and the house, from its filth/ , at ste, so pestilential, that they we re b ecome a nuisance to the neigh.' bourhood. Application had been made to the parish officers of St. Pancras, but they declined Interfering, as th e child ren belonged to St. Gile s's, and could not be passed without the father's consent. The Magistrate ordered a letter to be written to the overseers to enforce their attention to the case. Mr. Taylor and Lis friends then withdrew, after thanking the worthy Magistrate for his humane assistance. GUILDHALL. testes Nicholls, was charged with wanton cruelty to an ox. C. Wheeler (who is employed by it. Martin, Esq. M. P.) said, that being asked by several of the respectable salesmen and butchers who frequent SatithAeld, to watch the market by night, as most of the enmities by the drovers to the cattle are committed during dot ,he accordingly, with another officer, watched dieeemeilleodor idight, indahout Ave o'clock on Monday morning, below do goiesonrehtglip Met age ox from a drove, and beat him meet creelly_oticr the Wed and fl an k s w ith a st i c k o f unusua l di- Imiheions. Witness immediately stepped up to him, and asked Km ISM where his badge was, for he wore none ; to this he made no toseter. At AU:period mother drover - came up, and took a large allsopholfe fron se t his= opened it, and swore most dreadfully ovinhe ke wosido towards any man who attempted to into custody. About thirty more drovers came miceariged them to rescue the prisoner, but the officer _ Mims did their duty resolutely, and at last secured him ; the rim Eff Ili 1