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DUBLIN, JANUARY 7. The Bishop Of Cnritta has expressed his detertnination, in future, to ordain such graduates of Dublin University as have pro per titles and certihcates of having attended Divinity Lecturts. It is turthtr stated, that the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have resolved on lacing such graduates on precisely the sane foot ing as those from Oxford and Cambridge. is as it should be. and is hotiourable'to all parties. At an erdittation hr Id in Cluyne rstliedral on Stin , L.y last by the Bishop. the following were ad witted to Deacon's orders— Nle.srs. John 11. Webb, Thomas Penult, and John A. ltol,ter, for the diocess of Cork ; Mr. Wm. M. Mayers, for the diocess of Dublin; Meow.. William Lewis and Jlenry Wise, for the (bores, of Clore. And the following re ceived the 'older of Priesthood—Reverends George Berkeley, 110 race Town..end, Thomas Bellett. Hall, Francis Law, and James Thomas Browne, for the diucess of Cutk and Ross; Reverends Henry Carpenter and William Ker, fur the diocess of Dublin.— Warder. BEVERLEY MEETING OF THE CLERGY. A numerous Meeting of the Clergy of that Archdea y was held at the Tiger Inn, Beverley, on Wednes day, to take into consideration the propriety of petition ing Parliament against certain provisions in the Uni tarian M atriage Bill. The Rev. J. Gilby was called to the Ch •ir. A series of Resolutions, of which the follow. ing is the substance, were passed, and Petitions to Parlia ment founded thereon were adopted :—" That this Meeting have viewed with alarm certain provisions contained in a Bill intended to be submitted to Parliament, entitled, ' A Bill for granting relief to certain persons dis-enting from the Church of England,' in tespect in the mode of a lebrating Martiage."l' That these provisions of the said Bill, which degrade mar riage (ro•r. a religious to a civil contract, are, in the opinion of this Meeting, at direct variance x ith the doc trines 0. the Church of England ; and, if passed into a law, will establish a precedent highly dangerous to the stability of the .nstitution of man iage, and in its conse quences to the best interests of society. That we consider those provisions, which revile us to publish the banns, and register the celebration of the mar I iages,contracted under the powers of the said Bill, as offensive to our con sciences, and degrading to our characters; offensive to our consciences, as compelling us to assist in an act at valiance with the doctrines of our Church; and de grading to our characters, as requiring us to become the Clerks and Criers of those who reject our Ministry. and the beautiful service of the Liturgy as idolatrous." York Courant. NAVAL I NTELLIG ENCE. F 77 The brig Favourite, of Telgnmoutb, has been lost 500 miles from Newfoundland, The crew, 'saved by a. Dutch vessel, landed at Teignmouth last week. The Portuguese ships of war Teyo and Pearls are now lying in Torbay, wind-bound. They have been refitted at Portsmouth, and are on their way to Plymouth, to await the arrival of Don Mt oast, to tate his Royal Highness to Lisbon. The Larch, Cowatowoott, from Newfoundland to Poole, was driven en shore at Falmouth on Monday ; her mainmast and fore masts were. cut away, and part of the cargo is discharged. The Active, from limerick, bilged, and was totally wrecked, off Dog Island, near Clifden, on the 3d instant; crew saved. HANW/CH, JAN. 9.—A large quantity of staves, marked with black paint on the end B. H. and Co. and wreckage. have drifted on the beach at Walton. on the Neu, supposed to be the cargo of a ship lost on the Kentish Knock. Dui., JAN. 9.—Wind E. Poassmours, Jaw. 9.—Wind E.—Arrived the Coldstream, Success. Fatatours, JAN. 11.—WindE.S.F--Arrived the Defiance, Camp, from Palermo; and the Planter, JOHNSON, from Newfoundland. Sailed the Maria Elizabeth, Fos Las, for New York; and Amelia, GRONDAY, to Lisbon. LONNONDIRRY, JAN. 6.—The Treasurer, Hatmeasow, from Li verpool to Pernambuco, is driven into Sheephaven Bay, North west coast of Donegal, with loss of her windlass and an anchor. An anchor has been sent to her From hence; but she is in great danger of being lost, should it blow hard before it reaches her. Poir - ,' 771 mulypipww.m.pmeimipr - SOMERSET COUNTY MEETING. torlslic.Metting cf the Noblemen and Gentlemen lesident in the County of Soansi set was held last week ,t Wells, to take into consider ation the subject of Friendly Societies, and to establish a County F. iendls S ,ciety in Somersetshite; the Marquis of Bnati, Lord Lieutenant of - the County, in the Chair. At a former Meeting, it It .d been reoileecl, that a fund be raised to encourage the establishment of iendly Societies 01 more just and equitable principles than those which had hitherto prevailed; and that a Committee be 'appointed to piepare a set of tules for their G , ,vernmento—The Report of the Committee, and the rules proposed therein, having been lead, The Bishop of BA ru and Wzoos addresed the ; Meet ing. After observing that the formation of Friendly S cieties,. on the plan proposed by the Committee, would tend materially to relieve the condition of the poor, his Lordship said he thought the-Meeting would concur with him in opinion, that Friendly Societies were now more than ever necessary—when crimes before unheard of were polluting the country—when occurrences were taking place at which an invnlun• tary shudder must pervade the frame of every feel ing man—when murder, theft, and all the long train ofalarming and evil results which spring from an indulgence in the vicious passions of the human heart—when, in short, a species of great moral degrada tion had overwhelmed the lower orders of the popula tion of the country. His Lordship was bold to assert, that one great cause of this moral degradasion was to be founded in the present system of Nor` LANs, the effect of which was, that t's.e poor man no longer main tained that firm and honest independence which was sd long attached to the character of the English peasantry ; he was not exciied by that proud feeling of libel!) which once actuated.him; be laboured not its his day• of strength to lay by a Ironton of his gain, wherewith to comfort his old age; he knew that when the period had passed When his ow n labour would little ava I him, he must be su, ported by his parish; he strove not to rear up his children in habits of labour and industry, for he was %wale drat in his old age they would no base :o maintain him. Thus he drudged on; and whet, i.o longer able to labour, he s , cello d the scanty pittance doled tut by the pari,sti officer. His Lordship knew of no means calaulated mote • ffectually to re medy these great evils than the estanlish went o, Count. Friendly Societies. By one. of these, the poor our, was assured, that whatever he subsctib d v:ould be re tained to him, perhaps tenfold. *lsere could be fro greater induceinent to the Meeting to support the So ciety, than a conviction that it would mike the poor wan a better husband, a belle. lather, And a better man. His Lordship then expressed his approbation of the general rules proposed, but racomosendec, the giving he names of every Local Committee, arid advoe red the inc'ple of granting the annuity at an earlier age than s.xty-tive, which had been fixed by the Co tttttttttttt The Itii,ht Prelate, in conclusion, stated, that he should be always ready to give his cordial support to any plan which tended to torther the inter-st, the com fort, and happiness of the poor of this county, to which' he was attached by every feeling in the human heart, H. Hoist-rouse, E q. begged to explain why the Com mittee had given its preteience to the age of 65. It a, as well known that the Hours of Commoisoin its Re port, had recommend-d 70 as the most appropriate age. Tit Committee was, ho A evei, convinced that an annuity would he very deorab:e bef•'re that age; and well knowing that it fixed to commence at a much eat tier P eriod, it would cause the burden which would tall upon the contributors to be nearly doubled, . by 'de manding a great increase in their subscriptions, they determined on 65 as the most I roper period. Every Local Society was, however, left to its own ditcretion o whether to fix the age at 60, 65, or 70. The Bishop of LiCHVIELD and COVENTRY was most happy in lending his sanction and support to a glair so admirably adapted as the present Committee's was for the purpose in view, and for introducing the people to a. better state than they were now in. Wm. DICKINSON, E-q. M.P. in proposing that a sub scrioion be set on tout to promote the object of the Meeting, adverted to the evils to which English la bourers were subject, from the various contingencies to which they were exposed. Their condition, he obse veil, was such, that it was impossible for them to ieoench ; and unless some provision were made, they must, in the tvent.of a scarcity, sit down and perish. This wka an evil which could not be avoided by.any tneans'itio re effectually than by County Friendly- Societies. After several Resolutions had been proposed by Sir A. Hoou, Bart, the Hon. Captain Wnoosottave, R.N. and the Earl o( CORE, The Bishop of BATH and WELLS again rose to offer a few observations with regard to the Poor Laws. Ile was much concerned at findi ig that his remark had been misunderstood. He was far from being an enemy to the Poor Laws altogether. He.wished not totally to abrogate those laws; such an idle, such a wild idea, Lad not for one moment entered his mind. He admired the principles upon which the Poor Laws were first de sign, d. Ile wanted not to undermine their foundation, but he would purge them of the many, the ciying absees, ss Inch had cre, t into them. The Resolutions, which were passed unanimously, expressed the concureence of the Meeting in ,the pro ceedings of the.Comtnittee, and its appepbation of the rules which bad been prepared. Those riles are to be laid,beore the Magistrates, at the Quarter Sessions, for, 'their approbation. If sanctioned bj them, efforts- will be wade in the aopsoacbins S.avion okfOutratuont Cu rm the plan proposed by the Committee into a law. The rules, h was stated, had been prepared from 'a set of tables constructed by Mr. BECHER. A Committee was appointed to conduct the future proceedings. The Marquis of BATH was named as President, and the Earl of Court and the Bishop of Ilnati and Witoos were ap , pointed Vice-Presidents. re, • The LORD CH A MCVL4oR has just purchased from hi, neighbours Mr. Dataross, the surgeon dentist, his house hi George street, Hanover• square, next door to the Noble Lord's residence, which he intends to unite with his own, and thus form one of the most capacious and splendid mansions in that fashionable quartet 'rite ground behind the two houses is very extensive. Lord LTMD mean has already commenced pulling down the back of and tht stables, and on their site a large dining-room and very extensive drawinprooms will be erected. . 44 The following occutrence," says a recent writer on Russia, " witnessed one day in the street at St. Peters+ burgh, by a friend of mine, serves to instance the drear entertained by the lower classes of getting under tht power of the police. As lie was passing the Isaac Bridgt a drooshka suddenly stopped before him, when the di ter leaped down, and with every symptom of comae nation, took his passenger from off the seat of th vehicle, and laid him on the road ; he then hastily r mounted his box, ar.d drove away with all possibl speed., The - passenge r had been seized with a fi t, wh,. thinking he might die, the :alighted, but prudent Rus sian, took this method of getting'rid of him, in ordei Avoid the trouble and expence the police wuuld hive posed upon him, had he beep found with the dead body. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The Middleburg, Josikier, from Batavia, has arrived off Hastings. ANZITALII AT Ni•DILINA.-•-iiif Majesty's ship Satellite —, from Portsmouth on the 29th of November, and sailed for the Mauritius ; and the Mount• Stuart, Elphinstone, Ritchie, from the Clyde, and tailed the sth of Dec.•for Bombay. Anemias AT Mansas.—The La Belle Alliance, Pendergrast, from Ceylon and Pondicherry on the lOtit of July ; Sir Archibald Campbell, Rober:son, from Bombay on the 15th : Roxburgh Castle, Denny, front London, on the 17th; Maria, Strange, from the Mau ritius, on the 18th ; I..Falmond, Heusi, from Bourbon, on the 25d ; Protector, Waugh, from London, and the Gunjava Taylor, from Rangoon on the 26th; Lady Munro, Gahan, from doringa on 23d , Edward Paget, Geary, front London on the 50th ; Susan, Hamil ton, from Bengal in sixty days, on the 26th; the Ann, Cattell, from the Cape, on the Ist August; the Grecian, Smith, from London, on the 4th ; the George Fulcber, from ditto, on the sth ; the Woodford, Chapman, from Bengal ; the Sultan, Mitchell from Bombay, on the 6th • the L'Europe, Frion, from Bordeaux, on the 7th ; t;,:e ltagua , Kail, from Masulipatatn, on the 9th; the . Alexander, Macdonald, from Megui, on the 13th; the Coldstream, Stephens, from Bengal, on the 14th ; the Lady Fast, Evans, from London ; the Hon. Company's ship Minerva, Probyn, from Lon don, on the 23d August. SAILING' /lOW M•Dasts...—L'Attifs Cheveleure, for Pendia. and Bordeaux, on the 18th July ; the Maria, Strange, for Bengal, the lion. Company's ship Bombay, Charitie, for Penang, Sincapore, and China, on the 21st ditto; the Caragueno, Prntzenoven, for Sin carte and Manilla, on the 25th ditto; the-John, Freeman, for the Mauritius, on the 26th ditto ; the Roxburgh Castle, Denny for Bengal, on the 27th ditto ; the Waterloo. Manning, for Penang, Sin cepute, and China, on the 29th ditto; I.'l':dmond, Bestel, for Ben gal, on the Ist August ; the Ann, Cattel, for ditto, on the :)d ditto ; the Protector, Waugh, for ditto, and the George, Fulcber, for Penang, on the Bth ditto; the Sultan, Mitchell, for ditto, on the 10th ditto; flit General Kyd, Nair ne, for,Penang, Sincapore, and China, on the 11th ditto; the Woodford, Chapman, for the Mau ritius and London, on the 14th ditto. AERIVALI AT Sr- HELENA—The Sidney packet. Taylor, from the Cape on the 10th of November—the Success, Smith. from ditto on the 10th—the Hessaren, Gibson, from ditto on the 25d Woe. SA:s.uts •aos Se. Hatrara—The Sydney packet, Taylor, for - Rio Janeiro, on the 14th Nov. AFFAIR or HONOUR.— Monday r:rmight, Charles Archdall, of Kilmaiden, Esq. and Henry Langley, of Ballyduff, Esq. both in the county of Waterford, were to have met to decide, in the usual way, some dispute which bad occurred between the parties; however, they were bound over to keep the peace on the preceding evening,:for that. and the surrounding counties. They then proceeded to the county of Callow—the former accompanied by E. Edwards, Esq. the latter by Jam( Carey, Esq.—and met at Newbridge, when, after an 'exchange of two shots each, without effect, the parties left the ground, we understand, without an arrange ment.—We have also learned, that Mr. Archdall and his friend were arrested previous to their quitting the ground.— Waterford Chronicle. Tuesday evening an accident occurred in Wilton street, Pimlico, which might have been attended with most fatal consequences, owing to the disgraceful state of the street, and the neglect of some persons engaged in making a drain or sewer, from the house No. S. A trench is cut across the road, about eight feet deep and four feet wide, which extends from one side of the pave ment to the other, and on Sunday evening k w as left without any guard, lantern, or watchman. About seven o'clock a onc•horse chariot, with two Ladies inside, was passing down the street, and the evening being very dar Land the coachman not aware of the circumstance, the horse plunged into the trench, and was killed on the spot : fortunately, tie vehicle having lour wheels, the Ladies were not thrown out; had it been a horse and gig, the consequences might have been fatal. The hoist was a very va;uable animal, aati worth 50i. st.l Sven, 11 . pricy, :este, otter, •tb. 7 , RI W. J., Shaw, Iliiit k, I Lell erbeft s :l nn'i , rheatly, wail idence 11ACIS. iug kt half e Same wed by It. MO slappet iich sat !TS pAr• display es were ed.with Ks ; the s! -The Moskau,l Henshsw, eWams-1 . , C.Wona• is, 110104 ly After. e title of Its inct t in some goveta g the first vscatio-.. et boasted ! house of setts, and sing ever to rights. )le, and it mong the is p ticu -4 ntominut audtet►rx .m... 4..... .•. . . • THE NEW 1):)S •1 . OFVICE. of th builds is ektremeiy The principal facade . this , -mg elegaut ; the outlier i • noble and simple; the propor tion and distribisti• n of the parts are g• od, att.! in liar. ninny with each raher ; and th general tornpo?ition is chaste and grand. The poitrcit is beao , iliii in itself, and has a bold and noble projection, the effect tit la isich is skilfully heightened 4 y the recessing of the back wall ichin the gentled line of the nitildirg. The door way is magnificent. The (octets ge erally, and its members separately, ale ea.sical and elegant, and closely follow the antique in charac:er as v.ell as in piepottiOM The ptincipal defect in the facade is the puerile ploy ment of columns at the wings. They are perfectly useless, but their inutility is not their oily fault; they are in the way, and injure the general effect. Had the piojections been plain, they would not only have been grander io themselves, but would have happily en• hanced the effect el the poi tico in the crime. The front of Carlton House, now, alas, no morel was a striking instance of the good effect of such a contrast. The termination of the attic ever the wingl; is • ex tremely faulty, and has a most disagieeable effect hen viewed io perspective. The boat ding almost pi e cludes ow judging a the steps of the portico, and of the plinth to the building. With regard to the former, it is to be regietted that they do not project before tt e portico ; and allriw the columns to hive posed firmly and grandly on the landing, that the appearance of pedestals might have been avoided. The sty rebate is in two courses at granite. A single course would have been much grander ; and the large blr:cks of •Haytor granite. at tire New Hall of Christ's Hosfital, and at the London Bridge, are sufficient proofs th ,t there would have been no difficulty in übtaining materials of requisite dimensions. The front towards Cheapside is weil de and grand. The introduction of windows in the frieze is to be regretted; but their necessity powerfully pleads the ii excuse. The fronts in Foster lane and St. Anti's-lane have no architectural pre tert..icms. the art aimenient and plan of the building are excellent The grand entrance from the portico is magnificent. It consists of a colt iinade on each side, of the same or der and dimensions as the celumns of the portico, canted up the whole height of the bu lding, and ruining d:rt ctly through to Foster -lane. At first sight it m ght seem a subj ct for regret that a court-yard had not b,rn provided for the mails; but a little c• nsideration, and a view of the space . 11,1 Led to the building, will prove the impracticability of such a scheme. The careful and ingenious construc tion cannot be too highly commended. It may be objected, and rut without reason, we think, that the general ch.:racier of the edifice is too tich and sump tuous frr a public building, especially for one so purely official as a post cffice ; and the diplay of ornament on this occasion is the more surprising, as Mr. Smirke is sparing to a fault of atchitectuial enrichments in his club-houses and other buildings, in which their introduc tion would have been must appropriate.— Atherwoura. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. FOX HUNTING. Friday last Mr. Mure's Fox Hounds met at Siclesmere Gate, and proceeded to Munson's Park, where they found a brace of foxes, one of which broke cover, and afforded a 'fine run full three quarters bf an hour ; but coming to a check from the coldness of the scent s they could not again hit it off. The field consisted of nearly 500. The liberality of Mr. .lurr was very conspicbous, de claring in the held, that if any farmer or others had !oat their poultry% where they were permitted to hunt, he would remunerate them. The pedestrians were cut off front the sport of the day, but met their friends in a convivial situation, where they were equally content wish hunting the bottle met rify.—Suplk Herald. The Vine (Hampshire) Hounds have been ordeted to be out to morrow and Saturday, in the vicinity of Basingstoke, IN order that Don Miguel,who will, it is expected, le a ve town to-morrow, on a visit to the Duke of Willington, at Sirathfieldsay, may have a few days' amusement there The Prince will remain at his Grace's only two days, when he will take his departure for Earl Morley's seat, at Saltram, where very magnificent preparations are at present making to give him a reception worthy of his rank. At Saltram Don Miguel will remain two drys, and embark at Plymouth for Pored gal either on Tuesday or Wednesday next, in the Pearla, Portu guese frigate. IC is fixed, we believe, that the Cumberland Fox *Hounds are soon to hunt Annandale, if the weather permits. They are expected on tbel sth at Lockerbie,where stalls for L'.o nr3o horses are bespoken. —Their fitst fixture is un the 16th, at flalldykes, where we de voutly wish they may find a fox, with not les, than ten miles running in him. He cannot put his head in a wrong direction, the country round the cover being excellent on all sides for riding over. —This announcement will gladden the hearts of all true sportsmen, especially gf those who,being at a distance from the packs of Harriers kept by sonic patriotic Gentlemen in Annandale, have been com pelled during the winter to resort to the melancholy enormity of coursing and other paltry mimicries of the noble and animating ' sport which now, if vile frost keeps away, so nearly awaits them. Fox Hunting, we believe, is called by old Ladies, and staid timid Gentlemen, a rough and rather datigerour amusement ; but it has long been, and long will be, the darling sport of all those whom ' tolerable nerves, active limbs, and horsemanship, allow to partici pate in its delights.—Dunfrses Courier. THE FANCY. • N►AL AND BALnwlN—The third deposit for the fight between these men was made good on Tuesday evening, at the Rising Sun, in Windmill street. BILL SAYAGIC AND PADDY FLYNN—The fourth deposit for the mill hetwe.o these heroes was forthcoming on Tuesday evening, at the Red I lorse,iii Bond-street. The muster was respectable. Dice ACTON AND JOHN Nicutu.s—A match was made last night at the City of I.ondon Arms, lkrwiek.street, between the well known Dick Acton, the able opponent of Peter Crawley, and a novice in the London ring, named Nicholls, a butcher by trade, and from the Bristol school, for £25 aside. Nicholls is a fine fresh young fellow, weighing about twellie stone and a half; and is de. scribed - as 'an out and outer." Inds:ed. such is the confidence of 1 his friends, that in his trial hattle they offered to match him against any man in England for £25 or £5O, barring neither weight, age, nor 'science. Something great may therefore he expected. It having been announced that the new Bishop of l Wincberer would take possession of the Episcopal Pa lace at Farnham, on Tuesday last, an immense crowd of persons met outside the town, to greet his Lordship's All 11141. The Bishop atrived - about five o'clock, and was hailed with loud acclamations by the crowd, who insisted on unyoking the horses, and by substituting themselves in their stead, drawing the carriage to the Castle. The procession, headed by the Farnham band, went through the town to the Castle, • here his Lod ship provided entertainment for the whole assemblage. This morning, between five and six o'clock, a fi:e was discovered in the Money Order Office, belonging to the General Post Office : on the alarm being given, ' fire engines mere speedily on the spot, and we are happy ro state, that the fire was soon got under without doing any material injury. About two o'clock yesterday morning, a destructive fire broke out in a house in Brick Lane, Spitalfields, • opposite the Brew house of Truman and H.Anbury, which suddeoly appeared and raged with considerable •io hence. So rapidly did the flames ascend, that the per sons who slept in the lower . part .of the house had t' rush to the door through volumes of smoke, while great I apprehension v.as entertained for the safety of a woman and two children, who occupied the upper floor. Orte of the latter, about silt years old, jumped out of the window, and was providentially caught in his descent by some persons who had then assembled, or he would have been dashed to pieces. He received some injury, however, and was conveyed to vie Hospital, ss ith his • mother and the other child, who were greatly scorched in effecting•their escape. The fire was prevented from communicating with any - other house than the one it . broke out in, which was burned to the ground. OINPOP...MIMIV. '.''~"~ e • ~"~' OLD BAILEY SESSIONS—THIS DAY. . , These Sts.irns ommetlc d this martlng before the Lou& c Stivoit, the It econnuit, Aldermen, Lord Chief li t:tm Mr. Justice Parra, and Mr.Jugics Li iTI.I"bALE, at the Se:s.on: 11 ,, ust, in the Old Batley. It is a melancholy fact, that although little more than a month has elapsed since the last Session , , there are no less thao.3oo prisoners for trial at the present; among whom there are one far murder, three for cutting and ma.ming, three for horse stealing. tight for highway robbery, six for housebreaking, and two for arson. STEALING IN A DWELLING I7GLISE. Daniel M Carihy, a youth respectebly themes!, was put to the bar on an indictment, charging him capitally sith stealing in the duelling house of Messrs. Ad dington and Cobbett, of St. Martin's-lane, a quantity ollen cloth, of the value of 20/. and upwards, on the 19th of December last, their property. The charge was clearly brought borne to the psi. sorter, and the Jury fuunti.ltim Guilty—Death. The Jury recommended the prisoner to mercy, on account of his youth. Before the imams. BURGL A RY. James Martin was put to the bar, on an indictment charging him with burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Anthony Larivier, on the 23c1 of December last, at the parish of St. J 'hn, Westminster, and stealing therein a vantiry of wearing apparel. jewellery, &c. to the amount of 201. and upwards, his property. The prosecutor stated, that on the nlght in question tie retired to rest about eleven o'clock, leaving his wife and daughter up. On the following morning he was alarmed, about six o'clock, when he found the property described in the indictment had been stolen. The thieves must have been for a considerably time in the house, as they had actually ransacked the lower rooms cAnpletely, taking with them every article of value that came in their way. • S .veral r.ther w itne,ses, members of the prosecutor's family, corroborated the statement made by him. Woodbury and Pace, the officers of Queen-square, having been informed of the robbery, proceeded to the house of the prisoner the following morning, where they tound a part of the property. The prisoner then did not deny that he was .4 in the robbery," and directed the officers to another house, , beld by the prisoner, inti mating that they would there find two men whd were the robbers. .Thosemen, however,were not found, nor have they yet been taken into custody. Mr.Cca MOWN conducted the case for' he prisoner, and cross-examined the witnesses•with his usual acuteness. The prisoner said in his defence, that he had had tl e scissors found in his possession, and sworn to by the son of the prosecutor, six months in his possession. He accounted for the possession of the other articles, by saying he received them of two young men his lodgers, who were considerably in arrear to him for rent. Mr. Justice PARKE summed up.the evidence to the Jury, in the course of which he dwelt forcibly on the pint as to whether the prisoner was a principal felon, or merely a party to the robbery after the fact, namely, receiving the property. The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty. The JUDGE. 3 and the JURY strongly recommended that an indictment should be instantly pr. kited against the prisoner for receiving the property ; and the prose cutor and witnesses proceeded forthwith to Hicks's H. U to prefer the indictment.—The prisoner was ordered to be detained. LONDON SESSIONS. • Yesterday these Sessions commenced bet ire the LORD MAYOR, the RECORDER, and a Bench of Aldermen. Three women, named Deacon, Golf, and Heriert, and a man named Wright, were charged w ith having kept a common brothel at No. 7, Tower Ito) al, in the pairth of St. Thomas Apostle. J. Wakely, clerk to Mr. L. Price, the solicitor, pro duced extracts from an agreement of rather a curious kind, which h•d been drawn up between the two first women. It stated, that they should keep the house in question as a " company house," and that they slit old be mistresses of the house alternate w eeks, and pocket each the profits of her own weeks. That at 12 u clock on every Sunday night, the reign of one should be over, and the reign of the other should commence. That they should both bear the expenses of the establishment, pay the uses, and pay the expenses of all prosecutions which might be instituted against their " company concern." (Loud laughter accompanied the reading of this decurnent.) The RECORDER (smiling) asked what was meant by "company house ?" He did nr,t thii.k the phra•e suffi ciently explanatory of the off.nce with which the de fendants were charged. " Why," said his Lordship, my house comes under that denomination, for I see company."-- 7 (A laugh.) The witness here described scenes which he witnessed upon g..ing into the house with other persons who were employed ny the parish to watch the nuisance, fur the purpo , e of indicting it. Ilickiss, a constable, Stated that he had been employed in the house on several short jobs. Ile had seen ths: three women receive money fur accommodation as to rooms. The business became so extensive at last, that the whole neighboorhoo.l was dreadfully annoyed; and witness's house, which was within two doors of the Iriuse in question, was sometimes entered by couples—(Laugh ter).—The women who eon red N 0.7 were evidently ladies of the tow n. Many of the gei,tlemen looked like Counsellors—(Laughter).—One of them, he well recol lected, wote a wig like one of those before him. Mr. ADOLPHUS, in cross-examining the witness; ex pressed Lis indignation at the libel which had been just uttered against the bar, and shat ply coestio.ted Hickiss. • " Upon your oath," said the Learned Counsel, " how many persons who looked like Counsellors did you see?" Witness—l can't swear to more than one who wore a wig ; but I observed a great many Gentlemen with very grave countenances, and I consider that they looked like Gentlemen of the bar. M. ASOLPHU , — Will you sweat that you ever save a person with a wig like my Learned Friend's (Mr. C. Witness—l have seen one go in with just such another w i g ._(Es; ressions of surprise and laughter). The It WONDER—What ! with tails? (Loud laughter.) Witness-1 don't knew exactly whether the wig had tails or not; but I recollect the wig, .and marked it for its peculiarity. Mr. ADOLPHUS—Why do you say the persons It.oked like Counsellois tt Witnets—Bccause they were elderly grave men. • Mr.- AD;LPHUS—WeII, all my Learned Friends in this Court are, at all events, free from the imputation. for they are young men. I'll tell you why you said so; you said so from a blackguard reeling of offence. The'llitee female prisoners, after some further evi dence, withdrew their pleat& ‘• Not Guiity," and pleAded Goilty." The male prisoner was acquitted. 4 ! ' _ _ 1