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LITEBA FEMALE BEAUTY. Dimon bad the true touch of poesy in his soul, though It did not often display itself in his Clarectocus, Etfrido, or Belittle Geniis. The whole range of English poetry does net contain emote fair cleating delineation of female loveliness, than the following steams from his pen present : Whene'er with soft serenity she sedi'd, Or caught the orient blush of quick surprise, HOW sweetly mutable, how brightly The liquid lustre darted from her eyes i Bath look, each motion, mark'd a new.born grace, That o'er her form its transient glory east; Some lovelier wonder soon usurp 'd the place, Chas'd by a charm still lovelier than the last! VOLTAIRE. When Sir William Jones was at Paris, ill t h e Ti er 1770, with Lad Althorp, bis pupil, he made as excunion to Geneva, in hones of seeing Voltaire, bat was disappointed. He sent him left her a note, with a taw verge", implying that the Muse of Tragedy had ardent seat in Greece and Italy, and bad hued her abode on the borders of a lake, &c. Voltaire returned this answer : " The worst of French poets and phllosophen is almost dying ; age and aickness have brought bins to his last day ; he can converse with nobody, and entreats Mr. Jones to excuse and pity him lie pretests him with his humble respects. PETER PINDAR. When this eccentric genius was at Truro School, he had given to him, by Dr. Poiwhele, well known by his various publications, the following beautiful Latin Epigram upon Sleep, to translate lute English, as an evening exercise ; " Somme keit quanquam certlnima mortis imago Consortem awe to omen esse tort ; Alma quiet, optata veal : nam, sic sine 'it& Vivere, gusto suave est ; sic, sine more, mori!" In a few minutes the boy produced the following version: " Come, gentle sleep, attend thy votary's prayer, And, tbo Death's image, to my couch repair: How sweet, tho' lifeless, yet with life to lie, And witho ut dying, oh how sweet to die!" ADDISONIANA. The character of Aristaus, in the Tatter (No. 176) by Steele, was designed for Addison. Addison declared that he had never road Spenser when he gave his character in the account of English Poets, addressed to his *id friend Sacheverell. It was the practice ' of Addison, when he found any man invincibly wrong, to flatter his opinion by acquiescence, and sink him yet deeper in absurdity., The daughter of Addison passed the greater part of her time at her paternal seat, near Rugby. To the last she continued in her early *Mom of her father's Spectators--that she sould not ad- mire them! FORECASTLE. The origin of this nautical term may probably be found in the Maturing curious historical fact: Y. Legrand D 4 Aussy. in the second volume of the lilemoirs of the Netiosial luggage (1800), gives an account of the state of the French Marine at the beaboatai of the fourteenth century (ex tracted from a History I. libras, published in 1306), in which he observes that the ships had parapets and battlements at the sides, siMilar to the laud fortificatiose, and that they bad small codes balk Jere and aft, and on the mad sip.* MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. MAT 27. IIIZIOUS DOGS. Henry B. Warner stood indicted for a nuisance, in keeping two furious dogs, which bad worried a child in a most shocking manner. Mrs. Peel, the mother of the child, is a married woman, residing at Battle Bridge. On the 2 2 d of March she was alarmed by the screams of her child, which was about four years of age, and on going from her sitting room to the bottom of the stairs, there she beheld her child lying on its back. and two dogs be- Inning to the defendant were worrying it. The blood was flowing from a number of wounds, caused by the dogs having bitten it. She seized the child and dragged it to an adjoining room, and the dogs pursued her and pulled het down. She dropped the child on the floor, and one of the dogs se zed him again with its teeth by one of bis ears, and dragged him into the kitchen, where the other dog joined in worrying the child. She was frantii, and screamed " murder. when several Gentle men came into the house, and, with much difficulty and danger, dragged the dogs from the child. Cross.examined by Mr. PHILLIPS—..The dogs had bras kept for several months by the defendant, and had not bitten any one before. The child was produced in Court, and though the wounds had dosed up, the face was scatted in a tray frightful manner. Toe Chairman (F. Ccasr. E q) told the defendant that he bad acted illegally in keeping furious dogs; and the Jury found him Guilty. He was sentenced to pay a fine of thirty.five pounds, With liberty to speak to the prosecutor. I hennas Ellis, Rich. Palmer, and IFs.. Groves, pa. rishioners of Stepney, were Indicted tor assaulting Mr. Thomas Moore and Mr. Sadler, the two Headboi oughe of the said pat isli. Mr. ADOLPHUS and. Mr. ClAncaos were Counsel for the prosecution, and Mt. PHILLIPS for the defendants. It appeared, from the statement of the Counsel for the prosecution, and from evidence, that the alleged' as,atilts were commit ed by the defendants at a Parish Meeting, when one of the parishioners objected to Groves voting, and gave as a reason that he had not paid his quota of the parish rate. The parishioner moved, that Groves should be excluded from the Meet ing. The motion was put and carried, and the plaintiffs proceeded to eject Groves. His co.delendants resisting the hostile measure, were assiulted, and turned out. The CnalassAn said, that it appeared to him that the plaintiffs were the aggressors., Mr: Premix% said that such was the fact, and an Action was now pending in the Court. of Sines Bench on the subject. lie adued„ that the matter would have been settled betide this but for the interference . of an attorney who stood near the plaintiffs. The CHAIRMAN animadverted upon the dissentious which for 20 years bad existed in this parish, and said there was no evidence to support the indictment; and. the Jut y acquitted the defendants. John James and .Anthony Licke were indicted fbe committing a most Initial assault on John Wright. The defendant James was formerly the landlord of the' Queen's Head public house, in Long•acre. The plain tiff Wright is the present landlord of the same ht Which is now conducted in a very creditable manner, and is called the "Reformation." On the evening stated in the indictment, the defendants called at the plaintiff's house and took some liquor; *etc was some mistake about the reckoning, and Jame. used most disgusting language, and entered the bar. The prosecutor requested him to ralk out, and on his refusing to do so, took him by the-arm, when James, with a sort of bludgeon, struck the prosecutor on the head repeatedly. He after. vrards thtost him into the meet, with the aabisutace of Ekke, and kicked him as he lay on the ground. The prosecatVied profusely, and bis injuries were so serious as to requite instant surgical aid. Mr. Am= appeared for the defendants, and with his usual skill endeavoure4 to give the case a complexion favourable to bit clients. The evidence was too strong to admit of doubt, and the Jury boned both defendants Guilty. The CHAIRMAN sentenced James to three months impribooment, and Elcke to.pay a fine of fifty aniline The• premiums Offered by•the Taunton Agricultural 4trociatioa were awarded at 111ouutway on Tuesday 14ot; after which . CS Arrociatios partook, of so Md. ISAt diaper at. Wiliiia•HoWto and many o p ropt it ti toast‘ were drank on the occasion• FIGHT wring) , JEM WARD Asa JACK CARTER, kon. FIFTY rui.a4p , The place named for the decision of the match was in Surrey—or in the e v e n t of interference th Ch ere ert , le t% Commissary and his assistant were directed to cross the Thames, and take up fresh ground on .Sheppey Range, in the county of Middlesex. I.Sy one of chose unfortunate speculations which are but too often productive of mischief, namely, the slobs J ob_ taining "a gate"—this arrangement had nearly been frustrated, and a still longer spot imposed on the Ge noa. A field was fixed upon at Thorpe, instead of Chertsey ; and a Chobhana beak Seing thus roused from his lair, be came forth, and shaking. not his 46 bristling mane," but his not less terrific authority at the assem bled throng, he put them to flight like so many lambs. The scouring multitude on the full trot, were met in their retreat by an officer from head quarters. who commanded a halt; and on holding a council of war, recalled to the recolkction of the Commissary the original orders, and gave the word to the right about, and back he went through Thorpe along Chertsey bridge, and to the second position already mentioned, where, to the satisfaction of all, the Ring was pitched, and the amusements of the day were concluded without iprruption. . The men arrived en the ground soon afterione o'clock, Ward in a swell drag and four, and Carter in a snore humble carriage ait.l pair. The assemblage of amateurs at this time was both numet'us and respect able. and an excellent outer circle we, Icy need. Ward first enteral the ring. attended by Phil Samp son and Dick Curtis, and Carter soon followed, under the care of Tom Oliver and young Dutch Sam. ' On shaking hands the ceremony of peeling soon took place, and the men stood in their ordre hoote the es itic.ll connoiseurs as.embled. Ward looked in the finest con dition, and C4i ter seemed in robust health, but his corporation partook a little too much of civic conse quences. I 'I HE FIGHT. Round 1. Both men looked unutterable things," and each ap proached the other as if perfectly conscious he had his work to do. Ward worked his guard and poised himself on his toe in his cu.. tomary form. ready to let fly, as an opportunkrmight offer. Carter stood erect, hands back ou his breast, rather on the defensive than otherwise. Some time elapsed in mutual caution, Came getting away and keeping out of distance; at last, after nearly four minutes had elapsed, Caner threw out his left, but Ward was awake, and stop?ed him. The blow was too short for effect ; twice did Carter try the same manauvre with as little success. Ward now crept in and caught Carter with his right on the side of the head—another little pause, when Ward again got in and hit right and left. Carter now fought to a rally, but bit wildly, while Ward showed great quickness and tact at in-fighting, planting a heavy blow on Carter's mouth with his left. Carter returned slightly on Ward's cheek with his left, and in the close was thrown. 2. More caution on the part of Carter, while Ward worked his left fur a shy. Carter hit out with his left, but it was short and stopped, as was another trial of the same sort. Ward now got Within distance, planted his one, two, and three, catching Carter round the neck with his left, hit up with fearful precision, gave , him another deep cut on the lip, and floored him-5 to lon Ward. 3. Carter came up bleeding profusely from the lip, and flushed in the face—Jem was ready, and all ou the tiptoe for mischief. Carter again tried his favourite left-hand, but was prettily stopped. Jena made a feint—but although Carter left himself open be did not go in. Carter kept away for a time and got away front a well intended smack from Ward's left, and smiled. At last Jean stood on no ceremony, ►ut rushed in right and left, jobbing well on Car. tree nob. Carter fought with him but wildly, and received a fresh visitation to his mouth. In the close for the fall, Carter was thrown over on his head. _ _ 4. Each stopped a left-banded compliment. Carter at length went in. left and right, in rather a scrambling manner, and open handed. Jens drew back,, and jobbed him severely on the auk Carter caught him round the neck; but Jena was alive to his oppor tunity, and his hghting was excellent. He kit up well, and in the close threw Carter a beautiful crou.buttock, falling heavily sport dim. S. Carter stopped Jem's left with groat quickness. Jem neatly rushed in with his one, two, and then drawing back, hit up in ad. mixable style. The men bloke away, but Jem was with him, and iteenter hits were exchanged. Jem now made himself up for execution, and having tried his right at Cuter's body, got to a rally, hasnmedng away right and left. Carter stood manfully to hint, and popped la a good left bander on the side of his nose. This roused Jens's choler ; he rattled in, delivering right and left, and bitting up. A long snuggle ensued fur the fall, during which Jena fibbed with great quickness. Carter got down. Ward falling easy upon hint. 6. Carter hit abort at the body, and stopped Jem's right and left with excellent precision. He then planted a slight blow on Jem's hob ; Jim all alive, saw bis opening, and bit away right and left with the rapidity of lightning. and the force of a two.year-old. His execution was dreadful, and Carter's left eye was puffed to a close; still Jem peppered away without mercy, and at last Carter fell on los knees somewhat groggy. 7. Carter came up game, but Jem gave him no time for refiec. tiun. lie at uace rushed to work, delivering with teinfic si4ht and kit. Carter was wild iu his returns, and on closing was dropped. 6. (30 to I on Ward) Jens jobbed severely with his right, and then with his left, dr.wtng more blood. Caner fought manfully with him, but without precision; Jem was busy at in-lighting, and in getting away fell on his back, while Caner remained standing. 9. Carter stopped Ward's right and left with good science, but Ward was quick upon him, made a good lett-handed job, and was ready to Irt fly, but Carter kept sla &Amore. Carter made a good slum with his right, but left himself open, and Ward, alive at every point, went in to work right and lett, and again hit up with woe thrill rapidity. Carter mice more fell on his knees, and was bleed ing fearfully from all parts-of his face—his left eye completely dark. 10. Carter came up strong on his leg., though winded, and stopped jem's left. Jem then chord for In-fighting, and bit as he liked with terrific effect. It was slaughtenng work, and Carter was grassed without a hope. IL All in favour of Ward, who had it his own way, and dropped. his man, atter he bad hung fur a short time on the topes. 12. Carter was not to be stalled off: he hit short with his left. Ward stopped a well.intentiooed delivery ; but in a second attempt was not so successful, as he caught Carter's left on the ' nose, and a slight effusion of blood followed. Jens now rushed in, and catching Caner round the neck, jobbed and hit up repeatedly. Carter's arm gut entangled in the ropes, and he tried to grapple Jem; but Jem was too teary, and continued to pepper him us the face up and down till be fell--a woeful spectacle, and with a deep 'gash ou his left eye-brow. 13. There was now a general cry for Carter to be taken away, but be would not hare it. and again came up strong on his legs. lie bored in wildly, and Ward jobbed him right and left in every direction. The deliveries were dreadful, and at length poor Jack was hit down. 14. Carter came up in a melancholy plight—(Criea of " Take him away !")—Ward went to finish, hitting right and left, and cut -1.1.1 away, without leaving Carter " the shadow of a .bade of a chance." Cater dawn. 15. Renewed cries of " take him away." Carter ea= wp to be Slaughtered. andhaving.reeeived heavily was dropped. N. Jem delivered right and left, and hit him down—,weak and ••grogn. • 17. Spring and Peter Crawley, who were time-keepers, now entered the ring, and increased Caner to give in, but be *wild not, Mid having rewired additional ravishment, was dropped by a lush hit in the face. It was now clear that to prolong the fight would be nexcusable cruelty, and the referee intreated Carter to idesist, as there was no chance in his &your. •• 0," said the unhappy fellow-411 can/bight longer yet..-there's iought.the matter with me." T6e prima facie evidence of the contrary was so obvious, however, and his se bonds being convinced it would be inhuman to suffer him to be 'further exposed to the severity of Ward's hitting, they gave in for him, to the general satisfaction of the spectators ; who. although they could not but admire Carter's game, felt that the seconds performed their duty in the humane Course they had adopted. The tght lasted thirty!two minutes; and Ward. on :baking ands with his vanquished opponent, generously gave up is claini to a purse of 5/. Ss. 6d. which had been col. acted previous to the fight. Such was the favourable mprosuos which Cester's conduct bad wads in the lug. too:that a farther subscription wall:sada, which ncreased the origiial Sus to sixteen pounds. RearAnia,--rti remarks are llRCtitary where the shoves wets all oho way. Ward bad the lead dieedghosit, and way be said to hah woo without a s.l A Ch. fact, we do not think he ever had an easier, but w must add a gamer, customer. Youth and science corn plately served age, and poor Jack showed that i matching himself against such a man as Ward. he had suffered his imagination to get the better of his j udge ment. His punishment was entirely about the head, and be walked from the ring with great firmness-- being still quite steady upon his legs—a proof that he had paid every attention to his training. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. The Water Bailiff, with Nelson, his assistant, charged two of the Thames fishermen with fishing for whitebait. In defence, they stated. that they had wives and children to support. end they must do so, or starve; for as to catching any other fish in the river, was quite out of the question. The LORD hlavoe assured the defendants, that it was for the purpose, if possible, of restdring and preserving the various species of fish which were formerly to be found in the Thames, that be had issued orders to check the practice of fishing for whitebait ; and he had not even determined on this step until he had received a Petition, as long as his atm, Signed by a large body of firbermen, and complaining that their occupation was totally put an end to by the whitebait fishing, in comequence of the destruction of the young brood of all other fish, which was swept into the item He was therefore determined to make the experiment for oue year, and to ascertain, if possible, whether the taking of whitebait really was the cause of the extraordinary absence of almost all kinds of fish front the river, in those parts which ran through the Metropolis. " No, please you, my Lord." said Mitchell, one of the defendants, •' it het the taking of them 'ere whitebait' as destroys the young lish. Its the Gas Companies. and the common sewers, and other filthy nuisances that's always pouring into the Thames that's poison ing the fish and the people, and will kill us all if we don't look atter it.—(A laugh). There's now upwards of 100 of us starving with our families tram the failure of the fisheries, and its cruel to hinder us from getting a hit of honest bread." Nelson said that he bail offered to employ this man in the Lord itlayor's Preventive Service, to assist in putting a stop to the catch ing of whitebait ; but that Mitchell had replied, that he would be hanged first, and that whitebait would be caught and sold as long as twine was made and to be had for money, and as king as mat bad mouths and stomachs. The Lose Maros said, he feared that this was too true, as he had heard that whitebait was to be bad in almost every respect able tavern. A dish of it had been put before him since be had issued his prohibition, for the purpose, he supposed, of ascertaining whether he could resist the temptation, and give a good practical illustration of the establishment of his rule. lie had, however, dis appointed the expectations of those who had laid the bait for him, for he muttified the lust of the flesh by resisting the fascination of the fish. ilis Lordship then inquired what was the punishment affixed to the offence, and was informed that it consisted of a penalty of 51. mitigable to one ball; and the forfeiture of the nets, which were probably worth that sum. It was then btkte.l that the whitebait was most plentiful this year and it was &dated that a dozen Water-bailiffs would be foiled intheir endeavours to check the practice, which, like that of poach ing, was incurable. His lautd.hip adjudged the nets to be forfeited, but remitted the penalty. GUILDHALL. Yesterday Mary Ann De nsvan --- ;v;scliarged by Jonathan Wil kinson, a water.cre.s grower, in the pariah of Huefteld„ with rbb king him of three sovereigns and fourteen shiWngs, and Pair Crawley and Mary Ann Sullivan, with being her accomplices. Mr. Wilkinson stated that he lad travelled all the way from Uxbridge alone in the night, for the purpose of selling the friths of his honest industry at Fleet market. Upon Mr. W.'s arriving at the market yesterday morning, he met a friend, who asked him if he would go into a neighbouring public home, and mho a &mot something ? Having agreed to this, as they were proceeding as the way they met the three prisoners, who asked them to treat them with a little ilia ruin. When they were at Mr. Mason's, one of the prisoners Donovan, being a plant of rather warmer growth, squeezed rat heri dose to the grower of inner•airsers, and immediately after he found he bad lint his money. He instantly gave her in charge; saw her drop his purse frost her right hand, but upon picking It up found it was empty. 1 1 The prisoners were not *cached till they gel to the Compter. when ss. rid. was found on one. and M. fld. on the other. The Magistrate thought , with respect to Dooovau, the case was perfectly clear. and said he should certainly commit her, but as to the tuber two he had some doubt. and ordered them to be remanded. 130 W-BT REST. Ann Chniturher, with a baby about two months old in hes arms, Was charged with having assaulted Rebecca Benjamin. The complainant stated that the defendant was the destroyer of her happiness. She bad, out of compassion, sheltered her when a houseless wanderer, and the return she made was to seduce from her the affections of her husband, the fruits of which seduction was the infant which (kleinlaut now held in her arms. Complainant, on discaveriog the intrigue, turned the defendant out of dons, awl her husband soon followed, lavishing on her that money which should have suppurted his family. Complainant said the assault muse out of a visit which the defendant had paid to the coat , plainant's husband. If, said the complainant, that brat really be longs to my husband, why dues she not swear it to him, and by that means oblige him to keep it ? " Will your Worship bear me?" said the defendant eagerly: 4I have no friend to take my pan, and I throw myself entirely upon your justice. The complainant is a vile woman, 'the added,nearly choaksd by her excess of reeling—" it as she who first seduced and ruined mc fur tlcf." by. bow is this r asked Mr. MINSNULL, in surpri se. •' What do you mean by saying that she seduced you r • 1...0 shall bear, your Worsh , p," said the defendant. This woman, this Mrs. I;esijamin, is the keeper of a brothel. It was she who brought sue to her house, under pretence of procuring me asitoation, and her husbaud—the villain—having made me in tosicated one night, effected my ruin." The defendant then went on to state, that about a year ago, as she and another girl were one day walking in the Haymarket, the cote• ', plainant, who bad followed them for some time, asked thesis if they were baking for a lodgings adding, "If you will go with me, my pretty girls, I will take you to a place where you shall be well provided for. and live like Ladies. You can earn at least 301. a week, and have silk dresses and trinkets in abun dance." '• In an evil hour we consented to go with her," added eke defendant, " and when she brought us honCe she called ber bus hand up stairs, and said to him, • Site what a nice wholesome pair of country girls I have picked up, don't you think they will do?' '• dJy companion," continued the defendant, " soon fuund out the purpose fur which we were wanted, and left the houses She is since married ; but I having no friend to whom I could apply for protection, remained in this infamous woman's house; but as Goo is my judge, although fressendy urged to prostitute myself fur money, I never could consent to do so; and but -for her husband, I had never known shame." _ _ _ On hearing this account Mr. Pilnumuta said, it was the mast infamous case he had ever heard of. Comphinaat's own infamous conduct had recoiled upon herself, and he only regretted that it was Pot in his power to order au adequate punishment.—The defendant was discharged. HATTON—GARDEN. Gammen lihisu Sossear.—Yesterday MawySatisikrs, alias the butcher, wag brought up for re-examination, charged with robbery of the Greenock Bank. Mr. Hamilton, sun•in-law to Mr. Smith, one of the proprietan of the Greenock Bask said, that he was chounissioned to date their reluctance to prosecute, as they had at present goes to a• ha. menu expense, and all to no purpose. Mr. Russo% said, that be should let the case stand over mall Thursday ; but whether the parties appeared or not be should com mit him. ha the meantime le should amok tilt Secretary of State. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Yesterday, Mr. Akeb lifirdese s n heakielke of Imes-Acre, and a youth named Game Nissan s ware Sully gossiped, the former for having received some boobs Which the latter had stolen from his employer, Mr. Wright, of Hi*mem Bloomsbory. Some of Mr. Wright', books were sedan** dleamered at Nordon's shop, who said be bad purchased theft from 'person at a stated price, which was below their value, and which person he promised to produce at a future these. HOWles t when charged with dishonesty, confessed having stolen the hooka, which waisted principally of volumes of the N Miseries of Hyman Life," and add them to Nordoo, through soother person, when name he did not know. Norden failed in producing the persons of whom he said be bad purchased the books. Beth prisoners were committed for trial. MARY-LA-I3UNNIL Mr. Treadle.% :of Prineewetrest, Lbson Grove, stated to the Magistrate that he bad received a cash of beet, purporting to con tain nine gailsaa, bona the savant of Mr. Payne, brewer, An Ben. tint -street, but which, on being measured, was found to be greatly deficient. The ea& was produced, and proved to be able to con tain only 31 quarts 5 pints, Instead of 36 quarts.—He was ordered taps, the penalty of 50s. said the costs, together with convents. tiost to the *melees for their loss of time. QUEEN—SQUARE. Yesterday, In the Mine of the day, several Licensed Victualler, fries the ntesdifray, Westminster, entitled at the dike by deitt. of the Magistrates. Mr. Wilin addressectthrm, and said it was the wish of bells hint self and his colleagues, that the public houses In their neighl-nsot would clew as hail past tea o'ckbek on llendsy m ,ruing. hutted 1..' eleven. Mr. Gurney, of the Feathers, nroadway. said he was always e , tretnely trilling to accede to say wish of the Alagiott It's. If his brother tradesmen would also slow their doors at the tame time. Sete's! other Licensed Victuallers expressed th, nAelves per. reedy willing to accord with the Magistrates' wishes in every r e . ,speet—Mr. Want said it gave him great satisfaction to had th e Licensed liTietnalkrs taming forward in the manner they had don e that day; it did then intake credit. The only wish the Magi,. trates bad was to preserve the strictest order possible on the Sah. bath.—lt was understood that notices would be sent to the diffe. rent houses, and the parties withdrew. TOWS-HA ILL Jot* Casey. the prise-fighter, was brought op in custody of Reeves, the Marshalman, charged with several desperate tumults. Clara Mansfield, a nirl of 18, stated, that she went a few evenf ogs since, in company with a young man, to the Green Man tenve_ dem, in the Old Kent-road, where they were scarcely seated herons the prisoner came behind her, and said," You're doing it up ni ce l y » She asked him what he meant? when be replied with an eeei k " tell you," and •wftb his clinched Mt struck her a dreadful blow in the (ace. that knocked her clown senseless (the effects on( were visible). She had given hint no provocation whatever. Sir J. Panama, who sat for Alderman J. J. Nunn, asked heel' she was suite certain of that? and she made answer that Mews,' unless refusing to permit his addresses might be deemed so. John Collins, the young man who accompanied her, said, that on bet being struck, be asked the prisoner how he could be guil t y of such an unmanly act, upon which he knocked him down al io, and kicked hint several times hefbre be could rise to defend himself; which he did to the best of his power, but suffered severely in the contest. The coward !" exclaimed Sir Jotter, as he transferred his rep* to the prisoner. whom be called on to account for his conduct. ■ admit," said Lenny, " that 1 struck the man, but it was n ot tip r bad been called a thief by both—a character, let ate be what Italy in other respects. I am undeserving of." " It is sworn that you did so ik e her," said the worthy Tro u .4 if you baste any witnesses to diaprose at, I am re tidy to bear the m * " I bake bone," replied the prisoner, folding his arms and down himself back against the felon 4 s bar behind hint. Then Gad bail fur both assaults," said the indignant 3lactrer ate; " as well as good securities for preserving the peace wail the Sessions, End give 24 hoots' native. that their revonsibility be inquired into. The public to u'et be pt otected against such ruffians." UNION-*zHILL Yesterday, a man named 3lurris was brotight before the sitting Magistrate. It. J. ChlAtlLßeit, 1E 4 .4t. charged With uttering counter. felt money. A shopkeeper named Wallies', stated that the prisoner came to his shop, and, in payment of a trifling article, 'emit:led a shilling which, on his departure, was discovered to be a counterfeit one.— The prisoner, however, returned to the shop svin, and hsvi ng called for ano ther trilling article. he tendered a hiltcrown, which was discovered to he a counterfeit. A constable was c.dled. into whose custody the prisoner was given, and on examining his pockets ether counterfeit cola, together with some genuine money, were , found. The Solicitor of the Mint attended. and identified the prisoner as an old hand at passing counterfeit money. Ile was cam. witted. LA DIBETH4TREET. Yammer annerty was fully committed, charged with studio; variety of apparel and linen, the property of Mrs. Stephens. of the Sun public house, Sir William Warren-square, Wapping. Th e p. saner had lodged in the horse for the last three months, during which time a great inandty of articles were missing, and suspieim falling heavily an her an °Meer was sent for, who searched her, ant upwards of forty duplicates ware found oo her of property beim ing to the prosecute's, and other persons, who identified the one. A daughter of the prisoner was in the service of some of the wit. nesses, and she used to incite her to steal the things, and fetch them away under the pretence of being her daughter's dirty linen to wed. A meeting of the inhabitants of Gosport was held on Thursday, for the purpose of petitioning Corers meat to re•erect the bridge across Hasler Creek. Ittrasta.—lt rarely happens that females of the upper classes are seen in the streets alone, or arm-in-arin their husbands. Women of the town pass under the name of servants, and are taxed by the police. Even this unfortunate class keep up some appearance of de , vetion, and when they receive their visitors, cover their sacred images, and extinguish the lights, which are, at other times, kept burning before them.— Wilson's iris. Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Spread Eagle, Millbank, on the body of George Oxley, a child two yens and a half old. It appeared that the lather of the deceased was about leading his master's chaise into the chaise-house; he had the reins in his hand. and the deceased was seated in the vehicle, when the horse be came alarmed, in consequence of the gate striking the wheel, and dashing forward, the deceased was throws nut, and the wheel passed over his head. Verdict— Accidental Death. HAbIBURGH. MA? 23.—According to a communica don from toe Senate of this city to the Commercial De putation, official iotormatit n has been received from the Dutch Consul at Tripoli, that the Dey of n ipoli intends to fit out two pirate vessels against the Hantburgh trade, and that the Corsairs are to cruise in the neigh boothood of Berlin as on the cosat of Portugal. The annual public examination of the children of the Clergy Orphan School took place on Frid..y last, before a crowded and distinguished company, amont.st whom were present, the Archbishop of York; the Bi,hops of London, Winchester, Rochester, Chichester, St. MO, Ely, Gloucester, Llandaff, Chester, and Bristol; Arch deacons Cambridge and Bailey, and many other digni taries of the Church. The girls were examined is the Scriptures, and in ancient and modern history, midi few of them in the French language; the boys in VIP gil, Horace, and the Greek Testament, and in many points of general knowledge. The children passed their examination in a manner highly creditable to then selves and satisfactory to their kind benefactors. Saturday, while the steam vessel Queen of Scotland was leaving Aberdeen harbour, a warp from the jetty to the ship having broke, owing to the great strain upon it, one end of the rope swept with irresistitie force • along the jetty, throwing down many of the spectators , when one man, of the name of Shepherd, received such a blow on his knees as dashed him with violence to the ground. He was taken up insensible, the blood gush' ing from his temples and mouth, and carried to die Infirmary, where he died next morning about two o'clock. By the same accident a boy had an arm and leg broken, but is recovering. A person is the crowd had his watch crushed to pieces by the rebound of the mope, but was not personally injured. Yesterday, as some workmen were employed is making an excavation to enlarge the vaults of Mean. JoHusets, of this city, wine.mershants, they discovered , about seven feet below the surface of the earth, a yeti curious Roman tessellated pavement, in a perfect sow of preservation, running in a direction from North td South; but to what extent has not yet been ascertained. The colours are white and bluish gray. The teasers are about one inch in length, and three quarters of as inch in breadth. The cement on which the pavane° is laid is several inches in thickness, and appear. to be' composed of sand, pounded brick and lime, forming, together a very hard substance. The white mice arc . of a hard cakareous stone, and bear a good polis h ; s ° , the gray are of a hard argillaceous kind of stone, low in many pans of Gloucestershire, and called blue IP' Tessellated pavements have at different times been die. covered in four quarter of this city, and this additionli.i evidence was by no means necessary to indicate the Id of ancient Glevam.—Gloucester Journal. DIED. 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