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II f I - • C0.11311.5. 1 / 4 10N OF 1.1.7N±1 CF, A ryan 28. CASK OF MR. BRAND. A V.YIZE INTELLIGENCE. LANCASTER, AUGUST 26. NISI Pk Before Mr. Justice BAYLET,) HALL V. GRUNDY. . - ThiS in.trning the Commissioners and Jury appointed to inquire into • low , ' or Mr. Brand. ma, pursuant to adjournment. at iray's..inn enffee.ll , use......:llr. Alderman Wood was examined. He had had oc. ce•ion to see Mr. Brand, and had remarked nothing peculiar in him.— t:e had not thettp,ht hint eccentric.—Several witnesses were examined. They .poke of peculiarities and occasional violence, but did not consider thrse am, which they had noted, proved insanity. The inquiry was Ijlttrazd dB kutsday. "Ir. WINGFIELD opened the pleadings, and BIL BROUGHAM . ateil to the jury that the present action was brought by the plain- of to recover a reasonable compensation for the injury she had suf -5 psi from the defendant, .lanes Grundy, by his having refused to fulfil voinise of marriage which he had made to her, and which she bud accepted.. The plaintiff, Anne Hall, was the daughter of one John Hall, a respectable canal-agent, who had amassed considerable property for a person in his humble line of life, and who had brought up his daughter in a respectable manner. The defendant, James Ihantly. was also a person possessed of' considerable property in ionises, and he also drove a coach between Manchester and Buxton, of which he was part proprietor. Whether it was love or taterest that had induced him to pay his addresses to Anne Hall, he (Mr. Brougham) could not tell, but the jury might infer which of the two it was, from the fact of his having had no idea of her till he had once accidentally asked her brother how much of their father's property 116 sister Anne would have? the answer to which question was, that she and two other children of John Hall (who had died intestate) would all sham alike in his property, the amount of which was 3,0001. or 1,0001. for each child. He then made up to the plaintiff, who was far from being romantic in her notions of love, but who being arrived at a critical period of female celibacy, thought it much better to marry than burn, when the opportunity offered. She listened to his tale of love, and be came attached to him, and taking all into consideration, she was justified in her attachment, as the match was a very reasonable one. Subse quently, however, the defendant declared he had found a wife with 1,7001. and as she had more money than Ann Hall, so she had the pre ference with him ; the upshot of it was, therefore, that the plaintiff was left by this good-for-little fellow, and now came before them to obtain compensation for the injury she had sustained, as well in her situation as in her feelings, by the conduct of Mr. James Grundy. The Jury would probably be addressed by his learned friend next him (Mr. J. Williams,) who packed a great deal in a very small compass. (A laugh.) When he said so, he begged to be understood to mean, that Ws learned friend's speeches were generally very compact, and much to the point ; his friend would probably attempt to laugh the case out of court by calling it a paltry action, and such like epithets, but he ( Mr. Brougham) hoped he would nut ; be hoped he should not hear from his learned friend any such arguments, as that actions of this len I were out of keeping with the situation cot the parties, and that such actions ought not to be brought by per. sons in the middle station of life. He should be prepared to argue that persons in that class of life have feelings to the full as acute as those of the upper classes, and it would ill become any one to press such an argument into his service, much more his learned friend. The plaintiff came before them with an unimpeached cha racter ; she came before them in a worse condition than she had been previously to the promise, and the breach of that promise. Shc had arrived at that time of life which with females was a critical one, as they were not likely subsequently to meet with many offers of mar riage, and her feelings had been greatly outraged. She was clearly entitled to a verdict, for he would prove the promise of marriage by letter, written for the defendant, who could not do that office for himself, by another man who would be called, and the whole ques tion which would be left for their consideration was the amount of damages. It was for the jury to say whether a man was to be allowed to come forward and gain a woman's affections, and then insult and desert her, for the next person who might happen to possess a little more money. The law says that a woman in such a situation is a sufferer, and it was for the jury to determine by their verdict to what extent she had suffered. The learned coansel then called John Hall, who is plaintiff's brother, has known James Grundy for two years. Grundy drives the Bruce coach between Manchester and Buxton. In February last, witness travelled by the Bruce to Man chester. Ilia father had died the preceding January, intestate. Grundy asked him to come on the coach-boa, and questioned him as to the di vision of his father's property. Witness replied, that he, another bro ther, and his sister Ann, were to share in it equally. and that their re spective shares would be 1,0001. each. Grundy immediately invited witness to his huuse in Manchester. %Witness went there, and was taken through all the rooms, and shown the furniture. Grundy then told him that he could see he wanted for nothing, and his sister Ann had nothing to do but to " hang her bonnet up," for he'd have her. Grundy then took witness to some other property which he had, consisting of a few cottages and a public-house. He saw Grundy after this, in ftlarch, and was invited by him to be present at his wedding. Cross-examined by Mr. JOHN WILLIAMS.—The day on which Grundy spoke to him about his sister was not Valentine's-day, though it was somewhere near the middle of February ; Grundy is a jolly red. faced man, who limps a little ; could not say how old he is ; witness's sister Ann is 28 years of age. Mrs. Hall, the wife of the preceding witness, had known Grundy two years ; on the 20th of March lust she was directed by Ann Hall to look out for the Bruce couch ; she went into the front garden and did su ; the coach presently came by, when Grundy, who was driving it, stopped, and gave a person called Slater, who was with her, a letter, saying, "Give that to Miss Hall." On the 19th of April Grundy came to Ann Hall's mother's house, in order to take me with him to Manchester; witness helped to carry the boxes and trunks to the coach ; they contained the wedding dresses. ('cost-examined.—She knows that Grundy cannot write. The letter was here put in and read ; it was couched in a mixed style I of business and love, and contained a formal appointment of the day for the wedding to take plate. James Sykes.—Keeps the George and Dragon at Ardwick ; has known Grundy twelve years; last March be came to witness and asked hint to write a letter to Ann Hall for him; witness did so; the letter just read is that which lie wrote; on the 21st of March he saw Grundy again, and some one present said to him, that he could find a wife for him with 1,7001. but Grundy replied that it was too late, for his mind was finally fixed, and not'aing should change it. Cross-examined.—The letter was not read over to Grundy after it was written ; Grundy and Ann Hall had been together to his house once at the latterend of February: Ann was not sighing, but seemed in a very steady mood : Grundy also seemed quite at his case, and not as if he were deeply in love; they sat together in a room: Grundy does look ra ther red in the face, and has rather a limp : Ann is at Lancaster to-day, but not looking so cheerful as she usually does. The daughter of last witness deposed to the same effect; she had been invited to be Ann Hall's bridesmaid. Ann slept at her father's house on the night before the wedding. Eliza Williams, servant to Sykes, stated, that on the morning of the 20.1 i April, the defendant, accompanied by a friend of his, a hackney coachman, came to the house of Sykes, and asked where all the folks were ? it was at eight in the morning. Witness said, Ann Hall would be down directly and ran up to call her : she went into Ann's bed mom, woke her, and told her that Grundy was come. She jumped up, aril said she would be down directly. Witness went and told Grundy :so, but he said "Oh ! So she's not coming." Witness ran up stairs again, and came back to tell Grundy that his mistress would be down instantly. He turned to his friend, and said, " I see she's not for raring ; I'm here to time, according to promise, before witness ; " and an saying, marched off: As he was going, witness called out to " You're a pretty fellow, aent you ; do you wish a woman to eleaw down naked'?" Ann Hall came down in a few minutes. She was not mute than a quarter of an hour in dressing. She went in pur suit of Grundy with Sykes, but did not find him, and returned is ten minutes, John Senior, clerk to Messrs. Foulkes and Co. plaintiff's attornies, stated that he called on the defendant on the 21st of April; he called on Grundy at the Bear. Grundy then declared that he expected 5001. of Anne's fortune to be paid down, and the remaining 5001. to be se cured to him. Witness went at his desire and told Ann so, and she said that nothing of this had been said, but had it been understood so, the money would have been found. %Witness . told this to Grundy, and said that he ought not to use a woman so. Grundy replied, tiro she might go home to her friends and be d—d, for he'd have no tlirng to do with her. Mr. JOHtt WILLIAMS (with whom was Mr. A ereEnson), fur the defence, urged on Orurdy's behalf the business-like, unromantic na ture of the contract between the parties ; he admitted that the plaintiff' was entitled to a verdict, but it was for the Jury to decide upon the loss Anne Hall bad sustained in defalcation of the limping, red faced, fifty year-old defendant. 1 he learned Junon summed up, and left the amount of damages for the consideration of the Jury. From such a man as Grundy it might be rather a subject of congratulation to the plaintiff to have wail ed tor lee ; at the same time it was not to be supposed that he was to act is the manner in evidence before them a ith impunity. The Jury, after a little deliberation, found a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages 1001. costs 40s. Accusr 27. CASE OF SEDECTION.GOODIER V. TRAVIS. This was an action biougin by the plaintiff fur compensation for the hiss of his daughter's services, in Consequence of her being seduced by tit: defendant. Mr. BROUGHAM stated the facts of the case. The plaintiff, Mr. t ;outlier, was a respectable farmer and corn miller, residing near Man. cheater. Mr. Travis, the defendant, was the son of a respectable farmer. also tesiding in the same neighbourhood. In the year 1828 an intimacy commenced between the defendant and the eldest daughter of the plain. The two families were on terms of friendship, and the defendant %%es rtctived as the suitor of Miss Goodies. He found opportunities of meeting the young woman clandestinely, and without the knowledge of her family. During the acknowledged visits of the defendant, he gene rally went away between eight and nine at night; but after the family had gone to bed, he was in the habit of returning and enjoying the so ciety of his lover. It was during one of the secret interviews thus ob tained that the defendant efEcted his purpose. The consequences speedily became apparent, and the vows sad protestations, and promises of marriage, which he had made to the young woman, were faithlessly broken. _ Miss Goodier, who is a good-looking young woman, of genteel ap pearance, was then culled into the box. She behaved throughout with much modesty and propriety. She stated that the defendant lived with his father at New Barn, in Salford. She became acquainted with him in September, 1828. From that time until the following April, he fre quently visited the plaintiff's house. On the 26th April he promised marriage, and named Whitsuntide as the tune. On that evening he went away between eight and nine, but came again after her parents had gone to bed, and remained until three in the morning. She agreed that they should be married at Whitsuntide ; he said they had better get a house before the marriage, which should take place before September. On the 26th of April, a particular intimacy took place between them. He often promised marriage. both before and after that time; he con tinued his visits about once a week until July ; he did not come after the middle of July until the Ist of September, when he came with a shooting party. He, on that occasion, renewed his promises of mar riage, and said it should take place before the 25th of September. She afterwards waited upon Mr. Eckersley, a mutual friend; the defendant met her there, and stated that he would not marry her until he knew what her fortune was. After that time, his visits were entirely dis continued. Miss Gaither underwent a long cross-examination by Mr. F. Pollock. It appeared, in the course of the examination, thin her father had for. merly kept a public-house at Harpurley, in which she acted as barmaid ; and Mr. Pollock put a variety of interrogatories with a view of showing that her manners and ideas had become vitiated by intercourse with the company who resorted to that house. 111 r. Eckersley, the gentleman above referred to, was then called, and stated that he is son-in-law to the plaintiff: In the month of September, 182 J, he had an interview with the defendant, who requested him to mention to his mother, Mrs. Travis, the situation of Miss Moodier. He, in consequence, saw Mrs. Travis, who stated that she had no objection to Miss bloodier as a daughter-in-law. Witness afterwards told the defendant that he should receive, on his marriage, 7001. which would be afterwards increased to 2,0001. This witness also stated that old Mr. Travis farms his own land, which extends to about 20 Cheshire acres, and that he lately pur chased some property, for which he gave 4,0001. He had also a dye. house and a mill, besides about 30 small houses. Mr. PoLLocx, In addressing the Jury on behalf of the defendant, stated that he would be unable to pay any damages, if such should be awarded. _. _ The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 3001. GLOCESTRR, FRIDAY, Auc. 27. CROWN SIDE. Before Mr. Justice BOSANQUET. David Gregory, aged 21, was indicted for the wilful murder of Jere miah Boswell, on the 30th of March last. It appeared in evidence that the prisoner and the deceased were in the employ of Mr. Herbert, a farmer, of Church-down. While they were at work on the 29th of March, they quarrelled and fought with each other until they both fell, when Mr. Herbert came up and parted them. The next morning the ecceased challenged the prisoner to fight again, and they renewed the contest. The prisoner, after several blows had I been exchanged, struck the deceased in the ribs, and then holding out his hand, in which he held a knife, said, " Here, my buy, what do you think of this ?" The deceased, on putting his hand to his left side, found he had been cut. Ile was taken to the Glocester Infirmary, and the surgeon who attended him intimated his opinion that the instru ment with which the wound was inflicted, had penetrated the lungs.— The prisoner was tried at the last assizes upon an indictment under Lord Lanadown's act, for maliciously cutting and stabbing, but was acquitted upon that charge. Boswell was at that time alive; but hav ing since died, (viz. on the 19th of April) the Corner', Inquest found a verdict of " Wilful murder" against him, and the present indictment was then preferred. The prisoner declined saying anything in his defence. His master, Mr. Herbert, in speaking to his character, said he had always found him a quiet good tempered man. The Jury found him guittg, and he was sentenced to 12 months im prisonment and hard labour. Thomas Cooper, a young man, was indicted for sending a letter to William Stephens. a farmer, residing in the parish of Campden, threat ening to destroy his premises by fire. It appeared that a rick of wheat belonging to a person of the name of Horn, at Campden, had been set fire to shortly before the sending of the letter in question, and the prisoner and sonic of the persons men tioned in the letter were present on that occasion. We give the letter as a curiosity, altering some of the spelling to make it intelligible. - Mister Wm. Stephens. You is an overseer, and as it was not your wish to do any good to the poor of Campden, and as it now lies in your power to make a great alteration in this parish, and if you does not you may pray (fon to make you, for your property shall all be destroyed before three months is past. Here you lives of the best, and all the poor people are starving for want. There is a great GOD above in Heaven, and you know we have all got a soul to save when we die, and if we don't do what we ought, we shall go to hell. I'm worth thousands of pounds every day in the week. I stood by the fire with Thomas Cooper, William Wilson, W. Mor gan, B. Wilke, and Henry Knight, and I shall sec how you behave to them ; and, if you behave bad, judgment shall fall on your pre mises, Stephens. But, let the consequence come as it will, there will be another or two fires in Campden before it will be found out.— If Neddy Miles don't speed a little of his money, I will burn him in his bed, and all his new houses up street. I can put spirits and it will go for three days and nights before the burst will flash, but the next shall fall at the midnight, and poison the first man as touches it. So I would beg you to do good to the poor in this world, and then 600 will do you good in the new world to come, I hope. So I beg you be careful, William Stephens (March 30, IMO), for you see your danger before your eyes. I have drank with you many a time, but never will no more. Lord open their eyes." • There was not sufficient proof of the hand-writing to convict the pri soner, (who declared in the !Mat solemn manner that he was innocent,) and the jury, under the directions of th learned Judge, found a verdict of Not Guilty. It was stated by Mr. JrSTICE, who conducted the case for the pro secution, that a system of intimidation by threats of this description had been kept up in the parish in question for a very long time, and the parishioners had been in a state of great terror. The learned JUDGE said, that if any persons should be convicted of this offence, they would be transported for life. The business of these assizes closed at four o'clock this afternoon.— It was expected that the two men, Wood and 31 6 Mahon who were convicted yesterday of maliciously wounding Decimus flest, would be left for execution ; but we understand that on an objection taken by Mr. Watson, the prisoner's Counsel, that the Act of Parliament (Lord Lansclowne's Act) contemplated only en incised wound, and not a contused wound, Mr. Justice Park, slur confening with the other Judge of Assize (M. Justice Bosanquct), declined passing sen tence on the prisoners, and reserved the point for the opinion of the twelve Judges. CORK ASSIZES. James Golden was indicted for defiling Judith Murphy. The prosecutrix in this case was a young countrywoman, who stated that she lived in the service of Miss Beamish, and that the prisoner was in the same service. The offence with which the prisoner was charged took place in July last, at Waterfall, where all the parties resided. The prosecutrix stated the particulars of the ttansaction, which are wholly unfit for publication. According to her statement the offence was committed in Mr. Ileamish's kitchen, at about ten o'clock at night, and in violent opposition to her wishes. On the part of the prisoner, a man named Barry was examined, who deposed, that he saw the parties on the night in question, through a window, in a very unequivocal situation, and that the prosecutrix ap peared not to be resisting. The witness said he they entered the house, upon which the prosecutrix made a few sharp remarks to Golden, at which he laughed, and then quitted the house. Nicholas Beamish stated, that he employed the prisoner and the pro secutrix. The latter had no business in the house on the night in question. She did not sleep in the house, and might have gone home long before the alledged offence had been committed. Witness and his family did not sleep in the house. Upon hearing of the transaction next day, witness resolved to discharge the prosecutrix. Cross-examined.—Witness, when told of the occurrence, said that there was a time when, perhaps, he would have done such a thing him self if he had liberty. Witness paid the cxpences of the defence. The CouRT observed that, whatever might be the issue of the trial, the conduct of the last witness was by no means creditable to him. His Lordship, having sumnied up, left the jury to decide upon the cre dibility of the witnesses. After deliberating for about a quarter of an hour, the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty ; but it appeared that in the interval between the retirement of the jury and the return of the verdict, a marriage was so lemnized between the prisoner and the prosecutrix in the dock, with the consent of the latter. The learned BARON said that the marriage of the parties was the only circumstance which could save the life of the prisoner. As that was certified by the clergyman who solemnized it, and declared by the prosecutrix, he ditected judgment of Death tube recorded against the prisoner ; at the same time that he would consider what further pro ceedings ought to be adopted. In a field at Wisbawtown, belonging to Mr. Robert Muir head, there was a single stalk of oats found a few days ago, containing 255 grains or pickles, all in a healthy state, and fur advanced towards maturity.—Gfaspow Chronicle. POLICE REPORTS. GUILDHALL.—INCODIPETENCY or A MOTHER TO PROVE THE ILLEGITIAIACY OF HER CHlLD.—yesterday, Mr. Miller, assistant oversecr of St. Andrew's, Holborn, applied to Sir J. PERRINO and Mr. Alderman SCIIOLEY, to sign an order for the removal of a child, al. leged to be illegitimate, to its legal settlement in Saffron-hill parish.-- Mr. Miller stated, that the mother of the child was a native of Gemiany, and married some years ago in this country, but her husband and she had been separated for some years, and he was now in America; where, according to the last accounts received from him, he was married to another woman. The mother of the child which was sought to be removed, formed, subsequent to the separation between herself and her husband, an intimacy with a respectable man, who at present lives at lirentford, and the child In question was the fruit of this intimacy. He added that the mother was now in attendance, and ready to swear that the child did not belong to her husband. The woman came forward ; her appearance was highly respectable. She stated that she had not seen her husband for the last eleven years, and lived with the father of her child (which was now nearly seven years of age) for three years. He is perfectly able to support it ' • but for two or three years put had given her no assistance, and she has been obliged to maintain it by her own exertions. Sir ohn Perring declared his conviction that the magis trates could not rective this evidence. It was permitting a married wo man to bastardize her own offspring • a proceeding, which, hecon ceived, the law would not tolerate. ihe proof of non-access on the part of the husband must come from some other quarter than the woman herself. Mr. Alderman SCHOLEY coincided in this view of the case. BOW.STREET.•-•-•LEVY, THE BAILIFF, ire QL7ODo-LCVY, jun. an officer employed by the Sheriff of Middlesex, and one of his assist ants, were charged, before Mr. HALLS, with having forcibly entered the chambers of Mr. Tomline, a solicitor, residing in Staples-inn, and committed an assault upon that gentleman.—lt appeared that the cham. ben cf Mr. Tomlins adjoin those of Mr. Curtis, against whom the de fendants had a writ to execute. They knocked at the door, which was opened by Mr. Tomlins ' and, without any ceremony, rushed in without explaining the object of their visit, or showing any authority whatever. Mr. Tomlins, upon learning that they were in search of another, assured them that that gentleman was not in his apartments, and he told the defendants to quit his chambers, desiring, at the same time, to know if they were provided wiih a warrant ? One of the defendants replied " Oh, yes, we have a hundred warrants;" and they kept ransacking the place, until Mr. Tomlins, losing all patience, insisted that they should be gone; and was in the act of shoving them to the door, when Levy's assistant pushed him on the breast, and Levy subsequently struck him. A scuffle then ensued, and the defendants were pushed into the passage ; but they afterwards returned to the charge, and, forcing open Mr. Tomlins' door, recommenced their search. Mr. Tomlins then called in the aid of a police-constable, and gave the defendants into custody.—Mr. Arnold, a barrister, son of Mr. Arnold of the English Opera House, corroborated the statement of Mr. Tomlins. The de fendants met the charge by asserting that Mr. Tomlins and a Mr. Curtis rented one set of chambers between them, and having a writ against the latter gentleman, they conceived they were entitled to search for him in his own apartments. They then insinuated that Mr. Tom lin, had assisted in the escape of Mr. Curtis, who, they alleged, had either bolted through one of the windows, or was concealed in a press, of which Mr. Tomlins held the key, and refused to give it up. They denied having assaulted the gentleman ; or, if they had, it was in self defence, he having taken up a poker, with which he threatened to smash them. _ Mr. HALLS.—And if he had used the poker on your beads, he would have been justified In so doing. You had no right whatever to fora I yourself into this gentleman's chambers, unless you had positive infor mation that the person whom you sought was concealed therein. Mr. Tomlins said, that Mr. Curtis, to his certain knowledge, was many miles from town. Levy and his assistant were then ordered to find bail. QUEEN SQUARE.— EXTREME DISTRESS. -... Yesterday, a poor woman named Emma Tancard, with six children, the eldest not more than eight years of age, applied to the magistrates for relief, as the overseers of St. Margaret's Parish had refused to take her into the workhouse. Mr. Chapman, a hatter, in Peter-street, attended with the applicant, from whose statement it appeared that the poor creature and her children had been turned out of their lodging for a week's rent, and had been laying about the streets for several nights, and were all but starved. Hcr husband he had employed as long as he had work to give him, and he had gone into the country to seek for employment. He entreated the magistrates to compel the overseers to take her into the workhouse, or she must perish in the streets with her children.—Mr. Wilson, the overseer, said that they would take her and the children into the house if she would swear that her husband had ran away and deserted her.—The applicant said she could not do that, as her husband was only seeking for employment.—Mr. Chapman said, he knew that to be the case. She could not swear to a falsehood.—Mr. Marriott: I think that this is a real case of distress, and I cannot suffer these poor children to perish in the streets.—Mr. Wilson : Why, she had a half crown given her last night.—Mr. Williams, a county Magistrate, who tat upon the bench, said that this was through his interference; he had met the poor woman and her children on Friday, and seeing her distress, had given her his card to take to the Magistrate.—lt appeared that Hall, one of the officers of the establishment, had given the poor creas ture a half-crown out of his own pocket, the overseers not being at home, or she must have slept in the streets on the previous night.... Mr. Chapman said he had come forward to advocate the pour woman's cause, as he was well acquainted with her case, and he knew there was no deception.—Both Mr. Marriott and Mr. Williams said that Mr. Chapuran's conduct did him the highest honour, and insisted on the poor woman and her children being received into the workhouse immediately.—Several humane individuals, seeing the wretchedness of this poor family, gave her a small sum of money as she left the office. A Tit t:STY SERVANT.—WiI/iOM SinlMollB was charged by John Mills, a horsedealer, of Crayford, in Kent, with embezzling the sum of 91. 10s. It appeared that the prosecutor had sold a horse at Smithfield market, on Thursday last, to a gentleman at Chelsea, for 91. 10s. The prisoner was entrusted to take the horse home to the new master, and to receive the money, but Master Simmons forgot to return with the money, and was found at the Feathers, in Dean-street, that morning, fast asleep, and it took the prosecutor about a quarter of an hour to wake him. When asked for the money, he said he had been robbed of five sovereigns, and had spent the remainder. The prisoner, on being called upon for his defence, gave himself one of the best of characters, and said that he was very willing to make a debt of the business, and pay Mr. Mills five or six shillings per week, as he was no common swindler, but every inch a man of honour. Mr. Mann:OTT committed him for trial. LASHIETILSTREET.—JEWISH :MORALITY.—Miss Prescian Ja cobs, a smartly.dressecl Jewess, and her mother, were brought before T. WALKER, fr sq. and the Rev. Mr. MATHIAS, on a warrant, charging them with having committed a violent assault on two other daughters of Mrs. Jacobs. It appeared front the statements of the complain ants, that their sister, Miss Priscilla, encouraged the visits of a married man, and that the act was connived at by the mother. The fact coming to their knowledge, and they being respectable persons, they feared that the continuation of such intimacy would be most disgraceful to them. They, on Thursday last, called at their mother's to entreat that it should be put a stop to. While calmly talking over the matter, Miss Prescilla waxed wrath, and, misted by her mother, she committed the assaults now complained of. After a most stormy debate, and a volley of crimination and recrimi nation, the parties, at the request of the Magistrates, consented to make up their differences, and left the justice.room apparently reconciled with each other ; but on reaching the outer office they furious;, attacked each other, and it required the united strength of four officers to separate them. They were then locked up in separate cells until their passions became more cool, when they were liberated. WORSHIP-STREET.—CHARGE OF ASSAULT ON A FEMALE AND ItoastertY.—John llandlon and H'. Denny,men of forbidding appearance, being dirty in their attire, and of a ruffian-like aspect, were on Monday brought before the sitting magistrate, Mr. BROUGHTON, on a charge of assault and robbery. Mary Thomas, an interesting looking woman, stated that she sold milk, and was the wife of a soldier then in Gibmlter, and that she re. sided in Helmet-row, near St. Luke's church ; that on Sunday morn. ing she rose early, for the purpose of proceeding to her landlord, living at some distance, to pay him his rent. On the road she met a neigh bour, who invited her to drink. The prisoner Denny said, " Why, you are a Cork woman. My wife is dead, and for the gratitude of your people I will, if you will come home with me, give you a Leghorn bon net." She consulted with her friend, who advised her to accept of the present. On entering the room of the house where the prisoners reside, in Playhouse-yard, Vi'llitecross.street, she said, " Where is the bonnet ?" upon which Handlon committed the violence of which she complained. Prosecutrix was here convulsed with tears, and it was with difficulty the worthy magistrate could elicit from her the facts of the ease. Having In a degree recovered herself, she proceeded to state, that, seeing a shoe. maker's knife on the floor, she attempted to sieze it, in order to protect herself from violence, but was unable, in consequence of the superior strength of the prisoner, who, seising hold of a hammer, struck her se veral blows, but which, in consequence of her clothes, did not injure her. At that time she perceived, through the keyhole, the prisoner Denny outside holding the door, who, on bearing her scieam out re peatedly " Murder !" entered the room, and, laughing at the conduct of his companion, said, "Let us see what she has got in her pockets," and forcing his hand in, took out half.a.crown.—(fhe half-crown was here handed to the magistrate by Inspector Rogers, who found it on the prisoner, and which was sworn to by the prosecutrix.) He (Denny) afterwards also assaulted her. Having gained her liberty, she ran out of the house without her shawl or bonnet, to the public-house, where she had left her friend, to inform her of what had occurred. Her bon. net and shawl were afterwards thrown out of the window to her.—A very respectable-looking young man, who attends the bar of the Crown public-house, deposed to the prosecutrix entering the house a •el meet. ing with the prisoners, who, in his hearing, promised her a bonnet, and that, in a quarter of an hour, she returned in the state described, with. out bonnet or shawl, and bee person disordered. It was then about six o'clock. She stated she had been very ill used, and requested the as. sistance of a constable. Inspector Rogers stated that when the prison. crs were brought to the station-house they appeared to be drunk. The prosecutrix was quite sober. The prisoners denied the charge, and called a witness living in the same house, who stated that she heard n o screams of murder. Mr. Broughton said he believed the officer. (..nd after commenting upon the atrocity of the case against th em , to l d the prisoners he should send them for trial upon the two capital clrgo, but to be brought up again for re-examination on Saturd a y. Saturday, the prisoners were again brought up. The l an dl a d y of the house (and a female lodger,) in which the prisoners lod ge d t h e last four months, and where the prosecutrix stated she had been brought by the prisoner, Denny, both positively swore they did no t hear .the screams of the prosecutrix. Two other females also attended, and of. fered to swear that the prosecutrix was of a questionable character, and had previously stated to them that the first man she gave het company to, and who did not generously pay her, she would swear a capital of. fence against him. The prosecutrix in tears denied this, and said ore of the females kept a disorderly house, and the other was her lodger : and the cause of their enmity against her, arose from their having wished her to visit a gentleman at their house, which she positively refused ; and a few minutes before, outside of the office, they threatened her life it' she attempted to prosecute. The latter part of this statement was confirmed by the testimony of a girl owned Mahony, upon which one of the females, named Gibbs, was held to bail. Denny, the prisoner, denied having solicited the attendance of any of the witnesses. There being other witnesses suuunoned, but who did not attend, the magi:, traces remanded the prisoners for a week. Toww.llALL.—Mary Arm Craltirce, the wife of a tradesman, in the Maze, rooley.street, was re-examined, charged with stealing a silver watch, the property of Abraham Matthews, baker, of Tooter. street. The prisoner had been on terms of intimacy with the progeoucer family, and called at his house on Vl'ednesday evening ; while there, the prosecutor's wife went up stairs to put her children to b e d ; when she came down again, she found the prisoner gone.--She committed. THAMES•POLICE.—John Brown, an old sailor, was charged alth attempting to plunder the crew of the brig Thomas, now lyir.g river. The prisoner is well-known at this office, as a noted • ti::_ ranger," and has long been in the habit of visiting the tiers of 611ippirg in the river during the night, and carrying away whatever property h. can lay his hands on. Mr. BRODERIP sentenced tlle prisoner to three months' imprison. neat and hard labour, as a reputed thief. As George Marx, Esq. of Bedford-place, was proceeding along Burton Cresent on horseback last Thursday evening, the shaft of a gig passing by, came in contact with his leg, and, we are concerned to state, the limb was broken, and otherwise seriously injured. BATTLE-BRIDG r. t's DAT .—Yesterday morning, from nine o'clock until eleven. the metropolis was visited with unceas ing heavy rain, which in many parts completely inundated it. The in. habitants of the lower part of the houses in the vicinity of Battle-bridge and Bagniggc Wells-road, were necessitated to remove their goods with all possible speed up stairs, as in less than a quarter of an hour, so rapid was the increase of water in the main sewer, (or river) that runs through those parts, from the Hampstead hills, that it overflowed its banks, and for some hours a barge could have floated down the stream. Every house was flooded, and considerable damage sustained. MELANCHOLY DLATlL—Yedterday afternoon, between the hours of two and three o'clock, a gentleman lost his life undet the following melancholy circumstances, near the Sluice-house, llornsey. He had a favourite little Spaniel dog with him, which he threw into the water, for the purpose of wing whether it could swim ; when the dog got near the mill, where the current is very rapid, and fearing it would be drowned, he asked a bystander if it WAS out of his (the gen. tleman's) depth ? to which he replied he did not think it was, when he immediately plunged into the water, but unfortunately the man had misinformed him, it being out of his depth, and not being able to swim, he was drowned. Sometime elapsed before the body could be found, al though the drags were almost instantly on the spot. humeibmely it was found it was taken to the nearest public-house, where a surgeon was promptly in attendance, but all attempts to restore animation were unavailing. Upon the person of the gentleman was a card care, with the name of Burrige on tt.e cards, but no place of residence. On Friday an inquest was hell at the Horse-shoe, New ington Causeway, on the body of Mr. Charles Dudley, late a linen. draper of One Mile House, in Blackman-street. It appeared that the deceased had for some time been unwell from severe pains in his head; from the 2d to the 4th inst. they were so severe as to confine hint to his bed. On the latter day the deceased inflicted a severe wound in his throat. It was, however, not sufficient to cause death ; but owing to the high state of fever and excitement the wound chewed no disposition to heal ; and on Saturday he died. The fever and inflammation were stated by the medical gentlemen to be the cause of death, and a verdict to that effect was returned. SUDDEN DEATH.—An awful occurrence took place on Saturday last at Sturton, near Gainsborough. M. Joseph Dowaes, of that place, farmer, whilst employed with some of his labourers in forming a stack, fell down and instantly expired. It is a melancholy and remarkable fact, that he is the third person in the family who has expired in the same manner! PROPIIECY FULFILLED.—There are few, we believe, whose predestinarian notions lead them so far as to place inpliclt con& dence in the predictions of Moore's Almanac, but we occasionally see them verified in a manner which would almost induce us to think, that " coming events do cast their shadows before." In the Almanac for the present year, page 48, the compiler alludes to the forebodings of "J. Adam Muller, called in Baden the Maisbach prophet, and finds them, in many respects, as interesting and complete as those of Nostra. damns." In enumerating that person's unfulfilled announcements, ho speaks in nearly the following terms —"Armies will cleave the three. fold lily ;" or, its other words, " will divide France into four portions ; and her monarchs will give way, the old to the young, the young to the younger, and the younger to him who will be monarch, but is no monarch." This prediction has not certainly been fulfilled to the letter, but the main points will find an easy interpretation in the recent OCCUT. renccs in Paris. Though we have no faith in astrology, we think the circumstance worthy of notice. The same prophet proceeds to state, " That in the East of Europe there will be a struggle between two monstrous females, one a Heathen Christian, the other a Turk ; that each shall conquer the other, and that then they shall unite in bearing a large book, scented with the richest perfumes, and surmounted with a massy golden crown; that this book shall be universally read. when Britain knows and keeps her true place, and after a year of universal opposition." Moore, in commenting on this announcement, (part of which has conic to pass), says that the final accomplishment will be subsequent to the present year, and that the opposition is in the sky— not upon earth. HEBDOM IDA RY. Tura DAY, A uo. 30.—William Paley born, 1743. To-31,11tRow.—This day is observed by the Mabometans as the birth day of the Founder of their Religion. WEnwEsoau, :Err. I.—St. Giles. His name is expunged from the modern Roman t:atholic Calendar. lie was a native of Gre.ce, the tutelar saint of Edinburgh, who flourished in the 6th century. Par. tridge shooting begins. Surrender of Copenhagen to the Englis3, 1807. THURSDAY.—Fu:I Moon 38 minutes past 10 evening. Moon totally eclipsed, visible. Fire of London, 1666. FRlDAY.—Bartholomew Fair confluences. Sir Edward Coke died, 16:14. Oliver Cromwell born, 1598. Mercury sets 13 minutes past 7 afternoon. Battle of Worcester, 1651. SATURDAY..—OIiver Cromwell died, 1638. Venus rises 41 minutes put 2 morning. SUNDAY.—MaIta taken 1800. Sun rises 20 minutes past 3, sets 31: minutes pas: U. BIRTHS. The 26th inst. at Dover, the lady of the Hon. C. E. Law, of a son— The 26th inst. at Ilrecknock-crescent, Camden-town, the witii of Dr. F. Campbell, of a son—The 28th inst. in Devonshire-place, Mrs. W. Amory, of a eon—The 27th inst. the lady of J. F. Ellis, E•q. BA!. ford-place, of a still-born child. MARRIED. The 24th inst. at St. Pancras New Church, Mr. Anne, second daughter of J. Townsend. Esq. of Pet tanalc--nc 28th inst. at St. Botolph, Altlgate, Mr. W. Giles, of Mecklenhutgh square, to Mary Eliza, eldest daughter of Mr. R. S. Bury— The 28th inst. Mr. T. Horner, surgeon, Hampstead, to Small, youngot &ugh. ter of H. White, Esq. of the same place. DIED. The 27th inst. at her house, Wintpok-street, Lady Robinson, tit wife of the Right Hon. Sir C. Robinson, in the 54th year of her age The 514th inst. in his 72d year, Mr. Cole, of Kidderminster, Imo years the senior alderman of that borough—The 21idt inst. at Notting hana-plact:, Marylebone, Isabella Robertson, youngest daughter Cl du late Itev. Dr. A. Stewart, of Canongate, Edinburgh, in her 19th year —The 27th inst. aged 22, William Henry, only son of W. S. Pec ham, Esq. of Mornington-crescent, and New Boswell-court, Lincoln 's • inn—The 2:1t1 inst. at Paddington-green, in his alth year, J. Bu r g ess Esq. late of Great Portland-street, solicitor—At Exeter, the 27th in her:9th year, Frances Buchanan, seventh child o f 11. S. 11. Wol laston, E.q. agent to the Branch Bank of England in that c ity--The 27th inst. at his residence In Bognor, Lieut.-Col. Tyndale, la te of his Majesty's Ist regt. Life Guards, and of North Cerney, Gloturtet-. shire—The 27th inst. aged 72, near Henley, Oxon , Mary , wife of G. Hills, surgeon—Aug. 23. at Harlebeech Hall, Northartywn, M . E. Burnaby, Esq. Common Pleader of the City of Loudon. LONDON: Panted and Publitled by Jona MAYNE, at the STAR. Orem'', No. 1, Pickett-place, Temple Bar.