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TREATMENT OF APPRENTICES FROM MR DUKE OF YORK'S ASYLUM AT LONDON. OLDHAM PETTY SESSIONS, AP%IL 22. William Percival, of Simon-field., within the township Itnyton. was, at the instance of the overseers of the said town ship, summoned before the Reverends John Holme and James %%dean, clerks, to answer the complaint of John Chapman • • il,iooh about 18 years of age, who had been indentured to Percival e Governors of the Duke of York's Asylum. The com e.4oint, his master, and two , other fellow-apprentices from the tune institution, ha ving beta placed before the magistrates, Chap. man .was sworn, and gave his testimony as follows: Mr. uplme—What is your complaint ? Chapman—My muter does not allow me half sufficient of ',Amain, and he sets me more work than I can do. The meat •!.• water porridge, and. of that not so much is I could eat. The', ...re messed in a basin, and I get. to them milk and small-beer mixed tivether, Sir. Mr. Hordearn—Does he never give you meat ?—No, Sir. Mr. Holme—What do you dine upon ?—We have had water porridge for some weeks. How long think you?—Since Christmas. Broall.beer and milk mixed together ?—Yes, Sir. Mr. Hordearn—What had you at night?—The same, Sir. What, water porridge again T AU three meals ?—Yes, Sir. Had you nothing between meals ?—Yes, sometimes a little bread aod butter. Had you never any butcher's meat ?—No, Sir. How long is it since you had any ?—We have not had any these many months. What, neither salted meat nor bacon ?—No, Sir. What was your pork ?—I wove two yards and a half of broad velveteen a day. The constable of Royton was called, and was understood to say that two yards and a half of broad velveteen were as much as an able todied man could weave daily. The examination of the boy was resumed. Mr. Hordearn—At what time did you get up in the morning ? At about half-past five. And how long did you weave at night ?—Sometimes till nine, sometimes till ten o'clock. Mr. Helme--Had you no time for play P—No, Sir. At what time did ycu get breakfast P—About half-past O. Then had you no rest till noon again I—We stopped a few ml :attn. Are you allowed no play in afternoon ?—No, Sir. Mr. liordearn—Have you never asked your master for meat ? Yes, because he wanted me to do three yards a day. He said he thought a belly of porridge was quite sufficient ; but 1 never had luy belly full, Sir. Had the other apprentices the same as you ?—Yes. Mr. Holme—What age are you?—Doing on 18, Sir.' What age is the youngest boy P—l am supposed to be about six months older than him. Mr. Hordearn—Does your master never give him meat ?—No. Mr. Holm inquired if the boy had left his master. Mr. Barlow, the clerk, said he had, and had been in care of the overseers since the Thursday previous, when the complaint was laid. The Overseer said the boy had been in the workhouse, and had woven three yards of narrow velveteen per day. The constable said the broadcloth was harder to weave, as it required grater force to the blow. Mr. Hordeam—He ran away from his master, did he not ? Boy—Yes, Sir; he ordered me to go about my business, and so went into Crompton, and wove with Eli Dyson ; but my muter sent him notice that I was an apprentice, and so he sent me back again. In his defence, Percival stated that the boy had not woven 2i yards on any day. A young woman wbo was in court could give the magistrates a better idea of the boy's treatment than he could. The boy's work was badly done, and the manufacturer had told him he would not have any more of it. He had run away, and had sold a silk handkerchief and various other things. Mr. Hordearn—How often did you give him meat ? Percival—Twice a week, and occasionally three times. Boy—Never since I come to him. Mr. Barlow—At the time Colonel Shaw came round (to inspect the apprentices from the asylum,) the boy stated that he had potato pie very often, with flesh in. Boy—No, not with flesh in, Sir. Percival—He offered to sell his bible and prayer-book for three. pence a piece. Alice Whitehead was sworn—l have lived with Percival three quarters of a year. I work in the same place whir the com plaipant, and have my victuals in the house. The boys got por ridge and milk to their breakfasts, and sometimes the milk was mixed with small beer. Chapman was always grumbling ; he was always saying he had not enough. Sometimes they had potato pie to dinner, and sometimes porridge, when there was no nub meat. Mr. Holme—.Was there meat in the pie ?—Yes. Boy—Nay, never ; there was no meat in ; it was always without. Mr. Barlow—How often had they meat to dinner?—Sometimes three times, sometimes four times, and sometimes twice in the week. Mr. Holme—Did you dine at the same table with them ?—No, but I did in the same room They got porridge and milk to sup. per, and bread and butter when they had done their work at night ; they were never denied. Boy—Yes, if we did not do our work we must have none. Mr. Hordeam to the witness—Do you sleep in the house ? Yea, Sir. Boy-She does not. Witness—Yes, I do. The master said she had recently commenced sleeping in the house. Mr. Hordearn to Mr. Barlow—ln what state were these ap prentices when Colonel Shaw went round ?—They were as well off at this place as any where else ; they all said they were well off. John Hutchinson—l am an apprentice with Percival. lam from the Duke of York's School at London, and have been with my master five years. He does not work me too much, and he gives me plenty to eat. I have no reason to complain. I get porridge to breakfast, sometimes porridge to dinner, and potatoe pie twice a week. Mr. Hordearn—.l don't think their appearance indicates starve vation. —What has your master to breakfast ?—Coffee. And what to dinner ? the same as you ?—Yes. Chapman—lie has not, Sir, he has meat every day. Mr. Hordearn to the witness.—What has your muter at night —He hu his bagging (lunch.) and tea. lam 18 years of age. It it not so way weaving two yards and a half a day. To Percival—lf the boy does not do his work you must not starve him ; bring him here and let him be puniithed, but don't starve him. Percival—He is never satisfied with any terms, Sir. I hope you will allow him to do for himself. Mr. Hordearn to the overseer—Have you seen any alteration in the boy's appearance since he came to you ?—l'es, Sir; he looks better. He has had meat four times a week, and something pre pared fVom flour to dinner on the other three days, with porridge and milk to breakfast and supper. Mr. Hordearn to Chapman—Do you wish to leave your muter ? --Uwould, rather than stop to be starved, Sir. Mr. Barlow.—Did you not say to CoL Shaw that you could not get as much as would keep you as your master did ? Boy—Yes, Sir, but he has changed us since. Mr. Hordearn—l think this case had best be reported to Colonel Shaw ; he may state it to the board, and if they can End the boy another master, they may do so. (Mr. Barlow was instructed to state, that the boy complained of want of food, and that the Ma gistratcs thought it would be better for both if he and his master were separated.) Mr: Barlow undertook to make the communication; the boy was ordered, for the present, to remain in the workhouse and the com plaint was dismissed. Each of the apprentices were healthy in appearance, decently and cleanly clad, but of small stature and bulk for the ages they stated themselves to be. Naw STAMP DuTi4s. 7 -§ir J. Newport, on Monday sight, complained of the non-appearance of a promised comparative statement, Showing in .parallel lines the existing duties, and the proposed Stamp' Duties. He also complained of the 'character of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's proposed measure, observing that though it was termed a " Consolidation" it in reality would . . itnpose new and additional Stamp Duties in [rebind ; and that it would do the same as regarded the Stamp Duties of England. " Consolidation' .was made to mean aug mentation. The Chancellor of the Exchequer replied, that the reason of the. statement alluded to not having been alittady thehandp . of•Mentbeis; was in reality the difficulty of preparinic, but!sdded, that it was now at p r e*, aid. would be rekdi to-day. If, after all th e delay that has taken place, even Owe * who concocted the new schedule, and who may be &tiptoed to have all requisite infornifiliOn . at their fingers ehd,. have to complain of the, " difficulty" of ,prepering the *operative. statement, what must bathe situation of the WOE; and.the who have to inergine and perhaps condhltothe lichedule of one hundred Allis pages? s • 16 k • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRSI E ST — IING MEETING, 1830. Race Course, Tuesday Afternoon, Five o'clock. The Races this afternoon terminated as follows : Sweepstakes of 50 soy. each, for fillies. R.M. Mr. Payne's b. f. by Wrangler, 3st. 71b. (Arnull) Gen. Grosvenor's b. f. by Nicol°, Bst. 71b. Mr. Wagstaff s b. f. by Shuffles, Bat. 41b. Mr. Wagstaff's b. f. by Bustard . . 4 8 to 4 on Mr. Payne's b. f. by Wrangler, who won easy by three lengths-1 paid. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 soy. each. D.M. CoL Wilson's e. by Emilius, 2 yrs. Bst. 21b. (Lad) Mr. Sowerby's Tomo, 5 yrs. 9Bt. V Lord Jersey's Glenartney, 5 yrs, 9st. 131 b. 3 Lord G. Cavendish's Spaniard, 3 yrs. Bst. 61b Col. Yates's Versatility, 3 yrs, Bst. 21b Mr. Al‘Namara's f. by Whisker, 2 yrs, fist. 71b 0 7to 4 apt Spaniard, and 2to 1 apt Glenartney. Won by a length. Sweepstakes of 100 son. each, h. ft. Bst. 71b. D. 111. (Four Subscribers.) Lord Exeter's Augustus Lord Anson withdrew his stake. Fifty Pounds for four yrs. old and upwards. Last three miles of B. C. Duke of Rutland's Cadlead . Sweepstakes of 100 son. each, It. ft. for three yr. olds. A. F. (Eight Subscribers.) Cot Yatee's Bolivar, 7st. 131 b ..,.., . ,,,.,(80y c e) 1 Meßidadale's Tranby, Bst. llb 2 Mr. Hunter's c. by Gustavus, 7st. 111 b Lord Exeter's Acacia, 7st. 9lb 4 Even on Acacia, 7 to 4 eget. Tanby, and 5 to 1 apt. Bolivar, who won easy by three lengths. The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, by subscribers of 100 soy, each, h. ft. colts Bst. 71b. fillies, Bst. 41b. R.M. (15 Subscribers). Lord Exeter's Augustus Eord.Cavendish's Mouse colt 8 to 4 on Augustus, who won easy by two lengths. Sweepstakes of 200 soy. each, h. ft. colts, list. 71b. fillies, list. 41b.— D.3l.—Six Subscribers. Lord Anson's Zillah (Amull) Mr. Petre's Laura 2 • • 6to 4ion Zillah-2 lengths--easy. His Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas for mares. R.C. Mr. Sowerby's Toso, 3 yrs.... 1 Mr. Baison's Seraph, 3 yrs.. . 2 Lord Exeter's Acacia, S yn Won by a neck. MONDAY.— o crURTHER CORRECT Paivercur.was.) The Scrub Stakes 906 soy. each, h. ft. for colts, Set. 71b. and fillies, Bst. 41b. R.M. Lord Jersey's Donegani, by Tramp Mr. Roberts's eh. c. by Emilius 2 Lord Tavistock's c. by Aliddleton 2 to 1 on ch. c. by Emilius —Won by a length. Lord Worcester's Coulon, list. 21b. beat Mr. Thornhill's Merchant, Bst 101 b. .Ib. M. 200, h. ft.-7 to 4on Coulon.—Won by two lengths. Mr. Greville's Lady Emily beat Mr. Gully's Clotilde Bst. 51b. each. A. F. 500.-6 to 1 agst. Lady Emily.—Won by a length. Never wu any thing considered so safe as this race ; inded so little idea had the Emily party of winning, that they made very li. beral offers to be off; the backers of the Yorkshire mare, however, would not consent to any compromise, and, previous to starting, had laid 5.6, and 7 to 1 upon her. The event was illustrative of the old saying, " there is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip," for Lady Emily made the twining, won cleverly by a length, but not without a liberal use of the whip; she was jockeyed by Arnull, and Clotilde by Wheatley. Sweepstakes of 200 son. each, h. ft. for the prodace of 1826 ; colts, Bst. 71b. fillies, fist. 41b. D.M. Lord Anson's f. by Morisco, Bst. Ilb Lord Chelterfield's b. f. by Tramp, Bst. 41b .... •••• . • • • .. • • 9 Lord Tavistock's f. by Partisan, Bst 41b 5 to 4 agst. b. f. by Tramp—Won by a length. Sweepstakes of 100 soya. each, h. ft. for fillies, Bst. 21b. D.M. Mr. Scott Stonehewer's The Fairy, by Emilius . Duke of (kaftan's Citron, by Centaur . 6 to 4 on The Fairy.—Won by a neck. In the evening the betting was rather brisk upon the Derby and Oaks. a 4 to 1 apt Mr. Chifney's Priam (Cressida) (taken) II to 1 Lord G. Cavendish's Mouse colt (taken) a to 1 Mr. Petre's Bninswicker 10 to I Sir M. Wood's The Mummer 11 to 1 Mr. Ridsdale's Little Red Rover 11 to 1 Lord Exeter's Augustus 14 to 1 .-- Sir M. Wood's Cetus 16 to 1 Lord Exeter's Mahmoud 25 to 1 Lord Cleveland's Wat Tyler 15 to 1 Lord Sligo's Hein* 33 to 1 Mr. Ramsbottom's Zucbarelli 2000 to 60— Lord Sefton's Captain Arthur (takes) 400 to 100 on Mouse apt ZuckarelU (taken) oars. 9 to 2 .. Lord Sefton's Moodie 11 to Lord Queensberry's Maria 7 to 1 Lord Exeter's Sebumla 10 to 1 Duke of Grafton's Brambilla 13 to 1 Mr. Payne's Brown Duchess 1. 15 to 1 Mr. Benson's Lady Blanche 20 to 1 Mr. Maberly's Zelus. HUNTING. The Hon. Mr. Moreton, son of Lord Dude, has taken to the country lately hunted by the Earl of Kinto re , an d i nten d s , w i t h t h e permission of the proprietors of the different covers within the circuit of the late Old Oxfordshire and Berkshire Hunt, to reunite and re. gularly hunt the whole of it, In the same manner, and to the same extent, as formerly done by the late Earl of Abingdon, and that genuine old sportsman, the late Rev. John Dock; of Hinton, Beals, for upwards of half a century. Mr. M. stands high, and very justly so, on the list of fox-hunters, and is remarkable f or hi s m ild an d affable manners, and gentlemanly conduct in the field. With an exsellent pack of hounds, and with one of the best huntsmen in the kingdom, surely then we may congratulate our sporting neighbours on the certainty of having their country again regularly and sada. factorily hunted. —Cheltenham Journal. _ < The Birmingham Journal of Saturday contains a long account of two religious imposters, one of whom is a fish monger, pretending to be the real Shiloh, and the other " the Lord's Messenger." " Shiloh himself," say the Birmingham Journal, " is in person about five feet ten inches in height, squints most hideously, and weighs 14 stone. The place selected for their disgusting minis trations is a chapel formerly occupied by a congregation of Independents, in Lawrence-street. The two lust Sun days the place hss been crowded with persons of all grades, drawn together by curiosity, and the streets around the chapel filled to repletion by all the thieves and scoundrels infesting the town. On Sunday last, wo visited the spot professionally, and a more disgraceful scene was presented to onr view then, we should sup pose, ever occurred iu this country under the sanction of any new-born religious creed, however fanatical or blasphemous its tenets. At the conclusion of any pas sage in the speaker's address, containing more than ordinary monstrosities, the audience occasionally broke forth in loud yells and hootings, and were at last roused up to such a pitch of indignation, that, either inten tionally or accidentally, several of the benches upon whichLthey were sitting gave way, and universal disor der and confusion prtvailed throughout the whole as sembly." A fatal occurrence took place at the Consolidated Mines, Gwennap, on Monday afternoon. An immense boiler belonging to one of the steam-engines, and which weighs about 15 tons, was being removed, and for that purpose- it was placed on a carriage used for such pur poses, and to which was attached 20 horses. The car riage had to descend by a gentle slope along the side of a declivity of about 25 feet in height, and a part of the road was constructed for the occasion. About 100 men were employed in retarding the motion of the carriage along the descent, and for this purpose several strong ropes were attached to it, which were held by the men. When the carriage came to the newly-made part of the road, the weight caused the ground to give way, and the boiler was precipitated over the declivity. One of the men employed in retarding its progress along the road, nulled James Northey, became entangled in the ropes, and was whirled with immense velocity after the boiler down the precipice, by which he was so dreadfully in jured as to occasiep his death in about five minutes after. the accident.— West Briton. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF ONO'S BENCH, Aram 27. Before Mr. Justice J. halm and a Special Jury. CAR! O. LORD DALRIOIIIIT. This was an action brought by the surviving punier of the firm of Cave and Cawdor, army-clothiers, to recover the sum of 4,498 i. from the defendant, as Colonel to the 26th Regiment of Foot, to which clothing had been supplied by the plaintiffs, and for which it was contended that Lord Dalhousie, as Colonel, was liable. It ap peared that during his Lordship's residence in Canada, he appointed as his agent a Mr. Gordon, who was to receive the clothing allow. lances, and pay the plaintiffs. It was proved that a portion of the soldiers' pay had been applied to the general fund for army clothing, which account was called off.reekoning. The Colonel had not power to receive that money, but merely to awes. the amount to an aaggeent, who was, by that assessment, authorized to pay the army . ebthler. The Colonel, however, was entitled to any balance that might re. main in the hands of the a gen t as his perquisite. His Lordship re. silted this claim as a great hardship on him, being altogether unac quainted with the dealings between the agent and the plaintiff's, especially as it also appeared that there were some private dealings between them. The army-clothier, it appeared, had the power, by applying to the War.o2ce, of preventing any other person Inn himself receiving the money of the half-year's account for the cloth. ing ; but, as he had not In this case taken that prenution, he could only now claim of Mr. Gordon, who had agreedwhen settling his account with the plaintiffs, to pay interest for the balance which he owed. Mr. Justice PARKIN in charging the Jury, adverted to the irre gular manner In which the account* had been kept between Mr. Gordon and the plaintiffs, who had not availed themselves of their power of receiving the of themselves, u they might have done, and as they had always done in their dealings with Mr. Cox ; neither had they applied for redress at the War-oilice, as they had reason to know was in their power ; but they seemed to have looked for security solely to the agent, Gordon. The Jury retired for about a quarter of an hour, and then gave in a verdict for the defendant. GLOUCESTER SPRING ASSIZES. Selina Smart, a very handsome girl, 23 years of age, and Emma Smart, her sister, a girl aged 20, were charged with stealing a necklace, a silver thimble, two jelly glasses, and a con. siderable quantity of wearing apparel, part being the property of W. Stone, and the remainder the property of Emily Stone, his daughter.—Mr. Carrington stated, that the prosecutor was an inn keeper at Westbury, and Selina Smart had been in his service, the other prisoner being a servant out of place, whom prosecutor al lowed to remain in his house till she could get a situation ; after midnight on March 16th, the prosecutor was alarmed by the bark. Ing of his dn, and on getting up he discovered the two prisoners and their father in the bed-room of the prisoners, with a bottle of beer and three lighted candles on the table; the prosecutor ordered them all to go to bed ; and next morning insisted on searching the boxes of the prisoners, and in a box which was locked, and of which Selina Smart had the key, the various articles were found. Both prisoners begged Mr. Stone to forgive them; and he having called a Mr. Hancock to see him pay Selina Smart her wage., be I paid her 61. 10s. and said, " Take away all that belongs to you ; I leave all that belongs to me, and get out of my house." Mr. Stone left the room, and the prisoners gave un to Mr. Hancock the goods mentioned, and two sovereigns, and all the money paid by Air. Stone to Selina Smart, saying, " they had robbed their master to more than that amount," and then left the house; however,on March 21, the two prisoners went before a magistrate, and charged Mr. S. with compounding a felony, but that charge the magistrate dismissed. The prisoners again went before a Magistrate, to complain of Mr. Stone for non-payment of wages, and that charge was dismissed. Mr. Stone then thought he ought to take some advice, and he came to Gloucester on the first day of the A seizes ; and, preened the pre. sent indictment. Understanding that the prisoners meant to prefer some charge against him, he did not have them taken into custody ion the Learned Judge's warrant till they had preferred their against him for an alleged compounding of felony, he having rectal the constable to watch them, to prevent their escape. With the charge against Mr. Stone the Jury would have nothing to do. as that would be tried at the next Assizes.—W. Stone said; I keep the White Lion inn, at Westbury. Selina Smart was in my service. Her sister was out of place, and I allowed her to stay at my house till she could get a situation. On the night of March 16, 1 was alarmed. I got up and found the two prisoners and their father in the bed-mom of the prisoners, with a bottle of beer, and three candles lighted. I ordered them to bed, and put out the candles. Next day I insisted on searching their boxes; and in a box, which was unlocked by Selhia Smart, 1 found a variety of articles which were my property. Emma Smart said" We own we have been robbing you, but hope you will forgive us." Selina Smart said that all the things were ours. Both begged to be forgiven. I then consulted my wife • and on my re. turn I called in Mr. Hancock to see me pay Selina gmart her wa.. It was 61. 10s. I paid her, and then said, " Take every thing that is your's, and leave all that is mine, and then get out of my louse." left the room. Since that I have been twice summoned before the magistrates, but the eases have been dismissed.--1111r. Stone pro duced a necklace, a silver thimble, half-a-pint of brandy, and a good many articles of wearing apparel, which he stated to have been found in the box.]—Cross-exarnined by Mr. Philippics: The pri. senor, Emma Smart, fainted when the things were found. She did not say she hoped I would forgive her sister ; she said she hoped I would forgive them both. The money 1 had paid Selina Smart I found left with the things in the rool.i, after the two prisoners had left my house. I think Hancock and my son were there, but I did not tell Hancock to receive the money back from the girls to settle the matter. When I returned into the room, about a quarter of an, hour after the prisoners went away, I did not know that she had left the money.—Emil y Elisabeth Stone, an interesting girl about 18, with beautiful black eyes, said : I went up Into the room when the box was searched. The necklace and thimble 1 know to be mine, and I be. lieve the other articles all belong to my father. Both the prisoners I begged to be forgiven. The prisoner Selina Smart, in her defence said, my master and John Hancock came up to see the money paid to me, and my muter left the room for Hancock to settle with us ; the other prisoner declined saying anything in her defence.--John Hancock said ; 1 was at Mr. Stone's on the 17th March ; there had been a search of the prisoner's box, and I was called in to see Mr. Stone pay Selina Smart her wages; Mr. Stone put the money on the able; I don't know that Mr. Stone said anything ; he ordered the girls to go about their business, and leave all that belonged to him ; the money was put by Selina Smart into a cap, and left when they went away ; no money was paid to me by Selina Smart.— Cross.examined ; both the prisoners said they had robbed their master, and they begged me to intercede with air. Stone to forgive them; they offered me 10s. if I would interfere for them. Mr. Baron Holland said the only question for the Jury was, whether the prisoners had stolen the property' and of that there seemed to be no doubt.—Verdict, Guilty. The prosecutor recommended the prisoners to mercy. Mr. Baron Bolland sentenced each of the pri soners to be imprisoned for three months, observing that the sentence would have been much more severe but for the recommendation of the prosecutor, and the fact of their having delivered up the property. On Monday night the premises of Mr. Cook, White's grounds, Bermondsey, fur-dyer, were entered, and furs, consisting of seal, racoon, and other skins, amounting in value to 1301. stolen. DEVONPORT, APRIL 24.—A story has acquired cur rency in the naval circles here which affects the charac ter of an officer commanding one of his Majesty's ships now on a foreign station. The tale is said to have ori ginated with a mariner who was sent home from the same ship, and who some months since made affidavit to the effect that a youth, belonging to the vessel in question, the son of parents residing at Devonport, after receiving five dozen lashes for some offence, was the next day, his wounds being still fresh, sent on shore on a small island in Catherine's Bay, on the coast of Brazil, very thinly inhabited by Portuguese, and there abandoned by order of the Captain. This affidavit was forwarded to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, who have ordered an investigation into the whole of the circumstances. Mean while, we have great pleasure in stating, for the satis faction of the friends of the gallant officer, that we have seen letters from the ship, dated in December last, which give a very different version of the affair. It appears by these letters that the whole ship's company had signed a paper attesting the fact, that the young man had volun tarily deserted from the ship, when sent on shore with a boat's crew for sand, be being then off the Doctor's list, and that search had been made for him in the woods with out effect. That so far from the discipline of the ship being enforced in a cruel and tyrannical manner, this was the first instance on board of any of the crew being flog ged. We further learn that the runaway was a most incorrigible offender, had been reported for his bad con duct thirty times on the voyage out, and twice for theft . in the very week on which he received corporeal punish. ment.—Denonport Telegraph. 7 41g POLICE INTELLIGENCE. PdAirSrltilOUSE. A young, well-dressed man, named George Williams, was bro u4 before the LORD MATOR, by Roe, the officer, charg e d with havi: g exposed for sale several pamphlets of a very immoral tendency, .9 youths of both sexes. A labouring man, named Lacy, who said he had children o f t • own, stated, that as he was walking along Bishopsgate-street, saw the, defendant exposing mall books and pictures, which I.? carried in a basket. As the young persons round the basket hp. peered to be more than ordinarily interested, he stept up to be what it was all about, and he found, that although the pictures and books at the top of the basket were harmless, and even some of them pious, the defendant occasionally drew up from the bonac one of very different character, which he found a purchaser for 1., an instant The sale became very smart, and the witness supplvi himself with prima and a great deal of dialogue for the small tut of fourpence. This purchase he immediately conveyed to the jus doe room, and put into his lordship's bands, who, as the action ws. quite unceremonious, was somewhat surprised at the exhibition, an: asked what, in the name of all that was horrible, it meant ? The complainant having given the above account.. The LORD MAYOR asked the defendant what he had to Cy, about the dreadful way of life into which he bad fallen ? Williams said he had been led into this sort of bookselling by ar. officer who belonged to Bow-street. The LORD MAYOR said he could not credit a word that was tit teed by a fellow who obtained a livelihood by such means. Williams most solemnly declared that the very publications whir' had been seised in his possession were given to him by the Box street officer in payment of a certain debt. " I was confined," said the defendant, " for some time in the hospital, and 1 had this Bow-street officer, who is a printer, to do some work for me. I paid him beforehand, and I sent to him to request that he wool, give me back the money. He sent word to me that be could not let me have the money, but he would supply me with books whit! would he sure to sell; and when I came out I found a note from hin accompanying those books, desiring me to make money of them." The Loan,Mairoz—That's no excuse; you knew what sort of books they were before you sold one of them. Williams—Consider, my Lord, my poverty ; I have a wife and two small children, and I am bringing them up in the fear of GOD. —(Laughter.)—l never was in a Court of Justice in my life before. and I wouldn't be here now bat for the Bow-street officer.—[Here he named one of the establishment alluded to, about whom the pub lic are not in the habit of hearing scandalous representations.] The LORD MAYOR—I do not believe you ; you are a disgrace to any employment followed by honest men. Defendant—Please your Lordship, I am a printer. The Loan MAYOR said, that if there were not miscreants in that trade, there would be no publications of the kind, which were the worst he had ever seen. Defendant—Have merry upon me, my Lord. Consider my poor wife and children. God knows to what they may be reduced, by my being kept away from them. Poverty will make people do anything, and that was the only thing that could drive me to the trade. The LoaD MaYort—l adjudge you to the House of Correction for two months. The defendant, who evidently expected a heavier punishment, said, " Thank you, my Lord ; it is a lesson to me. I shall never be caught in such business again." The man who brought this delinquent to justice said he had lost a good deal of time, which, as he was a poor labouring man, was of great value to him. He should he grateful (it there was any fund for such a purpose) for a shilling or two, to make up for the injury he had sustained ; but if there was tot, he should not regret what he had done, as so many young persons were liable to be ruined by such bad stuff. The Loan Hamm said, there was no fund of the kind. but the poor man should not lose his time, which had been spent so pro. Stably for society. His Lordship then ordered that the cmnplainan• should receive remuneration. BOW-STREET. Yestaday two well-known thieves, named Francis Skinner st.d Henry Hull, were brought up charged with attempting to pick tLr pockets of several Gentlemen on Monday evening, at Covent-garde Theatre. The prisoners were seen working about the entrance to the Theatre about the time of the doors being opened, and being watched by the police, were detected in " sounding" the pockets of several gentle- men. They were taken into custody, and in the pockets of earl• were found three silk handkerchiefs. No distinct charge of felony could be proved against them. and they were committed as reputed thieves to the House of Concede: - for three months, there to be kept to hard labour. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A lad of shabby exterior, named Allied, was yesterday placed ar the bar, charged with having burglariously entered the dwelling house of Mr. Smith, a part proprietor of one of the Richmond stages. —lt appeared that the mother of the prisoner had absconded from het children, and the daughter of the prosecutor being aware of this, commiserated the lies situation, afforded him shelter at night, and generally gave him one or more meals a day, entirely unknown to her father, at his house in Ring-street, Richmond. In the month of August last the prisoner absented himself from his kind benefactress, and a few nights afterwards the rails were forced from the kitchen window, and the prisoner and his bro ther regaled themselves upon cold sirloin and apple pie, after which they delibtrately walked away with a new crape shawl, and were no more heard of until Sunday night, when a second breaking and en took place, and a very handsome mirror, which it appeared they had attempted to move, was broken in pieces. Information was forthwith given, and one of the pollee apprehended the prisoner with the duplicate of the shawl in his possession. The prisoner said his brother had taken the shawl, and he knew nothing of it until after it was pledged. He admitted that he had "looked in" to refresh himself, but that was all ; and with nu! to the looking-glass he had not been in Richmond after six or Sun. day evening. Mr. Comore ordered him to be remanded till Friday next. ADVANTAGE OF ALLOTING LAND TO POOR FA MILIEs.—A very decided proof is afforded in the borough of Malmesbury of the system of allotting portions of land to poor families. That borough contains one parish and part of two others ; that of St. Paul being the most ex tensive, having five tithing. or hamlets without the bo rough. There is in the vicinity about 700 acres of cor poration land, 500 acres of which was, until within these ten years, heath or open common land. About eight or nine years since, Joseph Pitt, Esq. M.P. fur Cricklade, and the then High Steward for Malmesbury, kindly interested himself for the inhabitants, and procured an act of enclosure. The .500 acres were consequently en closed and allotted to 280 families, being free burgesses of the corporation, with the exception of 50 acres, which have been let for the purpose of raising funds to make good roads and keep them in repair. Many of these free burgesses are poor men with large families, hav ing about an acre and a quarter, or an acre and a half of land each, the produce of which enables the greater part of them to live without parochial relief. Out of the 700 acres, et least 600 were dug by the spade. The consequence has been, that the expendi ture of the parish. which, on April 1, 1819, amounted to 2,0741. has been gradually reduced ; and, for the year ending April 1, 1830, it amounted to no more than 1,424 ; being a decrease in eleven years, of nearly : 1 1 per cent. although the population has vastly increased in the same time.—County Chronicle. BIRTHS. At Madras, the lady of hiTif,.celieney Lieut..G.neral Sir 0. T. 11'aiker, G.C. & of • daughter.—At Kentish.tovn, Mrs. C. Hoag kinaon, of a daughter —At llaatings, the lady of J. Green, EN. at. 1 N. of a daughter.—At Camelford.house, 11n. C. Melia, of a ion. I —Mrs. Riehardaon, Fludyer.street, Westminster, of a daughter. At Cornwood, Devon, the Rev. C. J. Hume, Fellow of Wadhatn College. Oxford, to Carolina, youngest daughter of the Rev. W. Oxnam, vicar d Cornwood. DIED. J. William, the only son of J. C. itamsden, Esq. M. P.—Ellen, daughter of the late C. Orlando Gore, Esq. of Tring.park, Hertford shire.—At his house in Ruuell.square, W. Groom, Esq. aged tot —At Bennington, Gab, rine, eldest daughter of the late J. Ches. 'byre, Esq.—At St. Thomas s Mount, East Indies, Lieut.-Ilenry F. Jackson, 9th Regiment, N. I. in the 24th year of his age, son o: the late W. Jackson, Esq. barristet.—At St. Thomas's Mount, Ma dras, W. Train, Esq. cantonment surgeon—A. (Bennie, Esq. (hest James -street, B edford-row, aged 73.--Mungo B. Park, eldest son of A. Park, Esq. surgeon, Chavesend.—At Penzance, Mrs. Hill, daughter of the late W. Tremenheere, Esq. and relict of W. Hal. Esq. of Trenethick.—At his house at Hatzon.garden, after a short illness, Mr. J. Baird, watchmaker, In the /10th year of his age. H 1 H. WATIM at LONDOW-BRIDGE TO 1110kROM. 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