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'1 f•:*>:N f • 3* ; i ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—lburrosofirm MCKIM AIM OVIIIIILS V. VOLIMAN. Serjeant WILDE, Mr. W. P. TATINTom, Mr. NING, and Mr. FOLLETT appeared for the plain and Mr. Serjeant MEREWETHER, Mr. Serjeant t As, and Mr. CROW DER, for the defendant. This was an action brought to recover the amount of promissmy notes, forming part of a number paid the plaintiff's house, on account of a person named A. now deceased. It appeared from the evidence case, that the plaintiffs had carried on the business ,kern in this city, and the defendant had had transac , with them in the name of Tippett, for whom he acted agent. The defendant had made, on behalf of Tippett, 'ral large purchases of timber, and Tippett gave in pay of these purchases different promissory notes, amount altogether to about 4,000/. These notes had been used by the defendant, and paid into the plaintiffs' They were given at different dates, and before one of them became due Tippett died, and left his in insolvent circumstances. As fast as the notes tue they were dishonoured, and the whole of them returned upon the plaintiffs. The defence was, that the plaintiffs had not given the defendant the regular no tice of the dishonour of these notes, and by that omis sion on their part he had been exonerated from his liability as indorser. The answer to this defence was, that a meeting had been held between the defendant, the plaintiffs, and the executors of Mr. Tippett's estate, after all the notes had become due, and though what passed at that meeting could not be given in evidence, yet it was attempted to be inferred, from the subsequent conduct of the defendant, that he had waived his claim to notice, and had admitted his liability on these notes. The chief fact given in evidence, from which it was said this inference might be drawn, was, that the defendant had signed a paper, authorising the executors to pay certain sums of money as dividends, on account of these notes, which he spoke of as if he considered himself liable upon them. The defendant's Counsel attempted to argue that this or der was merely given as a sort of warrant to the execu tors ; that the claim made on account of these notes was a claim, for the accuracy of which the defendant, as Tip pett's agent, could personally answer, but that it was not such an indiiidual meddling with the notes as to amount to a recognition of his own liability ; and, indeed, by vouching for the claim thus made against the deceased's estate, must be taken as a disavowal of its responsibility. The CHIEF JUSTICE told the Jury, that in common cases the law required that an indorser should have im mediate notice of the dishonour of a note or bill on which he was liable, in order that he might not afterwards be taken by surprise, by a demand which he might believe to have been settled at the regular time. That general rule might, however, be dispensed by the subsequent con duct of the indorser ; and the question for them in the present instance was, whether the defendant had or had not acted in such a manner as to dispense with the ob servance of this general rule, by admitting his liability long after the notes had become due. His Lordship read the evidence to the Jury, and left the whole question for their consideration. The Jury, after a short consultation, found a verdict for the plaintiffs—Damages, One Thousand Two Hun dred and Ninety-nine Pounds Eleven Shillings and Eleven Pence, being the amount due upon the notes, after deducting the sums paid as dividends on Tippett's estate. NORTHERN ClRCUlT—LAiecasna, THURSDAY. THE LANCASHIRE WEAVZRS. Robert Dixon, aged 16, Joseph Booth, aged 48, Zachuriah Howarth, aged 18, Thomas Clegg, aged g 7, John Smith, aged 32, John Jones, aged 24, Edmund Turner, aged 46. Robert Clegg, aged 23, John Cross ley, aged 19, William Whitworth, aged 22, Edmund Howarth, Edmund Ashworth, and Robert Howarth, were indicted for having, with divers other persons, at Castleton, unlawfully and maliciously entered the loom shop of Wm. Robinson, and with having destroyed the loo:as and woollen goods in them, which were in process of manufacture. Thomas Kershaw was charged with having unlawfully aided them. The prosecutor, Mr. Robinson, who is a Quaker, and carries on the business of a woollen manufacturer at Rochdale, said, that on the 29th of April last a great number of people came to his premises, and, as he refused to open the gates, they forced them open with a crow bar. A red shawl or scarf was then hoisted as a signal, and a cry of " Storm" having been raised, a part of the crowd entered the premises, and soon after, said Mr. Re. binson, some of them came out with parts of machinery ; some were rollers, some spindles and frames, others jenny handles and slide handles, belonging to jennies ; some were brokenmben they came out, and some were broken in the yard. I saw some rollers broken ; I saw them actually breaking them ; they took them one by one and broke them on the end of an empty oil cask. They re mained in the loom-shop from twenty minutes to half an hour. After they came from the loom shop they only remained in the yard a few minutes. Before they all got out I heard some of the party call out, " Are you sure that all our party are out ? " A party was sent back to see if all were out. I saw them go in and come out—they went close past me, and went away immediately. I im mediately went up stairs to 'where the machinery was placed, and found many fragments on the door—every loom, excepting two, was injured, more or less ; there were twenty-four in all—they wore all (twenty-two) without rollers ; the shuttles were all gone except four ; some were broken, and lying on the floor. The machinery was all for the manufacture of woollen goods. Every loom had work, and the spindles also. My machinery was all hand machinery. I had no power machinery what ever. Mr. Robinson also stated, that there were 25 or twenty-six weavers and spinners in the mill at the time the attack was made, and they were working at the old wages, not upon the new system. The weavers could get more wages upon the new system than the old. There were no complaints from the men respecting the differ ence in the system in wearing, only the new system would ' not be allowed. The new system was less difficult than the old. They turned out without saying what for, and they gave him (Mr. R.) nn, notice. A good weaver would twenty: shillings per week ; a weaver of old would earn twelve shillings per week. .enty-five pounds allowed by the Hundred machinery. As far as he could judge of their entirely against the machinery, and for the men he had at work, and take on statereentwiii corroborated in many of its points • witilies,ies. who 'identified • all the pri- Cranky; beinecthicerned in the riot. . dinittiOjettithe machinery, said one of the , they fell th Hbk sAd file, and then marched Kershaw at their, head. . deolitiedinaking any defence. B4wtil in summing lip the evidence, law as it ; Mod between master and servant. was not satisfied with the rate of wages his master paid him, he had a full and perfect right to leave his employ, and no person eould compel him to work ; but there his right ended ; and no man had a right to say to his master, I will make you pay the rate of wages I choose ;" and if he attempted to lay down rules for others, be did that which was wrong; pad if he accompanied it with violence, he was liable to be punished for it. The privilege that each man was entitled to was, that he was at liberty to demand as high a price as he chose ; but be clearly had no right to fix a price for others to work at. The Jury would consider whether the prisoners, or any of them, were guilty of riotously assembling together for the purpose of destroying machinery ; or whether they assembled to damage or destroy the machinery so as to render it useless ; if so, they were guilty of the minor offence —a simple felony. The Jury retired for half an Lour, and returned a verdict of Guilty (of the minor offence) against all the prisoners, except John Crossley. EXECUTIONS AT THE OLD BAILIM. - The following account contains an exact statement of the number of executions which have taken place at the Debtors' dour of Newgate from the year 1800 up to the year 1927. The most remarkable circumstances connected with the cases of the greatest Interest are noticed briefly, sod wM no doubt be read with peculiar interest. 1800—Nine persons were executed. 1801—Eleven were executed. 1802—Nine were executed ; amongst these was a man named Codlin, the captain of a vessel, who was found guilty of sinking a skip at Brighton, after having defrauded the owners by lending the goods and disposing of them for his own advantage. This trial excited immense interest, and the execution was witnessed by, it is supposed, upwards of 50,000 people. Several pockets were picked under the gallows by females. some of whom were soon afterwards transported for the offence. 1803—Six were executed. 1804—Five were executed; amonpt whom was Ann Earl, for a forgery on her uncle at Greenwich. This woman was hanged upon a triangle at the top of the Old Bailey. The triangle mas never introduced before nor afterwards. 1806—Eleven werresecuted. 1806—Fifteen were executed. 1807—Fourteen were executed; amongst whom were Hagerty and Holloway, for the murder of Mr. &eel, at Hounslow. Upon this occasion a number of persons Were crushed to death. 1808—Five were executed. 1809—Five were executed. 1810—Twelve were executed. . 1811.--Fifteen were executed ; amongst whom were Bill True man, the leader of a most desperate gang of highway robbers and housebreaker'. It was found necessary to have a number of officers of police stationed upon the platform on which this formidable culprit was executed, a rescue having been intended by his friends, who were what are called regular " backbone ones." What took place on this occasion ha striking proof of the very inadequate con dition of the police compared with that of the London thieves.— Trueman had knocked down and robbed a female named Mary Jackson, in Bartholomew-square. The officers followed him and a person who was supposed to have assisted in the robbery, and endeavoured to apprehend them, but fifteen or sixteen desperate ruffians interfered, and the officers were kicked and knocked about the pens of Smithfield. They, however. acted with great courage and decision, and when reinforced they succeeded in shoving True man into a hackney coach. As the coach approached Newgate one of the thieves cut the trues, and then another tremendous conflict took place. 'l'he public, however, interfered, and Trueman was lodged in Newgate, where it was actually apprehended an attempt would be made to rescue the prisoner. At the execution the thieves were all noisy, but the array of officers prevented any at tempt. 1812—Twenty-one persons were executed ; amongst whom was the celebrated Haberfield, better known by the name of Slender Billy. This man was a person of very large size, and the most daring receiver of stolen goods ever perhaps known to the police. His profits were ettertnous, but he was not content with this trade ; be became eztensive as a seller of forged notes, and even disposed of some hundreds in Newgate. He was executed upon the evi dence of a prisoner in Newgate, named Barry, who had received Bank of England notes from Mr. Westwood, a clerk to Messrs. Key and Freshfield, the Hank solicitors, and purchased with them from Slender Billy eight forged notes at ten shillings a pound. Int mediately after the purchase the turnkey went to Billy and asked him whether be had any property about him? " Property !" said Billy, " aye, plenty," and pulled out several notes. " But you have some more," said the turnkey, after Billy had exhibited 501. ee 60L in Bank of England notes and gold. Billy, who had the bank-notes be bad just received from Barry. in exchange for the forged ones, in another pocket, shoved them into the fire, but quite enough of evidence was pulled out of the flames to convict him. He did not appear to be in the least dismayed at this detection, but swore that he would " sarve out" those who deprived him of his property. He was fifty years old two days before he was hanged. In this year also was executed Bellingham, for the mur der of the Eight Hon. Spencer PercevaL 11113—Sixteen were executed. 11114—Twenty were eneuted. ISIS—Ten were executed • amongst whom was Eliza Penning, charged with the attempt to Poison the family of her master, Mr. Turner, of Chancery-lane. This case, It Is well known, excited the deepest Interest, and was remarkable for the personal exertions of a high law-officer to put the law into execution. 1816—Twenty-one were executed. um... Thirteen were executed ; amongst whom was John Cash man, who had appeared in the city, amongst the Spafields rioters, on the day young Watson wounded Mr. Pratt, in the shop of Mr. Beckwith, the gunsmith, en Snow-hill. The execution of this un fortunate man took place opposite to the shop of "Mr. Beckwith, but it is reckoned amongst the Old Bailey executions. 1818—Seventeen were executed. 1819--Nineteen were executed. 1820—Forty-two were executed ; amongst whom were for high treason, Thistkwood, Brunt, Tidd, Inge, and Davidson. 1821—Twenty-five were executed. 1822—Twenty-three were executed. 1823—Nine were executed. 1824—Right were executed. 11145—Ten was executed ; antoopt whom was Fauntleroy, for extensive forgeries, the particulars of which are fresh in the re collections of all. Thh year's executions had also among thetr number that of Probers, one of the murderers of Weare, the gam bler. His evidence bad been found necessary in order to convict Thane% and he was let louse upon society with the brand of Cain upon him. His necessities compelled hint to rob for bread, and be was hanged for horse-stealieg. 1646—Fifteen were executed. 1647—Seven were executed. - Saturday the following dreadful accidents occurred : A waggon heavily laden came in contact with a large can, near Tyburn turnpike, and the waggoner having been thrown o(, the wheels went over him and crushed his legs.—A boy, about four years old, named JohriDiartin, whose parents reside in Pitt's-place, Drury-lane, fell out of a one-pair window, and was taken to Mid dims Hospital in a Web* state.—A dater, named Brown, whilst working on the house of a Mr. Richards. in Drury-lane, fell head foremost into the street, and was so much hart as, to leave little hope of Ms recovery. On Saturday afternoon between five and six o'clock, a number et persons who were proceeding along Westminster. bridge, were horror-struck on perceiving a respectable.looking gentleman climb to the top of the third arch, and instantly preci pitate himself into the river. The unfortunate individual instantly sunk. but in a fewsecands after he was seen by those on the bridge and the flurry shore, struggling In the water. Fortunately, how ever, the son of Mr. Cary, proprietor of the floating bath at the bridge, was at the dale rowing across the water, and instantly pulling towards the drown*: man, arrived in time to M.! him.— Mr. Cary cooveyed him to the Watermens' Anna, Stangate, where ever) attention was paid to him, and he was shortly so far reco vered, as to be removed to an hotel in Bridge-street, Westminster. He was at the latter place immediately recognized as Captain Coomber, of Lewes. An inquest was holden at the Red Lion public-house, Whitechapel-road, on Saturday evening, before Mr. Dewitt, on the remains of Richard Pritchard, aged 60. Mr. Rough, a potatoe dealer, stated, that on that morning,'et ten o'clock, while cross ing the foot-pivement, towards his . bwn door. he observe., the de ceased lying on the ground ; he instantly hastened to his assistance, and thinking be was in a fit, proesired some told water, with which he bathed his hands, face, and temples. Perceiving he was in a dying state. he Went 'for Mr. Read; a surgeon, who attended. The deceased was quite a stringer to and expired * about three minutes after he first saw b m.—Mr. it: L. Read' devised, that be was called it, to attend the deceased, ebb* be found In the Ouse quite dead, and beyontali medical relief ; his opinion Wet; that his death was ocCasioned by apoplexy, and not by any idoknetis ..-The wife of the deceived stated, that her husband, who was * cellarman, had been latterly in a very bad state of heaith;and when his death took plate, be was is th'e act of going to attend the Eastern Dispensary. in Great Alie-stritei.-Arerdiet, ej DWI by the Visitation of Gush" V int It t iN .N i t • -2• • • : Mr. MANN ll tiffs; an BOMPAM This some pr( into the • Tippett, in the ea of banke tions wit as agent several I: n►ent of t ing altq endorsed house. any one estate in fell due were ret • earn eighteen to fourteen years He had had tueu towards the mad object, it was en him to discharge the old ones. This statemeni by several other soners, except After tiny had d witnesses, they f off, with Kersha' The prisoners Mr. Justice B explained the Ism If a workman wa SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. s . WARWICK RACKS, Sass. 4. Sweepstakes of 10 soon. each; for 3-yr. old colts, Sat. tlb. ; 51b. One mile beat. Mr. L. Cbaritim's b. c. Harold ... Mr. Biehards'a b. c. AUerdale ......'...„ Mr. Holyoake's b. c. Poxcote 3 Mr. Lawler's b. c. Independence Three others started. Three drawn. The King's Plate of 100 gs. Four mile Heats. Mr. Sadler's hr. g. Jocko, 6 yrs.llst. 12th 1 1 Mr. Beardsworth's b. h. by Master Henry, 4 yrs. lOst. 71b 2 9 Two drawn. Town Plate of £5O. Two mile beau. Mr. Sadler's ro. g. Poppinjay, aged, 9st. 71b . 2 1 1 Sir G. IPlent's b. f. Dandina, 3 yrs, 7st. 21b Mr. Beardswonb's cb. m. by Tiresias, 5 yrs, 7st. 51b 3 3 dr A Match for 50 soya. h. ft. between Mr. Lilly's ch. f. by Theo dore and 'Jr. Holyoake's gr. m. by Prisoner—off by consent. The racing of to.day was of an unimportant character, though there was one good betting race—the three-yrs old Subscription, on wbkb a good many little sums changed pockets; the odds commenced briskly, with takers at 7 to 4 apt Independence, who ran seated for the Guy, 2 to 1 agst Zeuzis, 3 to 1 agst Dandina. and 5 to 1 apt Harold, who won cleverly by a length. Tun Kuta's Pums.—Jocho had It all his own way, winning both heats in a canter; in three or four instances a sovereign was given to receive fifteen if he did not win. Tun Puss.-5 to 4on Poppinjay, 2to 1 apt Dandino, and 4 to 1 apt Beardsworth's. After the first beat, 4to 1 apt Poppin jay ; and after the second heat 10 to 1 on hint. After the races of yesterday a large mob assembled, and pro ceeded in i body. completely demolishing all the thimble tables and gambling tents of every description. Several persons were severely injured, and a great number of the principal rioters were secured and placed in durance. GAME. _ Partridge shooting has partially begun in our neighbourhood ; birds at present are far from numerous ; but it Is expected they will be more plentiful when the corn is cut. The weather for some days past has been very fine, and great quantities of corn have been carried. The crops appear to have suffered very little from the rain. —Orford Herald. The season for partridge shooting commenced on Tuesday ; but as the corn remains standing in many parts of the country, the birds escape in greater numbers than usual. We hear various ac counts of the state of the coveys; and we believe they are more numerous than least season. The coolness of the Spring had the effect of retarding the spirit of incubation, in consequence of which the birds are in many instances rather small.—Sufted Cbsirent. BARTHOLOMEW FAIR. In the year 1641, a curious tract, Dow extremely rare, of which the following is a copy,* was printed for Richard Harper, at the Bible and Harpe, in Smithfield : " BARTHOLOMEW FAIRS, " Or, Variety of Fancies, where you may hod a Faire of Wares, and all to please your mind, with the several enormity.. and misdemeanours which are there scene sad heard. "Bartholomew Fair begins on the twenty-fourth day of August,t and is then of so rut an extent that it is contained in no lease than four parishes; mainly. Christ Church, Great and Little Saint Bar tholomewes, and Saint Sepulchres. Hither resort people of all sorts., high and low, rich and poor., from cities, rownes, and coun try.; of all setts, Papists, At h eists, Anabaptists, and Brownists ; and of all conditions, good and bad, virtuous and vinous, knaves and Irwin, cuckolds and cuckoldmaken, pimps and panders, rogues and rascal's, the little loud-one, and the witty wanton, " And now that wee may thee better take an exact survey of the whole faire, first let us enter into Christ Church cloysters, which are now hung so full of pictures, that you would take that place, or, rather, mistake it, for Saint Peter's in Rams ; only this is the difference—those there are set op for worship, these here for sale; but, by the way, I'll tell you a tale of a precise Puritan, who came in all haste from Lisseehw to London, pur posely to see the faire, where he bad never him before, and coming out of Newgate Market, through Christ Church into the cloisters, and elevating the snow bale of his eyes, he presently espyes the picture of Omer and his twelve Aponte., with the Virgin Mary, and many other saints departed, at which sight the very thought and strong conceit of superstition set such a sharp edge upon the pure mettle of his inflam'd teak, that very manfully, like a man of valour, and ma of Mars, be steps to a stal, welstor'd with twopenny halberts and wooddea beekswords, where having anted himself cep ape (as be thought), be begins in a violent passion to Pukka against the Idolatry of the times, that it was grown abominable; protesting that the whore of Babilon was crept into Christ Church, and ' th at the good motions of the Spirit had brooght him to town. to make a sacrificed( those idle Idols to his just anger end holy indignation ; which begot no Bitten laughter to the multitude, which thronged about him; end pot blot into such a chafe, insomuch that at last. like Rosielsoirs, the Knight of the Sunne, or Doss Quint, most furiously he makes an wank upon the poor. innocent pictures, till the shopkeepers apprehending him, had him Won a constable, who forthwith committed my little &dem the Batelle., where we will leave him to cook his hocks, whilst we cake a further view of the faire • mid now being arrived through the tong walks to Saint Bartholmewes Hospital. that place (me thinks) appears to me a sucking Exchange. and may be so termed, not unfitly. • • • " Let us now make progress into Smithfield, which is the heart of the Faire, where in my heart I think. there are more swim. in a day to be scene then are in a Terme in Westminster Hall to be beard. Bat whilst you take notice of the several motions there take this caution along with you, let ow eye watch narrowly that , no one's hand make a motion into your pocket, which is the next way to move you to impatience. " The Faire is full of gold and silver drawin. Jest as Lent is to the fishmonger, so is Bartholomew Faire to the pickpockets; it is his high harvest. which is never bad but when his can goes up Holborne. The Cittpourshalls are as dreadful to these youngsters as the plague is to our London actors; that tunable. them from playing, and they hinder these from working; you may quickly know these nimble youths, and likely find them very built bodyes in quartette which nothing concern. them, and sometimes in discourse with their. wenches (the sisters of the scabard).tor the most part to be found in a throng of people. Their buttocks walkd up and down. the Faire very.danurely ; the cud of their perambulation is to be taken up by some cotustry•Gull, or City...coxcomb., and then your band is no sooner in one of their plackets, but theirs is as nimble in one of your pockets; and if you take not heed of them they will give you fairings, &c. • • • " Some of your cut-pursee are in fee with cheating colter. meager% whotave a trick now and then to throw downe a basket of refer peens, whisk prove choake peares to those that shall Wee their bats or cloaks in striving who shall gather fastest. They have many dainty baits to draw a bit, and (If you be Dot vigilant) you shall hardly escape their nets : fine fowler they an. for every lager of their's is a lime twine, with which they catch dotterels. They are excellently welhread in physiognomy; for they well know bow strong you are In the purse by looking In your face • and for the more certainty thereof, they will follow you close, amt. never leave you till you draw your purse. or they for yew. which they'll be sure to have (If you look. not to it) though they kisse New-gate fee it. " It is remarkable, and worth your observation, to beheld and bean the strange sights and confus'd noise in the Fain. Here a knave la a foole's nate, with a trumpet sounding, or oel a drumme beating, invites you and would faine perswade you to see his pup pets ; there a rogue like a wild woodman, or in anthip (dupe) like an Incubus, desires your company to view his motion; on tie other side Huns Pocus, with three yards of ribbin in 's hand, .owing his art of Legeedensatte, to the admiration and astimishment of a company of cocholoaches. Amongst these you shalt see a gray goose-tap (as wise as the rest), with a " what deo ye kcke ?" in his mouth, stand in his booths., shaking a rattle, or scraping a fiddle, with which children are so taken that they presently cry out for these fopperies; and al these together make such a distracted noise that you would think Bable were not comparable to it. Here there are also your gamesters in ection—some tondos of a whimsey, others throwing for pewter, who can quickly diteolie a round shil ling into a three halfpenny saucer. " Long-lane at this time looks very fair, and puts out her btu cloatbes, with the wrong side outwards, so turned for their better corning off ; and Cloth Faire is now in great request ; well fare the ale-houses therein ; yet better may a man fare (bet at a dearer rate) hi the pig market, alias Pasty-nook, or PVe-corner, where piggies. are at all hours of the day on the stalk piping hot, and . would cry (if they could speak) ' come eate me :' but they are so damnable dears., and the reckoning.. for them are so saucy, that man had meond liche his fingers as at this time come into. use of those houses where the fat greasy hostess. instructs Nick Froth, hen ureter, to :eke a shilling more for a pig's bead of a longing wonnia than of another ordinary customer ; these unconscionable Unc tions, and recessive inflammations of rectos*, made that angle of the fake too hot for my company ; therefor* resolved with soy, self to steers my course souther way, and basing once got out, not to come again ht lust. N.w farewell N the Fake : . to . ; you who are wise Preserve your purses, whilst you please- your mos." e: For obvious reasons we have made some few omissin* , Now dte•Sd of September, by the alteration of style in 1756. A few days ago, some thieves broke into the house of Mrs. Chartres, at Chichester, in the day time, and wok a tram thy of linen, wearing apparel, and money, to the amount of ei: POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MA HSION- HOUSE. A lady, Most fashionably attired, and possessing charms of no ordinary description, appear in the Justice-room to request that the Lord Mayor would good enough to swear her to the truth of the contents of a paper which Me held la her band. The Loan MAYOR, after perusing the paper, observed to the female, why, you accuse yourself of adultery. What can be your motive for so 'extraordinary a charge against yourself? Have you had any advice upon this matter ? An elderly gentleman, who accompanied the fair applicant to the Justice-room, stated to the Lord blayarthat he was acquainted with the circumstances, and that the andavk was considered ne cessary. The lady begged mostearoestly that eke might be allowed to swear—" Do permit me, my Lord," said she, " to take my oath of the truth of it." The Lome Maroa—Why, amongst other thing', you swear that you have been guilty of 'Acidity to your husband, and you also charge another parson with having counselled you to do so. cannot think of doing anything of the kind. The statement in the paper was, we understand, to the Mowing elect :—The Lady, who is about 23 or £4 years of age, was mar. rjed a short time ago teen honest man, a asechank. She had had a female friend, with whom she bad been on terms of the greatest intimacy, and on whose honour she bad placed the greatest re liance. A Gentleman with whom this female friend was intimate, however, thought proper to pay her very close attention, and at last made proposals to her of a description not at all equivocal : be, in fact, proposed, that she should pus a whole night with him. To this proposition she felt all the repugnance natural to a woman of virtue ; but in came her false friend, and used all her arts of per suasion to induce her to accept of the invitation. After repeated solicitations from those two assailants, she at last yielded, and her virtue became, to use the language of the paper, "as soundi ng brass, or a tinkling cymbal." The remorse she felt at this aban donment of duty was not alleviated by the conduct of her female friend. It was not to deny or to palliate this error the applicant desired to make Adults of what had taken place with respect to the vile female alluded to, but to give so great a wretch a fair abare of the odium. The LORD 'Mayas thought the request a most monstrous one. He could not see how any woman in her senses could consent to destroy het own character for ever, for the purpose of proving that another person had acted treacherously. The Lady said that she certainly could not deny the charge of cries. can. but she considered the false friend worse, who first en couraged and then betrayed her. Th e Loan MA vox—Weil, there shall be no oath taken before me in this matter. I would have you to go home to your husband, and act to him in future in such a manner as shall lead him to sup pose that there has been no foundation for the report. The Lady reluctendy and discontentedly retired, having first coverri bee face with her veil. GUILDHALL Thomas Robins, the " dividend-hunter," was finally examined. Mr. Nobler, jun. attended for the prisoner, and the lady who was supposed to be robbed notbaving been discovered, Sir Peter Lau rie, after conferring with Mr. Brown, the City Marshal, and Mr. Mohler, sentenced the prisoner (who is 74 years of age), to one month's hard labour in BrideweU. He observed, he had a parti cular reason for passing this lenient judgment. id AT rON-GA 'WEN. Three yovng men, named ihoopateod, • Boa. and Danger, were charged with stealing a watch from John Grubb, butler in a gentle man's family in Bedford-square. Grubb, with a few friends, had on Saturday last gone to play skittles at the Boot publk-house, Cromer-street, Somere•town the prisoners and some others were on the ground, and by drink ing the liquor belonging to Grubb and his friends, promoted a quarrel that came to a scuffle ; in the course of which, Grubb was robbed of his watch. Bumpstead, who is AO old offender, was fully committed for trial. The other two were remanded. lIARY•LA•BONNE. Samuel Leey.who keeps an auction shop at the corner of Berner. street, Orford-street, was charged with unlawfully detaining a watch. William Fare purchased a watch by auction at a sale in Lekester-squ,are. in February last, for 296. but it was worth no thing. He found that Levy was connected with the auctioneer in Leicester-square, with whom he left the watch, but who was not afterwards to be lowa. Levy, in defence, said he knew Mr. Co hen, who was at the see side, and he had no doubt when he re turned to tpwn he Woad make it all right ; bat the Magistrate in sisted that be sbould make It right instauter ; so blx. Levy returned him the money. QUEEN-SQUARE. _ . Francis Timers, the owner and driver of a Brighton stage-coach, was fined In the mitigated penalty of 571. 10s, for having luggage on the roof 15 inches above the height allowed by Act of Parlia ment, being at the rate of SW. per inch. The penalty would havee, been double that snot, t►e driver being the owner of the coach, but it was not pressed. • • W as . Liky, the &leer of a Blembingley stage-coach, was fined in the mitigated penalty of 351- and costs, for carrying five more outside passengers than expressed in his license, being Si. for each passenger. Several other stage-coach proprietors *ere fined in mi tigated penakles, for similar offences. OBBDOMADARY. Tins Dee—Bauribuo--a Bishop of Orleans is 375. To-saoseow—Nativity of the Blessed Virgin. WID/111:11DAY Mars rises 45 min. past 4 morning. Twasser—Venus sib 411. min. past 7 evening. Fasisev—Tbe Mahostietane celebrate the birth of Mahone"' upon which event occurring, the Believers insist a supernormal light overspread Syria; that the sacred fire of the Persians. which had remained burning a thousand years, was totally extinguish e d, and demons ceased to animate Mob and deliver oracles, ficc. &c. Genrgium Sidus souths 9 evening. SATURDA T—The colouring of leaves is now the most striking phenomenon in the vegetable world—the WWI& of the plane tree, for example, are tawny ; of the hazel, yellow ; of the oak, yel lowish green ; of the sycamore, obscure brown • of the maple, pale yellow; of the ash, fine lemon colour •of t h e elm. orange ; of the hawthorn, tawny yellow ;of the che rry, red; of the horn beam, bright yellow; of the willow, hoary. Bl RTH& At Cast'scorner, the Lady of Counsellor Eaton, of a an. In Dublin, the 1. 1 4, cif Sr James Frazer, Batt. Lieutenant. Colossal orthe 7th Hussars, of a son. In Dublin, the lady of John Hely Hutchinson, Esq. M.P. of a son. At Inniscarra Glebe, the Lady of Lent.-Celunel Beresford, M.P. late 21st Fusileers, of a daughter. At Mallow, the Lady of Major Creagh, 86th Regiment, of a daughter. At Weston Green, the Wyatt Captain Latimer, R.N. of a son. At Thornbury, Gioucuitershire, the lady of the Rev. Caddell Holder, B.A. of Trinit College, of sy son aad heir. Xl A BAIRD. At Sealimn, Cambridgeshire, the Rev. CharlesWhitworth Pitt, M.A. of Btasennose College, to Rama, fourth daughter of the Rev. N. J . Hill, Rector of Owen -Mr. hisses Rust, M.A. Fellow of University College ' and Bar rktmr-at-taw. to Susanna Catharine,linly daughter of L ieutenant- Colonel Rowles. in the Island of Anglesea, Charles. fourth son of the lam Sir Frederick Eden, to Emma, second daughter of Sir Robert Williams. Dart. M.P. Iticharci Bonth Eyrr, of Demand(' Glebe, to Swab. •eidest daughter of . Robert j'•tsse, Esq. of Roshortrugh, comity of Galloway. The Rev. J. H. Harris, Fellow of Clare Hall. Cambridge, to Charlotte Ann, third daughter of the Rev. 3. 11. Collyer, of Hack ford Hall, Norfolk. The Rev. Thomas Bellimy, of. clieuinie House, Parfet. to Anne, daughter of the late Nr. E. 31urIty. of the former place. The Rev. wins. Joseph Walker, of Southrop, Gloucestershire. to Louisa Emily, youngest daughter of the late .Jr Sergeant Manley, a Commiwirnier of Excise. - Oaths 4th Instant, at Penge Wood Cortege. Norwood, Sarah. the wife of Alfred Bower Clayton, En. architect, semi 22 years. in the s7th year of his age, the Rev. Richard Taylor, 31. A. formerly of Magdalen College, Rector of Lillington, Wilts and Vicar of King's Somborne and Stockbridge, Hams. H e too k hie degree of 3i.A..in 1767. • At Stafford, Rtbert /Icily Crockett, En. of Braaseonoae Col. At Southwold, Suffolk, the infant daughter of Sir George Crewe, Bt., of (alke Abbey, Derby.lire. Ar Celigny, near GOOMNI, in the 53d year of his age, Edmund Alien. of Bath, Hampton. . . . At her house, u Latter. Mrs. Dacrea, widow of the late Vice. Admiral Deere". The, Rev. H. Cosby Morgan, nephew to the Dean of KiSake. The. Rev. Benjamin Lefroy,liteetor of Mile, Hants. 1 Th e. Key, J. Lowe, Rector of Great &Warn, Suffolk, ' The;ltey. 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