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LITERATURE. PRIVATE MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF LOUIS XVIIL BY A LADY. HURT COLZURII MID RICHARD 111111TLIT. We quoted a brief passage of this elegant work lately; nrnl e now proceed, after a careful perusal of the whole v,ork, to strengthen the introductory observations of the Editor by saying, that if opportunities of penetrating into the most private recesses of a Court, and exhibiting the detions, the words, nay, almost the very thoughts of the individuals belonging to it, from the highest personage in the State to the lowest of his servants—if an ac quaintance with all the leading characters of the times, and a happy talent for sketching them with all their I,eculiarities—if a profusion of anecdotes of the most piquant interest collected from such resourses, and nar rated in a lively style, and in unstudied language—be recommendations in the writer of a work of this nature, it may be safely asserted that these memoirs possess strong claims on the public attention. Relating to that eventful period which immediately preceded, and followed the restoration of the Bourbons to the throne of France, after an exile of more than twenty years, and purporting to proceed from the pen of a Lady, distinguished by the particular intimacy of Louis XVII I. they lay open the most secret intrigues of the most plotting and intriguing capital in Europe during the time when they embrace, and exhibit a striking instance of the hollow insincerity with which the most important poli tical services are but too often requited. Almost every body of note in France since the downfal of BUONA PARTE is here pourtrayed : and if the national vanity has caused the authoress to caricature the features of the illustrious of other Courtiers, as may be seen for example in her delineation of some of the British, still it cannot be denied that the gene rality of these pictures are touched off with a playfulness of fancy, an acuteness of observation, and a spirit of satire, which impart to them a more than ordinary de-' g►ree of attraction. We give the following passages as specimens. The first extract describes the first inter view which the Authoress and her father—a staunch Royalist—had with BONAPARTE in Italy : I cannot describe the kind of emotion which overpowered me as I advanced. For a long dine I bad heard nothing talked of but General Bonaparte, his victoria, and his high destinies : he was already, u it were, the penonificatlon of the new French glory. What sort of man then was thi► General Buoaaparte? My Imagination figured him as a tall man at least six feet high, with a great sword by his side, and dressed in fine clothes all covered with gold lace. The reality fell far short of this representation : I found myself face to face with a man of low stature, very thin, very pale, and having straight hair banging over his ears : no great sword, no fine clothes either, and those which he wore that day were even none of the cleanest. Never was disenchantment equal to mine. My eyes sought on all sides the person whom I had hoped to see, and I verily believe that If I had not been a little frightened I should have asked Bonaparte himself where was Bo naparte? My father, who, no doubt had not cherished the same illusious as I had done, advanced towards the short thin man, making him a low bow. While General Lannes was telling who we were, Bona pane with a couple of glances had scrutinized my father and me from head to foot. He kept silence for a few moments, then ad dressing my father, he said in a sharp tone : " So you are an emigrant?" " Yes, General." " And of what period?" " Of the last." It is the best : but why did you leave so late 7" " I had vowed to the king never to forsake him. I did not leave France till after his death." " That is to say, you are a true royalist." My father made no reply, Bonaparte resumed : " Sueh 1 ersons as you are dangerous in a republic. Yet, as they have honour, one may trust their promise: will you give me your word never to conspire against me or against the Government that shall be established ?" " I swear it by all that is most sacred." " Are you returning without pecuniary resources? asked the First Consul. "Do you need any money?" " No General, I am not so destitute as my companions in mis fortune. By *foresight which events have but too well justified, I had placed abroad a sum sufficient for my subsistence." " Sir, rejoined the General, if you have any property left in France which has not been sold, call upon me and we will take measures for causing it to be restored to you." Then nodding to• wards me, he said : " Is that your daughter ?" " Yes, General." " She is very handsome." This compliment reconciled me with Bonaparte, and I looked at him again, to see if I bad not made a wrong estimate of him. He then asked: " Have you any other child?" " I have a son." 6 , Wby la he not with you ?" " He remained in the service of our princes." I hope, sir," resumed Bonaparte, knitting his brows, " that when you have made yourself acquainted with new France, you will bring back your son and your fortune." The one I will do, General, and I will try to do the other ; that is all I can prom ise." Here Bonaparte ended the conversation by telling my father to caU the following day on Id. de Boutrienne, his private secretary, whe would give him a passport for Paris. A little further on, we have a beautiful notice of Jo- SEPIIINE. " JOSEPHINE-I love to call the wife of BON APARTE by this name—JOSEPHINE was adored by all who approached her. And who could have denied her their homage ? She was so graceful—so noble—so • beautiful! Yet all this was what you admired least when you beheld her. Never had any one a more amiable disposition, more enchanting manners, a more angelic temper. Her innocent fondness for botany, and her enlightened taste for the fine arts, are well known. Her heart was worthy of her understanding. She pos sessed, as it were, an instinct of benevolence which no obstacle could check; no affliction,however severe, could baffle hei; the ingenuity of her kindness always found means of consoling. I may be told perhaps that Jo- SE PH IN E had her weak side too—that she was capricious, coquettish—fond of frivolity—of fashion : this is true ; she was a woman !" We have further on in the work the subjoined amusing notice of the Duke of WEL LINGTON : The first day I sew him I conceived a mortal dislike to him as well as to his countryman the Duke of Wellington. But all the ladies of the French court were not equally hard to please, and the hero of Toulouse found many susceptible hearts. On this subject . I may relate a li ttle anecdote. Thq Countess de R..— no sooner:saw Lord Wellington than she fell deeply in love with him. His half eagle-like, half sheepish countenance, completely captivated her. The lady's royalist senti ments might certainly have some share in this enthusiasm; but, be this as it may, the poor countess was in love. When in com pany with the Duke she sighed and assumed all sorts of languish ing airs. She no doubt thought it a very fine thing to have a hero for a lover. At length a rendezvous was solicited and grzuted ; but its result did not appear to convince the lady that the duke was quite as amiable and gallant as he was reported to be. She ens greatly enraged, and she spoke of the duke in the most um. temptuous terms. There are some things which a woman can never pardon ; when the countess heard that the Duke had re ceived the baton of a French Marshal, she said that he deserved a cudgel rather than a baton. • Only those who witnessed the state of things in France in 1814 and 1815 can form an idea of the extra-' want political fanaticism which then prevail a, and Whk.h in, penal instances which was converted Into love. The above story ai had from my friend the Viscountess de Van— who bass ex ceedingly Intimate with the Countess de I communicated it to the king, who was mach amused by it.' SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING. His Majesty's Stag Hounds meet on Monday at the Golden Ball, Bracknell ; Friday, at Ritchin's Lodge, near Colnbrook. The East Sussex Fez Hounds meet on Monday at Hellingly ; Thursday, at Plumpton ; Saturday, at Ramat Bridge. The East Kent Hounds Tuesday, at Elham Park. The Cambridgeshire Hounds on Momiuy, at Hardwick. Arms; and Friday, at Potton Wood. The Puckeridge Hounds Monday, at Hue-street ; Wednesday, at Peverells ; Saturday, at Kennel. Earl Fitzwilliam's Hounds Monday, at Holme Wood. Mr. Mure's Fox Hounds Tuesday, at Rougham Old Hall; and Thursday, at Higham-green. The Deddington Harriers Tuesday, at Green's Mill; and Fri day, at Mill Field. The Royston Harriers Tuesday, at Melba= Hyde; and Thurs day, at Buckland. The Cotresmore Hounds Monday, at Park House ; Tuesday, at Wardley Toll-bar; Thursday, at Holywell ; and Friday, at Cole's Lodge. Burton Hunt.—Sir Rick. Sutton's Hounds Monday, at Fitter ton Long Wood and Tower on Moor; Tuesday, at &Oita ; Wed nesday, at Welton Mill ; Thursday, at Half-way House, Newark Road; Friday, at Kenwick Thorn Bar; and Saturday, at Wet- lingore. Lord Yarborough's Hounds Monday, at Uuelby Nonce; Wed nesday, at Uuelby House; Friday, at Lee House; and Saturday, at Wrawby MW. The BlackmoorVale Hounds Tuesday, at Bitcombe, near Portle bury Wood ; and Friday, at Compton Castle. Mr. Farquharson's Hounds, Monday, at Clifton Wood; and Wednesday, at Corscombe. The Cadbury Hatters on Tuesday, at East Hill.; and Thursday at the Wheatsheaf. The Conock Harlem at Ell Barrow on Monday ; and at Chittern Meadows on Friday. The Craven Hounds on Monday, at Welford House; on Wed nesday at Chisbury ; on Friday at Ramsbury House; Saturday at Standen House. Mr. Boycott's Hounds on Tuesday at Lightwood ; and Thurs day at &villa Village. Mr. Dansey's Hounds on Tuesday at Docklow ; Friday at Clock mill Bridge; and Tuesday at Wormlow Tump. The Warwickshire Fox Hounds on Monday, at Gaydon Inn. The Shropshire Hounds on Monday at Ercal Heath ; Thursday at Lee Bridge; Friday at the Citadel, Hawkstone. The Montgomeryshire Hounds on Tuesday at Trowscoed , Lodge; and Friday at Dolarddyn. The Cheshire Hounds on Monday at Sandiway Head; Wednes day at Booth's Obelisk; Friday at Brereton Green; and Saturday at the Three Greyhounds. Mr. Bukeel's Fox Hounds will throw off on Tuesday at Newton Wood; Friday at Cann Quarry. The Surrey Fox Hounds, Monday, at Hamser-green ; Thurs day, at the Bell, at Godstone ; and Saturday, at Crown's Ash Hill. Mr. Jolliffe's Fox Hounds, Monday, at the 50th Mile-stone on the Crawley Road ; Tuesday, at the Star, at Horsham • Thursday at Dame Park; and Friday. at the Crab-tree, Horsham ; . The Harriers, Monday,Wednesday, and Saturday, at Sander stead Village. Tuesday, the lit instant, the Montgomery Fox Hounds met to draw Trowscoed and Garth covers. In the course of a few mi nutes they unkennelled three foxes near Trowscoed Hall, one of which went off for the Copy, another for Garth, and the third—the oue selected for the day's sport—direct for Maesmawr earths; but finding the Gallant Captain (the late owner and liberal donor of the hounds to the county) on his charger, with the earths ready, stopped, Reynard turned to the right, with his left shoulders for ward, directing his steps towards Melford ; and here the work of the day and the weeding of the field began. Turning to the left, be took the river near Mrs. Roberts's covers—which some of the fore most of the field, more rash than Reynard, endeavoured to pene trate, but soon retreated, covered with the honourable scars of war. He now made off for Matbraval Park, where be again crossed the river, and took his direction for the neighbourhood of Lianerfri, where, being hard pushed, he went off gallantly for Can-Office Hills, where night put an end to the sport of the intrepid few re maining in the field, after a chase of between thirty and forty miles—only seven coming to muster out of 25 who left Trowscoed lawn in the morning, and four of these were obliged to find enter tainment for man and horse at the Llanerfyl Cross Foxes, which the gentlemen, we hope, did not fi nd so cross as the fox t hey had been unsuccessfully pursuing. Only three thorough-bred ones re turned with the huntsman and bounds—Mr. it. M. Williams, of Plasdolanog ; Mr. Bowen, of Hendreben ; and Mr. Llody, of Guile field Cottage. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Doc. ii. INDAIG AT 2111 NAL Sir C. Wgruanu.L took his place at the bar, and begged be might not be interrupted in what he was going to state. He was Counsel for the Hon. Maria Jervis, sister to the Hon. William Jervis Jervis, and he had been taken by surprise. He (Sir Charles) was present at the sitting of the Court prepared to go into it; but, in conse quence of something else having come on, the hearing of this mat ter had been delayed, and there had been a want of courtesy in having brought it on this morning in his absence. The Soramma-Ousaat. begged to state, that it had not been brought on by him. Sir CUAIILiII Warusw.v—l beg that I may not be interrupted. The Soucisos-Gmaitat,-1 only wish to assare you that there has beets no want of courtesy on my part. Sir Cummes Waeszamt—l shall be heard, Sir; I insist on being beard., The Sounetta-Gammird—Mr. Knight brought the case on, and very properly so ; I was not in Court at the time ; I came in after wards ; Mr. Horne followed—he wished to have the case opened I said I had not the slightest objection, but, on the contrary, that I did not mean to take any advantage of what had passed. Sir C. Wsenaast.i—l say again, that I shall be heard, Sir, and I beg not to be interrupted. The Souceron-Guaaar..—You shall not be interrupted again by me, Sir—(sitting down.)—l shall not be spoken to in such a manner by Sir C. Wetherell, nor any man living. Sir C. Wmussu.t. (turning round to the Solicitor-General, and rather in a lower tone.)—Then you have your remedy—then you have your remedy. You know we cannot settle that here; but you know you have your remedy. The Sotacsma-Ommult—lf you think I am to be treated, Sir, in such a manner, you will find yourself mistaken. If you have any thing to say to me, you will find me ready. Sir C. Werslaaatt—Sir, you have your remedy. He then con tended that the parties who sought to go in before the Master ought, if at all, to be allowed to go in on agreeing to pay their own expenses. The Loan CHANCULLOIL considered the order that had been made tantamount to this. Sir C. Wevneant.—After reading the terms of it, which the' Court directed the Registrar to band to him, did not feel at aU satisfied that the terms would meet the intention of the Court. The usual terms of an order on such an occasion were, that such parties should go in "at drat own expense." There was certainly a loop. bole in the order, and if he had been in Court he certainly should have objected to it. The LORD Cnowem.oa observed that Mr. Home, who appeared for Lord &. Vincent, and was In the same interest, did not object to It. Mr. Howie would rather have had the order as Sir Charles Wetherell sought to have it; but finding the Court was against him, he gave way. He did not know that Sir C. Wetherell was in the nutter. The Soxicrroa-Gzumtax hoped the Court would aUow him to explain how he could not be considered to have done wrong, nor bare subjected binuelf to any imputation of having been wanting in courtesy, although he knew not why be should show more courtesy than was shown to him. The courtesy{ CUANCRLLOS wished to relieve the Solicitor-General from any such task, because he could state that the Solicitor-Ge neral bad in fact bad nothing to do with what had passed. Mr. Knight (with the Solicitor) opened the matter, and in the i lbsenne of the Solicitor-General, Mr. Ikrne subsequently desireciii have the matter re-opened; the Solicitor. General acquiesced in that re quest at once, and rather wished every opportunity than otherwise to be afforded to the other side of being beard. Sir C. Wernatutu. had not blamed any one in particogr; all he had said, which be was ready to repeat 20 times over; as, that the matter ought not to have been brought on in his absence. The Loan CoAunsmus--Well, I think the order will do as I t is ; and I beg leave. in conclusion, to request, with respect to wbat has passed between Sir Charles Wetherell and the Solicitor-Gene ral, that both these gentlemen will consider that the whole basbeen a misrepresentation entirely. The Solicitor-General had nothing whatever to do with bringing the matter on in your absence, Sir Charles, and your complaint of the Solicitor-General was founded on miwepntsentation. That you must be aware of, the Solicitor. General not having been is Cam. Mr. /loans expressed hie embfaction ea hearing this statement trots the Bench, for he fek booed to say. that the Solicitor-peneral bed been in no respect to blame ; on the contrary, that he had acted in the most accommodating manner. Sir C. Wassuass.t cared not who had brought h on; it ought not to have been bristight so in Ms absence • bet still he 'Maki not have complained, bad he not personally told the Solicitor-Ge neral yesterday that be was a leader in the matter, and wished to be heard when it came ea. The Lon. CHAIIICILLOII, again hoped an would consider that I V there bad been a misrepreten and that no further notice world be taken of what had tr fire d. COURT OF SING' BENCH, Dec. 11. LACK V. SEWARD. Mr. Beromnucx conducted the plaintiff's case. It appeared from the Learned Counsel's statement that this was an action brought to recover compensation for an injury done to the plaintiff's barge, by the defendant's running foul of her on the River Thames, and which was attributable to the negligence of the defendant's people. The accident took place on the morning of the litth April last, when the plaintiff's barge was proceeding with a load of clay from Chamber lain's wharf. It being an ebb tide, the man in care of the barge moored her to the stern of the Magnet, a vessel lying opposite Chamberlain's Wharf, below the bridge, till the tide turned, and enabled him to go up the River. The defendant's barge was ob served coming down the tide by a lighterman. who called out to them, and said that if they did not get assistance they would run foal of the starlings of the bridge. The men on board neglected the advice, and hence resulted the injury of which the plaintiff com plained. The Learned Counsel produced evidence in support of his statement. Mr. GUMMY, for the defendant, contended, that bad the plain tiff's barge been properly navigated the accident would not have I occurred, and said that it was as much the plaintiff's fault u the defendant's; and, therefore, in point of law, the plaintiff could not recover. He then called evidence in support of the defend ant's case. The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages £45 12s, the amount claimed. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 11. Dos ♦. LORD MORAY. This important cause, which N an action of ejectment. and which it is expected will occupy the Court several days, is specially ap pointed for the 11th of January. TASHI!. AND ANOTHER V. BISHOP._ The plaintiffs in this cue are the assignees of Mr. Winton, amy l agent, late of Craig's-court, Charing-cross, and the defendant is a Lieutenant in the 45d Regiment of Foot. It appeared at the time of Mr. Winton's bankruptcy, that the defendant, who used to draw upon his agent in advance of his pay, had overdrawn his accounts 4117; the present action was therefore brought to recover that sum. Mr. Sergeant Stoats, for the defendant, admitted that he had overdrawn to the amount of £lOO, and was willing a verdict should go against him for that sum. This offer was refused, and evidence was produced to prove the amount overdrawn, after which the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages £ll7. Mr. Sergeant Wuxi was unable to attend the Court today, arising from indispodtloa. CONSISTORY COURT, Dec. 11. 110111 ITT V. MUMS2I._ - - ' This was a suit of separation by reason of adultery, brought by Joseph Salisbury Muskeg, against his wife, Mary Muskett, for an alleged criminal connexion with a gentleman named Gurney. An action for damages was entered into by Mr. Muskett against Mr. Gurney, which was tried by Mr. Justice Dallas, on the Norfolk Circuit, in which a verdict was given for the defendant. A libel was now exhibited by Dr. Dodson on behalf of the husband— containing thirteen articles against the wife. The substance of them fs briefly, that the parties were married in 1812, and separated In 1819, in consequence of some suspicion which attached toiler as to a gentleman named Gurney. She con.. tinned to reside with her father till 1829, when proving pregnant, she eloped and is now living with Mr. Gurney. The previous ar ticles merely pleaded a presumption of criminality, and was princi pally supported by the testimony of a maid servant, who alleged, in one instance. that eh* observed her mistress and Mr. Gurney enter Into a cottage and remain there for half an hour When her mistress came out, she observed that her face was much flushed. Mr. Gurney's coat appeared also covered with cobwebs. Dr. =LASS followed. Dr. ADDAX{ (with whom was Dr. Cleanup) opposed the ad mission of the allegation, as many parts were too diffuse, and con tained matter not relevant to the charge of adultery. The Judge said that many of the articles appeared to him unne. ceasary ; for he could not pretend to pronounce upon the actual guilt of the wife in 1817 from the circumstances now pleaded. when she first separated from her husband; but the articles could only be received as leading up to the proof of adultery in 1829. He should, therefore, recommend the allegation only to contain certain facts as to the cause of the original separation, and the superfluous articles to be struck out, by which great expense would be saved to Mr. Muskett. With this reformation the libel might be admitted. The er officio informations filed by his Majesty's Attorney-General against the Morning Journal, the Alas, and the Age newspapers, for libels on the Lord Chancellor, have been just en down for trial at the aid prism sittings In Middlesex, in &DI course of the present month. Three of them(tbe information; against J. Fisher and others, the publisher and proprietors of the Journal) are appointed especially for trial on Tuesday, the 22d but. The case of the " King v. Bell" (the editor of the Alas) is fixed for the following day. This is a criminal information filed under a rule of the Court of King's Bench. There is another information against the new propri etors of the Morning Journal. " the Mug v. Marsden and others , " which is appointed for trial on Thursday, the 24th. The case of " the King sr. the Age," and a fifth informs. don against the Morns' Journal, are to stand over till after Christ mas. The Special Jury List contains also the cases of " Anderson v. Dr. Burrows and others," " Fair v. the Hon. Mr. Elphinstone," the Governor of Bombay, and " the King v. Wiltshire," the late Vice Consul at Mogadore. for a conspiracy to induce Ms domestic servant, Delovante, to confess that be had been guilty of robbery.... Awning Paper. A correspondent, under the signature of " Amiens Libertatia," complains of a very extraordinary violation of the per sonal liberty of himself and others, which occurred last Sunday even ing in the new Caledonian church. It seems that a discourse was that night delivered by the Rev. E. Intuit, of so great a length as to exhaust the patience of our correspondent and others who wished to retire. Their egress, however, as well u that of a young lady who was indisposed and actually fainting, was opposed by the pew opener, who, front the exercise. he is described to have made of his authority, a stranger might be induced to suppose was rather that kind of officer called, as we understand, in the Scottish Kirk, the ruling elder. Bat be this at it may, our cor respondent, before he entered Mr. Irving's church, probably knew that brevity was not a quality by which the orations of that plate were distinguished, and might have learned, if be had inquired, that It is the practice of the congregation to hear them out. At the same time we think, as a Scotch friend intimates, that when the reverend gentleman " puts on the muckle pot," and distributes his " laddles fa' o' grace," be ought to allow those who do not relish the keit to leave the feast. The kind of restraint which be imposes may at last come to be regarded by his congregation as something like that punishment which the lawyers of his country call the 'paler careeris.—Moraing Ayer. A SLEEP-WALKER. Early on Sunday the inhabi tants of one of the old tenements In Mound-place, Edinburgh, were alarmed by learning that a man was asleep on the house top. How he could have got there could not be conceived, and it was a matter of much discussion how to get near him, from the danger ous situation in which he was lying. Recourse was at last bad to th.t expert climber, Mr. J. M•Donald, of the fire establishment. who, with another slater, ascended the roof, and with considerable difficulty reached the place where the sleeper lay Duda& in his imagination, no doubt, in perfect security, though within a few feet of the outer edge of the slates. He was then awakened—a rope Ihopped round him, and he was drawn over to another part of the met, whence there is a communication to the ground. He could slim no other account of himself, or how he got to that elevated pmkba. except that he was a blacksmith, had beak drinking the eight before, and had fallen asleep in a public-house. lie supposes be had afterwards gone homewards (his father's house being In the ant tenement) and had mistaken the house-top for his own bed. He states that he is subject to walking in his sleep—that, on one meadon, about four years ago, he rose from his bed, walked from Cowan•street, Stirling, to the river Forth, swam across, and only awoke on reaching the opposite bank !—Edinburgh Courant. Monday night last, a man was taken to Clerkeuwell watch.bouse. found lying on the step of a door. A surgeon at tended, and blistered and bled him. Having a most wretched ap pearance, he was sent to Clerkenwell workhouse, where he dieJ the following day. Upon being searched, several letters were found upon him, directed to " Mr. Saxton, Newsvender, No. 7, Evan. gelist-court, Ludgate-hill." Information was given at his residence of his decease, and it was ascertained that he was a bachelor. The parish officers took charge of his property till the arrival of his bro ther from Chatham, Upon examining Maroons several Bank of England notes were discovered in a pill-box • deeds. and leases of houses were also found. together with a book, containing a sum mary of his property in the Bank, Saving Bank, &c. He was a man of the most niggardly habits, and presented q picture of ea treme poverty. It was also hie custom to pick up bits of wood in the streets to nuke his own matellts; and his illness was produced by a want of the common Deaneries of tile. The only times when be enjoyed himself were when he could eat fry* of expense. On the anniversaries of the newsmen's feasts, his appetite tuner no limits, and be would devour whatever tame within his reach most TUT.' cioudy and to an excess. so that the next day he was unable tq leave.h[e bed. To avoid the expense of fuel, be habitually fre quented I coffee-himse In winter, where be iimained at leisure part of the day. His shirt was searady, V ever, washsda Pod kb room was covered withal& and dirt, as it hadzever been cleane4 during the time be bed oecup, led*. He was the ridicule of Ms fellew-newseenden. Yet tbb min was in possession of *bout .000 per annum, besides an Mamie' news-walk I. Lemon Printed and Pubbnited by Jona khans, at the Ss•s- Orncs No. t, Pielont-pbee,Temple Bet. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. A Htn vu Saavani.—Joseph Skelton, a dustman, was brought before Sir R. Maur, under the following circumstances : Serjeant Jeri', No. 5, T. Division, stated, that be saw the dust man entering a marine store shop in Drury-lane,with a bag over his shoulder, and suspecting that he might have stolen goods in it the witness followed him into the shep and asked to see what the bag contained. The owner of the shop, whose name is Littlehoy, how ever, refused to allow the witness to examine the bag there, but the dustman expressed his willingness to go before a Magistrate. Sir Thomas censured the conduct of Littleboy in strong terms, and said that marine stores were nothing more than receptacles for stolen goods, which the police ought to watch with the most scru pulous attention. Skelton—Your worship must know ate, Iv be bound for it— I'm foreman to Mr. Stapleton, the dust contractor. Sir RICHARD acknowledged that he. had known Skelton for se veral years. and always believed him to be an honest, bard-work lug man. Skelton—And so I be, your worship, as though I says it myself, as oughtn't to say it; but see, your worship, what I've got, added be, at the same time exposing the contents of his bag to the Ma gistrate's view—these are only a few siftings. Sir RICHARD was satisfied that the bag contained only such ar ticles as servants either by carelessness, or to get rid of them, throw into dust-holes. He, however, asked the dustman whether be did not sometimes in his siftings meet with articles of silver ? Skelton, (twirling his hat,) why that now-and-then happens, but not as often as I could with. We sometimes howsemdever' come across a few silver spoons and such like little things. Sir Ricumus—And these. of course, you consider your per quisite? Skelton—ln course 1 does, you know I have people to pay out of these little • perlddts.' Sir RICHARD—And no doubt your own table is furnished with plate obtained in this way. Skelton (smiling.)—Why„ to be sure as how, I uses a f e w spoons and such like now and then, until I can sell them to ad vantage • and if bees hard up, I put them up the spout—that. is, sends them to the pawn-shop—(A laugh.) Sir Rscusals—But if the articles contain marks by which the owner could be discovered, would you return them ? Skelton—Oh dear no, your Worship ; what I finds in the dust I consider my own. Sir Mansur told him he was mistaken. However, he was not so much to blame as the careless servants who this destroyed their master's property.—He was, of course, discharged. M A RL BOROUG H-STREET. Mr. Mgelitott, the tobacconist, residing in Beak-street, Regent street, esterday appeared at this Office, before J. Z. Colrain, Esq. charged with exercising his calling en a Sunday. contrary to the Lord's Day Act. It appears that Mr. Bigelsren has opened an establishment for the accommodation of Gentlemen, who resort to his Divan for the purpose of smoking, from the Club Houses in the neighbour hood; and oil Sunday last be infringed the Act of Parliament by serving several Gentlemen with cigars who were seated in his shop. Mr. CONANT inquired what the defendant had to say? Mr. Bigelstone replied that It was a case of great hardship upon him. He had three rooms which Gentlemen were in the habit of honouring with their presence, and the attendance of company at his house was as numerous on a Sunday evening as any other. Mr. CONANT said that the case of the selling had been proved, and be must inflict the usual fine of 51. and costs. The defendant here proffered a cigar, neatly rolled up, laid on a gilt card, to Mr. CONANT, for his private enjoyment ; but Unworthy Magistrate declined accepting it, observing good.hunsouredly that he was no smoker. _ _ Mr. Davis, another tobacconist, of the Q,uadrant,yesterday made his fifth appearance at this office, and was fined :A. and costs for a similar offence. THAMES POLICE. Yesterday, Jain Degfisi, a labourer in the St. Katharine's Docks, was charged with a brutal assault on Mr.. Elisabeth Long. She was walking along Stepney Church-yard, when the defendant struck her a violent blow on the face, which caused her to stagger against the railings, and attacked her several times with his clenched est on the stomach and breast, till she at length fell senseless on the ground. The Magistrates (Capt. Itscnamt. and Mr. Batmarar) ordered him to pay the highest penalty, sES, under the Assault Act. In default, be was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. MARRIED. At Paris, George Vincent, Seq. Captain H. P. 4th (or King's Own) Regiment, to Julia Mary, daughter of Thos. Mallet, Esq. of the Island of Jersey. At Sc. George's Church, /3loonubury, James Gordon Duff, Esq. of Harley-street, Cavendish-square, to Miss Emma Jones. DIED. At Airdie House, North Britain, in his 85th year, the Right Hon. the Earl of Kellie. At Reigate, county of Surrey, Ynyr Barges, late of the Hon East India Company's Civil Service, Bengal. At Edinburgh, lieut. Colonel Commandant W. H. D. Knos, of the Bengal Cavalry. NEWOATE £WD LEADENHALL MARKETS, Dee. 11 . Beef ... ..... 3s Od to 3s 4d I Veal ... ... 3s 8d to 5s Od Mutton .. ... 3s 4d to 3s ed I Pork ... ... 3s 4d to 4s ed PRICES oe HAY £$D STRAW YESTERDAY. ST. JAMESS. WHITICHSTIL. Hay 51 los Od to 51 Os Od Hay 21 5s to 41 10. Od Clover 31 101 Od to 51 Ss Od Clover 21 15s to 51 5s Od Straw 1 1 18s Od to 21 Os Od Straw 11 les to 11 16s 0. PRICE OF LEATHER. Best Dressing Hides Common Ditto 14d to 16d lad to tiod _______ ----- Crop 1-11de5,55 to 401bs for cutting l4d to led Ditto 45 to 501bs l7d to 19d Calf Skins, 56 to 401bs .. ...... Ditto 50 to 701bs Ditto 7O to 801bs ... .. Small Seals, Greenland) ........... 20d to 21d Tanned Horse Hides ... ... .. 1641 to lad Spanish Horse Hides .... ..... ........ 194 to 24d OPS, Dec. 11. saw DAG% Kent lsos to 189 s 1 Kent 147 s to Ms Sussex Essex 140 s to 180 s Essex ...... 140 s to 160 s Farnham Ane 131. to 151. o—Seconds. 101..t0 121. Old Duty laid at £7.9,868. PRICE OF NSW rocims. PRICE or TA L: Town Tallow ... ... 401 Od Yellow. Russia ... ... 38‘ Od White ditto .. ... 381 8d Soap ditto ... ... 36s od Melting Stuff ...... .. 32s Od Tallow Imported from St. ,LOW, SOAP &c. Yellow Soap ... ... 78s Od Mottled .. . ... 84s Od Curd .. . ... ... 811. Od Graves ... ... ... I6s Od Good Dregs .. ... 5s Od . Petersburgh, 7,710 Calla, PRICE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brown, 411. Os. refined, 431. Os. Linseed Oil, 221. 101. Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand, 111. lla. Rape Cake, per ton, 51. 51. to 01. Os. PRICE OF SEEDS. Dec. 11. Our market continues steady since our 'last quotation. There is some demacd for Canary, some shillings dearer. COAL AIARKRT. Dec. 11. Ships at Market. Ships Sold. 311 Newcastle 47 t 19. Sunderland 9j O Yorkshire 0 O Scotch Coal 0 Stone Gal 0 O Welsh Coal 0 O Culm O Cinders 0 3 Small Coal 3 Pike. 33, 3d to 38s 0 27. 6d to 371 3 00$ od to oos 0 274 Oti to 001 0 42$ od to 00. 00s od to 50s u 00s od to oos 0 00$ od to oos 0 20s Od to 231 0 COURSE OF BEI Amsterdam —.12 7 C.F. Ditto at sight ...12 4i Rotterdam 2 U 12 7 Antwerp ... 12 7 Hamborgh to U 13 15 Altona YO U 14 151 Paris, 3day's sight 25 80 Ditto ...2 Uea o Madrid Cadiz ... 36 Barcelona —3sl Bilboa —36 !MANGE, llcc. 11. Seville 35; Gibraltar 176 Leghorn 476 Genoa 26 Venice 176 Malta Naples Palermo 1194 pet us Lisbon Rio Janeiro .. 2411 Dublin ... ... ii Cork • 1 PRICES OF GOLD AND SILVER. Foreign Gold in Bars . £ 17 9 Silver, in Bars, standard . 0 - 4 11 11'6.H. W ATZR at LONDON-BRIDGE TO-MORROW. . MorAutt 34 :minutes atter 3 AternoVa • • 55 aditute• after 3