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THE WELLESLEY CASE. ?APIS! mnr TIM COMM or CHAIICTST IN MOVE CAS& AFFIDAVIT OF THE HON. W. LONG WELLESLEY. (Continued from the Stan of Thursday.) That said tutor replied generally to deponent briefly to such of his letters; and, among others, he, deponent, received two, of which the following - ale copies : Da►a Sta—l am most happy to hear your eye is sufficiently until to allow of a journey to Dieppe, where, I hope, in a short timer you will be completely restored to health. As I wrote to you only a week ago, I have linking to add respecting the -boys' studies; William has since beatings more tractable, as he knows I have written you on the subject of his impatience ; the composition of their last letters was entirely their own : I wish I could say as saheb of his spelling. " Ooe of your tenants at Sutton has furnished me with a nag; be is a very fast trotter, and perfectly safe; the pony goes much better with him than with old Cowdry. • Believe me, dear Sir, your very faithful servant, • Drayeott-house, Sept. 8, titell. "JOHN PITMAN." " Dios Ste—Tour excellent letter to William has made the de sired impressing' ; he was very much affected whilst I read to him, and has since attended to his studies with considerably less impa. tknce; time and reasonable remonstrance will, I hope, complete the cure, for I entirely agree with you that coercion should only be resorted to when all other means prove unavailing. I can as sure you that no Interference has hitherto been attempted on the pin of any individual, with regard to our system of study. I should myself be the first to complain. if I thought such a measure Was even in contemplation, but I am fully convinced of the con trary, so that you may make yourself perfectly easy on that head. I hope you have received William's letter of contrition, as I shall write to you next week. " The children are quite well, and desire their kind love to yon. " Iklieve me, dear Sir, your very faithful servant, Draycott-house, Sept. 2%11;24. " JOHN PITMAN." Th.t the two eldest of said infant plaintiffs regularly replied to such letters under the direction of their said late mother and their tutor, and continued to inform deponent of the progress in their studies, and their general employment of their time until the lamentable event before-mentioned, when he, deponent, wrote a long and affectionate letter to his eldest son, on the subject of his unhappy loss. That he, deponent, having received no answer to such letter, addressed a second, to which no reply was returned, although deponent feels assured both said letters were duly received, by the aunts of said infant plaintiffs, with whom they were then residing. That he can only account for the false, scandalous, and malicious inventions and fabrication, sworn to by said Thomas Bulkeley, reflecting upon the character and moral conduct of deponent to his said late wife, by the following statement : That, the deponent, having reason to believe, pre viously to his said wife quitting France, that said Tho mas Bulkeley had been very active in interfering between himself and his late wits., remonstrated in very warm terms on the impropriety of his so doing, and dis charged him. That the day his said late wife quitted Paris, he, de ponent, received a challenge from the said Thomas Bulkeley, when he, deponent, was at the Baines Chi 'lois, where he received a letter. That deponent sent for Colonel Daly, and told him that he had received a challenge from his late physi ciao, but that the idea of fighting a Gentleman, la, cause he bad been discharged from his, deponent's, household, was too absu►d, and desired Colonel Daly to call on said Thomas Bulkeley, and explain to him, that if he, deponent, had been induced, from an idea of said Thomas Bulkeley having impertinently interfered be tweets said Catherine Pole Tylney Long Wellesley and deponent, to use expressions hastily, that wer e un• foonded. he should much regret it, particularly as he, the said Thomas Bulkeley, had been attached to his household ; that said Thomas Bulkeley, as deponent underitood, was fully satisfied with the said explana tion, and stated to Colonel Daly the very treat respect he enter wined for deponent; that he would not for the world have raised his arm against deponent, or words to that effect ; that deponent resided afterwards for some time at the Hague and to different parts of Holland, and on his return from thence was affected by very se were illness; that he was not then attended profes sionally by said ThomasPalkeley, though he, the said Thomas Bulkeley, called occasionally on deponent, and on one occasion said Thomas Bulkeley stated he had re. ceived letters horn England, and in the course of con. versation expressed to deponent his regret and astonish ment at deponent having allowed his said late wife to go to England, where she would throw herself into the arms of her own family, who he knew entertained the strongest animosity against him, deponent; and Ire stated, that in having so done, deponent had placed hitnself upon a volcano. That deponent stopped hint very abruptly, told him to mind his own business, and that they pasted in anger. That when said Thomas Bulkeley left the employ ment of deponent (he, deponent, having paid said Thomas Bulkeley t'.e salary agreed upon then due to Lint), he, said Thomas Bulkeley, wrote to said deponent, and made a most unfounded demand of 4671. for me dical attendance on this, deponent's family, beyond ti-e sum he received for his salary so agreed upon as aforesaid. Th4t sAid deponent declined paying such demand ; and also, in the same letters, refusing payment of the said sum of 44 71. he, said deponent, declined any fur. ther correspondence with said Thomas Bulkeley. That before his acquaintance with said Thomas Bulkeley, the said Thomas Bulkeley had been dismissed his Majesty's service, in which he was a Regimental Surgeon, in consequence of the sentence of a General Court Martiel. That nothing was ever more alive in his mind, din ing his absence Irons the said infant plaintiffs, than their welfare ; and that, during the very many letters which he, deponent, "note on the subject, the following is an extract of tine addressed to Dr. Lushington, in August last : Pass., Aura. 24, 1823. " Saa—The subject nearest my bean is the promoting the wel fare of my children. 1 have already stated to you in nay last letter, the means by which Mrs. Wellasiey obtained possession of my children, as well as her undertaking to pursue with *bean, during my absence abroad, the system of education and management which I reclinmended, and mast anxiously desire not to act in any way harshly or unkindly towards Mrs. Wellesley, without therefore deviating from this intention; and I deem it of the most essential importauce to my children, that they reside at the family re sidence, Draycott House, in Wilts, during my absence abroad, and there to receive such treatment and education as I think proper to direct. under she personal centroul of Mrs. Wellesley, whenever she may reside there. But I do particularly object to my children Wag any where but at Draycott until I come home. I also object to my little girl having her education left to a preparatory Gover ness especially, who was in the capacity a a servant. I desire ber education to be (as I base before ordered it) superintended by the Gentleman who . is educating my boys, a p erson o f pecu li ar mer i t, and very super ior to the general class of tutors. Mrs. Wellesley is already acquainted with my wishes upon this bead, as my COMIS• pondence with her sets forth; but if she will not comply with any directions, I will not relinquish my purpose of carrying this import. ant object into ofeet, provided I have the legal authority for so do- ing. If. therefore, you are of opinion that I can legally enforce any wishes, nay I beg the favour of you to communicate with Mrs. Weassiey's wades. Colonel H. Windsor, Captain Thomas Windsor, or the Duke of Beaufort, one of her trustees, to beg :bey would ;place before Mrs. Wellesley lair oilnioe, and inch parts of this, my letter, as refers to the subset in question. If loth t v t a lift; and amicable a mode of expressing my magma s t. Mos should not be the mans of rendering bee flexible to this, my Very moderate request, and. your can advise of other method more be. coming, nines mild, at more reaps-alibi, to Mrs. Wellesley. !beg yds will adopt it ; but in the event of such course failing, baring always the utmost consideration for the feelings of Mrs. Wellesley, which the circumstances under which you act will permit, I autbo ' rise you, without delay, to carry into execution my wishes, by seek ing the aid of the law. AU my children are now, !Understand, • residing in London. acquiring habits of life which are utterly de structive to the system of education which I feel It to be of the first importance for them uninterruptedly to pursue. No time ought to be lost in causing them to repair forthwith to Draycott, in order to stay the evils which their present tourse of life, in my opi- Dion, will permanently entail upon them Wallowed to esetinue.— Illness obliges me to use the handwriting of soother, and I will at another time answer the other parts of your letter, which are in the main very satisfactory. Should Colonel Patterson, or any friend of his, call upon you with papers relative to my case, I to que* the favour of you to receive them. I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, W. L. WELLESLEY." " P.S. AU I pray for is, that the most venomous limb of the law be engaged to scrutinize my general conduct towards my children. One motive for my desiring my children to remain at Drayton Is, that they may have the opportunity of pursuing the religious prin. ciples and the doctrines of the Established Church, without being perplexed by the sectarian doctrines, of the wildest nature, which Mrs. Wallesley's sisters, and some others of her family, I am inclined to believe to pursue with considerable ardour. Profes sing myself the principles of the Established Religion, and having taken very great pains to use my inluence with the Clergy upon My estates to perform their duties with exactitude, I do feel con. siderable anxiety that my children should followithe example I hare afforded them. • "W. L. W." That the said letter was written by deponent with a vie*, and firm desire for the welfare of his said children, and founded on the real and honest feeling of his heart, and long before he knew that his said children were Made Wards of this Hon. Court. That the affidavit 4 , f Henry Bicknell, sworn in thi s cause' is in the main part eterne; the statements rela. tive to the conduct of deponent to the said infant plain. tiffs, and also with respect to the extravagance of depo nent, and the lavish supplies of money to his, deponent's, children, being, as the said Henry Bicknell must, as will appear from the following statement. have known to be utterly false ; for deponent saith that it is his usual custom to overlook his accounts weekly; that, during the whole period of his, deponent's, residence at Naples, in 1822, and also up to the period of the said late wife of deponent quitting Pails in the month of , 1824, inclusive, being the period particularly referred to by the said Henry Bicknell, he, the said Henry Bicknell, kept all deponent's accounts, which he, deponent, most regularly overlooked, and checked himself every week ; and that such accounts, all in the handwriting of the said Henry Bicknell, are in the possession of deponent, with the said Henry Brcknell's receipts thereon for the amount per week, as expended, and a further sum on account of the ensuing week's disbursement. That as regards the conduct of deponent to his said children, as known directly to the said Henry Bicknell, saith— That during the period aforesaid he was particularly systematic in the matter of their expenditure, as well as education, and that he'caused a bo',k to be ruled that in it might be, and was regularly set out each day's study of each boy ; and there were certain marks which indicated thrir good ur bad behaviour during their studies, and that at the end of leach week the said book was always Ist ought to deponint by one of the said sons ; and that they ( is said sons) sere rewarded by a weekly allowance proportioned to their behaviour. That this book was desienated by the said infant plain tiffs Doomsday Bock. And that said Henry Bicknell himself paid the s proportioned sums of money weekly t' the said infant plaintiffs ' , and that such sums so paid were also entered, by the said Henry Bicknell, into the general account of the curtest week's expenses, and always entered as a payment from " Doomsday Bork." And that deponent's motive for thus paying the weekly allowance to hi, said sons, through the said Henry Bicknell, was to create a degree of shame in their minds if they had misbehaved themselves ; and he, 1 , the deponent, verily believes, that, excepting on some particular occasions, such as a With day or the like, he never, (for between two and three years) varied from this system, by givirg any money to his said sons him self, and that he considered this a material point. That he invariably measured their allowance accord ing to thek standing in the said book ; and that when he, deponent, consented to his said children accompany ing their said late mother from Paris, he enjoined that in this trifling particular, as in others of more conse quence, she would strictly adhete to the system he had with great care laid down, which she promised deponent she would do, as appears by the following extract of a letter from his said late wi& to him, depo pent " Paris, July 15, 1324. " 1 cannot leave Paris without expressing to you the great sada. faction I feel at my chikiten being allowed to accompany ate, nor without assuring you, that as far as in my pgwer, 1 shaU be most happy to attend strictly to the wishes you have expressed, and the instructions you have given in your letter for their management." That the said Henry Bicknell must have known, and does know the facts above stated, inasmuch as he, the said Henry Bicknell, kept an account of such sums of weekly allowance, and, as deponent best rec3llects the said'book, called Doomsday Book. " . Passy, sth June, bus. " I am driven to the necessity of invading upon the silence which jou have thought proper so tenaciously to adhere to, with regard 's myself. I find my daughter is still in London ; it is iropossibk 'llk child, taken from her brothers, and as 'I intended, and thought, 'die had been, from under the superintendence of Mr. Minas, can 1 11 e otherwise than most injurious to her. I know the utter heroes sibility of your preventing the child, when in London, associating with a host of cousins (children with all the tricks of bad educa tion, most probably,) which will not fail to Increase and add to those defects to the child's disposition has a tendency; and what a steady system of education, aided by the example of her brothers, and the precepts of fir. Pitman, Is the surest method of hupercep ditty rooting from the girl's mind. " You must know bow I abhor a preparatory governed. What could have induced you, with Mr. Pitman at your elbow, to have made this false step with regard to the little girl, is my amazement. Such underlies person will add to, instead of decrease propensities, which I know belong to the child's disposition. There never ex hied. I believe, a child who required the habit of her thoughts to be directed by a mealy mind, more than the little girl; if the child's quickness is not given a proper direction to, she will be a source of bitter sorrow to you. It Mr. Pitman be doing his duty by the boys, minutes now of intercourse between him and them wW be sges of wisdom, and solid benefit to the child. * The conduct of the boys, In studiously avoiding, In their letters Se me, Aber the speedo° of your name, their aunts, or any thing that was passing at Draycott, must, if you reflect a moment, be fraught with most serious evil. it is contrary to human nature to Imagine that such caution at their age can be intuitive ; if it should be so it is a radical defect, which ought and shall be plucked from their minds, root and branch. Discretion at that early age, gives to the mind the practice of dissimulation, which, in mature age, ends always in subtly. " I must most distinctly insist upon my directions with reference to all the children's education, being literally attended to. I will sever compromise my rights over my children ; I no wish to be driven to exercise the authority of a father. " Without the slightest idea of compromising any right I Poo. seised over them. I allowed the-children to quit rung with you, upon the faith of an understanding, as well as dear promise, given to me by Lord M—, that I should be absent from them but a few weeks, and • that you sad the children were to repair to Dray. Cott, there to remain tin I mats bane: The cruelty of blasting the' bop* upon which I degendod is peat In the extrerne,aud haws heavily enough about me; but It le of little moment coat 4paied to Ike injury it must, is my oplidon,ialict-upon my children, sinless you adhere, without the slighsett deviation, to those principles of education which you have often slough heard me speak of, ans 3 sow me act upon. You must leave the regulation of nsf' child's mind entirely to Mr. Pitman. Do not allow fouls to flatter you. CI It possible any woman can give the same bias a man can to the minkespecially one who is practised in the education of youth?— Mr. Pitman can now do that, with the child young, which, in a few years, must be left to one of her own sex. You might have been as competent as any woman to judge of the true principles of education, had you studied the subject : but not having done so, do not tell. with that which so essentially concerns the interests of your children. I implore of you not to allow your sisters to hint even to the little girl any of old Mr. Barry's religion. The little girl mast return to Draycott without loss of thne. For your own interest, not for mine (for after what has passed I will never give you advice which may be supposed to advantage myself), I advise you to. accompany her. 0 It really is too ire* a farce, for which I ant reprehensible in having allowed to continue so long, your entrenching yourself in anoint* Arum towards me, having the possession of my children. Ime pm linaband—l allowed you to have the care of my chil dren, kr Whkb you expressed yourself deeply indebted to ate, and swilling tit tallow my directions regarding them ; therefore you meet submit that which all the world have submitted to before— commmisato with the father of those children, relative to their " I must request you will sive me a speedy atkwer yourself to Ibis letter. I will not allow the interference of third parties in my family affairs at all ; it always has, and always will, produce evils and miseries, which fall alone upon the principals. " Understand, I desire you to communicate with me but upon I the subject of shy children; Ido not desire to entrap you into other matters unless you seek it yourself .- .I hare the honour to be, your obedient bumble servant, " W. L. W." The Norwich coaches, loaded as they now are with turkeys and sausages, are said by a wag to Cumiah the first instance which has for a long time occurred of a union between Turkey and Greece (grease). On Friday last, as the passengers by the White Horse Oxford Coaoh were walking up the hill from Henley bridge, one of them (servant to Colonel Ir wing, an inside passenger) v suddenly fell down in a fit ; a chaise was immediately brought horn the White Hart Inn, Henley, but before he could be got there life was extinct. An Inquest was held the same evening on the body. The deceased, whose name was M. Lemprey, was 66 years of age, had lived with the Colonel 32 years, and preiriously enjoyed very good health. A valuable Newfoundland dog, belonging to Mr. John Rose, of Olton End, Birmingham, was missing at the house of its owner, the week before last, and conti nued absent for seven days. On the morning of the eighth day, one of Mr. Rose's servants, whilst walking round his master's grounds, passed by a rabbit bury, from which proceeded a sound similar to the whimper ing of a dog, and by which he recognised the voice of the one so long missing. Having used various endea vours to get the animal out without success, he com menced digging up the earth, and after two hours' la bour, succeeded in penetrating to the prison of the poor dog, eight feet deep, and releasing him from durance vile, alter being in close and solitary confinement seven days and eight nights, without obtaining any food.— The animal was much reduced, and unable to stand, but proper aliment being administered, it has ever since gradually recovered from the effects of its long absti nence. The dog, it is supposed, eager io the pursuit of the rabbits, endeavoured to force itself into the bury, but being more bulky than the usual race of quadru peds which inhabit those subterraneous abodes, had loin tip ti e earth in order to effect an entrance, which tomcod up the passage, and thereby prevented it from making egress when wearied with its sport. Mr . Stephens, - the Gentleman whose death at Lisbon we announced last week, has bequeathed 770,0001. to his executor, Mr. Lyne. Mr. Lewis Stephens, the bro ther rf the above Gentleman, died a few years since, and bequeathed 30,0001. to the Chamber of Exeter, for the purchase of lands in Devon or Cornwall, the rental .4 which was to be applied to the establishment of a Free School in Exeter. In consequence of the provi sions of the M rtmain Act, this large property reverted to his brother as executor, and it as now said, that a similar sum is bequeathed to Mr. Lyne, to be distributed as he may think proper, to the Charity Schools, Exeter. GENTEEL ECONOMY.—A certain Lady, whose taste is equal to her economy, was under the necessity of asking a friend to dinner : the following is a bill of fare, and expense of each dish, which was found on the carpet : s. d. At top, two herrings . 0 1 Middle, one ounce and a half of butter melted O oi Bottom, three mutton chops, cut thin . 0 One side, one pound of small potatoes . 0 Ob On the other side, pickled cabbage . oOb Fish removed, two larks, plenty of crumbs 0 1 e Mutton removed,French roll boiled for pudding 0 Ob Parsley for prnish . 0 Ob co 7 The dinner was served up on china, looked light, tasty, and pretty; the table small, and the dishes well pre. portioned. We hope each new married Lady will keep this as a lesson ; it is worth knowing how to serve up seven dishes, consisting of a dish of Mh o joint of mutton, couple of fowls, pudding, vegetables, and sauce, for 7d.—Cradoors Memoirs. Mao. SIDDONS AND THE LATE Km... The reason for noticing that event (the late King's unfortunate malady) in this place is, that the subject of these Me moirs became among the very earliest to perceive that the Royal nand was somewhat unsettled. The attention paid by his Majesty to the great actress was not con- fined to the public exhibition of her talents—he was a professed admirer of her manners in priva . e life, and the' Royal Family ay her frequently Ott Buckingham House and at Windsor. His Majesty's conversation, always expressed the gracious feeling of his-mind; and his with to promote the interests of herself and - family. However, on one occasion, the King put into her haads a sheet of paper, merely subscribed with his name, in tended, it may be presumed, to afford an opportunity to Mrs. Siddoes of pledging the Royal signature to any provision of a pecuniary nature which might be most agreeable to the actress herself. This paper, with the discretion that was suited to the circumstance itself, and which was so characteristic of Mrs. Siddons, she, I was assured, delivered into the bands of the Queen, upon whom conduct so delicate and dignified was not likely to be lost. Mr. Kemble, I think, told me that her Majesty was very pointed in the expression of her ap probation a: the time, and it may be readily believed that no individual among the various classes of the King's subjects looked with more solicitude to the pro gress of his Majesty's disorder nor more sincerelyrejoiced in his recovery , than the Lady whom, even in his in firmity, he had intended to render as independent as she was merit °Timis.. tioaakn's Memoirs of Mrs. Siddoas. Monday sennight an unfortunate accident occurred at Steckwith, near Gainsborough, which occasioned the, death of Mr. Charles Smith, of the firm of Smith and Hentsworth, rope-manufacturers. He had gone out shooting, attended by his servant, and was incautiously passing through a hedge, when his gun exploded, and the contents of both baucls lodged iu his head; be died immediately. • POLICE IN FELLIGENCE. BOW-STRERT. Juin Veils IS years of age, was ch a rg e d by hi s f at h er with bor. glary and robbery. The Hurtd father stated, that on the 5.h lel, he found that property to the amount of upwards of SL OE. had h r , ii taken away; his credit had been affected by the coralucr prisoner, and, by the advice of the Magistrates of Leiervershire, he had pursued the prisoner to town, but could obtain no lutthig tace of the major part of his property. Several duplicates, how,,, r , had been found on the prisoner's penult, relative to part of the party stolen. James Baker, the Aker who secured the prisoner in Ilrydy,.. street, stated, that he found Mm In company with two of th e most reputed burglars In town, both of whom were armed. They hsii, at the time, two brace of pistols, and a compk•c set or (ma w . breaking implements about them; and bad made an attempt to commit a burglary, but were disturbed by a man, whom one of them proposed to murder. Ford, the gaoler, said, that the prisoner had, while in the 19ck. up-room, declared, with a horrible oath, that he would stick a Mails into his father's body. A more desperate character he had never met with.—Remanded until Wednesday. HATTON-GARDEN. TARAWL-A man of gentlemanly appearance was brought to this Office en Saturday night, wilt his son and another youth, charged with coining counterfeit sovereigns and half.sovereign4. Limbrick and Edwards had apprehended him, in consequenc e of private information obtained during the late trials for coining, at Kingston Asoises. The examination was a private one, and the accused were remanded. Gone Phillips was charged with violating the person of Maria Anderson, a girl eight years of age. The parents of the child. supposing the prisoner was a married man, had allowed her to go home with him ; she returned to her parents neat day, and did not tell of the assault till some days afterwards. The prisoner was remanded. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Saturday Willson Lilly, Hannah Owen, and Honer Baldwin, who were in custody upon a charge of being concerned in a robbery committed at the house of the Earl of Belfast. No. 108, Pall-tnall, ►y carrying off his Lordship's writing-desk, containing .a gold watch and other property, were brought before the Sitting Magistrate fur final examination. The pawnbroker, at whose shop the two female primmer. pledged Lord Belfast's watch, attended on Saturday, and fully satisfied the Magistrate and Lord Belfast, who was present, that he took in the watch in total ignorance of its bearing any distinguishing mark; he was therefore exonerated from all blame. On the first examination. 1411 y, who broke open the desk at the desire of Baldwin and Owen, who accompanied Baldwin to pawn the watch, and who afterwards took back the desk to Lord Ws door, stated in their defence that they were at the time totally ig norant that the desk had been stolen, as Baldwin told them that •he found it in the street, and that it was not until afire the watch was pledged that she told Owen where she had taken the desk from. The Magistrate having bad enquiry y made as to the probability of this defence, learned that it was very likely to be true, corroborated as it was by the confession of Baldwin herself; and as the characters of Lilly and Owen were found to be very good, the Magistrate, with the concurrence of Lord Belfast, discharged them from the accusation of a guilty participation, and admitted them as witnesses for the prosecution. Their evidence was then taken against Baldwin, as well as that of Lord Belfast, and Avis, the officer, and she was fully commit ted for trial. Lord Belfast seemed very reluctant to have the woman sent to pri.on if he could avoid it, particularly as she has three very young children, and her husband being out of place, has but little means of supporting them. s. The Magistrate gave directionathat the parish should assist the father hi supporting the children, if he should require it. MARY.LA.BON N E. Saturday Mr. Peters, of the Red Lion, at Kilburn; Mr. Sm. moos, of the Portland Arms; Mr. Otter, of the White Swan ; and Mr. Wm. Wood, of the Cock, all three in Great Portland street, were tined 40s. each and costs, fur serving during the usual hours of Divine Service. on Sundays the 3d and loth of December. Mr. Gregg. of the Marquis of Granby, in nary-la-bonne-street, was fused 41. for a similar offence. A respectable inhabitant of Mary-la-bonne was fined 40s. and costs, for not keeping the iron plate which coven the' aptness tat his coal cellar in proper condition. Charles Boucher, a draysnan, belonging to Messrs. Coding and Broodwood, was fi ned ins. and costs, for riding upon his dra7. QUICSN-SQUARE. Several of the Inhabitants of Chelsea appeared to summonses ob tained against them for refusing to furnish their waggons and horses for the conveyance of tbe.baggage of the troops ordered for Ports. gal. Hill, the Constable, said he had summoned Mr. Krews, a coal-merchant, to be at the barracks at five o'clock in the monism,. but be never came until past seven. In defence it was proved that Hill told the men that seven or thereabouts would be time enough. The, case was dismissed with costs, and the Constable fined Ss. fur being drunk. The defence in another case was the same, and dis missed. Mr. Moat, a soap-boiler, in his defence, said that his wag gon was unserviceable; he admitted that be had four horses, but one was at thrsurgeon's, another was lame, endear in the country. The wheelwright proved that the waggon was not fit for service, and the case was dismissed with costs. There was another ease against Mr. Moat for not furnishing a cart on the following day, but he failed in kis defence, and was convicted in the penalty at 40s. and costs. It is some criterion of the astonishing influx of peal try into London at this season, that one carrier at Pe terborough actually carried up 40 tons of loading, consisting entirely of packages of geese, between Tuesday morning last and Thursday evening. Thirteen tont of this surprising quantity were sent by one gosherd at beeping. MANCHE/Mille...At the New Bailey Court-house, on Monday last, two men, named Stscrinson and Hughes, werd committed to bard labour for three months, for attempting to commit a robbery in a dwelling-house, under the following circumstances:— About one o'clock on Sunday morning a respectable woman, whose name we could not learn, was lying on a sofa in her bus band's house, near the kitchen window, the curtain of which was partially undrawn. Hearing a noise at the window, she started up and saw two men endeavouring to open it. Without making any alarm, she imme• diately ran up stairs and told her husband that there were robbers attempting to break into the house.— " Hush,* said the husband, in much alarm. " Hush, indeed r she exclaimed, " where's the pistolP I cap shoot if you will not." Sbe then threw open the bed ' room window, and presenting the pistol, the fellows ran off. Determined that they should not escape, she darted down stairs, opened the front door, and chased them as a revenue cutter would chase smugglers, and with the assistance of the watchman, whom she lustily hailed to join in the chase, at length succeeded in cap twins them, and lodging them in safe custody. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY& This is a period for good cheer, Christmas conies bat once_ _a yur ; The School Boy halls ks ,e its No pedant' rates do now I D every circle mirth we me, The essence of hilarity. Now on the light faotaadc tee, How merrily the dancers go; What would each Lady *eh for more Than Rowa..auses fansensigArrima? Whits Belles and Beaux. go down the dance, If at their Hair we take a glance, ROWLAND'S MACASSAR there we see, Beauty's best Friend—Auxiliary. At Arbroath, on the 6th instant, Mn Ann Fische; relict of the late Bailie James Benny, MW Head. At Junbitah, in June last, Lieutenant and Adjutant Richard Johnstone Bird, 6th Madras Native Infantry. 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