Star. — London, England, 1827-12-18 00:00:00

Ladies daily at the house of witness ; heard of the quarrel on the night of going to the play. The defenJant never complained to witness of having deceived him, relativt to the Ladies. Miss Sarah Scott had slept at the lAdgings of witness several times during twelve months. Site slept there on three occasions, when Mrs. Smith's soft was home, and they had no accommodation for her. She had neither been nor slept at his bottle for three months prior to the introduction of Wickenden. Wickenden heard of her having slept at his lodgings in the middle of Aril, and beard that he was angry about it. Remembers talking Wickenden in the road and seeing Miss Martha Scott in the street. She turned down a street. This was before they had a quarrel. Bliss S. Sentt might have slept at witness's lodging on the night before that. She also slept at his lodgings on the night of their going to the play. Witness was mar ried on the 24th of May. It was to have taken place on the morning after the night they went to the play, and that was the reason Mrs. Colasworth did not go with them. _ _ Re-examined—Mrs. S. Colesworth slept in the par lour of Mrs. King, and Miss King slept in the adjoining parlour. Witness slept up stairs. Nothing improver ever passed between him and his wife prior to the 24th of May. Mr. Sergeant Wir.oz said, he had not the slightest wish to cast any imputation on Miss Scott, but he wished to show that there might be sufficient appearances to warrant the condect of the defendant. Mrs. Sarah Colesworth—Was acquainted with Mr. Colesworth some years before she married him; was, introduced to Mr.Wickenden at Mr.Colesworth's house ; her sister was there. On a subsequent occasion (the, 16th of April) Mr. Wickenden made a formal proposal to the plaintiff; he asked if the plaintiff had any objec tion to a union with him.and if not, if she would name the day; plaintiff referred him to her mother; be asked if she had any money, and she replied no—nor did she expect any ; he said that was of no consequence, as be only asked in order that he might shape his expenses accordingly ; he then added, that be had 3001. per annum, sad expected 4001. per annum more On the death of a brother; he afterwards applied to witness's mother, and said he only wished for her ap. proval. The mother said, she feared be was precipitate, and asked him if he had considered the importance of the step be was about to take? He replied in the afEr *native, and said he was anxious to conclude matters quickly, as if a certain ship arrived, be must be com pelled to go to sea suddenly, and be wished to be mar ried previously. Her mother then gave her consent;, remembers the night of the play, and on that night her cousin' accompanied the plaintiff; defendant called the next day, and expressed some anger at her sister not having brought his coat, and at her not being at home that morning when he called; on the Thursday following, the defendant called, in company with a Mr. Edwards, and said he wasted to know where the plaintiff had spent the previous Sunday? Witness told him, with Miss Lunn ; he seemed to suspect she had not, and asked to hear Miss Lunn's address ; his manner was particularly unpleasant on this occasion, and witness intimated to him, that if his sentiments had undergone any change, it would be more honourable of him to avow it; be laid that was not the case, but he wished to know where she was on the Sunday ; witness expressed herself with some terms of indignation to Mr. Edwards, at the con duct e:f Mr. Wickenden; he left the Louse apparently satisfied, having first received the address of Miss Lunn, in Bedford•street, Bedford square. A day had been fixed for the wedding, in my hearing—the sth of May, which was afterwards altered to the Ist; I never went out by myself, and stayed out until eleven at night. Cr oss z examined—l did not see the defendant at Mrs. Smith's more than once ; on the Good Ft iday. I under stood the defendant was the master of a ship, and not that he was out of employ. After he proposed marriage to my sister, he said he was worth 3001. a year, and after his brother's death he should have 4001. more. Defendant never sail he should break off the match, if he found I bad been sleeping at Mr. Colesworth's lodgings. I never said it was no matter to him what I did.— I heard last week that defendant bad complained of my having slept at Mr. Colesworth's lodgings; I believe this was the first time ;, I learned a few days back, from my sister. that such a remark was made by him on the day of the match being broken off; on the day Mr. Edwards was by, the defendant never made such a remark; he asked me for Miss Lunn's address, which my sister gave him; I do not know that she was visiting at the house to which the address was given; I never SAW her there ; defendant made some presents to my sister, but I never heard of my sister's going to the adesmen from whom they were bought, in order to dispose of them; he bought silk stockings and white gloves for the wedding. I lodged in the house where Mr. Colesworth lodged ab.:ut two years; I never heard that my sister told the defendant it was no matter to him what I did. Re.examined—l cannot tell the value of the presents. My mother had bought clothes for my sister for the wedding. Defendant gave my sister a white pair of glove., alma two shawls, and a bonnet, for the wedding. And he had given gloves to all the persons who were to attend the marriage. He gave me also a bonnet. Defendant said his widow would be entitled to an an. nuity of 5001. a year, and that he had 1,0001. or 2,0001 . S. oc k. Mrs. Scott examined by Mr. Sergeant Russatt.-1 am the mother of the plaintiff. l lost my husband about sixteen years ago. He left me with eight chil d:en. Mr. Scott had been a West India merchant, and lived in Finsbury.rquate. He had also a house at Ham Common, in the days of his prosperity ; he afterwards became unfortunate. My eldest son is a Po,t Captain in the Navy. I went to my relation, Mr. Smith, to meet the defendant. He asked me it I was aware of the en• gagement between him and my daughter? I said I was. He asked me to give my consent. I objected, because of the shortness of the acquaintance. He said he hoped I would not withhold it, as his happiness depended upon it. He said if I were to know him twelve months I should not know him better than I then did. I said I was satisfied on every point except the shortness of the acquaintance; and that I knew Mr. Colesworth very well, and was sure he would not introduce any one to the family who was not very proper. I asked if he was fully aware of the important step he was about to take. He said he was, and added that the longest courtships were not always the most happy. I gave my consent ; he thanked me, and said I should never repent it. On Saturday, April 28, I went to meet him at Mr. Smith's again. I told him I was anxious to see him, as it was better to put off the marriage for a hide while, until they • were better acquainted with each other. He brought a friend with him, but did not introduce him to me. I asked that Gentleman to leave the room, as I bad private business with Mr. Wickenden. I had heard something about a difference, and I was afraid their tempers would not epees He said then, a Mrs. Scott, do you wish to give it up?" I said, 44 No, Sir, I do not wish that." r0bb)....,, Be got up, and was going to the door, and said is aloud :.. woice,“ Then you give it up." I said, in as load a voice, 1 No, Sir." He said, " But I cam for the purpose of so doing r and he was very insolent indeed. I asked him his reasons, and if he had seen any thing im proper that could have made the change. He said no, he had not; he had no fault to find with her. He said he had no references; I replied that he might have a great many, and it would be only doing her justice to make inquiries. He said he did not wish to know, and' if I would let hi=s hear no more of sae, I should hear no more of him. He said something about my daugh ter sleeping at Mr. Colesworth's ; and I said he ought not to judge hastily, but to know the rea,on first. 1 got clothes for my daughter for the wedding ; I bor rowed the money to do so; my daughter had none. At the time this happened my daughter had an offer of a situation as a governess from a Mr. Nelson; I should have made a present of the - clothes to my diogh!er. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILDE—I had con versations with my daughter respecting the defendant's temper; and I went to Mr. Smith's to put off the wed ding for a short time ; -my daughter found great fault with his temper. I never heard my daughter say, that with what her sister Sarah did defendant had a thing to do. My daughter was with me at Mr. Smith's. De fendant offered to shake hands with her, and she ref-mei. Mrs. Smith examined—l am tl e aunt of Miss Martha Scott. She is a •ery fine young woman, and very accomplished. Defendant was in the habit of calling every day at her mother's house. Soon after I first saw defendant, he said he wished to make inquiries about Mrs. Scott's family, as he thought of joining it. I told him that the family were highly respectable, but that their circumstances were not such as they had been. He expressed himself quite satisfied with my information. Miss Sarah Scott, stow Mrs. Colesworth, was stopping in my house on a visit, and slept there. On the occasion of my son's coming home, I could ant accommodate her with a bed, and she slept at Mrs. King's. Mr. Colesworth lived there. My daughter once went with her to the play, because her sister could not go with her. They both came home together. Cross-examined—My son is at sea; Miss Sarah Scott slept sometimes at Mrs. King's ; I do not think she slept there before March ; a'tcr she left me, in March or April, she generally slept at Mrs. King's; she did not sleep out of my house in February ; she was nor living in my house in January ; Miss Martha Scott lived at my house part of the time that her sister lived there. MrsiKing exami.nd—l live with my husband in Col burn-row, Mile-end•road. Mr. Colesworth lodged there; had been there two yens, and remains them now; he is married; his wife sometimes slept in my hoase,in the front parlour; Mr. Colesworth slept above stairs; the present defendant called, and asked if Miss Scott had slept there? I said she had occasionally, and explained to him how, and that nothing improper seas in it ; the defendant made the inquiry the day after the play. Min Luca examined—l know the plaintiff; I have known her eleven rears; in April last I was staying at No. 9, Bedford -street, Bedford-square; I saw the de fendant there on the 26th of April ; he asked me if I knew Mrs. Scott's family, and whether they were respectable? I answered in the affirmative. He asked me if I knew what were their means of living? I said that I did not, but that Mrs. Scott had had a house, for the purpose of letting lodgings. He said he understood Miss Sarah Scott had slept on a sofa at Mr. Crsleworth's. ' I said, if so, there must have been a particular reason for it. I had known her a long time, and never saw any thing in the least improper in her conduct. He never asked me a single word about my having passed the preceding Sunday with Miss Scott. I had passed the Sunday with her at her mother's. Mrs. Parkhurst examined—My husband is Comp- troller of the Customs at Antigua. lam half sister to the plaintiff. I have not been for some time on terms of strict acquaintance with her family. The defendant called on me to ask about them, and asked several questions. He said he was to be married to Miss Martha Scott on the Tuesday following, and wished to have some references. He mentioned something about a great coat and about the play. He mentioned about Miss Sarah Scott's sleeping at Mr. Coleswotth's, I said very likely they were married, and there could be nothing improper in it. I said they were a very re spectable family. Mr. Wen. Nelms examined—l am a merchant in the City. Miss Martha Scott was spoken of as a vverness to my family in March last. This was brokers off. Miss Scott was to have met Mrs. Nelson at a friend's house. The meeting did not take place; it was mentioned that the was going to he married, and could not take the .situation.--This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. Sergeant Wit.na, for the defence, observed, that in cases of this kind it was not uncommon for an im pression te remain on the minds of the .fury which must greatly prejudice the case of a defendant, but he trusted the Jury would coolly and dispassionately consider the present case. He h.d never heard a case more gravely stated by a Learned Counsel ; hut the Jury must be aware,that when so much depended on fancy,a miserable figure was cot by the case when it came to be argued in a Court of Justice, and divested of all its eaterh-r show. When a party who were agreed to marry changed their minds, but were influenced to contract marriage, under the dread that an action would be the result of the non perfot mance of this most important act, a Jury would be little promoting the happiness of mankind or the welfare of a country, by giving verdicts which would force to a step on which these was little — chance of comfort, and much probability of misery. There were, however, many circumstances which rendered it most just and proper that an action should be brought for breach of promise of marriage, although it was his conviction that no accomplished woman could ever bring her mind to pursue such a coure. Notwith standing that, o hers, who were without those fine feel ings, which become improved by education but had still most pule and h3nourable characters, might. In dre present case, he would ask - of the Jury on what grounds they were asked for compensation ? There had been no loss of affection; it was not hinted that after a courtship of three weeks, so much had the lover gained on the affections of the Lady, that she was broken hearted by the change in his feelings and intentions The Learned Sergeant then proceeded to comment on the :howlers of the courtship, the mutual conviction, that the tempers of the parties ill-suited them for each other, and the rumours that the defendant had heard with reference to the sister of his intended wife. He observed, that the short term of the acquaintance pre vented his placing confidence in the Lady, after what he had heat d—that he was actuated by no selfish feeling, and trusted that, under all the circumstances, the Jury would consider the case as one that called for very trifling damages at their hands. Mr. Justice GASKLIZ summed pp the evidence at considerable length, and stated, that the Jury had to consider two points—first, whether the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict, and, if so, what compensation they considered her to deserve? The Jury, after a few minutes' deliberation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff— Damages SON. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. • MANSION-HOUSE. 'st+tsrday Dpkoser &Was was brought before the Loa* Mown for re-esaminatioo, upon the charge of having forged the signature of Mr. Charles Fothergill to a cheek upon Jones, Lloyd, led Co. bankers, for it I in. Mr. Gates, *lto attended fee the prosecution, proposed to ea Mr. Ifothergili, to prove that the signature to the check was a forgery.—The prisoner's Solickor tiltiected to the testimony of Mr. Fothergill, on the ground that be was an interested wittiest, inas much as, if the check was ionise, it *Mild be placed to his ac count by his Bankers. Mr. Gates called a tentlemait, *ho swore that the signature to the elect was not in the hand-writing of Mr. Fethergill.—The prisoner was fully committed to Newpre for trial. GUILDHALL. David lime, an elderly Cambro-Briton resident in London, was charged with barring stolen a canvass bag containing four sovereigns, and other moneys, from his friend and countrynsm„ John Jones. " I tie a cattle-drover," said John Jones,—" I bee with my father and mother at Newport, In the shire o Monmouth, and my name be John Jones, Cut I be better known by the name of Jack Ctirramos—in regard I always Conlin up to Lunnun at this time o' year, with a drove a' prime Wehh bullocks for Christman beef. Last Friday night I was standing afore the door of the sign o' the Lock and Key in the Smithbelds, when somebody caps a hand on my shoulder—. Ab, Jack !' says he, ' be it your • How are you, David.'—for it wur David Reece—there be is now before your Worship; and I've know'd David this twenty long year. ' Well, are you going to treat me? says be.— " Aye, if you'll come in, there's a sop o'beer at the bottom o my pot, you shall he as welcome to as myself, David,' says I.— So we went in, and he drinkt the sup o'beer; stud you going back to Wales, John?' says he. ' Yes I am, David, says I. • Aye, well .could ye lend me such a thing as a Ailing, Juba?' says he. • With slimy heart, Dried,' says I. So I took out my little bag, but while I war untying the string of her, to get at the shilling, he snatched the bag out o' my hand, and scuM't out o' the house with k altogether in a minute. I tolioWt arter—' and • don't be makirt a joke of me, David !' says I; but he was gun , and I couldn't see him anywhere." David Keens, another countryman of theirs, depowd that on Saturday be was golrig through Smithfield, " and in consegnence he met a fie/drown," who asked him, in Welsh, whether be would drink with him. He agreed, because be never refused when it was offered tb him • and they went to the Lock and Key. and there they saw $ Jack duistmas," the prosecutor, lain.liting about his lost bag; and in short, witness then told Jack Chrisamas where the prisoner lived, and in consequence he was apprehended at his own . house, in Woodbridge -street, Clerkenweil, though not without a furious resistance an his part. The bag was not found upon nor any part of its contents, but they had not searched his house. The prisoner, in his defence, adosittted that he and the prows. 'tor were old friends; but he stoutly denied all knowledge of the transaction, and said if the case were remanded for a day or two be could bring three disinterested witnesses to prove an Jack Christmas, however, was so positive as to his identity, that the Alderman told the prisoner it was hi, duty to commit him for trial, and he was committed accordingly. BOW-STREBT. This office was excessively crowded all dAy, and a great anxiety I evinced to know the decision of the Bench oh the asimmooses issued against a number of persons in the vicinity of Covent Garden. Previous to the examination of witnesses, a long desultory mover urban took place between Sit RICII•RD Mang, Mr. MALLS, the sitting Magistrate, and Mr. Anwiraus, who appeared for the de fendants relative to the provisions of the different Acts of Parka. meta under which persons could be convicted for selling spirituous and other liquors. nitrates Lareniert, who keeps a coffee-Atop, in Bow-etreet, was the first who Was called forward. Our readers recollect that the public papers have already noticed the state of this house, and that Mr. Bas. had ordered a proem . s don to be commenced us against it. John Stink, one of the Bow-atreet patrol, deposed, that in the 13th instant, a little before twelve eclock, he bad a mum chops and a glass of beer at Lasnbert's. That about a quarter past twelve, he bad ball a pint of wine, for which he paid is. 6d. and a little before oue o'clock be had more wine. On behalf of the defendant it was contended, that the liquor was °ought from Godfrey's public-bonse, and not sold by him. Mr. Hau.s--Godfrey had no right to have his house open at at time. The witness said, he also saw three women and four men drink a st of half-and-half. William Cole, a waiter at Lambert's, said, his muter sold an wine, no half-and-half, nor any other liquors • that be brought the drink to &ink hem the Marquis of Anglesey: public•house, which was next door. Godfrey, the landlord, proved having sold the lull pint of wine, r which be charged is. &iggle said. be did not give the other sixpence to the waiter ; he we hint twopence for his trouble. Lambert was tined in thksuni of 201. against which he appealed the next Sessions at Welfminoter. James Carter, the proprietor of Mother H.'s establishment in Brydges.street, waa also charged with the same ageism, w►ich was also proved by &lick, who on Thursday morning had • pint of wiue, for which he was charged St. He was cross-examined by Mr. Anntenu•, who contended that he had not praised Carter to be the proprietor of the house. Mr. H A LL8.... We will soon settle that. Four of his waiters are now hi atteedasce. Some of them will decide the matter. Charles Loch, one of the waiters, said Carter, whose name was over the door, was his employer. Carter was also fined SW. against which he lodged an appeal. J.4vi Rariscatham. James's-street,Cmrent-garden, was next brought forward.—Jobn Stiggle proved, that a little after one be called at his disor, then shut, when a watchman told Mm It would be •pee at a quarter after two, when he called, and bad some tea and wise. —A similar conviction took place, and an appeal lodged. afierender Grahle, of Bow.street„ was also convicted under the information of Stiggle, when he lodged an appeal by the advice of Mr. Adolphus. lIATTON GARDEN. Riehard Martin and Samuel fierw/ds were charged with felony. T. Waddington. the officer, stated, that on the morning of Satur day week he observed the prisoners and another man, not yet ap prehended, looking Into various shops in St. John's-street. Sus pecting their object, he watched them closely, when he saw Rey nolds go into the:shop of Mr. Davis, a stationer, and shortly after come ,out with a ream of foolscap and join his companions. He (Waddington) Instantly secured him, but the others made off. The following night lie apprehended Martin In a notorious house in West-strett, Saffron-bilL—The prisonen were fully committed. MARY-LA•BONNS Yesterday Nicholls Besens;grs was charged with Bring a pistol at Mr. Taylor, a stationer, the corner of Charles4treet. Middlesex Hospital. It appeared that the prisoner, who is a warehouseman in the Shakespeare Printing-office, had, according to his own ac count, felt himself offended by some injurious reports which Mr. Taylor hid circulated respecting his moral conduct ; and he went into his shop and bred the pistol. which wounded hiss in the face. He was remanded until Mr. Taylor is able to &med. MARLBOROUGH STREIT. steriay a Gentleman of Most fsahiOsiaii;appearanne and who was raid to be a Drianon Officer of rank, wppeared td aossver a charge preferred by several watchmen for assaulting them la the execution of their duty. _ _ _ The complainant seated, that about wee o'clock on Monday morning, he was calling the hour In Regent.street, and on ar riving at Mr. Newman's, he saw the Gentleman talking to two ladies of the pave, whom be desired to move ow, when the Gen tleman d—d his eyes, and asked him how be dared to say any thing to the ladies he was in conversation with, when he informed the Gentleman he was not saying any thing to Mtn, but to the two girls, whom he was determined should not stand on his beat, and he began handing the two females ott, when the de fendant seized bold of him by the coLar, and shook him most vio lently, swearing at the same time zt him kw his impertinent inter ference ; at length, during a momentary relapse from his assailant, he contrived to spring his rattle, which brought two watchmen to hts assistance. The watchman who first came up deposed, that he beheld the lest witness shook by the defendant as if be had been an amen leaf, and, on his interfering, he was treated in a similar manner. The third watchman deposed, that on his coming up the defend ant instantly left Isis hold of his partner, and mining his stick, ►y a sudden jerk got it out of his hands, and began kyles it cm his back, observing, at the same dose, he would teach them to interrupt Gen tlemen for the future. They at length succeeded in taking him to the watchhouse, *here he again assaulted them. Mr. Roe—What do you say to this charge, The Defendant—l admit I struck two of the watchmen. Is going up Regent-street I met two females, to whom I stopped to speak. They were quiet. When the first watchman came up desiring them to go on, I °Deemed I did not see what right he had to order any person to move on when talking to a Gentleman— he then sprung his rattle, and en the other watchman aiming up be said—l shall charge you ;on which the third watchman ►egan using his stick, which for my own protection, I wrenched oat of his hand. Itoe.-1-111 story differs from yours ; be states 'bunt two gith standing at a late hour in Regent-street, Whoa, ash is a part of his duty, be desires to move on. and then you ask hien bow he dares to interpose? You have acted wrong, sad for which you must find bail; but I shall have no objection, if you prefer saris• tying the watchman.—The latter course' the Military Gentlemar watch:aro. On coming in, the Worthy Magistrat e rensatked that r preferred, and be ateordin f ly t ent oat and muted with it was otse of those cam wltich otild not pan co nt : hr prune marl" in the bleier dicks Ac megh to know better, ang' should, therefore, Infikt peaky of ten shiiiings for in k , tering with the watchman in the execution of hisduty . 'mi.; was fastualy paid down, and the Gentleman hit the office. WORSH IP-STRRET. Cllgries Melford was charged as being the principal, and //ca.. ' MN. es the accessary, in aa atabwituss robbery. o n N - h i a ; week hfelfurd and another ral/rd at Me shop of lees e lr. Piing Plumnaer'ortaw, City-road, ebeesenionger, for a ch,' - lug to be sent by a neighbo ur ; an d fi n di ng Mrt grabs,Ping w aten, they abut the door, threatened her lif e . ma d e her give tbent sovereigns and di. in sliver, end escaped with sane other artielo‘ Medford was identified as one Cl dime fellows who tow e d at ' ttyster shop. in Birch's-lane, on the 11th of November, and faci a . the house in charge of on e m an , t i e d hi m hand and hot i n 'utiLr, and curbed off and some plate. They were remnant UNION HALL. none, Spenser and John Ruse were remanded, Charred on o v i . Clan of breaking into the bowie of a labouring man, named ney, at Walwortb, and stealing maw wearing apparel ma n o w articles. The prosecutor and his wife left home on north, s i pursue their avocations, and on their returning in th e ak e i ntin , they toned the door open and the property stu:en. So w . W e Co:Pulale of Newington, appr e h e nd e d the prisoners on 0. n . 0y and two witnesses distinctly swore to their persons, one a mo o OM deem coating out of the prosecutor's house wi ha losable. Yesterday being the grand market day at Smith& helots the approaching Christmas, the show of prim e fat beasts was great beyond recoll:ction. As ELBCTION CASZ.—Ia the year 1790; the repse. sentation of tl e County of Down was strongly disputed between the Cant son of the then Lord ftillsborougo and - the late Lord Castlereagh; and amongst the la.. yens engaged for the occasion, was Mr. W. Downes, afterwards Chief Justice of the K ng's Bench. Fieri. wady to his setting out fur Downpatrick, Mr. Dous es happened to meet Mr. Curran, to whom he mentissed that he was retained for one of the parties; and added, that he was scary to understand that much was expected to display itself—insomuch that it was not un. likely but that the partisans of the Candidates would proceed to duelling and bloodshed. "For my part; continued he, " I shall keep clear; of every subject but that connected with my profesioeal duties." No doubt," said Curran, "you are perfectly well prepared." "0, yes," replied Downes, "I have made myself muter of all the eledloa cases." " Very good," replied Curran, yet, however desirous you may be of keeping yOpro self clear of controversy and quarrels, some irritable bully may run foul of you ; therefore I would ream. mead strongly that you shonld have Wogdeis can it yourjfager'sewls." Wogdetes case !" observed Binges, with surprise," I never heard of that case belay; lan much obliged to you, my dear fellow. for aseatinsig it; where shall I find the report of it?" * 1 rat sr. prised," returned Curran, " that you, so conversant with elections, should never have heard the ',ad of Wogdeo's case. There are twenty shops in town where you can procure the case itself." Mr. Dowses, pleased with the hint, deferred bis jaunty town* the theatre of war for that day, the whole of whirl he employed in ransacking every bookseller's shop in Dublin. At length he mentioned his diSculty to a brother Barrister whom he met ; and was not a little confounded when the latter, readily taking the joke, burst into a loud laugh at his simplicity, and told his " instead of continuing his rematches among the book. sellers, to step across the street to a gatisitth s shop, where he would find the case in a mintne."—zeivir of London. Thursday, at Rockland, near Frame, a labouring man, named Charles Pearce, actually sold bis wife to a shoe. maker of the name of Elton, for the sum of 51. and de. livered her in a halter in the public street. Pearce has been married some years, and they base a family of five children now living, the youngest of whom is logo with the unnatural mother, who seemed very willing that the sale should take place! The bells rang several peals on the occasion, at the joint expense of the parties. Thursday night a prisoner fer debt in the gaol of Paisley, attempted to make his escape in the style of Lavalette, but was not so successful in his endeavours. A respectably dressed female, wearing a muff and tip- pet of fur, asked permission to see him, in the dusk of the evening, and was admitted. After remailiog some time wish the prisoner, the turnkey was required to give egress to apparently the same individual, wearing the same clothes, and exhibiting no remark. able difference of size or gait. He had passed the unknown fair one through several doors, and was is the act of opening the last, when, stealing a peep at the countenance of the supposed female, he, to ha no small astonishment, discovered the masculine as• pect of the gentleman captive, in place of his peuicoat visitor. DIED. On the IStla instant, in the eighty-foonh year of his age, Er. Sandys Staunton, of the Strand. Tbe 30th October, at a village between Cairo and Alexandria, highly regretted by an British residents, Henry Solt, Esq. our late Consul-General in Egypt. He was a man that possessed much it licence with the Paths, and his km, therefore, at auk a wswent, will be felt the more. NEWGATE ono LEADENHALL MARKETS, Dsc.l7. Gee.. 5, od to 4s 4d I Veal MO= .. ...... S 4 6d to 4s IM Pork ...... —. 4$ od to Si la . PRICES or HAT AND R. /A MU •• Hay .664 Od to .51 Ss Od Comer 61 CM Od to Si ISo Od Straw 11 6. Od to 11 Ide Od PRICE OF BO PIW POCKETS. Kent Susses 44s to 140 s Tes to 90. Mom Farnham be 1501 co 161 LW YESTERDAY. • WHITECNA FEL. Hay 3110, to 41 13s 04 Clover 41 101 to 51 153 od Straw Il as to 11 14. Od 's, PER CWT. Dye. 17. PM SASS. Seat 7111 Co lON Sussex ...... 6.19 to 754 .... 70s to 901 1100 to 1400 PRICE OF LEATHER. Best Dressing Hides HO to 174 Common Ditto l7d to )94 Crop Hides,ss to 401b$ for cutting 144 to ISed Ditto 45 to 501 be...... ......... Calf Skins, 56 to 461bs .. 124 to 244 Ditto 50 to 701bs Ditto 70 to 801bs ......... ...... 21d to 264 SotaU Seals. Greenktul) 194 to Sod Tangoed Hone Mee. ........ Spanish Hone Hides... ......... COAL MARKET, Doc 17. Maps Sold. 21 44 Ships at Market. ill Newcastle lie Sanderhod Pike. 51$ 64 to no 14 Hs 54 to 400 04 ;HIS DAY. MAILS.—T_ /MI6 DIIII. AIM we' Dublin 1 0 Frame 1 • Waterf.rd 1 0 Hamburg 0 1 Cheraw, and Jersey 0 0 Models 0 0 lasb°n Lionaglaadee 0 0 Swedes 0 • 0 0 Leeward /shade 0 0 Buenos Ayres 0 0 Malta 1 • llollaud 0 0 America 0 0 --, MOH-WATER at LONDON-BUIDGIt TO MORROW. 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