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,b y 7 MORNING CALLS. IritnM THE LITERA nY MAGNET. ' 4 Morning cal's, the hatred aitd ahnoyance of all per, • sons a ho know the value of time, fat n.ed at S— the staple business of life. After this, it is q•iite unnecessary to say, hat S— was a small conutry town, abounding with rentt el idle people, who, having limited incomes, and tea• occupations, and much leisure and little mind, mainly occupied themselves in hearing and retailing news. .13y many people, S— was considered e a'ati ming residence, in the country sepse of the term, it contained so much 'good society,' and this good society was so' very sociable ;',in other words, everybody drank tea with everybody, and everybody knew everybody's business. As far as news was concerned, they had all things in common : scandal was certainly communica ted torn mouth to mouth under the charge s of secrecy, but that, as all the world knows, is equivalent to pro claiming it by sound of trumpet, so that such a thing as a secret was perfectly unknown in S--. Surprise was reit to imposaible, for all events, no matter of what kind, public or private, petty or important, were known beforehand. Sudden death was the only circumstance ever known to baffle these omniscient p.eoele. It was cent_ a straight-forward prisceeding to ieport births ind marriages before their occurrence; but sudden death was an awkwlrd. subject to meddle with—it was not to be foreseen, even by those who foresaw all things. The town of S— was like a bee-hive, always in a buzz of hints, aoaderments, suspicions, doub's, hopes, fears, and'cOnjecturest its a vast whispering-gallery—one large ear; but this slast.figure rather fails in similarity, as the sellsaine whisper often found a hundred different echoes. The surmise - at one end 'of the town, that a Lady and Gentleman were attached, grew to a sus picion in the middle that they were engaged; from which started a full-grown report at the other end, that the wedding clothes were in band. Disasters went through the same exaggerating process, a piece of news passed through as many changes as a chi yailis ; a simple fact in the hands of these philosophic newsrnongers, became the germ of a hundred. Life at S— was a round robin monotony, of putting on the same dresses, seeing the same people, taking the same walks, playing at cards with the same partners, dancing to the same tunes, and coming away at the tame hour, over and over again, from the beginning of one year to the end ol another. Hence ague craving for excitement in the only attainable shape, that of news ; out of which otigi nated a talent for gossip, and a pais:on for Morning Call,. "These was no newspaper printed at S-- there needed none, nor any voice of print. An unfortunate genius did venture to set up a Gerraral Advertiser; but at the end of three months he abandoned Minion and Beerier, in desperation ; he could procure no news; it was all picked' up and disseminated through the inde fatigable agency of Morning Callers ; every scrap of • local intelligence' was old by the day of publication. What was fat worse, the advertising department was- a sinecure, for Govenusses, Mistresses, Schools, Servants, and Apprentices, all preferred these tvaiking Advertise ments, which Were found to answer far setter, and were besides duty free. "At the head of these systematic time-destroyers stood Mrs. Sharpley and her three daughters, Julia, Caroline, and Anne; she was a widow, considered herself absolved from the apostolic injunction to be a 4 keeper at home,' and they, as young ladies, considered themselves ab solved likewise, on the plea that as yet they bad no home (of their own) to keep ; life was to this family a series of visits and visitations, of opening and shutting doors, of how-do-ye does and goad byes; they lived in their bonnets, and their walking shoes, like the feet of N Bali s dove, found no rest for their soles. The old Lady was a portly, comfortable, coarse-minded, worldly, but in the main, kind-hearted woman; immensely po putat ; fur she had a fluent speech, and during her round cf Morning Calls, dropped a smile, or a tear, or e mpliment, or hope, or consolation, at every step of her progress. The young Ladies were chatty, pretty-look ing, please e-loving, less-thinking dam sels, unrivalled in what are called the elegant arts of female industry ; the manufacture of riddles and co nundrums in blue ink ; new-fashioned watch-pockets, per-wipers, fly-cages, tire-grate papers, egg ba , kets, card-purses, bead-bracelets, and tattling. They were ',lndent, sensible, young women-atheir mother, on a reduied scale—lovers of shopping for its own sake; geniuses at Pope Joan and Commerce, and ever on the look out foe new patterns, whereby to regenerate old garment-. Nothing could equal the sensation occa stoned by the appearance of a wane!. in "The visiting part of the community were not exactly in arms on the occasion, but as soon as possible they were one and all on foot; and, in a series of Morning Calls, the affaiis, dress, character, fortune, and *future destiny of the unfortunate he or she were as confidently reported upon :es* if an old inhabitant of the town. " Two sir angers, two somewhat out of the com mon way, had just arrived on a visit, but three days of rain bad prevented the possibility of their making calls. The falurth morning, however, graciously diwned in smiles, aird thus spoke Mrs. Sharpley at the close of breakfast:—' Well,,really girls, this fine day rejoices one's heart; so make hat and send the things away, that.we may make the best of it. Let me see, just nine o'clock now ; say we are ready to set Of by eleven, and dint an hour later than usual ; how Many calls can we get through? but first reach me tHe - Alinanack, and let me see how many we owe? Mcicy upon us, how these wet days have thrown us behind hand.' The Almanack was reached from its stand, - and the old Lady proceeded to tell over the cards, with appropriate notes and comment.. ' Mrs. Lorraine Finch ;—certainly, it is our duty to call upon Ler strangers in the first place; I wish one could have girt a little of Sir John's . history befOre one went; I wonder whether be likes dancing. Julia; be sure and' r iactic* over your quadrillbi to-night; and now 1 think of it, pray Anne, 'sty dear; did I ever. give Mrs. Finch the receipt tOr Scratch Marmalade; which her poor old aunt asked me for ?' No, indeed,' re plied' the young Lady addressed, for you said you should not make it common to any such persOn.' Mrs. Sharpley was seized with . acouglaing- fi t towards the close of her daughtet's reply, bat* recovering herself, she thus proceeded—' Dear me, what a shameful piece forgettilness! Ann, love, sit down and cony it oat directly : take gilt-edge paper child, statics that bock of an old letter, and get a new pen. I wonder whetber. Mrs. Finch will have many patties whilst Sir John ar.d his sister are with her ?' • Mrs. Finch knows more of the world than any one in S--,' said Julia, • and dresses better; and her rooms are more - % astefidlyornaa . saented,' said Caroline ; and her suppers are,ninre ele gant,' observed Ana; ' and she has far tette' flexions,' said the mother. Verdict—Mrs:Lorraine Finch is more worthy of attention than her neighbours. 44 • Mother,' said Caroline, 4 we owe a visit to those tiresome old frumps, the Oddleys ; always begging one's patterns, and inviting one to tea in a friendly 4ay. I hate friendly ways.' 4 blush, IMO, my dear, E replied her molher,with a cautionary nod, l .a little civility is well bestowed upon people who go. every whene,and who have nothing to do but talk abo it their neiglibours,hesides; I really like the Oddleys—poor souls—one of you find lase week's paper for them, and Caroline, you might as well give Miss Letty the pa tern of a morning eap: takeher that I _desired you never to wear again. W.e11...wh0 else have we to see; the Joneses, the Walkers, the Waleys— what people those are, call, call, call, the instant one! is out of their debt ; just as if one had nothing else to do bat be at home to them. How long is it since we were at a par ty there Indeed, Mother, .1 don't know,' replied Julia,' but I am sure we always inv'te them twice for once." Fie, fie, Julia,' rejoined the mother, you should not mention such trifles ; how ever, I don't think we shall have time to call this morn- Mrs. Morris, she is a spiteful creature ;'but I must see her, for I want to _know where her dyer lives. Mrs. Charles Merlon, boor woman, what a life she leads with those nine children.' • Really, mother,' in terrupted Anne, 4 it ii of no use wasting time with Mrs. Merton, one never meets her anywhere, and, she knows nothing out of her own house, and she is 4 always busy!' So much the greater charity to li.ok inl upon her now and then ; besides, I think her house- ! maid is under warning, and I should like to know a little of her character in a quiet way before I see after her. Well, really, I think we shall manage no more, calls this miming, we must do the re't toonarrow. must somehow peep in at Mrs. Taffety's, to see if she has anything new in the turban way ; and if Mrs. Finch is likely to have any gay doings. You- girls may as well have your new frocks made now, as at Christ mas ; now, then, dress yourselves directly ; your black velvet spencers, and best flounce.' petticoats; nothing is so becoming as to see sisters all dressed alike. Julia, love, keep your veil down at Mrs. Finch's. Anne.' don't forget to offer to spew Miss Dashford all the , pleasant walks about S.—. Really, I quite feel for poor -Mrs. Finch, no young people of her own to amuse' her strangers : we must relieve her as much as we can.'" (To be conelsakil in our nirt.) SURREY SESSIONS, JAN. 17. Charles Dirnsdale Colunetell, and Elizabeth his wife, were indicted for having assaulted Mary Ann Wilson, on the 3d of October last. Mary Ann Wilson, the prosecutrix, gavei long statement, by which it appeared chat she was one of two nursery-maids, who were in care of the children of the defendants: On the Sd of Oct. in a partition of cakes between the children, the prose cutriz called one of the boys " Donald," without the usual prefix of " Master:' The father being within hearing, proceeded to the nursery•room, and asked, in an incensed manner, how . she (the prusecutrix) dared to speak to any of his children as if they belonged to a sweep? and added that she was" d—d impudent," that she was only fit for a pot-house, did not deserve wages, and thrust his fist into her face. She ran to the kitchen in a terrified state, and fainted. While in the faiuting state her mistress entered the kitchen and inundated her with water (a pail and a half). When the prosecutrix recovered, a doctor, who had been sent for, prescribed bleeding'the jugular vein, but on the determination of her mistress not to allow her to remain in the house during the night, but to send her home to her friends, he did not perform the operation. While she was resting against the staircase her mistress desired her to go away. She accordingly, with the assistance of the other servant, reached home; was obliged to consult a doctor on the following day; was confined to her bed for some days, and unable to work for several weeks. Louisa Dawson, the fellow-servant, was present at the nursery squabble, but though she heard the words alleged to have been used by her master respecting II Master Donald," she did not observe any stamping of feet, nor did she see him push his hand into the prose cut' ies face. This witness admitted that she had given warning to quit the service, but that she was induced to stop by an increase of wages. In regard to the con. duct of her mistress, the witness did not see her do any thing with a malignant intention, for though she cast the water in great profusion, she removed ber clothes from the effecr, as much as the hurry would admit. A Doctor who attended the prosecutrix on the 4th of October, proved that she had a fever on that day ; but was not positive that it proceeded from previous ill treatment. The Jury found the husband, Charles Dimsdale ColumbeU, Guilty, and acquitted the wife. The Osamu...so directed that he should pays Hoe of 6s. ltd. to the King, Bodavfein Jenne', a patrol, was convicted of an assault on Wm Reed, and sentenced to be confined for three calendar months in the common gaol of the county. The Journal du Commerce states that the Duke D'Asiamaears, in consequence of a dreadful conflict between his gamekeepers and some poachers, at Lou. vain, in the Netherlands, has had all bis preserves laid open, considering it better that his game should be lost than that human life should be deitroyed. From the published list of the Metropolitan Law Society, it appears that 172 clerks have given notice of., application, to be admitted attornies of the several , Courts of Westminster, at the approaching Hilary Term—this is about the average number each Term, Amounting yearly to 688, from which, allowing the-'I deduction of 188, for death and retirement—which ex ceeds the actual amount, leaves an annual increase of 500 to the proles ion. The labourers in the. county of Tipperary get only 6d. per day in that county, and are mostly unem• ployed and in great wretchedness. Pot k is 335. per cwt. Beef and Mutton, sd. and 6d. per 10. Pot k, 7d. The provincial towns are high as to the rate of previ 'sions, and the most unblushing frauds are practised on the poor in the assimilation of the currency, refusing to give snore than twelve Irish pence for an English shil ling aSci• ) s thus robbing every poor creature if a penny bran a shilling. E—n L —r, whilst travelling on a coach, happened to pass a spot where he had made s. , me sketcher, and he remarked to his companion, a brother artist, that he had once 46 painted all tho.e hedge"." Toe coach man, who had listened to the conversation of bis pas. Sengers, and thought that they wi re hoaxing ! ill, upon seating this observaton, remarked, with that irteuoin which is peculiar to his pr Then I think you must have used a d—d sight of paint." The sword of honour pees' nied. by the Coites to Qui toga has beery seized at his house at Betatraus, in tiallicia. Ater bei .g broken by the common hangman, in the jpresence of an immense concourse of the people, the I aznuats we a thrown into the riser I OLD BAILEY, JANUARY 17. .......-_ The trial of Mr. Itself and Mr. Rigaud, and Mirs Gardener, for a conspiracy in obtaining some portion of the funded Nl:wentll a Mr. Ricci, from the Bank of England, by nte4nalrf fraldnlent le ters of admtnistra fain, altd - forged powers of attorney, vas, upon the appfitgiim of the primers, Dostponesl till nest Sessions. • Affq'hearing an argument upon this subject, and dispn:ing Of the remaining ;aces, the Court ricljourne? till the atternotm, when it again met, and the sentences were passed up n the prisoners, who had been tried. The following thirty-eight prisoners were ordered to be trans ported for seven years:—Mary Prior, William Wood, George Williams, John Toinkins, William Smith, Thomas Dimsdale, John Night, Thomas Hewett, Daniel Sullivan, Cornelius Connolly, •Benjamin Bond, Thomas Lake, Richard West, George Bounden, Eliza James, Samuel Park, Thomas Sadler, Henry Stone, Joseph, Phillips, Philip Warren, Peter Shields, Jeremiah Sullivan, Samuel Jones, George Hearn, C h arles Hahn, Michael Corcoran, William Bruff, Margaret Nash, Samuel Waters, Emma Truetuan, Mows Owen, Robert Jackson, Richard Turpin, William King, James King, William Aldis, T homas Laver, and Abraham. Johnson. The following siz prisoners were ordered to be transpotted . for fourteen years : William Ferrer, George Angell Lowe, Catherine Corcoran, Daniel Dean (the compoiitor, for stealing a quantity of type), James Stevens, and Wm. Penn (a.shopman to Messrs. Swan and Edgar, the linen drapers, fur embezzlement). Mary arris, who had robbed her mistress of a great quantity of property, wa4 ordered to be transported for life. Sarah Iluchannan. wbo was housekeeper to Messrs. Wiltshire and Massey, of Cheapside, and had disposed of their pop..rty by the means of a fortune-teller, who was tried and acquMcd, was ordered to be imprisoned two years In the of Correction, and there to be kept to hard labour; Ellen Murray, for a robbery, was ordered to be imprisoned for the same period ; Richard James Harris was ordered to he imprisoned one .year in-tbe (louse of Correction. William Farrow, James Smith, John Thomas Vaughan, Thomas Blackmore, James Rogers, William nooper, Charles Hutchinson, James Nathan, David Nader, George Shepherd, George Nickoll», and William Anderson, otherwise lian:on, wete ordered to be imprisoned six months; Madan, in addition to his imprisonment, was to be whipped. Thirty-three prisoners were ordered to be imprisoned for various , periods, me from four months to seven days, and so of them were also to be dogged. Siz were mdered to be whipped athl then dis charged. James Harris, a brickmaker, who had stolen a cart-load . of brieks,was ordered to be whipped in the brick-fields at Hack twy, where he had committed the offence, and then be imprisoned two ma oaths in the House of Correction. After the sentences had been passed on all these per-, sons, the following twenty-one were brought up to re ceive sentence of death. They were principally young men, and not one of them apprared to exceed 44): William Williams, James Hawkins, and Abraham Davis, for returning from transportation. Davis, in reply to the usual inquiry that is wade by the Clerk of the, Arraigns, whether they have any thing to state why they should not be condemned to die, according to law ? said, " My Lord, my life has been sworn away by two persons who have appeared against me. I can assure your Lord ship that I was never convicted before on any charge : and I do most distinctly state, that I never used, or was known by the name of Abraham Davis, nor by any other name except my own name, which is Henry Williams." Hammes: The cue against you has been proved in every re spect to the satisfaction of the Court. We cannot now listen to your assertion. James Smith, and James Hawkins, for coining ; John JoneisWil • liam Hunt, William Nicholson, John Ilenly, and George Wright, for burglary ; William Burke, and Susan Barnett, for highway robbery ; William Groves alias Cuftree Brooker, for aurae-stealing ; George Coxbead, Joseph Dolphin, ruin:nod Walker, Ann Conroy, John Myatt Shaw, Charles Pratt, and William Caeo, for stealing goods in dwelling - houses, above the value of 401. and Edward Cot. troll, for forging and uttering a promissory note for 4'5. The ltecounea, in addressing them, observed, that they had been convicted of offences to which the law affixed the punishment of death. The Juries who had tried them, manifested a great desire to acquit them, but they found that such a verdict could not be returned, consistently with the olenin oath they had taken. A considerable portion of the prisoners had not arrived to manhood. He believed they might have remained several years in this world, and have been respected and esteemed by their friends and relations, but their lives had been adjudged, by their crimes and for which they were consigned to an ignominious death. He trusted they would consider that the 'verdicts which had been passed against them were just verdicts, and that they would prepare to quit this world, and, hy repentance and prayer, endeavour to secure to themselves happiness I ereafter. The law, which consigned them to end their lives by the hand of the common executioner, had pro vided them with the assistance of a devout Minister of the Church, to prepare them for the great change which must occur. He entreated they would make the best use of the excellent instructions they would receive, and that they would recollect they had passed their lives in violating the, laws of their country, and in violating the laws of their MAKER. They were then sentenced, in the usual manner, to be executed.. The Sessions were then adjourned to Thursday, the 15th of February. Yesterday the Lotto MAYOR held a Court of Alder. men at Guildhall, for the purpose of hearing the several appeals against serving Ward Offices, to which persons had been elected on St. Thomas's Day. W. BOLLARD, Esq, one of the Common Pleaders of the City, attended, and moved the Court to direct precepts to be issued for impannelling Juries to assess the value of sundry pre mises wanted tor the purposes of the N.!sv Fleet-market, which was complied with, and a Mayor's Court was appointed to he held on the 9.h February for the pur r:se. The thanks of the, Court were unanimously voted to ti , e Rev. It. C. DILLON, Chaplain to the Lord, Mayor, for the Setr 00. preached by him at St. Lau rence's Church, on Plow Sunday. last. The Cow t referred the p:estntments of the Inquests of the several Wards. to the Aldermen thereof; to give the, requisite: direc tions; and those palsies who wereinesenteJ for carrying ott trade, nil being free of; the City, were rdferred to the Chamberlain. Prg.cepts for. licensing ; victuallers within the City were . directedito be issued as usual, and. the 7th of, March appointed for the purpose. 'The Court wawoccopied.a considerable.timer:in hearing and: determining a i ,peals :.gainst serving. the:officesiof Con. stahlet, and Inquest men. Several persons were adMitted and sw.orn nue the office of Broker; others allowed to! beudiriitted. and surne, on their Prtitions, discharged front that office.—Licensea.were granted te. Coal!Urr dertakers.—A; woman. et St. Margaret's, Westminster. was admitted an out-pensioner of Emanuel Hospital:: and a boy of that Parish, and another of the-Parish of St. dolor, were admitted into the School at the Hospital. Mr. C--1, the artist is as man of singular inge nuousness of !Dinner. Oae morning he was on Hemp stead Heath, 44 looking out for the picturesque" (as E--n L--r says,. who tells the story), and was irrtunate enough to find a bit that pleased him; but in his mind it ousted a figure to make it quite complete. Wilda he uas sketching the spot, an old woman, who had been gathering water-c esses, happened to pass by. Here was an opportunity for perfecting his subject, which C-1 determined not to lose; so steppiug up to. the old dame, he said, quite innocently, " Throw yourself do ain.on that:back, and I will give you a shit. ling; The person addressed only replied, " Sir, lam a poor old woman: r POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-!P)US E. A constable brought up a pauper haw.: the Loa° Maros, under circumstances which are likely to cre..te some coofusion lit the sevoral parithes of the Aletropnlis. The constable stated that he found the pauper, who is an Irish nun, on London Bridge, and thought himself bound to cake ham into custody, for the purpose tii delivering him to a tonstobie ,of Middlesex, .in order , that lie ,might' be puss:l on to Ms native place. The city constable, however, was disappointed in his store. tation of thus getting rid .of the: Irishman, 'the Nliddleser:sitas: having acted upon the opinion of the Magistrees of the Colony, that the Act of 17 Geo. If. has been altogether rept:did by the new Acts on the subiect of the disposal of vagrants ; and thaz, there fore, the pass-masters (ace is at an end. . _ _ Such is the•dretd felt by the bish.poor who•have been long from their country to return timber, that there is no effort t',ey would not be capilde of making to.avoid. suchottettrentity, and .instance 3 have been discovered where they have .preferred the alternative uf bring half starved and half naked irr England, to runtilog the Wizard of being sent home. The Loco MAYOR directed the City Solicitor to make inqvity into the legal merits of the case, and revott to the Coon . of- Alder men, that measures may be taken immediately. GUILDHALL. Woe. Norris, a lad, was charged before Mr. - Alderman Woon, yes. terday, with robbing his employer, Jr.l John Ohbarti, glass mer chant, Bride-lane, Fleet-street, to a large amuuta. Mr. Obbard stated, that the prisoner had been in his service is the capacity of errand boy, for a conSideralde time. and fur .cot; months both money and goods had been missed, and the prison:: bad been suspected to be the thief. He knew he should be keepin: within bounds, it' he estimated the value of the glass an:en at iron, three to four hundred pounds, and the prisoner hintv.:f, sinse hi, apprehension, had admitted, that he had taken in money front thirty to - forty pounds. The circumstances which led to his appre hension were these : on Thursday evening, he ordered his .pprer. tice to mark an themoney left in the desk, and the money marked, with the exception of two balf-crowi:s. Tice apprietit;c., then went up stairs, leaving the prisoner in the sole possession it the lower premises for about five minutes. On his return he gay.: the prisoner leave to go out to his tea, and immediately upon quitting the house, the apprentice went to the desk, and maimed the two half crowns, which be bad mit•niarked. When the 'prisoner came back, he was searched, and one half crown. and a hay which had been missing two months, were toond uponlint. Tae ware house to which it gave him access, had been entered only the :lint , : before, and the groom's whole stuck of apparel carried off. Air. Obbazd had sauce ascertained that the prisoner was absent irons *tilting on that sight. Mr. Alderman WOOD said, with regard to the key and the other l imners, he thought it reasonable the prosecutor should have :at-- thee time to inquire, and he accordingly remanded the prisoner fur a few days. BOW-STREET. T. Rhimks was brought before Mr. HALLS, the sitting Magistrate, charged with stealing a number of silver articles, the property ut Me. Lambe. The prosecutor keeps a shop fur the sale of fancy articles of furniture, in Cockspur-street. Saturday she prisinter came into the shop, and requested the prosecutor's nephew to ghee hint a dressing case, then in the window. Ile was told the price, but he considered it too dear. Several others were strewn him ; ..t length he expressed great admiration of one, the price of which .e 4. sixteen guineas. The shoparan told him that he could, by the sub stitution of glass boxes with plated tops, afford to sell himn the hoe for nine guineas. He then went to the back of the shop to °hut.. the articles to be substituted. When he returned, the prisoner told him to send the box to his house, at No. 13, Norfolk-stteer, in the Strand. The prisoner then lest the shop ;be had not been gone two minutes, when it was discovered that be had taken advaittsre of the shopman's absence, and emptied a forty guinea dressinuea-e of the silver articles it contained. A description of his person v...ss given to the officers of this establishment, and he was soon alta taken into custody. Mr. Haas, having heard the evidence, remanded him till Tuesday next. The driver of No. 6, a hackney-coach, was hrought before Air. HALL*, on a charge of assaulting the driver of the van employed la carry criminals from the various Police Offices to toe 11J.:: 'of Correction.—Mr. Haus directed bun to find ban, avt twenty-four hours' notice. Dick Bowers, of dujeog notoriety, was charged with Cl/3Ulf' tint a fraud on an Italian tientlmmtrn, named Car miiaaty under eit !me , lowing circumstances :—Signor Carminati was, some days :inc.!, walking along Itegent.stiert, when be was ac c osted by the gata,.: Dick.. He told him that he had got some of the fine.t gl eves nufactured in England for sale, at only a shilling a pair. The reason of his being able to sell them so far below their real value was, that they were contraband. After considerable i wort unit y, the lirii ia accompanied him to a neighbouring public•house. The turrchant produced several pairs of gloves, and a quantity of what be calko French cambric, and Irish Hato. The former was worth a guinea a yard, but he would sell it for eight shillings; the latter was work six shillings a yard, but be would sell ft fur four shillings. lit agreed to purchase articles to the amount of a In a few days after the cambric was found to be in fact worth 7d. a yard. and the linea of much the same value. Complaint was made at Bow -street, and Mr. Richard Bowers taken into custody. Iu his cleteace lie sai.l, that the complainant had no cause to complain, fbl he had only been foiled in endeavouring to commit an illegal act. The worthy Magistrate did no!, however, coincide with his view of the case, and, therefore, remanded him till •I'hur-day for further examination. QUEEN-SQUARE Yesterday Lady Barrymore, who was released from her confide ment the previous day, was charged with threatening the life of Mr. Priest, the landlord of the Angel, in Totbill•street, and with a gross assault. Her Ladyship went to the complainant's house a'unit six o'clock in the morning, completely drunk., and swore that unless be gave her some gin, she would break every window In the place, - and on his refusal, she struck hint a violent blow un the head, threw the glass tumblers at him, and also attempted to throw a tub of water over him. Before the Magistrate she struck the conaplaiumit in the face, and her conduct was of the most abusive description.— Her Ladyship was committed to her old habitation, and Mr. Priest bound over to indict her at the Sessions. UNION-HALL. A young man, named Stephen tirtinky Bradshaw, was charrd with attempting to convey, spirits into Horsersonger-lane Jail. lie said nothing in hiledefeuce, and he was fined 104 A young woman, named Ruth WI, was charged with having at. tempted to convey a bottle of rum into the King's Bench Prison. The priscfner was a charwoman employed by a prisoner named Nattali. The turnkey having suspected her, searched her. ant found the rum secreted on her person . . She said it was for Mr. Nattali.—The Magistrates fined the prisoner la which• her master soon after paid. A young woman, named 'farm .drin GuotAtil4 wee charged with laving attempted to convey two quarts of gin into the ,Nlarshalsea Prison. The liquor was found in her. basket, covered over with coals. She said that her mother, who was in confinement, was in great distress, and the offer of the coals,had been made to herpro. vided she would king in the gine—She was ordered to be coufined ten days. • a=g;22lllll= During,the Sessions at Wells, on Tuesday se a nnigli*,, a young woman, who was walking in the market-place, was suddenly delivered of a Child, who was carried with the mother to &house adjoining. ° A countryman having • read in the newspapers ac counts of different Bank failure:, and having £lOO de posited with a respectable Backing. Company in Aber deen, he became alarmed for its safety, hastened to town, and calling at the Bank, presented his deposit re reipt, and on demanding his money, was paid, as is customary, with notes of the Bank ; lie ;I asped the ir in his hand, and having got within reach of the do,r, turned round, and with wonderful sagacity exclaimA " Now, Sir, ye may brack when you like..'' MAILS—THIS DAI: •alt. MOIL 1 0 1 1 Guernsey Mid Jersey 0 1 ' I Lisboa , 0 0 Gottenburgit 0 1 Malta 0 1 Holland e 2 C,4 0 - 11. 0 0 ()obits. Waterford Irrastat Hamurgh Flind‹ra o VI 0 • Buetio4 Ayres 0 0 America 0 1 Jjmaica 0 0 ----- Leeward Islands 0 n • HI GH-W ATRIA at LONDON-BRIDGI )4(41110W. Morning • 48 minutes after 9 Afternoon • 41 minute: attrf 10 Lemnos Premed gust AMMO by J. F. Katty, at tile STAR Onn.:4 No. 1, &km- q, Tantgoßar