Star. — London, England, 1822-12-31 00:00:00

Bit it. intol44 MIMOSA 29 The Duke of Wettinotthr,"With 'his Swoop of Imbassv. Lord CLattretutnir; arrived at - the PA. vilion on FriAar. His triensrv'e impatience to see the Royal Duke was so great, that Although parti ciibrlv occtipied at the time On official - business, he met his Grace at the pcsrtAl to deshabille av he was. Klao had a tong conthrence with the Dnke, in w!!i. ..v.• imagine, the.uatore'of the diplomacy of the tloiv Alliance was fully developed. The dinner p ar ts , on this occasion vas rather select than nu zro.o I-li, MaJesrv, with his usnal grace, led the 3 harchione.. of CoNvatat A M to the dining-mom, sv:liist the Gallant and Noble Duke escorted her , lwely and accomplished daughter:- Very. soon after eh:11c:- the Ladies retired front table, and his MA - atten _led by his Noble Guests,followed shortly , e - ter. In the evening, the Grand Music-rooat Was . illuminated. and the admirably appointed Au l-3 complete hand, led by 'CnAMER in his tastefirl : n .miler, entertained the Royal and Noble Visitors after midnight. His MAJESTY was marked in attentions to the Duke of WELLINPTOX, between whom and the Ktno there seemed to be much con- Vential chat; and When they retired to rest, his Dlaiesry gave his Grace a eordial shake by the hand, wis;•ing him good night. The Duke's health seems "'ready renovated by his continental trip. On Satur 'ay, his Grace appeared very gay and full bf spirits. Brighton never could, during any previous winter, boast of so mach company; especially those of the yen' best class, connected with • the Court : and the whole conversation in high life, here, relate; to a most intim-tont and joyous event, which has. been an ticipated. Their has iecently been a perpetual inter chailt!e of Nle—eitgers between the greatest Personage o 'l4-• Nlialsters; and it is currently reported, the di •• ...711es and personal conferences between the ' igh i',.:tracting Parties are involved in this affair, which,' consequence of peculiar and 'narked attentions, and I: , s merve and mystery than before, are very ob .. (11:F. We have been informed from a good source, I:.at presents of x most delicate and peculiar descrip ti- a have recently been made from one party to the We entertain considerable doubts about the ;nt , tievt Lord FRANCIS CONYNGIIAM,As Under Szcrelary to Mr. CANNING. . FASIIIO.‘ ABLE MOVEMENTS. Priree rariati has arrived at slivart's Hotel, Lower Wnok greet, from a tour ; Thomas Dixon lisp. has left ditto for Paris. The 'Nfargui.. and :Mirchimu ss Dowushire are expected this e:y ac avian; (Intel, Law .r Orfwvertorastreet, from Lord Ars hcra's seat. :Montreal lipase, Kent. Earl of .111ergavenoy has arrived at his seat, Eridge Castle, Busses, from a tour. Bulkeley has left town for ber mat. Eagle/mid (;,: l',erks. I lowArd Molyneux has left town for his scat in Sussex. t0r.... Eli ..:rough has arrived at his seat, Roeluimpton, from 2 tour. la,dy Sophia fleatheote has left town for her mother's (the Countess of Dysart's) seat, Ham I louse, Surrey. Sir Henry Itswley, Ban. has left town for his seat, Layburae, Oir Thomas Farquhar, Bart. left town yesterday for his seat, Roehampton. Arrivals at the. Pulteney Hotel, Pleeidilly :—Mr. and Mrs. Burton, from the Continent. Ikpartnres.:—Captain Clinton, for Brighton ; and Mr. and Mrs. Carter, for their seat in Norfolk' Mr. and I ady Caroline Lamb have left town for their seat, Erocket halt. Mr. and Mrs. 'Egerton have arrived at their seat, Tattoo Park, Cheshire, from a tour in Yorkshire. Departures front Illake's Motel, Jernsyn 7 street :—J..W. Stew. art, E N lot his sear in Beaks; and Captain Vernon, for Bath. Ikpanurrs from llodpoo's Hotel, Dover-street.—Mr. and and 1\ In. Polk, for their seat hi Northamptonshire ; and James l'ollock, Esq. for Bath. Cludineley llering, Esq. has left town for his seat, Ayott St. Lawrenc:, Ilerts. CLIRISTUAS frESTIVITIES The Duke of Ga.syroN is entertaining a distinguished party of frknds at his seat, Wakefield Lodge, Stoney Stratford. Viscount and Viscountess FALMOUTH Are entertaining a large party of their friends at their seat, Tregothan, Cornwall. S:r W. 11011E10N Bart. has a select circle at his seat, Avis ford, Sussex. The Earl of Da arstornt has a distinguished party at his seat, P.andwell Hall, Staffordshire. The elarquis and Nlarchiuness of CAMDEN are entertaining a sl;r.tin,,ouistieil party at their seat, the Wilderness, Kent. Lcrd GRID:TILLS is entertaining a distinguished party at his Dropmore Lodge, Backs. Me Countess of SEAM VOID entertained a %Mall party yester da, eveiiing, at her louse, Charles-street, Berkeley-square. sodden alteration in the currency before-mentioned, appear to the Committee so have been considerably increased by the ccn current operation of the Coinage Act (6 Geo. 11 1. c. 68), by which, in consequence of the regulatigns for the silver coinage, gold is made the sole legal tendet for payments except to the amount of 445. . . 4. That a remission of tazation','al far as is consistent with the public safety and interests, and with the preservation of the national faith; and (where practicable) the substitution of Uses which would press more equally upon the whole community,• in the room of some which are severely felt by those whose' in comes (now greatly reduced) are-derived from land, would be a great source of relief. . S. That it would be very desirable to have Country Banks established in England and trirland, on ptinciples similar to those adopted in Scotland, which, by augmenting the circulation, and placing it on a footing of security, would confer an essertiat.be nefit upon every part of the United Kingdom, whose interests are now so doseli combined. 6. That although the Committee do not venture to recom mend, „is the present situation of the country, that soy fresh provisions should be introduced into the Corn Laws, as. now established, they are of opinion that the permission to wart-haute foreign grain in this kingdom has an effect very prejudicial to the wholesome and intended operation of those lams. 7. That by improve* cents in the Distillery Laws, inadequate reduction of the duty on sPirits, and more freedom to the trade,. a much larger consumption of grain would take place than at present—the revenue would be increased—a better quality of spirits made—and the fraudulent practices which now accom pany distillation, with their demoralizing effects; would he pre vented or diminished ; and that by adopting 'also a f).tter system for the manufacture and sale of beer, the- consumption of that article, and consetniently of barley, would be greatly increased. The Meeting then resolved—That a copy of the proceedings of this day be transmitted to the Convener of every County in Scotland, with a request that he shall take the earliest opportu nity in his power of calling a County Meeting, to take the same into its immediate consideration. On the motion of Lord Succor'', seconded by the Honourable Lieutenant-General Purr, the thanks of Ithe Meeting were voted to the Sub-Committee, for having conducted the business referred to them ,with so much zeal, prudence, and ability. Upon the thanks being voted to the Chairman, he expressed his great satisfaction that the business had been brought to so happy a concluSion, and his full conviction, if the proceedings of that day were acted upon energetically, by the Counties of Scotland, that consequences highly useful to the csaiintry' at large might be confidently relied on.' He partict6rly al luded to the plan of making silver, jointly with gold, a legal tender, by means of which' alone, owing to the Vow price of silver (4s. 11d. per ounce) compared to its Mint price (3s. 6d. per ounce), an addition would be made, at the rate of nearly 12 per cent. to the prices of all agricultural productions; and another most important object, an increase of circulation, would likewise be obtained—for the issuers of paper money would be enabled to maintain in circulation a larger amount, when, instead of being compelled to pay exclusively in gold at a 17s. 10d. per ounce; they could, in their option, pay in silver, at the rate of tid. per ounce. lie added, that either silver alone, or jointly with gold, had been a legal tender in this countfy, from the most ancient periods of its history, till the Bank Rtstriction and the Coinage Aet, of 1816, when, for the first time, gold was made exclu sively, except for paelents under 40s. the standard of value. Some time since Mr. Cunningham, of Craigends, engaged ‘.vidi another gentleman, for a wager of 20 uineas, di it hr ..vould, on horseback, leap over the Canal between Glasgow and Pat ley. Ile was t' h.:ze hi, own day, and his own choosiog of the ground, the either being extremely inviting on Toes tiay la,r, the parties met to see the exploit perforated. .titer riding up and down for some time, a piece of prinind was fixed upon, about a mile on the east -si d e ! Sif Paisley, called Cook's Ridge. Mr. Cunningham trey put his horse in motion, and accomplished the lezt with ease. The spirited animal went four feet over the canal, which, being eleven feet broad at the place, made 15 feet of a leap in the whole. A horse, belonging to Mr. Hume, of Carolside, had a leg broken on the 18th of last July, which James Ilasve, far rice, in Earhtoun, dressed, by ap plying a plaster, and secured the fracture firmly sith splices of thin wood. The horse was then turned out into a park, and, at the end of seven weeks, the fracture, on examination, was found to be comple:ely dosed. At the end of five months he was put into the draught, and is now working as one of the farm horses. The only blemish observable is the broken leg being rather thicker than the others. A spot tsman, echo, by touching his horse near the withers with his whip, taught him' to kneel imme diately; when shooting, and a dog came to a point, he made the horse kneel, and persuaded those pre sent tha the horse was an (=UM pointer. A Gen tleman ,raving purchased the gelding, was fording a rivet wi h him, when, having touched his withers, he was tru • to the touch, down he dropped in the stream, and soused his new master in the water. The latter, in a great passion, asked his former owner -;:hat he meant by selling him a horse that played him stic;i a nick in the water ?-4.-' 4 Ohl" said the other, you hou:;ht him as a pointer, and at the time he v;eut on hi, knees, he was pointing a salmon." Two .lews were distinguished, one for his skill in d.e other for his fondness of the fair sex. A lt,c:,'.!em.ln being asked to what tribe they be " I don't know ; had they not ht c.) I s:10e1.l have supposed one of them to bete - t' c oiler a Hittite." Sir JA NIES NIAC IC mrosa is expected in Edinburgh, where he will be present at a public dinner: it is said he will proceed from thence to Gla,gow, to be installed in his office of Lord Rector. It will be gratifying to those interested in the com mercial interests of the country, to hear that a Mont rose vessel from Ireland passed through the Caledonian Canal last week, thereby avoiding the dangerous pas sage of the Pentland Frith. A few days since Lord I-ICA-LAND and the Duke of Buyout:l visited Westmiaster Abbey, for the put F use of viewing the monument to tte niemorrof the late Mr. FoJG which has lately been placed at the ontsidr , of the choir, nearly opposite to tke great north en trance. After inspecting the monument for ,ortre time, 1 these Noblemen gave orders for the removal - of the ' cap of liberty which had beer placed neac..the laust. of the dece,tsed. Tire cap 'ha. accoidiaz;ly .40:11 Jf: MeV C ki. ••• Oust rver. . - : '4G7iICII - LTURAL - DISTRESS bt3CY>F6AND. SPORTI2 i IFTE4LIOSNCL ..._.,...... A number 'of Counties . in Scotland (Areh Half, • InCrtriittA t i a fAW4t tl ietiff . ► e..Sie Caithness, Croinartir, rintingarton,' Elgin, 'Fife; biss6-. -•• it , .a - r 1 •,- • - t u •k r .. - y• ' - r .4 1 4•: tar, Lastark, Mid-Lothian, Renfrew, Sutherland; and o r t.to"t . optlieitity telt • 1 -, , 1* - to• i ' aeatterationn Wigton) had appointed Constnittees to.nteet at Edip- ' to rept:cony 14 to.l sp( nantise , mg , for theuro* of considerin g the Agricultural h li" .ppll to 1 ais! WA .• ! , . 6 trl apt a cla ' • • to 1 agst sister to Sultan' distreases of the country, and the means of teliefing • - 2 .1. •• , • -", ;"lit - them; . and a Meeting of the Ge•neral-Committee was a ilk I apt' slife-tdaittor • iI . to•l•agie A)livera - • held at the Waterloo Hotel, on 11 1 14oday, ,the 234 .of t •..: . •-• .• • - lkcember,.lB22, the Right Hon. Six,lo.4x,S4spr.ntit, :i tn to .l i ejlit agst it S Se ris s '"' -. • 7 7 t ra o i l' ag i rt' A Wa jar m , .. B.trt in the Clialr, when he laid before that Csiiit mittee, 4i - t 4 ) iest - ' 101. 1 apt ally other - - • a Report drawn hp by a_ s ub•Committee,..appointed ..• ,- •• . - ....ipa l i c ,,,,„,i ,„.. mega. , by a former General Meeting on the 1.6t1s becember„ • S",__loterSherorood=.' . .Pi to-it Ant Miss rantiY 'which con' - isted or the.following Members: : . 1 !Loop to 300 apt Mr.. bawls:tea, for Clara, Oatiluils, and 1. The Earl of Itoerseay. Doncaster St. Leger—Swap, 11Faro, Fanny. 8. - i. •'* 2. • vo• .Lord Bamavera. ' ' • ; '.- • Sir bavro Moseitiirt has piirehas4d'ilie celebrated horse WO - Sir HENRY Scarawr, Bart. of Allanton.' . •.: goefansr, bY Prime hllnistir, of T: ac te% Rai; , 4. Jims Vast Autism, Esq. of Sheuthan. • • • HUNTING. ' . • .it ; !''; 5. GILBERT LAING AIICAJZ3N, Es ti. of Lindertla. • - • ' - • ' 6. Gammon Roar.itress Score Lsq. of Benholta. The King's Stag-hounds meet on Friday , at &drone: . ; The Oakley Hounds ntee'etan Thiarid'.y, it 'hlatiston Thr ill ; 7. Sir JOHN Stsciaata, Bart . Scorn, • Saturday, at Ilowbury-gate. Ater some discus s ion, the following 11.f.port was Lord Artson's , Hounds meet. on Thunfday, at Comte A.b unanimously approved of. bey; Saturday, at Osbaston : Monday, at Llbilley. REPORT. The above appointments will not take place. unless tha wea• 1",!c. Sub-Committee beg leave to e7:press the opi• they permits. To this we may add the following communica non, which reached lbws] at a lkte hoar lasi night :—ln*conlie mons they have formed, on the important subjeCt re- qnenee of the severity with which the frost has set to, a step (erred to them, in the following Order : ' has beau put to hunting, and several' members of the 41elton 1. That one great cause of the, present agricultural distress Club have arrived in town. 'arises from the rapid alteration that took place fu the curreney, . FIRLD SPORT. 'in •consequence of 'the Act -19 Geo. 111. c. 49. which has In- Large numbers of wild fowl, of almost all descriptions, are creased the real value of all money payments, rendered the constantly visiting the levels in Sussex, which have camsed many gunners to take the field : but as y e t no g r eat execut i on h as ' prices of all the productions of the soil disproportionally low, bee and occasioned a want o f suffi c ient circulating medium in the n • done in the war of f ea th e rs. rcountry ;thereby • augmenting, to a great degree, the heavy CAUSEWAY HOUSE COURSING MEETING. I pressure of taxation, and of other burdens affecting these classes M Tb r iirsd r a i l c , in a ,6 S r w e 7nt i ak w es hit t e no d k p l ace na f i :t e r li l;.: l l i fia r -sovereign e re ach b :. who are now scfferitig •; and hence that many persons who have Whip; Mr. Jardine's red d. Surrey b l e ) at Mr. Eblarell'sb.ioi r et; entered into money engagements, are involved in obligations Mr. Harrison's red and white d. Snap beat Mr. Jardine's red d which they cannot fulfil without ruin to themselves and their Surrey. The Sweepstakes was won by Snap. Owing to the morn ing being rsty f ew dogs attended. families. f r o sty • 2. That if the provision of the said Act (39 Geo. TIT. e. 49) ALLFIRDA LE COURSING CLUB. by which " all the restrictions on payments in cash shall linally .Thillurs2dasynnseumi t i t i ts h •e t tin i ‘ofhis Club was d hel i d f at Workiegton on cease and determine on the Ist of May, 1825," be carried into of which belonged g to J. D. e l l3. w D as yk m es, te sq e . two or by to ''''''. Itygl:e r t % eh ° 'F.sq. and two to Fa.. C. Knubley, Esq. After several ex ce ll ent effect, it is likely greatly to aggravate the severe distress now existing ; and that Parliament, theref we, should be petitioned -runs it was won by Mr. Eimbley's wb. and be. spotted J. Spanker, to direct their earliest attention to that enactment. . beating one of Mr. Dykes's and both of Mr. Wybergh's dogs. 3—That the hardships and disadvantages resulting from tha .. .. - BOXERS. ~_ . A:ASSAM! AM) THE GIPAY.—The money to be made good on thi; fight at Tom Belchet's this day week, and the fight to take place the last Wednesday in January. Betting neatly equal, but Cabbage for choice. * . Dittmar. Yourlt Alin TVS BIRMINGIIIAK MAN.—A match was made on Friday last, between James Wynn, the Bristol youth, 'and Wm. Hall, the Birmingham man, at itandall's, the Hole in.the Wall, Chancery-Lute ;_to fight an the first Tuesday in Fe. 'livery. in a ,94-feet ring, within 20 miles of London; e ac h party to choose their own umpire, and Mr. Jackson referee, for Leo a-side, or £55, provided toe Bristol youth can advance E. more; X 5 aside deposited in the bands of Randall, and,the re maincirt td•be made good the week before fighting, at Randall's, between. the hours of eight and ten. PIGEON. SHOOTING MATCH. Rosisre, Dec. .1/I.—Testerday being the day appointed for deciding the bets made at the Pigeon Shooting Match on the 9th ism. the patties met in Tapston farad, at the appointed time. Twenty dozen of birds were cooped for thi day's sport, w'hicit commenced at half-past twelve. The following is a state ment of the fast match : .. . . • . . Mr. Lloyd - 0• i 0 Mr. Aldridge - 0 0 0 Mr. Whehie • - 1 1 0 Mr. Sears' 4n l - 1 ,1 1 Mr. Todd - . 1 0 0 Mr. Cooper - 1 0 1 Mr. Maclitelt .... I'a. 6: •,filr. Young 1 • 0 1 M r . Watson '; - 1 1 0 Mt. W. Tlheld --- - .1 0 1 ' Mr. Drew '' -.•1"1 .. la • Mr:Malaita*. .- 0. 0.0 • This was well contested; scerasly a lskstescaped without carrying a shot with it. * Upwards of twenl* edit! matches succeeded; gild some es. calent *pail Was produced.. At four o'rioile ease lasnorino Jp•vi*, sat down to dinner, which was served up in the brat style, at the White Horse ism ; and the evening was : spent wish the to-: moat conviviality, ... . HORSE-BACING. BY MAPHINEBY ! • • • Mr. JOHN Accsw, of, Pennicuick, neariEdhiburgh, has eon- structed a curious machine, which impels two horses round a circle. The horses and • riders Kaye the exact attitude, and ap parently all the . Militated emulation of a well-cOntested horse race.; and have this necessary characteristic, that even the maker of the machine cannot say which horse will gain. With a little • more trouble it might occasionally be converted into a fox-hunt, by lifting the 'neceasary appendages of huntimen and donnas. BULLOCK HUNTING. - Tester Jay morning, aboin twelve o'clock, a wild bullock made its escape from Smithfield and bent its course from thence down Snow-hill, along Holborn, and so on through St. Andrew street, Seven Dials, followed by a numerous concourse of per suns, who hooted and bellowed after the irritated beast, in con sequence of which it was excited to an extraordinary degree of madness. It ran with great velocity through the streets to the danger offhe passengers, and cleared all before it until it arrived near Broadastreet:St. Giles's, where it tossed several individuals, whom it gored terribly and left them senseless on the ground. stood little' chance in its way, and several of them were treated vrithle ctremetny by so unpleasant a visitor, who upset them with his horns and scattered their humble con tents on the road. It was ludicrous to see the owners of these ,portable shops escaping the ferocity of the animal. On its arri val in the Seven t. Dials a street-keeper', named Kendrick, was endeavouring to stop its progress, when it made a run at him and witis great force. it sent him into the air, and he fell with extreme 'violence on the stones,wbere he. lay insensible weltering in blood for some time. It still went on down Karl-street, and at length it was drove into the yard of Combe and De'afield's brewhouse, where it was kept until it was slaughtered. Ken drick was carried away for assistance in a dangerous condition, having received some dreadful injuries. . POLICE INTELLT6ENCF. Outtottst.L.—Viliging trawl! was brought up yesterday before "the sitting Magistrate.-Mr. Alderman. MAGNA s-, upon the charge of Mr. Coles, of the fi rm of Leaf, Son, and Coles, warehouse men, Old 'Change. The prisoner, it appeared, was in the service of Messrs. Leaf and Co. and in the habit bf attending cust6mers in the Warehouse. From some circumstances that had tmuspired, a young man of the name of King, ,who also served lit the warehouse, had sus .pected that the pr.soner did not account for all the . money be took, and accordingly determined to watch him. An opportunity offered yesterday Morning. - An old gentleman who is in the ha. bit of occasionally dealing with them came-in to purchase some I muslins. The prisoner waited upon him, and Mr, King ma naged, without creating any alarm or suspicion on the part of 'Jenne'', to keep his eye upon him. The gentleman paid for his good; and took them away with him. Mr. King was not able to . 'ascertain the exact amount received, but observed that there wereil,lwathit;..ele. Lady eos-e l, rei oi gn i s d a i d th s .r o r m y, e sil we v r e e r c p a ai rr d k t d o t o h a e . pri si so o ne e r x . ter N n o ai further notice was taken at that time, and he was left to make his entry in the book. Shortly after he had left the countisg house, Alt. King took the . opportunity in his absence to inspect the entry, and found the sum entered as received by the prisoner was £1 12s. Bd. Be immediately communie.ited the circum stance to Mr. Coles. [Lenora was charged with the embezzle ments which he at first denied. An officer was in consequence sent for, and the prison: l- brought to the Justice Room. Mr. Ktug was sworn to the fact of having ssen him receive the three i vet - arts, &c. and the entry in the book of Li 12s. Bd. was proved to be the hand-writing of the prisoner. The prisoner, who entered into nu defence or justification of his. conduct, w ...i t'r manded till Friday next for further examination. . Pow it a t:::x.-.--On the morning of Friday last, some time !se ntient the hours of one and Mx, a robbery was committed in the &living-room at- Boldenvood Lodge, near Lyndhurst, in the N o v Forest; and many valuable articles, the property of the k ia,scka ef4 vittisPee Are diseeible on any pin of the hQuse i nor. . ... . ..and .e pee. . noses. It w ,s, therefiie, inipireted that the robbery bad been odfiTted by him. Information . of all the circumstances hating been received at thif Office yesterday toot - ninth Sit Ilienaad . Plasm dispatched' ent- of 'tire minima officer? in - mtett of the young man : and he wag so prom& in Ma operations, that whed ' Sir IiIt:MAXI) took his seat on•the bench last night, he was brought prisoner before him.--in atiswer to the queitihus of the Chief Magistrate, he said be had sleet in' his-fat her's heave in James •street, Willington.square, every night for many moetfii past ; that lie had not been in the neighbo.,t hood of Boldetwobd Lodge on die night in question.--fit *et remateded.foroarther ex amination Oil a future day.' • , Ga. kaSI N G..-- leritt Of THR 3E 0 %441 !-TcolV t i . bjarnei; Men vezciators named aftbatt (brothers), wh o r e side 'ulham, and he:ung to that class who at this season or the yelit generally perambulate the greets of the mettnpstlis, crying -it' Remember the girth:nem onesemsrket-gariteners out-frose,sr and starving, poor market-gardenetsr . -were charged by Awn the &raid svalehnieu with insulting 2 female, and with paying : them " the complimeris of the siostini" ' One of the watchmen stated, that be was on his beat, on Sao turd ay night, just soaking a little bit of award or two to a young crater; and giviug her " the compliments of the sevion"-sand that was no harm oriel and u comes- the two jets/illness, and one of them e ; ihisekigustrd, says to roe, says be, °eh and bother:. what are you. trio •-. Mister Pat? Then your Worchip, he says to the young credit. as t was now after talking to Ines' Worchip Csou t,. says be, will you, or won't you, you shell be after going along-With-me, and- leave the old bogtrotter, that wears the parish livery. .you blackguard., says I, to she biggest of the% intitilmen, walk on wid your pins, for " she's non fish for you:" Then, your Worchip, they gave the crater a most disgncious in cult, it wacshocking ro a punots that wanted none of 'ens ; and bekase I put my itaff between them to prevent mischief, one of them wid his great big 'tato fist, thumped me down as dead as if I had tumbled from Kilmainham gallows. I. was pelted and ' bate ,:fl my bate, and another watchman was bate, and we were all three bate, and I should have heel kilt agen, but for the peo ple coming out of their hooves and belpi n ss. just as tote prisoner* were about to give us their legs, and escape front lawful custody. The second watchmah, who was born within the sound of Bow • bells, said,. in corroboration of the above :•—• 4 Vy, your Vorship, these here chips vollopped us both vi b their fistes; von slapped me nn the side of the bead and down I vent; t'othet said, gie him a digger. My feller Natobinan.vas doing siothiok more nor saying,' the compliments of the season to you,'• to the young woman, and Awe the chaps eel* pitching it into us, they said, ' give you the compliments of the season---1 .d—d good leathering.' Away went rattles and interns, and afterwards they vere task to the ea - tat-house, and there they played the devil's own delight, as the ni g ht constable cad verify The night sonstable said, that whatever might have been their conduct in the street, they were most -riotous and disorderly while under his care. , The panniers did not deny assaulting the watchmen, but said the first Watchman was the aggressor. . • e They wer.- ordered to find bail, or be conunitted. Saturday the mother of an illegitimate child, born'in St. Cless ment Danes, applied for parochial relief - for her infant, as the Palish Offioers took SOL from the father for its support. The Officers admitted having received 30/. but still refused to ad vance any more money to the mother, as they were willing hi take the child' (a female) into their establishment at Hendon. The mother wished to have charge of it, as it was only two years and a half old. The Magistrate declared, the conduct of the Parish Officers illesat, in taking a round suns for an liked mate child. The Solicitor for the parish admitted this; but Added, that unless they took a round suns, in a few'weeks they could not find out the father, aai. nine times out of ten, they eluded the vigilance of the Officers. It was finally sealed that one shilling and sixpence a week was to be paid to the mother . for the support of her infant,. • JEALOUST.—Jc bra - Tomkink, a .journeyman. saddler, in the imploy of Mr. Cuff.", of Charitig7ctoss, complained of an assault from a man whims, he stated to be a bird-catcher, residing In St. Martin's-lane. 'llie d resident stated, that having occasion, about a tvxelvemon.h ag, , 'to go to Germany in the line of his profes sion, asdi deal, r in - einary birds; the complainant in his absence formed an intimacy with his wife, and bad ever since been prowling about hit house; that on Tuesday he saw hint peeping deco his wirdow, and on going out to speak to him he rap away, -when he pursued and overtook hint iu May's buildings, where 'he gave him tie blow which he tiow complained of.—The plain tiff denied' the justice of the intorstashot . Ile then said, that a servant maid in the house had told bins the defendant carried n knife to assassinate Isim.-=Mr. 3lntsstio.o remarked, that from this it was evident he was holding interchurse with the persons iu the house. The feelings of the defendant ought not to be trifled with ; and as the plaintiff had provoked the treatment, he should *dismiss the complaiut.—The -parties then retired, the plaint.ff in veighing against the injustice of his treatment. 11ATTON-GARDEN —ll, Woker was brought up as a vazrant. He had received a ticket from the Mendicity Society to g• to work on Friday, and on Saturday was again seen begging. The account he gave of himself was not deemed satisfactory, and he was sent to the tread-mill for a mouth. UNION Ilai.t..—Saturday Joseph Spencer, a butcher, of pugi listic celebrity, was charged by a . ressectable tradesman, residing at Newington, with grossly assaulting him while sitting -in the parlour at the King's Head, near the Eferhant and Castle, on Friday evening last.—lt appeared that the defendant, who is well known among the milling tribe, was extremely anxious to enter into a fistic contest with the noted Josh. Hudein; but hat a ing, it se erased, a higher opinion of his own capabih i a than ma , - y persons to whom he had applied to become his backers, he wit nessed with extreme regret the disappointment which was likely to follow. He, however, on Friday, determined on making another attempt to procure some friends to enable • him to carry his favourite project into effect, and for that purpose went into the parlour of the King% Head,. where a number of respectable tradesmen were met, and vociferously called uj on them, individually, to put down their five poutius 'a -piece, to enable him to enter the ring against his preaumed opponent. — the complainant had the temerity to remons , rate svithAiesscer on the decieve manner in Whit); he made the demandsand for tl at insult he was severely punished by.theaspiring pugilist,who most unceremoniously commenced battering his head altoutinith the most tremendt , us effect ; and he was cell ) , restrained from proving I bis science and prowess to the remainder to the company by the united efforts of several watchmen, who, with much difficulty, carried hint cff to the watch-house. . Spencer admitted that he milled cortsplainania bit, but then be had called the whole body offightingonen, ° a parcel af uncom mon vagabonds, with whom he neither had, or wished to have any connection ;" and these remarks being applauded by moat of the company, he (Speecer)felt his feeling: hurt; and went to sow* among them. The Magistrate advised complainant to prosecute the butcher for- the assault in another Court ; and being of opinion that his intention was to.raise money by tinning into, a contest with Ilud son, ordered hour to find sureties to keep the peace towards all .kin Majisty's liege subjects, but more particularly towards Josh. Hudson ' • and, in default of his finding such sureties, he should be committed to the !louse of Correction at Brixton for six months. TOWN He ft..—Hasa sari; Nos.—A singular case of affray or.- copied the. Magistrate a considerable time, and arose oddly enough, according to the prosecutors' statement, out of— " The quips, and cranks, and wreathed smiles," that usually make pp , tiles:offerings at the shrine of Old Father Christmas. —A Mrs. Green, residing in the. neighbourhood of Blackfriais:roadi had a party ettitost respectable friends at her house on ThorsdaLlass, the lasly.-pstreof whiCh agreed to go in company to order the Potter (or smoier. Mrs. Green had ar rived at the door Of 'Kir- Hicks, Use** of the Sell, in Black friars-road, Mist as a shoemaker. iii the same neighbourhood was attempting to kiss one Sirs. Bradley, Who," chaste as the Icicle on Illan's tensple," rejected- his proffered love, pushed hint back, whets—dire mishap this nob, or the back of his head, came plump in Mrs. Green's face, and gaselier a full blown black eye. From this moment ['Attie° efas.changed to ilPenseroso, and no. thing heard but—'We must have bloody noses and cracked crowns, and pass them cumin too ;" for Mr. Green, the son of the wounded lady, sallied *forth Go hearing that Ms mother was hurt, accompanied by four of MILO lends, in search of the evil doer, and, unhappily for him, met with the proiecutor, whose name was Munday, and•witheut more ado, though wattled he was not the offender, pilcited into hint ail five, and ;pummelled him without mercy,, tor which the prosecutor. sought reritess.— About a round score of witnesses attended oh either side; but each so Batty contradicted the ode. r, t hat the Magistrate informed the parties the Sessions wai open to them if the those to persist, and dismissed the eonhatants . trons•the Office.: . '., .: rte , ° • . P. r l I .$ Sts SO robbery discovered %A 1 the *Mitt, *em to to city) . " ['the Mal* twee atm 'Wit cks - vritillit 'WM finkikeoft the windows rat unhsteneds Di the telbros.4 the l tliy It *as ascertained-that a yottna inittl;artivierfng Alledescriplon of Jlowis Simpson, a discarded footman of•iter 1.. dyslalp;vhad, Shit same morning, betwixt' four.and Uwe o'clock, been seeh neat the pre:. I FT& II 1 •