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RIOT AT OXFORD. OXFORD, THVaBDAT EVENING, OCT. 4. Mr. Nitslock, who has for some time been" preaching in the Potteries, lately opened a chapel here. and held forth novel and extraordinuy doctrines, which, it is stated, have .had remarkable effects in several families. His principal followers are the son of a most optilerit and respectable banker; a chemist, in very extensive business in the High street • and the son of one of the Managers of the Claren don 14inting-office (not Mr. Collingwood). This after noon two of these gentlemen were furiously attacked by a mob in SC ThOmas s parish ; they gained atlnsission into a holm anti locked the doors, but they were forced open, and the two gent kmen then became exposed to the fury of the assembled crowd, who drove them out of St. Tho mas's through the wharfs and into St. dikes, in which .place they took refuge in a house. and remained there for some tune. About seven in the evening, in returning Lome, they were agaih attacked upon Carfax; they ran into tit* Town-hall yard, and the doors Were locked. some time after they ventured out, and appeared 'in a strange pickle, being covered with mud and filth of every description ; their hats were knocked off and lost. With some difficulty they reached the house of the chymiet (op posite to St...Nlary's church); several windows in the 'house have already bean broken, and we are apprehensive 'that agreat riot will gigue. Mr. Mulock kwho wan a Member of Magdalen Hall, .Oxford) is well known as a friend of Mr. Canning. He has published several religious pamphlets. some .of which Fontsi n severe animadversions on Bible Societies. BARBAROUS MURDER. We received the following letter from our correspondent ?t Rochdale, yesterday Morning : ROCHDALE, OCT. 4. • A most dreadful murder has lately been committed in our neighbourhood, the particulars of which I hasten to communleate. The horrifying sensations produced by its occureence;asesuch as bare not been experienced by the inhabitants of this part of the country, sines the memorable murder of Mr. Lirtiestood's house. keeper. at Pendleton, is 1817. On Saturday eight last, a man of the name of Cass, and his wife, both upwards of seventy years of age. were moot Ofhamanly murdered while sitting in their own dwelling-house, at Birtles-cum.Bamford, situate between Roch. dale and Bury. Till between ten and eleven o'clock that evening, a neighbouring female had been sitting with the aged coil*. when she leg the old man reading his prayer book, and the woman taking off her stockings. It is conjectured, and not without sufficient ground, that the murderers must have been on the lookout for a suitable opportunity to perpetrate the horrid deed, as when it was discovered about eight o clock on the Sunday morning. the female was found in the same state (with respect to her dress), as she had keen left by the neighbour the preceding evening. They were bosh seated on c:sairs close together, with - her arms clasped round his peck. Mr. Car's head was nearly clove in two, his lure so far severed from his face, as merely to hang by the skin, and his chin iompletely - cut open. Mrs. Cam's skull was also laid open, and parts of the brain and hair were scattered about the floor; het face was also Much bruised. This dreadful work seems to have been awlesplished by means of • common spade and a poker, which have been found upon the premises" and which were left near the spot in • bloody state. Various opinions are afloat as to the object of the wituderers: some supposing that they might have calculated upon obtaining a hefty, as that day, some of his rents (he being a landlord) want dos I others imagine that their brutal atrocity may have been asimaitted from motives mote base and vile, which I for. bear farther se mention. It would appear, however, that plunder has not been their immediate object, as a watch lay undisturbed 'upon the table, which could not have escaped the notice of the ce.:rderers ; but if it has, there is no doubt that their design has bent frustraisikm Mr. Cam had not received his rents according to expectation. T e Mat aisive exertions hare been made to dis cover the alining,' ilssielasa, and some trace has been found lead. lug to Illuallumajmaa with what success I have not been able to 1 1. it Team. Ow "pi . oppratooded on suspicion, but he has been 4 iscbarsimi aflet being examined by the Magistrates. 2 . 11.0 of " some persoo or persons unknown," has Leta oil e Mr. Cam lima, living upon his own estate, and he au bore as an honest and peaceable man. It is a matter of "Au rbe,: ihe wife interfered In behalf of her hut. bah& and oar on the chair beside him, as she was found ; or w she cold blooded miscreants had placed them tooth In that silastiaa after the barbarous work was perpetrated. A report sweissal Leeds late last night, that another man has born apprehended in the act of tlisposiog of Mrs. Cass's spectacles. It is said that he has made • conksston of the crime, and has given such information of his three accomplices, as is likely to lead to their discovery.—Leeds Istelligrerer. - -- A party of Englishmen at Rome have lately introduced a new species of hunting, which has quite astonished " the natives. They are equipped in red hunting jackets and caps. and the object of their sport is a poor mongrel be lunging to a butcher in Rome. The animal is carried in a sack a few miles from the city : when arrived at its des tination, on being let loose, and frightened by the hooting and horns of these new huntsmen, it takes to its heels to regain the shambles, pursued by all the motley crew, some of whom cut a worse appearance than ever any poor Cock ney did at Epping Hunt. The Court of Justige of Paris has lately condemned several jewellers and goldsmiths to a fine of 200 francs, for ananufscturing jewels of gold inferior to the quality re quired by the law, and which was not stamped. The goods were also condemned to be confiscated. Tete LATE Fill AT BRIGHTON.—SeveraI examinations have taken place this week before our Local Magistrates, with a view of elucidating the mysterious circumstances in which the origin of the destructive tire at Msjor Rua- Kira is involved. A young man named Alford, who is a carpenter, and has been out of employ from the time of the fire, has undergone two examinations; and in the absence of positive evidence was remanded to Lewes House pt Correction. He will be brought up for re-examination at the Town-hall this day ; but as no new facts have since transpired, he will, we conclude,• be then discharged. Another man, to #'hom at first some degree of suspicion attached, from the equivocation of his statements, has been also examined on the subject, but he has not been for a single moment in custody.—Brighton Gazette. l'ma Dam. IN rum Taa.—A few evenings ago, a female purchased a quarter of a pound of tea, at the shop Of Mr. Carter, on Gabriers-hill, Maidstone. The tea was tied up, paid for, and deposited in the good woman's pocket, and away she trudged. She had not gone many steps before she felt the tea move. She fancied that this /Night be occasioned by her having inadvertently touched dome external object. On she jogged, and every step ass took the tea renewed the jumping fit. At last, when she had reached the shof Mr. Smith, the chymist , she be eline alarmed, and bega n to fancy " the old gentleman" • was playing her a trie , or that the tea-dealer bad put something alive in her pocket. She was afraid to put her hand her pocket, but ran back to the shop in a state of great agitation, seat cely able to articulate " Tea !" " Devil I"—" Alive !" On beensning more composed, and relating the cause of her slarni, it turned out that the per son who tied up the tea had forgot to cut the string; and she had been walking down the bill with the tea-dealer's twine unrolling itself as she went. 'flee Magistrates of Selborne, Hants, were a few days ago occupied in the investigation of a complaint made by a female pauper, named Sutton, an inmate of the parish poorhouse, against Henry Eade, a guardian of the poor, and John Neale, the Gaiernor of the poorhouse. It ap peared from the statement of the complainant, that when is an advanced suits of pregnancy and seriously indisposed, she had, as a punishment for some fault which she had committed, been chained to a wall on the 9th ult. for three bouts, and the seat which is sometimes allowed to paupers so chained, taken from her. The Magistrates re commended the defendants to give 3/. to the girl, by way ef compensation, but having refused to comply with the recommendation, they were bound over to appear at the S -whine to take their trial for the assault. A most melancholy accident happened at Bardney, near this city, on Monday, the 26th ult. As six men were crossing the Witham at that place in a small boat, one of thew began to move or rock the boat about, which caused onyx water to now over the sides, anti the others perceiv ing the boat was filling fart, immediately made their way to the stern, which caused her as soon to upset, and the whole of them were precipitated into the water. For tunate!y three of them were saved, but not without ilitfi wily, and the other three, whole names were Dent, Ken nington, and Davison, two of whom were twenty, and the other only seventeen years of age, were unfortunately ♦rowueil• They had been attending a wedding that morn ing, and it is believed were a little merry on the occasion. lAn inquest was held the next day, by Mr. S. Trotter, Coroner, and a verdict of accidentally drowned wu re wired, with a iderniarad of la. on the boat—Lincoln Mee airy .1 I 1 t` 1 ' • • I ; I • iftli■_ LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DUBLIN. Orr Tuesday Judge BURTON sat In ihe King's Bench Chamber to hear 1110ti0111. COM DI NATION. 31r. H•vstLTOX m a d e application for ato of the record on which Hinchey and the other combinators In Mr. Butterworth's case had been tried and found guilty, in order to obtain a writ of error, and get a new trial. He cited one ease, in which, atler sen tence, a similar application had been successful, at the same time acknowledging that in several other uses the motion had been refused. Judge BVIITOW inquired if Counsel for the motion had certified to the Attorney-General that he had heard the indictment read, and that it contained the words on which the writ of error was moved fur. AIL HAMILTON replied in the negative, when Judge Buirrosr said, that until that step were taken, he must consider the present application unnecessary. If the Attorney- General refused, on the ground of not having a certificate to that effect, then it would be time to make the present application. Ills Lordship would be glad to assist the Counsel in obtaining the Writ of Error, but he did not wish to do any thing without precedent. Ile would not, however, make any Rule on the present motion. Mr. Hassitvow said he would make the necessary certificate, and stated, that in the present case, as the Judges had given their decision on a motion for a new trial, the Counsel on the prisoner's side did not wish to take a single step without the utmost deli. oertaion. POLICE. GUILDHALL. Mary Fit:cernld was yesterday brought before Alderman LI:CAS. charged by Mr. Dean, wboleaale dealer in poul!..y, New gate-market, with atealing several articles, his property. It appeared that Mary was suspected, and one of his young Men being cautioned, kept a careful eye upon her. At length he SUS petted that she had taken a fancy to a pigeon, and a south took place. The lint article found was a slice of beef.skirt, neat a pigeon, then another, fourthly, a fine barn.doof fowl; fifthly, a good fat duck; and lastly, the Mesa of a fat Lincoln sheep. The whole of the poultry, Mr. Dean had no doubt, was his property, which was corroborated by his salesman. Mary, upon being called upon to defend or etplain her conduct, made a long statement in the true Emerald brogue, taking especial care, during her whole mutative, not to say one word about the pigeons, the fowl, or the duck, the gravy beef, or the mutton. The worthy Alderman Inquired if the o ffi cers had known her before as a " pigeon -fancier ;.` but that did not appear to be the case. - 41 ary, notwithstanding a copious flow of tears, was committed for trial. • Yesterday, Charles Brady, one of the watchmen of St. Brides,• was pieced at the bar as a prisoner, before Mr. Alderman Lucas, upon a charge of assaulting, with some violence, one of the frail sisterhood ; but although hir offence had been committed at an early hour in the morning, lie had, it seems, through the kindness of the acting officer of the night, Alr. Borman been spared the mortification of - the usual incarceration in the Giltspur-strest Cumpter, till the hour of the Magistrates sitting arrived. i• The complainant, Susan Wilkinson, a modest lookitig genteel young female, stated that it raining very fast about three o'clock yesterday morning, she sought shelter under the shambles of Fleet.. market, Mid had not been there long when the prisoner came up and ordered her to walk on. She told him she would. But, said he, you must go on pretty quickly. What for, she asked. Oh, said he, - I'll soon let you know—l'll take you to the watchhouse. Well, she replied, I will get on as fast as I can. He, however, Immediately seized her, and carried her to the place where he had threatened, but having no substantive charge in the opinion of the constable of the night, Brady went away, as he said, to fetch another witness to speak to her disorderly conduct, but whom he failed to produce; and the constable, after waiting his return some time to little purpose, set the complainant at large. In a few mo ments afterwards she walked up the market again, accompanied by another girl, and a male friend. She found the prisoner on his beat, again he ordered to keep moving, abused her, and on her asking him what he meant by such conduct, struck hers violent blow in the face, which loosened her teeth, and made her mouth and nose bleed profusely. The other watchmen refused to take her charge of assault ; but nevertheless they all went on to the watehhouse, where the constable of the night held her charge to be well founded, and she was permitted to wash the blood off her face. She called as witnesses Ann Jones and James Ross. The latter stated that he found the two girls standing in the market, and en. tered into conversation with them. Almost immediately the pi- Goner came up and abused her ; and without any other provocation than her exclaiming " Old Brady, what do yes mean by this ?" the prisoner struck her the violent blow described. lie knew ao thing of her having been taken to the watekbesee yeavieusly. The prisoner said, Mills defence, that the ameba wasadotioady the refuge, upon rainy nights, of all the howeakes eldelets la the city. Respectable persons also occasionally eleregled la aareng them and then there was an outcry of shies, rila, money, being stolen. It was his order to keep the market dear, and in the execution of that order he hoped he should be protected. Ile did not Ittike this girl till she had given him a blow on the mouth, but yet he was sorry he struck her so violently. She was not the ctut. ratter she had represented herself, earner* her living by working at her needle, but might be found in Fleet-street or the market live nights out of seven. Ale. Alderman Lucas said, that even such characters were within the protectioh of the law, and must not be treated with bru tality. But these females, en the o thor band, should remember, it was the duty of the watchmen to prevent any persons from loi tering about the streets at an unseasonable hour. The watchman, in this instance, should have taken her before the officer of the ' night a mane time, end in striking her he had undoubtedly done wrong ; but as he appeared to be sorry for it, he would advise the girl to retire with him, and accept some compensation for the injury. This, with some reluctance, she assented to, and the matter was settled. BOW STREET. Mr. Clarke, a tailor, rearrOlin George-street, Adclphi, ap. pared on Thursday before Sk BIRNIE, under the following circumstances :•—• . _ J. Crocker, jun. stated that he is in the employ of Messrs. Crocker and Jardine, Manchester warehousemen, 86, Watling. street, and that on Tuesday last ha received from Mr. Jardine three 201. notes of the Old Oxford Bank (payable at Messrs. Hammen. ley's, Pall - mall), to get cashed. On his way. and when opposite to St. Clement's Church, in the Strand, he looked into his waistcoat pocket, and there saw the note safe, but when he got to the corner of the Adelphi they were missing. He then went into Mr. Salter's shop at that place, and afterwards proceeded to Messrs. Hammers. let to stop payment of the notes. Ile then reamed home and related the circumstance, and, in consequence, an advertisement was ireertod in two of the morning papers on the next dry, offering a reward for their restoration, but not naming any specific mm. Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon of that day, a gentleman called in Watling-street, requesting to know if they were the parties to be applied to respecting some Oxford notes which he had seen advertised as having been lost. lie was'answered in the affirmative. He then wanted to know what reward would be lven for their restoration ? The witness's father said he would ave it to himself to name the sum, at the same time requesting him to suppose himself in their situation, and then say what re. ' muneration he would like to ghee under similar circumstances. The gentleman, who then gave his name as Clarke, said the advertise_ ment offered a handsome reward, would they think twenty pounds I too much. Sir. Crocker said, certainly he did. Mr. Clarke, then, after a little hesitation, named M. as the amount that would be expected upon which Mr. Crocker and Mr. Jardine consulted, and they finally agreed to give 191. but Mr. Clarke refused, saying that it would not do. Alr. Crocker, sen. then confirmed the testimony of his son as re. garded Mr. Clarke's waiting on the firm, and In addition stated that at his own request Slr. Clarke gave his address, and an ap. pointment was made lot himself to call upon that gentleman at ten o'clock the next morning (yesterday). From the great anxiety he l felt, however, respecting the matter, and wishing to get it settled, as soon as possible, he called on the same evening between seven and eight, and bad an interview with Mr. Clarke, who still held I Out for the IN., and u a proof why he lOnaself did not consider that sum too great, he stated that some tile previously had lost • ten pound note, for the restoration of which he had given 41., being nearly half the amount, and as he did not hesitate to give almost hail lur his note, he thought it not too much to demand al third from Mr. Crocker. ll'itness notwithstanding refused to give I erre than ICI., and Mr. Clarke said as It was for a third person that he was negotiating, he could not decrease his demand. He (the witness) still refuel, when Mr.: Clarke asked if Mr. Crocker I had the numbers and dates of the notes ? The witness said he had not, but that he had stopped the payment of them, as the name of " Thorpe" wa. written upon the face of each note by himself, and in addition that he had sent for the numbers to the person of whom lie had received them. Sir. Clarke then went out of the room, and asked his wife for some person, and on his return said it was eery unfortunate that he should be out at that time; lie also said he had inspected the notes, and that he had found the in. donement upon them as stated by the witness. lie then produced the note. Mr. Clarke here interrupted Mr. Crocker, and amid that part of what that gentleman had stated was income; ; he had never saki he was negotiating for a third person, and at the interview in the evening, when Mr. ('rocker said he should have the numbers and dates of the notes the next morning, he (witness) told him that if he would bring them to him at ten o'clock that morning, he would restore the notes upon the receipt of ten sovereigns. Mr. Clocker said that he would go and consult his friend Mr. Salter, and that if he came back that evening, he would return in ten minutes ; but instead of that Mr. C. left his house, and after a lapse of some time returned with an officer of this establishment, who served& warrant upon him. Sir R. Blurt t x—No, Sir, it was not a warrant; it was merely a summons, requesting your attendance here; there is some differs ence, let me tell you, between the two. Mr. Clarke—Yes, Sir, there is; I do not object to appear before either you or Mr. Halls ; so far from it, I have great pleasure in doing so; but I do not like the line of conduct pursued by Mr. Crocker„ who I thou{ ,ht ht was— Sir Britsre--Stap, stop! I must have no recrimination here. Are you, Mr. Crocker, jun. prepared to swear either that the notes were stolen from you, or that you dropped thew out of your pocket Mr. Crocker, jun c —No, Sir, I cut neltbec Inez to the one aor THE BRITISH PRESS. the other. I can only swear that I lost them, but in what manner I cannot swear. Sir R. Ri X NIX said, if he could have sworn to a felony having been committed Upon hint, there would be only one plan for hint (Sir Richard) to adopt: betas he could not, he thought it would save a great deal of unpleasantness if Mr. Crocker gave the 101. u promised. This was done, and the notes restored to Mr. Crocker, who said that the conduct of Mews. Hammersley had been very hand. some, for upon his informing them of whet had transpired between himself and Mr. Clarke, they advised him by no meant to nego. tiate, as it would be highly improper, and they had promised, not withstanding he could not furnish them with the numbers of the notes. to detain any that might be presented with the endorsement of Thorpe" upon them. The parties then left the office. Jr.o Clarke expressing great in dignation at the proceedings adopted by. Mt. Crocker against him. HATTON-GARDEN. Wm. Body, a runaway apprentice, was yesterday brought up be fore the sitting magistrate, G. Roctaa,, Esq. by Edwards, an officer of this eitabliahment, on a complaint from his master, Mr. Parker, a cabinet-maker, residing in Judd.atrect, Brunswick souare. Mr. HARMER, who appeased,for Mr. Parker, Informed his Worship that the coMplainant had taken the defendant from mo. tires of compassion, and bound him to learn his business for "the space of five years. Pile. Parker-then resided at Buntingford, but soon after came to London, kering the defendant behild in charge of the business, he having always shown great attention to it, being able, inexperienced as he was, to earn by his own exertions thirty shillings a week. No soon er did . Mr. Parker leave Buntingtiord, however, than the apprentice followed his example, came to Lon. don, procured a situation, which he has kept for these seven weeks, and would have still continued in it had he not been discovered and apprehended by Edwards, in BishopeKate:street Without. Mr. hoetits--Well, Sir, do you think this conduct honest? ' Defentlant--Yeel my master never learnt me the trade. Mr. Roogas—Thw you should have applied to the proper quarter, and not taken the /aw into your men hands ; but it ap. pests that you have been well instructed In your business, since by it you axe already enabled to earn thirty shillings per week. How came you to leave without your mask's permission ? Defendant--1 salad my master to let me eo and see my friends, and he said nothing--and f considered that silence gave consent. Mr. Hoaxes—Well. Sir, will yeti bpwretum with your muter, and not offend again ? Defendant—May Lgo and see my friends fora little while first Mr. Roorns—Not for a moment, without your master's permis sion ; and if you do not return with him directly, you will be brought back, and dealt with in a very different manner. The defendant then left the office in company with his master and Mr. Harmer, apparently very ill satisfied with the Alegistraties decision. ' Philip Hryani, a groom, was then brought up by Wadding. ton, the patrol, charged with having been found about half-past I! o'clock last night, in Albemsrie4treet, St-John's.road, with a saddle, bridle, and a basket containing three bans, three par tridges, two geese, and two fowls, the basket not appearing to have been properly packed. The defendant stated that he came from Shrewsbury by the " Wonder" coach yesterday, and arrived the Peacock, 'sling. ton, about a quarter to eleven at night. Ile had been to Shrews. bury with a horse belonging to Colonel Leycester, whose groom he was, which accounted for the bridle and saddle in his possession ; and as the contents of the basket were to be partly left in James. street, Bakeley.aquare, and partly in Little Bruton street, it did not require the haslet to be fastened firmer than it was ; his being ' found in St. John's-road wasowing to hie being little acquainted with London, and the wrong information given 11111 l by a person to whom he applied. A gentleman now stepped forward voluntarily, and stated, that he was able to prove that the dirsotion was-the handwriting of Co lonel Leycester, having before attested his signature to the execu tion of a deed. The case was dismissed, and the basket ordered forthwith to be delivered to the groom. A considerable quantity of game bas, it appears, been spoiled within the last few weeks, owing to the officious interruption given in this way by officers to servants and others. George Cooke, a servant in the house of Derby, Esq. of Guilford -street, Brunswick-square, and Sydney Smith, a youth of well known character, who was lately tried under Lord Ellenbo. rough's Act, for stabbing with a knife Mr. Waters, proprietor of the Three Tuns, in Brook-street„ were brought up from the Found. ling Elute watchhouse, charged with being implicated in attempt. in g the robbery of Mr. Derby's home. It appeared from the statement of Butt. the watchhouse-keeper, and Fapn, the.street-keeper, that on thejoreceding evening, near eight o'clock, Guilford-street was alarmed by the screams from a female, of murder, from the tree of Mr, Derby's house. They immediately hastened there, and ascertained the following facts : Mr. Derby, with his family, bad that moping gone to Brighton. The cook. who had the confidential care of the house, was corn. pelled to be out in the evening, end no person but a young girl re mained at home in charge. About the hour above named, she heard the sound of a foot in the kitchen passage, and going from the kitchen with a candle to ascertain who was there, she was seised by a man, who presented a pimpl at her, threatening to shoot her if she gars any alarm, and then blew out the candle. She, however, succeeded in reaching the front area, where she gave the, alarm. Two men passing, got over the area railings for the purpose of re. lieving her, but on hearing that the man ha 4 hre.artns, they thought it most prudent to place their becks 'genet the area door, to pre vent his following the girl, during whicn, 'its presumed, he made his escape through the street door. As this desperate character, Smith, had been seen loitering about the hous e during the day. 111111 seen coversing with Cooke, both were taken into custody. They were ordered to find good bail for their appearance this day. • MAIILDOROUG/I-STREET. Michael Hann, a coarse-looking fellow, whale avocation, from his dirty leathern apron and grim-looking aspect, appeared to be that of a blacksmith, was yestetday charged by Mrs. Sgrah Dunn with an assault. It appeared, from Mrs. Dunn's statement, that as sh e was return. ing home on Thursday night from the theatre, alsidg Museum street, the jirisonet, whose name she did not kno*, but whom she now recognised as being the offender, as soon as she had passed the watch-box a hundred paces or so, came up to her, and assault ing her most furiously, tore away her shawl, which was wrapped round her head. Alarmed by this sudden and unprovoked assault , Mrs. Dunn instantly ran back towards the watch-box, and gave the man in charge. The prisoner, on being called on for his defence, told a cock and a bull story about his having had a sovereign and a shilling in his pocket on fuesday evening; how, being in want of a "chew," he tamed into a tobacconist's at the bottom of Holborn hill, bought "five farthings' worth" of the Virginian leaf, then deposited the remnant of his one pound one very carefully in his pocket at the door ; that while in the act of so doing he was observed by some of the fair syrens who inhabit that fashionable part of the town known by the nair.e of Shoe-lane, so notorious for Its peaceful dwellers; that they invited him to sojourn awhile with them in a house, which they specified by its number; that be, unwilling to hold commu nion with them, resisted all their solicitations ; but that they re sorted to more cogent arguments, assailed him ei et armir, one' seising one arm, a second took possession of the other, and a third laid hold of his coat lap; that they dragged him and jostled him, and jostled him and dragged him, till they fairly jostled his money out of his pocket, and then speedily vanished into "thin air." Since this lamentable affair our blacksmith has been in constant search of the dnpoilors; and meeting with Mrs. Dunn, and fancy. ing sonic analogy between her apparel and that of ore of his fair companions, he Instantly attacked her, with the-purpose of recover ing his money. fle now acknowledged, with great penitence, that he had, made a mistake, and would have been very glad to get rid of the matter. ' Mr. Cowart', the sitting 51agisirate, however, thought that his story rather aggravated .than muft, *tad his offence. •it is the most impudent story I ever heard ' " said the worthy Magistrate, "sod you must be committed for an assault and an attempt to steal." Mr. Harin began to look rather blue at the turn which the affair was now taking; but it was too late, sud he wu committed for trial. -p, named name Jane rBOll, • White, o'clock, • pernnns in in ping up Wenthm an, and the child, which ,ewoamo affected and wept bitterly, and raga .. es* May to give up the boy. Witness in. terftred, and the softie metalled May of stealing her child from her, and had forma him to follow the chimney sweeping business against his will. Hader those circumstances, he took May to the watehhouse, and desired the woman to follow to prefer the charge, in order that the business; might undergo a proper investigation ; she promised to do so, but she did not, and May was discharged by the night constable, and almost immediately after he had left the watchhouae, the woman came, and he told her to attend here this morning, at 12 o'clock, to prefer any complaint. Baylis said he had male inquiry into the character of May, in the neighbourhood where he lives, and found it reputable, and from what he under stood, the woman merely wished to get the child away from him, sabers it was kindly treated, to dispose of him to another sweep, who was then waiting outside to pay the money hoe htm. He also understood there was not the slightest ground for accusing May of stealing the boy. The boy wee Imes pamented before the Magistrate. he was wretchedly clad in the garb of a chimney sweep, a nd i nstea d o f his appearing seven yam old, we should not have taken hint for more than live years aloes. Mr. WHITZ called memo the mother to relate her story. She stated that the dm had been takes away by May to follow the chimney-sweeping Inlihmes, mid eltedid no wish it. All she wanted 11111 to recover bob heti child, and her child she would have, let what would tie the atemisesem • May, in answer is the weinee's messamt, mid that the child was with him wits hie tember's lwandsitia t and since he had him be had beam a Wire* Wag ravines he was attending a mss. Sag as W the-eleemblee abloom sweeps, at t bow mese Ibe mother nose Sad took k - nor *boos No Maw .He had had lilaz for soma and he had row become very useful to him, and he thought it very bard he should be deprived of his services. Magistrate—ls he apprenticed to you. Mr. May ? May said he was not; but when he first took him it was under. stood he should be bound to him when he arrived at the proper age. Mr. IVAITE—Then In that case you have no right to detain the boy. The mother must have him again. May--Your ‘Vorship, she only wants to get him .into her pus. session, and then she will sell him for a trifle to another master, who is now waiting to receive him. The woman declared she had no such intention. She did not wish to bring him up to ihe " profession." The Magistrate said that she had a right to do as she pleased with her own child, and therefore she must have it delivered up to her. The child was then taken away by his mother, who seemed de lighted at its recovery. WORS!iIP : STREET. Yesterday a ease of considerable importance, as regards the in terests of pawnbrokers, came before 31r. Osnoaxt. one of the Magistrates of this office, for final adjudication. The circum stances of the case, which has been under consideration for nearly I fortnight, appeared to be as follows :- 31r. ;%ugnstine Corr, a silk-mmufacturer, in a small way of'' business, residing at No. 28, Goldsmith's-terrace, Hackney, being in embarrassed circumstances, had been in the habit of pawning almost weekly, at the shop of Mr. Bradley, a pawnbroker, residing in Brown's-lane, fipitalhelds. On the 20th of November last Mrs. Corr pledged with him a quantity of raw silk, weighing 18 lbs. 3i oz. for the sum of 10/., far ',which she of course re ceived • duplicate. A short time since a negotiation took place between Mr. Corr - and Mr. James Brown, of Phcenix.streer, Spitalfields, for the purchase of the silk by the latter person; and on their repairing to Mr. Bradley's, shop, whererlilr. Brown was, to inspect the silk, Mr. Bradley asserted, to the great astonish ment of Mr. Corr, that the silk had already been redeemed. A summons w'sra then obtained against Mr. Bradley, and the greater part of several days since that period has been devoted to them. vestigation of the case. On each occasion several pawnbrokers, of the first respectability were in attendance, and appeared to foel great interest in the proceedings. Mrs. Corr, being sworn, deposed, that on the 20th of Novemb'et she pawned the silk in question to raise money to pay the work people. There were other articles in pledge at Ale. Bradley's at that Liras, but mho bad oot pawaad any article about that time for the same sum. She had subsequently redeemed parcels of silk, but none which equalled the quantity of the parcel to question. Mr. Corr proved having sent his wife to pawn the silk at Mr. Bradley's, and that she brought him a duplicate for 101., which had not since been out of hie possession. When he and Mr. Brown went to Mr. Bradley's, for the purpose of looking at the silk, Mr. Bradley, after detaining them half au hour, came down stairs, apparently much agitated, and said that the silk had been redeemed by Mrs. Corr, of whose honour and integrity he enter tained so high an opinion, that he had parted with the silk without the ticket. He showed witness his book, in which the pledge was entered No. 261, but the number marked on the ticket (which is understood to correspond with the entry in the book) was 271. On a subsequent occasion, Mr. Bradley told him that the ticket had been returned to Mrs. Corr with the silk, at the time when it was redeemed. A Soliiitor, who' attended for Mr. Corr, remarked, that Mr. Bradley had subjected himself to a JUL penalty for not specifying on the duplicate the weight and description of the pledge. and the possession of the duplicate by Mr. Corr was, he said, prima facie evidence that the pledge had not been redeemed. After some discussion, Mr. Sadler, a pawnbroker, requested that time should be allowed for ascertaining the real value and descrip tion of the silk, and whether or not it was bona fide the property of Mr. Corr. This request was acceded to by the Magistrate, the Solicitor having previously directed his attention to the 39th and 40th Oeo. 111. cap. 99, sec. It, which enacts—" That if within one year the owner (of the pledge) shall tender unto the pawnbroker the principal money, and profit, Ate. and the pawnbroker shall 'thereupon, without showing reasonable cause to the satisfaction of the Justice, refuse to deliver back the goods, or make such satisfae. tion as the Justice may award, the Justice shall commit the pawn. broker to the House of Correction until he shall deliver up the goods, or make such satisfaction." On several subsequent days, the ease was brought forward, in the coilne of which, Benjamin Laycock, apprentice and ahopman to Mr. Bradley, was sworn. He stated, that he recollected slrs. Corr's pledging a quantity of silk, on the 30th of November, for which she received 101. and at the same time redeemed other pledges to the amount of 3/. ss. On the following Saturday (27th November), she brought a duplicate to redeem the silk she had pawned on the 20th. It consisted of two pieces of black silk, on rollers. She at the same time pledged three parcel* of silk for 61. each, all of which she has since redeemed. On the day mentioned, she gave the ticket to Mr. Bradley, who delivered it to witness, and he having brought the silk down stairs, gave it, together with the ticket, to his master. Being asked, why he did not say the silk had been redeemed, when Air. Corr and - Mr. Brown called to look at it ? he said, he did not think he recollected it it first. He thought the ticket was either returned to Mrs. Corr, or lost in her presence. The Alagistrate wished to know, if the ticket were loot in her presence, why that circumstance was not mentioned at the time? ' Mr. Sadler interposed, and said th at it occurred on Saturday' night, when some confusion In their business was almost unavoid able. He observed, moreover, that it was singular that all the other pledges should have been redeemed, and that nothing should have been said of the one in question until after a lapse of ten months. A memorandum of the redemption was made in the books the following day by Mr. Bradley, who was ready to make affidavit of the fact. Mr. ()aeon /4 E wished to take time for considering the care, and adjourned it till yesterday, when all parties being again in attend. ante, the worthy Magistrate said, that, after mature deliberation, it appeared to him, that in making an order for the restoration of the property or its value, he should be acting in some sort unjustly. by the pawnbroker, who (if the decision were wrong), 'would be left without remedy, for he had no appeal from the order of the Magi'. trate, whose decision would in that case be final; and as be enter. tamed much doubt on the question, lie thought it better to leave the complainant to his remedy by action against the pawnbroker (an expensive remedy, he admitted—but cull it was a remedy.) He therefore dismissed the application. QUEEN-SQUA RE. CLIMAIXO Bow.—Yeeterdsy a manta chimney sweep, May, residing in the pariah of St. James, a women cam Weis! ntoo, Being In Castle-court, Westminster, and her little boy abater/was years °Worm brought before Mr. 1 the Magistrate, Wider thefolldwirig circumstances. Bayliss., one of the Bow-street patrol, stated, that about 8 o the night before, his attention was arrested by a mob of per Bridge-street, at the foot of Westnainster.bridge, and on gp t- them. he saw MAY the dhimney sweep, the woman Wen and the little boy wow present. They wen at high word', I woman was eodenvouring to fain possession of the child, WAR resisted by Alay. fbe woman was dreadfully effect( • U ~ION.HALL. On Thursday evening, when the office was about to close, a re spectable female presented herself before the sitting .Magistrate, At. SWABEY, Esq. and in tones of deep distress, besought his advice and assistance in recovering her child, who had been kid. napped only a few hours before her application. The poor woman having been accommodated with a chair, and having in some men. sure composed her distracted feelings, proceeded to give the fol. lowing account of the manner in which she bad been bereft of. her offspring :—ln the afternoon of that day (Thursday) she intr us t e d her child, a boy about five months old, into the care of a little girl to nurse, who proceeded with her charge into the streets, in order to have the benefit of the air. Having walked about the neighbourhood of Walworth for sonic time, the girl sat down on some logs of wood, near the Duke of York public-house, in the Bo rough-road, nursing and playing with the child. She had not been many moments occupied in this manner before a dirty looking woman, as she described, dressed in a dirty white shawl, light blue gown, with flowers upon it, came up, and asked permission to look at the child, at the same time taking it out of the arms of the girl into her own. When the woman had the child in her own possession, she walked down the road towards the King's Bench prison, fol lowed by the girl, who never suspected w h at h er intentions were, but only imagined that she was going to purchase a few sweetnieets to present the infant with. However, when the woman arrived at the sign of the Britannia public-house, near the King'. Bench, she stopped outside the door, and calling the little girl, to whom the child had been intrusted by its mother, gave her sixpence i n s il ver , desiring her to go into th e house and get it changed, which she did, and, on coming out, gave the halfpence to the woman, who gave her a penny, saying, (lo in again, my dear, and inquire or the landlady at the bar if Air. Johnson a there, and, if he is, bring me out word." The unsuspecting girl once more entered the public-house, and having made the inquiry as she was directed, the landlady told her that Alr. Johns on was in the habit of f ee . quenting the house, but that he was not at present there. Upon coming out, neither the woman nor child were to be seen, and the girl, dreadfully alarmed at the circumstance. ran about crying and wringing her hands, proclaiming that the child was stolen from her. A mikwoman happening to come up at the time, sad seeing the' groat agitation of the little girl, end a number of persons surround. to g her, on being informed of the circumstance., stated that she (the mikwomen)lied, a short time before, obsestidtalk 7 woman walking in great home towards London.bridge, with a very fine Infant in her arms. On hearing this account, several of the spectators, as well as the girl herself; proceeded off in that dime. two, but all efforts 'to trace the offender were unsuccessful. At night the girl returned to the applicant's house without the child, and with the dreadful tidings of its being kidnapped. The Magistrate having inquired the name of the applicant, ebe stated it to be Mary Weller t that her husband w as a bl ac k m a i l", and that they lived in reederick's.place, Borough-Torn!. She dila described the dress of her chi d when it was stolen, as follows tt... A seal-skin cap with gold band, and a double-bordered cap undies neatli, a cross.bsrred lilac frock, and blue worsted boots. The Magistrate immediately directed Mr. Staples, the ChW Clerk, to have hand-bills printed and circulated descrifiing the dawn' and persons o(the child and the miscreant who had stolen It. • A great nuMber of these bills were forwarded Into the country by the mails the same ni g ht, an d i n d ee d no exertions have been spared by the Alagistrate in rendering the unfortunate and broken-hearted mother all the assistance in his power, which the poor woman seeemd fully sensible of. Olannon, au active and intelligent officer. was selected for the purpose of tracing and apprehending the offender, if she is tobe found in London. He proceeded in his task, and the same night having inquired at the Britannia public-house, whether a roan named Johnson used the house, and being assured in the affir mative, he had an interview with an individual of that name, who attended at this office yesterday. The Magistrate having stated • Mr. Johnson the abate particulars, and also that part which al luded to the woman sending the girl into the Britannia, to inquire fnr a person of his name, Mr. Johnson expressed his surprise, declaring that he knew no woman of the description, and intimated that he would do all that lay In his power to discover the retreat of one of the worst description of robbers. The Magistrate having ascertained that the permits of the stolen child were unable to offer a reward for its restoration. and appro. leettaon of the woman, intimated his intention of making the cir. ehmtmststbices known to the Secretary of State, who, be had no doubt, would any this measure into effect. CANADIAN FLOUT! AND WHEAT- Statement of the Exports of Flour and Wheat from C. nada, from the yeat: . lBoo to 1824, inclusive, viz.—. Years: 1800 1801 1802 - 1803 - 1804 1803 188 1807 - 1808 1009 - 1810 1811 - 1814 - 1813 1814 - 181 S 1818 -. 1817 1818 1819 - 1820 - 1821 - 1823 . 1824 . "Barrel. ' Flour. • 20.271 - 37.418 . . 28.301 - - 15,442. . 14.067 - - 18,590 . - 10,997 - 20,442 - 42.46 . 2 - 20,726 - . 12.519 - - 19,340 19,237 - 517 . 1.217 - - 1.920 - . 1,137. - 38.047 . - 30.543 - - 12,086 - 45 369 - - 22.935 . 47,247 . - 48,250 . - 41,512 . 14 , 111 ma. - 2 17,125 - 464,142 1,010192 360.602 - 200,04. - 22,0ie 96,909 - 231,543. 186.706 - - .228,015 . 170,860 648 . 2611,178 - None 145.060 401.791 37,895 319,048 313,483 147,285 4.710 3,398 Total in 25 years . 568.322 Ms. 4,828,190 bush'. Giving, at the average of one year, 22,732 barrels of Ho*, and 193,321 bushels of wheat. N.B. The quantity of flour sent to the West Indies and oilier parts is included in the above list, along with what was sent to the United Kingdom. MARKETS. CORN-EXCHANGE, FRIDAY, OCT. 7. Our supplies this week consist of 2,240 sacks of Flour, 3,100 gunners of ll'hirat. 1,200 quavers of Burley, and 5,800 quarters of Oats. Thete sas tolerably brisk demand for fine ll'heat to. day, and Monday's prices were fully supported, with rather more inquiry for middling and inferior samples. New malting Barley of prime quality sold very readily, the turn dearer than on 51on. day. (food fresh Oats were taken off pretty freely by the con. omen at Monday's prices. Beans ready sale, but Pease dull, though not cheaper. Rapeseed continues very scarce, but we bare had good supplies of Linseed lately, which continues heavy sale. UXBRIDGE. Corn Inspector's Return, OCT. 6. Wheat, per load . - 171 Os to 191 Os Ditto (Nein - - - - 161 Os to 221 Os Barley, per quarter - - - 21 Oa to 21 5. Oats . - 11 6s to 11 12s Beans . . - - - 21 9s to 21 131 Pease - - - - SI 10. to 0! os Rye - - - - - 2! .S. to 21 121 NEIVISITRI% BERKS, Ocr. 6. Oats . -26 s to 241 Beans 6O to Lie Pease •-• -$ I, Is 6d to Is Wheat - New • Barley - 666 to 766 - —5 to —a - - ne to 45s Bread, per gallon DEVIZES, OCT. 6. Wheat and Beane at per sack ; Barley wad Oats per (pallor. Wheat -27 a tkl to 39i 04 Oats . 20s to 34s Od Barley -49 s 04 to 47, 04 f Beans . 24‘ to 211 a 04 ll'heat . - Barley . . Beans - . Wheat • New . Barley . itINGERFORD, 668 to Pis rats . its to Sig 401 to 4tis Ditto (New) - to •-• 48s to 61. SALISBURY, Oer 4. bfis to 67s I Oats . —s to --s Beans . - 374 to 43s WA 11311NSTER, OCT. 1. Wheat . 552 to 70s Od l Oats . Barley . 34s to 46s Od 1 Beans - 2h to Sos -47 s to et;s 27. to 3k 50s to SL's PRICE OF FLOUR. Town Made, per sack 33s to COs Norfolk and Stockton 40s to 43. Seconds - liOs to 33s Bran, per qr. - 111 to 12a Essex and Suffolk, on Pollard, Fine -16 t to 20a board ship - 45 s to 30s PRICE OF BREAD. The highett price of Bread in the Metropolis is 10d. for the alb. Loaf. There are Bakers who sell from 44. to 244. below that rate. SMITHFIELD, FRIDAY, OCT. 7. There is little to notice as to the business here this day. The supply of Mutton was of rather indifferent quality, and there was a very dull market for every thing at the terms of Monday last. Beet - 4s Od to Is Od I Veal . 5s Od to 55 Oct Mutton . 4s Od to 5s 2d Pork . 5s Od to Os Od Lamb 45 8d to 5s 8d HEAD OF CATTLE THIS DAY: Beasts, 589 I Sheep, 6,450 I Calves, 190 I Pigs, 100 HAY-MARKET. Hay (Old) . 41 12s 6tl to 51 Os Oct Inferior . 31 5s Od to 41 7s 6d Clover - 51 lOs Od to 61 Os Od Ditto (Inferior) - 41 lOs Od to 51 5s Od Straw . . 11 16s Od to 21 59 Od NEIVGATE AND LEADENBALL—(By the Carcass) Beef - 2s Od to 4s Od I Veal . 3s 4d to bs dd Mutton - 3s 4d to 4s Od ; Pork . Is Od to bs 4141 Lamb 4s Od to bs 4d PRICE OF POTATOES, OCT. 7. Yorkshire Kidneys . 01 be Od to 01 Os Od per Cwt. Ware . . - 01 4s Od to 01 Os Od Middlings . - 01 2s Od to 01 3s Ott PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW. ST. JAMES'S. WHITECIIAPEL. flay -70 s Od to 105 s Od Hay . 70s Od to 100 s Od Ditto (New) —5 Od to —a Od Inferior - --s Od to Clover . Ois Od to 126 s Od Clover -80 s Od to 120‘ 03 Straw . 33s Od to 43s Eld Straw -30 s Od to 45.. 04 S, per Cwt. Ocr. 7. is heavy for the new growth ; ingtmall, the prices are rlllllll. POCKETS. 11405. Kent . Is to 221 Os Kent . 131 13s to 161 10s Sussex . 1511106 to 201 Os Sussex - 131 Os to 141 li , , Essex - 111 Os to 01 Os Essex - 131 Os to 151 les Farnham, las 131 Os to 211 Os—Seconds 161 Os to 181 Os PRICE OF HOP BOROUGII.—Our Hop market the quantity on offer, however, Ix tattled. PRICE OF RAW FAT, per Stone of fllb. Price by Tallow (as stated by the Tallow 3lelters), 21 bd PRICE OF CANDLES. The price of good Store Candles in the retail shops is as follows. Candles, per dozen Gs (Al to 7s /goolds . Ss 6d RAW HIDES. Best Heifers and Steers, I Ordinary -2e61t0 2s 24 per atone • 33 2d to 3s Rd Market Calf (each) . lOs Pd Middlings - 2s I.od to 3s Od SHEEP SKINS. Sheep 2s e, to 3s Od I Lambs 2s 6d to Ss 64 PRICE OF LEAT, Best Dressing Hides Common ditto Crop Hides, 35 to 381b1%. Ditto 40 to 451bs. . I)itto 45 to 5045 e. Calf Skins 35 to 401bs. I)itto 4.5 to 55Ibs. Ditto 5.5 to 75Ibs. Small Seal Skins Large ditto - Tanned Horse Hides Spta lab ditto 19d to 21d 16d to 18d 15 to 1701 1 d to 1611 19d to 21d 18d to 281 iid 10 it;4 : 21d to 2; , 1 • 204 to 414 IBd to ! ' Ails at Market. 4 Newcaatle . Sunderland - iii i; isa -13 d to DU mall Co 11 Priff. . 37t Oda 411 Od - 441 Oda Od - 19. Od --s Od MARKET, OCT. 7. Ships Sold. 2 11 : i MARRIED. On the sth inst. at St. John's Sepulchre, the Rev. Dacre Barrett Lennftrd, son of Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard, Ban. of Belhui, in the county of Eaiex, to Rachael Anna, eldest daughter ofikre miah Ines, Esq. of St. Catharine's-hill. On the sth inst. at Tottenham, Captain Babington, MaJrss Cs valry; eldest ion of Dr. Bablngton, of Aldermanbury, to Adeline. seventh daughter of William Hobson, Esq. of blarktield, Stant. ford-hill. DIED. At Rye, in Sumer, after a tew days' illness, Mrs. largstet Chatron, widow of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Charter, of the East India Company's-service. On the 29th ult. In Down -street, Piccadilly, in the 67th Year (. ' t his age, the Rev. Joh. Anthony Perny, an., Domestic Ch*Q ll T to the Earl of Coventry, Rector of Hill Crane, IVorctstership., and perpetual Curate of Oxendon, Gloucestershire. On the 311 inst. at Hammersmith, after a short illness, the Rev. T. B. Browne, (late of Huntington!), in the filth yes? of h .., age- On the 6th inst. in the 82d year of he r a g e , Anne, • id o w of the late Wm. Allen, Esq. of Blackheath. At Clifton, on the 26th ult. Mrs. Porter, widow of the late Lor d Bishop of Clogher. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS PAY Morning, 36 min. after 10. I Evening, 10 min. enet IS - Priam] at THE BRITISH PRESS Office, by J. W. CARL T 18;, Strand, and published by R. Cearsoff, save PIE4' I 1 , i Sir N ie 1411 Job ese Jobi Mtn sattri have that