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~. shaded by prozialltlit Coast. w gemlialleo judgment against th e 1 Milling& .• A. , . • , 1111. Ossas. vs. siestra, alikoolid the Coon at great length, liolltilMoeliklbsgAlliiillkOdlif dye ilkoilltil had been extremely F troggable. Om hi ma ban imosivemir ts obtain evidence to hunt atom tbe ustisetortatit seatleuisn who stood before the Court to re its **moo, With respect to what bad been advanced by ' n, he biped that his client would net seller, either as his charmer or his lib er ty. A s i t regarded the one in a poeml point of view, he thought when the Court looked at the mom of the debts, the length of time in which they were am. Potted, and the sphere in which the petitioner had moved, the Cool would not corroder that he bad been very extravagant, and therelbee restore Min to the liberty of which b e h a d b een so l ong tlettric Coansiestowra said, that the opposition of Mr. Thilloford was highly discreditable to him, for it appeared that he bad beoo attempting to prevent the insolvent from doing that for %Re mission of which be came to the Court to pray judgment against him. Mr. ikmemissioner Umtata observed. that it appeared that there Wail ant clause in the Act which that creditor had never reed, astutely, that where a person brings forward a frivolous opposition, the tuba party could claim costs. (Laughter.) lit• apuearing that the schedule required some further amend. mom, tne insolvent was remanded until next week, when he will to Drought up to remise the judgment of the Court. POLICE. —.......—. MANSION-HOU 3E. irgeljetig Mn. Deputy Vale, of the Ward of Farringdon With- Stt!lL Uutferwotth, Mr. Savage, and other gentlemen, also re vof the Wad, appeared before the Loan NI AVON, in of a report which appeared in this paper on Monday the bead of Mimsion-Houre. . Uld as said it w with great pain he read the Mansion e ine t or Monday, but he should sot have troubledthe rate, had not the report stated what was nothing less ihiptilijupot yeas calumny against the Alderman and the Common etiosellOso of the ward. He wished to know whether the person Who =the OWE= Councilmen with improper coodact was 16 Opaates a=ed. 'fflie Lot* Alamo* sugge sted that perhaps it would be better se proceed at fin to a consi deration of the most advisable means of eantellYindf an evil which to his knowledge existed to a very sal ine depot In Fleet-street. It had been represented to him that reemerbod ehoracters were to be seen there at all hours, and that in 'lsts tit/ issdits of the street was now worse than it had been for treente, clot man robberies hail been committed, and that it Illa ameteedingly offensive to modest females to walk there. . Moe tbseflaral that he and his coadjutors had, upon all oc. mums, used their utmost exertions to remedy the evils, and that how was no effort which they were not willing to make to render . 'the direly of the public tome complete. T .lse Loan iIATOX said he had been given to understand that Waal public-houses In the neighbourhood of Fleet-street were constantly la the habit of keeping open after the hours of regulation. , To this, be considered, was ascribable a great deal of the disorder , which prevailed at late hours. , Mr. Vale said the last report made of the public-houses was , snore favourable than any former one that had been made for a carwiderable period. There hail been no specific complaint. Ittstorilship said he had given directions to Merchant, the so. r erintendeut of the right patrol. to ascertain what houses in the imnuilime virlutty of Fleet-street admitted visiters after a late hour. and that officer was in attendance with • report. Merchant them produced • list consisting of twelve public-houses, all of which eased el/Ammer', he said, after one o'clock in the mooning. Ile had cautioned the proprietors of those houses, upon , *be subject, but the answer be uniformly received was, " I must , do as my neghbour publican does," and thus the practice was : kept up. Ise lugged to state, however, that some of those houses , were watering-houses, which were obliged to keep open foe the se- , commodation of coaclor.en and others whose avocations compelled them to sit op all right. The Loan ;Bort) a said he mould, with the greatest alacrity, render all the assistance in his power upon this occasion. IVhat, , he wished to know, did Mr. vale think would be the most ad- i sisable course to be adopted? i Mr. Vale said he thought thee. ils might be abated by an addition to the patrol who now dial duty in Fleet-street. i The LORD 31ATC111 said he should certainly give directions to that effect. He, at the same time, wished to make a few observe- , term. lie thought that, by a strict adherence to certain regulations, 1 a great deal might be done. In the first place, he wholly ells- , approved of giving a power to watchmen to take into custody vela of the town, except when seen acting in an Indecent. riotous, 1 or disorderly manner; for watchmen were notoriously in the habit of abusing that power, those females who gave money to them being sure to escape with impunity. In the next place, he would have the Members of the Common Council do all in their power , to put down the abominable brothels which were so numerous in , the vicinity of Fleetotreet, and from which thieves of all descrip. siems constantly issued to prey upon the public ; and with respect to the public-horses, be thought it very unfair that those abort Flat-street should rot conform to the rules which were observed JO every other part of the City. Mt. Vale said the ward had gone to great expense to put down the brothels; in fact they had done what they were nut , j.suiEed in doing—burned some of them out. But what effect had that? New proprietors, like the old ones, got in, and the nuisances revived. Twelve houses of this description had been, at a greet j expense, temporarily abolished, but now they were all in existence , again. i Mr. Butterworth said he was at issue with the Lord Mayor , with respect to allowing the women of the town to parade with. , taut restraint in the street. It was disgraceful that women who , were publicly known as abandoned prostitutes should be permitted to walk up and down Fleet-street. i The gentlemen of the Common Council then returned thanks, ae did the two gentlemen who had complaintd of the deplorable , state of Fleet street, to the Lord Mayor, for the investigation be , had made into the particulars of the complaint. We understood, from what took place, that a police station is to he made at St. Dunstan's chu ch, that immediate reinforce- , manta are to be made to the night patrol of Fleet-street, and that , the publicans who persist in violating the regulations are to be heed. GUILDHALL. Joseph James, a fireman belonging to the Eagle Insurance Corn. pany, was char ged before Mr. Alderman Lucas, yesterday, with ' gran misbehavior towards, and with assaulting, George State, one of the watchmen of Cattle Baynani ward. The complainant stated that a fire broke out in the shop of' a 1 Mr. Wilson, oilman, in Creed-lane, Ludgate-hill, at an early hour ' or Tuesday morning ; and, in consequence of the watchman of the ' twat springing his rattle, the witness, and several others, ran to the I Rpm, Their first Gift was to save the lives of the persons within 1 the premises, which was effected by raising a ladder, used in re. 1 pairing an opposite house, to the second floor window, when several I individnals descended in their night clothes. State then procured ' • maul, with which he broke in the shop ; and, notwithstanding 1 there was an alarm of gunpowder being on the premises, he yen- , need in, and emptied the buckets of water, as they were stem- ' surely handed to him, upon the parts where the fire made its •p -re/trance. The fire was supposed to have originated in • spark 1 falling into a cradle in the parlour, from whence it communicated to the flooring, and to some articles in the cellar. After the com plainant had been busily employed for half so hour, and had sue. ceeded in extinguishing the flames, the defendant arrived, and 'without the least provocation, pushed him out into the street, ex sel•truing, " what do you der here, you —; you are doing more taro than (food; why didn't you let the bowie born?" State, ' who was in his shirt sleeves, and had nothing about him to indi cate his office. assured the defendant that he was a watchman, and complained of his harshness; upon which Jones repeated his vin. lance, end " bundled hint, neck and crop," into the street a second tune. This was the assault complained of. Pour watchmen of the same ward corroborated this statement. The finnan, in his defence, denied that the fire was ratio 44peedied when he arrived. It was just in such a state that, by practice it stub matters, he was able to prevent it getting a-head. :Y/hen he came to the door lie was seised by the mike by two per. *solewe s swho said " do natio lo ; thereon three barrels of powder in one cellar." Knowing that be could stop the fire by interfering at 'that motoeitt, he insisted upon going in, and was the means of saving the premiers. Mr. Vi'irstanley (the auctioneer, we under. stood) and some uther gentlemen could speak to his good conduct open this occasion Another fireman said watchmen always did more harm than good at a fire, by poking people about with their stoves, and dis t/Thing the minds of the firemen. fie imputed malice to the complainant, on account of a dispute between him and Jones at • tre in Bell-yard, Temple-bar, two years ago. The watelitneti agate declared, unanimously, that they had ex tinguished the fire before the defendant arrived. Mr. Ald. Lucas said he should advise them all to retire and make up this matter. They had all an equal claim to be upon the premises. and were all full of eagerness to do cod ; but if the ac. counts were tree, the defendant had certainly been touch too hasty. As, however, he had been himself a witness of the very excellent conductor Jones at • fire, lie should now lean to him more than he might, and desire him to make it up with the watchmen, by giving thorn all something to drink, and he (die Alderman) wuuld give them Is. each for their loss of time to-day. he Watchmen received their shilling each, and the parties then r-ural to carry Into effect the other part of the Alderman's award. • Jews Lee, who stood remanded, charged with breaking into a, furniture warehouse belonging to Mr. Crook the auctioneer, was lolly committed for nisi!, for stealing a bed and bed-furniture, and a variety of other articles, which had been removed from one part 0 1 Me warehouse to another. The quilt which was found upon the prisoner could not be identified WiliaCtOriir. BOW-STREET. ATTEMPT RD Sutottax.—A respectably-dressed female, whose &overawe denoted her to be enceinte, was yesterday morning brought how/ St. Mary's watchbouse, and placed before the sitting Magistrate. Sir 8.. Bloom. It appeared, from the statement of the constable, that the un fortuarte female was brought to the watchbouse about half-past ten o'clock on Wednesday night, under a suspicion of having attempted to drown herself. The account given him at the watcbhouse by the pa..:41 stationed near Waterloo-bridge, who gave her in charge, was, that as he was on duty on Vi'ethiadsy night lie perceived a ,woolati walking backwards and 'inwards near the Moto' the bridge, with • peculiarity of manner which Induced him to watch her. Alta looking round some time, and supposing herself unobserved, she descended the stepson the Strand side, upon which he followed, and, otertaking her on the bottom step, secured her. The unfortunate creature (on being interrogated by the Chief Magistrate with regard to her situation in lite, and the motives which could induce her to venture on on rash an action) stated that she was the wife of a corn-porter living in Somers-town, and the mother of three children. She admitted that it had been her intention to have destroyed herself, as a certain circumstance pteyed heavily on her mind. What this circumstance was she declined stating, but said that it was nut in the Tightest degree connected with any ill-usage on the part of her husband, against whom she had no complaint to make; on the contrary, he had always acted in the kindest and most affectionate manner to wards her. The man himself, who was present, and seemed much affected, stood forward, and assured his Worship, in answer to a ques , put to him, that he could divine no reason for his wife's conduct; they had lived comfortably and happily together now upwards of six years. She had always been a good wile to him, and appeared strongly attached to her children. Sir RICIIARD addressed the unhappy woman with much feeling on the enormity of the offence she had so narrowly escaped committing, in thus attempting to rush uncalled into the presence of her Creator. He would not, he said, extort from her the wt which seemed to prey so str o ngly on h er m ind, but earnes tly recomment.ed her to go hol.e quietly with her husband, and to tranquillize herself as mach as possible ; advising the husband, at the same time, to do all in his power towards restoring her corn. po'ure. This the poor man promised to do, and the parties left the office together. MA RI:11011017G fl-STREET. Yesterday I)avirl Donnell, a ruffianly-looking fellow, wu charged with having committed a desperate assault upon a gentle man's servant of the name of King, and also with having stabbed him with some blunt instrument. King, on being sworn, stated, that a short time since he had a east stolen from nd his suspicions fell upon the prisoner, who was in consequence apprehend ed , and underwent several exa minations at this office ; but as King was not able to prove satia factonly that the prisoner was the person who had committed the offence he wu discharged. On Tuesday evening he went into the Lion and Goat public-house, in Grosvenor -street, where the prisoner lived, who began abusing for having caused him to be apprehended. Finally, witness, to prevent any unpleasant oc currence, endeavoured to get out of his way. The prisoner followed, and struck him just above the right eye. A torrent of blood flowed from the wound, from the depth and nature of which he had no hesitation in swearing that it was done by a knife or some blunt instrument, but witness did not perceive any weapon in the prisoner's hand. The witness here showed the wound, which was close to the right eye, and appeared to be about an inch in length, and about a quarter of an inch in depth. Mr. ROE—Might it not have been done by his fist or Ills nail ? Witness—No, !Sir; for the blow was nearly spent before it reached me. A young man who was in company with King stated that he immediately got up on seeing the prisoner strike King, and went and stood between them, when the prisoner reached over his ghoul. I der to make the second blow, and there was also another person standing between them, and he should not think that any man could, with a spent blow, itflict such a deep wound as King received with only his fist. Mr. Rot—`Nell, Sir, what do you say to this charge? Donnell—He had been the cause of having me put into confine ment, in consequence of which circumstance we had some words, when I struck him, and I also intended to give him a black eye with the second blow ; but instead of so doing I cut him wit.' my fist. Mr. Rot—Because you had been charged with felony, and the evidence was not sufficiently strung to have 'nu committed, you must aggravate that circumstance by a most disperate assault, and to prevent such terrible fellows as you attacking persons in this manner I shall order you to find ball ; and recollect, that if in case your bail are not known to be respectable persons, you shall give 24 hours notice previous to its being taken. The prisoner was then locked up. Mr. Rose, ale-brewer, of George.street,Grosvenor.square, after. wards appeared before F. A. Rot, Rig., to show cause why he refused to pay the rewards for tire in cases of chimneys, &c., as awarded and allowed by the various Acts of Parliament passed in the 14th of his late ;Majesty, and also in the reign of George IV. The summons was issued at the suit of the churchwardens and overseers of St. George's parish, Hanover-square. A watchman, of the name of Ball, deposed that he was on duty on the morning of the Bth of December. opposite Mr. Rose's house, when about Mx o'clock In the morning he beheld a consider able body of sparks and smoke to rise from the chimney of Mr. Rose, in consequence of which he went to the engine -hou se a nd gave the alarm. Two other witnesses deposed to nearly the same effect. The stoker and ona of the warehousemen belonging to Mr. Rose were called for the defence, and from their statements it appeared that the chimney which was said to have been on fire belonged to the copper, to which was given such a current of air that entirely prevented any soot accumulating; besides the chimney war 16 feet above the roof of any bowie in the vicinity. Mr. ADOLPHUS, who attended for Ale. Rose, contended that the Act of Parliament expressed that the parties applying for re wards shall prove that there was a body of fire in the chimney before they are entitled to the rewards. Now that had not been done, and It had been proved that it could not be done, fur no soot was ever formed in the chimney, and if rewards were to be en. forced on cases like this it would in fact amount to a heavy tax, and that yearly, upon those persons whose bush neas occasioned them to keep large fires; and it might be seen, and he beheld it every morning whilst lying in bed, sparks coming out of a baker's chimney. If such was to be allowed, how easy was it for watchmen and others, who had nothing to do during the day, to run down to an engine.house, and say, " Oh, come along, we have seen sparks and smoke come out of such a chimney ;" for it was a beneficial employment for such persons. Mr. Rot —I believe they only get paid for their time, the saline u you and I do; but, as those persons have sworn to the tire, I must order the reward. When, upon being informed that no work was done, the rewards were reduced to 60s. . ....,, Mr. Anotraus said (upon an order being made out and pre. seated), well, we will pay the money; but we shall carry the ques tion to the Middlesex Sessions. QUEEN-SQUARE. Yesterday a young lad, named Richard Wiirhurrt, was charged with mischievously shooting one Larry Ryan, a lad employed in the rope ground in Rochester-row, Westminster. The principal witness was Thomas Walsh, a youth residing in St. Ann's-court, who stated, that about three o'clock on Wednes. day afternoon, while sliding in company with Ryan, the prisoner came up with a gun in his hand, with which he was in the habit of frightening pigeons, but finding none to shoot at, he fired off the piece at Ryan, which caused him to stagger against a p a li ng ; his face was covered with blood and gunpowder all over. Wit ness laid hold of Ryan, and took him to 15'ilshurst's father, who, however, drove them with other boys away. Oa the lad accused observing Ryas cry, be ran away, and the injured boy was taken to the hospital, M'ilairurst said, in his defence, that the gun was only loaded with half a tobacco pipe full of gunpowder; neither had he put in any wadding. He was accustomed to frighten pigeons:away by firing at them. At the moment the gun went off he was talking to a but- cher, and he declared he would not have taken it out if he had been aware that it was loaded. Mr. WHITE—You had no business with the gun at all. There is a heavy penalty for carrying guns; and besides, you must be de tained till I am satisfied by a certificate of the boy's health. Indeed I dont know whether I shall not send you to the House of totvertion, for firing off guns in the public streets. Bail, however, world be accepted, but that must be on very good securities. Wilshurst was then ordered to be locked up. LA M BETH-STREET. JAI, Round, a vagrant-like looking character, was brought up for final examination, charged with having stolen a trunk in. trusted to his charge, the property of Mr. Simeon Isaacs, a Dutch merchant. The circumstances under which this robbery was committed in volved not alone a breach of trust, but also betrayed a species of Ingreitude of no ordinary description. From the statement of Mr. Isaacs, it appeared that the prisoner had, for a length of time past, frequented the vicinity of his resi dence in London, in a state of abject distress. The misery of his appearance attracted his (Mr. Isaac's) attention, and from time to time he used to bestow upon hint pecuniary assistance, and otherwise contribute to his relief: Thinking, from his general demeanour, but more particularly from the kindness he had shown him, that he was trustworthy, and wishing to do him a setvice, he, on the 11th of last October, being about to sail for Amsterdam on the evening of that day, met him in the morning, and desired him to call at four o'clock in the afternoon, at his residence, in order to convey to the steam packet, at the Custom-house stairs his luggage, for doing which he was to h ave b een remunerated: At the appointed hour he called, and a trunk and hat-bon were delivered to him. After doing which, Mr. Isaacs returned up stairs for a few minutes, thinking that the prisoner would still re main until his return, but when he came down he found he had departed. Supposing that he, knowing the steam vessel in which he was about to embark, had gone thither, be hastened to the Custom-house, and made every inquiry, but without effect. lie then returned, and searched the pawnbrokers' shops; but here also he was unsuccessful, until he arrived at Mr. Price's, of Wentworth -street, where Ire ascertained that a person answering the description of the prisoner had pawned several articles of wearing apparel, his property, and which were contained in the stolen trunk. The articles were produced which had been pledged at Mr. Price's, and identiltd by Mr. banes. Tire value of the property stolen was very considerable—it com prised two watches, one a very valuable gold one, made by Oaakin, of :Dublin, belon,;mg to a burgomaster of Amsterdam, which had been sent to this country to be repaired. The prisoner au fully committed. THAMES OFFICE:. John Mendies, a carpenter in the employ of Mr. Plstor, of Ooodman's.yard, in the Minories, was yesterday put to the bar before T. Rtenntr.r., Esq., the presiding Magi►trate, to account for the possession of a quantity of timber, when the following evi dence au adduced against the prisoner -- Mr. Alexander Mitchell, a surveyor belonging to this establish meat, being, sworn, deposed, that in consequence of Information he searched the prisoner's premises, and found the timber pro. duced ; the witness asked the prisoner at the time to account for the possession of it ; the prisoner, in reply, said it was timber be THE B I SH PRESS. had purchased five or pig years ago, but from whoni he, the pri soner, could not recollect. Pl'itness then examined the timber, and found part of it marked with the name of " Plow," in chalk ; therefore the witness suspected it to have been stolen, and in con sequence seized and brought it to this office. Mr. Blucher, foreman to Mr. Ayres. timber-merchant, in Houndsditch, being called and sworn, stated, that he examined the timber lying on the flour, and that that part of it which bore the name of " Piator" upon it l had been marked by himself, and that the same had been given into the prisoner's custody, to be delivered on Mr. Pistor's premises, loot whether it had ever come into that gentleman's possession or mot he (the witness) would not undertake to swear. Mr. Pistor then came roman!, and stated to the Magistrate that he believed that the tinibeallying on the floor was his, but he could not on oath undertake to itiontify it, neither had he any witness to produce that could do so. Magistrate to the prisoner—Hate you any satisfactory account to give me of the timber lying on the floor Prisoner—No, your Vroiship, nothing further than what I stated to your officer at the time I was taken into custody. Magistrate—That aceoutt is by no means satisfactory, therefore I convict you of a misdemeanor, and I adjudge you to pay a penalty of SL, and in desalt I will commit you to prison for three months, there to be kept to hard labour. UNION-HALL. CAUTION TO WoMaretw.—Yesterday a journeyman glass blower, named Thomas Asko, in the employ of Messrs. Green and Pellatt, proprietors of the Falcon Glasshouse, in Holland street, was brought before the sitting Magistrate, M. SRABEY, Esq., on a charge of having threntersed to break the articles of his agreement with th- firm, and abscond to America. Mr. Green, the nanager of the business, stated that the proprie tors were under the necessity Of bringing the defendant Forward on this occasion, in consequence of the various Acts of insubordination which have for some time put prevailed amongst the men employed in the manufactory. 'the delkodant, he observed, had entered into an agreement for the term of three years with his employers hav ing absented himself foir • fter days at the commencement of the week, which he admitted Colo not very blameable during Christ mas, the defendant appeared at the factory on Tuesday last, rd. dently tipsey. He stated on the occasion that he had come to work, and witness having directed him to a particular job, Aston became insolent, declaring that he would not obey theurder, and finally istfrting that he would break through the articles by which he had bound himself, and &bacon{ to America. This threat was de livered in the presence of 'tither men in the factory, and was obviously calculated to do mischief. Under these circumstances Mr. Green added, the ptopriittees were necessitated to make an ex ample in this instance. . The agreement entered totally the defendant was here produced, with his mark attached. On being shown the document, he declared that he was induced to sign it when he wits intexlsated. Mr. Green repelled the defendant's Insinuation, declaring that there was not the tightest truth in it, for he was perfectly in his sober moments when he executed it. The firm, he trusted, was too well known to be suspected of inveigling any num ihto their ser vice ; and it was a well-known fact that their house gave as high wages, and as great encouragement to the individuals in their em ploy as any house in the trade in London. The Magistrate observed, that he did not give the least credit to that which the defendant had alleged, and as the facts stated by the complainant appeared to be eompletely established he (the Ma gistrate) was Convinced he should not he doing his duty to the pub liens well at to the firm but by making an example, which he should accomplish, he trusted, by sending the defendant to hard labour at Brixton for fourteen days. Some time after the above conviction Mr. Green interceded with the Magistrate for the defendant's discharge, on the ground that since the case had been decided several of their workmen had made application to the firm, expressing their regret fur what had taken place, and promising in future that no cause of complaint should from henceforward br necessary. Under these circumstances Messrs. Green and Pellatt were anxisatt that the Magistrate would consent to repeal his conviction and liberate the man. Mr. SWANEY observed, that he had bestowed much pains in the investigation of the conduct attributed to the defendant, and he saw no reason why he should curtail the punishment that he sen tenced the defendant to ; however, as the man now seemed sensible of his misconduct he should, upon the application of the firm, mitigate the term of his imprisonment trout fourteen days to one week. T3e defendant was then conveyed to Fan!. In consequence of the delendant having a wife and two children the Magistrate directed that the firm should continue to pay his wages to her during his imprisonment. Mr. Green, upon this suggestion, replied that it was the Inten tion of the firm to adopt it. A trunk containing property to the amount of more than 100!., consisting of trinkets, linen, apparel, &c. was cut sway from under the travelling carriage of Mrs. Montgomery, of May. f.tir, on her return from Tunbridge Wells, on ‘Vednesday evening, notwithstanding it was megureg by patent sides. The robbery was committed between the Green Ma turnpike and Charing-cross, It being all safe at the former place. HORSE STEALING.—Another neat of horse-stealers in the West of England has been traced, by the apprehension of a man of the name of F'ou'ler, on Monday, on the cross road between Oxford and Dunstable, at a place called Chirwood, near Tring. The prisoner was driving a mare, and leading a horse, both stolen from a pasture belonging to Mr. Meard, near Evesham. His story was, that he was servant only to a man named Sanderson, who hail some stabling and a small farm at Odsey, near Royston. Fowler was driven to the place in the custody of a constable and a person who had traced Mr. Ward's horses, where they found in a close stable four others, so doubt stolen, as Mr. Sanderson was not to be found, and no one but an old woman in the house, who knew nothing of the matter. On the 29th ult. as Mr. Septimus Dromby, of this town, was returning from Wytun, about seven o'clock in the evening, having Mrseßromb l l and a little girl with him, in a gig, soon alter passing the enny Bar, he heard the sound of two horses approaching at full speed, as if racing. In order to give as much room as possible, Mr. B. drew near the drain, leaving room for several horses to pass on the proper aide of the road. On coming up, one of the persona attempted to pass between the gig and the ditch, the conse quence of which was, that his horse came in contact with the vehicle, which was upset, the shafts and traces were broken, and Mr. Bromby's horse completely liberated. Mr, 8., his wife, and the little girl, were thrown out, and Mr. B. much stunned. The horse of the person who had occa sioned this mischief died a day or two afterwards. So vio lent had been the contusion, that part of the shoulder-hone of this animal was found in the hole at the end of one of the gig shafts.—Hull Pocket. _ _ DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT StITCIDE.—On Wednesday night, about half-past twelve o'clock, as a hackney coach was proceeding along Oxford-road, the notice of two men was excited by the screams of a female, which came from the vehicle. The men instantly alarmed the watchman, and then pursued the coach, which had pulled up at a short distance, the coachman having iiho heard the screams. On opening the door a dreadful spectacle presented itself; a young man, seemingly about 2U yeas of age, was lying on the straw, huddled together and bleeding in torrents from the throat. He was taken out immediately and car ried to Dr. Collett's, in the neighbourhood, where it was found that he had made a very desperate cut in his throat ; but fortunately the penknife with which he commits d the act had missed the windpipe, and therefore saved his ex istence. The incision was sewn ui; e lz e Dr. Collett; and after remaining seine time in the he was carried home to hisfamily in Wilson -street, Edgware-road. The young female that was with him is his sister; they were returning home from Drury-lane Theatre when he com mitted the dreadful act. On inquiry at the house yes terday we arc happy to find that he was in a fair way of recovery. CAUTION TO MOTHEM-011 Tuesday, the Gth inst. the wife of a workman in the vicinity of Paisley observed her youngest child, about six menthe of age, somewhat uneasy; on examination she found a piece of sewing thread sticking in its back. She suspected that a needle, or piece of a needle, had entered the child while lying in her lap. The thread was pulled away, but nothing came along with it. The child was pretty well on the remainder of that day, and in the forenoon of Wednesday, but towards evening it became rather fretful and uneasy and passed a very restless night. The mother became alarmed, and on Thursday morning carried the child to a surgeon, by whom an incision was made over the part where the needle ap peared to have entered, but no needle could be felt there. The child grew gradually worse on Thursday evening, and expired before mid-day on Friday. For several hours be fore death it laboured with distressing and violent palpita tions of the heart. On examination it was found that a slender needle, about an inch and a quarter in length, had entered between its shoulder blade and spine, pawed be tween its third and fourth ribs, and penettated the heart, thus occasioning the death of a fine healthy infant. The struggles of the little sufferer seemed to have forced the needle deeper than at first, and the thread, which might have prevented this, and been a guide to its extraction, had unfortunately been removed. This is not the first instance where we have known a needle plunged its whole length into the flesh of a child, and we hope the know ledge of such fatal instances as that now related will make those who have charge of infants more cautious in having pins or needles stuck in their clothes.—Paisley. efdvertirrr. 46; ;*-••••114 - CORONERS' II•QUESTS. .MURDEI nr GRAY'S INN-LANE.—A Coronet's Tnquert was 1 last evening held at the sign of tie Peacock, Gray's Inn-lane, Hol born, on the body of lklaurias Fitzgerald, who met with his death on Monday evening, by being stabbed with a knife in Home-alley, in the above neighbourhood. T. Stirling, Hag. sat as Coroner, and a respectable Jury having been sworn, they proceeded to view the body. Such was the sen-ation excited, that it was resolved by the Jury to have the body opened, which was accordingly done, and on their return to the Jury-room a great number of witnesses were called ; they consisted of the neighbours, viz.—Bridget Ryley, Patrick Hybl, John Callaghan, Samuel Cahir, and several others, whose testimony was not very material. The gist of the evidence, afforded by the foregoing was, in subatance, that on the evening in question, about nine o'clock. the deceased was in a house in the above alley, where a quarrel ensued. The watchman Cahir was called to assist, but the door was shut against him, and lie for that time went away, being unable to obtain an entrance. Ile returned In about ten minutes, when be found the unfortunate deceased lying on the ground, sup ported by a female with one eye, but whom - he did not know. He rendered every assistance, and medical aid was called in, but The evidence of the nther witnesses rent to prove that there had been very considerable quarrelling for some time, but there seemed to be a more than ordinary care In abstaining on the part of the witnesses, particularly on that of the daughter of Diary Caen, to tell the truth. From what could be obtained, however, from them, it appeared the decensed had gone to the house in question, and in the course of the evening a quarrel ensued between Caen r.nd his wife, and the deceased intertered, when the wife seized a knife and plunged it into his left side. The unfortunate man was at length discovered weltering in his blood, by several persons who were only able to witness the departure of life from his body. At the conclusion of the shove testimony, Wainwright, the offi cer, produced the clothes of the wife of Caen, his daughter, and himself, which were stained with blood. Several knives were also found in the room where the murder was committed. He had only found one small piece of a cow-heel bone ; but he felt convinced that from what he had already learned, they had had a cow-heel for supper, but had after the murder destroyed by lire every vestige of it, save the bone produced. A knife, which fitted the wounds on the body of the deceased, had also been preserved from the lire ; and front its general appearance a very strong feeling prevailed in the minds of the Jury, that that was the weapon with wbich the dreadful act had been committed. It also appeared that the stone+ in the alley had not only been washed, bat several had been torn up and removed„ Several of the Jurors intimated a wish to have every point inves tigated, and at length it was found that a witness, who could throw more additional light upon the circumstance, was in attendince ; she was accordingly called in, and gave her namehas Mary Cash man. She deposed that she was the wife of John Cashman, and on the evening of last Monday, as she was on her return home from a visit to her sister, she heard a very serious quarrel at the house in question ; she saw the deceased come to the door and immediately fall down. He ealled out, with a groan, "Oh ! lam murdered— lam murdered." Caen and his wife bad been quarrelling, and the former came to the door and stood there for some time ; she was quite positive Caen stood at the door fur some time, but she could not speak as to his wife or daughter. When the deceased fell, Cant helped him up ; some time after, witness PAW Mrs. Caen, with her daughter, and another woman, and heard Mrs. Caen say, " What brought him here ?" She began to quarrel again, and said, "Do you think I killed him ? He had no business here, and that's cooling to the point at once." Mrs. Caen, in witness's opinion, was sober at the time : at least she appeared to be so. Other witnesses, however, described her to have been intoxicated. The CORONER here remarked that the evidence was very strong against Mrs. Caen and her daughter; but not so against the hus band, as he might, by rendering assistance to the deceased, have caught the blood on the shoulder of his coat. The Jury accordingly found a verdict of Wilful Murdcr against the mother and daughter. The CORONER issued his warrant for their detention, and they will be examined this day at Hatton-garden police rate. SHOCKING ACCIDENT._-Vesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the Magpie and Punch-bowl in Fenchurch-street, before Thomas Shelton, Esq. Coroner for the City of London, on view of the body of William Clarke, aged 70 years, who cause by his death in the following manner:— W. Thatcher, of No. 6, Botolph-alley, Botnlph.lane, carpenter, stated that on Tuesday evening, about five o'clock, he was passing along Eenchurch-street, and sew a mob collected round the pump. at the corner of Church-passage. Witness inquired what was the matter, and he was told that a man had been run over; he then saw the deceased lying on the round, apparently dying. Witness instantly assisted him into this house, and in a minute or two after there came in a gentleman dressed in a fashionable drab great coat, who declared himself to be the person who had run over the deceased with his chaise, and offered to take him to the hospital ; but witness objected, saying it would be better to send for a neigh bouring surgeon. A surgeon was sent for, but the deceased died in about half an hour. Witness slid not know the gentleman. Charles Ward, in theempttry of Messrs. Winter, coppersmith., in Houndaditeh. stated that at the time in question he was going down Fenehurch.street, and heard some person call out " Hoy !" but whether it was the deceased or not he cannot say and on turning round he saw the deceased fall under a horse'i heels, in the middle of tt,e road, and the near wheel of the chaise cart went over his body. The gentleman in the chaise pulled up at London street, about fifty yntds further on. The accident happened oppo site Billiter-care. Witness picked the deceased up, and asaisted in bringing him into this house. The gentleman afterwards came in also, and seemed disposed to do all he could to assist him. Coroner—Do you know the gentleman Wltnesss- I do not. Coroner—Wass he stall inebriated ? Witness--I cannot say he was of my own knowledge ; but many said he was. Mr. W. Damant, assistant to Mr. Vanhoven, surgeon, Fen church-buildings, stated that he was called to attend the deceased. He appeared to be in a dying state ; his pulse had nearly ceased to beat. Witness administered a draught, but he swallowed very little of it. Witness had not seen the deeeased since. Mr. Frederick Ager, surgeon, of Whitechapel, said that he had seen the deceased since death, and attributed his dissolution to the violence he received. The deceased was in the service of Mr. Owen, wine-merchant in Chiswell-street, Finsbury-square, and was on his way to Crutched-triars when the accident hammed. There being no further evidence to produce, the Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death. Deodand, 20s. on the wheel, thes property of some person or persons unknown." INQUEST ON MR. RANDALL. On Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Carter, the Coroner for Surrey, and a highly respectable Jury, were assembled at the Fox public house, in Princes -street, Lambeth. to inquire as to the death of W ni. Randall, Esq. aged sixty years, who died suddenly near the New Bohlen,. The deceased gentleman wan observed walking along the Lam. beth-road, and when within about two yards of Mr. Herring's coach.whoelwright factory he sudde n ly fell on his fare to the ground, and as momentarily turned himself on his back without ut tering a single groan. Mr. Herring, with other persons, instantly went to the deceased gentleman's assistance, when vinegar, water, and scorched linen were applied to his temples and nostrils, but Ineffectually. The body was then pl ace d on a s h utter , an d c arried to the house of Messrs. Morgan and Beck, surgeons, when the fir mer gentleman pronounced the deceased to be quite dead. He attempted to bleed him, but without effect. Mr. James Forbes Young, of Paradise.street, Lambeth, surgeon, knew the deceased gentleman, and attended his family profession. ally. Saw him almost daily ; the last time was on Saturday ; be then teemed In perfect h ea l t h. H a d seen t h e b o d y s i nce death, and from the external appearance he was of opinion that lie died In a lit of apoplexy. The Jury, after viewing the body, returned an unanimous verdict —" Died by the visitation of God. The deceased gentleman was possessed of immense wealth; his starch manufactory was one of the most extensive in the kingdom. We regret to state that be has left a wife and ten children to lament the awful occurrence. He was a near relative to Air. Lett, the builder; one ofthe Magistrates fbr Surrey. DIABOLICAL. CRUELTY.--IL fellow in the employ of the Carron Company, who resides at Bainsford, and whom we should expose by publishing his name, had a favourite bull terrier, which beat every other of his size in the neigh bourhood. Two weeks ago he fought it with a much larger and stronger dog, and after a very severe struggle, it forced the antagonist with which it had been overmatched fairly to give in. This feat of the courageous beast ought to have satisfied the unfeeling owner; but as the poor ani mal lay panting on the ground, exhausted and half wor ried, be barbarously swore that it had still pluck for an other battle, and hounded upon it a young dog of about eight months old. Its usual desperate resistance was made, but, feeble and lacerated, it had, for the first time, to yield. Enraged at the loss of the match, the poor infatuated lad ran into the house, and came out with a sword, with which, in the most deliberate manner, he actually hewed the legs from the tortured brute, amidst the execrations of a num ber of spectators. It would have been sufficiently shocking had the scene ended here, but, not satisfied with this spe cimen of his brutality, he next procured a spade, and com menced digging a bole, while the /iving carcass of the faith ful animal, still writhing in agony, reeled weltering among his feet, looking up in his face as his tail instinctively wagged, and the most piteous whining spoke a language that could not fail to touch the hardest heart. But all in vain ; for no sooner was the grave completed, than the wretch kicked from him the innocent victim, and tumbled it headlong in, shovelling over it the earth, which quickly stifled those howlings that should never cease to ring in his ears, though the outraged laws of humanity fail to hurt him over the battlements of civilised society. Whilst the per ' petrator of this inhuman act excites our contempt, we must say the conduct of the spectators merits reprehension, when they could silently permit such an outrage to be committed in their presence.—Stirling Journal. -•- - =41 . !1006.1110M.S. in vain. A CHRIS'TMAti FROLIC. In the course of yesterday a respectable tradesman, tu rn ,' Dee man, raiding res-hailliogroicnthlempckat'ap-lecidast., amttelknidnedgatatedhbeevertrodayresieiciatw.ihemipagntMilouanagnakcciapif.irditatah,eetirdandit. He stated, time on Christmas-eve he went into a publi e .h, a ,..." his neighbourhood, called the Hose , where he w n in th e haZ t taking his pint of beer and his pipe, and listening to rational venation. While In: was there enjoying lumselt with his se titia i h , antes, two privates and a non-commissioned officer belonging too; 6rregiment, as well as he recollected, entered the room as ca for liquor. The conversation took a turn on their entrance to the dam,. guishetl battles fought during the late war, when one of the strangers,f intelligent e r c nt landt f h e e l Inonw,-clme engagements n i te m n i into m he it ed s d a not taken i m i ' ea active part in; sod eluded the history of his campaigns by reverting to the ro acatice - 7 said ba he ttle of Waterloo, a most interesting detail of whi c h, the applican: , amused the company with. The next topic or co mma.. tion introduced was upon the subject of the recruiting serene, the course of which, applicant said in a joke, that he should liketnct become the comrade in arms of such brave fellow s as con:pact the 66th Regiment. The joke was scarcely pronounced, when the err , of the soldiers glistened with delight, while they eulogis e d t h e toriesobtained by the brave 56th, and commended the spirit of Masa who joined It, all of whom, they asserted. were sure of makin g f ee , tunas in that glorious quarter of the world, Asia, to which di' • re: giment was now under orders to embark for. The non.ag ooth _ stoned officer then intimated that he, together with a party, Pete now recruiting, and that any gentlemen desirone of enlisting i n me corps had, now an excellent opportunity. lie accompanied th e in _ citation by producing a shilling, and addressing himself totpli_% cant, said, Now, Sir, is your time ;if you wish to bream an honourable man and a soldier, take this shilling (handi ng ITO,. cant a shilling) in the King's name, and you become our comrade' Applicant still considering it all a joke. did certainly accept or the shilling, which he sent into the bat, desiring it to be taken for a glass of brandy and water, and intending to pay himself* gift s , apiece to the three soldiers in return. When, 4owevet, h emse for the purpose of g o i ng home, the soldiers said that i nstea d of do. ing so he must p roceed to their quarters, as he lOW now owe e t themselves. Applicant ridiculed the obse rvat i on, declaring th an when be accepted of the shilling, it wan not with the intention o e entering the army at his time of life, and particularly as he had i wife and family, and was well established in the reiglihtmen oo d a good business ; under these circunistancee, he begged to decline going into any other quarters titan his own ; and with r.spect to his visiting any other quarter of the world than the imehe was now fixed in, he had no such view in contemplation. The seliiers said they cared not what his views were ; he had teak a shilling in the King's name, and he was theretore to consider himself as having taken the first step towards becoming a private its the 56th foot. After much parleying on the sulject, he was se length permitted to go home, on Condition that one of the soliliets should accompany him, and early the following morning, he (op. plicant) received a letter from a sergeant belonging to the regiment, desiring his attendance at the depot of the 56th for for the purpos e of being attested. Now, gentlemen, added the applicant, a. dressing the Magistrate, this letter has bothered Tile not a little, and the object of my a ppli ca ti on i s to ascerta i n whether I am bound to pay any attention to it. The Magistrate laughed a good deal at the applicant's mate_ meat, sad as the latter admitted that he was tipsy during the( he visited the Rose, for the purpose of having his pint, his pipe, anti his rational conversation, they advised him to appear It head.. quarters, pay the smart-money f or his Christmas frolic, and have done with the business altogether, as there seemed to be no question but he had taken the shilling from the soldiers in the King same, consequently he had subjected himself to the payment of the smut. money, INTERESTING ANECDOTE. Tuesday morning, the day on which the execution took place, an the Rev. Mr. Cotton, the Ordinary of Newgate, was penceeding to the prison, between six and seven o'clock in the morning, he was accosted by a countryman of very decent appearance and be. Ardour, who stated that he had just arrived from the neighbour. hood of Marlow, and had travelled all night on foot for the pur. pose of imploring a great favour of the Rey. Gentleman. On being asked the nature of his request, lie awed, that his name was George Roberts, that he was formerly a private in the 2 d Light Dragoons, and had been pensioned off; that for several years past he had lived near Marlow, and worked as a labourer, and bore an unimpeached character; but about eight years back he and another inan bad been charged, on oath, by Edmunds, with having slopped him on the highway, and stolen 4s. W. from him. Mr. Vansittart, the magistrate, having a very favourable opinion of Robens'a cha racter, interfered, and there appearing to be sonic discrepancy in Edmunds's testimony, the prisoners were discharged. Roberta, conscious of his entire innocence, and tender of his reputation, was anxious to wipe away the reproach that had been unjustly cast upou his fair fame, and with w hi c h h e was occasionally upbraided by evil-minded persona ; he therefore resolved to make a journey to London, and before his accuser quitted this hter, einem from him. by mean s of the chaplain of the prison, a confession of his (Roberts's) innocence. Mr. Cotton considered it his duty to comply with the wish of the countryman, and desired hint to call in the course of a fhw Muni. The Reverend Gentleman accordingly, on going into the coo. demned.room, mentioned the subject to Edmunds, and Inquired what was the real truth of the cane? When he, without any he'i. tattoo, frankly avowed that the charge he had brought against Roberts was altogether without linindation—that. In fact, he had never been robbed at all, but had fabricated the story for the par. pose of accounting for a deficiency of Is. 6d. which he had spent, and which amount was the produce of some articles he bad sold on hip master's account. On Mr. Cotton's making the communication of Edmunds's les knowledgment to the poor countryman, he expressed muct gran. rude to the Reverend G en tl eman for his humane interposition. Pe then said that he would venture to entreat one further favour, which was, that he might be furnished with a written statement of what had transpired, as he was apprehensive that, on his return to the country, it might be doubted whether Edmunds had actually made the important confession. Mr. Wontner, the governor of Newpate, then kindly gave him a few lines, certifying that he had been present when Mr. Cotton related the declaration of the dying man. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S, Tut:RSDAY, Dsc. 29. The betting was sharp, though few alterations are to be noticed. Very little was done in the St. Leger; but an the nominations will be concluded in a few days, the betting on that stake will, in an. other week, become very Interesting. DERRY. 6 to 1 agat Monarch 14 to 1 apt The General 14 to 1 agst Tredrille 20 to 1 agst Bolivar 20 to 1 arst (hamar'. 22 to I agst Zulaika 23 to I agst Twatty 23 to 1 agst Rowena 30 to I agst Cedric 30 to I agst Pranks 30 to 1 apt The Baron ,as. 15 to 1 agst Parasol 115 to 1 apt Do-peep 18 to 1 agst Loutra (Quadrille) 16 to 1 apt lillagree 18 to 1 apt any other Aut. 20 to 1 vigil Alonarch 20 to 1 agst Barataria 26 to 1 apt any other :SWORTII. at Tredille. 20 to 1 aisi ACivance OA 7 to 1 agst Mignionette 8 to 1 agst Pawn 10 to 1 agst Moses 12 to 1 agst Henry 13 to 1 agst Elisabeth 8 to I agst Bedlornlte 10 to 1 apt Crusader li to 1 apt Belzoni IT. LE nTnnr.zi 2 to 1 alp Mr. Fairfield the pedestrian succeeded in his match, to perform 450 miles in seven days, at four o'clock yesterday afternoon. His route was from his residence at Whetstone. Being booed by his match to travel in eleven counties, he took his route to Beltlock, Stilton, Newark, and from thence to Worcester, Cheltenham, S&- litbury, Basingstoke, and from thence to Reading, by Strathneld- Ng. to !Jailer-upon-Thames, High Wynn',lt.utai boa to WAS ewn residence, which w as th e approve d groun d. The pedestrian performed 70 miles the first day, sin the second, 58 the third, 69 the fourth, 6.4 the fifth, when a slight Lunette.; came en, but which went off; the sixth 62, and the remaining 66 on the last day, which he performed in 22 hours, with exec...ire fatigue. Air. Hammond, of the Quadrant coffee-house. was the umpire. BIRTHS. On Wednesday morning, at Hadley, the lady of Donald llac• kas, Eq. of a daughter. • In Halkin-street, on Tuesday last, the lady of Thomis Vsi2- bles, Esq. of a daughter. On the 28th inst. in Bolton.street, the lady of T. Tringhsal Smith, Esq. of a daughter, still-horn. At Odeembe Church, Somerset MARRIED. , John Allen, Bsq. of Charlton Marshall, Dorset, to Mrs. Doan, relict of the late William Dorn, Esq. On the 27th inst. at St. James's church, Mr. James Ridley. of Bridge-street, Blackfriars, to Miss Mary Ann Gould, of Jenuyn street, the eldest daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Gould. On the 26th inst. at Much-14 - e.dock, Salop, Mr. Lewis R eu g l.- ton, of Finsbury-terrace, London, to Catherine, second daughter of the late Thomas Stiffen, Esq. of Shrewsbury. DIED. At Kaira, in the East Indies, on the 11th of August last, demiy regretted and lamented by theregiment, Lieutenant It'ilford Bulk -107. of the 4th Light Dragoons, aged 24, son of Cr. W.Bulkley, C 1 (1. of Belgrare.terrace, Pimlico. On the 24th inst. Susanna, wife of John Ellison, Eeq. of Glou cester-place, New-mad. On Christmas day la s t, a t hi s house at Speen, Berke, Charles Moss, Esq late of Doughty-street, London. On the 26th inst. at Camberwell, aged 34, Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. Philip Decree Hart, of the East India house. Ou Christrcas-day, in the 49th year of his age, Stephen Shut e Rowe, Esq: late of the 64th regiment of foot. -- —.— HIGH IVATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Horning, 13 min. after b. I Evening, 33 min. af tar b. Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS Office. by J. W.C.autor, 181, Strand, and published by R. CAI/11101111/10 ~. +tea--. - - - IV . • " i~ r No VrPolity VV on I" the Arlen] isra i foe 'he lifeet India N.B. T LL Pei k ; &tate agree, 1 N a lt the may hole . ilth Oecen FLU. TER #nnual GI Donations barkY. the I [TIS PANI s pying th areetors ha January, The Shan part, or wh , paired to t, atreof they hares. 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