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a • I ll ii • • ARCHES COURT, Thirsday, Jae. 21. _.........-- JOHN V. JOHN. This was a suit of divorce, by reswilei of adultery, brought by Samuel John, Esq., late High Sheriff of Cornwall, against his wile, Mary John. sir Jong N ieß w. said, there were CirCUMIOUICOI in this Mt which induced him so give it much greater attention than had been suOMPlisd, and for that purpose he had deferred hie judgment smell today. In delivering his opinion, it was nctxssary to state, 'a sew length, the evidence and the state of the proceeding*, ow let mile time that had elapsed since the ease was first before the Vous. The turtles were married in Cornwall, on the 23d of Jan. 18141. tied on the t-lth of March, only two months afterwards, they aspirated. A deed was executed in March, 11,11, by which a se pses.* ONNisioe was made for het, by Mr. tirinswood, her father, and heninnehind was secured against all claims for the support of listrilkweid a child, the result of the two months' cohabitation. Ismoddedely on the separation she went to reside with her father, bee stativatter he procured her a residence is the ittruily of the Rev. airealleser, Rector of Itedburn, in Lincelnahine, where she re medomi hour June, 1810, until the the your 1414. In the latter rigllll3Mr. Urisnwood died, and by his will he left his tax (law John) an annuity of ibid. a-year, and 501. a-year ta . Srs* and Wm:mien of her child, and after her death the llawiatillsellA. was seaweed to this child. He also bequeathed Mr. Jeitwaritupqta kW - lib, had a servant named Margaret Green, IttIOINHOMPOIHI hat Jim Canawall, and who was married while at Mr. lisieneeistra a -wespeelaria earned Smith, residing at Kirion, a small distammithem Itathram. /Smith took a house, and Mrs. John wear to reniiethere la Ostalme, 1814. This house had formerly been very lama, but was then divided into two tenements, one of which was occupied by Mr. Smith, and die other by a but ghee ponied iluddleedoa. She remained there until the year 1818, and then came to London. In the course of the year 1821. the husband made inquiries concerning the Fife's conduct, and in 1024 the present suit was instituted. The reason Mr. John gave for de ferring the commencement of this suit until so late a period was, that it was not until 1821 he heard of the reports concerning his wile's criminality, and that he employed solicitors to seek out the necessary evideoce, which was laid before Counsel as it was ml. lected, until the whole of the evidence was obtained. Now, upon &review of the evidence, it was necessary to examine into the manner in which it was collected, and what sort of colouring was given to induce the persons to give their testimony. The two witnesses were Smith and his wife, the latter of whom par. baps If rs. John's servant. Mrs. Smith said, that Sir. John MA 010.41110 solicitors had sees her at Osinsborough, and had to understand, it was not only Mr. John's wish, but John's, that a separation should take place ; that it Wield be SO act of compassion to the parties, and would enable ilea other to be married isgain--so that the impression on her mind pep, that her late mistress was anxious that she should be divorced Ism ha husband. She (the witness) believed they wished her to .-ante than she knew, and pressed her very closely, notwith she declared that she never knew her mistress to have tretai of any bad conduct ; they also hinted to hex" that area. a, yet same was no object." Mr. Smith's testimony was to the lammeilect--the same impressions were given, the same colouring was exerted. la Jan. 1524, the libel was given in preferring charges that were laid to have taken place in 1814,1815, and 1816. The se had rained for 14 years, and during the years preceding 814. and subsequent t01816,n0 imputation whatever was attempted to be cast oa Mrs. John's conduct. On the whole transaction, she Waseerminly entitled to the justice of the Court, that she should DP be proclaimed guilty, unless upon the clearest evidence, and if 'fasts the lapse of lime and the generality of the evidence, ;he had Mai to reply to the whole of the charges, the fault was not hers, er husband's neglect in not stating the charges more speci6- • It had been said that the witnesses were unwilling to give evidence, but they were the husband's witnesses, and must be taken as such. lie charged her with committing adultery with .111 r. George Robert Foster, who was a surgeon, in partnership with hia father, in the neighbourhood of Redburn, and also with a cler. gamma, the Rev. Mr. Weyland, who resided in the neighbour biped... That, while she resided at Mr. Palmer's, eh: became ac. =with Alr. G. R. Foster and his father; that she often ex great anxiety for the company of young Foster,_ and Ire. r iS sa4r s e s otffhorili iwnotuelrdmrseLfseflteoceamtn;llwdoauy!dinterdeclltnoeugivtheaat arleaciag totter indisposition, and would get up in the night, when alor &oily were asleep, and get her food ; that on one occasion, ashen id re. Pa/mer refused to send for Mr. Foster, she flew in a violent passim ( and broke several glasses. These were charges, which certainly, if proved, exhibited the appearance of an inter- Walelle betwasei Ilia patties; but on looking at the evidence the of type were nottol the ref ore threw not tnove a cloud dbutcntirely hreclf. I over Alm .41pased a distrust in the evidence. Mrs. Pal ,Mmscarroborated by Mrs. Smith, that she V ' . r attachment in Airs. John towards . a that Mrs. John was in a delicate state of 4tetri often required medical aid, but, on those occasions, am. always attended her. Mr. Foster, jun. on one :has adore she was up in the morning, but she taste threat. Sir John Nichol therefore thought tlist *re* mei so tenth, whatever, in her having formed as Im pairer attachment for Air.' Foster, jun. up to the time when she =r: Palmer' s family and went to reside at Mr. Smith's, so conducted herself during that period as to obtain she friewdship of 31r. Palmer's family and the' most respectable .passithe neighbourhood. The libel then charged that Mr. lisetan-harwatiy visited her when she resided at Ale. S.'s house: that lea samained until a late hour in the morning; and that they vadtheas essasiaste committed the crime of adultery. The Learned Joilipospee * review of the evidence, found no one circumstance 'Attionsissinted by proof. Thus, then, there was an end to the of . adultery, as oansmitted by Mrs. John with Mr. Foster, t illiii :111 married in 1815. The libel went on to charge, that Mrs. Jibs isemittad adultery with the Rev. 31r. Ilreyland, while she aisillaLas Mr. Smith's house; that Mr. Weyland used, on various 'Sale . .for a considerable time ; and that on one occasion he was by Margaret Smith in such a situation as to leave the in 6111ace that the parties had contracted a criminal intercourse. Zis'the evidence entirely confuted that charge ; for it appeared ialr. Weyland used frequently to call on Mrs. John, who was -411.161ei to her bed, and at her request, and in the presence of most ;all posible persons, would administer the Sacrament to her, and stillathaway to her. It appeared also, that during the time she re _ I sided at Smith's, she was much respected by the neighbourhood, :sad tharsheltras not only visited by Mr. Weyland, but by Mrs. iVeyland, which would infer that that gcntlentan had only a reli gious motive in visiting her. The Learned Judge, after a consi derable time occupied in his comments, pronounced against the di- vacs. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Yesterday morning a firel=73ut in the house, No. 8, Vine street, Baffron.hill, chiefly occupied in separate tenement by l s lidgm, the under part being held by a coal and potato dealer, and ye/staining a considerable quantity of the former article, which „=ye contributed to the spread of the conflagration. The fire need on the ground floor, and was first discovered by the . watchman, who, on going round his beat, stopped to examine the r-fialetenings of the windows, and experiencing a strong smell of fire, .../Nave the alarm; the door was immediately burst open, and the in ..l/Pase of air occasioned by that circumstance gave fresh fury to the e doesurir.g element within, which shot up with tremendous fury to s-tlie second and third stories : the inhabitants, men, women, and raohildren, appeared at the windows, wildly shrieking for sonic means . ;en escape, the stairs having given way almost at the commence. —meat of the fire. One young woman, more terrified than her corn. i.enesions, resolutely jumped from the second floor window la height ..-eff.sbout thirty or foray feet), and was as resolutely received in the ..seas of a watchman, who, perceiving her design, placed himself .-no as to break the fall, although at the imminent risk of his own s life : both were knocked down, but neither received any material injury. A man, his wife, arid three children were taken down by _Silladeses, which were with great difficulty thrown up against the 4/liiafiewa, the Unto being then io full glow, and streaming forth 3-rSery apertare ; others of the inmates had broken through seed, as in their hurry they could not open the attic .saZaavr, leading out on the gutters. One young woman, was in an advanced state of pregnancy, was missing arhan the roof tumbled in with an awful crash, carrying with 3t such part of the floors as had not been previously consumed ; the flames at first seemed to bear towards the house on the left, the Two Brewer public-house, occupied by Mr. Graham, in which there was a large stock of spirits, the ignition of which mast in. y have caused the demolition of the entire range of build_ Mr. Graham and hie family having retired to rest at &rather hour of the morning, could not be awakened by the m os t N t knocking, and the patrol was at length compelled to get in gh the first floor window, and give alarm, when the greater ; of the property was taken out. The first engine that arrived i L that belonging to Messrs. Reid and Co.'s brewery, which with good effect on the homes at either side; the S ea , x, Globe, West of England, and many others, were speedily an the spot; and there being a good supply of water, the confiagra .6oo WA greatly abated by the continued exertions of those who .• worked them. The wind, which, at the commencement of the ire, biew rather easterly, changed to south-west, and thereby car ried the body of lame from Mr. Graham's house on the lett to the house No. 9, on the right, which, notwithstanding the exertions of the firemen, was almost totally destroyed. The centre house, in which me fire originated, is razed to the ground. No insurance, so tar as we could learn, was effected on any, except the 'fi.o Brewers. The young woman for whose safety seine apprehensions were justly entertained during the progress of the tire, had escaped over the leads at the instant that the roof went in, and made her way through the attic window of one of the neighbouring houses, alloort setbacated, end much scorched. Though the property actually destroyed is not of much consequence in a general point of slew, yet to those poor people it is an immense lose, beelines it con stituted their all, and may not easily beLe4aced. At the Norwich Counts , Sessions, a true bill was found against the Rev. James Maxwell, ltector of Thorpe, next S; or w lch , For violently assaulting and ill-treating Charlotte, the wllo of Mr. William Browne Chamberlain, a Lieu tenaht in the Navy, residing at Thorpe, on Saturday, the 30th of October last. The indictment was removed into the Courtof King's Bench, by a writ of cerliorari, and therefore the trial is postponed until the Assizes. . Last week a man named Blanch, was apprehended by tie Tonsgreany Police in the county Galway, and oommit ted to the gaol of Ennis, on a charged' a murder cotosnit sed fifteen years ago. POLICE. - "'VT.; :GUILDHALL. 4 " 1.: -1 )17 CLAIM op INN, Or COURT TO RE EXTRA-PAROCRIAE.-- Thavies Inn, llolborn, seems likely enough to follow the fate of its qnurtdain guardian and proprietor, Lincoln's Inn, to which it formerly belonged, as to its claim to be extra-parochial. It is somewhat singular, that although the Inns of Court generally claimed, as such, to be extra-parochial, there is Kandy an instance in which that claim has not been overturned, whenever the parish in which an Inn of Court was locally situated has had the courage to bring the question to a legal issue. When the question was raised as to Tttayies Inn, about two years ago. the parish was a little too hasty and confident, and went to trial with no other evidence than that the Inn was locally situated in, and surrounded by, the parish of St. Andrew, H ol born; but there being no proof of the exercise of sty act of parochial au• thority over the Inn, except that it had always been rated to the poor, though t h e payment had never been enforced, this was held not to be sufficient against the long and general reputation that the place was extra-parochial, and a verdict was accordingly given in favour of Thayies Inn. Since that period Mr. Jopson, the Veatry Clerk, has been inde fatigable in his exertions to discover more substantial and decisive evidence, and the tesult of his rescuches has been the production of such books and documents as the Alagistrates Messrs. Alder men Ansley and It'aithman, yesterday, under the advice of the City Solicitor, deemed sufficient to justify them in granting a warrant to distress for the poor-rate against an inhabitant of That ies Inn, fur the purpose of bringing the question, whether it be or be not extra-parochial, again to trial. From these documents it appeared that in the original grant of the property from the Crown , in the time of one of the Edwards, and in every subsequent deed of conveyance of the property, in cluding the title deeds of the present proprietors, the place is de scribed as situate in the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, in the suburbs of the City of London. Regular poor-rate books were also produced of between 70 and 110 years ago, in which the property was rated, the rate collected from the inhabitants, and the money accounted for by the then overseer. These rates were allowed and signed by an ancestor of the Messrs. Hoare, the bankers in Fleet street, who was at that time the Alderman of the Ward of Far , ringdon.Without, of which St. Andrew's parish is a part. At this period Titavies Inn was the property of the Society of Lin ' coln`a Inn, and it was therefore clear that the fact of its being at ' that time an Inn of Court had not made it extra-parochiaL Shortly after this Lincoln's Inn disposed of the property to a private inch vidual, by whom several new houses were erected, and the place assumed its present form. The inhabitants have been rated to the poor regularly ever since, but from that time there is no proof that the payment had ever been made or enforced, from which it is in ferred that the new proprietor then claimed that the place was extra-parochial, upon the ground of its having been an Inn of Court, and that the pariah, though they still assumed the right by keeping up the assessment, were afraid to try the question with him. Mr. MONT! iou, who attended on the part of the inhabitants of the Inn, to resist the application fur the warrant of distress, allowed that all the deeds described the place as in the parish of St. Andrew, but by that, be contended, was meant locally in, and that it did not front thence follow that it was part and parcel of, the parish. It might and did frequently happen that a place was situated in a parish, and yet formed no part of that parish. He did not disclose the grounds upon which it was to be contended that the Inn was extra-parochial, but contented himself principally with objecting that the question had already been determined, that the Court of King's Bench, with these documents before them, had refused to grant a new uial, and that three several Magistrates, to whom ap plication had been made, had refused to grant the warrant to dis turb a question upon which the Court had already twice decided. Mr. Joissos, in reply, said, these documents had certainly been before the Court on the motion for the new trial. It was not, how ever, from an opinion of their insufficiency that the Court refused the motion. The Court was unwilling to disturb the verdict of a Jury, when the question could again be brought to an issue by rat ing the Inn afresh, and proceeding upon the new rate. The ALDERMIN, afters very patient hearing, agreed in opinion that this new evidence was quite sufficient to justify them in affcrd ing the parish another opportunity of trying the question. BOW-STREET. Yesterday John Chamberlain, a young man, was brought before Sir R. Bust IE, charged with attempting to obtain a situation as butler it, the family of Carden, Esq., of Bedford-square, by means of a false character. It appeared, from the statement of Mr. Carden, that the situa -1 lion of butler being vacant in his household, the prisoner, who had been told of it by an acquaintance, ceded and offered himself. Mr. Carden, of course, required a reference as to character, and the prisoner produced a written statement, signed, or purporting to be signed, by General Coffin, at Bath, in which "the bearer, Win. Freeman," was described to be "a remarkably sober, honest, in dustrious, and active servant." It was stated also, that the onlyfreaso tOr parting with him was that some of the General's family were gone abroad. The prisoner trusted this character would be sufficient, but Mr. Carden said he should make further inquiry, and kept the do. cument, which be enclosed by the same day a post to General Cof fin, for the purpose of learning if it was genuine. In a few days Captain Coffin, the son of the General, called at Alr. Carden's house in the absence of that gentleman, and left his card, and a note stating that the person who presented to .Me. Carden a written cha racter of William Freeman from General Coffin, was an impostor, for that the William Freeman mentioned in that paper was at pre sent with Captain (:.'s brother-in-law at Montreal, Canada. file Captain added, that General Coffin had kept the paper, in order to prevent any further attempt at imposition. Mr. Carden, upon re ceiving this information, applied at this office on IVednesday fur a warrant, but was informed that such a process was unnecessary, and that he had better send a message to the offender, appointing him to call, when he could give him in charge to a constable. Mr. Car. den wrote to the prisoner. stating that he had heard from Bath, and he readily fell into the snare. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge, and stated that Wm. Freeman, the person mentioned in the paper, was a friend of his, and he (prisoner) being out of employment, Freeman gave him the paper, which was actually written by General Coffin, observing, You may take this to London, John, and I dare say it will get you a situation there." Sir R. Stamm—But you must have known that you were doing wrong.' The prisoner said he thought at the time that there was no harm in it, but he now saw his error, and he hoped the Magistrate would overlook the offence this once. He had been in a good business once, he had sitice filled very respectable situations in families, and he could have testimonials of character from persons of conse quence. Ste R. BlitYIE said, that no testimonials would avail him. His was a species of offence which it would be extremely dangerous to the safety of families to pass lightly over, and his fraternity ought to know that the severity of the law would always be exercised in every use of this kind that came before the Magiitrates. The sen tenee was, that he should pay a line of 201. and 10s. costs, and in default of payment, be committed to the tread-mill for one month. The prisoner was nut in a situation to pay the penalty, and was therefore committed for the term mentioned. lie had attempted to Impose upon Mr. Trueman of 31incing-lane, in the same way. Mr. WILLIAMS, a Magistrate, stated, as a fact within in his own knowledge, that there is now a regularly organized gang of fellows about town, who supply false characters to each other, as occasion may require. The member of the gang to be referred to, contrives, with the assistance of his fellows, to assume for the time the appearance of respectability, generally taking up his abode for a day or two at an hotel. The mention of this fact may operate as • caution to the public. [We believe A Society has been organized, and will commence business in a few days, the object of which is to protect deserving servants. and to save familia front deception, such as that prac.. Used upon .Me. Carden.] HATTON GARDEN. Yesterday, a very fashionably dressed young woman, about eighteen years of age, was brought up, in the custody of Thisselton the officer, under the following circumstances : About half an hour before she was taken into custody, she went into Mr. Frost's shop, on Holborn Hill, in company with another female, and asked to see some fashionable Leghorn bonnets ; while she was pretending to select one, her companion ran oft, carrying with her a very valuable bonnet. The prisoner was detained, and Thiaselton the officer sent for. _ On searching her there was found in the crown of her bonnet a letter, dated some days back, from a lady, a " dear friend of her's," who was residing in Newgate, awaiting her trial at the Old Bailey Sessions. After many expressions of affectionate regard, the letter goes on to say, " that they are all as comfortable and happy a s possible, anti she was sure she'd only have six months of it." As this letter gave some clue to the detection of her accomplice, she was remanded for further examination. It would appear that the spirit for shop-lifting was quite epi demic, for no sooner was the above cue disposed of than a smart_ looking woman was brought up, in the custody of Colton, a con stable, upon the following charge:— Colton stated, that he observed the prisoner go into a baker's shop, where site asked for a penny roll, but contrived to carry off a quartem loaf; from thence she went to a hair-dresser'a, where, after examining some ringlets, she secured a comb; in this man. ner she went Into five different shops, closely pursued by Colton, in each of which site was successful in securing some article, though her labour only lasted half an hour; at length she went into a bookseller's shop, and asked if she could be provided with A Com panion iu Me Altar ; or, as the constable with some propriety, if not good pronunciation, called it a " Companion to the flatter -" fur immediatelf as the shopinan went to look ter the b oo k requ ired, she seized a so ume of the New gate Calendar. In order to give her an opportunity of adding hex own memoirs to this valuable work, she was committed for trial. MA It LBRCH:GH-STREET. MANS L AI7OIFITY R.—Yeaterday Joseph Parker, the young man who killed Stone, and against whom the Coroner's inquest returned a verdict bfinantslughter, was brought up front the New Prison by Lorrimer fiir examination. His face still retained the marks of the punishment he had received. %Chen the warrant was given to Mr. Rot,'•he inquired who proved that Packer was the person therein named. when Thomas Whaley said he did. Mr. Rer—Did you see Mr. Stirling sign this warrant?—Yes. Mr. !tut—'Then tell lawrimet to take him back to prison, as he is committed to take Ms trial. Packer's sister and two other friends were in the office. Neither of the seconds have been apprehended. Threats have been held out to Lorrimer and Whaley, who have the warrant, by the respec tive friends of the parties, that if they offer to hike them they will be marked. .E BRITISH PRESS: MARY-LA-BONNE. Yesterday Mary Trhittingdtn, a young woman, was brought before Mr. Geier IT it, charged with the following robbery : It appeared in evidence that. in the month of November last, the house of Crundle, a peace-officer, d Booth-street, Brighton, was entered in the evening, and a tea:caddy, containing 3il sovereigns and a 18L Bank of England note, wall stolen. The prisoner had been seen coming out of the house *hest.tie time the robbery was supposed to have been committed, and tinning lodged, at a for mer period in the house, she was well aware of money being kept in the caddy, which was generally on a shelf in a room up stairs. From these circumstances, Crundle proceeded to the general pro menade of the prisoner, and, on making inquiries, ascertained that she had gone off' in a post-chaise with se clderly man of the name of 1V ilson, and had taken the bonded' Mod. A pursuit was com menced on horseback, and Wilson willeihdadat an inn in Horsham, but the prisoner succeeded in maltkit he eimape. Wilson was taken back to Brighton, snot 11141ergoas an examination before the Magistrates, was cgp r r ptison ; but the turnkey, opening his cell-door on the f wing miming, found him quite dead, suspended by a handkerchief hem the grating. Ile had written with a pencil an accusation against the prisoner, and declared that he was not aware of the robbery until after it had been committed, Information having been lodged at this office, and a warrant transmitted to town, Buekridge and Gibbs proceeded to make the usual inquiries, and having found the residence of the prisoner's sister, they soon discovered the person they wanted, and took her into custody. Crundle requested that she might be forwarded for trial at the next Susses Assizes, as the robbery had been committed in that county. She was accordingly given into the custody of the Gaoler, with directions to take her to Brighton. TOWN HALL. Ax A ITF L mporroa.—A new trick has been lately added to the list of impositions with which the metropolis teems. A well-looking young woman, about twenty-two, wi:li a cherub little infant in hit arms, was brought before Alderman J. J. Sm upon three distinct charges of fmud. It was made manifest by the evidence, that the prisoner has been in the daily practice of lurking near the doors of persons taking in linen, &c. to mangle, and of noticing the external marks, as well as of the bearers whose placed she supplied, by calling for the articles left under various pretences, and which she was successful in ob taining. The first case against her was preferred by a woman named Han nah Rust, of 13, Webb-street, who, on New Year's Day, received from a lady named Abbott, • bundle containing several sheets, table and body-linen, &c. to mangle, which the prisoner called for 1 two hours after, saying she was sent for them by her sister, living in John-street, who had been suddenly taken in labour : they were not finished, and she waited half-an-hour, and bad them delivered into her possession. Margaret Kennedy. of 17, Park-street, preferred a similar com plaint ; as did Mary Blackwell, of Essex-court. The several pawnbrokers attended, with whom the property had been pledged, and identified the prisoner as the party pledging. The prisoner attempted a defence by saying she had borrowed a sum of money from an acquaintance without her husband's know ledge, who, on discovering it, beat her continually, and to repay this sum, she had recourse to the offence with which she was charged. Several respectable persons (relatives) appeared on her behalf, but Alderman J. J. SMITH said, that however inclined he might be to listen to favourable remarks in behalf of the misguided indivi dual, the artful manner in which she had carried on her depreda tions convinced him she was an adept in such matters, and he was bound to send her to the Sessions. On hearing this the unhappy creature burst into tsars, as the un. conscious infant nestled closer to her bosom, previous to her being taken to the Compter. A shift, which wasstill missing, was found upon her person, on being searched by two females in private. UNION-HALL. Yesterday Lockie, one of the officers of this establishment, was sutnmoned before L. B. ALLEN, Esq. to answer the complaint of Robert Wm. Dickenson. Robert Wm. Dickenson stated, that he is a small beer brewer, residing at the Retteat, Albany New-road. On hlontiay night, about half-past twelve, as he was returning from Covent-garden theatre, he saw defendant. Lockie, maltreating a poor sailor most unmercifully. The defendant was drunk. After the sailor got up, defendant knocked him down again with the staff in his hand, and said, •• D—n your eyes, take that, you shall have more pepper ; I'll take you to the watchhouse, where you will have • better bed than you have slept on these twenty years." He remonstrated with bockie upon such brutal conduct, but without effect; hethen went to the next watchbox, and ascertained his name to be hoekie : the watchman told witness that Lockie had been in the Bricklayers' Arms all the day, drinking with a woman, and that he (Leckie) was beastly drunk ; he therefore considered it his duty to have the matter investigated. Lockie, in defence, said, that instead of being at the Bricklayers' Arms, he had been upon take business, and had just entered a charge at the watchhouse in Lock's-fields, and was returning home, when he was 'teemed by a drunken sailor, who seized him by the collar, and he pushed him away ; he denied striking the man at all ; the man was in a dreadful state of intoxication. He had a host of witnesses, who would prove that he was sober, and that he did not strike the sailor. Bartlett, a watchman, stated that he never told Mr. Dickenson that Lockie was drunk, OT that he said he had been in the Brick layers' Arms; on the contrary, he never saw Lockie drunk in his life, and he had known him many years. Mr. ALLEN said, that the charge against Lockie was a very serious one, and, if proved, would deprive him of his situation ; he had always been much esteemed by the Magistrates of that office, and the charge hail been denied and satisfactorily contradicted. lie (the Magistrate) could not see the motive. Mr. Dickenson—Must I explain my motive? Mr. ALLEN-1 should like to know it. Mr. Dickenson—Then, Sir, I will tell you. About a month since, as a friend and myself were returning from the Theatre, a girl who was talking wick a watchman and patrol, came up and seized my friend round the waist, and threw him into the road— :wither the patrol nor watchman would take charge of her. We procured the assistance of another watchman, and she was then lodged in Christchurch watchhouse ; we were desired by the con stable of the night to appear here at 11 o'clock in the morning i we came here to confirm the charge shortly after 11, when we found it had been called on and discharged, and that is the reason why I summoned Lockie before you. Mr. ALLEN—lain somewhat surprised that a gentleman like you should bring so trifling a matter before me. The whole morning has been occupied in iavestigating a matter wholly void of founda tion; the officer is so well known to us, that we cannot suppose him betentionally guilty of the charge. I mutt therefore dismiss the case. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT IN LI2IIEHOUSE. REACH. Yesterday evening a Coroner's Inquest was held before T. SHEL TON, Esq., at the Admiral Hood, Tooley-street, Borough, on the body of Richard Norton, a fine young man twenty-two years of age, one of the unfortunate sufferers on Tuesday last. It appeared from the evidence of IVilliam Gorgan, the only survivor of the party, that they were engaged on Monday evening to go to a vessel lying near Limehottae-hole, for a cargo of bark, the following morning. The party consisted of eight persons, in. eluding the Waterman ; they started about seven o'clock in the morning ; the water at that time was very smooth, but as they proceeded down the river it became rough, and the wind very high ; they were at that time within sight of the ship, and about the middle of the river, when the boat was instan taneously filled with water, and the whole of the party precipitated into the river. Gorgan, the witness, could give no information of his companions; he saved himself by taking hold of two benches that floated near him, and in that state he remained about three quarters of an hour, till he was picked up by a waterman, He said he could not have held out five minutes longer. In the absence of any other evidence, the Jury returned a verdict of " Accidentally drowned." On Thursday an inquest was held ove the body of Robert Taylor, of Limekiln-lane, book-keeper, who died in consequence of being run over, on Wednesday evening, by the Telegraph coach from Manchester. The coach was coming from Shaw's-brow to Dale-street, and Taylor at tempted to cross the street to Byrom-street ; the coachman called to him, and was in the act of pulling up, when the deceased, who was highly intoxicated, rushed onwards, and fell under the leading horses, and one of the coach wheels passed over him, and he died soon after. Verdict—" Ac cidental Death."—Liverpool Paper of Wednesday. KNAVERY.-A most villanous act of knavery, as well as cruelty, was lately perpetrated, the particulars of which have just come to our knowledge:—At the last Howden fair, Mr. Wilkinson, a respectable farmer at Fulford, sold a horse for forty-five guineas, to a man who described him self as a Nottinghamshire dealer. The animal was in ex cellent health and spirits, and was paid for, delivered, and taken away. Some little time after the animal was brought back lame, and the purchaser refused to take it, saying it was warranted sound, which was not the case, and he insisted on having his money back again. Mr. Wilkinson was not at home, and, as the persons at the house refused to have any thing to do with it in his ab sence, it was left at the Plough Inn, where it remained five weeks. Legal proceedings were threatened; and at length, having consulted with his friends, as the animal was evi dently lame, Mr. W. agreed to take it back, though he was pos':ve it ailed nothing at th e t i me h e so ld i t. Th e poor horse was in his stable several days, when he did, what we are rather surprised never occurred to him before ; he went with it to his blacksmith's, who took of the shoe from the lame foot, when a triangular piece of wood was extracted, which had been forced into the foot, and the shoe nailed over it. As soon as it was extracted, the poor animal bounded and capered for joy, at its being released from pain, end it is now as w.ll as ever.-110 Packet. HEREFORD COUNTY SESSIONS. PROSECUTION UNDER THE GAME LAWS. James Erkfry was charged with having been found, on the night of the 13th of December, in a close, in the parish of Much Cowam, armed with a gun, for the purpose of killing game. He was in dicted under the statute 37th Geo. 111. c.llO, which lenders any person convicted of the offence liable to be transported for seven yearn, "or such other punishment as may be by law inflicted on persona guilty of misdemeanor, and as the Court shall adjudge," whether tine or imprisonment, or both. Mr. POW LL, the Counsel for the prosmutiod, stated the case. lie alluded to the preamble of the statute, which states, " that idle and disorderly persons frequently go armed in the night-time for the purpose of inotecting themselves, and aidiag and abetting, and assisting each other iu the illegal destruction of game; and that such practices are found by experience to lug to the commis sion of felonies anti murders." lie detailed the evidence ns it was afterwards proved by the witnesses, and called the attention of the Jury to the only questions they had to try--Ist, Whether the pri soner was found in the close, at night, armed with a gun and, 2d, Whether they could entertain any possible doubt of his being there with intent to destroy game ? Joseph Palmer, assistant gamekeeper to F. H. Thomas, Esq. was first examined. Ile said that on the night of the 13th De cember he was stationed with a man named Banister to watch to the close, which the prisoner entered about eleven at night; he saw the Timmer get over a hedge, when he spoke to him, and said, " Hallo, I have been waiting for you ; the prisoner ex claimed, " Hallo," and held up a loaded gun he had in his hands in a threatening manner ; he instantly closed with the prisoner, a struggle ensued and be secured Eckley, but during the contest Palmer received a severe blow on his head, and finding blood running down his face, he presented a pistol at the prisoner, who surrendered. He took hint to a house near the spot, and on search. hog his pockets he found three purse nets. He examined the hedge at the close two days afterwards, and discovered three nets set to take game. Cross-examined by Mr. ARMITAGE—There was a public path through the close; lie collared the prisoner, bat not till after he had held up h:s gun in a threatening manner at witness; the gun had no flint when examined at the house he took the prisoner to; be could not say front whom he received the severe blow on his head ; the prisoner said it was from his bully (companion.) On re-examination the winless stated, that before he took the gun from the prisoner it had been drawn along the ground some distance there was dirt upon it : the flint might have dropped out in the scuffle. The gap by which the prisoner entered the close was nearly 200 yards from the footpath. lie stated that he did not present his pistol at the prisoner until he had received the blow and felt the blood running down his face, nor until he considered his life to be in danger,. Jos. Banister gave the same testimony as Palmer. Thomas Pearce, head gamekeeper to Mr. Thomas, produced the nets sound on the prisoner ; they had fur on them at the time they were taken. Oneof the nets found on the prisoner was of the sante make and materials as those laid in the hedge, and he had no doubt but that they belor.ged to the same set. He drew the charge of the gun the prisoner carried; it was loaded with powder and shot. He had examined the hedge at the close, in company with Palmer, and found the nets set there which he produced. Mr. ARMITAGE addressed the Jury in behalf of the prisoner; he observed that the Act under which the prisoner was indicted, was equally severe and cruel, and such as they ought not to give effect to ; for under this Act, the prisoner, if convicted, would be punished by transportation. Mr. POWELL interrupted the Learned Counsel, and stated that the law was not ao ; the Court had also the power of inflicting any punishment of fine or imprisonment, or both. Mr. ARMI CAGE resumed—So far from severity of punishment having diminished the perpetration of crime, it was a fact that, in proportion as the law had increased the penalties, so had poaching increased. Mr. PowELL asked if his Learned Friend intended to prove this % .... . Mr. ARMITAGE—The way In which gentlemen sent out their gamekeepers to watch the poachers, was calculated to provoke re sistance—they were sent, like footpads, armed with pistols, instead of being furnished with sticks, as was formerly the case. He felt confident that the Jury would acquit the prisoner. Three witnesses gave the prisoner an excellent character. • • • - The CHAIRMAN summed up the evidence to the Jury. He did not wish himself to give any opinion on the game laws, and he did not think the Jury were called upon to consider their tendency in their verdict, which ought only to be guided by the evidence they had heard. If they had any doubts, it was proper they should give the prisoner the benefit of them ; but the character he had received ought not to influence their decision, which should only be guided by the evidence which had been produced. The Jury, after coasulting a short time, returned their verdict— Nat Guilty. This verdict excited considerable surprise. On the next prisoner, R. Lilly, being placed at the bar, Mr. POWELL, Counsel for the prosecution, requested the Court to discharge the Jury, but the prisoner having been arraigned with others in the morning, the Court expressed some doubts as to the power of dischseging the Jury. In reply to the application, the enornscur observed, the Jury have given their verdict in opposition to the most direct and posi tive evidence, and, addressing them, he said, " I do not know how yuu can reconcile it Wyatt consciences." At the Sessions, at Nerthallerton, last week, bills of in dictment were preferred, and found by the Grand Jury, against James Styan, overseer of the poor of Farlington, and W. Fisher, constable of that place, and also against Benjamin Lund, constable of Sheriff Hutton, for lodging a poor woman, named Maria Holt, in an out-house, at Farlington, when labouring under a severe diarrhoea, or bowel complaint, and afterwards removing her in that state, in an open cart, without an order, from Farlington, and Sheriff Hutton, to Mahon, and there leaving her in a dying state in the public street. The place of her settle ment was at Snainton, and not at Mahon. Our readers will recollect the poor creature died at Mahon soon after her arrival, and a Coroner's Jury found, by their verdict, that her death was hastened, if not caused, by the removal and previous treatment. The case stands over for trial until the next Sessions, in order to secure a full attendance of Magistrates, and that the subject may be investigated in a manner suitable to its importance.—York Paper. VIOLENT OllTß•GE.—lnformation was yesterday re ceived at Hatton-garden Police-office, of a very daring and brutal outrage having been committed the previous even ing, between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock, at the Ilorse and Groom public-house, Turninill-street, Clerken well, on the person of Mrs. Mary Ann Ford, wife of the proprietor the above house. As Mrs. Ford was sitting in the barclbe perceived the street door suddenly opened, and just as she rose from her seat to see who was coming in, she received a tremendous blow on the head, from some weighty missile, which brought her to the floor in a state of total insensibility, in which condition she was found in a minute or two after by her husband, who perceiving that she bled profusely, immediately sent for surgical assist ance. The wound, which was about an inch above the temporal artery, was of great depth, and caused a very con siderable hemorrhage; she was with some difficulty re stored to animation, but could give no account of the per son of her assailant, the thing being done with so much expedition, that she had only teen the door open, when she was extended almost lifeless on the floor. The sur geon, who attended, declared, that had the blow been a little lower, it insist almost certainly have proved fatal. The missile found at Mrs. Ford's feet has been lodged with Lee, the resident officer; it is a conical piece of lead, of nearly a pound weight, and from its appearance seems to have been used as a curtain dropper. Mr. Ford has offered a reward of five pounds for such information as may lead to the conviction of this cold-blooded assassin, and the circumstance having excited a very strong feeling of abhorrence amongst the inhabitants of that district, and particularly amongst the adjacent publicans, there is no doubt that a much larger reward will be offered, in order to bring this (lark and truly barbarous transaction to light. The only motive that could induce any attack of the kind, either upon Mr. or Mrs. Ford, is that which should shield them from it—namely, that they conform strictly to the re gulated hour of closing their doors for the night, and it is suspected that some person who perhaps conceived himself disappointed in that respect, by being refused admittance, took this cowardly mode of revenge on a delicate and inof fensive woman. DtsTaesslxa AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Monday ' last, as Mr. Nathan Horn, sun. was driving his daughter, Nlrs. Kennicott. and her little girl, a child five years old, towards their house at Monkwearmouth, in a pony gig, the pony became suddenly restive, and set off at full speed. The gig was overturned, and the parties were thrown upon the pavement with great violence. Mr. Horn pitched upon his head, fractured his skull, and after lingering till %Veil nesday night, expired. Mrs. Kennieott was very severely bruised, and the child had its collar bone broken. It is ratber an extraordinary circumstance, that some years ago Mr. Hull had his skull fractured, and then suffered the distressing operation of trepanning; his recovery at that time was considered as extremely precarious. He was a gentleman of quiet and unassuming demeanor, and by long habits of successful industry had acquired a considerable fortune. This melancholy event has thrown a gloom upon the town of Sunderland, where Mr. Horn was ►ell known and respected for half a century.—Darham Paper, Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS Office, by J. W. Cain Try 181, Strand, and published by IL Cacaos( ' Rate plan. CAPTAIN RILEY AND THE RATTLESNAKEs. [From the New York Spectator ; Dec. ICI The following is in very just " keeping" with t h e me. mory of Capt. Riley, as a . bountiful contributor to the fund of the marvellous in story-telling. We do not know what right a man has to " cram, as Mr. Assemblyman F! was wont to say, such a story as that of these Ra t e,. snakes, " down the throat" (to quote Mr. Flagg again) of public credulity ; unless indeed he has obtained sa c k right from long practice. Captain Riley is a wonderful story-teller, and reminds us of a kindred spirit of hie i n a much humbler walk in life; who sallying out of a wind y ' afternoon in the good city of Boston, to see his fair olio, took with him an " Antbrilla " as he called it, whi c h b eing caught by the wind, served him for an air balloon, en d landed him, from over the tops of the houses, steeples, ; zei at the door of his charmer! The same man was a l so ail anchor-maker, and used always to light his forge fire by hammering cold iron until it was red hot! In the mato facturing of anchors, this very Vulcan required seven re ek to throw water on him—then, he generally burnt up da ta shirts a day ! Verily, we believe honest men may tell crer strange and incredible stories so many times, that tl ey alone, of all the world, will at length heartily &Ai:s e them. As people at a distance may not be aware of the a! ) dance of these reptiles in some parts of Ohio, we can giv e them some idea by the following fitct, as related by I slu r , Riley, whose book is familiar to the generality of reacie t , The Captain happening to fall in with the Commissior ft who were locating the Black Swamp road, the subjects of surveying, &c. was naturally introduced, when he related his experience. Ile said, when he had been surveying a t the neighbourhood of his new town, he was aware tha t the country abounded with rattlesnakes, and he had ti e precaution to bandage his legs well with woollen legginm after the Indian fashion. Sometimes, in the everwit e prairies through which he had to run straight lines, hew n obliged to keep his eye on an object half a mile cr so a-head, and he had always found himself tangled a' mit the legs in the course of his progress, with brush or rub bish, as he at first supposed, but, to his utter astonishmrt, on coining out, he found from fifty to a hundred weitht of Rattlesnakes hanging to each legging !—:Vita Gazette. SPOR7'ING INTELLIGENCE. lICTINO APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Meynell'a hounds will inert on Monday at Egginton Pok, Thursday at Shirley Park, and on the 29th imit. at Lion Work. . Sir George Sitwell's fox-hounds on Tuesday at Barlow WoLs, and on Friday at Woodhouse Al ill. TATTERSALL'S, JAN. 20. The betting to-lay was very trilling, and did not °cession my material alteration in the odds, being principally one horse aprist another. For the St. Leger, hientnon preserves his superiorly, while Cleveland has gone back a trifle, DECAY. 9 to 1 agst 31uletese (taken) 20 to 1 agst Diana 9 to 1 apt Rufus 20 to 1 apt Nigel (taken) 13 to 1 apt D. of York's soh 20 to 1 agst Sister to Seem! 17 to 1 agst Bolero (taken) 22 to I &gat Canvas 17 to 1 apt Webb 25 to I agst Spermaceti 18 to 1 apt Advance 23 to 1 apt !Buda 20 to 1 apt Legacy 23 to 1 apt Jenny 6 to 1 apt Aline 8 to 1 apt Sorcery 10 to 1 apt Attica 11 to 1 apt Walt: 11 to 1 apt Pastime 12 to 1 ago Tontine 16 to 1 agst First Fly 111 to 1 eget Pip,!ins 25 to 1 apt Shoveller 30 to 1 agst Zaleika AGES. IT. 11 to 1 apt Maranon 12i to 1 agst Cleveland 14 to 1 agst Redgauntlet 20 to 1 agst Homer 25 to 1 agst Cow Boy 26 to I agst His Grace 30 to 1 agst 3luletecr 30 to 1 agit Androgens 30 to 1 agit Crovreatehee 35 to 1 agit Mandan, 49 to 1 Brigand (taken) 45 to 1 Attica (taken) 45 to 1 Rosamond. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS ♦T TELE BANKRUPTS' COURT, sAstromu.L-sTatzr: MOIIIoW. THIRD MEETINGS. IL . Bond, C. Gravesend, victualler - . 12 Crossby, J. Holborn-bridge, checsemonger - - .10 Dousbery, R. Ball-lane, Spitalfi e ld s , mustar d- manu f acturer 10 Fuller, J. Bedford-place, Commercial-road, slater - .13 Linford, T. Sloane-street, Chelsea, draper - 12 Alamein, G. Northampton, carpenter . - . 12 May, N. Albion -terrace, Jtepney, builder (enlarged) . 10 Phillips, J. Bedford-street, Covent-garden, and Fiach-lane, Cornhill, money-scrivener . - - . 10 Pickman, J. Shoreditch, grocer . - . 10 Powell, Won. Upper North-place, Gray's Inn-lane-road, plumber . - - . 10 Radford, S. Chiswell-street, victualler . . . 12 Townend, J. IL Alinories, hat-manufacturer . 12 Welch, J. Prince's -street, Lambeth, japanned leather-mane. facturer SECOND MEETINGS. . 2 Beek, J. Derby. tea-dealer . . . . II Clerk, T. Paradise-street. Rotharbithe, lighterman . 11 Creed, J. Bedford-court, Covent-garden. woollen-draper . 10 Handy, S. Boswell-street, Clerkenwell, brass-founder • 19 Thomson, J. Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe, tea-dealer • 12 FIRST MEETINGS. Barren, H. Thavies Inn, Holborn, jeweller . 9 Chick. M. Newgate.street, hosier . .. . li' Dolbel, J. Lambeth-road, Surrey, merchant - . k Everitt, J. Weymouth Mews, New Cavendish-street, bone. dealer - . . - Giles, H. London-road, butcher . . Jones, W. Bermondsey-street, fellmonger - Lauder, J. Strand, hard waremsn - Taylor, W. Hog-lane-wharf, Woolwich, coal-merchant 12 - 11 15] DI VI DENDS. _ _ Calcote, J. Shoreditch. draper - . . 1! Kent, E. Bieester, Oxford, draper . . 11 - Marsh, W. Steamy, J. H. mad Graham, G. E. Berners.attect. ban ken - - . 1 , Timbrill, A. Old South Sea House. metchant . . If Woollis, J. Woolwich, timber.mtrehant . . . It On Saturday afternoon a shocking suicide was committal' in the iVest Port. An elderly man, a pensioner, who keeps a shop there, and who has been for some in the prac tice of going to excess on receiving his pension, took Lave in rather a curious way, of several of his relations, among others, of his wife; but it being supposed that he was in tending one of his ordinary rambles, little notice was taken at:the moment of his behaviour. On leaving his wife. however, he retired to another room of his house, and blew his brains out with a pistol. The horror and thanes , occasioned by this desperate act can hardly be conceived.— Cakdoniaa Mercury. BIRTHS. On the 17th instant, the lady of T. R. Thellusson, Esq. of daughter. DIED. On the 2?.d of November hat, at Montego Bay, Jamaica, Ira. Liam, second son of the late William Allen, Esq. of Blackheath, Kent. . On the 16th instant, at his scat, Durwood Park, Surrey, Sir John Frederick. Bart, On the 'filth instant, at Putney, Thomas Chapman, Esq. is the 76th year or his age. On the 18th instant. George Gordon, Esq. of Creuckley, and °fame Milton, Oxon. On the dth instant, at Kennington Green, Michael Crar Piut• Esq. aged 77. On the 15th instant, John Copley, Esq. of Margate, many an inhabitant of St. Dunstan in the West, Lorulon. HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON ERMA. Morning 38 min. after 3. A fternixia 46 FMw. atter MARRIED. On the 18th instant, at Enfield, Captain John Paaley, 47th Ink ment, to Margaret, only daughter of John Durham, Esq. M.D. of Enfield, Middlesex. On the 17th instant, at St. Oswald's Church, Chester, John Lane, Esq. of the Grange, beyton, Essex, to Elizabeth, only daughter of the late William Carter, Esq. of the former place. On the 17th instant, at St. Mary's, Nottingham, Mr. A. 11. Tillcock, of Cheshunt, Hens, to Miss Franeis Cadmore, of fit. Mary's, Nottingham. 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