The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1826-09-08 00:00:00

• 2.6. THE EDITOR -OP-.THE Bllll'lsll PRESS. Sit,—l am neither the shore, now rev:diem. of public opinion. Ile who is the slave respects not himself, and he who is regardless. is unwarrantably indifferent to others. I have, therefore, ob vett neither with indifference on the nee hand, nor needlests anxiety tin the other, the pro:testing.' of the public press, and of some private individuals, with reference to myself, during the past month. To parry feelings. private pique, malice, envy, and other similar sources of human action, I have attributed some of the proceedings which hsve occurred ; mare-action in public opinion from an in ortlinate attachment to a complete and uneout ded abhorrence cf all Joint Stock Companies, to a love of popularity, and a bendillg to the feeling of the day, I alto assign a Onion of the proceed: r; which have taken place; and, finally, to disappointed speculators, unfortunate share-honkers, and bankrupt stock-jobbers, alike bank rum in fortune, in character, and in mind, 1 trace no inconsiderable quantum of the odium which on me they have endeavoured to east. The conductors of the public press, destitute at this season of maser; filling their daisy columns with the abstinlities or the t °things of Hire reports, or the trash of calumnious letter-writers ; have too easily, and I must add. most wickedly, lent themselves to the gratuitous insertion of the most absurd and erroneous or the 111011 edifying and libellous reports. statements. and mkt temente, which ingenuity, directed by malice, and the must unworthy motives, could dictate or invent. Nor lam this been all. The allegations, on one wale, have been stuntously anti faithfully reported, but all explanations or contra dictions, on the other aide, have been suppressed. The libel has beets received with mptart—inserted without delay—and dwelt Upon without intermisaion. New libels have succeeded to the former in rapid succession, and the refutations of all have been almost entirely unnoticed. By this method the country has been made to participate in the feelings of the town. The editors of the provincial papers—sure copyists of their respective London Alentors—have transcribed into their co lumns the same slanders, with notes of atitiiirmion ; and a few ad ditional units have magnified what was bad, even in the London press, into the worst, and have converted tins into hundreds, and 'hundreds into thousands, with the greatest tacility. If by these efforts it has been intended to ruin my character, the object will not be accomplished ; if it ha. been designed to degrade me in the opinion of my friends and those who know me best, the objeet hais failed ; if the clamorous, the vindictive, the disappointed, or the partially insane, helm designed either to supp-ess the truth, to rob me of my happiness. my comfort, or my ease, they have not succeeded—for I yet (mins, the rnnfislence of my friends, the af fection of all whose frieadship I desire ; and, above all, that peace of mind resulting from an honest conviction of haring acted with r •ctitude and honour. as a noon and a gentleman, which na ss• faithful Reporter, or unprincipled Stock-jobber, can ever hope to 11y eonnestOon with Joint-Stock Companies was originally acci dental ; but in no 0.. e with which I have been connected have I acted otherwise than as the most honourable of men, viz any lemma honourable. English merchant, would approve. This ate:e ine it I am now determined to demonstrate to be true, since I shall not commence one or two, but many prosecutions, a, well against the uuthunt as against the promulgators of those inventions, both of tact and deduction, which hare been of late so current. I will en denvour to teach the public press of this country, that private cha racter is held too sacred by the laws which tolerate that press, to withhold fro is it their protection ; and will show, even through mat tame press, which has so diligently and so wickedly libelled me, that the licentiousness at the press must and will bring down upon to conductors the punishment which should ever await the violation of public decency and of public justice. 11'ith respect to the three Companies which hare been the subject of attack. no real ground for censure or animadversion on me te tte'. It is the fashion now to indulge in the most severe strictures on all Joint-Stock Companies ; and the public press, therefore, more desirous of obtaining popularity than eliciting truth, in some eases raise, and in all continue, the hue and cry. The public press of the metropolis also enjoys the desirable privilege of daily appearance. The libel, repeated often, is at length very generally believed, whilst the refutation appearing but once, and, I regret to add, in many instances not appearing at all, is either totally or comparatively disregarded. First. as to the Cornwall and Devonshire Mining Company.— The real history of that Association is at once the most simple and the most correct. I purchased, long before my connexion with the Association, or before it was in any way established, certain mines in Cornwall, for certain sums, and afterwards that Association pur chased those mines of me at such sums as the Directors and Share holder. thought fair and reasonable—in which they acquiesced for nearly eighteen months--which they never objected to until money becan.e scarce, and calls on the shares were made ; or, in plain word., until it was evinced that the Company was no bubble, but wait established for the bona fide purpose of working the mines pur chas d, Even the Scripholders have to cause of complaint, for non e paid one farthing towards the capital of the Company until the whole prospects of nearly thirty imps was first printed anti mrcnlsted, and no fact or circumstance connected with the concern has ever been made a matter of 'tierces , . How worse than absurd is it to say, that because 1 sold the mines at n greaser sum than 1 purchased them fur, that it is fraudulent. If it he fraudulent, it is the fraud of every teatis transactions in life. Does the merchant Act fraudulently who purchnses his articles of barter for a less sum than he sells them at ? Does the loan con. tractor set fraudulently, who contracts for a loan at 70, and Sills it to others at ? Dom the stock-jobber act fraudulently who pur cliaart2o,ollo consuls at 7U, and sells them at lift ? I have done no jnore than this: nor so much, for when I wild the mines, I in formed the purchasers what I had given for them, and the profits I should make ; and mare than this, I submitted to them all the moment, documents, and information, which I myself possessed. The mines were so bitight—have been for fifteen months worried— inter yielded large quantities of ore—and one of them alone at a future day, may, in the opinion of one of the oldest and best miners, lc.: worth all the money agreed to be pail for the whole of the mines. But who finds fault with the purchase? The chief wenn is a Wm. Clark, of whom, to ray any thing that is true, would be a legal hoel, since truth is a libel—who is no shareholder—who has never pai I any money towards the capital of the aompany—who actually borrowed some scrip which is forfeited and of no avail. to appear to qualify himself to attend the meeting ; but woes considoa that lie is fully justified in his interference lay his character of being amiserly a merchant's elm k, and now a stock-brolter and phase tlitopist ! ! % ;tether a jury will consider lilt interfetence thus sufliciently accounted for I will not decide, but Hum seal in the months of November or December. Second, as to the Welsh Iron and Coal Alining Company.— Jo this case I purchased the mines for the Company ; and sold th.:m of course at the price which I paid for them, and no fault 1. Ames& nor can be found, with the purchase. But then it is said my bill was loge, and nay charges exorbitant ! No such thie. An attempt at once malicious d ignorant has been mad e to analyze my charge., and to pro an mo some in a hutictuos little ;--but the truth and the whole troth are net always the same ; and I have no hesitation in saying that the retended amuse published is not the real accou n t of my mirages. How absurd would it be thought if • builder were rejsrehentled because, for erecting a house he should charge ten ti otimett pounds, without paying any attention to the explanation o: the on charge which the various item.' of his bill or his contract would ',imply! And how ridiculous would it be in my one to allege, that one thousand pounds for paperhanging watt enormous end unfair, without attending to the stature, quality, and quantity ofthe paper consumed!. N o . th e a ttempt to presert what is termed an Abstract of m nhich is wholly free front even the 'mph:onion which the bill Itself SUrdims is utigenernus and ungentlemanly. Nor will the attentpt deceive those who reason and reflect; but themajority of r. en know not how to season, and reflection is to them trouble some. Am to the other charges respecting the Welsh Iron Company, as t.ar as 1 sin concerned, I have already, in all the ',melon papers, reeled them, either at• inventions or as gross exagg !rations. Third, as to the late Norfolk, &c. Railway Company—Thu observations impecting my connexion withu this Company are even mere absurd than all the rest. In the case of the Welch Inn. Com pony. my bill is found fault with as large, but in the late Neilson:, alto. Company., fault is found that there is no tell. end that the Di reeler' and Shareholders are largely in debt to me. Ilere a clerk out of place, violating the confidence reposed in him by his (touter eniployers, is the accuser; and those who attended the rneetiegs erat nearly all not only not holders ef scrip then, but never bad been ; anti like poor Mr. Choir, attended the Meetings for want of better occupation. By this concern I ant confessedly the Inner—but because the times are butt, no business is stirring, and money ameng the stock-jobbeill is Nearer, such a person as George Sheldrick as allowed anonymously to call a meeting of an Association long since without existence. To these and other lats public modes of attack I now, However, submitted ton long. f have said public opinion will • Waage. and my reltitatinas will in their turn be heard. To myself, however, and others, I owe more than this anti I therefore di, smelly state, that not merely by civil anion but by indictments and criminal infunnetions, I sha ll now proc eed calmly but firmly ! to punish the vile slanderer', anti shall be awed by no paper. how ever great PS cirrolnOen. or well or ill deserved its intim-nee sith the unthinking portion of the public. For' different libels and different slanders, as well oral as written, aid as well pent as fu gue. I shall adopt different proceedings ; and whilst I will on the one hand supply to others all the opportunities to which they tray lee (retitled, to prove ti n t, allegations, set tin the other I will :waste any proprietor of a newcomer for civil damages, who has ro property to lose, as he has no reptemion to maintain, and who would consider impessonment as no punishment, ninceexintence is to /inn a Sufficient bleasisz. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, New Illroad.strect, Few. 5. 1826. Joint %%rms., jun. POIRONING ni Su t.rituitto Acto.-.-A scene of con.; side , able confusion took plate In Bridge-street, Southwark, fin Tucsdar evening, in consequence of a bhicksmith hay. ing taken a mouthful of sulphuric arid for vinegar: hirtunately for the descendant of the tire-proof god, a very minute ',whin, if any. of ilia destructive liquid passed into Oh. stomach. No time was lost before he IClit: taken to Mr. Lee, the surgeon. in the same street, but by the time he got there his tongue became too large tor his mouth, and hung over his lip in a frightful manner. The' miselta on one side of his face were partially convulsed, the pulse at the wrist wee scarcely perceptible ; in short, he presented a most cadaverous aspect, accompanied by the most piteous groans. The sargeon filled his mouth with some liquid, and at short intervals replenished it, which seemed to give him immedire relief, and in e lbw time he was ambled to walk home with Ws friends. L.4W INTE L LIGE NCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 7. The Lola) CHANCFLLoit came down this morning at an early hour, and had several in•erviews with parties in causes in his pri vate room, before the public were admitted. IX TUE MATTER OF wounwE, A waita•ntire. This case was again mentioned by the CORD CHANCELLOR this morning, and hi% Lordship went into most elaborate reasoning% nn the case. There were two important questions to be &chiral; lst, what was the law of the case ? and. 2411 y, what were the facts' 14ith regard to the facts, it was of little conse quence whether the preview and the printing materials were the banktum's or not ; but he would take the fact to be, that they were not, although they were in his halals (he could not put that part of Use cue stronger); and they were sold, not by the authority of 3lr. Bennett, the p-rson claiming them, but by the authority of Bourne, the bankrupt, and which might be necessary to prevent the setting up of another newspaper. The ownership might be in Bennett, and he might have intrusted Bourne with the p r operty ; but what effect would t;iat have on the bankruptcy ? The bank niptey would apple to the whole of the creditors, and not to this Particular case. There had been an net of bankruptcy proved, be • lady, which was, that Bourne had kept at home, and had stated that be had heard that Bennett was about to arrest hint for four thousand rounds. There was no doubt that there was a keeping house within the meanirg of the Statute. There had been much contradictory swearing, but neverilielesa, after all, the question came to this—was this commission stied with the in tent of putting an end to the action then pending, and not for being worked as a commission fur the benfit of the whole of the creditors ? They must also !ook at what took place after the adjudication, independent of other circumstances , such as the I paper that had been allisled by Bourne, with regard to the owner ship of the presses end materials, ahotit which there had been so much variation ; and it was too much far the Court to say what might have been the result of the action. They must, therefore, revert back, and see what was the purpose of the commission, and what it was in law. The books spoke of the right to have a com. mission. and that stove out of the sth Cleo. II ,• but though there was a right, still it could not be said that the Court should inter fere, when it was for the benefit of all the creditors. What would be the effect, supposing two commissions to issue? It was true that the property of a bankrupt was his creditors' un'il lie had ob tained his certificate; but it creditors under a first commission chose to let the bankrupt co on, and a second commission, as of right, were sued out against him, the creditors who had sued out the first commission could only have the property of the bankrupt after the payment of the second creditors; for although they had the right of commission in law, under an act of bankruptcy, still the Coma would interfere to see that the great seal was oat made use of for the purposes of injustice, and would ray, " you shall nut have a commission under an oil set, because you chose, with your knowledge. to let him go on." Ilia Lordship then alluded to other cases which had been decided. to show that the Court could act with a discretionary power, and had ever done so. In the pre sent ease, from all the circumstances, and particularly looking at a letter written by the attorney for the commission, a few days before the ramie was going down for trial at the Assizes, wherein it was proposed to supersede the commission if the opposing parties would withdraw the suit, and staring that the bankrupts had no effects ; looking at this, he could not see 'that other purpose there could be titan putting an end to that suit, and that the commission was not for the general benefit of the creditors. It was true it had been afterwards sworn that there were effects which the solicitor did not know of; that mattered not, and the question was, what he knew at the time of suing out of the commission. Under all the circum stances, he was of opinion that the order of the Vice-Chancellor could not stand; but. that he might not be misunderstood upon what grounds, he would pen the order himself. If the commission was superseded, it would be unnecessary fur him to say any thing of the bill of coats; but there were articles which most certainly would have come out. It should not be forgotten, if payments were made to solicitors which the Act did not authoriv, they were disqualified from tuning in that or any other commission. The Lunn CHANCE LLoR intimated that he should not sit to morrow, but that he should after that sit for several days. POLICE. COUNTERFEIT COIN. Itlawstox-itot:sr.—On Tuesday • man named Jones was brought before the Lu RD IAY 0 tt, on a charge of uttering coun terfeit coin. The Solicitor of the Mint attended to conduct the prosecution. The chief witness was a Jew, named Abraham Samuel Romaine, who stated himself to be a confectioner residing at Nu. 8, Brewer street. His face, however, has been long known as one amongst those idlers who are s'en hanging about police-offices. Ile stated that a set of fellows in Petticoat-lane and its neighbourhood, who made tht it living by-passing bail money, had threatened to knock his brains out if he attempted to follow them or troubled his head about their concerns. Ile was determined to show them that he did not tear their threats. Ile watched the prisoner into a house in Bishopsgatr-street, which he knew was a place where bad money was sold. He had seen him go tffire frequently. As soon as the prisoner came out, he ran and seized him. The prisoner broke away from hint in a struggle, but Newson and another officer came up, and they secured him. They found upon him a bag, containing • large quantity of counterfeit shillings and sixpences. The Loan M•von (addressing the Solicitor of the Mint) — Why don't you take up these people, keeping /Well houses as this, in Itishopsgste-steert, for the wholesale circulation of counterfeit coin ?--The Solicitor matte a reply, in a whisper to his leirdship ; but we understood he represented that the difficulties in such cases were extreme. 11r. Feild, the inspector to the Mint, proved the coin produced to be counterfeit, and ready for circulation. The witness Romaine underwent a long examination. He dr elated that his motive for apprehending the prisoner was purely the public good. Ile denied having had any previous communication wi h Mr. Powell on the subject. He admitted that he had been in gaol for a conspiracy, but declared he was punished unjustly. The two Bow-street Officers declared they were near the spot at the tittle quite accidentally. The prisoner's detente was, that the whole was a conspiracy. He declared thst he picked up the bug in the street, and was immedi ately after seized by Romaine. Two witnesses came forward to give him a good character. They knew him a long time ago, when they knew no harm of hint ; but they had not known much of his proceedings for a year and a half past. Three of the Officers said they thought they knew the prisoner, but a shade over one eye greatly altered his countenance. The Loan Alavo• asked the prisoner what was the matter with his eye /—The prisoner said he had had leeches on it. The LOUD MAY on ordered his eye to be examined, when no thing appearing to render a shade necessary, his Lordship said this fact was with him decisive, and committed the prisoner to take his trial. WATERING-HOUSES- Mr. Parker, the keeper of shat is called a watering-house, op posite Hatton-garden, was charged with having kept his house open rafter twelve o'clock. The fact was preyed by a very reluctant witness, who had got into a row, which called for the interference of a watchman. This persouage appealed to have a grudge against the landlord, and was particularly ?casinos in the prosecution. The general good conduct and care of the landlord was uot, however, impugned. Mr. Parker said, the prosecution was in this instance malicious, but he con:ended that he vas, by the practice of upwards of 20 years, enti;led to an exemption from the general regulations of the Magistrates at the hour at which puhlic-houses should close. In this metropolis there always must be a number of persons whose u.vful avocatieges kept them up all night. For the accommodation of these persons, hackney-coachmen, travellers, and or here, who were exposed to all weathers, the Magistrates had admired night-houses. lie could prove they were necessary, and that the sanction on %%hid, he had embarked his property had never been abused by bin. He hoped, therefore. that the Msr.,istrates would not deprive himself and family of that privilege which supplied the chief means of their live ! lihnod. Mr. Pyre, one of the Clerks to the Sitting Aldermen at Huila. hall, said, that die prosecution 113% instituted at their instance. Landlords, la‘wever well disposed they might be, could not select do it customtrs ; and these night-houses, from the number of quar tets and charges that were brought front them, supplied a very con siderable portion of the Magisterial business, and were considered a greater nuisance than a benefit. The LORD MAYOR (with whom Sir Peter Laurie presided, to determine the case) maid, the City Magistrates had determined. from their daily experistice, not to allow any exception whatever. They convicted the defendant in the penalty did. Mr. Parker gave notice of an appeal to the Sessions. He more over declared. that if his house was closed, he should aid in pre venting other exceptions; nor slimild he hesitate, whtre others were remiss—he would lodge an information against the London Tavern. FATAL EFFECTS OF FURIOUS DRIVING. l'esterdayreorning • man named Wm. Lei:rater was brought up, charged with having t laniously run over an old man named Solnowns. and caused his death. The unfortunate old man was well known in the City, where he made his living by hawking razor-strops about the Exchange and in t ohne-houses. On /Friday he was crossing Cornball, when the prisoner, who was &Lying a Croydon errand-cart at the rate of eight or nine miles an hour, ran OVCT him. The old man died on Tues day in consequence of the injury he received. It was stated that the prisoner was at the time intoxicated. The prisoner was remanded, to await the verdict of • Coroner's Jury. A BLUNT VETERAN, Row-STRZILT.—A fine sturdy-Inking old man, about sixty years of age, and at least six fret high, dressed in the garbed* • Greenwich pensioner, was brought Wore the klagistrates, at the instance of Mr. Dycr, the Chief Clerk of the Admirall, charged with riotous and disorderly conduct. It appeared that the defendant had been an inmate of Greenwich Hospital, but having parted with some of his clothes, lie absented I himself from the Hospitnl —a step which, by the rules of that ad mirable establianment, deprived him of all claim upon it in future. This was five months ago, and he had lately claimed to be read mitted but ass refused, and he went to the Admiralty time utter time to demand 'tome provision, to enable hint to go down to his friend, at Manchester. lie would listen to no assurance that he bad forfeited all claim to attention, and swore that he bad served the King faithfully for thirty years, and be would not die like a THE BRITISH PRESS. vagabond in the streets. Ilk violence collected a crowd, and at length the Messengers were obliged to give him in charge. The defendant, lit answer to the complaint, said he had served 30 years like a good seaman, and had feCCITNI many a wound in de fence of his country—lnc here exhibited some deep scars upon his hands and head )—and he would not go vagaliotalizing about the SIMMS without a copper. He went to the Admiralty onl yto ask them t i " sufficiency" to take him down to Manch sten and they offered him ti. " Now (said the defendant), what was I Sado with Ss., I should like to know ? I wasn't going to beg my way, sod so'l would not h av e their bn." Sir R. 1311111NIZ told the defendant he had done wrong in going to tone Admiralty. He had forfeited his claim upon the country' and he (Sir R. Birdie) was very sorry that he had ; but haste.;; done so, lie must rest quietly under it. He must nut I,m again to the Admiralty. Defendant—But I will go there, though. Sir H. Bra Nig—Then I must send you to prinon. Defendant— Well. then, send me to prison, and don't talk about it. Sir R. it—Why I feel very reluctant to send such a man as you, who have served your country 20 years, to a gaol. De fentlant—Now what is the use of all this tl—d ntriscnce ? If you must send nit to gaol, send methere at once ; and the best thing you can do is, to wend me for life ; for you may take your oath I shall go to the Admiralty directly I have my liberty. Sir R. Branin mid he hoped not. He would give him a trial—he was at liberty to depart. "Am I ? (aid the old Tar), then I'll go ; and now here's for the Admiralty." Sir R. BIRNIE— If you go there, it will he at your peril. " Peril ! (said the defendant.) I don't know what you mean by pe ril ;" and, placing his hands in his trowneno pocket, he exclaimed, " Here goes; I am ofi*for the Admiralty." Sir ft. WROTE again cautioned him, and said, hit dinchftrge had been brought about by his had conduct. •• I shall discharge you now," said Sir Richard, '• because it would give me great pain to send you to gaol." Wheugh and nonsense !" ejaculated the blunt veteran (turning his quid in his mouth) and clapping on his hat in the presence of the Magistrate, •• what's the good of all this preachment? I'm off for the Admiralty ;" and, so saying, lie strode out of the Office. A Clerk from the Admiralty said, he was sure, from what he had seen of the old man, that he would keep his word ; and so it turned out, fir in less t han an hour he was brought back, for re ' petition of the disorder which had before been the subject of the charge. He entered, and placed himself before the table with the most perfect composure, twirling his hat upon his thumb , anti amusing himself by looking about among the spectators. Mr. Halls was then sitting, Sir R. Birdie having left the Bench. J. Leggett, a messenger to the Admiralty, stated, that the de. fendant came back, and attempted to force his way to Mr. Dyer's office, and that the assistance of a constable was necessary to re more him. Witness attempted to remote him, but the defendant pushed him as hard as he could, and nearly shoved him down. As hard as I could (said the defendant, looking down upon the wit ness, who is of a diminutive size), the Lord have mercy upon you if I had ! Mr. HALLS consulted with Mr. SKETCIILEY, another Ma gistrate, for a short time, and then told the defendant he must call upon him to find bail, as an assault had been sworn to, Defendun —Well, now, why did'nt you do this before? I don't fear a prison. Where is my hat ? Let me go as soon as possible, with. out any mete d--d nonsense. Ile was consigned to the care of the gaoler, and placing his hat once more on his head, wtt.i a hind slap on the crown, he followed him to the lock-up room, on surveying which he said—" Well, I shint catch much hurt here—l have had smaller at.d worse berths than this before to-day." STEALING FROM SHOPS. DIARLIIOROVOII-STlLLT.—Vegitefdßy two ill-favoured dia. meters, of the names of Smith and Witswi,nere brought up foe Melding in shop., under pretence of making purchases. John Simmons, shopman to Mr. Newby, silveimmitlN in South ampton-row, Bloomsbury, deponed• that on the 211th of August, in the afternoon, Smith and Wilson came into his master's shop, and asked to look at some wedding rings. The tray of rings was shown to Smith, from which he selected one, said he would pay a shilling deposit, and call again. He wished to look at some guard rings, but did not approve of any; he afterwards wished to look at some seals, which were shown to him. While witness was showing the seals, he observed Smith push a ring up his sleeve, and then excused himself front purchasing by objecting to the pattern. They were about leaving the shop as witness missed one of the seals, and rangthe bell for his master to comedown stairs, to whom he told his suspicion, and die prisoners were detained. Mr. William Newby came down at the ring of the hell, and was told by the last witness that he had lost a seal. The prisoners denied taking it, and offered to be searched. They then wanted to leave the shop, but witness went round to the door and made it fast, while his shopman procured a constable. 'Wilson said there was nothing against him, and be should go. Witness stopped him, and in the struggle %Filson broke a square of glass. When. the young man returned with the constable, witness had them searched, during which Smith put the ring on the counter; wit. mks went to take it up, when Smith put it into his hand, and said, Ilent's one of your rings." Witness tomtit to the constable and told him what the prisoner had said, repeating Smith's words. South then said, " No, it is not yours • it is my wife's." They were searched and taken to the watch . house . The seal has not been found. The value of the ring is lbs. Samuel Skelton, liesdborough of St. George's, Bloomsbury . , lives in King-street ; was sent for by Mr. Newby to take the prisoners into custody ; he heard the observations of Smith respecting the ring. He searched the prisoners; on Smith he found three new knives, and on Wilson one; all the money they had was live fir. things or three halfpence. John Morley, 42, Leadenhall-street, cutler, said a young man applied to him on the evening of the 211th of August, and showed him four new pocket knives, asking him if he had been robbed of such articles, as two men had been to Mr. Newby's in the after noon under pretence of purchasing a wedding ring, and had stolen one; on searching the prisoners, four new knives and two old ones were found. His master had looked into the Dirertni y, and found witness's address answering to the names on two of the knives, and sent him to make the inquiry ; witness looked at the knives, and immediately recognised them as his property. On the morning of the 28th, Smith came to witness, followed by Wilson, and showing a common pocket knife, asked him if he had any of that pattern ? Witness told him lie had none so common. Smith turned to • glass. case, and said there were some there he thought would do; witness told him he was afraid they were too expensive. Witness did not like the appearance of the prisoners, and only opened the glass. case about six inches, and handed his knives one at a time, and, as he thought, returned them all to the ease. Smith spoke something to his companion, and went away without purchasing. saying he would call again. After they were gone, witness looked at his glass-case and thought he missed a knife. In the evening, •ipm. tleman called on him about the knives, to whom he said MOW had two suspicious-looking men in the morning. He can WNW _ to the prisoners and to two of the knives—the one found on Smith, and one of those found on Wilson ; he had no , sold them to any body ; is confident they were in the case when the prisoners came in. The value of the knives is Ils. Smith said nothing in his defence. Wilson said his companion was not in the last witness's shop. and asked the return of some duplicates, which were given to him. They were both fully committed. BREACH OF TRUST. John George Dolt, alias Ddr, was brought up for making away with a pair of trowsers, intrusted to him to return to Mr. Rees, of the Strand, to be altered. Simeon °dwell, publican, of the King's Arms in Chelsea. de posed that the prisoner had lived with him three or four months as pot-man, during nearly the whole of which time he had been ill ; witness paid for medicine and necessaries for him, sometimes to the amount of four or five shillings a day, and at last told hint he must seek a place, as witness could not keep him any longer. The pri soner could not get a place readily. and witness let him come back wards and forwards. Last Wednesday week the prisoner carne and said he was going to the Tower; witness having a pair of trowsers that did riot suit him, asked the munner to leave then' with Mr. Rees, in the Strand, as he went along; the prisoner agreed to do so, and witness tied them up in a blue pocket hand. kerchief; did not suspect the prisoner, and saw no more of him till apprehended. The trowsers have not been recovered. Mr. Rees said the prisoner had not returned him the trowsers. The constable apprehended the prisoner at Rochester ' by a de scription he had of him • in a window he saw a placard offering to make oil of tartar for cleaning publican's pots, and by that means secured the prisoner, who had lived with a Mr. Bellamy. a vender of oil of tartar, wit:lent the prisoner a pair of boots, and intrusted him to deliver oil of tartar to Mr. Mason, a publican, of whom he received the money, 75., and never returned. On the prisocer he found the blue handkerchief sworn to by Mr. Odwell. The prisoner said they might do their wont and he would do his best, and would not say any thing WI before a jury. Mr. Hoes told him he did not call upon him to say any thing criminatory ; but if he explained what he had time with the iron- sets, or returned them. something favourable might transpire which would be of service to him. The prisoner replied he meant nothing dishonest, or he should not have put the placard in the window ; he makes oil of tartar, and had been to several publichouses to solicit orders ; in one he had fallen asleep, where some one stole the trousers and left the handkerchief; he did rot know the sign of the house. lie is remanded for re-examination. A SAILOR'S STORY. A beggar, named Walker, was brought in by the St. James's beadle for begging in St. James's-Owe. He told a long story of being born in America ; in a voyage from New York the ship he was in, the Resins, was wrecked on a rock oft' Halifax, one hundred miles from the shoe.; that three hours after the hands, eight in number, were picked up by the brig Mary, which brought them to Bristol, where he had been supported by the Amerkan Consul at Bd. per day; but at last was told to seek • vessel for himself in hoodoo. There were no vowels at Liverpool; he had been three Jaye coming from Bristol ; came in at Hyde Park Corner ; was told th e name by • gentleman on the road; had been to London once before, when he came over in the John and Mary ; he came into town on Wednesday not belling when the beadle took him op.—Committed foe seem days. RAISIN° THE WIND. &time, porter to Alt. Reason, it Covent-Roden intakes was brought in by Avis, the sinew, irk, apprehended him that morn ing in a house in Caade.etroet, foe ehlehnnE 6 “ pounds in hie muter's name, under the pretmoe of wanting change. Mr. Burn, a fl-ult salesmen in Covent-garilen market, said the prisoner brought a letter to him about a week ago, ht the nee of Mr. Reason, in which was a request for small change. The ciphers were but so close to the gore that the request was actually 5001. instead of W. Wit Ilelol sa id to the prisoner, " Your master wants • great deal of silver—titre hundred Founds' worth !•"• No," re. Plied tine prisoner, " No. five pountis' worths and in the afteinoon I'm to come again." Witness told his wile to give it him, and he went away. Witness did not find out the cheat till he joked Reason on the fAtlll. No minty was found on the prisoner, who told the of is he had been to Rath. Me is remanded till Thursdav, for tie attendance of Mrs. Burn. Batter, who defrauded the Dal of Gletigall and Viscomt Clif. den, by presenting little parcels of paper as packages from the country. was fully committed for trial for the fraud on bowl Cif : dn. .alr. Milligan, the butler to the Earl, holds a situation in the Customs, and was prevented attending in time. He came when It was all over. BRUTAL ATTACK. MARYLEBONE. — Jontes .11urlarlilan was brought forward on a charge of assault by his own wife, an interesting looking woman. She stated that her husband Was in the habit of beating her for some time back ; and me Wednesday night in particular, about twelve o'clock, as they were in boil together, he rose up and struck her so severely on the fare that the blood Bowed profusely ; they hale three young children. Mrs. Austin stated, that she and her husband lodge in the some house with the prisoner; on Wednesday night she was awakened by the cry of murder from the prisoner's room ; she went in, and SW Mrs. Maclachlan's head bleeding. The prisoner admitted the charge, but promised that he would never do it again.—Committed. SUSPICION OF FRAUD. On Wednesday night, a little before eight u'elock, a very pretty girl, genteelly dressed, entered this office, C Mowed by a young man, having the appearance of a gentleman, and a constable belonging to St. Pancras. The lady presented herself hetore Mr. lin Ifr IT it, and as she opened a small parcel she thus addressed hint I hare reason, Sir, to suspect, that more than 15 months ago this man (pointing to Francisco, for that in the sequel proved to be his name) obtained four sovereigns of me, leaving this watch (taking one with an embossed case from her parcel), which he said was gold, and this shawl (taking one from the same depository), as a security." Mr. Onern—Tel l me the pat ticulan.—He mine, Sir, to a house in Grafton-street East, where I lodged, to inquire for apart ments. The lady of the house was from home, and he saw my servant; he told het he wanted to engage apartments for his gentle man, a Captain. 1 bad a friend a Captain, who was abroad, and as the person who applied was a foreigner, my servant concluded that the Captain he wanted apartments for must be my friend, and she, therefore, asked him into my sitting-room, and tailed me from my chamber. I sooh 'found that my savant had made a mistake; but we tittered into conversation, and the person informed me that his gentleman, a Captain, had just arrived at the Custom-)nice from abroad • he had brought property with him ; but could not get it on shore until he had paid 41. for duty. He requested me to lend him 41.. and he would leave a beautiful gold watch and a shawl in my possession. Ile then pro duced this watch and this shawl, and said he would leave them with me until lie returned me the intwey, and particularly re quested di:A I would show them to know one, as he was liable to be imprisoned for taking them out of the ship before the duty was paid. I have never seen him since until this day. She then stated that her,nanic was Matilda Townshend, and that that evening Francisca called at her present residence, No. 19, Mary-street, Hampstead-road, to inquire tor apartments for lily gen . lernan. She was not at home, and he said he would call again. When she re turned, and heard her servant's description of him, and his errand, -(not the same servant who lived with her in Graf:on-street East,) she suspected he was her old watch and shawl acquaintance. She therefore sent for a constable to prevent his running away; and when he called a second time he was taken into custody, and brought to the office. She was sure he was the same person, for he was : a dark-looking man, hp had dark whiskers, and tile same kind of voice and speech. Ile certainly then appeared to be halite! y:7. - .7.iter—t: ai'o rather stouter; but she was err tain he was the same man, from a purple and red mark which he had on his right cheek.—(There was n red spot upon the right side of his face, more resembling a pimple than a permanent mark.] The watli site stated, was not worth two-pence, for it was made of metal, an d would not go ; she had a gold watch at !ionic. but it was quite a different thing ; and the shawl was considered by a haber dasher oilier acquaintance to lie word) only a few shillings. She did not ask the name of the Captain when she leitt him the money, and she lent it tut no other considenition titan to release his property. The defendant was an Italian, and spike the English bingo ge so imperfectly that Mr. Griffith with difficulty understraselliiin. Mr. GRIFFITH asked him what he had to Pay ? Francisco—l got very little to say. Mr. Gator rru.--What is your ninie ?—My name is Fran cisco Marrigetti. The lady say I rob her 15 months ago ; I have been in England not quite II months, and I never have the honour to see her before this day. Mr. GRIFFITH to Miss Townsliend—Thi-, Madam, ha seri ous charge—are you certain as to hi+ permit I—llia dress was different, but I Lel cnnvie ced he is the satire person. At that moment the Second Clerk put one of the office books into the Magistrate's hand, which contained the description of two foreigners who had, by similar stratagems, !awry defrauded a lady in the Edgware.road of eighteen sovereigns. and the description of one of them corresponded very closely with Fransisco's appearance. In answer to many questions from Mr. GUIFFITH and Sir PETER LAURIE, he said he was valet to Mr. Eberly, a German gentleman. living at No. G, St. James's-place, Ilampstead-road. His master had a large acquaintance ; among the number, he named the Dukes of York, Sussex, Portland, and Buckingham. His gentleman did not like his present apartment, and he was going to remove that night, or the following morning, to No. 14, Grafton street. _ _ _ Alias 'rownshend, to Francisco—flow could you want ppartments in Ahoy-street, if you had taken sonic in Grafton-street Francisco—l have not decided ;if my gentleman go to Grafton- street. hr i. to pay 26.. a-week ; if he wuld come to you for 245. he would hke it better. _ _ Mr. GRIFF3THS—And are you to go to Grafton-street with him Francisco—l hope so, if this lady will let me. Mr. Gnu's. Fru—That is it I agree to it. If you are an honest man nothing amiss will happen to you ; if you have given a false account. you must remain in custody, and be broureit before me again to.morrow. An officer will go with you to St. James's- Street, and elsewhere ; and it your statement is found correct, you will be set at liberty. Miss . fownshend to the Magistrates--I do not understand it, will Ibe punished? No, said Sir PETER LAURIE, you have intended a public service. Mr. Oa IFri - I . ll—As far as we know, a hat you have done is very proper. The account given by the valet was found correct, and he was liberated. CRCELTY CHASTISED. Yesterday Henry Grning, a hackney-coachman, living in South-mews, Manasester-square. was taken before Mr. GRIFFITH, charges', with pulling the ears, and almost choking, a hide boy named Green. The defendant entered the Office in so boisterous a manner that Mr. 6ni error accosted him with.—" Are you drunk or sober ?" "Sober n Judge, my Lord," said Gunning. Mr. Garr). ITII-1 am afraid you have been here before.—Why afraid, my Lord 1 I think it An honour. Mr. Gairmir—Tell me, why did you pull that little boy's ears ?—Because he pulled my coat. Mr. GRIFFITH—Don't talk so loud, I think you must be drunk now.—'Tis with drinking spring -water, my Lord; what do you think of it ? Mr. GRIFFITH—Then you acknowledge you pulled his ears ? I was taking home a pot of beer in my pocket—in my hand I mean—he pulled my coat, to throw me down, and I pulled his ears. 111 r. GRIFFITII—Mr. Green may indict you at the Sessions, if he pleases; donut let me see you here any more. You may go. Mr. Green—Your %Vorsiiip, that will not do for me. Mr. G RIFFIT 11-1 tell you you may indict him. Mr. Green—Yes. but I have no money to do it with. Ifl can't get justice here I will have it elsewhere. Mr. Green soon put his threat into execution ; for he followed Gunning into the street, and knocked him down. Gunning returned to the Office, covered with dirt and streaming with blood, and obtained a warrant against Green. CHARGE OF ASSAULT. ....... LAMPETH•STREET.--Janies Connolly, anti another Irishman, were charged with a most savage assault on Daly, who stated that he was sitting in the King Harry public-house, eating his dinner ; there was a party of Irish in another quarter of the room. When witness had finished his dinner, he was preparing to leave, but one of the party addressed him with "how sour you look." The witness turned and asked it they spoke to him, when one of the party struck hint on the head and stunned him. Sirl). WILLIAMS—Was dist either of the prisoreitt The witness said, he believed that was the matt (pointing to Connolly). Sir 11. WILLIAMS—You believe? That will not do, sir, you must swear positively. The complainant said he had a witness who had seen the whole tranaartioo. William Reeves cocrohorated the first part of the complainant's statement, and added, that Connolly " took his list" and struck the complainant in the face, which knocked off his hat ; and neatly fractured his skull with a quart pot. The piiaoner was remanded till Saturday. ROBBERY AT THE 31INT.__ Joseph Richards, a boy who had 'wen in his liajeaty's was charged with stealing a pit ce of blank gold, being an unfi nished sovereign. Mr. Atkinson identifiA the gold, and the prisoner wan com mitted. ASTLEY'S THEATRE. Uorniv-H•Lt..-.-A few days ago a pers o n nnamed Banks, em ployed by 31esters. West and Ducrow as a constable, to attend Ast ley's Theatre, transmitted " circulars," addressed to several of the officers belonging to this establishment. enclosing tickets for his benefit, and requesting that they would get rid of as many as they could amongst their friends, on payment for the same. The Magis trate. hi. Swallow, Esq., having been made acquainted with the CiTCUMMINSDCe, expressed very amtuderahle surprise that a constable, reesislog wages at a public theatre, ahottld be also entitled to a be nefit. Ms at the same time, observed that the numerous in stones of robberies that occurred during the last and the present asselso Is** above theatre plainly evinced an inefficiency . to the posts who were engaged to act as constables, is preserving the VIA* how the daring outrages that had been committed within its —•••• walls. He was therefore anxious that one or other of the 'm ph , tors should attend at this office for the purpose of giving some et. planation nn the subject. Mr. Went, one of the proprietors of Astleft', hiving been mad e acquainted with the Magistrate's desire, mtendell yrstev e t se, tr,4 th, following dialogue took place with respect to the ormitsbk e who have been employed by the proprietors fer the preservation o f the peace in their theatre. r. SWANEY, exhibiting several of the cards for Banks's bes et ,, at the theatre, asked Mr. West whether it was to take plait s ' , He the concurrence of the Proprietors? Mr. West—t errantly, Sir. We have been in the habit of permitting the constables employed by its to have a benefit at the conclusion of each season. Mr. Sw AHEY—Do you know whether Hanks is a regular van. stable, or whether he holds a warrant of app o i ntment ?-31r. West said t hat he could not take upon himself to say positively wheel ie , Banks was a constable, teether than that he had heard him NAN himself to be an authorized person to attend at the theatre. B e , e also. as I urderwand, an officer of Queen.square police.offiee. Ale. SWANEY—You have been misinformed; Banks cent e r' did b 4ong to that police-office, but at pr e s ent h e is not !mut e d t Y O the establishment. %timber he wan i:OMi•ITO from his situstios for improper conduct, or whether he left of I is own accord, he c ski not say; however, the fact should be soon ascertained. The Ala. glatrate then requested to know how many constables were eter. played by the Propri- ton, and the weekly wages ()leach for lets attendance at the theatre ? Air. West replied that they had tour constaAN in wtf mince during the town, viz. Banks, Munroe, Pace, aid Dutton, each of whom reeeiv. ii 34e4. a. week. Mr. Swai mY was extreally astonished that men acting as con. stables should receive such high wage., and also have the advantate of a benefit besides. Ile Wis:reed that the constables they (the Surrey Maeisttaus ) bad appointed to till the same situations et the ('oburg and the Surrey 'lmams had less wages, namely, one guinea per week, and no benefit; still they pylori-lied their duties bette e . and prevented nny scenes of outrage and robbery—A de , which were exceedingly prevalent a: the theatre in questio n . Mr. NVest We have always found Banks a very attentive officer ; and with regard to outrages and robberies, I pn some as few lie committed during the season at our house as at any o t h er t h eatre. Mr. SIVABEY said that innumerable instances of very fleg ne , t robberies occurred, particularly during the last season, at t h e; theatre; and unless fit and proper constables were employed to do the duties, the public would he still subject to plu.oler, if they ventured within the house. The Magistrate having testified his dis. pleasure at the proprietors er gaging men as constables without the sanction of the Bench of Magistrate*. remarked, that since th e period officers were appointed by warrant to the other theatres e t , the district, those scenes of riot, disord. r, and not untrequently I robbery, which were previously so prevalent, were now at au eod, I and seldom or never occurred. MrAVest said that ,he men engaged by himself and Mr• Dunn, were not absent a single moment from the different parts of the house during the performance. It was here stated that Banks was incompetent to the task of " thief-taking ;" he dii rot know the well-dressed thieves who frequented the theatre, and therefore was as much use t h ere ei an ohl woman. An instance was then given of his dexterity in that line. lie apprehended, it was sa'd, one thief during hi, Wean-, and tr. oonveying the said thief down to Maidstone gaol. Banks knew so little about the business, that the fellow "tipped him the double," and escaped from his custody. Flanks, it appeared, instead of looking after the thieves at the entrance of the theatre, watched for the carriages of' the gentry, to whom he was most mi. duous In his attentions, with hat in hand ; while an engaged thieves were out curdle coestion ; and whatever company presented themselves acre admitted indiscriminately. The Magistrate observed, that he for one should never unction the proprie:ors of a theatre in allowing constables to have a benefit. The men certainly deserved payment for their services, but not in the way of a benefit; as a practice of that kind would conduce, lie should presume, to lessen the respectability of any theatre from the company that were likely to assemble on such an occasion ; the persons for whom the benefit was to take place, anxious of course to get off as many tickets as they could. would not be at all nice shout the purchasers. whether thieves or prostitutes, and these were circumstances which the proprietors should look to before they adopted such a method of remunerating the individuals to whom they intrusted the preservation of good order in their house. _ Mr. SWABLY then asked the characters of the other constables employed about the theatre. Several of the officers of this establishment said that Dutton Obi the proprietor of aeveral brothels, ard that he lived in one himself ; the girls that resided in his house were constantly in the habit of frequenting Aittley's Theatre. The Nagistratepoimed out to Mr. West the extreme impropriety of having such men about the Theatre, and remarked; that had the proprietors had the courtesy, in the firs! instance, to have applied. at that office for fit men to du the duties, proper oonstablestwould have been uppointrd by warrant at a much less price than they were paying at present, and a ithour the necessity of giving theta a beneht. 31r. Swabey then recited the Act, which. empowered the Magistrates to appoint constables to places of public resort and amuscmen•, within their jurisdiction. Mr. IVest said that the present was the first time he knew to much of the charac:ers of those persons whom they employed as constables. lle again spoke in high terms of the conduct of Banks, and was convinced that he was active and zealous in the discharge of the duties which he lied to perform ; but, added Mr. West, ad dressing the Magistrate, s, if it is the desire of your Wo:ship that we should make application before you for persons to attend our theatre in the capacity of constables, specially appointed for that purpose, we have no hesitation in doing so; but as it is now wi lain a few weeks of the conclusion of the season, we should eao• cider it a favour to be allowed to deter the application until tts commencement of the next season." The Magistrate observed that the proprietors must take the re sponsibility of it up3n themselves : all he, the Magistrate was alai nu, about, was the appointment of persons in the regular way to attend the theatre; and if Banks and the other individuals employed were found to be proper persons to till the situations, there would be no difficulty in appointing them. Mr. West was anxious to know how to act with respect to Banks's benefit. lie said he believed most of the tickets were sold, and the:, fore they could not be recalled. The MAGISTRATE said that the proprietors must also take that responsibility upon themselves, and now, as he(the Magistrate) had *rated what was necessary to be done, neither Mr. West nor Mr. Ducrow should plead ignorance on the licensing day before the Magistrates at Kingston. Mr. West then left the office, after having expressed his inten tion of making application at this office for regulstofficsrs to attecd at Astley's during the next season. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON LlST.—[From the London G .] AT Till COURT Or CoMMISSIORRRS Of MIANICRUITS, OTILKIT, ON MONO•V NIX?. Bond, T. Hendon. dealer, Ist ex Hankey, W. Rolls-buildings ' Fetter-lane, carpenter. Int es Keating, a. %Vaterloo- road, Lambeth, linen-draper, let ex Todd, C. Lisson.street, Lisson-grove, teal merchant, houses Turner, J. Finsbury-circus, builder, Guest's proposal ........ • Watson, W. Bllthopsgate-street, Innkeeper, Ist ex.. .... Nillittenbury, J. Cambridge-heath, Hackney, builder, adj. last ex... COUNTRY LIST. Aire) , and Aaptnall, Liverpool soap.boilers, George, Lir. pr. dts II Raster, M. Cambridge, stable-keeper, Eagle, Cambridge, pr. dis I l Biore, J. C. Liverpool, confectioner, Messrs. Bloretrott, Lir. compos 10 Charlton, J. and L. Blanchester, sawyers, Star, Manch. eol. 3d ex.. • • 10 Crowley, 'f. Wakefield, currier, Sessions.ho. Wakefield, 2d exam• •• • II Forber, E. Liverpool, timber merchant. Mr. Leather, Lis. spl. a 1 2 Green, D. Upton, linen-draper, Mr. Bird's, Upton, special aff II Harrison, J. Aocoats, cotton-spinner, Star, Manch. enl. :MM... • • • 10 Phelps, W. Belbroughton, mediclue.dealer, Packhorse, Wor. Ist ex. 4 Thornley, It. Longdendale, cotton—pin. Star, Manch. Ist ex Wells, J. Kenninghall, shopkeeper. Swan. Stratton, spl. aft'. ...... CAUTION TO CHEMISTS, TOYMF.N, AND OTHERS. — A great alarm has been excited among those persons who carry on the foregoing and similar trades, arising from a number of informations which have been made against the sellers of gold and silver articles not having a license. By the last Act of Parliament, it is declared, that every per son offering for sale any article of gold or silver, however small it may be, and not taking out an annual license, is liable to the penalties affixed. We understand that the minis of above eight hundred individuals have been given in to 'the Exchequer, and above two hundred writs are issued. BIRTHS. On iVedneaday, in Enstomplace, the lady of Wm. Abbot, L's•l of Onctor%*-Commons, of a daughter. At sheen, Surrey, on the 4th inpt. the a ife of C. Blackett, jun., E‘ q. of a Rim. On the 2d inst. Mrs. Stephen Cannon, of Beekford.row, Wala worth, of a son. MARRIED. On the 6th inst. at heron, Essex, John, son of Wm. Davis. of Leytonstnne, Esq. to Elisabeth Jeerer, Murth daughter of John Coolie, of Leaspring, Esq. On the htli inst. at St. Werburgh's, Derby, Ambrose ;Home, o f Milk-street, London, Esq. to Harriet, eldest daughter of Francis Fox, of Derby, E.g. M.D. At Millbrook, Hants, Dr. Clement Smith, of Richmond. Surrey. to Mary Anne, widow of Captain J. Williams, late of Itlonghyr , Bengal. On the 31st ult. at Christchurch, Spits Melds, Mr. Joseph Cnonibs, builder, of Bennet's-hill, to Atney, only daughter of :tit Hayward, Sermon-lane, Doetors'-Commons. DIED. On Wednesday forenoon, the Pith inst. at Lee, Kent, in her 83d year, Mrs. Mary Ann Mtnlend, relict of the late Wm. lllceland, Eq. of Pall-mall, Westminster. On the 2d inst. of the typhus fever, Captain Richard Low, of the Fifeshire Fencibles. On the 3th inst. at his house at Barnes, 3lr. Wm. Dale, of the Poultry. aged 38. On the Slat ult. at his residence, St. George's-place, Canterbury. Richard 3lount, Req. in the 113 d year of his age. -asf.'"" ) HIGH WATER THIS Dr 6 Morsini •••• .. 17 sale. after AT LONDON MOM - • - - Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS OHMA hy_S:W CARLTON. No, Strand. and publisbed by N. CANNON. same place. Wit Curti boar seen MO l our