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ge‘iing. the property of Mr. 3lartin, a livery-stable-keepar, then restaling in Bidborough.street. It appeared now, from the evider.ce ail )&r. Martin, jun. that the prisoner, on the morning above-men t.onal, called at bin father's stables, and hired the horse in question to go to Poplar, for which he paid beforehand OR. 9.1. The home was nesse Wes& back, nor was it ngain seen by Mr. Mesita till it was predated at the police office, having been discovered in the gosiensmn of Dlr. Thumwood, a coach proprietor at 'Windage, to whom the pretence had confessed having sold it. It was elm proved that the prisoner Jis.d written a letter to Mr. .Nlartin. mentioning thin fact, and adding, that he would pay him (Mr. 31artin), for the hum as soon as he possib could. .I%lr. Martin not being satisfied with thii arrangement, h ad him apprehended. The prisoner, who in a very genteel-looking, youth, apparently underwent,. said nothing in iiis defence, and wan hilly committed to Newjrate for trial, the parties being bound over to prosecute in left each. Clitrissa . Gudgeon was charged by a washerwoman, her fellow. lodge, "rich throwing " wittrel" upon some linen, the proper:) of L. r cuataincrs. The primate, an far from denying the fact when charged with it, gloved in the act of vengeance which she Lad taken for some un complimentary epithets bestowed upon her by the eomplairant, te. Petting • he , as the clothes were destroyed, to Hatton-garden for The husband of the prisoner coining forwri.d, the matter was at let.gth settled by his paying down 2/. 10s. (half the t.iinsated , :slue of the traktiLments), though very reluctantly on the part of the pro amorist. AWLBOTtOt 611-3TRY.TT, A visual 24.—A young man named ire,' was put to the bar, to answer the charge of Mr. Gould, the Invititnd of the Bedford Head, Tottenham-court-gond. Mr. Could mid that the prisoner tame into his house last night. about nine o'clock, in a beastly stare of intoxication, and called for , 1 which being refused, he said he would not leave the house emit he bed it, and continued to make a noise until lie was given i . charge of the watchmen. Snipe, a watchman of Betlfordatreet, Bedford.square. said that Mr. Gould called him into his house, and ordered him to take the prisoner to the watch-house. On their way there the prisoner made considerable resistance, and a crowd of persons, who were collected ' round them, hissed, hooted, and pushed him and his brother watch men, in order to rescue the prisoner. Mr. Deacon Campbell, an inhabitant of the pariah, here ad. dreamed Mr. Dyer, the Magistrate, and said, that in consequence of the resistance made by the prisoner and the crowd assembled around him last night, he wished to press for a conviction under the sta tute for the protection of pollee-officers and others in the execs. two of their duty." He did so more particularly as now it was the constant practice of young met, on getting a little the worse for liquor, to make the most determined resistance against the watch. men, under the idea that they could only he fined ss. for being drunk. The penalty under the Act of Parliament, however, for the obstruction, was N. Mr. Drs:n said that he should fine the prisoner is. for being drunk, and prior to his hearing the second charge, another prisoner named Fuller had better be brought into the office. George Faller was accordingly put to the bar, and was charged with attempting to rescue the prisoner from the watchmen. James Cumming. another watchman, swore positively that the Fuller pushed against him several times, and encouraged e ill snob in hooting and hissing. The prisoner called out that the watchmen wanted to make a property of the first prisoner, and that they would get are gallons of beer for the job. 'the prisoner declared that the watchman swore falsely and was a perjured man. He said lie merely followed the crowd nom curio sae, and dm: not take any part in the business. The watchman persisted in his story, and said he was positive as , to die identity of' the prisoner. The prisoner put several questions to the watchman, who said tint he pushed against him in Bedford-street and at several other places. Al r. DEER, from the circumstance of the prisoner Wein being in a state of intoxication, tined him only is. for this offence; and PS the prisoner Fuller had behaved so well before, he would only convict hits, in the mitigated penalty of 10s. This being the day named for the further examination of Jo/or Grown llf oirAnid, El. in custody upon a charge of • very revolt tog nature, lotig before the hour appointed (one o'clock) the office was crowded to excess, chiefly by persona attracted by curiosity, to see a person who was stated to have so scandalously degrade:l the station which rank, fortune, and education, had amigaed to him in you society. There were none of Ale. Muir. head's private friends who attended on the first day present on the occasion; and Alt. Smith no longer appeared as Ms Solicitor, but was succeeded by 'Mr. Harmer, as being, no doubt, better ac quainted wish criminal law. A few minutes after one o'clock, four Magistrates, Sir George P.attant, Mr. Dyer, Mr. Roe, and Mr. Conant, having taken their ma's upon the Bench, the prisoner via brought into the public vi ten, and placed at the bar where every other description of offenders ate made to take their station. Ile seemed to have ;Aimed something in point of health since his former examination, but was to all appearance perfectly at ease, and indifferent about the proceedings. Several *hurries were examined, but they proved no criminal act against the prisoner, though it was placed beyond doubt by their testimony that his infamous practices have been extensively known fir the last 20 years. Mr. HARMER objected to the amount of hetil.required for his client. He requested that it might be reduced, as being quite exorbitant and excessive, and tar above any bail ever before' rsquired for a similar charge. Ile was also instructed to say, that it was entirely out of proportion to the income of Mr. hi uirlieavl. Prisoner—lt is, Sir, quite out of proportion. I can prove by by sent-roll. which I now hold in my hand, that my income, mace the failure of my collieries on my estate, does not exceed 2001. per annum, and on that there are several incumbrances. Besides, It is not likely I should run away ; my estate is an en tailed one, and if I were to disappear the next heir would take it, and cat roe out altogether. Mr. COYANT said, that he should wish to have some more satisfactory evidence of the prisoner's property than his own bare statement. Harmer said, that all Mr. Illuirhead wanted was, to reduce 1,1!t• amount of bad to his sureties, which at present stood at 20001. an: let 11:x own recognizance remain as it did, or increase it, if the Magistrates thought lit. Aim !MAC conversation amongst the MagiNTAICS, Mr.CONANT said. his present impression was, that the hail was not excessive : bu: be would take a short time to consider, and Mr. Muirhead should have an answer. Mr. Aluirhead said, he felt Ter/ much obliged to Mr. Conant, and took that opportunity of thanking him for his kindness, in hay. log better accommodation provided for him in the prison. 11r. CONANT—You owe me no obligation, Sir, and I can assure feel no disposition to do you any particular act of kindness; but it having been represented to me that you were in • bad state o(beilth, and that the place in which you were confined was damp, 1 directed thst you should be moved to another. Par which I thank you," said the prisoner ; " I am in a very bwl state of health ; I ant lingering under rheumatism and ague, a..J am in my It'd year." After the prisoner had left the office, an elderly respectable. lacking man, who had been listening attentively to the whole pro. credinz, came forward. end stated to the 111agistrates that he had Lind as steward with Mr. Muirhead, about forty years ago, but he was obliged to quit his service very soon, from practices he observed ' to, Mr. Muir/lead at that time of such a nature, that no man of /Lasseter could live in his service. tarty years ago (said Mr. EowaNtr) l why, then, when 1 said tw silty years, I was considerably under the mark. •• you were, Sir," said the steward. Air. Ron asked the steaard what he considered Mr. liluirhead's property to be ? 4c.replied that when he lived with him forty years ago, his rental V 11F above 2,0011/. a year, and since then several coal-mines have been discovered on the estate. The property is entirely situated now Glasgow, is Scotland, and he never knew of his having any ot. - or estate. He may, however, hare since made purchases, and bo believed he had ; for he was a close man, and liner spent halt or Cis income. The prisoner has not as yet given any notice of bail. nIART-LA-DOWNE thr, FICK. AUG. 24.—Messrs. Stocker and baogley, Inspectors of the Poor for the parish of Mary-la-Bonne, appeared before Messrs. RAW LI wsoir and Gaterivll, at the de are of the litter Magistrate, on a question peculiarly affecting the pseednal method of relieving the distressed. 11r. (Inter IT n said that he had sent for them in consequence of having observed considerable irregulatity in their established me thod of relieving the poor. lie had observed, upon the corn. plaints of several persons, that in certain cases the parish officers u. ly administered relief under certain restrictions. In order to' calm the proper Inquiry, he had taken some of the statements made upon oath, and he now would call their attention to one in particu lar, namely—that of a woman called Lleanor Staples. This poor woman ha been left in great distress, with three infant children, and was compelled to apply for parochial suisistance, and having same friends to Worcestershire, she ti t that the children Toukt lie provided for amongst them, whilst she could earn her bread by her hard-work. By diet of persevering application, she obtained as mach money as took het to Wo•eeeter, but could only finds home to h•w eldest child, and was obliged to return to London with the other two, thus having succeeded in removing from the parish, "A.:re herself and children were chargeable, the burden of the enaratemince of one child. On again applying tOr relief, merely requesting some trifle towards the support of her two children, she was refused, are was informed th:t unless she went with her chit dose into the workhouse, she could not be assisted. lie, upon her application at the °Pier, took her depositions upon oath, and could not at all find that she asked for parochial relief for herself, haring 'Treaty done so Inc her two children, and, from his knowledge of • tee law, being of opinion such refusal was Illegal, and knowing wit any such exceptions were improper and groundless, he called L l ior. them for an explanation. Stocker mid he only obeyed the orders of the Board. and (mild riot revise them ; and lie thought, atter such a long-establiab ed usage, the general practice could not be departed from. Mr. OR 'Frire—Then, Sir, I say they obeli be departed from, anti I win compel thorn to adopt ■ different method. These chit ern must be relieved. Mr. Smutty stud he had certain rules to go by, and could not de. part ham them. . liege err do not mean to argue the ante with you, hot ttelose we act you had better communicate my opinion to the Poore. • Ur. Stocker —I certainly shall, Sir : but really, upon the whole, J consider it would be very bad policy to act otherwise than we bare Cana nAWLINION observed that every cue stood upon its own inento. at', attn. ttn.....p u t bete is s most mischievous practice. I bins thas Idsi*s amp the parish will relieve, Odd lo others not at all, and this poor woman Cal) , oaks 4s. a•Week for the rnainle mince of her two children, which is refused under exprots condi tions, which, in my opinion, I again say, are wrong, and contrary to the law. I have observed that the hosed have done that which is illegal several times, and must say, it is monstrous for them to withhold relief unless the mother, who can earn her bread, goes into the workhouse. Site by no means can be compelled to go in, and they must relieve her if a proper object, which she undoubt edly is. 31r. Stocker was apprehensive that to pursue such a course would lead to east confu•tion. 31r. GRIFFITH said he was determined to make them aft ac cording to the law, which had been three times decided as lie bad described in the ('man of King's Bench. There was only oneihle of law on that particular subject. • Mr. 11 AW1.11,150x said. if that were the rule of law, it was cal culated to be the revort of every depraved mother, who, when she wished to get rid of her children, had only to put them in the work bottle. Mr. GRIFFITH—No ; I will not attend to conse 'mixes, if such are likely to exist ; but I em resolved to make act up to the rule of law, which decidedly lays down that a , because she demands a trifle for the maintenance of her children, cannot b compelled to immure herself in a workhouse. Those practices, 1 say. have in this parish existed which are improper, and which shell and must.be checked. Mr. Stocker thought that upon this single case no difficulty would arise. Not at all," said Mr. GRIFFITH. " This is not a solitary instance; I have many others. and taken upon oath too, which shall, if necessary, be produced. Mr. RaWLINsOw said, he would give no opinion upon this case or the law of it. as he knew nothing of its merits: he was determined to to be solely gutded by a specific case proved before hum. Eleanor Staples, the woman, came forward and detailed there. final she had met with, as described by the Magistrate, and said, she hail not since her application received any relief, and was in .a varying condition. Mr. GRIFFITH called upon the inspectors to relieve her. Mr. Stocker declined, on the ground that the parish were not in any arrears to her, having advanced her eight weeks enoney to go to Worcester. %Ir. G Ire - ITU—But that was ten weeks since; however, that is of no consequence. Mr. Stocker thought it a very good ground (as the parish had the option of either relieving by money or protecting in the work house) of refusing in this case, from the tender age of the children when they require the mother's care. Mr. tinITFITH said they had no ground for refusal at all. Ile hail taken up this case. because it was their general practice, and be would explain the law to the Numbers of the Board, and appoint Saturday next, for their attendance for that purpose. Mr. Stocker, after some conversation of a general kind, said, he would inform the Board, who, of courie, would attend at the office or rot, as they pleased. 111 r. Guirlitit—And 1 have the power of brit ging them here, if 1 please. 3lr. Stocker bowed and retired. Mr. GRIIFFITH gave the poor woman some money from his own pocket to relieve her necessities, and directed her to bent attendance on Saturday. RIOT, COMBINATION, tic. AMONG SHOEMAKERS. QCEEP-lOUARE, Akio. 24. Nathaniel Lane, Samuel Baker, Henry Lucas, Almandrr Lucas, Jahn Birch anti Thomas Lucas, all journeymen shoemakers, four of whom were in the employ of Mr. Rnbioson, the wholesale shoe-warehousemats, in Tothill-street, IVestininater, were brought up on a warrant, charged with com• bination. riot, &c. &c. Mr. Robinson stated, that he was in the habit of employing a vast number of men at his factory, in Tothill.street, and Within the last fortnight his bushiest, had been greatly impeded in conse quence of the defendants at the bar, with many others, having entered into a combination, and struck for an advance of wages. Witness refused to come to their terms, and they had left their work, and he (witness) had engaged other workmen in their vend, who were willing to take their seats at the usual wages. This had given great offence to them, and they were in the habit of watching the peaceable men from their work, and with threats of vengeance, endeavoured to dissuade them front working for him (Mr. Robinson). On Saturday last they were lurking about his premises, from seven in the evening till eleven at night, to maltreat his men, but he had taken the pre caution against their violence, and paid rite men at their own houser. The subject he had most particularly to notice to the Magistrate was, that on Monday evening last, about seven o'clock, all the men at the bar assembled on the pavement in the front of his shop, with their seats and benches, accompanied with their lap-stones, hamir era, and all the paraphernalia of their business. 'They took their seats immediately tinder his window, and regaled themselves with porter and pipes for a considerable time. Their extraordinary behaviour caused n crowd• of persons to assemble abort them, and the progress of the foot-passengers was for a time interrupted. Witness expostulated with them on the Impropriety of their conduct, and requested them to move oft' with their seats, at the same time warned them of the unlawful manner in which they were acting. They took no heed of him, anti persisted in remain ing there. till (they said) a coach came up to carry them away. He was well assured that nu coach had been sent for by then., and he was compelled to call in the aid cf Gilmour the officer, who hap pened to be passing at the time, to disperse them, and he would be able to corroborate him in what he had stated. Thomas Lucas, one of the defendants, here interposed, and said that Mr. Robinson had positively swore that no coach had been sent for to carry their scats; now, he could prove the contrary, as the person who was sent for the coach was then present. Mr. Gnzooarr. said, that allowing a coach had been sent for, the public footpath wan not to be made the depository for their boxes and coblera' seats till it arrived, to the interruption of the passengers. Birch, another of the defendants, said that he went for a coach to fetch the seats away, but could not agree for the fare, therefore the coach did not come. 01'moor. the officer, was next examined, and spoke in corrobo ration of Mr. Robinson's statement, adding, that when he went up to the men there were upwards of a hundred people assembled. One of them told him a coach was gone for, but he made them disperse before it arrived. _ ..... Air. Robinson beliered these men (one or two of wl.om had been in his service for four or five years) would not have been dissatisfied with their pay had it not been for the society into which they had been sedutied. lie had no vindictive feeling towards either of them, but his peace and his business must he protected. Mr. GardostiE expostulated with the men upon the dangerous consequences of those societies, that men were led to commit offences by them, under an Act of Parliament which made it imperative on the Magistrate to Incarcerate the offenders, and therefore he would advise them. fm-their own sakes, as well as those of their wives and families, to have nothing to do with societies. Mr. Robinson said he would wave the charge of combination against the defendacts, and merely proceed against them for riot ously assembling round his house. Mr. GICOONIE complimented Mr. Robinson on his forbear ance, and asked the defendants what they had to say in extenuation of t ' sir conduct ? They said they were creating no disturbance, that they were re moving their seats to another place of work, and had halted with them under Mr. Robinson's window till they could obtain a coach to carry them away. Mr. Robinson declared that the story of the coach was fictitious. If it be true, what occasion had they to sit drinking and smoking, as they did, for an hour, under his shop-window ? Mr. ONEGORIE said it was quite clear the defendants had acted against the Act of Parliament by riotously assembling about Air. Robinson's house, therefore he should order them to enter into recognizancvs to answer the charge at the ensuing Westminster Sessions. Frederick 11, Wen and James Jones.tleo r,otcd pick-pockets, were brought in by Alderson, a Dow-street patrol, charged with pick. ing the pocket of Mr. Oceans. of the Colonial Department, in Downing -street, of a ?ilk pocket handkerchief, en the parade iu St. James's Park. Alderson stated that he was passing through the Park that morn. ing. at the time the Coldstream Guards were being mounted on the parade. There were vast crowds present. and he noticed the two prisoners very cautiously eying the pockets of several gentlemen. He watched their manoeuvres some time, and at length he saw Britten go close behind a gentleman, and his companion Jones flanked in upon him, to prevent the operations of the other being seen. The next moment he saw Britten take the handkerchief from the gentleman's, pocket and conceal it in his breeches. Ile directly k.eizad the two prisoners, and made the gentleman se. (painted with the robbery. The handkerchief he found on the prisoner Britten. Mr. Greases, on the handkerchief being produced. identified it as his property, and declared so ingenious were the thieves in ex tracting it, that had the ofhicer gr.. seen it, lie should not have per ceived he had been robbed. The prisoners said nothing, ar.,l they were fully committed. COMBINATION AND CONVICTION UNDER THE NEW ACT. TifassEa-Orrfcs, Aut:. 24.—Two men, of the names of Jas. Smith and John Hindle, were brought up on a warrant before Mr. BALANTYIIF, the Magistrate, charged by Mr. Parkes, a master builder, with haring lett hi% (Mr. P.'s) work in an unfi nistied.state, and threatening their tellow.workmen that if they did not act in a similar manner they would do them some bodily injury. There was also another chargesgainst them at the instance nfJames Davis, who complained of their having assaulted him in conse quence of his not obeying their mandated, and leaving Mr. Parkes's work. Mr. Parkes stated that he had contracted with the British Gas Company to build a tank for their use, which was to hare been completed by a certain day. The prisoners were in his employment together with two other men named Smith and Fitzgoald. Darla appeared quits sundial until Saturday night, when he came to him, and told him that he. was going down the river. and he did not' think that he would be able to return on the foliowing Monday. HT (Mr. P.) then paid him his wages. and he departed. The; other men were at work after breakfast on Tuesday, when he again I returned sad told them that he himself did not intend to work un less he got higher wages, and that if they attempted to do so he j would smash their shills sill) a brick. The Ciitience agowat the other was thus:—lie came to Mr. P. on Tuesday, about nine o'clock in the mooing, and risked him to give himself and ench'of his firliory-worknion a pot of beer per day. To this P., being anxious eager the job out of hands, con sented. He then rose in his deuntrids, and refined to go on with his work unless he gat fkl. a day in addition to his former wanes. This he decliord seceding to, and the prisoner left his job in. complete. James Darin stated, that he was employed by the last witness; Jon Tonality last. the prisoners came to where he was it wo r k, and asked himlf he had got a rise of wages • he replied not, but that they had gos an allowance fur beer; they said that would not d; and unless he left the work they wonld split his b—y head with a brick ; he however took no notice of their threats, but cootinued his employment. At dinner time, as he was going home, he was met by three persons, amongst whom were the two prisoners, who dragged him into a public-house, where they assaulted him in a most violent manner, because, as they said, he did not leave the work as they had ordered. Mr. BALANTYNE then addressed the prisoners, and said as the law now stands it allows you to say individually we will not work unleas for a stipulated sum of money, but it allows you to go no further, for it you interfere with another person, and prevent by threats or otherwise his making those exertions which may be ne cessary to enable him to support his wife and family, it then takes cognizance of the act, and inflicts a punishment ; I therefore, under the provisions of a late Act of Parliament, convict and sentence you both respectively to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. EXECUTION. The execution of John Mann, for highway robbery, was appointed to take place yesterday se onight, at twelve o clock, at Bury. About two o'clock on the morning of that day, the following order was delivered to the gaoler,' by a messenger who had left London on the preceding af ternoon:— " Whitehall, 16th August BM. " SlR,—i am to acquaint you that the accompanying respite has been granted to John Mann, only with a view to give time for Mr. Secretary Peel's consideration of his case, and that the prisoner must not be led to expect a further suspension of the law. "I sin, Sir, " Your most obedient humble servant. " H. HOBBS:In:SE. " To the Keeper of the Gaol, Bury St. Edmund's." This respite, it appears, was granted in consequence of a petition having been transmitted from Hadleigh to the Home Secretary, after the announcement of the unsuccess ful issue of the application to the Lord Chief Justice by the Rev. J. C. Smith. In conformity with the little hope held out by the above letter, Mr. Orridgc, the gaoler, anxiously impressed upon the prisoner's mind that there was scarcely a possibility of 'Mr. Peel advising his Majesty to grant a pardon, when made acquainted with the merits of the case. The unfor tunate man's hopes were, in consequence, by no means san guine, and his attention to his religious duties continued as strict as before. On the morning of Friday, however, he watched anxiously from the window of his cell to discover tif the coffin, according to custom, was that morning, car ried into the chapel. He saw that it was, and the faint ember of hope died within him. On the Governor's coin 'municating to him the last awful intelligence, which he did soon after divine service, Mann received it with the most heroic firmness, exclaiming only, " God's will be done!" On Friday evening he wrote a letter to his wife, of which the following is a copy : " Bury Ganl, Aug. 19, 11125. "My dear Wife,—l write to you for the last time to bid you an eternal farewell. It is the Almighty's good pleasure that I should suffer the punishment due to my crime. I have been a great sinner, and .acknowledge the justness of my sentence, brit I hope that I am sensible of my awful situation, and have mode the beet use of the time that has been allowed me; and that I shall die calm and composed, trusting for pardon and foegire ness from my God through the merits and mediation of my Re deemer, Jesus Christ ; and that 1 am leaving a world of care and sorrow for mansions of eternal peace. 1 also trust that the Al mighty will protect you and my poor fatherless babes. I hope that you will not grieve for me, but put your trust in God, and bring up our children in a religious way, that they may avoid the bad snares that brought their father to his untimely end. I hope my father and toothier and all my friends will be kind to you ; and I also hope that those who were my wicked companions, and ail those who are now pursuing the same evil ways that I did, will take warning by my fate. It is my wish to he buried in Kersey church yard, and that my father will let me have a grave-stone. The Rev. Mr. Taylor, who has been very, very kind to tne, has pro mised to write my epitaph. Give my love to my poor father and mother, also to my brothers and sisters: tell them not to grieve for me, as I hope I shall be happy in heaven. Cut off a lock of my hair and keep it in remembrance of me. Once more I say, take care of my poor babes; and, believe me, my dying prayer will be for you and them. I forgive my prosecutor and all my enemies, and die in peace with all mankind. 1 hope that Thomas Grim. sett* will never forget the dreadful situation he has been in, and that wherever he may spend the remainder of his tleys, he may be sensible of his late wickedness, and become a good man. I have only to repeat my farewell, hoping that the Almighty God will, bless you and our children, my parents, brothers, and sisters, and all my friends ; and remain till death, " Your affectionate Husband, "JOHN MANN." The Rev. C. Taylor, the officiating Minister of Hail leigh, continued in prayer with the prisoner from eleven o'clock on the Friday night till three next morning, at which time Mann threw himself on his bed, and slept soundly for some hours. At ten o'clock on the morning of the execution (Saturday), Mr. Taylor preached a sermon to Mann and the other prisoners. A little before twelve o'clock, and previous to proceeding to the scaffold, the pri soner desired to be conducted to the separate departments where the felons were confined, at each of which, his fel low•prisoners being assembled, he entreated them to take warning from the awful state in which they now beheld him —cautioned one and allof them, should they ever bereturned to their former condition in life, to leave off raking, and plun dering, and breaking the Sabbath, which had brought him to what he was. The demeanour of the criminal was humble and devout, yet awfully firm, and solemn and collected. All whom he addressed shed tears, yet he re- I mained unagitated. He called Grimsey to him from among' a group of others, took him by the band, and begged of him, wherever he might be sent, to recollect the narrow escape he had had from a shameful and untimely end, and to promise him that he would lead a better life in future. Grimsey. sobbing, promised to reform; and Mann most earnestly requested him to pray night and day for God to strengthen him in his resolution. Accompanied, then, by the Under Sheriff' Clergymen, (Messrs. Stocking and Taylor) the Governor of the gaol, &c., Manu walked firmly towards the place of execution, and, unassisted, mounted the steps of the fatal scaffold. In consequence of a declara• tion made by Sarah Barnes (the woman banished for a 'share in the robbery for which this man suffered) to the effect that Mann was a party in murdering Sergeant Stow, who was found drowned, under suspicious circumstances, near Topsail-bridge, Hadleigh, the Rev. Mr. Taylor re quested him to state whether he had any hand in murder ing that man, or knew any thing, yet concealed, respecting the means whereby he was drotvoetl. The criminal de-' I claret!, standing, as he was, on the brink of eternity, that he did not, so help him God ! The Rev. Gentleman then commenced reading a last prayer for the soul of the depart-, ing sinner, and at the words, " 0 ! death, where is thy sting! 0 grave, where is thy victory !" gave the signal, and the unhappy man was in a moment beyond all earthly suffering. The following are the particulars of a confession which Mann, some days previous to his execution, made of the robbery of which he was convicted, awl which he attested before J. Benjafield, Esq. a magistrate for the county. It was in consequence of a discrepancy between this confession and the evidence of the prosecutor on the trial, that the petition to the Home Sectetary was grounded. Granting, however, that the statement given by the deceased be correct, it will be seen that it does not in the slightest degree lessen the criminality of the act for which he suf , fered death " On the 9th of March last he, with T. Grimsey anti others, were drinking with the prosecutor, J. Raynham, at the King's Head, in Hadleigh, front about five o'clock till the time of the rob bery ; be tossed with Raynham for beer, and observed that he had got some money, and then said to Orimsey, old Raynham has got some money, and I'll have it. When Raynham left the house he followed him ; and on going out Grimsey said to him, • Tell my lurcher (meaning Sarah Barnes) to get old Ilaynham's money.' Sa rah Barnes was standing outside the King's Head, and he told her that Raynham had got some money, and Tom Orimaey had sent him to tell her to get it. It was then agreed that Sal Barnes should follow Raynham and try to get his money, and that he'' should be near in cave she met with any resistance. Raynham and Sal Barnes walked together till they came near to Topsail-bridge, then went into • stack-yard belonging to Hollbeck'a park. After bring there a f ew m i nutes , B arnes ca ll e d out , " Y ou o ld rogue, you hurt me so, I'll call my husband." Ile went up to them, and called, ' Halloo what are you doing to my wile P' They were struggling on the ground. He then struck Raynham with his list, and Sal Barnes knocked him (the prosecutor) about the head with her patten—both Sol and himself put their hands into Raynhani's pocket, and lie took out the purse front the pocket, and Sal and him returned into the street, and met Thomas Gritusey, and he called out, • Conic along, Tom, we have got old Rsyn ham's money.' They all went np the street, and parted the money by a light from th e w i n d ow o f t h e C oc k p u bli c -h ouse : there was I only one red note, eight half-crowns, three shillings and sixpence. end some odd halfpence. They shared 14s. GI each, and Too Grimsey put some atones into the purse, and sunk it in a pulk of water near the Cock, after which thee went to the Idiot Tap, whera where they remained for some time drinking." Mann confessed having been engaged in upwards of 40 other rohberies.—liarn • The felon sentenced along with Mann, but reprieved. The Jury lists under the Jurors and Juries Bill have been returned in most parishes, and the SheriN will be fur nished with a greater number of qualified ptrsor•.s than was at first expected. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING• Wind S. fair—High Water, 7 m. p. 7. Arrived the Canadian packet, from Montreal. Sailed the Rover, Cook, for Bahia; Cato, IVißisme, for Alirainichi: Loyal Sam, Petrie, Newfoundland; Edward, Chace, for Providence; Marga ret, Porteus, for Quebec; Lady Gordon. Clementson. for Quebec; Harmony, Hearn, for Richebucto; Dauntless , Tucker , for Arch angel; Hamilton. Williams, for Narvik; Caroline, Cousins, for Newfoundland; Little Cherub, Sanders, for Philadelphia; Clifton, liu.hby, for Quebec. The Sarah and Caroline, for Charlston, passed Holyhead 22d inst. at 1 p. ni. The Triure, Dunbar, sailed from Holyhead for Archangel 22d instant. Our Corn Market watt well attended to-day, notwithstanding which every thing was dull of sale. wh:ch may be attributed to the fine weather. The prices may therefore be reduced 4d. on Wheat, and 2d. on Oats; and even at this reduction no sales of consequence could be effected. Other articles remain without any alteration. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following ships were taken up and thus stationed, viz.:— For Madras and China—The Castle Bundy, 11. A. Drummond ; and Marquis of Huntiv. J. S. H. Frazer. For Bombay and China (early)—New ship, John Innes ; and new ship. H. B. Bar. For Bombay and China—The Thomas Courts, A. Christie ; and Duchess of Athol, E. M. Daniell. Fur St. Helena, Bombay, and China—New ship, Charles Steward. For St. Helena, Prince of Wain Island, Singapore, and China —The Marquis Camden, 0. R. Fox. For Bengal and China (early).—The Berwickshire, J. Shepherd ; and Thames. W. Hariside. For Bengal and China—The Earl of Balcarras, P. Cameron ; Sir David Scot!, W. Hunter ; Nlacqueen, J. Walker : Dunira, M. Hamilton ; Lady Melville, It. Clifford ; and new ship, T. W. Barrow. .....,...... For China direct—The William Fairlie, T. Blair; Orwell, W. E. Farrer ; London, J. B. Sotheby ; and Canning, B. Broughton. SHIPPING IN'PELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, Atrat7sT 23. -------, SHIPS ENTERED INWARDS.—The Seppings, Hearr, from Ja maica; Undinc, Gascuigne, from Lisbon ; Twee Gebroeders, Lo. heck, from Ostend; Theresia, Perre, from Bruges; Vrouw Maria Anna, SVeeg, from Ostend ; Valck, Valck, from Ghent ; Felix Twermin, from i'leaborg; Billy, Brown, from Rigs; Shep. herd, Shepherd, from do. ; Crown Prince Frederick, Holders, from Gottenburgh ; Catherina, Margaretha, Lemke, from Kiel; Mi nerva, Nieman from Riga ; Charlotta Wilhelmina, Motter, from Stralsund ; Adjmor, Jansen, from Dram ; Europa, Thrane, from Stockholm ; Leipzig, Bailey, from St. Petersburgh ; Twee oe broeders, Verzee, front Worcum ; Esther, Forster, from Ham burgh ; London. Gibbs, from Rotterdam ; Metlemblik, Cook, from Medemblik ; Coriolanus, Marmon, front Sierra Leone; Lintracht, Seegert ; Johanna, Ranch; and Alercurius,Fiercke, front Dantzic ; Nanny, Fawcius, front St. Petershurgh; Ceres, Hatnmeritrom, from Marseilles; Thomoson, Mitchell, from Memel: Dantlic, Hunter, from St. Petersburgh ; Lady of the Lake, Gray, front Sr. John's, New Brunswick; Susannah, Armstrong, from New castle; Tre Fenner, Madvig, from Copenhagen • Stately, Edgar, frcm Riga; Patriot. Patterson, from Archangel :Mary. M`Ewen, from Dantzic ; Abeona, Paterson, from Pillau; Congress, God dard, from New Orleans; Emulous, Temperley, from Archangel ; Lovely Ann, Chaplin from Liebau ; Waterloo packet, Sexton, from Cork ; Friends, Gould, from Youghall; Vigo, Jones, from Killala ; 31ara, Rowland, from Waterford; Regular packet, Watson, front Pillau and Koningsberg ; Black it, Turner, and Chad( te, Tate, from Memel; Charlotte, NVaack, front Stettin ; Charlotte, Tritten, from Dantzic ; Somersetshire, Russ, from Ma deira and Jamaica. EaTEnro OUTWARns.—Funchal, APPheraon, for Elsinore: William, Etherinvon. Harrison, for Elsinore and St. Peter-burgh ; Esprey, Gunley, for dn. ; Margaret, Wright, for Demerara ; Ruby, Cnrneby, from Lisbon; Erato. Blair, from St. Peters bargh ; Queen of the Netherland., Pearson- for Rotterdam; Auguste, Grandin, for Havre; Two Siatera, Dyer, for Dublin; Barrosa, Hutchinson, for Aladras and Calcutta. CLEARED OUTSAEDS FINALLY AT GRAVESEND.—The Wellington, Evans, for Tenerifle and Madras; Arend, Elbring, rim Antwerp ; Rotterdam, Laming, for Rotterdam ; Prince Frederick, Atherden, for Rotterdam ; Waterloo, Shepherd, for Bamburgh Vrouw Ilendrina, Vanden Oever, for Antwerp. CLEARING OUTWARDS.—PeIican, Rieke, for Antwerp and Brussels; Sceptre. Stewart, for Rio Janeiro; Nancy, Candler, for St. Lucar and Seville; Rosanna, Herd, for Teneriffe, New Soutb Wales, and New Zealand ; Queen of the Netherlands, Pearson, for Rotterdam; Jones, Richardson, for Boston ; Atalanta, Wood, for Sierra Leone and Cape Coast Castle ; Blenheina, flodnett, for St. Petersburgh ; Sibson, Miln, for Quebec; James and Alamo. ret, Milne, for Dantzi7 ; Huskihson, Cay, for St. Joha's, New Rrunswick ; Susanna, Carpenter, for Sicily. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. FALMOUTH, Au°. —Arrived the Camilla, Prowse, from Riga; the Success, Boase ; and the Libert Birch, from London. PLYMOUTH, A VG. 22. Sailed the William and Amelia, Jones, for St. John's. New Brunswick; Brailsford, Wilson, for ditto ; and the Prince of Saxe Coburg, Tremaine, for Gibraltar. PORTSMOUTH. A tro. 23.—Sailed the Ottaway, Douglas, for Quebec; hang, Lusk, for New South Wales; Edward transport, for Sierra Leone; Aurora, Kroft, for Dantzic; and the Zephyr and Industry transports, for Chatham. DEAL, A co. 21—Passed through from the river the Camden, Mailer, for the South Seas; and the Regent packet, Collins, for Valencia. The Elizabeth, for the South Seas, remains. GRAVESEND, Attu. 23.—Arrived the Hsrmoine, Voss. from Dantzic; John and Mary, Coxon, from Memel; Dantzic, Hunter, from Petersburgh ; Pruvidentia, burst, from Gottenburgh ; Betsey, I Aspill, from Genoa; Concordia, Dickenson, from Kiel. Sailed the Lucinda, Stephenson, for Memel ; Bowes, Collin, for Quebec ; Mulgrave, Garbutt, for Malta; Emerald, Nockells, for Buenos Ayres; Aimable Elisa, Grandin, for Havre; Inclination, Deitgen, for Bremen. MITE:HAVEN. A t:o. 22.—The Jessy, IlliKentie, of Dum. fries, sailed from this port at 3 p.m. yesterday. At midnight the vessel was observed to he on tire. The flames burst forth so sad denly, that the crer and passengers with difficulty saved themselves in the boats, and landed in safety here at 4 a.m. The vessel soon burnt to the water's edge, and at seven o'clock entirely disappeared. Site was ill sight front our pier, *bout two lcsgues in the offing; she had on board about 70 puncheons of rum, and materials and stores for the equipment of two large vessels building at St. John's. CURIOUS PIIENOM ENON.-At Redness, in this county, there is, in Mr. John Martinson's orchard, on one branch of an apple tree, a cluster of upwards of 70 apples. The branch is about the thickness of a man's finger, and the cluster reaches exactly twenty-four inches from the branch. The whole of the apples are in a very. thriving condition, and a good size; they seem to be of the codlin kind.— York Courant. EXTRAORDINARY FRODUCTION.—The farmers in the vicinity of Kingsbridgc have been greatly interested during this havest by an extraordinary production of wheat, grown in the garden of Mr. Mordaunt, of Read, in the parish of Loddeawell; one corn only has produced 46 stalks of wheat, bearing in the whole 2000 grains of corn. The interest excited induced the agricultural connoisseurs to make close inspection in the root, to ascertOn whether or not any of the feathered race might have dropped addi tional corns, and they seem to prove the whole 46 stalks to be the branches of one seed sown.—Western Luminary. FORCE or CONRCIENCE.—During the last Canterbury races, Mr. Manelark, oflicichester, had his pocket picked of his watch, and on Saturday last lie was accosted by a person, who asked him if his name was not Manelark, and Mr. M. answering in the affirmative, he acknowledged him self to be the thief, and said he had not had a moment's peace since, but was driven to it through distress. He di rected Mr. M. where he hail pawned the article, and it was restored to the owner.—Kentesli Gazette. PRESENCE or MlND.—Whilst a journeyman mason was repairing the front of Mr. Donkin's house, in the Bailey, Durham, on Thursday last, the scaffold on which he stood (three stories high and upwards) gave way, and just as he was about falling to the ground he threw away Isis tools and made a spring towards one of the windows of the house, which fortunately happened to be open, and seizing hold of the bottom, released himself from his perilous situation, by climbing within. Mr. Nash, a gentleman residing at Brighton, met with a singular but severe accident on Wednesday last. While, leisurely walking on the Pavilion parade, a person genteelly, dressed suddenly appeared, as hurrying f ro m a pp re h en d e d danger, and as suddenly ran against him. Mr. Nash was dashed to the earth by the shock, and had the misfor tune to fracture the bone of his thigh. The fellow, the cause of the disaster. it turned cut. had been detected in shoplifting, and had been closely pursued by the officets of justice. He was overtaken in the end, and on Friday was fully committed for trial to the gaol at Horsham. Ile stated his name to be Charles Williams. Under pretence of snaking purchases, he had succeeded in purloining gold watch, of eighteen guineas value, from the shop of Mr. IVilensburst, in North street ; a silver watch from Mr. Silverston's shop, its the New-road ; but had been foiled in an attempt to possess himself of a gold repeater, at the shop of Mr. B s uckwell, in St. James -street. Soon after being in custody, he confessed to Mr. Wilmshurst, that he had transferred the article stolen from his shop to an accomplice, but which accomplice unfortunately has ev• d GREENLAND FISHERY. [From the Aberdeen Cluoniele.J The very unf.svomahle accounts of the Greenland Fishery (given in a former Paper) are, we regret to state, fully confirmed by the Lively, of Whitby, which arrived 0 4 Lerwick, with one fish, on the Bth instant. Of twenty five vessels at this Fishing, twelve were clean by the Lively's report ; and ten other vessels seen by her had only fourteen fish among them, at the dates subjoined. Seve ra l vessels were leaving the Fishing Ground—of these the Neptune, Armstrong, arrived here on Tuesday, clean; and on Monday and Tuesday, the Mary, Thom, and Per severance, Simpson, arrived at Peterhead, the former with 1,500 seals, about 17 tuns of oil, and the latter with one fish ; hut we do not learn they give any further particulars of the Fishery, nor any hope of its more successful termi nation. The Mary left the ice the 7th, and the Pon e . verance on the Gth instant. The Neptune left the ice on the Ist. Reports the Alexander to have gone for the Straits on the .sth of July, and the William and Ann, o f Whitby, the 16th of June : ABERDEEN—Alexander, Fairbourne, July 5, two fish; J ane Bruce, July 25, clean; Neptune, Armstrong. cle a n, arr i ved. , PETER HEAT) —A lert, Penny, July 20, clean; Mary, Thorn, 1,590 seals, 17 tuns, arrived ; Perseverance, Simpson, 1 fi s h, 17 tuns, arrived. LONDON—Margaret, Kay, July 20, clean ; Neptune, Ansley, ditto, clean. t , LL—Abram, Jackson, June 28, two fish, 30 tuns: Ever. thorpe, Ash, July 10, clean; Kicro, Colguhoun, July 20, nee fish; Laurel, Dantiat, June 28, one fish, 17 tuns; North Br:. ton, Allen, July 20, clean; Rachel and Ann, Creighton, .1,4 10, one fish. 7 tuns ; Unity, Softley, July 21, one fish, 0 tuns. WHITBY—Esk, Dunbar, July 10, clean, arrived at Shetland • Harmony, Thompson, ditto, clean ; Lively, Kirk, 1 fish, 10 tun : arrived; Resolution, Ktarsley, July 10, three fish, 40 tuns, at.. rived at Shetland ; Valiant, Agar. July 10, 1 fish, 4 tuns, tie. Volunteer, ditto, Craig, ditto, clean. OREENocw—John, Jackson, July 10, clean. HAMBUROII—LiDDICS, July 10, clean. HERRIN49 FISHERY. [From the Caledonian Mercary.l WICE, •VG. 18. The herring fishing, which has been proceeding very steady hitherto, has now become remarkably brisk. ye,. terday we had what might be termed a good fishing, being upwards of 5,000 crans (or barrels), but thin morning it is estimated to exceed 20,000 Grans, which perhaps is more than ever was brought ashore in one morning at this or any other place. There are about 800 boats, many of them having from 50 to 80 crane, and there is no doubt the whole will average at least from 25 to 30 crans. Such is the demand for women for gutting and packing the fish, although nearly 4,000 of them are employed at present, that double the usual rate is freely given to those that are disengaged, by which such of them as are active may earn ' from Bs. to 10s. for their day's work. Although a considerable portion of the usual fishing sea son is yet to run, many of the boats have already nearly completed their stipulated quantities, and the stocks of the curers, though laid in on a mote extensive scale than usual, are becoming short. Fresh herrings have hitherto been purchased by the vessels here on the fishery at from 12s. to 14s. per cran, and to-day they are buying freely at about los , which affords the fishermen a very handsome remuneration, but if the weather continues favourable, the price will soon be much lower. Very few sales of cured herrings have yet been made here, but such as have been effected are about 20s. per bar rel, after obtaining the bounty. One of the curers sent two barrels of his earliest caught fish to Hamburg!), for which he got a return of 151. per barrel, after defraying all charges. This, it is thought, will induce the.-fisbermea to begin their operations next year much earlier than they have been in use to do. One of the boats here having taken in more flab last night than she could carry, sunk with her whole drift of nets. Sc but the crew were fortunately rescued by another her: which happened to be near them at the time. MELANCHOLY 4ND FATAL 4CCIDEHT. CORONER'S INQUEST. Yesterday afternoon an it was taken at the Brow Best, in Leman -street, Goodman's-fielt.`s, before J. W. Untie Esq., the Coroner, on tire view of the body of Mr. %VD). Riding= a respectable shopkeeper, residing iti the neighbourhood, the ca cumstances attending whose death are somewhat singular. Miss Maria Beilenger stated that on Sunday night, about elms o'clock she was in the yard attached to the deceased's premises, and hearing a noise, she gave an alarm, calling out William there are thieves on the roof of the house. The deceased immediately seized a poker, ran up stairs, and got out on the roof ; witness shortly afterwards proceeded up stairs, and found the deceased in one of the attic rooms, extremely weak, and bleeding profusely from a wound which he received, as he told her, in inning through the skylight • she immediately sent for a surgeon, but the deceased survived one Eve minutes. Mr. James Burton, a surgeon and apothecary in Wellciete. square, said, that he was called on to attend the deceased &ben twelve o'clock. On arriving at his house, he found him quit? deed; and on examining the body discovered a wound thee:inches below the left groin"; its orifice was small, and the blood benign. meal, led him to suppose that the femoral artery was cut. On et. *mining his smallclothes lie found a piece of glass, which helix,. duced ; it was about two and a half inches long, by Wean iach broad, and tapering towards the top into a very tine poirt. had penetrated the femoral artery, which, in his opinion, was tie cause dills death. The Coroner sutnmed up the evidence, and the J ury brought a verdict of " Accidental Death." What renders the above circumstance the more deplorable ii that the alarm of thieves was perfectly gtrundlesv, and that these. ceased was but a few weeks married, and only twenty.twa yam of age. COTTON IVOOL, IMPORTED Tills YEAR. EXPORTED THIS YEAR. Bags. 4e. At Liverpool - . 511,707 Sll7le period last year 336.430 London . . . 56,212 Same period last year 50.223 Glasgow - . - 25,430 Same period last year 22,940 Liverpool . - - Previously this year - 4.0 London . Previously this year . szi Glasgow . . . . Previously this year . 13 Total ELI Bags, t in 1825 . . . 9.20 CORN EXCHANGE, AtTourr 24. Fins fresh Wheat sold readily to.day on the same tetras as Mos. day, but it is impossible to get rid of old granary foreign samks. even at a reduction of Is. to 2s. per quaver. Barley was full odor. with very little on hand. The Oat trade was extremely dull, wd must be considered full Is. per . quarter cheaper than on Bonds! Beans and Pease also gave way in price full 2s. per quarter. COAL 3IARKET, A vo. 24. Ships of Atoka. Ship: Sold. Prior. 17 Newcastle - . llf . . 32n 3d to 'as 1: 32 Sunderland - . 2Si .. -30 n Od to Au t 4 1 Welsh Coal . . 1 - . 44s 04 to -.4 ( '‘ i 9 Small Coals - - 24 . - 23s Od to --, '• BIRTHS. On Sunday, the Lady Elisabeth Drummond, of a son. On the 231 inst. in New Norfolk -street, Park.lane, the Lad► the Hon. Wm. Rodney, of a daughter. On Sunday last, at Roeliampton, the lady of Richard Price, Eeq of a daughter. On the 24th inst. at York-terrace, Regent's Park, the 1 14 Captain H. A. Eliot, R.N. of a daughter, still-born. MARRIED. At Dingwall, en the Eth current• Captain Thomas Munro, • pay 42d regiment, to 31itia Alexandrina ill•Kenzie, daughter d late Kenneth 111•Kenzie, Esq. Dingwall. On the 2241 Met. at Twyford, Bucks, W. E. (ku, Esq. to Jet daughter M the late Rev. IVm. Perkins, late Via* of kiegsbut!' tt °menet. On Tuesday, at Bray, near Maidenhead, by the Lord Sisters' c , Oxford, the Rev. George Augustus L egge , s tu d en t of coat Church, and Vicar of Bray, in the county of Berko. to Aopa Bowyer, eldest daughter of Wm. Bowyer Atkins, Esq.ot bre!. wick Grove, in the same county. DIED. At Paris, on the 2d ult. in the 27th year of her age. Mrs . Cll4. On Sunday last, Mrs. Mary Coateßow, wife of Thomas C. tellow, Esq. of Tottenham, late of Nelson-square, Biscktriars- road. On the 19th inst. at Stoke Newington, Mrs. Jac! Barrow. Tcb c ' of Jacob Barrow, Esq. of Devonshire.square, in the ;11 ten her age. On the 15th inst. after a short illnesa, the Rev. Ebenezer Moir,: of 111aerlywern„ Cardig-mishire, upwards of 36 yt•ars litinistet • the Calvinistic Methodist connexion. On the 23d inst. at Catnbetwell, aged 86, Mrs. Mart ha R:c widow of the late Thom as Ri c h. Esq. of Bermondsey. On the Ist inst. Mr. L u k e C ros b y , of Bildersorne . s uret, ret Leeds, Yorkshire, aged 73. _ - HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY• Morning 64 min. after IL I Evening t olio. after J. _— _—— Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS Offi ce by J. W. CARLTO Stand, and published by R.Caxxos, Ogg' f - 01 oth ah btu an and T hug rick thin aad Bed Cab fit tr Nan Car ter 1 Brat Arti Plan one 1 be n that in 1 Lica Nally prori be In all t publi and tapetat PEA It to it tersti Cach - - Re and , Leice verp o buret n th sumei free t ad van Reatti I) 4lc h Fine Bourb Turke I)Itto Fin est Pyr s by uitl