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DONCASTER RACES. DONCASTER, SUNDAY NIGHT. The contrast between Doncaster this year and last is striking. There is a large assembl a g e of p eo p le, but no t• le The town is full of viviters of the highest onoinat • , ss k he lodsings ate all taken, the inns are full, and the n t be'said to be gay ; but still it isnot like the Don .is something wanting to make the less—ter oifkltl2.s—there Meetitig vie with that of last year. This may per prism • ss ccounted for by the depression of trade, the stop 113' of a b ks, and other causes too public to require re- Lagepituatioann: The same remarks may apply to the betting. T h ere certainly have been some few vollies, but there is of the fetr-de,jeie betting of last year. dues fact, all Da ne . „ sr • term to feel that there is a settling day on the Wed r-a- es a not be altogether so pleasant as could h sy which y he wishe d • but we will not anticipate. The p r esent arrivals are very numerous of the higher w i u darig some from every part of the country ; there are nearly all the great north country sporting gen tlemen, with a strong muster of those who may be generally found at the Newm arket Meetin g s. We are unable at this me to give more than the following names ! Duke of Leeth. Marquis of Queensberry, Marquis of Titchfield. Marquis of Blandon!, Lord Aluncaster. .I.ord Kenned, Lord h e gyurue, Lord George Bentinck. Lord Wilton, Genecii Sir John 11 Mr ortley Hon. Mr. Buncombe, Dols , gem E . Pew , • • t' CA • II • 11 . on. T. 0. Porten. Sir F. Scott, Col. IL tiny. S y nge , •ay r Fleming, Major Keeley, Major Hay. Capt. Leeson ; Alessrs. Ore. vale. Irby, Milk, Jail's. Wyvill, Farquharson, Houlds ,,o, B a tt, Russell, Vansittart, Gifford, Codring.on, &x. - - The weather is delightful, but the Course is in a bad lute. The late rains, it was thought, would have done it good: the reverse, however, is the case; it has b e co me ver y r ioggy, and must operate most powerfully against many of the horses. Js the sporting gentlemen arrive, their first object is visit the Race-course, either early in the morning, or at four o'clock in the afternoon, to view the horses, which are out at those times, and it is really amusing to hear the remarks made by those who consider themselves judges. Belzoni, for instance, is, with one party, more like a cart bane tip a racer—put a pair of horns on his head, and hell pass for a bull ; while others will be in raptures about his symmetry, and say he looks exceedingly like a teener ; and so on with the others, always going into ex tremes, but never ri g ht. An unpleasant mistake was made on Friday last by the moms of Lord Darlington and Mr. Watt. They each brought several horses to enter for the Gold Cup and other s t akes, (Memnon, one of them, for the Cup,) and were too lee be several minutes to obey their masters orders. Thi s mitay circumstance has created much vexation, so I will probably interefere witk the betting on the Curs wh :h is generally very heavy. There are now two Betting-rooms, viz. those istealished he yew., and a new one erected this season. lhe f irmer, ranch are termed the Original Rooms, have detidedly the advantage, the proprietors having spared neither /rape is roe trouble. The new rooms, we fear, although rected at an expense of 5,000/., will prove to be a failure. in, sea, we do not see how it can be otherwise, fur, allowing them every credit for spirit and liberality, they come a season tt., tate, and it must be observed that two rooms are not wanted. Betting-men must and will be together, and we shall not be surprised to find, next year, that the old rooms will be the only ones, as a decided preference is given to them, owing as well to their having a year the start of the other, as to the excellent arrangement of the premises, the back part of which is extensive, and tastefully laid out. There is a large room beyond the Betting-room, to which gentlemen may retire, for the settlement of private busi ness, and behind that a spacious garden. The situation of the establishment is also favourable in the extreme, being *little distalce from the two principal inns, without being introeveniencA by the bustle of the M - nsio i-house. In the Subscription Book we find the foil.' wing di tinges shed tames: — Mkt of Leeds. Morquiseet of Queensberry, Tit +fie d, and B:s•tiforil, Lords Kennedy, Kdbume, 0. Bentii ck, fl naurables S. Wortley, li. Butler. T. Duncombe, Sir 1.. Gun, Cols. Crad bet and tidily, Majors Ie flay, and Fleming. Captains Baird, Rio. and Leeson. Messrs. Cndringtnn, Russell. Houldsworth, Antfe. Crompton, Watt, Wyvill, Farquharson, Berkeley, Bond, Paine, Wright, and upwards of 20 others. The Magistrates and Stewards have not been idle; a new stand is erected by private subscription, for the accommo dation of some of the principal visitors : it is situated be tween the Judge's and grand stands, is neat and commo dious, commanding an excellent view of the Course. Measures have been taken to prevent the opening of houses for the lower species of gaining, many of them being last year little better than receptacles for thieves and pick pockets. THE ST. LEGER STAKES. The first favourite really appears to us to be undeserv ing of the prominent station he holds in the odds; in our bumlle opinion, was he the property of any other gentle man than Mr. Watt, the public would nut take 1,000 to le about him. We shall not be the least surprised if he don not even get a place. His having beat Bedlamite does not appear to us to speak much in his favour, for, although Bedlamite is a nice-looking racing-like horse, he does not go any pace. He has only cantered since he has been here. If this preparation will win the Ledger, the trouble other trainers take is useless. Putting this out of the question, no judge can livid fault with his appearance. Mu latto, (whi, with the rest of Earl Fitzwilliam's ra, is trained about 4 miles from Doncaster, and li not be here till toonorrow,) by his public run nine, is deilledly the best ; and, if Actwon was not stumped is Lis ra:e with Memnon, lie will win, or be very near. The Dm ton looks well, goes well, and is a better favourite thin Crusader, I2onl Wharncliffe having declared to win wilt him ; but we cannot divest ourselves of the recollecion $ that Crusader beat Goshawk twice, and Goshawk beat The Dragon. If there is any thing in public performance, (Auntie? will have a good chance if The Dragon has, and we should nut be astonished to see him very near winning. Turare is a long-legged beast, with short pasterns, large belly, and appears to be as slow as a man. The General looks well and goes well, if ever he did go. Our old friend Forth is once more certain of winning,—his hot look well, and go tolerably—but we fear it's no go for him this time. Fanny Davies will be " there or there about," unless the report be true that she will not start ; she i, a sweet filly, and very full of action. Paul Pry is wren named ;he is not that cunning looking personage you would expect to see—he should be re-christened " C mk-Pheasant." Last, though not least, in the public ati nation, comes the Duke of Leeds's Lisette filly—if her tern?er does not stop her, she will be as near as a toucher. 'There are many who will not be surprised if the follow ing *-e the first four—Mulatto, Crusader, Fanny Davies, and Lisette. It is expected that about 29 will start. tl We subjoin the latest odds on the St. Leger. 2 to 1 agst Belzoni (9 to 4 taken.) it to 2 apt Bedlamite (5 to I do.) 11 to 2 art Mulatto (5 to 1 dn.) 13 to 1 apt Tarrare (14 to I do.) IR to 1 apt Crusader (20 to 1 do.) 12 to 1 agst The Dragon (13 to 1 do.) 20 to I ago The General (25 to I do.) 211 to 1 apt Forth's lot. 311 to 1 apt Lisette 50 to 1 agst Garcia. TATTERSALL S. There was not any attendance yesterday, and what little betting toot Vare at the Sporting houses was in accordance with the at. auto waved from Doncaster, to which we 'O'er. Port f. A T lON 01 Pausal A.—According to the most recent authentic accounts, the population of the whole Prussian State, at the end pf 1825, amounted to 12,255,000 inha bitants, and that of Ber:in, including the military, to above 220,000. The population of the kingdom has in - I creased in ten years by above 1,700,000 souls, and that of Berlin by 36,000.—liambargli Paper. 17 NWELCOME VlRlTFac—Some persons have lately ar rived here (Stockholm) from Scania, who intend to prove, as they affirm, at a Court of Justice, that M. Filen, who has inherited a property of four millions of rix dollars banco from 164 brother, who died in Demerara four years ago, is not the brother of the deceased.—llanthurgh Paper. The West yen Methodists, in the town of Uttoxeter, hare kindly lent their chapel, for the purpose of Church England service, twice every Sunday, in consequence of the old church having been taken down to give place to a new structure wore worthy of that respectable town.— P °tterY Gazette. PRICES OF GRAIN IN GERMANY. EAST FRIESLAND, SEPTEMBER & We have now • pretty general view of the harvest in the corn countries on the North Sea, from which it appears that on the whole the harvest is much below an average crop, and that of oats worse than it has been ter 50 Ilere, in East Frieshind, where, In good years. 24,000 lasts of oats are got in, we have this year hardly 8,000. In the Dutch Provinces of Groningen and Friesland, oats, in lake manner, are not more than one-third of the usual crop. HAMHUROH, SEPTEMBER 14. CORW-MARIET.—Wheat, for which 95 rix dollars were paid last week, was offered to-day at 90, but the purchasers kept hack, because the last English post did not bring any orders at higher prices than those before tired, which were lower than our market prices, and also because of the uncertainty respecting the result of the harvest in Englai.d, and an expectation of supplies from the Upper Elbe. The purthasers think they need not be in a hurry. RTE.—In consequence of the accounts front England, and the bringing of many old stocks into the market, the prices have fallen, but there has been • good demand. BAILEY.—But little doing. New barley, which is asked for, is not in the market, and old will not fetch a higher price than oats. OATlL—There are many purchasers at the reduced priers, and very tine fur England fetches the following priers viz. :-3leckien burg oats, 85 •70 dollars; 1101 stem, 56 ;65 ; Lower Elite, Danish, and East Freisland, 40 a 60. Peas t yellow) at 06 to 110 i vie dollars ; and beans (Dutch;, large and small, at 70 to 85, met witb a brisk sale. _ H•PE-SEED.—Our supply is small; whet has lately arrived met with a ready sale at 913 to 101 rix dollars. BIBLE SOCIETIES. The conduct of these Societies having latterly attracted some notice, and, from the nature of the discussions which have taken place, it being very probable that it will become more prominently the subject of observation and controversy, we make no apology for copying the following remarks from the Montrose Chronicle. APOCRYPHA CONTROVERSV. Political reader, be not alarmed at t he words do the top of this article, we are not to write a sermon ; but in discharging a public duty we cannot pass, in silence, over this unhappy dispute. Un happy we say, because we deeply deplore its conseiptences. That mighty moral engine, the British and Foreign Bible Society, which stands without a rival in the annals of benevolence, has ueen wounded, and we fear not slightly, in the contest. Like the wain of mustard seed, from a very small beginning this in. atitution sprung up, ana spread its cheering branches on every side, offering a covering shelter to millions who stood in need of its refreshing bounty. Uniting the energies of Christians of every denomination, it has arisen like the morning sun to chase away the dense clouds that have been fur ages gathering and brooding over the intellectual vision of by far the greater portion of mankind. Its unity was its strength ; and that unity is now disturbed, and we fear it.* power will be shaken. Its great strength lay in the acknowledged and approved foundation on which it stood, • the circulation of the Bible without note or comment." This was common ground; and an agreement upon it, drew more Christian profeaaors to the standard of the British and Foreign Bible Society, than ever, we believe, were found invisible and actual co-operation, in one common cause. In this cause men in every station of life, from the wealthy peer to the humble peasant, have been zealously exerting themselves. Auxi liaries to the parent institution have arisen in ahnost every town and village, from the metropolis to the remotest corners of the empire ; but these auxiliaries are now dropping off in quicker suc cession than they were attached. The cause of this, as most of our readers well know, is the Apocrypha Controversy. Tire Society in London is charged, an i justly, with a departure from its fundamental principle, in countenancing and siding the circu lation of the Apocryphal books appended to the Bible, but form ing no part of the sacred volume. For many years put, that So ciety has been in the practice of assisting, with grants of money, societies on the Continent, in the printing and circulation of the Apocrypha. Being the general ahnoner of others, this enissp pi:cation of the funds has been the subject of much correspond ence, between the parent Society and its branches. On being remonstrated with, a resolution was passed by the London so ciety, not to assist with greets of money those Continental socie ties who published the Apocryphal books; but still such vide ties were to be candied with copies of the Scriptures. It is contended, and fairly, by the auxiliaris, that such supplies of the Scriptures will only enable foreign societies to devote the larger a portion of their own funds, to the circulation of the Apocrypha- It must be obvious, from this account of the affair that the. complaints of the brrnch societies, instead of being redressed, arc evaded in a way that is unworthy of the openness and candour we would expect from the I.ondon Society. To tell the contributors that none of their money will be applied to tire circulation of the Apocrypha, but only to the furnishing of the Scriptures for those associations who civet'. late the Apocryphal books, along with the Scriptures thus furnished, is a species of dishonourable chicanery, which looks more like an in rsak the branch societies than the open dealing we would expect between parties united together upon the principle of Christian bene volence. There is really something staggering in the pertinacious ad her,:nce of the London Society to countenancing and supporting the circulation of books they have declared to be no part of the Scriptures. Had then been any disputants/anises; dieWAtiuggiLy of the. Apocrypha the case would have been very different; but to declare it no part of the sacred writings, and yet aid its publication along with these writings, at the expense of detaching such an efficient por tion of their subscribers, is inconsistent in the parent society as christians, unfair as the dispenrier, of the bounty of others, and a palpable violation of the fundamental bond of union between them and their widely diffused auxiliaries. It cannot, indeed, be said that the Apocrypha is either t• note or comment on the Bible ;" but when it terms no part of the Bible, it can have no more claim to circulation trout a Bible Society, than the Arabian Night Tales. Regarding the authority of the historical parts of the Apocryphal books, every one is at perfect liberty to je for himself. Sume of these books may be what decent pee* 00 good reading, because they hind them in good company; bat edger parte, such as Bell and the Dragon, seem to be nothing but piecemeal**. ward and ill got up romance. These books ought never to boo been bound up with the Bible. They never were acknowledged by the Jews as any part of their Scriptures ; and their care, in the im portant trust of preserving the sacred books pure and complete, was very remarkable ; so much so, that they had the letters numbered, lest any part should be lost, or any thing spurious added. No quo tations were ever made from, or reference had to the Apocryphal books by the Saviour, or his immediute followers, although they have quoted largely, and referred often to the previously penned Scrip tures. But die writers of these books do not pretend to any superna tural guidance ; on the contrary, some of them ask pardon for their mistakes. Such Is the character of the books which have caused this controversy, and which were never admitted into the canon of Scrip. Ulf! till the mist of Popery had so tar blinded the people, that not only the Apocrypha, but also the edicts of councils, and much other trumpery, worse than useless, we re canonized and set up of fora mount authority to the word o f God. Indeed the very circum stance of finding it bound up with the inspired books, and the references it makes to Jewish history, give to the Apocrypha a sort of semi-sacred character in the eyes of many pious people ; it has, as it were, taken shelter in the sanctuary, and still clings to the horns of jibe altar. But we are fully warranted to reject these writings. as no part of inspiration, and of no authority whatever, any farther than as the historical parts may be corroborated by other writings and circumstances. Whatever the good people south of the Tweed may think of binding them up these books along with the inspired books, and putting them into the hands of ignorant people, we decidedly condemn such practices; and see proud that they have been resisted by our presbyterian contributors to the dif. fusion of the sacred oracles, although we regret the division caused s this resistance. EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC MONEY. MEETING OF THEPARDA OF ST. ANDREW, HOLBORN. A Meeting of the Inhabitant Householders of this Parish was held o i Friday last, by public requisition, at the new inquest room, adjuinibg the church. Mr. HARI:is. one of the Churchwardens, was called to the Chair, and briefly explained the object to which the attention of the parishioners was now called. It would be recollected that a subscription had been set on foot some time back to resist certain claims set up by the Rector, [Jr. Bcresford, in respect to tithes, and a Committee of gentlemen, chosen from amongst the parishioners, was appointed at a General Meeting, with full powers to take de fence in any legal way against those claims, and to co-operate wish th City Tithe Committees, as occasion should termite. In pur it net of these measures, a BP: was brought before Parliament, and passed, by which the Cominittee were enabled to levy a general rate, proportionable to the value of each house respectively, to be applied to the purposes before stated, and out of which it was agreed to reimburse those individuals who, actuated by public spirit alone, had voluntarily contributed large sums of money in furtherance of the proceedings then contemplated. Since the rate had been gathered in. some of the original subscribers had been reimbursed, but a few others having died, or left the parish, pre vious to the allocation of the general fund, there now appeared to be in the hands of the Committee an unclaimed surplus of 3321. I Is. Id. the application of which was the prevent subject of inquiry. A suggestion had been made, that this money could not be more appropriately disposed of than by laying it met in a piece or pieces of plate, to be presented as a public testimonial to those gentlemen who, by their activity and zeal in the discharge of a gratuitous duty, had been chiefly instrumental in bringing that troublesome dispute to an amicable conclusion. Mr. gset.r. was of opinion that the money could not be more appropriately applied than in voting some suitable mark of public approbation to two gentlemen of the Committee, who had given • great deal of their time to the service of the parish at large, not only on this, but on every other occasion ; the gentlemen to whom he alluded were Mr. Joseph Taylor, and Mr. John Beauchamp. They had, without either fee or reward, sedulously devoted their talents and their exertions to the service of the parish, and justice, noless than gratitude, demanded some such ueknowledgmeot as the on. which he had now the pleasure to propose to the Meeting, namely, "that two:pieces of plate, of the value of 100 guineas each, with Inscriptions expressive of the high sense which the Parish en. certain of the valuable services of these individuals, be presented to them forthwith. The expense to be defrayed out of the surplus fund now oo boon." dlr. Simmons, sideoly concurring in the spirit and purport of this Propookbal WWI leave to second the motion. lin on (die optician), before the motion was pet to the vote, begged leas to sae otsto oe two remarks with respect to the pre pai ate. No owe soda hal awe mai* than he id as to the THE BRITISH PRESS. value of these gentlemen's exertions; no one would be more prompt to Mused the labours of any individual who Ind rendered a great public Service to the parish. But he doubted very much the tompetercy of the meeting to vote away this money, which, in point of fact, - properly belonged to certain individuals, who bad not yet thought proper to put forward their claim, to it. (Cries of" No, no, all the claims have been already satisfied.") He would concede the point, and take it for granted that the residue was unelalmable. Whose property, Melt, did it become ? Was it not the propetty_of the parishioners at large He thought it was most unqu and if so, the whole body a right to be consulted in its distribution. But the period at which this matter had been brought under canal deration was one of the horst that could have been selected. In times of overflowing prosperity, when parochial managers had more money than they well knew what to do with, it might be very well to talk of rewards to deserving individuals; but at a crisis such as the present, when retrenchment became an imperative duty in every department, it was most ill-tithed and injudicious to bring forward such a proposition. He hoped that his motives would not be mis. construed. He had already declared his high sense of the semen which these gentlemen had performed ; he was ready to give them full credit for their . public spirit mild activity ; and, on that very principle. he was quite sure that, if they were to be consulted, they would reject this mark of approval, however flattering it might be to their feelings. The parish, burdened as it was with an unpre cedented weight of taxation, having to sustain an immense pauper population, and without even a prospect of speedy relief, could but ill afford to indulge in unnecessary expenditure, at all events for the present. When this appalling state of things should have passed away the subject might be brought forward with a greater certainty of acquiescence, and the tribute would in that case be the more va. luable to those nn whom it would be conferred. (Hear, and No, no.) Mr. Jones concluded amidst a good deal of clamour by assuring the Meeting that he had stated his opinions on the subject without a feeling of disrespect to any one whatever. He opposed the vote on principle alone—on the priciple of its present inexpediency ; and he should move, as an amendment, that the whole sum now on hands, 332 L I Is. 4J., be carried to the next yes? s anstrunts, in de duction of the parish rates, or to be applied to general purposes. A (IE Kw Lewes, whose tiaras wireould net learn, amended the amendment. Another Owwwrearme contended that the Committee had us right to detain this motley, or to apply it in any way, except for the purse for which it had been originally raised. Mr. Joesex, the Vestry Clerk of the City liberty, bmged leave to correct an crux into which the last speaker had fallen. The parishioners generally could have no claim Of lien on this meaty, which was boss,/Gk somewhat like an unclaimed dividend. The Treasurer, if he thought proper te hold it over, might do so, and no person could show a legal claim to it. A Peettuttowaa--This may be law, but is it just—is it quit able ? _ _ _ Another PARISHIONER—What's the use of lashing foe equity here? Are not equity and law always at variance? What was the reason that the proceedings of the Tithe Committees were 'bon dotted ? Was it not because they were sure of defeat, from the in fluence of the church in the /louse of Lords, where the Bishops rule the roast? (Laughter.) Mr. Jones's amendment was then put to the vote, and loot by a small majority. The mover of the previous question being advised to modify it, the value of the pieces of plate proposed to be presented was reduced from one hundred guineas to fitly guineas each, and In that shape the motion was carried, with some dissentient voices. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting broke up. RIOTS AND OUTRAGES IN BETHNAL-GREEN. DEPUTATION TO MR. PEEL. Yesterday, pursuant to appointment, Messrs. Milling field and Marsden, the two Churchwardens of Saint Matthew, Bethnal-green, and Mr. Brutton, the Vestry Clerk, waited upon the Secretary of State at the Home Office, where they were met by Mr. Osborne and Mr. Twyford, the Magistrates of Worship-street Police Office. The object of the meeting was to devise some measures to suppress the dreadful riots and outrages that take place every night in the parish, by a lawless gang of thieves, consisting of five or six hundred, whose exploits have caused such alarming sensations in the minds of the in habitants. that they have actually found it necessary to shut up their shops at an early hour, to protect their pro perty from the ruffians. In order to give some idea of the outrages that have and are hourly cominittetl, we merely give the following in stances, and the disciplined manner in which the ruffians go to work. The gang rendezvous in a brick-field at the top of Spicer-street, Spitalfields, and outposts are stationed to give an alarm should any of the civil power approach, and their cry is " Warbawk," as a signal for retreat. On the brick-kilns in this field they cook whatever meat and po tatoes they plunder from the various shops in the neigh bourhood, in the open day, and in the face of the ahop keeper. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, being market days. (Monday and Friday at Smithfield, and Wednesday at Barnet), they sally out info the suburbs, and wait in ambush till a drove of beasts passes ; they then attack the drovers, and take a beast from the drove, and convey it into the marshes till night; when they hunt it through the metropolis, and whilst the passengers and inhabitants are in the utmost state of alarm, they plunder, and in many instances nearly murder, every person that they meet ; there are now no less than five individuals lying in the London Infirmary, without hopes of recovery, that have fallen into the hands of the gang. Within the last fort-' night, upwards of fifty persons have been robbed, and cruelly beaten, and one of the gang was seen one day last week to produce, amongst some of his associates, nearly half a hatful of watches. In consequence of these dreadful outrages, the Right Honourable Secretary gave orders that a reinforcement of forty men, most of them mounted, should be stationed in different parts of the parish, and that they should be re lieved every three hours, and with instructions to patrol the disturbed parts day and night, which is now the case. In addition to these measures a Magistrate was in at- tendanct, on Sunday at the Police ' Office, in order to hear cases against any of the marauders, should they be brought before him, and the /lon. Secretary has further ordered that for the future the Ma. , istrates shall sit every morning at ten instead of eleven o'clock. On Wednesday last the gang attacked a lady and gentle man who were in a chaise, in the lletl►ual-green-road, and after robbing and beating them most inhumanly, they cut the reins and traces, to prevent a pursuit. The Secretary of State on Saturday last had an inter view with the Magistrates of the district, respecting the ' state of that part of the metropolis; and anxiously in quired if the robbers were distressed weavers? We un derstand that an answer was given in the negative; but that they were a set of idle and disorderly fellows, that have been long known to the police as reputed thieves. The deputation retained with Mr. Peel till one o'clock, and explained to h m the necessity of a strong body of men (in addition to those already stationed there) being sent into the neighbourhood; as they felt confident that the robbers, who were well armed, would boldly attack (as they have done before) the civil power. The Right Ilon. Secretary assured the deputation that immediate means should be adopted to rid the parish of the intruders. DrEraucirtoE FIRE.—ONE MAPS bugler)) TO DE•Tg. —Yesterday mottling, about five o'clock, after our paper had gone to press, a very destructive fire broke out in Chancery-lane, in the extensive premises formerly occupied by Mr. Magill, the tailor. and which have been latterly let out in different tenements e the greater part of them were occupied by a working cabinet-makeel et' the name of Di la, and it is here the tire Is suppmed to have ter*l nutted, by the spark of a candle having _communicated to sense shay ings in the early part of the night. From the combustible nature aft materials in this place, the fire spread with alarming rapidity; once i t b ecame e mp c fendy ignited, in a short time it astmoni cater, to one of the front houses in the in the third floor of which resided the family of a man named Kelly. hea t ed, a pawn. broker in Stephen-street. All the family made their mum with the exception of one of the sons, who was an idiot ; tide notilortu nate man was seen at one of the windows after the les bed reached the room in which he slept; he was called to by the potpie in the street to throw himself out, but he only received the warning with a vacant stare, and in a short time he was enveloped in the dames. when it was found beyond human power to sane him. A party of the Rifle Brigade, from George's-street Barracks, and the horse police, from Kevin-street, under Mr. Bell, were quickly on the spot, and earned themselves to prsvent confusion, sad to protect the property that was rescued from the times. The Lord Mary and. Mr. Farrell. chief constable of police, were alto present, and ren dere(' material service. Several engines, belonging to the different Companies, repaired to the scene of conflagration at the first ring ing of the bells ; but, as usual, through the very ejlekvi manage. ment of the ripe-water CoepOrittion, no water could be procured y for a considerable time. nor did any o n e know where it was tee be found. After • long intern)]. a sur the engines, the fire was gotly wes at last obtained, and a plentiful stream being sent forth under by seven o'doce ; not, however, until the entire of the back premises and part of the f ront house were consumed. The roof of another house, occupied by an ironmonger, was also consider ably damaged. An inquest was yesterday held on the body of the unfortunate man, which presented s abockingsproack t t h e verdict was. of course, in conformity with the nature of the atddent.-- Dublin Fret/wee Journal, dept. U. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, Sert.lB. OLD COURT. ;Before Mr. Sergeant ARABI x,AlJeiman A wst.z ,and a Middle. rca Jury. Samuel Mamie stood indicted for stealing in the dwelling-bosse of John Thomas a quantity of knives and forks, value 151., on the 10th of June. The prosecutor lived In Oxford-road. The prisoner came to his shop on the 10th of June, about two o'clock; had dealings with the prisoner before in the ready money way; about three months before, the prisoner came with a list Of charitable subscriptions by cutlers, and witness gave !din a shilling, to enable him to go home; on the day above stated, prisoner said that he was going to open a public-house, and wanted live or six doien of knites and forks ; the shop.boy packed them up, and prisoner asked fora bill; as the shop-boy was writing the bill, prisoner knocked down witness, and ran off with the knives and forks, and was not apprehended until the middle of August ; the prisoner, on going off, threw an the counter a bid! of exchange, drawn and accepted ,by himself for 191.10 s.; witness made inquiries respecting It, and found it was worth nothing. Cross-examined by the prisoner.—Owed hint no debt in 1009, nor at any other time. The shop-boy of the prosecutor made inquirim at the public house which prisoner raid he had tak6, and found there was no foundation for prisoner's assertion. To a question from a Juror—His master did not tell him when the ptisoner went off that he had not paid him; but after haring looked at the bill of exchange, he sent witness to the bankers wilt it, who told him that they knew nothing of the prisoner. When the prisoner was apprehended he did not deny the charge, but mi med himself by saying that he was in distress; and wanted to make money by any Means. - The prosecutor was recalled and examined by the prisoner— Never was in custody, nor charged with any felony whatsoever. The prisoner being called on foe his defence, said that there was an old account between him and the prosecutor, which had never been settled. He supposed that the prosecutor owed him about 121., acid he took the knives in part payment. Some witnesses were examined op his behalf, with a view to show that the_preescutothrwed money. • Mr. Sergeant ARAZIII summed up, and the Jury Imrnedisteht found hint Guilty. RAPE. [Before Mr. JusticeLITTLEDALE and Mr. Justice °MIELE!, and a London Jury.) Thomas liftmek, aged SO, removed than Sussex per Habeas. staid indicted for committing a rape on the person of Mary Moore. Mr. HAZILY addressed the Jury on the part of the prosecution He had read over the depositions taken before the Magistrates In Sussex, and he did not feel thit he could support the charge of rape against the prisOlkr. He, however, hoped that the prisoner's discharge to-day wohld be a warning to him how in future he se duced girls. In this instance his conduct had been most unmanly and improper. Mr. Justice LITTLEDAILE fully concurred with the Learned Counsel. The prisoner's conduce had been most brutal ; but the capital charge, he thought, could not be supported. The prosecti- Wiz (a girl apparently about 14 years old) was much to be pitied. The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. - - - - - [Before a Middlesex Jury.] AbrahamJemas was indicted for, on the 19th of July lost, assault. ing and committing a rape on the person of Ann, the wife of John Martin. The prisoner appeared from the age of 35 to 40. Ann Martin eitamined by Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE—I am a married woman; 1 live in No. I, Brownlow.street, Drury-lane; my husband is a paper-stainer, which occasions him to be out in the day time; I have two children, one of the age of six, and the other nine; I have no work to employ me at home; Mr. Corder keeps the house; there are other people lodging in the house. bu can't tell how many; I have two rooms on the first floor; I am very sheet-sighted, lint 1 can see the prisoner is Abraham Jonas; I saw him once at my own place, and again at Marlborough-street; I saw him about six weeks before this affair happened, when the chimney was on fire; I never saw him before that time; when I firm saw him he asked me if I wiehed to purchase any thing ? I said No t Sir. I was then standing at the door, looking at the chimney on ere; I did not continue to talk to him for mere than two or three minutes; **next time I saw him was when he behaved so ill to me, en Wednesday, July 111, I believe; that day, about 6 o'clock, he rang my bell; tbelittle grit and my two children answered it; the little girl's name to Marianne Hatclifield, whose mother is a lodger in the same house; the prisoner asked the children at the street door if their father was in; I heard him; they said no; he thin asked if their mother was in ; they answered yes ; he then came up to rny room door and entered; I said, I don't know you, Sir; he said. I have come to show you some silk shawls ; I told him I wished he would go about his business, for I had no desire to inspect his silk shawl.; he pulled some out of his pocket; I looked at the green one, and he sat himself down on the arm-chair behind the door. It was half-holiday with my children, who were in the room, and be said they must leave, for they were , French goods, and he would Mt altOw them before the children; he put his hand On the little • 'a back, and they went out; I desired them not to go from the C ar ; then be took me by the arm, and asked if I was a ffl icted wish pain in my head. I said no. He then asked me if I was troubled with a pain in my chest. I told him 1 was a married wiwnwer and Risked him to go about his business. I don't under. stand what he then said, foe he did not 'peal good English; be then took indecent liberties with was; I then endeavoured to get .away, but could not make the effort as early as I could wish ; I had fallen down stairs a short dine before, and hurt my back. (The protecutrls here described more particularly what had passed, and said she bad every reason to believe he had effected his Wi ll i tt >m yself, but, when I recovered, I called to the children, who heard me. The prisoner had shut the door; he told Inc if I .kept it a secret he would make me a present of a new gown, but I desired him to go away, and never to come near me again. He went away. I was so frightened that I cannot tell whether he really did or did "not effect his purpose. I stated nothing to any body on the day of assault. When the prisoner went away the little girl and my children were on the landing, and came in dire fly. When they came in I was sitting on a chair crying. The little girl asked me what was the matter, but I did not like to tell her. My husband came home between seven and eight o'clock, as he usually does. I said nothing to him then, as I was advised not to do so, or I should be turned out of doors, or ill used. My landlady end the person who is here gave me that advice. My landlady told my husband on the day on which the prisoner was taken to Marl. borough-street Office, which was on the Thursday week following. I told my landlady on the morning after the *Air that the prisoner bad taken very indecent liberties with me, and that I hoped if he came and rang my bell again she would have him taken up. Wheo he came on the Thursday week the little girl let him in at the outer door. My landlady came out, and so did I. 1 called out—" Stop thief !" " Murder !" The prisoner ran away ; but was taken. Cross-examined by Mr. LAw—l can't tell how many ledgers are in the same house; there are not twenty ; there are eight : an old Jewess lodges on the same floor, an invalid ; the children were on the landing ; the door was not locked, and the window was partly open ; I did not tell my husband on the night, because I was frightened; I endeavoured to get away from the prisoner ; I hallooed two or three times, and the little girl heard me ; I did attempt to go out of the door at first, but lie pulled me back ; he never brought me the gown he promised to bring me; he put a shawl on my shoulders. I told htm to go away, but did not throw the shawl off; he showed me a watch, but I told him I did not wish to see it ; I don't remember going to the door during the time the prisoner was in the room ; when I saw the prisoner first of all I told him my husband was sometimes in the habit of being at home, and some times from home all the tin ; I suffered the children to go quietly out of the room, but told them not to go from the landing ; I did not call in the children at first, becadite I did not wish to be ex posed ; I made no endeavour to call them in when he first touched me $ when I subsequently hallooed out, the people thought I was laughing. and did not conic to my assistance; the prisoner promisel to call again next day with the gown, but did not. It was the nee day before I mentioned the circumstance. I found there was something the matter with me before the prisoner was apprehended. I knew a mall of the name of Snow ; he does not turn the children out 'meddles. (lisoghter.) I had not presence of mind to call out of the window, and 1 was too bad to open the door. Mr. LAW submitted that the case ought not to go forth r. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE consulted for a few minutes with Mr. I Justice Giisetze, and then left it to the Jury to say whether they wished the case to be proceeded in. For a short time the Jury seemed to be divided, but, after a few minutes' coosultation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Wiliam Waters, aged 17, Thomas Gardiner. aged 19, William Andrew*, aged 17, and George Daff, aged 17, were indicted for assaulting Jane Lyons upon tile King's highway. and taking from her person a bag, a scarf, and other articles, her property. The pratecuttlx deposed that she resided at IWatforti. On the 31st of August, about two o'clock In the day, she went with Fran. ese Lowe across Hackney Marsh to milk some cows. She had in her hand a bag, containing a scarf, eight shillings and three pence in money, a pocket handkerchief, and two purses. On crossing Lea Bridge they met die prisoner Waters. lie put his hand to the bag so as to make the money rattle, and then went away. Witness proceeded to die Marsh, where the prisoners , Andrews and Waters, came up to her, and pushing het down, took away her bag, after a struggle upon her part, in which the tuck was torn from her frock. The prisoners then went towards the river. The other nrisonen were present during the transaction. In consequence of her cries they were pursued and apprehended. Cross.exam•ned by 51r. Pnt Lutes -- There were some bon bathing near the river at the time, but the prisoners did not seem as if they had been in the water. Frances Lowe corroborated the testimony of the preceding wh ine A number of witoesee• were called, who gave the prisoners an excellent character. Mr. Justice GASELSE summed up the evidence, after which the Jury retired to consider their verdict. Upo n their return to the Court, they returned a verdict of " Guilty' , %ainst . Wants and Andrews, and .. Not Guilty" in favour of D iff and Gardiner. They ale; recommended Waters and Andrews to meth on ti e ground of their previous good chorine , . FORGERY. Richard Randall me indicted for tbrging and uttering a false and counterfeit bill of exchange for lta. is. with intent to de fraud Lee Wilson, and eaten. a ct The prisoner thallen several of the Jury as they came to be sworn, and they were mem rejected. M. ALLEY stated t case to the Jury, after abletb be called the Ibiteshl witnesser. Mr: Lee 'Wilton deposed that he Is a stlk-nfanufacturet, in Woodutreet, Cheapshie. On the 21st of September, saw the pristine/. who told him that he was fn the habit of mir. chasing goods fot cash, hot on that oeeafion he had only bill/. bat if he would allow hips to hire the goods for the tlhte the bill hid to run, he Would give satisfactory referen t as to the l? of the drawer. H e then looked out about IMO. wt,rth ai rode, and left a bill drawn by sir. Thomas, and accepted by Mr. If Italtll, of Truro. Received L satisfactory account of Thomas, and told the prisoner, in consequehm, that he should have the goods. A U. portion he paid in rob. uponupon which discount was allowed ; the remainder was paid by a bill of 1421. drawn be Thomas, atsa accepted by Mitchell, payable at Meisel. Can ill! if 6 and ('o r e Bank. The 11111 was never paid. IRMO aTI • Crdsa.eitamined by Mr. Baont ft t c it.—linew she biro to prisoner, and could swearto his person, although he harrisolpit, W him previously to his tint calling. The bill wee left with him for toe purpose of inquiry. and tiro months atterwards the prisoner called upon ham again. It was, apparently, a fair and open traneacion. There was no reference given, except to Lea and Co. of Newgate. street. Mr. Edward Wilson swore also to the perton Of the piktoer, having been present when he fine offered the bill. Thorns, Siloofics deposed that he knew of no persod of the name of Thomas in Truro bth the one whole mime Was to the bill, and about whom inquiry was made as to the bill. Thert had been made an inquiry once before as to whether Mr. Thomas watt a re. sponsibts man, and that inquiry was made by the prisoner st the bar; Ntr. Bolen. L collator of taxes in Truro, deposed that he knelt of two persons of the name of Richard Thomas, and knew of none others except those two. He also kne* of twd of the name of Mitchell. father and son, and none other. Mrs. Joyce Thomal, the postmistress of Truro, deposed to the same effect. She is the brother of one of them, and the hand. ' , Acing on the bill is not his. He does business frith the house of Lea and Son, of Newsrate-street. Cross-examined by Me. BROD, tc x—Doei not know what may be the populatirin of Truro. There are same thousands. Knows &Nabs' every bddy there. Mr. C. Strovil...—The population of Truro Is about Leek Xl*, of noircesowa bet the toe befhte-named who wefe felled Richard Thomas. not swear that there mo not be more than two. James Mite ell deposed that he liner, of only two persons of the name of Robert Mitchell, In Truro. The handwriting is not that of either of the Mlithellt This closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. Iteoetetcx submitted that there was no rase to go to the Jury. Thete was nothing to show a guilty knowledge on the part of the prisoner. Mr. Justice LITTLLOALE said that the case was certainly very slight, but still he thought there was suflitient evidence to send it to the Jury. lie wouldi however, ask them if they thought it bees*. sary that he should call Upon the phone, for his defence, The Jury, after a short antstiltationi expressed a wish that the case might be proceeded with: The prisoner, in his defence, which he read from a paper, stated that he had received the bill from a person named Robinson, and that he had in the regular way 40 busbies* taken and passed the bill, having himself in the first instance inquired as to the Teepee. tabilitir of the parties; end having also given the same opportti. nity to the prosecutor. He alto said that it was very unlikely that. if he had known the bill to be a forgery, he should have 'odors , d It with his own name, when he might as easily hate given a ficti. tious one, as he was quite a stranger to the prosecutor. Mr. Twisden. a general dealer, *es in company with the pris toner in September, 182.5. Was at that time a stationer in Cleaver. street, Kennington. Prisoner and a person named Robinson tame to his shop for a receipt Stamp, and he then saw Robinson psy money to the prisoner, and also a hill; the amount of which he d.d not know, buf beard one Of the parties say it was for a swlngira sum. Did not know the prisoner, but had often seen Robinson befote. 111 r. Justice LITTLEDALE then summed up the evidence, tellihg the Jury that it did not appear to him that there on any evidence to show I guilty knowledge upon the part of the primmer. The Jury, after a few minutes' consultation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. [ Before the REcorrixa Wininot Corry, aged 17. was indicted for cashes:ling 81.95., the property of Wym Ellis, Isis employer. Thomas Shufflebottom deposed that the prisoner wet in the eta. ployment of the prosecutor, and witness gate him a parcel to take to Mrs. Grace, of Old street. The parcel contained goods to the value of 81. 9s. Ile went about three o'clock in the afternoon. on the 21st of August, and returned between five and its o'clock. /le I ought to have paid the money_ to James Cunningham. lie left hlt employ the next morning. He *as apprehended about • fortnight afterwards, and upon being questioned hr said he had lest the money: Mrs. Orate deposed that she paid the money upon the bill being sent up to her, but she did not know whether the person who brought it was the pritoner. James Cunningham deposed that the prisoner never paid the money over to him. The prisoner said nothing in his defence. Venlict—Guilty. The RECORDER, then sentenced him to transportation for serail years. NEW COURT. Bea join& Robinsonwait indicted foe stealing two peeeninsori notes. value 11. each, the property of Charles Boston. Dlr. GURNEY stated the case. Mr. Boston stated that he lives nest Lane End, In Saari shire, and is a member of the " Loyal Rodney'," held subs Cambridge Arms. Upper Brook-street, which is kept by Mr. Re. binson. In December, 1824, he wrote to Mr. Robinson; the let:, ter produced was written by his soot the answer now put in wait received in consequence; there was no answer to one of the letters; witness transmitted 21. to pay serrate due to the dub ; 1104 reales ing an answer to one of the letters, tie wrote to the Genera Poo Office, and an inquiry was instituted, which led to the present prosecution. Mr. Robinson proved that in consequence of nonsremittanee hit was struck Off the tolls the society. The letter produced was proved to have passed through the Gene ral Post-office in May last. James St. Leger, a letter-carrier, applied at the Carnbridle Ann. with the letter now produced, when he was referred to 37. Grosvenor squire ; the prisoner took the letter and opened it, and found it contained two dne-pound notes ; the prisoner said that it did not belong to him, and returned it ; the next day be applied for the letter, observing that it was his, and after some hesitation the letter and notes were given. Mr. linonznice was heard on behalf of the prisoner. The LeaVned Judge summed up the evidence, and the Jury re. turned a verdict of Guilty. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, SEPT. 18. The Rev. George Gadd, a gentleman of high character and can. nesions, and John Finlay, a private hi the Guards. were jointly in. dieted fur a tnirdsmeanour by going into dive.. obscure places on the 28th of July, for the most repulsive purposes. There was no Counsel employed for the prosecution. Mr. ADOLPHUS and Mr. BRODERICK were Coßnsel for Mr. Gould._ _ _ Mr. Gould was placed in the dock for those out on bail. Fin lay stood in the regular dock for prisoners. Though the latter is a soldier, he was dressed in a blue jacket and check shirt, furnishe d by the Keeper of the New Prison to the destitute. They both pleaded Not Guilty. Under the impression that the evidence would have been different to what was given, the females were ordered out of Court. Peter Grant. the first witness, desei ibed hirnself ma law-writer for Messrs. How, Bream's-buildings, and others Ice the peolfeasion. After seeing Green ascend in his balloon, he was on is re te a home, in company with a friend of the name of Matthew Skelto n . when their sttention was arrested by • woman who ran up North umberland-street. in the Strand, end made • communication to him. The woman then went down Northumberland.street again ; wimess followed at some distance. and heard • prison call out= " Here they are." He turned round, and saw a gentleman and a soldier standing in a corner; they are the prisoners at the bar. Another person higher up the street advanced, and asked data what they did there? The soldier replied—" This is a friend of mine; I know the gentleman." Two menet came aver to wit. ness, one of whom was the first he met, who tad in the presence . f the prisoners." I have been watching them some time." A ay.- tlemsn came up, Captain Reardon, of the army. sod said he thought it would be better to let them go about their husincm; witness also thought to. On their settling it thus between them selves, the gentleman came out of the nook in Northumberland. street and crossed over the road, on the right.hand side of the street going down. One of the women remonstrated on letting the defendants go. so situated as she had seen. Witness interfered, and remarked to the watchman there was more in it than they ka. w. and if he would take one, witness would take the other. On saying that, the watchman took the soldier, and witness ran op Nnethurn. berland.street into St. Martin's lane, where he came up with the gentleman walking at a brisk pace. Near the church whom touched him on the arm or collar, and said, " I cannot suffer you to go *D." The gentleman asked him why not ? Witness told him he did not know what fur; he must go to the watchhoase and hear. The gentleman told him he had been dining with • frie.al at Muswell.hill. Going to St. Martin's w tchhonse the gentleman hinted that he wanted to make money of inm • witness replied' lu did not. The gentleman said if witness tho ught so he was tens. taken. Witness saw nothing of what was alleged. By Mr. ADOLPHUS—The gentleman had been drinking. Emma Campbell remembers being near Nortbemberland-house; met the two prisoners in the Strand, between Craven-striae and Northumberland-street; was struck by the familiarity that sr. peared between the gee lemon and the soldier, and to/lowed rheas down Northumberhind-street, through Scutland-yard, to where toe sentinel stands ; when the two got to the sentinel. titer I "tori'ed together anti went into a dark alley, at the bath of some haulms both went in together, and reniained there about seven minutes. Witness said to gar friend. who was walking with her. there am something wrong, and were going down the court to me. far they , had lost sight of them. Cannot say whether or net the Pri so n" . heard their footsteps, but the m. came out of th• Court, Me midair first, who walked towards followed by Ihe ficallomwo-ha l a passed on. The two again Came to Scotland-mad, and sentare& where are some stables ; her friend being hethee her, she email en their actual position; the gentleman was &landing with Ms haek towards the stable-dot", and the addict alsoding %Om hi m t they stood clout together. The watchman was it n am elf trying the hour, and they separated. They went or Whhehall.pka.e, the gentleman on one Ode and the soldier en the other. At th e bottom of Pediment-Wed they jolala atysinoeil **Add yawl, I at id to ce the • et. ere • the- he lon.. tied 1 as A' a opo- dge. the arch u be dia. ob. ove- ,ther vely (ling igof y - by reen nal. ince, iblic Dtr• flied treet :ILPY ring tak- Wea. rang. who f the 11 to once, a her the land, with will in ugh; it In