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vc, P't , lii '. v ''.i .: i t .l i t t 111, • r !" r i L It: Macdsbald and W. Russell, compositors, deposed to the same fatts.-_ Jades (filbert gave similar evidence. James Gilbert. a primer. examined—On the night in question I beard the tell ring in Mr. Thwaites' morn, and went down stairs. On the way I heard Mr. Thwaites desiring Parkins to quit the reum. (in entering the room I saw Mr. Parkins in a fighting atti tete. I saw hint throw Young down stairs, and ho was afterwards put down himself, step by step. A mettle ensued, and he was pot into the street. I am positive that Mr. Parkins and Serif: were repeatedly ft-quoted to leave the room bc:ore any force was used.. I'bl/indictment of most of the above-named witnesses, for an u sual% was then put in anal mad. The case for the prosecution was here closet!. As Mr. Parkins was about to Redress the Curt. his Cnursel, Mr. C. Williams, begged to call the arta:tem of his Lerdship to a variance between the averment and the evidence. As it related to the knocking a man down, the evidence went to establish the pun ier. pushing. or throwing heel (Thomas loon);) down retie,. ilia Lordship, on referring to his notes, decided that the Ara nt was eutliciently supported by the evidence. air. Parkins then stood nn the floor and addressed the ('curt. 'He ehoold be sorry to screen liiinsellunder any technical enjections tor the purpose of preserving himself, if lie were really guilty. Ile bored the Court and the Jury would allow him as much latitude as peeelble, from the peculiar Kimtmstancee under which he steed. The bitterest calumnies had been heaped upon him in all directions, sand every exertion had been made to prejudice against him the minds of the Jury who were to try him. • Why he bI in ul,l be per secuted he did nut know. Ile had never done any man wrong . ; he had never told a lie against any man. much lees had he perjured himself. His intentions and his actions had always been directed !meads truth and justice. lie had never done any man wrong, beceese he had never borrowed of any man, and did not owe one hundred pounds in the world. But now his character and his ho nour were both at stake, because of the foul calumnies that had been propagated against him. Ile could trace all those calumnies to his having been at one time induced by a class of people to take upon himself duties which he regretted having taken, and to his having connected himself with persons whom he was now ashamed of and elsgusted with. i'Vhen they found they could no longer :nake him subservient to their purposes, they hunted after his de eta:clime Tire, he had no doubt, was • link of the same chain, as endeavour to ruin an honest and a deeplyeinjured man. Ile was now thrown into the hands of one of the most artful and skilful men at the bar, who, with four others at his back, had been abusing their power in abusing him. lie (3lr. Parkins) knew that one of them had an old animosity against him, and that person had said, el teeing to this trial, "'d'e have him now, and we will transport eerie' I! e had borne all this as well as die proud feelings of the truest heart of an injured man would allow him to beer it. No man ever lived, black, brown, or fair, who could say that he (Per eira) ever told a lie. How then could it be possible that he could commit perjury ? But perjury could not be perjury unless it was intended to be so ; and surely no one would suspect hint of an in tention to perjure himself. He had intended to hare a Special Jury, but though he could only procure live, he had made no oh. section, as he was sure that any twelve men, possessing common same, would be satisfied of his innocence. Ile entreated the Jury to recollect the situation in which he had been placed when lie eeent to the oflice of 3lr. Thwaites, and was beset by a set of nife teem As he hoped to be saved by the mercy of God, he had reset heard • word of what it was said he heard. As he hoped to be saved, he had never lifted his hard against any one in that office. Did the Jury believe him fool enough to go to the office of 3lr. Thwaites with !made intentions, where he knew there mere so runny people, to put himself into their pewee ? Couldihe aTe been such an ideot—such a mailmen ? leo, Ise went there with perfect good will anti good feeling, for the purpose of pro. curing letters he had left with 31r. 'Fliwaites, and that were of the greatest importance no him. He had no idea even of giving oteence. If he hart made twelve fortunes, as he had made one, by the sweat of his brow, he 'mild forfeit the whole rather than swear falsely ; rather than not tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. The charge feet was made against him was "false as hell," as Lord Fellenle--nugh said. A charge so base and we wicked filled his teml with helve. Ile went to 31e. Thwaites' office for no Etter purpose bat to recover sonic papers that were his sheet anther in a tend that was then approaching. If be (Parkins) be came the victim of a base and cruel perscution„ there was no ' knowing who would be the victim next; but he could look with as much confidence In the Jury as if he was the charger instead of the charged. Ile begged the Jury to bear in mind that he could not swear he had heard what hr had never heard. He would now leave it to the Jury to decide, whether he had done %hat it watsaid he bad done; and he was yen,' much obliged to the Court for the 'patience with which he bad been heard. lie would new call witnesses, who would express their opinions as to his honour and i ntegrity. Scudamore, Esq. M.P. examined—l have known 31r. Parkins 39 years • I knew hint before he went to India; since his return he has been more intimate with me than before. I know Mr. Perkins to be a man of character and respectability. Mr. Stephenson knew Mr. Parkins since he was a school-boy; never heard a word against his character for honesty and veracity. Crosseexarnined—l am a plumber and glazier. I have received money from 31r. Parkins at various times. 1 have collected rents for him, but not very lately. 1 ogre him money ; he lent it to nie, and I gave him security for it. I never, of my own knowledge, heard anything against 31r. Parkins . s character for honour and veracity. Fulton, lesq—l have known Mr. Parkins since 1300. I I knew him in India. I never heard anything against his character for honour and veracity there. Cross-examined—l have only seen Mr. Parkins once or twice glace my return from India in 1823. Mr. Iteminington examined—l have known Mr. Parkins for three years. His general character is that of the highest honour. I am principal of a hanking.house in bombard-street. Cross-examined—Does Mr. Parkins keep a good account with you ?-1 never tell die secrets of the hcuse. 1 have no knowledge of him except as a banker. lle began to keep au account with me about three years ago. Re-examined-1 never heard anything unfavourable of you but :ion' the newspapers. Mr. Wood examined—lies known Ala Parkins seven years ; believed his character honourable and just; does not know that he has beard any thing against his moral character. Pullen, Elm. examined—l was Under-Sheriff to Mr. Par kins, it. the year 11120. While he filled that office, I believe his character to have been fair and honourable. Cross-examined—As far as came to my knowledge his character was good. 1 have been engaged fur him in two causes. Have you had every reason to be satisfied with hint on the some of honour and veracity ?--Our accounts have not been settled. Do you mean to say that you have had no reason to be dissatis fied a deli his conduct ?—Why, his accounts have been kept hack, but he promises to pay them. I cannot speak of his character fur ther than I know at. Ido not allude to public reports. Ido not know Mr. Parkins in private life. The Loan Cutter JUST:-'x summed up the evidence, and left the Jury to decide on two points—first, Whether the defer. dant had been desired to leave the office in question, and secondly. whether he had been guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury or net ? • The Jury, after a few minutes deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, 411711.02 ALL, WEDNESDAY, DIMS:3IIIER 22. gnaw before Chief Justice REST, and a *Mal Jury. COT AND OTHERS V. REID AND ANOTHER. This was .." ;:t nctionoias.umixit,hrongb!laiii;ePiLrTiiffs, cop ,•ser-merchants Limtbonse, against the defendants, bankers at Newcistle.upoo-Tyne, and registered owners of the ship Asia, for. rarely belonging to Shields. The vessel originally was the property sit a person named Bulmer, now deceased, who, previous to his death, became insolvent. The plaintiff sought to recover by this action a quantity of copper, amounting to 13r1. furnished for the repairs of the ship Asia; Bohner having, in consequence of his difficulties, transferred the vessel to the defendants. The defence net up was, that Reid and Co. were only mortgagees, and that riotoue , was she real owner of the teasel, to whom the credit was (r. vets. r. -Trans PEtt., for the th-faidants, put in a bill, furnished by the plaintiffs to Balloter for the capper in question. Mr. Sergeant VA UGH•N, fix the plaintiffs, rebutted the impres. sine that dn. document was intended to produce, by calling further evidence to prove that Balmer. after his embarrassment'', had been *pounded h us b and, nod, on that account, the bill had been male out ta him. esair.e Jurrtcr, in summing up, left it to the Jury to rip whether the credit was given to Buttner as agent of the defend ants. or so original owner of the Asia. Verdict for the defendants. This cause occupied the time cf the Court from its sitting until one o'clock, by reason of a great mass of evidence relative to ac counts bei'ig introduced. The cscscs that followed it had not the slightest public irtetest in them. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Dgc. 22. Edwin( Fox, formerly of Nortlinmpton, and late of Knights bridge, miler, came up to be heard on his petition. llis discharge wrei opposed by Mr. Pot.t.oc:a, fcr two creditors, of diatomite , of Hitcher and Jones. Tite helmet Gentleman commenced by to quirini; when the insolvent teeeived certain property out of the Conn ot Chancery ; to which he gave no ►pecihc answer. A person of the name ut lks:trby stated that he would refresh hi r. Pot.tocs observed, that the insolvent had refreshed him eneeel. al-eady, sod 'leaked hint to go out of Court. This order was complied with, but Mt. H. waa almost immerll aedy r.called and assumed. The witness stated that the insolv2nt was not Of sound mind and memory ; he had lived with him (w O ases) for several years, previous to which period he had been in a continued state of antoxication for seven years, and thereby so im phrod his memory, that in witness's belief he could not recollect our day the transactions et the previous. . A question here arose as to whether the examination should be proceeded in, or whether it was a care which carte under the 44th • •7t provided for lunatic. after c- • • e for a considerable time, thought it insolvent in the lint, instance. b tu a conclusion as to his sanity or . an examination by Mt. Poi. incoherent, but he was consistent having been received out of the Chan. aunt, and ttat Ali. Besterby, be. fore named, received the proceeds of the cheek paid by the officer' of the Court. The insolvent said that be made the transfer as a compensation for the kindnesses which Ilesterby, Ids brother-in law, had long shown to himself and family. In his eross-examination the insolvent said, that In every case he was guided by Mr. Ilesterby. Ile never bad any communication with the executors to his unit's will, nor did lie receive the check in question. The answers of the insolvent were, in the estimation of the Court, of such a nature as to warrant their belief in his capa bility of yiving evidence. Mr. Besterity was again called, bt t he had left the Court, in consequence of which, the case was ordered to stand adjourned to the ititth of January. and that the insolvent pay the costs of the day, and produce hesterbv. lons of The t,o ti v ie nl Ct act r :c. iti . e n d r fee: erring ft . would be best to examine the in which means they could come ti adterwise. The insolvent then underwent 'LOCI ; most of his replies were it In his statement its to tOO basing 48 1 1 , - ) 6ce under the will of his al POI ! IC1'. MA NS HOUSE. A poor miserable-looking woman, with three almost naked children, came to the Justice-mons to complain against the Over seers of the parish on which the stated she had a claim, for re fusing to assist her. She declared, and every one in the room be lieved her, that she and her children were !starving. The Loan Mayon asked her whether she was a married woman ? and whether, if she was, her hufliand had deserted her ? The poor object replied, that her husband had not deserted her, but had been dragged away from her six weeks ago and flung into Whitman-street prison, where he was to lie, Ood knew how long. His bonlship inquired whet'or it was for debt her husband was sent to prison ? She said he was taken away from his poor family for neglecting to have his recognizance discharged. The LORD MAYOR—Then I suppose he was bail for some person ? No, said she, he was committed for an assault, and there was nn prosecution ; hut that wouldn't dn. Ile was arrested for not dis charging his recogniaances, and we are without a morsel of bread in consequence. The turd Mayor immediately relieved her, and summoned the parish °Scent to answer her emaplaint. Ills Lordship mentioned that he was eons bleed, from intern •-ence that had lately reached him, that complaints of this kind would be remedied as speedily as possible. BOW-STREET. Yesterday Wm. Kilpatrick, a young man of respectable ap pearance, was brought up. in custody of Wootton, a conductor of patrol, charged with robbing Ids employer, Mr. blacbeath, a jeweller carrying on business At No. 11, Ityder's-court. heicester square. of jewellery to the amount of 2001. ; and James a master working jeweller, was charged on suspicion of receiving part of the property, knowing it to have been stolen. It appeared, by the statement of Mr. 31sebeath arA another wit. ness, that the prisoner had been in his service shout eight months, as shopman, and he entertained so high en opinion of his character that he was treated with the utmost kindness and confidence. For the first four months the prosecutor had constantly missed articles from his stock, particularly gold seals. but he could not detect the thief. Of the prisoner he had not the slightest suspicion, although his wife often hinted that she thought it could be no one else. At length, by mere accident, the real offender was discovered. On Thursday night last the prisoner was out, and Mrs. Macbeadt having occasion to do something in the back part of the shop, where there was a desk used exclusively by the prisoner, she saw that it was left open. She looked into it, and there saw nine gold pins, sonic silver pencil-cases, scissors, and other articles, which she knew were her husband's property, and had been missed front the shop. She called Mr. llarbeath and said to ' him -• it is as I have long suspected ; I have discovered the thief." He made a further search, and found some pawnbrokers' dupli. cater for gold seals and other property. When the prisoner re turned, he was told of what had been discovered, and he became exceedingly agitated, and said he had taken the things, but he hoped be would be forgiven. Ile was dismissed from the house, and Mr. blacheath the next day set about making further inquiries, and going to the pawnbroker's, whose duplicates he had found, he ascertained that many other articles of jewellery, his property, had been pledged er sold. Ile also examir.ed his stock, and found that he had been robbed to the e mount of 200/. at the least. He caused the prisoner. Kilpatrick, to be apprehended, and in consequence of information, he went to the shop of the prisoner, Willsher, and told him that he understood he had purchased jewellery of Kil patrick, and desired that it might be produced. Willsher's answer was, that he had made only a purchase of some gold pins, all of which he had Fold, but he had then one of them in the shop, which had been returned to him for the pure mile of being repaired. This one was shown to Mr. lilac heath, mid he immediately knew it to be one of a parcel of nine dozen pins which he had missed from his stock. Willsher said he bad purchased nine dozen, and that Kilpatrick told him they belonged to his father, who had bought them at a sale, and' wished to get rid of them. Mr. 31acbeath's ground of suspicion of a guilty knowledge on the part of 11'illsher, was, that he had formerly been employed by him, and that he (Willsher) knew per fectly well that Kilpatrick was in prosecutor's service. He there fore caused him also to be apprehended. The prisoner Kilpatrick, who is a very young mean, stood during the examination leaning on the bar, seemingly overwhelmed with shame and despair. 'rowanls the latter part he covered his faco with his hands and sobbed aloud. Ile said nothing. SVillshet declared that he was innocent, and repeated what he had said to Mr. 3lacbeatb, that .he believed the pins belonged to Kilpatrick's fa her. The prisoners were remanded foe further examination. Kilparriek's father, who was 1.3;11 to he a very respectable trades man, was present, and it was reall;• distressing to observe the effect produced upon him by his son's situation. The unfortunate man set with clasped hands, gaeirg in mute despair upon his son, while the tears rolled incessantly down his cheeks. The prosecutor also seemed considerably affected. lIAT'fON CARDEN. THE CALIDO:11.11N ROIN:11:3 AGAIN !—Yesterday this gentle men made his second appearance, encouraged by the successful debut which he made a few days ago, to make some general repre sentations on the state of police, as al so to return thanks to Sergeant Sellon, for his polite attention to hint or. his last visit. Instead of conting in the ordinary way, the Caledonian Roacius made his ap pearanee with a quantity of holly and ivy stuck in his hat, a cane, and a bouquet of mignionette, which he conceived respectful oms ments on the occasion. On being informed that the Magistrate was not presiding that day, he drew up a sketch for the information of the reporters, with a promise that should it appear in print, as the public press had always respected him, be would return thanks to the reporters. not in prose, but in poetry. ll'he document, however, is too contemptible a thing for inser tion in our pulxv.l MARY-LA-BONNE OFFICE. EI•NIINATION or Iln. tioDritr!.—Yesterday the avenues , leading to and the olbce itself were crowded to suffocation by re opeciable tradesmen, who had charges to prefer against this indivi dual of fraud. He was placed at the bar at one o'clock. The first person examined was Mr. Steer, of 42, Tottenham Coact-road, who stated that the prisoner came to his house in a gig, in the month of May last, and ordered stifle boots, which were to be sent to Spring Cottage, Hampstead, on the following morn ing ; but on the saint evening he again came in his gig, and said he would himself take them, and desired him to make out his bill, and he would call in the Morning. The two pair of boots were given him, and lie did call in the course of the morning, in the wit. news absence, and wanted a pair of boots for his servant, which were fitted on the man who accompanied him, and he went away with him. . • . Hannah 31arta Steer gave similar testimony, adding that the rej ig:trier himself took the Loots from a nail, and desired her to tell her brother that Mr. Gregory called, and the bill was to be sent tn. Ile left the servant's old boots to be soled and heeled. Nathaniel Hendry, the shop-boy, described the same circum stances. Mr. Raw corsow thought this circumstance dial not tome within the meaning of the false pretence, and asked Mr. Steer if lie bad entered in his book the atlsir as a debt. Mr. Steer said he merely made a memorandum of it, as he bad an opinion that he was dealing with a swindler, from the prisoner having lent a man 'o hint for his bill, desiring him to bring change tor every thing, even Ow tlos boots. The account Was accordingly made out, and deliver's' to the man, tin... I. "ever heard of Lint after until he saw hint in custody. Since that tune a person carts' on him, saving he came to ray a bill. On being asked what bill, he said 51r. iflodfrey's. The witness refused to to take it, as be considered if he bad he would be compounding a felony. Mr. Harmer', clerk here handed in the account alluded to by Mr. Steer, and submitted that it was a niece debt, the bill haying been rendered. Mr. newt. orsox said in law it could only be considered so, but evidently theist was fraud on the face of it. Mr. Fem], of Bernemstreet, harp-maker, stated, that in Fe. hruary lay, a lady, named Saunclen, who had escaped from the King's !tench prison, and who proved to be in league with the pri soner, called apes him, and said she wanted a harp, but could not then pay for ft, but would give her bill at nine months, tOr 105 guineas, the amount, which he 8:;reod to accept. She accordingly g.ve him a bill. indorsed by a Mr. Fortnum, payable at a house in Hall-alley, which bill was dishonoured. His harp was pawned at Mr. Benton's, High I:rdhom. Mr. Benton, pawnbroker, of 24t, High Ilelbom, here came for ward. and said, the harp was pawned by the prisoner, a very con. riderahle time since, for D's!. The prisoner had called several times Ma Tilbury, and had painted looking-glasses, a bed, and a ea ricty of other articles, and told witness they were all Iris property, and were purchased foe money, having a law-suit in hand. The bed and looking-glanses were redeemed, but the harp was left. The witness oily knew the prisoner by the name of " Thomas," which was always written on the tickets. Ile atone time desired the wit ness to sell the harp, as his law-suit was earning to a close, and he had 22 wiiresses to call, and wanted ready money. The witness advanced Itim altokither guineas upon the harp. The witness had a very high minion of him, so mach so, that he would have ad vanced biro cosh to any amount. Mr. RAWLINSON considered, if the woman MRS secured, this was a clear case of conspiracy. Ile asked. if any of the numerous group before Lou had any charge that could at all fix limpet -101/CT. A gentlemsn. most energetically-1 have, Sir, much to say alout this swindler, and hi , rant•,. A passege through the crowd was made, and the gentleman advanced. Ile gave his name Captain Walter Sweehnin, on the hia-pay of the lOth Foot ; and stated that ht was the owner of Spring Cottage, Han patead. Nov.:nib.? 1821, a lady natned Saunders called on and caressed a wish to lain thevettage, THE BRITISH PRESS. and gave a reference to a Mr. Clark, of Bengal-place, Kent-road and that gentleman told him be knew the lady, who was possessed of a large property in the West India; he had discounted bills for her to • large amount. This reference he considered satisfactory, and she took possession o f t h e cottage , an d at t h e exp i r a t i on o f the quarter, he wrote her a note, requesting payment. The prisoner then waited on him, and said Mrs. Saunders had met with an un fortunate disappointment, and therefore begged a few days more, which being allowed, at the expiration the prisoner again celled, and the witness not liking to be put off, said " will you, Sir, be security, or pay me th e m one y ?" The prisoner replied, "Oh dear no, no person likes to put hia hand into his pocket to pay other peoples ' debts," and refused giving his name and address, I but after some hesitation gave his name as Oodfrey. He was after wards paid Lis quarter's rent. She remained another quarter, and then referred him to Messrs. I'/Bather and Co. East India Cham bers, who gave her • very est:dime character, observing, they had 1 property of her's in their hands, and cou had disnted her bills. But they declined becoming security foe the rent, unless she gave than orders to that effect. lie afterwards told her he would take her bill on them. as they appeared a very respectable firm, which she agreed to, and afterwards, in the presence of the prisoner Codfrey, at the cottage, she gave him a bill at six months, drawn on blather and Co.; but, in • very frw days, lie found be could not get the bill even accepted, as Mr. Mather had disappeared. The Captain handed in a letter, written from Mrs. Saunders to his housekeeper at the cottage. The following is a copy of the letter. There were similar cues stated by Mr. Nutting, of Dean-street, piano -forte-maker, who had lost a valuable piano; Mr.Wassell, of Howland -street, who had lost a valuable harp; Mr. Payne, of High-street. musician ; Mr. Crow, livery-stable-keeper, of High street, who had lent the prisoner a tilbury, a cabriolet, and a gig, for which he had never received any thing. Considerable contention arose in the office. as a Mr. Parke, of Chelsea, a builder, was pointed out as having given Mrs. Saun. ders references, and 'Aug connected with the prisoner. Mr. Parker defended himself front the accusation, and said she I had defrauded hint considerably. Mr. RAW L I N 30 N read three anonymous letters received by Mr. Wanaell, of Howland -street, Mr. Payne, of High-street, and Mr. Nutting, of Dean-street. charging him with being an accessary to all the movements of the swindlers, and with a participation in their profits, and the property was concvaled in his house, (Westbourne Cottage) from which it was removed nocturnally at the leisure of the gang. Mr. Parker said he had been attacked in that way before, and had been placarded, and offered • reward of 20 guineas for the offender. Ile had received a highly respectable reference from Mr. Mather, and gave it as his opinion, " she (Mrs. Saunders) was highly respectable, although unfortunate." Here an immense up roar took place in the office, and the retort courteous was most un ceremoniously passed between Capt. Sweetman, Mr. liven, and Mr. Parke, as relating to his having stated those gentlemen dined and drank wine, and were very intimate with Mrs. Saunders. Mr. Raw!. xson said the case assumed so much the complexion of swindling, that he should remand the prisoner until next Wed nesday. UNION HALL. _ _ _ ...... On Tuesday a mart of decent appearance, named Wm. hair, was brought before the sitting Magistrate, R. J. CIIAMBEIRS. Esq., in the custody of Pople, the constable, who apprehended him the previous night, for committing a desperate assault upon his wife, Amy Keats. Mrs. Keats, on coming forward to give her evidence against her husband, exhibited a face dreadfully bruised and swollen, the effects of the beating she had received from the defendant; both her eyes were blackened, and there was a deep cut across the bridge I of her nose. She stated, that she lives at No. 56, Elliott's-row, Prospect-place, Southwark ; that she and her husband keep a house for lodgers, ant! that amongst other lodgers a clergyman of the name of Pause, from Liverpool, occupies two rooms in the house ; that on Monday night Mr. l'ause happened to step into her parlour in the absence of her husband, and while in conversation with that gentleman her husband carne into the room, and ill-used her in the terrible manner in which she appeared before the Magistrate. The Magistrate asked Mrs. Keats where the clergyman was during the time her husband was heating her. The contpixinant replied, that she was so agitated at the moment that she could not recollect what became of him, but she believed, to the best of her recollection, that he had run out of the room when he perceived the violent passion in which her husband ap -I..ared. Bad it not been for the interposition of some of the other lodgers, she really thought her husband would have murdered her. Pottle, the officer, who took the defendant into custody, was called. lie said that on Monday night, about twelve o'clock, he was called out of his bed by a woman, who desired him, for God's sake, to hasten down to Mr. Keats's house, fur that a person was murdering his wife. The officer immediately proceeded thither, and outside the hall door, on the steps, he observed two candles burning in candlesticks, the lights from which enabled him to dis cover great quantities of blood on the ground of the little garden in front of the house. Ile then knocked at the door, which was opened by Mrs. Keats, who held a handkerchief up to her face, which wes literally steeped in blood. On looking at her :ice he could scarcely discover a feature in it. so completely was it battered. I Indeed, said the officer, so shocking and disfigured was Mrs. Keats's fees, on that night, that I can now scarcely bring myself i to believe that she is the saute person. Mrs. Keats here assured him that she was, and that the swelling had abated in connequence of the application of raw beet to the parts affected. The officer proceeded to state, that on entering the parlour he discovered every article in the room destroyed. The whole of the furniture, consisting of tables, chairs, end looking-glasses, lay in fragments in a heap on the floor. The remains of decanters and wine-glasses also were strewed about in all directions. "In fact," said l'ople. " 1 never saw such a scene of destruction of property in one room in my life." The door of the parlour, he observed, bad been knocked off the hinges in the height of the row. After having examined the state of confusion in which things were, be questioned Mrs. Keats relative to it ; and, in reply, she told him that a gen tleman who lodged in the house had Just stepped into the parlour to ask her how she did, when her husband suddenly came in upon them, and, without requiring or asking any explanation, corn- merited a most violent attack upon her, which she was convinced would have proved fatal to her had not some of the lodgers come to her assistance and saved her. During this coversation, the defend- , ant came into the room, who, upon seeing the officer, asked him what he wanted there. Being told, he directly said, " You stop here and I will fetch the parson to you." Pople told him that he aid not want the parson, for it was he (the defendant) that he wanted for beaticg his wife. The defendant then exclaimed, I " Surely you don't want to take me into custody ; it is the parson who has been the cause of all this trouble, and he is the man who should be taken up." Pople added, that he led the defendant off I to the truchhouse. The Magistrate now asked the defendant what could have in duced him to commit such a barbarous outrage upon his wife ? The defendant, in a subdued tone, expressed his sorrow for what had occurrent ; but, said he, " I was greatly exasperated, Sir, on coming home at 11 o'clock on the night mentioned, to find the Rev. Mr. S sitting with my wife in the parlour, drinking wine to gether." The wife here interrupted the defendant, saying, " Ah, Keats. pita know well enough, was it not for the parson you would not have a house over your head, or a bit of bread to put into your mt nth. You knew all this, and yet you behaved is the manner you did." The defendant was proceeding to give some further explanation respecting the intimacy subsisting between the parson and his wife, when Tim Magistrate observed, that he had heard quite enough of the ease to call upon the defendant to put in bail for the assault upon his wife, and remarked, that the defendant might be mis. taken with respect to the nature of the Reverend Gentleman's visit to the wife; for it might have been to administer 11003 c spiritual consolation to her. The defendant sighed and shook his head. About an hour after the decision of the case. Mrs. Keats again came to the office and supplicated the l'ilagistrate to discharge her husband without bail. This application wu refused. TO%VN.IIALL. CONJUGAL Arts evriote.—Lucy Thompson, a very young woman, was sent from the Mansion_ nous. to this Office, to prefer the following piteous complaint : The petitioner described herself to have been the wife of the untortunate man hung at Hertford, on Tuesday last, fur the rob. bery at Air. Haynes's. the steward of Earl Cowper, whose proper name was Thompson rot Jones, and whose body was the sante day brought to town by Dick Curtis, the Pet of the Fancy, and deposited in a house, next door to the Bell public-house, in the Mint, Southwark, kept by a woman named Elizabeth Croft, with whom the convict had for years cohabited, and under whose roof, then in Dover-street, Blackfriars-road, the same mats, Jones, had escaped to, and had his irons tiled off, at the time he and others escaped from the custody of the Marlboreugh.strect officer, in their transit from that • ."ice to Clerkenwcll, opposite the British Museum, about three years back. This woman now denied her the miserable solace of viewing the dead body of her lawful bushand, under a plea that she was no longer his wife the moment he was sentenced, and that he had expressed his dying wish to her that his dead body should never be viewed by his wife. Mr. Alderman Sst rell told the wife no power was vested in him to force compliance to her widlest, but that all he could do should he done, and an officer was ordered to attend the pAitioner, and see what could be done. This duty devolved upon that meritorious efficer, John Kinsey, who made his report, that his best endeavours had proved abortive. 'When the miserable remnant of a miserable culprit expressed her determination to have the body dug from the grave to satisfy the ravings of her unsubduable feelings. CORNWALL MtNEL—Tin ores sold at Redruth on Thursday 21 tons. Amount of sale 1681. 7s. 8(1. Copper OTIV for sale next week at Redruth—Pembroke, 744; Wheal llorland, :198 ;IVheal Damsel, 255; United Mines, 226 ; Tingtang, 214 ; Wheal Pink, 86 ; Wheal Squire, 77; Wheal Spinster, 54 ; Creegbraws, 20; Wheal Hope, 20 ; Barton Mine, Is. Total, 2112 tons. The Rev. E. W. Mathew, Vicar of Coggeshall, Essex, was overturned in his chaise, ou the 11th inst. near the Rev. Mr. Wright's, Marks Tey, by which he broke the scapula of his left shoulder, and narrowly escaped with his life. The accident is attributed to the negligence of the surveyor, who had laid a quantity of gravel, without al lowing sufficient room for tno carriages to pus. CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS. AND CEREMONIES ON CHRISTMAS DAY. (From Tines Teksenpe for 18251 Popular superstitutions and customs may generally be traced back to heathen times, for on their rites and myste ries were many of the Catholic ceremonies afterwards en grafted; and to the Saturnalia we arc, or rather our ancestors were, probably indebted for some of our Christ mas pastimes. The Reformation first injured their popu larity, and the age of Puritanism gave them a fresh shock. 0! rus, quando to aspiciain. Yet even there the hand of improvement has been active, and some valuable relic of ancient festivities is occasionally ushered from the parlour to the kitchen, never more to return. The deco ration of houses and churches with evergreens is continued, however, in London ; nor is there a deficiency, to the best of our experience, in the demands for Christmas boxes; the original intention of which was probably to enable the poor to partake of. the festivities of the season, from the gratuities of their more wealthy fellow-creatures—and, God forbid that, while feasting ourselves, we should not assist our poor neighbours and dependents to enjoy them selves. Certain nocturnal wandering minstrels occasionally disturb the slumbers of the citizens for about a month prior to Christmas, calling themselves Sails; but slack the day !' instead of playing and singing the good old Carol, our ears arc saluted with Roy's Wife, St. Patrick's Day, or the latest Quadrille tune. In many parts of the country, especially in the west, the Carol is still preserved, and is sung in the parish churches on Christmas Day, the singers also going about to the different houses blithely caroling such cheering tunes as A Child this day is bond—' Sit, you merry gentlemen'—' 1 saw three ships come sailing in, &c. &c. In London, except some croak ing ballad-singer bawling nut God rest you, metry gentle men,' or a like doggrel, nothing in the shape of Carols is heard, though there is a considerable sale of them among the lower classes. Look at the following list of Christmas amusements, given by Burton in his Anatomy of Melan choly, now superseded by his Pope-Joan, Blind Man's Buff; and Puss in the Corner :—"Fhe ordinary recreations which we have in winter are carder, tables and dice, sho vel-board, chew-piety, the philosopher's game, small trunkes, billiards, musicke, makes, singing, dancing, ule-games, catches, purposes, questions ' merry tales of' er rant knights, kings, queens, lovers, lords, ladies, giants, dwarfs, thiev;:s, fairies, goblins, friars, witches, and the rest.' As to mummers and Christmas Plays, unless Gri tnaldi and the pantomimes be considered as relies, we know not where to find them in or near the metropolis ; though formerly a Lord of Misrule, or Christmas Prince ' was chosen, even in the highest families and most learned esta blishments;—even our kings used to join in these sports. Mummers, guisardes, or guise -dancers, (commonly called geese-dancers,) may yet be seen in the country ; and the story of St. George and the Dragon and the Fair Sabra is annually repeated, enlivened with the frolics of (lid Fa ther Christmas; and the Doe,or, who cures each deep and deadly wound' of the combatants, coming for that purpose From the furthermost part of Spain, NVith a little bottle of alieumpain. But the sons and daughters of Christmas, " Old Christ mas of London and Captain Christmas," have seen strange vicissitudes since the family were last assembled at White:Jell. The goodly number of sports and customs which took place in Those golden days of yore, When Christmas was a high day, is yearly diminishing. Until very lately, the Chaplains in St. James's Place retained the venerable custom of having " a tureen full of rich plum porridge" served up, and not only served up, hut actually " eaten on that festival at that table." But, alas! the " plum-porridge" and the " tu reen" have disappeared before time magic touch of modern refinement. Of the s?lendid and substantial hospitality which dis tinguished the celebration of Christmas in former times, when noblemen and gentlemen of fine estates had their heralds, who wore their coat of arms at this and other solemn seasons, and cried Largesse, &c., we have already dissected in our previous volumes ; and have given a poetical bill of fare in the time of King Arthur, describ ing the " salmon, venison, and wild boys," which were served up by hundreds, along with " hogsheads of honey, kilderkina of mustard," &c. We will now record a few anecdotes of the principal personage in our modern Christ mas dinner—Monsieur Dindon ; or, in vulgar English, our Alderman-in-Chains. Naturalists are at variance upon the origin of the turkey. Some pretend that it was not known before the discovery of America, and that the first which appeared on a table in F►ance was eaten at the nuptials of Charles IX., in 1370. Henry VIII. had some of them brought to England in 1425, and they are supposed to be indigenous to Canada and the adjacent countries, where they are found sometimes weighing upwards of SOlbs. Credal Atheist Apella. How ever, we , must allow that the Norfolk breed does not fall considerably short of that weight. On the other hand, it is said that Meleager, a King of Macedonia, brought them from India into Greece at a very early period ; and that out of gratitude for such an acquisition the Athenian Gastronomers called the bird Meleagris. Mythology contends that they were so named from the Macedonian hero above mentioned, after whose death his woe-begone sisters were transformed into these birds of mournf.il appearance. But there is still • doubt whether the ..11eleagris of Aristotle, of Clytus, of Calixenes, of Ptolemy, and other authors of ancient times, was not the bird now known under the name of Guinea-hen. Ovid certainly mays (b. viii. of the Metamorphoses) that Me!eiger's sisters were turned into birds, but mentions nothilk; die, except that, having acquired horny beaks and ex,cosive wings, they were sent adrift, to find their way through the vacant air. The idea that the Jesuits brought them into notice is erroneous; they were known in Europe long be fore the institution of Loyola's order. Why the French should call them doodles de saretier, cobler's larks, can not easily be be accounted for. This bird is so stupid or timorous that if you balance a bit of straw on his head, or draw a line with chalk on the ground from his beak, he fancies himself so loaded or so bound that Le will remain in the ante position till hunger forces him to move. The French say of a silly person, "c'est us dindon ;" applying the term as,we do that of goose. This bird is either roasted or boiled, and often accom panied by a chine of pork : when of a goodbreed, it possesses a flavour between the pheasant and the chicken. In the French cuisine, turkey d la dattl.e, means the bird confined in a terrine with truffles, maroons, &c. &e. and so baked in the oven that it may keep. It is eaten cold, and offers an elegant and substantial relish for the luncheon of a Gastronomer. But r►mugre la Carte franeaise, we must confess ourselves English enough to prefer, espe cially on Christmas-day, " an Alderman in caging," with his attendant liverymen, hereunder descrited All hail ! thou Monarch of the smiling board, Majestic Turkey ! All hail ! the forced-meat balls with which thnn'rt stored! All hail! the sausage-fetters steaming o'er thee ! Hail ! ye inferior, yct delightful dishes, O'er which in trance ecstatic roves my eye ! Ye savoury fowls, ye most alluring dishes, And brandy flashing in the burnt mince-pie ! ! end and oyster-sauce ! quail! patridge ! bastard ! Lobster! plain-pudding '• apple pie ! and custard ! OUTLAWRY OF THE 1115110, OF Cr.ocitta.—On Sun day last, after a very excellent sermon had been delivered by the Rev. Dr. Busftild, and as the eongrcgatioa was on the point of departing, a well-dressed man arrested their attention, by reading, in a very loud tone, the following words from a paper he held in his hand:— •• 0 yea, 0 yea, 0 yea--Come forth and enrrender yourself to the Sheriff of Middlesex, on the octave of St. Hilary, for a certain misdemeanour, or you will be outlawed. " Wet. HEMP, Bailiff to the said Sheriff. - -- • " Mary-la-bonne, Dee. 19, 1824." The congregation were astounded, and as many could not distinctly hear, it was a considerable time hefere the church and its spacious yard could be cleared. The notice is now to be seen posted on the principal door of Mary-la-banne church, and which, it is astonishing, has not before been noticed in any of the papers. ASSIST•NT lI•IIRISITLRS. — The appointment of Mr. M'Can to the West Riding of the County of Cork has taken place, and Mr. Manley has been promoted to th e East Riding. CHRISTMAS IN THE HIGHLANDS. The mode of celebrating Christmas in the Highlands 0 ( Scotland forms a striking contrast to the luxurious Cas4 of our metropolitan gourmands. Christmas Eve (s a% , Mr. Grant Stewart, in his work on the Superstitions of the Highlanders), is chiefly spent in preparation for the sac. ceeding days. The housewife is busily engaged in the pr o . vision and cooking of dainties. 't he flagman still that. in the ham, desirous of providing the necessary store 0 ; fodder for the Christmas. The herdboy's axe resound s ot , the Sr-stock, determined to prepare plenty of light, o w the gudeman, and others, are abroad on a not less impom ant errand—the procuring of Callacla or Chrigew, Old Wife, an indispensable requisite fi n fi n this oe m i cio The remainder of the evening is sp e nt in various gam es of amusement. At length the brightening glow of the eastern sky we re , the anxious house-maid of the approach of Christmas-del She rises full of anxiety at the prospect of her titmi c e labours. The meal, which wa s st ee p e d i n t h e sofrau: bowie a fortnight ago, to make the PrerAdachdan ever, ar snur scones (cakes), is the first object of her attention The gridiron is put on the fire, and the sour scones are soon followed by hard cakes, soft cakes, buttered atke e , brandered bannocks, and pannich perm. The balk. being once over, the rowans pot succeeds the gridiron, fn; of new lowans, which are to be given to the family, Amt . ably to custom, this day in their beds. The sown, are boiled into the consistence of molasses, when the 14: 01 . le-rriels (yeast-bread), to distinguish it from boiled lowa, is ready. It is then poured into as many bickers as theft are individuals to partake of it, and presently served to th e whole, old and young. It would suit well the pen of Rums, or the pencil of a Ilogarth, to paint the Pe te which follows. The ambrosial food is despatched k aspiring draughts by the family, who soon give esid eek proofs of the enlivening effects of As soon as each despatches his bicker he jumps asit of 1,4 —the elder branches to examine the ominous signs of the dayt, • antl the younger to enter on its amusements. Flock. ing to the swing, a favourite amusement on this occasiot., the youngest of the family get the first "showier," and t h e next oldest to him, in regular succession. In order to add the more to the spirit of the exercise, it is a common pros. tice with the person in the swing, and the rrsou appounal to suing him, to enter into a very warm and humorous al tereation. As the swinged person approaches the swinger, he exclaims, Ei mi tc chat—" I'll eat your kail." To this the swinger replies, with a violent shove, Chu ni u cats chat--" You shan't eat my ;sail." These th-eau and re pulses are sometimes carried to such a height, as to brisk down or capsize the threatener, which generally puts a sod to the quarrel. , . As t h e day advances, those minor amusements arc ter minated at the report of the gun, or the rattle of the ball. clubs—the gun inviting the marksman to the Kiaraniveki, or prize-shooting, and the latter to Luclid-moil or th e ball combatants—both the principal sports of the day. Tired at length of the attire amusements of the fell they exchange them fur the substantial entertairmims of the table. Groaning under the sonry haggis and many other savoury dainties, unseen for twelve months before, the relis communicated to the company, by the appu. ance of the festive board, is more easily conceived than described. The dinner once despatched, the flowing bowl succeeds, and the sparkling glass flies to and fro likes weaver's shuttle. As it continues its rounds, the spirit's(' the company become the more jovial and happy. Animated by its cheering influence, even old r.ecrepitude no longer feels his habitual pains—the fire of youth is in his eye, as lie details to the company the exploits which distinguished him in the days of auld langsyne ; while the young, with hearts inflamed with lore and glory, long to mingle in the more lively scenes of mirth, to display their prowess and agility. Leaving the patriarchs to finish those profcsions of friendship for each other, in which they are so de voutly engaged, the youncer part of the company will shape their course to the ball-room, or the cud-table, u their individual inclinations suggest ; and the remainder of the evening is spent with the greatest pleasure of which human nature is susceptible. • The " Old Wife" consists of the stump of Mtn yktheted tree, which is thrust into a cart full of burning peats, awl *ere consumed. " A black Christmas makes a fat kirk-yard." A 'U.! Christmas and a elm Candlemas are signs of a good year. The ,• Savoury Haggis" (from hag, to chop) is a di h com monly made in a sheep's maw, of its lungs, heart, and liver. nat.! with suet, onions, salt, and pepper; or of oatmeal raised with the latter, without any animal food. By the Guiana, arrived in the Clyde, we have r;ceired Demerara papers to the 23d October. The following is an extract:—" The Sovereign transport, with the detachment of the left wing of the 60th regiment, lately stationed a: Bermuda, arrived here yesterday evening. The Sovenign touched at Barbadoes, whence she sailed six slays ar. The detachment consists of about two hutol-ed men, a al is commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel G liffe, C B.; Captains Franchint and Strongitharm, Ueu.sitant Stop's :on, Ensigns Smith, Von Krueger and Itobinson. - --Gtelans Aronicle, Oct. 13. GLASGOW COTTON MANIC ET, DEC. 18.—There has been a very animated demand for Cotton during this week: prices have gradually advanced about 0. per lb. The sales amount to 2,509 bales, which sold as under: — Sea Islands 29, 17d. to 170. good fair, 180. rat h er fine; stained ditto, 174, 941. ordinary, 9itl. middling. 12d. good fair, 134 d. fine ; Bowes's 1,143, 9d. middling, 90. fair, tod. to 104 d. good ; Orleans and Mobile 338, 9d. ordinary 9td. middling, to 1 1 el. good ; Maranhalr , 17, Hid. fair; Bahia 16, 100. middling; Para 111. iogd. fair ; Bahama 6, 114.1. good; Demerara, 132, 1 1,1 fair, to 12d. good ; Egyptian 24x, 100. good fair,l23. good ; Carriacou so, 100. to 100. good ; Madras, 34, 7 el. to Sel. good ; Surats 54, 64d. to 6441. common ; Ben gals 1 48, 6441. good fair. Imported from Demerary sag Berbice, 330 bales. PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.—A few days since Mr. Beck, of the White Hart inn, 4Viabech, took up a gun to nu amine, which a gentleman who has been shooting had, bat a few minutes before, brought into the room. Not being aware that it was loaded, he pulled the trigger, when for tunately the powder only flashed in the pan, or the instant death of Mr. Robert Ward would have been inevitable, ns the muzzle of the gun was not only pointed at, but witlua a few inches of his body. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT THE &&&&& UPTe COURT, BASIXGRALL • THIS DAT. FIRST MEETINGI. R. Erwond. W., and Crofts, It., Turaer'a-squara, Homo. Distairlane, paper.otainen . • - ' Good. W. sen. and W. jun., Hythe, liouthampton. builders . II TO.MORROW. SECOND MEETING. Rolfes, W. G., Fenchurch-stress,l374lWr w. TIIIID striertwas. Barnes, T. and Wentworth, H. New Go:n-Exchange, Mark . le - lane, millers - - levy, H. Rathbone-Mace. g1.1 5 q-dealer - " ;11annal, W. Great IVild.‘treet, h ilier - . l. Winkles, R. sen. and R. jun., ColrliroJk-row, Islington, coal merchants - nts - - . 1" BIRTHS. Yesterday, at Forrest 11111, the Lady of John :Nichol, EM a son. Tuesday, in Great Queen-street, Lady Flint, of a son. 31ARBIED. Yesterday, at Ealing church, by the Her. George LL.I)., the Rey. Edward Trimmer, 51. A.. of Turnbam.greo, to Laura. second daughter of tae Iter. Dr. Nicholas. At l'aris, in the f'hopel of the British Emboss'. on the lk: instant, R. Bu c h anan , E sq . t h e y ounger . o f Ihumpillier. to San Maria C. lloare, eldest daughter of Sir Joseph Wallis Boas. Bart. On Tuesday bed, at {Variants!, the Rev. W. Mayen. of Wet. ton, Oxfordshire, to Sarah, daughter of Mark Gib erne, Erg• of ttr termer place. DIEM Tuesday, Mrs. Youn g , th e motti.:r of Mrs. Yaw:nitro , . It b e ' house In Arundel.street, aged 71. On tht 20th instant, at his residonce, Marsh Gate, lit" 4 " Dd. Marianne, wife of bir John Edward ilaringt, HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT lA3NININ BMW► llorning S 3 min. atter 3. I Afternoon 3 Printed at THE BRITISH Plt Es'S 01See. by J. SV . C" 11/70• 1111, Strand, and published by R. tA$S9t, owe Pia"' /1 C C No. 6,88 STAT. Curnpfm/fer c. I. receive Tendert. for 41 sod irEl.l.l/k1 required f fa tioatractal for, and the dte particulars of Cants taf the articles viewed at t Sikh of December, to Same ilto hours of Ten and Theo The Tenders to be *drive Stationery II Miwe, James-al livered by Twelve of lock January. 1825, marked in t Ifallam." sitter which day a inti r Oeger (i the IL liverty'e . Ezeise Re olke, Old Broad-street, on so Oat o'clock precisely, A QUANTITY OF 1, Cigars, Cheroots ode li(!ods to be vie' Loden Doc! r, previous t may be had Id tA. each. EAST Coert o f Dirt Marthint• V Eegla Oki trance, That the Committee of ea or at any time before WI moire Proposals in ‘Vritini be willbqg to supply the Cm Ana aod that the conditions rif tl NMI to the Clerk of the sai met be left, before eleven January, 11123, after which 1 Tsodcr. NGLISH sod 11l F• A At a MEETING of the of December, NU. _ . L 3 '.'IL POLI Raw Ned unaitimituili: Thu all Applications fut =paid?, I.ldre‘sed to t a. No. 3, Gray's Inn. y ONDON and BF _ ..... _ CAPITAL, ONE MIA SAN _ _ In Shares of 1h This Undertaking being of obtaining Shorn, are ro Amory and Coles, Solicitors, CITY OF I AT a GENF:RAI, ] of GREAT BRIT ulvertitement. GEORGE I.'S' It was moved be William Thomas Wilson. Esq. U.P. That the Report be appro are tr.dividually concerned) mendation of the Committc means of increasing the fur Relief for 31ained and sisal Children. And this Itler:ini manieste these their sentime; the Corporation. And that Committee of this Society'; carry the same into efect. It was moved by John 3: Ponies, Esq. That this Meeting cannt Duty" IA a moat oppressive T. resorting to this port, since tl still continues to be, to detest sanction of docks, which has tutee to the Revenue, and to which Shipping has derived I taring heavy charges for the Therefore, that a Petition fa Relief from the said Ta Teeny be rciuested to trans .eurable the Chancellor of t lung that he will be pleased say be presented to the Hoc That the said Petition be li :',l: signatures. And that 31v. Thomas Wi It was moved by Thomas Maude, Esq. : That this Meeting do fu err tom expunged in their 311 -.Deputation from the Coal ! , reught before Parliament fns •auling any clauses of a comp tae shi aa on e ow ners the Coal b Teat sifili may be ' w tomunittee will resist the sam It was moved by J. D. POI wick, I: , q. : That the cordial thanks of ti 31inisters for the great beat 4rd navWatiun of the country into l'ar lament for the consol to navigation and trade, and i :he Excise. Itsasnmeed by William Gorge Whiteley, EM.:_ That the hest thanks of th :Moro, for their continued atti Ithici, hare hem under their t The Meeting titen proceede in the roost of that number peered that the choice had fall Jamas Bentley, k:sq. Henry Blanchard, Liu!. Johnl)awstsi, Esq. C. 1). fiurdon, Esq. Mr. Lyall having left du ain. Esq. 111. P., stranded h That the thanks of this eta valuable services to the Societ due day. /V A Rdla;, ( ) Fe 1 ; 11 T r 4. Num Room of St. Awlies ROBERT IVA I TII3IA N, Common Councilmen and 'ming, the following lientic Council : Mews. Butterworth Tirkner W. J. Reeves., D Blacket Crook ii'. Vale, Dep. Taylor Southgate Resolved unanitnously—Tl Riven to W. J. Reeves art Messrs. firiffith, Patten, T Young, Crook, Figgius, sad Butterworth, for the sash have fulfilled their duties as the past year, and for their o of apathy and delusion, of ti them have so long and so s tom to support for the future Mon Council which shall hay cat:eliresentation of tho of Parliament, and edam in the Court of Comn Resolved unanimously-1 Presented to Robert 11 situ tad impartiality with ehich fat his constant and vigilan: Ward —and for his able and eiples of Civil and IWO, arduous polities! life. Resolved unanimously-1 deep I) regret the detemtinatie bear in future rendering his t hons in support of the princi M this 1% aid. This ICE Thompson to retire without !lcellcnt services he has altv la upholding the honour, th. Ward of Farringdon Witho begs to express a hope that ' , instance_ if occasion should nesolved nrianimoualy-1 tag be presented to Mr. t attention in grantin i < the use Election. Resolved unanimously-1 by the Ward Clark and Evening Papers. , p