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STATE OF TRADE. laNcittarea..—We stand in CUT last that the trade ....IPA approaching convalescence ; we are lirappy >at drit it continues to" do well ;' and we hope that it. v.:tont:4 health will soon render our weekly full•;ins unnecessary. Th•" county manufac:wcra have mierally shown a disposition to inlvonce wages, and the -noire respee:ahle 'hi've given three-pence upon calicoes. Plat Iliac are Ants who continue to give frit work at sele old prices, and have therefore an advantage of nearly Mapper et•nt. it, d oe atilt' of their rktli, over their Mare •;thanane ant . : more liinral reinie•tiril 4. 'rue wonder •tat weavers will Nike work at all from stieli pople, when tiricy have the alternativ: of working on tin' hi l l;waya.— /i•orwheslrr Ciro kr. Btacitntsx::.—We now nub pleasure communicate the oontinstanAi of the symptoissr: tsf returning confidence and 'raving prosrerity which we have had to speak of for the cut three or four weeks. This we learn by the concurrent eertisnony of the accounts from the majority of the menu ismurinct districts. Not that the distress of the labouring p.m, or the emba ment of the ordinary tradesmen, are 'Yet in any great degree removed ; the former still continues , o a most. painful extent, and she latter cannot be expected :o cease until the blessings of reviving trade and commerce shall hope been more liberally extended to the lower classes J: . society. We have, bows.ver, the pleasing assurance stoat the scarlet at Manchester (on which, ns we have fry t,.uently b,ifure observed, we principally depend) has roved every weck, and it appears that for gray clath an advance has been Obtained, and the market continues to look np. We learn, also, that one or two manufacturers in this town and the village of Darwen have this week Oven a small advance to their weavers. We trust this ex f.rnple will be followed by all, and that wages will be still turther advanced.—Blackburts Mail. Latin, &c.—The transition from a state of languor to a state of great Re:is ity in the woollen and worsted stuff manufactures has been more sudden in Leeds and Bradford than could have been expected. At present most of our manufactories are well employed ; some of them are work ,ng seven clays, others eight in the week, and in one ease at :east, night and day, with a prospect of continuance till itespring. The land carriers are so fully employed in the .ativeyance of merltandise, that the principal of them have been obliged, within the last fortnight, to call in the aid of auxiliaries ; but this is occasioned by the despatch of some large East India °Hem which require to be sent to Lon don with great rapidity. Wool has now attained to a t:frierably fair remunerating price, at which we always wish :o see it, but any attempt to raise the price unduly would check the wholesome stream of prosperity which has set in so auspiciously upon the manufacturing districts of the ..iountry, and in the benefits of which the farmers already ' partake. %Vc cannot help thinking that, with prudence and moderation, trade will he good and even brisk during the approaching winter. The stocks in the hands of the merchants and manufacturers are, we believe, unusually leer ; few goods have been sent abroad for the last ten months, and money enough will be found to carry on our transactions both at lime and abroad, if the money can be profitably employed.—Leede Mercury. Hatrvwx.—A great deal of business was done last Sa turday in the Piece-hall, at Halifax, without any material iilterstion in prices. The recent sales of goods have set a number of shuttles in motim that have long been standing. DEWSBURY, SEPTEMBER 26.—The trade in this town and neighbourhood continues to improve, but it is feared, that it may receive a check from the rapid advance in the price of wool. In the blanket market at Ileckmondwike yesterday. the demand was brisk at an advance of from three to four per cent., making the advance, within the fast month, full 12i per cent., tamely, from Is. 4d. to it 6tll. per pound. FOXTHILL, On.. 3. A very extensive manufactory for superfine cloths and kersevmeres has recently been erected on a part of this far :aimed and naturally beautiful domain. It is situated on ' the boundary of the lake towards Tisbury. There are some neat cottages built at the side of it for the work-peo p!e. The mill, which is driven by a water-fall from the lake, is said to be of immense power. The manufacture ly in its infancy, but is capable of furnishing employment to at least 1,000 hands. At present there are about 130 employed, many of whom came from Chippenham to found the establishment. These people are constantly employed, and earn good wages. Numerous applications for work have been made from other towns, in which the trade is (-early stagnant, but it is desirable to employ the people of r:;e neighbouring parishes rather than to draw a population trom distant ones. The proprietor, Mr. Mortimer, is a nephew of the wealthy Mr. Farquhar, and, having a large quantity of land, it is understood that each one of the workmen in the manufactory will have a portion of land annexed to his cottage, in order that he may accustom his faintly to the cultivation of the soil : so that, in the event .4 any failure of trade, the people may not be reduced to i 'sat misery which is too often the result of training a po ralation to manufactures exclusively. If to this were i,ided a school for the instruction of the children, and they were tau;:ht, as their first duty, to provide for their own wants by their own hidustr7, this new manufactory might prove beneficial, in the way of example, to those neigh t.otteing town; in which little, if any, regard has been paid the comforts, or the characters, or the intelligence, of workmen or their children ; but they have been reared .4•. d trained solely with a view to the profit which the mas sy: manufacturer could obtain from their labour. These n.anufacter4s are now beginning to see their error, and to evosplain that they have no control over their servants, who are too numerous and too united to allow them to lower their otages, or to exercise that power over them which • gt.od opinions only can secure. Mr. Iletkford employed a great many builders and la touren in rearing his buildings and forming his pleasure grounds and plantations, and, fortunately for the poor, the ' , action of these new manufactories has found them em sonyment recently; but, as the winter approaches, they will be reduced to great straits if the manufacture should I.i any means fail. the neighbouring parish of Motion the poor-rates are sai:d to be 14s. in the pound, the population bt-ing only 900, apil the land only about 200 acres. The neighbouring farmers are overdone with labourers at this season, and of cuu-es they employ tin ir own parishioners first: There being so little land in Hindon, no manufacture, and very few persons of property or engaged in trade, there are at ili.s moment 1 great many able-bodied men and boys de p.-ndent on the parishes for support, and loitering about the :Streets. Mr. Reckford some time since aprropriated 12 lacks of land fur gardens for the poor, which is found to he ((great use to them, and he demands no rent for it. Ilia antertrst iti the borough has been purchased lately by Lord e;sosvenor, who has erected some new cottages in lieu of .others which had fallen into decay ; and the inhabitants entertain great hopes that his Lordship will provide some etuployment - for the surplus labourers. Some women here are employed in winding silk for a manufacturer at Gifting :tam, byt at a miserable rate of wages, and they do not ob taM above a quarter employ. Lord Calthorpe his also an interest in the borough, and returns one Member to Parliament. He established a settuttl here 'for the education of the children some time Ance ; but that which they want is some profitable labour. constant work for about fifty men and boys would set the porn alive. Foothill is in the parish of Tisbury, which is u. great extent, and includes the house and farms of Mr. !tenet% one of the Members of Parliament for Wiltshire. les Gentleman farms about, 1,100 acres of land, and did .inane time since keep in hand nearly 5,01/0. The farmers here complain gee's', of the low price o f wool and stock sheep. The wool, whirl) was worth its. 3d. tlse pound, will not fur more than Td. at present. The labourers here are paid about es. per week, and, if they have large fumiliee, their wages are made up to Is. 3d. each parson per week from the parish. The grass lands and turnips were never known so flue at this season of the Game is must - abundant in the preserves at Fonthia, Pyt hotrx, and Wardour. Mr. &nett presides at the Petty tkosai6as at Ilindon, and has very politely invited the Ito. porter to sttergi them, expressing his opinion moat de m:1011y, that Reporters &told be permitted to attend all lidgu; justice meetings. POLICE. AIANSION•HOUSE..—remerday a matt named Tkinna, with three other men. In tle service .of Merida. Ly.ter and NA. 'itmem, Upper Thames-arr.•t. Were, together with a malt mooed liromar, charged with hating robbed that firm of property to A ray rod .iderahle amount. On the 22c1 ult. 3lr. Nelson, of the He II Inn. Altlersgate-stteet stopped in a hsckney.coach,, before eight o'clock in the morning, opposite to the warehouse of the prowl-atom, when he observed tin prisoner Broome go him the warehouse, and soon alter come out with a load of paper. The witness was led to pay particular at tention to the ciretimatance. The prisoner came and made a permed wp. Mr. Nelsou nun a person, named Plar lc, who caused Biome to be apprehended. It was RS 'ertained that no less than six ' , anis of piper hail been taken away that morning. On gong into the warehouse. the prisoner Thomas was found there, clearing clown the desks. There was no one near except himself. The first load carried by Broome was nrwards of a hundred and sixty pounds weight, and it was concluded that he could not have lifted it without the assistance of "Lune one in the warehouse. The onotne was also tied up with airing of the 'me kind as some bound on the counter there; and this, it WAS presumed, could not have been done without the knowledge of the man in the warehouse. The apprehension of Broome led to inquiries, when It apperrrd that morning after morning. tor the last three months, paper lints been taken nut at the warehouse in a similar manner, at an curly helm in the morning, and deposited at public houses and otter places not far off in the neighbourhood. l'he property stolen was very considerable. It was evidently done by a conspiracy of the ll , rvanton rob their employers, in conjunctitnt with tilt man Broome, who had heti no business wi h the him , . The Lord Mayor en. tered very eiligently into a minute examination of evidence, but none of the persons who belonged to the public houses sit, re Brpome had been in the habit of receiving paper could identify any of the four servants of the firm now at the bar as having brought it. The 1.01111 MANOR fully coq milted Broome antrnoma, to take their trial. _ A woman was brought up by one of the street•keepers, on a charge of baring obtained money under false pretenci a. The strett.keeper said the prisoner was a capital performer of an old trick, which had recently, during the most distressed times, been pat in practice with great efffct upon the public. She appear. it to be a woman who had just arrived front a long journey, and had fallen down in utter exhaustion on the pavement, with four story ing children beside her. She was attended on such occasion by a poor-looking woman, who appeared to be deeply affected at the condition of the unhappy mother, and besought the aid of the pas sengers. Tic belief raised resment i the unhappy mother, told which operated powertit lj, was that she had just arrived from one of the manufacturing districts, where famine had reared its head, and that she had become exhausted in her attempt to escape front it. Sometimes, however, she performed the part of the female Sa maritan. and invited others to follow her example. It was doub•- fol whether her performance of this character, or her oratory in behalf of the sufferer, had the greatest effect. She would arrest the female passengers by an appeal to their sympathy. She smote the consciences of worldly-minded men by texts denouncing the hard hearted end uncharitable; and the most obdurate she overcame by raising doubts whether in passing the most wretched group they might not pass a real case of suffering. Some suspicions were entertained whether she had really obtained the children honestly that she made use of, as they were evidently not her own. _ The Lon!) Maxon remanded her, for the present, to Bridewell. Mr, Beddome, the Town Crier, who is one of the Officers of the Ginirdi.in Institution, stated yesterday, publicly, to the Lord Mayor, as one of the Patron., that they were most wilting to take Eli zabeth Wetherell under their protection, if she were willing to ac cede to their offer. It appeared that her former unfortunate com panions now flocked about her, and it was to be feared that, unless she was in some way taken care of, the public charity exercised to wards her would do her little service. The Society would place whatever money might be subscribed for her in a Savings' Bank, and keep her ur.der their protection until an eligible opportunity mig.:t occur for restoring her advantageously to society. The Loan Mayon commended the offer, and the spirit in which it was made. GelLDHßlLL.—Septirans Charlet Field, an intelligent-looking man, apprentice with Mr. Bradford, surgron and apothecary, No. 117, Fleet -street, w as brought before Ste Peter Lawrie yester day, charged with stealing 2J.. the property of Ilia master. Mr. Bradford said his principal complaint against him was, that he had been practising amongst his connexion without his know. ledge, end with the intention of secreting the profit% thereof. Last Sunday the witness was sent for by Mr. Edmonds. a tradesman in Fetter-lane, and upon going there was shown a bill which Field had made out in his own name against one of the female servants who was afflicted with the piles. charging her 300. for his services. Upon questioning the woman, it appeared that she went to the shop in Ilett.street, and inquired for Mr. Bradford. The prisoner told her he was not at home, and, learning her business with him, he cajoled her with a representation that he could oat her case with superior skill himself, and at a much cheaper rate than his muter, and forced her to submit to an examination, which had very properly excited the indignation and disgust of Mr. Edmond., and had caused him to seek the interview on Sunday last, for the purpose of acquainting him of the circumstances. When witness returned home, he inquired of his own servant whether she was aware of the prisoner having attended upon any outer patient, and was told that he had visited a Mr. Hattie. Mr. Harris. it seemed, had called twice at the shop, and was told by the prisoner that his muter was out, and he could not ay when he would be home; but he volunteered his own services, and made up some prescriptions for his complaint (rheumatism), which left the disease acting with undiminished rigour, and also made the patient very ill. Mr. Bradford had no doubt his drugs had been used upon these occa sions ; but the charge of felony he now preferred would be made out by the t, whit saw him serve drugs in the shop anti re ceive 2d. ; and on looking at the shop-book afterwards in the day, and at the closing of the account of receipts at night, she found there was not a single item of 2d. in it. This was three months ago. Sir PETER thought it was most extraordinary that the maid servant should have troubled her head with the bill-book, and had the opportunity of so examining it ; and he inquired what premium Mr. Bradford had received with his soprentice. Mr. Bradford replied he had only 201. The prisoner said Mr. Bradford had stated several charges against him, but had not proved one, except that he had made out a bill in his own name; and he assured the Alderman he meant to have turned the cash over to his master when he received it. He had discovered a new remedy. and, by surprising his master with his success, he hoped to have induced him to pay more attention to bringing him forward in his profession than he had hitherto seemed disposed to do. lie denied having stolen the two-pence. Sir PETER said he thought a Jury would not give a verdict of guilty under the circumstances stated, and he should be sorry to attach his name to a commitment where conviction was not very likely to follow. As the prisoner, however, had greatly miscon. ducted himself, if Mr. Bradford desired it, he and some other Ma gistrate would on a future day cancel the indentures. Mr. Bradford said that would satisfy him, and he would return the premium he had received. Sir PETER replied this liberality was highly commendable, and discharged the prisoner. A Gentleman in the profession promised to take care of the pri soner in the mean time, and stated that his mother was left a widow with seven children, and that some friend placed the prisoner in Christ's Hospital, and paid 2001. for his medical education, but he had always been an unsteady youth. Francis Bolt, a carpenter, living in Trinity-court, Alderagate street, was brought up on a warrant by Harrison, the Maralialman, Charged with an aggravated assault. Mr. Sstrnt.tv, • Solicitor, stated that lie went to the prisoner's house on the Monday after Michaelmas day for the rent, but found, as he had indeed been forewarned, that Bolt was prepared against arrest or distrair.t, for he would only answer through the key-hole. Mr. Amos, • broker, was then employed to levy a distress, and he accordingly went at three in the afternoon,knocked at the door, and was answered by a boy from the parlour window, which he opened upon haring there was a letter from his father. The broker kept the boy in conversation until he approached the window, and then desiring him to call his mother, while the boy turned his head for that purpose, the broker sprung in and seised the good. with the email formalities. Leary, the man who was left in possession, was, 'however, forcibly expelled by Bok on the following evening. Holt came home intoxicated, and, using dreadful threats and great. violence, forced him out of the one-pair Nora, down the stairs, and out of the street door. Mr. William Humphreys urged that it had not yet been shown that the man ea, authorised t' remain; the authority for the sci lure was not produced ; and if a man found a trespasser in his house he might eject him, if he refused to walk out, with as much force as was necessary to effect the object. Mr. SMIDLIT said he could produce the authority ender which the sawn was wade, but the production of it was waived, and Sir PIM Lituait ordered the prisoner to find bail. He had, he raid, taken the opinion of the City Solicitor its to whether the entering by the window was a legal entry, before he Iwued the war. rant, and he was of opinion it was legal. The prisoner had, therefore, been guilty of an mouth of an aggrsrated description. Etow.sTaziw.—Yesterday Akehawa Cooprr, a men having the appearance at a journeyinati mechanic, was brought up by fredbet ter, who apprehended hint on Wednesday night, on the charge of being an accessary in the outrage upon Mr. °nada, ben. and Mrs. Charles (Jrindal. Alf. HADDON. the Solicitor, and his principal clerk, attended. u before, to conduct the prosecution. The prisoner was not attended by a legal adviser. Mrs. Grinds was called. and repeated her former general de. serlption of the outrage, and added, that the defendant came to the house with Hunter, to assist in attending upon Mr. finnoll, sen. He was sent at the Instance of Captain Deane, blr, titinton, and Mr. Charles °Tindall. Witness felt satisfied that his attendance was totally unnecessary, and on Tuesday turning, the 24 t h u l t. , site gave him 6s. and discharged him. In the evening of the same day, however, he came again, and said, that Captain Deane, Mr. Stinton, and Mr. Orindell, bad sent him With their compliments, to say that Mr. Grindell was lo that State of tuird that more as. sistance was absolutely necessary, and that he (defendant) must re. main there. On the nest day it was that a strait waistcoat was put upon the old gentleman, and the defendant admitted to witness that he twisted in the operation. The defendant Ms. very civil, and seemed to be acting entirely under the Influence of the other ZtL U. seemed, la fact, to be acting as a aims servant s obey. ' i w teorders of Hunter and Mr. Orinded. Urn this sesteasat, )lr. Miratuall Bali be Bang 4:41 upon ike THE BRITISH defendant to give bail tut at the name time he was willing to Itar awe thing winch he might have w say in answer to the charge. The defendant. whn seemed to he rather a stupid yout'g man said he did not know that he ens doing wrong t he was amt. g as was must in such .cases, and entirely under the orders of tinnier. Mr erindell slid there was nothing like the violence sn•j Ito , - lying of Ilunter. in the conduct of the defcittl.int, eithir tiqr.ttil4 hervelf or Mr. Ihrindell, sen. The defend int win' ordered to give bail, himself in 401 atni t ant sureties in 20/. each. 311 r.. in the course of her statement, *aid the verily ilea lieved her husband was in a great measure under the Mine •.v tro odors. She believed from her soul the he was not ram., and if, that opinion she was borne out by Captain Deane. wl 0 !hot h. d °ppm tunitica 01 observing his conduct for the last three rows very el , sely, and hail arrived at the VIITIe conclusion with here , lt. site ealireaacti a hope that this part of her statement would he ncticitl, as it might Pethaps operate favourably to her husband Mr. 51111311 Vitt. took this °poor unity of asking Mrs. (lemdell if Mr (leiniell, Nen. had any one to take care of him, and if hit was pertictly well after what had happened ? Mrs. (irindell said that in her absence the old Gentleman had only a wentan in the house to attend upon him, but lie udopt d very strict precautions to prevent the intrusion of a•iy persona who had no Imainers in the house. There was a bolt to the front d re, which was always fastened, and to that bolt was fixed a chain, turning upon a spring, and to which chain a communicating wire was at tatind, leading to where Mr. Grwiltll iistirliy sat. Upon a knock at the door, the old Gentleman inquired who rtguested tul mittanee t and. if be knew the voice of the person sviyi tx. Ile could at once, by pulling the wire, draw the bolt;. or, it he had any suspicion of wrong. he could. by holding the same wire fast, pre vent any person outside front hiving access to him. With rt :pelt to the .late of heal h of Mr. tirindell fen., she could say. that I was muelt better than her own. lit r nervea were shatter:it in such a matilli at that it would, she feared, be • long th u g h hire s h e ennui thoroughly recover the • ffects of tie shock whitth -tie bmi eir• perienced. the old Gentleman, leaving his infirmit:et out t.f the (Donation. was well in bodily health. Mr. MINSFIULL •aid. his object in making the inoti:ry was, to ascertain whether the old Gentleman was perfectly rate font any future attempt upon his litterty. Mrs. Urinded. who looked pale and ill, then left the ofli , t. Chsrles Edward Gritiricil was then brought up, aril I-mg sled if-he was prepared with Lail, he replied in the negative. Sonic conversation took place as to whether the prisoner had ant prospect of procuring bail. and he at length admitted that he had but very little, aid log was sent to the House of Correction, Cold bathafields. HATTON-GARDEN.—John Saunders, a genteelly dreamed MAN was brought berme Alr. Sergeant SEI.LON., (+anted with rubbing the house al 31r. James Hall. proprietor or the King's Head Ta vern, Hampstead. Ilr. !laid stated that the prisoner cam.. to his holm on Wednes d-ty night, and naked to be accommodated with %nowr to d a bre, which srai complied with uccortiinalr. On Thursday rm•rning he WWI detected by one of the housemaids carrying oft a rimtnitty of bed-linen and other article., and was given into the custody of a constable. Elizabeth Denneys, servant to the prosecutor, steed, that the prisoner came down stairs at an early hour in the moriii..g, anti, on passing the klichen-oloor, he merely said to her .11y bill was settled lust night," and went rain a great hurry. Witness thought that he appeared ameli more bulky than he was o t the previous night and, her suspicions bei..g excited, she ran up wales to the room in which he had slept ; every thing appeared sate !here : but, on moil; nu., she perceived that the door of another a, , ar.ment on the mole fl.sor had beets forced open, and the sheers were t. ken off the hed. She pre the alarm, and the prisoner was pursued by carrier, who was standing ut the door. When brought back he affected to be very angry at his detention. Stringer. a co.istable, who to .k the prisoner into custody, on searching his person, found three sheets, two napkins, and three handkerchiefs rolled round his body, and in his pockets were found a plinsplinrus box, sonic matches, and a ripping chisel, such as are used by burglars. The property was here produced, and identified by Mr. Hail. The prisoner declined saying any thing in his defence ; and the witnesses being bound over to prosecute, AIL Sergeant SE t. tom was about to order him to be fully com mitted for trial, when Read. sen. the chief peace-ofßcer, observed, that he had some reason to believe that this man (Saunders) was concerned in some burglaries and robberies recently committed in the neighbourhood of Hampstead and Highgate. Air. Sergeant SELLON thought that the finding the phosphorus boa, matches, and chisel, looked rather suspicious, and there was certainly good ground to suppose that the prisoner was no stranger to such practices. He was remanded generally, in order to give time for inquiry. Mr. James Davis, a very respectable eabinet.rnaker, who has carried on business for some years in St. James's-walk, appeared to answer a complaint preferred against him at the instance of the ober-seri of Clerkenwell parish, for refusing to pay for the mainte nance of a bastard child. Mr. Davis, who was attended by his Solicitor, aid he was deter mined to dispute the claim, as he could prove that the child was not his. His object in resisting the demand made on him was rot so much on account of the expense to which it would subject him, but he thought it his duty to oppose it on public principles, because there watt nothing easier than for an abandoned woman to prefer a charge of this description, either for the purpose of extorting a sum of money, or to obtain a weekly stipend for her illegitimate off spring. by an appeal to the 31agistrates, supported, as such women generally are, by the parochial authorities, who, in their anxiety (perhaps • laudable one) to relieve themselves of the burden, too frequently encourage prosecution", without any just grounds of charge against the individual selected by the mother. Mr. Sergeant SELLON said, that unless the defendant wail pre. pared with evidence to invalidate the woman's oath, it would be useless to occupy their time. Mr. Davis's solicitor said that they could prove that the woman had been cohabiting with another man, who, there could be no doubt, was tile father of the child. Mr. LAING—Is the defendant a married man ? Mr. Davis— Yes, your Worship, I am, and the father of a family. Mary Kirk, the mother of the child, was then sworn to the truth of the examinations taken before the Parish Board, at Clerkenwell, wherein she described the defendant as the father of the child She now stated to the Magistrates that the acquaintance commenced in the middle of November, 1825 • the defendant visited her at • house in Hatfi e ld , Coswe'll-street, and this child wa. the offspring of their intercourse. She lay.in last August, and had never, either before or since, formed a connexion wl.h any other man. The dt fendant ' with the Magistrate's permission, would put a few questiors to the witness. Mr. Sergeant Set.t.on having consented to his doing so-- Mr. Davis asked her was she determined to persist in what she had now sworn to? Witness—l ant, certainly, and you know that it is all true. Mr. Davis—l know that it is grossly false. You say that I visited you at a house in Hatfield-street? %V lutes.— Yes, I dots) , so. Mr. Davis—Who else visited you there? Witness—No other man. Mr. Davis—Did you not take lodgings there under the character of a married %onion, and were you rot cohabiting with a man whom you represented to the people of the house as your husband? Wit ness—l never wss married. Mr. Davis—That is not an answer to my question. Did not you pass there as Mrs. Arnold ? Witness—Never in my life. Mr. Davis—Do you know a man of the name of Blincoe? Wit ness—l do; I have known him a long time. Mr. Davis—Did not Blincoe pass tor your husband, under the name of Arnold, whilst you were lodging in Hatfiehl-street, and was nut he in the habit of visiting too there? Witness—Never. Mr. Davis said he should pro3ues witnesses to prove that this was the fact. The landlady of the house, No. lb. Hatfield-street (the character of which is well known), proved that the witness (Kirk) came there a short time before Christmas, in company with a man, calling himself Mr. Arnold, and they took an apartment as man and wife; the rent was paid sometimes by Mr. Arnold, and sometimes by Kirk, who always passed as hit wife; no other man ever visited her there but Arnold,or Blincee, as she now discovered his name to be. The landlady's daughter. who stated herself to be a dress-maker, said that she was in the habit of working for Mrs. Arnold (Kirk) whilst she lodged in Hatfield-sweet. She, on one occasion, imam panied the man who calied himself Arnold, and Mary Kirk. to Drury-lane, to see Mr. Serie in the character of ilamler, and when they came home Arnold and his reputed wife went up to bed to. gether. Had visited at Hatfield street very frequently, but never saw the defendant (Mr. Davis) there on any occasion. Never saw him until this day. The witness Kirk vehemently exclaimed that this was all false, and these women ought not to be believed on their oaths, because they both kept houses of ill fame. Dlr. hartro said that might be the cue; but it was net iMpos sible that they bad spoken the truth. The ease was ordered to stand over for the production of Blincoe, on Tuesday. Matti.noatitrinit-irvaggr.—Vesterdav Mr. Bigg, the assistant overseer of at. Giles's, brought in a good-looking lad, who stated himself to be the son of the soi.disant Princess of Cumberland. On Tuesday evening be applied to Mr. Conant for an order for re lief on St. Giles's parish, which was granted, and he was taken into the workhouse. There being as much mystery in the account of his birth u in the marriage of his reputed moths, the parish au. thorities have been making inquiries of Mrs. Serra and others: the result Is as follows Mr. Bigg stated that the lad wee in their workhouse; that big name was Charles N'tihnott ; and that he stated himself to be the son of the lady calling hermit' Princess of I;umberland, which she had henied ; that he did not know , where his settlement was, and brought him up to hate the advice of the Magistrate. He had been to the lady in the Rules of the Bench, who told him that the lad was brought to her about eighteen months ago, by a Mr. Bell, as her son, and requesting her to do something for him ; that hits. Sores declared to him. " So help her God, she was not his mother, and knew nothing of him." She understood that Mr. Bell had re. calved MI. for bnnging him up. He had made inquiries of the lilendicity Society, who had relieved him at various times; and had got the attendance of Mr. Saul, the landlord of 31 rs. Saws. Mr. Eagan, banded the Clerk of the Sleadieity Society, the book of their office to hie (lapses FLaaANT, who read the fol 10W10/ statement a— " That Charles Wdlmott applied to the Society In a Oat de plorable stat e , b y means ofa deka given him by a gentleman is the street t that he was 17 noes of age. and does not know the plats of his nativity ; that b e lodged Jaekaoe's, in Church-street St. tillnea, but data not know thelelieb ba be l ong to, and bad ban *.hewed at fit. Oilea's woikhouse with breed and cheese ; that the first thing he remembers is being at school in Ifiewcattlf.ettutt, aHersards at it school in llolli.-street, Clate.market, which he lett at fourteen years old, at d sent to live nub Mr. Burt:hall, 1:1 Q teen.,qu.ire ; that the expeme of his tuition was paid by Mr. Bell, of Lincoln's Inn I hd.wpiarr ; that be lived twelve months with 31 . Iturehall, and in several other places ; bit he had had nothing to do tor the last nine months ; that he always thought 11r. a d Nlrs. Kell were Ids parents, and went by the name of Charles Bell when at school ; that I.,st .I.neary twelve months he was till by them, in comtrtinettee of some worn., that his father was A bra!ism A Am. rem , now tictd, whose brothtr, Adam Ask, w, now lives in I% impote-street, and th -1 his mother was Princess Olive. to CustibtriaLd, now in tl:e rules of the Kt , g's rch ; that 3lr. Kmg, of 'favistock..trect. gave lii.,, a g00..d chit. raver, and is convinced lie is the i.OO or Mrs. Sores; th a t 11. Jon. aware of the vignette to be observed to the lady when he waited nn her in the ml.*, acted accordingly ;' he lord a misers-i -dea with her, which lasted one hour and a quarter, in which slaw stated to him that she always relieved Mc di. 11.114C1i to the t vent of NT means; but in this instance never aboutt otte penny he given, as .he did not own him as a relat ion. The book ordait.ed varo.us items, at diterent dates, of money, clothing, and victuals, given by the Society." The landlord of Mrs. Serves stated the lad to In an impostor; that Mrs. Sctree wax to.• poor to aff,ml him any thing ; that he had a place :and ab , cut decd, first taking sway his clothes, saying the place was too hard for him, and that he '4ll thteatettinA lons' the lad had sent to Mrs. Sens.. The gentleman handed a letter to Sir fi.Parrant, who merely looked over it anti h.tndeil it back; the con tents did n o t transpire. Tice lad said Mr. llayter's %manta, who brought him up, were too poor now to do any thing for him; he can prove that Mrs. &nes has stated to several that he is her son, and will give the gentleman a reticence to the doctor who delivered his mother; but that he does not believe the story of her being Princess of Cum berland. He was taken back to the workhouse, for Mr. Bigg to make fur ther inquiry. William /'mitt. a lad of very bad character, who had formerly hem tried, wa♦ brought iii by (look, the constable. for stealing great coat and two pair of boots, the property of Mr. (lowland, 43, Iterwick *treat. A lad, named John Clark, a partiopr was also taken up, but ►a the prisoner had admitted the theft he wit! , mad: a witness Min. Gallaway, a respectable elderly lady, who lives within three doors of w`•ere the prisoner did, after Ling reluctantly sworn, stated that last Friday fortnight she was in the lower part of her house between nine and ten, when her son, wiy had gone to bed, called br up, and said aomebotly had tapped at the attic window twice, to be let in ; she went up stairs and saw the prisoner outside, who begged to by let in; that he lived at Mr. Johnson's, the baker, at .he comer; had been of an errand for his father, who beat hint for stopping; had made hie escape on at the top of the house, and war fearful to go back that way. As he seemed frightened she let him in.wcnt down stain first.lollowelby him, and let him out at the ' , rem door; she told him to fetch his mother, and went a few yards from her own door to meet her, who told her the amine story as the pri.orer had. Clark said he knew Penile six weeks saw him at his own door on Friday morning, and was told by him be had a good swop (booty), and would take it to &Alec (receiving shop), if he would hip hoe; that finding his (Clark's) master's door open, he went up weirs to the attic, tuck a great coat and two pair of hoots, which he left on the leads, and wanted • itness to go up and throw them over tit: wall, winch witness refused to do. An apprentice stated that he went to the top of the house with Clark to seek for a CRC that Madame Puyire, a French lady, had offered him a shilling to recover, and that Clark walked past the things on the top tithe house without noticing them. The servant deposed to seeing the property safe some time before the boys came about the cat. . . The prisoner atated that it was planned by Clark to rob Mr. Gowland; that he was let into the house by hint, but the servant coming up to look I n c the cat obliged him to escape by another way ; fur they heard his footsteps. and Clark said the noise way the cat, and that he hid himself behind a dock of chimneys till they were gone, and then begged Ilia way through Mrs. Gallaway's house. MT. ROE told him he believed Clark to be ail bad as himself; but as there was no evidence against him, and the fact of removing the things was proved, he must be co 1111 l Mkt', and Clark be an evi. (knee. Mr (lowland swore to his property, and Pettitt was fully corn tnit.cd fur trial. Johnson, the informer, was again unlucky in four informations he had laid against publicans. Ihe landlord of the„ltoebuck, in High Holborn, whose sign was transformed by Johnson last week into the Stag's (lead, was again summoned fur suffering dominoes to be played in his house. The information stated the players to be " lai , ourers ;" they were proved to be" journeymen, between which description of p ersons the Act of Parliament makes a dis tinction winch % irgo, the solicitor, submitted was fatal, and allowed to be so by the Magistrates. For this Johnson had to pay the witness is. for his attendance, and pay his own costs. A se co , t 1 information against the same landlord Johnson begged to withdraw ! Two more informations against a publican named Iliddlecomb were handed back to Johnson, to serve on the land lord when he could find him, the man having sold his business and tranierred his licence since the slay of the offence. Here again was a loss to Johnson for the two informations. l'Or. Henry Paget O'Sleaughnessy, bootmaker in St. James's street, was ordered to find bail for an assault on Mr. Haley, a sur geon next door, who had arrested Mr. Ilenry Paget O'Slnsugh nessy for a bill of IW., incurred for medical attendance. MAR Y LEBOW Z.—Yesterday, Mr. Samuel Sweetman, a butcher , living in St. Marylebone, charged Mr. William Sheppard, a pork man, living in St. Pancras, with having horsewhipped him. Mr. Sweetman (whose face bore evident impreasions of the lash) represented, that early on Monday morning, as he was driving his cart to market, according to custom, he heard some one else driving behind him, through Liquerpond.street, Leather-lane, and Cross street ; and that, as soon as he got into Hatton-garden, the defen dant came alongside of him in his cart, and gave him a horse itisping. He turther stated, that although lie knew Mr. Sbep 's person, by having seen him repeatedly in Smithfield, he ad never spoken to him in his life, aad of course he had given him nrovocation. Mr. Sheppard acknowledged his offence; but he told Mr. Raw- Limn it was done by way of discharging a small debt. Mr. RAW L I xsow expressed his surprise at so singular a kind of payment, and requested information as to the nature of the debt. Mr. Sheppard informed hint that he had a horse, which, if he travelled at all, must go at the rate of ten or eleven miles an hour, and there was no restraining him ; on Monday morning. on his road to Smithfield market, he overtook Mr. Sweetman in Liquorpond, street, who, instead of making way, as he ought to hate done, for . an equipage so much more fleet than his own, put his cart across the road, by which means Mt. Sheppard's horse, in his attempt to fans, was thrown among Messrs. Meux's drays; by a similar manoeuvre in Leather-lane, the animal was forced against the shut ters of a window ; and in a third, a fourth, and even in a fifth at tempt, the same obstruction was presented. Considering himself Indebted to Mr. Sweetnian for the trouble he had taken thus to ob. struct his course, Mr. Sheppard took advantage of the more ample driving ground which Hatton-garden afforded, and there, in the manner before described, he proceeded to balance site account. Mr. RAWLI N SON regretted to see tworespectable men so opposed to each other ; in his opinion Mr. Sheppard was very much to blame ; for, meeting with the obstruction, he might have found his way to Smithfield quite as well by other streets as by following Mr. Sweetman through all his narrow turnings. Mr. Sheppard-1 assure your Worship— Mr. RAILINION (interrupting him)--" What you have prin cipally assured me is that you gave Mr. Sweetman an intenttoosi horsewhipping; if you had cause for complaint, you should have soughtlyedress elsewhere, and not have taken the law into your own hands. Yau say you did it by way of discharging a debt ; upon the same principle you may cut another matt's thro►ts You must find bail for the assault, unless you come to some atuica,Ple arrange ment, which was afterwards effected. UNION.IIALL.—A respectable looking man, named James Ed. ward:, was brought up to this office before the sitting Magistrateil J. S. Caldwell, Esq. under the authority of an assault warrant, which charged him with having threatened the life of a Mr. Henry Jolt, by presenting a pistol at his head. The complainant stated, that a few days ago, while at home, the defendant came to his house and wanted to intrude himself, on the grourd that he had as equal a right to be there as the occupier. Mr. Joll resisted this attempt to encroach upon his premises, and was in the act of turning out the intruder, when. as the complainant re lated, Mr. Edwards . pulled a pistol out of his pocket, and swore that he would shoot him through the bead if he offered any vio lence. The complainant added, that fearful the threat would have been carried into executiim, and that he should be assassinated, he called for a constable, but before one had arrived Mr. Edwards went away, and he (complainant) accordingly obtained a warrant against him lot an assault with intent to shoot him. The 31AGIOTRATE—Did you see the pistol?—Yea, Sir, plain enough, for the muzzle of it was close to my head, and I expected nothing else but my brains would have been blown out. The defendant here said with a smile, that the only weapon (as it had been called by Mr. Jell) that he had in his possession was loaded with 'fluff. The MAGISTRATE asked the defendant whether lie had used the threats and intimidations ascribed to him ? 111 r. Edwards, in reply, sa id, that a dispute arose between him and the complainant on the subject of a house, in life 'course of which he (defendant) put his hand into his waistcoat, and drew out bissnuf-box, for the purpose of taking a pinch. The moment the complainant saw the box he was terribly alarmed, and exclaimed, " He'll shoot me—run for a constable." Now he (Mr. Edwards) could assure the Magistrate moat solemnly, that lie never presented a pistol, or any other weapon, at the complainant ; nothing, in fact, took place but the mere act of taking out his box. Here the de fendant produced Meseta :box width excited so much terror in the mind of Mr. Jull ; it was In shape like a pocket pistol. tx witness, on the part of the defendant, corroborated his account of the transaction, and he was accordingly discharged. A fellow named Colowass was charged with a violent assault upon his wife. It appeared that Coleman and his wife had been living apart for some time, in consequence of his barbarity towanis her. The defendant, on their separation, refused to allow the um , that to have her infant, and consequently it was pining away for the want of Its natural nourishment. The poor woman sought every means of having the child restored, b ut t he d e f e nder's p oe t, tively refused, and it was while in ihe act of supplicating him to let bet have the infant that the alllged assault was committed. On the defendant's promise to restore the infant to its mother, the rilagi.trate permitted him to depart; p oor Why fellow k a scare, ly left the office Itefore he attacked the poor wonas, t are Z: child away trout her , and wonid , in all probabirry, hlre gr an .0 bts• for i:aerventio n of a gentl ema n. who, ornee,,j,iir a ticantlalona conduct, 'misted on his reappearance before the 14 4 i, irate. The facts of' his brittst treatment to the wife, ; , ..ell Nat o his child, la ing enetoborated by neyensi pertains, the defendant IA Ito bail, in dyfaul! of which he was committed to geol. wy In the room of the day, a Gentleman attended Itefore the 74, giattate, and stated, that ' , wring seen an account of an examuratieg that took place at this unite in the newapapera, respecting a an named Thomas Wilson, who imposed no a great number of indj, yiduals by represen g that he had just arrived from India in the Britannia, aid tbe bearer of i , .P.Vigence front their relation', he (the applicant) perceiving that the impatient was cartimitted for one month to poi, now came forward to appr i ze the 51agip t te that he hind been defraud e d o f a Kam of money by him, order 041 'opposition that he had actually seen lots blends in India. 11l di coverer' that the fellow had invented the circumstances that related for the purpose of defrandieg persons of their money, and he was, therefore, most anxious to pro:m:4 loan. The 3fogistrate informed the applicant that he would hare an opportunity cf doing so when the term of lots imprisonment was expired. non th e applicant expretsed him determination of Prosecuting ecuting moment Ohio MEETING OP SI/.IC wedrens. On Wednesday evening a 31 eetine of Jonerie rwen mk. weavre took place at the Brunswick I. hand, Mile-End -road. At a .lee s . ing held on the 29th of . August. a Committee was anneint e d f or the purpose of prepa ring an Address to hia Majesty, renresenting the dietressed condition to which they sine mimed, implorine his Majesty'', gracious patronage for the MA trade nfslpitafgekG and its vicinity. The 'feeling of Wednesday was c a n e d toucan the Report of the Committee, and to hear the Address r ea d. Mr. ROBERT BOULTER W's% called to the chair. Mr. POTTON, one of the Committee, mil the resolutions of tb a melon,' Meeting, which, disclaiming any intentt.a of interfering aith the high decisions of the legislature, declared it time's?, that an humble Address should he presented to him Majesty, ti K g oy , ' Family, and the Nob Ity end Gentry of the United Kingdom, i s Fitronizo and encourage the silk trade of Spitalfields. Mr. Payton raid, Coat in pursuance of these resolittions, the Crinimitt ee h ad prepared the draft of an Address to his Majesty, which wow b e submitted to them, fur stair approvaL The Committee, h$ said, fully arid confidently anticipated a mmt graciouw answer to their Address from his Majesty; and upon that answer would be grounded their Address to the other members if his Majesty's family, and to the Nobility in general ; and they might expeat from it the moat important advantages to the interests of their nails in general. Ile therefore entreated their most earnest attention to the reading of the Address. Air. W. Tstosgreorr, jun., then read the Address, of which the following are extracts : `• They further beg leave to represent that in consequeree of the repeal of the Spitalhelds Acts, the introduction of foreign wrought silks, and the competition arising from that new messure of Govern. mentjtlie weavers of Spiudfields have experienced the greatest ad. versities and misery ; their tae of wages haling been reduced to so low a state as to render an application to the parish funds in many instances absolutely necessary, to preserve them from utter stern. Lion, even when in full and constant employ. That this reduction in the price of labour fa ruinous to the morals and constitution of the workmen ; the Celia hours which they arc forced to labour tend. ing to shorten the duration of life, and crowd the parochial workhouses with orph a n childr e n ; thus virtually producing no real advantage to the public. inasmuch as it causes an ahsolute rmlun. darey taw - lode in the market, without a ny increase in the number of consumers. " TlWyprofess the most profound aspect for the decisions of the Legisiature, and feel a conviction that his Majesty's enlightened Ministers will do all in their power for their benefit; and the Government will doubtless perceive the dreadful consequences of having a pauper population of so many thousand individuals, io the very centre of this ram metropolis, with the dreary prospect of a fast approaching wintrr befcee diem. " They, therefore, supplicate his 3lajesty's gracious interference in their behalf, by patronizing as much an possible the Spitaidelds, in preference to foreign silks, and profess their capability of making their manufactures superior to the choicest productions of the French loom, or the delicate fabrics of India, provided Me IRoyal Pierorage is graciously vouchsafed to than." The Address then concludes with a renewal of the expressions ot loyalty and firm attachment to his 3lajesty's person, family, and Government. Mr. THOMPSON said that no class of men was more Al used than the journeymen weavers, not sn much by his 3lsjeaty's Llo vemment as by many of the silk manufacturers, who, baring ex erted thernselvert to get the Spitalfielda' Acts ropealed, t:ok advan tage of the repeal to reduce their prices so low, that, with their most endeavours, the men could barely obtain sufficient to support a miserable existence. In some branches of the trade, a man, by working hard from morning to night, six days in the week could only earn about 10s. Some among them, he admitted, were better off, but they were very few indeed, perhaps not more than one out of every fifty of the persons then present. Let them look at the result of such a state of things. In place or that spirit of inde pendence for which their forefathers were renowned, instead of that spirit of freedom that impelled them to step forward to meet the enemies of their country, whether foreign or domestic, he re gretted to say that many of them had so degenerated as to become the cool coleulators of crime, and more a reproach than, as their ancestors had been, ornaments to their country. Mr. %Vat.tas also dwelt at much length on the nil, which he said had resulted from the repeal of the Spitaltields' Acts. The meeting was afterward, addressed by Mr. Raawicx and Mr. Fox, who stated that since the opening of the ports 129,000 pieces of foreign silks had been imported. T:,e Address to his Majesty was unanimously adopted, and thanks having been voted to tke Chairman, the meeting separated. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Stn,—To prevent any improper impression being made upon the public mind, in consequence of the examination of some men at the Mansion-house, on Alonday last, for robbery on the Thamec where Mr. PhiHipps is the mosecutor. may I beg the favour of your stating that there are two firms of Phillippa and Co., ligluet men, and that the case entered auto slid not ap,..ly to the soviets of any one connected with, Sir. Yore obedient servant, THOMAS PHILLIPS, Lighterman ? Coxes-quay, Oct. b, SPORT!YG INTBLLICEATR. TATTERSALL'S, TuuIiSDAY. OCT, S. There•was not any thing done here to-dty, the betting men being still at Newmarket. The state of betting, as received from that place, and inserted by us yesterday, supports our prediction ex pressed some time since, that the Wyndham horses would be first in the betting. The Elfred colt is now first favourite. at rather less than 20 to I, which odds will doubtless be materially lessened when the Newmarket Meetings are concluded. From the running of the Duke of Grafton's horses of late it can hardly be expected that they will rank high in the odds. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON LlST.—[Prodlqh• London Outten.? SW TIM COURT COMMIaaIDYRR/ Or eitsaiturrs, 116111ItilAtt 0. MONDAY NNZT. a. Taylor, J. N. Klog's Bench prlson, dealer, special piers COUNTRY LIST. Batley. J. Little• Lever, paper-maker, Vl7 7 lllte'S, Manchester, proof of debts ............... ... i Beonett and Co. Kidderminster, timber-merchants, Hart, lisrtleburr, let etamlnatlon . . 4 Bradshaw, W. Manchester, tailor, White's, Manchester, let exam— k Burbldge. W. and R. Birmingham, grocers, Hotel, Blrmingtam. 1 ' proof of debt .... ..................... ...... ... ... I Gregory, W. J. Manehester, upholsterer, Star, Manchester, Ist exam k Gresham, G. Kingston-upon-Null, cloth-merchant, Dog and Pork, Kingston, special atfaigs lf Harris, I. Plymouth, joiner, Hotel, Devonport, tot examination.— Mears, W. Birkenhead, hotel-keeper. George, Liverpool. dividend I Palmer, H. M. Shrewsbury, grocer, Guildhall. Shrewsbury, lit sum. I i On Wednesday. week (says the Edinburgh Observer), a gentleman appeared in the Police (;oust, to answer to the charge of annoying Alexander Fletcher, on Tuesday after noon, when he preached in the Caledonian Theatre. it appeard that Fletcher, in the course of his harangue, had exclaimed very emphatically, " Why did the Jews reject the Gospel?" upon hearing which exclamation, the gm . - tletnan had risen in the pit, and called out, " Why did you reject Miss Dick ?" an interjection which afforded much amusement to the congregation, and entirely broke the thread of the preacher's eloquence. Mr. Fletcher did not, however, think it proper to appear in Court, for rea sons best known to himself; and the Magistrate, entering completely into the gentleman's feeling, ordered him to find security that he would not break the itinerant's head when he returns to Edinburgh,(as he has ►indly prowital to do) in July, 1827. 111 R 7 HS. On the 28th ult. at Worlington, Suffolk, the Lady of Gem. G4taker, Esq. of a daughter. On Tuesday, the Lady of the Rev. R. T. Greenlaw, of Eahni. of a daughter. DIED. On Tuesday, the &I instant, at Peckhant-house, Surrey. WM , Smith, Esq. in the 86th year of his age. On the 12th or June was drowned at Bombay, while impsodently bathing in a fast ebbing tide, Cadet Henry Dolphin. HIGH WATER THIS OAT AT LONDON DRIDUE. Kerala, • ••• II rain.after I I Evenlai...... so min. after S --- Printed at THE ISRIVIISH PRESS ()See, by I. 11 , CARLTON,No• IR Strand, aad published by R. CANNON. sawn Piaci • •