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BAST INDIA SHIPPING. The Fortuna, Ramplit (Swedish shim, from Batavia, bound to (;etttnburgli, has arrived off Dover, having sailed from Batavia the latter end of May. Jrrieuls at Madrira.—The Euphrates, Meade. arrived from Loudon on the 3d September; the Regalia, Henning, from London, on the bth S:ptember ; and the Thomas, IVinspear, from .London, on the 7th September. Sailingsfrom ifrukins.—The 11:.gslia, Henning, sailed for the Cape of OW Hope and Bombay on the loth Sep tember ; the Euphrates, Meade, for lien„ al, on the 13th September ; and the Thomas, IVinspear, for St. Helena, on the 16th September. Slips spoke,' trith.—The Juliana, Fotheringham, from London to China, was spoken with off' Avataion, Teneriff, on the 16th September; and the William Shand, Kean, from Batavia to London, on the 6th August, in lat. 34. S. knig. 2t. R. 111wtiiivies, JUNE 27 (via France).—The Lonach, West, ;corn London, arrived at Port Louis on the 26th June. The Mary Anne, Medley, which sailed from the Cape of Good Hope for the Mauritius, was totally lost otf Ambvr— crrw saved. SHIPPING INTEI.LIGENCE. CUSTOM HOUSE, 0cT.15. SHIMS F.NTVRED INWAIIII.I.—The Liberty, Perthshire Dili gent, Nltley, and Olive Bram+. from IllaLiga; St. Johannes, from Memel; Tran Maria, from t.tralsond; and Providentia, tram Rostock. EweylEn OllTWAltritl.—The Pyrenees, for Sierra Leone; Neva. and Villas* for Jamaica; Expedition, for Bremen; Pro vident* for Elsineur ; Allies, for Havanna!' ; and Resolution, for FROM LLOYD'S LIST. F sneer:TH. Oct.. 14.—Arrived the Margaret, Bowman, from l'illaviciasa 4 Eddystone. Dole, from Prince Edward's Island ; and flood Agreement, Robson, from Quebec. PLemoux at, OCT. 14.—Arrived the Priscilla, Mitchell, from Mbramichi in five weeks; William and Jane, Barbing, front Liverpool for New York, leaky, anti must discharge. Off the text, the Naiade, Hutchinson, from Teneriffe. rORTIMOuTN. OCT. 13.—Arrived the York Merchant. llig_ ginbouom, from Hull for this Dock-yard. Sailed the Potion, Hylton. for Sierra Lame.DRAL, Oct'. 16.—Passed through, the Risebro', Boyde, from Jamaica. • GRAVESEND. OCT. 15.—Arrived the Olive Branch, Hewn, (rain Mehra; Alarmion, Gerrard, from ditto; Demerara. Diu. gulls. from ditto; Glory, Pope, from Palermo; Sarah Aysh, from ditto; Electra, Harrison., from Petersbargh ; Marshal Blucher, Iht is, from Java; Lord Suffield, Clark. from Archangel; Fris, Clyne, from Madeira; Luna, Bishop, from Lisbon; Cesonation, Paine, from Harlingen & William, Loney, from Onega; and Resource, Mason, from Memel. Sailed the Hero, Cummings, for Carthacena; and Eagle, Henry, for Hamburgh. LIVERPOOL, OCT. U.—Arrived the Cones, De Cost, from New York; Fortitude, Benham, from Smyrna; and the Doris, from Archangel. Thar., Oct'. 14.—The following rebels have put into this port :—Bradford, Matthewson, with loss of masts, bowsprit, &c.; Eolns, Spotswood, with lass of foremast and bowsprit ; Triad, Tomlinson, windlass broken and with loss of anchors, &c. ; John, Warden, with loss of anchors and cable; the above four bound from London to Shields: Sally. Brown, with less of anchor and cable; Fairfield, Smithson, windless broken; Philippine, Pinch, with lose of three anchors; the three latter have put back from the Hawke the brig Sperm; has lost her bowsprit in Hull Roads. The Lord Wellington, Kayser. from Dentate to London, is on shore near Tnedelethorpe ; cargo and stores expected to be saved The sloop Jahn and 31ary, Pindar, of Wisbeach, for Leeds, is on shore at .North Somme Coates, with little damage; vessel and cargo ex pected to be saved. The hull of the Marquis Wellington has drifted on the Lincolnshire Coast, shout eight miles from Grimsby. Scaanorice, OCT. 14.—The vessel at anchor north of this port, distrusted, has been towel up and brought into the harbour, and proves to he the Unity, of this port, Hick, from Rye for Sunder. land. The vessel lost with all the crew, on Cayton Sand, was tf - e Anna Maria, Larsen, from Huston, with oats. The body of the master has washed tip. STOCKTON, OCT. 14.—The Vestal, Bell, from Archangel for London, is put in, with damage. SUNDERLAND, OCT. 14 —The Waterhouse, of Newcastle, hes put into this port, dismasud. Drumm, OCT. 13.—0 n the 11th inst. a sloop iron Liverpool toßeitast, want to pieces near Wicklow ; three of the crew drowned. ed. The Margaret, from Liverpool to Limekilns, is on shore near Wicklow, but expected to be got off. The Hope, Griffiths from Yongliall fu. Liverpool, is ou shore on Wicklow Bar, at.d much uamaged. New You it, A v 6.30 —The Maninghi, Haskell', arrived from Antwerp. spoke on the 19th instant the Robert Bums, Coffin, from New York to Hull; she had taken two men off the wreck of the brig George, of Halifax. The Seine, Williams, arrived from Havre, boarded, on the 23th instant, the wreck of the brig Falcon; she appeared to have been loaded whh stock, supposed from Mill. dleroune. The Catherine, Austine, arrived from Alvarado, spoke, on the 9th instant, a Spanish corvette, in company with a frigate, two ships, and a brig, and two or three transports, carrying troops to 31exleo. Besteet., Mar 2L—The Victory has not yet left the river, lint it is repented will get away the,: springs. Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Mexico, dated July 21 :—" Thri Anahuac, Mexican schooner, had taken in a crew of 121 meant Campeaehy, and had orders to cruise off Ca touche for one mouth. About the 13th instant an American brig was captured near the Castle of Ssn Juan de Ulloa, supposed to have brought provisions from the Hatannah. The schooner Iguala has captured a schooner from New Orleans for the Castle. The gun-boat Cltalco has also detained and carried into Alvarado • brig from Gibraltar; she was close under the Cutle of Ulloa ; her cargo is Spanish produce. The precarious situation of the garrison of the Castle, from the scarcity of provisions, and the Lumber of sick, makes those prizes of great consequence." The Bristol, Harvey, from Jamaica, Is off Cape Clear. The Hector, Burnett, from Archangel to London, is on shore on the Herd Sand—crew saved. The Calyqa, Lohrsoo, from Dram to London, is lost on the L.,mon San d— crew saved. The Margaret, —, from Liverpool to I.intekilns, is on shore rear Wielt.ow. . . . The Hope, Griffiilts, from Youghal to Liverpool, is on shore 00 neklow Bar The Lerwick packet, Simpson, is on shore near Lerwick. The Nelson, Poston; Marl, Daniel; Yam, Nmle ; Henry, Ilannlngton ; and Ann, Todd, are all on shore mar Wee:worth— crews saved. The Brothers, Boswell, of South Shields. bound to Copenh a g e n and 'Riga, was lost the 3d instant, near Wargo—crew and part of the cargo saved. The Otus, Alekea, from London, was stranded at Pillau about the 111th uh., and was full of water. The Ceres, Booker, front Donnie to London, put into Pillau the 3nth ult. leaky, and must discharge. The Board at Lloyd's notices a number of coasters and colliers put into the different ports on the northeast coast, with keg art roasts, sails, spars, ate. LIVERPOOL DI PORTS. LIVERPOOL. OCT. 15. WEST /WEllSS.—Thornas Dempsey. from St. Domingo, with maluigany, lignurriviise. coffee, and gum guiacum ; Polygon, from ::t. Vincent, with molasses. tamarinds. BnITIMI A xmarcii.--Susannah, from Quebec. with staves lied niL to. Eovvv.—Newcasile, from Alevandr'a, with cotton, linseed, aad :1111t1. :jeltl7ll AMERICA. —James and Thins, from Santa hlartha tiahanilla, with cotton, and Nicaragua wood. Giaztt..--Trusty, from Parabia, Aricati, and Ceara, with , . . sugar, f 'us cE.--Rosalie, from Rouen, with thistles or Lassies, Russias.—Joseph, from St. Petershurgh, with tallow, hemp, cririberries, &a.; Three Better', from at. Peteraburgh, with W. POW, Imp, and masts fur dunnage. SWIM n ECI.-REIICAft, OCT. 13, Is24.—Retlear, dur sag. the early part of this week, was visited by one of the most tremendous storms ever known there : on Sunday, the blcw very hard, and continued the whole of Monday. ;-; the evening an express was sent from Lord Hondas, for tie life-boat, as a vend off Marak gave signals of dis tr., tss. The following morning, about twenty ships can a en abore ; the life-goat was dragged to the Tees Mouth and immediately launched to the chip, called the Friends, of London, bat it is feared all on board perished, as the crew were seen clinging to the rigging, which broke away from the ship. The men who had the command of the dife-bpst, made a desperate effort to reach the Neptune commanded by Captain Jameson, which had struck un the .trost dangerous part of the coast, called the South Knowlc Tte crew, fourteen in number, were saved, and imme 41;tuely after the ship dr.fced down the Tees, a complete wreck ; a fine boy, of the name of Chambers, only four tern years old, was saved frotn,a watery grave, by the gal lantry of one of his brother. sailors. A small. r vessel was ren top() down with all hands on hoard. Between twenty a1..1 tbirty vessels sere one shore off Sexton, Hartlepool, and &dear, most waitntsty injured. Too much prailLtesn rot be riven to the men who volutecred in the life-boat, on olo• of the R.:night:at seas ever known. Two hundred male cOO% icts were removed on Saturday ;nor:lin:7 from the hulks at Portsmouth, to on board the j i3 ; a . pope (under charge of Mr. T. Davie!, surgeon), yound blew South WalLs• POLICE. MANSION-1101'SE. Saturday, the beadle of the parish of Puke's-place, appeared against the beadle alive parish of Bishopsgate, to dispute the right of the former perish, to support an illegitimate child, which had been left in the arms of • woman there, and from which the mother had run sway. Trip, the officer belonging to Duke's-place, stated, that some days ago three women, one to whom Nut a child in her arms, went into a public-house in I>uke's-1 lace. and had some porter. Two of the written soon walked out, and the third, who carried the child, ale, paying for the beer, was following her companion, when sud denly steering at the bar. she begged an old velum who stood there to hold the child, while she tied up her stocking. No sooner did she nut the child out of her hands than she ran of, and escaped out of the reach of the whole neigh'oourhood, who were alarmed, and ataried in pursuit. The parish of Duke's-place was thus very nearly burdened with an additional babe ; but Trip who luul a wonderful recollection of faces, and is therefore enabled to trace re. semblances between fathers and their children, the moment he saw the child, knew it to be the •• heir male" of an Irishwoman, who hada claim upon Bishopsgate parish, and that the father of the boy was no other than the very publican at whose bar it had been left. Under such cireunistnnees, he called upon the parish of Bishops. gate to take the babe into their protection. Kinnerslev„ the officer of Bishoesgete, said, he had no reason to think that the child was the one to which Trip had alluded. The Irishwoman of whom he had spoken, and who said her child was the true begotten of the publican, had disappeared for none time, and had gone, Bed knew where, with her babe. Ile (Kinnersley) wondered very much how any man, who was not himself the father of the child, could swear that he believed it to be the one of whom the Irishwoman was the mother. Trip said he had frequently eeen the child, and knew the fea. sure of it perfectly well. He could swear it was the Irishwoman's, who kid, he was convinced, got sonic friend to leave it under the paternal roof. Kinnendey—flow can you, Mr. Trip, swear to such a thing ? I know I could nor conscientiously swear to a chid. Trip—No, I dare say not, if your oath has to get the child bur. dened upon your own parish. The slummed father was present all this time, hut hr said not a word, thinking that it wit quite time enough for him to speak when the mother should appear to swear to his paternity. The Lotto MAYOR said, that the oath of Trip was conclusive. It was evident that he had a perfect recollection of the child, and the pansh of Ilishopsgate must therefore take care of it until the mother could be found, and obliged to point out the father. Ninnersley was very sorry to hear his Lordship's decision, as the parish to which he belongs is actually overwhelmed with brats. 'fhe babe was then consigned to him by Trip, who walked away lighter by the weight of a new.born child, than he was upon enter. ing the Justice-mom. A sailor complained to the Lord Mayor that an attorney, to whom he had entrusted a muse of assault against his Captain, had detained 71. of his unfairly. The complainant said he had employed the attorney to bring the action, and, had at the cop. meneement, given hint 71. to go on with the proceedings. The action had succeeded, and the attorney had been paid all his cons by the defendant, but refused to give him back his seven pounds, upon the pretence that other expenses had been incurred. The attorney had sent in a bill for expenses in getting the pay due by the defendant in the action to the sailor. The pay amounted to 18/., and the attorney's modest bill was 7/. It hail been re ferred by both parties to the other attorney In the action, who de clared that two guineas was as large a sum as could be con. acientiously demanded. The reference was scouted at, and the poor sailor was thus deprived of his property. The Loan MAYOR regretted that he could of in no assistance to the poor seaman, - - GUILDHALL. On Saturday, WiSam Ledge, a green-grocer in Grub-street, was brought up in custody, on a charge of attempting to bring spirits into Whitecross-suret prison. Mr. Spencer, the governor of the prison, stated, that for some time put spirits had evidently been brought into the prison in sonic secret manner, in consequence of which he wan very diligent in en deavouring to discover the means by which it was introduced ; and that morning, the prisoner having brought a bag of coals into the prison, he examined it, and found two bladders of gin, containing each a gallon, in the centre of the coals. The witness produced the bladders with the spirits. The prisoner being called on for his defence, said it was his first offence; be had lately been a prisoner in the prison himself, and had sold everything he had in the world to get out, and was unable to pay any floe. Aldan/an SCHOLZ!, the sitting Alderman, read to him the clause in the Act of Parliament, which imposed for his offence a fine not less than Inf. nor more than 20L—aad, in default of pay. meet, imprisonment not exceeding three months ; and, in con sideration of his poverty, directed that he should pay a tine of 101. or be imprisoned one month. Before the prisoner had left the bar, an officer of the prison who had charge of the spirits, stated to the Alderman that it bad been taken front him by a person in the room. The Alderman desired the person to stand forward, which be instantly did. The Alderman then asked him by what authority he bad taken the spiting from the person who had it in his possession? The person replied, that he was an officer of excise, and bad re. aired information that two gallons of spirits were brought there without a permit, and came to seize it, as it was his duty to do, and which he had accordingly done. The Alderman, who, as well as the auditory, appeared rather surprised at this declaration, asked him was be come to that Court to obstruct the course of justice . . . _.....__ . The officer replied he was not, but to perform his duty by seizing the spirits. The Act of Parliament was referred to, by which it appeared, that spirits so seized should be destroyed. The Alderman, in consequence, directed it to be taken outside the door, and spilled. Something fell from the excise officer on this order being given, from which it was inferred that he meant to seize the spirits when it should be brought outside the door. The Alderman, in consequence.detained him in the Justice-room till the spirits was so disposed of, when the very vigilant officer wee allowed w depart. Peter Fardy, a porter in Newgate-market, was brought up on a charge of stealing a carcass and a half-carcass of mutton. Ourand, a watchman, stated, that he met the prisoner soon after three o'clock in the morning, carrying a pack, which contained the mutton then produced, being a carcass and a half. The prisoner, not being able to give a good account of himself, he brought him and the mutton to the watchhouse. A wagoner stated, that he brought two packs of mutton from Turnham-green to Nicwgate-street, directed to Hale and Holes, salesmen, in Nurgate-market, about three in the morning. He car ried one of the packs from the waggon to Hal. and Hole's store, which, not being open, he laid it at the door, and went to fetch the Diller. On coming with it, he found the first had been taken away. lle immediately gave an alarm, and the prisoner was taken to the watchhouse, where he found it. The pack of mutton produced wee the same he lost. _ _ _ _ The prisoner, in his defence, said, he had just come to the market to look fur work, and was employed by a man he did not know, to carry the pack of mutton found on hint to Whitecrosa• strtet. The Alderman told him, if the Jury would believe that story it would save hint, but fie must certainly uc committed for trial. John Brow's, a man of immense size, was charged by Thomas Lukiii, a shoemaker in Bartholomew-clove, with stealing a pair of shoes. -..--- Mr. Lukin stated, that the prisoner came into his shop on Friday, and fitted himself with a pair of shoes, which he desired to be laid by for him, and went out. At that moment witni sett son told him the prisoner had taken a pair of shoes under hi, coat. Witness instantly followed, and caught hold of the prisoner, but he turned round and threw witness down with a violence that, amongst other injuries, dislocated one of his fingers. Mr. Luktrin non proved that he saw the prisoner steal the shoes, and saw them drop from him when pursued. The prisoner said he was a German, and had served long in the English navy, and would go from the oflice on board a ship to to. turn home, if he was allowed. The Alderman told him he must answer for his offence, and committed hint for trial. 801 V-STREET. - - - - - ..„ On Saturday, Mrs. Ekanor Ilarley was brought before the Ma. gistrate, on the charge made by her husband, as mentioned in our paper of Saturday, of unlawfully . pawning ; when the evidence against her not being deemed sulhoent, the worthy magistrate dis missed the complaint. Miss Thomas then requested that the prisoner might be bound over to keep the peace towards her, she having repeatedly threatened to do her some bodily injury, and circulated reports sn injurious to her character, that she had lost several of her pupils in conse quence. piss Thomas then produced several letters she had received from the prlsoner, ti.e language of which was of such a description, that the worthy magistrate edict be felt himself bound to call upon the prisoner to find bail to keep the peace towards Miss Thomas. Several respectable gehtlemen spoke of Miss Thoinio in the highest terms, and said that the prisoner had called on diem, and made charges of the most revolting nature against alias T. The :Magistrate (Mr. MINSIIULL) said he did not I,lieve any of the statements made by the prisoner respecting Miss Thomas, whom he considered • very respectable young woman, and wltv.c character was in no way lessened in his opinion by the insinuati.n., thrown out by the prisoner, wham he ordered to find bail to keep the peace towards her liusbend and Miss Thonuo, which, not be ing able to do, she wan sent to prison. HATTON-GA RpEN. LOVE IN A STAGE COACll.—Siittlftiay, a young woman very respectably attired, though not one of the most peculiarly attrac. rive in point either of person or face, was brought up by the of cers of St. l'ancral parish, to sustain a charge of afEliation agaittst a " tall man," whose name the toothier did not know. Mr. Luitxo could not suppress; his surprise at so extraordinary a request, and in order to unravel the mystery, he dratted the female to account for the way in which she became ruciente. The lady, nothing loth, commenced • very long story, the bunko of which was, that she had fomurly lived as a servant in the Ilampatrael.road, and having occasion to pay a visit to her friends In Staffordshire, she went down there soma time in November, and on her return to Landon, on the 19th of December, the month fol lowing (she had cause to marnaber the time) it wan lax mistime • to meet the father of her child. She toik the coach for Lando*, at a small town in Staffordshire, as an outside passenger; the THE BRITISH PRESS. weather was excessively cold, and through the kindness of the coachman she was permitted at nightfall to travel inside; there were many passengers on the utside, only one gentleman within, and this self-saine azentleman. whom she had never before seen, was the identical, and positively, the only father of the child. The Magistrate, anticipating the probability of their having slept on the road, observed that she must necrimarily have sonic re membrance of her seducer, but the lady replied —" Oh, none what ever, the coach—the coach was the place of my undoing." Magistrate—What. a public coach, with a person you had never seen before?—Exactly so, Sir. Magistrate-1 will nett believe it; how many men did you know before, how mans , since ?—None. Magistrate—Then you were a modest woman ?—Yes. Magistrate—Were there windows to the coach?—Yes. Magistrate—Then you called for assistance ?—No. Magistrate—Why did you rot ?—Where was the use ? the coach was moving, and, of course, I could no: be heard if I had called ever SO loud. Magistrate—ls it not the coachman's child ?—No. Magistrate—Nor the guard's ?---No. Magistrate—Nor any biller person's that you have any knowledge of 7—No. Magistrate--Then I certainly cannot grant a warrant upon such an imperfect description as that given here of a tall man. The warrant was, therefore, withdrawn, and the " tall man's" bantling became chargeable to the parish, who have, however, the power of compelling the mother to give a better account of her mail coach adventure. BEGGING LETTER WRITERO.--0 11 Saturday . last AWN She. lock. a very respectably dressed woman, between sixty and seventy year old, was brought before ALLAN S. LAINO, Esq. by the Officer of the alendteity Society, charged with being what is termed a regular " Begging Letter Writer." Irving Brock, Eq. of haughty. street, who appeared as one of he acting managers of the hlendirity Society, stated the grounds of complaint. On Wednesday last the prisoner came to his house, and sent in a petition with the names of several persons annexed. The petitioner described herself as having formerly held the King's Head Coffee-house, Old 'Change, which was totally burned down in August, and she was consequently thrown on the world without house or home. The constant repetition of similar claims, gene rally found on enquiry to be the grossest fabrications, inducedim (Mr. It.) to put her off for a day or two, in order to cause an in. vestigation to be made at the Society's House, Red Lion-square, when it appeared that the case of this very person had been con sidered four years ago, the fire having taked place in August 1819. It would be seen that the year was carefully omitted in the several petitions, and the object of that omission was evidently to induce a belief that the calamity was of a recent nature. On Saturday morning the prisoner called for an answer, and he (Mr. B.) handed her a sixpence folded up in a piece of paper, and having constable in attendance, he thought it his duty to give het in also ly. A number of documents were then produced, in substance the game as that presented to Mr. Brock, and addressed to acme of the first Nobility, amongst whom wets the Duke and Duchess of Beau. fort, the Marquis of Anglesea, Earl and Countess Bathurst, the Duke of Northumberland, Earl Itelgrave, Lord Milton, Lord G Cavendish, the Earl of Dartmouth, the Bishops of Durham Red Exeter, the Countess of Liverpool, Lord Yarmouth, Lord de Is Warne, General 'nigh, and many other persons of dis bas tion, front all of those she was in the habit, from time to time. of receiving earionssuens of 101. N. and 31. t and, during the last four years, it was presumed, that by this infamous system of deception, she must have averaged an income of at least 2001. per annum. It also appeared, that the prisoner had a sun and daugh ter, the former of whom pays 181. per annum for • very comforta ble suite of apartments, the daughter can earn 9s. per week, and the mother is • parochial pensioner fur 65.., and could ,if she thought proper to work, make something as • laundress. 31r. laden asked Mr. Brock if the Society had been able to ascertain the fact of a Eire having taken place at the King's Head, as described in the petition ? Mr. Brock intimated, that there was no reason to believe that a fire had not actually occurred on the premises of the prisoner's hus band, but at a period long previous to that which she now de. scribes. When he (Mr. Brock) questioned her as to the date, she admitted that it was two years ago; whereas, in reality, it was five. She appeared, however, very averse to give any explanation, and merely insinuated, that she should answer no interrogatory until before proper authorities. Mr. bataro—Then she Is now before the proper authorities, and we shill call nn her for an explanation of her conduct. Prisoner—l don't think you have any right to question me. Mr. LAING-011, Madam ! you may set your scruples at rest on that point ; I shall ask what questions I think proper, and you shall answer them. Prisoner—Very well, Sir • if I must, why I must., but distress, Sir, drives one to many ex pedients, which, under other circum stances, one would not think of adopting. 31y husband and I kept the King's Head, Old 'Change, in respecta bility tor twenty-two years; but in consequence of a fire which originated in a neigh. hour's house, our place was burned down, and from 700 to 800!. worth of property was sleatnyerl. I was then cast on the world with a son and daughter, wholly destitute of support, my husband hav ing deserted me ram after. I was then compelled to make any shift I could, and my son wrote those petitions for me during his illness. Mr. LAING Said that BA there was no direct proof of misrepre. sentation in regard to a fire having occurred, as stated, he should bold the prisoner over to bail on the present charge; and it' the So ciety could obtain better information that it did not take place, she might be brought up again. AIARIAOROUGH-STREET. On Saturday, just as the business of this office sou about to dose, a must tremendous noise was heard in the passage, and before any of the officers could learn the cause, in burst a woman, with het eyes starting out of their sockets, an d a mouth foaming with rage; in ot.e hand she held what had once been a cap, and in the other she brandished a tuft of heir ; In short, to convey to our readers a de scription of this lady, we must refer them to Smollett's excellent portrait of the apple-woman, in Humphrey Clinker, m we doubt not she possesses all the Cardinal virtues which pertained to that damsel. The appearance of such a figure, at such a moment, had the elfict of an electric shock ; the Magistrate stood aghast—and the clerk, who was writing, dropt his pen, and looked amazement itself. After she had spent some moments in regaining her breath, she stated that she was an Irishwoman, and that her name was Ellen O'Croley, and that she came to have justice done her " against that there crater" (pointing to a woman who had followed her into the office). " Plane your Worship, 1 have lived in this here parish upwards of four-and-twenty years, and I never had the honour of being before your Worship in all my born days." Mr. DYER being by this time recovered from his surprise, re. quested her to tell him what she she came before hint now tar ? " Why, I'll tell you," replied our heroine ; " I was standing in the street, selling my apples, when up comes this here Anna Butler, and axes me to have a glass of gin. Now, I never dtinks no gin— (a 1 told her I would not ; so she makes no more to do but lays hold of me, and tears all the hair off my head, and I have been troubled with a meth: cough, so I shall be obliged to get a wig." :fir. DYER—WeII, Mrs. Butler, what have you to say to It ? Why, your Worshipful Honour, she shoved me first, and I have a witness to prove it. Mary O'Brien said, that Mistress O'Croley did give the first blow, and nut only that, hut called Mistress Butler aprobus names. Mr. Brea—Well, then, 1 shall discharge you. The verdict did not at all please our Amazon, and she declared she would go to one of thrJudges. UNION-HALL. THE BECKENHAM TIVIDER.—Near about the time that Moe. gate, the unfortunate gardener of Mr. Goodhart, of Langley Park, was shot, CIiONIIKS, the man who has been committed for trial for the murder, was seen in company with another man, who was sus. peard of having been an accomplice in that horrid transaciion, and attempts were made to take him into custody, which he evaded by entirely leaving that part of the country. From that time the of ficers of this establishment hare been making a vigilant search to ascertain his retreat ; and Cave, a constable, having obtained in. formation that a man, answering the description they were in quest of, was suspiciously lurking about Greenwich, he on Friday went to that place, and anwelunded a man named IV oollry, and conveyed him to town. This man underwent a long examination betiwe Mr. Bwabey, hut there being no further evidence against him than that he ba I be n an acquaintance of Coombes, the Magistrate conceived that circumstance was too slight to justify his detention, and di. rected him to be iinnictliately discharged, which wu accordingly done. It is estimated that there are about 85,600 newspapers printed in the city of New York every week. ILitinalious Mu RDEL—The Dublin Evening Mail says—" A men's r of a most atrocious nature was perpe trat..d at Conranstown, near Kilbeggan, about six o clock, on the evening of Friday, on the person of Mr. Robinson, who had formerly been a respectable miller in that neigh bourhood. It app.'ars that the feeling of ill will towards this gentleman bed its rise so long back as the year 1798. Sinee that period several attacks had been made upon him, which in more than one instance were near proving fatal. The causes which led the brutalised populace to imbrue their hands in the blood of this gentleman are numerous. DRE A 111'UL ACCIDENT.—An Inquisition was lately taken before Thomas Times, gent. coroner for Bedford shire, at iVrest House, the seat of the Right lion. the Countess do Grey, upon view of the body of Win. Clarke, who on the precAing Monday evening was standing upon a platform near the marsh tub in Lady de Grey's lir,w house, assisting another person to cover the tub with sacks, when he overbalanc.ll himself and fell into the scalding liquor. A deplorable occurrence took place on Saturday in a highly respectable family who reside in the vicinity of Abtrmule, Montgomeryshire. A! Newtown races two of the men-servants quarrelled, and finally agreed to fight on their return home. They stripped and fought in the stable, where they were heard by the Oder son of their master, and he endcavourcil to separate them, and adjust the disrete. One of the men became insolent, and set himself in an at titude to fight the young gentleman, who thereupon struck the servant near the ear; the man fell, lingered until Tues day, and died. A verdict of Manslaughter has been brought in by the Coroner's Jury.—Skretosbary DARING 01'7'11.1G If. We have the disagreeable duty to perform of describing the particulars of a daring attack which was made on Sa tnrday night last, by an armed party, upon Killirack, the residence of NlichaelCreagh, Esq., near Doneraile, a Gen tleman well known and deservedly esteemed and respected throughout the county. At a few minutes past seven o'eloA in the evening, a violent rapping was made at the dining-room window, where Mr. and Mrs. Cresgh were sitting at the time. The former immediately inquired from the inside—who was there?—to which a voice from with out answered, not to mind, but to open the door. Mr. Creagh replied that he would not. " Then open the hall door," said the same voice„ " we want you and do not mean to injure you," upon saying which the person pro ceeded to the door, to which Mr. Cresgh also went, and was again called on to open it. This, lie said, he would not do; neither should they come in, nor would he go out. One of the party, who it could be ascertained was armed, ' then called out, that if the door was not opened, they would set fire to the house. The answer of Mr. Creagh may be considered a rash one, when it is considered that the house was thatched, built in cottage style, and that he had no arms in the house for his defence, having sent them away at the commencement of the disturbances, in conic quence of its being indefensible. " Do and be d—d," was the reply, accompanied with a repetition of his determina tion neither to let them in, nor to go out himself. The resolute tone in which this was announced to them, seemed I to make them hesitate how to proceed, but in a few minutes they let fly a volley of stones against the windows, which destroyed forty-one panes of glass, and almost demolished the frames of the windows. The shutters, which were outside, bad been previously cut by some sharp instrument. Immediately after this cowardly attack, the ruffians betook themselves to flight as fast as they could, and an express messenger having been sent into Doneraile for the Police. a party of that fore., under Major Carter, accompanied by Mr. Kiely, Chief Constable, arrived, in an almost incredi bly short space of time, when a diligent search took place, but we believe unavailingly.—Cork Pope. RIOT AT CHELSEA. (ADDITIONAL PARTICOL•II/.) The following is from the Correspondent who furnished the statement in our last : In this paper of Saturday we gave an account of an affray at Chelsea between several soldiers belonging to the Life Guards and the Civil power, consisting of two constables, named Maybank and Canning, and about fourteen watchmen, the majority of whom were violently beaten, in their attempt to secure the aol. diem, after they had committed assaults of a most desperate de. saiption upon a watchman and several other individuals, without any provocation. In our narration of the folloaing particulars we are compelled, in justice to ourselves, to contradict part of a state. went in an Evening Paper of Saturday, which attempted to show that the conduct of the soldiers was not so violent as we had re. presented ; the reverse, however, was the fact. Three Life.guardsmen, named Fife, Seaton, and Crouch, and two others, played several games at skittles, in Mr. Ansted's (the Bedford Arms, Pont -street, Sloane -street), skittle-ground, and lost a pint of beer each, and went into the tap-room to drink IL They were then quite friendly with each other. Several workmen in the ampler of Ale . % hitehead, a painter, were drinktng,in the tap-room when the soldiers entered. One of the soldiers proposed to a painter, named Carr, to toss for a pint of beet ; Carr trrased and won ; and the soldier accidentally dropped three halfpcnes on the floor, and ordered Can to pick them up. Parr said he would not. The soldier swore he would snake him. Can replied he was not his master, and he wished " God might strike him dead if he did pick them up;" and the other workmen told Can not to pick them up. The soldiers swore they would knock his head off if he did not, and struck Can, and se veral of his companions, and knocked them from one side of the room to the other. The tap-room window was thrown up, and all who could get through from the dreadful violence of the soldiers, made their quickest way into the street; but amend of them were severely beaten before they could get away. Cries of " murder," were called, and on an old watchman entering the top-room the three soldiers set upon him at once in the mast cowardly manner. lie begged for mercy, and called upon them to spare his life, but the soldiers, regiudlses of his cries, beat him in the most assasain-like manner, till the tap-room tables wore covered with streams of blood. One struck him on the head and face with a pewter pot, and another struck him about the arms and legs with the staff he had wrenched out of his hands on his entering the tap room. Another watchman entered, and one of the soldiers seized a red-hot poker from the fire, a tremendous weapon, about an inch and a quarter in thickness, and made a deadly blow at the watch man's head ; fortunately the square end struck against the wall. or the watchman would not have lived to have related the murderous maul:. The poker was bent very considerably by the force of the blow. Two other watchmen received several blows from thesoldien with the watchman's staff and a pint pot, which was bent nearly double by their violence. During this almost unexampled outrage, although fifty or sixty persons were outside the house, and saw the conduct of the soldiers, they dared not interfere. A poor cobler, named Ogleby, who keeps a stall near to the public house, was shockingly used ; the soldiers not only beat and kicked this diminu. tive son of St. Crispin, bat one of them actually bit a piece of the scalp, with the hair attached to it, completely out of his head. The watchmen that were moat ill-used, were Tomline, Elliot. Mason Buttery, Rumble, and Warwick. On the arrival of 3laybank anti Canning, with a reinforcement of watchmen, the former determined to gerfor a file of soldiers, as his life was nearly sacrificed about three years ago, in an affray with the Life Guards, and the parties were never brought tojusnce. LA Lifeguardsruan assaulted several females in the street, and also a watchman, and ran away; " Stop him," was called, and a surgeon, of Chelsea, tripped up his heels, and with the assistance of another gentleman, gave him into the custody of several watch men. The soldier was carried to the watchhouse, and shortly - ter , •ards a number of the Life Guards (privates) , came in a body ' to the watchhoum, and demanded that their comrade should be let Luisa. Mr. Maybank, the constable, refused to comply with tivir demands, and they instantly forced the iron-gates, and having beaten Mr. M. in a manner that put his life in danger, they car. ried off the prisoner. An inquiry into the transaetiontook place privately at the barracks before the Commanding Officer, and the parties were never brought to justice.) On his arriving at the public-house with the corporal's guard, Canning entered the tap-room, and ordered the guard to secure the three soldiers, when Fife struck at Canning with a fire-shovel; and Canning retreated and avoided a blow, which was very likely to prove fatal. The Corporal of the guard took Fife by the collar and led hint to the door, when he suffered him to go, and he ran away, and was secured in Cadogan.place. The constables then in-' alined upon the guard doing their duty, and accompanied them and the three soldiers to Knightsbridge Barracks. On the way, some of the soldiers repeatedly attempted to assault Mr. Maybank. It was the Adjutant who stated that the public-house kept by Mr. Ansted was a disorderly house, and Canning replied that it was a highly respectable house, and as well conducted as any house in its parish. The Adjutant said, " who is that impudent fellow ?" and ordered Canning to be turned out of the Barracks, which was no sooner said than done. As soon as the soldiers were called out, and it was reported several watchmen were in a dying state, Mr. Bryant, a magistrate for the county, residing in Cadogan.place, being informed of the *hocking circumstance, hastened to the spot. Tontline the watchman and three other of the sufferers, named Almon, Elliot, and Rumbold, were conveyed to the house of Mr. Morrah, a surgeon, in Sloane-street, to be dressed. Another wounded man was carried to Mr. Dickenson, a surgeon, in the neighbourhood, and the shoemaker, whose head was bitten, went to Mr. Richardson's, a surgeon, in Sloane-street. Tomline was in so bad a state that he could not be dressed tl:at night, and next morning was very feverish, and twenty-two ounces of blood wise taken from him. To prove that this account to not exaggerated, we give the following patticulars of the injuries sustained by the four persons who were taken to Mr. Morrell's, having been furnished by that gentleman with a copy of his memoranda taken upon the oc casion. Tomline—Two severe cuts upon the left side of the head (one semicircular, of about seven inches in length, such as would be the effect of a blow given by the bowni of a pewter pot); another wound on the right side, a blow on the eye , and other wounds. Mason—A cut on the forehead, and other injuries not likely to prove fatal. Samuel Elliot—A very severe wound on the left hand, and other injuries. Rutubold—Divers wounds and bruises on the arms, shoulders, &c. [From an Evening Paper.l . - In our last we gave an account of au affray between some soldiers. watchmen, &c. at Chelsea. On Saintday morning a communica. tion was made to Lard Harrington, Colonel of the Ist Regiment of Life Guards, relative to the cmduct of the three privates in the above regiment, named Fife, Crouch, and Seaton the purport of which Miring been made known to Licut.-Colonel Lygon, that officer has been the whole of the morning endeavouring to in vestigate the affair. Front what he has been able to darn, it Is evident that the soldiers were not so much to blame as has been re presented. It appears that they and some workmen, in the employ of Mr. 11'hitehtwil, a plumber and glazier, in Sloane-street, had been playing at skittles, and csrousiag the whole of the afternoon at the public-housz, and in the cow; e of the play the workmen lost considerably, which cvused them to be quarrelsome , and they refused to pay their losing . The soldiers dmandetpayment, which was peremptorily relits.d e by the others: ti c , •-t4i•.t;;ee was, words arose Myren their . , and then the arfriy commenced; at the beginning of lt, the s..:dter )'roach was outside, and on his return he Mind his two cool •sitlcs on the ground, and the whole of the company beating them most unmercifully. The raildiera then armed themselves as above stated, and certainly did telose to sur. render to the civil power; but when the tile of men cau.e they went away quietly. The soldiers are now in the Barrack Infirmary, in a very bad state, frwii the wounds they have received. Tomline the watch. man is somewhat better, MURDER AT VINCENNES. IVe copy the following further particulars from a Pecs Pater 1 esterdav morning Payavoine, w ho is charged with ir.tuderira the two children at 'Vincennes, WAS conveyed t o t h at piaci. M. Miller, substitute of the Procurer du Roi, and M. Itesninni m. the Magistrate , conveyed him thither. Paparoine efitiilitletl . to the house of the .Mayer, where the bodies of the two victims Wit t lying; hut he did not evince the least (motion on wi tness i ng then , The tither ni:d mother of the two children were present, bathed i tears. Some spots were found on the clothes of Papaeoine. sup. posed to be sprits of blood. Madame Ilenin has also discovered his hat the , mark of • blow which she struck him with as umbrdl a at the moment when the wretch nturderod her children. Papareine, at the time of his arrest, had on his person see m pieces of gold, but no paper.. Ile positively denim being guil t y o f the horrid crime, and manifests, it Is said, an Unperturbable so ' ' froid. The Proeureur du Roi has directed strict search to be insei , in the wood of I.'ineennes for the knife with which tl.e murder su . committed. Another Paris journal contains the followin: , on - Iv subject :Madame Malversait, who is supposed to have o,:cn att cacao re of Papavoine:— " We believe that Madame Malveruit, who was arrte t d ar suspicion of being concerned with Papavoioe , is a stranger t o hi; crime. From the statements which have been emnolutier o d to us, she let's Paris on Sunday morning last, in company a young man of her acquaintance; the there in which 'her tu, yelled set them down at the gate of St. Maude. It is added . , that the young man went to St. Maude on busineys, and that the wsetan passed through the wood in her way to a eoffee-house at canna, which was appointed as a place of meeting ; in her walk thither, she met and ;embraced the two children of M. Gerbaua, some minutes before the murder was perpetrated. " Madame Malversait proceeded to the appointed coffee-house, where she was soon afterwards arrested in consequence of the public clamour, and from the statement of the mother, who declared that a woman in a rose-coloured dress had embraced her children but an instant before they were aasasainated. In a short time, the young man, her companion, rejoined her at the coffee-house, where b; found her in custody. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT HEATH RACES. SATURDAY. It is highly gratifying to report favourably of thts day's ratet The morning aas edivening to the highest degree, whith to the Heath a more numerous assemb;age than on the prteedi ri day, which was attended with gloom, and every other disadvantar. The day throughout was most propitious. The Course was a. tendell by Lords F aids and G. Conyngham, H. de IV: I 'en. N. and G. tkmtinek ; Sirs A. Barnard, Anstruther. and Ir. Scott; Colonels Wyse and 31'Quinn ; Ladies Longford, C. Berke. ley, Pulteney, &c. lee. The luncheon !which was, in fart, a dejtante is forrehrtte) was served up to near 300 fashionables, Ed consisted of the most costly viands, &c. This agreeable autumral meeting, we are happy to say. is likely to become a regular one. The Ori—ws of the 2d Life Guards gave a splendid dinner to a large party, at their Barracks. The following is an accurate statement of the Races:— Match of 231. each, p. p.; 10%t each. Last Half of the Ncer Mile. ••'sxl). aged, - - Mr. 111• Donnell's Squint, - . - - 2 This was a neek.and-neck race for two-thirds of the half mile, when Wasp got a-head, and won in fine style. This race was rode by Gentlemen, whose names we could not ascertain. The beang, which varied considerably, was on the average in favour of Wasp. Match for 2M. each, h. ft.; l2st. each. Last mile and a half. Sir W. Scott's Borderer . - . . 1 Mr. Davidson's Jesisamv - - - - I This race was prettily contested ; both Lord George Bentinek and Captain Berkeley had an opportunity of chewing their jockey. ship. After a heat which was contested every inch, Lord George shot a-head, and, notwithstanding the eucellent management and skill of the Captain, won in good style--2 to lon Borderer. Sweepstakes of 10 coo. each, p. p.; 3yrs old, Vat. 71hs. ; 4yn old, lOn. 71ba.; byre old, llst. Sliss.; 6yrs old. l Ist. Albs. ; aged, lint. 1011 bu Marra and Geldings allowed blbs. The Old Mile. Mr. W. Locke's Sprite, syrs - - - I Lord G. Bentinck's Jane Shore. lyre - - . 2 Jane Shore took the lead f rode by her owner, Lord allege Bentinek), but did not sustain it long, being soars headed in a trifling degree by Sprite, rode by Captain Berkeley, R.N. whose advantage was also of short durat ion ;in fact (each taking the lead alternately) the ground was very closely run—digging and tlankin was the order of the day, and after as neat a little race as we ever recollect witnessing, Sprite won by half or three-quartet of a length. Sprite was the favourite at starting. Sir W. Scott and Mr. Brinekman were subscribers, but did net name. Mr. Villliarrues W' • 1 Match for 23 an. each, p. p. 10st. 71b. T. Y. C. Lord (1. Bentinck's Hawthorn - - . Mr. Williams's IVasp . . - 2 - This race began well ; Wasp, jockeyed by Mr. Greenwood, took the lead at starting, and kept it for about 106 yards of the half-mile, when she was headed by Lord George. who rule Hawthorn; she then, wasplike, after kicking and bolting. recovered her ground, and ran with some precision till within 106 yards of the winning. post, when, being only two lengths behind, she again began slinging, and nearly threw her rider, who war under the necessity of pulling up. consequently . Lord George won easy.—Betting at starting was 6 to 4 on the winner. Match. 25 son. each, 10st. 71b._Last half of the New Mile. Lord G. H. Bentinck's Hawthorn - - I Mr. Davidson's Jemmy - - - - 2 This was a well-contested race. Hawthorn rode by Lord George; won easy. Capt. Berkeley rode Jearamy. Match for 501ovs. a-side. Lord Ci. Bentinek's Olive - . 1 Mr. Brinckman's Scud - 2 This was a g ood race. Capt. Berkeley jockeyed Olive, and Scud was rode by Mr Brirelnan's groom ; toe Mr. B. we presume, did not think it prudent to trust him .elf again on a kicker and bolter. This match was all racing, and Olive wan in good style by several lengths.—Scud the favourite. Match for trOgs. two mile, and a distance, was won by Scud, beat, log Aspasia. His Majesty's Start Hounds meet to-day at Ascot Heath, and Priday at Brocnnhall Hut, each day at half-past ten. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS FOR THE WEEK. The Brighton Subscription Pack of harriers will meet on 910-- days at Patcham, on Wednesdays on the Raee Course, and en Fridays at the Devil's Dyke; during the season. The Lewes Brookside 'harrier% have their practice on the slue days as the subscription pack, from Newmarket Hill. Lewes Race Course, and from the Kennel, on the alternate Wednesdays, and Telscomb Tye ; at ten, a.m. Lord Fitswilliam's fox hounds will meet on Thursday at Walk Wood, and on Saturday at Stair Foot, at ten o'clock each day. The Officers of the 19th banners, stationed at Cantertuty, have purchased the hounds of Mr. Sawbridge, of Olantigh„ and intend to employ them in the manly and royal sport of stag-hunting. To promote this object, several gentlemen of the neighbourluod hart panted permission to hunt over their lands. The race at Newmarket for the King's Plate. was one of the s verest ever run. The horses all made play in their turn, and 1 coming in it was all but a dead heat between Premium and Sultan, and was only won by a fine display of Tom Goodistm's jiwkeyship by scarcely half a head. The highest character on the Turf is said to have won a very large stake, and the legs again are all losers.— Sunday Paper. Mr. Walkden has shipped for St. Petersburgh, several celebrated race horses, amongst which are, Sir Edward, Nitrogen, and St. Patrick. The whole of the money for the fight between Jem Buns and Jack Martin. will be made good over a +porting dinner, on Thurs day next: the men to fight on the Tuesday following. Mandell and Reed (better known as young Spring , . are matched for 2M. aside, to tight on the same day that Inglis and TUTIICI i contend. lIIIITIIS. On the 13th inst., at Kittlington Park, the Lady of Gorge Dashwood. Esq. of a son. On the 13th inst., at Wilmer, in Kent, the Lady of Rear-Ad• miral Harvey, C. 8., of a daughter. MARRIED. On Friday last, in Resconstiell Church, Femme St. Lego. Gren• fell, Esq., son of Pascoe Great:ll, Esq. M.P. of Tarim. Bowe, Rucks. to Catharine Anne, eldest daughter of James Du Pre, Lig, of Wilton Park, in the same county. On the 14th inst.. at Hansel], Middlesex, Richard Rulkelty Phillips Phillips. of Picton Castle. in the County of Pembroke, Esq. to Eliza, only daughter of John Gordon, of Ilanwell. Esq._ 1)1E1). On the 14th inst., at the house of his son in I.eadenhall.streefi John Simpson, sen., in the 92d year of his age. On the 3d, Mr. David Carey, who, for a number of years, En Editor of The Statesman Newspaper. 111 r. Carey was also the author of " The Pleasures of Nattre," The Reign of Fancy.", •• Lord of the Desert," ai d several other volumes of Poetry , sr.' , of " bochiel," and several other Novels. He came to Loathe • when very young ; and for the last twenty years was constantly en gaged in writing for the Public Press, or composing works of intik gination. Few men have been so much engaged in literary pursuits, or have written somuch as Mr. Carey, at 44) years of age. On Tuesday, aged 70, the Rev. 'Climes Isangdon, more than forty years the Pastor of the Baptist church in Leeds. On the nth September, 1822, at Wiley 3ledinet, a day's ionize! from Sennaar, whence he was peo-eeding in an attempt to peoetTeu up to the source of the Bahr Colt: tied, Captain Robtrt James In r• don, of the Royal Nary, who heti often distinguished himself dur• ing the late war. Ile was thitd son of Captain Gordon, of Evertor. near Itawtry. II ib death aills anther victim to the melancholy hat of thou who have perished i the cause of African disamery. MOll WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BRIDO Morning 14 min. after 18. I Afternoon 48 min. after le. te — " Printed at THE BR l'I'IS!1 INS Office. 6, J. W. Ca/tarot • btraad, and 131, paid:end h r R. Cassius, smile lia". P. I i I I` ' t ~i~~