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r LAW xoTICES. COURT el , CRANCERY. ICIPOP.S TON LORD CISSINCILLOIL, IN LINCOLN'S INN NALL, THIS DAY. •T Apt.e2h.. rok Pavia, appeal Lord erewe v. Frowd, Towke v. Harvey, per part heard per order ord.r Davis v. lilt, do. U.srldlek v. Mattock, Bacon •. Procter, ap- AttoraerMeneral v. aop.al I peal Mayor of Fxeter, ex mothball v. Murry, eeptlons, farther 40. factions, part heard VICR.CHANCEI.4UR`9 COURT. .11111ruNE TUI VI.N•LYANCILLOI, IM LlNCuLfell INN. tNlf D aV, AT Liable, v. Beeehey,;;t: Iward Burnett v. Attritie, per MALI-►ART TICY. , 110125 and farther Directions. Grant v. I.ltoliay, fur. spray v. Burkett, fur. ther directions and ther dir. and costa mans. per order Junes v. Sharp, es. Grant v. Abbott, dn. Mader v. Smith, do. Greet v. Godden, dn. )IhClaClllan v. Comp. Avery v. Russell, tar. bell, do. 2 We, fair. ther direction., and directions and costs codo, per order Maley v. Rodbard,l Atturney•l%rn. v. Cor. I causer, esandlorm, poratlon of Hunting. ander/etr dun, eseepthma and Attorney-Gen. v. Lech-• petition mere, further direc. Napier v. Napier, et. I lions and coots veptions fader 4outer v. )lord, and baste v. name, fur• Ibrr direttion., and petition. per older Chapman v. Schroder, further direction., part Mard Catmint v.Sthroder. de. Salton v. Deere, excep• . drat and radium di rectloul ROLI,i COI' RT. The Yager of the Roll. n ill hear Call%lN, (nether Direction., and Pe by consent, on Saturday next, the Yid instant, at Niue in the raw ning. Cair,e., theater Direction, and Petitions, must lie set darn before Two o'clock on Friday next. General Petition at the Ituils on 'Tuesday nett, the ?nth Inst., at Sit In the 'venni! , Pettdons must be art done and copies left with the Secretary before Two Welsch on Monday next. • LAW LV7'ELLIGENCE. COURT OF CH — AU JULY 17. ;'. MACHADO. The particulars of this ease having been so often before the pith lic it is not neeensary to enter into a full statement of them, as they :scam transpired in argument before the Lord Chance for, by way or appeal from the Vice-Chancellor's decision. The question which his Lordship had to decide arose thus:— The parties having proceeded in an action at law, one of them ap plied to the Vice-Chancellor for a commission to issue, for the pur pose of examining witnesses who were resident in Spain, which his honour accordingly decreed , but upon a re-hearing of the argu ment the Vice-Chancellor reversed his own decree, thus refusing to the party the power of examining witnesses abroad. This se cond decision of the Vire-Chancellor was appealed from, and, Csawsel having been heard on a former day, The LORD CHANCE Lula this morning observed that he had rot heard sufficient reasons given why the commission was refused. ft was always his wish to render every facility to parties to obtain .s tall investigation of the facts upon which they rated their case; anti it had therefore been the practice of this Court, unless good grounds were shown to the contrary, to grant commissions of this nature, aril he did not know, at present, why an inferior Judge of this Court should, without consulting any of the other Judges be longing to it, attempt to alter so whogesome and just a practice. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, 111otcnAT, JUT Y 17. This Waf a continuation of the third seal after Trinity Tern. CAPES AND ANOTHER V. Iit:TWIN. • In this case tlr. KNIGHT, on behalf of the plaintiffi, who are solicitors. residing at Epswonh, Lincolnshire, rpplied to the Court for an injunction to restrain the defendant from practising as an attorney, solicitor, or conveyancer, in or within twelve miles of that town. The Learned Gentleman stated that the plaintiffs were applied to In the year 1819, by the father of the defendant, then aged nineteen years, to receive him (defendant) as their ar ticled clerk. To this proposition the plaintiffs agreed, but stipu. !wed that a clause should be inserted In the articles to restrain the detendant from practising as an attorney, solicitor, or conveyancer, in or within twelve miles of the said town of Epaworth, as, from his residence and connexions there, the plaintiffs apprehended that their own practice would suffer, should the defendant commence and carry on his professional practice there. A clause to that effect was aawordingly inserted in the articles, restraining the defendant elk devcribetl. under a penalty of 2,0001. The articles were duly ex ecuted, signed by the defendant's father, and the defendant duly served his time (five years) to the plaintiffs. Shortly after the tel. Mlnation of that term, the defendant applied to plaintiffs, requiring of them to file the articles. in order to his being admitted as an at. corner of the Court of King's Bench. With this request the plain tiffs refused to comply, unless the defendant should (he being then of full age) execute a bond to plaintiffs to the effict of the clause ,ontained in the articles above referred to. The defendant, in con sequence, applied to and obtained of the Court of King's Bench, • Rule Nisi, calling upon plaintiffs to show cause why they should riot 6k the articles in question. On the part of the plaintiff's, the iause in the articles was relied on, but the Court held that the Lianas furnished no ground fur preventing the admission of the de fendant to be an attorney, and accordingly ordered (without costs) that the plaintiffs should file the articles, which having been done, the defendant was admitted an attorney, and immediately after wurtis commenced practising As such in the town of Epsworth. A bill was accordingly filed by the plaintiffk in this Court, on whose behalf he (Mr. Knight) now applied to his Honour to rests 4in the defendant from practising, in the terms of the clause contained in the articles. The Vice-Cualtcn.t.ott—The defendant attained his majority pending the term of his articles; did you, on his so attaining the age of 21 years, call upon him to enter into a bond in conformity with the clause in question ? Mr. KNIGIIT-1 believe not, my Lord. The VICE-CHANCELLOR —Then I fear I must refuse your Motion. Mr. KWIC/IT—The defendant continued to avail himself of the a•"isles subsequent to his attaining his majnritv ; he must, there fore, be deemed to have acquiesced in their provisions. The ViCE.CHAteccr,Loh—No, Mr. Knight; an article is good obligation to compel the party to serve, but is not a good obli. joition for any collateral . purpose. I am, therefore, of opinion, that I cannot grant this injunction. I am of opinion that the obli. ;ninon which relent to the infant, as stated by you, is null and void; and this application conies with a bad grace from the plain. tiffs after having permitted him to complete his time. The plain. tffa, It appears, failed to call up n the defendant, on his beccen. .rig of age, to enter into a bond. at they ought to have done. lam therefore of opinion that this motion ought to be refused, and I do :dose it with costs. NICHOLLS AND CO. V. FRASER AND co. In this case 51r. HEALD applied to the Court for an injunction to restrain the defendants .from selling or otherwise disposing of IJ4 bales of cotton. 450 bags of black pepper, 150 bags senna leases, 207 bags of mother.o'•pearl shells, 51 chests of gum arable, a certain quantity of coffee. and other amides of East India pro. duct:, which had been consigned from the plaintiff's to the defend ants to sell on their account. It appeared that the plaintiffs are merchants residing in Bombay. and that the defendants are agents or brokers living in London. The plaintiffs having learr:ll that the defendants had become in• solvent, one of the plaintiffs came to Europe, for the purpose of re.a•ning their property, and now applied to the Court toe an In junction under the circumstances stated. The injunction was accordingly granted. WONG*/ H SAEAGRANI t. riIASED AND CO. This wes a similar motion against the same defendants on the pan of Nungram Salagram, a native merchant also residing at Ilwenbay. to restrain the difendams from sellisg, or otherwise din. Fusing of two ea.es at Cashmere shawls. sot to the defendants by non, for sale on his account. granted. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY. Entwounan, FaIDAY. ASSAULT AND Roiiiiii: Jones ltentortandAwirrae --- Tuiiiteroit -- were brought to the lier, accused of artmotting James Hinter, cow.tredn, St. Leonard's-street, on the 10th April last, about three miles south from Edinburgh, on the toad leading so Osikeith, and thereafter robbing him of la I7i. &l. or thereby, in notes and *Bear. The Annals pleaded Not Guilty. Mr. Cocain:au objected to the declarations of the panne, Haug reeking', oo mosso% of some informality. And In the ...write of the discussion it at:peered that the Inn declaration had been made by the panned, in the character of witnesses, and sane. ottmlly adhered to by them when brought forward as parties. Their Lordships, while they admitted the competency of such a procedure. reproba•ed its practice. The objection was sustained, spun which the Lord Advocate withdrew the declarations, stating, at the same time, that lie disapproved as much as any of their Lordships of that mode of obtaining declarations ; and had 31e. Goekbufo made the objection in that shape, he would have at once rejected theta. The Loan JIISTICF. CLERK remarked, that lie was convinced the Sheriff had nu ides he was doing wrong, nor did his lordship say he was, in the course be had followed. James Hunter, contender, was attacked on the night of the 18th ui April last, about two and a halt miles from Edinburgh, on the road tubalkelth, near to the plate called Craigover Brae. He had Wen at Lauder Nir on the Tuesday. He had taken elevm notes and les. in silver; seven of the notes were guinea notes, one of *high was a Renfrewshire note. When in Lauder he changed • ante, and spent • few shillings. The balance he brought back with non. He left Lauder for Edinburgh between two and three o'clock to the afternoon. and gm to Dalkeith about ten o'clock. On his way home, when on the top of Soutra hill, he tame up to two fe. males, who continued with him till he reached home. When walk. hag down Craigover lime, with • woman ell each side of him, he met three men going toware.s Dalkeith. They panted him to a hide distance, when one came back and struck him behind the left ear with his fist. The same man gripped hint by the collar and pulled him over on kis back. When on the ground the MA who bad struck him antionother got above him. Hord! on his right side, sod the miss put their bands into his left breeches pocket and to* opt all the silver he had, save film shillings and sixpence. One of the men then desired the other to turn him over, for he rertainje had more moue . They did so. and took all. his notes from his other pocket. he alni looseasibb 'witch* is third man dingtook it away with an wade& The *ruck him kelt always down She wi *NI, and . fad on his month, w i s.wad took . 11 who took Us money' t he one WM '. 't , J or on. liziss said " loose the napkin, and we will get the -- the more easily choked." He could only once ay out " murder," they gripped him so hard. When beginning to rise, the man at his head dashed him down again, while the other stepped over his body and went south a little, when they went into the fields. The moon was shin ing clear. After he was knocked down the women attempted to hold one of the men, but he threatened them, and they fled to some houses about fifty yards distant, where they roused some persons. But the men were off before the women came back. He followed them through one field and part of a second, but was afraid of being murdered, and returned to the road, where he met the gills, and a man whom they had mused. The three men appeared to be dressed as coal carters, with jackets and trowsers ; and from the feel of one of the jackets, it was velveteen or new corduroy. Mary Somerville was at Lauder fair in April last, along with -Elizabeth Lawrie, and they came together to Edinburgh, on foot. James Hunter made up to them on &sutra-hill, and they agreed to come to Edinburgh along with him. They came to Dalkeith, af. ter passing which, at Craigover Brae, about 12 at night, three men ' palmed them, going towards Dalkeith. The men only went past a short distance, when they returned, and one of them tripped Hunter, and knocked him known. Witness called to the men to let Hunter alone. Two of the men got on the top of Hunter with their knees, to keep him down. Witness went forward to Bullet Hunter, when one of them struck at her, and said he would knock her down. The third man never came forward. Saw the men rifling Hunter's pockets, on which witness ran away for assistance. Lawrie had run away before this. The one who was rifling Hunter's pockets was the same us he who struck him. Heard Hunter call nut to lease some lire in him ; he appeared to be cry ing with difficulty. Went to a house at the toot of the brae, and gave an alarm, and after a long time a man got up, and as they were proceeding to the spot where Hunter was, they met him, who said be had lost between ten and eleven pounds; his face was bloody, and his neckcloth was away from his neck. It was moonlight; the men were dressed in dark jackets and Dow sers. One of the men was of a dark complexion. IVitness saw a man two days after in the Police-office, whom she recognised as being the person who knocked Hunter down. The panne! Ful. lerton is the person. Saw another man in the Police-office, who was like one of the persons who assaulted Hunter; the panne( Ren ton Is the one she alludes to. lie waselle man who offered to strike 'rime's; cannot speak so certainly as to him as of Fullerton. Elizabeth Lamle corroborated the evidence of the preceding wit ness in &most all particulars. Fullerton is like the man who attacked Hunter, but cannot say positively that he is the person, although site thought when she saw him in the Police-office that he was the man. Margaret Sutherland, servant to James II unter, remembers his going to Lauder fair; site gave him eleven pounds that morning; did not observe what bank the notes were of. David Finlayson keeps a spirit shop at Edmondstone, and knows the pannels; remembers the day of Lauder fair in April last; both the prisoners were in his house that day ' • four men came about five in the afternoon, one of whom was R enton ; one of them went away ; about eight Fullerton came in, and the four remained till about a quarter from twelve. It is about a mile from his house to Craignver Brae ; saw Fullerton, Renton, and Reid again about an hour after they got two halt mutchkins of whisky after coming back ; Reid paid for the whisky with a twenty shilling note, which witness changed ; they remained till between four and five in the morning ; was in the came room with them all the time, and heard their conversation ; heard them say that, while they had been ab sent, they had been et Fullerton's aunt's house. By the Cole RT—Did not observe any of them have an umbrella when they came back; they had a good deal of drink, which was all paid for by Reid, both before they went out the first time and after they came bark a second time. The first time Ile paid it in silver. James fill'Arthur„ hostler, Dalkeith, recollects that about half. past six o'clock in the morning of the day after Lauder fair, three men came into his master's house. The patinas at the bar are two of them ; they drank half a mutchkin of whisky. One of them gave the witness a guinea note to change to pay for the liquor. He took the note Rom his breast or side pocket. They seemed to the witness as if they had not gut any sleep the preceding night; they asked if there was any stege.coach to start at that time to Edin burgh? Witness informed them there was none; they then went to know the hire of a post-chaise, but at last declined taking it. After leasing hit master's house, they went southwards, instead of going toward. Edinburgh. George Comae, a boy not twelve years of age, was then examined, but was not put upon oath. He recollected the pannels coming to the house of a Mr. Cosser about half-past six o'clock on the morn ing after Lauder fair. One of di' changed a note, and paid the thank, Saw him hare several more notes, which he took from his title pocket. James Drummond, publican, Dalkeith, knows the pannel, An drew Fullerton. He and other two men came to hishouse between seven and eight o'clock on the morning after Lauder fair; they seemed to be much fatigued. They asked if witness's wife was up, as they wanted some breakfast. Witness asked them if they had called in at Lawrie's Den ? They answered, it was dark when they passed it. Robertson. publican, recollecat that the day after last Lauder fair, three men called at his house between ten and eleven o'clock forenoon. He knew one, Alexander Finlayson, but the others he did not know. The mantels are the other two men. They remained about art hour in the house. They had some drink, and offered in payment a pound note of the Renfrew bank, which witness re fused to change. One of the pannels then gave witness a note on Sir Wm. Forbes's bank, which he changed, deducting the reckon ing, which amounted to Is. 10d. Alczandir Finlaysoti, carter, met the pannels driving stones fient Niddry to Dalkeith on the day after Lauder fair ; had two half mutchkins with them and sonic beer; one of them produced a mate, which he heard was of the Renfrew hank ; another note of Sir William Forbes's bank was then offered, and silver was given in exchange for it. Robert King, coal merchant. Edinburgh, paid Reid (the person absconded) for his services- The sum lie paid was liis. ; never gave hint any paper money, as he had not been in his service for so long a period se his wages would amount to a pound note. The case being closed for the prosecution, three witnesses were called to speak to the character of the pannels. Their evidence went to show that the pannels had previously borne a good character, and that for three years, during which period Itillarton had been in the witness's (Mr. George Russell's) service, he considered him to be a sober, itiduettious. and honest young man. The LORD ADVOCATE addressed the Jury on the part of the Crown. He said, that in the circumstances of the case, as they had been detailed in evidence, he could not consent to restrict the libel; and willing, as he always was, to give to unfortunate indi viduate such as those now at the bar, every advantage of any dis crepancy in evidence, still he maintained that the case had been so clearly made out, particularly against Fullerton, that he with confidence called for a verdict of guilty at their hands. Mr. Vocative sr then addressed the Jury on the part of the pannels. in a speech of considerable length ; after which— The LORD JUSTICE CLERK summed up the evidence. The Jury retired fora few minutes , and returned with a verdict unanimously finding Fullerton Guilty of the charge as libelled, and the charge against Renton Not Proven. Lord MAceEezir. said, that as to Renton, the Jury having found the libel not peeves, he would, of course, fall to be assoilzied and dismissed from the bar ; but, with regard to Fullerton, how. ever painful it might be for hint to perform the auty, he cow* have no hesitation as to the course he was bound to follow. The crime of robbery had ever been, and now was, a capital crime. He therefore could propose nothing else than a sentence of' death ; and that that punishment shoulti take place, in the usual form, on Wednesday, the 16th of August. The Loan JUSTICE CLERK addressed Fullerton nearly as M. lows :—Ater a full and impartial investigation, the prisoner has, by the unanimous verdict of a Jury. been convicted of' the heinous crimes of assault and robbery. His Lordship was sorry to state, that the crime appeared to have been committed with circumstances of so gre t aggravation and hostility towards Hunter, as pre cluded all hope of any alleviation of the sentence. The verdict of the Jury had established in the clearest manna' that the pannel had been concerned in a furious attack upon an individual ; he had been knocked to the gri u and while lying there, he was kept down by force, while the fannel did every thing in Ms power to prarent d im calling for assistance, and at one time indicated a dia bolical purpose on his life, by removing his neckcloth that he might thereby the more easily cheek him, while be lay in a defeneekes state. Had not other eyes witnessed the assault sal thepluederiug, which was committed within fifty yards of the habitations of rata, bis Lordship feared that the crime might have still been one of a more heist us nature. For, in his opinion, if the assault had been committed in a more lonely place, it was not improbable that the victim might have suffered death. Therefore the paned had awns reason to be grateful that he was convicted of a crime abort of mur der. His Lordship did not mention these eimaaalegele vats the feelings of the paenel, but to remove say his mintl—thst he might not lay the flattering unetielebelibbad, that there was any airman!' the royal clemency being egteledid tahim —the pen nel could entertain no hopeof mercy but Deaths 4thalglity. fits Lordship then adverted at considerable length to the rob bery for which Mitchell and Sharp were convicted, and which were committed in the same parish about two years ago. In that case the pannels, though sentenced to be executed, had their punish- Tent commuted, in consideration of the circumstances of the assault being of the most trivial description ; but in the present case the assault had been to the dilation of blood, and even with more hor rible views. Hie lordship noticed these fActs only for the purpose of making the panned fully aware of the awful situation in which he mood, that he might prepare to appear before the judgment seat of his God, for in a very few days he must close his eyes on this terrestrial scene. After directing the pAnnel to tall to his sexist. ante the ill iniatere of the Gospel, his Lordship concluded by pro. flouncing the awful sentence, ordaining him to be executed on 11 ed nesday, the 16th of August next. In dismissing Renton, his Lordship saki that never had any man stood at the bar of that Court in more perilous circumstances ; and never had any man more reason to be circuniepect as to his future conduct. Renton was then modeled, and dismissed from the bar. The pooch behaved with great decorum during the trial, and even while the awful sentence was pronouncing, Fullerton did nt I seem to feel the situation he stood in. but oft his being lad out buret icto a toed of tears, and Renton also burrs forth into loud lama. tenons. FIRE ON THE CON TINRWT.—•It appears that 39 houses and 70 outbildior, the value of which was above 80,000 dollars, were destroyed by the late fire at Osterode. The damage caused by the fire at Elie is above 160,000 ' dollars. TifE BRITISH PRESS. POLICE. MANSION-HOUSE. EiTIAOIDtNAIT Catas—An Irishwoman. named 11 1 Shelton, wax some days ago charged by Arnhem Osborne, a p • rate in the East India Company's service, with having stolen four teen sovereigns and some Aver out of his pocket, as he lay asleep is the tap-room of the Hercules public-house, in headenhall stmt. The prosecutor stated, that as lie was drinking in the public. house, the prisoner entered with • basket of oranges, and asked him to be a customer. Ile purchased a couple of oranges from her, and asked her to take a glass of something, and sit down. She consented, and drank a glass of gin and peppermint, and he paid her for the oranges ; for the purpose of doing which he took out of his pocket a piece of rag, in which be had seventeen sovereigns and some silver. He returned the sovereigns to Iris pocket, and soon afterwards fell asleep. When he awoke the prisoner was gone, and upon searching his pocket, be ascertained that he had no more than three sovereigns and a small quanti y of silver about him. The owner of the house stated that when the prisoner entered the tap-room. and sat down, he objected to her taking such a li berty, and ordered her to leave the room, as she had sold her oranges. The prosecutor, however, told hint that the woman was a friend of his, and that if she was not allow , al to sit down he should quit the house himself. The witness offered no further ob. jection, and the prisoner remaine t in the room for some time. The witness was afterwards employed in putting an end to a distur. bance in the front of his house, and the prisoner somehow or other got involved in it the prosecutor being, he believed, fast asleep in the tap-room. When the prosecutor awoke, and found that he was short of his cash. he raised an outcry. The pri. miner was taken off to the watch-hoir , e and smirched, and II sore. reigns and sonic silver were found upon her person, tied up in an odd rag. The prosecutor said he had never seen the prisoner before the day of' the robbery. and as she sat next to him, and there was no other person near him, he was convinced the prisoner was the thief. The other evidence was confirmatory of the account given by those two witnesses, and the Loon MAYOR called upon Mary Shehan for her defence. The prisoner, who looked quite unconscious of any offence, said, in a broad Irish accent, that she never was a thief in all her born days, and that she'd scorn to steal from any body while she had strength to earn it. Hod knows," said she, " I don't know any thing about the young man, for I never see him be. lore with inv eyes. I'm sure I never wrong'd any poor creature of a farthing." The Loon MaYort.—Where did you get all these sovereigns? Was it by selling oranges ? The prisoner said, she gathered the bit of money together by hard-working. God knows she did. She never thought of such a thing as thieving, and she knew that what is pot to that way never did any one any good. Notwithstanding the artless manner in which the prisoner con ducted herself at the bar, the almost universal impression was that she had stolen the money. The LORD MAYOR asked her, at what kind of work it was that she earned so much money ? She replied, that she sometimes worked hard in the brickfields, and that she spent but little upon herself, as she was resolved to put by as much am she could for • rainy day. t' lam well known, your Lordship," said she, "to be • poor, hard-working, young woman : and God knows I am not • rogue." The ',ono 111 Avon desired that the prisoner should be re manded, end that any more evidence that was to he had should be brought forward upon the next examination. His Lordship ob served, that the case was a very strong one, but he felt a great re pugnance to commit, strong as it was, until his mind should be more completely satisfied. The mischief arising from premature committals was often dreadful, and he would not be guilty of the cruelty of sending unfortunate persons to trial upon mere specula tive grounds. The prisoner, who repeated her protestations of innocence, and hoped she would not he deprived of her hard earnings, was then taken from the bar, and lodged in the Compeer. Upon being brought up a second time, more witnesses were pro. duced against her, and the same circumstances that were mentioned upon the first examination were again detailed. The LORD 3IAYOR—Did the young woman attempt to escape ? Did she betray any fear of detection when she was apprehende The reply to these questions was in the negative. She had, how ever, made a desperate noise and outcry, it was said, upon being accused of the robbery, and deprived of the sovereigns, which she insisted were her own. _ . . It was distinctly stated by some witnesses, that the prosecutor had a number of sovereigns in his possession when he entered the house, and that the prisoner was sitting next to him when he fell asleep. In fact, upon this examination, the impression against the prisoner teemed to have acquired additional strength. The LORD filar ort, however, still thought that there was such evidence of integrity in the prisoner's conduct before him, that he could not overcome his rehictance to commit her. Iles any one, said his Lordship, any" thing to allege against the general conduct of the prisoner ? any of the officers know her to be a bad or a auspicious character ? The officers looked at her, and said, they had frequently seen her about the streets; but they had never heard any charge against her. The Landlord said she had been In the habit of attending his house with oranges; but he had never heard her complained of before. The Loan M Alma—Let her he remanded till Monday. Yesterday the prisoner wit. a third time brought up. The com mitment to Newitive was regularly made out, and the orders to each of the witnesses to give evidence were already written ; the pro szeutor, who appeared anxious to get back his property, was in formed by the clerk that he would certainly receive it upon the con vic ion of the woman ; when . _ . The LORD MAYOR asked whether there was any, further evi dence, remarking, at the same Cote, that he had been led to delay the committal of the prisoner from some circumstances which struck him as remarkable in the MC.. . . _ Mr. Parker, a respectable broker in the neighbourhood of So merstown, ba gged to be allowed to say a few words. He had heard wi , h surprise that Mary Shehan had been taken up for robbery. and he was eon vim ell that she 1/11 , 4 as innocent of the crime as any one in the Justice Room. He could not, as he was not present at the public-house, say any thing about what had occurred there, but he had heard the evidence, and his opinion of the young woman's integrity remained unshaken. 'l he Loan Msvon, who had just made up his mind to send the cue to a Jury, listened with sonic degree of suspicion, as he after wards acknowledged, to the statement. Mr. Parker said he had been far some time in the habit of dealing with the prisoner. She came to his house about a fortnight before the transaction of which she was accused took place, and had then in her possession ten or twelve sovereigns in a rag. He purchased oranges from her, and upon one occasion she borrowed a shilling from !dimes she had no change, and did not Wish to change a sovereign, and she was most punctual in calling next day to pay die debt. He always knew her to be a most honest, kind hearted, and industrious your.g woman. A nigher Gentleman, who had seen her at Mr. Parker's house and elsewhere, also stated that she was possessed of money, and that' he had seen a number of sovereigns in her possession. He never heard a breath against her honesty, and he believed she would not wrong a human being of a farthing. lilt.. Gray , a baker, in Gray's Inn-lane, deposed that he knew the prisoner for some time, and that she was one of the most ex. traordinary young women he ever saw in his life. She would live upon little or nothing, and used to put up every halfpenny she made. His wife employed her occasionally to do work about the house, had the highest opinion of her integrity, and used to give her broken bread and meat. The young woman upon such oeca. Mona never spent a farthing, and hod acquired such a character for making money, that the people used to say it was a shame to em. ploy her. Much snore evidence to the same effect was given, and 1 The Loan MAYOR immediately desired thut the money slio r Ad be given back to the prisoner, and that she should be dischar . He never, he said, felt more pleasure thin in finding shed first pression of the poor girl's innocence so fully eatabl. The conclusion of the cue, which was listened to with breathless advs . don throughout, gave the greatest satisfaction to every one in the Justice Room, net excepting the soldier, who went away, con. vinced that the mosey, which Its hoe expected to receive, had sever been hip own. BOW-STREET. Mize Carter and Anse Connor, two young prostitutes, were yesterday committed for robbing a discharged gentleman's coach. ' man of his watch and six sovereigns. The prosecutor. when be discovered the robbery, attempted first to cut his throat and afterwards to drown himself. HATTON..6A=IIC II re riw AT RODBElT.—Yesupday Mown! ifentoirohl and William Locke wile brought up Gime Islington watehhotror, charged with robbing Mrs. Andantes, a raapateakia darkly woman, of a muff:box and money, on the King's highway. The prisoner Macdonald, on being placed at the bar, showed an extraordinary anxiety to speak, he having formerly belonged to the legal profession, but the Magistrate told him it might be more prudent to reserve his points of law for another occasion. The complainant then stated, that having dined with a friend at Islington, on Sunday, she was induced to remain out later than usual, and haying declined en escort, she wu returning home alone at a little eleven o'clock. As she was coming down St. John. street, she ed a box out of her pocket to take a pinch of snuff, and at thososement the ptisoisere sad by, when Macdonald cud. daily tamed !awed. and oritl" pan allow me to take a lied' of Few IGO E Bitelan ?" Min respaatability of the ma's appsanume ea was induced to wide the requeat, but she no wow posentod the box than made a violent grasp at it, Ind reenteded in forcing it ant her hod. together with a silk losilkerehief, and instantly roads of. Preaseutrm then called the wane, end gave Locke is evonidy, and the oilier being pursued, WS arireeMbea at Islington thropike. Is Wigton wu a sovereign and a half orwereign, but thigh the box was hand on his parson no trace e the nsonep ba had. With to Locke she had no Oarss to prAr, ' thot It to her that he was tn=z with then** . ei tiz not *mg th at on acquaintance of Illarienald's, but bo oaltaenly dsoloood *NV no ides that ho could have been tunable of such an nandonlp diegrooshal. act. Mr. Lawn then ordosithisa,_ 'moved from the bar, and he was adadUed araseo lit liefghlinrstron of the mike?). The 14: that it trim only a " We( fun :" he had seethe of n J r the di Mira eitter-box, and so toiltetainidgdoin she hod si if &re we any In it, he Was asclaie ir swat lan out. Be Woo dm lanceitilleg to abuse his companion, when the Magistrate told him that he had !better reserve his defence for a Jury. The parties were then bound over, and the prisoner was fully committed for trial. EXCHANGE NO Roast wy.—Frederiek If elf y, one of those nice " boys" who annually come over to this country from the far famed isle of Erin on various speculative missions, was brought up in the custody of Davis, the constable, who attends lady Hun tingdon's Chapel in tipafiekis,- charged with exchanging an old hat fur a new one, withont the consent or privity of the owner. The officer stated that the gentleman who claimed the hat found on the prisoner had not come Inward to prosecute, but there were two other gentlemen in attendance who witnessed the transaction. The Alagistrate (Mr. Lai wo) said that if the owner did not think proper to attend, the charge must necessarily be dismissed. The prisoner, however, would not be satisfied without putting in a justification, and begged leave to say a few words for himself. He had been accused of an Intentional robbery, which, after all, was nothing more titan " a bit of a mistake." He was only three weeks in London, and as he came expressly for the purpose of tak ing observations, he rambled out on Sunday morning, and the first thing that struck him, stuck up on the walls, was the name of ould " Ireland," in great birietters. All his nationality wasawakened, and on further perusal of the placard, he discovered that some bene volent clergyman was going to preach a surnuatt at S ) nfields Chapel, the proceeds of which were to go in aid of the funds of that excellent Society who had laudably undertook the Evangelization of his poor countrymen. Admiring the motive, he resolved to go there him self, and contribute his mite towards it ; however, when the snr. mont was about half over, he felt an uncontrollable inclination to get out, and in his hurry lie happened to mistake another gentle. man's hat for his own, and though there was a slight difference be tween them, he solemnly protested that lie did not perceive it at the moment. LAtwo told him that he might deem himself very fortunate that the owner did not some forward to prosecute, or perhaps he would be taught to be more particular in future.. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. John Daly, a stout thick-set 'Tishman, was brought up on an order of filiation, by Mr. Davis, an overseer of St. Giles's. Tl•e poor creature whom he had abandoned had two clean nice-looking children, which site swore to Daly as their fattier. The order was signed by the Alagistrates, and Daly sent to gaol fir want of bail. lie said he hsd had a hurt some time ago, which prevented his going to work ; therefore, being out of employ, he could make no provision fur his illegitimate children. Daly has married another (an Irishwoman), who stood at his side while the order tras affirmed, holding a child in her Arms, the offspring of Daly ; /he appeared perfectly unconcerned for the fate of her husband, but eyed the mother of the two children with a sort of triumphant satisfaction, not at all creditable to one who had been the means of separating, if not man and wife, at all events the parents of two children who are now to become inmates of the workhouse. . The mother, for the last four months, has had scarcely sufficient to sustain nature, as her appearance indicated : she looked meagre, wan and delicate, and cried bitterly when pointing to him as the father of her two children, whom her word was justly to consign to a dungeon, though he remorselessly left her and his children to starve. The parish-officers have had great trouble to take him, both by his elusions and the assistance of his countrymen. As the parties were leaving the office, the wife, her sister-in-law, (it was said) and another woman, pounced on the mother, tore off her bonnet, cap, and hair, and knocked her on the stones. Another woman who went to her assistance was knocked down also; in fact, four women were on the floor at one time, and but for the in terposition of the officers the affray might have been dreadful. The mother, the wife, and another woman, were again brought into the office, where the scene of the passage would have been rehearsed had not the constables each taken one to separate them. The wife accused the mother of taunting her; the mother denied it, and was borne out by the evidence of a third. The wife was sent to the lock-up room to find bail. Except the tearing of her clothes, the mother has not received any injury. John Catlin, who has been three times tried, was fully com mitted for trial for picking the pocket of a gentleman near Exeter. 'Change on Sunday evening. Daniel Riordan, the patrol, stated that he saw the prisoner fol lowing a gentleman, and that the companion of Catlin took the handkerchief from the gentleman and gave it the prisoner, who tucked it into the flap of his trowsers and made tip the Strand. In going aft r the prisoner his companion escaped. Catlin told the stale story of picking it up near the 'Change. A beggar named Young, who lives in the Kingsland-road, was brought up for begging on Sunday io the New-road, Sr. Pancras. The prisoner seated himself at the corner of the street, with a good sized label appended to his neck, exciting the sympathy of the chs. citable and humane to the dis.reases of " a sick wife and three small children, and the father a long time out of work !" 31agis trates are very inquisitive, and constables very prying; for the for mer extracted from old Young that his wife was gone to Riming ham, and the three small children were otherwise disposed of than gasping on the couch of the sick mother. The constable produced some cards found in the pocket of the prisoner, announcing " Good accommodation by the night may be bad at the sign of the -, in K.ngsland-road;" and " A ttiogle woman can be accommo dated with a good room." Five slaillinss and aevenpense sere found oo the prisoner. He said he had kept a house, and paid 60/. a-year test, in Warren-street, Fitzroy-square; that his wife being gone into the country, be was doing the best he could by begging and accommodating strangers, to make up a month's rent for his landlord. He was committed under the Vagrant Act. A man named Fenton, who keeps a shop and lodging-house in Church-lane, St. Giles's, was ordered to find bail for stabbing an. other man named Rix, at half-past twelve on Saturday night. There are four rooms on a floor in Fenton's house, which are let in separate tenements. Rix had been to sea a tenant on the third story, who robbed him. The woman and he had some words, which ended in a scuffle, in which some panes of glass were broken, murder shouted, and the street aroused. The evidence was so con tradictory la to make it doubtful whether Rix cut himself or Fen ton stubbed him. Rix gave the prisoner in charge, but did not come to the office to support it. Catherine Donovan was remanded, on a charge of stealing a Sli ver spoon from the house of the Misses Webster, in Upper York place, on Saturday afternoon, while delivering some cream. SIR WAI.TRR_ ... scor: i, TO THE EDITOR, Sti,—l have seep to.day in your papas copy of a letter I bar.? bikamet received from Sir Walter Scott some years .a As I have alway s thought, and still think, that the pat fry a letter wi t h out the knowledge of its writer is a breach of _ jams haft t o declare that lam a perfect snarler to it. 111. 4.0411*, a Pa t i A i m bookseller, and the editor of my translaties of the novels of the author of Waverky, in a visit to Loudon, four Or five yea rs ~,,,. requested of me that letter only as an object of curiosity ; a n d ;: i did not attach any importance to it, I gave It as a mow of nu m. 1 I have been very much surprised, after such an WNW of ur ne, to hear that he had caused a fac- simile of it to be made, and i n „ serted in a new edition of the said novels. If that circumstan ce wound the feelings of any one, nobody can be inure sorry for it than I am ; and I have written to 51r. fiftieth) to express to him my displeasure at an act to which he has never been authorized by me.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient, humble servant, DEPALTCONNItI. • No. 5, Robot-street. liampstead-rood, July 16. UNION-HALL Yesterday, after the disposal of the night charges, which were very numerous at this office, the following charges of felony were brought before the sitting Magistrate, H. J. CHAMBERS, Esq. A man named Webb was charged with breaking into the dwelling. house of a Mrs. Marshall, who stated, that on Saturday afternoon last, she had occasion to leave home for a short time on business. On her return she was surprised on meeting with an obstruction in opening the hall door. She, however, ultimately gained admittance through the back part of the premises, and then discovered that the impediment in front of the house was occasioned by the door being barricadoed on the inside with chairs and tables, taken from the parlour during her absence. She then proceeded up stairs to her bed-room, and after remaining there some short time, she was alarmed on hearing rather an unusual noise proceed from under the bedstead. She looked underneath, and saw a man lying crouched up near the head of it. The complainant gave an alarm, and on assistance arriving, the prisoner, who pretended to be fast asleep, was given into the custody of a constable. Mrs. Marshall added, that she was convinced the prisoner secreted himself in her house for the purpose of committing felony. The evidence of Mrs. Marshall was corroborated by that) of the Individual who took the prisoner into custody. On the deposition being read over, the prisoner declared that he was as innocent as the " child unborn" of any intention to commit a felony in Mrs. Marshall's house. The truth was this, he had been out drinking the whole of the day, until lie became as stupid as as owl, and while in that state he happened to pass that lady's house, and mistook it for an unfinished building, and accordingly pushed in the door, in order to have a nap and recruit himself. How he came under the bed Cud only knew, for he did not. Several of the officers here stated that Webb was a very old offender. Tho Magistrate observed, that there was very little credit due to the dsfenec he had made; ter had he entered the premises under the circumstances and in the manner he described, it is more pro liable he would have thrown himself upon the bed, instead of con eraling himself underneath it. He should, however, have an op. pronity of tellinvhis story to a Jury, and the Float was at eardlngty cOausitted for trial. A rues named Chapman was put to the her under the &Bowing charge : Henry Grate , a man in the employment of the Gas Company stated that on :Sunday morning, about live o'clock, while he was engaged in extinguishing the lamps in Nelson-square, he was in formed by a scream girl, in one of the houses, that some thieves had entered the residence of Mr. Fisher. Witness immediat<ly placed his ladder against the door of that gentleman's house, and, on look hag through the fan-light, he observed three men in the passage, who, on seeing him, were deipera•ely alarmed, and attemptedto maks their escape in front, but could not succeed. They then tan into the yard, and witness, conceiving they intended making their escape that way, ran round to Charlotte-street, which is at the rear of Mr. Fisher's house, in order to prevent it. lime he saw three men hastily walking away from the direction of the premises ; two of them ran off, but lie succeeded in securing the prisoner, who made a most vigorous resistance, and would have ultimately suc ceeded in his escape, had not a man come to his (witness's) assist. ante. The prisoner (who is a very powerful fellow) trip pa up the heels of the lamplighter, and was proceeding to choak him, just as the person above stated came to his assistance. At the watch-house, on the prisoner being searched, a skeleton key was found in his pocket ; and, subsequently, on examining Mr. Fisher's house (the whole of the family being out of town), all the cupboards, drawers, and boxes in the house, were discovered to h a ve been broken open, and the property contained therein tint up in bundles, in rea diness to be taken off the premises. All the housebreaking imple ments used on the occasion were left behind by the thieves, in their hurry to escape. The key that was found in the possession of the prisoner opened every room in dl r. Fialier'e boast. The witness (Grace), however, could not positively identify the prisoner, as one seen bx him in the home ; hut the servant-girl who gave the in formation that led to his apprehension, stated that she observed the prisoner, in company with two, other men, lurking about Mr. Fisher_ house previous to one of them opening the door, and go. ing_tidge, Tbo , in his defence, declared his innocence of the charge rand said, that hearing a cry of "Step thief ! ' end thn ersessance. ter, he took him for the thief, ag knocked him down The s.llllfiet t imkttunately for him, as well as Webb, was well to tba officers ea a reputed thief, and be was aeoord tugly Ito.ibras anoutba to bird labour, at Britton, se I rogue sad togabood. COAL MARKET, JUL', 17. Ships at Market. Ships Sold. Prim. 73 Newcastle 211 Sunderland ........ . 21 ...... 324 Od to 35s Ud TfIE MURDER AT DAWSON PARK. Some particulars connected with this atrocious deed have come to our knowledge, which we think deserve to he recorded. Ir ap pears that Murray, the wretched criminal, bas been for a long tim e in the service of Mr. Dawson, as a kind of general servant, and oti the day of the murder, drove his master's car into ono, where lie got some drink, but not so much as to incapacitate Inm from OW, ing the car back with his master. On his return home lie accused his wife of beirg drunk, which be generally did when he himre/f s 'ntoxicated. At half-past five o'clock be commenced inflicting deadly blows upon her with the handle of a spade, and it is metes, choly to relate, that he was permitted to continue this infliction on. int r uptedly, until near eight o'clock, when his hand was arrested by Mr. Archer s who happened to be passing the road at the time. This is almost incredible, when we consider the place where, and tie time when, the murder was committed. It was in the lodge leading up to Mr. Dawson's house; on the oppo►ite side of the road stood the house of Mr. Tobin, a gardener; Immediately oppo. site the lodge wt.s an inhabited cottage, and a little above it ivy another house, inhabited by a Mr. Lloyd, who lives next door to Mr. Dawson. Alt. Dawson has also a house, recently built new to his own, and in which was a man taking care of it. Tins man was called to by Mrs. Lloyd, to go to the poor woman's assistance, and he did exert himself, though too late; but during the whole of ens time, Mr. Dawson and 111 r. Lloyd remained, as we understand, in their houses, although the cries of the unfortunate victim were heard at Ilall's.hridge. a distance of nearly half a quarter of a mile, All this occurred too in broad daylight. It has been said the poor woman was intoxica•cd, but this, we have been assured, was not the case. Neither 31t.11awron or Mr. Lloyd appeared at the in. quest. From the above statement of facto, it would appear to that if proper means had been used to restrain the fury of an Mtos. icated man, this dreadful occurrence might have been prevented, and the lives of two fellow -creatures saved.—Freeran's Journal. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSA LL'S, Jyr.tv 17. The subscription room to-day, at an early hour, exhibited a good show of adventurers on the turf of erery class, but, from the intense heat of the weather, the yard was found the most congenial spot to retire to ; and the business which was left undone in the paying and receiving on the events of last week's Newmarket July meeting, seemed to be very easily and amicably adjusted. In respect to the making of fresh engagements on great races to come, we can say but little, as it seems that The General 3figt which has for several weeks pervaded the room is not yet dispelled ; consequently betting was flat, and but little business done. The Derby and Oaks Stakes of the next rear were not even mentioned, which at this time here. tofore used to command extensive engagements. The Gloucester shire Stakes, which come to issue this week, was the only rate scarcely noticed, amid in which, it seems, Lugborough is thedecided favourite, having jumped up one point since last betting day, and on which several heavy aunts were wagered. The Doncaster St. Leger experienced but trifling attention. We here take the opportunity of noticing that the report, which has been so widely circulated through the medium of the Yorkshire and several other public prints, stating that Lord 111uncaster's Garcia, engaged in the St Leger, was dead, is totally without foundation. It is true that she wax amiss a short time since, but we have it from indisputable authority that she is now perfectly well, and at work ; and at present there seems no reason whatever to suppose but she will start tbr the at. Leger. The following will be found an accurate statement of the present betting . GLOUCESTERSHIRE STAKES—CHELTENHAM. 2to 1 agst Lugborough Ioto 1 agst Toil and Trouble 6 to 1 agst Shakipeare ST. LEOER. 8 to 1 agst Belzoni 23 to 1 'gat Mae Adam 8 to 1 agst Bedlamite 30 to 1 agst The Genera 12 to 1 apt Pirate 33 to 1 apt Barefoot 12 to 1 apt Crusader 40 to 1 agat tratureager 16 to 1 agot The Dragon 40 to 1 agst Swiss Guide 17 to 1 apt Fanny 40 to 1 agst Shortwaist 23 to I apt Euxion 60 to 1 agat Barataria 3fARKE 7 S. CORN-EXCHANGE, Moterwr, JUI.Y 17. We had a short supply of all descriptions of Grain last week, and this morning there were but few fresh arrivals from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk. Real fine Wheat being scarce. sold readily to-day at an advance of Is. to 2s. per quarter, and there was some demand for the best sorts of Foreign Wheat. Battey was du sale, and barely supported the late advance in prices. We had a limited demand for Oats today, and in some instances a small ad vance was obtained from needy buyers. The quantity of Beans at market being more than equal to the demand, this article was heavy sale, at a reduction of la. to 2s. per quarter from this day week. Grey Peas were full as dear, a nd White Boilers full f.'s. per quarter dearer. SMITHFIELD, MONDAY, Jui.v - 17. We are but moderately supplied in the number of Beasts at marker, and the quality of the greater part is very inferior indeed through the long drought. There has been a great deal of business dune on the terms of last Monday, but we have reason to believe some purchases have been made beyond lie. The trade for Mutton has also been very brisk, maintaining 4s. 6d. for all biteable We them, and large Lincoln, going re at 49. At the early part of the morning a heaviness prevailed in the Lamb market, which after. wards went off. and 6%. tid. continued the top figure for the choicest entail ones. We continue to hare Veal in abundance, and ss. per stone Is the utmost value of the best Calves ; 4s. Bd. is the general price of useful ones. To sink the offal, per stone of SIN. 8eef..... ...... . 4s 4d to bs 04 Vea1............ 4s 4d to Ss 04 Mutton ..... Ss 10d to 4s 64 I Pork .... Ss tid to 4s &I Lamb ......... 4s IM to bs tld ■IAD OF CATTLE Tllllll DAT. Beasts 1,8;41 Sheep 21,300 I Calves 3141 Pigs 70 BAT-MARKET. Hay . 87s firt to &5; Od I Clover Mai AI to 110 e 0,1 Inferior ...... 7Us Od to S ad Inferior....., Od to Len Od Straw ........ 361 Oct to 4,4 ud NEIVGATE AND LEADENIIALI,--(Br Tax Csacasa). Beef 3B 4d to Is 4d Veal ...... 3s 4d to bs 04 Hatton Lamb ..... '4l 4d to Ss. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON LlST.—[Prom the Loudon Gazette.] AT TA• COURT OP COMMISAIONIIIIB OP BANKRUPTS, SAAJONAALL• STRAIT, ON TAVIVIDAY MATT. A. Parker, T. Macclesfield, silk seentitacturev, special alTalza I COUNTRY LIST. Cooke, G. E.Jewin-street, Loudon, jeweller, Colon, Bind°. 1201 ex.) II Crossley, J. Stockport, provis.-dealer, at Star, IdancheatAr 12i1ex.!.. 1 Powle, R. Blandfurd, draper, at Crown, Blandierri, final d1y..... .. I I Harrison. J. Aureate, cotton-spinner, at Star. IRandtester, let ex.... 2 Wlensie, H. Walsall, draper, at Woolpack. Bitting. ch. of ass*. Porter, J. Carmarthen, cattle dealer, at Lion, Narberth, lit exam—. 11 Scott, J. Liverpool, coach-proprietor, at th e R. H o t. Blroving. rot ex. 3 Stockily', W. Bristol, baker, at Mr. Short's, Bristol, wirogomast.... I Welsh, A. Leeds, carrier, at George, llnddersfield, carry ois bootee', 2 Whale, 9. Lydcomb, stationer, at Lamb, Bath. Ist ex.. II SINGULAR BET.—A gentleman, who is allowed to be the first strathspey and reel player in Scotland, upon the Scotch and Irish bellows-pipe, has taken a bet of 1,0001. against a well-known sporting gentleman, that he will travel as a wandering minstrel for the space of six months,. pay all necessary expenses with whatever the public are pleased to give him for his music, and save 1001. besides. We understand the gentleman has commenced his musical tour. A number of small bets have been taken on both sides. A match at cricket was played on the North Inch of Perth, on Saturday the t3th instant, between the Perth Cricket Club and a party of the 7th Hussars, which was keenly contested, and gained by the former only by two notches. BIRTHS. On the 13th instant, at Werner*ley, Yorkshire, the lady of the Rev. Thomas Cater, of a son. At Wells, on the 14th instant, the lady of J. P. Tudway, Esti ALP., of a son. 44. MARRIED. On Thursday last, at Berry Pommy alma, Devon, John Lakin, Esq, of Macklenburgh-squares to Elisabeth Bent , wood daughter of Christopher Farwell, Esq. of Totness. DIED. On the 13th instant, at the house of her son, W. L. Fame. Esq., In Lincoln's Ina.fields, Francis, the widow of Jame lat- ter. Esq. HIGH - WATER Tam DAY AT LOEDOR 810riAss 18 stip. after I I Thom 43 iota. after I. Plated at 14 78181 - BhlBllPll2B — Fa too. 1111. Squad. ma pebilibbst by It. CANIMI : ser• place. C