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PEPPER TRADE. , , 1 .1 From the Sitiptro,a Ckrowiele.l Of all the produce of the eastern islands, and of the countries immediately in their ncighboulhood, in &mond among h t rs, black pepper is the /110 St important, both Inc and quantity, 'file pt.pper countries extend from about the longitude *I p.i (kg., to that of 115 deg. tut. beyond which none is to be found, and it reaches from 5 deg. south latitude to about 12 deg. north, where it again ceases. Within these limits we have Sumatra, Borneo, the :Malayan Peninsula, and certain countries lying on the cast coast of the Gulf of SS an. The whole produce of the inland of Sumatra is estimated 7 , 01 to fall short of 164,000 pikols ; the south- west coast being said to produce 150,000, and the north-cut coast, 15.000 pikols. The r.pper ports on the north-cut coast of Sumatra arc Latinist and iKhlt, with Sanlang. The two that produce 15,000 pikols ; and the latter 3,000 annually. The culti vation is carried on by the Bata nation in the interior. 'f he ports on the south-west coast, and the amount of their produce, as given on a recent estimate, arc as fol low, viz.:— Port and diattict of Trnmah . Di.trict of Pulp Hos nato of Mat ('”alt from Tampa. Turn to Sum •rt of Sum 1%.6.611a 114 tea 44 P.,viets .o the North of Anulabo 40.1100 4,0011 20.000 33,000 1 AN* 20.0011 LINO ROAN Total pikols . - lrio.ooo llere it is of importance to remark, that the culture and 1444m:time is extremely fluctuating, a circumstance arising partly from the character of the culture, partly from the nature of the soil, and perhaps in no incon siderable degree from the character of the caltivator. All the imitable lands ere put under pepper culture when the price is high, but on OteselltllaS, when the vines are exhausted, no fresh vines are planted, either because the soil has been actually hit: poverialted, or the cultivator thinks so, or at all events i k ever attempt' to apply any dressing for the purpose °innovating r. From this cause the ports and districts which one year :.re the most productive, are found in a short time after wards to yield a very inconeiderable gnat& ty, or are totally unproductive. Thus Trumalt, by tar the moot consider- aisle pepper district, was a few years aj..,0 unknown to Eu rapean traders even by moue, and yet its produce is already decreasing ; so is that of l'uto Due district, and still more rapidly that of Kualla Batts. On the other 'mud, the pro duction of Clint, and the districts to the northward of Ana tabu arc rapidly increasing, while that of Timpat Tuan, flusu, and Analabu, is stationary. During the last pepper season there obtained cargoes on the west coast of Sumatra twenty-seven American shape, six country traders, four large French ships, besides the ships belonging to the East India Conipany, which generally take away 300 tuns. Nearly the whole of this trade is in the hands of Europeans Americium, and finds its way to Europe, to America, and hi a small proportion to Chine. No trade can be more per lectly free than this is, the natives selling their produce to the beet bidder, without distinction or predilection. The en'tivetors are members of numerous petty and independ ent tribes, and the increased value and extent of the trade is a noted proof of what commercial freedom is capable of eiKeting, emu among so rude a people. The north coast of Sumatra, from Pettier down to the Csrimons, is estitnateel, as already mentioned. to produce I 4,0e0 piked. Prince of Wales Island is the principal depot for thia, from whence the greatest part is exported to India and Chins. 'fhe produce of Nance of Wales Island itself is shout 15,000 pikols. Of the islands at the mouth of the straits of Malacca and Singapore, Hinting, on which Ratio is situated, and adjacent admit's, produce 10,000 pikols ; and Lingga about 54.000.—A large proportion of this is brought to the empo rium of Singapore, which exported last year about el,OOO pikols ; some part to lietreal and China, but principally to Europe direct, iu ft ex-trail .rs. The west coast of the Malayan Peninsula produces no pepper, with the exception of shout 4,00(1 pikols afforded by the territory of Malacca. It may be rew.arked, that no country which is rich in tin, also affords a large produce ill p e pp..r. Whether it be that the existence of tin points out a sterility in the soil unfavourable to the growth of pepper, or that the capital which each state can afford is iusulticient to conduct both these branches of industry at once, is a matter on which want of local information dis qualifies us from deciding. On the eget coast of the Peninsula, the production of pepper is ver_y considerable. The porta of Patmi and Ca lantan, chiefly the latter, yield about 16,000 pikols an nitally, and Trinpanu +mom 8,000. A portion of this is broireht to Shts,pepore and l'enans ; but we believe the pester proportion goes direct to China in junks, of which three large ones freepient Tringanu annually, and one Ca lantan. The Americans, too, occasionally visit three ports. In year !WI three vessels, of coueiderable burthcu, ob tained exegetes. The east coast of the gulf of Siam, from the latitude of i 0 to that of 12j north, affords an extensive produce of pepper. This coast is scarcely known, even by name, to he traders of Europe. The rrineipal lofts here arc Chan tihnn, Fungyai, Pongiunti, and Kampot, the two first being under the dominion of Slain, and the latter under that of Ktionhoja. The whole produce is estimated at not less than *O,OOO pikols, 40,000 of which arc brought at once to the espied of Siam as tribute to the King, and the whole finds it" way to China in junks. It remains only to estimate the produce of the island of Itorneo. The state of Pier two properly so called, the most populous and condi derable of that vast and altnest trackless region is, we be lieve, the only part of the Wand which new yields any sup ply I f pepper worth mentioning, for that of Hanjermstasm has lung ceased to be of any consideration. The whole produce of Borneo is estimated at shout 510,000 pikols, of which a large share is carried to China direct in junks, Sjl2l. by Portuguese vessels ; and about 7,000 pikols arc now annually brought by the native craft of the country h eed* to Singapore, in the course of that free trade which is lap lily flourishing at this settlement. flee data which have been stated, will enable us to csti mat.. the whole production of the Malayan Archipelago, including that of the Peninsula of hide= ; and that of the east coast of the Gulf of Siam at 308,000 pikols; and as there is no other part of the world that affords pepper, excepting the western coast of the Peninsula of India, and Ibis affords but 30,000 pilots, or less than one tenth part of what the plates we bare enumerated produce ; we have, accordingly, at retie view, the whole production of the earth, being 3304,000 pikols, or 43,066,666 pounds avoirdupois,• and two-thirds. lire average price of pepper has been lately about Mite Spanish drillers a pikol; so that the whole value drawn into India n'14,1 Europe, China, and the New World, on account of this single commodity, is 11,012,000 dollars. .0f all the articles on which the industry of man is ex excise-el, and of which the productien is, at present at least, limited to a comparatively small extent of the globe, pepper is the most universally in use., being in very common de mand among tarn of all conditions, the civilized and semi barbarous, the rich and the poor. The taste for it is no aWiir of caprice or fashion, and we may be sure that its consumption will always l:ecp pan with the very improve remit of wan himself, and increase in the ratio of the fatality and cheapness •in which the cultivator and merchant shall be able to supply it. The quantity given in this statement may indeed appear enormoue, but a very simple experiment may satisfy us, that instead of being s', it Is really the contrary; when meted out to the consum ers, that is to say, to the whole population of the globe, or to one thonsmul milieu of peoi.le, it will be found that the average annual consamptioo of an individual amounts to no wore than 3'2 grains ; leer than a grain a day, and, upon an average, than the foor-fifth part of a peppercorn a day. We have but to add a word on the quahties of tire dif ferent varieties of pepper. The beet tr. that of Malabar, the pepper of the east coast of the gulf af Siam is coesidered next, then follow those of Calantan, Borneo, the 'vest mast of Saundra, and at the bottom of the list is the pepper of Rid.. With respect to this last , the fact is, that the avi dity of time cultivators and dealers to bring it to market has tempted them to pluck it before it is ripe, and from thence it turns out light, hollow, and ill-coloured. It is said that Sir George Wotowall. Bart has soli lois ttowlangtoft b suttitlls, to leir.Wilson, ni;il - un — and estate at S a rich silk unscitant in POLICE. MA%tilt►N-ll()('tAr.. ./ohm Pa if; sox, who hail been once a Corporal in the service of his Majesty George the Third. and served in the Peninsular war, was brought before the Loan Al area, charged with having assaulted his landlord, Mr. LAW', of Thoompson's-court, to breach of the peace, and in defiance of the Articles of \Var. The Corporal, upon being put to the bar, presented a most *mild appearance, the flesh round both his eyes being completely black, and onm of them closed up in a frightful manner. Mr. Lobky said, that the Corporal not having been regular In hie payments of rent, it was found necessary to expostulate with him, particularly aa he managed to give expensive eater. tainmenta A Wind of the landlord said the Corporal had on the occasion resorted to a very singular mode of fighting, not known in the modern art of war : lie threw himself on hir hack. a n ti used h;s fort as well as hands, very much to the injury of the landlord ; and it was really wonderful to see what use he Made of his limbs at the same time. The Corporal said, that he had never, in the whole mum of his military life, been so, badly treated. Ile had been at haregtora, liadajox, and other dangerous places--he had won many honors, and 'arrived them—but never did he see such terrible blades in hie life as the villains that attacked him. He addressed the Lord Mayor in the most extraordinary strain of misapplied wards, and was commit to leave it to his Slajesty, or any oilier Nobleman or subject of the realm, whether he would have fought on his back if he had not been first knocker! fist. A female who visited him mated. that the landlnri had acted " tingcnteel" in walking into Mr. Panison's ayaranents uuitivited, accompanied by several sweeps, aid other persons, whose dress was nut fit to be seen by the conupany. Hut Mr. Pattison thought net so much of this itarusion as he did of the conduct of the land lord in talking of a shabby debt before the guests. After some words, M. Partisan. instead of striking a blow, was actually tossed out of the window, which he did mot like by any means, anti there fore lie began no tight on his back. Thz hotallord said that the loot witness's word was not to be taken, as she happened to be a little drunk at the time of the row. Th., witness shank her head, and looked severely at the com plainant. :she said that she scorned the imputation no mom titan one glass of gin had gone round, nod she and Mr. l'attison had just hoishal a couvitry dance when the gentlemen of the other party disturb. II them. A number of ',venom% acre ready to swear that both stories were true; but the Lotto al Afoot confessed his inability to decide upon the merit' of the case, supported as it was by respectable swearing upon both sides. It appeared to him, however, that the corporal hail, at all events, suffered most, w hoever began the fight and. under such circumstance., and considering the intrnaion he hial been subjected to. and the escape of the complahnuot from all damage, it would be too hard to call own him to Mal bail. The landlord said he would forgive the assault, and the debt, if the corporal would go away from him for can. A merchant of respectability, who is a magistrate ofan adjoining county, charged another gentleman, who, we believe, is also a mer chant in the city, wiih an asmoult. The magistrate said that the defendant had made it a practice, for some time pan, to follow hint through the street, anti apply the most opprobrious epithets to him. 'f he complainant hail been compelled to bring the matter before a dlagistrate upon a former occasion, and the defenclatot was obliged to niter into sureties to keep the peace. but this obligation was dis regarded, and he was guilty of a repetition of the ofiCnoiive conduct, which would have occasioned a liorleiture of the bail, it it had been thought necessary to panted to extremities. Detentlant.—lf I committed breaches of the peace subsequently, which I deny, why did you not proceed against the bail? l'omplabiant.—llecause I would not take such an advantage; or do any thing to hurt your bail, whom I knew to be worthy own, and who became bail fnmi honourable motives. The complainant added, that the defendant had followed him in die street, had called him a scoundrel. and behaved in other respects in such a manner as tended to provoke a serious breach of the peace. Apprehending further provocation of this nature, as well as per sonal attacks, he now thought it necessary to call upon the Lord Mayor to bind the defendant over in additional sureties to keep the peace Th. e Defendant admitted that hn had followed and caned the complainant a limundrel, which was nut an assault or breach of the peace. The Loan MAYOR said, that such an act had the strongest tendency to provoke a breech of the peace, and would mutant him in calling upon the defendant to find sureties. 'the defendant doubted whether the word " scouhdrel," when properly applied, as in this instance, bad any tendnuy•to cause a breach of the peace. The Loan Jlaroa Raid, he believed the general impulse, when a man was eased a •. scoundrel" was, to resent it at the moment in a summary. ir.ty—a, blow, he thought, was the usual and the natural Te. l'he de ln ly elant said he would not strike if he thought he deserved the name he had applied to the magistrate. The Loan M wyn•—" I never yet met with a man who thought he deserved to ba called • acoundreL" The defendant then said that the assault was provoked by the complaining Magistrate, who sneered and looked at him in the moat 'unyoking manner. This, with his former conduct, was more thou any man could hew. It was trits , that he (the defendant) had in vited him to his table, but altbouhlt the complainant was a married wan, and had # tinnily, he took advantage of the introduction to intrude most improperly afterwards, sr.d disturb the peace of his friend. The Loan Mayon here interrupted the defendant, who was becoming eloquent in the description of his wrongs, and asked him why, when the facts were admitted, he could think of enuring into • history of extraneous circumstances ? Why expose publicly matters which had nothing to do with the case ? The defendant said, he wished to chew that he btu! properly used the word " scoundrel." The Loin PI ATM' said he could not enter into such a ques tion ; it was a transaction with which he had nothit:g to do aa a Magistrate. he defendant said the case must come before the public, as he had brought an action against the crimplainant, whom he should prove, by abundant evidence, to have acted as a ationndrel. The magistrate treated this assertion with contempt, and Mill lie could defend the action. In the mean time the defendant must be held to bail. Ile then swore that lie aprrehended per sonal violence fnmi the defendant, and that he did nut swear this front malice or ill will, but for self-preservation. The defendant was then entered to find sureties to keep the pen: c, and his ictnts bring in attendance, he was soon liberated. The interruption given by the Lout) .M•rna is a cheek upon the history id a ymnig lady of great p-nosial attractions, who (-ought the eye of that 3lagistrate, and made hint forget wine of his mural obligations. BOW-STREET. Yeeteirday • respectable-dressed young men, who stated his none to be l'helpe, was haroght up by Taunton, jun., charged with being concerned in stealing a gold snuff-lets, the property of Manuel Rodrigues, an ex-Captain in dia Spanish Constitutional army, and a friend of General Quiroga. The plosecutor stated, through the medium of a young Gentle man, acquainted with the Spanish language. who happened to be in the office, that he came to this country, about seven months ago, from Cadia, and having money at that tune he employed an inter preter, who, in die course of their walks about London, took him to a public-house, called the Cock, in 31ilk-atreet, Haymarket, where he was introduced to the prisoner, who had resided in Spain for several years, and spoke the language of that and other coon. tries fluently, and they beeline acquainted. A shaft time ago the complainant had occasion to dispose of his gold snuff-box, and he communicated his intention to the prisoner, observing that he would sell it for l rl. The prisoner saed immediately that he could procure a customer for the box, and took it away with him, but after teeming it a day or two, he said It had not been able to die pose of tt in the quarter he expected, but he had an intimate ac quaintance, who was valet to a gentleman residing at klulluy's llo tel, Bond-street, and that gentleman he knew would purchase the box. On .Monday ntornine last. the prisoner met the complainant by appointment, and thr latter brought with hint a sheemsker of his acquaintance. As they were walking to Mulloy's lintel they Est a very smartly demised young man, who accosted the prisoner, and the Ma introduced bias as his particular friend, the gentle man's waist. The valet seemed to untlerstentl their business, and observed, that his master was then at breakfast, and if they would step into a neighbouring public-house he would cone to them greedily. Tray did so, and he came in • few minutest, and requested to have the box to show to his piaster. 'rhe un suspecting Spaniard readily gave the box, and the sup posed valet went away with it. In six or seven minutes, the shoetnakte also walked out, leaving the prisoner and the complainant in earerat conveniation, mid in less than tee minutes more the prisoner departed. The complains/0 conceiving that they would all return, sat very patiently fur about t .It an hour, when he began to feel uncomfurtable, and would have ntsde known his anxiety to the people rt the publie-house, but unfortanetely lie was unable to utter a ward in Reglish. Hour after lemur passed away, and Le retnai• tel there, oreastonally endeevuitring to mike his less understood, but in vain. Ile at length left the house, and gave infortnetion to the police at this Mike. seth a Misr:tinter^ et the t er. ,11, . 11l the otilmilers, be consequence of which TUL:ilttl:i 311- prehentled elm pristine at a public:-house neat the Hap:tad:mt. can fuesitay night. be saw the complainant, and was tin: slimed by hint, he said that tive doe: wits sold. and had been broke. up. The.prisoner, in answer to the charge, made so lame a deter:; , that the alagistrate ...lid there caubi be no doubt whet( err, erre taki' his own showi tg, that lie was in collusieu with tine ocher, ie rob this untartunre gentlemen of his property. no pains sheltie be spiral tie whole of the pirtto. to justice. Time prisoner w remanti,..l Tozwlay next. if th tsar of 3 Koff-bridge and a Brantford coach. sue brnagin eintrgeti with nsseultitig anti hehrving in selently to Mr. N. H. Nicol tae a eteniesnau !ratline iu te neigh bourhood of me ithereantsittioned piece. Me Nicolas suited, ice it he and hie wlfe were grin; Mere else other day. and see:o et, icli wending in Piccadilly with " Bres.t. lord and Kew Bridge" wriitcn upon it, they got up, a anal wee PIN at:cant:lg upon tile is, arch teliirg them that the fare salt I. ti I. t., .1.1.11 , . 01 each. After being dentiand an hour and Iry minutes in liry.l dee tsel, tit it they started, and a short distance down the road they were sionp...l was tiimirim.ti tin Its by a lade, who had Rene leave. with h e, 2Y14 who a.imed if the twecn 'lol'l .argert a teach went to Breath" A, to Mii,h the defendent. who was the sent. The. lareamii of driver, replied in theaffirmative. When the coach arrived et Kerr tierce. - Bridge. however, the defendant said he was going no taiiiier, anti scale of di.. e Clint the lady and the luggage must quit the coach mg. dicr. i.e set :':.t on M., di compb,ittant, seeing the lady alone. ventured to rentimetrate, ut4rl even to a watchman. which the detimdaut insolently said, " You mind your torn bust- ants, acid 'sty vtrtne of ling H. au Yesterday Mr. Ir. carte. • reipactable victualler, residing in Charles-strert, AVestminster, an.trared at this otGce, to answer to a eootidaint made by .Ir. J. Anderson, a messenger, belonging to the Alien ()thee. Mr. Anders°, stated, that he was taking same rcfreshtnerd at the Rine and Crown, Crown-street, on Monday last, in the back parlour, when the defendant entered nail abused him most grosalv, and threatened to knock his head olf. ( btu lain: nt gave him no provocation for such abusive language, and endeavoured to leave the hottsc. but was followid by him up the passage, where he con tinued the sante conduct. lie had uo witness. Mr. Nurse, in his defence, said, that he was almuat eoitfounded ' to heat• an intlieilual of such an aitocarance (being reo)ectably ' slressetti state it,wh a tissue of faseliolds. Having received a wey ittsuhieg tit -stole from the complainant by a young titan (who afterwards e trntoorateJ his ststentent 1, that he was a scoun drel sad a Idi:kguald, he naturally felt hurt by such expression*. Ile tit 't Itiw prowiscuausly at the (tour and Crown, on the day in quest:on, a itit a frit nil, *TA asked him for an explanation ; but he Idea; ;d alms: upon ahuse. He then ce::autly threatened to kice Idat. tg;a•rntes, on this expllnetion. exteeivetl that the emu bith.r,lit the ini,ealef upon himself by the improper so 1,1e , 14 :0 4' •• rtirpl4 wet: brought up for re. nn.l ..monit:cti to Newgate, twoo tlwoe several in. iltetrom:v, I.r Ai i'l:; various cop...niers' folk. V. ,t...nt , y T. 're .1-grrt, a 'ILO!. five!! old fellow. hopping on a c-Tutr3, E, on a t'oag.. , of itiulein,.• Lk: of _hi. .Vt.;,tty's -- and insulti,•.g A watchman of about t w elve e'encl; nn Tuesday night, he wathei by a most vojternus d;•ritanon be. id a eertsio duvet of t-riches, not now pre. sienee h; bore with most watclimanhke pa. ing f0..,1 rasa to a higher key in the Llcaolr aCt,olvanla to a fildirwr, 11114 t at LIM 'I of vocal onitent6n. This we* unbearable, He therefore proceeded tnwwla the disput. Lis autltorith uquir.4 thew to depart iu the King's name, and make no more noise. " Make no noise I" an swered Tom ; " what the devil is it to you whether we do or not?" " Yes, it is to me (continued Boyd), and I persist to hear no more isn't. or I'll abscond you to the watchhouse."—" You abscond me!" replied Tom ; •• why, you thief, I'll fight the driver and yourself, the pair on you, for a quarten of thunder and light ning, or a pot of balf.and-half."—" I'll not fight you," rejoined the man of watch, .• brkays as at it is:uset toy business; but you must walk with me to the watchhouse."—" If you say another word," observed Tom, " I'll thrust this crutch down your throat, you tiogitteoc Now, your Worship," subjoined Boyd, addressing himself to the Magistrate, "am I a thief? hook him and brought him here, because I am dissolLed on knowing whether I am a thief; that's what I wants to know; will any body tell me if I'm a thief or ?" Mr. Wurrg— n l ot really can't any, Boyd, but I am sure I don't think you one. Boyd—Thank your Honour, sor I either. Mr. Wit it r —Why, Argent, you are a terrible fellow ; whet do you say to all this abuse, and thrusting your crutch down the man's throat ? Tom, with a good-humoured smile, admitted the disputation be. tween him and the driver, and a partial abuse of the watchman, provoked, as he stated, by the violent langitage of that personage. As to the threatened insertion of his crutch into the watchman's windpipe. he disclaimed it its toto. Mr. Wurr r:—Well, as I am satisfied about voar general good conduct and character, I think your lodging in the watchhouse for a night sufficient punishment. You are discharged. " Thank your Honour," exclaimed Tom, and hopped off mer rily on his timber supporter. MARY-LA-BONNE OFFICE. Yesterday Jahn Ewer, a supernumerary watchman of Mary-la. bonne, was charged with ' being, whoa on duty, drunk, riotous, and disorderly. It appeared from the evidence of Benjamin Basket, a gentle. men's coachman, and other witnesses, that. on Tuesday evening he was going to his master's stables, in Parker's-mews, New-road, w:ten he was stopped by the defendant, who placed himself in the middle of the mews, vowing vengeance, and declaring his deter mination to be, that he would •• mill" every " mother's soul" who came down " that ere" place, and had partly filled his threat by beating three men. lie dragged Basket a considerable distance by the collar, and did not relinquish his hold until knocked down, and given into the custody of some other watchmen, who carried him to the watchhouse, having declined to walk. It appeared he was very drunk, and had been roughly handled by some persons whose passage through the mews lie had endea voured to prevent. His rattle aid hat were taken from lino. The Magistrate said his conduct was dreadfully disgraceful , a nd fined him for being drunk, and discharged hint from his situation. WO RSII I P-ST It FLIT. Johtet at. Asw sto 1. no tr.—Vesterday Wm. Dyly, gd look. ing young man, about 2 .1 years of age , a native o f the " E merald Isle," and a dumb y, was brought before Mr. Osborne, by Vann the officer, for final examination, upon the following charge. It appeared, that about the 4th inst. the prisoner, who followed the occupation of a Fortune Teller, called at the residence of a Mrs. Reeves, No. 11, Moreyer.street, Iloxton Newtown, where, by making signs, and producing certain testimonials, such as slates, i ta y ers w , h -- o eZfi g e o ste i T : t gL e c. sa & m C e . i, he co nvinced ouse, that ; 2e u her, matilbwtaegya possessed s another the power of " takingi peep . into future events." They accord ingly requested of him to put into practice those extraordinary gifts, which he answered by signs, taking at the same time for hts guidance the example of other professions, certainly of a more exalted rank ; namely, " No fee, no opinion ;" or, " No money, no pater-noster." They then made up 2s. fad. when he smilingly set his charms to work. and,so pleased were the ladies with his anti. eipations of their future prospects in life, that they gave hint an in. eitatiort to call upon another day. In the mean time, the ladies apprised a numerous circle of female acquaintances as to the ea meted result of their brightening prospects, and appointed a day for them to partake of the entertainment. In a few days after, the prisoner called, but unfortunately it was not the day appointed by the ladies and their friends. The prisoner, after entering the room. made signs of his anxiety as to the time. Mrs. Reeves reached him her watch, when he, after examining its internal works, signed to her that it was not worth a farthing, and he then put it in his pocket, and after remaining three hours in the room, took it away and pawned it for 11. Mrs. Reeves, a decent-looking woman, deposed to the foregoing facts; and further stated, that after he got the watch she became Do ashamed of herself as induced her to let him take it with him, is she was unwilling at the time to raise a narration in the house: but Raabe understood the prisoner was in the habit of resorting to a public-house in the neighbourhood, she the more readily assented to his departure. In a day or two after, she and her friend called at the public-house, when the landlord said he knew the prisoner wall, and would be accountable fur hint to the amount of bee pounds. This answer of the landlord had the effect of quieting her mind. The Landlord stated, that theladies certainly paid him a visit on the subject, when they had some ale, but denied the responsibility ; at the sane time he admitted, from the rung man's general good conduct, he would feel happy in obliging hint. But (said the land lord, turning round to Mrs. Reeves). I saw your ring upon his fin ger sosite days before I saw the watch in his posmasion. A pawnbroker proved the pawning of the watch for It. and that it was worth 21. The following ls a copy of one of the papers found by Vann upon the prisoner t The bearer hereof is a young man deprived of the faculty of hearing or speaking. is of a respectable family, his father having been an officer of high rank in the till regiment, hut who was un fortunately killed by a fall front his horse, which accident was shortly alter the cause of his mother's death. That he was quite destitute, and that the Rev. 3lr. Agar, of Cork, could attest the truth of his statement." Mr. ()soon E thought, under the singular circumstances of the ease, he could look on it in no other point of view than under the Pawning Act. Ile therefore committed the prisoner for one month to the House of Correction, or to pay double the value (viz. 41.) Be was then removed front the bar. 1 31 BET II -sT R MKT. Yesterday 3lr. Eames, the proprietor of the Yarmouth and several other coaches, plying to and from the White Horse cellar, in Petter.lane, appeared at this office on an information laid against him by Ilenwell, a celebrated informer. for having, on the 2lth ult. taken, on the above.mentioned coach, a greater number of outside passengers than the Act of Parliament allows. 'On the first witness being called he took the book, paused, looked remid the oilier, had the fear of the Sessions in his eye, and refused to take the oath. The informer, therefore, was unable to prose his ease; and The Magistrate l'.llr. Ilaauwtcu) called oa him to pay Us., the - . ezpenus of the witnesses. lititwell refused to do thin, or to give his address. Mr. 11 tuna - it:li (Ohl Mr. Eames that he had no power to detain hint for the debt, but if he ( Eames) found out his address, a warrant of distress would be granted against his goods ft" the above sum. Mr. Eenes expressed his detimuination to do so, and the par ies kft the office. THE BRITISH PRESS. now—take care of that 'ere woman what's with you—that's enough , tell y toe you." The complainant asked how the lady Will to get her luggage home? and the reply was, "how she can—mind your own woman I ou." The CUM lainant at length o ffered 3s. for the fare of himself and Mrs. IN !CAW% ; but the defen dant refused p to take it, and said he must have another shilling. The com plainant urged the agreement with the end, hut Cte defendant re. fused to take less than 4a., placed himself breast tot breast against Mr. Nicolas, abused him most grossly.. and a: length seized him by the collar. Mr. Nioolas pushed hint away, and he then at tempted to pull off his coat, and said. " I will have an up and down with you any how, my covey." The complainant, at the im portunity of his wife, whu was alarmed, paid the other shilling and departed. . . . Tlte r tlefendant denied the charge. Mr. HALLS, with some remarks upon the defendant's conduct, Hoed him itts., and C. costs. Yesterday Williani Norris, a countryman. was charged by Wil liam Jackson, a watchman, on suspicion of having stolen s nearly new counterpane and sheet. By the watchman's evidence it appeared, that he was on duty in the Strand on Tuesday night, and seeing the prisoner carrying the articles in question, very naturally asked a few qurmtions as to how he became pos sessed of them, to which h e as naturall y ob. mined a very unaansfaciory account. The prisoner said that he found them concealed under a hay stack in Knightsbridge. Mr. HALES ordered hint to be remanded for a week. Itichard Woods and Wallow& Wild were charged by Lawrence, the patrol, under the following circuit - stances: — On Tuesday night, shim past 7 o'clock, a, Lawrence and Moore were going up Maiden-lane, St. Pancras, they perceived the prisoners carrying two large bundles of ash sticks , or rat ite; trees, and suc ceeded in taking the elder 111 i 'otter, Wild, into custody,but Woods ran away, and was not taken until they had pursued hie' shout 300 yards. Ile then tried to cool the vigilance of the patrol by offers of drink, added to repeated supplications to allow them to go about their business. Woods said that he found the sticks lying on the road near the Harp puhlie-house is the Edaelrare•re'ed• The other prisoner told the 11•114 C Stort. Mr. M ALLS told them that was not a likely tale, and informed them that they limit pay a line of forty shihinas, or go for one month to the house of entrection. The prisoners were then remanded till the evening, to allow time for them to rang: the Hue. _ 11A'CTON-fIARDEN. Yesterday, an apprentice to a law stationer, a youth about 17 years of age, with a waistcoat with tour rows of gilt buttons, and a fare of brass, was brought up from the watchhouse, charged by hie master with continued habit* of disobedience. After a long recital of the derelictions on the part of the lad (fur which he him. self accounted by having a constant hezahache), the master stated, that after absenting hinieelf during the entire of Tuesday, he met him last night in a state of intoxication, with a girl (as he believed) of the town. The apprentice, who stood at the bar with great indifference during the statement of the master, sow became praised at the imputation cart on the female in his company. anti assurod his Worship that the lady in question, who was only fifteen years of age, was the daughter of a very respectable gentleman : the father, to be sure, was rather averse to his paying his addresses, but the mother encouraged him. Ile might have been a lode elevated by liquor, hut the joy of meeting his . ' darling Ellen" induced him to violate many rules of decorum. Ile really regretted that he was obliged to reveal seater of this description, but his error arose through not being provided with proper legal advisers. The Magistrate ordered hint fur three week* M Coldbath-fields. Ho 11X1:111' BY A SYR YAW T.— EilitCW IVO7IO/211. AB interesting; young woneln, was brought up yesterday from Coldheth.fielifr prison, for re-examination, on a charge of robbing her late master, Mr. Louis lksornseaux, surgeon and aceoucheur, No. 16, Hume Charlton.street, Somers Town. When placed at the bar, the deplorable appearance of th happy young woman excited the most lively feelings of compare. sion : her cheeks were white as paper, her lips colourless, her eyes glazed and unspeculative, every limb trembled, and it was with the most apparent difficulty that she sustained herself by clinging to the railing for support. She was accompanied to the office b one of the matrons of the House of Correctio n, who intimat ed. that since her committal, which was on Monday evening, she had invariably refused all kind of sustenance; and judging front appearance that the woman was really indisposed, she was ordered to the infirmary, where the House Surgeon visited her, and in order to arrive with certainty at the nature of the complaint, what. ever it might be, that gentleman questioned her with the utmost kind:roe, but she seemed averse to answer any inquiries, and only admitted that she had a violent pain in the chest. Mr. Lel xo asked the young woman's master what state of health she had been in at the period of her apprehension ? Mr. Desonneaux replied. unit he always conceived she had en. joyed good health, at least lie knew of nothing to the contrary. 11r. Luso—iliac you made up your mind, Sir, to go into the case at present? Mr. Deroniteaux—Certainly, Sir; under the Hemmers:lms I feel myself called upon to prosecute. This unfortunate girl has enjoyed the confidence of toy family to an unlimited extent, and that coutidettee has oeen grossly betrayed. The Matron observed, that when she attempted to administer some medicine to the prisoner. ordered by the Attending Phy. skiers, she sped it out of her mouth, and appeared (evolved to mist every of dirt that was made WlV3Td$ her relief. Mr. LAIN,: (to Mr. Deromieaux)—Perhaps, Sir, as you are a profeseioual e,entlerun, she may be induced to tell you what is her particular ailment. Mr. Detionneaux then addressed several questions to the prisoner, but the only reply he could elicit was, that she had a violent pan in her chat. The eau was then gone into u follows: . Mr. liesormeaux being sworn, stated, that the prisoner lived in hie house as tarvani for several months, and during the illness of Mn. Desormeaux (complainant's wife), who is since dead, the tat. most coufitlence was reposed in the prisoner, every drawer, press, and wardrobe being lett open. Several articles and various small sums of money being recently missed, suspicion fell on this girl, and on searching her trunk and the drawers allotted to her use, there was found a considerable quantity of wearing apparel, and various ornaments, each as a string of jet beads, a clamp, and brooch to match; a garnet ring of very peculiar workmanship, and three bottles of wine, together with about four or five.and . twenty shillings in a pocket-M . Miss Charlotte Llenornicaux (sister to the complainant) identified the greater part of the articles produced. Mr. Desontreaux, observed that this girl, when hired by his wife, wore the most extraordinary mask of sanctity ; and as she then professed herself to be a native of the Principality, and unable to read the 'tilde in the English tongue, he procured foe her imme diate use a New Testament is the Welch language. • Head, the officer, who took the girl into custody, stated that she contused the money, the dog. and the jet ornaments, were her master's property, but said that the wine had been given her three years ago, and that she had carried it about in her boa ever since. The prisoner surveyed the whole process without betraying the most remote symptom of comeiousnewt, and when called on for her defence, did nut even move her lips. She was fully committed to Newgme, to abide her trial at time emu Sessions. /loots: Simmons, formerly a groom in the service of the late' Marquis of Londonderry, was brought up in custody of Davis, a conattole, charges! with privately stealing to the house of J. Dew, Esq. of No. 2, l'crcival.vtreet, Clerkeowell, a box-coat, and pair of sputa, entrusted to the care of 11'illiain Chatters, groom to' Mr. lkw. It append, that Chatters, who was an acquaintance of the pri soner's, permitted him to come into the stable ass kind of assistant, 1 while the latter was out of place ; and in order to help hint to a situation, he even lent hint his own clothes, so as to makes proper appearance, but the ungrateful wretch not only pledged the prose cutor's things, but found means to steal the master's hos-coat, and spun. {Then Chatters mused them, he gave Simmons into custody ,; but having made a promise of tOrgiveness on t he produc tion 01 die coat, the charge of felony could not he sustained. Mr. LATIIO, however, took the complaint of illegal pawning, and ortlered the prig:met to pay the value of the property, and a penalty of 5/. in addition ; or In default thereof, to stand committed to the House of Correction foe three months, with the chance of being privately w hipped, at the discretion of the Magistrates.. The prisoner deetared his inability to pay any web sum of wormy, and was coluntioed in default. Qt'ESN.SQUARE - CORONER'S INQUEST. Yesterday an Inquisition was held at the King's Head public house,High-street. lAnitwth, before JEM NETT, Eq. COM/- nu for Surrey, oo the body of 31ary Redman, aged 111 a married woman. Jacob Allgood deposed that he was in the employ of Mr. Shout, the proprietor of the gravel engine barge, called the Friends, on the river Thames. Ile slept on board the barge on Saturday night last, and went to it about ten o'clock, but, previous to his going. was in company with the deceased, who declared she would go alto. Ile repeatedly wished her not. They remained on board until five o'clock next morning, when witness was awoke by a violent noise, and the barge sinking. lie opened the cabin.sindow, and came on deck, leaving the deceased in the cabin. lle told her to get up and catch hold of him, which, however, she did not, and hi• lost her. Witness used every endeavour to save her, but without efiket. lle escaped by getting into a boat. Jura-11"a& the deceased intoxicated ? Witness She might have had a little too much. Juror—What occasioned the barge to sink? kiVitness,—She leaked. Ile had pumped her out as usual the over night, the last thing, before he went into the asbin to rest. Seventh of the Jury here said there had been great neglect, and they had no doubt both parties were intoxicated. The witness, however, positivel) declared that he pumped the barge out, and expected it would nave been dry in the morning. William Sims, a waterman, deposed being in his boat, and hear. log that a barge had sunk, he made to it with his hitcher. Ho caught the deceased by the feet, and assistance being pnwured, dragged her out of the cabin. She was quite dead. The deceased was floating to the roof of the cabin, and undtmsed. Mr. Shout, the proprietor of the barge,raitt, that his son slept on baked the vessel every night, except Sattinlay nights, and it was during his absence that the man had taken the woman on board. The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidentally drowned." The Coroner's Jury sat on the body of Hawkins yeater day, who was killed an a pugilistic combat, at Newington, on the preceding morning, with a bricklayer, named Rat tray.—Verdict, " klanslaughter." 6111.1) Han retwo.-015 Tuesday morning, a singu lar discovery took place in Lambeth church. That morn ing a meeting had been held in the vestry before the rector, churchwardens Zkc. for the disposal of parochial matters respecting the affairs of the parish, after which the' separated, as did the sexton, only leaving in the church the clergyman, who had sonic business to transact ; on itia retiring. he was surprised to find a parcel carefully wrapped up in a white cambric handkerchief, placed within the inner door of the church. 'f he minheer instantly in ferated the sexton (31:. Stag 'r) of the circumstance, who, on opening the said pareel, discovered the body of a new born male child. quite dead. Mr. tiay, one of the pariah surgeons was sent for, who examined the body, and pro nounced it to have been still-born. lit:at...ll3y we: k, a labmwer, named Wright, of' Wed how-wood bottom. near Herta, a,;ed about 67 years. (hop ped down dead while burning furze in a field at Roundhay. CRIM. CON. Yesterday a rather pretty looking woman, named Ann Homan together with a labouring man named Thomas Wilda, were put to the bar at Union Hall, duetted by the husband of the female de. fendant with having assaulted him, under the following circun ----- John Norman stated that be is a labouring man, resident at Brixton, and having been some time out of employment, lie lett bowie the middle of last week in order to seek work elsewhere, tell. ing his wife not to make herself uneasy, If be stopped a wa y f a fortnight, but, at all events, he should be absent at least fare week. He did go from home, but returned rather unexpectedly on Sun. day evening to Brixton, and on entering the village he observed a man, accompanied by a female, who very much resell:Wed his wife in her gait. They were walking together in an unfrequented place ; he, however, did not interrupt them, being determined to have ocular demonstration, " for," added he, " 1 hued t h at an was not right soon after leaving home." He aechriiiiglv followed the couple, and saw them enter his dwelling. " N oe ,: „ td he, " I was convinced of the truth of the repotts of the infidelity of my wife, aid made up my mind not to be ton rash and hasty in the sirens of surprising them together." He walked off to an adniaire hedge, and cut a good thick stick, for the purpose of giving his wife, and whoever might be with her, a sound drubbing, gi l d re . turned to the house, the outer door of which was on the latch. He entered, and on trying his own room door, found it fast; be Je w, some noise with the bolt, and presently he hewed a confusion within, and whisperings. Ha called out, "Open the door!" bus no voice answered ;—" Anne, I say, open the door !" gal all was silent. " I then," said the complainant, " put my shoulder to the door, burst it open, and the-e I saw my wik and dlr. Tons Wilds stark-naked, just having risen from the bed. I ran at Wilds with the stick, but my wife closed with me, and held me so tightly, that she prevented me from using the stick, and gave the defendant an opportunity of running out into the road, naked as ha was." He added, that he received a blow from Wilds just as he was quitting the room, and he (complainant) had his faithless wife and her man brought before his IVorsliip, to have them dealt with according to their deserts. The wife, in her defence, declared, that Wilds had not ism to bed with her; the feet was, her husband was of that jealous turn, that any little civility exercised towards her by any other nian than himself, was sure to excite in his mind the usual symptoms of that passion. "In short," said she, "y our Worship, I cannot, nor will nut, lice with him any longer; he not only leaves me for a week, and sometimes for a fortnight at a stretch, but what is worse, he does not leave a shilling for my support in his absence." The complainant denied this, and decla re d that he worked like, horse when he could get it to do for her support. With nand tj what she had said about his being a jealous man, and all that, he believed he was like the generality of men in that respect, and if he had not good and substantial reasons for being so, " then," a dd e d he, " I have done, for surely seeing is believing." The Wife—He tells a falsehood when he asserts Mr. Wilds took his place in bed ; Mr. Wilds, I say again, is a very deeet.t man, and would not be guilty of any thing Improper; he only came to the house that night to ask me how I did. Wilds here endeavoured to confirm what shestated, and added, that as he knew the complainant often left his wile destitute for a length of time, he went there to render her a little assistance. The tale related by Mr. Norman was all nonsense. Blithmisn, one of the turnkeys of Brixton, said, that he heard the noise as he was passing the complainant's house on the night mentioned, and presently afterward. saw Wilds run out of the passage naked into the street. It was notorious in the neighboors hood, that in the absence of the complainant, Wilds always did the family duties, for he was to be seen going into her house every night, and coming out in the morning The Magistrate observed, that all he had to do was with the wealth, and there was not the shadow of proof that any had been annmitted on either side. " If." said the Slagistrate to the eau. plainant, " you had beaten him, he certainly richly (I:laved it ; but all I can do for you is to advise a separation, and your legal adviser will give you every information as to the mode of proceed ing to obtain it." The parties then left the Office. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DODSWORT II ['NT RACES. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6. The Hunters' Plate of 200. Mr ill It:CR. beat of two held., vat won by Mr. Jackson's Shetheld, beating Mr. Wilkinson's Phabc and Mr. Williamson's Spot. A Match for 20p each, between Captain Langport's Sir JArt and Mr. Twiaden a Trigg, was won by the latter by only baHt length. RECKFORD RACES. THURSDAY, OCTORFR 7. The Silver Cup, given by R. RanoIRK% Esq was won, after two fine heats, by Mr. Lewir's gr. lt. beat:ng Mr. Jones's founts mare. Nancy, and two others. A Sweepstakes of 10 gs. with US added. wu won by Mr. Rob. son's bl. m. beating Mr. Welche's Caroline, sad Mr. Irewifs Pot-boy. BUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Cartwright's Suffolk harriers will meet this day at Haling Cart; on Saturday at Ixworth ; and on Monday at Bridgham North Common—at half-past ten each d.tv. The F. B. hounds will throw off to-morrow at Bishop's Wood, at nine o'clock. The Cheshire Fox Hounds meet on Saturday 16, Baddeley hall ; Monday IS, Alvanley; Wednesday 20, Dunham ; Thurs day 21, ditto ; Saturday 23, Abbeytield ; Monday 23, Beeston-hall; Wednesday 27. Norton; Thursday 29. Ashton orange; and Sam day 30, Fox and Barrel. Each day at 10 o'clock. HU/MI/M. — On Monday last Mr. Cobley's hounds, of CAI& bectoke, in drawing Ilorrell !Moor for a hare, hit the drag of a fox, which they made after in gallant style ; when crooting the Moor, a hare got up in view, which they killed after a smart run of an hour. They soon found a brace more, which they also killed ; and, ha ing made smart work of it, wine of the gemmen began to complain of a lightness in their stomach , it being nearl y half- p ast two oc/ock. which is about the time as tawdry yolks dine ; but tbe governor of the pack being nothing les. than a trsnp, felt such a strong desire to have a shy at old reynard, that rothing less could be thought ef ; so back they went, and the hounds being stickers, won hit the drag again up the vale, into covert, and presently had a fine tally-ho ! The chase was certainly a fine oae, the pack broke well abreast, the bursts they made were beautiful, and, after a complete race (for there was nothing like a check). they ran into hint—a fine old dog —in one hour and twelve minutes.—Pliadelts Iriutera Laminar,. The hounds of J. F. Phillip:, of Landew (the late F. B. li.) drew the covers near Bodmin, on Wed!), clay. the 29th of Septem ber, and Friday, the Ist of October, and killed their fox or each day; thus maintaining that character which this line pack tf hounds have for fifty years held under their old master, the tubs of Cornish fox-hunters.—Cortneall Paper. O'NEAL AND WHITE-HEADED DOD. Tim whole of the stakes between these two pugilists were made good at Ilarry Holt's. Cross-lane, on Tuesday night. The 6O will take place onWeduesday, and will, it is thought.be • SinlAA one. O'Neal was early in his attendance last night , and ." well. The Flaxen-headed Cow Roo ditto% show, but Tom Cri bb showed his rhino, which was all the same. The •• sages from the East" mustered rather strong, and dropped Orli blast most freely on O'Neal into the pocket of Cribb, who appeared to be thc gmersl stake-holder. Ben Burn was thee:. lull of daffy, noise, kirk notes, and his nephew. lie chalbmged for his nephew, Cribb. Spring. Langan, Ex-Champion, English Champiin, Irish Chaim pion, oil the world ! Cribb, who is rather querrish on the pp!. suid, he'd have him in a sow-p t, nrd if lie didn't " settle his s hash," he was better titan he thltrght hint. Ben, however, ri v not to be stopped from challrigit g .• all th e world," till Seng offered to tight him fora tho-Ascil, at his own time, and . post o hundred then. Ben said be hadn't the blunt, and so his hams drew in. Spring, however, has pledged hiamelf. not t° 5411 again ; he has left the ring with honour and with Oozy, anti p w l e ed s ge hn . uli be sorry if anything were to induc e him to Maim. that CORN EXCHANCE,OcT.I3. We had a few firth arrivals a sorts of Grain this utorr.tr: Wheat was very ready sale, and rather dearer. Barley was bro ., ' sale, though not cheaper than on :11oadly. We L ad but very little demand for Oats tvAlay. an lilemday's priers sere barely -mut tatnetl. Beaus rather dearer; but iii priced of l'vas there woa alteration. COAL MARKET, 0cr.13. SHIPS AT INAILIZT. ill I rs SOLD. 311 Newcastle . 31 13 Sunderland 2 Stone Coal 1 Culm - Flt 13. Id to 4I Its Ikl to 011 W ;lis su lid to —s H 1 RT H. On the 4th inst. at Carnrall Park, the Lady of Sir Joseph Its:. tile, Bart. of a son and heir. :HARM bn. On Monday, at Edmonto , i, Francis James Haskins, r.A. Pancras-lane, to c1.1,,t d.:.w2.ifer of the late Samuel list, cock, Eart. of Ilrea:1-stmt.V.".. On Tuestirty, at Fulham C:iurch. Mr. lleorgr Fiend Cook. e listrtmerunith, to tr:liza only Ono.;hter of Monad 11 k: Req. of Bull's band, Ilettfottkhh... tiSr At Sewer, Allan MeAdeun, phracian, of Crlchrstrr, ton oi Sir Lachlan Maclean, M.O. of Sudbury, w Ja..e, oc!. danch.er of the Rev. 4 . .wke. On Monday, a. Sidabouth. by the !ler. T. Jrnlons. T!” — Mignon, C 1. 31.1. of Illggle.“vade, Bcalfonithire, to f'a.!:r.' only daughter of the late thocral llarrco. —-- - MOH WATER TM!: DAV AT LONDON 1.1111 Montag 49 min. after h. I Afternoon 18 miu. al ciarem. 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