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• . • STATE 9P TRADE. STOI K poRT.—FrOM all tot inquiries we can make, we are inclined to believe that, on the whole, the prospect is cheering. The very small quantity of goods on hand is beginning to be felt ; and the much-diminialscd supply is not more than adequate to the actual demand. In fact, were there any forsign orders to be received, an absolute scarcity of goods would be experienced, and we have no doubt that, in a short time, a gradually-increasing supply will be demanded for our home trade. Orsr-production has Wen one great cause of our distress ; that production was encouraged by the facility with which money could be• raised upon securities (falsely so called) not worth a far thing ; and though the full effects of the distress may not yet have been felt, we are approaching slowly, though surely, to a more healthy and natural state. Bawnroan.—Whenever we feel that we can be justified in stating any improvemett in the trade of this town, we shall not be backward in communicating so agreeable a piece of intelligence; but we cannot say that the result of our inquiries this week warrants any statement of positive visible improvemmt. Paragraphs have followed 'one ants ther from time to time, in neighbouring journals, in which the trade in this town has been said to be better ; but if there hail been any foundation in truth for these state ments the condition of Bradford must have been very flourishing by this time. The fact is, a few snore goods taken off, or a few snore hands put on, prove nothing worth recording ; the must that can he said is, that there seems to be some thing of a more hopeful feeling among the trade than existed two months ago. THE 14' EA VERS. Since our last report, no material alteration has taken place in the state of the trade of this district, although we believe there is rather more employment for the weavers, and consequently for the other numerous individuals en gaged in our manufacturing establishments.—The weavers' wages are. bowel cr, en extremely low, that it is utterly impossible for them to oimtin (even with full work) the common necessaries of life, and most of them are therefore still obliged to receive the bounty dispensed by the Coin mince foe the Rebel of the Poor, although we are per suaded it is opposed to those feelings of independence, which, as British Freemen, a majority of them yet possess. flow long this state of things will last, we know not; but we sincerely trait that as there is now a brisker demand for goods, the manufacturers of this town will, at all events, fry whether they cannot afford to give better wages to their half-famished industrious workmen ; and thus bring down the blessings of those who are now almost " ready to perish." Since wnting the above, the following address from the suffering weavers of this town has been put into our hands. it demands the prompt attention of those who would not willingly " grind the face of the poor," nor deprive the " labourer of his hire :" "TO THE MANUFACTURERS Or ILACEIHI nx. " 6El'7lAm:tr.—We, the Committee of the Operative Weavers of Blackburn, beg leave to call our serious attention to the present state of distress brought an us by the small price given for our labour. We do earnestly request you will call a Meeting as early as possible, in order to adopt such nteaaum as will enable you to give the same wages, In proportion to the reeds, &c. as the minafacturen in the neighbouring towns give. You cannot but be well aware that giving low wages is injurious to the well.mean. ing manufacturer, and in no way beneficial to those that give them, to say nothing of the effects it Ilas upon the workmen. It is painful to dwell upon our auterings, which have already torn our affections asunder, anti nearly destroyed those delicate feelings of honour and respect acquired by civilization, and which, if something he not done to restore to us the means of cherishing them, will entirely vanish. We arc gradually sinking into a state of pauperism, the trault of eontinned and hopeless misery, which will compel us lawless you come forward and advance the wages with the manu (snorers of the neighbouring towns) to the painful necessity of exposing you to'the public (whether manufacturer or putter.out), by giving a contrasted list of the prices paid for the different reeds by the manufacturers of Blackburn and other towns. All those mast:ars that cannot come up to the prices, we wish to withdraw from the business, and leave it to those that can, and thereby en able the whole of the operatives to receive wages equally alike. Trusting that your good sense will enable you to see the utility of tie a h measures. we once more earnestly pray you will lase no time in adopting them, as we should prefer a werkbouse to our pretest situattoo."—Btarktotrn Ma. DISTRESS IN IRELAND,. There are no mills at work in this neighbourhood for miles—and this from want of water. Flour and oatmeal are sold in only small quantities, in consequence of specu lating upon apprehended scarcity, and dearth of provisions, in the later season. Oats sell for 16s. per barrel, whose produce, the sustenance of the poor in lieu of potatoes, brings to the miller, who is frequently the purchaser of the raw grain, SQL per cwt. This state of things, combined with the diminution of supply at market, will strike down the labouring poor. In some pare; of the county of Kil kenny, from the deficieney of the crops, there will soon be neither oatmeal nor potatoes. The population is, in a great measure, subsisting upon new wheat boiled with milk. We would recommend to the mendicity and other charitable committees around us, in time, to purchase oatmeal,in good quantity, to relieve distress in winter and spring, and, in deed, much sooner—they will find recompence in the quiet of the country, and the blessings of the poor.—Curlow •Alforsing Post. It is a fact which cannot be concealed, that distress and wan tan unparalleled extent unfortunately exist among the Working classes in this and the adjoining districts. It has been suggested that where it is at all practicable, meal and potatoes should he used alternately, in order that the former might correct any bad quality which the latter may possess in consequence of the excessive drought. New unripe potatoes, it is known, produce many coin- Vaints, which may, however, be counteracted by mem Aionalty using oatmeal, or food of that description.—Clon old Mee? lisrr. On Tuesday and ll'edneselay last, the streets of Rath kettle, county Limerick, were crowded with a large as i.eniblAge of people, to the number of some hundreds, *wanting employment, or some means of purchasing food for their families. The shopkeepers of the town advigetl them to desist until Thursday, which they quietly did; and. in the - mean time, a large quantity of bread was ills trihntetl mooniest them. Thomas Lloyd, Esq. 31. P., together • ith the Magistrates, other gentlemen, and shop keepers, entered into a subscription, which on Thursday, before two o'clock, amounted to over 1001. INstrese, we are concerned to state, prevails to a large extent in this town, Cashel, New Inn, and the surround ing country. In many places the people are living on one meal a day, and the food then consists of boiled nettles. Fever, cholera morbus, and dysentery, are very prevalent in town and country. In many places the people are liv ing on bread made of pollard ; but thia also is rising in price. Water, too, is failing in many towns, and in seri ous parts of the emintry. Cattle are, envy lay s dlateria. rating in value, in consequence of the want of grass, and hay has already arrived at an unprecedented price. The most gloomy prospects are to be apprehended in conse gnome of the want of rain. Yet amidst this general want And distress, it is truly melancholy to observe that the masons, in this town, have refused to work, unless an in crease of wages shall take place.—Fecentan's Jo,m nal. FRVER.—We are happy to learn that the attention of Otivernment has been directed to the state of fever in the Liberties. Additional accommodation has been provided in the hospitals, and other precautions used to cheek its further progress. upon this subject, we cannot but observe that the 111endicity Institution has the strongest claims upon public bounty on this score, as it is well known that previous to the existence of that valuable In stitution, the wretched street beggars, wandering from door to door, and crowding round the shops in the streets, were too frequently the means of conveying typluts fiver into the habitations of even the wealthiest. IVe trust that the appeal now about to he made in each parish to those householders, and others, who hevenot as vet sub scribed, will not he in vain, more pertiptlaily amongst the shopkeepers of the city, *ha behellt more directly than my other clam of Society by the existence of the Mentlicity Association.—nid. • _ ,1s inhuman an act as it has ever fallen to our lot to re curl was committed in this town on last market day. A buttlar who was driving several lambs in one of our public streets, having encountered a difficulty which frequently occurs with then." harmless animals in turning them down a narrow entry, became exasperated, and seizing upon one of the objects of his rage, and laying one of its legs across his knee, he drew out a large knife, and actually hacked the animal's foot nearly off.. - --Not!ineurn Herald. LAW NOTICES. COURT OV 'CHANCERY. SET SSSSSSS ORD CO•NCSILOR. IN LINCOLN'S INN CALL, ?NIS DATA Ezp.nolaste re Daniell, per order Balton re Arnold Dorelthordt re Kelt!. 2 former _petitions AT TIM. Bealerapt PeMinna. Exp. ILDlrpattlek re Exp. Collier re Shep- Dennett hard Ford re Ford Cowley re Herber Leyland re lllode Same re same Solland re Ales.ll Hall re flyle% Rod Co. Collier re Shea- Holden re Bally hard Harper re Ilanb I Pierce re Dann. sad Tomlin:l.ra Tom lin% eclinr mill rl.c to-mor Terry re Litres Gibson re )Sin- chin Dalmaine re Dui . The Lord Chnt:i 'f, the IPth Inst. POLICE. CRIPPLES AM) IitiIULAR VAGRANTS. Marestow-at itE.—A cripple. who trails his legs after him on the ground. was yesterday brought before the Loup Maxon on a chaige of vagrancy. Allen, the officer, stated that the prisoner was one of the greatest nuiaunces in the streets. II is extremely wretched figure procured him remity of money, and lie was in consequence constantly drunk. His drunkenness was not unfremtently thought to be illness by paseengere. Ile took with him a little white-healed buy, whose longsilecry locks had considerable effect on the feelings of the ladies This little wretch was also seen with him in a state of in toxication. Prisoner belonged to St. Giles's parish, but they never kept him in ; perhaps it would keep him out or the City, if his Lordship would give him 'little confinement in Bridewell. The Lon!) MAvon laid he should decline taking that course—it svotild be just what the parish wanted. They cared not what nui , tuners their paupers became, so that they got rid of them. his Lordship was convinced that the streets might he entirely cleared of these disgusting objects, if the patish officers did their duty. His Lordship said that the repetition of these cases would compel him to make a compltunt to the Secretary of State on the subject. Allen said that this lima of paupers abounded in St. Giles s, where they were not intetfercd with by the fairish officers. The 1.0111) 31.1Y011 sent the prisoner back to his pariah, with an intimation to the parish officers t:.at if they were found in the city to have seat others of their pcor thus at large, to infest the streets, they must expect that some proceedings would be taken to check the practice. Bow-eva V.ET.—A respectable-looking middle aged man, named Shooihrook, was charged at this Office, brfore Mr. trimly La, by his wife, with attempting to poison her and one of her children. The accused attended voluntanly, and, indeed, it was at his own particular request that the investigation took place. He has been for many years foreman to Messrs. Forrest and Kerry, ninon, In liury.street, St. James's, and has always borne a highly respect able character. lie came to the Oace attended by his eraployers, and a honor respectable friends. Mrs. Shoolbrook came accompanied by three of her daughters, grown-up girls, and two or three young men, her sons, who all ranged theinselv-s around their mother, and the very strong feeling which they evinced against their father in every word and gesture was surprising and lamentable. The circumstances upon which Mrs. Shoolbrook founded this most serious charge against her husband were these:—For some time past he had, she said, chosen to he jealous of her, and besides repeatedly taxing her with partiality for other men, he declared that the last child which she had borne, and which was still militant, was not his. It was her custom, every night, on retiring to bed, to have some water in a common brown basin, placed by the bedside , to give the child when it awoke in the night. One night last week, the basin of water was placed as usual in the chair, and in the course of the night the child cried, and Mrs. Shoolbrook readied the basin, told first drank some of the water herself, and found it taste exceedingly nasty, but gave sonic of it, notwithstanding, to the child. The child had scarcely swallowed a few mouthfuls of the water, when it commenced screaming dreadfully, and Mrs. Shoolinook being alarmed, rang the bell viohertly for a light. When one or her daughters came with a candle, she examined the basin, and found a whitish sediment at the bottom. The child became exceedingly ill, and witness knowing the s;itte which her husband entertained against the child and herself, site suspected that he had put some poisonous Ingredient into the water. Mr. AlltalieLL remarked, that it was .very eatmorlinarnolie should have given the water to her child, afterohe had herself dis al covered a nasty taste in it. Mrs. Shoolbrook made no answer to this remark. }4 Mr. Shoolbrook asked his wife it' the child Itivisamt been ailifig a long time before it drank the water ; and she admitted that It had for some months. One of the daughters, who had taken cep the water, was examined to prove that fact ; and she stated that the water seemed perfectly free from any mixture when she placed it in the room. Mr. Shoolbrook naked his daughter if de did not make this re. mark, as she was taking up the basin...s. Hew remarkably clear the water is tomight ?"—The daughter saltlshe did make this le. mark. Mr. Shoolbrook asked her if she lied not been in the habitlor many months of carrying up the water, and how she came, upon that occasion, to make such a remark?—Tle• daughter answered, the first question in the affirMauve ; and, with respect to the k ennel, raid she did not know why she remarked on the clearness of the water, except that it did appear to be partichlarty clear. The other daughters and the sons were liberal in their accusa tions of niitcanduct against their father, all of them stating in a breath that he ill-used and beat Mrs. Shcolbrook. 111 r. 311a/snort. endeavoured to check the torrent of invective which there young persons poured forth against their parent. hut be would have required the lungs of a Stentor to have made himself heard above the din kept up by Mrs. Shoolbrook and her children, Mr. Shoolbrook was at length heard in his defence, and he, in the first place, solemnly, and with great feeling, protested his total innocence even of the contemplation of such a crime as that which was attempted to be imputed to him. Ile and his wife had been married for many years, and bad eleven children living, and they had lived happily together until lately, when other persons had found greater favour in her eyes than himself, and At now wanted to get lid of him. The whole charge was a conspiracy against him with that view. Ile denied that he had ever beaten or ill-treated his wife; on the contrary, she had uniformly experienced the kindest treatment from him. Was it not extraordinary that his datteliter, who had been is the constan; habit for months together of taking up the water, should on that particular night remark hem clear it was Why did she make that remark on that night unless to answer some particulae neurotic ? When the sediment was dis covered, his wife accused him of wishing to poison her and the child, and took especial care that the accusation should reach the eats of the neighbours, and of all who knew him, but made no attempt to have the matter investigated before a Magistrate—a proof that she knew the clairge to be wholly groundless Finding lest he was thus calumniated, he demanded o_public 1 . . . and came to this (Mice toreineat that Mr. Minolta!' would Moir lute one immediately. The worthy Alagistrate kindly conser.ted to send for the accusers, and thus it was, at hir. own request, that this examination took plaen. There was one circumstance which he had not yet mentioned, anti that was, that the sediment was not poisonous at all. It had been analyzed by Mr. Clark, of Apothe caries' Hall, and that gentleman had addressed a letter to the Ma gistrate, containing the malt of W0w5...157460n. The letter from Mr. Clarke was read, and it stated that he found some particles of iron and lead in the sedhnent, but it was by no means uncommon to find parities of that kind at the bottom of the common brown basins bought in the streets, there being very often a mixture of those metals in the clay from which those vessels were made The rest of the sediment was composed of lime, which was not at all poisonous, but It was difficult to imagine how it could come there, antes, it was placed there for tome particular purpose. None of the ingredients were poisonous in the least degree. Several Gentlemen came forward, and apoke of Mr.Shootartok in the highest terms, describing him as an honest, respectable, mild, and kind-hearted man, a roll, husband, and an aflectionme parent. They believed him perfecly incapable of an act so din abolkal as that which was imputed to hies. • • Mr. Ali N3IIV Lr, after a patient investigivinn, dismissed the charge altogether, expressing it as his entire belief that there was not the slightest ground for the charge, and that Mr. Shoolbrook departcdfrom the Office with his character as puts and spotless as It bad ever been during any period of his life. SINGULAR ('ASE OF AFFILIATION. HAT TON•CIAMIDZN.—VestercIay, Thom?: 11faxterli, a re spectable maim Memmarams, melding in Sornene-town, came be fore Mr. Sergeant SELLON and W. L. LOGE fie, EN., to oppose an order of maintenance being made against him, on acentrut of a bastard child, swora to him by his wife's sister. The case was both ht forwastl at the instance of the °veneers of St. Pancras, to which parish the child became chargeable; and Mr. Colquhnua, the clerk, attended with the examination of the woman, as taken before the Board, Mr. HARMER append for the eefendar t. Mary Tipper, the mother, a ca.t..-s, %U 1 ,411. was then sworn to the truth of the statement she hati . previously made bluer the parish officers at the workhouse of St. Pancras, of which the following is the substance had been living with the defend ant, who is married to her sister, in the capacity of lunmekceper or assistant. Notwithstanding their close affinity, defendant often made improper overtures to her, all of which she rejected ; and in consequence of the disappointment which he thus experienced, frequent quarrels took place between them; and at length, in the August of 1825, defendant turned her cut of the house. item that time until the 17th of September foliowirg, she had not seen hitt% On the evening of that day he met her in Cray's Inn-lace, and spoke so softly and kindly to her that she was induced to make up the quarrel. They went to the Gripes public-house, where he trsdnapier to brandy and water, and alter that he prevailed upon •biklitNecompany him to a house of a certain description in Fox court, where the intercourse took p lace of which this child was the produce. It was never repeated, btu witness not having had cont. munication with any other man, was enabled to sacur that de fendant was the father oilier child. Ott these grounds the !wish felt themselves justified in summon ing the defendant before the Magistrates, to slow cause why an order of maintenance should cot be made out. Mr. HARMER, on his behalt, the truth of this statement in lo!o, and said he should be enabled to prove, by the most incur). legible evidence, that this was a conspiracy got up between the woman and a young man cf the name of Wright, e butcher, ber paramour. The woman was then cress-examined at considerable length by Mr. lima mER and by the Magistrates. She admitted that she was acquainted with a young man named Wright, who visited lit r once or civics at her lodgings after she had quitted the defendant's house On one cccaaion she WI allowed him to lie down on the chairs for THE BRITISH PRESS. a "map," she being in bed in the same room ; but no improper familiarity had taken place between them, either then or at any other time. Wright had been out all the preceding night, and being somewhat into x ic a ted, he was not in a condition to go home es his lodgings and as he was only a young boy of 16 or 18, she thought there could be no harm in allowing him to remain in the mom, even though she was undressed and in bed., She had seen him only twice afterwards. She had never told any person that Wright was the father of the child, or that a connexion had taken place between them on the occasion referred to. Several witnesses were then called on behalf of the defendant, one of whom distinctly swore that she (Tipper) had said Wright was the father of the child, and that the latter, in the wit ness's hearing had asked her to swear it to Maxwell (the defendant), who would, no doubt, pay a sum of money,rather than suffer ex pavane, and with that money they would 1* enabled to go over to France, where Wright had a rich uncle, and that he would marry bor. To this proposal she readily agreed, influenced as she was by a two-fold motive, namely, her predilection ter W'right, and to revenge herself on !Haswell. It was also proved that Wright had visited her several times during her pregnancy at another lodging, where she was in the habit of entertaining other male acquaintance, amongst whom was a gentleman in black. said to belong to the le gal profession ; but to the ceople of the house she represented Wright as her youngest brother, and all the rest were relations of some sort. Mr. Colquhoon contended that there was nothing in the evi dence of those persons to negative the main point of die woman's allegations. 31 r. Sergeant SELt.n:q and Mr. R 00E ns, however, maintained a contrary opinion. The I.4:amid Sergeant justly observed, that the oath of a woman who was base enough (taking her own admis. 1 'ion for granted) to accompany her sister's husband to a house of 11l tame, and there voluntarily submit to a criminal intercourse, was entitled to very little credit indeed; and if the defendant's wit nesses were to be believed on their oaths, die whole of her conduct was of a very blameable character. The order was refused, and the child of course becomes charge able to the parish. INSCRHSINO THE PARK SEATS. MAE LBO lio /311-ST WE tT• Yesterday a respectably dressed young man, about SO lean old, was brought before !dr. RoE, charged with defacing one of the seats in Hyde-park. It appeared to be one of those manifestations of attachment, which silly young men often evince in a sequestered spot, of platonically coupling the initials of their loves with those of their nen name, which often, after half an hour's exertion, is accomplished at the expense of a new penknife; a memento never to be seen by either, or any one ac quainted with them, from that day after. Johnson, the Parldkeltier, said about twelve o'clock that day he saw the young man carvik the letter E on the beck of one of the seats in Hyde Park ; two drtiter initials were close to it, which ap peared to have been (seals cut but as witness only came up at the finish of the third. h' could only swear to one letter. When the prisoner we. called on .to give an explanation, his uncle and mete stepped forward. The former begged to say that he went with the young man that morning, accompanied by his daughter, to have • walk in Kensington-gardens, to show hint the place, as he had but very shortly come out of Gloucestershire. In going through Hyde-park, they sat down on one of the seats, where, teeing others had cut the letters of their names, his nephew had followed the eirample. Neither of them reflected on Cie im propriety of the eel!, and his nephew, being a stranger to London, was not aware toot it was a transgression. 11r. RoE told the . itocle it was a very foolish act, and he should treat it as such. fie was the more surprised at it from the respect able appearance of the young man, who, he should have thought, from education, would not have been guilty of a folly or it mischief, the more likely to Ire committed by a half-witted ignorant person. The Park It .d Ludy been greatly improved, and scats placed for the accommodation of the public, whit hi were not there formerly ; they were an accommodation to visitors, of much expense, and were not to be defaced at the wanton caprice of the idle and igno rant. However, as it was hut an art of folly, he should let the young man go with a fine of one shilling, with admonition not t do the like again. onele.paid the shilling, and tiler artics left the office. NT. r fot r. Norman, of the Hamp tbesaiing various sums of money master, without accounting for could have been brought .conlidered sufficient for the ends of ,cw Abercom, in the lismpsterti fur a bill he delivered in hi); ma-- 1 her master, which he receipted me. .street, Hampstead, paid the pr i• which he receipted with a pen- —.totted arid taken to Whitecross-stre.l ono been detained eight weeks, fill he paid the debt ;he had no intention of robbing his master ; but in the hurry and his anxiety et the time, had forgotten to tell his master what he had received. His mister had written to hint In prison, threaten. ing If he did not pay he would lodge a detainer against him. lie WM se Met, acquainted with matter" of olio kind, that he did not know what it meant till he asked some of the prisoners; then he wrote to his master, but had nut received an answer. Mr. Norman said the prisoner was arrested six months ago fbr 20/. which he settled toe him, and the prisoner was to repay it by instalments; he was then deficient in his accounts, which witness looted over on account of his embarrassment; but the embezzle metts, to the number of twenty or thirty, had been effected since. The prisoner was fully committed, for falstly obtaining money in his plaster's name. EXPOSURE NO PAYMENT. Mary Bassett, the wife of a respectable tailor in Brewer street, Golden-square, via brought to the office for abuse, and collecting a mob round the dove of Mr. Nott, an attorney, in lttder.street, St. James's. The parties had lived in the same house; Mr. Bassett had made clothes for the son of Mr. Nott, who hart since become of age, and refused to pay 4!. the sum in dispute. The father considered Inn,- self not liable, and also refused; therefore Mr. and Mrs. B. tried what exposure would. produce. Mr. Nott said he believed his son had employed Mr. Bassett to work for him ; but he was now of age, and did not reside with his parents. The female had been particularly annoying to him in following him from his late house in Bennet-street to his present one in Rider-street. Two days since the came to the door and de mantled .ti , which, as he did not owe, of course he resisted the pay ment of; she said she insiqed en haring the money, end would fol. low him day by day till she had it. Ile said to her, " Why do' you come here? I have nothing ta do with the debt." She replied, " You have robbed anti cheated me, and I will stay here till I ant paid," and collected a mob of forty or fifty people. That morning the had been to his house, and nn account of her violent behaviour he pushed her out by the shoulders. Mrs. Basiett—liere is rt letter deriving me to call at Mr. Nott's and I should be paid. I know nowhere else to find the son. I have always found himetere when I have called. Mr. Bassett said he knew the son to have been denied to !dm when he bed been in the house ; and that it was no better than swindling him but of his money. Mr. ROE told Mr. Itamett the son might be a very bail man for aught he knew ; but he must take legal means to obtain his money, and not go there to make a riot. As the young man was of age the father was not liable. lie should not hold tire Itusbatd to bail, but lie must tied sureties for his wile keeping the peace, and she must be detained for the present, the husband nut being a house keeper. Before the close of the office two rersons dieted thentsclves as bail, and were accepted. A Mr. aid 111,1. Mown were charged by Mr. Cook, s poul terer, with creating a riot round his house; Mr. Edson) was also charged with striking a watchntan. It appeared by the evidence, that the prisoners went into the complainant's shop to purchase some poultry, but withaut the usual precaution of taking money wish them. A row consequently took place, and the prisoners, in. stead of taking a anus supper r t home, were themselves taken to the watch-house. . _ Mrs. Edsom said that Mr. Cook had favoured her with several unfavourable epithets, and that she was first insulted. Mr. Edwin said that !le interfered with the watchman solely be cause he was treating. Mrs. E. In a must brutal manner, and he certainly tried to ratan-be': Mr . Mr. Rot ordered Mrs. PZiorn:to fled bail, and fined Mr. E. ss. for assaulting the watchmen. MARTIN AND DUTCH SAM. Usiost-Ilat.e.—Yestertlay Samuel Elias, alias Dutch Sant the pugilist, was brought before the sittteg Magistrates, M. Swamer and SOLOMON Davis, Esqrs. for a 'tenon(' examine tion on a charge of having opened the desk of John Martin. and stolen therefrom -WI. together wdh a coral necklace. The partial tars of the charge against Dutch Sam, it will be recollected, ap- I peered in our Police Report of yesterday, and he was remanded for the purpose of giving Mrs. Martin, the wife of the complain. ant, an opportunity of attending to prove that it was with her sanction the prisoner had pledged the necklace which he was now charged with having stolen. l'he office., as on the day before, was thremged with scientific men of the " listic line," the friends of me parties. From Martin's appearance it world seem that he was in • tepid consumption. He was assisted into the office on crutches, and had that hectic flush hi his cheeks which denotes the last stage of a pulmonary complaint. His wife, on the other hand, was the plc ' tore of health. She tripped into the office and up to the Antis trates' table, gaily bedizened out in style, with a profusion of nodding plumes of feathers in her bonnet. Her husband, who was granted the indulgence of having a chair, on account of hie very iil state art health, site looked on with the most perfect indifference, while every now and then she was observed to throw the most fa vourable glances towards " Dutch Sam," w'do was confined within the bar. since the fret examination Stith: Mira had been engaged by the coroplainat.t and the prisoner, and they were now in attend ance to conduct the business of their clients. Martin, having repeated the particulars of the alleged charge against Dutch Sam, which he designated a felony, and which has already appeared, the former truderwent a very rigitfeross.exa mination by Mr. LEE, the attorney, and he did not vary in the slightest degree from his original statement, but firmly believed Dutch Sam bad taken the 481. out of his desk, as well as the coral necklace, which wits traced to a pawnbroker's in the London-road, ftpd subsequently ascertained to have been pledged there by the 'prisoner. George Loyd, • waiter in Martin's service, in reply to the Ma gistrates' questions, said that Dutch Sam was on the most intl. mate footing at his master's house previous to the sudden and un expected departureof Mrs. 31artin from home, and the missing of the money and necklace from the desk. Dutch Sam used to be ail over the house; in feet, he had the complete run of the house during his master's illness, and was very attentive—" very atten tive, indeed," said the waiter, " to my mistress." It was here contended by Martin's Solicitor, that a prima facie case of felony had been matte not against the prisoner, while on the other side it was strongly urged that there was no pretence for charging Dutch Sans with any offence, lie having merely pledged the article which lie was charged with basing stolen, at the request of Mrs. Martin, who was now called on to prove that fact. The complainant's wife having been sworn, in reply to the Ma gistrate, said that she was at her husband's house in the Borough on Friday lest, until the afternoon, at which time she admitted having decamped without his knowledge, previously having ,given Dutch Sam her coral necklace to pledge, in order to pay her coach hire down to Reigate. Mr. Davos asked Mrs. Martin whether she could give any ac count of the manner in which the 48/. had been taken out of her husband's desk. Mrs. Martin—l don't believe Mr. Martin had that sum in his desk to be robbed of. I think he trumped up that story to get Mr. Dutch Sam into a hobble. Martin, eastiorg a look of contempt at his wife, declared that she stated a falseliotwl, as she was well aware that he had that sum de ' posited in his desk. Mr. DAVIS here expressed his fisirprise that Mrs. Martin should have employed Dutch Sam to pledge her necklace. Why, ob served the Magistrate, did you not ask your husband for money if you wanted it? Mrs. Martin—My husband has been in the habit of ill-treating me, and he uniformly refused giving me money. Martin was about entering into a statement of his wife's in trigues and infidelity to him since the commencement of his serious illness, but was stopped short by the Magistrates, who observed that they had nothing to do with his wife's amours ; the charge of felony was the offence which they now had before them, and they could not listen to any extraneous matter. Martin was then asked whether he could trace the notes that had been stolen? He replied I that he was fearful he could not, on account of not Laving the I numbers of them. After a great deal of recriminsting matter passing between Mar tin and his spouse, in the course of which the laity appeared per fectly insensible to the disgraceful situation in whish she then stood, the Magistrates observed that tile charge must be dismissed, and accordingly gave directions to discharge the prisoner. The moment Dutch Sam was liberated from the bar, Mrs. Mar. tin was about to join him, when Martin, by a desperate effort, rose from the chair, and endeavoured to intercept her way into the pas. sage. She tried to avoid him, and screamed aloud, uhile the un fortunate husband, exhausted by his exertions, and tortured in mind from the scene that had just passed, fell insensible into the chair. When he recovered he begged that his wife might he sent to her friends, instead of allowing her to proceed with Dutch Sam. His exhausted state, however, prevented him from looking after her, and she disappeared from the office in a twinkling after the li beration of Dutch Som. .s. ..- -- EMBEZZLE. stba n r z t raz i r s it i, j r o ov utz t y u m p ar f l u b r a r k n el ceeived in thp name of his I t 1 ',, Though prititty o r thirty . . rison.„ t ..„„ were eorsiii s, servants; Mr. Macibei ' , paid prisoner lt. Is. 0. for Rees name, bread furnished to I with a pencil, in qie inn of June Nik on. Mrs. Eliza K of the Hitrh-atr twiner Ins. on acco of Its master, ell, and had since obliterweil The prisoner said he was arrested i prison l where he had been detained STEALING BANK-NOTES. At the latter end of last month, a parcel, containing Bank-notes to the amount of between 5000/. and 60001., the property of Messrs. Paget and Kirby, bankers, in Lei cester, was stolen from the Leicester coach. A gentleman, the friend of the bankers, who was going to Leicester, of fered to take charge of the bank -notes, in order that no accident might happen to them. Ile accordingly placed them in his portmanteau, which was stowed away in the usual place in the coach. Before, however, the coach reached its destination, it was discovered that the port manteau and other property had been stolen. The. thieves could not have suspected such e prize as the portmanteau contained ; but finding that they had pounced upon what they thought they might turn to their advantage, and aware of the spot in which they might final purchasers, they hastened up to town, and offered the notes for sale. They found it, however, not so easy a mat ter to get rid of their spoil upon the expected terms. The activity of the Committee for the Protection of Bankers from forgery and robbery, for uhich Commit tee Mr. Gates is the agent . , has ioterferptl greatly with the facilities of disposing of ittch plutider. The bank notes, upon being taken to the neighbourhood of Pen tonville, where there used to be a ready sale, could find. not a single purchaser, and the thieves were obliged to re sort to the old plan of n:gotiation. They offered, through their agent, whom custom has permitted to go with impu nity in such cases, to deliver up the it swag" upon lower terms than bad been received by the regular mail coach robbers. The proposition was rejected, and an assurance was given upon the part of the bankers, that no compro mise should take place, under any circumstances whatever, but that the thieves should, if possible, be brought to jus tice. The notes were again produced in the " swag mar ket," but fetched not a bidder ; so much terror has the new Committee infused into dealers in this description of merchandise. The thieves again made application for a compromise, and offeretl the whole for a sum ihtinitely be low their former offer ; but the Committee, determined to adhere to the principle of rejecting all terms with rogues, would not consent to give a farthing for the 6,000/. They have requested that the holders of any of the notes of Messrs. l'aget and Kirby, not being part of the stolen notes, of which the particulars have been given in hand bills, will present the same without delay for payment, either at their bank at Leicester, or to Sir Richard Cur Glyn, Bart. and Co., London. OYSTT7II CAVSE.—A speculation which had for its object the naturalization of the oysters of Cancale, in the Medi terranean, was some time since entered into by M. Bouffey, a merchant of Marseilles. Nothing was neglected to secure the success of this undertaking. Three hundred thousand oysters were purchased by direction of the agent; they were put on board the ship St.. Van Baptiste. in order that they might be transported to Marseilles. The most care ful and minute precautions were taken, according to cus tom, to pryvent the shells from crushing each other. The packing was made in boxes which admitted the sea-water from time to time, to keep them fresh. The administra tire authorities encouraged the auempt. A fare-en-nter was set apart to receive the ocean colony, and much speculation ensued on the probable effect which it' would produce on the civilization of the country. After a quick passag e , when the port of Marseilles was almost in sight, a gal of wind drove the vessel over to the coast of Africa, where the hot breezes prevail, and Death ex tended his ravages among th e testaccous race. In the mean time the speculator riad insured his cargo for 13,300 francs, at a premium of a quarter per cent. for the arrival of the oysters in a good state of preservation. Being com pelled to pay for the bad success and the funeral expenses, the underwriters, after informations taken respecting the circumstances, entered an action against the speculator for the recovery of the amount paid by them. He, before he entered upon his own defence, commenced a prosecution against his opponents for defamation, in having attempted to tarnish the glory of his enterprise, by accusing him of fraud, robbery, and concealment. Eventually tha Tribu nal of Commerce of Marseilles condemned the under writers to pay the sum insured, deducting at the same time thirty-two ,per cent. for discount. The cause was carried by appeal before the Court of Aix, but after a long and patient hearing the Court confirmed the decision of the in terior tribunal.—Freneh Paper, On Monday afternoon a sensation of horror pervaded the whole town of Congleton, when it was known that an ancient couple—Joseph Dale and his wife, who resided in a yard behind Lawton-street, in that town—had been literally burnt to cinders : lie was aged 69 years, his wife 76. Soon after four o'clock in the afternoon, the cottage of Joseph Dale was discovered to be on fire, when John Stanton, a man in the employ of Mr. Sutton, ironmonger, went to the scene of conflagration ; he called to the in mates, but received no answer ; his father had previously heard Mrs. Dale ejaculate—" 01), Lord ! oh, Lord !" Stanton forced his way into the house, when the first object which was presented to his view was the female sufferer on the staircase ; he immediately laid hold of her hand and arm, to drag her out of the house, when the flesh parted from the hone, and she was a corpse. His father then threw water upon her, whilst he went into the High-street and rang the fire bell. Hefore the engines arrived he had returned, and having procured a ladder, had ascended to a cock-loft over the house. The engines arrived and played, whereby the fire was somewhat abated, and he was thus enabled to discover the mutilated remains of the old man. The skeleton was quite doubled up, and no trace of the human features was discovered. All that could be collected of the remains of the defunct was placed in a sheet, and with the corpse of his w,fe, conveyed to the son's house ad jacent. The lire, it is supposed, was occasioned by the old man going into the cock-loft with a lighted candle, and as there was a quantity of &het rushes there, they ignited, and thus occasioned the calamity. On Tuesday, an in quest was held, when a verdict was returned of " Acci (lanai Death."—Maceledield Herold. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE front Charleston foewilre:poken on 'lell.lt LIVERPOOL, WEDICEIDAT, Al :Grier Arrived the Susannah, Carpenter, from ifornburga ; Park, front Quebec ; Paragon, Thompson, from New sailed 2lst, ar.d from Balite 2Rth June; lndien, itinthewan (trigs . New Orleans, sailed from Halite, 2d July ; Ihmnah, r7; e " Charleston, sailed 22d July ; Woodman, Woofendale, f,„;; ) John's, New Brunswick ; Lady Douglas, —, from tit.Jokh,,* New Brunswick ; Chieftain, —, frotn Quebec ; f3s a d e hem ; Murphy, front Quebec; Nestor, Mond ff . . from Quebec. ; Hannay. from Miramichi ; Ayrshire, Wilson, from Pi( . Off at 8 n'elock.-3 ships. 3 Mts. and 3 snows. Private signals.....Williani and 1. Brown at,d Co. for the Ror ie, from New York, sailed 22d July ; I. N. Wood's. The Ilugh Johnson, , from St. John's, New Biunssok, he . arrived at Bristol. The Margaret Ann sailed on the 18th of July, and t h e sat Robtrtson on the 17th July, The Hellespont, --., from Lima, has arrived at San lilst The 51anchester, Lee. from Liverpool for New York, wee lo ,..k el 18th July, in hit. 44. long. 27. The Belmont, Elleray , from I.ieerpool, has arrived at N I ., ea The Favourite, Madden, from hverpool, hot orr i tc . l Charleston. The Oglethorpe, Tebner, sailed front Savann ah fur. Lirernso 18th July. The Pe..er Ellis. frost Ncw Orleans for Itiverpos!, was spokes the &th of August, hat. 45. 28. long. 33. The Seal; irth, from Liverpool for Denitntra, 14th inst. off Cork. . . The Henry, from Liverpool for St. Jo was 'laden July), in lat. 47. 4., long. 34. 54. The Thomas, Hannah, from Ildlirannichl, welled IN, J ul ,. on the 21st , on the banks of NewfoundlAml,bottat4 a h ar k, til e g.; laden, water-logged and abandoned. She was sirirped cf an sails and rigging. There was a brass casein. moor. sti board, v i r t •'Brig Relief " engraved upon it. Captain 11. sista% that he distinguish " Brian" painted on the vessel's stern. The Indian, -, fro-n New Orleans, sailal herr n B a:tr , July 2. On the fish August, in lat. 45. 28., long. 4.3. 30„ „ ok : . the Peter Lllis, (ruin New Orleans for Live:pool. On thelb4i,ei Tusher, spoke the Thornton., of Whitby. FALMOUTH, AUG. 15.--Arrived the Azores parker. Yv e ,, Soutitton, for Malaga; the Sarah. Ilunster. front Loodoa; fkipio, Bridle, from London, for Quebec. Sailed tile Jo sep h a d ane, for Dantric —lVind S .W. PLYMOUTH, A UO, 15.—Arrived the Lord Exmouth, Tram. 1011, from St. John's, in 40 days • and the New Eagle, (remi t , John's, in 41 days.—Wind Al .S.W. Pot 531017'111, A un. Ws—Arrived his Majesty's shin Lena, from sierra Leone; sailed his slajesty's ship Briton, lOrChat. ham ; his Majesty's ship Heron, fur South America; the A. Sutton, fur Datum. The onyx transport, reported, in the lbtti the 14th, to have bailed for I'alparaim, still remains at audio? Spithead. DEAL, AUG. li.—PaPed the Renard, Horn, from the Soak. Seas • the Emperor Alexander, Davison, from Quebec; and the Elizabeth, —, From Honduras, all for London. Remains. the Atlas, Waller, from London, for Jama i ca. The gos e ll a , t i, Susannah, the Tartar, and the Louisa, outugdskasuttl, sled about day-break this morning. The 31argaretra, the John, the ' Atlas, and the Royal George, remain.—Pour P. 11., T .Selleral reeds are in sight turning in through the Gulls.—Wind W.S.W. GRAVESEND, AUGUST 15 and 16.—Arrived the Weadurbt, Wishart, from Petersburgh ; Ann and Mary, Lincoln, hal ditto ; Ann, Pentreath, tram Leghorn ; George the Fourth, Tay. lot, from Gibraltar ; Wellington, APl:eller, from Jamaica; final ' dock, Newitoo, from Jamaica; Funchall, Pearson, from Aladeira; Park, Leggott, from Petersburgh; Courier, Taylor, from Tent rift ; Thomas and Alfred, Smith, from Grenads ; Reitlingtoa. Thompson, from Nevis; Nero, Hurst. from llantburgh. bailed the Harley. flobeons, for Leghorn ; Commerce, (loldeu, for lot. terdam ; Traveller, Andemons. for Grand Canary. JERSEY, Atic. 14.—Arrived the Diana, Illinerov, from the River Gambia, in forty-two days; and the Atlantic, Barba, from St. Petersburgh. ST. JOHN'S, NEW OUNDLAND 3 JULY 30.--. Arrived here yes terelay the master of the bark Relief, with the crew and passenger. Z 3 in number. including four women and three children. She was bound Ruin St. John, N.B. to Belfast. On the 11th last.the sprung a leak, and on the 10th, in lat. 45. 50. long. 51 Lri. site be. came water-logged ; the c ew abandoned her, and arrived in Tee. passy on tire 19th. Capt. Warren, of the brig Favoirite, repro that in lat. 47. 10. long. Q. he fell in with the lark David Shaw. of Liverpool, timber !alien, water-logged, and without any yenta On board. ° The Ann, Cacq, is not arrived at Belfast, as stated yesterday. The Christian Arundel, which sailed from Ltver:•ool IB uh has put back with loss of tore-topmast. CUSTO3I.IIOUSE, A tsco•irr Batts ENT ERT.D IN WA !MS.—The Kent, from Perm Rico ; Goede Hoop, linet.ier, from Groningen ; f lit 3lsid, from Sierra Leone; Canadian, Davidson, from Quebec; Sir Wil liam Curtis, ll'ittingliam, trent Calais; Surt.oiible, from Ws. michi ; (love, Cook, froon_Campeachy ; Medembiik.. Conk bra hledemblik ; Integrity, Joiwrston, front St. Kitts ; Charles Wit ' limo, Trotter, from 31irainichi ; Funcholl, 31•Pliersoo., from Ma. deira ; Anne, Pentreatis, from Leghorn ; Earl of Liverpool, Peae. from Rotterdam ; Kent, Perkins, from the South Seas ; Hopescii. Parent, from Jamaica ; Portst.a, Lamb,"froin Calcutta and Cape Goad Hope ; Oostfriesland, Pieper, from Emden; James and Ann, Alackarel, from Standgaic Creek. ENTERED from, Harvey, Peach, for Havre and New South Wales; Speen, hosts, for Elaineur soil PetirsluT,c Esperance, Van Geyt, for Antwerp; Elise, Randelia, for Steak: Robert and Sarah, Wilson, for Hamburgh. CLEARED OUTWARDS.—The John, King, from Newfound land ; Vrow Elisabeth, Van ee Stecne, for Ostend; ()sprat, Cowper, for Elsineur and Stolp.; Patriot, Guild, for 1 rime and Venice; Hopeful, CuMbertson, for Palermo anal Messina; /VW. les, Henderson, for the Cape of Good Hope ; Eliza, Homey, for Antwerp; King George, Jeffery, for Gijon ; Lovely Ann, Lams bell, for Rostock; Thames, lingers, for Chiozzi. CLEARED OUTWARDS TO IRELAND.—The Emerald Isle, How, tor Dublin. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. ARRIVALS AT t'S T. JACO. CAPE DE. VERDP —The Ile: 1 1.0, Coekley, from London, the 10th May; the Adrian, 8r0.% trrne ditto, the 14th; Chapman, Milbank, front di:to. the lilth Ats. !ants, Johnson, from ditto, and llooghly, Reeves, from Cork. tee 18th ; Palmyra, Lamb, from ditto, the 19th ; Bonarista, Farm, from London, the 28th ; anti the Nel.on, Dews, from ditto, 211: June. SAILINGS TROM Sr. Jmio.—The Malays, Crockley. for Singapore, May 13; Adrinn. Brown, and liapman, Iliivank,for New South Wales, May 17 ; Atalanta. Johnson, fur Born*. May 26; Hooghly, Reeve., for Ceylon, May 20; l'almyra, Lodi. for Ceylon. May 21 ; llonaviala, Towns, fur the Alauritio. June 3; and the Nelson. Boas, for the South Seas, Julie 21. ARRIVAL. AT ST. lIELENA.-1111! Caroline, ihiVett, fern Sumatra, May 23, and sailed the 25th, for Salem. ARRIVALS AT 3lazarrax.—The !Hermit., from Bengal zn 4 China ; Carmelite, from Bengal ; and the Manilla packet, from An RIVALS AT Rto JANEIRO.—The Regalia, Burt, from Cork, May 17 ; Hope, Burns. front the Cape, June 7 ; and the Orpheus, Duff, from London, June 14. SAILINGS FROM RIO .JANEIRO.—The Richard and John, Woodward, for the Mauritius, May 13; Ann Dunn. for st. Helena, May 14 ; and the Regalia, Burr, for New South Wale, May 24. CADIZ.—The Lady Campbell, Murphy, was to sail from Cadiz for London, July 23. SPORTING INTB L LIG E ATE. TATTERSALL'S, At'o. 17. The betting this day MRS more general, and at higlicr figurer, than has been the cue for some time; indeed. it would seem a' a determination existed to make a better field, several outs. ie horses being barked to a heavy amount. Forth's filly, fihorrtenst. was brought up, 35 to I being taken several times in hohdrede, and 33 to 1 being the closing price; she was oWered against his odice three, but no takers. Not a single bet was taken stout Belzoni, although any one would have jumped at 5 to 2; nor w.ts nedismitc more fortunate, owing, of course, to the low state of the otids. The day's business was nn Mulatto, Crusader, The Dragon, Tarrsre. The General, acid the outsiders before alluded to, at the following odds t-- ST. LCOER• 9 to 4 apt Belzoni 30 to 1 apt The General, isk 11 to 2 agst Bedlamite 33 to I apt Shortygist 12 to 1 agst Crusader, taken -30 to 1 agst Pirate 12 to 1 apt Mulatto, taken 'lO to 1 apt Fanny Davies 15 to 1 apt The Dragon, tak. 30 to 1 agst Fanny 30 to 1 agst Tarrare, taken li to 3 The Field against tyro, taken. Even between Crusader agst Mulatto, taken. 2000 to 30 agat Trophonius (Duke of Leeda), taken. 2000 to 15 agat Lisette (Duke of Leeds), taken. 2000 to 30 agst Mac Adam, taken. 1000 to 35 agst Shortwaist and Lord Blanaford'e, taker. 20 to I apt Forth's lot. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON LlST.—[From the London Gazette.] AT Till COURT OF COMMISSIONNRS OF BANKRUPTS. gastacnati• STRECT, O.Y AIONDAY NEXT. Sparrow, J. E. Bishoprgute-street-withoui, Ironmonger, sp. art. • II Turner, W. Coleman-street, plasterer, sell stuck l9 Williams, I'. W. Norfolk-street, Strand, hotel-keeper, sell lease .• • • I I Wooster, J. K. Middle-row, straw-hat-maker, 201/1. debt COUNTRY LIST. alleaden, 11. Ashford, carpenter, Guildhall, Canterbury, L I I , Ewhank, J. Loughborough, linen-draper, King's Head, ch. lll•• • •• • Hills, E. Faversham, grocer, Guildhall, Canterbury, div. ....... .. • . '"; Hooper, A. Worcester, Inn-keeper, Unicorn, Worcester, ht ex. .• • !lushes and Co. Mobberly, cottan.spins. White's, Manchester, 4p.alio. Johnston and Co. 'Whitehaven, bankers. Lion, proof debts ....... • I l Smith, W. IL Sedgeley, tronmaster, Messrs. ' Parkes' Birmingham, II sell works—. ............ n., Watson, R. Birmingham, chandler, Messrs. Gem's, special affi l HIGII WATER THISDACAT LONDON BRIDGE. Morning .. min. after 3 Evening 52 min. gib"' t Printed at THE BRIT:SR PRESS Office, by J. W.CARLTON, No, P. Strand And publithel by R. CANNON, wit Om' 1 i e t. t. I. tk. he ke ha Id 4 he dI M. led he oiu Q. T. was the ha. 're- DIII 1111. IC4I uh. rTh eta Ma- cke. le J I