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i morning of the launch, that the people were pouring 1 ilea the twin,. in carriages and on foot. in all directions-- tooaequently, many have not yet heard of the calami- twos Oki,. Everybody is praising the courage of young Henry Paine, son of the late Mr. John Paine, who happened to be at the end of the bridge. No sooner 1 Was the commotion of the eater subsided, sufficient fur a body to rise to the surface, than he plunged into the leeik, amidst :he wreck of the gates and timbers, and brought out a Mrs. Mitchell, a stout heavy woman, illid ultimately saved her from drowning. It is doubtful if she will tinally cecover from hor many bruises. At the 511ne moment, a Lieutenant of the Navy, and two sailors who were with him, dashed in, and dived about and brought up the other six. Nobody but those who were there can adequately judge of the exertions of these kind hearted men. Notwithstanding the blows and cuts they received still they kept *hying, until they were prevented by the fookerseon, who, seeing how much they were ex- heusted, would not suffer them to go down after any more. Tile two sailors ought to have some pecuniary reward; the tither two are in circumstances beyond this mode of public bation, and no doubt ICC pleased at being enabled, by ilirt power of swimming, and by their being on the spot e it at the time they eould render a fellow-creature timely eusistance, toeave their livea. One of the ladies had risen is the surface, and laid hold of a log, a piece of timber beat her hands off, and she was going down, when one of the! Ileitement leid hold of her tine head of hair, which was aisible to all, and by great and unusual labour got her to "the brink of the dock: others got hold, and when she was beieg dragged up, the gentleman whose arm she held when f essii:g the bridge, by some chance laid hold at her pelisse, and he was also got out ; and when, by proper application, the was enabled to walk, she was taken home. The last body taken up was that of a midshipman, a distant relation of Sir George Grey, Commissioner of this dock-yard. Sir George Grey, and all the officers and mechanics, have done all that perseverance could do in this melancholy business of extricating the sufferers. " It appears the ('omber cannot be laid dry without an Admiralty order; this is not yet received. Mr. Cohen, isrgeon of the yard, bad completely exhausted all his mewled' in the various exertions he made to re-animate tbe , several bottles lust taken out, and Alr.Alartell, with the at- , e toast promptitude, rendered his able assistance. It. is well ter about 40 shipwrights who were in this very dock half, 'au leer before the accident, which took place at ten ee:rtutes to twea le o'clock, that it was no sooner. An! officer of the yard told me, there were in the do:k only two days before, upwards of four hundred artisans, besides labourers and convict prisoners, all busily employed to lin ish a small vessel therein, and clear away for the launch; .itad the title been as high, the same weight of water against the flood-gates must have had the urne effect, and the as hole must have perished. The two uprights, or what in incesiaeically tailed the hers, are left . standieg, or fastened ' err each aide the mouth of the dock ; into these hers, the c-ol; r.br., or timbers of the gates were tenoned. It ap- emery rb sae ail the tenons into the line between wiud and; sever are quite rotten, arid thus giving way, soon blew up I cite whele fabric." COSONE WS INQUEST. - On Thursday and Ftiday four inquisitions were held before F. klo•ve. Esq. Coroner for the borcigh of Portsmouth, at the N.oy I avow ' in the pariah of POTtl.ell, on the bodies of 15 per. 'atr• drowned in the Call-place Dock, by the melancholy °cent re• c• of 11 , e.!”esday last. A :hough tour itqcisitions were taken, in consequence of the re. .more: of the bodies of the deceased by their friends, the same evi. ..nu . was g;ven in each, with the exception of that fir idcatilica ti..n uy t.:c:r several surviving flieuds. is the tkpositim of the only, witness to the facts ad •;:ccd a. the tousle es (teeth . . . C-fargt 11 steer, of Church.road, near Kingston Church, in the sorofgh of ParAcpow!:, deposed that he is a messenger to the sue. ,grry v, the boch.yard. Ou Wednesday, the 14th inst. the launch, •cf ;Le. Princess Char;tile, a large ship of war, had been appointed 'to ttl:e place. An immense concourse et people had assembled to 'trio tax the eight. In passing throuo the dock-yard, they had to -von ern several litidg,a of the cock-locks, in ord4 to get near ate tl.ip &bald to be launched. These bridges, which arc M a *,p: rary coaehtettoo. were formed of fbue planks, sepPorted by OtiMlb 1001, fixed on the top of the flood-gates, which are ;it tle,ed by thirorce of the body of water on the convex sides. - At iooue five minutes before noon on that day, the bridge, con atacted ri before described, over the entrance of the Call-place ;Wes, was thronged by those hurrying over towards the launch. 'Sr. 4 water in the basin was very high, in consequence of the i npfmg-!tdes, a n d witness conceived that the immense pressure of 'water upon the gates witliciat the support of a counterbalance on Itt.e other side (the dock having been pumped dry for the purpose gilt receiving the launch), the lock-gates were suddenly burst, and .*e bridge with those on it at the same instant carried into the _abyss below. The bridge gave way first—the centre, which be t..ought had allowed those on either cnd to get away. He thought that altogether there might have been 30 persona on the bridge. Ile sass standing a: the doom ea of Intl yards at the period to which he had bean alluding. Every assistance was immediately procured, 411.-d twenty-three were got not of the deck. 01 these seven had recovered, but the deceased were not found until life bad been some time extinc'. - Time Coroner observed, that the unhappy notoriety of the circutn etadces connected with the death of these unfortunate beings ren. . tiered it tutneeessary for him to occupy their time beyond the re. -Iraqis Val no blame appeared to a:tech to any individual, and . from the evidence they hail heard he could not doubt their speedy return of an unanimous verdict. The Jury, In all the cases, returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." _ . _ _ ?tete remains one body (that of Jemitna Frnggett), for the ln curaition of the Co.inty Coroner. by reason of the removal of her re. amine beyond the litnita of the borough. • The gates of the Call-place Dock were constructed twenty-four fiats since, upon a r:an deviqed by General Bentham, but strongly ' Opposed at that time by all t'..e mechanics of the dock. yard, 'Four docks open M.o the hastr.. The gates of another (Barfieur 'deck) is of the Iltliihsin construction, and by a strange coincidence . ars point of to gave six inches tram the acuteness of its angular - centre. it was hamediately shored up on the dock side, and is now • considered seam. SUDDEN TERMINATION Or • BATTI.E.—Abort eight o'olock on Tuesday night last, as two men were fighting ir. Market-street , nea rly opposite the end of New Cannon ' street, they both fell into a bole in which some lime had recently been :,haled, Ind fixated a soft bed about three feet deep. Of course this put a complete stop to the further prosecution of hostilities,and one of the combatants was so much injured by the caustic effects of the lime that it was found neesesary to convey him to the in,firinary.— Ilfeediester Purr. A youth of fifteen, and a promising son of Mr. Gilbert' , French, of Coombe-row, King's-road, Chelsea, was, drowned early yesterday morning while bathing with some, racboolfellows above Battersea-bridge. He had swam away frous his companioha to the middle of the river, when be suddenly disappeared, and was not seen to rise again. 0:: Saturday last, as the workmen who are employed • 1e making a culvert in St. Aldate's, in this city, were dig .l rt# near Christ Church & they found a York penny of ard I. • on the obst is a full-faced head, crowned . y, and contained withhi the inner circle of the coin; - n ar reverse is a cross pstei running through the legen dary arele to the edge. with a small rose in its centre ; in eacb quarter of the cross are three pellets ; the epigraphe as nearly obliterated on each side. The same day they also found a jeton or abbey token, in a very high state of preservation : on the obverse side isa rude head, and " eve :Maria Gratis rent f' and on the iiitertie 7s I idol fie - 10y, With a sinallffee-de-lit in hscentrP.--Ozford Herald. A trotting match ertinft time t IA place on the Lodilon bridge-road, mar Reading, on datetrilay. Mr. B. %Vel lum: undertook to ride his Chantey galloway, Trim, three miles in eleven minutes, for a bet of 100 so , vereigns. lie troted the first mile in three minutes and tweety-five seconds ; the second, in three minutes and tiorty-live seconds ; and the third in three minutes and forty-two seconds—winning the match cleverly with 18 . monde to 'pre. ParscurioN Of • POOR LAW'S WARRANT IN Ina- Lansi.-011 Monday, Mr. Henry Cox, of the Head Police ffiffscr, accompanied by au English police officer, took into custody an English tradesman, charged with having de , Netted his wife and family, which, by the English poor laws, it a crime piinishable with three months imprison ment. The warrant on which the man was taken was from a Sheffield Magistrate, backed by one of the Magis trates of the head pollee office. We know that a I)ublial Maxistrate, distinguished for his legal knowledge and ac quirements, refused to back this wet rant, because be con sidered the Ad of Parliament that made the man's offence a crime, was merely local, and one of rhich they had no cogrrizance in Ireland ; Nest, that the instrument which the officer presented him to back cculd not be properly considered a warrant, but a summons to appear before a Sheffield Magistrate; and that even if be did back the warrant, and the man were taken intoeustody, and ten dered bell, be could not take it • foe these rett.4olls, he Mimed to back the warrant.--pub lic 2 1 fursaing Pod. OLD BAILEY, SirvanAT; Sari. 17. [Before Mr. Justice LITTLEttALE 3171 d 31r. Justice GASiLLZ.] Voinalillenry Prate, outgun', who was indicted for'irfOrgairy on the South .Sea House, applied. through Mr. Andres'', tit counsel, to hare his triel postooned, in consequence of the absence of a witness, %hose evidence would he of the ituwet Imports; te tn his defence. The trial was in constquence postponed till one o'clock oa 11 - cdnesthq next. CHARGES OF MURDER. Corm/ Sul:ka 4 was capitally itukicted tar be wilful mink!' of Jane Earl. Mr. ADO Lnivs stated the ewe to the Jury. 31 .tv lieltis sworn--I know the prisona at the bar; 4 krew Jane kat!. the deceased ; th e y li ve d t oget h er i n %%late lior.c. court, Turnmill-street, next door to me; on the evening of ugust 2 I was talking with her up the COUTt. hcn the prisoner cane tip to lien aliti kno, kid her down with h, fire, and when Ohsvn kicked hcr screr::l times on her body. As soon as she could re cover herselt rite got dp, and went into a neighbouring chandler's shop. at the corner of the court, from whicl: Ire draggrd her out by the In.ir of her head and her handkerdrtef, sad knocking bc^. down again, jumped upon her twice; a mob then cull - med. 'anti that was ill saw of it ; I said to him, " Pray, Corn, don't ye;" to which he replied, "If you do ,'t get away serve you the same" The cicceusetl had done nothing, in my presence, to pm. yoke him. ....... Crosressmined by Mr. AAA R Y.—l did not see her conic home at two o'clack. • at titer o'clock I fa* them together, when they seemed very g ood friend,. though both appeared a little tipsy, hut he Cut more in hie senses than she was ; act words passed be tween them before he knocked her down ; .there vas no tune for any woods. Charlotte Davis-1 saw the deceased run itto the chandler's shop, when the prisoner pulled her out, and streck her with his fists; he then pulled her by the hair of her heed, and thtew her'' down the halt dozen steps which lead from the street to the alley. There were a great ninny people collected, but I did not tollew them any further. Susan Welch—l saw Sullivan run into the chandler's shop after his wife; when he got in he kicked her in the shop, and then I pulled her out by the hair of her heed; he dragged her down the six steno steps of the court io the same ray, and totaling her along the alley4dashed her in-loons like a dog ; when there, he best her olds the chair till it broke, and gave her such blows as it witi a shone for any body to tee; I periled through the key.hole, and saw this; and he airmails put a handkerchief round hie neck, as though he would choke her ; I never saw the woman again till after she was deal. Stephen Hearne—l keep the chandler's shop at the corner of White Horsoceurt. The deceased rushed in quite terrif,ed„ bot almost before I caught widimpse of her, she was forced buck by the misoaer. A minute after -1 went out, anti alw the deceased tying on the pavement, anti the prisoner stamping on her wits his root. The prisoner then.grasped her in his arms, and taking her away, I saw nothing more of them. • Robert Smisit—l livvin White Horsoeourt. I saw him open the door. end give the deceased two kicks, saying, " lie there." John Cooper—l am a surgeon, living at No. e2„Cow-cross-atreet, was called in four...sod-twee ty hours after she received the minify. I found her lying in the most v./retched state, and so perfectly la.' sensible, that on pieching her extremities she did not appear to, feel it. I tried bleeding her arm, but got only three minces; after Which I opened an artery, and obtained about ten ounces sit together; I tried a medicine, but could get but two spoonful s . rips n ; conceiving her disease to be oppression of the brain, I or-1 deed her head to be shaved, and blisters to be applied. bat I eon.' eidered etc ease so hopeless, that I expected her to die whil s t I was administering; .laaw her two or three times on the Thursday, anti on that evening she died. I opened her body ; under the scalp I saw several bruise, very well marled indeed, more particularly on the left side of the head, and I found at last four ounces of ex travasatid blood on die left hemisphere of the brain, and the whole of that side was materially iejured; there were likewise sevezal severe braises on th^ hody, but not sufficient to cause her death. Cron exam ined.—Th ere was no fracture the bruises themselves, without toe appearance of extravesated blood, would not h a ft reused death , my opinion. The prisoner gave me half-a-crown, and said that the meet day he would pay me the rest of my charge. He seemed exttentely anxious that everything should be dory for his wife. . . _ . . -- --- The prosecution being closed, tbe prisoner said nothing in his defence. Mr. Justice Lt TTLEtutr left it to the Jury to ray whether the blow which ocewsoned the death wes g ., ven from the sudden In,. pulse of passion.. or whether, from the whole conduct of the pri• toner, they could infer malice. if the former, they would find the prisoner guilty of matislatieb:er. The Jury found a verdict of " Manslaughter," and the pri-- awn was sentenced to transportation for life. Sul:lvan was tried *bou three years ago, fur the murder of Isis former wife. but•was acquitted. Wittier; Tallow. ;lift Tel.'ew, wag capitally isulleted for ale wilful mnrdtr of-Thomas Gay. Mary Lutigenn keep% an eatingalletrat in Royal Hospital row, Chelsea. On the lith July last, about pleven o'clock at night, she west (*crest the road, and saw a peas uproar. apd a man fall to the ground from a blow giveu by that Owner nitwit. The pri. soner she bilieves is a brickmaker, andiffie uvoar took place about twenty yard, nom hes house. raw the prisoner strike the blow that caused the deceased to fall, and whilst he was on the ground I the former kicked at him three times, but whether his foot touched him or not she cannot say. The deceased turned over on his left side, got up, and walked away. Did not know the prisoner before. Cross-examined by Mr. Law, for the prisooer—There had been a quarrelling for a considerable, bu nowt what caused it she cannot toil. By the Jrncr —Can you undertake to swear that the prisoner is the man that atrock the Kew, or do you only suppose so ? Witness believed biro to be the elan ; it was rather a dark night. r. Henry Pitman—ls house surgeon at St. George's Hospital. The deceased was brought into the floapital about eleven o'clock on sh e 3londay morning, the Itirh July. Ile complained of a stoppage in the water, which the deceased said was occasioned by ' a blow given the night before. Al'itnru considered him in great danger, and he lingered till the 21st, the Thursday following, when he died. Witness examined the body afterwards, and found that the urine in the canal had stopped, and a mortification had taken place. Witness considers that the deceased had not laboured under the complaint till brought into the hospital. There was no ex. tenial wound, but there were bad appearances, and the injury he had stated would arise from a blow or kick. Croat-examined by Mr. LAM-1f the deceased had fallen acmes any hard substance, Mkt an injury would ha ve b ee n caused. By the Juno E—The deceastd never said to witness how it was done. • Dennis Shea, a labourer, was passing through Jews' Hospital. row, where the row took place, saw the deceased lying down by Tutton, who was standing over him ; saw Tutton hit him, and knock him down, as he (the deceased) was getting up. Tutton struck him in his ribs, or some where about, but cannot exactly tell. Saw the deceased get up anti wulk away ; his ratue was Gay, as witness understood ; had seen the prisoner before There were some persons, quarrelling, but who they were h e co u ld not tell. Did not see any blood on the prisoner's face. James Musty, another labourer, knew the deceased Hay he was abuut 23 years of age. On Monday he saw the deceased just before he went to the hospital. Ile complained of dreadful pains in the lower part of his stomach; he never complained before of such pains. t)n Tuesday he went to see him, and stopped two boars. He asked him how-he was? He said he was very ill, and that be thought it would the last time he (witness) would see hint alive. Ile ttld him not to be cast down; and when he went away h e asked the deceased when he should call and sec him again, and he said on the Friday following. Mr. Pitman again called—Saw the deceased on Monday; sad thought him in great danger ; he ;weeded him twice a day after. 'wards. Saw hen on Tuesday morning and evening, and then he seemed in imminent danger. Never communicated to the deceased that there was 1%) hope of his recovery. Richard Pointer, residing :at Nn. 12. Upper Grosvenor-street, Oresvenor-square—Abouteleven o'clock on the Sunday night saw Tutton and his wile coming home; and Mrs. Tutton had a few words, which ended in blows between them. The young woman' tall down. The deceased came tip, and said to the prisoner. "If you don't take your wife home, and give her a ti-4 good hiding, I ' I will you." The prisoner said," You have nothing to do with flotsam my wife." The deceased then turned round end made a blow at Tqtton's face, but he stopped it with his arm. Tutton put himself in • fighting attitude, struck the deceesed, and he tell down. The deceased then got up and walked away, saying, "Never mind, you have not hurt me." The deceased walked away i directly, and the witness never saw him afterwards. lie was in liquor. Never NM the deceased before. Had scen the . prisoner: once or twice before. The t tunee-4temembei jou are en your ooh. Note, will yore twee at yon were so near that had Tutton kicked at him you cculd have seen him ? Witoess—.l will, tiny Lord. I cannot swear that the prisoner did not strike more than one blow. Croaa-etarnined—The deceased spoke to the pllsoncr first, and also struck at him Via:. Joseph laingden, another witness, was railed, but was not in ettendance. and the ernirt ordered his recognizance to tie estmattd. This was the ease for the prosecution. and the prianner was called on for his defence. lie said that th deceased struck him first, and he struck him again, and knocked him down. There were several sitnesasei. in Court so be called for the de fence; but befote they were examined, Mr. Justice Gear:LEE addressed the Jury, and observed, that the deceased had snuck the first blow: and it was thereon. hi:. duty to tell them that the prixot.er had a right to staffd in his own defence; anti if they believed the last witness, they Hider dismiss fmm theirn.inds the capilacharge, and say whether he was gallty of manslaughter, or not guilty altogether. The Jury consulted, and bound the prisoner—Kct Giddy. Samuel (;a Letitia George, aged 4U, was indicted for killing a nd slaying ok. George Scott deposed that he knew the deceased, whn was a brewer. The ;Institut lived a ith the deceased al his wife. Witness lodged in ao adjoining room. On the night stated in the indictment, he heard a noise in the deceased's room, as if he and the prisoner were disputing. Wetly afterwards he heard the deceased groan ; the deceased called him, and he then went into his room, where he found him sitting on the bed. He said the prisoner had kicked him in the groin. Witness fetched a doctor, who ordered is fo mentatlen to be applied. Prisoner refused to light a the av to, render any as.".atance. The deceased expired on the following dal. Mr. Watkins, a surgeon, said he was called on to attend the de- 1 ceased (Samuel Cook), who told likn the prisoner had kicked him in the groin ; witness ordered the wound to be fomented, which was done; he saw bits vain the nest warning, wrln lie appeared pinch ......... ...... - - F . ..-... r • • ~: ~-~ - *Ow ~'7C ' , worse, mi expirrad ih the etenieg; deeeoett no complaint ;of the general conduct of the primmer, but the latter complained of his ill-treating and beating her ; she showed Ler arra.whichwas mush Ibruised ; he could not swear the kick l atmleil the death of the de eeseetl; his be.weis were in a very disordered state previoutly. The Airy here stop2ed the etas, and acquitted shotprisonat. NEW COURT. • Before th. COMMON' t , ERCT.ANT and a Middleaex JuTy. T.:dridge, a phalli, was convicted of stealing 40 pair of etildru:•'s shoes, tram a lad of Mr. Hainan's, in Bateman's-row, on 2lsr August. The boy was carrying the shoes in a basket, which the prisoner snatcied front him, and ran off with it so cle verly as to make Ili+ escape. Some days afterwards the boy .EINV !he primmer, and ran after hint, crying—" stop thief !" Ills man tes jnimild in the chase and sceuredithe prisoner. The property ass not tcsand. ffektt Gevrojtsral Mary wharf were indicted for stealing a ten round no troto George Cousins, a seaman, on the 21st August, in Ltmehore. The prosecutor was rather tipsy, and went with Garrett into a brothel belongiog.tp Mary Wharf, and fell asleep. On waking he foubd "That a sailor and his money were noon parted." The pri soner said that she knew nothing of it. I ut he found on inquiry that spur:diem named Fletcher bad changed the vote for the prisonets. lie could cot tell of what bank the note was. A gentleman who had paid some money to the prosecutor. proved that the note in question was part of it ; his son marked the initials of his name on the note, to which he could swear. Fletcher said, that Garrett and Wharf came for half a pint of gin, and changed the 101. tinte--he giving 9 sovereigns ' and Ills. 3d. On 104 to the watehhouse. Garrett confessed that three sove reigns. found in a drawer belonging to Wharf, were part of the change of the note. Math guilty cf stealing but not from the person, as the prosecu tor hard put off his trousers on going to bed. During the trial. 51r. Fletcher stepped tip. and, taking the note in his hand.. said, "Illy Lord, the note it, my property-1 hope you will let the have it." The Co mat oV-Stnortaxtv—Let the note remain where it is. After the itotteistion, • The C 0111103; SEUGEAYT said—Let the note be given to Cou sins; It is hitiprOperty. Constable—Td whom shall I give the three sovereigns The Costatos SEROZA:IT—To Flbscher. F34tcter said, it 'etas very hied to lose his note. The Comreow Seaolease,sNot at all. Yon should not have disaster' s 104. mots, Orhuien of such a character. You should be, thankful to get any of Ai money back. Eliza indicted for steeling, on the Ist of August loot s sic buffets of guesald, of the eaten of 271., the property or !len ry H errin Henry ti stria met with the prisoner, on the evening of the Ist of . Augur. in Smithfield. Ile went with her to a house in George alley, Fleet-market, orbiting with her till near 12 o'clock. When he tbund that he hail lost his gold, he charged the woman with' hiving stolen it, which sheolenled ; he called a watchman, and gave her in custody to him. As they were going along Saffron-hill, something tali down by the side of the prisoner, whi:h wasmicked up, and. on befog examined at the watchouse, was discovered to contain the gold of the prosecutor, wrapped up in a handkerchief of the prisoner. • I The Gostswom BE3ler:4o:7 f 'in charging the Jury, said, that the prosecutor had told so lame a story, that it was impossible to say.in what way lie Fad had his property. It appeared, also, that he was drunk ; and if persons will be so foolish as to go to such place; with valuable property upon them, they must abide the con sequences, flue Joey immediately acquitted the prisoner. The CoststoN SERGEANT—Let all the expenses be allowed but those of the prosecutor. . Ili:herd Elliott, s boy, was indicted for stealing two silver ;peons, yisloy 204, The prisoner iwitolog &oat ilm tt basket, enntaining willow shaving, for sale: roll in going into thc , kitchen, removed the spoons Fran one part fi r Che table to another—but, being disturbed, he ran off without therm R/LXIN said, that ft was a common practice for boys to go afoot pretending toadl willow-shavings and such things, mutely as a covering us-steal anything they could fay their hands Oil. 'll.e removal of the spoons. if only for an inch. was as truth feints* in the eye of the *w, as if he had taken them altogether.— POLICE. POw.IITREET, SEPT. 17.--Jcaw Berger, otherwise Cle.rd, or D , rtipAi, the reputed .Major, who was examined at this office en Saturday, the 11th, was brought before G. R. 31inshull, Esq. for a second investigation. air. FaasiihELn attended as solicitor for the prosecution 4 Mr, 11 t: et en nt to apixaresl on behalf of the accused. .16CrtagitarlitIsDatated, that although there were several *ft netses 'hi 'at tendonce, yet he was afraid that the cute could not be concluded without porponing it to another hearing. 31r. MINAIIULL said that it could not, to far as he saw, militate against cite intereth of the prisoner to prolong it, because there was no probability of the case being tried these Sessions in the evert of his being committed, so that any evidence now ready might as well be taken at once. Mr. John Bennett, clerk to Messrs. Sansom and Co. was then sworn and exatnined by Mr. FRESEFIELD.—On the 29th of June a check was presented at their banking-house in Lombard street, for 7.5/. purporting to be drawn by Joseph Green and Co. The check nt.V produced Is the same. Green and Co : kept ca s h at Messrs. Sansom 's bank. There was no other check of theirs pre sented on that day but the pap for 7.11. It was raid in one note of 1 SOL one of 2W. and ain cash. The bank book was then produced, and the whitest referred to the entry, which exactly corresponded with his statement. Mr. IIumPHRIES—By whom was that entry made? Witness—lt'was made by the cashier, Mr. Nathaniel Clarke. Mr. IlumPaßiEs—ls Dlr. Nathaniel Clarke in attendance to day ? Witness—No, he is indisposed at present. Mr. illixsat:Li. observed that it would be necessary to have his evidence. Mr. FRESAFIELD said he would certainly have been produced but for the circums tance . of his indisposition. .11r. Green, a junior partner in the house of Green and Co. examined the cheek now produced for 751.; he thought it extremely like the writing of Joseph Green, but had no hesitation in saying it was a forgery. Catherine Callaghan. servant at the Old Swan public-house, 'where the prisoner and Packham and Johnson were reported to have trier, was then called. Some time in the mouth of June, on a Mon day, between eleven and twelve o'clock, she remembered three gentlemen coming to the Old Swan. They came four days in the same week, 51onday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. On thsJatter day one of them gave her a 61 . note to get changed. She should know the person again who gave her the note. (Packham was then brought in by the gaoler, the witness viewed him). She believed he was the same. There snwe several papers lying on the table, but she could not say whether or not they were Bank notes. Iler mistress gave change, and they went away soon after wards. Mr. Farsarzrto--.Look at that person at the bar; do you know him to be one of the party ? Witnew—l cannot swear positively, but I think he wan; the man to whom I allude as like hint had no whiskers on as he has. Mr. FRIA/IFIELD—WW you mean by whiskers, I suppose, is the hair on the upper lip ? Witness_Yes, he bad none when I saw him at the Old Swan ; but lie is of the same size and height. It'ilen they went out they left a message with me—in ease any young gentleman should call to say that they would return shortly. A person did come soon after (this was Johnson), and I told him what I was desired. (Johnson was then railed in, and the witness identified him). John Castor, a porter at the Spread Eagle, in Graceehurch street, proved that in June last he was sent with a letter to the bank of Messrs. Sansom and Co. addressed to 31r. Johnson, who came to him from an inner ofik:e, srd delivered a verbal message that ha would "attend to it." (Johnson was identified by this wuness also.) . Robert Partridge, a young man, whose father keeps the house in Queen-street, Bloomsbury, where Packham lodged at the time, swore that he remembered the prisoners visiting Peckham several times. He passed then by the name of Major De Clifford. There wa4 a person of the name of Jones who also visited Mr. Peckham. Mr. Faxsurier D said, that the object of producing these wit.' nesses was merely to prove the Intimacy that subsisted bets een the parties. At present he could go no further. Mr. Minsuut.t. (to the prisoner)—You have heard all that has already been alleged ; if you think proper to make any remark on it, I think, as you are now provided with a legal ad% iser, it would be 4udicjous in you to consult him before you advance any thing 1 against the charges. Pilaoner firritlY"ftfiniff/i):41 . is, its I have already said, a most malicious conspiracy a nst ins; a most false and unfounded accusation. There are one or two circumstances to which I shall call your attention. Mr. /Nara nies--I would much rather, Mr. Berger, that you would say nothing at all on the "abject at present. Prisoner—l shall be advised. Sit, entirely by you; though a man of honour and sensibility cannot be supposed very easily to sup. press his feelings under circum s tanc es so peculiarly calculated to exasperate and excite them. Sir R. Br awt E—There is one question, Mr. Humphries, which I slieuld be glad to have ans.:reed, provided you do not think it ran militate against the interest of your client, and if I thought it would, I should he sarry to put it; but I do pot think it can. Mr. Iltrxrnetrs said, that under this pledge, he had no objec tion to the quest ino at all events being put ; if it were improper, he should petit it his client making an answer. Sir R. Ili n NiE—lt has been stated that you were at one time an officer tit high rank in the British army. Now I ask you is that a fact ? Prisoner—Most certainly : Sir It. DIENER looked incredulnusly at the prisoner, and re. pealed the question—" Were y ou ever in the army ?" Prisoner I have said that 1 was, and 1 repeat It again ; 1 was an officer in the British army. Sir It. fit R Nig—ln what department of the service ? Prisoner—ln the bile Guards. Sir R. BinNlE—ln the Life Guards? Prisoner—Yea. it—Under the name of Berger ! Prlanner—Yes, certainly. air R. Iliaxtg—That is suthcient, I ' , nerdy wished to ascertain that from your own lips. Prisoner—Yes. it is a fact, and though placed at this bar on set serious a charge. I have no doubt of establishing my innocence. In the whole course of my existence, I neVer committed a dishonour alde action, never penetrated a traud on any man. Sir K. Duran—flow long hare you left the military 'orrice ? _ Prisoner—Ten years4go, as nekly sa.-loarsycmensbet. Mr. H VMPIIRI us said that it would be necessary, for his client to obtain fair wrens of defending himself, to have an easy access to his friends. The present practire. *Well obliged Oahu' to ap. ply on every occasion to a magistrate for an order, was productive of very great inconvenience and delay. Mr. M menu tr. did not think he would be justified in departing from the ordinary practice. Mr. Lloatrnatss said that it was a privilege granted in very many cases of the same nature—for instance, that of Dr. Dodd. the two Perous, and other persons charged with fcirgery ; their friends were always allowed free ingres s . to the prison without any order. Sir It. BIRYTE thought that it was the immediate prerogative of the Governor of the prison, and there could be no doubt that every attention would be shown in that quarter. Mr. HuatrunlEs then said. that if an order wan to be granted without obliging the person applying to explain the era of his business with the accused, it would, at least, reduce the afficulty, because it might be necessary that a great part of these commupi cations should be con6dentiaL No objection could possibly be raised to that accommodattorr; even by the Solicitor for the prosecution. The Bank had, of course, only one object in view, namely, public' justice, and as it could not in anywise tend to defeat that object, he trusted that this request would be granted. life. 11l [NIL: VIA, said, that he should feel happy to give every 1 facility toe prisoner for preparing his defence, which the law did not forbid. Of course the legal advisers should have an uocondi. . . . tional otderfor The triaoner was dressed in a suit of handsome black clothes, and Teemed perfectly composed during the whole thfie lie remained at the bar. lie was remanded for further examination on Satin day next. HATTON-GARDE x.Stex-17.—A ...ATERFOILD MERCHANT. —Mary Manama was brouOt up for final examination, charged with having taken improper liberties with some bed-clothes belong. ing to a Mr. Michael !dulcahy. The complainant's appearance excited as much interest as the detail of his grievances. - Ile wore no shirt ; his coat was certainly of home manufacture—and his respect fur primitive habits and simplicity led him to hold in utter contempt shoes and stockings. The crown of his head appeared to have been shaved to give him an intelligent appearance, (.• as all baldheaded men must be sages ;") and two carrotty locks were drawn across his forehead in the form of a cross. His cheek-bones I were protected by a tremendous pair of red whiskets—with a pair of ears in the back-ground, that nearly overlapped them. It appeared from his statement, that he was affected with the mania nt.w raging for speculations. In his :noise country, he was ; once a hard-working, honest labourer ; but this humble sphere of life was crushing his genitis—and by degrees, from being a huxter, a horee.doctor, a pig -driver, and a pig:killer, he attained the glo ' rious eminence—the pride of a commercial country—of being -• a Waterfbrd Merchant .' He then traded, as be said, from n ate:- fiord to Bristol, " with pigs' ail" • Mngistrate—" Offal ! what do you mean ?" Complainant—" Why, hochi and croobeens." This explanation being still unintelligible, he proceeded to de monanete on his own leg the distinctions between the two articles or commerce. From the knee to the foot was the shock r the foot was the croobeen. Prexiously to his last trip from Waterford to Bristol, he intrusted these bed-clothes to the prisoner, who was coming to England, to leave ate friend's house at Bristol ; but on his arrival he was informed that no such articles were left. His croabans not being much relished In Bristol, he brought them ell . London, where, to bib astonishment, he met the prisoner with a I.one \ on potato merchant. As he was resolved not to agree with' Boyle Roche, " that pigs and potatoes watt always hand in hoed together," he declined any negotiation with this merchant on the part of the lady, and gave her into custody. The pawnbroker, with whom the articles were deposited, at tended, and gave up the articles to Mr. Mulcahy. Mr. filulcahy then withdrew, carrying his bed-cicithes on his back, intimating that he had met with so many breaches of confi dence since he embarked in mercantile business, he would try to get back to " Ould Ireland," and resume the spade and shovel. BIARTLEEONE OFFICE, KtPT• 17.—Thomas Harrison. one of tile beadles and summonsing officers of the parish of Padding ton, appeared before Was. HOSKINS. EMI. the sitting Magistrate, to show cause why he did not furnish billets and aecommodation for 4.5 recruits to Stair-Sergeant Rowland, as regulated by the fitla of his present Majesty. Sergeant Rowland stated, that on Thursday last he had the com mand given him of forty-three recruits and two corporals, and was furnished with a route which instructed him what lies of road to take. In pursuance of his orders he marched the men to Paddington, where he presented himself to the defendant, show(' him his route anti muster-roll, and requested the billets necessary for procuring them accommodation. But Harrison, using fay in sulting language, asked him where he had brought "them vaga bonds from ?" He replied, they were not vagabonds, but re- Inuits for his Majesty's service, and pointed out his nuthorityfrom ot) l Wel'4 l , 4 egefik , • for passing each man to the regiment into bleb be bad enlisted. Harrison still refused to find any billets. and finally desired him and his party to travel further, as had no billets for them. Consequently he was obliged•to march to Ken aington ; but many of the men were so knocked up with their long' march that he seas compelled to pay fur beds fur them in several public-bowel, on the line of march from Paddington to Kensing ton. Having communicated the refusal to Lieutenant Maitland, the Adjutant to Colonel Macgregor (who is Colonel of the London recruiting district), he ordered the present complaint to Ipe in stituted before the Magistrate. Harrison, in big defence, said that in the parish of Paddington there were only nineteen public-houses, and in which at preatet there were above l&O soldiers of the Foot:Guard ;:anit he considered that such being the case, and knowing the houses were so heavily billeted, he thought himself justified in refusing to take any more. He begged to be understood as totally denying any abuse, and the only term he applied to the recruits was "ragamuffins." Mr. HOSKINS said that was very improper in the first place; and it was evident he did not em front ignorance, but had some other unworthy native; he therefore would be fined in the penalty of 50a. and coats. Harrison said, he was unable to pay it, but was afterwards allowed a week, within which time the money was to be paid. Wonsturr-sTitzer, SEITLX2III7.—A journeyman of Mr. Cox, shoemaker, of i.ondon.wall, was brought up on a warrant, for nnlnwfuily pawning the goods of his master, intrusted to him to make into shoes. The journeyman had no defence. It appeared from the state ment of his mailer and his own admiasion, that he had not com mitted the offence through distress ; but to indulge his propensity to drink. He had no fondly to support, and after obtaining pee. session of the material, had from time to time applied for and received money in advance from his employer. Ile was convicted in the penalty of 20s. and double the worth of the property pledged (N.). being unable to pay the penalties was committed to the House of Correction. The pawnbroker was convicted in the penalty of 19s. 2d., being double the amount of the monies lent on the materials. Mr. Cox stated, that within a short time, no less than three of his men had absconded after having made away with his property, which he had no expectation of ever being able to recover. THAMES Orricx, SET. 17.-77cmss Rice, a tnasterbutcher, residing in Poplar, was brought before Cpt. RICHSELL, the presiding Magistrate, charged with basing robbed Me. May of a bill of exchange for the sum of 201. Mr. John May examined—l am a baker, carrying on business at Poplar. Some time since I received a bill of exchange for 201. from the prisoner, drawn on a Mr. Brown, a soap-boiler, at Bow.common. I received it, together with some money, In lieu of some checks of Air. Potter, a grocer in Fenchurch-street, on the banking-house of Messrs. Glyn and Co. which were refused et the bank, the clerk saying there were no effects. I took the checks originally as those of Captain Poulter, of the Trinity House, whose the prisoner represented them to be. I was sure, in my own mind, that they were that gentleman's, from the tt not being crossed, and the letters resembling it. The bill on Brown became due on Thursday last, when the prisoner called at my house, and requested me very earnestly to renew it for one month longer. I at first refused compliance, but at lust I consented, and called in my man, to whom, in the presence of the prisoner I gave the bill, cautioning him, at the same time, not to deliver it to any person whatever, until he had received the renewal in Its place. Two or three hoots had elapsed, when my man returned, and informed me that the prisoner, under some lrivolous pretences, had obtained possession of it. I instantly proceeded to his house, but he refused to restore the bill. Before I left home to come to this office I wrote to him, mentioning my intention, and again requiring him .to arrange the business ; hut the reply be sent was, that there were still sonic outstanding bills, in which I was concerned, and that he, in consequence, would not give up Brown's. John Hearn, the journeyman of the last witness, confirmed his master's testimony, and added, that the prisoner got the bill from ' him, under pretence of comparing it with annther. The prisoner afterwards gave wimps l i d. to go into a public-bowies whale be went fora stamp. The prisoner did not return, and in two hours witness went home. Capt. Blot nELL—Are there any persons now present who have further charges to tirefer against the prisoner A Mrs. Allen, of Limehouse. gave the folio wing statement :—I am the proprietress of the Five Bells public house. On the 20th of July last, the day after the interment of my husband, the pri soner called noon me, and produced a check purporting to be drawn by George Potter, of Fenchurch-street. on the firm of Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, and Co. for the sum of 201. He told me he wanted it cashed, and that as he owed my husband 21., I might repay myself by handing him the balance ; I complied with his request, and q •'are him eighteen sovereigns. On the following day I passed the draught to my brewers, who, on pteaenting it on the 20th, the day on which it was made payable at Messrs. Glynn., were informed that there were no effects ; it was of course returned to me. and though I have frequently made applitatioo both to Mr. Potter and the prisoner, I hate never received one farthing, up to the present moment. Allen. brother-in-law to the last witness, stated that he had called in Mr. Potter, the drawer, to get an explanation, but had only met with abuse from that person. Mr. Potter theft explained that the prisoner had obtained the checks from him by fraud, which was the reason of his not making provision for the payment of the bill. Mealy, an officer of this establishment, stated, that he appre ' hended the prisoner the preceding evening, and searched his house. In some drawers hefound a great nu - nber of bills, ellecks,idraughts, &c. of various penams, sonic of which he brought away. Ile here presented them to the blagiatrate; and they, together with those of Mr. Potter, were ordered to remain in the office. The prisoner, when called on for his defence, denied having any fraudulent Intention when ha took the bill, and reproached May with ingratitude, whom he said he had assisted on several occasions. Alay said the assertion was fulse. Captain }tacit nEt.r. then addressed the prisoner and said that he considered hum deeply implicated in these fraudulent bill transac tions; he would for the present forbear making any further re. marks, but lcarc it to a Jury of his country to decide ou his guilt - +■l~r- ~...-.. or innocence. Fle.woald now, commis him on the charge of r0b1,.. and would give directions thnt he should again be brought 100 we (this day) for tutther examination, when perhaps, I.Z the publicity much the . present would obtain. other serious w.0.U1 be preferred against hie. The parties were then bound over to prosecute ; but before to left the office Mrs. Allen, in the most feeling manner, app ee i ßl Z the Magistrr. a Pu te, tter an t o pay expressedhis check. a hope that his Worship % odd compel M and ad Captain sed her to a Ricus ELL l disclaimed having the power of imerferlrg. vippy to her attorney. Potter was p resent doting this application, -but made rot k t slightest obser radon. , CORONERS' INQUESTS. On Saturday an inquest was held at the sign of the Werto t . n Arms, in the iient.road, on the body of Mr. Thomss Raver : ll L L. distressed artist, who was found dead in his bed the pee. u ..!i morning. The deceased had lived in a garret at en o b scure 10e W gii . in eymour-stress, for the last two years and nine mnntns. Sarah Rutledge, his landlady, deposed, that the deceased lodged in her house during the abovementioned period lie va t an elderly man, and appeared to be in very atealtened circu s ,. stances. No person hid ever visited him. On Friday reaming t e was found lying dead on his bed. A surgeon who opened the deceased's head described the appe 3: ., antes, and said, that he died in consequence of serous apoplexy_ A verdict to that effect was returned. Another inquest was held at the Rose Tavern, Bermondsey 0 , the body of a lad named Dodd ► who was aecldentally•killed in en, deavouring to get unon a mill horse, working tithe hair manuti;,. tory of Mr. Phipps Medley , of Berniontisey..—Vertlict accard:a^ - • - MIDDLESEX SZesioxs.—the only cases of any inheres: t r i e d at the Middlesex Sessions, on Saturday, were of a nature which prevents us from reporting them. Me RDE R.—On IVednesday evening, the Slat ult. tboy iii the •employ.of a farmer, in the neighbottrhood of N eu . port, Monmouthshire, going through hitt master's ground s. discovered the body•of a man lying partly concealed Amit e hedge, about a quarter of a mile from MaYndw.iso s , The boy, much alarmed, went and informed his mane:, who, on arriving at the spot, found the body to be not only dead; but, from the intense heat of the weather, vc-v offers. sire. On further examination, two large cuts, as 'from a hatchet, were discovered just over the right temple, the face was completely disfigured and black, as if from violent blows • and the fingers were cut and mutilated, as if foe deceased bad struggled with his assailants, for there is scarcely a doubt but that be was murdered. Near the place where his feet lay, when found, was an indention, es if the head had been beaten into the earth, and into %Licit the blood appeared to flow copiously. A large stone was found near the body. The dress resembled that of an hisii drover, but nothing was found upon him to give the lean clue as to his name or connexions ; and although the pla-e was not more than 60 yards from the mail-road to Nca. port, the body is supposed to have been there three or fo:Ir days. ‘Ve have not heard the result of the Coronet quest.—Provincial Paper. S1:I CI D •1" Pasts—Captain Goff, who committed suicide on Tuesday last, was mph given to the use of ardent spirits, which had a mesa unfavourable effect aka his health. For some time he had !tinted to his friends that he intended to destroy himself. On Monday he dined in company, and the conversation turned upon suicide. The Captain entered warmly into the subject, without alluding to his project. On Tuestlay,.about peon, he sent a Errant to invite a friend to breakfast with him, and whilst he was gone be took two pistols, and plaCing the muzzle of cne st his ear and the other in his mouth, fired them at the same moment. It is remarkable that on Monday Mr. &I' obtained his passport for London, and crdcred his setrant to load the pistols for his jensvey.--Galignani's htrr Darr BEISS.-41r. John Muggeridge,- a respectable stationer, residing on St. Margaret s-hill, Southwark, who died on Friday, met with his death in a melancholy man ner. A short time ago, he and his wife went to Dr ton, with an intention of remaining there until his country house, which has been recently erected at Norwood. was in a fit condition to be inhabited; and the night -of hu arrival he caught so severe a cold, by sleeping in a damp bed, that he died in the course of a few days. ANOTHER STEAD! PACKET ACCIDENT,-011 Saturday morning a distressing scene was witnessed Drat the river, oc ca.vioned. by the speed with which the steam packets pass through the Pool. A gentleman had hired a boat et about half-past eight in the morning,at Battle Br;dge Stairs, tocon vey his lady, himself; and their infant child, together with their luggage, on board the Dart steam packet for Margate, which was proceeding down the river on her (nurse. When the boat approached the packet, the surf swamped the beat and engulfed all within it. The gentleman and the water. man could swim, and they saved their own lives ; but the lady and her infant must have perished but for that promptitude which distinguishes the watermen on such occasions, and they too were rescued from death. - DREADFUL ACCiDENT.—From - Croydon W har f is an iron railway, communicating with the Vilndsworth and Merstham line. From the London 'and Brightest road it is MOTE of the nature of an inclined plane than a common railway, the fall for the distance being very considerable, so that when loaded waggons are put in motion at tla summit they will go alone and increase in motion for s great distance ; when, upon a level, gravitation and friction bring the machines to rest. A few days ago, Jane Chan& ler, aged 43, a poor industrious washerwoman of Croyden, who has a decrepit httsband and two children to provide for, was walking upon a footpath towards the centre of the declivity of the railway, when a waggon laden with about three tons of coals was put in motion.. By scene strange infatuation, this poor woman, while seeing u loaded waggon coming at the rate of a horse canter, without leader or driver, walked on to the line upon which it I was coming with increasing speed, when she received a dreadful blow, which forced her down upon the iron rails, when two of the east metal wheels passed up her right arta to the shoulder, and. dragged her under the waggon many yards, so that she skided the wheel till the motion ceased, which literally crushed the bones to atoms. From the gore that stained the ground it was supposed the woman was dead, but after some application she was recovered from a long fainting fit, and her first words were, "Oh my poor family !" She was sent to Guy's Hospital, where am putation was decided upon. She expressed regret at the loss of her right arm, for the sake of her unprotected children and family ; but finding a compound fracture in the ulna radius, and humerus, they extracted the arm from the scapula, or shoulder-blade. She now lies in Chapel Ward, Guy's Hospital, still on the brink of eternity. BIRTHS. On Thursday last, in York -street, Portman square, Melody of Charles Plowden, Esq. of a on. On the lath inst. et Ridnacornbe, near Marlborough. the lady of F. N. Rogers, Esq. of a daughter, who lived but a few minutes. MARRIED Lately at Chester. the Rey. Henry Foulkes, I).D. Principiloi Jesus College, Oxford, to Miss Houghton, of Liverpool. On Tuesday lut, at flatford, Becks, the Rev. Maximilian Do. note, 8.0. of Queen's Colima. o:ford, se Ranh, daughter of thc bite John Goodwin, E.q. of Wycombe Marsh. On the Bth inst. at Barham, is the Coupty of Kent, Thorn" eldest son of Thomas Papillon. Esq. of Ainse-place, to Francis Margaret, second daughter of Sir Henry Oxendem Bart. of Brooms Park, both in the same county. On the 14th inst. at St. George's church, Hanover-square. Dr. J. W. Davies, of Great Dover-road, to Elisabeth, the only child • of the late John Addison Newman, Esq. of Bartholomew-close. l ~~ DIED. At Highworth, Wilts, nn the 9th inst. Elizabeth, wife of the Rey. Edward Bowden, M.A. Vicar of that place, and youngest daughter of the Her. Nathan Wetherell, H.D. late Dean 0( Hereford, and Master of University College. On the 13th inst. at Cooper's Hill, Surrey, Lord Langford , in the 63d year of his age. On the 10th inst at Shenfield.plare, near Brentwood, Esse,• in the 44'h year of his age, the Her. Charles Tower. At Kingston, Jamaica, on the 14th of July last, Mr. Myr Roberts Hibbert, youngest son of George Ilibbert, Esq. o 6 M land-place. On the lath inst. Elizabeth, the infant daughter of Mr. Leyndo. of I kerrard.street. On the 14th inst. at his residence, Leicester-square, . 106 -7 11 Knight. &eq. in the 63th yearof his age. 'At Bmedstairs, on Monday last, where he had retired for the benefit of his health, John Paton, Esq. of Bow-church -yard , aged 61. On the 13th in.t. at Brompton, at en advanced age. MTh. D . '• mett, relict of Wilshire I.:lumen, lisq. Into of \ Viartoa-plsce. in the,, county of Kent, and daughter of Sir John Honeywood, Bart. 0, Evington, in the same county. • DIOR WAIT it AT LONDON BRIDGE TOTS PAT• Morning 6 ruin. alanr 7, 1 Evening 37 min. one 7. Printed ct THE BRITISH PRESS Office, by VAR t 70 ° , 1131, Strand, and pubbibe4 by a l caw& M likok Hwy•ll wit w, .41 lit:,r