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SUDDEN DEATH. Yesterday mornieg, shout half-past Rill o'clock, some workmen et , tployed in repairing find entbellishing the church of St. l'aul, toventlearden, observed a lad. seemingly about 17 years of age, walk with a tottering step through the portico in front of the es:inch to the burying-ground, where he seated himself upon a numb in a nixie of apparent exhaustion. They took no particular notice of him, sniquaing that he had perhaps been out all night, or 111,/i• over.fat4sied from work. Shortly afterwards he left that part of the ground end went to the partici+, where he was seen stagger )** about for a few minutes, and then he sunk to the ground. Some idle and unfeeling fellows immediately proclaimed hini to he drunk, and commenced pelting him with potatoes and filth. This being communicated to Mrs. Bartlett, the wile of the watchhouse.keeper, dee sent a man for one of the beadles to protect the lad, whoever he might be, at d finding that lie did not conic speedily, she called kip her hushanil. who had just retired from his night's duty, and he Lcoeght the boy into the watrlibouse, where it was soon perceived that ext:eme illness was the sok cause of his staggering anti exhaustion. Medical ay 'stance was initnedtairly sent for, and meanwhile Mrs. Bartlett kindly gave him some tea soul warm brandy and water, which he so* rather eagerly, and with great ttisei.fulnesa. Ile seemed tolerably cheerful, hut excessivt ly weak, ied was suffering under an extreme hairy of the bowels. Mr. Damply Ide„ of Bedford-street, surgeon, Dr. Broughton, and another seedteel im.n were sticerienvely sent r.), and were prompt in their ismotlanee. The poor boy was put to bed, and medicine . *stay administered; after whirl) he a.,-.:inedeoniewhat better. He teenversed freely, but evaded all filleatieNla as to who and what lie was, at one time saying that he had nn parents nor friends, add at another that he did nut know where his parents were. The medi glom, wi•h small portions of brandy and water, were occasionally tainintistereil to bun during the tourniag ; anti at half.past twelve eterveseed his gratitude to Sir. and Mrs. Bartlett and said he te.t Peter, and was able to take any thing that would do him pond. 14.4101:, however, it would appear, was too much exhausted to be', lataktitted by the humane exertions of those about him ; far at a tatter past one he beennte soddenly worse, and in lien minutes he was 'League. lie appeared about 17 or 18 years of age, rather tall, esteeedingl; thin, with lightish brown hair, rout a little freckled flee face. He had rather strong hair on the upper lip. He had ea a clean but rather coarse shirt, a brown coat, buff anti white roar. Gala waistcoat, and blue Dowsers. The medical gentlemen were unanimously of opinion that the death of the itnf•etunate lad was occasioned by a want of proper sustenance. IleSeas wasted altnosi.to the bone. The body lies at the watcbhouse to be owned, and to await the f1.11.11t of a Coroner's Inquest. On Saturday afternoon on inquest was held at the Wool pack public-house, in St. George's Colegate, Norwieli, before Mr. Wm. Bell, Coroner, on view of the body of Stephen Morrison, of St. Mary's Coslany, aged 63 years. It was proved in evidence that the deceased was a weaver ; that about eight o'clock in the morning he had been to his Master's with his piece of work, anal on his return home with more work. and passing through St. George's Church yard alley, he fell down on the pavement there with great eiCence, which calmed a contusion on his head, anal he almost instantly expired. The body was examined by a surgeon, who said the wound he received on his head by the fall was the cause of his death.--Jurors' verdict accent- The body of the young man who poisoned himself at the Thatched House, Islington, on Friday last, and on whom an inquest was held the following day, was owned yesterday by his brother and sisters, it having been exposed in the vault of the church for that purpose. At the time the inquest was held, there was no clue to his connexions. It was, however, supposed from the contents tat' a scrap of paper in his pocket, that a disappointment of , a tender nature had produced derangement. It turns out that he was a young gentleman of respectable connexions,, and it is said, would, in a few months, have come into pos.' session of considerable property. Polsonitso.—On Friday last, an inquest was held at Easingwohl, by Mr. Dinhdale, the Coroner, on the body of a person muted Richard Shepherd, of that place, labourer. It appeared the deceased had been drinking freely on the day of his death, and had gone to Mr. Seaver, a respectable druggist, to purchase some arsenic ; but Mr. fi. seeing the state he was in, very wisely refused selling any. He then went out and purchased a quantity of ove deadly poison of a person of the name of Bain , a voider of drugs, and had taken all, or the greatest Part at once, which caused his death .—( Verdict accord ingly.) We hope this will be a warning not to sell poison to persons in such a state of excitation, as doubtless if due caution had been used, the poor man's life would have Leen saved.—York P aper . Near Key. ou het, a young , man, called William 11 Cullagli, was killed at the Roet-imiunt, Peach Mins, about five o'clock in the evening. Ho had been getting some Sax scutched, and on going to the place where the handlers are at work, a bolt or something took his foot, and threw him forward. In falling, it is sup rased, he threw up his arm to save himself ; it came in minuet with one of the bandits, and was broken ; another handle tore the skin from the crown of his head down to his forehead ' • and a third nearly severed his head from bra body. So instantaneous was the work of destruction, that the unfortunate man was not heard to shout, nor did any of the workmen see the accident until their notice was attracted by the unusual sound of the mill. What ren ders this circumstance the more distressing is, that he has left his wife, in the lest stage of a consumption, and fous young children.-.-Newey relrgruph. Summer DeATll.—Between seven and right o'clock on Saturday evening, a man named Bernard Ryder suddenly dropped dead on Arran Quay, Dublin, whilst walking in company with his brother. The deceased was a resident of Liverpool, anti came to Dublin with a cargo of coals. la consequence of not being shle to procure a Coroner, the body remained at Surgeon Walsh s, on Arran Quay. Up wards of QM. were found on the deceased, also some watch movements, and Rrivate documents. Mee/owns:sty INStANtS Or &ODIN DEATII.—A very tnelancholy catastrophe occ u rred at Hastings on Tuesday, how: after eight o'clock, to a fine young man of di,• name of Richardson, 528 years of age, who has been married three or four mouths, and is engaged in the lace business, and generally resides in the metropolis. He was bathing a little to the westward of the town, from one of the chines, at low water, the sea in an agitated state, attended by s friend, who bad not quitted the vehicle. Mr. Rich ardson was seized suddenly with apoplexy, from the rup tore of a blood-vruel, when he immediately fell down, to rise once, and then disappear, without making a single, Abet or struggle for his own preservation. The burly was ' prneured in the space of a quarter of an hour or twenty ' minutes, but not till life was completely extinct, though every mean/ to restore animation was resorted to. It way be judicious to notice, that many visitants, in making a tour of the coast, on their first arrival at a wateringplace, before their constitutions may have recovered from the fa tigues of a journey, and when the blood may be much sti mulated by exposure in an open carriage, or on horseback, to the powerful rays of the sun during the day, think pro per to plunge the following morning into the open sea, which oftentimes proves' prejudicial, dangerous, and fatal ; whereas, were they to remain quiet for a short time (two or three days), take a warns bath, or consult a medical friend previons to cold bathing, they might derive naval). rages in point of 'Keith, and thereby avoid accidents. M•HGATI, SEPT. 14. —The body of poor Harman, the harlot, who, with a gentleman, was drowned last week near Margate, was picked up last evening, as was also the boat. The body of the gentleman hes not yet teen found. The finding of the boat has shown die cause of the acci dent, which was occasioned by a knot in the sheet prevent ing its running freely through the ring or !wok, when the wind bore too much upon the beam. It was actually picked up in this state, with the knot stuck fast Li the non rim:, which prevented the sheet running out further. Many fatal accidents have arisen from amateur sailors making fast the sheet. This sad account cannot be too generally circulated, which caused poor Dimas death ; end it is to lei hoped it wiN serve as a caution to others, to sot that the sheet is clear at all times from knot or entan glement. The proprietors of the pier showed every mark of romeet to his remains, and offered all the condolence in their power to his widow, by hauling down the pier flag while his body was landing. and rnn ping it up only half mast hip.h driving the remainder of the evening. A very liberal substeription has been entered into for the poor de- Sereing widow and her children, at the diferent bathing rooms and inns. Baal. CCowrce a RIIIINFRY.--WC are informed that a wan of the name of Ilenzekiel has lately been apprehend ed by the Hertford Police, and lodged in confinement. He has since made givers' important statements relative to the above robbery, and It is expected that he will be re moved by Aahris Cnrynct to London, and admitted at an approver at the ensuing Oh! Bailey S-wsions, a2inst a prisoner charged with inciting others to commit the above hweglary. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. LANCASTER SUMMER ASSIZES, MONDAY, SEPT. 13. NISI PRIUS. Before Mr. Moonily t.t.occ anti 0 Common Jar,. _ inn mt.ET y. YZATES ANDOTHLRII. Mr. ST ARIL tic opened the pleadings. and Mr. Sergeant CRORII stated the nature of the action, which was brought by the plainti ff , to recover a compensation in damage* fur an alleged trespass eon *tted by the defendants, under the follow. ing circumstances:—The plaintiff; it appeared from the Learned Sergeant's statement, was a poor schoolmaster, lately resident at a I place called Eccles, in this county, which, it was contended, lie rented at W. per year, and the whole a his cholera brought him in per week only the auto of 24. Mr. SIASILETT, Mr. BROUGHAM, and Mr. TUNDRA, Con ducted the defence. On the part of the plaintiff, Mr. ST AIICIC called John Edgerley—lie is the eon of the plaintiff. He knows the defendants. V tate* and others. His father is a school. toaster. There is a room above the school. He recollects the de , eemiants coming on the 2d day of April. They picked the lock of the school.door„ and threw the books about the door. They re moved the desk. His father afterwanls locked the door. This was on a Saturday. They cone again on the 6th or loth ;he torgets which. Ilia father was gone to Eccles to see Mr. Foulke the at torney. Shaw (one of tin' defendants) fetched a long ladder, and tried to get in at the window; but it was fastened. Haines or deted a tire and a bed to be brought, and observed he was going to live there. Ile then put his (wititeaes) sister out, and endeavoured to thrust hint out alao. Ile resisted. Haines said, if a brace of pistols would keep possession, no person should disturb him. had occupied the school five years ilex' September. Ile paid 4L per annum to liavid Yeates. lie had since been foe the rent on the 9th of January let. He said to his father. I understand you ere going to move, but you know the poor children must not be neglected. Crews.examined by Mr. SCARLETT-. 110 used 1011141st in teach ing the children. Notice to quit put in, and read, dated 18th February 11124. Mr. SersitLETT contended that this was a very foolish action, and ought wirer to have been brought into Court. Thc school was supported by charity ; and the plaintiff was only put in in order to afford him an asylum nt a reasonable rent. James Shaw eziouinod—lle was ordered to enter b/Peter Shaw., Ile had the key three weeks. The contract was made with him. Cross-examined by Mr. BR 0 voitAx—The plaintiff said he would prosecute man, woman. Of child that would dare molest him. The children were taught by charity. Ile was not to pay rent, pro- Tided he taught in the Sunday Reltonl. Mr. TTTTTT —lle was a tone servant. Jutme—And not front year to yeas? Mr. Sergeant Close contended that the notice was irregular, and that a grave-digger or sexton was entitled to more reapnt. The J (mum charged the Jury, and slid the question was, whe ther the defendant was entitled to the lower room. As to Peter Shaw, he was the person by whom the contract wan made. The notice to quit said nothing as to the school. The first witness had proved the trespass, the violence of which had not been great, and the defendant might have quitted at the expiration of the notice. For the trespass the plaintiff wan entitled to their verdict. The Jury gave 40a. damages, and 40s. costs. _ mewrrT o. rtxl.oW Awn oTnras, it will be recollected that we gave a rmort of this case a few days since, respcAing an execution entered up against the plain tiff's, who had taken the benclit of the Insolvent Debtors Act, when the learned Judge lilt a question of law open, in case he should have taken an erroneous view of the case. . . . Mr. rietgeant Caoss applied this morning and obtained the Ruh Nisi. SLANDER. __ ___ THOMPSON V. MIDDLEHUIST. Mr. WHAtaves opened the pleadings, and Mr. SC*RLtTT stated the facts, to 'support which he called the following witneisest— Ann Clara—Her husband is the landlord of the Eagle and Child inn, at Wigham ; Thompson was at her house in company with a person of the name of Lloyd, on the 20th of May ; he is a Col lector of Assize; there were other persons in company ; it was at the hour of seven In the evening. She remembers the Liverpool coach arriving ; the defendant alighted from it, and stepped into the bar, when he began to address himself to John Thompson, the plaintiff, who, he said, was a d---d thief, a rogue, a vil lain, and a rascal. and that lie had robbed him of four or five' pounds; the plaintiff never replied to this language; be continued to utter this abuse; she desired him to conic out of the bar, as he was conducting himself in a very ill manner; he said he would not, and said Ala Thompson's tither was an honest man, but that " his son was a d---4 rogue.' a thief, • villain, and a rascal ; he stopped two hours abusing. On the next morning he called, and expressed his sorrow for what he had said, and regretted that he had not come nut of the bar when she had advised him, and that itiwould be of serious consequence. as the plaintiff' had before for given him for a similar offence. The other gentletna• desired him to hold Isle tongue. Ile appeared sober at the time, although he bad several glasses of liquor. Mr. SCAIMIETT—ThIa is our WC Air. Ilitoto mix— . Really, it we are to have such cases as this day after (Is'', we shall never get done. The Assists had already been a fortnight, and they might be a fortnight linger adiustl e 2 such drunken foolish squabbles, if they wow wet melted by Wail damages. The plaintiff seated his sedge es the VIM " thief," well knowing the other words were MN belt. The Learned Junes said these wee se emit= bet that the words 'paten were actionable. No man geld yes are a thief. est have robed me of money," without baggy* the person the crime of felony ; and this being proved. gliallitta wag. Obi itemises the plaintiff was entitled to. It had bees pared that this had pot been the defendant's first offence. The Jury gave—Malaga 61.—Casts 404. DRVIIIIr V. 1111130. This was an action to recover • penalty of the defendant for, sellirg various articles as an auctioneer, without a licence. It was proved by a person of the name of Abraham Maw that he had put up to auction a pair of candlesticks, ice, at • room kept by a per. son of the name of Stokes, at Liverpool. Jury, ander his Lordship's directions, found for the plain. neon the first count—Penalty SO!. coats 40s. WIDTEIIEAD r.romaTEß AND OTHERS.. Mr. Pot. Luce, on behalf of the plaintiff, stated, that this was an action brought to recover a compensation In damages for a wan. ton treatises coinmitted by the defentionts, by turning the plaintiff and his three sisters nut of possession of their cottage. It appeared that their father had been in unfortunate circumstances, and had taken the benefit of the Insolvent Ilebtors'Act. At the sale of his fa ther's (insolvent's) effects, the son attended, and bid fur a great pan of the property, and was declared the purchaser of several lots, with which he furnished the cottage and stocked the farm, under whish rout' he sheltered the family. 'the goods so bought by the son were token in exeeuti ~,, fur rent due by the father, and sold by auc don for near 2UOI. _ _ _ _ _ Mr. Sergeant l'anal, for the defendants, contended that the is an taken were the father's, and that a frandulent transfer had been matte. Atter seversl witnrtses had been ettanthieh, The Jury found for the plaietiff for the trespass, and fur the defendants on the other pleas. HOWLS!) V. MATTHEWS. Mr. SCARLETT stated that that was an action brought by the plaintiff, to recover of the defendant the sum of LBW., so much money bid for a puhlic.howie, known by the sign of the Old Swan, in Liverpool, which the plaintiff hail canned to be put up by auction at the hale. A person of the name of James Parker, as his agent, had been instructed, at the instance of the defendant, to bid for it, and it wan knocked down to him for this awn. A con tract to pay the atone was entered into, and a deposit of 10 per cent. wan to have been paid. It was se up, on the part of the defendant, by Mr. Sergeant Canes, that him wile had authorised the bidding, and that it did net bind the husband. The Jt; DOE was of a contrary opinion, and that an action might he sustained for the deposit of ten per cent. which had not been paid, and the only question fur the consideration of the Jury was, what damages the plaintiff had sustained. It was his Lordship's opinion that some damages were due, but not the whole as laid iu the declaration. The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages, 100/. ; costs 40s. CLAIMS TIIE TOUISOEN AND AYOTIILR, ASSIONEES CC 1101/MAN. A NTT. v. TIMMINS. Mr. Scsat.ETT stated, that the plaintiffs were the assignees of a person of the name of lhaintan, law of Liverpool, a bankrupt, I I who, in the year 1891, had become embarrassed, and had made an assignment of all his effects to the defendant, for the benefit of his bona fide creditors, to whom the defendant acted in the capacity of trustee, although there had been no dyed. Since his bankruptcy the defendant had your into the possession of considerable effects, to the amount of 171.81/., to recover which the present action haul been brought. The property in question arose from the freight and net proceeds of the brig Shamrock. and the schooner the "horning Star. The act of kenkruptey had taken place so far back as Octo ber, 11191, and which he should have nu difficulty of proving. The art of Minkruptcy was proved by a person of the name of fleorge Scut, an apprentice, furintrly in the employ of the bankrupt, by three distinct denials of his master. t Mune particular eccmitni, he ** If Hose calls, say I am not at home." Henry Hilton, a Shears Officer, proved by a warrant which he produeetl, that he had arrested the hattlatiri at the suit of a emit tor of the name of Bose. on a bill of exchange, for 1241/. dated tie-1 camber IN, 1810, which had been noted. James IVotson, the .4.11.1 cites under tit commission, put in the cot 1111 l dated ;oh June, 18.19, and the mune of the defendant, l'itntitins, as the pi. titioning creditor. The bankrupt posited his examination ua the Jill of July, 1892, and signed the deposition. Mr. Sergeant 0111:4$ replied, and said his client was at the mercy of a single witness (Scott), and no less a sum than 1,3041/. depended on the credit the Jury gave to his testi 11111111 l I ultjaet to a flae of reference of the Court as to the bankrupt's The Learned Aims.: charged the Jury, and said this wag an action brought by the assignees of ikeardman, to recover posses. sion of a large sum of money. His Lordship then stated the acts of bankruptcy, which he thought had been proved by George Sect, whu had been ordered to deny his master ; and if they be lieved hint, lie saw no reason why the Jury should not, then their verdict would be for the plaintiffs. The Jury, ender his I.ordship's directions, found an act of Bankruptcy had been committed on the 9fith October. and that the defendant knew of it at the time. Verdict for the plaintiff'. ac txrdingly—Dansages 4,0004.; costs 401. The Court sat twelve hours this day, from eight to eight. There ate upwards of 90 causes yet to be disposed of. The Column at lievonpo rt is rapidly ascending, and ern it will be placed a t,vlosaal statue of his Majesty. POLICE: MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday T. flatland was charged as follows (—Or. Lee s of Ilueklersbuyy, stated that the prisoner was his porter, arid that a few weeks since he sent him to the Swan-with-Two-Necks with a parcel directed for the country, containing UHL in notes and bills. The parcel had never one to hand, and the clerk at the Swan with-T wo-Neeks denied all knowledge of it, anti said the receipt which the prisoner had given to Mr. tea for the parcel was a forgery. • No part of the property has yet been traced. The prisoner said he gas e the pared to one of the clerks of the inn, who gave him the receipt for it. Remanded, to give the officer an opportunity to make further inquiries. Yesterday Mr. Mirk, Bramwell, a wine merchant, who stated that ho resided at Paddington, was brought before the Luau .3IaYoR, charged with having committed a violent assault upon a gentleman named Walker. Mr. Walker stated, that he was walking home the night before with his wife, who is in an advanced stage of pregnancy, and his (laughter, a child about II years of age, and having arrived at a part of the meet where the pavement was narrow, his wife and child walked ou, anti he followed. The defendant, who was passing along with some other persons, moat indecently assaulted his wife. The witness remonstrated with Min t but had nu sooner spoken than the defendant struck him a desperate blow on the head, and de prived him of all sensibility. As Donn as he recovered lie found that he was obliged himself to go to the watelt-house, as the de. fendant, iii order to vindicate himself, began to cry out " murder," and sail that witness had beaten him. The defendant denhal that he had touched Mrs. Walker; said I the holy herself admitted it on the spot, and that lie was provoked to izire the blow in CUIIIIeqUPIICC of receiving a kick behind. . I Alr. Walker said. his wife had spoken with Indifference of the insult, because she feared the consequences to I ' and her child. Witness did not know that lie had - kicked the defendant, but he might have done so in his passiun. lie had distinctly seen the insult given. The Loan MAYOR said, that unmanly assaults of this descrip tion were daily occurring. In fact, scarcely any woman was now safe in the streets, even in the presence of her husband. Defendant--My land, consider that I was kicked. The LORD MAYOR—If you were, you deserved it well for the indecent assault ; and I shall nuke you find bail for the assault on Mr. Walker, and bind hint over to peosecute you. This was accordingly done. Ex Tessme lionattior.—Mr. Alderman Thompson, aCCOITI. panted by Mr. Stanley, of the firm of 'Hawke% and Staley, came to the Justice-room to complain of a very anima rubbery which had been committed sea the premises of the latter gentleman, in Ducksfoot-lane. We understood the Alderman to express his opi nion, that the circumstances did not reflect any credit un the vigi- UDCe of the watch and ward officers of that district. The WPM!. house and premises were left strongly secured on Saturday night, and on Monday morning ft waa discovered that they had been en. treed, and robbed of bills and neguciable securities to the amount of 3,110 W., and 40 soverelints. Mr. Brown, the Marshal, said the robbery had evidently been committed by experienced thieves. Several serious robberies bad been committed upon premises, which had been left unguarded, as was the case in the present instance. The impression of a front. I door lock wet speedily taken, and when a key fitted, admission was instantaneous. When thieves gut in un Saturday night, they often remained on the prendie, the whole of Sunday, packing up for Monday morning, when a coach drove up after the departure of the watch, and received the thieves and the plunder. The LORD MAYOR gave the Msnbal some directions on the subject. One hundred hounds reward las been o ff ered fur the ap prehension of the thieves. Four thousand pounds, In navy bills, were lett untouched. OLTILD/1AL,1,. CURIOUS CIIAROR or FRAIID.A very elegantly.dreased fe male, apparently about 30, who stated herself to be Mrs. Ana Field, the wife of a cattle jobber, wu brought up yesterday before the sitting Magistrate, Mr. Ald erman Scitosx T, on the charge of having defrauded one Isaac Hicks, a firmer and grader, from Wis bech, in Cambridgeshire, of the sum of NM The prosecutor, a plain-Molting countryman, apparently old enough to be the pnsoner's father, contented himself with say ing, that she had asked him for tbe loan of 3001. to redeem some money that she was to get out of Chancery : that he was desirous of assisting her to obtain thisroperty, and had accordingly fur nished her with a draft upon Messes (Fuller and Co., to that amount; that lie waited at the Goose and (Indira, ht. Pau l ' s Church.ysrd, while she went to get the mow, and OD her return he allowed she showed him the notes, and alto a paper upon which she had taken down the numbers it them. They t he n walked together to South ampton-buildings, Holborn, erkere they went into a tavern to take souse refreshment; and while there, she pretended to miss the notes, and still persists that she has lost the whole of the money. He had since ascertained that she had no to redeem out of Chancery, end he therefore concluded ibat tho w story was a trick to de. fraud him of the property. The prisoner, who is a wienan of much mescal attraction,' seemed perfectly at her eadc the eocomhen. She declared that the complainant (who, Ina • wtes god family in the zi t Z 4 country) had deluded her a bore bee lembeed, sad that she had been living with him as Me wife ever since last Esater-day was twelvemonth. She then, with great fluency went has a minute bissery bow the tint cheek vrbiA Mr. Hicks ha d boo a beaker in Suitblidd, the sum he had sold some sheep for, was flialill pay. mot Idea she took it to Messrs. Fuller's, became there was a ems whim moo it; thaellieks went back with bee to Smithfield sedge& bet Dither check; hew she got payment of It, stowed Ms Meseta at Vs, Goose end Orldithn ; how she put them ell bagletes MM lastly, film she missed theta all at aloe at the , in iSouthampton-butidings, and that two men hod IA jos implen. She, however, emitted all mention of the money she woe to get out of Chancery; but she was extremely sorry for the loos, and she was willing to try if she could raise him any money to supply a past of It. She had, it seems, intimated that she could borrow a couple of hundred pounds among her friends I but as the complainant seemed 1 so suspictous of her she now refused to try, unless an officer was' sent io accompany her. She bad. she said, lent Mr. Hicks a hundred pounds, for which she had his note, and she had given that up to him. Mr. Alderman SCUOL CY—And you had better, I think, give him up the other notes, for I cannot help suspecting that you know very well where they are. Mrs. Field—l would give them up directly, if I knew where they were. He knows I would not keep them. 1 have frequent bad money of his in my hands , lie has often left his pocket-book with me. A friend of Mr. Hicks's observed, that be had never left any like that sum in her hands. Ile might have left his pocket book with some OW- or MX in it with her. Mr. Alderman Scitnt.Cf-1 cannot believe but that you know where the notes are-31W. is a large sum, and may be the ruin of 'the man and his family. Mrs. Field—He has been the ruin of me ; he has deluded MO away from my husband, and I can never go back to him. Mr. ANNIIIIIIII SCHOLEY—.Oh, yes; with this 500 L perhaps you mean to make your peace with him. Mm. Field --Indeed I have not seen him for upwards of a twelve month ; but I have no to my husband, and I dare say he has no to me ; but as to the notes, 1 assure you I bare lost them all. ....... Mr. Alderman Scnot.rr observed he was extremely sorry, but it was wholly out of Ina power to afford the cot»plainant any relief. Helmd parted with the money to the prisoner voluntarily, sod whe ther idle had Imposed upon bun in the licit instance, or whether she had really lost the notes or not, there was no criminal offence in the transaction of which he could take cognisance, sad the prisoner was accordingly discharged. lIATTON-GARDEN. Vestenlay Joseph !Pair, Jurors Osborne, alias Osman, alias Brown, and Elizutrils Brous, who stood remanded, were brought up for Hod examination charged with haring robbed Mr. George Falwtiod, a baker, residing at 148, Sa f fron bi ll, of 751. in cash, on the 3d instant. 31r. fulwood deposed, that about half-past six on that evening he went into the lieorge public.house, in St. Jolinastron, accom panied by a friend, a Mr. Ilford, and that during hie stay there Mr. Ilford requested him to discount a WI. note, upon which lie produced his purse, containing a 2W. note, five 101. notes of the Hank of England, and • W. note of the New Uxbridge Bank, marked in blue ink with the signature " Samuel 1101." As there was nu money transaction decided on between th.in, he replaced the talks in his purse, or rather money-hag. The two men at the bar, in company with two others, introduced themselves into can.' via-xenon. and as Mr. Fulwoorl discoursed with his friend on the merits of a horse of his which stood at the door, the parties went out to view the animal. As Mr. Fulwood got to the door lie was shoved and hustled about, and being a little in liquor he could only swear to the important tact, that on returning to the parlour of the publie-house he missed his money. Thomas Baker, a butcher, of 131, Golden-lane, deposed, that on the evening in question he was drinking in the same parlour I with both ponies; that about a quarter before eight o'clock he saw the complainant leave the room, followed by three or four men, who were drinking at a separate table. On hie getting to the street door he was hustled by a ntan not yet in custody, when the prisoner Osman stooped to keep hiin up, while the other drew from his pocket his purse, the string of which was hanging loosely out of his pocket. The panics immediately made towards Smithfield, the primmer Brhite having been originally a few yards distant from the others. (lit the following day the witness saw at Barnet fair our o f the peLmn, 4l mil l u 6/. Uxbridge note in chaege, which he cautioned the proprietor of the booth not to change, and in three of four days afterwards he met the prisoner White in Old. strict, at. Luke's, and the prisoner Osman in the City-road, where lie gave then, into custody, and then communicated what he knew of the matter to Mr. 1 , _ - In stns v to the Magistrate, why he hail not immediately com municated his knowledge of the robbery to Mr.Fulwuod, he stated, that the transaction occurring during flartholotnew fair, and having keen so ma:ay suffer by the gangs that infested it. he was afraid to interfere in the neighbourhood of it ; be however immediately cam niunicated what he knew of the matter to every person of his ramaintanee. Yoe chief difficulty which arose on the formev examination was the tracing of the kt den property. It was very clearly proved that Mr. fulwouil h ul received the notes its question from Mr. Jones, of the t kopeis' Ann.', Wei-street, Smithfield; that a twenty-pound note had been presented at the Bank of England, marked Iti:2l, and paid in cash, with an indorsement, " Elizabeth Brown, lAticaster-pl tee, City-road ;" that the five-pound note was changed at Mr. Thu tipson'a. a linen-draper, in Alilerkgate-s•rect, by a woman named " Satoh Winston," but who stated herself at ' the office to be wife t o the 'Tisane'. White, at the ling examination, giving a variety of n nuts and addresses. The bills, however, were made nut in the owne of Mrs. !lolling*, Chiswell-street. Read, jun. aad Linibriek, officers of this establishment, deposed lo having found blila of the goods purchased. ia a house in Wind sor -street, Smilers Town. Mr. Harmer's Chief Clerk attended in support of the prosecution, and Mr. HUMPH/lice for the defence. The male prisoner• denied the charge. Osman represented him self to be a dealer in horses. %Vitae to be a general dealer in poultry, &c. residing in Hertfordshire. The female prisoner denied any knowledge of any party. The parties were bound over to prosecute, but the final commit meitt was delayed until to-morrow, that the twenty-pound note may be positively spoken to by the clerk of Messrs. Praed and Co. bank ers, Fleet-street. MARV-LA-BONNE. IfISTISViaI NO Ceist.--Yeaterday the Rev. lifirliael Cow...Ragan, a Homan Catholic Friar, and an Irish lad named Timothy Morgan, were brought up by Hurley, the beadle, un • charge of • robbery of a very trilling nature. It appeared, from the statement in evidence, that the accused clergyman had only arrived in London a few days, and had ass°. ciatod with some of the Irish residing in Prince's-street, Lisson Green, and who had formerly composed part of his congregation, when he was the curate of the parish of Loughlan, in the county of RtY.V...OMITIOn. lie un Monday last had drank a very consider able quantity of spirits, and great confidence being placed in hint, he was left in the house of a man named M'Donintgli. whose wife saw hint leave the house with something very bulky in his pockets; and she afterwards missed a waistcoat and a pair of new trowsern, which she suspected I • to have stolen, cornioquently she corn. menced an inquiry ; and meeting hint in the street, accused him, but tie denied it, and was extremely indignant at being act accused ; site, however, gave hint into the custody of liurley, to whom lie acknowledged having stolen them, and pawned the articles for Vs. in Paddington-street. — With respect to t h e ot h er pr ison.., no evi . dtncr war given to affect him, twirl be wax disehar l ied. Murky, un searching Mr. lloughtwan, found a printed paper and several letters, couched and written in the most elegant style, from the prisoner to the nobility, soliciting their aid, for the purpose of finishing a chapel and school-house in the parish of Ilalyhavent, Ireland. The defendant stood leaning on his um In the bar, evidently labouring under greit depression and nervous agitation. lilt ap. pearance was wretched in the extreme, havingion merely an old mot of black. _ _ (hi being asked by Mr. Ontrawm to account for his conduct. He raised his head, and with a sigh, exclaimed in Latin—" 0 Lord, make haste to help me:" and continuing, said he was very sorry. Ile bad an illness in the head, and, labouring under the extreme of poverty, lie had committed this crime, which certainly, were his repentant prayers refused. would shut hint for ever from the pale of society. Ile delivered this fervently, with a strong Irish accent Hurley here said, a man named Lowry was in the office, who accused him of stealing his hat. Lowry advanced and said, the " Rev. Gentleman" had, during his absence from his (dowry's) resiiience, in lkstfordbury, come up and walked off with a new hat, leaving his old one in its place. The prisoner exclaimed--" Oh, I only exchanged it, Sir, fur a while l' _ . Mr. Gs trytr nr —I have heard that exchange is no robbery, but I don't sec how that applies in this case. Prisoner—l am sorry fur what I have done, and intended to make reparation, when I pawned the goals. 11r. littlyrrrit—l cannot, I am sorry to say, attend to that ; my duty is to set upou the facts belurc uie, and I must perform that duty by committing you. Hurley and Lowry said, the prisoner was prevented from offici ating, and was excommunicated for drunkenness. On the Clerk calling on the witnesses to enter into tl-c recog nizance. to prosecute, one of them, we believe Lowry, exclaimed— " Me prosecute; by the Holy Father I will not prosecute a Priest !" and he ran out of the odes. The others were bound over very un wdlingly.—The Fiume wayeenntitted. THE MURDER AT BECKENHAM. Yesterday Thomas Coombs, the man charged on suspicion with having shut James Morgan, at Langley Park, near Beckenham, on the 15th of August, was brought before L. B. ALLAN, Esq. and a full Bench of Magistrates, at Union Hall. Mr. Goodhart, the employer of the unfortunate man who Was shot, attended. Hall, the Chief Constable, said, that the woman with whom the prisoner cohabited up to the period of his apprehension, was now in attendanoe,whose evidence against the prisoner would completely establish the charge of murdef against him. Mary Wright Lawrence, the woman with whom the prisoner Cohabited, was assisted into the office. She is a young woman, of rather interesting appearance. She appeared to be much agitated, and cried bitterly, on seeing the prisoner, who said to her, as she was passing close to the slip in which he was placed, " Don't cry, my dear Alloy ; you have nothing to fear, and I am sure I have nothing." The oath was then administered to her, and she made the following confession, which we give in her own words:— I am a single woman, and live at No. 12,Taxe's Buildings,Kent street. ! lived with Coombs since the 22d or 23d of July. 1 met him at Deptford 15 or 18 months ago, when I was lodging at Mrs. Grady's, Mill-lane, Deptford. He has lodged there for nearly three years. The prisoner promised to many me, and on the 6th of April the banns were put up in St. George's Church, where they were published on the three following Sundays. I lived with bite nearly a week at that time, when he went into the country, saying he should be back in a fortnight t but he did not return. I lived at Mrs. Grady's fur • month after, without seeing or hearing any thing of him. The next time I saw him was about the 17th of July, when he again came to Mrs. Grady's, where I had returned to lodge. He askal me if 1 was in the same mind to have him then. I said, he had used me ill in leaving me. However. I agreed, after acme persuasion, to marry hint, and came upon the Al or 23d of the saw month, but could not do so without the banns were republislard. I then lived with him at bendsy's lodging-house, I\o. 14, raze's Buildings, until the time of his apprehension. I remember the Sunday before the murder ; the prisoner was not from home the whole of the day, except at the White Bear, in kent.atreet, to fetch some beer. I remember the day very well, fur it was a very rainy one, and my mother and two sisters came to dint with us at Lendsy's. They all staid together until after dark, when my mother and sisters left us, and the prisoner and I shortly afterwards went to bed, and he got up the next morning, about seven o'clock. The same day the prisoner dined at home with me, about two o'clock, and he went out directly afterwards, and took a bag ging.hook with hint, and told me he was going to a relation% of his, a tnaster-gardener, who lived about four miles on the other side of Eltham, and told me not to expect him home that night, if he was not 'back by eight o'clock. tic returned the following morning about eight o'clock, with the bagging-hook ; his coat was torn in the arm. My mother was with me at the time. lie told me he had been at Sevenoaka I asked him how his coat became broke ; he said it was a good thing his neck was not broken. The prisoner then laid himself down on the door, and I put the blanket over hint. He lay there till tea time, when he got up, and afterwards laid down again in the sane place until near dark. He then got up and sat by the window. He said " Mary, I shut a man." I said, " Oh, my God ! what did you do that furl" He said, "If I had not done It, he would have shot me. I did not hurt hint, I only blowed a little powder in his face." Witness again said " What did you do it fur ?" He re. plied, " the man wan running after me, and I only blowed a little powder in his face, to blind him, that he should not see which way I was going." On the Friday afterwards the prisoner went to Camberwell Fair. In his absence my aunt came to me,and told me that a gentleman's gardener had been murdered ;_ that he had been shot, but she could not tell where it happentd. The prisoner came !lane before eight o'clock that night. I told him what my aunt had mentioned to me, witch he replied, " Thank God ! I did not do it; and them that did it, lie supposed did it in their own de fence." I then asked him where he had been on Monday night. lie said at Seven Oaks. Says I, you told me you was going to your relations at Eltham. lie told me he did not go there. I said at is very curious about this murder, that you should be out that very night, and stated my uneasiness. lie told me that I had no occasion to make myself uneasy about it, that I could du hint no harm. 1 then reminded him what lie had told me about shouting at the man, when lie told me that if ever I mentioned it to any person in the world he would shoot me. I told him I never would say any thing about it. He never slept at home after that night. Ile used to come home in the day time. On the Monday before lie was apprehended he left me, and I did not see him again till be was taken away as • prisoner from Union Hall on Thursday last. There was only one man who was in the habit of coming to see the prisoner, whose Christian name was Richard, but whose surname Ido not know. He came twice, two days successively, about five weeks back. %Vitness added, that she thinks lie was a sailor, but she could not speak positively to that fact. During the time the above evidence was read over to the pri soner, hie face, which is naturally of • pale and sallow hue, became Hushed, and he wiped away the perspiration, which was prcfuse on his forehead, with the tails of his coat. . . . . When the l'ilagistrate had finished reading it, he asked the pri soner whether he wished to put any questions to the woman. The prisoner replied—" %%liar use is there in my 'stiffing any questions to her—she has sworn to it, and I sups r e her oath will be taken before mine." Sarah Lawrence, the mother of the last witness, corroborated part of her daughter's testimony. The prisoner's coat was here examined, and the rent which was spoken of by Mary Lawrence and her mother discovered in it. Matthew Ilkley stated, that about the 17th or 18th of August, witness met the prisoner, about live o'clock in the morning, on the rued between Bromley and London, a short distance irons the former place. Mr. Tyler, a farmer of Eltham, stated, that on the 29th of July a neighbour of his informed him that he had been robbed of some' canvas in the night; they were subsequently informed that a tall man had been observed to come out of a wood near Eltham, at a very early hour on the morning the canvas was misses!. They ac cortlittgly proceeded there, and in an unfrequented part of it they I found a quantity of black grapes, which were covered over with some twigs; and near the same spot they discovered a bag, in which was al gun, that was charged with shot, slugs, and pebbles. Witness added. that he and another gentleman watched for to./ nights running, in order to detect the person, who would, meet probably, come for the things, but the parry did not come. The man who informed the last witness of his havirg seen a person coming from H'estwcxxl. at an early hour in the morning, attended. lie stated, on looking at the priwner, that he was the very man witcm he had seen. A pattern of the canvas which had been stolen from the gentle man at Llthain was here produced, and it exactly correspot:ded in quality with a pair of canvas trowsers which the prisoner now were. The woman with whom the prisoner cohabited was asked whether 'she had made any caucus trowsers lately fur him ? She replied, that she had, about the latter end of July. Hall said, there were other material witnesses down in the country, whose evidence would be requisite. . . . The 31agastrates, after MIA consultation, remanded the prisoner Cot another week. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BURTON FI - 3.1. RACES. TRU ILID SEPT. 11. A Plate ci(2o3 son. for all ay' in ages. T:te best of two heat' • Mr. Wil..'s b. g. Sampson . Mr. Bolden% br. h. Samuel - . • I 1 Mr. James's b. In. Matilda - • 3 3 Mr. Wilkinson's b. nt. Little Nan . . ' - 3 I A Match f h or 20 sovs. between Mr. hlason's gr. mi nd t'll_ .Wilson's gr. ~ two miles heat, WAS woo by 5 1r. Wils u e, '":. An excellent race. c ,. The Subscription Pure of five nova, given by the Inhabitant, was won by 31r. Blacklock's bi. li. North Star, beatin je r Watts's br. 01. and three others , i OF BETTING ON E 811: E E D N N IDT E B . t o2tT Y : t o VI TORN. Ea 0 r ks:T4ensTag 4 to 1 apt Brutandort to lOM Oswald to 1 agst Swiss 18 to 1 agst Cadls 7 to 1 a g .t Streatham lit to 1 agst Helenas V to 1 atria Jerry 13 to 1 I.Estachio 25 to 1 apt Tarsadss 16 to 1 agst Altisidora Hawkridge. at nine. down the Surrey dirg e tu C an . Row W 0 BET WE A foil Taft 11 ill took the !cadet startin g , m g II nirT l itra ; — , i Th T c e i s i tag-hounEdsxwLillstnectosmo::fidsAy, Sept. 1 , 4 . s it toot place ycyterday afternoon , for ten s o y ere i,,,,, between fulw landsmen, Richard 'kris and John I Xiviii, of Webuniatter ; m g win. ch, pman and James Hill, of auxhall. The/ i."eom ii.cimiiimtemmuse about four o'clock, rowed throu g h p in ; gradually increased the distance betwixt! themselves and their pet itors to the conclusion of the race, when the two Duk es viie L utteeL ound Batteesea- Chapm b an rid a g n es d , at least a quarter of a mile behind them. At eight o'clo c k t hi, morning the hatch-boats will sail from Blackwell to Oray eueh d ing h be a r i l l a a nVt back again to Erith, fur the mine of to else weeny% g.tra 4 the Yacht Club. _ _ MARTIN ago Jr itti tWM yesterday stated, that tha 200 sovereigns a-side was made good on the preceding evening, far the boxing match next Wedntaday, at Doncaster. After thematic , / was deposited upon the table,a dispute arose as to wh o should ti's stakeholder, and as no &cation took plice, the fight will not td e plate on the day named. The money deposited imams forta s tight ; and Burn (Ben) offered . to haek his n ep h ew from:a Is MIK Burn's party was in wa iting at Windmill street yestit' i p but Martin's party was not there. All being anxious for the ha'; it will this day be decided when it shall take place. PEDESTR lAN IRM.—The race between Meggot and Raines, nix times round the Ashton Race Course, Hants, took place on Too. day, for 300 sovereigns, and it was as finely contested as my v seen. The men started naked, with the exception of eo trq drawers, and betting was nearly even, but Raines, the Staffort shireman, for choice against his Yorkshire opponent. Ike su took place at different ends of the two miles, and was eons ss fa. lows:— RAINES. IT. K. I. lit two miles . 010 10 Id ditto - U 10 20 3d ditto . 0 10 20 4th ditto . 0 II 22 Bth ditto . . 011 19 fish ditto - 0 11 89 7th ditto . . 0 11 18 Bth ditto - 0 11 68 9th ditto . 012 19 MEOGOT. ILL 1. lit two miles • 1 241 ditto - - 341 ditto . • II II 4th ditto - • II I sth ditto • • II It 6th ditto - • I! $ 7th ditto . 114 oth ditto - • $ 1 4th ditto . • I 1 N I 11 -- 5 I The ground, although called a more than a mile and three (inane race until near the end, when Rai r t , w o o n - i m y. lle i cou t wa le ; is 1" nes woo cleverly. BOXING. IIOSS, TOE BATH TIN3IAN, AND BISHOP BARRI& These men, who are no strangers to courage and the Prize-ring, f ought their third battle yesterday on lid ford Common, six miles from Sawbridgeworth, and foot from Hockerell, in a 24-feet square. Moss 14.1 won hi first battle, and Harris the second, after a very onnii struggle. This match wu for a stake of do sovereigns, and it as truly one of the "Greek meet Greek" sort. Philias seconded the tinman and Ben Ford picked up Moss. Cq tain Smith umpire for both. At the first turn loose both seemed bent on mischief, bat thy were too fast to get well in at distances, snd his %414 wl 6f. In a struggle for the fall, Harris made it by strength. 2. The combatants be gan to f ee l t h e sof t parts of nth age's 'sobs, which became tarnished quickly with crimson ham Its claret was knocked about over by-standee in much antatisf instead of going down, each contended for every arch of rel. There were several breaks from, and returns to, sanguinary rails; but Harris was ultimately floored by a hit under the quart. shei gave him the hiccups. T he round bated nine minutes, sal as was ever more gallantly contested. 3. A gay round. Moss g ot hi e nose b ro k e; b e emcee d spun the right eye, which queered it, and both net &sums struggle. 4. Thapiper was moonily at work g sod as Ilto give the wet tiro to get second wind, the ring was bees by sendeett. sad it us several minutes Ware regularity was restored. Welch ensilages fought in every corner with fists and sticks. The ring brag bees cleared, and the merge of the men well sponged, their chwwvo. tied hits were very visible, and the Bishop WM yaks a Woke; and to help him out the exchequer suit, he was bora ly a tau. ling hit on the jaw, which sent hint to dorm a bit. 5. A severe fighting round, to the advantage of Hooch The went most manfully up to his adversary's head, extracts% sae anis eye grinders, and made his ribs rattle by a !borer with the sight. Moss had the best of th e rema i n d er o f the battle. lie ass gal on his legs; and his adversary was nearly blind, and a grogilini as if he had been helping himself from the temple of Sao abd Evans's white tape. He was floored or was undermost io every round; and in the 14th, s hit between the eyes finished him, and won Sloss the fight in thirty-seven minutes, withagluitss aid troublesome companion. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Stit—For some time past reflections injurious to oar rerrlmi have very frequently appeared i n t h e " M e dic a l -Maw. —The Proprietors of that work, sensible that they have bees rte.') Imposed upon, have published an address to their rod" last Number, wherein they make the" amende honorable." The following are extracts front that addres, (ride No 41.) " We have now to express our regret, that we have bets tin means of giving publicity to that, which subsequent inquiries ten convinced us was unfounded. We are now speaking of all G w parts where allusions have been made to Messrs. Goa aid Con Rouverie-street, Fleet-street. The ..11usion made to the professional claims of that fern vex made from information we had received that the gentlemen conduct. ing it were not regular practitioners. Subsequent inquiries hot convinced us, that such information most have been giver to inns* upon us—indeed we have much pleasure in stating that they an members of :he Royal College of Surgeons, and that their Pmf3- sional education has been regular and liberal." Anxiety to rescue our character from undeserrnl reproach, roo t plead our excuse for requesting an early insertion of the abort -IVe remain, Sir, your obedient Servants ooss and co., elvers. CORN EXCNANCE,SEri.II We had aearcely any fresh arrivals of English fi r kin this mow: Ing, but several 01 Foreign ()ata. Real fine Wheat trounce, st',l full as dear as on 3londsy, but inferior samples continue ores unsaleable. In prices of Barlett, no variation. We I ' l4 'f material attention in prices of I hits this morning; but this tr , t. was rather heavy to-day. Fine Beans in roluest and ?1 L deem. White Boiling Pease were scarce anal full as dem COAL MARKET, SErr.l.). SHIPS AT MARKET. SHIPS SOLD. 47 Newcastle . If 11 Sunderland - 11 1 Welsh Coal . 9 Coln' • wet. uj io. 6ak::::::0_ss,:: . 7 BIRTH. On Tuesday morning, at Mitcham-grove, the 1. 43 ! d 6 " Matthew Hoare, Esq. of • daughter. ------" AIARIED. On Tuesday, at Illaryds.hon ß ne New ('hutch, Thems 31uagraye, Esq. third son of the Lee Sir Jams 31,csmatet S u : of Barnsley Park, in the county of lidoucester, to Barrie, daughter of the late Dr. Perot's-ann. On the 8•h instant, at st. Mary's, Lambeth, T. Torkias,ll of Kenning Lon, Downing-strcet. to Eliza, only daughter of W. H. Gluier, EN PIED. • On the 12th instant, at his seat. near Sot:tamp:cm, in year (hi the Rev. Sir Charles ich, Har the 11th inmant, at Te ß ignmouth, t. INTOTI, in ths 51tk YrO il his On t age. Bairn' GOlllpertZ, he 11 th instant, at l'lymouth, the Rm. Jac Rawl! Vicar of Bum, in the county of Suffolk, and one of ho Ma.o . Chaplains in trilinary. 1A.., • in On the 1311 i instant. at her father's house , at 21st year, Eleanor, daughter of Wm. Fnunpton, Esq. of Li" ball stmt. NM r At her cottage, at Fellicm-hill, Middlesex, 3red dick, widow of John Shaddick, Esq. late one of the Sworn of the Court of Chancery. HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONI)ON DRIP. Morning I min. after 7. I Aftergooodo • - Ptinted at THE BRITISH PRESS (Kee , by/. W. c ol ` • un, k;usucl, and published by 11. Caiii94, i ji. l