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r i ~ , NORTHERN CIRCUIT. Vona, JeLY 12. CROWN SIDE. Before Mr. Baron Htt 1. tool:K.1 .1..1ta Stad. Wilflrat Perry, and Ilannali Ilrettlley, were in dicted for having, on the night of the t'd April, at Idle, feloniously and maliciously, by means of poison, killed unit destroyed a mare great with foal, the property of George Sean:Md. Mr. Henuv, in stating the case for the prtesectition, observed that the Case against Stead would not be so clear as that against !terry and Brea y, as it world rest chiefly on declaratious made by hon. (femme Stansfit stated teat he lived at Idle; hail a mare on the 2tl April last ; sew her in the field about eight o'clock in the morn she was then well and hearty. Saw her again about eight e'eloek on Monday mooring. Took her out of the field to give her some pouters : but perceiving that she was not well, he turned her again into the field. The mire died at one o'clock that afternoon. Site wre opened by a butcher, and game grain; found in her stomach. The grains were given to Mr. Robinson. a surgenn. Witaest had hail a dispute with the prisoner Stead in the preces'i February about a field. In the field where the mare died sonic malt was alto found. The malt was given to Mr. Robinson. Croes.sotarnined—Did not charge any of the prisoners until the -Friday after the mare died. First procured Benjamin Lee and Sultan Whiteley to be ameeted. . They were not kept long in ame nity. trirness went to Pontefract to prefer an indictment on the Nredncselay or Thursday. Saw the prisoners there and charged them as soon as he came back. They were examined on the 7th of AilriL One of the witnesses against them, named Foster, did nut tett WI he knew that day, but lie did at a suhsequent examination on the 19th. Into lire was in custody sitness did not promise him s suit of clothes if lie would accuse Stead. Samuel Mortimer, a butcher at Idle, proved that after the death of the mare he had opened her body, and taken some grains from her stomach. There was also some malt, and some white powder.— Some of the vessels about the stomach were burst. The mare was certainly poisoned. Henry Robinson, a surgeon at Bradford. proved that he had dis covered arsenic in the grains and malt taken from the stomach of the mare. John Foster stated that he lived at Idle. On the Irl April, wit ness rose very early. About 3 o'clock, t e bre break of day, he saw three persona going scenes a road into the prosecutor's, titans tiVld'ir field. Witness eirew them get over a wall into the field. They came nut a different road. and passed near him. The prisoner Hem was the first who spat , : he said, " She has samened (drunk) it' up sharply." Primmer Bradley said, "If she only drinks abe will soon blow up." Bradley had a can in her hand, and knocked it against the stile as she got over. The three persons then got fete the high road end parted. Bradley said to the two men, s. Be :sharp, and !et us get off to Pontefract." Berry said he would not he 'eaig Witness followed Bradley, and raw her enter Stead's lions.. Witness heard in the afternoon that the mare had been killed, and mentioned what Ire had seen and heard to John Booth. Mont the middle of February Seoul said to witness he would be d;..d if be did not poison Stanslield's horse and cow, if he put them idle his livid again. Cross-examined by Mr. BAIN ts—Stead said that in confidence. He got up so early that morning to go to execute a warrant at Pud. - sey. Pudsey is five miles from Idle. Did not go to Pudsey, for what he had seen had put a stagnation into his mind. Wieners had been tried once in a court of justice, and found guilty of stealing some cloth. When examined on the 7th of April forgot part of the story. Susan Whitely stated that she was sister of the prisoner Brad lt;te. Went to Stead's hew on 1.1 April to keep the house. Found there her sister and Berry's wife. In the eveuing Wm. Berry came. He stopped till morning. 'II mjantin Lee—l live at Idle, and was at Stead's on the Monday William Berry and Bradley were there. They said they had not been in bed, in order to get off early to Pontefract. Crass-examined—lt was not dark when I Fitt to the house. I wee first taken up for this offence. Mr. Stansheld never premised rile any thing. This was the case tbr the proaectition. Fin the defence a person of .the Name of Holliday swore that witnessaFoster had proposed to him that they should get the 10 1 offered as a reward for discovering the persons who had poisoned tile mare. 'Me. Baron Elt:Lrenex directed the Jury to acquit Stead, as there was no evidence against him. Ile then summed up thecase against ate other prisoners. The Jury immediately found both yrisonees Not Guilty. RIOTS._ The Jury who tried Ilnld•worth and Bolton yesterday. came out nt Court at eleven o'clock last night, and gave in a verdict, Boding lioldsworth guilty, and acquitted Bolton. Edward .Ifarsh, Anthony Miller, and Henry Toren, were put to the bar on an indictment, charging them with unlawfully, riot. Duals. and tumultuously beginning to demolish a certain mill or building employed in the manufactory of cotton goods, at Adding. , ham, on the 26th day of April last. BLACtr.vax stated the cape for the prosecution. Timothy Lawson—l am manager of Mr. Hortifairs mill; it is a. mill for the manufactory of cotton. On the 211th of April, at half-past three, I had information that a mob was approaching. ordered the windows to be taken front the mill. About fi or GOO persona assembled in a field near the mill ; TM of them came I coati the yard. I asked them what they wanted. The ringleader sat i that they had come to destroy the power-looms, and that if wed id not suffer them to come in quietly they would break in by three. I told them that we were armed to prevent attack. They t neat went round to the north side of the mill, and after some fin ch-r conversation a pistol was fired by one of the mob. A volley :it stones was also poured in at the mill; the window frames were broken in, and several persons within the mill were knocked down. Atter this had continued for a quarter of as hour, the people temt tin the mill fired. The mob were armed with hatchets, ham. mi.ers, and husbandry utensils. They pulled out some of the win. cow panes with their hands. I saw Edward Marsh on the ground; saw him shake his fist at a man in the mill, and say--“ 1 know tore. John Parkinson, if we do not kill thee this day we will to.. morrow." I did not see the other prisoners." Crosa-exaroined—The affair lasted about half an hour. They were beginning to retire when I first saw Marsh. I have no doubt that I. saw Marsh for a minute. All the damage to the mill was (lore by stones, except two window.frantes, which I saw pulled out by the ha! d. There is a tree about sixty-four yards from the mill. 1 raw the prisoner. Marsh, ten yards nearer to the mill than the tree. At the time Marsh addreammed Parkinson, the latter was it rowing stones from the mill. I have since heard that Marsh and l'arkmaon had previously had a quarrel. Thomas Onwhyn 'tilted that he was in Mr. Hi:martin's mill on the 2ntit April, acid confirmed the account of the last witness, as to the pat killers of the attack on the min. When the first shot was fixed. tau mob huscred. One person took a pistol from under lots frock, and fired it at witness. The ball missed witness, and went thnnoth a neighbouring window. Witness saw the priomener, lef; go past before the stir began, but did not see hint do anything. C . :mem-examined-31liter was hustle at the King's Arms, which pas more than two hundred yards from the mill. A goad many shots wry fired from the mill. John Shepherd was present in the mill on the 2lith of April. Witness taw the prisoner, henry Town, with a weapon in his hood. Odell he was brandishing about. Towards the conclusion of the action, witness again saw Town, brandishing his weapon, in the front a the mob. I.:ress.etainintal--Witness saw Town do nothing but brandish his weep-to. Saw Town carried away in a cart next morning ; he appeared to be wounded. - Jeaeph Hartman assisted in defence of the mill on the 26th April. Seise Henry Town and Anthony- Miller aniongat the nob. Town hail a weapon in his hand, which he brandished about. Witness' raw lye window.trommes tom, tetchy driven in, and was himself kdetcked down by a stone. Cants-examined—down did nothing but Ina , diah his weapon. 1I was tight or nine pads frotu the noill. Saw Miller throw a:tyreim. Itenamin Thompson deposed that he saw Town in the mill y oil. in conaultauon with othere. One person from the party in which 'Town was, said that they had come there to break the power. jams, sod that if they got in they would throw every devil in the sad! out of the window. That was in reply to Mr. Lawson, when I.e told them that they were prepared to resist sunk. Croaa-examined—When Town was taken before the Magistrate Lc appeared to have been wounded on the side of the neck. Joila Dean saw the prisoner, Marsh, in the crowd at the west en,t of the mill. Did not see him do any thing. John Parkinson st .ted that he was in the mill on the 21kb April. Saw Marsh in the crowd. Marsh shouted out to him by name, and t mid nr, if he was th.it lame for that night he should be the day attar Cr.oi-examined—Never said that he had hail a quarrel with alar.h and had than an opportunity of remendeeting him. f.,..1tw00d saw afillm in the crowd. on the 21st. April, throwing stoties at the mill. 'I his was the ci se for the prosecution. Mr. JON es, fur the prisoners, submit ted that the indictment had nal been made out. To sappurt the indietimmt it was necessary to straw that the prisoners intended to demolish its building ; it was not enough that they merely intended to injure it. MI., Baron Ilutyocit said that that was a question of fact which the Jury would determine. on the evidence. .everal witnesses were then called, who gave the prisoners a good character. Mr. Baron II vi.r.oc x summed up the case, and Time Jury found all the prisoners (bailey. Powell Looms.—We have procured a calculation to he made by a gentleman of considerable experience in such ~objects, of the acmal saving of labour effected by the dower-loom, from which it appeara : .that so far from super sediug the labour of six out of r.vcit persons, it does not sire as much as one out of two. Thus, suppose 1,000 ieces or cloth per week be wanted ; to produce this by the hand loom would require, I warpers, 9 suers, 49 winders, (gen:rally girls or old women) and 950 wearers,—in all $96 persons: to produce the same quantity in the same time by the power-loom, would r& quire 3 warrrs, 17 dressers, &c. 9 overlooke;s, mechanics, &c., 6 measurers and pickers, and 194 weavers,—in all 169 persons, exclu a.ve of colliers, carters, engineers, and machine makers, w employment would necessarily be increased by the use' of the power-loom. LAW NOTICES. COURT OF CHANCERY. lEVOIIL TOR LORI) CHANCELLOR, IN LINCOLN'. INN II ALL, TOl3 OAT, AT TAW. Third Seal.-31olions only. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. ■CI'ORC TUC VILS•CIIANLSLLOR, IN LINCOLN'S INN, THIS DAY, AT 11 ALP-PANT Third Seal.—Motion* only. ROLLS COURT. The Mailer of the MAe will hear Ceases, further Directions, and Peti tions, by c intent, ts.morrow, at nine iu the morning. Causes, further Directions, and Petition., must be set down before two .•'clock thto day General Petition Day at the Rolls on Tuesday, the 25th inst. at slain the evening. Pe:Ulnas must be eel down, and copies left with the Secretary before two o'clock on the preceding day. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, .11:LT 13. unowN V. lIE TABTET. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL argued against the confirmation of the Master's report in this cause, which he slid hail been made under the impression that the circumstances of it were a continua tion of the partnership. 110 therefore submitted that the nitrite ought to be sent back to the Alarm?, with directions to revise the The Loon CHANCELLOR said he hall not yet made up his mind whether it!worriel nct be necessary to haie the whole case re-argued. Ile would communicate his determination on Satutday next : and, should he finally require the case to he argued again, he should only hear one Coons!' on each side, and that on Monday next. CRAWBIIAW_ v. COLLINS, The lions Caevcta.t.ot 4 . 1 ittOhe hie intention to give judgment in this ease on Saturday next. COURT OF SESSION. EDINBeROII-FIRST SION-Jvix N. IMPORTANT CASE OF DIVORCE. BLARE r. iILAIE. It appeared that the parties in this cause were natives of Helene., and had been privately married at Purtpatrick, in Scotland, after which they returned to Ireland, where they resided for some time. In Idl6 they separated, and, in 1824, the husband came to Scot. land, where he mak talmoting-box in the Highlands, and, after raiding there forty days, lie raised an action of divorce against Ids wife before the Commissaries of Edinburgh. To this action the lady was cited to appear by an edictal citation at the Market-cross of Edinburgh, and pier and shore of Leith. No appearance was made for her, and a p•olf having b en led, decree of divorce was pronounced against her in absence, which annulled the niarriage. ‘Fhen the lady learned of the ded i m, which she did from the newspspers, she immediately contra i t d it, anti brought an action of reduction of that decree delete the Court of Session, on the ground that it was iacompetent alai void, in rcspect she had not been le gally and hems Ale cited fat her interest. The Judges were unani mous in finding, that besides the legal citation, the lady was enti tled to have receivtd notice t;om the husband under the hand of a notary public anti witnesses, that such suit was in dependence against her in Scotland ; therefore the Lords reduced the decree. Lord Balgray stated, that if such decree were sustained. the Com missaries of Edinburgh might unmarry all the ladies in the two ' kingdoms while they were residing at home. and their husbands shooting, as they supposed, in the Highlands of Scotland. POLICE. MA MON. HOUSE. THE CASE or 1;;;, - ridtsiiii.:;i - esterciy the Loan MAYOR sent a messenger to Mr. Chamberlain. the coacbmaker, of (treat Newport.street, to request that he would put his Lord ship in possession of any information of which he might be pos seised, with respect to the distressed widow of the nobleman who had once been Lord High Chancellor of England. Mr. Chamberlain moat will'n . 4ly waited upon his Lordship in the Justice-room, where, as the application of the petitioner ad been made public, the Lord Mayor thought proper to mention ihat had induced him to interfere. Ile had; he said, observed in the Times newspaper of that day a letter, signed by Mr. Chamberlain, alluding to a statement which had been made by the widow of Lord Erskine at the Mansion House ; and as the condition of the un fortunate lady was truly deserving of compassion—if a judgment were to be formed from her app.arance, and front the humble and grateful tune in which she expressed herself, upon finding That her complaint was not likely to be neglected—it was desirable that it shsuld be immediately ascertained whether there was any fund upon which she had positively a claim. Mr.. Chamberlain said he had been led to offer his services to Lady Erskine, as a medium through which she might receive the amount or any pension or claim, merely from compassionate mo tives. He had heard some time ago that she was in great distress; and as her case was no common one, he readily undertook to do her all the service in his power. The Lon n MAYOR—How did you become acquainted with her? —She was rcitinnended to me as a poor widow in great distress, by a Mrs. Kirnot ; and she put into my hands some papers of cor respondence, which chewed that she was the person she represented herself to he. here Mr. Chamberlain produced a letter from Mr. Herries, of the Treasury, to Lady Erskine, which was as fellows:— " Treasury Chambers, 31st July, 1821. " Madatu.—l am commanded by the Lords of his Majesty's Treasury to acquaint your Ladyship, that the King having been graciously pleased to grant pensions, in trust, for your ladyship's childrea, and also to direct the issue of two sums of 3001. and 2001. to the Earls of Rosalyn and Dunerumon, to be applied foe the use of yourself and family, in such manner as may seem expedient to them, my Lords cannot hold out any encouragement to your Lady ' ship to make any further appeal to his Majesty's bounty. " I am, your Ladyship's obedient Servant, " J. C. HERMES. " To the Right lion. lady Erskine." Mr. Chamberlain afterwards produced the following letter from Lord Rossiya to Lady Erskine " Doncaster, 18th Aug. 1824. " MADAW—I have had the honour to receive your Ladyship's letter. and Jose no time in expressing my regret that I do not con. eider myself to be at liberty to make any advance out of the sum entrusted by the Lords of the Treasury to the administration of Lord Duocannon and myself, for the benefit of your Ladyship and Lord Erskine's Ctmily, beyond the weekly payments which were arranged with his concurrence before he went to Ireland. It is however necessary that I should distinctly explain the nature of the grant that has been made, and the conditions upon which it was committed to our management. It will appear, from Mr. Henke letter to your Ladyship, that no pension was granted to you; that his Majesty has been *AIM to extend his bounty in consideration of the painful situation in which you were left, by giving one sum of 3001. to Lord Duncannon and me. as joint trustees, to your Ladyship's use, and '2.0.11. more for the occasional assistance of such parts of Lord Erskine's flintily as might appear to us most to require it. We agreed ouly to make weekly payments of such soma as may be absolutely necessary to keep off immediate dis tress, inasmuch as there is no reasonable expectation of any ad. di ion to the 3001. already received. lam sorry to hear. that your youngest son 14 ill, and prevented from attending to his studies, for which we hold ()twelves answerable, and towards which would be applied the pension of 50/. a year, which his Majesty has had the guudness to grant to us fur his use. " R °MTN." 'There are, at the conclusion of this Neer ' a few lines, direct ing that, upon any occasion where medical treatment might be necessary, application should be immediately made ill the proper quarer.l Mr. Chamberlain found it necessary to address a note to his Lordship ( itosslyn) upon the subject of the pressing exigen cies of Lady Erskine; to which Mlle lie received the following Answer : " May 6, 1836. " Sia,—l have communicated with Lord Drtncannon, and upon the representation of the very urgent distress of Lady Erskine, we have taken upon ourselves to make an advance of C. front the money committed to us m trust; but I think it necessary to guard you against the expectation that we cm continue any such payment in future, as we shall consider it to be our duty toretu r n the m o n e y entrusted to us by his Majesty's bounty, to the Treasury, to desire to be relieved front the trust, and to represent the conduct of Lady Erskine iu withdrawing her son front school, and withholding all means to opportunity of receiving the education suited to his birth. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, ROBSLYN. '• To .Ir. Chamberlain, Great Newport.etreet." The Lunn MAYOR—Then I ant to ur.dersiand that Lady Ershaue was to receive I6s. a weak for her support. Mid she any other resource 9 Mr. Chamberlain-1 believe none in the world. The Loan :tIAVOII—And has that sum been regularly paid? Mr. Chamberlain admitted that it had not, and produced an account, from which it appeared that the widow had been for some time receiying no more than l 2s. a week, and that the last autn she had received was 9s. for her week's supply. The LORD Mtxoa—She ought surely to have received the miserable pittance of Ilk. a week. No part of that ought, at all events. to have been withheld from her. What watt the motive fur not paying it all ? Mr. Chamberlain—l have paid over to her every shilling I re ceived from Lord Rosalyn for her, except Ws. The LORD MAYOR—On what account was that money handed over to you ? Mr. Chamberlain—On account of the bounty or pension of his Majesty, to which Lord Rossiya was one of the trustees. I paid it according to my instructions. I was aware how trifling the sum was, hut it was nut io be expected that I was to wake it greater out of my own pocket. The LORD MaYon —Certainly nut. Mr. Chamberlain—She seemed to be in a desolate state. The person who used to pay the money before I volunteered got tired of the business, was annoyed, and th,continued it. The Loun MAYOR—When did you begin to make the ad vances? 31r. Chamberlain—ln March. The Loan MAYOR—But yuu were to have paid her ltia. a week. You have not said why that was diminished. 31r. Chamberlain-1 believe it was because she refused to give up her youngest child. The poor ch. 1.1 iv with her. running to non and in tatters. We wished to have proper care taken uf .litin ; bue nothing will inducelier to give him up into our hand►. THE. BMISH PRESS. The Loan MAYOR—She might, nevertheless, to receive what she is certainly entitled to receive. Mr. Chamberlain—We shall now go on regularly. and pay her the Ills. a week. I always paid her as much. Ilia Lordship left it in my power to pay her, oral she knows that. she know., too, that at my house she always received the very beat treatment. Site got whatever my family had, and if ale dues not admit this, she is very ungrateful, my Lord. The Loaf.) Mat - on—lndeed she has not denied it. You are the only person of whom she has spoken, and I was therefore deter mined to send to you in the first instance. Now, I wish to know from yule—you see in what a miserable condition the unfortunate Lady is, with searcely . a stitch of clothes upon hes—ll wish to know whether you are acquainted with any Instances of misconduct upon the part of Lady Eeskine ? Mr. Chamberlain—l never raw any impropriety in her conduct. The Loan MAYOu—When did you see her youngest son? Mr. Chatteherlain--He came to me in tatters on Saturday last, and I gave him the last' s. for his mother. The Lome MAYOR—Poor child ! and don't you know where they live? Mr. Chamberlain—Not exactly; I think she lives in some court or alley, called Stonecuttee's.eourt, in St. Martin's-lane. She told me, some time ago, she was going to be my neighbour, and I think it is there she and her boy are. it is impossible I could, under the circumstances, have acted otherwise than I did. Lady Erakine will tell you that I acted with the greatest kindness. The Loan , Mayon did not mean to cast any reflection upon the conduct of Mr. Chamberlain ; hut expressed deep regret at the ter , ruble change which the unfortunate widow of the highly-gifted Erskine Ined experienced. Ilia Lotman tr—Are yatt aware (to 'Mr. Chamberlain) of any olojceonable conduct upon the part of Lady Erskine, to which this frightful sort of neglect might be attributed ? Mr. Chan be lain—l know of none, my Lord. It Is certain that I onl Rowdy') is very sour against lite. The LOUD MAYOII.-`Ottr ! Why so? Mr. Chemberla n—A female fftiond of Lady Erskine went to Lori Roselyn, and set him against her, by speaking of her as fond of liquor, and indeed given to every excess. His Lordship says that the little boy's clothes suddenly disappeared without my Just cause. The Loan Mayon—The straitened condition of his mother's circumstances was IMO as perhaps might account for that, without attrihuthig it to any disgraceful cause ; Us. a week, and that not regularly paid, is no great allowance to the w idow of a Nobleman and her child. Where are the other three children ? Mr. Chamberlain said they were properly taken care of, ar d that the-mother was destroying the child slid had at home with her, by denying to him the same advantages. 'I he LORD Mayon said, there would be probably more inquiry into the circumstances of Lady Erakine'e cape. lie perceived by the accounts that Mr. Chamberlain was effectually prevented from relieving Lady Erskine in an enterktcney, the money was dealt out to him so scantily. There appeared to the accounts, money to Lady Erskine U. 12s. . . . . Chamberlain said, he apprehended thst Lords Rosalyn and Duncannon would, in all prob Mility, not like to see any thing of wl.at occurred on this subject in print. The LORD AIAYOR said he could not hip that, anJ ordered that a niestrenger should be despatehed to lady Erskine, to in. form her that his Lordship had received some subscriptions for her benefit. • Thesunditinn to which the lady of the late Lord High Chan cellor of England was degraded before she applied to the Lord :%layor. may be guessed at, from the fact that she was introduced to his Lordship's notice as an object of compassion by—A chimney wc BOW-STREET. On Wednesday afternoon;al3ii.ll;Ls was leaving the office, a very decent-looking WOll/114, about forty years of age, tamed Crowhy, was broaght in by Bishop, the officer, charged by Capt. Knox, of the East India Company 's service, with otnstantly an noying him and his family, by coming to his h ousei and refusing to leave the door, and occasionally attracting the notice of passengers by her complaints and lamentations. The defendant was accom panied by her daughter, an exceedingly intereating child, about eight years of age, who stood weeping by the aid: of her mother while the charge was heard. Captain Knox suited that the defendant had lived in the service of the late Lieutenant-General Brown, who was bridle, to his (Cap tain Knox's) mother, with whom he now resided, in North•terrace, Hampstead-toad, and in consequence some fancied claim upon the General, she was constantly coming to the house, and sit ting upon the steps of the door, refusing tt , go away until her de mand was complied with. If she had at,y claim, the law was open to her to recover, and she could proceed in a regular way. That morning she placed herself at the door, and remained there for ye. veral hoots, with her child, weeping and wailing, and refusing to go away, although repeateelly warned that she would he given into custody. The defendant. while Captain Knox was making this statement, stood leaning against the table in a truly pitiable state of nervous agitation. Mr. hexes, after telling her in a tone of kindness that if she had really any claim, she mutt take legal stees to entorce it, and not annoy the family of Mrs. Knox in the way described, a.siced her what she had to say ? " Oh ! Sir," said the defendant, " when you know my case you will pity me, and you will perceive how incapable I am of having re course to the law to enforce my claim." She then proceeded to stated that she had been for 22 years housekeerer to the late Gen. Brown, haling at first, at his pressing solicitations, left her husband to live with him. The General was strongly attached to her, and she was honoured with his most unbounded confidence. She managed ' his expenditure in household matters entirely, and he always told her, teat whatever might happen to himolie should be provided for, for the whole of her life. She had two children while she lived with him; the first one a boy, for whose education and future welfare the General promised to provide, and the girl who now stood beside her. The boy, however, died sonic time ago. While in the service of the General she always kept a regular ac count in a book of the money she expended, and a swirly settle ment took place between them. On a page in the last boos she ever used, the General wrote a few lines, signifying his intention to bequeath to her the sum of SUL annually for her life, and contain ing an injetiction to his surviving relatives to pay her that suns. In the early part of May last General Brown died, and she then found herself cast upon the world, with her poor child, destitute. Mrs. Knox, the General's sister, administered to his effects, and came into possession of 50,1100/. • and when she (defendant) made her claim for the annuity prortli;cd, and, indeed, bequeathed to her by General BroWn; she refused to pay it, or do any thing at all for her. The consequence was that site became in a short time in want even of the common necessaries of life, and it was only a few hours before she was taken ue that she had pawned her bed-furninue to procure food for herselt and child. The defendant's feelings so overcame her at this part of her statement, that she fell ints hys terics, and the o ffi ce rang with het cries. When she recovered site handed to Mr. Halls the book of which she had spoken, and in which the bequest mentioned was written in a very peculiar hand, which Captain Knox, withoat hesitation, admitted to be the G .nerars. . _ . Captain Knox said the defendant had been over and over again, when she made her claim, referre I to Mrs. Knox's solicitor, who was the proper person w investigate her suppived claim. Airs. Crowley said she had been several times to the Solicitor, but he refused to do any thing unless she brought a letter from Mrs. Knox, which that lady uniformly refused to give. She (de fendant) had shown the writing iii the book to Mr. Roblin, at the Mansion-house, and to Mr. Roche, the Vestry Clerk of Covent garden, who both pronounced it to be unquestionably a legal be quest. She had a son by her husband, who was now a Captain in the East India service, and she bad a letter in her hand from him, in which he stated that ha was coming home shortly, and that he would settle an allowance up m her sufficient to support her re spectably. [This letter was handed to Mr. Halls.] All she wanted, themore, if Mrs. Knox would not pay her the annuity, was a trifling advance or money, to keep her from starving until her son came borne, but this wall refused to her. Mr. HALLS s tid her case certainly seemed replete with hard- Rhin, but still he was bound to say, as u Magistrate, that she wits wrong in going to Mrs. Knox's house, and refusing to go when she was desired to do re. He could not, however, help thinking that it would be as well for Mrs. Knox and her son, the Captain, to re consider the matter, and to ask themselves whether the unfortunate defendant was not a fit object for the exercise of their beuevoLnce, even supposing she had no legal claim. At the suggestion of Mr. Ha t.i.s the case was adjourned until yesienlay, Mrs. Crowley promising not to go near Mrs. Knox's notice in the mean time. Yesterday morning Captain Knox came, accompanied by b's Solicitor, and being questioned by Mr. HALLS as to whether it was the intention of himself or his mother to assist the defendant, the Captain replied in the negative. He and his mother, said the Captain, were better judges of the case than any other persons could be, and they had determined out to make Litt defendant any allowance. This declaration seemed to excite considerable astonishment in all present, and in none more than Mr. Halls, who, with some warmth, said he could not help viewing such conduct as being not only extraordinary, but he had no hesitation in saying, extremely disgraceful to the parties upon whom the poor woman's claim was made. She had, it appeared, spent the best of her days in the service of General Brown, and it could not be denied that she had been a &Wind and a most valuable servant. She was now in dis tress, and although it was too evident to admit of a doubt even, that the Oenet.:l had intended to provide handsomely fur her, yet his relations, who had come into the possession of a large property by his death, refused to give her even temporary aid. Even it they were not legally liable, they were morally bound to give her assistance, and their refusal to du so was, lie repeated, in his epi nion, disgraceful. At this period Captain Knox and his Solicitor suddenly left the Office. Alr. HALLS told the poor woman he would do all he could to scree her, and he had ❑o doubt that the public, if her cttse were known, would sympathise with, and contribute to relieve her distress. The worthy Magistrate then gave her some money, an example which was followed by several gentlemen in the office ; and, finally, a letter was given to her, addressed to the officers of St. Pancras, in which parish she was residing, recommending theut to prosecute her claim agaiust Mrs. Knox. The poor creature departed, shed ding tears of gratitude. Afar!, Bartlett, a respectable-looking young woman, was fully committed for trial, on three distinct charges of obtaining goods from tradesmen, ut Kensington, under pretence that she was house. keeper to Lord Holland. HATTON-GABDEN. EmßEzziAmm.—Yesteulay Thomas Ncuton Staniar wisj brought tip for re-examination, under a charge of fraudulently emherzling various sums of money entrusted to his care, on account of his employer, Mr. John AVilson Neille, varnish-manufacturer, of Maiden-lime, Battle-bridge. On the former examination, Mr. Neille stated that the prisoner watt in his employ as traveller and collecting clerk, and during the last few months he had discovered various deficiencies in his P.C. counta, to the amount of from 601. to PI. One cage wax then fully sustains 1, evidence I eing adduced to prove the payment of the money on account of the prosecutor, which money the prisoner fraudulently applied to his own use. Mr. Neille seated that he had nearly four hundred customers, many of whom lived in the subtolni, and he therefore requested a fortnight a time to make the neccasary inquiries amongst them. Two additional cases were discovered in the interval, wherein zoney had been paid by the parries to the 1 rirroner, on recount of ffis employer, which bad never been accounted fie in the pro per way. A Solicitor attended for the defence; but the cases were too fully sustained to admit of anything being offered in extenuation of the offence. Neille expressed his determination to prosecute, in order to set an esample to others, as this species of plunder had latterly heroine of very frequent occurrence ; and unless some cheek were put to it, tradesmen would be exposed to the most imminent risk, as regarded their capital, and confidence would be wholly destroyed. ' he prisoner was fully committed for trial. BIIUTAL ASRAULT.—Sarah Vo/entine, a very finely-dresird personage, wts brought up under a warraat by Kirby, an officer of this establishment, charged with violently beating, and other wise ill-treating Mary Valentine, a miserable. looking little girl, sister to her husband. The poor child, it appeared, had been employed as a menial 'mint in the house of her brother, at Cow-cross, Smithfield, mid , the wife having sonic averbion to her, at all times used her with the moat shacking severity, frequently keeping her without food for days, and then brutally treating her when she complained of hunger. On Monday last she gave her a tank to perform, which she was un equal to, from weakness of constitution ; and the defendant, on coming home, beat her with a stick until she fell on the pavement in the yard, and then repeatedly kicked her in the stomach. Rime perwma who lived in the Muse, rearing that die girl would be mur dered, called in the street-keeper, but lie was refused admittance. and *as obliged to make It:a way through Ca window. lie found the yoor child lying on the ground, her breast, neck, shoulders, and arms being one contused mass of livid flesh ; and, when sufficiently recovered, she eagerly begged to be removed to some place of safety, as she was afraid that her sister would murder her alien the offi e: went away. The Overseers of the perish said, that from the repreaentatiors of several respectable persons in the neighbourhood, they had been induced to take the poor girl into their workhouse, until a suitable situation could be provided lot her. The defendant very impudently mid they had no right to inter fere at all ; if she had slapped the girl, it was only fur her good, as she was inclined to be very slothful and dirty. She hoped the Ma gistrate would not suffer the parish to remove her sister rem under her protection. The Magistrive, however, thought that the Overseers would be much more met ciful to the poor orphan than her own natural rela tives, and recommended that she should not be sent back. The de fendant was likewise ordered to find good bail. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. - - SPORTINO CII4RACTER3.—Mr. George Henry Gregory, the proprietor of the subscription-rooms in George-street, Hanover square, yesterday preferred a charge of assault against a Mr. Fwd. who is already trammelled by the exhibition of articles of the peace towards a certain other gewlernan and all his Majesty's subjects. Mr. Gregory stated himself to be the owner of the billiard-rooms in George-street, of which the defendant is a subscriber; that on Wednesday evening, about half-past ten, he was in conversation with a subscriber, an the subject of -a difference of opinion between Mt. Ford and himself that occurred the dsy before, when the de fin:lant walked towards them, and desired to know it the conversa tof had any reference to him. He (Mr. Gregory) said it partly had and pat tly had not, on which the defendant tilt himself onr:d. ed at what he supposed an insulting license being taken with his disputes; an I w tln ut waiting for an explanation, took a goblet of porter from this table, ar.d threw it over him, which was as quickly followed by the glass limp'. Complainant evaded the force of the glass, which fell to the ground and was broke. Freon the irritation of temper in which Mr. Ford appeared to be, complainant left the room, and called in the assistance of the watch. The watchman said lie was called in by Mr. Gregory to remove a gentleman who was creating a great disturbance in the rooms, and told the gentleman he must go with him to the watch-house. The gentleman (Mr. Ford) took up a stick, and, with the thick end of it. levelled it at the head of witness, who would have re ceived the blow but for the interference of a gentleman. who seized the arm of the defendant, who said he would cut off the head of ant o le who attempted to arrest him. The gentleman who interfered between the defendant and the wa:chinan thought the conduct of the latter very much to blame; had he done his duty in a civil and proper way, no disturbance would have been created ; in reality, he thought the watchman was endeavouring to make it a general row. 31r. Fonl did not wish to dispute the action of throwing the por ter over Mr. Gregory, who was tauntingly giving him great provo cation. AVlien the watchman came in he behaved in a very in. stdting manner, wanted to drag him off from the rooms to which he was a subscriber, and equally entitled to be there with any gen tleman. The watchman called hint an impudent scoundrel and other offensive epithets. The stick of wh'ea the watchman spoke was one of the maces of the billiard table, at which he had been playing when the fracas occurred. 111 r. Hot: told 111 r. Ford he must enter into sureties for the as sault on Mr. fireg.ey, and that on the watchman. The parties retired into the Clerk's office to enter into reeognizances. As is too often the care with defer.dants in sitnilar situations, this de fendant " cried' wolf" before he was oat of the wood," by telling Mt. Gregory that he had not obtained his ea d, that he should take all tlie responsibility on himself, come to the rooms, and do as he liked. _ _ _ Mr. Gregory returned to the Magistrate to complain of the con structive threat in the very hearing of 31agistracy, and Mr. Ford was recalled. _ . Mr. Ford admitted his allusion to responsibility and doing as h liked. IVhat he meant was, tnat being a subscriber he bad a pri. vilege of visiting the rooms, notwithstaodiug the proc:edings of the day. As to any threat towards Mr Gregory, it was the far thest Irom his intention ; ha most assuredly should not strike an old gentleman like Mr. Or gory. Mr. ROE intimated to Mr. Ford, the recognizances under which tie was already, and that if he persisted in annoying Mr. Gregory, he should require his sureties to be doubled. !le would recom mend him,asthe safest course, not to visit the rooms. Mr. Forildid not give an undertaking not logo to Mr. Gregory's. because he considered he could not be excluded, but promised not to commit a breach of the pence. The sureties were entered into, and the parties retired, indif ferently satisfied. HOUSE-WARMING AT A BROTHEL. —Joseph Smith was or. dered to find two respectable housekeepers as bail, for a riot created in his house in Cranbourn-passage, in which the usual cry of " IVst:h and murder," was evidenced. Mr. HARMER was the solicitor fur the defendant, but the evi dence of torn coats ' cut heads, and the testimony of neighbours as to the scene of disorder, was too strong to admit of any thing mitt. gitory in the prisoner's favour. The riot lasted three Ito rs, during which time five persons were captured and sent to the watch. houa . One fellow (Jumph Williams), was nearly denuded in his resistance. The watchman hail his hat cleft asunder, and the sleeve of his watch-coat carried away. Five were held to bail, some for single assaults and others for double. It was said Wednesday evening was the opening of the new accommodation. The prisoner pretended not to know how it hail been occasioned, and that he had been a :;great sufliaer. for during the lighting the mub had broke every thing in his house. Mr. Hot: told Smith and 3lr. Harmer, that he should imme diately go to the overseers or St. Ann's parish, and show the ne cessity of indicting the house. UNION-HALL. Yesterday, two men naMraiii/uTeiiiind Pi ithlie were brought before the Sitting Magistrate. W. SwAnev, Esq. charged with breaking into and robbing the house of Mr. Salisbury, at Herne hill, near Camber From the evidence, it appeared that on Tuesday last, when M r Salisbury's servants got up in the morning, they discovered that the house had been enter: d by thieves, who broke into it by boring through the parlour shutters, and taking out one of the panes of glass, which left apace sufficient for a man to thrust his body through, and gain access to the interior. A party of friends had been at the house the night belcre, and in con.equence a variety of articles of plate were left on the tables, preparatory to their being cleared away by the servants the following morning. On entering the room, however, the servants found that somebody had been there before them, for the whole of the silver articles that orna mented the tables were gone ; the cupboards, the cellarets in the sideboard, in tact every depository in the room tinder lock and key, were discovered to have been broken open by a chisel, and the va luables they contained all taken away. On examining the premises afterwards, it was ascertained that two persons must have been concerned in the robbery, as the prints or marks of two different shore were visible in the ptth immediately under the window where the entrance had been effected. A number of the implements used by housebreakers were also left behind by the thieves, a: well as a phosphorus box and a piece of black crape tot the purpose of disguising the countenance. Herdsheld, one of the city officers whn apprehended the prisoners, stated that on Tuesday morning, about ten o'clock, as he was pro ceeding along Bridgwater-square, near Smithfield, he observed Wetherell walking at a smart pace, apparently with something bulky in his pockets. He immediately went up to hint, stopped him, and asked him what he had in his pockets. Wetherell replied that he had nothing about him of any consequence ; and at this moment the other prisoner passed them aid walked into the pas sage of a house close at hand, followed by Herdsfield and his pri soner, The officer then procetsled to search Wetherell, and found several articles of plate concealed in his pockets and in the crown of his hat, consisting of solid silver decanter-stands, the tops of ctia tom and cruet-stands, with a number of silver wine Libels. Benisfield lost no time in securing the other prisoner, and on ex amining a water-butt that stood in the yard where Priddie had retreated to when he saw his companion taken into custody, several article* of plate were discuvered at the bottom of the butt, and a piece of yellow silk floating on the surface of the water. The ani. des above enuniera ed were produced, together with those found in the water.butr, consisting of two decanter stands, and an limner:me solid silver waiter, all of which were idtiotified. by Me. Salisbury as his property, and to have been stolen under the circumstances s k y , stated. prisoners merely stated that there was no connexion ou b ta. ing between them, asd they were fully committed for trial. A young man, wino gave his name Henry Mu+ rat, of resp en. able appearance, was brought up on a charge of stealing a c pe, tea-spoon, under the following circumstances : It appeared in evidence that a gentleman named lAnder,re t to o . in Wa'cot-place, had at house to dispose of, and a bill to that 4 . .4 was placed in one uf the windows. lo the course of that rnorn:-, the prisoner cancel, and having intimated a wish to belt s t house, the servant undertook to chew him over the premb o , being very desirous to examine them minutely. Ile was wort ingly taken into all the rooms, whielr he approved of highl y , Li expressed a wish to see the ititellen., the eellar4, betnre er tared into any agreement with the landlord. Agreeably ea hit sire, he was taken into the front kitchen, and u s pauin .'k dresser, the servant, who was immediately in his rear, obse rve ; hi : lay his hand upon a silver spoon, and pass it up the sleeve ob i , coat, with the dexterity of a conjuror. She, however, Raw trick, and instantly accused him of the theft. He retreated to , 1 . 4 dour of the cellar, and flung away the spoon amongst the e o t An alarm was now given by the oery Int, • const s bl e woo pr i. rtit and the spoo t was pound in the ro d.hole , as above described. It was subsequently weer:allied that toe prisoner had not the slightest means of becoming the tenant, and that he had gave ohm under that pretence for the porense of stealing what hecouW lay log hands upon.— II e was committed. EILTDAORDINAILY Lying N•TUSUE.—A moat beautiful racing mare, called" Jenny," Las beeneabibited litre du:. hag the week, Oosseesing.oeven perfect legs. This remark. able animal is mentioned in the Racing Calendar for 1822. 23, as a very superior runner; and it was not until thre e years old that the transformation of nature carma:O. Her extra far hind leg, which is handsome and petfeet, then began to appear : next her near hind leg ; and next her far fore leg ; and at this time there is one making it. appt arance down her near fore leg. She is shod on vr feet, and the main bones of her extra legs arc set on from the hips and shoulders, and have beautiful muscular aleip, This extraordinary mare is the property of Mr. Cheeketts, o f Belgrave-ball, Leicestershire. At a meeting of the Directors and Guardians on Mon day night, it was resc . l. - eel, that the ti c k ets w hi ch paupers receive to entitle them to relief, should no longet be trans. ferable. Great abuse is said to have arisen from the syF. tem, as the money thus obtained has been oftep taken La landlords for arrears of rent, instead of being appropriated for the relief of the pauper's farnilv.—Bright.o Gazette. ATTEMPTED Rossi:ay.—On the night between the lit and 2xl of this month, about one o'clock in the morning, five men attempted to stop the mail post of Paris, at a short distance from Toulouse, at a place called Cuorten , sou. Four of them were concealed in a very deep trench, and the other in a vineyard, quite close to the road. Th e latter, deceived by the light of the lantern in front of the coach, could not determine the actual distance, and as the horses were proceeding at a quick rate, they bad nearly passed when he sprung forward and attempted to detain them. The coachman urged them to such a degree, that the robber, to avoid being driven over, was hurried on beside them till he lost the opportunity of giving the signal to his companions to come up in time, so that the fleetness of the horses may be said to have saved the passengen. The coachman thinks the men were not armed. When the coach arrived at the village of Lespinasse, it was tite: by the Paris post on its way to Toulouse. On recounting the adventure, and not being able to say whether the men were numerous or armed, the post stopped that night at Lespinasse, and proceeded the next day without imperil. ment. It is a long time since such an attempt has been made in the country, particularly so near the gates of Tou louse. There is no part of trance where the roads are more safe. COACH RODBERY.—It having been as positively as (1- r0111:011Sly sated in many of the provincial as well Lon. don paters, that Thomas Carter, driver of the Defiance Stamford coach between this place and London, had been fully committed to our gaol, charged with having been con. cerned in exchanging a parcel containing cheques and notes to a considerable amount, which was entrusted to his care by the firm of Messrs. I'asheller of this town, to convey to the house of Sir John Esdatle and Co. in London, 'but which parcel, when delivered, was found to contain waste paper only ; we are therefore enabled to contradict such statement, as the real facts of the case will appear—that after a considerable time had elapsed from the loss of the parcel, Carter was apprehended on suspicion of hating a knowledge of its abstraction, and underwent an exatnina tion before the Mayor ; when, althoUgh nothing transpired to implicate him with the transaction, he was remand:el to the custody of the gaoler for further examination, in order to give the injured party time to make further in quiries; and after being detained nearly a week (during which time one of the partners bad proceeded to London for the purpose of obtaining information), it was intimated that not a tittle of evidence could be brought against Car ter, and he was accordingly liberated on the day appointed For his re-examination, without the slight imputation being proved against his character. It is reported that the parcel, if not already reeovered, may be obtained, under certain considerations; but this mysterious and singular transac tion is, for the present, kept au secret. MAD WOLVES.—Dreadful havock has been commixed by wolves in a rabid state, in the commune of Vaux-Chin tregrue, in the canton of Houle. A man name Passard was the first person attacked, and after a vigorous resist ance succeeded in making his escape, not, however, urt 1 he had received many wounds. The second person tacked was a man named Prince. He was torn in af' ful manner, and would have been compieteli . de;;u;eir hy the furious animal, bad he not been frightened away by the sudden appearance of light, and the cries of a person who came up unexpectedly at the time. Prince died mad, after having lingered for some days. The third was named Dance; he was attacked near a house, and defended him self with great obstinacy. Ile kept the wolf under him for about ten minutes, calling out for help. The animal fled just as the owner of the house was coming forward with a light, Dance died after twenty-five days' sufFering. The wolf, immediately after this, hit seven or eight cows, some of which died mad. Next morning the same animal bit a child in the village of Bonnevaux, but was at lcng•h killed by a man named Bolan], while in the act of sin ing on him. One of Prince's ear-rings was found in his stomach. On the 10th June another wolf attacked a youth, about fifteen, who was in a forest with his father. the latter - ran to the assistance of the son, and aucecedel in killing the animal with a knife which he drew from pocket during the contest. In a few days after the father died mad. In the same canton an infant was forced out of the arms of its brother while standing at their own door. The wolf was pursued. The infant was found dead, pat of its body having been devoured. In consequence of these accidents, it was determined that a general attack should be made on these animals in all the forests of the arrondissement of Ponterlier. BIRTFV. In Monntjapaquare, Dublin, the Lady Louisa Tien-, of ' dauftter. On Monday, at the Parsonage, Tenor, Kent, the Ladytf the lion. and Rev. F. J. Noes, of a son. On Tuesday last, the lady of Mr. John A. Rucker, of C'sji.n Common, of a daughter. MARBLED. On the 12th inst. ' at St. John's, Haan y. Edward Boucher. Esq. of Delston, to Slaty, eldest daughter of tie late Mr. Thoutar Tipple, of Iloxton. On Wednesday, the 12th inst. at Chelsea Church, by the Rev Henry Blunt, Abel Smith, I:sq. M.P. to Frances Anne. youngest daughter of General Sir arry Calvert, Bart. and G.C.B. On Thursday last, at White Parish, Norfolk, Henry Mason, Esq. of Bed House,Amersham, Bucks, to HoratiA, tout--h daughter of George Matchan, Esq. aid nizee of the late and lA' sent Lord Nelion. On the itth inst. John Yorke, Eng. of Tirrepeton, Nordirnlvor: shire, to Ellinor Lockwcod, only daughter of the Res. W. wood :II aydwell, of the same place. At her house, Green Park-plaee, Bath, Mary, DowagerCoen' teas of Kinture. in her 34i.h year. On the 11th 'mt. Eva, only daughter of the late A. Sawn'' , Eau. of Hatton.garden. On the lith inst. at Newland, near Hull. Fanny, the goad daughter of Alf. Itudston, in the I3rth year of her age. At Donoughinore, Ireland, aged 27, illary, the wits ef the Her. Sir John Ligliton, Bart. and second daughter of the late Pt. Pemberton. At Kedgeree, Bengal, on the 17th January lret, 1 911 1 iam An. drew C'halmer. Ea q . Judge and Magistrate of Ithaugulpore,ssend bun of James Chalrner, Esq. A hingdon-street, IVestmntater. HIGH WATER TRIS DAY AT LONDON BRIDGE. Morning 80 min. after ti I Etesing........ mIO. uRi Panted at THE 11RIVALI PRE Sg Oct,ffi by J. W. CARLTON, N 0.1114 Strand, and publivbert by It. CANNON, same place. s . eke 'Net. st:s t y sa t rn:n i It t . , ,„ be :roe, teen_ is d r , the d of b it r uR lilt eotk ~urrx; of th e there ay hi t itiftt! due. nark. three !need. Ifee t , next ng ll• Dll from ship, ketts, Mor,. tupe rs trans. e en b v rioted lie. he Ist rning, at a men ► - rench, The I, )f the as the nearly detain that ied on signet :ones; 'naen. When A 'Met Intins e men gilt at wedi• s been Too- th are as et- I Lon- efiance been neon• I notes is cure • . Ivey to • n, but ,51 waste t such —that of the sing a mina- Ispired , landed iou, in ter in- during oandoo imatesi se Car- xiinted bein3 parcel, certain ratmc- mired CFau- 'assard resist. r, ur.t 1 son at- dread- I ! ! f