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~~ i 1 POLICE. CRISI. CON . . AND 7EA1.01': , 1". MAIIIIIOII.IIOU sr.—On Tuesday a married woman, Ales. CU lea, the wife of an ivory -tamer, residing in Brick-lane. Spiral gelds appeared to answer ei charge of assault preferred against her , - by.a decent-looking young 'minim named Suns King, the wife of t carpenter. Mrs. King appeared with two black eyea, and her face otherwise •beatiog marks of severe cartualohn. She stated, that Pile was peace ably walking with another female, shell Mrs. ('lifton, the defend ant.- whom she had never seen before, suddenly flew upon her with the fury of a tigress, and, after deniers:Ong her bonnet and cap, beat her shout the head nnel face until she put it in a worse condi- fun% that that in which his Lordship noer saw it. She seemed de teemined to amid her leafurra for ever, and would no doubt have don/flit) Mad not R erased gathered and interfered. Ile? fury excited their reMPTIVItent, which the mgna,ged to allay by Assuring them that she f thetomplainant) had stolen a pair of her sheets. Mrs. Clifton. who could rot refrain, during tha complainant:. refection'. making use of the epithets, " Goad-ha-nothing jade." " Honey," fike. at once admitted the fact of the mutat to the full 'extent represented by t h e eernplainant, but declared that she hail just grounds for doing far mnre towards her than she had done. The feet was, that she had been fro:-.1 home on a visit to her native place ( Wales), and in the mean time her husband had hail criminal con. venation with this good-for-nothing women. Ile had, as she was Seemed on gond authority, when she returned. taken her home with him. In short, he had conleasell as much himself. Could it Le expected, therefore, that a virtuous woman should peaceably bear sock treatment ? Was it not natural, as well as right, that she should visit with some marks of her resentment such a good-for t oiling creature as now dared to complain ? Mr. NOBLER, the Chief Clerk, observed, that supposing the fact to be scandalous and bad, as was stated, it was probable that the husband was the most guilty- party. - The Lour) dtArnk said, the:, at all events, the defendant could not be allowed to take the law in her own hands; but there was nothing in the appearance or manner of the complainant to corrobo. sate the statement made against her. The complainant protested that it was utterly untrue. The de fendant had incited a number of Welsh people of the lowest chit meter against her, and her life was actually endangered by them. The complainant's husband, a young carpenter, who said he had been married to her six months, came forward, to state his collide. don of his wife's purity of character and conduct. Ile believed the defendant to be a bad malignant woman; and he represented her husband, whom lie knew. to be no b-tter. The defendant assured his Lordship that she could prove what she had stated so be the troth, and could undeceive the young man AS to his wife's conduct (if he was not aware of it already), pro- vided time wet e given her to produce witnesses. The LORD MAYOR adjourned the ease until yesterday, when film. Clifton produced no other person than her husband to depose ui his own shame. " Now," said she, " mind you speak the truth b. fore his hardship." The husband then calmly acknowledged that what his wife had stated was the truth. The Loan Xlavo re strongly reprimanded him for his idiom'. 'table conduct, and his public and shameless avowal of it. " Get out of the room !" said his Lordship, " for I would not believe a wand uttered by a fellow like you. who thug, without a symptom of aflame, tomes forwatd to avow his infamy."—(The husband then dunk mat.) lividencewas then given to move that Mrs. King, the complain ant, who now wore so respeetaale an exterior, had been, in Let, a prowitute. The complainant wept, and admitted that her former course of :ife had not been strictly virtuous. hut she declared that since her marriage she had reformed. She had seen the defendant's husband who represented himself as a single man) in the company of her I usband. She had once met hint in her husband's absence, and ifsd taken a glass of wine with him, but she declared her innocence of the charge imputed to her, and prayed that she might not be abandoned to the fury of the defendant. end the females of the neighbourhood, who had all come forward to support her. The LORD MAYOR reprimanded the complainant- who, he said, could only atone for her early misconduct by her future good behaviour. At the Warne time, whatever the defendant had suf. rued from her worthless husband, she must not be allowed to take ~.unice in her own hand. ; nor was site. because she was virtuous, to let tome her fury without restraint. Ilia Lordship ordered the defendant to find sureties to keep the peace, and alto ordered the romplainant to enter into her own recognizance , foe the sante pur pose. CHARGE OF ROBBERY. Parr, the of f icer, Airs. Ford, the landlady, and the lad, who •acre charged with robbing a sailor, underwent a final examination. No additions, evidence was produced. Tne Lon D tIAVOa Raid, that although there was no doubt in Ins own mind as to the intentions of the partici+, vet on a full con sidevaPon of the whole of the legal evidence produced, lie did not. thit•k a Jury would convict upon it, the sailor being drunk at the time, and the offence, being capital, requiring the moat strict and !' ill evidence. His Lordship had heard nothing against the officer, futtw r than that lie was somewhat addicted to liquor, nor against thew lad, and he discharged all three; but lie told :qrs. Ford she was bound to recompense the sailor. The sailor said be had been offered his money back, provided lie h* cold not appear that morning ; but his lordship having taken the Lowreya in hand, he would do nothing without his advice. this Lordship commended the conduct of the Pallor, and re later& if he were not compensated, that Ford might be brought before hint again, PLURALITY OF WIVES. BOW-STIEET.--A man about fifty yeats of age, named Edwaril Jarvis, alias Edward Jarvis Tether, who is raid to be • member of the Wesleyan Methodist connexion, and whose ap pearance and language were quite in the Dr. Caliticcil style, ap peared before Hr. Halls and Sir Richard Birnie, charged with as saulting a young lady named Finlaysmi, which offence, however. merged into an accusation of a graver description, viz. that he bad inserted within the last few months not less than five wives ! Miss Finlayson was attended by a young lady, her sister, and she stated that she resided with her aunt, a lady possessing an in writ of between three and four hundred pounds per annum, who had been induced by the prisoner to many him, under the smash. ten that he was a widower, and a man in a respectable and exten sive way of business as a master-builder. Subsequent to the mar riage, it had been discovered that he had several wives living. one whom he had married only a fortnight before he mauled her amt. He had plundered her aunt of property to a considerable amount and absconded, and returned again a few nights ago to Larry off more property, when she (witness) interfered to prevent eurn, and he committed the assault of which AIM complained. Mr. II AL Ls said that the prisoner must find bail 'Or the assault. The young lady said, that in the course of the day she should have legal evidence present to prove a charge of bigamy against the tanner. Mr. lIALLS sad that in the mean time the prisoner should be Meted up, and when the evidence aimed he would go into an in eesigation of that charge. Shortly before the cruse of the Office the prisoner seas again put to the bar. He held a handkerchief tc his lace during the time of ;us examination. A gentleman, whom we understood attended professionally nn 'hr part of the young lathes. the Misses Finlayson, stated that lie mid -rearm to believe that in a few days six or seven marriages ',mild he proved to have taken place with the risoner to different ,adies, in the short space. of a twelvemonth. There was evidence pre- ent to prove two marriages within the space of about a month. :fr. HALLS observed, that the prisoner must he a most danger- J.ati sort of man amongst the fair sex, and expressed his readiness to hear the witnesses. . . . . . . The gentlemen said that in the year 1767, the prisoner married a wohein named Rachel Pearce, at St. Gturge's Church, Hanover. square, in the name of Edward Jarvis, a bachelor; slid that woman was 'till alive. In November last, he married a young woman who was living in a nobleman's family), who is now residing at Gravesend, at St. George's Hanover-square; and in the early part at the present yew ha marrnd a young lady, whom he understood ails now reading in Essex. On the hl of July last. the 1. ironer ruarrilkf• Miss Elizabeth Whitehurst, by liceace, at St. George's, Hanover-square. in the name of Edward Jarvis Tallest. widower, sod on the 3d of August, at St. Mary, Eenningtor,, he was mar. r.ed in the name of Edward Jamie, to Mrs. Hannah Gray, of 11,anItiPTI-tour. The fallowing letter which was found on the prisoner by the last wife, and intended by him to have been sent .e sonic other deluded female, was shown to the Alagistr a t e ; a nd ,s • the publication w 31 probably lead to id;acovery of the party who has suffered by the basentss of the unprincipled fellow, we give it publicity. "Camden Town, May 20. . 4 My dearest Ano,—l have just received orders to attend a fu. nerd to-morrow, to which I at first objected ; but being pressed hard by Mr. Cruttialey„ 1 could not with propriety refuse, parti cularly. as I am the only one he has acquainted with that solemn fluty. I can assure you, my dear Ann, it is • great disappoimment to me, as I have thought much of the pleasure I should have re teled, in a twofold degree—being, first, with her I hold dear, above every other object; and secondly. to have seen some of my old friends at Bexley. However, God's purpos.s must be accuse,- MANI, therefore let us be patient under them. I know your etwlness..my dear A , will excuse this unforseen occurrence. I shad expect to see ynu on your return, and believe me it will not be long before we shall take a journey, not only to the Crays but as far as Dover, when 1, hope, my &era., we anall he as happy as 1514:1 and wife can wish. God blew you mid yours. Make my mind respects to your mother and sister, and respectful compliments to all your friends. I conclude, my doer Ann. " Your sincerely affectionate " E. JAILVIS. " N.D. I shall expect you on Wednesday, if I mistake not." ?diva Elizabeth Vollitehurnt stwed that she kept a grocer's shop for many years at No. 23, Windmill.street, Tottenham-court-road, said a few months ago W 43 introduced h. the prisoner as a respects. ble builder and a widower. Ile appeared to be a Ober st ea dy roan, and warn reprmeated to her to lie doing an moronic business as s iiatt,:r-merch ant ; she consented to brown Ms wife. lie told her his moor was Edward .1. Tollasi, and that lie had a contract trona Lord Darnley to supply building materials. sh e w as possessed of an independent property, and tile prisoner urged his suit so Namely, that on July 3d she becams his wife. In a month or ameaboets afterwards he loft her for three days. Mtn Finlayaon—That three days he was living with my aunt, Laving married her on,the Ben Otiose three days. Vos funnel whfromoided, the she traced the priwirter, after he Anill.dasorted her, Y a hotiolinChureh-atreet, St. Giles's, whets the '• e " (14 0 D apprehended hilt. •"1 1 0 1 1nralad Otet 1M peiseher wee pat h% a fcmaie at the e - • house where he secured him. to whom he had contracted to be mar ried in a few days. r. IfArts said it 1/2 , 1 fortunate he was stopped in his career, or he might have added another unfortunate woman to the list of his victims. 11 isa Finlayson stoted that the prisoner received nearly 3001. from her aunt, Mrs. Hannah Gray, of Prospect-place, Camden-town, b:fore the marriage was consummated. The nianiage took place on the 10th of August ; the prisoner lived only three days with her aunt, and went away, cur ying with him articles of jewellery, ap parel, linen, Pm of considerable value. She had been at the trouble of getting certificates of three of the prisoner's marriages, which she produced. 3.1 r. HALLS said the prisoner should be remanded, and hr had no doubt there would be numerous othet charges against him, throVs the aid of the press. ASSAULT. John liadan washrought before Sir RICHARD BIREIE, on a charge of having ast.aulted his wile, of which a black salvage round her peeper was an eye-witness. Mrs. Ilanlan—l will not leave thi, place until justice be done me for the assault, aid must get a separation from you (turning to her husband.) Prisoner—Se,naration ! why, there is that already, I don't want you to come near me ever again. Sir 11. 111 NIE—I never take notice of words that pass between natives of Ireland, for I never find them sparing of that commo. dity ; but when it comes to blows I cannot pass It over. The pri. soncr must find bail. _ _ . They were then removed from the office, Mrs. Malan protesting agaiast being sent oft' without her gold ring and a separation. ROBBERY. Ilavrog-GaanEw.—Two Irish women, named O'Donnel and Cann*, were brought up by Wainwright, on susricion of stealing a silk shawl. The l a ndlady of the Half-moon public-house, in Portpooldane, said that the prisoners came to her bar last night and had a pint of porter, during which timeffnonnel asked permission to retire a few minutes, and on her return left the house, and Cunick took the re mainder of the porter into the tap-room. She (witness) went up into ber sleeping-room, and instantly missed a silk shawl; on coming down, she accused the wanton O'Dontiel, who had again joined her companion. of the robbery, which was strongly denien. Witness then sent for 'iVainwright, FEW gave them both in charge. Wainwright said, that on going to the Half-moon he found the two prisoners in the tap-room, and itnmedietely searched O'Donnel. but could not find the shawl, or any duplicate (he suspecting that she might have gone to pledge it). On turning to Cunick he was told by her companion that she was deaf iind dumb, and her mo tions seemed to corroborate the assertion. Being rather awake to such things, he did not care to believe it, and proceeded to search her. Witness left her in custody, and took O'Donsel to the watch house. On the road he asked her who her companion was, and how they came to be there together ? She told hint that they oth lived in Drury-lane. and that Cunick had asked her to come with her. " Asked you," said Wainwright. "why ahe's dumb!" " The devil a bit, any more than yourself, jewel; sure she can tip a bit of the blarney when she planes." After securing her, he returned for the dumb lady, who still retained her character ; and wrapping her in the blanket, took her out, and led her towards the watch-home, when suddenly she exclaimed, " Arc you the spalpeer. that 'II not allow me to get half a pint of beer before I go to the black-hole ?" This indulgence he granted, and then locked her up for the night. The dumb lady was now most vociferous in protestations of her innocence, as if making amends for her taciturnity last night; but Mr. Sergeant Belton not choosing to believe her, they were both re manded, and orders were given that inquiries shottld'be made at the neighbouring pawnbrokers. DESPERATE OUTRAGE. QUEEN-SQUARE:-- morning several individuals. de scribing themselves pastry-cooks and biscuit-bakers, appeared be. fore W. A. A. iVhite, Esq. and complained of a desperate outrage having been committed on their persons. In a few minutes, four fellows named S. Leak, J. Leak, J. Gould. and IV. Corn, labouring gardeners, were placed at the bar, when the following charge was made against them. It appeared that the complainants, about half-past twelve o'clock yesterday morning, were on their return front Brentford fair. When near Turnliam-green. the prisoners, in company with several others, instantly attacked them, by knocking a tea-tray off the head of 31r. liobley. a ho, on remonstrating, was struck down and !'eat most shamefully. On acme of his friends interfering they shared a similar fate, and one man in particular was beaten dreadfully ; he identified !Stephen Leak as one who struck hint with a large atone clenched in his fist on the mooth. After other winicases had been examinctl, who ticpos%l to the ill treatment they had received, the Magistrate fully committed S. Leak, J. Leak, and J. Gould, for trial. MaaYLE - tiowg.—Yesterdav James Tessey was brought up on a charge of assaulting Thomas Lister, baker. Lister stand, that about sic weeks ago the prisoner purchased some bread from him on credit, hut would not give his name, on pretence that he would pay in a few days. Witness continued to furnish him with bread on the same loose terms till about a fort night ago, when the prisoner discontinued his visits. Witness hav ing ascertained where he lived, called with his account, and said that he would not leave the honse till be shnuld get payment. Pri soner desired him to wait about an hour, until he returned, and that he would be raid. prisoner then went out, but did not return at the end of three hours. Vl'itness then became impatient, and threatened to sue him before a Magistrate. The prisoner's wife then gave the witness her shawl in security, and he went home. No sooner, however, had he sat down, than the door hell was rung, and the witness having gone and opened it, was saluted by a most violent blow from the prisoner. The prisoner, not being able to convince the Magistrate that the charge was talse, was ordered to find bail. BARBARITY IN A STEP-MOTHER. RL OHO 813`. r: ceeTiar;;; Ca;;;; :s47;cl gilder to his Majesty, of Lower James-street, and the Quadrant, applied to the Magistrate for protection for Samuel Price, a child in his 13th year, who was being perpetually beaten by his step-mother. Churlotic Price, the step-mother, was brought in, dressed in rather elegant mourning; the little sufferer was meanly dressed in dirty clothes, and his shoes tied to his ancles with tape; his back was very much bruised. lie stood upon a bench to elevate him, and cried a goad deal, but answered the questions put to him very distinctly, and showed sufficient knowledge of the sin of false sweating to have the oath administered to him. Mrs. Price, far from being affected at the seriousness of the charge, justified her conduct. Mr. Ferraro stated, that his workshop adjoins a large loft be longing to the house, No. 3, Bride-lane. !Nitwit*. Mr. Foster, and others of his neighbours had for several weeks been shocked at the frequent beatings of the little boy. lie was remarkably timid, never made any reply; and, indeed, he never saw a spaniel so obedient as the little fellow was ; the neighbours had frequently called to Mrs. Price to make her cease; she would often drive the boy into the empty loft, and then chase him from corner to corner, beating him all the while. She always took the opportunity uf leating him when his father was absent; she ti--s him, and colas him a—. She is a complete hypocrite; I after beating him, she will come to the door and begin her convert Ration by saying, what a bad boy he is, and how kind she is to him. Being drtetmined to detect her, he told one of his men to take a screw-driver, anti rentoie one uf the planks of the loft a little, that they might sec her in the act the next time. Last Thursday he and several of his men heard the boy at-seaming in the loft, sail, on peeping through the crack, saw her fur half an hour incessawly beating him over the bead with her hand. lle was not acquainted with the father or mother, but thought it his daty to apply to the Magistrates on the child's behalf, in the hope that the parish would take up the proseecution. Jane Hinton, servant to Mr. Ferraro, spoke of several instances she had seen the niutLer in-law beat the child, particularly yester day morning, when she knocked the boy down and trampled on Lim. Last %Wednestley she tied biro to the bed-post and beat him, at half-past nice; they being in an upper room, witnessed hallooed' , to her nut to brat the child. Martha Moore lives opposite. Last Monday the woman was beating die child front half-past seven to ball-past eight. On the Wednesday and last Tuesday she beat him so that she heard the knocks ; the chairs and tables rumbled as though he was hiding himself beneath them, front one to the other. The child said he could read a little; he went to a Sunday Pelvic) ? but did nat go to church. Tuesday morning his mother heat him with a palter across the arm; the day before that she beat Aim with a broom-handle; stunetimes she beat him with a thick curd ; his mother said she beat him for telling stones; he tried to . run away once, but had no where to go to; his own mother had been dead six or seven years; his father married that mother (the prisoner) the day after Laster Monday. %I hen called on for her defence, Mrs. Price wild she never did more than properly chastise the boy. he expressions Mr. Ferraro attributed to her she never uttered. The boy was a very bad one ; he stayed on his errands, and told falsities ; he occasioned a great many words by saying he taw the wife of one of his father's shop. mates walking with a strange man,witen the truth was she was in her company; he has even borrowed money in his father's name. She had not beat hini in the presence of his father, because he left her to chastise him ;he would not do it himself. Mr. Price could not suppose that the boy was to be encouraged in the way he had treated her ; she always treated him. well ; she had better clothing for hiM, and loved him as much as she loved herself. Instead of going to church when she wanted him he would play on the bed. It was net a poker that she beat him with on the atm, it was something like one. auy—Yes, mother, it was ; here's the black on my sleeve (show ing his sleeve with what appeared to be soot upon it). Mother—No it was not. Besides, you stopped a whole hour goitg an errand to Brewer -street, and locked me in the while. Boy... Father told me to lock you in when I came to him, and asked nig to hold the candle for him, and when I told him I had locked you in , . he said, " n ever m i n d h er. " Mr. Data—Nothing jtistilies such acts of cruelty as have been proved against yen. It is shocking. You must be detained for hail, and I shall sand fur the child's father. Later in the morning the father came ; lie was mom to hese hew his wife I'ad vetted the child ; he never heard any thing against him, or that lie was given to lying; he knew his wife to be of a very violent temper, and t'iat she would beat the boy wheu be was out ; she never bet t h in while he was at home. Mr. DYER made hint premise to take care of the child, if she got bald; otherwise she might recommence her brutality If he could not make that promise, the child must be given into the sate of the parish officers. Price tookthe child with him, promising to mike we of his i THE BRITISH PRESS. said he did not know whether his wife could get bail ; and b 7 manner did not appear to interest himself for her. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT. Thome Marrs, and Mary, his wife, were brought up is Parties to a robbery of notes to the amount of Val. by die servant of Mr. Smith, lilt, Regent -street. Mr. Smith stated that a servant of his, named Sarah Gordon, I had been in his service but three weeks, when she lett him clandes j tinely on a Monday night. The next day he discovered that she had robbed Captain Blaney, who lodged with hint, of 201. when she went up to make the beds ; the notes were under the bed. Ile had traced the nott a by the numbers, and found where two 101. notes had been changed,-one by die female prisoner, and another by an old lady, who was present. The girl was gone to Bristol, u ap peared by a letter the witness had received on Tuesday. On the • day the girl went away the male prisoner carried her box from his house to where the prisoners lodged. Mares said his wife mangles for a laundress to one of the lodgers When he went to carry home the basket for his wife, Mr. Smith's servant asked hen if her husband would carry her box. Ile thought lie might as well earn a shilling, as lie was out of work, and did. On the way he called et Mrs. Lawless's, the sister-in-law of Got. don, who changed the first 101. note. The woman said, Gordon told her that her master had paid het, and she wanted to come away, if her husband would carry her box, as she was going in the country next day. Gorton came to her place; had supper, and breaktast, and desired her to get change for a 101. note. Gordon made her a present of I/. for her trouble. 111 r. DVE a remarked it was a very suspicious thing to receive so large a sum as one pound for supper. Mrs. Lawless, an hcnest old woman, said she had been ac quainted with Gordon some tittle. Tao or three days before die man called with the trunk Gordon was not able to pay her two shillings she owed. She came to her house, and told witness to get change for a 101, note, which witness slid by paying 14s. that she owed. Gordon took thel odd money, and left Si. in her hands, to be sent after her if she wanted it, or to keep it till she returned. She then pulled out more notes. Witness felt alarmed that Gor don had been doing wrong, and asked her where she got them. 'The other said, Don't ask me; I mold have three times as much If I wanted. lam going to Ireland." She said she had left her place because she had been impropetly treated. Witness did not know what had become of her till she received a letter stating her to be at Bristol. The note she changed was traced to her by Salmon. the officer ; and fearful that harm should corns to her, she gave him the 51. Gordon had left with her, and made up another 51. to restore the 101. Sir. Byrn to Mrs. Lawless—You have done credit both to your honour and feelings. It was most discreditable to those who took your money. I will take care it shall be returned to you. Mares and his site were ordered to he detained. Capt. Blaney is at Margate. A warrant was issued for the apprehension of Got dou.--The use stands over for another hearing. ASSAULT. _ - - - UNION-manHALL.—Yesterday a - nameti Scott was brought be. fore the presiding Magistrate, M. SWANEY, Esq., charged with having violently assaulted James Lee Wilson and his wife. The complainant, who is labouring under illness, stated that on the previous evening, as he was proceeding over Blackfriars-bridge, accotnpanied by his wife, the prisoner, whom be never beheld be. fore, met them, and without the slightest provocation struck the complainant a violent blow in the face that knocked him down. Being in a v ry weakly state of health he was unable to rise off the ground in order to pursue the fellow that had committed the outrage; his wife, however, followed, and seizing the offender by the collar, for the purpose of giving him in charge, he cowardly turned round and struck her several times with his fists. Mrs. Wilson corroborated her husband's statement of the out. rageous conduct of the defendant, who received no provocation on the occasion. Defendant —" Your Itiorthip, I was drunk at the time, or I slionld not have insulted them." Mr. SIVADEY—four admission of having been intoxicated does not palliate the offence ; you attacked a poor man in the first in stance, who was unable in consequence of Piness to resist you, and then in a most unmanly manner assaulted his wife for endearouring to secure you. The complaining party interceded for the defendant, as they as certained lie had a wife and children dependent on his exertions for their support. The Magistrate observed that it was an aggravated instance of assault, that in Isis opinion should not be compromised ; however, as such a proceeding was suggested, it rested with the complainants whether they would prosecute or not. He should, notwithstanding their determination, fine the defendant ss. for being drunk. Th parties then withdrew, and amicably arranged the assault among themselves. • A man named Davis, a native of Walcs, was charged with as saulting and threatening the life of his w fr. The complainant's face and arms exhibited the marks of severe punishment. She stated that her husband was in the habit of getting drunk almost every night, and beating her on those °ses sions. She had put up with his ill-treatment for the last fifteen years, but his brutal condom towards her increased with his years ; and site was convinced he would be the death of her at last, if lie was not punished. The poor woman then described the last occasion on which she had been assaulted by her husband. It appeared, that on the preceding night lie had returned home in a state of intoxication, and on entering the room where his wife was lying in bed, he dragged her out of It, kicked her, and lastly heat her with the poker, declaring that the instrument should silence her fur ever before many days elapsed. The defendant, in reply to the charge, in a Welsh dialect almost unintelligible, declared that his wife was the aggressor on all occa. sions. She was equally as fond of a drop as himself, but he could not give her the credit of being so quiet in her cups as himself, for when she got into her tantrums, lie was obliged to stand aloof—:the glasses, cups, saucers, nay, whatever was within her mach, were flung at his head. Witnesses, however, were called, who proved that the defendant behaved in a very barbarous manner towards his wife, and be was therefore held to bail to answer the charge at the Sessions. Three Irishmen of the names of Sullivan, Dmiovan, and Scott, were brought up, charged by Mrs. Wright, wife of James Wright, with stealing a pewter pot, the property of her husband, last night. AIAOISTR ATE—What is the value of the pot Complainant—Four shillings. Sullivan, who appeared to be the principal delinquent, said lie offered to pay for the pot; they were all in liquor, and had a lark; they did not mean to steel the pot, but to carry it back again ; however, they . completely rendered the pot of no use by squatting and battering it against the wall, and making a hole in it. They were fined 4s. and ordered to pay 2s. more for the warrant, and ls. fur their discharge. FALSE CHARGE OF FELONY. Towle-HALL.—Two respectable looking females, named flaky, were brought before the sitting Alderman, an an alleged charge of felony. The complainant, a Mrs. Morris, stated, that the prisoners were in her employment as seamstresses. Site went out on the pre vious day, and on her return discovered that her box, containing a 51. note, end eighteen sovereigns, had been broken open, and all taken except sixteen sovereigns. She, however, admitted that she had not accused the prisoners of the Wisely until the follow. ing day. The ALDERMAN having ascertained that the contplainant was in great poverty previous to the charge, and that the case was " got up,' merely for the purpose of imposing on her landlady, to whom she owed a quarter's rent, the prisoners were discharged, both of them vehemently asserting that there was not the slightest founda tion for the charge. The complainant was severely reprimanded for having recourse to such an expedient to impose on her landlady. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Sin—Observing a statement in your Paper of an application made on Saturday last st Marlbomugh-street office. by Mr. Searle, of Surrepstreet, Strand, in behalf of Colonel Archdall, for the livery worn by the youth Frederick Withen, I have, in justice to my brother's character, to request that you will state in your Journal that ht, is not wearing the livery of the Colonel ; for the whole of the clothes, and other things belonging to him, were delivered to the landlady, Mrs. Taylor. at the house, 31, South Audley-street, the day after his committal, excepting one suit of plain clothes, which he will detain until such time as the Colonel may think proper to cause his salary to be paid to him : but to wear the livery would be a disgrace to his character. The watch lam witness was given to him. I hope7and trust that you will Insert this in your Journvl, as it Is the only means I haveof clearing tbecharacter of a much-injurcd youth. I am, Sir, with due respect, your humble Servant, 256, High Holborn. lionarto 1I rumen. Since the paragraph appeared in our paper, stating a poor pitman at Painaher Colliery to be the heir male and lineal descendant of the last Earl of Perth, two letters have been published, one in the Durham Advertiser, represent ing an officiating clergyman at a Catholic chapel in Moor fields, London, as the heir; and another in the Berwick Advertiser, stating that a Capt. Diummond laid claim to this honour many years ago, and had it allowed by his Majesty, that the present Lady Gwydir is his descenda•t, and well deserves the immense estates of which she is the possessor. Of the first letter we shall only observe, that it is very improbable that a man, with the frie;ids a Catholic minister may be reasonably supposed to have, should not have succeeded—should not even have preferred his claim if lie had any title to show. With regard to the second letter, we would say, that if the late King did wrong, that is no reason why the present should not do right. The amiable character of the possessor of the estates is no an swer to the claim of the rightful owner. We ere still of CORO.VER'S INQUEST'. CHA ROE OF MURDER. Yesterday, an inquest was taken at the llog-in-Armour public house, Great Saffron-11111, before Thomas Stirling, Esq. Coroner for Middlesex, and a highly respectable Jury, to inquire into the death of Anne Perry, otnerwise Ambrose, who was tound dead at the house, No. 4, Lily-meet, on Tuesday morning, and who, from certain marks of violence traced on the body, was supposed to hare been murdered by a Man, minted John Ambrose, a shoemaker, with whom deceased has cohabited for a considerable time. Several witnesses were in attendance, and the whole neighbour hood, which is chiefly inhabited by the lower older; of the Irish, Italian linage-makers, Jew clothes-dealers, and cosier-mongers, has bccn in a strong state of excitement, ever since the discovery took place. The police arc in pursuit of Ambrose, who absconded ftotn his lodgings un Tuesday morning, but though he was traced to Kentish -town, on the evening of that day, the officers were too late to elect his apprehension, as he had lett that pluce about an hour before their arrival. After the Jury were empanelled they proceeded to view the body, which exhibited a shocking spectacle, and the stench proceeding from it was intolerable. Charles Thomas, a bookbinder, lives at the house, No. 4, Lily. street, in the room adjoining to the one occupied by the el. ceased and a shoemaker, named John Ambrose, who cohabited together as man and wife. On Saturday night, witness came home about half-past ten o'clock, and went to bed ; beard Ambrose and de. ceased quarrelling, which, however, was by no means uncommon with them. Ambrose made use of several foul and abusive epithets to deceased, and told her she might go home to her brother, and never come back to hint again. There was then a push or a blow given, which was repeated at intervals several times. Witness heard deceased bay to Ainbrote, " Vett have got a good dinner for to-morrow, Lut I suppose you wish to get your woman home to cook it for you." Ambrose then either struck or pushed deceased again, and she appeared to fall against the door, after which she did not speak any more. Am brose had been in the habit of talking to himself, and he continued doing so for about half an hour, and then seemed to have gone to bed. NI - itness presumed, from deceased not having made any reply, that she was stunned by the fall. About half-past six o'clock in the morning, witness heard Ambrose talking to him. pelf in the next room, but no reply was made to him by his wife. Ambrose went out soon after. At ten o'clock, witness asked the woman of the house if she had seen Mrs. Ambrose, and was answered in the negative. Witness then mentioned that ho had heard them quarrelling, and as be was aware that the deceased had once before quitted Ambrose to go to her brother's, he concluded that she had done so on the present occasion. NVitness went out, and at his return !nite, about eight o'clock the same evening, the landlady (Ilre. Jay) told him that Ambrose hat come home quite drunk, and that he was gone up stairs to his room. Witness heard hint during the night, but had not seen him since. When Am. brose went out on Monday momiug be locked the door, and ap peared to be communing within himself as to where he should go; and on going down the stairs, witness heard him say, "I shall go over the water." The room was always locked from the Saturday, and Ambrose sedulously avoided admitting any person into it. On Tuesday morning, as witness lay in bed, he heard one of the first-floor lodgers, a man named Roberson, come up stairs ; and being joined by Jay, the landlord of the house, they went into the room, and witness heard Robertson say. " Oh, my Ood ! here lies the unfortunate woman, murdered." Wiutess got out of bed, and went into the room, where he saw dectaaed lying on the floor, against the wall. There was a good dent of congealed blood on the floor, which had trickled from the left ear, as she reclined on that side. The body was concealed by some chairs,drawn in a line between the window, and a piece of cauvasa or a sack was so placed on the backs of die chairs as effectually to screen it from the observation of die persons in the opposite bowie. There were several bruises about the head, and a wound in the fleshy part of the left arm, somewhat about the size of a walnut ; it seemed as though it had been torn or bitten out, but no blood had issued therefrom. Wit ness had frequently heard Ambrose and his wile quarrelling before, and was not surprised at her absence, as he remembered Ice having left him before for a couple of days, during which time Ambrose had cohabited with another woman ; but when deceased came hack, that won.an said to Ambrose, " If this woman is really your wife, I shall stay with y‘su no longer," and she went away. Witness ac compani. d Head, sen. the chief peace-ollieer of Batton-garden police-office, into the room nn Tuesday, and they examin e d the tire-irons an dl the tools that Ambrose used in his trade, but :here were no traces of blood upon them. There were a few spots on the wail and on the lied-clothes. Deceased was very much uddicted to drinking in general, but he could , not say that ;he was intoxicated on Saturday night. She was about fifty years old, Ambrose be tween sixty and seventy. The latter frequently upbraided deceased lisr her propensity to drinking, being rather a sober man himself The deceased never called out for assistance during the disturbance'. Robertson, bookbinder, lives on the first floor, i time dintely under the room oc:upied by Ambrose and the deceased. Came home from his work at nine o'clock on Saturday evening, and went to bed in about half an hour after: heard no disturbance during the night iu the room above. In consequence of a conversa tion that he had with the last witness (Thomas) end the landlord (Jay) he suspected that all was not right, and when he saw Am brose about ten o'clock on Sunday morning, he naked him where his wile was. The reply was, that she had not been home all night, and he (Ambrose) concluded that she had gone to her brother's. Witness made an excuse, in order to ascertain whether the woman was really out, and Rent his son up to get a flat iron, that deceased had borrowed through the week, but Ambrose shot the door in the boy's face, and brought the iron down stairs When he did so, witness repeated the question to him, and received the same answer. lie then asked witness to purchase the dinner he had pro vided, some pork and French beans, as he should not want them ; which being declined, Ambrose threw the beans on the drawers, saying, that witness was welcome to them, if he chose to accept them, as he was going out for the day. On Sunday night he cattle home very drunk, and went to his mom. Next morning witness heard a noise as if some person was cleaning or scraping the floor he did not see Ambrose the whole of that day, but his suspicions being strengthened, he revolved to try and get into the room on Tuesday morning, and having got up early for the purpose of go ing nut to his work, he wcnt up stairs, and putting his hand against the door, lie found it open, the bolt being shot, but not within the staple; on looking into the room, he saw the deceased's bonnet and shawl hanging up, but not seeing her, he conceived that she was concealed in the cupboard, and calling up the landlord of the house, they both went into the room, and found the body behind the chairs as already described. The blood which flowed from the head had penetrated through the floor, and stained the ceiling of witness's room immediately under the place where the body was found. bbe appeared to have been dead a considerable time. Air. John Shepherd, of No. 24, Hatton-garden, surgeon, was called to examine the body of the deceased on Tuesday. The head was very much bruised externally ; both the temples and the back part of the skull exhibited marks of violence ; the neck and chest, and almost every other part of the body, displayed frightful evidence of ill usage ; some of the bruises were old, and others were snore recently inflicted. There WAS a wound in the lett arm of an oval shape, the flesh being completely scraped out, which there could be no doubt had been made after death, no blood hay ing followed, and it is supposed that it had been gnawed by rats or other vermin. The head, when opened, exhibited innumerable marks of bruises, but no fracture of the bone had taken place ; a large quantity of blood was lodged between the scalp and the pertcranium, on the membrane that adheres to the bone et the head, and in the interior exuavasated blood was likewise found in con siderable quantities. Finding sufficient cause to account far her death, no examination of the chest was madeoltough there were several marks of violence about it. The rupture of the blood-vessel was certainly produced either by the infliction of some severe blows, or by concussion from a fall agait•.st some hard substance; the in. strument employed must have been a Wont one, as there was no external cut, and from the state of the li.tad and face, it was pro bable, that after the wretched woman bad fallen on the floor. she had been beaten with a clenched fist, until life was destroyed, as no single blow or fall could have reduced the head to such a con. tused state. Mr. Henry Milburne, surgeon, corroborated dm previous state ment. Sarah Jay, the woman who keeps the house, SAW deceased, about six o'clock on Saturday night, thr the last time; she was then sober. tWitness sleeps in the lower part of the house, anti did not hear any disturbance during the night; saw Ambrose on Sunday, a short time before dinner hour, and asked him where his wife was, as she (witness) had heard of a cursing that would suit her. Ambrose said he supposed she was gone to het brother's, as she had not been home all night. About an hour after, he came down stairs, and asked witness if she had seen his wite since ? Witness said she had not ; saw him again the same night, when he brought down a geranium whizh he said he was going to give to a friend ; saw him on Monday about one o'clock, when he again inquired for his wife ; at flee the same evening, he repeated the same question, anti being told that the deceased had not been seen since S,:turday night by any person in the house, lie said, " I)—n her, she shall never come back to me again." He then went out. Ambrose had been in the constant practice of beating the deceased. The CORONER, in summing up, told the Jury, that if they could find any palliative circumstance on the part of the ac cused, or any appearance of force opposed to force, they would be justified in returning a verdict of Manslaughter, but according to the evidence, it appeared that no such plea could be adduced; on the contrary, the unhappy woman appeared to have uncom. plainingly submitted to the violence that had been employed against her. The Jury. upon a few minutes deliberwion, returned a verdict of—" Willed Murder" against John Ambrose. lOn Saturday last a little girl named Castles, whose pa rents reside at Bermondsey, mct with her death in consequence of drinkiNg a small portion of vitriol. The mother, it appeared. had ' .41 the v . ' in question for the purpose of She had been using it in the .led nut of the room, she left the absence, the deceased took up burning liquid, and putting it to Its The distraeted parent, on her ...ed her child in dreadful agony, ascertained the cause of ft, the poor of which it bad drank the was of ao avail, and the • ' - - -- --- ---- v. .. ' v ..15 ‘ ...... vv " ..r. ." .2"'11"" or porches - ell the rhiiii on the morning in opinion that the poor pitman is the lineal descendant—lt is polighieg tip some o the lire-places. h possible we may b e mista k en , b ut a t any rate newspaper p ar l our and barial a boen hastily illed f controversy is not the w a y to settl e who h as th e b es t tit l e ch il d am' d the mother 's abse to the Earldom o f P ert h. W e are h appy to a dd, t h at every the "P lauds etirtitiaed the horning li tooth swolleind off gra cootests. Ti exertion is making to awaken the sympathy of the public, ill „, 'b at e go dhe iseau.. diwesseed her in order that by subscriptions this friendless minor may b e lying on dm rises Asti mai issarrah‘ed enabled to assert his claims and have them established, if little swilrout i cttrawswart out i they should be shown to be founded ba jusice,n m e vitriol.. AI AIN weld do • ' . -' • • 1644 dal saaa aftlitardie 4 , ' .Ai ' .1. . 4 ' ' •••• , • ' ': t:1 f-: ...... 3 . 1 i 1 ' • STATE OF TRADE. Among the symptoms of general improvement in tral e may be noticed the favourable change which has E ittl , taken place in the d eman d f or co l on i a l produce, and trial:, of the most imp ortant art i c l es o f foreign merchaudii; During the panic, and the worst part o f t h e subscquent stagnation of busines s , t h ese art i c l es were almost unsaleable at any price ; and to obtain advan ces o f money upon them ' wass quite impracticable. The s t oc k s , too, generally speak ing, were very heavy ; consequent l y, as l ong as the demand continued so greatly reduced, the merc h ants had no t a it means of making purchases of goo d s to supply even the re gpuorlatrarceonasiuwmaypstipoanitoilf.odriosein m ar kets, ilri tishanuf macturrd goods, whose arti c l es of ex. The relief, however, which merchants are now exp e . ' riencing by an augmented sale, and somewhat imprint.'" prices for their produce, will, it cannot be doubted, e long, create a revival of demand f or t h e various classws ore f our manufactures. The customary interchange of commo dities, which has of late been so greatly interrupted, will gradually be resumed, and a regular and moderately profit. able business, we trust, succeed to Il se l ong and severe period of suffe ring which the commercial interest has tin. dergone. In speaking of the state of trade her:• during the past week, it certainly appears to us that s•iiiie of our contieru. poraries, and of the Landon Papers, have attributed a greater effect to the permisaion to Import foreign o ats. than facts will justify. That there were more sales effi erc l last week than before, is, we believe, certain ; b ot . 1,, a number of weeks past business has been increasing, and it was still expected to increase. We much dottht, i n poi, of fact, whether the late proclamation has yet caused sty additional pnrchasing of goods. If it has, it is a 'pm. lative purchasing, and, we fear, will turn out not to b e a prudent one. That to give us a fixed and settled imports. tion of foreign corn would produce a vast addition to the demand fur our manufactures we have no doubt —that the limited right of importation now conceded will be very advantageous we are also perfectly convinced ; but this vantage may be much counteracted, if extensive, pre. mature, and ill-advised speculations are entered into on tbo contingency of its effects.—alfamckester Mercury, Sept. lY • DREADFUL SHIPWRECK, AND LOSS OF TWENTY FOUR LIVES; OFF THE COAST OF REDCAR. [from the York C — unroof., &pt. ISA ft Is our painful duty to have to record more distressing wants of shipwreck, near this fatal shore, than on any other part of the Yorksaire coast. The following are the particulars of the dreadful scene which occurred here on Wednesday last : The Eel, a Greenland vessel, bound to Whitby, came on shore, during a tremendous gale of wind, about eleven o'clock at night, nearly a mile from Hellcat., end adjoining to Marsh. The was promptly obtained from ltedcar, anu several individuals, at the imminent danger of their own lives, fearlessly hastened on board, and put off towards .the vessel, with the hopes of thus saving some of their fellow-creatures from a watery grave; but, after many fruitless attempts to gain the vessel, in which they were as fre. timutly driven back by the boisterous billows, and not having suf. hcient hands on beard to manage the boat, they were reluctantly compelled to give up the hope of affording the wretched crew any assistance from that source. The ill-fated vessel kept beating against the rocks, &c. until nearly five o'clock the next morning, when she parted completely in two, and the crew, consisting of 27 persons, were instantly precipitated into the foaming deep. Twenty three of these unhappy beings soon found a watery grave. Toe Captain, and three of the sailors, were washed on shore ; ever, at. tention was paid to them, and the sailors moon recovered, but the Captain, on arriving within a few yards of the shore, w as s o severe l y struck b y a lug of timber, which had floated from the wreck, that on being taken up on the beach, lite was found extinct. The Esk had on board fifty tuna of oil, seal.skins, &c. Ste. Se. veral of the casks coniaiaing oil have floated on shore, and the yes eel is now a complete wreck. ALUM ET& LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, SEPT. 12. In consequence of the Order in Council relative to the admissloa ' of certain grain for home consumption, which threw the trade into consternation last week, Oats were sold up to Saturday last at Is. to Is. 2tl. per 45 lb. lower than previous to the Order being known. Wheat was also dull at a decline of lid. per 70 lb. We had a gad attendance to-2..7 at our market, and a good demand for Our, which recovered a little of the decline, and extensive sales were made to the trade and also speculators ; also a fair demand ter Wheat, which recovered a little of the depression of ►ast week. Oatmeal is 31. a 3s. per load lower than Tuesday last. Toe demand or Wheat on bond is small, and without alteration in price. COAL MARKET, Sip l3. Ships at Market nips Sold. Prier. 7li Noweatle ............ . 37i 21 Sunderlaud .......,.. Ud to 3t ud MEETINGS UP CREDITORS. LONDON LIST.—(From the London Gazette.] A 7 SUL COURT OP CoOMISSIONORS OF BANORUFTS. STREET, ON , ATURDAT K. COlbrOn, B. Brighton, timber-merchant, special offal ........ II Dauncoy, Cateatori-street, commission agent, composition Buckley, S. Union-street, Bishopsgate, tea.dealer, Ist exam. 10 Moore. 11. Cross-street, Islington, grocer, enlarged, 3d exam......, Parmer and Richardson. Liverpool and Dublin, merchants, Ist ex II Shepherd, T. Claremont-row, merchant, adj. last exam l4 COUNTRY LIST. Clarke, P. Manchester, grocer, Strr, Manchester, ..... Fidler, H. Norbury, Innkeeper, White's, Manchester, 2d exam..... o:eed, J. HatrkMury, draper, Comm. Rooms, Bristol, 2d exam.— Hooper,...A. Worcester, Innkeeper, Messrs. Parker, Worcester, ape- vial nitalrs ....... ... ....... ......... ..... ........... — linpktuson, T. Ashton-under-Line. oilman, Sessions Hoo3t, IValte neld, 2d exam. Marriott, C. Manchester, cotton-opinner, Bear, Manchester, 2d ex Old, J. Bridgewater , in nkeeper, Crown, Bridgewater. execution I Parker, C. Bristol, tailor, Comm. Rooms, Briktal, die. ..... PoLIM, J. Manchester and Stockport, grocer, Star, Manchester, fur _ ther dividend .... .... . . - 13 Smith, W. Leicester, wheelwright, Hutel, Birmingham, 2d exam... 11 Wilkinson, J. Sculcucts, merchant, Dug and Duck, Kingstoc, hnal dividend .. Williams, T. W. Nurthwich, bznaer, Crown, Northwich, div. debts I; DREADFUL ACCIDENT.-It this day falls to our lot to relate one of the most melancholy accidents we ever re corded. On Sunday last, as a respectable man relined Court, landlord of the Bull, at Adisham, (accempaLied by his wife and sister) was journeying to this city, in a one horse chaise; when he had reached Guttridge-bottorn, near Canterbury, the horse shyed, and instantly com:nenced kicking violently. In order to preserve his female compa nions from injury, Mr. Court alighted, and the horse, find ing himself released from the pressure of the rein, galloped off at full speed, drawing and kicking the driver, in conse quence of his having become entangled with the harness, until he reached the turnpike gate: during which Mrs. and Miss C. were clinging to the binder part of the chaise. Mr. C. was taken up as soon as some persons had collected on the spot ; when it was found that the animal had ktckd his face, from the chin, carrying away the entire 'part of his from the bridge, and rendering terrible object. His hotly was also severely injured.--Ile was conveyed ta , the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, with little hope o f recovery ; and, even should he survive, his appearance cannot but excite the most heartfelt sympathy. We hear the horse was a borrowed one, and that Mr. Court was repeatedly cautioned relative to his vicious propensities.-- Kentish Chronicle. BIRTHS. On the 11th inst. in Delgrave-place, the wife of John Wal,.t. Esq. of Symonds Inn, of a daughter. On the 9th inst. in Charter House-square, the lady of du Rev. A. Irvine, of a tienghtcr. MARRIED. On Tuesday, the 12th inst. at Marylebone church, Lieutenant. Colonel Lautour, C.B. and Knight of the Guelphic Order, to Lie Cameron Barclay limes, eldest daughter of John loots, Esq. of Cowie, N.B. On the II th inst. T. Herbert Noyes, Esq. to Mari Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Joseph Halsey, Esq. of Caddaden Park, Herts. On the 11th inst. at Kensington church, J. H. Ansley, Esq. lc" Miss Catherine Ansley, the third daughter of the late Horatio Martelli, Esq. At Parkhill, on the 7th init. Francis Gordon, Esq. of Kincardine. to Miss Isabella Gordon, third daughter of Lieut.-General Ma Gordon, Curving Scene, of ritlurg and Dyce. On the II th ult. at Hs hose, Bath-row, Peckham, Mr. Peter Dsrie, late of Ball-alley, Lombard-rtnet, in his 65th year. On the ileit inst. at Chapel-street, Pentooville, Silas Ilatherway, Eaq. aged 75. On the 11 . . h inst. at her house, in the Grove, Heaney, in the 81 " year of her age, Mrs. Sarah Anthony, widow of the late 3fr, mud Anthony, of Oundle, Northamptonahlre. On the 6th inst. at the Rev. Robert Stevens* South Pethereetn. Cornwall, Catherine, eldest daughter of J. S. Ward, Eaq. et Bru ton, Sentence. HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BRIDGE,. aloening •• .. .. 26 m 116,10166 121 finning_ ...... 61 m in, oft It