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I lipaciat by sea, is almost to the full es preposterous. A pretty fleet truly is this Egyptian Viceroy's, so often beaten by the Greeks, and so damaged by the ignorance of hit'Own naval service, to venture from the Straits of Babel wandel to Calicin !—to cross from the entrance of the Red :tea tq the shores of southern India, in contempt of the British power, and in defiance of' its cruisers ; setting tside too the extreme probabilities of its foundering mid- Way ! So much for the physical impediments to all or any of these descents upon our possissions in the East. But those of a meral nature, while they are much more evident, and would much more decidedly cause their failure, may be summed up in very few words indeed. However large may be the deductions to be made on account of oc casional instances of On ;session, or misgovernment, or el-- rots:ono fulicy, on cur own parts, the fact is, that native interests are too di.erly and extensively involved and inter mixed with British interests, and the general system of our government is much too popular in India (where there must be some paramount and controlling powcr esta hlishrl, di.l we ever withdraw our own), not to render the great I/1371 of our tributary states, and of our Mttliam. Medan eson, as well as 'Ludo° suniects, entirely ietlis yeseil to our deposition or removal. Nothing can be niece ; less or general than the error which prevails on this head among our Continental neighbours; and as this has been Most admirably exposed and refuted by M. Baptiste Say, in his eelebrated Essoi llistorique sus les Pro :fres et lea Ilrsultats probates de la Sou:Train:lr des An leis a • uxlodes, I cannot do better than quote, in conclusion, a few remarkable passages from that work. M.Say's essay commences thus :—" On me parait assez gencralenteut dans Possess stir le continent," &c. "It seems to inc that the inhabitants of the Continent of Europe entertain very generally the most erroneous notions respecting the sovereignty of the English in India." . . " it appears to be firmly believed that this dominion is the principal itturc:y from which the English nation derives its upulenee. Even those Governments, which must be so much interested to entertain none but accurate notions upon narrations of pelnical economy, participate, on this subject, :n the opinions of the vulgar. They really persuade them selves that the people of India groan beneath the yoke of Great Britain ; and that, in order to overturn so odious and precarious a power, it were sufficient for some other State to show itself" in force "in that country. Bonaparte wanted to deliver her by marching to her rescue by way EgYpt,* and the Cabinet of St . Pe tershurgli has twenty trines entertained the project of reaching Rengal from the shores of the Caspian. I should esteem myself happy could I destroy these illusions." . . . " Tim British administration of those vast countries seems to have at nuired a new character. It has begun to pro.ect property : _ins:ice is equitably a dministered in all those provinces im mediately under the British rule; and appeals to the supe :tor Courts having been renders 1 easie r, the Rajahs and tributary Princes have been co:npelled to observe some thing like equity in their proceedings. An European peliae, repression of crimes, and trial by jury, have gra daally been introduced. The English have absolutely renounced all pretensions to meddle with the preju. dices of the Hindoos," &c " The Ilindoos still remain what they were sunder Aurung zebe, and probably are more numerous and industrious. might, therefore, be masters of their own country, did they choose to he so. That are forty-five thousand r teen , absorbed bra population of (more than) ;0,000,000 ?" " Should setae foreign prince or usurper cause himself to be followed, through force or persuasion, by a certain num ber of partisans, those partisans would hall fewer means of resisting the British forces and intrigues than those princes who governed the country before the English, and who, nevertheless, were constrained to give way 'before the superiority of European tactics and English policy. E yen an Ear ()mud arum would appear under great disadvantages in India. it would Nor, as has bees pretended, find a people enraged against its rulers to second that army's liforts. The enemies the English had to contend with were rather the princes than the people of India; and there arc no longer any independent princes. An European army could my be sent there by land ; and let the slowness, expenses, and loss, which must necessarily attend the march of an army for such a distance, be reckoned! Without counting up the nations it would have to combat on the way, what men, hones, and artillery, would there not be lost in burn. :rig sands, impassable marshes, bridgeless rivers, to attack, on its arrival, a well-established power, defended by an limy of 100,000 men, armed in the European manner, and in a condition to receive by sea all such reinforcements and ammunition as it might stand in need of !" BnITA S NICUS. • Wnh great submission to N. u Say, it seems quite incredible t so clever a man.—whateve r he might have given out to deceive the infatusted French Direnory,--sbould really have ever con tain/Algid die invasion of India! SIIIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL, AVEDXFSDAY, A t:c liar 2. Arrived the Isaac Hicks, Morson, from Chsticaton ' sailed Gib of July ; Horatio, Sparks. from Quebec, sailed GM ofJuly ; and Cahn. Thompson. from Guernsey. The Thomas Parsons, Bragg, and Hero, Fullartun, from Li verpool, have arrived at Quebec. The Elizabeth. Athenian; General Bolivar, Atkinson, and Eleanor, from Lirerpotil, have arrived at Quebec. The William Dawson,:llutchinson, from Portsmouth, has ar -rived at ,Quebec. Sailed August 2.—The George the Fourth, Joy, for Genoa; John„'Bowden, for Gibraltar ; Mary, Simina, for Miramiehi; Lark, liyinm, for Newlbundland ; Samuel Wright, Riley, for Ports mouth, New Hampshire; Edward, Chase, for Providence, Rhode &PO ^ . Nutlike% for Smyrna ; tlybille, Macklin, for Arch angel: Ann, Heath. for Bath, A. ti.; Malkin, for .1:Hoore ; Saguina, Cumming. for Hamburgh ; Lancashire Witch, Neal, for Llshim ; Marla. Bove, for fletsina; Three Sisters, Maim. 'far Illiramichit Alliaure, Tulloch, for Newfotindland ; Gefaly, Gana, for New York ; Dido. West, kr Philadelphia ; Marion, Graalvrio, for Portsmouth, New Hampshire ; Henry Arnet, Haled, for Richibucto ; Emelie. Remelt, for Stettin ; Tally Ho, Fiaiset, for Virginia ; Sisters, Mackin, tor Miramiclii Kingston. Dempsey., far Minim kid ; Pacific, Crocker, for New York t Bel :goo, Ritchie, for Quebec. - CUSTOMHOUSE. Allem*? 2. SHIT, ENTWIED law/tm—Friends, Power, and Hope, Pao, from Harlingen ; Flora, Klok, from Rotterdam ; Frau 31aria, ;.alle. from Rostock ; Belfast, Evans. from Rotterdam ; Ilarton, t ;swat& from Stettin ; Litona. Jaffrey. from Tenerife; Alex ander Brandt, Wilde r/om Yabrsund ; Aurora, WA, front A, Arendshl ; James and Ann, Mackerel, from Stand,tate Creek ; Nimble, Shepherd, frefEr — tigalreashargh ; Wasleys, Tindall, from Pcterelnirgh ; llanhdl, Marshalt, front Memel; Diana, *Stele, from Finilcn Argue, Pain, from Hamburgh; Jooge wailers, from Uhent; Commerce., Golder, from Rotterdam ; Harriett, Page, from (intend; De Goede Verw 'sting, Drem, from t msterdem ; Snareabtook, Hart, from Newburgh; Prince Frederick, Hart. from Itottetdarn. far estwDOUTWAßM—golonist „ Smith, for Madeira and Bar. bodoes ; British Untie, Power, for 31arseilles; Sir Edward Banks, Howlett for Ilemburgh ; Thames, Atlierden, for Rotterdam; 'Traveller, Anderson, for Grand Canary; Themir, Frobst, for Bremen ; Rarelar. Ferrier. fur Jamaica ; Lisbon Packet, Prowse, for St. John'. Newfoundland ; Elizabeth, Winter, for Dublin ; S.iaarmah, Gb:ppiron, for 'Feneriffe, Cape of flood Hope, and :Astititius; and Magnet, Todd, fur Teneriffe and New South Welts. flt.EasEu °I:TWA nui—Glory, Frost, for Rotterdam; Sapian, /larder. 1.. r Trocriffr, Madras, and Calcutta ; Peace. Frenkland, for 510.4%; Sarah Margaret rillelder, for Ilamburgh ; la BOlllle Mere, CsrriteAll, for Demerara; Iludsen, Champlin, for New y ew & ; gewaell, Terry, for Quebec ; Ebenezer, Williambon, fur Memel ; Talirman, Milne, for St. John's, N.B. Cl.galsou 011;TWAIth TO 111F.LAND.—Sainey, Way, for Cork. Fai.noutn, Annual . L—. 4 arrivals or saillngs. Wind variAle. Ywrirourn. Aronwr I.—Arrived the Comparable, Wi.c, from Charleston. Sailed the Wein, Smith, for Altransichi. Wind E. ;:, 3 p 7 . 3 . o s t rn, Avo.2.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Harrier, f rom calk, with specie, for London. Sailed his Majesty'. cutters Starling. Ilighlyer, and Scorpion, on a cruise, and the Roxburgh flax:le, fur Londpm Mob. AGGIIST 2 —Arrived and remain the fleighington, Purvis, from Dementia. Wind N.N.E. Mauna - re, Ann. 2.—Nicety-three bons, ill, fiats, and three paws of iron, were landed here ye.terday from the wreck on the stirdi.r. There Is no prolubility that any more of the cargo will be remvered. Oa AvEsenn, Attnitsw 2.--Arrired the Latona, Jeffery, from Teucriffe; Harriet. Sage, front Ostend; Argue, Pain, front Ham. burgh; Snateaktook, Hart. from ditto; Nimble, Shepherd, frum Gottenburgh ; Alexander Rrandt, Whige, front Norway ; Aurora, Doak?. from Norway Belfast, Bourns. from Rotterdam ; Wesley's, Tindal', from Petzrsburgh ; X. L. Cobb, from ditto ; Hope. Page, Friends, Power, and Victory, Price, front Harlingen ; Victory, Guild, from Rigs; Lieve, Niger., from Denmark. t Sailed the Hope, Cunningham, for Van Diemen's Land; Coun tess of Mansfield, Sieowright,no Hatnburgh. LAW NOTICES. COURT OF CHANCERY. DEFORM TUB LORD CO•NCIILLOR. IN l I INCOLN'II INN HALL, THIS DAT, AT TIT. Remaining Motions. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COI ISCORE TUB TICZ-CHANCSLLOR, IN LINCOLN NALIP-?AST TIN. Bankrupt Petitions. Atkins t. Smith Holden t. Elfurd Eltord v. ►. ^ .foal Hollnrut v. Matben t totell v. Wenttrotth lirenehley v. Brenchlet 11111 a v. Culon Mny y. Diny Fatcher v. Wakeford May r. May Ora)cott T. Atelier tThortltonte•. Schlep Ituton v. Montt Keut V. Cooke Beardsley v. Branch ley, pert beard flud,on v. Clarke Corllng v. May Edwards v. May Lewis v. Lewis Fairl•ra“ V. Furnace Wat.ou v. Loring t'oe v. !lemming Stroud v. Eaton Jones a. Clanghton Goulding v. O'Neill leennletown v. Dull Page V. ErtArn IItT. es INK, IRIS DAY, AT Royle v. Robson Watkinson V. Maude Pemberton v. Stoke.* Bennett V. Brindley Rurradalle v. William• The Utt,ter of the Roll 1•y eon,ent. Woe Caterre., Further Meet] two u'cloc!c this day. *On King v. Jenkins Stenger v. Morrey Mande v. Leader Goddard v. %Virile Haring v. Waugh !launderer. et lir man Bassett v. Booty Turpla v. Dore ROLLS COURT. Ds will bear CauscA, Further Directions, and Pe. norraw, at nine in the morning. Mous, and Pentium•, must be set down before L.I 11' INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, THURSDAY. A VOUST 3. COVENT GARDEN THEATRE:. COST V. HARRIS. The Loan CitsuclaLow requested Mr. Hart to hand up to him the affidavits, stating the amount of the sums which were asked to be p4id into Cour:, as the balance in the hands of ihcir re ceiver, Mr. Robertson. Mr. HART having handed up the affidavit, his Lordship said, he would dispose of thc motion as early as possible. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT, THURSDAY, Auo. 3. NASH V. MARSH. In this case the Court had formerly made an order, that the as signees of Mandl., Strawy and anthem, bankrupts (late bankers and partners of Henry Familiarly), should deliver up to the plain tiff all of his acceptances that acre in the hands of the assignees, or their agents, on the Itith day of September, 1824, the day of the date of the Commission of Bankrupt. Mr. lion). r. now applied to the Conrt, on the part of the plain tiff; praying that the order might be simp:y, ‘. that all the accep taints of the pla stiff., in the hands of vie assignees, or their agents, should be delivcied up to him." Mr. Mos TA tit for the assiAnce, resisted this application ; pet. sing an hl pottetical case, in which the assignees might have be come possessed of acceptances of the plaintiff, that had not- been, at the date of the COUMHSSIOO, in thet hands, or in those of their agents. The VtcE.CtrAm c Etton said, the order could dot be extended to acceptances, which, on the day already mentioned, had been in the hands of tuna fide hullers ; and which might have since come into the possession of the assignees. If the assignees had acquired such bills, they had a right to all the equities which had belonged to the previous holder.—Application refused. - 11(kItE CIRCUIT. ItIAIDaTONE, Auo. Y. The Assizes for this comity commenced here to.day, before Mr. Justice HoI.HOYD, MI the Crown Side; .nd Mr. Sergeant On SLOW, on the Civil Side. The Learned Sergeant presides for Itlr. Baron Graham, who, being afflicted with a tit of the gout, is obliged to remain in town. In both Courts the business is unexpectedly light. CROWN SIDE. Jahn Peck, alias Georg ye Watson, a man of most respectable appearance and gentlemanly deportment, described in the calendar as a merchant, was arraigned on tout several indictments for forg ing bills of exchange on houses in the Metropolis, purporting to be drawn by foreign houses, to the amount, in the whale, Of about and uttenng the same at Penshurst, 'knowing them to have been torged, with intent to defraud petsouoin this county. Tha prisoner, though humanely warned of his peril by the Learned Judge, persisted in pleading (Will to all the inalictments.--San t ence postponed. OXFORD CIRCUIT. AIONSIOUVL, AUG. CROWN SIDE. Mr. John Morgan, a respectable inhabitant of the town of New port, is this county, was indicted for assaulting • riervanughl named Martha Reece, with intent to commit a rape. in a second count of the indictment. he was charged with a common assault. Mr. Russet. conducted the prosecution, and after t. statement of the forts, called Martha Reece—She was rather a prepossessing gill, aged six teen, and her statement was to this effect:—Mr. Morgan kept a coke-yard in the town of Newport, and the witness went by the de sire of her roisterss to the defendant fur the purpose of purchasing a basket of coke. On that occasion the defendant toak her into the gas-house and there committed an assault, from the particulars of which, if true, no doubt the intention must have been such as was laid in the first count of the indictment. She, however, prevented the completion of the crime. Cross-examined by Mr. C. PHILLIPS—After the assault had been committed, she waited for the coke, borrowed a basket from Mr. Morgan to take it home in, and carried that basket back again to the yard the same morning. She swore that she did not leave the premises smirking or laughing, nor did she speak to the defendant when she returned the basket. She complained of the violence offered to her the same evening to bcr 'Menem, but did not go before a megistrate, as her father had been told it was best to keep the case until the Assizes. She had neve: made trey offer to compromise the matter, nor had she given to Air. Morgan any en couragement to commit the assault in question. Site cried " mur der" as loud as she could while Mr. Morgan was taking liberties with her; but she supposed the reason why she was not heard out aide was, because the gas.house was very high, and the sound ascended inside and did uot pass into the yard, the door of which was open all the time. Dinah Roberts, the mistress of the last witness, stated, that site remembered sanding her for some coke to Mr. Morgan's. When she returned she appeared to be in very low spirits. In about an hour she went into a very strong fit, and it required several people to hold her. M'hen she recovered herself she was much exhausted. She had lived with witness from the time she was twelve years of age. and had never been subject to tits before. Charlotte Roberts supported the testimony of the last witness, and stated that the promeutrix complained to her of Mr. Morgan's conduct the very same day on her bringing the coke. Cross.examined by Mr. Puma, es.—After this she returned to Mr. Morgan's again with the basket she had borrowed. Charles Reece, the father of the ptoaecutrix, said, that soon after the occurrence which was the subject of the present inquiry, he was met by the defendant, who said, Reece, I understand you are much annoyed at what passed between your daughter and me. I have only kitatedi her." Witness said, " You have almost killed her." " Well, said Morgan, "I shall give her a pound." Wit ness then walked away. Cross-examined by Mr. Pilitares.—llia daughter never went before a Magistrate at Newport, because that was the advice of his attorney. lie was told he had better leave it for the Assizes. Wit ness had once the beak luck to be plaintiff la a Court of Justice for trim. con. with his present wife, to whom, however, he was row reconciled, and with whom he cohabited. Mr. nitrates, in a very able speech of considerable length, enlarged upon the character of the protecutrix's family, anti the extraurdinary excuse that was given fur her not going before a Ma gistrate, namely, that it was the advice of the attorney who was now concerned for the prosecution. Mr.SMIT it, the attorney for the prosecution, who sat behind Mr. Phillips, here avowed that it WS by his advice that no charge had been preferred before a Magistrate. Mr. PHILLIPS resumed, and said that Mr. Smith had not only violated his duty, but by his conduct had published an inr i thed libel on the character of the Magistrates at Newport, for it indi rectly charged them with being too corrupt to do justice. The first impulse which injury excited was complaint; and an attorney's duty, if he was alive to the intense , of his clieta,lwould have been Instantly to apply to a Magistrate, in order that the purposes of jtistlee tr.'glit be forwarded. The Learned Counsel, after several other re. marks on the improbability of the tale told by the prosecutrix, said be should nut rely upon that alone, but would flatly contradict her by evidence. Iknjamin Mills then s ated, that if any cries of murder or any other noise had been made, in the place where the prosecutril legit, that the assault in question had been committed, he must have heard it ; fur it, the place where he was, namely, in the retort house adjoining, lie could hear the scraping of a shovel. Ile saw Mr. Morgan lift the basket of coke on the prosecutrix's head as she was going away, and at that time, on far from crying or appearing low-spirited, she was in perfect good humour, and said something jocular to William Davis, another man working on the premises. William Davis corroborated the account of te last witness, and proved that the prosecuttix left Mr. Morgan's premises without any appearance of disorder, and in perfect good humour. Sarah Farmallo stated that the next evening after this affair was supposed to have happened, the prosecutrix told het she would make more than a new gown out of it. Elizabeth Davis stated that she knew the prosccutrix ; and a few days after this business she told witness that if she did not get a few pounds out of Mr. Morgan she would hang hint. The Mayor and the Coroner of Newport, the High Sheriff of the County of Monmouth, and several other highly respectable persons, gave the defendant a highly respectable character. Mr. Russet. replied upon the evidence given in defence. Jilt. Justice Do attornit summed up the whole of the evidence to the Jury, remarking that the evidence of a prcrsecutrin is a case of this kind required to he most closely watched. The Jury found a verdict of Not Dinky. CIVIL SIDE. Mr. Baron GARRow tried the only three remaining cases, and at five o'clock the Amite* terminated here. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. AUGUST . 1. The AS.4 I / 1 11 commenced here to-day. There is little bus iness, the calendar c.mtatning only three caves, total of the busines s o n th e Civil Side. and 19 causes ((annul the Richard Baldry, Jahn Pompom, and Mary Coak,wcre indicted TAE BIIITISH PRBSS.. f o r having assaulted il'illism 111',31satee on the King's highway, and stolen from his persona watch, a gold seal, and key, his property. Alr._Coy T twAY stated the cue for the prosecution, and celled the following witnesses : William WM/tater—l am a bookseller. On the 18th Mitch I was in company with Mr. John Steed, of Carlisle I at a public house. It was about 11 o'clock when I went , and stayed two hours. 1111fWia• Stewart joined our party just before I left. Stewart was rather in liquor; he requested me to see him home part of the way. Steed and I went w,lll him along Citadel-row. The pri soner Cook lives in Citadel-row. Stewart went forward, and lett me before I came to Cook's house. I saw Stewart cross the street as if from that house, and water was thrown upon him. When I ant within a yard and a half of the door, Richard Bayley and John Thompson, two of the prisoners. came out or Cook's house, and Bayley seized rue by the collar, and struck me a violent blow upon the head. Thompson struck me on the lip, and cut it very much. At the same time the prisoner Cook forced my watch out of my pocket. There was a gold seal and a gold key attached to the watch. It was done so violently that part of the fob was torn off. My hat was knocked off, and taken into the house. There was a common cotton handkerchief in the hat, which was also taken. The three prisoners went into the house, and shut t he door. I then threatened to get a constable, and they threw my hat out of the door. Cross-examined by Mr. Joeres.—l keep a ware-room, not a shop. I keep mcn s Wito travel Poe me with numbers of different books. On the evening in question I was perfectly sober, and I have always said that I was. I did not know exactly where Stewart lived. Mr.. CoAe's house was a little Out of the way to Stewart's house. Stewart went ei.t of the way, and I followed him. I did not mean to go to tiau house, but he matted from me. They call Mrs. Cook's a whiskv-shop, but I do not know. Mt. Justice PARK—Why, you must know ?—No, my Lord, I can't, in justice to my co.tscience. say so, unless I had been there. Mr. Justice PARK—Why, if I saw a whisky-sign over a door, I could tell that it was a whisky shop.—Aye, but ]lra. Coyle does not put her whisky in the window. Witness continued—l heard no noise until the people tame out of the house. I was robbed about two paces from the woman's house. Was any body by at that time ?—What time ?;that has a double meaning. (A laugh ) Well, at the time your friend was rubbed ?..die was not my friend. (A 'anti `l ell. your companion ?—lle was not my companion. (A Laugh.) Well, whet was he ?—lie was a fellow-creature, whom I fol lowed to assist, out of charity. Cross-examination continued.—There was nobody by at the time. 1 saw a boy of the name of Reid afterwards. Was any body in the passage at Cook's, except the people who came out of the house ? - . _ - _ Is that a fair question my Lnril ? Mr. Justice PARK—Yeas it i.. Wituess—And me two yards off, and getting a beating all the time ; how can I tell P (.1 laugh.) After I had lost my hat, I was drugged near the passage, but I prevented myself being pulled in by putting my foot against the aide. From the time my friend first went down that street, to the time of my being robbed, it was about three minutes. "%Viten I got a constable, I went back, and at first the door was not opened. The female prisoner and Bayley were there, but the other prisoner had gone away. Bemire Stewart stated that he had been at the public.house, with the last witness, and that on their return be (witness) went forward to the house of the prisoner Conk, and knocked at the door. Some body within said, that the door should be opened, hut soon after some water was thrown out. After that he went down Lowther. street, and retutned In about three or four minutes. He then feund AP:ll4ster ; and in consequence of what M`Alaster witness went fur a constable. The constable said it was too late, but witness and Al`Alaster afterwards procured another constable. Cross-examined-1 did not ask Al•Al aster to see me home until we had got thirty yards from the public-house. Ill'Alaster's own road was in a different dbection. Airs. Cook's house was not ex actly in my way home, David Reed deposed, that on the uight in question he saw the last witness and APAlaster -near the prisoner Cook's house. Ile saw Al , Alaster struck by Bayley. Thompson was there, but wit ness did not see him strike. Mrs. Cook was not out o f house. Wining was about twenty yards off: After the prose uter was struck, Cook called to hint, and told him to come next day at eight o'clock. Witness trent at eight o'clock, and she gave him a watch, and told him to do what Ile liked with it. Whom' took it, and showed it to several people. Two or three evenings after, the watch was taken from him by Barnes, the constable. Cross-examined—When he first saw the prosecutor and Stewart, they did not ask him to show them Cook's house. Never said that they had. ‘i'itness did not understand watches, •but sometime, bought thane wingtha-lad au opportunity of making a good bar yain. ' Mr. Jbees..... Were you neat ih trouble about a wants ? Were you never in gaol here ?—Yes, once ; but I was not guilty. Of course not. Are you now in gaol ?—Yes. Wall, after being in gaol about the watch, I believe you had the misfortune to get in again soon alter ?—Yes, I had. Had you note third misfortune in Northumberland ? -o h , that had nothing to do with this. (Loud laughter In Court.) Air. Justice Pane indignantly called Order !" in Court. It was a lamentable thiag, that when a boy, like the witness, was making so disgraceful an exhibition, persons could be found who encouraged him by their nameless laughter. hlr. JONEB (to witness)—How long were you in Northumber. land gaol ?—A day. How much longer P—A good deal longer. How long . ? —Perhaps two years, or one year,-or six months. Alf. Justice PAP:IC—WiIIi age are you P—Sixteen. The watch was produced by Barnes, the constable, who had re ceived it from die last witness, and it was identified by the pro secutor. Several witnesses gave Bayley and Thompson'good characters. Air. Justice Pane summed up, and the Jury immediately de clared the prisoners Not (luilty. Mr. Baron HULLOCIC tried: causes on the Civil Side, but they were devoid of public interest. POLICE. EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTION. BOW•STLIEET.—Yesterday afternoon, as Mr. Biennium., the Sitting Magistrate. was about leaving the Bench, a young Scotch man, who butted his name to be Robert Frazer, and that he was a no :ice officer of the City of Edinburgh, entered the cffice out of breath, anti begged leave to inform his NVorship that lie had just been robbed of Ins watch in a very extraordinary manner. He said that he came to London a day or two since, on business connected with his office, and that morning lie was standing at the corner of Castle-court, Strand, when a smertlyalressed fellow came up to him and asked him if lie wanted to buy a watch, at the same time taking one almost as big as a turnip front his fob , and handing it to him for inspection. The complainant said he was in no want ola watch, for he had a good one of his own, and had no desire to bargain for another. " Well," said the stranger, " I should like to deal wile)] you, and since you won't buy my watch, I will, if you like, pur. chale yours." The applicant declined any dealing, but the stranger having requested very civilly to look at his watch, he, as a matter of courtesy. and not suspecting a trick in the middle of the day, was drawing it from Ids fob, when the stranger snatched it from hint, and ran off: The applicant followed ham, and saw him go into the shop of Mr. Harris, a pawnbroker in the Strand, I whither he followed him, and saw him put his ONO and applicatt's I watch down upon the counter, and ask the loan of 355. upon the two, 'f he applicant immediately informed the shaman, who took op the watches, that one of them was hie, and had been St:den from him, but the shoptaan, who seemed to be on very familiar terms with the stranger, only laughed at hint, and took the watches to an inner room, whete Mr. Harris, his master, was sitting, and the lat ter, having examined them, gave him the amount required. This the ahopman banded to the stranger, who immediately left the box in which he was standing, and applicant was about to follow him, when lie was called by the shopman, who said, if one of the watches was his, he had Netter take a duplicate fin it. He waived fur the ticket, thinking that he had better have something to show fur his watch, but in the mean time the stranger hail gone entirely , away. He remonerrated with the shopman and his master, Mr. Harris, but they both treated him with ridicule, and said they had nothing to do with the matter, and that he must get his watch as other people did, by redeeming it, and if the stranger had done him wrong, he must seek his remedy against him. Mr. 3litesintee asked the applicant why he did not prevent the stranger from pledging his watch, when in the shop? Frazer said the stranger got into a bee, where he could not well get at him ; anti he told the shaman that the watch was his, and warned hint not to take it in, which he thought was all he could do. Mr. 31 festive'. immediately despatched Conyers, a constable, to desire the attendance of Mr. Hans and his ehopman, who ap peared in a few minutes. Frazer repeated his statement; and Mr. Mieslittll having ex pressed an opinion that the case, as it stood unexplained, was a very extraorciiiimy one, asked Mr. Barris and his ehopman what they had to say ? Mr. Ilarris, who evinced great confidence of limner, treated the matter very lightly, and said the fact we., be was in his parlour when his man came, showed him the watches, and mentioned the amount di mantled upon them, which he (Mr. Harris) gave him as a matter of course. The ehopman, whose name is Richard Winghani, said he ad. vanced the money as a matter of course ; and he did not know but that the watches belonged to the person who offered them, havit:g only the assertion of the complainant, who was ..n utter stranger to hint, to the contrary. The shopmen being sharply questioned by the Magistrate, ad. mined that he was not acquainted with the person who pledged the watches; sad being hard pressed, said he thought he might be able to find him, Mr. Al testier. e said the transaction was a very shameful one; and the Amman would do well to find the fellow who pledged the watches as se teddy as possible. There was strong ground for be lievieg that lie was leagued with the stranger; and even if the latter should be caught. lie (Mr. 31insbull) cloubted if it would not be his duty to commit hint (Wingham) as en aectreary. There was not sufficient at present, perhaps, to dentin him, but be should require security for his future appearance. Mr. Harris said he would be answerable for Ids shaman's ap. peanttice ; and 3lr. Minshull accepted his bail ; at the same time ordering Conyers to exert himself to apprehend the fellow who pledged the watches. MASTERS AND APPRENTICES HATTON HARDEN.—Yeaterday, Edward Lamb, a spectacle frame-maker, residing in Albemarle-street , St. John's.square, ap peared to a summons Waged against him, on thefollowing charge : Mrs. Hardin, spoor widow, who maintained knell by taking In washing, was the complainant. She stated that, about three monthit ago, she had put a son of hers as apprentice to the Men- dant, who represented himself as a householder, having several men at work foe him, and doing a vast deal of business. lie demanded • premium of 201. with the boy ; but afterwards consented to take ill. 10a., umlertaking to find hitn:in board and lodging for the full term of seven years. The articles were drawn up and perfected, and the lad was set to work ; however, lie was so irregularly and so seantily . fed, that he was compelled to come to his mother almost every night latterly to get something to cat • and, for wantof cient nutriment, was evidently reduced in bodily appearance, and his constitution impaired by over-exertion, being often kept In the shim until one or two o'citrel‘in the morning, and on more than one occasion he was faced to work all night with a very miserable sup ply of food. About a week ago, the boy got a very severe wound n the hand, which inearacitated him from working, and his master sent him home, and refused to take,hiro back any more, as be had no further occasion for his services, and when applied to by • friend of Mrs. Burdin's, he refused to get either another master for the boy, or to refund any part of the premium. Mr. Sergeant SELLON asked Lambe if he had any complaint to make against the boy ?—Lambe, who treated the mother very WM. Hedy, replied, that be had rot any particular cause of complaint; hut the fact was. it did not suit his convenience to keep him any longer, because his business had fallen off so much that he had no occasion for a boy. Mr. LAIWII—Then why did you presume to take the poor woman's money ?—1 thought that I should have work. Mr. Sergeant SELLON—Are you prepared to refund the money? —No, Sir ; I have not a penny in the world, and more than that, I expect to be arrested every day for 2511., which I owe to a person in Smithfield, for silver and other things. Mr. Lance—When was that debt contracted ?—Within the last twelve months. Mr. LAINO—And do you mean to tell me that you did not know your busisc-• was declining when the boy was articled to you ? —I thought that it might improve. Mr. Sergeant SELLON—DIIt can you reconcile it to yourself to plunder this poor widow of her hard-earned money, and to throw her child upon the world without a master ?—What can Ido ? I have not the money now. Mr. Lei tw—li hat have you done with it P—l here spent it t n he boy. Mr. Latrrc —You have not, Sly ; it appeara that he has lees principally supported by his mother, even while he was doing you r work.—What he states with regar d to want of food is wholly fal6e. The apprentice was then sworn as to the fact of Ling compelled to go home for food, and his evidence was corroborated .!ly the oath of the mother. Mr. WING said he had seldom met with so gross an imposition as this, because the mater must be aware that he heal no occasion for an apprentice if his business was so bad as he himself feint . .. sentpd it. The Magistrates then ordered the parties to withdraw : and of e referring to the Art of Parliament, ar.cl some short consuhatio n they were brought in again. Mr. Sergeant Sec Los then informed the defendant, that if he did net immediately refund the whole of the premium, a warrant of distress would be issued against his goods and chattels, the inden tures having been previously cancelled.—But, Sir, I have no effects whatever. Mr. LAING—Had ',you any when the boy was bound to you ? Yes, but I have parted with them. Mr. LAING—Tu whom have you disposed of them ?—To father. Mr. LAING—How long since was this assignment made ? About a fortnight or three weeks ago. Mr. Larwc —Only three weeks ago ! what consideration did you receive for these goods ?—Eleven pound,. Mr. Laisro—What have you done with that money ?—I paid it away. I was in prison at the time. Mr. Laixo—W hat, for other debts?—For a bastard child that was sworn to me, and for which I ant now under an order to pay 3/. Me. at 10s. per week, the expenses of the lying.in. Mr. Laiwu—A pretty excuse, indeed. Do you attempt to jus tify your conduct to this poor woman by admitting you guilty of another offence ? Mr. Sergeant Szt.t.oN-At is. indeed, a most impudent fraud, and I regret that the law dues not allow us to punish you agreeable to yout deserts. The indentures being cancelled, pro forma, a warrant of distress for the full premium was made out, and put into the hands of an officer for instant execution; but, as Lambe mated, all the effects were claimed by his father, who returned to the office to establish his claim thereto. Wainwright, the officer, returned the warrant with now eat stratus on the back. The father said, that for his part he would not pay a single far ! thing to keep hint out of prison, because he had no right to take the boy, and the woman was very much td blame in having ap prenticed her son to hint, without making inquiry as to the stability of the person whom she had selected as a master for her child. Mr. Sers,eant SELLON said, that if he could not be made to do justice to the poor woman, by Wangling the money, he should be committed to the House f Correction for seven weeks, which was done accordingly. I LIABILITY OF CHILDREN TO SUPPORT THEIR PARENTS. MARLDOROVOH-STREET.—Yesterday Mr. Bigg, the perms. neat overseer of St. Giles's parish, summoned George, Frederick, and James, the three sons of William Coles, for allowing their tither to become chargeable to the parish. The sons were summoned under nn Act passed in the 50th year of the lest reign. The father is a shoemaker, aged 60, who, be sides being so defective in sight as not to have the ability to recog nize the features of Mr. Roe when standing at the table, is other wise affected in his intellects, and unable to earn his own bread. lie formerly kept the Bull's head, in Hyde-street. Bloomsbury, which gained him a settlement in St. Giles's parish, to which he applied for relief. Mr. Iligg said he should rot have acted in the prompt way he had, hut as thinking it a case of peculiar hardship to the pauper, who had been thrust out of Ida home under the pre tence of being allowed 4s. per week by hit sons, and to have a room of goods given -him, which 4+. for a few weeks had been paid him, and then discontinued altogether. William Colts, the father, said he now lodged at the Black Lion, in Thorney-street, Bloomsbury; that he formerly kept a house, No. 11, Carmarthen-street ; hut, after the death of his wife, his sou George took possession of his furniture, under an erect tion for 1501., alleged to be arrears of rent, promising him a room of goods and four shillings per week, which he now refused to con tinue. Ilia two sons, George and Frederick, had taken a house, No. MI, Titornhaugh•etreet, and therein removed the furniture from Carmarthen-street, into which they had put his other son, James. This was a common lodging-house; it is a house cf ill fame. George is a pocket-hook-maker in Cursitor-street, Chancery-lane ; Frederick is a shopkeeper at Blackheath. An agreement, signed by the father, giving up possession of the furniture, was put in. It stated the consideration to be for paying ar rears of rent t 3 the amount of I AL, allowing the old man 4s. per week for the remainder of his Lfc, and a room of goods; dated the 20th February, 1126. The three sons attended, one of whom treated the matter with such indifference. and was so disrespectful to the Magistrate, that Mr. ROE ordered hint within the bar. George said he did not consider himself bound to pay anything to his father ; he had frequently annoyed him, and belonged to another parish. Mr. ROE told him that his father belonging to another parish (lid not release him from the obligation. Frederick said he had not agreed to allow his father anything. Why should he keep his father, who had tried all in his power to Nitre him ? James said he had no means of keeping himself; he did not get above six shillings per week for taking care of the house in Thorn haugh-strect. Mr. Hot:—Who pays you the six shilling ? James—lt is a lodging-house ; I black shoes, clean knives, and do such like things. Mr. ROE permitted them to go outside the office and come to an arrangement among themseirea, as to what they would allow the father, with the observation that he should send diem to gaol as the alternative of not agreeing. On the return of the brothers, one agreed to pay 2s. 6d., another 25., and James said he could not afford anything. Mr. ROE, after consulting with Sir GEORGE Fanitaxm, told them the old man could not subsist os 4s. Gil. per week ; and that George and Frederick should each pay 2s. 6d. per week, and J ame s Is., and that if the latter neglected to keep up the payment, the goods in Thornhaugh-street :ghoul(' be seized for the arrears. Six shillings were instantly put into the hand of the father for the Snit week, with al injunction that each should pay his quota at the workhouse weekly. Blizalie h Lock, a married daughter of the old man's, applied to the Magistrate, as to the restitution of a feather bed, chest of drawers, half-a-dozen silver tea spoons and two table spoons, given to her by her mother, which her brother had seized, and kept with Iter father's goods. Mr. ItoE told her he had no jurisdiction in her case, and the young woman went away. PRIVATELY STEALING. Etizabeth Evans, anold ;t7inar,;vfitili,td been servant at a brothel in a court in the Straw', was brought up for stealing a quantity of wet linen, on Wednesday the 19th of July, the property of Mr. Brown, cheesemonger, in Blackfriars.road, and others, entrusted to Martha Thorne to wash. She had been examined twice before, and remanded for an owner of the property. Edmund Dwyer, the watchman, stated that he stopped the pri soner in Brnad-strect St. Giles's, a t h a lf-past three in the morning with a bundle; he asked her where she got ii, and she told him the things were her own ; that she had them from a woman named Evsns,wholodgcd In the second floor of Mr. Stephenson's, in King street, Seven-dials. Ile told her she must come with him to the watch-house ; hat when near the door, she said if he would come with her to the house, she would convince him. Ile went buck with her, when a man abswered him front the window, that be knew withing of her. Afterwards he took her the watch -house and de tained her. John Green, the beadle, received the prisoner into custody, at a quarter to tour in the morning ; on searching her bundle he found three shirts, three shifts, waistcoat, table-cloth, three aprons, anti a pillow-case, all wet. In the watchhouse she said a woman had given them to her to take care or. The prisoner told him she had, been is St. Martin's workhouse as a sick patient. By inquiries be found that her person was known at the workhouse in the name of Ford. At St. Martin's lie was directed to a brothel-keeper in Charles-court, Strand, who hearing of the prosecutrix's loss, sent her . . to Idol. Martha Thorne, the prasesnttix, lives at No. 11, St. Martin's- lane; is s laundress ; knows nothing of the prisoner. O n w ee needs, fortnight, at half-past twelve at night, she left the tine:, produced, in a basket, on a table in the wash-house, and did:w t . miss it till twelve o'clock the next day. The articles were wet, and soaped, ready to put in the copper for boiling. Site cannot tell how the prisoner got access to the trasli.house. The prisoner persisted in the same story she told a f orta i ght since, at the watch-house, and was fully committed for Mal. tIOUSEBREAKERB. David Wilßamo. John Thompson, and Joins Prior, three sot & rioua burglar*, were brought up by Daniel Riordan, mom of Giles's, on suspicion of breaking into the house of a wooli en4 li ver — , in Southampton-row, Bloomsbury, and stealing wooll en c l ot h s t o the amount of 20W. . ---...—. Riordan stated, that he saw the prisoners, last night, in Soma. ampton-row, near a house that bad been broken open oo sum., morning. Having had all three convicted before, he thaopht it hi, duty to take them into custody. One he seised, and asked a gen t l e . man to hold while he went after the others ; but had scarcely l e f t him, when the thief knocked down the gentleman, and tried to ge t away. With assistance he secured the others, and took them to th e watch-house. On the spot where the first was taken he picked spa crow-bar, phosphorus-box and matches, and taper. The woollen-draper said Ida premises were broken open on s m . day morning, and woollens packed •p in two bundles to the min.! of Val., which the thieves had got off the premises and over gee garden walls; but having to pass a skylight, titer slipped, and iamb:ea the bundles through the glass, the crash. of which awoke the lady of the house, who giving the alann, the ribber% escaped without their booty. As he saw nothing of ft, he could notspeak to the identity of the prisoners. The prisoners were examined separately, and contradicted each other materially. Williams said lie did not live anywhere. lie slept in George. street, St. Giles's, last. He had been with his brother since he came out of the House of Correction. He had been in prison thee months. Onl► came out last Friday. They were all remanded for a week. 'faro men, who carry showy banned of the Panstereornaellit, in Regent-street, were brought to the office, with their Isenons, by Alexander, inspector under the New Street Act to the Commis sioners of Woods and Forest., for obstructing the foot-path it Regent-atreeY, by standing en the pavement with their banner.. They were each fined 40a., and ordered to be imprisoned Immo% days in default of payment. The bantam were detained In the office, and Alexander desired to give the peeprietor notice that they , would be sold within five days to pay the expenses, unless re. ' deemed within the time. yo wpr#lll , e . 4 HACKNEY-COACH oyEßcuAlicE. L L.—Richarti Gower, the proprietor and driver o r a hackney coach (No. 612) was summ oned to this office, for denier& in and receiving more than the legal fare foe the hire td his coach. Major John Reynolds stated, that a few days ago he hired th e defendant's coach on the stand in Bishopegate-etheet, and desired to be driven to Vauxhall. On his areal there the clefts - shut:, who he has since asceri Marl is the proprietor as well as the driver, de. mended of him the sum of se. as the fare. The Major objeethd to it at first. on the ground that it was considerably over the fare, but ultimately submitted to the demand, informing the defendant that he should certainly summon him for the Weirdos. The !Magistrate, on relaxing to the hackney coach back of fur, discovered that the defendant was retitled to 38.6 d. from the stand where he took up the complainant to the place where he id him down, therefore an overcharge of Is. 6d. had been made. The defendant endeavoured to escape the penalty by declaring that the complaineof • had mistaken the number va well as the driver of the coach by when be had ban cram:barged ; bta. Major Reynolds. confident that he was perfectly correct as to the fact of the defendant being the petrol wbo kid overcharged hint, tie Ma gistrate fined him twenty ehtlThegi.mad C 0111!.. Tha coer.plainant directed that one half of the perelfy ‘ enight be transmitted to the distressed weavers. - - - A TURBULENT AMAZON. A female, who gave her name Jane Srl;th, of Amszoniau strength and stature, was pieced at the bar, charged with riotous and disorderly conduct. The defendant made such s powerful re sistance, that it took the utmost exertions of roar constatheres bring her along to the office. The eornp: lint against her sea, tint she had entered a wine vaults in 110. street, the landlord of whirls having refused to serve her with *pinta. she threatoned demote. to every thing .in the bar ; and when a constable was called into take her away, she immediately attacked him, and would have eventually succeeded in overpowering and beating him seventy, had not three other men come to his assistance and released him from her clutches. The defendant heard the charge against her with the most per. feet composure, and at its conclusion said that she was the ale. braced Lady Barronere, sod claimed the privilege of having a seat nut to his Worship on the bench. A Bow.street patrol, who happened to be present, said that the defendant only assumed the name of Lady Barrymore, the tatter personage not possemirtg half her sttength. The patrol added., that the defendant was brought up to Bow-street some Cow! aye, and on entering the office she took possession of Sir Wahard Birnie's chair, which she refused to quit until six of the stoutest constables were obliged to eject her by force. The defendant was sentenced to one month in the House of Cor rection. On hearing the sentence, she exclaimed that no power should take her out of the office ; then grasping the iron railins, she held fast until four or live men managed to carry her out by main force. Handcuff's were obliged to be resorted to before this masculine lady could be put into the vehicle that conveys the pri soners from the office to Brixton. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA TTE RSA LL'S. THURSDAY,AtctsT S. The principal favourites were barked to a heavy amount, pert!. cularly Belsoni, Fanny. liedlamite, &e. ; the former of whom con tinues ruing. Crusader also looked up a little; and here we on not help observing the singular turn which the betting about this horse has taken of late: 9 to 1 was taken after his winniog the Pres deigast Stakes in October last, and he kept at those odds for some time after the nominations were declared ; and now, six weeks be.- fore the time, 16 to 1 is offered, with a bad field, and the base known to be perfectly well ! To prevent accident at the rice, we rn would recommend Lord Whacliffe to hare the Red P gauntlet m: removed before the race, or order Crusader's jciekey to keep the middle of the course ; this will not only preclude the ebauce of h!s running against the poet, but ilsto of bring sinned into the ditch, when he is coming up to get his plate. 300 to 110 agat Belzoni I2oto 1 agst F.uxton 6to 1 agst Iledlamite 23 to 1 agst The Dragon 10 to 1 opt Fanny 30 to 1 apt The General 12 to 1 agat Pirate I 1 4) to 1 agst Swiss OMds 17 to 1 apt Crusader I 1000 to 13 agst 'PAWL MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON LlST.—[Front the London Gazette.] AT Tin COVILT UV COMMISSIOI , XSS 011 BANKRUPTC ILLUMINATA.- STRKIIT, ON MONDAY If. Steventon, R. T. Fetter.kine and Caniden-town, biker, apt. off. .... Ward, R. W. Whitecbapel and Shadwell, wine-merchant, inort;age.. ll • COUNTRY LIST. Hower and Gne4, Manche-ter, silk-manatee. Star, Deansg. let ex. 2 Chadwick, W., H., and C. Ohihem, machine-m. White's, Man. tat ex. 1/ Hcboon, J. and W. B. Htuklerst. bankers, George, Hadderst pf. dts. II (mile:rime and Poster, Wenches. calico-printers, Star, Man. 14 es. II Green, D. Upton-upon-Severn, linen-dr. Mr. Bird's, Upton, Ist ex. 11 Halifax, B. Gutter-lane, warehouseman, Monte, Norwich, lot ex.... 4 Harvey, W. Launceston, banker, White Hart, Launceston, pf. its. Homer, J. Liverpool. merchant, at George, Liverpool', 14 es ..... .• • 1 Oliver, J. Manchester, victualler, Star, Manchester, 14 e 5........ ~ b eat. C. Harrington-mill, miller, Mess. Larendeeth Evesham, revert. I i Tomlinson, M. Chester. Innkeeper, at Feathers, Mester, Ist es ...... 11 Turner and Gough, Salford, cotton-spinners, Star, Stanches. lit em I Wadsworth, J. Macclesfield, silk-manufac. Angel, Mercies. ad. 1. ea. 10 Wilkinson, W. Ulverottm, tore. Mess. Hodgson, Wbltch. Ist and f.dtv. II In our report of yesterday's Paper, tattler the head (I' "Commission of Lunacy," it should have been stated that. the lady who accompanied Mrs. Sarah Eliason, of Hatton garden, on that occasion, was Miss Salomons, who resides with her as companion. BIRTHS. On the Ist instant, at h.-r Ladyship's residence, !Wilderness. house, Park-lane, the Mareltionos of Londonderry, of a daughter. Ott the Ist inst. at Sandtrstead-court, the residence of her uncle.. Thomas Starling Munson, Esq. the lady of Henry Jordan, Esq. of a son. On the 31st ult. at Teddington, the lady of Lieutenant-Colonti Illonchton Coombes, ea son. On IVednestlar, in Montagu-place, the lady of W. S. Best, Es.:. of a son and heir. On the 30th ult. at Brighton, the lady of Clarks F. Ildrnett Esq. of a son. MARRIED. On the Ist inst. Mr. Ilundlehy, of Freeman's-court, Emily, fifth daughter of the late John rums. Esq. of Herne-hill.. Wednesday at St. Pancras, Mr. Thomas Stevens, of Hamilton place, Regent's Park, son of Robert Stevens, of Edmonton, l'eq• to Mrs. 'Homewood, widow, only daughter of the late John Wue, of Lambeth and Borden, Kent, Esq. Yesterday at St. llotall.h. Altigme, Edmund Barley. Esq. to Frances, third daughter of Hardy Johnson, Esq. of March, Cam• bridge-hire. At Bombay, on theist February last, af:er a very severe Shoos , Edward Baker, Esq., Lieut.-Col. in the Company's Service, foul. Commissary-General of the Army. Col. Baker was the fifth son of the late John Baker, Esq., of the county of Kent. On the Ist inst., at Itichnumd. Surrey, Mn. Briggs, ages 32 . At Cheltenham. on Monday last, of a decline, in the .ttth year of Ilia age, Juin' Turner 11 hichluti, Esq., late of Immo, s shire. tarfunl- Ott the 28th tilt. Miss Jane Barr, King's-rood. ehel"as daughor of the late William Barr, Esq., of Symons's Wharf, South.ne', and of Camberwell, Surrey, aged 48. On Wednesday, in her With year, Sarah Walker., wife of Jura than Barnes, Esq., of Upper Kennington.,:reen. Surrey. HIGH WATER THIS HAT AT LONDON BRIDGE. Morniug 32 gain. after 2 Evening........ Si min. 2. Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS ONlee. by J. W. (MELTON, No. lE. Strand, and published by N. CANNON, same place. _,~,,, •- I -- at di tb A