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' 1 i . . o , . • ' I• . 4 11 i i . al I ~ i . ' r I 1 THE BRITISH PRESS. Mrs. liveltain continued—The defendant had followed her from tunas:: to house; and o:i Tuesday evening she came to her real "tepee at Hampstead. e.nd rang and knocked at the door for a long tune, tittering pinoo. cries, and wringing bar hands; se that a considerable crowdl . assembled about the door, and witness wall • ibliged to give her in charges Sh e was a very bad wom an . The defendant. in answer to the charge pleaded that she had en dured the most dreatilid ruff:rings, and ad been many times on the point of actual starvation. She hail workid had to maintain her self, though sometimes only able to cacti a willing per week, rather th a n do viseng ; but now she was completely driven to despir. She f.d: satisfied that she was perfectly right in her opinion, that tier feher bad left ber an annuity of at t. and Camel Sliaw, tiecretsry to, the Marquis Wellesley, were he here, could bear heroin as to t h at fact. She denied that she was a bad woman, and will she had the honour to be known to the Marquis lVellealey, Colonel Shaw, and °time gentlemen of rank and character, and they would say she was riot what she had been described to be. During the defendant's statement, some portion of which was delivered in tie minuet ejaculatory manner peculiar to her country, sue was several times interrapted by sneering laughs and exclania. ions from a daughter of 31rs. Graham, a pretty round-faced yours lady, of &boot nineteen. The same young lady also re ;limitedly questioned the defendant with a degree of hharpoess tiCich would shown give her a claim to the honour of wearing a ea; sod gown. - Mrs. Graham denied that there was the slightest ground fur the story of the annuity. Jr. 31sesnuti. -Old the defendant that if she had any claim upon Mrs. Graimm which really appeared not to he the case, she Inuit enforce it in algal way, and out acute a riot about the lady's house- ellie mac: find bail. The defenders! said, alio could not find bail—she had not a friend ioireworld. sus was committed. FRAUD AND FORGERY. 9!r• EAT ref-Oannt.x.—Yestarday a young man, named Richard /hew, who has been for some days in cusualy, charged with cont. tatoing triads upon sheerest sialicitors, wits brought up for re- esainisnation 'ore W. L. ROC.olliS, Esq. :aid .31r. Sergeant • Set tos. ,Mr. James Hunan, of No. 29, Tierdittenberlantlatrict , Strand , %Akita?. the gentlernan at whom matioac lie was applehended, was n,w sworn to the truth of his precious statement. The prisoner had bean enspieged aa clerk in Mr. ileenett's oflice, at a salary of U. per week, with a prospect egotrease, agreeable W his raffia ; being a smart young man, and possessing a tolerably peed address, be was intrusted with the management of what is called the out business of the office, and was of course intrusted with the pay ment of monies, such as fees to Counsel, purchase of stamps, Sic. No suspicion was attached to him until he was detected, in the month of July last, by Alesers.Gregory and Co. law stationers, of Churelt-passage, in the Strand, to whom he presented an order for stamps in his (Mr. Harnett's) name , to the amount of 3/.145., which order turned out to be a very ingenious species of forgery. The signuture itself wag genuine, but the order was not in Mr. I Harnett's hand -writing, rind it was thus explained :for the sake of leeility Mr. Harnett lied got a number of letter s, on common-place usinem, printed off, to which he was in the habit of affixing his signature in writing, awl the order presented to Messrs. Gregory proved to be a slip from the bottom of one of these letters, .the woods " I am, your obedient servant," being crafted, and the order for the stamps ingeniously inserted in the intermediate space. Alr. Gregory stated. that when this order, as described by the prosecutor, was presented to him by the prisoner, it struck ball as somewhat singular that the signature and the other part should have been in different writing, and he declined giving the stamps until he had seen Mr. Harnett, who denied ever having given such authority, and it was then ascertained that she prisoner, on the 7th of the sante month, only a few days previous to this transaction, had obtained stamps to the value of GiM. by the like expedient. The prisoner, who seemed perfectly indifferent to the charge, and who took voluminous notes of the evidence, said, that for the pre. sent he should decline making any defence. Mr. Ilamett said, that as frauds of this description were of very I frequent eccurrence, he felt himself baund, in justice to the proles sion.of which he wu a member, to prosecute the prisoner to the utmost rigour of the law. Mr. ROOLas observed, that although this was an ingenious and rather norel species of fraud, and one that might tend to a very serious loss of property, yet under the circumstances, he was of aphdon that the prisoner was indictable only for a misdemeanour, the tinkle obtained on this finitious au•bority being only of a no minal value. 3lr. llarnett was aware that he could proceed against him only for the value of the paper; but in the interim, since his apprehen. sion, a more formidable accusa tion had been preferred by a gentle man in whose employ the prisoner had formerly been, and whom be momentarily expected. Mr. Rocnns--Then, in that case, I shall detain him for the misdemeanour, anti it any other charge b e preferred, he can be brought up again. The prisoner was then taken from the bar, anti in about half an hour after, the gentleman alluded to by Mr. Harnett came into the office, and Drew being scain put to the bar, seemed greatly discon. meted at recognizing his old master. 31r. May, solicitor, of Bethnal-green, and of Furnival's Inn, said that having seen some notice of the apprehension of a person named Drew (the prisoner at the bar), which appeared in the polite reports, it immediately occurred to him that it must have been the same person who was a clerk in his office some months since, and by whom he had suffered very severe losses, though he haul since been unable to meet with him. Ile 'tad now to charge him, 1.01 only with the commission of' various fraud!, and the embezzlement of different sums of money, but also with forging the acceptance to a bill of exchange for 141., on a lady named Betty Walker. of No. 4. New-buildings, Bethnal-green, and for which, he (Mr. May) gave him a check on his banker. At present it was impossible to specify the innumerable instances of 'fraud which the prisoner had committed while in his employ, but he knew of several cases where he had given him money to pay Counsel's fees, none of which had been so paid. Mr. Hemet said that he could establish many charges of a simi lar nature, one of which, he recollected perfectly well, was a fee to Mr. Scarlett in a case of very great importance, which had never been delivered, anti when he (Mr. 11.) spoke to Mr. Scarlett on the subject afterwards, he said that he had never taken a fee on the case. When the prisoner was taxed with the fact, I.e resolutely denied it. But, observed Mr. Ilarnett, I have been talking to Mr. Scarlet, and lie denies having received the moneywhich the prisoner impudently replied, If Mr. Scarlett says so, he tells a falsehood." The none trick had been recently discovered to have been played with fees intended for 3lr. Brougham, Mr. C. Phil lips, and other gentlemen of the Bar. Mr. It onExk remarked, that if Mr. May thought lie could esta blish, the charge of forgery al to the bill of exchange, it would per haps be better to confine their attention simply to that point. Mr. May thought that there could be no doubt but it would be fully substantiated, as the acceptor had already denied the hand writing, and he 31r. May) had given a check for it, which check was cashed by the prisoner at the banker's. The prisoner, who seemed a good deal depressed in spirits on .ecotone of the latter charge, was then remanded, to give time for the production of the necessary evidence. CHARGE OF ROBBERY IW A SERVANT. Caroline Fil.:a101, a showily-dressed young woman, was put to the bar , charm on suspicion of having robbed h er master of a Bank of England note for 50/. and five sovereigns. The persecutor, Mr. Brooks, of Leigh-street, Burton.neseent, butcher. stated that the prisoner had been a servant in his family for nearly Ave months ; he was in the habit occasionally of putting cash anti valuable papers into a bookcase in the parlour, the key of which, as well an other keya, had been lost since the prisoner came into the house; lint, to guard against the possibility of theft, the lock was taken off and given to a smith, who said that an addi tional bolt might be introduced, sit that the former key would not open it. On Saturday night prosecutor placed in the bookcase a pocketbook containing notes to a large amount, and a silk mirse with several sovereigns. The family having left town on Sunday morning, th^ house was left in the charge of the prisoner and her fellow-servant, the former of whom went out in the evening on some pretext, but no discovery of the robbery wits made until live o'cloCk on Monday morning, when Mr. Brooks, having to go to market. went to the bookcase, and, on opening the packet-book, perceived that a Bank of England note for rift!. had been taken but, and there was a deficiency of Are sovereigns in the money which he had put into the purse. The lock was apparently secure, neither were there any marks of force on the bookcase itself: but when - the lock was taken off it was ascertained that the smith had not put in the additional bolt, and consequently the stolen key would have opened it. Suspicion attaching to the pileoner, she was taken into custody, and on examining her trunk no trace of the money could be had, but a milliner's bill for silk dresses, to the amount of 61.4'. 3d, was found therein, together with several pairs of ladies' shoes of the best description, and it appeared that the prisoner had lately lived as servant at 31r. Skint a lady's shoemaker, in Re get-street, from whom it was probable they had, been stolen. The prisoner denied the charge, and was remanded for further examination. DEFRAUDING THE REVENUE. MARLBOROUGH-ST SEET.-31n. Betwough, a widow, who keeps a trunk-maker's shop in Titchborne-street, near the Hay market, and sells Sunday newspapers , was prosecuted at the in. stance of the Commissioners of the Customs, for having in her pOB - two baskets, containing finished leaf tobacco, of the weigh; of 741 be. and value 14/. leis. 8 . U1.1.0Ca conducted the prosecution. The fine, be said, Was lOU/., butt he only intended to go for three times the value of the tobacco, 441. Edward George Weak, an officer of the Customs, said, having had information that a man named Clark bad two baskets of to bacco left tier him at the house of the defendant, he went there-on the 20th of June, in company with John French, another Customs officer, to make inquiries. On entering the shop they first saw Mr. Bengough, the son, of whom wetness inquired if Mr. Clark lived there. Mr. Bengough said no, and he knew no person of that name. His mother came out of the parlour, ant said—neither did she know a person of that name. IV itness told them he had inner- ; 'nation of Rome tobacco being left there for that person. She said there was nothing of eke kind there. He then asked the son if be knew any thing of two baskets; he replied there had been two teas- I kers. `• Ves,' said the mother, "but they are gone." \Vileness told him he should search the place. The son then said to his mother—" Mother. I believe there are two baskets left here for Air. Clark." Behind some unfinished trunks, completely out of sight, witness tiaind the two baskets of tobacco. riles. Bengough said she had known Mr. Clark some years, but did not know where he re sided ; he had merely asked the favour of them to take the baskets in for him. Joseph Sinithers, an officer of time Customs. produced the tobacco. John Dogteeth, Appraiser to the Customs, gave evidence of the value of the tobacco. It was 141. lea. John French, the officer who accompanied Weak, deposed to taking possession of the baskets from behind the trunks ; and that the shop, which is a small one, smelled so strong of the to becco that witness knew it must be somewhere in that place. A gentleman, who attended for Mrs. Bengough, read the clause in the A et, which states that the concealment must be with a guilty knowledge, which he submitted could not apply to Mrs. Bengough, as she did not know the contents of the ba,ltos. Mr. Dviin remarked that the word was "harbouring," which bad been made out by the denial of the persons that any baskets were there. 31r. Bengough, the son. said Clark had been a customer of theirs, and, on one occasion, previous to the 20th of June, he asked him if he would allow a parcel to be left there for him. Witness agreed, and on the following Monday two baskets arrived, for which he paid the carriage, and in the evening Clark called tor them, took them away, and repaid the carriage. On the Sunday after Clark came again. and asked therm to take in two more parcels from the Bull ancl-31outh °flit e, which witness pail 12s. 4d. for the carriage of, and placed them in an indifferent part of the shop, not with an intent to c meeal them, but for security, an his mother Lad lately paid 71. for ' a trunk stolen oof the shop. 'flue next day the Ben came, and asked did ril e. Clark lodge there, and then did Mrs ..Logh live there. Witness said yes, and told them she was in the par lour. They went in, anti asked her for two baskets of tobacco. She not knowing any thing of the transaction, said there were no such things ; but witness said—" Oh, yes, mother, they are in the shop." One of the officers cut the packing thread * and said—" You see this is tobacco; it is what we are come for." Wimess rejoined— " I suppose it is." They told him if he gave up Clark they should not be prosecuted. Clark had never been to their piece since, nor had witness been repaid his 12, 4d. for the carriage of , the two baskets seized. Waste sniul he had not made any such promise as spoken of by Me. Bengough. lie told them if they gave all the information they could about Clark to the Board of Comrniesioners they would make the penalty much lighter. Airs. Bengough's friend said he had known her for many year, and what she and her son had stated to him he believed to be the feet; viz. that Clark was a casual customer, and otherwise unknown to them ; that be had persuaded them to receive thrtobaten, that -le might lay an infumiation against them; that they were in very middling circumstances, relying on the sale of Sunday . newspapers for their chief support ; and that the nth:cement of the penalty w ould be their ruin. He maid the officer must be mistaken in the word years" for " months," as Clark was only known to them for a few months. file. DYER mitigated the penalty to 701. and the coets. Mr. But.t.oca said Mrs. Bengough might petition the Board with any representation she thought available : and on her friend undertaking for the payment of the fine, lie would consent to the decision standing over for a week. The Gentleman gave the undertaking, and the son paid 15s. 63 the cost,. Clark is well known to the officers, but they du Lot know where to find him. INFAMOUS CONDUCT OF A WATCHMAN. Jana Hill and -Ann. Norton, two respectable. modest-looking servants, whose hands denoted they got their living by 'hard work, were brought from St. Giles's watch-house, charged as common street-walkers. Richard Burke, a watchman, stated, that the taco females were on his beat in Alfred-place, Tottenham:Court-road. and when lit told them to go about their business they refused, and he took them to the watch-house. One of the two he had often seen walk ing there as late as two in the morning. A houselveper at No. 3 told him a robbery had been cormnitted there a few nights ago, and if he did not attend to his duty better she would report him to the %Watch Committee. lie Raked one of the m what s he did walking there atr that hour (half-pest ten-) ? and she refused to tell him. Ho told her site-must, and that lice being there wns very mysterious. The watch-house keeper aseed the watchman what was the , charge against the young woman ? when the watchman said if he did not receive the charge he would report him, and behaved in a most abusive manner. He very relnetantly took the charge, lest Ws conduct should be reprehended by the Conunittee , The twe girls are servants to neighbours in the same place—one to a Mrs. Jackson ; the other in Mrs. Chambers. Mrs. Jackson's servant was sent on an errand, met Mrs. Chambers's servant, and asked her to wait for her till she returned ; which she was doing, listening to some mush* at Mrs. Jackson's, when the watchman came up, and dragged them to the watch-lionse. Severed gentlemen deposed to the brutal conduct of the watch. man ; one, who saw him dragging the girl across the r oad in an unfeeling manner, went to the watch-house to hear the charge, when Burke dragged the girl in by her antis and thrust him out by a violent blow in the chest. Mrs. Jacks on had also been struck by him. Mr. DYER told Burke his conduct had been such, that it did not call for an explanation. His behaviour hail been most excessive and improper.- Because he had been Cautioned to be moreattentive to his duty, he dense to take vengeance on the next th at came in his way. At first he inter dra to suspend him for a month, bqt now lie should suspend him altogether, Mary -Inn Bratiii , rd and Henry Laing were brought from the same- W 3 tCh•linttSC, on a ease erising out of the former charge, by James Cummins, a watchman, whom Burke bad called to his as sistance in taking the two servants. Cummins charged them wilt attempting to rescue the two girls from his custody. The same gentlemen deposed to the bad conduct of Cummins, one of whom he had struck. The male prisoner, seeing the young women dragged along in the way they were, went up to Ctiminine , put his hand on his shoulder, and aske d him to let the girl walk quietly, and not drag her, when he was told to mind his own business, or he would take him. Prisoner followed to the watel..lintise to hear the charge, and when lie anti the female with him got inside, Cummins charged them with attempting a rescue. Bradford said she had no more to say. than that she went in, as Mr. Laing did, to hear the charge. Mr. DYen said, Cummins being called to the assistence.of Burke, gave a shade of difference to the affair. Ile ought think himself well off that lie was not suspended also. Persons in his situation should do their duty with mildness when there was no necessity to use force. Ile must find bail for the assault. SHOPLIFTING. Margaret Smith, a woman about fifty years ole, wall.dreased, was brought up on Tuesday evening, for stealing two pieces of cambric, value lit, from the shop of Mr. Limbird, in Oxford- street. The prisoner went into the shop to match some cambric, but did not suit herself with what was shown, and on leaving the shop was pursued, and overtaken, with one piece in her basket, and the other under her shawl. She confessed the act, and was fully committed for trial. Rogers. the broker's man, who was put in possession of Mr. Cbr.,er's goods, was fully committed for stealing various ar ticles of linen he might to Lave protected. Gent4re Brown, for obtaining a hat of Mr. Brake, of Barbican, by scolding the boy that brought it. anti sending him bin k with a message that it was paid for, was fully committed for trial, and the panics bound over to prosecute. Patrick liarrlhan the cripple, who shuffles about on a board, singing songs in bat, with a candle and paper !Intern, complained of gkuor Wckh threatening to brce his head with a brick-bat, and giving him a slap on the cheek. Al they bad been many years acquainted, Mr. DYrn recom mended them to make it up, which Patrick immediately acqu - owed in, on her promising not to take such an advantage of him again. A PRISONER AT LARGE. A poor woman applied for a summons against a bird-fancier, in Rupert-street. She stated that she had lost a beautiful canary-bird, which had - flown from a cage, and had been caught by the son of the bird-man, Who had pulled all the feathers from the tail to pre vent identity, and hitd refused to give it up, though complainant had offered ss. for its restoration. It was the gift of a valued fiiend, and wks valu^ble from its fine singing. Mr. Dvta remarked that Me feared he could not assist her. She bad better set a value on it, and summon the man to a Court of Conkience. Cofnplainant said that she did not mind any expense in het power. The Magistrate sent an officer with her to remonstrate with the detainer of the bird. In the course of the morning the person complained of attended, and gated that the woman had recovered her bird, but he had not had it. Mr. ! you are the bird-fancler. Defendant, with a smile—No, Sir, I am 3 stiopketper, but not a bird-fancier. I thought it my duty to come down, in obedience to your desire, to explain the matter. Mr. DYER—You have done what is very proper. She said you was a bird-fincier, and I thotight en. 'rite shopkieper bowed and retired. MaevrEnown Om( rt.—Yesterday Abel Plink, a young man, was brought before Mr. BuouGlITO w, by John Shepherd, a Bow-street patrol, on suspicion of having stolen a isarcel front the Chesham stage waggon. About eight o'clock yesterday morning the patrol met the pri. soner in the l'xbridge Road, coming towards I.ondon, with a parcel under his arts, enveloped in brown paper. directed to Mrs. M. Edwards, CIMARRI. Bucks, which contained a quantity of sewing cotton. &e. He put some questions to him, which were not satis factorily answered, and he took him into comedy. The prisoner in MS defence said, he went on Tuesday morning to Brantford, and in the afternoon crossed over to the Bell in the Uxbridge-road, where he met with Shrimpton's Chesham waggon. The waggoner (Aired him a plate of meat and a pint of beer to drive for him to Southall, because lie was tired. Ile accepted the offer, and the waggoner went to sleep in the waggon while he drove. When they got to Southall. the knees were shut out. The waggoner and himself had their supper, and . afterwards SW together in the, waggon for an Moot and a half. The prisoner then put the horses in again, ',la the waggoner all was right, and retttrning towards Lond on, Inc found the parcel in the middle of the road. Ile did not follow the wag gon with It, became he expected to get sot.tething in London for the trouble of finding it. Mt. BROUGHT OX told him his story was a very improbable and A very suspicionwtgat, and lie should remand him until further tagedry is made. Mr. Benjamin Brookes, the cowkeeper. of Allaop's-place, in the New.road, was summoned at the inatence of Henry Lingford, a very respectable looking young man, upon crotchets (who not being able to stand, was accommodated with a chair), under the following circumstance+. llenry Lingford, who is a jormernan tailor, stated, that on th 9th inst. as he was croesing the road near the Buffalo's Bead, he was knocked down and run over by a loose horse (having a tesalstall upon his head) belonging to hir. Brookes; he was picked up by some persons passing, and carried into the p ublic-house. I and has not been able to use his leg since. James Norman said he saw the horse come quick round the corner of Pleasant-row. Ile was let loose by Scott, a servant of Mr. Brookes. The life of a child was in great danger from the enure cause, and when some one stopped tho horse, Scott cried out, "D—n him, let hint go." Mr. Brookes did not appear in person to answer the complaint; but deputed Scott, &stupid-looking cow boy, to attend for him. Scott stared with astonishntent, when the propriety of letting the horse find his own way home was called in question, a n d shid, " It's done three times a week, tor my master buries I pen do for the parish by contract." Mr. BaOUGRTAN—And do you mean to say he kills people for the parish by contract? 'that would come nearer to the point be fore us. Scott—No, I don't say that ; but he draws the parish van, with dead people in It, to the burying-ground. Mr.linouotttrON—You go to your master, and tell him he has done very wrong in not being here to answer the charge himself. It is my opinion, as Well as inikt. of Lord Montford, who sits on the bench *with me, that lie is bound to m ake a full recompense to Henry Lingford, for his loss of time, and also fr the expenses uf 'ids medical attendance t'and that if he dies no t do so voluntarily, the law will compel him. CHARGE OF ROBBERY AND SEDUCTION. Utriox-Ilar.r..—On Tuesday morning, John Martin, a man well-known in the prise ring as a celebrated pugili st, and now the landlord of a publichliome in the BOTOU.gb, attended at this office, and applied to the sitting Magistrate, IL J. CFI MitnERS, Esq. for a warratit against Samuel Elias, commonly called Dutch Sam, who has also gamed oonsiderable notoriety anionst the fancy, for his prowess to the annals ni pugilism. Martin having been asked the nature of the charge that he intended to prefer against Dutch Stun, replied that it was a case of felony, and having given an out. line of the particulars, the Magistrate immediately issued the warrant, and it was put into the hands of Richard Pople, one of the otileent of this ntabllkhnient, who execrated it instantly, by ap prehending John Elias, allat Pulth ?Sam; in - the elcittte-greund of the ceildren hail been removed to them from Shoreditch in March Ina and their maintenance bed cost the parish lie. a week ever sitar, which the defendant, who had just returned from sea. pets- Kneel of ennsitletable marry leceruirg from rite money for the tenter , : of slaves on the African coast), was now 'well able to natty them. The Selicitor foe the rrisorter„ .Mr. 11 r ;trout v 9, paid, he should prove that the children , though -horn in wedlock, were bap tard. e and haVig! printed nen.eccess on the part of the husband, from Jone, 1820, to June,"lB7l, while the children were born in May. 11121, and November, 1822, it would remain for the church werden to affiliate them on their real lather, if he pleased ; but us der such cimemstancee, the law he Id the husband to be relieved teen the maintenance of lide wife's oftepting. The prisoner's wile, a swarthy coarse woman, about forty year of age. wan then swum. Stir married the prisoner in 1814, and had line child by him, now ten years old. She had two others, but not by hen. S a muel Hodge/in, a Raman, deposed that he and the pris o ner entered themselves together in the Kent, South Stamen, in May, IBM; they left Gravesend fir the South Seas at the beginning of June. and did not return until June, 11123. Mrs. Bramwell was then again examined, and swore, withom betraying any symptoms of contusion, that her huMand'e brother, Thomas Bromwell, was the father of the two children in question. Ile lived with her a part of the time her husband was absent., and used to wive her Ins. or 206. a week. The Churthwarden wished to hove time merely to satisfy him. arlf. by reference to the ship's payers, whether the evidence given by )lots on was correct as to dates. Mr. Alderman Ass t.LY thought this was a rem-table request, and inquired where and when the children were christened. Mr.. llmmwell said they were christened when übout a month old, the eldest at Shoreditch the youngest at Ctipplegate, but they were both born in Draper's Buntlines, Landon-wall Mr. Alderman ANSLEY thought the non.accen completely established, but remanded the prisoner until the next day, that the Churchwarden might satisfy himself by his own inquiries. SWINDLING. ItOrr.STßEET.—Yesterday, one of the partners in the firm of Bales and Kitty, gun-makers, in Tinittock.strect, (.'ovent.garden, came to this °like for the purpose of giving information that a person, representing himself to be Sir George Caylee. Bart. of Brompton Mouse, Vorlabire, was going about defrauding trades men of glad* to some extent. The person in question was a man of between fifty and sixty years of age, plainly attired, but of gent l e m a nly manners and address, and a few days ago he came to their shop, and requested to loo k at some guns. Ile inspected a great many, and at length fixed upon one of the most expensive description ; and the favour of his name anti address being re que.ted, he wrote In the waste book. " Sir George Cayley, Iltompton House, Yorkshire." He stated that he was in town for the purpose of making purchases of various kinds, and that several packages of goods were already deposited, by his order, at the King's Arms, at Uxbridge, to be forwarded thence by the waggon to Yorkshire, " and (continued the *apposed Baronet) you tnsy as well send the gun there also ; and ti ye hear, see that it is carefully packed, and enclese year bill with it." The sp. plicant. howevere instead of sending, took the gun himself to Ux bridge, and there learned from Mr. Green, the landlord, that he had certainly seen a person of the description of the gentleman who had ordered the guo, at his house, but he did not know him as Sir George Cayley, nor bad he seen him there for some time ; neither had any other goods been s ent there as y et, though he had received notice that he might expect some. The applicant was a link puzzled at this information, and did not feel quite satisfied that he had been dealing with the genuine Sir George Cayley ; but tearing that if it were otherwise h e mi g ht g ive offence by not executing the order, he resolved to bring it back with him to London, and despatched it by the regular conveyance to Brompton House, regularly addressed. This was done, and in three or four days he found that he had reason to rejoice at his cautious prudence, fora letter was received from the reel Sir George Cayley, stating that he bad not himself ordered a gun, or thought of ordering one—that his son, Digby Cayley, a young Gentleman, was on the Moors , shooting grouse, but he thought he had not ordered a gun, or he (Sir William) would have been infenned of it before his son left; and that, in all probabi. toy, it was some swindling attempt to obtain their goods, which had fortunately been fries rated by the vigilance of the firm. The object of the present application was to ascertain whether or not the case, as it stood, came within reach of the law, and if not, to give the public notice, that they might be on their guard against the teieke of a very specious swindler. Ile had an air of open blunt carelessness about him, and his manners 'partook much of those of the E i glish country gentleman of the old school. The applicant said he had since ascertained that the old fellow had actually ob tained goods from several tradesmen. The applicant was asked if he had lo.t any thing ?—lie said he had saved his gun, but the carriage and other matters would cost him some pounds, and he had beside,' hed a great deal of trouble. The aprlicant was told, that no goods having been obtained, the case di.' not come within the grasp of the law, but he had dune per fectly right In making it known. The applicant said, that if the offender should be taken into cus tody on any other charge, lie and his partner would lend all the as sistance they could in furtherance of a prosecution. ramose La.ei, a keeper of Hainault Forest, under Mr. Long Arellettley, was summoned before Mr. lilt If SQL' LL, to answer the cempleita of Thomas Hathway, groom to Captain Melville Grind. lay, of the army, fur furiously driving against his master's gig, a nd endangering complainant's life. The groom's statement, corroborated by other evidence, was, that on the day named in the summon., he was driving his master's gig through the Strand, he bring alone in it, when the defendant. who was in a one-horse spring cart, laden with venison, and who 1614 driving at a full galloe, came against the gig, and threw it over with great violence, and the groom was thrown nearly through a shop window. t witness said the defendant could wily have avoided teeming in contact with the gig, and that it was as bad a case of careless. ness, and indeed of recklessness of another's safety, as could be nuagined. Laver, in his defence, denied that the hone was in a gallop, and smit that the accident was owing entirely to the groom tisane sud denly pulled up. If he had kept on the occurrence could not have happened. The groans deelared that he did not even check the horse's pace in the smallest degree. Mr. Illte; stt vet. said it was one of the worst cases he had heard me a icing time, and he should levy the full penalty of 20s. and `'ALA. The defendant hoped not. Ile was only a nor keeper, with wages of 7s. a week. He admitted, however, that he had the privi lege of keeping two tones or. the fereet, and had a house to live in, bender other advantages. Ile war fined 20e., and 1 rk. casts. Captisin Grindley said hds only ohject was to teach the man bet ter emilttet in future; and, If Mr. Minshull pleased, he would re turn him Me costs. Mr. Missuu Lt. said he behaved with a con duct had been an bad, tons in his (Mr. Alinsbull's) opinion, he was pot fit for his situa tier of keeper, nor fur any other place of trust. It was • great wonder - that he had not the crime of murder to answer for. The defendant pill the tine, sod was discharged. b0t,),•,i110 illteil0;, a alienable , clad and ac emiated creature shut 29 years of age, was brought ttp on the chaste of Mrs., Gralism, the conductress of an academy at Ilampetead, for oteatitig a riot about hot house. Mrs. Graham, a lady - like woman. pc-messing great fluency of repent,. stated that she was the widow of an faith gentleman, named Graham, who formed) , served in the Commies:tint depart ment io India, wider the present Marquis Wellesley. The de fendant was the daughter of Mr. Graham by a former wife, and at his death he bequeathed to her 101., and no more. This was paid her at the time, but she entertained a notion that her father lied I.ft her an annuity : and for several years past witness had been Lorimar tly annoyed by her importunities for money. Although not obligcsl to do so, she had repeatedly given her money, because she was 411.4n:reed, but there was no getting rid of her. 31eney !" said the defendant, who spoke with an Irish accent, yea, in nine years I bare received four or five pounds from the Bog and Duck public-house, Green-street, Illackfrianeroad , surtuunded by a lime of his friends in the same line. In the even ing of Tuesday, the time appointed for the investigation of the charge against the prisoner,the office was crowded with persons whose " phydogs" are well known at Illoulsey, at the Fives' Court, and at all the fancy houses in town ; most of whom it 'teemed, had come before the bemire," for the purpose of putting in a good word fur Dutch Sam, now that he needed it. Martin consmenced the charge by statirg, that he had re tired from the prize ring, and was now landlord of a public-house in illackman-street. Since lie had set up in the letter business. the person whom he 'tow charged with felons had lived on terms of the closest intimacy rind frientlehip with him up to the period of the following circumstances:—On Friday last, when he (Martin) came down stairs, having been previously confined to his bed - r oom b y illness, he not only . discovered that his wife had gone off without eying any previous intimation of her determination, but he also found, to his great mortification that his desk had been opened, and two 51. Dank of England notes, thi r ty-eight sovereigns, together with a coral necklace, abstracted ' from it. Upon this discovery it flashed across his mind that his wife and Dutch Sam had eloped to gether, taking with them the property that be had missed, parcu larly as the latter had been observed to be extremely assiduous in his attentions to Mee Martin. The complainant lost no time in making the requisite inquiries, and in the course of the day dis covered thee the coral necklace taken out of the desk had been pledged at a pawnbroker's shop by a man, the deseiption of whom precisely corresponded with that of the prisoner. He was there fore convinced that the lemon who had stolen the necklace had also stolen the notes oral the sovereigns out of his desk. Martin added, that he had subsequently ascertained that his wife was now at the residence of her parents. Dutch Sam, in answer to the charge, said, on Friday last, Mrs. Martin asked me to pledge the necklace to pay for her coach-hire, and I did it agreeable to her wish, and gave her the money; then turning to Martin, lie observed, ant innocent of having com mitted any robbery ; bring forward Mrs. Martin, and site will bear out the truth of what I say." Alartin, who appeared excessively indignant against the rel. Niter, said, " I shall have nothing farther to do with Mrs. Mar tin. She has conducted herself in a scandalous manner towards me pa well as yourself. You took advantage of my illness, and se ducedaway- the affections of my wife; you know you did." 1./melt e :ism*" That is all stuff and nonsense. I admit having pawned the necklace at the request of ales. Martin • surely I could not be so ungallant as to refuse performing that little favour for her ; but as to opening the desk and stealing the notes and sove reign", I solemnly deny the charge." Mere seventh of Dutch tam's friends pressed forward, amongst whom we (*served Dick Curtis, " the Pet of the Fancy," and ad dressing the Magistrate, said they were convinced the statement he had made was perfectly correct ; namely, that tt was at the request of Mrs. Martin lie had pledged the necklace. They considered that the" lady" should be in attendance, for the purpose of stating that she had sanctimted the pawning of t he article. Dutch szani gave his " wont and honeur" that he was not aware of the present residence of Mrs. Martin, otherwise he should insist on her being brought forward, in order to exculpate him front so serious a charge. Then addressing 31 artin , he repiested him to give up her address. Martin at first hesitated, hut at length said, " you know per fectly well where Mrs. Martha is ; she is in the neighbourhood of Reigate." Dutch Sam here solemnly protested his innocence of having committed any offence, and levished a good deal of abuse on the head of the complainant, whom he insinuated had brought a charge of robbery against his on n mother a sheet time ago. After a great deal of recrimination between the parties, it was at length decided that Dutch Sam should he remanded, Martin de claring it to be his positive belief that he kid robbed him. Airs. Martin is to be summoned to attend the next examination. • AN ELOPEMENT. Yesterday morning, after the night charges were disposed of, a rernaelcelWernirt decent-looking young woman, named Mar y A ant' Trindire: was plaCed in the slip (the place appropriated tie prison eve), on the undermentioned charge, which WAS specified thus in the Beadle of Newington's book Martin Trimbee charges Mary Anne, his wife, with having deserted her family, taking with her all the said Martin Trimbeee moveable property. The Magistrate (Mr. Chambers) could not help smiling at the manlier in which the charge was entered against the complainant's wife, and desired to be put in possession of the facts. The beadle (Presbury) com menced the tele of the elopement, while Martin Trimbee, the ac cuser, stood by his aide. The latter personag e is a man elvanced in yens, being nearly double die age of the trail fair one; he was dressed in country garb, and, with tears in his eyes, listened to the story of his misfortunes, while related by the beadle. It appeared, that on Friday week, during the thunder-storm that raged with great violence in the neighbourhood of Salisbury, Martin Tritebee. who resided in that parr of the country, happened to be absent from his dwelling, when his wife, weer is a smart active dame, locked up the house, leaving three children in one of the rooms, took a seat in the cage that was then ing. end arrived in town with all her hitsband's " moveable property;" as lie called it, consisting of about 2001. in money, and the remainder in clothes and linen. poor Martin, on his arrival at home, discovered his losses. and lust no time in repairing them as quick as circumstances would allow. He recollected that his wife was attached to a shoemaker that lived in the village, but who had recently lett it, and took up his abode in London. This man, it seems, had been observed lurking about Trimbee's house the day prior to the elopement; and when the lat ter heard of the fact, he immediately concluded that his wife had gone off with " Snob," the shoemaker, and therefore made upliis mind to follow the fugitives whithereoever they bent their muse. Trimbee accordingly proceeded after them to town, and on his ar. rival, by his persevering inquiries, he at length succeeded in tracing"! the " guilty pair" to a house in the pariah of Newington. Actin en the information he had procured, Trimbee, en: stead o g f surprising his wife and her paramour together by rashly venturing to enter into their presence without the company of a friend in case of an attack upon him, knowing the shoemaker had the character of being a violent man, procured the aid of the beadle of the parish, to whom he related die circumstances under which his wife had left him, and also gave an account of the pro. pery she Ind taken with her in her flight from home. The beadle feeling for Trimbeentsituation, directly on hearing his tale of mi sery, volunteered his services to accompany hint to the place where his wife was concealed, adding, that he should take her into cus tody, as well as take possession of the property in the event of the charge being given to hint. Things being arranged, away the beadle and Trimbee hied to the house where the wile of the lance was living in retirement. On their entrance they met with some difficulty, but finally succeeded in " bolting" into the room where slre. Trimbee was sitting. The shoemaker, it appeared, hearing that Mr. Trimbee was in quest of his wife, jumped out of a back two pair window, and escaped the fury of the enraged husband. Trim. bee, upon seeing his wife after such conduct, would have inflicted summary punishment upon her, had not the beadle interfered, into whose custody she was given, the beadle entering the charge against her on his book as above quoted. On examining the room, Trim. bee discovered the whole of the property his wife had taken away from his cottage, with the exception of six sovereigns. The Magistrate, at the conclusion of the above statement, the recital of which caused much laughter, addressing Trimbee, said— " I'il nut keep your wife in custody. I shall give her up to you, but recollect that you ere not bound to maintain her if she has been living in adultery with another man." Trimbee, who it appeared had a couple of hours' conversation with his wife that morning, previous to ha having been brought before a Magistrate, replied—" Your Worship, I'll look over all that has happeneil if my dear wife only promises not to do the like again." Mrs. Triathee, however, instead of showing the slightest contrition in her behaviour, broke out into a fit of laughter at the conclusion of her husband's sentence of forgiveness. Upon which Trimbee said—" I don't mind that even ;11l take her back again, although I know she cares as little about me as the stick I leave in my hand." Mr. CIIAMBERS —How can you take her away? You cannot oblige her to accompany you if she does not please. Trimbee—" Your Worship, he hound to make her go with me ; ray horse is town, and I shall place her threciost anti myself behind her, and we will ride down together to Salisbury. I'll take care elle hall not get oft' to the shoemaker again so easily as she has done." Mr. CIIA:tIIERS here directed Mrs. Trimbee to be discharged. The moment she got outside the place in which she was confined, it was truly laughable to observe poor Trimbee, who, eager to pre vent her from running away, rushed out of the office himself, with out ceremony knocking down three or time persons who stood in his way, in his anxiety to baffle a meeting between his wife and her paramour. When Trimhee got into the passage of the office, he was heard to exclaim—" Ah ! Mrs. Trimbee, I have caught you now, and VII ea. be de-el if I emu% keep you too." same DARING ATTEMPT AT Rosticity.—Tuesday evening, ail a respectable young woman, named Bateman, was return ing front spending the afternoon at Stoke Newington, she was accosted at the commencement of Frog-row by a well-dressed young man, who asked the nearest way to Bunbill-row. She directed him ; on which he immedi diately proffered her his aria, saying their roads were ap parently the same. This offer, however, was declined, but lie still continued walking by her side, talking on indiffe rent subjects, until they arrived in the centre of the field situate between the Britannia and the City-road, when, no person being immediately within sight, he turned suddenly upon her, and making a snatch at a reticule which she had twisted on her wrist, demanded her bag and money. At this juncture some persons were seen on the bridge leading from the Eagle Tavern. Knowing that the slightest alarm must now be heard, the cowardly villain struck her a vio lent blow on the mouth, which caused the blood to flow profusely, and leaping a ditch, ran off in the direction of Hoxton. The persons previously heard now approached, and she gladly recognised her brother and a friend; im mediate pursuit was at first suggested, but the idea was given up as hopeless, and they contented themselves with giving a description of his person at the watch-house. He appeared to be about 25 years of age, rather well-looking, and was dressed in a dark surtout, light trowsers and waistcoat, and a black ribbon round his neck, as if at. melted to a glass. OUTRAGEOUS ATTACK [From the Yolk Courant of Augnit By a providential interference we are spared the pales recording in our columns this week the completion of tragedy equal in atrocity to the murder of Mr. Carts,, Beadle, by Leonard Wilkinson, who expiated his mime by death at our late Assizes. On the night of Wednesd a yl4, Mr. John Smith, of 3lielillehatn, training-groom to the Marquis of Queensberry and several other Noblemen sail Gentlemen, was proceeding about half-past ten (Mode on his return from this city, where he had teen spending th e evening, to Dringhouses; when lie hail got withia ab out 200 yards of that village, he saw three men loitering br the side of the road, but not suspecting any thing noise, h e pursued his journey until he came oppo s ite to them, w h en one of them suddenly sprung towards him from the righ t . Mr. S. avoided this attack by swerving his horse to the lef t' where l's was met by a second ruffian, who.aimed a i re , inendoua blow at his heal with a rail, which he held in both hands, and which, striking Ha forehead edgeway s with great violence, inflicted a dreadful wound; the fo rm of the blow broke the rail, and to the strength of Mr. Smith's hat may be attributed his et c pe with life; the hat was broken through, and the integuments io the skull were laid bare, though no fracture was ce a i med. M r . s m i t h.. horse; which was a very spirited one, immediately sprang forward ; but Mr. Smith was so stunned by the blow, that he had been conveyed about seventy yards bef o r e h e called out " murder !" which brought some persons to his assistance. His first impression was, that he heil been shot ; and when he had somewhat recovered his senses, the blood was profusely issuing from the wound. Mr. Dixon, the training groom, was on the road at a little distance behind Mr. Smith, and taw the three fellows on the road, whose suspicious ap pearance induced him to secrete himself in the hedge to avoid them ; whilst in this situation he heard the blow in. fficted, and Mr. Smith's exclamation of 't murder" called him forth to the assistance of the person attacked, when he saw two men retreating towards Knavesmire. When Mr. Smith reached his inn, surgical aid was immediately procured from this city, and an active search commenced after the villains, but without success; a part of the rail was found near the spot where the violence was offered, and the other part at the entrance of Dringhouses. Two or three large nails were driven through one end of the rail, which wcs fiat, and about fourteen feet long. Had not the blow been inflicted with the edge, the nails would inevi tably have penetrated the skull. Mr. Smith had upwards of lON. in his pockets. The next day Mr. Pardoe was very active in making search after the offenders; and the ostler at Mr. Bookless's, Dringhouses, where Mr. Smith was residing, having seen three suspicious-looking men lurking about previous to the attack, accompanied Panioe to Knavesmile, where he challenged three men, who were taken into custody, and on Friday they underwent an ex. amination at our Guildhall. Their names are George Shields, Robert Ibbott, and Thomas Higgins. In conse quence of the absence of the person who had identified the men as being on the spot, they were remanded till Sa turday. Nothing, however, transpired to bring the charge home to them, and a reward of 100 guineas has been offered for the discovery of the pet petrators of the mur derous attempt. TILE ARMY. CHANGE OF QUARTERS OF THE GUARDS. The following change of quarkrs of the Guards is ordered to take place on the 25th inst., viz.:— The Ist Battalion or the Grenadier Guards, from Portman-street barracks to Knightsbridge barracks. The 3d battalion of the Grenaler Guards, from the Tower u IVestminster quarters. The lot battalion of the Coldstream Guards, from Knightsbridge barracks to the Tower. The 2d battalion of the 3d regiment of Guards, from Westrein. ster quarters, to Puttinan.street barracks. The depot of the 2d battalion of the COtb Rifle Corps marches. oh the 14th inst., from Weymouth for Portsmouth. Detachments of recruits arrived in tlivn yesterday morning, from Bristol, on route to join their respective corps and depute. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. • LONDON LlST.—[From the London Gazette .1 AT Telt COURT OF COMMISSION/Sae Or SIANIRUPTS, RASDSORALL. STREET, ON SATURDAY WRIT. R. Blnns, S. and G. Urafton-street East, chat/makers, sell stock . I Brett, S. Macclesfield, elik•throwster , ........ . ........ It Conway, J. Stamford-street, builder, Flight's securities .. Delsfoirs, J. and 11. Sackettle t, goldsmiths, )olut dlv I 1 Higginbotham, 'O. Macclesfield, silk-manufacturer, dir lO Hutchins, N. B. St. James's-street, glassman, epeeist affairs Leven, J. Leeds, straw-hat-maker, sell stock ........ 11/ Nunn, R. queen-street, Cheapside, warehouseman, d1r.... Thomas, T. Osnaburgh-street, New-road, builder, .• COUNTRY LIST. Bickerdike. G. Huddersfield, Innkeeper, Paekhorse, Huth Ppl. again II Brett and liblah, DUr3IEOI, grocers, Swan, Wolverhampton, spl. alt. lI ttunn. W. Louth, coal-merchant, King's Head, Louth. 3 mortgsges 11 Germain, W. Bath, jeweller, Chrivtopher, Bath, 2d ea........... 13 Jackman, It. jun. Newland, sllk-throw 4 tcr , Mess. Cooke, Glos. s..alf. It Kennedy, 11. Brighton, carpenter, New Inn, Brighton, .......... MARKETS. CORY-EXCHANGE, ACG. 16. There were scarcely any fresh arrivals for to-day's market. What little 6ne Wheat was left unsokl on Monday. was Wien s& this trimming at prices of that day, but there was no sale for inferior qualities. parley was in demand for grinding, but there was no variation in the prices of this article, or of Beans or Peas. We have to note a further increase in the price of Oats compared with Alonday, but the business done was only to consumers in wits" want of a supply. - - --- CAUTION TO Hormuz Ersits.—A few days ago a Frenchman. who gave his name an F. Spovale, called at the house of a lady, in the neighbourhood of the New Road, and obtained from her 10/. under the following circumstances :--He stated 'hat he was a dealer in French goods. and that he had a great gnat tr of silks, laces, and gloves in the Custom-house, which he could not obtain until he paid the duty, which amounted to W. 12s. and that if the lady would advance hint 11t/, he would leave, as a secu rity with her, two French shawls, and a gold watch, value thirty seven guineas. The lady recommended him, as lie was in such want of that sum, to pawn the articles. He excused himself from sending the gouda rrp the vont, by stating that he made a prcaws: to his father, upon his death.brd, never to enter into a pawn• broker's shop. The lady advanced the money, which was to have been returned upon the following day ; but as Monsieur Spoat.lf did not make his appearance, she sent the articles to be exatnined , when to her astonishment she was informed that the shawls WCT.: made in Spitalfielda, and worth about 255. and that the watch was valued at 30s. A similar fraud has been committed on several houses In the City. BIRTHS. On the 11th Inst., the lady of William Sergeant, Esq. of Mon. Lague-place, Bryanstone-square, of a daughter. On the 15th ingtent, at Efehmond, the lady of the Rev. &tired Ferocold Pearce, of a son. On the 14th inst., at Larender-hill, the lady of Corbyn Lloyd, Esq. of a daughter. MARRIED. - On Tuesday, at Christchurch. Surrey, Sir. Alexander ()eddies , of Pimlico, to Miss Mary Croft Letterman, eldest slaughter or the late Mr. Letterman, of Ave Maria-lane. On the 15th inst., at St. Mary's church, Newington, WilFan Quin, Esq. of the Middle Temple, to Anna Maria, younges: daughter of Matthew Stritch, Esq. Paragon House. Walworth. On the 12th inst.. in Loper Deal, Richard 111 Minos, Est First Lieutenant of his Majesty's ship Ramillies, to Eliz , ,binst Eleanor Henderson, daughter cf John Henderson, Esq. of .51iddk Deal. Last week, at Eton College, the Rev. Edw. Coleridge, Rector of Btonksilver, Somerset, to Mary, eldest daughter of the Rev. I.h. Keatr. head master of Eton College. At Dornock, on the Bth inst., Mr. James Kennedy. to Miss Janet Scott. So prevalent have Annan and Gretna Green Mari iso become of late en the border, that it is worthy of being mentiesol that this wedding was celebrated after the old Scotch fasbior.. Dancing was kept up with great spirit till an early hour, and the ceremonies of breaking bread ever the bride's head when she tirt entered her new habitation, and of throwing the stocking when Ow young couple were put to bed, were performed to the great amuse Went of the younger portion of the DIED. On the 13th inst., at the Vicarage Hotter, aged 83, the Re" Richard Grant, 46 years of Stansted Alountfitchett ; also of Mot Bourton, Oxon, and Rector of NVennington, Essex. On the 4th inst., Hugh Ley, M.D. of Penzance, Cornwall. aged 63. On the 13th inst., John Lloyd, Esq. of Belle Vue, Tunbridge Wells, in his nth year. On the 13th inst., In Paris, at his apartments, No. 13. Rue Royale, the Hon. Basil Cochrane. Mr. Cochrane returned trot the East Indies scmc time past, after a residence of 40 yearn in that country, with a large fortune, which has always been applied In acts of charity and benevolence. seetwerniP"'• MGR IVATEE TAB DAY AT LONDON IDOPOIi. 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