The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1826-08-15 00:00:00

NEIVSPAPERS-DA NA'S. 'Hun. is not a daily newspaper published in all i :teat )trilait , . out of London—nor in Ireland, wit of Dublin, but one—in Cork. Thus, it would seem that London, Dublin, and Cork, are the only cilics in the empire that possess any local daily source of political or mercantile intelligence. But, that Cork should take the lead of Eflinbumb, with its ten periodicals, and its fifteen batiking•houses, is not a little singular. 'f he following statement wiil show in what ratio newspaper intelligence is afloat in the different principal cities in the 'empire : London Daily Morning 8 Pally Evening o—Total 14 Dublin Daily - . - 4 ('ork 410. Total number of papers published in the principal tidos and towns : London - 501 Exeter - 5 York - - I Daldin . 201 Glasgow - b Canterbury - 3 Calinburah -10 Bath - . 4 Chelmsford - 3 Liorriatol . ti ßelfast - . 4 Galway - . Dlar.ehester -fi Bristol . - 0 liull - 3 Cork . - 5 Leeds - . 4 Shrffiekl . 3 After London, there are only eleven towns in England that publi , li more than one or two papers. After Dublin, there are only three in Ireland—namely, Cork, Belfast, and Galway—that publish more than one or two; and setting aside Edinburgh and Glasgow, there is not a single town in Scotland that does. England and Wales, 74 cities and towns, publish 11111 1 Papers. Infant! - Scotland - 13 In ViVI, the three Islands had employed Slit banking houses. There are ten newspapers published in Edin burgh, while it has employment for fifteen hanking•houses. Edinburgh Newspapers 10—Banking - houses . 13 61.sgow . - - - -10 - I; Dublin 20 - - - How much more the Scotch are employed in accumu lating and storing up money, than reading the public jour nals? This, it must be allowed, is not saying much for the industry of the Irish. Liverpool has but six banks, and Manchester the like number. Quere--Does Edinburgh or aartgow possess a more extensive trade than Liverpool Fashionable watering places also abound with banks. Bristol claims ten, Bath has five, and Brighton • as many more; the city of Oxford also has five, one of which is claimed solely by the University, to deposit its learned treasures. The Dublin University, allowed to be the wealthiest in Europe, bas no such establishment under its wing. • Norg—ln the year 1824. thirtr.five mail and stage coaches ottrted almost daily rom London Co Brig en hton, being about the same number that were employed foe the tire service of Ireland. The mining districts in this neighbourhood are in an undisturbed and quiet state, though we regret that many of the colliers have not at present returned to their employ ment; we have, however, the satisfaction of stating, from the best authority, that the number of the well-disposed increases every day.—Welverhamplon Chronicle. We are grieved to state, that by the latest advices from Sheffield, the conflagrations on the moors continued with unabated fury, but that most of the young game, being strong on the wing, bad escaped the flames. During the last week the moors at Dore also took fire, owing to the burning of some ling, Ike., and a field of corn, belonging to Mr. illackelock's farm, was ignited: but, by turning a stream of water froM its - old course, the crop was saved, which otherwise must have been consumed. Several fires are still burning, and it is probable they will not be extin guished until a heavy fall of rain takes place. On Thursday morning last, about one o'clock, Bellerbv, the guard of the Glasgow mail, observed near Beattock bridge a meteor of uncommon brightness. The body of it was about the size of a large cannon ball, and a tail, re sembling a chain in appearance, followed it. The blaze of light was so great, that it made every thing appear quite dear all around. The meteor was in sight only a short time ; hut its brilliancy was of the most dazzling description. The police of Frankfort is briskly occupied at present, in ferreting out a band of robbers, who reckon among their numbers several individuals Of a higher class. Eighteen of them, as well men as women, have been ar rested in different hotels and private houses, where they were occupying splendid apartments. It appears that this bawl intended to carry on its exploits on the banks of the Rhine, as was done at a former pe riod by Schinderhatines and Damien Hemel. On Wednesday . se'nnight, some persons were amusing themselves shooting at a mark, near the Bridge of Carr, when one of them, in a thoughtless !frolic, levelled his piece at a man named William Clerk, a journeyman black smith there, when unfortunately the shot went off, and he was killed on the spot.—Edinlirgls Paper. John Maiden, long known as a street porter in Montrose, has disappeared under somewhat mysterious circumstances. Ile was engaged to watch some of the tents that were e rezted on the downs for the refreshment of those who attended the races. John took his post at the proper time on Thursday evening, and was seen at one on Friday morn- Inc, hut has not since been seen or heard of. The necessary inquiries have been instituted, and every effort to trace him trade, but without success. DESPERA IE: ASS Al! LT.—On Wednesday night, a little after eleven o'clock, as Mr. John Smith, of Middleharo, the training groom, was proceeding towards Dringhouses, on horseback, when he hail passed Hob-moor-lane ' he was assailed by three ruffians, who seemed to have been lying to wait, one of whom aimed a desperate blow at him, v.ltielt did not succeed in dismounting him, though his Lead was severely cut by the blow. He galloped forward, and arrived at his journey's end without further interrup twit. Three persons have been taken into custody, on sus picion of being concerned in the villanous transaction.— Ver: Herald. CvsiNE API' ECTION AND SAGA CITY.—Mr. Thomas nuray, of the ptincipal inn, Galashiels, has a bitch of what is generally termed the trolley breed, which some time ago had six pups, all of which, with the exception of one to suckle her, were thrown into a pool of the Gala, Mme. eliately below the bridge, and were considered drowned. lie:steel' six and seven weeks after, to the astonishment of the whole family, the bitch (as usual) made her appear - one: in the house at the ordinary meal time, with two whelps instead of one, and, with more than ordinary jealousy, seemed careful of the young intruder. On ex amining the little stranger, they stun recognised it as one of those which had been thrown into the water, and which, it would appear, she had by some unknown means got hold of, secreted, and nursed tinder a straw stack in the barn vs-d, till the young one would not be farther controlled. When any misfortune befel the one she had thus secretly brought up, she was perfectly furious, while to the sound of the other's voice she was in a great measure quite cal lous. It is almost unnecessary to add, that both have been well taken care of. An afflicting scene took place on the 4th inst. at Cliehy la-Garonne. The following ate the details which have reached us :—A young girl, of fourteen, had just died; her father went to the Cure of the parish to arrange about the expenses of her funeral : as he was a poor man, the pastor proposed to him to inter the child gratuitously ; but the man refused this, and wished to pay in the usual man ner. This being agreed upon, he asked the Cure if he would come himself for the body. The Cure replied in the nega tive, as it was a thing which was never done. The man coin plainedbitterly, and retired, uttering some abusive languy4e. In the mean time the Cure went to the church and waited a long time for the body. Not seeing it arrive, he sent the b-adle several Onus ; at nine o'clock it arrived, and he 1,001 discovered that the persons who accompanied it were hos ulely disposed towards him. At the moment when he began to walk towards the grave, there was a great claim mr against him. He was reproached witithasing refused to inter the body, and was struck. Stones were thrown, one of which struck the beadle, and felled him to ground. The Cure took refuge in a neighbouring house, and was followed by his assailants, who broke the windows. They attempted to force the door, and net being able to succ eed, even talked of setting the house on fire. At this moment the Com missary of Pollee, informed of the disorder, arrived from Batignoles. The presence of this functionary secured at tention, and the crowd dispersed. On the following day the Judge of Instruction went to Clichy. Ile did not, however, obtain much evidence, and one person only was theeted. This was the Sieur Raze, a person of property, who took an active part in the affair. He was to appear on Sattu'day before the Tribunal of Correctional Police. OMENS SYSTEM. OR rtisToN ESTABLISHIfENT. The experiment of the new system of union and mutual co-ope ration is still going forward at °daimon. The conductors have met with greater difficulties than they originally contemplated. The defiziency in the stimulus to industry always became apparent in every step. The individual members hart been accustomed to receive the full remuneration of their labour in the shape of wages, in the usual way, and they could not understand the idea of being their own employers, and of waiting till the produce of their labour could be realized. Many attempts were made to induce them to allow a pot tion of their labour to accumulate as capital ; but as the proposed plan held out that the profit of this capital should go equally to the whole Society, so few of them were patriotic enough to act upon it, that the projectors feared they would have to Mom. don this part of the system as impracticable *ith aged persons, arid to train their children to act upon this plan appeared to them their only chance of success. In order to make the concern more manageable, the society (now consisting of upwards of two hundred and fifty persons) had been previously arranged into "squads" of from ten to twenty families each. The individuals composing each of these squads belonged chiefly to one branch of industry ; and many of' them always wrought cheerfully for wages when em ployed by the proprietors; but they all appeared backward to work far themselves, unless the full wages of their labour wile given them, when wrought for. In acting upon this principle, the operatives would have got all the profit, while any risk of loss would have fallen on the proprietors. To obviate this, the manager made a proposal, "That the individuals engaged in any branch of industry should have a chance of receiving double price for what. ever labour they allowed to accumulate, before any profit was claimed by the Society." This appears to have had the desired effect. The first squad who began to act wholly for themselves have been engaged for upwards of six weeks, erecting an iron foundery and machinery, workshop. They have wrought with great spirit, and evidently have got a glimpse of the ailvan ' rages they are likely to derive from acting upon this prin ciple. There are many of them said to be very superior work men. This spirit, it is expected, will soon pervade the whole society; and several parties have already begun to act in a similar way. The extensive garden ground will employ another squad. The agricultural department a third. The dairy a lamb ; and of the smaller branches several may be united ; but all verge to one point. All put into one store, and all draw from that store in pro portion to what they put in. They have already begun to ex- • perience the advantage of being customers to themselves. The baker has no trouble with the bread after it comes front the oven. The gardeners send all the fruit :rid vegetables to the store, and the cowkeepers have the same facilities with the milk. While th large staple manufactories, and the individuals who live upon their capital, will, it is expected, furnish the means of paying the ex pense of rent, and interest of capital. The inclinations of the people are daily becoming more confirmed in favour of public missing ; though all who choose it have the Nokia of messing in their private rooms. They seem to inanity e things upon an mi. nontical system ; for the highest mess for adults has not, far the last month, exceeded 7s. a week for each individual, while the lowest has been only about 3s. lid. At the first table at breakfast there are tea and coffee, and bat rolls, or toast and butter; and fragments are daily venial from the table after all are satisfied. At dinner they have broth and meat, and fish, with a great variety and overflow of vegetables, with roast meat, bacon, and other varieties of a similar nature. From Id to 20 belong to this mesa, and all of them have been quite satisfied with it. T he other messes (due males at least ) take oatmeal porridge, both in the morning and night. The tables are open to all the friends of the members, who are charged at the ' same rate. Visitor!' from distant parts stop sometimes a week or 1 two in the establishment. Sixteen rooms are set aside for strangers. These will be furnished comfortably, and service provided, but it will be two months yet before they are complete. The building has yet much to be done to it; but the beauty of the surrounding scenery has been much admired. Almost all the children eat to gether ; and they are employed half the day iti the gardens, and in the fields. None of them are ever punished in any way (at least the system admits of no punishment which man has power to in flict or wit!..hold), and yet they are even now at least no wane than those who are tinder rigid discipline. The schools are not far advanced. Miss lViiitwell's powers are directed chiefly to cre ating mate' iel for the schools—that is, painting representa tions of objects in nature, according to the system of instruction of which she was the inventor. All tun inconvemence which the society feels from the present state of the country is confined to the proprietors. Several of them have felt more difficulty than they anticipated in furnishing the capital. In every other respect the change that has taken place has been rather favourable than otherwise. The conductors of this experiment look upon its success as of the utmost importauce to the country ; because it would demonstrate how our surplus population, to almost any extent, could be em ployed beneficially for themselves, and profitably foe the country. On Sunday meetings for religious service arc held in the forenoon and evening. The chief difference in their forms, from that of other societies, is in their prayers. In this respect no words are uttered aloud ; but their hymns and psalms are Mu .e in common use, and their lectures are chiefly from the Bible. The rest of the building will be executed by the operatives wholly on their own account. and will be begun as soon as circumstances will permit. The society has already a great variety of different trades itt opera tion, and front distant parts. Besides tailors and shoemakers from London, they have a watchmaker from Germany, who is consi dered an expert tradesman. FATAL :teem ENT.-"011 Friday last, while David IV& kie was engaged in building a garden wall at Comley Bank, near Stockbridge, and in the act of shifting a box with lime, one of the planks on which he stood shifted to one side, by which he lost his balance, and fell about nine feet, upon a stone, which bruised him dreadfully, and, although 72 years of age, he wandered home on his feet, a distance of two miles, the pain being so acute that he could not bear any one to carry him. Medical aid was resorted to, but in vain, as he lingered until Monday afternoon, when lie died. He was a sober and industrious man, and bore an excellent character. He has left a widow. ' Dassnrcr. ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last, as Mrs. Scowcroft, a deaf and aged lady, who resided in Bradshaw gate, Bolton, was crossing the street, for the purpose of purchasing some article in a shop on the opposite side of the road, she unfortunately came in contact with a horse in a water-carrier's cart, which threw her down with great force. The driver, and several other persons who saw the accident, called out to the horse to stop, but, instead of obeying the command, it took fright, reared up, and in stantly galloped over the unfortunate woman. One wkeel passeti across her back, and the horse's foot slightly grazed her forehead. She was immediately taken up and re moved into her house, and Dr. Black and Messrs Robin sons, surgeons, procured for her assistance. An attempt was made to take blood front her arm, but it was ineffec tual, for she shortly expired without a struggle. It does not appear that any blame ought to be attached to the carter, who was on the proper side of the cart, although a few yards distant from the horse's head. A Coroner's Jury viewed the body on Monday, and returned a verdict of " Accidental death."—Belion Express. lt.t.teur Disrtt.t.artom.—The week before last an ex ,. eist• court was held at Rothesay, in which two families, the one consisting of a father and a son, and the other of a father, son, and daughter, were fined altogether in 100/. sterling, being 20/. to each person, and instantly sent to prison. Thu father and son, however, paid their ta/. on ' the same day, and were liberated. 'f he other family, who were from Arran, and bore the appearance of great destitu • i don, paid their 601. in the end of the week--a circumstance still more extraordinary. A few days ago a lady residing in the Waterloo-road, who had been in the habit of taking small doses of lauda num to relieve some painful disords, - under which she la boured, repeated the quantity to such an extent that she became utterly insensible. Mr. Cook, a surgeon in the neighbourhood, was senefor ; but, notwithstanding re peated doses of the most powerful emetics were poured down her throat, vomiting could not be produced. There remaining no other chance of saving her life but the Stomach Pump, the attendance of Mr. Read, the l'atentee, wasprocured as speedily as possible, and by means of this valuable invention the poison was quickly dislodged from the stomach, and the lady is now in perfect health. Early last week, while some children were bathing in the neighhout hood of Whitehaven, one of them, who had passed beyond his depth, was seized and destroyed by a shark, which had been lurking about that coast in search of its prey. The alarm occasioned by this lamentable circumstance may easily be couccived. People were im mediately sent to the various towns upon the coast, to iVorkington, Maryport, &c. to communicate the tidings, and to caution the parents and guardians of youth not to allow their charges to incur, by bathing, so fatal a danger. —Cumberland Puegucl. Sol( NA )4 Hit 1.1101.—A boy, 13 yews of age, named Wm, Rutter, having been up the greater part of two nights, last week, travelling with his father, who drives a waggon from this town to Boston, got out of • bed, at his father's lodgings, in Broad Marsh, about eleven o'clock on Thurs day night, the 3d inst. opened the window of the bed-room on the sreiliid story, in his sleep , and fell into the street. Ilia sitter, , t , nos apbfl discovered, and he was taken up, bruised on the lord and other parts of the body, and again put to herd : yet strange to tell, the boy still continued in a state of wuntioleticy, and did not awake till the next morning, when be was quite unconscious:of what had happened. THE BRITISH. PRESS. • 1.-4 W cotrwr OP C/A! CEIRY. RIIPOR It TOR LORD C MANCB&LOrR. M itorvowes INN BALL. IRIS DAT. Coast T. Hain* petitlOn. per Powell V. Sonnet, exception, per wrxiall• judgment Rem a i n ing Lunatic Pet Wo n ,. In re Cooke A r e TBS. De Beauvoir v. Rhode., per order In re Pray. pet. Emmett Harr:blimp Baldwyn Cheney Owen timith Lawrence, 2 pet. Franks Powell Stewart Bankrilpt Petitions. Exp. Parker re Penfn ld Barn•Mottoin re Same Alexander re Tills llinde re Andrade Bounce re . ....urne Collln-tm re Kro,4e In re Ilinde, 2 pet. Webb Pearnun June., 2 pet. Itou Winstanley Fowler Exp. Solarte re Daniel, per order Darned re Tani. ton i to be bp. to Trayea re Hume,' pert heard Hitne re Rime 'timber reßimber Esp. Slaton re Arnold Bnrallardt re Kelly, 2 former petitions Terry re Luca, re Mint chin. Mr. Jottlce Molroyd next), of wlalch dot mad IGIKT OF KING'S BF.NI will RI tend Clmbers!eith Gee will be given.—Utter rCII. ler on Friday or Saturday I August 14. 1826. POLICE._ BIRMINGHAM COACH ROBBERY. MAESioN-110V9E.—The man who called himself James CV- Pet 1, but who now did not deny his name to be Crowder, was brought up again for re-examination. It will be recollected that the prisoner tendered a M. Birmingham Bank-note for a Hilt of clothes, but the note being found to be stolen, he was taken into custody. His defence was, that he re ceived' it from a person in the streets, in payment for wow goods told by him. The Lonn MAYOR refused to believe this story, and said he should commit the prisoner for having the note in his possession, and uttering it, knowing it to be stolen. Mr. II tt mon RIES, who attended for the pr isoner, declared that such a commitment would be Illegal. Il e den ied that the prisoner had committed any offence. Ile contended that the notes having been paid in London, were no more titan so much waste paper, un ell they were issued by the Bankers at Birmingham. That being thus valueless, no felony was committed with respect to them, and that it was no silence within any of the statutes to utter them. He cited in support of this the came of Astlett for stealing the Exche quer bills from the Bank of England. Ile mentioned a similar ease, which had occurred where he was concerned, where a woman was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation, by Mr. Sergeant I Ambits, for having such a note in her possession. Upon represent. ing the case at the Secretary of State's Office, Mr. Peel being satis fied of the illegality of the conviction, procured her a free pardon. Two other of his clients were taken up for the same offence, when he determined to take the opinion of the Twelve Judges on the point ; but his clients thought it expedient to plead guilty, on the understanding that they should he imprisoned for one month, ra ther than they should be in prison for twelve months fur the deci sion of the Judges. In fact, no doubt could be entertained by lawyers that su ch a commitment would be illegal. The LORD MAYOR expressed himself of a decidedly opposite opinion, and declared that he should commit the prisoner. Some deficiency in the technical proof occurred, and he remanded the pri. saner, that it might be supplied. II is Lordship expressed his sur prise, that after the repeated heavy losses the bankers sustained by sending parcels by stage-coaches, no arrangement was made with Government to send them by the post. Ile entertained little doubt that Government would make an arrangement, and that it would be highly to the advantage of the parties. WATERM EN'S FARES. It has latterly become a practice to bring all complaints against watermen before the LORD MAYOR., instead °flaking them before the Rulers of the NFatermen's Company. The object of the par ties is, in most grievous cases, publicity, which is not attainable by the latter course, though, without it, the mere infliction of a penalty upon the offender is of little or no consequence. The jurisdiction of the Rulers Is properly confined to the adjudication of disputes be tween watermen. The latter, however, now prefer coming before the Magistrate. Two watermen were summoned before the Lord Mayor, the one for IDE king use of abusive language, the other for extorting more than his fare front the passengers of a steam-boat. Front the statement of the complainants it appeared, they are mechanics, who had gone a trip in one of the steam-boats, with their company. On their return at night, they were charged by the waterman sixpence each for lauding, or 4s. for each boat-load of eight. This the complainants thought exorbitant, and they had sufficient spirit to bring the case before the Lord Mayor. One of the defendants began to call the party " lousy scamps, ' and said they could be nothing but a set of thieves, to 'behave " in that 'ere shabby manner," and caused them to be treated In such a man ner as few persons, for the sake of a much larger sum, would yen tore to encounter. The Lona Mayon fined this waterman 10s. and costs for abuse; and awarded the complainant, out of the fine, the value of his day's work, that he might not be a loser by his laudable conduct in bringing the case forward. His Lordship asked the watermen what they considered to be their fare for taking a person across the water ? The watermen scratched their heads and looked at each other before they gave any answer. They then acknowledged that they were entitled to no more than Id. " sculls," and 2d. " oars," for their fare. The LORD MAYOR did not consider that the watermen were entitled to more for taking a person on board a steam-vessel or landing him, than taking him across the water. He therefore should, if the watermen charged more than 3d. (which he thought • fare that neither -the public nor the watet men should object to) fine them for extortion. The watermen said, that they generally charged only 3d. in the day-time; but they thought themselves entitled to charge double in the night-tinte, as they had the trouble of waiting up. saThe Lon n MAYOR Said, they should be glad that they had an opportunity of getting money by night at well as day,and surely these steam-boats, with two or three hundred passengers at 3d. each, were not bad things for the watermen at the stairs. Ile declared that he could not think of sanctionir"• the demand for a higher fare at any time ; it should rather be reduced. Ile fired the waterman far ex tortion, and paid the complainant out of the fine for his loss of time. Watermen, his Lordship intimated, would find it their in terest to be neither so insolent nor so extortionate to the passengers of rat am-boats. We Lire requested to state, that the name of one of the defendants in the poor-rate case of St. Otave, Hart-streer, w hi c h was di s tinctly pronounced, both by Mr. Aldermen Atkins and Mr. Atidrews (in mistake), Buckle, is Bucknel. A parishioner of the name of Buckle came and expressed much uneasiness at being supposed to be the person. ADULTERATION OF FLOUR. cit.nuALL.—Mr. Dick, a silversmith in Bell-yard, Temple bar, appeared before Alderson Sir J. PERRINO, Bart. yesterday, and stated that a paragraph had been published by most of the newspapers, alleging that his family hail been poisoned by eating of a pie, supposed to have been made of deleterious flour. He now appeared before the Magistrate for the purpose of Informing hint of the result of an analyeation the flour had undergone. Upon his live children and the maid servant being seized with ft violent retching, within ten minutes of having eaten of the plum pie, a medical gentletnan, Mr. Jones, of Chancery-lane. was called in, and by the prompt exhibition of antidotes, the whole of the suf. fern's were relieved, and restored to their usual state of health by the following day ; but a neighbour carried a specimen of the flour, Of which about a teacupful only remained, to Mr. Clarke, of Apo. thecariee-Hall, who, after analyzing it, and also a part of the pie crust, had delivered his opinion that one-fourth part was pipe clay and chalk, and the rest of it was bean-flour, or some other stuff not poisonous • but wheat formed no part of the competition. Sir Jona/ RlNG—Where did you purchase it? Mr. Dick replied that his wife had purchased it (merely a half quartem) at Mr. Turner's, a sort of chandler's shop in BelLyard. Sir JOHN PER RI NO, after taking a minute of the circumstance, thanked Mr. Dick for exposing this baleful practice of adulteration. STEALING FROM A FISH-POND. HATTON-OARDEN.—Yestertlay Thomas likhards, a rather genteel-looking young man, was brought before Mr. Sergeant SELLON, charged with stealing a quantity of tench from out of an enclosed pond, on the grounds of Vs illiani Agar, Esq., barrister-at law, near Kentish-town. . 1 A Mr. Agar stated, that the.pieoe of water whereon the prisoner was detected fishing was a preserved pond for the propagation of that species of fish called tench, and, without scaling the enclosure, no person could have got at it. In consequence of the house haviqg been robbed some time back, and a continued system of depredation being carried on, not only as regarded his grounds, but in all the adjoining plantations, be (Mr. Agar) found it necessary to employ twelve men as a night watch, and it was by one of these men that the prisoner was detected. James Treaty, employed by Mr. Agar to watch the grounds, stated, that between three and four o'clock on Sunday morning, he observed the prisoner, in company whit three other men (not in custody). all of whom had rods in their hands, and were busily en gaged fishing. Witness perceiving that there were so many, thought it prudent to call for assistance; and while getting up to the gardener's lodge, the party at the pond took the alarm, and all except the prisoner escaped, with whom was found a basket con taining near eight dozen of prime tench. On the prisoner en deavouring to make off. witness presented his gun, and threatened to fire on him, by which means he was apprehended. Mr. Agar begged to impress upon the Magistrate, that in this instance it was not nerdy by fair angling that the fish had been taken, or he should probably not have thought so much about it; but it was quite clear that they had used a net, or such a consl denble quantity as eight dozen could not have been caught at that early hour of the morning. It was, in fact, nothing short of abso lute plunder. Mr. Sergeant SET.I.ON'. who perfectly concurred in the Learned Gentleman's opinion, asked the prisoner what he had to say in his defence The prisoner replied, that he had gone out that m o rning merely to fish in the canal for amusement, and met three persons, one of whom asked him if he had "good sport." He said he had not met with any; and they then told Trion that they could bring him to a place where he should find plant'', Provided lie a ll owed the m t he use of his basket, and he thought tile offer tn° good to refuse. Mel all proceeded together to the pond. but he declared that he had no notion It was private p ro perty, or he should hot have gone there. Mr. Sergeant Slum:lN—Then, I suppose, you were not aware of l the risk you incurred ? Prisoner—No, your liforshlp, I wu not. Mr. Sergeant SET.T.ON—I must te you then, that, by an old Act of Parliament, you would, for this offence, become table to transportation for seven years. However, in consideration of your inexperience, I shall treat you under a more lenient Statute, the sth of lieu. IV., wuich enables the Magistrate to fine the offender in the penalty of five pounds, or in default of payment to be eoin. mitted to prison for a period not exceeding six months. Are you prepared to pay the money ? Prisoner—Fire pounds, Sir? I have not five farthings In the world. 11r. Sergeant SELLON—Then you are committed to prison fo three months; and 1 hope it may prove a caution to you, and to other+ in the same situation, how they offend in future. ROBBERY BY A BA R - diAfll. Susan Chapman, a smart, well-dressed girl, was brought up, chreged with robbing her master, Mr. Alattison, landlord of the Skinners' Arms, corner of Coburg-street, Clerkenwell. Mr. Mattison, who seemed to regret very much having been compelled to adopt any harsh measures against the prisoner. stated that he had taken her into his employment some months ago; though greatly 'reduced in circumstances, her family was very re spectable, and being very well recommended, and the girl's man ners being rather prepossessing, he had treated her in every respect as if she were his own daughter ; however , it see med that this kind. ness was thrown away upon an undeserving and ungrateful object ; '.ter chief foible aas an inordinate love of dress, and though, when she came into the situation, she was extremely destitute of corn. mon necessaries in the way of apparel, she had now a large quan tity of clothes, and even jewellery and trinkets of a showy and ex. pensive description, which it was quite evident her wages did not enable her to purchase. This circumstance naturally excited a suspicion that all was not as it should be, and complainant resolved, it possible, to discover by what means the funds were supplied to meet such expenses ; though evidently an attractive little girl, she did not appear to have many admirers who could afford to lavish money upon her, and of course the natural inference was, that she took it out of the receipts in the shop, before the family were up in the morning. Various small sums were missed from the till during the last three months; but though several pieces of money had been privately marked, yet nothingeould be brought home to her, until at length an expedient was hit upon which fully succeeded. Complainant had mentioned his suspicions to Mr. Titterton, a neighbour, who agreed to send his servant early on Sunday morn. ing with a marked shilling for some spirits, and this identical Phil ling being missed from the till was found in the prisoner's box soon after. Mr. Titterton'a servant proved having paid the shilling as de scribed, which prisoner threw into the till, and gave change for it. Gregory, a parish constable, was called in by Mr. Mattison, on Sunday morning, and on searching the prisoner's box, found the shilling now produced, and identified by Mr. Titterton ; there were also in the box two sovereigns, a half.sovereign, three half-crowns, several single shillings. a number of tradesmen's bills for jewellery, muslins, silks, stockings, &c., to the amount of several pounds. Mr. Mattison observed that the dates of these bills were all within the time that the prisoner had been in Iris employ, and he had paid her only :It altogether during that period, anti independently of the articles, which she had bought and paid for, there was cash found in her box equal to the sum she had received. The prisoner, who seemed to feel very little as to her situation, dill not attempt to offer any thing in explanation of the bills ; with respect to the money, she said it was all her own, and the marked shilling she did not deny having taken out of the till, but it was merely from its having been a new one that she took a fancy to it, at the same rime that she replaced it by one out of her own pocke:. She was fully committed for trial. CI? NNINO IN CAREFU L. MARLBOROUGH-STP EE T.—A gentleman, who gave his name Enu:carth, whom we understood to be a Captain on half-pay, was brought from nt. Giles's watch-house, as a "disorderly." Though the phrase has an extensive ramification of definition with night constables and watchmen, nothing in the dress or demeanour of Mr. Emsworth would lead a man of ordinary lexicographi cal knowledge to an adaptation of the word to the circumstance in which Mr. E. was found—soundly and sonorously sleeping on the stone step of a stationer's door. The watchman stated, that he found the gentleman fast asleep on the stone steps, and awoke him, for fear he tbould get into harm, when he charged him with stealing his watch. So, your Worship, I took him to the watch-house, where we were both searched, and the gentleman's watch was found in his pocket, and in another a purse full of money. Mr. Emsworth admitted the watchman'a statement to be true ; and said, that knowing himself to have made a little too free, he had carefully put the chain and appendages of the watch in the bottom of his fob. Having gone to sleep, he felt somewhat irri. tared at the unceremonious way in which the watchman awoke hint ; and missing his watch, without recollecting where he had placed it, he certainly did charge the man with taking it. He was sorry he had been so precipitate, and was glad to find that he had fallen into such good hands. Mr. ROE desired him to pay five shillings for being drunk. The watch and the purse were returned to Mr. E., who paid the money, with the cheerful observation, " That he would willingly do so. It was all proper—people ought to pay for their fully." Patrick Flanagan was brought up, on suspicion of intending to commit a burglary in the house of James Furzeman, the landlord of the King's Arms public-house, in Smart's-buildings, St. Giles's. Mr. Foramen stated, that at half-past eleven o'clock on Satur day night, on going to bed on the second floor, he saw the prisoner asleep, or pretending to be so, on the landing-place of his bed room. He called in the watchman, and sent the prisoner to the watch-house, where he was searched ; en him were found 159. in silver, two bunches of matches, about a dozen brass nobs fur drawers, some hinges, a pair of pincers, and a broad chisel. Just above the lock of the door was a mark, corresponding in breadth with the chisel, of some one having attempted to break open the door. About two months since he had been robbed by somebody creeping io unobserved, but the mark now on the door was not made then. When asked how he came by the property found on him, the prisoner said, first he bought them in Wild. street, their in Westminster, and afterwards of a man. The prisoner said he was a labourer, living in Gee's-court. 3larylebone ; he was tipsy, and when in that state would lie down to sleep anywhere. Ile is to be re-examined next Thursday. Mr. Baker, a gentleman of tespectability, was fined 31. for ob structing the toll-taker of the Hampstead-road bar. The man deposed that the defendant rode through the gate on Sunday evening without paying the toll, when his friend called out " all right ; I'll pay. and gave witness fid. ; but witness pre. vinusly, to secure the toll, followed, and stopped the defendant, who got off his horse and struck hint. .Ir. Baker said he was on a spirited yoang mare, which some hotly laid hold of, and endangered his safety ; he got off the horse, but does not recollect striking the toll.collector. As it was, with the Magistrate's permission, he would compensate the man. • Mr. Hos—No. I cannot permit that. lam always very severe with these men fur any insult or obstruction to the public, and therefore shall always protect them when they do right. You will pay a fine of three pounds. MARY LEBON E.—Yesterday Henry Bell, who keeps the King's Head and Artichoke in the Kegent's Park, was charged by Tian. Reece, a waiter belonging to the New ilummums, with the follow ing aggravated assault : Thomas Reece stated, that as he was walking with his wife in Regent-street, about half-past eleven o'clock on Saturday r fight, he left her fora few minutes at the corner of Beak-street. When he returned he found she had crossed the road, to get rid (as she in formed him) of a gentleman who obtruded himself on her com pany, and wanted her to have something to drink. Reece and his wife then proceeded along Regent-street, followed by Bell, who' ' overtaking them at the corner of John-street and Margaret-street, seized the, complainant by the throat, called him by a most disrust. ing name, and threatened to knock his head off. Upon t his a Watchman was called, and he was taken into custody. Bell, who stood laughing, as if be was highly amused, alth reminded by the Magistrate that he had nothing to laugh at, " That ,ocnan, which be calls his wife, first accosted me, and I said to him at the corner of Margaret-street was, " What axe you going to do with that woman?" Mrs. Reece, who hail before corroborated her husband's state ment, was now called forward a second time, and the following questions were put by Mr. Broughton : • Upon your oath, did you speak to Bell in the first instance?... No. Sir, I did riot. Did you ever see him before he addressed you on Saturday night ?—Never, Sir, to my knowledge. Are you married to Thomas - fleece am, Sir. Mr. BROLIGIITON—Thomas Bell, you have been guilty Of a most gross assault, which you have this day aggravated by inst. nuations against the character a married woman; you must therefore find bail, to answer for your conduct at the Sessions. Three draymen belonging to the concern of 31cssrs. Whitbread and Co. were charged on information, by the beadle of Maryle. bone, with riding upon the shafts of their respective drays, in High-street, on Thursday morning, between six and seven o'ock. Only one of the defendants appeared, but he was very visible, being at least 6 feet by 3 feet 6. On behalf of himself, he pleaded that he was tired. On behalf of the second, he said he broke his leg some time ago. " And what excuse can you make for the third ?" (said Mr. Broughton)—" Why, he has got a large family, and of course he was very tired too." Mr. Baouortrol-1 shall fine each of you In the mitigated sum of five shillings and costs ; but pray desire the conductors of your concern not in future to send men who are tired before seven o'clock in the morning, nor those who broke their legs some time ago. Mr. Garvervu—And let them know, that if any of you come , 1 here again under a similar charge, you will be fined 10s. each, instead of Is. IMPORTANT TO OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF YES-, SETS IN Ttl a E su e m O m A o l n . , TtoßAanDs answer the complaint . THAMES OFFICE. — John Wood, Masser of the ship Edgar, in the coal trade, appeared, on of Lawrence Feeny, to show cause why he, on the 20th of June t i h a e rst E last, paid, or c a used to be paid, to certain coal-heavers or coal whippers, who had assisted in delivering g to ar th ° e r statutes in their wages in certain places on shore, co that case trade and provided. This was an inf yS ormation under the 47th of George 111. cap. 68, whereby it is enacted, that no Master, Owner of any ship, or licensed Coal Undertaker, on board any ship, or any person or persons whatsoever, are to pay any mai heaver or coal-whipper soy wages they may carmen board swell ves sel, in assisting the delivering her of her cargo, in any counting. house, office public-house, or in any place whatsoever, except ea board the said vessel, under a penalty of 201. To support the information, John Frinnery, a coal-heaver, was moduced, who reluctantly stated, that he amasted at the delivery of the cargo of the Edgar, on ar about the 20th of June lan, end , wages amounted ton If. all c f which he hail been pot, Mr. BRODERIP requested he w bold state in %.hat manner h. received his wages. lie said the Ci tptain paid him one sovereign board the vessel, and the balance hue received from the basket men on shore ; but that it wee at his own particular request. Th e titer being extremely warm, he was &sent t o go on bOird, plied to the Captain to send him Sig wages, which he accordinci did. John Coulson. basket man, was then next witness prod uce d , . ho evidently with as much reluctance as rile former one, admitted d ie t he, with eight others, assisted at the delivering the collier Ed ger of her cargo; that he paid the men their wages, which amosnted to 81. lis.; he paid them in a passage leading from the landing.ph ee on shore. . . id instead o f pay i ng the men en kiwi done, paid them on s h ore, and 6, Mr. BRODERIP then ssid he should be glad to h ear any PAY the glen, but ;are which the Captain had to offer. moneyth eTyh e C teo a l p t ah t s lu e h n hea s be t k a ue t g e d i hint that otoahw h ah e voe d , conceived that he ought not to he held act muntable for his ao. Mr. BRODE It I then referred to the Act. which repeal!, m att , that no captain or owner of a vessel, ow any person whatsoever, i, on any pretence to pay money to any coal-heaver, or coa l., h ,_ pper, as wages, except on board the Vessel. IlitonEm tr then inked the Captain how long he had hers in the trade?—The Captain replied, that he had been between 30 and 40 years. Mr. Boons:win observed that surely the Captain could not be ignorant art the existence of the Act of Parliament, and he ought to have paid each man separately . his wages. uod therefore the only alternative left him was us convict him in the penalty of 2111. which the Act made it imperative on him to do, as it did not even invest him with the power to mitigate it. lie therefore convicted him i n the penalty of 2W. The Captain intmetVately left the office and returned with ha.:, for the purpose of appealing from the Magistrate's decision, wilich he accordingly put in. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA T TERSA LL'S, 1110 renal% A uct. The Subscribers atter.ded to-day in strong force, and what with settling on the York races, and betting on the St. Leger, were very bu.y. The betting on the last-named Stakes assumes a new ahem Mulatto and Tarrare being brought into the held, nod backed to some amount. The former is in high favour, and many think hits safe to win : he certainly made an excellent race with Actaeon, who on a previous day beat the celebrated Memnon, which of course speaks for Mulatto, and induces us to think that he must be a bet. ter favourite. Belzoni rose half a point, and was hacked free:y. The odds on the St. Leger and the Oxford Gold Cup are as under:— ST. LEGER. 9to 4 apt 13elzoni la2o to 1 agst The G e n era l 11 to 2 agst 13Alanlite 35 to 1 ap,at Pirate 12 to 1 apt Crusader 50 to 1 agst Fanny Dui, ' 12 to 1 ag.t Mulatto 1000 to 20 agst Fanny 10 to 1 apt The Dragon 1009 to 10 agst All.s:dota 25 to 1 apt Tarrare OXFORD CCP. 5 to 4 on the firhl agst Bur- I 4 to 1 agar Cydnui Bundy TROTTING.-Mr. Harrowby, of Leatherhead, nndertonk to ride his galloway 28 miles, yesterday, in two hours upon the tro , . The ground sclecitd was five Inks o•t the Epsom road, and the horse did li dr the distance in two minutes within an hour. The whcle was completed in one minute a ithin time. The galloway earned eleven stone. The grand match st cricket between eleven of the Woburn and eleven of the Northampton Club was decided yeller* morning Woburn Ist Innirgs . 2d ditto - 127 1 Northampton ht Innings 124 110 2d ditto . . 115 23 71 Many beta were pending upon the match. LIVERPOOL COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. SATURDAY, AUGUST 12. The demand for B. P. Sugar continues good, and prices are ra ther improving. About 1,400 Mid% have been sold during the week. Our market is quite cleared of linst India and Foreign Su. gar. In Molasses, upwards of 000 puncheons have been sold. at 22c. a 253. per cwt.; one-half of which footle London market. W e consider the market for this article about Is. higher. Two Itufdred and eighty puncheons of Rum have been sold at 2s. Ild. a 20. IN. per gallon, for 16 0.P., and at 4s. for fine strong Rum. In Coifee we have had also a better dnera-d. and 200 timeshare been sold, principally Jamaica. In liinger or Cocoa, no sales. In Pimento, 400 I. a,fa have been sold at 9d., for shipment. In Ashtt we have a betur (leotard than for some time past: 450 barrels of 31ortreal Pot wad at Ills. a 21s. ; 50 barrels of Pearl, at 245.; 50 barnla of New York Pest, at 235. ; and 60 of Pearl, at 245. Gd. for cid, and 26a. 6d. fur t ew. In hiyewoods we have had a better demand, and holders arches inclined to sell. The sale, are-GO tons of Campeachy Logeocd, at 61. 10'., and 10 tons ut Jamaica, at 51. 2s. 6d. ; 25 tons of Cubs Fuatic, at 71. sa. a 7/. IN., and 20 ions of spaLish, at 31. In Hiles, the sales are only all! ut 1,200-at 40. for salted Buenos Ayres ; 30. for salted New York ; and 40. for salted Jamaica. In Indigo, 64 chests of Bengal cold at 4s. bd. a 3, 3d.; and a few serene of Caracas, at 6s. per lb. In Rice, 30 casks of Cu rtains sold at 17s. Gd. a 20s. ; and 200 bags of Bengal, at Ms. per cwt. In Tar we have had a considerable advance : 2UO barrelahave been sold at 178. a I7s. 3d. In Turpentine, 1,500 barrels of ordi nary sold at 6s. 3d. a Ga. 6d. ; and 150 itsod, at ils. lid. per cwt. Nothing done in Cochineal. 100 baits of Turkey Mulder Root have been sold at 345. Shumac has been forced upon the markets, and consequently a decline has taken place : 350 bags of Si. cily sold at Ba. 9d. a 9s. ; and Verona at thi. 6d. ; 2,450 bundles of Munjeet sold at 20s. in bond. In Olive Oil, small sales only-Le vant 30/. In Salt Petre, 600 bags have been sold, at 21s. lid. a 235. The Cotton Market has continued very steady, and prices fully maintained; the sales ate about 11.300 bags, consisting of 4,2400 bags of Upland Georgia, at 30. a 60. ' and 23 bags of very chance at 7d. ; 1.350 New Orleans, at fid. a 8.1. ; 3.200 Alabama, at 50. a 7cl. ; 150 Sea Islands, at 10.4 d. a I4d. • 120 stained Sea Islands, at 6d. a ad. ; 170 PernambUco, at 10d. a I Id. ; 400 Maranham, at 80. a 90. ; 300 Bahia, at 80. a 9d. ; l) AI inasNovas, at 80.; 40 Para, at Ojd ; 60 Demerara, at 90. a I ld. ; 20 Barbadoes, at 60. ; 1,200 Egyptian, at hind. a his. ; 23 Surats, at 40. a sd. ; and It) Bengal, at : of which idiom 1,000 bags American have been taken on speculatit n ' • and 000 fur export. The Grain Slarket is dull, and lower : Wheat about 2t1., and Oats Id. MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, Mownair, Aro. 14. We had a tolerable good supply of Wheat last week, but ant much of other Grain ; this morning there were a few fresh arrivals from Suffolk, Essex. and Kent. In the early part of the market, samples of line Wheat were taken off at the price of this day week, but afterwards the trade became very dull, and prices declined Is. to :Is. per quarter. Mirky very scarce and dtarrr, particularly the low qualities for grinding. ‘1 e had not a very brisk sale for Oats to-day, notwithstanding which, owing to the small stock on hand, higher prices were demanded and obtained from needy buyers. There being several orders in town for Beans, this art'cle was ready sale this morning at an advance M . N. per quarter. We had not so animated a demand for Pease to-day as of late; prices remain ss last week. S3IITIIFIELD, MONDAY, AUGUST 14. There is a considerable revival in the market for Beef this day. that article having come up in more limited supply. The best Scots have a very quick sale, at 3s. per stone, and In a few CAWS 3s. 24. was given ; while the inferior sorts also have been readier of disposal, and fetch more money. The market will he cleared of all descriptions.—l'he supply of Sheep is also shorter, and that trade is brisk, at 2d. per stone advance.—Lambs go off at 3s. 6ti. per stone for the choicest ; the greater proportion are of a very_ in different quality.—Veal supports last Monday's prices: ss. ed. is the current value of nice Calves, weighing from 16 to 18 stone. — Pork has improved in the dead markets., To sink the Wel, pet atone of Slim Beef 4s 04 to as 04 I vea1............ Od to as ari Mutton Lamb ...... 44 44 to 56 rd 11111•11 OF CsTTI.a THIS HAT. Beasts 1,956 i neap 23,700 !Calves 246 I Pigs 190. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL—(Bt TSB CAICAINC. 8eet............ 3s Od tO 4a Od Veal 3s 44 to to Mutton ...... Od to 4.5 04 I Pork... .. ... 3a 4d to 4d Lamb ...... 4s O4 to As .411 COAL MARKET. Avouse 14. Ships at Market. Ships Sold. Price. 6/it Novi astie •.... 421 . ....... Od to Us Sd 20 Sunderland 9; ...... ;... 9d4m Ns 3d MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON LlST.—[From the London Gazette.] •1 . TIM COUNT et COMMISSIONICRI Or saNattergs, SABINGNAI I . 11TRNILT, ON THURSDAY NIX?. N. Gibbons, T. jun. Wells, men:Mnt, Ist examination ..... Lovell, J. F. Portland-street, Vt'alworth, eheeseroonger, Ist sMaada. 2 Oifur, J. Cambridge, bookseller, Ist examination.. ..............•• Perrin, W. Chatham, grocer, special OMITS . . ..... Planers, D. Chulotte-street, Fitsroy.square, edal. teercbsist, Ist U. 2 COUNTRY LIST. Burbldge, W. and R. Birmingham, grocer; Mr. Parker's, DISMISS -11 ham, coats Diron, J.Walsall, tile-cutter, Woolpack, Birmingham, 2d exam—. TO Glynn. E. J. Bodmin, banker, Hotel, &Amin, sell estates Hrrodere, J. sea. Deconport, grocer, Hotel, Beennport, enlar. ea. Gregory, J. Manchester , cotton.spin . Geoige Liverpool, adj. , t ea. Llveoey, J. farnwortb, paper-maker, Star. idancbeater, law but DIED. _ On the 11th Inst. at Norwood. Margaret, wife of T. Trawiale, of il'ater.street, Illackfriars, aged 32.. MOM WATER.TiIISDAY AT 1,014.1)0N 1141 00 /' 11°110•0_•..” .. 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