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dentally passing by, that Fletcher had been re. peatedly knocked down and ill-treated, as well by the Prosecutor, as by one or other of the two Landlords of the house, whose names were Webb and Kent. Between these two contradktory testi monies the Jury ILA to decide, and pronounced both the Defendants Guilty. The-saine Defendants again stood indided for a riot in the said public-house, and an assault upon Mrs. Webb, the wife of one of the landlords. • Mrs. Kent deposed, that during the fracas above described, Fletcher clenched his fist and made a blow at her, but as she receded at zhe time, he mis sed her, and she was at last pushed out of the Bar. The CHAIRMAN observed, that it would be im possible to construe this public_house quarrel in the sense of a riot, and, in the assault, it must be re membered, though the setae was pretty general, Mrs. Webb did not swear that she received any blow. The Jury on this second indiament, found both the Defendants Not Guilty. The CHAIRMAN then, on the first conviction, sentenced them to pay a fine of 101. each, but on some remonstrances from Mr. Serj'ant SYLVESTER, their Counsel, consented at last to mitigate it to / 3s. 4.d. each. After . disposing of some other trifling Assaults, the Court proceeded to the trial of PETTY LARCENIES. Lucy Cary was indicted for stealing a pair of shoes, the property of John Stevens, in a court, near New -street, Covent-garden. Stevens swore, according to his belief, to the property of the shoes, which he found at a Pawn_ . broker's, in consequence of a search which he made after they were found to be missing. • Mrs. Stevens, the wife of the former witness, swore to the property, hut said there was another woman present at the time they were taken. This Witness seemed undergmat agitation, - and as soon as she had uttered the last words, fell into strong convulsions, which made it necessary to have her carried into the air. A Pawnhroker's man swore that the shoes were pledged to him by the Prisoner, whom he knew for some time, and who said they were her own. Lucy Cary, in her defence, stated that she was intimate with the Prosecutor, whom she was for a long time, in the habit of very often visiting.— That she called on her with Mrs. West, a sister of • Mrs. Stevens, and that it was at the request of the former, and for her use, she had pawned the shoes, as Mrs. Stevens knew. That she never meant to steal them, .and that whatever Mr. Ste i'ens and his wife might ,have done in a passion, they repented of it now, and did not wish to hurt her. Stevens being called again acknowledged that the Pri,oner was a frequent visitor of his wife— that he understood his sister-in-law was with her when the shoes were taken, and chat he did not know .vho stole them any further than the Pawn_ broker's man having told him they were pawned by the Prisoner. This being a very doubtful Case, the Jury gave a verdid of Not Guilty. In thy, Co.“. was exhibited a degree of ingenuity -which is n-L,ny instances might be successfully ex. Robert Arun was indiEted for stealing a hat, the prop rzy of Thos. &rry, on the 30th of September last. 11\ar. Barry said, he lodged at the Tavistock Hotel, Covent-g-arde2, .from -which he sent a hat to be altered to at ;r , ljnining shop, and knew no more of the transidion than that the hat then pro duced was his property. William Sinclair, a lad belonging to the shop in which the hat was left to be altettd, deposed,- that he wa3 sent to take it home on the 3oth of September, and at the door of the Hotel was accost ed by the Prisoner, who asked him what he wanted. The boy rang the bell, and told him he was bring_ ing home a hat to Mr. Barry, when the Prisoner, aying it was very well, took the hat out of his hand, walked up stairs with it, and the boy walked away, supposing that _he belonged to the }louse. The Keeper of the Hotel deposed, that on hear. ing the bell ring he went into the passage, and heard the boy, before he went away, say he brought what for Mr. Barry. He at the same time saw the Prisoner on the landing of the stair-case ; and ask. ing what he wanted ? was answered that he came to inquire for Captain Hallywell, or some such name. The Witness said there was no such person there, and asking him what he was doing with that hat ? the answer was, that he brought it from a shop in St. James's-street. The Witness looking into the hat, observed there the name of his neigh bour, and the Porter making his appearance at that moment, he ordered him to detain the Prisoner till a Constable should be procured. The Prisoner, in his defence, acknowledged that he did take the hat from the boy, with intention to deliver it, but before he had time to do so, the Waiter stopped, and accused him of swindling him out of it. His business, he said, to the house was to inquire for Captain Brentwell. . . The CHAIRMAN told him, that either he or the 'Waiter made a mistake there in point of law, as the offence he was charged with, was stealing in stead of swindling. The Pris3ner said, if th Jury considered it as stealing, he hoped they, would have mercy on him, as this was the first time he ever appeared before a Court of Justice. He was found Guilty, and the Court sentenced Lim to two months imprisonment in Clerkenwell. Thomas Bennett was tried for stealing yesterday morning, a pair of brass candlesticks, the.property of a Publican residing near St. Martin's-lane. The Publican deposed„ that about half past one in the morning the Prisoner rime into his house and called for a glass of gin and water, with which he was served. He was in the back room, and having drunk his beverage gave the Witnesssix pencft to pay for it, but while the latter was P c 't his till, he called fut a second glass, over which he re- mained till about half past three o'clock ; at that time, the 'Witness being at his door, the Prisoner .passed by him, saying, " Good night," or, " AU is paid," or something which he did not distint'lly hear. Observing his pockets to contain something of greater bulk than he brought in with him, - the Witness hastened into the back room, and missing the candlesticks, pursued the Prisoner, crying out " Stop thief," when the flight of the offender was intercepted by a Gentleman passing by, and the ar ticles mentioned in the indiettnent were found upon him. The young Gewleman who stopped the Prisoner deposed to the circumstance of the candlesticks being found upon him. The Prisoner, being called upon for his defence, said that he had been for some time a wareht-nse man at Manchester, and was out of employment for several months since he came to London : that he had a wife and child in London, and every reason to suppose he was soon likely to have another. He had also a brother here in a Workhouse, and a sister, but, having through life maintained, before this, an irreproachable charader, was ashamed to acquaint any one who knew him with his disgraceful situa tion. He knew, he said, that he was in the hands of the Law, but solemnly, and with tears that seemed to be unaffected, declared that nothing could be more foreign to his mind and disposition than to live by preying upon his fellow-creatures. The Jury found him Guilty, and the Chairman, with great humanity, contented himself with sen tencing him to seven days imprisonment. • This lenient sentence does the highest credit to the feelings of Mr. MAINWARING, and was very much applauded by. every one who witnessed it. The agonized situation of the unfortunate creature at the Bar, excited the sympathy of every speaa_ tor, and most of all the commiseration of such as knew that immediately after his apprehension, and during the course of the day, the wretched man was so much impressed with a sense of the ignominy into which he was sunk, that he several times even attempted to destroy himself. Notwi'hstanding the certainty of his offence, the credentials of con. trite honesty were presented on his countenance, and it is scarcely to be supposed that he will ever again subjet himself to a danger similar to that which.he on this occasion escaped. The remaining trials for stealing pieces of iron, lead, pewter-pots, &c. were not worth the notice of the Public. In the course of the day, a little child about three years of age, who had been kidnapped, and so cruelly treated, as has been alledged by Stepney the Sweep chimney was brought into Court to know if he was fit to be examined before the Grand Jury. It appearing that he had bee;, only under instruc tion in the workhouse since the commencement of the Prosecution, and had not been taught his catechism, the CHAIRMAN said, that though he may perhaps be examined in Court, he recommended to the Grand Jury not to examine him, particularly as there was another boy of the more advanced age of iz years who was a witness to the treatment of the other child, and whom •they would of course examine, The Jury afterwards found a ;rue Bill, against Stepney. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING. WEDNE6DA7, OCTOBLIL 20. The Town Plate of 5o1. for 3 yr olds, 7st. 4 3 .b. ; 4yr olds, Sst. 4ib. ; 5 yr olds, 86t. I lib. ; 6 yr olds, gst. allb. ; and aged 9st. 41b.—T. M. M. B. C. Mr. Howorth's br. h. Chippenham, 6 yrs old - Mr. Howard's br. rn. ',Ta.vney, 5 yrs old - Mr. Hallet's b. 1. Louisa, by Precipitate, 3 vrs old 3 Mr. Cholmondeley's br. tn. Mobberly Crab, 6 yrs old 4 Mr. Lockley's b. c. Minima, by Trumpator, 3 yrs old 5 Even betting agst. the field on Chippenham; z to I agst. Tawney ; 4 to a agst. Mobberl y Crab. The thud 'Jur of the renewal of the October Oatland Stakes. --B. M. A Subscription of jogs. each, rogs. ft. if declared by one o'clock on 1 uesday ; to be run for by horses of all ages (two yr olcis excepted.) Mr. Delme Ratcliff's Rebel, 6 yrs old, 8st. 31b. - z Sir F. Standish's Eagle, ir yrs old, gst. 5 lb. . - 2 Mr. Ladbroke's Georgiana, s yrs old, 7st. slb. - 3 Mr. Whaley's Gulliver, 3 yrs old, 6st. . . - - - 4 Duke ofGrafton's Penelope, 4 yrs old, 7st. tolb. 5 Mr. F. Neale's Bobtail, aged, 9st. 41b. -. ' - • 6 Mr. J. Farrall's Squire Teazle, 4 vrs old, 7st. 61b. 7 Gen. Grosvenor's Quick, by John Bull, 5 yrs old, 7st. 61b. 8 Lord Clermont's Piscator, 3 yrs old, 6st. 51b. - - 9 7 to 2 agst. Rebel ; 6 tot agst. Eagle; to tot agst. Geor. giarm; no odds agst. Gulliver ; 3 to t agst. Penelope ; to to agst. Bobtail ; 6 tot agst. l'iscator. Mr. Ho•ward's Tawney, 8st. 81b. beat Mr.. DeInle Rat.. cliff's gr. f. by Precipitate, 7 yrs ofd, 6st. 71b. Two_yr old Course, 5ogst.-2. to t agst Taaney. Duke of Gralton's,Duckling, 8st. tlb. beat the Dake of St. Alban's f. by Buzzard, 7st: 61b. Two-yr old C. 5ogs. —6 to 4 on Duckling. Duke of Grafton's Duckling, 2 yrs olil, 7st. nib. rec. togs. from Mr. Panton's French-Horn, 3 yrs old, Sat. 71b. —Two-yr old Course, sogs. The following are circulated as the heads of a Bill intended to be brought into Parliament for the more convenient dispatch of business in thesuperiot Courts of Justice : The Bill states the great incon venience resulting from the requiring Suitors, Bar risters, Attornies, Solicitors, Juries, Witnesses, and others to attend at Westminster. It also states the loss of time, expence, and inconvenience, occa. sioned by the Superior Courts trying Causes at Guildhall, &c. the inconvenience of the distribution of the Public Offices, some being at Westminster, some in the Temple, &c. and after other statements, that the scite of Bloomsbury square, or. of Gray's Inn, or of same plaCe adjacent, shall be allotted for the ereEtion of the four Superior Courts of Justice. The King's Bench and Chancery, with the Exche quer, to be permanent ; and in the event of the King's requiring those Courts to assist him, if he remove to any other part of the Kingdom, a Spe cial Commission of Judges is provided. The King's Bench Office, the Common Pleas Office, the Filacer, the Cursitor, the Record Offices, of all the Courts, and all other Offices to be attached as close as pos sible to their several Courts ; with various other provisions for compensations to owners of ground and buildings, by proper Juries, at the Sessions, and other arrangements. THIS day the Fo,.t!igner, in cony emznt for . r)Le. attempt on Mr. Mary an, was again brought before the LORD MAYOR, He appeared to be in extr me deje1ion, scarcely r ising his lead to iork or s,•cale. The minutes of what passed at his examination on Monday last, were read in his hearing. H e fi st eied motionless, and in silence. In addition to the fanner evidence, M. Canner; the City Marshal, produced the ball which he had discharged from a pistol in the shop of Mr. Maryan. The ball hail fallen down behind that pannel of the wainscotting through which it penetrated. The pannel had been necessarilY taken out, in order to get at the ball, and was like* wise produced in Court. _ Mr. Tague, keeper of the Poultry - Comptcr, mentioned that the Prisorer had, in conversation with him, owned that his Christian name was Franpis, and that he was a -native of the Tyrol; nut stilt refusing to make known his sirname. Ot) inquiry from the Loan. MAYOR, whether any other Gentleman present had any thing to add to th e in torrnation against the Prisoner ? Mr. Aederson, a, tnerchanr, in l'hilpOt.lane, related,_ ilia' a man of the same personal appearance had lately called at 110' house. He was himself going out as the fn in came to the door. He asked wild( he wanted ? The reply was,t that he.wanted Mr. Anderson.' When Mt. Anderson. mentioned that it was himseif, and demanded ins ss, he signifi A a desire to speak' with tem in private. This ',Vb. A. declined ; htith4tn he was in ex'reme distress, and soliciti'd ;chef itt Oarity, but with ,ut ane ices. No' other evidence of this nature was off-led be any . person else against Prisoner.:— Flue pistols reken, fri , mi him ire marked with the name of Chit key Lo . vdoa---..Mr.. Clarke, a Gute.s.nith, iv.is herel)re induced to aired and inspea them in Ifie C nine lie knew r,iem tei he of his ; believed that he had sod them seve rai-years since ; d . id. ivn ,retreon'ier by they had been purchased ; and did not think th it he i)ad.ever before seen the Prisoner. 11! estenitted. itheirnitiui ral'value at four guineas and a half. Ube pistols are. Very.hanitome; about eight or nine inches toot!, and. verylit de worse thin tic w. The. ex.. aminarionhere closed : a n d t h e P r i soner was :e -l e ! ed whether he had 'any, thing to e say, ivtry he should not becommit-ted for trial-I ilefi'ierterrained lent. It was then amirition . edto lien, fh,it tlte`Lor.I - Mayor on Wednesday received frous him, intimating " that :he.. was willing'," to abide, without violence on 'his own life, the sentence of the law ; that he desired, not to live, bat.wishe ed his condemnation tind punishment to be ins- Mediate." His Lordship said,' that it was not . possible to anticipate, in this Country, the order" of the law ;- that fie must await in prison the pro per time for his trial ; 'that he would, at trial, hive every fin opportunity of making his defence ; that a Jury of 1'2 men Would decide on the evidence of his . guilt i• that of these, one half Would he Englishmen, one half Foreivers; , and that out of this Jury, he would be at liberty, to challenge such as he might wish not to have the power of pronouncing in re gard to his guilt . ' or- innocence. The ?ri,,oner was then taken from the Bar, arid conveyed by ;he City; Marshal in a coach to Newgate, The letter which this unfertunate person had sent to the Lord May:le was written with great pro. priety. He retradi in it his first resolution to pe• rishby abstinence from food. He signifies that he has yielded this to the persuasion of the ecclesiastic who attends him. He entreats to be excused fro - m the " future visits of any but this Gentleman, his Conkssor. He adds, that he is ready to die ; that he fears not death, but dreads lest he should be known to the infamy of his family that he has absalutely nothing more to say for himself ; and tblit he will see or speak to none but his Confessor while he re mains on earth. He expresses his impatience for speedy, execution, and still declines to write or utter his name. On Wednesday a worthy and humane Member of Parliament, sent the poor Frenchman a guinea LLI buy goo‘l books, &c. , IPTY. THOUSAND POUNDS Are allotted for the First Drawn Ticket on tte first and fourth Days of Drawing of the present English - Lottery, which begins on Mond , :;:, the i9th . of November: The Scheme also consists of three Prizes of io,000l. three of s000l. and other Capitals of loco!. gool. tool. &c. &c. amounting in the whole to 2 - 88,000.1. The Tickets, Halves, Quarters, Eighths, and Sixteenths, Starnpt Shares, are selling on the lowest terms at NtcHoLsoN's fortunate Office, No. i6, Cornhill, where, in the present year, two Prizes of 20,0001. and 50004 each, were sold, divided into Shares. STATE LOTTERY OFFICE. HORNSBY AND CO. No. 26, CoRNHIrt.t. Next Month the English Lottery begins Draw% The Scheme contains more Capital Prizes :han any former Lottery. The first.tiritwo Ticket presents the Purchaser with an unparalleled BcnefiC of 2,5,0001. The second day offers a io,boe• the third Day a to,000l. ; and the fourth (by i5 equal to the first, a 25,0001. Every day's draw' ing• contains Capital Prizes of immense vane.'` Hornsby and Co. take the liberty of pointing ou t the above particular advantages, as well as an extra ordinary demand in the present Lottery f)r Tickets and Shares, in ord,:r that Adventurers may O i t . delay buying. L ast , L otter y Ti c ke ts rose as 114'; on the first day of drawing as twenty guitteas, a"" on the sixth day of drawing a Ticket cuuld not b e obtained at any piice. Bank Stock zt: do} Navy pei Cc:if toot . * 5 per Cent. 179-7, Jo,-. , 4 99 . 3 rish 5 per Cent. 97 4 :ler Cent. Con. 64-i 3 ;ler Cent. (Zed. 1 671 64 3 perCent.C! - .yn. 68i 7i Scrip Bank L. Ann. zgil Ditto Short Ann. • • DAto Scrip I IF:la Stxk 202 I South Sea Stork Lxcheq. 8. S. PO Fundable ditto preen. yl Exchequer •Is dis. Omniuni 931 toy Iniper. 3 prr Cent. Ditto Ann. 'clank for opening India for Acc. - Cons. tbr Account LON DON : Printed by BUCHANAN r.i.m I ',LAN, itow-Strect, Covent-Garden); and Published by W1Ltt AM ARMICFR SCR (PPS, (oh South Moltm-street; Grosvenor.square)•; At the Sux-Orricz, No. itz, Strand where ileivertiimenth Orders for the Paper,- Letters to. the Editor * &c. ((post-pcia'.), must be addressed, Along Letter from Mr. BARRETT ' , appeared in an Evening Paper of last. night, in which, after giving a very minute and detailed Account of his operations, subsequent to his'arrival at Swansea, he proceeds thus: ' Accordingly, last Friday, (the zeds instant), was the day fixed, and after getting the Stage re paired, and all other materids ready, the day b fore, we commenced filting precisely at a quarter before ten o'clock ; and by half past twelve, the Balloon was sufficiently inflated barely to carry up my'own weight. About this time a cask, which Isad been just charged with vitriol and water burst, and let out the materials : this occasioned some delay ; as well as a smart breeze, which sprung up from the North East, occasioned a rent in the lower part of the Balloon, owing to the great strain of part of the net across the silk of the machine to keep it steady : we lost a great deal of gas ; but soon repaired this trifling accident. From the dif- Lulty of obtaining a sufficient number of ca s ks, we were obliged to empty and again charge the small casks, while our large refrigeratory, consisting of eleven tubes and larger casks, were at work. About half -past one, I went to my lodgings to get some roast leg of mutton, part of which I secured ald put up in my pocket handkerchief, in case of de scending where no meat was to he had. I returned to the field ; hut in that space of time (abour (if teen minutes), could not perceive muc h alterarice . i in the size of the Balloon, I gave direttions the car to be slung. As our vitriol was all our,. and the tubes flaccid, a little before three, I got into • the car, with fi.ty pow - ids a bottle of brandy, .and a pound of leg of mut ton, and bread, fl igs, &c. all of which I.. threw out before the Balloon began to ascend, but the bottle, and that went soon after, to -enable . n ee to clear a hedge which the Balloon got foul of t. ehe populace then came up and bsre_me,and the 13alloon upon their •shoulders to the extietnity",of when I found myself rising gradually, and fore : the first time in my lifeabandoned to anew element,--- However, theadeasure I enjoyed its the - -prosper`} of the. town and its enviri.o as well as rising amidst the. acclamations and applause of• near 10,000 pp°, pie, was but .very short lived,- for at-the moment I was whirling - round' my cap to take leaVe of the. multitude below me, to toy very great mortification. and disappointment I found the Balloon descending,. which it continued tpdo".until it lighted gently about four fields distance, after'which it alternately ascend_ ed and descended for the space °fa quarter of an hoer, carrying me over fields, trees, and hedges, and some. times skimming a few feet above the surface of the earth. Finding all my endeavours to re-ascend inef feitual, I got out • of my cradle, and after opening the valve, the Balloon,. which was now lightened by 1301b, ascended with great velocity, till it appeared not larger than an acorn, taking its course direaly over the sea, where it remained stationary, but soon after met with a difnrent current of wind, which' . brought it within six mil6 of the place it first ascended from, where it fell gently its the middle of a field, after being up three hours, and all the while in sight. The Balloon was seized by the country , people, and cut through the middle to let me out, as they alledged, whom t(*y supposed nearly, or quite, dead. FRAN. BARRETT." The Woodley Carps of Cavalry had a general meeting on Butmarsh-Hea t h on Tuesday se'nnight,. and afterwards dined -together at the Upper Ship Inn, Reading, by invitation from their Commander,. the Right Hon. fit NRY ADDINGTON. The following is, we understand, a copy of the Resolutions agreed on at a former special meeting of the Corps, held for the purpose of taking into consideration the renewal .of the offer of their ser vices : rst, That this Corps will renew the offer of their services, and continue to a61 on the same principles as they have hi therto done.--ad, Thar they will not avail themselves of any of the allowances or exemptions by the Ad lately passed, for keeping up the '.'oluotcer Corps in time of Pea‘e. - . It was also moved by the Hon. THOS. NVINDSOR, that an Address from , this Corps should be presented to the Right Hon. HENRI' ADDINGTON, expressive of their sincere thanks- and respe&ful acknowledge ments, so justly due to him as their Commander, which, being produced and read, was unanimously approved. . , It was at the same time proposed, .and unani. mously agreed to, that Mr. GOLDING and Mr. PALMER be requeted to accept the thanks 'of the Corps, for their constant and . obliging attention, which the Members of it have regularly experienced from them, as their Officers, on every occasion. We are also informed, that Mr. HENRY ADDING TGN, eldest son of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has been proposed as a new Member, to be ballot. ted for at the next meeting. On Friday "night last, as Mrs. Wootv EN „ o f Moakbridge, near' Henfield, was retiring to rest, about ten o'clock in the evening, she heard a noise amongst the fowls in a poultry-yard adjoining the house, and. on going down stairs to discover , the cause, found ten chickens lying dead by the side of a hen, under which they had been brooding, Alarmed at the loss of so many of her little poultry, she called up her husband, who supposing it Must have been occasioned by a stoat or rat, concealed • himself within sight of the spot, in order to dis cover, and, if possible, to destroy the murderer . , where he had not stood long before he beheld a hedge-hog, devouring, with great voracity, one of the fallen chickens, - and from his manner was tlicr • roughly convinced he was the felon who had kill(-.d • them all ! It may be asked whether this animal (which by writers of natural history, is deemed quite innoxious), may not destroy vast numbers of young pheasants, partridges, and other game ? On Wednesday a painter, who was painting the outside of a two pair of stairs window, at -Mr. Branscomb's, in Holborn, fell down on a man pass ing under : both were much bruised, but no bone* were broken.