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i• person to proceed to the scene of ini direction a sisoressfol descent was made, 'tea of the house were socuHid, and taken for the night. . eleven o'clock yesterday morning they were conveyed h. aches to a public-house near Bow .street office, where they cruised till one o'clock, when they were conducted into the - and placed before the her . Their panes were called • Mr. Stafford, and they answered.. follows : Jones. Michael Holder, James Thompson, Francis Thompson, William Sanger, Samuel Page, George Smith, Hill, Samuel Pell, George Johnson, John Reed Bayer. William Lanffitun, Frederick Peters, John Paton, Wil- Batchelor, Thomas Redstone, James Jones, Hugh and Thomas Ridsdale. John Richmond sworn.—l am one of the clerks of the Bow-street. On Friday night, about ten 'Mock, Mr. Halls, one of the Magistrates 4.f Bow.street, ye directions to me as clerk, to aeempliny him to a house, to, Bury-street, in the parish of St. James's. Stafford—Do you know why he directed you to attend ioess—lt was in consequence of Mr. Halls haring re ' information, on oath, that the house to which he re .ed me to accompany him, was a common gaming-bouse, that there weraot that time a number of persons playing inlawffil game of roulette, that I went with the Magis (rate party of police of to the house. 1 was the first per at the door, the Magistrate and officers remaining at a ' distance from it. I rang the bell of the outer door, and the porter coma from as inner door, leading into the , to the outer door where I stood, which led into a sod lie opened a little door or wicket which was in the door, and looked through, and asked ma what I wanted. lied, by asking him whether the game of roulette was I at that house. He said, " Idu not know you." I fed, ' 6 Won't yon admit me ?" He then opened the about a fool, and I observed that it was fastened by a chain to prevent it opening further, and he looked 3 the opening of the door into the passage, and with iiolence forced the door to instantly. 1 demanded ad. ice, and said that Thomas Halls, EN. a Magistrate r-stroet, was present with a warrant to enter the house, his name again demanded admittance. By this time the Irate and officers had arrived at the outer door. We ' for about two minutes, when having again called by the direction of the Magistrate, to be admitted, being refused, Mr. Halls gave directions for entrance to 'tanned by force. Halls—You said the door was shut forcibly less—Yes, with great force and violence; and, accord the directions of the Magistrate, after waiting some I told the lacers to force open the door; and Ruthven, ad called to them to open the door, assisted in raising imond, one of the officers, over a wall that led into the .; he unchained the outer door, and admitted me, the igiatrate, and the o ffi cers, into the court in front of the !batmen tried to open the front door, hut not being effect it, he broke in the pannel • and I got throug% aterture into the. house. By Mr. Hall's directions the liras then opened, and the officers rushed up stairs and ,trended the persons found in the house. Alley, who attended for all the prisoners, examined the alley—Wasmot your application at first to play at the roulette ?=-I certainly did not go to play. alley—l don't mean that you did, but you asked about at roulette P—Yes, I did. illey —You wished to get into the house under the pre deAring to play ?-leertaialy wished to get in. Alley—And you said that a gentleman awned Halls, a tratc, wanted to obtain admittance)—Yes, I did; I said 'll3, a Magistrate of Bow-street. Iley.—Yes, you did; hut nothing was said about ea ting only that it was a Magistrate wanted admittance; know a Magistrate might have a taste fur playing, id whet I have stated. -.—The talk about • '-al roulette was a trick and nineteen to the watch- saio Alley.— _ _ . playing I don't*: it, hut so it was. linshull. got into the house first ? I did, through Ittitliven otadn in the door. George 'Melbas Joshua Rothven, swom.—l em an officer now -street, and went last night, under the direction of Me. ' the Magistrate, with a number of ciliary*, to execatet int at a house, Nn. IS, Bury-street, Saint Jam s. e had obtained admission, in the 'mover stated by MA, Ind, I went up stairs, into the front room on the &SC I found the place in the greatest confusion. Eke chairr upset, and tables were removed from their places. In ntre of the apartment stood a large roulette-table, co- i Ath green baize, which was marked with figures are There were the words " odd," " even," " under,'N ..rer." There were thirty different compartments or di. tow on the cloth, in which were different nunibers...lC Igures 1,3, 3, meaning first, second, and third throys: Ism% a cloth as is commonly used in playing the aainal -tte. There was en aperture in the cloth to admit the balls through, into a revolving wheel, which is marked ambers corresponding with the cloth. 'rho roulette ras on the table, but the ch cuter wheel with the figures been taken out, and placed by the side of the table. on each side of the roulette table, in places formed to them, small oblong mahogany boires ceutaining rou ards and prickers. (Witness produced the various ar which he described.) Upon the cards were letters print. tho tops of different columns, viz:—N. fur Noir, It. for +, U. fur Under, 0. for Over, E. for Even, 0. for Odd. were holes in the cards, in which the prickers arc put, k the game. On a sideboard I found a tie box, in which Irds, two empty money-bogs, and a paper on which Men -0 ill Is to put into the hank 311., Mr. Odell 391., oil , and eight sovereigns." I also found six scrapers used in the game of roulette. When I entered the found no person therein; the parties bad run up and stairs, evidently in a great burry, from the condition in the room was left. Before we went op stairs we left Jffieers at the dour, to prevent the escape of any one. The risoners present were all taken in the house. Alley—The game of roulette cannot be played without which you describe as being figured, is in the box? it cannot. Alley—And the wheel, you say, was not in the box ; but corner of the ruom,on the flour ?—lt was close by the 'the table, and with the greatest ease could have been to the hos again. Ilalls-1 do not see what difference that makes in the liam Phillips, who stated himself to be a clerk out of yment, was next called and sworn. Alley, before this witness was examined, desired to whether it was intended to proceed for penalties? Minshull said they were proceeding under the Fe.% Act. witness was then examined by Mr. Stafford. was at the house N 0.16, Bury-street, St. James's, fast . when the premises were entered by the officers ; bad there the c%ening before. When the magistrates entered as in the gambling--room ; he meant when they demanded ittaocc. At that time the game of roulette was playing ; c wore from le to to persons in the room. Could point out persona who were then playing, namely, Mr. Samoel Page Mr. John Paton, He could also identify the reputed item of the table, or those that acted as such. One of those lames Jones. He acted as • croupier; that was, lie sat t rake and scraped in the linings, and paid those who Did not think be was sitting at the table when the offi • Jntered ; but bad been so before. There were other per assisting at the table,. whom he could point out. George 'tone acted as croupier; believed he was at the table at ime. The was another man in the same capacity, Hugh and a third, Thomas Ridsdale, who sat at the bottom .e table, to sec that the game was played fairly. 'Flic other persons were at the table, but whether they were playing at the Moment, could not sty. There was a ringing at the bell, and - was followed by a knocking: one of the men belonging to _one, who, lie uoderstands,wasO , Dell but who now called lasselfJames Jones, opened the door. lie returned in haste took one of the boxes produced, which contained money, the table. King took the other box. Witness then went ~wn to the kitchen, and the other persons present retired to various parts of the house. Had been in the same room, on the same day, between the boors of four and half-past seven. The game was then going on. There were about 16 ur 16 pershos in the room at that time, and some were playing. The persons he bad pointed out were then acting in the manage ' of the table. Johnstone, alias Pease, was there, as King and Ridsdale. A servant named Holder handed wine spirits, tea, &c., for which nothing was paid. Francis T h ompson was the porter, and was occasionally in room. Frederick Peters, Wm. Larabton, Was. Batchelor, -s Thompson, John Jones, George Smith, and others in 'y, were present. cross•examination, witness said he was clerk in a shop, 'ding and Co's Pall-orall, when be was last io employment. had often been in these houses before. When he won be ik the money away. He went last night to the house by cident. After he bad laid the information he went again. lien be went again lie played for as. Was nut promised cot be sent to the treed-mill. Witness first saw the game to , raocie. Had seen sovereigns as well as silver on the table. - played as low as shillings in Bury-street. Witness for the loan oral., and it was refused. .411ey—And you then gave information? I bad lost my shilling when asked fur the SI. This was the whole of the evidence against the prisoners. r. Alley then proceeded to address the Magistrates on the ,s on the Defendants, and urged many of those topics in :fence, to which, oil former occasions, we gave publicity. admitted that the game of roulette was, according to the ...on which the present information was laid, an unlawful game ; but be denied that satisfactory evidence had been ad duced to show that the game, at which it was alleged some • the Defendants were playing, was that game. It' however, Magistrates were Wished on this head, the nextcpu-stion coasideretion was, whether the testimony of the interwar, t was himself, by his own admission, a rogue and vagabond, which had been unsupported by other credible witnesses, sufficient to expose so many individuals to the conic ices of this most penal statute. Upon the conduct of , young man it was scarcely necessary to observe that it *s most ungenerous, as well as discreditable; and more especially toward, 'some of the Defendants, who could have 'one lout no wrong, who weremerety players, like himself, who, no doubt, bad just as much reason as be had to la- If be pat. Me thought eeplenhtlon ought to tie admissible in Oiled ii the case, if it were deemed desirable. his dire' Mr. Scrjeant VAVOUAN suggested flint a witness should he inmates a reealled, and the Jury could, by any qutettensof their own, house fo attain the sought •flir explanation. At ale , Mr. &delta Pete., with great warmth, repelled this sug- coaches 1. 1 gestiou of Mr. Serpent Vaughan, and railed it " insidious." remise , Mr. Scrjeant VACOHAN denied the npplication of the term 'A al res " insidious," and said ho would not suffer such an imputation user by to be made.—[Both the Learned Serji.ants, particularly Mr. John. Serjeant Pell, evinced, in manner, considerable perturbation Thomps of temper at the moment.] Luke H The LORD Clll6r iVIITICIL interposed, and said that ho le. ton, WII mented—be grivously lamented—these interruptions to bus'- ham Ba i warnness by most painful ebullitions of temper, which, be said, King, at , net erliedated to raise the character of the profession Mr. J, in the oves of the public. Personally, he must deeply regret Public•c /if . . the occurrence of such conduct ; for his lung acquaintance o'clock, i. t ; • cord connexion with the bar, and the necessary and natural "eve dir 0, • regard and esteem which in consequence of it he bore towards No. te , his brethren or the profession, had always the effect of re- Mrs 81 • straining him from interposiox the authority of the Court.— h im r Ills enstrons and uniform desire was to still these angry waves, Witne • if possible, and not expose himself to their force. It was ceivod it : s gini t n ime ssi s er sli w il a t s o , 1 1 i l i i i tm ot e. i .. t W u l l a y s not not n s nniti nature such re to inloccasions?crlo.e cilinuiels4etdt and his feelings restrained him. Ile always wished to secure the *lola hernvony anti peace in the profession. and to promote it by egery means within his reach. and a pi son at I A wetness was remlled and some explanation given respect- short die ' ' ' tog the answer to a que stion by a Juror. heard th 1 i Mr. Serjean I Prise., having a right to be heard again to evi- house , I twee, in consequence of this wit ness being past into the box, mid i i , nrmo teeeercise that right. He said that lie was happy in outer do having the opportunity of addressing them again for a matter I replies somewhat personal to himself. He hoped that he had the Played u feelings of an edwocate and bad not lost the feelings ore Tall. allaa Ore As matters of this kin d bad gone forth to the public before, door aim and had been misconceived, he should avail himself of the strong r ( a present opportunity to vindicate his conduct. lie should through challenge any man to say whether Colossal had over conduct- great vie ed a cause with more temper than ho had done, mail he 'Meaner! thought an attempt was made to take, what he felt at time of Bow- 1 to be, a most unfair advantage over his client. To the de- and in hi cistern of the Coert he always paid proper deference; but M eg istrs when permission eas given to his learned brothers to put a waited f new question, he naturally expected that one of them loudly, t I would have put it in the usual way; instead of which , how - and bein ever, it was suggested that the proposed examination should be oblate on left to the Jury. Al the moment he felt the suggestion to Mr. 11l i t oe insidious, because it went to place him, in any truss - exa- Witnei .' mination which might arise, upon uneven squares with the ing to ll Jury. That motive being denied, he was as a gentleman, lime, Iti bound to s Her his first impression, which in candour he now who had Drummo , . old. He then said a few words upon the general features of ':. the evidence. court; Is Mr Serjeant Laws, in reply, seid,t hat it would ill become him hi egistra . \ e, to make the slightest allusion to parts of the address of his house. I ' • .learned friend, as he was not personally concerned in the oh- able to e ~ , servations out of which it appeared to arise. He might, the epee however be permitted to say, that no mail living more regret • door ere: lied then he did the occurrence of such matters as led to the appreher necessity of - these explanations oft personal kind. The Mr. All , learned Serjeant then applied himself to the merits of the witness. ease. . Mr. All ..; The Lone Cili6l 'ernes, in summing up the evidence to game of 1 jury, remarked upon the conflicting evidence in this cause respecting time and distance, and observed upon the impos. pi :jr. All ing a ,• '; sibility of conjecturing either, with any thing like positive r. All . , certainty. He quoted a former case, in which he remembered tense of t a somber of uffieets in the navy, of very high rank, swore po- Mr. All aitively that a particular signal to slip cables was made at Marislra 13 o'clock ~ when it afterwards appearedf from the evidence Mr. Hall of Admiral Paisley, who was noting 'upon his quarter-deck Mr. All • the signals at the moment with hie lime piece before P riliendi i him, and his clerk by his aide noting down and you I occurrences, that the particular signal, instead of eh? s + o'clock. 1, • • being given at twelve o'clock, was given at one Mr. Al' No imputation of intending to deceive could pos. or trap; ;e1 tidily be applied to any of the witnesses, who were men of Mr. ali .'. ••• rank and the highest honour ; it only showed the difficulty the bole ' . of filing. by conjecture, upon particular moments of time, George • respecting which all were liable to mistakes. After some at flow-s 1 4 e . . observelions upon the case before the Court, which his Lord- Halls, th, ; ship left entirely to the Jury, be remarked, with reference a warren i t• to the interposition of personal fee:ings in this cause, that ? After we - be should be sincerely and unfeignedly sorry, if, on any occa- Richmon • -, ' lion, one word dropped from him which was calculated to floor. I f ' hurt the flelings of env gentleman at the bar. If lie were were ups pi ) • conscious of having dropped such a word, be should freely the centr t - avow it, and say so without hesitation. It may happen to "red wit . . • Counsel at the bar to fall into error, and knowingly to can- words. - • tinue wrong, from a too close adherence to false notions of and "eve ove a. the world, which might he deemed to preclude him from pro- (litigious • petty retracting. A Judge, however, was placed entirety i n also figur • different situation ; bir placed as be was, nothing could nor It wa s 8 " I ought to prevent him from giving the fullest explanation, of rouletl whenever such explanation, under any circumstances, was roulette I called for. With reference to what pissed, lie was under no with num necessity of explaining any observation which he had felt it board wa - . his duty to make ; hut he begged to say, that he did not mean on it hail 1 • to point his observations to one gentleman more than to I found u another. He lamented, and must ever lament, when per- receive tl i differences arose at the bar. With the profession he lette care i ' r lived au es to be inspired for the members of it with tides whi nee ne and affectionate regent and esteem. These feel- ed at the logs he still retained; nothing should ever alter them: his Rouge, I t only wish now, and at all times, must be, that the gentlemen There VII of the bar would all live, both ,there and elsewhere, on the to mark I best possible terms of bermon,plied reconciliation. were oar ' I ' Mr. Serjeant Pell had left Court previous to his Lordship's was , ,_writ observations, which evidently made a deep impression upon - mr. ' • eli ati_preeent. ver tel., The Jury retired fur three quarters of an hour, and then that are found a verdict for the Defendant. room le down stn which th prisoner POLICE. prisoner --eniew-- Mr. Al • ' GUILDHALL the whet i —No, it 1 PAWNBROKERS. Mr. Al A miserable looking fellow, who gave his name Thomas in the cr S ; fin ms tile's,' was r b k o d u c g rm " an u p ' ) B;:d B g 'i e t s u l rd4 u pOn be g i e re charge ti li o n I f ill-. aidepu into s ftl I g ham Fisher, of No. 6, M Swan-court, alineries. . • , The Prisoner had been his lodger for some short time, Mr. ill si II during which, a box that stood in his mom , and contained Willie 1. V y linen, Ice. had been broken open, and a pair of sheets and employe . sundry articles stolen thereout , which , upon inqu ir y in the Mr. A i a neighbourhood, were found in pledge at the pawnbroker's, know wl corner of Rosemary-lane, and to have been pawned by the Mr, el grant A , Prisoner. N e. Saturday being a busy day, are pawnbroker was not in at- The vo r t tendance to produce the plop erty and identify the Prisoner, He w a i 1 who was in consequence about to be remanded for further night al , examination, when it was recollected that Swan-court, where he tilt .1 the robbery was committed, was out of the city of London, he was i I and The Prisoner was therefore directed to be taken before a adinittai la i Magistrate of the county. there we In this cage, as in the instance of three others which two Inn t occurred at this o ffi ce on Friday (and in which the parties and M rs 1 bed been stopped by the pawnbrokers, offering the stolen masters . A, propkrty to pledge), there was ne proof that the prisoner ac. was Jan . , ' *crafty committed the robbery. It is therefore clear that but with a r for the act of the pawnbroker in stopping the party ' the won. r, s thief `might not have been detected , and could not, wit hout con eat the etidence of the pawnbroker or his servants identifying sons ass 1. 1 hint as in possession of the stolen property. be subsequently Jobusto t ()evicted and brought to punishment. In all these instances, the time , therefore, under the whole circumstances , so is highly K i ng; s • • ~ indebted to the pawnbroker err thus forwarding the ends of of the to • - , jnstice. We notice these facts more particularly , beciese p ersons . ... : . De pawnhrulters, we know, complain that cases before the moment . ' Magistrate, in whkh the circumstances appear to impugn the this was i conduct of the trade, never fail to make their way unto the the bow .•• ' N- public papers, whil.t these which may be thought to reflect himself . . credit upon the caution and vigilance of Um pawnbroker are and too 1 ' '. I , seldom reported. from the ' , " ~7 . • • • Without inquiring whether or no this complaint be jest, down tc .i• rite propriety of making it is at least matter of question, as it various 1 r sway very reasonably be doubted whether in cases (especially tht as• those of petty depredations) where the thief is detected by Thkgal the pawnbroker. aloe offence would have been committed bet Persons for the facility thus afforded for the disposal of the stolen persons property. The old practised thief is seldom detected by meat e . pawnbrokers. It is only the young beginners who have re- well al c. testae to their shops before they get acquainted with whet shoot ' a i are termed the fences. The trade of pawnbrokeriog may France b have its utility, hut certainly, as was observed by Mr. Alder- the roe - • . mau Bridges, unless conducted with great caution and vigi- Jam es ' p ) . y lance, it becomes rather a nuisance than a benefit to so - cu l stod eta ] n es i ' ' . Hardin 11. BOW-STREET. He bee . . ANOTHER CAPTION OF GAMBLERS. took th drl'i On Saturday last Geor Mi n sbull and Teems Hens, seciden lad , , t . 1 1 , - Esqrs. the Magistrates of thi s office, were engage a d fur a con. When I • siderable period in the examination of a nest gamesters, t., 0 be a • who had been arrested by a " coup de main," at a late hour l'rallet .. , 411 Friday night. in one of those places of fashionable resort They termed' Hells," situated at Ne., 16, Bur j e street, St. James's, all " I the hrm determination of the Magistrates of this office 111 $ 1 ah' a'' t i o m e e nforce the laws, to their full eat' est, against these noc- This a r turnal nests of knaves and fools, and they have proceeded in Mr. * • a steady course to suppress them as far as they have been part ei able. defenc ~... , scot by a person of black-leg notoriety, - It has been f. ur some Mr.: After the apprehension of the last gang of hark, and pigeons He ad (some of wh..ui were consigned to the tread - mill) , out of Our- Act on t ty-three ginning houses, which were previously opened every game; u eight, and sometimes remained uoulosed till near noun, only deiced three were nontinued open, and those admitted only their of the F . particular friends, and those persons introduced by them. As the M I .1 soon as the denision was made last Middlesex Sessions by the for co Bench of Magistrates, that "only those caught at play" wbo w i ~, . . could be legally convicted of " having played," though they and w were apprehended in the room where playing had been going Will a' 'CIon (which produced the discharge of those gamblers who bed sperm , / 1 c appealed), not less than thirty of these houses wen again Mks y opened, and wenn nightly crowded with players as formerly. Oros I -, The Magistrates, though for the nionsent killed i• their lona, *spew wile endeavours, determined to persevere, and information done having been laid before Mr. Halls on Friday night, he deter- aud % f V i il kli 111414:... meet the fickleness of fortoie. Whatever might be the resqlt of this day's proceedings, it must reflect upon him indeliMe disgrace, and must inevitably shut him oat of all society where honour and mutual confidence were considered valuable. Of him, indeed, might it besaid, " Hine niger est bum to Romans caveto L" substituting only the wovellifreek for Roman. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to argue, that, according to the recent decision at the Sosions, upon all appeal from the last convic tion at this °Mee, it WWI clear that under this new act no con. s ic tion could take place against those who were not actually proved to have been playhig at an unlawful game. Now at was consolatory to remark, that such proof had only been given with a reference to a very few of those who were In custody ; six, he believe, In number, namely—Mr. Page and Mr. Paton, gentlemen of great respeetabil,ity, who bad been seen to play, and Jolts Jones, Thomas Ridsdale, George Johnstone, and Hugh King, who were described as managers /lithe table.. Ile had noPitention to blink the question here, but to meet it manfully, had without untair reserve. Against these persons something like evidence had been given; but whether of such a nature Is wits entitled to credit, it was for the Martistrates to say. For his own part, be could not but think that the testimony of a man who was himself an ac knowledged offender, was .scarcely sulficieet to warrant • conviction by which many respectable men were to be pis nonneed rogues and vagabonds. This was a highly penal sta tute, and ought to be aided upon with great caution. Did the Magistrates recollect 11)0 by this act a second conviction subjected the party convicted to imprisonment and hard labour for two years ; and a third conviction to transporta tion for seven rears; my, it even went further, and pro nounced him a &tin. So that if it were the first nobleman in the land, even the Duke of York himself, if he were con victed for the third time of playing at an nnlawful game, not only would he he al tainted of felony, but his properly, if it amounted to ten hundred thonsand pounds, would be forfeit ed. The Legislature, is passing these Acts, did not always reflect on the consequesess of their measures. lie mention ed these facts for the phrpose of impressing on the worthy Magistrates, that the silnation of the Defendants was of no trivial character, and that, this Act was not as it had been considered by persons out of doors, a subject of merriment •and ridicule. Many of tilt gentlemen who now stood before them, were men who had gloriously fought and bled in de• fence of their country's honour; and yet now, fur no immo ral act, and on the evidence of a discharged shop-boy, himself en acknowledged participator in their supposed crime, they were liable to be pronounced " rogues and vagabonds." Those 'who had bravely starched to the cannon's mouth, and by their- deeds immortalized the name of a British soldier, were now, forsoooth, for a few minutes' amusement, which could be of injury to none but themselves, to be consigned to the abelaseabto Veld mill amidst the indwells of society' Was this to be tolerated, and would not the Magistrates, before they intliited Such punish • went, take care that the evidence before them was at least of un unsuspicious cltaracter, and not influenced, as on the pre sent occasion, by a feeling of paltry revenge. Mr. Alley finally adverted to the oases of Holder and Thompson, who were proved to have been mere servants in the boss! and who could nut, ther e fore, be considered as playing. 'these Persons also, he submitted, could not be convicted under the act, however responsible they might have been, if it were an indictment against the parties for keeping a comas° gam bling house. Mr. MINGEOLL observed, that Mr. Alley need feel no alarm as to any of the parties present being considered at felons, as the act only specified' en Imprisonment hie two years for the third offence; but they had no information before them of any of the Defendants having been already es:mitered, and therefori coald not set upon such a suggestion (one of the parties; O'Dell, it appears had been already convicted.) Alter consultation with Mr. 'Meshed, !falls called over the following names, James Jones, • lee O'Dell, Thomas Ridsdale, George Johnstone, • Poem, Hugh King, Samuel Page, and John Paton. prjr.‘o persons having severally stepped forward, Mr. Ha/la addressed them than—" I convict you all six of being rogues wad vagabonds, ender the 9d of his present Majesty chap. 40, for playing at an unlawful game; and you James Jones, T. Ridsdale, G. Johnstone, and Hugh King, I shall direct to be conveyed to the .Iloure of Cserectioo, Cold Bath Fields, and there be kept to hard labour for the space of three months ; and you, Page and J. Paton to he sent to the same prison for one month, sad also be kept to hard labour." Mr. Alley gave notice of appeal. Right of the remaining prisoners who were sworn to as hiving been present dining the play, were ordered to enter into personal recognizanoes of tool. each, and to lied two bouse.keerers as securities in tsl. each, for avoiding similar practices for twelve months, and the rest were discharged on their own recognisance of ant. mush. There was a general lamentation at this decision, and come declared the utter impossibility of obtaining bail. Those who were not prepared with bait were committed. Mr. Halls desired that it might be publicly understood, that as he was convinced the practice of gambling was subversive of. the morals of society, it was his determination peractraßy to visit all houses of this description, at such times and sea. sons as lie might think expedient; and to enforce the law against such as might be foetid offending with the utmost rigour. It is believed that many of the defendants withheld their real names. Some of them were of respectable appearance, but others were what may be dew:animated "shabby genteel." One of tho defendants said lie went to the house merely to take a cold bath. It was remarked, his trip to Cold Bath• Ileitis would afford him ample opportunity for cooling his over llitated system. QUEEN SQUARE. • CHARGE OF ROBBERY AGAINST A WATCHMAN. . On Saturday Samuel Scutt, one of the watchmen of till. Margaret's Parish, was brought before the Magistrates on a charge of felony. It. appeared that the prisoner's beat was in New Tothill street; and in consequence of some suspicions entertained of the pnsoner's honesty, amass in the employ of Mr. Weathers!, an eminent cow-keeper, set up to watch the premises. At four o'clock on Friday morning he saw the prisoner going down the yard and take a jug full of milk out al the cow house ; his looked it up in his box and went round to call the hour, and when ho returned the other man came and desired him to give up the milk, which he did, and on his knees begged he would not mention it to his master ; but no entreaty would do, and the other took the milk to the wateh•house and lodged a complaint against him. This was the evidence against the prsoner, - The prisoner denied having . fallen upon his knees to beg pardon ; he admitted having given up the milk, and persisted that the accuser gave him permission to take milk every morning as a compensation tor calling him up. Some time ago he had been paid as. first, and afterwards is. 6d. per week, to watch Mr. WeatheraPs yard; but in consequence of being employed by others upon his beat to watch their premises, ho could not attend to both, and was obliged to give it up lle produced a written character for honesty, by a respectable neighbour who thus employed him ; told the Ma histrate he had a large family iu great distreva, and begged is character might out suffer from such a malignant and cruel accusation. The accudr observed, that during the time the prisoner was paid fur watching the yard, there was lead and ether property, to the amount of 401. stolen ; the pay was in conse quence discontinued, and it is six months ago since one of the Milk carriers gave information of his being in the habit of stealing the milk ; the jug he had would contain two quarts, and the loss thus sustained by Mr. Wealberal must bo very immense. The Magistrate in severe terms censured the conduct of the prisoner. 'They observed, the charge amounted only to a misdemeanor; but his conduct was such, that he was unfit fiirJ the duty of a watchman; they were about to discharge him, but in consideration of his family they only suspended him fur a mouth. On Saturday morning, two noted thieves were observed lurking about the window of an eminent jeweller, in the King's Road, Chelsea. At last they cut out a pane of glass, and took two gold seals and a coral necklace out. They were pursued, end one of them taken into custody, with the pro • perty in Isis possession. When brought before the Magistrate, he gave his name John Neiman: He was committed for re examination. lIATTON-GARDEN. On Saturday Wm. Gerrard, who stood remanded charged by Samuel Davis, a City officer, on suspicion of returning from transportation before the term of his Enstenee was expired, was brought up. The person on whose prosecution he was con victed could not identify him from the length of time, which was in the year 0115. Several other witnesses were examined, bet none of them could identify the prisoner to be the person who was transported. The principal witnesses being a turn key in New gate and a person who had to overlook the con victs in the,bulks in which the transports were confined, be ing both dead, no person could swear positively to him bAng • the man, and the prisoner was consequently discharged. N Wiens Carr, a well-looking black man, was brought op for final examination, charged with stealing a silver table ; spoon, the property of Mr. Joseph Cheater, of Northamp ton-square, Clerkenwell, ironfounder, in whose employment the Prisoner was. The Prisoner was stopped at the shop of Mr. Ramsey, pawnbroker in Laystall -street, where he offered it in pledge- Mr. Cheater not appearing to prosecute, the Prisoner Was discharged. • UNION-HALL. IMPORTANT TO MERCHANT SEAMEN. An information under the nth George 111. chap. 35. " For the recovery of Merchant Seamen's Wages," was laid by Thomas Brampton, lately serving en board the brig Adriatic, against the Captain, William Rutter, trading fr o m the Ha mmett to the West Indies. Complainant stated, that OR the 13th May. tett, he was hired by the Captain to serve en board his vessel, then lying in Cowes Roads, attl. los. per Month. On the Ist July they arrived at Trieste, and during their stay there, • dispute arose between the Captain and the crew, respecting some al- 1 lowance fur unlniding the vessel; and all the men left hero except the carpenter and complainant. A further dispute arose, and complainant went on shore to lay his ease befor, the Consul at Trieste. Be remained a day or two on shore, and on returning to the vessel, defendant ordered Tae non ropes to be cut to prevent complainant from coming tat board. Re was oonsequently obliged to return, and the Captain took that opportunity of sailing, 'eating Brampton without a utile, change of clothes ur the payment of his wages (al . )He worked his passage home in • ship hound to Mid immediately made an application to Mr. T. W. • of Clements Inn, who undertook Brampton's case. The Captain, in his defence, stated, that it ws4 pot his wish to part with any of his crew, but owing• - to their 1 mutinous conduct he was compelled to do so, retaining only the complainant and carpenter. Fora few days Cipasplainsat attended to his duty, but on the setalvitugust left the ship without leave, and not returning to his duty he (the Captain) went on shore, and begged of him to do so, but he refused. la consequence the Captain would not receive Complainant, and contended that lie had no right to do so, by readier of a contract usually entered into upon seamen being hired, and which is )foo le d ou an Act of Parliament, which enacts, "That mariner*. absenting themselves from dish for twenty. four hours without leave shall be liable to the forfeiture of a certain portion of their pay." The Captain went on further to state the general bad conduct of Complainant. However, the Magistrates (L. B. Allen and Morris Swabey,Eirps.)were of opinion that the Captain had acted wrong in leaving Complainant onshore in a foreign country, without means of support , • and the least he could have dose, even lithe De fendant's statement was true, would have been to have given him his clothes and paid him his wages, which opinion was not only founded on Complainant's testimony, but oil weer. tikale produced by him, signed by the Consul at Trieste, setting forth that Complainant bad been left destitute by De fendant • the Bench therefore awarded Brampton the pay ment of 'his wages, with al. expenses. The Solicitor for the Complainant stated, that he should commence an action against Defendant for leaving him un • foreign station. Henry 7iinne/1 was remanded till Tuesday next for having in his possession, which he could not satisfactorily account for, a sheet, a blanket, a quilt, and two pillows. . ~4; .. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mistist Ricks was fully committed on the charge of Robert Pearlman for robbing hem of as. ad. Pearman was standing .in a cour t in Holborn on Friday night, when the Prisoner (who is an old woman) came up to him ' asked him how he did, and at the same moment unbuttoned his pocket and took out the silver. He gave her in charge of an officer, who stated to the Magistrate (Mr. Dyer), that he searched Ricks, and found on her person a knife and two penny pieces, anti in the scuffle oho dropped the sixpence. He both saw i felt% her mouth, and having no other means of getting of them she swallowed them. WORSHIP-STREET. ROBBERY AT THE MINT. On Saturday, Samuel Marlow, a notorious character, wu brought up for examination before Samuel Twyford, Esq. the sitting Magistrate. charged with being concerned in the into robberies at the Mint. Shergold, an officer, stated, that in consequence of private information, he and White of the Thames Police, went to the Prisoner's abode, and took him to Union Hall, for examinia- Lion, from thence be was remanded to Horsemonger-lane prison. Henry Hodgson, late a prisoner in that prison, stated, that on Saturday last he overheard the following conversation be tween the warcisman (Lewis Davies) and the prisoner. The prisoner said he was much alarmed that a young man, Pearce, (who has been already committed) had been sent to prison, and he was fearful "the begger would come it" (meaning to dis close). The warsduian said there Voss no, fear. The Prisoner replied and said, they wanted to try his old woman, Bet ; that the linen that Shergold, the officer, had taken from him was stolen from , but witness could not recollect the name. Prisoner—" A'at it a pity ; do remember; can't you re collect?" Witness added, that the prisoner said he apprehended officers were coming after him, and In oonsoquence bad bolted the door to prevent surprize; and that he had taken a brick from the chimney, and deposited twenty-five sovereigns and *watch of Pearce's, which had they taken on him ; it " vas all ap." Shergold, the officer, stated, that after taking the Prisoner to Usion Hall, he went to search his house, but it was stripped of every thing ; in the chimney a brick had been taken out as before stated. The Prisoner, In his defence, in the most undaunted manner, said be supposed that the Magistrates would not commit him on the evidence of Hodgson, who had been in every gaol in the kingdom. As for Shergoid, he said he would swear twenty men's lives away for sixpence. The worthy Magistrate said, there was certainly evidence sufficient to warrant him to commit him ; and he was com mit accordingly. publicans came to ask the Magistrates whether they woul authorised in keeping their houses open on Christmas Day I the afternoon. Mr. Twyford said that he could not say how far it would be consistent with the intentions of the legis lature in regard to keeping public houses open in the afternoon of Christmas Day, nor could he pledge himself to any pro miseaie of what he might do in the of informations being Laid against them for so doing. blicans thanked the Ma. gistate and retired, observing, rely asked for advice in order that they might not infringe upon the Act of Parliament. LAMBETH-STREET. Mr. Andrews, landlord of the Queen's Head, corner of North-street, Whitechapel, appeared to answer the complaint of a poor Danish Jew, named Gedalia Patten. The complainant, through the medium of an interpreter, stated, that he obtains a livelihood by selling caps, and for that dmin faurgseroowmenctutinoto the pen hiQsubseegn'sanHdesatdoloentifi'rreeidaeya.psSauondiegemnoiti Word by gesture, (for he could not speak English) the Word instantly forced him out of the ha se. This was the melt for which Andrews was summoned to ap,iear before the Magistrates. The Defendant stated that he knew nothing of his caps. Sir Daniel Williams told him that his house had been long noticed as a receptacle for characters of the very worst descrip tion. It had been often complained of, and he (Sir Daniel) warned him against harbouring bad characters for the future, 1 as a very sharp eye should be ►ept upon his conduct. For the' assault upon the complainant, towards whom he had exercised great inhumanity, he must find hall. 1 1 Mary flarwood was charged with assaulting Edward Hood. It appeared from the statement of the parties and their witnesses, that there are several houses in Grey Eagle-street, Spitallields, to which there are no titles ; one of whom is occupied by the Defendant, who has never paid any rent for 16 years. A per son nao ed Collins claims the property, and has several times tried the question in various ways, hat has uniformly been beaten ; at last be sent the complainant, who is a licensed broker, together with another broker, named Putland, to levy a distress upon the Defendant's goods for NW.; but they no sooner entered the house, than she seized the poker, with which she struck Mr. Hood several times very severely. The worthy Magistrate said, with the right of property he had nothing to do, bat as the assault had been proved the must find bail. In Saturday's foreign market one of those panics which &re so detrimental to the holders of foreign stock took place in the Spanish securities. The Bonds of 1821 opened at 55, but fell suddenly, on some sales made by a leading speculator of the Stock Exchange, to 52 ; and, when business ter minated, had only advanced 4 per cent. on dig price. The decline is explained by the intelligence from Madrid of the completion of the arrange ments for the new loan, and some intimations that the whole amount is likely soon to be brought into cur culation. The total sum to be raised is 40,000,000 Ireals de mate, equivalent to a capital of 800,000,000 lof reels, creating about 8,000,000 sterling of new stock, and making the sum to be raised by the Spa nish Government about 4,000,000 sterling, supposing the contract price not to exceed 50. Such an addi tion, though the stock is distributes over the markets of London, Paris, and Amsterdam, is a reasonable cause for the depression but there is nothing new is the information, as the Spanish Minister of Finance, near three months ago, announced his intention of ap plying for a vote of credit nearly double the amount which it now appears is to be raised. Yet at that pe riod, and some time after the announcement was pub lished here, Spanish Stock was near twenty per cent. higher than at present. The first instalment on the new Spanish Scrip, of 64 per cent. was paid last week. Two instalments of 20 per cent. each remain to be paid, and which, according to the notice of the con• tractors, have been deferred to the 20th January, and the Ist March next. Except in the Spanish Stock and Scrip, the business of the foreign market has been very limited. Every description, however, has been depressed in value by the recent panic.—(Eng human.) deepwassoa in some parts Scotland last week show w l eekas materiall y to retard the progress of the mail and other coaches. tl IDIOM sai Di* tlide I he Dorer_, Deal, Ramsgate, Margate, and Cantesisurv.— laside COACHES, and keep good time, by_ A. iTAIN and Co. SARACEN's HEAD INN, Skinner. street, Snow-hill, London. t'he following Light POST COACHES, ecc. set oat from the above INN The TELEGRAPH, Dover, Deal, Ramsgate ' Margat e, tr Broadstairs, Canterbury, Feversham, and Saildwich aelst Coach, every morning at -quarter past seven o'claisik—ln consequence of the decided preference given to theideo c Coach, the Proprietors are dolugasizted no expens e AMR h e spared to render it the-first mire) ance gig the Keel read• morning at BROMPTON, Chatham, Ilsester, Gravesend, Shand, Sittingbournc, Rainbato, and Oepringe, morning , g u sts go ast seven, au Reduced Fares. The ROYAL ECLIPSE, Falmouth Plymouth, Exeter, Truro, fiedmin Pennon, Ashburton, Totems, Weymouth, S D: w r en ches ; t t e h r r , ou Da . rtm gh Hon lit it ili on, " A d un g in al s i t ß e h rr dri a d v ko ai rt, Stockbridge, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Blackwater ~• Bershot. The only Day Coach to WEYMOUTH, (shaven thy ugh with two coachmen only,) tbenligh Regaled, Black water Ba singstoke, Overton, Whitchurch, Andover, Woodyeats, Cash more, Salisbury, Blaudford, and Dorchester, at five o'clock in the morning. The UNION, Southampton, Lyiniegton, Lywdhorst, Win. ehester, Bristngstoke, Hartford Bridge, Slackwater, and Bag_ shot new Four-Inside Cossets, every morning at half past Seven; arrives at the Coach and Horses, Southampton, by Five. This if a most delightful conveyance to the Isle of Wight, Jersey, Guernsey, St.Naloes, Havre-de-Grace, Cherbourg, &e.—The Proprietors of the above Coach hope to receive a contints anee of that support which has hitherto been experien since the commencenscut of the Union. The CHAMPION, a new right Day Coach to DO ES TER, in thirteen hours only, through Bagshot, Blackwater, Basingstoke, Overton, Whitelsurch, Andover, Salisbury, Wood ycats, Cashmore, and RlandtOrd, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at five o'clock in the morning.—The Proprietors of the above Coach are determined no expense shall be tared to render it the first conveyance on the Western Road. litl,lll,rd) ritlrtEr3, . _ 71 to Dot Ftler,in3ide MOUN""" um unequalled Travelliing BATH and BRISTOL Post Coaches, through Chip penham, Caine ' Marlborough, Newbury, and Reading, every Afternoon at Ono; arrive at Mr. May's, the Greyhound Inn, Bath, and the London Tavern, Thomas-street, and Swan, Bristol, early the next morning.—Coacbes to Wells, Bridvirtter, Taunton, and Plymouth. The UMPIRE, a new LIVERPOOL Light Coach, only one night on the road, carrying Four inside, sets out daily at One; arrives at Liverpool next afternoon at Five, through Woburn, Lathhurv, Northampton, Welfbrd, Luderworth, Hinckley, AtherstOne, Lichfield, Stone, Newcastle, Knuts ford, Warrington, and Preseot. SHREWSBURY, Wellington, and Shiffnal Light Post Coach every Afternoon.—Guarded. The UNION, Weytnouth, Dorchester, Blandford, Salis bury, AndoVer, Overton, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Blackwater, and Bagshot, new Post coach, every. afternooo, with two coachmen only.—Packets from Weymouth to Guern sey, Jersey, Cherbourg, St. Haloes, &a. every Wednesday and Saturday afternooa at two o'clock. BARNSTAPLE and SOUTHMOLTON New Light Post Cobb, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday gaagninp, at seven o'clock. TheROCKINGH AM, Leeds Light Post Coach, sets out every afternoon at Four; and passes through Baldock, 13ig gleswade, Eaton, Buckden, Stilton, Wansford, Stamford, Greettiarn, Grantham, Nenark, Tutford, filadsbam-Moor, Retford, Bantry, Doncaster, and Ferry Bridge, to the Golden Lion Inn Leeds, next afternoon, at Reduced Pares. Luggage and Pack ages only ed. per lb.—Notwithstanding the enconi mon expedition of this Coach, it is allowed to be the most agreeable and complete public conveyance on the North Road, being unequalled by any other. HARROWOATE and RIPON new Light Post Coeohes,every afternoon at Four, and Eight in the morsieg. CILASCIOW,•Lougtown, Gretaa-Greon, Annan, Ibunfiries, Branhill, Thornhill, Sanquhar-Kiln, Canmock, Kingswell, and all Parts of fisotland a Light Four Inside Post Coach daily. The EXPRESS, to York, Scarborough, Whitby, Shield, Sunderland, Newcastle and Edinburgh, a nt‘s Light Four inside Post Coach, with a Gigardthroughout ' • sets out every morning at Eight o'olook, by way of Newark, Retfurd, Don caster, Ferry Bridge, Tadeaster, Darlington, Northaftert on , Durham, Morpetb, and Berwick, and arrives at York the next morning at Twelve o'clock.—Passengers finding them selves fatigued on the journey, may rest what time they please, and then proceed without any additional fare. MARLBOROUGH and SWINDON Four-inside 'Day Coach, through Aldbourn, Reading, Lambourn, Purtoo, Lyd ington, Penser, Wootton Basset, Ramsbury, Hungerford, Newbury, and Maidenhead. BRIDGENORTH, Weisel, Shrewsbury, Salop, and Holy bead New Light Four-inside Coach. every afternoon. BOSTON, Horvioastie, Spalding, Peterborough, Stilton, Huntingdon, Caxton, Rockland. and Ware Day Coact, to Spilsby, Louth, Grimsby, and Hull—morning at Six; thu only Day Coach to Boston sad Horncastie. The EXPRESS, a new Light Fonr-inside Post Coach, to Carlisle, Penrith, and Whiteltaven ; goes with four horses and a Guard all the way; "lessee through Appleby, Brought, Dimes, Greta Bridge, Richmond, Catterick, Boroughbrittgc, orrybridge, Doncaster, Newark, BawtrY, Greetham, Stem brd, Grantham, Stilton, and Biggleswade ; sets out every morning, and performs the journey with the greatest facility, —Passengers detained on the roof by business, or pleasure, have the peculiar advantage of their seats being secured in the next Coacb.—The only Comb to Carlise. KENDAL, Isaseaster, Preston, Kirby-Lousdale, Bolton, Chorley, Omani*, and'Clarstang Light Post Coaches, every afternoon. The ROYAL EXPRESS new Light Four-inside Post Coach, to Liverpool, Warrington, Present, Congleton, Leiria, Now eastle, Itudgly, Knutsford, Stone, Sta ff ord, and Lich fi eld (only one night on the road), every afternnon ; arrives:at the Saracen's Head Inn, Dale-street, Liverpool, next evening. WAKEFIELD Four-inside Post Coach, every Morning and Afternoon. CHESTER, Newport, Whitechurch, Temerity, Nampt wieh, Northwlch, and Middlatiglch, Light Poet Caulk, ex erg afternoon. SUNDERLAND, Stockton, and Yams Light Post Coach every morning, to the George Inn, Sunderland. MOUNTAIN'S EXPRESS, to Manchester, Winslow Con gleton. Newcastle, Waist} , Wolverhampton and Knuttford. sew Four-inside Post Coach, every afternoon.—Only one night on the road. SHEFFIELD and Rotherham new Four-inside Post Coach every morning, called the EXPRESS, and also the ROCK INOHAM, at Four in the afternoon. The ROYAL EXPRESS, new Birmingham Light Pon Conch sets out every afternoon, earryiny four inside only, passes through Warwick, Leamington, Southern, Weedoa, Deventer, Stoney Stratfrd, and Taunter, to the Saracen's Bead, Bull-street, Birmingham, early the next meriting. The EXPRESS, a new light Post Coach to Hull, Lincolo, Korthcave, Bowden, and Doncaster every morning, at Eight o'islock, to the Cross Keys, Market-place, Hull, and also the ROCKINGIIAM in the afternoon at Four o'clock. s u e . At Reduced itr il to Leeds, York, and Doiseaster,l.ug gage and Packages' y two peace per lb. S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. respectfully acquaint their Friends and the Public, that they wilt not be accountable fur say Parcels, Passengers' Luggage, Writings, Plate, he. of more than Five Pounds Value, if lost, stolen, or damaged, unless entered as such and the Insurance paid accordingly, lat the Saracen's Head nn, Skinner-streot,Snowhill, London, Mr. ROBERT GOURLAY appeared before the Magis strates, to request an order from them to compel the overseers of Wily to allow him a sufficient mainte nance as a pauper. He entered into a very long de tail of circumstances relative to his situation, fhe snm of which was, that he had gained a settlement at Wily ; that he bad not wherewith to support himself ; that he did not wish to eat the bread of idleness ; he did not ask for charity, but employment, and a sufficient sum for his labour. The Magistrates listened with the utmost patience and attention to his story : tho• were aware of his talents, his integrity, aqd macs ample allowance for his eccentricities. Mr. Sw A TSB, of Wilton, in a way which did credit to that feeling and humanity for which he is so eminently distinguibh elk, on inquiring about his property, was informed by him that he bad given 1,6001. iti•trust f'or the benefit (we think) of his family, but over which he had no con trol. As for the ring which be had upon his finger (we believe it was a mourning one), he considered that to be a species of property with which parish officers have nothing to do. The Magistrates fully coincided in this opinion, and seemed surprised and offended that such a subject should have been introduced.— The Magistrates ultimately made an order for an allowance of three shillings per week to the once opu lent and generous possessor of Deptford Farml— Southampton Chronicle. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Murals; 43 lain. after 8. 11 Afternoon 17 min. after P. —.— Printed and Published at the BRITISH PREPS and TH GLOBE Office, No. 12.7, Strand, by CHARLES andtl WELL, of the Strand. I 4 I ~ f