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I THE /R •n In GENERAL COURT MARTIAL • DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S lEGIMENT. Hyde Park Barracks, Tuesday Moreing,Rept.ll4. A General Corset Martial commenced its aittiori this morning fur the trial of Captivie !oho Jebb. ef the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), ou the prosecution sf Colonel Sir R. C. Hill (brother of that distinguished General, Lord Hill), which was composed of the Conniving Officers : PatalDtt Ny : Cot. Non. H. B. Lygon, M.P., Ist life guards. Lien C. Hill royal horse Lteat.-Col.Drake,royal horse guards. guards. Major Oakes. Isl life geoids. Col. Vv.', 2d life guards. capisis Wyatt. ditto. Major M'Neil, ditto. Cos. ditto. Viscount Barnard, M.P.ditto. .--.-- hillock, ditto. I Captain r. Ewelya, Mo. A. C. Leitte a ditto. A. eh:cheater, ditto. Ili Lid Bingham, ditto. Marina, ditto. I he Right Hoe. J. Beckett, Judge.Athocate.General to the Foroes: Deputy—J. A. Oldham, Esq. The proceedtsge consaistmood, as usual, by promulgine his Majesty's worraai, after which the Members mud the Judge- Advocate were sworn. The charges were then read, of which the following is a copy verbatim : First—" For oritletling to comply with • Regimental Or. der, dated litth April, 1121, respectiog the settlemeot of his regimental debts, due to the clerk of his troop ; thoisgh frequently applied to by the clerk of the troop for that pur pose." Sommll — l4 Foe disgraceful conduct, in giving Iwo drafts to the nerea.man of the regiment, on the Agents, which drafts were daaboooured, about the hilt June mod 7th July, 1122" Third—" For being repeatedly absent from his regiment without leave in the year 1621; all such conduct being highly prejudicial to good order and military diseipline, and onimosemor the charecCer of an officer and i gentleman." REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE IN COURTS MARTIAL. Previously to admisisterittg the oath to Ike Weathers as sembled, as above slated, fur Are trial, the JUDGE AUTO. cave, as usual in all cases, addressed the Prisoner, swim, that it was his duty to amounts to him that if he had ob. jeetino t. any Member of the Count, it would be proper for ties to mention it when their mimes were called over, sad previously to such Members bring swore. Captain Jebh, with much fervour, stated, that he objected only no two Officers of the Blues, and was about to specify them, when the Judge Advocate interfered, and said, that the time would be when they were about to be sworn, and Captain !elk sat dews. Re them proceeded to swear Is the Members, among the first of *boar were Colonel C. Hill (brother of Lord Hill, and the prosecutor), end Colemel Drake, M.P.. of the same regimeut. The Prisoner thew repeated hie ob. jertion, winch, as it appeared, was directed against these two officers. The JUDGE ADVOCATE immediately intimated to these two officers, that they Aostld sit down for the peewit', while the others were savors, when the objectiori uould be taken into consideration, and at the same time asked Capt. Jebb if he would have to olaket agaiwit say of the other Mem hen which he answered is the same mseser—" Certainly set." The remainder of the Umbers were then sworn is, with out any objictiun on the part of the Prisoner. rpm this ceremony having bees goes through-- The JUDGE ADVOCATE then ruse and said, that two Members of the Court bad been challenged, and that there /ore previous so entering upon the business of the day, it would be Necessary to close the Court for the purpose of in. vratigatiog the subject , and that the Court would probably (a be should conceive it his duty to advise) require that Capt. Jebb should state his grounds for the objection. The Prisoner t►es requested that his Cussed might be , permitted to state his grounds of challenge: which,s• .e tin. deratemod, be had already submitted to the Pia* of York. The AMOR ADVOCATE intimated, that soy thing which Caplets Jebb bad to state to the Court, i■ support of his *Election, would in course be received, and duly attend ed tu: Sir SCOTT then wohutltled in writing an objection, which the JUDOS AOTOCATO read to the Court, cud, as far as we could hear, wee as follows: Thai a it would, it was hoped, be proved that the present charges had originated is an retire mirconeeption of the Proiseentor, there was reason to believe ;hat Liellienast. Colonel Cleanest Hill being of the same regiment, and bro ther elk* Prosecutor, Nir Robert timbre Hill, necessarily partook of the itilluesce of that miecomeeption ; and that Culosel Drahe bat already expremed Inmost( is a mas ter that proved ins to have already decided upon the charge,. Its said at the same time that there were other case's of rhalleage, bat that Captain Jetrli was desirous, from motives •( delicacy to Stir officer., themselves, of avoiding even having to ma►e these is public ; that it was is coosequeuce of ibis delicacy that be had at the moment of which he was aware 3f their appointnieut, applied to the Adjataist-Grueral and 'len, he believed, to the Right Hoooorable Geutleroaa's de• partmeat. The Jterrait ADVOCATI rPnittlmi, that le the application o his deportment Captain Jehh was cleanly in , though ae bed lie doubt it was doss inadvertently; yet he (the Stodge Advocate) being the sinister of ibe Court, it sue im "roper to apply to him upon any subject counected with the urination of the Members who were to sit upon it, as a sl ed of the present nature must come before him when the was assembled, sod he would have to advise upon what hould be done. lie then made some observations upon the 'resent objections, which lie would thus publicly declare lie osid not consider sufficient, and that such would be the pinion be should give to the Court when closed. Mr. Score then observed, that It was with great diffidence hat be should say any thing tbst militated against such au .ltorily, that be would stilly submit, for the purpose of recall -3g to the mild of the Right Hon Gentleman, not merely lie practice of the Courts of Common Law, which were 'ell understood by all, but of Courts Martial, where wen the circumstance of as officer sitting out of his inc of that duty had been deemed sufficient fur his mirival; that it would nee ily be recollected un ne part of Captain Jebb, whose delicacy upon the wiliect sd been worked by previously automating his objection to ienulboiritieii, sad even to the officers themselves, through be Adjullist; that it was not the individual,, but the emu. eircutenitattees of our nature that he referred to, snare el.tild sot be supposed, that where members load previously sided ipon a ease--- • The Jettcr ADVOCaTE bete stopped Mr. Scull, saying, sit if he meant to address the Court, he must he aware (bat tit was not permitted to any one but the parties hat rd. Something further occurred, which we could out hear, sod ie Court was closed. Os re-opening, the JUDGE ADYOCATC announced the dc. lion of the Court seriatim upon the objections takes, mad lit they did not consider them of sufficient force. Ile then desired to know of Captain Jebb if be persisted 11, 3. objections? and on bring auswered in the affiruimitre„ sled that mother had been banded In him on the pail of :Tient Jebb, and wished to know if it was bin desire. to le it ? Captain Jebh declared it was. Tlie Collet was then ordered to be elated. Previously to quitting the Court, Capt. !ebb, al the &- rep( his Counsel, hogged to declare. his ioopremio• to the Dort, that is no instance whatever had two Members ever *booed to sit upon a Court after the objections that bad en made. On the Court re-opening, The JUDO[ ADVOCATI announced that the whole objee. As were held by the Coon insufficient, but that bea.ing is declaims in view, which rendered any imputation on the Manstsera impossible, it wow for them to say whether, as eve was not a sufficient number without them, they bad say sh to retire. ?Mt they very handsomely did, and the case proceeded. Wiloceses were ordered out of Court, but Mr. Buxton, Captaih leMa's •alkitor, sat, ante sew alimonies, spewed fo resets. Colonel Sir R. Bill then commenced the peosocution by short widows, whirls; as he was not much accustomed to pulahr arakilwr, be begged leave to mad. It was in sub.. OWN* a follews:—That is premetieg himself me this ores_ pion he did it with great regret ; that be bsB had a essastaut desire in avoid heinaing forward them charges agaiest Cep. tails Jebb, who had bran so long in the regiment, but he felt it his duty to du so, nod should delay the Court no longer by any p re f ace , hopi•g that if he ehoulerbe found wrong in say point of form, he aliened obtain their intiosl4mace. He then callyd Adjutant Hint. to.pcmAsse• a regimental order 'of 14rli April, 1821, dated at Head Qearters Cavalry ' Barrack., Miium. It related to the Ass( charge, and directed that .11se troop debits should be settled every three months, and that the clerks of troops should assemble on the 11th of Ja•eiry, Bth April, Bth July, and Bth October, for that purpose. Quartern tater Speed was then morn mad examined —He had regularly prmoiszsd the accounts to Captain Jebb, who had not settled them, out taken any ster, according to the order. TIN troop hook mss thew produced, and the Qnertertwaster pointed out an amount which had rail from the 24th March, 1820. SO the Bth of Jule, 1821, when it was settled by Cap ' Lain Jebb. Cross examined for the Prisniser—Caplain Jebb •raar the hooks every platter, and he knew the regimental order fur quarterly payment; hr never pointedly asked Captain Jebb fur mimeo, as be seen his Captaio,and wittiest* only delft of hiss troop. Captain Jebb had at times applied fur his account, and when be did he gut it ; he did eel pay at these 11411e1 immediately; his last account was paid on the 19th August. On being asked if he bad saffsred from non-psymeist, he answered, with much energy, yes, in his character; and thee threw a letter open the table from Mr. Jeffltiegl, of Whether, dated lase 4, *lin had mit been paid a debt due at that time, nor till the 814. It was the cesium of the Lies tenants to pay him regularly. Capt. Jehh here vehemently demanded of the witness if he had eel told MM otherwive ; and, as we unde-stood him, BIM asinerbisa Owlet the officers having public money, but ibis was overruled. Capt. Jebh had asked him if he wasteJ stoney ? mad he had said, not insmediately—i• no r ev burry ; believes Capt. Jebb had said, if he did he world give biasses's... Did never to his knowledge receive a bill fr o m d$ . ?bb that was nut Paid &sallied by the Court,—Did sot vellum to ask for money; preseotieg the account was the same Wag. Ile was only clerk, and Cantina Jehb was bus Captain. On the second charge— Corporal Bell, atewmaine, provest that a check upon Green wood and Co. bad bees gores him, and was lot paid ; Cap tain Jebb wait surprised, and gave him soother for 321. with • letter. It w•si mot paid, After a tedious and union-resting examination, the witness said Captain Jebb had paid him, but slut as the time ordered. Beiug ',kid how lung after, be said lief au /tore This anesvier provoked recessive laughter in the Court sod Corporal Mayor, mess clerk, had presented the checks. Mr. Pyle, clerk Ili Greenwood and Co. the same. Cross-examined for Prieutirr.—Captain Jebb had at the liens he drew the cheek, two diets payable to his order, deposited in the agent's bands, &outvoting to more than bO3/. Oa the Third Charge.— Adjutant Dust (being recalled) proved that Capt. Jebb had beau absent freer times obi. year. Crosa-examiued fur Prisoner.—Did not recollect him to have been ever absent without lease before since be bad been is the regiment, which was ten years; nor that be bad asked leave Mace the regiment rattle frost Windsor. The prosecution here closed, and the Court adjourned to a future day, when the Pi isooer will enter on his defence. COURT-MARTIAL ON CORPORAL GEORGE- A court-martial was held on Saturday in the guard-room, St. James's, upon Corporal George, of Ilia 2d or Coldatream regiment of goarda upon charges twisting oat of a late court inattial ow Lieut -Colonel Gore, which wan instituted against the C 0101.4 upon the report of the Corporal, and terminated in the boot/arable acquittal of the Colonel. The Court was *restyles! In examining evidence for upwards of two hour,. The result of the court-martial will be known in a few days. ORDERS RESPECTING THg CORRESPONDENCE OF THE ARMY. le conducting the business of the army, the military eor. resitoodence is to puss through the Commander-in-Osiers Military Secretary, excepting such poetess retitle to particu lar departments, and which are hereafter specified. TILE ADJUTANT-GENERAL. All correspondence which has for its object the arming and clothing of the troops-06e supply of great coats to the army is an exception to this order, these articles being tont d un der the order► of the &meaty at Wv)—w►ich relates to leave of absence, the discharging or imosporting of soldiers, appointment or removal of Geu!ral o► other Officers to or from the Staff, the recruiting the army, military regulations, the drafting or twitter, &c. of horses in regiments, of easslryostl all subjects connected with the discipline, .quip• meat, and efficiency of the army, pass through the Attintaat- General. All letters, returns, and reports, seat to the Adjutant- General, which are put of a torsional and cotifideutial nature, are to be addressed to the Adjittent.Croerat of the Purees, Horsr.Guarda, London, without adjoining his name. All official letters intended for the Deputy Adjulawl. General, or other officer belonging to the department, are to he transmitted under curer, addressed as above, to the Adju tant-General. la addition to which, it i■ to be rib d t►at all letters addressed to the Adjutant-General, on •object• connected wit► the Once service, are to ►ase the words "Recruit ing Service" written ou the left-hand corer. THE QUA RTERM ASTER-GEN ERA L. All applications relating to the marchtag,;lsb;lting, embark one, sparteriog, billeting, and cautoniag of troops, to the change of trailers, and the relief of detachments, are to be add►eo"d dirret to the Qaartermaater.Grneral of the Furres, by whom also orders are given relative to encamp. meets, the s f camp equipments, tad the supply of forage waggons curs sacks, and water pecks to tie cavalry. Alt crwroupondenre relating to military service, geography, and topography ; Itkrwiw map., plans, and dispositions for detract., or to be trausmitted to Ike Quartermaater•Ge ueral. All routes for the march of troops (except fur the escort of deserters—applications fur routes for the wards of deserters under escort, we to lee addressed to the Secretary at wee) are Ismael) by the Quarlerrneslrr•Gew ral, and their receipt is to be acknowledged by return alms'. All official letter. intended for the Deputy Quartermaster. Geuer.l, or other officers of that depaelnarul are to be haus. nettled, wider aver, to the Quartet master-General. THE SECRETARY AT WAR. All appliratiotes relative to military diabormenents, or peennialy claim to pity, •Ilawanera, Ike.; awl all letters which have fur their objtrt the eontlrartioa and explanation of Acts of Parliament regarding niiiiiary science, or which have reference to the civil pollee of the country, are to be addremed team Right Honourable ikt Secretary at War. OFFICERS COMMANDING DEPOTS AT HOME. lu instance. wherein general officer., or officers commend log regimenut on foreign swim's, have occasion to commu nicator with the odficern in charge of fevers, or regimental depots, which may be established in Great Britain or Ireland, their letters are to be transmitted, under cover, to the AdJu otasit-General. ORDERS RESPECTING MILITARY DISCUSiiION. _ Deliberation* or discussions, among any class ft uf . ,...aillitary toes. hayloft 'tic obyeett or minors tor praise, tenso r, of any mark of approbstion toward* their superiors. or others, are strictly Firsibihited, as being subseisireof dkciplioe, and an of power which betimes to the Kula alone, or to thus, oilier+ to whom his Majesty may be pleased to intrust the coansisial and disciplitie of his troops. • His MAJESTY, while on the city of Edinburgh; purchased several Scotch 'null:midis. eleilititly' mounted with stouts, the product. of the eillentry: DCA r l4flo S ' ESSMA TUESDA I P, SEPTUM'S 24. i in • marks boos as the Recommit took his seat on the Bench, all women cud cinldren were ordered oat of Court, and Jaw Holland, Wm. King, and Wm. Nord, (convicted al a crime not fit to he named), were placed at the bar, and neverally asked if they lied any thing to say why judgment of death should not .be pissed upon theta. Holland, with many tears. implored the mercy of the Court, in consideration of his wife sud child ren, and haviug an aged parent alive. King said hothieg. North (who has been a schoolmaster in the navy) stated flirt he had. in the coarse of Jus•arrince, re ceived a severe blow on the head, which at times deprived hint ..of all comciottonem, and he wait en tirely ignorant of whet he did. He bad. in fact. been discharged from his Majesty's ship Aurora, au account of his mental infirmity and having fits. . The HIRCORDeI then, in the meat impressive manner, poised upon them the awftel sentence of death, and warned them, that from the stature of their crime they must expect no mercy on this side the grave, and earnestly entreated them to em ploy the short time they had to live in 'tree repent. auce, and in deprecating the 'meth of the Eternal Judge. '• Wm. Russell and John faitledn were indicted fur sit:ruling • silver sower basin and one pair of silver lager tongs, the property of Samuel John Symons -Trickey, from his dwelling-house, at No. 46, Up law Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, on the 41st September instant. J. Pritchard, clerk to Mr. Trickey, proved that he came down stairs about • qu titer before eight o'clock on the morning mentioned in the indict ment. The female servant had been cleaning the steps of the street door. She came soon afterwards and informed the witness that the silver sugar basin was miming from the side-board in the parlour where it was meetly kept. When he first went into the office on coming down stairs he thought he heard the street door shut softly. [The sugar bssin was here produced, which the witness identified as the property of the Prosecutor.] Thomas Boston, • journeyman coach-maker, stated that he was walking in Upper Charlotte wreet on the morning of the robbery, and ob-erved ilhe two Prisoners walking in the direction of Ox 'ford-street. Ingram had a small bundle in his •hand, and observing 04 witness look hard at him, he turned into Newman-passage, and when there he handed the parcel to Russell, who put it in his het. Witness suspecting something to he wrong, imme diately went up and seized Ingram, whom he gave in charge to a gentlemen, who happened to be pass ing by, whilst he ran forward and took Russell. The parcel in hit hat was found to be the silver anger-basin of the Prosecutor. He took them to the watch-house, and gave the sugar-hasin to Davis. the Bow-street officer. The sugar tong. mere found broken into three pieces aud hid in dif ferent parts of the dress of Russell. . The Jury found them both Guilty of stealing on- Alm the value of 40s. The RzcoaDaa immediately proceeded to pass sentence on the Prisoners. There could be little doubt, he said, of what had been the habits of their lives ; and, to save them from a worse fate. the sen tence of the Court was, that they should be trans ported fur the teem of mime yeses. The Primmer Russell, on leaving the bar, ex claimed, " It is • very hard case." The -ROCOIDin—a Not at all. It would he much harder for you to stay here end be hanged." Thomas Byrne was indicted for stealing fourteen sovereigns and six badger skios, the property of Messrs. Strange and Harris, in their dwelling house. It appeared that the Prisoner was in the service of the Prosecutor., who are ivory -turners, residing at No. 20, Charles -street, Hatton-garden. The sovereigns were kept in a bag in the till, which was usually kept locked ; but on the morning on which the robbery was discovered. the till was found open and the sovereigns gone. The Prisoner was seen by • lodger in the house to be doing something with his hand tinder the counter close to the till, and when she spoke to 'him he appeared very confused. The six bsdger skins the Prisoner took to an ostler, who was em , played at a neighbouring livery-stables, and usked him to take them for him to a place to which he gave him directions, but the ostler afterwards hear ing of the robbery at the Prosecutor's, went mud gave them information, and the Prisoner was taken Into custody. On his person was found a sovereign sod some silver. The badger skins were produced in Court, and Mr. Strange swore positively to one lot them being his property. The Prisoner said in his defence, that when he tame to town he had two pounds five shillings io money, which he had when he went into the Prose cutors' service. A re.►ectsble looking female, • distant relative of the Prisoner',, hn►ve him • good character for honesty, and stated that his conuex►ons in the country were highly respectible. The Jury found him guilty of stealing to the value of 39.. George Thomas Ward and James Ward were in. dieted tor stealing two baskets containing • quasi tity of carpenters' tools oat of ati unfinished hnwe ~ear Spa.firldo, the property of John Mitchell, William Abbott, and Eli Abbott, oil the 4th Au• Rust last, and John Martin and Madelino Martin for receiving the same, knowing them to be stolen. The female Prisoner was a drcetit-looking woman in en advanced state of pregnancy. She was per. mitred to be seated during the trial. From the evidence of Mitchell and the two Ab bott., who are journeymen carpenters, it appeared that the tools mentioned in the indictment were left in the mifinivhed house in which they were at work on the Saturday evening, and on the Monday morn ing following they discovered thry had been stolen by some person who had broke into the back of the adjoining house, and from thence gut into that in which the tools were deposited. John Boston, a journeyman coach-maker, stated, that he met the prisoner, James Ward, 011 Sunday night, 4th August 184, with a basket over his shoulder inThortihaugh.st reef, Bloomsbury. Witness asked what he hod got there, he replied, " It is all right, you MO not say any thing almost it." Wit...! new took him to the Rabid' public-house, in Toctettlistn-court-road, and gave him irk charge to MD officer. The tools were afterwards claimed by Mitchell and Abbott as their property. The pri , owner Martin and his wife keep an old iron ship in bieswoastreet,Soho. Witness accompanied Davis, the officer, to their house; they went into the 'hop and asked for the tool, which hid been brought there ; Mrs. Martin produced them tmmedi■rely, and said she hoped they had not berm stolen; she said she had purchased them on the Sunday night from two young meat, who said the► were going into the mow. ry, and wile diaresard fora little money. She gave 9'. for them. • On the witness's cross-examination by Mr. CHARLES PHILLIPS, he said, Mrs. Martin went to Bow street the nest day of her own accord. Jobn Davis. • Bow -street officer, confirmed the testimony of the last aline's. Mitchell valued the tools et Si. Several highly respectable witnesses gave Mr. and Mts. Martin a most undeniable character fur indurtry and honesty. They had not been in their present business twelve months. RscoaDsa, in summing op the evidence, desired the Jury to dismiss from their minds the case of George Thomas Ward and Johu Martin, against whom there appeared no evidence. He commented on the evidence as it affected the fe male Prisoner, and observed that it was a strong circumstance against her that she had given a sum so much under the value as gs. for tools which the Prosecutor valued it 31. The Jury deliberated for above thiee-gna►te►a of an hour, sod then returned • ve►dict of Acquittal Is regarded G. T. Ward, John M+rtui, sod Midden& Marlin. and found James Ward Guilty. PU Lie If . -...- 01/11.1311ALL. CHARGE OF FRAUD. Yesterday Nell Thought& was brought op on a warrant, charged with defrauding John Curtis of 4f. 19s. 3d., ender the false pretence that be would obtain him a situation in the service of the East India Company. John Curtis stated, that in the year 1819 he lived in lodgings, N 0.3, Bluet'abeildings, letter-lane; the Prisoner lodged in the same house, by which means he became at. gestated with him; the lodgers in the house frequently spent their evenings together. He (the witness) was at the time out of a situation, and the Prisoner was aware of ii, sympathised with him, and mid it was a pity be was ant asteeeedul is obtaisiug a situation, and that it was tanfortii nate that he (the Prisoaer) was at variance with his wade, Colonel littler, who resided at Betlinal.greee, for if that had not been the ease, he had no doubt but his noels would obtain a situation foe the witness; hut be had hopes, by apologising to his uncle, they would be friends again. A abort time afterwards Ise represented that be and his gado were again on good terms, and that be would make au M. tercesaioe, through his uncle, to get the witness a situation in the East India House, sod asked him if he would object to it? He answered, so far from it, that he would be obliged by the favour conferred on him by the Primmer In obtaioing It for biol. The Prisoner asked him if be would have any objection to wear the livery of the Company, as he bad no doubt hut be could procure him a messenger's place at least—set the same time he thought he was gealitied for a better situation, and be would get him that of • clerk to tie Company. He brought with him copies of memorials to be presented to the different Directors with whom his uncle had an influence. On the 27th of July, 1819, be met the Peignoir by appointment, between three sad lour o'clock ie the afiereoog, at the Crown and Thistle public-house, in Billeter-street ; he asked him how his (the witaesa's) beri seas came on st the India House ? The Prisoner answered, there was nothing wanted to make the appointment com plete but the payment of the fees, which amounted to 41. 190.3 d.; the witness had eel se much ■mosey about him, but said he would go to ►ie lodgings for it ; the Prisoner told him he bad better bring a 6/. note ; he went to his lodgings, brought t►e note and a friend with him; on his return the Prisoner said t►e once hour, were then over id the India Howse, but they meld radon it to Mr. Hudson, the Secret/hey of the Compels', and that the witness's friend could deliver it, and he would accompany bins to chew hiss the plate. The witness enclosed !be St mote in on envelope, sealed it, and directed it to H. Hodson, Esq. East ludo• House, and hie friesd, with the Prisoner, carried is, as the Prisoner said the friend of the witness would be able after wards to prove the delivery of it. They afterwards returned from the ludis House to the public-house, and his Meted in. formed him that he had delivered the letter ; a short time afterwards the Prisoner said be could not stop, as he was obliged to meet a party of friends at his uncle's at Bethnal green; they then parted. On the nth of August, 1819, cm the 11th of the same month, •ad on the 7th of September following, the witness received letters purporting to be signed . H. Hodson. intimating that the appointment* was obtained. About the 27th or 28th of September, 1619, he discovered that it wee all a deception, in consequence of a letter he bed received front Benjamin Stone, Est Comp. troller of the Customs at the port of Newhatree„ desiring the witness to meet him at Mr. Jarmiu'e, silversmith, in the Stetted; he accordingly went there, sod Mr. Slone asked hiss when be had seen the Prisoner? He answered, not lately; on which Mr. Stone said he wee afraid the witness was deceived in the Prionner, for he (Stone) had sent a bill of his for ha drawn on his uncle, Colonel Miller, which had beets returned dishonoured. He accompanied Mr. Stone to the East ',dim House, and found that his appointment was a deception. Shortly after the witness sent the 61. note to the India House, he informed the Piisoner that he was obliged to leave town; ea which be said it was always usual on a pe►son obtaining an appointment to give the gen tlemen of the establishment a treat. The witness told bin that he would uut nbjeet to doing what was usual, and ac tually remitted the Prisoner 141. from Lewes for that per. pose. Colonel Miller, he understood, was the rack of the Prisoner. Mr. James Holdcrof t, of Hertfued.temee, Stepney, staled that he went with Mr. Coma to Billeier-street on the even ing mentioned by him ; the Prisoner was wailing fur them ; he saw Mr. Curtis put she 5?. note in the letter, seal it, and directed to H. Hudson, Eaq. East India House; he smiler look to deliver it for Mr. Curtis; the Prisoner accompanied him to the corner of the India House, and said he did not wish lo go further, as be did not like it to be known that he had any thing to do in the fossilise's. The witness went into the India House and &livered the letter to one of the porters, who was dressed in the livery of the Company; he said Mi. Hudson *cm gone, but he would certainly get it on the following morning. When be came out of the house he found the Prisoner waiting fur him, and told bins what he bad done ; be said it was all right, and they went back to gether to Billeter•street to Mr. Curtis, and in a short time afterwards she Prisoner made an excuse to leave them. He was doubtful whether be sunk' know thenian again whoa lie d. livered the letter to at the East India Howie. 1 he Solicitor for the East India Company stated, that there w..e id be a meeting to-morrow of a Committee of the Merc ian' of the Company for the purpose of, investiginiug the cane. He therefore requested that the Prisoner might be re snaiidedl until Thursday. . _ The Solicitor for the Prisoner subtaiited that it was a bailabk offence, aid he was ready to leader bail for his client. Alderman Coa, the presiding Magistrate, said, that be did not think be would he justified in accepting bail at present, as the charge might here..fier assume a more serious form. The Solicitor foe the Prisoner said, if that was the Opimo of the worthy Alderman, he would request that the Pfl9o6ef should he remanded to Friday next, as be would M the in terval bare an opportunity of advising with him. The Metter was accordingly remanded until Friday RM. DOW.ST 11 EF.T. YeistPrdly Marlin King, •coal merchant, appeared on a sainawao to •uawer to au information laid again!' him, iu *hied he way charged with selling 31 melts of toils deficient in their 4.5 reaeore. The ease easne os before G. R. Mislabel!, Esq. Mr. Humphreys attended on the part of the Complainant, sod Mr. Narrater far the defence; sod after a long blot smolt,- resting diatonic'', relative to the oinisatoo* of ammo of the technicalities is the alteration% of thr information, Mr. Min. phial convicted the Defendant in the penalty of 2.. upon every seek delittient, tablets amtionted to lit 4s. and costs. N A aII.BOROUGH-eras:KT. Yerterdsy Mr. King, a chorus-singer belonging to Covent garden theater, attended at this office on as assault warrant, M answer the complaint of a Mr. Hale, a gentleman raiding i• fitedfoidinitieet, Bedford-agnaie. The PfOSPettief stated, that on Sunday evening twit, be tween *even and eight o'clock, he was walking in the com pany of • lady through Rosselkstreee, Bloomahurs on his way to his residence, when the Defendant rad, ly reline be fore them and interrupted their passage, and on •Itu re . questlug of bu n ant to ingot( the lady, lie threatened to " knock out his braise" with a stick he had in his band, and he was obltrd to force Aeolic* from the Defendant'', creep y on which be beesnoe enraged, and made two kicks at wit. ors. 0.. the slick tieing returned to him, he made • lim iest blow •t a dog which was following witness, and bit it attou the loins, which caused its inatant death. pr. Hale represented She attach as one of llie almost cruelty and wen. tonneso, and expreseed himself determined to prosecute the Defendant, if it was only for the loss abbe dog, epos which he set lb. greatest value. He had been of-red 200 'mi. ness fur it, which he refosed, and he world rather have bad lets non arm broken than hie dug should be lbos treated. Mr. H. called • witness to prove the assault. Mr. King denied having sued violence toward. the dog until It flew ■t him, and this calmed Olin so strike it. Mr. Hale thought it unlikely that a dog weighing no more than 51b. could have oo alarmed the Defeatism; he C-0111 , 1• dered it a mouton set; but he had made Inquiry relative to the Defendant, and be anderel..orl that k woe well keeiwn at the watch houses in the neighbourhood where the affray t oo k place. Mr. King treated this insinuation with much indignation: be bad tilled his present situation for 26 years, which be !Mould not have door had he nut borne a respectable charac ter. The Magistrate, Sir George Turmoil, merely regain d him to pot in his own recogniraoce to appear at as *Nikon., which be immediately seceded to. - Mg:rowan war re examined on s charge of robbing the bowie of hie John Linty, of Greenford, Middlesex, and was again remanded for the production of further evidence. MART-LP-BONS; DARING ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY. Yesterday William Holland and Joh* Barnett, Cass Country Harry, underwent a 6ail examination before the sitting Magistrates, on a charge of burglaries's), breaking •od entering the bowie of Mr. Jas. Glavin), the OW (hinge. i• Oxford-sired. The Primmer' were folly committed for trial. Mr. Clayton fortunately lost nothing. although the aped meat broker' into contained I hundred pounds. otrfott.llALL. ASSAULT EXTRAORDINARY. Yesterday the extraordloary circumstance that oetorred In the banal•grnund of St. John's, Horsleydown, nil Sunday evening last, nag ialvestigated at this office hewn K. J. Chambers and R. Redone, &qrs. At 12 o'clock the Rev.l. C. Ably and several other gen tlemen and amnesties entered the office; sod•shortle serer Mr. Joliet Buller, an undertaker, residiag at No. 20, Cruel Hursleydown, was brought tato the presence of the Magistrates by Gloonon, the officer, who had spprehended Mint on as assault warrant at the fusioete of that Rev. Gee. thalwas. Mr. Abdy having been mom, stated Its the Magistrate, that the charge he had to prefer against the Defendant was of a very outrageous ashore; it was that of aseaoltiog him, whilst in the performance of his clerical functions. Preview' to his going tutu the detail of the outrage, he world trouble the Magistrates with a few preliminary observations. He hogged to Mimeo the Magistrates, that Is every parish throughout the ►ingdom it was usual for eadertakers to make necessary gewitints for Newels, mid to apprint a precise time fur interment, because If that was sot the cite the clergy would have nothing to do but to attend till the undertaken thought proper to come. In the present rate there was three footrests appoisted at the paeish burial ground, at a quarter before fire o'clock as Smedley email's, and two were appointed at five eclat lc, at oho old bond ground. in Toolry-street, to one of which (a child) the De fendant was undertaker. Wittiest', after !levies interred the three in the pat ish ground, repaired at live o'clock to the old burial grotto/1, to perform his clot, over the other ten. However, only one had arrived at the appointed time, over which he read the foaml service, and the friends of the deceased retired from the groned, at which time it was pre cisely a quarter past Ave o'clock, being a quarter of an ►our heyomd the time appointed for the interment of the corpse to which the Defendant was •ndertaki r.— Witness finding the funeral bad not arrived, anti reei;tll( himself very exhausted from fatigue, having• perforated the .morning sod afternoon duty at his father's church, and also hairier to go to Bow Church, Cheapside, at ball-pact sir, to preach the evening service, be told the sexton he would step to his fatber's home and take some refreshment, sod would be in t►e ground at a quarter before six, and would perform the duly over the grave previous to his going to Knee Church. Witness accordingly went away, mud returned about tear minute., before six o'clock. The sexton was put ting on hie surplice, ohm the Defendant exclaimed, l° Now TOO are come, what sb yon look like?" Willies+ took no notice, bat took his position at the Mint of the funeral pro • cession, as was usual, and commenced reeding the err vice. He (the Reverend Gentleman) would wish to observe, that the grave where the body was to be deposited was sot more then twelve yards from the gate*, therefore, if be had edited till the whole of the mourners had got out of the coach before he commenced marlin the nerviest, be would have had no spare to have walked to the grave, so that it might be probable the followers were not out of the coach at the time lie begin to read. He woad also trot, :41 observe, that it was always (and very properly) usual for el,e procession to move on at a aloe pace, hot there was a dd. ferrite? between a slow sad proper pace, to what is termc•l a snorts pare. In this cave the latter was observed, end fem. ing he would be too late at Bow church, which would he at. tended with unpleasant coneequeuees, made a simnel In it e bearer of the corpse to proceed a little quitter. Tie De fendant saw the signet, and in ■n author toady, tone 1..1d the b "not to mind kiss (wheels), Ae wet his master." and the procession muted to the grave, if me, thing, slower than before. On getting to the grave, the so were placed round, and witness commenced his functions, when the Dr• feadant abruptly came and stood with his back against I r,, with his hat on his bead. Witness setting that, and brier in commoded by his standing before his, desired turn to pull off his bat, upon which he was hoard to say, I Owlet but be had no witness to prove that be did make use• art that expression. Witness then left of so the middle of the ser vice, stud addressed the mourners, telling them that he would not go on with his professional duty till the undertaker promised to behave in a decent and becoming minner. • Tire Defendant at this note stood by, mot appeared to be deter. mined in pursuing his indecorous conduct Witness then took offhis surplice, and went towards the gates, followed by the DefeeMant, who, at the moment he gut niilll,le, called him a d—d sod gave bins the blow is the eye that then presented itself to view. Witness took refuge is the school room near the spot, sail ►is rye oat deemed by Mi., Mallets, the schoolmistress. He afterwards, as well as be was shle, performed bis duties at Bow church, and was then escorted home, fearing other viulrnre would be offered to him. Witness was positive he at all. Mary Day, a little girl beloogiag to the charity school of et John's, saw the Defendant strike Mr. Abdy, aud was quite cure the latter ruck Mr. Butler. Cosi■b Marlin, soother school girl, corroborated her t, a. Mr. Butler was new called upon to accoual for his sit eon• duct. He said be would willingly admit steiktog . Mr. ALdy, be; that he was struck first by that gentlesian. Magistrate" The assault bas been proved en the oath 01 mt.= 1 1 7 i l 1 4 q 1 ) 2 : I i 1 i 1 1 T, k t r 1 ' p 1. 1 1 1 '. I ' . 1i r t ' ' I 1 1 , t l i ' 1 l i $ il i I i i '• • , i i • 4 .. _ PP ;b. IDa Nl ro- iad