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I ; i ca , r toted On ti.t. c,f 1 , 0 vrriosso who wrir firot prudnectl, one of whom talked a long time vrithnut *acing any thing pertimut to the. rue, the oilier of who , . swnre *list wan barely possible to filieve, it would have bee.. otherwise. Usid..r the circuntstimers, the Court would not be severe in the tontf...c.—llley would fine the Defrodiut in a sum of kitty slid hogs, and be then dischsrged. PilLlCh. •UTLDIIALL. FEI CoNY. Yosiorday Wary Awe, WlZthins w ss chßrivii with rob. bis ig the bowie of hrs. 'waster doting Isis nbeenee. Sir. Joseph Leacbman, of Lealenhall.etreet, Solicitor, Mated, that the Prisoner was in tits service in the month of September last; that he and Mrs Laic lonian left town on the 11th of that innath, and slid but retains until the 20th, he Prisoner and another fras.ile scream were kft in the earn of the home iTitring their abaence; when hr returned, We was informed that the servant" lout greatly twinrolotorterl iheneelves, and he Atecherint ib m. When he left town he deposited a gold watch and chain, a diamond pin, and *mine °Vier trinket', in a cellaret in the parlour; about tea Jaye after be rtiselwiced the Prisoner, he went to ink, them but of the place he bad delimited them in, and found they were gone. A few d.iys buck the female servant who was discharged with the Prisoner, waited un Mn. Leictstisati for a rharnin, un which that lady iwformrd leer of her Was, the servant inentediateiy sant she bail se, 13 the Prosiner with die uateh; on whirls hr give information to au officer, and the Prisoner was appreheu.ted. The 'errant who .Z.t.e the ialrowsatturs to Mr. Letelansaw was out to the office, Int she Inca in the Leiglitiouth ink, and would attend if it was sec.paw,. . . . . W'itlism William., a Fein-her ?guiding in Grab-t.treet, said, that the. slay before the Prisoner was married, he sew bet slits a watch hanging by her side; it had only one hand to it ; 'kr said it was gold, sad *eked him to purchase i.. 31te otre►eJ to sell it (.r 31. He did sot buy it, and be would not end. stake so say whether it was gold or not, as be was not a judge of arlie.re of that nature. He wee, lhowterr, (+two, that the watch Aron to him by the Pri. miner had but one hand; the other appeared to have beta btokrn on. Mr. leadsmen said, that the wa.ch which bad beets stoles wanted sh► minute howl Ilartlnotr, one of the marsbalmen, stated, that be ap. birch. tided the aml nn searelishg her, fined several piniolookers' duplicates for sheets and wearing apparel; but roue of them relried to the property lost by the Prosecutor. He funtsd the Prison.r in a wretched situation of distress; she bad no ctivrring but what she stood in. The man she bad married was in a dying state ; he had obtained for him a !eller fur the Hospital, but be did not think he would love Wedhesiloy, the day for admitting patieuts into the Hospital. Tim Prisoner, in her define., said, that Mrs. Leichman Ltd lost her watch while she was in her service, and that it was known to the Prneeentor before he went to the country. The watch the butcher raw with her was • metal owe, which she had to her box all the time she was in the Prosecutor's boast., and lire box was always unlotkid; she gut it from • joinroseyman baker, /or whom she had made some shirts, sis * svcseity for his paying her seven shining% the price of the work ; he had since paid her, and .he had retureird him the watch. Its valise was not more than 15.. Alderman Cox (the Sitting Magistrate) folly committed the Prisoner for 1,1.1. A CHARGE OF FORGERY. Was. Collie, who had been easrained on • former lap, arls again put in the bar, charged with passing a forged bill air exchange, purport hie tii hr the uceepissice rf his br..ther, Janus Cotrrel, for 121 10e. fur Ohs purpose of defrauding nueirware and John Rati o n. Wm, Rot ware staled that the Prisoner, in the month of December, 1818, appiied to buns to cash the bill in question; rsstt having cash at the time he refused, but recommended bum to apply to John Bsii ttttt t as be was • person likely to discount it. roe Prisoner rinse hack to him and told him that Mr. Button wonld discount it with pleasure if he (the witness) tripold put his name on it. Profs Isis knowlrdge of the Prisoner avid him brother, the supposed acceptor of the toll, he without brusitstiosi rodorsed it. Qn its being pre. •.oieul for payment, James Cottrell, the supposed acceptor, rod it was not Ids acceptance, but a forgery. The wilue.s is es under the necessity of plying Mr. Button the amount of Vue bill in his character of endorser. James Cottrel, the brother of the Prisoner, IMO called to pore that the supposed acceptauce of the bid was not has sore/time, bat be did not appear. litho Rosewire, in answer to a question put to bins by the A derma's, said be bad not relent. d the attained acceptor ; so far from it, hr waa iu expectation of ME the amount of the bill from him. Aliim nine Cox obit rved, if he !nuked to reciter from the • ce ! dur, there was an end of the chsrge of forgery against I:.e Prisoner; therefore it •r+ his duty to discharge hixa. A CHARGE OF HIGHWAY EoRRERy. Clarice and Nary Lewes were put to the bar. Mr. John Haywood, of Si. Sanlntl's-lane, stated, that as he was cooing up from the London Docks,_ on Maturdiy r•-n,ng„ oboist eight o'clock, at the end of Petticoat-lane. le was stopped by the female Prisoner, who conk hold of his n•Oi, and pleaded poverty as nn excuse fur her intrusion; &foie he could extrieste himself from her, the male P.i• ricer a nd another inAn csntr 11p; out of them twill him by tee arms abile the uglier kook (sews him a metal watch, and Isl. in money. He wished that the Prisoners might be re c'en.led fur a few d:sys, us he was in expectation that by t It ume be would base the other owns in custody. Ile Prisoners were accordingly remanded until Hednes dn,.. :5711.a1ui ceultlltle of Caatte Darter4l Ward, was f r.ed 20.. f•••• nrgitct of duty, to n fuaine to take a charge that had been brought into the watch.huuse by two of the watchmen. &Ow STattl. FRAUDULENT HOAX. Yesterday MatAias Nasoi. the landlord of the Bell awl Boons public-blouse, iu Brumpton, appeared before J. E. Omani, EA. chargul with defrauding Mrs. Anne Dewey, w f aeighbour, who nsides oppanotc to him, of eight. pence. Mr. Harmer !mewled to conduct the charge for the prose. coicin, and stated, that the charge he was shout to submit its Ilse Magistrate against Mr. Mason, for defrauding Mrs. Morey of eight-pence, was what was called a Aorta, by seed ing a dead cat in a parcel, w►ich was attended with such circuirstsecee of terror to Mrs. Dirty, that it was a con. sretersble time before she recovered herself. Vierlfs Rudd, a boy about tea years of age, who is resid ing with Mrs. Davey, stated that last Wednesday, bemires' twelve soil one o'clock, a man brought a basket sewed and peeked up similar to those bringing game and peraltry from the (wimpy 11 was directed to tic. Davy, at Mr. Arnold's, apposite the Bell stud Hems public.lionae, Brampton; the man said shore was ad. In pay. He took the basket op stairs rt. Mrs. Davey, who brined for the porter's ticket ; the man sheltered be bad no porter's ticket ; be was asked where he brotieat it from ; to which he replied, from Mr. Mason's over the way, and that ii had been left there the preeediug eve rag. Mrs. Davey re/axing hi pay the Ad. without the porter's I wket, the man took the ptreel away. in about ten minutes niter Fli• Davey altered her mod, and seat him with Ild. ID May for the basket, if Mr. Mason would soy wh ere he got it Team ; • tiet Mr. Kasen replied, tint it was left at his house kith relows stage-enStianinn i about ten miaow, previous to hi• sending it orer tu Mr. Davi i's. lie stink die basket to Mrs. Davey, and she opened it in his present..., sliest It was ficmi In emitain mimes, old bones, bay,aisii a dead eat, ...hies hail been recently killed, and was bloodier at the ji case and mouth , ort..elt to much t used M ... paltry. that the scrcenied, trembled, and did recover hunt the dia. nopeoetrociit, sad could not co' se hrtrelf during the day. He sank the basket, and its contents back to Mr. Mwsee. by order of %IL Dicey, with directanis from hermit asp as itl,. Masott i 1'44 .be would not submit to the Impost. ties,. a .. .! ta desks/ born li. feillfa theeigb‘peace. which Mr.. Maws r.fread to do; and said if he did act take the dead cat away ue would thee* it late the road ; the rasa who hail : .:;-1 the bloke: ;Are to ‘7r• I)fly ,, V 3% ctan,l o ,6E ac at Ihr base, and ob d, that Mir. Divey mast be a fun, to suppose that Mr. Mason noold do so. Mrs. Alone Davey (maimed the statement of the buy, Charles Rudd. . . Mr. Mason, in his defence, denied most positively that he knew any. Mug of the hoaxing couteeeta of the Isio.ket, and that he merely took it in from a Fulham stage.ctivek. man, who he paid dd. tee, mod he got nothing by it, as tho other twopence that was charged was for the taorletage for the mao who took the barket to Mr Davev's re.is►ence, and which he was iit the cou , tatit practice of e g with pareets which were left at Ilia blow for his neighbours, a n d he cm. ployrd any poor man who happened to be on Ina house to rain the twopence. A driver of the rolham stage coneh, who was said to leave left the basket at the Kell steel Hurss poblielnaise, was called to prove the fart o► leaving the basket there. He stated that lee left a parcel nr basket there atheist that time, hut he was not positive whether the betake* whirls contained the stead eat was ohs saner, nor was lee sure as to the day Ise Irft it He wale asked if Lec..oll not trace where he had taken the basket d lie liWtYle 11 . 11, be hook. d at an many player, vet. the Goose aged amino's, St. Paul's Chords yard. the SpAteel Dor, and the F.eltesburgh in the Strand, and also at Hatchet t's, in Pirradelly, as sell as bobble up so many parcels on the road, that hr dal reed ihnek that he could trace it. He was asked if he cools; not truer it by kb account. Ile replied he cestOt.l not 1111 that, as be kept ISO aer•onnt, the parcels being lop prequisete.— He was asked, hnw fir eanie not 10 1. eve Ilse hell., at Mr. Da. 0. 7 . 11 rsaidrurr , snat.•nd of leaviog it at tier Itelf and Horne puhLr horse? He repli.d, he dui not know the honor Mr. Davey levant st—iced if he. 11.611, h.• was not ese the halos of leaving paicels at ptiv.etr houses He a.' that lee said Davey Milli pare brim a Ceeel, as hi. pass. ewes would not submit to m•ltiet many stoppages, hr therefore 1.11 parcels sl all the aped got hie changes for them. Aaron Carey said, lie carried the basket ba desire la Mr. klaausi to Mr. Lhivery's ; h. received 4.1. of Ilse Bel. that was paid, and Mr. Mason hail Ad Hr denied that hr had said the basket was Intoned to Mr. Mason's house the day pie. ceding the evening, as stated by Charles Kuehl. Mr. Davey asked Mr Mamm if he had .wt a club assern. bled at his bouse called •• 1 hr Dirty Shirt I lob," wh o we re iw the habit of souidir tricks upon people Mr. Danner, sithosigh the question was pot by his own chant, objected to ansisititig ihr questiiiii, as it 'night injure him with the Magistrates to getting bit license, Anil it had nothing to du with the worst hen. Mr Davey put 'mothsr question to Mr Mason, asking him if be was uot ford some months iota fur selling putter during the time of throne sr vice. Mr Mason admitted mat lie load, but all the other reithlt.. eases in the tiriglshossilisuol *err• il the same. Ht Med that " The Dirty Shirt CIO." 1111 t at hi. humor. Mr Harmer addressed the Magistrate, and said it was not the wish or his client to press this to a prosecution, pro. meted Mr. M. 14111 would pay the rapeusrs, whirl, Mr. Memos declined gluing, being cunactuu• that be had out dune wit thing wrong. The Magistrate miggested that he thought he ought to do so, and that if he was the licensing Magistrate to his 111/. tract, lie should notice lots conduct. The parties retie. it for the pm goose of settling the hest. nes', •nd shortly after reinriiiii. when Mr. Mature stated that Mr. Mason had tyr0...l to come lo terms, and that he and Aaron Carey would enter into rreognisanets in apyiar at the Sessions, and if 111.1 were fund of law, they should have plealy of The Magistrate took down Mason's name and the sign a his hvuse, observing he should inform Mr. Sl:richly- and Mr. Midler, the licensing Magistrates. QUTIN tquafte. FRACAS AT TOR OPERA.ROUSF:. OR Saturday Meld, •t the conclusion of the pt &flintier. at the Opera-house, Mr. 'V— and Mr. A —, to o sprigs of the lan, came from their boa to escort lon Ladies to thew carriage, mud afterwards were ret torn tug to some frietids,• hues they left behind, when they accidentally pushed against Capt. G-- and his broth, r, who wen-coming down the grand stair case. Theism, geullemen, in coos...lncurs of the slide inters volition they met with, send the others were ni. gentlemen, and some warm Imagistic immediately passed bet seen thrm. Mr. W. struck one of the others, but Lavtuder, a Police officer, having been called, put an end to the maitre there, by taking the offender into restudy. The company beii.g about to depart, more publicity was given to the affair than probably world have otherwise happened. Cards were exchanged, and no reconciliation could be efftet• ed. Lavender permitted his Prisoners, upon their word of honour, to depart, un promising to attend Wine the Magi.. testes. They acenrilitigly waited on Me Fielding yesterday with their respective handy, and represented the wittier to The worthy Magistrate. after tearing their statement* with great patience, Raid, he was fully &shaded it originated nninit sitiouslly; awl under his direction, rather than rapine themselves further, their friend• priipcsed an ainienhk att. •hirh, with much difficulty was accomplished, and they left the office ou good terms. HATTON OARDNY. Charles 'sprawl, • genteel youth, was charged yerder day with robbing the house of slr.Stephen Davie., jeweller, Suttur.street, Clerkeowell, of Rank-notes amounting to 55/. guld and silver old wire of 201 valise, and other properly. William Read, lon. the arses, stated, that Mr. Ditties employed a number of journeymen and appeceticea in the jewelb ry Int‘ines•. In November last, after the persons employed bad left work, Mr. Davies and hi. sun, a )(mot man, went, RS wAs their curium in an evening, to a savers' in the net ghlontrlteml, to smoke their pipes with other trades. men who met there. On their return home (having locked up the bowie when they went out), they found the front door had heed opened, the parlour sided, smut also the elder l‘lr. Daiies's bed-room. tint of a dinner tert. in Dank of Eng.. laud liules,• bag full of old coins of the reigns of Mary, AIMS', the Cho ha's suit James's, nod Geroge I.; a two guinea-pieee of George 11., several Napoleons. kc. were stolen. Informa tion At the rubbery Will t=een al this office, and several per woos hwre subsettoently been eppivisended on suspicion of heinecoocenicd in it, among whom was the Prisoner, who was 'earthed and examicied, sad nothing Wing found upon him, he was disrebargr.d. Mr U.isies had fortunately taken the numbers of wirers, of the stolen 101. rotes. and last we, k one of them was stopped on being presented at the Rank. Read traced the note through eight different hands, the last of whom was the Prisoner's tailor, who had waived it frurn the Prisoner in payment for clothes. He went immediately to the Prisoner's lorlgisge, and look him ialo custody, when he again searched him—be resisted, sod totted lordly of obtaining redress by law, sinless be (the officer) immediately went about his business. Hs however thought proper to search every swirliest, sad finally the Prisoner's box ; the Prisoner sat upon it, and declared that it %could not he opened ; he forced him of, sad awes open ing it found fifteen 'ow-pound Rank of &Wand notes, • beg eirriainiug the whale of the old coin stolen from Mr. Davies, sad • pair of silver spectacles, in a morocco care, which Mr. Davies has since identified. Upon the properly being discovered. the Primmer confessed to the officer and to 111 r. Davies that he sloes perpetrated the robbery, and described the way he effected it. • The Prisoner was committed upon the above evidence for *sal examination on a future clay. MORSE' 'TRUE T. DEATH OF A PAUPER THROUGH PARISH SQL:A fIRLES. Yesterday the case of the chided women named Ann Von Hun Trevor'', who died on Friday morning last ill the workhouse of the peril,' of Si. Luke, was resumed before Robert Swill and G. B. aiainwaring, Esqrs. nitro the fol lowing investrgation took place:— Abort one o'clock the parties attended the office, sod the case WAS CRP( ill or , when it was discovered that Mr. Phillips ion. was not preseet, and the Magistrate dispatched Jusepi Armstrong, the officer, to deaire hie immediate atteadauce. He won after rater entered the office, when Mr. Heritage, the chief clerk, read the whole of the de positions of Mrs. Parse, Mr. Iffissipion, sad the Medical Geo -11611,111, which week taken on Saturday last. They were oeuly the same as appealed in the Newspapers cm the former examination. Me. Plaiii.po, jun. mud, tlait ILe part of tie eviJeoto of filiaa Pa;ne, wiser, she silted " tii;.l her, if the Cuenturittee of Si. Climesit Danes refused to lake•the dr. dedeaserl in, to leave her on the steps of •Iw workhouse," wee • gross falsehood; no snett desire was requested; and if be had been aware tlie poor tritium was so Went, he would not have requested her removal. Sire. Paine aald he was tuld of the dangerous stale of the deceased ; whieh was the (*Linn of a gentleman be. longing to 11w City aspensary, who attended the deceased at her lodging. is Culernan..treid, Dunhill row. Anne Jet ... . ig., the night-nurse of the workhouse, stated, that the derinwil was brought into Ihr workhouse at seven n 'elitels on 1 hursitny evening; she appeared dropsical, and expired next morning (Friday) •hiiiit right o'clock. Mr. Bevill—Did you sit up with hie eluting the night No. Mr. Re/ill—Did you offer any sustenance inked her irate would have any barley Wilier, and 'hr ~rased Mr &rill—You only asked her, you did nut sbew her the berlky w•tra ?—Nu. Mr &rill—Then, Madam, you slid not do soar duty. sad your einirtuel is very reprehensible Play is the Matron present ? if she is let her stand forward Mrs. Eliot Edwards, Matron 10 the Vi'm 'droner, said that she had he. a lammed that ■ patient 113.1 hero Monett is, and she saw her 'titang in a ch sir, she impels...l very weak i , and by her .1. si.r was taken into tire sick word. Mr. 13rvd'-1 MI you not gu to examine the poor crentnre? —N.., 1 dud nut. . . - . Mr, Devitt—DM you not ■*ply for twilit-al aid?—No r the nom not saying .1 phyneiao w•o neers..nry. I did not arsol fur any ; I went to ask her it sic wanted 'toy thin, and her •n.wrr aa• No. 31r 14. vdt-1 Men think you burr not door your duty lowan& the ■mirlyd woman. . Mrs. P.oisie said, she slopped with the deceased some time. and donna her stay she heard nu p.m.. offer to plucerc her any sustenance; .hr appear's' lo be consuls 41 Mr. Thomas, sureeun so the parish of St. Clement Danes. sant that he had no Auabt hut ber death was Accelerated by the Sr...meat removing. The Magistrate said, that the o.:eiervations of Mr. Phil. lips. jun. in desiring the poor woman to Is • left at the door of th.. 7 worA.losonse, certainly went to criminate him. but his fAthir (Mr. Phillips. sew) certainly was nut at all implied!. ed. as he bad acted se as Overseer, by giving an order fur her admissions. The raw was than ordered In shoot over till Friday at o'clock, whin Ilse Magistrate ordered 31r. Phillips, sun. and the medical gentleman belonging in the City Dm volley to attend. Mr. Phillips, jun said, it would be impossible for kis father In appear, as lie most sitend lii Commiitee at lb* worklunise; lie was told by the Magistrate that hut was a mar er Inc more tmpurlanes to the public than the Cuw initiee, and unless he appeared, they mtiat force bis alteod alter. Hall, the Beadle, asked whether it would he iteeessary to towsiesisis a Comore. Jury to investiirate the ease. Time Magistrate amid, that the publue bad a right to es. Feet an tosiistry, awl a ow:re was sent to Mr. Vow's, the CO/Osier. The whole of the parties then left the office, and Mr. Philip:a unfit was taken fur his appearance ou Friday nett, at twelve o'clock The Mite was crossird to excess with spectators. CORroN ERN INWIEST. An inquisition was held yesterday, before Thomas Stet , ling, f. q. Cuurusire.atilw Black Hume, Qiurea.sirret, Blooms. bury, on the hotly of Mrs. Mary Maiony, a !nose death was mimed by her tskiug a quaintly of " Reynolds's Specific." Mr. Joseph Duress, Surgeon, stated, that be was called to the iteeemeirs house to attend upon her, about 12 o'clock, on Saturday night he was informed that she hail puusuued herself; he attended her immediately, and fouled her in bed, Inhuming smiler all Ike symptoms usually attending a person who had token deleterious ingredients. Sheaves sensible at interests, nod lie took the opportunity of asking her what she bad taken She told him that she had taken tome of her husband's medicine, which be haul been taking fur the gout. He had Sahel it three or four times, and it had given hint some relief; she Sunk all that remained in the bottle, in quantity about a table.spounfull, whereas she ought not to hare liken more thaii half a tea.spoonful.— She was iu the MOM cacruciating pain, stud continued vn. g until nature was exhausted, and death relieved her. lie exaunaned the bottle which roulained toe liquid the de ceased had drank, and found that it cuotained a quack medicine, nllrd " Reynoluh's Specific fur the Gout." When the deceased took it she had nu idea that it would have the effect of producing her dissolution. Verdict—Tie deceased died frogs faking an over dose of Reynolds': Specific. STEALING DEAD BODIES. The practice of stealing dead bodies from their gravel, has, we segrs I to state, extended to this part of the country. There is reason to believe, that ibis mo.t horrible offence has ln•ra committed to a considerable retro* in North Shields and Tyssemoush clitirch-yard,and some others in that neigh bourhood. Suspicion having been excited, several graves have beets opened and found robbed of the ►odies deposited in them. The bodies, it is supposed, have been sent to Edinburgh by the coaches and waggons. ()a the *9th ult. • box was brought by the driver of one of the gigs which run between Nord, Shields and this town, to Mr. Anderson's, the whartiager, in Pilgrim. •t, to b• forwarikd to Edin burgh. It was directed (or a Mr. Dickman, to he Lit at a philosophical oistrument maker's., fu Edinburgh. Several hoer, of • s.milar dem riptitin having lately come to Mr. An to be sent to Edinburgh, created • suspicion in the mind of one of Mr. Andereon's clerks that there was some. thing improper concealed in them, lie therefore opened this box the day following, upon .hick it a•as found to contain the body of a "woman, apparently from sixty to eighty year, of •e. None of Mr. Anderson's clerks, who were present when the body cause, knew the gig man who brought the bunt or the Mill alai accompanied him. A Coroner's. Inquest was heist on Friday, when the Jury returned a verdict— " Thai nu marks of violence •ppeated on the body, but when mid where the deceased died, the Jury were unable to my." The body was afterwards decently Interred in All Saints' chereb•yard. l'he box in which it was contained was a sea nosn's chest, tied down with a tarry rope. It was brought to the gig at the Bull-ring, North Shields, having been land. ad there from a bost,—;Nesseruf fa Chronicle.) EDIA MGR COURT OP JUSTICIARY. On Monday, previnus to the trial of Reynolds and 111•Ghie, the Logo ADeocaTit eddrestied the Court at considerable length, relative to an article which had appeared in * periodical paper, publish ed in Glasgow, called 4 , The Spirit of the Union." commenting on the proceedisigs .of the Court in the case of Nit. Kieloch, of Kinloch. The article was in a number dated the 25th day of December la -t, end be Palm-lilted that it cosstaioed a gross contempt to this High Court, and illilieral attack on the characters of the Judges. Ills Loid ship stated, that most unfair amd incorrect state ments had been made in moose of the public prints, to impress upon the minds of the people, that juries were packed by the Sheriffs of the different counties. Nothing could be more Glee and ground less; the list of jurymen were furoiaiied by the high constables, and also regularly required from the counties of Linlithgow and Heddieglosi; tlwy were thee put open a roll, which was put into the heeds of the Clerk of Court, and he could appeal to the gentleman of he was not the person who struck the jury, by taking 45 after 45, until they *rived in rotation, and ior place of bring cited by the Sheriff's of f icers, were cited by a mace, of their Lordship?' Court. His Lordship then proceeded to read and cumoirtit upon the arlijseti ou ,bl o tie* . seges 10 the number of the paper alluded to, sad put in a ave. moving the Court to gran t a war . rent to co,- ;tarty of the names of Gilbert 11`Leoal, William Carer, amid Hugh Nl•Ktudrick, 'winters in Glasgow, to appease at the bar of the Court, to answer fur this contempt of Court. His Loralahet stated. that he hail slouched the reeardis for precedeutu, and found atwo—owe in the year 1765. in the well-known cave of Catherine Nome and Captain Ogtivy, who had litre tried fur tamest mud murder, *liege die Court called to 116 e bar the propti-sors of sr vend Edniburgh isewspop e r s ; en d in a more modern isear, of Mr. Juliswton, proprietor of The I.:ditcher/A Gazetteer, for ob-etvistiosis of a contemptuous nature mole by rim ii. his nalnlcr . upon the trial of three men fur •edit tots. Ills ship stated. that the three persona he had mooed, he had good reason 10 believe, were the proprietors and publishers of the newspaper, celled The Spiral if the Union." Toe Court, alter s irate &Idlers. t , an order. that they should he cited to appear at the bar of the (7041,1 on Saturday next. The persons 'above alluded to, viz.—Gilbert NPLeod, IVIIIIIII/1 Curse, arid Hugh Nl•Keildrick, editor. ',rioter, sod i sressvissass, were o n Mosiday op. preltei ded at Glasgow, on a cliarge of publishing libellous seal a.dition. matter, red all their papers seized by a warrant from tier Sheriff of Letiorkslaire, Tuesday came on the trim of Henry Kerr mid Alexander Fraser, from P. rile charged with sea 'reunite acts oh househreakaig •mil theft. The Priarmers pled (Mill, to three of the charger. The LORD Aoyocira departed from the other three, sod resiricted the libel to au arbitrary punishment. Lord Pint:Let% addres.ing the Court, lenient ed the frequent and almost daily uecurreiice amines of this native, and in such a state of society, eon crived d ist their Lerdships would only be doing their duty to the public were they to v sit the caul mi„„i„„ o f t h ese cr i me , wish the most severe pu nishment. As his Majesty's Advecate, from cir cumstances attending this raw. hod deemed it proper to restrict the libel, yet his Lordship eumi dered that the highest arbitrary painishmeist ought to he inflicted, to deter other. from committing similar offences. and proposed that the Meunier' should he transported hermit sees for life. Lord NIEADOWDANK concurred in the sums °vi sion. The LORD JUSTICE. Cteux ■dd , rs.rd the Pei% and pointed out io than the very narrow escape they had finm r. , iguounisious death, fur had the charger been proved ou it hith they were brought to the bar, Ins Lordship assured than they would have received the highest punishment of the law.-- Ma Latish''', in a feelitig coroner, motivated them a% to thrir future conduct, and trusted dirt this day's proceeding% would have the most ►alutary cowaquei:ires ou their bthavtour through life. The NI -otters, who are young lads from 16 to 111 years of age, were then .ri.tenved In be transported beyond brae for life, with the usual certification. POLITE HIGHWAYMEN. A. Joseph Fis%bourne, Esq. was lately returning in • carriage from& funeral in company with his nephew, be was stopped ou the Atby road, between Ibis toms and Maguey, by four footpads, armed with brass-barrelled pistols, who robbed them of what money they bail about them. It must be ackuuw , however, that the leader of the party behaved in a penflensinaftle manner—having only pot MreFishboor to his honour as to the property contained in his pocket-bock, whit!, was generously returned to him, with a reveal that he would take out the uotes himself, and baud them to the Captain, who declared that he was • peaffirmax is distress. The business being over—the chaise drove olf with the company, but the polite Ceptaia finding that Mr. Fialaborne had left his grest.coat behind him on the road, wheel be get out of the carriage--followed immediately, sail having made an apology fur stopping them a second time, banded the coat in, wishing the reutleision a :uud meat, and pare home. The younger Mr. rill/41101MM was deprived of his watch by one of the grog, who said he wanted Le at a certain place precisely at 10 o'clock, and wished to know the hour. 111 the same night, and it is sepposeJ by the same *arm, a Revenue °Meer, Of the name of Galbraith, wag vtoppril un Isis way from this lowstto Custledvrinot, and tubbed of rash to the amount aftll baton wateh, and coal—but on hit re toonstratitte with them. they hnnowrahly returned the later, together with lug. of the money.—(Cerlow Aletaing Post.) Friday week. by souse unavoidable accident. a woman rim killed iaa a coal pit lit Whitthreen; and. on the same day. a man was killed. ruil two nitwit very much bruised, by the falling in of part of the 11001 iu near that town. PRICE OF STOI per Ct. Red. 3 per Cent. Con•. 674/ 4 per Centt. dG 5 peret. N. Au. lu2aS Bank L. Ann. 17 India Bonds.. $ 1U pr. Ni:VAL, INTELLIGENCE. PoRTIMOUTII, JANVART 9. Oiled yesterday the Grecian uu • cruise; and tu-day the Alfred, Wilkinsuu, fur Calcutta. PLVMOLTN, JANCAST Arrived the lAtiri I, Spink, and l.burride, Rub,' loon, from Cbaretite fur London ; and Viihni, Dr Gruchy, frum Alirant for Jersey. Arrived the inierily, brig tramps. from asalbans, aids mime of live sth Royal Veteran ballyhoo._ Its //miscase—hispregnable, 11 Indoor Castle, Wulf, Sham rock, Sprightly, and Scorpion. la C'etheafer—Prina Frederik, Mitch 74. ►uoLc, JANCARY 9. The William and Elizabeth. Swan. from London to this port, i■ making the harbenr on Irrid.ty last, stranded on tl.e san d a wai t o f the Channel, having previously Lot her bdurn and gaff, and parted lirr cable. Tbe cargo and vessel are expected to be saved. FALMOUTH, JANUARY 7. Ballad the Faith, Chttrrh, for :In.lrira and Newts; John, Porptewell, fur hladrira and J..matra ; Alaida,Trtivar, for Sierra Learn; Itnnorirr tratt.port, for the Cope of Guud 'lupe; anal Montor'', Bonfield, fur St. Michael's. MAROATR. JANUARY 9. The almoner William and Henry, Slwth. en, Irons Lamina forlnsli:me, is WI short en I.Vestgalt lioclt , rith loss ul lumber and cable. 1h- cargo is now diseharginc. alltrItXTIM, JAN VARY 9. The &dude of yesterday and today it has tihis n sir y sirf.rig from E. to NG. A &chooser has heeu the Spaniard Sand, butt gut off and pruereclid f.. air Mem A bark afterwards Rot on tlw same sand, lint t..kru i•lt hp several salsas, sas was being brunelrr iu bete when she grounded at the entrance, where she will will 101 l fits, tide. COKFS, JANUARY R. Sailed the Ddrotitea Foster, Smwdris, fut II trbtulue haw ing on &tart{ Major-Gm Maanwurtnr, lti4 11.a4:). and •tigir. Irl At.. Atrhed and remains in the Duane, the Industry, grew, front Cartla. CKS YESTERDAY. Ex. Bills, Y...iper I els.. Ditto Etof..rirtt 2 I di.. Lottery Tivic.tt 119/. Otatautn Coro. 14,r A, v Wit AURKETS. CQRN EXCHANGE. MOKDA 1", JA - "I. 17tY 10. This Market was exceedingly well enpplpd ihis mania( thillb every description of all kinds of prime Cattle, in run. lwquence of which the prices are low' r than 1••• wa.ket•ilay. Miiltoe, Veal, sad Pork, have aloe fallen in price. In Ow Hay-searket Prices Meal a as per last WM Li Still, and Clover remain as per our last qautation. To oink the •lial per stone of 91b. Beer.•••3s. Oil to ss. 0.1. lima et Cattle this do •.- 14 Ntloo.As 6.1. to 5. 2.1 Beasts ......... .• •• ••9 `1•') Veal..••rts OJ to 6.. 6.1 Rheep - ••..ls.tinii Pork ....be 01 in 0.. 6.1 Calms l'hi Lamb...os Od. to Oa. 0.1.1 Pies .... .... HAY-MARK FP Hoy.. .... 31. Os. Od. lig 411. 6.. 04, Clover 6l. Os. Od. ha SI 6.. Of. Straw SMITHFIELD, Mosses*, JAIRIARY 10. The severity of the frost, and the cunsmitient stoppage. f the navigation, have occasioned a gusto atom, of htisiosss WIT Markt., ; and although the srriv.i Is iltai iu last vrti-lt considerable, yet, as mine of it rtinl , l be worked from an shipboard, scarce &ay side.. have been effects.,i sine, this day seninght, and the [niers of all Grain stay be quoted use.. sally as os last Alinsilay. CIPRItaNT PRICE‘ OF GRAIN. Wheat, Kest ec Eserselee les Gary Neese 4l. 46. Suffolk ditto Norfolk ditto Foreign 70. oats Petit() . Rye 34s 31$11 thistaind ditto .......RS. 27. Barley l6. 36, Frill Data 24. Melt lA. 80s Flour (iior sac 54m 6 , ). White Pease 39s 42s Rape Seed, per iast .. 341 ;.61 Baden. 4Bs IMPONT4IIO•4I4 11.4f1T WI I.K. loinslt Wheal, 42211; Karl. y, 5 3M; Male, 3.5 Re Oats, 7,149; Hy«, 2; Bea .so ‘ 700 ; H sae, in , Wheat, 23.—Irish Oats, 2,770.—.13110116 Flair, 1n,9-11 Swim. NEDVATE AND I.RAORNNAI.I, MANI% 1.7%. (By Dr Comma, Bed .... 3. 04 1.• 4e Ohl I Veal Ito 6. 4.1 MMus.. is id Is 46 Peet.... is $1 1.0. 04 PRICE OF 11 , NSW 14.11011. 1 K ent 3/ its to 41 4. Primes ..4/ laa to 3/ lOs &sex ...21 Is. in 31 IS. Fare Lane, a.cotwi, 10$ t. Forms, Pocked V ANL) XVItAIV INVIITE.IIIPri.. Hay .. 3 , 18. 0.1 t,. 4, R. r 1 (11.1 do. Of U. 0,1 NO/ 0, (.1 I &raw .. 11 8.0.1 6.1114. 0.1 f el...fer 6/ 10. 01 10 Of lils a.i I(/I+% per CSIII II 6 W POCK wit. Kruk „ 3! 84 to 41 10. • s.. 3/ is 31 1:-..•• 3! 34 to 4! Os 5/ tvA toe/ Is it Os 1,1 2! 2v. NAIV HIDES Beal Helfer. awl Steers (prr I)rdiaarr . 1. 101 to 2• 01 stone),. 2. 84 to 25 10,1 Market Calf.. O. hi 8. r. It Middling, 2• 41,1 lu 2. 6.1 Eng Horse O. 01 1,1 Its 04 SHEEP SKINS. Shearlines, polled 4• Od to 5i 4d Ditto, down PRICE OF RAW FAT, per atone of Mb A. staled by the Tallow A+ slated by the Bombers. 'Welters. M. James's Market. 3o Peke by Ta110w.... 3. 131,1 Whiteelripel Mai bet 3. 7d A veruze 3• 7.1 Pitums OF TALW Tow... Tallow 62. 04 nu Yellow Itusein hB. 04 0.1 White .1 . ...55e 04 —. nd suup aims.... 03s 04 ad Melling Stuff 454 04 04 Ditto rowirh..3B. Id —8 06 ~ SOAP, ice. per 1121 b. Yl'li..w Pomp. ..... Mottielri Card I;raves lds Vs Good Dregs .... 9. fis PRICE OF CANDLES. From Tallow Chandlers Hall. Pries of Candles, per donee. 1 Is Od—ldoo Ida. lis tl. 6d. per dozen allowed for may suowey. 011 S, per Tun , or 252 Gallons. . . New Greerl.Whale.. 311 —1 I Spermaceti .. S9l —! Old —l —1 1.111 aced Pale Seal. 331 —1 Pale Rape .. 431 —1 FOREIGN WOOLS, pre lb. Spanish Sbrep, Lenses& Od a 6. , 3.1 Scgovia 3s 9d • Ss 04 50ria...... 3. U.: • 4. lA Seville 2s 3d a 3% 9.1 Seaway, let in 04 a 7s 9.1 - 24 Bohemia,lst ........ 4s DJ a 4s 114 - id is 34 a3s ?A PRICE. OF LEATHER. Butt., 50 to 56 lha earls 16.1 le WI par lb. Ditto, 56 to 66 lbs. rack V 1 to !3d Dressing Holes .... Fine Coach Hides . l6l to I Crop "'iglu' 35 to 40 lbw for coning 151 to Ditto 45 to 50 lbs ..... —l7ll to 20 1 Calf Skies 30 10 401bs lB3 to 24J Ditto 50 to 701lis 211 to 31.1 Ditto 70 to 8016 a 25.1 to VSJ Small Seals (Greenland) .. 19 , 1 to 2°4 I erge ditto l3-1 to 1.•1 Toursoril Horse links !CV to Spanish Hone Hides ...... r .. to 204 COM. 01/1111CF.T. iwitior 10. Shipp •t Al•rtut. Wisp.ld. _ . 1903 Newcastle tP .... 36.. 0.1 to 46.. 0.1 • Sonde,land fHallwaih --s. Od. 1,, —,, I BIRTH At the Castle, in Ni wesalle, on Sunday, thy 2J indant, • d•ochter, the wife of Serjcant Sueltinx, of the 40th rtki mem. This is prob.laiy the first child bum oithiu dn. till walla for sclera! ceoturies. M A R MAC P.A. Al her father', bowie, Itawkheatt, the rest of Iha Rikht Hun. the FArl of Gta•now, by the Her Mr. Dom 11:nii.tre of she Abliry Church, Paildry, on thr of January, ktcs. ender Fraser, liati of Kipper Born, in lately Aiticrits youngest rtaiiyhter of the Eat I of Clasp*, fran, Muter in Lord VISCOIIIII Kellsurtir. A few days 1)(0, at Newcastle, Air. ftilirrelop, to Mrs. Pearson. This is the third time the Lady has hero brio's the altar is the 4 haraetrr of bride, and thi re has been son , . • !Iliac i:.. aril of her coisuabitil raaaßentrrt. . Ht. Gist hil.hisesit sta. a tmln:iker. her second a ftiimaii twili t ., and her third of thr E.siattlished Chord.. Eit.es hos. bend was tale, her ow. age; It IR she otariird a leattem-, of 32; sl 30 she hook one of GO; sad ■ow, at •3, she is united to a nevistem•a of SI4 DEATH. tla Wmiumilay last, aged Cs, Mr. Thema% Aye*, TV , . %eaec kee'.•r of Ilw Castle, iu Newcastle lie a... p.m'.-. , t at the sl•yp• of tlrtetter, aril was one of the men at tow cmi-m hum which the rektor:Ord iebrl. Gritetul hluotiotstrry, me crieed his ateath.wound. He afterwards cosastasided a et s-. from Neaesstlr, iu the H mnbairgi trade, foe *Wei twenty years. HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON !DODGE. Norma/ 311 after 9. I Eteniez It Idler 10. 11.0 N DON : Pawed and Peblmbed at the Other, Aa 127, Slraed ebe►e Advertisement■ are teregfred, and Istle (past paid) must be addressed—C. slillT33, Nu. 3, Cieeteiti's Ira , Printer—J. WHITE, Nu. 127,31liesiel, Pablisher MOON OF HA ' rr r4lores. Hay 3110. 04 149 41 15. 0,1 Straw If 7. 0.1 to If 13. 0.1 Claver4l—is Od 1., 0/ Os 01 too'