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_~ I V I I it ~i ", lb taspleteli &mailed! How she pt home we know not; but mas some poison lent ber a'covariag, and that . she might not lose II accompanied bcr to her lodgings, and broughtit back with her. The Lpdlord of the VoMhen, pilblie-touse,, c areat Wild street, Lineoln's Inn-defils, fined sas. upon the evidence • 'of Bye*, aiisitifdhber, Ter stribring tippling la his iodise 'at, half-past one o'clock in Ike morning. The house es closed, and the inibraser, aot'beieg • ableVo . see the " tipplers," obtaine.l a godlier, and daTbeking Ifirough 'vise or lb. holes of the windolv-ifhetter,liaw twenty persons in the tap-room. The landlord of the Three Cedipstues, Little Wild street, 'lrtilJ lined 40f. for a similar Wrestle. COMPOSITORS AND PRINTERS OF NEWSPAPERS. The landlord of the Artichoke, White Hart-yard, appeared to answer a similar charge. The informer said, that he drank 'glass ofrum at tlfo'bar atone o'clock in the morning. The landlord brought evidence to show, that ho was, and had been for a number of years, in the constaat habit of serv ing the printers of the diurnal prattled!' rt q lturs, which they could not do wit heat, as they were sieePloyed during the whole of the night, and without refreshment would trot get through, their laborious employment. told Use informer, that he had retwitte him £cWlia6le to 50 istfogmatioa for I ipph rig, upon his two admis sion ; but knowing, as he did. that printers Of newspapers ftid tp,beor very. higed througout the night, and that the ~ Artie algid supplie4 some of the printers with beer for a 'anal erabE petied,.be was of opinion the informatioe ought to be diasalespd. It was &odium! acctirding4y. . .. - 4 . 4 1 V itinli-AU AWL' ,r ' s .., STRIgET ACT. • .• .••• ' Yesterday-- Bionnonds street-keeper In St. Margaret's parish, charged Sop Aim Doris, a poor Welsh woman, with . wheeling,* borrow upon the foot pavement. Ilimma6 stated to the livistrate t that 'beat two o'clock in the afternoon be met the Prisoner to the Broadatay, going into Peek-street, wheeling tho barrow, which was loaded with • fruit, upon the foot pavement, and when he remonstrated - with her sho was exceedingly abusive, and he considered it . . waa his duty to bring her before his Worship. Tothil-street z •of late has become a great nuisance, notwilbstandbig all his •er•rts ,_• it is more like a market-place than any thing else. The Magistrate said It mast be stopped, and in order to . make an czample 'for the rest, the Prisoner must be vanished. i r it4,oll. 'l he asity•Wer. god not less than Ma., and if she cannot P lat 6m sho must - be committed for ose month to the iota. The n cried bitterly; she bad no swans of pay ing tbe . pena , anti skid she bad • small really of children to snot by her ledestry in the street. MI was of no avail, **tithe was committed accordingly is delhalt of payment. I)he constable said her barrow was worth Me. and be asked the Magistrate whether he was entitled le it. The worthy Magittrate told him be must not be too severe upoo such poor creatures; it was enough to punish her by sending her to prison for one month issued of six, which raig tt. have the desired effect open MI the other stall-keepers in Tuthill•street. - - ASSAULT. Margie Firky, a cool porter, was charged with committing most unmanly assault upon Susannah Trevor, a Young wo man residing in Bennet-street. The Prosecutrix stated, that she went to the end of the 4treet to look for her brother, about nine o'clock at night; the Prisoner rushed against her, and sloiziog her in a very im proper manner. he endtm oared to drag her away forcibly to a house of ill fame Mese by. She ratted out" Murder!" and be then struck her a blow in the mouth which loosened two, of her teeth; but a snob collected, and be was secured in tbo watch-hense for the bight The Prisoner pleaded intoxication. He was ordered to Bad liar, good bail for his appearance to the charge at the Ses• Arms. PICKPOCKET. trillium Armlet, a youth under to years of age, was revs sensed on two distinct charges of felony. On Monday mornings Lieutenant Beltour, of the royal marines, accompanied by two ladles, were coming from their /evidence beyond Westminster-bridge to Parliammsl-street, and, at the end of Bridge-street, one of the ladies saw the Pri soner take his handkerchief, and run away. She informed Mr. Beltomr, who pursued him down Cannon-row, but, upon his being c loset pressed, be turned up the steps, Bridge court, and Mr. Bellamy lost sight of him. However, he pur sued him. and met a gentleman upon the bridge,stilio informed him the thief threw his handkerchief upon the seat in one Of the recesses over the arches, and rue away, backwards to wards the spot where he met him fist. - Mr. Hefter took the handkerchief, and retnened to pursue the Prisoner; and 31 soldier of the guards, at the foot of the bridge, stoppe d him. Mr. Balkier then recognized him, and brought him to the sad .he was remanded, till the gentleman who picked tin the handkerchief came forward to prove he was the person who drooped it as shove stated. That geatlensan now baying sworn to the fact, the Prisoner was fully monsmitted, and the parties bound over to prosecute at the ensuing Sessions. The second charge was made by Mr. Cavis, brass and me tal turner, Orval Wild-street, Lincoln's Ina-lields. He stated that the Prisoner had beta au errand-but in his ser simpler the last six months, and - during that Wee be was rubbed of to the amount NO lea He tired iallaite conlidence in the Prisoner, and considered tin an honest lad until last Saturday, when he stole an egg in a barefaced Timmer, and having denied it, he thought bins in Mune us worthy of confidence, and discharged him. He was, very match afraid be corrupted all his apprentices, as be appeared so artful and cunning. Madly, the officer, produced a great quantity of metal which he found at the Prisoner's lodging in Porter street, Newport-market, and Mr. Cas is had uo doubt but that it was his property. I'm , Magistrate ordered Mr. Cavis to prefer a bill of indict /rent molest the Prisoner, and directed that if any fresh, Flowers could be 'nought against him, that he may be brought up again on a future day. WORSHIP-STREET. sudsy a respectable-looking young woman, of the name of Mafia Goodwin, was charged with robbing a Mrs. Clark of several articles of wearing apparel. Complainant stated, that in S ntemher last the Prisoner took apartments in her house, and occupied them fur a fort ntht, when she disappeared. Complainant, alter the Pri mmer left, missed several articles, amongst which was a bieek silk gown, which the Prisoner had cut up and lined the reflisse she had then on her with. A search %arrant was im mediately granted, sod intrusted to Kennedy, who in a short I..rie returned and produced part of a silk gown, a hid) Com piainant swore to as being her property. The Prisoner positively and firmly denied the accusation, and said she bour,ht the gown for three shillings. The worthy Magistrate remanded the Prisoner for re-exa• nineties on Saturday. A person of the name of Ifuilson was charged by his ors brother with stealing a gold repeating watch, but there being An pcsitire proof the Prisoner was discharged, with a eau• tion from the Magistrate to bo careful of his conduct in future. . The landlord of the Mulberry Tree impaired to a summons far ail owing cards to he played in his house. Wilbert' Atitteld, an officer, stated, that entering the above lonise, he saw the cards on the table, but no one et that mo ment was playing . . The worthy Magistrate observed, the Defendant had a narrnw escape, which he hoped would be taken as a warning. and he Should dismiss the present case. The Defendant' .11 tli.• office, returning thanks tonic Ma • gi &ate, whose advice he said he certainly should, billow. • . MARLBOROUCIII-STEERT. George Watkins, a young man, whose appearance /ad to the conclusion that he had seen bitter Jays, and totally un known to the police, was folly committed for trial on the charge of stealing a cloak from William Smith, a haberdasher, in the Iltirliuglon Arcade, on Tuesday es ening. Sarah Turner, Smith's shopwourati, would not positively swear to the. article ; hut. John Arises. a boy, residing in tattle GeorAestrect, ttestminster, saw fhe Prisoner take the cloak from the lair at the shop-door, and etroepting the short period whilst he fet:lsola : au constable, it was never out of his b I Till . Tn.: Prisoner, oli being asked if ho had any thing to say against the cbargc, ansaercil that he had not, and that hen-, eer had driven him to the act, for he bad not tasted food from Son Jay ntorning to the limo of his committing the robhcry. M a i l /Nem, who was brought up for re-esantination, was fu'ly commutes for stealing door-locks and plates out of a' house iii Barley-street, which she was employed to clean. IMPORTANT TO MISTRESSES AND SERVANTS. Mrs. Elmi Moore, residing in Judd-street, Brunswick sonare, appeared to answer the complaint of Mr. William Nclivon,ot Eustun-grove, fur having given • false cbaracter, to a servant. Mrs. ?oh-Pool's evideere went to prove that Ellen Connor ofli•red herself as a servant to her, who wairreferred to Mrs. 3loorti far >1 eharacter, with whom she said she bad lived two ye Ira. hosing lefl her place only two days before. Connor offered herself to Comfits mint's wife on the lath of November, and, on the lath, this lads went to Mrs Moore for Connor's elm rart.ir. Mrs. Moore eiirilirmed the girl's statement as to the time she had lived in her service, and also as to the day she left Iva- ; and further told Mrs. Nelson that else was cleanly, sober, lke. &c. Upon this character Mrs. Nelson took Co, nor into her set-vire . ; but, her dismay, instead of boding her cleonlv , she found her ve " meets the reverse, and, instead of sohriev, she found gin• dbttles in her bedroom, which fer conduct amply proved she made continual use of. Mr ,. No s o o , wilfully disappointed„ rase Connor wanting, mot, three days airier, went to Mrs. Itfoore.to complain of the ranched of her new servant, whim Mrs. Moore confessed that so far Irom having lived with her up to the time the girl came to Mr. . Nelson, she had altogether lost eight of her f o r the last ten months, and that she had done it from conspsasion. These were the principal facts of Mr. Ttnnes's ease, who . . • eonducled the pecsectition,_ aad,kbe eviilence of News was out in any degree effected in her cross-calumniation by Mr. !farmer's clerk, who raised two ohjectiuns, which were over-ruled. The lint was, that Mr. Nelson was not suf• Scientl) described, and the sewed, that tho girl was net in Mrs. but W. Nelson's service. ThCcase, Macro! was uitimittely riiimiseed by reason of Mrs. Nelson eel y bd l ag enabled to date tram Mrs. Moore's 'assertionto her that she baffled all sight of Cosmos for the last lea months 4, and being 'questioned upon that feint when she came before the Magistrates, declaring_ she had not so said, they considered (bat the evidence of Mrs. Raison being only hearsay from Mrs. Moore, was not sufficient for a ton.' victims.; and on this ground it was Kr. Dyer and Mr. Roe, who presided; felt themselves compelled to &alias the com plaint. The girl, however, is charged for having procured a false character, and is to be bad up on a future day to answer this charge. Ass Williams, am interesting girl, was brought up for re eximinat um on the charge of Mr*, Harrison, residing In the Colonnade, near Russell-squarc, with Using robbed her of 41. iss ed. in money and some scenes apparel. It appeared by Harrison's evidence that the Prisoner came to lodki with her, which gave her the opportunity of corn inittiog the robbery. Bhe afterwards went into the country, and usi her return to town wan taken into custody on Satur. day bin, by being trkted to the house of a man of the name uC Moses. UNION HALL. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Yesterday two sturdy-looking fellows, named George Per. ring end Charge &nigh, were brought before L B. Allen, Esq. and underwent au examination on a charge of basing cum milted a highway robbery, under circumstances of consider able atrocity. . Samuel Winter. a labouring ..man, living at Titsey, in Surrey, stated, that at about seven o'clock in the evening of the 24*h:of November last, he was proceeding across Worms Heath. from Wallinghain to Titsey, when be observed two i men mend frqm the gravel pit, a short distance behind him : he kept walking on,• when. on:turning his head, be per= ceived they were close at' his ' beer 'De had some sus. N, picion that they intended to ro ~ -and in, crime quenee he ran as fasts. ho was able ja r y a mile, in hopes to escape them, when on coming toli bi hill tbe-tWo men came up with bins ; one of them, the" ifonee Peering, sit ci lined bum with " What's a clock?" --W es s replied it was about seven ; upon which be seised • 4 the waist, and inquired his name, and where live ess told him his mane liras Samuel Winter, and that ed at Titsey, to which place be was then going. Perring' replied, "D —n your b-- eyes, you shan't go another step." Witness called out for assistance, upon which he took a large knife from his pocket, opened it, and placed it topes throat, threatening, - with horrid imprecations, be would lever his head from his body if he spoke another wind. At this juncture the other man, the PrisoserSinith, amen", and put his left hand across his (witness's) rnoelb, to prevent him making any further alarm, and with the other rifled his pockets of as. and a comb. Both then let him go. Peering said, " Now, d—n you, be 011" but I have not done with you yet; I shall meet you some other night, and servo you worse." Witness was terribly alarmed, and made all the haste he could to Titsey, leaving the two Prisoners standing together. On his getting home lie named the circumstance to his fellow •servant. Witness fur- Cher staled, that be knew PerriniCious having seen him abou t that part of the country • he was therefore certain he was the man that first attacked him. He was also positive as to the person of timith. It was ntooslighl; therefore be bad a clear viw of their feathres.. _ _ Joseph Dulak ,e fellow-servant of the Prosecutor's, said, that when be(Wtater) came into the stable where he was at work, he appeared dreadfully alarmed, and was quite pale, he said he had been robbed by Pernng and another man on the heath, and that they had threatened to murder him. Witness knew both the prisoners; they *ere always together, and obtained a living by selling matches and ballads about the country. John Clarke, one of the omcers of this establishment, said that innumerable robberies bad been committed near Tilsey, and were attended with as much violence as the present, and lie felt confident that the prisoners were concerned in the %hole. From intimation he received, he proceeded, with Richard Pople, another officer, to a public-house at Tan- dridge, near (iodstone, in Surrey, where they apprehended the prisoner, Smith, epos the charge in question. Polite, the other °neer, said the other prisoner was subse quently brought from the country, and delivered into his 1:111- It'd v. Ihe Prisoners declined saying any thing, and they were committed to the Assizes for trial. RESURRECTION MEN. Two notorious fellows, named Charles Austin anal finery Prawn., well known in the annals of " biwiy- snatching," were brought up by Snow, the beadle of New ragtime, charged with beteg found M the ehureb-yard of that parish, for the pur pose of disturbiug the.dead the precedieg evening, Snow sided, that in cuosequenee of the extent to which such despicable characters as the Prisoners had carried their diabolical depredations in must of the burial emends in the metropolis and its suburbs. it was expected they would pay their nocturnal visits to the churchyard of the parish to which he belonged. Ile, therefore, brad every night kept a look owl till the watch were set, in order to frustrate their de • sign, should they layette the ground. On Tuesday evening, whilst he was so reponeoitering, be saw two men in the burial ground, lurking behind the tomb of the late Mr. Barlow, on turning his head, be saw the two Prisoners at the entrance to the church-yard,apparently stationed there to look out whilst the others were at work. Be (Snow) being a little man, and seeing that he would have four stout fellows to encounter, in the event of his attempting to secure them, determined on secreting himself behind another tomb-stone, in order to watch their operations; but, however, the Iwo that were iu ' the emend espied him, and one called to the ether," Mate,' bring the shovel," and both took to their beets. He then proceeded to the gate where the two Prisoners were. Austin,' on seeing him, sneaked away, and Pettier walked deliberately ' down Church-yard-row, which is no thoroughfare ; itneu pursued him, and ougettlag to the bottom, Pether turned round and pulite!, inquired if there was any thoroughfare ?" Snow polite:. answered, " No, you thief, and you know it," and thereupon seized him by the collar and safely budged him in the watchhouse. Shortly after the Prisoner Austin ap proached the cage, and spoke to his associate in the follow ing words: "laay, Uarry, make yourself happy. my follow, you are all right, you know the pry (officer) sliinit caLeb us at nark. I shall tell your old man (father) where you lades, and I'll call in the morning ; you have any gin ?" At this momeut the pig came up, and alter introducing himself to Mr. A. accommodated him with a lodging in the same room will) his companion. The Prisoners both declared their innoeen-e, and ap pealed to Snow whether they bad ever lave in his vesessiwa before ? douw-1 have nothiag much to say against you, Pettier, except that you are a twinned thief, you know ; I have often told you that I would never trouble myself about you, if you 1141 nut inade my district, but wherever you did, I would. blick to you like bricks; you know I told you so. The Magistrate,said as Petber was proved to be a reputed thief, he should commit him to Brixton for three mouths, at ih..faroarige employment, but the other be should discharge as the eiidesce was iusudieteut against him. HATTON GARDEN. Yesterday Mr. Henderson,. pawnbroker, in Brewers-street, Somer. Town, appeared to a summons, to answer the com plaint oT a venerable old lady, to show cause why be refused to deliver her a pledge pawned by her in his shop in August last fur .alts crown, the principal and interest ther - eon being tendered to him. Ou the part of the old gentlewoman it ap peered, that in the month of August last she pledged the pet ticoat of a gown in the Defendant's shop, and received a du plicate at the time forlhal sum : that in a month alter, she sent a penpa with the duplicate and money to redeem-14AM after waiting a considerable time, thy shopinan told her the article was some how or other mislaid ; tie could not find it thee, but to leave the duplicate, and when he had time ho ' would luck for it, and she should hate it the next time she tatted. She repeatedly called and sent bat COUIII not get its she was at ieugth told that the duplicate she left could not be found, but if she brought a piece to match the petticoat, that they might comparejliem, they would get it for her. She accordingly brought the body of the goe n, and lett it fur that purpose, sad on calling again the burly and pet ticoat, rolled up in one parcel, was brought down to her, and a ticket, setting forth that they were pledged for five shil lings, pinned to it; sod neither the body a hick she had not pledged, nor the petticoat, would Le delivered to her without paying I h. t sum. The Defendant slated that both the body and petticoat were pledged together for five shillings, in suppoi t of which lie produced the ticket which was pinned to them, and like wise the book in which they were entered at the time by his shopman ; but the ticket she received at the time lie said he knew nothing of. as the sliopman had since left his service. The case was clearly proved on the part of the Plaintiff, and Mr. Henderson was ordered to restore the pledge Oil the payment of half a crown, and a halfpenny fur the month's in terest, which he very reluetandy complied with. MARY-LE-BONE. An application was yesterday made to Eihisand Griffith, Esq. the presiding Magistrate at this office, fur his advice re specting Use absence of • young Lady, a.Cluocraiess in the family or General Champtusys, in Harley -srrort. It appeared that the !Camila before alluded to had beau iu the capacity fur some time, and occasionally walked out with the young gen tlemen intnisted to her oars across the Regent's Park, &c. It was a regular custom for her to visit her brother, Mr. Bur ton, a solicitor, of North-street, Red Lion-squire, at kis resi dence in Camden Town, on a Sonday, and had lett the G.-Pe res house at one o'clisek for that purpose. on Sunday last but bad neve, returned back, and were more entwined on hearing she bad not bran to lierjarothe'sr , various inquiries bad been made, but so clue could be obtained of Use rout she had taken. She was described as being dressed in a blue pelisse and black dress, was of a fair complexion, and oboist 23 years of age. Lady elsampaoys could form an idea fur her absence, aid her ladyship had exprosscd if she had ishell to go Into the Country her Ladyship would tare allele. ed her. _ _ The Magisirale inquired whether stir person had been seen talking with her iu the Regent's Paik, or what money sbe bad taken irnthis7f;ere replied she bail been seen to talk with a parson in the Regent's Park, but had not taken any money or clothes %MI her. The Magistrate said he could searcely advise them what to do, they had better see what the brother intended to do. and recommended the person making thu application to have hand bills printed describing her person, &c. Two Irishmen of he nomedßidley and Corry, were charged with stealing tglbs. Of lead from the -h ouse ofa Mr.Tilhury 49, High•street, to which place they were sent to repair the ruoti ng. Thomas Lidcofn, a Bow-street:patrol, watched the Pri soners going into the shop of a dealer in nisi iiie stores in Cilee's•court, Oxford-street ; but the shopkeeper observing the officer, refused to purchase the lead, and be took the Prisoners into custody. They were accord.tigly committed for trial. LAMBETH-STREET. DOMESTIC BROILS. Yesterday the Magistrates at this off ee were occupied some time in hearing and endeavouring amicable to settle n dispute bet ween a Mr. Thomas Noble and his wife, Mr. Noble, a diminutive youth of about ;as ho states) 19. although apparently not more than 11 years of age, fell into company with his present wife about ten months ago, then the blushing Miss Eliza Clement, and being smitten by her conquering charms, after a ~hurt courtship, proposed a more intimate alliance, to Which the said Eliza, " nothing loath," consedted, apparently to the satisfaction of all parties ; but no sooner was the matrimonial knot tied, than he discovered that.he had got a perfect devil to dual with, and although he has been only eight months married, they have been a long eight months of trouble to him ; " she did just as she_pleased with - me," said this unfortunate husband, " and if I offered to renfonstrato she obtained the assistance of her mother to silence me." The little man went on to say further, that she pawned his property and reduced him to great distress, although he car ried home every shilling of bill wages to her every Saturday night. At length she left his house and took shelter st.tb her mother, living in Batteystreet, Cemmerrial.road ; thither his doatin.: fondness for his wife carried him, but he was cru elly assaulted by her and her mother. It was for Ibis assault that be had obtained a wanitut from the Magistrates. Mrs. Noble was then called on to give tier account of the transactions alluded to by her hsuband. She stepped forward with • countenance brightened up with much expression, thinking probably she would get rid of such a tiresome little tellow as her husband was, and, in a most flippnet manner, laid a long string of complaints against him, how he had reduced her to the necessity of pawning the goods fur sup port, and how the bailiffs were in such close pursuit of him that, for her own safety, she had gone to reside with her mo ther ; but, worst of all, how he deceived her in the onset of their acquaintance, foe, instead of his being in respectable circumstances previously to their marriage, be was " over head and ears" in debt. _ . . In concluding a long and derma Metier., she declared that sho would not go home to her spousy again, nor should any law compel her to do so. All these complaints, and other recriminating matters, her mother, Mrs. Clement, when called upon fur her defence, corroborated, and bore out her daughter's courageous resolu• lion, by declaring that pour Mr. Noble never should enter her house to see his wife. Mr. Wyatt. the silting Magistrate, said that at all events the husband was authorised to pursue his a ife wbcreever she might be, and all persons preventing him front exercising that right, would do it at their peril, and be liable for the minsequences. The worthy Magistrat e however said, that the poor little fellow seemed to be completely beset by the mother and daughter. . . . . . Mrs. Noble being requested to give up all the duplicates she possessed, !lauded to her husbaud a cousiderable number of them. At present it was throught pmper to dismiss tho complaint with a proper precaution to the too Ucf•ndants. The bewildered husband had no sooner left the office, than his wife and her mother made an attack wpon him, and no doubt would have extinguished him but for the interference of the officers, by whom they were taken again before the Mseristratcs, and fur this last assault ordered to flud good bait. THAMES OFFICE. VIOLATION OF TILE CAME LAWS. Jahn Warren was yesterday brought before J. BALLINTINE s Esq. fur hawing game in his possession. White and Jude, two of the officers, stated that they stopped the prisoner in Upper East Smithfield en the preceding night, with a basket on his arm. They inquired what he was the bearer of, and he re fused to sinle. On examining the basket they found it to contain eight brace of partridges. one brace of grouse, and one pheasant. They then seized the whole, and brought the Defendant to the Aim . . The Prisoner, in his defence, said he was a dealer, and had purchased them. Thu Magistrate said he had nn right to do so, being an un qualified person, and cons tiled him in the pcu,slty 0f.:.1. and the game turietted.—Fine paid. FORGING SEAMEN'S WILLS. ThOMIS Riley of No. 9, St. Clement's-lane, Strand, was brought up for re-examinalion from Clerkenwell prison for forgery. Mr. Prier. Snlivitor, No 5, St. John's-square, Clerkenwell. attended for the Defendant. Mrs. IVarren, mother of Timothy Warren, who went to sea in the " Tigress," in September. ag I, stated that her son had died on the voyage, and a w ill and power of attorney had been produced by the Defendant, as sole executor, purporting to are born made at the Red Lion inn. Nightingale gave in the the August preceding, the time of his leaving England. Her son was aloud writerkotil brought up in the Virginia &boot ; the deed bore his mark only. Sulieitor.-11uw do you know your son is dead ? The Captain of the " Tigress" has told me so, and that he made no will. George Siddenburgli. landlord of the Red Lion, sworn.— Does not know the Prisoner ; never saw him, to the best of his recollection; neither has he any knowledge of Gordon or Elliston, the witnesses to thew ill. Mr. Arthur Owen, clerk to Mr. Wilson, proctor, Doctors' Commons, priced hating the will brought there to prove, and that he did the business. Cannot swear to the prisoner. Mr. George Flemming, of the Commissary Court, produced the original will, whit I, had been proved in the name or Thomas Riley, and duly scorn to. Jeffry, au officer, produeed the probat of the will, which was presented by the Prisoner, to receive the effects ; but, in COOSNUCIICC Of the person nut being there to whom the will was presented, it was again ordered to stand over till Tuesday nest. holicitor.— I can see no objection to the Prisoner's acknow ledging that he presented. I have desired him to say no thing in his defence here, our .hall I in his behalf. MAGISTRATE.—I shall IRA commit a man on his own testi mony. Mr. Flemming now produced another w ill of Robert Pratt, late a seaman of the Alexander, which had been prOved in the name ofJeremiali Gibbons us sole executor. The effects hail been received. There was n 0 evidence to idenlils the priso ner as the party ; but Mr. Owen said, on a second consrdera• lion, ho had seen the prisoner at the Commons, ou such busi ness'. . . George M‘Duglc swore the signature on the will was not the deceased's writing, and that he had that affection ror his parents that be would bequeath [waling from them. The Solicitor said this bore no analogy to the pr. snner, but the Ylagistratc said there was endemic, but it would be ro served till Tuesday. John Friaer was charged Ails attelbpting to smuggle two large foreign damask table-clone and three Leghorn hats. Galloway, all udiecr• stopped the prisoner carrying the goods in a boa n.•ur Wcppitig 014 Siairs, which he seized and took to the Customs :. .. Mr. Thackery. Solicitor for the prosecution. called William Taiburg, warehouse-keeper to (he Custom House, and ap praiserof who preyed having received the goods on the rich of Octiiber last, which he valued at 41. 141. The defendant was consisted inlwo-thirds of Iriple the amount or value, which was al. 64. ; in default to gu the house or Correction. PEDESTRIAN 111 ATCll.—lbtstow, the Champion of England, is matched against DAWSON and lin RCOU to run two miles over Langton Wold, this daffy, for 100 guineas aside. DA WSON is to run the first mile, and HA ncovar, the second. Betting, five to four on HA LTON. On Friday the sexton of one of the burying grounds at Anderston was literally buried alive while digging a grave rather deeper than common for the purpose of disappointing the resurrection men. He had got nearly the depth be wanted, when, the soil being sandy, the grove suddenly shot in on both sides, and completely covered the poor grave-digger. Some weavers being on the spot, gave the alarm, when two sledgemen came out of a house, and dug down till they reached him. He bad been arrested in the act of lifting the spade. They fastened ropes round his arm-pits, and drew him out in a state of suspended animation, laid him on a grave-stone, raised him up, and finally helped him home, as he began to recover. He declared he had put thousands out of sight, but did not dream lie was to be au agent in entombing himself.— Citasgote Ch ronicle. WENT WINTER CIRCUIT. MAIDSTONE, Dictums 17. Bofors the Honourable Mt. BLINN GRAZAN. CUTTING AND MAIMING. Robert flaqtry was indicted under the sad Cleo. 111. c. SP, S. t, commonly called Lord Ellenhorough's Act, for assaulting Samuel Owen, at the Ville of Sheerness, on the teth of Au gust, with a certain sharp instrument and feloniously and maliciously stabbing, with intent to kill and murder him. Second count alleging the intent to disable; and third, to do the prosecutor some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Assoseises and Mr. Bowmen conducted the prosecu tion. The prisoner was without Counsel. It appeared that the Prisoner, having been convicted of and sentenced to death for a burglary at the last Assizes for this county, and /ordered for execution, obtained a respite of his sentence, en the ground that he was able to cora munieste some important information respecting the murder of the late Mrs. Density. The sentence was afterwards comainted to transportation for life ' sod the Prisoner was removed on board the convict ship Bellerophon, at Sheer ness, preparatory to the execution of that sentence. The prosecutor was 'Captain, or Overseer, of the Bellerophon. On the morning of the 49th of August a complaint was made to the Captain, by the master of oon of the gangs of convicts, that the Prisoner had, the day before, refused to work, alleging that he was unable, from a certain disorder, to do his duty on shore. The Captain, seeing no founda tion for such an excuse, remonstrated with the Prisoner, and told him he must conform to the regulations of the ship, and finally ordered him on shore. In a short time after ward, the prisoner was again brought to the Captain, upon a report that he had cut off the rim of his hat. The Captain reproved him lift this, and told him he bad no right to de stroy his clothes, which ware provided at the expense of Government. The Prisoner insisted that be bad a right to do what he pleased with his clothes, as be worked for them. Upon which the Captain advised him not to evince so refractory a spirit, telling him that if be did, be should find means of taming him. The Prisoner then said ho saw no cause fur removing him to the hulks, and that if justice hail been done him he should have been hanged long since. The Captain reproached hiw as an ungrateful wretch, in speaking of the forbear anon shown him by his King, and the mercy of his Clod? and advised bins to conduct himself with !more sub• mission in future. In an instant, the Prisoner struck the Captain a back-handed blow with great violence on the right side. At the moment, the latter did not know that be was wounded ; but presently observed a hole in his waistcoat, and that blood began to flow. The conduct of the Pri• saner immediately excited the vigilance of the other officers, and he au secured and handcuffed. Upon conveying the Captain to his cabin, it was discovered that be was wounded in the right breast, just under the nipple, to the depth of an inch and a hall The Prisoner, when seized, said ne wished to say something before he went below; and being permitted to speak, he said that the Captain's life was to have been attempted before by some of the old convicts belonging to the ship, but an opportunity bad not offered, and I bat be being asked to do it, lie said he would, and that be had ate cordingly done it. The knife, with which the prisoner had effected his purpose was picked up on the deck, and the blade was covered with blood. The Captain lingered for about about a fortnight in bed in great danger ; and it was proved that he had not yet recovered from the wound, nor was likely ever to be restored to perfect health. According to the testimony of the ship's surgeon, the wound was in a most vital pprt, and during the first stages of the oure the Captain's life was in great jeopardy. The Prisoner asked no questions of the witnesses for the prosecution!; andlibeing called upon for his defence, said that he committed tho dreadful act imputed to him in a fit of in sanity, without any malice towards the prosecutor. Goaded by the consciousness of former crimes, and wound up to a stato of frenzy, room the apprehension of being transported for life, he became delirious, and in a moment of furious passion bedid an act which, under other circumstances, lie would have shuddered at with horror. He had been dis missed the naval service in consequence of insanity; bat deserted and abandoned by all wbo knew him, he was un• able to prove the fact. He trusted, however, that the Jury would take his case into consideration. Mr. Baron Gasman seasoned up the case; and The Jury immediately found the primmer—Guilty, Death. When called upon to say why judgment of death should not pass against him, the Prisoner said he wished for no mercy. Ilarrasaed as be was in mind, by a series of crimes, he had no prospect of peace in this world. To save his life I a ould to him be no mercy. SuppOsing his sentence should be commuted to transportation for life he would look upon it us a prolongation of big misery. Life had no shams for him. Rather than be transported for life be would prefer instant removal to the place of death. Deprecating the pro m rvalion of his miserable life, be earnestly prayed that the Learned Judge wo u ld leave him for execution. This address excited general astonishment. The wretched Prisoner spoke in a strain of language far above what might he espeeted in a man of his bumble condition. Mr. Baron lialllA74 proceeded to pass the awful sentence of the law, and conjured the Prisoner to snake the best use oil the short time allotted him on this side of the grave, to prepare for an eternal scene, and told him ha must expect to undergo the merited puisish went which assailed his MOM. BURGLARY. Beujanuila Pluckrose was indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of VI illiam Jeeves, in the night of the 7th of August, at St. Paul's, Deptford, and stealing therein 1161. in gold and silver money, six silver tea spoons, two silver table spoons, and a chased gold seal, the property-of Wm. Jeeves; and 68 sovereigns, two chased gold sea ls, and a chased gold key, the property °Wolin Jeeves. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. ADOLPRVIII, and the defence by Mr. ANDREWS and Mr. posture. It appeared in "es ideoce that the Prosecutor was a but dim, residing in Church-street, Deptford. The Prisoner was a young man of respectable appearance, by trade a hair-pre. parer, and had been on intimate terms with the Prosecutor, he being a member of the same clubs. Ile bad been admit ted into the Prosecutor's house, and kiiew its internal ar rmigements. On the night of the robbery the Prosecutor was attending a club called The Druids, of which the Pri soner was also a member, and the day before bad promised to meet him. About so minutes before twelve o'clock oa the night of the 7th of August, the Prosecutor's housekeeper had just gone to bed, after fastening all the doors and locking her master's bed-room, when she heard the street-door open, some person enter, bike the candle from the kitchen, which had been left burning for her master when he came borne, go to her muster's bed-room door, unlock, and enter it. Sup posing it to be her muster, she was nut alarmed ; but in about it quarter of nn hour the person left the bed-room, went down stairs, and slammed the street-door after him. This aroused her ; she got up, and, upon catering her master's bed-room, she found that two trunks had been broken open and rifled of their contents. A message was seat to the Pro secutor, who immediately returned Irons his club, and dis• revered that the trunks had been robbed of the money and property mentioned in the indictment. Suspicion fell upon the Prisoner. Next day his lodgings were searched in the presence of the Prosecutor, his brother, and two constables. After in.tking a general inspection, they saw nothing to con firm their suspicious, and were about to quit the house, whec they observed that, during the search the prisoner had been immovably fixed upon one board in the floor, and was a gitated, upou which they became curious in the examina tion of it. The prisoner said there was nothing there; but, upon remosing him, they pereeixed that part of the fluor had been cut, and clumsily nailed dean again. A chi sel was procured, and the board removed, whets one of the constables thrust in his arm between the flo• ring and the ceiling below, and pulled out a nightcap, in which was found a purse of gold and silver. Ainotigst the latter was Pence, which the presiecutor immediately reoogaised Wise his propert v, from the marks upon it. Upon examining further,a bunch of skeleton keys was pulled out, one of which, w ben applied to the prosecutor's bed-room door, opened it imme diatefy. These circumstances confirmed suspicion. The Pri soner said that the money and the skeletons found were his property. It further appeared, that just about the Onto of the robbery the Prisoner was seen standing in the street near , the Prosecutor's door. These were the circumstances ad duced in eyidence to establish the Prisoner's guilt. A two-fold defence was set up 1 . .. r the prisoner; Best, that lie u u possessed of a considerable quantity of gold money before the robbery ; and, second, that lie had received the siipenee sworn to by the_prusecutor iu change of a half crown at an oyster-shop in Deyttord. When the unhinges were called to prove these facts, their evidence turned out to be eery loose and unsatisfactory. A great many witnesses gave the prisoner ■ good character fur being an honest, industrious, sober, and respectable yooug man durum his past life. The Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, found the prisoner Cogilty—Death, but recommended bias to mercy, on account of his previous good character. Before Mr. Justice BAYLEY. Stephen Lawrence was indicted under the MI George 111. C. 143, fur assembling with other persons to the number of three and mere, at the wish of St. John, in the Isle of 'Menet, on the lit Septem be r, taal, armed for the purpose of aiding and assisting in the illegal running and landing of certain uocustomed goods. The indictment contain ed .ever,) other counts, charging the Prisoner with feloniously shooting at one Washington Carr and others, being officers sir the customs ; with aiding others in the last mcntiooed folony,Ae. This indictment was found bythe Grand Jury at the last Lent Assizes for this county, shim so less Ilan In enty-one persons implicated in this transaction were tried, nineteen of whom were convicted and four executed. The Prisoner had not bees apprehended at that time, but had been since, and was now brought to trial. The trial com inenoed at nine o'clock, and did not end until half•past seven this es•ening. At the time of the former trial the particulars of the case acre fully detailed, and it is now unnecessary to enter into them minutely. Mr. Jllllll4ll came doom specially to conduct ths pdo• acclaim, load was assisted by Mr. MUM and Mr. - • Nan. The VI. 'defence was conducted by Me. Rousso and Mr. ADOLPH it appeared that Mr. iVashingto Carr, Lieutenant is th e ' navy, and a three or four n officer employed in the Coast binekade, ss ioo „ duty with men in the night time of th e it of September last year, being stationed betne, l3 % Nis Ba. and Margate, when he saw a smuggling boat pushier Ulu; shore. were arme He saw a d party of forty or fill ‘ smugglers, many of whom , 'misting in the debarkation of the tubs of foreign spirits. Ho interposed, and seized the first loan h o approached, who had a couple of tubs slung upon his ( Ar k . ' A contest immediately ensue d , an d fi r i ng commenced on ' I both sides. Several of both parties were (Imperially wound ed, and in the end the smugglers got off with the g • rtater part of their booty. The ques t ion was, whether the Prisoner was one of the smuggling party on that oceioion, it hang alleged that he was the principal s u p per t and hating the deepest interest in the venture. To support the case fur the Crows , _ three accomplices were celled, on e of whom de. prisooer. Oen but their nied any knowledge whatever of the prisoner, whil st iho others swore positively that he was most actise un the occa sion, paid Use men who assisted in landing the spirits and sensed those who were to protect the debarkation. Se'veral a in fied any lo w eo sy n go firm to i l d h en ea ti e f e y or he 'Mee defence set up was tint an alibi, end 'untied, the a i t. e w v i i t d n e es ne se. e d w id ere no c t nesses for the Crown had mistaken the Prisener for his bro ther, there b r ing a remar k a b le s i milarity between the% is person and general app earance. I t was proved that the ther had absc o nd e d t o A mer i ca. bru. Mr. Justice Barter, after an elaborate summing up, left it to the Jury to say, whether they would find the primate guilty under so highly penal an Act of Pariiarn..nt, os the testimony of the acoumpliees, who had not been warmed to that degree which would justify a confident reliance upon the troth of their statement. If a conscientious ihoitit was entertained as to the Prisoner's identity, be was entitled to the benefit of the doubt. The Jury deliberated about ten minotes, and found the risoner Not Guilt y. DEATH BY PUGILISM. An unlucky rerscontre took place on Tuesday, at a public. house, ■t Brewton, on the Watford road, between Benjamin Arnold and William Andrews, the former a waggoner. and the latter a sawyer. They retired, and agreed to right for al. aside. A severe battle of sesenteen minutes took place, and some awkward round blows were exchanged. At the end of the twelfth round Andrews fell, and was unable to rise again; and when lifted up by his second, he appeared lifeless. The battle took place in a meadow between the two roads, and he died in a few minutes. The accident was occasioned by the rupture of a small vessel in the head. FURIOUS DRIVING. On Sunday night, about eleven o'clock, ■s a small taxed cart, containing one man, six women, and two children, was proceeding along the Mile End-road towards the City, two Stratford coaches appeared in sight in a contrary direction, one of four horses and the other only two ; they were bo.la driving in a most furious manner, and racing ; just as one f the coaches got near the taxed cart, one of them, in endea vouring to cross the road at full gallop, by which It might pass the other, caught the cart, and with a tremendous crush upset it. and precipitated the whole of the persons into the road.-- The coachman wbo occasioned Ire accident must have seen the effects of his brutal conduct ; but instead of stopping to render some assistance to the sufferers, he continued his race with his rival, notwithstanding his own splinter-her was broken by the concussion. We are, however, happy to hear that the coach men are known, and likely to be made to answer for such bru tal conduct. Fortunately only one person in the cart was seri ously hurt, she was a female, named Mayo, and very far ad vanced in a state of pregnancy ; when she was talen up she ap peared to be in a dreadful state, bet, although still confined to her bed, she Is in a fair way of recovery. INQUESTS. An Inquest was held yesterday at Guy's Hospital, South wark, before Thomas Shelton, Esq., on the body of William Pocock, a Dartford carrier, killed in Tooley-street by a draypassineorer him. Verdict—" Accidental Death, and a nominal deodand of as. on the wheel" (the owner being un known). Another Inquest was held at the same place on the body of Jobanana Regan, a child throe years' old, build to death by accident._ Mr. Jebn Franks deposed, that the burning which ex- Wtsled over the entire surf ace o f th e body, produced death. , Veridiet—Accidental Death. FATAL RFFRCTS OF LIQUOR. A Coroner , . Inquest was held yesterday at the Queen's Landing Tavern, Wapping-wall, before John Wright IJnwin, Bat Coroner, on the body of Peter Young, aged 311 years. 'I be deceased was a sailor and on Friday shipped hi m s e lf to go a voyage, but remained at the shove tavern till he Went an beard. He was a 'tont robust men, much addicted to drinking, and on Tuesday, shout noon, he was walking in the yard, and felt himself unwell, a n d wen t op stain and laid down os the bed. He lingered in great agony till about seven o'clock the same evening, when be expired. A surgeon examined the body, and found it much indsmed. particularly the coats of the stomach, and was of opinion the deceased's death was occasioned by excessive drinking. The Cormier read over the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict-7Am the deceased died fro* excessive *infant. Another Inquest was held before the same Coroner, an tho body of a boy, ten years of age, uuknoft u, at the White Lion Tavern, High-street, Shadwell. The deceased resided somewhere in Piccadilly, though his name could out be ascertained at the inquest, and, on the 9th inst. came therefrom to see his brother, who belongs to the Merender. Both were playing in the ship's boats, and the deceased, in jumping from one boat to the other, missed his footing, and fell into the water. His body, after long search, was picked up on Sunday last, end conveyed to the bone-house, Shadwell. Tbe Coroner said, the boys, unfearful of the consequences, had played in the boats till it was followed by an accidental death. The Jury would therefore consider of their verdict. The Jury consnited fur about lo minutes, and then returned a $ crdict—Feand Meowed. About seven o'clock on Tuesday even;ng the house of Mr. Nesby, 61. Burton Crescent, was discovered to be on fire.— The family were all out, and not an Individual in the house ; the watchman procured a sledge and broke open th► hall door. when it was discovered that the attire of the stair-case front the kitchen to the first floor was on fire ; the greatest alarnt prevailed, and it was feared the entire of the house would be burned down. Several engines arrived in a little tine, parti cularly the two large parish engines, and a plentiful supply of water being in readiness, the fl ames were subdu e d ; 'but not before the whole of the lower stair-case and part of the next were destroy ed. We could not learn how the Ire originated. CORN EXCJI ANG a, Dac. 18.—Our market this day is very slack, and scarce any thing worth notice has been done. Wheat is very heavy sale at our last quo tation, and but little has been disposed of. The finest quality of Barley may be quoted at 345., at which price some sales have been effected,but the extent has been very limited. The finest quality c,f Potato, Oata are offered at 255. per quarter; this Grain, however, con tinues heavy and but little business has been da le yt t. In Beans and Peas there is no variation to notice, but neither effect sales orally importance. Upon tbe whole the market is very dull, and but few purchasers are in the market, which, of course, prevents any bnpiness of consequence being done. OP STOCKS vffiTERD:►V. India Stock India Bonds 36 35 37 pr. South Sea Ditto, Old An. 79 Exc. Bills 4 6 pr. Ditto, Small 4 6 pr. Lottery Tick. 261.15 x. Con. fOr Ac. 81* 80 j 80:; STOCKS IiT.STIRDAY. Prussian. of ISIS Diuo, of Itl4Y, Wit Ditto Scrip. Danish, in e sterling, 9111 Ditto, in Mares Banco, Columbian, Till 71 ft Chilian, 74/f Peruvian Wit, Poyais ditto, Polak ditto, Americas I per Cent. Ditto 5 per Cent. I Ditto S per Cent. 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