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LAW I NTELLIGENCE. -(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. 'r ue LORD CHANCELLOR did not sit till a quarter before eleven o'clock. BU RCHETT V. WOLVORD.—A WARD. 14, r. HOR NE state d that this was the petition of t he plaintiff a ward of this Court. Th e de fendaim Was his guar di an . Ab out twe l ve mont h s a c e ne mar r i e d t h e daughter of a baker, a Miss s.uitty, Which occas i one d a great deal of discus : o l i n f n respecting the committal of the parties. The ' lic e of mar r yi ng was comm i tte d, not b y ( as Lthe Learned Counsel observed), but against the I° . r ung man, the ward. He went abroad with his e, . and they had ever since lived at Dunkirk. a ~e had, soon after the marriage, been brought to tv .` l ,ne sense of his conduct, and corresponded his guardian, a very respectable man, and h .c , had been under the necessity of arraying ni in 'self against his ward at the period of the arriage. Notwithstanding the conduct of the i °, l ,g man, the Court thought proper to order Da -year to be paid for his maintenance. uri ng hi s stay at Dunkirk he had con 'ieted several little debts, which it was eessary should be paid before lie could leave t i l 4 t Place. The present application was, that e r; 100 ). whi c h h a d b een or d ere d to b e pa id -n g t he last Year, for maintenance, might now ill. di rected t o b e pa id to t h e guar di an, that he dtt apply it in th e di sc h arge o f th e D un ki r k C on ts j as th en th e war d i nten d e d to return to th e 4 ) that he might submit to whatever order g uarti C . Court might think proper to make. The p os . I ,n, who appeared by Counsel, did not op yo; tne application. Before the marriage the surgeon, man had been apprenticed to a country h teli g t eon, who had consented to transfer the in at t he to some medical gentleman in London, th e h e might have the opportunity of walking ti ce 4 s Pitals during the remainder of his appren - IP'"---Prayer of the petition granted. „ VALUE OF ASSIGNEESHIP. in the N loxTAGu, in the cou r s e o f hi s argumen t th Q e bankruptcy of exparte Gule, in the _ rua tter of K ee l, d ec l ared, t h at at th i s moment fift:ie.s attending i n a b an k ruptcy b e f ore t h e th an of Commi ss i oners , in which no less co ati different persons had demonstr a bly al on : lt ted perjury for the very purpose, and that ®f of se curing to themselves the appointment tall 44B ignee s ! ! Such was the value and impor ineee, in some instances, of having the appoint. t it of Assignees. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT. C ROSSINGIIADI V. WILLIS. di r lll3 case came before the Court for further . te r ectl°ll s. It possesses no point of public 'n est, and is likely to occupy the whole day. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. This LAZENBY V. WINGROVE. th e was an action against the defendant by in P ate ntee of H ervey ' s Fi s h S auce , f or se lli ng , tioN;t. Paul' s Ch urch-yard, a spur i ous sauce 17; the same t i tle. (le l) e ATTORNEY-G ENE RAL proved in evi iittee that t h e l abel used by the defendant had ! ) ,een struck from the same plate as that used Vou'iue plaintiff: Those on the plaintiff's pint w er —e3 Were square, and those on the half-pints feria r ' each hearing the same reading. 15 11OUGHAM, for the defendant, con rad, that the sauce sold by his client was in et liervey's sauce. The defendant had bought sluantity of sauce i n p i nt an d h a lf p i nt b ottles, 'e : 11 bad a larg er proport i on of half pints, in con tinence or the. demand for them being much beater. He had an order from the country for number of pint bottles, and not having suffi ietit of them, he procured similar bottles, and I) ,erely p oure d t h e half pints into the pints, at ' 4 ,e same ti me transferring e half p i nts the labels from to the ° pints. This ac aanted for the pint bottles sold by the ' i endants. 4(liati?itted, Even th e p l a i nt iff' s w i tnesses 0 by cross-examination, that each 20 a was obliged to be renewed when til er lab e l s h a d b een struck from it. How, ieore, could his Learned Friend say that the 1 ,4 1 s used by the defendant were not his labels, they Were, in fact, an impression from an Plate than the impression produced ? tetZ4l TENTERDEN summed up, and the Jury '''edaverdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 40/. SSIZES, RECEIVED THIS DAY. X The P„ 'ttn CIRCUIT, ABINGDON, JULY 27. girt mnlimission for the County of Berka was opened 1140,181turday last by Mr. Baron Iltmr.ocK and Mr. 4 %4; ; 41 /cami. Yesterday both the learned Judges ( Alt"' divine service. We regret to state that in conse -14 c.olthe severe indisposition of Mr. Baron Hum.ocx: 1)1.0 4%, 414 's of th e .Nisi Prius Court is deferred till to- The Calendar is light in number, there being 4ty.:.P er sons for trial, but some of the offences are of a wer t i ou i descripti on . aron cIL entered the Crown Court at half A'"Y il l:L e th is morning, and after a most respectable Grand sworn, proceeded to address them ; after 11 h tT sa e r n Batson, aged 19, was indicted for assaulting d r 4 (l "ng Sarah Baker, on the 25th March last, in the , °t , Newbury. Baker . examined by Mr. Baron IrmscHalr—l to,,tll4l..ondon,Pand am the wife of William Baker, a 1 4 14 „,n• I was at the Five Bells, at Speen, on the Copt: March. I had in my packet 191. 10s. 7frd. I 10 4- ' 4 °ltt this house alone, and when I got from the 4 4 - , e t Which is about a mile from the Bells, there were p ti ,_ l l half a dozen men came, and rushed at me. The th7lter and anoth er man said they would protect me. t Y took h o ld of my arms, and forced me along. When if i t l t lo the place that leads to my lodgings, they made use 11 1;: e .. 1 _, ci Pgbad expressions, which I could not repeat, and is re me into a dit c h inNewbury-street. They used ery ill in th e ditch, and the prisoner drew my po c k e t 00 1 Vie. I cried cut murder several times, and said .° ed. The prisoner and the other man ran away. t''‘-..(loite sure the prisoner is the man who . robbed me. Nid . ! a very fine evening, between the lights. Other t"ee was adduced, when liltv". Baron 'VAUGHAN summed up the evidence, and the Ni; ci t eti et Orlied a verdict of " Guilty." Sentence of Death i 7 4 l. l! °l es Smith, aged 23, was indicted for assaulting 44. 4°4 Ledger, wi t h i n t en t t o ro b an d mur d er hi m . ret u ;" hearin g evidence which was conclusive, the Jury - "ed a verdict . of " Guilty." Sentence recorded. • Th iA ND CIRCUIT—NORTHAAIPTON, JULY 27. • ~ commission for these Assizes was this day opened i u"'fßaron" ALF' kNDSEL with the usual ceremonies. 4), )v ' - fi si ''eu a ears . e . xtremely light, there not being pr ison, or six causes cn the civil side, and twenty-five 45 ti o r 3 f or trial on the criminal. Lord Tenterden will I.ve Understand, till the Lincoln Assizes. CIRCUIT—WINCHESTER, JULY 27. i.' l4 :; C klmission for holding these Assizes was opened .t't, er n° o ll by Mr. Justice Bututoucu. Lord Chief Jus ttleti,.kt tdidnot arrive until sometime after. Lord Chief r rlsnar presides at Nisi Prins, and Mr. Justice ," 17( 4f at ;he crown side. There are thirty-three ,24 • ° 4 . ' ll ' for trial, among wom are the Storeys, for the ;'417 . M . r. Langtree and his housekeeper, at Ports ,,Ne•ri This case excites intense interest in this and the counties. There is another case also,_ which .) t i stl ; i t : 3 . as being somewhat of a very unusual &seri' - „ ; 'ttf t , i , 1 ' that of a female, for having wilfully, and De • lelt her bastard child exposed to the cold and which death ensued; we are told that she c e tri n for the capital offence. There are besides 4 4/ en to h e tried tar plundering the Caen Brea 1111 ;) Wre c k e d a short time s i nce. A t Nisi P riers there 44 0 tit twenty causes, none of any great i nterest, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. GRAND CRICKET MATCHES. SUFFOLK AND THE MARNLEBONE CLUB. Yesterday the grand match between eleven of the county of Suffolk and elevrn of the Marylcbone Club commenced at Lord's Ground, and attracted a distinguished muster of amateurs. An innings on each side was played, Suffolk scoring 64, and Marylehone 70. The match will be re sumed this morning, and, from the known excellence of many of the players, much interest is excited. The players are as follow : SUFFOLX.-Blake, Esq., Blake, Esq., Caldwell, Esq., Hanbury, Esq., Hopkins, Esq., Knatchbull, Esq., Leach, Esq., Hominy, Esq., King, 'Matthews, Pilch. MARYLEBONE.-Hon. Col. Lowther, Brown, Esq., .Zenner, E.q., Lloyd, Esq., Parker, Esq., Sivewright, Esq., Townsend, Esq., Ward, Eq., Wilson, Esq , Burt, Cobbott. ETON AGAINST WINCHESTER. The great match between the Colleges of Etnn and Winchester commences on Thursday next at the Maryle bone Ground. A numerous and distinguished assemblage of persons in high life, the respective relations and friends of the contending parties, it is expected tvi►l congregate on this interesting occasion. The following are the players - ETON. —Brown, Esq., Buller, Esq., Eliot, Esq., Gur don, Esq., Hilbert, Esq., Parnell, Esq., Snow, Esq., Thornhill, sen. Esq., Thornhill, jun. Esq., Townsend, Esq., Tomline, Esq. WIN CHESTER. —Ably, Esq., Borton, Esq., Bridge 9, Esq., Brown, EA., Burrows, Esq., Granet, Esq., Hare, Esq., Heatheote, Esq., Payne, Esq., Pyne, Esq., We therell, Esq. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. CHANGES. The Queen of Portugal, yesterday, at the seat of the Embassy in South Audley-street, from Laleham ; Lord Alvanley, in Park-place, from Surrey ; Marchioness Dowager of Salisbury, for Liverpool, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Sa lisbury, who are at their seat in the vicinity; Lord and Lady Francis Osborne, in Norfolk-street, from their seat in Cam. bridgeshire ; the Earl of Chesterfield, in South Andley-street, from his seat in Leicestershire ; the Dowager Marchioness of Exeter, for the Marquis of Exeter's seat, Burleigh House, Lincolnshire ; Lord and Lady Gray, from Connaught place, for their seat in Scotland ; Major Acland, from Canterbury, for Paris ; Lieut.-Colonel Elliot, for Dublin ; Mr. and Mrs. Egerton, for the Netherlands; Major Smith, for Manchester; Captain and Mrs. Mills, from Tunbridge Wells ; Major Kemp, for Glou. cestershire ; Mr. and Mrs. Warberton, for Paris ; Major Vaughan and Captain Taylor, for the lonian Islands; Major and Mrs. Crawford, for Lyme Regis, in Dorsetshire ; Captain and Mrs. Duncan, for Nelson's -crescent, Ramsgate; Mrs. and Miss Ather. ton, for Ramsgate; Mr. and Mrs. Tracey, in Dover-street, from their seat, in Gloucestershire ; E. Hartopp, Esq. and J. Pack, Esq. at Symmons's Hotel (late Jordan's), St. James's-street, from the Continent ; Capt. and Mrs. Sanders, in Grosvenor-square, from Italy ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, for Earl Grosvenor's seat, Moor Park, Herts; Captain Locke, from Grosvenor-place, for Bulstrode ; Sir Joseph Copley, Bart. from the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, for the Continent; Mr. and Mrs. Sturges Bourne and family, for their seat, Testwood House, near Southampton; Sir John and Lady Maria Stanley, from their seat, Alderley Park, Cheshire, for Leamington, Warwickshire ; the Earl and Countess of Sefton, Lord and the Ladies Molyneux, from Stoke Farm, Berkshire, for Earl Grosvenor's seat in Hert fordshire; Captain Gascoyne, from Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's), Albemarle-street, for his father's seat in Yorkshire ; Mr. and Mrs. R. Douglas, from Eaton-square, for Scotland ; Lady Elizabeth and Miss Palk, from Bruton-street, for their seat, Rectory House, Enfield; F. Thompson, Esq. Mrs. Thomp son, and family, at the Bernera Hotel, Berners-street, from Lancaster ; the Rev. M. Newton, at ditto, from Oxford ; the Rev. Dr. Burroughs, Mrs. Burroughs, and Miss Burroughs, from ditto, for Hitchin, Herts; the Rev. T. Payne, Mrs. Payne, and family, from ditto, for Cambridge; Jas. Fielding, Esq. from Long's Hotel, Clifford-street, for Brighton; Gerard de Coster, Esq. from ditto, for Ireland; Major Hi:ton, from ditto, for Chester. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of KENT, accompanied by the Princess VICTORIA, N% ith their usual attendants, left the King's Palace, at Kensington, yester day, for Broadstairs. The Duke of CUMBERLAND returned to town on Sunday evening, from his residence at Kew. His Royal Highness left the King's Palace at St. James's, at ten:o'clock yesterday morning, on a visit to his MAJESTY, at the Royal Lodge, in Windsor Park. The Earl of ABERDEEN and Mr. Secretary PEEL came to town yesterday from the residence of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, near Dorking. The Commissioners under the New Police Act are in daily attendance at the Home Office, making arrangements for the trial of the new system of Police, and examining the numerous applicants for the ,situation of Police Officers, at their temporary office. Lord Viscount MELVILLE and Sir GEORGE COCKBURN, two of the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral, with the Hon. Captain DownAs and Mr. Secretary BARROW, arrived at the Ply mouth Hotel on Friday evening, from London, on an official visit. Notice has been given at the Admiral's office that Lord MELvirax will hold a levee for Naval officers at the Plymouth Royal Hotel, at two p.m. on Sunday, and that all officers who intend to wait on his Lordship must enter their names on a list at the Admiral's office. —Plymouth Journal. THOMAS PEEL, Esq., cousin to Mr. Secre :ary PEEL, has arrived here to embark for the Swan River. —Devonport Telegraph. The late KING was very partial to Eton Col lege. He used often to write to the bead master to obtain a half-holiday for the boys, and invariably recommended to the Noblemen about Court to send their sons to be edu cated there. His AlkirsTY sped to relate the following characteristic anecdote :—" Some years past I saw two of the urchins shooting in my preserve ; both shirked in a ditch; I caught them, and took away their guns; didn't know me : took me for a keeper, and offered me a half crown to let them off, and said they would tell the KING, who, they were sure, would not mind their killing a hare. Frightened them out of their wits when I said who I was, and that I should complain to the Doctor (their master) ; instead of which I sent a few pheasants and a hare, upon their promising not to poach again; and they kept their word. Both Peers—both Peers now, and two of the strictest game-preservers in England," continued the KING, laughing; "a proof of the saying that an old poacher makes the best gamekeeper, eh lVindsor Herald. Saturday was Election Saturday, when the seven young gentlemen of Eton College were put in no mination for King ' s Coll ege , C am b r id ge . I n th e after noon, at two o'clock, according to the annual custom, the Provost of King's College (Dr. Liao!canal') and the Posers (Mr. COLERIDGE and Mr. COOKESLEY) arrived at the College, and were met by the Provost and Fellows of Eton, when the Captain of the S c h oo l, M r . B aowN , de- livered a Latin address, after which the election trials were gone through, and the usual removes made. In the even ing, Dr. GOODALL, Provost of Eton, entertained the Pro vost of King's, and the Posers, with the Masters and Fel lows of Eton, at dinner. Divine service was performed at the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, on Sunday, for the last time previous to its undergoing a thorough repair. This chapel, which is interesting to the antiquarian, as being the first public place of worship in which the present church liturgy was performed in this kingdom, has long been in a very dilapidated state. The order fur its renovation has been issued hy the Board of Works, it is said, at the in stance of the Bishop of LONDON, who is ex officio dean of all his MAJESTY'S chapels royal. We hope the hand some painted ceiling, charged in its varied compartments with the portcullis and other devices and ciphers of the BEAU PORTS and TUDORS, Will be preserved. The author of the Subaltern has produced his long promised work " Ties CHELSEA PENSIONERS." The stories, as may have been expected, are all military, including narratives connected with the American War, with the battle of nada, and with the campaigns in Por tugal and Spain. In this fine series of warlike tales, it is not a small merit, that the author should have brought the interest home to all readers, by his vivid sketches of actual and living - personages, and by the domestic feelings which he has combined with his military recitals. A well known English Lady of birth, acts an important part in the Legend of Saratoga, a true and prominent story in the volumes. The accomplished authoress of the Diary of an Ennuy6e has just published two volumes, entitled The Loves of the Poets, the chief object of which is to com memorate the influence which beauty and virtue have ex ercised over poetry. As a book of memoirs, there is, perhaps, more in it of original anecdote than in any other biographical work extant. The research of the fair writer is no lees conspicuous than her refined taste. GANIE.—On our neighbouring moors the grouse are numerous, and strong on the wing. Partridges in this district are plentiful, but small. The hatches have been unsually late; several nests in the upper part of Sut ton, near this town, only discharged their feathered tribes, consisting of twelve to fifteen birds, in the course of the present week. About three miles from us a covey of par tridges has been batched containing the astonishing number of twenty three birds,—Atacciesiidd Courier. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE, Mr. Debatt, the confectioner in the Poultry, was charged by Mr. Neal and other persons in the police with having committed an assault. It was stated that at a late hour at night several women of the town were making a noise in the Old Jewry, and that Mr. Debatt's curiosity induced him to give them encouragement, by standing and look ing on. The watchman in vain called out to the crowd to " move on." Nobody stirred. Mr. De batt was particularly requested to make the neces sary movement ; but he refused in an imperious manner, and soon began to move his hands, first making a blow at the watchman, and then at Neal, who, observing that the watchman was properly doing his duty, begged that Mr. Debatt would show the good example, and move off. The officer, find ing his expostulations so harshly received, considered it his duty to resist. A struggle ensued, in which Mr. Debatt proved to be the weaker party, and was first sopped in the mud, and then taken to the watch-house. The LORD MAYoft expressed much regret at see, ing so near a neighbour in so unfortunate a dilemma, and asked whether Mr. Debatt was at all in liquor. It was replied, that he certainly carried about him symptoms of " tossication in liquor." Mr. Debatt said, that the account given by the police was almost in every respect egregiously false. The LORD MAYOR said Mr. Debatt ought to have gone on and not obstructed the way, and his con duct was calculated to encourage a breach of the peace. The officer declared that Mr. Debatt had not o►►ly assaulted them, but that he had struck two of the women. Mr. Debatt most solemnly asserted this to be false, and he accused the deponent with having bitten his thumb. The LORD MAYOR held the defendant to bail, and the defendant declared that he would bring an action against the officer Neal. Thomas Berner, a sturdy-looking sailor, was charged with having been found in bed on the second floor of a public house in Petticoat-lane, without the privity, knowledge, or consent of the landlord thereof. The landlord stated that, just before bed time, he was going up stars and accidentally popped into this bed room, and who should he find there but the jolly sailor, " as comfortably as possible." The LORD MAYOR—'Was he dressed or un dressed ? Landlord—Oh ! undressed, my Lord, and wide awake. 1 The LORD MAYOR—And what was the object of his being there ? Landlord (scratching his head)— ! I really don't know, my Lord. Mr. Hobler— Was it any love affair ? Landlord —I rather think it was, for my servant Maria, it ap pears, went up with him, and made the bed ready for him. She has only been with me a week, and she came from a public-house in Thames -street, and I understand this prisoner was a lodger in that house.—(A laugh.) Mr. Hobler—And how old is your servant maid, as you call her ? Landlord—Oh, upwards of forty ! —( Laughter.) The LORD MAYOR—Then you don't think the prisoner had any intention of robbing you ? Land lord—Not in the least; for when I saw him, I said, " Come out of that, will you ?" and he instantly jumped out of bed, and was very civil—put on his clothes, pulled off his night-cap, folded it up care fully, and put it in his pocket. So you see he had brought a night-cap with him, and that shows that be intended to stay all night.—(Loud laughter.)— So I don't think be intended to hurt me. Mr. Hobler—And if your servant maid is above forty, he would not have done much harm to her either.---(A laugh.) The Loin MAYOR admonished the prisoner to he cautious how he got into other people's beds again without permission of the owner of the house, and he was then discharged. BOW-STREET. Yesterday Mr. Corder, vestry-elerk of St. Paul's, Covent-garden, Mr. Callaghan, the collector of rates, and one of the overseers of the parish, appeared be fore Sir R. BIRNIE and Mr. HALLS, to support a summons calling upon the proprietors of Covent garden Theatre to show cause why they had ne glected to pay an arrear of rates and parochial taxes amounting to 896/. This was the second summons obtained by the parish officers against the pro prietors of the theatre to enforce payment of the rates in question, and, as on the first occasion, no person came forward on behalf of the proprietors. Mr. Corder having stated the object of his at tendance, Sir R. BIRNIE said, that Mr. Robertson, the treasurer of Covent-garden theatre, had waited upon him in the course of the morning, and stated that Messrs. Const and Harris had written to say that they were quite willing to accede to any arrange ment that might be entered into which might tend to relieve the theatre from its present embarrassed situation. They also stated that a meeting would be held on Friday next, when an arrangement would be made which they hoped would give satis faction. Mr. Corder, on behalf of the parish, said, that there was no disposition whatever manifested by those under whom he acted to press hardly upon the proprietors of the theatre, in proof of which he begged to say, that on the 29th of last June a com munication was forwarded to Mr. Robertson, say ing, that if the proprietors paid up their arrear of poor-rates, ample time would be given them to pay the other rates. IlJr. Robertson replied by stating, that he had no authority to accede to this proposal, and that in fact there were no funds to which he could apply. Mr. Corder added his belief that Messrs. Kemble, Willett, and Forbes, had done all they could to satisfy every fair demand against the establishment. Sir R. BIRNIE believed it was the case, but it was useless to struggle against circumstances. If there was not sufficient property on the premises to cover a distress, where would be the use to issue one ? Mr. Corder said that if a distress-warrant were issued, and men put in possession, it would furnish a ground to the proprietors for an application to the Court of Chancery, in order that the demand might be satisfied out of the funds in that Court. He believed the proprietors themselves would not have any objection to the adoption of such u course. It would certainly relieve all parties from a most dis agreeable situation. Mr. Corder, seeing Mr. Richardson present, who holds the situation of Collector of the King's Taxes, asked him if it were true that he bad that morning put in a distress at the theatre for an arrear of taxes ? Mr. Richardson certainly had done so, in conse quence of the reports which he had read in the papers relative to the present application. Mr. Corder again pressed the Magistrates to sign the warrant, assuring them at the same time that it was not intended to put it into execution imme diately, much less to do so to the injury or loss of the proprietors. Mr. HALLS again observed, that in his opinion they would not be acting legally, unless the pro prietors were in the first instance summoned for each rate. At least it would be necessary that the summons should express each respective rate. ' Sir R. BIRNIE—Let a fresh summons be issued according to Mr. Hall's suggestion, and if no one a ppears to answer the demand of the first rate, we can then proceed seriatim, and issue a warrant for the whole amount. It was accordingly determined that the proprietors of th e t h eatre should be sum moned once mor?, and that th e summonses s h ou ld be r eturnable The Act obtained last S ess i on f or regulat i ng the next Thursd a y. affairs of this parish has, we understand, been most defectively drawn up, and before it was five days in force, the parish officers were obliged to take cann a some of its clauses. bore The evidence to the Act g sel's mo p a i g n i i s o t t r l a t t t e p s on ye t s h te e r b dz e t a y ri n as being a most clumsy piece of legislation. A young lad named James Fell was charged upon suspicion of having, in conjunction with other!, committed a burglary on Saturday morning, at the residence of Mr. De Burgh, Mornington-place, Hampstead-road. The prisoner denied the charge, and said that he was on his return from Canterbury to his father's house when he was taken into custody. The house of the prisoner's :father was searched by the officer, but nothing was found to justify suspicion. It was found, however, that the pri soner's .shoe corresponded with some foot-marks discovered near the kitchen window; but as these proofs were not sufficient to warrant the prisoner's detention, he was ordered to be discharged. fitARLBOROU GH-STREET. A youth, who gave his name John Courtier, about 17 years of age, dressed in the first style of fashion, and exhibiting a degree of assurance and self-pos session but little corresponding with his year=, and very juvenile appearance, was brought before the sitting Magistrate, charged with having dishonestly possessed himself of a 201. note and a 10/. note of the Bank of England. It appeared that Green, an active beadle of St. Giles's parish, chanced to see the prisoner and an other youth whom he (Green) very well knew, in company together, coring out of a jeweller's shop, and observing that they were both very elegantly dressed, although he knew the other youth to be the son of a very poor couple in great distress in St. Giles's, and that a few days before the lad himself had not a shoe to his feet, be (Green) immediately suspected that they had come by a supply of money in some dishonest manner, and he therefore went into the shop from which he saw them come, and there, learning that they had changed a 101. note, and purchased some articles of jewellery, he in stantly pursued them, and succeeded i►► apprehend ing the prisoner, but the other lad made his escape, and he (Green) had not since been able to find him, although he knew his person well. The prisoner, Green said, he did not know any thing of beyond his being in company with the other, who was the constant companion of thieves and other bad charac ters about St. Giles's, but on searching the prisoner he found in his possession a part of the jewellery that had been purchased at the shop, and a 20/. note of the Bank ofEngland. The prisoner, on being asked by the Magistrate to account for his possession of this 20/., and the 10/. note he had changed at the shop, thrust his hands into his trousers' pockets, and strutted up and down the dock where he stood in a most astonishing fit of indignation. It was, indeed, a frightful state, he said, to which the liberty of the subject was now reduced in this country, when a gentleman like him, of birth and station, could thus shamefully be dragged about and imprisoned like a felon, for no reason upon earth but because he thought proper to make use of his own money; for the 20/. note found upon him, as well as the note he had changed, he had only received, he said, a few days before from his uncle, a man of rank and opulence, who supplied all his wants abundantly. The Magistrate inquired who this uncle was that had given him the money ? The prisoner, with a toss of his head, replied, that indeed he should not tell his uncle's name to satisfy the curiosity of any one, nor drag forth so respect able a relative to mix up his name in such a concern. Suffice it to observe, he said, that his uncle was a gentleman by family, station, and property, and that the money found upon him (the prisoner) was his own, and had been given to him by that uncle : so that the sooner the Magistrate let him go about his business, the better and safer it would he for all parties concerned in his arrest and detention. The Magistrate said that this impudence of the prisoner's, in assuming so mighty high a tone, was really too bad, when it so happened that the gentle man was then present in the office who had been robbed of the very notes alluded to. Mr. Morris, a mercantile gentleman in the city, then stepped forward, and stated that a few days ago he called at the bank of Messrs. Currie and Co., in the city, to receive payment of a cheque, and in part payment of which he got a 201. -and a 101. note of the Bank of England, which he put into his trousers pocket ; but he had not gone far from the banking-house when he missed the whole of the money from his pocket, and he could not imagine how he had lost it. The 201. note found on the prisoner and now produced, and the 10/. note that had been changed and was also produced, Mr. Morris said were the same that be had lost, the numbers find dates of which he procured immediately after, at the bank where he received them. Upon hearing this evidence the prisoner burst into an immoderate fit of laughter, but said nothing more about the respectability of either himself or his uncle. Ile was remanded, and Green was directed to use every diligence in searching for the prisoner's com panion. A young lad, an Italian, one of the itinerant exhi bitors of monkeys, &c., was charged as a vagrant, with collecting money from the passengers in the streets, by playing an organ as he went along. As the prisoner could speak no other language than that of his native country, Mr. Verrey, the confectioner in Regent-street, at the request of Sir George Far rant, the Magistrate, attended, and acted as inter preter, and through this medium the prisoner, on being questioned, stated that the organ did not be long to himself, but was the property of his master, a foreigner, who resides near Shoreditch, and who brought him, the prisoner, to this country, together with a great many more Italians of both sexes, for the purpose of sending them about the streets to collect money, by the exhibition of birds, white mice, monkeys, &c. Each person, he said, on being sent out every morning, is supplied by the master with one means or other of exhibition or exciting compassioß, and is obliged every night to bring home Is. to the master as his share of the profits of the day but all that they collect over that sum belongs to themselves, out of which, however, they are to provide themselves with food. Lodgings are pro vided for them by the master, but of the most wretched kind, in a place where they are all hud dled together in one room, and the animals are also fed at the master's expense, but as these creatures get an abundance of food of one sort or other given to them dui ing the day by children and others in the streets, their support can cost the proprietor but little. This master, by the prisoner's account, has im ported a gang of boys and girls, no less in number than about 60, which he disperses about the town every morning, and each being compelled to bring him home a shilling, this master imposter must be collecting at the rate of N. per day, cr 1,1001. per year. Sir G. FARRANT discharged the prisoner, but de. tained the organ, and told the prisoner that it should not bd given up until the master, the owner. of it came for it himself. The prisoner then departed without the organ, for which it is not expected the real owner will ever call, as it would not be politic in him to appear before a Magistrate for the sake of an old crazy organ not worth half-a-crown. THAMES-OFFICE. James Cool: and John Hewson, alias Saunders, were charged, before Mr. BRODERIP, with attempt ins to break into the counting-house of Messrs. Bailey .and Co., sail-makers, Bermondsey. Matthew Smith, an officer, the prisoners. They were housebreakers, and had been repeatedly in custody. Hewson was tried at the Surrey assizes in March, 1825, for burglary, but was acquitted. He was again tried and acquitted in December, 1827. He had been twice committed for tcr::lc of imprisonment, as a reputed thief, Another officer t. , :;id Hewson was considered an expert burglar, and was well knoWn to the police. Hewson d ec l are d i t was all false; he was as re spectable a m an as any i n the country. Mr. BROD ERIP comm i tted them for three months ri to the Hous o o f thieves. .-orrection at 13rixton i as reputed IRELAND. (From a Morning Papf.r.) DUBLIN, JULY 24.—The following is a copy of the letter transmitted by Lord Francis Leveson Gower to the Magistrates of the North of Ireland, tagethn with the proclamation already published : " Dublin Cla,tl;?, July 20. " Gentlemen—l send you, by the Lord Lieutenant's command, a copy of a proclamation which has been pro mulgated for the purpose of preventing and suppressing meetings of an illegal nature, and dangerous to the public peace. " His Excellency has directed me to suggest to you, that if those meetings, notwithstanding the notice given by the proclamation of their being illegal, should still con tinue to be held, it would be proper for the magistrates, after mildly but firmly remonstrating with the people, to proceed to read the Riot Act; and in case the assembly should not thereupon disperse, endeavour to seize the per sons who appear to be the leaders, and also to disperse the meeting ; observing, at the same time, in the execution of this duty, as much forbearance as possible. " But if, after all these mild precautions, resistance should still be made, his Excellency has directed me to aserve, that the utalost firmness and vigour should be dis played in enforcing obedience to the laws, as pointed out in his Excellency's proclamation. I have the honour to be, &c. " F. LEVESON GOWER," " The Magistrates Petty Sessions -." At far as the accounts received this morning war rant the inference, the proclamation and the accom panying letter of the Lord Lieutenant's Secretary, appear to have produced a quieting effect on the people of the North. But the details of the actual mischief (lone in a few days are very distressing. It is now said, that in the county of Tyrone alone the deaths have not been less than fifty. I trust that this will turn out a gross exaggeration; lout it is somewhat remarkable, although we have Coroners enough, that no inquest appears as yet to have been taken. In Enniskillen, the symptoms of dis order were declining, and by Wednesday last several of the women and children had returned from the mountains. The presence of the Bth Dragoons in the town of Enniskillen was productive of the most salutary effects. EAST INDIA SHIP LONACH. Few circumstances within our recollection have excited more astonishment in the city than the publication yesterday morning of Mr. Croker's letter to Lloyd's, accompanied by that of the Captain and owner of the Lonach East Indiaman, addressed to the Portuguese Consul on the subject of her detention, with insulting conduct to the Captain and crew, by the blockading squadron off Terceira. Both parties seem to have entirely forgotten how many proofs are on record to the contrary of what they now state ; the efforts made by themselves to interest the Government in their favour, that they might obtain redress for the injuries inflicted ; and their high estimate of damages by the detention. As some weeks have elapsed since the events were first made public, and they may, consequently, have escaped the general recollection, we re publish the Captain's letter, addressed to the Se cretary to Lloyd's, as the best commentary on the whole affair : " Ship Lonach, off the Start Point, June 25. " Sir,—On Thursday, June 11, we sighted the Western Islands, the wind blowing strong from the N.E. On Friday, the 12th, at half-past nine, A.M. saw two large ships to windward under easy sail. Tacked ship, and made all sail to the N.N.E. We perceived one of the ships make all sail after us; at ten she gave us a gun shotted. The ship coming up fast with us, I hove to; at eleven A. 111. the ship chasing us proved to be a large frigate under Pot.- tuguese colours. She hove to, pistol shot to wind ward of us; manned and armed a large cutter; the boat came alongside and boarded us. After the officer had examined my papers, I asked if there was war with Portugal. He replied, not with Eng gland. I then begged to know why he came on board with an armed force; he said it was to force compliance with his instructions—that is, to carry my ship to Ids Commodore, then cruising off the city of Angra, under blockade. I protested against such illegal proceeding•, and demanded permission to proceed on my voyage. He said he must obey his orders. Finding it impossible to resistan armed force, I attempted to work the ship to windward. At six p. Si., finding the Commodore further distant than at noon, I hove to, to speak with the Captain of the frigate. He sent the Second Lieutenant to know the cause of my heaving to. I told his Lieutenant it was to request his permission to proceed on my voyage without further detention ; and that if he persisted to detain my ship by force cf arms, I must protest against it, and consider my self his prisoner, and the British ship under my command wholly under his charge and responsi bility. He sent his Lieutenant, with about thirty men, independent of twelve marines armed. They hauled down the ensign, and took charge. At eight p.m. they wore ship, and followed the motions of the frigate during the night. At day-light on Sa turday, the Commodore still further to windward. The frigate made all sail. At one p.m. he made a signal to the Commodore. The Commodore bore down to the frigate, and communicated. At. half past three p.m. the frigate hove down to us, and at near four p.m. sent her boats for the officers and men; and the second Lieutenant told me the Ad miral had given permission for my proceeding, and that I might now make sill in prosecution of the voyage. I again informed him I had protested it: my ship's log-hook against his illegally taking pos. session of my ship by force of arms, and detaining me. He said it was the orders of his Admiral. On the 23d of Jane spoke the cutter hero, from Liver pool, bound to the coast of Africa, all well.—l have the honour to remain, Sir, your humble and obe dient servant, " EDWARD NOAKS, Comm,,nder ship Lonach." To this plain seaman's narrative it is only ne cessary to add, that the Committee of Lloyd's, in the most prompt and effectual manner, brought the matter before the Board of Admiralty, with which the Captain and his owner had inter views, and established their case so completely, that an official application was made on their behalf to the Portuguese Government. They now come publicly forward to state that no in jury was received, and that the conduct of the officer of the blockading squadron was correct ! —Times. A Society has beer. established at Gloucester, the inquiries of which are to he dedicated to subjects of Natural History. Pr. BARON has accepted the office of President. A MATRIMONIAL, ADVENTURER --An advertisement lately appeared in a certain Morning Paper for a lady "qualified as a partner for - a gendtman wbese Lusiness, general!) , very good, has of late very considerably increased." On inquiry it turned out that the gentleman was neither more nor less than a crossing -sweeper, who declared that should St. Swithin be propitious ) he bbould be able to lend a good round sum tc, any 12;:okietor p tett-gardens able to give ad We fOIY many would be glad to apply fori,L • CAUTION TO TRAVELLERS.--An accident • happened at Pennal, near Machyrilleth, on Friday last. A traveller had given his gig and horse in charge te, the ostler. who, at the door of the public-house, tp-3k the bridle to feed the animal with a tum,tWal. of hay One standing there. The horse rp t n 4 furiously for nearly two miles, and then dz;);11)2(1 down dead, shattering the g, - ; by its fall. Ur,ppily no prrson was in the gig, nor say One hurt in the road, although many men, wiailien, and children, were passing. We mentior, this circumstance as a warning, because any hf.‘,rs:, however quiet in a wheel carriage, will run away if his bridle be taken off his head, as he then sees, and is terrified at, the whicle behind him, and becomes more and more terrafd at the wheels continuing to follow after him. in this instance it is probable that the animal was staocated by his rapid and violent inspiration, having drawn the unmasticated bay into hiswindpipe, 7 ••••-a l a f accae ,, field courier. ATTEMPT 7 0 ASSASSINATE A FEMALE. I A cowardly and brutal attempt to assassinate a female, whose name is Ellen Marshall, and who was servant to a gentleman residing in the vicinity of Cashel, was made at Kilfeacle on Friday night by a gang of armed men. After firing into and breaking the house of a farmer named Davern, they called out for the wretched woman in a ferocious and savage manner, and commanded her to appear before them. Concealment was out of the question. On seeing them she called out to spare her life, and de clared she would never be seen in the place again. The ruffians, callous and unmindful of the feeling; which ought to govern them in their conduct to wards an unprotected female, dragged her into the yard, and discharged a pistol at her, the contents of which (a ball) entered her thigh. Another shot was fired at her, but it took no effect. Perceiving symptoms of her being alive, she was knocked on her back, trampled on, and the most fierce determi nation evinced to deprive their victim of existence. After their manly and courageous deed had been thus far performed, they exclaimed—" Boys, she is now settled fur—Hurra, she is done for—come away," and on leaving the place fired a shot. The poor woman, almost in a state of nudity, lay in a pool of water in the yard, weltering in blood, for several hours. A Magistrate of the county, having beard of this outrage, while riding from Cashel to Tipperary, hurried to the place next morning, and found the woman on her way to the County In firmary. Having heard of an intention to murder her, the benevolent gentleman gave her in charge to a party of police, who attended particularly to the directions given them. The brother of Ellen Marshall, who was also in Davern's house on that night, narrowly escaped being murdered, a ball having grazed his head. Davern himself had an arduous struggle with one of the villains. The only cause assigned for this disgraceful outrage is .her being able to identify four fellows who had burned her master's house and premises in April last, and who, dreading a prosecution for the offence, are supposed to have resorted to that mode of re moving her out of the way. We regret that the police have lost all clue to the unmanly wretches guilty of this daring attempt at assassination.— Cionmel Advertiser. MILITARY REMINISCENCES. A NIGHT BEFORE ST. SEBASTIAN. During the second attack upon St. Sebastian, passed the most eventful night, or rather morn- ing, I ever spent ; I will not allow from fear, for I was not afraid, but from extreme suspense and surprise. I was sure of being killed, and had made up my mind to it. I was desirous to be killed at once, feeling like a man going to be executed, but which is unaccountably delayed. When the advanced battery near the breach was about completed, it was generally considered to be no sinecure to be allowed to get the guns into it, as they must be taken from some dis tance quite exposed, even partly over the glacis, as the trench, which was the communication, ran across the foot of it. About ten o'clock a pasty arrived in one of the batteries, for the purpose of removing four guns ; they set off accordingly, but the night be ing very dark, and the road bad, the men did not relish the work, especially as one was killed, almost at the commencement, by a gun running him against a wall, and squeezing his bowels out. They began to grumble, and slipped off one by one, till at last there were only men enough out of 400 (the original number) to get one along, instead of four. The officers could not see te n _ _ _ _ yards, and they dared not use lights ; the men took advantage of this, and went away to sleep among the bushes. They c ou ld h ar dl y b e blamed, as they had become so completely ex hausted during the siege, seldom having four hours out of the twenty-four to themselves. So few men remaining, -and it being impossible to find them in the dark, an officer of artillery watt sent to inform the general of the night, who was in the convent with the in lying picquet. Happy was the man who got this duty, as they generally calculated on a little sleep. When the artillery officer made his report, the General ordered the picquet to rise and follow that officer. On making known the duty, there was a little grum bling, the line not being fond of dragging guns ; but the General promised an extra allowance of grog, and a tour off' duty. The artillery officer saying he would only require them for an hour or two, they departed willingly. The guns were brought down, and placed behind some ruined houses below the convent. A large party started across the sand-hills with the first gun ; the sand was so deep, and the gun so heavy, a 24- pounder, that it was necessary to place board s under the wheels, to prevent its sinkir g too deep. Prom so many delays, the night had nearly passed, and by the time the gun had got about a quarter of the way, the dawn began to appear. Never was it so unwelcome ; we were all sure of being shot before sun-rise, and we still proceeded. It was getting more and more light every step we took ; hardly a word was spoken, except by 3.'ne artillery officer and. men, who had to speak Por tuguese and English (the party being cr..,mposed o(both, besid es th e d r i vers of some. 'bullocks)) they were o bli ge d to g i ve the i r orders in whis pers. t al I T n l ea man, a •o caaprttial 0---firs, one a remark ablyin, r..nd a subaltern, were in front leading the way; Every moment it was getting more light the castle could be distin guished above our heads ; soon the outlines of the houses, in tht town could be seen. At every step we expected a shot of some kiwi : my knees were actually itching for a round of grape. But no! we still went on whispering as before. We could see the rammt*,,,no shot yet ! W e were now within 15(‘ yards of the covert way, and could perceive the sentry boxes,--but not fired at. At, last, just at broad day-light, we got tr., th e trench. In every man jumped, and se , : me d to breathe for a mon:en«, a function o :aat had not been performed by one of the party for several fi at minutes bef ore , as we h a d b een moving in breath. less anxi e ty an d surpr i se at not being I think I know th e sensation a man feels red when reprieved_ at the front of the gallows, for I felt Qlen, I should imagine, very similarly, We had thought for some time, diet when we got to the trench our troubles would be over, and that we could leave tho gun where it was, it being out of the question to get it into the bat tery that day. Rut here was a fresh dilemma. The gun-wheels were broader than the trench. What was to be .;m e ? It was broad day-light, the French would not fire. We had no excuse for runnina away ; we still kept whispering. The men on duty in the trenches were some sleet:ll'lg and some walking about, looking at us. S ome sand was thrown upon the gun, an d up , on the tall artillery officer saying, " Now my lads, re turn to the oth er guns," all the party ran back as fast as they could. Some unluay chaps gave a shout as they ran, which 4woke the French sentry ; in a moment a vp,Vpy of musquetry came from all sides, but our party got safe under co ver without having a man hurt. The remaining guns we re no; got i nto t h e battery tilt night aft e r thi s , when some men were kiikd and wounded. the second